Arts & Lifestyles - July 9, 2020

ARTS&LIFESTYLES TIMES BEACON RECORD NEWS MEDIA · JULY 9, 2020

Don't throw away your shot!

'Hamilton' streams on Disney plus ♦ B13

Photo by Joan Marcus

INSIDE: Camp Hero reviewed B11 • Gardeners Showcase returns to Vanderbilt Museum B19 • Winners of BNL virtual science fair B25

PAGE B2 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • JULY 09, 2020

HOPE LIVES HERE. Cancer changes everything. But at Stony Brook University Cancer Center, we’re changing everything

about cancer care. By bringing doctors and researchers together like never before, we’re bringing the latest innovations in

personalized cancer care close to you. With powerful technology, clinical trials, comprehensive support services, precision medicine

and expertise in your particular cancer, we’re giving new hope to those changed by cancer and to all the people who love them.

ThisChangesCancerCare.com 161626

Stony Brook University/SUNY is an affirmative action, equal opportunity educator and employer. 20021405H

JULY 09, 2020 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE B3

PORT JEFFERSON DERMATOLOGY Above, Emily Rind of Melville arrives with the care packages; below, Troop 3650 Photos from Gurwin

Melville youth embrace the spirit of giving Generous Long Islanders have been finding ways to lend a helping hand to staff at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Commack who have been on the frontlines of the COVID-19 battle, as well as Gurwin residents who are missing their loved ones due to the “No Visitation” mandate issued by the New York State Department of Health in March.

16-year-old Melville resident Emily Rind created 370 care packages filled with puzzles, word search books, activities and sundry items to help keep Gurwin’s residents entertained and engaged, as part of her "Put a Smile on a Senior Campaign."

Rind, who was unable to visit her own grandmother due to New York State’s COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Order, said she could only imagine how seniors at Gurwin must feel not being able to see their loved ones. “I reached out to Gurwin to see which items were most needed, and then posted flyers around town to collect supplies,” said Emily. Affixed

to the care packages was a note which read, “I know it must be hard not seeing your family and loved ones, so I hope this will brighten your day and put a SMILE on your face.”

In another show of support for Gurwin healthcare workers, fifth graders in Melville Girl Scout Troop 3650 dedicated their Bronze Award project to providing handmade personal protective equipment (PPE) for the staff.

Troop members created face shields using 3D printers, as well as masks and ear guards, items that were in scarce supply during the onset of the pandemic.

“In these challenging times when our staff are working their hardest to protect the well-being of those in their care, and when are residents are missing their families, the thoughtfulness of people in our local community like Emily and the Scouts in Troop 3650 really make a difference in helping to keep morale and spirits high,” said Nicole Hopper, Director of Therapeutic Recreation at Gurwin.

Peter A. Klein, MD Adam J. Korzenko, MD Brett M. Dolgin, DO * Wil D. Tutrone, MD Vanita Srivastava, DO * * Dr. Dolgin and Dr. Srivastava are pleased to offer Botox and fillers. Please call for more information.

Nights And Weekends Available PORT JEFFERSON DERMATOLOGY HAS REOPENED TO SEEING PATIENTS 631.928.7922 6 Medical Drive Suite D Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776

In this edition Book Review .........................................B11 Calendar ...........................................B23-24 Cooking Cove .......................................B17 Crossword Puzzle ................................. B8 Horoscopes ............................................. B5 Medical Compass ................................. B7 Movie Review........................................B13

Nature Matters ....................................B20 Parents and Kids .................................B25 Power of 3 ................................................ B5 Religious Directory ......................B21-22 Shelter Pet of the Week ....................B26 SBU Sports .............................................B27 Wine and Cheese .................................B18

Email your community, health, business and calendar notices to leisure@tbrnewspapers.com.

631.475.8249 100 Hospital Road Suite 116 Patchogue, NY 11772

www.portjeffdermatology.com ©167204

164757

PAGE B4 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • JULY 09, 2020

JULY 09, 2020 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE B5

KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS

SBU recruits pathologists Felicia Allard and Eric Yee Harnessing the Technology of our Research Giants

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF Stony Brook University recently added a wife and husband team to its Pathology Department.

Felicia Allard and Eric Yee are joining SBU from the University of Arkansas.

Allard and Yee will “replace an individual who had moved to a leadership position at another institution and to meet increased caseloads in surgical pathology and cytopathology,” Ken Shroyer, the chairman of the Pathology Department, explained in an email.

Times Beacon Record News Media will profile Allard and Lee over the next two weeks.

Felicia Allard

A self-described “mountain girl” from Colorado, where she attended medical school and met her husband Eric Yee, Felicia Allard had only been to Long Island three times before accepting a job at Stony Brook.

She came once when she was interviewing for a residency and twice during the interview process.

Allard and Yee accepted the jobs in the middle of February and weren’t able to look at potential homes during the height of the lockdown caused by COVID-19.

For now, the couple have moved into temporary housing in Port Jefferson Station, as they look for longer term living options.

Allard, who will be an Associate Professor at SBU, said the move started with Pathology Department Chair Ken Shroyer, who was looking to fill two positions and reached out to Yee. Shroyer was involved in a type of cancer work that interested her.

“The active pancreatic cancer research group was a big draw for me as I am hoping to expand my research career,” Allard explained in an email.

SPOTLIGHTING DISCOVERIES AT (1) COLD SPRING HARBOR LAB (2) STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY & (3) BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LAB

Allard said she was particularly interested in pancreatic cancer, in large part because of its intractability and the poor prognosis for most patients.

“It was clear to me that this is one of the areas where we had a lot of work to do in terms of being able to offer any type of meaningful treatment to patients,” she said.

Allard said she, like so many others in the medical community, entered the field because she wanted to make a difference.

She searched for areas where the “greatest good could be done, and pancreatic cancer is still one of those.”

In her initial research, she studied the pancreatic neoplasm, exploring how cells went from preinvasive to invasive to metastatic conditions. She is interested in how the tumor interacts with the patient’s immune system.

While Allard will continue to provide clinical services, she plans to collaborate with Shroyer in his lab. “I’m hoping naturally to be integrating into Dr. Shroyer’s group,” Allard said.

Shroyer welcomed Allard to the department and to his research team.

Allard is “a highly-qualified surgical pathologist with subspecialty expertise in GI tract pathology,” Shroyer wrote in an email. “She has a specific interest in pancreatic cancer, which will also complement our translational research program,” he said.

Shroyer expects that Allard will be integrated into several cancer research programs and he is “looking forward to having her join my team that is focused on the validation of prognostic and predictive biomarkers for pancreatic cancer.”

Felicia Allard

‘It was clear to me that [pancreatic cancer] is one of the areas where we had a lot of work to do in terms of being able to offer any type of meaningful treatment to patients ’ — FELICIA ALLARD Shroyer’s lab, which includes Luisa Escobar-Hoyos, who is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology, will work with Allard to advance the translational aspects of keratin 17 research, building on earlier work to understand the mechanisms through which K17 causes tumor aggression, he explained.

As for her clinical work, Allard said she analyzes biopsies and resections from the esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, and pancreas. She has also used cytopathology to look at pap smears and to analyze salivary tumor aspirations.

The time to consider any of these slides varies broadly.

Sometimes, she receives a slide and the diagnosis is unequivocal within 30 seconds. Other times, a biopsy from a six-month old patient with diarrhea, for example, can have an extensive list of differentials. In that case, the diagnosis can take considerably longer, as a baby could be sick

because of an autoimmune disorder, inflammatory bowel disease or an infection.

She said she can “perseverate for hours or even days” over the subtle clues that may help with a diagnosis.

Allard likened the diagnostic process to reading a detective novel, in which the reader might figure out the perpetrator on page three, while other times, the culprit isn’t discovered until page 300.

Allard said she and her husband have a similar clinical background.

Yee is “more of a tech geek than I am,” she said. “He understands artificial intelligence, computer science and bioinformatics more than I do. He is also interested in administrative and leadership to a greater degree.”

Allard said she and Yee may have professional overlaps, but they have unique interests, backgrounds and perspectives that they bring to work that give them each different strengths.

POWER OF 3 continued on page B10

Horoscopes of the week

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Relating to others can sometimes be difficult for you, Cancer. You tend to see things more deeply and emotionally than others. Afford others the chance to express themselves.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Finding a comfortable point in a relationship may take some time, Leo. But once you are there, it will feel like this was the course from the beginning.

Just have a little patience.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 You may be full of fast-paced energy this week, Virgo. This is an extension of your lively, upbeat nature. You can make tremendous career strides with very little effort.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Do not hesitate to take advantage of an opportunity or it could cost you, Libra. Push your indecisiveness to the side once and for all and jump in.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you are currently in a great place to make a significant move in your life. You have what it takes to make a push toward big goals. Opportunities come from all angles.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 It may take some time to rally from a physical slump, Sagittarius. Once you’ve committed to a fitness routine, expect a learning curve until you get into the swing of things.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Someone might be trying to ruffle your feathers by invading your personal space, Capricorn. Set the boundaries politely but effectively. Don’t give in to childish behavior.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, things may be moving more quickly than you are comfortable with right now. If you need to slow the pace, put on the brakes and explain why to others.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, now is the perfect time to start a work-athome routine or take a pre-existing situation to the next level. Productivity is booming.

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you are a master of turning the tides very quickly. You may need to do so as you face an unforeseen challenge this week. Roll your sleeves up and get to work.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Communication with others seems to be going well and you have a full social calendar, Taurus.

This will boost your self-esteem and possibly propel you toward new goals.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Don’t feel like you need to make sense of everything all of the time, Gemini. Sometimes things will work themselves out and will become more clear with time.

PAGE B6 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • JULY 09, 2020

HELPING YOU NAVIGATE TO OPTIMAL HEALTH We Are Accepting

David Dunaief, M.D. NEW PATIENTS Integrative Medicine • A Whole Body Approach •

Via Telemedicine telephone consult and/or online consult

Reversing, Preventing & Treating Chronic Disease and Managing Weight by Connecting Conventional Medicine with Lifestyle Modifications Our Philosophy is simple.

We believe wellness is derived through nutritional medicine and lifestyle interventions that prevent and treat chronic diseases.

Medications have their place - and in some cases can be lifesaving.

However, there’s no medication without side effects. The goal should be to limit the need for medications - or minimize the number of medications you take on a regular basis.

You are not limited by your genes.

Fortunately, most diseases are based primarily on epigenetics, which are environmental influences, and not on genetics. Epigenetics literally means above or around the gene. In epigenetics, lifestyle choices impact gene expression. Just because your first degree relatives may have had a disease, you are not predestined to follow suit.

We are specialists who will partner with your primary care physician.

A standard medical education does not integrate enough nutritional medicine and other lifestyle interventions. We bridge that gap.

We use evidence-based medicine to guide our decision-making.

The amount of research related to nutrition and other lifestyle issues continues to grow rapidly, with many studies showing significant beneficial effects on health.

Preventing and Reversing Chronic Conditions and Diseases Including:

Is disease reversal possible?

Absolutely! Study evidence has found this to be true, and many of our patients have experienced reversal of diabetes, autoimmune disorders, migraines, and cardiovascular disease, just to mention a few. In many cases, because of their exceptional results, our patients have been able to reduce or eliminate their medications.

High Blood Pressure • High Cholesterol/Triglycerides

Read more common questions and answers on medicalcompassmd.com.

We invite you to tune in to our new weekly Medical Compass health video at tbrnewsmedia.com

47 Route 25A, Setauket NY

NE W L OC AT ION!

41 Clark Street, Brooklyn, NY 631.675.2888 718.924.2655 drdunaief@medicalcompassmd.com • Visit our website www.medicalcompassmd.com

©167239

Clinician, Researcher, Author and Speaker Dr. Dunaief was also recently published in The New York Times and appeared on NBC, News 12 Long Island and News 12 Brooklyn.

We treat each patient as an individual.

We will work with you to develop a plan that allows you to take a proactive role in managing your own health. The health outcomes are worth the effort.

Dr. Dunaief has written over 2,000 medical research articles that have been published in Times Beacon Record Newspapers.

(Next to Capital One Bank & Across From Convenience Drive-thru)

David Dunaief, M.D.

Heart Disease • Stroke • Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2 Obesity • Diverticular Disease • Irritable Bowel Syndrome Fibromyalgia • Alzheimer’s Disease • Dementia Parkinson’s Disease • Depression and Mood Disorder Menopause • Asthma • Allergies Macular Degeneration • Uveitis/Scleritis • Optic Neuritis Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease “Since working with Dr. Dunaief, I have been able to reverse my cardiovascular disease. I substantially decreased plaque buildup in my neck arteries. My cardiologist was really impressed that he could no longer find inflammation associated with the disease.

I am also excited that my cholesterol improved and was able to stop my medication. “ – J.M.

Dr. Dunaief builds a customized plan for each patient - he knows that “no body is the same.”

JULY 09, 2020 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE B7

MEDICAL COMPASS

Heart disease prevention

Even small dietary changes move us closer to being 'heart attack proof' We can significantly reduce the occurrence of heart disease, the number one killer in the United States, by making modest lifestyle changes.

