A Brush With Cocktails
Wednesday, June 25
Huntington Summer Arts Festival
Saturday, June 28
Oyster Bay Music Festival Opens
Saturday, June 28
Wednesday, June 25
A Brush With Cocktails
If you can write your name, you can create art. Indulge your inner artist and join in for an evening of cocktails, music, food and fun, from 7 to 9 p.m. A talented local artist will lead attendees through step-by-step instructions to create the evenings featured painting. It is stress-free and absolutely no experience is necessary. Attendees will take home their very own masterpiece and many fun memories. Hors d’oeuvres and salads are included and are being provided by Jack Halyards American Bar & Grill. Wine tasting also provided – attendees are also welcome to bring their own beverages. Oakcliff Sailing Center, 2 South St. in Oyster Bay. Register at: www.abrushwithcocktails.com. Fee: $65 per person and includes all materials, food and wine. For more information: email info@abrushwithcocktails.com or call 516-606-7660.
Thursday, June 26
Movie: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
At the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library. A global action thriller set in the present day. This original story follows a young Jack as he uncovers a financial terrorist plot. When Ryan believes he’s uncovered a Russian plot to collapse the United States economy, he goes from being an analyst to becoming a spy and must fight to save his own life and those of countless others, while also trying to protect the thing that’s more important to him than anything, his relationship with his fiancee Cathy. Starring: Alec Utgoff, Peter Andersson, Kenneth Branagh, Keira Knightley, Lenn Kudrjawizki, Kevin Costner, Chris Pine, Elena Velikanova. (Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and intense action, and brief strong language, 105 min.) 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 28
Children’s Summer Reading Club Kick-Off
Children ages 3 through entering fifth grade are invited to join the summer reading club at the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library. Read books, play games, make crafts, see movies and win prizes. Read and report on at least five books (no more than two per day) to receive an invitation to the End of Summer Party in August. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Carnival games, Italian ices and face painting in the backyard: 11 a.m. to noon. From noon to 12:45 p.m., Nappy’s Puppets will be in the Community Room for children who have registered.
Teen Summer Reading Program
Registration begins on Saturday, June 28. This year’s Teen Summer Reading theme is Spark a Reaction at Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library. Teens in grades 5-12 (as of September 2014) are eligible. Registration for the Summer Reading Club begins Saturday, June 28 (at the Reference Desk) and ends Friday, July 25. Reporting begins July 1 and ends Aug. 8. Participants will receive a prize for each of the first five books they read and review and will be eligible for a weekly raffle prize for each week that they submit reviews. Teens will also receive a Grand Prize bonus raffle ticket for their 10th book, 15th, 20th, etc. Receive an invitation to the End of Summer Reading Party (Tuesday, Aug. 12 at 2 p.m.) after reading and reviewing three books. There will also be programs throughout the summer such as a Comic Strip Workshop, Snap, Crackle, Pop Firecracker Rice Krispie Treats, Tie Dye T-Shirts, Steampunk Journal and Ceramics.
Wildflower Lore
At Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, 10 a.m. Learn how some of the park’s native plants got their names. A slide presentation will be followed by a nature walk to identify some common wildflowers. A wildflower children’s craft activity will be available from 1 to 4 p.m.
Huntington Summer Arts Festival
Bayville’s own Jimmy Webb will be headlining the opening weekend for the 49th Huntington Summer Arts Festival. He will perform at the Chapin Rainbow Stage at Heckscher Park in Huntington Village on Saturday, June 28. The concert will begin at 8:30 p.m. Peter Calo will open for and accompany Webb for this performance.
Oyster Bay Music Festival Opens
The Opening Festival Concert and Reception will take place at Christ Church,61 East Main St., Oyster Bay, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 29
OBMF Goes to Church
The Oyster Bay Music Festival will have three concerts beginning at 10 a.m. At Christ Church, 61 East Main St., Oyster Bay; First Presbyterian Church, 60 East Main St., Oyster Bay and at St. John’s Church, 1670 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor.
