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Saturday Oct. 18, 2025

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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

ERIDU a Science Fiction Art Show

Art
Free

Westbury ArtsWestbury

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2 – 4 pm

Contrapunctus

Free
Music

Half Hollow Hills LibraryDix Hills

Let’s Talk About the College Admissions Process

2:30 – 3:30 pm

Let’s Talk About the College Admissions Process

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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4 – 6 pm

The Gallery at Quogue Library Presents… Fall for Local Artists

Art
Free

Quogue Library IncQuogue

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4 – 5 pm

East End Environment Series: Hidden in Plain Sight: Long Island’s Rare and Unusual Fish with Naturalist Aidan Perkins

South Fork Natural History Museum (SoFo)Bridgehampton

No-Sew Tie Blankets

8 – 10 pm

No-Sew Tie Blankets as part of the “The Great Give Back” at the Great Neck Library

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

Sunday Oct. 19

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All day

The Atelier is honored to present Nocturnes: A Collaboration of the Cosmos. A Unique Partnership of Art & Poetry. 0pening Friday, October 10th

The Atelier at FlowerfieldSt. James

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9 am – noon

Walk to End Alzheimer’s – North Babylon

Belmont Lake State ParkNorth Babylon

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9 am – noon

Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Yaphank

Suffolk County Farm & Education CenterYaphank

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9:30 – 11 am

Discover the Orthodox Christian Church (English Language Services)

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East MeadowEast Meadow

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Family
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 5 pm

39th Annual Rock Hall Country Fair

Rock Hall MuseumLawrence

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11 am – 3 pm

Meet & Greet with author Lauran Weber author of “Peter Poop Dreams of Going to Paris”

Tiny Raccoon BooksSayville

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11 am – 5 pm

Here & There: The Church’s First Churchennial

The ChurchSag Harbor

BigWorks

Noon – 4 pm

Big Works

Art
Free

BAFFA GallerySayville

Noon – 6 pm

Mineola Fall Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Mineola Memorial ParkMineola

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Noon – 3:30 pm

Fall Back Into Camp

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Family
Festivals

Mid Island Day CampWheatley Heights

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

Exhibit Poster 1

2 – 6 pm

ERIDU a Science Fiction Art Show

Art
Free

Westbury ArtsWestbury

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3 – 5 pm

OcTubaFest – Presented by Hofstra University’s Department of Music

Free
Music

Hofstra University – The Helene Fortunoff Theater, South Campus, HempsteadHempstead

Monday Oct. 20

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All day

The Atelier is honored to present Nocturnes: A Collaboration of the Cosmos. A Unique Partnership of Art & Poetry. 0pening Friday, October 10th

The Atelier at FlowerfieldSt. James

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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10 am – 2 pm

Call for Artists: Ten-Squared Online Exhibit & Sale

Southold Historical MuseumSouthold

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11 am – 5 pm

Here & There: The Church’s First Churchennial

The ChurchSag Harbor

Exhibit Poster 1

2 – 6 pm

ERIDU a Science Fiction Art Show

Art
Free

Westbury ArtsWestbury

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3 – 4 pm

VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON: Cold-stunned Turtle Emergency Response

Free
Talks

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

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6 – 7 pm

Medicare Made Clear: An Educational Presentation

Free
Talks

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

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7 – 8 pm

Vinyl Listening Club

Free
Music

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

Tuesday Oct. 21

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All day

The Atelier is honored to present Nocturnes: A Collaboration of the Cosmos. A Unique Partnership of Art & Poetry. 0pening Friday, October 10th

The Atelier at FlowerfieldSt. James

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