Event List

Structures of Sound

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Perkins Long Island History Room at Riverhead Free Library

Program Type:

Art, In-Person, Music & Entertainment

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Join Ben to discuss classic albums and artists, including:

Abbey Road - The Beatles (1969)

Skylarking - XTC (1986)

Merriweather Post Pavilion - Animal Collective (2009)

Imaginal Disk - Magdalena Bay (2024)

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Open

Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library

Room: Perkins Long Island History Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Art, In-Person, Music & Entertainment

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join Ben to discuss classic albums and artists, including:

Abbey Road - The Beatles (1969)

Skylarking - XTC (1986)

Merriweather Post Pavilion - Animal Collective (2009)

Imaginal Disk - Magdalena Bay (2024)

Miranda Gatewood Fine Art Photographer

05/30/2025 @ 9:00am to 06/20/2025 @ 5:00pm

Elizabeth Overton Gallery at Riverhead Free Library

Program Type:

Art

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Miranda Gatewood holds an M.F.A. in fine art photography from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI. Exhibiting since 1977, her language is images. Gatewood’s work has been collected by the Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA.

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Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library

Room: Elizabeth Overton Gallery

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Art

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Miranda Gatewood holds an M.F.A. in fine art photography from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI. Exhibiting since 1977, her language is images. Gatewood’s work has been collected by the Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA.

Structures of Sound

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Stage Room at Riverhead Free Library

Program Type:

Art, In-Person, Music & Entertainment

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Join Ben to discuss classic albums and artists, including:

Abbey Road - The Beatles (1969)

Skylarking - XTC (1986)

Merriweather Post Pavilion - Animal Collective (2009)

Imaginal Disk - Magdalena Bay (2024)

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library

Room: Stage Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Art, In-Person, Music & Entertainment

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join Ben to discuss classic albums and artists, including:

Abbey Road - The Beatles (1969)

Skylarking - XTC (1986)

Merriweather Post Pavilion - Animal Collective (2009)

Imaginal Disk - Magdalena Bay (2024)

Light Up Father's Day Cards (Grades K-5)

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:15pm

Children's Programming Room at Riverhead Free Library

Program Type:

Art, Crafts, In-Person

Age Group:

Children

Decorate an awesome light-up card that will brighten up your dad's special day!

Full

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Full

Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library

Room: Children's Programming Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Art, Crafts, In-Person

Registration Required

Event Details:

Decorate an awesome light-up card that will brighten up your dad's special day!

The Art of Smartphone Photography

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Craft Room at Riverhead Free Library

Program Type:

Art, Games and Recreation, In-Person

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Join Miranda Gatewood for a fun presentation and workshop of the art of taking great pictures with your smartphone. DSLR cameras are also welcome. Learn a little history, tour your camera features and do a still-life group project.

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Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library

Room: Craft Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Art, Games and Recreation, In-Person

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join Miranda Gatewood for a fun presentation and workshop of the art of taking great pictures with your smartphone. DSLR cameras are also welcome. Learn a little history, tour your camera features and do a still-life group project.

Color Our World Along the Yellow Brick Road Summer Reading Kickoff

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Riverhead Free Library

Program Type:

Art, Crafts, Games and Recreation, In-Person

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Join us in the Adult Reference Department and have some fun at our Art Station where you can try out new techniques or use various materials to make your own creation.

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Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Art, Crafts, Games and Recreation, In-Person

Event Details:

Join us in the Adult Reference Department and have some fun at our Art Station where you can try out new techniques or use various materials to make your own creation.

Senior Social at the Library

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm

Craft Room at Riverhead Free Library

Program Type:

Art, Games and Recreation, In-Person

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Come to the library to enjoy light refreshments, crafts and games.

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Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library

Room: Craft Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Art, Games and Recreation, In-Person

Registration Required

Event Details:

Come to the library to enjoy light refreshments, crafts and games.

Photo Venture to Indian Island County Park

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Off Site

Program Type:

Art, In-Person

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Join Miranda Gatewood on a photographic adventure with your DSLR camera or smartphone and explore the art of composing beautiful images and easy photo hacks in this remarkable Long Island waterside and woodland location.

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Offsite Event

Open

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Art, In-Person

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join Miranda Gatewood on a photographic adventure with your DSLR camera or smartphone and explore the art of composing beautiful images and easy photo hacks in this remarkable Long Island waterside and woodland location.

Mighty Makers: Sculpting Edition (Grades K-5)

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Children's Programming Room at Riverhead Free Library

Program Type:

Art, In-Person

Age Group:

Children

Mold and paint your own clay cat sculpture for national Adopt-a-Cat Month. Be sure to dress for a mess!

Full

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Full

Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library

Room: Children's Programming Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Art, In-Person

Registration Required

Event Details:

Mold and paint your own clay cat sculpture for national Adopt-a-Cat Month. Be sure to dress for a mess!

Structures of Sound

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Stage Room at Riverhead Free Library

Program Type:

Art, In-Person, Music & Entertainment

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Join Ben to discuss classic albums and artists, including:

Abbey Road - The Beatles (1969)

Skylarking - XTC (1986)

Merriweather Post Pavilion - Animal Collective (2009)

Imaginal Disk - Magdalena Bay (2024)

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library

Room: Stage Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Art, In-Person, Music & Entertainment

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join Ben to discuss classic albums and artists, including:

Abbey Road - The Beatles (1969)

Skylarking - XTC (1986)

Merriweather Post Pavilion - Animal Collective (2009)

Imaginal Disk - Magdalena Bay (2024)

EILEEN KELLY - ART EXHIBITION

06/27/2025 @ 9:00am to 07/28/2025 @ 5:00pm

Elizabeth Overton Gallery at Riverhead Free Library

Program Type:

Art

Age Group:

All Ages

This show symbolizes the interconnectedness of nature and technology, suggesting themes of transformation or cyclical nature of life.

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Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library

Room: Elizabeth Overton Gallery

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Art

Event Details:

This show symbolizes the interconnectedness of nature and technology, suggesting themes of transformation or cyclical nature of life.

A variety of beach themed crafts, such as sea shell painting and a crab made from fingerpaint.

Creation Station: Summer Sunshine

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Children's Programming Room at Riverhead Free Library

Program Type:

Art, Crafts, In-Person

Age Group:

Children

Drop-in for a variety of beach themed crafts to kick off the first day of summer! Be sure to dress for a mess! No registration required.

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Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library

Room: Children's Programming Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Art, Crafts, In-Person

Event Details:

Drop-in for a variety of beach themed crafts to kick off the first day of summer! Be sure to dress for a mess! No registration required.

ARTIST'S RECEPTION - EILEEN KELLY

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Elizabeth Overton Gallery at Riverhead Free Library

Program Type:

Art

Age Group:

All Ages

New York based artist, Eileen Kelly, has been expressing feelings in pigment since 1975. As a formally trained mathematician, she has found deep artistic connection while exploring the purity, depth, and abstraction of mathematics.

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Library Branch: Riverhead Free Library

Room: Elizabeth Overton Gallery

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Art

Event Details:

New York based artist, Eileen Kelly, has been expressing feelings in pigment since 1975. As a formally trained mathematician, she has found deep artistic connection while exploring the purity, depth, and abstraction of mathematics.