Previous Lectures
2025
May 29 Judy Collins: Judy Blue Eyes, Syosset Public, Syosset, NY
May 20 Fast Talking Rosalind Russell, Northport-East Northport Public Library, Northport, NY
May 9 Betty Grable: Million Dollar Legs, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
May 5 Rosemary Clooney: Legendary Pop Singer, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
April 25 Tough Guy Edward G. Robinson, Fountaingate Gardens, Commack, NY
April 24 Alan Alda: More Than Hawkeye, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
April 11 Tough Guy Edward G. Robinson, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
April 8 Tony Bennett:Champion of the American Songbook,
Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
March 27 The Genius of Lily Tomlin, Syosset Public Library, Syosset, NY
March 17 The Tempestuous Maureen O'Hara, Brentwood Historical Society, Brentwood, NY
March 14 Susan Hayward: A Girl from Brooklyn, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
March 11 The Incomparable Julie Andrews, Garden City Public Library, Garden City, NY
March 3 Loretta Young: The Steel Butterfly, Peninsula Public Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
February 27 Anti-Hero: Jack Nicholson, Syosset Public Library, Syosset, NY
February 25 Satchmo: Louis Armstrong, Country Pointe, Plainview, NY
February 19 Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song, Commack Public Library, Commack, NY
February 14 The Unique Elaine Stritch, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
February 12 Tony Bennett: Champion of the American Songbook,
Rogers Memorial Library, Southampton, NY
February 11 Stephen Sondheim: Part 2, Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library, Plainview, NY
February 3 Cary Grant: Debonair Leading Man, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
January 31 Arts Insider Pre-Performance Talk: Tony Bennett, Tilles Center, Greenvale, NY
January 30 Jane Fonda: Actress & Activist, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
January 24 Television's Golden Girl: Betty White, Commack Public Library, Commack, NY
January 21 Stephen Sondheim: Part I, Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library, Plainview, NY
January 17 The Mythical James Dean, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
January 16 The Versatile James Cagney, Northport-East Northport Library, Northport, NY
January 6 Triple Threat: Gwen Verdon, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
2024
December 20 James Stewart: All American, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
December 10 Katherine Hepburn: Great Kate, Bethpage Library, Bethpage, NY
December 2 The Wistful Voice of Jo Stafford, Northport- East Northport Library, Northport, NY
December 2 The Grandly Irrepressible Maggie Smith, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
November 21 The Voice of Gordon MacRae, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
November 19 Chita Rivera: A Career with Legs, Half Hollow Hills Community Library, Dix Hills, NY
November 18 The Musicals of Jerry Herman, Kemmerer Library-Harding Township, NJ (Virtual)
November 15 Sally Field: Grace and Dignity, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
November 12 Spencer Tracy: The One and Only Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
October 28 Bernstein on Broadway, Kemmerer Library-Harding Township, NJ (Virtual)
October 18 Natural and Low Key: Harrison Ford, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
October 8 Barrier Breaker: Harry Belafonte, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
October 7 Doris Day: All American, Northport Public Library, Northport, NY
September 26 The Iconic Barbra Streisand, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
September 24 The Rodgers and Hammerstein Era, Congregation Beth Tikvah, Wantagh, NY
September 23 The Musicals of George Gershwin, Kemmerer Library-Harding Township, NJ (Virtual)
September 23 Cinema Icon Sophia Loren, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
September 21 Latinx in the Broadway Musical, Westbury Arts, Westbury, NY
September 20 The Poetic Julie Christie, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
September 16 The Music of Irving Berlin, Brentwood Historical Society, Brentwood, NY
September 3 The Musicals of Jerry Herman, Plainview Jewish Center, Plainview, NY
August 26 Carl Burnett: America's Funny Lady, Northport Library, Northport, NY
August 22 America's Finest: Meryl Streep, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
August 16 Tough Guy: Lee Marvin, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
August 13 The Musicals of Lerner & Loewe, Plainview-Old Bethpage Library, Plainview, NY
August 12 Clark Gable: The King, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
August 6 You're the Top: Cole Porter, Bethpage Library, Bethpage, NY
July 25 Marlon Brando: Natural & Intense, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
July 24 Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song, Rogers Memorial Library, Southampton, NY
July 19 The Feisty Shelley Winters, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
July 9 Rodgers & Hammerstein Era: Reinventing Musical Theatre,
Plainview-Old Bethpage Library, Plainview, NY
July 8 There is Nothing Like a Dame: Judi Dench, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
June 21 Multi-talented Gower Champion, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
June 10 Rosemary Clooney: Legendary Pop Singer, Northport Library, Northport, NY
June 3 Paul Newman: Movies' Most Famous Blue Eyes,
Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
May 20 Renee Fleming: The Beautiful Voice, Bethpage Public Library, Bethpage, NY
May 17 Gilda Radner: Comedy Gold, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
May 16 Chita Rivera: A Career with Legs, Northport Public Library, Northport, NY
May 6 The Wistful Voice of Jo Stafford. Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
April 29 American Maestro: Leonard Bernstein, Commack Public Library, Commack, NY
April 24 The Queen of Comedy: Lucille Ball, Kemmerer Library, Harding Township, NJ (Virtual)
April 19 Michael Caine: Cockney Film Icon, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
April 12 The Iconic Barbra Streisand, Seaford Public Library, Seaford, NY
April 8 Daniel Day-Lewis: Mercurial Intensity, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
March 28 The Grandly Irrepressible Maggie Smith, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
March 27 King of the High C's: Luciano Pavarotti,
Kemmerer Library, Harding Township, NJ (Virtual)
March 15 Anne Bancroft: Tough and Vulnerable, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
March 14 Beverly Sills: All-American Diva, Garden City Public Library, Garden City, NY
March 6 Shirley Temple: From Child Star to Diplomat, Emma S. Clark Library, Setauket, NY
March 5 Franco Corelli: The Prince of Tenors, Plainview-Old Bethpage Library, Plainview, NY
March 4 The Mysterious Greta Garbo, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
February 29 The Extraordinary Audra McDonald, Syosset Pubic Library, Syosset, NY
February 16 Diana Rigg: Sexy & Stylish, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
February 14 Barrier Breaker: Harry Belafonte, Rogers Memorial Library, Southampton, NY
February 12 Ella Fitzgerald: The First Lady of Song, Northport Library, Northport, NY
February 6 King of the High C's: Luciano Pavarotti,
Plainview-Old Bethpage Library, Plainview, NY
