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The Brush/Lens Project: A picture of friendship

By Rita J. Egan When two talented artists work together, the result can be picture perfect. Such is the case with watercolor artist Ward Hooper and photographer Holly Gordon, who shortly after meeting almost three years ago formed The Brush/Lens Project. Currently, art lovers and travelers alike can enjoy the result of this artistic duo’s immense talents as well as inspiring friendship. Eight pairings of the artists’ paintings and photographs are on display at the Atrium Gallery at Long Island MacArthur Airport in an exhibit presented by the Islip Arts Council. In addition to the art show, the two will host a slide show and talk at the Bay ShoreBrightwaters Library Aug. 23. The event will allow art aficionados the chance to ask Hooper and Gordon about their collaboration as well as their process for perfectly pairing their works of art. The alliance began on social media after a mutual friend introduced the two. Gordon said she looked at Hooper’s work online and found he had painted similar sites and themes that she had photographed. She realized the two not only shared an interest in creating art but also an appreciation of the landscapes of Long Island. “For the past 50 years we have been destined to connect, because we have so

Images from Holly Gordon

the historic Dove-torr Cottage in Centerport, captured in a watercolor painting by Ward Hooper, left, and a photograph by Holly gordon, right been living parallel lives independently, and so three years ago they converged,” Gordon said. A painting of Hooper’s that he created of Long Island City during his commuter days from Northport to Manhattan especially stood out to the photographer. The image reminded her of a photo she had taken along the New Jersey Turnpike, and she posted it to Hooper’s Facebook page.

When Gordon was preparing for a tulip photography exhibit, while Hooper was teaching how to paint the flower at an art class in his home, the artists experienced a bit of synchronicity once again. Noticing a number of similarities in their lives and work, the two decided it was time to meet in person. The pair said they began meeting every Tuesday, and Hooper would have

an itinerary of places to visit as well as a route planned out. They started in Northport at a Victorian house off Woodbine Avenue and then branched out east, according to the painter. “So every Tuesday, it was an adventure,” Gordon said. At first Hooper would stay by the car or sit on a bench while sketching. Gordon said he would instruct her as to where to go to capture interesting images based on his memories from past excursions with fellow artists, some of the trips made as long as 20 years ago. “It was very nostalgic to me, remembering fond memories of those outings with friends who are no longer around, so it was very special. And being there with Holly, she was looking at it with fresh eyes, so I was so anxious to see what Holly came up with every week,” Hooper said. When they began presenting their work under The Brush/Lens Project name, Gordon would photograph spots based on existing paintings of Hooper’s if she didn’t already have an image. Hooper said he hadn’t painted for years when he met the photographer due to the passing of his wife, Dolly, and being her primary caregiver. “When this lady dropped into my life, it was very special and wonderful at exactly the time it was truly meaningful to me. And here we are,” the painter said.

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Gordon said she understood his pain but also knew the healing power of creativity. After suddenly losing her husband of 20 years in 1996, the photographer said she had held onto her camera like a life preserver to come to grips with her loss. Hooper quickly became inspired to paint again and recently has created new work to pair with Gordon’s. “Creativity is a blessing. I can’t imagine a life without creativity,” the painter said. Gordon has noticed the difference the collaboration and friendship has made in both of their lives. “He really in many respects has given me a crash course on the earlier part of his life, and he has taken

me into his world, and it’s really expanded what I am doing today creatively, but it also has given Ward an enormous verve and enthusiasm to move on and do new things,” she said. When it comes to Hooper’s paintings, Gordon said, “His paint brush is jumping and dancing all over the place. It is ageless. It is just filled with so much vitality and verve.” The admiration is mutual as Hooper describes Gordon as “an amazing photographic artist” whose work is easily recognizable due to her unique, “imaginative stamp” she puts on each of her photographs. He said of her work, “It jumps off the wall and dances.” Immediately after their exhibit at the airport, The Brush/Lens Project paintings

Images from Holly Gordon

Left, ‘Race Day’ by Ward Hooper and, above, ‘Prepping for the Race’ by Holly Gordon will be on view at MacArthur Airport through Aug. 30. and photographs will be on display at the Islip Town Hall Rotunda Gallery, 655 Main St., until Oct. 5. The painter and photographer hope local residents will take the opportunity to view their different interpretations of local areas and maybe see Long Island landscapes in a different way. “We put ourselves out there for all to see and hopefully they’ll come away with an interesting visual experience,” Hooper said. Gordon added, “I hope that they will see more clearly themselves. Take more time to see and appreciate what’s out and in front of them, because so often people are just so scattered that they don’t focus.

And, also to see how wonderful creativity is, because here are two people who can look at the same subject but be affected to respond to it differently.” The Brush/Lens Project exhibit will be on display at the Atrium Gallery at Long Island MacArthur Airport, 100 Arrival Ave., Ronkonkoma, until Aug. 30. Hooper and Gordon’s talk and slide show takes place Aug. 23 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bay Shore-Brightwaters Library, 1 South Country Road, Brightwaters. To reserve a spot for the free event, call 631-665-4350. For more information on The Brush/Lens Project, visit www.brushlensproject.com.

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Nutrition: leading by example Trump vs. Clinton

Donald Trump could learn a thing or two from Bill Clinton. No, we are not talking about politics; we are talking about health. Trump is a public persona, and his diet has been brought to the forefront. As was Clinton’s when he was the United States’ 42nd president. An Aug. 8 New York Times article discussed Trump’s love for fast food and his ironic obsession with cleanliness (1). Trump’s approach to diet seems to be eerily similar to the standard American diet — with the added detriment of fast food. Though he likes the cleanliness of fast food chains, his arteries may not like the David “dirtying” effect of Dunaief, M.D. atherosclerosis, or arterial plaques. Admittedly, I don’t know anything about his family history, including whether or not cardiovascular disease is an issue; nor his blood chemistries, such as cholesterol levels; nor whether or not he has high blood pressure. However, one thing is clear: He is overweight with a significant amount of visceral fat, or belly fat. This type of body fat is considered the most dangerous because it surrounds the internal organs such as the heart (2). This promotes potential cardiovascular disease and diabetes. For a long time, Bill Clinton also had a love for fast food and the standard American diet. However, this resulted in atherosclerosis, which caused significant blockage of coronary arteries and resulted in coronary artery bypass surgery involving four arteries in 2004. Since then, he has been on a mission to reform his diet. Through the influence of physicians like Drs. Dean Ornish and Caldwell Esselstyn, both advocates of plantbased diets, Clinton has done much better and lost significant weight, as well. Thus, this is more about the standard American diet, with its high saturated fat, high sugar, refined grains, processed meats and elevated salt versus the nutrient-dense, more likely plant-based, approach with fruits, vegetables and whole grains and their respective effects on cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis and even mortality. These type of plant-based diets include the Mediterranean-type diet, the DASH diet, the Ornish diet and the Esselstyn diet. If we look solely at the differences between saturated fats and unsaturated fats, a recent study involving over 120,000 participants showed that when just 5 percent of pure saturated fats in the diet were replaced with unsaturated fats, this resulted in a significant reduction in all-cause mortality of up to 27 percent over 32 years (3). For more details on this study analysis, see my recent article, “Let the dietary fat wars begin,” which can be found online at www.tbrnewsmedia.com. I am a firm believer in leading by example. I think it is a powerful way to get patients to follow through with lifestyle changes, especially diet and exercise. That is

why the dietary changes I ask my patients to make, I also have been following for years.

Data on cardiovascular disease Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data about cardiovascular disease that is downright depressing. From 2000 to 2010, the risk of dying from this disease was decreasing by almost 4 percent a year in both men and women (4). However, from 2010 to 2014, this decrease slowed precipitously to 0.23 percent in men and 1.17 percent in women. The reason for this slowdown is that we may have reached a ceiling in the effectiveness of traditional medical interventions. The suggestions are that we concentrate more efforts on lifestyle modifications, specifically diet, physical activity and not smoking. At the same time, 2011-2012 NHANES data showed a significant increase in obesity and diabetes (5). The bad news is we have not changed our lifestyles enough, especially diet. The good news is that there is a large upside for change and progress!

Reversing heart disease This research includes both Ornish and Esselstyn. Both physicians have shown it is possible, through a plant-based approach, to have a significant impact on cardiovascular disease, reversing atherosclerosis and preventing a cardiovascular event such as a heart attack. Esselstyn’s research includes a small study with 24 of his own patients (6). Of these, 18 patients completed the five-year study. These 18 patients had experienced 49 cardiovascular events in the previous eight years. Results show that with a plant-based diet, none of the 18 had a cardiovascular event. Eleven patients chose to have angiographic analysis to determine stenosis, or blockage. None of the 11 progressed; in fact, eight showed regression in atherosclerosis. Though this was a small study with no control group, the duration, the reversal of atherosclerosis at the study end point and the severity of cardiovascular disease prior to the study make these results intriguing and impressive. This study was extended to 12 years with similar results and only one additional patient dropping out. Interestingly, those who discontinued the study had a subsequent total of 13 cardiovascular events. One of the key study markers was keeping total cholesterol to lower than 150 mg/dL. The diet emphasized fruits, vegetables, beans, legumes and whole grains. Then, Esselstyn’s group looked at 198 patients with cardiovascular disease (7). The results were similar to the smaller initial study, with those in the adherent group following a nutrient-dense, plant-based diet experiencing a most astonishing cardiovascular event rate of only 0.6 percent, while the 21 who were nonadherent (the unbeknownst

control group, per se) experienced an event rate of 62 percent over 3.7 years. What about Ornish’s research? Not surprisingly, the results were very similar to Esselstyn’s. In the Ornish study, results showed a reversal in atherosclerosis of 7.9 percent in the treatment group compared to baseline, whereas those in the control arm over the same period showed a 27.7 percent increase in atherosclerosis or plaques in the arteries (8). Also, the control group experienced more than two times as many cardiovascular events as seen in the treatment group. The patients in the treatment group were on a plant-based diet. There were 48 patients with moderate to severe cardiovascular disease at the beginning of the study, with 28 patients in the treatment group and 20 assigned to the control arm. Of these patients about 75 percent in each group completed the study. The duration of the study was five years. Again, these results are intriguing, and each study reinforces the others.

A clinical example In my practice, I recently had a 69-yearold white male patient with cardiovascular disease and an extensive family history of the disease, who went to the cardiologist prior to working with me. The initial carotid Doppler (sonogram of the neck arteries) showed a 16 to 50 percent blockage in both carotid arteries. After a year, the carotid Doppler results had been reduced to between 1 and 15 percent blockages in both carotid arteries. The patient’s total cholesterol had dropped to 146 mg/dL, and this result included discontinuing his cholesterol medication, though it was not a statin. Of course, this is anecdotal, but it is consistent with the results mentioned in the studies above. In conclusion, now you see why Bill Clinton followed the advice of at least two very wise physicians after his quadruple bypass surgery. Lifestyle with a nutrient-dense, plant-based diet not only can prevent cardiovascular disease but may be able to arrest and even reverse plaques in the arteries. Trump would be wise to follow suit and focus on cleanliness of his arteries rather than just cleanliness of the restaurant, as we all would.

