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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 […]

10th Annual Huntington Folk Festival – Sunday, July 26

July 17, 2015 5:54 am Comments Off

Tom Paxton Headlines Free Day-Long Event at Heckscher Park

Tom Paxton headlines the 10th Annual Huntington Folk Festival on Sunday, July 26 at Huntington’s Heckscher Park, located off Main Street (Route 25A) and Prime Avenue. Extending from noon until l0:30 p.m., the free festival – co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington (fmsh.org) and the […]

Huntington Summer Arts Festival Week 2 – June 30th – July 5th

June 30, 2015 11:47 am Comments Off

The 50th Anniversary Huntington Summer Arts Festival
Week 2 – June 30th – July 5th

All performances begin at 8:30 PM, besides the Tuesday Night Family Series performance at 7:30 PM. Located on the Chapin Rainbow Stage in Heckscher Park, Huntington.

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Tuesday, June 30th –

“Shrek”

The Plaza Theatrical Productions will perform the […]

Huntington Station Scavenger Hunt Hosted By Source The Station

June 29, 2015 7:27 am Comments Off

From Source The Station:
Don’t miss our Summer Scavenger Hunt Next Month!
Save the Date for Huntington Station’s very first Scavenger Hunt, taking place on Thursday, July 16th: locations to be announced!
We are working hard with the Multicultural Business Committe to bring you a summer event full of Huntington Station history, fun and great food!
Feel free to […]

Chapin Family Show Rescheduled Monday, June 29th, 8:30pm

June 28, 2015 9:16 pm Comments Off

The Chapin Family Concert, which was to kick off the 50th Anniversary of the Summer Arts Festival, has been rescheduled for Monday, June 29, at Heckscher Park. The concert will begin at 8:30, and it will be preceded by a ceremony unveiling the sign officially identifying the venue as the Harry Chapin Rainbow Stage.
Because of the concert, the […]

Cancelled:Summer Arts Festival To Begin 50th Season with Concert & Ceremony in Honor of Harry Chapin

June 27, 2015 2:37 pm Comments Off

CANCELLED
Saturday, June 27th –
The Chapin Family
We are working on trying to reschedule this performance. As information becomes available we will notify you with an additional email, as well as postings on our facebook page and website.
The 50th anniversary of the Summer Arts Festival will begin on Saturday June 27. There will be an unveiling the […]

Upcoming Minstrel Players Auditions

June 27, 2015 7:48 am Comments Off

Auditions for the Minstrel Players 3rd Annual festival of original plays, “Back to the Zone” on Monday August 3rd at 7:30 pm. Rehearsals will take place Monday and Tuesday nights beginning 9/14. Performances will be on Saturdays October 24th and November 7th and Sundays October 25th, November 1st, and November 8th at Houghton Hall Theatre […]

Upcoming Events, Exhibitions & Programs at Heckscher Museum of Art

June 26, 2015 11:05 am Comments Off

Image above: Alonzo Chappel, Drafting the Declaration of Independence, n.d. Heckscher Museum of Art; August Heckscher Collection.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
The Heckscher Museum’s 95th Anniversary Celebration
Friday, July 10 – Sunday, July 12
Free Admission all weekend
Take a selfie with an anniversary frame and other fun props at the Selfie Station; experience Digital Action Painting on a 55-inch touchscreen; […]

Vanderbilt Celebrates 65 Years as a County Museum

June 18, 2015 5:58 pm Comments Off

The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its official opening on July 6.
William K. Vanderbilt II — great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the railroad and shipping magnate — died in 1944. His wife Rosamund continued to live in the Vanderbilt Mansion in Centerport until her death in 1947.
He realized the potential for […]

Hard Luck Café Features Falcon Ridge “Most Wanted” Artists

June 10, 2015 8:57 pm Comments Off

Brooklyn-based singer-songwriters Jean Rohe and Matt Nakoa will perform during the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s Hard Luck Café series at the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington) on Thursday, June 18. The 8:30 p.m. concert in the Cinema’s Sky Room will be preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 […]