The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) now has a everlasting house in Stony Brook, the place the general public can find out about native music and leisure legends upon its grand opening Friday.

This nonprofit group based in 2004 with a mission to have fun Long Island’s musical heritage has been trying to find the appropriate area to name its house. They lastly discovered it on the Ward Melville Educational and Cultural Center, a stately 8,800-square foot colonial fashion constructing anchoring Stony Brook Village, situated at 97 Main St.in Stony Brook.

The melding of LIMEHOF with WMHO is the brainchild of Gloria D. Rocchio, president of Ward Melville Heritage Organization who stated, “When I heard that LIMEHOF was looking for a permanent home, I called its chairman, Ernie Canadeo, and the rest is history.”

This Stony Brook Village location is the proper spot for the house of the Hall of Fame with its lively, picturesque middle abounding in eating places, retailers, parks and close to different LI cultural sights together with The Long Island Museum, The Jazz Loft and The Reboli Center.

On Nov. 22, the media was invited to a star-studded ribbon chopping ceremony that included earlier inductees to the HOF together with members of Twisted Sister, Blue Oyster Cult, Vanilla Fudge, Zebra, Bonnie Parker, Paula and Carol Magic Gardens, Jen Chapin and Elliot Murphy. Also in attendance to have fun the festivities had been Supervisor of the Town of Brookhaven, Edward P. Romaine, and Brookhaven Town Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich. Acclaimed music journalist Wayne Robins, who had his finger on the heartbeat of the music and popular culture scene for over 50 years, was honored as the newest inductee throughout this preview occasion. Topping off the night, the group was handled to performances by Zebra, Paula and Carol Magic Gardens, Jen Chapin, Elliot Murphy, and members of Blue Oyster Cult.

The transformation of the Cultural Center into a real celebration of the LI music scene was positioned within the arms of world-renowned designer, Kevin O’Callaghan, who has created an thrilling expertise for guests. O’Callaghan’s imaginative and prescient is to rotate exhibitions representing the historical past of music on Long Island. The premier exhibit titled “Long Island’s Legendary Club Scene – 1960s-1980s” options the façades of iconic golf equipment similar to Hammerheads in Levittown, Action House/Speaks in Island Park, The Mad Hatter in Stony Brook and My Father’s Place in Roslyn. A peak inside exhibits guests movies of artists who performed there together with Twisted Sister, Zebra and Blue Oyster Cult. A variety of memorabilia are on show together with classic advertisements, posters, devices, and a precise reproduction of a typical Nineteen Sixties stage, with traditional tools and sound system.

A facsimile of the bar from My Father’s Place that doubles as a glass showcase shows mementos from the Long Island bar scene similar to matchbook covers, coasters and cocktail menus. There can also be a wall of outdated ticket stubs, in addition to a 10-foot-long map of Long Island displaying the areas of the golf equipment again then. 

“Instead of focusing on one inductee, we decided to highlight the clubs that gave birth to all these artists on Long Island,” stated O’Callaghan. “It’s a nice way to introduce the museum.”

The everlasting Hall of Fame shows plaques and displays recognizing over 120 inductees. There is a piece for a library, lecture rooms for academic applications and grasp courses, a surround-sound theater and a present store with music and leisure themed memorabilia.

Inducted artists together with Billy Joel, Joan Jett, Debbie Gibson, and households and estates of Harry Chapin, Guy Lombardo, John Coltrane have donated visible components and uncommon artifacts similar to their musical devices, efficiency outfits, bikes, uncommon posters and images, handwritten lyrics, and way more. Of particular notice on show on the Malibu Club reproduction is Joan Jett’s classic first automobile.

“People really want to relive old times. Nothing does that like music. Hearing a song could put a smile on your face that brings you back to your old girlfriend or boyfriend. That’s what this whole first exhibition is about.”

Helping to make this new house for LIMEHOF attainable is LI Catholic Health Care System. Joe Carofano, senior vp of technique and chief advertising and marketing officer, stated, “Catholic Health is committed and rooted in LI and we like to partner with like-minded organizations who celebrate the successes of LI.”

The public is invited beginning Nov. 25 to the everlasting house of LIMEHOF the place they’ll participate in all the thrill of Long Island’s phenomenal music scene and luxuriate within the nostalgia of these awe-inspiring occasions.

The Hall of Fame and Museum is open Wednesdays-Sundays from 12 midday by way of 5pm. Admission costs are: Adult $19.50, Seniors (65+) and Veterans $17.00, Students (w/ID) $15.00. Children below 12 are free. Tickets may be bought on-line on the LIMEHOF.org web site and on the door.