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Huntington Public Library Presents “The Earliest Cinema Prehistory through 1920’s”

January 16, 2016 11:55 am Comments Off

Learn about humankind’s earliest attempts to convey movement through still images and projected images to tell a story. Covered are pre-historic times, 1400s through 1600s, the development of the Cinema as an art form in the 1800s, and up to the early 1920s. Jim Knusch is a cinema historian, cinematographer, videographer, photographer, and writer for film and video publications, e.g., FilmFax, Psychotronic Video, Film Comment. Currently his articles appear regularly on the website Zombo’s Closet. Open to all. Call 631-427-5165 to reserve your spot.

Huntington Public Library Presents Kirsten Maxwell Free Concert

January 16, 2016 11:36 am Comments Off

Kirsten Maxwell, recognized by many for her unique voice, blends a background in classical music with folk, country, and contemporary genres. Compared to singers like Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell, Kirsten’s lyrics and melodies shed new light on the sounds and messages of an earlier era. Open to all. Call 631-427-5165 to reserve your spot.

Heroines Among US: Storytelling and Music -Heckscher Museum of Art

January 15, 2016 12:33 pm Comments Off

Huntington, NY – The Heckscher Museum of Art is pleased to present FIRST FIRDAY:
Heroines Among Us: Storytelling and Music Friday, February 5, 2016. Robin Bady and
violinist Concetta Abbate embroider stories of strong and brave girls into a musical tapestry of everyday life.

Award-winning storyteller Robin Bady performs nationally and internationally at festivals,
theaters, cabarets, and schools. She hosts […]

Live Music at the Cinema Arts Centre, Dec. 17, 2015

December 14, 2015 12:01 pm Comments Off

Two Pennsylvania-based singer-songwriters – Michael Braunfeld and Meghan Cary – will be the featured performers during the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s monthly Hard Luck Café series at the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington) on Thursday, Dec. 17. The 8:30 p.m. concert in the Cinema’s Sky Room will be preceded by an open mic […]

Susan Werner Performs in Centerport, Dec. 5, 2015

December 2, 2015 10:18 am Comments Off

Susan Werner returns to Long Island on Dec. 5 as the featured performer for the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s First Saturdays Concerts at the Congregational Church, 30 Washington Drive (off Route 25A), Centerport. An extended set beginning at 8:45 p.m. will be preceded by an open mic and a 15-minute refreshment break. Tickets are […]

Hard Luck Café Concert Series at Cinema Arts Centre, Oct. 15

October 12, 2015 6:11 am Comments Off

Caroline Cotter and Jay Hitt are Featured Performers

Two talented touring singer-songwriters – Caroline Cotter (Portland, Maine) and Jay Hitt (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) – are the featured artists during the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s Hard Luck Café concert series at the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY) on Thursday, Oct. 15. The 8:30 p.m. […]

Free Farewell to Summer Concert

September 17, 2015 5:26 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and the Suffolk County Office for the Aging will host the county’s second annual Farewell to Summer Concert on Friday September 18 at the Pennysaver Amphitheater at Bald Hill.
The 60’s Invasion, playing radio favorites from the 1960s and early 1970s; Backtrax, formerly known as A Touch of Grey, and the […]

Hard Luck Café Concert Series Resumes at Cinema Arts Centre, Sept. 17

September 16, 2015 5:30 am Comments Off

Annika Bennett and Kirsten Maxwell are Featured Performers

Two talented young singer-songwriters – Annika Bennett and Huntington’s own Kirsten Maxwell — will perform song swap-style and accompany each other on a few of their own songs when the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s Hard Luck Café concert series resumes at the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park […]

Live Grateful Dead Music at Vanderbilt, September 27

September 8, 2015 5:00 am Comments Off

The fourth annual Grateful Fest, the popular outdoor Grateful Dead tribute-band concert, will be held Sunday, September 27, from 12:00 to 6:30 p.m. on the Great Lawn, west of the Vanderbilt Mansion, overlooking Northport Bay and Long Island Sound.
Proceeds will benefit Vanderbilt Museum education programs. (Rain date: October 4). The Vanderbilt is located at 180 […]

Renowned Side-Guitarist and Accomplished Singer-songwriter To Perform in Huntington

July 22, 2015 4:06 pm Comments Off

With a familiar classic sound bellowing with originality yet reminiscent of so many soul, blues, and rock greats of our time, singer/songwriter/guitarist Mark Newman brings tones of familiarity yet originality in his new EP “Brussels”, out this past March on Danal Music. Having played with greats like John Oates (Hall and Oates), Jim McCarty (The […]