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Nicole Miller is a globally recognized fashion designer, known for her colorful prints and patterns and designs that are bold, yet classic. The latest additions to the Sag Harbor resident’s resume include rosé creator, and a sunglass line for Optyx in East Hampton. Miller will also serve as the fashion honoree at this summer’s Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation’s 15th annual Hamptons Happening on Saturday, July 13, starting at 6:30 PM. “I did a fashion show benefit for Samuel Waxman several years back and I knew about all the good work they do supporting cutting-edge research and technology. I was happy to help such a great organization,” said Miller. SWCRF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to curing and preventing cancer. The foundation is a pioneer in

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cancer research and its mission is to eradicate cancer by funding cuttingedge research that identifies and corrects abnormal gene function that causes the disease. The theme of this year’s event is Tour de Cuisine, so that guests can savor the flavors of the world without leaving the East End. “I have known many people the disease has affected, and we desperately need better solutions to fight it. I like the work that Samuel Waxman does because they are funding innovation and breakthrough technology,” Miller continued. Since its inception in 1976, the SWCRF has awarded approximately $100 million to support the work of

more than 200 researchers across the globe. The research the foundation conducts is the basis for developing minimally toxic treatments for patients. Through its collaborative group of world-class scientists, the Institute Without Walls, researchers share information and tools to speed the pace of cancer research. This summer’s event will also include honorees Chef Lidia Bastianich; Ian Duke, local restaurant owner of Southampton Social Club, Union Cantina, and Union Burger Bar; and Antonella Bertello, the owner of the Baker House 1650 in East Hampton. Guests will enjoy food tastings by restaurants like Bastianich’s Becco, Felidia, and Del

Posto; bites by Indian chef Palak Patel; along with samplings from Centro Trattoria & Bar, Sydney’s “Taylor” Made Cuisine, Saaz Restaurant, South Fork Bakery, among many others. There will also be live music from Pat Farrell and the Cold Spring Harbor Band — “The Billy Joel Tribute Show.” As a designer, Miller has always been on the cutting edge of latest trends. What she’s most enjoying this summer? “I am loving all the vintage crepe dresses that are so similar to my dresses from the ’80s which everyone wears with sneakers today!” stated Miller. Continued On Page B27.

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Letters Up, Up, And Away Dear Editor, I am writing in response to Lorna O’Hara’s letter, which was published in last week’s edition of The Independent. O’Hara, the Executive Director of The Balloon Council, stated that banning the sale of balloons “. . .would be extremely harmful to local businesses and party decorators in Southampton . . .” Addressing the lost profits of local businesses while ignoring the economic costs associated with the externalities imposed upon Earth and its inhabitants resulting from balloon pollution lacks thoroughness. The profits resulting from local balloon sales are trivial relative to the costs imposed upon both the environment and the animals resulting from balloon pollution. The balloon industry is neither logical nor sustainable environmentally and economically. O’Hara thought that the fines associated with intentional balloon releases was “excessive” for this “joyful product.” What is excessive, is the pollution

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associated with the balloon industry and the many animal deaths that occur because of balloons in our oceans and on our lands. How “joyful” might balloons be for the environment and the animals that consume balloons? O’Hara somehow ignored the natural resource constraint associated with the dwindling supplies of helium and the importance of helium in, for example, healthcare and medical research. Using helium in balloons lacks foresight and is illogical for such a trivial and unnecessary product. O’Hara stated “. . .and keep our environment clean . . .” I assume that O’Hara hasn’t walked our local beaches and seen the excessive balloon pollution. Unfortunately, our local beaches aren’t clean, because of balloon pollution. From a sustainability perspective, balloons shouldn’t be sold anywhere, in particular on an island! Randy Johnston Continued On Page 60.

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Boom Time What’s the Fourth of July without fireworks? Here, we’ve created a one-stop guide to all of the dazzling displays alongside a trusty map to sort out the optimal vantage points.

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1 4 2 1 North Sea Fire Department Carnival Fireman’s Field, 149 Noyac Road in North Sea Wednesday, July 3, and Friday, July 5, at 10 PM Pair your fireworks display with a healthy dose of family fun.

3 “Stars Over Montauk” Umbrella Beach, Montauk Thursday, July 4, at 8 PM For its 22nd year in a row, the Montauk Chamber of Commerce will treat locals and holidaymakers to a fireworks display viewed from either the beach or in town.

5 Devon Yacht Club Abrahams Landing Road, Amagansett Saturday, July 6, at 9 PM Another “members only” display, but we suggest setting up camp at the adjacent Dennistown Bell Park.

7 62nd Annual Shelter Island Fireworks Crescent Beach, 35 Shore Road Saturday, July 13, at 9 PM Launched from a barge off Crescent Beach, this is the oldest fireworks display out East.

2 Westhampton Country Club 35 Potunk Lane Thursday, July 4, at sundown While the display is restricted to members of the club, the show can be viewed easily from surrounding areas.

4 Southampton Fresh Air Home’s 32nd Annual American Picnic 1030 Meadow Lane Friday, July 5, from 7 to 11 PM A celeb-favorite charitable evening raising funds for the Southampton Fresh Air Home special needs summer camp will end with dazzlers over Shinnecock Bay.

6 The Sag Harbor Yacht Club’s “John A. Ward Independence Day Fireworks” 27 Bay Street, Sag Harbor Saturday, July 6, at 9:30 PM Perhaps one of the most anticipated displays that draws a crowd in the thousands, this spectacle shouldn’t be missed.

8 The Clamshell Foundation’s “Great Bonac” Fireworks Show Three Mile Harbor, East Hampton Saturday, July 13, at 9:30 PM This display, set off from 3 Mile Harbor, is best taken in at Maidstone Park or Sammy’s Beach.

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A Summer Share On Steroids

Each room offers well-appointed outdoor space (Photo courtesy A Room at The Beach)

For Lucy Swift Weber and Charles Lemonides, simplicity should be the first ingredient of any recipe for a Hamptons hotel. But thanks to their eye for high design and lush living, the enterprising couple and creators of the newly opened “A Room at The Beach” have gone several steps further. And now, as they like to put it, “what was once a rather average motel has been transformed into a luxurious and serene oasis.” Located a stone’s throw from downtown Bridgehampton (and, counter-intuitively, some two miles from the beach), the quaint 10-room operation is set into a wooded, 1.5-acre plot and is roughly what you’d expect if a summer share house were grown to twice its natural size and carrying capacity: There’s an outdoor pool and sauna, a suite of Weber grills at your disposal, and a fleet of Serena &

Lily bicycles. Each room, individually designed by Weber, is a unique collection of antiques and flea market finds, Frette linens, and rainfall showers. Gourmet minibars are stocked with Casa Dragones tequila and treats from L&W Market on Main Street, Bridgehampton, the latest offshoot of the Almond group, conveniently co-owned by Lemonides’s brother, Eric. On-site yoga classes, massage, and aromatherapy are available by appointment. Needless to say, all of that doesn’t come cheap. For your own room at the not-quite-the-beach, prices start at $420 per night, with weekend rates currently topping out just above $800 per night. A Room at The Beach is located at 2668 Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton. Reservations can be made online at www.iwantaroomatthebeach.com.

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Lush accommodations at “A Room at The Beach” (Photo courtesy A Room at The Beach)

This Hang Goes To Eleven If après surf is a thing, it’s a good bet that most South Fork riders this summer will do it at Sag Mercantile. Equal parts beach shop and Spicoli-worthy clubhouse, the Sag Harbor newcomer is the brainchild of three entrepreneurial beach lovers — Vineyard Vines veteran Craig O’Brien and 20-something siblings Caroline and Jake Danehy — who founded their own respective brands, Sunswell and Fair Harbor. “Our shop gives you everything you need to hang in and out of the

water,” O’Brien said about his Sunswell gear. “But it’s also about our community and sharing the things we love about life out East.” That spirit of togetherness shows up in the goods from other brands that will be cycling through the shop during the season, including Almond R-Series recyclable surf boards and Rise Fishing Rods, as well as in weekly in-store events like oyster shucking and surf swaps that will have you hanging for way more than ten. “We want people to feel as relaxed in our shop as they do in our clothes,” says O’Brien. Sag Mercantile is located at 17 Washington Street in the village of Sag Harbor.

Sunset Beach isn’t messing around when it comes to their oysters this Fourth of July. From July 1 to July 7, the tony seaside hotel will play host to Bobby Groves. As the de facto “Head of Oysters” at London’s equally posh Chiltern Firehouse, there’s perhaps no one better suited for the job, which will see Groves shucking his way through an estimated 1000 oysters throughout his week-long tenure. Paired with these fresh catches will be a menu of local delicacies designed by Chef Edi Cungu, and plenty of rosé. Bobby Groves, “Head of Oysters” at London’s Chiltern Firehouse (Photo courtesy Sunset Beach)

Sunset Beach is located at 35 Shore Road in Shelter Island Heights.

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Gillibrand Looks To Honor SANS With property values and subsequent development on the rise, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand feels it’s high time for the Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest, and Ninevah Beach Subdivisions (SANS) to be added to the National Register of Historic Places, a long-overdue nod to the area’s history as a post-World War II holiday enclave for the African American community. To get the ball rolling on the measure, Gillibrand submitted a letter on June 17th to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, David Bernhardt. “The Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest, and Ninevah Beach communities thrived as safe havens and retreats for African American families during

a time of institutionalized racism, when African American families were excluded from so many other places,” Gillibrand said in a subsequent release. “As one of the last remaining African American beachfront communities in the country, the SANS Historic District holds important historic value that must be protected. Today, I am calling on the National Park Service to place the SANS Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places, which would provide federal recognition and open up opportunity to secure resources to help preserve the legacy of these rich, iconic neighborhoods for generations

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signature confections from her Flour Shop outpost in Manhattan. Needless to say, making these things can get complicated, but you can get tips from the queen herself when she signs copies of her book at Williams-Sonoma in Bridgehampton starting at noon on July 5. If you’re lucky, she’ll be bringing along plenty of sweet treats.

Heralded as “the modern-day Willy Wonka,” Amirah Kassem turns flour and sugar into unicorns, Barbie gowns, and even a bagel topped with cream cheese and lox. Her shamelessly vibrant, candy-filled, “exploding” rainbow cakes have been eaten up by the likes of Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry. But getting one of your own has typically meant a month on the waiting list. So, why not just make one yourself? That’s the idea behind “The Power of Sprinkles,” Kassem’s first cookbook, which shows readers exactly how to create 29 of the

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to come,” she added. Included in the region, which sits nestled in a cove between Sag Harbor and Northwest Harbor, are a handful

of modest mid-century properties. This includes the summer residence of Amaza Lee Meredith, one of the first female African American architects.

Williams-Sonoma is located at 2044 Montauk Highway in the Bridgehampton Commons.

Jayma Cardoso, Marisa Hochberg (Photo courtesy The Surf Lodge)

Surf Lodge Finds Its Soul

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After a decade in existence, Montauk’s Surf Lodge is growing up — maybe. As part of a slew of recent renovations, proprietor Jayma Cardoso has added a new element to her empire with the opening of The Sanctuary. Guests here are coming not for rounds of $16 Flying Daggers or $85 pitchers of sangria, but for more cleansing rituals, including workouts led by trainers like Taryn Toomey, Dria Murphy (from The Ness), Y7 Yoga’s Sarah Levy, and Melissa Wood-Tepperberg (better known to her 160,000 Instagram followers as @MelissaWoodHealth). This re-centering comes from the

mind of Marisa Hochberg, Cardoso’s longtime collaborator when it comes to all things healthful — and the Lodge’s de facto “wellness director,” whose obsession dates back to her losing an impressive 75 pounds through clean eating and exercise. “My own journey made me passionate about creating a place where people could come and feel welcomed,” said Hochberg. “Nothing makes me happier than seeing people leave our new space with a bit of newfound knowledge of wellness, and eagerness to live a healthier lifestyle.” The Sanctuary is located at 716 Montauk Highway in Montauk. Workout classes are announced via Instagram @thesurflodgesanctuary.

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The Dirty Bird Margarita (center). Independent/James J. Mackin

Blue Parrot: The Secret Space Surfer-esque local hangout celebrates 10 years By Hannah Selinger

East Hampton’s Blue Parrot Bar & Grill, tucked away inauspiciously in an alleyway just off of Main Street, enjoys a storied history. The original bar was founded in the early 1980s, when a fleet of local surfers established a go-to haunt for those looking neither to see nor to be seen. That first iteration lasted until 2006, when the Blue Parrot closed. Three years later, a coterie of Blue Parrot loving actors, artists, musicians, and businessmen saved the Parrot. The goal, in 2009, was to revitalize a Hamptons classic without too much intervention. The space was cleaned up a little, but the identity remained roughly the same: a casual, surfer-esque hangout that welcomed everyone — especially locals.

“It was really important for us to preserve a casual and understated piece of history,” Blue Parrot managing partner Sarah Chapman said of the investors. “We were concerned that brand names were taking over the town at the expense of the locals (or local establishments).” Chapman and her co-partners view the Blue Parrot as a place where locals can dress down and enjoy a more casual version of the Hamptons. “It's a hidden gem in the center of town. We love that you have to ask for directions to find it,” she said. “Everyone is welcome even your dogs.” The bar and restaurant serve both lunch and dinner seven days a week, from May through October. A full decade has now passed since

the Blue Parrot reopened, and, in honor of that 10-year anniversary, the team is opening its doors to celebrate. The restaurant will partner with Green Beetz, an educational not-for-profit that focuses on teaching middle schoolers about sustainable, healthful eating. From 3 to 6 PM on Saturday, July 13, the Blue Parrot will host a Green Beetz-co-sponsored party called the Family Fiesta, with games, adult- and kid-friendly libations, crafts, and other entertainment. At the Family Fiesta, raffle tickets will be available for purchase, to be drawn on August 25. Raffle prizes include some incredible offers, including a hand-crafted FAKTION surfboard; dinner for four at Sag Harbor’s Le Bilboquet; and two tickets for a live taping of “Saturday Night Live.” The Parrot will also launch a “pop-up margarita” for the event, in honor of the organization. Money raised will go to benefit Green Beetz and its mission of sustainability. Additionally, Sarah Chapman’s siblings, Andrew and Anna, sit on the host committee for Green Beetz’ 5th Annual Green Beetz Day, a family-friendly daytime benefit that will take place at take place at Anna Chapman and Ronald Perelman’s East Hampton home, The Creeks on July 27. The Blue Parrot has cultivated a dis-

tinct following, with regular patrons returning night after night for a fresh, comfort-driven take on Mexican cuisine. The drinks, of course, are just as popular — if not more popular — than the food. The Parrot’s signature drink, the Dirty Bird, is a house margarita that is served on tap and served in a Mason jar. The drink is “served really strong” and has been described by some passionate drinkers as the provider of “the veil of happiness.” A wide-open space makes for an excellent spot for people of all ages to congregate. The Blue Parrot welcomes margarita lovers, yes, but it also welcomes young families, older couples, and just about anyone in search of a Hamptons bar without the Hamptons attitude. “It’s like a really fun dive bar that you can go to that also has fresh food,” Chapman said. “You see older people, young people, and people with families totally in unison. It’s a place where every generation goes and wants to be.” As for the Blue Parrot’s off-thebeaten-path location, Sarah Chapman sees that as an asset. “It’s the perfect location for what we want,” she said, endorsing the spot’s low-key ethos. “The best places are the secret places. We would never do this anywhere else.” A decade in, it looks like she won’t have to.

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Glamping In Cedar Point With its wooden floors, down comforters, and mid-century furniture, Terra Glamping is definitely more Four Seasons than Fyre Festival. And for the first time, founders Rebecca Martin and David Levine are staking their tents in East Hampton, right in beautiful Cedar Point County Park. “Suffolk County had been looking for an operator to bring in more visitors to the gorgeous park, and with its location right on Gardiners Bay and proximity to the town of East Hampton, I was eager to work with them too,” Martin explained. “It’s been a great fit, and we’ll be at the site for many years to come.” Prices start at $300 per night. Reservations at www.terraglamping.com.

The Cadillac of campsites at Terra Glamping (Photo courtesy Terra Glamping)

Underground Artists For artist Clayton Calvert, the Hamptons art scene needed a dose of humble pie, and what better way to serve it than by taking over a once-forgotten basement space and converting it into an art gallery? Here, we sit down with Calvert to get the 411 on his new concept, East End Culture Club.

How did the idea for East End Culture Club come to you? Did you feel like there was a lack of culture in the area? I’ve always wanted to have an artistrun space where I could share work done by the creatives I’ve met over the years. I wouldn’t say there’s a lack of culture on the East End though. I actually believe there’s a surplus. However, I do think there’s a real lack of opportunities for artists to find accessible exhibition venues. So, I hope to give artists a chance to connect with both the East End community and with each other.

Before creating your club, where did you go to find great art? I’m a voracious art lover. I frequent museums, galleries, pop-ups, and artist studios, and I’ve always been captivated by art, so I can honestly say I find something new every day. Instagram is actually a great platform to find new art. It enables an international art community that would otherwise be difficult to create and maintain.

The space is a bit hidden. How did you find it? I actually used to work in the space when it was Mark Humphrey Gallery. I spent six summers there before moving on, and I look back so fondly on that time. When Mark moved around the corner, and Tenet took over the space, Jesse Warren, the owner and founder of Tenet (and Southampton’s new mayor), asked me if I wanted to create a cultural project there and of course I said, “Yes.” The intimacy of the room downstairs offers a totally immersive art experience, which I love.

You’re an artist yourself. How did you feel about ditching a traditional gallery format? I love the idea of bucking the trend of a traditional gallery. My hope is that the project gives each artist new viewers and opportunities they wouldn’t have had otherwise. Some of the artists have gallery representation already and others don’t, but they’re all extremely innovative, talented, and dedicated artists. I want them to connect through these exhibitions, and to encourage the exchange of ideas. If you look at any art history, it’s full of groups of artists who showed together and created communities around the work, so each show features artists from the East End and New York City area, as well as the international art scene. At the moment, we have works from Japan, Italy, the U.K., Colombia, and Puerto Rico, among other places.

Clayton Calvert, founder of East End Culture Club (Photo by Parker Calvert)

Who are some of the talents you’ve been able to highlight? Our inaugural exhibition, “Materials and Geometries,” which ran from May 20 to June 24, included works by LeRone Wilson, Darlene Charneco, Mark Humphrey, Chellis Baird, Maureen Hoon, Ricardo Arango, Seren Morey, Lionel Cruet, and Matt Moser-Clark. We also hosted a reading for poet Lucas Hunt, who lived out here for 14 years and just published his book of poetry titled “Hamptons.” Lucas is an old friend, and coincidentally, he worked at the Mark Humphrey Gallery before I did.

How do you go about scouting your pieces for the space? Since the space is one room and the shows are large, I really have to be discerning in making selections for the exhibits. I generally select medium or small sized works, but there is room

for a couple of large pieces in each show. That size restriction helps me home in on the common connections between the artists’ works. I have to go through a lot of pieces to make the selections, and because of that, I get to know the artists even better.

Tell us about some of the upcoming events happening at EECC. Our next show is “Figurative Approaches,” running through July 29. It features Carlo Maria Mariani, Anna Weyant, Patrick Bayly, Enrico Isamu Ōyama, Prinston Nnanna, Hannah Marie Finkbohner, Guy Merin, Noel de Lesseps, Trina Michne, Sabrina Wirth, William Irish, and my brother Parker Calvert.

East End Culture Club is located below Tenet Shop at 91 Main Street in Southampton. For more information on upcoming events, visit www.eastendcultureclub.com

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News & Opinion ‘I Killed Them With My Bare Hands’ Medford mother murders toddlers during Montauk drive, police say By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

“I killed them with my bare hands,” the Medford woman accused of murdering her twin toddler daughters in Montauk told her mother moments after the girls died, according to court documents on file in East Hampton. Tenia R. Campbell, 24, is being held in county jail in Riverside, not eligible for bail, charged with two counts of murder in the second degree. The mother told police her daughter had been “very irrational and nasty” the past week, and has a history of mental disorders, including being bipolar. At about 2 PM, Thursday, June 27, Campbell called her mother, hysterically crying. “She kept saying she was sorry, but she didn’t want to live anymore,” the mother told police. “She said she was going to kill herself and her babies.” Campbell was the mother of two-year-old twins, Jasmine and Jaida Campbell. She also is the mother of a five-year-old boy, who was not with his mother and his sisters at the time of the girls' deaths. After receiving the call, the mother dialed 911 from a second phone, while trying to calm her daughter down. She knew her daughter was headed east because she said several times that she was driving toward the beach. “I asked her about her twin baby girls, and she said, ‘They are already dead. I killed them with my bare hands.’” The mother told the 911 dispatcher that her daughter was driving a 2001 Chrysler Town and Country. Police put out a “be on the lookout” call, and began what Suffolk County police termed a “massive” search for Campbell and her children, with

Tenia Campbell was arraigned on double homicide charges in East Hampton Friday, June 28. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

county police working with East Hampton Town and Southampton Town police, plus New York State police and Suffolk County park rangers. Campbell and her mother continued exchanging calls, with the daughter telling her mother that “she was going to find the ocean and walk into it and drown so she could be with her babies in heaven.” At 4:05 PM, East Hampton Town police located her vehicle near the entrance to Theodore Roosevelt County Park at Third House in Montauk. Unsuccessful attempts were made to resuscitate the children. They were declared dead on arrival at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital in Southampton while Campbell was placed under arrest. Campbell was held overnight, during which time she was alternately suicidal, then combative, according to the police. At one point, she had to be subdued. The next morning, she was brought to East Hampton Town Justice Court to be arraigned. At least a dozen news cameramen were around her when two officers led her into court. She kept her hands over

Police blocked Montauk Highway at Theodore Roosevelt County Park in Montauk as they investigated the deaths of twin two-year-olds June 27. Independent/Liza Bigger

her face the entire time she was walking, sobbing as she did so. The arraignment was brief, with Campbell represented by her courtappointed attorney, Brian DeSesa. Campbell was not allowed to enter a plea or eligible for bail at the local level. Her case will be transferred to county court once an indictment is handed down. According to prosecuting attorney Kerriann Kelly, who heads the district attorney’s homicide unit, Campbell will be under a suicide watch in county jail. Campbell faces 25 years to life in prison on each of the two murder charges. A woman who said she was a friend of Campbell arrived at the courthouse after the arraignment had ended, and Campbell had been taken back to

East Hampton Town police headquarters before being transferred to county jail. She did not want to give her name, but she spoke to a reporter in a halting voice, with tears running down her face. “It’s out of the blue. It’s so shocking,” the woman said. Campbell was not a drug user, the friend said, and was a good mother. “I don’t know how this happened,” she said. She added Campbell had been texting her, toward the end of her drive to Montauk, and her arrest. “Her last text message was, ‘I love you. Keep pushing.’” A Facebook post by Campbell, on April 5, 2018, read “In they (sic) first year they have managed to stress me out to maximum capacity and still make me extremely happy. Such a blessing and a headache it is to have twins. I love you girls till the death of me.”

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Fithian Bows Out Long-time East Hampton Village superintendent of public works retires By Stephen J. Kotz sjkotz@indyeastend.com East Hampton Village Superintendent of Public Works Scott Fithian, who retired at the end of June, was honored Friday, June 21, with a proclamation from the village board and an impromptu roasting by Hugh King, the director of the Home Sweet Home museum. “We are going to lose the very proficient, professional services of Scott, who has been our DPW supervisor for many years now,” said Mayor Paul Rickenbach before presenting Fithian with a proclamation. Fithian worked 34 years for the village, 22 of them as superintendent of public works. The board also announced that David Collins would replace him as superintendent. Fithian thanked the village board for the opportunity to work for the village, although it appeared he was not prepared for the surprise roasting from King, who typically addresses the board at the start of its meetings. King said he couldn’t talk

about his favorite subject, John Howard Payne, who wrote the famous song for which the museum is named, “because I have to talk about another ‘pain,’ Scott Fithian.” Turning serious for a moment, King said that Fithian exemplified the kind of teamwork that makes the village run so smoothly and lauded Fithian for always being available when the Home Sweet Home museum needed something done. He added that Fithian was also dedicated to the Hook Mill, one of the village’s main tourist attractions, pointing out that it was the only mill on eastern Long Island that is still occasionally put into operation. King, who was once Fithian’s grade school teacher, also joked about his former student’s performance in the classroom. “All these years, I’ve been telling people that Scott didn’t turn in his spelling homework,” he said. “I was wrong. It was English, social studies, and science.”

