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But rather than being a manifesto on current affairs, Angry Young Man concentrates more on comedy. “What I learned on Day One,” said Max Samuels, “was that this was a group of people who were willing to try anything and get weird quick, and I had to meet that.” All four actors agree that the back-and-forth lightning fast pacing is key, and took some adjusting to. “But once we realized that we could be silly, it just went from there,” Samuels said.
Usually shows tend to preview out-of-town before ending up in the Big Apple. But Angry Young Man is doing it backwards, having just finished a successful run at Urban Stages before being plonked – with the same cast and director – on the stage at the John Drew Theater.
“It’s like ‘Beyond the Fringe’ and ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ married to Duck Soup, with a little Three Stooges thrown in,” said Stephen Hamilton, talking about Angry Young Man which begins previews tonight at Guild Hall in East Hampton. “Oh,” he added, “and tag team wrestling.”
In this fast-paced comedy by British writer and director Ben Woolf, a surgeon from the Middle East arrives in London seeking a new life. Through a series of hilarious mistakes and hapless missteps, he runs afoul of white nationalists and liberal hypocrites and discovers some surprising truths. There are four performers -- Christopher Daftsios, Rami Margron, Max Samuels, and Nazli Sarpkaya – who play all the parts, and take turns playing the lead character. “I read it and was intrigued by it,” Hamilton said. “There’s something unknowable about the play, and I realized I wasn’t going to know anything about it until I started rehearsal. It was terrifying,” he continued. “I had literally never done anything like this before. And I told myself, You’re terrified of this play, so that’s why you should do it.” The original British cast, which included Woolf himself, featured, as Hamilton called it, “four white boys. But I wanted the American premiere to be more racially diverse. And gender diverse as well,” he said. “It felt like a missed opportunity not to do it that way.”
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Chris Daftsios is the Harpo Marx of the group, using physical comedy rather than words. But it gave him an opportunity to invent his character from the ground up. “There would be pages and pages with nothing for me – no stage directions, nothing. I ended up littering my script with notes.” How did Hamilton take his ideas? “He always tells us, ‘Sure, if it works, keep it.’” The cast and Hamilton laughed.
Independent/David Rogers Max Samuels, Nazli Sarpkaya, Christopher Daftsios, Rami Margron.
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Hamilton was the first director at Guild Hall to use the artistic model of creating an intimate space by having a smaller audience of 75 sit on the stage in close proximity to the action. This production also only seats 75; the house is dramatically wrapped in plastic, which immerses the audience into the set, Christostyle. This work is quite a departure from Hamilton’s most recent turns at Guild Hall, which have included tension-filled moments in The Night Alive and Arthur Miller’s All My Sons with Alec Baldwin. How will those same audiences
respond to Angry Young Man? “I think they’re going to love it,” he said. “When you take the celebrity ratfuck out of the equation, and with so intimate a setting, I think it will attract a core audience who really just wants to see good theater.” With immigration such a divisive topic these days, Woolf himself made some changes to the play, including changing the main character’s name from the Slavicsounding “Yuri” to the more Middle Eastern “Youssef.” “In my little world,” said Rami Margron, “immigration seems to be all anyone wants to talk about.”
Nazli Sarpkaya, who is of Turkish descent, is grateful. “Because of how I look, I’m usually cast in a serious role, usually something where I’m crying,” she said. “It’s such a relief to do a fricking comedy about this.”
She recalled the night when they were still at Urban Stages, and “there was one guy in the audience who just laughed at every single thing. It was a patrons’ night, so I couldn’t wait to find out who he was after the show.” Turned out he was one of the original cast members from London. Ben Woolf was also there that night, “and it was so much fun to sit at a table most of the night, talking about the show. It was so nice to be geeks about it,” she said. Angry Young Man begins previews tonight, with the official opening on Saturday. The play runs 75 minutes with no intermission, and runs through June 18. Tickets can be purchased at the Guild Hall box office by calling 631-324-4050 or online at guildhall.org.
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Hand-Picked: From The Buhl Collection
By Jessica Mackin-Cipro
Southampton Arts Center will host its first exhibition of the summer, “Hand-Picked: Selections from the Buhl Collection,” curated by Henry Buhl and Ryan Russo, opening on Saturday. The exhibition consists of 111 photographs and 33 sculptures devoted to the subject of hands, all from Buhl’s collection. The Buhl Collection began in October 1993 with the purchase of Alfred Stieglitz’s photograph of Georgia O’Keeffe’s hands entitled “Hands and Thimble,” 1920. Inspired by this iconic picture, his collection developed around the theme of hands and grew to include over 1100 photographs and more than 150 hand sculptures.
“I’m so very excited to exhibit both my sculpture and photography collection together at the Southampton Arts Center. It gives
me additional pleasure presenting it to a community that I have been a part of for many years and I hope it gives equal enjoyment to all those who visit the exhibition,” said Buhl. The Buhl Collection has photographic works dating from 1840 to the present, and includes recognized masters as well as lesser-known and emerging artists. The collection is regarded as a unique example of the vast spectrum of 19th and 20th century photographic art.
Recently Buhl has been collecting sculpture and has accumulated a significant variety of the medium consistent with the theme of hands. Along with being an art collector, Buhl is also an active philanthropist. In 1992 he founded the not-for-profit organization, Association of Community Employment (ACE) in New York City. The foundation provides
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Gabriele Raacke: In The ‘In Between’
Close your eyes. Imagine a painting of a woman, standing on a beach, wearing a polka-dotted dress. Think you could paint it? Maybe you could. But what if you had to start with the polka-dots – the last detail you would normally add – and work your way from foreground to background? Polkadots, dress, woman, beach, sun, and finally the ocean.
That’s what artist Gabriele Raacke, whose show “In Between” is currently on view at Art Space 98 in East Hampton, does. She paints with acrylic on glass, and works backward, layer by layer, creating paintings that border somewhere between the pastoral and the mythical.
Many of her characters, Raacke said, spring from stories she was told as a child, “listening to my parents recounting Grimm’s fairy tales, then exploring the depths of the Black Forest near my childhood home in Germany.” Treading the pathways of Hansel and Gretel, along with visits from smalltown circuses and her own active imagination led to the body of Raacke’s work today, which is in collections around the world. Raacke is a self-taught artist, although she attended school in Frankfort to become a certified bookseller. You can’t just open a bookstore in Germany, she said: “You get tested, you have to know literature and you have to know business. They want trained people who really understand books.” When Gabriele and her husband, Gordian Raacke of Renewable Energy Long Island, landed in New York City in the early ‘80s, “We suffered from extreme culture
shock.” Understandably. They had been living in the Central African Republic for the past three years, working on a development project. “From one jungle to another,” Raacke said with a smile.
