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Spa Soiree Wellness Weekend At Gurney’s Montauk

By Jessica Mackin We are SNOW-ver it! After this winter of shoveling endless amounts of snow, a little R&R is desperately needed. How about a stay-cation?

You deserve a weekend away. The best part, we’ve cut out the travel. The remedy, a trip to Montauk.

The Independent and The Wizard of Spa are once again bringing another Spa Soirée celebration to the East End. This time it’s not just a party. It’s a party and a Wellness Weekend at Gurney’s Montauk.

After the past few months of avoiding the gym (it’s not your fault, the roads weren’t safe!) and cursing the snow blower, a weekend of wellness may be just the answer to your winter blues.

Check in on Saturday, April 25, and head to Gurney’s Seawater Spa. Use of the spa is included in the Wellness Weekend along special spa promotions. After relaxing in the spa, swimming in the seawater pool, indulging in one of Gurney’s many thalasso treatments, or working out at the fitness center, Wellness Weekend guests are invited to a VIP cocktail hour prior to the Spa Soirée. At the cocktail hour guests will sip spa-tinis while they meet and greet with other Wellness Weekend guests.

The fun is just getting started.

Following the VIP cocktail hour, the Spa Soirée begins. The Soirée, sponsored by Sothys Paris, is an industry networking mixer that brings together spa-goers and the spa industry for an evening of mingling and fun. The Soirée takes place from 7 to 10 PM. Guests of the Spa Soirée enjoy complimentary spa-tini cocktails, a delicious menu of spa inspired hors d’oeuvres, gift bags filled with products and a silent spa auction. There will be music by DJ John Blandon.

If you can’t make it for the whole

weekend but would still like to go to the Spa Soirée, tickets are available at www.spa-soiree.com for just $25.

On Sunday morning guests are invited to feel a physical and spiritual uplift with a group oceanfront power walk. The ocean air will provide instant energy and balance, circulating oxygen and blood flow throughout the body.

Following the walk will be a spainspired brunch, where Gurney’s will create a menu to keep guests feeling healthy, satisfied, and ready for an active day.

Next on the agenda, take a group nature hike through the stunning trails that overlook beautiful views of the Atlantic Ocean at Montauk Point.

Observe the seals that sunbathe on the rocks just off the shore in the spring.

The walk is scenic, and includes a diverse ecosystem and abundant wildlife.

Upon return there will be a screening of Susan Rockefeller’s film Mission Of Mermaids: A Love Letter To The Ocean. Mission of Mermaids is an inspiring short film about mermaids, the beauty of the oceans and our need to preserve them before it is too late.

The film will be introduced by Mermaid Ambassador Gina Bradley.

The cost is $250 per person based on double occupancy, or $320 per person based on single occupancy, which includes Saturday night accommodations and all activities including the Spa Soirée. To book the Wellness Weekend or any of the wellness activities call Gurney’s Montauk at 631-668-1717. To purchase tickets to just the Spa Soirée, visit www.spa-soiree.com.

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ARIES (Mar. 20 - Apr. 20) This week, accent the mental and downplay the emotional. Yellow can help you do it, even though it will make you feel weird at first. But, then again, you’re used to that feeling. Try not to go it alone.

TAURUS (Apr. 20 - May 21) Electric blue is what you get when you’re spread out in so many different directions that you glow like a neon light. They can’t help but notice your light when you focus on the lighting up of their way.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 22) The Earth holds your message this week. It’s time to ground yourself and amber will help. The flowers and trees talk to you, reminding you that if you’re patient, you can grow. Remember, you planted the seeds.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Don’t be a Purple People-eater! Just because you know so much doesn’t mean you have to try to convert your friends. Just be happy that you have the right spirit and they will learn more from your happy example.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 23) This week you’ll experience the power that Love works on you. Don’t let jealousy make you feel insecure. They love to feel the power of your passion but not to be overpowered. Pink takes you back to Source.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 23) Display those newfound goodies they will inspire you to conjure up some more of them. Your artistic side needs nourishment because of your compulsive dieting of late. You can add a dash of mint green to taste.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 23) They know you mean business - it’s obvious that you’ve done all the work, so stop worrying. Worry can keep you from grabbing the gold ring. Enjoy the carousel and its rainbow of colors.