Trump’s diet has been brought to the forefront.

References:

(1) NYTimes.com. (2) Crit Pathw Cardiol. 2007;6(2):51-59. (3) JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(8):1134-1145. (4) JAMA Cardiol. online June 29, 2016. (5) cdc.gov/nchs/ nhanes. (6) J Fam Pract. 1995;41(6):560568. (7) J Fam Pract. 2014;63(7):356-364b. (8) JAMA. 1998;280(23):2001-2007. Dr. 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 or consult your personal physician.

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Tour the Mather Museum Port Jefferson Historical Society will offer guided tours of the Mather House Museum, circa 1840, located at 115 Prospect St., Port Jefferson through Oct. 9. Tour the home of shipbuilder John T. Mather featuring an exhibit, Hats Off to Port Jefferson. Visit the outbuildings including a country store, tool shed, butcher, barber shop, post office, carriage house, marine barn with diorama, sail loft, clock museum and school. Stroll through the herb and perennial gardens on the property. Hours are Wednesdays through Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. Admission is $5 per person. For more information, please call 631-473-2665 or visit www.portjeffhistorical.org.

Open House Jefferson’s Ferry, a not-for-profit retirement community located at 1 Jefferson Ferry Drive, South Setauket, will hold an Open House Sunday, Aug. 21, from 2 to 4 p.m. This free event offers an introductory visit with a limited tour of the independent retirement options available. All are welcome. Call 631-675-5550 for additional information.

Tai Chi Classes Offered For the first time in 40 years the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis is on the rise, according to researchers at the Mayo Clinic. Tai chi, an ancient form of meditative therapy, reduces pain, stiffness and fatigue and it improves balance in those suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia. Tai chi combines slow, gentle movements and stretches with deep breathing and relaxation to build strength and flexibility. The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Stony Brook, 380 Nicolls Road, Setauket, is currently holding registration for fall classes at all levels of tai chi for all ages. Classes are held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings and Thursday evenings. For more information, please call 631-751-0297 or 631-543-0337.

Seed Saving Workshop Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Ave., Northport, will hold a Seed Saving Workshop Tuesday, Aug. 23, at 7 p.m. Learn how to become a seed saver. A representative from the Long Island Regional Seed Consortium will help you learn what seeds to save, techniques to save seeds, the benefits of seed saving and how to start your own seed library. Free and open to all. To register, call 631-261-6930.

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Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station will host a Job Fair by the Suffolk County One-Stop Employment Center Tuesday, Aug. 23, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. “The Suffolk County Department of Labor, Licensing & Consumer Affairs continues to offer a variety of services and programs, such as the One-Stop Employment Center, that provide valuable guidance to those who are looking for employment,” said Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D). “We hope that our residents in the Port Jefferson area and along the North Shore will take advantage of this opportunity to explore potential career paths or job opportunities.” The following employers are scheduled to attend: ACLD, Access Home

Care, American Pool, Association for Mental Health and Wellness, Attentive Care, Comfort Keepers, DDI, East End Disability, East West Industries, EPIC LI, FREE, HEAP, Home Depot, LI Cares, Maxim Homecare, NBTY, New York Life Insurance, Teachers Federal Credit Union, The Odyssey Group, UCP of Suffolk, United Healthcare, Urban League Mature Workers Program, US Postal Service, Utopia, Verizon Wireless and more. All residents are encouraged to attend and no registration is required. Job candidates in need of proper attire for an interview should contact Career Couture at 631-853-6769. For further information, please call the library at 631-928-1212.

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cover story

New Mount exhibit opens at the LIM

Show pairs paintings with material culture and photos By EllEn BarcEl The Long Island Museum in Stony Brook revealed its newest exhibit, Drawn from Life: Objects and Stories from William Sidney Mount’s Paintings Aug. 12. Mount was an early 19th-century genre artist who lived from 1807 to 1868. Born in Setauket, Mount spent much of his career in Stony Brook. He is buried in the Setauket Presbyterian Church’s Cemetery. Julie Diamond, director of communications at the museum, noted that the William Sidney Mount house, located on the corner of Route 25A and Stony Brook Road in Stony Brook, is preserved to this day. Mount had his studio in the third-floor attic of the house, which was built in 1725 and became a National Historic Landmark in 1965. The Long Island Museum has the largest collection of Mount’s work and memorabilia in the world. His paintings show ordinary people doing ordinary things: washing laundry, dancing to the music of a violin, fishing, trapping, etc. He was a contemporary of the Hudson River School of painting. The exhibit is curated by museum assistant curator Jonathan Olly. New to the LIM since February, he earned a doctorate in American studies just a few years ago from Brown University. Although this is his first major exhibit at the LIM, he knew he wanted to become a museum curator back when he was a summer intern in Washington, D.C., at the National Museum of American History. “I’ve been working in museums since 2001,” he said. One of the really unique paintings on view is the portrait of Robert Morris Russell. According to Olly, Mount painted it in 1832 along with a portrait of Russell’s wife and mother. The painting has not been on display “in over 40 years.” It needed conservation, which was provided through a Greater Hudson Heritage grant. Russell “died that year, a victim of the cholera epidemic in New York.” Olly continued, “He was a merchant in New York [City]. His wife, Ruth Amelia Smith Russell moved the family back to Long Island after he died.” Since both his and his wife’s portraits are on display, this “is the first time they are reunited in public since the 1970s.” Olly noted that in assembling the exhibit “we also drew on our textile collection to outfit mannequins.” An 1830s black dress and a man’s black waistcoat are paired with these two portraits. While some of the objects paired with each particular painting are of the period, a few are actually the items Mount painted. One of Mount’s original easels is on display, along with one of his violins. The 1857 instrument, one of the Cradle of Harmony violins he designed, was unique in that it had a concave, instead of a usual convex, back in order to “create a larger sound in a crowded room,” at a time when there was no electricity — no amplifiers. “He used and played the violin himself, but there was never any interest in manufacturing it,” said Olly. The violin is paired with “Catching the Tune,” showing a fiddler holding that actual instrument.

Vendors wanted ▶ The Northern Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce is seeking apple pie bakers, chili cooks, a “little miss and mr,” scarecrow creators as well as vendors for its Family Fun Day in Terryville Sept. 17. This community celebration takes place on the field of Buttercup’s Dairy at the intersection of Old Town Road and Boyle Road in Terryville from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For an application, visit www.northbrookhavenchamber.org or call 631-821-1313. ▶ Calling all crafters! Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook is seeking vendors with handmade crafts for its annual Fall Festival Sept. 17. Visit www.sachemlibrary.org for an application. ▶ Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Ave., Riverhead is seeking handmade craft vendors for its 36th annual Fall Festival and Craft Show Sept. 10 and 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Vendor information can be found at www. hallockville.com or by calling 631-298-5292. ▶ Centereach Civic Association is seeking vendors for its 4th annual Street Fair to be held Sept. 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Mark Tree Road in Centereach. For an application, email arcadiaproductions@yahoo.com. ▶ Farmingville Residents Association is seek-

Above image courtesy of LIM; below, photo by Julie Diamond

above, ‘Dancing on the Barn Floor,’ 1831, oil on canvas by William Sidney Mount is paired in the exhibit with the photo ‘Dancing: children’s summer programs, 2006,’ below.

ing vendors for its upcoming flea market Sept. 18. Call 631-880-7996 for more information.

▶ The Suffolk County Make-A-Wish Founda-

tion is looking for craft vendors (handmade items only) for its Fall Family Festival fundraiser Sept. 24 at 20 Ramsey Road in Shirley from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Rain date is Sept. 25. Also seeking a caricature artist, cartoonist, magician, fortune teller and psychic medium. For an application, email kweihberg@biodex.com. For more information, call Kathy at 631-924-9000.

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Women’s Services is seeking vendors for its 10th annual Women’s Conference & Expo: Inspire, Educate, Motivate to be held Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. $75 per table. Call Sharon at 631-451-6146 for further information.

In the portrait of Mount’s sister Ruth, she is shown with her child, Charles. The original dress that the baby is wearing in the painting is on display as well. Six paintings are paired with current photos of the same locations. Most of these were taken by Olly, including that of Patriot’s Rock in Setauket. The photo of the barn, shown above, was taken several years ago by Diamond. “The doorway of the barn frames the image that Julie took of three kids, in programs,” held at the museum. The barn is the Williamson barn, believed to be the one Mount painted in “Dancing on the Barn Floor,” which was moved to the LIM property for preservation. Olly added, “it’s amazing that these places still do survive,” after more than 150 years. Seniors age 62 and over are invited to visit the museum (free admission) on a normally closed day, Sept. 13, to take a self-guided tour of the exhibit from 10 a.m. to noon as part of the museum’s Senior Tuesday program.

The new Mount exhibit will be used in the museum’s children’s programs as well, including Meet the Museum: A World Without Cars (with a focus on carriages), Meet the Museum: Through an Artist’s Eyes (with a focus on art) and The New Nation: The World of William Sidney Mount (focusing on business and transportation). Detailed teacher’s information is available for download on the museum’s website. The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook will present Drawn from Life: Objects and Stories from William Sidney Mount’s Paintings through Dec. 31 in the Art Museum on the hill. The museum, a Smithsonian affiliate, is open Thursdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. For further information, call 631-7510066 or visit www.longislandmuseum.org.

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Image courtesy of the LIM

‘catching the Tune,’ 1866, oil on canvas by William Sidney Mount

▶ Calling all women artists and entrepreneurs! The Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach is looking for talented women who live on Long Island to apply to the 16th Annual Women’s EXPO to be held at the library Oct. 6 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, please go to www.womensEXPOli.org or call 631-585-9393, ext. 296. ▶ Resurrection Byzantine Catholic Church,

located at the corner of Juniper and Edgewood Avenues in Smithtown, is seeking vendors for its Ethnic Food and Annual Yard Sale event on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call Karen at 631-467-4712.

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Church, 90 Edgewater Ave., is seeking craft and new merchandise vendors for its annual Fall Festival and Craft Fair Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain date Oct. 22. Cost is $45 for 10-by-10-foot space. Call 631 265-4520 for application or at www.stthomasofcanterbury. net and click on Fall Festival link.

▶ The Art League of Long Island, 107 E. Deer

Park Road, Dix Hills is seeking fine artists and crafters for its 53rd annual Holiday Fine Art & Craft Fair to be held Dec. 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Application deadline is Nov. 21. For more information, call 631-462-5400.

