Hat Day at the Races
Sunday, May 31
Walking Tour
Saturday, June 6
Nature Hike
Sunday, June 7
Sunday, May 31
Hat Day at the Races
Doubleday Babcock’s Annual Hat Day at the Races will be held at Belmont State Park from noon to 5 p.m. Enjoy the post parade program and a classic luncheon buffet with complimentary tickets for iced tea, coffee, soda, beer and wine. Cash bar is also available. The DBSC Party will be seated in the Garden Terrace Restaurant overlooking the finish line. Hat contest, 50/50 raffle and an equestrian raffle will be held. For tickets and more information call 922-1770.
Saturday, June 6
Walking Tour
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1 Bungtown Rd., Cold Spring Harbor, invites the community to a guided walking tour of its historic buildings and botanical landscape. The tour focuses on CSHL’s historic architecture and its Nobel Prize legacy and provides a peek into the cutting edge scientific research taking place. The tour will also cover the indoor and outdoor art works featured on the 117 acre shore-side campus, which was recently designated as a botanical garden by the Public Gardens Association. The tours are primarily outdoors and take place regardless of weather conditions. Areas include stairs and steep hills and are not recommended for people who have difficulty walking. Tours assemble promptly at 10 a.m. in the Grace Auditorium lobby (the first building on the left as you enter the campus). Reservations are required at least seven days in advance and a minimum of ten participants are required for each tour. There is a non-refundable tour fee of $5 per person that can be paid in advance or on arrival. Payment can only be made by cash or check and checks should be made payable to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Call 367-6895.
Sunday, June 7
Nature Hike
“Smell the Wild Roses,” between 10 a.m. and noon, at the Muttontown Preserve, Muttontown Ln. (south of 25A), East Norwich. The hike offers participants the opportunity to view a variety of roses in full bloom, along with autumn olive, honeysuckle and buttercups. During past walks, more than 50 species of roses have been seen along the trails. The tour is three miles over mostly flat terrain that includes the upland woods trail. Enrollment for the walk ($3) is limited and preregistration is required by calling 571-8500 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The walk will begin at the Bill Paterson Nature Center on the preserve.
Upcoming Events
Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club Summer Camp
July 6 through Aug. 14. Regular hours 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Extended hours 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.; 4 to 6 p.m. For more information and rates contact Franca Trunzo 759-5437, ext. 11. Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club is located at 135 Forest Ave., Locust Valley.
Carle Place High School Class of 1959 50th Reunion
Will be held at the Holiday Inn, Old Country Rd., Carle Place, on June 27. The research committee has located most of the classmates but a few remain missing. A number of students who graduated were from Syosset, Jericho and Locust Valley. If anyone can supply information for the missing students that will help locate them to inform them about the reunion, contact George McVetty 631-563-1706 or email CPHS59@optonline.net.
At the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary
Programs will be held at the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center, 134 Cove Rd., Oyster Bay. Call 922-3200 or trsac@audubon.org.
•Animal Origami. The art of origami has been around for centuries. Experience this art first hand at the Sanctuary. Meet live animals and fold your own to take home. May 30 from 1 to 2 p.m. For school aged children and their parents. Members free; $3 nonmembers.
•Yoga Stretching in the sanctuary. Stretch into the summer with soothing Sanctuary yoga. Led by certified yoga instructor, Tesi Copa, this one-hour yoga session will lead you through a variety of gentle, fun and soothing nature poses to start your Sunday. Bring your own mat or beach towel. May 31 from 1 to 2 p.m. All ages. Members free; $3 nonmembers.
•June 6: Healthy Hike Series: Tiffany Creek Preserve. National Trails Day. One of the most recent land acquisitions by Nassau County, Tiffany Preserve is a hidden hiking jewel along the Gold Coast. Created from portions of three estates, this 197-acre preserve is a nice mix of hardwood forests, wet meadow, and glacial ravines. We’ll look and listen for breeding songbirds and late spring wildflowers while traversing on this pleasant walk in the woods. 9 to 11 a.m. Meet at parking area off Sandy Hill Rd, near intersection with Berry Hill Rd. All ages. Free.
Learn Sign Language
The Mill Neck Foundation for Deaf Ministry Sign Language Camp for Hearing Kids invites children ages 8 to 16 to learn a new language and have fun. Held on the campus of Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf, the camp teaches beginning sign language in an enjoyable and unique way. In two sessions (July 13 through 17 and July 20 through 24), campers are divided by age (ages 8 to 12 and 13 to 16). ??Through activities, games and arts and crafts, campers are taught the sign language alphabet and numbers as well as signs for animals, foods, colors and much more. Campers in session one will have basic conversations in sign by the end of the camp and those with a prior knowledge of the language in session two will build on their current skills and focus on conversational sign. At the end of each week, a special presentation will be held for friends and family about what the students learned. Campers eat lunch daily with deaf students and interact with Mill Neck students during games, storytelling and swimming sessions. Classes are led by deaf instructors with hearing teacher assistance. Camp is held from 8:30 am to 3:30 p.m. daily and costs $230 per child (includes lunch and a book, arts and crafts, a notebook, a bag and more). Enrollment is limited. The deadline for enrollment is June 26. Contact Nicole Romano 351-3844 or nromano@millneck.org for more information and/or to enroll your child in camp.
Call For Craft Vendors
Mill Neck Manor is calling for vendors of handmade items for its Annual Fall Harvest Festival, held on Oct. 10 and 11, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A favorite tradition on LI, visitors eagerly await the festival for its crafts, apples, pumpkins, pies and other delicious treats. Country crafts, offering handmade items and holiday gifts, are one of the festival’s main features. If you make or sell crafts and feel that you would be a great addition to the Festival, you are encouraged to apply. Vendors are assigned an outdoor space (10’x10’) with a table and two chairs. All vendors are required to have a tent or canopy; those vendors who do not own a suitable tent may rent one from Mill Neck Manor for a small fee. A nonrefundable fee of $300 will be due once vendors are selected. The deadline to apply is June 26. For more information, or for an application call Roberta Baade 922-4100, ext. 220.
