Arts & Lifestyles - February 18, 2021

ARTS&LIFESTYLES TIMES BEACON RECORD NEWS MEDIA FEBRUARY 18, 2021

A SENSE OF PLACE opens at Mills Pond Gallery • B13

Walks Through Avalon

by Loretta Oberheim

ALSO: Coming From Insanity heads to Amazon Prime B14 · Review of Philip Palmedo's latest book Deep Affinities B17

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Be Your Own Best Advocate: Women and Heart Health OUR EXPERT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS

Michelle Weisfelner Bloom, MD, FACC, FHFSA Cardiologist, Stony Brook Women’s Heart Center Director, Stony Brook Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy Center Outpatient Services Co-Director, Stony Brook CardioOncology Center Stony Brook University Heart Institute

Despite its longtime reputation as mostly a man’s problem, heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. — responsible, in fact, for nearly one-third of deaths among women. That’s more than the next seven causes combined, including all cancers. The good news: Over 80 percent of heart disease is preventable.

Stony Brook cardiologist, Michelle Weisfelner Bloom, MD, shares how.

What Are My Risk Factors?

Heart or cardiovascular disease covers a broad spectrum of conditions that includes heart attacks, stroke, congestive heart failure, aneurysms and peripheral artery disease.

Risk factors affect both men and women and include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, family history and lifestyle factors, such as smoking, physical inactivity, stress and obesity. Some breast cancer treatments, including chemotherapy and radiation, can also increase the risk of heart disease.

Certain risk factors are unique to women. These include polycystic ovarian syndrome, gestational diabetes, pregnancy-related complications, such as premature birth or pregnancy-induced hypertension, and menopause.

Are Heart Attack Symptoms the Same for Both Men and Women?

Men and women can both experience the most common heart attack symptoms, such as chest pain, sweating and shortness of breath, but women are more likely to experience more subtle symptoms, such back pain between the shoulder blades, neck pain, jaw pain, nausea, vomiting and fatigue — and often chalk these up to less lifethreatening conditions like the flu or acid-reflux, which can cause a delay in seeking treatment.

The Bottom Line: Don’t Put Off Getting Help

You are your own best advocate when it comes to your heart health. If you feel strongly that something’s not right, trust your gut and intuition. Dial 911 and head for the nearest emergency room. Almost 90 percent of women who have had a heart attack report having had a feeling that something was “just not right.”

What Can Women Do to Reduce Their Heart Disease Risk?

Stop Smoking. Nicotine increases heart rate and blood pressure and damages blood vessels.

Smoking not only doubles a woman’s risk of developing heart disease, but female smokers have a 25 percent higher risk of heart disease than men.

Modify Your Diet. Shop the supermarket in the outer aisles. That’s where you will find the fruit, veggies, meat and fish. If your cart finds its way into the inner (prepared foods) aisles, limit or avoid those items with saturated and trans fat, added sugars and/or sodium listed near the top of the label.

Ready, Set, Move. Exercise not only boosts your “good” cholesterol, lowers your blood pressure and keeps your weight down, but is a kind of “one-stop-shopping” for your overall wellbeing. Aim for at least 30 minutes a day of brisk movement, at least five days a week. Spread the 30 minutes out into more bite-sized 10-minute

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chunks and still reap the benefits. If you aren’t used to exercise, are over 60 or have questions about your heart health, see your doctor before participating in any strenuous activities.

Just Say, “No.” Chronic stress is associated with an increased risk of heart attacks and stroke and that feeling of, “I can’t get it all done,” can really take a toll. Avoid over-committing. Take some downtime and head outdoors, practice deep breathing, give yoga or meditation a try, or call a friend. Prioritize yourself and make an investment in your physical and mental health.

Know Your Key Numbers for Heart Health. Here are the goals: Body mass index (BMI), a healthy weight indicator, should be between 18.5 to 24.9 with a waist measurement of 35 inches or less; blood pressure: 120/80 or below; blood sugar/ diabetes risk (fasting blood glucose): 100 mg/dL or less; “good” cholesterol (HDL): 50 and above; “bad” cholesterol (LDL): 100 or below; and triglycerides: 150 or below.

For more information, call Stony Brook Heart Institute at (631) 44-HEART (3278).

This article is intended to be general and/or educational in nature.

Always consult your healthcare professional for help, diagnosis, guidance and treatment. Stony Brook University/SUNY is an affirmative action, equal opportunity educator and employer. 21010919H.

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ASK THE VET

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An update on winter pet safety tips for 2021

BY MATTHEW KEARNS, DVM It seems that after we have a few warm winters, Mother Nature wants to let us know she can “still bring the pain.”Our pets feel it also.

Here are a few tips to keep our pets safe during this cold weather.

Hypothermia is a problem in pets as well as people (especially in breeds with a shorter coat).

The very young, the very old and the debilitated have more trouble maintaining normal body temperature so limit time outside for any indoor/ outdoor pet. Also consider a sweater or coat for a short-coated breed (I have seen some really stylish outfits already this winter). Cold air can be very difficult on pets with diagnosed respiratory or cardiac conditions. Consider (if possible) training your pet on “wee-wee” pads so they do not have to go outside if they have a cardiac or respiratory condition.

Frostbite occurs more readily in areas with less hair (e.g., the ear tips, nose, bottom of the feet/pads, etc.) so monitor for sudden areas of hair loss and bring it to your veterinarian’s attention.

Skin and nails become dry and brittle in the cold, dry winter weather and rock salt used to melt ice can be very irritating to our pet’s feet. Try to let your pet out only on grass (if possible). If you

are forced to walk your pet on the street always wipe their feet or consider booties. Snow can hide sharp objects so be careful about letting your dog run in fields that have not been maintained or they may step on broken glass (or another sharp object) without realizing it.

Arthritis is a condition that will be exacerbated by cold weather just the same as humans. Arthritis is also complicated by weight gain and weight gain is common in pets in cold winters due to inactivity. Consider giving a little less food and be very judicious with treats (COVID has fattened up some pets at our practice with owners working from home). Pets with arthritis are more likely to slip on snow or ice so make sure to clear a path for them when they go out and assist them if necessary. Joint supplements are excellent year-round but, if you have forgotten to continue through the winter we recommend restarting immediately.

Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, or NSAIDs for short can be helpful on bad days as long as used judiciously. Make sure to consult with or, better yet, purchase those medications from your veterinarian. Not all older pets (especially those with pre-existing conditions that may be on other medications) can handle NSAIDs and not all over the counter NSAIDs are safe for pets. We routinely run bloodwork to evaluate liver and kidney function for older pets that need NSAIDs. I hope these tips help to get our pets through this wicked winter we are experiencing (especially since Punxatawney Phil saw his shadow).

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MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK

NYS voting reforms must be made law

BY LISA SCOTT

to those risking their lives and keeping us safe and supplied During these difficult times, tips to reduce anxiety: • Practice deep breathing and relaxation • Meditate • Connect with friends and family by telephone or online • Use visualization & guided imagery • Exercise, try to take a walk • Distract yourself by setting small goals • Mindfulness

stray marks or the ballot is undated but is time stamped by the Board of Elections.

Permanently Authorizing Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes: This bill, S.492, sponsored

by Senator Brad Hoylman, authorizes the Board of Elections to establish absentee ballot drop-off locations or drop-boxes to provide voters with a convenient and secure option for delivering their absentee ballots.

Increasing Transparency and Information about Absentee Ballots through a Tracking System: This bill, S.1028, sponsored by Senator Leroy Comrie, ensures that all voters in the state have access to absentee ballot tracking by requiring the New York State Board of Elections to create a statewide absentee ballot tracking system for absentee voters to ensure that their vote is counted in the election while allowing counties and the New York City Board of Elections to also maintain their own absentee tracking systems.

Implementing Permanent Authorization for Applying for Absentee Ballots Online: This bill, S.632, sponsored by Senator Robert Jackson, permanently allows voters to apply for absentee ballots online and allows absentee ballots postmarked through Election Day by making permanent Chapter 91 of the Laws of 2020, which sunset on December 31, 2020.

Under current Election Law, applications may only be made by mail or fax.

Creating Accountability for Timely Receipt of Absentee Ballots: This bill, S.516, sponsored by Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris, establishes mandatory timeframes for processing of absentee ballot applications and ballots by Boards of Elections based on when the application was received.

Enabling Earlier Applications for Absentee Ballots: This bill, S.631, sponsored

by Senator Julia Salazar, permits Boards of Elections to receive absentee ballot applications earlier than thirty days before the

applicable Election Day by making permanent Chapter 138 of the Laws of 2020, which sunset on December 31, 2020.

Ensuring Voters Timely Receipt of Absentee Ballots: This bill, S.264, sponsored

by Senator Zellnor Myrie, sets deadline for absentee ballot applications sent by mail to 15 days before the election, up from 7 days, to better allow for voters timely receiving their absentee ballots.

No-Excuse Absentee Voting Constitutional Amendment: This legislation, S.360, sponsored by Senator Leroy Comrie, amends the State Constitution to allow for any voter to vote by absentee without an excuse.* Same-day Voter Registration Constitutional Amendment: This legislation, S.517, sponsored by Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris, removes 10 day deadline to submit registration.* *Both constitutional amendments were passed by the Senate and Assembly in the last session but are also required to be passed by both houses during this session. If they are passed again they will be placed on the ballot in November as voter referendums.

At this time we are unsure when the Assembly will be taking up these reforms. In the last three legislative sessions, the Senate has made election reform one of their early priority issues. The Assembly typically does not take up these bills until after the state budget has passed. (Note: Gov. Cuomo submitted the budget in late January, the 2021 fiscal year starts April 1.)

Lisa Scott is president of the League of Women Voters of Suffolk County, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy. For more information, visit www.lwv-suffolkcounty.org or call 631-862-6860.

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The 2020 elections had a record shattering turnout — 158,254,139 ballots were cast for President from 66.7% of eligible voters. Does this mean that we have achieved our goals or can look forward to even greater election participation and thus more representative government in the coming years? The answer is definitely no! Here’s why ...

Many Americans believe that voting rights and laws are derived from the Constitution and federal law. That’s only partially true and mostly just for federal elections. Voters’ lives are much more affected by state election law, which as was seen in the 2020 election results. Add our (decennial) census and the absolute power (in most states) of the state legislature to “reapportion” Congressional and other district lines. You now have a recipe for institutional power monopolies; reducing the ability for voters to actually select their representatives (the elected officials choose their voters = gerrymandering) in free and fair elections. Many state legislatures have already introduced hundreds of new voter suppression laws aimed at decreasing voter turnout.

As residents of New York State, many of us were shocked to learn that our state voting laws and constitution are an anachronistic embarrassment. Other states had pioneered and proved the value and reliability and security of 100% mail-in voting, many days of early voting and no-excuse absentee ballots. In 2019 New Yorkers had our first early voting opportunities in a local election year with sparse turnout.

