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ANYTHING BUT SILENT The Cinema Arts Centre will screen King Vidor's 'The Crowd' with live organ accompaniment by Ben Model on Nov. 15.
Thursday Nov. 10

Sip & Paint Nite

Northport Historical Society, 215 Main St. Northport hosts a Sip & Paint Nite from 7 to 9 p.m. Learn how to paint the Eaton’s Neck Lighthouse with Northport Historical Society Director and local artist, Caitlyn Shea. Ticket price includes canvas, paint, refreshments and lots of 80’s music! Cost is $30/person. Ages 21 and over only. Registration is required by visiting www.northporthistorical.org.

Vanderbilt lecture

Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport presents a lecture on print culture, newsboys, and the labor practices of the press with historian Vincent DiGirolamo at 7 p.m. Titled Crying the News: Child Labor and Print Culture, DiGirolamo’s lecture will draw heavily from his acclaimed 2019 book Crying the News: A History of America’s Newsboys. Tickets are $10 at www.vanderbiltmuseum.org.

Starry Nights concert at SBU

Stony Brook University’s Staller Center for the Arts, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook presents a Starry Nights concert in the Recital Hall at 7 p.m. With the combined talent of Stony Brook’s established artists and its rising stars, Artist-in-Residence Colin Carr and company will present Tchaikovsky Piano Trio op 50 with Jennifer Frautschi and Ji Na Kim, and jazz selections with masters Ray Anderson, Tom Manuel and friends. Tickets range from $44 to $48. To order, call 632-2787  or visit www.stallercenter.com.

Friday Nov. 11

Made in Italy, Made for America

The Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook will host a memorial conference in honor of its founder, Mario Mignone (1940-2019), at the Wang Center, Lecture Hall 1, today from 9 a.m. to 5:25 p.m. and Nov. 12 at the Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library, Room E-4340, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. .Presentations will be made by his family, friends, colleagues, scholars, University associates, and government officials. All are welcome. Call 632-7423.

Winter Lantern Festival

The Smithtown Historical Society, 239 East Main St., Smithtown celebrates the holiday season with Suffolk County’s FIRST immersive Winter Lantern Festival tonight, Nov. 12 and 13 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. and runs on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Jan. 8, 2023. The walk-through holiday light show will feature lanterns and displays in the shape of flowers, mushrooms, farm animals, dinosaurs and many more, all handmade by artisans with decades of dedication to their craft. Be ready for photo ops with friends and family, as this will be an unforgettable experience! Tickets are $22 per person, $12 ages 3 to 12. To order, visit https://www.showclix.com/tickets/suffolk-winter-lantern-festival. For more information, call 265-6768.

Audubon and Friends fundraiser

The Bates House, 1 Bates Road, Setauket hosts an Audubon and Friends art sale and silent auction tonight from 6:30 to 9 p.m. with a special presentation from Craig Turner titled “A History of Bird Illustration” at 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Nov. 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Four Harbors Audubon Society, Frank Melville Memorial Park, The Safina Center and Seatuck Environmental. The event is free to attend. For more information, call 689-7054.

An Evening of Opera

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 270 Main St., Northport hosts an Open Mic Night by Opera Night Long Island at 7:30 p.m. Featuring performances by Darlene Bennett, Pamela Cirasole, Erica Fletcher, Henry Horstman, Kimberly Iannuzzi and more. $10 donation. Visit www.operanight.org.

Saturday Nov. 12

Made in Italy, Made for America

See Nov. 11 listing.

Winter Lantern Festival

See Nov. 11 listing.

Audubon and Friends fundraiser

See Nov. 11 listing.

Thanksgiving Food Drive

The Knights of Columbus of Sts. Philip and James R.C. Parish will hold its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive at King Kullen, 472 Lake Ave., St. James on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers will be collection non-perishable food and dry goods at the entrance to the grocery store. All donations will go to local food pantries. 

Hauppauge Craft & Gift Fair

Time to shop! Hauppauge High School, 500 Lincoln Blvd., Hauppauge will host its annual Hauppauge Craft & Gift Fair today and Nov. 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Over 100 exhibitors with arts, crafts and gift items — the perfect opportunity to spend a day shopping with Christmas just around the corner. Free admission. Call 846-1459.

Holiday Craft Fair

St. James Lutheran Church Parish Hall, 230 Second Ave., St. James will hold a Holiday Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Featuring 50 quality craft dealers, handmade and needle crafts, folk art, wood items and baked goods. Call 584-5212 or visit www.stjlc.com.

Siena Village Bazaar

Siena Village, 2000 Bishops Road, Smithtown hosts its annual Autumn Holiday Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Community Center. Join them for a fun day with vendors, food, raffles and a Chinese auction. Call 360-4309 for more info.

Caleb Smith Hike

Join the staff at Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, 581 W. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown for a Tail Less Traveled Hike from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Enjoy some refreshing autumn air as you embark on the red trail. This trail will take you all the way to the northeastern edge of the park, and offers beautiful woodland scenery. This is a moderate level hike with some hills. Bring water and good walking shoes/boots. Adult s only. $4 per person. Advance reservations required by calling 265-1054.

Second Saturdays Poetry Reading

All Souls Church in Stony Brook continues its Second Saturdays Poetry Reading series via Zoom from 11 a.m. to noon. Hosted by Suffolk County Poet Laureate Richard Bronson, the featured poet will be Joan Magiet. An open-reading will follow. All are welcome to read one of their own poems. Participants can access the program through the All Souls website https://www.allsouls-stonybrook.org/. For more information, call 655-7798.  

‘Résonances Boréales’ 

Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport presents Résonances Boréales, a 360° dome show described as a dialogue between a single piano and the northern lights featuring pianist Roman Zavada performing live in the planetarium theater at 5:30 p.m. and again at 7 pm. Tickets are $30, $25 members online at www.vanderbiltmuseum.org; $35, $25 members at the door.

Owl Prowl at the Vanderbilt

Biologist and ranger Eric Powers, co-founder of the Center for Environmental Education & Discovery (CEED), will lead an Owl Prowl on the grounds of the Vanderbilt Estate and Museum, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport at 6 p.m. After a presentation on the owls of Long Island, Powers will lead a walk on the estate grounds, during which he will attempt to call in nearby owls. Flashlights are not permitted. Sturdy footwear is recommended as the trail is uneven and it will be dark. Tickets are $12, members free. Register at www.vanderbiltmuseum.org.

An evening of comedy

In partnership with Governor’s Comedy Club, the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown presents Giving Thanks for Comedy, an night of laughs featuring Michael Loftus, Michael Keegan, Debbie D’Amore and MC Carla Oakerson. Tickets are $45, $40 members and includes an open bar of beer and wine. To order, visit www.smithtownpac.org.

Sunday Nov. 13

Winter Lantern Festival

See Nov. 11 listing.

Audubon and Friends fundraiser

See Nov. 11 listing.

Hauppauge Craft & Gift Fair

See Nov. 12 listing.

LITMA Contradance 

The Long Island Traditional Music Association hosts a contradance at the Smithtown Historical Society’s Frank Brush Barn, 211 E. Main St., Smithtown at 2 p.m. with basic instruction at 1:45  p.m. Featuring Dave Harvey calling with the LITMA Contra Band. $15 general admission, $10 LITMA members, $7.50 students, children under 16 free with paid adult. For more information, visit www.litma.org.

Monday Nov. 14

Parkinson Therapy fundraiser

The Smithtown Historical Society’s Frank Brush Barn, 211 E. Main St., Smithtown will host a fundraiser for the Smithtown Parkinson Therapy Center from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Featuring a musical tribute to Neil Diamond, hors d’oeuvres and drinks. Tickets are $35 per person at www.eventbrite.com. Questions? Call 265-6621.

TVHS lecture

Three Village Historical Society continues its lecture series with a presentation by authors Katherine Kirkpatrick and Vivian Nicholson-Mueller titled “William Sidney Mount’s Long Island and the People of Color” at the Setauket Neighborhood House, 95 Main St., Setauket or via Zoom at 7 p.m. Kirkpatrick and Nicholson-Mueller will talk about the research for their new book The Art of William Sidney Mount: Long Island People of Color and Canvas. RSVP by visiting www.tvhs.org.

