Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday November 20, 2006
FESTIVITIES BRING GOOD CHEER TO THE HOLIDAY SEASON ON LONG ISLAND
Contact: Kristen Matejka
Director of Marketing and Communications
LICVB&SC
631 951-3900 xt.317
FESTIVITIES BRING GOOD CHEER TO THE HOLIDAY SEASON ON LONG ISLAND
Come Celebrate With the Holiday Passport, Winterfest, and Other Events and Activities
HAUPPAUGE, NY -(November 20, 2006)- A waterfront village transformed into a Charles Dickens-like story land; gilded Gold Coast mansions along the North Shore bejeweled in the finest holiday splendor; hot-mulled wine at the vineyards; and a giant roadside duck bedecked in holiday garb are just some of the ways Long Island invites you to celebrate the season.
While here, visit Nassau County museums and mansions at a special price when you purchase a “Holiday Passport;” and head out to the East End of Long Island for culture, wine and special performances when Winterfest kicks off on Jan. 19.
Gingerbread houses, train exhibits, candle light tours, and more. Following are some of the many special events and festivals taking place on Long Island during the holiday season:
Family Holiday Passport
The Family Holiday Passport is your ticket to explore Nassau County and spend time in its many museums. It is a great opportunity to do something together as a family during the holiday season.
Date: 11/18/06 - 12/30/06
Time: Different Times Please Call
Nassau County Dept of Parks and Recreation
Phone: 516-572-0200
Long Island Festival of Trees
Annual event features displays of designer-decorated trees and holiday creations, vendors and children's activities.
Date: 11/24/06 - 11/26/06
Long Island Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
101 James Doolittle Boulevard
Uniondale, NY 11553
Phone: (516) 378-2000
Fax: (516) 794-3825
Email: longislandinfo@marriott.com
Website: www.longislandmarriott.com
Santa Weekend Visits at the General Store
Step back in time and enjoy the General Store with its jams & jellies, dolls, old fashioned candy, toy, seasonal gifts, and more. Plus visit and take pictures with Santa. Bring your camera and enjoy the afternoon.
Date: 11/25/06 - 12/23/06
Time: 1-4
St. James General Store
516 Moriches Road
St. James,
Suffolk County Parks
Phone: (631) 854-3740
Hot Mulled Wine and Cookies
Thanksgiving weekend, through December, try hot mulled wine and cookies.
Date: 11/25/06 - 12/30/06
Time: Please Call
Pindar Vineyards
Main Road
Peconic, NY 11958
Phone: (631) 734-6200
Fax: (631) 734-6205
Website: www.pindar.net
Annual Holiday Lighting of the Big Duck
Come see the Big Duck, Long Island’s most famous roadside attraction, decked out in holiday splendor.
Date: 11/29/06
Time: 7pm
Big Duck at Sears Bellow Park
Sears Bellow County Park
4 Miles from original Flanders Sit On Route 24 [Flanders Road]
Flanders, NY
Suffolk County
Dicken's Festival
Annual Charles Dickens Festival. Step back in time and enjoy music, entertainment-choral groups in period costume performing through the streets, musicians, street performers, international craft fair, old-fashioned market place on East Main St., trolley and carriage rides and more.
Date: 12/1/06 - 12/3/06
Port Jefferson Village
Port Jefferson, NY
Phone: (631) 473-6767
22nd Holiday Train Display
Twenty-four years in the Making: Operating Subway, Winter Snow Scene, Circus with animated midway, Scratch-Built Structures Bustling Cities, Quaint Towns, Mountains and Valleys Animated Accessories. Nine trains running simultaneously, up to 15 trains run per session.
Date: 12/1/06 - 12/3/06
Time: Fri 6-9pm & Sat & Sun 11am - 5pm
Mills Pond House
Route 25A & Mill Pond Road
St. James, NY
Mills Pond House
Phone: 631-862-8740
Email: sjtrains@hotmail.com
East End Arts Council's Holiday Marketplace
East End Arts Council's Holiday Marketplace featuring affordable, unique holiday gifts by talented local artists and crafts-persons. Come out and support your local artists.
Date: 12/1/06 - 12/23/06
Time: Different Times
East End Arts Council
133 East Main Street
Riverhead, NY 11901
Phone: (631) 727-0900
Fax: (631) 727-0966
Website: www.eastendarts.org
Deck the Halls
Planting Fields Foundation will host “Deck the Halls,” a cocktail party with live music and hors d'oeuvres.
