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Thursday Aug. 21, 2025

9 am – 9 pm

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

Art
Free

The Firefly ArtistsNorthport

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 – 5 pm

“The Ark”: An Exhibition curated by Eric Fischl

The ChurchSag Harbor

11 am – 9 pm

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

Art
Free

The Firefly ArtistsNorthport

27ELogos(800 x 400 px) (48)

Noon – 1:15 pm

Taiji/Qigong with John Turnbull

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

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Noon – 5 pm

JHB Gallery at Jetsam Studio

Art
Free

Jetsam StudioSouthampton

7.26 Chris Mack

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

Colonial Southampton HH Tour

2 – 3 pm

Colonial Southampton: Halsey House Tour

Halsey House & GardenSouthampton

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2 – 6 pm

Daisuke Kiyomiya: Forms of Perception

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

27ELogos(800 x 400 px) (49)

4 – 5 pm

Spanish with Celia

Classes
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

6 – 8 pm

DETOUR After Dark: Gong Bath Sound Healing with Clarisse Khalsa

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

11 West GalleryRiverhead

Akili+Bradley

6 – 8 pm

Akili Bradley Quartet

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

7:30 – 9:15 pm

Hampton Synagogue Author Discussion Series

the hampton synagogueWesthampton Beach

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8 – 10 pm

Movie Night Under the Stars: GREASE (1978)

Film
Free

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

Friday Aug. 22

Royal Botania at The Roundtree Amagansett

Midnight

Royal Botania, Thayers, and The Roundtree, Amagansett Launch a Summer Design Pop-Up

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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 – 9 pm

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

Art
Free

The Firefly ArtistsNorthport

Paper Shredding

9 am – noon

Paper shredding event at the Great Neck Library

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

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

The Ark Digital Calendar Banner 27

11 am – 5 pm

“The Ark”: An Exhibition curated by Eric Fischl

The ChurchSag Harbor

11 am – 9 pm

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

Art
Free

The Firefly ArtistsNorthport

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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

JHB Gallery at Jetsam Studio

Art
Free

Jetsam StudioSouthampton

7.26 Chris Mack

Noon – 5 pm

Beyond the Present: Collecting for the Future

Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton

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Noon – 6 pm

Bridgehampton Art Affair

Ages: All
Art
Family
Festivals

The Corwith HouseBridgehampton

Scrabble Word games

1 – 3 pm

Word Game Palooza

Free
Games

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

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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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5 pm

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

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

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6 – 11 pm

The 52nd Great Feast of Mother Cabrini

Suffolk County Community CollegeBrentwood

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