Arts & Lifestyles - April 23, 2015

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Strike a pose at the Heckscher Museum of Art • B15

50 years of art

featuReD aRtists: stan bRoDsky MaRtin Levine John LittLe eMiLy Mason MaLcoLM MoRLey teRence netteR Roy nichoLson aLfonso ossoRio MeL pekaRsky howaRDena pinDeLL Joseph ReboLi neiL schoLL Leon poLk sMith esteban vicente kay waLkingstick RobeRt white

iMage: Founders Virginia Fuller and Sally Plum installing a painting by John Little, 1965

Also:‘Violet’ opens at the SCPA B17 • ‘The Littlest Pirate’ debuts at Theatre Three B30 • Singer/songwriter Johnny Cuomo B29 • SBU Sports B25 Dates of exhibition April 24, 2015– June 6, 2015 Generously sponsored by Ludmila and Amos Yahil opening Reception Friday, April 25, 5:00pm – 7:00pm

save the Date ArTalk 50 Years of Art at Gallery North with Franklin Perrell, Art expert and former curator at Nassau County Museum of Art Sunday, May 3, 3:00–5:00pm

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A long (and fat) winter’s night - part II

In this edition: art exhibit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B4 ask the Veterinarian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B3 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B20-21 Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B18 Crossword Puzzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B14 Dining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B16-17 Gardening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B19

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In our previous article we discussed Resting Energy Requirements, or RER predisposing factors to obesity such as for short. The RER is a starting point, breed, spay/neuter status, age and un- and then in conjunction with your vetderlying disease. This article will focus erinarian or a veterinary nutritionist on a brief overview of tackling the obe- you can calculate how much food to sity problem. The short answer here is give at each meal. After accurately calthere is no magic bullet for weight loss, culating how much food your dog needs but rather the same answer there is for for the whole day, you can break that up humans: diet and exercise. With that into as many meals as you’d like. It has said let’s take a closer been found that it is look at that and give more effective to feed some more specific at least two and up recommendations. to four smaller meals Diet: In a veteria day to lose weight nary article I recentthan to free feed (fill ly read, management up the bowl). of obesity in dogs Treats also have and cats is as easy as calories and should following the three not exceed 10 percent A’s: awareness, accuof the diet. There are rate accounting and now low-calorie treats assessment. available both comBy Matthew Kearns, DVM Awareness refers mercially and as prenot only to coming scription low-calorie to terms with obesity in your pet but treats through your veterinarian. also certain risks as well (breed, spay/ Lastly, in terms of assessment, it is neuter status, etc.). How does one iden- important to either weigh your pet at tify obesity in a pet? Usually it’s a vet home or bring your pet to your veteri(the bad guy) that hints at the fact that narian’s office for a weight (this helps Spike has gotten a little husky or Fifi a with consistency especially for larger little fluffy. However, you can actually pets). We encourage pet owners with assess your own pet at home. Just go obese pets trying to lose weight to online and look up “Body Conditioning bring their pets in (at no charge) to be Score,” or “BCS” for short. If, after re- weighed. viewing information online you are still Exercise: Exercise is key to good unsure, I would recommend scheduling health for many reasons: It helps to an appointment to consult with your maintain and strengthen muscle, it proveterinarian. motes cardiovascular health, it provides Accurate accounting may be the mental stimulation, and it increases enhardest thing (for us as pet owners) to ergy expenditure and fat oxidation. face. Food can be an act of bonding not Obese dogs should be given low-imonly with other people but also with our pact cardiovascular exercise (a longer pets. We had one pet owner at our clin- walk or swimming rather than chasing ic with an obese dog she swore was only a ball) to avoid heat stroke or injury. getting its food and no extra snacks or Obese indoor-only cats should have table food. After a bit of investigation I their play geared toward outdoor huntfound out that the owner loved to cook ing and playing behaviors (climbing, and the dog was the “official taster” for balancing, scratching). Toys work well every meal. No table food meant no for some cats, while others prefer cat food directly from the table. This was a trees or play stations. Interactive toys smart woman, but she felt that the dog with the owner are best (especially for would no longer love her if she took this single-cat households) to lose weight, as bonding moment away. Unfortunately, well as promote bonding with the owner. this also meant the dog would soon I hope that this series of articles will have to be rolled into the clinic and not help to make our pets the healthiest and walk in under its own power. happiest pets ever this summer.

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art exhibit

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Above, ‘Garden Hoses’ by Joseph Reboli; below, ‘Exodus’ by Terrence Netter

50 Years of art opens at Gallery North Gallery North in Setauket is celebrating its fiftieth year. In honor of this anniversary, a new exhibit titled 50 Years of Art will be held from April 24 to June 6 featuring artists who have exhibited at Gallery North over the past 50 years and have been included in major collections.

The artists are Stan Brodsky, Martin Levine, John Little, Emily Mason, Malcolm Morley, Terence Netter, Roy Nicholson, Alfonso Ossorio, Mel Pekarsky, Howardena Pindell, Joseph Reboli, Neil Scholl, Leon Polk Smith, Esteban Vicente,

Kay WalkingStick and Robert White.

The community is invited to an opening reception on April 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. In addition, an ArTalk with art expert and former curator at the Nassau County Museum of Art Franklin Perrell will be held on May 3 from 3 to 5 p.m.

Gallery North is located at 90 N. Country Rd., Setauket. It is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. For more information, please call 631-751-2676 or visit www.gallerynorth.org.

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KNOWLEDGE

Martian water find makes scientific waves

competing implications. For starters, said lead author Javier It’s not exactly an oasis fi lled Martin-Torres, who works at with unexplored life in the mid- Lulea University of Technology dle of a barren dessert. Rather, in Sweden and is a part of the it is likely a small amount of Spanish Research Council in liquid water that forms during Spain and a member of Curiosthe night and evaporates dur- ity’s science team, the water is ing the day. What makes this in one of the least likely places water so remarkable and entic- on Mars. ing, however, is that, while it’s “We see evidence of condiin our solar system, it is far, far tions for brine in the worstaway: about 225 million miles. case scenario on Mars,” MarThe rover Curiosity, which tin-Torres said in a Skype landed on Mars in the summer interview last week from Sweof 2012 after a 253-day journey den. “We are in the hottest and from Earth, driest place on has gathered the planet. Beweather data ’The cool part of this is cause we know from the Gale the present-day nature that perchloCrater on the of it . [The liquid water] rates are all over Red Planet for the planet — the last year. is there right now. which we have That data has — TIM GLOTCH seen from satelsuggested the lite images — likely presence we think there of liquid water. must be brine everywhere.”

“The cool part of this is the Given the radiation, tempresent-day nature of it,” said perature fluctuations and Tim Glotch, an associate pro- other atmospheric challenges, fessor at the Department of however, the conditions for Geosciences at Stony Brook life, even microorganisms, to University, who studies the survive in these small droplets role of water in shaping the of water are “terrible,” Martinsurface of Mars. “It’s there Torres said. right now.”

Still, the fact that “we see The liquid water is in the a water cycle, in the present form of brine, which is a mix atmosphere, is very exciting,” of water and salts. The perchlo- Martin-Torres said. “This has rate salts on or near the sur- implications in meteorology.” face of Mars melt the ice that Deanne Rogers, an assistant forms during the cold parts of professor in the Department the Martian night. It’s similar, of Geosciences at Stony Brook, Glotch said, to the way salts said the likelihood of water melt black ice during a frigid bound to perchlorate salts diLong Island evening. rectly affects her own research.

Curiosity, which is about the “Something I work on is size of a small car, can’t detect sulfate minerals on Mars,” she this liquid water because its said. “They can take on water electronics don’t operate dur- and get rid of them easily by ing temperatures that plunge exchanging water vapor with at night to around 100 degrees the atmosphere.” She may inbelow zero Fahrenheit. corporate perchlorates into fuThe fi ndings, which were ture grant proposals. reported last week in the jourBriny water, Rogers said, nal Nature Geosciences, have may also explain the dark

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF

Photo from Maria-Paz Zorzano

Above, Martian water, in a lab. Maria-Paz Zorzano, of the Centro de Astrobiologia in Madrid, Spain, recreates the conditions in which perchlorate salts would melt water during the Martian summer night; below, the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover includes temperature and humidity sensors mounted on the rover’s mast.

streaks that appear on Mars at mid and low latitudes. These streaks look like running water going down a slope.

“People try to explain what these are,” she said. “It can’t be pure liquid water. It might be perchlorates taking on water vapor and producing dark streaks.”

By landing on the planet and sending readings back to researchers, Curiosity and other land-based vehicles can offer fi rsthand evidence of environmental conditions.

“Direct measurements are way more precise than what we

can do from orbit,” Rogers said.

In the fi rst week after the paper came out, Martin-Torres said he spent about 85 percent of his work time talking to the media, scientists or people asking questions about his studies.

He has also received more than 10 times the typical number of requests from prospective Ph.D. students who would like to work in his lab while scientists from around the world have reached out to form collaborations.

Rogers explained that students might react to this kind

of discovery the same way she did to other data and images from Mars in the early stages of her career.

“When Pathfinder landed in 1997, I saw the beautiful, colorful panoramas in the newspaper,” she said. “That’s when I knew what I was going to do. I hope that kids feel the same way.”

Martin-Torres, who said he has already submitted additional research proposals based on this discovery, described the current era of Mars research as the “golden age of Mars exploration.”

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Covered in feathers, decorated in shells and bedazzled in rhinestones, the bras on display at the Wang Center at Stony Brook University last Thursday looked like they could have been part of the latest collection from an eccentric lingerie designer.

The bras were actually created by members of the community, local businesses, cancer survivors and television personalities as part of Bodacious Bras for a Cure, a fundraising event to benefit women’s cancer programs at Stony Brook Cancer Center.

Bodacious Bras was initiated by Linda Bily, director of Cancer Patient Advocacy and the Woman to Woman program at the center and inspired by a similar event called Creative Cups at Adelphi University. Bras were decorated and then put up for auction at the Stony Brook event. “It’s just a fun, different way of promoting awareness of all women’s cancers,” Bily said.

Twenty-two bras were auctioned off, raising $5,000 that will help fund women’s patient services at the Cancer Center.

According to Bily, each bra entry had to be created on a size 36C garment. Nothing perishable was permitted on the creations and the entire bra needed to be decorated.

A brief summary accompanied each bra explaining the creator’s motivation. The “Mandala” bra, which fetched $250, created by local artist Jessica Randall, was made of shells and won the Best in Show prize. “I made this bra,” Randall’s summary read, “to honor women who have struggled with the debilitating disease of breast cancer.”

“That Meetball Place” bra was created by the restaurant of the same name, located in Patchogue. Featuring bows and rhinestones and the restaurant’s logo, the bra fetched $500 at the auction. “Whichever [meatball] style suits you, we support them all, while always saving room for hope of a cure,” that summary read. Another bra called the “Hooter Holster” was created by Port Jefferson Station native Clinton Kelly, co-host of “The Chew.”

Tammy Colletti of Setauket made a bra

called “Short But Sweet” dedicated to her mother Marion who passed away a year and a half ago. Using purple and teal feathers, the bra was made to look like a butterfly.