Only a few months later, COVID lockdowns and quarantines changed everything. Governor Cuomo issued a state of emergency allowing him to issue many executive orders, some of which liberalized our election laws and processes. However, these need to be enacted as state law in order to be made permanent.

The Senate met in January to pass a package of absentee voting reforms and two constitutional amendments related to voting: Speeding Up the Absentee Ballot Counting Process: This bill, S.1027, sponsored

by Deputy Majority Leader Senator Michael Gianaris, amends various provisions of the Election Law in order to allow for expedited review and canvassing of absentee ballots without compromising the integrity of elections.

Preventing Disenfranchisement of Absentee Voters: This bill, S.253, sponsored

by Senate Elections Committee Chair, Senator Zellnor Myrie, prohibits voiding absentee ballots on technicalities where intent of voters is clear and the law has been substantially complied with, including where there are

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HELPING YOU NAVIGATE TO OPTIMAL HEALTH

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Fortunately, most diseases are based primarily on epigenetics, which are environmental influences, and not on genetics. Epigenetics literally means above or around the gene. In epigenetics, lifestyle choices impact gene expression. Just because your first degree relatives may have had a disease, you are not predestined to follow suit.

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MEDICAL COMPASS

Fall risk: A good defense is the best offense Fear of falling can lead to greater risk

Earlier in life, falls usually do not result in significant consequences. However, once we reach middle age, falls become more substantial. Even without icy steps and walkways, falls can be a serious concern for older patients, where consequences can be devastating.

They can include brain injuries, hip fractures, a decrease in functional ability and a decline in physical and

By David social activities Dunaief, M.D. (1). Ultimately, a fall can lead to loss of independence (2).

Contributors to fall risk

Many factors contribute to fall risk. A personal history of falling in the recent past is the most prevalent. But there are many other significant factors, such as age and medication use. Some medications, like antihypertensive medications used to treat high blood pressure and psychotropic medications used to treat anxiety, depression and insomnia, are of particular concern.

Chronic diseases can also contribute.

Circumstances that predispose us to falls also involve weakness in upper and lower body strength, decreased vision, hearing disorders and psychological issues, such as anxiety and depression (3).

Simple fall prevention tips

Of the utmost importance is exercise. But what do we mean by “exercise”? Exercises involving balance, strength, movement, flexibility and endurance all play significant roles in fall prevention (4).

Many of us in the Northeast are also low in vitamin D, which may strengthen muscle and bone. This is an easy fix with supplementation. Footwear also needs to be addressed. Nonslip shoes are crucial indoors, and outside in winter, footwear that prevents sliding on ice is a must. Inexpensive changes in the home, like securing area rugs, can also make a big difference.

Medication side-effects

There are a number of medications that may heighten fall risk. As I mentioned,

What types of exercise?

Yoga can improve balance and strength, which are risk factors for falls. METRO photo

psychotropic drugs top the list. But what other drugs might have an impact?

High blood pressure medications have been investigated. A propensity-matched sample study (a notch below a randomized control trial in terms of quality) showed an increase in fall risk in those who were taking high blood pressure medication (5).

Those on moderate doses of blood pressure medication had the greatest risk of serious injuries from falls, a 40 percent increase.

While blood pressure medications may contribute to fall risk, they have significant benefits in reducing the risks of cardiovascular disease and events. Thus, we need to weigh the risk-benefit ratio in older patients before considering stopping a medication. When it comes to treating high blood pressure, lifestyle modifications may also play a significant role in treating this disease (6).

How exercise helps

All exercise has value. A meta-analysis of a group of 17 trials showed that exercise significantly reduced the risk of a fall (7). If the categories are broken down, exercise led to a 37 percent reduction in falls that resulted in injury and a 30 percent reduction in those falls requiring medical attention. Even more impressive was a 61 percent reduction in fracture risk.

Remember, the lower the fracture risk, the more likely you are to remain physically independent. Thus, the author summarized that exercise not only helps to prevent falls but also fall injuries.

Unfortunately, those who have fallen before, even without injury, often develop a fear that causes them to limit their activities. This leads to a dangerous cycle of reduced balance and increased gait disorders, ultimately resulting in an increased risk of falling (8).

Tai chi, yoga and aquatic exercise have been shown to have benefits in preventing falls and injuries from falls.

A randomized controlled trial showed that those who did an aquatic exercise program had a significant improvement in the risk of falls (9). The aim of the aquatic exercise was to improve balance, strength and mobility. Results showed a reduction in the number of falls from a mean of 2.00 to a fraction of this level — a mean of 0.29. There was also a 44 percent decline in the number of exercising patients who fell during the six-month trial, with no change in the control group.

If you don’t have a pool available, Tai Chi, which requires no equipment, was also shown to reduce both fall risk and fear of falling in older adults in a randomized control trial of 60 male and female participants (10).

Another pilot study used modified chair yoga classes with a small assisted living population (11). Participants were those over 65 who had experienced a recent fall and had a resulting fear of falling. While the intention was to assess exercise safety, researchers found that participants had less reliance on assistive devices and three of the 16 participants were able to eliminate their use of mobility assistance devices.

Thus, our best line of defense against fall risk is prevention. Does this mean stopping medications? Not necessarily.

But for those 65 and older, or for those who have arthritis and are at least 45 years old, it may mean reviewing your medication list with your doctor. Before considering changing your blood pressure medications, review the risk-to-benefit ratio with your physician.

References:

(1) MMWR. 2014; 63(17):379-383. (2) J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 1998;53(2):M112.

(3) JAMA. 1995;273(17):1348. (4) Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;9:CD007146. (5) JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Apr;174(4):588-595.

(6) JAMA Intern Med. 2014;174(4):577-587.

(7) BMJ. 2013;347:f6234. (8) Age Ageing.

1997 May;26(3):189-193. (9) Menopause.

2013;20(10):1012-1019. (10) Mater Sociomed.

2018 Mar; 30(1): 38–42. (11) Int J Yoga. 2012 Jul-Dec; 5(2): 146–150.

Dr. David Dunaief is a speaker, author and local lifestyle medicine physician focusing on the integration of medicine, nutrition, fitness and stress management.

For further information, visit www. medicalcompassmd.com.

NEWS AROUND TOWN

Scavenger hunt winner announced

Thanks to all who participated in our Valentine’s Day scavenger hunt in the issue of Feb. 11.

Congratulations to David Krawec of Miller Place for being t h e first to find Cupid’s silhouette on page B24. He wins a $50 gift certificate to participating shops and restaurants at the Stony Brook Village Center, courtesy of The Ward Melville Heritage Organization.

Mr. Krawec has subscribed to TBR News Media for 30 years and we thank him for supporting community newspapers!

SBU Coronavirus Hotline

For people who have questions about symptoms, testing, vaccines and more, Stony Brook Medicine has set up the following coronavirus hotline number at 631-638-1320. Staffed by registered nurses, the hotline is available daily from 8 am to 4:30 pm. Callers will be evaluated and directed to the appropriate healthcare setting for assistance, as needed.

Nissequogue walking tour

Save the date! Take part in a walking tour of Nissequogue River State Park, 799 Saint Johnland Road, Kings Park on Sunday, Feb. 28 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Join your tour guide for a program titled Downtown History and learn all about the historic past, present, and future of this fascinating park. Masks are mandatory. $4 cash per person. Advance registration is required by calling 631-581-1072.

Medicine Collection Day

The Northport Police Department and the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office will collect unused or expired prescription and over-the-counter medications at the Northport-East Northport Public Libraries,151 Laurel Ave., Northport (in pill form only) and 185 Larkfield Road, East Northport (items in pill form as well as hypodermic needles and liquids) on Tuesday, Feb. 23 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. No questions will be asked and no personal information is required. Call 261-6930.

Winter Farmers Market

New hours! The Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove holds a Farmers Market every Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (weather permitting) in the parking lot along Middle Country Road just east of the Bahama Breeze Restaurant, rain or shine, year round. Featuring pickles, hot cider, donuts, ravioli, vegetables and more! Masks are mandatory. Questions?

Call Nick at 516-444-1280.

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BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS automotive

BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS What is your business?

Michael Annino, owner and operator of Chariot Collision Center located at 91 Gnarled Hollow Rd., Setauket. In business since 1994.

What do your customers like about your business?

We are a family owned business. As owner, I work directly with all our customers from the start of the job to its completion. We are honest and our prices are very competitive.

What do you enjoy most about your industry?

I love cars, I am 3rd generation in the business. I love keeping up with the changing technology in today’s auto body industry.

What future plans do you have for your business?

We are expanding and investing in today’s high-tech equipment.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?

Go boating, golfing, and spend time with my family.

What do you love about this community?

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Who gets the money in my mother’s IRA?

THEME: U.S. Presidents

Find out by reading my monthly column,

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Answers to last week's puzzle:

Valentine's Day

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YOUR TURN

MAKING DREAMS HAPPEN Meet working actress, Jo Ann Havrilla 'There’s a broken heart for every light on Broadway' is an adage that holds much credence.

BY BARBARA ANNE KIRSHNER

D

reams do come true. How terribly worthless and dull life would be if we didn’t aspire for something even though we might be surrounded by those voices of “reason” warning us to be practical. But sometimes that dream plays out in ways we never would have imagined.

Take acting for instance. What does it mean to be an “actress”? Is it someone walking the red carpet, cameras flashing, posing in a sequined Versace gown and dripping in Harry Winston diamonds? Is it making major motion pictures or bowing on a lavish Broadway stage to enthusiastic applause or being featured on a longrunning television series?

There’s Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, and Viola Davis living the dream; all household names commanding oodles of money acquired from the wheelings and dealings of big-time agents securing Academy Awardworthy roles for them. But not all actresses luck out with this iconic recognition. In fact, most don’t “make it.”

“There’s a broken heart for every light on Broadway” is an adage that holds much credence. Many come to the Great White Way in search of a life in the theater, but few receive the recognition that Lin-Manuel Miranda with his Hamilton has enjoyed.

There are some actors who aren’t household names, yet they manage to earn a living wage doing what they love.

Meet 70-year-old working actress, Jo Ann Havrilla, who grew up in Jericho.

She pursued the dream refusing to give up. That persistence paid off with some major motion pictures, television, stage and commercials. What makes Havrilla stand out as a formidable presence is her greater than life upbeat nature, energetic persona and timing equal to that of Carol Burnett.

Hers is a life of perseverance. At 23 years of age, she moved from her family’s Jericho home to a studio apartment in Manhattan where she resides to this day with her husband, Brad Firminger.

She earned her equity card while in her early twenties and doors opened for professional stage work.

Havrilla’s ability to play characters of all ages, especially those much older than her years, landed her the role at age 38 of Prudence Pingleton, the overprotective mother of Tracy Turnblad’s friend, Penny,

Long Island native Jo Ann Havrilla has made appearances in Hairspray, Driving Miss Daisy, All My Children, One Life to Live and more.

in John Waters' 1988 cult classic film Hairspray.