They were drawn to the bucolic serenity of the East End and moved here full-time in 1990. “I’m not a landscape painter, but I’ve always loved the landscape here,” she said. “It inspires me.” Gabriele Raacke began painting on large glass plates – the kind usually heaped with food. Silhouettes of animals parade around the rim of her dinner plates, black figures repeated against a background of iridescent colors.
“It was my first experience with the medieval reverse-painting-on-glass technique,” a process called verre églomisé which enjoyed a revival in the 18th century in Germany’s Black Forest, “combined with gold, copper, and silver leafing.” The plates, which were exhibited in South Fork galleries, gained in popularity, and were eventually carried by Bergdorf Goodman.
When her friend, Maria Pessino, asked Raacke to paint on 13 small windows in her son’s bedroom, Raacke had her first real experience with creating a painting on glass using the reverse technique. And those mythical circus images began to emerge: a woman riding a giant chicken, performers juggling fish, monkeys holding sunflowers, pigs playing bongos. But those images and ideas came effortlessly, Raacke recalled.
“I think of myself as a sponge,” Raacke said, “and it comes out in different ways. I look, I see, I paint. It comes out without me forcing it. And I have to completely trust
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designer with the East End Special Players, a local performing troupe of developmentally-disabled adults. A few years ago, the Players put on a series of tableaux of Raacke’s work called The Fish Juggler. “They are the most amazing human beings,” she said. “They are so giving, and fearless, and free, so loving and forgiving. I learn so much from them.” Why is the show called “In Between?” “It’s how I look at the world,” Raacke explained. “I come from Europe, I live here. I come from the Black Forest, but now I live in the woods – a different forest. I’m neither German nor American – I’m in between,” she said. “And living ‘in between’ allows me to see what is invisible, which is what I try to capture in my work.” Art Space 98, on Newtown Lane, will host an opening reception for Raacke’s exhibit on Friday from 5 to 7 PM.
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NeoPop 2 (squared)
“Twiggy” by Jason Poremba.
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“NeoPop 2(squared),” a collaboration between karyn mannix contemporary in East Hampton and the White Room Gallery in Bridgehampton, will feature art from four groundbreaking contemporary artists, Sean Sullivan aka Layercake, Angela China aka GumShoe, John Stango, and Derrick Hickman, along with two local artists Laura Benjamin and Jason Poremba. Pop art dates back to the early 1950s with brash, bold colors blurring the line between art and design. The style parlayed
into art movements including contemporary, neo-pop, graffiti, and the latest movement, street art. A new generation of artists took to printmaking, and making of multiples, with enthusiasm mimicking the clean aesthetics of pop art.
NeoPop 2 artists present recognizable objects and celebrities from pop culture with icons and symbols of the present times.
Angela China aka GumShoe’s “Striped Hose,” spray paint.
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Octo-Invasion
“Octopus” by Chris Clemence.
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East Hampton native Chris Clemence made it big as a songwriter and as bassist for RapScallions and Screaming At Demons. Now he is taking on the art world. He will be displaying a solo exhibition, opening on Friday at Loft35 at Lululemon in East Hampton. His art consists of neo-traditional Japanese and aquatic works, including “OctoInvasion,” pictured above.
Clemence’s music has been featured in Mercedes-Benz commercials and played at the World Cup and Super Bowl. His single “Let’s Go” is an anthem for the New York Giants, Rangers, Knicks, and Jets. He has shared the stage with musicians such as Chad Smith, Jack White, Sheryl Crow, and Chris Cornell, among others. For Clemence, his emergence into the art world has been gradual, but one that has taken a heightened prominence in the past year. “Although I’ve always enjoyed drawing and doing art since I was a kid, I only started getting into pastels about a year ago. My first pastel piece I ever did was an orange koi fish and I sold it
within two days after posting it on Facebook. I had just created it for fun but then thought, ‘This could be a second business,’” said Clemence.
“I’m lucky to have a built-in fan base from my music career, so there’s been an interest right off the bat rather than having to start from scratch to get the word out,” he continued. His other art is, of course, his music. He is currently writing a new album and has enlisted DH Peligro of the legendary rock act Dead Kennedys to be featured on his upcoming single, “Revolution.”
“Revolution is a call to action,” Clemence stated. “It’s time for everyone to stand up for themselves both individually and as a country. We hold all the power, but for some reason don’t realize it. We can have change, but we have to act on it.” An opening and talk back with Clemence will be held Friday from 5 to 8 PM. The event is sponsored by Montauk Brewing Company and Lululemon. Both Clemence’s music and art can be found on his website www. chrisclemence.com.
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Third is “Finishing Touches” where a wife, played by Lowe, always finishes her husband’s … sentences. Botsford plays the beleaguered husband, but by the end, the tables have turned and the pace has quickened.
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Michael Frayn’s Alarms and Excursions is the final production of the Hampton Theatre Company in Quogue’s 32nd season, and continues the community theater’s tradition of offering its audiences “deep cuts” by famous playwrights. Frayn is better known for his other fast-paced comedy, Noises Off, as well as his more serious works like Copenhagen and Democracy, but Alarms and Excursions – which features a series of vignettes on the
foibles and misunderstandings that arise from our relationships with technology and with each other – is not often produced. The original production featured eight short plays, but HTC director Diana Marbury has wisely chosen only five, which fits neatly into a two-hour production with one intermission, with four actors playing different characters throughout. Act one opens with “Alarms,” in which four friends, who plan on a
quiet dinner party, are bothered by an unidentifiable beeping noise. Of course, it only goes downhill from there, as other buzzers, alarms, and new-fangled gadgets join the fray. The HTC veteran cast – Andrew Botsford, Rosemary Cline, George A. Loizides, and Jane Lowe – perform wonderfully as an ensemble all the way through the evening, and in a work where timing is everything, showed their best chops to a gleeful opening night crowd.
