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Art Lecture with Alice Iglehart - Herter Brothers - Furniture Makers

Art Lecture with Alice Iglehart - The Herter Brothers - Victorian Furniture Makers

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

America 250, Lecture

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: America 250, Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Herter Brothers, the New York firm of the German-born Christian and Gustave, was arguably the leading cabinetmaking and decorating firm in the United States during the late nineteenth century. Join museum educator, Alice W.

Dennis Raverty - Postwar Illustration

Sandwiched In with Dennis Raverty - Postwar Illustration

Friday, April 17, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

America 250, Lecture

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: America 250, Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join award winning teacher and art historian Dennis Raverty for a visual presentation "Living the American Dream - Postwar Idealism and Cold War Anxiety."  In the decades after 1945, the United States experienced unprecedented prosperit

Rhonda Kay and the Backstage Trio

Rhonda Kay and the Backstage Trio

Friday, April 17, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Music/Theater Performance

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music/Theater Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Rhonda Kay and the Backstage Trio as they present: "The Best of Broadway and Jazz Standards" which features a great mix of the best of Broadway songs, iconic jazz standards and songs from the Great American Songbook. For the past d

Teen Program written in black text on a purple background

Teen Pom Pom Sushi Workshop

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Workshop

Age Group:

Teens (Grades 7-12)
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how to create non-edible sushi with yarn and pom-pom makers. Each project will also come with a set of chopsticks that you can decorate as well. Registration begins April 9.
 
 

 

Earth Day Celebration - 2026

Earth Day Celebration 2026

Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Civic Engagement, Music/Theater Performance

Age Group:

Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Civic Engagement, Music/Theater Performance
Event Details:

PWPL invites you to our 11th annual Earth Day celebration! Bach to Rock bands will kick things off with live music from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.

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Revolutionary Reads Sponsored by the Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Fund

1:30pm–3:30pm
Adults
America 250, Book Discussion
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: America 250, Book Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join fellow readers at the library for an engaging discussion of 1776 by David McCullough on Tuesday April 7th at 1:30 pm.

Art Lecture with Alice Iglehart - The Herter Brothers - Victorian Furniture Makers

12:00pm–1:30pm
Adults
America 250, Lecture
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: America 250, Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Herter Brothers, the New York firm of the German-born Christian and Gustave, was arguably the leading cabinetmaking and decorating firm in the United States during the late nineteenth century. Join museum educator, Alice W.

Sandwiched In with Dennis Raverty - Postwar Illustration

12:00pm–1:30pm
Adults
America 250, Lecture
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: America 250, Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join award winning teacher and art historian Dennis Raverty for a visual presentation "Living the American Dream - Postwar Idealism and Cold War Anxiety."  In the decades after 1945, the United States experienced unprecedented prosperit

Sandwiched In with Janis Schachter - Birth of Freedom

12:00pm–1:30pm
Adults
America 250, Lecture
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: America 250, Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Janis Schachter, a former journalist-turned social studies teacher as she explores the ideals of freedom our nation was founded on and how they have changed over time.

Sandwiched In with Dennis Raverty - Grant Wood's America

12:00pm–1:30pm
Adults
America 250, Lecture
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: America 250, Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join award winning teacher and art historian Dennis Raverty as he explores Grant Wood's iconic painting American Gothic of 1930 which has become emblematic of the simple but noble plight of Midwestern farmers during the era o

Art Lecture with Alice Iglehart - Myer Myers - Jewish American Silversmith

12:00pm–1:30pm
Adults
America 250, Lecture
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: America 250, Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Myer Myers, a Jewish silversmith in colonial America, created outstanding works for leading members of the New York elite. Join museum educator, Alice W.

Memorial Day Weekend

All Day 5/23–5/25
Closing
Branches:
Port Washington Public Library
Description:

Memorial Day Weekend - Library is Closed.

Cow Neck in the Revolution

All Day 6/1–6/18
Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
America 250, Exhibit
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Local History Annex
Age Group: Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: America 250, Exhibit
Event Details:

The area we now call Port Washington was occupied by the British for seven years during the Revolutionary War.

