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Friday Jan. 16, 2026

Bethesda AR Heather

All day

Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain Visits Heckscher Park Through Immersive AR Experience

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

All day

Lost and Found, an art exhibit at the Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library

Free

Cutchogue New Suffolk Free LibraryCutchogue

8 am – 5 pm

Small Works at the Springs Library-Barry McCallion-Artist Books

Art
Free

Springs Community LibraryEast Hampton

Great Books With Jill

10 am – 5 pm

Great Books with Jill

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

Warm Up on Frosty Fridays

11 am – 4 pm

Warm Up on Frosty Fridays!

Ages: 3 and up
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Community
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The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Noon – 5 pm

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History at Heckscher Museum

Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Breathe Deeply web

Noon – 5 pm

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

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