Next up, “Pig in the Middle,” where Cline as the wife tries to explain to her husband, played by Loizides, what “the man who came about the thing” had to say. Apparently, it’s not “the thing around the back.” That’s the trouble; it’s something
Finishing up the first act, “Leavings,” which brings us back to the quartet from the first scene, after many, many, many bottles of wine, and finally, blessed silence. And yet the guests just won’t leave. Conversations get started, dropped, picked up, dropped again, picked up again, as actors wander off and return in an exhausted and drunken daze, almost Beckett-like in its absurdity. After the intermission, the entire second act offers up “Doubles,” where two couples, who are strangers, attempt to enjoy their vacations in adjacent rooms. This is really Frayn’s comedic writing at its meatiest, as the jokes and misunderstanding abound. Again, Marbury has done an outstanding job choreographing the actors, who sometimes talk over each other and sometimes say the same lines together, who sometimes acknowledge each other (listening at the wall) and other times perform unintentional mirror exercises.
As always, HTC features fabulous sets by Sean Marbury, lighting by Sebastian Paczynski, and costumes by Teresa LeBrun. Heading now into its 33rd year, Hampton Theatre Company continues to present top-grade productions to an appreciative audience.
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Diamonds For The Beach
By Nicole Teitler
Lisa Jackson, owner of LJ Cross Jewelry, returns to The Hamptons this summer with the introduction of her exclusive “Diamonds for the Beach” capsule collection, exclusively at the Copious Row Southampton store. With celebrity adoration from the likes of Vera Wang, Kelly Preston, and Tory Burch, to name a few, the luxury line includes a collection of 10 rose gold and white pieces.
Jackson’s fashion-forward statement pieces feature champagne and
white diamonds, pearls, and other precious stones. Her minimalist style combined with her dramatic scales produces feminine statements both bold and eye-catching. Her boutique carries customizable accessories and one-of-a-kind apparel. Copious Row, located at 28C Jobs Lane in Southampton, carries designer brands from a range of styles. Judith Leiber, Ryan Roche, Sonia Rykiel, Sophie Theallet, Thomas Maier, and more. The location is open Wednesday through Sunday for now, opening
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Entertainment Guide by Camila Tucci Music R&B and Soul Suffolk Theater in Riverhead hosts The Temptations Revue featuring Nate Evans on Saturday at 8 PM for a night of R&B and soul classics. The Temptations Revue will cover songs such as “My Girl” and “Just My Imagination.” Nate Evans was hand-picked by the original Temptations lead singers to join this group. Tickets are $49 and $55. Visit suffolktheater.com to purchase tickets. Songwriters Share The final concert of the third annual Songwriters Share Concert Series will feature Dan Koontz, Brett King, and Bruce Beyer on Friday at 8 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse of the South Fork in Bridgehampton. Songwriters share the proceeds of each concert with a local charity of their choice. Koontz has decided to donate the proceeds of his concert to Center for Therapeutic Riding of the East End located in Sagaponack. Tickets are $15. Visit uucsf.org for more information. Opera And Broadway The Shelter Island Friends of Music present “The Velvet Voice of Dominic Inferrera” on Saturday at 8 PM at the Shelter Island Presbyterian Church on Ferry Road. Inferrera, a baritone, will perform music by Verdi, Mozart, Ravel, Porter, Soundheim, Lerner & Lowe, and Rogers & Hammerstein. Admission is free and donations are appreciated. A reception will follow the concert. For more information call 631749-2251. Wednesday Night Live Ray Red and Mike Rusinsky host “Wednesday Night Live,” a weekly open mic at MJ Dowling’s in Sag Harbor from 8 to 11 PM. 38
Performers include musicians, poets, comedians, and singers. Sign up starts at 7 PM. Performers get a free soft drink or tap beverage. Every Friday, it’s karaoke beginning at 10 PM. Stephen Talkhouse Spaghetti Westerners with James Kennedy - The Sauce Boss - is set for Thursday at 8 PM at the Talkhouse in Amagansett. Following is Proletarian at 9 PM. Phoenix Chapter is on at 10 PM. On Friday night at 8 PM, it’s The Nancy Atlas Project. PUMP! takes the stage at 10 PM. Bob Schneider performs on Saturday at 8 PM. Next is Lez Zeppelin at 9 PM. Finishing the night is 12X at 10 PM. Monday night is Reggae Night with Winston Irie at 10 PM. Visit stephentalkhouse.com or call 631-267-3117 to purchase tickets early or for more info. Townline BBQ Townline in Sagaponack continues Karaoke Nights every Saturday from 8 PM to 12 AM with a special food and drink menu as guests sing their favorites. Come for free pool and pub quiz night at 7 PM every Thursday evening and come hear some “smokin’ hot tunes” live alongside a happy hour menu every Friday from 5 to 8 PM. Townline is open regularly by 11:30 AM until 9 or 10 PM Thursday through Monday. For more info call 631-537-2271 or visit the Townline BBQ Facebook page.
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Meet The Author BookHampton in East Hampton will host author Kate Shelter on Friday at 6 PM. She will speak about her book Classic Style: Hand It Down, Dress It Up, Wear It Out. Her book shows you how to develop your own style among the countless options in fashion. On Saturday at 5 PM Diane Tuft will
speak about her book, The Arctic Melt: Images of a Disappearing Landscape. The book features photographs from the North Pole, the mountain glaciers of Svalbard, Norway, and the icebergs and ice sheets of Greenland. Both of these events are free. Register by calling 631-324-4939. Creativity Talk East End Arts and Good Ground Yoga present “One Artist - And The Creative Mind” featuring Jonathan Pearlman and James K. Zimmerman on Saturday at 4 PM at Good Ground Yoga in Hampton Bays. Their conversation will be inspired by the examination of one of Zimmerman’s poems, “One Man’s Ceiling,” and his song, “Wipe Off My Glasses.” Call 631727-0900 for more information on this free event.