February 5 Denzel Washington: Dignity & Grace, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
January 19 The Crusty Walter Matthau, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
January 16 From Off-Broadway to Broadway, Kemerer Library, Harding Townsip, NJ (Virtual)
January 11 Madeline Kahn: Actress, Singer & Comedienne, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
January 8 America's Finest: Meryl Streep, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
2023
December 18 The Life and Career of Angela Lansbury, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
December 15 Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
December 15 Carol Burnett: America's Funny Lady,The Atria Roslyn, Roslyn Harbor, NY
November 30 Satchmo: Louis Armstrong, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
November 20 Montgomery Clift: Sensual and Vulnerable, Peninsula Library, Lawrence NY (Virtual)
November 17 Tony Bennett: Champion of the Great American Songbook,
Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
November 14 Maria Callas: La Divina, Plainview-Old Bethpage Library, Plainview, NY
November 13 The Incomparable Julie Andrews,The Atria Roslyn, Roslyn Harbor, NY
November 2 The Legacy of Frank Sinatra, Northport Library, Northport, NY
October 23 Charlton Heston: Epic Movie Star, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
October 20 Norma Shearer: The First Lady of MGM, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
October 17 Renata Tebaldi: Voice of an Angel, Plainview-Old Bethpage Library, Plainview, NY
October 11 The Incomparable Julie Andrews, Rogers Memorial Library, Southampton, NY
September 27 Latinx in the Broadway Musical, Sachem Public Library, Sachem, NY
September 22 Alan Alda: More Than Hawkeye, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
September 11 Fast Talking Rosalind Russell, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
August 18 The Genius of Lily Tomlin, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
August 14 The Suave Charles Boyer, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
August 10 The Legacy of Frank Sinatra, Temple Hillel, Valley Stream, NY
July 27 Katharine Hepburn: Great Kate, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
July 24 Deborah Kerr: Perfection and Elegance, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
July 21 Barrier Breaker: Harry Belafonte, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
July 12 Carol Burnett: America's Funny Lady, Rogers Memorial Library, Southampton, NY
July 11 The Versatile James Cagney, Bethpage Public Library, Bethpage, NY
June 29 Spencer Tracy: The One, The Only, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
June 22 The Music of Burt Bacharach, Bryant Library, Roslyn, NY
June 20 The Musicals of Lerner and Loewe, Northport Public Library, Northport, NY
June 16 America’s Finest: Meryl Streep, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
June 13 The Immortal Marilyn Monroe, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual )
May 25 Mary Martin: First Lady of Musicals, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
May 23 Ella Fitzgerald: The First Lady of Song, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
May 19 Laurence Olivier: A Supreme Craftsman, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
April 27 The Life & Career of Angela Lansbury, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
April 25 The Versatile James Cagney, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
April 21 The Superb Emma Thompson, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
April 19 Shakespeare in Broadway Musicals, Somerset Library System of New Jersey (Virtual)
April 13 Elizabeth Taylor: From Child Star to Film Queen, Garden City Club, Garden City, NY
April 10 Television’s Golden Girl: Betty White, Northport Public Library, Northport, NY
April 4 Fosse & Verdon: Expanding Dance, Plainview-Old Bethpage Library, Plainview, NY
March 21 Dick Van Dyke: America's Funny Man, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
March 17 Debonair Rex Harrison, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
March 7 Renee Fleming: The Beautiful Voice, Plainview-Old Bethpage Library, Plainview, NY
February 23 Warren Beatty: Actor, Writer, Director & Producer, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
February 21 Satchmo: Louis Armstrong, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
February 17 What a Character: Jean Stapleton, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
February 8 Clark Gable: The King, Garden City Club, Garden City, NY
February 7 Ella Fitzgerald: The First Lady of Song, Glen Cove Library, Glen Cove, NY (Virtual)
January 24 Television’s Golden Girl: Betty White, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
January 20 Joel Grey: Master of Ceremonies, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
January 12 The Genius of Michael Bennett,Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
January 10 Jerry Orbach: Musicals to Law & Order, Temple Beth Tikvah, Wantagh, NY (Virtual)
January 5 Chita Rivera: A Career with Legs, Northport Public Library, Northport, NY
2022
December 16 The Luminous Ellen Burstyn, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
December 14 The Serene Grace Kelly, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual Event)
November 28 Bob Fosse & Gwen Verdon: Expanding Dance, Northport Public Library. Northport, NY
November 22 Ginger Rogers: Backwards In High Heals, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
November 18 The Moon Is a Balloon: David Niven, Jericho Public Library. Jericho, NY
November 15 The Music of Marvin Hamlisch, Temple Beth Tikvah, Wantagh, NY (Virtual)
November 14 Bing Crosby: America's Crooner, Seaford Public Library, Seaford, NY (Virtual)
November 3 Renee Fleming: The Beautiful Voice, Community Club of Garden City, Garden City, NY
October 17 Mary Martin: First Lady of Musicals, Northport Public Library, Northport, NY
October 14 The Queen of Gospel: Mahalia Jackson, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
September 30 Judy Garland: Miss Show Business, Seaford Public Library, Seaford, NY (Virtual)
September 20 Carol Burnett: America's Funny Lady, Harbor View, Port Washington, NY
September 19 Patti LuPone: Broadway Diva, Northport Public Library, Northport, NY
September 15 Anthony Hopkins: Beyond Hannibal Lector, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
September 6 Doris Day: All-American, Peninsula Public Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
August 19 The Immortal Marilyn Monroe, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
August 16 The Unsinkable Debbie Reynolds. East Northport Public Library, East Northport, NY
August 10 The Elegant Fred Astaire, Peninsula Public Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
July 28 The Sultry Lauren Bacall, Syosset Public Library, Syosset, NY
July 15 Unforgettable Nat King Cole, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
July 7 Shirley Temple: Child Star to Diplomat, East Northport Library, East Northport, NY
June 23 Here's Looking at You: Humphrey Bogart, Syosset Public Library, Syosset, NY
June 17 Judy Collins: Judy Blue Eyes, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
June 14 Judy Garland: "The One, The Only", Somerset Library System of New Jersey (Virtual)
June 8 The Music of Marvin Hamlisch, Peninsula Library, Peninsula, NY (Virtual)
May 26 The Great Ingrid Bergman, Syosset Public Library, Syosset, NY
