Arts & Lifestyles - May 26, 2022

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Exploring strokes in pets

BY MATTHEW KEARNS, DVM

Can a dog or cat have a stroke? That is an interesting question. In humans, strokes are the third most common cause of death (after heart disease and cancer).

In dogs and cats, strokes (also known as cerebrovascular accidents) are much less common but do happen. Just as in humans, a vascular accident occurs as the result of a emboli (blood clot) or bleeding.

Circumstances that could cause a cerebrovascular accident are: conditions that could lead to a hypercoagulable state, conditions that could cause bleeding in the brain, atherosclerosis (plaque buildup in the vessel), or conditions that cause systemic hypertension.

Hypercoagulable states include: Cushing’s disease (hyperadrenocorticism), immune mediated hemolytic anemia, sepsis, cancer and some others. Conditions that cause bleeding include: trauma, certain infections, congenital malformations of blood vessels in the brain, tumors, etc.

Lastly, hypertension can be caused by kidney failure, heart conditions, etc.

Depending on the portion of the brain affected, the symptoms will follow. The cerebral cortex is an area where higher functions take place so we would see a decreased alertness, weakness, circling, head pressing in corners, and possible seizures. The thalmus or midbrain would affect balance and eye movement.

The cerebellum controls movement so a lesion there would lead to hypermetric

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(jerky) movement, slowed reflexes and generalized weakness.

The best way to diagnose what type of cerebrovascular accident is with either a CT scan, or an MRI. This is tricky because there is limited availability for these tests, they are expensive, and require general anesthesia. Sometimes the patient is not stable enough for anesthesia. Most times a workup to include bloodwork, x-rays, and sometimes ultrasound will help to rule in or out concurrent diseases to help with a prognosis and to see if a CT/MRI is safe to perform or would make a difference in treatment.

Treatment usually includes supportive care (fluids, oxygen, antibiotics if indicated, etc), as well as treating any underlying/concurrent disease.

Medications to prevent additional bleeding or emboli are also used. Physical therapy is performed but many times by the owners after the patient is discharged due to expense.

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Just as in humans, a vascular accident occurs as the result of a emboli (blood clot) or bleeding.

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Prognosis depends on the area of the brain that is affected and how severe the event was. The good news is that symptoms did not usually worsen after 24-48 hours (for those pets that lived that long) so, if your pet is not too severely affected and does not worsen after the first 24-48 hours they have a chance of a longer survival period.

In conclusion, pets do have strokes.

On the positive side, strokes are much less common in pets than humans. On the negative side, strokes are usually secondary to serious underlying disease which affects the short and long-term prognosis.

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Splashes of Hope paints colorful mural at St. Johnland Nursing Center St. Johnland Nursing Center of Kings Park recently welcomed Splashes of Hope Ambassador Ethan Chang and a team of artists who created a colorful and uplifting mural on the wall of the Head Injury Rehabilitation Unit (HIRU) gym at the Center. The gym is used for both short-term rehab patients and long term residents for physical, speech and occupational therapy.

Splashes of Hope created a 21’ x 38’ mural of a beach scene reminiscent of the Kings Park bluff, located a short distance from the facility. Inspirational quotes offer a vibrant reminder to keep working towards recovery.

“Our custom-designed artwork is designed to comfort patients during treatment, healing and recovery by providing a soothing and uplifting visual focus. Each mural is designed to address the unique needs of the patients, their family and the staff that cares for them” said Splashes of Hope CEO Heather Buggee.

“Our holistic approach to compassionate care is a goal at St. Johnland and the mural offers inspiration to our patients and residents as they attempt the often grueling demands of therapy,” said Mary Jean Weber, CEO of St. Johnland, “We hope the art inspires them in their journey to achieve optimum results.”

Members of Splashes of Hope, from left, James Knapp, Ann Marie Chang, Sandy Caracciolo, Heather Buggee, Ethan Chang, Grace Barrett and Tom Chang in front of the new mural at St. Johnland Nursing Center in Kings Park. Photo from St. Johnland

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CSHL’s Corina Amor creates artificial immune cells as possible cancer treatment Harnessing the Technology of our Research Giants

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF

What if scientists could train the immune system to recognize something specific on the outside of unwanted cells?

That’s what new Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory fellow Corina Amor is doing, as she found an antigen on the surface of senescent cells. She hopes to train a patient’s T-cells to search for these cells, much like providing a police dog with the scent of a missing person or escaped convict.

Amor, who joined Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in January after earning her medical degree in at Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Spain and her PhD in the lab of CSHL Adjunct Professor Scott Lowe, recently found a surface molecule called uPAR that is upregulated on senescent, or aging, cells.

If senescent cells excessively accumulate, it can lead to tissue decline and disease like lung and liver fibrosis, Lowe, who is the Cancer Biology Chair at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, explained in an email.

Senescent cells also contribute to tissue decline as people age.

Studies suggest eliminating these senescent cells could provide therapeutic benefit, she added.

Using artificial T-cells, called CAR-T, for Chimeric Antigen Receptor, Amor looks to use specific antigens to find these senescent cells and eliminate them.

“It was sort of a crazy idea, but it worked and, while much more preclinical and clinical work needs to be done, the concept could lead to better treatments for lung and liver fibrosis, and

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‘The concept could lead to better treatments for lung and liver fibrosis, and other diseases that increase as we age.’

— CORINA AMOR other diseases that increase as we age,” Lowe wrote.

The combination of an inflamed environment and an ineffective immune system can create conditions that favor the growth and development of cancer.

Amor, who currently has one technician and is planning to add a graduate student this summer at her lab at CSHL, is building on her PhD research.

“My doctoral work was the development of the first CAR-T cells that are able to target senescent cells,” she said. “We were the first in the world to do this.”

Amor, who was recently named to the 2022 Forbes 30 under 30 Europe list, describes this approach as a new frontier for treating senescent cells and one in which researchers would need to clear numerous hurdles before developing clinical therapies.

She is searching for other antigens on the surface of cancerous and fibrous cells that would increase the specificity of these synthetic immune cells.

Combining antigens could be the key to avoiding off target effects that might cause the immune system to attack healthy cells.

Amor plans to tap into CSHL’s affiliation with Northwell Health to analyze clinical samples that might provide a better understanding of various potential markers.

Fellowship route

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is one of several programs in the country that provides talented researchers with the opportunity to go directly from finishing their PhD to leading their own lab.

Amor is following in the footsteps of her MSKCC mentor Lowe, who also had been an independent fellow at CSHL. Lowe saw some similarities in their career paths, as they both made “unexpected discoveries during our Ph.D. research that were not only important, but clearly set a path for future research,” he explained in an email.

Lowe describes Amor as an “intense and driven scientist” who has an “extraordinary bandwidth to get things done, and a mental organization that allows her to execute science efficiently.” He believes her work is game changing at many levels and opens up numerous new directions for scientific study.

Lowe is “extraordinarily proud of [Amor] for becoming a CSHL fellow - and I hope she both contributes and benefits from the lab as I did,” he wrote in an email.

Amor said CSHL provided an ideal balance between finding collaborators who worked in similar areas, without competing for the same resources and conducting similar research.

Corina Amor ©Len Marks Photography, 2022/CSHL “The last thing you want is to go somewhere and be completely isolated,” she said. “You also don’t want to be at a place where there’s three other people doing the same thing and you’re not adding anything.”

She feels like she had a “nice synergy” with CSHL, which is trying to expand its immunology research.

As the first person to bring cellular therapy to CSHL, she has already started collaborating with several groups.

Amor recognizes the challenges ahead in training scientists who often have their own ideas about the questions they’d like to ask.

“The science is the easy part” and it comes naturally, but there is a “learning curve in how to manage people,” she said.

She appreciates the opportunity to talk with senior researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and plans to attend courses and seminars for principal investigators who are starting out.

When she was in graduate school, Amor said she rotated through different labs. When everything didn’t work as she might have hoped during those rotations, she said she had the opportunity to learn from those experiences.

“When training people in the lab, I try to be really specific

about what I want to do” while also ensuring that the researchers understand and appreciate the bigger picture and context for individual experiments, she said.

Originally from Madrid, Amor felt comfortable during her five years in Manhattan and is enjoying the open space and fresh air of Long Island in her role at CSHL. She also appreciates the chance to kayak in the waters around Long Island.

When she was around seven years old, Amor said her mother Esperanza Vegas was diagnosed with breast cancer. By participating in a clinical trial for a new drug, her mother fought off the disease.

“That made me realize how important science and research is,” Amor said.

During her educational training, Amor went directly from high school into a six-year program in which she earned a bachelor’s degree and a medical degree.

By the time she finished her PhD, she was hooked on research.

She appreciates the advice she received from Lowe, who encouraged her to conduct experiments despite the risks.

“Don’t get paralyzed at the beginning by fear,” she said. “Do the experiment and see what happens.”

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GETTING REAL: You can reduce your heart attack risk

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Addressing issues affecting mobility are crucial to reducing risk

surface were at substantially greater risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attack (4). Those who had surgery for the affected joint saw a substantially reduced heart attack risk. It is important to address the causes of osteoarthritis to improve mobility, whether with surgery or other treatments.

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Heart disease still ranks as the number 1 cause of death in the U.S., with just under 700,000 deaths per year, which equates to just over 200 deaths per 100,000 people

BY DAVID DUNAIEF, MD (1). Depending on your ethnicity, your risk might be higher or lower than the average.

While this is certainly better than it used to be, we have a long way to go to reduce the risk of heart disease.

Some risk factors are obvious. Others are not. Obvious ones include age (men at least 45 years old and women at least 55 years old), family history, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, diabetes and smoking. Less obvious ones include gout, atrial fibrillation and osteoarthritis.

