Plein Air Competition
Friday, August 26 and Saturday, August 27
Art Walk First Thursday
Thursday, September 1
Sundown Concert Series
Thursday, September 1
Friday, August 26
Plein Air Competition
Teaching Studios 1st Annual Plein Air Competition is being held at Sagamore Hill Historic Preserve in Oyster Bay, a setting with over 83 acres of beautiful landscape as well as the last home of Teddy Roosevelt, a 23-room Victorian structure of frame and brick. Also on Aug. 27. More Info at http://cts.vresp.com/c/?OysterBayMainStreetA/8bce9f41ab/e22afd1724/c68ac55adb
Saturday, August 27
Volunteers Needed
Beach clean-up at Target Rock from 9 to 11 a.m. Help keep this beautiful wildlife refuge trash free. Snacks and water will be provided for volunteers. Location: Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge, 12 Target Rock Rd., Huntington. Call to register 695-0763.
Thursday, September 1
Art Walk First Thursday
Art Walk features an international spectrum of contemporary artists. Get some artistic inspiration as you visit local art galleries. Other businesses and sites in town will be displaying artwork. Local restaurants will be exhibiting art and are offering a percentage off on meals, wine tastings and more. Live music entertainment is scheduled. Cafes and restaurants will remain open late for dessert and coffee. The evening will begin with Chase Edwards Gallery, 15 E. Main St. (802-0655) and continues at Atelier Gallery, 9 E. Main St.; Art (that matters), 55 W. Main St. (917-769-9921); The Teaching Studios of Oyster Bay, 115 Audrey Ave. (971-597-2404); and The Artist Club Gallery, 29 Berry Hill Rd. will also be open. Art will also be available for viewing at various downtown merchants, including Canterbury Ales, Jack Halyards and Wild Honey. The Oyster Bay Main Street Association office (17 Audrey Ave.) will also be displaying the works of local artists, with refreshments served. Visit Think Long Island crafts gallery at Buckingham’s Variety Store. See the Art Walk map for additional locations and information (available at any one of the gallery locations). For more information, contact Bonnie at 802-0655.
Sundown Concert Series
Once again, the acts will coincide with Oyster Bay’s “First Thursday” Art Walk, adding another option for residents and visitors enjoying the gallery exhibits, restaurant specials and general bonhomie on those evenings. Sundown concerts are free for everyone and chairs are provided for your listening pleasure. All concerts are from 7 to 9 p.m. and each month will feature something different. Call the Oyster Bay Main Street Association 922-6982. Sept. 1: “Flashback” has you dancing and singing to the Golden Oldies of the ‘60s – ‘90s. LI own “Village People”: retired senior training captain for the NYC Department of Corrections on rhythm guitar/ vocals; several incredible musicians/electricians on guitar/ drums/vocals. A rockin’ good time to celebrate the start of the Labor Day Weekend. The concert takes place at The Homestead (outdoor patio, optional table dining), 107 South St.
Saturday, September 3
Free Nature Tours
Enjoy a guided nature walk on the trails throughout the year on the first and third Saturday of every month at the Hoffman Center Nature Preserve and Wildlife Sanctuary, 6000 Northern Blvd., Muttontown (between Route 106 and 107 – just west of Martin Viette Nursery). Meet the guide at the site entrance at 12:50 p.m. Gate locked when tour begins. No pets, no children under 10 years of age or organized groups permitted. Rain or shine. No registration required. Visit www.hoffmancenter.org. Dates: Sept. 3, 17, Oct. 1, 15, Nov. 5, 19, Dec. 3, 17.
America’s Poets Walk With Walt
The program, which will be held at the birthplace of America’s Good Gray Poet at 246 Old Walt Whitman Rd., Huntington Station, will be hosted by Whitman Birthplace Writer in Residence George Wallace. The program will pair a nationally prominent visiting writer with one of Long Island’s fine regional poets for a program of poetry and conversation. Individual tickets to the series will be on sale in advance, or at the door, for $15 per ticket or $70 for the full series. For further information about the series visit www.waltwhitman.org/component/eventlist/details/64. Today’s event: M.L. Liebler, with a special guest (TBA). 7 to 9 p.m.
Upcoming Events
Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center
Located at 134 Cove Rd. Call 922-3200 or trsac@audubon.org:
•Aug. 26: Kids Night Out from 6 to 9 p.m. Hey kids. Leave your parents at home for the evening and come by the sanctuary for a Kids Night Out. If you like nature games, night-time animals and walks in the dark (don’t worry it’s not scary), then you’ll have a blast as we explore and play together. Learn about all different types of insects and discovering how important they are to our everyday lives. A healthy snack will be provided too. Parents, make sure to sign your kids up early as there is limited space. $25 for one child; $10 for additional siblings. Ages 5-9.