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Kiwi Fruit Sorbet YIELD: Makes about 1 quart INGREDIENTS: • • • •

2 teaspoons grated lime or lemon zest 3⁄4 cup sugar, divided 3⁄4 cup water 2 pounds kiwi fruit (about 8 kiwi fruit), peeled and quartered • 6 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime or lemon juice • 2 limes, quartered DIRECTIONS: In a small bowl, mash the zest with 1 teaspoon of the sugar to release the oils. Combine the remaining sugar and water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Cook until the syrup is clear. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature. In a food processor or blender, purée the kiwi fruit with the juice, syrup and sugared zest. Transfer to a container, cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, about 3 hours. Freeze in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Or, to freeze without an ice cream maker, pour the mixture into a 9-inch nonreactive square pan. Cover with aluminum foil or plastic wrap and freeze just until solid, 2 to 3 hours. Scrape out into an electric mixer or food processor and process briefly until light and fluffy. Serve at once or transfer to a container, cover and freeze until firm, about 2 hours. At serving time, garnish with a lime wedge to squeeze over each serving.

Savory Black Grape Sorbet YIELD: Serves 4 INGREDIENTS: • 1 1/2 pounds (4 cups) black California seedless grapes, washed and stemmed • 1/4 cup sugar • 2 tablespoons vodka • 2 tablespoons lemon juice • 8 large basil leaves • pinch of salt DIRECTIONS: In a food processor or blender, puree grapes and sugar until smooth. Pour into small saucepan and bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until mixture has reduced by about onethird, about 15 minutes. Stir in vodka, lemon juice, basil and salt then let cool to room temperature. Pour mixture into shallow pan and freeze until hard, 3-4 hours. Transfer to food processor or blender and process until smooth and creamy and lightened in color. Serve immediately.

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gardening By EllEn BarcEl

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Planning a fragrant garden

Every garden is a reflection of the tastes of the gardener: a children’s play area, fresh veggies, grapes for homemade wine or jam, a place to read and relax in the extensive greenery, privacy around a swimming pool, etc. While some plants have little or no scent, or an unappealing one, many have a sweet or pleasing scent. Depending on your preference, you may want a very fragrant garden; or, if you’re allergic to sweet scents, you may want to know which plants to avoid. Here’s a rundown of some very fragrant, sweetly scented plants that will perfume your garden and your home. Lilacs are known for their beautiful scent. Unfortunately, most only produce flowers in spring. Depending on your other choices, you may want to plant them as part of a whole plan — a number of fragrant plants blooming throughout the growing season. There are some varieties that are billed as rebloomers. The second bloom is usually not as lush as the first. Roses should be selected by reading the tags or catalog descriptions carefully. Some roses have been cultivated to be beautiful but have little scent. Research your selections carefully so that you get exactly what you want. ‘Double Delight’ has a fruity or spicy scent, while ‘Julia Child’ has the scent of licorice and ‘Fragrant Cloud’ has a sweet perfume. Honeysuckle is very sweetly scented, but note that some varieties are on the Do Not Sell List because of their invasive nature. Honeysuckle is native to the northern hemisphere, including North America, Europe and Asia. The plant is particularly popular for its intensely fragrant white flowers. Mints are herbaceous perennials with a strong aroma. They can be used in cooking (jams, jellies, iced tea, etc.) or just enjoyed in the garden. Brush against the leaves and you release the wonderful scent. Lavender is in the mint family. Lavender is not native to the Americas but has been grown here since colonial times. It has been used as an insect repellent, to freshen clothes, to flavor foods and to scent cosmetics and soaps. Lily of the Valley is a woodland plant that is very sweetly scented. Another benefit is that it does well in shady areas. But, be careful here, as the plant is toxic. As with all plants you are considering adding to your garden, make sure that no little children or pets can ingest it. Bee balm is also a member of the mint family. A native of North America, it has even been used to make a tea. Flower colors range from red to purple. Gardenias are extremely fragrant, but must be grown as a house plant on Long Island — they are cold tolerant only to zone 8. Yes, they can be moved to the outdoors in the summer and they will certainly add to the fragrance. Jasmine is so strongly scented that some people avoid it as a result. Jasmine does well in zones 6 through 10 and requires full sun. Blossoms can be used to scent water in indoor arrangements and can also be used to scent tea. Viburnum is a woody shrub that can easily reach 10 or more feet tall. Some species have flowers that are strongly scented. The white flowers are followed by bright red berries.

Photos by Ellen Barcel

above, lavender has long been used for its strong scent. Mock orange is a woody shrub that does well in zones 4 to 7. It blooms in summer with lovely white flowers and an orangey aroma. Flowering tobacco (Nicotiana) has sweetly scented, tube-shaped flowers available in a variety of colors: pink, white, red. It is usually grown as an annual but don’t be surprised if it survives a mild winter. Hyacinths are spring blooming bulbs with a very strong sweet scent. Plant them

in autumn before the ground has frozen. Like all spring flowering bulbs, after the flowers have died down, allow the green leaves to continue growing to provide food for the bulbs for next year. By summer those leaves will have disappeared. Ellen Barcel is a freelance writer and master gardener. To reach Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County and its Master Gardener program, call 631-727-7850.

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HISTORY

Images from Michael Tessler

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The “Culper Spy Adventure,” a special presentation by TBR News Media, is an immersive digital attraction that will allow locals and tourists alike to be recruited into the ranks of General Washington’s secret Setauket spy ring. Accessed by scanning a special QR code on a panel of the Three Village map or visiting www.TBRNewsMedia.com/Culper, you will begin an interactive 45-minute journey that puts you into the starring role of your very own secret spy adventure! Become a time traveler as you arrive in the year 1780, crossing paths with legends and heroes: Abraham Woodhull, Anna Smith Strong, Caleb Brewster, George Washington himself! Enjoy interactive games between each episode that are filled to the brim with intrigue, action and fun! Created with the whole family in mind, the “Culper Spy Adventure” is great for all ages. Lemuel Cook, one of the last surviving veterans of the American Revolution, died at 106 years old in 1866. He served under the command of Lt. Colonel Benjamin Tallmadge, a Setauket native, Culper spy and member of the House of Representatives. He was born in the British Colony of Connecticut in 1759, just two or three years apart from Alexander Hamilton and died in the State of New York as a citizen of the United States of America. Cook was a cavalryman who rode alongside the 2nd Light Continental Dragoons. He enlisted when he was just 16 years old. His military career took him from the Battle of Brandywine to the war’s end at Yorktown. He was witness to the surrender of General Cornwallis and given an honorable discharge by General George Washington. At the time of his enlistment in 1775, there were just 13 British colonies. By the time of his death there were 36 American states. This centenarian saw his national flag change many times and watched our founders’ dream of American democracy come to fruition.

He lived through the War of 1812, a conflict his generation called “the Second American Revolution.” He saw his countrymen settle westward achieving new frontiers, and in 1861 he saw our young republic descend into a brutal civil war. By that time he was one of five remaining veterans of the War for Independence. He died five years later but lived to see the Civil War’s conclusion. He lived to see the abolishment of slavery, and we can only hope with it he experienced a great comfort that our American experiment would endure. Seeing Cook for the first time was an overwhelming experience. In all of my research and love for history, I’ve never seen a real photograph of someone who lived through that extraordinary time in our national story. His eyes look tired but tell such an important story. They witnessed so much: watched as Benjamin Tallmadge led charges against British soldiers, watched as Caleb Brewster carried secret messages to camp, watched the sword of General Cornwallis be offered to George Washington. He was the last direct connection to Setauket’s secret revolutionary history and perhaps to our nation’s first commander-in-chief. In our textbooks we often forget about men like Cook. His name, like so many others, has fallen into obscurity. His story near forgotten. Yet his bravery and sacrifice remain just as profound and real as they were some 240 years ago. We should not forget them, those brave Continentals and militiamen who risked everything for a dream of a nation that did not yet exist. They epitomized what it means to be American, heck, they defined it. My greatest honor in life has been paying homage to them by telling their stories some two and a half centuries later. Honor their sacrifice by witnessing it firsthand. See Cook’s unit come to life in our recently released “Culper Spy Adventure” series now available for free at: www. TBRNewsMedia.com/Culper.

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Lyrical Children & Music Together Engaging Children & Families

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Kids Party Night - aka Parent’s Night Out One Friday a month - Theme based activities for the kids (18 mos & up) - TIME for you to enjoy yourself!!

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The Culinary aCademy of long island Since 1996, Culinary Academy of Long Island (CALI) has been preparing students for careers in the exciting, fast-paced culinary field. Formerly known as Star Career Academy, CALI offers three certificate programs that prepare graduates for entry-level kitchen employment. Programs include: Professional Pastry & Baking, Professional Cooking and Commercial Cooking. Our instructors are all professional chefs with many years’ experience in the field. At CALI, we emphasize “learning by doing,” students participate in hands-on activities on their first day of class. Skills are delivered through technical lessons, instructor demonstrations, and practical, performance-based training in industry standard kitchens. Our campus has four operating kitchens complete with standard cooking and baking equipment that one would find in a commercial environment. In addition, students will gain real-world experience through a field externship. For serious amateurs or those who are looking for a great day-out experience, CALI holds an interactive workshop on baking and pastry or cooking on select Saturdays each month. These courses are designed for personal enrichment. In these sessions, students have learned the finer points of French and Italian cuisine, as well as artisanal bread making, cooking for the holidays and how to prepare sushi. CALI takes great pride in being very active in the community. We support numerous causes by donating our students’ talent to catering fundraising events sponsored by charitable organizations, such as the Ronald McDonald House, the Island Harvest, and United Cerebral Palsy of Nassau County. “We are excited to provide these varied culinary experiences for our students to apply what they have learned in the classroom to other venues,” said Chef Victor J. McNulty, Campus President, CALI. “Not only do students have an opportunity to hone their culinary skills, but the community has a chance to learn more about how we are training the next generation of culinary workers,” McNulty said. If you are interested in pursuing a certificate in one of our culinary programs, we’d like to hear from you. Visit our website at CulinaryAcademy.edu or contact us 516-364-4344. Culinary Academy of Long Island is located at 125 Michael Drive in Syosset, NY, 11791.

