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Saturday Aug. 9, 2025

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4 – 5:30 pm

BOOK TALK: ELYCE ARONS, Author of WE JUST MIGHT MAKE IT AFTER ALL: MY BEST FRIENDSHIP WITH KATE SPADE, in conversation with SIMON DOONAN

The Church, 48 Madison Street, Sag Harbor, NY, USASag Harbor

Sunday Aug. 10

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
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The Whaling Museum & Education Center

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12:15 – 1:15 pm

Adult Fiction Book Club: “Dream Count”

Quogue Library IncQuogue

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5 – 6 pm

Christina Alger in Conversation with Ken Miller

Quogue Library IncQuogue

Tuesday Aug. 12

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
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The Whaling Museum & Education Center

Italian

4 – 5 pm

Elementary Italian with Susan Kaplan

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Wednesday Aug. 13

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
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The Whaling Museum & Education Center

Thursday Aug. 14

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
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The Whaling Museum & Education Center

7:30 – 9:15 pm

Hampton Synagogue Author Discussion Series

the hampton synagogueWesthampton Beach

Friday Aug. 15

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
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The Whaling Museum & Education Center

Saturday Aug. 16

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
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The Whaling Museum & Education Center

Sunday Aug. 17

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
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The Whaling Museum & Education Center

Monday Aug. 18

Great Books With Jill

10 am – noon

Great Books with Jill

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Tuesday Aug. 19

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
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The Whaling Museum & Education Center

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2 – 3:30 pm

Poetry Potpourri

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Italian

4 – 5 pm

Elementary Italian with Susan Kaplan

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Wednesday Aug. 20

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
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The Whaling Museum & Education Center

Thursday Aug. 21

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
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Family

The Whaling Museum & Education Center

7:30 – 9:15 pm

Hampton Synagogue Author Discussion Series

the hampton synagogueWesthampton Beach

Friday Aug. 22

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
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Family

The Whaling Museum & Education Center

Saturday Aug. 23

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
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The Whaling Museum & Education Center

Sunday Aug. 24

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
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The Whaling Museum & Education Center

Tuesday Aug. 26

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
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The Whaling Museum & Education Center

Italian

4 – 5 pm

Elementary Italian with Susan Kaplan

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Wednesday Aug. 27

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
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The Whaling Museum & Education Center

5:30 – 6:30 pm

Bottle of Red and a Character’s Dead Mystery Book Club

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Thursday Aug. 28

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
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The Whaling Museum & Education Center

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4 – 6 pm

Celebrate the launch of “The Inn Crowd” at The Roundtree with Porta

Books & Readings

The Roundtree, AmagansettAmagansett

7:30 – 9:15 pm

Hampton Synagogue Author Discussion Series

the hampton synagogueWesthampton Beach

Friday Aug. 29

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
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The Whaling Museum & Education Center

Saturday Aug. 30

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
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The Whaling Museum & Education Center

Sunday Aug. 31

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
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The Whaling Museum & Education Center

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