Local Events

• 5 Friday

  • NEW MOTHERS’ SUPPORT GROUP. Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, 1000 Montauk Hwy., West Islip. 631-376-4444. 1:30 – 3 pm. New mothers and their babies. Fee: $50 for 5 sessions. Also on Dec. 19. New mothers and their babies meet for 5 weeks to socialize and discuss important topics of mutual interest such as feeding and nutrition, sleep patterns, and infant health and safety.

  • ST. AGNES 100TH ANNIVERSARY GALA. Milleridge Cottage, Jericho. http://www.stagneshs.org. 7 pm – 12 am. Adults. Fee: $200. To benefit St. Agnes High School, an all-girls’ Catholic High School. The 100th anniversary celebrates education in a Dominican tradition.

• 6 Saturday

  • BUILD AND DECORATE A GINGERBREAD HOUSE WITH THE BAKING COACH®! The Smithtown Elks Lodge #2036, 120 Edgewood Ave., Smithtown. 631-543-8608. www.bakingcoach.com. thebakingcoach@optonline.net. 10 – 11:30 am; 12 – 1:30 pm; 2 – 3:30 pm; 4 – 5:30 pm. For families. Fee: $35/family (up to 4 people per family), 5 people or more, $3/person. Four separate events. Each family will receive all of the components for their own gingerbread house.

• Freeport's Nautical Mile of Lights Holiday Weekend Celebration.

  • Friday 5th - Holiday Boat Parade of Lights. Freeport. 7pm. Boat Rides for All. Contest for best decorated boats & backyards. Fee: kids under ten: $3, adults: $5.
    Sunday 7th - Kids Eat FREE at Participating Restaurants. Freeport. 2 - 5pm.

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