In 1989, Havrilla appeared as Boolie Werthan’s loyal secretary, Miss McClatchey, in another classic film, Driving Miss Daisy, this time with the legends, Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy. That same year she was in the Tom Selleck, James Farentino film, Her Alibi.

A role on the 1989-1990 television series True Blue followed the films. Other television credits include All My Children, One Life to Live and the Michael J. Fox series, Spin City.

In 2004 Havrilla was featured in the comedic role of diner waitress Maxine in the short film Sara Goes to Lunch which received recognition at the 2005 Fargo Film Festival.

In 2010, Havrilla landed a role on Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report opposite Stephen Colbert performing in a satirical skit titled “Stephen Wins the Olympics.”

Havrilla played Colbert’s coach, Svetlana Oranskaya, strong as nails with a thick Russian accent. Her hysterical performance made the scene so successful that she was invited back during the 2014 Olympics to recreate Oranskaya. Hopefully, Colbert will resurrect Oranskaya during this coming summer’s Olympics.

In 2018 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences celebrated the 30th

anniversary of the making of Hairspray by reuniting Havrilla and the cast with their director, John Waters, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles.

Much commercial work and personal speaking appearances keep her busy to date. Havrilla centers her talks on her lengthy career and what it was like working with some of the most prominent personalities in show business. She enjoys retelling how John Waters worked with a mere budget of 2 million dollars, making it imperative for the actors to nail the scenes on the first take.

Havrilla knows she has been lucky though her name may not trip off your tongue. But look through magazines or newspapers and you just might see her inviting grin or watch the original 1988 Hairspray, Driving Miss Daisy or Her Alibi and see her doing what she loves best — being a working actress.

Her advice is don’t ever give up. Your dream may not materialize quite as you envision, but persistence pays off. Doors will open and opportunities will unfold.

Believe in yourself and you can make dreams happen.

Postscript: Havrilla’s inspirational message of ‘never giving up’ happened in a dramatic way on January 26, 2021, when 48-year-old country singer/songwriter, Thad Cockrell debuted on The Tonight Show, getting a chance of a lifetime to perform his original song “Swingin” remotely with the Tonight Show band, The Roots.

This story is as fantastic as it gets. Jimmy Fallon heard Cockrell’s anthem song while he was in the local hardware store. The lyrics, with the motivating chorus “If I'm gonna go down, I wanna go down swinging," so impressed Fallon that he invited Cockrell, who had been a struggling artist for decades, to perform his song on The Tonight Show. Cockrell’s album, If In Case You Feel the Same, released in 2020, hit number three on iTunes, shooting him to instant success.

Miller Place resident Barbara Anne Kirshner is a freelance journalist, playwright and author of “Madison Weatherbee —The Different Dachshund.”

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you are feeling ambitious this week, so it might be time to try a new hobby or other interest. Write down your goals and see if any align with potential hobbies.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, some nice surprises are likely to come your way, especially in your private life. Enjoy every moment as it unfolds and express your appreciation when applicable.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you are likely to upstage everyone else this week because people simply cannot get enough of your magnetic personality. If you grow weary of the limelight, take a break.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, clear your social schedule in favor of some quiet time at home. Such a respite can provide a great opportunity to reflect and make a new plan.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you have a goal to meet someone new and there’s a good chance you will discover that person in the days to come. Accept the possibility that hopes and dreams can come true.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, friends often end up filling familial roles.

Even though a person may not be related by blood, certain friends can be relied upon through thick and thin.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Even though the holidays are over you may still want to continue the celebration, Libra. Find a way to socialize with friends or family in a responsible manner.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you may be finished with the business that made last month hectic. Now you are ready to start a new chapter. A calm period is ahead.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, a potentially lucrative opportunity may present itself in the days to come. Consider all of your options and give equal though to all of them.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, even if you don’t say much, there is a lot of chatter going on in your head. Take some time to find a quiet place and meditate for a while.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Sometimes you just have to take a risk without vetting all of the possible outcomes, Aquarius. If it feels like it’s a good time to make a change, embrace the opportunity.

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A Sense of Place at Mills Pond Gallery reflects local artists' unique connections to our Island

BY TARA MAE

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rt is an expression of personal inspiration, and the Smithtown Township Art Council’s latest exhibit at the Mills Pond Gallery, A Sense of Place, examines how Long Island acts as a muse to local artists. The show opens Feb. 20.

The beautiful exhibit fills four gallery rooms and the center hall gallery on the first floor of the historic 1838 Greek Revival mansion in St. James. A mixed media display, it includes book art, sculptures, acrylic, oil, and watercolor paintings. With 62 works by 48 artists from 32 communities across Long Island, the exhibit is a cross-section of local culture and influences, capturing scenes of nature and community.

“Long Islanders will see art about Long Island … places they see daily or places of their memories. We think the exhibit will help people reconnect with this place where they make and live their lives and hopefully inspire them toward ongoing care and interpretation of these places,” said Executive Director Allison Cruz.

Increasing awareness about the environment was a goal for both Cruz and a number of the artists. Galvanized by the natural world and forged by remembrance, the art encompasses genres including realistic landscape vistas and abstract or surrealist renderings. How nature and memory intertwine is a recurring theme of the show, expressed through individual perspectives.

“People will see beautiful forms of art and how artists felt in that time and that space and maybe it will get them to appreciate those places. Maybe this will make them want to venture out. It’s the little places that have been preserved ... and the county parks, little gems that need more appreciation. The more that they are highlighted in exhibits, the more

Exhibiting artists: Marsha Abrams (Stony Brook), Lucia Alberti (Smithtown), Tina Anthony (Northport), Shain Bard (Huntington Station), Ron Becker (Deer Park), Joyce Bressler (Commack), Jean Marie Bucich (River Vale NJ), Carol Ceraso (Hauppauge), Rocco Citeno (Sayville), Donna Corvi

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people will get to see them” said artist Loretta Oberheim, of Ronkonkoma.

Her abstract expressionist piece, Walks Through Avalon (see cover of Arts & Lifestyles), is a sculpture mounted on canvas and made of alcohol inks on yupo paper. It is Oberheim’s homage to Avalon Nature Preserve in Stony Brook, which she cites as one of her “happy places.”

The exhibit explores the myriad ways Long Island informs artistic development and depiction.

“I'm always on the lookout for an interesting or beautiful scene and feel fortunate to live in an area with such picturesque beaches, farms and woodlands,” said artist Robert Roehrig of East Setauket. His two landscape oil paintings, Facing the Sun and Winter Scene, Frank Melville Park, are tributes to local vistas: Cupsogue Beach County Park in Westhampton Beach and Frank Melville Memorial Park in Setauket, respectively.

More than just imagery, the show incorporates the artists’ descriptions of their art and what inspired them, details that add insight into the impact of the installation, according to Cruz. “Artists couldn’t just submit the art; they also had to explain the connection they have to Long Island. [I asked them to] tell me what gives you a connection to this island that we live on,” she explained.

It is the second exhibit for which Cruz utilized this process. She previously included written testimonials of the artists’ motivations for the Celebrating Creativity exhibit back in November and was encouraged to do it for this installation after the positive response from visitors.

During the era of COVID-19, the gallery has striven to remain a respite for individuals seeking an escape into artistic beauty. The effort is a continuation of the gallery’s ongoing commitment to engaging the public and providing an escape from the doldrums and despair of the pandemic for both the artists and audience.

Nesconset artist Catherine Rezin's piece, a watercolor and gouache painting, Along Great River, is a rendering of a photograph her husband took of the bank of the Connetquot River at Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great River.

“From the perspective of an artist, it is important to be seen, to allow other artists to see my work and to be inspired by their work.

For the rest of the public, it is important to be (Montauk), Gráinne de Buitléar (Belle Terre), Lou Deutsch (Stony Brook), Michael Drakopoulos (Port Jefferson), Karin Dutra (Port Jefferson), Paul Jay Edelson (Poquott), Ellen Ferrigno (Port Jefferson), Dorothy Fortuna (Smithtown), Donna Gabusi (Smithtown), Jan Guarino (East Northport), Margaret Henning (Sayville), Libby Coker Hintz (Blue Point), Irene Ruddock (Stony Brook), James Kelson (Stony Brook), Lynn

Top, Along Great River by Catherine Rezin; above, Winter Scene, Frank Melville Park by Robert Roehrig Images courtesy of STAC

able to go somewhere and retreat from reality, to connect with nature through art and to connect with Long Island through art," said Rezin.

The Mills Pond Gallery, located at 660 Route 25A, St. James, will present A Sense of Place from Feb. 20 to March 20. The

Kinsella (Brookhaven), John Koch (Port Jefferson Sta.), Lee Ann Lindgren (Breezy Point), Olivia Mathon (Smithtown), Eileen P. McGann (Island Park), Carissa Millett (Setauket), Hillary Serota Needle (Dix Hills), Loretta Oberheim (Ronkonkoma), Eileen W. Palmer (St. James), Catherine Rezin (Nesconset), Robert Roehrig (East Setauket), Lori Scarlatos (Saint James), Gia Schifano (New Hyde Park), Anita

gallery is open Wednesdays to Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Mask wearing is mandatory and social distancing protocols are strictly observed.

For more information, call 631-862-6575 or visit www.millspondgallery.org.

Schnirman (Kings Park), Faith Skelos (Smithtown), Paul Speh (Ronkonkoma), Mike Stanko (Valley Stream), Madeline Stare (Smithtown), Barbara Stein (Port Washington), Nicholas Valentino (North Babylon), M. Ellen Winter (Northport), Mary Jane van Zeijts (Stony Brook), Mary Waka (Ronkonkoma), Patty Yantz (Setauket) and Theodora Zavala (East Meadow)

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MOVIE REVIEW

Gabriel Afolayan in the role of Kossi the Bear in a scene from the film. Photo from FilmOne Gary Meyer

Cold Spring Harbor School District music teacher featured on Super Bowl commercial

While most of us were concentrating on touchdown scores on Super Bowl Sunday, Cold Spring Harbor Central School District's Lloyd Harbor Elementary School music teacher, Mr. Gary Meyer, was concentrating on his “musical score” instead! Although you did not see him during the Sesame Street "The Neighborhood" DoorDash Big Game commercial featured during the Super Bowl, Mr. Meyer’s clarinet could be heard along with Big Bird and the crew.

“I recorded the music from my office using a microphone and Pro Tools program. The music was then sent to the editor who mixed the music and then combined it with the video. As you can see from the YouTube video it involved Sesame Street characters and Daveed Diggs from Hamilton on vocals,” said Meyer. " A former Lloyd Harbor student of mine, Bill Sherman, is the Music Director for Sesame Street and he called me for the gig. I have recorded woodwinds for Sesame Street TV the last ten seasons … so, my former student is now my boss! It was very exciting to have my work featured during the Super Bowl!”

