Saturday, July 16, 2011

Explore Your Ecosystem
Long Island Science Center
11 West Main Street
Riverhead
631-208-8000
Time: 11am-4pm
Admission: $5
Discover and learn all about the ecosystems on Long Island. Take part in constructing your own natural water filtration systems and many more fun activities to help you explore all there is to the ecosystems that exist on Long Island.

Be Part of The Art
The Heckscher Museum
2 Prime Avenue
Huntington
631-351-3250
Time: 10am-2pm
Admission: Free (Free Outdoor Activity; Meet on the lawn in front of the Museum)
Turn on those creative juices as you help artist Thea Lanzisero create her next art piece! Create a bamboo installation by weaving and knotting rope, you'll learn how on site. This installation will be a part of the Museum’s “Earth Matters” exhibition. Be sure to visit the Museum to see your art displayed July 30-October 23! For ages 10 and up.

The Magic of Amore
Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve
25 Lloyd Neck
Lloyd Neck
631-423-1770
Time: 11am
Admission: $8 fee to park
Bring a comfy chair or a blanket and head down to the Walled Garden in Caumsett State Park to see The Magic of Amore! This show features fun and entertainment for the whole family! This is part of the Children’s Summer Theater program held at Long Island State Parks this summer.

The Great Bonac Fireworks Show
3 Mile Harbor
East Hampton
631-624-6250
Time: 9:15pm-9:35pm
Admission: Free
See the night sky light up with fireworks at The Great Bonac Fireworks Show in East Hampton this Saturday. This is the 31st annual fireworks show, saved from fading in 2009 by the Clamshell Foundation. Be sure to click on the link above for information about fireworks viewing parties and viewing locations to get the most out of the show!

National Circus Project Presents "Solo Circus"
Long Island Children’s Museum
11 Davis Avenue
Garden City
516-224-5800
Time: 2pm
Admission: $4 with museum admission; $8 without museum admission
Get some thrills and chills while watching the balancing, clowning, juggling, plate spinning and many other tricks featured in the circus this Saturday with the National Circus Project.



Saturday, July 16 & Sunday, July 17

Long Island Antique Tractor Show and Pull
Hallockville Museum Farm
6038 Sound Ave
Riverhead
631-332-0282
Time: 10am-5pm
Admission: $5, children under 12 free
See how farming was done long ago at the Long Island Antique Tractor Show and Pull this weekend at the Hallockville Museum Farm. View antique trucks and tractors and see historic LI racing memorabilia and stock cars. There are even hay ride tours of the facility.

Muttville Canine Comedy Show
Long Island Game Farm Wildlife Park and Zoo
638 Chapman Blvd
Manorville
631-878-6644
Time: Noon, 2pm, 4pm
Admission: Free with admission, $17.95 plus tax adults; $15.95 plus tax ages 3-11 and seniors; Under 2 Free
Come and get your laugh on with The Muttville Canine Comedy Show. See over 15 dogs put on a show sure to tickle your funny bone with lively tricks and hilarious demonstrations! Johnny Peers, a former clown with Ringling Bros. and the Barnum and Bailey Circus, has rescued many of these dogs from shelters which brings a special meaning to the performance.

Sunday, July 17

Huntington Independence Day
Huntington Village Green
Colonial Arsenal Museum
425 Park Ave
Huntington
631-223-8017
Time: 12pm-5pm
Admission: Free
Head to the Huntington Village Green and view an interactive reenactment of the events in 1776  which mark Huntington Independence Day. Also featured will be cooking demonstrations showing some of the food of the time period as well as crafts and musket drills.