Gala Benefit and Auction
Friday, October 21
John P. Humes Japanese Stroll Garden
Saturday, October 22
Art Walk First Thursday
Thursday, November 3
Friday, October 21
Gala Benefit and Auction
Held by the Boys & Girls Club of Oyster Bay-East Norwich at The Metropolitan, Glen Cove. The event will include sensational Main and Silent Auctions and raffle, along with dinner and music for your dancing pleasure. Additional information regarding tickets , the donation of items and calendar sponsorships is available by calling Camille Mastellone at the club 922-9285, ext. 16.
Saturday, October 22
John P. Humes Japanese Stroll Garden
Located at Oyster Bay Rd. and Dogwood Ln. (public entrance), Village of Mill Neck. Open through Oct. 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Last admission 4 p.m. $7 per person; children under 12 free. Call 676-4486 for additional information, directions and reservations. All dates subject to change. Oct. 22: Guided Tour with Tea Ceremony Demonstration. Tour is followed by a demonstration of the traditional Japanese tea ceremony. Fee is $12 per person, Members $5. Private Guided Tour with Tea Ceremony Demonstration and Horticultural Tours are available, call for information. Reservations are required for all tours.
Hopes and Dreams Walk-a-Thon
A “Hopes and Dreams” Walk-a-Thon, benefiting the Mill Neck Manor Early Childhood Center will be held on the Mill Neck Manor campus. The rain or shine, 5K (3.1 miles) walk will begin at 8 a.m. with registration and free breakfast by Atria Glen Cove. The walk, which begins at 9 a.m., will take participants through part of the beautiful 86-acre campus. Walkers will receive a free commemorative T-shirt and pin. As the ECC is undergoing a much-needed “Restoring Hope, Building Dreams” renovation in order to maintain the exceptional early intervention services available for preschoolers with deficits in speech, language/communication, cognitive and gross and fine motor development and autism spectrum disorders, funds raised from the Walk-a-Thon will not only directly benefit the preschool, but will also be matched by the Mill Neck Manor Board of Trustees. Bring insect repellant and come prepared with sturdy walking shoes or sneakers. Participants are welcome to walk individually or with a team. Sponsorships, in the categories of $100 Flag; $1,000 First Mile, $1,000 Second Mile, $1,000 Third Mile and $2,500 Finish Line are available. Preregistration is preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. Sign-up forms and pledge and sponsorship sheets are available at http://millneck.org/news/calendar/calendar.php. For more information, to register or sponsor the event, contact Michelle Yadoo 628-4231 or myadoo@millneck.org.
Thursday, November 3
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.
Saturday, November 5
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: Hettie Jones with LI Poet of the Year Gladys Henderson. 7 to 9 p.m.
LI Feng Shui Institute
Alison Hayes, The Rock Girl,, will present a two-day intensive workshop on “Psychic and Intuitive Development Training” which will be part 1 of a three part series. In her two-day (also on Nov. 6) “Psychic Development” workshop, participants will learn how to tap into the power of stone to develop their intuition and awaken and activate their psychic abilities. This work also activates cellular memory, which can connect the participant to past or other lives. The LI Feng Shui Institute is located in Planting Fields Arboretum, State Historic Park.
Upcoming Events
Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center
Located at 134 Cove Rd. Call 922-3200 or trsac@audubon.org:
•Oct. 22: Bird Banding. For those over age 12, 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. $8 members, $10 non-members.
•Oct. 29: Halloween Spooktacular! Halloween is just a few frights away. Have an up-close encounter with some spooky animals, find and decorate your perfect pumpkin from the patch, and go on a Halloween adventure walk. Each session will end with Halloween stories around the campfire and prizes for the best costumes. The spookiness increases as the day progresses. Parents must attend with children. Rain or shine. Registration required. $5 members; $8 nonmembers per child; $2 per adult. Session 1: 11 a.m. to noon. Toddler Time – ages 2 to 4 years old. Session 2: 1 to 2:30 p.m. Funny Family Time – mixed ages. Session 3: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Night Time – age 8 and up.
Ongoing Events
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, 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.
Weekly Events
•Alcoholics Anonymous closed step meeting Sundays at 8 p.m. and open meeting at the same time. On Wednesdays at 8 p.m. there is a beginner’s meeting and a closed discussion meeting. Any one can attend the open meetings. The closed meetings are for anyone who has a desire to stop drinking. The meetings are held at Christ Church, 61 E. Main St. For information call 922-6377.
•Play Bridge will be held at the OB-EN Library, 89 E. Main St. Meets every Monday at 7 p.m. Bring a partner or come by yourself. Beginners welcome. Call 922-1212.
•Alanon meeting will be held every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Oyster Bay Presbyterian Church, East Main St. All are welcome.
•Substance Abuse Groups meet at the Youth and Family Counseling Agency, 193 A, South St., on Wednesdays from 6 to 7 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Registration required. Call 922-6867.
•Open Mike at Canterbury’s. Every Thursday enjoy the open mike night at Canterbury’s. Professional musicians and novices are invited to bring their instruments, voices, and friends to join him on stage or perform by themselves. Approximate starting time is 8:45 p.m. Call Mark 922-3214.
•Clutterers Anonymous, a 12-step self-help group, offers help and support to those who have clutter problems in their homes or workplace. Meets weekly on Thursdays from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 265 Asbury Ave., Westbury and also the 1st and 3rd Friday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the School of the Community Reformed Church, 90 Plandome Rd., Manhasset. There are no dues or fees. For more information, email CLAWestbury@yahoo.com, call (866) 800-3881 or visit www.ClutterersAnonymous.net.
•Bingo Games every Friday at 7:15 p.m. at Knights of Columbus Hall, 83 Sea Cliff Ave., Glen Cove. $1,500 in cash prizes. Door prizes and progressive on last game. Smoke-free environment. Call 676-1828 for further info.
•Ballroom Dance at the Life Enrichment Center of Oyster Bay, 45 E. Main St., every Friday from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. with instructor Vladimir Velev, an international ballroom dance champion. Learn to Cha Cha, Foxtrot, Waltz, Tango and more. Donation requested. Call 922-1770.
•OBRM Preview Center. Every Saturday and Sunday visit the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum Preview Center and Turntable Railyard at 100 to 102 Audrey Ave. (just north of the gazebo/bandstand – on the right), where you will be directed to the turntable railyard- featuring a variety of refurbished train cars. Open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 558-7036.
Monthly Events
•Jewish War Veterans, Gieir-Levitt Post #655 invite all Jewish war veterans to join them at the Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd., Plainview, at 9 a.m. on the second Sunday of every month. Call Larry Sklar 942-3327.
•Young at Heart Parkinson’s Support Group meeting from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of the month in the cafeteria on the ground level, near the emergency room at North Shore University Hospital at Syosset, 221 Jericho Tpke. Open to patients, caregivers or anyone interested in learning about Parkinsons. Call Debbie 390-9454.
•Meet the Doctors. Focusing on education, Premiere OBGYN will sponsor a Meet the Doctors program on the first Tuesday of each month from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at 79 Froelich Farm Blvd., Woodbury. Women who are planning a pregnancy or are already expecting can join Drs. Prince, Brooks and Flynn and have their questions answered on conception and a safe pregnancy.
•Alzheimer’s Support Group. Are you a caregiver who would like to share your experience with others? There is strength in knowing you are not alone. Join this support group at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month in the Adult Day Health Care Program Room at the Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 378 Syosset-Woodbury Rd., Woodbury. Call Sheldon Rybak, RCSW/ACSW 622-7770.
