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SHARING THE BEST IDEAS IN MEDICINE

What You Need to Know About Brain Tumors The Stony Brook Neuro-Oncology Center is led by Dr. Agnes Kowalska, one of the few neurologists in the country who is board certified in both neurology and neuro-oncology, and Dr. Frederick Gutman, a neurosurgeon with expertise in treating the broad range of brain tumors.

• Nausea • Vomiting (usually in the morning) • Personality changes • Irritability • Drowsiness • Depression • Decrease in heart rate and breathing and, eventually, coma if not treated

What is a brain tumor?

How is a brain tumor diagnosed?

Dr. Kowalska: A brain tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue in the brain. When the tumor originates in the brain, it is called a primary brain tumor. When it comes from another part of the body and travels to the brain, it is called a metastatic or secondary tumor. Brain tumors can be either benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous), depending on their cell growth.

Dr. Gutman: The majority of brain tumors are the result of gene abnormalities that cause uncontrolled cell growth. Patients with certain genetic conditions also have an increased risk of developing tumors of the central nervous system.

There have also been some reports of people in the same family developing brain tumors who do not have any of these genetic syndromes.

Dr. Kowalska: In addition to a complete medical history and physical examination, a computed tomography scan (also called a CT or CAT scan) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be performed to evaluate your specific case.

At Stony Brook, you may be a candidate for a simultaneous positron emission tomography (PET/MRI). Simultaneous PET/MRI can more accurately localize the tumor, which is ideal for surgical planning. And with PET/MRI, patients are exposed to much lower levels of radiation than with PET/CT. At Stony Brook, you may also undergo a scan and a biopsy where a cell sample is removed for analysis. And you may also see physicians from multiple specialties, including neurosurgery, neurology and radiation oncology.

Together, they will map out a treatment plan tailored to your needs and best outcomes.

What are the symptoms?

What is the treatment for brain tumors?

Dr. Kowalska: Symptoms vary depending on the size and location of the tumor. Many symptoms are related to an increase in pressure in and around the brain. The most common symptoms include:

Dr. Gutman: A treatment plan may include a combination of medication, surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Radiation uses a form of targeted energy to destroy cancer cells. At Stony Brook, we offer stereotactic radiosurgery, which delivers a specialized, highly precise type of radiation to brain tumors during a noninvasive procedure.

What causes brain tumors?

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It is delivered using the latest Varian Edge radiosurgery system. It has high success rates with both benign and cancerous tumors and in patients with more than one tumor or condition.

Minimally invasive procedures like these are based on image guidance and tiny incisions, and are often preferred to open surgeries, as they reduce pain, recovery time and the risk of infection and complication. At Stony Brook, we offer both approaches.

What’s the Stony Brook difference?

Dr. Kowalska: The Neuro-Oncology Center at Stony Brook Medicine provides complete care for primary and metastatic brain tumors. Our collaborative approach involves experts from neurology, neurosurgery, pathology, medical oncology, radiation oncology and neuroradiology.

And our chemotherapy suite offers the most advanced therapies.

As an academic medical center, we also value research highly, as it contributes to advancements in the field and gives patients access to the most novel treatment options.

For patients with malignant brain tumors, we offer clinical trials that are not offered anywhere else on Long Island. For information about our active brain tumor clinical trials, visit: bioinfo.osa.sunysb.edu/octs/ listActiveTrialMedArea.jsp.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Kowalska in Neurology, call (631) 444-2599. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Gutman in Neurosurgery, call (631) 444-1213 (option1).

For more information about our Neuro-Oncology Center, visit neuro.stonybrookmedicine.edu.

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The all Earth genome project

By Elof AxEl CArlson

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do that for arthropods (mostly insects, spiders and crustaceans), a third is lookThere are projects underway to test ing at marine invertebrates, a fourth is the feasibility of sequencing every spe- interested in the world’s ants, a fifth precies on Earth (including extinct species fers to sequence the world’s birds, and where their DNA is still available). The the sixth is seeking to identify all African largest of these programs is in China, food crops.

As far as I know, no one is trying to which is hoping to sequence the 1.5 million known named species of animals, do a genome sequencing of all human beings. The closest to doing that is the plants and microbes.

Phase one will sequence one species country of Iceland, which has asked its from each of 9,000 families (the taxo- citizens to volunteer and give a sample of saliva for DNA sequencing. nomic unit above the geHalf of Iceland’s people nus level). The second have done so. They are phase will sample one mostly descendants of Vieach of the 200,000 forms king settlers and their DNA of life described as belongstudies are immensely ing to a genus. Phase three helpful for looking at genes will look at all the species involved in human disease remaining. risks (such as birth defects, It is a daunting amount Alzheimer syndrome, canof work. Think of it this cer, hypertension, risk of way. There are 6.8 billion late-onset diabetes, heart telephones on Earth. If you disease and strokes). entered every telephone The implications of this book into one computer effort to gain knowledge site, you would have access of the world’s genomes to more than 90 percent of are numerous. For evoluall living people. tionary studies they are a Looking up a phone remarkable resource. For number would also give medical diagnosis they you information on the are equally valuable. They person’s name, country For humans, this will be a gold mine of rich that person lives in and project would show ores for the pharmaceutithe home or business adindustry. Think of all dress. For perhaps one bilhow we are related cal the antibiotics that will be lion of them who are listed in Yellow Books, it would to the 7 billion other mined from the microbial data. tell you what they do for humans on Earth. genome Just as there are tens of a living. thousands of projects enBut DNA sequences will gineers do for buildings, do more than identify a species. The sequence of genes and their electronics, infrastructure and transporfunctions will classify the organism and tation so, in the coming decades, will tell us if it is a plant, animal or microbe, thousands of projects emerge and new and what it does as a particular species. fields of science from applications of We would know its anatomy, physiology, this immense resource of the all Earth metabolism, life cycle, mean life expec- genome project.

Will this also involve bad outcomes of tancy, where to find it on Earth, what it new knowledge? Certainly. We did not eats and how it lives.

For humans it would show how we are abolish engineering because engineers related to the 7 billion other humans on have designed most of the weapons used Earth. It would provide abundant infor- in war. We did not abolish chemical inmation on how all of us are related in an dustries because some of them gave us environmentally toxic or harmful agents evolutionary pathway of immense size.

The Chinese company, BGI, located like DDT, Agent Orange, gas in World in Shenzhen, estimates it will take 10 War I or thalidomide. We do not conyears and cost about $5 billion to com- demn X-ray diagnosis because radiation can induce gene mutations. What we do plete the project.

There are six other projects underway is regulate our technological innovations. around the world. One is seeking to seLIFE LINES continued on page B5 quence all vertebrates, a second wants to

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KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS

SBU’s Gobler finds Shinnecock shellfish closure part of global trend

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF

Christopher Gobler searches the waters around Long Island for signs of trouble, which can appear starting in April. This year, he found it, in Shinnecock Bay. Monitoring for a toxin carried by algae called Alexandrium, Gobler recently discovered levels that were three times the allowable limit from the Food and Drug Administration. His finding, along with measurements from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation of toxins in shellfish in the bay, have caused the recent closure of shellfishing in the bay for the fourth time in seven years.

While Gobler, a marine science professor at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University, watches carefully for the appearance of red tides from these algae locally, he recently completed a much broader study on the spread of these toxins.

Gobler led a team that explored the effect of ocean warming on two types of algae, Alexandrium and Dinophysis.

Since 1982, as the oceans have heated up, these algae have become increasingly common, particularly in the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans, according to a study Gobler and his colleagues recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

When they become concentrated in shellfish, these algae can lead to diarrhea, paralysis and even death if people consume enough of them.

‘As we get warmer and more run off of nutrients, [algal blooms] are causing problems in all 50 states.’

— R. Wayne Litaker Over the course of the study, algae have begun to form “denser populations that are making shellfish toxic,” Gobler said.

Temperature is one of many factors that can affect the survival, growth and range of organisms like the algae that can accumulate toxins and create human illness. “As temperatures get higher, they are becoming closer to the ideal for some species and out of the ideal for other species,” Gobler said.

The strongest effect of changing temperatures are at higher latitudes, which were, up until recently, prohibitively cold for these

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CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22

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LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

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From left, Christopher Gobler with his research team Andrew Griffith, Theresa Hattenrath-Lehmann and Yoonja Kang than cyanide caused illnesses and were suspected in two deaths in Haines, Alaska.

SPOTLIGHTING DISCOVERIES AT (1) COLD SPRING HARBOR LAB Litaker said he gave a talk sev(2) STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY & eral years ago at a conference.

Harnassing the Technology (3) BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LAB Gobler approached him and of our Research Giants asked if they could work together.

“One of the wonderful things about these meetings is that you see things that trigger possibilities and whole new projects are born,” Litaker said. types of algae. hasn’t been done before,” Litaker described Gobler as a The biggest changes over the Kudela continued. “major player in the field” who course of the study came in the R. Wayne Litaker, a supervi- has done “fantastic work over the Bay of Fundy in Canada, in Scot- sory ecologist at NOAA’s National years.” Litaker said he was “quite land, Ireland, Scandinavia, Ice- Ocean Service, collaborated with impressed with what he’s done.” land, Greenland and Alaska.

Gobler on the project. He said Litaker explained that the cliThe toxic algal blooms in- small differences in temperature mate is changing and urged fishcreased in frequency between 40 are significant for the growth rate eries and shellfish experts to preand 60 degrees north latitude, ac- of these toxic algae. pare to respond throughout the cording to the study.

Extending this to other organ- country. “As we get warmer and These are places where toxic isms, Litaker explained that fish more run off of nutrients, toxic algae lived but weren’t as preva- are also extending their ranges cyanobacteria [algal blooms] are lent, but the warming trend has amid a rise in global tempera- causing problems in all 50 states,” created a more hospitable envi- tures. “There’s been a general Litaker said. ronment, Gobler said. movement of temperate species Kudela suggested that the Raphael Kudela, a professor toward the poles,” Litaker said. “new records every year for the of ocean sciences at the Univer- He’s seen tropical fish, such as last several years … will undoubtsity of California, Santa Cruz who butterfly fish, off the docks of edly continue to impact the range, wasn’t involved in this research, North Carolina that he hadn’t duration and toxicity of blooms.” explained that other papers have seen that far north before.

Locally, Gobler continues to suggested a similar link between Gobler and his colleagues monitor dozens of sites on Long temperature and the movement estimate that the need to close Island, where he suggested that of these algae. shellfish beds, the increase in fish Alexandrium could become less “We’ve seen the expansion of kills, and the health care damage prevalent with warming, while ciguatera fish poisoning, as the to people has exceeded a billion Dinophysis could become more temperature range has moved dollars since 1982. common. Temperature and other poleward for those algae,” Kudela The largest problem for people factors favorable for algae growth wrote in an email. NOAA bio- in areas like Alaska is their lack of have led to red tides in the past. logical oceanographer Stephanie experience with red tides.

In oceans across the world, Moore has documented an ex“Communities are being ex- Kudela said the next logical step panded window of opportunity posed to these blooms where they would be to explore the interacfor paralytic shellfish poisoning had not been in the past,” Gobler tion of temperature and nutrients. linked to changes in temperature, said. “[The blooms] can be most “We know both are changKudela said. dangerous when they take a com- ing, and they are likely to have “While we can point to spe- munity by surprise.” additive or synergistic effects, cific events, and it makes intuiGobler said this happened in but we haven’t done the same tive sense, the Gobler paper ac- Alaska during the study. In the careful study as the Gobler patually documented these trends last decade, shellfish toxins that per looking at how the trends using a long time series, which are 1,000 times more potent are interacting,” he explained.

Leo, even if you stumble, you will have an opportunity to regain your footing.