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A true sense of humanity revealed in Coming from Insanity REVIEWED BY JEFFREY SANZEL

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eleased in 2019 and now available on Amazon Prime, Coming from Insanity is the true story of Kossi the Bear, the notorious currency counterfeiter.

The film was much anticipated and is considered a major addition to the Nollywood film world. (The controversial term “Nollywood” was coined in the early 2000s, traced to several possible New York Times’ origins. While there are several meanings, it most specifically refers to the film-making activity in Lagos, Nigeria.)

In 1995, Kossi, age twelve, was trafficked from Togo to Lagos, a common fate for thousands of children. The majority of these victims became servants, with approximately one percent involved in criminal activity. Sold into domestic slavery by his parents, Kossi serves as a house boy for the Martins, whose treatment ranges from disinterestedly kind to emotionally brutal. The film quickly jumps fifteen years to his ejection from the house. The family gives him severance and a plane ticket back to Togo, where he knows no one and has no connections.

Instead of returning to his birthplace, he embarks on a career as a counterfeiter. His obsession with making money leads him to the actual concept of “making money.”

He masters the ability to create almost undetectably realistic American one

hundred dollar bills. He sets up shop in a well-appointed apartment with three ragtag assistants and begins to produce huge quantities of the faux cash. At the same time, they begin living the high life, with drinking and clubs and partying of all sorts.

Eventually, they run afoul of both Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and a dangerous and violent band of illegal moneychangers.

After the extended exposition, the simple plot kicks into high gear. The characters are fairly broad sketches, with the most depth reserved for Gabriel Afolayan’s Kossi, whose focus and genius contrast with immaturity and an almost painful innocence.

Watching him try to find the right paper for printing the false bills is one of the stronger stretches in the film’s earlier parts. “Practice makes good,” he states. “Obsession makes perfect.” And yet, his limited life experience leads him into cavalier and, ultimately, deadly choices. His passion for Sonia, whom he calls Mama Bear, is more high school crush than an adult connection.

Most of the actors have been given one tonal quality, but they make the most of this. Udoka Oyeka’s Detective Toye is described as being brilliant but having a personal life on-therocks. The latter is only revealed through him occasionally drinking from a hip flask; it is more indicating than inherent. But he has an ease and

clarity that reads strongly in his drive to bring down the counterfeiters.

Adeolu Adefarasin is gentle and wise as an older house boy who comes along and is often the voice of logic and wisdom. Entering later in the film, Bolanle Ninalowo brings depth to the bouncer-turnedbodyguard Rocky. Sharon Ooja, as Sonia, the object of Kossi’s affection, manages to balance the mercenary with the kind. Odunlade Adekola has a brief but memorable scene as a loquaciously aggressive cab driver.

As a whole, the cast does its best, but the film leans towards plot rather than character-centric.

Writer-editor Akinyemi Sebastian Akinropo makes his directorial debut with this feel which feels like a sketch for a more complicated and deeper exploration of the topic in some ways.

While it has the feeling of a lowbudget film and multiple plot holes must be overlooked, Akinropo has created an intriguing and entertaining crime thriller; he tells the story with sympathy and humor and a true sense of humanity. The gritty reality juxtaposed with some surprising and almost eccentric touches raise the film above the average.

Coming from Insanity is a fascinating story told unevenly but with honesty and just enough originality to keep the viewer engaged. The film is rated PG-13.

COOKING COVE

WINTER SMOOTHIES:

Soups that soothe the soul

BY BARBARA BELTRAMI

Chunky and hearty winter soups are fine, but there’s something special about a savory, smooth soup, sipped from a mug. Only as far away as a food processor, blender or kitchen wand, almost any soup can become a satiny pickme-up to chase away the synergism of winter and pandemic blahs and warm your tummy while you work at home, watch TV or wallow in another best seller novel with a predictable plot. Three of my favorites are Bloody Mary Soup (yes, including the vodka!); Vermont Cheddar, Potato and Dill Soup; and Curried Cream of Carrot Soup.

Bloody Mary Soup

YIELD: Makes 6 servings INGREDIENTS: • 1/2 stick unsalted butter • 4 celery ribs, minced • 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded and minced • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced • 2 cups canned tomatoes, with juice • 3 1/2 cups tomato juice

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• Freshly grated zest of one lemon • 1/4 cup prepared horseradish • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste • 1 cup unflavored vodka at room temperature • Juice of 2 lemons • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce • Scallions and lemon slices for garnish (optional)

4 medium) • 1 cup chopped fresh dill • Salt and white pepper to taste • 2 1/2 cups grated sharp Vermont cheddar cheese • Chopped dill for garnish

DIRECTIONS:

In a large pot melt butter; add onions and carrots, cover and cook over low heat until soft, about 20 to 30 minutes. Add parsley, broth and potatoes. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover again and simmer until potatoes are very soft, about 20 to 30 minutes. Add dill; remove pot from heat and let sit covered for 10 minutes.

Pour soup through strainer and reserve liquid; transfer solids to bowl of electric food processor or blender. Add one cup of reserved liquid and process until very smooth; return pureed solids to pot over low heat, and stirring with wire whisk, return 3 to 4 cups liquid to pot until soup reaches desired consistency.

Add salt and pepper, and with wooden spoon, gradually stir in grated cheese. Garnish with chopped dill and serve hot with pumpernickel croutons.

In a large saucepan, heat butter over low heat; add celery, red bell pepper and jalapeño pepper. Cover pot and cook veggies over low heat until very soft, about 20 to 30 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, tomato juice, lemon zest, horseradish, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat 5 minutes. Puree soup in electric food processor, blender or with wand until very smooth, return to pot and stir in vodka, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce; heat until hot but not boiling. Garnish with sliced scallions and lemon slices, if using. Serve with cheddar flavored crackers.

Vermont Cheddar, Potato and Dill Soup

YIELD: Makes 6 servings INGREDIENTS: • 1/2 stick unsalted butter • 2 cups finely chopped onions • 2 cups peeled and finely chopped carrots • 1/2 cup chopped flat leaf parsley • 5 cups chicken broth • 3 to 4 cups chopped peeled potatoes (about

DIRECTIONS:

Curried Cream of Carrot Soup

YIELD: Makes 6 to 8 servings INGREDIENTS: • 3 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 1/2 pounds carrots, sliced into 1” rounds • 1 large onion, chopped • 1 generous tablespoon unsalted butter • 4 garlic cloves, chopped • 2 generous tablespoons curry powder • 3 cups chicken stock • 1 cup milk • 1/2 cup cream • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste • Plain yogurt for garnish DIRECTIONS:

In large saucepan or pot, over medium heat warm oil to shimmering point; add carrots and onion and sauté, stirring frequently, until onions start to brown, about 7 minutes. Reduce heat to low, add butter, garlic and curry and continue to sauté until they release their fragrance, about 45 seconds. Add stock, stir and bring to simmer over medium-high heat; continue to simmer until carrots are very tender, about 10 to 12 minutes.

Remove from heat and let sit for 15 minutes, then puree in electric food processor or blender until very smooth (this will have to be done in at least two batches.) Return soup to pot and stir in enough milk and cream to achieve a thick but liquid consistency. Over medium-low heat bring to a gentle simmer until hot. Top with a dollop of yogurt and serve with peanuts or garlic croutons.

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We are limiting the amount of people inside the store at one time. During a busy time you may be asked to wait for someone to come out before going inside. We are not allowing walk up service at the deli counter, we are instead asking you to call your order in allowing up to one hour in advance. The order will be waiting for you when you arrive, this way there are no lines forming for deli service. We also still slice our deli express line fresh every day, allowing for quick grab and go service. We are requiring face masks while inside the store to keep our customers and employees safe.

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Times ... and dates

Thursday 18

Whaling Museum Virtual Chat

In honor of Black History Month, join the Whaling Museum of Cold Spring Harbor for a virtual chat titled Gone Whaling: Long Island Seamen of Color with historian Sandi Brewster-Walker at 6 p.m. Brewster-Walker will explore the unique traditions of Long Island whalers of color. Free to join. $10 suggested donation appreciated. To register, visit cshwhalingmuseum.org. to join. $10 suggested donation appreciated.

Feb. 18 to Feb. 25, 2021

Off-Stage/On-Line presentation

Theatre Three in Port Jefferson continues its Off-Stage/On-Line series of short plays at 7 p.m. with “Dis/Connected” by Susan BrownPeitz and starring Marci Bing and Maryellen Molfetta. The series is directed by Theatre Three’s Artistic Director Jeffrey Sanzel with technical production by Tim Haggerty and Eric J. Hughes. Free. Visit www.theatrethree.com.

Monday 22

Write America series

Join Book Revue in Huntington for the fourth episode of Write America virtually via CrowdCast at 7 p.m. featuring New Yorker writer and humorist Patricia Marx and Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of Doonsebury Garry Trudeau as they read and discuss their works and about how books and art might bridge the deep divisions in our nation. This event is free to attend. Register at www.bookrevue.com.

Call 271-1442 for further details.

Stony Brook Film Series

Stony Brook University’s Staller Center for the Arts continues its Spring 2021 Film Series tonight with a virtual screening of “Asia” at 7 p.m. In Hebrew with subtitles. The series continues every Thursday through May 2 and will feature 10 new premieres and three bonus films from previous Stony Brook Film Festival events. Tickets are $6 per film or a $50 film pass for all. Visit www.stonybrookfilmfestival.com.

Atelier lecture

Open mic night

Hardluck Cafe Concert

TVHS lecture

Attention songwriters! Join Comsewogue Public Library in Port Jefferson Station for a virtual Open Mic Night for original music hosted by singer/songwriter Toby Tobias at 6:30 p.m. All skill levels welcome. Free and open to all. Visit www.cplib.org/a-online-programming/ to participate. Questions? Call 928-1212.

Artist Christian White of the Atelier at Flowerfield in St. James continues his online lectures with Nuts and Bolts of Color: Practical help on employing modern and traditional knowledge of color in painting address color as a practical matter in painting, at 7 p.m. Free.

Register at www.theatelieratflowerfield.org.

Eric Schwartz, Shanna in a Dress share their humorous songs and banter in concert as part of the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s Monthly Hard Luck Café Series from 8 to 9:30 p.m. via the FMSH YouTube channel. Free.

Find out more at www.fmsh.org.

Gregorian Chant/Music of Taizé

All Souls Church, 61 Main Street, Stony Brook has added Gregorian Chant/Music of Taizé to its monthly programs, providing a time for quiet meditation to clear the mind and rest the soul. The historic chapel will be lit with candles and alive with the mystical sounds of Gregorian chant and Songs of Taizé. This is a a unique opportunity for reflection and/or silent prayer for people of all faiths (or no faith) searching for a spiritual connection in their lives. Free. Next event will be tonight from 8 to 9 p.m. Call 516-607-9111.

