Two Main Street storefronts in Northport Village are hosting the weekend. On Friday, Nov. 6, Northport Books welcomes novelist Mary Beth Keane for a conversation about her book Whale Harbor. On Saturday and Sunday, the maker marketplace Nest on Main, a few doors up the street, celebrates nine years in business.

Friday: Mary Beth Keane at Northport Books

Keane will be in conversation with writer Heather Aimee O'Neill at 7 p.m. Friday at Northport Books, 127 Main Street. Admission is by ticket, and the $29 price (plus tax) includes a copy of Whale Harbor. Sign up through the store at northportbooksli.com.

Keane is the author of Ask Again, Yes and The Half Moon, according to her author site.

Saturday and Sunday: Nest on Main at 9

Nest on Main opened at 135 Main Street on Nov. 4, 2017, with 10 vendors and artisans. Nine years later it is a marketplace of local makers and small shops under one roof, and it is marking the anniversary with two days of celebration on Saturday, Nov. 7, and Sunday, Nov. 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The plan, according to the shop: raffles, a free gift with purchase, light refreshments, and a chance to meet the makers, whom the shop calls its Nesters. It is also taking orders for personalized and custom holiday gifts during the weekend.

Also in Northport this weekend

  • Board Game Free For All, Friday, Nov. 6: an open game night at Moksha Café, with snacks provided and the full menu available.
  • AWARE Color Run, Saturday, Nov. 7: Colors of Connection, a family morning run at Northport Middle School organized by AWARE.
  • Autumn Wine Experience, Saturday, Nov. 7: Moksha Café's sommelier and owner Joe VanRoten pours fall wines and wine-based cocktails from the café's fall beverage program, with small bites, for $35 a person.

Coming up

The John W. Engeman Theater, at 250 Main Street, opens How the Grinch Stole Christmas on its main stage Nov. 12, running through Dec. 27. The village lights its Christmas tree in Northport Village Park on Friday, Nov. 27, and the Leg Lamp lighting follows the next day.

How to go

Northport Books, 127 Main Street: Mary Beth Keane, Friday, Nov. 6, 7 p.m., $29 plus tax with the book. Nest on Main, 135 Main Street: anniversary celebration Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 7 and 8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Northport Chamber of Commerce keeps the village's events calendar, 631-754-3905.

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