The good news is that we have more control than we think. Most of these risks can be significantly reduced with lifestyle modifications.

Let’s look at the evidence.

Is obesity a risk factor?

Obesity continually gets play in discussions of disease risk. But how substantial a risk factor is it?

In the Copenhagen General Population Study, results showed an increased heart attack risk in those who were overweight and in those who were obese with or without metabolic syndrome, which includes a trifecta of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and high sugar levels (2).

“Obese” was defined as a body mass index (BMI) over 30 kg/m², while “overweight” included those with a BMI over 25 kg/m².

The risk of heart attack increased in direct proportion to weight. Specifically, there was a 26 percent increase in heart attack risk for those who were overweight and an 88 percent increase in risk for those who were obese without metabolic syndrome. This study had a follow-up of 3.6 years.

It is true that those with metabolic syndrome and obesity together had the highest risk. However, it is quite surprising that obesity, by itself, can increase heart attack risk when a person is “metabolically healthy.” Because this was an observational

When does fiber matter most?

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trial, the results represent an association between obesity and heart disease. Basically, it’s telling us that there may not be such a thing as a “metabolically healthy” obese patient. If you are obese, this is one of many reasons that it’s critical to lose weight.

Activity levels drive improvements

Let’s consider another lifestyle factor, the impact of being sedentary. An observational study found that activity levels had a surprisingly high impact on women’s heart disease risk (3). Of four key factors — weight, blood pressure, smoking and physical inactivity — age was the determinant as to which one had the most negative effect.

Those under the age of 30 saw smoking as most negatively impactful. For those over the age of 30, lack of exercise became the most dominant risk factor for heart disease, including heart attacks.

For women over age 70, the study found that increasing physical activity may have a greater positive impact than addressing high blood pressure, losing weight, or even quitting smoking. However, since high blood pressure was self-reported, it may have been underestimated as a risk factor.

Nonetheless, the researchers indicated that women should make sure they exercise on a regular basis to most significantly reduce heart disease risk.

Suffering with osteoarthritis?

The prevailing thought with osteoarthritis is that it is best to suffer with hip or knee pain as long as possible before having surgery. But when do we cross the line and potentially need joint replacement? In a study, those with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee joints that caused difficulty walking on a flat

Studies show that fiber decreases the risk of heart attacks. However, does fiber still matter once someone has a heart attack? In a recent analysis using data from the Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professional Follow-up Study, results showed that higher fiber plays an important role in reducing the risk of death after a heart attack (5).

Those who consumed the most fiber, compared to the least, had a 25 percent reduction in post-heart attack mortality.

Even more impressive is that those who increased their fiber after a cardiovascular event had a 31 percent reduction in mortality risk. The most intriguing part of the study was the dose response. For every 10-gram increase in fiber consumption, there was a 15 percent reduction in the risk of postheart attack mortality.

Lifestyle modifications are so important.

In the Nurses’ Health Study, which followed 120,000 women for 20 years, those who routinely exercised, ate a quality diet, did not smoke and were a healthy weight demonstrated a whopping 84 percent reduction in the risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attacks (6).

What have we learned? We can substantially reduce the risk of heart attacks and even potentially the risk of death after sustaining a heart attack with lifestyle modifications that include weight loss, physical activity and diet — with, in this case, a focus on fiber. While there are a number of diseases that contribute to heart attack risk, most of them are modifiable.

With disabling osteoarthritis, addressing the causes of difficulty with mobility may also help reduce heart attack risk.

References:

(1) cdc.gov. (2) JAMA Intern Med. 2014;174(1):15-22. (3) Br J Sports Med. 2014, May 8. (4) PLoS ONE. 2014, Mar 14, 2014. [https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0091286]. (5) BMJ. 2014;348:g2659. (6) N Engl J Med. 2000;343(1):16.

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SBU appoints new School of Dental Medicine Dean Stony Brook University has named Patrick M. Lloyd, DDS, MS, as Dean of the School of Dental Medicine (SDM).

Lloyd’s appointment, effective July 1, was announced by Hal Paz, MD, executive vice president of health sciences at Stony Brook University and chief executive officer, Stony Brook University Medicine. Lloyd joins Stony Brook after a decade spent as the dean of the College of Dentistry at Ohio State University.

Dr. Lloyd succeeds Margaret M. McGovern, MD, PhD, who was named Interim Dean of the School of Dental Medicine on Dec. 1, 2021. While at Ohio State some of Lloyd’s accomplishments included increasing college funding support for student research, forming a collegewide workgroup to identify priorities and develop strategies to improve the school’s environment, and initiating the CARE (Commitment to Access Resources and Education) program aimed at recruiting and supporting dental students from underserved communities in Ohio, and oversaw the planning, design, and fund raising for a ninety-five million dollar expansion and renovation of the college’s clinical and administrative facilities.

“Dr. Lloyd’s vision and extraordinary experience positions him well to lead the next era of Stony Brook’s School of Dental Medicine and build upon the School’s focus to advance its dental education, research, patient care, and service to the community,” said Dr. Paz. “He has the strategic acumen and leadership skills to ensure we meet the highest professional standards, provide the best education and training experiences to our students and residents, and highquality care for our patients.”

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1. Like a bug on windshield noise 6. G-man 9. Type of race 13. Late actor Ledger 14. Waikiki necklace 15. Group of lions 16. Knight's shiny garb 17. Ensign, for short 18. One to beat 19. *Graduation proof 21. *"School's Out" singer 23. An indigenous person in Laos 24. 6-shooter 25. Founder of People's Republic of China 28. Porous rock 30. *MFA or BA 35. Comrade in arms 37. Be inclined 39. Had in mind 40. Was a passenger 41. Ventricular beater 43. Same as ayah 44. ____ Trick, rock band 46. Nicholas II, e.g.

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48. "Pollock" actor Ed 50. Foolish one 52. Ever, to a poet 53. "House of Gucci" star 55. Masters Tournament peg 57. *Mortarboard attachment 60. *"No more ____, no more books" 64. Fancy boat 65. Mozart's "L'____ del Cairo" 67. Arm bones 68. Orderly arrangement 69. Granola grain 70. Gustatory sensation 71. Lord Byron's composition 72. Dashboard unit 73. Weasel's aquatic cousin

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

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Answers to last week's SUDOKU

What's Going On?

Is there a housing bubble ready to pop?

There are numerous factors that are different now than in 2008.

Are we heading toward a recession?

It would NOT automatically cause a housing crisis.

Looking at recessions back into the 80s, home prices appreciated four times, and only depreciated twice.

See our column in Arts & Lifestyles for more info

Timing is EVERYTHING!

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The truth about the market LET'S TALK...

REAL ESTATE

The beginning of this year has proved to look at more than one factor when predicting the future of real estate. Sellers and buyers have been on the edge of

BY MICHAEL ARDOLINO their seats.

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Recession doesn’t equal housing crisis

When some people hear “recession,” they think if there’s a housing bubble it will be ready to pop. Looking back at 2008, I can understand the concerns. Interestingly, there have been half a dozen recessions since 1980, and homes have appreciated four times and only twice depreciated. (See the chart in my ad in Arts & Lifestyles) The data proves that a slow economy doesn’t necessarily mean home values fall.

I mentioned in past columns that this time around, as homes appreciated and the trend continued, we were in better condition than 2008 when a high percentage of borrowers were defaulting on their subprime mortgages.

Those mortgages were easier to get than they are today, and the banking industry learned from its mistake. Banks are looking for buyers with credit scores on the high side who can afford a solid down payment. Also, homeowners who refinance must maintain 20% equity, which wasn’t the case in 2008 and led to property values falling to a point where the owner had a higher principal than what their house was worth.

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Earlier in the pandemic, people were eligible for a forbearance program for coronavirusrelated financial hardships. The federal program allowed property owners going through a difficult time to request a pause or reduction of their mortgage payments from their lenders. It provided an opportunity for many to get back on their feet.

Experts are finding that many who took advantage of this plan could catch up on their payments or restructure their loans, making it easier for them to make payments again.

Mortgage Bankers Association findings show that 36% of loans upon exiting the forbearance program were paid in full, 44.6% were repayment plans and 18.4% of mortgage holders still had problems.

For the homeowners who had enough equity to sell their homes, the real estate

market has quickly absorbed the new listings because inventory is low and demand still remains high.

The Three Village Historical Society, 93 North Country Road, Setauket has announced it will join museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currentlyserving U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. The program will run now through Labor Day, Sept. 5.

Blue Star Museums is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, in collaboration with the Department of Defense and museums across America.

“Museums educate and inspire, cause us to wonder and imagine, dream and remember,” said Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, chair of the National Endowment for the Arts. “By participating in the Blue Star Museums program, the Three

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Village Historical Society is offering military personnel and their families an opportunity to feel connected to the Three Village community and to explore the world through the power of arts, culture and design, contributing to each person being able to live an artful life.”

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Downton Abbey: A New Era reminds us of a journey taken REVIEWED BY JEFFREY SANZEL

In 2015, the landmark television series Downton Abbey ended its six-season run.

Four years later, Downton Abbey arrived on the big screen (reviewed in this paper in September 2019). Set in 1927, the story focused on a visit from King George V and Queen Mary. While the film lacked the weight and depth of the series, it was a satisfactory outing for Crawley fans, featuring almost the entire roster of principals.

After several delays in release, Downton Abbey 2, rechristened Downton Abbey: A New Era, arrives. Picking up one year From left, Harry Hadden-Paton, Laura Carmichael, Tuppence Middleton and Allen Leech in a later, the film opens with the wedding scene from the film. Photo courtesy of Focus Features of former chauffeur Tom Branson (Allen Leech) to Lucy (Tuppence Middleton), the a screwball element. There is something set of characters to another, allowing for barely a breath. The frantic, frenetic, and illegitimate child of Lady Bagshaw (Imelda tamped down in the emergency.

