Choice Events on Long Island

On View through September 2008
‘Huntington Columns’, a Public Art Installation In Huntington, NY
Columns built entirely out of bamboo, jute rope & solar lighting
by Thea Lanzisero, with guest artists including Sydra Nightingale
WHERE: Fair Meadow Park at Park Ave and Pulaski Road,
Parking across the street at Citibank
www.thealanzisero.com

August

Month of August DeepSEE Dream Conveyor
by Thea Lanzisero Monier-Williams http://www.thealanzisero.com/
TOAST Alternative Art Space, 242 East Main Street, Port Jefferson, NY
http://www.toastcoffeehouse.com/ (Coffee House 8am-4pm 7 days)
Installation of work made of recycled steel and LED lights inspired
by the deep ocean. An inspired dream of the sea floor while
contemplating our planet's fragile 'Great Ocean Conveyor Belt'
which regulates world climate and weather.
Solo Show brought together by http://www.freshartlongisland.com/

08 Fri 7:30pm poets Judy Turek & Tony Iovino + open reading.
Barnes & Noble, Rte 110, Huntington Station.

09 Sat 1:30pm Poetry Workshop:Lake Grove at United Methodist Church,
792 Hawkins Ave (At Five corners) Lake Grove. Bring 8 -10 copies of a
poem which needs review.

09 Sat 6pm Poetry Reading by North Sea Poetry Scene at
THE THIRD ANNUAL OUTSIDER ART IN THE HAMPTONS:
INTERNAL GUIDANCE SYSTEMS EXHIBIT
Galerie BelAge, 8 Moniebogue Lane, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978
Contact: 631-204-1240 ; thenorthseapoetryscene@hotmail.com
631-288-5082; http://www.galeriebelage.com
Open Mic After Featured Poets:
Suffolk County Poet Laureate David Axelrod, Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan
Judy Turek, Syma Gerard, Victoria Cooper, (Mankh) Walter Harris,
Russ Green, Kelly Powell, Michelle Whittaker, Kempton Boone Van Hoff,
Patrice Hasbrook, Barbara Rieher-Meyers, Andrea Rowen, Steven Schmidt,
Ruth Sabth Rosenthal

09 Sat 8am Four Harbors Audubon bird walk in Avalon Preserve. Meet at the
entrance gate across from the Grist Mill. One and a half to two hours.

12 Tue 7pm Singers, Musicians, Poets Open Mic Night & Jam / Singalong
Solar Café, 1 First Ave., Brentwood (631) 348 7181 www.solarcafeus.com
Hosted by Dorothy Malone 2nd and 4th Tuesdays
Welcome All Ages and Every Ability, from Pocket-change Percussion
to In A Gadda Da Vida

13 Wed 8pm Acoustic Long Island. Open Mic(sign up before 7)+Feature
Deepwells Mansion, Rte 25A, St James
http://www.acousticlongisland.com/

14 Thu 7pm LI Poetry Collective Workshop, Sky Room, Cinema Arts Center,
Park Ave & 25A, Huntington
Bring 12 copies of your poem.

15 Fri 8pm Poets Leonard Greco, Lauren OBrien, Thad Rutkowski,
Walter C. Wojcik III at Conklin Barn,
New York Ave just South of High St, Huntington

16 Saturday 5:30pm
Guitarist Liam Murphy + guitarist Brian Fleming and soprano Tara Kavanagh
Artsites Gallery 651 W. Main St., Riverhead
Classical guitar music that spans the 20th Century by composers from
Japan, South America, Spain (songs by Granados) and several other countries
in between.
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19 Tue 7:30pm poet Ellen Rittberg + Open Mike
Solar Cafe, 1 First Avenue, Brentwood

20 Wed 8pm Acoustic Long Island. Open Mic(sign up before 7)+Feature
Deepwells Mansion, Rte 25A, St James
http://www.acousticlongisland.com/

21 Thu 7pm LI Poetry Collective Workshop, Huntington Library
Youth & Parent Services Room (upstairs)
Bring 12 copies of your poem.