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FAITH NURSERY SCHOOL Faith Nursery School, soon to be Faith Preschool, is a non-profit, Bibleoriented preschool. Our classes try to help each child grow and develop at his or her own pace -- emotionally, intellectually, spiritually, and creatively. We encourage a positive learning and social experience. We value each little one as a special part of God’s creation and reflect a Christian orientation to life. We currently have openings in our three-year-old class which runs Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays from 9:30-12:00pm. Our three-year-old class curriculum nurtures a child’s natural love for learning and exploring, promoting literacy, language skills, math and science concepts, art, music, movement, and an awareness of God’s love for self and others. We spend time helping each child adjust to a routine, while learning how to listen carefully and follow directions. For more information, pricing, and our registration form please visit our website at 3vc.org/fns. If you have any questions or would like to schedule a tour please contact Michelle Boutcher at mjsboutcher@gmail.com or call (631) 689-5073. ©148415

Creative Writing at Stony Brook Southampton Serious about creative writing? Check out the MFA program at Stony Brook Southampton, where working writers like Roger Rosenblatt, Susan Merrell, Julie Sheehan, Lou Ann Walker, and Star Black offer hands-on workshops in fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction. In addition to a Master of Fine Arts, the program offers a one-year course of study in writing for kids, from early readers to middle grade and young adult books. Writers seeking to work on their craft with rigorous but friendly instruction can also apply to join a single workshop, if space is available, as

non-matriculated students. Fall and spring courses award four graduate-level credits each. Tuition is approximately $2,000 per course for New York State residents. For the fall schedule, go to the “Academics” page at www.stonybrook.edu/southampton/ mfa/ and click on “Creative Writing.” Writers interested in applying to the MFA program are invited to attend an open house in Southampton on October 5, 5:30-8:30pm. Feel free to contact program director Julie Sheehan at southamptonwriters@stonybrook.edu with any questions.

FAITH NURSERY SCHOOL (SOON TO BE FAITH PRESCHOOL)

Now accepting registration for its three year old AM class. For more information, visit us at http://3vc.org/fns/ or call us at (631) 689-5073 to schedule a tour! 322 Main Street, East Setauket

It’s Not Your Parents’ Hebrew School!

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Families looking for a supplemental Jewish cultural education and social justice activism will have an exciting new opportunity this back-to-school season at the Workmen’s Circle Jewish Cultural School’s September 17th Open House.

The Jewish Cultural School is a vibrant community of diverse families and talented educators that welcomes everyone interested in a progressive, cultural Jewish education. Designed for kids ages 5-17, our program brings together hands-on learning, social justice activism, Hebrew language, Bar and Bat Mitzvah prep, holiday celebrations, and much more. Our teachers have years of experience, but it’s our kids who actively shape their own education. You won’t find them glued to desks or staring at blackboards. Instead, you’ll see them creating hundreds of sandwiches for the hungry, collecting toiletries for women and children in shelters, and making challah from scratch—to name just a few of our favorite activities. When they turn 12 or 13, we celebrate with cultural b’nei mitsves, which are meaningful alternatives to synagogue services. Graduates of the school and other community teens participate in dynamic youth group activities. After students graduate from Workmen’s Circle schools, they’re ready to give back to their communities and to make it, as said in Yiddish, a shenere un besere velt far ale—a better and more beautiful world for all. Our doors are open to all families including interfaith and LGBTQ parents, as well as children with learning differences and other special needs. Register today for our Open House on September 17th. This free event is designed for parents and children and will take place from 9:30am to noon, on the second floor of 175 East Main Street, Smithtown, NY 11787. For more info or to RSVP, email Marlo Dombroff: info@jewishculturalschool.org. We look forward to seeing you there! The Workmen’s Circle Jewish Cultural School is one of eight in the growing national school network organized under the umbrella of the Workmen’s Circle. Visit www.circle.org to learn more about Workmen’s Circle schools in Boston, Brooklyn, Central New Jersey, Chicago, East Meadow, Midtown Manhattan, and Westchester. 139550

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Give the Gift of Love

Little Bay and Star of the Sea Montessori Schools

Our schools are born out of a need to provide an authentic Montessori program for children here on Long Island. The schools hope to move as close to what Dr. Montessori envisioned and how her method was to be practiced. The schools have a teaching staff that shares a common educational philosophy that is based on Montessori principles. The schools believe that the Montessori Method cannot be compromised or watered down. The schools’ goal is to provide a total Montessori curriculum that is integrated and sequential. They hope to keep aflame the child’s natural sense of awe and wonder through the use of beautifully crafted materials and the presence of an experienced, well-trained AMI guide in the classroom. The schools offer multi-aged groupings which is an essential feature of the Montessori Method. The Casa dei Bambini program includes children from ages 3, 4, and 5. The Elementary program for children ages 6 - 12. A qualified AMI trained directress is employed to teach your child. The classrooms are clean, bright and cheerful. Each classroom is equipped with approved AMI Montessori materials only. The schools adhere by the principles and objectives set by the Association Montessori Internationale. The Montessori curriculum offered at these schools meets if not exceeds the New York State Department of Education for private school education.

Little Bay Montessori 1 Dyke Rd., East Setauket 631-675-6757

Star of the Sea Montessori 497 Pulaski Rd., Greenlawn 631-651-8520

Stony Brook Swim School

1 Chapman Pkwy., Stony Brook, NY 11790

At Little Bay School and Star of the Sea Montessori Schools your child will have the opportunity to learn by doing for himself in a prepared environment. Your child will have the freedom to fully develop himself. The directress will have the patience at every step of his way and will be there with enthusiasm and gladness at his success. With beautifully crafted learning materials, your child will learn at his own pace and grow in independence, self-esteem, respect for others and their work, creativity, and love for learning and good study habits.

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The Stony Brook School… Is happy to announce the start of the Stony Brook Swim Program! Our program offers a team atmosphere that aims to develop stroke technique for all ages and abilities while also building endurance. The goal of this program is to not only provide each swimmer quality instruction that improves and enhances their swimming skills, but to also help each swimmer become successful in the pool. Our Coaches Stony Brook coaches were accomplished competitive age group, high school, and/or college swimmers with many years of coaching experience. Our coaches come from a strong swimming background and are dedicated to building confidence within the swimmers of today.

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Tai Chi and Kripalu Yoga for the first time in 40 years the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis is on the rise, according to researchers at the Mayo Clinic. tai Chi, an ancient Chinese form of meditative therapy, reduces pain, stiffness and fatigue, and it improves balance in those suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia, according to preliminary research presented at an American College of rheumatology annual meeting. tai Chi combines slow, gentle movements and stretches with deep breath-

ing and relaxation to build strength and flexibility. The unitarian universalist fellowship at Stony Brook, 380 Nicolls road, Setauket is currently holding registration for fall classes at all levels of tai chi. everyone at any age can learn. Classes are held mornings on Monday, wednesday and friday. They are also held on Thursday evenings. we have patient skilled teachers who instruct in a meditative setting. for more information call: 751-0297 or 543-0337.

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Alternatives For Children realizes how greatly a child’s ability to navigate their world impacts early childhood development. The Child Day Care Center, Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education Programs, along with the Nursery School, provide a nurturing environment for children that reflects Alternatives For Children’s long-standing commitment to children and their individual needs. NYS certified teachers guide children in learning and acquiring necessary content and skills through daily experiences using the Creative Curriculum, which is aligned with the NYS Common Core Learning Standards ensuring continuity in ELA and Math. The

curriculum is designed to foster children’s social/emotional, physical, cognitive, and language development, and to enhance learning in literacy, math, science, social studies, the arts, and technology. Teachers create an environment in which children learn through structured and unstructured group play, always with an eye on offering comprehensive, educationally sound experiences emphasizing early pre-reading/ writing skills, computational skills and phonological awareness skills. A supportive atmosphere is planned to provide sufficient structure to foster feelings of security and confidence, while maintaining the flexibility to adapt to changes in interest or activity level. 147318

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Port Jefferson Dance Academy Port Jefferson Dance Academy was found in 1995 by Tara A. Lennstrom. Celebrating its 22nd year, the goal of the dance academy is to give students and parents an enjoyable experience while learning the joy of dance. Director, Tara A. Lennstrom is a member of Dance Masters of America, Dance Educators of America, Professional Dance Teachers. Dancing for 36 years and teaching for over 20 years, a graduate of Ward Melville High School and Dean College, she received a degree in Dance Education. Tara has done choreography for local schools and has numerous performance credits including Eglevsky Nutcracker, Bi-Centennial Liberty Tap Dancer and Sesame Street and Friends. In addition, she has been recognized by ‘Who’s Who in

Dance’ National Organization. Classes are offered in all forms of dance including Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Hip-Hop and Lyrical as well as a Pre-school Program for the 3-5 year old dancer. In addition to their year round program, they also offer a Summer program and a Princess Dance Camp. All classes are taught by certified adult teachers in a family friendly atmosphere. The annual year end Recital is held at Stony Brook University at the Staller Center. The studio is also home to the Port Jefferson Dance Company which is a Community Service based Performance group. Stop in or call for more information about the studio and its upcoming registration for its 22nd season!

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Thursday 18 Greek Festival

The Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption, 430 Sheep Pasture Road, Port Jefferson will hold its 55th annual Greek Festival today from 5 to 10 p.m., Aug. 19 from 5 to 11 p.m., Aug. 20 from 1 to 11 p.m. and Aug. 21 from 1 to 10 p.m. and continue the following week from Aug. 26 to 28. Featuring Greek delicacies, rides, live music, dancing, vendors, children’s activities, raffles and church tours. Fireworks on Aug. 19, 20, 26 and 27 at 9:30 p.m. For more information, call 473-0894.

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...and dates August 18 to August 25, 2016

Community Yard Sale

Heritage Park, 633 Mount Sinai-Coram Road, Mount Sinai will host a Community Yard Sale from 5 to 8 p.m. with an assortment of crafts and gifts. With live entertainment. Weather permitting. Call 509-0882 for more information.

Historical Walking Tour

The Three Village Historical Society will host a Setauket Village Green Walking Tour from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Explore Setauket’s architecture and natural environment and visit the cemetery where the leader of the Culper Spy Ring is buried. Tour leaves from the Setauket Presbyterian Church parking lot, 5 Caroline Ave., Setauket. $8 per person. No reservations necessary. Questions? Call 751-3730 or visit www.tvhs.org.

Saturdays at Six concert

All Souls’ Church, 61 Main St., Stony Brook will welcome the Stony Brook Ensemble in concert at 6 p.m. Featuring Chelsea Wimmer on viola, Phuc Phan on cello and Ming-Jui Liu on guitar. Refreshments will be served. Free. Please bring a can of food to donate to St. Cuthbert’s food pantry. Call 655-7798 for more information.

Stony Brook Jazz Trio in concert

Old Burying Ground Tour

Huntington Historical Society will host a tour of the Old Burying Ground, the town’s earliest public cemetery. Meet at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building, 228 Main St., Huntington at 6 p.m. Fee is $15, $10 members, $5 children under 12. For more information, call 427-7045.

