Arts & Entertainment

Movie Festival Complete with Cool Cars

LONG ISLAND CULTURE: Also, dads get in free on Sunday to "Goodnight Moon" in Northport.

America and cars go together like popcorn at the movies. 

Cars and movies transformed the nation beginning in the early 20th Century, and a celebration of "Car Culture on Film" is coming to the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington.

The film festival at the Cinema Arts Centre is co-presented by theHeckscher Museum of Art ,whose exhibit “Car Culture: Art and the Automobile” runs through Aug. 11.

First in the series of three movies, “American Graffiti” screens on June 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington. "Crash" plays on July 9 and "Repo Man" July 11.

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  • Cost: Each of three events: $10 Members / $15 Public / Includes reception.
  • Info: Tickets can be purchased online,www.CinemaArtsCentre.org at the box office during theater hours or by calling Brown Paper Tickets at 1-800-838-3006.

'Goodnight Moon' for Father's Day

Here's a special Father's Day morning for dad's with young kids: The John W. Engeman Theater in Northport presents a 10:30 a.m.performance on Sunday, June 16 of the musical "Goodnight Moon" based upon the book you've probably read to your kid a thousand times by now. 

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  • Cost: Reserved seats: $15, but dads and grandfathers get free admission.
  • Info: Sunday, June 16 at 10:30 a.m. at John W Engeman Theater, 250 Main St. Northport. Website: Go here.
Melissa Etheridge at Westbury

Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge is scheduled to perform at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury, Friday, July 12 at 8 p.m. 
  • Cost: Tickets are $81.50 - $106.50 plus service charges.
  • Info: Available now online at www.ticketmaster.com, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or at the Westbury box office.  Event, date and time are subject to change. For more information, visit: www.thetheatreatwestbury.com.
About this column: "Long Island Culture" is a weekend Patch feature highlighting upcoming cultural and arts events around our region. You can pitch your best offerings to Local Editor Joe Dowd at joe.dowd@patch.com


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