Calendar of events: Oct. 3, 2024

All ages

Friday, Oct. 4, 6:30-8 p.m.: Outdoor movie screening of ‘Coco‘ at Floyd Memorial Library, 539 First St., Greenport. Free. Bring a blanket or chair. Information: floydmemoriallibrary.org.

The arts and crafts

Friday, Oct. 4, 5 to 6:30 p.m.: Artist reception with Orient resident Fran Liburt, whose show, entitled ‘New Challenges and Variations,’ will be on display in the Mattituck-Laurel Library art gallery through October. Information: 631-298-4134.

Thursday, Oct. 10, 6:30-8: 30 p.m.: ‘Get Arty’ Painting Party at Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Ave., Riverhead. Certified art instructor Ginger Baer will lead the group in painting an 11″x14″ portrait of Rosie the cow. Wine and light refreshments are included. Tickets: $30, members; $35, nonmembers. Advance registration required, hallockville.org.

Fairs and festivals

Saturday, Oct. 5, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: For the Love of Paws craft fair presented by North Fork Animal Welfare League at Southold Town Recreation Center, Peconic Lane, Peconic. Local artisans, vendors, 50/50 raffles. Free. Information: northforkanimalwelfareleague.org.

Fundraisers

Sunday, Oct. 6, 2-5 p.m.: Annual Fall Benefit for Warrior Ranch Foundation at the ranch, 1179 Edwards Ave., Calverton. Local wine and beer, food, raffles, a military ceremonial-style speaking program, equine demonstrations, live music by Who Are Those Guys. Tickets: from $125. Warriorranchfoundation.networkforgood.com

Saturday, Oct. 12, noon: Chowder Festival benefiting East End Seaport Museum at Port Waterfront, 104 Third St., Greenport. Doors open at noon, voting ends at 3 p.m. and live music begins at 4 p.m. Tickets: $25, includes complimentary wine or beer. eastendseaport.org.

Saturday, Oct. 12, 6-9 p.m.: Inspire Dance Centre competition team fundraiser with psychic medium Josephine Ghiringhelli at Borghese Vineyard, 17150 Middle Road, Cutchogue. Light fare included. Cash bar. Tickets: $90. Register: inspiredancecentre.org.

Saturday, Oct. 19, 8 p.m.: Comedy Night at CAST featuring Mia Jackson, Sekou Ali and Peaches Rodriguez at Treiber Gathering Hall, 53930 Main Road, Southold. Tickets: $75 at Comedy1024.givesmart.com. Information: [email protected].

Lectures

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 6:30 p.m.: Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body, an Alzheimer’s Association program, at The Vine at North Fork United Methodist Church, informing on lifestyle habits that can help maintain or improve health. Information: 631-734-6033.

Local history

Saturday, Oct. 5, 2-4 p.m.: Mattituck Presbyterian Church Graveyard Tour at North Fork Community Theatre at 12700 Old Sound Ave., Mattituck. A cooperative effort of the Mattituck-Laurel Historical Society, Mattituck Presbyterian Church’s graveyard restoration committee and North Fork Community Theatre, the tour goes through church graveyard as actors in period costumes recount the life stories of historical figures who are buried there. The tour ends at Mattituck Presbyterian Church. Tickets: $25, must be purchased in advance. 631-298-NFCT. Rain date, Oct. 26.

Sunday, Oct. 6, 2-4 p.m.: Cutchogue Burying Ground Graveyard Tour sponsored by Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council and North Fork Community Theatre at 32770 Main Road (corner Harbor Lane), Cutchogue. The tour goes through the graveyard, as actors in period costumes recount the life stories of historical figures who are buried there. Tickets: $25, must be purchased in advance. 631-298-NFCT. Rain date, Oct. 27.

Wednesday, Oct. 9, 6 p.m.: “The American Revolution in Southold Township, Long Island: Patriots vs. Loyalists” presented by Mattituck-Laurel Park District and Mattituck-Laurel Historical Society with Edward Marlatt, retired Adelphi University professor, at the park district building on Peconic Bay Blvd. in Mattituck. The program will discuss the seven-year siege of Southold Township by the British during most of the Revolution. Free, donations accepted. Information: [email protected].

Meetings

Friday, Oct. 11, 4 p.m.: Open House hosted by the Unitarian Universalists of Southold at 51970 Main Road. Presentations by owners’ rep and architect Brian Davis and the local construction company North Fork Woodworks, self-guided tour and light refreshments. Information: firstuniversalistsouthold.org. 

Thursday, Oct. 17, 6-7:30 p.m.: Land Preservation: Are We Winning the Race? presentation and Q&A with Al Krupski, Lilly McCullough and Tim Caulfield during a meeting of Cutchogue Civic Association at Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library. Information: cutchoguecivicassociation.org.