May 20 "Make My Day": Clint Eastwood, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
May 11 The Music of Burt Bacharach, Peninsula Public Library, Peninsula, NY (Virtual)
May 9 Ella Fitzgerald: The First Lady of Song, Bethpage Public Library, Bethpage, NY
May 2 Elizabeth Taylor: From Child Star to Film Queen, Northport Library, Northport, NY
April 27 The Iconic Barbra Streisand, Women of the Greens, Melville, NY (Virtual)
April 24 The Iconic Barbra Streisand, Long Beach Public Library, Long Beach, NY
April 13 Musicals Off-Broadway to Broadway, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
April 8 Television’s Golden Girl: Betty White, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
March 31 Cary Grant: Hollywood's Debonair Leading Man, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
March 18 Richard Burton: A Born Actor, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
March 9 Shakespeare in the Broadway Musical, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
March 7 Lucille Ball: The Queen of Comedy, Northport Library, Northport, NY
February 18 The Inspiring Cicely Tyson, Jericho Library , Jericho, NY (Virtual)
February 15 Satchmo: Louis Armstrong, Glen Cove Library, Glen Cove, NY (Virtual)
February 10 Ella Fitzgerald: The First Lady of Song, Syosset Library , Syosset, NY
February 9 The Extraordinay Audra McDonald, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
January 24 The Beloved Mary Tyler Moore, Seaford Library, Seaford, NY (Virtual)
January 24 The Artistry of Leontyne Price, CSA-NYC (Virtual)
January 21 The Eternal Anti-Hero: Jack Nicholson, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
January 13 Miss Peggy Lee, Syosset Library , Syosset, NY (Virtual)
2021
December 23 The Beloved Mary Tyler Moore, Peninsula Public Library , Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
December 17 Christopher Plummer: Like a Fine Wine, Jericho Public Library , Jericho, NY
December 10 Bernstein on Broadway, Rockville Centre Library, Rockville Centre, NY, (Virtual)
November 30 The Iconic Barbra Streisand, Great Neck Public Library , Great Neck, NY (Virtual)
November 19 The Serene Grace Kelly, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
November 15 The Musicals of Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick, Northport Public Library Northport, NY
October 27 Multi-talented Cloris Leachman, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
October 15 Charlton Heston: Epic Movie Star, Jericho Library , Jericho, NY
September 24 Rita Hayworth: Screen Goddess, Peninsula Library , Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
September 17 Unflappable Heroine: Claudette Colbert, Jericho Library , Jericho, NY
September 14 Dick Van Dyke: America’s Funny Man, Seaford Public Library, Seaford, NY (Virtual)
September 9 Lucille Ball: We Still Love Lucy, Great Neck Library, Great Neck, NY (Virtual)
August 20 Sean Connery: Bond & Beyond, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
August 12 Musicals from Off-Broadway to Broadway, Glen Cove Library, Glen Cove, NY (Virtual)
August 6 Dick Van Dyke: America’s Funny Man, Syosset Library , Syosset, NY (Virtual)
July 30 The Great Ingrid Bergman, Peninsula Public Library, Lawrence, NY( Virtual)
July 16 Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
June 25 The Sultry Lauren Bacall, Peninsula Public Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
June 22 The Incomparable Julie Andrews, Rockville Centre Library,
Rockville Centre, NY (Virtual)
June 18 The Swashbuckler: Errol Flynn, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
June 4 Loren & Mastroianni: Italian Cinema Icons, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY(Virtual)
May 21 Vanessa Redgrave: Actress And Activist, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
May 7 Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song, West Nyack Library, West Nyack, NY (Virtual)
May 7 The Multitalented Warren Beatty Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
May 4 Lucille Ball, The Queen of Comedy, Bethpage Library, Bethpage, NY (Virtual)
April 30 Earthy Anthony Quinn, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY (Virtual)
April 16 Marlon Brando; Natural and Intense, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
April 1 Film Hero: Gregory Peck, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
March 19 The Inspiring Patricia Neal, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
March 5 Singer & Actress: Shirley Jones, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY (Virtual)
March 5 Steve McQueen: The King of Cool,Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
February 19 Denzel Washington: Dignity and Grace, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
February 16 Sidney Poitier: Actor, Director & Diplomat, CSA-NYC (Virtual)
February 5 Kirk Douglas: Intense and Vulnerable, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
February 1 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era Babylon Chorale, Babylon, NY (Virtual)
January 15 Carol Channing: Larger than Life, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
2020
December 22 Diversity In Broadway Musicals, Queens Public Library, Queens, NY (Virtual)
December 18 Jane Fonda: Actress & Activist, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
November 30 The Independent Robert Redford, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
November 20 Joel McCrea: A Casual Leading Man, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
November 12 The Iconic Barbra Streisand, CSA-NYC (Virtual)
November 6 The Works of Stephen Sondheim: Part 2, Rockville Centre Public Library,
Rockville Centre, NY (Virtual)
October 30 The Works of Stephen Sondheim: Part 1, Rockville Public Centre Library,
Rockville Centre, NY (Virtual)
October 16 Montgomery Clift: Sensual and Vulnerable, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
October 15 The Incomparable Julie Andrews, Bethpage Library, Bethpage, NY (Virtual)
October 13 Sidney Poitier: Actor, Director & Diploma, Elmont Library, Elmont, NY (Virtual)
October 9 Shirley Temple: Child Star to Diplomat, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY (Virtual)
September 30 Madeline Kahn: Funny Lady, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
September 11 Anna Netrebko: 21st Century Diva, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
August 21 Marlene Dietrich: Symbol of Glamor, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
August 7 Deborah Kerr: Perfection and Elegance, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY (Virtual)
July 17 The Multitalented Warren Beatty, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
July 14 The Works of Stephen Sondheim: Part 2, Port Washington Public Library,
Port Washington, NY (Virtual)
July 10 The Ageless Olivia de Havilland, Syosset Public Library, Syosset, NY (Virtual)
June 26 The Legendary Rosemary Clooney, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY (Virtual)
June 23 The Works of Stephen Sondheim: Part 1, Port Washington Public Library,
Port Washington, NY (Virtual)
June 19 Elizabeth Taylor: From Child Star to FIlm Queen, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
May 28 The Queen of Comedy: Lucille Ball, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY (Virtual
May 15 Kirk Douglas: Intense and Vulnerable, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
April 17 Jane Powell: The Girl Next Door, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY (Virtual)
April 3 Carol Burnett: America's Funny Lady, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY (Virtual)
