Entertainment is an event, performance, or activity designed to give pleasure or relaxation to an audience (although, for example, in the case of a computer game the "audience" may be only one person). The audience may participate in the entertainment passively as in watching opera, or actively as in arcade games.
The playing of sports and reading of literature are usually included in entertainment, but these are often called recreation more specifically, because they involve some active participation beyond mere leisure.
Some examples of entertainment are:
- Comedy
- Dance
- Magic
- Music
- Reading
- Television
- Shows
- Sports
- Theatre
People who work indoors and spend most of their time sitting and doing sedentary office work can add physical activity to their lives by doing sports during their leisure time. On the other hand, people whose jobs involve a lot of physical activity may prefer to spend their free time doing quiet, relaxing activities, such as reading books or magazines or watching TV. Some people find that collecting stamps, postcards, badges, model cars or ships, bottles, or antiques is relaxing entertainment.
Long Island has many forms of entertainment available for residents and visitors alike. Located to the right are some local entertainment links to visit online and throughout Long Island New York. |