Shiva Kumar to Launch Final Book of Trilogy at The Next Chapter
Author Shiva Kumar will launch the final work of his trilogy, The Lanka Chronicles, at a reading May 16 at The Next Chapter in Huntington. Read More …
Category: Arts
Long Island, NY, arts scene in Dix Hills, Huntington, Melville, Northport.
Project Excel Hosting Art Programs
The Huntington youth program Project Excel will host a series of free paint nights starting April 12. Participants will paint their own canvas to use as a gift or as a piece of a portfolio. Students will work on either an acrylic paint or watercolor Read More …
A Pandemic Hobby Meets Photography in PHOTO pOP Exhibit at Industry
In an effort to express the feelings of memory, affirmation and longing, the artistic vision of Gae Polisner and the photography of Rick Kopstein has culminated in a gallery of art that Long Islanders get to witness. Collages made by Polisner using pictures taken by Read More …
Board Approves Funds for Cultural Organizations
The Huntington Town Board recently authorized Supervisor Ed Smyth to execute agreements for the division of cultural affairs: HUNTINGTON ARTS COUNCIL, INC. administration: $147,500 summer band concerts: up to $100,625 In addition, funding of $43,190 has been appropriated in the Town’s 2024 budget for the Read More …
Lunar New Year Festivities at the Heckscher
Families celebrated the Lunar New Year on Saturday at the Heckscher Museum of Art hosted music, art and displays from Asian cultures. Artist Patricia Shih and Hanson Lee, members of the Town of Huntington Asian-American Task Force, led the program. Shih, a storyteller and musician, Read More …
The Next Chapter Reaches a Milestone
Chapter 2 is about to begin for The Next Chapter. The independently owned bookstore at 204 New York Avenue is gearing up to celebrate its first anniversary with nine days of festivities which begin on Feb. 16. These include discounts, live music, a bookmark contest, Read More …
Art League Ready to Reopen Spaces Damaged by Flooding
The Art League of Long Island will soon reopen prime space, after extensive work to restore its gallery and classrooms that were damaged by flooding in September. The members exhibition opens Feb.10, the inaugural exhibit in the newly reconstructed Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery. Classes will resume Read More …
Bookstore to Offer Test, Scavenger Hunt
The Next Chapter is marking its one-year anniversary in business with a series of perspicacious events, including a book knowledge test. Winners will receive bragging rights and gift cards to The Next Chapter. First place prize is $100, second, $75, third, $50. The test will Read More …
Whitman Birthplace Names Poet in Residence
The Walt Whitman Birthplace has named Linda Gregerson poet in residence for 2024. Gregerson, whose first work, Fire in the Conservatory, was published in 1982, is the Caroline Walker Bynum Distinguished University Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Michigan. She was Read More …
Town Board Honors Preis for Contributions to Art Community
The Huntington Town Board honored Erich Preis last week for his contributions to the art world. Preis, founder of the Spirit of Huntington Art Center, was given a proclamation recognizing his own work as a painter as well as his engagement with and support of Read More …
Applications Open for County Poet Laureate
Teenagers are invited to apply to become the next teen poet laureate of Suffolk County. Read More …
Nonprofits Put Economic Power of Arts at $330 Million
Long Island nonprofit organizations gathered in Huntington last week to cite a new report that credits the arts and cultural sector for generating $330 million in economic activity for the region last year. Philanthropist Roger Tilles, State Assemblyman Charles Lavine and others involved in nonprofit Read More …