Heart disease is a term that captures a number of disorders, from coronary artery disease, which can cause heart attacks, to valve issues and heart failure, which is a problem with the pumping mechanism.

Here, our focus will be on coronary artery disease and their resulting heart attacks.

According to

By David the Centers for Dunaief, M.D. Disease Control and Prevention, there are 805,000 heart attacks in the U.S. annually, and 200,000 of these occur in those who’ve already had a first heart attack (1). Here, I will provide specifics on how to make changes to protect you and your family, regardless of family history.

The evidence continues to highlight lifestyle changes, including diet, as the most important factors in preventing heart disease. Changes that garner a big bang for your buck include the consumption of chocolate, legumes, nuts, fiber and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs).

Treat yourself – cocoa’s benefits

Preliminary evidence shows that two pieces of chocolate a week may decrease the risk of a heart attack by 37 percent, compared to those who consume less (2).

However, the authors warned against the idea that more is better. In fact, high fat and sugar content and calorically dense aspects may have detrimental effects when consumed at much higher levels. There is a fine line between potential benefit and harm. The benefits may be attributed to micronutrients referred to as flavonols.

I usually recommend that patients have one to two squares – about one-fifth to twofifths of an ounce – of high-cocoa-content dark chocolate daily. Who says prevention has to be painful?

Increase your fiber intake

Fiber has a dose-response relationship to reducing risk. In other words, the more fiber intake, the greater the reduction in risk. In a meta-analysis of 10 studies, results showed for every 10-gram increase in fiber, there was a corresponding 14 percent reduction in the risk of a cardiovascular event and a 27 percent reduction in the risk of heart disease mortality

A sign of the times outside Smithtown Town Hall. Photo courtesy of Smithtown Library

Library project to document the coronavirus pandemic

Consuming four or more servings of legumes per week has shown to reduce the risk of heart disease.

Stock photo

(3). The authors analyzed data that included over 90,000 men and 200,000 women.

The average American consumes about 16 grams per day of fiber (4). The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommends 14 grams of fiber for each 1,000 calories consumed, or roughly 25 grams for women and 38 grams for men (5). Therefore, we can significantly reduce our risk of heart disease if we increase our consumption of fiber to reach the recommended levels. Good sources of fiber are fruits and vegetables with the edible skin or peel, beans and lentils, and whole grains.

Legumes’ impact

In a prospective (forward-looking) cohort study, the First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Epidemiologic Followup Study (NHEFS), legumes reduced the risk of coronary heart disease by a significant 22 percent. Those who consumed four or more servings per week, compared to those who consumed less than one serving, saw this effect. The legumes used in this study included beans, peas and peanuts (6). There were over 9,500 men and women involved, spanning 19 years of follow-up.

I recommend that patients consume at least one to two servings a day, or 7 to 14 a week.

Imagine the impact that could have, compared to the modest four servings per week used to reach statistical significance in this study.

A nutty solution

In a study with over 45,000 men, there were significant reductions in coronary heart disease with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Both plant-based and seafood-based omega-3s showed these effects (7). Good sources of omega-3s from plant-based sources include nuts, such as walnuts, and ground flaxseed.

Your ultimate goal should be to become “heart attack proof,” a term used by Dr. Sanjay Gupta and reinforced by Dr. Dean Ornish. Ideally, this requires a plant-based diet. But even modest changes in diet will result in significant risk reductions. The more significant the lifestyle changes you make, the closer you will come to achieving this goal.

References:

(1) cdc.gov. (2) BMJ 2011; 343:d4488. (3) Arch Intern Med. 2004 Feb 23;164(4):370376. (4) NHANES 2009-2010 Data Brief No. 12. Sep 2014. (5) eatright.org. (6) Arch Intern Med. 2001 Nov 26;161(21):2573-2578. (7) Circulation. 2005 Jan 18;111(2):157-164.

Dr. David Dunaief is a speaker, author and local lifestyle medicine physician focusing on the integration of medicine, nutrition, fitness and stress management. For further information, visit www.medicalcompassmd.com.

The Smithtown Library’s Long Island Room, located in the lower level of the library's main branch at 1 North Country Road in Smithtown, invites the community to participate in an important project.

Over the course of the last few months, the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent shutdowns have had a dramatic impact on the entire world and our own community.

As challenging as these times are, however, it is important to recognize and document the historical significance of this period so that future generations may learn from it.

Ways you can participate include collecting relevant items, keeping a journal reflecting on your experiences and sharing photos and/ or videos of the way your life or surroundings have changed.

For more information about this project and collecting examples, please visit https://smithlib.org/ documenting. If you are interested in donating materials to this collection or have any questions, please contact the Long Island Room via email at longislandroom@smithlib.org.

Please do not bring any materials to the library at this time or before contacting the Long Island Room.

For further information, please call Send your community events to 631-360-2480. leisure@tbrnewspapers.com

PAGE B8 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • JULY 09, 2020

Heckscher at Home Kids Edition: Summer Break! Online Celebrate art and the great outdoors this summer with the Heckscher Museum’s Heckscher at Home Kids Edition: Summer Break on Saturday mornings at 10 a.m. from July 11 through August 15. Explore a variety of different techniques and art materials as you enjoy Mother Nature. Each week will feature a new and exciting project with one of the museum’s professional educators including Watercolor Painting “En Plein Air”, Pressed Flowers Bookmark, Kindness Rocks, Sponge Painting, Leaf Rubbing and Tin Foil Marker Printmaking.

Videos premiere on YouTube on Saturdays at 10 a.m., and are available for free any time on www.Heckscher.org!

Lovelier Legs Jerry G. Ninia, MD, RVT, FACPh Fellow American College of Surgeons

We provide office-based treatment for Varicose Veins and Spider Veins Specializing in: • Injection-Compression Sclerotherapy • Foam Sclerotherapy • Ultrasound - Guided Sclerotherapy • Ambulatory Phlebectomy Plus ELVeS™ (Endo Laser Vein System) The latest procedure for minimally invasive vein treatment.

Now Accepting Medicare Patients

Varicose Vein Center MOST MEDICAL INSURANCE ACCEPTED

©167169

405 East Main Street • 631–474–1414 Visit Our Website at www.mdvein.com

American College of Phlebology

CLUES ACROSS 1. It’s often breaking 5. Pilgrimage to Mecca 8. Bog deposit 12. Mine entrance 13. *Blood fluids 14. Sinbad the Sailor’s home 15. Delhi dress 16. Ball of yarn 17. On the radio 18. *Brain’s “fear factory” 20. Gulf War missile 21. Monkeys, in Spain 22. “____ Elise” 23. Capital of Tasmania 26. Unlike Pinocchio 29. Be mistaken 30. Meteorologist’s line 33. Radiant light 35. Popular horse breed, pl.

37. VIII predecessor 38. Lit test format 39. Prima donna 40. Like meters and kilograms 42. Step on it 43. a.k.a. association football 45. ____ Hood and Christopher ____ 47. *Result of UV exposure 48. Southern chicken stew 50. Staff leader 52. *The smallest bones 56. Social media button 57. Mange carrier 58. Plumber’s sealant 59. Fuzzy fruit, pl.

60. a.k.a. The Islamic State 61. Antioxidants-rich berry 62. Tolstoy’s Karenina 63. Grazing spot 64. Country singer-songwriter Loretta

4th of July

Expert Spider Vein Treatment

PORT JEFFERSON

THEME The Human Body

Answers to last week’s puzzle:

Uniquely Effective For: Replacing vein stripping.

Now Offering: VenaSealTM

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Telemedicine Consult Available

CLUES DOWN 1. “For the Benefit of All” org.

2. Cheese in red casing 3. Lean like an athlete 4. Bad rep 5. Address to Kitty 6. A in A=ab, pl.

7. *Location of strongest muscle 8. *Part of both digestive and endocrine systems 9. Genesis twin 10. Like a desert 11. Used to fix a leaky roof 13. Limit in quality 14. Same as boatswain 19. “Pillow Talk” (1960) star 22. Same as #22 Across, in English 23. *It loses 80% of body heat 24. Root of iris 25. Music to a performer’s ears 26. *Fastest growing tissue 27. Popular Japanese dish 28. Orient Express, e.g.

31. Walkie-talkie word 32. *The teeth did it 34. “The ____ have it” 36. *Gut dwellers 38. *One of #36 Down 40. Males 41. Van Gogh’s famous flower painting 44. Coffee shops 46. *____ cavity, a.k.a. mouth 48. Aplomb 49. Harbor city of Ancient Rome 50. *Humans are the only animals that have it 51. Field of grass 53. Having lace 54. Zeal 55. *The largest organ 56. Reggae precursor 57. mL * THEME RELATED CLUE

Answers to this week’s puzzle will appear in next week’s newspaper and online on Friday afternoon at www.tbrnewsmedia.com, Arts and Lifestyles

JULY 09, 2020 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE B9

ATTENTION MEDICAL COMMUNITY, HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROFESSIONALS AND RELATED FIELDS TIMES BEACON RECORD NEWS MEDIA

Presents...

Our

2020 PUBLICATIONS August 20

Deadline August 6

Above, the Setauket Baseball Team. Hub Edwards is in the front row, center.

October 15 Deadline October 1

Photo courtesy of TVHS

TVHS launches 'Safe at Home' t-shirt campaign

The Three Village Historical Society had to make the difficult decision to cancel all of its in-person programs and events for the spring and summer. In light of the financial devastation caused by COVID-19, it recently launched a "Safe at Home" t-shirt campaign fundraiser in honor of Hub Edwards to help ensure that it can resume events this fall and continue to provide educational programs for years to come.

This limited run, made-in-the-USA t-shirt features the original 1950s Setauket Baseball Team logo with the words “Safe at Home,” a sentiment we can all relate to during the global pandemic. It is printed in a baseball diamond with Hub’s number on the community team, “24.” He has been riding out this quarantine, “safe at home,” and will be celebrating his 91st birthday later this year.

Hub Edwards: From Chicken Hill to the Three Villages, a man about community The Three Village Historical Society works within the community to explore local history through education. Educational programs are developed by collecting and preserving artifacts, documents, and other materials of local significance. Ongoing research is conducted about the history of the people who have lived, from earliest habitation to modern times, in the Three Village area.

A microcosm of the diversity of America, Chicken Hill was only one mile in diameter, but home to many different people, including Indigenous Persons, Eastern and Western European immigrants, and African Americans.

At its most robust, hundreds of people lived on Chicken Hill. Notable residents, such as Carlton “Hub” Edwards, called the neighborhood home. Chicken Hill and its residents continue to influence the Three Villages.

Edwards was born in Stony Brook. When he was four years old, he and his family moved to Chicken Hill. A prolific baseball player, in eighth grade, he pitched for the varsity baseball team. In eleventh grade, he pitched for both the varsity team and the local semipro team. In 1950, his three no-hitters won him the attention of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Shortly thereafter, he got two draft notices: one from the Brooklyn Dodgers and one from the government.

After his service in the Korean War, he returned home to Chicken Hill. He met and married Nellie Sands. They lived with Edwards’ widowed mother and extended family in an apartment complex in Chicken Hill; in 1958, they purchased a house in the area formerly known as West Setauket. They still live there today.

Edwards’ baseball talents were fostered and nurtured in Chicken Hill. His maternal uncles played ball; one of them could have gone pro if not for the “color barrier,” according to Edwards. Games were held in the fields near the former location of the rubber factory, as well as at Cardwell’s Corner, and the Setauket School, which was “the best field, because it was level,” says Edwards.

He and Nellie remain pillars of the Three Villages, socially and civically engaged in

many causes. For 40 years, he worked as a custodian in the Three Village Central School District before retiring in 2000. He has been a member of the Irving Hart American Legion Post for 64 years, and in non-pandemic times, speaks every Sunday at Three Village Historical Society’s exhibit, Chicken Hill: A Community Lost to Time.

A Comprehensive Guide to Wellness looking at all aspects of today’s Family Health Issues including: • The Benefits of Both Traditional & Integrative Medicine • Disease Prevention • Body & Mind Wellness • Stress Management • Fitness • Dental Health • Hearing and Vision • Nutrition • Medical Updates for Children, Adolescents, Adults and Seniors & More

To support the Society by buying a “Safe at Home” t-shirt, visit www.tvhs.org. T-shirts sell for $25 plus shipping. Shirts are available in 6 different colors, come in sizes Small to 4X and are proudly made in America.

The fundraiser runs through Friday, July 31.

100% of the proceeds will be used to help support and fund the Three Village Historical Society's education programs.

To be a part of this informative publication, reaching our audience in 45 communities on the North Shore, call your Sales Representative today at

631–751–7744 For Details & Rates TBR NEWS MEDIA

TIMES BEACON RECORD ON THE WEB www.tbrnewsmedia.com

PAGE B10 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • JULY 09, 2020

Matthew Wagner MD Pediatric/Young Adult Orthopedic Surgery Surgical and Non-Surgical Management of: • Fractures • Sports Injuries • Pediatric Hand & Foot Surgery • Scoliosis Accepting Nearly All Insurances!

• Limb Deformity • Developmental Assessments • Benign Bone Tumors

Port Jefferson Station & Commack ©167118

631.371.8034

MatthewWagnerMD.com

POWER OF 3

Continued from page B5 Allard said she knew she wanted to go into medicine in her junior year of high school.

