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Tuesday Oct. 7, 2025

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating
Family

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

11 am – 6 pm

ASCEND: The Evolution of Identity

Art
Free

Alessandro Berni GalleryChelsea

October 7 2025 – FB Cover – Riverhead Free Library

1 – 2 pm

Medicare and Medicaid

Riverhead Free LibraryRiverhead

Exhibit Poster 1

2 – 6 pm

ERIDU a Science Fiction Art Show

Art
Free

Westbury ArtsWestbury

Homework Help

4 – 5 pm

Homework Help

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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5:30 – 7 pm

ESL with Ninfa: Beginner Level

Hamptons LibraryBridgehampton

Wednesday Oct. 8

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating
Family

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

11 am – 6 pm

ASCEND: The Evolution of Identity

Art
Free

Alessandro Berni GalleryChelsea

Exhibit Poster 1

2 – 6 pm

ERIDU a Science Fiction Art Show

Art
Free

Westbury ArtsWestbury

paranormal

2:30 – 4 pm

Paranormal Occurrences and Spirit Phenomena

Free
Talks

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

October 8 2025 – FB Cover – Montauk Library

5:30 – 6:30 pm

Planning for the Future: How New Tax Laws Could Affect Your Estate

Montauk LibraryMontauk

BOOKMARKED

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Bookmarked: A Current Fiction Book Discussion

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Thursday Oct. 9

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating
Family

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

Mobile Health Bus_Emma Clark Library

10 am – 2 pm

Free Health Screenings

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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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

Flyer Main Option

11 am – 6 pm

Women’s EXPO

Ages: All
Community
Expo
Family

Middle Country Public LibraryCentereach

The Churchennial Banner 12

11 am – 5 pm

Here & There: The Church’s First Churchennial

The ChurchSag Harbor

11 am – 6 pm

ASCEND: The Evolution of Identity

Art
Free

Alessandro Berni GalleryChelsea

Understanding Stroke

11 am – noon

Understanding Stroke

Classes
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

alfred hitchcock

2 – 5 pm

VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON: Psycho-Analysis: A Look Inside Hitchcock’s Horror Masterpiece

Film
Free

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

Exhibit Poster 1

2 – 6 pm

ERIDU a Science Fiction Art Show

Art
Free

Westbury ArtsWestbury

Lights Out at the Museum – Pic Only

5 – 7 pm

Lights Out at the Museum

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Family
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

twilight zone unpacked

6 – 7:30 pm

Twilight Zone Unpacked: The Monsters on Maple Street

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

medmonth1st day flyers

6 – 9 pm

Minority Enterprise Development Month 1st Day of Activities on Long Island October 9th, 2025 at Town of Hempstead Pavilion

Free

Town of Hempstead PavilionHempstead

dreams

6:45 – 8:30 pm

VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON: Dreams: Problem Solving While We Sleep

Free
Talks

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

Regina at podium forum with LWV from NSTV

7 – 8:30 pm

Candidate Forum – Glen Cove Mayor

Robert M. Finley Middle School Middle, 1 Forest Avenue, Glen CoveGlen Cove

Barbara J King, Oct 9

7 – 8:30 pm

Anthropologist and Author Barbara J. King to Speak in Setauket

Setauket Presbyterian ChurchSetauket

irises

7 – 9 pm

The Atelier presents a FREE Zoom lecture “Vincent van Gogh- Misunderstood Genius” on Thursday, October 9 at 7PM

Art
Free

The Atelier at FlowerfieldSt. James

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