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 [...]

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 [...]

ELTON JOHN Guest Speaker: Freeport archivist Bill Shelley.

On Thursday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m., The Cinema Arts Centre is presenting Celine and Julie Go Boating. Jacques Rivette’s best-known and accessible film of the French New Wave: an elaborate fairy tale with literary roots in Lewis Carroll and Borges, and cinematic roots in Méliès, Marienbad and Laurel and Hardy.

Long Island – You Be the Judge! Uniting audiences across six continents via the most compelling short films submitted each year, over 100,000 film lovers in over 250 cities gather in Cinemas, Galleries, Museums and Cafes for one purpose…to view and vote on the Finalists’ Films in the 15th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival.  Long [...]