22 Fri 7:30pm poet Tony Policano + open reading.
Caffé Portofino, 249 Main St., Northport, opposite the theatre.

http://persistentfool.blogspot.com/2007/12/poets-in-port-august-22-2008.html

23 Sat 8:00pm (also Thurs & Fri) Theater Games, a play by Claude Solnik
premiere production by the BARE BONES THEATER COMPANY.
Directed by Jeff Bennett All tickets $15
the Posey School, 57 Main Street, Northport NY 11768
http://barebonestheater.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/03peopleli.html?_r=2&sq=capturing&st=cse&oref=slogin&scp=1&pagewanted=print
http://weblogs.newsday.com/news/local/suffolk/huntington/blog/2008/08/teachers_trick_leads_to_play_i.html

26 Tuesday: 7pm Doreen Spungin + Open reading
Bellmore Memorial Library www.poetsinnassau.blogspot.com

27 Wed 8pm Acoustic Long Island. Open Mic(sign up before 7)+Feature
Deepwells Mansion, Rte 25A, St James
http://www.acousticlongisland.com/

28 Thu 7pm LI Poetry Collective Workshop, Huntington Library (downstairs)
Bring 12 copies of your poem.

29 Fri 7:30pm poet Frank Dowd + Open Reading
Starbucks Islandia, 1706 Veteran’s Memorial Hwy
(In the shopping center)
Call 631-348-6626 to make sure the Starbucks hasn't closed.

29 Fri-Mon Long Island Mozart Festival, Old Westbury Gardens
8pm Fri, 3pm Sat-Mon
http://www.limozartfestival.com/

September

02 Tue 7:30pm poet Greg Moglia + Open Mike
Solar Cafe, 1 First Avenue, Brentwood

03 Wed 7pm Reading by Young Poets
Smithtown Library

03 Wed 8pm Acoustic Long Island. Open Mic(sign up before 7)+Feature
Deepwells Mansion, Rte 25A, St James
http://www.acousticlongisland.com/

04 Thu 7pm LI Poetry Collective Workshop, Huntington Library (downstairs)
Bring 12 copies of your poem.

04 Thu-Sun 8:00PM September 4 through 7, ARTMOSPHERE
Musicians, dancers, visual artists and poets together
retell the creation of the universe.
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
C.W. Post campus of Long Island University, Brookville, NY
(Tickets on sale May 1 through Ticketmaster.com)
http://www.debbydoll.com/artmosphere.htm

05 Fri Opera Night Northport Chamber Music at 7:29. Opera Arias
(etc.) start at 8:00 St Paul's Methodist Church, Main St. Northport

06 Sat 4:00P Gathering Time (Trio)
Saturday Series at the Common Ground Bandshell, Sayville, New York
http://www.myspace.com/gatheringtime
http://www.gatheringtimetrio.com/

08 Mon 7pm Poet ___ + read-around
Hosted by Gladys Henderson & Ginger Williams
Cool Beanz, St James. 25a just East of Lake

09 Tue 7pm Singers, Musicians, Poets Open Mic Night & Jam / Singalong
Solar Café, 1 First Ave., Brentwood (631) 348 7181 www.solarcafeus.com
Hosted by Dorothy Malone 2nd and 4th Tuesdays
Welcome All Ages and Every Ability, from Pocket-change Percussion
to In A Gadda Da Vida

10 Wed 8pm Acoustic Long Island. Open Mic(sign up before 7)+Feature
Deepwells Mansion, Rte 25A, St James
http://www.acousticlongisland.com/

11 Thu 7pm LI Poetry Collective Workshop, Huntington Library (downstairs)
Bring 12 copies of your poem.

13 Sat 1:30pm Poetry Workshop:Lake Grove at United Methodist Church,
792 Hawkins Ave (At Five corners) Lake Grove. Bring 8 -10 copies of a
poem which needs review.

13 Sat 8am Four Harbors Audubon bird walk in Avalon Preserve. Meet at the
entrance gate across from the Grist Mill. One and a half to two hours.

14 Sun 2:00 p.m. Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble
Cold Spring Harbor Library
95 Harbor Rd. Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 11724
631-692-6820
http://cantalibre.org/ 631-261-9364

16 Tue 7:30pm poet Russ Perry + Open Mike
Solar Cafe, 1 First Avenue, Brentwood

17 Wed 8pm Acoustic Long Island. Open Mic(sign up before 7)+Feature
Deepwells Mansion, Rte 25A, St James
http://www.acousticlongisland.com/

18 Thu 7pm LI Poetry Collective Workshop, Huntington Library (downstairs)
Bring 12 copies of your poem.

19 Fri 8pm Poetry at Conklin Barn,
New York Ave just South of High St, Huntington

21 Sun 2-4pm, Poets Philip Postiglione and Steven Schmidt + Open mic
+ possible appearance by Lynn Kozma
Babylon Village Arts Council "Poetry in the Village" series.
Babylon Public Library, 24 S. Carll Avenue in Babylon Village.

