THE STEPS: GRASSROOTS CONCERT SERIES
In collaboration with Colored Colors & The Huntington Arts Council

Fridays, Aug. 1 – Sept. 5, 2025
5 – 7 pm

This exciting new program revisits the Huntington Summer Arts Festival’s origins by reintroducing live music to the iconic steps of the Heckscher Museum in Heckscher Park. In partnership with the Huntington Arts Council and Colored Colors, this series of engaging performances occur on Friday evenings, acting as a vibrant prelude to the main acts at the Chapin Rainbow Stage.The series will feature local Long Island musicians in an intimate and accessible outdoor setting. The series will also align with ongoing initiatives at the Heckscher Museum of Art—such as Fridays at the Museum Palette Café and The Mix—creating a valuable, multifaceted cultural experience that celebrates art, music, and community.

Free

8/1 Nisarg Shah; 8/8 TBD; 8/15 Emmett Hughes Band; 8/22 Eithermore; 8/29 Dhara; 9/5 Star Harbor

KIDS PROGRAM
Summer Drop-In Workshops
for Ages 5-10

Thursdays, July 31  – August 14, 2025
10:30 am – 11:30 am

Children ages five through ten are invited to the Museum to create fun works of art in a variety of materials inspired by artwork in the Museum! Each week’s project will be exciting and different! Programs will be held both in the Museum and in Heckscher Park, weather-permitting.

$10 per child, Adults free
No advance registration required.

Visualizing Community: Snapshots of Memories
A collaboration between The Heckscher Museum, Planned Parenthood, and Protégé Art Studio

Friday, August 1, 2025
6:30 – 9 pm

Join us for an inspiring evening at The Heckscher Museum in partnership with Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic and Protégé Art Studio! Take a private guided tour of the collection through the lens of LGBTQIA+ identities and histories on Fire Island in the exhibition All of Me with All of You: LGBTQ Art Out of the Collection. Examine the impact of identity and stigma on health care access in the LGBTQIA+ community. Then, explore the creativity of visual storytelling and collage to develop connections that bring the community together.

$10 Members, $15 non-members*
Registration recommended

*Proceeds help support the efforts of The Heckscher Museum and Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic during these unprecedented times. 

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