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TUESDAY, NOV. 24, 2015
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EAST END ARTS
Looking for an uncommon holiday
gift? The holiday gift boutique at
East End Arts (133 E. Main St.) in
Riverhead runs 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Tuesday-Sunday through Dec. 23.
This is a source for artistic handmade
ornaments, greeting cards, jewelry and
other wearables, ceramics and more.
631-727-0900, eastendarts.org
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A red fox at Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown. ON THE COVER An opossum at Tackapausha Nature Preserve in Seaford.
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HALLOCKVILLE MUSEUM FARM
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NEWSDAY, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2015
DANIEL BRENNAN
Christmas comes to Hallockville
Museum Farm in Riverhead. The
Country Parlor Holiday show features
the works of folk artists and craftspeople. Shop for folk art, crafts and
gifts, including baskets, tree trimmings
and holiday decor, wreaths, rugs,
woodcarvings and decoys 9 a.m.3 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m.2 p.m. Sunday. Free admission,
631-298-5292, hallockville.com.
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Nature preserves rescue animals and educate children
BY JIM MERRITT
Special to Newsday
I
nside the Tackapausha Museum and
Preserve’s reptile/amphibian room
Elizabeth Cronan and her daughter,
Riley, are enjoying a close encounter
with a tree frog.
Cronan, 26, a paralegal from
Seaford, and Riley, 4, had been admiring the amphibian’s ability to climb
its terrarium walls with suction-cuptipped legs. Then, a museum volunteer offers to take the teal-colored
frog out of its glass tank so they can
hold it.
“It feels like a smooth leather,” says
Cronan, as the squirmy creature tries
to jump from the palm of her hand to
her shoulder. Cronan often visits the
room to learn about native species
before taking a walk in the adjacent
preserve. “When you’re walking on
the trails, you see wildlife that’s really specific to Long Island,” Cronan
says.
If you enjoy animal encounters, the
Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown and the Quogue Wildlife Refuge
also are home to native species such
as foxes, turtles, hawks and several
species of owls and waterfowl.
Here’s where you can see orphaned,
rescued or rehabilitated native species
inside enclosures, then take a nature
hike to spot them in the wild:
TACKAPAUSHA
MUSEUM & PRESERVE
WHEN | WHERE Open 11 a.m.-4 p.m.,
Thursday-Sunday, 2225 Washington
Ave., Seaford
INFO 516-571-7443, nassaucountyny.gov
ADMISSION $3 ($2 ages 5-12)
The nature center has been a popular
attraction for generations of school kids
and Scout groups. The two-floor museum includes ecology displays, live
animal exhibits and interactive education areas. A nature education playground is under construction, says
director Dennis Fleury. Five miles of
nature trails run through the 84-acre
preserve, including a paved portion that
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Heather Gorny of Hampton Bays and her daughter Samantha, 2, check out
Quogue Wildlife Refuge’s pond, which attracts egrets, herons and wood ducks.
circles Tackapausha Pond.
EXHIBITS 100 live animals, including snakes, turtles, lizards, frogs,
bats, hawks, owls, foxes
IN THE WILD Spring peeper chorus
frogs, hawks, waterfowl
QUOGUE
WILDLIFE REFUGE
WHEN | WHERE Trails open daily,
dawn to dusk; nature center open
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday,
Saturday and Sunday, 3 Old Country Rd., Quogue
INFO 631-653-4771,
quoguewildliferefuge.org
ADMISSION Free
The 305-acre refuge features an
outdoor wildlife complex housing
about 17 animals that are native to
New York. All were rescued after
being injured and are no longer
able to survive in the wild, says
refuge worker Kimberly Stever.
A pond, once used for harvesting
ice, attracts egrets and other birds.
More wildlife lurks in the refuge,
which is part of the Long Island
Pine Barrens region. “We’re pretty
sure we have a couple of great
horned owls and screech owls on
the property,” Stever says. “They
are elusive, but at night we can
hear them calling.”
EXHIBITS Two red foxes, two
screech owls, a barred owl, a barn
owl, a great horned owl, gray tree
frogs and box turtles. Also: a bobcat, a species no longer native to
Long Island but present upstate,
Stever says.
IN THE WILD Deer, Canada geese,
wood ducks, mallards, egrets, great
blue herons, osprey.
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These listings are supplied by the movie theaters.
Because this section is printed in advance and last-minute changes
are not uncommon, call ahead or confirm your show time online.
Creed (PG-13) 7:10, 9:40.
The Good Dinosaur (PG) 7:20, 9:30.
Victor Frankenstein (PG-13) 7:30, 10.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
HH
(PG-13) 1, 2:30, 4, 7, 9:50.
The Night Before HH (R) 1, 3:15, 5:30,
7:45, 10.
The Peanuts Movie HHH (G) 1:30, 3:30,
5:30, 7:30, 10.
GREAT NECK
BOW-TIE SQUIRE CINEMAS —
(516) 466-9172
Love the Coopers HH (PG-13) 2, 4:40,
7:20.
Spectre HH‡ (PG-13) 3:45, 7:10.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
HH
(PG-13) 4, 7.
The Night Before HH (R) 2:10, 4:50, 7:30.
Secret in Their Eyes H (PG-13) 2:20,
5, 7:40.
The 33 HH (PG-13) 4:15, 7:15.
The Peanuts Movie HHH (G) 2:30, 5:10,
7:50.
