BEST CONCET VENUE - 2008

IMAC Theater

PLACE: Inter-Media Art Center
370 New York Avenue
Huntington, NY 11743

PHONE: 631/549-2787 (BOX OFFICE)

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The Inter-Media Art Center (also known as “IMAC”) in Huntington, Long Island is proud to announce that the IMAC THEATER has won Best Concert Venue for 2008 in Long Island Press annual Best of Long Island contest.  The winners were chosen by the public; who voted in mass numbers and elected IMAC Theater by an overwhelming response.  In the end, 120,000 votes were cast and IMAC Theater won 1st place in the category of Best Concert Venue and 2nd place for total number of votes cast (2nd only to Billy Joel).  IMAC Theater would like to thank all the patrons and businesses who have supported us through the years.

Extraordinary measures were put into place to ensure that the voting was fair and comprehensive.  Any company that does business on Long Island had an opportunity to be considered.  Tens of thousands of votes were cast through LI Press’ website (www.longislandpress.com).  Only one vote per category per IP address ensured that the winner was truly elected by popular vote.

“One of the highest scoring winners in all of the categories, the non-profit IMAC Theater is the best concert venue on LI for a couple of big reasons: First, it’s a great concert-going experience, a beautiful venue with a wonderful sound system; second, they bring in a wealth of interesting and top-rate talent.  The venue specializes in jazz, blues, folk and world music, and already scheduled for 2008 are such heavyweights as Richard Thompson, Roger McGuinn and Angelique Kidjo, among many others” (LI Press- 1/10/08).

“Housed for some 25 years in a nearly century-old former vaudeville theater in downtown Huntington, the Inter-Media Art Center (IMAC) has become the cultural epicenter of one of LI’s most artistically enriched villages.  Tucked away along the dynamic array of storefronts on New York Avenue, this modest-yet ornamental auditorium is a refuge for all forms of art…as well as performances in contemporary music genres not heard at most venues” (LI Press 1/17/08).

The Inter-Media Art Center, Inc. is a non-profit Media and Performing Arts Center whose programs and services are supported in part by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts (a state agency), Suffolk County Office of Cultural Affairs, the Town of Huntington, NYS Senator Carl Marcellino, by a grant from The Harmon Foundation, as well as by the Members of IMAC. IMAC also gratefully acknowledges support from Korg USA, The Emily T. Allen & Linda P. Allen and F. Towne Allen Charitable Gift Fund at The Boston Foundation, The D’Addario Foundation for the Performing Arts, JBL Pro, AutoOne Insurance, The Lowerre Family Trust, Branch Financial Services and Olivia and Harlan Fischer.