David Criblez

5 days ago | newsday.com | David Criblez

Breweries have become the new hot spot to hang out. Not only do they offer craft beers and munchies, but several provide various games for their customers. Here are five locations where you can get some suds while playing with your buds. OYSTER BAY BREWING CO. Head to the historic hamlet of Oyster Bay, where the Oyster Bay Brewing Co. offers up to 15 open taps and games are rollin’. Play some pinball on the "Jaws"-themed machine or take a swing in the virtual golf video game Golden Tee.

6 days ago | newsday.com | David Criblez

Bobby Darin is having a moment. The singer, who died in 1973, is getting his spotlight turned on again as his 89th birthday, May 14, approaches. The Jazz Loft in Stony Brook is hosting a celebration of his music, "Bobby Darin: Splish Splashin’," May 15-17 and a Darin-themed musical, "Just in Time," recently opened on Broadway. "Bobby Darin was almost like an old-school vaudeville throwback who was born to be on the stage," says Thomas Manuel, founder and president of The Jazz Loft.

1 week ago | newsday.com | David Criblez

Most comic-cons are held in big locales like San Diego and Manhattan drawing more than 100,000 people. Here on Long Island, we have a more intimate version, Cradle-Con, which is in its sixth year at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Uniondale. “This is a local homegrown convention in your backyard,” says Seamus Keane, the museum's director of special events. “We want people to come in and feel at home. This way you can explore the museum through a pop-culture lens.”Here are five things not to miss..

1 week ago | newsday.com | David Criblez

"I heard ya missed us, WE’RE BACK!" David Lee Roth howled on the 1984 Van Halen hit, "Hot for Teacher" and the former VH lead singer’s words could not be more apropos in 2025. Roth, now 70, is going back out on the road this summer, after a five-year absence, with 21 dates including an Aug. 10 gig at The Paramount in Huntington. His most recent Long Island show was 10 years ago with Van Halen at Jones Beach Theater in the summer of 2015. Roth’s last tour dates were in 2020, before the pandemic.

1 week ago | newsday.com | David Criblez

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame is about to get two new members: former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his wife, singer Candice Night, who make up Blackmore’s Night, a folk-rock duo from Huntington. “I am so honored to be inducted into the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame,” said Night in a statement. “Being surrounded by some of the greatest musicians, knowing we all have the same roots here is an incredible feeling.