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It’s Gregor Over Jay For Independence Line Strong bests Rana in East Hampton Democratic town justice primary By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

Alex Gregor has graduated from poke in the eye to full-time nemesis. The Southampton Town highway superintendent has never been shy about criticizing Supervisor Jay Schneiderman’s job performance. His public criticism, and frequent barbs, have thus far been taken with a grain of salt, even when Gregor proclaimed he could do a better job as supervisor if elected. Now, he just might get the chance. On Tuesday, June 25, Gregor backed up his bluster with something else he does quite well: garner votes. He stunned Schneiderman in the Independence Party primary by opening a marginal lead, pending the results of absentee ballots, and if it holds, he will

get a chance to win the supervisor’s seat come Election Day. Gregor held a 85-78 edge with all districts reporting, but there remained a handful of absentee ballots expected to come in. Gregor could opt to keep his Highway Department job — he’s in his third term — or switch jobs should he win. He’ll face Schneiderman on the Democratic, Conservative, and Working Families lines, and Greg Robins, the Republican candidate, on Election Day. In East Hampton, the big winner was Andrew Strong, a neophyte who was the surprise choice of the Democratic Committee for town justice. Strong serves as the attorney of the Organización LatinoAmericana of Eastern Long Island.

Lisa Rana, the popular incumbent who was endorsed by the Democrats in the last election despite the fact she is a registered Republican, entered the Democratic primary with the intention of knocking Strong out of the race. Instead, Strong took home a blistering 71.45 percent of the votes, 986 in all. The pair will square off in the general election with Rana running on the Republican, Conservative, and Independence lines. The staid and traditional old guard of the Democratic Party was the other major winner in East Hampton on primary night. The old line nominated nine candidates for the nine town Trustees seats, including six incumbents, and the nine were the top vote getters, easily repulsing a bid by an upstart faction within the party. One mild surprise was Jim Grimes, a Republican incumbent who renounced his party line but was chosen by the Democrats this year. The top vote getters were: Susan F. McGraw-Keber (1078), Grimes (1042), Bill Taylor (1029), Francis Bock (1025), Tim Garneau (1012), Richard Drew (968), John Aldred (912), and Ben Dollinger (844). The incumbent Del Cullum (641), Stephen Lester, a former Trustee (603), and Rona Klopman (429), failed to take a slot on the Democratic ticket but will

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Lyme disease is diagnosed only by a blood test.

An accurate and timely diagnosis of Lyme disease involves evaluation of current clinical symptoms and a history of exposure to ticks. Blood tests measure antibodies to the Lyme bacteria which don’t usually appear until about 30 days after infection has begun. The appropriate antibiotics should be started as soon as a clinical picture indicates a probable infection.

Ticks have to be attached to you for at least 24–36 hours before you can become ill.

Don’t wait. Remove the tick with fine tipped tweezers. There is a very rare virus that can be transmitted by a tick bite in a matter of minutes. Why take the chance? Remove ticks right away.

If you’re not around deer you don’t need to worry about Lyme disease. Deer ticks carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. These ticks feed on mice, chipmunks, squirrels, birds and other mammals, including your pets. Also, ticks don’t fly or drop from trees. Just because you’re not around deer, doesn’t mean you’re not at risk.

Tick bites hurt.

A tick’s mouth has barbs that hook firmly into your skin. The tick then injects an anesthetic that numbs the area, and an anticoagulant that helps your blood to flow. You probably won’t feel it happen.

You’re most at risk for contracting a tick-borne disease when you’re hiking or camping in the woods. In fact, you can be at risk in your own backyard. Most people take precautions when they are out in nature. Don’t let your guard down when you’re gardening or mowing the lawn.

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Schumer Slams Local Internet Providers High-speed service promised and paid for but sometimes not delivered By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

Internet streaming, particularly when involving high-tech games and movies, requires high-speed broadband coverage. Local providers, mainly Cablevision, tout their high-speed services and the Federal Communications Commission agrees. But reality is far from the hype, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer has charged. Schumer says high-speed broadband service is poor in many parts of New York State, particularly Long Island, and more so on the East End. “While we live in an era of faster and faster, the reality of internet speed across New York is that it may move more like molasses than lightning,” Schumer said. A recent study by Microsoft bears out Schumer’s contention. In New York, Microsoft estimates that 8.7 million people are not using true high-speed internet, as opposed to the FCC’s estimate of 400,000 people. Rural communities are especially lacking. In many cases, Microsoft and Schumer agreed, customers are paying for speeds they are not getting. “The cable and phone companies have routinely deceived the public when it comes to the broadband speeds they promise and what they deliver. And unfortunately the FCC has been complicit in this deception for many years. Senator Schumer is right to demand that the FCC stop working for industry and start doing its job,” said Tim Wu, professor at Columbia Law School and “Net Neutrality” pioneer. Janet Meahan is the senior director of communications for Altice USA, which purchased Cablevision three years ago and provides internet service to most of Long Island. Meahan said in an interview this week her company has worked resolutely to provide cutting-edge services. “We are investing. We are providing high speed service to Long Island, neighborhood by neighborhood,” she noted.

Senator Chuck Schumer thinks New Yorkers are not getting the internet services they are paying for.

Altice USA is committed to delivering high-speed broadband service to customers and to meeting and exceeding advertised speeds, which was validated in the FCC’s most recent SamKnows study, Meahan said. The FCC concluded, “Altice’s Optimum broadband service delivered more than 100 percent of median download speeds advertised.” But Schumer and other critics questioned the FCC mythology. For example, the FCC reports that the percentage of people who don’t use internet at broadband speeds in NYC and Long Island counties is less than one percent. However, the recent study shows a massive disparity in those numbers. The Microsoft study concluded 20 percent, or 311,000 people on Long Island are without true broadband speed and many of those users pay for it and aren’t aware they aren’t getting it. “Altice USA offers 400 mbps highspeed internet service across our Long Island footprint and are currently investing in and upgrading our network to deliver gigabit broadband speeds on Long Island,” Meahan said.

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Leaders Of The Wet Lab Southampton students, teachers become first in world to raise fish species By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

They say it takes a village to raise a child. In the case of lagoon shrimp gobies, it took two Southampton High School classes, a teacher, and an aquarist to be the first in the world to raise the species in a laboratory setting. But the road to rearing the 150 onecentimeter juvenile fish that use a pistol shrimp’s burrow for protection from predators, but also acts as eyes for the blind crustaceans, wasn’t an easy one. Five students had worked closely alongside teacher Greg Metzger, who purchased the brood stock from a pet store, and aquarist Dan Elefante for a year to achieve the feat. After finding eggs atop the surface of the tank a few months back, students struggled to find the ideal environment to help them develop. After applying 24 hours of light — which many species require — for 20 days, all the larvae had died before metamorphosis, which is the phase the lagoon shrimp gobies needed to complete for the project to be considered a success. Although it could take a year for the shrimp gobies to lay another batch of eggs, much to the class’s surprise a clutch of eggs was found a month later. The larvae were quickly divided to be tested under different lighting conditions, and 16 hours seemed to be a sweet spot. Metzger was waiting for the larvae to change color as a sign of metamorphosis, although they began exhibiting characteristics of adults, but feared when he came in early one morning that the larvae were dying underneath a cloud of phytoplankton. As he reached for a washed-out larva at the bottom of the tank with a siphon, it scooted across the bottom. He immediately knew what that meant. “I began doing the happy dance around the lab,” Metzger said. “This wave washed over me of, ‘We did it.’ This is a settled metamorphosed fish.” The aquaculture and hatchery

management teacher, who started at the school in 2001, had achieved a long-term goal of his when he began the program: to be the first to spawn something inside the school’s 2600-square-foot facility, which is currently home to 30 species of fish. It houses a greenhouse, an algae culture room, 70 oceanography system tanks, and 18 brood stock, or parent, system tanks where fish are bred. But he said it couldn’t have been made possible if it weren’t for the hard work and dedication of his students.

Never Any Doubt Junior Sam Schneider, who was in Metzger’s aquaculture class, was tasked with maintaining the parent tank. He checked the pH levels, salinity, temperature, nitrate, and nitrite levels to ensure suitable living conditions, and scrubbed the tank clean. He said he never doubted what his classmates could do. “Knowing the wet lab has most everything you need to successfully raise the fish, there was no doubt we could make it happen,” he said, although he admitted he was bummed when the first batch was unsuccessful, but had an idea of what went wrong. “It was satisfying to know the lighting was right the second time around, but we were still holding our breath to see if the fish would make it to metamorphosis. And when it happened, the class was excited. This meant the hard part was over and that we had finally raised these beautiful exotic fish. I was stoked to hear that our class was the first in the world to successfully raise them.” Senior Riplee Mercer, a member of the hatchery management class, cleaned the larval fish tank, making sure there were enough rotifers and copepods, which are also raised in the lab, to feed them, and cleaned protein skimmers to keep the nitrate levels in check. Raising the zooplankton and phytoplankton was

Lagoon shrimp goby larvae. Independent/Courtesy @fishguyphotos

part of Mercer’s class’ responsibilities. “When I realized we could be the first to raise these gobies, I was extremely excited,” Mercer said. “Especially with Mr. Metzger always talking about wanting to achieve something of this caliber. I knew that it would show the lab’s success as a whole and put us as an up-and-coming program that could act as a model to other schools.” She too was never discouraged after the initial failure, saying although the larvae are finicky until they metamorphose — any change in temperature or water quality could wipe them out — she and her classmates knew they had to be careful. “It was super exciting to have them go through the process of real science,” Metzger said. “Students had a chance to follow the scientific method through, learn to read for accuracy, and understand how to use equipment.” Elefante added it’s helped them interpret scientific journal articles, and learn the importance of following instructions and caring for things. “It was really neat to apply what we had learned in the classroom to an experiment on these eggs inside the lab to keep them alive,” Schneider added.

They Made The List Elefante also played a huge role in keeping the conditions optimal and the larvae alive. He came in early in the morning, stayed late into the night, and stopped in for hours a day on weekends. He even researched for a week straight to ensure the school was the first to achieve the feat. Elefante said he scoured the internet, reading through Facebook groups,

asking questions in forums, and combing through marine fish lists; he reached out to aquaculture contacts and Marine Breeding Initiative magazine editors; and talked to research labs to keep the question circulating. He said he could see the kids’ excitement grow as he dug deeper to find the answer. “Kids were asking every day, ‘Have you heard anything yet? Do you know anything yet?’” Elefante said. “After a week no one said they got anywhere near it.” The school and its achievement will be added to CORAL Magazine’s CaptiveBred Marine Aquarium Fish List. “I’m so proud of everyone that helped and participated to allow us to get this achievement,” Mercer said. “When the larvae finally metamorphosed it was one of the best feelings ever. It was a lot of work and it really paid off.” Metzger said the school’s support also aided in his program’s triumph. While marine science and oceanography projects are common across the state, the ability to show students most of the concepts taught, using the lab, is what sets Southampton apart. And while this was one of his last initial goals, to get the program to a level where it could have a first, he now has new goals. The classes are working toward raising three other pairs of fish that have never been raised in a lab, including Rusty Angelfish, Bella Gobies, and Longnose Hawkfish. “Any time you can get a teenager excited about something school-related, it’s really rewarding,” Metzger said. “They even told their parents about it. How often does that happen?”

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Affordable Rentals Up For Grabs Southampton accepting apps for Sandy Hollow Cove and Speonk Commons By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com With the opening of Southampton’s Sandy Hollow Cove and Speonk Commons comes 65 affordable housing rentals. Southampton Town is accepting applications for 37 apartments at Speonk Commons and 28 at Sandy Hollow Cove. Forms filled out and sent to the town will be randomly selected before seeing if applicants qualify, according to town Director of Housing and Community Development Diana Weir. “We’ll take the first drawing, check the applicant’s income, all the stuff that’s required, and if they don’t qualify, we’ll go to the next,” Weir said. “And we’ll do that until all 65 units are leased out.” Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said it’s been a mission of the town to provide more workforce and affordable housing since he took of-

Southampton Town is accepting applications for 65 affordable housing rentals, 37 of which will be located at Speonk Commons in Speonk and 28 at Sandy Hollow Cove in Southampton. Independent/Courtesy Southampton Town

fice. The developments coincide with the Long Island Workforce Housing Act that says for every 10 homes built, 10 percent must be affordable, and Southampton's recent expansion of its accessory apartments law, for which it received a Vision Long Island Smart Growth award. Currently, 60 percent of Southampton’s workforce lives outside the town, according to Weir, who added that percentage does not include those who work at the hospitals, schools, and other institutions. “This is a significant step . . . and it’ll be most exciting when people are moving in,” Schneiderman said. “This town board has been very committed to this issue. We recognize it’s a crisis, and we’re opening up a significant amount of opportunities. We’ve seen too many people

forced to leave, so this is meeting a tremendous need.” Weir, who joined the town two years ago, was brought on for her expertise in this field after serving as Brookhaven Town’s commissioner of housing for five years prior. She said it’s been rewarding to see how far the town’s come in a twoyear span, but added this is just one small step in the right direction. “This is a drop in the bucket for what is needed,” she said. “It’s a tremendous asset to the town to have these opportunities for locals and workers. The reason we have all this traffic on the highway is because there’s no place for people who work here.” Links to the application are available on the town’s website www.southamptontownny.gov or by mail, phone, or

email. Eligible applicants must fall within annual household income brackets, which vary based on family and unit size. To request an application call 631-2302050 and follow the instructions; and by email, send a request to SandySpeonk@ mmsgroup.com. Only one application per family is permitted. All applications must be postmarked by July 5.

Development Rights Auction Southampton Town has development rights available for bid from a parcel purchased in North Sea that could not be converted into affordable housing. The property, purchased with Community Preservation Fund money and $1 million from the Affordable Housing Fund, was never properly subdivided, Continued On Page 74.

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Top East Hampton Town Planner To Retire Marguerite Wolffsohn stepping down after 32 years, 16 as chief By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com Marguerite Wolffsohn, who has headed the East Hampton Town Planning Department since May 2003, and worked for the town for an additional 16 years, will be retiring at the end of July. Her immediate plans? “To do nothing. But, nobody believes me,” she said, laughing. Lisa Liquori was the town’s planning director and Judith Hope was the supervisor at the time Wolffsohn was hired. Her education was in ecology. She is a graduate of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, where she majored in wildlife and minored in botany before moving to C.W. Post, where she earned her master’s degree in ecology. How did she end up in East Hampton? “I answered the ad,” she said. Planning and planners can have dif-

ferent backgrounds. While Wolffsohn’s education was in ecology, some of her fellow planners now working for the town, like JoAnne Pahwul and Eric Schantz, are certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners. “East Hampton has an environmental mindset,” Wolffsohn said. Her education in the field of ecology was very helpful in her role in the Planning Department. “Ecology is how the environment works, how everything fits together,” she explained. A Belize native who grew up in Levittown, Wolffsohn had to make an immediate move when she was hired in 1987 because it was a requirement at the time for all employees to live in town. She first went to work for the town’s Zoning Board of Appeals, then after a

year, moved over to advise on applications before the town’s planning board. East Hampton Town was quite different at the time. While the planning board now deals mostly in site-plan reviews, back in the late ’80s and early ’90s, there were a large amount of subdivisions across the town being proposed. Wolffsohn recalled some of the major subdivisions from that era, that ended up, instead, becoming parkland. “Hither Woods. That was a proposal to divide land that is parkland now. Barcelona was going to be divided. And Shadmoor,” she said. Shadmoor, in Montauk, had many points that would qualify it for parkland, as opposed to development, such as the presence of endangered species, wetlands, and historic structures. The acquisitions by the town or county or state of large swaths of land, preserving them forever as open space, is one of the most satisfying memories from Wolffsohn’s 32-year career with the town. As she was talking in her office on Pantigo Road, Pahwul stopped by to drop off some papers. Pahwul joined the department one year after Wolffsohn. She talked about how much the department is going to miss its director. The two reminisced about their first years with the Planning Department. “We were down on Bluff Road in

Marguerite Wolffsohn is looking forward to retirement after 32 years at the East Hampton Town Planning Department. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

this little space where our desks hit each other, our chairs were back to back,” Pahwul said. “There were five of us in there. There were large windows. We would open the windows and the ocean breezes blew through. We all had big rocks on our desks to hold down the stacks of papers.” Wolffsohn said they had an ocean view, and could walk to the beach for lunch. That ended in about 1990, when the department was moved to its current space on Pantigo Place, behind Town Hall. But, now they do have Goldberg’s Bagels just yards away. Continued On Page 60.

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Bridge Work Coming LIRR warns public of disruptions By Stephen J. Kotz sjkotz@indyeastend.com Representatives of the Long Island Rail Road made a return appearance before the East Hampton Village Board on Friday, June 21, to inform the public that heavy construction required to replace the two aging trestles on North Main Street and Accabonac Road would begin next month. Daniel Knote, the project manager, said crews would begin shoring up the bases with retaining walls in preparation for the installation in September of a total of eight six-foot-wide steel and concrete caissons that will be sunk 75 feet into the ground to provide support for the two spans. John Kettell, an engineer for structural projects for the railroad, said the new bridges will arrive on site by mid-October, and the project will be completed by November 10. The bridges, with a clearance of only 10 feet, have been struck by trucks repeatedly over the years, with each ac-

A flagman directing traffic at the North Main Street railroad crossing in East Hampton Village will be a common sight for the next few months as the Long Island Rail Road replaces two aging trestles there and at nearby Accabonac Road. Independent/ Stephen J. Kotz

cident requiring a safety inspection that sometimes results in diverted traffic or cancelled train service. The railroad representatives warned that during the construction work, there would be intermittent road closures during the project, with the lengthiest ones occurring when the bridges are being Continued On Page 60.

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Police Gilbert Found Guilty In Murder Of His Father Jury finds he was sane, driven by greed, at time of shooting By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

After five weeks of testimony, and two days of deliberations, a jury in Manhattan on Friday, June 28, found Thomas Gilbert Jr. guilty of murdering his father. Known as Tommy, the son, who hadn’t spoken with his parents for many weeks, knocked on their apartment door on Beekman Place the afternoon of January 4, 2015. After sending his mother, Shelley Gilbert, out on an errand, he went into the bedroom of Thomas Gilbert Sr., known as Tom. The father was lying on his bed, watching the Cincinnati Bengals play the Indianapolis Colts in the first

round of NFL playoffs. Gilbert pulled a Glock .40 caliber handgun out of a bag he was carrying, pressed it against his father’s left temple, and pulled the trigger. The bullet that he fired had a hollowed-out nose, making it flatten out once it struck Tom Gilbert’s head, opening in his skull a hole about the width of a quarter. The victim’s body fell to the floor with a loud thump, heard by the downstairs neighbor. Gilbert placed the gun on his father’s chest, and left the building, returning to his apartment in Chelsea.

No Bail For Grippo Casado murder suspect remains in jail, but attorney says he has alibi By Stephen J. Kotz sjkotz@indyeastend.com

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Joseph Grippo, charged with seconddegree murder in the June 6 death of 38-year-old Robert Casado of Montauk, remains behind bars, even though his attorney says he was at work at the time of

the crime. Grippo, wearing green county jail coveralls, remained handcuffed and silent during his arraignment in Riverside Friday, June 28, but his attorney, Daniel

Gilbert was 30 when he killed his father. He had never held a steady job, and his parents financed his lifestyle, which included round-the-world surfing trips and memberships in exclusive clubs like the Maidstone in East Hampton. He worked out and played tennis and golf when he wasn’t surfing or womanizing. During his closing argument, prosecutor Craig Ortner quoted Gilbert from a session with a psychiatrist. “Money means power, stature, beautiful women, and philanthropy.” In the second half of 2014, Tom Gilbert began practicing “tough love,” the jury was told, cutting back on his son’s allowance. It was greed that was the motive for the son to murder the father, Ortner said. Three jurors spoke with reporters outside the courtroom after rendering their verdict. There never was any doubt that Gilbert had shot his father at pointblank range. It was a point the defense did not contest. The only point the jury grappled with was the claim by Gilbert’s lawyer, Arnold Levine, that his client was legally insane at the time of the murder, and

therefore not responsible for his actions. A day into deliberations, the jury was split about 50-50, guilty versus guilty but not legally responsible by reason of insanity. In the end, the jurors said, it was the errand that Gilbert sent his mother out on that proved the difference. Shelley Gilbert had testified that her son had asked her to go out and get him a Continued On Page 59.

Russo, who entered a not guilty plea on Grippo’s behalf, said he would wage a vigorous defense. Russo said Grippo “was never in Kirk Park or anywhere else committing a crime” at the time Casado was beaten, stabbed, and left to die on a trail at the Montauk park. Russo said Grippo, 47, was at work at the time of the attack and said his employer, who was not identified, would vouch for that. Suffolk County Justice Stephen Braslow cut Russo off. “We are not trying this case today,” he said before setting a July 29 conference date for both sides to return to his courtroom. Braslow concurred with the request of prosecutor Daryl Levy that Grippo be held without bail as a “violent

offender.” The assistant district attorney noted that Grippo had served time in prison after being convicted of a violent robbery 21 years ago. He also cited the violent nature of the attack on Casado as good reason for keeping Grippo in jail. Levy said Casado died as the result of “blunt force trauma” and “sharp force trauma” to the head and face shortly after being ambushed on the trail behind Second House and the Montauk Indian Museum at about 7 AM on June 6. Prosecutors say Grippo used a pickaxe and knife to kill Casado in a dispute over a woman. Grippo was arrested in Montauk two weeks after the murder. Russo argued in vain that Grippo Continued On Page 59.

Thomas Gilbert Jr., shown here on the first day of his trial for murder, was convicted on June 28. Independent/James Keivom Pool Photographer

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‘Uber Driver’ Charged With Felony In Montauk License revoked or suspended 44 times, town police say By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com A man who was apparently working for Uber as a driver in Montauk this past weekend was arrested by East Hampton Town police on a felony charge of driving without a license. Arman Belassarov, 31, of Cliffside Park, NJ, had allegedly stoped his 2014 Toyota in the middle of Main Street in Montauk a little before 3 AM, Saturday, June 29, near the Memory Motel and the Point, at a time when a constant stream of revelers jump in and out of cabs, as

the bars in downtown Montauk approach closing time. An East Hampton Town police officer wrote Belassarov up for blocking traffic by stopping in the middle of the road. That ticket is the least of Belassarov’s legal worries. When police ran his license, 44 suspensions or revocations came cascading out of the system. According to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Belassarov has racked up dozens of suspensions, most

EH Police Charge Woman With Burglary She allegedly entered two unlocked Windmill Village apartments By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

An 18-year-old woman is facing felony charges of burglary and grand larceny after being arrested by East Hampton Town police the evening of June 28. Nikael Gebhardt, who stays occasionally with a family member at the Windmill Village apartment complex on Accabonac Road in East Hampton, remained in

county jail as of Tuesday, July 2, unable to post the $2000 bail set for her. According to the police, Gebhardt was allowed by her relative to occasionally sleep over at the Windmill Village apartment after her mother, the relative told police, “kicked her out in July or August of last year because she

of which still appear to be in place, for various alleged offenses, such as failure to appear in court to respond to tickets or failure to pay fines. His DMV abstract shows a list of convictions between 2016 and 2017 that added a total of 66 points to Belassarov’s license. In addition, his license was revoked three times over during that same time period as he accumulated multiple speeding ticket convictions. The tickets were accumulated mostly in New York City. Besides the felony charge, he was charged with driving an uninsured, unregistered vehicle. The Toyota was impounded by East Hampton Town police. Placed under arrest, he was brought into court to be arraigned Saturday, June 29, in front of East Hampton Town Justice Lisa Rana. “He is working here as an Uber driver,” Carl Irace, who was representing Belassarov for the arraignment, told Rana. “He is hustling to make money.” Rana looked at Belassarov. “I can couldn’t control her.” Gebhardt allegedly twice used her occasional brief stays with her relative at Windmill Village to enter two neighbors’ apartments, one on May 22, the other on June 24, removing items from each. On May 22, the police said, she stole a brown canvas purse from the apartment she entered, which contained about $10 in cash, along with a Chase debit card, a food stamp card, and some personal identification. On June 24, police said she made off with a neighbor’s wallet, which contained $120 in cash, and several debit and credit cards. After the first alleged theft, the relative had found one of the missing items tossed into a laundry bin in her apartment. After the second alleged theft, detectives became involved, and Gebhardt was questioned. On Friday, June 28, she reportedly admitted to the thefts.

