‘Bizarre Bazaar’ Delivers on Spookiness

  There’s nothing bizarre about the Bizarre Bazaar if you’re into spooky crafts and unique collectibles. That’s what attracted the crowd at Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre Sunday where small business owners and artists displayed their creativity. “The more alternative vendors gravitate towards our markets, because Read More …

Cinema Arts to Mark 50th Anniversary With Film Series

The Cinema Arts Centre will commemorate its 50th anniversary later this year with a series of films representing each decade the center has been in operation. The Dec.1 anniversary celebration will show three films. The CAC Through the Decades series will feature: Oct. 6, Greta Read More …

Cinema Arts to Host 48-Hour Film Competition

This could be your chance to be the next Steven Spielberg. Or Greta Gerwig. The Cinema Arts Centre will host a film competition starting Aug. 18 with nascent filmmakers invited to spend the weekend working on their project. Genres will be assigned at the beginning Read More …

Hitchcock Retrospective Coming to Cinema Arts

Cinema Arts Centre will host a retrospective of the films of legendary director Alfred Hitchcock in August. Some of the British director’s best works, including Psycho, Rear Window and Notorious, are on the schedule for the series, which will run from Aug. 11-Aug. 16. Each Read More …

Local Film Maker Gets to See a Lifelong Passion Come to Life

Thirty years ago, Michael Ien Cohen walked into the Cinema Arts Center and was greeted by directors and co-founders of the establishment, Vic Skolnick and Charlotte Sky.  Cohen had always wanted to be a film maker. Cohen was ecstatic to meet the directors and co-founders. Read More …

Huntington Faith Groups Plan Environmental Activities

Houses of worship are participating in a variety of environmentally themed activities during the week of April 22-30. Huntington Interfaith Climate Week includes such ideas as encouraging people to leave their leaves on their lawns, eliminating gas-powered leaf blowers, and add native plants to their Read More …

This Week: Boards Meet; Street Renaming

What’s happening in Huntington this week but first, for procrastinators: The filing deadline for federal and state income taxes is April 18 because the usual deadline of April 15 falls on Saturday. It’s also the last day to request a six-month tax extension by filing Read More …

Cinema Arts to Host Jewish Film Festival

The Cinema Arts Centre will host a three-day Jewish film festival featuring   documentaries, films, and a look at Jewish culture. The festival will run from April 14-April 16. Films are curated by David Schwartz, manager of theatrical programming at Netflix. Public tickets are $15 per Read More …

Group Plans Conversations Across Political Lines

An organization that says it is dedicated to improving conversation between people of different political views is working with the Cinema Arts Centre to host its first event. The Long Island Chapter of Crossing Party Lines  will host a conversation Thursday about George Santos, whose Read More …

Holiday Highlights: Christmas Films at Cinema Arts

Cinema Arts Centre plans several Christmas-themed films in December, starting with A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story. The retelling of the Charles Dickens’ masterpiece is scheduled for  Thursday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 4 12 PM Tickets are $17 for the public; Read More …

Dickens’ Descendant to Perform ‘A Christmas Carol’ at Cinema Arts

The great-great grandson of Charles Dickens will perform his live adaptation of A Christmas Carol at the Cinema Arts Centre on Dec. 5. Gerald Dickens, who has been performing his one-man show since 1993, will play more than 30 characters from the 19th Century classic Read More …

Cinema Arts to Host Conference on Extremism

The Cinema Arts Centre will host a two-day conference in November called Extremism: Confronting Hate Without Fear. The event on Nov. 4-5 will include films, with their filmmakers, along with authors, journalists, experts, and academics on dimensions of the topic of extremism. Topics will include Read More …