Trick or Treat at The Heckscher Museum

October 16th, 2012 by Charlotte

Wednesday, October 31, 2012     10:00 am – 4:00 pm Children who visit the Museum in costume on Halloween will receive a special “treat” and can participate in hands-on art activities while exploring the exhibitions with their families admission free.

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Absorbed by Color: Art in the 20th Century

October 16th, 2012 by Charlotte

Now  - December 2, 2012 Heckscher Museum of Art With the tendency towards abstraction in the early 20th century, artists began an exploration of color for its own sake. Freed from the need to replicate the appearance of the natural world, painters examined color’s scientific and physiological attributes and exploited its emotional qualities. Drawn exclusively [...]

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Opera Weekend: The Audition

October 15th, 2012 by Charlotte

January 2013 East End Arts Opera Weekend Saturday, January 12, 2012 12:00-2:00PM, Cost: $20 EEA members / $30 nonmembers Follow a singer through the audition process as they hone vocal and acting skills, prepare audition selections, and become immersed in the milieu of the work. East End Arts proudly presents the Long Island Opera as our Artist-In-Residence from [...]

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Opera Weekend: Mastery of Voice

October 15th, 2012 by Charlotte

DECEMBER 2012 East End Arts Opera Weekend Saturday December 8, 2012,  1:00-3:00PM, Cost: $20 EEA members / $30 nonmembers In this workshop, a Long Island Opera teaching artist will explain and demonstrate techniques of breathing, posture, and articulation, and the mechanics of the voice that give operatic voices such astonishing agility, range, stamina, and control. [...]

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Opera Weekend: Masters of Opera

October 15th, 2012 by Charlotte

DECEMBER 2012 East End Arts Opera Weekend Friday, December 7, 2012,  6:30-8:00PM, FREE In an illustrated musical tour, Long Island Opera introduces the artists whose talents contribute to this unique and enduring art form. The Composer: from Handel and Mozart to Puccini; The Conductor: from Toscanini to Muti; The Performer: from Muzio and Caruso to [...]

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Opera Weekend: Acting in Opera

October 15th, 2012 by Charlotte

NOVEMBER 2012 East End Arts Opera Weekend Saturday, November 10, 2012   1:00-4:00Pm    Cost: $30 EEA members / $45 nonmembers This workshop demonstrates acting and performance techniques — from quiet emotion to stage combat — that help the opera singer bring a character to life for the audience. East End Arts proudly presents the [...]

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Opera Weekend: Movement in Opera

October 15th, 2012 by Charlotte

NOVEMBER 2012 East End Arts Opera Weekend Friday, November 9, 2012 6:00-8:00PM, Cost: $20 EEA members / $30 nonmembers A LIO artist will describe and demonstrate various techniques to warm up, relax, and prepare the body and the voice for optimal performance. East End Arts proudly presents the Long Island Opera as our Artist-In-Residence from October [...]

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Beebe-McLellan Life Boat

October 2nd, 2012 by Charlotte

As part of the Maritime Heritage of the North Fork “Beebe-McLellan Life Boat”, Distinguished Lecture Series of Brecknock Hall Foundation presented by Maritime historian, Commander Timothy R. Dring USNR (retired), author of American Coastal Rescue Craft, – A Design History of Coastal Rescue Craft Used by the U.S. Life Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard [...]

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