You earned it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 22) Give your regards to Broadway. You’ll be on stage all month and your audience will love you. Wear a little orange and they’ll want an encore. Give it to

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) Home is where your heart is; make the most of a good thing. Turn your attention to your home. It’s time for a creative domestic streak. Use lavender in the bathroom and you will come out smelling like a rose.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 21 - Jan. 20) Psychic or not, your intuition is at a peak. Don’t question now – you have all the answers; light blue is the color for you. It will help you chase the rain clouds away from your parade like a strong wind.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 19) Let go of that old habit and none will blame you. Even you noticed it wasn’t working. Out with the old and in with the new; and you’ll be rewarded soon.

Meditate on red and see how soon can become sooner.

PISCES (Feb. 19 - Mar. 20) Stop,

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Reginald Kenneth Dwight, 1947

Chubby and shy, the youngster from Middlesex, England, was a closet gay boy who yearned to someday live his fantasy – a flamboyant rock star.

The young man had a skill set as he began playing piano at age three and earned a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, though he dropped out at age 17 much to the chagrin of his conservative father, a lieutenant in the Royal Air Force. Dwight answered an ad in a music magazine – musician wanted to write original songs.

Young Bernie Taupin, from Lincolnshire, answered the same ad. Though they had never met, their process was similar: Taupin would scribble down lyrics, a fully contained song, in no more than a hour.

Dwight would put them to a melody, and if something didn’t pop in the first half hour or so he would simply throw the lyrics away and take out the next one to work on.

The next year, when he was 21, Dwight was signed by a DJM record company to become a staff writer; Taupin who had recently turned 18, was signed as well. They had never met, but the record company put them together – Dwight would write the music for a song then mail it to Taupin, who would add the lyrics. Dwight coined the name Elton John and played piano on sessions for The Hollies and other bands and wrote songs for Lulu and other DJM artists. But he was keeping the best songs tucked away – for himself.

In 1970, the album simply titled Elton John was released to little fanfare.

The first single, “Border Song,” hit the charts in the U.S. The second, “Your Song,” became a worldwide hit and a standard that remains today one of the greatest love songs ever written.

With that, John’s fantasies became his reality -- outlandish costumes and sold-out arena tours became the norm. The hits flowed – in fact he had at least one top 100 hit for the next 30 years and has sold over 300 million records. They include such standards as “Rocket Man,” “Candle In The Wind,” “Benny and the Jets,” “Tiny Dancer,” and the theme from the Lion King “Can You Feel The Love Tonight.”

There have been 10 Grammy Awards, four Tony Awards, 58 top 40 singles and seven consecutive platinum albums. More important, John now has a husband and two children and yet another new name: Sir Elton Hercules John.

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$6 bar menu. On Friday it’s ladies night starting at 10 PM with $6 well drinks, $6 glasses of wine and $6 fireball shots

TINYROOMSHOWS TINYROOMSHOWS will be held monthly at Crossroads Music. On Tuesday at 8 PM enjoy music by Andy Aledort. Cost is $20. Visit www. crossroadsmusicstore.com 10,000 Maniacs Long Island Winterfest presents 10,000 Maniacs performing live at Long Island Aquarium on Saturday at 7 PM. For tickets visit www. loingislandaquarium.com or www. liwinterfest.com. Tickets are $35 in advance and $45 at the door or $75 for VIP which includes premium seating, open bar, and dinner.

Winterfest Long Island Winterfest Live on the Vine continues through Sunday. Check out the line-up for the weekend by visiting www.liwinterfest.com.

Meeting House Creek Meeting House Creek Inn in Aquebogue hosts happy hour Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 PM. House drinks and wine are $4.50, domestic beer is $3, Heineken & Corona $4, and $5 appetizers. There is also a 3 course prix fixe dinner served daily from 4 PM for $23. For more info call 631-722-4220.

Fireside Sessions Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor presents Fireside Sessions with Nancy Atlas on Friday at 8 PM. Visit www. baystreet.org.

Southampton Publick House Stop by for Monday Night Madness in the taproom featuring $5 pints, $5 burger platters, and $.50 wings.