Tuesday Nov. 15

Garden Club Meeting

Three Village Garden Club will hold its monthly membership meeting at the Setauket Neighborhood House, 95 Main St., Setauket at 10 a.m. The program will be “Holiday Decorating with Fresh Greens and Dried Botanicals.” New members welcome. For information call 751-2743.

Civic Association meeting – just added

The Port Jeff. Station Terryville Civic Association will hold a meeting at Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station at 7 p.m. Civic business, reports, and the planned Retirement Community (40 units) at corner of Old Town Rd. & Terryville Rd. (the woods just west of the new family dollar/Dollar tree)  will be discussed and they will hear your concerns.

Wednesday Nov. 16

Weaving with Wine

Join the Huntington Historical Society for an evening of Weaving with Wine at the Conklin Barn, 2 High St., Huntington from 6 to 8:30 p.m. ​In the era before the advent of factories, skilled weavers spun flax and wool into yarn for clothing. This fun program offers a chance to learn to weave using a traditional manual table loom. At the end of class, you will have a piece of fabric to bring home! You supply the wine, the Society will provide the weaving, glasses and light refreshments. $40/member and $45/non-member. Advance registration required by calling 427-7045 x 404 or email [email protected].

TVCT Fall Gala

Three Village Community Trust holds its 18th annual Fall Gala at the Old Field Club, 86 West Meadow Road, East Setauket at 7 p.m. Special honoree for the evening will be noted author and lecturer John Turner. Enjoy live music by Carl Safina and Moment’s Notice, a light buffet, an art raffle for a Christian White painting, raffle baskets, and much more. Tickets to the event, which are $75 per person, can be purchased on the Trust’s website, www.threevillagecommunitytrust.org. For more information, call 631-942-4558, or email [email protected].

Thursday Nov.  17

Dreamcatcher Workshop 

The Whaling Museum, 301 Main St. Cold Spring Harbor invites adults and teens to a Dreamcatcher Workshop from 6 to 7 p.m. Discover the history behind the most enduring and widespread symbol of Native American culture, the dreamcatcher, with special guest and member of the Shinnecock and Hassanamisco Nations, Denise Silva-Dennis. Learn the meaning and significance behind these beautiful artworks and create a traditional dreamcatcher of your own. $16 participant; $8 members. Visit www.cshwhalingmuseum.org to reserve your spot.

Film

‘American Pain’

The Port Jefferson Documentary Series continues on Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. with a screening of American Pain at Theatre Three, 412 Main Street, Port Jefferson. A jaw-dropping true crime documentary, American Pain tells the story of twin brothers and bodybuilders Chris and Jeff George, who operated a franchise of pain clinics in Florida where they handed out pain pills like candy. Director Darren Foster offers an incredibly compelling and shocking story that exposes the tower of corruption that made the George’s enterprise so massively successful. Followed by a Q&A with guest speaker producer Carolyn Hepburn. Tickets are $10 at www.portjeffdocumentaryseries.com or at the door. 

King Vidor’s ‘The Crowd’

The Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington continues its Anything But Silent series with a screening of King Vidor’s The Crowd on Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. Nominated for two Academy Awards, including Best Picture, King Vidor’s silent masterpiece follows a couple trying to survive in a large, impersonal metropolis through their hopes, struggles and downfalls. With live accompaniment by Ben Model. Tickets are $17, $12 members. Call 423-7610.

Theater

‘Sister Act’

Stage 74 @SYJCC, 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack presents Sister Act on Nov. 12 and 19 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 13 and 20 at 2 p.m. Based on the hit 1992 film, the show follows disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, who witnesses a murder and is put in protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won’t be a found: a convent! Filled with powerful gospel music, outrageous dancing and a sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship, Sister Act is reason to rejoice! Tickets are $32, $25 seniors and students. To order, call 462-9800 or visit www.starplayhouse.com.

‘Noises Off’

The Theatres at Suffolk County Community College presents Noises Off by Michael Frayn at the Shea Theater, Islip Arts Building, 533 College Road, Selden on Nov. 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 20 and 27 at 2 p.m. Called the funniest farce ever written, Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. *Mature Content* General admission: $14, Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $10, Suffolk students with current ID: One FREE ticket. To order, visit https://sunysuffolk.edu/spotlight or call 451-4163.

‘A Christmas Carol’

“I will honor Christmas in my heart…” Join Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson for its 38th annual production of A Christmas Carol in all of its thrills, music, joy, and spirit. from Nov. 12 to Dec. 30. Follow the miser Ebenezer Scrooge on a journey that teaches him the true meaning of Christmas — past, present and future. $20 tickets in November; December tickets are $35 adults, $28 seniors and students, $20 children ages 5 to 12. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com. 

‘A Christmas Story’

The John W. Engeman Theater presents A Christmas Story, The Musical from Nov. 17 to Dec. 31. Nine-year-old Ralphie Parker only wants one thing for Christmas – an Official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. Rebuffed at every turn, Ralphie plots numerous schemes to achieve his desperate desire for the coveted BB gun. Based on the beloved movie, A Christmas Story, The Musical is the perfect holiday gift for the entire family! Tickets range from $80 to $85. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com

Vendors Wanted

◆ Trinity Episcopal Church, 130 Main St., Northport seeks vendors for its annual St. Nicholas Bazaar on Dec. 3. Call 631-261-7670 for further details.

◆ Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook seeks craft vendors for its Holiday Night Market on Dec. 10 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Call 631-588-5024.

◆ Three Village Historical Society, 93 North Country Road,  Setauket seeks vendors for its first annual Three Village Winter Market, an outdoor holiday shopping experience,  on Dec. 10 and 11 from 11 to 4 p.m. $100 for one day or $150 for both. Call 631-751-3730 or visit www.tvhs.org.

 

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CINEMA FOR KIDS Catch a screening of the adorable flick 'Peter Rabbit' at the Cinema Arts Centre on Nov. 13.
PROGRAMS

Children’s Storytime

Barnes and Noble, 600 Smith Haven Mall Lake Grove will host a Children’s Storytime on Nov. 12 at 11 a.m. Author Sarah S. Anker will read from her new book, Below the Ocean: Keeping Our Sea Friends Safe, followed by a Q&A session and book signing. For more informaiton, call 724-0341.

Shell Necklace Workshop 

The Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor will hold a Shell Necklance workshop on Nov. 12 from 1 to 2 p.m. Get to know the land and the people of the Shinnecock Nation in this special art and culture workshop presented by special guest Denise Silva-Dennis member of the Shinnecock and Hassanamisco Nations. Make a beautiful shell necklace to take home with you. For ages 5 and older. $15 (includes $5 admission fee). Register at www.cshwhalingmuseum.org.

Marshmallows, Cocoa and Crafts

Benner’s Farm, 56 Gnarled Hollow Road, E. Setauket hosts a children’s workship titled Marshmallows, Cocoa and Crafts on Nov. 12 and 13 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Come down to the farm for an early evening fun event! Create your very own cocoa cups, make a snowy time marshmallow craft, take a tour of the farm, and enjoy seasonal stories by  the warm fire. For ages 4 to 9. $40 per child. To register, call 689-8172.

Fall Scavenger Hunt

Go on a Fall Scavenger Hunt with the staff of Sunken Meadow State Park, Sunken Meadow Parkway, Kings Park on Nov. 13 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Take in some of the beautiful fall foliage as you and your family have a spooktacular time finding all of the silly, spooky, and strange items on your scavenger hunt list. $4 per personTo register, visit EventBrite.com and  search #NatureEdventure. Call 269-5351.

Owl Prowl Sunday 

Join Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown for an Owl Prowl Sunday on Nov. 13 fro 4:15 to 6:15 p.m. Meet and learn about some of the Center’s resident owls and then embark on a walk into the darkness to enjoy the night. Bring a flashligh. For families with children ages 6 and up. $15 per person. To register, visit www.sweetbriarnc.org. Call 979-6344 for further information. 

Turkey Time!

Sunken Meadow State Park, Sunken Meadow Parkway, Kings Park hosts a Tiny Tots program, Turkey Time!, on Nov. 17 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Children ages 3 to 5 and their parents will connect with nature through short walks, animal visitors, and crafts. $4 per child. To register, call 269-5351.

THEATER

‘Beauty and the Beast Jr.’

The Smithtown Performing Arts Center, 2 East Main St., Smithtown kicks off the holiday season with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr. from Nov. 19 to Jan. 22 with a special sensory performance on Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity. All seats are $25. To order, visit www.smithtownpac.org.

