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Sandwiched In with Ron Brown - Consuelo Vanderbilt

12:00pm–1:30pm
Adults
Lecture
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Join Dr. Ron Brown as he continues his series on famous and notable women of New York for his program about Consuelo Vanderbilt, the most glamorous of the Dollar Princesses.

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Virtual Premiere - Eyes of War with Fred Blumlein

All Day
Adults
Civic Engagement, Lecture, On-Demand
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Lecture, On-Demand
Event Details:

In case you missed it, the recording of "Eyes of War with Fred Blumlein" is now available on the Library's YouTube channel. Recorded on Friday, November 7, 2025.

CLICK HERE to access the video.

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Afternoon on Broadway with Stephen Nachamie - The Wizard of Oz

3:00pm–4:30pm
Adults
Lecture
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Join award-winning director Stephen Nachamie as he explores The Wizard of Oz and the variety of theater productions that sprang from it.

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Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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After opening to the public in the winter of 1859, Central Park in New York City became a hub of activity and social interaction. Join museum educator, Alice W.

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Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Writer/director Billy Wilder (1906-2002) made social satire and scalding comedy look easy.

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Art Lecture with Thomas Germano - Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100

2:00pm–3:30pm
Adults
Lecture
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100 features the centenary celebration of the Surrealist movement founded in 1924 while still applied by contemporary artists today.

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Sandwiched In with Sal St. George - The Golden Age of TV Holiday Specials

12:00pm–1:30pm
Adults
Lecture
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Join TV and film historian Sal St.

Library Closed for Christmas

All Day 12/24–12/25
Closing
Branches:
Port Washington Public Library
Description:

The library is closed on December 24 & 25 for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Library Closed for New Years

All Day 12/31–1/1
Closing
Branches:
Port Washington Public Library
Description:

The Library is closed for on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. 

This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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There will be no Sandwiched In program today.

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Sandwiched In with Dennis Raverty - Henri Rousseau

12:00pm–1:30pm
Adults
Lecture
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Join award winning teacher and art historian Dennis Raverty as he explores the life and work of French painter Henri Rousseau who was a self-taught painter who captured the imagination of the later Surrealists with his fantastical world of d

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Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Join award-winning stage and film director, Stephen Nachamie for the first of a two-part series exploring Broadway adaptations of classic films such as She Loves Me, The Shop Around the Cor

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Art Lecture with Thomas Germano - Norman Rockwell

2:00pm–3:30pm
Adults
Lecture
Upcoming
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Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Join Professor Thomas Germano for a visual presentation exploring the art of Norman Rockwell (1894-1978).

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Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Join Eco-Photo Explorers for an informative and exciting presentation that explores a number of different shipwrecks from all eras in Long Island history.

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Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Lecture, Music/Theater Performance
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Enjoy a fun evening of surprising cover songs performed by successful artists putting their unique spins on hits they didn’t write or record.

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Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Tony Traguardo celebrates the life of legendary DJ Pete Fornatale with rare career-spanning audio and video footage. Watch and hear segments from Pete’s earliest radio shows, TV appearances, and classic interviews.

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This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group
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Winter Sowing Made Easy - With Live Demo

2:00pm–4:00pm
Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Civic Engagement, Lecture, Workshop
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Lecture, Workshop
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If you have ever wanted to grow varieties of flowers, vegetables or herbs, but couldn’t find them in the local nursery, you probably bought seeds.

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Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Join museum educator Alice W.

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Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Interested in exploring your family history? Join the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society's Susan R. Miller to explore the essential steps to starting the process.

This event is in the "Adults" group
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Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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The Great Migration brought some 6 million African American to the north. Among them was Leonora Fagan who gained fame as Billie Holiday.

This event is in the "Adults" group
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Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Join award-winning stage and film director, Stephen Nachamie for part two of this series exploring Broadway adaptations of classic films including Death Becomes Her, Beetlejuice

This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group

Winter Wildlife in the Port Washington Peninsula

7:00pm–8:30pm
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Civic Engagement, Lecture
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Lecture
Registration Required
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Join us for a visual presentation about the diverse wildlife found in the Port Washington peninsula during the winter months.  Naturalist Stéphane Perreault will discuss the behavior of wintering mammals, including bats, show what duck

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Art Lecture with Thomas Germano - Millet: Life on the Land

2:00pm–3:30pm
Adults
Lecture
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
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Join Professor Thomas Germano for a visual lecture about the art and life of French artist Jean-Francois Millet (1814-1875).

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Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Join historian and author Claire Bellerjeau as she shares her exciting new discoveries about Cato, an enslaved Black man who aided the Patriot spy and tailor Hercules Mulligan during the Revolutionary War.