Nature Tours
Saturday, July 7
LI Daylily Society Flower Show
Sunday, July 8
Swim Lessons
Monday, July 9
Saturday, July 7
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 July 21, Aug. 4, 18.
Butterfly Discovery For Families
Join the Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society at 9:30 a.m. at Stillwell Woods Preserve, South Woods Rd., Syosset, and search for various butterfly species that utilize this preserve. Learn about the remarkable annual journey of the monarch butterfly, while exploring the meadows and trails of Stillwell. Contact Stella 516-695-0763 or visit www.hobaudubon.org for more information, directions and to register (required).
Essential Camping Skills Class With REI
Skills to be learned: set up a model campsite including kitchen, bathroom and sleeping areas using proper leave no trace skills, how to store food safely to prevent wildlife encounters, practical camping skills for use in every situation from car camping to long distance backpacking. All ages. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center, 134 Cove Rd., Oyster Bay. REI members $40/REI nonmembers $60. Space is limited. Registration required on REI website. For more information: www.rei.com/stores/138.
Sunday, July 8
LI Daylily Society Flower Show
The Long Island Daylily Society presents a judged Flower Show “Butterfly Gardens” at Planting Fields Arboretum in the Horticulture Center, 1395 Planting Fields Rd., Oyster Bay, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Free admission with $8 parking paid at the gate.
Monday, July 9
Swim Lessons
One-half hour session per day for five weeks. Children must be 3 years of age or older to participate. Lessons Monday-Thursday beginning July 9 at West Harbor Beach. Swim races will be held on Aug. 11. Bayville residents only. Swim lesson applications available at the Village of Bayville website @bayvilleny.gov. For questions call 628-1439, ext. 16.
Tuesday, July 10
Oyster Bay Historical Society
The inaugural Top 25 Advocates for Historic Preservation and Education Awards reception, to benefit the Oyster Bay Historical Society, takes places from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Mansion at the Woodlands, 1 Southwoods Rd., Woodbury. Call 516-922-5032 or visit www.oysterbayhistorical.org for information and online registration.
Saturday, July 14
Target Rock Beach Discovery Adventure for Kids
Learn about the maritime oak-hickory forest while walking along the one-mile path to the beach. Once at the beach, learn about the different parts of the beach, the processes that created it and discover the types of creatures that live there by collecting shells and identifying them. Bring water and wear comfortable shoes. All ages are welcome, but the trip is geared toward children ages 6-12 and their parents. 9:30 a.m. at 12 Target Rock Rd., Huntington. There is a $4 parking per car fee unless you have a Migratory Duck stamp, then admission is free. Contact Kelly516-965-1659 or visit www.hobaudubon.org for more information, directions and to register (required).
Thursday, July 19
Oyster Bay Civic Association
General meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Italian American Citizen Club, 48 Summit St., Oyster Bay. Call 516-922-5551. Go to www.obca.net.
Monday, July 23
Blood Drive
The Oyster Bay-East Norwich Library and the Youth and Family Counseling Agency of Oyster Bay-East Norwich hold their annual blood drive at the library at 89 E. Main St. from 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. This year all donors will receive free Mets tickets. So give blood, save lives and enjoy a baseball game. For questions concerning medical eligibility, call 1-800-688-0900.
Thursday, July 26
Golf Outing
The North Syosset-Woodbury Republican Club and Town of Oyster Bay Councilman Chris J. Coschignano’s 10th Annual Golf Outing and reception will be held at the Mill River Club in Upper Brookville. For information on attending this event, visit the North Syosset-Woodbury Republican Club website at www.nswgop.com. or call 516-921-1000.
Sunday, July 29
Volunteers Needed
For an English Ivy Pull at Shu Swamp, Frost Mill Rd., Mill Neck, on July 29 at 8:30 a.m. Join the Shu Crew as it continues its efforts to eradicate English Ivy from this beautiful preserve. Come to the swamp for this fun and worthwhile effort. Snacks will be provided to the volunteers. Bring garden gloves if you have them as well as clothes and shoes you don’t mind getting muddy. Contact, Stella 516-695-0763 or visit www.hobaudubon.org for more information, directions and to register (required).
Upcoming Events
Summer Concert Series
The summer concert series lineup at Chelsea Mansion on the Muttontown Preserve features music ranging from jazz to classical. Concertgoers are urged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to enjoy these outdoor shows. All performances are free of charge and will begin at 7:30 p.m. Concerts are as follows:
•July 11: Five Towns College Pops
•July 18: Long Island Conservatory of Music
•July 25: Sea Cliff Chambers
Ongoing Events
Summer Sanctuary Adventures
Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center, 134 Cove Rd., Oyster Bay, will offer the Summer Sanctuary Adventures program through Aug. 23, Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information on the center or to donate to rehabilitation efforts, visit: http://ny.audubon.org/CentersEdu_TRoosevelt.html, or contact Brooke Roeper 516-922-3200.
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.visit oysterbay.com.
Spend A Day With TR
NPS Park Ranger Howard Ehrlich is presenting his free talks on “President Theodore Roosevelt’s Oyster Bay” on Sundays for the entire summer. The free walking tour starts at 2 p.m. Meet in the LIRR parking lot in Oyster Bay. After the walking tour, visitors are invited to gather at Christ Church, 61 East Main St., to hear Mr. Ehrlich talk on the “Last Days of Theodore Roosevelt.” Theodore Roosevelt’s funeral was held at Christ Church and a pew is dedicated to him. After that talk, all are invited to drive to Youngs Cemetery in Oyster Bay Cove for a discussion of the funeral of Theodore Roosevelt. For further information contact NPS Ranger Howard Ehrlich at 922-4271.
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).
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.
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.
•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., Oyster Bay, 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.
