1 Oh, What A Night!:
Frankie Valli Tribute Show
Friday, Aug. 11 at 8 p.m.
Oh, What A Night! is an exciting musical revue featuring the dynamic songbook of those boys from Jersey, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, with hits including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “My Eyes Adored You,” “Working My Way Back to You,” and “December, 1963.”
Where: Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson
Info & Tickets: (631) 928-9100 • theatrethree.com
2 3rd Annual Summer
Harvest Competition
Saturday, Aug. 12, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Celebrate your vegetable victories by joining the 3rd Annual Summer Harvest Competition at Hicks Nurseries, the oldest nursery and garden center on Long Island. Enter your homegrown tomatoes, eggplant, squash, peppers and other vegetables, as well as beautiful bouquets filled with favorite flowers from your garden, for a chance to win bragging rights and a gift card from Hicks. See their website for a listing of contest categories.
Where: Hicks Nurseries, 100 Jericho Tpke., Westbury
Info: (516) 334-0066 • hicksnurseries.com
3 Jim Morrison Tribute
Saturday, Aug. 12 at 8 p.m.
Faithfully recreating the music of The Doors, this concert is painstakingly reproduced, combining the voice of lead singer Dave Brock with the look and essence of Jim Morrison live on stage. The band Wild Child mirrors the depth, energy and emotion of The Doors’ concerts, bringing the audience back to the late 1960s and early ’70s when songs like “Light My Fire,” “Break On Through,” “Touch Me” and “Love Her Madly” were the rage.
Where: The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington
Info & Tickets: (631) 673-7300 • paramountny.com
4 Asian Youth Orchestra
Sunday, Aug. 13, 7-9 p.m.
Sarah Chang is recognized as one of the world’s great violinists. Since her debut with the New York Philharmonic at the age of eight, she has performed with the greatest orchestras, conductors and accompanists internationally in a career spanning more than two decades. The featured works will include Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Strauss: Don Juan and Beethoven: Symphony No. 7.
Where: Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville
Info & Tickets: (516) 299-3100 • tillescenter.org
5 Goo Goo Dolls with
Special Guest Phillip Phillips
Sunday, Aug. 13 at 8 p.m.
’90s alt-rockers the Goo Goo Dolls will perform from their new release, You Should Be Happy, as well as their extensive repertoire of hits like “So Alive,” “Name,” “Slide,” and “Iris.” They will be joined on stage by “American Idol” winner Phillip Phillips, whose coronation song, “Home,” went on to become a five-time-platinum debut single.
Where: Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
895 Bay Pkwy., Wantaugh
Info & Tickets: (516) 221-1000 • jonesbeach.com
6 Jimmy Buffett and the
Coral Reefer Band
Tuesday, Aug. 15 at 8 p.m.
Likely to sail down from his Sag Harbor home to Jones Beach, Jimmy Buffett’s concert appearance marks the 40th anniversary of his Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes album that includes the classic tune, “Margaritaville.” There is no better way to celebrate summer than a Jimmy Buffett concert at the beach.
Where: Northwell Health
at Jones Beach Theater
895 Bay Pkwy., Wantaugh
Info & Tickets: (516) 221-1000
jonesbeach.com
7 Bestselling Author
Adriana Trigiani with “Kiss
Carlo”
Thursday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m.
From Adriana Trigiani, the beloved New York Times-bestselling author of “The Shoemaker’s Wife,” comes an exhilarating epic novel of love, loyalty, and creativity — the story of an Italian-American family on the cusp of change. She will speak about and sign copies of “Kiss Carlo” at this special event.
Where: Book Revue
313 New York Ave., Huntington
Info: (631) 271-1442
bookrevue.com
