UPCOMING EVENTS
Brecknock Hall is proud to participate in the Suffolk County’s 250th Anniversary Passport Book initiative.
As one of the most historic regions in New York, Suffolk County played a pivotal role in the American Revolution. Check back often as new events are added and be sure to follow along as we honor our shared history. Look for the 250th logo below to get your passport stamped and be part of this unforgettable milestone!
The Suffolk County 250th Passport Book is available online through Barnes and Noble Online (not the retail locations), Amazon, Lulu.com, and as a free download. This keepsake book invites residents and visitors alike to explore Long Island’s Revolutionary War sites, 18th-century landmarks, special exhibits and events in Suffolk and Nassau counties. Travel through Long Island's historic towns, visit participating museums and heritage sites throughout 2026, and collect a unique commemorative stamp at each stop. When complete, your passport becomes both a personal souvenir and a symbol of America's 250th Anniversary. This book was published through the collective efforts of the Suffolk County 250th Commemorative Planning Committee.
Visit suffolk250.org to learn more.
Monday Night Movies: Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
Bridget Jones is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary. (Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant)
1 hour 37 mins.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Monday Night Movies: Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
When Mary finds herself in a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future. (Marilyn Cutts, Dominic West, Lorna Nickson Brown)
2 hours 3 mins.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary: How Agriculture and Agribusiness Has Shaped Long Island
Part of Brecknock Hall’s Tuesdays at the Manor Series
Bill Zalakar, Executive Director of the Long Island Farm Bureau, will outline the ways that agriculture and agribusiness have shaped Long Island. Farmers, equipment manufacturers, distributors, retailers and consumers have all played crucial roles in the growth of this vital industry. Mr. Zalakar brings more than 45 years of diverse experience in the agricultural industry, horticultural business, regulatory affairs, and personal management.
Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons.
The Lyons Den: Lecture Series Part II
FREE: LOCATION CHANGED TO PECONIC LANDING AUDITORIUM
Who better than renowned journalist, author and film reviewer Jeffrey Lyons to dig into the archives of “The Lyons Den,” a New York Post column written by his father, the eminent journalist Leonard Lyons, whose celebrity-driven inside info covered the “Golden Age” of New York City nightlife? Here, the glitterati, the glamorously dressed and elegantly coiffed figures of that era dined on Champagne and cigarettes, and revealed all to the famous newspaper columnist, hoping for even a mention in the morning paper.
Who? From Charlie Chaplin to Winston Churchill, from Ethel Barrymore to Sophia Loren, from George Burns to Ernest Hemingway, from Joe DiMaggio to the Duke of Windsor. “Stories My Father Told Me: Notes From the Lyons Den” is a chronicle so vivid (and often titillating) that it takes three Saturdays to tell it — January 17, Part 1, February 21, Part 2 and March 28, Part 3 in the auditorium at Peconic Landing, all at 6:30 p.m. The scope of the talks covers stories and photographs from 1934 to 1974 — 40 years of collecting scoops and revelations that sold newspapers and cemented careers.
Monday Night Movies: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
A man and his wife decide that they can afford to have a house in the country built to their specifications. It's a lot more trouble than they think. (Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvin Frank)
1 hour 34 mins.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary: Nineteenth Century Utopia
Part of Brecknock Hall’s Tuesdays at the Manor Series
The Structure of Utopian Communities in the Nineteenth Century with a Specific Emphasis on the Modern Times Community on Long Island Modern Times was a Utopian community existing from 1851 to 1864 in what is now Brentwood, New York, United States. Founded by Josiah Warren and Stephen Pearl Andrews, the community based its structure on Warren’s ideas of individual sovereignty and equitable commerce. Modern Times existed until 1864 when its citizens decided to change the name of the town to Brentwood.
Nancy Corso was a high school history teacher in the Sachem School District on Long Island for 25 years. She has also been an Adjunct Professor of History at Suffolk County Community College since 2008 and is currently a full time Professor of History at St. Joseph's University in Patchogue, specializing in American Colonial and New York City and State History. Professor Corso holds a B.A. and Master’s degree in History Education from Stony Brook University.
Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons.
The Lyons Den: Lecture Series Part III
FREE: LOCATION CHANGED TO PECONIC LANDING AUDITORIUM
Who better than renowned journalist, author and film reviewer Jeffrey Lyons to dig into the archives of “The Lyons Den,” a New York Post column written by his father, the eminent journalist Leonard Lyons, whose celebrity-driven inside info covered the “Golden Age” of New York City nightlife? Here, the glitterati, the glamorously dressed and elegantly coiffed figures of that era dined on Champagne and cigarettes, and revealed all to the famous newspaper columnist, hoping for even a mention in the morning paper.
Who? From Charlie Chaplin to Winston Churchill, from Ethel Barrymore to Sophia Loren, from George Burns to Ernest Hemingway, from Joe DiMaggio to the Duke of Windsor. “Stories My Father Told Me: Notes From the Lyons Den” is a chronicle so vivid (and often titillating) that it takes three Saturdays to tell it — January 17, Part 1, February 21, Part 2 and March 28, Part 3 in the auditorium at Peconic Landing, all at 6:30 p.m. The scope of the talks covers stories and photographs from 1934 to 1974 — 40 years of collecting scoops and revelations that sold newspapers and cemented careers.
Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary: Ritual Magick with Amy Folk
Part of Brecknock Hall’s Tuesdays at the Manor Series
Many people think that the Puritans were so afraid of witches that they would never tolerate magic. Join us for a talk about evidence of ritual magic that was practiced in colonial Southold.
Southold Town Historian Amy Folk works as an archivist and collections manager for organizations like the Oysterponds Historical Society, Southold Historical Society, and Suffolk County Historical Society. She is also president of the Long Island Museum Association.
Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons.
Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary: The History of the LIRR
Part of Brecknock Hall’s Tuesdays at the Manor Series
Celebrating 192 Years of Railroading on Long Island
Greenport, the reason for the Long Island Rail Road
In 1995, with twenty-three years of audio-visual and technical theater experience, Mr. Donald Fisher joined the all-volunteer Railroad Museum of Long Island to serve as an electrician and exhibit designer. By 1998, Mr. Fisher had been appointed Assistant Site Manager for the Museum’s Greenport, Long Island campus and a major rehabilitation of the exhibit hall was underway.
In 2001, an opening occurred on the museum’s Board of Trustees and Don was asked to fill that position, serving on the buildings and grounds committee and the events committee. In 2007 he was appointed to the position of Vice President and became Co-chair of the Steam Locomotive #39 Restoration Committee. Since October 2008, Don Fisher has served as President of the Railroad Museum of Long Island and continues to lead the restoration process on Locomotive #39.
Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons.
Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary: Hoping for William Floyd
Part of Brecknock Hall’s Tuesdays at the Manor Series
With Brendan Newell
More information coming soon.
Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons.
Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary: Indigenous Peoples and the American Revolution
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.
Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary: TBD
Part of Brecknock Hall’s Tuesdays at the Manor Series
Save the date! Information coming soon.
Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons.
Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary: TBD
Part of Brecknock Hall’s Tuesdays at the Manor Series
Save the date! Information coming soon.
Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons.
Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary: TBD
Part of Brecknock Hall’s Tuesdays at the Manor Series
Save the date! Information coming soon.
Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons.
Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary: TBD
Part of Brecknock Hall’s Tuesdays at the Manor Series
Save the date! Information coming soon.
Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons.
Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary: TBD
Part of Brecknock Hall’s Tuesdays at the Manor Series
Save the date! Information coming soon.
Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons.
Monday Night Movies: The Quiet Man (1952)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
A retired American boxer returns to the village of his birth in 1920s Ireland, where he falls for a spirited redhead whose brother is contemptuous of their union. (John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald)
2 hours 9 mins.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Monday Night Movies: Casablanca (1942)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco. (Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid)
1 hour 42 mins.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Tuesdays at the Manor: Patriots vs. Loyalists
Southold Township on Long Island was split between Loyalists and Patriots during the American Revolution and remained under British occupation for seven years after the Battle of Brooklyn. Presented by Professor Edward A. Marlatt, PhD.
Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons. NO WALK-INS.
Monday Night Movies: Money Ball (2011)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players. (Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill)
2 hours 13 mins.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
The Lyons Den: Lecture Series Part I
FREE: LOCATION CHANGED TO PECONIC LANDING AUDITORIUM
Who better than renowned journalist, author and film reviewer Jeffrey Lyons to dig into the archives of “The Lyons Den,” a New York Post column written by his father, the eminent journalist Leonard Lyons, whose celebrity-driven inside info covered the “Golden Age” of New York City nightlife? Here, the glitterati, the glamorously dressed and elegantly coiffed figures of that era dined on Champagne and cigarettes, and revealed all to the famous newspaper columnist, hoping for even a mention in the morning paper.
Who? From Charlie Chaplin to Winston Churchill, from Ethel Barrymore to Sophia Loren, from George Burns to Ernest Hemingway, from Joe DiMaggio to the Duke of Windsor. “Stories My Father Told Me: Notes From the Lyons Den” is a chronicle so vivid (and often titillating) that it takes three Saturdays to tell it — January 17, Part 1, February 21, Part 2 and March 28, Part 3 in the auditorium at Peconic Landing, all at 6:30 p.m. The scope of the talks covers stories and photographs from 1934 to 1974 — 40 years of collecting scoops and revelations that sold newspapers and cemented careers.
Monday Night Movies: Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
Young lovers, and soon to wed, Hero and Claudio conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles, Benedick and Beatrice, to wed as well. (Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Keanu Reeves)
1 hour 38 mins.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Monday Night Movies: Brooklyn (2015)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within. (Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson)
1 hour 52 mins.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Monday Night Movies: Annie Hall (1977)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
Alvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages. (Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts)
1 hour & 33 mins.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Monday Night Movies: Love Actually (2003)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England. (Bill Nighy, Gregor Fisher, Rory MacGregor)
2 hours & 10 mins.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Friends for Brecknock Hall Holiday Mingle
This event is exclusive to Friends for Brecknock Hall only.
