Arts & Lifestyles - August 26, 2021

ARTS&LIFESTYLES TI M E S BE ACO N R ECO R D N E WS M E DIA AU G U ST 26, 2021

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What do you see in the clouds?

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It is rare for me to learn a new word as I approach my 90th year. The ones I encounter are usually scientific because I look through science journals and e-science news. Even less frequently do I learn new words from popular culture.

BY ELOF AXEL CARLSON The word I just learned is “pareidolia”. It refers to the capacity most humans have of seeing images where they don’t belong like seeing a man in the moon or faces and bodies in the clouds. Optical illusions also provide such constructions from ambiguous drawings.

Some people have heightened imaginations and I recall my mother, who was schizophrenic, often imagining people staring at her, whispering about her, or saying to me that the sitter I hired to look after my bed-ridden father when my wife Nedra and I went out, was a Nazi disguised in woman’s clothing. I also remember the great pleasure I had as a youth in the 1940s reading Crockett Johnson’s comic strip Barnaby, a boy who had an imaginary fairy godfather who used his cigar as a magic wand.

There are boundary lines between illusion and delusion. That includes religious apparitions, conversations with God or saints, revelations dictated to a scribe that become religious scripture. It includes the oral tradition of polytheistic religions like the Greek and Roman Gods. For the most part these are tolerated or admired in our cultures.

What is less convincing are the mental constructions used to justify racial prejudice, assigning hereditary fixed traits to people based on caste or social class. At one time it was assumed an upper-class person (often with a title) would not lie and his testimony would be sufficient in court. In politics there is a tendency to define an opponent by looking for flaws in character or errors of judgment that get amplified if not invented.

I wonder if all creativity in the arts involve a similar ability to see patterns and images that come out of difficult to pin down experiences in the preceding days or weeks. Clearly there is a spectrum of such images with outcomes that can be inspiring, beneficial, of even hateful in their consequences. Fortunately, reason and science offer ways to prevent or limit such bad outcomes.

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

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BY LISA SCOTT AND NANCY MARR

Planning and decision making in our county needs to be a more open, thoughtful process. There is a concern on the part of communities in the area surrounding the Brookhaven Town Landfill that the plans for closing it in 2024 are unclear and have not been fully disclosed to the public.

The League’s March 2021 TBR column on zero waste (https://tbrnewsmedia.com/ making-democracy-work-how-can-we-getto-zero-waste/) set the stage ... our goal is to significantly reduce our garbage, but we are far from getting significant action from our neighbors (and our consumer/disposable society) in the next few years. Thus, what the Town of Brookhaven (TOB) does with the landfill site, the surrounding area, and the ash disposal will be a major factor for central Suffolk residents in the coming years.

The TOB landfill was established on vacant land zoned mostly residential in 1974.

Hamlets, developments, neighborhoods now surround the landfill site, including the areas of North Bellport and Horizon Village.

Looking ahead to the closing of the landfill, TOB officials have proposed changing the zoning of 136 acres on the landfill site from residential to light industry and selling some of the land for an industrial park, with a codicil to prevent certain waste-related uses. (The remaining acres include the municipal recycling facility and yard waste and composting operations and undisturbed woodland.)

At the zoning hearing held by the TOB in July, residents from all parts of the town protested the plan to sell the acreage and suggested instead that the town seek community input about how to remediate and re-purpose the entire landfill property.

Clearly information is required about

possible contamination of water and soil and the testing results over the past 50 years (think of the Bethpage and Brookhaven Lab plumes).

The League is focused on civic education and government transparency. We urge the TOB Supervisor and Board to THINK BIG! The problems and possible solutions to the landfill closure, possible pollution, health effects and ash-disposal are just one part of a proposed ongoing discussion.

Appointing a sustainability committee could lead the TOB toward better understanding of the problem and solutions and lead a community education effort.

The town needs to communicate the issues openly with the public and hold public listening sessions to get constituents’ input.

Garbage itself, and its costs in dollars, health, property values, and yes, our children’s future, MUST be described and garbage volume reduced significantly. If the landfill is to close in 2024, time is of the essence. Everyone should have the opportunity to be heard.

In a time of contentiousness and public strife, it’s critical that government brings its citizens/residents into the tent and that accurate, thorough information is the basis.