Do not shy away from taking a few chances here and there. You can handle what’s in store.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22

This may be one of those weeks when nothing seems to bother you, Virgo. The bad stuff just rolls off your back, and everything seems to keep you smiling.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, weigh all of your options before making a major commitment. Once you move forward, you may not have much room to turn things around.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, someone is trying to tell you something but you may not be receiving the message just yet. Settle in and the message may dawn on you at a later time.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

Talk about big plans with someone close to you, Sagittarius. This person might have some wise words to share or may just be the sounding board you need right now.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

Mistakes are a key to learning, Capricorn. Don’t let minor hiccups derail you from the larger plan. Otherwise, your momentum may get seriously stalled.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18

Confidence is the key to just about anything, Aquarius. This week you have it in abundance. At this point, you can probably sell ice to eskimos, so put your luck to good use.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

A career move may be imminent and it could be worrying you, Pisces.

After the first few days, things will be smooth sailing.

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, as long as you keep trying your best, you will come out on top. Now you just have to have a little more confidence in yourself. Choose a motivational song as your anthem.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21

Try something new, Taurus. What is the worst that can happen? If you find you do not like the activity, then check it off your list and embrace a new opportunity.

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LIFE LINES

photo of the week

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LOVE IS IN THE AIR Donna Crinnian of Setauket took this photo of a snowy egret with its breeding plumage in Stony Brook across from the Three Village Inn on May 4 with a Nikon D5 and a 400mm lens. Once hunted for its beautiful plumes, the bird is now protected in the U.S. under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Send your Photo of the Week to leisure@tbrnewspapers.com.

Think of regulation in industry as something like criminal law in society. We punish those who break laws (embezzlement, theft, assault, rape, slander, robbery, kidnapping, extortion, bribery). Regulation addresses many issues only one of which is misconduct. Similarly, law addresses wrongs, not all of which are criminal (we call that noncriminal law civil law).

Some politicians want to do away with regulation of industries. Is not dumping wastes into rivers a criminal act? Is not choking a city with industrial gases a criminal act?

Laws can be changed or even abolished, but loss of human life, damaged health, destruction of ecosystems and putting the brunt of waste disposal on those most vulnerable (the poor) should be regulated.

I am an optimist, not a Pollyanna, about the future of the all Earth genome projects. We need both new knowledge and new regulation.

Elof Axel Carlson is a distinguished teaching professor emeritus in the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Stony Brook University.

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Reiki Chakra Clearing

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Robinson’s Tea Room, 97 Main St., Stony Brook Village and Reiki Master, Jean SummitRiker invite you to come and enjoy a sampling of fine teas and coffees served with warm scones, jam and clotted cream while listening to the heavenly sounds of quartz crystal “Singing Bowls” and experiencing the relaxation, peace and balancing of a Reiki Chakra Clearing on Tuesday, May 23 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. $30 per person. Registration required by calling 631-751-1232.

The Three Village Community Trust will host a Join the Conversation event at the Setauket Neighborhood House, 95 Main St., Setauket on Thursday, May 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Co-hosted by Sidewalks for Safety, the event, titled The Walkable Community, will include identifying problems before discussing solutions such as street design, pedestrian walkways, bicycle lanes, street parking, etc.

Guest speakers will include Leg. Kara Hahn, Dr. Nancy McLinskey and David Colon. All are welcome. Refreshments will be served. Call 631689-0225 for more information.

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VENDORS WANTED

▶ The Farmingville Residents Association will host Flea Markets on May 28, June 25, Aug. 27 and Sept. 24 on the lawn of Pat’s Tattoos, 22 Granny Road, Farmingville from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Rain dates are the following Sundays.)

For applications, pricing and full info, please email FRA23@ optonline.net. ▶ The Setauket Country Fair will be held on the Village Green on June 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vendor fee is $50 for a 10-foot by 10-foot space. Applications are available at www.setauketpresbyterian.org. Questions? Call 631-6090993 or 914-843-8586. ▶ Art League of Long Island, 107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills is seeking fine artists and crafters to display and sell their original works at its 50th annual Art in the Park Fine Art & Craft Fair at Heckscher Park, 2 Prime Ave., Huntington on June 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Deadline to apply is May 18. Call 631-462-5400. ▶ The Three Village Historical Society is seeking vendors and individuals for its annual Yard Sale to be held on June 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Rain date is June 11.) 10-foot by 10-foot spaces available for $30, $25 members. To print out an application, visit www.tvhs.org. For more information, call 631-751-3730. ▶ Commack United Methodist Church, 486 Townline Road, Commack is seeking vendors for its Community Yard Sale on June 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. $25 per space. Held rain or shine. For an application, call 631-499-7310 or visit www.commack-umc.org. ▶ Yaphank Presbyterian Church, 65 Main St., Yaphank will hold its annual Strawberry Festival on June 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost for a 10’ by 10’ space is $30. Interested vendors should call Peter at 741-1725 to reserve your space. ▶ Starflower Experiences, located at Manor Farm, 210 Manor Road, Huntington will hold its annual Community Yard Sale on June 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Rain date is June 11.) To rent a space, visit www.starflowerexperiences.org. ▶ Farmingville Hills Chamber of Commerce will hold its 6th annual Farmingville Street Fair on June 11 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Interested craft, toy, jewelry, clothing and food vendors should call 631-317-1738 or email info@ farmingvillechamber.com. ▶ St. Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church, 90 Edgewater Ave., Smithtown is seeking craft, merchandise and yard sale vendors for its annual Strawberry Festival & Craft Fair on June 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain date is June 24. Cost is $40 for 10-foot by 12-foot spaces. Call 631-265-4520. ▶DePasquale Enterprises seeks merchandise and food vendors for the 40th annual Kings Park Day Craft Fair on June 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Deadline to apply is June 5. Call 631-846-1459. ▶ The Northport Arts Coalition will hold its annual Sunday Art in the Park Festival at Northport Village Park on July 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 10-foot by 10-foot vendor space for $75, $60 members. All arts and crafts must be handmade by the artist. Applications are available at www.northportarts. org. Deadline to apply to June 30. ▶ Preferred Promotions, Ltd. is seeking merchandise vendors for its annual Summer Art & Craft Festival at Deepwells Farm, 497 Route 25A in St. James on July 22 and 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 631-563-8551 for details. ▶ Smithtown United Methodist Church, 230 Middle Country Road, Smithtown is seeking vendors for its 27th annual Country Fair to be held on Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Fee is $50 for a 10-foot by 10-foot space. Call 631-265-6945 to request an application. ▶The 5th annual Centereach Street Fair will be held on Sept. 24 on Mark Tree Road in Centereach from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Interested merchandise and food vendors should call 631-974-5425. ▶ St. James Chamber of Commerce is seeking craft vendors for its 30th annual St. James Day along Lake Avenue on Oct. 1. 10-foot by 10-foot spaces are available for $125, after Aug. 15 $150. Applications are available online at www.stjameschamber.org or by calling 631-584-8510. ▶ Gallery North, located at 90 North Country Road, Setauket is seeking fine art and craft, woodwork, handmade furniture, printmakers and textile and fabric exhibitors for its annual Outdoor Art Show and Music Festival on Sept. 9 and 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Applications are available at www.gallerynorth.org or by calling 631-751-2676.

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MAY 18

1652: In Rhode Island, a law is passed that makes slavery illegal in North America. It is the first law of its kind.

1917: The U.S. Congress passes the Selective Service act, which calls up soldiers to fight in World War I. 1980: Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington state; 57 people are killed and $3 billion in damage is done.

MAY 19

1962: Marilyn Monroe performs a sultry rendition of “Happy Birthday” for U.S. President John F. Kennedy. The event is a fundraiser at Madison Square Garden.

1974: Erno Rubik invents the puzzle that later becomes known as the Rubik’s Cube.

1992: U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle criticizes the CBS sitcom “Murphy Brown” for having its title character decide to bear a child out of wedlock.

MAY 20

1506: Christopher Columbus dies in poverty in Spain.

1873: Levi Strauss begins marketing blue jeans with copper rivets.

1916: Norman Rockwell’s first cover on The Saturday Evening Post appears.

1993: The final episode of “Cheers” is aired on NBC-TV.

MAY 21

1832: In the U.S., the Democratic Party holds its first national convention.

1881: The American branch of the Red Cross is founded by Clara Barton.

— Compiled by ernestine FranCo 1927: Charles A. Lindberg completes the first solo nonstop airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean. The trip begins May 20.

1980: The “Star Wars” movie “The Empire Strikes Back” is released.

MAY 22

1892: Dr. Washington Sheffield invents the toothpaste tube.

1967: “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” premieres on PBS starring Fred Rogers.

1992: After 30 years, Johnny Carson hosts NBC’s “Tonight Show” for the last time.

2002: In Birmingham, Alabama, a jury convicted former Ku Klux Klansman Bobby Frank Cherry of murder in the 1963 church bombing that killed four girls.

MAY 23

1879: The first U.S. veterinary school is established by Iowa State University.

1895: The New York Public Library is created with an agreement that combined the city’s existing Astor and Lenox libraries.

1960: Israel announces the capture of Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Argentina.

MAY 24

1883: After 14 years of construction the Brooklyn Bridge is opened to traffic.

1994: The four men convicted of bombing the World Trade Center are each sentenced to 240 years in prison.

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Obesity: Exploring impacts and possible solutions Quality of life impacts are considerable

The media is increasingly focused on covering obesity-related issues. With this in mind, let’s start off with a short quiz to test your knowledge of obesity-related issues. The answers and research are provided below. Regardless of your quiz score, it is important to understand the research.

1. Obesity reduces life span by up to: A) Not at all C) 8 years B) 4 years D) 10 years 2. Obesity shortens healthy years of life by: A) 8 years C) 15 years B) 12 years D) 20 years 3. Food cravings can be reduced for the short term by: A) Counting to 20 B) Tapping your finger against your head C) Watching TV D) Texting on your cellphone 4. Obesity can lead to the following complication(s): A) High blood pressure B) Diabetes C) Cancer D) All of the above Are you eager to find out the answers? I hope so, because there are some very salient points I am trying to make by providing multiple choice questions. The answers are: 1. D; 2.

D; 3. B; 4. D. So how did you do? One of the questions

By David was actually simDunaief, M.D. ilar to a question on a medical website for doctors, so don’t be too hard on yourself if you did not get them all right. Let’s look at the research.

Mortality and effect on life span Many of you know that obesity could have an impact on development of other chronic diseases and a decrease in quality of life, but to what extent? A 2013 study indicated that almost as many as one in five deaths in the U.S. is associated with obesity (1).

In a computer modeling study, the results showed that those who are obese may lose up to eight years, almost a decade, of their life span (2). But that is only part of the results. The other, more compelling result is that patients who are very obese, defined as a BMI >35 kg/m², could lose almost two decades of healthy living. According to the researchers, this means you may have diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, even those patients who were obese and those who were overweight also could have reductions in life span, up to 6 years and 3 years, respectively.

There were 3,992 adults between the ages of 20 and 79 evaluated in this study. The data was taken from an NHANES database from

2003 to 2010, which looked at participants who went on to develop diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Though this is not a clinical trial, and there is a need for more study, the results are eye-opening, with the youngest and very obese negatively impacted the most.

Cancer impact

wall and, yes, alternating tapping your index finger against your forehead and your ear (7).

The forehead and ear tapping was most effective, although probably most embarrassing in public. Among mental techniques, seeing pictures of foods that were unhealthy and focusing on their long-term detriments to health had the most impact (8). All of these shortterm distractors were done for 30 seconds at a time. The results showed that in obese patients they indeed decreased food cravings.

Since it is very difficult to “cure” cancer, although hopefully someday soon we will, it is important to reduce modifiable risk factors.

