Tag: Walt Whitman
Long Island Celebrates Walt Whitman Bicentennial With Weekend Celebrations
May 31 marks the 200th birthday of world-renowned poet and Long Island native Walt Whitman, whose work Leaves of Grass is considered one of the most extraordinary collections of poetry ever published.
Do This: Long Island Concerts & Events September 8–14
Gov't Mule & ZZ Top rock Nikon at Jones Beach, bilingual poetry mesmerizes Walt Whitman Birthplace, Everlast "jumps around" at Revolution Bar & Grill, documentary "Generation Found" brings attention to the devastating heroin epidemic at Cinema Arts Centre & so much more!
Do This: Long Island Concerts & Events August 20 – 26
Buddy Guy wows The Space at Westbury, Joan Jett rocks Eisenhower Park, The Beibler serenades Nikon at Jones Beach Theater & Sugar Ray joins other '90s radio darlings at The Paramount, among many more amazin' gigs this week!
Do This: Long Island Events May 7 – 13
Ex-Yankee Jorge Posada, Reggae legends The Skatalites, comic Caroline Rhea and much more this week on Long Island!
Do This: Long Island Events November 13-19
Meghan Trainor will sing "All About That Bass" at The Paramount in Huntington, Styx rocks NYCB Theare at Westbury and blues legend Buddy Guy plays The Space at Westbury.
Do This: Long Island Events & Calendar Listings October 16-22
Bill Cosby is taking his stand-up act to The Paramount in Huntington, Blue Oyster Cult will rock The Space at Westbury and George Lopez will crack up NYCB Theatre at Westbury.
Walt Whitman’s Long Island Roots
“Long Island was Whitman’s America in his youth and, to a great extent, through the creation of the first three editions of Leaves of Grass. He knew this region like no other.”
Oyster Bay Land Vote Linked to Mall Debate Tuesday
Voters will decide whether Oyster Bay town should sell property in Syosset tied to the debate over building a mall nearby.