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LIM to host special screening of ‘Sour Grapes’

The Long Island Museum, located at 1200 Route 25A in Stony Brook, along with the Port Jefferson Documentary Series, will host the 2nd Summer Thursday event on Thursday, July 6, with a film screening of the 2016 documentary “Sour Grapes,” followed by a Q-and-A with the film’s co-director and free admission to the Long Island Museum’s newest exhibition, Midnight Rum: Long Island and Prohibition. The festivities begin at 4:30 p.m. Set in the super-fast, super-rich world of LA and New York during the financial boom of the early 2000s, in the lead up to the 2008 financial crash, and featuring the obsessive collectors, outraged wine producers, suspect auction houses and specialist FBI sleuths, “Sour Grapes” is an “Emperor’s New Clothes” fable for the modern age. The film traces the story of the millions of dollars made from the sale of fake vintage wine, which flooded a susceptible luxury market with counterfeits that still lie undetected in cellars across the world. The film was awarded Winner of Best Documentary at the Key West Film Festival. Critics have called the film “highly entertaining” (The Guardian) and “real-life comic mystery fit for Hercule Poirot” (Variety). In addition to the film, there will be a wine reception (courtesy of Pindar Vineyards Port Jefferson Wine Shop) and a chance

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to meet Reuben Atlas, who co-directed the film, from 5 to 6 p.m. Advance tickets to the film and reception, which are selling out fast, are available for $12 at www.portjeffdocumentaryseries.com through July 5. Tickets for the film only will be available at the door for $7 (no credit cards please). Ticket holders will receive complimentary admission to the Midnight Rum exhibition from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Visitors Center. The reception begins at 5 p.m. in the Carriage Museum’s Gillespie Room and the film begins at 6 p.m. For more information and to purchase tickets, please call 631-473-5220.

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Open mike

Michael Tessler: Farm boy, part one

BY Michael tessler Have you ever shoveled dung from a stall? Despite the fact a pony is significantly larger and produces ample amounts of waste, I’d much prefer it to the hassle and smell of cleaning a cat litter box. In my experience, albeit brief, I would pick a shovel over a pooper scooper any day of the week! Sheep, however, are a different story. In the daily grind of the modern world, we don’t often stop to think about the inconsistencies and differences of animal feces. Deer have pellets, dogs have logs, but sheep ... their primitive digestive systems leave nothing but a messy cleanup. You may be wondering ... don’t you usually write a political column? Yes, I do ... but I’m sure most people would agree talking about manure is far more enjoyable

than politics. To reconnect with nature and the agrarian roots of our community, I’ll be spending my summer volunteering and documenting my experiences at beautiful Benner’s Farm in Setauket. My job here at TBR as director of media productions keeps me quite occupied on the computer. Though air conditioning remains my dearest friend, I’m excited and eager to part ways with it and return to the simple and hard-working lifestyle that defined so many centuries of human civilization. Bob Benner, one of the nicest men you’ll ever meet and the patriarch of the farm, gave me some wonderful advice my first day — stop and listen. Simple yet so easy to forget. Suddenly the diatribe of the daily grind seemed irrelevant as I heard the sounds of nature clearly for the first time. We should all take his advice and give ourselves a moment to notice the patterns, the changes, the sounds, the sights and the smells of this beautiful island of ours. Until next time, happy scooping!

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COMMUNITY NEWS Jams and Jellies workshop

Benner’s Farm, 56 Gnarled Hollow Road, Setauket will hold an adult workshop titled Putting Up Jams and Jellies on June 17 from 10 a.m. to noon. Learn to make and preserve early garden fruits into delicious treats. $40 fee. To register, please call 631-689-8172 or visit www.bennersfarm.com.

Meditation in the Garden Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook will host a meditation in its Inside/Out gar-

den on Tuesday, June 20 (rain date June 22), at 7 p.m. John Bednarik will show you the most natural and effective techniques to help you achieve peace and inner bliss. Bring a chair or blanket. All are welcome to attend this free event. To register, call 631-588-5024.

Hats and More Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station will present a program titled Hats and More on Thursday, June 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. Knit and crochet at the library and make

hats and/or lap blankets to be donated to local hospitals. Free and open to all. Call 631-928-1212 to register.

Free concert The Mount Sinai Congregational Church, located at 233 North Country Road, Mount Sinai will present a concert by New Music for Strings on Thursday, June 22, at 7:30 p.m. Featuring new music from the United States and Scandinavian countries. Free will donation. All are welcome. Questions? Call 631-473-1582.

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Farmers Markets on the North Shore

From savoring produce at the peak of freshness to meeting the people who grow your food, there are countless reasons to support farmers markets. Here are some local markets in our neck of the woods.

Centereach Town of Brookhaven Parks Center, 286 Hawkins Road, Saturdays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., through Sept. 30. Call Sweet Melissa 1932 Farm to Table Management at 516-551-8461 for more information.

Greenlawn Value Drugs parking lot at corner of E. Pulaski Road and Broadway, Sundays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., through Sept. 24. Call Sweet Melissa 1932 Farm to Table Management at 516-551-8461 for more information.

Huntington The Huntington Center Farmers Market, located on Main Street east of Route 110 is open every Sunday from 7 a.m. to noon, rain or shine, through Nov. 19. Questions? Call Terry at 631323-3653 or visit longislandgrowersmarket.com.

Kings Park The Kings Park Farmers Market is held every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Municipal lot on the corner of Route 25A and Main St. (across from the fire department) through Nov. 19. Visit www.ligreenmarket.org or call 845-802-3090 for more information.

Northport The Village of Northport will host a Farmers Market in the Cow Harbor parking lot at the foot of Main Street every Saturday (except Sept. 16) through Nov. 18 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Held rain or shine. Call 631-754-3905 or visit www.northportfarmersmarket.org for more information.

Port Jefferson The Village of Port Jefferson will host a Farmers Market in the Tommy’s Place parking lot, 109 Main St., Port Jefferson every Sunday through Nov. 26 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Run by Sweet Melissa 1932 Farm to Table Management. Call 516-551-8461 for more information.

Rocky Point The Rocky Point Civic Association will present a Farmers & Artisans Market at Old Depot Park, on the corner of Broadway and Prince Road in Rocky Point every Sunday through November from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, visit www. rockypointfarmersmarket.org.

St. James New for the 2017 season, the St. James Lutheran Church, 2nd. Ave., St. James will host a Farmers Market every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Oct. 28. Featuring locally grown produce. Visit www.ligreenmarket.org or call 845-802-3090. See page B15 for details.

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The Setauket Farmers Market returns to 93 North Country Road, Setauket every Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. Come support local farmers, food producers and artisans at this weekly market, held on the grounds adjacent to the Three Village Historical Society. Run by Sweet Melissa 1932 Farm to Table Management. Call 516-551-8461 for more information.

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‘Sky Quest’ to be screened at Avalon Park

Seeing the big picture with incomplete data

Avalon Park & Preserve in Stony Brook invite the community to a free screening of “Sky Quest” in the Red Barn off Shep Jones Lane on Friday, June 16 at 8 p.m. A family favorite, “Sky Quest” tells the story of one woman’s quest for astronomy exploration and her childhood dreams of the stars. Sky Lab viewing will begin around 9 p.m. (weather permitting) and will include summer constellations, Jupiter and various deep sky objects. For more information, call 631-689-0619.

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Soda has a lot of sugar, with 39 grams per 12-ounce can. Not surprisingly, soda is associated with increased risk of diabetes. However, the drink with the lowest amount of sugar is wine, red or white. Even more surprising, it may have benefits in reducing complications associated with diabetes. Wine has about 1.2 grams of sugar in five ounces. I know what you’re thinking: These different drinks are based on different quantities; however, per ounce, soda has the most and wine has the least. Why is this important? Well, it wouldn’t be if diabetes were going the way of the dodo bird. Instead, the prevalence of diabetes has continued to climb over three decades in the United States at an alarmingly rapid rate to its current level of 12 to 14 percent (1). The even scarier news is that more than one-third don’t know they have diabetes. The number of patients with prediabetes (HbA1C of 5.7-6.4 percent) is greater than one in three in this country. So where do we stand? Only recently did the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and the American Diabetes Association By David (ADA) converge on Dunaief, M.D. screening guidelines. However, originally, the USPSTF recommended that asymptomatic patients not be screened for diabetes since the evidence is inconclusive and screening may not improve mortality. Now they give the evidence a grade of B, which means there is a moderate amount of evidence, not even a grade of A. ADA guidelines suggest testing those who are overweight and who have one or more risk factors for diabetes and all of those who are over 45 (2, 3). It turns out that, for those with diabetes, cardiovascular risk and severity may not be equal between the sexes. In two trials, women had greater risk than men. In one study, women with diabetes were hospitalized due to heart attacks at a more significant rate than men, though both had substantial increases in risk, 162 percent and 96 percent, respectively (4). This was a retrospective (backward-looking) study. The same result was found in a second study (5). In this meta-analysis (a group of 19 studies), there was a 38 percent greater increased risk of cardiovascular events in women than men. The latter was presented as a poster, not fully published data. What may reduce risks of disease and/or complications? Fortunately, we are not without options. Several factors may help. These include timing of blood pressure medications, lifestyle modifications (diet and exercise) and wine.

