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Get Out: Sept. 16-18

A rundown of things to do this weekend.

Even though the weather forecast for the weekend calls for cooler temperatures, we’ve come up with a list of indoor and outdoor activities for you to enjoy the fall-like weather.

1. Bayville Waterside Festival

Where/When: Charles E. Ransom Beach, 5 Bayville Ave., Bayville, 516-628-1618, www.bayvillechambeofcommerce.com, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17 and 18 at 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Why Go: Enjoy a festival on the beach with music, arts and crafts, vendors, food, a clam-eating contest and more.

Pricing: Free

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2. Chamber Players International: Beethoven Festival

Where/When: Coe Hall at Planting Fields Arboretum, 1385 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay, 516-922-8676, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17 and 18 at 2:30 p.m.

Why Go: Pianist SeanChen, violinist Kristin Lee and cellist Andrew Janas perform.

Pricing: $15 plus $8 parking fee

3. Fall Garden Celebration

Where/When: Farmingdale State College, 2350 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale, 631-420-2075, Sunday, Sept. 18 at 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Why Go: Get a chance to tour the teaching gardens with horticulture professors. You can also purchase plants and flowers. Bring soil samples for pH analysis.

Pricing: Free

4. I Ought To Be in Pictures

Where/When: Arena Players in East Farmingdale, 296 Route 109, East Farmingdale, 516-293-0674, arenaplayers.org, weekly Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m. through Oct. 2.

Why Go: See Neil Simon’s comedy-drama, in which a 19-year-old Brooklyn native hitches a ride to Los Angeles to take on Hollywood by surprise.

Pricing: $20 to $25

5. Blondie in Concert

Where/When: NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 BrushHollow Road,  Westbury, 800-745-3000, Sunday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m.

Why Go: See Blondie perform such hits as “Rapture” and “One Way or Another” live.

Pricing: $49.50, $59.50

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