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Wine Tasting/Poetry/Taste of Huntington
Friday, June 19

Family Bingo Night
Friday, June 19

Dinner and Auction Benefit
Saturday, June 27

Thursday, June 18

Summer Solstice Celebration

Come celebrate the summer solstice at the third annual Summer Solstice Celebration hosted by the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum at the Sagamore Yacht Club from 6 to 10 p.m. Tickets start at $50. Don’t miss the champagne toast at sunset looking over the harbor of Oyster Bay.

Friday, June 19

Wine Tasting/Poetry/Taste of Huntington

An evening of wine tasting, poetry and a taste of Huntington will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Walt Whitman House, 246 Old Walt Whitman Rd., West Hills, to benefit Last Hope Animal Rescue of Syosset. The evening will feature wines donated by Stew Leonard’s, select readings of Walt Whitman poems by “The Walt Whitman Project, Greg Trupiano, artistic director, and a selection of treats from several Huntington restaurants. Tickets are $40 pp in advance; $45 pp at the door. Tours of the WW birthplace will be available at a minimal charge. Send name address phone number and check by June 15 to Last Hope, Inc., PO Box 61, Syosset, NY 11791. www.lasthopeanimalrescue.org. Call 509-0137 or 631-205-5069.

Family Bingo Night

Play Bingo at the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Boys and Girls Club. Join club members with their family and friends to participate in Family Bingo Night hosted by the club’s Parents’ Council. The event will be held from 6:30 to 830 p.m. Club members and their guests are invited to play Bingo for prizes, purchase raffle tickets for fabulous prizes, enjoy food and refreshments and engage in positive and enjoyable interactions with family and friends. This event is free, however, at least one participant must be a club member. A fee of $35 and completion of the membership application by a parent/guardian is required to join. Pizza, hot dogs and refreshments may be purchased for $1 each. Parents must provide supervision for their children and guests. Call Valerie Buscemi 922-9285, ext. 19.

Saturday, June 20

Tag Sale

The Village Church Missions Tag Sale will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the church parking lot, 9 Mountain Ave., Bayville. Set up 7 to 8:30 a.m. Tables are $30 each. Buy a table and sell your stuff. All items must be appropriate for a church sale. Take back what you don’t sell.

Sunday, June 21

Village Walking Tour

Learn about the 19th century Cold Spring Harbor Village legends in a town walking tour. Light rain or shine. For adults and families. 2 p.m. at The Whaling Museum, Cold Spring Harbor. Members $3; others $8 (includes museum admission). Call 631-367-3418.

TR’s Annual Father’s Day Bird Count

When Theodore Roosevelt lived at Sagamore Hill he counted birds, so we will too. Come join TRS and Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, 20 Sagamore Hill Rd., staff and their children on this annual Father’s Day bird count. You don’t have to be a bird expert, but come with a keen eye, ears ready to listen, and a yearning to learn about the birds that call Sagamore Hill home. Compare the birds we see with those TR and his family tallied nearly 100 years ago. A bully birding time, indeed. Free. 7 to 9 p.m. Call 922-3200 or trsac@audubon.org.

Monday, June 22

Oyster Bay Baseball Golf Outing

The annual golf outing will be held at the Mill River Club, 103 Mill River Rd. Breakfast/Driving Range 10:30 a.m. Shotgun start noon – BBQ lunch and beverages. Cocktail hour 5:30 p.m. Dinner, prizes and raffles 6:30 p.m. Raffle prizes needed (tickets, vacation spots, gift certificates, etc.). Golf and dinner $250. One caddy per foursome. $75 dinner only. Email reservation requests to bmcgee@optonline.net . Mail payments to Oyster Bay Baseball, PO Box 24, Oyster Bay, NY 11771. Direct sponsorships/raffle requests and questions to Brian McGee 410-7904.

Thursday, June 25

Sundown Series

Every Tuesday and Thursday, Oyster Bay will be abuzz with free live performances and events. All performances will be held on Audrey Ave. from 6 to 8 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. Concertgoers are welcome to bring a blanket, picnic and a bottle of wine. Today’s concert: Chris Gotzenberg, guitarist and singer.

