This year’s Catch-A Star luncheon will feature something new — a panel discussion by four creative artists who will address the theme: “What inspires me?” Represented on the panel are Vivian Eyre, a poet and visual artist; Arden Scott, a sculptor; George Cork Maul, a musician; and Lauren Grant, a narrative writer, who will moderate the session. The luncheon and program will be held on Thursday, July 25, at noon, at the Halyard Restaurant on Long Island Sound in Greenport.

Vivian Eyre is the author of the poetry collection, To the Sound. She is the moderator of “Brunch Poems,” a monthly discussion group at the Floyd Memorial Library in Greenport, and the founder of “Poetry in Motion,” a group of volunteers who read poems to seniors. Eyre curates exhibits for the Southold Historical Society, and is also a sumi-e Japanese ink painting artist.

Sculptor Arden Scott works in Greenport and shows extensively in the U.S. and abroad. She has received numerous grants and awards for her work, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, a New York Foundation of the Arts award and, most recently, a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Fellowship.

George Cork Maul, pictured lower right, is a composer and pianist, whose credits include modern songs, suites and dance pieces, contemporary operas, musicals, and pieces for string orchestra. His work has been performed in the U.S. and abroad.

Panel moderator Lauren Grant was a radio and television producer/director for NBC, where she won an Emmy for the network’s coverage of the Seoul Olympics. On the North Fork, Grant was for many years program and events manager at the Cutchogue Library, and currently serves on the board of directors for the New Suffolk Waterfront Fund, Inc. Her debut novel, The End is the Beginning, is a story of deep love challenged by alcoholism and co-dependency.

The Catch-A-Star luncheon is an eagerly anticipated annual event that attracts more than 100 guests from the North and South Forks, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties, and Connecticut. This is the 24th year that Paula Shengold has arranged and chaired the summer luncheon celebrating arts and letters. Catch-A-Star is sponsored by the Sisterhood of Congregation Tifereth Israel Synagogue in Greenport.

Previous Literary Luncheon speakers have included Abigail Thomas, Teresa Taylor, Bob Berks, Rikki Samuels, Toni Munna, Miranda Beeson, George Cork Maul, Jeri Woodhouse, Karen Catapano, Ann Liquori, Joanne Sherman, Yvonne Lieblein, Phillip Lopate, Lauren Grant, and Joe McKay.

Advance reservations are suggested. Tickets at $40 each include lunch and program, raffle prizes, gift bag, and camaraderie. For reservations and more information, call the synagogue at 631-477-0232, or contact Paula Shengold at 631-477-1234 or op31@optonline.net/.