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North Fork The North Fork Community Theater in Mattituck presents Cabaret, directed by Manning Dandridge, tomorrow and ending Sunday. Show times are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2:30 PM. To reserve your seats call 631-298-6328. For more information call 631-2984500. Alarms and Excursions Hampton Theatre Company in Quogue presents Alarms and Excursions, written by Michael Frayn. This comedy runs until June 11. Performances this week will take place on Thursdays and Fridays at 7 PM, Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays at 2:30 PM. Tickets prices are $30 for adults, $25 for seniors (except Saturday evenings), $15 for those under 35, and $10 for students under 21. Group rates and dinner/lunch packages are available. Purchase tickets at hamptontheatre. org or call 1-866-811-4111. Musical at Bay Street The Man in the Ceiling, directed by Jeffrey Seller, book by Jules Feiffer, and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, will show at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor. This musical will run through to June 25. The Man in the Ceiling tells the story of boy cartoonist Jimmy Jibbett. Visit baystreet.org for ticket prices and show schedule. Purchase tickets by
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calling the box office at 631-7259500. Fast Paced Comedy Guild Hall in East Hampton hosts Angry Young Man, directed by Stephen Hamilton, on Wednesdays through Sundays at 8 PM, except June 10 at 7 PM. The show opens tonight at 8 PM. The story follows a surgeon from the Middle East who arrives in London to search for a new life. Tickets are $35 for general admission, $33 for members, and $15 for students. Angry Young Man contains adult language. Tickets are limited; visit GuildHall.com to purchase them.
Film
Oscar Winning Film The East Hampton Library on Main Street presents a free screening of Hidden Figures on Saturday from 1 to 3:30 PM. The film follows three African American female mathematicians in the 1960s who work for NASA and play an important role in space travel. Hidden Figures stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Jenelle Monae. Call 631-324-0222, ext. 3 to register. Montauck Documentary “Reel Montauck,” a compelling documentary and oral history film featuring recollections of the East End’s old-timers will be shown at the East Hampton Historical Farm Museum on Saturday at 2 PM. A $10 contribution is appreciated.
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by Jessica Mackin-Cipro Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email to jessica@indyeastend.com. Memorial Day Art Show Southampton Artists Association’s “Memorial Day Art Show” will features fine arts photography, paintings, drawings, and sculptures at Levitas Center for the Arts at the Southampton Cultural Center. A closing reception will be held on Saturday from 4 to 6 PM. For more info visit southamptonartists.org. Larry Rivers, Jewish Themes Temple Adas Israel in Sag Harbor presents its upcoming exhibition “Larry Rivers, Jewish Themes” co-curated by Mindy Cantor and Ann Chwatsky with the support of David Joel, executive director of the Larry Rivers Foundation. The aptly named show will feature a collection of Mr. Rivers’s art depicting Jewish subjects. An opening reception will be held on Sunday from 5 to 7 PM. The exhibit runs through June 4. Sacred Balance The Nature Conservancy in East Hampton presents “Sacred Balance,” curated by Beth McNeill-Muhs. Artists include John Alexander, Scott Bluedorn, Bobbie Braun, Tapp Francke, April Gornik, Kara Hoblin, Cynthia Knott, Jerome Lucani, Jeff Muhs, and Cindy Pease Roe. An opening reception will be held on Saturday from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. The show runs through June 14. Twenty percent of sales will support The Nature Conservancy's work for clean water on Long Island. Spring Exhibition The East End Photographers Group’s “Spring Exhibition” presents its annual nine-day photographic exhibition at Ashawagh Hall in Springs. The exhibition will feature guest curator Marilyn Stevenson and catering
by Pam Greinke. The show will feature traditional, digital, and alternative photographic processes and include photographers Virginia Aschmoneit, Marilyn De CarloAmes, Zintis Buzermanis, Ann Brandeis, Paul Dempsey, Rich Faron, Ray Germann, Gerry Giliberti, Janet Glazer, Pamela Greinke, Virginia Khuri, Richard Law, Joel Lefkowitz, George Mallis, Joanna McCarthy, Berton Miller, Jim Sabiston, Joan Santos, Rosa Hanna Scott, Jim Slezak, Marilyn Stevenson, Nick Tarr, Mark Testa, and Alex Vignoli. An opening reception will be held on Saturday from 5 to 9 PM. Job Potter & Friends will perform. A closing reception will take place on Sunday, June 11, from 3 to 5 PM.
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Path To Presidency The Bridgehampton Museum presents the “Path to Presidency” exhibit. The show features unique campaign textiles such as ceramics, flags, posters, parade lanterns, torches, games, and stickers that provide tangible insight into how and why our leaders became our leaders. The exhibition underlines the historically powerful role of mass-market campaign advertising in American elections. An opening will be held Friday from 6 to 7:30 PM. The show will run through October 2. ONGOING
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East End Calendar by Elizabeth Vespe Each week we’ll highlight local community events and library offerings presented by area institutions and organizations. It’s on you to send ‘em in, kids. Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email news@ indyeastend.com.
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• East Hampton Library will be holding a screening of the Oscar winning film Hidden Figures. The movie is set to start at 1 PM and end at 3:30 PM. Admission is free. Sign up at the reference desk, or call 631-324-0222 ext.3.
FRIDAY 6•2•17 • The East Hampton Farmers Market takes place from 9 AM to 1 PM on North Main Street.
• The 2017 Adult Summer Reading Program at East Hampton Library runs until Friday, September 8. Win great prizes, books, DVDs, gift certificates to local shops, and the grand prize, a Kindle Fire. See a reference librarian for details about signing up.
SATURDAY 6•3•17 • Visit the Amagansett Library for a program about plastic pollution and the science and solutions with Erica Cirino. The lecture is being held for adults and children eight and up. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A and a short workshop for the children. Cirino shares her stories about sailing across the most polluted part of the eastern Pacific Ocean and her journeys with world-class scientists in Demark. Cirino writes for publications such as Scientific American, Audubon, The Atlantic, National Geographic Voices, and Nautilus Magazine. For additional
information call 631-267-3810
SUNDAY 6•4•17 • Join the Amagansett Library for their young adult drawing club. The event will begin at 2 PM and is for kids in fifth through eighth grade. Drawing games, free draw and collaborative drawing projects will be happening for free. For more information call 631267-3810.
• Springs Fire Department will be holding its annual prime rib dinner from 2 PM until 7 PM. Take out will be available. For tickets, please call 631324-4793. Tickets are available with a $30 donation.
TUESDAY 6•7•17 • Join the East Hampton Library as they welcome Emmy award winning forensic gerontologist, Dr. Nancy R. Peppard, for a six-week program as she teaches how the memoir is important for the Lasting Legacy Project. The Lasting Legacy Project is designed to guide adults of any age in examining their spiritual, social, work, family, and philanthropic legacy. Over the course of the program, participants will explore the legacy that they would like to build, and create a personal record of their legacy for succeeding generations through written, digitally recorded, and/or visual representations that both educate and enlighten beneficiaries. This will take place from 5 PM to 7 PM. The program is free of charge. For additional information call 631-3240222 ext.3.