21 Sun Cow Harbor Day, Main St. Northport. Parade Begins at: 12:00 noon
Opera Carnivale: "DO" a costume within the theme of Opera and Art for
yourself or someone else to wear at the annual Cow Harbor Day festivities
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BRsWV2I74Y
http://www.villageofnorthport.com/events.htm

23 Tue 7pm Singers, Musicians, Poets Open Mic Night & Jam / Singalong
Solar Café, 1 First Ave., Brentwood (631) 348 7181 www.solarcafeus.com
Hosted by Dorothy Malone 2nd and 4th Tuesdays
Welcome All Ages and Every Ability, from Pocket-change Percussion
to In A Gadda Da Vida

24 Wed 8pm Acoustic Long Island. Open Mic(sign up before 7)+Feature
Deepwells Mansion, Rte 25A, St James
http://www.acousticlongisland.com/

25 Thu 7pm LI Poetry Collective Workshop, Sky Room, Cinema Arts Center,
Park Ave & 25A, Huntington
Bring 12 copies of your poem.

26 Fri 7:30pm Doug Swezey, Kate Kelly, and others reading poems
by Jean Schmidt aka Grace Darling aka
fairsCaPe(http://fairscape.blogspot.com)
+ open reading.
Caffé Portofino, 249 Main St., Northport, opposite the theatre.

http://persistentfool.blogspot.com/2007/11/poets-in-port-september-26-2008.html

27 Sat 2:00PM Locust Valley Poetry Series features Jay Jii
Locust Valley Library, 170 Buckram Rd. Locust Valley, NY

28 Sun 2:30 p.m. Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble
Freeport Library
144 West Merrick Road, Freeport, NY, 11520
516-379-3274
http://cantalibre.org/ 631-261-9364

28 Sun 9pm "The Kerouac Connection"
Reading of Poetry by, about, and inspired by Jack Kerouac
Gunther's Tap Room. Jack's old hangout. 84 Main St., Northport

30 Tuesday: 7pm Roberta McQueen + Open reading
Bellmore Memorial Library www.poetsinnassau.blogspot.com

October

01 Wed 7pm poet Mario Susko + Open Reading
Smithtown Library

01 Wed 8pm Acoustic Long Island. Open Mic(sign up before 7)+Feature
Deepwells Mansion, Rte 25A, St James
http://www.acousticlongisland.com/

03 Fri Opera Night Northport Chamber Music at 7:29. Opera Arias
(etc.) start at 8:00 St Paul's Methodist Church, Main St. Northport

05 Sun 2:00 p.m. Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble
Port Jefferson Arts Council
Sunwood Estate, SUNY Stony Brook President's Residence
631.473.5220
$25 - $20 Seniors and Students
http://cantalibre.org/ 631-261-9364

07 Tue 7:30pm poet Yolanda Coulaz + Open Mike
Solar Cafe, 1 First Avenue, Brentwood

08 Wed 8pm Acoustic Long Island. Open Mic(sign up before 7)+Feature
Deepwells Mansion, Rte 25A, St James
http://www.acousticlongisland.com/

10 Fri 7:30pm poets Lorraine Conlin & Paula Camacho + open reading.
Barnes & Noble, Rte 110, Huntington Station.

11 Sat 1:30pm Poetry Workshop:Lake Grove at United Methodist Church,
792 Hawkins Ave (At Five corners) Lake Grove. Bring 8 -10 copies of a
poem which needs review.

11 Sat 8am Four Harbors Audubon bird walk in Avalon Preserve. Meet at the
entrance gate across from the Grist Mill. One and a half to two hours.

12 Sun 12:00P Huntington Fall Festival Huntington, New York
Gathering Time (Trio)
http://www.myspace.com/gatheringtime
http://www.gatheringtimetrio.com/

12 Sun 2-4pm, Poets Barbara Donovan and Sandy Wicker, including piano
music and song from Barbara and her husband Irv. + Open mic
Babylon Village Arts Council "Poetry in the Village" series.
Babylon Public Library, 24 S. Carll Avenue in Babylon Village.

