Hempstead, NY News & Events

Check out Hempstead restaurants, events, weather, high school sports and more Nassau County news.

Killers of Baldwin high hoops standout sentenced to life in prison

Both had been convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of Jabeon Bivins, 24, of Freeport in 2022.

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Upcoming Events

Wednesday, August 5

Poetry Workshop

Aug6

Poet Laureate of Nassau County Dr. Linda Opyr will lead a poetry-writing workshop, bring paper and a pen, limited space

Where

Elmont Memorial Library

700 Hempstead Tpke.

Elmont, NY

Phone

516-354-5280

Price

free

Website

elmontlibrary.org

Lakeside Theatre Concert: The Outlaws

Aug6

Live outdoor musical performance by The Outlaws, held at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre in Field #6, weather permitting

Where

Eisenhower Park

1899 Hempstead Tpke.

East Meadow, NY

Phone

516-572-0200

Price

free

Website

nassaucountyny.gov/1767/Parks-Recreation-Museums

Ten Songs: Woodstock and the Spirit of '69

Aug7

J. Coll and Friends will perform 10 songs from the transformative year of 1969, first come, first seated

Where

Elmont Memorial Library

700 Hempstead Tpke.

Elmont, NY

Phone

516-354-5280

Price

free

Website

elmontlibrary.org

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