‘Barnaby Saves Christmas’

Theatre Three, 412 Main St. Port Jefferson presents the holiday musical Barnaby Saves Christmas from Nov. 19 to Dec. 30 with a sensory sensitive performance on Nov. 20 at 11 a.m. Come join Santa, Barnaby, Franklynne and all of their friends for a wonderful holiday treat. As our littlest elf and his reindeer friend set off on their journey to save Christmas, they meet some new friends along the way and learn the true meaning of Christmas, Hanukah, and the holiday season. Tickets are $10. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

‘Frosty’

A perennial favorite, Frosty returns to the John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport on Saturdays at 11 a.m. and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. from Nov. 26 to Dec. 24 and daily from Dec. 26 to 31. Join Jenny and Frosty on their chilly adventures as they try to save the town of Chillsville from mean old Ethel Pierpot and her evil machine that will melt all the snow. Jenny calls on her Mom, the mayor, and all of you to help her save her home, get Frosty to the North Pole, and make this holiday season a Winter Wonderland for one and all! All seats are $20. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

FILM

‘Peter Rabbit’

Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington continues its Cinema for Kids series with a screening of Peter Rabbit (2018)) on Nov. 13 at noon. Based on the books by Beatrix Potter, follow the adventures of Peter Rabbit, Flopsy Mopsy, Cotton Tail and their cousin Benjamin. Rated PG. Tickets are $12 adults, $5 children ages 12 and under. Call 423-7610.

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A scene from Veterans of Foreign War Post 3054's Memorial Day ceremony in East Setauket. Photo by Beverly C. Tyler

THANK YOU VETERANS!

Each November, individuals across the United States gather to remember and honor the brave men and women who devoted their lives to maintaining the freedoms U.S. residents continue to enjoy. Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11 and pays tribute to all American veterans — including the living and deceased — but especially thanks the living veterans who served honorably during war or peacetime, according to History.com. 

Veterans Day originally was known as Armistice Day, which was established to commemorate the end of World War I. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower officially changed the name of the holiday to Veterans Day in an effort to recognize all veterans. 

That name change is just one of many interesting facts about Veterans Day.

• November 11, 1918, was largely considered the end of the “war to end all wars,” even though the Treaty of Versailles, which officially ended World War I, was signed roughly seven months later on June 28, 1919.

• The last living American WWI veteran, Frank Buckles, died in 2011. 

• While Veterans Day is an American holiday, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, and France also honor the veterans of World War I and World War II on or near November 11th. Canada celebrates Remembrance Day, while Britain observes Remembrance Sunday each year on the second Sunday of November.

• The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates women make up approximately 10 percent of the veteran population. By 2025, that number is expected to climb to 12 percent. 

• In 2016, President Barack Obama signed the Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act. At 3:11 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) on Veterans Day, a moment of silence is observed and continues for 120 seconds.

• Data from the Department of Veterans Affairs says there are around 19 million U.S. veterans as of 2021.

Here are some Veterans Day events on Nov. 11 :

East Setauket

VFW Post 3054 will host a veterans recognition service at the Memorial Park at the corner of Shore Road and Route 25A in East Setauket on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. Residents are invited to join local veterans for a short ceremony that will feature the laying of wreaths from local community groups. For further details, call 631-751-5541.

Greenlawn

Hosted by American Legion Post 1244, a Veterans Day ceremony will be held at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Pulaski Road, Greenlawn on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. with neighboring American Legion posts plus many community groups and Scouts. Call 516-523-9391.

Port Jefferson

American Legion Wilson Ritch Post 432 invites the community to attend its Centennial Veterans Day/Armistice Day Memorial Observance Remembrance at Veterans Memorial Park on East Broadway in Port Jefferson (across from Village Hall) on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. For more information, call 631-626-2911.

Smithtown

Smithtown American Legion Post 833, and Smithtown Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10870 will hold a Veterans Day Ceremony honoring our nations veterans at Veterans Plaze, Main St., Smithtown on Nov. 11 at 10:45 p.m. Local Boy and Girl scout troops, Smithtown HS students, State, County and Town dignitaries will participate in the event.Questions? Call 724-1804.

Sound Beach

The Sound Beach Civic Association will hold a Veterans Day service on Nov. 11 at the Sound Beach Veterans Memorial Park on New York Ave. at 11 a.m. All are welcome. For more information call 631-744-6952.

St. James

Sgt. John W. Cooke VFW Post 395 will host a Veterans Day Parade in St. James on Nov. 11. The parade will kick off at 10 a.m. and head down Lake Avenue to St. James Elementary School. For more info, call 516-987-6201.

 

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Amaretti Cheesecake

By Heidi Sutton

Delicious desserts certainly are the cornerstones of the holiday season. This is a time of year to indulge a little more, with cookies in break rooms at places of employment and cakes on the tables at family gatherings. 

Decadent and mouth-watering, cheesecake is a dessert table staple. Everyone has a favorite cheesecake variety, and bakeries fill their display cases with plain or fruit-topped cheesecake offerings. Although making a cheesecake is a labor of love, the results often are well worth the effort.

The recipe for Amaretti Cheesecake from “Cooking Light: Dinner’s Ready” (Oxmoor House) utilizes a slow cooker to help make this cheesecake perfection while the recipe for Marled Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies from “Chocolate” (Love Food) mixes cheesecake with brownies to make a delicious creation the kids will love.

Amaretti Cheesecake

Amaretti Cheesecake

YIELD: Makes 10 servings

INGREDIENTS: 

     For the crust:

2⁄3 cup amaretti cookie crumbs (about 16 cookies)

2 tablespoons butter, melted

1 tablespoon sugar

Cooking spray

     For the filling:

2 (8-ounce) blocks fat-free cream cheese, softened and divided

1 (8-ounce) block 1⁄3-less-fat cream cheese, softened

2⁄3 cup sugar

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

2 large eggs

3⁄4 teaspoon almond extract

Raspberries, optional

DIRECTIONS:

To prepare crust, combine the first three ingredients, tossing with a fork until moist and crumbly. Gently press mixture into the bottom of a 7-inch springform pan coating with cooking spray.

To prepare filling, beat 1 block fat-free cream cheese and 1⁄3-less-fat cream cheese with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Add remaining 1 block fat-free cream cheese; beat until blended. Add 2⁄3 cup sugar and flour; beat well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in almond extract. Pour batter over crust in pan.

Pour 1 cup hot water into bottom of a 5-quart slow cooker. Place a rack in slow cooker (rack should be taller than water level). Place pan on rack. Place several layers of paper towels over slow cooker insert. Cover and cook on high for 2 hours, or until center of cheesecake barely moves when pan is touched. Remove lid from slow cooker; turn off heat, and run a knife around outside edge. Let cheesecake stand in slow cooker 1 hour. remove cheesecake from slow cooker. Cool to room temperature in pan on a wire rack. Cover and chill at least 6 hours. Cut into wedges. Garnish with raspberries, if desired.

Marled Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies

Marled Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies

YIELD: Makes 12 servings

INGREDIENTS: 

3⁄4 cup unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing

3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa

1 cup superfine sugar

2 eggs, beaten

1 cup all-purpose flour

Cheesecake mix

1cup ricotta cheese

3 tablespoons superfine sugar

1 egg beaten

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease an 11 x 7-inch cake pan and line with parchment paper. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan, remove from the heat, and stir in the unsweetened cocoa and the sugar. Beat in the eggs, then add the flour, and stir to mix evenly. Pour into the prepared pan.

For the cheesecake mix, beat together the ricotta, sugar and egg, then drop teaspoonfuls of the mixture over the chocolate mixture. Use a metal spatula to swirl the two mixtures tightly together.

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until just firm to the touch. Cool in the pan, then cut into bars or squares.

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METRO photo

Ready or not, here it comes. The end of daylight saving time (DST) is fast approaching, perhaps for the final time if legislators vote to permanently end switching clocks an hour backward in the coming months. The seasonal time change will occur on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 2 a.m. and along with it, an extra hour of sleep. DST returns on March 12, 2023.