Weekday happy hour runs from 4 to 7 PM. Wednesday is Ladies Night with drink specials at 9:30. Friday is all night

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happy hour with taproom specials and DJ Dory at 10 PM. Saturday night, dance to Hamptons Classics served up by DJ Brian at 10 PM. Zokkon Zokkon in East Hampton hosts free sushi at the bar 5 to 8 PM tomorrow evening. Sunday through Thursday the restaurant offers a three course prix fixe for $25.95.

The Jam Session The Jam Session takes place on Thursdays from 6 to 8 PM at Bay Burger. Visit www.thejamsession.org.

Buckley’s Inn Between Happy hour weekdays in Hampton Bays run from 4 to 7 PM. On Thursdays, it’s Buckley’s famous wing night with $15 all you can eat wings and all you can drink Miller Lite from 10 PM to 1 AM. Music by DJ Pauly and beer pong.

Wolffer Candlelight Fridays take place at Wolffer Estate Vineyards in Sagaponack every Friday evening from 5 to 8 PM. Enjoy live music and wines by the glass or bottle. Visit www. wolffer.com.

Katy’s Courage 5K Katy’s Courage is hosting their fifth annual 5K on Saturday, April 18.

Registration and check-in will be from 7 to 8:15 AM and the race will begin at 8:30 AM. Pre-registration costs $25 per person, and day-of costs $30 per person. Participants may register online at http://KatysCourage.itsyourrace. com. Runners will start at 21 West Water Street in Sag Harbor, head north and make a right onto Main Street, make a right onto Glover Street, run through the Redwood section of the course and finish back on Water Street.

The Katy’s Courage 5K is a celebration of the life, generosity and bravery of Sag Harbor’s own Katy Stewart, a 12-year old girl who lost her battle with cancer in December 2010. The not-for-profit organization is dedicated to education, pediatric cancer research and counseling support. Net proceeds from this year’s race will support Katy’s Kids @CMEE, a program that provides counseling opportunities for grieving children and their families, as well as, the Katy’s

Courage Fund for Pediatric Cancer Research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan and scholarships for students in Sag Harbor and East Hampton schools.

Last year, over 1200 participants from four to 89-years-old, ran, jogged or walked the entire course and over $50,000 was raised through participation, sponsorships and cash donations. Proceeds benefitted high school scholarships awarded to local graduating students, a donation was made to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and monies were allocated in funding the creation of Katy’s Kids @ CMEE, the Children’s Museum of the East End. Wine Tasting Palm Bay International is hosting an exclusive tasting of over 90 brands of wine from 15 countries. The wines will be presented in person by the producers themselves. The event takes place on Monday, April 20, from 7 to 9 PM at the New York Public Library in NYC. Tickets are $45 in advance at www.palmbay.eventbrite.com or $60 at the door. Proceeds benefit the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation.

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By Jessica Mackin

Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email to jessica@indyeastend. com.

Book & Bottle The Suffolk Country Historical Society presents Book & Bottle with Natalie A. Naylor on Friday at 6 PM in Riverhead.

Natalie will bring the stories of the women of Long Island’s past to life -- the stories of novelists, painters, architects, business innovators, philanthropists, and women’s rights activists. Book discussion and signing includes wine and cheese. Members Free; NonMembers $5. RSVP requested.

In A Roundabout Way John Drew Theater Lab presents In A Roundabout Way by Kim Sykes, and directed by Paul Hecht at Guild Hall in

East Hampton on Tuesday at 7:30 PM. Visit www.guildhall.org.

Clybourne Park Clybourne Park, the wickedly funny and provocative play by Bruce Norris will be the third production of the Hampton Theatre Company’s 30th anniversary season. The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play opens tomorrow at the Quogue Community Hall and will run through Sunday.

Information about the dinner and theater packages is available on the company website, www.hamptontheatre.org, or through the libraries. To reserve show tickets, visit www.hamptontheatre.org, or call OvationTix at 1-866-811-4111.

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presents Over the River and Through the Woods by director John Hudson, Assistant Director Bill Kitzerow, and Producer Deanna Andes.

Nick is a single, Italian-American guy from New Jersey who has just received a great career offer on the west coast. That doesn’t mean his

ONGOING Leo Mancini-Hresko Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor presents select group of works by artists, Leo Mancini-Hresko. The show runs through April 12.

