Last Updated: October 12, 2011

Community Calendar

BAYVILLE

St. Gertrudes Parish Center
34 School Street

Halloween Ragamuffin Costume Contest, Friday, October 28, 6 - 8pm, infants to 5th graders with a best costume competition for moms and dads who accompany their children. Refreshments and prizes for all. Free.

COLD SPRING HARBOR

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
One Bungtown Road

Piano Recital by Yoonjung Han, Friday, October 14 at 6pm. Tickets $20, call 516-367-8455 to reserve seats.

Music: How It Can Rewire Your Brain, Sunday, October 23 at 3pm. Call for seat reservations: 516-367-8455. Free.

Whaling Museum
www.cshwhalingmuseum.org

Monday Minnows, October17, 1:30pm. Crafts about the ocean, nature and seasonal themes. Family members free. Others $5 for parent/child pair, $3 additional sibling(s). RSVP 631-367-3418.

GLEN COVE

Animal Lovers League
516-676-5913
www.animalloversleague.org

17th Anniversary Dinner and Raffle, Thursday, October 27, 6:30 - 9:30pm at The Swan Club, Glenwood Landing. Tickets $80 - open bar, buffet dinner, fabulous array of raffle prizes. Reserve by October 20. Special guest Maria Milito, author of “Clarice and Friends”. If unable to attend, a donation is always welcome.

Garvies Point Museum
50 Barry Drive

The Founding of Muskito Cove, Saturday, October 15, 1:30pm sponsored by the Friends of Garvies Point Museum. Program free with museum admission of $3 adults, $2 children ages 5 - 12.

Glen Cove Youth Board
PO Box 645

Wine Tasting Gala, Thursday, October 27, 6 - 9pm at the Metropolitan, Glen Cove. $50 person. Call 516-671-4600

Moose Club
Continental Place

U.S. Marine Corps League Meeting, Tuesday, October 18, 7:30pm All Marines welcome.

Nassau Country Club
St. Andrews Lane

Nassau Invitational Volunteers Needed, Friday, October 14, to help mark errant shots during the medal play qualifier.
email: rondeec@optonline.net

LOCUST VALLEY

Bailey Arboretum
Bayville Road and Feeks Lane
516-571-8020

Falls Woods Walk and Talk, Sunday, October 16, 2 - 3 pm by naturalist and science teacher Dan Kriesberg. No charge, but donations welcome.

Pumpkin Festival, Sunday, October 23

Locust Valley Library
228 Buckram Road
516-671-1837

Monthly Board Meeting of Trustees, Wednesday, October 19 at 7:30pm. The public is welcome to attend.

Locust Valley Reformed Church
Ryefield Road

Halloween Howl Chicken & Ribs BBQ, Saturday, October 29, 6pm. $20 adults, $10 children 5 - 12, 4 and under free. Chinese auction, costumes encouraged, parade and prize for best costume.

MUTTONTOWN

Hoffman Center Nature Preserve
6000 Northern Boulevard (25A) between routes 106 and 107
www.hoffmancenter.org

Nature Tour, Saturday, October 15. Meet guide at 12:50pm (gate locked when tour begins) for a one hour tour of the preserve which is home of 149 resident and migratory birds, 49 species of butterflies and 150 native plants. Free.

OLD WESTBURY

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

Ghostly Impressions, Sunday, October 15 at noon. Visit the dog graveyard to learn the history of the beloved Phipps family pets and take a rubbing.

Scarecrows in the Garden Display, Saturday, October 1 through Sunday, October 30 created by individuals and families, Call for hours.

OYSTER BAY / EAST NORWICH

Boys and Girls Club
516-922-5031

Boys and Girls Club Gala Benefit and Auction, Friday, October 21. For location and time call 516-922-5031.

Life Enrichment Center
45 East Main Street

Planning and Helping People with Alzheimers and their families, Monday, October 17 from 5 - 6:30 pm.

Oyster Bay Historical Society
20 Summit Street
516-922-5032
email: obhalibrary@optonline.net
Women: The Force Behind Fashion Exhibit, Thursday, October 20, 7 - 9pm at the Koenig Center. Vintage fashion collection from the 1890s to the 1930s. Free admission/refreshments served.

Oyster Bay Oyster Festival 2011
downtown and on the waterfront
www.theoysterfestival.org
media contact: The Harlan Group
516-860-9010

Oyster Fest 2011, Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16, from 11am until 6pm. The largest oyster festival on the east coast will feature food tents galore, arts and crafts booths too many to mention, tours of the John J. Harvey rescue boat, many children’s activities and rides. Go to www.lirr.com for train schedules which is much easier than dealing with congested traffic. See page 2 for a map; page 5 for entertainment; page 6 for water events; and page 23 for the list of food booths. Bring your appetite and enjoy.

Raynam Hall Museum
20 West Main Street
www.raynhamhallmuseum.org

Pickled Oysters, Saturday and Sunday October 15 and 16 from 1am - 6pm at their booth on Audrey Avenue. During the Oyster Festival the museum will open free of charge.

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

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

Animal Tales, Sundays 12:30-1pm.
Creature Feature, Saturdays, 2pm.

 

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