Black History Month Celebrated At Peconic Landing With 2 Events

GREENPORT, NY — Peconic Landing is marking Black History Month with two events that are free and open to the public.

The first event takes place on Friday, Feb. 17 at the Peconic Landing auditorium, located at 1500 Brecknock Road in Greenport, with a screening of the documentary "All On A Mardis Gras Day."

"All on a Mardi Gras Day celebrates Black Carnival in New Orleans in all its riotous, colorful and spiritual glory. Incorporating classic New Orleans music, previously-unseen photographs and film footage, and interviews with major Carnival players, the film explores African-Creole Carnival traditions," Peconic Landing said.

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Next, on Monday, Feb. 20 at 3:30 p.m., also at the Peconic Landing auditorium, actor David Mills portrays Langston Hughes.

"Mills performs a one-person dramatic rendition of Harlem Renaissance writer Langston Hughes’ poems and short stories," Peconic Landing said.

The event is presented by Lifetime Learning Speakers’ Bureau and co-sponsored by the Friends of Floyd Memorial Library and is also free.

To register, click here.