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Upcoming Events

Wood and Water: Furniture on Long Island, 1660-1860

Sep3

Discover the work of the region's unsung craftspeople, including Quaker joiners, Black makers, women upholsterers, Dutch turners and Indigenous weavers, alongside the furniture they crafted and used, these objects reveal global networks of exchange, identity and innovation during a period of profound change

Where

Preservation Long Island

161 Main St.

Cold Spring Harbor, NY

Phone

631-692-4664

Price

free

Bird and Breakfast

Sep12

Continental breakfast and short presentation on spring songbirds, followed by a guided walk through the preserve, binoculars will be provided or you may bring your own, register

Where

Connetquot River State Park Preserve

4090 Sunrise Hwy.

Oakdale, NY

Phone

631-581-1005

Price

$4 plus $8 parking fee

Crafts and Cocktails: Wooden Buoys

Sep17

Learn about the history of America's lobster fishery and local Long Island lobster populations, decorate a weathered wooden buoy to take home, cocktails and mocktails will be served, for ages 21 and older, register

Where

The Whaling Museum & Education Center

301 Main St.

Cold Spring Harbor, NY

Phone

631-367-3418

Price

$35

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