East End LOCAL
East End LOCAL
Stony Brook’s Healthy Libraries Program will be at the Riverhead Free Library offering free blood pressure screenings and evidence-based health information. No registration is required, and all are welcome.
Riverhead Free Library’s “Improv for Fun” meets Wednesdays in the Writer’s Cove for theater games and short improv scenes based on group suggestions. Registration is required; sessions run Jan. 21–Feb. 25, 5:30–7 p.m.
Dr. John P. Reilly, chief of cardiology at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, discusses heart disease in women, including risk factors, misconceptions, treatment options, and healthy lifestyle changes. Presented via Zoom.
Riverhead Free Library will screen the documentary “Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution” as part of its America 250 programming. The film explores the African American experience during the Revolutionary War and highlights Crispus Attucks, Phillis Wheatley, Peter Salem and James Armistead Lafayette, and features Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
The Riverhead Free Library hosts a free afternoon concert with The Day Trippers, a Beatles tribute band performing music from the Beatles catalog.
Riverhead Free Library hosts a trivia program on the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution. Snacks, beverages and prizes are included.
A nonpartisan Black History Month forum at the Riverhead Free Library will explore the history and present-day impact of the Black vote. The evening includes a panel discussion, a Suffolk County Board of Elections demonstration of new voting machines, and live musical performances.
Riverhead Free Library’s “Improv for Fun” meets Wednesdays in the Writer’s Cove for theater games and short improv scenes based on group suggestions. Registration is required; sessions run Jan. 21–Feb. 25, 5:30–7 p.m.
Riverhead Free Library will screen “Amistad” as part of its Movie Matinee Friday series. The film follows the 1839 revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish-owned ship and the court case that follows after the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island.
Riverhead Free Library hosts a virtual Zoom program on the history and relevance of the Bill of Rights. The session is part of an eight-program series led by librarians Mara Zonderman and Terry Lucas.
Poetry Street is a community open mic for poetry and spoken word at Riverhead Free Library. Share an original poem or read a favorite poem, or come to listen. The program is offered in person and on Zoom.