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New Space by Jonathan Nash Glynn

Art
Free

The Tractor Barn at The Corwith HouseBridgehampton

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Oyster Fest at GHBC

Ages: 9 – 12
Community
Family
Festivals

Greenport Harbor Brewing Company’s Greenport Tasting RoomGreenport

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Songs of the 50s, 60s, & 70s performed by Dream at the Great Neck Library

Free
Music

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

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American Chamber Ensemble – Celebrating 60 Years

Free
Music

Hofstra University – The Helene Fortunoff Theater, South Campus, HempsteadHempstead

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Leaf Litter Craft Workshop (Cutchogue)

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

Dennis Raverty

Dutch Naturalism in the Golden Age of Netherlandish Art: a 3-part series presented by Dennis Raverty at the Great Neck Library

Classes
Free

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

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Catholic Health Services Mobile Health Screening

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

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Afternoon Poetry Club: Seasonal Poetry

Classes
Free

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

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FoodLab’s Tea Talk Tuesdays with SOFO’s Frank Quevedo

FoodLab at Stony Brook SouthamptonSouthampton

Zombie Special Effects & Make-Up

Zombie Special Effects & Make-Up

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Beauty
Family

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

October 14 2025 – FB Cover – Westhampton Free Library

Essential Estate Planning for You and Your Parents

Westhampton Free LibraryWesthampton Beach

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Introduction to Regulating Your Nervous System

Free
Talks

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

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Pet Parade & Costume Competition at Hicks Nurseries

Ages: All
Animals
Family
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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Mental Health Disorders: The Importance of Supporting Family and Friends

Free
Talks

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

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Signs from Beyond

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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The Devil in New York – The Witchcraft Trial of Goody Garlick

Islip Public LibraryIslip

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VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON: Getting Started with AI for Genealogy

Free
Talks

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

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Hocus Pocus Escape Room

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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Staging Gatsby: Excerpts from “These Gilded Souls, A Jazz Age Ghost Story”

Free
Theater

The Long Island MuseumStony Brook

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Youth Media Impact

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Family
Free

Hampton Bays Community CenterHampton Bays

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Fun Opera and More with Claudio and Massimiliano

Free
Music

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

Scrabble Word games

Word Game Palooza

Free
Games

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

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Country Line Dancing

Dance
Free

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

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Frights and Bites Outdoor Movie Night!

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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All day

FALL FESTIVAL/ART TALK

Mattituck-Laurel Historical SocietyMattituck

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Walk for Epilepsy

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

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NFAC: Brand You! Accelerate Your Career Trajectory Workshops for High-School Juniors & Seniors

North Fork Arts CenterGREENPORT

Great Give Back 2024 (2)

Main Street Clean Up

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Annual Fire Prevention Day and Open House at Stony Brook Fire Department

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Stony Brook Fire DepartmentStony Brook

Great Give Back

Children’s Costume Drop & Shop part of “The Great Give Back’ with the Great Neck Library

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

39th Annual Rock Hall Country Fair

Rock Hall MuseumLawrence

Waldorf School of Garden City Annual Fall Fair

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Family
Festivals

Waldorf School of Garden CityGarden City

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