Obesity may be one of these contributing factors, although it is hotly debatable how much of an impact obesity has on cancer development. The American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO), in a position paper, supported the idea that it is important to treat obesity in the fight against cancer (3). The authors indicate obesity may make the prognosis worse, may hinder the delivery of therapies to treat cancer, and may increase the risk of malignancy.

Also, possibly reinforcing ASCO’s stance, a study suggested that upward of a half-million A recent study cases of cancer worldwide were showed that related to being overweight or patients who are obese, with the overwhelming concentration in North Ameri- very obese could can and Europe (4). lose almost

Exercise impact

I have written about exercise and that it does not lead to fat percentage loss in adults. Well, before you write off exercise for fat loss, it seems that adolescents may benefit from exercise.

In a randomized controlled trial, the gold standard of studies, results show that those in the resistance training group alone and those in a combined resistance and aerobic training group had significantly greater percentages of fat loss compared to a control group (9).

However, the aerobic group alone did not show a significant change in fat percent versus the control. There were 304 study participants, ages 14 to 18, followed for a six-month duration, two decades of and results were measured with Possible solutions healthy living. MRI. The reason that resistance A potential counterweight training was effective in reducto both the reductions in life ing fat percentage may have to quality and life expectancy may be the do with an increase in muscle mass rather Mediterranean diet. In a published analysis than a decrease in actual fat. Still, exercise is of the Nurses’ Health Study, results show important. It doesn’t matter if it decreases the that the Mediterranean diet helped slow fat percentage; it is still getting you to the goal. shortening of the telomeres (5). Repeat seObesity can have devastating effects, quences of DNA found at the end of chro- from potentially inducing cancer or worsmosomes, telomeres, shorten with age; the ening it, to shortening life expectancy and shorter the telomere, the shorter life expec- substantially decreasing quality of life. Fortutancy. nately, there may be ways to help treat obeThus, the Mediterranean diet may de- sity with specific lifestyle modifications. The crease occurrence of chronic diseases, in- Mediterranean diet as a whole may be an efcrease life span and decrease premature fective step toward decreasing the burden of mortality — hence, the opposite effect of obesity and reducing its complications. Kids, obesity. In fact, it may help treat obesity, teenagers specifically, should be encouraged though this was not mentioned in the study. to “Play 60,” as the NFL has encouraged, but Interestingly, the effects of the Mediter- also to do some resistance training. As we ranean diet were on a dose-response curve. mentioned, there are simple techniques that The greater the adherence to the diet, rat- may help reduce short-term food cravings. ed on a scale of 0 to 9, the better the effect.

Those who had an increase in adherence by References: three points saw a corresponding decrease (1) Am J Public Health. 2013;103:1895in telomere aging by 4.5 years. There were 4,676 middle-aged women involved in this 1901. (2) The Lancet Diabetes & Endoanalysis. The researchers believe that the crinology, online Dec. 5, 2014. (3) J Clin anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects Oncol. 2014;32(31):3568-3574. (4) The Lancet Oncology. online Nov. 26, 2014. could be responsible for the diet’s effects.

According to an accompanying edito- (5) BMJ. online Dec. 2, 2014. (6) BMJ rial, no individual component of the diet 2014;349:g6843. (7) Obesity Week 2014 was identified as having beneficial effects abstract T-2658-P. (8) Obesity Week 2014 by itself, so it may be the diet as a whole abstract T-3023-OR. (9) JAMA Pediatr.

2014;168(11):1006-1014. that is important (6).

Short-term solutions There are easy-to-use distraction tactics that involve physical and mental techniques to reduce food cravings. These include tapping your foot on the floor, staring at a blank

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Heart Healthy workshop The Middle Country Public Library, 575 Middle Country Road, Selden will present a free program provided by St. Charles Hospital on May 23 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Learn to be heart healthy through diet. Followed by a Q-and-A with a registered dietician. Open to all. To register, call 631-585-9393.

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Fashion Show Assumption Church, Crown Acres Road, Centereach will host a Fashion Show by the Catholic Daughters Court St. Gerard 1920 on Friday, June 9 at 7 p.m. Featuring fashions

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15. South Korean port 16. “Superman” Christopher 17. Turkish military leader 18. 1960s abstractionism 19. *____ eggs 21. *Small decorative appetizer sandwiches 23. Questionnaire check box 24. Insubstantial 25. Tank filler 28. Willy Wonka mastermind 30. #4 Down hometown 35. Building extensions 37. Charles Manson’s home 39. Eucharist plate 40. Strip of wood 41. Batu Khan’s people 43. *Chicken Satay is popular app in this eatery type 44. Separate head from body 46. Popular symbol of extinction 47. Comme ci, comme Áa 48. *Served on a half-shell 50. *These frog limbs are a French delicacy 52. D.C. bigwig 53. Two of a kind 55. Beehive State native 57. *Indian restaurant appetizer staples 61. *Hors d’____ 65. Mojave plant 66. Tube in old TV 68. Black ____ in “Pirates of the Caribbean” 69. Papal court 70. Porridge grain 71. Broadway’s famous orphan 72. Bird feed 73. II to Romans 74. Lodged with pigs

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DOWN 1. Leopard or such 2. Curved molding 3. Capital of Ukraine 4. “Love Me Tender” singer 5. Wound like an old movie 6. Lil’ Bow Wow’s first name 7. *Appetizer wrapped in a blanket 8. Rapidly 9. Between larva and adult 10. Rush job notation 11. Steak preference 12. *Kids’ appetizer: “____ on a Log” 15. Part with cash, reluctantly 20. Dead-on 22. Sun Tzu’s “____ of War” 24. In sum 25. Plaster of Paris on a canvas 26. Homeless cat’s home 27. Poles and Serbs, e.g.

29. *____ cheese is not a dairy cheese 31. Encouraging taps 32. Community spirit 33. Renter’s paper 34. *Blooming bulb 36. Proofreader’s mark 38. *Serve soup 42. “____ One: A Star Wars Story” 45. Indian Ocean’s saltwater inlet 49. Swedish shag rug 51. Buddhists’ sacred mounds 54. Fancy tie 56. Black tie one 57. Cul de ____, pl.

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63. Cleveland, OH lake 64. Dog trailer 67. *Like a vegetable in cruditÈ platter *Theme related clue.

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LEISURE

Bobby Peterson

vey deeper parts, and different sides, of the characters. This rendition has a scene where after Tony wins a dance contest, he has a whole two pages speaking to Stephanie about how it’s not right that he won, because there’s a couple who danced better than him. That’s his epiphany.

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Will the audience have fun?

Theatre Three’s upcoming musical production of “Saturday Night Fever” has all the irresistible energy of the 1977 film, while it turns up the story and character development. Actor Bobby Peterson of Hampton Bays will tackle the role of Tony Manero, a Brooklyn kid who knows we should be dancin’ — and reaching for a dream. Sitting in the theater’s intimate Griswold’s Café during off-hours, 29-year-old Peterson talked about the show and its lasting appeal.

Yes, there’s plenty of that. When numbers like “Stayin’ Alive” and “Disco Inferno” come on, it is full-cast dancing. The choreographer Whitney Stone has done an amazing job making use of the space that we have. She’s designed her choreography very well. And she’s included some of those dance moves that people are going to want to see.

How did you prepare for this role?

For a role this size, I’ll really micromanage myself. I get home as early as I can, and spend the whole next day focusing on making sure that I’ll be good for the next show.

Sometimes after rehearsals, I’ll go to the gym because it is a physically taxing role.

There’s a lot of lifts with partners. There’s a strong incentive to really muscle-build, to make sure one is strong enough and fit enough to perform. Mentally, I’m always thinking about the script. I’m always reading through lines in my head. And I grew up as a pianist, so I play the accompaniments myself and sing along with them.

Why should people come to this show?

This production has so much to offer. It has dance. It’s going to be fun and uplifting. It has enticing and entertaining characters. And people will witness a very beautiful story. In the movie, I think, the story gets lost.

How does this version handle the differences between ‘Saturday Night Fever’ as a movie versus the musical?

Promotional materials for this production say that it features Tony as ‘humble paint store clerk by day, dance king by night.’ Do you think everyone has that duality inside of them?

How do people deal with it when they read the Lord of The Rings books, versus when they see the movies? A book can do things differently than what a movie can do or what a stage play can do. I just try to look at a story that I’m trying to convey. The first thing I look for is, is this version complete, and continuous, and succinct? Does it have well-written dialogue? Does it have good compositions?

A lot of that comes from Jeff [Sanzel, Theatre Three executive artistic director], as the director of the show. As an actor and performer, my job is to convey a director’s vision and an author’s vision, to the best of my ability. I think all actors should be humble in that concept. You’re here to act as an instrument to convey the thoughts and concepts of another person, as best you can. I try to put my own work in technique, in the type of voice and the different inflections I’m going to use, in the dancing and singing.

No, I don’t. Sometimes what people yearn for is a simple life. I don’t think it’s necessarily everybody’s struggle. I don’t think it can be, for the same reason that there can’t be too many cooks in the kitchen. Sometimes we need people to be comfortable in what they do and what they are, to bring balance to everything.

In the sequel to the film, Tony finds success as a professional dancer. But not everyone can succeed so completely, or on that level. Should we still try?

People can find contentment that they did try. But never trying can eat away at your soul forever. If people feel a calling within them, they’re going to be much better off doing something about that.

Is it intimidating to play a role that people are so familiar with?

What else would you like our readers to know about this show?

It is an iconic role. I want to put my own spin on it, but I think a lot of people are going to come to the musical having their own ideas about what John Travolta brought to this role. When I talk to people about it, they talk about the impact of Travolta on the dance floor.

What’s the most fun thing for you, about being in the show?

This is one of those classic triplethreat roles and it’s a challenge to me because every step of the way, there is every facet of what musical theatre is.

There’s a lot of dancing. And the script is 130 pages long. It’s a huge memory challenge because there are so many

Photo by Peter Lanscombe, Theatre Three Productions, Inc.

Bobby Peterson will star in Theatre Three’s upcoming musical, ‘Saturday Night Fever.’ little moments that weave in and out of the dancing. The cast is amazing too. I must say, everyone who Jeff has cast is really great for their roles.

Tony Manero has so much swagger. How do you convey the vulnerable part of his personality?

What’s the least fun thing?

An actor can only be as good as the writer. I feel very supported by the writers, and by the piece itself. It has set up and designed scenes for the actors to con-

Probably the drive here from [home in] Hampton Bays!

I’m very excited for people to come and see it, and then to see what their reaction will be. I don’t think people are going to get completely what they’re expecting and I’m very excited to see how people are going to handle that and how they’re going to react.

“Saturday Night Fever” will run from May 20 through June 24 on the Main Stage at Theatre Three, 412 E. Main St., Port Jefferson. Tickets for adults $35; seniors and students $28; children ages 5 to 12 $20. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.theatrethree.com or call 631-928-9100.

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makeovers for sick children. Macy’s employs more than 250 local residents at the Lake Grove store.

“We often think of Macy’s as a big national company, but the people who work there are local residents who really care about our community,” said LaValle. “I thank Christine, Kelly and Michelle for their support of our Prom Program and for all they do to make life better for so many people in need.”

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Bryant Martin and Kaitlyn Davidson

Danny Gardner (as ali hakim) and Brianne Kennedy (as ado annie) in a scene from ‘oklahoma!’

Photo by Michael DeCristofaro

‘Oklahoma!’ sweeps into the Engeman

By Katherine espinoza Calling all cowboys and farm girls yearning to see turn of the century Oklahoma Territory! The John W. Engeman Theater is the place for you! The Northport playhouse kicked off its seven-week run of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s first collaboration, “Oklahoma!,” this past weekend to a full house.

