September 1 – November 11, 2012 The Patchogue Arts Council and the Islip Arts Council collaborate to present Long Island’s largest community based arts tour; The 2012 South Shore Walking Arts Tour. Two legs to the tour: The first will feature the 5th Patchogue Arts Council Walking Arts Tour from Sep 1- Nov 1 through out the [...]

October 1 – 31, 2012 From Riverhead to Orient Point; arts, culture, and community events for landlubbers and old salts alike celebrating our maritime past, present and future. Lead partners include East End Arts, Peconic Landing, Brecknock Hall, and East End Seaport Museum & Marine Foundation. FREE Maritime Heritage of the North Fork – Full [...]

“Political Slant: Editorial Cartoons” Exhibition: Now – December 21, 2012 at the David Filderman Gallery. Original sketches and digital prints of contemporary cartoons by five editorial cartoonists: Walt Handelsman ofNewsday, Mike Keefe, Steve Kelley, Jimmy Margulies ofThe Record (North NJ) and Signe Wilkinson of thePhiladelphia Daily News. Topics include the economy, education, human rights, presidential elections, and [...]

An amazing display of over 5000 individually and uniquely crafted Jack O’Lanterns. The overall effect of viewing these thousands of pieces of art on the majestic grounds of Old Westbury Gardens will be truly overwhelming. The event will showcase the work of dozens of some of the most talented sculptors and artists from Long Island [...]

Drawings by Long Island Artists Patricia Mamatos, John Oswald, Richard Vaux Exhibition: Now through ­November 14, 2012 Performing Arts Center Gallery, Adelphi University FREE adelphi.edu

The Right to Think: Center Stage at Southampton Cultural Arts Center presents “Inherit the Wind” directed by Long Island’s Michael Disher. Now through October 28, 2012 Thursdays at 7 pm Fridays, Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays at 2:30 pm Southampton Cultural Center at Agawam Park, Southampton Village Art exhibition “Poetry in Space” featuring recent abstract [...]

October 24 – 28, 2012 Great Neck Arts Center, Great Neck Presenting the latest studio, independent and foreign-language films. Festival events include screenings, filmmaker panels and workshops, parties, galas, family programs and other special events. Screenings will be followed by filmmaker Q&As.  goldcoastfilmfestival.org

A Page of Madness (1926) This virtuoso Japanese silent film, made in 1926, was lost, then found in 1971. It uses no title-boards, so the story is uninterrupted — an unusual technique in the silent era. Indeed, except for the absence of dialogue, reviewers agree that this classic movie has a very modern look and [...]

THE Rocky Horror Picture Show with The Unconventional Conventionalists’ Shadowcast. With its organic and spontaneous fan participation, since the 1970′s every showing of this international cult classic has become an event of epic proportions. Now, experience what the next generation of Rocky fans are doing. THE UNCONVENTIONAL CONVENTIONALISTS, widely recognized as Long Island’s Premier Rocky [...]

Film: TBD. SAVE THE DATE: November 9 through 12 15th LI Gay & Lesbian Film Fest – The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Inc. is a  non-profit 501c(3) organization bringing Long Island unique cultural events every year that showcases gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experiences in cinema. The Festival is Long Island’s largest [...]