The simplistic arcs are predictable and often whimsical quality has a Muppets Take Staunton). The scene serves as a reverse curtain call of the entire cast—both upstairs provide opportunities for glorious scenery Downton Abbey feel.

Strangely though, these are minor and occasionally sitcom exchanges. There and down.

A New Era weaves two unrelated plots. In are many jokes at the expense of the film cavils. Watching A New Era—which is an one, the Dowager Countess (Maggie Smith) industry and the French, but the barbs improvement on the first—reminds us of the has inherited a villa in the south of France, are benign. The film is liberally sprinkled journey taken. The actors are uniformly true left to her by a possible former paramour, with minor subplots involving a peppering to the characters who have aged and seem the late Marquis de Montmirail. While of romance and domestic frustrations, appropriately worse for wear. The delicacy the Dowager is too ill to travel, members but these function to give the less active and honesty of the performances echo a world created over many years. The final act of the household journey to meet the characters a bit of screen time.

Ultimately, the problem allows the characters to breathe. Even in the man’s irate widow (Nathalie The delicacy and at the core of both films most contrived situations, the company is Baye) and welcoming son is that the characters have incapable of a wrong or false note.

(Jonathan Zaccaï). Here, honesty of the In one of the most beautiful scenes, questions arise regarding the performances echo matured. They no longer have the life-and-death Isobel (Penelope Wilton) and the Dowager Earl of Grantham’s (Hugh a world created over conflicts that shook their (Smith) reflect on their history, reminding Bonneville) birth. worlds and forced them to us how these longtime adversaries Meanwhile, in need of many years. look outward and inward. developed a deep bond. This is the film— a cash influx, the family leases Downton to a film company. Lady The entire clan has become not just better and Downton—at its best.

Many loose threads are tied up, providing Mary takes charge of the endeavor, dealing people but their best selves. The often with the director (Hugh Dancy), who, in dangerous and destructive relationship that closure. But the ending also honors the traditional Downton fashion, falls in love fueled the conflict between Lady Mary and circle of life, composed of births and with her. The undertaking is made more her sister, Lady Edith (Laura Carmichael), weddings, illnesses and deaths.

It would be a safe bet that there will difficult by its beautiful but crass leading no longer exists. If they are not best friends, be a Downton Abbey 3, probably dealing lady (Laura Haddock), coupled with the they are as close as possible.

Even the usually destructive Barrow with the problematic situation in Lady reality that silent films are dying.

The plots serve to put the characters in (Robert James-Collier) has become a more Mary’s marriage to racing fanatic Henry action but do little more. However, they benevolent soul. Happiness is not bad, but Talbot (absent from the film as actor offer a reminder that the Downton universe it is not the furnace that heats a story. Matthew Goode had production conflicts). revolves around property—acquisition, The roadblocks and hurdles are minor; the In addition, societal changes, financial ownership, and maintenance. Beginning experience is almost tacit. The culmination challenges, and global conflict will likely with Episode One, Downton Abbey was of emotional growth is not necessarily the offer myriad opportunities. And while nothing will take us back to the height of driven by the issue of entailment and best dramatic force.

Because of this, the first two-thirds Downton Abbey, we will gladly join the succession. With this shadow no longer present, the tension is gone. Even the roof of the film are composed of brief scenes Crawleys as they move forward.

Rated PG, the film is now playing in local repairs seem less dire and more a whacky (sometimes as short as two or three lines), (and almost desperate) way to introduce jumping from place to place and from one theaters.

MOVIE REVIEW

Burt Reynolds and Sally Field in a scene from the film. Photo courtesy of Fathom Events

Smokey and the Bandit returns to the big screen

Time to buckle up! In celebration of its 45th anniversary, Smokey and the Bandit returns to over 650 select theaters nationwide on Sunday, May 29 and Wednesday, June 1, courtesy of Turner Classic Movies and Fathom Events.

Directed by Hal Needham and starring Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Sally Field and Jerry Reed, Smokey and the Bandit delivers outrageous laughs in one of the biggest box-office hits of all time. The movie was the second highest-grossing domestic film of 1977 and spurred numerous spin-offs.

Bo "Bandit" Darville Bandit (Reynolds), a fun-loving, fast-talking trucker, takes on his craziest haul yet—delivering 400 cases of beer from Texarkana to Atlanta in just 28 hours.

With Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Gleason) hot on his trail and eager to teach him some respect for the law, the Bandit joins forces with good ol' boy Cledus (Reed) and runaway bride Carrie (Field).

Gear up for huge laughs, pedalto-the-metal action, and some of the wildest car crashes ever filmed!

Viewers will also be treated to exclusive behind-the-scenes insights and background information about the making of the movie from Turner Classic Movies.

Locally the film will be screened at Regal Deer Park 16, 455 Commack Road, Deer Park on May 29 at 4 p.m. and June 1 at 7 p.m.; Island 16 Cinema de Lux, 185 Morris Ave., Holtsville on June 1 at 7 p.m.; and Farmingdale Multiplex, 1001 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale on June 1 at 7 p.m.

Up next, The Wizard of Oz, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, The Thing, The Fifth Element and Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls head to the big screen in June.

To order tickets in advance, visit www.fathomevents.com.

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Four Harbors Audubon Society to host Tree Fest

BY TARA MAE

Communities, both human and otherwise, thrive through connection. Four Harbors Audubon Society celebrates these relationships with a Tree Fest, a community event hosted at Three Village Historical Society, 93 North Country Road in Setauket, on Saturday, May 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Visitors will be able to partake in raffles, face painting, arts and crafts, educational exhibits

by Avalon Nature Preserve and Living Lands Habitat Garden Design, a live bird presentation

by Sweetbriar Nature Center of Smithtown, and other activities.

During the event, Four Harbors Audubon Society will be giving away native tree and shrub whips procured from the Department of Conservation’s Saratoga Farm. These will include Black Cherry, Pussy Willow, Bare Oak, Beach Plum, Bayberry, Button Bush, and Red Osier Dogwood. In addition, a native plant sale will feature local flora such as shrubs, grasses, and spring/early summer flowering herbaceous plants.

Board member Sue Avery said that the demand for native plants has increased in recent years as gardeners have become more cognizant of the benefits of growing them.

Four Harbors promotes the national Audubon Society’s Plants for Birds initiative, which is an

Photo by Raina Angelier

online resource that identifies the best plants for local birds. “We hope to raise awareness on the significance of trees and native plants for our ecosystem and how essential they are for birds,” Avery added.

Native plants are integral to the biosphere and local ecosystems. They provide fruits, berries, and nuts for birds as well as other animals and create a habitat for pollinators and other insects.

The Tree Fest aligns with the national Audubon Society’s objective of restoring the wildlife and plants that have diminished or disappeared because of climate change, habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, pollution, and other environmental factors.

“Basically, National Audubon and Audubon New York call this type of work bird-friendly communities work,” President of the Audubon Society Joy Cirigliano said.

Creating and supporting a stable environment for birds is incorporated into the Audubon Society’s mission, which recently launched the Bird Oasis Program that encourages residents to construct habitats in their yards to support bird life.

“Part of the Audubon Society's work is to restore as much habitat as possible because when birds thrive, people prosper. Everything in the natural world is connected and the health of one goes hand and with the health of the other,” Cirigliano said.

Throughout the year, the Audubon Society organizes bird walks, installs native plant gardens in public places, and advocates for open spaces. Such a commitment to the local environment and its inhabitants is a trait Three Village Historical Society (TVHS) Director Mari Irizarry recognizes well.

“Community is at the core of every program we run at TVHS and, we are absolutely thrilled to host Four Harbors Audubon Society on May 28th for their annual Tree Fest,” Irizarry said.

“We support Four Harbors Audubon Society mission to protect and preserve birds, wildlife, and the places and resources needed, for today and tomorrow.”

Admission to the Tree Fest is free with a rain date of May 29. For more information, please visit https://4has.org or call 631-675-1803.

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Mamma Mia! lights up Theatre Three

BY BARBARA ANNE KIRSHNER

You are cordially invited To the destination wedding Of Sophie and Sky At a Greek Island inn.

BUT before Sophie can walk down the aisle, there is a mystery that must be solved.

Theatre Three has done it again and in grand style with the lighthearted musical comedy, Mamma Mia! The Musical featuring the songs of Swedish pop sensation, ABBA. The band, under the direction of accomplished Jeffrey Hoffman, starts the joyful festivities with an overture of ABBA catchy hits. Even if you weren’t alive when this 70’s rock group was big, the songs are infectious and sure to delight all age groups.

Producer Judy Craymer is credited with introducing the idea for this show to ABBA Swedish songwriters and members of the original band, Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, in 1983. British playwright Catherine Johnson was brought onboard to weave a story around these much-loved hit tunes and Mamma Mia! was born.

The show was an international sensation including productions at London’s West End and Broadway. It holds the distinction of being the eighth longest-running musical in West End history and 18th longest running musical on Broadway where it opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on October 18, 2001, and ran through September 12, 2015.

The story revolves around Sophie who discovers her mother Donna’s old diary only to find entries describing that twenty-one years ago she was intimate with three men, — Sam Carmichael, Bill Austin and Harry Bright — at this island paradise that she now owns. One of these three men is Sophie’s father, but which?

Sophie, who is about to get married, has visions of her father walking her down the aisle, so she sends invitations addressing them from her mother, but not letting Donna know what she has done. She feels certain that the moment she sets eyes on the men, she will know her father. The men accept and the plot is filled with comedic and emotional twists and turns when they show up at Donna’s Greek Island inn.

