About the book A history of the Shinnecock Indian Nation as seen through the eyes of the author, Shane Weeks. About the Author, Shane Weeks Shane Weeks is a member of the Shinnecock Nation where he resides. He is currently a member of the Southampton Town Arts and Culture Committee, Shinnecock Nation/Southampton Town Cultural Stewardship Committee, Watermill Center Fellowship Committee, and several other committees within the Shinnecock Nation including Co-Chair of the Graves Protection Warriors Society. Shane is an artist, author, traditional dancer, traditional drummer, hunter and fisherman, cultural consultant, and educator. He has spent several years traveling to and working with indigenous communities around the world. He works for Wampum Magic on the Poospatuck reservation in Mastic throughout the year making wampum beads out of quahog clam shells. Shane gives presentations and hosts events focused on the Shinnecock life, history, and culture wherever he can, around the U.S. and elsewhere. One of his biggest goals is to bridge the gap in awareness between his own community of Shinnecock and the local communities as well as global communities. Author's Website: Bizhiki.com $10 - Member | $15 Non-member Light refreshments will be served immediately following the discussion. |
Join the Oyster Bay Historical Society for our 2nd Annual Legacy Award Dinner, Tuesday, September 20th, honoring John M. Collins, Board President of Raynham Hall, Oyster Bay, New York.
The dinner will be held at Ocean at the Crest Beach Club, 333 Bayville Ave, Bayville, NY and the tickets are $185 per person. You may click the button below to purchase your tickets online, R.S.V.P. at (516) 922-5032 or obhsdirector@optonline.net. Please R.S.V.P. by August 26th! |
Join us for an informative discussion with Patricia Greenberg-Grunfeld, Oyster Bay High School class of '78, author, nutritionist, chef, fitness trainer, and Aging Well educator.
Eat Well, Live Well, Age Well is an entertaining and informative seminar that helps people of all ages understand how to embrace aging, with strategies that help each of us live life to the fullest as we move on in years. Eat Well, Live Well, Age Well will teach you that physically, emotionally, and professionally, we all have room to learn and grow. By following the simple concepts outlined in this session you can dramatically reduce the stresses that contribute to the energy drain and premature aging. What we usually take to be negative aspects of aging will be accompanied and countered by strategies to live well. $10 - Members $15 - Non-members |
LADIES, FIRST: COMMON THREADS celebrates 18 first ladies who, at one point in their lives, knitted, crocheted, embroidered, quilted, cross-stitched, or sewed. In 140 pages this unique look at first ladies, from Martha Washington to Abigail Adams to Ida McKinley to Edith Wilson to Edith Roosevelt to Barbara Bush, will allow readers to touch history with a museum-like experience. Each inspiring story gives a glimpse into the minds and hearts of these historic women and is threaded together by pictures of needlework and other fascinating images and photos. The book also includes places to travel in the United States or virtually to learn more about the first ladies and their important place in history.
About the Author: Debra Scala Giokas, a marketing communications professional, earned a B.A. in English from Stony Brook University and is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and a professional member of the Crochet Guild of America. Her children's picture book on the American fashion designer, Claire Mccardell, called CLAIRE and its companion coloring book, CLAIRE'S CLOSET, was published on March 24, 2021, and drew national attention. She resides in Sayville, Long Island. $10 - Members $15 - Non-members |
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