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Monday Sep. 8, 2025

9 am – 7 pm

Art Show: “LOOK UP” – Photography by Jean Schweibish

Art
Free

Mattituck-Laurel LibraryMattituck

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Noon – 5 pm

All of Me with All of You: LGBTQ+ Art Out of the Collection

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

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Noon – 5 pm

Beyond the Present: Collecting for the Future

Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton

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2 – 3 pm

Retro Reads: A Classics Book Club

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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2 – 6 pm

Bruce Sherman: Bonsai and Spirit Rocks

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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2 – 6 pm

Daisuke Kiyomiya: Forms of Perception

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

Jack Schnur

2 – 3:30 pm

Jackie Mason Lecture presented by Jack Schnur at the Great Neck Library

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

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2:30 – 3:30 pm

Advance Directives and End-of-Life Care in the ER

Classes
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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6 – 7:30 pm

Trivia Night with Think Inc. Trivia

Free
Games

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

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6:30 – 7:30 pm

Learn how to Maximize Your Social Security Benefits in Retirement at the Great Neck Library

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

History of TV Game Shows

6:30 – 7:30 pm

The History of TV Game Shows With Sal St. George

mineola memorial libraryMineola

Tuesday Sep. 9

Mulford Farm from south

All day

Long Island History Hunt

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All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

9 am – 7 pm

Art Show: “LOOK UP” – Photography by Jean Schweibish

Art
Free

Mattituck-Laurel LibraryMattituck

West Wind by Jon Van Brunt

10 am – 4 pm

The Atelier at Flowerfield is excited to present “Long Island Landscapes,” a dual exhibition of local artists Jonathan Van Brunt and Patricia Yantz opening Thursday, August 14th

Art
Classes

The Atelier at FlowerfieldSt. James

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11 am – noon

Understanding your VA Benefit Seminar at the Great Neck Library

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

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2 – 6 pm

Bruce Sherman: Bonsai and Spirit Rocks

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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2 – 6 pm

Daisuke Kiyomiya: Forms of Perception

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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6:30 – 7:30 pm

Drug Abuse and Overdose Prevention Seminar presented by Town of North Hempstead at the Great Neck Library

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

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7 – 8 pm

Seeing the Night Sky Through Timelapse Photography (A Free, Virtual Lecture)

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Community
Family

Hamptons Observatory (online)East Hampton

Wednesday Sep. 10

Mulford Farm from south

All day

Long Island History Hunt

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All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

9 am – 7 pm

Art Show: “LOOK UP” – Photography by Jean Schweibish

Art
Free

Mattituck-Laurel LibraryMattituck

West Wind by Jon Van Brunt

10 am – 4 pm

The Atelier at Flowerfield is excited to present “Long Island Landscapes,” a dual exhibition of local artists Jonathan Van Brunt and Patricia Yantz opening Thursday, August 14th

Art
Classes

The Atelier at FlowerfieldSt. James

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1 – 2 pm

FBI Files Unsealed: Civil Rights, Terror, and Treason with Lester Paldy

Free
Talks

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

Untitled design

2 – 6 pm

Bruce Sherman: Bonsai and Spirit Rocks

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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2 – 6 pm

Daisuke Kiyomiya: Forms of Perception

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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6 – 7:30 pm

Great Neck Library Long Range Planning Forum

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

Thursday Sep. 11

Mulford Farm from south

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Long IslandLong Island

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

9 am – 7 pm

Art Show: “LOOK UP” – Photography by Jean Schweibish

Art
Free

Mattituck-Laurel LibraryMattituck

West Wind by Jon Van Brunt

10 am – 4 pm

The Atelier at Flowerfield is excited to present “Long Island Landscapes,” a dual exhibition of local artists Jonathan Van Brunt and Patricia Yantz opening Thursday, August 14th

Art
Classes

The Atelier at FlowerfieldSt. James

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