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At the wineries

DILIBERTO WINERY, JAMESPORT

* Pizza and Puccini, Saturday, April 17, 2 p.m.; homemade pizza demo; music by Puccini.

* Sundays with Grandma pasta demonstration, Sunday, April 18, 2 p.m.

SHINN ESTATE VINEYARDS, MATTITUCK

* Barbara Shinn hosts guided walk through vineyard, Saturday-Sunday, April 17-18, 1:30 p.m., and discusses sustainable farming methods. Fee, $12.50, includes wine tasting. RSVP.

JASON’S VINEYARD, JAMESPORT

* Fabulous Fridays: Wine till nine.

* Live Music: George Cork Maul, Saturday, April 17, 2-5 p.m.

MARTHA CLARA VINEYARDS, RIVERHEAD

* Bingo, Thursdays at 8 p.m. Doors open 7 p.m.

* Celebrate Kite-Flying month, through April.

* Long Island Comedy Festival, Saturday, April 17, 8 p.m. Tickets $20 + tax, purchase online; at door $25.

* Five-course viticulture/winemaking seminar, April 24, June 26, Aug. 21, Oct. 16, Feb. 5 (2011). Visit website for details.

PECONIC BAY WINERY, CUTCHOGUE

* Wine 101 Spring wine class, Saturday, April 17, 10 a.m. -noon.

* Live Music: The Bay Big Band, Saturday, April 17, 1-5 p.m.

* Special Barrel Tasting, Sunday, April 18, 11 a.m.-noon. Fee $10. RSVP.

* Live Music: Caroline Doctorow, Sunday, April 18, 1-5 p.m.

CLOVIS POINT WINERY, JAMESPORT

* Live Music: Baxter Miller Band, Sunday, April 18, 2-5 p.m.

CASTELLO DI BORGHESE, CUTCHOGUE

* Winemaker’s Walk, Saturday, April 17, 1 p.m. includes special barrel tasting of 2006 Merlot; $20. RSVP.

* Book signing ‘Playing with Fire’ by chef/author Tom Schaudel, Sunday, April 18, noon.

LIEB CELLARS, MATTITUCK

* Sixth annual Oysterfest, Saturdays through April, 1-4 p.m. Fee: From $1.85 single oyster – $18 dozen. RSVP; space limited.

OSPREY’S DOMINION VINEYARDS, PECONIC

* Live Music: Mike and Lou of Southbound, Saturday, April 17, 2-5 p.m.

* Evening of Comedy with headliner Chris Monty, Saturday, April 17, 6:30 p.m. At door $15; cash wine bar.

VINEYARD 48, CUTCHOGUE

* Magic Night, Friday, April 16, 7 p.m. Admission $10; include glass of wine.

Music

* Sahara performs Friday, April 16, 8:30 p.m. at Four Doors Down, Mattituck.

* The Contractors perform Saturday, April 17, 8 p.m. at 4th annual Tax Relief Party, American Legion Hall, Route 25, Southold. Advance $35; at door $40. Only 200 tickets sold. Prizes, giveaways, catering by Pagano’s and 5-hour open bar. Tickets available at Love Lane Haircutters, Mattituck; Hart’s Hardware, Southold; any band member. [email protected].

Music and art

* ‘Grey Gardens’ art exhibit and piano concert, Thursday-Friday, April 15-16, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Green Earth Cafe, 50 E. Main St., Riverhead. Memorabilia, music by Andrew Wargo and special menu by Myriam Montero. Reservations recommended: 389-2233, [email protected].

Gardening

* Nature Lyceum for Organic Horticulture’s 2-day Green Guerilla class, Wednesday-Thursday, April 21-22 at the Grange Building, 5268 Sound Ave., Riverhead, across from First Parish Church, UCC. Fee $448 (tax deductible). 728-0218, www.thenaturelyceum.org.

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