The musical, based on Lynn Riggs’ 1931 play, “Green Grow the Lilacs,” tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance with farm girl Laurey Willliams.

The original Broadway production opened on Jane Blass March 31, 1943, and Chris Brand was nominated for sari alexander seven Tony Awards, Charles Baran along with a Pulitrobert Budnick zer Prize for Rodgers Kaitlyn Davidson and Hammerstein Danny Gardner nathanial hackmann the following year.

Directed by Igor zach hawthorne Goldin (“1776,” tyler huckstep “Memphis”) the Brianne Kennedy Engeman’s producBryant Martin tion is warm, funny Kaitlyn Mayse and full of high-enKim McClay ergy performances.

Danny Mchugh nick Miller The show opens Katilin nelson in a barn, with LauMeghan nicole ross rey’s wise and witty Connor schwantes Aunt Eller (Jane Kelly sheehan Blass) churning Michael J. Verre butter while doling out advice. It quickly becomes clear that Eller’s steady hand and calm mind is needed to keep the town afloat.

We encounter our lead cowboy Curly, played by a commanding Bryant Martin, soon after the opening scene. Belting out an incredible “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin,’”

The cast

he tries to woo the beautiful Laurey (Kaitlyn Davidson) to the box social — what we today know as a local dance.

Despite Curly’s attempts at charming her, Laurey accepts an invitation from the hired hand Jud, played to perfection by Nathaniel Hackmann who returns to the Engeman stage fresh off of a powerful performance as the lead in “Jekyll & Hyde.”

A 15-minute “dream ballet” reflects Laurey’s struggle with her feelings about Curly and Jud. We see an actress who looks exactly like Davidson, and we see Davidson watching her, and eventually we understand what is unfolding before us …

Hackmann delivers once again, and makes you feel his loneliness and desire for Laurey with his rendition of “Lonely Room.”

It’s hard not to feel for his character even as the rest of the town seems to shun him for being nothing more than the help.

One of Laurey’s friends, the very flirtatious Ado Annie (Brianne Kennedy) is causing heartache for her boyfriend Will Parker (Chris Brand) who has just returned from a rodeo in Kansas City where he has won the $50 needed to offer for her hand in marriage. Ado Annie has fallen for the town peddler Ali Hakim (Danny Gardner) who is a ladies man and doesn’t really want to marry her or any woman. Does she give the handsome Will her hand or does she run away with the peddler? Ali Hakim is very convincing as he tells her it’s “All er Nothin” and bares his heart.

The drama continues as the box social begins and the town gets ready for some dancing. Choreographed by Drew Humphrey (“Thoroughly Modern Millie”), the southern dance numbers are great fun, especially during “Kansas City,” where you get to see some fantastic cowboy moves.

As the show continues on, Curly makes the audience believe in the power of love

and root for his relationship to succeed. But you can’t count out Jud, who is sure to leave his mark on the stage as his character brings trouble to the town — you’ll almost want him to bring trouble just for another chance to see Hackmann on the stage.

The set, designed by D.T. Willis, is very authentic looking and effectively transports you back in time to the life of the early pioneers. Lasso ropes hang from the wooden walls of the barn and the stage is covered in wood to give the setting a rustic feel.

Wooden stools and chairs were also hung from the walls.

Matthew Solomon brings the fashion fun to life, designing the costumes for the show. At the box social, the women trotted across the stage in laced up boots with a heel, antique gowns with petticoats underneath and adorned with lace and bonnets.

The cowboys are dressed with leather chaps over their denim, cowboy hats and down to the last detail the spurs on their cowboy boots. The wedding gown Laurey wears is especially beautiful, covered in delicate lace from head to toe, and topped off with a long veil and beautiful bouquet of flowers.

Musical director Jeff Theiss brings all the tunes of the original show to life again and has you tapping your feet as the cast superbly sings the beloved classic “Oklahoma!” The music and romance and comedy combined make for a fantastic show. Come on down and join the fun as you relive life on the prairie!

The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport will present “Okalahoma The Musical” through June 25. Tickets range from $71 to $76 and valet parking is available. For more information, call 631-261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

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Jane Blass

Kaitlyn Davidson and Bryant Martin

Photo by Michael DeCristofaro

Chris Brand and Brianne Kennedy

Bryant Martin and nathanial hackmann All photos by Michael DeCristofaro

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Pasta Primavera YIELD: Makes four to six servings INGREDIENTS: • 2 large artichokes (see preparation instructions)* • 1 large lemon, halved • ½ lb Swiss chard, large stems removed and leaves cut into one-inch strips • 1 lb very thin asparagus, tough bottoms removed, tops cut into one-inch pieces, • 1 lb peas in pods, shelled • 1 bunch scallions, very green top parts removed, and remaining parts cut into half-inch slices • 1 lb pasta of your choice • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil • 4 ounces prosciutto or pancetta diced • 1 cup chicken or vegetable broth • Salt and freshly ground black pepper • ½ cup chopped Italian flat-leaf parsley DIRECTIONS:

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pan. Cook, covered, for 30 minutes stirring occasionally, until artichokes are tender.

Add broth as more liquid is needed; add salt and pepper.

Combine with cooked pasta and sprinkle with parsley. Serve with crusty Italian bread and extra virgin olive oil. *Trim all the tough outer leaves from the artichokes until the lighter colored inner leaves with large green tips are exposed. Snap off green parts. When leaves have only small green tips, lay artichoke on its side and slice them off. Cut artichoke into quarters and with a small knife, cut out fuzzy, rough choke.

Once choke is removed, cut each quarter into thirds. Place the pieces, as you prepare them, in a bowl of cold water with the lemon halves and let sit for half an hour while you slice up other vegetables.

Wash and prepare vegetables. In a large pot, put pasta water on to boil. Cook pasta according to package directions.

Place prosciutto or pancetta with oil in medium saucepan over medium heat and sauté for 5 minutes; add the scallions and sauté for 5 minutes more. Drain the artichokes and add them, along with the Swiss chard, asparagus and peas to the

YIELD: Makes four servings INGREDIENTS: • • • •

1¼ cup freshly shelled peas 3 ounces Gorgonzola cheese, diced 11/3 cup cream Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste • 1 lb spinach linguine or fettuccine • ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese • 2 tablespoons finely chopped Italian flat-leaf parsley DIRECTIONS:

In a small saucepan cook peas in boiling salted water until tender but still bright green. Drain, place in bowl of ice water and set aside. In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan over low heat, melt the Gorgonzola, stirring constantly. Stir in cream.

Thoroughly drain the peas and add them along with the salt and pepper.

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente or barely resistant to the bite. Drain and in a large bowl, combine with sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and parsley. Toss and serve immediately with an arugula and cherry tomato salad with a light oil and vinegar dressing.

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long island gardening

Plants that mosquitoes hate – and gardeners love

By EllEn BarcEl

citronella grass

Before the invention of the bug zapper and the mosquito lures, people relied on plants, such as citronella, to keep mosquitoes away. Personally, I hate bug zappers and mosquito lures not only use electricity but have to be emptied of dead bugs.

So, why not return to more natural ways of keeping mosquitoes away? Why not surround your porch, patio or deck with pots of beautiful plants that are known to repel the little buggers? Why not spread them around to keep the yard mosquito free?

Many are actually plants you are growing already but need strategic placement to be the most effective. One of the interesting aspects of mosquito control is that many of the plants mosquitoes hate due to their scent are ones people just love. As a bonus, many are hardy in our area; so plant once and they return year after year.

Citronella grass Monarda (bee balm)

Let’s start with citronella. Citronella grass (Cymbopogon nardus and C. winteriannus) is used as an herb in Asian cooking but is best known in our area as a mosquito repellent. Citronella grass forms clumps and can get quite tall, up to 6 feet tall. The plant is a perennial in U.S.D.A. zones 10 to 12 (Long Island is zone 7). So, yes, you would need to replant it each year. Make sure you give this plant sufficient water, possibly daily depending on how much rain we get.

Do not confuse this with citronella-scented geraniums or other plants with a citronella scent as they have not been proven to repel mosquitoes. To be effective break off a blade of grass and rub it on your clothing.

but, since mosquitoes hate them and they bloom late spring, summer and into fall, they are well worth planting.

They come in a variety of blossom shapes and sizes. Since they bloom about six weeks after germinating, it’s best to start them indoors or buy plants from the nursery. Some gardeners who use companion planting will put marigolds among their veggies to keep insects away.

Lavender Another beautiful mosquito repellent is lavender. There are approximately four dozen species of flowering plants known as lavender, which are in the mint family — check out the square stems. While used extensively as an ornamental for its beautiful purple flowers, it is also grown for its oils, which are used in a wide variety of scented products, such as soaps, hand creams, perfumes and other cosmetics.

One of the nice things about lavender is that it prefers dry, sandy soil. So, for many Long Island gardeners that’s a big plus. Like most herbs, it prefers a sunny location. Besides being a natural mosquito repellent, it can also be used in salad dressings and even baked goods.

This one is a definite plus in the garden for many reasons.

lemon thyme

lemon balm

Lemon-scented plants such as lemon geraniums (Pelargonium crispum), lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus), lemon thyme (Thymus vulgaris × citriodus) and lemon verbena (Aloysia triphylla) are very effective as mosquito repellents as well.

Other plants that seem to repel mosquitoes include artemesia, ageratum, cedars, rosemary, catnip (but it does attract cats), garlic, most mints in general, woodruff and basil.

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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Monarda (bee balm) is in the mint family and native to North America. It is sometimes grown for its flowers, which come in shades of pink, red and purple, but is also an insect repellent. The plant was used medicinally by Native Americans for a number of problems including as an antiseptic and as a seasoning for wild game.

But, its scent is what repels mosquitoes.

Crush the leaves to release the oil. Like so many flowering plants, it prefers a sunny location and well-drained soil. It does well in acidic soil, generally in the range of 6.0 to 7. If yours is substantially below that, you may need to add lime. It’s hardy in our area and reaches a height of 2 to 3 feet tall.

Marigolds Marigold is another beautiful plant that repels mosquitoes. Marigolds traditionally come in shades of yellow and orange.

When I was a kid, I remember the Burpee seed company having a contest for the first grower who could produce a true white marigold. And yes, the prize was awarded in 1975. ‘Snowdrift,’ ‘Snowman’ and ‘Snowball’ are three of the white cultivars.

‘French Vanilla Hybrid’ has flowers up to 3 inches across.

Marigolds (Tagetes) are in the sunflower family. While native to the Americas, they have become naturalized in many other areas of the world. African and French marigolds are cultivars of the American ones.

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Thursday 18 Ladies Night Out

Stony Brook Village will host a Ladies Night Out from 6 to 9 p.m. with shop and restaurant promotions, live music by Keenan Paul Zach & The Loft Cats, free samples, in-store refreshments and much more. Visit www.stonybrookvillage.com for a full events schedule or call 751-2244.

Community forum

Setauket Presbyterian Church, 5 Caroline Ave., Setauket will host a Community Engagement Forum today and May 23 at 7:30 p.m. Panelists invited to offer presentations and answer questions from the audience include Leg. Kara Hahn (D-Setauket), Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station) list others. All are welcome. Call 941-4271 for further details.

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...and dates MAY 18 to MAY 25, 2017

Sunday 21 Fleece & Fiber Fair See May 20 listing.

Salt Marsh Hike

Join the folks at Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, 25 Lloyd Harbor Road, Huntington for a 5-mile adult hike to study salt marsh life from 9:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. $4 fee. Advance registration is required by calling 423-1770.

Barn Sale

Temple Beth Emeth, 52 Mount Sinai Ave., Mount Sinai will hold its monthly Barn Sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Household items, clothing by the bag, furniture, small appliances, jewelry and so much more. Questions? Call 928-4103.

