The region – post-Superstorm Sandy – is slowly coming back to life with festive cheer to warm our hearts and soothe our battered soul. Here's a roundup of holiday fun.
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By Karen Bloom
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11/28/12
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Now’s the time to savor being outdoors and enjoy all that is so special about this time of year. The weekends are full of activities and festivals that celebrate the best of this short season.
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By Karen Bloom
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10/10/12
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Old Bethpage Village Restoration welcomes Labor Day with a patriotic blend of music and Old Time Baseball throughout the weekend. Other holiday weekend highlights include a family "Storybook Stroll" at Old Westbury Gardens and an appearance by the Marshall Tucker Band at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury.
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8/29/12
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Old Westbury Gardens opens its lush grounds to the Long Island Scottish Festival and Highland Games this weekend. Two days of fun and games await Scots and those who just want to be Scottish for a day or so.
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By Karen Bloom
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8/22/12
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Enjoy some late summer sounds with the Long Island Philharmonic at a relaxing evening that combines beloved masterworks with a bit of Broadway an film tunes. For the kids, Old Westbury Gardens brings back its "Bug Safari" and Plaza Theatrical Productions goes pink as it stages "Pinkalicious" at Long Island Children's Museum.
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8/8/12
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The pipers will be playing and the games will have everyone cheering when the Long Island Scottish Games arrives at Old Westbury Gardens later this month.
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8/1/12
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Music and dance combine in creative ways when New York Dance Theatre performs at Hofstra on Saturday. Other weekend highlights include circus thrills at Long Island Children's Museum and the summer sounds of the Cambiata Duo at Old Westbury Gardens.
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7/25/12
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It's movie time in Bellmore as the Long Island International Film Expo opens to the delight of area movie buffs. Also this weekend, Old Bethpage Village Restoration offers 19th century music and dance and the folk duo Hungrytown performs at Old Westbury Gardens.
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7/11/12
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The heat is on, and with it, that delightful season of outddoor theatricals gets underway. Lunbrook-based Plaza Theatrical Productions starts things off with its staging of "The Producers" at Eisenhower Park's Lakeside Theatre. There's also a "Midsummer Nights'dance performance at Old Westbury Gardens. And Hofstra offers its "Hollywood Live" musical revue.
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6/22/12
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The holiday weekend is filled with music, in addition to the patriotic celebrations. Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers visit Tilles Center, while Old Westbury Gardens hosts the annual Long Island Mozart Festival. Over at Belmont Park, local bands perform during a "Beach Pary" weekend, as a prelude to the Belmont Stakes.
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5/23/12
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