Arts & Lifestyles - April 14, 2016

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Above, left, R. Sherman Mills Young Historian Award winner Sahil Sangwan accepts his award from Brookhaven Town Historian Barbara Russell. Above, center, board of trustees member Frank Turano presents the Three Village Historical Society Community Award to Andy Polan on behalf of the North Shore Jewish Center; above, right, Karin Lynch accepts the Dedicated Volunteer Award from Barbara Russell.

Annual Awards Dinner Three Village Historical Society Wednesday, March 23, 2016 All photos by Beverly C. Tyler

Above, Maggie Gillie Award Winner and past president Steven Hintze with board members Holly Griesel and Patty Cain; below, Vice President Steve Healy, right, presents the Community Recognition Award to Dan and Merri Laffitte for the maintenance and seasonal plantings at the historic Three Village Inn.

Above, Leg. Kara Hahn (D-Setauket), left, and board member Michael O’Dwyer, right, present the Community Recognition Award to James and Shirley Shung Suazo, center, for the restoration and ongoing maintenance of the John Bayles Homestead; below, TVHS volunteer Barbara Lynch and founding member and Awards Committee co-chair Fred Bryant, present the Gayle Becher Memorial Award to Anne Healy, center.

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wine and cheese

Olivier Leflaive: Wines of Burgundy Meursault: For a young wine it has a developed bouquet of oranges and spices; some oak and vanilla present; lovely fruit-acid balance. I would pair this wondrous flavored wine with some cold, The Leflaive family has been rooted in smoked fish.

Puligny-Montrachet in eastern France Meursault “Poruzots” 1er: Elegant since 1717, when Claude Leflaive first bottling with good acidity, concenplanted grapevines. In 1984, Olivier tration of fruit, especially tangerine; Leflaive launched his lively finish and long own company Olfruity aftertaste. ivier Leflaive Frères Serve with grilled with the help of his chicken loaded with uncle Vincent and his fresh tarragon. brother Patrick. He Chassagne-Monquickly established trachet: Lively bouhis own reputation quet of apples and citamong Burgundy’s rus; some earthiness finest. and minerals in the The majority of mouth; plenty of fruit the wines are white, and a pleasing slightly from the three prestitart aftertaste. Make gious Côte de Beaune it simple; grilled vegvillages of Pulignyetables.

Montrachet, ChassaChassagne-Mongne-Montrachet and trachet “Clos Saint Meursault, as well as Marc” 1er: Bouquet of from Chablis and the ripe melons, oranges,

BY BoB LiPiNSKi Côte Chalonnaise. and lime; lemon hints; At a recent press medium-body with a event, I had the opportunity to taste and strong flavored aftertaste of citrus and evaluate the 2014 vintage wines; here are Granny Smith apples. Take some pork my tasting notes and food pairings. chops, pile them high with slices of apOverall comments on the 2014 Bur- ples and cinnamon and bake. gundy vintage were very good to excelPuligny-Montrachet: Delightful arolent and certainly better than the pre- mas of white peaches and apples; citrus vious vintages. Red wines are light to also abounds; powerful in the mouth medium-bodied and meant for relatively with vanilla and hints of oak; keep for a early drinking, generally with less acid- few years. Softshell crab anyone! ity than 2013. Colors are lighter, tannins Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru: lower, but they are showing marvelously Everything you want from a specnow in their youth. The whites are quite tacular, full-bodied wine; marmalade, fruity and well-balanced, with consider- vanilla, nuts, toast, oranges, apricot able perfume and aromas at this early nectar; smoke, and vanilla; a spicy citstage of development. rusy aftertaste just lingers. Just serve Bourgogne Blanc “Les Sétilles”: Bou- this wine by itself — that’s it! quet and flavor of citrus, plenty of apples, minerals and hints of vanilla with a Bob Lipinski, a local author, has writclean aftertaste. Serve with some lightly ten 10 books, including “101: Everything fried squid and plenty of lemons.

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“Montrachet should be drunk kneeling, with one’s head bared.”

— Alexander Dumas, 1802–1870, French novelist and playwright

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sudoku puzzle

Flapjack breakfast for a cure

By ErnEstinE Franco

Fill in the blank squares in the grid, making sure that every row, column and 3-by-3 box includes all digits 1 through 9

Answers to last week’s SUDOKU puzzle: Answers to this week’s puzzle will appear in next week’s newspaper.

If you missed last year’s Butterfly Breakfast for a Cure fundraiser in Miller Place, you’ll have another chance to attend next week. And, no, this is not a fundraiser to help butterflies. It is a fundraiser to support research of the worst disease you have never heard of.

The event, to be held on Saturday, April 23 at Applebee’s Restaurant at 355 Route 25A with seatings from 8 to 9 a.m., will be held in support of DEBRA of America, an organization that provides assistance and education to families with children born with the genetic condition of epidermolysis bullosa.

Young people who suffer from this disease are called “butterfly children” because their skin is so fragile it blisters or tears from friction or trauma. Currently, there is no treatment or cure for this disease.

Although this event if often associated with Rocky Point resident Donna McCauley, she wants to make it clear that her daughter Kelly is the driving force behind the fundraiser.

“Three years ago, Kelly was inspired to get more involved

photo by Jenn Intravaia photography

Donna and Kelly Mccauley, front row, third and fourth from left, with their Girl scout troop.

with DEBRA of America. She has always felt a lot of compassion for those afflicted with my skin disease, having watched me and her Uncle Bob deal with its many challenges through the years. Her first year as a Young Ambassador for DEBRA, Kelly hosted a small fundraiser at the Rocky Point High School where she raised almost $500,” said McCauley in a recent email.

“So, giving credit where credit is due, her dad Michael and I could not be prouder of what a kind, giving and compassionate young lady she has become,” she added. Last year’s event raised almost $5,000.

As they have in the past, members of Donna McCauley’s Girl Scout troop, of which Kelly is a member, will volunteer their time as servers for the breakfast. So come and “enjoy a short stack for a tall cause.”

Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for children 10 and under, and include pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs and a beverage (coffee, tea, juice or soda). There will also be a Buy-a-Chance auction with some fantastic prizes. Tickets can be purchased online at www.debra.org/butterflybreakfast2016 or by calling Donna at 631-821-1573.

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SCIENCE

SB’s Sotiropoulos shares shark tale, water expertise

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF

He grew up in Greece and has explored how water moves around everything from fish to river beds to the supporting columns of bridges.

The dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Stony Brook University, Fotis Sotiropoulos has found plenty of opportunities to discuss topics that interest him in the six months since he arrived from the University of Minnesota.

Sotiropoulos recently had a storm surge meeting in New York City with a number of consultants and stakeholders to share ideas about how to prepare the area for everything from water flow storms like Hurricane Sandy to the potential effects of global warming on low-lying areas in the city and on Long Island.

“We have developed highfidelity computational models and can recreate virtual flooding events,” Sotiropoulos said.

“We can simulate what a flood will do and what its impact will be on the infrastructure.”

By using computers, he can predict the forces on buildings if a Category 5 hurricane strikes. He can help assess the risks and suggest measures to take to reduce the impact of a damaging storm on the area.

In addition to providing insights into potential storms and acting as dean of a program that includes 3,800 undergraduates and more than 1,530 graduate students, Sotiropoulos is developing a computational laboratory in collaboration with the Stony Brook Institute for Advanced Computational Science.

Recently, Sotiropoulos published a paper with University of Minnesota Ph.D. student Aaron Boomsma about a topic in dispute among scientists: Do the denticles on sharks enable them to move more quickly through the water or do they slow them down?

In the journal Physics of

Fluids, Boomsma and Sotiropoulos explored how these denticles, which are made of the same material as teeth, affected the flow of water around them.

“A lot of experiments gave conflicting results” about these denticles, said Sotiropoulos. Using a computational model and denticles from a mako shark that were collected by George Lauder, a professor of organismic and evolutionary biology at Harvard University, Boomsma and Sotiropoulos applied numerical simulations to study the details of turbulent water flow around sheets of these denticles.

“We were able to show pretty conclusively that for a specific arrangement of shark denticles in these conditions that it has a detrimental effect,” Sotiropoulos said. That comes as something of a surprise because these denticles are the natural structures that companies have copied to design riblets on ship hulls and swimsuits for Olympic competitors that enable them to move more rapidly through the water.

“What was cool is that [people] have tried to imitate and get inspired by nature, even though nature may not have evolved to do what we thought it was doing,” Sotiropoulos said.

To be sure, while this study demonstrates that these denticles increase drag, they didn’t conclusively end the discussion The testing didn’t include real-life shark situations, Sotiropoulos said, such as highspeed swimming and body repositioning through the water.

Other scientists shared their appreciation for Sotiropoulos’ research. “He has produced seminal research results in a range of fields from civil engineering hydraulics to human and fish biology,” Robert Street, the Campbell Professor (emeritus) in the School of Engineering at Stanford University and who served with

Fotis Sotiropoulos during a trip to the Greek Islands

Sotiropoulos as a member of the external review board for the Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory explained in an email.

Sotiropoulos “and his team have demonstrated before that if you do the calculations properly, you learn new things about the physics. For example, they have recently elucidated the complete details of the physics of the generation of sand dunes.”

Street expects Sotiropoulos to attract more talent to Stony Brook because he is “a natural magnet” who “exudes excitement.” Stony Brook staff have appreciated the energy, insight and determination he brings to the university.

Christine Cesaria, who is assisting Sotiropoulos with broader communication initiatives through the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, said she was exchanging emails with him while he was driving with his wife Chrisa Arcan and her mother from Minnesota. “He wanted to make sure his dean’s message was right,” she said. “He was going back and forth about his

mission” while in transit.

As the new dean on the block, Sotiropoulos said his goal is to facilitate major research initiatives. He applauds the university for hiring “terrific faculty. The people I found here are just as good or even better than at the University of Minnesota.”

Sotiropoulos is looking to strengthen the collaboration with Brookhaven National Laboratory, particularly in the area of energy sustainability. He cited cyber security, ecosystem management and the future of transportation as some of the many areas in which society is undergoing changes and for which Stony Brook can play an important role. Engineering-driven medicine with an emphasis on cancer is another “major thrust in which we are uniquely positioned to lead.”

As a child, Sotiropoulos was fascinated by surface boils in which water bubbled up for no apparent reason, even when no bridge peers were nearby.

Only recently did he understand that sediment moves on

Photo by Alexander Sotiropoulos

river beds created this bubbling. “I remember looking at things like that and becoming fascinated,” he said. “It’s really quite rewarding now to be able to replicate that.”

Sotiropoulos is living in temporary housing in Old Field with Arcan, who is an assistant professor in the Nutrition Division of the Family, Population and Preventive Medicine at the Stony Brook University School of Medicine. Arcan focuses her work on combating childhood obesity and health disparities.

Sotiropoulos, whose son Alexander is a freshman at Purdue in Lafayette, Indiana, studying electrical and computer engineering, said he feels comfortable living near the water. “It’s in my genes,” he said.

As for his work, Sotiropoulos, who plans to add a few graduate students in his lab, feels energized in his new job and said he has “unique opportunities to do some ground-breaking, cuttingedge research that addresses major societal challenges.”