When Doctors Without Borders won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999, she recalls being impressed with that distinction.

In medical school, she said the field of pathology appealed to her because she appreciated the marriage of clinical care and basic science in the field.

She and Yee started dating just before medical school started for her. Yee was two years ahead in school. They Felicia Allard and Eric Yee Photo by Joshua Valencia continued their relationship from a distance while he did Outside of her work, Allard enjoys his residency at Beth Israel Deaconess reading and calls her Kindle one of her Medical Center at Harvard Medical favorite possessions. She hopes to learn School. While she was a resident, Allard how to sail while a resident of Long Island. said Yee had the “distinct pleasure of trying Allard is excited to start working at to train me.”

Stony Brook. Shroyer was “very persistent She likes to explore the boundaries of and once he got us up to New York to diagnosis to understand the nuances and all interview, he was persuasive with respect the data that factor into interpretations, to to the type of career growth we could both tease the art from the science. potentially have,” she said.

6 Core Classes:

Diabetes Overview Nutrition Basics Meal Planning Prevent Complications Coping with Diabetes Follow-up Additional classes include: Blood Glucose Monitoring, Cooking with Diabetes, Thinking Thin, Holiday Eating and Getting in Shape.

Individual counseling and insulin training are available.

For more information, please call 631-474-6797.

Catholic Health Services 167141

*The American Diabetes Association Recognizes this education service as meeting the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support.

200 Belle Terre Rd., Port Jefferson, NY 11777 www.stcharles.org

SUDOKU

Diabetes Care Center

PUZZLE

St. Charles Hospital’s

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

Answers to last week’s SUDOKU

JULY 09, 2020 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE B11

BOOK REVIEW

Camp Hero

By Mike Domino

Novel Reviewed by Jeffrey Sanzel

M

ike Domino’s seventh novel, Camp Hero, is a vigorous thriller with hints of noir around the edges.

Private investigator Bobby Fallon takes on a case in Montauk that becomes more complicated the deeper he goes.

Fallon, a former Manhattan detective, was accused of killing the man who murdered his brother, another New York City cop. He was tried and acquitted but has been branded the Vigilante Cop. While it cost him his position on the force, it cuts a strong swathe with the townsmen of Montauk, an important fact as he enters the world of eastern Long Island.

Fallon has been dispatched from the City by the high end law firm for which he works to help clear the Montauk sheriff of an accusation that is most likely a set-up. Sheriff Kemp has been accused of sleeping with an underaged prostitute, which he flatly denies. Kemp, who cares for his two adult special needs children, is a tight-lipped fellow who gives Fallon little information to go on. Fallon trusts his instincts and realizes there is much more to the investigation.

Mike Domino’s Camp Hero is a swift and entertaining thriller — and it takes place right in our own backyard.

In the midst of this, Senator Vance Hildreth is in league with multi-millionaire Matilda Wong, a Wall Street demagogue whose fortune was in pharmaceuticals, specifically a wonder drug called Zioxyn, a painkiller used for late stage cancer.

Fallon stays in a group of nearly deserted bungalows called The Beehives. There he meets and teams up with successful mystery writer Jennifer Connery, who becomes not just his assistant but an astute set of eyes on

Author Mike Domino the case. They quickly become romantically involved as well.

At the center of the story is Camp Hero.

Hildreth and Wong want to turn the old army base into a national park. But their motives are clearly not as pure as they sound.

Hildreth is connected to organized crime and has no problem engaging help from the wrong side of the law. This he does to the tune of twenty-five million dollars.

There is a great deal about Camp Hero’s use during and after World War II. Topsecret experiments, the CIA, SAGE (SemiAutomatic Ground Environment) radar, and Operation Paperclip (that covertly brought top Nazi scientists to the United States to work on rocket missile propulsion technologies) have all swirled around the site’s history.

In addition, alleged drums of nuclear waste dating back to 1958 are rumored to be beneath the empty facility. These speculations are important both to the building mystery and the final outcome. Domino knows how to lead the reader down one path and then swiftly alter to a separate course.

There is a nice peripheral piece introduced about Bonackers. These are the descendants of the original European settlers of Scottish

and German lineage; much of the Bonacker lore is centered around the Hamptons and its environs. The early Bonackers were fisherman, cattlemen, and farmers. In later years, those still active are fisherman. Again, what seems like randomly introduced trivia and character background becomes germane to action later in the book.

Domino writes in an easy style, moving quickly from scene to scene and event to event. It has the right energy and pace for a thriller, and it is dialogue-rich, allowing the characters to speak for themselves, avoiding lengthy descriptions. One of the few places Domino goes for detailed narrative is a

disturbing incident during a demolition.

Both the accident and the reaction of those involved are well presented and have the complete ring of truth.

Mike Domino’s Camp Hero is a swift and entertaining thriller — and it takes place right in our own backyard.

A resident of Port Jefferson, author Mike Domino is also a feature filmmaker (“Mott Haven: Cash for Keys”) and the owner of Domino Plastics Company. Pick up a copy of his latest novel in paperback or on kindle at www.amazon.com. For more information, visit www.campheromontauk.com.

PAGE B12 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • JULY 09, 2020

You have ITneeds.

Network Cabling Fiber Cabling Cable Certification

We can help.

Cabling is the backbone of your network.

If it isn’t up to code or isn’t installed properly,the network can consistently experience problems and never work at optimum throughput.

Stafford Associates has the experience,certification and equipment necessaryto test and install every kind of cabling option.

Whether it is copper CAT5e, CAT6 or Fiber connecting two distantlocations to form one large network, indoor or outdoor we can help.

Photo from LIM

Long Island Museum awarded $59,713 from National Endowment for the Humanities

Stafford Associates has the expertise.

(631) 751-6620

Grant will help fund new online educational programming

www.staordassociates.com

21 Bennetts Road, Suite 200, Setauket, New York 11733

158327

Connecting Communities and Keeping It Local!

Keeping North Shore Suffolk County Communities Informed and Connected. Subscribe Today & Support Local Journalism, Local Business, Organizations, & Shopping! #NorthShoreStrong SELECT LENGTH OF SUBSCRIPTION

1 YEAR 2 YEARS 3 YEARS

4900 $7900 $9900

$

Out of County, additional $15 year.

Use this form to mail your subscription

or call 631–751–7744 or online at

tbrnewsmedia.com

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: TIMES BEACON RECORD NEWS MEDIA, P.O. BOX 707, SETAUKET, NY 11733 Please allow 4-6 weeks to start delivery and for any changes.

SELECT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER ď Ł The Village TIMES HERALD ď Ł The Village BEACON RECORD ď Ł The Port TIMES RECORD ď Ł The TIMES of Smithtown ď Ł The TIMES of Huntington & Northports ď Ł The TIMES of Middle Country

Charge it on MasterCard or VISA Card # Exp. Date Security CVV# Zip Code

Name Address Zip

Phone Email

EXCELLENCE. WE MAKE AN ISSUE OF IT EVERY WEEK.

Š130356

State

The Long Island Museum (LIM) announced on June 30 its award of a $59,713 grant from The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to help fund the Museum’s new online educational programs that will be offered in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are thrilled and honored that the NEH is supporting our proposal of a new virtual educational program,� said Long Island Museum Executive Director Neil Watson. “Since closing our doors in mid-March, the LIM staff has been working both creatively and tirelessly at meeting the needs of our community, particularly our school children and teachers,� he explained.

As so many of the museum’s standard offerings have transformed over these past four months, the need to dynamically adapt is ever apparent. After only a few weeks of their temporary closing, the LIM Launched the successful At Home With the LIM, a series of online family art and history activities, based on the Museum’s collection, historic buildings and grounds.

With school visits from many local districts in the fall likely to be greatly constrained, the LIM has since been making plans to redesign what they can offer schools with the use of technology. “We believe objects from our collections provide uniquely visceral connections and learning opportunities,� said Joshua Ruff, Deputy Directory, Director

of Collections and Interpretations. “Realizing we are unable to bring school audiences to our collection, this project plans to bring the collection to them through remote field trips.�

The LIM will establish a “portable virtual classroom unit�, a mobile virtual studio with live streaming capability, to broadcast interactive classes from their unique historic buildings and museum galleries. To accommodate the virtual classrooms, the museum’s data network will be upgraded and expanded to teaching-critical areas museum wide by facilities/IT personnel.

Funds received from the NEH grant will enable the Museum’s Education Department to address the challenges schools will face in the 2020/2021 school year and allow the purchase and installation of essential upgrades to the data network of the LIM campus. “In what is certain to be a school year filled with many firsts and changes, with this funding we can offer enriching new ways to make sure schools do not lose important connections to our museum,� said Lisa Unander, LIM’s Director of Education.

The Long Island Museum, located at 1200 Route 25A in Stony Brook, is one of 317 humanities projects in this round of funding. The $40.3 million in total grants nationwide will support vital research, education, and public programs in the humanities.

JULY 09, 2020 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE B13

COVER STORY

NEWS AROUND TOWN

Lightning strikes: Hamilton delivers a theatrical thrill as it streams on Disney Plus

REVIEWED BY JEFFREY SANZEL

N

o single theatrical event of the past ten years has had the presence of the musical Hamilton. The powerhouse blockbuster crossed into everyday culture unlike any previous work in the American theater. Eleven Tony-Awards and the Pulitzer Prize is only the beginning of the list of accolades and honors Hamilton has received.

Ardent fans in New York and across the country guaranteed years if not decades of sold-out performances.

In full disclosure, I saw the Broadway production as well as the national tour. In 1923, literary critic Samuel Taylor Coleridge said of Edmund Kean: “To see him act, is like reading Shakespeare by flashes of lightning.” Until I sat in a theater and watched Hamilton, I had not truly appreciated this statement. (Theatre Three alum/Long Island native Ryan Alvarado was the standby for Hamilton, Burr, and King George in the tour. I had the great joy of seeing his extraordinary performance in the titular role in San Francisco.)

Hamilton: An American Musical (its full title) is the sole creation of the unparalleled Lin-Manuel Miranda who had already risen to prominence with his In the Heights. Miranda used the Ron Chernow biography Hamilton (2004) as his source, but this is no traditional musical biopic. With his unique book, music, and lyrics, he has fashioned a celebration unlike any other, and in doing so, has redefined what theater can be.

The score is flawless alchemy, drawing from hip hop, R&B, pop, and soul as well as traditional musical theater. Each song is a crafted gem of tune and words, perfectly fitting the moment and the character. The book alternates between the historical and the personal, shifting seamlessly from one to the other. Director Thomas Kail and choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler clearly understood Miranda’s intentions as their staging is both breathtaking and clear, synthesizing every moment, every beat.

The casting of people of color is not about color-blind or color-conscious casting. It is not a theatricalization or a nod towards political correctness. It can be taken as a bold statement about the founding of this country, including its references to immigration. It is a fusion of

Meet Snickers! Photo by Kyle Barr

We have a winner!

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Leslie Odom Jr. in a scene from Hamilton. Photo courtesy of Disney

history and time, reflecting both its historical roots and the era in which it first appeared.

However, it is a different world from when Hamilton opened in 2015, and the musical’s resonance is quite different in 2020.

The Hamilton that made its debut July 3 on Disney Plus is edited from three live performances in 2016 plus several scenes that were filmed in an empty theater to provide the opportunity for close-ups. Christmas has come early because this is a gift.

Over the years, there have been various attempts to bring the experience of live theater to television with varying success. The American Playhouse presentation of Into the Woods (1991) was one of the stronger examples, featuring the show’s original cast. The Public Theatre’s presentation of The Apple Plays, composed of four plays by Richard Greenburg, worked extremely well. It’s interesting to note that a fifth Zoom/COVID play presented in April — without an audience — was the best of all of them.

The recent line of live productions made for television — a clumsy Sound of Music, an overly rewritten The Wiz, a painfully wrong-headed Peter Pan — are examples of how not to do it. Oddly, Grease managed to capture some of the excitement and energy of a live performance — highlighted by actors rushing from soundstage to soundstage in golf carts. While it’s not exactly theater, the “live” element was maintained.

This is a long way of saying that there is always a danger of trying to capture those “flashes of lighting.”

However, stage director Kail has wisely chosen to offer as close to a faithful representation of seeing it in the theater as possible. The majority of the taping is in wideshots that allow for the scope of the production, but there is still a liberal use of close-ups as well as shots from backstage towards the audience, from the wings, etc. Kail emphasizes the big picture but knows when to bring us in to the individuals. The compensation for not being

“in the room where it happens” is that we are given an opportunity to see myriad details that we certainly would have missed in the theater.

One of the treasures of this recorded Hamilton is that it preserves the original company. And this cast is exceptional: a group of young (only two casts members were even in their forties) and astoundingly talented singer/dancer/actors execute a story with not only precision and commitment but unparalleled joy.

As Hamilton, Miranda mines both the humor and pathos. The pain he shows in “It’s Quiet Up Town” is only matched by Phillip Soo’s as Eliza Schuler Hamilton singing “Burn.” Daveed Diggs plays the Marquis de Lafayette with great flair but it his outrageous Thomas Jefferson and “What’d I Miss?” that brings down the house.

