Sunday, Aug. 26, 5 p.m.: ‘The Art of Pleasure,’ presented by Oysterponds Community Activities at Poquatuck Hall, 1160 Skippers Lane, Orient. OCA Arts presents Steven Blier, artisitic director of the New York Festival of Song, with Maria Lacey, Amanda Bottoms, Phillipe L’Esperance and Jonathan McCullough performing songs from Bernstein, Rachmaninoff, Tom Lehrer and the Kinks. Proceeds benefit OCA and Poquatuck Hall. Tickets: $25, advance sales only. poquatuckhall.eventbrite.com or mail check payable to OCA to: Concert tickets, c/o Karen Haley, P.O. Box 114, Orient NY 11957.
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Artist Kara Hoblin (from left), Poetry at Poquatuck organizer Yvonne Lieblein and poet Vivian Eyre hold up Hoblin’s painting “Whale,” which was presented at last year’s event. (Credit: Monique Singh-Roy)
For the 11th year, local artists and poets will team up to raise money for the historic Poquatuck Hall in Orient.
The East Marion home of Cindy Schmidt was on the Oysterponds Historical Society Holiday House Tour in 2012. The home is not included on the tour this year. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder)
Step inside the holiday-themed and decorated homes of East Marion and Orient residents to celebrate the season and help a good cause.
Oysterponds Historical Society hosts its annual Holiday House Tour this Saturday, December 10 from noon to 4 p.m. The self-guided tour features new and old homes dressed in seasonal finery. (more…)
There will be a costume parade during Riverhead’s Halloween Fest. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder , file photo)
Ready or not, here comes Halloween. From haunted houses to ghostly corn mazes to costume parties, there is something for everyone on the North Fork and Shelter Island this spooky season.
Here are 13 Halloween happenings. (more…)
Laurel Lake Vineyard will host a paint night on Friday. (Courtesy photo)
Looking for something to do on the North Fork this weekend? Northforker has you covered.
Here are five events to check out this weekend. As always, visit northforker.com/events for additional ideas.
A scene from Jamesport’s St. Patrick’s Day parade 2015. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder)
Looking for something to do on the North Fork this weekend?
Here are five events to check out. Or, as always, you can visit northforker.com/events for more ideas.
Artist Kara Hoblin (from left), Poetry at Poquatuck organizer Yvonne Lieblein and poet Vivian Eyre hold up Hoblin’s painting “Whale,” which will be part of Saturday’s event. (Credit: Monique Singh-Roy)
The old maxim “a picture is worth a thousand words” comes to mind when describing what happens at the annual Poetry at Poquatuck benefit in Orient.
Eleven local visual artists are paired with writers — most from the North Fork, some published and some not — to create poetry inspired by the artists’ paintings and images.
“Some poetry, just like some paintings, you just feel something by looking at it,” said organizer and participating poet Yvonne Lieblein, who began pairing writers and artists together for the event three years ago. (more…)