By Thomas Gillen Arts & Entertainment Editor The arrival of fall does not only signal the start of school, but also the debut of new and returning TV shows that will dominate the small screen for the coming year. One of the most riveting shows each year is “American Horror…
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By Thomas Gillen Arts & Entertainment Editor Over the summer from Aug. 15-26, 11 students took part in a class called Figure Painting with Mixed Media taught by Professor Seung Lee, director of fine arts. Their work was showcased at the SAL Gal- lery, located on the first floor of…
By Thomas Gillen Arts & Entertainment Editor The Hillwood Recital Hall will host two benefit concerts this fall. The first, a Musicians Without Borders event on Friday, Sept. 23, followed by Concert Across America to End Gun Violence on Saturday, Sept. 25. Musicians from the New York area, including The Circuit and…
By Katherine Tavarez Staff Writer One of the most adored British preschool television shows, Peppa Pig, has hit the road for its first U.S theatrical tour, set to visit 23 cities on the East Coast. On Wednesday, Sept.14, Peppa Pig’s Big Splash held a performance at the Tilles Center. Peppa…
By Thomas Gillen Arts & Entertainment Editor Debbie De Louise, a former editor of the Pioneer, is an author and a reference librarian at the Hicksville Library. Her previous books include “Cloudy Rainbow,” and “A Stone’s Throw.” Her new book, “Between a Rock and a Hard Place,” is a sequel…
By Sophie-Anais Renois and Kaela Kilfoil Contributing Writers Say hello to the innovative mindset that is being brought to LIU’s Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, under the direction of the new Executive Director, William “Bill” Biddle. Biddle, who joined the Tilles Center on Jan. 4 of this year, has…
By Thomas Gillen Arts & Entertainment Editor After a four-year absence, the Long Island Fringe Festival returns to the Tilles Center on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. “The purpose of the Long Island Fringe Festival is to honor traditional fringe and to provide a showcase for all forms of…
By Thomas Gillen Arts & Entertainment Editor On Thursday, June 30, WCWP will showcase two Long Island tribute bands, including Reckoning, playing the music of The Grateful Dead, and The Allmost Brothers Band, playing the music of the Allman Brothers Band. The concert, which will be the third collaboration between…
By Alec Matuszak Staff Writer Kanye West has been in the headlines a lot lately. Often it has been because of a random outburst about how he feels mistreated or misrepresented in some way. West has said he will run for president in 2020, but until then he will have…
By Alec Matuszak Staff Writer Hip-hop has evolved greatly since the boom-bap era in the early 90s. No longer are the instrumentals under the artists your traditional bass line in which the bass kicks in every few seconds with some slaps mixed in for effect. The sounds are different now;…