Island Hopping

The Nassau County Museum of Art will host an outdoor concert next week featuring original works by local composers.

Brought to you by the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum, the canoe/kayak tour will be led by Chenae Bullock, a member of the Shinnecock Nation.

The center on Crooked Hill Road is a 25-bed community residence for women that combines a safe and supportive living environment with unique services for women affected by addiction.

The INN, which operates the Mary Brennan INN soup kitchen in Hempstead among others, estimates it will have served more than 200,000 balanced meals and more than 5,500 pantry bags by the end of this year as a result of the pandemic.

The event is being held in collaboration with North Shore Animal League America, which will have its Mobile Adoption Unit onsite during the Water Bark event, so attendees can meet adoptable local dogs.

The fundraising event takes place from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 13. Participants who raise at least $100 will be mailed a Team Hope t-shirt after the event.

The American Airpower Museum is using the event on Saturday, Sept. 5 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.

The money, provided to the Town of Huntington’s bus service through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration, will be used for operating, administrative and preventive maintenance expenses to support HART’s fixed-route and paratransit services.