A small vial containing a piece of paper that read “Cure Breast Cancer” rested in the center in between the feathers.

Colletti, who volunteers at the Cancer Center, said she was inspired to create a butterfly bra after watching her mother live out the remainder of her life in hospice care.

“When they brought her in to hospice she was all wrapped up, and I told her it looked like she was in a cocoon,” Colletti said.

When she passed away, Colletti imagined her mother shedding that cocoon and turning into a butterfly. “She was transformed into something beautiful, into something that I know is flying all around us.”

The Cancer Center provides a wide variety of support to ill patients to help them cope with a cancer diagnosis. In the Woman to Woman program, patients can get help with childcare, transportation to treatments, financial assistance to pay for costs associated with being ill and selecting wigs if needed.

Dr. Michael Pearl, professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, said that a cancer diagnosis has a huge impact not just on the woman affected but on her family as well. “In a lot of families, the woman acts as the glue that keeps everything together,” Pearl said. When a woman gets sick, often the day-to-day operations of family life get disrupted. That is when the Woman to Woman program can step in. “We have volunteers that provide active support services,” Pearl said. Services could even include driving a patient’s children to sports or band practice. “Getting sick takes away your control. The program tries to restore some control and normalcy into their day-to-day lives.”

Bily said she was expecting Bodacious Bras to take a while to catch on, but she was happy with the positive response of the event. “It was a great night,” she said. “People who designed a bra are already thinking about what they will make next year.”

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Rheumatoid arthritis: It’s not just about your joints But it is about the inflammation!

We know that inflammation is a critical part of many chronic diseases. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is no exception. With RA, inflammation is rampant throughout the body and contributes to painful joints, most commonly concentrating bilaterally in the smaller joints of the body, including the metacarpals and proximal interphalangeal joints of the hand, as well as the wrists and elbows. With time, this disease can greatly diminish our ability to function, interfering with our activities of daily living. The most basic of chores, such as opening a jar, can become a major hindrance.

In addition, RA can cause extra-articular, a fancy way of saying outside the joints, manifestations and complications. These can involve the skin, eyes, lungs, heart, kidneys, nervous system and blood vessels. This is where it gets a bit dicier. With increased complications comes an increased risk of premature mortality (1). Four out of 10 RA patients will experience complications in at least one organ. Those who have more severe disease in their joints are also at greater risk for these extra-articular manifestations. Thus, those who are markedly seropositive for the disease, showing elevated biomarkers like rheumatoid factor (RF), are at greatest risk (2). They have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease events, such as heart attacks and pulmonary disease. Fatigue is also increased, but the cause is not well understood. We will look more closely at these complications.

Are there treatments that may increase or decrease these complications? It is a very good question, because some of the very medications used to treat RA also may increase risk for extra-articular complications, while other drugs may reduce the risks of complications. We will try to sort this out, as well. The drugs used to treat RA are disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), including methotrexate; TNF inhibitors, such as Enbrel (etanercept); oral corticosteroids; and NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs).

It is also important to note that there are modifiable risk factors. We will focus on two of these, weight and sugar. Let’s look at the evidence.

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE BURDEN

We know that cardiovascular disease is very common in this country for the population at large. However, the risk is even higher for RA patients; these patients are at a 50 percent higher risk of cardiovascular mortality than those without RA (3). The hypothesis is that the inflammation is responsible for the RA-cardiovascular disease connection (4). Thus, oxidative stress, cholesterol levels, endothelial dysfunction and high biomarkers for inflammation, such as ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) and CRP (C-reactive protein), play roles in fostering cardiovascular disease in RA patients (5).

THE YING AND YANG OF MEDICATIONS

Although drugs such as DMARDS (including methotrexate and TNF inhibitors, Enbrel, Remicade, Humira), NSAIDs (such as celecoxib) and corticosteroids are all used in the treatment of RA, some of these drugs increase cardiovascular events and others decrease them.

In meta-analysis (a group of 28 studies), the results showed that DMARDS reduced the risk of cardiovascular events by up to 30 percent, while NSAIDs and corticosteroids increased the risk (6). The oral steroids had the highest risk of heart complications, approximately a 50 percent rise in risk. This may be one reason rheuma-

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Rheumatoid arthritis commonly affects smaller joints.

tologists encourage their RA patients to discontinue oral steroid treatments as quickly as possible.

In an observational study, the results reaffirm that corticosteroids increased the risk of a heart attack in RA patients, this time by 68 percent (7). The study involved over 8,000 patients with a follow-up of nine years. Interestingly, there was a dose-response curve. In other words, the results also showed that for every 5 mg increase in dosage, there was a corresponding 14 percent increase in heart attack risk.

BAFFLING DISEASE COMPLICATION

Most complications seem to have a logical connection to the original disease. Well, it was a surprise to researchers when the results of the Nurses’ Health Study showed that those with RA were at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and of respiratory disease (8). In fact, the risk of dying from respiratory disease was 106 percent higher in the women with RA compared to those without, and the risk was even higher in women who were seropositive (had elevated levels of rheumatoid factor). The authors surmise that seropositive patients have greater risk of death from respiratory disease because they have increased RA severity compared to seronegative patients. The study followed approximately 120,000 women for a 34-year duration.

WHY AM I SO TIRED?

While we have tactics for treating joint inflammation, we have yet to figure out how to treat the fatigue associated with RA. In a recently published Dutch study, the results showed that while the inflammation improved significantly, fatigue only changed minimally (9). The consequences of fatigue can have a negative impact on both the mental and physical qualities of life. There were 626 patients involved in this study for eight years of follow-up data. This study involved two-thirds women, which is significant; women in this and in previous studies tended to score fatigue as more of a problem.

We all want a piece of the American dream. To some that means eating like kings of past times. Well, it turns out that body mass index plays a role in the likelihood of developing RA. According to the Nurses’ Health Study, those who are overweight or obese and are ages 55 and younger have an increased risk of RA, 45 percent and 65 percent, respectively (10). There is higher risk with increased weight because fat has pro-inflammatory factors, such as adipokines, that may contribute to the increased risk. Weight did not influence whether they became seropositive or seronegative RA patients.

With a vegetable-rich, plant-based diet you can reduce inflammation and thus reduce the risk of RA by 61 percent (11). In my clinical practice, I have seen numerous patients able to reduce their seropositive loads to normal or nearnormal levels by following this type of diet.

SUGAR, SUGAR!

At this point, we know that sugar is bad for us. But just how bad is it? When it comes to RA, results of the Nurses’ Health Study showed that sugary sodas increased the risk of developing seropositive disease by 63 percent (12). In subset data of those over age 55, the risk was even higher, 164 percent. This study involved over 100,000 women followed for 18 years.

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Every so often we come across the surprising and the interesting. I would call it a Ripley’s Believe It or Not moment. In a recent study, those who had urinary tract infections, gastroenteritis or genital infections were less likely to develop RA than those who did not (13). The study did not indicate a time period or potential reasons for this decreased risk. However, I don’t think I want an infection to avoid another disease. When it comes to RA, prevention with diet is your best ally. Barring that, disease-modifying anti-rheumatic medications are important for keeping inflammation and its progression in check. However, oral steroids and NSAIDs should generally be reserved for short-term use. Before considering changing any medications, discuss it with your physician.

REFERENCES

(1) J Rheumatol 2002;29(1):62. (2) uptodate.com.

(3) Ann Rheum Dis 2010;69:325–31. (4) Rheumatology 2014;53(12):2143-2154. (5) Arthritis Res Ther 2011;13:R131. (6) Ann Rheum Dis 2015;74(3):480-489. (7) Rheumatology 2013;52:68-75. (8) ACR 2014: Abstract 818.

(9) RMD Open 2015. (10) Ann Rheum Dis. 2014;73(11):19141922. (11) Am J Clin Nutr 1999;70(6),1077–1082. (12) Am J Clin Nutr 2014;100(3):959-67. (13) Ann Rheum Dis 2015;74:904-907.

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legally speaki ng

When does a real estate agent earn a commission?

The Facts: I recently listed my house for sale with a real estate agent and signed a brokerage agreement.

Someone offered the full asking price for the house. My attorney forwarded a contract of sale to the potential buyer’s attorney.

Although the potential buyer had the assets needed to purchase my house, he insisted that costly repairs be made to the house and he did not want to close on the transaction for six months. Since I refused to do the repairs and to wait to close, the deal fell through. The agent is now claiming she is owed the commission since she found a buyer who offered to pay me the full asking price for my house.

property, what personal property or fixtures may be included in the sale, financing and the date of possession.

A buyer may be ready and willing to purchase but, if he lacks the resources, he won’t be able to make the purchase, precluding the agent from earning a commission.

Similarly, a buyer may have sufficient funds and be able to make the purchase but, if he is not willing to accept the house in its present condition, the sale will not proceed and the agent generally would not have earned a commission under most brokerage agreements.

Even if the buyer and the seller agree on all of the terms and a contract of sale is signed, an agent may

By Linda M. Toga, ESQ. not earn a commission The Question: Does if, for reasons beyond a real estate agent earn the seller’s control, the a commission simply by bringing in a potential buyer who deal falls through.

In difficult real estate markets agrees to pay the asking price? where there are many obstacles to The Answer: Although it is impos- closing, experienced real estate atsible to definitely answer your ques- torneys are often able to negotiate tion without reviewing the broker- and find creative solutions to those age agreement you signed, it would obstacles that turn potential buyers be very unusual if a commission into buyers who are ready, willing was earned based solely on a poten- and able to close on a purchase. When tial buyer agreeing to the purchase that happens, both the seller and the price. When it comes to residential buyer, as well as the broker, reap the real estate, commissions are generally benefits of the sale. earned only when the agent producLinda M. Toga, Esq. provides legal es a buyer who is “ready, willing and services in the areas of litigation, esable” to purchase the property.

This standard requires that the tate planning and real estate from her seller and the buyer not only agree on East Setauket office. The opinions of the price to be paid, but also on oth- columnists are their own. They do not er terms such as the condition of the speak for the paper.

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Collectible show cars like this 1937 Buick will be at the car show on May 3.

Car show and swap meet Long Island Cars Custom and Collectible Car Show and Swap Meet will return to MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma on Sunday, May 3, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. featuring street rods, classics, muscle cars, antiques, exotics, imports, and cars of the fifties, sixties and seventies, vendors and live entertainment.

Show cars are judged with trophies awarded in 50 classes. There will be live entertainment. Enter on Trade Zone Drive, one traffic light south of the main entrance, and follow signs to parking lot 10. Admission is $8, children under 12 years are free. Display or sell your show car for free with admission. Judged show cars and vendors should register at the gate between 7 and 10 a.m. Event is held rain or shine. For more information, call 631-567-5898.

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Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown, will hold open auditions for ages 12 and up for its upcoming production of the Stephen Sondheim/Hugh Wheeler musical “A Little Night Music” on Monday, May 11 (7 to 8 p.m. for the 12- to 15-year-old female role, 8 to 11 p.m. for all other roles). All roles are open. Please prepare 16 to 32 bars of music in a style appropriate to the show. Please bring a resume, a head shot and sheet music. An accompanist will be provided. No a cappella auditions allowed.

