January 2010
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 New Year
Miracle on 34th Street (Northport)John W. Engeman Theater
250 Main Street
(631) 261-2900
$60 All Ages
Click here for schedule Location: Northport 10:00 amNature Hike & Lighthouse Tower Tour (Fire Island)Fire Island Lighthouse
Robert Moses State Park
Parking field 5
(631) 661-4876
Families go on a guided walk around the western end of
the National Seashore and learn about how the beach
reacts to erosion and how the flora and fauna interact
with winter weather. Bring binoculars and dress appropriately.
Reservations required.
10am FREE Location: Fire Island 5:30 pmWinter Wonderland Holiday Light Show Hayride (Bay Shore)Brightwaters Farm
1624 Manatuck Boulevard
(631) 665-5411
Bundle up, have a cup of hot cocoa, take a hayride
around the farm, and view a spectacular holiday light
show. Pick a Christmas tree from a selection of acres
of trees. Location: Bay Shore
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Miracle on 34th Street (Northport)John W. Engeman Theater
250 Main Street
(631) 261-2900
$60 All Ages
Click here for schedule Location: Northport
Frosty (Northport)John W. Engeman Theater
250 Main Street
(631) 261-2900
$15 All Ages
Click here for schedule Location: Northport
5:30 pmWinter Wonderland Holiday Light Show Hayride (Bay Shore)Brightwaters Farm
1624 Manatuck Boulevard
(631) 665-5411
Bundle up, have a cup of hot cocoa, take a hayride
around the farm, and view a spectacular holiday light
show. Pick a Christmas tree from a selection of acres
of trees. Location: Bay Shore 7:00 pmSaturday Observing Sessions (Southold)Custer Institute & Observatory
1115 Main Bayview Rd.
(631) 765-2626
Tour the night sky through the observatory's large, powerful
telescopes (weather permitting).
FREE, but donations of $5 adults and $3 kids accepted
7pm Location: Southold
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Miracle on 34th Street (Northport)John W. Engeman Theater
250 Main Street
(631) 261-2900
$60 All Ages
Click here for schedule Location: Northport Frosty (Northport)John W. Engeman Theater
250 Main Street
(631) 261-2900
$15 All Ages
Click here for schedule Location: Northport 11:00 amCinderella (Northport)John W. Engeman Theater at Northport
250 Main Street
(631) 261-2900 Location: Northport 2:00 pmTrout Birthday Party (Cold Spring Harbor)Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium
1660 Route 25A
(516) 692-6768
Celebrate the hatching of the Hatchery's baby trout.
Light refreshments will be served including birthday cake
and juice.
2pm $6 adults, $4 children 3-12, FREE kids 2 & under Location: Cold Spring Harbor 2:30 pmOcean Science Sunday: Ice is Nice (Cold Spring Harbor)Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum
279 Main Street
(631) 367-3418
Kids explore the science of ice crystals with experiments.
They'll find out how ocean icebergs float and create an
icy masterpiece by painting with colored ice.
2:30pm $8 (members $3) Location: Cold Spring Harbor 5:30 pmWinter Wonderland Holiday Light Show Hayride (Bay Shore)Brightwaters Farm
1624 Manatuck Boulevard
(631) 665-5411
Bundle up, have a cup of hot cocoa, take a hayride
around the farm, and view a spectacular holiday light
show. Pick a Christmas tree from a selection of acres
of trees. Location: Bay Shore
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1:00 pmMonday Minnows (Cold Spring Harbor)Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum
279 Main Street
(631) 367-3418
Preschoolers and their parents enjoy fun art-making,
stories and other playful activities about sea creatures.
1pm $3 (members FREE) for adult and child pair (ages 3-5) Location: Cold Spring Harbor 1:00 pmLittle Farmers (Yaphank)Suffolk County Farm and Education Center
350 Yaphank Ave.
(631) 852-4600
Kids ages 3-5 explore the farm with a Cornell Cooperative
Extension educator, enjoy a wagon ride, stories, songs,
crafts, and meet and learn about animal friends.