Music by the Pond
St. John’s Church, Cold Spring Harbor, 3 p.m.
Celestial Navigation
North Shore High School Madrigal Singers with Prelude Music by OBMF, Christ Church, 5 p.m. 61 East Main St., Oyster Bay
Monday, June 30
Music for Elevenses
At the Life Enrichment Center, 45 East Main St., Oyster Bay, 11 a.m.
Dead Composers, Living Musicians
Oyster Bay Historical Society, 20 Summit St., Oyster Bay, 5 p.m.
Festival Concert
First Presbyterian Church, 60 East Main St., Oyster Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 1
Morning Music
Gulden’s Café, 124 South St., Oyster Bay, 10 a.m.
Music for Elevenses
Life Enrichment Center, 45 East Main St., Oyster Bay, 11 a.m.
Vintage Cars, Vintage Music
OBMF at Cruise Night, in front of 20th Century Cycles, 101 Audrey Ave., Oyster Bay, 6 to 9 p.m.
Wednesday, July 2
Morning Music
Gulden’s Café, 124 South St., Oyster Bay, 10 a.m.
Classical, with Attitude
OBMF with special guests from Eglevksy Ballet, Christ Church, 61 East Main St., Oyster Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Folk Music
Your Roots are Showing: Folk Traditions in Classical Music, Oyster Bay Historical Society, 20 Summit St., Oyster Bay, 5 p.m.
Thursday, July 3
Morning Music
Gulden’s Café, 124 South St., Oyster Bay, 10 a.m.
Especially for Kids!
Not Just Art, 183 South St., Oyster Bay, 1 p.m.
Après-midi in the Salon
Raynham Hall Museum, 20 West Main St., Oyster Bay, 5 p.m.
I Hear America Singing
Christ Church, 61 East Main St., Oyster Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, July 4
Independence Day Parade
Quentin Roosevelt Post #4 of the American Legion will hold their annual parade on July 4. Assembly time 10 a.m. at the Oyster Bay Community Center on Church Street. Parade begins at 10:30 a.m., ending at the Derby-Hall Bandstand.
“Found Sounds” Jamboree
Beachcombing and Instrument Making Workshop (weather permitting), Beekman Beach (beyond the Waterfront Center), 2 p.m. 1 West End Ave., Oyster Bay
Saturday, July 5
Clarinets, Clavichords and…Cucumbers?
Festival Concert and Vegetable Orchestra Workshop at Raynham Hall Museum, 3 to 5 p.m. 20 West Main St., Oyster Bay
Nature Walk
At the Hoffman Center Nature Preserve & Wildlife Sanctuary in Muttontown, 1 to 2 p.m. Meet the guide at site entrance at 12:50 p.m. No pets, children under 10 or organized groups. No registration required. Call 516-922-3290 or visit www.hoffmancenter.org Also July 19,Aug 2 & Aug 16
Songs of the Sea
Building J, The Waterfront Center, 6 to 7:30 p.m. 1 West End Ave., Oyster Bay
Sunday, July 6
OBMF Goes to Church
The Oyster Bay Music Festival will have three concerts beginning at 10 a.m. At Christ Church, 61 East Main St., Oyster Bay; First Presbyterian Church, 60 East Main St., Oyster Bay and at St. John’s Church, 1670 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor.
Festival Concert Closing
A Fitting Coda: Closing Festival Concert and Reception, Christ Church, 61 East Main St., Oyster Bay, 4 p.m.
Monday, July 7
Lego Club
At the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library, 10 a.m. to noon. Tables will be set up in the Green Room where children can build whatever their imaginations can come up with. All Lego creations will remain in the library. Children under 9 must be accompanied by an adult.
Pajama Storytime (9mos-3yrs w/ adult)
Wear your pajamas and bring your favorite stuffed animal to listen to some great bedtime books, sing songs and enjoy a snack, at the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library, 7 to 7:30 p.m. Registration began in June for OB-EN residents and begins on July 6 for non-residents, space permitting.
Ongoing
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 516-922-2547 and make an appointment to complete their screening process.