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life lines

‘Dark flies’ and experimental evolution In 1907 a graduate student at Colum- is completed, to copy the appropriate bia University, Fernandus Payne, did a mutations and insert them into control project supervised by his mentor, T.H. flies not raised in the dark, to see if these Morgan. He spent two years growing altered flies are as efficient as the 1,500th fruit flies in the dark. That’s 69 genera- generation flies living in the dark. tions of fruit flies (or about 1,500 years This would be a nice contribution to if it were done on humans). Payne tested the analysis of an evolutionary process samples every 10 generations and found because it would show the molecular there was no change in eye color, a robust basis for the differences between the red, and there was no change in the flies’ two adaptive strains (one by selection attraction to light. They and the other by genetic moved toward light. engineering) and how In 1954 at Kyoto they differ from flies not University, Syuti Mori grown in the dark. placed some fruit flies in Long-term experidarkened containers and ments are relatively rare in they have been bred and science, especially those raised in the dark ever that are continued after since. That’s about 1,500 the retirement or death of generations (in humans the original investigator. it would be about 40,000 Both Payne’s experiment, years in the dark). more than a century ago, Mori wondered what and Mori’s, which is ongochanges would take place ing, show how science is in the dark that would limited by what it knows differ from the original and by what tools are control flies from which available to advance our by elof carlson they were separated. He understanding. and his colleagues found In 1907 Morgan and that there were changes. The flies devel- his students had not yet worked out Xoped larger bristles (which can detect linked inheritance, mapping genes or contact with objects and sense what they determined mutation frequency. That are) and they developed a greater sensi- genes were composed of DNA was not tivity to hormones that are released as demonstrated until 1944. That DNA sex attractants. provided a mechanism for how mutaMori is now retired, but his colleagues tions arise was not worked out until the continue to follow the new generations late 1950s. Working out complete geraised in the dark. They found 84 dif- nomes of multicelled organisms did not ferences in their genes and they have occur until the 1990s. Inserting genes already detected those affecting the to specific places in the chromosomes bristles and those affecting sex hormone was not possible until this decade. The production and detection. Each gene dif- experiments that can be done today ference is being isolated and its function were impossible even to imagine 100 is being worked out. They hope eventu- years ago. ally to identify those genes that are random events that have no role in the adElof Axel Carlson is a distinguished aptation to living in the dark and those teaching professor emeritus in the Departthat do have a role to play in living in the ment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology at dark. They also hope, when the project Stony Brook University.

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Crafters, artists, antiques, recreational equipment, boats, boating supplies and more welcome. Reasonable rates for 12- by 12-foot booth space. Deadline to apply is May 13. Visit www. huntingtonsafeboatingweek.com or call 631421-1809 for more information. ▶ Three Village Historical Society, 93 North Country Road, Setauket, is seeking vendors for its annual Yard Sale on June 4 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (rain date June 5). 10- by 10-foot spaces are available for $30, $25 members. Applications are available at www.tvhs.org or at the society.

Call 631-751-3730 for further information. ▶ Setauket Presbyterian Church, 5 Caroline Ave, Setauket, is seeking vendors for its Summer Mission Fair on June 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Applications can be accessed at www.setauketpresbyterian.org. Deadline to apply is May 6.

For further information, call 914-843-8586. ▶ Yaphank Presbyterian Church, 65 Main St., Yaphank, is seeking vendors for its annual Strawberry Festival on June 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Held rain or shine. $30 for a 10- by 10-foot space. No refunds. Call Peter at 631-741-1725. ▶ Starflower Experiences at Manor Farm, 210 Manor Road, Huntington, is seeking vendors for its Community Yard Sale at Manor Farm, Huntington, on June 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $20 donation for a 10- by 10-foot space to sell your unwanted stuff. For more information, visit www.starflowerexperiences.org or call 516938-6152. ▶ Huntington Historical Society is seeking fine arts and handmade crafts vendors for its annual Craft Fair on June 12 at the Dr. Daniel

Kissam House, Park Avenue, Huntington, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Deadline to apply is May 29. For more information contact wandersen@ huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org or call Wendy at 631-427-7045, ext. 404. ▶ St. Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church, 90 Edgewater Ave., Smithtown, is seeking vendors with crafts, new “flea market” merchandise and mini yard sale items for its annual Strawberry Festival & Craft Fair on June 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain date is June 18. Cost is $40 for a 10- by 12-foot space. Call 631-2654520 for more information. ▶ Art League of Long Island is seeking artists and craftspeople for its 49th annual Art in the Park Fine Art & Craft Fair at Heckscher Park in Huntington on June 4 and 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Deadline to apply is May 20. For more information, call 631-462-5400 or visit www. artleagueli.net. ▶ East End Arts is seeking artists, artisans and craftspeople for the fine arts and crafts fair at the 20th anniversary Community Mosaic Street Painting Festival on May 29 from noon to 5 p.m. in downtown Riverhead. Rain date is May 30.

Deadline to apply is May 10. For more information, contact Sheree at 631-727-0900. ▶ Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach, is seeking exhibitors for its outdoor Fitness Festival, a celebration of healthy living, on June 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A 10- by 10-foot space will be provided.

There is NO fee to exhibit. Held rain or shine.

Deadline to apply is May 28. For further information, call 631-585-9393, ext. 274. ▶ Commack United Methodist Church, 486 Townline Road, Commack, is seeking vendors for its annual Yard Sale to be held on June 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine. $25 per space. For an application, call 631-499-7310.

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The Knights of Columbus Hall, 44 Church St., Kings Park, will host a blood drive from 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call James at 631-656-8991.

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Scrutinizing the cholesterol profile Hdl may not be as protective as thought

By DaviD Dunaief, M.D.

The lipid or cholesterol profile is one of the most common batteries of blood tests. Why? Abnormal cholesterol levels may have an integral role in exacerbating a number of chronic diseases. These diseases are some of the most common, including atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke) and vascular dementia. It’s even thought to be a component of age-related macular degeneration, the number one cause of vision loss in those who are at least age 60 in industrialized countries (1).

Let’s delve into the components that make up the cholesterol profile. The lipid panel is made up of several different components. These include total cholesterol, HDL or “good cholesterol,” LDL or “bad cholesterol” and triglycerides. Many people focus more on total cholesterol, HDL, and LDL and less on triglycerides.

We worry about whether the levels are high enough for HDL and are low enough for total cholesterol and LDL. Is this the proper focus? With total cholesterol and LDL, this seems to be appropriate.

But with HDL it is becoming more complicated; it is less about how high the levels are and more about the functionality of HDL. There are drugs that increase HDL levels, such as niacin and the fibrates, without significantly reducing cardiovascular events. This was demonstrated in the AIM-HIGH trial (2). In this trial, niacin added to a statin drug increased HDL levels and decreased triglyceride levels without a change in the primary end point of cardiovascular outcomes. Thus, they were deemed less than satisfactory and the trial was abruptly ended. However, triglycerides get the short end of the stick. Just look lack of coverage in the mainstream media.

We will look at the different components of the lipid panel and the supposed roles they play in our health.

Let’s look at the research.

HDL — the good cholesterol that may not be so good

For years, when patients have been told their total cholesterol and LDL are high, they have asked if their HDL levels compensate for this. Of course, we in the medical community are partially to blame for fueling this thinking. More and more studies point to the importance of HDL functionality rather than the level.

In a recent study investigating a specific gene variant or mutation, those who had very high levels of HDL, a mean of 106 mg/dL, and two copies of a P376L mutation, had an increased risk of heart disease (3). In a population of 300 participants with this very high level of HDL, only one had this mutation.

When the investigators broadened the number to 1,282 participants, the results were the same. Results were consistent when they looked at a meta-analysis of 300,000 participants with high HDL. Carriers of the gene mutation, meaning they had one copy instead of two, were at a 79 percent increased risk of heart disease. Those who had this gene mutation were mostly Ashkenazi Jews of European descent. The good news is that this gene mutation is rare. However, it does show that in certain circumstances, HDL is not always good.

Lest you become too relaxed about this study, since the occurrence was uncommon, another study’s results showed that there is a U-shaped curve when it comes to HDL levels (4). In other words, those on the lowest and the highest ends of HDL levels had higher risk of death from both cardiovascular and noncardiovascular death. There were associations among HDL and other factors, like vegetable and fruit consumption, high blood pressure, diabetes, age and sex.

Thus, HDL may not by itself be an indicator of heart disease death risk as suggested by the investigators in the trial.

This was a large population-based study with over 600,000 participants.

In a third study, results showed that functionality is more important than HDL level (5). What is called the cholesterol-efflux capacity may be central to HDL functionality. This technique calibrates the reverse transport of cholesterol. Cholesterol is removed from a type of white blood cell in the wall of the artery, put back into the bloodstream and removed by the liver. The importance of the functionality is that a higher cholesterol-efflux capacity results in a lower risk of cardiovascular disease. In other words, you may not be able to rely on HDL levels to determine cardioprotective effects.

Triglycerides should get their due

Triglycerides need their 15 minutes of fame, just like the rest of the cholesterol profile; triglycerides may be an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. In a recent study, results showed

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avoid foods high in cholesterol including fried chicken, hamburgers, homemade muffins, shellfish, macaroni and cheese and microwave popcorn.

that triglycerides are an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality in those with heart disease (6). But even more interesting is that those with high normal levels, those between 100 and 150 mg/ dL, have a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular death. In other words, those who are still within normal limits, but at the upper end, should consider reducing their levels.

The results also showed a dose-dependent curve; the higher the levels of triglycerides, the higher the risk of death from cardiovascular disease. Measurements used included borderline high of 150-199 mg/dL, moderately high of 200-499 mg/ dL and very high of >500 mg/dL. This was a secondary prevention trial, meaning the patients already had heart disease. Unfortunately, a disproportionate number of patients were men, 81 percent. However, this study had a strong duration of 22 years with data based on 15,000 patients.

The weakness of this trial was its inability to control for confounders such as sickness, treatments and cause of death. Still, this signifies that triglycerides have an important role in our health.

Triglycerides are affected by diet. The elements in the diet that raise levels include sugars, grains — for some even whole grains — and starchy vegetables.

What about whole eggs?

Good, bad or neutral?

Today, the debates in the medical community over eggs’ merits, detriments or neutrality continue. In a recent observational trial from Finland, results show that one egg a day did not increase the risk of heart disease (7). Whew, now we can put that debate behind us and eat eggs, right? NOT SO FAST! While the strength of the trial was its very impressive duration of 21 years, the weaknesses of the trial were huge. First, participants were asked for a four-day dietary history

at the start of the trial and then never again. It was assumed that they were eating the same foods over this long time period. Second, there were no blood tests taken specifically for the study. In other words, there are no cholesterol levels for the trial. So we don’t know if one egg a day — and remember we’re making a gigantic assumption that they did eat one egg a day — had any negative impact on cholesterol levels. Third, this study population did not include women. There were 1,032 men involved. Having said all this, you could try an egg a day. However, I would highly recommend a physician’s supervision.

In my practice, I had several patients eat two eggs a day, and their total cholesterol levels went up by approximately 100 mg/dL in one month. But this is anecdotal data from my clinical experience.

In conclusion, don’t think you’re safe if you have a high HDL level. It is best to lower your triglycerides to below 100 mg/ dL, and an effective way to do this is by reducing sugars, grains and starchy vegetables in your diet. However, there is subset data suggesting that the fibrate class of drugs may have benefit in those who have triglycerides of at least 500 mg/dL (6).

References:

(1) www.nlm.nih.gov. (2) N Engl J Med 2011; 365:2255-2267. (3) Science 2016; 351:1166-1171. (4) AHA 2015 Scientific Sessions; Nov. 10, 2015. (5) N Engl J Med. 2014;371(25):2383-2393. (6) Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2016;9:100-108. (7) Am J Clin Nutr. 2016;103(3):895-901.

Dr. Dunaief is a speaker, author and local lifestyle medicine physician focusing on the integration of medicine, nutrition, fitness and stress management. For further information, go to the website www. medicalcompassmd.com or consult your personal physician.

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Theatre Three’s ‘Beau Jest’— Jewish guilt never felt so good!

by Michael Tessler

Ever leave a theater feeling lighter than air? Theatre Three’s production of “Beau Jest” left me with this happy sensation I haven’t yet been able to shake.

Mary Powers masterfully directs an allstar cast in a perfectly paced stage comedy.

Originally written by James Sherman, this show can best be described as a love child between “Fiddler on the Roof” and “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.” And let me tell you, it makes for a beautiful combination.

