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Showplace at Bellmore Movies - various times Pick
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Hofstra University Museum - 11:00 AM
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Long Island Kids' Activities June 30 and July 1, 2012: Celebrate America and the North Sea Carnival
Long Island is beginning its Fourth of July celebrations this weekend. (According to the people outside my window, who've been setting off their amateur fireworks every night for the last week or so, much to my dog's chagrin, the official celebrations are late!) Eisenhower Park's got its world-class fireworks show Saturday night, and check out our Fourth of July Fireworks guide for more fireworks displays going on this weekend. There's also the North Sea Fireman's Carnival, a Water Fest at the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum, and a great show for the little ones at the Long Island Children's Museum. Happy weekend!
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Saturday
Bambini Ball
Bridgehampton Community House
5:00pm - 7:00p
Adults $45, children $10
Light dinner and silent auction, treats, games, prizes, puppet show, live music by Dog on Fleas, and dancing!
Celebrate America Presented by TD Bank
Eisenhower Park
East Meadow
5:30pm
Free
Capacity crowds (8,000–10,000 viewers) are expected at this world-class event. Gates to the park open at 5:30pm. A Bon Jovi Tribute Band will play at 7:30pm and fireworks will begin at dusk. Tickets are required and are free at any TD Bank branch. Call 516-572-0200 for more information.
Long Island Ducks vs. the Sugar Land Skeeters
Bethpage Ballpark
Central Islip
7:00pm
$11-$15
Giveaway: Reusable shopping bags to the first 1,500 fans
Saturday and Sunday
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Long Island Children's Museum
Garden City
11:30am, 1:30pm
Museum admission + $8; theater only $12
Find out what happens when little Goldilocks stumbles upon an empty cottage during her walk in the woods. This show was created for preschool children, but the whole family will be laughing along too! Stay after the show and meet the characters. Goldilocks and the Three Bears was originally produced by Polka Theatre, UK, in 2009 and is produced by special arrangement with "Plays for Young Audiences," a partnership of Seattle Children's Theater and Children’s Theatre Company—Minneapolis.
Shows at 11:30am Saturday; 1:30PM Sunday.
North Sea Carnival
North Sea Fireman's Memorial Field
7:00pm - 11:00pm
The North Sea Fire Department will hold its 67th annual carnival on Friday, June 29, through Tuesday, July 3, nightly at the department’s field on Noyac Road. Fireworks will be held on Saturday, June 30, and Tuesday, July 3, at approximately 10 p.m. For more information, call 631-283-3629, ext. 5.
Sunday
Water Fest
Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum
2:30pm
Free with paid admission
Celebrate the world of water with fun water-balloon games, wet sprinkler fun, and arts and crafts. Dress for wetness!
Long Island Ducks vs. the Sugar Land Skeeters
Bethpage Ballpark
Central Islip
5:05pm
$11-$15
Giveaway: 8th Annual Italian Heritage Night with Megaphones to first 1,500 fans.