Revolutionary Reads Sponsored by the Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Fund

1:30pm–3:30pm
Adults
America 250, Book Discussion
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: America 250, Book Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join fellow readers at the library for an engaging discussion of Liberty’s Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World  by Maya Jasanoff on Tuesday June 2nd at 1:30 pm.

Sandwiched In with Janis Schachter - Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

12:00pm–1:30pm
Adults
America 250, Lecture
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: America 250, Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

How has our interpretation of the words of the Declaration of Independence changed over time? What do they say about our identity as Americans? Who IS an American?

Cow Neck in the Revolution Exhibit Reception

3:00pm–4:30pm
Adults, Everyone
America 250, Exhibit, Other
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Local History
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: America 250, Exhibit, Other
Event Details:

Reception for Cow Neck in the Revolution, currently on view in the History Center Annex.

Sandwiched In with Dennis Raverty - Rockwell's "Four Freedoms"

12:00pm–1:30pm
Adults
America 250, Lecture
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: America 250, Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join award winning teacher and art historian Dennis Raverty for a visual presentation about Norman Rockwell's The Four Freedoms paintings.

Juneteenth

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Port Washington Public Library
Description:

Juneteenth - Library is Closed.

Cow Neck in the Revolution

All Day 6/20–7/3
Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
America 250, Exhibit
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Local History Annex
Age Group: Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: America 250, Exhibit
Event Details:

The area we now call Port Washington was occupied by the British for seven years during the Revolutionary War.

We The People: Celebrating the Music That Defined America

3:00pm–4:30pm
Adults
America 250, Music/Theater Performance
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: America 250, Music/Theater Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join local favorites The Arlington Drive for Music That Defined America as they bring the soundtrack of a generation to life with classic rock and popular hits from the 1960s and

“From Revolution to Reinvention: The Faces of America at 250” Exhibit

07/01/2026 @ 9:00am–07/03/2026 @ 12:15pm
ESOL
America 250, ESOL, Exhibit
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Community Gallery
Age Group: ESOL
Program Type: America 250, ESOL, Exhibit
Event Details:

ESOL American 250th Anniversary Exhibit of Revolutionary Figures, Heroes and Reformers, Innovators, and Cultural Icons.

Cow Neck in the Revolution

All Day 7/6–9/4
Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
America 250, Exhibit
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Local History Annex
Age Group: Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: America 250, Exhibit
Event Details:

The area we now call Port Washington was occupied by the British for seven years during the Revolutionary War.

“From Revolution to Reinvention: The Faces of America at 250” Exhibit

07/06/2026 @ 9:00am–07/31/2026 @ 12:15pm
ESOL
America 250, ESOL, Exhibit
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Community Gallery
Age Group: ESOL
Program Type: America 250, ESOL, Exhibit
Event Details:

ESOL American 250th Anniversary Exhibit of Revolutionary Figures, Heroes and Reformers, Innovators, and Cultural Icons.

Sandwiched In with James Coll - The Declaration of Independence

12:00pm–1:30pm
Adults
America 250, Lecture
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: America 250, Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Professor James Coll for an informative lecture exploring what the Declaration of Independence actually declared.

Art Lecture with Alice Iglehart - A Close Look: "America Today" by Thomas Hart Benton

12:00pm–1:30pm
Adults
America 250, Lecture
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: America 250, Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Offering a panorama of American life throughout the 1920s, America Today is a room-sized mural comprising ten canvas panels. Museum educator, Alice W.

Sandwiched In with Dennis Raverty - Thomas Jefferson - Architecture for the New Republic

12:00pm–1:30pm
Adults
America 250, Lecture
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: America 250, Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join award winning teacher and art historian Dennis Raverty for a visual presentation about Thomas Jefferson who was not only a statesman and a president, but also an architect.

Sandwiched In with Janis Schachter - A Republic, If You Can Teach It!

12:00pm–1:30pm
Adults
America 250, Lecture
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: America 250, Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Janis Schachter, an award-winning high school social studies teacher as she shares her perspective on the civic imperative to teach ALL of U.S. history - the good, the bad, and the ugly.