Friday 19

No events listed for this day.

Saturday 20

Huntington Farmers Market

The Huntington Winter Farmers Market runs every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through March 27, 2021 at the John J. Flanagan Center, 423 Park Ave., Huntington (behind the Cinema Arts Centre). Shop for local gourmet foods and beverages, sweet and healthy treats, organic bath and body products, in an “all under one roof” Farmer’s Market setup. Live music. Masks are mandatory. Call 944-2661 for more info.

FOR THERE IS ALWAYS LIGHT

In honor of Black History Month the Cinema Arts Centre will present a virtual event, Power of Poetry: A Reflection on Amanda Gorman’s poem The Hill We Climb, on Feb. 25. Photo from CAC

Winter Bird Walk

Join the staff at Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, 581 W. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown for a Winter Bird Walk from 9:30 to 11 a.m.

There are plenty of birds around the park this time of year. Take a quiet walk through the trails listening for them. Dress for the weather. Masks are mandatory. $4 cash per person. Advance registration is required by calling 265-1054.

Virtual Artist Encounter

Gallery North’s Virtual Artist Encounter series continues with insight from artist Peter Galasso at 4 p.m. Galasso will join participants from his studio via Zoom to discuss his work and his process as an artist. Free. To register, visit www.gallerynorth.org. For more information, call 751-2676.

Sunday 21

Port Jefferson Farmers Market

The Port Jefferson Farmers Market heads indoors to the Port Jefferson Village Center,

101 E. Broadway, Port Jefferson every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through April 25. Social distancing and masks required. Call 802-2160.

Sunken Meadow Sunset Stroll

Sunken Meadow State Park, Route 25A and Sunken Meadow Parkway, Kings Park hosts a Sunset Stroll from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Bring your camera to capture the beauty of the sunset as you stroll along the Long Island Sound on the sandy beach of Sunken Meadow. Masks are mandatory. $4 cash per person. Advance registration is required by calling 581-1072.

Sunday Street concert

In February, 2019, Joe Jencks and Rod MacDonald played a memorable concert for the Sunday Street Series in the Gillespie Room at The Long Island Museum in Stony Brook. Now the duo is back for a virtual concert tonight at 7 p.m. This is a free event but viewer donations to the artists will be gratefully accepted. Visit www.facebook.com/LIMuseum to attend. * All numbers are in (631) area code unless otherwise noted.

The Three Village Historical Society presents February’s lecture, William Sidney Mount: His Life and His Work, with art historian Louise Cella Caruso via Zoom at 7 p.m. The genre painter was labeled by his critics as “absolutely American.”Mount grounded his work on subtle variations of countryfolk, rural activities, social arrangements and the body politic of the 19th century and was the only artist of the 1830’s to take issue with the discrepancies in the democracy – he put politics into the public arena with deceptively innocent pictorial language. $5 suggested donation/ free for members. Register at www.tvhs.org/lecture-series.

Virtual Movie Trivia Night

Do you know a lot about movies? Well here’s your chance to prove it! Join the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington for a virtual Movie Trivia Night at 8 p.m. Hosted by Dan French, the winning team will get up to four CAC Gift Cards (1 per team member) and bragging rights. Tickets are $10 per team, $7 members.

Visit www.cinemaartscentre.org to register.

Questions? Email Danlovestrivia@gmail.com.

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BOOK REVIEW

Philip F. Palmedo connects art and science in latest book

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Reviewed by Elizabeth Kahn Kaplan

t. James resident Philip Palmedo’s latest book, Deep Affinities: Art and Science, skillfully develops the premise that close observation and representation of the natural world, driven by “careful curiosity,” was the starting point of both art and science in the far distant past, and that their deep relationship — affinity — continues to the present.

A fascinating early chapter includes a reference to a work of sculpture dating from at least 50,000 BP (Before the Present), before Homo sapiens came to Europe. “A small stone that resembled a bird was collected by a Neanderthal and then modified to be more realistic. A hole was drilled for the eye, and the shape of the beak and tail was smoothed.”

Palmedo offers evidence that this object and other stone carvings, as well as cave drawings created by our earliest ancestors, indicate that the origins of science and the starting point of art began with careful curiosity leading to observation of the natural world — the same influences that inspire the work of scientists and artists today.

As far back as 600,000 BP an aesthetic sensibility and a scientific instinct appeared in an ironstone hand ax found in South Africa; the early human who shaped it was concerned with form as well as function — with symmetry and balance, fundamental to both art and science.

Palmedo expands upon symmetry and balance as essential qualities in nature and in art. He calls attention to nature’s fractals — similar patterns that recur at progressively smaller scales. An example in nature is the branch of a fern with same-shaped pairs of leaves becoming progressively smaller as they progress up the stem. An example in art is a Japanese woodblock print known as The Great Wave, in which the artist, Katsushika Hokosai, incorporated the concept of fractals, painting smaller yet otherwise identical waves with identical yet smaller and smaller boats upon them. “Fractal patterns are broadly appealing” in their balance and symmetry.

The mathematically defined geometric shapes of Pablo Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907) abound in nature as well as art. A cutaway of a nautilus shell reveals a logarithmic spiral; Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty (1970) in Utah echoes the Whirlpool Galaxy in outer space.

The commonality of the circle in science and its aesthetic significance is spotlighted in the book’s cover art: a split image of

the 13th century circular window in the north transept of Notre Dame de Paris is juxtaposed with a split image of the 21st century circular particle detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), near Geneva — the largest, most costly machine in the world, the most powerful particle accelerator, consisting of a 27-kilometre ring of superconducting magnets with a number of accelerating structures to boost the energy of the particles along the way.

Above, the cover of the book depicts split images of a 13th century window at Notre Dame de Paris, and the Compacy Moon Solenoid of the Large Hedron Collider, 2004; left, an Ironstone hand ax, 600,000 BP

Pairing images of the stained-glass window and this powerful machine is a brilliant visible support of Palmedo’s theme. Scientist and mathematician Albert Einstein was developing his breakthrough theory of the relativity of space and time during the same decades that Picasso and Georges Braque were developing their major breakthrough in art — Cubism — while Marcel Duchamp was illustrating movement through space in his Nude Descending A Staircase (1912).

Einstein said, “The greatest scientists are artists as well:” one might well say that “The greatest artists are scientists as well,” and cite only two of many: Leonardo da Vinci’s studies of anatomy, or Johannes Vermeer’s experiments with the camera obscura.

In recent decades, two New York art museums spotlighted works of art linked directly to science. In 2004, The Museum of

Modern Art displayed the world’s largest jetengine fan blade, manufactured by General Electric, “rising from a narrow black base, twisting and expanding into a fan shape while undulating slightly into a lean S-curve.

In its clear abstraction it could have been inspired by Constantin Brancusi, connecting mathematics, efficiency, and art.”

Then, in 2019, The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibit, “Making Marvels: Science and Splendor at the Courts of Europe,” spotlighted, among many other magnificent objects, a rotating mechanical celestial globe of partially gilded silver perched atop a silver horse, created by Gerhard Emmoser for the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II in 1579. Writes Palmedo, “The intersection of art, technology, outpouring of creativity and learning, gave rise to exquisite objects that were at once beautiful works of art and technological wonders.”

Palmedo’s undergraduate studies of Art History and Physics and a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering, followed by a lifetime of professional and personal activism in both

fields, support this current work — a logical progression following the author’s beautifully written and illustrated earlier books.

The Experience of Modern Sculpture: A Guide to Enjoying Works of the Past 100 Years (2015) followed four books about the lives and work of noted contemporary American sculptors — Richard McDermott Miller (1998); Bill Barrett (2003); Joel Perlman (2006) and Lin Emery (2012.) In Deep Affinities: Art and Science, Palmedo has expanded his range, from the contemporary art scene back to the distant past.

Like Palmedo’s previous books, Deep Affinities is printed on thick glossy stock enriched by more than 100 color illustrations.

Palmedo leaps into his subject, proves his thesis with definitive clarity, and expands our thinking about artists and scientists as equal partners in their achievements. It is also, with its carefully chosen and extensive bibliography, a worthy addition to the bookshelves of both.

The book is available at Amazon.com and from the publisher, Abbeville Press.

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Religious D irectory

Byzantine Catholic RESURRECTION BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH

38 Mayflower Avenue, Smithtown NY 11787 631–759–6083 resurrectionsmithtown@gmail.com www.resurrectionsmithtown.org FATHER VLADYSLAV BUDASH, ADMINISTRATOR DEACON ROBERT KNAPP JOSEPH S. DURKO, CANTOR Divine Liturgy: Saturdays 4:45 pm Sunday Liturgy: 10 am For Weekday and Holy Day Schedule: See website or phone for information Sunday School Sundays at 9:15 am ( St. Stephen - Protomartyr) A Catholic Church of the Eastern Rite under the Eparchy of Passaic.

Catholic ST. GERARD MAJELLA ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

300 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station 631–473–2900 • www.stgmajella.org REV. GREGORY RANNAZZISI, PASTOR Each Saturday 3:45pm – 4:45pm Mass: Saturday 5 pm only mass Sunday 8 am, 10 am & 12 pm Weekday Mass: 9 am Confessions: Saturday 3:45-4:45 pm Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9 am - 4:30 pm Thrift Shop: Monday-Thursday 10 am - 4 pm Baptism and Wedding arrangements can be made by calling the Parish Office

INFANT JESUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

110 Myrtle Ave., Port Jefferson, NY 11777 631-473-0165 • Fax 631-331-8094 www.www.infantjesus.org REVEREND PATRICK M. RIEGGER, PASTOR ASSOCIATES: REV. FRANCIS LASRADO & REV. ROLANDO TICLLASUCA To schedule Baptisms and Weddings, Please call the Rectory Confessions: Saturdays 12:30-1:15 pm in the Lower Church Religious Ed.: 631– 928-0447 Parish Outreach: 631–331-6145 Weekly Masses: 6:50 and 9 am in the Church, 12 pm in the Chapel* Weekend Masses: Saturday at 5 pm in the Church, 5:15 pm in the Chapel,* Sunday at 7:30 am, 10:30 am, 12 pm, and 5 pm in the Church and at 8:30 am, 10 am, and 11:30 am (Family Mass) in the Chapel* Spanish Masses: Sunday at 8:45 am and Wednesday at 6 pm in the Church *Held at the Infant Jesus Chapel at St. Charles Hospital

ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 429 Rt. 25A, Setauket, NY 11733 Phone: 631–941–4141 • Fax: 631–751–6607 Parish Office email: parish@stjamessetauket.org www.stjamessetauket.org REV. JAMES-PATRICK MANNION, PASTOR REV. ROBERT SCHECKENBACK, ASSOCIATE PASTOR REV. JOHN FITZGERALD, IN RESIDENCE REV. MIKE S. EZEATU, SBU HOSPITAL CHAPLAIN, IN RESIDENCE

MISSION STATEMENT We, the Catholic community of the Three Village area, formed as the Body of Christ through the waters of Baptism, are a pilgrim community journeying toward the fullness of the Kingdom of God, guided by the Holy Spirit, nourished by the Eucharist and formed by the Gospel. We strive to respond the Jesus’ invitation: to be faithful and fruitful disciples; to be Good Samaritan to (our) neighbor and enemy; stewards of and for God’s creation and living witnesses of Faith, Hope and Charity...so that in Jesus’ name, we may be a welcoming community, respectful of life in all its diversities.

