Hermès Opens Its Rebuilt Manhasset Store Saturday, Designed Around the Gold Coast
Hermès opens its renovated, company-run store at Americana Manhasset to the public Saturday, Oct. 31, with an interior inspired by Long Island's Gold Coast.

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ArtAbility, a Traveling Show by Artists With Disabilities, Is in Albertson Through Nov. 12
by Long Island Wave ·ArtAbility, Spirit of Huntington Art Center's traveling exhibition of art by people with physical and cognitive disabilities, is at the Viscardi Center in Albertson through Nov. 12.

Long Island Restaurant Week Starts Sunday: 175 Restaurants, Three-Course Dinners at $30, $40 or $48
by Long Island Wave ·Fall Long Island Restaurant Week runs Nov. 1 to 8 at 175 restaurants, with $30, $40 and $48 three-course dinners, a $25 lunch and first-timers from Hampton Bays to Farmingdale.

Blue Point's 22nd Cask Ales Festival Pours From More Than 100 Casks in Patchogue on Nov. 7
by Long Island Wave ·Blue Point Brewing's 22nd Cask Ales Festival is Nov. 7 at its West Main Street brewpub in Patchogue: 100+ casks, food trucks, two bands and $40 tickets.

The Riverhead Farmers Market Moves Into Hallockville's Naugles Barn for the Winter, Opening Nov. 7
by Long Island Wave ·The Riverhead Farmers Market opens its winter season Nov. 7 in Hallockville Museum Farm's historic Naugles Barn, Saturdays 10 to 2, with 20 farms and makers.

Mariachi, an Ofrenda and Free Churros: Día de los Muertos Comes to the Heckscher on Sunday
by Long Island Wave ·The Heckscher Museum in Huntington holds a free Día de los Muertos family celebration Sunday, Nov. 1, with an ofrenda, mariachi, crafts and the Grosz centennial show.

Planting Fields Sets Its Holiday Season: Main House Tours From Dec. 9, Santa Dec. 19 and 20
by Long Island Wave ·Planting Fields in Oyster Bay decorates its Main House for tours Dec. 9 to 30, with a Santa festival, fireside concerts and early bird prices through Nov. 1.

Robots, Drones and VR Fill the Cradle of Aviation This Weekend at a Free STEM Festival
by Long Island Wave ·STEM•X Festival takes over the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 with free robotics, coding, drones, 3D printing and VR for families.

Compare Fresh Opens a Full Supermarket on Main Street in Downtown Hempstead
by Long Island Wave ·A 17,000-square-foot Compare Fresh supermarket opens Oct. 30 at 159 Main Street in Hempstead Village, with a grand opening party Saturday from noon to 3.

The Deer Park High School Pool, Closed After Nearly 50 Years, Gets $3 Million to Come Back
by Long Island Wave ·New York will put $3 million into rebuilding the Deer Park High School Aquatic Center, closed to the public after nearly 50 years, with accessibility upgrades.

Island Harvest Will Build a Teaching Kitchen at Its Melville Headquarters With $1.5 Million From the State
by Long Island Wave ·Island Harvest Food Bank will add a demonstration kitchen and new job training programs at its Melville headquarters with a $1.5 million state award.

Ten Years Running: Bay Shore's South Shore University Hospital Stays on Healthgrades' Top 50 for Heart Surgery
by Long Island Wave ·Northwell's South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore is on Healthgrades' list of America's 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery for the 10th straight year.

Syosset's Loradana Paletta and the U.S. Knock Two-Time Champion Spain Out of the U-17 World Cup
by Long Island Wave ·The U.S. under-17 women beat two-time champion Spain 2-1 in Morocco on October 29. Syosset's Loradana Paletta, 15, plays a quarterfinal against DPR Korea Sunday.

The Supper Club From the Emilio's Ballato Family Is Now Open in Garden City South
by Long Island Wave ·Vitolo Sorrentino Italian Supper Club opened October 27 at 9 Nassau Boulevard in Garden City South, with a 120-seat room, a full bar and dinner seven nights a week.

The Volleyball Team Two North Fork Villages Share Is One Win From a Suffolk Title
by Long Island Wave ·Greenport/Southold girls volleyball swept Mattituck to reach the Suffolk Class C final. The Porters play Port Jefferson November 4 at 6:30 p.m. at SCCC Brentwood.

The Man Who Built Cold Spring Harbor's DNA Learning Center Wins a National Genetics Education Award
by Long Island Wave ·David Micklos, who founded Cold Spring Harbor's DNA Learning Center in 1988 as the world's first genetics education center, won the NABT's 2026 Genetics Education Award.

The Cheesecake Factory Opens at Green Acres on December 15
by Long Island Wave ·The Cheesecake Factory's own location finder now lists its Valley Stream restaurant at Green Acres as opening December 15, with hiring already underway.

One Match Left: Unbeaten Smithtown East Plays for the Suffolk Class AA Title Monday
by Long Island Wave ·Smithtown East girls volleyball got past Northport in Wednesday's semifinal and plays Half Hollow Hills West for the Suffolk Class AA championship Monday in Brentwood.

