North Fork Weekend Calendar: Eat, Drink & Enjoy the Harvest
Fall is arguably the best time of year on the North Fork. Celebrate Oktoberfest and the harvest and delight in a local bounty of wine, artisanal foods, fresh local produce, live music, poetry and “Jazz Horse” art this weekend, October 16–18, 2015. What’s your pick of the week?
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
FACING HISTORY: AN ARTISTIC EXPRESSION OF THE HISTORY OF PUBLIC PRESENCE
10 a.m. Wednesday–Sunday through 1/15/16. An exhibition of paintings, drawings, sculpture and more focusing on the diverse and changing public population. Suffolk County Historical Society, 300 West Main Street, Riverhead. 631-727-2881 suffolkcountyhistoricalsociety.org
FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC SERIES AT LIEB CELLARS
6 p.m. Live music every week. Lieb Cellars, 13050 Oregon Road, Cutchogue. 631-734-1100 liebcellars.com
PAUL REVERE’S RAIDERS AT SUFFOLK THEATER
6:30 p.m. doors open, 8 p.m. show. The band behind “Kicks,” “Louie Louie” and more performs. $49 and up. Food and drink available throughout the evening. Suffolk Theater, 118 East Main Street, Riverhead. 631-727-4343 suffolktheater.com
POETRY NIGHT ALIVE AT RIVERHEAD FREE LIBRARY
7 p.m. Susan Dingle, Robert Brown and Maggie Bloomfield. Open mic requests will be considered. Register in advance. Riverhead Free Library, 330 Court Street, Riverhead. 631-727-3228 riverheadlibrary.org
LATE NIGHTS AT JAMESPORT VINEYARDS
Open until 8 p.m. Wood-fire empanadas, $5 wine and live music. Jamesport Vineyards, 1216 Main Road. 631-722-5256 jamesportwines.com
LATE NIGHT AT SHINN ESTATE VINEYARDS
Open until 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Enjoy wine, cheese and the sunset. Shinn Estate Vineyards, 2000 Oregon Road, Mattituck. 631-894-0367 shinnestatevineyards.com
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
SHOW AT OLD TOWN ARTS & CRAFTS GUILD
8 a.m.–4 p.m. Rain date 10/18. Old Town Arts & Crafts Guild, 28265 Main Road, Cutchogue. 631-734-6382 oldtownartsguild.org
RIVERHEAD FARMERS MARKET
10 a.m.–2 p.m. Year-round. 221 East Main Street/parking lot, Riverhead.
SHELTER ISLAND FALL 5K RUN/WALK
11 a.m. Benefits North Fork Breast Health Coalition and Coalition for Women’s Cancers at Southampton Hospital. Medals for top finishers and first-place breast cancer survivor. 631-805-6279 shelterislandrun.com
OKTOBERFEST AT RAM’S HEAD INN
1:30 p.m. Live music, pig roast and local wines and beers. Bring your Shelter Island 5K race number to enter to win a grand prize in the raffle. $35 per person includes two drink tickets, food and music. Ram’s Head Inn, 108 Ram Island Drive, Shelter Island. 631-749-0811 theramsheadinn.com
LIVE MUSIC AT BAITING HOLLOW FARM VINEYARD
11:30 a.m.–6 p.m. Weekends. Live music, beer and great food. Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard, 2114 Sound Avenue, Baiting Hollow. 631-369-0100 bhfvineyard.com
VINE TO WINE TOURS AT SANNINO BELLA VITA
1 p.m. Through 1/1/16. All ages welcome, 21 and over for wine tasting. $25. Sannino Bella Vita Vineyard, 1375 Peconic Lane, Peconic. 631-734-8282 sanninovineyard.com
LIVE MUSIC AT PINDAR VINEYARDS
1 p.m. Weekends. 21 and over. Pindar Vineyards, 37645 Main Road, Peconic. 631-734-6200 pindar.net
LIVE MUSIC AT MARTHA CLARA VINEYARDS
2–5 p.m. Free admission, wine and food additional purchase. Rain or shine. Martha Clara Vineyards, 6025 Sound Avenue, Riverhead. 631-298-0075 marthaclaravineyards.com
SECOND ANNUAL OYSTER FESTIVAL AT HAVENS BARN
4 p.m. Oyster tastings by Alice’s Fish Market and Fast Frets. Wine bar, silent auction, raffle, live music and more. $40 per person. Proceeds benefit the Shelter Island Historical Society. Havens Barn, 16 South Ferry Road, Shelter Island. 631-749-0025 shelterislandhistorical.org
JAZZ HORSE ART SHOW AT BORGHESE VINEYARD
5:30 p.m. Candace Eaton exhibits her Jazz Horse series. Cocktail reception. Castello di Borghese Vineyard, 17150 Route 48, Cutchogue. 631-734-5111 castellodiborghese.com
THE ALL STAR AFTER DARK
10 p.m.–2 a.m. Saturdays. An evening of late night drink specials and DJ spinning. The All Star, 96 Main Road, Riverhead. 631-998-3565 theallstar.com
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
THE 5TH ANNUAL “BACK IN TIME UNTIL 1959” CAR SHOW AND FAMILY FUN DAY
9 a.m.–4 p.m. Over 100 pre-1959 cars will be on display. Foods, raffles, gift shop, demonstrations and more. $6 general/$4 if wearing period attire/free for kids under 12. $15 for pre-1959 car. All profits go toward maintaining the historic buildings of the Cutchogue Village Green. Village Green, Main Road, Cutchogue. 631-734-8044
OKTOBERFEST PUB CRAWL
Noon. Bracelets can be purchased online or with cash at local businesses. $10. Suffolk Theater, 118 East Main Street, Riverhead. 631-727-4343 suffolktheater.com
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