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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 lack of diversity in Long Island’s teaching ranks was the subject of extensive discussion at the Long Island Educator Diversity Convening at Hofstra University last spring. Among the panelists were, from left, Wayne White, president of the Bellport Teachers Association; Lillian Hsiao, an English as a New Language teacher in the Great Neck School District; Jemal Graham, assistant principal at H.B. Thompson Middle School in the Syosset district; and Dafny Joy Irizarry Ortiz, an ENL teacher in the Central Islip district.

Study: 92% of L.I. teachers are white

Ninety-two percent of Long Island public-school teachers are white. In nearly two-thirds of Long Island schools, there are no black teachers. In more than two-fifths of them, there are no Latino teachers. And most children grow up in segregated communities that divide along school district lines. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/10/19

Long Island Lyric Opera stages "Madama Butterfly" at the Madison Theatre on Oct. 5 and 6.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage Pale Blue Dots A new play, commissioned and presented by Adelphi University Dept. of Theatre, about an all-female astronaut team aboard the International Space Station, … more

10/4/19

Doing nothing about gun violence is not an option

We all know that America has a serious gun violence problem. While mass shootings have become chillingly common, I believe we are on the verge of a seismic shift in how we respond to them. more

By Laura Curran | 9/27/19

The Latin Grammy-winning ensemble Flor de Toloache visits the Landmark on Main Street stage on Sept. 27.

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, Sept. 26-27, … more

9/27/19

The Village's brass band offers up a musical backdrop for fair visitors.

Old-fashioned fall fun

Old Bethpage Village’s authentic recreation of a 19th century county fair, is always a welcome early fall event. more

9/27/19

Long Island Nets head coach Shaun Fein keeps a watchful eye on players at local player tryouts Saturday morning at the Pratt Recreation Center on the campus of LIU Post in Brookville.

New Long Island Nets coach stresses development, development, development

Coming off of a first-place finish last season and appearance in the G League finals, incoming Long Island Nets head coach Shaun Fein recognizes that he has got big shoes to fill in taking over head … more

By Jordan Stoopler | 9/25/19

Ann Hampton Callaway and Susan Werner perform together at Landmark on Main Street on Sept. 20.

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, Sept. 19-20, … more

9/19/19

Real estate broker collaborates with the Long Island Breakfast Club

Looking to find new ways to support the middle-aged, the Long Island Breakfast Club has partnered with NextHome All Island. Real estate broker Ed Svec, who started his brokerage last year, said that … more

By Nakeem Grant | 9/12/19

Rabbi Shimon Stillerman of the Chabad of Islip created a guidebook for his Yiddish language classes.

Schmoozing about the Yiddish language in today’s society

For about a third of the past 1,000 years, 66 percent of the Jewish population spoke Yiddish, yet the “mama lushen” — the mother tongue of Jews — appeared consigned to the dustbin of history, … more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/5/19

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