The Islip Art’s Council 17th annual Teenys award ceremony took place June 8 at Brentwood High School. The event organizers described the night as an unforgettable celebration. The winners were …
The Arts Festival by the Bay returned to downtown Bay Shore this past Sunday. From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., the street buzzed with energy as locals, artists, vendors, musicians, and even a few friendly …
Crowds of friends, family, and arts supporters packed the pews of the Congregational Church of Patchogue to listen to tunes from the screen and stage during the Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts …
Argyle Theatre in Babylon Village is winding down its run of the iconic play “Fiddler on the Roof,” directed by their artistic director, Evan Pappas. With just two more weeks to go, …
Just in time for Summer, The Island Symphony Orchestra will present its Summer Serenade concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 20, at Monsignor Purick Hall at St. Patrick’s Church in Bay Shore. The …
The annual BASH Awards held on May 22 at Hofstra University honored exceptional talent from broadcasting and film classes across Long Island, with East Islip High School proudly claiming first place …
The Great South Bay Music Festival will be returning this summer from Thursday, July 24 to Sunday, July 27, at Shorefront Park in Patchogue Village. This is the biggest four-day music …
When “The Bone Season” was originally released back in 2013, its author, Samantha Shannon, was only 21 years old and still a student at the University of Oxford. Today, Shannon is a …
Babylon, New York: The Argyle Theatre (Mark and Dylan Perlman, Executive Producers & Managing Partners; Evan Pappas, Artistic Director), Long Island’s largest year-round …
As Gateway artistic director Paul Allan says, “We’re the anchor of the village.” Anchors provide support. But that’s what this iconic 76-year-old theater, offering …
By Gary Haber The 1970s was the decade when female performers like Carole King, Carly Simon and Linda Ronstadt topped the charts and were a constant presence on the radio. Fans will be able …
The Teeny Awards Gala, presented by the Islip Arts Council, is an annual event that celebrates the achievements of high school theater students within the Town of Islip. The gala, modeled after …
The Bay Area Friends of Fine Art (BAFFA) held their juried invitational high school art exhibition on Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27. Leah Ratto was the winner of the Jacqueline C. …
In honor of Earth Day, the Islip Arts Council hosted the opening reception for its environmental-themed art exhibition, “Artists for the Earth.” From 6 to 8 p.m., visitors were invited to …
The veteran actor dishes about a near 50-year brush with celebrity at the Patchogue Theatre on May 18 By Gary Haber Richard Kind isn’t famous. He’s more famous …
Fourteen-year-old New Zealand native and acclaimed cellist Oliver Mar relocated to Long Island in 2022 after being accepted into the Juilliard Pre-College Program. Mar began playing the cello at …
The Bay Shore Historical Society was honored to host Barry Donadio at our April meeting. Donadio was born and raised in Bay Shore and lived most of his life on Long Island. He has a long history of …
The Bay Shore-based prestigious “academy” and “performing company” is a 30-year-old institution founded as a not-for-profit organization with the mission to promote the …
Art and wellness came together this past weekend at The Islip Arts Council gallery, located at the South Shore Mall in Bay Shore. From 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., people of all ages were invited to learn …
The late Chuck Anderson, my colleague here at the Advance , my editor with Fire News, the Bellport-based trade paper for the fire and EMS audience and a published author himself, was always quick to …