Arman Belassarov, shown here being led to his arraignment in East Hampton, had racked up 66 points on his driver’s license in two years, according to his DMV abstract. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

tell you now, the way you are not going to be making money is by driving,” with a heavy emphasis on the word “not.” After setting bail at $2000, Rana warned Belassarov that if he has any more arrests, or any failures to appear in court, “the bail will change significantly.” Bail was posted for Belassarov, who will return to court Wednesday, July 3. The most serious charge she is facing is the burglary charge. It is classified as a violent felony, under New York State law. Along with the felony grand larceny count, she also has been charged with a misdemeanor, possession of stolen property. Gebhardt was represented by Carl Irace during her arraignment June 29. At one point Irace approached the bench to conference with East Hampton Town Justice Lisa Rana, leaving Gebhardt alone with the officer guarding her. Gebhardt turned and looked back at a friend seated in the courtroom, smiling. Rana was not amused. “This isn’t funny,” she said to Gebhardt. “Listen to me. You have been charged with a felony. Anything you think is funny about this situation, get it out of your mind.” Gebhardt is scheduled to return to court on Wednesday, July 3.

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walking,” East Hampton Town Justice Lisa Rana said during Graham’s arraignment. “He is still trembling, and shaking from the accident,” Carl Irace, who represented Graham for the arraignment, said. Graham, who is living and working in Ditch Plains in Montauk for the summer, was ordered released without bail. Two other men were arrested over the weekend on misdemeanor DWI charges by town police. Both involved fairly high alleged alcohol breath test readings. Juan Marulanda, 28, of Montauk was pulled over a little before daybreak, Saturday, June 29, at the intersection of Montauk’s Main Street and Carl Fischer Plaza for failing to turn on his headlights, the police said. Marulanda’s breath test at headquarters reportedly showed a blood alcohol percentage of .19 of one percent, high enough to raise the misdemeanor charge to the aggravated level. Because he was arrested not long before arraignments were held Saturday, and his test showed an allegedly high level of alcohol in his blood, he was held at headquarters to be arraigned the following morning. An arraignment can only happen if the defendant is sober and able to understand the proceedings. He was released without bail. Also released without bail Sun-

Pickup strikes pole, crashes into tree; driver suffers minor injuries By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

A one-vehicle accident across Montauk Highway from Brent’s General Store in Amagansett led to the arrest of the driver, Joseph Martin Graham, 21, on a misdemeanor drunken driving charge early Saturday morning, June 29. Graham was driving a 2012 Toyota pickup truck west approaching Abrahams Path when he lost control of the vehicle, East Hampton Town police said. The truck hopped the curb, slicing through a telephone pole, before smashing into a tree. The force of the impact of the truck with the wooden utility pole sheared it off at its base, sending it up into the air, before it land-

ed in the bed of the pickup. Failing sobriety tests, Graham was placed under arrest on a charge of driving while intoxicated. He was also charged with a misdemeanor count of possession of a controlled substance, cocaine. Police said they found a small packet of the narcotic on the passenger seat of the Toyota. At headquarters, a breath test confirmed that Graham was intoxicated, the police said. He was then taken to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, treated for minor injuries, and released back to the police. “Honestly. You are lucky to be

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Yet another resident of East Hampton Town has been charged with rape. Omar Leon-Saldana, 19, is accused of having sexual intercourse twice with a 13-year-old girl, once in April at Cedar Point County Park, then again the following month at Leon-Saldana’s Bank Court home. He was arrested on June 25 on two felony counts of rape, due to the age difference between himself and the girl, and two misdemeanor charges of endangering the welfare of a child. When questioned before his arrest, Leon-Saldana allegedly made a tacit confession, telling police, “I felt

Joseph Martin Graham suffered only minor injuries after crash. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

day morning was a Sag Harbor man, Bryan Tapia-Garzon, 30. According to the police, Tapia-Garzon was found asleep behind the wheel of a 2018 Dodge at the intersection of Cedar and North Main Streets in East Hampton. Tapia-Garzon had come to a stop for a red light, police said, then fell asleep, with the car still in drive. His reported breath test reading of .17 was just below the .18 mark that would have drawn the elevated aggravated DWI charge. guilty because she was so young. We had sex in my car at Cedar Point Park, and at my house.” Police and East Hampton Town Justice Court have withheld any information about the alleged victim, because of her age and the nature of the crime. Bail was set at $10,000, and was posted by Leon-Saldana’s family. There have been at least seven arrests in the past few months made by the East Hampton Town police on similar charges involving alleged either teen or pre-teen female victims.

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A bit unwieldy? For sure. A circus atmosphere? Occasionally. Good theater? Absolutely. The debates staged by Presidential candidates on public TV Wednesday and Thursday nights were a lot of things, and drew a fair amount of criticism and then some. More important, though, it was democracy at its finest, chances for the rest of the world to watch as U.S. citizens begin the process of choosing the Democratic Party candidate for U.S. President. Two years ago, the Republicans, top heavy with would-be challengers, staged a similar series of debates, which basically served as an elimination tournament, separating the pretenders from the contenders. We won’t get into who our favorites were in the latest debates or which candidates we think emerged as serious threats to the incumbent, Donald Trump. What’s more important is the diverse opinions voiced during the proceedings, and a group of candidates that included men and women with different ethnic backgrounds, religious and sexual preferences, from diverse professions. Most seemed to agree on the hot button issues, at least at this juncture: The cost of health insurance and whether to nationalize it; the deteriorating situation in Iran; and, of course, immigration reform. Those who trashed Trump garnered the easiest applause. Cooler heads on the dais seemed to suggest some candidates understand Trump, an incumbent showing remarkable resiliency and surprising strength, isn’t going away (remember how he was going to be impeached in his first year?). Calling him names is an exercise done by a candidate without a better plan. Like it or not, right now he’s the champ, and a robust economy may be a knockout punch. You win the presidency in the ring; the trick is to choose the right candidate to put the gloves on. From here, it looks like a deep and talented field of contenders.

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What impression were you left with after watching the debates? Rachel Morrison I came away after the debate feeling that my favorites are Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren. Listening to Kamala’s comments to Biden really contrasted their different styles of leadership and it showed quite a generational change.

Louise Stursberg I’m trying to listen to them all without forming an opinion yet. It’s not my typical way but with 24 candidates I’m trying to be careful about how I listen. They all said things that I liked and things I didn’t like. But I don’t want to write someone off too quickly because they said one thing I didn’t like.

Matthew Swain Beto was a bit of a letdown. Especially when challenged on immigration issues by Castro. I was curious about Beto as he’s a Columbia alumni and I go to Columbia. Castro was good that night and so was Warren. Kamala Harris did well with Biden’s comments and Biden didn’t defend himself well. The organization overall was a bit chaotic and candidates often had to interrupt to be heard. Lauren Holden I’d definitely say Kamala Harris was my choice. As a black woman in the debate people were ready to see her standpoint. She showed great character when she stood up for herself and spoke about busing issues. And she showed that she will fight for herself and her beliefs. She’ll be a great candidate And clearly, she has a good shot at the job.

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Angels, Devil Are In The Details Tony Kushner revisits fantasy, fascism in reboots By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com You know it. He knows it. “Angels in America” is going to be Tony Kushner’s epitaph. Within moments of its 1991 premiere, everyone who saw it knew it was an utterly original work. Although its subhead is “A Gay Fantasia on National Themes,” and it’s mostly about AIDS and homosexuality, which were still for the most part overlooked, it was so much more than a “Strike! Strike! Strike!” Clifford Odets moment in theater where the audience rose up as one to continue the battle cry. Yes, the audience became involved, in love, and entranced by the characters in “Angels,” but the two-parter, “Millennium Approaches” and “Perestroika,” which approach the eight-hour mark when put together, also turned the rules of theater, if they exist, upside-down. The drama offers up regular people, families, celebrities, ghosts, angels, with actors playing more than one role, their lives sometimes intersecting — there really had never been anything like it. Part truth, part fantasy, part science fiction, part religion, it all melded together to create a heart-wrenching work that won the Tony Award for Best Play and earned a Pulitzer Prize for Kushner. It’s been continually in play, so to speak, since then, plus the miniseries, directed by Mike Nichols with Al Pacino and Meryl Streep, was honored with even more awards. A recent London and Broadway revival with Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield took center stage in 2018. But wait, there’s more. Kushner is now in Hollywood again, working with Steven Spielberg

for the third time on the writer’s updated, ultra-relevant reworking of “West Side Story.” And his first play, “A Bright Room Called Day,” written and first directed by Kushner in 1985 in New York City, heads to the Public Theater soon in a revisited version. We had a chance to speak with Kushner about all of this from the movie set of “West Side Story.” He was out of breath, running around, which is probably the norm for someone as busy as he is, but was still charming and thoughtful in his answers.

“Angels” is so original — an overused word — combining politics, love, science, merging the past and future, fantasy, something that never existed before; and then to take on “West Side Story,” a tale as old as time, written and rewritten by others like Shakespeare and Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim. What is it like to create something so innovative and now iconic, and then sprinkle your Tony Kushner flavor on something like “West Side Story” while still honoring the original? Well, I’ve always done adaptations. An adaptation I did of Pierre Corneille’s “L’Illusion Comique” was performed pretty widely in the early ’90s. I’ve always loved spending time taking a deep look into works I really admire. I did a version of “The Dybbuk,” and two

Tony Kushner. Independent/Angela C. Brown

works by Bertolt Brecht, “The Good Person of Szechwan” and “Mother Courage.” “West Side Story” is just a mindboggling masterpiece, so when Steven asked me to do it, there are things about it that really appealed to me. Plus, it’s cool to spend time with those monumentally great songs. I’ve always loved musicals — maybe not all musicals — but when you’re dealing with something so visceral, like what Sondheim writes, it’s elevated to a great art; it’s rich and complicated and gives you access to certain levels of feeling that are very hard to get to without music. This is my third film with Steven. He’s someone who has this astonishing ability to tell stories through movement and with a camera. The idea of Steven working with a choreographer to tell a

story kinetically — well, that was just tremendously appealing to me.

Let’s discuss “Bright Room (Revisited),” another story that meshes the past and present — obviously relevant today. [The play is set in the early ’30s in Germany, and follows an aging German actress, Agnes, with occasional interruptions from Zillah, a Long Island woman in the ’80s who is growing fearful that the Republican party is leaning toward fascism under Ronald Reagan. It is based on Brecht’s “The Private Life of the Master Race”]. I know that Continued On Page B32.

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July 3, 2019

Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival Marya Martin, Artistic Director

36th Season July 21–August 18, 2019

Winds of Change

Sunday, July 21, 6:30pm

Monday, August 5, 6:30pm

Dvořák in the New World with Roger Rosenblatt

BCMF @ The Parrish: Focus on Frankenthaler

Wednesday, July 24, 6:30pm

Friday, August 9, 6:00pm

Free Outdoor Concert: Project Fusion Saxophone Quartet

Wm. Brian Little Concert: Music From the Movies

Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church

Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church Grounds

Saturday, July 27, 6:30pm

Annual Benefit: A Rapturous Evening

Parrish Art Museum

Channing Sculpture Garden

Sunday, August 11, 6:30pm

Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church

Wednesday, August 14, 6:30pm

Sunday, July 28, 6:30pm

Inspirations Abound: Mozart, Fauré, and More

Mozart/Crumb/Brahms

Saturday, August 17, 6:30pm

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Wednesday, July 31, 6:30pm

Summer Winds

Sunday, August 4, 6:30pm

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Saturday Soiree: Dynamic Duos

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Thursday, July 25

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Introduction to Filmmaking

GE Smith presents PORTRAITS featuring Dawes Produced by Taylor Barton (SOLD OUT)

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Monday, July 29– Friday, augusT 2

Intermediate Filmmaking

Tuesday, July 16 Monday, July 29

Hamptons International Film Festival presents a Classic Screening: Heat

Friday, July 26

Clothesline Art Sale Preview Cocktail Party

Guild Hall Game Night Wednesday, July 31

GUITAR MASTERS: The Allman Betts Band Wednesday, July 17

Friday, July 26

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KidFEST: Teatro SEA’s La Cucarachita Martina

KidFEST: FLY Dance Company

GUITAR MASTERS: Rosanne Cash and Band— She Remembers Everything (SOLD OUT) All Access Passes still available

American Modern Opera Company’s Veils for Desire

saTurday, July 20 saTurday, July 27

Clothesline Art Sale

Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams: An Evening of Country and Americana

sunday, July 28

Friday, augusT 2

Wednesday, July 10

Art as Ecosystem: Eric Fischl with Glenn Fuhrman, Dorothy Lichtenstein, and Rick Lowe Presented in association with The Church

3DT; Three Dimensional Theater, Stan The Man saTurday, July 20 Thursday–Friday, July 11–12

Alec Baldwin, Chris Bauer, & Rob Morrow star in Stan The Man by Eugene Pack (both shows SOLD OUT) saTurday, July 13

Hamptons International Film Festival presents SummerDocs sunday, July 21

Battle of the Doo Wop Bands—New York vs. New Jersey

Musicians from The New York Philharmonic Wednesday, July 24 sunday, July 14

Maria Bacardi—Duele Album Live

KidFEST: Doktor Kaboom and the Wheel of Science

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Stirring the Pot: Tim and Nina Zagat Interviewed by Florence Fabricant

David Sedaris saTurday, augusT 3

sunday, July 28

An Evening with Linda Eder

Pollock Krasner House Annual Lecture with Ann Temkin

sunday, augusT 4

sunday, July 28

Stirring the Pot: Tom Colicchio Interviewed by Florence Fabricant

Midsummer Night Conversations on Creativity with Questlove and Special Guest

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Midsummer Night Conversations on Creativity with Questlove and Special Guest

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Hamptons Institute

Thinking Forward Lecture Series with Sherrilyn Ifill —Equality Matters in the Hamptons

Celebrity Autobiography

A Jules Feiffer Celebration

saTurday, augusT 24

Friday, sepTeMber 6

Art as Ecosystem: Eric Fischl with Andy and Christine Hall, Christy Maclear, and Paula Wallace Presented in association with The Church

Follow the River

Wednesday, augusT 7

KidFEST: Jedi Academy

Friday, augusT 16

New York City Ballet: On and Off Stage Friday, augusT 9

Summer Gala

Friday–saTurday, augusT 16–17 saTurday, augusT 24

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Ugo Rondinone: Sunny Days

Bay Street Theater & Guild Hall present Under the Stars: The Romeo & Juliet Project. A New Musical featuring the music of Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo

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sunday, augusT 25

Conversation with Ugo Rondinone and Bob Nickas (Members Only Event)

71st Annual Artists & Writers Charity Softball Game

Word Theatre presents Hearts Aflame: Love Letters & Torch Songs

Hamptons International Film Festival presents SummerDocs

saTurday, augusT 17 sunday, augusT 11

Philip Glass: Works for Piano—Program A

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Fascinating Rhythm: The Words and Music of the Gershwins Thursday, sepTeMber 12– sunday, sepTeMber 22

Broken Bone Bathtub: An immersive theater project by Siobhan O’Loughlin Friday, sepTeMber 13

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Stirring the Pot: Alex Guarnaschelli Interviewed by Florence Fabricant

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Monday, augusT 12

Stirring the Pot: Katie Lee Interviewed by Florence Fabricant

Let Me Entertain You—The Jule Styne Songbook

Guild Hall Game Night saTurday, sepTeMber 14

Concert Reading of The Cocktail Hour by A.R. Gurney

Hamptons International Film Festival presents NOW SHOWING: TBA

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Tuesday, augusT 27

saTurday, sepTeMber 21

Monday–Friday, augusT 12–16

Philip Glass: Works for Piano—Program B

East Meets West: World Fusion Concert starring Sitar and Tabla Master Ustad Shafaat Khan

Hamptons International Film Festival presents NOW SHOWING: TBA

Sonic Guild: Time and Space. A camp for ages 8-18

Monday, augusT 19 Wednesday, augusT 28

Friday, sepTeMber 27

KidFEST: BubbleMania: Comedy… With a Drip!

JDT Lab: The Daerie Queene by Savannah Hankinson

Hamptons Institute

Tuesday, augusT 13

Tuesday, augusT 20

GE Smith presents PORTRAITS featuring Tommy Emmanuel and Amy Helm Produced by Taylor Barton

How to be a Badass Podcast with Alan Alda and Laura Brown

Wednesday, augusT 28

The Strangeness of Men & Women. Staged Reading

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Thursday, augusT 29

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Wednesday–Thursday, augusT 14–15

KidFEST: Jason Bishop—Straight Up Magic

Danish Funk Klezmer Band Mames Babegenush

The Purist’s Connect 4 Ideas Festival

Thursday, augusT 22

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Comedian Mo Amer

Jenni Muldaur & Friends in Concert: Rufus Wainwright, Isaac Mizrahi & Teddy Thompson

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The Wonders Of The Wild SoFo summer gala celebrates 30th anniversary By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

The South Fork Natural History Museum will hold its 30th anniversary summer gala, “Celebrating the Wonders of the Wild” — marking 30 years of nature conservation, education, and exploration, empowering families to become responsible stewards of our planet — on Saturday, July 13, from 6 to 11 PM in Bridgehampton. Diana Aceti, SoFo’s director of development, said, “In the beginning, it was Andy Sabin and his friends, who were naturalists, who wanted to do this. They kept it purposely small. The real purpose of the museum, through what we’re doing, is to teach the children how to preserve our environment. Sabin has said from the very beginning the thing that makes him happiest is teaching the children about our planet and how to save it.” Sabin is SoFo’s board president. Founded in 1988, SoFo continues to grow as the sole state-of-the-art natural history museum on the South Fork. Its collaborative efforts in the local area include with the Cornell Cooperative Extension, Surfrider Foundation, Guild Hall, the Ross School, and others. With 270 educational programs a year, including four walks led by Sabin, SoFo encourages involvement from volunteers and new members. Its offerings include science-based pro-

gramming such as the SoFo Shark Research and Education Program, which began five years ago with the Long Island Shark Collaborators. “SoFo is now taking the lead role on the continued science research that’s necessary to sustain our sharks on the South Shore of Long Island,” executive director Frank Quevedo noted. In addition, the museum continues its citizen science surveys, garnering data about everything from horseshoe crabs and seahorses to butterflies and birds. “We’re allowing the community and people who are not science background individuals to get involved and do the survey so that the data can be compiled and submitted to the scientists to better understand the long trend populations of the biodiversity of the of the environment here,” Quevedo added. As program development evolves and awareness increases, the summer gala has attracted high-profile sponsors. This year, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is the sponsor, and the company will provide vehicle models on site for short test drives. The gala’s inaugural year drew 250 people; 500 people are expected at this year’s event. Part of the expansion process is recognizing a wider set of honorees, on a worldwide level, aiming to think glob-

Event chair Leiv Schreiber. Independent/Courtesy South Fork Natural History Museum

al and act local. “Every year we choose people who are change makers in terms of preserving the environment,” Aceti said. This year, Dr. Demian Chapman, project leader of Save our Seas Foundation, will receive the Alan Rabinowitz Species Visionary Award. Founder of Earth Day Texas, now the largest event in the world of its kind, renamed EarthX, Trammell Crow will receive the Environmental Education Visionary Award. The third honoree at the gala is Greg Manocherian, vice chairman of ACT for NIH: Advancing Cures Today, a non-partisan effort committed to advancing biomedical research in the U.S. He will take home the Environmental Excellence Humanitarian Award. Chairs for the event are Carole Crist, Georgia and Dr. Gerry Curatola, Eric Goode, April Gornik and Eric Fischl, Susan and David Rockefeller, and Liev Schreiber. During a VIP cocktail hour, there will be tastings from The Bell & Anchor, Bostwick’s, Calissa, Centro, East Hampton Grill, The Golden Pear, Grace and Grit, Grand Banks, Hamptons Farms, Montauk Shellfish

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Company, Page at 63 Main, Saaz, and Southampton Social Club. Guests can then dance to the sounds of the ’80s with the In the Groove Band and live and silent auctions. A buffet dinner will be provided by Elegant Affairs Catering. “What’s really nice about this museum is that we’re a gateway to the Long Pond Greenbelt in the back. There’s wetlands and coastal plain ponds, and a variety of native plants and animals that are coming through at different times of the year. So that enables us to stay open year-round and continue our outdoor program,” Quevedo said. “The objective of the organization is to create the stewardship to protect the climate in the future and it starts with children.” The South Fork Natural History Museum is located at 377 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike in Bridgehampton. VIP Tickets are $1400, and general admission tickets are $500. Young Professional (30 and younger) tickets are $275. Visit www.sofo.org to find out more.

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Ceravolo’s Urban Pop Portraits Have Star Power Rod Stewart, Elton John have commissioned his work By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com For over three decades, Ceravolo has been creating large-scale artwork that perfectly captures a moment and holds it forever. His work graces the walls of private collectors such as Elton John and Rod Stewart, and the corporate offices of RCA Records and Warner Bros. With his undeniable talent for portrait work, viewers often think they’re gazing at a photograph. In this artist’s world, the abstract and realistic are one. In Ceravolo’s Urban Pop paintings series, Marilyn Monroe and Raquel Welch are depicted in the collection, as well as the original “Star Trek” cast, the Beatles, and Mickey and Minnie Mouse.

What’s your connection with the Hamptons? I had a gallery on 57th Street in the city years ago. One of my first paintings was for Rod Stewart — he commissioned it — and it opened up a bunch of doors showing different places. The Palladium Theater had commissioned me to do some big pieces for the lobby. It

Ceravolo's Marlon Brando in “The Wild One.”

was a lot of being in the right place at the right time. Then we moved to Water Mill years ago from Lattingtown in Locust Valley. The clients are out here, so it evolved from there.

You’ll be at the Market Art + Design Fair with ARDT Gallery. What size pieces will you have there? Probably the biggest piece I’m bringing is 80 inches wide and six feet high. It’s a big one based on Marlon Brando in “The Wild One.” So that’s probably the biggest one this particular show. Rod Stewart and Elton’s were big, they were eight-foot tall by six-foot wide.

Tell us about your technique with the Urban Pop series. The images were always black and white and gray. And then the covers came about to kind of complement the black

and white and grey. The Marlon Brando one, it starts as a big abstract, a big canvas with reds and black, metallic blue and everything. Then I’ll think about what I want to paint over it. Then I’ll paint the Marlon Brando, the abstract, almost in a graffiti kind of way, like they would paint over a building or sides. That’s where that process came about.

Speaking of your Urban Pop series, who is the little character in each of them? It seems to be a signature of sorts. His name is G. He just came about a few years ago as a cute little character to put in. So, I have him with Mick Jagger, and the gopher is sort of like the Keith Richards character. He’s got a Telecaster guitar and a headband. With Michael Jackson, he’s dancing, kind of leaning over. He’s in 99 percent of those styles and he evolved and became a cute character.

Much of the series focuses on the past. What’s your affinity for yesteryear? I like the feel of the older classics. Even some of the work is kind of a pinup style based on the 1960s, but it has a stylized kind of feel to it. And it’s always been engraved early on just as large oil on canvas portraits with a little softer focus style. I’m bringing to the Market Art + Design Fair the newest canvas I have, called “French Style Girls.” It’s got a Brigitte Bardot painting in the soft-focus oil on canvas style on one third of the canvas. Then the other

one is sort of a girl, a French maid with a bucket of paint. There’s copy from a vintage poster that I painted in where you just see some letters filled in.

You even have superheroes. I always think graphically. So, when I see imagery, like a superhero, I think it’ll look great combined with an abstract background with comic books. Years ago, I did a series of old-time baseball players. I’d like to obey the uniforms in the fold. And they kind of lend themselves to my style of painting.

What are the aluminum sculptures you’ve done? The three children are life size. So maybe five feet high and seven feet wide. It has that illusion of a three-dimensional effect. We call them portrait illusions. I’ll do a painting and then throw some more paint on top of it, take a brush and just put it on top. With the aluminum, it was painting the shadow to kind of lift it off the canvas and give it a little three dimensionality. The cherry tree was for a private collector and I wanted to put my little illusions over it. I haven’t sold any locally here but I’d have to do another one because I think it’s perfect for a setting in the Hamptons in the backyard. It can be any height; that one was eight or 10 feet tall, but it can be 18 feet tall, or as small as needed. Learn more about Ceravolo and his work at www.ardtgallery.com and see him this weekend at the Market Art + Design Fair at The Bridgehampton Museum in Bridgehampton.

