Island Hopping

Discover Long Island has just launched a multi-platform marketing campaign in the Phoenix metropolitan area in an effort to attract visitors here.

Diners are being offered a two-course lunch for $20; and three-course dinners for $25, $35 and $42. The promotion runs through Sunday, Jan. 30.

The five-course seafood tasting plus wine pairing is hosted by the PJ Harbour Club, featuring “undiscovered” locally harvested fish dishes prepared by the club’s chefs.

Performances start on Thursday, Jan. 27 and run through Sunday, March 13.

The latest edition of the series, slated for Friday, Jan. 14 at 8 p.m., will feature four of the New York area’s popular stand-up comedians, Michael Somerville, Motts Pelazza, Joey Callahan, and Bill Chiang.

The holiday light show called Shimmering Solstice at Old Westbury Gardens is a fascinating walkthrough event of seasonal sights and sounds.

The Long Island Board of Realtors contributed nearly $9,000 to support community hunger relief programs in Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties this holiday season.

The grand-opening event is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 22 at 401 Tanger Mall Drive.

Holly Jolly Swag Day is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Dec. 21 at the Landmark on Main Street theater at 232 Main St.

Students from Long Island University’s Fashion Merchandising and Management program have volunteered to help boost sales at Huntington’s Community Thrift Shop, which benefits a worthy cause.

The food pantry at the Wyandanch center is one of the largest on Long Island, providing annual assistance to some 15,000 people in need.

The Hicksville store has set up a donation house next to its Swedish Food Market, which will be there through Dec. 31.

The Museum of American Armor conducts public programs throughout the year that pay tribute to American veterans.

Suffolk OTB, which owns and operates the Islandia casino, created the Hero Card as a ‘thank you’ to veterans, active-duty military, first responders and hospital workers.

SHTARKcontrast, a Woodmere-based community theater company, will present “By Candlelight” at The Madison Theatre at Molloy College in Rockville Center this month.

The model’s construction, including materials and manpower, was donated by Ben Krupinski Builder, whose principal Ray Harden led the team.

Singer Marilyn Maye, a legendary performer who has been called an American musical treasure, will be featured for two nights at the Jazz Loft in Stony Brook.

“Native Gardens,” the first play of the Hampton Theatre Company’s new season, opened this week at the Quogue Community Hall.

The festivities take off at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30 when costumed museum staff will hand out treats as children go door to door in the safety of Hangar 3.

The bookstore, the first permanent location for the authors group and the only bookstore at the mall, features more than 170 titles written by Long Island-based authors.

While Riverhead’s downtown will be lined with ghouls and goblins all month long, special events will be featured at the Halloween Fest scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 23.