ST. LOUIS DE MONTFORT ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

75 New York Avenue, Sound Beach, N.Y. 11789 Parish Office: 631-744-8566; FAX 631-744-8611 Parish Website: www.stlouisdm.org REV. MSGR. CHRISTOPHER J. HELLER, PASTOR REV. ALPHONSUS IGBOKWE, ASSOCIATE PASTOR REV. MSGR. DONALD HANSON, IN RESIDENCE REV. FRANCIS PIZZARELLI, S.M.M., PARISH ASSISTANT REV. HENRY VAS, PARISH ASSISTANT Office Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs.: 9 am to 5 pm Wednesday: 9 am to 8 pm; Friday: 9 am to 4 pm; Saturday: 9 am to 1 pm; Closed on Sunday Mission Statement: To proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ’s love through our active involvement as a parish family in works of Charity, Faith, Worship, Justice and Mercy. ALL ARE WELCOME! No matter what your present status is in the Catholic Church. No matter your family situation. No matter your practice of faith. No matter your personal history, age or background. YOU are invited, respected and loved at St. Louis de Montfort.

Weekday Masses: Monday through Friday 8:30 am in the Chapel Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil: 5 pm Sunday: 7:30 am; 10:00 am; 12 noon.

Baptisms: Most Sundays at 1:30 pm.

Please contact Parish Office for an appointment.

Reconciliation: Sat.: 4-4:45 pm or by appointment.

Anointing of the Sick: by request.

Holy Matrimony: Contact Parish Office at least six months in advance of desired date.

Religious Education: Contact 631-744-9515 Parish Outreach: Contact 631-209-0325 Our Lady of Wisdom Regional School: Contact 631-473-1211.

Catholic Traditional Latin Mass ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL

Society of Saint Pius X 900 Horseblock Road, Farmingville, NY 11738 631–736–6515 • sspxlongisland.com Sunday Masses at 7 am and 9 am Please consult sspxlongisland.com for updates and current mass times

Congregational MT. SINAI CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

233 North Country Road, Mt. Sinai • 631–473–1582 www.msucc.org • REV. DR. PHILIP HOBSON Take care of yourselves, wash your hands, wear your mask, check on your neighbors.

Grace and Peace, Rev. Phil Online Worship each Sunday at 10 am on our YouTube channel, and accessible anytime thereafter.

Our Island Heart Food Pantry continues to help those in need.

Episcopal ALL SOULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

“Our little historic church on the hill” across from the Stony Brook Duck Pond Visit our website www.allsouls–stonybrook.org or call 631-655-7798 allsoulsepiscopalchurch@verizon.net Sunday Services: 8am Virtual Service 9:30am Service at the Church-Organ Music 8am Tuesday-Morning Prayer Service at the Church This is a small eclectic Episcopal congregation that has a personal touch. We welcome all regardless of where you are on your spiritual journey. Walk with us.

CAROLINE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SETAUKET

REV. COOPER CONWAY, INTERIM PRIEST-IN-CHARGE 1 Dyke Road on the Village Green, Setauket Web site: www.carolinechurch.net email: office@carolinechurch.net • 631–941–4245 Church School Classes now forming; please call the office to register Let God walk with you as part of our familyfriendly community

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

127 Barnum Ave., Port Jefferson • 631–473–0273 email: ccoffice@christchurchportjeff.org www.christchurchportjeff.org Church office hours: Tues. - Fri. 9am - 12pm FATHER ANTHONY DILORENZO: PRIEST–IN–CHARGE Please join us for our 8:00 and 10:00 Sunday Eucharists and our 10:00 Wednesday Eucharist in our chapel.

Please wear masks.

GOD BLESS YOU. Father Anthony DiLorenzo It is the mission of the people of Christ Church to grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ and to make his love known to all through our lives and ministry. We at Christ Church are a joyful, welcoming community. Wherever you are in your journey of life we want to be part of it.

Evangelical THREE VILLAGE CHURCH

To Know Christ and To Make Him Known 322 Main Street, East Setauket www.3vc.org • 631-941–3670 LEAD PASTOR JOSH MOODY Please get connected by visiting www.3VC.org for more information and service times – Your 3VC church family Join Us As We Celebrate 60 Years Of Proclaiming The Good News Of Jesus Christ!

Greek Orthodox CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION

430 Sheep Pasture Rd., Port Jefferson 11777 Tel: 631-473-0894 • Fax: 631-928-5131 www.kimisis.org • goc.assumption@gmail.com REV. ELIAS (LOU) NICHOLAS, PROISTAMENOS Sunday Services: Orthros 8:30 Am - Divine Liturgy 10 Am Services Conducted In Both Greek & English* Books Available To Follow In English* Sunday Catechism School, 10 Am - 11 Am* Greek Language School, Tuesdays 5 Pm - 8 Pm* Bible Study & Adult Catechism Classes Available* Golden Age & Youth Groups

Banquet Hall Available For Rental* For Information Please Call Church Office* Adjustments to services will be made according to CDC and NYState DOH COVID-19 guidelines. Please call Church office for updates.

Jewish VILLAGE CHABAD

Center for Jewish Life & Learning “Judaism With A Smile” 360 Nicolls Road, East Setauket Next To Fire Dept.

631-585–0521 • www.MyVillageChabad.com RABBI CHAIM & RIVKIE GROSSBAUM RABBI MOTTI & CHAYA GROSSBAUM RABBI SHOLOM B. & CHANIE COHEN Membership Free Weekday, Shabbat & Holiday Services Highly Acclaimed Torah Tots Preschool Afternoon Hebrew School Camp Gan Israel • Judaica Publishing Department Lectures And Seminars Living Legacy Holiday Programs Jewish Learning Institute Friendship Circle For Special Needs Children The Cteen Network N’shei Chabad Women’s Club • Cyberspace Library Chabad At Stony Brook University – Rabbi Adam & Esther Stein

NORTH SHORE JEWISH CENTER

385 Old Town Rd., Port Jefferson Station 631-928–3737 • www.northshorejewishcenter.org RABBI AARON BENSON • CANTOR DANIEL KRAMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARCIE PLATKIN PRINCIPAL HEATHER WELKES YOUTH DIRECTOR JEN SCHWARTZ Services: Friday At 8 Pm; Saturday At 9:15 am Daily Morning And Evening Minyan- Call For Times.

Tot Shabbat • Family Services • Sisterhood • Men’s Club • Seniors’ Club Youth Group • Continuing Ed • Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah • Judaica Shop Food Pantry • Lecture Series • Jewish Film Series NSJC JEWISH LEARNING CENTER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Innovative Curriculum And Programming For Children Ages 5-13 Imagine A Synagogue That Feels Like Home!

Come Connect With Us On Your Jewish Journey.

Member United Synagogue Of Conservative Judaism

TEMPLE ISAIAH (REFORM)

1404 Stony Brook Road, Stony Brook 631-751–8518 • www.tisbny.org A Warm And Caring Intergenerational Community Dedicated To Learning, Prayer, Social Action, And Friendship.

Member Union For Reform Judaism RABBI PAUL SIDLOFSKY CANTOR INTERN EMILY HOOLIHAN EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR RABBI MICHAEL S. CHURGEL, RJE RABBI EMERITUS STEPHEN A. KAROL RABBI EMERITUS ADAM D. FISHER CANTOR EMERITUS MICHAEL F. TRACHTENBERG Sabbath Services Friday 7:30 pm And Saturday 10 am Religious School • Monthly Family Service Monthly Tot • Shabbat Youth Groups • Senior Club Adult Education Sisterhood Brotherhood • Book Club-More

PLEASE CALL OR VISIT YOUR PLACE OF WORSHIP’S WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE.

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Thursday 25

The Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington continues its Anything But Silent series with an online screening of Oscar Micheaux’s “Within Our Gates” (1920) with guest speaker film historian William Jennings and live piano accompaniment by Ben Model at 7 p.m. Free. To register, visit www. cinemaartscentre.org. Tickets are limit one (1) per order. Advance registration may be made any time prior to the start of the event by visiting www.cinemaartscentre.org. For questions, email info@cinemaartscentre.org.

The Ward Melville Heritage Organization continues its Master Class series with a virtual presentation, Tasting Life, from 1 to 2 p.m. Enhance your dishes and embrace taste in a healthy way!

Enjoy a virtual and realtime tasting experience with the Crushed Olive owner, Mona Rossero, above. Utilizing your included taste kit, you will be led through an informative and participatory tasting of a mix oils and balsamic vinegars, learn the health benefits of both and how to use them in your own kitchen. Call 751-2244 for more info and to register.

Stony Brook University’s Staller Center for the Arts continues its Spring 2021 Film Series tonight with a bonus virtual screening for passholders only of "The Subject" and "Higher Love" at 7 p.m. The series continues every Thursday through May 2 and will feature 10 new premieres and three bonus films from previous Stony Brook Film Festival events. $50 film pass for all. Visit www.stonybrookfilmfestival.com.

Lutheran–ELCA

Lutheran–LCMS

Presbyterian

Quakers

MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF PORT JEFFERSON

RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS

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Tuesday 23

Anything But Silent event

WMHO Master Class

Stony Brook Film Series

Power of Poetry event

Join the Cinema Arts Centre and L.E.A.D. Mentoring in celebration of Black History Month with a guided discussion of Amanda Gorman’s Inaugural Poem, The Hill We Climb, followed by an open mic, where all are invited to participate, including but not limited to favorite poems by Black poets, slam poetry, spoken word, and original creations at 7 p.m.

Religious D irectory

HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH AND ANCHOR NURSERY SCHOOL

46 Dare Road, Selden 631-732-2511 Emergency Number 516-848-5386 REV. DR. RICHARD O. HILL, PASTOR ERIC FARET, VICAR Email: office@hopelutheran.com Website: www.hopeluth.com On Sundays the services are at 9 and 10:30 a.m.

A link for all these services is on the website: www.hopeluth.com.

Our Food Pantry is open to everyone on Thursdays from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. for picking up food.

Also, donations can be made from 11 a.m.-noon or by making arrangements by leaving a message on the church answering service.

Offerings to support our ministry can be made at church services and through our website’s “Share God’s Mission” page.

In any emergency, call the pastor at 516-848-5386.

