Walt Whitman Birthplace

Art in the Barn: Ancient Hieroglyphics for Pre-K – 3rd Grade  is an Art Workshop for children & their parent/ guardian at the Walt Whitman Birthplace. Taught by Lena Massari Sawyer, former Museum Educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Come and join us as we learn to write our names in ancient hieroglyphics and try on a pharaoh’s crown. Did you know […]

Walt Whitman Birthplace Association (WWBA) presents  Walking With Whitman: Poetry in Performance, hosted by Writer-in-Residence George Wallace. The signature series, now in its 14th season, continues to bring the most intriguing figures in contemporary literature on the national scene paired with local poets on the Walt Whitman Stage. Friday, September 6th, Walking With Whitman will feature […]

A family celebration! Come to the Birthplace and paint your own family portrait.- Pre-K – 3rd Grade A family celebration! Come to the Birthplace and celebrate Grandparents’ Day. We will read Grandpa Green by Callicott winner Lane Smith, look at American painter Eastman Johnson’s painting “The Hatch Family” and paint your own family portrait. Saturday […]

Bring your painting smock as we explore the color green!  We will paint, read Ms. Seeger book Green and explore Vincent Van Gogh painting “Madame Roulin Rocking the Cradle” Saturday, September 14, 2024 @ 11:30am-12:30pm Pre- Registration is Required- Limited Space Available (8 spots) $25 – First child & Guardian $20 – Second child    […]

This event is FREE and open to the public! Join us for this event in collaboration with the Sweetbriar Nature Center. Experience meeting owls, falcons and hawks and learn about the adaptations that help these awesome birds survive. Learn how humans are part of the picture, and how we can help. Appropriate for ages 7 […]

George Wallace and Walt Whitman Birthplace proudly present season three of POETS BUILDING BRIDGES: A TRIANGULATION PROJECT, inaugurated in March 2022 with the purpose of enhancing dialogue between communities of writers across the US and internationally. Based on a shared small-group experience, these Saturday zoom sessions engage three distinct and well defined communities of poets […]

Click Here to Purchase Tickets In collaboration with Chez laa Reine Boutique we are so excited to present A Waltz Upon a Time Bridgerton Ball Step into a world of elegance and historical charm at the Walt Whitman Birthplace Bridgerton Ball Fundraiser! Set against the backdrop of the picturesque Walt Whitman Birthplace in Huntington Station, […]

Walt Whitman Birthplace Association (WWBA) presents  Walking With Whitman: Poetry in Performance, hosted by Writer-in-Residence George Wallace. The signature series, now in its 14th season, continues to bring the most intriguing figures in contemporary literature on the national scene paired with local poets on the Walt Whitman Stage. Friday, September 27th, Walking With Whitman will feature poets Lorraine […]

George Wallace and Walt Whitman Birthplace proudly present season three of POETS BUILDING BRIDGES: A TRIANGULATION PROJECT, inaugurated in March 2022 with the purpose of enhancing dialogue between communities of writers across the US and internationally. Based on a shared small-group experience, these Saturday zoom sessions engage three distinct and well defined communities of poets […]

Walt Whitman Birthplace Association (WWBA) presents  Walking With Whitman: Poetry in Performance, hosted by Writer-in-Residence George Wallace. The signature series, now in its 14th season, continues to bring the most intriguing figures in contemporary literature on the national scene paired with local poets on the Walt Whitman Stage. Friday, November 1st, Walking With Whitman will feature poet Kelly […]

Calligraffiti workshop with Helen Murdock-Prep Thursday, September 25, 2024 at 10am  .  RESCHEDULED TO WEDNESDAY, NOV.13 at 10AM We all know how to type and text— but let’s get back to the power of the pen by learning the Art of Beautiful Handwriting in this style called, Calligraffiti! Using a brush marker, we'll have fun expressing […]