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Thursday Aug. 21, 2025

7:30 – 9:15 pm

Hampton Synagogue Author Discussion Series

the hampton synagogueWesthampton Beach

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8 – 10 pm

Movie Night Under the Stars: GREASE (1978)

Film
Free

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

Friday Aug. 22

Royal Botania at The Roundtree Amagansett

Midnight

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

The Roundtree, AmagansettAmagansett

Mulford Farm from south

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

9 am – 9 pm

“Narratives in Motion – The Evolution of a Storyteller” a solo exhibit by Jennifer A. Uihlein

Art
Free

The Firefly ArtistsNorthport

Paper Shredding

9 am – noon

Paper shredding event at the Great Neck Library

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

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

11 am – 9 pm

“Narratives in Motion – The Evolution of a Storyteller” a solo exhibit by Jennifer A. Uihlein

Art
Free

The Firefly ArtistsNorthport

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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 – 6 pm

Bridgehampton Art Affair

Ages: All
Art
Family
Festivals

The Corwith HouseBridgehampton

Scrabble Word games

1 – 3 pm

Word Game Palooza

Free
Games

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

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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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5 pm

Light, Sand, and Sea: Hamptons Artists and Their Studios with Coco Myers and Jaime Lopez

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

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7:30 – 9:30 pm

Ocean Beach Chamber of Commerce Summer Movie Series

Free

Ocean Beqch – Fire Island

Saturday Aug. 23

Royal Botania at The Roundtree Amagansett

Midnight

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

The Roundtree, AmagansettAmagansett

Mulford Farm from south

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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All day

Witness the Live Recording of Unscripted: Artists Outside the Frame

Art
Free

The Firefly ArtistsNorthport

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8 – 10 am

Round Pond Hike with Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt

RoundPondSag Harbor

9 – 10 am

Tai Chi

Mitchell ParkGreenport

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Family
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

9 am – 9 pm

“Narratives in Motion – The Evolution of a Storyteller” a solo exhibit by Jennifer A. Uihlein

Art
Free

The Firefly ArtistsNorthport

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9 – 11 am

Great Pond Cleanup and Coffee (Southold)

Great PondSouthold

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9:30 am – 1:30 pm

Long Island Nets Summer Fest

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Jones Beach (Field 4) – Basketball CourtsWantagh

Beach Debris

10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

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