As part of the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Summer Concert series, the Stony Brook Jazz Trio will present an outdoor concert at John F. Kennedy Middle School, 200 Jayne Blvd., Port Jefferson Station at 7 p.m. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Free. Held rain or shine. However, in the case of extreme weather, call 451-6963 for updates.

Mid-Summer Night Dance

Comedy Night Fundraiser

Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport will present a Mid-Summer Night Dance starting at 6:30 p.m. Learn to dance the hustle with Donna DeSimone. $25 in advance at www.vanderbiltmuseum.org, $30 at the door includes light dinner fare. For more information, call 854-5579.

Smith Haven Mall concert

The Smith Haven Mall will host an outdoor concert featuring Van Halen tribute band, Bottoms Up, at its Lifestyle Village Court at 7 p.m. Bring a lawn chair. Free. Call 724-8066.

Sea Turtle Rescue lecture Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Ave., Northport will welcome members of the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation to discuss sea turtle rescue at 7 p.m. Learn what to do if you find a cold-stunned sea turtle to help its chances of survival. Free and all are welcome. Call 631-261-6930 for more information.

Live jazz

The Jazz Loft, 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook will present Rich Iacona’s The Bad Little Big Band in concert at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors, $10 students, children 12 and under free. To make a reservation, call 751-1895 or visit www.thejazzloft.org.

Summerfest concert

Wayne Hedlunt took this photo of AACA club member Keith Moser’s 1949 Packard Super Eight at last year’s event

Classic Vintage: The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum will host the Antique Automobile

Club of America’s Vanderbilt Cup Region Car Show on Aug. 21.

Hallockville House Tour

Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Ave., Riverhead will hold a tour of the 1931 Cichanowicz Farmhouse at 12:15, 1:15 and 2:15 p.m. $7 adults, $5 children and seniors, members free. To RSVP, call 298-5292.

Concert Under the Stars

The Long Island State Veterans Home, 100 Patriots Road, Stony Brook will host the annual Concert Under the Stars featuring Tommy Sullivan, Benny Havins West Point Military Band and a laser light show from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Held rain or shine. Bring seating. Free. Call 444-8606 for further information.

Love Songs of World War II

North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham will host a concert/lecture by Diane Cypkin on Love Songs of World War II at 7 p.m. Free and open to all. Questions? Call 929-4488.

Happenings on Main Street

The Northport Chamber of Commerce will welcome the Little Wilson Band in concert at the Robert W. Krueger Bandshell in Northport Village Park at 7:30 p.m. Bring a blanket, lawn chair or anchor your boat at this free event. Call 754-3905 for more information.

The Northport Arts Coalition will welcome Tommy Santoriello (folk, Americana) in concert at the Northport Village Park Patio on the Dock at 7 p.m. as part of its 18th annual Happenings on Main Street series. Free. Weather permitting. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Dogs welcome. Visit www.northportarts.org.

Smithtown Library concert

Musical Moments

As part of the Dennis Cannataro Family Summer Concert series, the Smithtown Library, 1 North Country Road, Smithtown will present Yeehaw (top 40 country) in concert at 8 p.m. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Free. For weather updates, call 360-2480.

Friday 19 Greek Festival See Aug. 18 listing.

The Kings Park Civic and Chamber will present a free concert with Mystery Play Band (rock, pop, dance and funk) at Russ Savatt Park, 14 Main St., Kings Park at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Musical Moments in Kings Park series. Free. Weather permitting. Bring seating. For more information, call 269-6160.

Woodstockmania

Back by popular demand, Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will present a concert, Woodstockmania — The Music That Changed the World, today and Aug. 20 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $35. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www. theatrethree.com.

Saturday 20 Greek Festival See Aug. 18 listing.

Woodstockmania See Aug. 19 listing.

Yard Sale Fundraiser

The 10th annual Yard Sale Fundraiser for Prostate Cancer sponsored by US TOO will be held at 1037 Old Town Road, Coram from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Computers, printers, housewares, glassware, furniture, bedding, toys, bric-a-brac and much more. All proceeds go to find a cure. For additional information, call Craig at 846-4377.

Polish Festival

Polonaise Park at the corner of Lincoln and Osborn Avenues in Riverhead will host the 42nd annual Polish Town Street Fair today and Aug. 21 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free. A Polish Dance Festival will be held from 5 to 11 p.m. Admission is $13 adults, $8 children under 12. Call 369-1616 for more information.

Heritage Weekend

Step back in time and discover the stories and rich heritage behind many of the historical venues in Port Jefferson at the village’s 2nd annual Heritage Weekend today and Aug. 21 from noon to 5 p.m. The festivities include a 120-year-old tall ship, re-creation of the historic and beloved Gramma’s Sweets in a “Pop Up” exhibit on Main Street, a vintage baseball team, hot air balloon education and demonstration, Model A Ford Club car show and much more. Free. Visit www.portjeff.com for further information.

Historical Society Open House

The Cumsewogue Historical Society will hold an open house at Terryville Union Hall, 358 Terryville Road, Terryville from 1 to 3 p.m. Call 928-7622 for more information.

The North Shore Beach Property Owners Association Auxiliary will hold a Comedy Night Fundraiser at the North Shore Beach Clubhouse, 55 Clubhouse Road, Rocky Point at 7:30 p.m. Featuring professional comedians form the Comedy Club circuit in NYC. $35 per person in advance, $40 at the door. Light refreshments will be served. For tickets, call Rory at 744-3695 or Maureen at 228-4165.

Summerfest Concert

Heritage Park, 633 Mount Sinai-Coram Road, Mount Sinai will host a Summerfest Concert from 1 to 9 p.m. Enjoy live music by Rock Nation, the Dog House Blues Band and The Jukebox Explosion along with a Chinese auction, food vendors and beer tent. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Free. For further information, call 509-0882.

Sunday 21 Greek Festival See Aug. 18 listing.

Polish Festival See Aug. 20 listing.

Heritage Weekend See Aug. 20 listing.

Caumsett Literary Walk

Caumsett State Historic Park, 25 Lloyd Harbor Road, Huntington will present an adult Literary Walk in the eastern section of the park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The two-mile hike will be interspersed with readings selected to enhance one’s appreciation of the beauty of nature. $4. Advance registration required by calling 423-1770.

Team Julia Memorial Fundraiser

The Stony Brook Yacht Club, 21 Shore Road, Stony Brook will host the 2nd annual Team Julia — Fight Like a Girl Memorial Fundraiser from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission at the door is $20 adults, $5 children 12 and under, includes buffet, raffles, 50/50, DJ and face painting. Cash bar. Proceeds will benefit children and their families fighting pediatric cancer. For more information, call Diane at 903-5475.

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

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Antique Car Show

ety will host The Vanderbilt Cup Region chapter of the Tour from Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) architecwill hold its annual antique and classic car show d visit the at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Culper Spy Little Neck Road, Centerport from 11 a.m. to he Setauket 4 p.m. More than 50 cars will be displayed on 5 Caroline the Great Lawn. Visitors pay only the museum’s reservations general admission fee (adults $7, students with 730 or visit ID and seniors 62 and older $6, children 12 and under $3) — there is no additional charge for car show. Call 854-5579 for more information.

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Beatles lecture at the LIM

The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook will welcome author and professor Terry Hamblin who will discuss his book, “You Say You Want a Revolution: John Lennon, The Beatles and the Politics of the 1960s and 70s” at 2 p.m. Followed by a self-guided tour of the exhibition Long Island in the Sixties in the Art Museum. Free with museum admission. Call 751-0066 for further information.

Wind Down Sundays

Terry Keevil’s Phoenix Trio (classical with a twist) will perform in concert at the Frank Melville Memorial Park’s Red Barn, 101 Main St., Setauket at 5:15 p.m. as part of the park’s Wind Down Sundays Summer Music series. Bring a blanket or lawn chair, dinner, some great friends and enjoy. Dogs permitted. Free. Call 689-6146 for more information.

Miles to Dayton in concert

Owners Comedy L.G. Cares will welcome Miles to Dayton in ore Beach ocky Point concert at the Lake Grove Memorial Gazebo al comedians Village Green, 980 Hawkins Ave., Lake Grove NYC. $35 per from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Held rain or shine. r. Light re- Bring a chair or blanket. Free. For additional kets, call Rory information, call 585-2000. 165.

Summer Concert on the Green

The Ward Melville Heritage Organization will

Coram Road, present a free concert on the Stony Brook Vilest Concert lage Green from 7 to 9 p.m. with The Preciby Rock Na- sions (vintage rock) and a special performance and The Juke- by Long Island’s Got Talent finalist Jaclyn Manse auction, fredi. Weather permitting. Bring a lawn chair g a blanket or or blanket. Dogs welcome. Call 751-2244. rmation, call

Rock Legends Live!

Summerfest concert

‘Legally Blonde’

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Harborside concert

‘1776’

Bill Shelley will lead an educational lecture on “Surf Music and Summer Songs” at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington at 7:30 p.m. as part of the theater’s Rock Legends Live! series. $15, $10 members, includes reception. Call 423-7611.

Sunset Concert

Kerry Kearney will give a free concert at the Jeanne Garant Harborfront Park, 101A E. Broadway, Port Jefferson at 6:30 p.m. as part of the Greater Port Jefferson Arts Council’s Sunset Concert series. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Dogs welcome. Free. Rain location: Village Center. For more information, call 473-5220.

The Village of Port Jefferson will present Firefall in concert on the Port Jefferson Ferry Dock at 8 p.m. Sponsored by the Port Jeff Ferry. Free. Visit www.portjeff.com for more information.

Theater Summer Shakespeare Festival

Film

The VA Medical Center, 79 Middleville Road, Northport will welcome Transfusion (classic rock) in concert in the Vietnam Vets Memorial Garden at 6:30 p.m. Rain location: VA Auditorium, Building 5. Free. Call 261-4400.

Book signing

‘Hairspray’

As part of its Cult Cafe series, the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington will screen “Terminator” and “Terminator 2” on Aug. 19 and again on Aug. 20 at 10 p.m. $10, $8 members. Call 423-7611.

Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington will welcome the drummer of the Stray Cats, Slim Jim Phantom, who will be speaking and signing copies of his new book, “A Stray Cat Struts: My Life as a Rockabilly Rebel,” at 7 p.m. Call 271-1442.

Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will present the Tonyaward-winning musical “Hairspray” through Aug. 28. Tickets are $35. To order, call 7243700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

Thursday 25

‘Mamma Mia!’

Mid-Summer Night Dance

Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport will present a Mid-Summer Night Dance starting at 6:30 p.m. Learn to dance the rumba with Donnie Angeletti. $25 in advance at www.vanderbiltmuseum.org, $30 at the door includes light dinner fare. For more information, call 854-5579.