1pm $10 Location: Yaphank
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1:00 pmLittle Farmers (Yaphank)Suffolk County Farm and Education Center
350 Yaphank Ave.
(631) 852-4600
Kids ages 3-5 explore the farm with a Cornell Cooperative
Extension educator, enjoy a wagon ride, stories, songs,
crafts, and meet and learn about animal friends.
1pm $10 Location: Yaphank
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3:30 pmHighlights of the Hatchery Tour (Cold Spring Harbor)Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium
1660 Route 25A
(516) 692-6768
Families can receive a staff-guided tour. Children must
be accompanied by an adult.
$6 adults, $4 kids 4-12 and seniors, kids under 2 are FREE
3:30pm Location: Cold Spring Harbor
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5:00 pmFirst Fridays (Huntington)Heckscher Museum of Art
2 Prime Ave.
(631) 351-3250
Families can view the museum's exhibitions and be treated
to a chamber music concert at 7pm.
5pm $2 suggested donation, Kids FREE after 5pm Location: Huntington 6:00 pmPizza and Pajama Night (Bridgehampton)Children's Museum of the East End
376 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Tpke
(631) 537-8250
Enjoy a night out at the museum in their pajamas and eat
pizza, listen to a special story time and participate in an art
activity for ages 3 & up.
6pm $7 Location: Bridgehampton
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9:00 amLight Keepers Behind the Scenes Tour (Fire Island)Fire Island Lighthouse
Robert Moses Park
Parking Field 5
(631) 661-4876
Learn about what the Lighthouse Keepers to on their
daily rounds. This tour takes you from the auxiliary generator
and the Light Keepers workshop in the basement of the
Keeper's Quarters to the beacon in the lantern room of the
lighthouse tower. Learn how the lighthouse keepers maintained
the light during the 1860's to present time.
Reservations required.
9am $15 Location: Fire Island 12:00 pm-5:00 pmModel Railroad Open House (Ronkonkoma)Central Operating Lines, LTD.
90F Raynor Ave.
(631) 696-7560
View over seven scale miles of mainline track, a 20-foot
long passenger terminal, and levels of track on four mainlines,
as well as dramatic scenery.
12pm FREE Location: Ronkonkoma 7:00 pmSaturday Observing Sessions (Southold)Custer Institute & Observatory
1115 Main Bayview Rd.
(631) 765-2626
Tour the night sky through the observatory's large, powerful
telescopes (weather permitting).
FREE, but donations of $5 adults and $3 kids accepted
7pm Location: Southold
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Fragile/Handle With Care Exhibit (Dix Hills)Art League of Long Island
Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery
107 East Deer Park Rd.
(631) 462-5400
This exhibit shows families that our planet and its inhabitants live in a symbiotic relationship and that our human actions have repercussions beyond our immediate awareness.
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Sat-Sun 11am-4pm
FREE Location: Dix Hills Rock & Roll Revue Auditions (Commack)Suffolk Y Jewish Community Center
74 Hauppauge Rd.
(631) 462-9800
Kids can audition for roles in the musical "Rock & Roll Revue."
They'll learn a song at the audition-musical will be performed
April 17-18. Fees apply if accepted as part of the cast.
12m for grades 1-3
1pm for grades 4-6
FREE to audition Location: Commack 11:00 amCinderella (Northport)John W. Engeman Theater at Northport
250 Main Street
(631) 261-2900 Location: Northport 11:00 amMission to Mars (Riverhead)Long Island Science Center
11 Main Street
(631) 208-8000
Kids celebrate the anniversary of the Mars Exploration
Rover Spirit's landing at Gusey Crater on Mars. They'll
create and design their own rover made of recycled
materials and experiment with Newton's Laws of gravity
to play some far out games.
