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.

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.

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.

The traditional start of the summer season in the Hamptons is almost here. Memorial Day weekend is the weekend that marks the transition to summer in the Hamptons.  Some of the noteable events this year are the Southampton Artists Association Annual Memorial Day Art Show.  It is located at 2 Pond Lane in Southampton at the Southampton Cultural Center.

Southampton Hospital is holding a benefit Memorial Day event for their Westhampton Primary Care Center.  The 2007 Memorial Day event … An American Celebration takes palce on the Great Lawn, Potunk Lane at Main Street, Westhampton Beach.  The event includes a cocktail reception, silent auction, dinner and dancing.

For people interested in Hamptons nightlife you should read JoonBlog’s Hamptons Nightclub Preview 2007. You’ll find tips on the new hotspots for dancing and dinning this summer.

Some of the best brewers in America are coming to Long Island on May 19th.  Some of the national and local favorites include Stone, Ommegang, Dogfish, He’Brew, the Brooklyn Brewery, Blue Point Brewery, and Southampton to name a few.

The Spring Craft Beer Festival happens at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale NY.  Its gret beer and great live music all day.