A callback will be held on Thursday, May 14, beginning at 7 p.m. Performances will be from Oct. 17 to Nov. 8, most Thursday and Friday evenings and all Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. All those cast must be available for a matinee performance on Thursday, Oct. 29. If you cannot make all the performances, you may not audition; there will be no understudies. Rehearsals will begin in August and will be every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings as well as some weekends. Stipends are available for all performers 18 and over. Equity Guest Artist contracts available as needed. For additional information, please email the director at Jedi1206@aol.com.

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community briefs

bowl-a-thon fundraiser

Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk’s Young Professionals will host a bowl-athon on Sunday, May 3, at Port Jeff Bowl, 31 Cherub Lane, Port Jefferson Station from 4 to 7 p.m. $25 per person includes bowling, rental shoes, two slices of pizza and unlimited soda. Live music by the band Southbound. For more information or to register, call 631-HABITAT, ext. 100 or email Steph@habitatsuffolk.org.

red barn sale The Red Barn located at the Mt. Sinai Congregational Church, 233 N. Country Rd., Mt. Sinai will be open Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., weather permitting. Many items to choose from including home decor, knickknacks, antiques, holiday items, household goods and much more. For more information, call 631-473-1582.

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Marge McCuen, owner of the Scented Cottage Garden in Port Jefferson Village.

Giant lawn sale The Scented Cottage Garden, 205 E. Main St., Port Jefferson Village will hold a giant outdoor sale on April 24, 25 and 26 on the front lawn, weather permit-

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ting, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Featuring many discontinued one-of-a-kind items including assorted garden decor discounted from 20 to 50 percent off. Rain date is the following weekend. For more information, please call 631- 473-4142.

The North Shore Jewish Center, 385 Old Town Rd., Port Jefferson Station is offering defensive driving courses once a month. Reduce your liability and collision premium by 10 percent. Next available dates are April 26, May 31 and June 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Bagel lunch included. For more information or to register, call 631-928-3737.

free caregiver support Being a caregiver to a loved one is never easy and can be stressful. The Middle Country Public Library, 575 Middle Country Rd., Selden offers free individual counseling and support groups for residents of Brookhaven Town on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call 631585-9393, ext. 290.

Applique sewing class Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Ave., Riverhead invites the community to take part in an Applique Sewing class on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to noon.

Learn the art of applique, used in quilting and other crafts. This class is geared for any skill level, including beginners. Learn the blanket and french knot embroidery stitches, as well as the basics of appliqué layering and working with wool. No sewing machine needed. Taught by Connie Klos. $40/$30 members. For more information or to register, call 631-298-5292.

spaghetti dinner fundraiser Christ Church Episcopal, 127 Barnum Ave., Port Jefferson will hold a Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser on Friday, May, 8 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person, children under 6 free (but need a ticket). Please RSVP by April 30 by calling 631-473-0273.

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From left, RIPE owner and curator Cherie Via Rexer, artist Edward Joseph, guest curator James Barreiro and BK The Artist, Brian Kirhagis.

Two-man show in Huntington RIPE Art Gallery in Huntington held an artist reception on April 11 for its latest exhibit featuring the work of Northport native, Edward Joseph, and introducing, BK The Artist, Brian Kirhagis. The two-man show will run through May 2. For more information, call 631-239-1805 or visit www.ripeartgal.com.

Healthy Kids Day event

5k race and half-mile fun run

The Huntington YMCA, 60 Main St., Huntington, will host a Healthy Kids Day event, a fun and active day to inspire children to keep their minds and bodies active, on Saturday, April 25, from 1 to 4 p.m. The entire community is invited to participate in activities throughout the day to improve their overall health and well-being, including family swim (1:15 to 3 p.m.), bounce houses, rock climbing wall, petting zoo, soccer, obstacle course, reading corner and volleyball. There will also be a Camp Open House for attendees to explore all the programs at the Huntington YMCA. Free and open to all. For more information, visit www.ymcali.org.

The first Sunken Meadow Recyling Project 5K Race will be held at Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park on Saturday, June 13, at 10 a.m. An “early bird” admission rate of $20 per person is available until May 1, $25 after May 1 and $30 on the day of the event. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of recycling bins for the park. In addition, a free Half-Mile Fun Run for children ages 10 and under will be held at 9:15 a.m. For more information or to register, call 631-979-5934, email sunkenmeadowrecyclingproject@ gmail.com or visit www.sunkenmeadowrecyclingproject.weebly.com.

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Walk for love A Walk for Love will be held on Saturday, April 25, at 1 p.m. in Huntington Village, rain or shine. To participate, meet in the parking lot behind the Central Presbyterian Church, 240 Main St., Huntington. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/walkforloveny.

Self-guided walking tour The Northport Historical Society’s Museum shop offers a self-guided walking tour of Northport’s Historic Main Street Tuesdays through Sundays from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the cost of $5 per person.

Tourgoers will be equipped with an audio player, a book of historic photographs and directions for their use.

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Historical walking tour The Three Village Historical Society will present a guided tour titled Down the Ways: The Wooden Ship Era Walking Tour on Sunday, April 26, at 2 p.m. Explore the history of shipbuilding in Setauket with historian Beverly C. Tyler. Guests will learn about shipbuilders, ship captains and families prominent in Setauket’s maritime history. Discover how the shipbuilding industry influenced the development of roads and homes on Dyers Neck. This tour will be conducted at low tide so that the bones of the schooners will be uncovered in Scott’s Cove.

Designed for students, families and

adults. Meet at the Setauket Dock, Shore Road, in Setauket. Please arrive five minutes prior to the start time to ensure a prompt start. Tour lasts approximately two hours. Fee is $8. No reservations are necessary. For more information, call 631-751-3730 or visit www.tvhs.org.

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TheaTer

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peter Fogel stars in the touring production of ‘My Mother’s italian, My Father’s Jewish & i’m in Therapy.’

‘My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy’ rolls into Theatre Three

By Erika karp

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will present ‘My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy’ through May 10. Tickets are $44 on Wednesdays and Thursdays and $49 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Special group rates are available. For more information, call 631928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

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During the first 15 minutes of “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy,” currently on tour and playing at Theatre Three in Port Jefferson, I became a little concerned. I expected to be laughing my tuches off, but that wasn’t the case. Until, that is, Peter Fogel, portraying the show’s author, Steve Solomon, really started describing his Italian mother and Jewish father.

Despite the slow start — and some predictable jokes — the one-man show is enjoyable, especially if you can relate to it.

The show ran on Off-Broadway from 2006 until 2008 and spawned sequels “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m STILL in Therapy” and “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m Home for the Holidays.” Inspired by Solomon’s family and his upbringing in Sheepshead Bay, the show received favorable reviews and has toured internationally and in more than 100 cities.

Fogel, a Stony Brook-born Baldwinraised comedian, does a wonderful job of portraying all of the Solomon family and has great comedic timing when interacting with audience members who couldn’t stop laughing.

Fogel is especially hilarious as Grandma Angelina, who states “grandpa was a mail order groom damaged in shipping”

and in one conversation confuses “condo” for “condom.”

One of the show’s strength’s is how even the punch lines have a little poignancy to them, like when Solomon asks his parents about the birds and the bees, but they always answered in riddles.

At the end of the show, Fogel made a comment about performing the show in other states and how not as many people get the jokes, which are definitely New York-centric.

There aren’t many other places that will truly understand the bit about driving through a gated Florida retirement community and being stopped by an elderly security guard with a walker or having a Jewish father whose cure-all to life’s problems is Chinese food.

These bits make the show and are so incredibly true for anyone whose parents, or grandparents, have shipped off to Florida or kept Kosher — unless it involved Chinese food.

Some of the jokes may be a little cliché, but man are they funny!

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Save the date

Avalon Park and Preserve, 200 Harbor Rd., Stony Brook, will host a free eelgrass workshop at its barn on Shep Jones Lane on Friday, May 1, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Come learn about the importance of marine habitat and help weave live eelgrass into burlap discs that will be planted into the Long Island Sound by Cornell divers. For more information or to register, call 631-689-0619 or visit www.avalonparkandpreserve.org.

Gallery North will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a 50 & Forward Gala on Friday, June 5, at the Simons Center for Physics at Stony Brook University at 6 p.m. $250 per person includes wine, cocktails, martini bar, a buffet menu by Chef Paolo Fontana, music and dancing featuring pianist Conal Fowkes and a fine arts auction. For more information, call 631-751-2676 or visit www.gallerynorth.org.

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With the inventions of camera phones and social media, capturing the image of family members and friends is easier than ever. Even taking a photo of oneself is as simple as a quick click with a smartphone.

Today’s version of the self-portrait, the selfie, has become so popular, reality television star Kim Kardashian has dedicated her soon-to-be released book, “Selfish,” to the art form, and last year the electric dance music DJ duo The Chainsmokers released their song “#Selfie.”

However, before social media and the Kardashians, even prior to the creation of the camera, artists have preserved the images of their fellow human beings and themselves for centuries. To celebrate the art of creating portraits, The Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington offers two new portraiture exhibits starting April 25 — Before Selfies: Portraiture through the Ages and Poised Poses: Portraits from the August Heckscher Collection.

Lisa Chalif, museum curator, said it’s the perfect time for portraiture exhibits in this age of the selfie. “With the increasing use of social media, selfies stick in the news all the time. It’s so visible now, that it seems it sort of lends itself naturally to taking a look at portraiture historically. Before the age of your cell phone and the selfie, how did you get the likeness of yourself? Before the advent of photography really, how did you preserve your likeness?”

The Before Selfies exhibit, which includes both portraits and self-portraits donated by various individuals to the museum throughout the years, features approximately four dozen pieces by artists such as Thomas Anshutz, William Merritt Chase, Henri Matisse and 19th-century Long Island painter William Sidney Mount. Chalif said most of the portraits are from the 16th through 20th centuries with a few pieces from this century, and the pieces include oil paintings, pen and ink drawings on paper, chromogenic prints, bronze and marble sculptures as well as other mediums.

The curator said the exhibit not only focuses on the artists’ depictions of family, friends, public figures and character types but also takes a look at themes such as changing concepts of beauty and different approaches to depicting male and female subjects depending on underlying gender roles.

The Poised Poses: Portraits from the August Heckscher Collection exhibit complements the Before Selfies exhibit and features paintings from the museum founder’s private collection, which he donated in 1920.

Chalif said Heckscher had an extensive collection of historical European portraiture. The oil paintings on canvas and wood panels on display at the exhibit are by artists such as Sir William Beechey, George Romney, Antoine Vollon, Nicholas de Largilliere and Franz Wolfgang Rohrich.

When it comes to what she hopes visitors will learn from the exhibits, Chalif said, “A larger understanding of the portrait, of saving your appearance. What are you conveying when you are snapping a selfie, and how does that differ from historical portraiture?

Just a larger sense of how to read a portrait, what does it convey beyond what somebody looked like? What can I learn about a period of history or the history of fashion? Just all the different ways that artists might convey something, information beyond somebody’s appearance.”

