The John Jermain Library in Sag Harbor presents its fifth annual Patron Art Show. The show runs November 27 though January 12. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, November 30, from 2:30 to 4:30 PM.
Shelter Island’s Friends of the Library Arts and Craft Fair will be on Saturday, December 7, from 10 AM to 2 PM. Support local craftspeople and artists as you shop for the holidays in the lower level of the library.
“Hearthside Cheer: Designer Tree Auction,” will be held on Saturday, December 7 from 5 to 7 PM at the Southampton History Museum’s Rogers Mansion, at 17 Meeting House Lane. Jewelry making classes will be held on Saturdays in December beginning December 7, from 10 AM to 12 PM at Pelletreau Silver Shop, 80 Main Street, Southampton. To register for the class, call 631-283-2494. Join in kid-friendly holiday crafts with “Santa’s Elves Workshop” on Saturday, December 7, from 1 to 3 PM. For more information, visit www.southamptonhistory.org. Service hours will be awarded to students ages 13 and older.
The ninth annual Wooden Wonderland holiday craft show and sale will be held at Suffolk County Historical Society Museum in Riverhead on Saturday, December 7, from 10 AM to 4:30 PM. Free admission. The family friendly event will feature handmade wooden items as well as other local artisans’ wares including holiday art & crafts. Live woodworking and woodcarving demonstrations will go on all day indoors in the historic galleries and outdoors on the Great Lawn. For more information, call 631-727-2881.
The library will offer an up-cycled evergreen trees craft on Saturday, December 7, at 10:15 AM. Participants will work with discarded books and recycle them into evergreen trees. The fee for this program is $10. Advance registration is required. For more information or to register, visit www.myrml.org or call 631-283-0774.
“All About Beeswax” will be held on Saturday, December 7, at 11 AM. For children ages four through 10. Learn about honey bees and beeswax, and make special beeswax crafts, with master beekeeper Debbie Klughers.
Santa invites you for storytelling, sing-alongs, holiday card making, art-making and more, on Saturday, December 7, from 11 AM to 4 PM at East End Arts in Riverhead. For more information, visit www.eastendarts.org.
A five-hour DMV safety course will be held on Saturday, December 7, 11:30 AM. Participants must bring their learners permit and $68 in cash. Sign-in time is 11:30 AM sharp. Call the library at 631-283-0774 to register.
The Paul Drum Life Experience Project presents its first annual Gingerbread Contest. Participants are asked to create and donate a
gingerbread house to be entered into a competition for blue ribbons and bragging rights. The structures will then be auctioned off on December
7. Any imaginative building, historic structure, seaworthy vessel, barn, farm stand, lighthouse, or flight of fancy constructed by individuals, local
businesses, or groups are acceptable. Both professionals and amateurs are welcome. There is no cost to enter. Visit www.pauldrumlifeexperienceproject.org.
Join the Spur for its second annual Holiday Market on Saturday, December 7, and Sunday, December 8, from 1 to 7 PM. Located at Spur South, 280 Elm Street, Southampton. For more info, visit www.thespur.com.
On Saturday, December 7, the Southampton Chamber of Commerce presents “It’s a Wonderful Village” at the Southampton Chamber building, 76 Main Street. There will be horse and buggy rides from 1 to 4 PM. Santa will be visiting from 1:30 to 3:30 PM. Cookies and hot chocolate will be provided by the Southampton Inn.
The East End Classic Boat Society’s annual holiday season reception and raffle boat drawing will be held at 2 PM on Saturday December 7 in the Hartjen-Richardson Community Boat Shop at 301 Bluff Road, Amagansett. A lucky ticket holder will win a catspaw sailing dingy, with trailer, oars, and sail. The boat has been built according to a plan by Joel White based on a boat crafted by famed designer Nathanael Herreshoff is the 1th vintage-style vessel crafted by the club. Club members have crafted the 12-foot nine-inch sailboat with planks of eastern white cedar. The oak ribs for the frame were steamed and bent into place. Cheese and liquid refreshments with be served and attendees can tour the boat shop and view the beginnings of next year’s raffle boat.
