Last Updated: August 10, 2011

Community Calendar

BAYVILLE

West Harbor Memorial Beach

Family Bike-a-thon Saturday, September 17 at 9am sharp. Fee $5, free t-shirts to the first 200 registered. Applications available on website at: wwwbayvilleny.gov. Any questions, call Donna at 516-628-1439 x 16

COLD SPRING HARBOR

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
One Bungtown Road

Public Concert Friday, August 19 at 6 pm with Margarita Shevchenko and Lev Polyakin. Tickets $20. To reserve seats, call 516-367-8455

GLEN COVE

Glen Cove Library
4 Glen Cove Avenue

Long Island and the Civil War Wednesday, August 17, 7 pm. Commemorate the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War presented by Harrison Hunt.

Morgan Park
Between Landing Road and McLoughlin Street
516-671-0017

Summer Music Festival Saturday, August 13: The Wizard of Oz by Plaza Productions. Sunday, August 14, Ian Petillo’s Legacy Jazz Bank starting at 7:30 pm.

HUNTINGTON

Huntington Historical Society
209 Main Street

Heritage Craft Fair, Saturday, August 20. Rain date: Sunday, August 21 at Dr. Daniel Kissam House Museum. $5 admission, children under 5 free. Call 631-524-7045 x404 or visit website at: www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org

LOCUST VALLEY

Farmers Market
corner Forest Avenue and Weir Lane
Saturdays through November 8 am - 12 noon. Large selection of freshly picked local produce from Long Island farms.

Locust Valley Library
170 Buckram Road
516-671-1837

Free Museum Passes co-sponsored by the ‘Friends of the Library’

 

LLOYD HARBOR

SPLIA (Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities)
631-692-4664

Tours of Joseph Lloyd Manor House
Lloyd Lane and Lloyd Harbor Road now through Columbus Day, Saturdays and Sundays starting at 1pm. Last tour 4:30pm. Adults and children between the ages of 7 and 14 - $3, seniors $2. Groups by appointment only.
Contact: mburkett@splia.org

Tours of Sherwood-Jayne House
55 Old Post Road, East Satauket
Now through Columbus Day, by appointment only. Call for reservation 631-692-4664. Adults and children between the ages of 7 and 14 - $3, seniors $2. Contact Margie Burket at the above number.

MILL NECK

Mill Neck Family of Organizations
40 Frost Mill Road
Craft vendors wanted for the Fall Harvest Festival to be held Saturday, October 8 and Sunday, October 9 at the Mill Neck School. For further information, contact Mary McKenna at 516-628-4204 or www.millneck.org or

MUTTONTOWN

Hoffman Center Nature Preserve and Wildlife Sanctuary
6000 Northern Boulevard
516-922-3290

Free Nature Tours Saturday, August 20. Meet guide at entrance at 12:50pm. No pets, no children under 10. Organized groups permitted. Home to more than 149 resident and migratory birds, 49 species of butterflies and 150 native plant species. Tours are rain or shine.
Naturally Speaking Lecture Wednesday, August 24, 7pm. presented by Con-stance T. Haydock is LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified.

OLD WESTBURY

Old Westbury Gardens
71 Old Westbury Road
516-333-0048
www.oldwestburygardens.org

Floral Design Class, Thursday, August 11, and Saturday, August 13, at 10:30 am. Head gardener, Scott Lucas, will use selections from the cut garden. Advance registration required, cost $15.
Bamboo Art and Brush Making, Saturday, August 13 at noon. Children learn about plant origins. Free admission, but advance registration required.

OYSTER BAY / EAST NORWICH

Art Walk first Thursday of every month from 7pm to 9pm. For information, visit website: www.obartwalk.com
Cruise Nights every Tuesday May - September. Antique and classic cars, trucks, rods, and motorcycles. Live music, 50/50, restaurant specials.
Dancing in the Street every Friday in August from 7 - 9 pm in front of the post office on Audrey Avenue. A DJ will provide music, and dance lessons and demonstrations will be provided.
Farmers Market Fridays till October 28 from 10am - 4pm Audrey Avenue north of Town Hall.
Sundown Concert Series first Thursday of each month from June - September.
Life Enrichment Center - the center is a designated “cooling site” open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 am to 8:30 pm, and Friday from 8:30 am to 6:30 pm. For more information call 922-1770

Rotary Club of Oyster Bay
PO Box 277

Rotary Rides for medical appointments. The club is offering bus service to transport those in the OB-EN area, including Bayville, Locust Valley, and Syosset. A donation of $5 per ride is suggested. For more information call 516-922-2650

Planting Fields Arboretum
71 Planting Field Road

Robert Moses Exhibition at Coe Hall Friday, August 12, 7 - 9:30 pm. $30 members, $30 police, firefighters, and military, $50 non-members. Hors d’oeuvres, champagne, Great South Bay Brewery’s Moses Pale Ale will be served all evening. Live music. Hand rolled cigars available for purchase on the west portico. For tickets call Michelle Benes at 516-922-8682.
Coe Hall is open daily except holidays for guided tours April 1 thru September 30 from noon to 3:30 pm. Adult admission $5, Seniors and studens with I.D. $3.50, Children ages 7-12 $1. Greenhouses close at 4 pm.

Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center
134 Cove Road
516-922-3200

Animal Tales, every Sunday 12:30 pm to 1 pm.
Creature Feature, every Saturday, 2 pm.
Children’s Sail on CHRISTEEN Friday, August 19, 9 am - 1 pm for ages 7 and up. Meet at the Waterfrpmt Center on West End Avenue. For more information call 516-922-3200. $50 per child for sanctuary memebers, $65 per child for non-members.
Long Island Antique Power Association A display of tractors and engines from 10am - 4pm.

ROSLYN HARBOR

Nassau County Museum of Art
One Museum Drive

“We all get dressed for Bill (Cunningham)” per Anna Wintour of Vogue. Photographs will be screened Wednesdays, August 10, 17, 24, and 31 at 3pm. Free with admission.
Opportunities for New Docents - training begins Monday, September 26 and continued through March 12. Call for further information 516-484-9337.
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