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Sundown Series
Thursday, July 23

Sand Is Grand
Sunday, July 26

Oheka Castle: Monument to Survival
Tuesday, July 28

Saturday, July 18

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, July 19

Walking Tour

At The Whaling Museum, 25 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor, at 2 p.m. Learn about the 19th century village legends in a town walking tour. Light rain or shine. For adults and families. Members $3; others $8 (includes museum admission). Call 631-367-3418.

Concert

The critically-acclaimed Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble will present a special concert at 3 p.m. in The Great Room of the Long Island Violin Shop, 8 Elm St., one block south of Main St., off New York Ave., Huntington. Repertoire for this concert will include music of Francaix, Ropartz, Daniel-Lesur and Ravel. Tickets are $15 in advance; $20 at the door, with limited seating. For more information, call 631-427-3569. There will be a reception after the concert, with wine provided by Martha Clara Vineyards.

Tuesday, July 21

Tuesday Tots

Stop by The Whaling Museum, Cold Spring Harbor, for a story, fingerpainting fishie fun, exploration and open playtime. For preschoolers. Members free; others $3 for grown up and tot pair. 2:30 p.m. Call 631-367-3418.

Wednesday, July 22

Water Workshop

Touch salty minerals, mix up saltwater and use minerals to make your own toothpaste. Fun for families. Ages 5 to 95. 1:30 p.m. at The Whaling Museum, Cold Spring Harbor. Members $3; others $8 (includes museum admission). Call 631-367-3418.

Thursday, July 23

Sundown Series

Oyster Bay will be abuzz with free live performances and events. Sponsored by the Oyster Bay Main Street Association. Today’s concert: Stout! Sea shanties. Today’s concert: Oyster Bay Community Band. Traditional band music presented on the grounds of TR’s home, Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, 12 Sagamore Hill Rd. 6 to 8 p.m.

Sunday, July 26

Sand is Grand

Dig your hands into some super sandy experiments. Find out what sand is made of and create your own Navajo-style sand painting to take home. Fun for families. Ages 5 to 95. 1 p.m. at The Whaling Museum, Cold Spring Harbor. Members $3; others $8 (includes museum admission). Call 631-367-3418.

Tuesday, July 28

Oheka Castle: Monument to Survival

Ellen Schaffer and Joan Cergol, authors of the stunning and meticulously researched book Oheka Castle: Monument to Survival, will present an illustrated talk on the intriguing history of this Gold Coast fairy tale mansion and the largest restored home in America. 7 p.m. at the Cold Spring Harbor Library, 95 Harbor Rd., Cold Spring Harbor. For information, call 631-692-6820. Register on the events calendar at http://www.cshlibrary.org.

Wednesday, July 29

Water Workshop

Can you design a boat that floats? Try. Bring a jar to create your own ship-in-a-bottle. Fun for families. Ages 5 to 95. 1:30 p.m. at The Whaling Museum, Cold Spring Harbor. Members $3; others $8 (includes museum admission). Call 631-367-3418.

Thursday, July 30

Sundown Series

Oyster Bay will be abuzz with free live performances and events. Sponsored by the Oyster Bay Main Street Association. Today’s concert: Stout! Sea shanties. Today’s concert: Strike the Bell. Sea shanties. Raynham Hall Museum, 20 W. Main St. 6 to 8 p.m.

Upcoming Events

Children’s Summer Workshops

All classes will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Raynham Hall Museum, 20 W. Main St. Call 922-6808. Small class sizes and a caring and unique environment for your child. Children, ages 5 to 12, will experience history hands-on with museum educators and special guests for an unforgettable experience. Family members $125 per session; non-family members $175 per session. Family memberships $45 per year. Refunds granted only if submitted 14 days ahead of the start of the workshop.

•July 20-24: Sailors, Spies and Soldiers. Step back into RGM’s exciting past and learn about invisible ink, musket drills, sailing knots, silversmithing and historic games.

•July 27-July 31: Colonial Life. Learn about the daily tasks in the colonial world. Bake in an old-fashioned kitchen, play colonial games and make colonial crafts.

Summer Fest Concert in the Park

Crosby, Stills and Nash on behalf of UJA FEDERATION of LI, NY presents a private Summer Fest Concert on Aug. 12 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at Planting Fields Arboretum. This event is for donors of $500 or more to the UJA 2010 CAMAIGN; $500 per couple ( includes cocktail party ). Respond to Bari Ziegel 677-1830 ziegelb@ujafedny.org or Jodi Faden 677-1852 fadenj@ujafedny.org. 18 or older invited to attend. Alcohol served to 21 or older.

Golf/Tennis Tournament

The 18th Annual Golf and Tennis Tournament, hosted by the National Foundation for Human Potential, has been rescheduled for Sept. 24 at The Creek, Locust Valley, honoring Barbara Lehrer, The Beacon Group. For more information call 870-1661.

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 July 24. For more information, or for an application call Roberta Baade 922-4100, ext. 220.