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, […]

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 […]