ST. PAUL’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

309 Patchogue Road, Port Jefferson Station 631-473-2236 REV. PAUL A. DOWNING PASTOR E-mail: Pastorpauldowning@yahoo.com Pastor’s cell: 347–423–3623 (voice or text) www.StPaulsLCPJS.org facebook.com/stpaulselca Out of concern for our members and the community at large and at the encouragement of our synod bishop, St. Paul’s will be discontinuing live indoor worship effective immediately. The Sunday morning service will still be broadcast on Facebook live at Facebook.com/ stpaulselca or on our website at www.StPaulsLCPJS.org.

We will also be offering a drive-in church in our parking lot at 12:30pm each Sunday. Please stay in your car and we will be broadcasting over FM radio. Stay in your car and still participate in the service. Communion will be available–wafer only. We will follow CDC Guidelines on social distancing and mask wearing. Singing is allowed in your car with the windows closed.

We continue to serve the Port Jefferson Community Now in our 102nd year

Messiah Preschool & Day Care 465 Pond Path, East Setauket 631-751–1775 • www.messiahny.com PASTOR NILS NIEMEIER ASSOCIATE PASTOR STEVE UNGER We are once again having in-person worship Sunday services 9:00am & 10:30am. Lenten midweek services 11:00am and 7:00pm on Wednesdays.

Space is limited, so please go to our website (www.messiahny.com) to register attendance or call the church office (631-751-1775). See our website for the procedures we will have in place. The 9:00am service is streamed online; go to our website to find the links to our church YouTube page.

We are here for you and if you are in need, please call us.

Our Pastors are available and you are welcome to call the church to speak to them.

May God keep you safe and shine His light and love upon you.

NYS Certified Preschool and Day Care

Methodist BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

33 Christian Ave/ PO 2117, E. Setauket NY 11733 REV. GREGORY L. LEONARD–PASTOR • 631-941–3581 Sunday Worship: 10:30 Am Adult Sunday School 9:30 Am Lectionary Reading And Prayer: Wed. 12 Noon Gospel Choir: Tues. 8 Pm Praise Choir And Youth Choir 3rd And 4th Fri. 6:30 PM

SETAUKET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

160 Main Street, Corner Of 25A And Main Street East Setauket • 631–941–4167 REV. STEVEN KIM, PASTOR Sunday Worship Service Streamed temporarily online @www.setauketumc.org or visit us on Facebook Church School meets online Holy Communion 1st Sunday Of Month Mary Martha Circle (Women’s Ministry) meets every 2nd Tuesday each month at 1 pm No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you’re welcome here!

107 South/Main Streets • (631) 473-0147 We are an accepting and caring people who invite you to share in the journey of faith with us.

THE REV. DR. RICHARD GRAUGH Email: office@pjpres.org Website: www.pjpres.org Sunday Worship Service-10 am (social distancing & masks required) service is also broadcast on church FB page under “Missions and Activities” Christian Education Activities: Call 631-473-0147 Bible Study: Tuesday 2 pm via Zoom Holy Communion 1st Sunday of the Month Hot meals, groceries & clothing provided on a take out basis by Welcome Friends on Fridays 4-5:30 pm Call the church office or visit our website for current activities and events.

NYS Certified Preschool and Daycare The purpose of First Presbyterian Church of Port Jefferson is, with God’s help, to share the joy & good news of Jesus Christ with the congregation, visitors and the community at large; to provide comfort to those in need and hope to those in despair; and to seek justice for all God’s people.

SETAUKET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

5 Caroline Avenue ~ On the Village Green 631- 941-4271 Celebrating and Sharing the love of God since 1660.

THE REV. KATE JONES CALONE, INTERIM PASTOR THE REV. ASHLEY MCFAUL-ERWIN, COMMUNITY OUTREACH PASTOR Our creative Worship Service at 9:30 am streamed from our website:Setauketpresbyterian.org Sunday School via Zoom Sundays at 10:30 am Adult interests groups via Zoom Youth Group for grades 7-12 via Zoom (Open to the community) Bell Choir returns! All ringers welcome Our Outreach Programs are Continuing Setauket Presbyterian Pre-School, ages 2-5 www.setauketpreschool.org Open Door Exchange (furniture ministry) opendoorexchange.org 631-751-0176 For all program information visit our website for Zoom links, email the church office: Setauketpresbyterian@verizon.net Follow us on FB

Free. To register, visit www.cinemaartscentre. org for a Zoom invitation link.

Native American Drumming

All Souls Church Rectory, 5 Mill Pond Road, Stony Brook hosts an evening of Native American Drumming Meditation from 7 to 8:45 p.m. Led by elder drummer Ric Statler, the program seeks to integrate the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual parts of the human self, creating a state of well-being.

Free. Call 655-7798 for more information.

Atelier lecture

The Atelier at Flowerfield in St. James invites the community to join them for an online webinar titled Fascination with Flowers: A Brief History of Botanical Art with Elizabeth Fusco from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Learn how a renewed interest in Botanical Illustration is thriving in the contemporary art community. Free. Register at www.theatelieratflowerfield.org.

4 Friends Way, St. James 631–928-2768 • www.cbquakers.org We gather in silent worship seeking God • the Inner Light • Spirit. We are guided by the Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship. Weekly coffee and fellowship, monthly discussions, Religious Education for children.

During this time when we are asked not to gather together physically, we are gathering online for worship.

Please see our website (www.consciencebayquakers.org) for information about joining in. All are welcome.

Unitarian Universalist UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP AT STONY BROOK

380 Nicolls Road, East Setauket, NY 11733 631–751–0297 www.uufsb.org • office@uufsb.org REV. MARGARET H. ALLEN (minister@uufsb.org) Sunday Service by Zoom: 10:30 a.m. (go to uufsb.org for Zoom links) Adult Faith Development, Choir, Folk Group, classical music, Vespers, Sangha Meditation, Labyrinth Walks, Tai Chi, Chi Gong, Yoga, Essentrics, Grounds & Sounds Café, Le Petit Salon de Musique Our website also offers information about other activities we are currently holding online, such as our Humanist Discussion Group and meditative and wellness arts classes

Please call 631–751–7663 To be listed in the

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THE FACTS: My mother died recently. Her will provides that I am the executor of her estate and directs that her estate is to be divided equally between me and my two siblings.

In addition to her bank account and her home, my mother had an BY LINDA M. TOGA, ESQ. inherited IRA and a Roth IRA. My sister is the beneficiary on the inherited IRA and my brother is the beneficiary of the Roth IRA. THE QUESTION: Based upon my mother’s will, am I entitled to 1/3 of the assets in the IRAs?

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THE ANSWER: The quick answer is NO. Regardless of whether it is a traditional IRA or a Roth, how the funds in an IRA are distributed upon the death of the account holder is governed by the beneficiary designation form associated with the account. A will only governs the distribution of probate assets which are assets that are owned individually by the decedent and are not subject to a beneficiary designation.

The only time assets in an IRA would be subject to the terms of a will is if none of the people named on the beneficiary designation form associated with the IRA were alive at the time of the account holder’s death.

Unfortunately for you, unless your siblings chose to share some of the funds they receive from the IRAs with you, you are only entitled to 1/3 of your mother’s probate assets after all of her last expenses and the expenses of administering her estate are paid.

Interestingly, even if the balance in each of the IRAs is the same, it is unlikely that your siblings will enjoy equal shares of your mother’s estate. While they are both entitled to a share of the probate estate that is equal to your share, your sister will have to pay income tax on the distributions she receives from the traditional IRA while your brother will receive all of the assets in the Roth IRA income tax free.

If your mother wanted you all to share equally in her estate, she should have named all of you as equal beneficiaries on both of the IRAs. In the alternative, her attorney could have added language to her will that provided that the value of any non-probate assets passing to her children was to be taken into consideration when calculating the share of her probate assets passing to each of her children. If your mother’s will directed you to consider non-probate assets when distributing her probate estate, you would get a larger share of the probate assets to compensate for the fact that you were not named as a beneficiary on either of the IRAs. Although you are not entitled to funds in the IRAs, the fact that you are named as the executor of your mother’s estate entitles you to statutory commissions. Commissions are based on the value of the probate estate and can be significant. Oftentimes when a family member is the executor, he/she elects to not take commissions since doing so decreases the size of the estate that is distributed to the beneficiaries.

However, if you feel strongly that your mother’s wish was that you received as much from her estate as your siblings, and your siblings do not feel inclined to share with you some of the non-probate assets they receive from the IRAs, you may want to consider taking commissions to help balance things out.

The fact that your mother’s wishes may not be realized highlights the value of working with an experienced estate planning attorney and the importance of considering all of your assets when engaging in estate planning. If you do not take into consideration jointly held property and accounts, transfer on death designations, retirement plans and life insurance policies when engaging in estate planning, there is a good chance that your estate plan will not accurately reflect your wishes.

Linda M. Toga, Esq. provides legal services in the areas of estate administration, estate planning, real estate and small business services from her East Setauket office. Call 631-444-5605 or vising her website at www.LMTOGALAW. com to schedule a consultation.

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KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS

CSHL, Northwell recruiting patients for COVID treatment Harnessing the Technology of our Research Giants

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF

In a collaboration between Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, doctors and researchers are seeking patients with mild to moderate symptoms of COVID-19 for an at-home, over-the-counter treatment.

The two-week trial, which will include 84 people who are 18 years old and older, will use a high, but safe dose of Famotidine, or PEPCID, in a double-blind study. That means that some of the participants will receive a placebo while others will get the Famotidine.

Volunteers will receive the dosage of the medicine or the placebo at home and will also get equipment such as pulse oximeters, which measure the oxygen in their blood, and spirometers, which measure the amount of air in their lungs. They will also receive a scale, a thermometer, a fitness tracker and an iPad. Northwell Health will send a certified phlebotomist — someone licensed to draw blood — to the participants’ homes to collect blood samples on the first, 7th, 14th, and 28th day of the study.

The study is the first time CSHL and Northwell Health have designed a virtual clinical trial that connects these two institutions.

“What is very powerful with our work with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is the ability to do a virtual trial and utilize patientrecorded outcome measures,” said Christina Brennan, a co-investigator on the study and Vice President for Clinical Research for Northwell Health. “I’m thrilled that we’re doing this type of virtual trial. It’s very patient-centric.”

SPOTLIGHTING DISCOVERIES AT (1) COLD SPRING HARBOR LAB (2) STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY & (3) BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LAB

‘What is very powerful with our work with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is the ability to do a virtual trial and utilize patient-recorded outcome measures.’

— DR. CHRISTINA BRENNAN

While reports about the potential benefits of Famotidine have circulated around the country over the last year, this study will provide a data-driven analysis.

“If we study this in the outpatient population, then we might have an opportunity to see if [Famotidine] really does play a role in the reduction of the immune overreaction,” Brennan said.

At this point, researchers believe the drug may help reduce the so-called cytokine storm, in which the immune system becomes so active that it starts attacking healthy cells, potentially causing damage to organs and systems.