11am $2 adults, $5 kids Location: Riverhead 12:00 pm-5:00 pmModel Railroad Open House (Ronkonkoma)Central Operating Lines, LTD.
90F Raynor Ave.
(631) 696-7560
View over seven scale miles of mainline track, a 20-foot
long passenger terminal, and levels of track on four mainlines,
as well as dramatic scenery.
12pm FREE Location: Ronkonkoma 3:30 pmHighlights of the Hatchery Tour (Cold Spring Harbor)Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium
1660 Route 25A
(516) 692-6768
Families can receive a staff-guided tour. Children must
be accompanied by an adult.
$6 adults, $4 kids 4-12 and seniors, kids under 2 are FREE
3:30pm Location: Cold Spring Harbor
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Fragile/Handle With Care Exhibit (Dix Hills)Art League of Long Island
Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery
107 East Deer Park Rd.
(631) 462-5400
This exhibit shows families that our planet and its inhabitants live in a symbiotic relationship and that our human actions have repercussions beyond our immediate awareness.
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Sat-Sun 11am-4pm
FREE Location: Dix Hills 11:00 amFish Friends for Mommy & Me (Cold Spring Harbor)Cold Spring Harbor Hatchery & Aquarium
1660 Route 25A
(516) 692-6768
This preschool activity is for children ages 3-5.
Kids and their caretakers learn about fish, enjoy trout feeding,
and a nature-related craft. Pre-registration suggested.
11am call for pricing Location: Cold Spring Harbor 1:00 pmLittle Farmers (Yaphank)Suffolk County Farm and Education Center
350 Yaphank Ave.
(631) 852-4600
Kids ages 3-5 explore the farm with a Cornell Cooperative
Extension educator, enjoy a wagon ride, stories, songs,
crafts, and meet and learn about animal friends.
1pm $10 Location: Yaphank
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Fragile/Handle With Care Exhibit (Dix Hills)Art League of Long Island
Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery
107 East Deer Park Rd.
(631) 462-5400
This exhibit shows families that our planet and its inhabitants live in a symbiotic relationship and that our human actions have repercussions beyond our immediate awareness.
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Sat-Sun 11am-4pm
FREE Location: Dix Hills 1:00 pmLittle Farmers (Yaphank)Suffolk County Farm and Education Center
350 Yaphank Ave.
(631) 852-4600
Kids ages 3-5 explore the farm with a Cornell Cooperative
Extension educator, enjoy a wagon ride, stories, songs,
crafts, and meet and learn about animal friends.
1pm $10 Location: Yaphank
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Fragile/Handle With Care Exhibit (Dix Hills)Art League of Long Island
Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery
107 East Deer Park Rd.
(631) 462-5400
This exhibit shows families that our planet and its inhabitants live in a symbiotic relationship and that our human actions have repercussions beyond our immediate awareness.
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Sat-Sun 11am-4pm
FREE Location: Dix Hills 3:30 pmHighlights of the Hatchery Tour (Cold Spring Harbor)Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium
1660 Route 25A
(516) 692-6768
Families can receive a staff-guided tour. Children must
be accompanied by an adult.
$6 adults, $4 kids 4-12 and seniors, kids under 2 are FREE
3:30pm Location: Cold Spring Harbor
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Fragile/Handle With Care Exhibit (Dix Hills)Art League of Long Island
Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery
107 East Deer Park Rd.
(631) 462-5400
This exhibit shows families that our planet and its inhabitants live in a symbiotic relationship and that our human actions have repercussions beyond our immediate awareness.
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Sat-Sun 11am-4pm
FREE Location: Dix Hills
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Fragile/Handle With Care Exhibit (Dix Hills)Art League of Long Island
Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery
107 East Deer Park Rd.
(631) 462-5400
This exhibit shows families that our planet and its inhabitants live in a symbiotic relationship and that our human actions have repercussions beyond our immediate awareness.