Diet trumps popular drug for prevention All too often in the medical community, we are guilty of reaching for drugs and either overlooking lifestyle modifications or

expecting that patients will fail with them. Drugs — not diabetes drugs — This is not only disappointing, but it is a show good results disservice; lifestyle changes may be more effective in preventing this disease. In a In the May 11 column I wrote that takhead-to-head comparison study (Diabetes ing blood pressure medications at night may Prevention Program), diet plus exercise control blood pressure better than only takbests metformin for diabetes prevention ing these medications in the morning. Well, (7). This study was performed over 15 it turns out this study also shows that taking years of duration in 2,776 blood pressure medications participants who were has another benefit, lowerat high risk for diabetes ing the risk of diabetes (8). because they were overThere was a 57 percent weight or obese and had reduction in the risk of deelevated sugars. veloping diabetes in those There were three who took blood pressure groups in the study: those medications at night rather receiving a low-fat, lowthan in the morning. calorie diet with 15 minIt seems that controlutes of moderate cardioling sleep-time blood presvascular exercise; those sure is more predictive taking metformin 875 mg of risk for diabetes than twice a day; and a placebo morning or 48-hour amgroup. Diet and exercise Studies show that wine bulatory blood pressure reduced the risk of diabemay have heart benefits monitoring. This study tes by 27 percent, while in well-controlled patients had a long duration of almetformin reduced it by 18 most six years with about with type 2 diabetes. percent over the placebo, 2,000 participants. both reaching statistical The blood pressure significance. While these medications used in the are impressive results that speak to the use trial were ACE inhibitors, angiotensin recepof lifestyle modification and to metformin, tor blockers and beta blockers. The first two this is not the optimal diabetes diet. medications have their effect on the reninangiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) of the kidneys. According to the researchers, Wine is beneficial, really? the drugs that blocked RAAS in the kidneys Alcohol in general has mixed results. had the most powerful effect on preventing Wine is no exception. However, the CAS- diabetes. Furthermore, when sleep systolic CADE trial, a randomized controlled trial, (top number) blood pressure was elevated considered the gold standard of studies, one standard deviation above the mean, shows wine may have heart benefits in well- there was a 30 percent increased risk of type controlled patients with type 2 diabetes by 2 diabetes. Interestingly, the RAAS blocking drugs are the same drugs that protect kidney altering the lipid (cholesterol) profile (6). Patients were randomized into three function when patients have diabetes. We need to reverse the trend toward groups, each receiving a drink with dinner nightly; one group received five ounces higher diabetes prevalence. Diet and exerof red wine, another five ounces of white cise are the first line for prevention. Even wine, and the control group drank five a nonideal diet, in comparison to medicaounces of water. Those who drank the red tion, had better results, though medicawine saw a significant increase in their tion such as metformin could be used in “good cholesterol” HDL levels, an increase high-risk patients that were having trouble in apolipoprotein A1 (the primary compo- following the diet. A modest amount of nent in HDL) and a decrease in the ratio of wine, especially red, may have effects that total cholesterol-to-HDL levels compared reduce cardiovascular risk. Blood presto the water drinking control arm. In other sure medications taken at night, especially words, there were significant beneficial those that block RAAS in the kidneys, may help significantly to prevent diabetes. cardiometabolic changes. White wine also had beneficial cardiometabolic effects, but not as great as red References: wine. However, white wine did improve (1) JAMA 2015;314(10):1021-1029. glycemic (sugar) control significantly compared to water, whereas red wine did not. (2) uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org. (3) Also, slow metabolizers of alcohol in a Diabetes Care 2015;38(Suppl. 1): S1–S94. combined red and white wine group anal- (4) Journal of Diabetes and Its Compliysis had better glycemic control than those cations 2015;29(5):713-717. (5) EASD who drank water. This study had a two- 2015; Poster #269. (6) Ann Intern Med. year duration and involved 224 patients. 2015;163(8):569-579. (7) Lancet Diabetes All participants were instructed on how to Endocrinol. Online Sept. 11, 2015. (8) Diabetologia. Online Sept. 23, 2015. follow a Mediterranean-type diet. Does this mean diabetes patients should Dr. Dunaief is a speaker, author and lostart drinking wine? Not necessarily, be- cal lifestyle medicine physician focusing on cause this is a small, though well-designed, the integration of medicine, nutrition, fitness study. Wine does have calories, and these and stress management. 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CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 By Daniel Dunaief Priya Sridevi started out working with plants but has since branched out to study human cancer. Indeed, the research investigator in Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer Center Director David Tuveson’s lab recently became the project manager for an ambitious effort coordinating cancer research among labs in three countries. The National Cancer Institute is funding the creation of a Cancer Model Development Center, which supports the establishment of cancer models for pancreatic, breast, colorectal, lung, liver and other upper-gastrointestinal cancers. The models will be available to other interested researchers. Tuveson is leading the collaboration and CSHL Research Director David Spector is a co-principal investigator. The team plans to create a biobank of organoids, which are three-dimensional models derived from human cancers and which mirror the genetic and cellular characteristics of tumors. Over the next 18 months, labs in Italy, the Netherlands and the United States, at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, expect to produce up to 150 organoid models.

‘It’s remarkable that so many peope are willing to do this. Without them, there is no cancer model.’ — Priya Sridevi The project officially started in January and the labs have been setting up the process through June. Sridevi is working with Hans Clevers of the Hubrecht Institute, who pioneered the development of organoids, and with Vincenzo Corbo and Aldo Scarpa at the University and Hospital Trust of Verona. Sridevi’s former doctoral advisor Stephen Alexander, a professor of biological sciences at the University of Missouri, said Sridevi has had responsibilities beyond her own research.

She was in charge of dayto-day operations in his lab, like ordering and regulatory reporting on radioactive material storage and usage, while he and his wife Hannah Alexander, who was Sridevi’s coadvisor, were on sabbatical. “She is hard working and determined,” said Alexander. “She knows how to get things done.” In total, the project will likely include 25 people in the three centers. CSHL will hire an additional two or three scientists, including a postdoctoral researcher and a technician, while the Italian and Netherlands groups will also likely add another few scientists to each of their groups. Each lab will be responsible for specific organoids. Tuveson’s lab, which has done considerable work in creating pancreatic cancer organoids, will create colorectal tumors and a few pancreatic cancer models, while Spector’s lab will create breast cancer organoids. Clevers’ lab, meanwhile, will be responsible for creating breast and colorectal organoids, and the Italian team will create pancreatic cancer organoids. In addition, each of the teams will try to create organoids for other model systems, in areas like lung, cholangiocarcinomas, stomach cancer, neuroendocrine tumors and other cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. For those additional cancers, there are no standard operating procedures, so technicians will need to develop new procedures to generate these models, Sridevi said. “We’ll be learning so much more” through those processes, Sridevi added. They might also learn about the dependencies of these cancers during the process of culturing them. Sridevi was particularly grateful to the patients who donated their cells to these efforts. These patients are making significant contributions to medical research even though they, themselves, likely won’t benefit from these efforts, she said.

You may be feeling invincible this week because you haven’t run up against much resistance lately, Cancer. Just don’t believe everything will be a piece of cake.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, you are on a roll this week, and everything you encounter puts an extra spring in your step. Just don’t get so engrossed in your progress that you forget others.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22

Priya Sridevi with her goldendoodle Henry In the United States, the patient samples will come from Northwell Health and the Tissue Donation Program of Northwell’s Feinstein Institute of Medical Research. “It’s remarkable that so many people are willing to do this,” Sridevi said. “Without them, there is no cancer model.” Sridevi also appreciates the support of the philanthropists and foundations that provide funds to back these projects. Sridevi came to Tuveson’s lab last year, when she was seeking opportunities to contribute to translational efforts to help patients. She was involved in making drought and salinity resistant rice and transgenic tomato plants in her native India before earning her doctorate at the University of Missouri in Columbia. Alexander recalled how Sridevi, who was recruited to join another department at the University of Missouri, showed up in his office unannounced and said she wanted to work in his lab. He said his lab was full and that she would have to be a teaching assistant to earn a stipend. He also suggested this wasn’t the optimal way to conduct research for a doctorate in molecular biology, which is a labor-intensive effort. “She was intelligent and determined,” Alexander marveled, adding that she was a teaching assistant seven times and obtained a wealth of knowledge about cell biology. Sridevi, who lives on campus at CSHL with her husband

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Ullas Pedmale, an assistant professor at CSHL who studies the mechanisms involved in the response of plants to the environment, said the transition to Long Island was initially difficult after living for six years in San Diego. “The weather spoiled us,” she said, although they and their goldendoodle Henry have become accustomed to life on Long Island. She appreciates the “wonderful colleagues” she works with who have made the couple feel welcome. Sridevi believes the efforts she is involved with will play a role in understanding the biology of cancer and therapeutic opportunities researchers can pursue, which is one of the reasons she shifted her attention from plants. In Tuveson’s lab, she said she “feels more closely connected to patients” and is more “directly impacting their therapy.” She said the lab members don’t get to know the patients, but they hope to be involved in designing personalized therapy for them. In the Cancer Model Development Center, the scientists won a subcontract from Leidos Biomedical Research. If the study progresses as the scientists believe it should, it can be extended for another 18 months. As for her work, Sridevi doesn’t look back on her decision to shift from plants to people. While she enjoyed her initial studies, she said she is “glad she made this transition” to modeling and understanding cancer.