Hard Luck Café concert

Sheep to Shawl Festival

The Folk Music Society of Huntington will welcome The Young Novelists and The Whispering Tree in concert at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. as part of its Hard Luck Café series. Preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15, $10 members. To order, call 423-7611.

Join the Huntington Historical Society for its 33rd annual Sheep to Shawl Festival at the Dr. Daniel W. Kissam House, 434 Park Ave., Huntington from noon to 4 p.m. Featuring sheep sheering, games, folk music, arts and crafts, face painting, refreshments and maypole dance. Free. Call 427-7045 or visit www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org for more info.

Friday 19

Spring Fest in Northport

The Northport Arts Coalition will sponsor a Spring Fest at Northport Village Park, Main St., Northport from noon to 6:30 p.m. Featuring the Dave Diamond Band, Superjam and the Djembe Movements. Free admission.

Plant Sale

The Centerport Garden Club will hold its annual Plant Sale at Harborfields Public Library, 31 Broadway, Greenlawn from 9 a.m. to noon.

Included in the sale are annuals and perennials as well as trees. There will also be small gift items and plant advice from garden club members. For further information, call 271-7383.

Third Friday at the Reboli Center

As part of its Third Friday series, the Reboli Center for Art and History, 64 Main St., Stony Brook will welcome Christina Strassfield, museum director/chief curator at Guild Hall Museum in East Hampton, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Strassfield’s talk, "My Life in Museums," will discuss how her life and career were shaped by art. Free and open to all. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 751-7707.

James O’Malley in concert

North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham will welcome lyricist and musician James O’Malley in concert at 7 p.m. Free and open to all. Questions? Call 929-4488.

An Evening with Brother Sun

As part of its Starlight Coffeehouse series, the Northport Arts Coalition will present An Evening with Brother Sun (a fusion of folk, Americana, blues, pop, jazz, rock) at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 270 Main St., Northport at 7:30 p.m. Open mic sign-up at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance at www. northportarts.org, $22 at the door. For more information, call 663-3038.

Friday Night Face Off

Spring Chinese Auction FOLK MUSIC ON STEROIDS Brother Sun, from left, Greg Greenway, Joe Jencks and Pat Wictor will perform in concert at St. Paul's United Methodist Church on May 19. Photo by John Mazlish

Pet Adoption Fair

Join Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, 120 Main St., Setauket for its 5th annual Pet Adoption Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring various animal rescue organizations and animal advocacy associations. Pet food donations welcome. Come pick out a new family member!

Questions? Call 941-4080.

Spring Craft Fair

The Lake Ronkonkoma Historical Society, 328 Hawkins Ave., Lake Ronkonkoma will host its 8th annual Spring Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain date is May 21. Call Evelyn at 5887599 for more information.

Art in the Park and Kite Day

Heritage Park, 633 Mount Sinai-Coram Road, Mount Sinai will host an outdoor Art Sale and kite flying from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bring your own kite or purchase one at the event. Rain date is May 27. Questions? Call 509-0882.

Fleece & Fiber Fair

Saturday 20

Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Ave., Riverhead will hold its annual Fleece & Fiber Fair today and May 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Visit both days for a variety of demonstrations, workshops, food vendors and local artisans selling their handmade supplies and products in the Naugles Barn Fiber Market! There is something for everyone. Admission is $6 adults, $4 ages 5 to 12, ages 4 and under are free. For more information, call 298-5292 or visit www.hallockville.com.

Community Yard Sale

Pet Adoption Fair

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will host Friday Night Face Off, Long Island’s longest running Improv Comedy Show, on the Second Stage from 10:30 p.m. to midnight. $15 per person. Cash only. For ages 16 and up.

Call 928-9100 for more information.

The Yaphank Historical Society will hold its annual Spring Community Yard Sale on the grounds of the Hawkins House, Yaphank Ave. and Main St., Yaphank from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free admission. Rain date is May 21. Questions? Call 924-4803.

Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook will hold its 6th annual Pet Adoption Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come meet your new best friend in the library’s Inside/Out garden. Representatives from over a dozen agencies will attend with adoptable cats, dogs and more

along with food and merchandise vendors. Pet food donations welcome. Held rain or shine.

Free. Call 588-5024 for more info.

Live jazz

The Jazz Loft, 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook will present Ray Anderson’s Pocket Brass Band in concert from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors, $10 students and are available at www.thejazzloft.org or by calling 751-1895.

Andy Cooney in concert

The Middle Country Hibernians, 80 Magnolia Drive, Selden will hold a Spring Concert starring Irish America’s favorite son, Andy Cooney, from 7 to 10 p.m. $35 per person includes dancing, open bar, snacks, coffee and cake. For tickets, call Pat at 846-3106.

Baroque concert

St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Smithtown will host a concert by the Long Island Baroque Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Featuring early classical music for fortepiano, guitar, strings and voice.

Program will include works by Mozart, Paganini, Haydn and Beethoven. Tickets are $30 adults, $20 "in your twenties," $15 students and are available online at www.libaroque.org or at the door.

Andrew Fortier in concert

The First United Methodist Church, 603 Main St., Port Jefferson will present an evening with Andrew Fortier and his band of family and friends in concert at 8 p.m. With guest appearances by The Band of Fathers, Tricycle, The Mood Swing Horns, the PJHS Chamber Choir and more. Tickets are $25 adults, $10 seniors and students and are available online at www. gpjac.org, by calling 473-5220 or at the door (cash only please).

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

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Hall, 800 Portion Road, Lake Ronkonkoma will hold a Spring Chinese Auction at 2 p.m. Over 100 prizes, 50/50 and a lottery tree. $10 admission includes 25 tickets, coffee and cake. For further information, call 585-9291.

Alex Pryrodny in concert

St. John’s Episcopal Church, 12 Prospect St., Huntington will welcome award-winning pianist, Alex Pryrodny in concert at 5:30 p.m.

Program will trace the evolution of improvised music all the way from Bach to jazz, and audience members will have the opportunity to submit their own themes from improvisation.

A wine and cheese reception to meet the artist will follow. Tickets are $20 in advance by calling 427-1752, $25 at the door. $12.50 children 12 and under.

Needleworkers meeting

The Suffolk County Chapter of The Embroiderers’ Guild of America will hold its monthly meeting at Half Hollow Hills Community Library, 55 Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills at 7 p.m. All levels welcome, No charge to attend first meeting, For information, please call 423-3738.

Monday 22 Big Band Era lecture

Join Bill Shelley for an educational lecture on The Big Band Era at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington at 7:30 p.m. with emphasis on the Andrew Sisters, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Tony Martin, Dinah Shore, Lena Horne, Helen O’Connell, Ella Fitzgerald and Peggy Lee. Tickets are $16, $11 members and includes a reception. For further details, call 423-7611.

Tuesday 23 Community forum See May 18 listing.

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Listening Tour

Join Suffolk County Legislator William "Doc" Spencer (D-Centerport) on his Listening Tour at Huntington Public Library, 338 Main St., Huntington from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Share your concerns, participate in a community discussion and find solutions to pressing problems.

For further information, call 854-4500.

Adult coloring class

Harborfields Public Library, 31 Broadway, Greenlawn holds an adult coloring class every Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Kitchen Meeting Room. All are welcome. Registration is not required. Call 757-4200 for more information.

Book signing

Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington will welcome fiction and short story writer, Stephanie Doyle-Cocchi, who will be speaking and signing copies of her new novel, "The Rising," at 7 p.m. Call 271-1442 for further information.

Wednesday 24 Piano recital at BNL

Pianist Nadejda Vlaeva, an international performer who has given solo recitals and concerto performances throughout Europe and North America, will give a free recital at Berkner Hall at Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2 Center St., Upton at noon. Call 344-2345 for more information.

Jazz Jam

The Jazz Loft, 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook will present The Jazz Loft Jam Band in concert at 7 p.m. followed by an open jam at 8 p.m. Arrive at 7 p.m., pay $10. Arrive at 8 p.m. and pay $5. To order tickets, visit www. thejazzloft.org or call 751-1895.

Shamanic Drumming

All Souls Church will host a Shamanic Drumming Meditation at its Parish Hall Basement, 10 Mill Pond Road, Stony Brook from 7 to 9 p.m. Led by Peter Maniscalco, the program seeks to integrate the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual parts of the human self, creating a state of well-being. Call 655-7798 for more information.

For seniors Senior Social and Dance

The Big Band Beat featuring the music of the Savoy Swing Band will perform at St. Sylvester’s Church, 680 Ohio Ave., Medford from 7 to 10 p.m. on May 20. Intermission entertainment will be provided by The Lady Blue Saxophone Quartet. Admission is $15 and includes beverages and snacks. For information, call 567-1790.

Senior Fair

Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station will host a Senior Fair on Thursday, May 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Explore the countless free senior health and wellness planning resources and services that are available to you. Free and open to all.

Call 928-1212 to register.

Theater 'The Debbie Reynolds Story'

The Ward Melville Heritage Organization's Educational & Cultural Center, 97P Main St., Stony Brook will present a musical theater tribute performance luncheon, "The Debbie Reynolds Story" through June 15. A St. George Production, tickets are $48 adults, $45 seniors and children under 15. To reserve, call 689-5888.

‘The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On’

Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will present "The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On," the fourth installment in the Wonderettes series, through June 17. Tickets are $35 adults, $32 seniors, $20 students. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www. smithtownpac.org.

‘Meshuggah-Nuns!’

Celebrating its 64th season, the Township Theatre Group will present the musical "Meshug-

gah-Nuns!," a hilarious collision of religions from the "Nunsense" musical series, at Temple Beth-El, 660 Park Ave., Huntington on May 20 and 21. Enjoy cabaret-style seating plus a wine/ beer bar. Tickets are $25 adults, $22 seniors and students. To order, call 213-9832 or visit www.townshiptheatregroup.org.

‘Oklahoma!’

‘La La Land’

Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Ave., Northport will screen "La La Land" starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone on May 19 at 2 p.m. Rated PG-13. Free and open to all. Call 261-6930.

Through June 25 the John W. Engeman Theater, located at 250 Main Street in Northport, will present the Tony award-winning musical, "Oklahoma!," filled with some of the most recognized songs in theater including "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" and the resounding "Ok-la-hom-a."

Tickets range from $71 to $76. To order, call 2612900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

‘The Time Machine’

‘Fat Pig’

‘Two Lives’

The Arena Players Repertory Theater Company will present Neil LaBute’s provocative and insightful dark comedy, "Fat Pig," at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum’s Carriage House Theater, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport on May 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. and May 21 at 3 p.m. Tickets range from $15 to $25. For more info, call 516-5571207 or visit www.arenaplayers.org.

‘Saturday Night Fever The Musical’ Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson closes out its 2016-2017 season with "Saturday Night Fever The Musical" through June 24.

The iconic story of Tony Manero, the kid from Brooklyn who wants to dance his way to a better life features hits by the Bee Gees including "Stayin’ Alive," "Night Fever" and "How Deep Is Your Love." Tickets are $35 adults, $20 children ages 5 to 12. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

'Arsenic and Old Lace'

Hardscrabble Theater, will present its first production, the timeless comedy "Arsenic and Old Lace" by Joseph Kesselring at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 298 Conklin St., Farmingdale from May 26 to June 4. Tickets are $20 adults, $17 for seniors and students with ID. For reservations, visit www.hardscrabbletheater.com.

For more information, call 516-586-3930

Int'l and Israeli folk dancing

As part of its Science on Screen series, the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington will screen "The Time Machine" on May 23 at 7:30 p.m. With guest speaker scientist and author Bill Schutt. Tickets are $16, $11 members.

For further details, call 423-7611.