Director Jeffrey Sanzel has done a masterful job casting this show and the results are sheer perfection.

Cassidy Rose O’Brien’s Sophie is adorable with a rich vibrato that wraps around songs like I Have a Dream. O’Brien and Eric

THEATER REVIEW

Clockwise from top, Stephanie Moreau, Christina Muens and Lori Beth Belkin; Christina Muens and Matthew Boza; and Christina Muens, Eric J. Hughes and Cassidy Rose O'Brien.

Photos by Brian Hoerger/Theatre Three Productions, Inc.

J. Hughes, as her fiancé Sky, have great chemistry. One cute bit has Sky and his pals maneuvering scuba flippers as they team up with O’Brien on Lay All Your Love on Me showing how silly, playful and sexy these two are together.

Steve Corbellini as Donna’s special love Sam delivers a heartfelt performance that crescendos in his duet with Christina Muens (Donna) on S.O.S. Dennis Setteducati is hysterical as the never married adventurer and writer, Bill. His duet with Rosie on Take a Chance on Me is a madcap whirlwind as choreographed by Sari Feldman who can always be counted on to tell stories through dance. Andrew Boza’s Harry is reminiscent of a Monty Python character with his humorous British affects.

To add a fine dose of humor to the plot, Donna has invited her best friends with whom she was once in a girl group called Donna and the Dynamos. When these women arrive, the three have a grand reunion as they reminisce over former exploits.

There is the rich Tanya (Stephanie Moreau), who has been married three times, and the breezy Rosie (Lori Beth Belkin) who has never married. These three women are the centerpiece of the show adding much hilarity through their impeccable comedic timing and exuberant renditions of songs like Dancing Queen, Chiquita, and Super Trouper. Muens is fabulous as Donna with her powerhouse voice that sends chills especially in the standout The Winner Takes It All.

The cast is accompanied by a lively ensemble that infuses the stage with song and dance.

Costumes by Ronald Green III help illustrate the personalities of the characters from Bill’s Indiana Jones style hunting hat to Tanya’s elegantly flowing outfits to the flashy silver disco dresses of Donna and the Dynamos to all that glitter.

Randall Parsons’ scenic design cleverly glides from the main inn to a bedroom and back again while lighting design by Robert Henderson, Jr. accentuates the moods with wellplaced neon columns illuminating assorted colors.

The finale is exhilarating with Donna, Tanya and Rosie joined by Sam, Bill and Harry appearing in colorful ABBA inspired costumes and accompanied by the entire company draped in sequins. They invite the audience to a dance party featuring the songs Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen and Waterloo.

For an effervescent evening of theatre, get swept into the world of ABBA music at Donna’s fun Greek island resort in Mamma Mia!, playing now through June 25 at Theatre Three, 412 Main Street in Port Jefferson. Tickets are $35 adults, $28 seniors and students, $20 children ages 5 and up.

Please note this show contains adult themes and situations. For more information or to order, call 631-928-9100 or visit www. theatrethree.com.

POSTSCRIPT: I first saw Mamma Mia! in 2003 at Mandalay Bay Hotel when I was visiting my uncle who lived in Las Vegas. It was such a magical production brimming with energy and spirit that I couldn’t wait to take my niece and nephew to see the Broadway production, but to my surprise, I left the Winter Garden Theatre disappointed. I am happy to say that Theatre Three's production has the spirit and energy that so enchanted me in Vegas.

If you love musical theatre, you must catch this show. You will leave the theatre smiling, dancing to the beat and singing.

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Meet LINX! SHELTER PET OF THE WEEK This week's featured shelter pet is Linx, a 3-year-old German Shepard . Linx is highly intelligent with a love for chasing tennis balls. He will only go to a home that Linx has experience with the breed. Linx is not a dog that enjoys cuddle time; if it’s not play time, he is not interested. He should be the only pet in a adult only home with lots of time to throw tennis balls and teach him new commands.

If you would like to meet Linx, please call ahead to schedule an hour to properly interact with him in a domestic setting.

The Smithtown Animal & Adoption Shelter is located at 410 Middle Country Road, Smithtown. Visitor hours are currently Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Sundays and Wednesday evenings by appointment only). Call 631-360-7575 or visit www.townofsmithtownanimalshelter. com for more information.

United Nations International Yoga Day heads to PJS Save the date! The Meadow Club, 1147 Route 112, Port Jefferson Station will be hosting the 7th Annual United Nations Day of Yoga on June 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The event is open to all and will include a variety of yoga classes for all ages and levels, meditation sessions, vendors and more.

This event is being sponsored by Indu Kaur, Director of The Meadow Club; Jas Singh, founder of ReflectandRespond; Sharmila Nigam, founder of One Love Generation; and Marcy Guzman of The Healing Center at Port Jeff Salt Cave, along with 14 holistic teachers and volunteers.

Brookhaven Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich, Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn, Director of the Staller Center Alan Inkles, and President of the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Chamber of Commerce Jennifer Dzvonar, to name a few, will be in attendance for the candle lighting ceremony to start the morning program.

A vision of Indu Kaur, owner of The Meadow Club, the event is intended to promote harmony, world peace, health and wellness through the various practices of yoga and holistic modalities.

Event speakers include Dr. N who is Board certified Doctor of Integrative Medicine,

Alternative Medicine and Doctor of Humanitarian services with PhD graduated from International Quantum University of Integrative Medicine; and Meditation teacher Bhante Kottave Nanda from Long Island Meditation Center.

Attendees will be able to learn and practice various forms of yoga such as Hatha, Chair, Kundalini, Restorative, Vinyasa, Yin, Yoga Nidra and more from local instructors of Yoga, Pranayama breathing, Ayurveda,

Holistic health lifestyle, meditation, Reiki, financial wellbeing and more.

In addition, a delicious vegan vegetarian buffet will be available for a nominal fee along with raffle of baskets valued at $200+ to support this fully volunteered sponsored event and raise awareness of peace with yoga, love, and light. Bring your own yoga mats or mats will be available for purchase.

The event is FREE and open to the public.

RSVP requested by calling 631-828-4818.

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Potato salad for summer get-togethers

BY BARBARA BELTRAMI

For me, no backyard barbecue, picnic, beach or pool party is complete without potato salad on the menu. And I don’t mean that gloppy stuff from the supermarket. I’m talking about freshly boiled potatoes dressed with mayonnaise or oil and vinegar and laced with whatever you want. Any variety of boiling potato with a waxy consistency will work; the younger and newer the potato, the better. With or without the skin, the potatoes should be cooked until fork tender, immediately immersed in cold water to stop their cooking, and dressed, unlike green salad, as soon as possible. The following recipes should see you through the coming holiday weekend and many a summer get-together.

COOKING COVE

Traditional Potato Salad YIELD: Makes 8 servings INGREDIENTS: • 5 - 6 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 1” cubes • 1 cup homemade or Hellman’s mayonnaise • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar or white wine vinegar • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste • 1 cup fine chopped celery • 1/2 cup finely chopped onion • 2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped (optional)

• 1 can rolled anchovies, drained • 1/2 cup sliced red onion • 8-10 marinated artichoke quarters or halves, coarsely chopped • 1/2 cup Italian flat leaf parsley, chopped • 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaves

DIRECTIONS:

DIRECTIONS:

Place potatoes in a 4-quart pot and cover with cold salted water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat and simmer until fork tender, about 10 minutes. Drain, immerse in cold water, then drain again and cool slightly. In a large bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, vinegar, salt and pepper; add potatoes, celery, onion and eggs, if using.

Gently toss and serve warm or at room temperature if using immediately. Otherwise, cover and refrigerate up to 6 hours. Serve with meat, poultry, fish or other salads.

Mediterranean Potato Salad YIELD: Makes 8 to 10 servings INGREDIENTS: • 7 medium Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and halved • 1 1/2 cups homemade or Hellman’s mayonnaise • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste • 2 roasted red peppers, fresh or from jar • 1/2 pound fresh string beans, cooked • One 14-ounce can white beans rinsed and drained • One 6-ounce can oil-packed Italian belly tuna, drained and flaked • 1/2 cup pitted black olives • 1 tablespoon capers, rinsed and drained

Potato Salad with Herbed Vinaigrette

In a large pot combine salted cold water and potatoes. Over medium-high heat bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer and cook until fork tender, about 20-25 minutes.

Drain, rinse in cold water, then drain again.

When cool enough to handle cut potatoes into half-inch cubes; in a large bowl combine them with mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Toss gently to combine and transfer to serving bowl. Add the peppers, string beans, white beans, tuna, olives, capers, anchovies, onion, artichokes, parsley, and basil in order given. Serve warm or at room temperature with cold cuts, crusty Italian bread, and cheese.

Potato Salad with Herbed Vinaigrette YIELD: Makes 10 to 12 servings INGREDIENTS: • 3 pounds tiny new potatoes, scrubbed but not peeled • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste • 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar • 3 - 4 tablespoons dry white wine • 1 tablespoon fresh marjoram or oregano leaves, minced • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves • 2 tablespoons minced flat leaf parsley leaves • 4 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced • 2/3 - 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

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DIRECTIONS:

In a large pot combine cold salted water and potatoes. Over medium-high heat, bring to a boil, then simmer until fork tender, about 15 minutes. Drain, rinse in cold water, drain again and set aside to cool slightly.

In a large bowl whisk together the salt and pepper, vinegar, wine, herbs and scallions; add oil and whisk vigorously. When cool enough to handle, slice potatoes 1/4” thick, and add to mixture, then toss gently. Serve warm or at room temperature with meat, poultry, fish or other salads.