Virgo, your creativity is overflowing this week. This proves a boon to anyone who has asked for your assistance with party planning, decorating or other creative pursuits.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, this week you feel more comfortable working with others in a group than you do on solo projects. This reinforces to others that you are a team player and a valuable asset.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

Others won’t stand in your way this week, Scorpio. You are a productivity powerhouse, and you are ready to overcome any and all obstacles.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you may be tempted to throw in the towel when things are not going your way. Give the situation a little more time before you make a foolhardy decision.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

Others realize you are willing to put in long hours when you see the possibilities for a positive return, Capricorn. Share this enthusiasm with others and they might reciprocate.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18

Continue to be that steady rock that others can rely on, Aquarius. The waters could get a little choppy this week, and others will need a strong anchor to get them by.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, sharing your opinions may not scare off others, even when they don’t agree with your views. Continue to be open and honest.

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, remaining quiet about how you truly feel about someone will not be helpful this week. It’s better if you unleash your emotions and let your loved one know the truth.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21

Your dedication could be the key to putting things back on track at work, Taurus. After a little turbulence, everything will work out once more with you on task.

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By EllEn BarcEl This is the final article in a three-part series. In the past two weeks, we’ve taken a look at plants with the word “lily” in their name that aren’t true lilies and then true lilies. Now, what about daylilies? The daylily is in the genus Hemerocallis. The flowers of some daylilies are edible and are used in Asian cooking. Hemerocallis are perennials and are grown for their gorgeous flowers, which resemble true lilies. Since, for the most part, the flower opens at sunrise and only lasts until sunset, to be replaced by another the next day, they are commonly called daylilies. In fact, the term Hemerocallis translates as “beauty for a day” from the Greek. Daylilies come in a wide variety of colors. There are bi-colors (like ‘Moussaka’ with its white and maroon flowers) and ruffled flowers (like ‘Bestseller’ with its lavender and yellow-green, frilled petals). ‘French Lingerie’ has lavender-pink petals edged in gold. The American Hemerocallis Society was formed for the perpetuation and study of daylilies. According to the society, Hemerocallis are extremely popular because of their wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors, their drought tolerance and pest and disease resistance. There are varieties that bloom from late spring until autumn and are suited to a wide range of climates. They are natives of Asia and, as with Easter lilies, were brought to the west around the 1930s. Since then hybridizers have worked to improve them, resulting in the large variety of colors, petal shapes and sizes. Hardiness varies depending on variety with some being extremely hardy and others quite tender. Always check the tag that comes with your plant. There are literally thousands of daylily cultivars. I’ve read over 80,000 but can’t confirm this number. Daylilies, as their name implies, produce flowers that just last a day but will

continue producing flowers for a number of weeks. Since there are so many cultivars, it would be impossible in this column to go into detail about even a few of them, but several come to mind since they are so popular. • Tiger lily (Hemerocallis fulvas) one of several lilies known collectively as tiger lilies. It is native to North America. Tiger lilies can be found growing along the roadside, hence the nickname “Ditch Lily,” as well as in cultivated gardens. They do well in moist soil, which explains why they grow well in ditches where water tends to collect. They are hardy from zones 3 through 9. Like Easter lilies, keep tiger lilies away from cats since it can cause a variety of symptoms including kidney failure. • ‘Stella d’Oro’ is a compact rebloomer, comes in shades of yellow-gold and forms dense clumps, so dense that it can be used as a ground cover. They bloom practically all summer and into the fall. • H. ‘Purple d’Oro’ is a dwarf reblooming daylily that looks great planted in clusters as ‘Stella d’Oro.’ It blooms in late spring to late summer and does well in sun and part shade. It comes in shades of dark purple and yellow. Remember, the easiest way to tell lilies from daylilies is to look at the leaves. True lilies have leaves and flowers on the same stems and the flowers last for many days. Daylilies have flowers on a separate stem and last just a single day. Daylilies, unlike true lilies, have long, slender, fibrous roots and no true bulb. Since daylilies last just for a day, they are usually not used in floral arrangements. For further information on daylilies, go to The American Hemerocallis Society at www.daylilies.org or lidaylily.org. Ellen Barcel is a freelance writer and master gardener. To reach Cornell Cooperative Extension and its Master Gardener program, call 631-727-7850.

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Local author honored Stony Brook author Cindy Sommer and her debut picture book “Saving Kate’s Flowers” has been recognized with a Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators 2017 Crystal Kite Award for New York. Each year, 15 books are honored from U.S. and international regions from more than 1,000 nominated books. Members of SCBWI vote to honor the outstanding work of their peers in the genre of children’s books. SCBWI is the only professional organization specifically for those individuals writing and

illustrating for children and young adults in the fields of children’s literature, magazines, film, television and multimedia. Sommer has always been passionate about writing, but it was her daughter’s desire to save the flowers from winter’s fate that inspired her first picture book. She tucked the idea away and years later set out to make the story come to life. The whimsical illustrations by Laurie Allen Klein feel familiar with a nod to Beatrix Potter and her rabbit family that lived in the human world. To read a book review of “Saving Kate’s Flowers,” visit www.tbrnewsmedia.com. Sommer will be reading and signing copies of her award-winning book on Monday, June 19, at Harborfields Public Library, 31 Broadway, Greenlawn from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. For more information on this event, call 631-757-4200.

LIVING THE BEACH LIFE Jay Gammill of East Setauket captured this image of a piping plover at West Meadow Beach in Stony Brook on May 3. The shorebird, which derives its name from the belllike whistled peeps it uses for communication, is considered threatened due to human activity, receiving protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1985.

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An evening of Blues and Brews Long Island Museum to host Beaucoup Blue concert Coinciding with the Midnight Rum: Long Island and Prohibition exhibition on view at The Long Island Museum, the Sunday Street Series, joined by the Long Island Blues Society, will welcome Beaucoup Blue in concert on Sunday, July 9 at 7 p.m. Join them for a very special evening of great blues as well as some great brews for your enjoyment provided by The Port Jeff Brewing Company. Wine will also be available. Beaucoup Blue is the father and son Philadelphia-based duo of David and Adrian Mowry. Although blues is a staple of their repertoire, they also cite musical influences from folk, soul, R&B, jazz, country and bluegrass. A hand-

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Above, Bria Campbell, 10, of Holbrook sells her cool invention at the festival; below, volunteer Rebecca Templeton of Setauket shows 3½-year-old Maximus of Huntington how to hold a baby chick.

Above, Jackie Fisher and her daughter McKenzie, 3½, of Port Jefferson enjoy a strawberry drink and some strawberry shortcake; below, Logan, 2½, of Smithtown sings along with Rose of the Rusty & Rose band as his father Bryan Meseika looks on.

From left, Joseph, 2½; Averi, 6; and 3-year-old Arianna of Hauppauge love Setauket strawberries!

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Clockwise from top left, ‘Dawn’s Early Light’ (Brookhaven Town Marina, Mount Sinai); ‘Plein Air’ (Artist Donna Grossman, Stony Brook Harbor); ‘Planet of the Apes’ (Rocky Point Beach); ‘1 Cliff Drive, Belle Terre’ (Belle Terre Village Offices); ‘Osprey’ (Osprey Charter fishing boat, Port Jefferson Harbor); ‘Stop’ (Main Street, Port Jefferson)

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Strawberry season has arrived By BarBara Beltrami Here it is the middle of June and finally the weather has caught up with the calendar. Despite all the rain and unseasonably cold weather that descended upon us at the beginning of the month, local strawberries, undaunted, have made their timely appearance, thank goodness. Like most other fruits and vegetables, our local strawberries are so much more flavorful than the imported ones we get throughout the year. More sweet and juicy, they easily lend themselves to being eaten without any adornment. But if you insist, a little sugar and some heavy cream poured over them suffices. And if you want to make them the focus of a fancier dish, there are always plenty to choose from. Although there are many who swear that strawberries are good in savory dishes such as strawberry risotto, strawberry-tomato soup, and strawberry-jalapeno-avocado salsa, give me a strawberry layer cake or a strawberry cheese tart with chocolate crumb.

Strawberry Layer Cake YIELD: Makes 6 to 8 servings INGREDIENTS:

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• 5 to 6 egg whites (depending on size of eggs) • 1/8 teaspoon salt • ½ teaspoon cream of tartar • ½ cup sifted cake flour • ¾ cup sugar, sifted • 1 quart strawberries, washed and dried • 3 tablespoons sugar, • ¼ cup orange juice • 1 pint heavy cream • ¼ cup sugar • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract • 1 pint strawberry ice cream, slightly softened DIRECTIONS:

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Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 10- by 5- by 3-inch loaf pan. Beat egg whites until frothy and just stiff enough to form peaks, but not dry; sprinkle salt and cream of tartar over top. Gradually and gently sift in ¾ cup of sugar with flour. Gradually add mixture into egg whites, folding it in as

you do so. Turn into ungreased loaf pan and bake for 25 minutes or until done. Invert pan onto rack and let stand for one hour or until cool. Meanwhile hull and slice half the strawberries (leave the remaining half whole but cut off stems); mash the sliced ones with 3 tablespoons sugar and orange juice. Using an electric mixer or egg beater, whip the cream with ¼ cup sugar and vanilla extract. Slice the cake into three layers; spread the mashed strawberries over one layer, then place second layer over them; spread the strawberry ice cream over that layer and top with the third layer. With a spatula spread the whipped cream over top and sides of cake and place whole strawberries, pointed end up, on top. Serve immediately with hot coffee or tea or ice cold milk.

