Upcoming events
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Historical Day In Oyster Bay - Register by Tuesday, October 1st
Open to the Town Of Oyster Residents Only
bILL BLEYER'S SEVENTH BOOK LAUNCH "THE ROOSEVELTS IN NEW YORK CITY" - PRESENTED BY THEODORE'S BOOKS AND obhs - HELD AT THE LIFE ENRICHMENT CENTER | sUNDAY, oCTOBER 12TH aT 1:00PM
TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT, FOLLOW THIS LINK TO GET TICKETS - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZAAgbTZ4fne9XH0soI9ohSwAsvJ4QTQb9ulKcXRfE0-wljQ/viewform
A book launch event for Bill Bleyer’s new seventh book, “The Roosevelts in New York City,“ will be held Sunday, October 12, at the Life Enrichment Center at 45 East Main Street in Oyster Bay.
The free 1 PM event, sponsored by the Oyster Bay Historical Society and Theodore’s Books, is a fundraiser for the Historical Society. Theodore’s will donate 10% of all book sale revenue to the society.
The event will feature a lecture by Bleyer followed by book sales and a signing. Refreshments will be available. Bleyer was a prizewinning staff writer for Newsday for 33 years specializing in history and maritime issues before retiring in 2014 to write books and freelance for the newspaper and magazines. He is also the author of "The Sinking of the Steamboat Lexington on Long Island Sound" (2023); "George Washington’s Long Island Spy Ring: A History and Tour Guide" (2021); "Long Island and the Sea: A Maritime History" (2019); "Fire Island Lighthouse: Long Island’s Welcoming Beacon" (2017); "Sagamore Hill: Theodore Roosevelt’s Summer White House" (2016); and, with co-author Harrison Hunt, "Long Island and the Civil War" (2015). All of the titles will be available for purchase at the event.
The free 1 PM event, sponsored by the Oyster Bay Historical Society and Theodore’s Books, is a fundraiser for the Historical Society. Theodore’s will donate 10% of all book sale revenue to the society.
The event will feature a lecture by Bleyer followed by book sales and a signing. Refreshments will be available. Bleyer was a prizewinning staff writer for Newsday for 33 years specializing in history and maritime issues before retiring in 2014 to write books and freelance for the newspaper and magazines. He is also the author of "The Sinking of the Steamboat Lexington on Long Island Sound" (2023); "George Washington’s Long Island Spy Ring: A History and Tour Guide" (2021); "Long Island and the Sea: A Maritime History" (2019); "Fire Island Lighthouse: Long Island’s Welcoming Beacon" (2017); "Sagamore Hill: Theodore Roosevelt’s Summer White House" (2016); and, with co-author Harrison Hunt, "Long Island and the Civil War" (2015). All of the titles will be available for purchase at the event.
Opening Recepton: Long Island the Journey with Artist Michael P. Raphael Galatro - Saturday, October 4th at 2:00 PM
Artist's Bio:
Michael P. Raphael Galatro representing Oyster Bay and LECOB, has been an aspiring artist ever since the young age of 10. Intrigued by fine arts and impressionistic styles, he was always captivated by the works of Dali, Leonardo DaVinci, Michaelangelo, Van Gogh from classical styles and landscapes to the modern (Boris Valejo & Julie Bell), Mort Kunstler, and abstract/impressionistic styles such as Peter Maxx.
He enjoys going out for walks through the wilderness or the local parks/preserves while seeking inspiration. Only since 2022 he started painting again. Before then his last painting disappeared in 1994 during transport from an art exhibit back to his high school. So, for many years, he was afraid of his work being displayed. Since then, he has been consistently striving to challenge himself creatively with drawings and pastels. Always seeking to inspire others to learn to appreciate everything as God has provided. There are so many layers of beauty that exist within every scene and landscape. A true gift that brings each and every moment, a treasure to be cherished.
Michael gives many thanks to the Oyster Bay Historical Society's Executive Director, Dr. Denice Sheppard and archivist, Thom Hoffman for helping him setup and organize, "Long Island - The Artistic Journey of Michael P. Raphael Galatro". The Life Enrichment Center's Artist's Expression Program, the Nicoles', Nancy, Judy, Beth..., for their support in his artistic endeavors. If not for them he wouldn't be in this exhibit.
He will continue to shine the light on the beautiful moments he encounters to share and inspire others to seek the light that resides in their hearts.
The Oyster Bay Historical Society cordially invites you to attend our
"History in the Making"
Legacy Award Dinner honoring the
Milana Family of Oyster Bay, Long Island.
Join us as we celebrate this remarkable family whose vision and dedication have transformed our downtown district into a vibrant, welcoming destination. Through their thoughtful additions of Stellina Ristorante, Stellina Bakery & Café, The Audrey, and most recently, L’Etoile. The Milana family has created spaces that bring our community together and enhance the character of our historic downtown.
Come celebrate their outstanding contributions to our community as we present them with this well-deserved recognition.