Sarah Goldman, the show’s protagonist (and arguably antagonist) is the kind of girl my grandmother would have loved for me to date. Pretty, smart, successful, and most importantly ... Jewish. Like so many children she’s torn between pleasing her parents while being true to herself. Played by the hard-not-to-love Jenna Kavaler, you can’t help but sympathize with this lovestruck young woman whose biggest fear is hurting the ones she loves most.

Sarah is romantically involved with a man opposite of the “nice Jewish boy” stereotype. Chris Kringle is a marketing executive and Sarah’s secret boyfriend whom she hides from her overly traditional and protective family. Played with immense talent by Steven Uihlein, Chris just can’t seem to catch a break. As if being named after the North Pole’s most popular resident wasn’t bad enough, he finds himself in love with

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someone who cannot love him back — openly that is.

To make matters worse, Sarah finds herself hounded by her parents to the point where she invents a fake boyfriend. What started as a tiny lie quickly snowballs into an impossible to contain catastrophe. Her pretend boyfriend isn’t just Jewish, but he’s also a doctor, and a surgeon at that!

Desperate to maintain the facade, Sarah hires Bob, a struggling actor turned male escort who is given the impossible task of

pretending to be Sarah’s Jewish surgeon boyfriend. Brett Chizever is brilliant in his portrayal of Bob. Chizever can best be described as a master of comedic timing and expressions. He’ll have you in stitches before the show’s end.

Sarah’s mother, Miriam Goldman, is played to perfection by the hysterical and enormously talented Ginger Dalton, who was for me the highlight of the show. To say she is dramatic would be an understatement and a disservice to the beautifully

accurate portrayal of an overly concerned Jewish mother. Who knew a person could sigh with such fervor? Dalton offers a magnificent performance and is complimented perfectly by her equally talented partner Bob Kaplan who portrays her husband Abe, a Tevye-like patriarch stuck in the wrong century but nonetheless endearing.

Last, but certainly not least, is Sarah’s brother Joel, a divorced psychiatrist played

by Scott Joseph Butler whose dry humor blends perfectly with this already wellrounded show. Butler’s subtle comedy is so effective and peaks in the second act during one particularly hysterical tirade.

“Beau Jest” succeeds beautifully as it establishes itself as a living sitcom, complete with a live studio audience, some great inside jokes, and a cast you can’t help but fall in love with. Each knock on the door welcomes a new whirlwind of comedy, drama and beautifully scripted madness; the perfect way to spend an evening with someone you love.

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson, will present “Beau Jest” through May 7. Tickets range from $15 to $30. For more information, call 631-928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

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Caring for gift plants after the blooms have faded after year you give Mom another azalea, in just a few years, her garden will be filled with beautiful, spring-flowering shrubs.

Another advantage of azaleas is that some varieties are evergreens so that they make nice foundation plantings, growing larger and filled with more flowers each year.

By EllEn BarcEl

Spring is the time when plants in full bloom become popular gifts — there’s Easter and Mother’s Day in particular.

I remember my father always bringing a plant to his mother on Mother’s Day. Sometimes events, such as showers, use potted, blooming plants as table decorations. But, the question becomes, how does one care for these gift plants, especially after the flowers have faded? ◆ First, keep the plant indoors, especially if it’s still cold, as long as it has flowers. Keep it out of drafts and in a bright location. If specific instructions come with the plant, then do follow them. ◆ While some plants can eventually be moved to your garden as the weather warms, not all will be cold hardy.

Again, read the instructions that come with the plant. ◆ It is important to keep the leaves growing on forced bulbs, so don’t cut them down when the flowers have faded.

Those leaves are producing food for the bulbs for next year. ◆ Water the gift plant as needed. Many times stores don’t always water them enough, either to keep them light weight for sale or because they just don’t think to do it. I recently received a gorgeous hyacinth plant but the soil was bone dry.

The first thing I did was water it when I got it home. ◆ Select an appropriate location in your garden and, when it’s warm enough, transplant the gift into the soil, if appropriate.

Gardenias

Once the weather is warm enough, plant your gift plants outside.

they come back, earlier than any other daffodils, beautiful and sunny. One way of trying to keep squirrels away from your tulips is to ring the tulips with daffodils, sort of hiding the tulips from the hungry rodents.

Hyacinths

Hyacinths are known for being among the earliest to bloom in spring and with having a beautiful, sweet scent. As with daffodils, keep the leaves growing and, once the flowers have died back, move the plant to a sunny place in the garden.

is in theory, in practice, I’ve never had them overwinter outside, so I generally treat them as annuals.

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The sweet scent of a gardenia plant draws many to it as a gift plant. Most gardenias are hardy in zones 8 to 11 (Long Island is zone 7), meaning that you can grow them outside only in the mild weather. Come autumn you must bring the plant indoors and grow it as a houseplant. This means you need to keep it potted, rather than planted in the soil.

There are some varieties, ‘Kleim’s Hardy,’ for example, that claim to be hardy into zone 7, but as with Easter lilies, you’re taking a chance that they will survive our winters. I’d rather keep a beautiful gardenia as a houseplant.

So, enjoy those gift plants, but follow through appropriately.

Ellen Barcel is a freelance writer and master gardener. Send your gardening questions to leisure@tbrnewspapers.com.

To reach Cornell Cooperative Extension and its Master Gardener program, call 631-727-7850.

Hydrangeas are another popular gift plant. Check the tag that comes with the plant carefully, as not all hydrangeas are cold hardy in our area. I saw an absolutely gorgeous intense, blue-flowered one a number of years ago, and almost bought it, only to notice that it was cold hardy in zones 8 and above. It would not have survived our winters. However, if it’s not cold hardy, it can be used as an annual.

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Ronald R. Green III serves as both director and costume designer for the show, which is set in early 1930s Germany, just prior to World War II. Written

by Joe Masteroff, “Cabaret” is based on a play by John Van Druten and stories

by Christopher Isherwood, with music

by John Kander and lyrics by Frank Ebb. It is among the most enduring musicals on Broadway, with its first show in November 1966 leading to multiple revivals here and abroad.

“Cabaret” follows wandering novelist Cliff Bradshaw as he travels to Berlin in search of his next great idea.

And boy, does he find it! He is quickly drawn into the raunchy, circus-like Kit Kat Klub and becomes entangled with its regulars, particularly the seductive performer Sally Bowles.

Sally Bowles is a woman who knows how to get what she wants, and she quickly wriggles her way into Cliff’s life, first by moving in with him and then by slowly winning his heart. And they’re not the only ones falling in love.

Cliff’s landlady, Fräulein Schneider, is charmed by the perfect gentleman, widower Herr Schultz.

Unfortunately, what begins as a shockingly funny love story grows dark as Adolf Hitler and the Nazis gain momentum in Germany. The characters eventually find themselves torn apart by politics, and the show’s ending is so gutwrenching that you can almost feel the air leave the theater.

Sally and Cliff are played by Katie Ferretti and Brian Gill, who are both newcomers to the SCPA stage. Ferretti’s portrayal of Sally is full of moxie, and Gill’s effort is totally believable as Cliff falls helplessly in love.

The audience is directly addressed throughout the show by a flamboyant and hypnotizing emcee played by Robbie Torres. If “Cabaret” is a circus,

then Torres is its wild ringleader. As crude as his character can be, he’ll capture your heart and hold on long after the show ends. Be warned, the emcee quickly transitions between several languages, and his thick accent may be hard to understand for some.

Worth particular mention in the talented supporting cast are Fräulein Schneider and Herr Schultz, who are portrayed with great tenderness by Phyllis March and Edward Breese. The duets featuring the couple, “Married” and “It Couldn’t Please Me More,” are the sweetest of them all.

Choreographer Danielle Coutieri ensured that the many dance numbers in “Cabaret” were full of all the shock value and sex appeal audiences would expect from a questionable nightclub. The kickline at the beginning of the second act was particularly fun to watch.

The orchestra is located on the set’s upper level for this show, where they are regularly visible to the audience and even become a part of the story as the Kit Kat Klub’s house band. Led by music director Melissa Coyle, the music is more than just a sound track — they are a driving force for the club and show as a whole. They play powerfully, at times almost overwhelmingly so.

While this is not a show for children, adults are bound to be thoroughly entertained and delighted by “Cabaret.”

Just be prepared to leave the theater in stunned silence. This classic will strike you in the heart.

Smithtown Performing Arts Center, 2 East Main St., Smithtown, will present “Cabaret” through May 22. Show includes strong language, intense sexuality and brief violence, alcohol and drug use. Running time is approximately 2.5 hours with one 15-minute intermission.

The season continues with “Hairspray the Broadway Musical” from July 9 to Aug. 28, “Rent” from Sept. 10 to Oct. 2 and “Urinetown the Musical” from Oct. 15 to Nov. 6. All tickets are $35 and may be purchased by calling 631-724-3700 or visiting www.smithtownpac.org.

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Springtime and jazz to be celebrated in Stony Brook Village WMHO to host Spring Appreciation Day

By Alex Petroski

After a long, cold winter that has spilled into April, it’s finally time to go outside. The Ward Melville Heritage Organization will host its annual Spring Appreciation Day on Saturday, April 16, at the Stony Brook Village Center for anyone who wants to get some sun and stretch his or her legs to shake off the hibernation of winter.

“There’s a lot going on,” Marie Gilberti, communications manager for the Ward Melville Heritage Organization said in an interview last week. “We look forward once again to hosting this great day out in our beautiful village.”

The festivities, which begin at noon, will feature live music from the band Burke and Brenda (blues, country and Americana), a petting zoo from Rocking Horse Farm, animals up for adoption from ARF (Animal Rescue Fund) of the Hamptons, balloon artist Thoroughly Modern Lilly and radio station WALK-FM featuring Walkie Bear. There will also be a student art show titled Spring Into Art!, featuring artwork from students in the Three Village school district, in the Educational & Cultural Center and a kids craft area run by the WMHO Youth Corps.

The Stony Brook Village Center also features seven restaurants and over 30 stores including a cheese shop, wine store and gift and clothing boutiques that will be offering sales and specials during the event. Gilberti said that the organization is expecting “hundreds” to attend the events.

In addition, The Jazz Loft, which is located across from the Village Center at 275 Christian Ave., will be offering a sneak preview from 2 to 5 p.m. ahead of its official grand opening,

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which is slated for some time in May. The 6,000-square-foot, two-floor space will feature live music on both floors, as well as countless pieces of jazz memorabilia, instruments used by jazz legends, autographed pictures, original sheet music and much more. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

“We just want the people to enjoy the subject of jazz,” Gloria Rocchio, the Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s president said in a recent interview. “It is America’s art form. It was fading but with folks like [Jazz Loft president and founder] Tom Manuel there’s a revival in the interest. We’re excited to see people’s faces.”

Reached by phone, Manuel, who will be hosting the event, said that he hopes The Jazz Loft can fill a void on Long Island. He said if there are any jazz clubs

or museums dedicated to preserving jazz memorabilia left on Long Island he’s not aware of them. His plan is to accomplish both of those goals. During his years as a jazz historian, music educator and trumpet player, Manuel has amassed about 10,000 pieces of jazz-related history.

Rocchio estimated that about 50 percent will be on display at a given time, though the pieces will be rotated.

According to the WMHO’s website, donations to the collections continue to pour in and include a gold-plated trumpet belonging to Ernie Royal, an original script sent to Royal from Louis Armstrong for a planned Broadway show and Milt Hinton’s complete music studio.

“It is extraordinary in there,” Rocchio said about the building, which was constructed in 1909 as a firehouse and was expanded in the 1940s by Ward Melville. Rocchio said the floors are 75 years old yet look brand new. “It is a ‘wow,’” Rocchio said about walking into the Jazz Loft.

Manuel said that he envisions the new venue as being a haven for jazz lovers, and even surviving family members of early jazz musicians looking to reconnect with the art of their loved ones.

Manuel said the last few posts on Facebook about the event garnered around 1,500 responses.

“This has been my dream for such a long time,” Manuel said. “The place will definitely be alive with the sound of jazz.”

