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Wednesday Jan. 7, 2026

Bethesda AR Heather

All day

Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain Visits Heckscher Park Through Immersive AR Experience

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

information table

9 am – 5 pm

Medicare Savings Program & Medicaid Application Assistance for 65+

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

television (2)

11 am – noon

VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON: Memorable Music Television Moments

Free
Talks

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

Breathe Deeply web

Noon – 5 pm

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

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1 – 2 pm

Wednesday Walks: Emma Rose Elliston Park

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

1:30 – 3 pm

Homeschool Hangout

Ages: 5 – 12
Classes
Community
Family

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

new beginnings

4 – 5:30 pm

New Beginnings Social Club for Seniors

Classes
Free

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

Thursday Jan. 8

Bethesda AR Heather

All day

Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain Visits Heckscher Park Through Immersive AR Experience

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Mobile Health Bus_Emma Clark Library

10 am – 2 pm

Free Health Screenings

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Noon – 5 pm

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History at Heckscher Museum

Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Breathe Deeply web

Noon – 5 pm

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

Taijiqi gong

Noon – 1 pm

Taiji/Qigong with John Turnbull

Bridgehampton Community HouseBridgehampton

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

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Long Live Long Island: Lost Long Island

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

6:30 – 9 pm

Friendship Force Long Island Open Meeting

Huntington Public libraryHuntington

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7 pm

Silent Book Club Sayville chapter meet-up

Tiny Raccoon BooksSayville

Friday Jan. 9

Bethesda AR Heather

All day

Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain Visits Heckscher Park Through Immersive AR Experience

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

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

Breathe Deeply web

Noon – 5 pm

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

Saturday Jan. 10

Bethesda AR Heather

All day

Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain Visits Heckscher Park Through Immersive AR Experience

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Beach Debris

10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

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10:30 – 11 am

Saturday Story Time

Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Noon – 5 pm

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History at Heckscher Museum

Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Breathe Deeply web

Noon – 5 pm

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

ChasingTheLight

Noon – 2 pm

Chasing the Light

Art
Free

BAFFA GallerySayville

Sunday Jan. 11

Bethesda AR Heather

All day

Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain Visits Heckscher Park Through Immersive AR Experience

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Noon – 5 pm

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History at Heckscher Museum

Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Breathe Deeply web

Noon – 5 pm

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

ChasingTheLight

Noon – 2 pm

Chasing the Light

Art
Free

BAFFA GallerySayville

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