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Upcoming Events

Psychic Fair and Gift/Craft Show

May19

Choose from among clairvoyants, mediums, Tarot and Angel Card readers, medical intuitives and others

Where

The Radisson Hotel

110 Vanderbilt Motor Pkwy

Hauppauge, NY

Phone

631-334-0802

Price

Free; One-on-one personal readings are $40 for 15 minutes or $70 for 30 minutes

Container Gardening

May30

Master gardeners Nancy Dickey and Alexandra Carnicom will discuss the benefits and best practices of container gardening, supplies will be provided, patrons should dress appropriately for outdoor planting and will get to take home a seedling of their own, register

Where

Commack Public Library

18 Hauppauge Rd.

Commack, NY

Phone

631-499-0888

Price

free

Trek Long Island

May31

Attendees have a chance to meet and engage with a wide range of guests from Strange New Worlds, Lower Decks, TNG, DS9 and more at the Trek Long Island event. Celebrities such as Melissa Navia, Armin Shimerman, Ethan Phillips, Gabrielle Ruiz, Yetide Badaki, Tara Rosling, Ursaline Bryant, Kitty Swink, Chase Masterson, and many others will be speaking on panels, available for photo ops and autographs (just to name a few!) Explore the vendor room to find exhibitors, authors such as Robb Pearlman, Michael Jan Friedman, Keith R.A. DeCandido and vendors like MEGO Toys and FanSets.

Where

Hyatt Regency Hotel Long Island

1717 Motor Pkwy.

Hauppauge, NY

Price

Adult: 3-Day/$70 2-day/$60 Saturday Only/$40; Child ages 5-11: 3-Day/$25 Saturday or Sunday only/ $10 Under 5 years old: Free

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