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Tuesday Aug. 5, 2025

Italian

4 – 5 pm

Elementary Italian with Susan Kaplan

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Wednesday Aug. 6

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Summer reading wrap up party zeeva bukai (11 x 17 in) (Real Estate Flyer)

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Summer Reading Wrap-Up Party with Author, Zeeva Bukai

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Thursday Aug. 7

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

7:30 – 9:15 pm

Hampton Synagogue Author Discussion Series

the hampton synagogueWesthampton Beach

Friday Aug. 8

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

3 – 5 pm

Come meet former New York Ranger Sean Avery and get your hands on the hottest book of the summer/fall!

Barnes & Noble at Bridgehampton CommonsBridgehampton

5 – 6:30 pm

Fridays at Five ~ Colm Tóibín

Books & Readings

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Saturday Aug. 9

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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4 – 5:30 pm

BOOK TALK: ELYCE ARONS, Author of WE JUST MIGHT MAKE IT AFTER ALL: MY BEST FRIENDSHIP WITH KATE SPADE, in conversation with SIMON DOONAN

The Church, 48 Madison Street, Sag Harbor, NY, USASag Harbor

Sunday Aug. 10

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

10th – book club

12:15 – 1:15 pm

Adult Fiction Book Club: “Dream Count”

Quogue Library IncQuogue

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5 – 6 pm

Christina Alger in Conversation with Ken Miller

Quogue Library IncQuogue

Tuesday Aug. 12

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Italian

4 – 5 pm

Elementary Italian with Susan Kaplan

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Wednesday Aug. 13

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Thursday Aug. 14

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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7 – 8 pm

Gatsby at 100 – Lecture

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

7:30 – 9:15 pm

Hampton Synagogue Author Discussion Series

the hampton synagogueWesthampton Beach

Friday Aug. 15

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

5 – 6:30 pm

Fridays at Five ~ Tim Weiner

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

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6 – 7:30 pm

Stories. Noisemaking. Laughter: A Portrait of Lorne Michaels and SNL with Susan Morrison, Mary Ellen Matthews, Jim Downey, and Sarah Paley

The ChurchSag Harbor

Saturday Aug. 16

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Sunday Aug. 17

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Monday Aug. 18

Great Books With Jill

10 am – noon

Great Books with Jill

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Tuesday Aug. 19

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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2 – 3:30 pm

Poetry Potpourri

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Italian

4 – 5 pm

Elementary Italian with Susan Kaplan

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

A Shadow of Her Own

6:30 – 8 pm

“A Shadow of Her Own”: a performance created by Joseph. J. Corso, Jr. at the Great Neck Library

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

Wednesday Aug. 20

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Thursday Aug. 21

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

7:30 – 9:15 pm

Hampton Synagogue Author Discussion Series

the hampton synagogueWesthampton Beach

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