Raffle For MSA
December 4
Ladies Night
December 5
HPS Benefit Concert
December 6
Currently On Exhibit
Ffoure Pounds Sterling
Ffoure Pounds Sterling, an exhibit at the Oyster Bay Historical Society’s Koenig Center, is open now through Jan. 19, 2014. View the 1653 First Purchase agreement with the Matinecocks, preserved in the Office of the Town Clerk in Oyster Bay, as well as the 1661 agreement granting Henry Townsend permission to build his mill at Mill Pond. For information call 922-5032.
Wednesday, Dec. 4
Kirk Larsen Art Exhibit
Artist Kirk Larsen will display his artwork in the Locust Valley Library’s Community Room from Dec. 4 to Jan. 26. The room is open from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Raffle for MSA
The Knitted Purl, 80 South Street, and customer, Nora, are Raffling off Nora’s Ravishing Razzamatazzle Knit Collage Blanket (valued at $600) to raise money for the Oyster Bay Main Street Association. Raffle tickets are $5 or 6 for $25. For information call 516-558-7800.
Thursday, Dec. 5
Ladies Night
Dodds & Eder holds Ladies Night on Dec. 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. Enjoy browsing and shopping through the store at 221 South Street. Discounts, hard to find gifts, raffles, giveaways, and refreshments are part of the fun. Call 516-922-4412 for information.
Creative Writing Workshop
The Locust Valley Library offers a Creative Writing Experience with local author Rajdeep Paulus in the Community Room from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Space is limited. Call Leslie Armstrong to register at 516-671-1837.
Friday, Dec. 6
HPS Benefit Christmas Concert
The annual HPS Benefit Christmas Concert will be held at the Oyster Bay High School Performing Arts Center on Friday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. The live stream will begin at 7 p.m. The second performance will be Sunday, Dec 8 at 2 p.m. More information can be found at hpsnetwork.org.
Saturday, Dec. 7
Card-Making Class
The Oyster Bay Historical Society presents a card making workshop with Diana Kovacs on Dec. 7 from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Fee. Call 922-5032 for information.
Art Reception
Reception for the Kirk Larsen art exhibit, on Dec. 7, from 2 to 4 p.m., in the Locust Valley Library Community Room. The exhibit will be on view through Jan. 26. Call 671-1837 for information.
YFCA Benefit Concert
Come and enjoy “A Christmas Concert” to benefit Youth & Family Counseling Agency by Community United Methodist Church and Prinz Music Studios on Dec. 7 at 4 p.m. Admission: a canned food donation or new unwrapped toy donation. For more information, call 922-0133 or 522-1230. The church is located at 1300 Jericho-Oyster Bay Rd., East Norwich.
Holiday Concert
Christ Church hosts Opera Night on Dec. 7, at 8 p.m. It will be an evening of arias, art songs and music for the holiday season. The suggested donation: $15.
Italian-American Club Party
Come enjoy an evening at the Reverse Raffle at the Italian American Club, 48 Summit St., Oyster Bay on Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Live music, cash prizes, delicious buffet, open bar. Grand prize $3,000. Tickets are $60 pp. Call for tickets at 922-974432
Christmas with the Roosevelts
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site hosts Christmas with the Roosevelts at Sagamore Hill on Dec. 7, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities include holiday music performed by Larry Moser and Mary Nagin, Christmas carols sung by the quartet Close Enough, and James Foote, TR enactor will tell how the Roosevelts celebrated Christmas at Sagamore Hill and in the White House. Holiday arts and crafts activities for children of all ages. Complimentary hot cocoa and cider provided by the Friends of Sagamore Hill. The Visitor Center bookstore offers 15 percent off on Dec. 7 and 8. Theodore Roosevelt Museum at Old Orchard and the grounds are open with free interpretive programs offered daily. For further information call 922-4788.
Huntington Men’s Chorus
The Huntington Men’s Chorus performs on Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. at Huntington High School at McKay and Oakwood Roads. Tickets are $12, and $10 for seniors and students. Many local men will be singing with the group. Call 516-272-8423 for information.
Sunday, Dec. 8
Holiday Concert
The Choirs at the First Presbyterian Church present a Christmas Concert on Dec. 8, at 4 p.m. lead by Music Director Jessica Chen. A sing-a-long follows. Free, but donations are accepted.
Holiday Sing-A-Long
The Locust Valley Library, 170 Buckram Road, welcomes back Stan Wiest, pianist and entertainer presenting a sing-a-long of popular and old favorite songs, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. in the Community Room. Brighten your holidays. Copies of the lyrics will be provided as well as refreshments for all. All welcome to this event sponsored by the Friends of the LV Library. Call 516-671-1837 for information.
Baroque Holiday Fest
The LI Baroque Ensemble performs on Dec. 8, at 3 p.m. in a Baroque Holiday Fest. The LIBE performs a repertoire of rarely heard and unpublished works along with period favorites. Tickets are: $20 general, $15 seniors, $10 students, and children admitted free with paying adult.
HPS Christmas Concert
The annual afternoon HPS Benefit Christmas Concert will be held at the Oyster Bay High School Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. More information can be found at hpsnetwork.org.
Weekend of Dec. 14 and 15
Holiday Express
The OBEN Chamber of Commerce joins the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum in sponsoring the annual Holiday Express weekend on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14 and 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., a family friendly holiday celebration. Come enjoy free horse and carriage rides, decorated for the holidays; photo ops with Santa Claus on Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m., bring your camera. The tree lighting at the Derby-Hall bandstand will be on Saturday, too.] It’s a great chance to see the museum collection of artifacts and photographs; and an operating model railroad; have hot cider, candy canes and light refreshments; raffles and a 50/50. For more information call 516-922-6464 or 516-558-7036.
Gospel Concert And Open House
The Oyster Bay Historical Society celebrates the holidays with a concert and open house on Saturday, Dec. 14. The musical program, provided by the Hood Mass Choir, begins at 4 p.m. at the Hood A.M.E. Zion Church at 137 South Street. Then walk to the Earle-Wightman House and the Koenig Center at 20 Summit Street, for their open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Food, refreshments, and good cheer, free and open to the public although donations to the church and to the society are welcomed. For more information, call 516-922-5032.
Saturday, Dec. 15
Journal Making Class
The Oyster Bay Historical Society presents a journal making workshop with Diana Kovacs on Dec. 7 from 12:30 to 4 p.m. There is a fee. Call 516-922-5032 for information.
Christmas Memories
The Locust Valley Historical Society is seeking toys from the 1960s or earlier for an exhibit they will curate at the library during the month of December, in a locked cabinet and listed with information about the owner. Please drop off toys at the circulation desk at the LV Library and be sure to receive a receipt advised Mary Jane Lippert, LVHS historian; Herbert W. Schierhorst, president; and Rene Casey, secretary. Items will be returned in mid January. See infor@locustvalleyhistory.org