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Sat-Sun 11am-4pm
FREE Location: Dix Hills
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Fragile/Handle With Care Exhibit (Dix Hills)Art League of Long Island
Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery
107 East Deer Park Rd.
(631) 462-5400
This exhibit shows families that our planet and its inhabitants live in a symbiotic relationship and that our human actions have repercussions beyond our immediate awareness.
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Sat-Sun 11am-4pm
FREE Location: Dix Hills 11:00 amStarship Imagination: Sheep in Space (Port Jefferson)Theatre Three
412 Main Street
(631) 928-9100
A brand new musical using puppets and live actors. Kids
learn lessons in the stars, planets and imagination.
11am $8 Location: Port Jefferson 7:00 pmSaturday Observing Sessions (Southold)Custer Institute & Observatory
1115 Main Bayview Rd.
(631) 765-2626
Tour the night sky through the observatory's large, powerful
telescopes (weather permitting).
FREE, but donations of $5 adults and $3 kids accepted
7pm Location: Southold
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Fragile/Handle With Care Exhibit (Dix Hills)Art League of Long Island
Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery
107 East Deer Park Rd.
(631) 462-5400
This exhibit shows families that our planet and its inhabitants live in a symbiotic relationship and that our human actions have repercussions beyond our immediate awareness.
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Sat-Sun 11am-4pm
FREE Location: Dix Hills 11:00 amCinderella (Northport)John W. Engeman Theater at Northport
250 Main Street
(631) 261-2900 Location: Northport 11:00 amBalancing Act (Riverhead)Long Island Science Center
11 Main Street
(631) 208-8000
Kids try to balance clowns, plates, feathers and even
themselves as they learn all about gravity and what keeps
us upright. They'll learn how Newton's Laws affect a rolling
ball and create abalancing clown or butterfly to take home.
11am $2 adults, $5 kids Location: Riverhead 3:30 pmHighlights of the Hatchery Tour (Cold Spring Harbor)Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium
1660 Route 25A
(516) 692-6768
Families can receive a staff-guided tour. Children must
be accompanied by an adult.
$6 adults, $4 kids 4-12 and seniors, kids under 2 are FREE
3:30pm Location: Cold Spring Harbor
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 Martin Luther King Day
Fragile/Handle With Care Exhibit (Dix Hills)Art League of Long Island
Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery
107 East Deer Park Rd.
(631) 462-5400
This exhibit shows families that our planet and its inhabitants live in a symbiotic relationship and that our human actions have repercussions beyond our immediate awareness.
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Sat-Sun 11am-4pm
FREE Location: Dix Hills 11:00 amFish Friends for Mommy & Me (Cold Spring Harbor)Cold Spring Harbor Hatchery & Aquarium
1660 Route 25A
(516) 692-6768
This preschool activity is for children ages 3-5.
Kids and their caretakers learn about fish, enjoy trout feeding,
and a nature-related craft. Pre-registration suggested.
11am call for pricing Location: Cold Spring Harbor 1:00 pmLittle Farmers (Yaphank)Suffolk County Farm and Education Center
350 Yaphank Ave.
(631) 852-4600
Kids ages 3-5 explore the farm with a Cornell Cooperative
Extension educator, enjoy a wagon ride, stories, songs,
crafts, and meet and learn about animal friends.
1pm $10 Location: Yaphank 2:30 pmFilm 'N Fun (Cold Spring Harbor)Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum
279 Main Street
(631) 367-3418
Kids watch the movie, "Nim's Island" with free popcorn and
drinks and paint a watery craft. Registration suggested.
2:30pm $6 adults, $5 seniors and students 5-18
under 5 and membersFREE Location: Cold Spring Harbor 3:00 pmBouncin' for Boomer (Farmingdale)BounceU
101 Carolyn Blvd.
(631) 777-5867
Children "bounce for a cause" with four separate open
bounce sessions in a fundraiser in support of the Boomer
Esiason Foundation's quest to eliminate the threat of Cystic
Fibrosis. Each paid admission willreceive a Boomer Esiason
Foundation bracelet and kids have a chance to win prizes,
including an autographed football.
ages 12 & under-reservations required
first session 3pm $15 Location: Farmingdale
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Fragile/Handle With Care Exhibit (Dix Hills)Art League of Long Island
Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery
107 East Deer Park Rd.
(631) 462-5400
This exhibit shows families that our planet and its inhabitants live in a symbiotic relationship and that our human actions have repercussions beyond our immediate awareness.