February 21 Ella Fitzgerald: The First Lady of Song, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
February 3 Sidney Poitier: Actor, Director & Diplomat, Peninsula Public Library, Lawrence, NY
January 31 Steve McQueen: The King of Cool, Syosset Public Library, Syosset, NY
January 17 The Grandly Irrepressible Maggie Smith, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
2019
December 20 The One and Only Tommy Tune, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
December 16 The Musicals of Bock & Harnick, Port Washington Public Library, Port Washington, NY
December 3 Judi Dench: There is Nothing Like a Dame, Northport Public Library, Northport, NY
November 15 Madeline Kahn: Funny Lady, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
November 14 Chita Rivera: A Career with Legs, Syosset Public Library, Syosset, NY
October 31 Paul Newman: Movies' Most Famous Blue Eyes,Towers Country Club, Queens, NY
October 31 The Incomparable Julie Andrews, Peninsula Public Library, Lawrence, NY
October 24 Judy Garland: The One, The Only, Temple Hillel, Valley Stream, NY
October 18 Howard Keel: The Brawny Baritone, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
October 3 Montserrat Caballe: Bel Canto, Womens Club of Douglaston, Douglaston, NY
September 20 There is Nothing Like a Dame: Judi Dench, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
September 12 Judy Garland: The One, The Only, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
August 19 Shakespeare in the Broadway Musical, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
August 16 The Independent Robert Redford, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
July 19 The Extraordinary Audra McDonald, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
July 18 Paul Newman: Movie's Most Famous Blue Eyes, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY
July 15 The Works of Comden & Green, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
July 12 The Charismatic Peter O'Toole, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
June 21 From Comedy to Drama: The Versatile Jack Lemmon, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
May 19 The Queen of Comedy: Lucille Ball, Gurwin Nursing Center, Commack, NY
May 17 Judy Holliday: The Smart “Dumb Blonde”, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
May 9 Paul Newman: Movie's Most Famous Blue Eyes, Temple Hillel, Valley Stream, NY
May 3 Paul Newman: Movie's Most Famous Blue Eyes, Syosset Library, Jericho, NY
April 4 Shakespeare in Broadway Musicals, Towers Country Club, Queens, NY
April 2 William Holden: The Ideal Motion Picture Actor, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
April 8 Carol Burnett: America's Funny Lady, Gurwin Nursing Center, Commack, NY
March24 Dick Van Dyke: America’s Funny Man, Gurwin Nursing Center, Commack, NY
March 15 Jennifer Jones: Her Life and Films, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
March 12 Carol Burnett: America’s Funny Lady, Glen Cove Public Library, Glen Cove, NY
February 21 Judy Garland: The One, the Only, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY
February 15 Sidney Poitier: Actor, Director & Diplomat, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
February 14 Lena Horne:The Lady and her Music, Syosset Public Library, Syosset, NY
February 6 The Incomparable Julie Andrews, Smithtown Library, Kings Park, NY
January 18 The Transcendental Shirley MacLaine, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
January 10 Bernstein on Broadway, Bethpage Public Library, Bethpage, NY
2018
December 21 Dance of Michael Kidd, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
December 20 The Iconic Barbra Streisand, Temple Hillel, Valley Stream, NY
November 20 Alfred Drake: Legit Baritone, Brandeis Group/Shelter Rock Library, Albertson, NY
November16 The Oomph Girl: Ann Sheridan, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
November 8 Bernstein on Broadway, Sisterhood Temple B'Nai Shalom, Rockville Centre, NY
November 2 Doris Day: All American, Syosset Public Library, Syosset, NY
October 22 Fred Astaire and Partners, Peninsula Public Library, Lawrence, NY
October 19 Burt Lancaster: Rugged Screen God, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
October 5 Satchmo: Louis Armstrong, ILR, Farmingdale, NY
September 21 The Luminous Barbara Stanwyck, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
September 20 Paul Newman: Movies' Most Famous Blue Eyes, Great Neck Library, Great Neck, NY
September 16 Crooners, Pre-Performance Talk, Tilles Center, Brookville, NY
September 12 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era, The Regency, Glen Cove, NY
August 27 The Extraordinary Julie Andrews, East Northport Library, East Northport, NY
August 23 Bernstein on Broadway, Syosset Public Library, Syosset, NY
August 22 Stormy Weather, Film Commentary, Montauk Library, Montauk, NY
August 20 Patti LuPone: Broadway Diva, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
August 17 Leonard Bernstein: American Maestro, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
July 25 Chita Rivera: A Dancer with Legs, Towers Country Club, Queens, NY
July 25 Bernstein on Broadway, Lapham Community Center, New Canaan, CT
July 23 Alfred Drake: Legit Baritone, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
July 20 The Charismatic Peter O'Toole, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
June 27 My Fair Lady, St. John's Church, Cold Springs Harbor, NY Noon
June 15 Jean Arthur: The Shy Comedienne, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
June 10 Ladies of Verismo, Italian Heritage Association, Huntington, NY
June 7 The Beautiful Voice: Renee Fleming, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY
May 23 My Fair Lady, Lapham Community Center, New Camnaan, CT
May 11 Henry Fonda: Prolific American Hero, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
May 7 Ginger Rogers: Backwards and in High Heels, Northport Library, Northport, NY
April 20 Loren & Mastroianni: Icons of Italian Cinema, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
April 13 The Unsinkable Debbie Reynolds, Merrick Library, Merrick, NY
April 2 The Beautiful Voice: Renee Fleming, Meadowbrook Women's Group,
Plainview-OBP Library, Plainview, NY
March 29 Broadway Diva: Patti LuPone, Towers Country Club, Queens, NY
March 18 The Ethnic Musicals, Congregation Beth Ohr, Bellmore, NY
March 16 Miss Peggy Lee, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
February 20 Paul Newman: Movies Famous Blue Eyes, Plainview-OBP Library, Plainview, NY
February 16 Satchmo: Louis Armstrong, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
February 15 Lena Horne: The Lady and her Music, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY
January 29 Gene Kelly: Actor, Dancer, Director, Northport Library, North port, NY
January 28 Frank Sinatra: The Centennial Celebration, Harbor View, Port Washington, NY
January 22 Dick Van Dyke: America's Funny Man, REAPS/Friedberg JCC, Oceanside, NY
January 19 Broadway Diva: Patti LuPone, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
2017
December 15 Fred Astaire and Partners, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
November 17 Mary Astor: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
October 23 The Artistry of Marilyn Horne: Bethpage Public Library, Bethpage, NY
October 20 Dick Van Dyke: America's Funny Man, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
October 6 Franco Corelli: The Prince of Italian Tenors,
Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
October 5 Angela Lansbury: A Performer for All Ages, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
September 21 The Gamine Audrey Hepburn, Club33, New York, NY
September 18 The Unsinkable Debbie Reynolds, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY
September 15 The Stunning Paulette Goddard, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
September 7 Paul Newman: Movie's Most Famous Blue Eyes, Temple Chaverim, Plainview, NY
August 21 Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music, Port Washington Library,
Port Washington, NY
August 18 The Voice of Gordon MacRae, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
August 7 The Ethnic Musicals, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY
July 21 Jean Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
July 19 The Unsinkable Debbie Reynolds, The Greens, Melville, NY
July 17 Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
July 12 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era, Lapham Community Center, New Canaan, CT
July 6 Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon: Expanding Dance, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
July 3 The Elegant Fred Astaire, Northport Library, Northport, NY
June 16 Harold Arlen: Over the Rainbow, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
May 30 Tony Winning Musicals of the 1950's, Shelter Rock Library, Albertson, NY
May 19 The Gamine Audrey Hepburn, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
May 16 The Unsinkable Debbie Reynolds, Club33, New York, NY
May 2 Fred Astaire & Partners, Webinar, Hostra University, Hempstead, NY
April 30 Merman & Martin: Broadway Legends, Harbor View, Port Washington, NY
April 21 Jerry Orbach: From Musicals to Law & Order, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
April 6 Carole Lombard: Queen of Screwball Comedies, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
April 3 The Unsinkable Debbie Reynolds, Northport Library, Northport, NY
March 24 Operatic Rivals: Maria Callas & Renata Tebaldi, ILR, Farmingdale, NY
March 17 The Unsinkable Debbie Reynolds, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY,
February 26 The Academy Awards, Meadowbrook Pointe, Westbury, NY
February 19 Lucille Ball: The Queen of Comedy, Harbor View, Port Washington, NY
February 17 Here's Looking at You: Humphrey Bogart, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
February 16 Paul Newman: Movie's Most Famous Blue Eyes, Oceanside Library, Oceanside, NY February 6 The Iconic Barbra Streisand, Northport Library, Northport, NY
January 20 Rosemary Clooney: Legendary Pop Singer, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
January 5 Greer Garson: MGM's Leading Lady, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
2016
December 23 Tony Winning Musicals of the 1950's, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
December 19 Guys and Dolls, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
December 16 The Musicals of Kander & Ebb, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
December 14 The Music of Irving Berlin, Dominican Village, Amityville, NY
December 5 The Musicals of the 1950's, Meadowbrook Pointe, Westbury, NY
November 18 The Mysterious Greta Garbo, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
November 3 Jessye Norman: A Vocal Force of Nature: Bethpage Library, Bethpage, NY
October 14 Gary Cooper: Champion of the Common Man, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
October 12 The Music of George Gershwin, Dominican Village, Amityville, NY
September 28 You're the Top: The Musicals of Cole Porter, Dominican Village, Amityville, NY
August 19 The Musicals of Jerry Herman, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
August 15 Chita Rivera: A Dancer with Legs, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
August 10 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era, Dominican Village, Amityville, NY
August 5 Bernstein on Broadway, The Hamlet, Jericho, NY
July 18 Merman & Martin: Broadway Legends, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
July 15 The Thin Man: William Powell, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
July 6 Yankee Doodle Dandy: James Cagney, Oceanside Library, Oceanside, NY
June 21 You're the Top: Cole Porter, St. John's Church, Cold Springs Harbor, NY
June 17 Music of George Gershwin, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
June 6 Tony Martin and Cyd Charisse, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY
May 20 The Wistful Voice of Jo Stafford, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
May19 Paul Newman: Movie's Most Famous Blue Eyes, Friedberg JCC, OCenaside, NY
May 6 Clark Gable: The King, ILR, Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY
May 5 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era, Northport Library, Northport, NY
April 18 Shakespeare in Films, Great Neck Library, Great Neck, NY
April 15 The Music and Lyrics of Bob Merrill, Jericho Library. Jericho, NY
April 14 The Extraordinary Julie Andrews, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
April 12 Shakespeare in the Broadway Musical. LIU Post, Brookville, NY
March 23 Interpreting Shakespeare, LIU Post, Brookville, NY
March 18 Shirley Jones: Singer and Actress, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
February 19 Alfred Drake: Legit Baritone, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
February 3 The Sultry Lauren Bacall, Oceanside Library, Oceanside, NY
January 31 The Sinatra Centennial, The Hamlet, Jericho, NY
January 26 Ginger Rogers: Backwards and in High Heels, 92Y, New York, NY
January 15 Dorothy Kirsten: From Pop to Puccini, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
January 15 Paul Newman: Movie's Most Famous Blue Eyes, Suffolk, Y JCC, Commack, NY
January 4 Richard Tucker & Robert Merrill: From Brooklyn to the MET,
Meadowbrook Woman's Institute, Plainview, NY
2015
December 18 Carole Lombard: Queen of the Screwball Comedies, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
November 23 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era, The Hamlet on Olde Oyster Bay, Plainview, NY
November 20 Al Jolson: America's Greatest Showman, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
November 14 The Sinatra Legacy, Pre-Performance Talk, Tilles Center, Brookville, NY
November 12 Sinatra in Films, Kaplan JCC on the Palisades, Tenafly, NJ
October 18 Alice Faye & Betty Grable, Village of East Hills Seniors, East Hills, NY
October 16 Myrna Loy: Queen of the Movies, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
October 15 Ginger Rigers: Backwards in High Heels, Friedberg JCC, Oceanside, NY
September 30 The Ethnic Musicals, The Louis & Mildred Resnick Series, SUNY New Paltz, NY
September 30 Tony Martin and Cyd Charisse, 92Y, New York, NY
September 18 The Sinatra Centennial, Jericho Library,Jericho, NY
August 27 The Iconic Barbra Streisand, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
August 17 Jessy Norman, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
August 14 The Great Ingrid Bergman, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
August 7 The Rodgers and Hammerstein Era, The Hamlet, Jericho, NY
July 20 The Voice of Carlo Bergonzi, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
July 17 Gypsy Rose Lee & June Havoc, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
July 7 Joan Sutherland: La Stupenda, Bethpage Library, Bethpage, NY
July 1 Gregory Peck: America's Film Hero, Oceanside Library, Oceanside, NY