Half Hollow Hills Community Library, 510 Sweet Hollow Road, Melville will screen "Two Lives" on May 24 at 6:30 p.m. Followed by a discussion with librarian Chris Garland. Refreshments will be served. Free and open to all.

For more information, call 421-4535.

‘Dakota 38’

The Cinema Arts Centre, located at 423 Park Ave. in Huntington, will hold a special screening of the documentary "Dakota 38" about the Dakota War of 1862, on May 24 at 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be John Karhiio Kane, host of the radio show "Let's Talk Native." Tickets are $16, $11 members and includes a reception. Call 423-7611.

‘Company Town’

The Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington will screen the feature-length documentary "Company Town" on May 25 at 7:30 p.m. $16, $11 members includes a reception and Q-and-A with directors Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow. Questions? Call 423-7611.

Farmers markets Port Jefferson The Village of Port Jefferson will host a winter farmers market at the Village Center, 101A E. Broadway, Port Jefferson every Sunday on the third floor from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. through May. Over 20 vendors. Find local organic produce, honey, bread and baked goods and international specialties. Free admission. For further information, call Melissa at 516-551-8461.

Smithtown

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

Beginning on June 11, the Smithtown Historical Society, 239 East Main St., Smithtown will host a farmers market every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Nov. 19. The market will feature Long Island grown produce, flowers, dairy, meats, wool products, pickles, baked goods, eggs, bread, beer and more. Call 2656768 for more information.

Thursday 25

Class reunion

Walking Tour & Pub Crawl

Smithtown Central High School, Class of 1967, will hold a 50-year reunion on July 15 at the Smithtown Landing Country Club. Full dinner, DJ, open bar and valet parking. Cost is $100 per person. For information and to register, contact Danny Gaulier at tymefouryou@ aol.com or 904-716-6929 or Gary Frisina at garyfris@aol.com or 209-0669.

The Huntington Historical Society will present a Historic Walking Tour & Pub Crawl at 6:30 p.m. Town historian Robert C. Hughes will lead the tour, discussing notable buildings and events in the village’s history and development. Along the way, visit three establishments and enjoy a pint or two. Tour begins at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building, located at 228 Main Street in Huntington Village. Tickets are $20 per person, $15 members. Drinks not included. Reservations are required by calling 427-7045, ext. 401.

Jazz Concert

The Jazz Loft, 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook will present the Interplay Jazz Orchestra in concert at 7 p.m. Program will include original compositions by band members.

Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors, $10 students. To order, call 751-1895.

Film

A HEALING JOURNEY Join the Cinema Arts Centre on May 24 for a special screening of the documentary, 'Dakota 38,' which follows native riders on a 330-mile trek across South Dakota to Minnesota, in honor of those lost 151 years ago at the end of the Dakota War of 1862. Photo from CAC

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Seawolves advance to first NCAA quarterfinal The Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team has made history.

The Seawolves closed the NCAA secondround game on a 7-2 run to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time in program history, with a 13-9 win over Northwestern University at LaValle Stadium May 14. With the win — Stony Brook’s 15th-straight victory –— the Seawolves improve to 20-1.

“You talk about getting to that next level,” Stony Brook head coach Joe Spallina said.

“We were getting through the years, like last year’s tough one-goal loss to get the Final Four — and today down 5-3 we said, ‘here we go again.’ This [win] was big though. It puts our program at a different level.”

The victory marks the first 20-win season in program history for the Seawolves, who went a perfect 11-0 at home.

Junior Kylie Ohlmiller tallied two goals and four assists to increase her Division I single-season record with 157 points on 75 goals and 82 assists. Freshman Taryn Ohlmiller, her younger

sister, had a team-high three goals plus an assist and leads all Division I freshmen with 98 points while ranking second in goals with 62.

Junior Brooke Gubitosi matched a career-high with six caused turnovers and set a career-high with six ground balls. Her six caused turnovers give her 53 for the year, for a single-season program record.

Sophomore Keri McCarthy tallied one goal, one assist and nine draw controls to become the first player in program history with 100 draw controls in a season. Stony Brook held a 13-11 advantage on the draw.

Junior Samantha DiSalvo and freshman Ally Kennedy had two goals each. Senior Kristin Yevoli finished with one goal, one assist, two ground balls, two caused turnovers and two draw controls. Seniors Dorrien Van Dyke and Alyssa Guido were also two of the eight Seawolves to score.

“After the first 15 minutes I thought we settled down and played really well,” Spallina said. “The crowd was electric and our kids do such a great job of feeding off of it.”

The victory was the fifth in NCAA tournament play for the Seawolves and second at LaValle Stadium.

“I think any elite team in any sport has to be really good at home,” the head coach said.

“This was an opportunity where we got to play a big-time playoff game in front of our fans and perform well.”

Stony Brook is 5-0 in the NCAA tournament when scoring eight or more goals and improves its all-time tournament record to 5-4.

Kylie Ohlmiller’s 82 assists on the season rank second in a single season in Division I history and is one assist shy of the record. She stands at 334 career points through Sunday,

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Clockwise from above, Brook Gubitosi breaks away with the ball during a previous game; kylie ohlmiller looks to make a move; and Taryn ohlmiller, kylie’s younger sister, winds up to make a pass. up to 16th in Division I history.

The Seawolves will face No. 1 seed and undefeated University of Maryland May 20 at noon in College Park, Maryland, with the winner advancing to the national semifinals Memorial Day Weekend at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts.

“Now it’s about going in as the No. 8 seed … and going to play the No. 1 seed in their barn and for us to go out and take care of business,” Spallina said. “There’s a ton of pressure on them and we’re excited. This is a game that we have to win, and it’s an opportunity we can’t let pass.”

Baseball bats come alive during senior day sweep

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Above, Toby Handley smacks the ball.

Right, Andruw Gazzola slides to the base.

Senior bats came alive on senior day for the Stony Brook baseball team as the Seawolves swept Binghamton University in an America East Conference doubleheader May 14 at Joe Nathan Field.

The Seawolves (23-23 overall, 10-9 AE) posted a season-high 17 runs on a seasonbest 21 hits in game one to earn a 17-9 victory over the Bearcats and battled for a 4-1 win in game two.

Senior Toby Handley collected four hits, with three RBIs and four runs in his final home games. He belted his fifth home run of the season in game one and recorded a pair of triples on the afternoon to become Stony Brook’s career leader in the category. Junior Andruw Gazzola had six hits and a pair of RBIs on the day, including a 5-for-5 performance in game one. Senior Casey Baker had four hits in game one and scored three runs, while classmate Jeremy Giles drove in three runs in game one and senior David Real plat-

ed a pair of runs in game two.

Redshirt freshman and left-hander Greg Marino picked up the win in game one after he tossed 5.2 innings in relief, while freshman right-handed pitcher Brian Herrmann got the victory in game two after he went 5.2 innings in the start and allowed just one run on three hits. Junior right-hander Aaron Pinto earned his third save of the season in game two in 1.1 innings of scoreless work.

“I’m very happy for our seniors to go out with a sweep at home against a very, very good team,” Stony Brook head coach Matt Senk said. “The seniors had a lot to do with today’s wins and I was really pleased that their season, at least at home, ended on such a high note.”

Handley has now reached base safely in 33 straight games, while Baker has reached safely in 29.

The boys will look to continue their streaks when Stony Brook wraps up the regular sea-

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son next weekend with a three-game America East Conference series at University of Maryland Baltimore County.

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Religious ASSEMBLIES OF GOD STONY BROOK CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY Connecting to God, Each Other and the World

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

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

BYZANTINE CATHOLIC RESURRECTION BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH

38 Mayflower Avenue, Smithtown NY 11787 631–759–6083 resurrectionsmithtown@gmail.com www.resurrectionsmithtown.org Father Tyler A. Strand, Administrator, Joseph S. Durko, Cantor Divine Liturgy: Sundays at 11:15 am Holy Days: See website or phone for information Sunday School Sundays at 9:15 am Adult Faith Formation/Bible Study: Mondays at 7:00 pm.

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

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

www.stgmajella.org All are Welcome to Begin Again. Come Pray With Us. Rev. Jerry DiSpigno, Pastor Office of Christian Formation • 928–2550 We celebrate Eucharist Saturday evening 5 pm, Sunday 7:30, 9 and 11 am Weekday Mass Monday–Friday 9 am We celebrate Baptism Third weekend of each month during any of our weekend Masses We celebrate Marriage Arrangements can be made at the church with our Pastor or Deacon We celebrate Reconciliation 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

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www.www.infantjesus.org Reverend Patrick M. Riegger, Pastor Associates: Rev. Francis Lasrado & Rev. Rolando Ticllasuca To schedule Baptisms and Weddings, Please call the Rectory Confessions: Saturdays 12:30-1:15 pm in the Lower Church Religious Ed.: (631) 928-0447 • Parish Outreach: (631) 331-6145 Weekly Masses: 6:50 and 9 am in the Church, 12 pm in the Chapel* Weekend Masses: Saturday at 5 pm in the Church, 5:15 pm in the Chapel* Sunday at 7:30 am, 10:30 am, 12 pm, and 5 pm in the Church and at 8:30 am, 10 am, and 11:30 am (Family Mass) in the Chapel* Spanish Masses: Sunday at 8:45 am and Wednesday at 6 pm in the Church *Held at the Infant Jesus Chapel at St. Charles Hospital Religious Education: (631) 928-0447 Parish Outreach: (631) 331-6145

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ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 429 Rt. 25A, Setauket, NY 11733 Phone/Fax: (631) 941–4141 Parish Office email: parish@stjamessetauket.org Office Hours: Monday-Saturday 9 am - 2 pm

Mission Statement: Beloved daughters and sons of the Catholic parish of St. James, formed as the Body of Christ through the waters of Baptism, are a pilgrim community on Camiño-toward the fullness of the Kingdom of God, guided by the Holy Spirit. Our response to Jesus’ invitation to be faithful and fruitful disciples requires us to be nurtured by the Eucharist and formed by the Gospel’s call to be a Good Samaritan to neighbor and enemy. That in Jesus’ name we may be a welcoming community respectful of life in all its diversities and beauty; stewards of and for God’s creation; and witnesses to Faith, Hope and Charity.

Rev. James-Patrick Mannion, Pastor Rev. Gerald Cestare, Associate Pastor Rev. Jon Fitzgerald, In Residence Weekday Masses: Monday – Saturday 8:00 am Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm Sunday 8:00am, 9:30 am (family), 11:30 am (choir), 6:00 pm (Youth) Friday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Baptisms: Contact the Office at the end of the third month (pregnancy) to set date 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 Bereavement: (631) 941-4141 x 341 Faith Formation Office: (631) 941-4141 x 328 Outreach: (631) 941-4141 x 333 Our Lady of Wisdom Regional School: (631) 941-473-1211 Our Daily Bread Sunday Soup Kitchen 3 pm

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” Worship hour is 8:30 am and 10 am Sunday School and Childcare offered at 10:00 am open to all children (infants to 8th grade).

The last Sunday of every month is our Welcome Sunday Service.

This service has been intentionally designed to include persons of differing abilities from local group homes.

We are an Open and Affirming Congregation.

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EPISCOPAL

CAROLINE CHURCH OF BROOKHAVEN The Rev. Cn. Dr. Richard D. Visconti, Rector

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

Sunday Services: 8 am, 9:30 am and 11:15 am Church School/Child Care at 9:30 am Church School classes now forming. Call 631-941-4245 for registration.

Weekday holy Eucharist’s: Thursday 12 pm and First Friday 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 Services 8 am & 10 am Sunday Eucharist: 8 am and 10 am/Wednesday 10 in our chapel Sunday School and Nursery Registration for Sunday School starting Sunday after the 10 am Eucharist Our ministries: Welcome Inn on Mondays at 5:45 pm AA meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 pm/Prayer Group on Wednesdays at 10:30 am/Bible Study on Thursdays at 10 am.