Community Yard Sale

Practice English

Book signing

Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington will welcome natural health expert Dr. Pina LoGiudice who will be speaking and signing copies of her new book, “The Little Book of Health and Beauty,” at 7 p.m. Call 271-1442.

Fall in love with the songs of ABBA all over again as the John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport presents “Mamma Mia!” through Sept. 11. Tickets range from $71 to $76. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www. engemantheater.com.

‘The Sisters Rosensweig’

Harborfields Public Library, 31 Broadway, Greenlawn will screen “Hail, Caesar!” Aug. 19 at 1:30 p.m. Rated PG-13. Free and open to all. Questions? Call 757-4200.

‘Terminator’/’Terminator 2’

‘Miracles from Heaven’

Port Jefferson Free Library, 100 Thompson St., Port Jefferson will hold a screening of “Miracles from Heaven” on Aug. 19 at 2 p.m. Free and open to all. Call 473-0022.

‘Mother’s Day’

Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Ave., Northport will screen “Mother’s Day” on Aug. 19 at 2 p.m. Rated PG-13. Free. Call 261-6930.

Bare Bones Theater, 57 Main St., Northport will present “The Sisters Rosensweig,” a comedy by Wendy Wasserstein, through Aug. 28. Performance dates are August 18, 19, 20, 26 and 27 at 8 p.m. with matinees at 2 p.m. on Sundays, August 21 and 28. Tickets are $25, $20 matinees, at www.barebonestheater.com or 800-838- 3006.

‘Wish You Well’

‘Rent’

Half Hollow Hills Community Library, 510 Sweet Hollow Road, Melville will screen “Timbuktu” on Aug. 24 at 6:30 p.m. Rated R. Followed by a discussion moderated by librarian Chris Garland. Refreshments will be served. Free and open to all. Questions? Call 421-4535.

The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will present “Rent,” Jonathan Larson’s 1996 rock opera set in New York City’s East Village, from Sept. 10 to Oct. 2. Tickets are $35 adults, $28 seniors, $20 students. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www. smithtownpac.org.

Sky Room Talk

North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A. Shoreham will screen “Wish You Well” on Aug. 24 at 2 and again at 6:30 p.m. Rated PG-13. Free and open to all. Call 929-4488.

‘Timbuktu’

Class reunions Walt Whitman High School Class of 1986 will hold its 30th reunion on Sept. 17 at Melville Marriot Long Island, 1350 Walt Whitman Road, Melville from 6 to 11 p.m. Cost is $120 and includes a cocktail reception, dinner buffet, music and group picture. Cash bar. For additional information and tickets please contact Ron at rseifire@ optonline.net or Trina at Lydon5@outlook.com.

Philip Harward will lead a lecture, “Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone: Children of the Zone,” at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington at 7:30 p.m. $15, $10 members. Call 423-7611.

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Lloyd Harbor adult Literary park from ke will be d to enhance f nature. Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville by calling Road, Port Jefferson Station will host a Job Fair

ELVHS — Port Jefferson Class of 1981 will hold its 35th reunion on Oct. 8 at The Meadow Club on Route 112 in Port Jefferson Station from 6 to 10 p.m. Cost is $50 and includes an open bar, dinner buffet, door prizes and music. OPEN TO ALL GRADES. Find them on Facebook at ELVHS Class of 81 35th Reunion.

Job Fair

undraiser

Strawberry Fields in Concert

or blanket. Free. Rain date is Aug. 30. For more information, call 854-1600.

Ring in the election year as the John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport will present the classic Tony-award-winning musical, “1776,” from Sept. 22 to Nov. 6. Tickets range from $71 to $76. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

‘Hail, Caesar!’

Summer concert

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from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. featuring more than 30 employers looking to fill various positions. Free and open to all. Sponsored by the Suffolk Shore Road, County One-Stop Employment Center. For more information, call 928-1212. nual Team al Fundraiser e door is $20 includes As part of the Downtown Rocky Point Summer e painting. Concert series, Beatles tribute band, Strawberhildren and ry Fields, will perform in concert in the parking ancer. For lot of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, 614 Route 03-5475. 25A, Rocky Point at 7 p.m. Bring a lawn chair

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson kicks off its 47th Mainstage season with the hilarious and fun-filled musical “Legally Blonde” from Sept. 17 to Oct. 29. Tickets range from $15 to $30. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

Arena Players Repertory Theater Company will present a production of William Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew” in the Vanderbilt Museum Courtyard, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport through Aug. 31 on Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15. To order, call 516-293-0674. Visit www.arenaplayers.org for more information.

Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station will present an English Speakers Friendly Conversation Group from 5 to 6 p.m. Practice English with other new speakers in a relaxed setting. Free and open to all. To register, call 928-1212.

The Northport Chamber of Commerce will welcome Santana tribute band Milagro in concert at the Robert W. Krueger Bandshell in Northport Village Park at 7:30 p.m. Bring a blanket, lawn chair or anchor your boat at this free event. Call 754-3905 for more information.

Photo by Jeannie Powers

From left, Susan Stein, Jacqueline Misholy and Christine Nelson star in “The Sisters Rosensweig” at the Bare Bones Theater in Northport through Aug. 28.

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Religious ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

STONY BROOK CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY Connecting to God, Each Other and the World

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

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

BYZANTINE CATHOLIC RESURRECTION BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH

38 Mayflower Avenue, Smithtown NY 11787 631–759–6083 resurrectionsmithtown@gmail.com www.resurrectionsmithtown.org Father Tyler A. Strand, Administrator, Joseph S. Durko, Cantor Divine Liturgy: Sundays at 10:30 am Holy Days: See website or phone for information Sunday School alternate Sundays at 9:15 am Adult Faith Formation/Bible Study: Mondays at 7:00 pm. PrayerAnon Prayer Group for substance addictions, Wednesdays at 7 pm A Catholic Church of the Eastern Rite under the Eparchy of Passaic.

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

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

CATHOLIC

ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 429 Rt. 25A, Setauket, NY 11733 Phone/Fax: (631) 941–4141

Mission Statement: In faith we come together to celebrate the Eucharist as a Parish Family; and as a Catholic community of faith, we are sent to be Christ to the world around us. Rev. James-Patrick Mannion, Pastor Rev. Daniel Opoku-Mensah, Associate Rev. Jon Fitzgerald, In Residence Weekday Masses: Monday – Saturday 8:00 am Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm Sunday 8:00am, 9:30 am (family), 11:30 am (choir), 6:00 pm (Youth) Office Hours: Monday–Thursday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, Friday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Baptisms: Sundays at 1:30 pm (except during Lent) Reconciliation: Saturdays 4:00 – 4:45 pm or by appointment Anointing Of The Sick: by request Holy Matrimony: contact the office at least 9 months before desired date

CONGREGATIONAL MT. SINAI CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

233 North Country Road, Mt. Sinai • (631) 473–1582 www.mtsinaichurchli.org “No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here” Our Summer Schedule starts June 5th Sunday Services at 10:00 am Sunday School and Childcare oﬀered at 10:00 am open to all children (infants to 8th grade). We are an Open and Affirming Congregation.

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN CHURCH CROSSOVER CHRISTIAN CHURCH Finding Faith As A Way of Life

Meeting at the Heritage Community Center 633 Mt. Sinai Coram Rd., Mt. Sinai (631)734-0204

www.crossoverchristianchurch.com Pastor Lesaya Kelly Weekly Schedule: Sunday Worship w/Children’s Church 9:30 - 11am We oﬀer weekly small groups and monthly meetings for men and women We exist to love God with everything we have. We are a small, vibrant community reaching out to our world with love in action.

EPISCOPAL

INFANT JESUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

ALL SOULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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

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

110 Myrtle Ave., Port Jefferson, NY 11777 (631) 473-0165 • Fax (631) 331-8094

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“Our little historic church on the hill” across from the Stony Brook Duck Pond

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

EPISCOPAL

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

1 Dyke Road on the Village Green, Setauket Web site: www.carolinechurch.net Parish Office email: office@carolinechurch.net (631) 941–4245 Summer Sunday Services: 8:00 am, 10:00 am Camp Caroline for chhildren at 10:00 am Weekday Holy Eucharist’s: Thursday 12:00 pm Youth, Music and Service Programs oﬀered Let God walk with you as part of our family–friendly community.

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

Father Anthony DiLorenzo: Priest–In–Charge Sunday Summer Schedule . . .9AM (Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend) Sunday Eucharist: 8 am and 10 am/Wednesday 10 in our chapel Sunday School and Nursery Registration for Sunday School starting Sunday after the 10 am Eucharist Our ministries: Welcome Inn on Mondays at 5:45 pm AA meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 pm/Prayer Group on Wednesdays at 10:30 am/Bible Study on Thursdays at 10 am. It is the mission of the people of Christ Church to grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ and to make his love known to all through our lives and ministry. We at Christ Church are a joyful, welcoming community. Wherever you are in your journey of life we want to be part of it.

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

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

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

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

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

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Religious JEWISH CHABAD AT STONY BROOK “Judaism with a smile”

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

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

YOUNG ISRAEL OF CORAM

Coram Jewish Center 981 Old Town Rd., Coram • (631) 698–3939 RabiG123@aol.com.com

RABBI DR. MORDECAI GOLSHEVSKY

“THE ETERNAL FLAME” Channel #20 Sundays at 11:30 am Services Fri. night & Saturday morning followed by hot buffet Learn about Judaism Sunday Morning Hebrew School-Adult Education Classes HEBREW SCHOOL REGISTRATION 2016-17 Experienced teachers who make learning fun Put Meaning in Your Life Member, National Council of Young Israel a world–wide organization. All welcome regardless of knowledge or observance level.

KEHILLAT CHOVEVEI TZION KCT 764 Route 25A, just east of Nicolls Road P.O. Box 544, East Setauket, NY 11733 (631) 689-0257 • www.kct.org

HERMAN WERNER, PRESIDENT

We invite all those who are interested in experiencing traditional non-eglaitarian services in the conservative mode. We are run solely by lay-people. Searching for your tradition? Daven with us at KCT, the little shul with tam!