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• At 1 PM there’s a weekly bereavement group meeting at Southampton Hospital’s Parrish Memorial Hall. Call
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FRIDAY 6•2•17 • The Westhampton Free Library will host award-winning author Jim Kingston at 6:30 PM. During the session, Kingston will read from his new book, The City Messenger. To register, call 631-288-3335 or visit the library website at www. westhamptonlibrary.net.
• The Hayground School Farmers Market will be open from 3 PM to 6:30 PM every Friday until September 1, at the Hayground School on 151 Mitchells Lane, in Bridgehampton. The farmers market will feature more than 20 vendors including, Wolffer Estate Vineyard, Mecox Bay Dairy, Open Minded Organics, Hayden’s Orchard, Chaga Island, and many more. Music, face painting, and pizza will also be available. For more information, email Ella EngelSnow at haygroundfm@gmail.com.
SATURDAY 6•3•17 • The JP Spata Southampton Democratic Club will be holding a Politics 101 event in the student cafeteria center at Stony Brook Southampton for free from 10 AM until 3 PM. Meet the players and begin to understand the local politics and races. Club membership is not required. For more information call 631-4706121 or email info@shdemclub.com. • Meet Tony Nurel of Nurel’s Farmers Market and have a chance to learn about who your local producers are and what fresh produce is in season and available at the Quogue Library at 1 PM. Local produce will be available for purchase after the event. Register by calling the Quogue Library at 631653-4224 ext. 101.
• Join Crystal Oakes at 10 AM as she explores the forest near Long Pond, a body of fresh water that was once a part of a glacial run-off river for a walk hosted by the South Fork Natural History Museum. They will do a shore walk looking at the flora along the pond’s edge and use a two-person seine net to find the animal life that calls Long Pond home. Magnifiers and microscopes will help further appreciate the secret life in fresh water, and binoculars will help see the secrets of the tree canopy. Wear clothing and shoes that can get muddy. Call SoFo at 631-537-9735 for meeting place, admission, and registration information. • Expert birder, composer, and author Eric Salzman will explore the avian life of the meadow behind the South Fork Natural History Museum and the adjacent Greenbelt woodlands and wetlands. Beginning at 8 AM, the walk will provide an opportunity to see and-especially-hear some of our locally breeding birds. The two-hour walk will be followed by a short introduction to the Eastern Long Island Audubon
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SUNDAY 6•4•17 • Marders, located on Snake Hollow Road in Bridehampton, will be having the Quogue Wildlife Refuge over to showcase their birds of prey. This will happen between 1 PM and 3 PM and is a free and fun learning activity for the whole family. For more information call 631-537-3700. • Marders will be holding a weekly garden lecture starting at 10 AM. This week’s lecture is titled, “Right Plant Right Container.” Lectures are free of charge and all are welcome. Please call Marders to confirm the time and topic at 631-537-3700. • Enjoy the sounds of the Dennis Raffelock Duo from 2 PM to 4 PM at the Quogue Library. Dennis, accompanied by guitar virtuoso Mark Marino, will play songs from his So Many Ways CD. He has played at the homes of Dick Clark, Joni Mitchell, Burt Reynolds, plus parties for a president, governor, a mayor, and numerous Hollywood and musical legends. He has played with Joni Mitchell, Twiggy, Julie Andrews, and many more. Reserve your seat for this free concert by calling the Quogue Library at 631-653-4224 ext. 101.
• The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork will meet at 10:30 AM for Sunday Service at 977 Bridgehampton- Sag Harbor Turnpike at Scuttlehole Road. Reverend Kimberly Quinn Johnson will deliver a talk titled, “Agreeing to Listen and Understand.” All are welcome.
MONDAY 6•5•17 • From 10 AM until noon, learn to play and enjoy mah jongg at the Hampton Bays Library. Instructor Jacqui Palatnik will teach you the game that has fascinated people since ancient times and retains its popularity today. Learn about the tiles, basic moves, tactics, sequences and combinations. • The Westhampton Free Library has added a canasta class to its June lineup due to popular demand. Classes, taught by Jacqui Palatnik, will take place from 1 PM to 3 PM. To register for the free classes, call 631-288-3335 or visit the library website at www. westhamptonlibrary.net.
WEDNESDAY 6•7•17 • As part of the Westhampton Library’s Passport Around the world program, children are invited to participate in three “Welcome to Australia” programs. From 4 PM to 5 PM, children, ages 5-12, can enjoy a story about Australia and then make Anzac cookies to take home. To register for this free program, call 631288-3335 or visit the library website at www.westhamptonlibrary.net.
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A Barnburner For EWECC
The Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center will host its second annual summer benefit, “A Barn Dance,” this Saturday from 6:30 PM to 10 PM at Kilmore Farm in Wainscott. Celebrating 20 years of the center’s programs, which are full-day, year-round curriculums for children ranging in age from 18 months to five years, the nonprofit center has provided a solid foundation for over 4000 children in the East End community. EWECC strives to provide a healthy, research-based learning experience for youths to build independent self-worth and self-esteem, so children develop cognitive, physical, social, literacy, math, and creative thinking skills.
The center has a long history of community assistance. Between 1969 and 1996 the location on Cedar Street was known as East Hampton Organization for Community Action, Inc. establishing a mission to help working parents - a mission that has remained constant ever since. Upon receiving the gift of the Marden home in 1995, the facility moved to Gingerbread Lane Extension and has remained ever since.
Upon receiving a New York State license to provide services for 120 children in 1996, the organization changed its name to East Hampton Day Care Learning Center and graduated its first Pre-K class. Finally, in 2013 it was christened with the name we know and love today. The Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center has grown through the help of grants, donations, fundraising efforts and tuition. In a community deeply rooted in volunteer services, local high school students donate their time to meet community service graduation requirements.
The center’s annual budget is $1.3
million dollars. Nearly a quarter of that comes from parent fees with the remaining sum garnered through tax-deductible donations, grants, and tuition reimbursements. Dedicated to providing quality education for its children, an investment in the future, EWECC provides scholarships to eligible families. For the 20th Anniversary, “A Barn Dance” will honor the center’s director, Maureen Wikane, along with others who have been generous benefactors through the years.
Tickets are $200, or $100 for young professionals under age 35, and include beer, wine, and sweet tea, delicious fare by Art of Eating, dancing to the Roadhouse Band, and line dance instruction. There will be a silent auction with an
opportunity to bid on fabulous goods and services.