Leslie Odom Jr. balances the fencesitting reserve of Aaron Burr with his fierce, underlying desire for power and position; Odom brings reality to Burr’s complicated psyche and his “The Room Where It Happens” is a breath-taking showstopper.

Jonathan Groff literally foams at the mouth as King George, who is simultaneously hilarious and dangerous. Renée Elise Goldsberry’s exposed honesty as Angelica Schuyler shows the entire range of human emotions in “Satisfied,” the counterpoint to her sister’s “Helpless.”

Christopher Jackson brings dignity and humility to George Washington, especially in his farewell “One Last Time.” And while several principals play dual roles, none is better than Okieriete Onaodowan as the brash Hercules Mulligan and the almost blushing James Madison; it truly is like watching two entirely different performers.

Thousands of words have been written on Hamilton but none can capture the magic of this landmark work of art. It should — no, must — be seen. “Flashes of lightning?” Hamilton is a full-on electrical storm.

Rated PG-13, Hamilton: An American Musical is now available on Disney Plus.

In the issue of June 25 we asked our readers to come up with a name for a little chipmunk that has taken up residence near the front entrance of Times Beacon Record News Media in Setauket this summer and keeps the editorial staff entertained with his antics while the office stays closed to the public during the pandemic.

And we received many creative entries including "Spike" from John Meaney of Stony Brook, a reference to the large nail sticking out of the stump; and "Beacon Chip" from Lee Levy of Melville, a nod to the paper's official name. Randee Kanter of Coram suggested "Hope" while Marianne Gardner of Setauket proposed naming the cute little rodent "Sweet Pea." Ultimately the TBR News Media staff overwhelmingly voted for Harriet Litvack of Smithtown's adorable entry — "Snickers." Harriet will receive a copy of Tara Drouin's children's book, One Heart, in the mail. Thanks to all who entered our contest!

Benner's Farm open for tours

Did you know? Benner's Farm, 56 Gnarled Hollow Road, Setauket is open for private tours on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays in July. Join the Benner's for an hour as you walk through the property, visiting the animals and gardens, and finish with a fun hayride around the farm grounds.

All visitors must wear masks while on the farm for the entirety of the tour. Available times are noon, 12:30, 1:15, 1:45, 2:30 and 3 p.m. For further details including pricing and registration, call 631-689-8172 or visit www.bennersfarm.com.

Frank Melville Park bird walk

Join the Four Harbors Audubon Society for its Second Saturday Bird Walk at Frank Melville Memorial Park, 1 Old Field Road, Setauket on Saturday, June 11 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Walks will be limited to 10 people to enable physical distancing of 6 feet and masks are mandatory. This is a free event but registration is required by emailing fourharborsheron@gmail.com.

Visit the group's new website at www.4has. org for upcoming events.

PAGE B14 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • JULY 09, 2020

JULY 09, 2020 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE B15

See products & services!

Visit

STONY BROOK VILLAGE CENTER on

Village Florist & Events (631) 467-0385

Village Coffee Market (631) 675-9525

Robinson’s Tea Room (631) 751-1232

Cottontails Children’s Shop (631) 689-9147

Blue Salon & Spa (631) 751-0830

Rocky Point Jewelers West (631) 751-3751

Fratelli’s Italian Eatery (631) 751-4445

Camera Concepts & Telescope Solutions (631) 475-1118

Jos. A. Bank (631) 751-3670

Lake Side Emotions Wine Boutique (631) 675-2750

Brew Cheese (631) 675-6060

A New . . . g n i n n i Beg

See products & services!

Visit

STONY BROOK VILLAGE CENTER on

Madison’s Niche (631) 364-9898

The Crushed Olive (631) 675-6266

The Jazz Loft (631) 751-1895

The Country House (631) 751-3332

Premiere Pastry (631) 675-0909

Roseland School of Dance (631) 675-6343

Mint (631) 675-0263

Crazy Beans (631) 675-6964

Sweet Mama’s (631) 675-9263

Chocolate Works (631) 675-9366

Dr. Rocco Morelli, Watersedge Dental (631) 751-0099

Michael Macrina (631) 686-6585

Ariti Kaziris Designs

Dr. Samuel Taub, Psychotherapist (631) 751-5191

SB Harbor Kayak & Paddleboard (631) 834-3130

Edward Jones Investments (631) 444-0179

Harbor Cleaners (631) 751-0106

Village Barber (631) 751-4440

Marie Bances L.I. Center for Cognitive Wellness (631) 675-6992

Stony Brook Post Office (800) 275-8777

Citgo (631) 675-9056

J. Robert Quilty, PhD., P.C., Psychologist (631) 751-4873

with

FAMILIAR FACES

Pentimento (631) 689-7755

Mirabelle Tavern at Three Village Inn (631) 751-0555

(631) 689-6426

(631) 689-8030

SA Instruments, Inc. (631) 689-9408

Cervo Design (631) 364-9600

Open House Country Flowers & Interiors W.L. Wiggs Opticians (631) 751-0112 (631) 751-2801

Carissa Millet, Psychotherapist (631) 875-5979

TheConnect Agency (631) 263-1106

Mill Creek Agency (631) 751-4653

Insurance Soup (516) 205-7901

KAH Physical Therapy & Fitness (631) 751-6680

RJG Consulting Group (631) 828-5033

(631) 204-8642

Penney’s Car Care Center (631) 364-9647

stonybrookvillage.com

PAGE B16 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • JULY 09, 2020 Noble Savage Brewing Company, Glen Cove

My Home Favorites, Westbury

Pressed Cleaners, Merrick

AR Workshop, Port Washington

Amity Harbor Sports, Amityville

Blacksmith’s Breads, Long Beach

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

A TIME FOR REFLECTION Gretchen Mones of Stony Brook snapped this unique photo of West Meadow Creek reflecting the afternoon sky on June 14.

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

166438

161243

Let’s thank the essential local businesses that kept our community going, and welcome back the returning shops and restaurants we love and rely on, with our support.

Together, we can re-energize Long Island.

JULY 09, 2020 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE B17

COOKING COVE

Caleb and his fish cakes

BY BARBARA BELTRAMI

Years ago up on the Cape, tucked way back from the side of the road, there used to be a little fish shack called Caleb’s. It was tiny, ramshackle and barely visible, but the natives and summer regulars all knew about it and crowded its half dozen or so stools and one picnic table set under a faded yellow umbrella.

At lunchtime it exuded the unmistakable summer aromas of oil, suntan lotion and frying. Caleb was the proprietor, cook, server, and quintessentially an iconic salty old New England cuss. The only things you could get there were fish cakes. And what fish cakes they were! Each day the special was written in crayon and posted on a piece of cardboard taped to the side of the shack next to the counter. It was most often cod, of course, but it could also be swordfish or tuna or clams or scallops or a blend of several varieties or anything over which Caleb could strike a bargain with the local fishermen.

The fish cakes were big, about the size of a large bakery cookie, plump and soft in the middle and crispy around the edges. They came on a Portuguese roll with a scoop of coleslaw, a dollop of tartar sauce and half a lemon.

Caleb is long gone. He seemed ancient way back then, and I know for sure that the fish shack is no longer there. It’s been replaced by a slick pizzeria with a garish sign and a huge parking lot. But the memory of his fish cakes lives on and while nothing will ever measure up to them, here are a few of my humble attempts.

Codfish Cakes

YIELD: Makes 10 large or 20 small patties INGREDIENTS: • 2 pounds fresh cod fillets, skinned and boned • Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste • 2 1/2 pounds Russet potatoes, pared and diced • 1 1/2 cups chopped onion • 2 large eggs, well beaten • 2 tablespoons prepared Dijon mustard • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce • 1/3 cup minced flat leaf parsley leaves • 1/2 cup flour • 1/2 cup vegetable oil DIRECTIONS:

Codfish Cakes Stock photo

Season the fish with salt and pepper; place on rack of steamer over boiling water; cook until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 7 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.

In a large pot, cook potatoes and onions in

boiling salted water until very tender, about 13 to 15 minutes. Drain and puree with ricer or food mill or mash by hand (do not use electric food processor). Add eggs, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and parsley; combine and beat vigorously; flake fish with a fork, and gently fold into mixture.

With a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, spread onto a baking sheet, cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until well-

chilled, about one hour. Remove from fridge and shape into patties; dredge with flour and shake off excess. Place half the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; gently drop patties into hot oil (add remaining oil as needed) and cook until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. Serve hot with tartar sauce, lemon and cole slaw.

COOKING COVE continued on page B18

OPEN EVERY DAY – 7 DAYS A WEEK 8 am-6 pm OUR SAFETY PROCEDURES ARE STILL IN PLACE We are open for regular shopping between these hours with a few changes in our operation.

We are limiting the amount of people inside the store at one time. During a busy time you may be asked to wait for someone to come out before going inside. We are not allowing walk up service at the deli counter, we are instead asking you to call your order in allowing up to one hour in advance. The order will be waiting for you when you arrive, this way there are no lines forming for deli service. We also still slice our deli express line fresh every day, allowing for quick grab and go service. We are requiring face masks while inside the store to keep our customers and employees safe.

-THIS WEEK’S SPECIALS©157246

PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NY

(Corner of Boyle Road & Old Town Road)

631–928–4607 • buttercupdairy.com

Thanks to everyone who has shown us support and spoken a few kind words…

Tropicana Fruit Drinks and Lemonade 2/$3 Buttercup Baked 8” Apple Pie $3.99 WE BAKE EVERY DAY Entenmann’s Loaf Cake $2.99/ all loaf varieties

-JUST IN!!-

Long Island Local: Sweet Corn, Cucumbers Squash & Sunflowers

PAGE B18 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • JULY 09, 2020

WINE AND CHEESE

COOKING COVE

Continued from page B17

Lobster and Scallop Cakes

YIELD: Makes about 6 medium patties INGREDIENTS: • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter • 1/2 pound scallops • 1/2 pound lobster meat • 1 tablespoon minced flat leaf parsley leaves • 1 tablespoon snipped fresh chives • 1 teaspoon minced fresh tarragon leaves • 1/2 cup bread crumbs • 1 garlic clove, minced • Zest of one lemon, finely grated • Freshly squeezed juice of half a lemon • 1/2 cup good quality mayonnaise • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper • 2 tablespoons or more extra virgin olive oil or more as needed DIRECTIONS:

Place butter, scallops, lobster, parsley, chives, tarragon, bread crumbs, garlic and lemon zest in bowl of electric food processor and pulse a few times to chop the seafood but still leave small chunks. Transfer to a

Stock photo

medium mixing bowl and add the lemon juice, mayonnaise, salt and pepper and cayenne.

Form into patties and place on platter or baking sheet, cover tightly with plastic wrap and chill for one hour or until well set. In a large skillet heat oil over medium heat; cook patties until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes each side.

Carefully remove to paper towels and let sit, gently turning once, for two minutes each side.

Serve immediately with lemon or sour cream and potato chips.

Truly Enjoy Nature’s Beauty

547 Lake Avenue St. James, NY 11780

C R E AT I V E L A N D S C A P I NG

DESIGN • CONSTRUCTION • MAINTENANCE

Established 1960 rjkgardens.com

631.862.7056 rjkgardens.com ©145502

Sangria is a fruit punch-esque cocktail that’s best enjoyed on a sunny, lazy summer afternoon.

METRO photo

Summer wine coolers

BY BOB LIPINSKI

When it’s hot outside I’m looking for a beverage that’s light, refreshing, chillable, perhaps somewhat acidic to cleanse my palate, but most of all … it contains alcohol.

I enjoy wine and during hot weather I have found ways to convert that glass of wine into a “wine cooler.” Here are some of my summer coolers: A spritzer (popular in the 1970s) is a tall drink made with a base of wine (white, red or rosé) and filled with a carbonated mixer (seltzer, tonic water, ginger ale) and sometimes garnished with lemon, lime, orange, a sprig of mint, or even a cherry.

Spritzers are served on ice.

One of my favorite wine coolers is a kir.

It’s an apéritif drink made with crème de cassis (black currant liqueur) and dry white wine, named after the late mayor of the city of Dijon, France, Canon Félix Kir (1876-1968). Kir was the favorite drink of the mayor from the 1940s until his death in 1968.

Originally, kir was made by mixing Aligoté, a highly acidic white wine from Burgundy with a tablespoon of crème de cassis, served chilled. Nowadays, just about any white wine used as Aligoté is difficult to find.

To make a kir, pour 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) of crème de cassis (black currant liqueur)

into 5 to 6 ounces of a dry white wine, add ice and stir.

There are many variations of this drink: Kir Royale, along with Cardinal (cassis and Beaujolais), Kir Communist (cassis and red wine), and Kir Imperial (raspberry liqueur instead of cassis and champagne).

An all-time favorite that is making a big comeback is Sangría, originally from Spain.

Now you can buy premade versions or make your own, which is more fun and allows for your creativity.

Sangria is a refreshing apéritif made from a mixture of wine (red, white, or rosé), slices of citrus fruits (lemon, lime, and orange), sugar, and sometimes soda water.