NORTH SHORE JEWISH CENTER

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

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

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

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METHODIST

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

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

LUTHERAN–ELCA HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH AND ANCHOR NURSERY SCHOOL 46 Dare Road, Selden (631)732-2511 Emergency number (516) 848-5386 Rev. Dr. Richard O. Hill, Pastor email: hopelutheran@msn.com • website: www.hopeluth.com Holy Communion is celebrated every week Sundays at 8:30 am and 10:30 am Summer Children’s Programs Drama Camp (4 years old through 5th grade) August 22-26 from 9 am - 3 pm

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

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

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

Rev. Steven kim, Pastor

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

SETAUKET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Rev. Paul A. Downing, Pastor email: pastorpauldowning@yahoo.com • pastor’s cell: 347–423–3623 church website: wwwStPaulsLCPJS.org Summer Schedule for July and August Sunday Worship with Holy Communion 9:30 am Wednesday evening 7:30 pm with Holy Communion Friday-Hour of Prayer 10:30 am Vacation Bible School August 15-19 9 am - noon. Pre-K through grade 6 Call church to register

MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH PRESCHOOL & DAYCARE

COMMACK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

PRESBYTERIAN

ST. PAULS LUTHERAN CHURCH

LUTHERAN–LCMS

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

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

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

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

BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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

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

REV. MARY BARRETT SPEERS, PASTOR rev. dr. craig malbon, visiting minister

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

Rev. Charles Bell - Pastor We welcome all to join us for worship & fellowship Summer Sunday Worship Services Starting June 19th - 9:30 am NYS Certified Preschool & Day Care Program Please call for details

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throwback thursday

‘Thelma & Louise’ returns to

local theaters

Photo courtesy of the WMHO

Blast from the Past:

Bohack’s Grocery Store, headquartered in Maspeth, Queens, was in business for 90 years before filing for bankruptcy in 1977. The chain opened many supermarkets across Long Island during that time. Do you know where and when this ribbon cutting photo was taken? Do you recognize anyone? Email your answers to info@wmho.org. To see more wonderful vintage photographs like these, visit The Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s ongoing exhibit, It Takes a Team to Build a Village, at The WMHO’s Educational & Cultural Center, 97P Main Street, Stony Brook. For more information, call 631-751-2244.

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UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

UNITY

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP AT STONY BROOK

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF HUNTINGTON

UNITY CHURCH OF HEALING LIGHT

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

Rev. Margaret H. Allen (minister@uufsb.org) Sunday Service: 10:30 am

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

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

Rev. G. Jude Geiger, Minister

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

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

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

Rev. Saba Mchunguzi

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

Religious

Twenty-five years ago, Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon rode to everlasting fame as two women who embark on a crime spree across the American Southwest in “Thelma & Louise” — and on Aug. 21 and 24 at 2 and again at 7 p.m., they’re journeying back to more than 500 movie theaters across the country. Directed by Ridley Scott, the movie, which along with Davis and Sarandan starred Harvey Keitel and Brad Pitt, has been hailed as one of the best road movies of all time. Presented by Fathom Events, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and Park Circus, the screening will also include an exclusive all-new introduction from movie critic Ben Lyons. “There’s never been an on-screen pair quite like Thelma and Louise, and there’s never been a movie as fearless, exciting and provocative,” said Fathom Events Vice President of Studio Relations Tom Lucas. Originally released May 24, 1991, “Thelma & Louise” received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Director, Best Actress in a Leading Role for both Sarandon and Davis and Best Cinematography. In our neck of the woods, movie fans can catch a screening of the movie at AMC Loews Stony Brook 17, 2196 Nesconset Highway, Stony Brook, and UA Hampton Bays 5, 119 West Montauk Highway, Hampton Bays. Tickets may be purchased online at www.fathomevents.com or at the box office.

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KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS

SBU drones set for lifesaving liftoff in Madagascar

Harnassing the Technology of our Research Giants

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF Stony Brook University is taking to the skies to help people on the ground in Madagascar. Through its Global Health Institute, SBU plans to bring drones to the island nation off the southwest coast of Africa that will carry medical samples from hard-to-reach villages to its state-of-the-art research facility, Centre ValBio. Late last month, Peter Small, the founding director at GHI, brought a drone to Madagascar, where it flew from the research station to a nearby village. The drones can fly like an airplane over 40 miles of terrain, while they take off and land like a helicopter, enabling a smooth ride to protect the samples inside the cargo area. “Our challenge is to align the most pressing challenges that are amenable to supply chain and specimen transport and intervention,” Small said. Madagascar is dealing with “high rates of tuberculosis” among other health challenges, he said, adding that a university like Stony Brook can take complicated problems and find solutions in the real world. The drones can provide two important functions for Madagascar: monitoring the outbreak of any unknown and potentially dangerous disease and offering health care for people who live in areas that are inaccessible by road, Small said. “Diseases like Ebola and Zika frequently pop up in remote areas,” said Small, a medical doctor who worked at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation prior to joining Stony Brook University in 2015. Having sites where drones can land and collect specimens will allow village health workers to send off specimens for analysis, providing greater clarity on the incidence of specific diseases throughout the country. Additionally, people in remote areas can send samples back to a lab to test for medical

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

conditions, such as tuberculosis. After medical technicians run tests, the drones can return not only with drugs that can treat the condition but also with instructions on how to treat patients. The drones can carry a special box to record whether a pill bottle is opened. The box also can carry a sound recorder that can recognize and count coughs, Small said. When the drone returns with another supply of medication, the previous medicine can make the return trip to the lab, where doctors can determine whether the cough is getting better and can see how much medicine the patient took. Ideally, the drones will not require any specialized knowledge to fly. Once people in rural villages have a signal, they can request a drone, which can transport samples to a lab or bring medicine back to the village. “We want to put these drones in the hands of the village health workers and the local health system,” said Small. He said those working with this project hoped people in

the village would welcome this medical service but were unsure how it would be received. “We had no idea how people would respond to these” drones, Small said. The initial run, however, was successful. GHI plans to bring two more drones to Madagascar in the next few months. A company in Michigan called Vayu manufactures the drones, which weigh 35 pounds, are about the size of a picnic table and can carry up to a 5-pound payload, said Daniel Pepper, the company’s chief executive officer. Using an electric, rechargeable battery, the drones can travel up to 40 miles. In the near future, Pepper hopes to increase that distance to as many as 65 miles. Vayu has manufactured dozens of these drones. The recent Madagascar test was the first time they had used the unit in an international setting. Pepper is “speaking to partners and potential customers in over a dozen countries,” including the United States, where drones might offer a connection between medical centers in urban areas and harder-to-reach rural communities. Pepper said the drone was the only one on the market that’s electric powered and can carry this payload over this range. “It takes off automatically and lands vertically,” he said and described the landing as “soft.”

According to Small, Madagascar could benefit from these drones, particularly in diagnosing the myriad health challenges of the area. “Madagascar is a remarkable area to start addressing some of these problems and bringing innovation,” he said. In some villages, as many as 90 percent of people have intestinal parasites, which contributes to malnutrition and stunts growth, Small said. Small and Patricia Wright, the founder and executive director of Centre ValBio who has been working in the area for 30 years, are hoping to broaden and deepen the connection between Stony Brook and Madagascar. The dental school has coordinated dental missions to treat hundreds of patients a day. Small said the dean of the dental school, Mary Truhlar, recently visited Madagascar to go beyond medical missions to “engage in improving the quality and training, care and health system issues.” Small is excited with the way computational science and high-end mathematics are coming in to describe the complexities of health problems to the government of Madagascar. This will assist the government in generating medical priorities. Small has set some large goals for his role: “If life is not palpably better in five, 10 or 15 years” in Madagascar, “I will have failed at my job.”

Photo by Heidi Sutton

Roe House open for tours The Revolutionary War era Roe House in Port Jefferson, now known as the Drowned Meadow House Museum, is now open for free tours with a docent every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Oct. 24. Visit the current exhibit, Patriot’s Stand, as portrayed by Currier & Ives prints. Located at the corner of West Broadway and Barnum Avenue, the house was originally constructed circa 1760 and Phillips Roe, a member of the Culper Spy Ring, was known to have lived there. For more information, call 631802-2160 or visit www.portjeff.com.

Pet-A-Palooza in Huntington Little Shelter Animal Rescue & Adoption Center, 33 Warner Road, Huntington, will hold its annual PetA-Palooza Aug. 20 and 21 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The fun family event will feature 100s of adoptable animals, a Chinese auction, kids games, barbecue, live entertainment, music, face painting, Blessing of the Animals (Aug. 21 at 2 p.m.) and much more. Questions? Call 631-368-8770.

Jazz Jam The Jazz Loft, 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook, will host a jazz jam Wednesday, Aug. 24. Arrive at 7 p.m. for the performance ($10); arrive at 8 p.m. for an open jam ($5). Thursday, Aug. 25, The Jazz Loft will welcome The Interplay Jazz Orchestra at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors, $10 students. Children under 12 are free. To make reservations, call 631-751-1895 or visit www.thejazzloft.org.

Vendors wanted

A drone carrying medicine and lab samples lands in a village in Madagascar.

Photo courtesy of SBU

Manorville Historical Society is seeking vendors for its 26th annual Antiques/Crafts/Flea Market/Chinese Auction Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Held rain or shine. For more information, call 631-878-1579. Nesconset Chamber of Commerce is seeking vendors for its annual Craft & Street Fair to be held on Smithtown Blvd. and Charles P. Toner Park in Nesconset Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Rain date is Sept. 18.) Call 631-7242543 for more information. See more vendors on page B11.

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Kids Calendar

Open auditions

Book signing

Huntington Center for Performing Arts, 310 New York Ave., Huntington, will hold open auditions for its 30th annual Nutcracker Production for children ages 5 and up Saturday, Aug. 20, and Sunday, Sept. 11. Auditions for Little Mice (ages 5 to 7) are from noon to 1 p.m., Angels and Soldiers (ages 7 and up) from 1 to 2 p.m., Party Scene Children, Clara and Fritz (age 9 and up) from 2 to 4 p.m. and Soloists (age 10 and up) from 4 to 6 p.m. A $25 tax deductible donation is required. For additional information, call 631-271-4626.

The Long Island Aquarium, 431 East Main St., Riverhead will welcome Sheree Jeanes, author of “Simon & Sedef: A Seal’s First Adventure” for a book signing today, Thursday, Aug. 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 10 percent of the proceeds from sales of the children’s book will benefit the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research & Preservation. Call 631-2089200 for more information.

Movie under the stars:

Three Village Soccer Club

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Catch a free screening of ‘Minions’ at Heritage Park in Mount Sinai on Aug. 19.

Programs

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Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport will hold a children’s workshop for ages 3 and 4 with a parent or caregiver Aug. 19 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Explore the museum’s collections and make a Koinobori (carp-shaped Japanese wind sock) to take home. $20 per child, $18 members. To register, call 854-5579.

Instrument Petting Zoo

Stony Brook University’s Staller Center will host an Instrument Petting Zoo at John F. Kennedy Middle School, 200 Jayne Blvd., Port Jefferson Station Aug. 20 at 6:00 p.m. This 45-minute program is intended to introduce children ages 3 to 6 to woodwind and string instruments. To register, call 632-7232. (This event precedes an outdoor concert at 7 p.m.)

