Last Updated: October 5, 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 admission.

BROOKVILLE (UPPER)

Chestnut Manor
1327 Wolver Hollow Road

Designers’ Showcase 2011, Tuesday through Friday, 10:30am - 4:00pm. Saturday and Sunday, 11:30am - 5:00 pm through October 30. Closed Mondays except Columbus Day, October 10. General admission $30, seniors $28, children (5-12) $7. No strollers or children under 5. Call 516-671-1313

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

Ocean Science Sunday, October 9 at 2pm. Design your own recycled sailboat model to float. Ages 5 - 12, $8. RSVP 631-367-3418.
Harry Potter at the Whaling Museum, Monday, October 10 at 11:30am and 2:30pm

GLEN COVE

Glen Cove Public Library
4 Glen Cove Avenue

Operas Composed by Women, 1625-1913, Sunday, October 16 at 2:30pm. Sponsored by Sons of Italy, G.C. Free.

North Country Reform Temple
86 Crescent Beach Road
516-671-2568
email: office@ncrt.org

Start the New Year with a Mitzvah, Saturday, October 8. The members will be performing an abbreviated service at the Glen Cove Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation after the Yom Kippur morning service. Attendees should be there at 1:15pm for the 20 minute service Contact Lynn at allisnow@optonline.net for further information.

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 Setauket
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.

LOCUST VALLEY

Locust Valley Library
228 Buckram Road
516-671-1837

Board Meeting, Thursday, October 6 at 7:30pm. It is anticipated that the board will immediatley go into an executive meeting to discuss a personal matter.
Monthly Board Meeting of Trustees, Wednesday, October 19 at 7:30pm. The public is welcome to attend. For further information please call Janis Schoen at 516-671-1837
Thinking Outside the Box, Tuesday, October 11 at 7pm. A power point presentation regarding an exhibit at The Met of unusual boxes from 1500-1900. No charge, but registration required.

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.

MILL NECK

Mill Neck Family of Organizations
40 Frost Mill Road
www.millneck.org

Fall Harvest Festival (Applefest),. Saturday, October 8, and Sunday, October 9, from 9am to 5pm at the Mill Neck School’s 86 acre campus. Country crafts, pumpkin patch, facepainting, children’s activities, cheese store, coutnry store, baked goods, food booths, seasonal produce, and a tremendous variety of apples available for purchase. Suggested donation per vehicle is $5. For further information, contact Mary McKenna at 516-628-4204.

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. No charge.
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OLD WESTBURY

North Shore Land Alliance
151 Post Road
info@northshorelandalliance.org
516-626-0908

Nature Walk Series, Sunday, October 9 at 2pm. This particular walk takes place at the Twin Lakes Preserve, Wantagh.

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

Scarecrows inteh Garden Display, Saturday, October 1 through Sunday, October 30 created by individuals, families, community groups and corporations. Call for garden hours of operation.
Tai Chi Instructions, Wednesdays at 10:30am with all experience levels in mind. $15 includes garden admission.
Yoga, Thursdays and Saturdays at 11:15am. $15 includes garden admission. Call for garden hours of operation.

OYSTER BAY / EAST NORWICH

Farmers Market Fridays till October 28 from 10am - 4pm Audrey Avenue north of Town Hall.

Oyster Bay Historical Society
20 Summit Street
516-922-5032
email: obhalibrary@optonline.net

Textile Preservation: An Introduction, Sunday, October 9 from 2 - 4pm on the lower level of the Koenig Research Center (behind the Earle-Wightman house). Non-members $10. Light refreshments. Attendees are encourage to bring items they feel need to be discussed specifically, but no appraisals will be given.

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 fest 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. A map of the festival will be available in The Leader’s Wednesday, October 12 issue.

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

Oyster Festival 2011, Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16 the museum will be open free of charge. The museum will have a booth on Audrey avenue with ‘the finest pickled oysters ever’.

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
www.plantingfields.org

Fall Family Festival, Saturday, October 8 and Sunday, October 9, 11am - 5pm rain or shine. Halloween Trick or Treat, Halloween Parade and Contest, bounce house, potato sack, egg, and spoon races, pumpkin sale and pumpkin painting, caricaturist portraits, candy apples, cider and pies, watercolor demonstrations, lots of free activities for children. Brewer’s Village unlimited beer tastings with $20 beer bracelet. Dahlia garden tours (Saturday only) and Dahlia Show with fresh cut ‘show quality’ Dahlias for sale (Sunday only). Parking fee $10 per vehicle. Call 516-922-8682 or 516-606-8587

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

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

ROSLYN HARBOR

Nassau County Museum of Art
1 Nassau Drive (Route 25A)
516-484-9337
www.nassaumuseum.org

Francisco Goya, Vik Muniz Famed Garbage Series, and Rimer Cardillo From now through Sunday, November 27. Tuesdays through Sundays 11 am - 4:45 pm. Admission $10, seniors $8, students and children 4 - 12 $4. $2 parking fee on Saturdays and Sundays only.
Tee Ridder Mineatures always available for viewing in the children’s museum during regular visiting hours.

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