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Friday Nov. 22, 2024

Scrabble Word games

1 – 3 pm

Word Game Palooza

Free
Games

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

Saturday Dec. 7

5:30 am – 7:30 pm

Town of Islip Holiday Drive-Thru Light Show

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Brookwood HallIslip

Tuesday Dec. 10

5:30 am – 7:30 pm

Town of Islip Holiday Drive-Thru Light Show

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Brookwood HallIslip

Thursday Dec. 12

5:30 am – 7:30 pm

Town of Islip Holiday Drive-Thru Light Show

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Brookwood HallIslip

Monday Dec. 16

December 16 2024 – FB Cover – Shelter Island Public Library

1 – 2 pm

Virtual Event – 2025: The Year of Trusts

Virtual via ZoomShelter Island

4 pm

Holiday art

Ages: All
Family
Free

Westhampton Free LibraryWesthampton Beach

(800 x 400 px) (5)

4 – 5:30 pm

Global Affairs – The Role of the United States in the World

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Tuesday Dec. 17

5:30 am – 7:30 pm

Town of Islip Holiday Drive-Thru Light Show

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Brookwood HallIslip

Law of attraction

1:30 – 3 pm

VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON: The Law of Attraction

Free
Talks

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

(800 x 400 px) (10)

2 – 3:30 pm

Poetry Potpourri

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

4 – 5 pm

International Snack Nights

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Film
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Week of 11.4_Resilience U_Learning Financial Literacy

5:30 – 7 pm

Resilience U: Learning Financial Literacy

Ages: 13 and up
Classes
Family
Free

Sid Jacobson JCCEast Hills

12-17 Creative Forces

6 – 7:30 pm

Creative Forces: Healing through Writing and the Arts

Art
Free

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

Wednesday Dec. 18

10 am – 4 pm

Health Insurance Assistance for the Aged, Blind & Disabled

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

France

11 am – noon

Forays in France

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

Hands, man and cutting with vegetables for health, nutrition or vegan diet for wellness. Male person, groceries and wood board in kitchen for cooking with food and ingredients to prepare home dinner

12:30 – 1:30 pm

Better Health Begins in the Kitchen: Holiday Eating

Sid Jacobson JCCEast Hills

4 – 8 pm

Meet Santa at the Huntington Holiday Spectacular

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

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6 – 7:30 pm

Minecraft Club

Ages: 9 – 12
Family
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

7 – 10 pm

Devoshion Presents – Open Mic Night

Free
Music

DevoshionLake Grove

Thursday Dec. 19

5:30 am – 7:30 pm

Town of Islip Holiday Drive-Thru Light Show

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Brookwood HallIslip

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Family
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

5 – 9 pm

Meet Santa at the Huntington Holiday Spectacular

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

Prac Magic

5:30 – 6:30 pm

Book Discussion: Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

Mattituck-Laurel LibraryMattituck

7 – 8 pm

A Cold Spring Harbor Holiday

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Friday Dec. 20

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All day

Afterwork Fridays at Doha Bar Lounge in Astoria Queens

Doha Bar LoungeLong Island City

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Family
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

5 – 9 pm

Meet Santa at the Huntington Holiday Spectacular

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

7 – 8:30 pm

Community Gathering

First Presbyterian Church of East HamptonEast Hampton

Saturday Dec. 21

Beach Debris

10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

Beach Debris

10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

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10 am – 6 pm

Sunrise Hi Railers Train Display at The Shoppes

Free

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

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