The Week Ahead

Garden Social Pumpkin Beer Fest

Come enjoy the finest selection of pumpkin beers to kick off your fall at Garden Social in East Meadow on Sept. 22 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $50 for this event, for those 21 and over, and includes unliminted pours in five-ounce tasters. Garden Social, located at 1964 Hempstead Turnpike, is includes in its repertoire a 24-tap tower with beer from primarily Long Island breweries, in addition to some favorites from Manhattan and greater New York. A dimly lit archway leads visitors to Garden Social’s back-most dining room, emulating the experience of walking into a wine cellar. What also stands out are the pictures on the wall, all of which depict pieces of East Meadow’s history.

Chamber of Commerce Culinary Delights

Take a trip to your local eateries, sweet shops, beverage vendors and wineries all under one roof at Culinary Delights, on Sept. 23, at 6 p.m., at the Carltun in East Meadow’s Eisenhower Park. This is the biggest event of the year for the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce and all proceeds go toward the following nonprofits: America’s VetDogs, Nassau University Medical Center’s Pediatric Department, the East Meadow Kiwanis Club’s Kamp Kiwanis, the Nassau/Suffolk Autism Society and the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

Pipe cleaner notebook craft

Make a fuzzy and colorful notebook that best represents your personality that you could use in the new school year. Join your friends at this young adult arts and crafts program at the East Meadow Public Library on Sept. 24 at 7 p.m.