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CINEMA FOR KIDS Catch a screening of 'The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T' at the Cinema Arts Centre on Nov. 6.
PROGRAMS

Thankful Thursday at the Vanderbilt

The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport continues its Thankful Thursdays series on Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. Join them for a family-friendly planetarium show titled Dynamic Earth: Exploring Earth’s Climate Energy followed by a look through a telescope at the night sky (weather permitting). Free but registration is required by visiting www.vanderbiltmuseum.org. For more info, call 854-5579.

Fairy Garden workshop

Benner’s Farm, 56 Gnarled Hollow Road, E. Setauket hosts a Fairy Garden Workshop on Nov. 5 and Nov. 6 from 10 a.m. to noon. Children ages 4 to 10 are invited to build their own fairy garden. Take a tour around the farm to find all the natural materials. Come find some plants, flowers, dirt, stones, moss, fairies gnomes and more! $40 per child. To register, call 689-8172.

Raptors & Recycled Art

The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum Education Department, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport presents a children’ workshop, Raptors & Recycled Art, on Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to noon. Participants will explore the Bird Room and learn about the birds of prey in the collections, dissect an owl pellet, and make art out of egg cartons. For grades K-2. $20 per child. To reserve a space, call 854-5539.

Patriots & Poultices

Ward Melville Heritage Organization presents a family fun experience at the Thompson House (1709), 91 North Country Road, Setauket on Nov. 5. Can you help Dr. Thompson find clues, elude the British, create authentic cures and escape to Connecticut? Interact with artifacts, explore the history of the American Revolution and the power of medicine while helping Dr. Thompson treat his most ailing patients. Sessions will be held at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. $10 per person, $7 per child 12 and under. Registration is required by calling 751-2244.

Crafternoons at  the library

Stop by Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, 120 Main St., Setauket on Nov. 5 anytime between 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. for a fall-themed “Crafternoon”! Children ages 3 to 12 welcome (younger kids may need supervision). No registration required. Questions? Email [email protected] or call 941-4080. 

Backpack Adventures

Go on a nature experiment with the staff of Sunken Meadow State Park, Sunken Meadow Parkway, Kings Park on Nov. 6 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Everything you’ll need will be right in a loaner backpack filled with fun, interesting experiments that you will complete together as you explore the park! $4 per child. For ages 6 and up. To register, please visit EventBrite.com & search #NatureEdventure. Call 269-5351 for more info.

FILM

‘The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T’

Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington continues its Cinema for Kids series with a screening of The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953) on Nov. 6 at noon. A young boy named Bart who detests taking piano lessons has developed a deep suspicion of his strict instructor, Dr. Terwilliker Raised by his single mother, Heloise, Bart looks up to the local plumber August Zabladowski. When Bart ends up in a Seussian dreamworld, he must join with Zabladowski to rescue his mom from Dr. T’s clutches and stop his plan to force 500 boys to play a massive piano in perpetuity. Rated G. Tickets are $12 adults, $5 children ages 12 and under. Visit www.cinemaartscentre.org.

THEATER

‘Beauty and the Beast Jr.’

The Smithtown Performing Arts Center, 2 East Main St., Smithtown kicks off the holiday season with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr. from Nov. 19 to Jan. 22 with a special sensory performance on Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity. All seats are $25. To order, visit www.smithtownpac.org.

‘Barnaby Saves Christmas’

Theatre Three, 412 Main St. Port Jefferson presents the holiday musical Barnaby Saves Christmas from Nov. 19 to Dec. 30 with a sensory sensitive performance on Nov. 20 at 11 a.m. Come join Santa, Barnaby, Franklynne and all of their friends for a wonderful holiday treat. As our littlest elf and his reindeer friend set off on their journey to save Christmas, they meet some new friends along the way and learn the true meaning of Christmas, Hanukah, and the holiday season. Tickets are $10. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

‘Frosty’

A perennial favorite, Frosty returns to the John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport on Saturdays at 11 a.m. and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. from Nov. 26 to Dec. 24 and daily from Dec. 26 to 31. Join Jenny and Frosty on their chilly adventures as they try to save the town of Chillsville from mean old Ethel Pierpot and her evil machine that will melt all the snow. Jenny calls on her Mom, the mayor, and all of you to help her save her home, get Frosty to the North Pole, and make this holiday season a Winter Wonderland for one and all! All seats are $20. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

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AN AFTERNOON WITH BEETHOVEN Award-winning pianist Zhu Wang heads to the Huntington Jewish Center for a Ridotto concert featuring works by Ludwig Van Beethoven on Nov. 6. Photo by Kevin Condon/2021
Thursday Nov. 3

Mediterranean food demo

The Port Jefferson Village Center, 101 E. Broadway, Port Jefferson will present a Mediterranean food demonstration with Naela Zeidan from 6:30 to 8 p.m. On the menu will be Baba Ganoush and rice pudding. Cost is $5 Port Jeff residents, $10 non-residents. To register, visit www.portjeff.com.

Friday Nov. 4

First Friday at the Heckscher

Celebrate First Friday at the Heckscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Ave., Huntington from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Explore the exhibitions during extended viewing hours and enjoy a special performance by the Serenade Duo titled Reflections of Latin America beginning at 7 p.m.  Call 380-3230.

A HISTORICAL EVENT
The Winter Lantern Festival kicks off at the Smithtown Historical Society on Nov. 4. Photo from SHS

Winter Lantern Festival

The Smithtown Historical Society, 239 East Main St., Smithtown kicks off the holiday season with Suffolk County’s FIRST immersive Winter Lantern Festival tonight, Nov. 5 and 6 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. and runs on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Jan. 8, 2023. The walk-through holiday light show will feature lanterns and displays in the shape of flowers, mushrooms, farm animals, dinosaurs and many more, all handmade by artisans with decades of dedication to their craft. Be ready for photo ops with friends and family, as this will be an unforgettable experience! Tickets are $22 per person, $12 ages 3 to 12. To order, visit https://www.showclix.com/tickets/suffolk-winter-lantern-festival. For more information, call 265-6768.

Comedy Night at the VFW

VFW Post 5796, 40 Church St., Kings Park presents a Comedy Night at 8 p.m. Featuring comedians Les Degen, Keith Anthony, Just Plain Keith and Carie Karavas with light snacks, raffles and 50/50. BYOB. Ticket are    $35 per person. To order, call 553-5365.

Pink Floyd Tribute

Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport presents a tribute to the music of Pink Floyd with The Wall laser light show featuring a live performance with hits from Dark Side of the Moon by tribute band Floyd and Us at 7 p.m. and a Dark Side of the Moon laser show featuring a live performance with hits from The Wall by Floyd and Us at 9 p.m. Advance tickets online for each show are $30 adults, $25 ages 15 and under at www.vanderbiltmuseum.org. Tickets at the door are $35 adults, $30 ages 15 and under. Call 854-5579 for more info.

The Brooklyn Bridge in concert

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson presents The Brooklyn Bridge in concert at 8 p.m. presenting rock N roll such hits as “Sixteen Candles,” “Trouble In Paradise,” “Step By Step, “The Worst That Could Happen,” “Welcome Me Love,” “Blessed Is The Rain,” “Your Husband, My Wife” and others. Tickets are $59. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

Saturday Nov. 5

Winter Lantern Festival

See Nov. 4 listing.

Antiques & More

​Rescheduled from Oct 23. Enjoy a day of treasure-hunting at Antiques & More at the Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shop for kitchenware, pottery, tools, glassware, jewelry, toys, ephemera, china, artwork. Free admission. Call 367-3418 or visit www.cshwhalingmuseum.org.

Scandinavian & Nordic Bazaar

Loyal Lodge #252 Sons of Norway will host a Scandinavian & Nordic Bazaar at St. James Lutheran Church Parish Hall, 230 Second Ave., St. James 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland will be represented with Scandinavian decorative and household items, baked goods, food, and authentic Scandinavian raffle items. Lunch will also be available. Questions? Call 862-8017. 

Christmas Craft Fair

Time to shop! St. Anthony’s High School, 275 Wolf Hill Rd, South Huntington will host its annual Christmas Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hosted by the Mother’s Guild, the holiday event features over 175 unique vendors with free admission. For more info, email [email protected].

Whale Boat Chats

The Whaling Museum & Education Center, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor kicks off its  new monthly “Whale Boat Chats” surrounding the star of the museum’s permanent collection, the 19th century whaleboat Daisy, at noon and again at 1 p.m. These educator-led gallery talks around the whaleboat will share the story of whaling on Long Island and in Cold Spring Harbor specifically. Visitors will learn that people have been hunting whales here on Long Island for thousands of years. Free with admission to the museum of $6 adults, $5 children and seniors. Call 367-3418.

