Happy Friday! If you are searching for something fun to do this weekend, yet despise sitting in East End traffic or schlepping into the city, look no further - there are plenty of local live entertainment options right in our area. Here are a few to start your summer weekend off on the right ‘note’:
Friday, July 8
, New Horizons String Orchestra, The public is invited to sit in and listen to rehearsals on Friday mornings from 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Prime, Live Music Happy Hour featuring ‘Acoustifunk’, 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Northport Arts Coalition, Happenings on Main Street Presents Marci Geller and Mike Lashnitz, Singer/Songwriters, at the Northport Village Park Patio, Free, 7 p.m.
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presents Captain Jack, a professional group of internationally-acclaimed musicians performing the music of Billy Joel and other timeless hits. 7 p.m.
, ‘Music Corner’ featuring Dinner, Dancing and The Finest in Jazz Music; 7 p.m. - 11 p.m., cash bar. 646-504-ELKS (3557).
1014 Coffee House, Northport, Live Music Night, 7 p.m.
Presents ‘Hairspray’. Don't miss the classic musical based on the 1988 film by John Waters. The story address many issues of the 1960's. 8 p.m.
Huntington Arts Council, Summer Festival Presents Theophilus London. An alternative rap artist from Brooklyn, London's genre-bending approach draws from a range of styles, from soul-pop and post-punk to electro and contemporary R&B. London made his album debut in 2009 with This Charming Man. Chapin Rainbow Stage at Heckscher Park. 8:30 p.m.
Live music by ‘Peter Mazzeo and the Hit Squad’, 10 p.m.
, Disco music and dancing, 10 p.m.
, DJ starting at 11:30 p.m.
Saturday July 9
Heckscher Museum Of Art, Be Part Of The Art. Work with artist Thea Lanzisero and help create her next art installation that will be on view in the Museum's Earth Matters exhibition. Visit the Museum during the exhibition July 30 through October 23, to see "your" work of art on view. Free Outdoor Activity. Meet on the lawn in in front of the Museum. Ages 10 and up welcome.10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Presents ‘Hairspray’. Don't miss the classic musical based on the 1988 film by John Waters. The story address many issues of the 1960's. 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.
, Margaritaville Saturdays featuring ‘Young Rebel Goombas’, sounds of Key West, 3 - 7 p.m.
Dix Hills Performing Arts Center Presents ‘The Catskills in Dix Hills’, Entertainment the Way It Used To Be with Cabaret Star Karen Oberlin, Comedian & Impersonator Tom LaGravinese, 7:30 p.m.
Huntington Arts Council, Summer Festival Presents The play "Bye Bye Birdie" by Plaza Theatrical Production. The satiric Broadway hit about Conrad Birdie, rock 'n roll idol drafted into the army, and the effect on his teenage fans and their families in Sweet Apple, Ohio. The score includes “Put On a Happy Face,” “One Last Kiss” and “A Lot of Livin' To Do.” Chapin Rainbow Stage at Heckscher Park. 8:30 p.m.
, Disco music and dancing, 10 p.m.
Live music by ‘Six Gun Five’, 10 p.m.
,“Summer Camp” series continues with Long Island’s own Unconventional Conventionalists performing the cult favorite, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show." 11:30 p.m.
, Live music by ‘Crazy 88’s’, 11:30 p.m.
Sunday July 10
, Jazz Brunch 11:30 - 3 p.m., and Calypso Sundays ‘Therapy Band’, Live Reggae on the Harbor, 4 p.m. - Sunset.
Presents ‘Hairspray’. Don't miss the classic musical based on the 1988 film of HAIRSPRAY by John Waters. The story address many issues of the 1960's. 2 p.m.
Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium presents ‘Songs in the Key of Earth’ - Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter Patricia Shih and Her Band will perform a Multi-Media Family Concert. 6 p.m.
, Summer Festival Presents The Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra, Under the direction of Maestro Lou Panacciulli, the Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra will perform musical favorites from Broadway, television and the movies, a program of popular and light classical music. Chapin Rainbow Stage at Heckscher Park. 8:30 p.m.