To make Sangria, take a bottle of a dry red, white, or rosé wine. Add one lemon, lime, orange, and apple (cored) cut into quarters, then squeezed. To this add 1/4 cup superfine sugar. Mix all ingredients (including the quartered fruit) and refrigerate for several hours. Add ice before serving and top with a Maraschino cherry.

One of my favorite ways to keep ice cubes from diluting the wine is to freeze left-over wine (red or white) in ice cube trays, then seal in plastic bags so you will always have a few cubes on hand for wine coolers. (You can even mix colors.)

Bob Lipinski is the author of 10 books, including “101: Everything You Need To Know About Whiskey” and “Italian Wine & Cheese Made Simple” (available on Amazon. com). He conducts training seminars on Wine, Spirits, and Food and is available for speaking engagements. He can be reached at www. boblipinski.com OR bkjm@hotmail.com.

JULY 09, 2020 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE B19

Third annual Gardeners Showcase opens at Vanderbilt Museum Transformed gardens on view through September

Eleven local nurseries and garden designers, plus the Museum’s corps of volunteer gardeners are taking part in the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum’s third annual Gardeners Showcase.

They redesigned and transformed garden areas, planted new perennials, annuals, shrubs, and trees — and enhanced the beauty and ambience of William K. Vanderbilt II’s Eagle’s Nest mansion and estate, home of the Museum.

The stunning results are on view through September. For now the Vanderbilt has reopened its grounds only – not its buildings – to visitors on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

All visitors are asked to wear a mask when unable to maintain 6-feet distancing from others.

“We are grateful for the enthusiastic response of local landscaping and gardening professionals who have volunteered their talents to beautify the historic estate,” said Elizabeth WaylandMorgan, executive director of the Vanderbilt.

“These floral artisans, as well as our own veteran corps of accomplished volunteer gardeners, have invested their time, labor, and

Vanderbilt Mansion Terrace Garden and quatrefoil fountain with Northport Bay in the background.

Photo from Vanderbilt Museum

resources. Their enhancements will be enjoyed by thousands of summer visitors,” she added.

Jim Munson, the Museum’s operations supervisor, who created the event, said, “We thought the pandemic might prevent this year’s

showcase,” he said. “However, thanks to the undying support and incredible talents of these designers, the showcase has become a reality.

“Many of the gardeners have been affected financially and personally by this health crisis,

yet here they all are, once again selflessly giving their time, donations and incredible talents to the Vanderbilt to make it a better place for all.

Simply sitting on a bench, listening to the birds and taking in the beauty of the gardens is an absolute gift,” he said.

Participating designers, identified by signage at showcase sites, are: Carlstrom Landscapes, Inc. (Terrace Pool); Centerport Garden Club (Rose Garden), de Groot Designs, Inc. (front entrance); Designs by Nelson (saltwater pool and balcony planters); Flowers by Friends (Sun Dial Garden and Saltwater Pool); Gro-Girl Horticultural Therapy (Sensory Garden); Haven on Earth Garden Design (Planetarium Garden); Mossy Pine Garden & Landscape Design (Clover Leaf Garden); Pal-O-Mine Equestrian J-STEP Program (Sensory Garden); Trimarchi Landscaping & Design (Courtyard Gardens), Tropic Al (Bell Tower/Bridge Garden); Vanderbilt Volunteer Gardeners (Memorial Garden, Columns Garden, Tent Gardens & Vegetable Garden).

The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum is located at 180 Little Neck Road in Centerport.

The admission fee to tour the grounds is $14 per carload, members are free. Tickets are available online only. No tickets will be sold at the gate.

Visit www.vanderbiltmuseum.org to order.

166459

PAGE B20 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • JULY 09, 2020

NATURE MATTERS

The 'many throated mimic'

Northern Mockingbird

BY JOHN L. TURNER

A

fact about living in suburbia is the presence of neighbors and we are blessed in having a bunch of wonderful neighbors in the Setauket neighborhood in which we live.

Lately though, I have become aware of, and begun to appreciate, another set of neighbors: those of the feathered kind.

We are neighbors to the birds and this spring I’ve watched families of birds, going about their lives, amidst our property and that of some of our neighbors. Our human properties are embedded within the “properties” in which they nest.

In a side shrub a pair of Song Sparrows made a nest while in a front yard shrub it was a Robin. On an eye-level branch of a Norway Spruce located along a boundary of the backyard I watched a pair of Mourning Doves raise a pair of young that successfully fledged, and further back in a blackberry bramble was a Catbird nest.

We also routinely see several woodpeckers species feeding in the yard and have Carolina Wrens, Northern Cardinals, Black-capped Chickadees, for

whom our property is a cafeteria. Most recently, we’ve been witness to a family of Screech Owls — two parents and three young — as they have begun, on silent wings, to expand their world.

But the most conspicuous neighbor of all has been a pair of Northern Mockingbirds.

I haven’t located their nest but our property along with the neighbors that flank each side are within the pair’s territory as evidenced by the trees the male alternates flying to and singing from the tops of.

And, wow, do Mockingbirds sing. They are most well-known for “mocking” or copying the songs of other songbirds, with some birds having a repertoire of several dozen songs absconded from others. In total, Mockingbirds can sing hundreds of different phrases — a combination of unique calls interspersed with the mimicked songs of others.

About a month ago the male sat atop a tall Spruce tree along my northern border and enthusiastically sang continuously for 20 minutes. In his long song sequence I discerned songs that included the Eastern Phoebe, Northern Cardinal, Carolina

Wren, Killdeer, Great Crested Flycatcher and two different Blue Jay calls. On several occasions it quacked like a duck! (Many years ago I heard a Mockingbird singing along the edge of a field in Hauppauge making a sound that sounded exactly like a car alarm!! I wouldn’t have believed it if I didn’t directly witness the sound emanating from the open and moving bill of the bird).

Their scientific name — Mimus polyglottis — literally means “many throated mimic," an obvious reference to their ability to sing other bird songs.

That the Northern Mockingbird is a feathered virtuoso has long been recognized by professional ornithologists and curious naturalists alike. J.P. Giraud in his seminal 1842 work “The Birds of Long Island” noted: “It is the nightingale of America, and according to those who have heard the native notes of both, its voice, both in variety and fullness, is superior to that of Europe’s sweetest songster. Its power of imitation is so great, that this highly gifted bird runs over the varied notes of all our songsters, and executes with so much skill, that it would seem as if Nature had so

attuned its voice that it might exceed all of the feather choir.”

Frank Chapman, the longtime curator of Ornithology at the American Museum of Natural History, and the father of the National Audubon Society’s Annual Christmas Bird Count, wrote: “The Mockingbird might be called our national song-bird; his remarkable vocal powers have made him famous the world over ...

He is a good citizen, and courting rather than shunning public life, shows an evident interest in the affairs of the day. He lives in our gardens, parks, and squares, and even in the streets of the town …” and in regard to his singing Chapman notes: “… if his song does not thrill you then confess yourself deaf to Nature’s voices.” — an opinionated but accurate statement if their boisterous singing fails to put a smile on your face!

But why is it that Mockingbirds, a rarity among songbirds in singing the songs of other birds, evolved this fascinating behavior of vocal mimicry? For the same reasons that other male birds sing — to defend a breeding territory and attract a mate. They’ve just taken it to a new level driven by the fact that females are apparently attracted to males with larger song repertoires.

This new level includes singing at night, especially on nights when the moon is strong. While I’ve not yet heard “our” birds singing at night, I had night singing Mockingbirds routinely while I lived for many years in Massapequa Park and before that during my childhood in Smithtown.

Mockingbirds are related to two other songbird species native to Long Island with which you might be familiar: the Gray Catbird and the Brown Thrasher. All three belong to the family Mimidae, the Mimic Thrushes, and they all mimic other birds, although the Mockingbird stands alone in its skill.

With a little bit of effort you can see them.

The Brown Thrasher prefers wilder habitat.

It is a fairly common breeding bird in the vast expanses of the Pine Barrens, where it prefers to lurk about in the understory while Catbirds and Mockingbirds frequent the suburban habitat around your home.

If you have a Mockingbird as a neighbor, perhaps the “Many-throated Mimic” will grace you with his night-time serenade on a moonlit night.

A resident of Setauket, John Turner is conservation chair of the Four Harbors Audubon Society, author of “Exploring the Other Island: A Seasonal Nature Guide to Long Island” and president of Alula Birding & Natural History Tours.

JULY 09, 2020 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE B21

Religious D irectory

Byzantine Catholic

RESURRECTION BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH

38 Mayflower Avenue, Smithtown NY 11787 631–759–6083 resurrectionsmithtown@gmail.com www.resurrectionsmithtown.org FATHER VLADYSLAV BUDASH, ADMINISTRATOR DEACON ROBERT KNAPP JOSEPH S. DURKO, CANTOR Divine Liturgy: Saturdays 4:45 pm Sunday Liturgy: 10 am For Weekday and Holy Day Schedule: See website or phone for information Sunday School Sundays at 9:15 am A Catholic Church of the Eastern Rite under the Eparchy of Passaic.

Catholic ST. GERARD MAJELLA ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

300 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station 631–473–2900 www.stgmajella.org REV. GREGORY RANNAZZISI, PASTOR Summer Schedule 2020 Mass: Saturday 4 pm & 6 pm; Sunday 8 am, 10 am & 12 pm Weekday Mass: 9 am Confessions: Saturday 2-3 pm or by appointment Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9 am - 4 pm Thrift Shop: Monday-Thursday 10 am - 4 pm Baptism and Wedding arrangements can be made by calling the Parish Office

INFANT JESUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

©166695

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

ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

429 Rt. 25A, Setauket, NY 11733 Phone: 631–941–4141 • Fax: 631–751–6607 Parish Office email: parish@stjamessetauket.org Office Hours:Mon.-Sat. 9am - 2pm REV. JAMES-PATRICK MANNION, PASTOR REV. GERALD CESTARE, ASSOCIATE PASTOR ASSOC. PASTOR REV. JOHN FITZGERALD, IN RESIDENCE Daily Mass Monday to Friday at 8am

All NYS and Diocesan guidelines of social distancing, face masks, etc. will be followed Maximum in church is 127 people Sunday Mass Saturday at 5pm and Sunday at 9:30am The Mass will continue to be taped and available on the St. James parish web site and Facebook page

by Saturday 5pm and all day Sunday.

Maximum in church is 127 people Baptisms, one family at a time; Funerals, Weddings All NYS and Diocesan guidelines of social distancing, face masks, etc. will be followed Maximum in church is 127 people Reconciliation (Confession) call for an appointment; meet in rectory or outside grounds Anointing of the Sick call for an appointment - we still make house calls!

We offer our deepest thanks to all those on the front lines in health care- physicians, nurses, technicians, and all those involved in either direct or indirect patient care; to first responders; to our local essential businesses and their staffs which have remained open in order to provide us with food, household supplies, postal and banking needs, and gas for our cars and for all of the everyday heroes …

We thank you and pray God’s blessings and protection and care be upon you.

ST. LOUIS DE MONTFORT ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

75 New York Avenue, Sound Beach, N.Y. 11789 Parish Office: 631-744-8566; FAX 631-744-8611 Parish Website: www.stlouisdm.org Office Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs.: 9 am to 5 pm Wednesday: 9 am to 8 pm; Friday: 9 am to 4 pm; Saturday: 9 am to 1 pm; Closed on Sunday Mission Statement: To proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ’s love through our active involvement as a parish family in works of Charity, Faith, Worship, Justice and Mercy. ALL ARE WELCOME! No matter what your present status is in the Catholic Church. No matter your family situation. No matter your practice of faith. No matter your personal history, age or background. YOU are invited, respected and loved at St. Louis de Montfort.

REV. MSGR. CHRISTOPHER J. HELLER, PASTOR REV. ALPHONSUS IGBOKWE, ASSOCIATE PASTOR REV. MSGR. DONALD HANSON, IN RESIDENCE REV. FRANCIS PIZZARELLI, S.M.M., PARISH ASSISTANT REV. HENRY VAS, PARISH ASSISTANT Weekday Masses: Monday through Friday: 8:30 am in the Chapel Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil: 5 pm Sunday: 7:30 am; 9:00 am; 10:30 am; 12 noon.

Baptisms: Most Sundays at 1:30 pm.

Please contact Parish Office for an appointment.

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

Anointing of the Sick: by request.

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

Religious Education: Contact 631-744-9515 Parish Outreach: Contact 631-209-0325 Our Lady of Wisdom Regional School: Contact 631-473-1211.

Catholic Traditional Latin Mass ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL

Society of Saint Pius X 900 Horseblock Road, Farmingville, NY 11738 631–736–6515 • sspxlongisland.com Please consult sspxlongisland.com for current Mass dates and times.

Congregational

MT. SINAI CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

233 North Country Road, Mt. Sinai • 631–473–1582 www.msucc.org • REV. DR. PHILIP HOBSON Take care of yourselves, wash your hands, wear your mask, check on your neighbors.

Grace and Peace, Rev. Phil Worship with us online! Sundays at 10 am (or anytime) on Facebook and YouTube.

