Starting with a benefit event tonight, the Hampton Spring Garden and Antique Show opens.  The preview benefit show for the East End Hospice takes place at the Bridgehampton Community House on Montauk Highway House in Bridgehampton NY.  The benefit event is from 6 pm to 8 pm. The antique show hours are Friday 10 am-6 pm, Saturday 10 am-6 pm, Sunday 10 am-5 pm.

This is a great short Long Island day trip for the whole family. Well, maybe you won’t spend the whole day at the Dinosaur Walk Museum but we know your kids love these creatures and you do too.  I mean what kid growing up on Long Island in the past 30 years did not play with little plastic dinosaurs.  Of course in the past few years your kids can own rather big toy dinosaurs, almost big enough to ride. Some are remote radion controlled now.  Nothing beats the real thing though.

Tomorrow a special exhibt, “Ancient Eggs”,  at the Dinosaur Walk Museum in Riverhead NY opens.  It runs each day from 10 AM to 5 PM, May 25th to Labor Day. Yes, we are talking real dinosaur eggs.   They are fossilized.

OK, so you won’t spend a whole day here but its a great excursive to before or after shopping at the Tanger Outlets, only three miles away.  The Atlantis Aquarium is only one block away.

The new Zagat Hamptons Restaurants Guide 2007/08 is out.  It reviews the top restaurants in the North Fork, South Fork and Shelter Island.  And as Curbed’s Hamptons Blog, The Beach, provides a critical review of the restuarant review guide this week.  In “New Hamptons Zagat Drops, North Fork Wins!” you’ll see that the NorthFork is the up and coming place to dine and not just wine.  Speaking of wine. the Zagat guide provides a hanfy detailed map of the North Fork wineries and specific details on the best varietals by year.

Today marks the start of Fleet Week New York City. The offical US military website for Fleet Week NYC says that thousands of service men and women in the Navy, Mariens and Coast Gaurd will participate this year.  Dozens of demonstrations will happen over the next week including hliocopter raids, navy seal exercises and many more. Of course the ships will be open to the public during the week. Particpation by active service members is planned for Memorial Day celebrations in Bayville, Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island.  Check the schedule for details.

Maybe it should be no surprise but a search on Google Blog Search today shows that Gawker talks up - Hamptons Concierges Catering To Better Class Of Douchebags - the NY Post special insert today on the Hamptons.  Gawker said it was not online but we found otherwise. Here are a few links to the online content for that special insert in today’s print edition:

• NOCTURNAL ADMISSIONS: CABANA CHIC, STEREO SOUND JOIN CELEBRITY-FILLED NIGHTLIFE BATTLE 
• BUY SOCIETY: HOW HIGH-END ‘CONCIERGES’ GET CLIENTS A SUMMER AMONG THE PRIVILEGED 
• BOUNCER KNOWS THE (VELVET) ROPES
• EAST END’S MAIN EVENTS
• HOT DAYS, HOTTER NIGHTS: FROM MORNINGS BY THE POOL TO EVENINGS AT THE CLUB, HERE’S HOW TO TURN HEADS
• RENTAL SOUP: LAST-MINUTE STOCK
• SOUTH FORK’S NEW HIGH-END BUY WAYS: WHEN THE BEACH DAY’S A FLOP, SHOP TILL YOU DROP

No links out from the Gawker post? We want you to get as much information as you need to have a great vacation in the Hamptons so go read the NY Post articles. They are filled with good tips and tidbits and up-to-date advice.

The 2007 Bethpage Federal Credit Union New York Air Showwill take place on May 26 and May 27, 2007 at Jones Beach.  The air show starts at 10 am and ends at 3 pm. The show is presented by Newsday and features the US Air Force Thunderbirds Jet team.  Last year saw record breaking attendance - over 400,000 people at Jones Beach State Park for the 2006 Memorial Day weekend.  Get your travel plans going now so you’ll get there with  the mimum hassle and find a great spot on the beach. Beach chairs, sun glasses and sunscreen are a must.