Longo & Grove Vincent Longo’s paintings and Elaine Grove’s sculptures are on display at The Drawing Room in East Hampton. In his paintings, Longo explores the energy and symmetry of the grid, creating improvisational yet structured abstractions through painterly latticework, radiant color and a timeless sense of ornamentation.

Grove’s sculptural assemblages emerge from the touchstone of classic constructivism, marrying the found object with an internal logic that is immediate, poetic and rooted in history -- both of the arts and of the artist. The show runs through April 27.

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family isn’t still in Jersey. In fact, he sees both sets of his grandparents every Sunday for dinner. The news doesn’t sit so well. Thus begins a series of schemes to keep Nick around.

The show runs through Sunday.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at 631-298-NFCT or www.nfct.com.

Gallery Walk Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email to jessica@ indyeastend.com.

Spring Training The East Hampton Artist and Writers Annual Softball Game presents “Spring Training,” a pop up art show and benefit at the Kathryn Markel Fine Arts Gallery in Bridgehampton. The show

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features works inspired by the game and takes place through Sunday. There is also an online Paddle 8 auction to benefit the Eleanor Whitman Early Childhood Center, Phoenix House Academy on Long Island, East End Hospice and the Retreat. Paddle 8 is an online auction site that sells art worldwide to benefit charitable organizations.

Between The Bridges In March, the Quogue Library Art Gallery will celebrate the neighboring villages of Quogue and East Quogue with an exhibition of works inspired by this area and created by invited artists residing “Between The Bridges.” Artists participating in this show include Ellen Ball, Peter Beston, Marissa Bridge, Margot Carr, Lynn Crowe, Holland Cunningham, Susan Cushing, Brittany Echard, Vito Gentile, Pieter Greeff, Fay Harbach, Peter Moore, Lucinda Morrisey, John Platé, Dan Pollera, Neva Setlow, Lori Slotkin, Michael Yurick and Alice Vlcek, among others.

Lynn Crowe, Cristina Kepner and Missy Lynch are chairs of the show, which will run through Tuesday.

Student Arts Festival Part II Student Arts Festival Part II, Grades 9-12 takes place at Guild Hall in East Hampton. Now in its 23rd year, the Student Arts Festival celebrates the young artists of our region and salutes their devoted art instructors, school administrators, and families who nurture their creative pursuits. The show runs through April 19. Visit www. guildhall.org.

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Helen Mir r en as Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience, on Broadway at the Gerald Scheonfeld Theatre.

written by Greg Edwards and Andy Sandberg, Bianco por trays 40 different characters.

If you’re one of the millions who’ve seen her celebrity impressions on YouTube, at 54 Below or on London’s West End, you know how swiftly and seamlessly the singer morphs from Babs to Bett, Bernadette to Brittany, with a little Bjork thrown in for good measure.

Here at the Westside Theatre, Bianco performs all of the characters at a prestigious kindergarten, including the pushy privileged parents vying for their child’s admission, a callow selfserving headmaster and the school’s indifferent admissions counselor. As is her wont, Bianco captures each character with distinct individuality and comic ease. Watching her will leave you breathless.

an endearing presence here, singing as beautifully as ever. Truly surprising, is her lesser known co-star Conor Ryan who plays John in both acts, carrying both characters from birth to young adulthood.

The sung through musical comes to life through the sensitivity of the art songs by Andrew Lippa (performed on piano and cello) with lyrics by Tom Greenwald. While it is essentially a sentimental tale, John and Jen illustrates the meaningful side of filial love, while holding a suspiciously menacing past respectfully in abeyance.

Bianco Pending Great notices keep pouring in for YouTube sensation Christina Bianco, notably one of the fast girls on both sides of the pond. In her 75-minute, one-woman show, Application Pending,

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Between Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton, the rap musical about our founding father Alexander Hamilton, and Dame Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience, Broadway apparently is sending a message: “having one’s face on every coin and bank note can’t be easy.” At least that is what Prime Minister Harold Wilson (Richard McCabe) opines in his first meeting with the Queen in Peter Morgan’s play, depicting the paradox of public fame and personal identity.

