Ella B. McLean’s father, Noah Brown, was not a slave. He owned land. But her grandfather, Charles Brown, who had purchased property, first in southern #Augusta, Virginia, then over the mountain in 1896 in #Staunton, Virginia, was a former slave who had gained his freedom. Noah Brown drove Black students to school and laid the […]
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It was an artists’ night. It was an honorees’ night. It was a night for everyone. The Of Colors A Creative Collaboration, co-founded in 2011 by Tracy Todd Hunter and Courtney Pure, blasted out a jubilant annual celebration showcasing gorgeous Black art from the Long Island Black Artist Association as well as spirited song and […]
Bruce the Spruce, located at the circle on North Howells Point Road, got glamorized this season thanks to local residents, the @bellportvillageprogramfund and Bellport Village who resurrected the tradition of lighting the tree, and also gracing the base with landscaping, native plantings come spring and a bench. Read the story by #LindaLeuzzi in the @liadvance: […]
Our house was recently on Sayville’s Annual Historic House Tour, the Sayville Historical Society’s first in three years. It was three hours of fun conversations as docents steered interested guests through our home. Lots of stories from local residents as well as a tree expert guest. Read the story by #LindaLeuzzi in Suffolk County News: […]
Get tickets to @the_gateway ’s A Christmas Carol – The Broadway Musical playing at @patchoguetheatre for a heartwarming tale about a miserly businessman meanie who finds redemption. But not before his life appears before him. Special effects abound and there are lots of surprises. This colorful #Dickens story takes place in a London village, circa […]
Twenty people flocked to @thebellportrestaurant bar Saturday night for a book talk and signing hosted by Fabian Bernal and Justin van Fleet (@goodmorningbellport) for my new book, “My Year With the Italian Girl.” Guests caught up for an hour with drinks, then convened to the back room as van Fleet conducted a Q & A. […]
@papaysolomon’s seven paintings currently at @thesomethingmachine in #BellportVillage of the beautiful women in his life spiritually incorporate his African culture. His work is beautiful, profound and will take your breath away. Read the story by #LindaLeuzzi about him here in the @liadvance: https://www.longislandadvance.net/stories/honoring-women-of-beauty-and-gravitas,91433?
Come to the wreath making event this Saturday in #Bellport with my friends Fabian and Justin (@goodmorningbellport), who will be setting up at Bellport General. It’s a fun way to create a family activity and to get warm and happy sipping spiked cider. It starts at 11 a.m. That’s Fabian in the photo. Here’s the […]
Hi folks: Here’s Mariana Dominguez’s review of my new book, “My Year With the Italian Girl.” The story is set in #Bellport and #Brookhaven Hamlet; #BellportChamber co-president LuAnn Thompson took the photo. (Thanks again, LuAnn!) https://www.longislandadvance.net/stories/a-small-town-story-with-big-heart,90812 #LindaLeuzzi #MyYearWithTheItalianGirl
See beautiful, engaging sculptures in a beautiful forest during an engaging half-mile walk at Center for Environmental Education and Discovery in #Brookhaven hamlet. The walk is free and offers works by well-known artists. You’ll get poetry too. Plus there’s an opportunity to draw, paint, or write on a ten-foot “Y” creation by artist Dan Welden. […]