June 19 Fast Talking Rosalind Russell, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
June 17 The Musicals of George Gershwin, St. John's Church, Cold Springs Harbor, NY
June 7 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era*, Quogue Library, Quogue, NY
June 2 Sinatra in Films, Manhasset Public Library, Manhasset, NY
June 1 The Extraordinary Julie Andrews, REAPS/Friedberg JCC, Oceanside, NY
May 31 Rodgers & Hammerstein Era*, National Council of Jewish Women, Brooklyn, NY
May 19 Bob Fosse & Gwen Verdon, 92Y, New York, NY
May 15 Clark Gable: The King, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
May 14 Dorothy Fields: First Lady of Lyrics, Friedberg JCC, Oceanside, NY
May 11 The Sinatra Centennial, Sid Jacobson JCC/Golden Girls, East Hills, NY
May 8 Rita Hayworth: Screen Goddess, ILR, Farmingdale, NY
April 28 The Rodgers and Hammerstein Era *, Merrick Jewish Center, Merrick, NY
April 20 You're the Top: the Musicals of Cole Porter, Meadowbrook Pointe, Westbury, NY
April 20 The Rodgers and Hammerstein Era *, Floral Park AARP, Floral Park, NY
April 17 Greer Garson: MGM's Leading Lady, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
April 2 Spencer Tracy: The One and Only, 92Y, New York, NY
March 28 The Sinatra Centennial: Pre-Performance Talk, Tilles Center, Brookville, NY
March 26 The Barber of Seville, Friedberg JCC, Oceanside, NY
March 21 James Garner: Wisecracking and Affable, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
March 15 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era, Mid Island YJCC, Plainview, NY
March 10 The Works of Comden and Green, Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, NY
February 26 The Extraordinary Julie Andrews, Club 33, New York, NY
February 26 Rita Hayworth: Screen Goddess, 92Y, New York, NY
February 25 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era, Huntington Country Club, Huntington, NY
February 21 The Ethnic Musicals *, African-American Museum, Hempstead, NY
February 13 Elaine Stritch: The One and Only, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
January 16 Paul Newman:Most Famous Blue Eyes in Movies, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
January 14 Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, Oceanside Library, Oceanside, NY
January 6 Operatic Rivals: Callas and Tebaldi, Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, NY
* = Sponsored by New York Council for the Humanities
2014
December 19 The Works of Comden and Green, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
December 18 The Extraordinary Julie Andrews, LI Alzheimer's Foundation, Port Washington, NY
December 11 The Ethnic Musicals: Assimilation and Integration, SAGE, Woodbury, NY
December 3 Gene Kelly: Actor, Dancer, Director, Club33, New York, NY
December 1 The Extraordinary Julie Andrews, Meadowbrook Women's Initiative, Merrick, NY
November 20 Katharine Hepburn: Great Kate, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY
November 14 Sultry Lauren Bacall, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
November 6 Bernstein on Broadway, Bethpage Library, Bethpage, NY
October 26 Frank Sinatra in Films, Village of East Hills Seniors, East Hills, NY
October10 Deborah Kerr: The English Rose, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
October 1 Katharine Hepburn: Great Kate, 92Y, New York, NY
September 24 Angela Lansbury: A Performer for All Ages, Club33, New York, NY
September 19 Spencer Tracy: The One and Only, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
September 12 Shirley Temple: From Child Star to Diplomat, 92Y, New York, NY
August 18 Bjoerling and Gedda, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
August 18 Shirley Temple, LI Alzheimer's Foundation, Port Washington, NY
August 15 Katharine Hepburn: Great Kate, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
July 29 Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, JCC of Middlesex County, Edison, NJ
July 21 Amazing Grace: Grace Bumbry, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
July 18 The Versatile James Cagney, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
July 16 The Musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Club 33, New York, NY
June 27 Musicals: Off-Broadway to Broadway, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
June 20 The Original Funny Girl: Fanny Brice, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
May 21 Frank Sinatra in Film, Oceanside Library, Oceanside, NY
May 16 Bing Crosby: America's Crooner, Jericho Library, jericho, NY
May 15 Gene Kelly, LI Alzheimer's Association, Port Washington, NY
May 13 The Ethnic Musicals *, JASA Long Beach, Long Beach, NY
May 10 The Gershwins' Legacy: Pre-Performance talk, Tilles Center, Brookville, NY
May 8 George Gershwin on Broadway, Friedberg JCC, Oceanside, NY
May 6 The Rodgers and Hammerstein Era *, Temple beth El, Manhattan Beach, NY
April 29 The Ethnic Musicals*, Merrick Jewish Center, Merrick, NY
April 29 Cary Grant: The Ultimate Leading Man, Asphalt Green BPC, New York, NY
April 25 James Stewart: All American, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
April 24 Lucille Ball: We Still Love Lucy, Floral Park Library, Floral Park, NY
April 24 Gene Kelly, Actor Dancer, Director, 92Y, New York, NY
April 11 Madama Butterfly: Pre-performance talk, Tilles Center, Brookvile, NY
April 10 Puccini's Madama Butterfly, Friedberg JCC, Oceansidde, NY
April 8 The Music of Marvin Hamlisch, JCC of Middlesex County, Edison, NJ
March 31 Frank Sinatra in Film, 92Y, New York, NY
March 18 The Original Funny Girl: Fanny Brice, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY
March 14 Shirley Temple: From Child Star to Diplomat, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
March 12 Lucille Ball: We Still Love Lucy, Oceanside Library, Oceanside, NY
March 11 A Portrait of Mark Twain, Bethpage Public Library, Bethpage, NY
March 6 Lucille Ball: We Still Love Lucy, 92Y, New York, NY
February 20 The Ethnic Musicals *, Mid Westchester JCC, Scarsdale, NY
February 14 Leontyne Price: Form Mississippi to the MET, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
February 9 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era, Poughkeepsie Public Library, Poughkeepsie, NY
January 30 Lucille Ball: We Still Love Lucy, Kaplen JCC of Tenafly, Tenafly, NJ
January 20 Ginger Rogers, LI Alzheimer's Foundation, Port Washington, NY
January 19 The Ethnic Musicals, Poughkeepsie Public Library, Poughkeepsie, NY
January 17 The Music of Burt Bacharach, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
2013
December 20 Chita Rivera: A Dancer with Legs, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
December 11 The Ethnic Musical *, Elmont Jewish Center, Elmont, NY
December 4 Mark Twain Tonight, Friedberg JCC, Oceanside, NY
November 21 The Operas of Verdi Part 3, Friedberg JCC, Oceanside, NY
November 18 Verdi's Luisa Miller, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
November 15 Jule Styne on Broadway, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
November 9 The Rodgers and Hammerstein Era *, Southeast Museum, Brewster, NY
November 6 The Iconic Barbra Streisand, Oceanside Library, Ocenside, NY
November 4 Rise Stevens: A Carmen for All Times, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY
October 31 The Operas of Verdi Part 2, Friedberg JCC, Oceanside, NY
October 18 The Fabulous Ann Miller, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
October 17 The Operas of Verdi Part 1, Friedberg JCC, Oceanside, NY
