Family Garden Tours, Planting Fields
Arboretum State Historic Park, 1395 Planting Fields
Road, Oyster Bay, (516)922-8670, www.plantingfields.org.
Learn about plants, trees, flowers and arboretums. This
program is interesting for all ages. Call to pre-register
for the tours on 8/2 and 8/16, 1:30pm.
Musical Theatre Experience, Freeport
Recreation Center, 130 E. Merrick Road. A workshop for
children and teens ages 8-16. It is for students of
all levels and performing abilities. Features rehearsals
for the ultimate performance of excerpts from Grease;
and voice, drama, dance instruction; as well as a creative
project. Runs through 8/3.
Sundown Series, Port Washington Parent
Resource Center, Landmark Park, (516)767-3808. Hear
the work of Lynda Quinn, DJ extraordinaire. She’ll
be sure to have everyone up and dancing! So gather the
kids, bring a blanket and join everyone outside on the
lawn (across from the library). Pizza, beverages, and
other tasty treats are available on 8/5, 6-7:30pm.
Pajama Yoga Night, Ooh La La Spa, Northport,
(646)359-0026, visit www.oohlalaspas.com. Come dressed
in your pajamas for a relaxing yoga class. Poses, games
and a long aromatherapy foot massage prepare you for
a great night’s sleep. Milk and cookies are served
after class. For ages 7 and older, starting 8/6 at 6:30pm.
Girl Scouts Go for the Green, North
Hempstead Country Club, Port Washington, 516-741-2550,
www.gsnc.org. Help more than 22,000 girls experience
the fun of girl scouting! Attendees play 18 holes of
golf, eat from an elaborate brunch buffet, enjoy an
on-course lunch overlooking the green and finish the
day with a cocktail reception. On 8/11.
Children’s Sports Clinics, Lawrence
Woodmere Academy, 336 Woodmere Blvd., Woodmere, (516)374-5559.
Lawrence Woodmere Academy Summer Day is now hosting
day and weekly clinics in baseball, fencing, football,
hockey, soccer, tennis. They are conducted by professional
and guest athletes, who provide individualized instruction
and autographs. A baseball clinic featuring Long Island
Ducks players takes place on 8/12 from 10am-2pm, and
a football clinic with former New York Jet Safety Kenny
Schroy is held 8/13, 10am-3pm. Call to learn more about
clinics or other programs.
Golf Classic Benefit, Seawane Country
Club and Rockaway Hunting Club, (516)766-4341, www.sunrisedaycamp.org.
Join The Par Group’s Samuel Levine Memorial Golf
Classic to benefit Sunrise Day Camp, one of the only
dedicated day camps in the nation for children with
cancer and their siblings. This free camp is designed
to meet the emotional, social, recreational and physical
needs of these children while allowing them to continue
their medical treatments and enjoy the comfort and safety
of home at night. Call to register for the Golf Cassic
held on 8/18.