Old Burying Ground tour

Join the Huntington Historical Society for an Old Burying Ground walking tour at 3 p.m. Established soon after the Town’s 1653 founding, Huntington’s earliest public burying ground features stunning folk art and beautiful epitaphs honoring Huntington’s residents and rich history. Tour begins at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building, 228 Main St., Huntington. Tickets are $15 adults, $5 children. For reservations, visit www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

Basket Auction

Join St. Anselm’s Episcopal Church, 4 Woodville Road, Shoreham for an evening of fun with a fantastic Gift Basket Auction and light refreshments starting at 6 p.m. For more information call 744-7730.

Saturdays at Six Concert

All Souls Church, 61 Main St., Stony Brook continues its Saturdays at Six concert series with Stony Brook University alumnus Kathryn Vetter (clarinet) and student Nora Spielman (guitar) at 6 p.m. featuring both standard and contemporary works for the duo, including Libby Larsen’s “Blue Third Pieces,” and Ferdinand Rebay’s Sonata for Clarinet and Guitar in d minor. It will also include the duo’s arrangements of chôros by the great Brazilian composer Chiquinha Gonzaga. Kathryn and Nora will each be featured playing a solo work for their respective instruments. Free. Call 655-7798 for more information.

A Night of Comedy

Mount Sinai Fire Department, Engine Company 2, 746 Mt. Sinai Coram Road, Mt. Sinai hosts its 24th annual Comedy Night straight from the Gotham Comedy Club in New York City at 6:30 p.m. Catered by Tuscany Gourmet, the evening will include a prime rib dinner with stuffed shrimp scampi, coffee and dessert, wine, beer and soda with raffles, 50/50 and door prizes. For mature audiences only. Tickets are $50 per person. To order, call-816-3339.

Tribute to ABBA

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson welcomes ABBA tribute band The Dancing Dream in concert at 8 p.m. Formerly known as the ABBA GIRLZ, this New York City based group features beautiful harmonies, elaborate costumes and exciting choreography guaranteed to captivate all audiences, making every show a night to remember. Tickets are $59. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

Sunday Nov. 6

Winter Lantern Festival

See Nov. 4 listing.

Custom & Collectible Car Show

Long Island Cars will host a Super Swap Sunday Car Show and Swap Meet at Bald Hill Cultural Center, 1 Ski Run Lane, Farmingville from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will feature hundreds of custom and collectible show cars, a swap meet, refreshments and more. Admission is $10, free for ages 11 and under. www.longislandcars.com.

Vanderbilt lecture

Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport presents a lecture titled The Sinister Beauty Of Carnivorous Plants at 10 a.m. In this family-friendly presentation, Matt Kaelin will share his expertise and his captivating photography of the carnivorous plants that people might not typically think of as being native to Long Island. Tickets are $10, free for children under age 10, at www.vanderbiltmuseum.org. 

Homegrown String Band in concert

The Port Jefferson Free Library, 100 Thompson St., Port Jefferson presents The Homegrown String Band in concert at 2 p.m. This family band’s repertoire includes a healthy portion of early country music classics by the likes of The Carter Family and Delmore Brothers, along with a tasty sprinkling of original material inspired by the rural American string band and folk traditions of the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries. Open to all. Register at portjefflibrary.org, or call 473-0022.

Ridotto concert

Ridotto, concerts “with a touch of theatre,”  continues its 31st season with a piano concert featuring Zhu Wang at the Huntington Jewish Center, 510 Park Ave., Huntington at 4 p.m. A winner of Young Concert Artist International Auditions, Zhu is returning to Ridotto with a wonderful program of Beethoven: Piano Sonata in A major, Op.2 No.2, Chou Wen-Chung: The Willows are New, Schubert: Two Impromptus, Op.142, and Chopin: Piano Sonata in B minor, Op.58. Tickets are $35, $30 seniors, $25 members and $12 students. For reservations, call 385-0373, or email [email protected]. For more info, visit www.ridotto.org.

Monday Nov. 7

Movie Trivia Night

Movie Trivia Night is back in-person in the Sky Room Café at Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington at 8 p.m. Hosted by Dan Franch, the event will include 50 questions based all around film, actors and actresses, awards, and everything else associated with the world of film. Challenge like-minded film fans in a battle of wits for cash and other prizes. You can form teams, so bring some friends and work together. Feel free to come alone and play solo as well! Prizes are awarded to winning teams at the conclusion of the game. $10 per person. Call 423-7610.

Tuesday Nov. 8

No events listed for this day.

Wednesday Nov. 9

Garden Club presentation

Join the Shoreham-Wading River Garden Club for special program at the Wading River Congregational Church at 2057 North Country Road, Wading River at 6:45 p.m. Guest speaker John Nicholson will share the fascinating story of how he and his wife, Sharna, moved from Rochester to Mattituck a few years ago and revived an abandoned vineyard at the house they bought. If you enjoy gardening, you should not miss this presentation. Admission is free and all are welcome. Call 987-3733.

Open Mic Night at the CAC

The Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Avenue, Huntington, joins with the Folk Music Society of Huntington in presenting the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) three Wednesday nights each month in the Cinema’s Sky Room, including tonight at 7 p.m. with sign-up beginning at 6:30 p.m. Free. Visit www.cinemaartscentre.org.

Thursday Nov. 10

Vanderbilt lecture

Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport presents a lecture on print culture, newsboys, and the labor practices of the press with historian Vincent DiGirolamo at 7 p.m. Titled Crying the News: Child Labor and Print Culture, DiGirolamo’s lecture will draw heavily from his acclaimed 2019 book Crying the News: A History of America’s Newsboys. Tickets are $10 at www.vanderbiltmuseum.org.

Film

‘Heart and Soul’

The Port Jefferson Documentary Series continues with a preview screening of Heart and Soul at John F. Kennedy Middle School, 200 Jayne Blvd., Port Jeff. Station on Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. The first-ever Rock & Roll Show at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater electrified the teenagers who waited for hours to see their new idols – Chuck Berry; the Chantels; Frankie Lymon; and a roster of some of the greatest talent of the time. Fourteen-year-old Kenny Vance sat in the balcony mesmerized by a unique style of music that still resonates for him -and many of us- half a century later. The film seeks to solve the question that may never be answered, because, like all art, it is about feelings: What was that particular magic that grabs a heart and never lets it go? The screening will be followed by a Q&A and a vocal harmony performance by Kenny Vance and the Planotones. Tickets are $12 at www.portjeffdocumentaryseries.com or at the door. 

Theater

‘Showing’

The Setauket Neighborhood House, 95 Main St., Setauket presents a workshop production of a brand new play produced by Hidden Well Theatre titled Showing on Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. and again at 6 p.m. What’s a gender reveal party without a heaping helping of disaster? Set in the hours leading up to a pregnant woman’s gender reveal party, Showing is an immersive, site-specific play about the ways we strive to make meaning in spaces where there is only chaos and cake. Tickets are $16 in advance at hidden-well-theatre.weebly.com/showing.html or $20 (cash only) at the door. For more information, email [email protected] 

‘Sister Act’

Stage 74 @SYJCC, 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack presents Sister Act on Nov. 12 and 19 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 13 and 20 at 2 p.m. Based on the hit 1992 film, the show follows disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, who witnesses a murder and is put in protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won’t be a found: a convent! Filled with powerful gospel music, outrageous dancing and a sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship, Sister Act is reason to rejoice! Tickets are $32, $25 seniors and students. To order, call 462-9800 or visit www.starplayhouse.com.

‘Noises Off’

The Theatres at Suffolk County Community College presents Noises Off by Michael Frayn at the Shea Theater, Islip Arts Building, 533 College Road, Selden on Nov. 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 20 and 27 at 2 p.m. Called the funniest farce ever written, Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. *Mature Content* General admission: $14, Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $10, Suffolk students with current ID: One FREE ticket. To order, visit https://sunysuffolk.edu/spotlight or call 451-4163.