Strawberry Cheesecake with Chocolate Crumb Crust YIELD: Makes 8 servings INGREDIENTS: • • • • • • • • • •

Nonstick cooking spray ¾ stick unsalted butter, melted 1 ounce semisweet baking chocolate One 9-ounce package chocolate wafers, finely crumbled One 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened One 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 quart fresh strawberries, washed, dried and hulled 1/3 cup melted red currant jelly

DIRECTIONS: Spray a 9-inch pie plate with nonstick cooking spray. In double boiler, melt butter and chocolate. In medium bowl, combine mixture with cookie crumbs. Press into pie plate. Refrigerate for one hour. In another medium bowl, gradually whisk together the cream cheese and milk; add lemon juice and vanilla and stir thoroughly. Pour into chilled pie crust; top with whole strawberries, pointed end up. Brush with jelly. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving with coffee, tea or milk.

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TiMeS

Thursday 15 Rocketship Park reopening

The Rebuild Rocketship Park Committee invites the community to the grand reopening celebration of the newly renovated Rocketship Park in Port Jefferson (across from the tennis courts) from 5 to 7 p.m. Featuring live music by the Como Brothers, ice cream and games. Bring the kids! Call 418-6699 for more information.

Behind the Curtain

...and dates June 15 to June 22, 2017

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will present a special event, Behind the Curtain with "Saturday Night Fever," at 6 p.m. Executive Director Jeffrey Sanzel will host an exploration of the iconic film turned musical. $30 per person includes a buffet dinner. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show may be purchased separately. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

St. Sylvester’s Church, 680 Ohio Ave., Medford will host a senior social dance on June 17 from 7 to 10 p.m. Featuring the music of the Savoy Swing Band. Admission is $15 and includes snacks and beverages. For information, call 567-1790.

The Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Ave., Northport will welcome Alyson Richman, bestselling author of six novels, including her most recent, "The Velvet Hours," at 7 p.m. Book will be available for purchasing and signing. Free and open to all. Call 261-6930.

Sunday 18

Hard Luck Café concert

The Pennysaver Amphitheater at Bald Hill, 55 S. Bicycle Path, Farmingville will host the 16th annual Brookhaven Fair today, June 17 and 18. Featuring amusement rides, food and more. Gates open at 5 p.m. on Friday and 1 p.m. on weekends. Fireworks are scheduled for June 17, weather permitting. Visit www. brookhavenfair.com for more information.

Brookhaven Fair See June 16 listing.

Happenings on Main Street

The Northport Arts Coalition will welcome East Side Rodeo and Sandy & Steve Edwards (Americana) in concert at the Northport Village Park Patio at the Dock at 7 p.m. Free. Weather permitting. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Dogs permitted. Visit www.northportarts.org.

Friday Night Face Off

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will host Friday Night Face Off, Long Island’s longest running Improv Comedy

Intro to Wilderness Survival

CELEBRATING 40 YEARS

Bring the kids to Kings Park on June 17 for a day of rides, demonstrations, games, food, music and fun! File photo by Clayton Collier Show, on the Second Stage from 10:30 p.m. to midnight. $15 per person. Cash only. For ages 16 and up. Call 928-9100 for more information.

the opportunity to find inspiration in music, science, coding, design, knitting, 3D printing and more. Free and open to all. Questions? Call 588-5024.

Saturday 17

Strawberry Festival and Craft Fair

Brookhaven Fair See June 16 listing.

Third Friday at the Reboli Center Indoor Yard Sale The Reboli Center for Art and History, 64 Main St., Stony Brook will hold its monthly Third Friday event from 6 to 8 p.m. Guest speaker will be Deborah Johnson, "Joseph Reboli" who will discuss Reboli’s development as an artist, his influences and inspirations, his career and the relevance of his art. Refreshments will be served. Free and open to all. For more information, call 751-7707 or visit www.ReboliCenter.org.

In conjunction with Path Through History Weekend, the Three Village Historical Society will present a walk through history with farmer and Revolutionary War spy Abraham Woodhull from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Explore the nature sanctuary that was once Woodhull’s farm, the Setauket Village Green, Grist Mill, Patriot’s Rock and historic grave sites. Tour begins and ends at the parking lot at the front of the Caroline Episcopal Church, 1 Dyke Road, Setauket. $10 per person. No reservations necessary. Call 751-3730.

Senior Social Dance

Author visit

Brookhaven Fair

Historical Walking Tour

St. Philip Neri Parish Center, 15 Prospect Ave., Northport will host a Spring into Summer Dance at 7 p.m. Come celebrate the music of the '50s, '60s, '70s and disco. Raffles, 50/50, music trivia. $30 per person includes buffet dinner, dessert, coffee and tea. For reservations, call Frank at 368-0950.

The Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor will present Whales, Ales and Salty Tales from 6 to 8 p.m. Guest speakers Arthur Kopleman and Howard Rosenbaum will speak about the whales living in New York waters and the efforts to protect them. Enjoy craft beer and light refreshments. $15 per person/$25 couple. For more information, call 367-3418.

Friday 16

The Port Jefferson Village Center, located at 101A E. Broadway, will host the 9th annual Green Fest from 1 to 5 p.m. Learn how to have a green lifestyle and hear the latest green solutions with eco-friendly vendors. Featuring a farmers’ market, children’s activities, live music, yoga and much more. Held rain or shine. Free. Call 473-1414 for more information.

Spring into Summer Dance

Whales, Ales and Salty Tales

The Folk Music Society of Huntington will welcome The Levins and Christine Sweeney in concert at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. as part of its Hard Luck Café series. Open mic at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15, $10 for CAC and FMSH members. To order, call 423-7611.

Port Jeff Green Fest

Knights of Columbus Hall, 683 Route 25A, Rocky Point will host an Indoor Yard Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Featuring historical war memorabilia, crafts, Avon, vintage car and sports memorabilia and much more. For more information, call Jean at 744-2433.

Yard Sale fundraiser

International Baptist Church, 1266 North Country Road, Stony Brook will hold a giant Yard Sale fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lots of goodies. Too much to list! For further details, call 689-7660.

STEAMCon

Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook will host STEAMCon, a gathering of crafters, tinkerers, gamers and hobbyists from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with opportunities for innovation and hands-on learning experiences for all ages. Attendees will discover a host of low-tech and high-tech creative activities, everything from beekeeping to robotics and have

St. Thomas of Canterbury Church, 29 Brooksite Drive, Smithtown will hold its annual Strawberry Festival and Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Join them for strawberries, shortcakes, raffles, ice cream, bake sale, craft and flea market, children’s activities and more. Free admission. Rain date is June 24. Questions? Call 265-4520.

Join the folks at Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, 25 Lloyd Harbor Road, Huntington for a one-mile adult hike, Introduction to Wilderness Survival, from 9:45 a.m. to noon. In this hands-on program, learn how to find food, start a fire and build shelter. $4 per person. Advance registration is required by calling 423-1770.

Counterclockwise Ensemble

The Cinema Arts Centre’s Sky Room Café, 423 Park Ave., Huntington will present The Counterclockwise Ensemble in a free concert (contemporary chamber music) at 7 p.m. Call 423-7611 for info.

Monday 19

Kings Park Day

Author talk

Nature Walk and Talk

TVHS lecture

The Kings Park Chamber of Commerce welcomes the community to its 40th annual Kings Park Day along Main Street from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kiddie rides, games, demonstrations, live music, over 100 craft, gift and international food vendors, face painting, magicians and more. Held rain or shine. For more information, please call 846-1459, 269-7678 or visit www.kingsparkli.com.

Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, 581 W. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown will host a nature walk from 10 a.m. to noon. Naturalist Jan Christopher Porinchak will lead an in-depth exploration of the natural wonders of the park. The event, sponsored by Friends of Caleb Smith Preserve, is free; however, the preserve’s parking fee of $8 will be in effect. Recommended for ages 10 and up. Call 265-1054 to reserve.

The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook will welcome "On the Media’s" Brooke Gladstone who will discuss her book, "The Trouble With Reality: A Rumination on Moral Panic in Our Time," in the Carriage Museum’s Gillespie Room from 6:15 to 9 p.m. Gladstone will be interviewed on stage followed by a Q-and-A from the audience. Tickets are $17.50 and are available at www.wshu.org. For further information, call 751-0066.

The Three Village Historical Society will present a lecture titled "The Brigade of the American Revolution" with speaker Bob Winowitch at the Setauket Neighborhood House, 95 Main St., Setauket at 7 p.m. Free and open to all. Questions? Call 751-3730 or visit www.tvhs.org.

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Tuesday 20 Travel Club meeting

Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, 120 Main St., Setauket will host a Travel Presentation Club meeting at 7:30 p.m. Armead "Chinky" Johnson and Nancy Mendell will make a presentation on their visit to India. Refreshments will be served. Please contact 3vtravel@gmail.com for further information.

Swing Dance

The Huntington Moose Lodge, 631 Pulaski Road, Greenlawn will host a Swing Dance featuring the Fleur Seule Band with Allyson Briggs from 8 to 11 p.m. Beginner lesson at 7:30 to 8 p.m. Admission is $15 per person. Questions? Call 476-3707 or visit www.sdli.org.

Wednesday 21 Library trustees meeting

The regular meeting of the board of trustees of the Middle Country Public Library will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Centereach building located at 101 Eastwood Blvd. For more information, call 585-9393, ext. 208.

Board Game Night

Looking for an opportunity to play some board games, meet some fun people and hang out on a Wednesday night? Join the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington for Board Game Night at 7:30 p.m. Free and open to all. Call 423-7611 for more info.

