As maps offer a preview and a guide, usually to unknown places, the romanticism is often inspired, but not forefront, in the visual presentation. Patchogue Arts Council’s current exhibit …

Who says education and entertainment need to be mutually exclusive? Doing Something About It Inc. (DSAI) presented a dance party and informational extravaganza, with a purpose, on Saturday, Feb. 18, …

Students at Patchogue’s Holy Angels School are looking for public spaces to display their art, April 1 through April 15. The event is being organized by school parent Bernadette DeLeva, art …

The Of Colors Celebrations Committee will be hosting their annual Black History Exhibition & Diversity Celebration of Power and Love, this Feb. 18. The event will take place at Artspace in …

Growing up on Long Island, the Long Island Advance was a major source of information on everything going on in my surrounding area. And every once in a while, while reading, I would be blessed with a …

Patchogue-Medford High School is putting on a full-scale musical production for the first time in approximately three years. Led by director James Browning, musical director Brian Reich, …

P.S. I Love You Day is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 10, and this year South Ocean Middle School’s Wellness Club will be collaborating with other clubs including G.O. club, GSA club, and peer …

These aren’t your mother’s Girl Scout badges! In keeping with the rapid changes in the digital age, the Girl Scouts have developed innovative new badges to spark the imagination of …

“I was born when gods walked the earth—rock gods, that is. Two months after James Dean, the original rebel without a cause, died, I came to life,” wrote British-American singer, …

In celebration of the almost completed Medford Library branch, the library will be hosting a brick paver fundraiser, made possible through The Friends of the Library. Though the details of the …

Fans of “Jersey Boys,” the monster smash musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, will get their request granted in The Gateway’s production for its 2023-2024 season. …

Unsung Heroes: Segregated Military Units East Islip Library - Monday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. You’ve heard of the Tuskegee Airmen, but did you know there were other segregated African American …

The day the Long Island Advance contacted Medford resident Sal St. George, he’d already secured The Oz Museum in Wamego, Kan., for a virtual tour. Located in the historic Columbian Theater, the …

Douglas Goodhart, who stars as the beloved Adam Sandler lead, Robbie, in The Gateway’s “The Wedding Singer, The Musical Comedy,” was a wedding singer in real life. “I used to …

Owner hopes to pass the craft onto the next generation BY Shana Braff Upholstery is a skilled craft which has been practiced by artisans since the Middle Ages. The catalyst for this emergence …

We just survived “Blue Monday,” the third Monday in January, which is purported to be the gloomiest day of the year by British travel company Sky Travel. While this stat is unverifiable …

This past week, I attended the Sayville Library’s Zoom presentation of “Rumrunning in Suffolk County: Tales from Liquor Island.” The lecture was taught by Southold town historian …

In an effort to encourage members of the community to experience all their library has to offer, while also incentivizing shopping locally—and supporting small businesses—the South …

This was the first Midnight on Main since the pandemic, and revelers weren’t letting the rain dampen their spirits, as they gathered to enjoy Patchogue Village’s ahead-of-its-time and …