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Monday Jan. 19, 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

8:30 am

42nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Commemoration

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

First Baptist Church of Glen CoveGlen Cove

9 am – noon

Hofstra University & Village of Hempstead MLK Day Parade & Ceremony

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Hempstead Village HallHempstead

Philosphy

10 – 11 am

Philosophy with Susan Pashman

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Rise Against Hunger

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Sid Jacobson JCCEast Hills

Breathe Deeply web

Noon – 5 pm

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

Noon – 6 pm

YAC Community Blood Drive

The Flanders Youth CenterCenterport

Noon – 2:30 pm

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Elmont Memorial High SchoolLong Island

1 – 2 pm

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free
History & Culture

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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1 – 2:30 pm

Another Whale of a Time, Tour of the East Hampton Town Marine Museum with Education Director Stacy Myers.

east hampton town marine museumEast hampton

Tuesday Jan. 20

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

Poety Pot

2 – 3:30 pm

Poetry Potpourri

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

Tabletop Troupe

2:30 – 4 pm

Tabletop Troupe

Ages: 9 and up
Family
Free
Games

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

poetry

2:30 – 3:30 pm

Afternoon Poetry Club: Children’s Poetry

Classes
Free

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

Global Affiars

4 – 5 pm

Global Affairs

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

Fountain of Youth

4 – 5 pm

French with Cecile

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

Wednesday Jan. 21

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

information table

9 am – 5 pm

Medicare Savings Program & Medicaid Application Assistance for 65+

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

bird watching

11 am – noon

Wild Birds Of Long Island

Free
Talks

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

solar

4 – 7 pm

Long Island Clean Energy Hub Information Table

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

Thursday Jan. 22

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

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Navigating Dementia Together: A Guide for Families

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

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11 am – 1 pm

Hearing Loss Seminar, presented by Dr. Jennifer Lazzaro, Au.D. at the Great Neck Library

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

Noon – 5 pm

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History at Heckscher Museum

Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Taijiqi gong

Noon – 1 pm

Taiji/Qigong with John Turnbull

Bridgehampton Community HouseBridgehampton

1:30 – 3 pm

The Poetry Lab: Self-Publishing

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

fitness dance

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Fitness Dance

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

Spanish with C

4 – 5 pm

Spanish with Celia

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

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