
January 2023
Two Women Art Show (Ongoing)
Two Women Art Show proudly presents the paintings and illustrations of artists Kathleen Schmidt and Carol DeVito, both Peconic Landing members. The exhibit features both retrospective and recent works of the artists. For more information, contact our Cultural Arts Coordinator at 631-477-3800 ext. 229.
Find out more »March 2023
Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel presented by Carl Safina
Presented by the Lifetime Learning Speakers' Bureau. Does my dog really love me? Consciousness, self-awareness, empathy, non-verbal communication, imitation, teaching, grief—. Carl Safina shows, scientifically, that in some surprising ways many non-human minds are rather similar to ours. Carl Safina’s lyrical non-fiction writing explores how humans are changing the living world, and what the changes mean for non-human beings and for us all. The Safina Center at Stony Brook University advances the case for life on Earth by fusing scientific…
Find out more »April 2023
Bean-to-Bar Artisan Chocolate
Founder and owner of Wright Old School Chocolate, Peter Carlson, will provide insight on chocolate. Where did it come from and what is the future? The talk will discuss why we like the taste and what Wright Old School Chocolate does to elevate the delicious, decadent, healthy, vegan fine chocolate for all to enjoy.
Find out more »Paris Opera Ballet Screening: Daphnis et Chloé by Benjamin Millepied, Music by Ravel
Running Time: One hour, 6 minutes. In his third collaboration with the Paris Opera Ballet in 2014, Benjamin Millepied created a daring new choreography of Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé that was a triumph with audiences and critics alike.
Find out more »Concert Screening: Daniel Harding and Charles Dutoit Conduct 20th-Century Masterpieces, with Yuja Wang
Running Time: One hour, 32 minutes. Accompanied by the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Charles Dutoit, Yuja Wang takes on Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor. Works by Britten and Stravinsky are also featured.
Find out more »Slavery on the North Fork
Presented by the Lifetime Learning Speakers' Bureau. Although not as well established as in the South, the institution of slavery was common on the North Fork from the mid-1600s until abolished by the state in 1827. During that 178-year period, an estimated 550 enslaved lived and labored here. The North Fork Project team will be sharing not just names of the enslaved, but also their stories, their experiences and any other information the team has been able to uncover.
Find out more »Project Genesis
Join Dr. Don Russo and Rabbi Gadi Capela as they discuss and interpret the Christian Scriptures with insights and commentary from the Jewish tradition.
Find out more »Documentary Screening: Leonard Bernstein, The Gift of Music: An Intimate Portrait
Running Time: One hour, 24 minutes. Leonard Bernstein narrated by legendary screen star Lauren Bacall. The movie also relies extensively on Bernstein's own words to provide the counterpoint to the abundant visual material.
Find out more »Earth Day Panel
Come hear from Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming, Mike Haubner of the North Fork Environmental Council, and Aram Terchunian of the Moriches Bay Project. Learn about local legislative and community efforts underway to preserve our valuable Long Island environment.
Find out more »London Symphony Orchestra Screening: Sir Simon Rattle Conducts Ravel, Barber
Don't miss the extraordinary Barbara Hannigan on double duty in this tour de force at LSO St Luke's! To begin the evening, the superstar soprano and conductor sings and conducts Samuel Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 alongside the world-renowned London Symphony Orchestra. This nostalgic, dreamlike setting of James Agee's homage to his childhood hometown, performed movingly by Hannigan, represents a moment of innocence before tragedy struck. Next, Maestro Sir Simon Rattle takes up the baton to conduct Lou Harrison's mysterious Song of Quetzacoatl,…
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