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 …

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 …

Arts in the Spotlight at Whitman High School

Walt Whitman High School put art in the spotlight Saturday, hosting a packed fine arts and crafts festival, and cutting the ribbon on a new gallery. The school has held the festival since 2001, and draws vendors offering everything from wreaths to leather goods, cards, Read More …

Heckscher Celebrates Artist-Couple With Soundwalks, Exhibit

The Heckscher Museum celebrated the artists Arthur Dove and Helen Torr on Saturday, and unveiled two tactile soundwalks to improve the experience of visitors. The soundwalks, one at the Dove/Torr Cottage in Centerport and the other at Heckscher Park, provide audio information about the artists Read More …

Huntington to Receive Millions for Downtown, Cultural Projects

 The Town of Huntington and several nonprofit organizations will receive significant infusions of money to fund cultural and downtown projects, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said Tuesday. Accompanied by cultural organization leaders and elected town, county and state leaders who packed the Chapin Rainbow Read More …