It is the mission of the people of Christ Church to grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ and to make his love known to all through our lives and ministry.

We at Christ Church are a joyful, welcoming community. Wherever you are in your journey of life we want to be part of it.

EVANGELICAL THREE VILLAGE CHURCH Knowing Christ...Making Him Known

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

Lead Pastor Josh Moody Sunday Worship Schedule 9:15 am:Worship Service Sunday School (Pre–K – Adult), Nursery 10:30 am: Bagel/Coffee Fellowship 11:00 am: Worship, Nursery, Pre–K, Cornerstone Kids (Gr. K–4) We offer weekly Teen Programs, Small Groups, Women’s Bible Studies (day & evening) & Men’s Bible Study Faith Nursery School for ages 3 & 4 Join us as we celebrate 55 years of proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ!

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 Priest: The Rev. Farrell D. Graves, Ph.D., Vicar 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.

To be listed in the Religious Directory, please call 631–751–7663

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CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION

430 Sheep Pasture Rd., Port Jefferson 11777 Tel: 631-473-0894 • Fax: 631-928-5131 www.kimisis.org • goc.assumption@gmail.com

Rev. Demetrios N. Calogredes, Protopresbyter Sunday Services Orthros 8:30 am - Devine Liturgy 10 am Services conducted in both Greek & English* Books available to follow in English* Sunday Catechism School, 10:15 am - 11:15 am* Greek Language School, Tuesdays 5 pm - 8 pm* Bible Study & Adult Catechism Classes Available* Golden Age & Youth Groups* Thrift Store* Banquet Hall available for Rental* For information please call Church office*

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NORTH SHORE JEWISH CENTER

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

CHABAD AT STONY BROOK

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.

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

TEMPLE ISAIAH (REFORM)

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“Judaism with a smile”

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

YOUNG ISRAEL OF CORAM

Coram Jewish Center 981 Old Town Rd., Coram • (631) 698–3939 YIC.org-YoungIsraelofCoram@gmail.com

RABBI DR. MORDECAI AND MARILYN GOLSHEVSKY RABBI SAM AND REBECA GOLSHEVSKY

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“THE ETERNAL FLAME-THE ETERNAL LIGHT” Weekly Channel #20 at 10 am Shabbat Morning Services 9 am. Free Membership. No building fund. Free Hebrew School. Bar/Bat Mitzvah Shabbat and Holiday Services followed by hot buffet. Adult Education Institute. Women’s Education Group-Internationally prominent Lecturers and Women’s Torah Class. Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Kaballah Classes. Jewish Holiday Institute. Tutorials for all ages.

Put Meaning in Your Life 631-698-3939 Member, National Council of Young Israel All welcome regardless of knowledge or observance level.

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

Member Union for Reform Judaism

Rabbi Sharon L. Sobel Cantor Carol Chesler Rabbi Emeritus Stephen A. Karol Rabbi Emeritus Adam D. Fisher Cantor Emeritus Michael F. Trachtenberg

Sabbath Services Friday 7:30 pm and Saturday 10 am Religious School • Monthly Family Service • Monthly Tot Shabbat Youth Groups • Senior Club • Adult Education Sisterhood • Brotherhood • Book Club-more

LUTHERAN–ELCA HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH AND ANCHOR NURSERY SCHOOL

46 Dare Road, Selden (631) 732-2511 Emergency number (516) 848-5386 Rev. Dr. Richard O. Hill, Pastor email: hopelutheran@msn.com • website: www.hopeluth.com Holy Communion is celebrated every week Saturdays 5 pm and Sundays at 8 am, 9:30 am and 11 am

ST. PAULS LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

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

To be listed in the Religious Directory, please call 631–751–7663

METHODIST

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

Sunday Worship 10:30 am Adult Sunday School 9:30 am Lectionary Reading and Prayer Wed. 12 noon Gospel Choir Tues. 8 pm Praise Choir and Youth Choir 3rd and 4th Fri. 6:30 pm

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

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

Rev. Steven kim, Pastor

www.setauketumc.org • SUMCNY@aol.com Sunday Worship Service & Church School 10 am Holy Communion 1st Sunday of Month Mary & Martha Circle (Women’s Ministry) monthly on 2nd Tuesday at 1pm

STONY BROOK COMMUNITY CHURCH UNITED METHODIST

216 Christian Ave., Stony Brook, 11790 Church Office: 631-751-0574 stonybrookcommunitychurch@gmail.com www.stonybrookcommunitychurch.org Rev. chuck Van Houten, Pastor Connecting people to God, purpose and each other Sunday Worship 10:00 am Sunday School 10:00 am

Renewing, Restoring, Reviving for the 21st Century!

PRESBYTERIAN

SETAUKET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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

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

Rev. Mary, Barrett Speers, pastor Rev. Dr. Craig Malbon, Visiting Minister

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

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music

Happy Birthday Bob Dylan!

The Long Island Museum to host annual Dylan tribute

By Kevin Redding The times may be a changin’ but the songs of Bob Dylan continue to be sung.

On Sunday, May 21, in celebration of the Nobel Laureate’s 76th birthday, The Long Island Museum, in partnership with WUSBFM’s Sunday Street Concert Series and the Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council, will host the 12th annual Dylan tribute concert in the Carriage Museum’s Gillespie Room at 7 p.m.

Several local and outside musicians — including concert staples Pete and Maura Kennedy, whose covers include guitars, sitars and ukuleles, Rod MacDonald of the revered tribute band Big Brass Bed, and Russ Seeger of Levon Helm’s Last Hombres, who will perform Dylan deep tracks like “Foot of Pride” — will strum and sing through decades of material, from 1965’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” to 1997’s “Love Sick.”

Much of the setlist will feature songs from two touchstone albums celebrating anniversaries this year — 1967’s “John Wesley Harding,” Dylan’s return to his acoustic roots after three albums of going electric, turns 50, and 1997’s “Time Out of Mind,” his Grammy-Award-winning comeback album, turns 20.

“Every year the show takes on a different dimension ... it’s always different and never stale,” said Charlie Backfish, host of the long-running, weekly Stony Brook University radio program “Sunday Street” from which the series stemmed. “We have unique interpretations of Dylan’s songs and we don’t just do the greatest hits; we really go through the catalog and try to play songs you don’t hear often, making it very different than the usual Dylan tribute show.”

Speaking of deep tracks, Seeger is expected to perform “Foot of Pride,” a song

Photo by Jeremy Lebled

The Kennedys will return for their ninth dylan birthday celebration on May 21.

Dylan wrote and recorded in 1983 but never released on an album.

Backfish said he chose Dylan as the focus of the tribute concert because of the singersongwriter’s incredibly prolific career.

“He has been at home in a variety of different musical settings over the years, starting out in a folk direction and moving toward rock and then into a country

sound and then in a gospel direction later in his career — he’s moved in fascinating ways, his songs are incredible and it [really] opens up the possibilities of using the lyrics and melodies and taking them in different directions and there’s a lot of room to move with Dylan songs. It’s terribly interesting and it’s quite a rich catalog we have to go with,” he said.

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The Sunday Street Series started in 2004 at the University Cafe at Stony Brook University when Backfish put on concerts featuring the singer-songwriters he’d interviewed and played on his radio program. In 2014, he was in need of a different venue to host the concerts and turned to The Long Island Museum, which took it over a year later.

“We were wanting to do a singer-songwriter concert series at the museum when Charlie approached us,” Neil Watson, the museum’s executive director, said. Since Backfish came aboard, the museum has hosted more than 20 concerts featuring an ever-changing roster of artists.

“It’s activated our performance space on a regular basis like nothing can. People who would never have come to the museum are now being introduced to it in a different way.”

Watson, who noted “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” as his favorite Dylan song, said he was thrilled to be hosting this particular event.

“This concert series sells out very fast and I think it’s because Dylan’s music has touched so many people for different reasons,” Watson said. “What these musicians do with the material is critical and when you hear their interpretations of his songs, they take on a new life.

The [concert] captures the spirit of Bob Dylan. It will be a rollicking good time.”

The Long Island Museum is located at 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook.

Tickets may be purchased in advance at www.sundaystreet.org through Friday, May 19 for $30. If available, tickets may be purchased at the door for $35 (cash only). Please call the museum at 631751-0066 the day of the show to confirm ticket availability.

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UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP AT STONY BROOK

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF HUNTINGTON

UNITY CHURCH OF HEALING LIGHT

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

109 Brown’s Road, Huntington, NY 11743 631–427–9547

(minister@uufsb.org) Sunday Service: 10:30 am

Rev. G. Jude Geiger, Minister

Rev. Margaret H. Allen

Religious Education at UUFSB: Unitarian Universalism accepts wisdom from many sources and offers non-dogmatic religious education for children from 3-18 to foster ethical and spiritual development and knowledge of world religions. Classes Sunday mornings at 10:30 am. Childcare for little ones under three. Senior High Youth Group meetings Sunday evenings.

Registration is ongoing. For more information: dre@uufsb.org.

www.uufh.org

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

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

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

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

To be listed in the Religious Directory, please call 631–751–7663 ©148453

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KIDS KORNER

YOU’RE INVITED! Sweetbriar Nature Center will hold a Wildlife Baby Shower for orphaned wild animals like this baby bunny on May 21.

File photo from Ohman Ballet

Open auditions Auditions for children’s roles in New York Dance Theatre’s 2017 production of “The Nutcracker” (four performances presented at Hofstra University) will be held on Sunday, June 4 at 1 p.m. at the Frank Ohman School of Ballet, 60 Calvert Ave., Commack. Children ages 6 through 15 may attend ($20 audition fee). There will be a second audition for advanced dancers on pointe on Sunday, June 11 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the same location. The $20 audition fee for advanced dancers includes a full ballet technique class followed by an audition on pointe. Proper ballet attire is required for all ages. Call 631-462-6266 or visit www.ohmanballet. org for important information.

Programs Hands-On History

The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook will present a program for children ages 5 to 9 titled Hands-On History on May 18 and June 15 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Make the past come alive through activities and objects. Visit a different gallery each month and explore history. Fee is $10 per class, $8 for members. Advance registration required by calling 751-0066, ext. 212.

Windsocks!

Growing up Wild

Art Ventures

The Town of Brookhaven will present a program for ages 3 to 5, Growing up Wild, on May 19 at West Meadow Beach, Trustees Road, Stony Brook from 1 to 2 p.m. and again on May 25 at Cedar Beach, Harbor Beach Road, Mount Sinai from 10 to 11 a.m.

Parents and grandparents are invited to explore nature with their little ones. Each class will focus on a different nature topic and will include a story time, live animals and a related craft or activity. Free but registration is required by emailing npocchiare@ brookhavenny.gov.

Touch-a-Truck

Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach invites families with children ages 2 and up to a Touch-a-Truck event on May 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring large trucks and heavy equipment from law enforcement, fire departments and commercial and industrial companies, The event will be “horn free” from 11 to 11:45 a.m. Free and open to all. For further information, call 585-9393.

Let’s Create Together

Gallery North, 90 North Country Road, Setauket will present an art class, Let’s Create Together, on May 20 from 9 to 10 a.m.

During this class students will explore Sun Color Wheels! For ages 2 to 6 with a parent or caregiver. With instructor Larissa Grass. $25 per class includes materials. Pop-ins welcome. To register, call 751-2676 or visit www.gallerynorth.org.

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monitoring programs. Free but registration is required by emailing npocchiare@ brookhavenny.gov.