In honor of the museum’s two portraiture exhibits, there will be a selfie station for visitors where they can create their own portraits. Guests are also encouraged to share their images from the station on Instagram and use the hashtags #hmaselfie and #heckschermuseum.

Before Selfies: Portraiture through the Ages runs from April 25 through Aug. 9, and Poised Poses: Portraits from the August Heckscher Collection runs from April 25 through Aug. 2. The Heckscher Museum of Art is located at 2 Prime Avenue in Huntington and is open Wednesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 631-351-3250.

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A noir ‘Violet’ opens at the SCPA

By Charles J. Morgan

The noir musical “Violet,” based on the short story “The Ugliest Pilgrim” by Doris Betts, opened last Saturday at the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts.

But what is a noir musical? Is it an opera, rock or otherwise? Is it sad, heart-rending, tragic, on a level with “La Bohème”? Your scribe suggests it is somewhere between Rossini’s effort and the recent “Murder Ballard” — the former an illustrious work of art, the latter the apotheosis of poor taste. “Violet,” therefore, is a middle ground, standing across the road as a signpost directing the theatrical traveler to the crossroads of mediocrity. Take one of the forks: aesthetic satisfaction; take the other — “...’n I wuz like wow!”

There are noir motion pictures too.

They all occur in one noir night, in noir and white and always have plot lines involving a murder solution. It makes one wonder why noir musicals are penned in the first place. Presumably they were intended to pitch shock and schlock into the roiling sea of praise poured onto the “happy ending” dance and song of the major hits. In your scribe’s not-so-humble opinion, “Violet” is a classically flawed work hinging on the fact of a young girl’s face horribly disfigured by a flying axe blade.

At this juncture one could rank it with the Parisian Theatre Guignol.

Now then, standing back from all of the above, there was the indomitable Ken Washington’s direction. As his ever present skills reveal, interpretation and blocking were kept well ahead of the pursuing nemesis stasis. A pitfall of the one-set production is always a threat, but Washington came through. He handled the individuation of characters by giving them fast and slow motion that kept the boards well trod.

The starring role of Violet was played

by Samantha Carroll. In singing and acting she was outstanding. With a fetching stage presence, she coupled this with a delightful soprano voice. With scarcely an exit she was easily the jeweled bearing on which the dynamic of the show rotated.

Two male singers vied for her attention … her complete attention. One, a sergeant; the other a Tech 4. The sergeant (Flick) was Jay McKenzie, the Tech 4 (Monty) was Bobby Peterson. McKenzie was the cool, veteran soldier with a strong tenor. In Act II his duet with Carrol was very impressive.

Peterson was more than just a foil for the sergeant. His voice was robust with a lyric tenor closeness that expressed his simple love for Violet. Michael Bertolini doubled as the bus driver and, in a powerful cameo, a corrupt Bible-thumper. He sang and danced with a group of pretend Bible singers. Viewing it your scribe felt Catholics in the audience would wear a wry grin; Evangelicals would have pick-

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eted that “preacher’s” performance.

As Young Violet, Hayleigh Jusas revealed excellent stage presence and a strong voice. In the “preacher” segment one ultra-powerful voice stood out: that of Amanda Camille Isaac. It was powerful, smooth and wrought with strength that not only expressed her religious fervor but rattled the rafters.

Music was live under the direction of Melissa Coyle with Craig Coyle on second keyboard, Ron Curry on bass, Jim Waddell on drums. Tiffany Jordan on cello, Brad Bosenbeck on violin and two guitars

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handled by Ray Sabatello and Douglas Baldwin provided palpable background, effecting it all with no brass.

“Violet” was a completely well-executed noir piece. It was balanced with other than rock, pertinent, believable recitatives and tender solos. To your scribe it was a critical challenge. To the audience it was a treat.

The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown, will present ‘Violet’ through May 17. Tickets are $35 adults, $20 students. For more information, please call 631-724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

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in a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. in a large bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, ricotta, milk, sugar and lemon zest until well blended. gradually whisk in the dry ingredients.

With an electric mixer on mediumhigh speed, beat the egg whites until they are just firm. gently stir one-third of the whites into the batter to lighten it. then gently fold in the remaining egg whites.

Heat a griddle or a large, heavy frying pan set over medium to mediumlow heat until hot, and then brush with just enough canola oil to coat the surface. Working in batches, pour generous 1/4-cup measures of the batter onto the hot griddle. cook until bubbles appear on the tops and the pancakes are golden brown on the bottom, 1 to 2 minutes. turn and cook until golden brown on the other side, about 2 minutes. remove to a warm platter and cover loosely with foil. (do not stack the pancakes or they will steam and become flabby.) repeat, adding more oil to the griddle until all of the batter has been used. drizzle with maple syrup, add blueberries on top and serve.

Preheat the oven to 200 F. in a mixing bowl, stir together the polenta, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. in a separate bowl, stir together the eggs, milk and 1/4 cup of the melted butter. Keep the remaining butter warm. Put the syrup in a small saucepan and warm it over very low heat while you cook the pancakes.

Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir with a whisk just until combined. Heat a large skillet or griddle over medium heat. spray the skillet or griddle with nonstick spray. spoon the batter onto the pan or griddle 2 tablespoons at a time to form pancakes about 4 inches in diameter. As soon as each pancake is formed, scatter a scant tablespoon of blueberries across its surface. cook until the pancakes look slightly dry around the edges, their surfaces are covered with bubbles, and their undersides are golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip and cook until the other sides are golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes more. transfer to a baking dish, cover loosely with foil and keep warm in the oven while preparing the rest of the batter, stirring the batter before spooning each batch.

Pass the remaining melted butter and the warm syrup for guests to add to taste.

Source: “Sunday Brunch” by Betty Rosbottom and Susie Cushner (Chronicle Books)

Source: “Buongiorno!: Breakfast and Brunch, Italian Style” by Norman Kolpas (Contemporary Books)

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gardening

Rooting cuttings the easy way — in water

By EllEn BarcEl

Once a gardener finds a really special plant, one that he or she wants more of, lots more of, the gardener begins to think about how to propagate that plant. Seeds are always a possibility — it’s worth a try — but many seeds do not breed true especially if the mother plant is a hybrid.

If you want a genetic clone, that is, an exact duplicate, you need to propagate the plant vegetatively. Wood cuttings are possible but require some work and care. Isn’t there an easier way to get more of what you have already?

Rooting cuttings in water is truly the easiest way to propagate plants. However, not all plants can be rooted in water.

The houseplants that can be propagated in water include philodendron, pothos and other viney plants. Herbs such as pineapple sage and all variety of mints can also be rooted in water. When the weather gets cold outside consider taking cuttings from begonias, coleus, impatiens, sweet potato vine and even geraniums to overwinter them in water inside. I’ve been told, though can’t verify myself, that African violet leaves will also root in water.

Shrubs hat need a lot of water, such as willows, including pussy willow, will also root easily in water. Some plants, like euonymous, will root just about anywhere. I

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Small, colorful vases are perfect to use in rooting cuttings. The purple vase, back right, was from the 1934 chicago World’s Fair.

even had one root behind the shutter on my house against the cedar shakes. Removing it carefully, I was able to plant it in the soil where it is still growing.

Some general guidelines include: * Select a small container to hold the cuttings. A small colorful vase is particularly attractive when the sun hits the glass. * Use room temperature water. * Change the water periodically, say once a week or sooner if it becomes cloudy.

* Keep the water level at the same height from week to week. * Do not add fertilizer to the water. * Set the rooting container where it will get partial sun but not get excessively hot if its summer. * If the end of the cutting turns brown or mushy, it’s beginning to rot. Discard this cutting and try again. * When enough roots have formed and you move the plant to soil, make sure you

Vendors Wanted → The United Methodist Church of Lake Ronkonkoma is seeking vendors for its annual Spring Festival and Quilt Show on May 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (rain date May 9). For more information, call 588-4338 or email umclr@ verizon.net. → The Huntington Historical Society is seeking vendors for its 31st annual Sheep to Shawl Festival on May 3 at the Dr. Daniel W. Kissam House, 434 Park Ave., Huntington, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 4277045, ext. 401. →The Town of Brookhaven's Division of Economic Development is seeking vendors for its annual Strictly Business Trade Show on May 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call 585-9393, ext. 216, or visit www.strictlybusinesstradeshow.org. → The Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce is seeking vendors for its 6th annual Health & Wellness Expo on May 9 at the Port Jefferson High School, 350 Old Post Rd., Port Jefferson, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Not-for-profit vendors also welcome. For more information, call 473-1414 or email info@portjeffchamber.com. → The East End Arts Council is seeking crafts and artisan vendors for the 19th annual Community Mosaic Street Painting Festival on May 24, from noon to 5 p.m., in downtown Riverhead. For more information, call 7270900 or email agomberg@eastendarts.org. → Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Ave., Riverhead, is seeking vendors for its annual Community Yard Sale on May 30 and 31. Sell your collectibles, household goods and more. For more information, call 2985292 or visit www.hallockville.com. → The Art League of Long Island is seeking artists and craftspeople for its annual Art in the Park Fine Art and Craft Fair on May 30 and

Ellen Barcel is a freelance writer and master gardener. To reach Cornell Cooperative Extension and its Master Gardener program, call 631-727-7850.

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For more information, call 265-4520. → The Smithtown United Methodist Church, 230 Middle Country Rd., Smithtown is seeking vendors for its annual Country Fair on Sept. 26.

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use good quality potting soil appropriate for the type of plant if it’s going to be a container plant. * Use a completely clean planter to help prevent the spread of disease to the new plant. * Make sure you keep the new plant’s soil wet enough during the transition period.

Remember, it’s been growing in pure water for weeks or even months.

Woody stems are more difficult to root in water. You usually need to use rooting hormone and put them in soil. But, if you notice tiny roots forming along the stem of a woody plant, gently bend the stem over to the ground or a pot of soil. Keep the stem pressed against the soil by weighting it down with a rock or brick. This works very well with hydrangeas. If I do this in the spring or summer, I leave the new plant attached to the mother plant until the following spring when I cut it free of the mother plant and dig it up and move it to its new home.

Cactus plants are particularly easy to propagate, but not in water. Take a broken piece, put the end in potting soil designed for cacti, water periodically but not excessively and soon you’ll have a new plant.

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Times…and dates

April 23 to April 30, 2015

Thursday 23

Join The conversaTion The Three Village Community Trust will host a spring lecture at the Setauket Neighborhood House, 945 Main St., Setauket titled “Our Historic Districts – Places with Meaning” from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Of the 15 historic districts in Brookhaven Town, five are within the Three Villages. Find out why they matter and how they’re protected. Followed by a discussion and refreshments. Free and open to all. For more information, call 689-0225.

Women's neTWork meeTing The Smithtown Business and Professional Women's Network will hold its next meeting at Giorgio's, 224 Smithtown Blvd., Nesconset at 6 p.m. Evening includes dinner and time to network. Guest speakers will be Traci Goldsborough and Tai Vicari. For more information, visit www.sbpwn.org.

