Events & Community Programs
Upcoming Events
Virtual Lecture – “The High Line: Lessons for Gardeners”
Saturday, June 26th, 10am. The High Line is a jewel of a NYC destination garden. The 1 ½ mile-long elevated linear park, greenway, and rail-trail created on former freight train tracks on the West Side of Manhattan, opened to great fanfare in 2009. Native plants and grasses have been used to create a green oasis in the middle […]
Heritage Day 2021
Sunday, July 4th, 12 noon. The progenitor of Heritage Day, Oysterponds native-son Augustus Griffin, began a tradition of the reading of the Declaration of Independence every July 4th. Many years later, that simple ceremony has grown into Heritage Day—an annual celebration where the community comes together to honor this great country of ours and, especially, Oysterponds. The program […]
Concert on the Old Point Schoolhouse Lawn: Jim Preston & Nelson Bogart
Wednesday, July 7th, 7pm. Jim Preston and Nelson Bogart’s ability to weave life events and conversation into their music delights their audiences. Jim, a late-life-comer to performances, and Nelson, a life-long professional, blend acoustic rock and trop-rock to create wonderful listening experiences in waterfront bars, barns, and living rooms. You and your ears will be glad to greet them.
Baseball on the North Fork – Roundtable Discussion
Saturday, July 10th, 10am. Tom Dyja and Billy Hands, co-curators of the “Home Teams: Baseball on the North Fork” exhibition in the Old Point Schoolhouse, will lead a Roundtable Discussion on the schoolhouse lawn, modeled on 2020’s highly successful Ice Boating Roundtable.
Concert on the Old Point Schoolhouse Lawn: Sam & Tom
Wednesday, July 14th, 7pm North Fork favorite father-son duo Sam Shaffery (mandolin) and Tom Shaffery (African drums) have been performing jazz-influenced modern and traditional Americana on Eastern Long Island since 2015. Tom has been playing African drums since the early 1970s, having studied under the late great Nigerian drummer, Babatunde Olatunji. Sam has developed a unique style […]
Baseball Movie Night: “A League of Their Own”
Wednesday, July 21st, 8pm. OHS’s “Baseball Movie Night” features a film celebrating America’s pastime: “A League of Their Own, ” starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty, and Rosie O’Donnell. On the Old Point Schoolhouse Lawn (1555 Village Lane in Orient)–bring a blanket or a lawn chair and a big bag of popcorn!
NY Mutuals Vintage Baseball game vs. Oysterponds Residents
Sunday, July 25th @ 2pm. ‘Cause it’s root, root, root for the home team! The New York Mutuals Baseball Club fields a team in authentic replica uniforms and plays a an actual nine-inning game using replica equipment. Following the game, they give the children in the audience a chance to play and swing a bat in a game called […]
Baseball Movie Night: “Field of Dreams”
Wednesday, July 28th, 8pm. OHS’s “Baseball Movie Night” features a film celebrating America’s pastime: “Field of Dreams,” starring Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Amy Madigan, Burt Lancaster, and Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe Jackson. On the Old Point Schoolhouse Lawn (1555 Village Lane in Orient)–bring a blanket or a lawn chair and a big bag of popcorn!
Concert on the Old Point Schoolhouse Lawn: Stephen Sanfilippo
Sunday, August 1st @10am. “A Pearl for Oysterponds” – The Unique Sea Song Repertoire of Stephen Sanfilippo – appropriate for audiences of all ages. For nearly 50 years, Stephen Sanfilippo, a 5th generation Long Islander, has researched and performed the historic songs of Long Islander’s maritime and coastal life, from whaling, fishing, piracy, and shipwreck, to lighthouses, work […]
Concert on the Old Point Schoolhouse Lawn: The Mudflats
Wednesday, August 4th, 7pm. Oysterponds favorites, The Mudflats (comprised of fiddles, banjo, mandolin, guitar, upright bass, and drums), are a twin-fiddle fusion of traditional American music. The band is inspired by the creative melting pot that grew out of the southern Appalachian region–where the Celtic fiddle met the rhythms of the African banjo. The Mudflats create an original sound, […]
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