October 15 The Music of Marvin Hamlisch, Friedberg JCC, Oceanside, NY
September 27 The Elegant Fred Astaire, LI Alzheimer's Foundation, Port Washington, NY
September 20 Gregory Peck: America's Greatest Screen Hero, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
September 17 The Music of Marvin Hamlisch, Plainview Jewish Center, Plainview, NY
September 17 The Music of Marvin Hamlisch, Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, HY
August 19 The Artistry of Marilyn Horne, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
August 16 Rise Stevens: A Carmen for All Time, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
July 24 Judy Garland, 92Y Tribeca, New York, NY
July 23 Barbra Streisand, JCC of Middlesex County, Edison, NJ
July 19 The Music of Frank Loesser, Jericho LIbrary, Jericho, NY
July 15 Leontyne Price, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
June 26 Ginger Rogers: Backwards and in High Heels, 92Y Tribeca, New York, NY
June 24 The Music of Marvin Hamlisch, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY
June 14 Alice Faye and Betty Grable, Jerihco Library, Jericho, NY
June 6 Barbra Streisand, Temple Chaverim, Plainview, NY
May 22 Cary Grant, Oceanside Library, Oceanside, NY
May 17 Olivia de Havilland, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
May 13 Mickey Rooney, LI Alzheimer's Foundation, Port Washington, NY
May 9 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era, Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, Tenafly, NJ
May 1 The Ethnic Musicals *, Rockland Council of Jewish Woman, Spring Valley, NY
April 30 The Ethnic Musicals *, Temple Beth El, Manhattan Beach, NY
April 19 Pagliacci, Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, Brookville, NY
April 19 The Musicals of Michael Bennett, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
April 18 The Music of Marvin Hamlish. Plainview-Old Bethpage Library, Plainview, NY
April 11 The Elegant Fred Astaire, 92Y Tribeca, New York, NY
April 4 The Legacy of Marian Anderson, B. Davis Schwartz Library, LIU/Post, Greenvale, NY
March 15 Judy Garland, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
March 6 The Rodgers and Hammerstein Era *, Bellmore Jewish Center, Belmore NY
March 5 Mickey Rooney, Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, NY
February 28 Renee Fleming, Bethpage Library
February 22 Marilyn Horne, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
February 20 Doris Day, LI Alzheimer's Foundation, Port Washington, NY
February 8 Mickey Rooney, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
February 7 Leontyne Price, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY
January 22 Alice Faye & Betty Grable, Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, NY
January 18 Doris Day: All American, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
January 11 The Ethnic Musicals *, Suffolk Y, Commack, NY
January 10 The Ethnic Musicals *, Mid Island Y, Plainview, NY
January 7 The Iconic Barbra Streisand, Meadowbrook Women's Initiative
Plainview-OBP Library, Plainview, NY
2012
December 14 The Music of Marvin Hamlisch, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
December 6 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era, Bronxville YM-YWHA, Riverdale, NY
November 30 The Ethnic Musicals*, Sam Field YM-YWHA, Douglaston, NY
November 20 Musicals of Bock and Harnick, Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, NY
November 16 Rita Hayworth, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
November 13 Lena Horne, Shelter Rock Library, Albertson, NY
October 15 Renee Fleming, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY
October 12 Barbara Cook, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
September 21 Pulitzer Prize Winning Musicals , Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
September 11 Angela Lansbury, Shelter Rock Library,Albertson, NY
August 20 Renee Fleming, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
August 17 Cyd Charisse & Tony Martin, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
August 9 The Three Tenors, Syosset Library, Syosset, NY
August 8 Julie Andrews, 92Y/Tribeca, New York, NY
July 20 The Lyrics of Dorothy Fields, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
July 16 Joan Sutherland, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
July 11 Angela Lansbury, 92Y/Tribeca, New York, NY
June 26 Debbie Reynolds, Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, NY
June 20 The Ethnic Musicals *, North Shore Synagogue,Syosset, NY
June 20 Barbra Streisand, 92Y/Tribeca, New York, NY
June 15 The Musicals of Bock and Harnick Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
June 14 Pulitzer Prize Winning Musicals, Friedberg JCC, Oceanside, NY
June 5 The Ethnic Musicals *, REAPS, Great Neck, NY
May 22 Carol Burnett, Shelter Rock Library,Albertson, NY
May 18 Renee Fleming, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
May 15 Callas & Tebaldi, Bethpage Library, Bethpage, NY
May 14 Carol Burnett, Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, NY
May 10 What’s Happened to the Movie Musical?, NORC Education Alliance, NYC, NY
May 5 Verdi’s La Traviata, Tilles Center, Brookville, NY
May 2 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era *,
Rockland Council of Jewish Women, Spring Valley, NY
April 30 The Ethnic Musicals *, Samuel Field YM-YWHA, Douglaston NY
April 27 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era *
Samuel Field YM-YWHA Friendship Club, Douglaston NY
April 20 Debbie Reynolds, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
April 19 Patrice Munsel & Roberta Peters, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY
April 11 Debbie Reynolds, LI Alzheimer’s Foundation, Port Washington, NY
March 27 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era, LIU Post, Greenvale NY
March 16 Joan Sutherland, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
March 9 The Ethnic Musicals, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
February 17 Gene Kelly, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
February 14 Barbra Streisand, Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, NY
February 10 Bernstein on Broadway, Suffolk Y, Commack, NY
January 20 Patrice Munsel, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
January 12 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era *, Mid Island Y, Plainview, NY
2011
December 16 Cary Grant, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
December 14 Beverly Sills, Friedberg JCC, Oceanside, NY
December 8 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era *, Meadowbrook Women’s Initiative,
Massapequa Library, Massapequa, NY
December 6 Merman & Martin, Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, NY
December 5 Barbra Streisand, Jericho Jewish Center, Jericho NY
November 23 The Ethnic Musicals *, The Greens, Melville, NY
November 20 The Ethnic Musicals *, Bethlehem Library, Delmar, NY
November 18 Roberta Peters, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
November 15 Julie Andrews, Shelter Rock Library, Albertson, NY
October 22 Puccini’s Tosca, Tilles Center, Brookville, NY
October 18 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era *, REAPS, Great Neck, NY
October 17 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era *, Brandeis Group, Great Neck, NY
October 14 Irene Dunne, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
October 7 Carol Burnett, LI Alzheimer’s Foundation, Port Washington, NY
September 23 Angela Lansbury, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
