Smithtown Township Arts Council Hosts
By artist Jeffrey Allen Price
Beginning Sunday, August 3
at the Mills Pond House Gallery
Featuring the "Long Island Harvest" and "Potato House". Long Island Harvest will display works by local LI artists that reflects aspects of farming on the Island. "Potato House"" is an entirely potato-themed exhibition (an interactive installation by artist/project curator Jeffrey Allen Price) including installations of potato sculptures, drawings, paintings, collectibles and ephemera.
The Mills Pond House will be transformed into POTATO
HOUSE - an artistic, educational, entertaining and interactive exhibition.
It's a potato themed project that "grows" just like a potato
plant. In fact, the project includes a real potato garden growing on the
grounds of the house.
POTATO HOUSE is the brainchild of Jeffrey Allen Price, who has been creating potato-themed sculptures and events since 1996 when he held the 1st Annual "Think Potato" Festival in his own backyard in Springfield, Missouri. Since that time, Price has hosted several large scale Potato Events (dedicated to family, fun, art and charity, and of course the potato), and has assembled a unique collection of potato-related collectibles of all kinds, ranging from historical items such as prints, books, and tools to novelty driven items like toys, games, and clothes. Price was recently highlighted on the Food Network's Spud's Unwrapped Show as the "Potato Artist" which featured his potato art and his collection.
Sunday, Aug 3 from noon-5pm
Opening of LI Harvest and Potato House
Sundays, August 3 & 10 from 3-4:30pm
Potato Lesson I & II - Historical, nutritional and anecdotal potato
informational lectures
Saturday, August 16 at 10am & 11:30am
Katie's Puppets Puppet Show - "Mr. Mouse Saves the Potato"
Tickets $8
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Sunday, August 17 from noon- 5pm
Potato Stories: A day of potato related readings for all ages
12:30 - 1:15pm: preschool kindergarten
1:15- 2:15pm: elementary
2:15-3pm: potato lunch break
3-3:45pm: middle school
4-4:45pm: high school/adults
Saturday, August 30 from 7-9pm
Potato Comedy Night: Potato stand-up and a short play by Jeffrey Allen
Price. Adults Only
Sunday, August 31 from 3-5pm
Potato Art History: Potato Art Historian, Jeffrey Allen Price will
be giving a unique art slide lecture explicating the symbol of the potato
as found in works of modern art
Saturday, September 20 from 10am - 6pm
Potato Festival: "Think Potato IV" - Potato games, potato
music, and potato cook-off are just some of the events the festival goers
can expect. Fun for the whole family (rain date 9/21)