JeWelry and PoTTery fundraiser Sunshine Prevention Center, 468 Boyle Rd., Port Jefferson Station will present a hand-crafted jewelry and pottery fundraiser from 6 to 8 p.m. Complimentary pasta station, cash bar. Raffle tickets available for purchase. For more information, call 476-3099. used book sale The Friends of the North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham will hold a used book sale from 4 to 8 p.m. For more information, call 929-4488.

friday 24 viking/chinese aucTion The Sons of Norway Loyal Lodge will host its annual Viking/ Chinese Auction at the St. James Lutheran Church Parish Hall, 230 2nd Ave., St. James at 7 p.m. Lots of great prizes and baskets.

Something for everyone! $10 admission includes a card of 25 tickets.

For more information, call 589-8698. sT. francis of assisi carnival St. Francis of Assisi, 29 Clay Pitts Rd., Greenlawn will hold its annual carnival fundraiser today from 6 to 11 p.m., April 25 from 1 to 11 p.m. and April 26 from 1 to 9 p.m. Featuring rides, games, food and raffles. Free parking. For more information, call 757-7435. chinese aucTion The Lake Ronkonkoma Homemakers will hold their annual Chinese Auction at the Ronkonkoma Fire Station, 177 Portion Rd., Lake Ronkonkoma at 10 a.m. Lots of baskets and door prizes. Proceeds will benefit eight local food pantries. $6 admission includes 25 tickets and refreshments. For more information, call 737-5746. ardelia Trio in concerT The Northport Arts Coalition will present The Ardelia Trio in concert at the Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Ave., Northport at 7:30 p.m. Meet and greet reception will follow. Free and open to all.

For more information, visit www.northportarts.org. chinese aucTion fundraiser The AHRC Suffolk’s Auxiliary will host the Rita Marcott Memorial Chinese Auction at 2900 Veterans Memorial Highway, Bohemia.

Doors open at 6 p.m., drawings begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 per person and include 25 chances and refreshments. For ages 12 and up.

For more information, visit www.ahrcsuffolk.org. an evening of comedy Hotel Indigo, 1830 West Main St., Riverhead will host An Evening of Comedy from 7 to 11 p.m. to benefit homeless pets at the Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton. Featuring hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, Chinese auction, pet boutique, adoptable pets, scavenger hunt, 50/50 and more. Tickets are $30 in advance by calling 727-5731 or $35 at the door. For more information, visit www.kentanimalshelter.com.

PubliquarTeT in concerT The Sky Room Café at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington will present PUBLIQuartet in concert at 7:30 p.m.

Featuring an evening of multigenre chamber music by Claude Debussy, Charlie Parker, Jessie Montgomery and more. $25, $20 members. For more information, call 423-7611. sPring fling comedy The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will present a Spring Fling Comedy Show at 8 p.m.

Featuring Kevin Brennan, Clayton Fletcher, Marvin Bell, Sandy Marks, Joe DeVito and Frankie Pace. $40. For more information, please call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org. chamber music aT iTs besT The community is invited to the North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham for a free chamber music concert with violinist Robyn Quinnett, cellist Maria Martinez and pianist Guy Slapak featuring works from Mendelssohn, Dohnanyi and Turina. For more information, call 929-4488.

The Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington will present PUBLIQuartet in concert on April 24 at 7:30 p.m PoeTs in PorT The Northport Arts Coalition will present Poets in Port at Caffe Portofino, 249 Main St., Nortport at 7:30 p.m. Featured poet will be Kate Kelly. Open mic will follow. For more information, visit www.northportarts.org.

Jazz in The living room The Smithtown Township Arts Council will present Jazz in the Living Room at the Mills Pond House, 660 Route 25A, St. James at 7:30 p.m. $5 to participate, free for listeners. For more information, call 862-6575.

saturday 25 sT. francis of assisi carnival See April 24 listing. anTiques and garden Weekend The Port Jefferson Village Center, 101A E. Broadway, Port Jefferson will host the annual Antiques and Garden Weekend today and April 26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 38 dealers featuring antiques, rare books, vintage lighting, estate and antique jewelry, quilts, folk art, vintage toys, furniture, artwork, garden items and more. The Suwasset Garden Club will have a booth with flowers, plants and baked goods for sale. Raffles, 50/50. Admission is $5. For more information, call 473-2665 or visit www.portjeff-antiques-garden.com. crafT and yard sale aT sWeeTbriar Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Dr., Smithtown will hold a It’s Not Easy Being Greem Craft and Yard Sale for the Earth today and April 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Buy your mother a gift for Mother’s Day, treat yourself to a gift and top it off helping the Earth by buying reused and recycled products. For more information, call 979-6344 or visit www.sweetbriarnc.org.

PeT adoPTion fair Find the newest member of your family at the Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Rd., Port Jefferson Station’s Pet Adoption Fair from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Representatives from local organizations will be at the library with adoptable pets. Free admission. Open to all. For more information, call 928-1212. sPring rummage sale It’s time for the annual Spring Rummage Sale at the St. James United Methodist Church, 532 Moriches Rd., St. James from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bag sale at 1:30 p.m. Clothing, linens, jewelry, household items and much more. For more information, call 584-5340. buTTerfly breakfasT for a cure Applebee’s, 355 Route 25A, Miller Place will host a pancake breakfast fundraiser to raise money to find a cure for epidermolysis bullosa (EB), also known as the “butterfly disease.” Seating is between 8 and 9 a.m. followed by a Chinese Auction until 10 a.m. Tickets are $10 adults, $7 for children 10 and under. For more information, call 821-6740. family earTh day exPo The Town of Huntington invites the community to celebrate Earth Day by hosting the Family Earth Day Expo from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Town Hall parking lot, 100 Main St., Huntington. Lots of free activities for the whole family. For more information, call 351-3171.

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fashion shoW Commack Methodist Thrift Shoppe, 486 Townline Rd., Commack will hold a Fashion Show from 1 to 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Tickets are $5. For more information, call 499-7311. blessing of The animals Centerport United Methodist Church, 97 Little Neck Rd., Centerport will host its 2nd annual Blessing of the Animals at noon. All are welcome to bring their beloved pets for a unique outdoor celebration featuring food, live music and special blessings. For more information, call 261-5222. sPring aPPreciaTion day in sTony brook village The Stony Brook Village Center will host a Spring Appreciation Day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Featuring an art show, petting zoo, balloon artist, magician, concert, horse-drawn carriage rides and more. For more information, call 751-2244. hunTingTon choral socieTy in concerT The Huntington High School, 188 Oakwood Rd., Huntington will host a concert by the Huntington Choral Society titled Great Moments in Opera at 8 p.m. Featuring works by Verdi, Puccini, Mozart, Wagner and more. Tickets are $20, students free. For more information, call 421-7464. naTurally Well WorkshoP Hands on Health and Wellness, 1239 N. Country Rd., Stony Brook will present a free Naturally Well workshop from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Learn how to eliminate toxins in and outside of your home. Bring your favorite household or cosmetic product to get tested. Presented by Elizabeth M. Folk and Karen Sullivan. For more information or to reserve your seat, call 601-6491. caumseTT samPler hike Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, 25 Lloyd Harbor Rd., Huntington will present an adult 5-mile hike to fields, forest, seashore and pond from 10 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Bring lunch and drinking water. $4. Reservations required by calling 423-1770.

sunday 26 sT. francis of assisi carnival See April 24 listing. anTiques and garden Weekend See April 25 listing. canTe libre in concerT Cold Spring Harbor Public Library, 95 Harbor Rd., Cold Spring Harbor will present chamber music group Cante Libre in concert at 2 p.m. featuring works by Marcel Grandjany. Free and open to all.

Advance registration appreciated by calling 692-6820. car shoW in smiThToWn St. Patrick School, 280 E. Main St., Smithtown will host its 10th annual car show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Featuring cars, trucks, motorcycles, movie replica cars and monster trucks. $5 adults, children free. Rain date is May 3. For more information, call 265-2271. * All numbers are in (631) area code unless otherwise noted.

APRIL 23, 2015 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE B21 Men at Words in concert The University Café in the Student Union Building at Stony Brook University will present Archi Fisher, Jez Lowe and James Keelaghan, touring together as Men at Words, in concert at 7 p.m. For ages 21 and over. Tickets are $25 in advance until April 24 at www.gpjac.org/ UCafe, $30 at the door. For more information, call 632-1093. ansel adaMs: early Works lecture The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook will present a lecture by Andrea Stillman, former assistant to Ansel Adams who will discuss the stories behind the photographs and share personal anecdotes about Adams at 2 p.m. Followed by a guided tour of the Ansel Adams: Early Works exhibition. Free with museum admission. Reservations requested by calling 751-0066. opera et al in concert The Smithtown United Methodist Church, 230 Middle Country Rd., Smithtown will host a concert tield "Sounds of Spring" by Opera et Al at 2:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. $10 donation per person. For more information, call 265-6945. earth day lecture The North Shore Methodist Church, 260 Route 25A, Wading River will host a presentation by climatologist SCCC Prof. Scott Mandia titled "Climate Change: Why We Need to Care" at 11:30 a.m. Free and open to all. For more information, call 929-6075. international Folk dancing The Frank Brush Barn, 211 E. Main St., Smithtown will host an evening of International Folk Dancing from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. All are welcome. No partner necessary. Dances will be reviewed and taught $8 donation requested. For more information, call 516-781-3552. renaissance club Meeting The Renaissance Club, a social group that plans fun and educational events for adults looking to connect with the Jewish community, will hold a meeting at Temple Isaiah, 1404 Stony Brook Rd., Stony Brook at 1:30 p.m. For ages 50 plus. For more information, call 862-1747.

Monday 27 sbu italian studies lecture The Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University will host a presentation by Joan Lluis Palos in the Frank Melville Library, Room E4340 at 2:30 p.m. Free and open to all. For more information, call 632-7444.

tuesday 28 book signing The Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington will present author Jeb Ladouceur will speak about and sign copies of his new book, “The Quantum Syndrome,” at 7 p.m. For more information, call 271-1442.

Wednesday 29 book signing Author Leslie Tayne will speak and sign copies of her new book, “Life & Debt: A Fresh Approach to Achieving Financial Wellness,” at the Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington at 7 p.m. For more information, call 271-1442.

thursday 30 sccc spring concert The Department of Music at Suffolk County Community College, 533 College Rd., Selden will present a Spring Concert at 7 p.m. at the Shea Theatre in the Islip Arts Building. Featuring the College Orchestra, Suffolk Singers and College Choir. Free and open to all. For more information, call 451-4265.

Film ‘crossFire’ A film noir classic, “Crossfire” will be screened on April 27 at 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Prof. Foster Hirsch. Followed by a discussion. $15, $10 members, includes reception and book signing of “The Dark Side of Film Noir.” For more information, 423-7611.

‘Jesus christ superstar’ The Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington will screen the 1973 classic “Jesus Christ Superstar” on April 29 at 7:30 p.m.

