BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.5//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:951@sparkhamptons.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260703T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260703T193000 DTSTAMP:20260618T160644Z URL:https://sparkhamptons.com/events/knowledge-friday-with-tom-freston SUMMARY:Knowledge Friday with Tom Freston DESCRIPTION:“I Want My MTV!” Our Knowledge Friday kicks off this summer season by welcoming MTV cofounder and media mogul Tom Freston! The local bestselling author\, anti-poverty advocate\, and esteemed board member of several arts and media institutions\, invites audiences to peer into his l ife and experiences as captured in his book UNPLUGGED: Adventures from MTV to Timbuktu. Following the discussion there will be a Q&\;A and book s igning. Copies of Unplugged will be available for purchase through our com munity bookseller Book Hampton.\n\n \;\n\nTravelling through Europe an d Asia before starting a lucrative clothing export business in Afghanistan and India\, Freston was immersed in a diverse cultural landscape before h e returned to the United States and landed himself a job with the team tha t would develop MTV. Overseeing legendary networks like MTV\, Nickelodeon\ , VH1\, Comedy Central\, and others\, Freston’s unique career lent itsel f to a massive cultural impact that transformed our social landscape.\n\n& nbsp\;\n\nThanks to campaigns like “I Want My MTV\,” in the 1980’s t he network became a household staple as popular demand caused cable compan ies to carry the channel. This transformation shifted the way people consu med music and how musicians promoted their work\, leading to a cultural ze itgeist that is currently undergoing another revolution. The media proprie tor would go on to become the co-president Viacom\, overseeing Paramount P ictures\, Famous Music Publishing\, and Simon &\; Schuster\, adding to his wealth of experience\, insight\, and expertise.  Join us we learn fro m the living legend.\n\n \;\n\nThis Knowledge Friday has been programm ed in tandem with our Summer Exhibition THIS LAND: Considering the America n Landscape\, which can be viewed June 21 – September 6 during our exhib ition hours 11 AM – 5 PM\, Thursday-Monday. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sparkhamptons.com/wp-content/uploads/202 6/06/Tom-Freston-Allessandra-Stanley-DC-Banner-1227.jpg CATEGORIES:Arts & Entertainment,Community LOCATION:The Church\, 48 Madison Street\, Sag Harbor\, NY\, 11963\, Hampton s\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=48 Madison Street\, Sag Har bor\, NY\, 11963\, Hamptons\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Church:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR