Touring interesting celebrity museums from all over the country in your own home is an actuality via St. George Living History Productions. Headed by Medford resident Sal St. George and his son Darren, they started the initiative in 2020 when Covid hit as a way to keep museums alive. You can visit places like the […]
Author Archives: Linda Leuzzi
@the_gateway’s The Wedding Singer’s debut in #Bellport Friday night was a happily raucous, upbeat, talented ensemble of gorgeous comets who shot their acting and dancing chops out to the audience with joy and abandon. It even had a nail-biting, the show-must-go on, back story. That morning, when lead Douglas Goodheart as Robbie the wedding singer […]
Embrace the 1980’s and watch Douglas Goodhart, who stars as the beloved Adam Sandler lead Robbie in @TheGatewayPACSC’s #TheWeddingSinger, The Musical Comedy and Sarah Ellis, who plays the luminous Julia, the waitress created in the movie by Drew Barrymore. These two adorable stars make you believe in the value of good friendships and true love […]
High-five the @FriendsofBellportBay in their quest to plant shellfish in Bellport Bay and for their efforts to expand its sanctuary. They’ve planted over 2.5 million of these gnarly babies, that filter 50 gallons of water each daily, since 2015. It’s a concerted, multi-generational effort that includes @BrookhavenTown, Cornell Cooperative Extension and others. Read about this […]
Say “Hallelujah!” Grace A.M.E. Zion Church in Patchogue celebrated the completion of its ramp, railing and fellowship basement earlier this month after a three-year odyssey with a rousing service that brought out over 50 members, local residents and officials. It was an inaugural moment for this blessed centennial space where the Brookhaven NAACP was birthed. […]
Fans of Emerson, Lake & Palmer will get to see this legendary band again at Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, Nov. 23. While Emerson and Lake are no longer with us, footage from an October, 1992 two-day concert at The Royal Albert Hall was utilized for this performance that includes legendary drummer […]
Hello friends: I was honored to speak at Rotary’s District 7255 Conference that encompasses Rotary Clubs in Long Island, Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk. One hundred Rotarians across the district attended and I discussed my new book, “My Year With the Italian Girl.” The book’s impetus was a Rotary exchange student we hosted and I […]
Savage Land relates two historic massacres where hundreds of Cheyenne and Arapaho were, under orders, murdered by U.S. military at the Sand Creek Massacre as well as General Custer’s Battle of Washita and the modern day tragedy, the killing of 18-year-old Mah-hi-vist Red Bird Goodblanket of Clinton, Oklahoma. This riveting film will be shown at […]
Thanks so much to the Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society @bbhs1958 for hosting me with the elegant, accomplished Isabella Rossellini who moderated my book talk for “My Year With the Italian Girl.” I was floored by the standing-room-only reception and warm greetings.
Come to The Something Machine Gallery in Bellport to view Atusa Jafari’s stunning artwork this month. Jafari, who was born in Germany of Iranian parents and lives in Berlin, invites her viewers to enter her world. Her paintings feature women who look as if they’ll step out of the canvasses any minute. Read the full […]