•Sept. 10: Bird Banding Demonstration. This early morning program will instill a sense of wonder. Learn how birds are captured and banded, why it is important in understanding their health, migration, and ecology, and even have a chance to help with the release of these delicate creatures. 8 to 9:30 a.m. Adults and children over 12 (by reservation only). $8 members; $10 nonmembers.
Call For Volunteers
The Mill Neck Family of Organizations is seeking volunteers to work in food sales, children’s activities, apple booths and more during the Fall Harvest Festival, to be held on Oct. 8 and 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Volunteers can work in shifts from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 12:30 to 5 p.m. or all day. Food tickets will be provided for all volunteers who work four or more hours. Each Columbus Day weekend, thousands of families visit the Mill Neck Manor campus, located on the beautiful grounds of a Long Island Gold Coast Estate. The outdoor festival is commonly known as “Apple Sale.” The event features a wide variety of apples and seasonable produce, craft items, a cheese house, deaf specialty items and more. Throughout the 50-year history of the festival, volunteer support from local civic and church groups, students, alumni, staff, parents and faithful supporters have made this a special and memorable event. The Mill Neck Family will host a “Kick-Off Breakfast for Volunteers” on Oct. 1 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Deaf Education Center. Open to all 2011 volunteers ages 16 and over, the event will feature a delicious continental breakfast, an orientation and a long-time volunteer recognition ceremony. For more information about becoming a volunteer or to sign up for the breakfast, contact Michelle Yadoo 628-4231 or myadoo@millneck.org. Volunteers may also sign up at www.millneck.org.
Ongoing Events
Classic Car Cruise Night
Every Tuesday through Sept. 27 at 5:45 p.m. on Audrey Ave. Via OB-EN Chamber of Commerce.
Dancing in the Street
Every Friday in August from 7 to 9 p.m. Dust off your dance shoes and get ready for dancing in the street. A portion of Audrey Ave. in front of the U.S. Post Office will be closed off. A live DJ will provide music and dance lessons and demonstrations will be provided. Aug. 26: Music by Scofflaws.
Friday Nights At the Hay Barn
Candlelight, food, premium bar and live music every Friday from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Hay Barn, Planting Fields Arboretum. Call 922-5700 or visit www.periwinklescaterer.com.
OB Farmers Market
The market features over 15 vendors and offers goods as varied as homemade pickles to natural pet treats, will celebrate its grand opening. New hours this year are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The market will continue to operate every Friday through Oct. 28. Many vendors from the market’s inaugural year are eagerly returning to harvest the benefits of a bursting downtown. They will be joined by an impressive number of new exciting vendors wanting to be part of the weekly event. The market will now be situated on Audrey Ave., north of the Oyster Bay Bandstand, which will become a pedestrian thoroughfare on market days. The Oyster Bay Main Street Association is organizing and managing this enterprise in conjunction with the Town of Oyster Bay. Call 922-6982.
Mill Neck Manor Campus and Mansion Tours
The Mill Neck Family of Organizations announces that the historic Mill Neck Manor House, located in Mill Neck between Oyster Bay and Bayville, is open for interior/exterior tours, location shoots, wedding and still photography and corporate events. Tours are led by a docent and are available to the public on Sundays, Sept. 25, Oct. 2, Nov. 6 and Dec. 4. The majestic Tudor Revival mansion is set on an 86-acre scenic estate overlooking the LI Sound. The 34-room mansion, once called Sefton Manor, was owned by Robert Leftwich Dodge and his wife, the cosmetics heiress Lillian Sefton Dodge, and features exquisite stone and plaster work as well as stained glass windows depicting five Shakespearean plays. Gardens adorn the lovely exterior landscape, where tourists will find an array of delicate blooms, gazebos and bronze gates. The house has undergone beautiful enhancements from Designers’ Showcases as well as first floor modifications. The Department of the Interior designated the honor of National Register of Historic Places to Mill Neck Manor for its outstanding architectural achievement. The Manor House is handicapped accessible. Tours must be scheduled and paid for in advance. For more information or to schedule a tour (payment expected at time of scheduling), contact Nancy Leghart 628-4243 or nleghart@millneck.org. Tours may also be booked and paid for at http://millneck.org/manor_house/registration.html.
Muttontown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
The Fellowship provides an atmosphere of warmth and comraderie, with talks presented by intelligent enlightening and non-dogmatic speakers who come from the entire spectrum of the Arts, History and Sciences. This is followed by coffee and an informal discussion circle, held in the turn-of-the-18th century farmhouse in a bucolic setting. Sundays at 10:30 a.m. The Muttontown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is located on the south side of Route 25A (Northern Blvd.), East Norwich, directly east of Martin Viette Nurseries and about a half mile west of Route 106. Look for the white brick gate posts with a large sing for Hunter’s Moon Farm. All are welcome. Call with any questions 659-1686.
