Widely known for his love of color, Signac worked with George Seurat in the 1880's to create pointillism. In the early afternoon, our group will leave for a leisurely lunch at Orsay , a highly recommended French bistro-style restaurant located on the Upper East Side of New York City. In mid-afternoon, we will make a stop at Artisinal, the renown cheese emporium , for a brief lecture about a foodstuff that is imported in large quantities from France. Poetry Repertory Theatre Susan Melchior directs the Poetry Repertory Theatre in a new production of Long Island Poetry, Songs of Ourselves . The Surfmen and Baymen of the South Shore , reads from his new Travels with Crains .
All events are open to the public, free of charge.