Kilmore Farm is located at 15 Town Line Road, Wainscott. For more information or to reserve tickets, call the center at 631-3245560, or email events@ ewecc.org. You can follow more stories from Nicole Teitler on Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat as Nikki On The Daily.
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More than 7000 participants helped raise a record $635,000 at four Northwell Health Walks across Long Island, Westchester and Staten Island on May 21. From the Jones Beach boardwalk in Wantagh to Tanger Outlets in Riverhead, supporters laced up to support women and children’s health initiatives, and cardiac and cancer care. Since its inception, the Northwell Health Walk has raised nearly $3.3 million. Donations will be collected through June 9.
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On May 22 in NYC, fashion icons Donna Karan and Nicole Miller joined the fight to save Sag Harbor Cinema by attending a fundraising event at HGU New York. The star studded event followed news that Billy Joel, Martin Scorsese, Andy Cohen, and Harvey Weinstein have all come on board to join the campaign being led by the Sag Harbor Partnership to restore and rebuild the much loved cinema. Visit sagharborcinema.org for more info.
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by Jessica Mackin-Cipro Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email to jessica@ indyeastend.com. Insider’s View From a secluded, spacious, and spectacularly chic oceanfront home to a traditional dwelling in the heart of the village, the Southampton Historical Museum’s eighth annual “Insider’s View” house tour will be held on Saturday. It will offer a unique opportunity to enter and admire a few of Southampton’s most extraordinary architectural gems. Houses are open from 1 to 4 PM, after which attendees are invited to a champagne reception, catered by Sant Ambroeus restaurant, beginning at 4:30 PM in the beautiful Rogers Mansion. Decorators-DesignersDealers Benefit Gala Southampton Fresh Air Home presents its 25th annual “Decorators-Designers-Dealers” sale and auction benefit gala on Saturday from 5 to 8:30 PM. The event features live, silent, and wine auctions and a home furnishings and antique sale. The SFAH is a camp that accommodates physically challenged children. Tickets start at $750. For tickets and more info visit www.sfah.org. North Fork Waiter Race The 6th Annual North Fork Waiter Race hosted by The Market will be held on Saturday beginning at 10 AM. Waiters and spectators welcome. Entrants will balance a beverage-filled stemmed wine glass on a serving tray and race to the finish line without spilling the beverage. Meet on Main Street in Greenport at the Opportunity Shop. Entry fee is $50. Prizes for first, second, and third place. For more information or to sponsor a waiter, contact The Market at 631477-8803.
Dancers For Good Eryc Taylor Dance will join Paul Taylor Dance and seven other dance companies in performance at the second annual “Dancers for Good” benefit at the Ross School in East Hampton on Saturday at 7:30 PM. Hosted by Bebe Neuwirth. Eryc Taylor’s work, “Song for Cello and Piano,” with a commissioned original score by Daniel Tobias, will be presented on invitation from Michael Apuzzo, co-founder of the Dancers for Good Foundation and current Paul Taylor Dance Company member. ETD, one of the first companies approached to participate in this year’s Dancers for Good, will join principal dancers from New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Complexions Contemporary Ballet and more. Tickets are $200. Visit www. dancersforgood.com. Give A Kid A Summer The “Give A Kid A Summer” tag sale is hosted by Hampton Racquet to benefit Project MOST in East Hampton. The family event will be filled with fun, food, beverages, activities for kids and a big tag sale. On Saturday from 9 AM to 1 PM. Visit www. hamptonracquet.com for more info. A Barn Dance The annual Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center summer benefit “A Barn Dance” at Kilmore Farm in Wainscott will be held on Saturday at 6 PM. The event features live music, dancing, and Southern cuisine. The Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center in East Hampton offers a full-day, year-round curriculum for children aged 18 months to five years, providing rich, researchbased learning experiences that help them build independence and self-esteem and develop cognitive, physical, social, literacy, math, and
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creative thinking skills. Tickets are $200, or $100 for young professionals under age 35, and include beer, wine, and sweet tea, delicious fare by Art of Eating, dancing to the Roadhouse Band, and line dance instruction. There will be a silent auction with an opportunity to bid on fabulous goods and service. For more information or to reserve tickets, call the center at 631-324-5560, or email events@ewecc.org.
beer, bloody Marys, Mimosas, soft drinks, dessert, and coffee will be served. Tickets are $50 and $55 at the door. Tickets are on sale at the Hampton Bays Library, Erika’s Clothing Store, and Fandango.
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Peconic Bay Medical Center presents its “Spring Gala” at Royalton Farms in Mattituck on Saturday at 6:30 PM. For more information contact Candace Porter at 631-548-6166.
The Southampton Cultural Center’s second annual “An Evening of Wine & Roses” gala will be held on Sunday from 5 to 8 PM. The event celebrates 31 years of education, exhibition, and performance. Join for delectable dishes and wines, live and silent auctions at Southampton Social Club. The event will honor Tom Clavin, Mayor Mark Epley, Dan Gasby, Bonnie Grice, Phil Keith, and Paton Miller. For tickets or sponsorship info visit www.sccarts.org.
Garden Party Fundraiser The Hampton Bays Beautification Association is holding its annual “Garden Party” fundraiser and Chinese auction on Saturday from noon to 3 PM at Oakland’s Restaurant in Hampton Bays. A buffet lunch including wine,
Prime Rib Dinner The Springs Fire Department will present its annual prime rib dinner on Sunday from 2 to 7 PM. Each dinner is a donation of $30. For tickets call Bob at 631-324-4793.
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The Blue Party “The Blue Party” will be held at East Wind in Wading River on June 8 from 6:30 to 11 PM. The event is being held to benefit children and families affected by autism across Long Island.
Suffolk Asperger-Autism Support & Information is a Long Island charity that is run completely by volunteers; all parents of children with autism. They now serve over 1300 families across Long Island with support, resources, and programs. Single tickets start at $185. For more information visit www.sasiny.org. Catwalk For Canines The Gabby Wild Foundation will host Catwalk For Canines, an ethical and eco-friendly fashion show at the Southampton Social Club in Southampton on Saturday, June 10, from 1 to 4 PM. The fashion show will serve as a fundraiser to benefit the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation.
