Summerfest: Phil Giordano & Enrico Arcaro

SUMMERFEST 2011:   Philip Giordano & Enrico Arcaro   at The Full Cup Philip Giordano "The Empty Playground" Philip Giordano will show his short film "The Empty Playground," which has won numerous awards. The short film is about a man struggling with his inner demons who meets a young girl on a playground.   At this screening, Mr. Giordano and the female lead will be available to talk about the film and take questions from the audience. There will also be "The Empty Playground Gallery," a cardboard copy of the movie poster, production stills, and behind-the-scenes photos. Saturday, June 4, 7-8pm The Full Cup, 388 Van Duzer Street Free Admission  Enrico Arcaro "Tone Poetry" Stick around after Phil Giordano's film screening, because at 8pm there will be a performance by musician/composer Enrico Arcaro.   Arcaro will present a performance of various instrumental musical compositions including two works for string quartet, an aggressive solo-acoustic guitar, works for guitar ensemble and flute, and electrified-instrumental-sonic-landscape compositions for electric guitar, bass, keyboard, and drum-set. The music will convey a simplistic, primal sincerity, connecting the musical traditions of centuries past, to the contemporary timbres of our time. Saturday, June 4, 8-9pm The Full Cup, 388 Van Duzer Street Free Admission  SummerFest is a series of FREE performances and workshops by Staten Island artists, presented by the Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island (COAHSI).  SummerFest grants are made possible through the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. Summerfest is also sponsored by SIBOREALTORS, Pastosa Ravioli of Forest Avenue, Atlantic Salt, DeSantis, Kiefer, Shall & Sarcone LLP, CLR Printing Plus, Brooklyn Brewery, Northfield Foundation, and Mandolin Brothers. For more information about SUMMERFEST, visit: statenislandarts.org/summerfest.html, or call 718-447-3329 x1003.