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Jazz Creole Festival

1 Elmont Rd, Corner of Elmont Rd and Hempstead TpkElmont

Back-to-School Event

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Roosevelt FieldGarden City

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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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Bruce Sherman: Bonsai and Spirit Rocks

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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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

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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

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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

David Helfand

The Universal Timekeepers: Reconstructing History Atom by Atom (A Free, In-Person Lecture & Book Signing)

East Hampton LibraryEast Hampton

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Book Talk: Join Bill Boggs for a discussion of “Spike Unleashed” first 15 attendees get signed copy

East Hampton LibraryEast Hampton

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Beginner/Backyard Birding

Classes
Free

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

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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

DETOUR After Dark: Gong Bath Sound Healing with Clarisse Khalsa

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

11 West GalleryRiverhead

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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

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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

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