Lead actor Ted Neely (Jesus) and Kurt Yaghjian (Annas) will appear in person for a Q-and-A. $16, $12 members, includes reception. For more information, call 423-7611. ‘the iMitation gaMe’ The Port Jefferson Free Library, 100 Thompson St., Port Jefferson will screen “The Imitation Game” on April 24 at 2 p.m. Followed by a discussion led by Cat Redman. Free and open to all. For more information, call 473-0022. ‘dinner rush’ A fundraiser for the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington will be held on April 26 at 5 p.m. "Dinner Rush" will be screened with star Danny Aiello and director Bob Giraldi appearing in person. Includes a tasting of the film’s featured dishes from Butera’s Restaurant. $100/$75 members. For more information, call 423-7611. ‘in bruges’ "In Bruges" will be screened at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington on April 28 at 7:30 p.m. Rated R. $12/$7 members. For more information, call 423-7611. ‘one FleW over the cuckoos nest'/ 'as good as it gets’ On April 29, the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will screen a double feature, “One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest” at 7 p.m. and “As Good As It Gets” at 9:30 p.m.

Tickets are $10. For more information, call 724-3700. ‘not For sale’ Presented by the League of Women Voters of Huntington to raise awareness about human trafficking, the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington will screen “Not For Sale” on April 30 at 7 p.m. $15, $10 members, includes reception. For more information, call 423-7611.

theater ‘the Music Man’ The Theatre Company at Bishop McGann-Mercy High School, 1225 Ostrander Ave., Riverhead will present their version of the award winning classic musical, "The Music Man" from April 30 to May 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Tickets are $10 per person. For more information or to order tickets, call 727-5900, ext. 310.

‘the adventures oF toM saWyer’ The Northport-East Northport Community Theater will present “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” at the Brosnan Center Theater (Northport School Administration Building), 158 Laurel Ave., Northport on May 1, 2, 8 and 9 at 8 p.m. and May 3 and 10 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $25 adults, $20 students and seniors. For more information, call 896-5970 or visit www.northportcommunitytheater.org. ‘shrek the Musical’ The Five Towns Performing Arts Center, 305 N. Service Rd., Dix Hills will present “Shrek The Musical” on May 2 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and May 3 at noon and 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 each. For more information, call 656-2148. ‘the Full Monty’ The CM Performing Arts Center, 931 Montauk Highway, Oakdale will present “The Full Monty” from May 9 to 31. Tickets range from $20 to $29. For more information, call 218-2810.

‘Jesus christ superstar’ The CM Performing Arts Center, 931 Montauk Highway., Oakdale will present the musical, "Jesus Christ Superstar," through April 26.

Tickets range from $20 to $29. For more information, call 218-2810 or visit www.cmpac.com. ‘a chorus line’ The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport will present the musical, "A Chorus Line," through May 10. Tickets are $69. For more information, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

‘My Mother’s italian, My Father’s JeWish and i’M in therapy!’

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will host the national touring production of “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish and I’m in Therapy!” through May 10. Tickets are $44 on Wednesdays and Thursdays, $49 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. For more information, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com. ‘the last 5 years’ SoLuna Studio, 659 Old Willets Path, Hauppauge will present the musical, “The Last 5 Years,” through April 26. Tickets are $15 in advance by calling 761-6602 or $20 at the door. For more information, visit www.SoLunaStudioNY.com. ‘the house oF bernarda alba’ The Shea Theatre in the Islip Arts Building at Suffolk County Community College. 533 College Rd., Selden will present “The House of Bernarda Alba” through April 26. $12 adults, $11 seniors.

For more information, call 451-4163. 'the beauty Queen oF leenane’ The Arena Players Repertory Theatre Company will present the comedy/tragedy, “The Beauty Queen of Leenane,” through May 10 at the Vanderbilt Mansion Carriage House Theater, 180 Little Neck Rd., Centerport. Tickets range from $18 to $25. For more information, call 516-293-0674 or visit www.arenaplayers.org. ‘violet’ The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will present the award-winning-musical, “Violet,” through May 17. $35 adults, $20 students. For more information, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org. ‘the Man Who caMe to dinner’ The Minstrel Players of Northport will present Kaufman and Hart’s “The Man Who Came to Dinner” at Houghton Hall Theatre, Trinity Episcopal Church, 130 Main St., Northport on April 25 and May 2 at 8 p.m. and April 26 and May 3 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors and children. For more information, call 732-2926.

Farmers Markets huntington station Winter FarMers Market Jack Abrams School, 155 Lowndes Ave., Huntington Station is hosting a Winter Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Sunday through April 26. Featuring vendors with fresh regional produce and artisanal food, demonstrations, live music. For a list of vendors, visit www.longislandfarmersmarkets.com. port JeFFerson FarMers Winter Market The Port Jefferson Farmers Winter Market will be held indoors at the Village Center, 101A E. Broadway, Port Jefferson every Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. through the end of April. For more information, call 802-2160. riverhead indoor FarMers Market The Riverhead Farmers Market will be held indoors at 211 E. Main St., Riverhead every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. through April. For more information, call 727-7840 or 208-8159.

The John W. Engeman Theater in Northport will present 'A Chorus Line' through May 10.

Photo by Michael DeCristofaro

CALENDAR DEADLINE is Wednesday at noon, one week before publication. Items may be mailed to: Times Beacon Record Newspapers at P.O. Box 707, Setauket, NY 11733. Email your information about community events to leisure@tbrnewspapers.com.

Calendar listings are for not-for-profit organizations (nonsectarian, nonpartisan events) only on a space-available basis.

Please include a phone number that can be printed.

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Religious ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

CATHOLIC

STONY BROOK CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

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 Fr. Jack Custer, SSL., STD., Pastor Cantor Joseph S. Durko Divine Liturgy: Sunday, 11:15am followed by fellowship in the parish hall.

Holy Days: 7:00pm. See website for days and times.

Faith Formation for All Ages: Sunday School (Ages 4-13), alternate Sundays at 10:00am ByzanTeens (14-18), alternate Tuesdays at 7:00pm Adult Faith Formation: Mondays at 7:00pm.

PrayerAnon Prayergroup for substance addictions: Wednesdays at 7 pm See the website for current topics and schedule.

The Sacraments: Baptism, Chrismation and Eucharist for infants, children and adults arranged by appointment. Sacrament of Matrimony arranged by appointment. Sacrament of Repentance: Sundays 10:50 to 11:05am and before or after all other services.

Join us for Open House, Sunday, May 17, 1 to 5 pm!

All services in English. A parish of the Byzantine Catholic 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. Msgr. Wm. Hanson, 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 Th ird 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 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 Our Lady of Wisdom Regional School: (631) 473-1211

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429 Rt. 25A, Setauket, NY 11733 Phone/Fax: (631) 941–4141

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.

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

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” The Rev. Dr. Diane C. Samuels, Minister Sunday Services at 9 am & 11 am Sunday School and childcare offered at the 9 am service and open to all infants to 8th grade.

Youth Group Thursday nights at 6:30 pm for grades 5–12.

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

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. Dr. Farrell 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.

CAROLINE CHURCH OF BROOKHAVEN

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

The Rev. Cn. Dr. Richard D. Visconti, Rector The Rev. Dr. 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 12:00 noon Healing Service– 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 at 9:30 am 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!

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 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–International Lectures and Torah Study. Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Kaballah Classes. Jewish Holiday Institute. Tutorials for all ages.

FREE HEBREW SCHOOL 2014–2015 Rsvp and details (631)698–3939 Member National Council of Young Israel a world–wide organization.

All welcome regardless of knowledge or observance level.

NORTH SHORE JEWISH CENTER 385 Old Town Rd., Port Jefferson Station (631) 928–3737 www.NorthShoreJewishCenter.org

We welcome our new rabbi, 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.

TEMPLE ISAIAH (REFORM)

1404 Stony Brook Road, Stony Brook • (631) 751–8518 A warm and caring intergenerational community dedicated to learning, prayer, social action, and friendship.

RABBI SHARON L. SOBEL CANTOR MICHAEL F. TRACHTENBERG RABBI EMERITUS STEPHEN A. KAROL RABBI EMERITUS ADAM D. FISHER

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MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH & PRESCHOOL

SETAUKET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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

Rev. Mary Barrett Speers, Pastor Rev. Kate Jones Calone, Assistant Pastor

465 Pond Path, East Setauket (631)751–1775 www.messiahny.com

LUTHERANELCA ST. PAULS LUTHERAN CHURCH

309 Patchogue Road, Port Jefferson Station (631)473–2236 Rev. Paul A. Downing, Pastor

pastorpauldowning@yahoo.com • cell 347–423–3623

Service Schedule Sundays 8:30 and 10:30 am Holy Communion 9:30 am Bagel and Bible Sunday School during 10:30 service Wednesday Night Service: Holy Communion 7:30 pm ~ All are Welcome

5 Caroline Avenue ~ On the Village Green ~ (631) 941–4271 • www.setauketpresbyterian.org Email: setauketpresbyterian@verizon.net

Sunday Morning Worship at 9:30 am With Childcare & Children’s Church School Adult Education at 11 am-12pm: Nooma Curiculum April 19 & 26 Open Door Exchange Ministry: Furnishing homes...Finding hope

Mission Fair, Saturday, June 6, 10am-4pm

All are welcome to join this vibrant community for 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 chuch activities. SPC is a More Light Presbyterian Church and part of the Covenant Nework of Presbyterians working toward a church as generous and just as God’s grace.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP AT STONY BROOK

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

Rev. Margaret H. Allen (minister@uufsb.org)

METHODIST

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

Sunday Worship 11 am Adult Sunday School 9:45 am/ Children 11 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

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 morning 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. • Adult and Children’s Choirs • Labyrinth Walks, Tai Chi, Chi Gong, Grounds & Sounds Café

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF HUNTINGTON

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

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 7:00 pm Adult Bible Study Sunday 8:30 am Bible Study at the Parsonage Tuesday 7:30 pm Bible Study at the Church Thursday 11 am

Member Union for Reform Judaism Sabbath Services Friday 7:30 pm and Saturday 10 am Monthly Family Service • Monthly Tot Shabbat • Religious School Youth Groups • Senior Club • Adult Education • Chavurah Groups • Early AM Studies • Sisterhood • Brotherhood • PT

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

Rev. G. Jude Geiger,

minister (minister@uufh.org) Starr Austin, religious educator (dreuufh@gmail.com) 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

UNITY UNITY CHURCH OF HEALING LIGHT 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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SBU

April 23-April 29, 2015

SPORTSWEEK STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

Tomorrow is Friday — wear red on campus!

THE QUOTE

‘I’m just proud of this team’s ability to bounce back in the second half.’

— JIM NAGLE Photos from SBU

Above, Mike Rooney carries the ball across the field. Left, Challen Rogers winds up to rocket a shot off at the cage.

Rogers’ OT goal lifts men’s lax over Binghamton, 14-13 Rooney sets school record for career assists and points

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Junior midfielder Challen Rogers scored off a feed from senior midfielder Mike Rooney with 50.3 left in overtime to lead the Stony Brook men’s lacrosse team to a 14-13 win over Binghamton University Sunday at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.

Rogers, who scored the game’s first goal off an assist from Rooney, finished the day with two goals and an assist.

Rooney, who finished with a pair of goals, tallied seven assists. The assist of Rogers’ game-winner was his 233rd career point, breaking Kevin Crowley’s school record set in 2011.

