7th Annual Black Film Festival

October 24th, 2012 by Charlotte

Saturday, November 17, 2012 The African American Museum of the East End presents the 7th Annual BLACK FILM FESTIVAL. The All Day Film Festival, begins at 12:30 pm and takes place at the “NEW” PARRISH ART MUSEUM located at 279 Montauk Highway in Water Mill, New York. Four films will be featured and include Raising [...]

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Fire Island Lighthouse – Lecture Series

October 24th, 2012 by Charlotte

Saturday, January 20, 2012  2:00 pm The Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society in the Lens Building Maritime History of Fire Island- tba.  

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Light Keepers Behind the Scenes Tour

October 24th, 2012 by Charlotte

Saturday, January 12, 2012  9:00 am The Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society Follow one of our present day Lighthouse Keepers on his rounds. This bottom to top tour takes you from the auxiliary generator and the Light Keepers workshop in the basement of the Keeper’s Quarters to the beacon in the lantern room of the [...]

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New Years Day Hike & Lighthouse Tower Tour

October 24th, 2012 by Charlotte

Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 10:00 am The Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society Meet at the Robert Moses State Park Field #5 at 10 am. Join us for a NPS Ranger led walk around the western end of the National Seashore. Learn about how the beach reacts to erosion and how the flora and fauna [...]

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Fire Island Fall Bird Migration Lecture Series

October 24th, 2012 by Charlotte

Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 2:00 pm The Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society in the Lens Building Fire Island Fall Bird Migration by volunteer and local resident. Learn which birds are flying through and can be seen at this time of year.  

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Light Keepers Behind the Scenes Tour

October 24th, 2012 by Charlotte

Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 9:00 am The Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society Follow one of our present day Lighthouse Keepers on his rounds. This bottom to top tour takes you from the auxiliary generator and the Light Keepers workshop in the basement of the Keeper’s Quarters to the beacon in the lantern room of [...]

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Ghost Stories & Legends of Fire Island

October 24th, 2012 by Charlotte

October 27, 2012 at 7:00 pm The Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society on the Lighthouse Terrace. Listen to tales of eerie happenings along the Barrier Beach.  Dress warmly; bring blankets and flashlights.  Free Tower Tours will be available from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm at the regular fee. Special activities from 4:00pm to 7:00pm – [...]

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Saturday and Sunday, October 27 and 28, 2012   11:00 am -6:00 pm Nassau County Museum of Art – Roslyn Harbor Family fun, fine art and fabulous crafts outdoors at the Museum. An annual visitor to the Museum, the arts fair is produced by the American Concern for Art and Craftsmanship, one of the nation’s [...]

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Sydney Chastain-Chapman & Julie Tremblay

October 22nd, 2012 by Charlotte

Now through November 4, 2012 Nassau County Museum of Art’s Contemporary Collectors Gallery The Contemporary Collectors Gallery exhibition pairs sculptural work by Julie Tremblay with paintings and works on paper by Sydney Chastain-Chapman. Both are New York artists whose work has been seen in solo and group exhibitions in North America and Europe. Meet Artist Julie [...]

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AFTER DARK AT THE HECKSCHER

October 16th, 2012 by Charlotte

A Color Collage Happening Friday, November 30, 2012   7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Enjoy a creative, instructional, and festive evening inspired by the Museum’s Absorbed by Color:  Art in the 20th Century exhibition.  The evening will begin with an insider’s look at the exhibition followed by a hands-on, collage workshop and tastings and libations.  Create [...]

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