Thursday 22 Family Festival

Join Sts. Philip and James Parish, 1 Carow Place, St. James for its annual Family Festival today from 6 to 10 p.m., June 23 and 24 from 6 to 11 p.m. and June 25 from 5 to 9 p.m. Rides, games and food. Free admission, pay for rides. Questions? Call 584-5454 or visit www. newtonshows.com.

Join the conversation

Three Village Community Trust will host a lecture, "Plum Island: Conservation on a Small Island," at the Setauket Neighborhood House,

95 Main St., Setauket at 7 p.m. Guest speaker Louise Harrison from Save the Sound will present a virtual tour and short film on Plum Island. Co-sponsored by the Setauket Harbor Task Force and Friends of Flax Pond. Wine and refreshments will be served. Free and open to all. For further information, call 689-0225 or visit www.threevillagecommunitytrust.org.

An evening of jazz

The Jazz Loft. 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook will present The Tristano-Konitz Project in concert at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors, $10 students. To order, call 751-1895 or visit www.thejazzloft.org.

Theater ‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’

Five Towns College’s Performing Arts Center, 305 North Service Road, Dix Hills will present a production of Neil Simon’s "Brighton Beach Memoirs" from June 22 to 24 at 7:30 p.m. and June 25 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $25 adults, $20 seniors and students. To order, call 656-2148 or visit www.ftc.edu/ftcpac.

‘The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On’

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

Mornin'" and the resounding "Ok-la-hom-a." Tickets range from $71 to $76. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

'Grease'

The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport will kick off its 2017-2018 season with a production of "Grease" from July 6 to Aug. 27. Dust off your leather jackets, pull on your bobby-socks and take a trip back to 1959. Featuring unforgettable songs including "You’re the One That I Want," "Summer Nights," "Hopelessly Devoted to You" and "Greased Lightnin’!" Be there or be square! Tickets range from $71 to $76. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www. engemantheater.com.

'Young Frankenstein'

It's alive! The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will present Mel Brook's musical, "Young Frankenstein," from July 8 to Aug. 20. Tickets are $35 adults, $28 seniors, $20 students. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

‘MacBeth’

Arena Players Repertory Theater will present a production of "MacBeth" in the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum’s courtyard, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport from July 2 to July 30. Performances are on Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person. To order, call 516-293-0674. Visit www. arenaplayers.org for more information.

Film

Inside’ ‘Saturday Night Fever The Musical’ ‘Alive Join the Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson closes out its 2016-2017 season with "Saturday Night Fever The Musical" through June 24. The iconic story of Tony Manero, the kid from Brooklyn who wants to dance his way to a better life features hits by the Bee Gees including "Stayin' Alive," "Night Fever" and "How Deep Is Your Love." Tickets are $35 adults, $20 children ages 5 to 12. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

‘Oklahoma!’

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

Ave., Northport for a free screening of "Alive Inside," a documentary about Alzheimer’s disease and music therapy, on June 15 at 2 p.m. Following the film, Melissa Levitan from the Town of Huntington will discuss the Adult Day Care Center and other services available to residents. Free and open to all. Call 261-6930.

‘Jackie’

As part of its Friday Afternoon Matinee series, Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, 120 Main St., Setauket will screen "Jackie" starring Natalie Portman on June 16 at 2 p.m. Rated R. All are welcome. No registration required. Call 9414080 for more information.

‘A Dog’s Purpose’

Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Ave., Northport will screen "A Dog’s Purpose" on June 16 at 2 p.m. Rated PG. All are welcome. Call 261-6930 for more info.

'Stand by Me’

As part of its Cult Café series, the Cinema Arts Centre, located at 423 Park Ave., Huntington will screen Rob Reiner’s 1986 classic "Stand by Me" on June 17 at 10 p.m. Tickets are $6, $5 members. Call 423-7611.

‘The Best Years of Our Lives’

The Rocky Point Civic Association will host Brickflicks, a night at the movies featuring a screening of "The Best Years of Our Lives" at the VFW, 109 King Road, Rocky Point on June 19 at 7 p.m. Free for all with a suggested donation to The Brick Studio and Gallery in Rocky Point. Light refreshments will be a provided. For more information, email hello@thebrickstudio.org.

Class reunion OH WHAT A WONDERFUL SHOW! Bryant Martin stars as Curly in the John W. Engeman's glorious production of 'Oklahoma!' The shows runs through June 25. Photo by Michael DeCristofaro

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

June 18 is Dad's day to have it his way! In recognition of all they do, fathers will get in free at the following locations on Father’s Day: The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook will pay tribute to dads of all ages on Sunday, June 18, from noon to 5 p.m. by offering free admission to fathers and grandfathers all day. The Long Island Museum has a special treat in store for Dad in the Visitors Center. Midnight Rum: Long Island and Prohibition is the feature exhibition and greeting visitors in the front of the gallery is a perfectly restored 1927 Ford Model T. Other highlights of the gallery include a scene from an elegant speakeasy, complete with vintage costumes and cocktail supplies, a homemade distillery atop a vintage stove, and a beautiful array of model ships — the kind used for navigating Long Island's shores with smuggled liquor. As a special treat, Retumba, a multicultural music and dance ensemble will perform in the Carriage Museum’s Gillespie Room at 2 p.m. While you're in the Carriage Museum, don't forget to check out the 10 beautiful galleries that tell the story of transportation before the invention of the automobile.Call 631-751-0066 for more info. Three Village Historical Society, 93 North Country Road, Setauket — Dads get in free for all exhibits from 1 to 4 p.m. Call 631-751-3730. Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor — Free admission for a whale of a dad with a paying visitor from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 631-367-3418. The Heckscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Ave., Huntington — In recognition of Father's Day, all men are invited to visit the museum admission free on "their" special day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 631-351-3250. Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium, 1600 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor — Free admission for Dads when accompanied by their children from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 516-692-6768.

CALENDAR DEADLINE is Wednesday at noon, one week before publication. Items may be mailed to: Times Beacon Record Newspapers, P.O. Box 707, Setauket, NY 11733. Email your information about community events to leisure@ tbrnewspapers.com. Calendar listings are for not-for-profit organizations (nonsectarian, nonpartisan events) only, on a space-available basis. Please include a phone number that can be printed.

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Movie review

Open cast calls

‘The Nutcracker’

Ballet Long Island, 1863 Pond Road, Ronkonkoma will hold auditions for ballet students to participate in a production of “The Nutcracker” on Saturday, June 17, at 1 p.m. and Wednesday, July 12, at 7 p.m. The production will begin rehearsals in September with performances in November and December. $25 audition fee. For more information, call 631-737-1964.

‘Beauty and the Beast’

Sophia Boutella is ‘the Mummy’ in universal Pictures latest venture.

Photo from Universal Pictures

That’s a wrap, folks!

‘The Mummy’ needs to return to the underworld By Heidi Sutton Recently Universal Pictures announced that it will produce a new series of classic monster films, titled “Dark Universe,” of which “The Mummy” is the first to be unwrapped. The studio also plans to remake “The Bride of Frankenstein,” “The Invisible Man,” “Dracula,” “Creature from the Black Lagoon,” “Phantom of the Opera,” “Dr. Jekyll” as well as a “Wolfman” reboot. “The ‘Dark Universe’ is a continuation of a love affair the studio has had with its classic monsters. It is a Valentine to the genre that is in our DNA,” says Universal domestic distribution president Nick Carpou. Let me begin by saying I love scary movies. “The Grudge” and “Shutter” are personal favorites. And I’ve always been fascinated with ancient Egypt and the pyramids ever since my father gave me a book about King Tutankhamun as a child. So when given the opportunity to see the big summer reboot of “The Mummy” I was excited. The 1999 version starring Brendan Fraser, who evoked the Indiana Jones character, and Rachel Weisz became a surprise box office hit and was, at times, bone chilling to say the least. Unfortunately, watching the new monster flick play out on the big screen at the Port Jefferson Cinemas last Sunday afternoon, I felt my excitement turn into disappointment as I realized I had set my expectations too high. Tom Cruise stars as Nick Morton, a less than likable character who lurks around war-torn Iraq with his partner in crime, Chris Vail (Jake Johnson) stealing ancient artifacts and selling them on the black market. During an air strike, a missile uncovers the burial chamber of Egyptian Princess Ahmanet, played to the hilt by Algerian actress Sophia Boutella.

Why is an Egyptian burial chamber in the Persian Gulf? A flashback to 5,000 years ago tells the story of how the princess is next in line to succeed her father, Pharaoh Menehptre. When her father’s second wife gives birth to a son, the enraged princess sells her soul to the Egyptian god of death, Set, who gives her a special dagger to murder her family. As she attempts to sacrifice her lover so that Set may appear in a physical form, Ahmanet’s plan is thwarted by the priests and mummified alive for her sins (sound familiar?). Her sarcophagus is carried to Mesopetamia and buried in a tomb filled with mercury, “a fate worse than death” and a curse is placed upon it. When Nick finds a way to remove the coffin, he unknowingly awakens the princess from her “prison” and is forever cursed as the chosen one who must be sacrificed. In the succeeding scenes the mummy chases Nick around London unleashing an evil energy wherever she goes, all the while searching for the special dagger that was stolen by knights fighting in the Crusades in Egypt in 1100 A.D. and taken back to England to bury with their dead. Sounds interesting enough, doesn’t it? Unfortunately, it only gets more complicated from then on. Directed by Alex Kurtzman, and written by David Koepp, Christopher McQuarrie and Dylan Kussman, with story by Kurtzman, Jon Spaihts and Jenny Lumete, the film also stars Annabelle Wallis who plays Jenny Halsey, an archeologist and friend of Morton, and Russell Crowe who plays the role of Dr. Jekyll (Yes, Mr. Hyde does make an appearance) intent on capturing the mummy to disect her, an obvious introduction of what is yet to come in the “Dark Universe” series.

