Film and the American Great Depression - Session #2 - Friday, March 22nd, 7:30 p.m. This series will explore the impact of film during the American Great Depression both as social commentary and as a means of escape. Sessions will feature film clips from the golden era of Hollywood, as well as discussions concerning the major film topics of the era. Session #2 will focus on the great gangster and comedy films of the era. $10 at the door. Refreshments will be served.
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Film and the American Great Depression - Session #3 - Friday, April 5th, 7:30 p.m. This series will explore the impact of film during the American Great Depression both as social commentary and as a means of escape. Sessions will feature film clips from the golden era of Hollywood, as well as discussions concerning the major film topics of the era. Session #3 will focus on the golden year of 1939 in Hollywood. $10 at the door. Refreshments will be served. For more information about this event, click on the ALL EVENTS button above.
Daring and Intrepid Airwomen: Long Island Pioneer Women Aviators. Sunday, April 28th, 2 p.m. – free and open to all.
The first woman aviator flew on Long Island in 1910. Within months, other women were taking flying lessons on the Hempstead Plains and became among the first women licensed aviators. In the late 1920s, a 17-year-old woman from Freeport flew under all four East River bridges! And in 1928, another Long Island woman was responsible for propelling Amelia Earhart to fame. Learn about these and other Long Island’s pioneer women pilots. For more information about this event, click on the ALL EVENTS button above.
Clam Power! Steve Kuhn - Sunday, May 19th at 2 p.m. – free and open to all
Steve has been clamming for forty years right here on the Great South Bay. It was while Steve was attending North Carolina State University as a design major when the idea for a Clam Power shirt was first created. Every summer Steve would return home and clam to put himself through college. As a way to pay respect to the bay and to capture the turbulent times in the early sixties and seventies Steve came up with the Clam Power T-shirt. The T-shirt became a success among local clammers and eventually for many people on Long Island. For more information about this event, click on the ALL EVENTS button above.
When visiting the Museum, remember to stop by and take a picture with the Captain!When visiting the Museum, remember to stop by and take a picture with the Captain!
From Hollywood to Babylon: visit our classic Hollywood film exhibit featuring many golden age Hollywood artifacts along with the theater history of Babylon Village. Did you know that Gone with the Wind’s Butterfly McQueen was a Babylon Village resident?