Your Weekend Guide to LI: May 3rd – May 6th

With the start of May, Cinco De Mayo, & the Kentucky Derby this weekend, there is no shortage of reasons to celebrate! Check out our guide for Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 – Sunday, May 6th, 2012 below.  We have included some of the best events happening in Nassau County this weekend.   Also, make sure to check out more  fun things to do on our sortable calendar of events.

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It’s Back: International Music Nights Concert Series

Get ready to celebrate the diversity & culture that makes Nassau County such as great place to live! The International Music Nights Concert Series will kick off this year on Friday, June 1st at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre in Eisenhower Park.

The International Music Nights Summer Concert Series is presented by the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums in recognition of Nassau County’s unique ethnic diversity. Through a sponsorship from Canon USA Inc., twenty International Music Nights are presented at the Lakeside Theatre, FREE of charge. (more…)

Real Housewives of NJ…On Long Island!

Everyone loves the Real Housewives, and what better way to celebrate the new season of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New Jersey than to watch it with….The Real Housewives of New Jersey!  This Sunday, Melissa Gorga and Kathy Wakile will be at (more…)

Efrem Spring Collection

Check out Efrem’s spring collection, sponsored by Efrem of Woodbury, Red Door Salon and Spa, Iavarone Bros., and Laguna Grille!

Long Island Spring Beer Dinner

Have you read our review of the Library Cafe?  Hopefully you have, and are ready to try it for yourself at their Long Island Spring Beer Dinner this month.  On Thursday, April 24 at 7 p.m. the Library Cafe will host a four course dinner paired with brews from Greenport Harbor, Blue Point, Lessing’s Local Ale (brewed by Blue Point), and Long Ireland. Representatives from each brewery will be on hand as well.  Here is a sampling of the menu: (more…)

2012 Long Island Hospitality Ball

On Monday, June 18, the 2012 Long Island Hospitality Ball is back!  This year’s event will be held at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury.  This fundraiser helps the American Cancer Society, and raised $170,000 alone from last year’s event!

The gala was created and organized by Keith Hart, a hospitality industry mainstay and cancer survivor, to raise funds for charity by showcasing offerings from the region’s top restaurants, wine and spirit brands, nightclubs and entertainers as well as hotels and catering halls. (more…)

Long Island Restaurant Week

It’s here again!  Time for your chance to revisit your favorites for a deal, or try out a new spot at a great price!  The bi-annual and award-winning Long Island Restaurant Week kicks off its Spring 2012 campaign on Sunday, April 22 for eight days ending on Sunday, April 29.  Participating restaurants will offer a three-course prix fixe for $24.95 all night, every night they are open except Saturday when the menu must only be offered until 7 p.m.

Restaurants – spanning across Long Island’s 118 miles – are signing up daily to participate. Each will serve its own unique $24.95 menu with a minimum choice of three appetizers, three entrées and three desserts.

Long Island Restaurant Week also believes in the importance of helping neighbors facing hunger and will make a donation following the campaign to Island Harvest, Long Island’s largest hunger relief organization.

On February 3, the Long Island Restaurant Week mobile app was introduced and is available on the iPhone, Android and mobile web.  The direct link is http://airmo.co/lirestaurantweek.

For more info and a full list of participating restaurants, click here.