In the Queen’s traditional 20-minute meetings with her prime ministers, around which this British import is structured, we learn more quickly about the psyche and personal lives of Britain’s political leaders than we do about the Queen herself. And Mirren, in her ineffable way, portrays a heartfelt Queen whose private meaning remains reserved, all while appearing more compassionate and approachable than the prime ministers who seek her audience.

Stephen Daldry helms a wonderful cast, portraying prime ministers from Winston Churchill (Dakin Matthews) to Tony Blair and David Cameron (Rufus Wright).

The opulence and austerity of Bob Crowley’s Buckingham Palace, contrasts with the endearing “ordinariness” of this great sovereign.

Changing costumes on stage, we watch Mirren portray the Queen from her coronation to the present, skipping back and forth between decades at the drop of a dime, all while embracing a mass of contradictions.

As she tells her child self (played alternately by Sadie Sink and Elizabeth Teeter), “It’s your ordinariness as a human being that will be your greatest strength as a sovereign.”

Simply Domestic On a purely domestic note, John and Jen, the two-hander by The Keen Company at Theater Row, prevails for the simplicity of its storytelling and chamber style music. Kate Baldwin (Jen), John’s sister in the first act, and the boy’s mother in the second, brings a genuine, sympathetic quality to her role.

While silly and broad singing Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music,”droll and brassy in Cole Porter’s “Can Can,” and beautifully melodic in Harburg and Lane’s “Finian’s Rainbow,” Baldwin is

rude and offensive and these two clowns are anything but. Ferrell is too old for this stuff and Hart is a never was. Skip it.

New On DVD Annie Oscar nominee Quvenzhane Wallis stars in the latest remake. It’s enough to make you wish “Tomorrow” never comes — but it always does, folks.

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An asterisk (*) denotes an Indy Best Movie pick.

Now Playing The Wrecking Crew * (NR) A documentary about the greatest band you’ve never heard of: consider this group of studio musicians recorded the Grammy winning “Record of The Year” six consecutive years. When you hear the music of bands like The Beach Boys, The Association, Sonny and Cher, Simon and Garfunkel and many more these are the guys who really played the instruments. From the best selling book.

If you love music don’t miss it. Featuring Cher, Brian Wilson, Mickey Dolenz (The Monkees) and many more. Incidentally, Leon Russell and Glen Campbell are Wrecking Crew alumni.

New To Theaters Danny Collins (R) ”Al Pacino stars as an aging rock star who . . .” Stop right there. AL Pacino? Our Al Pacino.

Rock star? No. Not buying it. Jennifer Garner co-stars – in other words, Strike Two. Some old pros like Michael Caine and Christopher Plummer also appear – they play the Beatles. Just kidding.

Coming Soon Get Hard (R) Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart star as a white guy readying to go to prison and a black dude teaching him the ropes. It’s a racist premise, the “jokes” – if you call them that, are

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East Hampton WEDNESDAY 3•25•15 • Integral yoga, pickleball and open gym are on the agenda at the Montauk Playhouse each Wednesday.

Visit easthamptonny.gov for the schedule of offerings all week.

• How many ways can a black hole kill you?

Learn that answer and more from Dr. Mike Inglis of the Montauk Observatory at the Amagansett Library at 6 PM. Weather permitting, stargazing follows the illustrated lecture. Call to save your seat 631-2673810.

FRIDAY 3•27•15 • Enjoy a seal haulout walk with Eva Moore of the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society. Meet at Camp Hero Road in Montauk at 10 AM. Call 631-681-4774 to learn more.

SATURDAY 3•28•15 • The Ladies Village Improvement Society invites children ages eight and under to the Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Bring your baskets and meet the Easter Bunny.

The event is free and takes place rain or shine. Find the golden egg and receive a special prize. 11AM. SUNDAY 3•29•15 • Cittanuova and the Kiwanis Club of East Hampton host their 7th annual Easter Egg Coloring Fiesta for kids aged three to eight from 9:30 till noon at the restaurant. Suggested donation: $3. Expect an appearance by the Easter Bunny and raffles for

chocolate bunnies and chocolate eggs.

• Springs Presbyterian Church commemorates Palm Sunday with a 10 AM procession featuring Peaches the donkey.

MONDAY 3•30•15 • The Jewish Center of the Hamptons women’s group holds its annual JCOH Women’s Seder from noon to 1 PM. It’s a chance to prepare for and experience Passover from a woman’s perspective. RSVP to office3@jcoh.org.

