Arts Roundup: June Is LGBT Pride Month

At three of these events this week in the Huntington area, you can celebrate, and commemorate, all things lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender.

What: MOSAIC Artist Reception and Garden Cocktail Party

Where: Cinema Arts Centre

When: Saturday, June 1, 1:00 pm

About: An afternoon of fashion, poetry, art, live music, and more, hosted by singer and drag queen Saline Dijon.

Cost: $5 suggested donation

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What: Long Island Pride Chorus Presents Anything Goes

Where: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington

When: Saturday, June 1, 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm

About: Their spring concert; music and lyrics by Cole Porter.

Cost: $30 public, online or door; $15 youth or students with ID, door

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What: Before Stonewall

Where: Cinema Arts Centre

When: Thursday, June 6, 7:30 pm

About: A special screening of the recently-restored 1985 documentary, whose subtitle is The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community; Q and A with the director and author.

Cost: $17 public; $12 members

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What: Daniel Gale Art Shows

Where: Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty Northport Office 

When: Ongoing, daily, until Monday, September 30, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

About: Several artists to participate, including, until June 13, oil painter Shain Bard.

Cost: Free

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What: Art in the Park Fine Art and Craft Fair

Where: Heckscher Park

When: Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

About: Handmade items for sale, art demonstrations, hands-on art, a raffle, and live music; brought to you by Art League of Long Island.

Cost: Free admission

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Pictured: The Gay Liberation Front protests in Times Square, 1969. Photo credit: Diana Davies; from the movie Before Stonewall, 1985; courtesy of Cinema Arts Centre.

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