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Museum Day Live!
In the tradition of the Smithsonian Institute's free admission policy, the Long Island Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate since 2006 offers free admission all day on Saturday, September 23 when you present a Smithsonian Museum Day Live! ticket, available at smithsonianmag.com. Exhibitions on view include Animal Kingdom: From Tame to Wild, finalists from the museum's annual juried art competition featuring works depicting animals by amateur and professional artists; Dog Days: Portraits of Man's Best Friend, featuring paintings, drawings and photographs of people and…
Find out more »Sunday Street Concert with Joe Crookston
The Sunday Street Concert Series returns for the 2017-18 season with a concert by singer, songwriter and artist Joe Crockston. Making his debut appearance in the series is this much-acclaimed songwriter, guitarist, fiddler, pianist and painter whose live shows are rapidly becoming legendary as word travels through the acoustic music world. Joe’s live performances are multi-media celebrations of art and possibility with looped fiddle, video, slide guitar and songs. He’s a bard in the modern world plumbing for lyrical gold…
Find out more »New York Silver: Conversation on the Craft
Special offer for LIM visitors: In celebration of the Museum of the City of New York’s new exhibition, New York Silver: Then and Now, join three contemporary artists and metalworkers, Ted Muehling, Myra Mimlitsch-Gray, and Preston Jones for a discussion about their latest work and silver as an art form today with Wendy Goodman, Design Editor at New York magazine. Muehling, Mimlitsch-Gray, and Jones are three of the 24 artists commissioned by the Museum of the City of New York to create new works in silver for this exhibition inspired by the historic pieces in…
Find out more »Sip and Create Art
Follow the steps to creating your own masterpiece while enjoying fine local wines. Instruction by professional artist Annemarie Waugh. Pre-registration and pre-payment are required. Fees include paints and supplies. Member discount available.
Find out more »Latin Music Performance
Theo Torres (pictured center) returns to the Long Island Museum to present traditional Peruvian Music as part of our ongoing Latin Music Series, made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Bilingual program notes will accompany the performance. This event is free with regular museum admission.
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