Madd for Martinis
Friday, April 12
Gallery Talk
Sunday, April 14
OB-EN Budget Workshop
Tuesday, April 16
Ongoing Exhibit
Raynham Hall Museum, 20 West Main Street, has on exhibit for April, antique porcelain bunnies in different sizes. They were used as decorations to put out for Easter during Victorian times. Call 922-6808 for information.
Friday, April 12
Madd for Martinis
Ladies Night Out at the Madd Potter offers the opportunity to decorate individual bisque drinkware. The event for ages 21 plus, includes the pottery, a light buffet, dessert and prizes, all for under $50. Call 922-3223 for fee and for reservations, ASAP, limited space.
Sunday, April 14
Gallery Talk
Gallery Talk presented on April 14 by exhibition curator/photographer Xiomáro on his exhibit How I Love Sagamore Hill, pictures taken of Sagamore Hill uncovered. He photographed TR’s home at Sagamore Hill National Historic Park as it was being readied for restoration. Talk at the Koenig Center, 20 Summit Street, from 2 to 3 p.m. Free. For information call 922-5032.
Concert at the Manor House
Planting Fields presents a concert of live Bluegrass music: “Music from Appalachia,” performed by Chamber Players International from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Free with $8 parking fee.
Tuesday, April 16
OB-EN Budget Workshop
The Oyster Bay-East Norwich board of education will adopt the 2013-2014 Budget on April 16 at
8 p.m. in the Oyster Bay High School library. Residents are welcome to attend and comment. At the next meeting on May 7 there will be the public budget hearing. The budget vote and trustee election (two) is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21 at the high school from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursday, April 18
TR Lecture
The Friends of Sagamore Hill hosts the Dr. John A. Gable Lecture Series, held in Christ Church Parish Hall, 61 East Main Street on Thursday, April 18, as Chip Bishop discusses his latest book The Lion and the Journalist, portraying the friendship of Theodore Roosevelt and his biographer Joseph Bucklin Bishop. The Thursday, May 16, lecture features photographer Xiomáro, draws on his experience photographing the interior of the Roosevelt home at Sagamore Hill, after removal of the house’s furnishings as part of the site’s rehabilitation project.
Lectures begin at 7 p.m. Admission and refreshments are free to all. Donations to the Friends of Sagamore Hill are greatly appreciated. For more information, visit www.sagamore-hill.com/lecture.html or call 922-5032.
Sunday, April 21
Operation Cleanup
Help the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Chamber of Commerce keep Our Town beautiful by joining Operation Cleanup on April 21. Volunteers meet at the Bandstand at 8 a.m. A light breakfast will be served. Bring work gloves, dust pans and brooms. It is a great community service project for students. Call 922-6464 for information.
Lions Benefit
On Sunday, April 21, the Lions Club hosts y will be relaxing as they enjoy the fun and food at the 8th Annual Spring Benefit at the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club. The event will honor Lion Jerry Mavros for his 50 years of service to the club. The club was chartered in 1948. The spring benefit is a great event that includes silent auction items, raffles and a 50/50. Come and enjoy an afternoon at the yacht club from 4 to 7 p.m. while benefiting the Lion’s charitable work. Reserve your tickets by calling 922-2967.
Opera Night
Founder Isabella Eredita Johnson brings her group of gifted musicians to perform arias from some of the most beloved operas, as well as art songs of Schubert, Wolf, Liszt and Schumann on April 21, at 4 p.m. at Christ Church. This informal presentation gives you the best of opera close to home, for a suggested donation of $15. Call 922-6377. The concerts continue on June 16.
Thursday, April 25
Preservation Workshop
Learn about recording oral family histories at a workshop at the Oyster Bay Historical Society on April 25 at 6:30 p.m. These workshops are growing in popularity so please call 922-5032 to reserve your space. Presenter Nicole Menchise, archivist will be discussing the technical issues of: how to get started; and how to preserve what you already have; taking a cassette tape to convert to an mp3 with the use of free software. Free to OBHS members. See oysterbayhistorical.org for membership options.
Saturday, April 27
Hamlet Cleanup
The OB-EN Chamber of Commerce holds its annual sidewalk cleanup as it fills the planters with flowers. Youth are invited to come and earn community service hours. The day starts at 8 a.m. Call 922-6464 for information.
Harbor Cleanup
The Friends of the Bay holds its annual harbor cleanup on April 27. In the words of FOB, “It is a great experience to see so many people working together to maintain this harbor that we all care for so deeply.” Volunteers meet at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park at 8 a.m. For more information, go to friendsofthebay.org or call 922-6666 to sign up.
Herb Garden Workshop
Alex Sutherland, Raynham Hall Museum director of education and public programs will host a Victorian herb garden workshop for adults and children on April 27. “We have a cold frame and over Easter weekend we will plant some Victorian herb seeds ourselves. By then they will have grown enough to be planted outside in our herb garden.” The workshop is for parents and children to learn about the herbs used in Victorian times as medicines and in cooking; and to plant them outside in the museum’s herb garden. Please call 922-6808 for reservations, time and fee.
Tuesday, May 7
OB-EN Budget Workshop
The Oyster Bay-East Norwich board of education will hold a public hearing on the 2013-2014 Budget on May 7 at 8 p.m. in the Oyster Bay High School library. Residents are welcome to attend and comment. The budget vote and trustee election is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21 at the high school from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursday, May 9
Taste of the Town
The Oyster Bay High School PTSA holds A Taste of the Town on May 9 from 7-11 p.m. (rain date – May 16). The event will offer food, wine, beer tastings, raffles and many other treats. There will be indoor and outdoor venues, live music and other fun activities. Stroll or hop the OB trolley to the venues. For more information email them at OBENPTSA@gmail.com.
Friday, May 10
North By Northwest
Planting Fields presents Movie Night at the Manor House showing North By Northwest, directed by Alfred Hitchcock at 7 p.m. (rain or shine). Enjoy spirited cocktails and rail-inspired snacks available for purchase, provided by Periwinkle’s Café. Tour the railway exhibit and learn about the Coe family fortune and the Virginian Railway. For more information please contact Lilly McGurk at 922-8676 or email emcgurk@plantingfields.org.
Saturday, May 11
RR Dining Al Fresco
Planting Fields presents a book lecture, signing and dinner under the stars at Dining By Rail at the Manor House with James D. Porterfield from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets: $55 members and $75 non members. Hear author James D. Porterfield speak about his book, Dining By Rail, and the history of dining in style on the wheels. Have dinner under the stars and savor a specially prepared menu from Porterfield’s book of rail recipes of famous passenger trains in America. Books will be available to purchase at the event and can be signed by the author. Limited seating for this special event, for more information or to reserve a seat please contact Lilly McGurk at 922-8676 or email: Emcgurk@plantingfields.org.