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HAMPTON DAZE By Jessica Mackin-Cipro

An English Garden Centerpiece Millstone Flowers offers workshop in ﬂoral arrangement jessica@indyeastend.com @hamptondaze

I’ve never had much of a green thumb. I’ve even managed to kill a succulent, a plant that I’ve heard called “indestructible.” For every plant I’ve put on my desk at work, the watering duties were taken over by others once the leaves started to brown. I had a magnificent orchid that I’ve given to my mother to take care of, knowing an orchid is way out of my league. Whenever I make an arrangement (aka buy bodega flowers if I have friends coming over), my husband Joe always scoffs at my work and re-does it. When the chance came to take a flower design class, I jumped at the opportunity. I’m always looking for ways

to better myself and learn new skills. Stephanie Lessing of Millstone Flowers offers a solution to anyone who is florally-challenged like myself, or just wants to hone their craft, by offering a flower design workshop. I attended the class on Thursday, June 27, at the Millstone Flowers barn in Water Mill. The workshop teaches guests to design an English Garden centerpiece, dripping with roses, peonies, and organic wildflowers in ivory, pink, and cream palettes. We sipped wine (rosé of course) and enjoyed pretty pink cupcakes by Sugar Rush Bakeshop, making it the perfect girly afternoon.

As we entered the all-white barn, filled with flowers, I had to think I was living my best life. I’d like to move into this flower-filled oasis, please! The fragrance from the flowers was nothing short of miraculous. We started with a brief tutorial. Lessing basically explained that however we chose to do our display, it wouldn’t look bad. Although I had doubts for my own arrangement, knowing my history. We each picked our favorite flowers from the selection. Once I had as many as I could carry, I found a station and got to work. I opted for pink hues. I love all things pink, so this was an easy call. With so many gorgeous flowers in my hand, how could I go wrong? Halfway through making my arrangement, I started to doubt myself. My ivy wasn’t sitting the way I wanted it to as a base and my roses were all odd heights. But after correcting the problem, and as I continued to add as many beautiful flowers as I could get my hands on, it somehow managed to work itself out. My final creation — if I do say so myself — was a spectacular arrangement worthy of the Queen of England’s dining room table, and if that’s a stretch (it is) maybe a guest room.

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Millstone offers flowers for all your event needs, including a fun flower cart. This mobile make-your-own boutique bar is available in the Hamptons and NYC. I couldn’t believe how relaxing the process was, the perfect way to spend the evening. At the end of the workshop, each attendee went home with their dreamy arrangement and a set of design skills we could all use for many years to come. The next class will take place later this summer. Millstone is also available for private parties. Visit www.millstoneflowers.com.

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Celebration The Artists Alliance of East Hampton presents its July show “Celebration,” featuring painting, drawing, photography, and sculpture, from July 5 to 10 at Ashawagh Hall in Springs. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, July 6, from 5 to 7 PM, with music by Job Potter and Friends.

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Market Art + Design, the modern and contemporary fine art and design fair, returns to Bridgehampton for the fair’s ninth edition July 5 through July 7. Exhibitors include London’s Sim Smith, Madrid’s Galerie MPA, New York City’s David Benrimon Fine Art, Richard Levy Gallery, Jan Kath Design, Muriel Guépin Gallery, Unix Gallery, Haas Contemporary, Sugarlift, Vellum Projects, and Michele Mariaud Gallery, as well as Chicago’s Jean Albano Gallery and Los Angeles’ Timothy Yarger

Fine Art. Local galleries include Roman Fine Art, Janet Lehr Fine Arts, Quogue Gallery, The White Room Gallery, VSOP Projects, ARDT Gallery, Chase Edwards Contemporary, and RJD Gallery. Located on the grounds of The Bridgehampton Museum, Market Art + Design 2019 will work with sponsors and partners including beneficiary partner The Parrish Art Museum, and East Hampton’s Guild Hall. There will also be a talk by artist Mym Tuma about her long relationship and correspondence with Georgia O'Keeffe, on July 6 at 2 PM. For tickets, visit www.artmarkethamptons.com.

Michael Butler The Amagansett Library presents an artist reception for Michael Butler on Saturday, July 6, from 5 to 7 PM. The narrative artist finds inspiration from the rich history of the East End. The show runs through July 30.

Summer Fun The Good Ground Artists “Summer Fun” Art Show will be held on Friday, July 5 through 21. An opening reception will be held Saturday, July 6, from 4 to 7 PM at the Water Mill Museum. Visit www.watermillmuseum.org.

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Entertainment Guide By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

COMEDY Comedy Central The Westhampton Beach Brewing Co. welcomes Comedy Central headliner Joe Devito on Saturday, July 6, at 6 PM. Go to www.whbcomedy.eventbrite. com for tickets.

FILM At Eternity’s Gate In association with LongHouse Reserve, Guild Hall in East Hampton will show Julian Schnabel’s “At Eternity’s Gate” on Wednesday, July 3, at 7 PM. Visit www.guildhall.org to learn more.

Star Wars IV Southampton Arts Center presents an outdoor film “Star Wars IV: A New Hope” on Friday, July 5, at 8:30 PM. Learn more at www.southamptonartscenter.org.

His Girl Friday Sag Harbor Cinema continues its Really Funny series with some of John Landis’s favorite comedies, shown at Pierson High School Auditorium in Sag Harbor. On Sunday, July 7, at 6 PM will be “His Girl Friday.” Go to www. sagharborcinema.org.

WORDS Ballpark Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill welcomes talk and book signing with Paul Goldberger and author Ken Auletta, on “Ballpark: Baseball in the American City” on Friday, July 5, at 6 PM. Read more at www.parrishart.org.

Borne Disease Symposium,” presented by Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, on Saturday, July 6, at 10 AM. Learn more at www.southamptonartscenter. org.

Rosanne Cash BookHampton in East Hampton welcomes Rosanne Cash in conversation with Rita Braver about “Bird on a Blade” on Saturday, July 6, at 5 PM. On Tuesday, July 9, Megan Miranda will discuss “The Last House Guest.” Go to www.bookhampton.com for details.

Gallery Talk On Saturday, July 6, at 3 PM, Guild Hall in East Hampton will have a gallery talk with Tony Oursler. Visit www. guildhall.org for more.

Girls Like Us On Sunday, July 7, at 5 PM, Quogue Library’s “Conversations with the Author” series will kick off, with Cristina Alger and “Girls Like Us.”

MUSIC The Clam Bar The Clam Bar at Napeague hosts live music every Wednesday starting at 4 PM, with The Waylan Bros this week.

Paul Gene Springs Tavern in East Hampton will have live music by Paul Gene every Thursday from 6 to 8 PM.

Jam Session The Jam Session of The Hamptons will perform at Union Cantina in Southampton every Thursday at 7 PM. See more at www.thejamsession.org.

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New Moon Cafe in East Quogue presents open mic night every Thursday

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Surf Lodge The Surf Lodge in Montauk brings to the stage St. Lucia on Thursday, July 4, at 6 PM; Thomas Jack on Friday, July 5, at 6 PM; and Nick Murphy aka Chet Faker on Sunday, July 7, at 6 PM. Every Wednesday it’s the Nancy Atlas Project. Head to www.thesurflodge.com for more sounds.

Greenport Harbor Brewery At the brewery’s Peconic location Atomic Red Hots will play on Friday, July 5, at 5 PM; Audio Replay on Saturday, July 6, at 5 PM; and Route 48 on Sunday, July 7, at 4 PM. Go to www. greenportharborbrewing.com.

The Drifters Suffolk Theater in Riverhead on Friday, July 5, at 8 PM welcomes The Drifters featuring Rick Sheppard, and Larry Chance & the Earls. Tickets available at www.suffolktheater.com.

The Paramount Theater The Paramount Theater in Huntington hosts Classic Albums Live: Tom Petty “Damn The Torpedoes” on Friday, July 5, at 8 PM. Buy tickets at www.paramountny.com.

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KISS & TELL By Heather Buchanan

The Circle The inner power discovered in a ‘resilient space’ kissandtellhb@gmail.com

What would happen if you felt safe to share your secrets and your abject terror and your burning rage and your self-doubt and your wildest dreams and hidden super powers? Recently, from a beach in Montauk to a stage in East Hampton, I experienced the power of the circle. Circles are not porous. Circles are vessels which can hold all of these emotions. And the women in these circles can sit with the pain and the joy and neither judge nor prescribe action. When your personal truth is not stifled,

edited, sugar-coated, or stuffed into a pair of Spanx, the air twitches with energy. To simply listen and say, “Yes, I hear you. Tell me more . . .” A circle has many ritual purposes: a Native American drum circle, Stonehenge, a wedding band, a Wiccan drawing down the moon ceremony, circling the wagons, “Ring Around the Rosie,” a beach bonfire, a halo, and even a saltcoated rim of a margarita glass. The key is the positive energy you want to keep in and the negative energy you want to keep out. A circle’s beauty is in its egali-

tarianism with no power positions, everyone equidistant from the center. You learn the collective power becomes more than the sum of the individuals’ energy. The first circle I experienced was part of a women’s empowerment retreat with a Summer Solstice ceremony on the beach, held in a circle ringed with roses, sunflowers, shells, and sea glass. The astrological forecast predicted some chaos, but also conditions ripe for spiritual growth, releasing karmic knots, and deepening your inner core of self-respect. We were reminded of the sun’s longest day and its corresponding element of fire. Fire can burn, consume, cook, shed light, and purify. This was the time to shed that which doesn’t serve us and leave it to turn to ash. The group could hold this collective regret and look to the undulating waves to wash away these cares. Next was focusing on that which everyone wanted to manifest, rubbing the pieces of sea glass which remind us of the power to survive emotional seas while smoothing down rough edges. Each woman had a story, many filled with unreliable narrators and shady characters, but one which was ready for an exciting new chapter. The second circle took shape as the Andromeda’s Sisters creative work-

shop with Sarah Greenman of Statera Arts and Kate Mueth of the Neo-Political Cowgirls. The group gathered in support of their missions of women’s advocacy in the arts and our own communities. This time, a ring of chairs stood center stage at Guild Hall, the drama unfolding not scripted but from the cycles of life of women: maiden, mother, and crone. Often, we move only in our own circles, professionally or personally, so this was interesting to enter a circle of strangers. I like to call this safe space but Sarah terms it resilient space. In this spirit of trust, we realized that the risk of truth-telling is that you realize the enormous amount of effort that it takes to hide it. “I’m fine,” extorts a high emotional price. Women of different ages, religions, social status, cultures, and professional backgrounds explored where they are from and where they are going. It is the power of storytelling which fuels the arts as well as personal dreams and is the agent for change. At the center of both of these circles was a message loud and clear. You are not alone. You can take the collective energy created in this circle and know that even when you leave this resilient space, that power is still with you and yours to tap into at any point. You are seen. You are heard. You are loved.

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RICK’S SPACE By Rick Murphy

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There’s still a little bit of “Jaws” in most of us. The book (1974) and movie (the following summer) were, after all, supposed to be based in the Hamptons and sufficiently scary to make us all take pause. There is a certain helplessness to swimming in the ocean, not being able to see what is underneath. I don’t recall ever witnessing a shark attack growing up out here; we never saw the bloody stumps of a mangled kid gushing with blood while the mammoth beast, teeth glistening, ravaged it. In Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece, the imagery was so compelling it was difficult to shake. A word about Spielberg: He has a house in East Hampton and used to spend a lot of time here. He’s a really nice guy. He probably doesn’t like you, but I get along well with him. I’m the one who gave him the baseball cap —but I digress. I’m sure he was well aware that a shark scare would cripple the summer economy out here, so the movie was filmed in Connecticut and

the locale given a fictional name, Amity Island. If the film suffers from anything, it’s the fact that it was made in Connecticut. You can tell by the extras in the beach scenes. Connecticut people aren’t completely inbred, like in Boston, but they are nonetheless pretty pasty-looking and they say stuff like “I’ll be darned” and “Can you imagine that?” In one of the beach scenes, the sheriff (played by another local, Roy Scheider) is running up and down the beach trying to alert the crowd that a shark is on the water, all the people are standing around saying, “I’ll be darned” and “Martha, pass me that coconut lotion, will ya?” Now if it were filmed in New York, as Peter Benchley intended, you would have had a bunch of college-aged beer drinkers yelling, “Yo, you wanna shark? I gotta shark right he-ah.” If we ever made a remake, our shark would be part of the LGBTQ community, meaning he/she swims in

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the oceans AND the bays (not to mention canals). The sheriff would have to take a civil service exam to keep his/ her job, and there would be no guns allowed in town. The boats would be solar-powered. And the shark would choke to death on balloons. A couple of my friends who are commercial fishermen never go swimming at the ocean beaches. They have told me many times there are sharks out there, right behind where the waves break. The only reason they don’t strike is the sickening slick of coconut suntan lotion that percolates like the stuff in the Love Canal. Put another way, humans, especially those of us in the Hamptons, are not the preferable food source of discriminating sharks. We’ve priced ourselves out of the market. If they do make another “Jaws,” I expect Steve will have a part for me. Back in 1986, Alan Alda, who was extremely popular because of “M*A*S*H” and lived in Water Mill, made “Sweet Liberty,” a movie about an author who writes a book about the Revolutionary War. It was filmed in Sag Harbor, which looks nothing like North Carolina. To his credit, Alda used dozens of locals as extra. The problem was, we all had New Yawk accents. They changed the names on all

the stores’ signs and tried to make Sag Harbor look like North Carolina. They filmed for weeks, shutting down parts of the village to do take after take. I lived in an apartment above Main Street at the time. One day I was dropped off down the block after work — I was a house painter — and wanted to change and take a shower before going to my second job, which was as a barfly. But there were no civilians allowed for half a block because they were filming. I waited around for 10 minutes and decided they had no right to deprive me of my own home unless, of course, I got paid. Let’s just say impasses transpired, and when Alda yelled, “Action!” I strolled down Main Street right in the middle of the scene. About 12 people starting screaming at me, at which point I raised my middle finger, shouted an obscenity or eight, and disappeared behind a door. When the movie came out, it wasn’t very good but all the locals went to see it wondering who among us made the final cut. Much to my chagrin, I didn’t, and there went my “Best Supporting Actor” statue. Worst of all Michelle Pfeiffer, the comely female lead who purred and gushed at the very sight of me, never learned my name, which is no doubt why she never called me.

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Indy Snaps Nature Conservancy Photos by Rob Rich/ www.societyallure.com The Nature Conservancy held its Long Island Chapter Summer Benefit at its Center for Conservation on Saturday, June 29, in East Hampton. The event celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the Community Preservation Fund to Protect Land and Water. For more info visit www.nature.org.

Coachella East Photo by Jenna Mackin At what was dubbed "Coachella East," the Red Hot Chili Peppers performed at a private home in Amagansett on Friday, June 28.

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Indy Snaps Get Wild Benefit Photos by Rob Rich/ www.societyallure.com The 13th annual Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Get Wild benefit was held on Saturday, June 29. The event was hosted by Joan and Bernard Carl in Southampton. Honorees included Dr. Scarlett Magda, DVM, and Carl Safina, Ph.D.

Summer Party Kick-off Photos by Lisa Tamburini Stony Brook Southampton Hospital held a kick-off cocktail reception for the 61st annual Summer Party on Saturday, June 29, at the home of Martin and Jean Shafiroff. The summer party is held to benefit the Jenny & John Paulson Emergency Department. The hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s summer party will be held on Saturday, August 3.

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Indy Snaps Warby Parker Opening Photos by Richard Lewin The East Hampton Chamber of Commerce helped cut the ribbon on Saturday, June 29, as Warby Parker opened its new store on Newtown Lane. The store, called Warby Parker Beach Reads, features a collection of books for beach reading, and the eyewear to help you enjoy them.

Pianofest Opening Night Photos by Lisa Tamburini Pianofest in the Hamptons held an opening night dinner at Southampton Inn on Monday, June 24. For a full schedule of concerts visit www.pianofest.com.

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Corcoran Superstar Susan Breitenbach: How Does She Do It?

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Corcoran Superstar Susan Breitenbach: How Does She Do It? By Ty Wenzel ty@indyeastend.com

With the Hamptons real estate market in a rut, luxury home sellers naturally gravitate to the titans of Hamptons real estate to sell their compounds. A litany of names comes to mind that confirms the industry to be male-dominated,

save one that leaves the boys club in the dust: Susan Breitenbach. Literally Corcoran’s top producer, she has amassed more than $4.5 billion in real estate transactions. She was named numerous times

as the number one Hamptons agent by the Wall Street Journal. And that’s not the best part. It also recognized her as the only agent on the East End on its nationwide top five. That alone is a testament to Breitenbach’s superiority and her name is something she will fight for. “I have many high-end clients, from celebrities to the heads of industry, because I live and breathe real estate,” Breitenbach explained. “My reputation speaks for itself and I make myself available 24/7. Clients want someone experienced and knowledgeable. I talk straight-up with them and am always honest. Our relationship and my reputation mean more to me than any commission. I really love what I do.” Last spring, Breitenbach closed on

Christie Brinkley’s 4.5-acre waterfront home in Sag Harbor. She also sold Richard Gere’s waterfront compound to Matt Lauer. Other well-known clients include Jeff Blau, Lloyd Blankfein, Billy Joel, and Russell Simmons to name a few. Because of her youthful joie de vivre, 35 years of luxury real estate leadership should mean that she started out straight out of college, but it was six years on Wall Street and marrying her luxury builder husband, Stephen Breitenbach, that led her to the mansion-dotted beaches of the East End. “I was always interested in real estate. When my husband mentioned moving to the Hamptons, it seemed like a good opportunity and right

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progression,” Breitenbach said. “I tried commuting briefly but that didn’t last long! I did my first oceanfront sale the first year, and when the owner said he would pay my full commission and if I got him a certain price, he would send me and my family to the Caribbean on vacation. Of course, I thought he was kidding. But I sold it and he did! The rest is history.” Her business sprouted under Allan Schneider Associates, the legendary brokerage that was bought out by Corcoran in 2006. It is with Corcoran that her work and name blossomed. “I run my business like a boutique firm within a large company which offers the best of both worlds to my customers,” she elaborated. “I have my own team of people that make it all work seamlessly. For example, I have brokers, assistants, social media experts, a public relations team, my own website, but the drone, our networking and support, company website, and referrals that comes from Corcoran offer my clients the full spectrum of services to get their homes sold.”

Advice for home sellers, home buyers, and Hamptons real estate enthusiasts When Breitenbach is asked about the biggest mistake home sellers make it’s that they chase the market and overprice their property. For example, a 15-acre compound in Water Mill was listed in 2008 for $100 million. It sold in March of 2018 for $49 million to two separate buyers. It sat for a decade. Homes in the luxury real estate market priced incorrectly will see markdowns in the double-digit-millions in order to sell. Her ideas about home trends exemplifies how sellers are upgrading their homes and adding value while design/build construction companies are adding these features to custom builds for the fast sell. Breitenbach explained that buyers are especially keen on integrated interior/outdoor living spaces with loggias, which is a room with open sides, especially with one side open to the garden. She adds, “Outdoor TVs are big, fire pits, loggias

with screens that can automatically come down and pergolas with built-in shades and heaters!” When it comes to up-and-coming neighborhoods, Breitenbach says there are many and each offers different things. “Waterfront on the bay, I think, was underrated and now people are really understanding and getting it!”

What the Hamptons means to Breitenbach “I have had a summer house here my whole life. It has been a wonderful place to raise my family. Actually, all of my children, except one, have moved

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back after living in the city for quite a while!” She travels extensively but declares the beaches on the East End the most beautiful. In fact, Coopers Beach in Southampton is again on the list of the “Top 10” beaches in the country by coastal expert Stephen Leatherman. He is known as “Dr. Beach,” and in 2019, no other New York beaches made the list. Leatherman, who has compiled the list for 29 years had ranked Coopers Beach number one in 2010. In addition to beaching it, Breitenbach explained that it’s the vast variety of activities that appeal to the wide swath of year-round and summer denizens. “I love the Hamptons because it has literally everything – there is something for everyone. You can go to all of the events or just spend quiet time with friends and family in one of the most beautiful places. There’s golf, horseback riding, boating, yoga and spin, apple picking, nature walks, or visit a great restaurant or vineyard.” Breitenbach is an inspiration for women who work and play hard in the quest to having it all. With a large family, she has managed to balance work and family life which she admits is hard but worth it. For fun, she plays tennis and has two boats that she keeps in Sag Harbor. She wishes there were more hours in the day, because she loves to play golf but has trouble finding the time. One can even catch her biking around town on beautiful summer days. But her conversation always goes back to family. “The most important thing to me is spending time with my husband, children, and grandchildren, which I adore, my close friends and my two dogs, too! We love to have barbecues and boat together,” Breitenbach said. “We sometimes end up talking a little business since my husband, Steve, is in construction along with Stephen Jr. They naturally develop a lot for my clients. My son-in-law, Cutter, is a broker who works with me. My son, Matt, is also a broker at Compass while my daughter, Samantha, is in graphic design with a degree in interior architecture. My other son, Michael, is a senior vice president at Bank Of America and also deals with a lot of my clients! I do have three lovely daughtersin-law as well as another daughter who balance out the rest. They are also very interesting and successful but just not in real estate!” To reach Breitenbach or inquire about her properties, call 631-875-6000 or visit www.susanbreitenbach.com.

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209 Hedges Lane, Sagaponack, New York | $18,995,000 First Offering! One of the most spectacular estates in all of the Hamptons. On 4.4 acres with views over 12 Acres of reserve to ocean, midway between Hedges and Daniels on a quiet private drive, with extensive landscaping including specimen trees, huge lawn, sunken tennis court, amazing gardens, oversized pool, jacuzzi and two large outbuildings (pool house and yoga studio) - not to be missed! Totally pristine, like brand new and spacious 13,000 sq ft. of entertaining space including double height paneled entry foyer, large open chefs kitchen, oversized butlers pantry with large wine cellar, great room, living room, 9 bedrooms, 11.5 baths, and everything imaginable. The large paneled library, gym on main level with French doors out, tremendous double master bedrooms, screened patio with fireplace, 3-level elevator, and stunning lower level with large theatre, sitting room, game room - all of the bells and whistles! This home is unlike any other and could not be reproduced. Masterfully constructed and a must see. Just reduced and will not last. To reach Breitenbach for a private showing or to learn more about this property call 631-875-6000 or visit www.susanbreitenbach.com.

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Westminster Teak Is Timeless Eco-friendly design choice lasts generations By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Teak is an eco-friendly design choice by default due to the material’s allweather durability, making it a timeless investment. Indy caught up with Mal Haddad, vice president of Westminster Teak, who oversees all new product development and design for Westminster. The company’s products are featured at Gurney’s Resorts in Montauk, and it has clientele worldwide.

How did you get into the business? I joined Westminster Teak about 12 years ago when our paths, the owner of the company and I, crossed while I was running my own teak furniture gallery. Sharing the same vision and work ethic, it made sense to make the switch after we got to know each other a little better. Though I come from both an engineering and business background, I’ve always been passionate about design, and having the factory as the backbone of the company brought me even closer to my motivations in bringing good design within reach of more people.

How did you connect with Gurney’s Resorts?

commercial account, it is all about the person enjoying the furniture, both in its form, aesthetics, and function. There is no one “ideal” customer but the best of our customers are the ones who understand craftsmanship, the value of good design, and how it enhances the experience of the space the furniture is placed in.

You have so many different collections on your website. What ties them together? Timeless design and our unrelenting commitment to quality has been the “tying factor” and hallmark in our furniture collections. By default, timeless design is good design. And, it can only come from being passionate with every detail of the craft, from concept to completion. Since teak is a material that lasts a very long time, the furniture design should project a sense of permanence. It should resonate the idea of form and function, and how we live with the furniture, cherished over generations. Good design should be as relevant now as it was 50 years ago, and 50 years from now, long after trends are forgotten.

We’ve provided them with some of their outdoor and spa/poolside furniture in the past and still do. I believe the owner and CEO of Westminster Teak, Jim TenBroeck visited and had the opportunity to meet with the area manager at Gurney’s. We make it a point to ensure that our customers’ needs are met, not only at the point of sale, but to continue serving them in any after-sales services they may need. Providing a quality and long-lasting product does come with the responsibility of establishing relationships that are just as long lasting. It’s all about building relationships.

How often do you add in new pieces or retire styles?

Who is your ideal client/ consumer?

Product knowledge is key in understanding the investment value proposition a beautifully crafted piece of teak furniture brings. Unlike many other

Whether they be an individual or a

We hardly retire our designs and add only after considerable work has been done in designing a product that is relevant to our line of offering. Some of our items have been around since we started the company 21 years ago and still remain as popular now as they were then.

