A variety of art exhibitions, educational programs, workshops and live performances are open to the public. See what is happening around town:
What: Paige Patterson: I Got The Music In Me
Where: Cinema Arts Centre, Sky Room Cafe, 423 Park Avenue, Huntington
When: Friday at 8 pm
About: Live music pre-4th of July event. A tribute to American music with Paige Patterson. Her concert celebrates the composers and singers who represent the American musical landscape.
What: Poets in Port: Marq Wells
Where: Caffe Portofino, 249 Main Street, Northport
When: Friday, June 29th at 7:30pm
About: Northport Arts Coalition presents this ongoing event every last Friday of the month. Featured poets and open readings. All are welcome to participate.
What: Community Open Mic
Where: Walt Whitman Birthplace, 246 Old Walt Whitman Road Huntington Station
When: Friday, June 29th at 7:30pm
About: Open to the public as a part of Karen De Mauro’s Performing Poetry Workshop Series.
What: Northport Historical Society Garden Tour
Where: Northport Historical Society, 215 Main Street, Northport
When: Sunday, July 1st from 11:00am to 3:00pm
About: A self-guided tour of beautiful Northport area gardens. Tickets are $30 for NHS members and $35 for non-members. Children under 12 are free.
What: Musical Illuminations: A Glorious 4th
Where: Heckscher Park, Chapin Theater Huntington
When: Wednesday, July 4th at 8:00pm to 9:30pm
About: Huntington Community Band, music director Tom Gellert and assistant conductor Vickie Henson for the 2nd concert of the HCB’s 73rd season of free concerts under the stars as the featured Wednesday evening performing group in the Huntington Arts Council’s Summer Arts Festival performances at the Harry Chapin Rainbow Stage in Huntington’s Heckscher Park.
Walt Whitman’s Turning 199 and the Festivities Have Already Begun