Admission to the sneak peak at The Jazz Loft is $7 per person, children under 12 free; all other Spring Appreciation Day events are free of charge. For more information, call 631-751-2244 or visit www.wmho.org.

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a siP, a song and a sale Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 22 E. 18th St., Huntington Station will host a benefit for Starflower Experiences at 6 p.m. Titled A Sip, A Song and A Sale, the event will feature an auction, music and coffee. For more information, call 516-938-6152 or visit www. starflowerexperiences.org.

HadassaH meeTing The Seaport Chapter of Hadassah will meet at the Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station at 12:30 p.m. featuring members speaking about their trips to Israel in the past and more currently. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome. Call 924-6313 for more information.

‘la veriTÀ’ comes To sTonY brook The Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook University will present the U.S. premiere of Compagnia Finzi Pasca’s “La Verità” to the Main Stage at 8 p.m. Performers take the stage in a theatrical cirque performance paying homage to the life and work of Salvador Dali. Tickets are $42. To order, call 632-2787.

an evening wiTH new Yorker carToonisTs The Long Island Museum will welcome New Yorker cartoonists Roz Chast and Barry Blitt who will discuss their careers as cartoonists and their work for the magazine. Titled Seriously Funny, An Evening with The New Yorker, the event will be held at The Three Village Inn, 150 Main St., Stony Brook at 6 p.m. Moderated

by Jonathan Weiner. Tickets are $125 and include cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, a panel discussion and a book signing. For more information, call 751-0066 or visit www.longislandmuseum.org.

cHariTY Tag sale The Setauket Fire Department, 394 Nicolls Road, E. Setauket will host a Charity Tag Sale fundraiser titled Closet to a Cure from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Featuring designer handbags, clothing, children's items, raff les and more. Proceeds to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Man & Woman of the Year Campaign. Free admission. Call Paulette at 689-8675 for details.

Friday 15 arTs & alzHeimer’s conFerence The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook will host an Arts & Alzheimer’s Conference from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The event is intended for health care facilities, professional caregivers, family care partners and art, history and cultural organizations that are looking to find ways to connect with this community through the arts. Morning refreshments will be served and lunch will be provided. Free but advance registration required by calling 751-0066, ext. 212.

Friends oF THe Farm barn dance St. Philip Neri Parish Center, 344 Main St., Northport will host the 20th annual Friends of the Farm Barn Dance at 7 p.m. to raise funds for the Lewis Oliver Farm. The evening will feature an evening of fun, dancing, food, raffles and door prizes with entertainment by Just Cause. Tickets are $50 in advance, $60 at the door. To order, call Lynn at 757-9626. See story on page B25.

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FridaY wHaleboaT cHaT The Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor will hold a Whaleboat Chat every Friday at 2:30 p.m. in celebration of the Whaling Museum Society's 80th anniversary. Free with paid admission. Call 367-3418.

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PainT niTe Fundraiser The Centereach Fire Department, 9 S. Washington Ave., Centereach will host a Paint Nite Fundraiser benefiting Boy Scout Troop 356 from 7 to 9 p.m. Featured painting is titled Turtles at Sunset. Tickets are $30. To order, call 495-7213.

High School, 350 Old Post Road, Port Jefferson from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Features health screenings, entertainments, interactive demonstrations, free food court, a 2K Fun Run and over 60 vendors. Free admission. For details, visit www.PortJeffHealth.com or call 473-1414.

How To TasTe like a Pro The Village Center, 101A E. Broadway, Port Jefferson will host a fundraiser for the Port Jefferson Conservancy titled How to Taste Like a Pro from 7 to 9 p.m. Learn to taste wine like a pro from author, educator and sommelier Bob Lipinski. Tickets are $30 per person, $55 per couple and are tax deductible. For tickets, call 802-2160.

Hawaiian nigHT The Kings Park Heritage Museum will celebrate Hawaiian and Polynesian culture at the RJO Building, 99 Old Dock Road, Kings Park beginning at 7:30 p.m. The free event will feature the Aloha Dance Troupe and will encompass dances and songs from the islands of Tahiti and Hawaii. Free and open to all. For additional information, call 269-3305. norTHPorT FaculTY reciTal The 26th annual Northport Music Scholarship Benefit Faculty Recital, given by members of the Northport Music Department, will be held at the Northport High School, Northport at 7:30 p.m. The recital will feature works by Mozart, Teuber and more along with a special command performance by the Northport Community Jazz Orchestra. $5 suggested donation at the door.

For more information, call 262-6748.

saturday 16 HealTH and wellness exPo Contractors for Kids and the Three Village school district will hold their annual Health and Wellness Expo at Ward Melville High School, 380 Old Town Road, E. Setauket from 8 to 11:30 a.m.

Featuring a wide assortment of vendors providing information and services related to health and wellness plus a 5K walk/run.

For more information, call Erin at 730-4734. deePwells sPringTime bouTique Deepwells Mansion, 495 Moriches Road, St. James will present its annual Springtime Boutique today and April 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 30 artisans will offer handmade jewelry, glass, fiber, leather, candles, florals, pottery, woodworking and more.

Complementary tea and cookies will be served and the history of the historic house shared. $5 admission fee. Call 563-8551.

HealTH & wellness FesT The Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce will present its annual Health & Wellness Fest at the Earl L. Vandermeulen

Pasca’s “La Verità” will be performed on the Main Stage of the Staller Center for the Arts on April 16.

used book sale Stony Brook Community Church, 216 Christian Ave., Stony Brook will hold a gently used book sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 689-3404. keeP Pluggin reTro video game evenT Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington, 109 Browns Road, Huntington will host a Keep Pluggin Retro Video Game event from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Featuring vendors selling retro video games, gaming stations and more. Come to play, sell, trade, buy, mingle and connect. Tickets are $10 adults, $6 ages 10 and under.

For more information, call 427-9547. car wasH Fundraiser The Centereach Youth Civic Association will hold its 2nd annual Car Wash fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kup’s Auto Spa, 121 Mark Tree Road, Centereach. Donations welcome. Hot dogs and cupcakes while you wait! Questions? Call 588-5447. sPring aPPreciaTion daY! The Ward Melville Heritage Organization will host its annual Spring Appreciation Day at the Stony Brook Village Center from noon to 5 p.m. featuring a petting zoo, kids crafts, live music, student art show, sneak peak at the Jazz Loft and much more. $7 per person for Jazz Loft; all other events free. Questions? Call 7512244. See story on page B15. anTiques in aPril The Huntington Historical Society will hold its annual Antiques n April sale today and April 17 at the Dr. Daniel Kissam House Museum, 434 Park Ave., Huntington from noon to 4 p.m. Featuring the society’s barn sale and antique dealers on the lawn. The museum shop will also be open. Free admission. Call 427-7045 for details. i can bexTraordinarY FasHion sHow Special Olympics New York and the Time to Play Foundation will present the 2nd annual I CAN BEextraordinary Fashion Show in the center court of the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove from 1 to 3 p.m. The event will also include line dancing, a performance by Kate Zimmer and Chris Jaeger and more. Free. Questions? Call Jennifer at 254-1465, ext. 4204. legacies oF world war i To commemorate the 101st anniversary of the outbreak of World War I, the North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham will present "Legacies of World War I," an informative lecture by Martin Levinson, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Free and open to all. Call 929-4488 for additional information.

sunday 17 deePwells sPringTime bouTique See April 16 listing. anTiques in aPril See April 16 listing. car sHow in smiTHTown St. Patrick School, 280 E. Main St., Smithtown will hold its 11th annual Car Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring a variety of cars, trucks and motorcycles as well as movie replica cars and monster trucks. There will also be music, vendors, raffles, giveaways and food. Rain date is April 24. Admission is $5 adults, children free.

Call 588-2696 for more information.

Judaica sale Temple Beth El Sisterhood, 660 Park Ave., Huntington will host a Judaica Sale from 9 to 11 a.m. featuring Passover Seder plates, Matzoh covers, Shabbat candlesticks, jewelry and much more.

Email sisterhood@tbeli.org with any questions. soundoFF The Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor will present a SOUNDoff event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Families are invited to come learn the importance of the Long Island Sound through hands-on activities. Free admission for all. For further information, call 367-3418. See story on page B23.

HisTorY oF caumseTT Hike Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, 25 Lloyd Harbor Road, Huntington will host an adult 2-mile hike from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. while studying the park’s social, economic, architectural and political history. $4 per person. Advance registration required by calling 423-1770.

Horn quarTeT concerT Harborfields Public Library, 31 Broadway, Greenlawn will host a spring concert by The Hornucopia Horn Quartet at 2 p.m. A reception will follow. Free and open to all. Call 757-4200. sundaY wiTH mama The Sons of Italy Viggiano Brothers Lodge 3436 will hold its 4th annual Sunday with Mama event at Infant Jesus Parish Center, 110 Myrtle Ave., Port Jefferson from 2 to 6 p.m. $20 per person includes dinner, soda, dessert and coffee. Raff les and 50/50. For reservations, call Michele at 676-6145 or Maria at 732-2335. mariTime walking Tour The Three Village Historical Society will present a guided tour with historian Beverly Tyler to explore the history of shipbuilding in Setauket from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Tour leaves from Setauket Dock on Shore Road. $8 per person. For more information, call 751-3730 or visit www.tvhs.org. canTe libre in concerT Cold Spring Harbor Library, 95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor will welcome flute/string ensemble Cante Libre in concert at 2 p.m. Free and open to all. Advance registration requested by calling 692-6820. * All numbers are in (631) area code unless otherwise noted.

APRIL 14, 2016 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE B17 Sunday Street concert The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook will host a Sunday Street Concert featuring John Gorka in the Carriage Museum’s Gillespie Room at 5 p.m. Co-sponsored by The Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council and WUSB-FM. Tickets are $25 in advance at www.sundaystreet.org until April 15. Tickets at the door $30 (cash only). For more information, call 751-0066.

All levels of stitchers welcomed. No charge to attend first meeting. For more information, call 423-3738.

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Pot Luck SuPPer The Three Village Historical Society will hold a pot luck supper at the Setauket Neighborhood House, 95 Main St., Setauket from 6 to 9 p.m. Guest speakers Beverly C. Tyler, Donna Smith, Barbara Russell and Katherine Downs-Reuter will discuss the Founder’s Day School Program. Bring your favorite covered dish for six to share. Beverages and dessert will be provided. Free and open to all. Call 751-3730 for further information.

LiBrary Board Meeting The regular meeting of the board of trustees of the Middle County Public Library, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach will be held at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome. Call 585-9393, ext. 208.

Book Signing Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington will welcome editorin-chief of Forbes Magazine, Steve Forbes, and author Elizabeth Ames who will be speaking and signing copies of their new book, “Reviving America,” at 7 p.m. Call 271-1442.

Live in centraL Park [reviSited]: SiMon and garfunkeL Join vocalist Lee Lessack and singer/songwriter Johnny Rodgers as they recreate the original 1981 Simon and Garfunkel reunion concert in Central Park at the John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport today and April 19 at 8 p.m. Featuring “Sounds of Silence,” “Mrs. Robinson” and more. Tickets are $50.

To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

tuesday 19 Live in centraL Park [reviSited]: SiMon and garfunkeL See April 18 listing. conServation night The Whaling Museum, 201 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor will present Conservation Night from 6 to 8 p.m. as part of its Down the Hatch series. Chat with others who are passionate about local and regional conservation. Guest speaker will be Julie Nace, program coordinator of the Peconic Estuary. Light refreshments will be served. $15, $10 members. Call 367-3418. needLeworkerS Meeting The Suffolk County Chapter of The Embroiderers’ Guild of America will hold its monthly meeting at the Half Hollow Hills Community Library, 55 Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills at 7 p.m.

