Expedition Sail
Friday, August 6
Bella Voci Women’s Choir
Sunday, August 8
Fabric Arts Show
Sunda, August 8
Friday, August 6
Expedition Sail
Kids aged 8-15 are invited to spend the morning learning about Oyster Bay while sailing aboard the historic oyster sloop Christeen, with a beach exploration and picnic after the sail. The event is via the TR Sanctuary and Audubon Center. For more information, call 922-3200.
Sunday, August 8
Bella Voci Women’s Choir
Women and girls united in song for cancer prevention and cure. Jennifer Soctt Miceli, director and founder. 4 p.m. at Christ Church, 61 E. Main St. Advance sale tickets $15; $20 at the door; $10 seniors and students. Proceeds from the tickets sales are donated to the American Cancer Society.
LI Feng Shui Institute Seminar/Open House
Discover the career that you love. Slides, seminar and book signing with author/faculty member R.D. Chin, author of Feng Shui Revealed. Meet the faculty. Learn about the programs. Campus location: Planting Fields Arboretum State Park, 1395 Planting Fields Rd., at noon. Bring a friend. RSVP for free admission 621-9898. www.fengshuischools. com. Also on Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Fabric Arts Show
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site features a free program on traditional fabric arts with an exhibit starting at 2 p.m. of the Long Island Guild of Rugcrafters and Long Island Quilters. For more information, call 922-4788.
Crafty Critters
Discover some of the creative and unusual habits animals have to beat the heat, and make a cool critter craft too! TR Sanctuary and Audubon Center, 134 Cove Rd., from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, call 922-3200.
Monday, August 9
LI Bonsai Society
Will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the main greenhouse classroom at Planting Fields. Basic Bonsai Techniques will be the first talk. The main event will feature the flamboyant speaker Marty Schmallenbeg of Stillwater Studio, NJ. His topic will be Literati. All are welcome. Refreshments will be served. Contact C. Kazdan 631-549-5015 or www.longislandbonsai.org.
Wednesday, August 11
Beth Whitehouse/Stacy Trebing
The Match: ‘Savior Siblings’ and One Family’s Battle to Heal Their Daughter. Huntington resident and Pulitzer Prize–winning Newsday reporter Beth Whitehouse along with Stacy Trebing, subject of her new book, come to the Cold Spring Harbor Library (95 Harbor Rd., Cold Spring Harbor) to share the story behind the family’s decision to create a genetic match for a child suffering from Diamond-Blackfan anemia. 7 p.m. Books will be available for purchase/signing. Call 631-692-6820.
Nassau Hub Study Open House
Held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Long Island Marriot Hotel and Conference Center, 101 James Doolittle Blvd., Uniondale. For more information visit www.nassauhub.com.
Thursday, August 12
Nature Night
Enjoy an evening of exploring nature at night. 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. Enjoy a campfire and s’mores! TR Sanctuary and Audubon Center, 134 Cove Rd., from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, call 922-3200.
Friday, August 13
Champagne and Wedding Cake At Coe Hall
Henry B. Joyce, executive director, Planting Fields Foundation, will lead tours of the Gold Coast Wedding Exhibition throughout the evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Planting Fields Arboretum. Unlimited champagne and wedding cake will be served. Reservations are required. Call Michelle Benes 922-8682 or email mbenes@plantingfields.org. $40 admission nonmembers; $20 members.
Saturday, August 14
Volunteer Day
Join the TR Sanctuary staff for a special day of hands-on scientific research, dissecting owl pellets and learning about the natural history of local owls, followed by a pizza party. TR Sanctuary and Audubon Center, 134 Cove Rd., from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, call 922-3200.
Sunday, August 15
Explore the Ruins
Takes place from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and explores the history of the Muttontown Preserve, including the ruins of a former estate once owned by King Zog, the last monarch in Albania, one of the preserve’s curiosities. Zog, who fled Albania after the Italian invasion of 1939 and lived in England, Egypt and France in the years after, acquired the 150-acre Knollwood estate at Muttontown in 1951. Zog never moved to the U.S. and sold the estate in 1955 to Lansdell Christie. As the mansion lay abandoned, rumors began to spread about riches King Zog had hidden in the mansion’s walls, with the natural result that vandals soon descended on the property. The Christie family had the mansion demolished in 1959. Enrollment ($5) 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. Muttontown Preserve is located on Muttontown Lane, south of 25A, in East Norwich.
Raptor Program
Summer Sundays at Sagamore Hill presents a free program by the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Sanctuary: Birds of Prey Program at 2 p.m. For more information call 922-4788.
Sunday, August 22
Photography Walk
Summer Sundays at Sagamore Hill presents a free program by the Nature and Wildlife Photographers of Long Island: a special photography nature walk for amateur photographers at 3 p.m. For more information call 922-4788.