‘A Christmas Carol’

“I will honor Christmas in my heart…” Join Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson for its 38th annual production of A Christmas Carol in all of its thrills, music, joy, and spirit. from Nov. 12 to Dec. 30. Follow the miser Ebenezer Scrooge on a journey that teaches him the true meaning of Christmas — past, present and future. $20 tickets in November; December tickets are $35 adults, $28 seniors and students, $20 children ages 5 to 12. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

‘A Christmas Story’

The John W. Engeman Theater presents A Christmas Story, The Musical from Nov. 17 to Dec. 31. Nine-year-old Ralphie Parker only wants one thing for Christmas – an Official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. Rebuffed at every turn, Ralphie plots numerous schemes to achieve his desperate desire for the coveted BB gun. Based on the beloved movie, A Christmas Story, The Musical is the perfect holiday gift for the entire family! Tickets range from $80 to $85. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

Vendors Wanted

◆ Trinity Episcopal Church, 130 Main St., Northport seeks vendors for its annual St. Nicholas Bazaar on Dec. 3.  Call 631-261-7670.

◆ Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook seeks craft vendors for its Holiday Night Market on Dec. 10 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Call 631-588-5024.

◆ Three Village Historical Society, 93 North Country Road,  Setauket seeks vendors for its first annual Three Village Winter Market, an outdoor holiday shopping experience,  on Dec. 10 and 11 from 11 to 4 p.m. $100 for one day or $150 for both. Call 631-751-3730 or visit www.tvhs.org.

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Rocky and Chester

This week’s shelter pets are Chester and Rocky who arrived at the Smithtown Animal Shelter at the end of September.

Rocky and Chester are a pair of friends who have lived together for over six years. Rocky is a six year-old Male Orange Tabby Domestic Short Hair, while Chester is an eight year-old Male Tuxedo Domestic Medium Hair. The two ended up without a home after a divorce, but have continued their very close bond in the Animal Shelter. They have so far been a bit shy because of the new environment, but when they’re shown a little love they start to open up. Rocky seems to be the more outgoing of the two, while Chester will follow him to see how he responds to people. The shelter staff  would love for them to be adopted together, but they can be separated for the right owners.

All of the felines at the Shelter are current on vaccines and have received a full workup (blood work, Feline HIV & Leukemia tested, physical exam etc.) by a board certified Veterinarian.

If you would like to meet Chester and Rocky, please call ahead to schedule an hour to properly interact with them in a domestic setting.

The Smithtown Animal & Adoption Shelter is located at 410 Middle Country Road, Smithtown. Visitor hours are currently Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Sundays and Wednesday evenings by appointment only). For more information, call 631-360-7575 or visit www.townofsmithtownanimalshelter.com.

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OH GASTON! Only two more chances to see 'Beauty and the Beast Jr.' at the Engeman Theater. The show closes on Oct. 30. Photo from John W. Engeman Theater

PROGRAMS

Trick or Treat at the Heckscher

Families are invited to celebrate Halloween at the Heckscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Ave., Huntington on Oct. 27 to Oct. 30 from noon to 5 p.m. Create a spooktacular art activity, make a haunted Digital Action painting, and take home a festive treat! 380-3230, www.heckscher.org

Haunted House workshop 

Boo! A new kid’s weekend workshop is haunting The Atelier at Flowerfield, 2 Flowerfield, Suite 6 and 9, St. James on Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to noon. Join Miss Linda in some Halloween fun as she teaches you how to paint this cute haunted house painting just in time for Halloween! $50 per child includes an 11×14″ canvas and art supplies. To register, visit www.theatelieratflowerfield.org. For more info, call 250-9009.

Fall Fishing

Join the staff at Caleb Smith State Park Preserve,581 W. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown for a morning of Fall Fishing on Oct. 29 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Discover the different types of fishing poles, tackle, and bait, and which is best to use in a freshwater pond. View casting demonstrations and a lesson on the different types of fish that make Willow Pond their home. Then stay for some catch and release fishing! Poles, tackle, and bait will be provided. For children ages 6 to 15. Advance reservations required by calling 265-1054.

Haunted Hatchery

Calling all ghosts and goblins, spiders and bones … Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery, 1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor will host a Halloween event on Oct. 29 from 2 to 5 p.m. Families are welcome to join them for a not-so-scary Haunted Hatchery. Trick-or-Treat your way through their outdoor grounds. Admission fee is $7 adults, $6 seniors, $5 children ages 3 to 12. 516-692-6768, www.cshfishhatchery.org

Trick or Treat Trail

Join the Farmingville Historical Society on Oct. 29 for a Trick or Treat Trail at Farmingville Hills County Park, 503 Horseblock Road, Farmingville from noon to 3 p.m. Come in costume and trick or treat along a trail while learning about the history of candy. Fill your bag with real, full-size candy treats. The entry fee is $12 per trick or treater. Parents are welcome to escort their children without paying. Please note this is not a haunted trail. Rain date is Oct. 30. All Trick or Treaters must pre-register at www.farmingvillehistoricalsociety.org.

Lil Monster Halloween workshop

Benner’s Farm, 56 Gnarled Hollow Road, E. Setauket hosts a Lil Monster Halloween Workshop on Oct. 29 and 30 from 3:45 to 5:45 p.m. Make a tye-dye craft, a cookie decorating craft, a lil’ monster or bat craft, and end the day with a tour of the farm with a tractor ride. Come in costume if you like. For ages 3 to 7. $40 per child. To register, call 689-8172.

Halloween Festival and Parade

Community Association of Greater St. James will host a free Halloween Festival & Costume Parade for children ages 2 to 12 at Celebrate Park on Lake Avenue in St. James from noon to 2 p.m. on Oct. 30. 

Storytime Under the Stars

See your favorite Halloween storybooks come to life during Storytime Under the Stars at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport on Oct. 30 from 6 to 7 p.m. Children are invited to wear their Halloween costumes and bring their favorite stuffed animal. $8 per person. www.vanderbiltmuseum.org. 

Thankful Thursday at the Vanderbilt

The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport continues its Thankful Thursdays series on Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. Join them for a family-friendly planetarium show titled Dynamic Earth: Exploring Earth’s Climate Energy followed by a look through a telescope at the night sky (weather permitting). Free but registration is required by visiting www.vanderbiltmuseum.org. For more info, call 854-5579.

Patriots & Poultices

Save the date! Ward Melville Heritage Organization presents a family fun experience at the Thompson House (1709), 91 North Country Road, Setauket on Nov. 5. Can you help Dr. Thompason find clues, elude the British, create authentic cures and escape to Connecticut? Interact with artifacts, explore the history of the American Revolution and the power of medicine while helping Dr. Thompson treat his most ailing patients. Sessions will be held at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. $10 per person, $7 per child 12 and under. Registration is required by calling 751-2244.

THEATER

‘Beauty and the Beast Jr.’

John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport continues its children’s theater season with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr. on Saturdays at 11 a.m. and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. through Oct. 30. This Disney love story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the hideous Beast, a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved the curse will end. If he does not learn his lesson before the last enchanted rose petal falls, he and his household of enchanted objects will be doomed for all eternity. All seats are $20. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com. 

FILM

‘Hotel Transylvania’

Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington continues its Cinema for Kids series with a screening of Hotel Transylvania on Oct. 30 at noon.  One special weekend, Dracula (Adam Sandler) has invited all his best friends — Frankenstein and his wife, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, the Werewolf family, and more — to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis’s (Selena Gomez) 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything! Rated PG. Tickets are $12 adults, $5 children ages 12 and under. Visit www.cinemaartscentre.org.

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TRICK OR TREAT FUN The Ward Melville Heritage Organization hosts the 32nd annual Halloween Festival at the Stony Brook Village Center on Oct. 31. Photo by Heidi Sutton/TBR News Media 2021
Ongoing

Fall Art Walk

From Oct. 17 to Nov. 1, over 30 participating businesses along Main Street and East Main Street in the Village of Port Jefferson will display original artwork by local artists for public viewing in their front windows. The event is sponsored by the Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce and supported by the Night Herons. Maps are available at participating businesses and at the chamber office, 118 West Broadway, Port Jefferson. For more information, call 473-1414.

Dark Night Halloween World

Long Island Community Hospital Amphitheater, 1 Ski Run Lane, Farmingville hosts the 2nd annual Dark Night Halloween World, an outdoor extravaganza combining moderate scares with comedy that at the same time celebrates the nostalgia of vintage haunted trails through a post-modern twist on inspired characters from pop culture and horror movies of the 1990s, on Oct. 27 to 31 from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person, $10 children 12 and under, $35 VIP front of the line. Reserve a time at www.DarkNightLI.com.