How does teak, as a material, compare to other furniture types?

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hardwoods in its category, teak is a durable hardwood with dense grain and high natural oil content — qualities that afford it little or no care. It’s the material of choice for its sheer beauty and dependability. Its high oil and silica content make it highly resistant to rotting, warping, or splitting, allowing it to withstand the extremities of weather including sun, rain, and snow. For these unique properties in its strength and stability, teak has been for centuries, and still is, the enduring material used in ship building, and of course, furniture making.

What’s the maintenance on teak? Because of its high resistance to the extremities of weather, teak truly needs very little care. Untreated, natural teak will weather to a handsome soft-silvery patina within a year or so, depending on the amount of sun and weathering it is being exposed to. This will not in any way compromise the structural integrity of your furniture, as the change of pigment is only on the surface. The rate of weathering is dependent on the climate and extremities of the weather in your area.

What are your eco-friendly practices? Plantation teak is the essential raw material, we are by default a green company. Today, we are both SVLK and FSC

certified, ensuring transparency and traceability of the origins of the wood used in our furniture. As a company that supports the global green movement, we believe it is not only critical as a manufacturer to be environmentally responsible by using teak from sustainably harvested plantations, but also to be socially responsible toward both the indigenous people working in the plantations as well as the skilled artisans and employees working in our factories. All the teak used in the manufacture of furniture are from sustainably harvested, credibly certified plantations under the strict management of the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry. Our factory was the first to join Nusa Hijau, the Indonesian Chapter of the Global Forest Trade Network, an initiative of World Wildlife Fund.

What is the ideal setup for a backyard patio on a personal property? There really is no ideal set up since style, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. However, any setup outdoors, a couple of rockers or Adirondacks, a dining set, or deep-seating lounge furniture that allows for family and friends to gather, sharing great conversations and laughter, is always perfect style. See the company’s full list of products at www.westminsterteak.com.

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The Mondrion birdhouse designed by architect John David Rose. Independent/Ty Wenzel

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Bid On Birdhouses Bridge Gardens auction benefits Peconic Land Trust By Ty Wenzel ty@indyeastend.com

In the heart of Bridgehampton lies a stunning landscape free to use for anyone looking for be immersed in a kind of glorious nature that is unique to the East End. The four-acre Bridge Gardens was a donation to the Peconic Land Trust in 2008 by Harry Neyens and Jim Kilpatric. Once past the gates and beyond the beautiful lily pad-laden pond framed by tall breezy reeds, guests can amble through naturalistic flower borders, native grasses, roses, flowering shrubs and mature trees â&#x20AC;&#x201D; reminiscent of classic groves and painterly flower beds that harken back to the

legendary garden designer of yore, Gertrude Jekyll. Bridge Gardens is free for the public and also hosts educational workshops and lectures about healthy living and sustainable gardening. It is a dream for followers of native landscape design as well as English cottage plantings. The second annual Birdhouse Auction runs until August 17 with a closing party from 4 to 6 PM. The public can bid on stunning birdhouses designed and built by over 30 contributing celebrities, architects, artists, politicians, and more with proceeds that benefit the Peconic Land Trust.

Designers include Scott Bluedorn, Jay Schneiderman, Scott Chaskey, NancyLynn Thiele, Brian Kennedy, Sylvia Channing, and Cynthia Wells, among many others. The birdhouses will be on display until August 17, and Bridge Gardens offers tours and classes throughout the summer months. For more information, visit www.peconiclandtrust.org. Silent bidding has begun and the winners of the birdhouses will be announced Saturday August 17 at the closing reception at 6PM.

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The second annual Birdhouse Auction will benefit the Peconic Land Trust.

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45 Middle Pond Rd

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575,000

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Indy Snaps Barbara Borsack Fundraiser At Ina Garten’s Photos by Richard Lewin Over 100 supporters partied in Ina Garten’s lovely gardens and home in East Hampton on Saturday, June 29, in support of Barbara Borsack, a candidate for mayor in East Hampton Village in 2020. Along with Borsack, running mates Rick Lawler and Ray Harden joined the guests in kicking off the holiday week by enjoying food and drinks provided by Ina and her husband Jeffrey.

Camp SoulGrow Celebrates Photos by Richard Lewin On Thursday, June 20, Camp SoulGrow founder London Rosiére invited guests to celebrate the camp’s five-year anniversary with a benefit at The Palm at The Huntting Inn in East Hampton.

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Indy Snaps Summer Solstice At Montauk Beach House Photos by Wil Weiss “Summer Solstice,” a solo exhibition of artist Lizzie Gill at the Montauk Beach House, presented by Roman Fine Art and Artmatic, opened on Friday, June 21. Gill is a mixed-media artist whose work explores themes of retro Americana in a contemporary context. Through a variety of media, she illustrates a time warp, composed of everyday life, human agency, and “post-feminist” contemporary society.

Polo Hamptons Photos by Jenna Mackin Polo Hamptons returned on Saturday, June 29, at 900 Lumber Lane in Bridgehampton. Christie Brinkley was the host of the annual Polo Hamptons Match and cocktail party. The next match is scheduled for Saturday, July 6. For tickets visit www.polohamptons.com.

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Sweet Charities By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

Charlotte and Victoria participate in Lemonarf. Independent/Courtesy ARF

Sag Harbor Historical The Sag Harbor Historical Society presents “The Point” 2019 Gala on Friday, July 5, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. This year’s gala is hosted by Marni and Stuart Hersch in North Haven. Sandra Foschi and Bill Evans are the honorary chairpersons. Stephen and Emma Walton Hamilton will serve as honorees. Stephen Breitenbach is being recognized for his renovation of The Point House. Chris Denon and John Battle are being recognized for their restoration of Sag Harbor’s movie theater sign following the fire. For tickets and more info, visit www.sagharborhistorical.org.

Fresh Air Home The Southampton Fresh Air Home’s annual American Picnic, with fireworks by Grucci, will be held on Friday, July 5, from 7 to 10 PM. Festivities will include a carnival with games, stilt walkers and magicians, a delicious American picnic, dancing, music, and a fireworks display. For more info, visit www.sfah.org.

Halsey House Gala The Southampton History Museum presents its signature summer event, the annual Halsey House Gala "Beach

Ball," to be held on Saturday evening, July 6, from 6 to 8 PM. The gala takes place in the gardens of The Thomas Halsey Homestead established by the pioneering Halsey family in 1648. Guests will first walk through Halsey House, the oldest English-style wood frame house in New York State and Southampton’s oldest home. Gala chairs for this year’s celebration are Doug and Amy Halsey, James and Laura Lofaro Freeman, Kathleen King, Peter Hallock and Craig Mowry, Rome and Lisa Arnold, and Will and Katie Milligan. This year’s associate gala chair is Alexandra Halsey-Storch. Tickets start at $200 or $100 for those age 21 to 35. Visit www.southamptonhistory.org for tickets.

Fourth The Kids

Fourth The Kids is an annual fundraising event that will take place on Saturday, July 6, at 9 PM in East Hampton. The mission is to raise money and awareness for kid-centric charities, empowering young adults to give back. In 2018, the event was attended by 450 people and it raised $19,600 for The Brady Campaign, an organization committed to eradicating gun violence, especially child gun deaths. This year’s

"Girl with Ball" by Roy Lichtenstein is the artwork for The Halsey House Gala "Beach Ball." Independent/ Courtesy MOMA

event will be in a tented outdoor setting hosted by Bailey Berro, Zachary Zimmerman, Leo Barse, and Daniel Mendez. This year’s beneficiary is The Jed Foundation, with a fundraising goal of $35,000. Jed is committed to improving mental health awareness by providing resources to teens and young adults throughout the country. For more info, visit www.fourththekids.org.

Lemonarf

The Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons presents the return of Lemonarf, A Club for Kids. In an effort to engage kids to become philanthropic, ARF has an official club to involve youngsters in raising funds for the animals at the ARF Adoption Center. A Lemonarf stand is just like a regular lemonade stand. ARF has created

a Lemonarf free starter kit, designed to help let people know that young participants are an important part of the ARF team, and that all of the money raised will go directly to the care of the animals at ARF. Last summer, the Club for Kids raised more than $4000 for ARF’s animals. Visit www.arfhamptons.org.

Bay Street Gala Bay Street Theater’s 28th annual Summer Gala will be held on Saturday, July 6, at Wölffer Estate Vineyard in Sagaponack. The event begins at 5:30 PM with cocktail reception and silent auction, followed by dinner, live auction, and entertainment. The gala chairs are Mala and Jeff Sander. The event features emcee Isaac Mizrahi, celebrity auctioneer Richard Kind, and will honor Joel Grey and Andrea Wahlquist. For tickets and more info, visit www.baystreet.org.

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Actor Gary Swanson Continues Montauk Art Theater Workshops foster acting on intuition By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com The Montauk Art Theater was founded in 2006 by actor, writer, and director Gary Swanson. It includes four or eight-week workshops that are held from July 1 to September 1, based on Lee Strasberg’s “method acting” and the Konstantin Stanislavski System. Swanson’s mission is to preserve the original “method acting” concepts that have launched great stars like Marlon Brando, James Dean, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Alec Baldwin, Matthew McConaughey, and Bradley Cooper. Indy caught up with Swanson to learn more.

Tell us a little about your summer program and how it

came about. Instructions were inspired by the forefathers of The Method. Strasberg invariably said that he “stood on the shoulders of Stanislavski.” Harold Clurman and Lee Strasberg met at The New School of Social Research in NYC, where they studied the Stanislavski System taught by Russian defectors of The Moscow Art Theater. In 1929 Clurman, Cheryl Crawford, and Strasberg invited the best actors in NYC to take a two-year sabbatical from the theater, and head upstate to an old farmhouse where Strasberg would train the American actors. Strasberg and Clurman did exactly what they said they would do, and the

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eight-year run of the Group Theater changed the world. The concept of allowing NYC actors an opportunity to breathe clean air, stay out of subways, and work all day on the acting process, that was modeled from their dreams, was achieved.

What happens over the course of the workshops? My format is derived out of the forefather’s books and formats set down by them. “An Actor Prepares” by Stanislavski lays out the basic technique. Richard Boleslavski’s “The First Six Lessons” is as alive today as it was in the 1930s. Strasberg’s “A Dream Of Passion” and “The Strasberg Notes,” edited by Lola Cohen, describe the exercises, improvisation, and scene work. The four or eight-week workshop allows the actor to begin on a path of work that can be used in life, as well as on the stage.

Describe your creative process. I no longer have to slave to find a character, analyze a script, or wonder how a scene should be “played.” As an actor, I now work intuitively: letting my subconscious lead me, then completely trusting that my relaxation will lead to illuminating the character that will hopefully reveal the story of the writer. As a teacher, I also try to get out of my own way. I let the student inform me as to what they need, and then try to guide without muscle or forcing a result. It is one of my greatest satisfactions to watch a student I’ve worked with for two years who suddenly “lives” on the stage intuitively. Whenever that happens, I cannot tell anyone exactly how I influenced him or her. But somehow, we both have reached the oasis together. To find out more about the summer workshops, visit www.garyswanson.org.

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Safe Space: Is There Any? Bay Street world premiere explores triggers and racism By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

According to Bay Street’s press release about Alan Fox’s world premiere of “Safe Space:” “Safe Space is set at an elite university and explores political correctness and the reaction to triggers on campus in America today. When a star African-American professor faces accusations of racism from a student, the head of the college must intervene, setting off an explosive chain of events where each of them must navigate an ever-changing minefield of identity, politics, ethics, and core beliefs.” It’s also a search for the truth, which of course is always subjective, never objective. The cast of three — Rodney Richardson as the professor Marcus Wood, Mercedes Ruehl as the college president Judith Rose, and Sasha Diamond playing student Jenny Oshiro — dance around each other, each with their own truth to share and their own crosses to bear. Much of the play revolves around individual interpretations of what is fair and right in a culture of intolerance but of course the answers aren’t so — to use an apropos phrase — black and white. According to Marcus’s opening lecture, where the audience is his stu-

Nicole Miller

Continued From Page B1. Earlier this season, she launched a namesake rosé, a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc grapes from Bordeaux, created at Château Auguste and vinified by Damien Landouar. “Being half French, I always grew up with wine,” said Miller. “When I entertain, I love to serve wine, and especially rosé during the summer. When the opportunity arose, I jumped at it. I was excited to have a wine from Bordeaux, where I have been many times.” “What is unique about my rosé is that it’s made in Bordeaux while most are made in Provence,” she continued. “As a Francophile and wine-lover, I fell in love with the area years ago. I

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dents, it all began with the Guttenberg bible, when suddenly everyone could interpret God for themselves from their own book. “Nobody could agree on what God meant anymore, and all hell breaks loose,” he says. He is clearly an energetic, engaged professor, the kind to hold a student’s interest. A complaint of racism is brought against Marcus, who is about to be tenured, during an alumni weekend where Judith is desperately trying to raise money for the hallowed university, and everyone — Marcus, Jenny, and Judith — is determined for things to go their way. And this world premiere by Alan

Fox, brilliantly brought to life by renowned director Jack O’Brien, is incredibly layered. “‘Triggered’ may be a word you laugh about at a dinner party, but it’s my reality,” Jenny says in one of many emotionally charged scenes. When both Marcus and Judith’s jobs are threatened, Marcus asks, “Where do they find someone who knows what it feels like to be everybody?” Where, indeed. The play moves at lightning pace, and the choice to have the scene changes done by a multi-racial, almost robotic, group of young people adds to the tension and ambiance. David Rockwell’s scenic design

is simple yet descriptive, and has become the norm for Bay Street, the projections against the back add to the experience. Is there any safe space that is all-inclusive? Or is re-segregation the only way for people to feel comfortable around their own people? It’s a difficult question (and there are many posed in this 90-minute play). “Safe Space” will have audience members discussing it long after the final curtain. Fox is said to still be working on rewrites, since this is the world premiere, so there were occasional line flubs, but it doesn’t detract from a work that will be timely moving forward.

was impressed to learn how the great Châteaux from Bordeaux were able to produce such incredible rosés. I’ve traveled around Provence as well and visited many vineyards and I found this rosé far superior.” The rosé is available at Cavaniola’s Market in Sag Harbor, as well as restaurants like Dopo La Spiaggia and Baron’s Cove in Sag Harbor. “This rosé is elegant and perfectly balanced with aromas of fresh raspberries and strawberries. It is dry and aromatic, luscious but light,” said Miller. When asked how being a fashion designer has helped inspire some of the other projects she’s involved in, she described, “The process is always a bit similar. I try to do lots of research so

I can understand whatever product I am working on. And then I filter everything until it feels right.” As for her line of glasses for Optyx in East Hampton that launched this summer: “So many sunglasses look alike that I wanted to do something special. I started with a vintage movie star idea and went from there. I think they are reminiscent of Marilyn Monroe in ‘How to Marry a Millionaire,’” said the designer. Miller is a strong businesswoman, who opened her first boutique on Madison Avenue in 1986. She cites her mother as an influence. “She was French and always had very strong opinions and great style,” said the designer. Miller’s brand has grown to in-

clude boutiques in major cities across the United States and is sold in a number of high-end department stores. On the East End, she enjoys spending her time at farm stands and farmers markets. “I always buy far more than I can consume,” said Miller. “I love making rhubarb pies and I love all the fresh produce, from the corn to the tomatoes.” As for favorite spots in Sag Harbor, she said, “I love Dopo La Spiaggia, Baron’s Cove, and Le Bilboquet. I love Cavaniola’s Cheese Shop, Jack’s Stir Brew Coffee, and Sag Harbor Bakery. I stay local as much as I can.” For tickets to the Hamptons Happening event on July 13, visit www. waxmancancer.org.

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READING OUR REGION By Joan Baum

She-Wolves Of Wall Street ‘The Magazine’ is a ﬁnancial thriller The name Hugo Moreno may not come to mind as readily as Ellen Hermanson, as in the breast cancer center at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, and the annual 5K Ellen’s Run fundraiser for breast cancer awareness and treatment, but Moreno chairs the Ellen Hermanson Foundation, and had been the husband of Ellen, the sister of Julie Ratner, who founded the eponymous memorial race 24 years ago. Even though Hugo has been married to Kasia Wandycz Moreno for 22 years now, he still regards himself as Ratner’s brother-in-law, and feels “spiritually connected” to the East End, where he and his wife visit on weekends, he wrote in an email. The Hamptons furnish some sa-

tiric scenes in the Morenos’ recentlypublished novel, “The Magazine,” a financial thriller that reflects a world husband and wife know well, having been executive directors of financial media organizations such as Forbes, where they met, and as entrepreneurial executives at McParlin Partners, “a thought leadership, strategic research, and content firm.” “Kasia was chief of reporters at Forbes for years, so when it comes to sourcing stories and reporting techniques,” Moreno wrote, “she’s an expert. I worked on the copy desk there, so I was familiar with the production side of things. I assumed responsibility for researching the technology, ensuring we didn’t introduce any anachro-

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nisms into the 1990s.” Let’s hope for their sakes that the elements of fiction in their authentic-sounding novel sufficiently disguise some of the characters in this dark take on corporate greed and machinations aided and abetted by technology and fueled by coke, alcohol, and manipulative sex. Their tale begins Friday, June 13, 1997 and ends Saturday, October 9, 1999, with timeline heads — 10:06 AM, 8:17 AM — leading off dateline chapters. This newsy device is intended to give the story suspense, and it does, though the overall declarative sentence style and sometimes stereotypical settings tend to make for slow going at times. But as the behavior of some of the major characters becomes more pathological, the game is on. Told in the third person, the narrative opens with Rebecca Morgan, who the reader assumes is the protagonist, a highly ambitious, work-obsessed writer intent on producing the best investigative story for the next issue of The Magazine to show that she should replace the outgoing top guy, who’s getting the boot. But there’s competition, and complication, including moves by Rebecca’s friend (at the time), the ethically grounded Helen Caswell, and a ferociously outspoken new hire, a young tigress on the make, Kimberly (Kimmie) Davis who is not above using race and a dubious family connection to get what she wants. As Rebecca becomes increasingly unhinged — she cuts herself and for the rest of the tale wears white gloves, which others think is style — she becomes less sympathetic, and when her father kills himself, after being let go by an opposing firm run by a former colleague and lover, the rich and handsome Tom Richardson, Rebecca swears revenge. Characters and their backstories

mount, perhaps too many: Helen becomes engaged to Tom and Kimmie is discovered to be his love child (no spoiler alert). And there are minor players whose lifestyles seem to warrant extensive description for reasons of class and taste: what’s in, in clothes, residences, restaurants. Secondary players include Tatiana, Helen’s Russian aristocratic grandmother and Helen’s absurdly pushy mother. Wall Street in the 1990s was clearly a male-dominated WASP world. “He fixed her in a pensive gaze. She twirled her hair and stared back unflinching, her eyes as green and defiant as the England of his Anglo-Saxon forebears.” Helen lives on the Upper East Side, “where men draped their sexuality in expensive suits. Helen found that erotic, trying to imagine what lay beneath the fabric.” As for Tatiana’s house in the Hamptons: it was severe and simple and “wouldn’t dream of competing with the beauty of the ocean and the dunes, or of creating vulgar Jacuzzi luxuries next to God’s real surf.” In an email, Moreno noted that it was he who was “responsible for creating most of the male characters” in the book, and that when it was pointed out to him that “they’re all creeps, losers, or assholes,” he pled guilty. Still, it’s the women in their fictionalized tale who command attention — characters who, Moreno wrote, “sprang mostly from Kasia’s head, two ‘alter egos,’ mixed with a few traits lifted from real-life people — Rebecca, ‘dark and obsessive;’ Helen, ‘honorable,’ and Kimmie, the light-skinned brainy black young woman ‘mostly inspired by a former colleague.’ They’re all wonder women, however, she-wolves of Wall Street who know how to fight — physically as well as psychologically.” It’s quite a ride.

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New Review TSR’s summer/fall issue is out By Allura Leggard The Southampton Review’s 2019 summer/fall issue is now available for purchase. This is the 25th issue, and will it be loaded with original art and writing pieces. “We changed the cover layout — moving to a full-bleed image on the front,” stated editor-in-chief Emily Gilbert. “We updated the fonts and now use more sans serif to give the review a more contemporary look. We increased the margins; we reformatted the table of contents and moved the bios to the back.” The issue is highlighted by a cover photo by Christopher Stott and writing pieces by Alicia Mountain, Massoud

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Allman Betts The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center welcomes The Allman Betts Band on Friday, July 5, at 8 PM, and Sutton Foster on Saturday, July 6, at 8 PM. Tickets are available at www. whbpac.org.

Buddy Guy & Rosanne Cash Guild Hall in East Hampton welcomes Guitar Masters: Buddy Guy on Friday, July 5 at 8 PM; The Allman Betts Band with JD Simo on Saturday, July 6, at 8 PM; and Rosanne Cash and Band— “She Remembers Everything” on Sunday, July 7, at 8 PM. Visit www.guildhall.org for tickets.

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Concerts On The Green On Monday, July 8, Montauk Village Green’s free outdoor concerts continue with Potter-Tekulsky Band at 6:30 PM. Visit www.montaukchamber.com to learn more.

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Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor welcomes Andrea McArdle and Donna McKechnie, celebrating Sondheim and Hamlisch on Monday, July 8, at 8 PM. For tickets and times, go to www.baystreet.org.

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Hayoun, and Lisa Locascio. “I really love Lisa Locascio’s essay, ‘Elegy for Western Time.’ She had a book published last year called ‘Open Me’ and I read it and loved it and emailed her for work, and she sent us a very non-traditional essay about living in LA,” added Gilbert. The writers that are published in the review have won renowned prizes, including the Frank McCourt Memoir Prize. This year’s summer/fall issue will officially come out on July 13. Copies of the review can be purchased for $15 at www.thesouthamptonreview.com and can be found at local libraries throughout the East End. at the Avram Theater in Southampton with a concert on Monday, July 8, at 5 PM. Visit www.pianofest.com for tickets.

Stephen Talkhouse The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett welcomes City of the Sun at 8 PM and Y2K! The Millennium Party at 10 PM on Wednesday, July 3. On Thursday, July 4, see Expost at 8 PM followed by Hot Lava at 10 PM. Friday, July 5, at 8 PM will be Revel In Dimes followed by Booga Sugar at 11 PM. Saturday, July 6, is Roctopus at 8 PM, and Hello Brooklyn at 11 PM. Sunday, July 7, will be The Movement’s Ways Of The World Tour with opening act Vana Liya at 8 PM, followed by Winston Irie at 10 PM. Monday, July 8, is Moontown at 8 PM. Then Tuesday, July 9, is Beatles 69 at 8 PM and Request Line Band at 10 PM. See more at www.stephentalkhouse. com.

THEATER Safe Space Through July 21, Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor debuts “Safe Space,” directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien, and starring Tony and Academy Award-winner Mercedes Ruehl. For tickets and times, go to www.baystreet.org.

FASHION Fashion Show On Friday, July 5, The Spur in East Hampton will host a fashion show in partnership with EPN Fashion Week and Fashion Foundation. Visit www. thespur.com.

