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Upcoming Events

Beyond the Book: Endurance

Jan21

Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing. In the heart of winter, we turn to one of the greatest tales of endurance in the cold! Brave the ice-bound seas with Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew in this extraordinary survival story. We will pair our reading with a dive into the archives from Cold Spring's own arctic shipwrecks, uncovering tales of danger and disaster for sailors navigating the frozen seas.

Where

The Whaling Museum

279 Main St.

Cold Spring Harbor, NY

Phone

631-367-3418

Price

$15

Native American Drumming

Jan22

Elder drummer Ric Statler will lead a drumming meditation, donations of non-perishable canned food will be collected

Where

All Souls Parish House

10 Mill Pond Rd.

Stony Brook, NY

Phone

631-655-7798

Price

free

Health Literacy: Be Prepared

Jan26

Health educators from Stony Brook Cancer Center will discuss how to improve your ability to find, understand and use information and services to make well-informed health-related decisions, cardholders only, register starting Dec. 26

Where

Smithtown Library - Kings Park Building

1 Church St.

Kings Park, NY

Phone

631-360-2480

Price

free

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