Part of Brecknock Hall’s Tuesdays at the Manor Series

Join Terry Lucas, former lawyer and current director of the Shelter Island Public Library, for a discussion on the history and relevance of the Bill of Rights and its role in the founding of the country.

Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons.

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For more than 120 years, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital has served the North Fork and Shelter Island communities. Join Z. Micah Kaplan, MD, as he shares the hospital's history and its evolution into a clinical campus of Stony Brook Medicine.

Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons.

Peconic Landing and the Brecknock Hall Foundation are excited to announce they will host the annual End of Summer Music & Fireworks Celebration, open to the greater community, on Sunday, August 30th.

Since its 2012 inception, this free public event has consistently brought in an attendance of over 1000 members of the greater public. The event attracts a multi-generational, multi-cultural audience to a fun and uplifting event on Labor Day weekend when the North Fork hosts thousands of visitors from places far and wide.

The evening starts with music and dancing on the patio of Brecknock Hall followed by a spectacular fireworks show over the ponds. Attendees are invited to bring folding chairs or blankets to enjoy the show from the surrounding lawn.

The event starts at 6:30 pm with a live musical performance by TBD. Fireworks will take off at sunset, approximately 8:15 pm, launched over Peconic Landing’s community pond.

A rain date is scheduled for Monday, August 31.

Due to strong demand, this event will be held at PECONIC LANDING’S AUDITORIUM.

FREE

Fifty years ago, in 1975, E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime burst onto the literary scene, a groundbreaking novel that wove together fact and fiction, creating a tapestry of early 20th-century America. Set against the backdrop of an era defined by seismic social and cultural shifts, the novel explores themes that remain strikingly relevant today: immigration, racial animosity, the evolving role of women in society. With its rich characters, masterful narrative, and profound insights into the American experience, Ragtime continues to resonate across generations.

To mark the 50th anniversary, Doctorow’s daughter - Caroline Doctorow - presents a multimedia event which includes family photographs, stories about the author's life, radio interviews, reading a passage or two from the novel, a discussion of craft, Caroline's live performance of several songs relevant to the occasion, how the book found new life on stage as a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, and more.

Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons.

Part of Brecknock Hall’s Tuesdays at the Manor Series

With Dr. Paul Kelton, SBU

Indigenous Peoples (American Indians/Native Americans) played a central role in the course of events leading to and comprising the American Revolution. Professor Kelton will discuss this topic, focusing particularly on the struggle of the British to maintain a North American empire set ablaze by conflict between settlers and Native conflict over land and resources.British efforts to mobilize Indigenous Peoples to fight for the Empire angered American colonists, helped forge an emerging national identity, and played an important role in the ultimate outcome of the War for Independence.

Dr. Kelton is a Stony Brook University professor, and the Gardiner Chair in American History. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma in 1998.

Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons.

The American Revolution, A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, & David Schmidt

Thirteen American colonies unite in rebellion, win an eight-year war to secure their independence, and establish a new form of government that would inspire democratic movements at home and around the globe. What begins as a political clash between colonists and the British government grows into a bloody struggle that will engage more than two dozen nations and forever change the world.

Episode 6: The Most Sacred Thing (May 1780 – Onward)

Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union.

Runtime: 131 minutes

Learn more about this six-part documentary miniseries here.

Presented in partnership with WLIW-FM.

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With Catherine Harper

A unique tale told by a 1870s house. This historical fiction tale progresses through the American Revolution, through local milestones such as the building of the railroad and national milestones such as the Great Depression, to the personal milestones marking the major characters’ lives and their homes, and continues to a shocking development in the 1970s. Catherine has found a clever and interesting new way to impart the importance of historical preservation.

Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons.

The American Revolution, A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, & David Schmidt

Thirteen American colonies unite in rebellion, win an eight-year war to secure their independence, and establish a new form of government that would inspire democratic movements at home and around the globe. What begins as a political clash between colonists and the British government grows into a bloody struggle that will engage more than two dozen nations and forever change the world.

Episode 5: The Soul of All America (December 1777 – May 1780)

The war drags on and moves to new theaters: at sea, in Indian Country, and in the South.

Runtime: 114 minutes

Learn more about this six-part documentary miniseries here.

Presented in partnership with WLIW-FM.