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Wednesday Oct. 1, 2025

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11 am – 4 pm

“EXPLORATIONS” Marilyn Stevenson Solo Exhibit

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The Water Mill MuseumWater Mill

11 am – 6 pm

ASCEND: The Evolution of Identity

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Free

Alessandro Berni GalleryChelsea

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1 – 2 pm

Wednesday Walks: Flying Point Beach

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

Thursday Oct. 2

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11 am – 4 pm

“EXPLORATIONS” Marilyn Stevenson Solo Exhibit

Art
Free

The Water Mill MuseumWater Mill

11 am – 6 pm

ASCEND: The Evolution of Identity

Art
Free

Alessandro Berni GalleryChelsea

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

6 – 9 pm

Mr. Rooster Band – Free Concert at Hallockville Museum Farm

Free

Hallockville Museum FarmRiverhead

6 – 9 pm

ASCEND: The Evolution of Identity

Art
Free

Alessandro Berni GalleryChelsea

Friday Oct. 3

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11 am – 4 pm

“EXPLORATIONS” Marilyn Stevenson Solo Exhibit

Art
Free

The Water Mill MuseumWater Mill

11 am – 6 pm

ASCEND: The Evolution of Identity

Art
Free

Alessandro Berni GalleryChelsea

HealthFairSign

11 am – 2 pm

Free Community Health Fair

Hoie Hall at St. Luke’s ChurchEast Hampton

Scrabble Word games

1 – 3 pm

Word Game Palooza

Free
Games

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

Saturday Oct. 4

9 – 10 am

Tai Chi

Mitchell ParkGreenport

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9 – 10:30 am

Fall Migration Bird Walk (Cutchogue)

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

Beach Debris

10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

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10 – 11 am

Adopt a Patch Work Session: Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt

South Fork Natural History Museum (SoFo)Bridgehampton

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10 am – noon

Tree ID Trail Hike with Jackson Dodds

Long Pond Greenbelt Nature CenterBridgehampton

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10:30 am

Birding for Beginners

South Fork Natural History Museum (SoFo)Bridgehampton

Homefront to Battlefront

11 am – 4 pm

Homefront to Battlefront: Southampton during World War II

Veterans Memorial HallSouthampton

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11 am – 4 pm

“EXPLORATIONS” Marilyn Stevenson Solo Exhibit

Art
Free

The Water Mill MuseumWater Mill

11 am – 6 pm

ASCEND: The Evolution of Identity

Art
Free

Alessandro Berni GalleryChelsea

southamptonfest

11 am – 4 pm

SouthamptonFest

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

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11 am – 5 pm

Hamptons Sculpture Walk October 4-5

Art
Expo

760 Montauk Hwy, Water MillWater Mill

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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3 – 7 pm

Celebrate Southamptonfest at the Southampton Inn

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Festivals
Food & Drink

Claudes Restaurant at the Southampton InnSouthampton

Opening Reception Churchennial 12

6 – 7:30 pm

OPENING RECEPTION for Here & There: The First Churchennial

Art
Free

The ChurchSag Harbor

Sunday Oct. 5

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11 am – 4 pm

“EXPLORATIONS” Marilyn Stevenson Solo Exhibit

Art
Free

The Water Mill MuseumWater Mill

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11 am – 5 pm

Here & There: The Church’s First Churchennial

The ChurchSag Harbor

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11 am – 5 pm

Hamptons Sculpture Walk October 4-5

Art
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760 Montauk Hwy, Water MillWater Mill

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