Now that it finally feels like spring (with temperatures steadily creeping into the 70s), it’s time to get outside and celebrate the season, as well as Sunday’s Easter holiday. This weekend, there are two activities that truly embrace this time of year.
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While the St. Patrick’s Day holiday we commemorate with the wearing of green and corned-beef-and-cabbage dinners isn’t until next weekend, you can still celebrate all that is Irish this weekend at the annual Hofstra Irish Festival, on March 12.
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We may be spoiled right now with spring-like weather, but we still have a little more than three weeks of winter left – and, for Sag Harbor, that can only mean more time to celebrate this (usually) cold season at its annual HarborFrost, held on Feb. 25. The fest highlights two extreme elements, fire and ice, featuring attractions ranging from ice carving demos to fire jugglers and fire dancers.
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Will there be more wintery weather or an early spring? If you’re day-dreaming of spring, like I am, let’s hope our local groundhogs don’t see their shadows in celebration of Groundhog Day.
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If the thought of being cooped up inside during these chilly months has you searching for things to get you out from under your blankets, the chance to see some seals in their natural habitat could be just the ticket for you. The Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island, Inc. (CRESLI) hosts two seals walks this weekend, on Jan. 7 and 8. However, if you can’t make it, the walks are being offered through May 7.
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‘Tis the season for latkes, dreidels and Menorah lights! So, if you celebrate the Festival of Lights, you won’t want to miss Chabad of Merrick-Bellmore-Wantagh’s Chanukah Experience – back for its 10th year, on Dec. 25.
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Every year during the holidays – between the shopping, gift wrapping and parties – I try and make time to see a childhood favorite of mine, “The Nutcracker.” After seeing it for the first time at 7-years-old, it has become a December staple for me. Well, I’m in luck (and so are you), since the ballet is coming to the Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook University, Dec. 16-19.
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If you’ve ever dreamt of dressing as the jolly man in the red suit, Santa Claus, then you can’t miss SantaCon, on Dec. 10, because this holiday-themed pub crawl invites you to come dressed in a festive costume for a ho-ho-ho lot of fun.
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As I’m sure you know by now, I love shopping at artisan craft fairs or holiday boutiques, especially when it’s local and held at spirited and picturesque location. So, if you’re like me and do shop your gifts from local holiday craft shows, then you’re in luck because the Deepwells Holiday Boutique takes place in an 1845-Greek-Revival-style farmhouse – all decked out for the holidays – on Dec. 3, 4, 10 and 11.
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Wow – just a day from stuffing ourselves with too much turkey and it’s on to trees, trees and more trees to view and buy at the 27th annual – and spectacular – Long Island Festival of Trees, held Nov. 25-27, at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City.
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