Free Movie Nights at Guild Hall Start Sunday With Young Frankenstein
by Long Island Wave ·Guild Hall and the Greater East Hampton Chamber of Commerce are running free community film nights: Young Frankenstein Nov. 1, Planes, Trains and Automobiles Nov. 29, and Christmas Vacation Dec. 20.

Veterans Get the First Hour at Suffolk's Job Fair on November 5
by Long Island Wave ·Suffolk County's job fair on Thursday, November 5 in Farmingdale opens to veterans only from 5 to 6 p.m., with Canon U.S.A., Northwell and the Northport VA among the employers.

Where Halloween Weekend Happens on Long Island, From an Oyster Bay Ghost Parade to the Return of Restaurant Week
by Long Island Wave ·Ghost puppets in Oyster Bay, a Ragamuffin revival in Southampton, Glen Cove's downtown festival, BarkFest and the start of Long Island Restaurant Week.

Suffolk County's First Ronald McDonald House Is Rising Next to Stony Brook Children's Hospital
by Long Island Wave ·Construction is under way on the $34 million, 30-suite Ronald McDonald House at Stony Brook Children's Hospital, the first in Suffolk County.

After Six Summers on Block Island, a Charcuterie Maker Is Opening Her First Shop in Downtown Northport
by Long Island Wave ·Kaleigh Bernier, founder of Block Island Charcuterie, is building RIND, a cheese and charcuterie shop in downtown Northport, her first brick-and-mortar store.

Roger Waters, the Cowsills and a Celtic Christmas: November at Riverhead's 1933 Art Deco Theater
by Long Island Wave ·The Suffolk's November brings an acoustic evening with Roger Waters and G.E. Smith, Jim Messina, the Cowsills and a Celtic Christmas to downtown Riverhead.

New York Sports Club Is Coming Back to Huntington, With a Grand Opening November 7
by Long Island Wave ·NYSC is returning to 16 New Street in Huntington village. The rebuilt strength and conditioning club holds its grand opening Saturday, November 7.

Oklahoma!, Irish-Dancing Kings and a Pageant: November at Rockville Centre's Madison Theatre
by Long Island Wave ·The Madison Theatre at Molloy University in Rockville Centre has a full November: the Miss Long Island pageant, Oklahoma!, jazz and an Irish dance Christmas show.

The Mom-and-Pop Storefront in Verizon's New Ad Is Bayville's Pharmacy and Comic Shop
by Long Island Wave ·When Verizon needed an old-school mom-and-pop storefront for its new national ad with Christopher Briney, it filmed at Bayville Pharmacy on Bayville Avenue.

A Deacon Will Lead Catholic Health: Frank Kurre Named CEO of the Six-Hospital System
by Long Island Wave ·Catholic Health named Deacon Frank L. Kurre its next president and CEO. He takes over the six-hospital Long Island system on January 1, 2027.

The Montauk Lighthouse Lights Up for the Season on November 28, and Santa Lands There the Next Morning
by Long Island Wave ·Lighting the Lighthouse returns to Montauk Point on Saturday, November 28 at 4 p.m., free, with live holiday music, hot chocolate and Santa photos the next day.

Frozen Jr. Runs Six Weeks in Smithtown’s 1933 Main Street Theater, With a Sensory Friendly Night
by Long Island Wave ·Frozen Jr. plays the Smithtown Performing Arts Center November 21 through December 30, with $26.50 tickets and a sensory friendly performance December 4.

Suffolk’s Police Dogs Move Out of Trailers and Into a Building of Their Own
by Long Island Wave ·Suffolk County opened a new SCPD Canine Section facility with climate control, training areas and indoor-outdoor kennels, replacing the trailers that housed the unit.

A Stony Brook Virologist Whose Work Helped Decode HIV Wins Yale’s Highest Alumni Honor
by Long Island Wave ·Carol Carter, Distinguished Professor of microbiology at Stony Brook, received Yale’s Wilbur Cross Medal, the top honor for graduate alumni, on October 19.

Sayville Sets November 28 for Miracle on Main Street, the Same Day as Shop Small Saturday
by Long Island Wave ·The Greater Sayville Chamber of Commerce has November 28 on the calendar for Miracle on Main Street and Shop Small Saturday, with a menorah lighting December 4.

Magic of Lights Returns to Jones Beach November 20, and a $22 November Ticket Is New This Year
by Long Island Wave ·The drive-through holiday light show returns to Jones Beach November 20 through January 3, with a new $22 November-only car ticket and a new season pass.

Typhoid Mary's House and the Vanderbilt Cup: Oyster Bay a Century Ago Goes On Screen November 7
by Long Island Wave ·Town Historian John Hammond presents vintage photographs of Oyster Bay, many never shown publicly, on Saturday, November 7 at the Church Street Community Center. Free.

Five Long Island Urgent Care Centers Now Carry an Autism Friendly Designation
by Long Island Wave ·Northwell Health-GoHealth urgent care centers in Lake Success, Hewlett, East Northport, Syosset and Yaphank hold an Autism Friendly designation. What that means for families.

A Danish Jeans Brand With More Than 800 Stores Worldwide Is Coming to Tanger Deer Park
by Long Island Wave ·Jack & Jones, the Danish menswear brand behind more than 800 stores worldwide, is listed as coming soon at Tanger Outlets Deer Park and is hiring a store manager now.
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