Nature Tours
Saturday, June 2
Jazz Festival
Wednesday, June 6
Oyster Bay Historical Society
Sunday, June 10
Thursday, May 31
Roosevelt Spring Concert
Takes place on May 31 and June 1 at 9:30 a.m. in the Roosevelt School gymnasium.
OBHS Academic Awards
Will be given out in the OBHS auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 2
Nature Tours
Enjoy a guided nature walk on the trails throughout the year from 1 to 2 p.m. 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. Weather permitting. Call 922-3290 the day before to confirm. $5 admission. No registration required. Visit www.hoffmancenter.org. Also on June 16.
Iselin Preserve Nature Walk For Families
This 42-acre preserve contains deciduous woodlands that have been undisturbed for the past century and are now mature second-growth forest. The preserve’s rich diversity of habitat supports a diverse assortment of small mammals and birds. Join the Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society at 9 a.m. and explore Iselin Preserve, Chicken Valley Rd., Locust Valley, looking for flowers, butterflies and breeding birds. Contact Jane 516-640-0061 or visit www.hobaudubon.org for more information, directions, and to register.
Volunteers Needed For Vine Pull
Join North Shore Land Alliance for a series of events for volunteers to pull this extremely invasive vine at preserves in Old Brookville and Upper Brookville. The event will be held at noon (location TBA). Supplies and snacks will be provided. This is an opportunity for those looking to fulfill community service requirements. To register, for directions and to learn more about arranging other times to volunteer, contact Jane Jackson at the North Shore Land Alliance 516-626-0908 or jjackson@northshorelandalliance.org.
Wednesday, June 6
Jazz Festival
Takes place at 7:30 p.m. on the OBHS front lawn.
Friday, June 8
Spring Concert
The Vernon grades three and four spring concert takes place at 9:15 a.m. in the Vernon gymnasium.
Sunday, June 10
Oyster Bay Historical Society
Annual meeting featuring the election of officers and trustees. There will also be a ceremony honoring the members of the North Country Garden Club and formal acceptance of their gift of the Miniature North Room at Sagamore Hill. 2 p.m. at The Koenig Center, 20 Summit St., Oyster Bay. Call 516-922-5032.
Wednesday, June 13
Free Nature Program
“Leopard Conservation in Africa: Where Science, Hunting and Policy Converge” with Luke Hunter, Ph.D., at 7 p.m. at the Cold Spring Harbor Library, 95 Harbor Rd. (Route 25A), Cold Spring Harbor. Learn about the natural history of leopards as well as the conservation efforts that are being employed to protect this magnificent big cat. Dr. Hunter will bring copies of his latest book for sale and signing. Visit www.hobaudubon.org for more information.
Upcoming Events
Free Summer Vacation Bible School Program
The Children’s Ministry of North Shore Community Church announces it is now accepting registrations for its annual summer VBS program. This year’s theme -“SonRise National Park” – is a week-long, nature-themed, day program offered to children pre-K through 12th grade. At VBS, children will have the time of their lives singing songs, watching skits, creating crafts, playing games and – for the teenagers – participating in a high-energy sports program. In the midst of all the fun, children will learn about Jesus and discover just how much God loves them. SonRise National Park VBS begins June 25 and continues through June 29 at North Shore Community Church, 209 South St., Oyster Bay from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information or to register children, call 516-922-7322 or visit www.northshorecommunintychuch.com. Limited space.
Ongoing Events
Cruise Nights
Tuesdays at 5:45 p.m. through September. Audrey Ave. in downtown Oyster Bay. Restaurant specials, live music, 50/50 raffle. Fun for the whole family. For more information including sponsorships call 516-922-6464 or obenchamber@gmail.com. For weather updates go to www.visitoysterbay.com.
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Needs Oyster Bay Recruits
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla in the Oyster Bay area is recruiting new members. They are needed to assist the Coast Guard in performing Homeland Security missions and to implement the Coast Guard’s many recreational boating safety programs. No experience or boat is required. Training will be provided. For more information call Joe Orlich, vice flotilla commander of flotilla 22-05 in Oyster Bay at (516) 624-USCG (8724).
Exhibit
The LI Craft Guild in collaboration with the Oyster Bay Historical Society will be exhibiting functional pottery at the Society’s Koenig Center, 20 Summit St., Oyster Bay, through June 24. The juried exhibition, Dinner Served, will feature the work of Long Island’s premiere potters. Puneeta Mittal, chair of the Ceramic Media Group, is a renowned potter whose work has been shown in national and international galleries. She is also recognized as a ceramist, painter and is a professor of ceramics at Adelphi University. This years juror is Yvonne Noonan-Cifarelli, an independent curator and fine art appraiser for not-for-profit organizations and the private sector. The Oyster Bay Historical Society exhibits its own collection as well as collections on loan from other organizations and museums. All work is for sale and all are welcome.
Pollywog Adventures
The Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium, 1665 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor, announces the return of its hit program, Pollywog Adventures, for kids ages 3 to 5. A shared experience for parents and their pollywogs, the program offers participants an opportunity to learn about the watery natural world which surrounds us. Children and parents will celebrate the hatchery’s exhibit animals through live animal shows, crafts, activities and stories. New events every week. The program takes place every first and third Thursday through June from 11 a.m. to noon. Call for fees. Special discounts for members. Registration required. RSVP by the Wednesday before. Limited space available. Call 516-692-6768.
Guided Tour of Theodore Roosevelt’s Oyster Bay
Join a Park Ranger every Sunday through May 27 on an easy walk through historic Oyster Bay. The walk will highlight the major sites in the hamlet connected to Theodore Roosevelt and his family. The one-hour program is free and begins at 2 p.m. in the Long Island Railroad parking lot at the Oyster Bay station. Wear comfortable walking shoes and dress appropriately for the weather. Call 516-922-4788.
Muttontown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
The Fellowship provides an atmosphere of warmth and camaraderie, 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 sign for Hunter’s Moon Farm. All are welcome. Call with any questions 659-1686.
Upstairs/Downstairs Tour at Coe Hall
Planting Fields Foundation announces a new hour-long tour about servant life at Coe Hall offered through Sept. 30 at 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. The tour takes visitors through parts of Coe Hall (finished in 1921) that have rarely been shown before, including the top floor of the house where servants had bedrooms and where the Coe family’s clothes and trunks were stored when not needed. Though student bathrooms were added in the 1950s when the house was used as a college, and students had dormitories on the third floor, these rooms, hidden under the vast roofs of the Elizabethan-style mansion, have changed little since the 1920s. In the last year, parts of the top floor have been especially painted and re-furnished. The tour, created by Marianne Della Croce, is based on the extensive archives about the Coe family and Planting Fields. $3.50 tour fee nonmembers; children under 12 are free. Call Jennifer Lavella at 922-8678.
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. Anyone 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., Oyster Bay. For information call 922-6377.
•Play Bridge will be held at the OB-EN Library, 89 E. Main St., Oyster Bay. Meets every Monday at 7 p.m. Bring a partner or come by yourself. Beginners welcome. Call 922-1212.
•Open Mike at Jack Halyards Restaurant, Oyster Bay, at 8 p.m. every Tuesday. For more information, call 922-2999 or visit www.jackhalyards.com.
•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., Oyster Bay, on Wednesdays from 6 to 7 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Registration required. Call 922-6867.
•Open Mike. Every Thursday enjoy the open mike night at Canterbury’s, Oyster Bay. 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 at 922-3214.
