Editing Port Jefferson, New York (section)

==Arts and culture==
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[[File:Theater Three-Port Jefferson.JPG|thumb|left|[[Theatre Three]] is based in the Athena Hall, built {{Circa|1874}}]]
[[File:Lecture night at the Baptist Church, Port Jefferson.jpeg|thumb|''Lecture night at the Baptist Church, Port Jefferson'', 1912 painting by [[William Moore Davis]]]]

Port Jefferson is home to [[Theatre Three]], a non-profit theatre company founded in 1969. Each year Theatre Three stages four musicals and two plays and additionally performs A Christmas Carol during the annual Dickens Festival. Theatre Three is held in Athena Hall, a performance space dating to 1874. The village was home to two notable landscape painters in the late 19th century, [[William Moore Davis]] and Leon Foster Jones. Both artists produced numerous depictions of Port Jefferson and its harbor. They were the subject of a 1993 art exhibition by the [[Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages]] in [[Stony Brook, New York|Stony Brook]].

=== Annual cultural events ===
Port Jefferson has been home to the annual ''Port Jefferson Village Dickens Festival'' every year since 1996. The festival celebrates the works and times of English novelist [[Charles Dickens]]. It takes place during a weekend early in December and typically includes many events and occurrences, such as the regular sighting of people who dress in 19th century clothing, house tours, the reading of winter-related poetry, caroling, and booths set up by local businesses. Students from the Port Jefferson Middle School and High School submit poetry and art that are used in the festival. Free concerts of seasonal music by various ensembles are presented at the Methodist church. Many small festivals are held during the summer, showcasing music and crafts. Each [[Fourth of July]] sees a substantial parade on Main Street. The village also hosts an annual outdoor concert series and film screenings, both of which currently take place in Harborfront Park throughout July and August. In keeping with its seafaring heritage, Port Jefferson hosts its own annual boat race series known as the ''Village Cup Regatta'', with proceeds benefiting cancer research.