A World Within a World: The Bay Houses of Long Island

Please join us at the Sayville Library on November 4, 2021 from 7 to 8:30 pm for a special screening of A World Within a World: The Bay Houses of Long Island, directed by Barbara Weber. The film captures the perseverance and dedication of generational bay home owners who struggle to preserve century long traditions, […]

Photo: Steel Sensations

Please join us for a free performance by Steel Sensation at Landmark on Main Street on October 17 at 3 pm. This performance is part of World Music Sundays, made possible via a partnership between Long Island Traditions and Landmark on Main Street, with funding by a grant from the New York State Council on […]

Photo: Luis Cordero y Los Amigos Del Amargue

Please join us at the Freeport Memorial Library on October 3rd at 2:30 pm as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a special performance by Luis Cordero and Los Amigos del Amargue. Program is FREE but registration is required. Click HERE to register! Luis Cordero is from Tenares, a rural town in the Dominican Republic. […]

Please join us for a free performance of Paraguayan dance with Berta Gauto and Panambi Vera at Landmark on Main Street on September 26th at 3 pm. This program is in partnership with Landmark on Main Street and made possible through a Rapid Relief grant from the New York State Council on the Arts. Panambi […]

A World Within a World: The Bay Houses of Long Island

Please join us at Guild Hall in East Hampton on September 26 at 2 pm for a screening of A World Within a World: The Bay Houses of Long Island, directed by Barbara Weber. The film focuses on the South Shore bay homes of Hempstead, Long Island. Weber captures the perseverance and dedication of generational […]

We are pleased to announce that Long Island Traditions’ Director, Nancy Solomon, will be a guest on Nassau Community College’s radio program, “My Hometown,” airing on 90.3 FM, WHPC. The show will air on Thursday, September 23rd at 3:30pm, and will be replayed on Sunday, September 26th at 8am. The podcast of the program will […]

SOLD OUT! Long Island Traditions presents 2021 Bay House Tours Sunday September 12 – departs from Long Beach 11 am and 1 pm Price:  $55/person, $100/couple; $5 discount for LI Traditions members In the Town of Hempstead 30 bay houses once stood on island marshlands, originally built by fishermen and baymen that have been passed […]

Photo: Steel Sensations

Long Island Traditions and the Growing Love Community Garden in Manorhaven are pleased to present a free picnic concert featuring Steel Sensation, a Trinidadian steel drum band based out of Freeport, Long Island. The program will take place on August 29th from 1:30 to 4:30 pm at the Growing Love Community Garden at 40 Manorhaven […]

SOLD OUT! Long Island Traditions presents 2021 Bay House Tours Saturday August 28 – departs from Freeport 11 am and 1 pm Price:  $55/person, $100/couple; $5 discount for LI Traditions members In the Town of Hempstead 30 bay houses once stood on island marshlands, originally built by fishermen and baymen that have been passed down […]

Please join us on July 29th, at 7 pm for On the Bay: Bay Houses and Maritime Culture on Long Island’s Marshlands with author Nancy Solomon, Executive Director of Long Island Traditions. The program will take place at the Long Beach Historical Society, located at 226 West Penn Street, Long Beach, NY 11561. The Long […]