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Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... Body MappingThe exhibit commemorates the opening of the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University. Works by contemporary artists, Tina Blondell, Giedre … more

6/8/11

Calhoun High School senior Emily Keller is one of only 20 Long Island students of the arts to be named scholar-artists by the Long Island Arts Alliance this year. Keller is a ballerina who plans to study kinesiology, the science of human movement, in college next year and eventually become a physical therapist.

A dancer gets her due

For four years, 18-year-old Emily Keller led something of a secretive life at Calhoun High School in Merrick. At day’s end, when her classmates shuffled off to soccer or cheerleading practice, Keller darted out of the school and headed to Huntington. Over the summers, she was off to upstate Saratoga. more

By Scott Brinton | 6/8/11

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... Body MappingThe exhibit commemorates the opening of the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University. Works by contemporary artists, Tina Blondell, Giedre … more

6/2/11

Lakeside art show rescheduled because of tornado watch

Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in the Merrick District has cancelled its annual art show because Nassau County is under a tornado watch until 8 p.m. on June 1. The show has been rescheduled for Monday, June 6, from 6 to 9 p.m., said Libby Trencheny, the school principal. more

By Scott Brinton | 6/1/11

Calhoun High School senior Neil Miller will attend the Eastman School of Music in the fall. Above, Miller performing for students at Birch Elementary School in Merrick.

At 18, already a virtuoso violinist

In fifth grade, Merokean Neil Miller learned to dance –– not with his feet, but with his hands. Now 18 and a Calhoun High School senior, Miller “dances” with the likes of Tchaikovsky and Brahms these days. more

ByScott Brinton | 6/1/11

Senior honorees at the Bellmore-Merrick Cultural Arts Foundation’s annual luncheon chatted after receiving their awards.

Central District celebrates students of the arts

Central District students of the arts wowed an audience of their parents, teachers and school administrators with their musical and dramatic performances as well as presentations of the visual arts during the Bellmore-Merrick Cultural Arts Foundation’s 32nd annual luncheon at the Uniondale Marriott last Thursday. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/31/11

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... As Time Goes ByAn exhibition of paintings by Valley Stream artist Noel Darvie, highlighting landscapes and seaside scenes of local places. Through May 31. Barnes Gallery, 2 … more

5/26/11

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... As Time Goes ByAn exhibition of paintings by Valley Stream artist Noel Darvie, highlighting landscapes and seaside scenes of local places. Through May 31. Barnes Gallery, 2 … more

5/19/11

Members of the Merrick Senior Cetner's writers group presented their work at the Merrick Theater and Center for the Arts on Wednesday.

Seniors celebrate writing at Merrick Theater

A “Fat Tax,” a “Broccoli Sundae,” bickering couples and a talking coffee pot were among the many subjects taken on by members of the Merrick Senior Center’s Creative Writing Workshop during a poetry reading and dramatic presentation at the Merrick Theater and Center for the Arts on May 18. more

By Paula Rodenas | 5/19/11

Dovima with elephants, evening dress by Dior, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris, August 1955 — Richard Avedon

Spring has sprung at Long Island museums

As the season’s blooms burst forth, the region’s museums are blossoming with new exhibits. Photography is the focus of some major exhibitions at area museums. more

Karen Bloom | 5/18/11