The Children’s Museum of the East End will host a “Moana” sing-a-long movie night on Monday, February 17, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The evening will feature crafts, pizza and... more
Canio’s Books have a pop-up shop, featuring a selection of books, at the Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum, 200 Main Street in Sag Harbor, over Presidents Day weekend, Friday, February 14 through Sunday, February 16. Books will have a special focus on Black Writers celebrating African American History Month but other history titles, fiction, nature and art, plus spirituality books will be available. Some books will be on sale for up to 40 percent off. For more information, visit caniosbooks.com.
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The Greater East Hampton Chamber of Commerce has organized a celebratory weekend called “Be Love” featuring businesses through the town of East Hampton offering specials, promotions and events. From Friday, February 14, through Monday, February 17, businesses will offer special promotions and events, including discount shopping and special complimentary giveaways and winter treats. A full list of participating businesses and what they will offer is at greatereasthamptonchamber.org.
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The Hamptons Observatory will host a free virtual lecture about auroras on Thursday, February 20, at 7 p.m. Dr. Elizabeth MacDonald, space physicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and founder of aurorasaurus.org, is the guest speaker. The next observatory lecture is March 11 with Dr. Avi Loeb, professor of science at Harvard University, director of the Institute for Theory & Computation at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and head of the Galileo Project, who will talk about “The Search for Interstellar Objects of Technological Origin.” Dr. Loeb is exploring the question: Are the interstellar objects we’re finding natural rock or ...
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ARF Hamptons is waiving all adoption fees through the initiative, “You Can’t Buy Love, But You Can Adopt It!,” a promotion celebrating Valentine’s Day. The offer is good through Monday, February 17, and includes a gift box of four cookies from Levain Bakery in Wainscott. The promotion excludes pupppies and kittens under seven months old. To view adoptable pets, visit arfhamptons.org or visit the ARF Adoption Center at 124 Daniels Hole Road, East Hampton between 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Sound Aircraft Services at East Hampton Airport is hosting a program for young people to learn about becoming a pilot. The “Guide for Aspiring Aviators and Their Families” will take place on Friday, February 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the airport, 173 Daniels Hole Road in Wainscott. The program will touch on local training options, and a panel of experts, including East Hampton Town Airport director and former United Airlines Captain James Brundige, and ex-FAA regulator turned flight instructor Lou Cusimano will answer questions. Those who wish to attend should email fbo@soundaircraftservices.com.
3 Feb 2025 by Staff Writer
In recognition of Black History Month, Hallockville Museum Farm will host “Slavery on the North Fork,” a presentation by members of the North Fork Project, which has spent four years researching the history of slavery in local communities. The presentation will be held on Sunday, February 23, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the visitors center at Hallock State Park Preserve, 6062 Sound Avenue, Riverhead. The illustrated presentation, “Slavery on the North Fork,” will lay out the history of slavery on the North Fork from the earliest settlements in New York State to the abolition of slavery here in 1827. ...
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A new program for teens, “Ambassadors for the Long Island Collection,” is being offered by the East Hampton Library. The program, open to those in grades six through eight, will be held at the library on Friday, February 28, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Students will earn community service hours while exploring the history of Long Island through the treasures found in the library’s Long Island Collection. Participants will get an up-close look at the collection’s artifacts (including “pirate treasure” from Captain Kidd and a whale’s tooth); will learn about the Culper Spy Ring, the Revolutionary War-era espionage network; and ...
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The fifth annual MLK Portrait Project exhibition will be on view at the Suffolk County Community College Eastern Campus’s Lyceum Gallery, located in the Montaukett Learning Resource Center on the Riverhead Campus from January 29 through March 7. A reception will be held on Thursday, February 27, from 4 to 6 p.m. Refreshments will be served, and all are welcome. In homage to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the enduring legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, local high school art students have created collaborative mosaic portraits of civil rights heroes. The exhibition will feature more than 15 48 x ...
27 Jan 2025 by Staff Writer
The Children’s Museum of the East End will offer a number of events for the week of February 2. On Tuesday, February 4, from 10 to 11 a.m. is Blocks and Tots; and later in the day, from 4 to 5 p.m. is Lego Club. Baby & Me, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., and Cantemos Juntos, 11 a.m. to noon, is set for Wednesday, February 5. Start Studio is on Friday, February 7, at 10 a.m., and Pizza and Pajama Night at 5 p.m. The week of programming concludes on Saturday, February 8, with Sensory Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. and Danceability, ...
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As part of the HarborFrost festivities, the Old Whalers’ Church in Sag Harbor will offer a warm bowl of soup, live music and lively conversation on Saturday, February 8, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Donations are requested as the event is a fundraiser to support the church and its programs. The church is located at 44 Union Street. More information is available at oldwhalerschurch.org.
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Staff Writer on Feb 10, 2025