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Tuesday Jan. 20, 2026

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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

3I/ATLAS

7 – 8 pm

Comets & Interstellar Visitors: Exploring the Dynamic Sky (A Free, Virtual Lecture)

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Environment
Family

Hamptons Observatory with Suffolk County Community College (online)East Hampton

Friday Jan. 23

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

Warm Up on Frosty Fridays

11 am – 4 pm

Warm Up on Frosty Fridays!

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Noon – 5 pm

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History at Heckscher Museum

Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

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1 – 3 pm

Word Game Palooza

Free
Games

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

Saturday Jan. 24

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

Beach Debris

10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

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