Date: Saturday, November 4th, 2023Venue: Maguire Theater, SUNY Old Westbury (223 Store Hill Rd, Old Westbury, NY)Time: 3:00-5:30 PM ARPANAM – an offering, 30th Anniversary CelebrationsDance performances by Guru Satya, alumni, and current studentsNritya Saagaram Dance Academy in Long Island, New York, is a prestigious institution founded by Satya Pradeep, offering Bharata Natyam and Kuchipudi training. With […]
July 2nd at 2pm at Carnegie Hall: 881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019 All-Indian Dance Festival 2023 celebrates Indian classical and folk dances. Young artists showcase their heritage and learned artform, highlighting classical and folk-dance forms from all over India. Dances that will be performed include Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Odissi, Kuchipudi, Mohiniattam, Garba, Bhangara and […]
Quogue Library 1-2:30 PM Decoy carver George Rigby will give a talk and demonstrate traditional decoy carving, a skill he learned from his father and in his community. Families are welcome. The Quogue Library is located at 90 Quogue St, Quogue, NY. To register for the program, click here.
July 26th at 6:30 pm. Babylon Public Library (24 S Carll Ave, Babylon, NY 11702) Free admission. This lecture program by Nancy Solomon will explore boat builders and boatyards of Babylon and other communities. The illustrated lecture will explore the DeGarmo boatyard, Toomey’s Boatyard, Yacht Service, Paul Ketcham, John Remsen, Alan Steiger, and other boat […]
Stu Markus: Singer-Songwriter-Performer Arranger-Music Historian A fixture on Long Island’s folk and acoustic scene since the mid-1990s, Stuart Markus has been writing songs since middle school and has played professionally for nearly three decades. Listed in Newsday as one of “Long Island’s Best” and sometimes called the Island’s “hardest-working man in folk music,” Stuart actually grew […]
Craig Oddo: Bayman and Fisherman Craig Oddo lives in Glen Cove on the North Shore of Long Island. He is a full-time bayman and fisherman. Craig catches eels, conch, clams and other types of fish and shellfish. He uses a garvey, a flat bottom boat, so that he can go into shallow creeks and harbors […]
February 5 at 2:30 pm: Freeport Memorial Library 144 W Merrick Rd, Freeport, NY 11520Free admission Luis Cordero y Los Amigos del Amargue Free concert featuring Luis Cordero and his family, the recipients of a NY State Council on the Arts apprenticeship grant. Join us for this free concert and see the Cordero family in […]
Thank you to Long Island Boating World magazine and Mark Nuccio for this wonderful article about Long Island Traditions’ Executive Director, Nancy Solomon and the work she does with the organization. The article is in the June 2022 edition or you can read it here – Nancy Solomon – Nuccio 6-22
Thank you to the Anton Media Group for printing this article about the NEA Grant that Long Island Traditions was awarded to expand its Maritime Folk Arts programs. The grant will enable LIT to launch a new joint program with the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center (FHC), connecting Long Island maritime folk artists with their […]