Spread some holiday cheer to the many animals waiting for their "fur-ever" home this season by donating to the Islip Animal Shelter and Adopt-a-Pet Center's Annual Holiday Pet Toy Drive.

The Toy Drive will be held on Saturday, December 16th from 11am to 3pm. Collection bins will be set up in the Shelter Lobby for easy drop off.

The Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts (BAFFA) invites you to its first-ever Holiday Pop-Up Artisan Show on Saturday and Sunday, December 16th and 17th from noon to 4:00 PM. The Pop-Up Show features artwork by local artisans that sells for $100.00 or less.

Also featured will be BAFFA’s Victorian Carolers and a sing-a-long, and a live reading of Silver Packages, a Christmas story, on Saturday afternoon. Sunday afternoon will feature holiday favorites by pianist, Maurice Kemp, and a live reading of Snowmen at Night.

Children are invited to color a coloring book page, created by local artists, that will be displayed in the BAFFA Art Gallery. There will be a raffle to win two free tickets to any Main Stage performance at the CM Performing Arts Center.

The show will be held at the BAFFA Art Gallery in the Gillette House at 47 Gillette Avenue in Sayville. For more information: (631)589-7343, www.baffa.org, or Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BAFFAofLI.