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Farmingdale, NY – The American Airpower Museum (AAM) will hold its annual Winter Hangar Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, December 17, 2023, from 9:00 until 11:00 a.m.  Come and participate in a fun community event for the entire family.  Hangar 3 will be decked out with Christmas decorations, plus they’ll be photo ops with Santa and Mrs. Claus all day, so bring your cameras!  Enjoy hot pancakes with butter, maple syrup, sausages and beverages. …

Fans from near and far react to ‘Billy Joel: My Life, A Piano Man’s Journey’

Stony Brook, NY—The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) has officially opened its long-anticipated exhibit—'Billy Joel: My Life, A Piano Man’s Journey.’ This exhibit is the first of its kind, as it is dedicated exclusively to a LIMEHOF inductee. The attraction opened to the public on November 24^th and had a strong opening weekend with eager visitors who flocked to visit the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame, located at 97 Main Street in Stony Brook, NY.

Farmingdale, N.Y. - On Thursday, December 7, 2023, American Airpower Museum hosts the annual “Dropping of the Roses” Pearl Harbor Memorial Ceremony conducted by the Long Island Air Force Association (LIAFA).  The American Airpower Museum (AAM) has provided space for this event each year ever since the Museum opened its doors in 2000.  December 7, 2023 is the 82nd Anniversary of the Japanese attack on the U.S. Navy Fleet based at Pearl Harbor. …

A Child-Safe Place to Spend Halloween

Farmingdale, NY, October 9, 2023 -- Who said Halloween is just for children?  Fright takes flight at American Airpower Scarepower Museum on Saturday, October 28, 2023.  Once again, our Museum resumes its tradition of offering a child-safe place for children to enjoy Halloween shenanigans.  Flap your bat wings to the Museum and go trick or treating in our Haunted Hangar!  Costumed staff will hand out treats as children go door to door in the safety of Hangar 3. …

To celebrate the birthday of Long Island writer Jupiter Hammon and Black Poetry Day on October 14, 2023

Free tours of Henry Lloyd House and Joseph Lloyd Manor in Lloyd Harbor present the story of America's first published African American poet

Lloyd Harbor, New York— Preservation Long Island and the Lloyd Harbor Historical Society have partnered to host a special two-site tour day on October 14^th to celebrate the birthday of Jupiter Hammon, the first published African American poet.

Free tours of Henry Lloyd House and Joseph Lloyd Manor in Lloyd Harbor present the story of America's first published African American poet whose extraordinary life spanned nearly a century, and witnessed the beginnings and end of enslavement, a revolution, and the establishment of a new nation.

A Celebration of the Long Island Club Scene: Book Signing by Twisted Sister’s Jay Jay French with Q&A Featuring Members of Twisted Sister, Zebra, The Good Rats, and the Stanton Anderson Band.

Plus, a LIVE music performance to follow

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Twisted Sister’s Jay Jay French will be on hand to sign his book, "Twisted Business: Lessons from My Life in Rock ‘n Roll" in addition to participating in a related Q&A event at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in Stony Brook Village (97 Main Street, Stony Brook, NY) on October 8th starting at 7pm. This is a ticketed event.

Farmingdale, NY (September 15, 2023) – American Airpower Museum proudly announces another Douglas C-47 “Skytrain” D-Day Living History Flight Experience on Saturday, October 7, 2023 (Oct. 8 rain date).  In a one-of-a-kind immersive educational program, AAM’s C-47 troop transport will conduct four flights where Living Historians show passengers what 101^st and 82^nd Airborne Division Paratroopers experienced on their incredible 1,200-plane D-Day assault.  Noted World War II Living Historian Robert Scarabino, with help from his 101^st Airborne Living Historians, will transport passengers back in time to that fateful day in history. …

Long Island Antique Power Association to Join with Hallockville to Host Tractor Pulls, Hayride, Kiddie Train, Blacksmith and More!

Riverhead, N.Y. (August 28, 2023) --- An historic exhibit about Long Island agriculture leaders, the Talmages of Baiting Hollow, and tractor pulls, hayrides, a kiddie train ride, a sawmill, blacksmith and antique engine displays are among the new additions to the 42^nd Hallockville Country Fair, Saturday, Sept. 9 and Sunday, Sept. 10 in Riverhead.

D-Day Living History Flight Experiences September 2nd!

Farmingdale, NY - American Airpower Museum proudly announces another Douglas C-47 “Skytrain” D-Day Living History Flight Experiences event on Saturday, September 2, 2023 (Sep. 3 rain date).  In a one-of-a-kind immersive educational program, AAM’s C-47 troop transport will conduct four flights where Living Historians show passengers what 101^st and 82^nd Airborne Division Paratroopers experienced on their incredible 1,200-plane D-Day assault.