HHS hosts Garden Tour

Save the date! The Huntington Historical Society presents the Spring Festival of Gardens Tour on Sunday, June 5 from noon to 4 p.m. Come spend a day enjoying some of Huntington's gorgeous gardens during this selfguided tour to delight and inspire you. And don’t miss refreshments and the Society's popular plant sale at the historical Kissam property, 434 Park Avenue, Huntington. Tickets are $40 per person, $35 for members, $45 day of the event, if available. For more information, call 631-427-7045 or visit www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

HOROSCOPES OF THE WEEK GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Typical routines just aren’t fulfilling you lately, Gemini.

Avoid succumbing to frustration and dissatisfaction by trying a new hobby or brainstorming ways you can change.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Avoid comparing yourself to friends and colleagues, Cancer. You may need a confidence boost, so hang around friends and family who have your back.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Has your love life affected your professional ambitions lately, Leo? Take a step back and analyze the situation to see what you can change for the better.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Take some time to audit your health, Virgo. What you eat, how much you are sleeping, how often you are exercising — these are all factors that may require some change.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, watch out for power struggles at work, especially if you feel they are causing you to be treated unfairly.

Bring issues to a supervisor if it comes to it.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, fatigue may catch up with you if you have not been pacing yourself or taking enough time to care for yourself. Slow down and take a mental health day … or two.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 You may be more sensitive than usual this week, Sagittarius. You may feel like family or friends are judging you, but that’s not necessarily so.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Try not to take part in popularity contests or gossip sessions at work, Capricorn. It can only come back to bite you when you least expect it. Stay the course and keep working hard.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, you may be seeking greener pastures, both at home and in your professional life. Impatience can get the best of you, but a change will happen over time.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 You may have a tough time relating to others this week, Pisces. You view the world through a creative lens even when others don’t.

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 You may be questioning some of your relationships this week, Aries. Periodic reflection is good for your longterm well-being, but move ahead with caution.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, finding balance between your professional life and your home life may be challenging this week. Try not to hurry through your decision-making process.

Famous Birthdays: May 26 - Lauryn Hill (47), May 27 - Jamie Oliver (47), May 28 - Gladys Knight (78), May 29 - Annette Bening (64), May 30 - Idina Menzel (51) , May 31 - Colin Farrell (46), June 1 - Morgan Freeman (85), June 2 - Wayne Brady (50)

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Thursday 26 Author Talk

In honor of ALS Awareness Month, Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson will welcome local author Christine Pendergast for a discussion of the book Blink Spoken Here from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing at the event. Open to all. Call 928-1212 to register in advance.

May 26 to June 2, 2022

Old Time Jam at Hallockville

Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Ave., Riverhead invites the community to an Eastern Long Island Old Time Jam from 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Call 298-5292 for more information.

Atelier lecture

The Atelier at Flowerfield in St. James continues its online lecture series with Introduction to Freehand Airbrush Painting with Ross Barbera from 7 to 9 p.m. With a Spring crocus as his subject, Barbera will present a video demonstration to introduce viewers to the tools, techniques, and materials used when painting freehand with an airbrush.

To register for this free webinar, visit www. theatelieratflowerfield.org/lectures.

Vanderbilt lecture

Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport hosts a lecture titled Long Island Estates of the Great Gatsby Era with best-selling author, architect, and historian Gary Lawrance at 7 p.m. Lawrance will introduce participants to the real Long Island mansions that inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald’s literary classic The Great Gatsby. Light refreshments will be served.

Tickets are $10 per person. To register, visit www.vanderbiltmuseum.org.

Friday 27

Birdwatch & Architecture Tour

Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport will host a Birdwatch and Architecture Tour today at 8 a.m. and again at 6:30 p.m. Explore the Vanderbilt Estate and its diverse bird species with the museum’s chief curator and learn about the Spanish Revival architecture of the mansion. . Tickets are $12 per person. Sturdy hiking footwear is strongly suggested and participants are asked to bring their own binoculars. Register at www. vanderbiltmuseum.org or call 854-5579.

Huntington YMCA Carnival

The Huntington YMCA, 60 Main St., Huntington will host its annual Memorial Day Weekend Carnival tonight from 6 to 10:30 p.m., May 28 and May 29 from 1 to 10:30 p.m., and May 30 from 1 to 6 p.m. featuring carnival rides, entertainment, food, games, and Dominguez Attractions as seen on America’s Got Talent. POP bracelets are $35 or individual ride tickets. Visit ymcali.org/carnival for more information.

Audubon Society Tree Fest

Three Village Historical Society, 93 North Country Road, Setauket hosts a Tree Fest by the Four Harbors Audubon Society from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come learn about and celebrate trees! Enjoy educational exhibits, face painting, native plant sale, DIY crafts and free tree seedlings. Free admission. Visit www.4has.org. See more on page B12.

Maritime History Walking Tour

Join the Three Village Historical Society for a maritime history walking tour titled Down the Ways, the Wooden Ship Era at 4 p.m. Led by Historian Beverly C. Tyler, guests will learn about shipbuilders, ship captains, and families prominent in Setauket’s maritime history. The walking tour explores the Dyer’s Neck-East Setauket Historic Shipbuilding District where coast-wise and ocean-going ships were built and where these local families, lived, worked and died. You will see the carpenter shop where the construction planning took place and visit the area where completed ships wintered over and where the bones of these ships rest today. Tours leave from the Brookhaven Town Dock, 58 Shore Road, East Setauket. $20, $5 children under age 12. Walk-ins welcome, but reservations are strongly recommended by visiting www.tvhs.org. Walk-ins MUST pay in cash at the start of tour. For more information, call 751-3730.

Sunday 29

Huntington YMCA Carnival HONORING OUR FALLEN Memorial Day Parades return to the North Shore on Monday including the one in Setauket along Main Street and Route 25A. File photo by Rita J. Egan 2019/TBR News Media

Friday Night Coffee House

Celebrate St. James continues its Friday Night Coffee House series at the St. James Community Cultural Arts Center, 176 Second Street, St. James with singer/songwriter/musician Jill Decker playing acoustic guitar from 7 to 9 p.m. Coffee and refreshments will be served.

Donation of $20, $15 seniors. Visit www.celebratestjames.org or call 984-0201 to register.

Poets in Port

Northport Arts Coalition hosts Poet In Port at the First Presbyterian Church, 330 Main St., Northport on the last Friday of every month at 7:30 pm. Featured poet this month will be Deborah Hauser, author of Ennui: From the Diagnostic and Statistical Field Guide of Feminine Disorders. All are welcome.

Register for your free ticket through EventBrite. Visit www.northportarts.org for more info.

Friday Night Face-Off

Friday Night Face Off, Long Island’s longest running Improv Comedy Show, returns to Theatre Three’s Second Stage, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson tonight at 10:30 p.m. Using audience suggestions, FNFO pits two teams of improvisers against each other in an all-out championship! Recommended for ages16 and

up, due to adult content. Tickets are $15 at the door only. Call 928-9100 for more information.

Saturday 28

Huntington YMCA Carnival See May 27 listing.

Caumsett Hike

Join the staff at Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, 25 Lloyd Harbor Road, Huntington for a Nature on the Move hike from 9:45 to 11:45 a.m. This slow to moderate 4 mile hike will include observations of the west side of the park including fields and woods. Adults only. $4 per person. Advance registration required by calling 423–1770.

Spring Village Craft Fair

Springtime is shopping time! The Smithtown Historical Society, 239 E. Main St., Smithtown will host a Spring Village Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Over 125 exhibitors are expected featuring fine art, photography, textiles, jewelry, wood crafts, soft sculpture, home and garden decor, organic bath and body products, candles, gourmet foods, live music and food trucks. Free admission. Rain date is June 4. Call 846-1459. * All numbers are in (631) area code unless otherwise noted.

See May 27 listing.

Port Jefferson Farmers Market

Get local! The Port Jefferson Farmer’s Market returns to Harborfront Park, 101 E. Broadway, Port Jefferson today and every Sunday through Nov. 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Purchase local produce, honey, bread and baked goods, plants and flower bouquets.

Call 473-4724.

Street Painting Festival

East End Arts, 133 E. Main St., Riverhead will host the 26th annual Community Mosaic Street Painting Festival in Downtown Riverhead and in front of East End Arts from noon to 5 p.m. Featuring street painting for all ages and skill levels, live music, interactive art, a kids zone, craft and artisan Vendors, food trucks , fine arts sale, drum circle and dance and theatre performances. Free admission. Call 727-0900.

Ronkonkoma Street Fair

The Ronkonkoma Chamber of Commerce will host the 2022 Ronkonkoma Street Fair along Hawkins Avenue in Ronkonkoma on from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. featuring over 200 vendors with live entertainment, merchandise, food, children’s rides, arts and crafts and lots of fun for fall. Call 963-2796 for more info.

Grist Mill tours

The Stony Brook Grist Mill, 100 Harbor Road, Stony Brook will be open today and every Sunday through October from 1 to 4

MAY 26, 2022 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE B17 p.m. Learn about the inner workings of the mill as it crushes grain into flour and hear about its 323 year history on a guided tour will a miller during guided tours and a visit the Country Store. Admission is $4 for adults, $2 for children. Cash only. For more information on the Stony Brook Grist Mill and for large group tours, call The Ward Melville Heritage Organization at 751-2244.

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Huntington YMCA Carnival See May 27 listing.

Memorial Day Parade

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3054 will host the Setauket Memorial Day Parade at 11 a.m.

The parade head east down Route 25A and commence with a ceremony at Veterans Park at the corner of Route 25A and Shore Road.

For more information, call 751-5541.

