Events Archives

Kids can hop to fun Easter egg hunts this weekend

March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 Jaclyn Gangi

Colorful surprises for kids of all ages to find at local egg hunts in Cold Spring Harbor, Montauk, Westbury and Port Jefferson.

Arts & Culture Concerts & Shows

It’s time for a spring THAW this Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Hamptons

March 23, 2018March 23, 2018 Jaclyn Gangi Bay Street Theater, Guild Hall, LongHouse Reserve, South Fork, Southampton Cultural Center, Southampton Historical Museum, THAW, The Hampton Art Network, The Hamptons, The Hamptons Art Weekend Festival, The Watermill Center, Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center

How appropriate, as the island begins to defrost from its 4th Nor’easter, to take in a festival on the first weekend of spring, March 23-25, that goes by the name of THAW – The Hamptons Art Weekend Festival.

Arts & Culture

Potatoes take center stage in “Potasia: Potatoism in the East” exhibit, opening today

March 15, 2018March 23, 2018 Jaclyn Gangi art exhibit, artwork, Charles B. Wang Center, Potasia: Potatoism in the East, Stony Brook University

As insightful as it is entertaining, Potasia, a showcase of Asian artworks with the potato as its central subject matter, opens today and is on display through June 15, in the Charles B. Wang Center’s Skylight Gallery.

Concerts & Shows

DeGarmo and Young star in “Hair” in Concert Friday and Saturday in Patchogue

March 9, 2018March 23, 2018 Jaclyn Gangi Ace Young, Diana DeGarmo, Hair, Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts

Having seen “Hair” both on- and off-Broadway nine times (because it never failed to move me), I’m excited the show celebrates its 50th anniversary this year; and, even more thrilled that two of its Broadway stars, Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young, are performing in “Hair” in Concert, March 9-10, at the Patchogue Theatre.

Concerts & Shows Seasonal

Get your Irish on early this weekend

March 1, 2018March 23, 2018 Jaclyn Gangi Dublin Irish Dancers, Madison Theatre at Molloy College, Walt Whitman Birthplace Association

Journey back to rural Ireland, pre-famine, with the Dublin Irish Dancers, who, through traditional melodies and dance steps, demonstrate life in the kitchens, barns and fields in “Stepping Out,” on March 3, at Madison Theatre in Rockville Centre.

Arts & Culture Fairs & Festivals Seasonal

East End’s 11th annual Winterfest is right now!

February 22, 2018March 23, 2018 Jaclyn Gangi Bay Street Theater, East End, Long Island Breweries, Long Island Vineyards, Suffolk Theater, Winterfest

The four-week, multi-venue festival of music, art and locally sourced food and drink, begins on Feb. 22 and runs through March 18; kicking off this Friday, at 7 p.m., at Hotel Indigo in Riverhead.

Fairs & Festivals Seasonal

Say hello to the Year of the Dog with a Lunar New Year Celebration at the Tilles Center

February 14, 2018March 23, 2018 Jaclyn Gangi Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year, Tilles Center for the Performing Arts

This Friday marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year and to ring it in, the Long Island Chinese American Association’s third annual Celebration, showcasing the diversity, splendor and richness of the Asian culture, is set to take place at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts at LIU Post, on Feb. 25.

Fairs & Festivals

Craft beer fest and chocolate and wine pairing with sides of awesomeness

February 7, 2018March 23, 2018 Jaclyn Gangi ChocoVino, Cradle of Aviation Museum, Hops and Props Craft Beer Festival, Long Island Aquarium

Tap into some new brews and sample some old favorites at this year’s Hops and Props Craft Beer Festival, held Feb. 10 at the NYCB Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City; and/or make reservations for ChocoVino, a chocolate and wine pairing, held Feb. 14, at Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead.

Concerts & Shows

“Hamilton” star performs on Adelphi’s Westermann Stage this Friday

January 31, 2018March 23, 2018 Jaclyn Gangi "Hamilton", "Once", Adelphi University, Broadway, John W. Engeman Theater, Mandy Gonzalez, Westermann Stage

If you, like me, are a shameless Broadway fanatic, you’ll be just as excited as I was to learn that “Hamilton” star Mandy Gonzalez is coming to the Westermann Stage at Adelphi University, on Feb. 2.

Concerts & Shows

Explosive beats of Yamato – The Drummers of Japan – resound in Brookville this Sunday

January 25, 2018March 23, 2018 Jaclyn Gangi Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, Yamato - The Drummers of Japan

Be prepared to feel the energy emanating off stage, as the Yamato drummers launch their entire bodies into striking the Taiko drums at their Jan. 28 performance, held at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts.