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New BAFFA Orchestra Conductor

Meet #BAFFA’s new orchestra conductor #BruceEngel, whose career has been an astounding musical journey working with conducting and composing greats and touring with prestigious orchestras. He’ll be rehearsing and performing with the orchestra at the Congregational Church of Patchogue. Read the article by #LindaLeuzzi in the Suffolk County News: https://www.suffolkcountynews.net/stories/a-new-venue-for-the-new-baffa-orchestra-conductor,95646 #Patchogue #LongIslandNews

Boulevard Florist

Met with Samantha Hillkewicz of Boulevard Florist (@boulevardfloristofcm) on Main Street in #CenterMoriches for a Tide of the Moriches story. Wow! What a go-getter. A William Floyd alum, she started her business in 2020 at just age 22. She is a recent Optimum L.O.C.A.L. Small Business grant winner. Come in and say hello to Samantha, […]

“Beautiful” Musical

Sat down with The Gateway’s “Beautiful” Long Island lead Kaitlyn Davis (@kaitlynnicole_davis) as well as director #LarryRabin and choreographer #DebbieRoshe discussing the upcoming Carole King musical. It opens August 9 in #Bellport. Read the article by #LindaLeuzzi for the @liadvance: https://www.longislandadvance.net/stories/its-a-beautiful-thing-when-this-gateway-show-runs,95425 #CaroleKingMusical #CaroleKingBeautiful #TheGateway #Bellport #BellportVillage #LongIslandNews

Gateway Gala

The Gateway (@the_gateway) gala is this Saturday, Aug. 3 and it’s honoring CEO and Creative Director of Fireworks by Grucci, Phil Grucci, a longtime family supporter of The Gateway and #Bellport resident. There’s Gateway entertainment, mingling with its stars, dancing, catching up with friends like Phil on Gateway’s grounds. The gala supports the new renovations […]

Thomas Cornell Galleries Retiring

Thomas Cornell, long a staple of interesting antiques, lively auctions and all things arresting, is retiring from his #Bellport storefront Thos. Cornell Galleries (@thoscornellauctionhouse) after 40 years. Read his story and career trajectory in the article by #LindaLeuzzi for the @liadvance: https://www.longislandadvance.net/stories/after-40-plus-years-and-3000-auctions-thomas-cornell-retires,95327 #Bellport #LongIslandNews

The Farm Show

Most of the 16 local artists saluting @mamafarm, Deer Run Farms, and Early Girl Farm and Hamlet Organic Garden, as well as other nearby farmlands for “The Farm Show,” greeted visitors Friday night at @thestorefrontbellport. Owner Melissa Feldman made good use of this charming space. You can catch the exhibit to August 18 at 139 […]

All God’s Children

Catch the debut show for #Brookhaven British photographer and #CoolGreySeven creative director Andrew Egan at @thesomethingmachine in #Bellport Village. His exhibit “All God’s Children” includes spirituality as well as 35 intimate documentary-style portraits of the LGBTQI+ members of the @officialhouseoflabeija taken at the Hottest Winter Birthday Ball Ever in Miami in 2023. Read the article […]