1 Appetite for Destruction: A Tribute to Guns N’ Roses
Friday, June 1 at 8 p.m.
The beats of “Sweet Child o’ Mine” will be heard at this ultimate Guns N’ Roses experience with a group that has been performing the music of this rock band for almost 20 years, selling out venues throughout the Northeast.
Where: The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington
Info & Tickets: (631) 673-7300 • paramountny.com
2 Art in the Park Fine Art & Craft Fair
Saturday, June 2 and Sunday, June 3, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
More than 75 artists and craftspeople will show and sell original works of art and handmade crafts such as paintings, photographs, ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, woodwork, glasswork, wearable art and more. This free event will also feature art demonstrations and live music. Proceeds will benefit the Art League of Long Island.
Where: Heckscher State Park, Rt. 25A and Sabbath Day Path, Huntington
Info: (631) 462-5400 • artleagueli.net
3 1968 & Beyond: A Lennon Tribute Concert with Imagine John
Saturday, June 2 at 8 p.m.
Steve Sgambati captures the essence of John Lennon in a tribute performance that will spotlight 1968, marking the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ White Album. The show highlights Lennon’s tracks from this iconic double album and other classic songs from the Beatles’ and solo Lennon catalogs.
Where: Gold Coast Arts Center, 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck
Info & Tickets: (516) 829-2570 • goldcoastarts.org
4 28th Annual Harborfest Dock Day and Craft Festival
Sunday, June 3, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Celebrate our nautical heritage on the waterfront of beautiful Manhasset Bay at this free, all-day event that will include a craft show with more than 90 vendors, sails aboard the schooner SoundWaters, cruises around Manhasset Bay, fire boat demonstrations, tours by launch of Manhasset Bay Yacht Club, nautical singers and entertainment at the Tugboat Museum, a Fabulous Food Court and more.
Where: Town Dock and Lower Main St., Port Washington
Info: (516) 883-6566 • pwcoc.org
5 Gold Coast Arts Center Film Screening: “A Kid Like Jake”
Wednesday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Brooklyn parents Alex (Claire Danes) and Greg (Jim Parsons) are lucky to have a kid like Jake. Their 4-year-old is bright, precocious, creative — and just happens to prefer Disney princesses to toy cars and skirts to jeans. Split in their opinions on how to handle the situation, Alex and Greg find themselves navigating an emotional and ethical minefield with one patch of common ground between them: their fierce desire to do what’s right for Jake.
Where: Bow Tie Squire Cinemas, 115 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck
Info & Tickets: (516) 829-2570 • goldcoastarts.org
6 “Flying Jenny” Book Signing and Talk with Author Theasa Tuohy
Wednesday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Author Theasa Tuohy will be signing her new novel about the early history of aviation and women in aviation on Long Island and across the nation. “Flying Jenny” is based loosely on her mother’s spirited life as a pioneering pilot in the early 1930s. Books will be available for purchase in the museum store. Although this is a free event, reservations are required.
Where: Cradle of Aviation Museum, Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Garden City
Info & Reservations: (516) 572-4066 • cradleofaviation.org
7 Exhibition Opening Night & Preview Party — Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney: Sculpture
Thursday, June 7, 6 to 8 p.m.
Step back in time at Coe Hall and preview the new exhibition, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney: Sculpture. The Brooklyn Sugar Stompers will perform Hot Jazz and Blues, inspired from the 1920s “Jazz Age” through the 1930s “Swing Era.” The exhibit will be on view June 9 through Sept. 30, daily 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Planting Fields Arboretum, 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay
Info: (516) 922-8678 • plantingfields.org