August 26 Lucille Ball, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
August 15 Callas & Tebaldi, Port Washington Library,Port Washington, NY
August 12 Lucille Ball, LI Alzheimer’s Foundation, Port Washington, NY
August 1 Richard Tucker & Robert Merrill, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY
July 22 Fred Astaire, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
July 18 Richard Tucker & Robert Merrill, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
July 7 The Iconic Barbra Streisand, JASA/Far Rockaway, NY
June 21 Richard Tucker & Robert Merrill, Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, NY
June 17 Ginger Rogers, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
May 20 Frederica von Stade, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
May 13 Rodgers & Hammerstein, LI Alzheimer’s Foundation, Port Washington, NY
May 11 The Iconic Barbra Streisand, Friedberg JCC, Oceanside, NY
April 13 Ethel Merman & Mary Martin, Friedberg JCC, Oceanside, NY
April 10 Spring Awakening, Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, Brookville, NY
April 11 The Latino on Broadway, Education Alliance, NYC, NY
April 8 Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
April 5 Bernstein on Broadway, REAPS, Great Neck, NY
March 23 The Ethnic Musicals *, Hadassah/The Greens, Melville, NY
March 23 Beverly Sills: All American Diva Great Neck Library, Great Neck, NY
March 18 Operatic Rivals: Callas & Tebaldi Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
March 16 Carol Burnett: America’s Funny Lady Friedberg JCC, Oceanside, NY
March 9 The Musicals of Lerner & Loewe, North Shore Synagogue, Syosset, NY
March 8 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era, Bronxville Adult School, Bronxville, NY
March 7 Operatic Rivals: Callas & Tebaldi, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY
February 18 Ethel Merman & Mary Martin, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
February 14 The Three Tenors, Plainview Library, Plainview, NY
February 6 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era *, Montauk Library, Montauk, NY
January 27 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era, The Harvard Club, Greenvale, NY
January 21 Richard Tucker & Robert Merrill, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
January 5 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era, North Shore Synagogue, Syosset, NY
2010
December 21 The Three Tenors, Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, NY
December 17 Carol Burnett: America’s Funny Lady, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
November 24 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era *, The Greens, Melville, NY
November 19 The Iconic Barbra Streisand, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
November 7 Lena Horne: The Lady & Her Music, Westbury Library, Westbury, NY
November 2 The Musicals of Lerner & Loewe, Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, NY
October 24 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era *, Hauppauge Library, Hauppauge, NY
October 20 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era *, Molloy College, Farmingdale, NY
October 6 Bernstein on Broadway, Great Neck Library, Great Neck, NY
September 29 The Ethnic Musicals *, Friedberg JCC, Oceanside, NY
September 24 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era, Post Library Assoc., Greenvale, NY
September 24 The Ethnic Musicals *, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
August 27 The Three Tenors, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
August 16 The Three Tenors, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
August 9 The Iconic Barbra Streisand, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY
July 19 Beverly Sills, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
June 25 The Legendary Angela Lansbury, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
June 21 The Ethnic Musicals *, Samuel Field YM-YWHA Senior Center
June 8 Beverly Sills, Bethpage Library, Bethpage, NY
June 1 The Ethnic Musicals *, National Council of Jewish Women, Brooklyn, NY
May 26 Lena Horne: The Lady & Her Music Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
April 16 The Latino in the Broadway Musical *, Intermediate School 268, Queens, NY
April 15 The Ethnic Musicals *, Intermediate School 268, Queens, NY
March 26 The Extraordinary Julie Andrews Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
January 29 Bernstein on Broadway, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
January 7 Lena Horne: The Lady & Her Music, JASA, Far Rockaway, NY
2009
December 17 Lena Horne: The Lady & Her Music, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY
December 15 Bernstein on Broadway, Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, NY
December 3 The Music of Old Vienna, Bethpage Library, Bethpage, NY
November 19 The Ethnic Musicals, The Education Alliance, New York, NY
November 4 The Ethnic Musicals *, The Community Club of Garden City, Garden City, NY
October 16 Bernstein on Broadway, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY
September 16 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era *,
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, NY
September 10 Beverly Sills: All American Diva, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
July 23 Die Fledermaus: The Quintessential Operetta, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY
June 25 The Barber of Seville: A Human Comedy, Bethpage Library, Bethpage, NY
May 22 The Ethnic Musicals, JASA Senior Center, Far Rockaway, NY
May 5 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era, Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, NY
March 16 Beverly Sills: All American Diva, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY
March 15 The Ethnic Musicals *, Bayswater Jewish Center, Far Rockaway, NY
February 27 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era, JASA Senior Center, Far Rockaway, NY
February 22 Sweeney Todd, Tilles Center, Brookville, NY
February 10 Die Fledermaus:The Quintessential Operetta, Bethpage Library, Bethpage
February 6 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era *, Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
2008
December 5 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era *,
JCC at Greater 5 Towns, Cedarhurst, NY
November 14 The Ethnic Musicals, Freeport Memorial Library, Freeport, NY
November 13 The Ethnic Musicals, The Education Alliance, New York, NY
November 4 The Ethnic Musicals *, Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, NY
July 28 The Musicals of Stephen Sondheim, Peninsula Library, Lawrence, NY
June 3 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
April 25 The Ethnic Musicals *, Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, Hewlett, NY
April 17 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era *, Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library,
Hewlett, NY
March 25 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era *, Friedberg JCC, Oceanside, NY
2007
November 2 The Barber of Seville: A Human Comedy, Tilles Center, Greenvale, NY
March 18 Bernstein on Broadway, Tilles Center, Greenvale, NY
February 17 Gilbert & Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore, Tilles Center, Greenvale, NY
2006
February 19 Oklahoma! An Interview with Joan Roberts, Tilles Center, Brookville, NY
February 17 Die Fledermaus: The Quintessential Operetta, Tilles Center, Brookville, NY
* = Sponsored by the New York Council for the Humanities