*See sidebar for more Memorial Day events

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Wednesday 1 Cruise Night Car Show

It’s back! The Shoppes at East Wind, 5720 Route 25A, Wading River hosts a Cruise Night Car Show every Wednesday through Oct. 26 from 5 to 9 p.m. Visit the Shoppes, enjoy a bite to eat and then check out the fine array of classic cars in the parking lot. Call 929-3500.

Thursday 2

Stony Brook Walking Tour

Join the Ward Melville Heritage Organization for a Secrets of Stony Brook Village Walking Tour today at 11:50 a.m. or 3:50 p.m. Hear some newly uncovered stories while strolling through the village. $10 per person. Make your reservations by calling 751-2244.

Theater ‘Mamma Mia!’

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson closes its 2021-2022 with Mamma Mia! from May 21 to June 25. ABBA’s timeless hits tell the enchanting story! On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother’s past back to the Greek island paradise they last visited twenty years ago.

Featuring such chart toppers as “Knowing Me, Knowing You,” “Take a Chance on Me,” “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!,” and “Dancing Queen,” this is a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget. Contains adult themes and situations. Tickets are $35 adults, $28 seniors and students, $20 children ages 5 and older. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www. theatrethree.com. See review on page B13.

‘Much Ado About Nothing’

The Carriage House Players continues its annual Shakespeare Festival at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport with Much Ado About Nothing from June 5 to June 26 on Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 7 p.m. Performances take place outdoors on stage in the courtyard, where the Spanish-Mediterranean architecture adds a touch of timeless charm and magic. Bring a picnic dinner to enjoy before the show and bring your own lawn chair. Inclement weather cancels. Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors and children ages 12 and under. To order, visit www. vanderbiltmuseum.org.

‘Kinky Boots’

John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport presents Kinky Boots from May 19 to July 3. With songs by Cyndi Lauper and book by Harvey Fierstein, this dazzling, sassy and uplifting musical celebrates a joyous story, inspired by true life events, taking you from the factory floor of a men’s shoe factory to the glamorous catwalks of Milan!

Tickets range from $75 to $80 with free valet parking. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www. engemantheater.com. Read review next week!

Vendors Wanted

◆ The Shoppes at East Wind, 5768 Route 25A, Wading River has vendor opportunities available for its upcoming outdoor Farmer’s Markets on June 18, July 16, Aug. 20 and Sept.17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 631-9293500 x708 for an application. ◆ Commack United Methodist Church, 486 Townline Road, Commack seeks vendors for its Community Yard Sale on June 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fee is $25 per space. Tables are not supplied and the event is held rain or shine.

Outdoor spaces are 10’ by 10’; indoor spaces 6’ by 6’. For additional information, call 631499-7310 or email mail@commack-umc.org. ◆ Farmingville Hills Chamber of Commerce will host its 10th annual Farmingville Street Fair along Portion Road on June 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Interested vendors can call 631317-1738 or visit www.farmingvillechamber. com for an application. ◆ St. Thomas of Canterbury, 29 Brooksite Drive, Smithtown seeks craft or new merchandise vendors for its Craft Fair and Car Show on Oct. 8 (rain date is Oct. 15 for craft fair only). Visit www.stthomasofcanterbury.net or call 631-265-4520 to obtain an application or get more info.

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Memorial Day parades/ceremonies

‘Remember those who served before.

Remember those who are no more.

Remembers those who serve today.

Remember them all on Memorial Day.’

— Emily Toma

Centerport

The Centerport Fire Department will host a Memorial Day Parade on May 30 at 10 a.m. from Centershore Road, Harrison Drive, east on Mill Dam Road Centerport, southeast on Prospect Road, south on Little Neck Road.

Ends at 9 Park Circle, Centerport followed by a ceremony at the memorial monuments in the park. 631-261-5916

Commack

VFW Elwood-Commack Post 9263 hosts a Memorial Day parade on May 30 at 10 a.m.

Kick off is at the Home Depot parking lot at the intersection of Larkfield Road and Jericho Turnpike and head east on Jericho Turnpike to junction at Veterans Highway to Cannon Park for a ceremony. 631-368-9463

East Northport

Father Judge Council Knights of Columbus hosts the East Northport Memorial Day Parade with kick off on May 30 at 12:15 p.m. at Clay Pitts and Larkfield roads and proceed to John Walsh Memorial Park adjacent to NorthportEast Northport Library. 631-262-1891

Greenlawn

Organized by the Greenlawn Fire Department, a Memorial Day parade will kick off on May 30 at 9 a.m. on East Maple Road, south on Broadway to Greenlawn Memorial Park, at the corner of Pulaski Road and Broadway.

631-261-9106

Kings Park

The 96th annual Kings Park Memorial Day Parade, sponsored by American Legion Post 944, will be held on May 30 at 9 a.m. Kick off is at the RJO School at Old Dock Road and Church Street to the Veterans Plaza at Route 25A for flag ceremonies. 631-269-4140

Northport

Organized by the Northport American Legion Post 694, the parade will begin at 10 a.m. on May 30 at Laurel Avenue School and proceed to the Northport Village Park. 631-261-4424

Huntington

The Town of Huntington will host a Memorial Day Wreath Ceremony on May 29 at Veterans Plaza on the front lawn of Huntington Town Hall at 100 Main Street at noon. Patriotic music will be performed by the Northport High School Choir. 631-351-3012 On May 30, a Memorial Day parade organized

by Nathan Hale VFW Post 1469 and American Legion Post 360 will commence at 10 a.m. at West Neck Road and Gerard Street and head east on Main Street to Stewart Avenue in Huntington. 631-421-0535

Port Jefferson

On May 30, American Legion Wilson Ritch Post 432 will be performing a Memorial Day ceremony honoring and mourning the military personnel who have died in the performance of their military duties while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces at Port Jefferson Memorial Park, West Broadway, Port Jefferson. Call 631-473-9774 for the time.

St. James

A Memorial Day Parade organized by Sgt. John W. Cooke VFW Post 395 will be held on May 30 at 10 a.m. The parade steps off at the corner of Lake Avenue and Woodlawn Avenue and proceeds to St. James Elementary School for a ceremony. 631-862-7965

Setauket

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3054 will hold its annual Three Village Memorial Day Parade in Setauket on May 30 at 11 a.m.

Parade starts at the corner of Main Street and Route 25A with an opening ceremony at the Village Green across from the library and a closing ceremony at Memorial Park along Route 25A. 631-751-5541

Smithtown

The Smithtown Fire Department will host a Memorial Day Parade on May 30 at noon.

Kickoff is at the corner of Main Street and Singer Lane, continuing west on Main Street to Town Hall. 631-360-7620

Sound Beach

The Sound Beach Civic Association hosts a Memorial Day service at Veterans Memorial Park, New York Ave., Sound Beach on May 30 at noon. 631-744-6952

Stony Brook

VFW Post 3054 will host a Memorial Day ceremony at the Stony Brook Harbor Memorial (near Stony Brook Fire Department) on Main Street in Stony Brook Village on May 30 at 9 a.m. 631-751-5541

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Religious D irectory Catholic INFANT JESUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 110 Myrtle Ave., Port Jefferson 631-473-0165 Fax 631-331-8094 www.www.infantjesus.org REVEREND PATRICK M. RIEGGER, PASTOR, ASSOCIATES: REV. FRANCIS LASRADO & REV. ROLANDO TICLLASUCA Parish Outreach: 631-331-6145 Weekly Masses: 6:50 and 9am in the Church, 12pm in the Chapel* Weekend Masses: Saturday at 5 pm in the Church, 4:00 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

Anointing of the sick: by request Bereavement: 631-941-4141 X 341 Faith Formation Office:631-941-4141 X 328 Outreach: 631-941-4141 X 313 Our Daily Bread Sunday Soup Kitchen 3:00pm closed....reopening TBD Food Pantry Open ... Wednesdays 12Noon to 2pm and Sundays 2pm to 3pm Mission Statement: We, the Catholic community of the Three Village area, formed as the Body of Christ through the waters of Baptism, are a pilgrim community journeying toward the fullness of the Kingdom of God, guided by the Holy Spirit, nourished by the Eucharist and formed by the Gospel. We strive to respond to Jesus invitation: to be faithful and fruitful disciples; to be a Good Samaritan to our neighbor and enemy; to be stewards of and for God’s creation and to be living witness of Faith, Hope and Charity...so that in Jesus name, we may be a welcoming community, respectful of life in all its diversities.

ST. GERARD MAJELLA ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

ST. LOUIS DE MONTFORT ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

300 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station 631-473-2900 www.stgmajella.org REV. GREGORY RANNAZZISI, PASTOR Mass: Saturday 5pm Sunday 8am, 10am & 12pm Weekday Mass: 9am Confessions: Saturday 3:45pm-4:45pm Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9am - 4:30pm Thrift Shop: Monday-Thursday 10am - 4pm and Friday 10am-2pm.

Baptism and Wedding arrangements can be made by calling the Parish Office

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

No matter your personal history, age or background. YOU are invited, respected and loved at St. Louis de Montfort.

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

Baptisms: Most Sundays at 1:30 pm.

Please contact Parish Office for an appointment.

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

Anointing of the Sick: by request.

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

Religious Education: Contact 631-744-9515 Parish Outreach: Contact 631-209-0325

ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 429 Rt. 25A, Setauket Phone: 631-941-4141 Fax: 631-751-6607 Parish Office email: parish@stjamessetauket.org www.stjamessetauket.org REV. ROBERT KUZNIK, PASTOR REV. ROBERT SCHECKENBACK, ASSOCIATE PASTOR REV. MIKE S. EZEATU, SBU HOSPITAL CHAPLAIN, IN RESIDENCE Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9am to 4pm ...

