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Saturday Jan. 11, 2025

Beach Debris

10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Monster Mayhem Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Solo Show Posters 2024 (7)

Noon – 2 pm

VISCERAL

Art
Free

BAFFA GallerySayville

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2 – 4 pm

Preschool Fair

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Sunday Jan. 12

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Monster Mayhem Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Solo Show Posters 2024 (7)

Noon – 2 pm

VISCERAL

Art
Free

BAFFA GallerySayville

Tuesday Jan. 14

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4 – 5 pm

Map Magnets

Ages: 9 and up
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

5:30 – 6 pm

New Year, New Plan: Estate Planning Essentials for 2025

Westhampton Free LibraryWesthampton Beach

Thursday Jan. 16

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Monster Mayhem Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

6:30 – 8:30 pm

Triggered: The Medford Pharmacy Massacre

Free
Talks

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

Michelle Angelo

7 – 9 pm

Bay Shore Historical Society Presents “The Many Faces of Fire Island”

Bay Shore Brightwaters LibraryBrightwaters

7:30 pm

Military Blue Star Mothers NY14

Veterans of Foreign Wars: Post 3211Hicksville

Friday Jan. 17

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Monster Mayhem Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

6 – 8:30 pm

The Friday Pre-Teen Project (grades 5-8)

Classes
Free

Project Most Community Learning CenterEast Hampton

Saturday Jan. 18

Beach Debris

10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

10 – 11 am

MLK Weekend of Service: Read-a-Loud with Bryant Library

Ages: 8 and under
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Sid Jacobson JCCEast Hills

10:30 am – 3 pm

Camps ’R‘ Us Winter Reunion

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Free
Games

Camps ‘R’ Us FarmingdaleFarmingdale

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Monster Mayhem Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 3 pm

MLK Weekend of Service: Movies with a Mission

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Film
Free

Sid Jacobson JCCEast Hills

Noon – 5 pm

Lunar New Year Family Celebration

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Solo Show Posters 2024 (7)

Noon – 2 pm

VISCERAL

Art
Free

BAFFA GallerySayville

Sunday Jan. 19

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Monster Mayhem Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Solo Show Posters 2024 (7)

Noon – 2 pm

VISCERAL

Art
Free

BAFFA GallerySayville

3 – 5 pm

MLK Weekend of Service: The Rescue

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Film
Free

Sid Jacobson JCCEast Hills

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