In an email, Principal Investigator Tobias Janowitz, Assistant Professor and Cancer Center Member at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, wrote that “there are some retrospective cohort studies” that suggest this treatment might work, although “not all studies agree on this point.”

In the event that a trial participant developed more severe symptoms, Janowitz said the collaborators would escalate the care plan appropriately, which could include interrupting the use of the medication.

In addition to Janowitz, the medical team includes Sandeep Nadella, gastroenterologist at Northwell, and Joseph Conigliaro, Professor of the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research.

Feinstein Institutes’ Drs. Kevin Tracey and Christina Brennan break down the current COVID-19 clinical trials and treatments.

Janowitz said he does not know how any changes in the virus could affect the response to famotidine.

In the trial, volunteers will receive 80 milligrams of famotidine three times a day.

The dosage of famotidine that people typically take for gastric difficulties is about 20 milligrams.

The larger amount per day meant that the researchers had to get Food and Drug Administration approval for an Investigational New Drug.

“This has gone through the eyes of the highest regulatory review,” Brennan said. “We were given the green light to begin recruitment, which we did on January 13th.”

Volunteers are eligible to join the study if they have symptoms for one to seven days prior to entering the trial and have tested positive for the virus within 72 hours.

Potential volunteers will not be allowed in the trial if they have had other medications targeting COVID-19, if they have already used Famotidine in the past 30 days for any reason, if they have

Photo courtesy of The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research

severe COVID that requires hospitalization, have a history of Stage 3 severe chronic disease, or if they are immunocompromised by the treatment of other conditions.

Brennan said Northwell has been actively engaged in treatment trials since the surge of thousands of patients throughout 2020.

Northwell participated in trials for remdesivir and also provided the steroid dexamethasone to some of its patients. The hospital system transfused over 650 patients with convalescent plasma. Northwell is also infusing up to 80 patients a day with monoclonal antibodies. The hospital system has an outpatient remdesivir trial.

“Based on all our experience we’ve had for almost a year, we are continuously meeting and deciding what’s the best treatment we have available today for patients,” Brennan said.

Janowitz hopes this trial serves as a model for other virtual clinical trials and is already exploring several potential follow up studies.

Brennan said the best way to recruit patients is to have the support of local physicians and providers.

People interested in participating in the trial can send an email to clinicaltrials@northwell.edu or call 516-881-7067.

When the study concludes, the researchers will analyze the data and are “aware that information on potential treatments for COVID19, no matter if the data show that a drug works or does not work, should be made available to the community swiftly,” Janowitz wrote in an email.

The decision to test this medicine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 arose out of a conversation between Director of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer Center Dave Tuveson and CEO of the Feinstein Institute Kevin Tracey.

“I got involved because I proposed and developed the quantitative symptom tracking,” Janowitz explained.

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KIDS KORNER

Learn all about narwhals during the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum's virtual program on Feb. 19.

Craft Days at the Hatchery

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SHELTER PET OF THE WEEK MEET GIADA! This week's shelter pet is a beautiful tuxedo cat named Giada who is currently up for adoption at the Smithtown Animal Shelter.

This long whiskered beauty is about 6 to 7 years old. She loves to get butt scratches and attention.

This sweet girl was left alone a lot in her last home, so she prefers a quiet environment and needs lots of love to make up for lost time! She is spayed, microchipped and up to date on her vaccines.

If you are interested in meeting Giada, please call ahead to schedule an hour to properly interact with her in the shelter’s Meet and Greet Room.

The Smithtown Animal & Adoption Shelter is located at 410 Middle Country Road, Smithtown.

Shelter operating hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the week, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the weekend.

For more information, please call 631-360-7575 or visit www. smithtownanimalshelter.com.

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery, 1600 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor will host several outdoor activities for February Break. Stop by the hatchery between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Feb. 18 for a Paint with Ice craft where you will create an artistic masterpiece with ice paint; and a Slithering Snakes craft on Feb. 19. No reservations are required. Masks are mandatory. Free with admission fee to the hatchery. For more information, call 516-692-6768 or visit www. cshfishhatchery.org.

Winter Craft Weekends

Every weekend in February, the Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor invite children enjoy winter-inspired selfserve crafts in the museum workshop. Free with admission! Call 367-3418 for more info.

Escape the Hatchery

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery offers several virtual programs during February Break including Escape the Hatchery: A Virtual Escape Room on Feb. 18 from 11 a.m. to noon and again from 3 to 4 p.m. After a fun visit at the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium, you’ve accidentally been locked

inside the main building! You have one hour to escape before a winter storm hits, stranding you here all night. Can you make it out? For ages 13 and over. $10 registration fee. Visit www.cshfishhatchery.org to register. Call 516692-6768 for further details.

Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea

Virtual kids crafts programs continue at the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum with Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea on Feb. 19 at 11 a.m. Celebrate winter with these mysterious arctic whales. Learn all about these elusive creatures and how their tusks inspired legends of unicorns. Transform a paper plate into a narwhal friend of your very own! You’ll need a plate, scissors, glue or tape and markers or crayons. To register, visit www.cshwhalingmuseum.org.

Family Trivia Night

The Whaling Museum of Cold Spring Harbor presents a love-themed virtual Family Trivia Night on Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. Join them for new questions designed for both adults & kids to test your knowledge in a wide array of lovely topics! Questions range across all levels. Free to play. $10 suggested donation appreciated.

Register at www.cshwhalingmuseum.org.

All numbers are in (631) area code unless noted.

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Use discount code EARLYBIRD21 For info: education@gallerynorth.org or 631-751-2676 Photo from Smithtown Animal Shelter ©5940

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SBU SPORTSWEEK TOMORROW IS FRIDAY – WEAR RED ON CAMPUS!

FEB. 18 TO FEB. 24, 2020

Back with a vengeance!

STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

Men’s Lax storms past Sacred Heart in opener Feb. 13 The Stony Brook men’s lacrosse team waited 343 days to return to game action.

The Seawolves then took only 69 seconds to get on the scoreboard.

Stony Brook ultimately opened its 2021 season with a 20-8 win against Sacred Heart on Feb. 13 at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.

Stony Brook native Dylan Pallonetti, a redshirt freshman who transferred from Maryland, tallied six goals as well as an assist in his long-awaited collegiate debut — the most goals ever by a Seawolf in his collegiate debut, and the most by a Stony Brook player since Tom Haun had that same output against Binghamton on March 29, 2019. The 12-goal margin of victory was Stony Brook’s largest since a 14-goal victory against NJIT on Feb. 20, 2015.

The Seawolves last had played on March 7, 2020, after which the season was halted due to COVID-19.

“It was great to be back out there playing another team,” said Pallonetti, a Ward Melville High School product. “It was the first time in a while. I want to thank my teammates. They supported me the whole way. It was a team effort today.”

Maritime graduate transfer Matt DeMeo, the lone other new arrival in the starting lineup, added a hat trick and two assists in his Seawolves debut. His tally with 7:25 remaining in the third quarter opened a game-high dozen-goal lead.

“When you look at it, it’s a credit to the guys who are already here,” second-year head coach Anthony Gilardi said about the contributions from Pallonetti and DeMeo. “... We set the table the first day we were here as a new staff, saying we’re going to play unselfish, team lacrosse. One day some guy is going to have a lot of opportunities.

The next day it’s going to be somebody else.

But if we just do one-sixth offensively, then we’re going to be good. Those guys really bought into it.

“And Dylan and Matt come into the fold and they fit right in seamlessly. The best part about it is our current guys were the ones teaching them the offense.”

Cory VanGinhoven also had three goals, while Tom Haun and Chris Pickel Jr. contributed a pair apiece. VanGinhoven added a team-high four assists. Haun passed Alex Corpolongo (95, 2014-17) for

Dylan Pallonetti paced the Seawolves with six goals in his collegiate debut.

ninth on the program’s all-time list with No. 96. Next up: No. 8 Chris Kollmer, who had 97 from 1994 through ‘97.

Austin Deskewicz won 12 of 13 faceoffs, and the Seawolves won 23 of 30 overall.

After Jaden Walcot evened the scored at 1 early n the first quarter, Stony Brook rattled off eight straight goals while holding Sacred Heart scoreless for 18:44. Anthony Palma, who succeeded graduated Michael Bollinger in goal, recorded seven saves in

his first collegiate start to earn the win.

“Coach told us all week, ‘We’ve got to make the first move. We’ve got to really end it early,’” Palma said. “I think we came out with great energy and we kept it up the whole game. My defense played phenomenally in front of me. I have no complaints. I think every single one of them played their hearts out. They never let up intensity.”

Stony Brook returns to action next Saturday at noon when it hosts Bryant.

Women’s Hoops splits weekend with first-place Maine

The Stony Brook women’s basketball team honored McKenzie Bushee, Jonae Cox, Victoria Johnson, India Pagan and Hailey Zeise in a pregame Senior Day ceremony on Sunday.

The Seawolves then surged to as much as a 16-point lead before halftime against Maine with first place at stake.

Ultimately, Maine rallied for a 54-49 victory at Island Federal Arena to split the weekend showdown. The teams could very well meet again as the top two seeds in the America East Tournament, with a ticket to the NCAA Tournament on the line.

Employing a full-court press, Maine took its first lead, 43-41, with an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter that included three steals in a 38-second span. The lead eventually swelled to six points late.

Zeise’s three-pointer with 61 seconds remaining pulled Stony Brook within 52-49, but a late possession with a bid to tie went awry. Pagan and Asiah Dingle scored in double-figures. Dingle also contributed five assists.

Maine improved to 12-2 in America East, while Stony Brook sits comfortably ahead of the rest of the field in second place at 9-3.

Seawolves Home Games WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Feb. 22 vs. UAlbany Feb. 23 vs. UAlbany

MEN’S LACROSSE Feb. 20 vs. Bryant

VOLLEYBALL Earlette Scott prepares to drive during Sunday’s game against Maine.

“I’m definitely disappointed with the outcome today,” coach Caroline McCombs said.

“I thought we were playing some really good basketball early and then allowed Maine to get back in the game by

capitalizing on our mistakes.

We have to learn from it and move forward, which is what we will focus on.”

The team returns to action when they host UAlbany on Monday and Tuesday at 2 p.m.

2 p.m.

2 p.m.

12 p.m.

Feb. 20 vs. Towson

11 a.m.

Feb. 27 vs. Sacred Heart Feb. 28 vs. Sacred Heart

12 p.m.

1 p.m.

BASEBALL

*Please note this schedule can change at any time. Visit www.stonybrookathletics. com for any last minute cancellations.

Photos courtesy of SBU Athletics

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But that’s not all. Stony Brook is also among the 100 Best Hospitals nationwide for cardiac care, coronary intervention and stroke care. So you can rest assured we make the grade in providing you with the highest quality care at Stony Brook University Hospital.

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