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Enjoy some mid-summer circus antics along with other seasonal delights at Old Bethpage Village and Old Westbury Gardens
Family Fun
Solo Circus
It’s time for some circus fun when the National Circus Project visits Long Island Children’s Museum with “Solo Circus.” Get up an up-close introduction to see how circus folk do what they do. The National Circus Project’s talented performers will introduce visitors to the art of balancing, juggling, clowning, plate spinning, and much more.
Friday and Saturday, July 15-16, 2 p.m. For ages 3 and up. $4 with museum admission ($3 members), $8 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or www.licm.org.
19th Century Dancing
Experience summer recreation the way of 19th century Long Islanders: Listen to the tunes of the fiddle and dance to the calls of the local dance master. That tradition can be enjoyed at Old Bethpage Village Restoration, when the Village Dance Ensemble performs in the Noon Inn PicNic Grove. The dancers, all in traditional attire, demonstrate the Jefferson and Liberty, the Lancer’s Quadrille, and Virginia Reel. Also, watch Old Time Base Ball matches throughout the day.
Sunday, July 17, 1:30-4 p.m. $10, $7 children 5-12 and seniors. Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Round Swamp Rd., Old Bethpage. (516) 572-8400.
Seasonal Delights
Cross Island: Cello and Reed
Enjoy a summer concert surrounded by the beauty of Old Westbury Gardens this weekend. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and listen to artist-in-residence cellist Suzanne Mueller and friends perform works on the patio by the West Porch Beech Tree. For this concert, she is joined by clarinetist Joseph Rutkowsk, Jr. in a program that includes a new duo piece by composer Roger Blanc, a new cello solo by Douglas Da Silva, and fresh classical, jazz, and fiddling tunes.
Sunday, July 17, 3 p.m. Free with admission. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. (516) 338-0048 or www.oldwestburygardens.org.
