Old Bethpage Village Restoration celebrates Labor Day 19th century-style

Labor Day Weekend Festivities

Summer Celebration
Experience Labor Day weekend the old fashioned way, as the spirit of the mid 19th century comes alive at Old Bethpage Village. Picnic to some sounds of fiddle music, the Old Bethpage Village Military Band Sextet, and dancers performing the steps of the day. Craftspeople feature the art of decoy carving. Also be sure to watch the celebrated Old Time Base Ball Leagues play their matches.
Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 1-2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $10 adults; $7 children and seniors. Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Round Swamp Rd., Old Bethpage. (516) 572-8400.

Family Fun

Storybook Stroll
Enjoy these waning days of summer at Old Westbury Gardens, where families can take a Storybook Stroll, based on the charming poem “The Spider and the Fly” on Saturday. Lend an ear to a spider’s powers of persuasion in the time-honored narrative by Mary Howitt that examines the shadowy relationship between predator and prey. Search out spider habitats in the Gardens’ log cabin area and learn about the wily world of spider web science.
Saturday, Sept. 1, noon. $10, $8 seniors, $5 ages 7-17, 6 and under free. 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury (516) 333-0048 or www.oldwestburygardens.org.

In Concert

Marshall Tucker Band
The Marshall Tucker Band, is ready to rock with Long Island’s Stanton Anderson Band for some Labor Day weekend fun. The band– from Spartanburg, S.C. – helped establish the Southern rock genre in the early ‘70s, with their blend of rock, R&B, jazz, country, and gospel. Though the group has been subject to an ever-changing line-up, long-time lead vocalist Doug Gray is quick to credit the band’s current dynamic members with carrying on the timeless essence of the Marshall Tucker Band sound. The band represents a time and place in music that will never be duplicated.
Sunday, Sept. 2, 8 p.m. $59.50 and $39.50. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or www.livenation.com.