Saturday, May 8 Informal modeling, live music (3-8 p.m.), with 5 percent of sales to benefit PETA, &nbsp;the animal-rights group, at Nikki’s Dressing Room, 301 Walt Whitman Rd. (Route 110), Huntington Station; 631-659-3622.

Saturday, May 8 Informal modeling, live music (3-8 p.m.), with 5 percent of sales to benefit PETA, the animal-rights group, at Nikki’s Dressing Room, 301 Walt Whitman Rd. (Route 110), Huntington Station; 631-659-3622.

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