The fashion show will feature models and canines. All clothing displayed during the show is sustainable and ethically produced. The show will feature clothing from Daiá; Barbara D›Altoè’s fashion house, Maison Rodé; Marita Wrong; MXN Clothing; and Pelush. The designs will exhibit well-tailored, ready-towear, and couture fashion looks. The event will also include a silent auction and raffle. Raffle funds raised during the event will aid the Gabby Wild Foundation’s conservation efforts such as rainforest reforestation, camera trap monitoring systems, and 24/7 eco-guard monitoring of the critically-endangered Sumatran tiger, Sumatran elephant, and Sumatran rhino. All funds from tickets will directly support the Southampton Animal Shelter foundation. Tickets to the benefit can be purchased on the Southampton Animal Shelter website, www. southamptonanimalshelter. com under “Events.” Tickets are $65 each. 44
Hamptons Heart Ball An event that will once again stand out this summer is the American Heart Association’s “21st Annual Hamptons Heart Ball.” In a new location this year, this anticipated event will be held at the Southampton Arts Center in Southampton on Saturday, June 10. This year, the Heart Ball will honor Lori Mosca, MD, and Ralph S. Mosca, MD.
The Village of Southampton will also be recognized for being a Heart Safe community. The 2017 Hamptons Heart Ball will be chaired by George Benedict, chair emeritus of the board of the Seafield Center, and Aubrey C. Galloway, MD, Seymour Cohn professor and chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center.
The Hamptons Heart Ball is a fun and elegant event focused on raising funds for the American Heart Association. The evening will feature live music by That 70’s Band, cocktail hour, a seated dinner catered by Elegant Affairs as well as a live and silent auction. Also new this year will be the “Crash the Ball After Party” which will take place from 9:30 PM to 12:30 AM.
The ball will start at 6 PM. Tickets are $600. After party tickets are $200. For more information, sponsorship opportunities, or to purchase tickets, contact Barbara Poliwoda at 631-734-2804, Barbara.poliwoda@heart.org or visit www.hamptonsheartball. heart.org. Midsummer Night Drinks God’s Love We Deliver presents the 17th annual “Midsummer Night Drinks” on Saturday, June 10, from 6 to 9 PM at the home of Calvin Klein in Southampton. God’s Love We Deliver is NYC’s leading provider of nutritious, individually tailored meals, that are brought to people who are too sick to shop or cook for themselves. The foundation cooks 6600 meals daily. Tickets start at $500. For more info visit www.glwd.org.
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Guest Worthy Recipe: Kevin O’Connor By Zachary Weiss WHO: Kevin O’Connor, chef at large for Cobram Estate Olive Oil INSTAGRAM: @ChefKevinOConnor ABOUT: Raised in the Sierra Foothills,
Kevin O’Connor developed a love for gathering, hunting, foraging, and cooking at a young age. Starting in fine dining at the age of 14, he has over 12 years of experience in some of California’s best restaurants. No matter his venture, he strives to find a real connection to the food he cooks and the places it comes from. An avid forager and adventurist, he always prefers an open fire to a stove. He cooks from the heart, with respect for the ingredients, keeping his flavors simple, clean, and damn delicious. Olive Oil Carrot Cake with Extra Virgin ‘Buttercream’
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WHY? This cake is great for any time of the day since it’s not overtly sweet due to the olive oil notes incorporated. The icing is a fun “party trick” since it’s two ingredients and tastes amazingly complex. I usually wait to prepare the icing until after dinner so I can showcase how well the olive oil works with baking and pastry, creating a vibrant green layer on top of the cake. People love it.
INGREDIENTS: For the Carrot Cake 3 cups all purpose flour, plus a little more for the pan 1 pound of carrots, peeled and finely grated
3 large eggs, at room temperature ⅓ cup of nonfat buttermilk, at room temperature 2 cups of sugar
1 ½ cups of Cobram Estate olive oil 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt
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6 tablespoons Cobram Estate olive oil NOTE: For this recipe I let the bold flavors of the olive oil take the place of the spices which are traditional in any carrot cake. When I make this cake I use
Nantes carrots grown in the Capay Valley, but any carrot will work. DIRECTIONS: Preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a large cake tin with a drizzle of olive oil. Dust with flour, tap out any excess and set aside.
Whisk together the carrots, eggs, buttermilk, sugar, and olive oil in a large bowl. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Stir the flour mixture into the carrot mixture until completely combined. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan. Bake for one hour and 15 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. While the cake is baking, prepare the buttercream by thoroughly and vigorously whisking the powdered sugar and olive oil together. Unmold the cake onto a cooling rack and let cool completely before frosting. (Optional) Garnish with carrot ribbons or cleaned carrot tops. 45
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Snail Of Approval
Almond’s Jack O’Donnell, head server; Nicholas Maracz, general manager; Laura Luciano, SFEE leader; Rive Weiner; Jeremy Blutstein, chef de cuisine; Jason Weiner, owner; Anne Howard, SFEE chair; Steve Roux, head bartender.
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Slow Food East End has awarded Bell & Anchor in Sag Harbor, Almond Restaurant in Bridgehampton, and Art of Eating in Bridgehampton with its prestigious Snail of Approval.
The Snail of Approval award is given to locales that incorporate slow food ideals. This means they provide good, clean, and fair food in all aspects of their operation. When customers choose a restaurant that has been awarded
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the Snail of Approval, they can expect quality food that is mostly local, sustainably raised and grown, and delicious. Bell & Anchor, owned by Chef Sam McCleland and David Loewenberg, creates a seafoodbased menu that takes inspiration from Sag Harbor’s rich maritime history. They provide dishes with an emphasis on local, seasonal, and sustainable offerings from both the land and sea. Almond Restaurant has been a staple on the East End since Jason Weiner and Eric Lemonides opened its doors in 2001. Weiner’s commitment to locally sourced, artisanally-crafted cuisine is evident. The restaurant proudly provides the names of its suppliers in red on their menu as a way to educate and connect its customers with local farmers, fishermen, vineyards, and other artisanal purveyors.
Art of Eating is a full-service off-premise catering and event planning company focusing on local, organic, and seasonal fare. Husband and wife owners Cheryl Stair and John Kowalenko are committed to local farmers, foragers, and fishermen.
The Snail of Approval supports the East End chapter of Slow Food’s mission to spread the word about the health, economic, and environmental advantages of eating locally and seasonally.
Additional East End restaurants that have been awarded the Snail of Approval include 18 Bay on Shelter Island, Estia’s Little Kitchen in Sag Harbor, Love Lane Kitchen in Mattituck, The North Fork Table & Inn in Southold, Nick & Toni’s in East Hampton, and Noah’s in Greenport. For more info visit www. slowfoodeastend.org.
