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Saturday Aug. 16, 2025

8-16-25 Elderberry Syrup

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

How to Make Your Own Elderberry Syrup

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

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Noon – 5 pm

JHB Gallery at Jetsam Studio

Art
Free

Jetsam StudioSouthampton

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Noon – 5 pm

Beyond the Present: Collecting for the Future

Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton

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Noon – 9 pm

Kids Create: Jewelry Workshop at WACH

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

Women’s Art Center of the HamptonsBridgehampton

Ink & Steel

Noon – 2 pm

Ink and Steel

BAFFA GallerySayville

Noon – 3 pm

School Spirit Spectacular

Ages: All
Family
Free

Smith Haven MallLake Grove

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1 – 4 pm

Tour the Rocky Point Hallock Homestead Museum

Rocky Point Hallock Homestead MuseumRocky Point

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1 – 2:30 pm

DETOUR VI Talk: AI

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Andy Tarshis Fine Art GalleryRiverhead

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1 – 6 pm

Long Island Oyster Jamboree

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Festivals
Free

Smith Point County ParkShirley

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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2 – 4 pm

Art Receptiion for Antoni Jurkiewicz, MD at the Great Neck Library

Art
Free

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

2 – 4 pm

Back-to-School Event

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Roosevelt FieldGarden City

8-18-25 Amer History

2 – 3 pm

American History Talk with John Viteritti

Mattituck-Laurel LibraryMattituck

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2 – 9 pm

Jazz Creole Festival

1 Elmont Rd, Corner of Elmont Rd and Hempstead TpkElmont

5 – 6 pm

Great Decisions Foreign Policy Association: American Policy in the Middle East

Quogue Library IncQuogue

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5 – 7 pm

Bruce Sherman: Bonsai and Spirit Rocks

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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5 – 7 pm

Daisuke Kiyomiya: Forms of Perception

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

Sunday Aug. 17

Royal Botania at The Roundtree Amagansett

Midnight

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

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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

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9 – 11 am

CARS, COFFEE & CINEMA: F1

Free

Southampton PlayhouseSouthampton

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10 am – 5 pm

Hampton Vintage at the Bridgehampton Museum

The Corwith HouseBridgehampton

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

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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

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Noon – 5 pm

Beyond the Present: Collecting for the Future

Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton

Noon – 2 pm

Magical Storytime with SparkStar!

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Barnes & Noble at Bridgehampton CommonsBridgehampton

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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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3 – 4 pm

JOEL MESLER: A CONVERSATION – FREE EVENT

Free
Talks

Southampton PlayhouseSouthampton

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