The recent purchase of the old Bayport-Blue Point Library to GiGi’s Playhouse-LI (@gigisplayhouselongisland) was happy news thanks to everyone involved. Read the full story in by @Linda.Leuzzi in the @LIAdvance. https://www.longislandadvance.net/stories/new-home-for-gigis-playhouse-li-in-blue-point,96332 #GigisPayhouseLI #BBPNews #LINews #LIndaLeuzzi
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Thrilled to Interview The Addams Family leads, director and music director also Gateway executive artistic director recently. Read the preview in the @LIAdvance on Thurs. Jan. 16. The show opens Jan. 24 to Feb. 16 @the_gateway in Bellport. In the photo, left to right, Andrew Haile Austin (musical director) @haileaustin, Aaron De Jesus (Gomez) @aaron.dejesus, […]
Read this story by @Linda.Leuzzi in the @LIAvance about the Holtsville Ecology Center, the allegations from two respected animal humane groups who tried to help and Brookhaven Town’s response. https://www.longislandadvance.net/stories/investigation-into-animal-neglect-animal-humane-groups-had-been-trying-to-help,96402 #HoltsvilleEcologyCenter #TownofBrookhaven #LINews #LindaLeuzzi
Craig and Wendy Clare of Bayport have accepted Grand Marshal designation for the 2025 Bayport-Blue Point St. Patrick’s Day Parade. This humble couple, who have incorporated about a million volunteer hours in community work, will be driven by Craig’s dad in his 1965 Triumph TR4A for the procession. The Grand Marshal dinner Jan. 21 at […]
Gallery and studio owners along with businesses who sell art in #Bellport gathered recently for a New Year shot to entice customers to visit and witness their art. In the photo: (left to right) Pamela Lerner of Pamela Lerner Home & Design (@pamela_lerner), LuAnn Thompson of Bellport Arts & Framing (@bellportframer), Tonja Pulfer of Marquee […]
The movie ”Conclave” with @isabellarossellini is a stunning production of drama, human frailties, poignancy, wrestling with spiritual dilemmas. Isabella provided wonderful comments for my interview with the Fire Island News. #Conclave #LongIsland #LongIslandNews #FireIslandNews #GreatSouthBay
Who would have thought two The Gateway actors from “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas the Musical” would walk into Pamela Lerner Home & Design (Pamela Lerner) with the Advance, happy about the front-page review. I’m with Melissa Lynne Jones (@melissajones_21) and Daryn Polzin (@daryn.polzin), who hail from Kentucky, but now in #NewYorkCity, staying in Gateway digs. […]
Clap! Clap! Clap! It takes diligence, self-belief, and a good idea to get a major film award. 2015 Bayport-Blue Point High School alum John Silecchia knocked it out of the park with a recent 2024 International New York Film Festival Diamond Globe Award for Best Documentary as director/executive producer for his film “By Day, By […]
Bellport Village held a recent informational workshop meeting with VHB engineers, along with trustees, and Waterfront Committee members regarding plans for the HUD awarded project that drew 60 residents to the Community Center. Questionnaires were available on the village website and handed out during the hour and a half gathering that encouraged engagement. The wave […]
At 118 years old, Elvira, first crafted by Patchogue boat builder Gil Smith, has quite a story to tell. Thomas Riquier and Carl Persak of #Bellport Historic Vessel Preserve (bhvp.org) with Kevin Weeks of Frank M. Weeks Yacht Yard standing by the Elvira all have had a hand along with others in saving it. Read […]