Episcopal ALL SOULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

“Our little historic church on the hill” across from the Stony Brook Duck Pond Visit our website www.allsouls–stonybrook.org or call 631-655-7798 allsoulsepiscopalchurch@verizon.net Starting Sunday July 12, 2020 8 am service will be Virtual 9:30 am service will be outdoors at the Rectory 5 Mill Pond Rd., Stony Brook; parking end of rd. at Parish House This is a small eclectic Episcopal congregation that has a personal touch. We welcome all regardless of where you are on your spiritual journey. Walk with us.

CAROLINE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SETAUKET

THE REV. CN. DR. RICHARD D. VISCONTI, RECTOR 1 Dyke Road on the Village Green, Setauket Web site: www.carolinechurch.net email: office@carolinechurch.net • 631–941–4245 Our worship services will resume on July 4, 2020 with the following schedule for July and August: Saturday evening at 5pm: Evening Prayer Sunday morning: 8am Morning Prayer; 10am Morning Prayer with music.

A Eucharistic Healing Service will be held on Thursdays at noon.

Let God walk with you as part of our familyfriendly 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 BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, WE ARE NOT CERTAIN IF WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE OUR SERVICES. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BETWEEN 9 AM AND 12 PM (631-473-0273) FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. PLEASE DON’T CALL AFTER HOURS. LET US PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER. GOD BLESS YOU. Father Anthony DiLorenzo It is the mission of the people of Christ Church to grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ and to make his love known to all through our lives and ministry. We at Christ Church are a joyful, welcoming community. Wherever you are in your journey of life we want to be part of it.

ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH

490 North Country Road, St. James, NY 11780 631-584-5560 www.stjamesstjames.org Parish Office email: stjameschurchnyoffice@gmail.com THE REV. IAN C. WETMORE, RECTOR During this time of the coronavirus pandemic, the church is closed but you are welcome to join us every Sunday for livestream worship from the church at 9:30 a.m. You can access it on the Facebook page of St James Episcopal Church, St James, NY. Please call the church office for information about pastoral care and other church-related activities.

Where is God calling us?

To grow in faith through Scripture and prayer, To build relationships in Christ, To serve one another and the world.

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

“To know Christ and to make Him known” REV. DUNCAN A. BURNS, RECTOR MRS. CLAIRE MIS, SEMINARIAN ALEX PRYRODNY, ORGANIST & CHOIR DIRECTOR 12 Prospect St, Huntington ● (631) 427-1752 On Main St. next to the Library www.stjohnshuntington.org ● LIKE us on Facebook Sunday Worship – Via Zoom & Facebook Live 8:00 AM – Rite II Morning Prayer 10:00 AM – Rite II with music Morning Prayer – Via Zoom 9:00 am – Monday thru Friday Benefit Concert – Facebook Live 11:30 am - Sundays visit our website for the more information

Evangelical THREE VILLAGE CHURCH

To Know Christ and To Make Him Known 322 Main Street, East Setauket www.3vc.org • 631-941–3670 LEAD PASTOR JOSH MOODY All Services and Activities are Canceled.

Join Us As We Celebrate 60 Years Of Proclaiming The Good News Of Jesus Christ!

Greek Orthodox CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION

430 Sheep Pasture Rd., Port Jefferson 11777 Tel: 631-473-0894 • Fax: 631-928-5131 www.kimisis.org • goc.assumption@gmail.com REV. DEMETRIOS N. CALOGREDES, PROTOPRESBYTER Sunday Services: Orthros 8:30 Am - Divine Liturgy 10 Am Services Conducted In Both Greek & English* Books Available To Follow In English* Sunday Catechism School, 10 Am - 11 Am* Greek Language School, Tuesdays 5 Pm - 8 Pm* Bible Study & Adult Catechism Classes Available* Golden Age & Youth Groups Banquet Hall Available For Rental* For Information Please Call Church Office* Adjustments to services will be made according to CDC and NYState DOH COVID-19 guidelines. Please call Church office for updates.

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

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

Continued on next page •

PAGE B22 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • JULY 09, 2020

Jewish

Religious D irectory

VILLAGE CHABAD

Center for Jewish Life & Learning “Judaism With A Smile” 360 Nicolls Road, East Setauket Next To Fire Dept.

631-585–0521 • www.MyVillageChabad.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 Chabad At Stony Brook University – Rabbi Adam & Esther Stein

NORTH SHORE JEWISH CENTER

©166696

385 Old Town Rd., Port Jefferson Station 631-928–3737 • www.northshorejewishcenter.org RABBI AARON BENSON • CANTOR DANIEL KRAMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARCIE PLATKIN PRINCIPAL HEATHER WELKES YOUTH DIRECTOR JEN SCHWARTZ Services: Friday At 8 Pm; Saturday At 9:15 am Daily Morning And Evening Minyan- Call For Times.

Tot Shabbat • Family Services • Sisterhood • Men’s Club • Seniors’ Club Youth Group • Continuing Ed • Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah • Judaica Shop Food Pantry • Lecture Series • Jewish Film Series NSJC JEWISH LEARNING CENTER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Innovative Curriculum And Programming For Children Ages 5-13 Imagine A Synagogue That Feels Like Home!

Come Connect With Us On Your Jewish Journey.

Member United Synagogue Of Conservative Judaism

TEMPLE ISAIAH (REFORM)

1404 Stony Brook Road, Stony Brook 631-751–8518 • www.tisbny.org A Warm And Caring Intergenerational Community Dedicated To Learning, Prayer, Social Action, And Friendship.

Member Union For Reform Judaism RABBI PAUL SIDLOFSKY • CANTOR MARCEY WAGNER 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 ERIC FARET, VICAR Email: office@hopelutheran.com Website: www.hopeluth.com We have worship services for a limited size

congregation on Saturdays at 5 p.m.

Call the church to reserve a place.

We also offer two Parking Lot services on Sundays at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. and we are livecasting these worship services as well. The service can be accessed in the three ways on the Homepage of our website: www.hopeluth.com. A link is also posted there. Links are also posted on our Facebook “Friends who like Hope Lutheran Church” group. The YouTube channel we use is “Rev Dr Richard O. Hill,” where the service and other items are available.

We have a live Zoom Bible Study on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:00 and a Hymn Sing event on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. All are welcome.

We have a “Hope’s Kids” Facebook group for children to use.

Our Food Pantry is open to everyone on Thursdays from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. for picking up food.

Also, donations can be made from 11 a.m.-noon or by making arrangements by leaving a message on the church answering service.

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

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

ST. PAUL’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

309 Patchogue Road, Port Jefferson Station 631-473-2236 REV. PAUL A. DOWNING PASTOR E-mail: Pastorpauldowning@yahoo.com Pastor’s cell: 347–423–1523 (voice or text) www.StPaulsLCPJS.org facebook.com/stpaulselca St. Paul’s is closed to the public while Covid-19 pandemic social distancing protocols are in effect.

Services are available at www.facebook.com/ StPaulsELCA and www.StPaulsLCPJS.org. You are encouraged to remain at home and tune in to our services on Facebook Live. If you have questions, call, text, or email Pastor Paul.

We continue to serve the Port Jefferson Community Now in our 102nd year

Lutheran–LCMS MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH

Messiah Preschool & Day Care 465 Pond Path, East Setauket 631-751–1775 • www.messiahny.com PASTOR STEVE UNGER Join us Sunday mornings on our website at 9am for hymns, prayer and God’s word.

May God’s richest blessing be upon you and may He protect you and hold you in the palm of His hand.

Please continue to call our phone number for updated information of the events of the church and go to our website.

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

Our Pastor is available and you are welcome to call the church to speak to him.

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

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

Methodist

Quakers

BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS

33 Christian Ave/ PO 2117, E. Setauket NY 11733 REV. GREGORY L. LEONARD–PASTOR • 631-941–3581 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

ST. JAMES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

532 Moriches Road, St. James 11780-1316 REV. PRINCE DONKOR, PASTOR 631-584-5340 All are Welcome As of July 12th we are able to open our doors once again. 10 am. We ask that all who enter, please wear a mask. Thank you all and God Bless you.

SETAUKET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

160 Main Street, Corner Of 25A And Main Street East Setauket • 631–941–4167 REV. STEVEN KIM, PASTOR www.setauketumc.org • sumcny@aol.com Adult Bible Study: 9am 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 No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you’re welcome here!

4 Friends Way, St. James 631–928-2768 • www.cbquakers.org We gather in silent worship seeking God • the Inner Light • Spirit. We are guided by the Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship. Weekly coffee and fellowship, monthly discussions, Religious Education for children.

During this time when we are asked not to gather together physically, we are gathering online for worship.

Please see our website (www.consciencebayquakers.org) for information about joining in. All are welcome.

Unitarian Universalist UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP AT STONY BROOK

380 Nicolls Road, East Setauket, NY 11733 631–751–0297 www.uufsb.org • office@uufsb.org REV. MARGARET H. ALLEN (minister@uufsb.org) We are a religious community that seeks diversity, individual spiritual growth, social and economic justice.

Sunday Service: 10:30 am Children’s Sunday Religious Education Classes: 10:30 am Senior High Youth Group Adult Faith Development Choir, Folk Group, classical music Vespers, Sangha Meditation, Labyrinth Walks, Tai Chi, Chi Gong, Yoga, Essentrics, Grounds & Sounds Café, Le Petit Salon de Musique

Presbyterian FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF PORT JEFFERSON

107 South/Main Streets • (631) 473-0147 We are an accepting and caring people who invite you to share in the journey of faith with us.

THE REV. DR. RICHARD GRAUGH Email: office@pjpres.org Website: www.pjpres.org Sunday Worship Service 10 am in-house worship service. Social distancing practices/masks (can be provided) required.

Visit our Facebook page ‘First Presbyterian Church of Pore Jefferson/Activities and Missions,’ click on “Post’ or ‘Video’ for live Sunday service at 10 am or recorded video anytime.

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

SETAUKET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

5 Caroline Avenue ~ On the Village Green 631- 941-4271 Celebrating and Sharing the love of God since 1660.

THE REV. KATE JONES CALONE, INTERIM PASTOR THE REV. ASHLEY MCFAUL-ERWIN, COMMUNITY OUTREACH PASTOR “Visit Our Website: setauketpresbyterian.org for updates on worship. Our service will be streamed live at 9:30 on Sunday mornings until further notice.”

Would You Like to Join Our Religious Directory?

For More Information Please Call 631-331-1154

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

Times ... and dates

Thursday 9

Virtual Lunch & Learn

As part of its Lunch & Learn series, the Huntington Historical Society (HHS) presents a virtual program, “The Many Mills of Huntington,” on Zoom at noon. HHS Trustee Toby Kissam and Town Historical Robert C. Hughes will discuss the many mills that existed throughout the Town of Huntington including the Van Wyck-Lefferts Tide Mill built in 1793 and still stands. Free. To register, visit www. huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

JULY 09, 2020 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE B23

July 9 to July 16, 2020

Virtual wildlife presentation

Join the Huntington Historical Society for an outdoor Antiques Sale at the Dr. Daniel W. Kissam House, 434 Park Ave., Huntington from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Browse beautiful antiques from dealers across Long Island. The barn and the Antiques and Collectibles shop will also be open for fabulous finds. Free admission.

Face masks are required. Rain date is July 12.

Questions? Call 427-7045.

Bluegrass at the Barn

Join Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Ave., Riverhead for a bluegrass drive in concert at the barn at 6:30 p.m. featuring Free Grass Union (Kim Lawrence Humphrey, Gregory Butler and Mitch Erdman). Tickets are $40 per car. Reservations required by calling 298-5292 or by visiting www.hallockville.com.

Food distribution event

'Performing Poetry' workshop

'Thanks for the pink slip'

Join Comsewogue Public Library in Port Jefferson Station for an online Zoom workshop titled Thanks for the Pink Slip: The Upside of Being Downsized, Fired, Let Go, Laid Off, Eliminated or Terminated at 7 p.m. Topics include reclaiming success, new possibilities, developing your passions into money-making ventures and more. Visit www.cplib.org/aonline-programming/ for information on how to register and participate. Open to all. Free.

For questions, call 631-928-1212 and ask for Adult Services.

Sky Room Talk

Cinema Arts Centre presents a virtual Sky Room Talk on “Citizen Kane” via Zoom at 8 p.m. Join film historian/film maker Glenn Andreiev as he presents a one-nightonly discussion and Q&A on Orson Welles’ breathtaking and always entertaining 1941 film masterpiece. Ticket holders will be provided with a video introduction by Andreiev and will then be invited to watch the film on the streaming platform of their choice (where available) for a small fee. Participants can then join Mr. Andreiev for the Zoom discussion about the film. Tickets are $10, $7 members.

Visit www.cinemaartscentre.org to sign up. * All numbers are in (631) area code unless otherwise noted.

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson hosts a food and personal care items drive on today from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Rain date is July12) to help stock the pantry at Infant Jesus R.C. Church in the village. Items needed and greatly appreciated include mac & cheese, tuna, cooking oil, rice, canned vegetables, canned fruit, jelly, bread, boxed milk, healthy snacks, apple juice, fresh chicken and ground beef, hot dogs, grocery store gift cards, soap, toilet paper, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, toothpaste, diapers and wipes. A table will be set up in the back on the south side of the theater for donation drop-offs.