Thursday Oct. 27

All Hallows Tour

Huntington Town Hall, 100 Main St., Huntington hosts an All Hallows tour at the Town Clerk’s archives today and Oct. 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. The Halloween event will feature  a guided tour exploring Huntington’s haunted history with live interpretations of stories taken out of the archives vault. Free. Call 351-3035.

Indigenous Art discussion

Stony Brook University’s Zuccaire Gallery will host a panel discussion on Indigenous Art & Environmental Issues at the Staller Center Recital Hall, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook at 4 p.m. Connecting the Drops artists Courtney M. Leonard (Shinnecock) and Erin Genia (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate) discuss their work as it relates to the environment and indigenous issues, in dialogue with Shavonne F. Smith, Environmental Director Shinnecock Nation and Dr. Ellen Pikitch, Endowed Professor of Ocean Conservation Science and Executive Director, Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at Stony Brook University.  Moderated by Dr. Abena Ampofoa Asare, Associate Professor of Modern African Affairs & History. Free and open to all. Call 632-7240.

Vanderbilt lecture

Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Road, Centeport welcomes Robert P. Crease, author and philosopher of science, for an evening lecture on public trust in scientific institutions at 7 p.m. Crease’s lecture will serve as a book launch for his latest publication, The Leak: Politics, Activists, and Loss of Trust at Brookhaven National Laboratory, co-authored with former BNL Director Peter D. Bond. In The Leak, Crease reconstructs the events of 1997, when scientists discovered a small leak of radioactive water near the laboratory’s research reactor. He details how, despite posing no threat to public safety, the discovery sparked public outrage and threatened the existence of the national laboratory. $10 per person. To register, visit www.vanderbiltmuseum.org.

Native American Drumming 

All Souls Church Parish House, 10 Mill Pond Road, Stony Brook hosts an evening of Native American Drumming from 7 to 8:45 p.m. Led by elder drummer, Ric Statler, drumming meditation seeks to integrate the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual parts of the human self, creating a state of well-being. Call 655-7798 for more information.

Friday Oct. 28

All Hallows Tour

See Oct. 27 listing.

Halloween Market

Take part in a pumpkin carving/decorating contest at the Three Village Farmer’s Market’s 1st annual Halloween Market on the grounds of the Three Village Historical Society, 93 North Country Road, Setauket from 2 to 6 p.m. Public voting will be held through 5:30 p.m. in six judging categories with lots of prizes! The event will also feature 25+ vendors (with food so fresh it’ll fright) makers and artisans, live music and spooky surprises for the whole family. Questions? Call 631-901-7151 or 631-751-3730.

Hauppauge Trunk or Treat

Hauppauge Public Library, 1373 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge invites the community to trick or treat in their parking lot from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Community members will be decorating their trunks in fun and spooky themes and will pass out candy to trick or treaters. The library will also have snacks, games, crafts, and other activities. This event is free and open to all. 631-979-1600.

Harbor Haunts Walking Tour 

Explore Cold Spring Harbor’s ghostly side with fascinating tales of mishaps and historic hauntings on Main Street, courtesy of the Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor today at 6 p.m. and Oct. 29 at 4:30 and 6 p.m. Recommended for ages 8 and older. Held rain or shine. Tickets are ​$12 adults, $8 children. 631-367-3418, www.cshwhalingmuseum.org.

Spooky Lantern Walking Tour

The Miller Place Mount Sinai Historical Society presents its annual Spooky Lantern Tour, a not-too-scary walking tour of the haunted history of Miller Place, today and Oct. 29 at 5:30 p.m., 6:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. Walk the Miller Place Historic District with a guide from the MPMS Historical Society who will regale you with all the spooky stories surrounding this pre-Revolutionary War town. Bring a lantern or flashlight and wear comfortable shoes. For ages 10 and up. Tickets are $15 per person. www.mpmshistoricalsociety.eventbrite.com.

Deepwells Haunted Mansion

Just in time for Halloween, the Deepwells Farm Historical Society transforms the historic Deepwells Mansion, 2 Taylor Lane, St. James into Deepwells Sanitarium, Home for the Criminally Insane tonight and Oct. 29 from 7 to 10 p.m. Featuring 16 rooms of horror, wooded trail of terror, food vendors, photo-ops and more. Advance tickets are $20 per person, $30 at the door. 631-862-2808, www.deepwellshauntedmansion.com.

Saturday Oct. 29

Harbor Haunts Walking Tour

See Oct. 28 listing.

Spooky Lantern Walking Tour

See Oct. 28 listing.

Deepwells Haunted Mansion

See Oct. 28 listing.

Halloween Pet Parade

The Nesconset Chamber of Commerce and Jennifer O’Brien of State Farm hosts a Halloween Pet Parade fundraiser for the Smithtown Children’s Foundation at the Nesconset Gazebo, across from Nesconset Plaza, 127 Smithtown Boulevard, Nesconset at 11 a.m. Come in costume and trick-or-treat, enjoy ice cream, raffles, music, pet costume contest, vendors and more. 631-724-2543, www.nesconsetchamber.com.

Heritage Halloween Fest

The North Shore Youth Council presents a Halloween Fest at the Heritage Center, 633 Mount Sinai Coram Road, Mt. Sinai from noon to 3 p.m. Enjoy pumpkin picking and decorating, a spooky walk scavenger hunt, costume parade, a goodie bag, dance party and more! Registration is $15 per child 12 and under. Parents and guardians are not required to register. www.eventbrite.com.

Yaphank Trunk or Treat

Suffolk County Farm, 350 Yaphank Ave., Yaphank hosts a Truck or Treat event from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Enjoy truck or treating, trick or treating around the farm, crafts, wagon rides, games, farm animal visits, corn maze and more. Costumes encouraged. $15 children ages 1 to 17, $5 adults. Register at www.eventbrite.com. 631-852-4600.

Commack Trunk or Treat

Commack United Methodist Church, 486 Townline Road, Commack presents its 5th annual  Trunk-N-Treat event from 2 to 4 p.m. Children can trick or treat for candy at festively decorated car trunks and truck beds and enjoy games, crafts and activities. Free. Call 499-7310 or visit www.commack-umc.org.

Hallockville Trunk or Treat

Join Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Ave., Riverhead dressed in costume for a festive Trunk or Treat from 3 to 6 p.m. The event will feature Mike the Silly Magician, a fabulous silent auction and raffle, pumpkin decorating and other Halloween crafts, games on the lawn, a costume parade and contest, all culminating in an amazing Trunk or Treat! Admission is $15 per person, $50 family of 4. Call 298-5292 or visit www.hallockville.org.

An Evening of Comedy

The Comedy Club at Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson returns tonight at 8 p.m. with another hilarious night of non-stop laughter and fun. Featured comedians include Banjo Les Bayer, Bryan McKenna and Mick Thomas. Tickets are $35.To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

Michael Feinstein heads to SBU

Stony Brook University’s Staller Center for the Arts, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook welcomes cabaret legend Michael Feinstein to the Main Stage for a tribute to Judy Garland on her 100th birthday at 8 p.m. Charting through Garland’s storied career, Feinstein and audiences will connect in a journey through Garland’s life and times, punctuated by personal stories told to Feinstein from his dear friend, Garland’s daughter Liza Minnelli, and other close friends. The evening’s set list will feature recently discovered, previously unheard arrangements from Garland’s repertoire, peeling back to curtain and revealing rare insight to the enduring Garland mystique. Tickets  start at $49. To order, call 632-2787 or visit www.stallercenter.com.

Sunday Oct. 30

Fall Car Show

Rescheduled from Oct 23. Flowerfield Fairgrounds, Route 25A, St. James hosts a Custom & Collectible Car Show by Long Island Cars from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Street rods, classics, muscle cars, antiques, exotics, imports and collectibles plus vendors, cars for sale, music, pumpkin patch for the kids and more. Rain date is Oct. 30. Admission is $10 adults, free for ages 11 and younger. Visit www.longislandcars.com.

