Teatro Yerbabruja's 20th anniversary gala will be held Feb. 27 at 6:30 p.m. at Windows on the Lake in Ronkonkoma. Tickets are on sale at the organization's website. By Brianne Ledda.

"I decided that, after close to 25 years, it was time to turn [the firehouse] over ... I knew it would be in great hands," said Susan Barbash, who had helped raise funds to buy the building.

Construction on the neo-classical style Teatro Amazonas (Amazon Theatre) began in Manaus in 1884. Sparing no expense, the barons imported artists, designers and materials from across Europe ...