THURSDAY
Mattituck Lions Club Strawberry Festival / Strawberry Fields, Sound Ave., Mattituck
Head over to this annual, popular berry-bountiful festival for live music and fireworks each night from Thursday to Saturday from 5 to 11 p.m.. Saturday also has the shortcake eating contest and, the big event, the annual crowing of the Strawberry Queen. Sunday winds down the sweet festivities with more music and a the Big Bucks raffle drawing from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Check here for the full schedule and details.
Music, Vines & Paws 2025 / Bedell Cellars, 36225 Main Road, Cutchogue, 631-734-7537
From 6-9 p.m. this fundraiser for the North Fork Animal Welfare League offers music by Who Are Those Guys, a food truck and Bedell wines. Tickets are $35 per person and can be reserved here.
Rotary Uncorked / RGNY, 6025 Sound Ave., Riverhead, 631-298-0075
Sample goodies from local wineries, breweries, restaurants and farms from 6-9 p.m. at this annual Riverhead Rotary Club event, which supports local charities. Tickets are $125 and can be snagged here.
Rams Head Inn Aquaculture 2025 Summer Series, Ram’s 108 S. Ram Island Drive, Shelter Island, 631-749-0811
Head to Rams Head from 5 to 8 p.m. for the kick-off shellfish shucking demo and talk led by Cornell Cooperative Extension SPAT Program director Kim Tetrault and Captain David Berenson. The series will continue for 10 weeks through the summer, with lots of shellfish, sips, music and great information on our local aquaculture. Click here for more.
FRIDAY
Time and Tides Art Opening / Cutchogue-New Suffolk Library, 27550 Main Road, Cutchogue, 631-734-6360
Works by North Fork artists Carolyn Bunn, Michael Duff and Olga Kammerer will be unveiled at this free opening reception from 5-7 p.m.; sponsored by Friends of the Library. For more information, look here.
Oysters: A Talk & Tasting / East End Seaport Museum and Marine Foundation, 100 3rd St., Greenport, 631-477-2100
From 5-7 p.m., East End Seaport Museum will host Widow’s Hole Oysters for their Social Summer Fridays series; members free, non-members donation suggested. To register, click here.
Tutti Suonare Concert / The Perlman Music Program, 73 Shore Road, Shelter Island Heights, 212-877-5045
Young artists perform alongside professional musicians and faculty at this chamber music concert presented by the Perlman Music Program from 7-8:15 p.m.; tickets are $50 and may be obtained here.
SATURDAY
Barn Sale / Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Ave., Riverhead, 631-298-5292
Stop by Hallockville’s Homestead Barn from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. for antiques, books, tools, household items and more. Free; proceeds support educational and historic preservation efforts. For more details, click here.
Truck Show for Kids / Riverhead Highway Department, 1177 Osborn Ave., Riverhead, 631-727-3200 x 228
Heavy duty trucks and equipment will be on display for kids and their families to check out from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; kids can bring their own trucks to use in the play area. Free; for more information, look here.
The Fabric of Time Exhibit / Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council & Museums, Village Green, Cutchogue, 631-379-7494
From 1-4 p.m., the Council’s museums and Carriage House gift shop open for the season with an exhibition featuring a colonial era loom and an 1880s-era quilt; with weaving, embroidery and spinning demos, samples of colonial food and tours of historic buildings. Free, rain date June 15; for more information, check here.
SUNDAY
Boxcar Concert Series / Railroad Museum of Long Island, 440 4th Street, Greenport, 631-477-0439
The second in a series of five concerts, this month’s show features Bob Barta and Sunnyland Jazz at 2 p.m.; free. For more information, look here.
