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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

8-18-25 Amer History

American History Talk with John Viteritti

Mattituck-Laurel LibraryMattituck

Great Decisions Foreign Policy Association: American Policy in the Middle East

Quogue Library IncQuogue

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Hampton Vintage at the Bridgehampton Museum

The Corwith HouseBridgehampton

“Narratives in Motion – The Evolution of a Storyteller” a solo exhibit by Jennifer A. Uihlein

Art
Free

The Firefly ArtistsNorthport

August 18 2025 – FB Event Cover – Peconic Bay Caregivers Center

Estate Planning Tools for Family Caregivers

Peconic Bay Caregivers CenerRiverhead

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The Law in Films with Greg Blank

Free
Talks

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

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Photography Club

Classes
Free

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

Bluey Family Fun

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Community
Family

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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Bluey Family Fun (Pre-K – Grade 2 w/ caregiver)

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Craft & DIY
Family

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Tarts n’ Karts (2160 x 1080 px)

Tarts n’ Karts

Ages: 9 – 12
Family
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Cartographer 9×5

The Cartographer’s Challenge

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Family
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Sports Card Collecting

Free
Sports

Westhampton Free LibraryWesthampton Beach

A Shadow of Her Own

“A Shadow of Her Own”: a performance created by Joseph. J. Corso, Jr. at the Great Neck Library

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

bird watching

Beginner/Backyard Birding

Classes
Free

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

poetry

Afternoon Poetry Club: Odic Poetry

Classes
Free

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

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Preview Reception for Annual Box Art Auction Benefiting East End Hospice

Art
Free

Hoie Hall at St. Luke’s ChurchEast Hampton

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Designing a Home You Love

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

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Movie Night Under the Stars: GREASE (1978)

Film
Free

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

Paper Shredding

Paper shredding event at the Great Neck Library

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

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Bridgehampton Art Affair

Ages: All
Art
Family
Festivals

The Corwith HouseBridgehampton

Scrabble Word games

Word Game Palooza

Free
Games

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

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Light, Sand, and Sea: Hamptons Artists and Their Studios with Coco Myers and Jaime Lopez

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

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Witness the Live Recording of Unscripted: Artists Outside the Frame

Art
Free

The Firefly ArtistsNorthport

Round Pond in mist

Round Pond Hike with Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt

RoundPondSag Harbor

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Long Island Nets Summer Fest

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Jones Beach (Field 4) – Basketball CourtsWantagh

Fifth Annual Celebrating Creatives of Color: Art Show & Sale, and Book Signing

The ChurchSag Harbor

Back to School Bash: Supplies, Smiles, and Style

Ages: All
Family
Free

Green Acres MallValley Stream

23rd – Comic Creation with Jack Purcell

Comic Creation with Jack Purcell

Ages: 9 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

Quogue Library IncQuogue

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Best of All Things is Water with Megan and Scott Chaskey

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

Nesconset Day 2025

Nesconset GazeboNesconset

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Tour the Historic Thomas Dodge Homestead, c. 1721

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Create: Thomas Dodge HomesteadPort Washington

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Classic Movie: The Lady Vanishes (1938)

Film
Free

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

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