Antique Sale

Tune in to Sweetbriar Nature Center's Facebook page at 2:30 p.m. and learn about a new wild animal each week along with a story or talk.

Free. Donations would be greatly appreciated!

For more information, visit www.sweetbriarnc. org or call 979-6344.

Walt Whitman Birthplace Association in Huntington Station welcomes Karen De Mauro, Artistic Director of the Acting Center in New York City, for a “Performing Poetry” Zoom live workshop at 6:30 p.m. De Mauro will focus on encouraging the reader to “take a leap” into the poem itself. $5 suggested donation. Register at www.waltwhitman.org.

Call 427-5240 for more info.

Food Drive at Theatre Three

A BLUEGRASS TWIST

Free Grass Union performs live at Hallockville Museum Farm in Riverhead on July 9.

Whaling Museum lecture

The Whaling Museum at Cold Spring Harbor continues its bi-weekly lecture series with Becoming American: The A-peeling History of Apple Pie. Just how American is apple pie?

Discover the surprising origins of this dessert and learn how it came to be a national symbol.

Explore historic recipes and follow along as they recreate an early version of this dish at home during a live virtual lecture.$5 Suggested donation. Register at www.cshwhalingmuseum. org. Call 367-3418 for more info.

'Jurassic Park'

Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove hosts a drivein movie screening of "Jurassic Park" (1993) starring Sam Neill and Laura Dern in the parking lot off Middle Country Road at 9 p.m.

Rated PG-13. $40 per car. Order online only at www.movielotdrivein.com.

Friday 10

Garden Club Plant Sale

The Centerport Garden Club will hold a perennial plant sale at the Harborfield's Public Library parking circle, 31 Broadway, Greenlawn, from 9 to 11 a.m. All plants will be donations from member's gardens and all proceeds will be donated to local charities. The plant sale will be set up to reflect the necessary restrictions of the pandemic. Please bring smaller bills as suggested donations will be posted on plants and there will be no need to exchange cash.

Long Island Cares holds a food distribution event at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 380 Nicolls Road, E. Setauket every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Social distancing guidelines will be enforced and volunteers will be available to assist with carrying food to the cars. Questions? Call 631-582-FOOD or visit www.licares.org.

'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'

Second Saturdays Poetry Reading

'Footloose'/'Batman'

Tesla Birthday Bash 2020

The Village of Port Jefferson hosts a Drive In Movie Night screening of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" at the resident parking lot just north of the Railroad Station on Oakland Avenue and Perry Street at 8:30 p.m. Bring the family and snacks to enjoy an old-fashioned and SAFE evening together! Price is $40 per car. Tickets may be purchased online at www.

PortJeffEvents.Eventbrite.com.

Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove hosts a drive-in movie screening of "Footloose" at 9 p.m. followed by the DC Comics fan-favorite "Batman" (1966) at 11:45 p.m. in the parking lot off Middle Country Road at 9 p.m. Both films are rated PG. $40 per car. Order online only at www.movielotdrivein.com.

Saturday 11

Eagle Scout Car Wash Fundraiser

Wendys, 570 Middle Country Road, St James will host an Eagle Scout Car Wash fundraiser in its parking lot from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 343 of Hauppauge is raising funds for an Eagle Scout Community Service Project to benefit the Guide Dog Foundation in Smithtown. The project will consist of building training accessories, a bench and a poop bag stand for the puppy training area. Come and get your car cleaned for the upcoming week. A suggested donation of $5 per car is greatly appreciated.

All Souls Church in Stony Brook presents a virtual poetry reading via Zoom from 11 a.m. to noon. Hosted by Suffolk County Poet Laureate Barbara Southard, the featured poet will be Pramila Venkateswaran. An open reading will follow; all are welcome to read one of their poems. Participants can access the program at www.allsouls-stonybrook.org. Free. For more information, call 655-7798.

In celebration of Nikola Tesla's 164th birthday, the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe, 9 Randall Road, Shoreham hosts a drive-in movie night advance screening of “Tesla” at 9 p.m. The event will be preceded by a birthday bash program featuring a 17-foot Tesla coil and a musical performance by ArcAttack from 8 to 9 p.m. and followed by a Q&A with the actors and writer/director. Tickets are $150 per vehicle. For tickets, call 886-2632 or visit www.teslasciencecenter.org.

'Madagascar'

Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove hosts a drivein movie screening of "Madagascar" at 9 p.m. in the parking lot off Middle Country Road at 9 p.m. They're out of the zoo without a clue!

Kids of all ages will enjoy this comedy about a bunch of New York City zoo animals who get shipwrecked in Madagascar and have to learn how to survive outside of captivity. Rated PG. $40 per car. Order online only at www. movielotdrivein.com.

TIMES ... and dates continued on page B24

PAGE B24 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • JULY 09, 2020

TIMES ... and dates Continued from page B23

Sunday 12

Independence Day event

On July 23, 1776 the newly signed Declaration of Independence was read to the crowd assembled on the Huntington Green. Join the Huntington Militia for a Huntington Independence Day free virtual event from the comfort of your home as they reenact the proceedings of that historic day live on Facebook from 1 to 3 p.m. Visit www. facebook.com/HuntingtonMilitia/ for details.

A Celebration of Summer

Grab the kids and come visit Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive in Smithtown for an afternoon of treasure hunts, crafts, and an animal presentation from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Families are asked to socially distance themselves from other families by bringing a picnic blanket to watch the programs. Please bring masks and wear them when you’re close to other people. Fee is $10 per child, $5 adults.

Call 979-6344 or visit www.sweetbriarnc.org.

'Funeral Arrangements'

Theatre Three in Port Jefferson continues its Off-Stage/On-Line series of short plays at 7 p.m. with “Funeral Arrangements” by David Fleisher and starring Ed Breese and Mary Ellin Kurtz. The series is directed by Theatre Three’s Artistic Director Jeffrey Sanzel with technical production by Tim Haggerty and Eric J. Hughes. Free. Visit www.theatrethree.org.

slapstick, wickedly funny verbal spats and pathos. Clips from their silent-era beginnings, their early talkie zenith, and their later years at MGM will be presented. Join film historian/ film maker Glenn Andreiev for this special, one-day-only virtual video lecture. Tickets are $10, $7 members. Visit www.cinemaartscentre. org to sign up. For assistance, email info@ cinemaartscentre.org and a customer service representative will be in touch within 24 hours

Book Talk in the Park

Frank Melville Memorial Park, 1 Old Field Road, Setauket welcomes author Carl Safina for a discussion on his latest book, “Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace” at 11 a.m. Meet at the Red Barn and bring a chair or blanket. Free.

For more information, call 689-6146.

Social Security Planning

Huntington Public Library, 338 Main St., Huntington presents a virtual program, "Savvy Social Security Planning: : What Baby Boomers Need to Know via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. After being told for years that Social Security is going broke, baby boomers are realizing that it will soon be their turn to collect. The decisions you make now can have a tremendous impact on the total benefits you receive over your lifetime. Presenters are Bud Levy, CFP and Evan Levy, Financial Advisor from NestEgg Advisors, Inc. Registration is required. Free. Open to all. If you do not have a Suffolk County library card, please email info@huntlib.org.

Wednesday 15 Cinema At the Library

Northport-East Northport Public Library presents Cinema At the Library: a discussion via Zoom of the award-winning film The Farewell with Cinema Arts Centre co-director Dylan Skolnick at 6:30 p.m. Register with NENR260. For instructions on how to view the film beforehand, visit www.nenpl.org.

Free. Questions? Call 261-6930.

'Parent-Teacher Meeting Online'

The Off Stage/On Line series of short plays at Theatre Three continues at 7 p.m. with “ParentTeacher Meeting Online” by Katherine Dubois and starring Bryan Bowie, Cameron Turner and Stephanie Moreau. The series is directed by Theatre Three’s Artistic Director Jeffrey Sanzel with technical production by Tim Haggerty and Eric J. Hughes. Free. Visit www.theatrethree.org.

Trivia Live

Time to have some fun! Comsewogue Public Library hosts a Trivia Live event at 7 p.m.

Work with your team at home to answer questions about movies, music, history, toys and trends. Host Theresa Maritato will also raffle off Amazon gift cards during the game!

Open to all. Visit www.cplib.org/a-onlineprogramming/ for information on how to register and participate. Open to all. Free.

For questions, call 928-1212 and ask for Adult Services.

Monday 13

Virtual Movie Trivia Night

Do you know a lot about movies? Well here's your chance to prove it! Join the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington for a virtual Movie Trivia Night at 8 p.m. Hosted by Dan French, the winning team will get up to four CAC Gift Cards (1 per team member) and bragging rights. Tickets are $10 per team, $7 members. Visit www.cinemaartscentre. org to register. Any questions please email Danlovestrivia@gmail.com.

Thursday 16 Virtual Storytime

Join Book Revue in Huntington for a special virtual storytime at 11 a.m. (live on Crowdcast) with children's authors Alice B. McGinty and Alan Havis as they speak about their new picture book, "The Sea Knows!" This event is free to attend and open to the public.

Registration is required by visiting www. bookrevue.com/event. Call 271-1442.

Medicaid Webinar

Britt Burner, Esq. of Burner Law Group, P.C. hosts a live webinar via Zoom titled Diving into the Medicaid Asset Protection Trust at 2 p.m. Learn how and why the Medicaid Asset Protection Trust works and the specific provisions that protect the grantor. Free. Visit www.burnerlaw.com to sign up. Call 941-3434 for more information.

Thursday Trivia Night

Test your knowledge and compete virtually against others in topics of history, science, art, films, literature, geography, pop culture, maritime themes and more at the Whaling Museum of Cold Spring Harbor's Thursday Trivia Night at 7 p.m. $5 suggested donation.

Visit www.whalingmuseum.org to register.

Davis Town Meeting House Society seeks vendors for its annual Yard Sale & Craft Fair at the Davis House, 263 Middle Country Road, Coram on Sept. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Rain date is Sept. 20. $25 per table. For an application, please call Maryanne at 631-8042256 or email msiclaridouglas@yahoo.com.

North Fork Event Company seeks vendors for the annual North Meets South Festival in Riverhead on Aug. 22 and 23 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in downtown Riverhead on the East End Art Council's green and along the riverfront. Interested vendors may call 631-905-7115 or visit www. northforkevent.com.

Outdoor Thrift and Plant Sale

Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown hosts an outdoor Thrift Sale for Wildlife every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale will be held in and around the garages by the parking area. There will also be a plant sale featuring seasonal flowers and ferns from the center’s formal gardens. Donations are also welcome. Call Eric at 377-9693 for more information.

Sky Room Talk

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

The Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington presents a free virtual screening of "The Kid" (1921) starring Charlie Chaplin as part of its live Anything But Silent series at 7 p.m. The special event will feature live piano accompaniment by Ben Model and be preceded by a TBD Chaplin short. Register at www.cinemaartscentre.org.

For assistance, email info@cinemaartscentre. org and a customer service representative will be in touch within 24 hours.

Vendors wanted

Tuesday 14

Cinema Arts Centre presents a virtual Sky Room Talk on Our Gang (aka The Little Rascals) at 10 a.m. To this day, fans repeatingly watch their comic shorts-filled with wild

'The Kid'

Catch a free screening of the 1921 silent comedy classic 'The Kid' starring Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan on July 15, courtesy of the Cinema Arts Centre. Photo from CAC

CALENDAR DEADLINE is Wednesday at noon, one week before publication. Items may be mailed to: Times Beacon Record News Media, 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.

JULY 09, 2020 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE B25

FEATURE STORY

Above, Jude Roseto; left, Emerson Spooner

Above, Sara Jain; left, Mia Trani; far left, Rebecca Bartha

22 students honored in Brookhaven Lab's first virtual science fair

Seven students took top honors and 15 others received honorable mentions in the first-ever virtual version of the annual elementary school science fair sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton. Girls and boys in kindergarten to grade 6 entered 129 science and engineering projects for the competition. They represented 38 elementary schools across Suffolk County.

The seven students to receive top honors as well as medals and ribbons are kindergartener Jude Roseto of Cutchogue East Elementary School, Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District, "Friction with Bubbles"; first grader Emerson Spooner of Raynor Country Day School, "Save the Earth: One Plastic Straw at a Time"; second grader Sara Jain of Tamarac Elementary School, Sachem Central School District, "Shrink It Up"; and third grader Mia Trani of Fort Salonga Elementary School, Kings Park Central School District, "Housing the Homeless."

Top honors also went to fourth grader Rebecca Bartha of Raynor Country Day School, "Dynamic Duckweed: A Solution to Pollution in Local Water"; fifth grader Reilly Riviello of Cherry Avenue Elementary School, Sayville Public Schools, "What Material is the best to protect your property from Flash Flooding" and sixth grader Emma Tjersland of Hauppauge Middle School, Hauppauge School District, "Drug Facts: Impacts of Medicine Exposure on Daphnia Magna Heart Rate."

"Thinking like scientists and engineers is so important for students — asking questions, testing assumptions, drawing conclusions, and thinking about future research," said Amanda Horn, a Brookhaven Lab educator who coordinated both the virtual science fair and a new Science Share program. "The Lab has hosted science fairs for years to encourage students and we didn't want COVID-19 to stop us in 2020."