Haunted Boo-Museum Festival

Join the Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor for its spookiest event of the year, with fun activities for all ages, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Go on a spooky-not-scary walk through as museum exhibit coming to life; have your fortune read; listen to ghost stories; and visit Dr. Gellerman’s Spooktacular Zoo with live native spooky wildlife found on Long Island. Enjoy tons of Halloween crafts and activities in the workshop including mixing up your own potion, creating a spider hat, wrapping a mummy whale, designing a mask, and candle-dipping to create a homemade candle and see what’s sticky and gooey at a Spooky Touch Table. Tickets in advance are $10 children, $5 adults; $15 children, $10 adults at the door. Call 367-3418 or visit www.cshwhalingmuseum.org

Halloween Family Fun Day

Family Fun Day is back at the Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook just in time for Halloween! Join them from 1 to 4 p.m. for  pumpkin painting, trick-or-treating, crafts and more. Wear your Halloween costume if you wish. Free admission .Call 751-0066 or visit www.longislandmuseum.org

Secrets and Spirits Walking Tour 

Ward Melville Heritage Organization hosts a Secrets and Spirits of Stony Brook Village walking tours at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. Participants of the tour will hear new stories of local hauntings along Stony Brook’s coastal community including the story of the Long Island witch trials, the apparitions of Annette Williamson at the Country House Restaurant (c.1710), the mysterious woman in white seen at the Stony Brook Grist Mill, William Sidney Mount and Spirit Photography; the ghost ships of shipbuilder Jonas Smith, and the role women mediums played in the Suffrage Movement.$12 per person. To reserve your spot, call 751-2244.

Halloween Hayride

The Village of Northport will host its annual Halloween Hayride in Northport Village Park from noon to 4 p.m. with hayrides, pumpkin patch, pumpkin painting, live music, petting zoo, costume contest & refreshments. Fun for the whole family! $5 per person. Call 754-3905.

Rocky Point Trunk or Treat

The North Shore Youth Council and the Rocky Point PTA present a Trunk Or Treat! event at the Joseph A. Edgar School, 525 Route 25A, Rocky Point from 2 to 5 p.m. with decorated cars and trunks, candy and non-edible treats, face painting, crafts and photo prop. Costumes encouraged. Join them for a scary good time! Register for this free event at www.eventbrite.com.

Fall Rummage Sale

Temple Beth El of Huntington, 660 Park Ave., Huntington will hold its annual Fall Rummage Sale today from 2 to 5 p.m. and Oct. 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Bag Day — everything you can fit in one of our bags for $8). Questions? Email [email protected] .

Halloween Magic Show

Join the Northport Historical Society, 215 Main St., Northport for a dazzling Halloween Magic Show for all ages with magician Todd Harris from 5 to 6 p.m. Cost is $5 per person. Register at www.northporthistorical.org.

An Evening of Reflection

The Village Chabad, 360 Nicolls Road, E. Setauket presents an Evening of History and Reflection: From Auschwitz to the IDF at 7 p.m. Guest speaker Leibel Mangel, a combat veteran in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF, will share his powerful story of challenges and successes. Tickets are $15 in advance at www.MyVillageChabad.com/Lecture, $25 on day of event and at the door. Call 463-2912 for more information.

Monday Oct. 31

Fall Rummage Sale

See Oct. 30 listing.

Halloween at Smith Haven Mall 

Join the Smith Haven Mall, Moriches Road, Lake Grove for a spooktacular, fun trick-or-treating for all the little ghouls and goblins from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (while supplies last*) If you want to know what retailers and restaurants may have tricks or treats for the little ones on Halloween, keep and eye out for the pumpkin in their windows. Call 724-1433 for more info.

Halloween Festival

The Ward Melville Heritage Organization hosts its 32nd annual Halloween Festival at the Stony Brook Village Center, 111 Main St., Stony Brook from 2 to 5 p.m. with music from WALK 97.5, trick-or-treating throughout Stony Brook Village Center, dancing and games for children, Scarecrow Competition announcements at 4 p.m. and a Halloween parade, led by Monster Merlin! Free. Call 751-2244 or visit www.wmho.org.

Halloween Costume Parade

The annual Downtown “Hauntington” Village Halloween Costume Parade returns to the Town of Huntington at 4 p.m. Sponsored by Town of Huntington, Councilwoman Joan Cergol, Dr. Dave Bennardo, and the Huntington Village BID. Line-up at the Huntington Post Office, 55 Gerard St., Huntington for a parade through Huntington followed by trick or treating at designated village merchants. Call 351-3085.

Tuesday Nov. 1

No events listed for this day.

Wednesday Nov. 2

Author Talk – just added!
Stony Brook University’s Center for Italian Studies, Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library E-4340, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook welcomes renowned author, Dacia Maraini, on the occasion of the release of “Sguardo a Oriente” and “Caro Pier Paolo,” at 6 p.m. Dacia Maraini reflects on her literary journey, and her encounters across cultures in conversation with Professor Giuseppe Gazzola (Stony Brook University). Click here for the event flyer and here for Dacia’s biography. Event co-sponsors: Institute for Globalization Studies, Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality studies, Department of Languages and Cultural Studies, A. D’Amato Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies. Free and open to all. Call 632-7444.

Historical Society lecture – just added!

The Miller Place-Mount Sinai Historical Society presents a lecture titled Maritime Smuggling on Long Island: From Pirates to Rumrunners at the Rose Caracappa Senior Center, 739 Route 25A, Mount Sinai at 7 p.m. Guest speaker Bill Bleyer will discuss why pirates like Captain Kidd were attracted to Long Island at the turn of the 18th century and how a visit by Kidd to Gardiner’s Island led him to dying on the gallows in London. Also learn why Long Island’s South Shore became known as Rum Row and was frequented by bootleggers like William McCoy who supplied gangsters like Al Capone and Dutch Schultz. Free and open to all.

Curator’s Book Talk

Join Emma Clark Memorial Library in Setauket for an online presentation centered on The Long Island Museum’s recent publication The Long Road to Freedom: Surviving Slavery on Long Island at 7 p.m. Based on the 2019 exhibition of the same name, the publication written by LIM’s Curator Jonathan M. Olly, Ph.D., focuses on the experiences of people of color from the 17th to 19th centuries. Olly will discuss the five-chapter publication exploring how slavery operated and how African Americans resisted bondage, navigated the era of emancipation, and built communities in the decades after slavery from Brooklyn to the Hamptons. Register at emmaclark.org/programs or call 941-4080.

Thursday Nov. 3

No events listed for this day.

Theater

‘Mystic Pizza’

The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport presents the new musical comedy, Mystic Pizza, through Oct. 30. Based on the classic 1988 movie starring Julia Roberts, Mystic Pizza charts the lives and loves of three unforgettable waitresses in the harbor town of Mystic, CT. Add in some of the best pop songs of the ‘80s and ‘90s such as “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” “Addicted To Love,” “Small Town,” “Hold On,” and “Take My Breath Away,” and you have all the ingredients for a romantic comedy–with the works! Tickets range from $80 to $85. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com. 

‘The Lightning Thief’

The Smithtown Performing Arts Center presents The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical through Oct. 29. As the half-blood son of a Greek god, Percy Jackson has newly-discovered powers he can’t control, a destiny he doesn’t want, and a mythology textbook’s worth of monsters on his trail. When Zeus’s master lightning bolt is stolen and Percy becomes the prime suspect, he has to find and return the bolt to prove his innocence and prevent a war between the gods. Adapted from the best-selling book by Rick Riordan and featuring a thrilling original rock score, the mythical adventure  is “worthy of the gods.” Tickets are $40, $35 seniors, $25 students. To order, visit www.smithtownpac.org.

‘Noises Off’

The Theatres at Suffolk County Community College presents Noises Off by Michael Frayn at the Shea Theater, Islip Arts Building, 533 College Road, Selden on Nov. 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 20 and 27 at 2 p.m. Called the funniest farce ever written, Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. *Mature Content* General admission: $14, Veterans and students 16 years of age or younger: $10, Suffolk students with current ID: One FREE ticket. To order, visit https://sunysuffolk.edu/spotlight or call 451-4163

Vendors Wanted

◆ Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook seeks craft vendors for its Holiday Night Market on Dec. 10 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. For further information, call 631-588-5024.

◆ Art League of Long Island, 107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills seeks artists and craftspeople for its 57th annual Holiday Fine Art & Craft Fair on Dec. 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Deadline to apply is Oct. 31. Call 631-462-5400 or visit www.artleagueli.org.

 

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