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Sat-Sun 11am-4pm
FREE Location: Dix Hills 1:00 pmLittle Farmers (Yaphank)Suffolk County Farm and Education Center
350 Yaphank Ave.
(631) 852-4600
Kids ages 3-5 explore the farm with a Cornell Cooperative
Extension educator, enjoy a wagon ride, stories, songs,
crafts, and meet and learn about animal friends.
1pm $10 Location: Yaphank
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Fragile/Handle With Care Exhibit (Dix Hills)Art League of Long Island
Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery
107 East Deer Park Rd.
(631) 462-5400
This exhibit shows families that our planet and its inhabitants live in a symbiotic relationship and that our human actions have repercussions beyond our immediate awareness.
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Sat-Sun 11am-4pm
FREE Location: Dix Hills 3:30 pmHighlights of the Hatchery Tour (Cold Spring Harbor)Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium
1660 Route 25A
(516) 692-6768
Families can receive a staff-guided tour. Children must
be accompanied by an adult.
$6 adults, $4 kids 4-12 and seniors, kids under 2 are FREE
3:30pm Location: Cold Spring Harbor
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Fragile/Handle With Care Exhibit (Dix Hills)Art League of Long Island
Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery
107 East Deer Park Rd.
(631) 462-5400
This exhibit shows families that our planet and its inhabitants live in a symbiotic relationship and that our human actions have repercussions beyond our immediate awareness.
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Sat-Sun 11am-4pm
FREE Location: Dix Hills
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Fragile/Handle With Care Exhibit (Dix Hills)Art League of Long Island
Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery
107 East Deer Park Rd.
(631) 462-5400
This exhibit shows families that our planet and its inhabitants live in a symbiotic relationship and that our human actions have repercussions beyond our immediate awareness.
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Sat-Sun 11am-4pm
FREE Location: Dix Hills
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Fragile/Handle With Care Exhibit (Dix Hills)Art League of Long Island
Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery
107 East Deer Park Rd.
(631) 462-5400
This exhibit shows families that our planet and its inhabitants live in a symbiotic relationship and that our human actions have repercussions beyond our immediate awareness.
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Sat-Sun 11am-4pm
FREE Location: Dix Hills 11:00 amStarship Imagination: Sheep in Space (Port Jefferson)Theatre Three
412 Main Street
(631) 928-9100
A brand new musical using puppets and live actors. Kids
learn lessons in the stars, planets and imagination.
11am $8 Location: Port Jefferson 7:00 pmSaturday Observing Sessions (Southold)Custer Institute & Observatory
1115 Main Bayview Rd.
(631) 765-2626
Tour the night sky through the observatory's large, powerful
telescopes (weather permitting).
FREE, but donations of $5 adults and $3 kids accepted
7pm Location: Southold
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Tap Master Class (East Northport)Anita's Studio of Dance & Theatre Arts
508 Larkfield Rd.
(631) 368-7505
Take a master class with NYC tap dancer David Covington,
one of the industry's most talented tappers, without leaving
Long Island. Minimum two years tap experience required.
Registration required.
1pm-3pm ages 9-12
3pm-5pm ages 13 & up
$35 Location: East Northport
Fragile/Handle With Care Exhibit (Dix Hills)Art League of Long Island
Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery
107 East Deer Park Rd.
(631) 462-5400
This exhibit shows families that our planet and its inhabitants live in a symbiotic relationship and that our human actions have repercussions beyond our immediate awareness.
