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Upcoming Events
Beyond the Book: Jaws
Just in time for Memorial Day, join us to confront one of literature's most iconic villains. We’ll follow Brody and Quint as they pursue the monstrous shark through the waters off Long Island (yes, Long Island!) and explore the curious parallels between their expedition and that of Melville’s Captain Ahab. Explore shark bones and fossils from our collections and learn about the many shark species that call Long Island home - and how unlikely it is that you’ll ever receive a bite.
Where
The Whaling Museum & Education Center
294 Main Street
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Price
$15
Shipwreck and Salvation - The Wreck of The Prince Maurice in 1657
On the night of March 13, 1657, as a Nor’easter raged, a Dutch ship, The Prince Maurice, slammed into the coast of Fire Island. Aboard were 129 souls – passengers, crew, and Dutch West India Company soldiers. Ashore were Indigenous people on their coastal night watch, listening to the ship crash against the shoal. Until now the story of this dramatic Long Island shipwreck and rescue has been known only to a handful of historians. But the rescue on an ice-laden beach has been part of Indigenous history for 400 years. Now, thanks to a generous grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, the New Amsterdam History Center’s groundbreaking Mapping Early New York project has combined old-fashioned research and new technology including AI, and a new window on history has opened wide for all of us to explore!
Where
Suffolk County Historical Society Museum
300 West Main Street
Riverhead, NY
Phone
631-727-2881 x100
Price
free
Website
schs-museum.orgMemory Cafe
Lunch, music, dancing and more for people with early stage Alzheimer's disease and their caregiver. Held at the Family Community Life Center 1018 Northville Tpke., Riverhead, register
Where
Riverhead, NY
Riverhead, NY
11901
Phone
800-272-3900
Price
free