Southampton WEDNESDAY 3•25•14 • The Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce holds its March networking night from 6 to 8 PM at Muse in the Harbor. Cash bar and passed hors d’oeuvres. Renew your 2015 membership before the party and attend for free.

Email president@sagharborchamber.com.

THURSDAY 3•26•14 • The Southampton Historical Society’s lecture series celebrating Southampton’s 375th anniversary celebrates Southold’s 300th anniversary with a visit from Southold Historical Society Director Geoffrey Fleming at noon at the Rogers Mansion. Free admission, but call 631-283-2494 to RSVP and save your seat.

• A caregiver support group is held on Thursdays from 9:30 to 10:15 AM at the John Jermain Library in Sag Harbor. Drop-ins welcome.

SATURDAY 3•28•14 • Joe Lane of the Southampton Trails Preservation Society leads the annual “Ode to Spring” dance with the daffodils at Morton Wildlife Refuge in Noyac. A three-mile beach hike on Jessup’s Neck offers views of

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• Teens participate in a scientific survey at Crooked Pond at 10 AM with the folks from South Fork Natural History Museum at 10 AM. Call SoFo at 631-5379735 for registration, admission, and meeting place information.

• It’s a celebration of immigration at St. Rosalie’s Community Center from 7 to 10 PM. There will be food, Cuban salsa dance lessons, Irish dance lessons and much more. $10.

• Sweet Woodland Farm in Hampton Bays presents its second annual Backyard Chickens Fair. From noon to 4 PM visit the farm animals, shop hand crafted items, and taste yummy organic baked goods. At 1 PM, learn how to raise backyard chickens. $10.

SUNDAY 3•29•15 • Hike the Whiskey Hill Loop with Jean Dodds of the Southampton Trails Preservation Society at 10 AM. Meet on Mill Path off Lopers Path in Bridgehampton.

Call 631-599-2391.

TUESDAY 3•31•15 • Hypnosis for smoking cessation is offered through the Ed & Phyllis Davis Wellness Institute of Southampton Hospital at 6 PM. Call 631-728- WELL to register.

WEDNESDAY 4•1•15 • Drinks are on Editor Murphy. Meet him at McDonald’s and he’ll buy you a shamrock shake . . . April Fool’s.

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North Fork THURSDAY 3•26•15 • The Riverhead Chamber of Commerce hosts an evening of networking at The All Star from 5 to 7 PM. Get your networking skills out of the gutter and spare a few moments to meet up with others in the business world. Guests receive free shoe rental, bowling, soft drinks, and appetizers. Call 631-727-7600 to reserve.

Members pay $25; the non-member fee is $35.

FRIDAY 3•27•15 • Natalie A. Naylor tells stories from her book, Women in Long Island’s Past: A History of Eminent Ladies and Everyday Lives at 6 PM at the Suffolk County Historical Society on West Main Street in Riverhead. Call 631-727-2881.

SATURDAY 3•28•15 • The Riverhead Farmers Market operates indoors in the old Swezey’s department store on East Main Street.

It runs every Saturday. 10 AM to 2 PM. • Castello di Borghese holds a winemaker’s walk vineyard tour and wine tasting weekly at 1 PM at the Cutchogue vineyard. $20. Call 631-734-5111 to reserve your spot.

SUNDAY 3•29•15 • There’s an Easter Egg Hunt at Safari Adventure on Pulaski Street in Riverhead from 10 AM to noon. A special visitor will be hopping by.

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Help the Children’s Museum of the East End this Saturday at 10:30 AM to celebrate the arrival of spring at the annual Mad Hatter Egg Hunt. This 2015 celebration promises to be bigger better, and – dare we say it?- madder than ever before. After designing and decorating their own hats and bags, children will participate in a scavenger hunt for “Ego” Eggs containing healthy treats and other goodies inside and around the museum.

For children of all ages. $10 for nonmembers, free for members. Call 631-537-8250 for reservations. Museum is located at 376 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike.

The Magic Of Imagination An entertaining program for the whole family, “The Magic of Imagination” is the perfect show for kids in Kindergarten through eighth grade this Saturday afternoon.