Monday Night Movies: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus. (Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano)
1 hour & 40 mins.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Monday Night Movies: Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge. (Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric)
1 hour & 40 mins.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Tuesdays at the Manor: The Wickham Murders
One morning in June of 1854, the quiet farming community of Cutchogue awoke to find out that a horrifying tragedy had happened within the borders of their peaceful hamlet. The double murder of Frances and James Wickham not only shocked horrified the local community but also reverberated throughout the northeast of the United States. Come join Amy Folk, Southold Town Historian and learn what happened in Cutchogue in June of 1854.
Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons.
Schanzer Series: How Vaccines Work
Open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members only.
Presented by the Lifetime Learning Schanzer Series
Instructor: Dr. Bev Dixon
Schanzer Series events take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Monday Night Movies: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
Ulysses Everett McGill (George Clooney) is having difficulty adjusting to his hard-labor sentence in Mississippi. He scams his way off the chain gang with simple Delmar (Tim Blake Nelson) and maladjusted Pete (John Turturro), then the trio sets out to pursue freedom and the promise of a fortune in buried treasure. With nothing to lose and still in shackles, their hasty run takes them on an incredible journey of awesome experiences and colorful characters.
1 hr 37 min.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
League of Women Voters Presents: Southold Town Board Candidates
The League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island, and the North Fork is pleased to invite you to participate in a forum with the six candidates for Southold Town Board.
***Please note: Peconic Landing's Community Center parking lot is currently blocked off for construction. Please follow signs and proceed to the temporary guest lot at Brecknock Hall. A shuttle will be available from 6:30pm-9:00pm. Early arrival is strongly recommended.***
Tuesdays at the Manor: Navigating the World of Financial Aid
Retired educator and counselor Tom Rabbitt takes an in-depth look at financial aid. Learn about aid types, applications, and deadlines.
Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons.
Monday Night Movies: Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
Danny Ocean (Frank Sinatra) calls on some of his World War II buddies -- including Jimmy Foster (Peter Lawford), Sam Harmon (Dean Martin) and Josh Howard (Sammy Davis Jr.) -- to pull off an elaborate New Year's Eve heist at five casinos in Las Vegas. Eleven members of Danny's crew come together to pull off a perfect robbery, but they suffer a series of setbacks when Duke Santos (Cesar Romero), a former gangster, tries to thwart Ocean's plans to disappear with the money.
2 hr 7 min.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Schanzer Series: Chat GPT, Your AI Companion in Everyday Life
Open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members only.
Presented by the Lifetime Learning Schanzer Series
Instructor: Jeff Richlin
Schanzer Series events take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Monday Night Movies: Oceans Eleven (1960)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
Danny Ocean (Frank Sinatra) calls on some of his World War II buddies -- including Jimmy Foster (Peter Lawford), Sam Harmon (Dean Martin) and Josh Howard (Sammy Davis Jr.) -- to pull off an elaborate New Year's Eve heist at five casinos in Las Vegas. Eleven members of Danny's crew come together to pull off a perfect robbery, but they suffer a series of setbacks when Duke Santos (Cesar Romero), a former gangster, tries to thwart Ocean's plans to disappear with the money.
2 hr 7 min.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Monday Night Movies: Lady in the Van (2015)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
In 1973 London, playwright Alan Bennett (Alex Jennings) develops an unlikely friendship with Miss Shepherd (Maggie Smith), a transient woman who lives in a van in his driveway for the next 15 years.
1 hr 34 min.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Schanzer Series: Mao & Jimmy Carter in a Model Latin Etymology
Open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members only.
Presented by the Lifetime Learning Schanzer Series
Instructor: Jeff Greenberger
Schanzer Series events take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Monday Night Movies: The Florida Project (2017)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
A single mother and the manager of a roadside motel do their utmost to maintain the innocence of a six-year-old girl's life. (Brooklyn Prince, Bria Cinaite, William Dafoe)
1 hr 51 min.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Monday Night Movies: No Way Out (1987)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
The Secretary of Defense forces a Pentagon naval aide to lead a spy manhunt. (Kevin Coster, Gene Hackman)
1 hr 54 min.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Monday Night Movies: The Lady Eve (1941)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
A trio of classy card sharks targets a socially awkward brewery heir, until one of them falls in love with him. (Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn)
1 hr 34 min.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Monday Night Movies: My Favorite Year (1982)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
An aging, dissolute matinee idol is slated to appear on a live TV variety show in 1954, and a young comedy writer is tasked with the thankless job of keeping him ready and sober for the broadcast. (Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper)
1 hr 32 min.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Monday Night Movies: Carousel (1956)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
Fifteen years after his death, a carousel barker is granted permission to return to Earth for one day to make amends to his widow and their daughter. (Shirely Jones, Gordan MacRae)
2 hr 8 min.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Monday Night Movies: Chinatown (1974)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder. (Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway)
2 hr 38 min.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Monday Night Movies: 007: Goldfinger (1964)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
While investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve. (Sean Connery, Honor Blackman)
1 hr 50 min.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.
Monday Night Movies: Double Indemnity (1944)
Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator. (Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwick)
1 hr 47 min.
Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.