Book Signing Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington will welcome author David Baldacci will be speaking and signing copies of his newest book in the Amos Decker series, “The Last Mile,” at 7 p.m. Call 271-1442.

internationaL and iSraeLi foLk dancing RJO Intermediate School, 99 Old Dock Road, Kings Park will host an evening of Israeli and International Folk Dancing every Wednesday (when school is in session) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. All levels, no partner needed. Cost is $9 per person. For more information, call Linda at 269-6894.

thursday 21 StePhen waartS in concert Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, One Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor will present violinist Stephen Waarts in concert in the Grace Auditorium at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 each and will be sold at the door. For more information, call 516-367-8800.

SBPwn Meeting The Smithtown Business and Professional Women’s Network will hold its Bloom into April meeting at Villa Olivetti, 645 Middle Country Road, St. James at 6 p.m. The evening will include dinner and time to network. Guest speaker will be Carolyn Borella who will discuss herbs, gardening and how important it is to buy local.

For more information, visit www.sbpwn.org. taSte of SMithtown Smithtown Landing Country Club, 495 Landing Ave., Smithtown will host a Taste of Smithtown Raffle Auction from 6 to 9 p.m.

Featuring tastings from over 20 local restaurants, gift bags, 50/50 raffle and over 70 raffle baskets. With special guest host Kristin Thorne of WABC. Proceeds will benefit the Dynamics Twirling Athletes. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door. To order, call 346-2990 or 745-1772.

Book Signing Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington will welcome author Edward V. Mirabella who will be speaking and signing copies of his new book, “Paper Dinosaurs,” at 7 p.m. Call 271-1442.

hiStoricaL Society Meeting The meeting of the Wading River Historical Society, 300 North Country Road, Wading River at 7:30 p.m. will feature a presentation by Stephanie and Sid Bail about an 1854 diary written by a 15-year-old girl named Kate Dayton. A slide show based on the diary will be part of the program. Open to the public. New members are welcome. Call 929-4082 for more information. the kennedyS in concert The Folk Music Society of Huntington will present The Kennedys in concert (contemporary folk-rock duo) at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington at 8:30 p.m. Preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15, $10 CAC and FMSH members. For more information, call 425-2925.

film 'karSki & the LordS of huManity' The Port Jefferson Documentary Series Spring 2016 will continue with a screening of "Karski & The Lords of Humanity" at Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson at 7 p.m. Guest speaker will be Director Slawomir Grunberg. $7 admission. For advance tickets, call 473-5220 or visit www.portjeffdocumentaryseries.com. 'renoir — revered and reviLed' As part of its Art & Architecture in Cinema series, Fathom Events and SpectiCast will screen "Renoir — Revered and Reviled" on April 21 at the Farmingdale Multiplex Cinemas, Island 16 Cinema De Lux in Holtsville and the AMC Loews Stony Brook at 7 p.m.

Tickets may be purchased online at www.fathomevents.com or at the theater box office.

‘Steve JoBS’ Emma Clark Library, 120 Main St., Setauket will screen “Steve Jobs” on April 15 at 2 p.m. Rated R. Free and open to all. Call 941-4080 for further information. ‘the girL froM a reading PriMer’ In celebration of Women’s History Month and the holiday season, Gallery North, 90 N. Country Road, Setauket will screen “The Girl From a Reading Primer,” about the life and work of Polish Holocaust survivor Dr. Alina Margois-Edelman, on April 17 at 6:30 p.m. View the works of local artist Judy Sacucci, enjoy music and refreshments. $10 suggested donation. To RSVP, call 751-2676. ‘the gift’ Half Hollow Hills Community Library, 510 Sweet Hollow Road, Melville will screen “The Gift” on April 20 at 6:30 p.m. Rated R. Followed by a discussion led by librarian Chris Garland.

Refreshments will be served. Free and open to all. Call 421-4535 for details.

theater 'roMeo and JuLiet' Five Towns College Performing Arts Center, 305 N. Service Road, Dix Hills will present Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" from April 15 to 17. Tickets are $15 adults, $12 seniors and students. To order, call 656-2148.

'MeMPhiS' The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport will present the rock 'n' roll Tony award-winning musical "Memphis" through May 8. Prices range from $69 to $74. To order, call 261-2900. one-act PLay feStivaL The Playhouse at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 270 Main St., Northport will present the seventh annual Northport One-Act Play Festival on April 15 at 8 p.m., April 16 at 2 and 8 p.m. and April 17 at 3 p.m. Admission is $20. To order, call 1-800-838-3006.

'Murder aMong friendS' The Arena Players Repertory Theater will present "Murder Among Friends" through April 19 at the Vanderbilt Museum's Carriage House Theater, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport.

Tickets are $20 on Fridays and Sundays, $25 on Saturdays. For reservations or further information, call 516-293-0674. ‘aS you Like it’ The Stony Brook University Department of Theatre Arts will present William Shakespeare’s "As You Like It" through April 17 in Theatre 1 of The Staller Center for the Arts. Tickets are $20, $10 for students with ID. To order, call 632-2787.

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One act at a time: Eleven new plays will be featured in the seventh annual Northport One-Act Play Festival at The Playhouse at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Northport April 15 and 16, matinees and evenings. Above, Laura Sweeney, Calvin Gladen and Teresa Bolz rehearse Geoffrey Craig's “Do You Take This Man?”

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Continued from page B17 ‘Beau Jest’ Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will present the delightful romantic comedy "Beau Jest" through May 7. Tickets range from $15 to $30. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree. com. See review on page B11.

'CaBaret' Life is a Cabaret! The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will present the musical "Cabaret" through May 22.

All seats $35. To order, call 724-3700. See review on page B14.

'Oliver!'

Chutzpah Repertory Theater of Temple Beth El, 660 Park Ave., Huntington will present a production of "Oliver!" on April 16 at 8 p.m. and April 17 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20 adults, $18 seniors and students. To order, call Lisa at 4215835, ext. 200, or email tbeplay2016@tbeli.org.

‘Measure FOr Measure’ William Shakespeare’s "Measure for Measure" will be performed at Suffolk County Community College, 533 College Road, Selden on April 14 to 16 and 21 to 23 at 8 p.m. and April 17 and 24 at 2 p.m. at the Shea Theatre in the Islip Arts Building.

General admission is $12. Call 851-6589.

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'ruMOrs' The Minstrel Players will present the hilarious Neil Simon comedy "Rumors" at Houghton Hall, Trinity Episcopal Church, 130 Main St., Northport on April 23 and 30 at 8 p.m. and April 24 and May 1 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors and children under 12. For more information please call 516-557-1207 or visit www.theminstrelplayersinc.org.

Festival OF One-aCt Plays From April 23 to May 14, Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will present its 19th annual Festival of One-Act Plays featuring six plays "guaranteed to entertain and engage" on the Second Stage. Tickets are $18. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com. 'the Wedding singer' The Noel S. Ruiz Theatre at the CM Performing Arts Center, 931 Montauk Highway, Oakdale will present "The Wedding Singer" from April 30 to May 22. Tickets range from $18 to $29. To order, call 218-2810 or visit www.cmpac.com.

'My Brilliant divOrCe' The Arena Players Repertory Theater will present "My Brilliant Divorce" from May 1 to 16 at the Vanderbilt Museum's Carriage House Theater, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport.

Tickets are $20 on Fridays and Sundays, $25 on Saturdays. For reservations or further information, call 516-293-0674. 'suPeriOr dOnuts' Bare Bones Theater, 57 Main St., Northport will present the Long Island premiere of the comedydrama "Superior Donuts" from May 5 to 22.

Tickets are $25, $20 matinees. To order, call 1-800-838-3006 or visit www.barebonestheater. com. For more information, call 634-4374.

'Mary POPPins' The Northport-E. Northport Community Theater will present "Mary Poppins" from May 6 to 15 at the Brosnan Center Theater, 158 Laurel Avenue, Northport. For more information and tickets, call Bette at 896-5970. 'shrek the MusiCal' Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will present "Shrek the Musical" on the Main Stage from May 21 to June 25. Tickets range from $15 to $30. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www. theatrethree.com. ‘thOrOughly MOdern Millie’ The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport will present the Tony award-winning musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie” from May 26 to July 10. Tickets range from $69 to $74. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

Farmers markets hOlBrOOk Winter FarMers Market The Sun Vet Mall, 5801 Sunrise Highway, Holbrook will host a Winter Farmers Market every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through April 23. For more information, call 516-551-8461. huntingtOn Winter FarMers Market Jack Abrams School, 155 Lowndes Ave., Huntington Station will host a Winter Farmers Market by G & G Long Island every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through April. For more information, visit www.longislandfarmersmarkets.com.

POrt JeFFersOn Winter FarMers Market The Port Jefferson Village Center, 101A E. Broadway, Port Jefferson will host a Winter Farmers Market every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through May 1. For more information, call Melissa at 516-551-8461. riverhead Winter FarMers Market The downtown Riverhead Farmers Market will be held at 117 East Main St., Riverhead every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through April.

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SPORTSWEEK Stony Brook UniverSity

Tomorrow is Friday — wear red on campus!

Rogers, Hughes lift SBU over Princeton Senior Challen Rogers scored a seasonhigh four goals as the Stony Brook men’s lacrosse team held off Princeton University, 13-10, Saturday at Sherrerd Field at Class of 1952 Stadium.

Senior Chris Hughes set a career-high with four assists.

Juniors Alex Corpolongo and Ryan Bitzer and senior Brody Eastwood added two goals apiece. Senior Matt Schultz tallied a goal and two assists.

The Seawolves (9-2) have won nine of their first 11 games for a second straight year.

Gavin McBride had three goals and an assist for Princeton (2-7).

“We’re having a good season and we’ve

got a good crew in there,” Stony Brook head coach Jim Nagle said. “They scored some goals in bunches today, but I thought the big difference was Challen’s extra-man goal that gave us some breathing room. It’s a big win for this program and it was an honor to come down and play a program with a lot of history and tradition.”

Stony Brook built leads of 7-2 and 11-7, but Princeton rallied to get within a goal twice. After Zach Currier got the Tigers to within 11-10, the Seawolves won the draw.

A Princeton caused turnover was negated by having too many men on the field and gave Stony Brook its fourth extra-man opportunity of the game. Rogers, from the top right side of the box, scored to make it 12-10.

“Princeton came hard at us and played with a lot of pride,” Rogers said. “They’ve had a difficult week, so we knew they were going to play with a lot of freedom. We expected a great game and got one. When we have opportunities on the man up, we want to score.”

Stony Brook was 2-for-4 on extra-man opportunities. Senior Zach Oliveri and sophomore Brandon Maciejewski combined to make 10 saves.

“Zach and the defense always do a great job of setting the tone in the first half,” Maciejewski said. “I thought our defense did a great job of forcing them into some tough shots, which made my job a lot easier.”

Oliveri recorded six saves in the first half.

“I thought it was a great team effort today,” he said. “The guys battled through

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Above, Chris Hughes, who had a career-high four assists on Saturday, moves the ball up the field in a previous contest. Left, Challen Rogers maintains possession.

some adversity, but we stuck together.”

The Seawolves finished with 13 goals on 27 shots. Stony Brook scored seven goals on 12 shots in the first half.

Freshman Ryland Rees recorded two ground balls and three caused turnovers.

Rogers tallied his 10th career hat trick.

Hughes had recorded three assists in two of

the last three games. Eastwood recorded his first multigoal game since March 26. Junior Jay Lindsay scored his third career goal.

Eastwood is nine goals away from breaking Jordan McBride’s school record of 175.

Stony Brook hosted Marist College in a midweek contest Tuesday, but results were not available by press time.

Women’s lax downs UMass Lowell Baseball splits doubleheader, takes series

Junior Courtney Murphy tied a program single-game record with nine goals as the Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team defeated the University of Massachusetts Lowell, 23-2, Saturday afternoon at Wicked Blue Field. With the win, the Seawolves earned their seventh straight victory. Stony Brook improves to 9-3 and 3-0 in America East, while UMass Lowell falls to 1-12 and 0-4 in conference play.

Murphy tied Demmianne Cook’s mark from 2013 with a nine-goal afternoon.

Eight of Murphy’s nine tallies came in the first half. Murphy leads the nation with 4.67 goals per game and has 56 total goals for the year.