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Camp Ruschmeyer’s: A Summer Playground For Adults
By Nicole Teitler
Landmark Montauk hot spot Ruschmeyer’s kicked off a new multi-faceted program Memorial Day Weekend. WorkEatPlay, a startup company that optimizes restaurants’ unused spaces during daytime hours, has launched #CampRusch. Camp Rusch aims to return Ruschmeyer’s to the original roots of Montauk. An adult summer camp, gathered around a bonfire amid hotel cabins, comprises a multi-faceted program of events and local partnerships that’s a surefire way to bring back buzz to the season. Activities will include music, meditation, and fitness. In addition, a pop up shop series of nationally recognized fashion brands, children’s activities, tastings, and more will be offered throughout the week and
weekends.
Local partnerships include Montauk Brewing Company as the exclusive beer provider and Air+Speed Surf for staff uniforms. Breaking it down by hashtags, the program of events looks as follows:
Saturdays are all about #RushCampRusch & #MtkCampVibes. Just when you thought sandpits were for children, Ruschmeyer’s takes you back to camp style atmosphere. Music by Matt Medved of Billboard Dance helps create a DJ / Burning Man vibe, minus the desert.
Sundays come to #ShareTheWave. Merging both city and the local Montauk community as one, placing fitness, fashion, music and art at the forefront of the series is
the focus.
Weekend Mornings wake up to #Waves&Wellness. The summer wellness program will bring in local instructors and brands, alongside larger brands and popular instructors, to create a fitness program tying in to the values of Montauk’s original waves. No need to ‘ditch the plains’ out here.
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Spectator’s Wine Picks
By Elizabeth Vespe
Just in time for National Wine Day (May 25) Wine Spectator, one of the leading wine enthusiast magazines, is paying very close attention to the booming Long Island wine scene. The June 15th edition will include senior editor James Molesworth’s, top rated and
recommended Long Island wines, perfect for summertime. Over a span of 12 months, nearly 200 wines were reviewed by Molesworth in a blind tasting.
The Wolffer Estate, Late Harvest Descencia Long Island 2015, was granted with a score of 90 out of 100, the highest-ranking wine
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The runner up, Bedell, Cabernet Franc North Fork of Long Island 2014, received a rating of 89 out of 100. Molesworth explained, “Nice purity here, with a beam of red currant and bitter cherry fruit notes, and flecks of subtle tobacco and mineral.”
Grapes of Roth, Shinn Estate, and Clovis Point were among the vineyards to hold the honor of cultivating the other top five wines on Wine Spectator’s list. The overall results were very encouraging. Over 61 percent of Long Island wines tasted received a score of 85 or above on Wine Spectator’s 100 point scale.
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Finding an inexpensive Long Island wine is relatively rare. However, on Molesworth’s list, 10 bottles of wine with a rating of 85 points or higher can be purchased for $20 or less a bottle. Some of his favorites include
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Long Island is home to about 3000 acres of vineyards. Production levels remain small for the majority of these wineries giving them a quaint feel. A vineyard tour or wine tasting is an ideal getaway from the hustle and bustle of New York City this summer.
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Recipe Of The Week by Chef Joe Cipro
Crab cakes Ingredients (serves 4) 1 lb jumbo lump crabmeat
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp butter
1/2 white onion (minced)
1/3 c olive oil
1 1/2 tbsp Old Bay seasoning
Method
1/4 c parsley (chopped) 1 tsp Dijon mustard
1/3 c panko bread crumbs
1/3 c Ritz crackers (crumbled) 1 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Begin by mixing all of the ingredients except the butter and olive oil. Then form your crab cakes. Heat the olive oil and butter over medium heat in a sautĂŠ pan. Slowly cook the cakes over medium heat, flipping the cakes regularly to brown the outsides.Heating them all the way through should take about 15 minutes.
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cocktails and light bites with an amazing sunset view. The Sunset Pier stretches out into the marina and is lined with cocktail tables and
benches for optimal sunset viewing. For further information call The Montauk Yacht Club at 631-6683100.
Where To Wine
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Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email to jessica@indyeastend. com. Coast Kitchen The Montauk Yacht Club has kicked off the 2017 season with the new Coast Kitchen headed by new Chef Richard Hebson. Hebson, most recently of the First and South in Greenport, is a veteran country club chef and a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts. Hebson’s menu features a twist on American classics this season with an emphasis on locally sourced ingredients from the East
End’s farmer’s markets and local catches.
The new Sunset Pier launched Memorial Day weekend featuring a cool outdoor lounge to enjoy
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Shinn Estate Vineyard
Friday is locals night. Show your ID for 20 percent off glasses and bottles. Noah’s food truck will be on hand serving up awesome tacos while Mother Nature delivers sweet sunsets. 4 to 7 PM. On Sunday there will be live music featuring Robin James from 1 to 3 PM. www. liebcellars.com.
Shinn Estate Vineyards hosts self– guided vineyard walks all weekend. Reservations are required. www. shinnestatevineyards.com.
Martha Clara Vineyards Take an educational vineyard walk at the Riverhead locale at noon on Sunday. Reservations required. www.marthaclaravineyards.com Raphael Keith Maguire performs from 1 to 4 PM on Sunday. www. raphaelwine.com. Clovis Point Vineyard and Winery Clovis Point Vineyard and Winery will feature Freddy Monday 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM on Saturday. Later in the evening, East End Trio will perform from 7 PM to 10 PM. Limited seats available. Call 631722-4222 for more information. On Sunday, from 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM, enjoy Peter Kanelous. www. clovispointwines.com.
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Castello di Borghese Vineyard There will be a winemaker’s walk, vineyard tour, and wine tastings every Saturday at 1 PM. $20 entrance fee. Call to reserve your spot or sign up online. www. castellodiborghese.com. Baiting Hollow Farm Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard presents Craig Rose from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM and Ain’t So EZ from 2 to 6 PM on Saturday. On Sunday, from 2 to 6 PM, it’s Spectrum. www. baitinghollowfarmvineyard.com. Wölffer Estate Vineyard Stop by for Twilight Thursday every week from 5 to 8 PM in the Tasting Room. This week, Dan Lauter performs. Sunset Fridays & Saturdays at the Wine Stand commence this weekend with music from 5 PM till sunset. On Friday, it’s Charles Certain. www. wolffer.com.