A magic show for all ages, “The Magic of Imagination” will be presented with Magician Matias WEBER & GRAHN from 1:30 to 2:30 PM and 3:30 to 4:30 PM at the Southampton Heating & Air Conditioning Ar ts Center on Jobs Lane in Southampton. Tickets are $20 Prompt ♦ Quality ♦ Service per person and include a soft “We Install the Best & Fix the Rest” drink and a snack. For tickets visit www.southamptonchamber.com or call 631-283-0402. For more (631) 728-1166 information about Magician Matias visit www.magicianmatias.com.

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Check in with your local branch for ongoing programs.

Advance registration is required for most of the listed programs. Call for details.

East Hampton Library 631-324-0222 SATURDAY 3•28•15 • Virginia Walker and Michael Walsh, authors of Neuron Mirror, a collection of poetry honoring people who died of pancreatic cancer, read from their tome at 2 PM. WEDNESDAY 4•1•15 • Kids can make a house out of Peeps at 4 PM. John Jermain Library 631-725-0049 THURSDAY 3•26•15 • A weekly discussion for caregivers providing long term care at 9:30 AM.

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Hampton Bays Library 631-728-6241 FRIDAY 3•27•15 • The Lovely Bones screens at 2 PM. SATURDAY 3•28•15 • Kill the Messenger will be shown at 2 PM. Quogue Library 631-653-4224 SATURDAY 3•28•15 • A boater safety course taught by Rich King of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary if offered from 10 AM to 6 PM. Westhampton Library 631-288-3335 FRIDAY 3•27•15 • Learn how to use Flipster a new service that provides access to hundreds of magazines and more

through tablets, iPads and other devices at noon.

Montauk Library 631-668-3377 SATURDAY 3•28•15 • Ranger Eric’s geology program rocks at 3:45 PM. Mattituck Laurel Library 631-298-4134 SATURDAY 3•28•15 • What makes a mammal a mammal? Families can learn the answer to that and more during an interactive presentation at 1 PM. Amagansett Library 631-267-3810 SATURDAY 3•28•15 • There’s “Eggs-cellent” story and craft time at 3:30 PM. SUNDAY 3•29•15 • Check out “Sewing Sunday” for youngsters in grades third through sixth. Make a book bag out of a recycled T-shirt at 2 PM. Riverhead Library 631-727-3228 SATURDAY 3•28•15 • Kids in grades five and up can learn web-based computer animation from 2 to 4 PM. TUESDAY 3•31•15 • Peconic Bay Medical Center sponsors a lecture about arthritis at 11 AM. Rogers Memorial Library 631-283-0774 SATURDAY 3•28•15 • Teens can train to become babysitters. Get the skills to make mad bank at 10:30 AM. Course runs till 1:30 PM.

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Chef Colin Ambrose and an A list of Hamptons chefs, farmers, and foodies document the creativity and versatility of the carrot in a debut video, the first in Ambrose’s anticipated Seed to Plate Production Series.

The newly-released video documents Ambrose’s “Carrot Palooza” tasting harvest event at Estia’s Little Kitchen on November 12, which showcased a variety of carrot dishes prepared

by Ambrose and other top Chefs and their favorite farmers or gardeners including Christopher Polidoro, Matt Lauer’s private chef, Joseph Realmuto and Bryan Futerman of Nick & Toni’s, Jason Weiner of Almond, Todd Jacobs of Fresh Hamptons, Robert Durkin of Robert’s, Andrew Mahoney of Bay Burger, James Eu, Cassandra Schupp and Jeff Negron of Topping Rose House, Bette and Dale of Dale & Bette’s Farm, Scott Chasky of Quail Hill Farm, Marilee Foster of Foster Farms, and

Brian Halweil of Edible East End. “I had an idea last fall to foster a rich dialogue between local farmers and chefs. I invited them to plant the same carrot seeds -- Scarlet Nantes -- in their soil at the same time (midAugust), and to share both crops with local chefs for a special tasting event at Estia’s. Farmers were also invited to grow a carrot variety of their own choosing concurrently,” said Ambrose.

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Ambrose’s Seed-To-Plate Series: The Carrot video, along with recipes of the featured Carrot Dishes, is available on Ambrose’s blog, Recipes & Stories

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