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A villager prepares to welcome visitors to Old Bethpage Village’s “Candlelight Evenings.”

The holiday countdown continues this weekend with celebrations that focus on holiday pleasures of an earlier era. Old Bethpage Village Restoration is among local settings that offer cherished festivities everyone can enjoy. more

Karen Bloom | 12/15/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... AccelerateA juried exhibition of emerging artists with disabilities. This mixed media show presents works by artists ages 16-25. Through Dec. 22. Nassau Community College's … more

12/8/10

Dance and sing along with singer=-songwriter Patricia Shih when performs "Big Ideas for the Holidays" at Old Westbury Gardens

It's a musical holiday at Old Westbury Gardens and other area venues

Area stages are filled with the joyous sounds of the holiday season. Whether it’s a perennial favorite, or a reinterpretation of holiday classics, there’s something for everyone – even the kids. more

Karen Bloom | 12/8/10

Woodland Middle School students dedicated this mural to the Nassau County Firefighters Museum last week.

Art with a purpose at Woodland Middle School

Dr. John Healy’s students at Woodland Middle School go beyond simply drawing and painting — they learn about the world. The program, named “Learning About The World … more

by Mike Caputo | 12/8/10

Florals, wreathes and much, much more at Garden Gate Revisited!

In the name of loyalty to Rockville Centre and its surrounding community, Mildred Murphy has opened a new, more intimate version of the former Garden Gate. more

Teri Ann Loeser | 12/2/10

The magic of The Nutcracker charms audiences year after year. Rockville Centre’s Leggz Ltd. Dance presents one of the many cherished versions of this holiday tradition.

The Nutcracker dances its way through the area

The holiday season on Long Island shines brightly once again with numerous versions of that beloved classic, The Nutcracker, to choose from, along with other activities that are sure to bring out the holiday spirit in everyone. more

Karen Bloom | 12/1/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... AccelerateA juried exhibition of emerging artists with disabilities. This mixed media show presents works by artists ages 16-25. Through Dec. 22. Nassau Community College's … more

12/1/10

Booker T. Gibson, a nearly lifelong Merrick resident, was the first African-American teacher at South Junior-Senior High School in Valley Stream. He was joined by his wife of 39 years, Frances, also a music teacher, at their North Merrick home.

Breaking racial barriers at every turn

By his own admission, Booker T. Gibson wasn’t the most athletic student at Mepham High School in Bellmore in the 1940s, so becoming popular at a school that placed a high value on success in sports –– in particular, in wrestling –– was no easy feat. But, man, could Gibson play boogie-woogie piano, and at the time this highly rhythmic style of the blues ruled the airwaves. more

Scott Brinton | 11/30/10

John Daddino plows into the end zone for Carey's lone touchdown.

Carey denied by Garden City

Defending Nassau Conference II champion Garden City squashed Carey's hopes of its first title since 1978. more

Tony Bellissimo | 11/20/10

Sweet dreams: One of the bedrooms at Orchard Hill, on display through Dec. 12.

Home for the Holidays

The holiday season is always a festive time of year at Old Westbury Gardens. This season, as a holiday treat of sorts for visitors, Orchard Hill, the former home of Old Westbury Gardens founder, Peggie Phipps Boegner, has been transformed into a designer showhouse. more

11/18/10