On Saturday night, poets, poetry enthusiasts, and Edgar Allan Poe fans gathered at the Milano Bean Cafe in Bay Shore. Patrons visited to get a drink and a pastry, before sitting down in their …
Works of art transcend viewers, either by scene or pose, brush strokes or color. But last Friday night, at the Islip Arts Council Gallery’s closing reception of “Limitless: Healing Cancer …
“It was a lifelong dream that was fulfilled for me; it’s something I’ve always wanted to do, and I’m not getting any younger.” Michael Thomas Perone is an established …
Artists and cosplayers of all ages gathered inside The South Shore Mall on Saturday afternoon for the first-ever Draw-a-Thon. A few tables were set up with stickers, comic books, and paintings. …
For the past eight years, thousands of members of the floral industry worldwide have participated in a program called Petal it Forward. Participants receive two flower bouquets. One is to keep, and …
On Saturday, Oct. 28, Milano Bean Cafe in Bay Shore will be hosting an evening of poetry and spoken-word performance inspired by Edgar Allan Poe. Poet Billy Lamont, Dominick “Zeke” …
“Rumrunning is one of those topics that’s wonderfully mysterious.” This past Thursday, Oct. 19, author and historian Amy Kusuga Folk spoke at this month’s meeting of the …
When it comes to stand-up, there aren’t many comedians who can make you laugh—or have had as much of an impact on comedy—as Robert Klein. Local audiences will get to see Klein …
Legis. Steven Flotteron recognized four honorees of The Islip Arts Council (IAC) at their annual Directors Reception held at Trio at the Holbrook Country Club. This year’s honorees were Good …
East Islip resident and self-proclaimed horror author Robert P. Ottone is set to release his new collection of short horror fiction, titled “Wrapped in Plastic and Other Sweet Nothings,” …
The book is funny. Really. Hilariously, irreverently, off-the-top funny. In “Spike Unleashed” (Post Hill Press), a sequel to “The Adventures of Spike the Wonder Dog” by …
When Hathaway Scully bequeathed her beautiful 1917 Normandy-style mansion and 70 acres of grounds for preservation as a wildlife sanctuary and nature preserve in the early 1980s, she probably never …
Amy Kusuga Folk is the manager of collections for the Oysterponds Historical Society, as well as the manager of collections for the Southold Historical Society and the town historian for Southold. …
For more than 30 years, it was hard to turn on the radio and not hear a Burt Bacharach song. Working first with lyricist Hal David and later Carole Bayer Sager, who became Bacharach’s …
When seven disadvantaged areas, including Brownsville, Bed-Stuy and East New York, were tapped for locations by the New York City Department of Probation offering free photography classes to young …
I had the opportunity to chat with one of the organizers of Bradstock, Dennis O’Doherty. The festival celebrated its 30th anniversary of freewheeling fun and music over this Labor Day weekend …
he biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer arrived in theaters in July of 2023. When one mentions the film, some might think of the viral meme “Barbenheimer”; however, most might not think of Bay …
From hanging out at Levittown’s Village Green to cruising Manhasset’s luxe Miracle Mile shopping district, references to Long Island are sprinkled throughout Billy Joel’s lyrics. …
Lasting Impressions Photography Studio opened at 1100 Prospect Avenue in West Islip recently. “We are so fortunate here in our wonderful town to have a variety of small businesses to …
An ebullient, soaring performance powerhouse of talent emerged Friday night at The Gateway’s Long Island premiere of “Jersey Boys,” with its four stars, cast, and orchestra blowing …