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OLD DOGS NEW TRIPS By Vay David & John Laudando

Exploring Spring Gardens & Stately Old Mansions The adventure of navigating the narrow roads of rural Wales The splendid setting of Dyffryn House, viewed across its great lawn. Independent/John Laudando

olddogsnewtrips@gmail.com After a happy day in Cardiff, we told our GPS to take us to Fox and Hounds, a small country inn in Wales where we had booked a room for two nights. Spoiler alert — places named Fox and Hounds are everywhere in Wales and England. After wending our way through small villages and narrow roads lined on both sides with towering hedges, we found we had arrived at a Fox and Hounds that didn’t rent rooms. But our Fox and Hounds was only a short, scenic drive away from the first, and it was certainly worth finding. The staff gave us a warm welcome and immediately ensconced us in our cozy room. Then we went back down to the even cozier pub and visited some with the young barman. Taking his recommendations for continuing our new habit of great beer and cider, we tucked ourselves into a small banquette next to the wood-burning stove in a small room filled with locals and visitors. Since we’d traveled enough for the day, we made a reservation to stay for dinner. Smart decision. The lamb dinner (we were in Wales, after all) was everything you could ask lamb to be. I started to ask for a steak knife before I realized the lamb, cooked to pink perfection, was tender enough to cut with a fork. The next morning, after a splendid breakfast, we set off for two grand mansions that boasted extensive gardens. We’d planned the trip to coincide with the full blush of spring, and we timed it perfectly. Our first stop was Tredegar House, which was occupied for 500 years by the Morgans, whose social, economic, and political influence was instrumental in developing South East Wales. The family’s original stone house was replaced in the 1660s by the present-day mansion in red brick. In 1859, after playing a key role in local development and garnering over 40,000 acres, the Morgans were

elevated to the peerage as the Lords of Tredegar. Tredegar is now owned by the National Trust. (We’d planned well in advance, and, before leaving the U.S., we joined the Royal Oak Foundation, a membership that gave us unlimited entrance to any National Trust holdings in England and Wales. And since we intended to see a lot of great houses and gardens, it was a good decision. We may only have broken even, but we really enjoyed the convenience of the passes and the parking sticker that came with them.) The handsome house and its furnishings were the main attraction at Tredegar, for the gardens were primarily formal and not a lot was in bloom. Not so with our next stop — Dyffryn Gardens, where the house is lovely, but the gardens are mind-bending. Flowers everywhere, which was a real joy — and frustration — to us. We’re avid gardeners, but we do it all ourselves. Not so easy or successful at times. Plus, we realized the Northeast has a much harsher climate than Great Britain. All this combined to make us extremely envious of all the bloomfilled beds that surround Dyffryn House and many of the other estates we visited. The house itself is not as steeped in history as other sites, but it has a special twist. Built in 1892-3, it came to the Trust unfurnished but boasting many spectacular architectural features. The Trust took the opportunity to furnish it so that visitors can actually touch what they see, instead of the “hands-off ” policy that exists in most historic homes. But the real attraction of Dyffryn is its gardens. All 55 acres of them. We started with the vegetable gardens and found a lot more happening there than in our gardens back home. But the vegetables were nothing compared to the flowers. Formal beds, outdoor rooms, a

huge greenhouse full of exotics, wisteria for miles, and we didn’t even have time to explore the woodland gardens. Flowers were high on our list of things to see in Great Britain, and we certainly were not disappointed. As the gates of Dyffryn closed, we headed back to Fox and Hounds on the unbelievably narrow roads of rural Wales. Narrow enough that, when you meet another car on the road, one car must usually back up to a wide spot in the road so both of you can pass. The most unbelievable thing about these

roads is the posted speed limit of 60 miles an hour. Not in this lifetime! Luckily, we weren’t the only drivers who felt that way, so we are here to tell the tale. Arriving back at the inn, we were glad we had reserved for dinner because the place was packed — with good reason. We relished another amazing meal — including a fresh pea and sherry soup that is a contender for the best soup ever. After a few ciders and ales, our second lovely night in Wales had come to an end.

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Films At WHBPAC By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

Beginning Tuesday, July 9, at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, Andrew Botsford will once again introduce the summer films each Tuesday night and discuss them afterward with guest commentators, followed by an informal audience discussion. Botsford is a visiting professor and communications consultant for the graduate arts program at Stony Brook Southampton, and co-host of the annual Hamptons Doc Fest. An actor and board member with the Hampton Theatre Company in Quogue since 1985, he has written extensively about film, theater, and the arts and was for 20 years the associate editor of The Southampton Press and editor of its Arts & Living section. First up is “Wild Nights with Emily” this Tuesday. A description of the film states: “In the mid-19th Century, Emily Dickinson is writing prolifically, baking gingerbread, and enjoying a

passionate, lifelong romantic relationship with another woman, her friend and sister-in-law Susan . . . yes this is the iconic American poet, popularly thought to have been a recluse. Beloved comic Molly Shannon leads in this humorous yet bold reappraisal of Dickinson, informed by her private letters.” On July 16, “Ophelia” is a take on “Hamlet” from the woman’s point of view. “Echo in the Canyon,” on July 23, celebrates the explosion of popular music that came out of LA’s Laurel Canyon in the mid-’60s, as folk went electric and The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas and the Papas gave birth to the California Sound. On the last Tuesday of the month, July 30, Kenneth Branagh’s “All Is True” features the life of William Shakespeare (portrayed by Branagh). All the shows start at 7:30 PM. For more information, visit the website at www.whbpac.org.

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you’ve made changes to “Perestroika” as it evolved, what changes have you made to “Bright Room” that makes it “revisited” and even more relevant today? When I wrote it in 1984, it was my very first play. It was during the Reagan years and I was horrified at what felt like a really dire abandonment of the fundamental principles of democratic governance. I didn’t think of Reagan himself as a fascist dictator, but I felt there were ways in which this could lead to fascism. And I wanted to communicate some of the fears and the urgency I felt. I introduced a modern character into the play, Zillah, and she talks directly to the audience, but it was an expression of that distrust and fear. That’s been the bugaboo about the play; I don’t know if she’s ever entirely worked out to my satisfaction. I admired the avant-garde at that time so enormously, like Richard Foreman and Mabou Mines and The Rooster Group, they were doing such shining stuff. But I think there was also an attempt to maybe make a popular play that was both a well-made play in the model of the playwrights I most admired, but also give it something that would change all the time in reaction to the world. I never figured out the machinery of that. I’ve let people do productions of it, since ’84, and kind of not pay attention to what they were doing with Zillah, sometimes people would do without her. “Bright Room” was mostly being done in colleges, but around the time where it looked like Trump was going to get the Republican nomination, I started getting calls from professional theater companies that wanted to stage it because the message I was trying to make about the idea and the connection I was making between modern American conservatism and fascism had maybe become more interesting than before. So, I wondered, What am I going to do to update this? I did a kind of good edit, I think, of the scenes in the play that are not interruption, the scenes of the play in German in 1932 and ’33, but I’ve completely rewritten the interruption scenes, and that’s where the change is.

So, what about a piece like “Lincoln,” which was based off the Doris Kearns Goodwin book? Abolitionism is sort of the complete opposite of

fascism, and another time you worked with Spielberg. What was it like to stick so closely to history, while still making it original? Was that a challenge for you? I think of your works as being so completely fantastical, what was it like to really stick to reality and history? My first film with Steven was “Munich,” which is about the massacre at the Munich Olympics in 1972, so there was history with that. One of the things I’m grappling with in “A Bright Room Called Day” is that there’s a devil in it; the devil appears. I have noticed, in recent years, that it’s been a while since I’ve written something with that fantastical element to it. I’ve been wondering for a while where that went. Is it just the fact that I’m almost 63, and I’ve sort of seen too much and gone too far away from the person that I was when those elements were of great interest to me? I’m not sure what the answer is entirely. But I’m very relieved that I’m grappling with that theme in the rewrite of “Bright Room,” because it’s about what magic means in the theater, and what magic means when you start to talk about it in the real world of politics. And abolitionism isn’t antithetical to fascism; the real antithesis was Lincoln’s complete faith and belief in the rule of law and democracy.

Were you raised in a family that was very politically active? From where did this fascination stem? I grew up in the early ’60s in the Deep South. It was a tense political time. And I was gay, I was Jewish. People who have ever had the experience of oppression by other people who simply want to drive you out of existence, that tends to politicize you. My mother was maybe more radical than my father; she grew up in the Bronx during the Great Depression, and my father grew up in great poverty in Louisiana, but he was a true blue progressive liberal guy. He died right before “Lincoln” came out, so he never got to see it, but he read the screenplay. I think a lot of what I learned from him and my mother. But I think everyone is super political now — we’re all engaged in the fight right now.

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Dining Hands-On At Quail Hill Farm Down in the dirt for farm-to-table experience By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com The rain cloud hovering above the East End finally dissipated and the skies opened to a brilliant blue hue. It was roughly 80 degrees outside as I strapped up my work boots and put my ponytail through a ball cap, my idea of farming attire. I was on my way to Quail Hill Farm in Amagansett to get down in the dirt for some hands-on experience with local crops. Quail Hill is one of the first 10 original Community Supported Agriculture farms in the United States, established in 1990. Scott Chaskey got into farming accidentally. Chaskey went to study literature and writing while he lived in Oxford, England some years ago. To make extra money, he answered an ad for a gardener and quickly developed a love for the work. Since his in-laws were one of those 10 families, he moved back to the East End and was curious to learn more. He went to a meeting and was hooked. I arrived to a muddy pathway in front of a metal gate and inside, rows of crops. A crew of five waved me in and Al gave me my instructions — dig up the carrots that are too close together and remove the weeds (anything that isn’t a carrot). With absolutely no experience whatsoever, I plopped myself on the ground and let my bare hands do the work. My new job title was Carrot Thinner, a process that is done once per planting to help crops grow larger without intertwining. In keeping each carrot one to two inches apart, and removing other roots nearby, it allows the vegetable to grow to full maturity, a more desirable produce. The carrots that were separated were then placed

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into a bin to be sold as fancy “small carrots” to restaurants. Small insects climbed over my hands, the sun beating down on my back, as the group of us got to know each other, no two backgrounds the same. Al’s dog proudly walked over with a baby bunny in its mouth, the prize for a job well done, that’d later be used to make rabbit soup. My shocked face prompted Al to shrug her shoulders. “That’s what dogs do, they hunt. But we use all of it,” she said. I took one of the fancy carrots plucked from the dirt, brushed it against my tank top, and took a bite. How often do I praise a restaurant for its kitchen without ever truly acknowledging those who harvested the food on my plate? Once we were finished, we hopped into the truck and made our way to the main house to hose off the crops and place them in the walk-in cooler, then we headed to the next patch of land. Quail Hill is a project of the Peconic Land Trust, which preserves 12,000 acres on the East End, making it a conservation organization. Of that 12,000 acres, the farm grows a total of 35 acres, split between four different fields, as part of 220-acre agricultural reserve, that they also rent to Amber

Waves, Balsam, and incubator farmers. Farmer Frank, of Bhumi Farms/Rosie’s Amagansett, started farming by renting from Quail Hill as well. We arrived at the second field to pick garlic scapes, a spiral stem that forms above the garlic stalk in June. If left alone, the stalk forms a flower but in picking the scape the plant will focus its energy into the ground and allow the garlic bulb to mature in size. Each snap of the stalk released a garlic scent into the air, and onto my hands. Though smelly, these scapes are edible and taste the same as traditional garlic, as the bulb matures for another two weeks. I walked through the field picking one by one, searching for the curl, and simultaneously collected white, yellow, and purple wildflowers. The overpowering scent was just a reminder of my other title, Scape Picker. Once everything was complete, the group and I returned to the main house for a farm-to-table community meal outdoors. That’s where I met Layton Guenther, director of Quail Hill Farm, who has been with the team for seven seasons. Guenther got involved with farming in college in western Massachusetts during the resurgence of organic vegetable farming in New

England. In season right now are all the greens — lettuce, kale, parsley, cilantro, dill, collard greens. With all the rain, even the potatoes have grown unusually quick. “We have about 200 families who purchase a community supported agriculture share from the farm and twice a week, from beginning of June through Halloween, they come and harvest their own from the fields here. That’s probably 75 to 80 percent of our outlet. Then we also sell to restaurants like Gurney’s Star Island in Montauk and Almond in Bridgehampton, The Mill House in East Hampton, Highway, among others. And at the Sag Harbor farmers market on Saturdays,” Guenther said. Quail Hill takes pride in its apprenticeship program that is especially helpful for the education of new farmers and farm members. It additionally hosts public programs for the community and welcomes volunteers. “Small farms, which have always been the backbone of the country, are attracting a lot of young people. The future of farming is those young people being educated to learn the skills,” Chaskey said.

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The Garden At Water Mill New restaurant debuts in former Robert’s location By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

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Following Memorial Day weekend, The Garden at Water Mill made its debut in the space that was formerly Robert’s. Owners Joseph and Siobhan Miller opened the all-day restaurant, designed with group dining in mind,

complete with an outdoor garden, lawn games, private dining alcoves, and family-style lobster bakes. The indoor décor reflects a classic farmhouse and is not over-designed, which works well with the menu, of-

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fering American summer fare that includes crudos and shareable bites to split with friends or family, along with classic entrees and pastas. Lobster bakes are also available for groups on the patio. The pot comes complete with lobster, clams, mussels, shrimp, corn, potatoes, and homemade bread to sop up the broth. The cost is $500 for groups of up to eight people or $750 for groups of 12 or fewer. To start, my guest and I were sent buttermilk biscuits. These aren’t just any biscuits, they are morsels of heaven that melt in your mouth, especially when combined with the herb butter. And they are gluten free. We split the grilled Romaine salad, which was really something special. It was made with coconut yogurt, burnt olives, lemon, and a cherry jus. Summer crudos on the menu include tuna, salmon and pear, scallop, or octopus, and are a great place to start. For my main, I opted for the half chicken, served with pancetta, seasonal vegetables, and pan jus. My guest went with the ribeye, prepared with shiitake mushroom and crispy rosemary potatoes. The dinner was beyond enjoyable. Compliments to chef Drake Mandrell. For dessert, we were sent the cookie plate, which also happened to be gluten free, although you wouldn’t be able to tell. Each bite of cookie was better than the last. Pastry chef Emily Hacala, who previously worked at Milk Bar, creates sensational desserts for the restaurant. Make sure you leave room. The Garden at Water Mill will also

host a chef pop-up series throughout the summer. First up is chef and sushi master Tyson Cole of Uchi, an awardwinning Japanese restaurant from Austin. Cole’s Omakase menu will be served every Thursday through Sunday in July. From July 17 to 31 will be Renzo Garibaldi’s butcher shop-inspired cuisine from Osso, located in Lima, Peru. From August 1 through 14, Chef Matsuharu “Micha” Tsumura of Maido, also located in Peru, will take the reins in the kitchen. Maido is currently ranked number seven by “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.” Micha is known for blending traditional Japanese and Peruvian cuisine. For more information or to book a reservation, visit www.thegardenatwatermill.com.

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A Pizza Joint With Local Attitude

BPDB’s locals-first philosophy was revealed even before it opened its doors. The New York Times came knocking earlier in the summer looking to write up the new spot, but the Gray Lady was met with a swift nope from the guys behind some of the buzziest, Instagrammed Manhattan eateries, including Short Stories and Millie’s Cuban Café. “We want to serve the community and visitors for decades to come, and want to build something real with them — regulars and longstanding friends, as opposed to a flash-in-the-pan for Insta-hungry revelers,” said Granoff. His advice to fellow Hamptons restaurateurs? “Serve good food, and provide good service,” he said simply. “Don’t try to be a TriBeCa nightclub, and don’t try and rip your customers off just because you can.”

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You likely read about it in this very paper: the onslaught of pop-up shops, temporary restaurants, and roving watering holes that infiltrate the East End in an effort to siphon off some fizz from the summer rush. Come late September, they’re as forgotten as a July Fourth hangover, leaving locals to fall back on a relative handful of permanent year-round options. Now, a new joint, from the minds of veteran restaurateurs Frank Pinello, Ben Selby, and Pir Granoff and called, with admirable clarity, Best Pizza & Dive Bar, is dead set on joining the ranks of eateries that outlast the season. Housed in what locals know as the long-shuttered Inn at Napeague on Montauk Highway, the no-frills slice spot was selected by the trio for its location, tactfully equidistant from Amagansett town center and Montauk proper. Perhaps more importantly though, it has the capacity for, as Granoff said, “multiple vibes:” “When we walked into the building,” he explained, “it was immediately obvious that this space was ripe for something special.” Design is not the point here at BPDB; a wide-open floor plan and rows of picnic tables and Adirondack

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Dive In, The Beer’s Cold And Cheap Locals spill on their favorite dive bar hangouts

Best Pizza & Dive Bar is located at 2095 Montauk Highway in Amagansett. “Thank God Murf’s is back. This is our forever late-night home and always a stop after late drinks on the porch of the American Hotel since you don’t really go there until after midnight. We always see local friends and it’s a fun dip into summer weekender life too. Plus, their ring toss can’t be beat.” Carrie from Sag Harbor

A once forgotten space on Montauk Highway has been reborn as Best Pizza & Dive Bar (Photo by Douglas Lyle Thompson)

chairs reinforce the Chow Hall aesthetic. And the menu is brief, with just a few pizzas, a handful of toppings, and other Italian standards like a chicken parmesan hero and garlic knots. That minimal approach was a cue picked up from nearby successful roadhouses like Clam Bar and LUNCH. “We felt like there was an overwhelming number of new venues that try to skew high end,” Granoff explained, “so we’re excited to buck the trend.”

“Memory [Motel] is fun if you’re 21 years old. Wall-to-wall people getting sprayed by a robot machine.” Daniel from East Hampton

Drink specials include “The Big Apple” — an icy secret concoction of white rum and guava (Photo by Douglas Lyle Thompson)

“I love The Dock in Montauk where drinks are cheap. But are cellphones allowed yet?” Christina from Springs “I miss Wolfie’s in Springs.” Taylor from Amagansett “Liars in Montauk has turned into Cyril’s with their frozen famous mudslides.” Chris from Springs “The Hamptons are full of chic and trendy nightlife spots, but if you love a good dive bar like me you may be hard pressed to find a good one. My favorites: 230 Elm, Liars, Station Bar, Fellingham’s, Murf’s, Doran’s, Blue Collar Bar, or Tidewater.” Joe from Hampton Bays “Station Bar in Hampton Bays. I like their yellow submarine and Sarah the bartender.” Molly from Southampton

The no-frills interior sets the stage for optimal socialization (Photo by Douglas Lyle Thompson)

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The Harvest Cuisine: Quality And Quantity Family-size portions never leave guests hungry By Hannah Selinger Somewhere in the middle of Woody Allen’s 1977 masterpiece “Annie Hall,” the neurotic protagonist Alvy Singer recalls the following joke: “Two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort and one of ‘em says, ‘Boy, the food at this place is really terrible.’ The other one says, ‘Yeah, I know, and such small portions.’” In restaurant parlance, I can translate that joke as a comment about what people really, truly want. Yes, the food should be good, but, more importantly, don’t serve me a small plate of pasta. Luckily, at Montauk’s Harvest on Fort Pond, the portions are anything but small. No, I mean it. Harvest on Fort Pond (known to the locals as the Harvest) is actually known for its insane portion sizes, and they’re part of the draw. The restaurant, which is perched on picturesque Fort Pond, does a series

of things well. Its garden, for instance — an assortment of tables that seem to crop right up out of the wildflowers — is summer at its finest. And the sunset? That pink-orange explosion is something anyone would want entrance to. If you’re faced with a wait (a seasonal inevitability), stroll down the restaurant’s short dock for an incomparable view of the water. But the reason that people come back to Harvest, year after year, is for the near-hilarity of it. I once ordered a lamb rib appetizer that arrived on a serving platter large enough to feed 10 adults. I was transported, in that moment, back to a restaurant of my collegiate youth, a place called Carmine’s on the Upper West Side, where chicken parm came in sheet tray-sized servings. The family-style concept has come

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help. Do we even need to talk about how many profiteroles come in a serving? The dish is as large and as decadent as you would reasonably expect. If the Hamptons conjures up images of scantily clad, scantly fed waifs dining on lettuce leaves, let Harvest impart upon you the ever-fashionable trend of leaving a restaurant full. This is not the delicate fare of the person who pushes food around the plate until the after-dinner drinks can commence. No. This is the food of the actual lover of food. Such small portions? Don’t even consider the thought. Like Alvy Singer’s fictional women, Harvest on Fort Pond knows that the greatest sin is to serve too little at mealtime.

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‘The Power Of Sprinkles’ Amirah Kassem of Flour Shop offers book signing and cake class at Williams-Sonoma By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com Amirah Kassem, the founder of Flour Shop in Soho — home of the famous explosion cake, a cake filled with candy that pours out when you cut a slice — has launched the book “The Power of Sprinkles,” and is taking the show on the road. This weekend, the tour includes a stop at Williams-Sonoma in Bridgehampton. The event will begin with a rainbow explosion cake class at noon on Friday, July 5, followed by a book signing at 1 PM. Kassem, dubbed “the modern-day Willy Wonka,” talked to Indy all about sprinkles.

made them, so I wanted to spread more joy, one sprinkle at a time.

Tell us a little about your book “The Power of Sprinkles.” I wrote “The Power of Sprinkles” out of a need to help others recreate my sprinkles explosion cake. I was getting so many requests from people on social media asking how to execute the cake at home, so I decided to create a stepby-step flipbook-inspired explanation. I really believe that if you master one cake, you can add your own twist to switch it up for different holidays, celebrations, and more. The best part? If you find your cake doesn’t turn out perfectly, it’s ok

What inspired you to create Flour Shop? I started baking for family and friends and realized how happy my creations

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Do you visit the East End often? If so, any favorite spots? Yes. I love it there! Mostly to hang out with family, but we often visit BuddhaBerry, Levain Bakery, Surf Lodge, SoulCycle BARN, and Topping Rose for their incredible French toast. For tickets and more info, visit www. flourshop.com.

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Guest-Worthy Recipe: Nina Compton Hot Fire Chicken By Zachary Weiss

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Frying: 2 c flour 16 oz canola oil

Hot Fire Chicken

Why? “Summertime is about heating up and cooling down, and my hot fire chicken dish epitomizes this. The spicy chicken is served with pickled mango, which has a nice texture and a cooling effect to the heat of the dish. The carrot-chayote slaw has the same effect, and to top it all off, we serve a mango sorbet after for the final cool down.”

Ingredients: Hot Fire Chicken Buttermilk Brine: 6 boneless chicken thighs with skin 1 qt buttermilk 2 shallots, julienned 10 cloves garlic, smashed 1 bunch thyme 4 Tbsp Calabrese chili puree 4 Tbsp Jerk spice (recipe below) 1 Tbsp chili flakes 6 Tbsp salt Jerk Spice Mix: 6 Tbsp cayenne pepper 2 Tbsp dark brown sugar 1 tsp chili powder 2 tsp garlic powder 2 tsp onion powder

Hot Fire Chicken Sauce Wet ingredients: 1 qt Frank’s RedHot, original 25 g red wine vinegar 250 g water Dry ingredients: 15 g brown sugar 5 g nutmeg 6.25 g ginger 12.5 g paprika 6.25 g cayenne pepper 12.5 g onion powder 12.5 g garlic powder 6.25 g cinnamon Pickled mango: 2 large mangoes 1 qt white wine vinegar 1 c sugar For the carrot-chayote slaw with Mojo: Large carrot, peeled 1 chayote 1 piece scallion, julienned 1/2 bunch cilantro, picked 1/4 c Mojo (see recipe below) Lemon, zested Lime, zested

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Directions: For the chicken: Combine all the dry ingredients and then add the remaining ingredients. Brine the chicken overnight. Remove the chicken, dredge in flour, and fry at 350 degrees for six to eight minutes, depending on the size of the thigh. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, place the hot fire sauce (recipe below) and evenly coat the chicken. For the hot fire chicken sauce: Mix together wet ingredients in a large container. Add the dry ingredients. Mix together and store until ready to use. For the pickled mango: Peel the mango and dice into one-inch

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cubes. Heat the vinegar and sugar together until the sugar is melted. Pour over the mango and let cool. For the carrot and chayote slaw with Mojo: For slaw: Using a mandolin, thinly shave the carrot and chayote, add the cilantro and scallions. Dress with Mojo and citrus zest. For Mojo: Reduce all the juice to half the volume. Zest the garlic and habanero. Bring to a simmer with one cup blended oil and let cool. In a powerful blender like a VitaMix, add reduced juice, garlic, and habanero mix, mustard, and emulsify with oil, and then adjust seasoning, citrus zest, cumin, sherry vinegar, and salt. Plate: Top the chicken with carrotchayote slaw and serve with five pieces of pickled mango and bread and butter pickles.

