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 […]
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 […]
@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 […]
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. […]