Thursday, October 1, 2026
Acclaimed local artist Hedy Page, 95, will headline an evening of art and conversation at the Long Beach Historical Society and Museum on Thursday, July 31, from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Page, known for her evocative pencil drawings and paintings, will showcase 25 portraits of people she sketched at Penn Station over the years. The event, presented by Artists in Partnership, Inc. and the Historical Society, also includes a 7:30 p.m. screening of “The World I Know,” a documentary by filmmaker John Terracuso that follows Page and her late husband, Eric, both Holocaust survivors.
The film explores Page’s creative process and her work documenting the people and places of New York City’s Lower East Side. After the screening, Page will take part in a brief Q&A. Seating is limited, and additional screenings are planned.
“This is a rare opportunity to celebrate Hedy’s artistry, resilience and storytelling,” Artists in Partnership Director Johanna Mathieson-Ellmer said in a news release. “She is a gift to the world, and we hope audiences of all ages join us for this free event.”
Page’s 93rd painting featuring over 150 l Long Beach community members and entitled “Eric’s Full Circle Legacy,” is a tribute to kindness, a quality that she knows much about. Page has loaned the painting to the city and it was hung above the entrance to “Community Hall” on the sixth floor of City Hall.
The museum is at 226 W. Penn St., Long Beach. Donations to the building restoration fund are encouraged.
More information is available at Aip4Arts.org or by email at aip4arts@gmail.com.
