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 50 Irish Ln East Islip NY 11730  See map

La Placita
December 15 thru January 27, 2012
Curated by Beth Giacummo and Loretta Corbisiero

La Placita, a street festival common all over the Caribbean Islands explodes with color, flavorful food and festivals of music and art.  Experience the vibrant exicitement of the Caribbean through La Placita, an exhibit in conjunction with the Museo del Barrio, Queens Museum of Art and The Studio Museum in Harlem.  The Islip ARt Museum will present a survey of Caribbean artists bringing the culture and energy of the Islands to Long Island. 

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John Thompson May 19, 2013 at 10:26 pm
And so the taxpayer is once again asked to give more to an already out of control and bloatedRead More system. Every year the school districts on Long Island receive increases of millions of dollars to their budgets, and still they want to bleed the taxpayer for more. As two income families struggle to pay exorbitant tax bills, we’re asked to pay even more? We’ll here’s a novel idea, how about if the teachers union’s began demanding less? This early retirement baloney must stop, salaries should be capped, administrators and their staffs must be cut by at least eighty percent. In addition, educators and staff should have to pay for their own medical and retirement plans just as the rest of us must. Here on Long Island, families are suffering and sacrificing, and many are being forced to leave due to taxes which are out of control. It is time for educators to cease hiding behind children with threats of decreased student programs, and to make an honest and realistic observation as to why things are as bad as they are. To blame parents for not paying enough into the system to support the schools is ludicrous. The real problem lies in a system which is self serving, and run by incompetents blind to the harm they are inflicting upon our children and families.