Music

Saturday, Oct. 5, 6:30 p.m.:  For the Beauty of the Earth, a program inspiring an appreciation of Earth’s beauty and offering an oasis for reflecting on commitment to its stewardship at Custer Institute and Observatory, 1115 Main Bayview Road, Southold. New music by contemporary composers Roberto Sierra and Laura Kaminsky and compositions from the first half of the 20th century by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, William Grant Still and Margaret Bonds. After the concert, observatory staff will provide guided tours of the night sky (weather permitting). Tickets: $30, nonmembers; $20, members; free, under 16. Seating limited. custerobservatory.org.

Saturday, Oct. 5, 3 p.m.: Outdoor concert with The Feinberg Brothers, traditional bluegrass music with fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar and string bass at Floyd Memorial Library, 539 First St., Greenport. Free. Information: floydmemoriallibrary.org.

Saturday, Oct. 12, 6:30 p.m.:  Nancy Atlas – Living Large and Playing Hard at Custer Institute and Observatory, 1115 Main Bayview Road, Southold. Known for her raw, live performances and stellar songwriting, Nancy and her band have opened for almost everyone under the sun. Rain or shine event. Bring blanket or chair for outdoor performance. Should weather force the show inside, very limited seating is available. VIP ticket ensures front row seat outside and guaranteed seat inside. Tickets: $50, VIP; $35, general admission; $25, Observatory members; free, under 16. Register custerobservatory.org.

The natural world

Saturday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m.-noon: Nature Walk Series: Exploring Health and Conservation with health professionals and environmental conservationists at Inlet Pond County Park, 64795 CR 48, Greenport. Ask health questions, bird watch and learn about preserving Long Island Sound. Presented by North Fork Audubon Society. Register: northforkaudubon.org.

Theater

Friday-Sunday, Oct. 18-20: Playlets and Poetry Festival directed by Nicholas Auletti, presented by Northeast Stage at Holy Trinity Church, 768 Main St., Greenport. Features a range of smaller plays and adapted literature. Showtimes: 8 p.m., Fri. and Sat.; 5 p.m., Sunday. Tickets: $20. northeaststage.org.

Ongoing events

Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and Sundays 2-4 p.m.: Historic walking tours at Mattituck-Laurel Historical Society, 18200 Main Road, Mattituck. Members, $15; nonmembers, $20; children under 10, free. Reservations: 631-745-2752.

Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: Self-guided tours at Landcraft Garden Foundation, 4342 Grand Ave., Mattituck. Members, free; nonmembers, $20; seniors and students, $17; under 12, $5; under 2, free. Information: 631-298-7216, landcraftgardenfoundation.org.

Saturdays through October 26, 9 a.m.: Tai chi with Denise Gillies at Mitchell Park, Greenport. Sponsored by Friends of Mitchell Park. Free. No class Oct. 5.

Wednesdays, 5-8 p.m.: Adult skate for ages 21 and up at Greenport American Legion, 102 Third St. Admission: $10, includes skates; $5, spectators. greenportamericanlegion.org. 

Tuesdays, noon-3:30 p.m.: Bingo at Southold American Legion, 51655 Main Road. 631-765-2276.

Saturdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.: Docent-led tours at Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Ave., Riverhead. Tickets: $15, adults; $10, seniors and children. 631-298-5292, hallockville.org.

Saturdays, 8 p.m.-midnight: Stargazing at Custer Observatory, 1115 Main Bayview Road, Southold, weather permitting. Suggested donation: adults, $5; under 12, $3. 631-765-2626, custerobservatory.org. 

Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.: Blacksmithing demonstrations with Tom Barry at Village Blacksmith Shop, 101 Front St., Greenport. 631-477-2100, eastendseaport.org.

Saturdays through October, 5-7 p.m.: Bug Light cruise and tour hosted by East End Seaport Museum, 103 Third St., Greenport. Arrive at 4:30 p.m. for check-in. Tickets: adults, $65; under 13, $25; discount for seniors and military. Information and tickets: eastendseaport.org/cruises.

Exhibitions

Through Oct.: New Challenges and Variations, painted works by Orient resident Fran Liburt on display in the Mattituck-Laurel Library art gallery. Information: 631-298-4134.

Through Friday, Oct. 11: Banned! Artists Respond to Book Banning, exhibit and sale at Floyd Memorial Library, Greenport. Information: floydmemoriallibrary.org.

Through October: The Parian Phenomenon, a collection of British statuary porcelain figures, at Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Society’s Wickham House on the Village Green, 27320 Main Road, Cutchogue. Information: cutchoguenewsuffolkhistory.org. 

Through November: Linda Nemeth’s artwork, Taking Watercolor to Another Dimension, will be on display at the Southold Free Library, 53705 Main Road, Southold. Information: southoldlibrary.org.

Through November: Picture Driven at Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library. Artwork by Paula Kelly, Ernest Hutton and Doris Brautigan. Free. Information: cutchoguelibrary.org.

Wednesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.: Striking a Chord: Suffolk County’s Early Music Identity at Suffolk County Historical Society Museum, 300 West Main St., Riverhead. Examples of early instruments, early composers, immigration influence, recording technology advancements and wartime home front efforts. 631-727-2881, suffolkcountyhistoricalsociety.org.

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