12 Sun 8:00 p.m. Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble
Shelter Island Friends of Music
Shelter Island Presbyterian Church
Rt. 114 Shelter Island, N.Y. 11964
Tickets and Information
631-749-1488
http://cantalibre.org/ 631-261-9364

13 Mon 7pm Poet ___ + read-around
Hosted by Gladys Henderson & Ginger Williams
Cool Beanz, St James. 25a just East of Lake

15 Wed 8pm Acoustic Long Island. Open Mic(sign up before 7)+Feature
Deepwells Mansion, Rte 25A, St James
http://www.acousticlongisland.com/

17 Fri 8pm Poetry at Conklin Barn,
New York Ave just South of High St, Huntington

21 Tue 7:30pm poets Gladys Henderson & Ginger Williams + Open Mike
Solar Cafe, 1 First Avenue, Brentwood

22 Wed 8pm Acoustic Long Island. Open Mic(sign up before 7)+Feature
Deepwells Mansion, Rte 25A, St James
http://www.acousticlongisland.com/

28 Tuesday: 7pm Mary Healey and Anthony Policano + Open reading
Bellmore Memorial Library www.poetsinnassau.blogspot.com

29 Wed 8pm Acoustic Long Island. Open Mic(sign up before 7)+Feature
Deepwells Mansion, Rte 25A, St James
http://www.acousticlongisland.com/

30 Thursday: OPEN READ at Nassau Community College's Firehouse Gallery --
Time TBA
www.poetsinnassau.blogspot.com

31 Fri 7:30pm poets Ginger and John Williams + open reading.
Caffé Portofino, 249 Main St., Northport, opposite the theatre.

http://persistentfool.blogspot.com/2007/12/poets-in-port-october-31-2008.html

November

05 Wed 8pm Acoustic Long Island. Open Mic(sign up before 7)+Feature
Deepwells Mansion, Rte 25A, St James
http://www.acousticlongisland.com/

07 Friday: 7pm Robert Windorf at The Village Bookshoppe
www.poetsinnassau.blogspot.com

08 Sat 8am Four Harbors Audubon bird walk in Avalon Preserve. Meet at the
entrance gate across from the Grist Mill. One and a half to two hours.

09 Sun 1:30 p.m. Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble
Comsewogue Public Library
170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, 11776
631-928-1212

14 Fri 7:30 p.m. Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble
Salmagundi Center for American Art
47 Fifth Ave. N.Y. N.Y. 10003
212-255-7740
http://cantalibre.org/ 631-261-9364

18 Tue 7:30pm poet Doreen Spungin + Open Mike
Solar Cafe, 1 First Avenue, Brentwood

25 Tuesday: 7pm Doug Swezey + Open reading
Bellmore Memorial Library www.poetsinnassau.blogspot.com

28 Fri 7:30pm poet Barbara Reiher-Meyers + open reading.
Caffé Portofino, 249 Main St., Northport, opposite the theatre.

http://persistentfool.blogspot.com/2008/03/poets-in-port-november-28-2008.html

December

01 Tue 7:30pm poet Jay Chollick + Open Mike
Solar Cafe, 1 First Avenue, Brentwood

05 Friday: 7pm OPEN READ at The Village Bookshoppe
www.poetsinnassau.blogspot.com

13 Sat 9am Four Harbors Audubon bird walk in Avalon Preserve. Meet at the
entrance gate across from the Grist Mill. One and a half to two hours.

16 Tue 7:30pm poet Solar Cafe Holiday Party + Open Mike
Solar Cafe, 1 First Avenue, Brentwood

26 Fri 7:30pm poet Bonnie J. Cassidy + open reading.
Caffé Portofino, 249 Main St., Northport, opposite the theatre.
http://persistentfool.blogspot.com/2007/10/poets-in-port.html


February 2009

08 2:00 p.m. Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble
Mastic Moriches Shirley Community Library
407 William Floyd Pkwy. Shirley, NY 11967
399-399-1511
http://cantalibre.org/ 631-261-9364

12 Charles Darwin's 200th birthday


April 2009

03 Friday ???? Euterpe Poetry Group Instant Book Party.
Emma S. Clark Library, Main Street, Setauket

25 Sat 6:00 p.m. Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble
Castello di Borghese Vineyards
17150 County Rd. 48 (Sound Ave.) Cutchogue, NY 11935
631-734-5111
http://cantalibre.org/ 631-261-9364