Star Playhouse at the Suffolk Y JCC, 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack will hold open auditions for Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” on Monday, June 19, and Tuesday, June 20, at 7 p.m. All roles open. Bring a resume with headshot attached as well as sheet music. Prepare 32 measures of appropriate musical theater piece and come prepared for movement. Callbacks will be on Wednesday, June 21, at 7 p.m. Performance dates will be Saturday evenings: Nov. 4, 11 and 18 at 7 p.m. and Sunday matinees: Nov. 5, 12 and 19 at 2 p.m. For more information, call Melanie at 631-462-9800, ext. 136.

‘Bridges of Madison County’

Photo from Universal Pictures

tom Cruise and Annabelle Wallis in a scene from ‘the Mummy’

While the special effects and stunts are top notch, especially the scene where the transport plane carrying the sarcophagus crashes, and the flashbacks of Egpyt in the New Kingdom are visually stunning, it is not enough to hold the story together as the actors are left to work with a poorly written script that seems to jump all over the place with no focus. When it tries to be funny it is corny; when it tries to frighten, it is funny. It’s also not very scary — creepy, yes — but not scary. And in hindsight, maybe 54-year-old Tom Cruise was not the best choice in the lead — he’s certainly no Brendan Fraser! “There are worse fates than death,” says the mummy to Tom Cruise’s character. Yes, like having to sit through “The Mummy! I’ll take Rick and Evie and Jonathan and even Benny anytime!

Now playing in local theaters, “The Mummy” is rated PG-13 for violence, action and scary images and for some suggestive content and partial nudity.

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will hold auditions for strong singer-actors (ages 16 and up) for the Long Island premiere of “The Bridges of Madison County: The Musical” on Tuesday, July 11, and Wednesday, July 19, at 7 p.m. All roles open except Francesca. Prepare 32 bars from the song of your choice and bring sheet music in the proper key. An accompanist will be provided. You may sing from the score. Readings will be from the script. Please bring a picture/resume. Rehearsals to begin in August. Performances will be from Sept. 16 to Oct. 28. For further information and details, call 631-9289202 or visit www.theatrethree.com/ auditions.html.

Singers wanted The Harbormen are a men’s chorus that sings four-part harmony in the a cappella style. They emphasize quality singing, community involvement, great shows and good fellowship, catering to singers of all abilities and have several ways for our members to learn the music. Beginners welcomed. If you can carry a tune, then please join us. We meet every Monday evening (except holidays) at 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Fellowship Hall, located at 380 Nicolls Road in East Setauket. For further information, call Dave at 516-658-7581.

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

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

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

BYZANTINE CATHOLIC RESURRECTION BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH

38 Mayflower Avenue, Smithtown NY 11787 631–759–6083 resurrectionsmithtown@gmail.com www.resurrectionsmithtown.org Father Tyler A. Strand, Administrator, Joseph S. Durko, Cantor Divine Liturgy: Sundays at 11:15 am Holy Days: See website or phone for information Sunday School Sundays at 9:15 am Adult Faith Formation/Bible Study: Mondays at 7:00 pm. PrayerAnon Prayer Group for substance addictions, Wednesdays at 7 pm A Catholic Church of the Eastern Rite under the Eparchy of Passaic.

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

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

INFANT JESUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 110 Myrtle Ave., Port Jefferson, NY 11777 (631) 473-0165 • Fax (631) 331-8094

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

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

Mission Statement: Beloved daughters and sons of the Catholic parish of St. James, formed as the Body of Christ through the waters of Baptism, are a pilgrim community on Camiño-toward the fullness of the Kingdom of God, guided by the Holy Spirit. Our response to Jesus’ invitation to be faithful and fruitful disciples requires us to be nurtured by the Eucharist and formed by the Gospel’s call to be a Good Samaritan to neighbor and enemy. That in Jesus’ name we may be a welcoming community respectful of life in all its diversities and beauty; stewards of and for God’s creation; and witnesses to Faith, Hope and Charity. Rev. James-Patrick Mannion, Pastor Rev. Gerald Cestare, Associate Pastor Rev. Jon Fitzgerald, In Residence Weekday Masses: Monday – Saturday 8:00 am Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm Sunday 8:00am, 9:30 am (family), 11:30 am (choir), 6:00 pm (Youth) Friday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Baptisms: Contact the Oﬃce at the end of the third month (pregnancy) to set date Reconciliation: Saturdays 4:00 – 4:45 pm or by appointment Anointing Of The Sick: by request Holy Matrimony: contact the office at least 9 months before desired date Bereavement: (631) 941-4141 x 341 Faith Formation Oﬃce: (631) 941-4141 x 328 Outreach: (631) 941-4141 x 333 Our Lady of Wisdom Regional School: (631) 941-473-1211 Our Daily Bread Sunday Soup Kitchen 3 pm

CONGREGATIONAL MT. SINAI CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

233 North Country Road, Mt. Sinai • (631) 473–1582 www.mtsinaichurchli.org

“No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here” Worship hour is 8:30 am and 10 am Sunday School and Childcare oﬀered at 10:00 am open to all children (infants to 8th grade). The last Sunday of every month is our Welcome Sunday Service. This service has been intentionally designed to include persons of diﬀering abilities from local group homes. We are an Open and Affirming Congregation.

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

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

www.allsouls–stonybrook.org • allsoulsepiscopalchurch@verizon.net Please come and welcome our new Priest: The Rev. Farrell D. Graves, Ph.D., Vicar Sunday Holy Eucharist: 8 and 9:30 am Religious instruction for children follows the 9:30 am Service This is a small eclectic Episcopal congregation that has a personal touch. We welcome all regardless of where you are on your spiritual journey. Walk with us.

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

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

Sunday Services: 8 am, 9:30 am and 11:15 am Church School/Child Care at 9:30 am Church School classes now forming. Call 631-941-4245 for registration. Weekday holy Eucharist’s: Thursday 12 pm and First Friday of the month 7:30 pm (rotating: call Parish Oﬃce for location) Youth, Music and Service Programs oﬀered. Let God walk with you as part of our family–friendly community.

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

Father Anthony DiLorenzo: Priest–In–Charge Sunday Services 8 am & 10 am Sunday Eucharist: 8 am and 10 am/Wednesday 10 in our chapel Sunday School and Nursery Registration for Sunday School starting Sunday after the 10 am Eucharist Our ministries: Welcome Inn on Mondays at 5:45 pm AA meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 pm/Prayer Group on Wednesdays at 10:30 am/Bible Study on Thursdays at 10 am. It is the mission of the people of Christ Church to grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ and to make his love known to all through our lives and ministry. We at Christ Church are a joyful, welcoming community. Wherever you are in your journey of life we want to be part of it.

EVANGELICAL INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST CHURCH Loving God • Loving Others • Sharing the Gospel

1266 N. Country Road, Stony Brook, NY 11790 (631) 689-7660 • www.internationalbaptistsb.org Pastor Hank Kistler Sunday Worship 11 am Thursday Small Groups 7 pm Vacation Bible School - August 14-18 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Ages 4-6th grade FREE! All Welcome!

THREE VILLAGE CHURCH Knowing Christ...Making Him Known

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

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

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

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CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION

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

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

JEWISH

CHABAD AT STONY BROOK “Judaism with a smile”

Future site: East side of Nicolls Rd, North of Rte 347 –Next to Fire Dept. Current location: 821 Hawkins Ave., Lake Grove

(631) 585–0521 • (800) My–Torah • www.ChabadSB.com Rabbi Chaim & Rivkie Grossbaum Rabbi Motti & Chaya Grossbaum Rabbi Sholom B. & Chanie Cohen Membership Free •Weekday, Shabbat & Holiday Services Highly acclaimed Torah Tots Preschool • Afternoon Hebrew School Camp Gan Israel • Judaica Publishing Department • Lectures and Seminars • Living Legacy Holiday Programs Jewish Learning Institute Friendship Circle for Special Needs Children • The CTeen Network N’shei Chabad Women’s Club • Cyberspace Library www.ChabadSB.com Chabad at Stony Brook University – Rabbi Adam & Esther Stein

YOUNG ISRAEL OF CORAM

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

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

Services Friday night & Saturday morning followed by a hot buffet Learn about Judaism • Jewish Holidays Adult Education Classes • Bar/Bat Mitzvah Classes available Internationally known Prominent Lecturers • Guest Speakers HEBREW SCHOOL REGISTRATION 2017-2018 Free Hebrew School Experienced teachers who make learning fun “THE ETERNAL FLAME • THE ETERNAL LIGHT” Sundays • Channel 20 • 10:00am Put Meaning in Your Life

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NORTH SHORE JEWISH CENTER

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

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

COMMACK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

TEMPLE ISAIAH (REFORM)

SETAUKET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

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

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

LUTHERAN–ELCA HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH AND ANCHOR NURSERY SCHOOL

46 Dare Road, Selden (631) 732-2511 Emergency number (516) 848-5386 Rev. Dr. Richard O. Hill, Pastor email: hopelutheran@msn.com • website: www.hopeluth.com New worship times for the summer: 8:30am and 10:30am Starting from June 25th 2017 - September 3rd 2017 Camp Hope July 17 - July 21 (Week one) and July 24 - 28 (week two) 9am to 3pm • Children aged 3 to 11 Vacation Bible School August 14 - 18 • 9am to 12pm • Children aged 3 to 11 Drama Camp August 21 - 25 • Children aged 4 to 11

ST. PAULS LUTHERAN CHURCH

BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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

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

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

METHODIST

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

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

486 Townline Road, Commack Church Office: (631)499–7310 Fax: (631) 858–0596 www.commack–umc.org • mail@commack–umc.org Rev. Linda Bates–Stepe, Pastor 160 Main Street, Corner of 25A and Main Street East Setauket • (631) 941–4167

Rev. Steven kim, Pastor

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

STONY BROOK COMMUNITY CHURCH UNITED METHODIST

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

Renewing, Restoring, Reviving for the 21st Century!

