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Sunday May 4, 2025

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5:30 pm

Sunday Night at The Movies: Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

317 Main StreetFarmingdale

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7 – 9 pm

Hofstra University Opera Theater

Free
Music

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

Monday May 5

North Shore Hebrew Academy

6 am – 7:30 pm

North Shore Hebrew Academy Art Exhibit at the Great Neck Library

Art
Free

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

Philosophy

10 am – noon

Philosophy with Susan Pashman

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

7:00PM by Donna Corvi at Alex Ferrone Gallery

Noon – 5 pm

Arborescent: Art Exhibition Honoring Trees

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

INSTAGRAM 45 POSTER

2 – 6 pm

LOUISE EASTMAN & JANIS STEMMERMANN: Black and White and Red All Over

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

ralph

2 – 6 pm

Ralph Stout: Commuter Drawings

The Art Center at Duck CreekEAST HAMPTON

4 – 5:30 pm

Anime Club

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Film
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Tuesday May 6

7:00PM by Donna Corvi at Alex Ferrone Gallery

Noon – 5 pm

Arborescent: Art Exhibition Honoring Trees

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

27ELogos(800 x 400 px) (39)

1 – 2:15 pm

Knitting and Crochet Circle

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Jack Schnur

2 – 3 pm

Frank Sinatra Lecture presented by Jack Schnur at the Great Neck Library

Classes
Free

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

INSTAGRAM 45 POSTER

2 – 6 pm

LOUISE EASTMAN & JANIS STEMMERMANN: Black and White and Red All Over

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

ralph

2 – 6 pm

Ralph Stout: Commuter Drawings

The Art Center at Duck CreekEAST HAMPTON

Stress ball 9×5

4 – 5 pm

Water Stress Ball

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Family
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

ESL with Ninfa

5:30 – 7 pm

ESL with Ninfa: Beginner Level

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

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7 – 9 pm

Hofstra University Jazz Orchestra & Dance Concert

Dance
Free

Hofstra UniversityHempstead

Wednesday May 7

7:00PM by Donna Corvi at Alex Ferrone Gallery

Noon – 5 pm

Arborescent: Art Exhibition Honoring Trees

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

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1 – 2 pm

Wednesday Walks: Meadow Lane

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

1:30 – 3 pm

Homeschool Hangout

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Craft & DIY
Family

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

INSTAGRAM 45 POSTER

2 – 6 pm

LOUISE EASTMAN & JANIS STEMMERMANN: Black and White and Red All Over

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

ralph

2 – 6 pm

Ralph Stout: Commuter Drawings

The Art Center at Duck CreekEAST HAMPTON

5 – 6 pm

Illustrated Ink Club

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Save the Date CEL Caregiver Conference (8)

5 – 9 pm

Cona Elder Law’s 9th Annual Caregiver Conference

Hilton Long IslandMelville

Edward Meets Renee

5:30 – 7:30 pm

The Atelier at Flowerfield is excited to present our first ArtTalk on May 7th with Dino Rinaldi on his latest exhibition, “Inside and Outside the Box”

Art
Free

The Atelier at FlowerfieldSt. James

ESL with Ninfa

6 – 7:30 pm

ESL with Ninfa: Intermediate

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Thursday May 8

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

27ELogos(800 x 400 px) (1)

Noon – 1:15 pm

Taiji/Qigong with John Turnbull

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

BEAUTIFUL.WSA – 1

Noon – 4 pm

Beautiful

Art
Free

BAFFA GallerySayville

7:00PM by Donna Corvi at Alex Ferrone Gallery

Noon – 5 pm

Arborescent: Art Exhibition Honoring Trees

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

Functional Relationships – John Chamberlain

Noon – 5 pm

FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS: ARTIST-MADE FURNITURE

Guild HallEast Hampton

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Noon – 5 pm

ALMOND ZIGMUND: WADING ROOM

Guild HallEast Hampton

1a Montauk Lecture

1 – 2:30 pm

Lecture: The Tragedy of the Pelican

Southold Historical Museum Maple Lane ComplexSouthold

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