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Sunday Sep. 7, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Fire Island Cover

9 am – noon

Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Fire Island

Saltaire Yacht ClubSaltaire

9 am – 7 pm

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

Art
Free

Mattituck-Laurel LibraryMattituck

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9:30 – 10:30 am

9/11 Remembrance

Farmingdale United Methodist ChurchFarmingdale

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9:30 – 11 am

9/11 Remembrance Service

Farmingdale United Methodist ChurchFarmingdale

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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10 am – 4 pm

Great Neck Library Book Sale

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

Crafter Weekend GFX

11 am – 5 pm

Craft Fair Weekends at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

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11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Family
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 6 pm

The East Northport Festival

John Walsh Park on Larkfield RoadEast Northport

Light From Darkness

11:30 am – 4 pm

Light From Darkness

Art
Free

BAFFA GallerySayville

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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 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

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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2 – 4 pm

Great Neck Library Sunday Performance: Trashbata Performance presented by Barbara Martinez

Art
Dance

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

2 – 4 pm

Great Neck Library Art Exhibit: Faces and Places by Lori Weisbart-Polson

Art
Free

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

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3 – 5 pm

Flora & Foliage: Exhibition Reception

Art
Free

The Art GuildManhasset

Monday Sep. 8

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

Oyster Bay

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

7.26 Chris Mack

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

Tuesday Sep. 9

Mulford Farm from south

All day

Long Island History Hunt

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