The Ladies’ Village Improvement Society is hosting a holiday open house on Saturday, December 7, from 2 to 4 PM. Join them for cider, cookies, and eggnog. Mrs. Claus always makes an appearance, making for a great photo opportunity. Located at 95 Main Street, East Hampton.
Dungeons and Dragons with Harry Mikkelson happens on Saturdays, December 7 and 21, from 2 to 4 PM. Dice and character sheets will be provided. For those 17 to 35 years old.
East End Hospice’s annual Tree of Lights Ccremony will be held on Saturday, December 7, from 2:30 to 3:30 PM at the Shelter Island Library. This is an occasion which honors the memory of friends and family members with special tributes, spoken remembrances, and music. Ornaments are hung on a tree in memory of loved ones.
Join in a hamlet-wide holiday event on Saturday, December 7, in Amagansett. Meet Santa at the Amagansett Fire House at 4 PM, followed by the tree lighting and caroling. Pick up a copy of the Family Treasure Hunt and then head down Main Street where local shops will have special holiday deals and plenty of treats and surprises. This is a free, family-friendly event, hosted by the Amagansett Village Improvement Society, Amagansett Chamber of Commerce, Amagansett Fire Department, Scoville Hall, and the Amagansett Library. For more information, visit www.amagansettchamber.org.
The 10th annual Wölffer Lighting of the Vines, which will be held on Saturday, December 7, from 6 to 8 PM, will include A Charity Wreath Auction to benefit The Retreat, a shelter for domestic abuse victims. The wreaths are designed by community artists, designers, and celebrities. Enjoy locally-sourced hors d’oeuvres, wine, and more as 15,000 lights illuminate Wölffer’s vines.
The 10th annual Wölffer Lighting of the Vines, which will be held on Saturday, December 7, from 6 to 8 PM, will include a charity wreath auction
to benefit The Retreat, a shelter for domestic abuse victims. The wreaths are designed by community artists, designers, and celebrities. Enjoy
locally-sourced hors d’oeuvres, wine, and more as 15,000 lights illuminate Wölffer’s vines.
Maureen’s Haven Homeless Outreach will host its second annual winter benefit at Seasons of Southampton on Saturday, December 7, at 6 PM. There will be small bites, wine or beer, dancing, and auction items. Tickets are $50 per person. Visit www.2019winterbenefit.bpt.me.
Stargazing will be held on Saturday, December 7, from 6 to 8 PM. Montauk Observatory astronomers will set up their telescopes under the dark skies of the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton to give guided tours of the heavens to all who attend. At 6 PM, you’ll learn about what you’ll be seeing — the moon, planets, nebulae, even the Andromeda Galaxy, then you’ll go outside to observe. Feel free to bring a blanket or a lawn chair, refreshments, to set up your own telescope or binoculars, or do astrophotography. Weather permitting. For more information, visit www.MontaukObservatory.com.
The East Hampton Santa Parade will be held from 2:30 to 3:30 PM, on Saturday, December 7 starting at First Presbyterian Church to Hook Windmill. Set up starts at 1:30 PM. Amaden Gay Agencies will sponsor the East Hampton Lighting of the Windmill, with festivities including holiday caroling and music, from 3:30 to 4:30 PM. The Maidstone Arms will have its annual tree lighting a 5 PM.The East Hampton Holiday Night Market will be held from 4 to 8:30 PM on Newtown Lane and Main Street. During the same times, visit Eileen Fisher for a “Santa’s Village Experience.” Come get photos with Santa, send a card from Santa Station, have bites and sips, and see Santa’s “Equine” Reindeer Exhibit provided by Spirit’s Promise Rescue Petting Zoo.
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