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Agostina Alfonso, 15, a sophomore at Freeport High School, with her photography teacher Lisa Pignataro and Agostino’s photo “Harry Styles,” for which she was recognized at a Long Island Arts Council at Freeport show at the village library on Tuesday.

30 students selected for Long Island Arts Council show

Huddled in front of her photograph on display in the Freeport Memorial Library lobby, Agostina Alfonso, 15, her mother, Paola Centurion, and her photography teacher, Lisa Pignataro, chatted about the photo Agostina had snapped of Harry Styles. more

By Nadya Nataly | 11/21/19

Bernadette Peters appears at Tilles Center on Nov. 16.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage Fefu and her FriendsMaria Irena Fornes’ feminist classic about a group of women in 1935 New England convening for a meeting that turns into a freestyle … more

11/15/19

Macmillan Publishers limit e-book access at public libraries.

Macmillan responds to embargo criticism

Following months of criticism, Macmillan Publishers has officially decided to limit e-book availability to public libraries nationwide. The UK-based company, which publishes books around the … more

By Melissa Koenig and JD Freda | 11/14/19

Patti LaBelle visits the Tilles Center stage on Nov. 9.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage The Addams FamilyA musical comedy based on the macabre Addams Family characters, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8-9, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 10, 3 p.m. Merrick Theatre & Center … more

11/8/19

The Lords of 52nd Street, Billy Joel's former bandmates who helped establish his formidable sound, rock on at Tilles Center on Nov. 2.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage The Importance of Being EarnestOscar Widle’s classic farce, presented by Adelphi Dept. of Theatre, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 31-Nov.1, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 2, 2 … more

11/1/19

Alexa, Mason, Nicholas, Braxton and Kiera Sinclair had their faces painted at the Grand Baldwin Festival last weekend.

A festival to celebrate Baldwin

Prospect Street and the Baldwin Public Library parking lot bustled with hundreds of people throughout the day last Saturday for the inaugural Grand Baldwin Festival. Hosted and organized by the … more

By Bridget Downes | 10/24/19

Camryn Graves, a senior performance major at Hofstra University, stars as Elle in the Department of Drama and Dance's staging of "Legally Blonde," now through Nov. 3.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage Sunset BoulevardAndrew Lloyd Webber’s musical adaptation of the award-winning 1950 film about a faded star of the silent screen era, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 24-25, 8 … more

10/23/19

The beloved tale "The Monster Who Ate My Peas" comes to life on the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center stage on Oct. 19.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage Sunset BoulevardAndrew Lloyd Webber’s musical adaptation of the award-winning 1950 film about a faded star of the silent screen era, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 17-18, 8 … more

10/18/19

The Four Italian Tenors visit Tilles Center on Oct. 13.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage Private LivesNoel Coward’s sophisticated comedy of manners, presented by Hofstra University’s Dept. of Drama and Dance, Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 10-12, 8 … more

10/10/19

The Baldwin Public Library celebrated its 100th anniversary with a Centennial Gala last Saturday, where, from left, Mike Randell, Jim and Leigh LaPorta, Devon Kelly, Madeline Atkin, Tara Mahoney and Ryan Kelly joined the fun.

Baldwin Library marks 100 years with Centennial Gala

“Virginia Woolf famously stated that a room of one’s own is necessary for writing fiction — a physical space is necessary to embody ideas,” Katherine Zito, the president of the Friends of the … more

By Bridget Downes | 10/10/19