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Magician Asi Wind brings his show to The Suffolk in Riverhead. Wind has been honored by Hollywood’s Magic Castle and is known for his off-Broadway show “Inner Circle” and his appearance on “Penn & Teller: Fool Us.” Tickets are $49–$99.
The Riverhead Free Library will present The P.E.A.C.E. Project, a juried fine art photography exhibition and competition with the 2026 theme The Mind’s Eye. The event includes an exhibit of selected works and an awards ceremony recognizing Grand Prize through Third Prize winners.
Riverhead Free Library will offer a drop-in session to help patrons learn how to use Hoopla and Kanopy. Staff will show attendees how to get started streaming and downloading digital content with a library card.
Hallockville Museum Farm’s 45th annual Country Fair returns Oct. 3-4 with farm animals, tractors, craft demonstrations and vendors, children’s activities, wagon and kiddie train rides, tractor pulls, live music and food. Half-price admission is offered Sunday from 10 a.m. to noon.
Genealogist Eileen Swanberg discusses how to research Italian ancestry using U.S. and Italian records. Learn how to identify hometowns in Italy, find and translate records, and understand naming patterns.
Costumed paddlers will take to the Peconic River for Downtown Riverhead’s inaugural Witches & Wizards Paddle. Participants can decorate their paddleboards, kayaks or canoes and dress for the occasion. Spectators are welcome to watch from the Riverwalk and riverfront. When: Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, from 3 to 3:30 p.m. Where: Peconic Riverfront, downtown Riverhead For […]
Richard Kurin, Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large, presents a reading and discussion of his new book, “History by a Hair,” at the North Fork Arts Center. The program includes an onstage conversation with descendants featured in the book, followed by a book signing with copies available for purchase from Burton’s Books.
Pianist Magdalena Baczewska returns to the Jamesport Meeting House for a solo concert featuring works by Chopin, Cowell, Debussy, Ravel, Ali-Zadeh, Glass and Pärt. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online through the venue’s events page.
Hallockville Museum Farm’s 45th annual Country Fair returns Oct. 3-4 with farm animals, tractors, craft demonstrations and vendors, children’s activities, wagon and kiddie train rides, tractor pulls, live music and food. Half-price admission is offered Sunday from 10 a.m. to noon.
Pick up a free take-home murder mystery kit from Riverhead Free Library starting Oct. 5 and try to solve the case on your own. Participants can return at the end of the month to see if they cracked it.
The New York Blood Center will hold a community blood drive at Riverhead Free Library. No appointment is needed; donors can stop in to give blood during the drive hours.
Riverhead Free Library will host a community blood drive on Oct. 5. Appointments are preferred, and walk-ins are welcome; schedule at nybc.org or by calling 1-800-933-2566.
The Suffolk County Department of Labor’s One-Stop Employment Center will host a job fair at Riverhead Free Library. Meet recruiters from companies across Long Island that are actively hiring; no registration is required.
Riverhead Free Library will host a Maker Space program where participants design and create simple greeting cards using Cricut Design Space. The cards can be kept or given to friends and family.
Riverhead Free Library hosts a chair-based boxing workout with instructor Johnathan Arroyo. No experience is required, and gloves and equipment will be provided.
Share ideas for the future of Broad Cove Preserve, a 100-acre conservation property in Aquebogue, during a drop-in open-house workshop at Riverhead Public Library. The session will help inform Peconic Land Trust’s site plan for the preserve and welcomes input on recreation, conservation and education features.
Riverhead Free Library will screen “The Sheep Detectives” as part of its Movie Matinee Friday series. Concession-stand snack goodie bags will be available, one per person while supplies last, and no registration is required.
Unitarian Universalists of Southold will host an in-person Goods & Services Auction with live and silent bidding. VIP admission begins at 5 p.m., general admission doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the live auction starts at 7:30 p.m.
John Ondrasik, the songwriter and performer known as Five for Fighting, performs at The Suffolk with a string quartet. The program includes songs such as “Superman (It’s Not Easy),” “100 Years,” and “The Riddle.”
ReWild Long Island hosts a North Fork Chapter Meeting in Southold to connect with the community and support native plant initiatives. The group will review recent activities, discuss fall and winter plans, and begin planning next year’s events.