Sophomore Kylie Ohlmiller added three goals and five assists along with three ground balls. Junior Kristin Yevoli, sophomore Emily Marlow, and fresh-

men Kasey Mitchell and Keri McCarthy scored two goals apiece. Juniors Dorrien Van Dyke and Sam Jaffe, and sophomore Samantha DiSalvo each added a tally.

The goal by Jaffe was the first of her career.

McCarthy tallied 11 draw controls, which is tied for second-most in a single game in program history. Freshman Anna Tesoriero recorded four saves in a scoreless first half. Senior Maegan Meritz tallied the first two points of her career with a pair of assists.

The 23 goals are a single-game program record, surpassing a total of 22 set on three occasions.

Stony Brook has outscored its opponents, 92-28, over its last five games.

The Seawolves will host the University of New Hampshire on Saturday, April 16, at 2 p.m.

The Stony Brook baseball team split a doubleheader at the University of Hartford on Saturday afternoon to win the America East Conference series at Fiondella Field.

The Seawolves (14-13, 5-2 AE) fell to the Hawks (20-8, 5-4 AE) 9-5 in game one and earned a 2-0 victory in game two.

Stony Brook received a solid pitching performance in game two behind the arms of freshman right-handed pitcher Bret Clarke and sophomore left-handed pitcher Teddy Rodliff. Clarke started and went 4.1 innings, scattering five hits to record the win, while Rodliff retired all seven batters he faced and picked up the save.

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Jack Parenty posted five hits on the afternoon with a 4-for-5 performance in game one and went 1-for-3 in the second game.

Senior first baseman Johnny Caputo and freshman catcher Sean Buckhout each had a pair of hits in game two.

“The guys did a great job of bouncing back after the game one setback to take the series over a very good Hartford club,” Stony Brook head coach Matt Senk said.

Hartford, who was shut out in game one of the series on Friday, struck early and posted five runs in the bottom of the first inning to take control of the game.

Hawks’ senior Chris DelDebbio led the charge with a three-run home run.

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Religious ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

CATHOLIC

EPISCOPAL

STONY BROOK CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

CAROLINE CHURCH OF BROOKHAVEN

Mission Statement: In faith we come together to celebrate the Eucharist as a Parish Family; and as a Catholic community of faith, we are sent to be Christ to the world around us.

Rev. James-Patrick Mannion, Pastor Rev. Daniel Opoku-Mensah, Associate Rev. Jon Fitzgerald, In Residence Weekday Masses: Monday – Saturday 8:00 am Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm Sunday 8:00am, 9:30 am (family), 11:30 am (choir), 6:00 pm (Youth) Office Hours: Monday–Thursday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, Friday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Baptisms: Sundays at 1:30 pm (except during Lent) Reconciliation: Saturdays 4:00 – 4:45 pm or by appointment Anointing Of The Sick: by request Holy Matrimony: contact the office at least 9 months before desired date

1 Dyke Road on the Village Green, Setauket Web site: www.carolinechurch.net Parish Office email: office@carolinechurch.net (631) 941–4245

Connecting to God, Each Other and the World

400 Nicolls Road, E. Setauket (631) 689–1127 • Fax (631) 689–1215

www.stonybrookchristian.com Pastor Troy Reid Weekly Schedule Sunday Worship w/nursery 10 am Kidmo Children’s Church • Ignited Youth Fellowship and Food Always to Follow Tuesday Evening Prayer: 7 pm Thursday Morning Bible Study w/Coffee & Bagels: 10 am Friday Night Experience “FNX” for Pre K-Middle School: 6:30 pm Ignite Youth Ministry: 7:30 pm Check out our website for other events and times

BYZANTINE CATHOLIC RESURRECTION BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH

38 Mayflower Avenue, Smithtown NY 11787 631–759–6083 resurrectionsmithtown@gmail.com www.resurrectionsmithtown.org Father Tyler A. Strand, Administrator, Joseph S. Durko, Cantor Divine Liturgy: Sundays at 10:30 am Holy Days: See website or phone for information Sunday School alternate Sundays at 9:15 am Adult Faith Formation/Bible Study: Mondays at 7:00 pm.

PrayerAnon Prayer Group for substance addictions, Wednesdays at 7 pm A Catholic Church of the Eastern Rite under the Eparchy of Passaic.

CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST. GERARD MAJELLA 300 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station (631) 473–2900 • Fax (631) 473–0015

www.stgmajella.org Rev. Gennaro DiSpigno, Pastor Office of Christian Formation • 928–2550 We celebrate Eucharist Saturday evening 5 pm, Sunday 7:30, 9 and 11 am Weekday Mass Monday–Friday 9 am We celebrate Baptism Third weekend of each month during any of our weekend Masses We celebrate Marriage Arrangements can be made at the church with our Pastor or Deacon We celebrate Penance Confession is celebrated on Saturdays from 4–5 pm We celebrate You! Visit Our Thrift Shop Mon. – Fri. 10 am–4 pm + Sat. 10 am–2 pm

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 Religious Education: (631) 928-0447 Parish Outreach: (631) 331-6145

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CONGREGATIONAL MT. SINAI CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

233 North Country Road, Mt. Sinai • (631) 473–1582 www.mtsinaichurchli.org “No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here” Sunday Services at 9 am and 11:00 am Sunday School and childcare offered at the 9 am service and open to all infants to 8th grade.

Last Sundays of the month: 11 am Welcome Sunday Service A service welcoming those with differing abilities We are an Open and Affirming Congregation.

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN CHURCH CROSSOVER CHRISTIAN CHURCH Finding Faith As A Way of Life

Meeting at the Heritage Community Center 633 Mt. Sinai Coram Rd., Mt. Sinai (631)734-0204

www.crossoverchristianchurch.com Pastor Lesaya Kelly Weekly Schedule: Sunday Worship w/Children’s Church 9:30 - 11am We offer weekly small groups and monthly meetings for men and women.

New Series Starting Wed., May 18 7-8:30 pm “The Way You Are Wired Is No Accident.” Discover your gifts and how to serve God’s purpose in your life. Located at the Comfort Inn, 2695 Route 112, lower level, Medford, NY 11763 We exist to love God with everything we have. We are a small, vibrant community reaching out to our world with love in action.

EPISCOPAL ALL SOULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH “Our little historic church on the hill” across from the Stony Brook Duck Pond

Main Street, Stony Brook • (631) 751–0034

www.allsouls–stonybrook.org • allsoulsepiscopalchurch@verizon.net Please come and welcome our new Priests: The Rev. Dr. Richard Visconti, Priest–In–Charge The Rev. Farrell D. Graves, Priest Associate Sunday Holy Eucharist: 8 and 9:30 am Religious instruction for children follows the 9:30 am Service 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.

The Rev. Cn. Dr. Richard D. Visconti, Rector The Rev. Farrell Graves, Priest Associate

Sunday Services: 8:00 am, 9:30 am and 11:15 am Church School/Child Care at 9:30 am Church School classes now forming. Call 941-4245 for registration Weekday Holy Eucharist’s: Thursday 12:30 pm and First Fri. of the month 7:30 pm (rotating: call Parish Office for location) Youth, Music and Service Programs offered Let God walk with you as part of our family–friendly community.

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 127 Barnum Ave., Port Jefferson (631) 473–0273 email: ccoffice@christchurchportjeff.org www.christchurchportjeff.org

Father Anthony DiLorenzo: Priest–In–Charge Sunday Eucharist: 8 am and 10 am/Wednesday 10 in our chapel Sunday School and Nursery Registration for Sunday School starting Sunday after the 10 am Eucharist Our ministries: Welcome Inn on Mondays at 5:45 pm AA meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 pm/Prayer Group on Wednesdays at 10:30 am/Bible Study on Thursdays at 10 am.

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 Knowing Christ...Making Him Known

322 Route 25A, East Setauket • (631) 941–3670 www.3vc.org

Lead Pastor Josh Moody Sunday Worship Schedule 9:15 am:Worship Service Sunday School (Pre–K – Adult), Nursery 10:30 am: Bagel/Coffee Fellowship 11:00 am: Worship, Nursery, Pre–K, Cornerstone Kids (Gr. K–4) We offer weekly Teen Programs, Small Groups, Women’s Bible Studies (day & evening) & Men’s Bible Study Faith Nursery School for ages 3 & 4 Join us as we celebrate 55 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. Demetrios N. Calogredes, Protopresbyter Sunday Services Orthros 8:30 am - Devine Liturgy 10 am Services conducted in both Greek & English* Books available to follow in English* Sunday Catechism School, 10:15 am - 11:15 am* Greek Language School, Tuesdays 5 pm - 8 pm* Bible Study & Adult Catechism Classes Available* Golden Age & Youth Groups* Thrift Store* Banquet Hall available for Rental* For information please call Church office*

To be listed in the Religious Directory, please call 751–7663

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Religious JEWISH CHABAD AT STONY BROOK “Judaism with a smile”

Future site: East side of Nicolls Rd, North of Rte 347 –Next to Fire Dept.

Current location: 821 Hawkins Ave., Lake Grove

(631) 585–0521 • (800) My–Torah • www.ChabadSB.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 www.ChabadSB.com Chabad at Stony Brook University – Rabbi Adam & Esther Stein

CORAM JEWISH CENTER

Young Israel of Coram 981 Old Town Rd., Coram • (631) 698–3939 YIC.org – YoungIsraelofCoram@gmail.com

RABBI DR. MORDECAI & MARILYN GOLSHEVSKY RABBI SAM & REBECCA GOLSHEVSKY

“THE ETERNAL FLAME–THE ETERNAL LIGHT” Weekly Channel #20 at 11:30 am Shabbat Morning Services 9 am Free Membership. No building fund.

Free Hebrew School. Bar/Bat Mitzvah Shabbat and Holiday Services followed by hot buffet. Adult Education Institute. Women’s Education Group–Internationally prominent Lecturers and Women’s Torah Class. Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Kaballah Classes. Jewish Holiday Institute. Tutorials for all ages.

PASSOVER COMMUNITY SEDER Fri., April 22 first Seder-Sat. April 23, second Seder RSVP and details (631) 698-3939 Member, National Council of Young Israel a world–wide organization.

All welcome regardless of knowledge or observance level.

KEHILLAT CHOVEVEI TZION KCT 764 Route 25A, just east of Nicolls Road P.O. Box 544, East Setauket, NY 11733 (631) 689-0257 • www.kct.org

HERMAN WERNER, PRESIDENT

We invite all those who are interested in experiencing traditional non-eglaitarian services in the conservative mode. We are run solely by lay-people. Searching for your tradition? Daven with us at KCT, the little shul with tam!

NORTH SHORE JEWISH CENTER

385 Old Town Rd., Port Jefferson Station (631) 928–3737 www.NorthShoreJewishCenter.org Rabbi Aaron Benson

Cantor Daniel Kramer, Rabbi Emeritus Howard Hoffman Executive Director Marcie Platkin Services: Daily morning and evening minyan Friday at 8 pm; Saturday 8:45 am and one hour before sundown • Tot Shabbat Family Kehillah • Sisterhood • Men’s Club • Seniors Club • Youth Group Award–winning Religious School • Teen Community Service Program Nursery School • Mommy and Me • Preschool Summer Program Continuing Ed • Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah • Judaica Shop Thrift Shop • Kosher Catering Panel We warmly welcome you to our Jewish home. Come worship, study and enjoy being Jewish with our caring NSJC family.

