Last Updated: November 23, 2011

Community Calendar

BAYVILLE

St, Gertrude’s Church
Bayville Avenue

Family Christmas Boutique & Cafe, Saturday, December 3, 8am - 6pm and Sunday, December 4, 8am - 3pm. Quality gift items, raffles, personalized baskets, and a bake sale.

Village Church of Bayville
9 Mountain Avenue
516-628-3049

Brunch with Santa, Saturday, November 26, 9am - 4pm. Photos with Santa from 9am - 1p, but pet photos with Santa are only from 12pm - 1pm. Live music, vendors, auction, baked goods, breakfast, lunch, and desserts, gifts for children, pets, and adults. Free.

COLD SPRING HARBOR

CSH Whaling Museum
301 Main Street
631-367-3418

Thanksgiving Origami: Be a Green Hero, Sunday, November 27 at 2pm. Join educators from Rare Animals Really Endangered, to learn about great ideas to help our planet. Origami making session free with admission. Members and children 6 - 12 free. RSVP 631-367-3418

GLEN COVE

Glen Cove Library
4 Glen Cove Avenue
516-676-2130

How to Buy Computer Equipment, Thursday, December 1, 7pm. Seating is on a first come, first serve basis. Free.

How Long Islanders Can Beat the High Costs of College, Tuesday, November 29, 7pm presented by Barry Fox. Tips to maximize your financial aid and strategies to fill out your Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

North Country Reform Temple
86 Crescent Beach Road

Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, Sunday, November 20, 7pm. Please bring Thanksgiving dinner food donations for the I.N.N.

Holiday Fair & Book Sale, Sunday, December 4, 9am - 12pm. Open to the public 12 - 5pm. Gifts for adults and children.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
28 Highland Road

Holiday Boutique, Saturday, December 3, 9am - 3pm. Breakfast and lunch with Santa (a fee is charged), luxurious basket raffles, new and used treasures, 50/50, baked goods.

GLEN HEAD

American Legion Post 336
190 Glen Head Road

Holiday Cocktail Party, Wednesday, December 14, 6:30 - 10pm. $45, hot & cold buffet, open bar. Chinese auction items needed. Please call Joan at 516-676-5531 or Ramona at 516-676-6222.

HUNTINGTON

The Heckscher Museum of Art
2 Prime Avenue

Special Holiday First Friday, December 2, 4 - 8:30pm. Sweet treats and light bites and a jazz ensemble at 7pm. Explore Ripped: The Allure of Collage Exhibit

Huntington Historical Society
209 Main Street
631-427-7045

Historic Holiday House Tour, Sunday, December 4 at David Conklin Farmhouse Museum, 2 High Street, noon to 4pm. Five private homes with a history. Purchase tickets ($40, members $35) at: huntingtonhistoricalsoriecy.org

LOCUST VALLEY

Bailey Arboretum
corner Bayville Road & Feeks Lane

Strategies Local Animals and Plants, strategies used to survive the winter by naturalist Dan Kriesberg, Sunday, November 20, 2 - 3pm. No charge, donations appreciated. Children’s Habitat and trails open every day, year round. 516-671-8020 or www.baileyarboretum.org

Forest Books
182 Birch Hill Road
516-759-1489

Story Hour for Kids of All Ages, Saturdays in November at 12noon.

Locust Valley Library
228 Buckram Road
516-671-1837

Tai Chi for Beginners, Wednesday, December 7 at 5:30pm.
Tia Chi for Intermediate Level, Thursday, December 8 at 5:30pm Registration is required for both classes along with a $32 fee for the 8 week sessions.

Tapas for the Holidays, Thursday, December 1, 7:30pm. Cooking workshop to introduce a variety of appetizers or snacks. Seating limited, registration and $5 fee required.

MUTTONTOWN

Hoffman Nature Preserve/Sanctuary
6000 Northern Boulevard
www.hoffmancenter.org

Nature Walk, Saturday, December 3. Meet guide at side entrance at 12:50pm. Gate locked when tour begins. Rain or shine. Home of 149 resident and migratory birds, 49 species of butterflies and 150 native plant species. Free.

OLD WESTBURY

Old Westbury Gardens
71 Old Westbury Road
516-333-0048

Feast for the Eyes, Sunday, November 20, noon, ages 6 - 10. Homemade holiday floral arrangements, class size limited so register early. $10 fee includes materials - must be accompanied by an adult.

Home for the Holidays Designer Showcase, now through Sunday, December 18 at the 1856 farmhouse. Open every day except Mondays. $25, $20 advance. Call for hours.

Poetica Musica Just Across the Pond, Saturday, November 19. House tour 6:45pm, pre-concert talk at 7:30pm, concert at 8pm followed by a dessert reception. $25 reservations required.

OYSTER BAY

Boys and Girls Club of Oyster Bay East Norwich
One Pine Hollow Road

Holiday Luncheon, Tuesday, December 6, at the Metropolitan in Glen Cove. Cocktails and shopping boutiques at 11am, lunch and raffle at 12:30pm. Tickets $125.

Life Enrichment Center
45 East Main Street

Managing Challenging Behaviors group discussion, Monday, November 21 from 5 - 6:30pm Held in the 2nd floor conference room. Call to reserve space. Refreshments will be served.

Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary
134 Cove Road
516-922-3200

Audubon at Home and Work! Creating Sustainable Landscapes and Organic Gardens, Monday, November 21 hosted by the Cold Spring Harbor Library. Registration required. Call or email:trsac@audubon.org. First 25 registrants receive a free gift.

Kids Wildlife Watercolor Workshop, Friday, December 2, 4:30pm - 6pm, ages 6 - 10. Paint a picture of a live owl. Member $15, nonmembers $20. Space very limited: registration required. All supplies provided, please bring smock.

ROSLYN HARBOR

Nassau County Museum of Art
One Museum Drive (just off 25A)
516-484-9337

Goya Exhibit, now until Sunday, November 27. Closing for show change November 28 and re-opening Saturday, December 10 with The Paintings of Louis Comfort Tiffany. Call for hours.

SEA CLIFF

Church of Our Lady of Kazan
Willow Shore Avenue (Parish Hall)

Russian Boutique, Saturday, December 3, noon to 4pm. Russian arts, crafts, food, and pastries.

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