The Islip Arts Council will be hosting a Veteran’s Wellness Exhibition sponsored by AARP. This exhibition will focus on bringing awareness to PTSD and other mental health issues associated with …
LGBTQIA+ youth said to benefit from controversial literature BY SAM DESMOND Following a community-wide letter mailed out to households in the Bayport-Blue Point School District by former …
On Sunday, Nov. 5, after two rain cancellations, The Greater Sayville Chamber of Commerce was finally able to hold their Margaritaville event. An annual event, this year’s Margaritaville …
Works of art transcend viewers, either by scene or pose, brush strokes or color. But last Friday night, at the Islip Arts Council Gallery’s closing reception of “Limitless: Healing Cancer …
The Oakdale Historical Society held their annual “March of the Scarecrows” contest for community members to design their most creative interpretations of straw bodies to put on display …
With writing a foundational aspect of any performance, there is perhaps no one who gives as solid footing and as ripe of an origin point for other artists as Mel Brooks. The CM Performing Arts …
“It was a lifelong dream that was fulfilled for me; it’s something I’ve always wanted to do, and I’m not getting any younger.” Michael Thomas Perone is an established …
When Hathaway Scully bequeathed her beautiful 1917 Normandy-style mansion and 70 acres of grounds for preservation as a wildlife sanctuary and nature preserve in the early 1980s, she probably never …
I had the opportunity to chat with one of the organizers of Bradstock, Dennis O’Doherty. The festival celebrated its 30th anniversary of freewheeling fun and music over this Labor Day weekend out …
Inspired by the beautiful culmination of nature and architecture at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Women Sharing Art is holding an exhibit in the mansion of works inspired by the legendary home and …
The Bay Area Friends of Fine Arts (BAFFA) Gallery is hosting the South Bay Arts Association (SBAA) in a juried exhibition titled “Big Works,” which will be open to the public on …
The opening number of “Into the Woods” sets the tone for the entire production, with perhaps one of the most complicated all-hands-on-deck singing extravaganzas. The sheer breath control …
Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse, in Bellport, is holding an open casting call for its interactive theatrical attraction: “Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse.” They will be holding both …
From hanging out at Levittown’s Village Green to cruising Manhasset’s luxe Miracle Mile shopping district, references to Long Island are sprinkled throughout Billy Joel’s lyrics. …
Visitors to Sailors Haven and Sunken Forest on Fire Island can get a preview of their destination even before they depart, thanks to a new mural at the Sayville Ferry terminal painted by a student at …
A film chronicling the epic and tragic love story of FDNY hero John McNamara, from Blue Point, who lost his life to 9/11-related cancer in 2009, and his wife, the steadfast and dedicated Jennifer, …
Rob Schindlar (Sonny) As a father of two boys and part of a largely Italian family, having the honor to portray the roll of Sonny and to tell Chazz Palminteri’s story, one with so many …
The Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts hosted a student showcase this past weekend with recent graduate artists from Adelphi University. The great variety of media used spoke to the spirit of …
The Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts hosted artist Cara Lynch this past month at the Gillette House Gallery in Sayville. Working with multi-media, Lynch’s exhibit was touchingly tactile …
An ebullient, soaring performance powerhouse of talent emerged Friday night at The Gateway’s Long Island premiere of “Jersey Boys,” with its four stars, cast, and orchestra blowing …
