Friday, September 9
Pizza Palooza, 7-8:15 p.m. for grades 7-12 at Longwood Public Library, 800 Middle Country Road, Middle Island. Learn how to make pizza from scratch, with Kathy Giouvalakis. Make the dough, add the sauce and cheese and select your toppings. Register: 924-6400.
Saturday, September 10
Annual Fall Fair, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at First united Methodist Church of Port Jefferson, 603 Main St., featuring Grandma’s Attic, books, country store, crafts & sewing, baked goods and refreshments. 473-0517. Rain or Shine.
31st Annual Brookhaven Country Fair, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at historic Longwood Estate, Smith and Longwood roads, Ridge. Activities and entertainment for entire family, including traditional crafts, primitive cooking, Irish step dancing, Revolutionary War and Civil War re-enactments, pony rides, live music and more, according to the town. Admission $2 adults, children under 12 free. Free parking and free shuttle to fair from parking area. Brookhaven.org.
‘The Pajama Game,’ 1954 musical by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, based on the novel “7 1/2 Cents” by Richard Bissell, where love blossoms between foes during labor troubles in a pajama factory, 8 p.m. at Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson. Hit parade of songs including “Hey There,” “Hernando’s Hideaway,” and “Steam Heat.” A rollicking classic from the Golden Age of Broadway. Tickets $21-$28. theatrethree.com.
Sunday, September 11
Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., downtown Port Jefferson Village, east side of Main Street by Lainie’s Way parking lot. Local produce, honey, bread & baked goods, seafood, international specialities, plants, flowers and live music, in open air, waterfront market. Through November.
31st Annual Brookhaven Country Fair, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the historic Longwood Estate. See Saturday.
9/11 Day of Peace and Remembrance and Peace Fair, noon-4 p.m. at North Shore Heritage Park, County Road 83 and Route 25A, Mount Sinai. Boy Scout Troop 384 will conduct a memorial ceremony honoring those lost on 9/11, immediately following multiple activities planned including materials to make crafts, poetry readings, skits, music, choirs, and painting, held at the Heritage Center. Fair comprised of “peaceful activities and expressions including poetry readings and artful displays that illustrate the power of peace.” Free. msheritagetrust.org.
‘Crossing Delancey,’ romantic comedy performed by The Gercharel Players, 2 p.m. at Longwood Public Library, 800 Middle Country Road, Middle Island. Find out if an independent contemporary woman can find happiness with a guy who sells pickles. Register: 924-6400.
‘The Pajama Game,’ 3 p.m. at Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson. See Saturday.
Monday, September 12
Little Book Shop at Mt. Sinai Congregational Church, 233 North Country Road. Mt Sinai, open 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Friday. New books, old books and best selling books. All proceeds from sales go directly to church’s emergency food pantry which serves families in the community. Books priced from 25 cents to $3. 473-1582 for more information.
Writers Wanted! 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham. A monthly writing workshop is forming at NSPL:  memoir, fiction, essay, poetry. Create new work with Anne Kelly-Edmunds on second Saturday of each month. Bring notebook and pen. No registration necessary. 929-4488.
Port Jefferson Documentary Series presents ‘Buck,’ 7 p.m. Theatre Three, 412 Main Street, Port Jefferson. Guest speaker: Cindy Meehl, director.Buck Brannaman is a living legend in the horse world and the inspiration for Robert Redford’s film, The Horse Whisperer. For Buck, a true cowboy, horses are a mirror of the human soul.  Having been raised by an abusive father, he grew up hating violence and so developed his method of communicating with horses through instinct, not punishment, freeing the spirit of the horse and its human comrade. Brannaman has crisscrossed the world, sharing his wisdom and enriching the bond between man and horse. That relationship becomes a metaphor for meeting many of the challenges of life. First-time director Cindy Meehl brings this man, who is part guru and part psychologist, to life. Highly acclaimed by critics, “Buck” was this year’s winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at Sundance Film Festival. Tickets: $5. 473-5220, gpjac.org.
Tuesday, September 13
Senior Tuesday, 10 a.m.-noon at Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook features free admission for seniors ages 62 and older, self-guided tour of “Fixed Images, Photographs from the Baker/Pisano Collection.” Also tour Carriage Museum, 19th century blacksmith shop and other historic buildings. 751-0066, www.longislandmuseum.org.
Wednesday, September 14
Vintage Costume Jewelry, 6:45-8:45 p.m. at North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham. Treasure hunting with jewelry historian and collector Kathleen Otranto, and brief history of major periods of VCJ: The Victorian (1835-1900), Art Nouveau (1890-1919), Art Deco (1920-1935), Retro (1935 – 1955), and Modernist (1940 – 1960). Attendees may bring in one piece of jewelry for evaluation. Register. 929-4488.
Thursday, September 15
Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., downtown Port Jefferson Village, in the Steamroom/PJ Frigate parking lot, produce only; through November.
Book discussion ‘The Elegance of the Hedgehog’ by Muriel Barberry, 3:15 p.m. with moderator Melanie Cardone at Longwood Public Library, 800 Middle Country Road, Middle Island. Set in an elegant apartment building in Paris, the book centers on Renée, the widowed concierge, and Paloma, the intelligent twelve-year old daughter of one of the tenants. Renée and Paloma hide both their true talents and their finest qualities from a world they suspect cannot or will not appreciate them. Books available at circulation desk. 924-6400.
Creative Crafts—Celebrate  Hispanic Heritage Month, 4:30 p.m. or 5:30 p.m. for grades K–4 at Longwood Public Library, 800 Middle Country Road, Middle Island. Register: 924-6400.
Cooking with Chef Charlie: Easy Meals for Back to School, 7 p.m. at Longwood Public Library, 800 Middle Country Road, Middle Island. Get back into the swing of things with help from Chef Charlie, who shares easy meal ideas for back to school. Register: 924-6400.
Friday, September 16
Long Island Museum presents Long Island Masterworks in Wood, an exhibition that includes works by three living area artists who work in wood, David Ebner, William King and Randall Rosenthal; 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 1200 Route 25A in Stony Brook. On display in the Art Museum through November 11. Regular admission $9, $7 seniors, $4 students ages 6-17. Children under six and museum members free. 751-0066, www.longislandmuseum.org.
Caramel Apple Making, 4:30 p.m. for grades 3-6 at Longwood Public Library, 800 Middle Country Road, Middle Island. Make a gooey, chewy caramel apple with The Baking Coach. Program may not be suitable for those with food allergies. Register: 924-6400.
‘The Pajama Game,’ 8 p.m. at Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson. See Saturday.
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