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Annual Three Village Soccer Club Day Camp ONLINE REGISTRATION OPEN www.stonybrooksoccer.com Dates: August 22-26 • Time: 9am–12pm Grades: Kindergarten thru High School field location: Three Village Soccer Complex Regular Fee: $190 *Pre-K ages 3-5. lil Strikers begins September 18, 2016. Runs for 6 weeks.

Heritage Center, 633 Mount Sinai-Coram Road, Mount Sinai will present a program for children entering kindergarten through fifth grade, Little Scientists: Desert Discovery, Aug. 19 from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Journey into the desert habitat and study how plants and animals survive. Meet live desert dwellers and create your own desert habitat. $10 per child. To register, call 509-0882.

Make a Japanese wind sock

FaLL season Begins septemBer 11, 2016

Celebrate the Summer Olympics

Program is Available for Lil Strikers* – High School Games are held at Three Village Soccer Park

Little Scientist

Maritime Explorium, 101 E. Broadway, Port Jefferson will hold a drop-in program, Celebrate the 2016 Summer Olympics with Our Raingutter Regatta!, through Aug. 21 from 1 to 5 p.m. Follow the U.S. Sailing Team and design your own sailboat to test and race in a Raingutter Regatta! $5 per person. For more information, call 331-3277.

Nature Scavenger Hunt

Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, 25 Lloyd Harbor Road, Huntington will hold a Nature Scavenger Hunt Aug. 20 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Nature hides things in plain sight every day. Take a short walk with a member of the Environmental Education Team and discover nature’s hidden gems. Find the items on the list to complete a scavenger hunt. $3 per child. Advance registration required by calling 423-1770.

Family Scavenger Hunt

Frank Melville Memorial Park, 1 Old Field Road, Setauket will host its 8th annual Family Scavenger Hunt Aug. 23 at 11 a.m. How well do you know the park? Test your knowledge and earn prizes! Meet at the Red Barn. Free. For more information, call 689-6146.

Nature’s Teaching

A children’s program, Nature’s Teaching, will be held Wednesday, Aug. 24, at the Port Jefferson Village Center, 101 E. Broadway, Port Jefferson from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The topic will be Farm to Table with a culinary activity. For kids 7 to 12 years old. $20 per class. To register, call 473-4778.

The Adventure Bag

Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, 581 W. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown will present a Tiny Tots program, The Adventure Bag, for ages 3 to 5 Aug. 25 from 10 to 11 a.m. $3 per child. Advance registration required by calling 265-1054.

Film ‘Minions’

Heritage Park, 633 Mount Sinai-Coram Road, Mount Sinai will host a free screening of “Minions” Aug. 19 at dusk. Bring seating. Movie refreshments will be available at The Shack concession. Questions? Call 509-0882.

‘Inside Out’

Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove will screen “Inside Out” at its Lifestyle Village Aug. 22 at dusk as part of its Movies Under the Stars series. Prescreening entertainment will include face painting, a bounce house and a DJ. Popcorn will also be provided. Bring seating. Free. For more information, call 724-8066.

Theater ‘Curious George: The Golden Meatball’

Join the inquisitive, lovable little monkey Curious George, star of books, movies and the award-winning PBS television show in this delightful new musical at the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown through Aug. 28. Tickets are $15. To order, call 724-9700 or visit www. smithtownpac.org.

‘Rapunzel’

“Rapunzel! Rapunzel! Let down your hair!” The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport will present “Rapunzel, A Tangled Fairytale” through Sept. 11. Tickets are $15 each. To order, call 261-2900.

‘James and the Giant Peach’

The CM Performing Arts Center, 931 Montauk Highway, Oakdale will present Roald Dahl’s “James and the Giant Peach” through Aug. 20. Tickets are $12. To order, call 218-2810.

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

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theater review By Heidi Sutton

Rapunzel lets down her hair at the Engeman

Photo by Jessie Eppelheimer

Stephanie Krasner (Rapunzel) sings “Me, My Hair and i’ with Andrew McCluskey (Prince Brian) in a scene from ‘Rapunzel: A tangled Fairytale.‘ Meet the entire cast in the lobby after the show for pictures and autographs. An autograph page is conveniently located toward the back of the program. The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport, will present “Rapunzel: A Tangled Fairytale” on Saturdays at 11 a.m. and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. through Sept. 11. Running time is 90 minutes with one 15-minute intermission. Up next will be the beloved musical, “The Wizard of Oz” from Oct. 1 to Nov. 6 followed by the theater’s annual production of “Frosty” from Nov. 26 to Dec. 31. The season continues in the new year with Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Snow Queen” from Jan. 28 to March 5, 2017, and ends with “Madagascar — A Musical Adventure!” from March 25 to April 30. Tickets are $15 per person. To order, call 631-261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

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The temperature on the dashboard read a muggy 101 degrees as I parked the car on Main Street in Northport last Saturday morning on my way to review the John W. Engeman Theater’s latest children’s presentation, “Rapunzel: A Tangled Tale.” Stepping into the theater, the air was cool and inviting as Disney princess music drifted through the speakers and little girls in blue dresses and blonde wigs hurried to their seats. The beautiful theater, with its elegant chandelier and giant tapestries on the walls depicting different fairy tales, is the perfect venue for this timeless love story. The tale of “Rapunzel” can be traced back to the 11th century in some form or another but was made famous by the Brothers Grimm in 1812. With book and lyrics by ”Friends” creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman with music by Michael Skloff, the Engeman’s version combines the traditional tale with Disney’s “Tangled” and makes for great entertainment. Jennifer Collester Tully skillfully directs a talented cast of four who all play multiple roles in this hilarious musical. It’s Rapunzel’s 16th birthday and her only birthday wish is to be able to leave the tower for one day and see the world. Her “mother” the witch at first promises to grant her wish but then changes her mind. Meanwhile, Prince Brian, who in his quest to do a heroic deed, is searching the countryside for a damsel in distress and comes upon the tower. “A maiden in a tower and a wicked witch? This is great!” he exclaims and, along with his loyal valet Simon, hatches a plan to save the girl with the longest hair in the world. Stephanie Krasner gives a fine performance as the beautiful and very naive Rapunzel and the tall and handsome Andrew McCluskey is the perfect prince. Keith Weiss tackles the role of narrator, Simon the Valet, the witch’s boyfriend, the king and even a cow with boundless energy and enthusiasm and at times seems to be having way too much fun! Weiss draws the most laughs and does a superb job. TracyLynn Connor is perfectly cast in the role of Gretta the witch. Not too scary, not too sweet and sporting a magic ring that “can do absolutely anything” Connor commands the stage and steals the show. A nice touch is the occasional interaction with the young audience. At one point the witch misplaces her magic ring and frantically asks the children to help her find it (it’s on her other hand). When Rapunzel and the Prince wander through the forest to the castle, they stroll through the theater’s aisles asking the children what they should have for breakfast once they get there. (Pancakes was the most popular answer.) Accompanied by electronic feed, the musical numbers are fun and upbeat. Krasner and McCluskey’s duet, “The First Step Is the Hardest” is terrific and Krasner’s solo “Me, My Hair and I” is very sweet. Weiss’ solo,“Wooing a Witch” is delightful and Connor and Weiss’ duet, “Growing Up,” is pure fun. The costumes, designed by Jess Costagliola, are on point, from Rapunzel’s 10-foot wig to the witch’s black dress, and the play utilizes the amazing set from the evening’s show, “Mamma Mia!” which conveniently features a tower.

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Smithtown Animal Shelter to host Homeless Animals Day By Colm Ashe This Saturday, Aug. 20, the Smithtown Animal Shelter will host an event to commemorate Homeless Animals Day, an international day dedicated to raising awareness about the millions of domestic animals that suffer from neglect and abuse every year. The day of awareness was introduced by the International Society of Animal Rights in 1992 and, according to Smithtown Animal Shelter volunteer Michele DeSanti, was officially recognized in Smithtown “over 10 years ago.” This is the first year that Smithtown Animal Shelter has organized an event centered around the day. DeSanti and the dedicated team at the shelter plan to celebrate this day in a “big way from this year on forward.” The goal of the event is simple: find loving homes for the pets who were rescued from the darkest corners of Smithtown and given a second chance at life. Considering the conditions some of these animals were put through, the shelter might even be considered their first chance at life. For animals like Sammi, the nervous Cane Corso, Smithtown’s homey facility is paradise compared to the cage she was locked in for the first 5 years of her tortured life. Sammi was saved from a hoarding situation where 46 other dogs suffered under the ownership of neglectful breeders. When the volunteers rescued her last February, she was skin and bones and frightened even by a garbage can. Though her fur has regained its luster and her body

Come meet Dinah, left, and Tank at homeless Animals Day this saturday. has gained some healthy weight, the trauma lingers on inside her heavy eyes. Beside Sammi, the shelter is home to 10 more dogs such as Dinah, the energetic bull terrier blend who would be perfect for an athletic family, and the lovable Tank, a beautiful, stocky pit bull whose playful personality would be a great fit for a family with kids. There is also a cat sanctuary, full of approximately 30 rescued cats, and about 30 kittens roaming free and playing all day. The list of wonderful animals is extensive, and the shelter hopes to shorten that list at its event on Saturday.

All photos by Colm Ashe

The festivities kick off at 11 a.m., when Pastor Kathleen Kufs, a modern interfaith minister, will open the ceremony with a blessing for the animals in the shelter, as well as other companion animals in the community. “We encourage all Smithtown residents and beyond to bring your companion animals to the shelter to be blessed. We think it is a fitting way to kick off Homeless Animals Day,” DeSanti said. At 1:30 p.m. Peter Borchelt, a certified applies animal behavior consultant based in Brooklyn, will give a talk about dog

aggression, teaching pet owners how to predict and prevent it. Borchelt will also present an interactive learning experience by answering questions and engaging the audience. From 3 to 4 p.m., Charlene Sorrentino, dog trainer, canine behaviorist and founder of The Dog Chick, will provide the audience with some essential knowledge regarding how to give a shelter dog the life it needs. Sorrentino works with several other rescues on Long Island and has built a reputation as a mentor for trainers in the area. Finally, from 4 to 6 p.m., renowned psychic Jim Fargiano will offer group readings for up to 20 pet owners. Fargiano is a medium and a healer famous for his ability to communicate with both dogs and humans that have passed. In addition, the day will feature live music, kids activities, vendors, food and a visit by a wildlife rescue organization, the STAR Foundation. Though the event is jam-packed with exciting features, International Homeless Animals Day is not successful if it doesn’t end with adopted animals. People like Jim McCourt, the proud guardian of a rescue dog, are urging others to answer the call for compassion. McCourt said people will “never know the gratitude of a rescued animal until [they] rescue [one themselves].” The Smithtown Animal Shelter is located at 410 East Main St. in Smithtown. For more information, please call 631360-7575.

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