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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

Dodge Homestead 2025-1

Tour the Historic Thomas Dodge Homestead, c. 1721

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Create: Thomas Dodge HomesteadPort Washington

Carolyn Enger

Resonating Earth with Carolyn Enger, Piano

Free
Music

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

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Classic Movie: The Lady Vanishes (1938)

Film
Free

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

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“Buggy” Craft (Cutchogue)

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

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Ancient Wisdom: Saturn and Neptune, Uranus, & the Four Elements

Free
Talks

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

Sea Shell Picture Frame (2160 x 1080 px)

Sea Shell Picture Frame

Ages: 9 – 12
Family
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Guggenheim

Arts on a Dime- Fall Arts Preview presented by Tanisha Mitchell

Freeport Memorial LibraryFreeport

The Cherry Bombs at Main Beach

Free

East Hampton Main BeachEast Hampton

End of Summer Open House with Greater Nassau Chorus

Free
Music

Bethlehem Lutheran ChurchBaldwin

Color Splash Endless Summer Bash (For families with children up to 5th grade)

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community
Family

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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Color Splash Endless Summer Bash (Families with children up to 5th grade)

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Craft & DIY
Family

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Mercy Haven’s Annual Food Drive

Mercy Haven, Inc.Islip Terrace

ChatGPT: Talking About the Future of AI

Free
Talks

Quogue Library IncQuogue

Paul Dempsey – Sagg Swamp Preserve

Southampton Artists Association 2025 Labor Day Art Exhibit

Art
Free

southampton cultural centerSouthampton

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Raiser & Kenniff: The Daniel Penny Case

Free
Talks

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

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All day

The HUB Hosts Printemps’ First Hamptons Pop-Up Activation- Printemps × CocoRedoux Atelier 8/29-8/31

The HUB BridgehamptonBridgehampton

Dream Catcher (for newspaper ad)

The Joy Must Go On – Solo Art Show by Gabriele T. Raacke

Art
Free

Ashawagh HallEast Hampton

Vineyard Field Trail

Hiking 101 in Vineyard Field with Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt

South Fork Natural History Museum (SoFo)Bridgehampton

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End of Summer Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East MeadowEast Meadow

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Nature Scavenger Hunt (Cutchogue)

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

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Fire Island Sand Castle Competition

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Festivals
Free

Beach at Robins RestRobins Rest

30th – Anime and Manga Drawing

Anime and Manga Drawing with Emma

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Classes
Family

Quogue Library IncQuogue

Launch Field Day & Picnic-Winnie’s Way Candle Cafe: Long Islands First Mobile Candle Cafe

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes
Family

Martin Bunky Reid ParkWestbury

30th – The Differents Concert

“The Differents” Concert

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

Quogue Library IncQuogue

HAMPTON VINTAGE – A Luxury Marketplace

American Legion Post 419Amagansett

Brecknock Hall Fireworks

End of Summer Music & Fireworks Celebration

Brecknock HallGreenport

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Touch Tank

Ages: 3 and up
Animals
En Español
Family

Jones Beach Energy and Nature CenterWantagh

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Korea Festa 2025

Ages: All
Dance
Expo
Family

MahanaimHuntington

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Wednesday Walks: Southampton Village

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

Jolly Roger Flag – Image Only

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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