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Michael Gluckman, who has owned and operated a string of East End restaurants over the years, including Bamboo, The Boathouse, Madison and Mane, The Service Station, and The Lodge, has taken over the former Little Red space (76-C Jobs Lane, Southampton), and plans to open The Tackle Box in early August. The new restaurant, open year-round for lunch and dinner, will be a family-friendly seafood spot with an extensive raw bar, ceviche, and tartare, as well as full entrees. “There are a lot of high-end restaurants in Southampton and we wanted to offer something more casual. You can wear shorts,’’ said Gluckman. But don’t expect something too mundane. Chef John Sagadraca wasn’t exactly schooled in hash-slinging establishments. He was a saucier at Café Boulud and then executive chef at The Colonie

in Brooklyn Heights. “We will be doing classics with a twist,’’ he promised. Look for ambitious offerings like a hot lobster roll with uni butter; yuzu tuna tartare; pan seared wild striped bass with sweet corn succotash and garlic herb butter; and local day boat sea scallops seared in the shell with shaved fennel, fennel pollen, and lemon. Kristen Vincent has finally brought her popular Lower East Side gathering spot, Sel Rrose, to Montauk (4S Elmwood Avenue). “We were planning to do a pop-up last summer, but we didn’t get our liquor license until late August, so we decided to hold off until this season,’’ explained Vincent, who opened her outpost with indoor and outdoor space, a tented lounge, and circular bar in late June. “We have a big art and fashion

crowd in Manhattan and the same people come to Montauk. A lot of our customers had stores and businesses here so it made sense to do this. Sel Rrose Montauk is like the one in the city, just more relaxed.’’ The action starts at 4 PM with an oyster happy hour, and at dinner the emphasis is on small shared plates like watermelon salad, chicken liver mousse, and shrimp cocktail. Vincent’s wine list is all natural with special attention to orange wine, a favorite of hers. Eddie Berrang and Jesse Joeckel, founders of Whalebone Magazine, have opened a coffee shop, juice bar, and retail space called The Boneyard at 541 East Lake Drive in Montauk, where they will sell beach lifestyle items as well as serving Long Island brands such as Organic Crush juices and Sail Away coffee, along with grab-and-go pastries and snacks. “It’s basically a place to read books and magazines,’’ explained Berrang. Claudio’s, the largest restaurant complex on the North Fork, and until recently, the longest single family run business in the country, was purchased last year by Ryan Sasson and Ian Behar, partners in the Ainsworth and the now-shuttered New York outpost of Sen, along with attorneys Perry and David Weitz. This summer they have

unveiled the first stage of its revitalization: a freshening of Claudio’s Waterfront, known for its vibrant scene complete with live music, and its more upscale neighboring Claudio’s Restaurant. “We have completely updated and renovated the two venues for this summer,’’ said Sasson. Furnishings have been replaced in both spaces, and a new private room and lounge area installed in Claudio’s Restaurant. If you can’t get to Jamesport or Cutchogue, you can get a taste of the area’s bounty in the West Village at North Fork (122 Christopher Street), a new restaurant opened by Vincent Albin and Ram Reddy. “I spend every summer in Jamesport and we wanted to focus on locally sourced food and wine, so we are bringing in a lot of produce and wine from the area,’’ Reddy explained. The menu features dishes like North Fork seabass with pea puree, leek foam, and quinoa; and Long Island monkfish tail with carrots, spring onion, pickled grapes, and seared zucchini. The duo has sourced vintages from 15 different wineries including Duck Walk, Suhru, Paumanok, and Macari, and serves beers from Greenport Harbor Brewery and North Fork Brewing companies.

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Branzino With Oyster Mushrooms Curried chickpea purée, fava bean pistou, and pickled veg salad Ingredients (serves four):

Directions:

2 lbs branzino (cleaned fillets) 1 lb oyster mushrooms 1 small bunch of thyme 2 Tbsp canola oil 1 Tbsp olive oil

Start the day before you plan to serve the dish by soaking the cup of dried chickpeas in two cups of water overnight, (you can use canned chickpeas if you’d like to avoid this step). The following day you will start by bringing a pot of water to a boil and turning your oven to 300 degrees. Place the halfshallot and olive oil for the pistou in a small saucepot together and put them in the 300-degree oven for an hour. Meanwhile you can begin cooking and processing all the vegetables for your salad, pistou, and chickpea purée (refer to ingredient list for each vegetable’s preparation instruction). Start by straining the chickpeas, then put the veg stock, garlic, ginger, salt, and curry seasoning in a small sauce pot with a lid. Cook over medium heat for about 30 minutes or until the chickpeas are soft. While the chickpeas are cooking, you can start on the fava beans. First, remove all of your favas from the pods and cook them in the boiling water for three minutes. Shock the favas in an ice water bath immediately once they have finished cooking. Allow them to cool, then peel the light green outer skin off to reveal a small, darker green fava bean. Set the finished product aside in the fridge until you are ready to make the pistou (which is not quite yet; be patient). At this point, you can pickle the thinly sliced carrots. Place all the ingredients for the pickling liquid in a pot, bring them to a boil while stirring for three minutes, then pour that liquid over the carrots and set them aside to cool. Now you should be about ready to make the pistou and curried chickpea purée. Let’s start with the chickpeas. Once they are soft, throw in the bunch of cilantro and let everything steep together for another five minutes before blending. Now you’re ready to blend, strain the flavorful liquid from the chickpeas and put them in the blender cup with half the cooked ginger, the garlic, and about a quarter of the softened,

Veg salad: 1/3 c scallions (sliced thin lengthwise & held in ice water) 2 carrots (peeled & sliced thin for pickling) 4 radishes (thinly sliced) 1/4 c fresh picked basil leaves 1/4 c fresh picked mint leaves 1 Tbsp olive oil 2 tsp lemon juice Flake sea salt Cracked black pepper Pickling liquid: 1 c water 1/4 c white wine vinegar 3 Tbsp Kosher salt 2 Tbsp granulated sugar 1 bay leaf 5 black peppercorns 1 crushed garlic clove 1/2 lemon 3 cardamom seeds Pistou: 2 lbs fava beans * yield will be less than half (select the largest you can find) 1/2 shallot 1 Tbsp lemon zest 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1/4 c olive oil 2 Tbsp (fresh mint) 1 Tbsp Kosher salt Chickpea purée: 1 c dried chickpeas 2 c veg stock (you can make your own or buy it) 1 thumb-sized knob of ginger (peeled & cut into coins) 1/2 clove garlic 1 1/2 Tbsp curry seasoning 1 bunch cilantro (washed) 2 Tbsp olive oil 2 Tbsp salt

gently cooked cilantro. Note: You will need some, but not all, of the flavorful liquid you’ve created in the cooking process. Start with about a fourth-cup in the blender, add the rest of your other ingredients and blend on high, drizzling in the cooking liquid until you create a nice, semi-loose vortex. Slowly add the olive oil and add seasoning while blending, (the result should be a nice thick purée that sits nicely on the plate without running.) For the pistou, remove the shallot confit from the oven, and place all the ingredients for the pistou in a food processor. Pulse this mixture until incorporated. (A little texture is good. We don’t

want this to be completely smooth). You’re almost there. Now you can toss the mushrooms with a tablespoon of olive oil, salt, and pepper, then roast them at 350 degrees for seven minutes. While they are cooking, get a large nonstick sauté pan or two over a high flame, season your fish and add the oil to your hot pans. Sear the fish on the flesh over high heat for 40 seconds, then put the entire pan in the oven for four minutes to finish cooking the fish. While your fish and mushrooms are cooking, mix all the ingredients for the pickled veg salad together in a small bowl. Plate however you like (you can refer to the picture or do it your way).

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‘Look-Back Legislation’ Finally Passes Law gives sexual assault survivors more time to come forward By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

The New York State legislature has passed a controversial law that will enable survivors of sexual assault more time to seek justice. The “LookBack Legislation” has been championed by victims of child molestation and opposed by the Catholic Church, which believes the law will be used to target priests. The measure “builds upon numerous efforts by the Assembly Majority to protect victims of sexual assault, also passed the Senate and has the support of the governor,” Assemblyman Fred Thiele said.

“There is no single time frame for healing from trauma, and setting the timer to come forward to only five years in many of these cases is a major disservice to survivors,” said Thiele. “Coming to terms with the aftermath of a sexual assault, let alone choosing to press charges, is a yearslong process. We took a critical step to give victims more time to recover before making that courageous and daunting decision.” Nearly one in six women and one in 33 men have experienced sexual assault in their lifetime — which only

includes the number of cases actually reported. Many victims of sexual abuse struggle with long-term effects because of their trauma, including posttraumatic stress disorder, severe depression, suicidal thoughts, and other emotional distress. As for why many victims delay pressing charges, a recent study found that the number one reason was fear of retaliation. The legislation extends the criminal statute of limitations to 20 years for rape and criminal sexual act in the second degree, or 10 years from when the crime is reported to law enforcement — whichever occurs earlier — and 10 years for rape and criminal sexual act in the third degree. Further, the bill would increase the time period in which the victim could bring a civil suit for these offenses to 20 years, up from the current five years, and as short as three years in some cases under existing law. While New York has already removed the statute of limitations for rape and criminal sexual act in the first degree, under current law, a victim must press charges for rape or a criminal sexual act in the second or third degree within five years of the assault. The Assembly Majority has con-

tinually taken steps to ensure survivors of trauma are supported and given the time they need to heal and hold their abusers accountable. Earlier this year, the Assembly led the way in making the Child Victims Act law, which extends the statute of limitations for criminal cases of childhood sexual abuse, allowing them to be commenced until the victim turns age 28 for felonies and age 25 for misdemeanors. The law also institutes a oneyear “look-back window” for adult survivors to commence civil cases that, under current law, are barred because the statute of limitations has expired. Governor Andrew Cuomo indicated he would sign off on the bill.

Correction In a story about Duryea’s Lobster Deck in the June 19 edition of The Independent, Barrie Glabman was interviewed about the restaurant. Comments Glabman made were incorrectly linked to the owner of the property when, in fact, she was talking about the restaurant’s general manager, Steven Jauffrineau.

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Sail Away To Summer Springs fourthgraders learn about boat building By Daniel Hays The Springs Elementary School was briefly turned into a model boat factory last week as exuberant members of a fourthgrade class assembled tiny sailboats under the tutelage of East End Classic Boat Society members. Youngsters ages nine and 10 spent two two-hour sessions sanding, painting, and assembling components provided by the club and learning some basic boat nomenclature before water testing their little craft. It was the second year in a row that the club’s education outreach program has been underway. It began in 2018 at Amagansett School before being expanded this year to include Springs. The sparkplug behind the operation is Stuart Close, the classic boat society’s education director. Close, a Springs resident, formerly taught chemistry at Rye Country Day School and was sailing director at the Larchmont Yacht Club. To prepare for their sessions with the kids, Close and Charles Fuchs of

L to R: Nate Tarbet, Alonso Garcia, Bryan Pillco test their sailboats. Independent/Hugh Brown

Springs fourth-graders with the model sailboats they made in a program sponsored by the East End Classic Boat Society. Independent/Hugh Brown

Montauk spend long hours cutting small wooden hulls that the children sand and paint as well as cutting material for sails, and preparing other items that go in the assembled models. Close began developing the program last year with Amagansett teacher liaison Kathy Solomon after he was approached by Christine Sciulli, a parent with Amagansett School’s shared decision-making committee. Sciulli thought a program collaborating with the boat club would be a nice fit because “many members of the community and their relatives depend upon the sea for their livelihood” and the school has no industrial arts program, Close explained. Before they get their hands busy, Close gives the children a primer on basic nautical nomenclature, explaining that the front of the boat is the bow, the rear is the stern, port is left, and right is starboard. The Springs School came into the program this year after classroom mom Laura Molinari, Close’s neighbor, heard about the activity in Amagansett and thought it would make a nice year-end ac-

tivity. “We needed one last project for the kids,” she said. In addition, Fuchs’ granddaughter, Evann Castillo, was in the class. After hearing about the success of last year’s class, teacher Melissa Knight volunteered she and her class. Knight said the program gives the children “hands-on” training they’re not usually exposed to and they get information about a sailboat’s parts and how they work. Her class of fourth graders listened carefully as Close explained to them how to tie a figure-eight knot to secure the mainsheet tied to a hole in the sail. Close said that since last year he has simplified the parts for the children to put together, but even with the help of other club members, it took some time to glue in a chopstick that served as a mast, tie the lines, and insert pieces of a thin wooden tongue depressor that served as rudder and keel. The work was done on tables in the school’s courtyard as boat club members stood by to provide a helping hand when needed. In the first session, students garbed

in protective glasses and dust masks sanded the hull blanks and then painted them in a color scheme of their choice. The assembly part “is more difficult. This is where things start to break,” Close warned. Kevyn Gutierrez said the class “is fun — it’s really creative.” One of his classmates noted happily that in addition to being fun building the boat, “you can bring it to the beach.” Mara MacDonald, a classroom mom whose daughter Ginger Griffin was part of the session, noted that the program, “is a great opportunity for kids. It’s something they’re not normally exposed to.” “Now were gonna try a sea trial,” Close said, as the children, yelping with excitement, ran over to a group of waterfilled plastic wading pools to see their little boats in action. “Mine’s sinking,” worried one boy as water trickled over the deck. His misgivings were premature and the boat bobbed along. Asked what the class is titled, Close quipped that it was, “Elementary Yacht Design.” “We’d love to have you back next year,” Knight told him later.

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EHHS Graduation On The Great Lawn Photos by Gordon M. Grant East Hampton High School held commencement on Friday, June 28. Emily Hugo was valedictorian and Annelise Mendelman the salutatorian of the class of 2019. The seniors, dressed in crimson, traditionally filed across the great lawn and through the tent as they received their diplomas. Congratulation to the East Hampton High School Class of 2019.

Carl Bernstein Addresses Pierson Grads Photos by Justin Meinken Pierson Hill was the stage for commencement for the Class of 2019 on Saturday, June 29. Salutatorian Emily Hallock and valedictorian Hannah Tuma addressed their fellow classmates and the friends and family who had gathered to celebrate the students’ many achievements. The presentation of the numerous scholarships and awards was followed by the commencement address, given by the well-known investigative reporter and author, Carl Bernstein. He told the graduates, “Don’t be

afraid to cause trouble for the right reasons.” As one of the reporters who broke the story of the Watergate scandal, he stressed the importance of seeking out the truth. Members of the Class of 2019 were awarded diplomas by Superintendent Katy Graves, Principal Jeff Nichols, and school board president Diana Kohloff. The Pierson Band and the Sag Harbor Community Band provided the music and the evening ended with the Pierson traditional tossing of the caps.

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SHHS Graduates More Than 100 Photos by Justin Meinken Family and friends of Southamptonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s High School Class of 2019 filled the auditorium on Friday evening, June 28, to celebrate the achievements of over 100 graduates. The evening highlighted speeches by the school administration and the three graduation speakers, Robert Grant McKnight, Gabriela Amaral Costa, and Leonardo Mateo Morales Acevedo. The graduating class was also recognized with more than 90 awards and scholarships for outstanding achievement. The high school band and chorus provided the eveningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entertainment and the commencement ceremony was closed by students Olympia Briah Campbell and Matthew Morin Donovan of the Class of 2019.

Hampton Bays Celebrates Grads Photos by Stephen J. Kotz There were smiles, and a few tears, as the Hampton Bays High School graduating class of 2019 received their diplomas on June 27. Valedictorian Christina Coulton and class president Midori Villacorta were among those who addressed the crowd.

Westhampton Beach Commencement Photos by Allura Leggard Westhampton Beach High School had its 111th commencement on Friday, June 28, at 6 PM and celebrated the graduating class of 2019. The commencement started with a welcome speech from the principal, Dr. Christopher Herr, and continued on to the Pledge of Allegiance and the national anthem sung by the Chamber Singers. The anthem was followed by speeches from class historian Anna Sophia Perino, salutatorian Frank Murphy Lapinski, and valedictorian Christopher Nathan Bender. The graduation ended with the students receiving their diplomas and flipping their tassels. Congratulations to the new graduates.

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Mattituck’s Tony and Joanne Medina of Agora Market on Mattituck’s Pike Street are beginning their fifth year of operation starting July 3, the four-year anniversary of opening a specialty shop to satisfy their own

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desires, as well as the strong local Greek community into which the couple retired after careers in New Tony and Joanne Medina begin their fifth year at Pike Street’s Agora Market. Independent/Gianna Volpe York City. Joanne procured color palettes for Eileen Fisher and her collections while Tony was a 42-year accountant for Con Edison, but these days the couple is happily keeping shop next door to Love Lane. Joanne carefully curates gift items like wooden spoons and other items made from olive wood found on the island of Lesvos, from which both her parents’ families hail, along with tunics, onesies, and wall hangings bearing the “evil eye.” “People call it the ‘evil eye,’ but A well-known favorite. Independent/Gianna Volpe it actually wards off evil,” Joanne explained as she showed off items not to mention Greek-imported olive lunch-seekers like spanakopita (pastry for sale at the shop. “I have that in oils and a case filled with cookies and with spinach and cheese) and tiropita my logo. It’s important to have. Ev- other dessert items shipped out from (cheese pie). because, “There’s nothing Visit littlegreekmarket.com for eryone could use it right now.” Fabrics,Astoria Upholstery, Discounted Slipcovers, Cushions, Pillows, Draperies, Valances, Cornices

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Youth On Stage Take To The Boards Actors present ‘Pippin’ at Mattituck’s NFCT By Gianna Volpe gianna@indyeastend.com

Aspiring young area actors and actresses have found a home within the Youth on Stage series at the North Fork Community Theater for nearly half a decade, when the first summer musical took place in 1971, though NFCT members ran the series independently of the theater between then and 1977, according to their website. It is a program where dreams come true, futures and friendships are forged, and where the theatrical cycle comes full circle, as is the case with key members of the cast and crew putting on “Pippin” between July 18 and August 4. Take 25-year-old Chelsea Chizever, for example. The long-time Youth on Stage performer said she’s making her NFCT directorial premiere because of her dedication to a program she has loved since she was 14 years old. “My brother

had done it previously and then so did I for about eight years,” said Chizever. “When I finally aged out, I was like, ‘How can I get back into this?’ So, I started choreographing again and was asked to direct ‘Pippin’ this year after choreographing ‘Seussical’ last summer.” Chizever was the assistant director for NFCT’s last play, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” and has directed three shows at Riverhead High School. It was the Chizever name that attracted Pippin’s “Leading Player,” 19-year-old Alexandra Rose Meli — currently studying local performance at New York University with a concentration in musical theater — back to NFCT four years after her 2015 appearance in “All Shook Up,” directed by Chizever’s brother, Brett, who supports his sister in the assistant role for this

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Riverhead “Pattern Book” Design Riverhead’s Downtown Revitalization Advisory Committee recently recommended “pattern books” as a form of design guidelines for its Main Street business district. The “pattern book” style of design is aimed at creating a vision for the community and new standards of development that are clearly articulated, and is intended to speed up the development process for new projects. The committee has also recommended the town board enter into eminent domain proceedings for owners who have not maintained blighted properties. The Revitalization Advisory Committee is a volunteer group of 20 members, co-chaired by Jim Farley, a member of the Riverhead IDA, and Janice Scherer, a professional planner for the Town of Southampton.

Church Chicken Barbecue The Old Steeple Community Church in Aquebogue will host its annual Chicken BBQ on July 13 from 5 to 7 PM, rain or shine. The menu will include chicken, potato, coleslaw, corn on the cob, rolls, and watermelon. Tickets are $17 if purchased on or before Sunday, July 7, and $20 if purchased after July 8. For more information, visit www. oldsteeplecommunitychurch.org.

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summer’s production. “He is so fabulous, so when I saw the name Chizever as director, I thought, ‘Oh! That must be Brett’s sister!’ I had such a positive experience in ‘All Shook Up’ working with Brett and such an amazing cast,” said Meli. “The sense of belonging and community at NFCT, in particular, made it such a memorable experience that I thought, ‘You know what? I really need that this summer.’ Freshman year was pretty tough. I really just want to do something that feels so good to be a part of.” Meli did theater at Shoreham-Wading River High School, studied and took acting lessons at Gateway Playhouse, and did a year of pre-college at Manhattan School of Music in addition to her senior year of high school before auditioning for 13 colleges and landing at NYU. Her chops make her the perfect fit for Leading Player, whose role is that of “almost a ringleader who is trying to put on a spectacular production for the audience that is entertaining and fun — something they will remember for the rest of their lives — but eventually we come to realize that her obsession with putting on a spectacular production is kind of dangerous for some of the other actors on stage, so it’s really about being obsessed with show business,” according to the passionate and experienced student performer. “Chelsea’s interpretation is that she

represents evil temptation and drawing things to a darker side for Pippin, who is the character trying to find his way and where he belongs,” she said. Pippin, historically based on the son of King Charlemagne, will, appropriately enough, be played by a brandnew Shoreham-Wading River High School graduate named David Lopez, who is doing Youth on Stage for the first time, not to mention as its title character, after performing more supportive roles on the Main Stage, such as Snoopy in “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown.” While scoring a top spot was unexpected, Lopez said he felt the right choices have been made. “This cast is really an all-star cast,” he said. “Everyone who was cast in this show is perfect — you can’t move them anywhere — I couldn’t ask for a better group of people to do this show with and the music is fantastic.” NFCT former president Mary Motto Kalich, who stepped down from her two-year-term so Michael Hipp could take the reins this month, said she agrees the cast is spot-on, adding it will be the second YOS performance for her 15-year-old son, Micky. “He loves music and theater too and now he gets to do it like I said,” said Kalich. “That’s what it is. It’s generations after generations of people involved in the theater and that’s why we’re so close to the community.”

to the Long Island Rail Road to get to Penn Station, the airports, and medical appointments at earlier times. The company hopes that the new time will reduce car traffic in Greenport and beyond. The 5 AM ferry from Shelter Island will accommodate residents taking the first LIRR train leaving Greenport at 5:25 AM. The existing 5:40 AM Shelter Island departure has been replaced by a 5:30 AM departure to allow Shelter Island residents to connect with the Hampton Jitney at 5:55 AM. The first ferry to leave Greenport will be 5:15 AM. A new late-night summer offering will include a 1 AM departure from Greenport on Friday and Saturday nights.

screen “King of Thieves,” on Friday, July 5, at 1:30 PM. The film is rated R. The library will host a “Backyard Wildlife Program” for families on Monday, July 8, at 6 PM, where representatives from Sweetbriar Nature Center will teach attendees about animals in the ecosystem. The library’s eight-week “Yoga Instruction for All Levels” will begin on Tuesday, July 9, from 5:30 to 7 PM. Participants are asked to bring a yoga mat or towel. The fee is $70 for the eight sessions or $15 per class. Teens can learn how to create their own scrubs from natural ingredients with “Scrubs, scrubs, scrubs!” on Tuesday, July 9, at 4 PM. Tara Penske will teach attendees how to make sugar and salt scrubs at the free workshop. The family event “Moon Rock Painting” will be held on Wednesday, July 10, from 10 AM to 4 PM. The rocks will be added to the library’s rock garden. The library will have face painting and balloon sculpting for children ages two to five years old on Thursday, July 11, at 10:30 AM, while children in second grade and up can attend a balloontwisting workshop at 1 PM. For more information, visit www. mattlibrary.org.

Alive On 25 The Riverhead Chamber of Commerce is hosting the fourth annual Alive on 25 throughout the summer on Wednesday, July 3, July 18, August 1, and August 15. The events will feature a classic car show, food trucks, live music, fireworks, more than 80 vendors, and activities for kids. For more information, visit www. riverheadchamber.com.

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Obituary Maureen Wikane, 71 Maureen Wikane, the director of the Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center, died at East End Hospice’s Kanas Center in Quiogue on June 18. Wikane, who was 71, had suffered from pancreatic cancer for nine months, her family said. Wikane had served as the director of the Whitmore center, which was originally the East Hampton Day Care Center, for 23 years. During that time, enrollment grew to about 100 students, as the center teamed up with the East Hampton School District to provide a prekindergarten program and later an after-school program for children in East Hampton and Springs. “My mother’s greatest joy was the work she did and the relationships she established as director of the Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center,” her son, Christian Wikane, said. “For 23 years, mom thrived in her role, supporting young children with all of the resources they need at such a critical stage in their development.” She was born on December 13, 1947 in Southampton to Roger Maran and the former Marjorie Southwood. She was

raised in Bridgehampton and attended the Bridgehampton School, where her mother was a teacher. After graduating as salutatorian in 1965, she attended Mary Washington College at the University of Virginia, where she received a bachelor of arts degree in sociology in 1969. She later received a master’s degree in education from Hofstra University as well as teaching certificates in both elementary and secondary education. Two years after graduating from college, she married John H. Wikane Jr. in 1971. The couple had two children, her son, who lives in New York City, and Amy Wikane Stengel of Wilmington, DE. The family lived in Garden City and later Queens, before moving to East Hampton in 1979. During the 1970s, Wikane served as an admissions officer at Hofstra University and later as an administrator with the Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services. For a decade, starting in 1984, she taught kindergarten at the Most Holy Trinity Catholic School in East Hampton and third and fourth grade at the Stella Maris Catholic School

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Besides her children, Wikane is survived by two grandchildren and her sister, Gail Brockett of Bridgehampton. She was predeceased by her husband, who died in 2000. Wikane was buried in Edgewood Cemetery in Bridgehampton after a private family service. A memorial celebration of her life will take place on August 4 at the Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center in East Hampton. The family has asked that memorial contributions be made to the Maureen Wikane Memorial Scholarship Fund or the Readers’ Circle Garden Fund, in care of the Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center, PO Box 63, East Hampton, NY 11937.

