Walt Whitman Birthplace

Art in the Barn: Storytime and hands-on art project for Pre-schoolers  is a new workshop for pre-schoolers at Walt Whitman Birthplace. Taught by Lena Massari Sawyer, former Museum Educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Come and join us every week as we read various stories including the award-winning Caldecott books.  Learn about artists of the past and create your own artwork. May 18, 2024 May 18th – Cezanne’s Apples! Put on your smocks […]

Art in the Barn: Storytime and hands-on art project for Pre-schoolers  is a new workshop for pre-schoolers at Walt Whitman Birthplace. Taught by Lena Massari Sawyer, former Museum Educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Come and join us every week as we read various stories including the award-winning Caldecott books.  Learn about artists of the past and create your own artwork. May 25, 2024 May 25th- Let’s travel to Monet’s Garden! We will […]

We invite the community to drop in and celebrate Walt's Birthday, by planting flowers and listening to live music at the Birthplace! Friday, May 31, 2024 12PM-5PM Annuals will be planted on the grounds in front of the Interpretive Center and Walt's house. Feel free to bring some planting tools if you have them available. […]

Art in the Barn: Storytime and hands-on art project for Pre-schoolers  is a new workshop for pre-schoolers at Walt Whitman Birthplace. Taught by Lena Massari Sawyer, former Museum Educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Come and join us every week as we read various stories including the award-winning Caldecott books.  Learn about artists of the past and create your own artwork. June 1, 2024 June 1st – Summer has arrived! Let’s go sailing […]

Announcing 2024/2026 Suffolk County Teen Poet Laureate Sarah Goodman An Awards Ceremony will be held at WWBA on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 3:00PM. The public is invited to attend.  Sarah Goodman has been selected as the Suffolk County Teen Poet Laureate 2024-2026. She is completing her freshman year at Commack High School where she serves as […]

6/9 Huntington Pride Parade - We are looking for marchers! Contact director@waltwhitman.org if you are interested.  Lineup starts at 10:30am 6/15 Northport Pride - Come visit our booth in the park  12-5pm 6/21 Love Forever - Celebrating LGBTQ+ Poets Then and Now, featuring poets Alicia Mountain , Ana Božičević, and activist Rusty Rose (at the […]

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 is delighted to present a guided hike with WWBA Tour Guide and Educator, Jack Canfora, to Jayne’s Hill, the highest point on Long Island, on Sunday, June 16, 2024.  Participants will see the hike Walt Whitman took when visiting his childhood home in Long Island, New York. Please meet your guide […]

Freedom to be Fabulous! In celebration of Juneteenth, Rhonda Gooden, founder and CEO of Chez Lâa Reine Boutique on New York Avenue in Huntington, will host a “fabulous” fashion show on the Great Lawn of the Walt Whitman Birthplace. The event will feature a dozen models showcasing African American styles from today and yesteryear. There […]

Join us on June 21, 2024, 7-9PM for Love Forever – Celebrating LGBTQ+ Poets Then and Now, featuring poetry readings by Alicia Mountain, a lesbian poet and a Teaching Assistant Professor at the Writer’s Foundry MFA Program at St. Joseph’s University and Croatian-born poet and writer Ana Božičević, a recipient of the 40 Under 40: […]

Composer and Musician Tom Chapin to Perform at The Walt Whitman Birthplace Free Outdoor Concert on Thursday, July 18 is our second program in our ongoing Environmental Series, “Whitman’s Long Island: Then and Now” WWBA is proud to present three-time Grammy winning composer and musician Tom Chapin, who will bring his earth friendly message to […]

Join us under the tent on the great lawn to paint a Frida Kahlo inspired margurita glass with flowering cactus. In celebration of Frida's birthday, July 6, 1902, come relax, snack, mingle and paint. Our very own Executive Director and Artist, Caitlyn Shea, will be guiding you in painting a Frida inspired margurita glass. Frida, […]