Science fairs at Brookhaven Lab were typically held in person at the Lab site and students, their families, teachers, and school administrators were invited to attend. With schools closed and Brookhaven Lab's site mostly inaccessible to limit the spread of COVID-19, Bronson, Horn, and their colleagues in Brookhaven's Office of Educational Programs (OEP) quickly adjusted plans to hold the 2020 science competition virtually.

As in years past, students first qualified for the Lab's fair by winning their schools' "local" science fairs, some of which were also held virtually.

Projects completed by individual students and groups were accepted — one project per grade per school.

Instead of bringing projects to Brookhaven Lab for an all-day onsite event, parents and teachers submitted photos of students' projects. OEP staff then distributed the photographs and a rubric among 23 judges, comprising Brookhaven Lab scientists, engineers, and technical staff as well as teachers from local elementary schools.

To maintain objectivity and limit

potential biases, information such as students' names, schools, and districts was not shared.

The 15 students who received Honorable Mentions were kindergarteners Taran Sathish Kumar of Bretton Woods Elementary School, Hauppauge School District, "Strength of Spaghetti" and Evelyn Van Winckel of Fort Salonga Elementary School, Kings Park Central School District, "Are Your Hands Clean?"; first-graders Mason Rothstein of Lincoln Avenue Elementary School, Sayville Public Schools, "3,2,1…Let It Rip" and John Henry of Frank J. Carasiti Elementary School, Rocky Point Union Free School District, "Lego Rubber Band Cars"; and second-graders Agnes Van Winckel of Fort Salonga Elementary School, Kings Park Central School District, "The Flight of a Football" and Cassie Danseraeu and Katelynn Hausmann of West Middle Island Elementary School, Longwood Central School District, "Can Aloe Vera Juice Save Strawberries from Mold?"

Honorable mentions were also given to third-graders Mihir Sathish Kumar of Bretton Woods Elementary School, Hauppauge School District, "Strength of Electromagnets" and Matthew Mercorella of Sunrise Drive Elementary School, Sayville Public Schools, "Think Twice Before Melting the Ice"; fourthgraders Samuel Canino of R.J.O. Intermediate School, Kings Park Central School District, "Riddled With Puck Shot," Jack Gomez of R.J.O. Intermediate School, Kings

'Once again, the students who participated were exceptional. Their projects showed it.' — SCOTT BRONSON

Park Central School District, "Infinipower" and Madelyn Kalinowski of Laurel Hill School, "Wash Away Germs"; fifth-graders Alexandra Barry of RemsenburgSpeonk Elementary School, Remsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District, "Mutiny on the Bounty" and Gavin Pickford of R.J.O. Intermediate School, Kings Park Central School District, "Is This The Last Straw"; and six-graders Karly Coonan of Raynor Country Day School, "The Last Straw" and Pranav Vijayababu, Hauppauge Middle School, Hauppauge School District, "Save Our Seas."

"Suffolk County, New York State, the country, and the world need scientists and engineers now and in the future. The students in this science fair are young, but they aren't too young to have fun with investigative science and engineering processes," said Scott Bronson, Brookhaven Lab's manager for K–12 programs.

"Once again, the students who participated were exceptional. Their projects showed it. Congratulations to each of them. And, 'Thank you,' to every parent, teacher, mentor, and volunteer who helped them — and will continue to help them along the way."

For more information, visit https://www.energy.gov/science/.

Above, Reilly Riviello; below, Emma Tjersland

Photos courtesy of BNL

PAGE B26 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • JULY 09, 2020 G BOOK T COLORIN TBR ARTIS

SHELTER PET OF THE WEEK

COLORING CONTEST

MEET A JEWEL NAMED JADE! This week’s shelter pet is Jade, a two-year-old female domestic shorthair mix currently up for adoption at the Smithtown Animal Shelter.

Jade was trapped along with her kittens as part of the shelter’s trap/neuter/release program. She instantly showed her affectionate side and trust for the staff and volunteers. Jade is a little ball of love, serving up sweetness to everyone she meets. She would do well in a home with children, making her a great family pet!

If you are interested in meeting Jade, please fill out an adoption application online at www. townofsmithtownanimalshelter. com. The Smithtown Animal & Adoption Shelter is located at 410 Middle Country Road, Smithtown. For more information, call 631-360-7575.

Be sure to enter to win in our Long Island #BankonLIArts Coloring Book Contest!

Let’s have some fun and celebrate the world of art with the Times Beacon Record News Media’s First Edition Coloring Book coloring contest for the young and young at heart.

Categories: Children - ages 5 -12 • Teens - ages 13-19 • Adults - ages 20+

HOW TO ENTER:

Simply color in a page of your choice, scan or take a photo, then submit your drawing by one of the following methods: Please include your name, age, town and email/phone number. 1) Post on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag #BankonLIArts. Be sure to tag @BankofAmerica and @tbrnewsmedia in your post. 2) Email your drawing to art@tbrnewsmedia.com with “Artist Coloring Book” in the subject line.

The deadline to enter is July 28, 2020.

HOW TO VOTE:

Photo from Smithtown Animal Shelter

CAMP SETAUKET at

WORLD GYM

ENTER NOW!

“Celebrating our 31st Year!”

Starting on August 1, 2020 – Head over to www.facebook.com/TBRNewsMedia to check out the galleries and vote for your favorite photo in each age category!

The photo with the most likes in each category will be declared the winner.

THANK YOU For Nominating Us Best Gym/Fitness Center!

Deadline to vote is August 13, 2020, after which winners will be officially announced.

“The Most Family-Friendly Fitness Center on the North Shore!”

Winners will be featured in the Times Beacon Record and in local Bank of America financial centers.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A purchase will not increase your odds of winning.

Contest begins July 1. 2020 at 12:01AM EST and ends August 13, 2020, at 11:59 PM EST Limit one (1) entry per person. All entries must be original and entirely created by the entrant. There are no restrictions on what an entrant can use to color the image. Entries will be judged based on creativity, coloring skill and overall artistic ability according to that age category. One winner from each age group (5-12, 13-19, 20 and older) will be determined by the judges in their sole discretion. The decisions of the judges will be final.

All entries become the property of TBR News Media and Bank of America and may be used or reproduced in any manner and for any purpose by TBR News Media and Bank of America without additional consent or compensation, and will not be acknowledged or returned. Winners will have their art work displayed in a local branch of Bank of America. By participating, Contest entrants: (1) represent that they have complied with these Official Contest Rules; (2) have received parental consent and grant TBR News Media and Bank of America the right to use his or her name, city, state, and likeness, (3) release TBR News Media and Bank of America from all and all liability in connection with this Contest.

TBR News Media is not responsible for lost, late or misdirected entries, or incomplete/incorrect entries.

©130362

Your Child Will Never Be Bored This Summer!

Sports Camp (Ages 7 - 12) • Instruction & Competition • Soccer • Volleyball • Softball • Basketball and more Theatre Arts Camp (Ages 7 - 12) • Singing • Dancing • Acting • Stage & Costume Design • Casting for Performances General Camp (Ages 3 - 12) • Arts & Crafts • Hands on Science • Interactive Games • Recreational Sports Tennis Academy (Ages 4 - 18) • 1/2 Day • Full Day • Advanced Training • 9 Indoor, 7 Outdoor Har-Tru Courts C.I.T. Training (Ages 13 - 15) • Counselors in Training • Learn Leadership Skills • 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! ©161255

TIMES BEACON RECORD NEWS MEDIA • 185 ROUTE 25A, SETAUKET, NY 11733 631.751.7744 • tbrnewsmedia.com

• Tennis Lessons • First Strokes Swim School

4 Exciting Camps To Choose From!

Large Outdoor And Indoor Space For Numerous Sports & Activities.

New Enormous Carnival Bouncer!

348 Mark Tree Road, East Setauket 631-751-6100 www.WorldGymSetauket.com

Less than 5 minutes from SBU Campus, 800’ north of Rte. 347

JULY 09, 2020 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE B27

SBU SPORTSWEEK STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

JULY 9 TO JULY 15, 2020

Women’s Basketball announces signing of Earlette Scott

The Stony Brook women’s basketball team has added an impact transfer to its ranks.

Head coach Caroline McCombs has announced that rising junior Earlette Scott will join the Seawolves for the upcoming season.

“We’ve known Earlette for a long time, having recruited her out of high school over at South Shore and are excited to welcome her into our Seawolves family,” McCombs said.

“Earlette has played against some of the best throughout her basketball career and is a fierce competitor. She has a tremendous feel for the game and can play multiple positions.

We believe she will come into our program and thrive within our culture. We can’t wait to have her on campus soon,” the head coach added.

The Brooklyn native returns home to New York after spending her first two collegiate seasons at Providence. In her career with the Friars, Scott played in all 67 games with 19 total starts, while tallying 327 points and 191 rebounds.

As a sophomore this past season, Scott saw her role on the court grow as she earned 16 starts and averaged 26.4 minutes per game.

Earlette Scott (#1) will join the Seawolves in September 2020.

She provided a consistent scoring presence for Providence, averaging 7.7 points per game including 11 double-digit outings. The guard also recorded 114 rebounds, 66 assists, 31 steals

and seven blocks in her 2019-20 campaign.

“The love at Stony Brook was genuine from the start,” Scott said. “From being one of my first recruiters in high school and

Stony Brook Football lands linebacker Elias Reynolds

Standout linebacker Elias Reynolds is returning home to complete his collegiate football career.

The Brooklyn native, who appeared in 25 games over two-plus seasons at the University of Pittsburgh, will join the Stony Brook football team for the upcoming season as a graduate transfer. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining.

“They had the best to offer: great people, staff, coaches, academics, facilities — and all in my own backyard,” Reynolds said. “It doesn’t get any better than that. I’m coming home.”

The 6-foot-2, 235-pound Reynolds earned a bachelor’s degree in communications and a minor in administration of justice from Pitt.

With the Panthers, Reynolds started games at middle linebacker against Virginia and Penn State last season.

In 2018, he recorded a career-high 12 tackles against Duke and had seven tackles in the ACC championship

Elias Reynolds joins SBU as a graduate transfer.

game against Clemson.

Reynolds previously starred at Poly Prep Country Day. He earned No. 1 prospect status in the state from Scout while playing alongside current Stony Brook offensive lineman Justin Morgan. Reynolds was a Class AA all-state selection and a member of the American Family Insurance All-USA

New York Football and MSG Varsity All-New York City teams.

“I am extremely excited about Elias joining our football program,” head coach Chuck Priore said. “I believe we have added a quality person as well as an outstanding football player.

We look forward to helping him reach both his academic and athletic goals.”

now my sophomore year in college, they’ve always treated me like family. The players and coaches treated me like their own before I even made it official. They showed me their love of the process and the focus on getting better every day. The prime location of the university is the cherry on top for me since New York is my hometown. It gives an opportunity for my family and friends to come support me more often.”

Scott was a four-year letterwinner at South Shore High School in Canarsie where she was coached by Anwar Gladden. She led the Lady Vikings to four Public School Athletic League championships and the New York State Federation title in 2017.

A three-time all-state selection, Scott was named the MVP of the 2016 PSAL championship game and earned all-tournament honors in 2017. She also played in the AAU circuit with the New York Gauchos where she was coached by Earl Elliotte.

Said Scott, “I’m happy I didn’t have to search far to find a program that shares my championship mentality.”

Chanenchuk, Rees to represent Stony Brook Lax in PLL championship series

Stony Brook will have a presence when professional lacrosse returns to play later this month in Salt Lake City.

Assistant coach Mike Chanenchuk and alum Ryland Rees both will participate in the Premier Lacrosse League’s Championship Series, which will be held July 25 through Aug. 9 and be televised on the NBC family of networks. The official rosters were released by the PLL on July 2.

Chanenchuk will compete with the Mike Chanenchuk Whipsnakes, while Rees will play with the Waterdogs. Rees, the 2019 America East Defensive Player of the Year at Stony Brook, recently was named to the National Lacrosse League All-Rookie Team for his winter contribution with the Rochester Knighthawks.

During the championship, the PLL’s seven teams will compete in a 14-game group play format to determine seeding for an ensuing single-elimination tournament.

Fans will not be admitted to Zions Bank Ryland Rees Stadium, which will host the 16-day event.

Photos courtesy of Stony Brook Athletics

Content for this page provided by Stony Brook University and printed as a service to our advertiser.

PAGE B28 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • JULY 09, 2020

Stony Brook Proud.

Stony Brook Strong.

The unprecedented global pandemic has forever changed how we live. During this challenging time, Stony Brook University and Stony Brook Medicine are collaborating to create innovative ways to serve our community.

We’ve manufactured and delivered hand sanitizer and thousands of face shields to caregivers on our front lines. And our response teams have collected thousands of comfort-care items, protective personal equipment and other vital donations for our healthcare teams working tirelessly around the clock to fight the coronavirus.

A crisis can tear a community apart, but for Stony Brook it has made us stronger. Together we stand Stony Brook Strong.

161625

#StonyBrookStrong Stony Brook University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity educator and employer. 20031605