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IT'S ONLY NATURAL By Frank Quevedo

Buzz Around Town Hummingbirds return for season The buzz around town these days are hummingbirds visiting backyards. Some of us are very fortunate to have returning hummingbirds visit our homes each year, to either nest or stop by during migration to feed on nectar plants and hummingbird feeders. There are approximately 300 species of hummingbirds found mostly throughout Central and South America. The Ruby-Throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubrus) is the only species

that consistently enters the eastern twothirds of the United States and is the species we have here on Long Island. In some years, we get the Rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) visiting in the fall on its migration south, but that’s a rare occurrence — and I hope someday it will visit my feeder. Most hummingbirds that enter the U.S. are found in the western parts of the country, and southeastern Arizona is where the greatest variety can be found.

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dered why so many police were at Second House and Kirk Park. It was only when he spoke to another family member that he learned it was his brother who had been killed, he said.

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should be released on bail. “Twenty-one years ago, he committed a robbery for which he accepted responsibility for his actions,” Russo said, noting that Grippo, who served 15 years in prison for that crime, had turned his life around. “For the last five years, he has gone to work every day,” he said. Relatives of both men were in court. About a half-dozen of Casado’s family members gathered in the hallway after the short proceeding to talk with Levy. Some wore t-shirts with Casado’s picture and nickname, “Panda,” on the front and RIP 1980-2019 on the back. Levy cautioned them that the court proceedings may seem to drag on at times, but that’s just because both sides want to present the best case possible. He also told them that if it appears the judge is favoring the defendant, it’s only because “his job is to make sure this guy gets a fair trial.” Levy said the family can rest comfortably that Grippo will not be released on bail. “There’s no amount of money that could get him out on bail,” he told the family. Gary Swanson, a friend of Casado’s father, Benny Garces, said the family was crushed by the murder. “It’s a horror,” he said. “The devastation fans out and is bleeding into the family, bleeding into their friends, and bleeding into the community.” Casado’s brother, Rolando Garces, also spoke briefly. “We’re hanging in there,” he said. “We know we have to be strong for each other.” He said he had driven past the scene that morning in June and won-

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sandwich. She responded that she could make him a sandwich in the kitchen. He then asked for a Coke. “We never keep Coke in the house,” Shelley Gilbert had told the jury. It was that rationality, the use of the knowledge by Gilbert that his mother would not have Coca-Cola in the house, that turned the jurors against the insanity defense. One fact the jury was not told, due to lawyer/client protections under the law, was that the moment Tommy Gilbert returned to his 18th Street apartment, he began feverishly calling his then-attorney Alex Spiro, well before the police showed up, and news of the murder went viral across social media and the internet. “They are asking you to excuse a murderer from criminal responsibility,” Craig Ortner told the jury during his closing argument June 26 about the defense. Tom Gilbert was murdered, Ortner said, because “he had the audacity to demand that his son grow up and take responsibility for his life. . . The free ride was coming to an end.” Levine, who had argued all along that Gilbert was not mentally competent to stand trial, said he would appeal the verdict. Gilbert will be sentenced on August 9. He faces 25 years to life in prison, along with the potential for more time to be added to the sentence based on two other counts the jury found him guilty of, involving criminal possession of a weapon.

The Ruby-Throated hummingbird is a tiny bird, scarcely larger than a goodsized insect. It is white below and a glittery, sparkling green on the back. The adult male has an elegant, fiery throat, which, when the sun strikes it, flashes back a deep, glowing orange or red. The female has an olive-green back, but lacks the red throat. The hummingbird moves its wings with such extraordinary rapidity, creating a buzzing sound like a bee makes. When hovering, the hummingbird’s wings can beat at the rate of 55 times a second but can increase to 75 times per second when flying forward at full speed. Its buzzing wings hold it steady in the air, where it can reach deep into a flower with its long bill and extract the nectar. As it feeds, it darts skillfully from one blossom to another, an inch away, then six feet away, then back again — pausing exactly in front of each one, probing each blossom with its beak, starting and stopping with a jerk motion, turning at any angle with a sudden twist — or it may shoot away at full speed — a remarkable power, unbirdlike, acting more like an overgrown bee. To attract hummingbirds to your backyard, a liquid solution of one-part granular sugar and four parts water is recommended. Make sure you boil the water first and then add sugar for dis-

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solving efficiency. After mixing, let the solution cool and then add it to your feeder. The feeder should be checked several times a week and cleaned weekly to prevent mold and bacteria from forming. Another way of attracting hummingbirds is to plant native wildflowers in your yard that produce orange or red flowers. We recommend that you visit your local garden center or stop by the museum for more information on planting local perennials, as opposed to non-native plants. This option is best for long-term success and is ecologically friendly. Frank Quevedo is the executive director of the South Fork Natural History Museum. To find out more, visit www.sofo.org.

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In 2015-2016, there was a herd of 17 Republican candidates for President who negated each other by sharing campaign funding, diluted votes in the primary, and elected and established the least qualified candidate for President. We now suffer with a President who does not understand the workings of our government; has fired or forced to resign around 25 key personnel; and attacks the press, judiciary, and our intelligence agencies. We have a mirror image of the 2015-2016 Republican situation with the herd of Democrats running for President in the 2020 election. These candidates want to feed their egos and gain name recognition for future local elections. They include a screaming female senator, a flailing male congressman, and a male socialist senator. Twenty-three of 24 Democratic candidates are unqualified to be President, and one of them could end up running against the current unqualified Republican contender for President in 2020. As an Independent, I vote for the candidate who is most qualified for the position. If the Republican and Democratic candidates for President are not qualified, then I will vote for myself. Donald Moskowitz

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Hands Up Dear Editor, I watched the debate the other night. Did anyone notice that there was NO American Flag anywhere to be seen? The only thing missing was the late Chuck Barris, of “The Gong Show,” as moderator. I am thrilled all of them raised their hands to give 20 million illegal immigrants free medical care, while comrade Bernie will raise tax rates 70 to 90 percent. One candidate would implement that the transgender community would be entitled to freedom of choice on abortions. Must have failed biology? Unaware that a man cannot get pregnant even if he chooses women’s attire. Imagine having a federal agency with tens of thousands of employees added to the federal payroll with benefits? I surrender with my hands up! Big sale on coffee cans to bury your funds under the shed. Arthur J. French

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moved into position. Train service will also be suspended for an estimated 26 days when the old bridges are removed and the new ones are put in place. Vanessa Lockel, a community liaison for the railroad, said when trains are suspended, buses would be provided for those using the commuter connection rail service. She added the LIRR would work with the community to provide as much advance notice as possible for any road closures. Knote added that the last phase of the project would involve 24-hour work schedules as workers raise the level of the track by three feet over an 1100-foot run. “There will be work overnight,” he said. “We do understand that people have to sleep. We are going to concentrate as much of the noisy work at day, but there will be some inconvenience at night.” Kettell said the bridges are long overdue for replacement. “Both of these bridges are turn-of-the-century bridges,” he said. “When bridge engineers designed these bridges, I don’t think they anticipated the semi trucks we have today.”

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A Walk Down Memory Lane With Amy Halsey A familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s farming tradition extends 12 generations By Valerie Bando-Meinken valerie@indyeastend.com

Above: Amy Halsey shows off the apple blossoms.

Top right: The Halsey family working at the Milk Pail before any renovations.

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f you had asked me when I was a kid if I wanted to be pulling weeds and playing in the dirt for a living, I would have said, heck no!” stated Amy Halsey, of the Milk Pail in Water Mill. “But I actually love it. I love being outside, being in the soil and watching things grow. I think it’s nothing short of miraculous. Watching the little leaves unfurling from a tree, the grass turning that bright, deep green, the blossoms blooming, the bees knowing they’re supposed to be here, and the animals having their young is exciting to me and yet.” Dhe added, “It also makes me realize how minute we are in the big picture.” A 12th-generation Halsey, Amy Halsey-Cohn and her sister Jennifer Dupree are co-owners of the wellknown farm market and U-Pick on Montauk Highway in Water Mill, which celebrates its 50th year. The two sisters took over the business from their parents, John and Evelyn Halsey, when they retired. “My father wanted to be a dairy man his whole life and went to college to learn but my grandfather, Everett Halsey, a potato farmer, said he was crazy and would never find a woman who would want a stinky old farmer,” she said. But John Halsey has a dairy farm for nine years, and during then he met Evelyn Halsey at the Blue Moon bar that was in Southampton. It was on their honeymoon that they imagined a small retail store, the Milk Pail, to sell their milk and vegetables. “They also introduced apples from my mother’s parents, Max and Ruth Skou’s orchard in Vermont,” Halsey said. “Believe it or not, they used to meet on the road halfway between Water Mill and Vermont and fill up a truck with the apples from my grandparents’ apple orchard. My grandfather had worked for Grumman and when he retired, he bought the orchard in Vermont and kept it as a hobby.” The apples were a big hit and the following spring, the Halseys started their own orchard, incorporating new growing techniques developed by Cornell University.

In keeping with the family’s farming tradition whose roots date back to the 1640s, Halsey attended SUNY Cobleskill, earning a horticulture and plant science degree. A pioneer in Cobleskill’s program, Halsey requested an internship in Europe. “I always wanted to see Holland. The Dutch and Germans are so innovative in the flower world. I think it’s amazing how they reclaimed land from the sea. They’re really smart people and they grow plants really well,” she noted. Halsey was accepted and worked with Tuincentraum De Bosrand in Holland. With the assistance of the Van de Wetering family in Jamesport, she lived with the van der Holst family in Wassenar during her four-month internship. Reminiscing, Halsey admits that she was a very quiet person throughout her schooling and remembers when she told her parents she was going to Holland for her internship. “They took me to the airport and I just got on the plane and left. They were standing there going, ‘What just happened?’ I’d never been away from home. I was immediately homesick and everyone was speaking Dutch. I called my parents and said I wanted to come home. But, by the next day, I was fine and I never looked back. I didn’t want to come home when the internship was over. I loved what I did, I loved the people, and loved the area. It was an awesome experience.” Amy’s sister, Jennifer Dupree has her degree in pomology with a degree from Cornell University. “With her expertise in the growing and marketing of fruit, Jen handles the production and mechanical end of the farm and also added peaches, pears, and some blueberries to the farm. I do the artistic sales end at the store,” Halsey explained. “We have different personalities and it actually works out well.”

“I consider myself a very lucky girl. I’ve been married for the past nine years to Austin Cohn. He’s an equine dental professional. We met when I was riding at a local stable and we liked each other instantly and kept bumping into one another sort of accidently on purpose. He’s super supportive,” she added. “Jen has two children, Will and Kay. Will is 10 years old and ready to take over the family business. I’m pretty sure Will was born with boots and a cowboy hat,” she said. “Kay is six, and still busy being a kid. My mother still helps out in the store and my father spends a lot of time with his grandchildren on the farm. He just bought a new lathe and is busy doing some woodworking projects and putting some of the items in the store. He also does the farm tours and gives the whole run-down on how the farm started, how it progressed, why we changed from milk to apples. He tries to inform the public how it gets from a seed to a tree to an apple to your mouth. It’s not a ride to the grocery store,” she said. “I’ve been farming since I was three and a half,” Halsey stated. “And I feel that people have lost connection with the process. People come into the store in May and ask why we don’t have any apples. People don’t understand that it takes a year to produce them and that there are all these components that go into one little apple. During the time they are growing, you are maintaining them, feeding them, pruning them, harvesting them, and storing them. It doesn’t just happen. “The big supermarkets bring their fruits and vegetables from all over the world so people are used to walking in and getting an avocado whenever they want it. I think that’s why there is such a disconnect. I feel that I am here to help educate as well as provide food. I’m also very passionate about life and that’s what farming is: the circle of life.”

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The New York Mutuals and the Atlantic base ball teams face off. Independent/Justin Meinken

Vintage Base Ball Takes Over Herrick Park Mutuals, Atlantics play 19th-Century style By Justin Meinken justin@indyeastend.com

The humidity on Saturday afternoon, June 29, did not deter the Vintage Base Ball teams (yes, that’s how it’s spelled), the New York Mutuals and the Atlantic Base Ball Club from taking the baseball diamond in Herrick Park to demonstrate how the game was played in

1864. They were invited by the East Hampton Historical Farm Museum; these clubs travel across the country playing 19th-Century base ball and wear replicas of the actual uniforms worn during the time period. “The Vintage Base Ball teams

were started to educate the public about the game and its origins and how the rules have changed over time,” stated David Phillips, who was the arbiter for Saturday’s game. Phillips explained, “An arbiter is like the umpire, but the old rules required the arbiter not to be on the field during play. The judging is done from behind the fence. The game also used to be played until a team scored 21 runs. That could take a long time, so the rules changed to play in nine innings.” The Atlantic’s team captain, Frank “Shakespeare” Van Zant is both a writer and English teacher in Rockville Center. “We enjoy recreating history. Notice that we don’t use mitts. Our motto is gloves are for cheaters and sissies,” he said with a laugh and continued. “Everyone on the team is very talented and we enjoy playing together. It’s like a great fellowship.” Derek Fesolowich, of the NY Mutuals, has been the team captain for

three years. Their home field is at Old Bethpage at the Old Bethpage Restoration Village. Like the Atlantics, the Mutuals are a traveling team and he explained, “Our mission is to educate the public as to the roots of our national pastime. We play other vintage teams and each team member learns the history, rules, and customs of the game as it was played during the 19th Century,” he stated. The camaraderie and fellowship evident by both teams was not shaken by the 11-to-1 win by the Atlantics. Both teams are hoping to be invited back by the East Hampton Historical Farm Museum for a rematch. As vintage base ball is one of the things the Farm Museum is focusing on this year, board member Dana Lester stated that it is working to organize a vintage base ball game with some local teams in the fall. She said to watch for the museum’s events on Facebook at www. facebook.com/EHHFarmMuseum/.

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Michael Yastrzemski Follows Grandfather —Finally Ballplayer still has relatives in Bridgehampton By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

Mike Yastrzemski. Independent/ Courtesy San Francisco Giants

Carl Yastrzemski. Independent/Wikipedia

Becoming a major league baseball player takes not only extraordinary skill but resolve and good fortune —being in the right place at the right time. For a long time, it seems probably too long, Michael Yastrzemski was in the wrong place, languishing in the minor leagues — until a circuitous turn of events landed him in a stadium filled with fans. Yastrzemski’s famous grandfather took decidedly different path. Carl Yastrzemski was born in Bridgehampton to Carl Yastrzemski Sr.

The lefthanded hitter (like his grandfather) has hit five homers in 111 at bats.

and the former Hattie Skonieczny. He became a local legend as a schoolboy, an athlete who excelled in every sport but was a phenom in a least two, basketball and baseball. A deadly shooter, Carl broke Jim Brown’s county scoring record as a basketball player. But it was as a baseball player that young Carl really turned heads. By all accounts, he was the best player in the history of Eastern Long Island, and he was pursued by every major college in the country and courted by every major league baseball team. Yaz went to Notre Dame on a basketball scholarship before signing with the Red Sox. He was in the big leagues by 1961. Within two years he had blossomed, becoming one of the best players in the American League. Yastrzemski enjoyed his best season in 1967, when he won the American League Triple Crown with a .326 batting average, 44 home runs (tied with Harmon Killebrew) and 121 RBIs. He is a member of the Hall of Fame. Mike, on the other hand, languished in the Baltimore system, bot-

toming out in Bowie where he hit only .202. At the age of 27, with players 10 years younger pushing for his roster spot, he was traded to Baltimore. The Orioles invited Yastrzemski to spring training as a non-roster player. He was traded to the San Francisco Giants and assigned to the Sacramento River Cats of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League to start the 2019 season. The Giants promoted Yastrzemski to the Major Leagues on May 25, 2019, and he made his debut the same day, going 0-3 with a run scored in a 10-4 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. He collected his first career hit, a single, the following day, but was thrown out returning to first base and went 3-4 with a run scored in the Giants’ 6-2 loss. Yastrzemski hit his first career home run off Andrew Cashner on May 31 and took over the centerfield starting job. He’s held it ever since. Right now he’s hitting .243 but the left-handed hitter (like his grandfather) has hit five homers in 111 at bats. “He’s still learning” his manager Bruce Bochy said after Yastrzemski’s base-running gaffe cost the team a win. Still, he’s

been in the lineup every day since. “He won’t do it again,” Bochy said. “We’re going to get him some at bats.”

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It’s Bombs Away For Aviators Westhampton sets scoring marks with base hit barrage By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

The Westhampton Aviators, first place in the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League, have found a simple strategy for success: bang the hell out of the ball and see if the other guys can hit it harder. Case in point: June 29, against the Riverhead Tomcats. The visitors scored seven times including a grand-slammer off the bat of Jarred Greene, a sweetswinging lefty outfielder who attend Santa Barbara. But the Aviators answered with 13 of their own, including seven in the last two innings. Everyone, it seems, is lacing the ball. On this day, home runs by Danny Franchi (out of Center Moriches) and Chaney Dodge provided the fireworks. The victory gave the Aviators a 16-61 mark on the season, good for 33 points. The loss stymied the second-place Tomcats, now 12-7-1. A day earlier, the Aviators came away

with a 10-8 victory at Aviator Field on Friday over the Southampton Breakers. Westhampton got out to an early 3-0 lead on the Breakers in the first inning but Southampton would respond, scoring two runs on RBI singles from Kyle Lagrutta (St. Thomas Aquinas) and Anthony Raucci (St. Joseph’s-LI). The Aviators scored three more in the second on RBIs from Daniel Franchi (Binghamton), David Franchi (NYIT) and Dodge (Northwestern State) taking a 6-2 lead. Southampton scored a pair of runs in the top of the fourth to get within a run of Westhampton. But in the bottom of the fifth, the Aviators would get a run on a wild pitch that scored Bailey Peterson (Michigan State), giving the Aviators a 7-5 lead. The resilient Breakers came back yet again, scoring three times, with Michael Ferrara’s single-scoring Gerard

Future Pros On Display College baseball players get picked by professional teams By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

The last place Southampton Breakers, off to a dismal start, are beginning to win some games. Independent/ Gordon M. Grant

Sweeney (Lehigh) the deciding bow. But the Aviators were packing the wood. Peterson led off the inning with a solo home run to tie the game at 8-8. Later with two outs in the eighth, Sean O’Keefe (Western Michigan) and Daniel Franchi hit back-to-back RBI singles. Logan Verrino (Florida Southern) pitched a scoreless ninth for Westhampton to get his third save of the season. By the way, the Aviators made HCBL history on Thursday night, June 27, scoring 22 runs in the second game of a doubleheader against the North Fork Ospreys. Westhampton defeated North Fork by a final score of 22-3 and tied the HCBL single-game record for runs scored in a

game originally set by the Southampton Breakers in 2017 against Sag Harbor. The Aviators also broke a single-game record for team RBI with 22 breaking the previous record of 19, which was done on three separate occasions. The Sag Harbor Whalers are sticking around, touting a 12-10 mark and hoping to maintain a playoff berth. Even the Southampton Breakers have hope. The locals got off to a horrendous start, winning only one game in the first three weeks. But a recent run of four wins has left the Breakers with a 5-15-1 mark, enough to keep playoff hopes alive. The Breakers beat Pierson twice, 8-0, 9-2 in a Sunday doubleheader June 23 to begin the modest streak.

The Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League enjoyed yet another successful year as 18 of its alumni were selected in the 2019 Major League Baseball first-year player draft last week. The Southampton Breakers had two of their former players taken on day two of the draft. Connor Lehmann (Saint Louis/Southampton ’17) was the first HCBL alum off the board,

going in the seventh round to the San Diego Padres. The lanky righthander was a force out of the pen for the Breakers, posting a 0.00 earned run average in four appearances, giving up just six hits in 8 1/3 innings. “Connor is a young man that has all the tools to succeed at the next level, from his 6’7” frame to his menContinued On Page 74.

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Life-Changing Events Lashley’s journey from tragedy to the winning circle bobvoiceofgolf@gmail.com

More than likely Nate Lashley is a name you have never heard of and, if you have, it would likely have been for all the wrong reasons. Lashley was raised in Nebraska, but his skill level in golf was good enough to get a golf scholarship to the University of Arizona. In 2004, during his junior year, he was competing in the Western Regional and his parents and girlfriend flew to Oregon to cheer him on. Tragically, on the homeward flight, the aircraft that Nate’s father was piloting crashed and all were lost including his mother, father, and his girlfriend. Nate’s world as he knew it had changed forever. In the aftermath of the accident, he continued playing golf but, understandably, the fire was just not there. In fact, as late as 2015, Nate was spending more time selling real estate than he was playing golf. With no PGA Tour status and ranked 353rd in the world, Lashley had little hope of getting into the field at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. After Monday qualifying, he was listed as the third alternate, and then something good happened. Lashley learned that he was the last man into the field. It was definitely a case of making the

most of an unexpected opportunity, as he won by a whopping six shots and became only the second player from Nebraska to win a PGA Tour event and only the third player to gain entry as an alternate and go on to win. I’m sure Lashley had his dreams to play big-time golf and it would be

easy to assume that controlling emotions and nerves coming down the stretch would be difficult. However, after the unbearable tragedy he experienced in his personal life, it seemed that Lashley knew how to keep things in proper perspective as he played his way into the winner’s circle. Lashley met the challenge headon and took full advantage of the opportunity by making nine birdies in the first round but more important, no bogies. In the second round, he posted a 67. In the third round he went low again with a 63 and then had to sleep on a lead for the first time in his career, even though it was six shots. But he measured up to the task as he closed out the final round on Sunday with a stellar two under-par round of 70 for his first PGA Tour victory and all that goes along with it. Ironically, Chez Reavie won the Travelers Championship the previous week by six shots and Steve Stricker has just won the U.S. Senior Championship by six shots.

It’s a big accomplishment just to get into a PGA Tour field and then getting in as an alternate at the last minute can create an enormous amount of pressure to take advantage of the opportunity. Winning as an alternate is a rare occurrence. To his great credit, Nate Lashley took advantage of the opportunity and became only the third alternate to win on the PGA Tour. On a personal note, my condolences to Jack Lattanzio’s family. Sag Harbor lost not only a talented athlete but a really good guy. Many, many, years ago, Jack and I were at the Sag Harbor Golf Club when the subject came up about who could run the fastest. Much to my chagrin, someone suggested we have a race to find out. The thought of a race was bad enough, but it got really bad when it was decided that the race was to be from the golf club to the flagpole at the end of Main Street. I honestly can’t remember who won, which probably means that it was Jack. He will surely be missed.

The 21st Annual Ann Liguori Foundation Charity Golf Classic was held at Westhampton Country Club on Thursday, June 20, benefitting cancer research, prevention, and care. It was the event’s 21st straight sell-out. Above, Jean Skidgel, Tournament Coordinator, Kelly Burke-McMillin, Diana Murphy, Diane Schimmer, Coleen Corcoran, Elsie Boskamp, Lexi Plummer, and on table, Ann Liguori. Independent/Daniel Gonzalez Photography

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INDY FIT By Nicole Teitler

Shou Sugi Ban House An escape beyond the gate nicole@indyeastend.com @NikkiOnTheDaily Shou Sugi Ban House resides behind that elusive gate in Water Mill, directly east of the Parrish Art Museum. Whether you’re a local or weekender, if you’ve traveled east on Route 27 you’ve certainly noticed the entrance way but, very likely, have never actually peeked inside. As the gates slowly parted, I arrived at the large Buddha statue dead center of the property for my private tour with Jodie Webber, creative director. Open year-round with 13 rooms, the property consists of a tea tasting and healing arts barn including sound

experiences, fitness studio with garagestyle doors, hydrotherapy pools, spa rooms, fire circles, open-concept kitchen — the list goes on. All for either halfday experiences, full-day experiences, or a choice of three-, five-, or seven-day retreat options. The concept is simple, literally. Minimal aesthetic, minimal waste, maximum benefits. As I explored the property I began to feel at peace with myself amid the chaos from the outside world. It was as though the gates literally secreted me from the stress of typical

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Fluke Fishing Improves In Shinnecock Porgy bite best bet in the Peconics Shinnecock Bay/Inlet/Ocean

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