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 [...]

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

ELTON JOHN Guest Speaker: Freeport archivist Bill Shelley.

Hampton Theatre Company presents “Good People” as directed by Long Island’s Sarah Hunnewell. October 25 – November 11, 2012 Thursday at 7pm Friday and Saturday at 8 and Sun. at 2:30 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire’s tough and tender new piece about the insurmountable divide between those who make it and those who don’t, and [...]

  The First of Its Kind, Presented by the Huntington Arts Council Artist Reception: Friday, October 26, 2012; 6:00 – 8:00 pm Exhibition: October 26 – November 5, 2012 Huntington Arts Council’s Main Street Petite Gallery, Huntington Prizes will be awarded to two age categories for a Halloween-inspired work of art — be it dark, [...]

Presented by the Northport Arts Coalition October 26 & 27, 2012; 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Long Island artists open air paint (plein air) around Northport Harbor and village for two days. October 28, 2012: A Silent Auction featuring finished artwork will be held at LaMantia Gallery.

Landmark on Main Street is Proud to Present Long Island’s Native Sons in a Special Acoustic Evening Saturday, October 27, 2012; 8:00 pm Landmark on Main Street, Port Washington The Long Island Music Hall of Fame inductees top 40 hits include “Burnin’ For You,” “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper,” “Godzilla,” and “Cities on Flame”.  landmarkonmainstreet.org