The Island Today: The top seven events for the coming week

Grace McQuade

Happy Together Tour

Friday, June 16 at 8 p.m.

Celebrate the music of the 1960s and early ‘70s with a show that features some of the biggest performers and hits of that era: The Turtles: Flo & Eddie (“Happy Together”); The Association (“Windy”); Chuck Negron, formerly of Three Dog Night (“Joy to the World”); The Box Tops (“The Letter”); The Cowsills (“Hair”); and The Archies’ Ron Dante (“Sugar, Sugar”).  The concert will be performed in the full round.  

Where: NYCB Theatre at Westbury
960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury
Info & Tickets: (516) 247-5200 • thetheatreatwestbury.com

Norm Macdonald
Friday, June 16 at 8 p.m. 

Best known for his four-year stint on “Saturday Night Live,” where Chevy Chase noted he was the best anchor to ever grace the “Weekend Update” chair, comedian, writer, producer and actor Norm Macdonald is widely regarded as one of the best comedians of all time, and was called “the funniest man in the world” by David Letterman. Macdonald’s stand-up is his pure gift — and no two acts are the same — so be prepared to laugh the night away at this event.  

Where: The Paramount
370 New York Ave., Huntington
Info & Tickets: (631) 673-7300
paramountny.com

Father’s Day
Weekend
Concert in the Park: The Hambones

Saturday, June 17, 6-7:30 p.m. 

Bring a chair, blanket, and an outdoor picnic while you enjoy a tribute to one of our greatest American songwriters, Bob Dylan.  The Hambones will perform a retrospective of Dylan’s work, touching on various periods of his music catalog.  Dancing on the scenic grounds of Planting Fields Arboretum is encouraged.  

Where: Planting Fields Arboretum, 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay
Info: (516) 922-8678 • plantingfields.org

Steve Miller Band & Peter Frampton: “Show Me the Way”
to “Fly Like an Eagle”

Saturday, June 17 at 7:30 p.m.

The music legends who gave us these headline songs, as well as many other rock classics — from Steve Miller Band’s “The Joker,” “Rock’n Me,” and “Jet Airliner,” to Peter Frampton’s “Baby, I Love Your Way,” “Do You Feel Like We Do” and “I’m In You” — will perform their greatest hits together in concert, making this a can’t-miss musical event.
Where: Northwell Health
at Jones Beach Theater
895 Bay Parkway, Wantaugh
Info & Tickets: (516) 221-1000
livenation.com

Summer Solstice Celebration
Wednesday, June 21, 6-8:30 p.m.

Spend the longest day of the year outdoors on the beautiful grounds of Sands Point Preserve. A special family yoga session will be held from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Bring your own picnic dinner and paint the sunset afterwards. Admission: members: $10 per car; non-members: $20 per car (includes parking).
Where: Sands Point Preserve
127 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point
Info: (516) 571-7901 • sandspointpreserveconservancy.org

Author Lauren Belfer
at Dolphin Books

Wednesday, June 21, 7-8:30 p.m.  

Author Lauren Belfer, winner of the 2016 National Jewish Book Award, will lead a discussion of her new novel, “And After the Fire,” about two women — one European and one American — and the mysterious choral masterpiece by Johann Sebastian Bach that changes both of their lives.
Where: Dolphin Bookshop
299 Main Street, Port Washington
Info: (516) 767-2650  • thedolphinbookshop.com

Huey Lewis
and The News

Wednesday, June 21 at 8 p.m. 

The sounds of the ‘80s will also be heard on Long Island this week with a concert featuring the band that scored a total of 19 top ten singles across Billboard’s hot charts, with songs including “Do You Believe In Love,” “The Heart of Rock & Roll,” “If This Is It,” and “The Power of Love,” featured in the 1985 hit film, “Back to the Future.” 

Where: NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury
Info & Tickets: (516) 247-5200 • thetheatreatwestbury.com

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