Best bets for LI Easter/Passover weekend

FRIDAY

Groove on

Bring your favorite vinyl records for a spin tonight at Sip This in Valley Stream, where a DJ will spin a variety of tunes starting at 9 p.m. for fellow patrons of the coffeehouse (64 Rockaway Ave.).

ADMISSION Free

PHONE 516-341-0491

WEB sipthisny.comN

Looks easy

Grammy-nominated guitarist Bill Kirchen performs with his band, Too Much Fun, at 8 p.m., The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett.

ADMISSION $35

PHONE 631-267-3117

WEB stephentalkhouse.com

SATURDAY

Play ball

Vintage baseball is back for spring. The Brooklyn Atlantics play a round-robin against the New York Gothams and Flemington Neshanock at their season opener 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Smithtown Historical Society (239 Middle Country Rd.).

ADMISSION Free

PHONE 516-379-2379

WEB brooklynatlantics.org

Paddle power

Curious about kayaking? Learn the basics with an instructor on the water -- meet 10:30 a.m. next to Cold Spring Harbor Library (Route 25A). No experience necessary, and all equipment will be provided.

ADMISSION $60

PHONE 631-691-2396

WEB longislandkayakclub.com

Keep smiling

Long Island native and stand-up comedian Chris Monty performs his routine at 8 and 10:30 p.m. at Governor's Comedy at the Brokerage in Bellmore.

ADMISSION $22 (plus two-beverage minimum)

PHONE 516-781-5233

WEB brokeragecomedy.com

Looking up

Take a look at the celestial night sky through the observatory's telescopes as part of the "Saturday Evening Stargazing" program at Custer Institute and Observatory in Southold. Weather permitting, the program runs 7 p.m.-midnight.

ADMISSION $5 ($3 younger than 14)

PHONE 631-765-2626

WEB custerobservatory.org

KIDS

Some sparkle

The Crystal Trio performs classic and modern works using glass instruments, for ages 3 and older.

WHEN | WHERE 1 and 3 p.m. tomorrow, Long Island Children's Museum, 11 Davis Ave., Garden City

ADMISSION $4 with museum admission: $11, free younger than 1, $10 theater only

INFO licm.org, 516-224-5800.

Home tweet home

See how local birds learn to make their nests, then make a bird's nest of your own to take home, for ages 6 and older.

WHEN | WHERE 10 a.m. Saturday, South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Tpke., Bridgehampton

ADMISSION $7, $5 ages 3-12

INFO sofo.org, 631-537-9735

Easter egg hunt

There's a reason for this season, children ages 2-10 can create their own decorated baskets and hunt for eggs along the trails.

WHEN | WHERE 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday for 2-4-year-olds, 12:30-1:30 p.m. and 2:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday for ages 2-10, Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center, 134 Cove Rd., Oyster Bay

ADMISSION $8 per child, $2 donation for adults

INFO ny.audubon.org/trsac.htm, registration required, 516-922-3200

Compiled by Lynn Petry