Together, we honor those who are truly making history in our community.
Live Music by Gino Dabbicco
"History in the Making"
Legacy Award Dinner honoring the
Milana Family of Oyster Bay, Long Island.
Join us as we celebrate this remarkable family whose vision and dedication have transformed our downtown district into a vibrant, welcoming destination. Through their thoughtful additions of Stellina Ristorante, Stellina Bakery & Café, The Audrey, and most recently, L’Etoile. The Milana family has created spaces that bring our community together and enhance the character of our historic downtown.
Come celebrate their outstanding contributions to our community as we present them with this well-deserved recognition.
Together, we honor those who are truly making history in our community.
Live Music by Gino Dabbicco
Walking Tour of Theodore Roosevelt - SaturDAY, August 30th
Starting at 1:00 PM
Honoring Sacred Sites month
Saturday, May 17th from 11 am-1 Pm
OPENING EXHIBIT - CAROL VOLLET KINGSTON, ARTIST
SUNDAY, APRIL 27TH FROM 2-5 PM - ANGELA KOENIG CENTER
Visit us on Sunday, April 27th from 2-5 PM for the opening exhibit by Carol Vollet Kingston at the Oyster Bay Historical Society. Carol Kingston's work will be interchangeable of 3 various mediums and themes representing allegorical narratives focusing on the commonality and humanity of all people.
Since the 1970s, Carol Vollet Kingston designed costumes and sets for the ballets of many choreographers including Alvin Ailey, Choo San Goh, Talley Beatty and Gerald Arpino, and her work has been presented at the Paris Opera and Reggio Emilio, the Singapore Dance Theater and the Sydney Opera, the Royal Swedish, the Royal Danish, at Lincoln Center in New York and the Kennedy Center in the US, and at theaters around the world. Then, a decade or so ago, she began to devote herself to large works and installations that include drawings and paintings, on canvas, naugahyde, and plastic RP screen, sometimes with soundtracks, photographs, electro-printing and construction. She draws every day (even on the treadmill), takes endless photographs, and experiments continually with scale and medium. Technique, she says, must seduce the viewer into looking.
Much of Carol's work has been ironical and political; her drawing installations, “Words Spoken and Unspoken” and “Everyman” were shown in Capetown and Johannesburg, respectively, in 1999 and 2000. Some of her “Wild, Wild West” pieces were shown in London, in 2003, exposing a world of good and evil in an ambivalent culture. The four installations collectively known as the “Last Supper” series -- featuring contemporary political leaders, with ironic reference to Leonardo -- have been variously shown in the United States and internationally through the past two decades. The studies from which that work developed (both drawings and paintings) were being extended as a continuing series of commissioned portraits.
Carol’s most recent body of work, using a vivid palette, includes the series "Floating" and "Mapping" and "Crossing," which have been shown in New York, Paris and Australia, the Rice Gallery of Fine Art in Kansas City, the North Shore Architectural Stone Gallery in Long Island, the Beijing Art Fair, the San Francisco Art Fair, the Gallery M. in Vienna, the Shanghai Art Fair, the Asia Contemporary Art Fair, the A. Jain Gallery in New York and the Gwanghwamun International Art Festival in Korea.
Carol is currently contemplating a new body of work that seeks to capture the dissonance and fragmentation that exists beneath the surface of our interconnected world. Our world has become a cacophony of voices, each shouting its own truth, each demanding our attention, and each vying for a piece of our consciousness. Through a blend of various artistic mediums, she will explore the tension between the torrent of information and our ability to truly understand and empathize with one another. She hopes to inspire conversations and actions that bridge the gap between humility and hubris.
Since the 1970s, Carol Vollet Kingston designed costumes and sets for the ballets of many choreographers including Alvin Ailey, Choo San Goh, Talley Beatty and Gerald Arpino, and her work has been presented at the Paris Opera and Reggio Emilio, the Singapore Dance Theater and the Sydney Opera, the Royal Swedish, the Royal Danish, at Lincoln Center in New York and the Kennedy Center in the US, and at theaters around the world. Then, a decade or so ago, she began to devote herself to large works and installations that include drawings and paintings, on canvas, naugahyde, and plastic RP screen, sometimes with soundtracks, photographs, electro-printing and construction. She draws every day (even on the treadmill), takes endless photographs, and experiments continually with scale and medium. Technique, she says, must seduce the viewer into looking.
Much of Carol's work has been ironical and political; her drawing installations, “Words Spoken and Unspoken” and “Everyman” were shown in Capetown and Johannesburg, respectively, in 1999 and 2000. Some of her “Wild, Wild West” pieces were shown in London, in 2003, exposing a world of good and evil in an ambivalent culture. The four installations collectively known as the “Last Supper” series -- featuring contemporary political leaders, with ironic reference to Leonardo -- have been variously shown in the United States and internationally through the past two decades. The studies from which that work developed (both drawings and paintings) were being extended as a continuing series of commissioned portraits.
