Looking to spend time with that special someone at a restaurant with an intimate atmosphere and good food right here on Long Island? From Nassau to the farthest reaches of Suffolk County, Long Island, NY offers a wealth of great restaurants where you can dine under the glow of flickering candlelight while soft music wafts through the air.

Whether your anniversary is coming up, or you're about to propose, or you're looking for a place to dine on Valentine's Day, here are some suggestions for you at Romantic Restaurants on Long Island.

Suggested Reading:

• Valentine's Day on Long Island.

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The Huntington Arts Council has announced that there will be live auditions for amateur and professional entertainers for "Got Talent? Long Island," the fourth annual Island-wide competition, on two Sundays: January 22 and January 29, 2012 from 1 to 5 p.m.

The auditions will be held at the Huntington Center for the Performing Arts, 310 New York Avenue, Huntington Village, NY.

Performers will audition for the chance to go on stage as finalists before celebrity judges and a packed auditorium at the Dix Hills Center for the Performing Arts on Friday evening, March 30, 2012. The top winner will receive a $1,000 cash award, an opening performance at the 47th Annual Huntington Summer Arts Festival, and more. Other awards include Audience Choice and Rising Star Awards.

The competition is open to performing artists of any age, whether amateur or professional, except dance (which is prohibited because the stage is over concrete). No animal acts or fire permitted.

The live auditions are by reservations or sign-up on the day of audition. Audition doors will open at 12 noon and registration will begin at 12:30 p.m. The entry fee is $25 for Arts Council members and $30 for non-members. The only instrument available is a piano. Performers must bring their own accompanist.

Award-winning broadcaster and Judy Martin of News12 Long Island and two-time Got Talent? Long Island Audience Choice award winner Salvatore Valentinetti will co-host the performance on March 30, 2012.

Sponsorships are still available to support this Island-wide event. Please call Diana Cherryholmes, Executive Director of the Huntington Arts Council at (631) 271-8423 or e-mail dcherryholmes@huntingtonarts.org.

For more information and an application, please visit www.huntingtonarts.org

Get a jump on Valentine's Day. On February 4, 2012, starting at 7 p.m., you and your Valentine can enjoy a romantic evening of dinner and dancing with entertainment by singer, songwriter and musician Ed Ryan in All You Need Is Love - The Best of the Beatles.

The event will be held at the Ward Melville Heritage Organization (WMHO) Educational and Cultural Center in Stony Brook Village Center, 111 Main Street on the Harbor, Stony Brook, NY. A buffet dinner and wine will be served, courtesy of The Three Village Inn. The cost for the evening is$75 per person, and advance reservations are required. For more information, please call (631) 689-5888.

Caleb Smith State Park Preserve in Smithtown, NY offers over 500 acres of pristine freshwater wetlands, ponds, fields, streams and upland woods, where 20 species of animals and 145 types of birds find shelter. Even in the winter, there's something for the whole family, indoors as well as outside.

There's a FREE nature museum inside the preserve's main building. And the preserve offers Environmental Education Programs throughout the year. The cost is $3 per program for children and $4 per adult.

This month, the Tiny Tots Let's Discover Nature Hour is suitable for ages 3 to 5 years, and is held on Thursdays from 10 to 11 a.m. On Thursday, January 19, 2012, the program's theme is "Who's Been Walking in the Snow?"

Fun For Kids - for children ages 5 and up will feature "Take A Bird To Lunch" on Saturday, January 21, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. After a short birdwatching walk, kids will construct their own bird feeder. (Please bring one empty, clean half-gallon milk or juice container per child.)

Caleb Smith State Park Preserve is located on Route 25, Jericho Turnpike in Smithtown, NY. For more information and to register, please call (631) 265-1054.

Suggested Reading:

• January Calendar of Events on Long Island
• Ice Skating Rinks on Long Island
• Long Island Children's Museum
• Cross Country Skiing in Nassau County

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