Member United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

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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 Sharon L. Sobel Cantor Scott Harris 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

LUTHERAN–ELCA 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 email: hopelutheran@msn.com • website: www.hopeluth.com Holy Communion is celebrated every week Saturdays 5 pm Sundays at 8, 9:30, and 11am Service of Prayers for Healing on the first weekend of each month at all services Children and Youth Ministries Sparklers (ages 3-11) Saturdays 5 pm Sunday School (ages 3-11) 9:30 am Kid’s Club (ages 4-10) Wednesdays 4:15 pm Teen Ministry (ages 11-16) Saturdays 3 pm

ST. PAULS LUTHERAN CHURCH

309 Patchogue Road, Port Jefferson Station (631)473–2236

Rev. Paul A. Downing, Pastor email: pastorpauldowning@yahoo.com • pastors cell: 347–423–3623 church website: wwwStPaulsLCPJS.org Services Sundays – 8:30 am and 10:30 am Holy Communion Bibles and Bagels 9:30 am Sunday School during 10:30 am service Wednesday Evening 7:30 pm – Holy Communion Friday Morning – Power of Prayer Hour 10:30 am

LUTHERAN–LCMS MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH PRESCHOOL & DAYCARE 465 Pond Path, East Setauket (631)751-1775 www.messiahny.com

Rev. Charles Bell - Pastor We welcome all to join us for worship & fellowship Sunday Worship Services 8:15am, 9:30am & 11:00am Sunday School at 9:30 am NYS Certified Preschool & Day Care Program Please call for details

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METHODIST

BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 33 Christian Ave/ PO2117 E. Setauket NY 11733 (631)941 3581 Rev. Gregory L. Leonard–Pastor

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

COMMACK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 486 Townline Road, Commack Church Office: (631)499–7310 Fax: (631) 858–0596 www.commack–umc.org • mail@commack–umc.org Rev. Linda Bates–Stepe, Pastor

SETAUKET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 160 Main Street, Corner of 25A and Main Street East Setauket • (631) 941–4167

Rev. Sandra B. Mantz, Pastor

www.setauketumc.org • SUMCNY@aol.com Sunday Worship Service & Church School 10 am 10 am Worship with Holy Communion Mary & Martha Circle (Women’s Ministry) monthly on 2nd Tuesday at noon Adult Bible Study Sunday 8 am Prayer Group and Bible Study at the Church Wednesdays 10 am

PRESBYTERIAN SETAUKET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

5 Caroline Avenue ~ On the Village Green (631) 941-4271

Making God’s community livable for all since 1660!! www.setauketpresbyterian.org Email: setauketpresbyterian@verizon.net

REV. MARY BARRETT SPEERS, PASTOR rev. dr. craig malbon, visiting minister

Join us Sundays in worship at 9:30 am Church School (PreK-6th Grade) at 9:45 am Adult Christian Education Classes and Service Opportunities Outreach Ministries: Open Door Exchange Ministry: Furnishing homes...Finding hope www.opendoorexchange.org Welcome Inn Soup Kitchen Prep Site: volunteerwelcomeinn@gmail.org All are welcome to join this vibrant community of worship, music (voice and bell choirs), mission (local, national and international), and fellowship. Call the church office or visit our website for current information on church activities. SPC is a More Light Presbyterian Church and part of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians working toward a church as generous and just as God’s grace.

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community news

Arts & Alzheimer’s Conference comes to Stony Brook On Friday, April 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. the Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook, will host a conference exploring the vast and enriching opportunities available for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of memory loss. This day-long conference will feature highly recognized experts in the field who will discuss the social connections and engaging collaborative art programs available on Long Island and the greater New York area.

This event is intended for health care facilities, professional caregivers, family care partners and art, history and cultural organizations that are looking to find meaningful ways to further connect with this community

through the arts. Morning refreshments will be served and lunch will be provided for all participants.

Nancy Burner, Esq., certified elder law attorney and founder and managing partner of Nancy Burner & Associates, P.C. will provide opening remarks and discuss the importance of collaboration and the community.

Other topics to be discussed include Alzheimer’s diagnosis, resources and support groups; Music and Memory; Visual Arts for People with Dementia and Their Caregivers; Memory Café; and Making Memories at the Movies and Through the Arts in Huntington.

Speakers for the event include Darlene M. Jyringi, MPS, program director at the Center of Excellence

for Alzheimer’s Disease, Stony Brook Medicine Neurosciences Institute; Robin Lombardo, CTRS, CDP, regional director of Music and Memory; Carolyn Halpin-Healy, co-founder and executive director of Arts & Minds; Lori Maldavir, M.M., Day Haven Adult Day Services manager of Program Development and Government Relations; and Marcy Rhodes, social worker, LMSW and special educator.

This program is free but space is limited. Pre-registration is required by calling 631-751-0066, ext. 212. For more information, contact Lisa Unander, LIM Director of Education at 631-751-0066, ext. 214 or lunander@ longislandmuseum.org.

spring tea fundraiser

Grove Recreation Hall, 980 Hawkins Ave., Lake Grove, on Saturday, April 23, from noon to 3 p.m. Paint a birdhouse with flowers on a 16- by 20-inch canvas.

“I hope to help the beginner artist build confidence in their ability to create and learn to utilize it in their everyday life or just to relax from the stress of the world,” said Greenspan. Light refreshments will be served. Tickets are $35 or $65 for 2. To order, call Diane at 631-275-1735.

Paint Party for the ladies

Paint nite in Lake Grove L.G. Cares will host a Paint Nite with artist Caroline Greenspan at the Lake

coffee & conversation Jefferson’s Ferry, a not-for-profit retirement community for 62 and over, located in South Setauket at One Jefferson Ferry Drive, will host a Coffee & Conversation on Thursday, April 21, at 10:30 a.m. This free event is designed to give an overview and limited tour of its independent living community. Free.

To RSVP, call 631-675-5550.

Smithtown United Methodist Church, 230 Middle Country Road, Smithtown, invites ladies of all ages to join them for a pre-Mother’s Day Paint Party celebration on Saturday, April 30, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

Come and find your inner artist! Light refreshments will be served. Cost is $35 per person and includes materials. To reserve your spot, call 631-265-6945.

yoga on the beach The Town of Brookhaven will host free yoga classes at West Meadow Beach, Trustees Road, Stony Brook.

Taught by yoga teacher Astrid Wander, the classes will be held on May 26 from 1 to 2 p.m. and June 2 and Aug. 25 from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. For more information, call 631-363-5193 or 631-681-7199.

Religious

Learn to taste wine like a pro The Port Jefferson Conservancy will welcome author, educator and sommelier Bob Lipinski to the Village Center, 101A E. Broadway, Port Jefferson, on Friday, April 15, from 7 to 9 p.m. who will give a presentation titled How to Taste Wine Like a Pro followed by a wine tasting.

The author of 10 books, Lipinski is also a contributing columnist on the topic of wine and cheese for Times Beacon Record Newspapers.

Refreshments will be served after the presentation.

Tickets are $30 per person, $55 per couple (tax deductible) Funds from the evening will be used to support educational and artistic programs in the Village Center. For tickets, please call 631-802-2160.

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UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

UNITY

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP AT STONY BROOK

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF HUNTINGTON

UNITY CHURCH OF HEALING LIGHT

380 Nicolls Road • between Rte 347 & Rte 25A (631) 751–0297 • www.uufsb.org • office@uufsb.org

Rev. Margaret H. Allen (minister@uufsb.org) Sunday Service: 10:30 am

Religious Education at UUFSB: Unitarian Universalism accepts wisdom from many sources and offers non-dogmatic religious education for children from 3-18 to foster ethical and spiritual development and knowledge of world religions.

Classes Sunday mornings at 10:30 am. Childcare for little ones under three.

Senior High Youth Group meetings Sunday evenings.

Registration is ongoing.

For more information: dre@uufsb.org.

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109 Brown’s Road, Huntington, NY 11743 631–427–9547 www.uufh.org

Rev. G. Jude Geiger, Minister

(minister@uufh.org) Starr Austin, religious educator (dreuufh@gmail.com) Sunday Service 10:30 am, Children’s Religious Education 10:30 am Whoever you are, whomever you love, wherever you are on your life’s journey, you are welcome here.

Our services offer a progressive, non-creedal message with room for spiritual seekers.

Services and Religious Education each Sunday at 10:30 am Youth Group, Lifespan Religious Education for Adults, Adult and Children’s Choirs Participants in the Huntington Interfaith Housing Initiative Find us on Facebook and Twitter

To be listed in the Religious Directory, please call 751–7663

203 East Pulaski Rd., Huntington Sta. (631) 385–7180 www.unityhuntingtonny.org

Rev. Saba Mchunguzi

Unity Church of Healing Light is committed to helping people unfold their Christ potential to transform their lives and build spiritual community through worship, education, prayer and service.

Sunday Worship & Church School 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday Night Prayer Service 7:30 p.m.

Sign Language Interpreter at Sunday Service

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The Friends of the Port Jefferson Free Library, 100 Thompson St., Port Jefferson, will hold its annual Spring Tea Fundraiser on Tuesday, May 3, from 1 to 3 p.m. Join them as they celebrate Spring with An Afternoon in Paris featuring tasty sweets, savories and beautiful raffle baskets. Remember to wear your best “chapeau” for their hat contest! Tickets are $25 per person. To register, call 631-4730022 and ask for Reference.

Sommelier Bob Lipinski

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Save the date!

The Port Jefferson Village Center, 101A E. Broadway, Port Jefferson, will host a Sunday afternoon puppet show, “The 3 Little Pigs” on Sunday, May 1, at 1 p.m. Best suited for ages 2 to 8. Meet the puppets after the show! Presented

by Little Foot Productions. Tickets are $5 per person. For additional information, call 631-473-4778.

Long Island Sound conservation will be on the mind at Whaling Museum‘s SOUNDoff event

By Alex Petroski

Environmental conservation is an important, daily issue across the country.

Long Island is no exception.

On Sunday, April 17, The Whaling Museum & Education Center in Cold Spring Harbor will try to do its part in spreading knowledge and awareness about humanity’s impact on the Long Island Sound. The museum is hosting SOUNDoff, a brand new event that will feature activities for marine enthusiasts of all ages including science experiments, water monitoring, art exhibits and a touch tank featuring oysters, sea stars, horseshoe crabs and hermit crabs.

Nomi Dayan, the executive director of the Whaling Museum, said that the goal of the event is to be fun and interactive for kids, while also being informative.

“SOUNDoff is [being held] basically [because] we want visitors to understand how to protect the waters around us,” Dayan said in a phone interview. “These are our neighbors that inhabit the waters.”

A press release from the museum highlighted the importance of appreciation and preservation for the large body of water that neighbors the North Shore.

“The Long Island Sound is an amazing natural resource providing economic and recreational benefits to millions of people while also providing habitat for more than 1,200 invertebrates, 170 species of fish and dozens of species of migratory birds,” the release said.

Representatives from the Cornell Cooperative Extension, Seatuck Environmental Association and The Waterfront

Center will all be on hand at the event to host workshops, conduct experiments and educate visitors about the importance of keeping that water clean. They will lead mock water sample tests with kids, give a presentation on marine debris and another on storm water management presentation to name a few of the various activities in store for attendees.

“There are a lot of pressures and threats against the Sound today, so it’s really up to us to keep it clean,” Dayan said. “It is a growing problem every year, especially on Long Island. Whatever we put in the water really will come back to haunt us.”

Dayan mentioned the types of fertilizers used on lawns, avoiding facial moisturizers containing micro beads and picking up after pets as some of the every day adjustments that Long Islanders can make to improve the overall health of the Sound.

According to the release, the event was partially funded by a grant from Long Island Sound Futures Fund, which pools funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

“This event is poised to have an impact through the rest of the summer months as Long Islanders get ready to hit the beaches, spend time on boats and fertilize their lawns,” Dayan said in the release about the lasting impact she hopes the event will have on those who attend.

Admission to the event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., is free. The Whaling Museum is located at 301 Main Street in Cold Spring Harbor. For more information, call 631-367-3418.

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Enter Our Mother’s Day Contest and Tell Everyone Why! PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED FOR TWO CATEGORIES AGE 8 & UNDER, AND AGE 9 & OLDER Here’s how to enter: write and tell us in your own words why your Mom is so special (limit one page please). Entries must be received by Friday, April 29.

Winning letters, along with photos of you and your Mom will be published in our May 5th issue.

BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME, AGE, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER AND SEND YOUR LETTER TO:

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community

Northport farm continues annual tradition two decades in the making

By Giselle Barkley

In 1996, the Lewis Oliver Farm’s Friends of the Farm in Northport held its first barn dance. Twenty years later, the not-for profit is still letting Long Islanders move to the beat for its annual barn dance fundraiser to be held on Saturday, April 16, at the St. Philip Neri Parish Center in the village.

For members of Friends of the Farm, the dance isn’t simply a tradition but also provides funds for its approximately 60 animals. According to the organization, the dance was specifically created to help care for the farm animals.

While the 100-year-old farm used to produce butter and eggs in its prime, the organization now provides sanctuary-like care for Annabelle the cow, Tiny the pig, sheep Bitsie and Pepper, alpacas Ezra and Onyx, chickens, goats, rabbits, turkeys and more. The funds also help preserve the farm, which has been an area attraction for Northport community members.

“You see little boys and they’re playing ball and they’re independent and they want to get an ice cream,” said Wendy Erlandson, president of Friends of the Farm.

“When I was growing up in Brooklyn I could do that … there were plenty of places to go but here there aren’t.”

ezra, one of the farm’s two alpacas, rests outside at the lewis Oliver Farm.

According to Erlandson and another Friends of the Farm member, Judy, the dance is the not-for-profit’s main fundraising event to help the farm. The duo said the farm was in jeopardy of closing 15 to 20 years ago. Now, with fundraising events like the barn dance, the farm can continue to thrive and be one way for kids to learn about some of the animals they see in their books.

“I think it is important to teach chil-

Over the last 10 years, you’ve helped your child with so many milestones: learning to read, making the transition through middle school (with your sanity intact, no less!), and now getting ready for college.

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You just don’t push a button and there’s your animal like it is on Google,” Judy said. “You’ve got to feed it, you’ve got to wash it, you’ve got to take care of its health, oversee it … and [children] can be part of it.”

Judy added that community support is important especially since one ticket alone could pay for items like a bag of chicken feed. Erlandson said they’ve

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sold around 180 tickets thus far but there’s still room for more community members.

Erlandson added that ticketholders can take a chance on raffle prizes, with baskets valued at upward of $100 each, and enjoy samples from local restaurants including Maroni’s, Aunt Chilada’s, Three Amigo’s, Deli 51 and Batata Cafe. Beer, wine and coffee along with dessert from Copenhagen’s Bakery will also be served during the dance.

Live music will be provided by the band Just Cause (country, rock).

This year, the Friends of the Farm has partnered with a fellow not-for-profit, Rock Can Roll Inc., which provides nonperishable items for food pantries on the Island. Residents are asked to bring a healthy nonperishable item to the event for people or pets to support the cause.

Residents who wish to attend this year’s barn dance can purchase tickets in advance for $50 or at the door for $60 per person. The Barn Dance will be held at the St. Philip Neri Parish Center at 15 Prospect St., Northport Village, from 7 to 11 p.m.

For more information or to purchase tickets, call Lynn at 631-757-9626 or leave a message at the farm at 631261-6320.

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GiveN By Certified iNStruCtorS/traiNer Contact Marc.danin@stonybrookschool.org

Kids Calendar Guide tOddler time at BOOk reVue Kids can hear some great music with guitarist Jeff Sorg on April 19 at the Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington at 11 a.m. Free. No reservations necessary. Call 271-1442 for further information.

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eartH day eVery day Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, 581 W. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown will hold a Tiny Tots program, Earth Day Every Day, for ages 3 to 5 on April 21 from 10 to 11 a.m. $3. Advance registration required by calling 265-1054.

Where: The Stony Brook School

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A dream is a wish your heart makes.

Hans Paul Hendrickson and Amanda Geraci star in Theatre Three’s ‘Cinderella,’ which opens this weekend.

Photo by Peter Lanscombe, Theatre Three Productions Inc.

Programs

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Hands-On art The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook will present a Hands-On Art program on April 14, May 26 and June 9 for grades K to 4 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Create a work of art that is influenced by the museum’s exhibits. $10 per program, $8 members. To register, call 751-0066, ext. 212.

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Locally owned and operated preschool and childcare centers dedicated to the personal attentive care, development, and education of your child. Children will enjoy and progress from a curriculum filled with Language/Literacy, Math/Numbers, Science/Sensory, Computers, Music/Movement, Creative Arts, Dramatic Play, and Outdoor Learning. Programs are available for the school year, year round, and summer. These include: Pre-Kindergarten, Preschool, & Toddler classes, Infant Care, and School Age Before/After Care. Plus, don’t forget our exciting Kids Country Day Camp located on our 10 acre Mount Sinai campus (see ad in this paper).

artVentures Gallery North, 90 N. Country Road, Setauket will hold an ArtVentures class on April 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for ages 7 to 11. Students will create a landscape painting using tints and shades. Taught by Larissa Grass. $25 per class, includes materials. Pop-ins welcome. To register, call 751-2676.

OpEn hOuSE: april 16th 11 am - 2 pm. location: 37B Crystal Brook hollow Rd., mt. Sinai.

Barnyard BaBies Benner’s Farm, 56 Gnarled Hollow Road, Setauket will present a workshop for kids ages 3 and up titled Barnyard Babies on April 16 from 10 a.m. to noon. Children will be introduced to baby animals and discover what they eat, how they grow and how they are taken care of. $35. To register, call 689-8172.

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If you are looking for a cutting edge learning experience this summer- look no further. SYLVAN has developed exciting and innovative programs in Robotics, Coding and Mathematics to help your child learn critical skills in a dynamic learning environment. Our Robotics Programs will teach your child how to create and animate robots. Our Coding Programs will teach computer programming skills by designing video games. Our Math Programs will teach the skills to master math through a variety of challenging activities. Programs are teach team building and provide the opportunity for competitive advancement. Avoid summer learning loss – get an EDGE and get ahead in this exciting and important field of learning. CALL TODAY to discuss program hours and details.

WaterWHeels tHat WOrk! Use simple machines to design and construct a working waterwheel at the Maritime Explorium, 101 E. Broadway, Port Jefferson on April 16 and 17 from 1 to 5 p.m. $5. Questions? Call 331-3277. let’s Create tOgetHer Gallery North, 90 N. Country Road, Setauket will present an art class for adult and child (ages 2 to 6) on April 16 from 9 to 10 a.m. Projects will include a variety of mediums including paint, clay and collage with fun-filled activities.

Taught by Larissa Grass. $25 per class, includes materials. To register, call 751-2676.

the stony Brook school

aDmISSIOnS: 751.1800 ExT.1 1 Chapman paRkwaY, STOnY BROOk www.stonybrookschool.org

“Character Before Career” • College Preparatory • Grades 7-12 • Boarding and Day , 8:1 student to faculty ratio, average class size of 14. • Daily Chapel • Rigorous Academics • Competitive Athletics • Training in visual and performing arts • Challenges students to become leaders with integrity • Accepting applications for 2016-17.

Butterfly gardens Have you ever wanted to attract butterflies and other pollinators to your garden? Come visit the Fish Hatchery & Aquarium, 1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor on April 16 and 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to learn why butterfly gardens are important and how to set one up in your own backyard.

Plant seeds to grow your own caterpillar starter plant, and make your very own butterfly feeder. $6 adults, $4 children and seniors. Call 516-692-6768.

OpEn hOuSE Saturday, april 16 10 am - 12 pm

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SummER pROGRamS: 751.1800 ExT.595 1 Chapman paRkwaY, STOnY BROOk

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OpEn hOuSE Saturday, april 16 10 am - 12 pm

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Provides a great summer experience in a small group format. Programs for students entering grades 1–12 include: sports; outdoor adventure & nature; STEM; Academic; SAT review course and tutoring; a wide range of marine programs. Three two week sessions run July 5-15; July 18-29; August 1-12.

eartH day is fOr tHe Birds Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown will hold a program for families titled Earth Day Is for the Birds on April 17 at 1 p.m.

Participants will meet the center’s duck, blue jay, owl and hawk and then make a bird feeder to take home. $10 per child. To register, call 979-6344.

‘Beauty and tHe Beast’ Ballet Long Island, 1863 Pond Road, Ronkonkoma will present the enchanting story of “Beauty and the Beast” on April 20 at 11 a.m. and again at 12:15 p.m. and April 23 at 1 p.m. Tickets are $18 adults, $9 children and seniors. To order, call 737-1964. disney’s ‘tHe little mermaid Jr.’ The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport will present Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” through May 8. Come meet Ariel, Sebastian, Flounder and the rest of the crew for an under-the-sea adventure! Tickets are $15. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com. ‘rumPelstiltskin’ The Arena Players Children’s Theatre will present “Rumpelstiltskin” at the Vanderbilt Museum’s Carriage House Theater, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport through April 24. Tickets are $10 adults, $8 children, under age 3 free. For reservations or further information, call 516-293-0674. ‘mytHOs’ Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown welcomes Think Big! Theatre Arts and its production of “Mythos — The Might of the Myth, the Power of Puppets” from April 16 to May 1. All seats $15. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

‘Cinderella’ Back by popular demand, Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will present the classic love story “Cinderella” from April 16 to May 28.

A musical enchantment for the whole family.

Tickets are $10 each. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

‘Peter Pan, Jr.’ Fly away to Neverland with Peter Pan and the Darling children as the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown presents “Peter Pan, Jr.” from May 14 to June 19.

Tickets are $15 each. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

Young volunteers wanted!

Hey kids!

In need of com mu n it y service hours?

The Mount Sinai Garden Club is seeking young volunteers for a spring clean up at Heritage Park, 633 Mount Sinai-Coram Road, Mount Sinai on Saturday, April 16, from 9 a.m. to noon. The gardens, located behind the Heritage Center, will be raked, weeded and new plantings along with wood chips will be added. No registration needed — just come on down and give them a hand! For further information, send an email to mountsinaigardenclub@yahoo.com.

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

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Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring

By Sarah Khan,

age 11, East Setauket Tiny snowflakes dance down to the ground coating the land with an endless blanket of white on a dark winter’s eve,

Joyful children with little rosy red noses and cheeks sip hot cocoa from mugs, savoring the flavor while warming up after playing out in the snow, destroying the smooth blanket that was once there, People sled rapidly down tall, steep hills gaining momentum as they go along, Children of all ages skate on the once lively but now frozen lake, twirling, leaping and gliding about, Barren trees are coated with a layer of fluffy white snow making them shiver from the bitter coldness, anticipating the arrival of warm weather, A gloom is set over the land and everything you see is colorless and asleep in the deep trance of winter,

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Where: Stony Brook School Pool 1 Chapman Pkwy Stony Brook, NY 11790

Goodbye winter, hello spring, As the snow melts, the warmth of the sun embraces with the ground waking up the slumbering world, Bees buzz about while tiny, fragile flowers start budding adding some needed life and color to the scenery, Little flowers sprout on barren trees, shedding fragile thin petals to the ground to make way for the rapidly approaching arrival of green leaves, Frozen lakes unfreeze turning into water where people will soon be swimming about, Butterflies spread apart their wings and take off like planes rushing from flower to flower, gathering sweet nectar, The world awakens to a new light that it sheds down upon everyone.

meet mr. meowski!

Mr. Meowski needs a home. He is an orange and white domestic short-hair, is 4 1/2 years old and super cute, as you can see. If you think he would be the purrfect match for you, call 631-473-1414 and ask for Barbara.

Stony Brook Swim School

1 Chapman Pkwy., Stony Brook, NY 11790

When: April 20th & April 27th Time: 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Try-outs for children ages 6 - 12.

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Ten 1 HOUR SESSIONS • May 4th - June 4th ✦ Wednesdays 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm • Saturdays 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Main emphasis of our program is to take children that have had lessons to a new level. We will teach swimmers correct technique, while building endurance and developing the necessary stroke skills to enter the world of competitive swimming.

Questions or concerns please E-mail : Marc.danin@stonybrookswimschool.org

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