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Sat-Sun 11am-4pm
FREE Location: Dix Hills 11:00 amCinderella (Northport)John W. Engeman Theater at Northport
250 Main Street
(631) 261-2900 Location: Northport 11:00 amRube Goldberg: Contraption Attraction (Riverhead)Long Island Science Center
11 Main Street
(631) 208-8000
Learn about this popular cartoonist and create a contraption,
using create simple machines, to make a simple task
complicated. This is a challenging activity that the whole
family will enjoy.
11am $2 adults, $5 kids Location: Riverhead 11:00 amStarship Imagination: Sheep in Space (Port Jefferson)Theatre Three
412 Main Street
(631) 928-9100
A brand new musical using puppets and live actors. Kids
learn lessons in the stars, planets and imagination.
11am $8 Location: Port Jefferson 3:00 pmAn Afternoon with the Bach Family (Stony Brook)Aulos Ensemble Children's Concert
Staller Center for the Arts
Stony Brook University
off of Nichols Rd.
(631) 632-2787
Members of the Aulos Ensemble will have some fun
pretending to be members of the Bach family, playing
Bach favorites, in a one hour program specifically for
young school-age musicians.
3pm $12 Location: Stony Brook 3:30 pmHighlights of the Hatchery Tour (Cold Spring Harbor)Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium
1660 Route 25A
(516) 692-6768
Families can receive a staff-guided tour. Children must
be accompanied by an adult.
$6 adults, $4 kids 4-12 and seniors, kids under 2 are FREE
3:30pm Location: Cold Spring Harbor
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Tomie dePaola's Strega Nona (Westhampton Beach)Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
76 Main Street
(631) 288-1500
This musical is based on the endearing children's books
by Tomie dePaola.
10am & 12:30pm $10 Location: Westhampton Beach Fragile/Handle With Care Exhibit (Dix Hills)Art League of Long Island
Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery
107 East Deer Park Rd.
(631) 462-5400
This exhibit shows families that our planet and its inhabitants live in a symbiotic relationship and that our human actions have repercussions beyond our immediate awareness.
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Sat-Sun 11am-4pm
FREE Location: Dix Hills 11:00 amFish Friends for Mommy & Me (Cold Spring Harbor)Cold Spring Harbor Hatchery & Aquarium
1660 Route 25A
(516) 692-6768
This preschool activity is for children ages 3-5.
Kids and their caretakers learn about fish, enjoy trout feeding,
and a nature-related craft. Pre-registration suggested.
11am call for pricing Location: Cold Spring Harbor 1:00 pmLittle Farmers (Yaphank)Suffolk County Farm and Education Center
350 Yaphank Ave.
(631) 852-4600
Kids ages 3-5 explore the farm with a Cornell Cooperative
Extension educator, enjoy a wagon ride, stories, songs,
crafts, and meet and learn about animal friends.
1pm $10 Location: Yaphank
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Tomie dePaola's Strega Nona (Westhampton Beach) Fragile/Handle With Care Exhibit (Dix Hills) 1:00 pmLittle Farmers (Yaphank)
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Tomie dePaola's Strega Nona (Westhampton Beach) Fragile/Handle With Care Exhibit (Dix Hills) 3:30 pmHighlights of the Hatchery Tour (Cold Spring Harbor)
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Fragile/Handle With Care Exhibit (Dix Hills)
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Fragile/Handle With Care Exhibit (Dix Hills) 8:00 pmLive Music: World Jazz Improv (Huntington)
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The Wizard of Oz (Patchogue) Fragile/Handle With Care Exhibit (Dix Hills) 11:00 amStarship Imagination: Sheep in Space (Port Jefferson) 12:00 pm-5:00 pmModel Railroad Open House (Ronkonkoma)
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Fragile/Handle With Care Exhibit (Dix Hills) 11:00 amCinderella (Northport) 11:00 amAviation Flight (Riverhead) 3:30 pmHighlights of the Hatchery Tour (Cold Spring Harbor)
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