The first full weekend of November on Long Island runs from a bald eagle on a Centerport lawn to a potato pile in Farmingdale, with Restaurant Week closing out on Sunday. Here is what is happening Friday, Nov. 6, through Sunday, Nov. 8, with the times and prices that matter.

Raptor Day at the Vanderbilt, Centerport

The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum holds its annual Raptor Day on Saturday, Nov. 7, rain or shine, in the Celebration Tent on the museum grounds. Wildlife in Need of Rescue and Rehabilitation (WINORR) brings unreleasable rescued birds, including a bald eagle, a golden eagle, a falcon, owls and hawks, and a professional falconer gives a demonstration with a live raptor. There are two ticket times, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tickets are $20 for nonmembers and $10 for members and children 12 and under, and include museum admission. Children get free raptor face painting, and an art auction features photographs donated by the Bald Eagles of Centerport photographers. Proceeds benefit WINORR and the museum, 180 Little Neck Road.

The Long Island Potato Festival, Farmingdale

Free admission and free parking at Farmingdale State College on Saturday from 1 to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with dozens of potato dishes and a Potato Mountain that gets given away Sunday at 5 p.m. The full story is here.

Antique Power Fall Show, Riverhead

The Long Island Antique Power Association holds its fall show on Saturday, Nov. 7, at its grounds at 5950 Sound Avenue in Riverhead, according to the Town of Riverhead's calendar.

The winter farmers market opens, Riverhead

Down the same road, the Riverhead Farmers Market opens its winter season inside Hallockville Museum Farm's Naugles Barn on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with about 20 farms, food producers and makers. It continues on Saturdays into April.

Cask Ales Festival, Patchogue

Blue Point's 22nd Cask Ales Festival pours from more than 100 casks Saturday from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Blue Point Brewpub, 225 West Main Street. General admission is $40 with a tasting glass; ages 21 and older, rain or shine.

A Sousa Salute, Patchogue

On Sunday, Nov. 8, the Atlantic Wind Symphony plays A Sousa Salute to Our United States Veterans at Patchogue Theatre, 71 East Main Street, ahead of Veterans Day. Tickets are through the theater.

The Festival of Preservation, Sag Harbor

Sag Harbor Cinema's Festival of Preservation runs Friday through Monday at 90 Main Street, with restored films and guest introductions. The headliner is Letty Lynton, the 1932 Joan Crawford film kept off screens since 1936, on Saturday at 6 p.m.

Openings on the North and South Forks

Theatre Three opens its annual A Christmas Carol in Port Jefferson on Saturday, with every November seat at $30. In East Hampton, Guild Hall reopens Sunday with the 86th Artist Members Exhibition, more than 300 works by the East End's artists. And in Northport, Mary Beth Keane reads at Northport Books on Friday while Nest on Main celebrates nine years.

Last call for Restaurant Week

Long Island Restaurant Week ends Sunday, Nov. 8. Participating restaurants offer three-course dinners at $30, $40 or $48, and some add a $25 two-course lunch. On Saturday, restaurants only have to offer the menus until 7 p.m., so book early. Reservations go directly to each restaurant.

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