Mill Neck Apple Festival
Saturday & Sunday, October 12 & 13
Seminar on Medicare
Monday, October 14
Preserving Family Scrapbooks
Tuesday, October 15
Currently On Exhibit
Tilles Center Exhibits
Now through to Oct. 15, Long Island Fringe Festival brings their annual art exhibit to Tilles Center Patrons Lounge at C.W. Post LIU campus. The theme of the exhibit is the art of volunteering. It focuses on the artist’s passion, whatever it may be; the artist’s dreams and desirers for a better future; and the hope for a loving planet. Also on view is the Art Under Glass area of Tilles Center is Sea Change, an underwater installation by Sally Shore and Barbara Karyo in the Atrium at the Tilles Center for Performing Arts.
Friday, October 11
Music at the Mansion
Planting Fields is offering a new concert series on Oct. 11, Music at the Mansion. Hear Matt Marshak & Band at 6 p.m. at Coe Hall Mansion. Cost: $20 non-member / free for members / no parking fee. Matt Marshak taps into the wonderful diversity of music in the album Colors of Me, shading his classic and fluid style with jazz, blues, rock, pop and even down-home boogie. For tickets contact Antigone Zaharakis at 516-922-8668 or education@plantingfields.org, or Jennifer Lavella at 922-8678 or jlavella@plantingfields.org.
Saturday & Sunday, October 12 & 13
Mill Neck Apple Festival
The annual Mill Neck Apple Festival, 40 Frost Mill Road, Mill Neck takes place on Oct. 12 and 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year’s Festival promises to be better than ever, with the return of ripe apples, handmade country crafts, seasonable produce, grilled bratwurst, children’s activities and many more activities throughout the weekend. go to www.millneck.org for more information.
Monday, October 14
Seminar on Medicare
The Life Enrichment Center of Oyster Bay, 45 East Main Street, presents a seminar on Medicare on Oct. 14 at 11 a.m. Learn about Medicare Advantage plans and how they can help you for 2014 and beyond. Please call 922-1770 for more information.
Tuesday, October 15
Preserving Family Scrapbooks
The Oyster Bay Historical Society’s Archivist/Librarian Nicole Menchise will discuss best practices for preserving fragile family scrapbooks during the Society’s Preservation Workshop on, Oct. 15 [originally scheduled for Oct. 8] from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Koenig Research Center, 20 Summit Street. Free to members of the OBHS (with special membership opportunities to those in the 11771 zip code), $15 for non-members. Bring a scrapbook with them to discuss their individual challenges. Light refreshments will be served. Contact the Society at 516-922-5032 or email obhslibrary@optonline.net for details or to make a reservation.
Weekend of October 19 and 20
Oyster Festival Weekend
The 30th Oyster Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 19 and 20 in the hamlet and waterfront of Oyster Bay. Audrey Avenue to TR Park. It is a fun family festival, with something for everyone. Tall Ships, a petting zoo, live music, delicious food, carnival rides, arts and crafts, antiques, interactive exhibits, harbor cruises, and more! The Oyster Festival is an alcohol free event.
Fireworks by Grucci: The Oyster Festival will celebrate its 30 years of the annual family friendly event with Fireworks by Grucci along with a musical performance by Robbie Rosen, of American Idol fame. The festival vendors and arts and crafts vendors will be open until 7 p.m., when the fireworks will take off. Buses will be available to take visitors to parking lot destinations through 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 20
Oyster Festival Sunday
The Oyster Festival continues on Sunday, starting at 9 a.m. Raffle Winners: the car raffle winner will be announced at the close of the festival on Sunday, Oct. 20, at around 6 p.m.
Lecture at Bailey’s
The Locust Valley Library presents an evening with Marc Wortman at Bailey Arboretum on Oct. 20 at 5 p.m. He is the author of The Millionaires’ Unit, the historic tale of a group of young Yalies who started the first US Naval Air Reserve Unit in 1916 on Peacock Point, Lattingtown. Proceeds benefit the LV Library Endowment Fund. Please call 671-1837 to purchase tickets in advance.
Wednesday, October 23
BAH at Knitted Purl
The Oyster Bay-East Norwich Chamber of Commerce invites you to attend a Business After Hours events from, 5:30 to 7 p.m. at The Knitted Purl, 80 South Street, Oyster Bay. Network with local business owners and potential customers in a relaxed setting. Light refreshments served. For information call 922-6464.
Thursday, October 24
Boys & Girls Club Gala
The Oyster Bay-East Norwich Boys & Girls Club will hold their annual gala fundraising party at Oheka on Thursday, Oct. 24. “The galas have been held for several years at the Metropolitan in Glen Cove, and we decided it was time to do something new,” said Sharon Sliva, executive director. [Oheka Castle is the prime location for HankMed on the popular TV show Royal Pains.] For information on the gala, please call 922-9285.
OBRM Annual Meeting
The Oyster Bay Railroad Museum will hosts their annual meeting on Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. at the Italian-American Club, at 48 Summit Street in Oyster Bay. More details to follow.
Friday, October 25
Pfoure Pounds Sterling Opens
Pfoure Pounds Sterling, an exhibition organized by the Oyster Bay Historical Society in partnership with the Town of Oyster Bay and other lenders opens Oct. 25 at the OBHS’s Angela Koenig Research and Collection Center. The opening reception is from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibit runs through Jan. 19, 2014. For more information please call 922-5032.
Halloween Masquerade Ball
Raynham Hall Museum holds its Halloween Masquerade Ball on Oc. 24 from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the museum. Space is limited so please call for ticket information at 922-6808.
Sunday, October 27
Gershwin Concert
The Friends of the Locust Valley co-sponsor a concert by Alexander Wu, renowned pianist for the 2013 Grace & Oliver Britton Concert. A program of All Gershwin: A Double Life, his piano music on Oct. 27 at 2 p.m.
Ongoing Program
Safe Boating Courses
Free vessel safety checks and more, from America’s Boating Club, the United States Power Squadrons. With squadrons across Long Island, there’s one near you. Visit: WeBoatSafe.org or call 1-800-341-8777 for more information.
