Best bets on LI St. Patrick's Day weekend
FRIDAY
In bloom
Catch the last weekend of the Flower and Garden Show at Hicks Nurseries in Westbury 8 a.m.-8 p.m. through Sunday. From 5 to 7 p.m. today, patrons can meet with garden designers for free advice about creating their own landscapes and flower beds at home.
ADMISSION Free
PHONE 516-334-0066
WEB hicksnurseries.com
Imagine John
The Nutopians, an eight-piece ensemble band, celebrates "John Lennon Imagined," featuring music from his Beatles and solo years, at 8 p.m. at YMCA Boulton Center in Bay Shore.
ADMISSION $35-$40
PHONE 631-969-1101
WEB boultoncenter.org
SATURDAY
Cheep trick
Join a walk leader to learn about Long Island's native Eastern bluebirds. It begins with a short slideshow, then it's out to find birds; meet at 9 a.m. at the South Fork Natural History Museum, 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Tpke., Bridgehampton. Reservations required
ADMISSION $7
PHONE 631-537-9735
WEB sofo.org
Joint effort
Country singer Collin Raye performs with local artist Aron Michaels in a "New Beginnings" benefit concert, 7:30 p.m. at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center.
ADMISSION $75-$200
PHONE 631-288-1500
WEB whbpac.org
New day
Climb to the top of the Fire Island Lighthouse to catch the view as the sun rises around 6:05 a.m. Park at Robert Moses State Park Field 5 and walk east to the lighthouse.
ADMISSION $25 (includes light breakfast and souvenir mug)
PHONE 631-661-4876
WEB fireislandlighthouse.com
First lady
Author Blanche Wisen Cook discusses former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt at a signing of her books, "Eleanor Roosevelt" and "Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume II, The Defining Years, 1933-1938." Meet her at 4 p.m. at BookHampton in East Hampton.
ADMISSION Free
PHONE 631-324-4939
WEB bookhampton.com
KIDS
Hair-raising
BroadHollow Theatre presents "Rapunzel," a "tangled" fairy tale about a beautiful girl trapped in a tower, her prince and the evil witch.
WHEN | WHERE 2 p.m. Saturday, BayWay Arts Center, 265 E. Main St., East Islip
ADMISSION $10
INFO broadhollow.org, 631-581- 2700
Family adventure
Get close to "green" on a St. Patrick's Day nature walk around the preserve.
WHEN | WHERE 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown
ADMISSION $4, $3 ages 3-17, free under 3
INFO nysparks.com, 631-265- 1054
Irish pirates
Slap on your eye patch and learn about Irish pirates who ruled the seas, also get help designing a pirate flag, for ages 5-12.
WHEN | WHERE 1 p.m. Sunday, Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor
ADMISSION Free with paid admission: $6, $5 seniors and ages 5-18, free younger than 5 and active military, $19 for a family with up to 6 individuals
INFO cshwhalingmuseum.org, 631-367-3418
Compiled by Lynn Petry
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