Saturday, June 27

Dinner and Auction Benefit

Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center will honor Thomas R. Suozzi, Dr. Ellen Leonhardt and Winters Bros./IESI at a dinner benefit to celebrate 85 years of connecting people with nature. This year’s dinner and silent auction will be held at the picturesque Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, Centre Island. Proceeds support the educational programs and wildlife of the TR Sanctuary.

Carle Place High School Class of 1959 50th Reunion

Will be held at the Holiday Inn, Old Country Rd., Carle Place. 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.

America’s Safe Boating Course

The Oyster Bay Power Squadron will be teaching a one-day Safe Boating Course at the TOB Ice Rink, 1001 Stewart Ave., Bethpage (near Exit 9, Route 135), from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Not suitable for children under 14 years of age. Preregistration will be conducted June 20 at the Sagamore Yacht Club form 9 a.m. to noon. The fee is $75 payable at registration and includes course materials.

Monday, June 29

Ocean Explorers Summer Program

From 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. through July 3 at The Whaling Museum, Cold Spring Harbor. Join the museum crew for amazing hands-on, educational fun with crafts, activities, experiments and discoveries about all things ocean. Sign up for one day or everyday. This week: ages 6 to 9. Members $16 a day; $65 for the week; others $20 a day; $85 for the week. 15 percent sibling discount. Call Norma 631-367-3418, ext 17, or ndayan@cshwahlingmuseum.org.

SonRock Kids Camp

Kids will experience an adventure camp like no other. Chidlren will have a great time singing songs, watching skits, creating crafts and playing games. They will learn how their lives can be transformed by God’s great love for them. Camp will be held through July 3 at the North Shore Community Church, 209 South St., from 9 a.m. to noon. Call 922-7322, ext. 0.

Thursday, July 2

Sundown Series

Saturday, July 4

Raynham Hall to Host Independence Day Events

The landmarked house will be the site of a concert of colonial ballads and fife and drum music following Oyster Bay’s Independence Day parade. Guests are invited back to the home’s garden and encouraged to enjoy a picnic lunch as they hear the historic songs performed by Sampawan’s Creek. The duo will play dance music and ballads from the 18th century on folk instruments. Free and open to the public. 2 p.m. On July 5, the celebration continues with a musicale performed by the A.M.E. Zion Church Choir to benefit the museum. Tickets will be $75 and include light refreshments catered by Perwinkle’s as well as the listening pleasure of a repertoire of inspiring spirituals and robust patriotic songs. 4 to 6 p.m. in the Ballroom of Mrs. Richard Storrs’ North Shore historic home.

Sunday, July 5

Film ‘n Fun

Cool off at The Whaling Museum, Cold Spring Harbor. Make a sea-glass pendant, enjoy ice popsicles and chill out to watch Ice Age. For families. All free with admission, while popsicles last. Call 631-367-3418.

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.

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.

•June 19: Nature at Night. Come for an evening of exploring nature at night and discover that wandering in the woods in the dark doesn’t have to be scary. Meet live owls and other nocturnal critters, learn how to use all of your senses, and search the forest and meadows for signs of animals that use the cover of darkness to hunt for prey or hide from predators. Make a campfire and enjoy s’mores. All ages. 7:30 to 9 p.m. $5 members; $7 nonmembers.

•June 20: Whoooo is the Great Horned Owl? Join wildlife care coordinator Alice Bryant to hear a Native American tale of the pesky Great Horned Owl. Learn about whom the Great Horned Owl is and how he got his unique looks. You can even make an owl craft to take home. For school aged children and their parents. 1 to 2 p.m. Free for members; $3 nonmembers.

•June 27: Feathery Photography. Spend the morning behind the lens taking beautiful photos of the sanctuary’s permanently non-releasable animals. Staff will show off a variety of birds of prey to help you get the “perfect shot.”Age 16 and up. 10 a.m. to noon. $5 members; $10 nonmembers.

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.