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Full Harvest Moon Hike

South Fork Natural History Museum (SoFo)Bridgehampton

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Retro Reads: A Classics Book Club

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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Jackie Mason Lecture presented by Jack Schnur at the Great Neck Library

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

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Advance Directives and End-of-Life Care in the ER

Classes
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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Trivia Night with Think Inc. Trivia

Free
Games

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

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Learn how to Maximize Your Social Security Benefits in Retirement at the Great Neck Library

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

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The History of TV Game Shows With Sal St. George

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Understanding your VA Benefit Seminar at the Great Neck Library

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

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Drug Abuse and Overdose Prevention Seminar presented by Town of North Hempstead at the Great Neck Library

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

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Seeing the Night Sky Through Timelapse Photography (A Free, Virtual Lecture)

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Community
Family

Hamptons Observatory (online)East Hampton

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FBI Files Unsealed: Civil Rights, Terror, and Treason with Lester Paldy

Free
Talks

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

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Great Neck Library Long Range Planning Forum

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

“All We See” presented by East End Photographers Group

Art
Free

The Depot Art GalleryMontauk

Pokémon TCG Meetup (2)

Score Big: Collecting & Protecting Sports Memorabilia

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

2025-09-11 Commitment to Peace Landscape V3

Commitment to Peace – An Interfaith Service

St Patrick’s Church Bay ShoreBay Shore

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Bush vs. Gore

Free
Talks

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

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Arts & Archives 2025-Art Show Benefitting The Springs Historical Society & Community Library

Art
Free

Dan Milnor Workshop

Blurb and the Artists’ Book

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

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Tour of the Beebe Windmill with Southampton Town Historian Julie Greene

Boating
Film

Beebe WindmillBridgehampton

Scrabble Word games

Word Game Palooza

Free
Games

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

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Friday Matinee: Conclave

Film
Free

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

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The Bonackers, A Screening and Q&A with Director Joanne Friedland Roberts

Art
Boating

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

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Art Exhibit: Beneath the Surface

Art
Free

Cutchogue New Suffolk Free LibraryCutchogue

Fantastic Family Fun-Filled Days at the Long Island Family Festival!

Long Island Family Festival 2025

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Tanner ParkCopiague

Rain Gardens: Natives and Pollinators

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Port Jefferson Dragon Boat Race Fest Flyer 2023 (1)

11th Annual Port Jefferson Dragon Boat Race Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Jeanne Garant Harborfront ParkPort Jefferson

Pride in Port 2017 photo Sousa float

Pride in Port

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Pride in PortPort Washington

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Southampton History Museum Carriage House Thrift Shop

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

250913 Fall NoFo Garden Tour

ReWild North Fork & SPCA Fall Sustainable Meadow Tour

Custer ObservatorySouthold

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Your Health Story Matters: A Workshop on Taking & Understanding Your Health History

Uniondale American LegionUniondale

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Draw Out! Community Arts Festival

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

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