HICKSVILLE
BROADWAY MULTIPLEX CINEMAS
— (800) 315-4000
Creed (CC) (PG-13) 7:15, 10:10.
The Good Dinosaur in Disney Digital 3D
(3D) (PG) 7, 9:30.
The Good Dinosaur (CC) (PG) 7:30, 10.
LEVITTOWN
AMC LEVITTOWN 10 —
(516) 731-5422
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
(CC) HH (PG-13) 1:30, 4:45, 8, 11:15.
LYNBROOK
UA LYNBROOK 6 — (516) 593-1033
Love the Coopers (CC) HH (PG-13) 1:20,
4:10, 9:40.
Creed (CC) (PG-13) 7.
The Good Dinosaur in Disney Digital 3D
(CC) (PG) 7.
The Good Dinosaur (CC) (PG) 9:30.
The Night Before (CC) HH (R) 1, 4, 5, 7,
7:30, 9:50, 10.
The Peanuts Movie 3D (CC) HHH (G)
12:30, 2:45.
The Peanuts Movie (CC) HHH (G) 12:50,
3:45, 6:30, 9.
Bridge of Spies (CC) HHH (PG-13) 6:20,
9:30.
Goosebumps 3D (CC) HHH (PG) 1:10,
3:50.
The Martian 3D (CC) HH‡ (PG-13)
12:20.
The Martian (CC) HH‡ (PG-13) 3:30.
MALVERNE
MALVERNE CINEMA 4 —
(516) 599-6966
Suffragette HH (PG-13) 2, 4:30, 7.
Spotlight HHH‡ (R) 1:30, 4:30, 7:20,
9:35.
Brooklyn HHHH (PG-13) 1:30, 4:30, 7:20,
9:35.
Truth HHH‡ (R) 1:30, 7.
Sicario HHH (R) 4:30, 9:35.
The Intern HH‡ (PG-13) 1:30, 4:30,
7:20, 9:35.
Meet the Patels HHH (PG) 9:35.
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Long Island Philharmonic
Annual NewYear’s Eve Spectacular
Conducted by Music Director David Stewart Wiley
MY FAIR BROADWAY
Starring:
Alicia
Hall Moran
Sean
MacLaughlin
Eric
van Hoven
Jennifer
Hope Wills
Featuring selections from Lerner and Loewe
Broadway Musicals
Camelot, Paint Your Wagon, Gigi,
Brigadoon and My Fair Lady
Sells Out year after year!
Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 7:30 PM
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
Sponsored by:
www. liphilharmonic.org (631) 293-2222
Soloists courtesy of Broadway Pops International
www.BroadwayPops.com
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NEWSDAY, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2015
Visit Bobbi the Bobcat at Quogue
Wildlife Refuge, a 305-acre center
that cares for injured animals.
WHEN | WHERE 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
daily, 62 Eckernkamp Dr., Smithtown
INFO 631-979-6344,
sweetbriarnc.org
ADMISSION By donation
Hundreds of species of plants and
animals make their homes in the
54-acre preserve, which includes
garden, woodland, field and wetland habitats on the Nissequogue
River.
EXHIBITS Red-tailed hawk, Merlin
hawk, kestrel, great horned owl,
long-eared owl, screech owl,
golden eagle
IN THE WILD Chipmunks, squirrels,
deer, foxes. While the latter two
tend to be elusive, “if you are really
quiet, you might see them,” says
director Marie Smith.
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BALDWIN
GRAND AVE CINEMAS —
(516) 223-2324
Call theater for schedule.
BELLMORE
BELLMORE MOVIES — (516) 783-7200
Truth HHH‡ (R) 4:30, 7.
Sicario HHH (R) 2, 9:20.
JJ BELLMORE PLAYHOUSE —
(516) 783-5440
Love the Coopers HH (PG-13) 1:30, 4:20.
Spectre HH‡ (PG-13) 1:15, 4:10, 7:10,
9:30.
Creed (PG-13) 7:15, 10.
The Good Dinosaur (PG) 7:10, 9:20.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
HH
(PG-13) 1, 2:30, 4, 7, 9:50.
The Night Before HH (R) 12:45, 3, 5:15,
7:45, 10.
Secret in Their Eyes H (PG-13) 1:45,
4:30, 7:30, 9:55.
The Peanuts Movie HHH (G) 12:30, 2:40,
4:50, 7:15, 10:15.
FRANKLIN SQUARE
BOW-TIE FRANKLIN SQ. CINEMAS
— (516) 775-0063
Love the Coopers HH (PG-13) 3:10, 4:50,
7:10, 9:30.
Spectre HH‡ (PG-13) 1:20, 3:10, 5:40,
8:50.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part
2 HH (PG-13) 1, 2, 3:40, 5:30, 6:30,
8:10, 9:10.
The Night Before HH (R) 12:30, 3,
6:20, 9.
The Peanuts Movie HHH (G) 12:40, 4:30,
6:50, 9.
Goosebumps HHH (PG) 12:50.
GARDEN CITY
AMC LOEWS ROOSEVELT FIELD
8 — (888) 262-4386
Closed For Renovations.
GLEN COVE
JJ GLEN COVE CINEMA —
(516) 671-6668
Love the Coopers HH (PG-13) 1:45, 4:30.
Spectre HH‡ (PG-13) 2, 5, 8.
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