East End LOCAL
East End LOCAL
Friends of Orient Beach State Park hosts free live music on select Tuesdays in July and August at Orient Beach State Park. Concerts run 5 to 7 p.m. and feature Linden Farm All-Stars, GUNK, Points East, and Gene Casey & the Lone Sharks.
New York Blood Center will host a blood drive at Riverhead Cider House. Appointments are preferred, and walk-ins are welcome. Donors should bring a photo ID and review eligibility guidelines in advance.
ReWild Long Island leads a free program on native plant container gardening at the Southold Free Library. Learn plant choices for sun and shade, container and soil basics, watering tips, and common mistakes to avoid.
Sannino Vineyard hosts a Thursday evening paint-and-sip session in a Bob Ross-style format. The ticket includes instruction, a finished painting to take home, and a tasting of three summer wines.
Riverhead Free Library will host a free movie matinee screening of "First Man," about astronaut Neil Armstrong and the mission that led to the first moon landing. Concession-style snacks will be available and no registration is required.
Northeast Stage presents its Fourth Annual One Act Festival at the Jamesport Meeting House. The program features three original short plays by local playwrights, directed and performed by local talent.
Actor and storyteller David Dean Bottrell brings his solo show “Teenage Wasteland: Thirteen Fourteen Fifteen” to the North Fork Arts Center. The performance features true stories from early adolescence and is recommended for audiences ages 16 and up.
ReWild Long Island and Hallockville Museum Farm will lead a hands-on exploration of natural dyeing using plants from the garden. Learn how marigolds and other blooms can be transformed into natural dyes.
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church will host a New York Blood Center blood drive on Saturday, Aug. 22. Donors who participate will receive a coupon for a free scoop of ice cream from Snowflake.
Friends of The Big Duck will hold its 14th annual Rubber Duckie Race on Reeves Bay, with viewing from the lawn of the Flanders Men’s Club. Attendance is free, with $5 duck entries, prizes for first through third and last place, plus kids’ games and giveaways. Ducks launch at noon; rain date is Aug. 23.
Southold Historical Museum presents a season of exhibits exploring the North Fork’s role in the Revolutionary Era. “The American Revolution in Southold” will be on view weekends from May 23 through Sept. 12 at the Maple Lane Campus.
Northeast Stage presents its Fourth Annual One Act Festival at the Jamesport Meeting House. The program features three original short plays by local playwrights, directed and performed by local talent.
The Lords of 52nd Street perform Billy Joel classics at The Suffolk. The show features Liberty DeVitto on drums and Russell Javors on rhythm guitar, who recorded and toured with Joel for more than a decade.
Friends of The Big Duck will hold its 14th annual Rubber Duckie Race on Reeves Bay, with viewing from the lawn of the Flanders Men’s Club. Attendance is free, with $5 duck entries, prizes for first through third and last place, plus kids’ games and giveaways. Ducks launch at noon; rain date is Aug. 23.
Inda Eaton and Nancy Atlas bring an all-acoustic evening of original music to the Long Island Game Farm Amphitheater as part of the Songbird Sessions 2026 series. The show is scheduled outdoors and will move indoors if it rains.
Northeast Stage presents its Fourth Annual One Act Festival at the Jamesport Meeting House. The program features three original short plays by local playwrights, directed and performed by local talent.
Mary Laura Lamont, a former National Park Service ranger at the William Floyd Estate, will speak about William Floyd’s life, local connections and the risks he took as a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The free lecture is presented in collaboration with the Friends of Orient Beach State Park.
Ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro brings his genre-spanning solo performance to The Suffolk in Riverhead. Tickets range from $34 to $74, plus applicable fees.
A free outdoor concert at Wading River town beach will take place Friday, Aug. 28 from 6 to 9 p.m. featuring the 80s cover band Playback.
Medium Matt Fraser brings his live show to The Suffolk for an evening of audience psychic readings. Fraser, known for his E! Entertainment series, will offer readings intended to connect attendees with loved ones who have died.