PRESBYTERIAN

SETAUKET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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

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

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

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

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From left, Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station), Councilman Kevin LaValle (R-Selden), Councilwoman Jane Bonner (C-Rocky Point), Supervisor Ed Romaine (R), Town Clerk Donna Lent (R), New York State DEC Supervising Forester John D. Wernet, Councilman Dan Panico (R-Manorville), Councilman Michael Loguercio (R-Ridge) and Councilman Neil Foley (R-Blue Point) .

Town of Brookhaven awarded Tree City USA status for second time

At the May 11 Town of Brookhaven board meeting, Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) and the town board were presented with a flag from the Arbor Day Foundation that designates Brookhaven as a Tree City USA. This is the second consecutive year that the town has received that award as a result of the

supervisor’s Greening Brookhaven initiative to plant 10,000 trees by 2020, a goal that has already been accomplished, according to Romaine. The Tree City USA program was established in 1976 as a nationwide movement that provides the framework necessary for communities to manage

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and expand their public trees. Tree City USA status is achieved by meeting four core standards of sound urban forestry management: maintaining a tree board or department, having a community tree ordinance, spending at least $2 per capita on urban forestry and celebrating Arbor Day.

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UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

UNITY

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP AT STONY BROOK

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF HUNTINGTON

UNITY CHURCH OF HEALING LIGHT

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

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

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

Rev. G. Jude Geiger, Minister

Rev. Margaret H. Allen

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

www.uufh.org

(minister@uufh.org) Starr Austin, religious educator (dreuufh@gmail.com) Sunday Service 10:30 am, Children’s Religious Education 10:30 am Whoever you are, whomever you love, wherever you are on your life’s journey, you are welcome here. Our services offer a progressive, non-creedal message with room for spiritual seekers. Services and Religious Education each Sunday at 10:30 am Youth Group, Lifespan Religious Education for Adults, Adult and Children’s Choirs. Participants in the Huntington Interfaith Housing Initiative. Find us on Facebook and Twitter.

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

Rev. Saba Mchunguzi

Unity Church of Healing Light is committed to helping people unfold their Christ potential to transform their lives and build spiritual community through worship, education, prayer and service. Sunday Worship & Church School 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Night Prayer Service 7:30 p.m. Sign Language Interpreter at Sunday Service

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Top honors to be awarded at Jewels & Jeans benefit dinner

Brian Kilmeade

Ralph D. Spencer Jr.

Grab your bedazzled jeans and get out your “jewels” for a night of fun with dinner, dancing, raffles, live and silent auctions and more at Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s annual Jewels & Jeans benefit dinner on Wednesday, June 28, at Flowerfield in St. James. The celebratory evening will honor leaders in the community for their outstanding achievements and contributions. All proceeds will be used for WMHO educational programs, Youth Corps and historic properties.

Live auction items will include: Chef Barrett Beyer from “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Kitchen Casino,” who will purchase, prepare and clean-up a three-course meal plus wine for eight in your own home; a private, behind the scenes wine tour for 15, courtesy of Pindar Vineyards and the Damianos family, which includes a tour of barrel and tank rooms, production facility and a select tasting of five wines. Also includes a case of specially created “Grist Mill White” wine with each bottle signed by the owners of Pindar Vine-

Dr. Lisa Strano-Paul yards; “Princess,” “Pampered Princess” and “Pampered Tweens” parties, each courtesy of Blue Salon & Spa. Young ladies will have lunch, manicures, facials, foot scrubs, makeup lessons, makeup applications and much more (age groups apply) and a six-course tasting dinner courtesy of Mirabelle/Three Village Inn in Stony Brook with wine paring for 10. This year’s distinguished honorees are Brian Kilmeade, recipient of the Champion of History Award and co-author of “George Washington’s Secret Six” and

Dr. David B. Paul “Thomas Jefferson & the Tripoli Pirates”; Ralph D. Spencer Jr., president and CEO of Suffolk Federal; Dr. Lisa Strano-Paul, professor of medicine and assistant dean for clinical education at Stony Brook School of Medicine; and Dr. David B. Paul of Long Island Anesthesia Physicians, LLP. Festivities begin with a cocktail hour at 6:30 p.m. Flowerfield is located at 199 Mills Pond Road, St. James. For full information and registration visit http:// wmho.org/jewels-and-jeans/or call 631751-2244.

BUSINESS NEWS Mather Primary Care opens fourth location

Mather Primary Care recently expanded its practice to a state-of-theart facility at Stony Brook Medical

Park, 2500 Nesconset Highway, Building 16.

From left, Kerry Maher-Weisse, Leg. Kennedy, Rich Weisse, Sal Riccibono, Laurel Crotty, Clara Spadafina-Giunta, Kenneth Maher, Councilwoman Nowick, Councilman McCarthy, Pastor Neil Mittelstaedt, Conrad Chase and Leg. Trotta Photo from Leg. Kennedy’s office

Ribbon cutting in St. James Legislator Leslie Kennedy (R-Nesconset), Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga), Councilwoman Lynn Nowick (R) and Councilman Tom McCarthy (R) joined members of the St. James community on June 3 at the St. James Lutheran Church to welcome the opening of the St. James Farmers Market with a ribbon cutting ceremony in front of the church. Open through summer and autumn,

the St. James Farmers Market allows locals to browse and purchase locally grown produce from the people personally invested in growing them at an affordable cost. Opening day featured more than simply market stalls — attendees listened to music provided by local musicians, poetry readings by local authors and craft making, among others. “With all the conveniences supermarkets give us today, it is too easy for us to forget that much of the produce we eat can and is

grown right here on Long Island,” said Kennedy. “Farmers markets like these help remind us that the food we eat and the people who grow them are right next door.” The St. James Farmers Market will be open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the St. James Lutheran Church on 230 2nd Avenue, and will be open through Oct. 28. EBT, SNAP, FMNP and WIC are accepted. If you are interested in being a vendor, an application can be found at ligreenmarket.org/stjames.

Specializing in the care of patients age 4 years through adulthood, the new location offers Preventive Care, Well Woman Care, Routine Physicals and School, DOT and Work Physicals as well as care for Acute Medical Problems and Chronic Medical Illnesses. “At a time when there is a critical shortage of highly-qualified primary care physicians, we are proud to be able to offer this new service to our community. This practice, as well as our other primary care sites in Port Jefferson, Port Jefferson Station and Rocky Point are unique in their ability to provide nationally recognized Patient-Centered Medical Care and remain closely associated with the expert sub-specialists of Harbor View Medical Services,” said Robert Giacobbe, DO, FACP, medical director of Harbor View Medical Services, PC.

They welcome new patients and offer prescheduled as well as same-day appointments. For more information, call 631-686-1414.

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CAMP SETAUKET at

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

Spring into Fitness

www.bennersfarm.com

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

Memberships as low as $19.99

Creative Choices from Lyrical Children’s Creative Programs: Families with children birth - 5 yrs can attend Music Together: Setauket, Port Jeff, Miller Place, Shoreham, Calverton, Aquebogue. Children 4 - 7 yrs can attend Piano Kids Camp (Setauket or Calverton). Lyrical Children’s Learning Center - Calverton offers a wide variety of reasonably priced Camps for ages 18 months thru 8 yrs! Grownup & Me / Themed ½ Day (2 - 5 yrs) / Friday Art (2 - 8 yrs) / Handwriting without Tears (pre k - 1st grade) Music Together - www.lyricalchildrenmusic.com / Camps in Calverton or Piano - www.lyricalchildren.com 631-208-4003

made to move tennis & Wellness 5 south Jersey aVe., setauket • 631.751.6767 www.madetomovewellness.com

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

theatre three 412 main st., Port JeFFerson • 631.928.9100

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

tJe dance force 556 n. country rd, st. James • 631.584.6888 310 main st., holBrook • 631.585.6900 www.tjedance.com

TJE offers the finest, most talented, creative, award winning staff who will motivate your child to do the best they can in all styles of dance - jazz, hip hop, ballet, tap, lyrical, character, open/contemporary, acro, combo, intro, break dance, boys hip hop as well as special needs. Come try a class for free today!

