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Events Explore the Legacy and Garden of Harlem Renaissance Poet Anne Spencer

July 25, 2026August 17, 2026 East End Beacon

A new documentary film by the Garden Conservancy, Earth, I Thank You: The Garden and Legacy of Anne Spencer, will be shown in two events accompanied by poetry this August on the East End. The film explores the historic home garden in Virginia of Harlem Renaissance poet, civil rights advocate, and gardener Anne Spencer. Screenings will be held on Saturday, Aug. 1 at the Landcraft Garden Foundation in Mattituck and

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A Weekend of Arts In Orient, Inspired by the Sea

July 23, 2026August 11, 2026 Beth Young

The sea has defined human history since the beginning of our consciousness, and it is a central figure in the arts that have sprung from our attempts to understand the world. This year's Rites of Spring Music Festival on the North Fork embraces the ocean as a muse in its theme, "Sea, Soil and Soul," and this coming weekend's Rites of Spring programs at Poquatuck Hall in Orient are a

Renuka Ramcharan's photograph of a mute swan

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Out of the Classroom: Bringing a Love for Nature Alive with Photos and Words

May 13, 2026June 10, 2026 Beth Young

It's easy to notice kids who may some day become scientists. They may stare, fascinated for hours, at ants following pheromone trails through the backyard, hide flinty rocks in the crevices of their homes and embark on experiments with the most basic of household equipment, cooking up fake food for wolves with your pots and pans. But kids with this innate curiosity often lose sight of what originally drew them

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Exploring the Porous Boundaries Between Culture & Nature

July 18, 2025July 18, 2025 Beth Young

There's no better representation of human culture than a much-loved book, and it's not just the words on the pages that represent humans' striving for understanding and meaning. Every bit of paper pulp, every stitch in the binding, is a way of wrapping our collective quest for understanding in an expression of art and love. Southold-based artist Ellen Wiener’s work has always been a thread through the liminal spaces between

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From the Writers Workshop: Spring >

April 9, 2025April 12, 2025 East End Beacon

by Cheryl A. Daters Winters can seem endless when you live in the Northeast. Several months of grey and dreary days can take a toll on one’s attitude, especially after having just been through a string of holidays and celebrations. Beginning in October, with its bounty of autumnal colors, one can enjoy a complete overload of the senses if they wish. There are farm festivals of all kinds with

AT the 2023 graveyard tour. |. Kelli Porterfield photo for Hamptons Whodunit

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A Weekend to Die For in East Hampton

April 4, 2025April 3, 2025 Beth Young

East Hampton Village, now synonymous with high-end stores and real estate offices, hasn’t been a place many locals think to go to recreate lately, but there’s one weekend in mid-April that you might want to rethink overlooking this historic gem of a village. Pictured Above: At the 2023 graveyard tour. |. Kelli Porterfield photo for Hamptons Whodunit April 10 through 13 is a “Weekend to Die For,” according to the

Marie Curie (seated second from right) was the only woman invited to participate in the first Solvay Conference of physicists in 1911.

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An Homage to the Elements of Creativity and Science

February 12, 2025February 11, 2025 Beth Young

Long before the women who helped win the space race were depicted in the 2016 film “Hidden Figures,” women were making contributions to science that far outpaced the credit they were given for their achievements. Marie Curie is perhaps the most famous woman to have made a scientific impact in the 20th Century — she was the only woman at the historic first Solvay Conference in 1911 in Brussels, where scientists

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Reclaiming a Family’s Legacy from Harvard

February 2, 2025February 3, 2025 Beth Young

The North Fork Arts Center and Coming to the Table are welcoming author Tamara Lanier to the Arts Center for an exclusive presentation of her newly released memoir, “From These Roots: My Fight With Harvard to Reclaim My Legacy” on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. A promise to her dying mother to write down her family’s history led Lanier to discover that her brilliant, self-taught “Papa Renty” was among

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Shelter Island Library Seeks Submissions for Bliss Morehead Poetry Grant

January 18, 2025January 25, 2025 East End Beacon

The Shelter Island Public Library is now accepting applications for its fourth annual Bliss Morehead Poetry Grant. This grant of $1,000.00 is awarded each April to the annual poetry competition winner. Applicants must be unpublished poets aged 17 or older and reside on the East End of Long Island (Riverhead and points east). Bliss Morehead was a resident of Shelter Island who dedicated much of her life to the art

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Author Colum McCann to Talk at Peconic Landing

December 27, 2024December 28, 2024 Beth Young

Internationally acclaimed author Colum McCann will deliver a talk on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. at the Peconic Landing Auditorium in Greenport. Presented by Peconic Landing’s member-run Lifetime Learning Speakers Bureau, McCann’s presentation, “Finding Repair in a Broken World,” will delve into the transformative power of storytelling as it relates to Narrative 4, the global non-profit he co-founded. McCann, a Dublin native now residing in New York City,

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Last Chance: See Artist Responses To Banned Books in Greenport

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 Beth Young

Libraries are a bastion of free thought, and you can be assured that when people start to talk about banning books, librarians are leading the effort to make access to literature and vital information available to all. And in Greenport, they have artists by their sides. Pictured Above (l-r): Jeffry Holguin's "The End," Scott McIntire's "Black Hole" and Christina Sun (bowsprite)'s "partial list of school shootings by assault weapon. Greenport's