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Tick Size Comparison Chart

Tick & Mosquito Borne Diseases – All You Need to Know!

Virtual via Zoom

Mobile Health Bus_Emma Clark Library_2025

Free Health Screenings

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

drumming workshop

Drumming Workshops with ADRC

Art
Classes

Parrish Art MuseumWater Mill

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Alzheimer’s Community Forum

Life Enrichment Center of Oyster BayOyster Bay

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Cultural Survivals from “The Great Jewish Migration” to NYC: 1881-1924, presented by Michael Chaplan

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

historic cooking

Long Live Long Island: Historic Cooking of Long Island

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Suffolk Celebrates Israel

Free

Suffolk Y JCCCommack

arts & eats

Arts & Eats

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Community
Family

Parrish Art MuseumWater Mill

Memorial Day Jars (2160 x 1080 px)

Memorial Day Jars

Ages: 9 – 12
Caribbean
Family
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

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A Taste of Unity

Chabad of the HamptonsEast Hampton

May 16 Game Night Flyer (8.5 x 11 in) (1)

Family Game Night and Spaghetti Dinner

Universalists of SoutholdSouthold

petals and paws

Petals and paws adoption event

Animals
Free

town of hempstead animal shelterWantagh

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South Shore Guidance Center’s Spring Fling Dog Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Community
Family

Cow Meadow ParkFreeport

Big BBQ Bash Farmingdale (Facebook Post)

Big BBQ Bash Sales Event

Costello’s ace hardware of farmingdaleFarmimgdale

E-Waste & Metal Recycling Day_May 2025

E-Waste & Metal Recycling

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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Kiwanis Club of Wantagh hosts the annual Wantagh Spring Festival

LIRR – Wantagh StationWantagh

Young-Birders-Club

Young Birders Club Meeting

South Fork Natural History Museum (SoFo)Bridgehampton

Fishing 101

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Caleb Smith State Park PreserveSmithtown

open studios

Parrish Art Museum | Open Studios for Families

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Parrish Art MuseumWater Mill

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Family Health and Wellness Day at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

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Meet & Greet with Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic

Tiny Raccoon BooksSayville

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NYBC Open House: Celebrate 10 Years of Summer Magic

New York Beach ClubAtlantic Beach

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INDEPENDENCY: THE AMERICAN FLAG AT 250 YEARS

Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton

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The Green Vale School’s Spring Family Open House

Ages: All
Family
Free
Open Houses

The Green Vale SchoolGlen Head

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Grace Music School Open House + Summer Camp Sign-Ups

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

Grace Music SchoolWoodbury

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Interactive Nature Sculpture Installation

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community
Family

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

SCUCC

Open House – Historic Sayville Church

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Blue Point

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MINEOLA FOODIE FESTIVAL

Wilson Park MineolaMineola

5-17 Searching for a better life – pat turner

Searching for A Better Life: Looking Back at the African American Migration to Bridgehampton with Pat Turner Ph.D.

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

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Horse Show and Camp Open House

New York Equestrian CenterWest Hempstead

NEW DATE: Family Fun Car Show

Lido Beach Town ParkLido Beach

LHS- 1901 Restored LIRR Depot and Freight House

Lindenhurst Historical Society celebrates the 1901 Restored LIRR Depot and Freight House Museum’s 50th Anniversary with a Community Picnic, Sunday May 18, 2025

Irmisch Historical ParkLindenhurst

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