Date: 12/2/06
Time: 5:30pm
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park
Planting Fields Road
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
Phone: (516) 922-8600
Website: www.nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/
The "Big" Tree Lighting at Reckson Plaza
Join with your friends and neighbors and enjoy a late afternoon of music, dance and visits from Frosty and Santa. Outdoor ice rink.
Date: 12/2/06
Reckson Plaza (old EAB)
Hempstead Turnpike
Uniondale,
Nassau County
Railroad Museum of Long Island Annual House & Santa Claus Visit
Fun for all! Open House and a visit from Santa Claus.
Date: 12/2/06 - 12/3/06
Time: 12:00 Noon to 3:00 PM
Railroad Museum of Long Island at Greenport
440 Fourth Street
Greenport, NY 11944-0726
Phone: (631) 477-0439
Fax: (631) 261-6545
Website: www.RMLI.org
Winter Festival 2006 at Planting Fields
Planting Fields and Coe Hall will be the place to enjoy the holidays this December with celebrations and activities sure to bring out good cheer in people of all ages. Deck the halls, holiday sing-in and candlelit greenhouse, annual tree lighting, holiday magic and Evergreen Nights in the main greenhouse.
Date: 12/2/06 - 12/14/06
Time: Different times please Call
Planting Fields Arboretum
Planting Fields Road
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
Phone: (516) 922-9200
Twelve Days of Christmas
This year’s holiday celebration will feature the period rooms exquisitely decorated with wreaths, mantelpiece drapes, topiaries, plants and other horticultural arrangements inspired by this favorite holiday song. Also on display will be antique clothes and toys from the collection. In addition, a local music group will perform in the Red Ballroom. Bring the children to share their holiday wishes with Santa.
Date: 12/2/06 - 12/17/06
Time: Please Call
Old Westbury Gardens
71 Old Westbury Road
Old Westbury, NY 11568
Phone: (516)333-0048
Fax: (516)333-6807
Website: www.oldwestburygardens.org
Holiday Festival
Santa, Music, Tree lighting!
Date: 12/3/06
Time: 5pm
Stony Brook Village Center
111 Main Street
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Phone: (631) 751-2244
Fax: (631) 751-2024
Email: info@stonybrookvillage.com
Website: www.stonybrookvillage.com
Gingerbread House Contest & Bake Sale
Valley Stream's Historical Society Gingerbread House Contest & Bake Sale. $100.00 in prizes, vote for your favorite house. Farewell decorative icing demonstration by Valley Stream's favorite baker Hans Sender at 2:00pm.
Date: 12/3/06
Time: 11am - 4pm
Pagan-Fletcher Restoration
143 Hendrickson Avenue
Valley Stream, NY 11580
Phone: (516) 872-4159
Fax: (516) 825-7157
Email: valeriestreamer@aol.com
Website: www.nassaulibrary.org/valleyst/vshist.html
Vienna Boys Choir at Tilles Center
The Emperor Maximillan established on of the world's oldest boy's vocal ensembles, the Vienna Boys Choir, more than 500 years ago. The ensemble presently consists of about 100 choristers between the ages of 10 and 14; they are divided into four touring choirs. Numbers of famed musicians have come through the ranks of the choir, including Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert, operetta composer Karl Zeller and conductor Josef Sucher. The Vienna Choir Boys have given concerts with almost all of the great conductors of the 20th century. At Tilles Center the choir will perform enchanting classics and holiday favorites that will captivate audiences of all ages.
Date: 12/3/06
Time: 3pm
Tilles Center
720 Northern Boulevard [show map]
Greenvale, NY 11548
Doris Meadows
Phone: 516-609-9696
Email: meadowsd@optonline.net
Holiday Celebration Exhibition
More than 300 decorative pieces along with artwork created by local artisans will be on display when the Margaret M. Blackwell History Museum is transformed into a winter wonderland. All items not previously sold at silent auction will be available at discounted prices through January 2007.
Date: 12/3/06
Time: Please Call
Long Island Museum of American Art, History & Carriages
1200 Route 25A
Stony Brook, NY
Phone: (631) 751-0066
Fax: (631) 751-0353
Email: development@longislandmuseum.org
Website: www.longislandmuseum.org
Hallockville Victorian Christmas
Victorian decor, old-fashioned baking, period music, refreshments.
Date: 12/3/06
Time: 11-4pm
Hallockville Museum Farm and Folklife Center
6038 Sound Avenue
Riverhead, NY
Phone: (631) 298-5292
Website: www.hallockville.com
Holiday Tree Lighting-Planting Fields State Historic Park
In addition to the lighting of the tree, guests can enjoy hot cider; view the first floor of Coe Hall's exquisite interior, as well as the spectacular poinsettia display in the main greenhouse.
