Event List

The bestselling novelist of all time, Agatha Christie, died on January 12, 1976. Fifty years after her death, Christie’s novels continue to thrill readers and inspire common plots, characters and themes in a variety of creative mediums.

Parisian composer Claude Debussy’s music is often described as “impressionist,” but he wasn’t a fan of the label.

On January 6, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt shared with the country his vision for a world founded on “four essential freedoms” - freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.

The "Miracle on Ice" is one of the most iconic upsets in U.S. sports history.

Join Professor Danielle DiMauro for this engaging talk about Valentine’s Day traditions. Learn how the practice of sending valentines originated in the Middle Ages, with boys drawing the names of girls at random.

Local historian Melanie Cardone-Leathers will discuss the culinary history of African Americans in the New York area.

Join historian and author Claire Bellerjeau for a captivating program exploring the remarkable story of Elizabeth “Liss”, an enslaved woman owned by the Townsend family of Oyster Bay.