Carol’s most recent body of work, using a vivid palette, includes the series "Floating" and "Mapping" and "Crossing," which have been shown in New York, Paris and Australia, the Rice Gallery of Fine Art in Kansas City, the North Shore Architectural Stone Gallery in Long Island, the Beijing Art Fair, the San Francisco Art Fair, the Gallery M. in Vienna, the Shanghai Art Fair, the Asia Contemporary Art Fair, the A. Jain Gallery in New York and the Gwanghwamun International Art Festival in Korea.
Carol is currently contemplating a new body of work that seeks to capture the dissonance and fragmentation that exists beneath the surface of our interconnected world. Our world has become a cacophony of voices, each shouting its own truth, each demanding our attention, and each vying for a piece of our consciousness. Through a blend of various artistic mediums, she will explore the tension between the torrent of information and our ability to truly understand and empathize with one another. She hopes to inspire conversations and actions that bridge the gap between humility and hubris.
A Black History Month Celebration
Raynham Hall Museum and Oyster Bay Historical Society
present "Songs That Brought Us Through"
Sunday, FEBRUARY 23rd at 3 PM
A Virtual Presentation:
the National Negro Baseball Leagues with Dominick Denaro
Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 1 PM
We are excited to invite you to a fascinating virtual presentation on Saturday, February 8th, at 1 PM, featuring Dominick Denaro, a dedicated baseball historian and researcher.
Dominick’s lifelong passion for the game and deep knowledge of its history have led him to produce television shows, contribute to historical publications, and collaborate with organizations like the Josh Gibson Foundation and the Community Cup Classic Foundation. His work has helped shine a light on the legendary men and women of Negro League baseball.
During this engaging session, Dominick will share insights from his extensive research, including his contributions to the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Negro League database, his award-winning trivia expertise, and his baseball-related art.
📅 Date: Saturday, February 8th
🕐 Time: 1 PM (ET)
📍 Location: Virtual (Link to be provided upon RSVP)
PLEASE CONTACT THE OYSTER BAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO PROVIDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS. THE LINK WILL BE SENT TO YOU.
Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the rich history of Negro League baseball and its lasting impact on the game!
Reserve your spot today! [Registration link]
Requested Donation:
$15 for members
$20 for non-members
Dominick’s lifelong passion for the game and deep knowledge of its history have led him to produce television shows, contribute to historical publications, and collaborate with organizations like the Josh Gibson Foundation and the Community Cup Classic Foundation. His work has helped shine a light on the legendary men and women of Negro League baseball.
During this engaging session, Dominick will share insights from his extensive research, including his contributions to the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Negro League database, his award-winning trivia expertise, and his baseball-related art.
📅 Date: Saturday, February 8th
🕐 Time: 1 PM (ET)
📍 Location: Virtual (Link to be provided upon RSVP)
PLEASE CONTACT THE OYSTER BAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO PROVIDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS. THE LINK WILL BE SENT TO YOU.
Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the rich history of Negro League baseball and its lasting impact on the game!
Reserve your spot today! [Registration link]
Requested Donation:
$15 for members
$20 for non-members
Special Guest Author Mark Torres Discusses His New Book
Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics: Station of Intolerance
Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 1 PM
Angela Koenig Center at the Oyster Bay Historical Society
We are thrilled to announce an extraordinary event at the Oyster Bay Historical Society! Please join us on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at 1 PM, for an engaging discussion with Mark Torres, author of a compelling new book that unravels the dark history of the eugenics movement in early 20th-century America.
In his work, Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics: Station of Intolerance, Mark Torres delves into the origins of eugenics, tracing its roots to the Eugenics Record Office in Cold Spring Harbor, New York. This unassuming facility, led by Charles Benedict Davenport, became the epicenter of a movement that resulted in forced sterilizations, restrictive immigration laws, and atrocities that echoed globally. Torres brings to light the local influences, key figures, and far-reaching consequences of this chilling chapter in history, including its inspiration for the Nazi regime's heinous acts.
This event promises to be both enlightening and thought-provoking, offering insights into a little-known but profoundly impactful aspect of history.
Requested Donation:
$15 for members
$20 for non-members
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from Mark Torres as he uncovers the truth behind a movement that shaped history in unsettling ways. We look forward to seeing you there!
In his work, Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics: Station of Intolerance, Mark Torres delves into the origins of eugenics, tracing its roots to the Eugenics Record Office in Cold Spring Harbor, New York. This unassuming facility, led by Charles Benedict Davenport, became the epicenter of a movement that resulted in forced sterilizations, restrictive immigration laws, and atrocities that echoed globally. Torres brings to light the local influences, key figures, and far-reaching consequences of this chilling chapter in history, including its inspiration for the Nazi regime's heinous acts.
This event promises to be both enlightening and thought-provoking, offering insights into a little-known but profoundly impactful aspect of history.
Requested Donation:
$15 for members
$20 for non-members
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from Mark Torres as he uncovers the truth behind a movement that shaped history in unsettling ways. We look forward to seeing you there!