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

Camp Setauket: For over 28 years, creating memorable summer camp experiences: General Camp for ages 3–12 ; Theatre Arts Camp and Sports Camp for ages 7–12; and C.I.T. Program for ages 13 thru 15. Game Set Match Tennis Academy Camp for ages 4–18 and all skill levels. Our unique camps offer indoor & outdoor pools, indoor & outdoor fields and indoor & outdoor tennis courts. Activities include: arts & crafts, sports such as soccer, basketball, softball and volleyball, interactive games, drama and hands on science. Swimming is included in every camp and several indoor activity areas for rainy days. Early enrollment, sibling, & member discounts available. Parisi Training Camps - focuses on speed and agility for all sports. ©149564

• Instruction & Competition • Soccer • Volleyball • Softball • Basketball and more

Theatre Arts Camp (Ages 7 - 12)

General Camp

(Ages 3 - 12)

• Arts & Crafts • Hands on Science • Interactive Games • Recreational Sports

Tennis Academy

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

lyricalchildrenmusic.com

Sports Camp (Ages 7 - 12)

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

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

(Ages 4 - 18)

• 1/2 Day • Full Day • Advanced Training • 9 Indoor, 7 Outdoor Har-Tru Courts

C.I.T. Training

(Ages 13 - 15)

lyrical children setauket • Port JeFFerson • miller Place • shoreham calVerton • 631.208.4003

“Celebrating our 28th Year!” 4 Exciting Camps To Choose From! Large Outdoor And Indoor Space For Numerous Sports & Activities. New Enormous Carnival Bouncer!

• Enjoy the Activities • Special Reduced Rate Swimming is included in all camps! All camps provide: Snacks, Drinks, Lunch & a T-Shirt

Discounts for Siblings and World Gym Members!

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

Three Village Soccer Club & Stony Brook Travel Teams Fall 2017 Registration Now Open! For more info and to register, visit our website: www.StonyBrookSoccer.com Don’t wait - Teams fill up fast! Placement requests must be made no later than July 15 Lil’strikers (Pre K) Intramurals (K thru 6th) Traveling Intramurals (7th Grade and Up) Travel (Must Try Out) Weekly Games Focusing On: Developing Core Soccer Skills Sportsmanship • Fun, Nurturing Environment SUMMER SOCCER CAMP, K - 12 Camp Dates: August 21 - 25, 9 am - 12 pm Register before August 7th and Save! Special Early Registration Discounted Camp Fee: $150 The Club Needs You! We are always looking for enthusiastic parents to get involved. ASK US HOW YOU CAN VOLUNTEER! ©149611

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COVER STORY Congratulations to the winners of our TBR News Media Father’s Day contest! and

special thanks to our sponsor, AMC Loews Stony Brook 17 for generously donating three family four-pack tickets to the winners! Happy Father’s Day!

Left, Holden Cone, age 8, of Setauket with his dad Chauncy.

‘All About Dad’ Left, Ava Stampelos, age 8, of Setauket with her dad Gus and their buddy Milo.

‘All About Dad’ by Ava Stampelos

My dad’s first name is Gus. I call him Dad/Daddy. His hair color is brown. His eyes are brown. He likes to watch the Yankees on TV. His favorite movie is ‘My Cousin Vinny.’ He likes to play with me! His favorite food is pasta. My dad is special because he is awesome!

by Holden Cone My dad’s first name is Chauncy. I call him Dad. His hair color is brown. His eyes are green. His favorite TV show is ‘The Daily Show.’ His favorite movie is ‘Kubo and the Two Strings.’ He likes to play with me. His favorite food is kale. My dad is special because he helps me do a lot of things.

Benner's Farm Old Fashioned Family Fun

Summer Farm Camp

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Life long memories in a unique and wonder ﬁlled environment, Farm activities, crafts and games, Different Themes everyday!

Half or Full day sessions available Tot, KinderKamp, Explorer and CIT camps Ages: three to sixteen, Before and After Care available

Left, Jacob Tropin, age 8, of Centereach with his dad Chris.

‘All About Dad’ by Jacob Tropin

My dad’s first name is Chris. I call him dad. His hair color is brown. His eyes are blue. His favorite TV show is ‘Seinfeld.’ His favorite movie is ‘Terminator.’ His likes to write. His favorite food is sushi. My dad is special because he would do anything for me and he’s always impressed no matter what I do.

Birthday Parties, Special Events Sixth Annual

Fiddle and Folk Festival Sept 10th, 2017, 11-7

Featuring the Best in Traditional Music, from Bluegrass to Blues...

631-689-8172 - bennersfarm.com 56 Gnarled Hollow Rd. Setauket

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Celebrate the great outdoors at Sweetbriar Nature Center and tour its enclosed Butterfly Garden on June 17. Photo courtesy of Sweetbriar Nature Center

Programs Hands-On History

The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook will present a program for children ages 5 to 9 titled Hands-On History on June 15 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Make the past come alive through activities and objects. Visit a different gallery each month and explore history. Fee is $10 per class, $8 for members. Advance registration required by calling 751-0066, ext. 212.

Bicycle Safety Rodeo

The Town of Brookhaven will host a Bicycle Safety Rodeo at Holtsville Ecology Site’s Safety Town, 249 Buckley Road, Holtsville on June 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. During this free event, children are invited to complete a noncompetitive skills course and learn safe bicycle-riding skills. Rain date is June 24. Questions? Call 363-3770.

Butterfly Safari

Join the folks at Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, 581 W. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown for a family program titled Butterfly Safari on June 17 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Discover the fascinating life cycle of a butterfly! Learn how they get their wings and their many tricks to surviving in the wild and go on an exciting expedition into the fields to catch, observe and release these beautiful creatures. $4 per person. Advance registration is required by calling 265-1054.

Father’s Day in Flight

Maritime Explorium, 101A E. Broadway, Port Jefferson will hold a drop-in program titled Father’s Day in Flight on June 17 and 18 from 1 to 5 p.m. Have fun with Dad constructing and testing your hoopsters and gliders! $5 per person. For more information, call 331-3277 or visit www.maritimexplorium.org.

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Rainbows in Nature

Come visit Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive in Smithtown for a special program, Rainbows in Nature: A Celebration of Summer, an afternoon of treasure hunts, an animal presentation, relay races, face painting and a tour of its enclosed Butterfly Garden on June 17 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Author Michelle Zimmerman will

lead children on a magical adventure through story and a full spectrum of rainbow fun including a butterfly hunt and a rainbow butterfly craft to take home. Please arrive before 1 p.m. Admission is $10/child, $5/adult, discounts available for Scouts. For more information, call 979-6344 or visit www.sweetbriarnc.org.

Film ‘The Secret Life of Pets’

Join the Suffolk County Farm and Education Center, 350 Yaphank Road, Yaphank for Movie Night on June 16 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. For $3 per person/free for children under 3, visitors can enjoy a screening of “The Secret Life of Pets” complete with popcorn and other movie snacks. Proceeds will benefit the 4-H Club. Preregistration is required by calling 852-4600 or email scs56@cornell.edu.

Theater Disney’s ‘High School Musical’

Go Wildcats! The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will present Disney’s “High School Musical” through June 17. Join Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan, Chad, Taylor and the rest of the gang for a fun-tastic, family-friendly show. (All youth cast.) Shows start at 2 p.m. All seats are $15. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

‘Aladdin & The Lamp’

Theatre Three’s Children’s Theatre will present “Aladdin & The Lamp” from July 7 to Aug. 10 with a sensory-friendly performance on July 9 at 11 a.m. Join Aladdin as he teams up with an outrageous genie to thwart the evil wizard and win the hand of the beautiful princess. All seats $10. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www. theatrethree.com.

Elephant & Piggie’s ‘We Are in a Play!’

The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, located at 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will present Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!” from July 15 to Aug. 20. Based on the series by Mo Willems, Gerald and Piggie take to the stage in a rollicking adventure perfect for young audiences. All seats are $15. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

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

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Strawberry Festival June 10 and 11, 2017 Continued from page B17

STRAWBERRY FUN Clockwise from top left, freshly picked strawberries from the farm; Sophia, age 5, and Madison, age 3, of Port Jefferson listen to what ingredients go into making strawberry ice cream; 4-year-old Ralphie D’Angelone of Centereach picks out the perfect chocolate-covered strawberry; from left, Beth Rella, Luca Rella, age 2, Ralphie D’Angelone, age 4, Kerrie D’Angelone, Julia Rella, age 3, and Leo D’Angelone, age 6, of Centereach enjoy, what else, strawberries!; and Sam Benner explains how homemade ice cream is made. Photos by Heidi Sutton

Sing, Laugh and Learn

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KIDVENTURES!

• Dance • Giant Slide • Sprinkler Park • Slip-N-Slide • Carnival • Talent Show • Glow Party • and Much More

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• Athletic Fields New for 2017! • Sports Courts • Playgrounds • Challenge Course • Karate It’s time to awaken the • GoPro Photography Hero within! • RC Cars/Drones OPEN HOUSE: • Pedal Kart Track SAT. JUNE 17TH 11AM - 2PM

with your child this summer! Join us for family style musical fun! Babies - Toddlers - Preschoolers Setauket - Port Jeff - Miller Place - Shoreham - Calverton 6 week sessions (4 week option) Previews available LyricalChildrenMusic.com • 631-208-4003

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Bees Need Help By Bernard Creedon Age 12, Sound Beach

HOOKED ON FISHING Collin, age 7, of Setauket proudly shows off his catch, from left, a fluke and bluefish, after a fishing excursion in Port Jefferson Harbor with his dad and friends on June 8.

The bee population is decreasing and they need your help. The population has been declining recently because of pesticides. The pesticides are a class of chemicals similar to nicotine. They have been known to shorten a queen bee’s life span. If we lose bees we lose: More than 140 types of fruits and vegetables Many flowers 15 billion dollars in agriculture Family farms and local businesses There would be no musical sound of bees in the spring. If you would like to help bees, visit the Sierra Club’s website at www.SierraClub.org/SaveThe Bees.

Photo from Diane Wattecamps

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