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, […]

Join us in celebrating Harry Potter's birthday with an entire week of fun at the Birthplace! Come for a specialized Harry Potter themed tour and test your knowledge of the book that kicked off the series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Participants will walk away with a certificate and their very own "chocolate frog" treat […]

Vienna, 1787: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, at the height of his powers but struggling financially, meets a serious and supremely confident teenager who knocks on his door hoping to hire him as a teacher: Ludwig Van Beethoven. This comedic drama by award-winning playwright Jack Canfora imagines how the relationship between two of music’s towering geniuses - […]

Event Description: Art in the Barn: Birdhouse Painting 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 read a story and paint your own bird house. AUGUST 10TH, 2024 @ 11AM […]

Join us for a pizza party if you are interested in becoming a volunteer! The Walt Whitman Birthplace Association is committed to welcoming audiences that reflect the diversity of Huntington, NY. Volunteers are a key partner in this mission, helping create an inclusive environment where everyone can connect with the poetry, art and history of […]

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 […]