Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson

An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies – II

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Date
December 9
Event Starts
8:00 PM
Ticket Prices
$250 (VIP), $100, $75, $50. $250 VIP ticket includes a post-show Q&A.
Location
Concert Hall
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From The Wizard of Oz to Mary Poppins to Game of Thrones to Harry Potter to The Lion King, an entertaining review of all the science that our favorite movies got wrong, combined with some of the stuff they got right.

Neil deGrasse Tyson photo by Chris Cassidy.

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Dec 2023

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🎺✨ Get into the holiday spirit with Etienne Charles - Creole Christmas at Tilles Center’s intimate Krasnoff Theater on Friday, December 8 at 8 pm! 🎄 Our second collaboration this season with Jazz at Lincoln Center continues as jazz trumpeter Etienne Charles and his ensemble bring you one-of-a-kind renditions of festive holiday classics from the Caribbean, American, and European songbooks. Hear jazz blended with calypso on tunes like Father Christmas and Make a Friend for Christmas, through jubilant renditions of songs like Santa Claus is Coming to Town. 🌟 Don't miss out on this enchanting celebration! Grab your tickets now and join us for a night of jazz, joy, rhythm, and unforgettable musical moments. 🎟️✨  Jazz programming at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts at LIU Post is made possible, in part, by Sandy and Eric Krasnoff. See link in bio for more information and tickets. #EtienneCharles #CreoleChristmas #Holidays #JazzMusic #TillesCenter #thingstodoli

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We lost a champion and friend of Tilles Center this week, way too soon. Kenneth “Kenny D” DiCamillo was a veteran talent agent who worked for many years at WME and had recently started his own agency based in Oyster Bay. Over the course of his career, Kenny worked with such legends as Aretha Franklin, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Patti LaBelle, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Regis Philbin and many more. To us at Tilles Center, Kenny was the legend. A longtime member of our Board of Advisors, Kenny was particularly dedicated to and instrumental in the success of our Arts Education programs and Swing for Kids golf outings. Besides that, he was just the best guy ever. Always kind, always generous, and always making us laugh and smile. He will be deeply, deeply missed. Our hearts go out to his beautiful wife and daughter. May Kenny Rest in Peace.

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