Happy New Year
Twelfth Night Celebration
Sunday, January 5
Town Board Meeting
Tuesday, January 7
Spymasters Lecture
Sunday, January 19
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 516-922-5032.
Kirk Larsen Art Exhibit
Artist Kirk Larsen will display his artwork in the Locust Valley Library’s Community Room now through 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 of 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.
Sunday, Jan. 5
Twelfth Night Celebration
Members and friends of Raynham Hall Museum are welcome to attend their traditional Twelfth Night Celebration. The Culper Spies will play Colonial Yuletide tunes, there will be holiday punch and hors d’oeurves. Come see the newly restored painted rooms and carpeted interiors that will aid in the visitor experience. The event is from 5 to 7 p.m. and is free to members and friends, but space is limited, so please RSVP to 516-922-6808.
Tuesday, Jan. 7
Town Board Meeting
The Oyster Bay Town Board meets on the first Tuesday of the year on Jan. 7 at 10 a.m. There will be no official inauguration ceremony for newly elected officials but there will be a swearing in for them, at the conclusion of this meeting. To check the agenda, go to their website: oysterbaytown.com and look under calendars and you can print it out. Please sign in at the desk in front if you wish to speak to the board after the meeting.
Sunday, Jan. 12
Muttontown Preserve Walk
There will be a guided nature walk at the Muttontown Preserve on Jan. 12. Meet at the Bill Patterson Nature Center, at the end of Muttontown Lane, East Norwich, at 10 a.m., reservations required: call 516-571-8500. There is a fee of $5: the tour covers rough terrain in several areas of the preserve, Nassau County’s largest nature preserve.
Sunday, Jan. 19
Spymasters Lecture
Raynham Hall Museum presents the second of its lecture series “Spymasters: The uses of Intelligence in a Dangerous World.” The series was inspired by the museum’s identity as the home of a central member of George Washington’s Culper Spy Ring, a forerunner of today’s C.I.A. The speaker on Jan. 19, is Brian Kilmeade the author of George Washington’s Secret Six of which one is Robert Townsend, Culper, Jr. The event will be held at the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $100 each, or $75 for members and includes a buffet supper. The third lecture in the series will be by Evan Thomas speaking on March 9. A “Local son” Thomas has authored eight books. His most recent is Ike’s Bluff: President Eisenhower’s Secret Battle to Save the World (2012). Space is limited, so please call 516-922-6808 to reserve.
Sunday, Jan. 26
Masterworks Conversations
The Locust Library hosts a Town of Oyster Bay Distinguished Artists Concert: Masterwork Conversations: Paris! – A Moveable Music Feast, in the Community Room at 2 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 31
OBHS Winter Reception
The Oyster Bay Historical Society hosts the opening of their new exhibit at a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 31. Snow Day In Oyster Bay will display items from their collection related to winter. That includes bobsleds, skates and costumes on loan from Monica Randall. The exhibit runs through March 23. For information please call 922-5032.
Food Pantry
The North Shore Assembly of God, 84 Orchard St, Oyster Bay is operating a new food pantry for the community. It is meant to supplement the growing needs of the community. It is open on Tuesdays during their prayer times: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. If you are in need of their service, please call Pastor Diane at 922-2547 and make an appointment to complete their screening process.