Saturday 9am to 2pm Weekday Masses: Monday to Saturday 8am Weekend Masses: Saturday (Vigil) 5pm (Youth) Sunday 8am ... 9:30am (Family) 11:30am (Choir) Baptisms: contact the Office at the end of the third month of pregnancy to set a date Matrimony: contact the Office at least nine months before desired date to set a date.

Reconciliation: saturdays 4:00 to 4:45 or by appointment

Catholic Traditional Latin Mass ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL SOCIETY OF SAINT PIUS X 900 Horseblock Road, Farmingville 631-736-6515 sspxlongisland.com Sunday Masses at 7am and 9am Please consult sspxlongisland.com for updates and current mass times.

Congregational MT. SINAI CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 233

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Country Road, Mt. Sinai 631-473-1582 www.msucc.org REV. DR. PHILIP HOBSON Mount Sinai Congregational Church is open to the public “Masks are not required, but are suggested.”

We will continue to provide our online service on our You Tube channel at 10am, and any time thereafter, with Rev. Phil Hobson.

Through our worship and by our actions we strive to live out Christ’s message to love one another.

The Island Heart Food Pantry continues to help those in need at 643 Middle Country Road, Middle Island, N.Y. Our hours are Wednesday and Thursday from 2:30-4:30pm. Wear a mask and stay in car “No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.”

Grace and Peace, Rev. Phil “Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted”: Matthew 5:4 On May 28, the Caring Ministry will offer a small group environment for those who have experienced loss, using “Journeying Through Grief” booklets as a guide. All sessions will take place at 10AM in Voorhees Hall at Mt. Sinai Congregational Church, 233 North Country Road, Mt. Sinai, NY. All are welcome, please call to register at (631) 473-1582 or email at www.mscc1@optonline.net.

Episcopal ALL SOULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH Our little historic church on the hill across from the Stony Brook Duck Pond 61 Main Street, Stony Brook Visit our website www.allsoulsstonybrook.org or call 631-655-7798 allsoulschurch@optimun.net REV THOMAS REESE Interdenominational Morning Prayer ServiceTuesday 8:00am- Half Hour Interdenominational Rosary Service-Wednesday 12noonSunday Services: 8am Virtual Service 9:30am Service at the Church-Organ Music

All Souls collects food for the hungry of L. I. every day. Please leave non-perishables in vestibule of Church.This is a small eclectic Episcopal congregation that has a personal touch. We welcome all regardless of where you are on your spiritual journey. Walk with us.

CAROLINE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SETAUKET 1 Dyke Road on the Village Green, Setauket Web site: www.carolinechurch.net email: office@carolinechurch.net 631-941-4245 REV. COOPER CONWAY, INTERIM PRIEST-IN-CHARGE Let God walk with you as part of our family-friendly community.

Holy Eucharist Saturday 5pm Sunday 8am, 9:30am Church School at 9:30

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Av e . , P o r t J e f f e r s o n 631-473-0273 email: ccoffice@christchurchportjeff.org www.christchurchportjeff.org Church office hours: Tues. - Fri. 9am - 12pm FATHER ANTHONY DILORENZO: PRIEST IN CHARGE Please join us for our 8:00 and 10:00 Sunday Eucharist´s and our 10:00 Wednesday Eucharist in our Chapel. Please wear masks.

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

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH “To know Christ and to make Him known” 12 Prospect St, Huntington 631-427-1752 On Main St. next to the Library REV. DUNCAN A. BURNS, RECTOR REV. CLAIRE MIS, DEACON ALEX PRYRODNY, MUSIC DIRECTOR & ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE Sunday Worship In Person, Zoom & Facebook 8:00 am Rite I Holy Eucharist with music 9:45 am Sunday School 10:00 am Rite II Holy Choral Eucharist Morning Prayer Via Zoom 9:00 am Monday thru Friday Thrift Shop Open!

12 to 3 pm Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays Volunteers needed info@stjohns1745.org (631) 427-1752 www.stjohns1745.org Facebook.com/stjohns1745

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

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Religious D irectory Jewish NORTH SHORE JEWISH CENTER 385 Old Town Rd., Port Jefferson Station 631-928-3737 www.northshorejewishcenter.org RABBI AARON BENSON CANTOR DANIEL KRAMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARCIE PLATKIN PRINCIPAL HEATHER WELKES YOUTH DIRECTOR JEN SCHWARTZ Services: Friday At 8 Pm; Saturday At 9:15 am Daily Morning And Evening Minyan Call For Times. Tot Shabbat Family Services Sisterhood Men’s Club Seniors’ Club Youth Group Continuing Ed Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Judaica Shop Food Pantry Lecture Series Jewish Film Series NSJC JEWISH LEARNING CENTER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Innovative Curriculum And Programming For Children Ages 5-13 Imagine A Synagogue That Feels Like Home!

Come Connect With Us On Your Jewish Journey. Member United Synagogue Of Conservative Judaism.

TEMPLE ISAIAH (REFORM) 1404 Stony Brook Road, Stony Brook 631-751-8518 www.tisbny.org A Warm And Caring Intergenerational Community Dedicated To Learning, Prayer, Social Action, and Friendship.

Member Union For Reform Judaism RABBI PAUL SIDLOFSKY CANTOR INTERN KALIX JACOBSON EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR RABBI PAUL SIDLOFSKY, RABBI EMERITUS STEPHEN A. KAROL RABBI EMERITUS ADAM D. FISHER CANTOR EMERITUS MICHAEL F. TRACHTENBERG Sabbath Services: 1st Friday of the month 6pm, all other Fridays 7:30pm and Saturday B’nai services at 10am Religious School Monthly Family Service Monthly Tot Shabbat Youth Groups 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 Email: office@hopelutheran.com Website: www.hopeluth.com REV. DR. RICHARD O. HILL, PASTOR

DALE NEWTON, VICAR On Sundays the services are at 9 and 10:30 a.m.

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

Our Food Pantry is open to everyone on Thursdays from 12:30-2:30 p.m. for picking up food. Also, donations can be made from 11 a.m.-noon or by making arrangements by leaving a message on the church answering service.

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

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

ST. PAUL’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 309 Patchogue Road, Port Jefferson Station 631-473-2236 E-mail: Pastorpauldowning@yahoo.com Pastor’s cell: 347-423-3623 (voice or text) www.StPaulsLCPJS.org facebook.com/stpaulselca REV. PAUL A. DOWNING PASTOR Indoor services of Holy Communion are offered each Sunday at 8:30 and 10:30 am in our sanctuary. Parking lot is behind church. Enter from Maple Avenue.Out of consideration for others if you have not been vaccinated, please wear a mask.

Morning worship is also available over Facebook Live at the church website from the 8:30 service.

Lutheran-LCMS MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH 465 Pond Path, East Setauket 631-751-1775 www.messiahny.org PASTOR NILS NIEMEIER ASSOCIATE PASTOR STEVE UNGER Sunday worship is at 9:00am & 10:45am.

Sunday School at 9:00am VBS will be held June 27-July 1, 9am to 12pm.

Register on our website or call the church office.

Bible study on Wednesday and Thursday nights.

Our services are live-streamed.

Go to our website for link.

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

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

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

Sunday Worship: 10:30 Am Adult Sunday School 9:30 Am Lectionary Reading And Prayer: Wed. 12 Noon Gospel Choir: Tues. 8 Pm Praise Choir And Youth Choir 3rd And 4th Fri. 6:30 PM.

SETAUKET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 160 Main Street, Corner of 25A and Main Street East Setauket 631-941-4167 REV. STEVEN KIM, PASTOR Sunday Worship Service Indoor at 10am Services are streamed online @ www. setauketumc.org and livestreamed on Facebook Holy Communion 1st Sunday of Month Mary Martha Circle (Women’s Ministry) meets every 2nd Tuesday each month at 1pm No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you’re welcome here!

33 Christian Ave/ PO 2117, E. Setauket 631-941-3581 REV. LISA WILLIAMS PASTOR

Quaker

Presbyterian QUAKER FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF PORT JEFFERSON 107 South/Main Streets 631-473-0147 We are an accepting and caring people who invite you to share in the journey of faith with us.

Email: office@pjpres.org Website: www.pjpres.org THE REV. DR. RICHARD GRAUGH Sunday Worship Service-10 am (social distancing & masks required) service is also broadcast on church FB page under “Missions and Activities” Christian Education Activities: Call 631-473-0147 Bible Study: Tuesday 2 pm via Zoom Holy Communion 1st Sunday of the Month Hot meals, groceries & clothing provided on a take out basis by Welcome Friends on Wednesday 5:00-6:00pm and Fridays 3:30-5:00 pm Call the church office or visit our website for current activities and events.

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

Methodist BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

All are welcome!

THE REV. DR. JOHANNA McCUNE WAGNER LEAD PASTOR THE REV. ASHLEY MCFAUL-ERWIN, COMMUNITY OUTREACH PASTOR Worship with us in-person Sundays at 9:30AM Masks required Our service is available via live-stream.

Visit www.setauketpresbyterian.org to watch and learn about us.We are a More Light and Matthew 25 congregation We believe ALL are created in the image of God and we actively engage in making our faith come alive. Sunday childcare available & Church School Weekly small groups, Bible Study & Adult Christian Ed.Youth Group & Bell Choir all ringers welcome Setauket Presbyterian Preschoolwww.setauketpreschool.org Open Door Exchange (ODE)- furniture ministrywww.opendoorexchange.org Follow us on Facebook and Instagram

RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS

Conscience Bay Meeting 4 Friends Way, St. James 11780 631-928-2768 www.consciencebayquakers.org We gather in silent worship seeking God,/the Inner Light/Spirit.