“I didn’t know that I had the school’s all-time points record until after the game,” Rooney said. “I played with Kevin for a year and he’s a terrific player.”

Rooney also broke Jason Cappadoro’s ‘06 school record of 107 assists with his fourth assist of the game.

Because of his efforts in the team’s wins over Binghamton and Duke University, Rooney was named America East Co-Player of the Week.

Junior attack Brody Eastwood scored five goals in the game against Binghamton, and freshman attack Jake Sheets added two goals and an assist for Stony Brook (11-4, 4-1 America East).

Tyler Deluca had three goals for Binghamton (4-8, 2-3). Tucker Nelson totaled two goals and four assists.

“It seems like any time you look at league games across the country, and today was a good example of it, crazy things happen during league play,” Stony Brook head coach Jim Nagle said. “I’m just proud of this team’s ability to bounce back in the second half. The poise that Mike Rooney showed at the end of the game was outstanding. We’ve been trying to get Challen to be more aggressive shooting the ball. He’s a great shooter.

Real happy he was able to bury the goal.”

Stony Brook was down 8-4 at halftime and 10-4 four minutes into the third quarter. Eastwood scored three of his gamehigh five goals in the third quarter, including a man-down goal to tie the game at 10-10 with 1:19 remaining in the period.

Binghamton won the opening draw in overtime. JT Hauck’s pass behind the cage was deflected by freshman defender Ben Randall, and the ensuing scrum resulted in a Seawolves possession.

With a two-man advantage in overtime, Rooney’s bounce shot with 1:17 left was saved by Cosens, and Garrett Waldron initiated the clear attempt. But

Binghamton was whistled for being offsides, giving the ball back to Stony Brook for the final sequence.

Stony Brook started the final possession with 1:03 left in overtime. Rooney got the ball back with 55 seconds left and found Rogers, who cradled with his left hand then, with two hands on the stick, beat Binghamton goalie Tanner Cosens to the short side over his right shoulder.

“We always practice getting upfield if the other team goes offsides,” Rooney said. “Eventually, I got the ball at ‘X’ [behind the cage], Challen came over the top and curled in, I found him and he buried it. We really brought our level of energy up in the second half. I didn’t think we did a good job of matching their intensity in the first half.”

Rooney has tallied at least nine points in a game three times this year. He has matched last year’s season total of 22 goals. Eastwood’s 63 points are tied with Jeff Tundo ‘13 for seventh all-time in a season. He also moved past Tom Compitello ‘11 for seventh all-time with 149 career points. Rogers moved past Robbie Campbell ‘12 into 12th all-time with 140 career points.

Stony Brook will close the regular season at the University of Hartford on Friday, April 24, at 7 p.m.

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SBU will host conference championship

Seawolves women’s lacrosse team clinched America East Championship top seed and share of regular season title For the third year in a row, the America East Championship will be played on Long Island. The Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team clinched the top seed for the conference championship and at least a share of the regular season title with a 13-7 triumph Friday afternoon at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Freshman attack Kylie Ohlmiller posted a game-high five points on two goals and three helpers, and sophomore attack Courtney Murphy led the contest with four goals for Stony Brook (14-1, 5-0 America East). Sophomore attack and midfielder Dorrien Van Dyke and junior attack Taylor Ranftle each tallied two goals and two assists.

“I’m happy with the way we played in the first half, building a big lead and playing smart lacrosse, but I think it’s more important for us to show up and play a complete 60 minutes,” Stony Brook head coach

Joe Spallina said. “These are the types of things that we are looking to build on as we approach the postseason.”

Stony Brook scored the first five goals of the game and led 8-2 at the break.

Ohlmiller opened the second-half scoring with back-to-back free position goals as the Seawolves’ advantage stretched to eight, 10-2, with 27:15 remaining. The goal was the fourth straight for Stony Brook.

Ohlmiller has dished 27 assists and ranks ninth on Stony Brook’s single-season assist ledger. She has tallied at least one point in each of her first 15 games and multiple points in 14 of 15 games.

The Retrievers responded with a 4-1 run and pulled to within five, 11-6, when Sam Nolan converted from the 8-meter mark at 7:35. Nolan appeared to strike again at 6:18, but the goal was waved off because of a dangerous follow through, and she was sent to the sidelines with a yellow card.

Murphy’s fourth tally of the day and 50th of the season came on a feed from Van Dyke and put the margin back at six, 12-6, with 4:11 left to play.

Murphy has reached the 50-goal mark in each of her first two seasons, and jumped to fifth in single-season school history in goals scored (50).

Six Seawolves found the back of the cage and five produced multi-goal efforts, as senior midfielder Amber Kupres finished with two goals and an assist, and freshman midfielder Tiffany Zullo scored once.

Eight of Stony Brook’s 13 goals were assisted, and the Seawolves outshot UMBC, 28-21.

Stony Brook also led in draw controls, 14-8. Kupres led the game with five draws,

Photos by Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke

Above, Taylor Ranftle controls the ball while an opponent tries to check her and force a turnover.

Left, Kylie Ohlmiller looks up the field to make a play.

and Van Dyke finished with four draws.

Stony Brook was 14-for-14 on clear attempts, but the team committed nine turnovers.

Kupres, junior defender Alyssa Fleming, redshirt junior defender Maegan Meritz and sophomore goalkeeper Kaltlyn Leahy each caused one turnover.

Leahy made four saves.

This is the fourth time the Seawolves will host the America East Championship.

They also did so in 2007, 2013 and 2014.

The Seawolves defense has held 32 of its last 35 opponents to single-digit goals, including 14 of 15 this season and 15 straight

conference opponents and looked to continue to do so when the team battled for Long Island on Tuesday at Hofstra University. Results for the game were not available by press time.

Stony Brook will look to run the table in league play for the second time in three years Saturday, on Senior Day. A win over the University of Massachusetts Lowell would make Stony Brook the outright regular season champion.

The America East Championship begins with a pair of semifinal games on May 1, and the finals are slated for May 3 on ESPN3.

Times will be announced at a later date.

Softball team outlasts Maine in nine innings Cukrov throws 7 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win

Photos from SBU

Above, Bria Green, who’s RBI double gave Stony Brook the win over the University of Maine, swings away. Right, Allison Cukrov winds up to toss a pitch.

Senior Bria Green’s RBI double in the top of the ninth inning lifted the Stony Brook softball team (21-13, 7-2 AE) over the University of Maine, 2-1, in the decisive game of the series Sunday evening.

Senior Allison Cukrov entered the game in the second inning and pitched the remaining 7 1/3 innings in shutout fashion to earn her third win of the week.

“I’m proud of our team for fighting for this win today,” Stony Brook head coach Megan Bryant said. “While our offensive execution wasn’t good, our pitching and defense kept us in the game and gave us a chance to win. Lauren Kamachi came up big with her home run and Chelsea Evans had a terrific at-bat in the ninth resulting in a single up the middle that proved to be huge. Allie was tremendous in the circle and was at her best when we needed her to be.”

The Seawolves’ bats were having a difficult time figuring out Maine’s pitcher Alexis Bogdonavich until Kamachi, a senior, tied the game in the sixth inning with a two-out

solo home run to center field. They manufactured the winning run in the ninth when freshman Chelsea Evans bounced a twoout single up the middle and Green drove her in with a double to right center.

Senior Allie Pisciotta had three hits, while Green and senior Shayla Giosia each had two, and Stony Brook has hit a home run in 23 of its last 25 games.

Cukrov has allowed just two runs in her last 21.1 innings pitched, while striking out 18 hitters. She earned two wins in the Maine series and didn’t allow a run in the 14.1 innings she pitched in. As a result of her 3-0 record and .66 ERA in three appearances last week, Cukrov was named America East Pitcher of the Week for the 12th time in her career.

Stony Brook had a midweek conference doubleheader against the University of Massachusettes Lowell on Wednesday, but results were not available by press time. The Seawolves will follow up with a game at Seton Hall University, today, at 4 p.m.

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Camp & School DIRECTORY PLAY GROUPS SCHOOL/ SUMMER PROGRAM 52 OLD POST ROAD EAST SETAUKET 751-9843

Play Groups School – providing quality early childhood education since 1944. Accredited by NAEYC; NYS licensed; A notfor-profit with emphasis on active learning, research-based curriculum, developmentallyappropriate practice, nurturing environment.

Preschool Program: Ages 2 to Pre-K; 2, 3, 5 days; AM or PM; extended day option; certified teachers; small class sizes; unique 1/2 acre outdoor classroom.

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Camp Setauket: For over 26 years, creating memorable summer camp experiences. General, Sports and Theatre Arts camps, ages 3-12. C.I.T. program ages 13-15. Game Set Match Tennis Academy Camp ages 4-18 for all skill levels. Our unique camps offer indoor and outdoor pools, fields and tennis courts.

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Summer Program: June 29 – August 21; Ages 2-1/2 to 7; naturebased program; 2, 3 or 5 days; flexible hours; certified teachers; small groups; instructional and recreational swim daily; naturalist, artist-in-residence, music educator; sports for older campers; extended hours available; CIT program.

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‘B. Maleficent,’ colored pencil, by Emma Walsh, grade 8, North Country Road Middle School, Miller Place school district.

Last chance to see Colors of Long Island!

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Kids Calendar Guide

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The John W. Engeman Theater in Northport will present ‘Cinderella’ through May 10.

Programs

A young squirrel gets a meal.

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wildliFE BaBy sHowEr Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Dr., Smithtown, will present its annual Wildlife Baby Shower on April 26 from 1 to 3 p.m. Learn how baby animals are cared for by their parents in the wild and at the nature center and how to set up your backyard to make it more wildlife friendly. Take a walk to look for animal homes and then make a cute craft to take home. Bring a donation to help feed the babies (see list at www.sweetbriarnc.org). $7 per person/$6 for Scouts. For more information, call 631-979-6344.

Hands on art The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook will present Hands on Art for grades 1 to 4 on April 23, May 21 and June 18 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Learn the elements of art using different materials to create your own masterpiece to take home. $10 per class/$8 members. For more information, call 751-0066, ext. 212.

Exotic animal Education!

Learn about exotic animals from around the world at the Long Island Science Center’s, 11 W. Main St., Riverhead, walk-in program titled Exotic Animal Education! on April 25, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Participate in activities and crafts.

Meet some rescued parrots. $5. For more information, call 208-8000.

all kids Fair The Melville Marriot, 1350 Old Walt Whitman Rd., Melville will host the 5th annual All Kids Fair on April 26 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Featuring 90 kid-centered vendors, fun classes, entertainment including a juggler from the Big Apple Circus. Admission is $5, 2 and under free.

For more information, call 516-621-1446.

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artVEnturEs Children ages 6 to 11 can Spring into Art at Gallery North, 90 N. Country Rd., Setauket on April 25 from 10 a.m. to noon as they paint and draw with a spring theme in the style of the Impressionists. $25. Taught by Laura Goelz. For more information or to register, call 751-2676.

‘aladdin, Jr.’