Town of Brookhaven invites children ages 9 to 12 to be a Beach Steward for a day on May 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. The program, which is held at West Meadow Beach, 100-110 Trustees Road, Stony Brook, will give participants the opportunity to discover the beach up close as they hike, explore, solve nature mysteries, use their five senses, identify the plants and animals and help with species

The Maritime Explorium, 101 E. Broadway, Port Jefferson will hold a drop-in program on May 20 and 21 from 1 to 5 p.m. Design and create your own windsock and then test them off the Explorium’s outdoor deck. $5 per person. For additional info, call 331-3277 or visit www.maritimeexplorium.org.

Gallery North, 90 North Country Road, Setauket will hold an Art Ventures class on May 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for ages 7 to 12. During this class students will create origami. With instructor Larissa Grass. $30 per class, includes materials. Pop-ins welcome. To register, call 751-2676.

Cuddle and Care Barnyard

Benner’s Farm, 56 Gnarled Hollow Road, Setauket will hold a kids workshop, Cuddle and Care Barnyard, on May 20 from 10 a.m. to noon. Children will be introduced to all the new baby animals on the farm and discover what they eat, how they grow and how they are taken care of. Taught by farm staff. $35 per child. Call 689-8172 for more info.

May Fair

Play Groups School, 52 Old Post Road, East Setauket will host its 29th annual May Fair on May 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sing along with Johnny Cuomo from 10 to 11 a.m., be amazed by Nature Nick and his animal friends from 11 a.m. to noon and enjoy a dance performance by Shine Dance Studio at 12:30 p.m. Fun for the whole family. Held rain or shine. Free and open to all. For more information, call 751-9843.

Wildlife Baby Shower

It’s that time of year again! Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown will hold its annual Wildlife Baby Shower on May 21 from 1 to 3 p.m. Sweetbriar takes in hundreds of orphaned animals every year. Find out how baby animals are cared for by the parents in the wild and at the nature center with a Sweetbriar rehabilitator and bring donations to help feed the orphans. For donation ideas, visit www. sweetbriarnc.org/wildlife-rehabilitation-2/.

Please arrive before 1 p.m. $10 per child, $5 adults. Questions? Call 979-6344.

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Photo from Town of Huntington

Back row, from left, Councilwoman Tracey Edwards (D) and Councilman Mark Cuthbertson (D) pose for a photo with student art contest winners at the Heckscher Museum on May 5.

Winners of Tulip Festival Student Art Contest honored

The Town of Huntington, Astoria Bank, the Huntington Arts Council and the Heckscher Museum of Art recognized the winners of the 17th annual Tulip Student Art Contest on Friday, May 5. For the contest, art students were asked to express their views on spring in Huntington and the Annual Tulip Festival using artistic interpretation.

The contest was open to students in grades 3 through 8 in schools within Huntington township.

Three winners from each grade level were honored at the event, with the first-prize winner receiving a $50 gift card courtesy of Astoria Bank.

Art teachers also received $50 for each student whose art was chosen as the best of the grade for use

in purchasing art supplies, also courtesy of Astoria Bank. Jennifer Zhu won the Carolyn Fostel Best in Show award, given in honor of the late Carolyn Fostel of Astoria Bank who was instrumental in joining Astoria Bank and the Town of Huntington together as co-sponsors of the Huntington Tulip Festival since its inception in 2001.

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• Singing • Dancing • Acting • Stage & Costume Design • Casting for Performances

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“Celebrating our 28th Year!”

4 Exciting Camps To Choose From!

Large Outdoor And Indoor Space For Numerous Sports & Activities.

New Enormous Carnival Bouncer!

• Enjoy the Activities • Special Reduced Rate Swimming is included in all camps!

All camps provide: Snacks, Drinks, Lunch & a T-Shirt

Discounts for Siblings and World Gym Members!

348 Mark Tree Road, East Setauket 631-751-6100 www.WorldGymSetauket.com Less than 5 minutes from SBU Campus, 800’ north of Rte. 347

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Nature Quest

benner’s farm 56 gnarled hollow rd, setauket • 631.689.8172 www.bennersfarm.com

Farm the kids out this summer! Be a farmer for a week and experience summer life on a real working farm. Benner’s Farm dates back to the mid-1700s and as the children explore the farm, gardens, fields and woods, they’ll hear stories of the farm’s history and how people lived on Long Island before cars, malls and electricity. There are all kinds of new things to explore from tractors and tools to vegetables and herbs, collecting eggs from the hens, and picking a snack from the garden. Camp groups start with Kinder camp for those 3 -6, and Explorers and Senior Campers for children from 7 to 17 years old. Each day, campers are busy learning about animals, plants and nature, history, science, crafts and food. Each week includes fun and games of all kinds, special guests, and creative endeavors. Registration is by the week for up to 7 weeks of summer fun. CIT programs and before and after care are available. See our website Bennersfarm.com for more information!

kids of mount sinai/miller place mount sinai: 37B crystal Brook hollow rd. • 631.331.5351 www.kidsofmountsinai.com miller Place: 43 echo aVe. • 631.403.4790 www.kidsofmillerplace.com

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

made to move tennis & Wellness 5 south Jersey aVe., setauket 631.751.6767

www.madetomovewellness.com

Offering our community two high quality camps: Tennis Camp ages 9-18 and Imagine Camps ages 4 -9. Imagine offers diverse programs - art, tennis, yoga and other creative activities. Each camp includes our unique Natural Teaching Method which maximizes your child’s tennis and athletic ability; addtionally we utilize a comprehensive variety of tennis related activities that are creative and fun for your child’s success! Contact 631-751-6767.

theatre three 412 main st., Port JeFFerson • 631.928.9100

Musical Theatre Factory! Presented by Theatre Three, Long Island’s year-round professional regional theatre. Mornings (9:00-12:00) for ages 9-12 and afternoons (1:00-4:00) for ages 13-17. Monday through Thursday beginning July 10th. Students work with professional director, musical director, and choreographer. Summer experience culminates in fully-staged performances of “Seussical Jr.” School Version on August 7 & 8. Tuition $575. Acting Classes: Summer session of 10 acting classes for 6-18. Creative Dramatics (ages 6-8) $150. Pre-Teen Workshop (ages 8-11) $175. Teen Workshop (ages 12-15) $175. Advanced Teen Workshop (ages 13-17-previous experience and permission of instructor required) $200. Class sizes are very limited. Call Theatre Three at 631-928-9100 Mon.-Sat. from 10 am - 5 pm for information and registration. Theatre Three is a not-for-profit organization supported by the New York State Council on the Arts, as state agency and by Suffolk County under the auspices of the Office of Cultural Affairs, County Executive.

Join the folks at Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, 581 W. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown for a scavenger hunt through the park on May 21 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Find fascinating and fun objects on a scavenger list with your family using a supplied map. $4 per person.

Advance registration is required by calling 265-1054.

Open House Camp DeWolfe, 408 North Side Road, Wading River will host an Open House on Sunday, May 21 from noon to 3 p.m. Enjoy a free barbecue, tours, arts, sports, a parent Q-andA, games and beach access. All are welcome!

For more information, call 929-4325 or visit www.campdewolfe.org.

Book signing

On May 25 at 7 p.m., Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington will welcome awardwinning producer Ralph Boral who will be speaking and signing copies of his children’s book, “Buddy the Jerboa,” along with the illustrator, Henry Hilaire. Call 271-1442 for more information.

Painting Party at Sweetbriar

Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown invites mothers with children ages 5 to 11 to a Painting Party on May 25 at 6 p.m. Instructor Alycia D’Avino will lead the group in a fun and educational session to create a spring-themed painting to take home. $40 per pair plus $10 material fee. To register, call 979-6344.

Theater Disney’s ‘High School Musical’

Go Wildcats! The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will present Disney’s “High School Musical” through June 17. Join Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan, Chad, Taylor and the rest of the gang for a fun-tastic, family-friendly show. (All youth cast.) Shows start at 2 p.m.

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

‘The Princess & the Pea’

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will present “The Princess & the Pea” from May 27 to June 10 with a sensory-friendly performance on June 4 at 11 a.m. Follow Priscilla Noble, a noble orphan, as she comes face-to-face with the impossible Queen Irritatta and a hilarious series of challenges in this charming musical of the celebrated yarn.

Is the true test of nobility a mattress and a pea? Or could it be that true nobility comes from inside? Tickets are $10 each. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

‘The Wizard of Oz’

CK Productions will present “The Wizard of Oz” at the Richie Applebaum Theater, 1021 Portion Road, Ronkonkoma on May 27 at noon, June 3 at 2 p.m., June 4 at noon and June 10 at 2 p.m. When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz and meet the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, Cowardly Lion and a wizard along the way. Tickets range from $10 to $13. To order, call 496-9625.

Mother/Daughter Victorian Tea The Lake Ronkonkoma Historical Society will host a Mother/Daughter Victorian Tea at the FitzGreene Hallock Homestead, 2869 Pond Road, Lake Ronkonkoma on Sunday, June 11. Come enjoy an Old Time Tea in an 1888 Victorian home. Seating times are 11:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. $25 include entry fee and tea for two. Reservations are required by calling Evelyn at 588-7599.

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

World gym’s camp setauket and game set match tennis academy camps 384 mark tree road, east setauket • 631.751.6100

Camp Setauket: For over 28 years, creating memorable summer camp experiences: General Camp for ages 3–12 ; Theatre Arts Camp and Sports Camp for ages 7–12; and C.I.T. Program for ages 13 thru 15. Game Set Match Tennis Academy Camp for ages 4–18 and all skill levels. Our unique camps offer indoor & outdoor pools, indoor & outdoor fields and indoor & outdoor tennis courts. Activities include: arts & crafts, sports such as soccer, basketball, softball and volleyball, interactive games, drama and hands on science. Swimming is included in every camp and several indoor activity areas for rainy days. Early enrollment, sibling, & member discounts available. Parisi Training Camps - focuses on speed and agility for all sports.

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• Sports Courts • Playgrounds • Challenge Course • Karate It’s time to awaken the • GoPro Photography Hero within!

• RC Cars/Drones OPEN HOUSE: • Pedal Kart Track SAT. MAY 20TH 11AM - 2PM

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‘Skyscrapers’

By Dylan Shen Age 10, Head of the Harbor Glittering and shiny, like a gigantic sword, thrust into the clouds above itself, Like a massive giant, attempting to pull down the sky and bring it toward the ground, An imposing mass of concrete and steel, towering over you, making you feel like a miniscule ant, A platform where you can view the world beneath you like an immense relief map, just like the sparrows soaring above you, High-speed elevators, with people inside, rushing to their destinations and climbing into the clouds or descending into the ground, Workers rush in and out of their offices, answering phone calls, copying documents and writing emails,

Taller than the tallest tree, larger than the largest boulder, even the wind can’t defeat it, Stronger than the strongest rhino, heavier than the heaviest blue whale, it taunts those who try to push it down, A tower that reflects light, a single person amongst the rest, unique and original, Looking down is an action that makes you feel on top of the world or in a dangerous place, A challenge that the builders had to face, perilous conditions, one wrong step and you could fall and die, Many years go by, the tower grows old, a wrecking ball is swung, crashing into the tower, What once stood proud and tall, taunting others, is now a pile of rubble, no longer what it was.

Wanted: Kids’ poetry and artwork RAINBOW SKIES

Charles Hannigan, a fourth-grader at Minnesauke Elementary School in Setauket, took this photo of a rainbow at Poquott Beach looking east toward the Port Jefferson Ferry after a rain shower on Mother’s Day. St. Charles Hospital is in the right-hand corner.

Kids, send your poetry, artwork, jokes or photographs to Kids Times, P.O. Box 707, Setauket, NY 11733 or email it to leisure@tbrnewspapers.com, and we’ll publish it as soon as we can. Please include your name, age and hometown.

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