We’re guided by the Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality and stewardship. In-person worship blended with virtual worship. Monthly discussions, Sept.June. Religious education for children.

Sept.-June, 11 a.m.; July-Aug., 10 a.m. All are welcome. See our website.

Unitarian Universalist UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP AT STONY BROOK 380 Nicolls Road, East Setauket 631-751-0297 uufsb.org office@uufsb.org REV. MARGARET H. ALLEN (MINISTER@UUFSB.ORG) Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m.

Go to uufsb.org for live-streamed YouTube link.worship services.

Due to the ongoing pandemic, in-person attendance is limited to 50 people, and all in-person attendees must show proof of vaccination Go to uufsb.org to register in advance.

S E TA U K E T P R E S B Y T E R I A N CHURCH 5 Caroline Avenue ~ On the Village Green 631- 941-4271 Celebrating & sharing the love of God since 1660

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

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SBU SPORTSWEEK TOMORROW IS FRIDAY – WEAR RED ON CAMPUS!

MAY 26 TO JUNE 1, 2022

STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

SBU baseball captures its third consecutive America East regular season title Evan Giordano has a flare for the dramatic.

Last season, he provided a postseason walkoff hit, completing a three-run comeback in the top of the ninth to defeat UAlbany in an elimination game.

On May 21, with the America East regular season title on the line, he came in clutch again, providing a three-run home run to cut the deficit to one in the sixth and the walk-off, title-clinching hit in the bottom of the 10th to give the Seawolves a 6-5 victory over NJIT. Giordano's walkoff completed a five-run comeback over the final five innings of the day, as Stony Brook turned a 5-0 deficit into a 6-5 win, taking advantage of Hartford's 'This is one of the win over Maine to clinch its seventh most satisfying regular season championship. moments of my Cole Durkan coaching career.' started the rally, — COACH MATT SENK sending a fly ball into left that was dropped. He was then called out as he ran past runner Ryan Micheli for the second out of the inning. Giordano's homer cut it to one, then Evan Fox singled, advanced to second then scored on Matt Brown-Eiring's infield single to tie the game at five.

Josh O'Neill turned in the best outing of his career, going 6.2 innings in relief and keeping the Highlanders at bay, stranding runners in scoring position in each of the final three frames, including runners on second and third in the top of the ninth.

This is the Seawolves' seventh America East regular season title, joining 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019 and 2021.

The team celebrates after last Saturday's game. Photo from Stony Brook Athletics "This is one of the most satisfying moments of my coaching career," said head coach Matt Senk. "Especially, with this senior group, they've been through COVID, they've been through the disappointment of not finishing the tournament last year and then with our move to the CAA, to not be able to play in the conference tournament this year."

"We talked about a lot of things to play for this year but this was the number one

O'Neill, Giordano earn final league weekly honors A career day from Josh O'Neill and yet another clutch moment from Evan Giordano earned them Pitcher and Player of the Week honors, respectively, the America East announced on May 23.

O'Neill had one of the most impressive outings of his career last Saturday afternoon, throwing a career-best 6.2 innings of scoreless relief and striking out a collegiate-best six batters, keeping NJIT off the board and allowing Stony Brook Baseball to complete it's championship-winning

thing. This was the number one team thing.

We can't win a championship and get to an NCAA regional, so let's win the regular season championship. It was a long season and we went through a lot of highs and lows, especially in non-conference and midweeks, but on the weekends, boy they were locked in," he added.

O'Neill agreed. "I wasn't coming out of that game. I felt like I had so much more juice

comeback. Over the final month, the Nutley, N.J., native was one of the most impressive pitchers in the league, throwing 23.2 innings over six appearances, compiling an ERA of 0.76 and striking out 14 batters during that span.

The final hit of Saturday's comeback from 5-0 down in the sixth came from Giordano, a single up the middle to score Matt DeStefano to clinch the Seawolves' third consecutive America East regular season title. It was the eighth RBI of the weekend for the Sewell, N.J., native, who finished with a 1.214 slugging percentage as five of his six hits went for extra bases. He had two doubles and three home runs in a 6-for-14 weekend, also scoring six runs of his own.

Stony Brook finished the league season 21-9 to earn the seventh regular season championship in program history.

left in the tank every time I went out. I had everything working for me and we were able to just attack. Yesterday, all the walks killed us and you have to make them beat you so today we were just attacking," he said.

"With not having playoffs this year, this was the goal all year. With them coming in, we knew it was going to be a battle every time we stepped on the field and it's nice to come out on top again," added Giordano.

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DRAMATIC ACADEMY

Workshops begin the week of July 11 and run for 5 weeks.

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Ages 6 - 8 An introduction to the stage.

Mondays & Wednesdays 9:00 - 10:30 am - $150

Ages 6 - 8 An introduction to the stage. Basic stagecraft and theatre games with an emphasis on developing acting skills through focus and self-control.

Final Class: Original Showcase Performance based on classwork.

Mondays & Wednesdays 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. – $150

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Ages 8 - 11 Improvisation, theatre games, beginning scene and monologue work.

SESSION ONE: Mondays & Wednesdays 1:00 - 3:00pm - $175 SESSION TWO: Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:00 - 11:00am - $175

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FIREWORKS GALORE Ages 8 - 11 Children ages 6 to 12 can create this painting at the Atelier Introduction to acting. Improvisation, theatre games, beginning and at Flowerfield for Memorial Day.scene Image from the Atelier monologue work. Students are eligible for Children’s Theatre Production.* hours of 11p.m. a.m.–to$175 4 p.m. Use a compass and SESSION ONE: Mondays & Wednesdays 1:00 - 3:00 a treasure map to solve puzzles and hunt for SESSION TWO: Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:00hidden - 11:00treasure a.m. – around $175 the museum in this

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PROGRAMS

Ages 12 - 15 Basic scene and monologue work, stage technique, beginning and advanced improvisation.

Tuesdays & Thursdays - 11:00am - 1:00pm - $175 Ages 12 - 17 Advanced work in all areas.

Mondays & Wednesdays - 10:30am - 1:00pm - $200

MUSICAL THEATRE FACTORY This year’s production:

Musical Theatre Factory I

Ages 9 - 12 Mon-Thurs - 9 a.m.-12:00 noon - $575

Musical Theatre Factory II Ages 13 - 17 Mon-Thurs - 1 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

- $575 For further information and full details on programs, please call Theatre Three’s Business Office (631) 928-9202, Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m. or visit theatrethree.com

pirate-themed drop-in program. Complete your quest and decorate your very own Visit Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 treasure chest to take home. This is a selfAges 12-15 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown on May 26 directed activity; explore at your own pace.

For all levels of experience. and monologue work, stage technique, from 7:45 to 9:45 p.m. for anBasic Owlscene Prowl!

Admission fee + $10 participant. Call 367beginning and about advanced Students are eligible for Meet and learn someimprovisation. of the Center's 3418 for more information.

Children’s resident owlsTheatre and thenProduction.* embark on a walk into the darkness to enjoy the night. Dress warmly, Tuesdays & Thursdays - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. – $175 wear bug spray, and bring a flashlight just in case. Open to families with children ages Pinkalicious The Musical TEEN WORKSHOP 5 ADVANCED and up. $15 per person.

For tickets, visit The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main Ages 12-17 www.sweetbriarnc.org.

St., Northport continues its children's theater season Pinkalicious Musical from Advanced work in all areas: Scene work; sensory andwith emotional recall;The audition Firework painting workshop May 28 to July 3.

Pinkalicious can't stop techniques; etc.

Previous experience and permission of acting teacher.

The Atelier at Flowerfield, 2 Flowerfield, eating pink cupcakes despite warnings from Suite #15, St. children Theatre ages 6 Production.* Students areJames eligibleinvites for Children’s to 12 to join Miss Linda in some fun as she her parents. Her pink indulgence lands her at the pm doctor's office with Pinkititis, an affliction Mondays & Wednesdays - 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 – $200 teaches you how to paint a beautiful fireworks that turns her pink from head to toe — a dream painting in time for Memorial Day at Atelier *This season we will be presenting the world premiere of SLEEPING come true for this pinkBEAUTY, loving enthusiast. But Hall on May 28. Two workshops will be herAssociate hue goesDouglas too far, J. only Pinkalicious written—by10Artistic Jeffrey Artistic Quattrock. offered a.m. toDirector noon and 12:30Sanzel to 2:30and when can figure out a way to get out of this p.m. $50 per child includes an 11x14 canvas predicament.

Tickets are $20.

To order, call and art supplies. To register, call 250-9009 or 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com. visit www.theatelieratflowerfield.org.

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Scavenger Hunt at the Hatchery Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Musical I Jefferson TheatreTheatre Three, 412Factory Main St., Port production: The This Cold year’s Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery, Ages presents 9-12 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on 1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor hosts May 28, June 4, 11 and 18 at 11 a.m. with a Scavenger Hunt to find all things reptile Mon-Thur.

9:00sensitive a.m.-12:00 noon – on $575 a sensory performance June 12

related on May 30 between 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission is $7 adults, $6 seniors, $5 children at 11 a.m. Join them for a hysterical retelling Musical Theatre Factory II a Witch, of a wonderful story with a Queen, ages 3 to 12. For more info, call 516-692-6768. a Princess with skin as white as snow, and Ages 13-17 Pirate Quest seven dwarfs guaranteed to keep you laughing 1:00-4:00 – $575 Ahoy mateys! For the month of June, Mon-Thur. the from start to finish.p.m.

Costumes encouraged. All Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring seats are $10. To order, call 928-9100 or visit Harbor presents Quest during gallery For Pirate further information and full details on programs, www.theatrethree.com.

please call Theatre Three’s Business (631) 928-9202, All numbers are in (631) area codeOffice unless noted.

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