Grow and tastE GardEn Benner’s Farm, 56 Gnarled Hollow Rd., Setauket will present a Saturday morning workshop for kids titled Grow and Taste Garden on April 25 from 10 to noon. Plant an edible vegetable and flower garden to take home, pick from the farm’s early spring garden and taste what your seeds will grow up to be. Taught by Judy Wilson. $35. For more information or to register, call 689-8172.

The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 W. Main St., Northport will present the classic fairy tale “Cinderella” through May 10. Tickets are $15 each. For more information, call 261-2900.

astronomy Fun! Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, 581 W. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown will present Astronomy Fun! on April 25 from 10 to 11 a.m. Explore the solar system and then create a solar system of your own. For ages 5 and up. $3. Preregistration required by calling 265-1054.

Book rEVuE craFt EVEnt The Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington will present a “Sophia the First Royal Slumber Party” craft event on April 25 from 12:30 to 1 :30 p.m. for ages 4 to 12. Children will paint elegant fans, play pin the tail on the unicorn, make a pinecone headband and listen to a story. Come dressed in your favorite pajamas. $20 per child. To register, visit www.crafttreeclasses.weebly.com.

FisH HatcHEry FEstiVal The Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery, 1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor will present a festival on April 25 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Featuring fishing for ages 12 and under, a petting zoo, castle bouncer, games, food, live animal encounters, music and more. Rain date is May 2. Admission is $6 adults, $4 children and seniors, members free. For more information, call 516-692-6768.

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Build a sound sandwicH! Make your own musical instrument and explore the relationship between pitch and size at the Maritime Explorium, 101A E. Broadway, Port Jefferson’s drop-in program titled Build a Sound Sandwich! on April 25 and 26 from 1 to 5 p.m. $5. For more information, call 331-3277.

The CM Performing Arts Center, 931 Montauk Highway, Oakdale will present “Aladdin, Jr.” through April 25. Tickets are $12 each.

(Sensory-friendly performance on April 11.)

For more information, call 218-2810. ‘cindErElla’

‘tHE clowns’ Jack and tHE BEanstalk’ The Arena Players Children’s Theater will present “The Clowns’ Jack and the Beanstalk” through May 17 at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum’s Carriage House Theater, 180 Little Neck Rd., Centerport on Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. Tickets are $10 adults, $8 children, 3 and under free. For more information or to make reservations, call 516-293-0674. ‘tHE littlEst PiratE’ Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will present the world premiere of the musical “The Littlest Pirate” through May 9 at 11 a.m. Join Annalise as she travels to Pirate Dreamland and meets the silliest bunch of pirates to ever swab a deck. Fun for the entire family. $10 per ticket.

For more information, call 928-9100. ‘dinosaurs BEForE dark’ and ‘tHE kniGHt at dawn’ The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will present a double feature production, “Dinosaurs Before Dark” and “The Knight at Dawn” from April 25 to May 17 as part of its Youth Experiencing Art Project.

Tickets are $15. For more information, call 7243700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

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

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Johnny Cuomo: the multidimensional music man

By Sue Wahlert

It’s quite possible that Mount Sinai’s Johnny Cuomo lives, breathes and sleeps music. Added to his life’s obsession are his love of cultures, nature, children and storytelling. He is a multidimensional music man who is lovingly known to many as “Mr. C.” As he says in his online introduction video, he is “deeply connected with nature, music, children and stories for children.”

However, there is even more to Cuomo than his guitar or his penny whistle.

There is a wisdom that lives within him.

It is a culmination of family vacations to the National Parks, his time spent volunteering on Indian Reservations in California and backpacking and studying abroad in Ireland, his dedication to religion and his need to make music. With all of this information, he has made it his life’s work to share his knowledge with children and adults through his musical storytelling profession and his performances in Irish Pubs.

At a very young age, Cuomo’s Stony Brook family began laying the groundwork for the man he has become. “My parents had me interested in wolves, birds and bears,” said Cuomo. In college, Cuomo discovered the world of bird watching and is now an avid watcher. He uses his knowledge to incorporates tales of birds into some of his early childhood education programs.

Because Cuomo was exposed to history at a very young age, he was open to the experiences of volunteering at the Vieajas and Barona Indian Reservations in San Diego. “At night I would hang out with the elders. This enabled me to learn about their cultures and share my culture,” reflected Cuomo. This was also the first time Cuomo had the opportunity to work with children. “It solidified my love of working with children,” he said.

Cuomo’s love of Irish music was ignited during the two months he spent backpacking in Ireland, where he carried his belongings and a guitar. “I wanted to learn stories, music and history of the Irish,” he said. Upon returning home, he knew he had to go back, but this time would be via a study abroad program.

During his eight months of study, Cuomo learned to play the tin whistle, banjo and mandolin, and began performing Irish music.

In the late 1990s, Cuomo formed the popular Irish band, Gallowglass. Although they are no longer together, the musicians sometimes collaborate. Currently you can see Cuomo on most Sunday nights performing Irish music at the Pig ‘n’ Whistle on 2nd Ave. in New York City.

Cuomo understands the vital importance of music in the life of children and adults. He offers private instruction and also has a wide range of children’s programs for Preschoolers through 12th grade. For more than seven years, Cuo-

Johnny Cuomo sings to a group of children at the 2013 Middle County Public library apple Festival in Centereach.

mo has been doing a weekly music pro- said Cuomo. “I have a special drum I gram at the Chatterbox Day School in use, where they can feel the vibration, East Islip. Director Lindsay Parker said and also a whistle, so they can feel the of Cuomo, “The children look forward air move. It is a gift to be able to work to their weekly music classes with “Mr. with these kids.” Annemarie Fuschetti, C.” They are fun, creative and exciting. the school’s former psychologist, said of Johnny brings a new dimension to chil- Cuomo, “Everyone lights up when Johnny comes. Even those with the most difdren’s music that is rare to find!”

You might also find Cuomo on stage ficult behaviors.”

One might wonder how one person at the outdoor classroom at Play Groups School in East Setauket, strumming on can do all of this? Cuomo laughed as he his guitar while the preschoolers act out said, “I have a number of part-time jobs musical stories as they sing and dance. that add up to more than a full-time job.

Educational Director Maddy Friedman I have traded sleep for time with my family.” His two boys, applauds Cuomo, saying “he is an exceptional ’The children look forward Johnny, 7, and Paul, 6, are also music lovers music educator who and have been to hunbrings his joy and love to their weekly music dreds of their father’s of music to our school.” classes with “Mr. C.” gigs. Recently, Cuomo Cuomo is scheduled to — Lindsay Parker, was invited to play at perform at the school’s direCtor of the Walt Disney World with annual May Fair on May Chatterbox day sChooL a group of fellow Irish 30. musicians. Fortunately Since 2000, Cuomo has also shared his talents at the Com- his wife and sons were invited to be part prehensive Kids Developmental School, of this journey, to experience the park a public, special needs preschool on the and see Cuomo play an Irish music and lower east side of Manhattan. The op- dance show at Raglan Road Irish Pub in portunity to work with the special needs Downtown Disney.

More recently, Cuomo signed with population has impressed upon Cuomo the importance of therapeutic music. “I manager Jean Marie Keevins of Little can reach these kids with my music,” Shadow Productions. Keevins will serve

Photo by Kristin Cuomo

as a liaison to other writers and companies with whom Cuomo might be able to collaborate and sell his original ideas to. The professional arena is wide open, from books to theater to animation. It is an exciting time for the artist.

Additionally, Cuomo is excited to be heading off to Alaska this July for the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, where he will be teaching workshops and playing concerts focused on traditional Irish and American Folk music.

To top it off, the never weary Cuomo and his wife Kristin will be running their weeklong summer program, “Birds of a Feather Nature Camp.” Based out of the Setauket Neighborhood House, they have been running this outdoor program for more than 13 years. “We want to get kids to go outside and observe all that is here locally. It is an opportunity to see what’s in your backyard,” said Cuomo.

The camp combines music, nature, crafts and hiking, all of which encourage kids to connect with nature and music.

Check out Cuomo’s website at www. johnnycuomo.com to learn more about his programs, listen to some of his CDs and check on upcoming shows. Any time spent with Cuomo is a time to remember, as his stories and music live on in the minds and hearts of many.

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Theatre Three’s new musical hits it out of the ballpark

By Heidi Sutton

Avast ye! Theatre Three’s world premiere of the musical adventure, “The Littlest Pirate,” which opened last Saturday, takes us from a baseball diamond to a treasure hunt on Diamond Isle and is a rollicking home run.

Written by Tim Peierls and Jeffrey Sanzel, the play tells the story of Annalise, a young girl who wants to play on the Petaluma Pirates Little League baseball team who are always losing to the Rovers from Roger’s Refrigeration.

When the coach tells her that the only way she can be on the team is to cheat, Annalise is torn between playing a sport she loves and doing the right thing. She falls asleep on a bench and is swept away into a Pirate Dreamland where she faces the same dilemma when she encounters a band of pirates who want her to switch a real treasure map with a fake one.

Sanzel, who also directed the show, has gathered an enormously talented group of seven adult actors who all tackle duel roles with inexhaustible energy.

The petite Amanda Geraci is the perfect choice to play Annalise, the littlest pirate. An incredible actress and singer, Geraci’s solo, “Always Wanted to Play Baseball,” is amazing.

James D. Schultz shines as Coach

Photo by Peter Lanscombe, theatre three Productions, Inc.

From left, Bobby Montaniz, Amanda Geraci and James d. Schultz in ‘the Littlest Pirate’

Wallop and Captain Pyrate who only speaks Pyrish. The one and only Bobby Montaniz is hilarious as he tells numerous jokes as Bobbo and Pirate Parrot.

Hans Paul Hendrickson plays the role of twins, Fred and Norville and the Pirate Forvilles, which wasn’t an easy task, but he pulls it off with ease. Jenna Kavaler is wonderful as Jenny, the Petaluma Pirates’ best baseball player who really just wants to play the oboe. Evelyne Lune, as

Erin Petaluma and The Pirate Queen, is the all-knowing matriarch of the group and switches roles effortlessly. Rounding out the cast is Andrew Gasparini as Boyd and Pirate Boyd, a terrific actor who has found his own niche on stage and clearly enjoys what he’s doing.

Although the set is minimal with only a few props, costume designer Margaret Ward has spared no expense with matching baseball uniforms and col-

orful pirate outfits. Choreographed by Marquéz Stewart and accompanied on piano by Peierls and on bass by David Goldberg, the musical numbers are superb, especially “How to Speak Pyrish” and the delightful “Great Day for a Treasure Hunt,” which you will be humming on your way out of the theater.

As with most children’s shows at Theatre Three, there are moral lessons sprinkled throughout the performance.

In this case, kids will learn about cheating and the everlasting lesson of “it’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game.” It is no easy task getting a young audience to sit still for periods at a time, but “The Littlest Pirate” does the trick. No restlessness here — just children sitting wide-eyed on the edge of their seats, enthralled by the enchantment of live theater. Kids of all ages will enjoy “The Littlest Pirate.” It is funny, entertaining and a great way to spend a Saturday morning.

The entire cast will be in the lobby after the show for a meet and greet and photo opportunities.

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will present “The Littlest Pirate” on Saturday mornings at 11 a.m. through May 9. Tickets are $10 per person. For more information, call 631-928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

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