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Upcoming Events
Children’s Snapper Derby
free event will give children an opportunity to spend a day outdoors, learning the basics of recreational fishing and, hopefully, landing a catch or two of their own. Children participating in the derby will be provided with fishing rods and bait at no cost. Adults must accompany children for the duration of the event, and space is limited, so advance registration is required.
Where
Captree Fuel Bait and Tackle at Captree State Park
3500 East Ocean Pkwy.
Babylon, NY
Phone
631-341-7111
Price
free
Website
tinyurl.com/SD4-2026-SNAPPERLecture: L.I. Witch Hunt: The Devil in New York
Dr. Tara Rider of Stony Brook University will give a lecture on The Devil in New York: The Witchcraft Trial of Goody Garlick. In the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum’s Reichert Planetarium.
Where
Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium
180 Little Neck Rd.
Centerport, NY
Phone
631-854-5579
Price
$10
Website
vanderbiltmuseum.orgLong Island Witch Hunt, 1658
Dr. Tara Rider of Stony Brook University will give a lecture on The Devil in New York: The Witchcraft Trial of Goody Garlick.. Accusations of flying on poles and cavorting with the Devil ran rampant in the colonies during the 17th century and led to hundreds of accusations of witchcraft. To understand what happened during these trials, we must first understand the stresses of ordinary 17th-century life in New York and why the fear of witches existed. The trial of Goody Garlick in 1658 will act as a lens to understand the hysteria associated with these accusation
Where
Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium
180 Little Neck Rd.
Centerport, NY
Price
$10
Website
vanderbiltmuseum.org
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