Annual Talent Show
Friday, Jan. 17
Spymasters Lecture
Sunday, Jan. 19
Family Business Seminar
Wednesday, Jan. 22
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.
Wednesday, Jan. 15 & Thursday, Jan. 16
Kindergarten Registration
OB-EN Kindergarten Registration takes place Jan. 15 and 16 from 9 a.m. to noon. Please call 516-624-6500 for more information.
Friday, Jan. 17
Annual Talent Show
The Oyster Bay High School presents its annual Student & Staff Talent Show: International Night Extravaganza begins with international food and raffles in the cafeteria at 6:30 p.m. followed by the concert in the PAC at 8 p.m. Free.
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.
Wednesday, Jan. 22
Family Business Seminar
Planning for business succession is the topic of a seminar offered by The Prudential Insurance Company of America at Jack Halyards, 62 South Street. Seating is limited so please RSVP by Friday, Jan. 17 to Michael Hunt at 516-507-5033.
Sunday, Jan. 26
Masterworks Conversations
The Locust Valley 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.
Wednesday, Jan. 29
MSA Annual Meeting
The Main Street Association of Oyster Bay hosts its annual meeting at the Life Enrichment Center at 6:30 p.m. Come and enjoy refreshments as they review the accomplishments of the organization over the past year and what they are looking forward to in the year to come. They will also be recognizing the North Shore Alliance and the Taglich Family for their amazing success saving and renovating the Trousdell House on East Main Street. For information call 516-922-6982.
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 516-922-5032.
Sunday, Feb. 9
Xiomáro Photographic Talk
The Oyster Bay Historical Society at 20 Summit Street, presents an Artist Talk by Xiomáro on Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. as they celebrate Black History Month. Xiomáro’s photographic series devoted to the slaves’ burial ground at the William Floyd Estate is on exhibition in New York City this February. Xiomáro’s 2013 exhibition How I Love Sagamore Hill opened at the OBHS Koenig Center before traveling to Harvard University in 2014. On view for the talk will be two framed photographs from the series. Attendees will be eligible for an email raffle of two signed 5 x 7 inch prints of images from the exhibit. The program in the Angela Koenig Center is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Donations to the Mohlenhoff Fund will help support the OBHS’s ongoing schedule of educational events and exhibitions. For information, please call 516-922-5032.
Organ Recital
Dr. Carol Weitner will present an organ recital on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 3 p.m. at St. John’s Church in Cold Spring Harbor, on its magnificent new Casavant organ. The program will include music by Bach, Franck, Vierne, the Beatles and others. For additional information and directions, visit stjohnscoldspringharbor.org. (Snow date: Feb. 23). $20 donation, students free.
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.