Date: 12/8/06
Time: 4:30-6:30
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park
Planting Fields Road
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
Phone: (516) 922-8600
Website: www.nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/
Bayard Cutting Arboretum Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony
The festivities of this annual celebration commence by the lighting of the holiday tree by Santa Clause. Refreshments are served to more than 1,000 park visitors. Patrons enjoy a visit to the old time Victorian mansion that is decorated beautifully in an old fashioned manner.
Date: 12/8/06
Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park
Oakdale, NY 11769
Phone: (631) 581-1002
Website: www.nysparks.state.ny.us/
Holiday Tree Lighting-Belmont Lake State Park
Horse drawn wagon rides, holiday songs, figurine displays, tree lighting by Santa and a fireworks display.
Date: 12/9/06
Time: 4:15
Belmont Lake State Park
Sylvan Road
North Babylon, NY
Phone: (631) 667-5055
Website: www.nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/
The Nutcracker
Stony Brook University's Staller Center presents The Nutcracker.
Date: 12/9/06 - 12/17/06
Time: Please Call
Staller Center
Stony Brook University
Nicolls Road
Stony Brook, NY
Phone: (631) 632-2787
Website: www.stallercenter.com
Flying Santa Program
Relive this historic event with the Lighthouse Keeper that was here over 50 years ago.
Date: 12/09/06
Time: 12pm
Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society, Inc.
4640 Captree Island
Captree Island, NY 11702
Phone: (631) 321-7028
Fax: (631) 321-7033
Email: programs@fireislandlighthouse.com
Website: www.fireislandlighthouse.com
Holiday Hop
Features: The Platters, the Drifters, the Marvelettes
Date: 12/15/06 - 12/30/06
Time: call
Gateway Playhouse
215 South Country Road
Bellport, NY 11713
Phone: (631) 286-1133
Fax: (631) 286-5806
Email: linda@gatewayplayhouse.com
Website: www.gatewayplayhouse.com
Candle Light Evenings
Step back in history at the Old Bethpage Restoration and enjoy the holidays as they were in the past. Popular 19th Century music will be highlighted. Stories of Christmas on Long Island over 130 years age will be retold in the Manetto Hill Church each night. Hot, mulled cider and ginger cookies will be available at the Noon Inn for a small fee. Bring your own safe lighting devices, refrain from using open flame candles or propane.
Date: 12/26/06 - 12/30/06
Time: 5-9:30
Old Bethpage Village Restoration
Round Swamp Road
Old Bethpage, NY
Phone: (516) 572-8400
Mark Your Calendar Dino Days
Dino Days takes place during Christmas Break at Dinosaur Walk. All kinds of kids activities and something different every day.
Date: 12/26/06 - 12/31/06
Time: Please Call
Dinosaur Walk
221 East Main Street
Riverhead, NY 11901
Dinosaur Walk
Phone: 631-369-6556
Candlelight Tour of Pagan-Fletcher Restoration
The Candlelight Tour of Pagan-Fletcher Restoration is presented by the Valley Stream Historical Society. Bring donations of canned food for local food pantries.
Date: 12/30/06
Time: 6 - 8pm
Pagan-Fletcher Restoration
143 Hendrickson Avenue
Valley Stream, NY 11580
Phone: (516) 872-4159
Fax: (516) 825-7157
Email: valeriestreamer@aol.com
Website: www.nassaulibrary.org/valleyst/vshist.html
Holiday Festival
Over 80 individually decorated trees are illuminated along the pathways throughout Stony Brook Village Center. Come and enjoy this visual treat! Trees are on display until January 1st.
Date: 12/27/06
Time: 2 - 6pm
Stony Brook Village Center
111 Main Street
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Phone: (631) 751-2244
Fax: (631) 751-2024
Email: info@stonybrookvillage.com
Website: www.stonybrookvillage.com
Winterfest 2007
Every Weekend will feature a host of special events, starting off with an ice sculpting contest.
Date: 1/19/07 - 3/24/07
East End Long Island
Suffolk County
Contact: www.liwinterfest.com
The Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau and Sports Commission (LICVB&SC) was established in 1979 as the official tourism promotion agency for the destination’s travel and tourism industry. Based on Long Island in Hauppauge, NY, the LICVB&SC contributes to the economic development and quality of life on Long Island by promoting the region as a world-class destination for tourism, meetings and conventions, trade shows, sporting events, and related activities.
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