The people must be heard, and decisionmaking must be transparent and accessible.

The Town of Brookhaven owes this to the people who elected them and placed their trust in these representatives.

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KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS

SBU’s Maurizio Del Poeta teams up with Arizona researcher on potential COVID breakthrough

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF

Researchers at Stony Brook University, the University of Arizona and Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina may have found an enzyme that drives the worst COVID-19 symptoms. Secreted phospholipase A2 group IIA, or sPLA2-IIA may lead to severe symptoms and death, making this enzyme a potential therapeutic target.

In an examination of plasma samples from 127 patients hospitalized at Stony Brook University Medical Center between January and July 2020 and a mix of 154 patient samples from Stony Brook and Banner University Medical Center in Tucson between January and November 2020, scientists including Distinguished Professor Maurizio Del Poeta of the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University found that 63 percent of people with concentrations of the enzyme that were over 10 nanograms/ milliliter generally died. Most healthy people have circulating levels of the enzyme around 0.5 nanograms/ milliliter.

“It is possible that sPLA2 levels represent a tipping point and when it reaches a certain level, it is a point of no return,” said Del Poeta.

The collaborators involved in the study, which was published this week in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, were encouraged by the finding.

“This is exciting as it is leading to really novel connections for COVID-19,” Yusuf Hannun, Director of the Cancer Center at Stony Brook and a contributor to the research who participated in the discussion and data analysis, explained in an email. “It may lead to both diagnostics (for risk prediction) and therapeutics.”

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Looking closely at the levels of sPLA2-IIA together with blood urea nitrogen, or BUN, which is a measure of the performance of the kidney, the researchers in this study found that the combination of the two measures predicted mortality with 78 percent accuracy.

“That is an opportunity to stratify patients to those where an inhibitor” to sPLA2-IIA could help patients, said Floyd Chilton, director of the University of Arizona Precision Nutrition and Wellness Initiative and senior author on the paper, said.

While they found a difference in the amount of the enzyme between healthier and sicker patients, the scientists recognize that this could reflect a correlation rather than a causation. The progression of the disease and the threat to people’s lives may come from other contributing factors that also intensify the severity of the illness.

“These studies do not establish causality at the moment, but the strength of the correlation and the known functions of this enzyme raise the possibility of participating in the pathology of the disease,” Del Poeta explained.

Indeed, Chilton has studied sPLA2-IIA for over three decades and has described some patterns in other diseases, including sepsis.

The enzyme performs an important role in fighting off bacterial infection by destroying microbial cell membranes. When

the concentration of sPLA2-IIA rises high enough, however, it can threaten the health of the patient, as it can attack and destroy cells in organs including the kidney.

The enzyme “plays a critical role in host defense,” said Chilton.

“These same systems can really turn on the host.”

‘It is possible that sPLA2 levels represent a tipping point and when it reaches a certain level, it is a point of no return.’

— MAURIZIO DEL POETA

In order to determine a causative link between sPLA2-IIA and the progression of the disease, Chilton, Del Poeta and others will need to increase their sample size.

“We’ve been very fortunate at getting individuals at some of the top global organizations… who have connected me with medical centers” that have a larger patient population, Chilton said.

These executives may be able to expedite the process of expanding this study.

In the 1990’s, scientists studied an inhibitor that had the ability to act on the enzyme.

That effort had mixed results in phase 2 clinical trials.

“In 2005, the first phase of the phase 2 clinical trials were highly encouraging,” Chilton said.

“It really inhibited mortality at 18

Floyd Chilton

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Photo from University of Arizona

hours” by reducing severe sepsis.

The second part of those tests, which used a slightly different protocol, failed.

While he’s not a clinical trials expert, Chilton is hopeful that researchers might find success with this same drug to treat COVID-19.

Only clinical trials would reveal whether inhibitors would work with COVID-19, scientists said.

As with many drugs, inhibitors of sPLA2-IIA have side effects.

By blocking the activity of these enzymes, “we do also decrease the production of arachidonic acid, which is a precursor of prostaglandins,” said Del Poeta. “In condition of hyperinflammation, this is a good thing, but prostaglandins are also important in a variety of cellular functions” including blood clots and starting labor.

Chilton pointed out that sPLA2IIA is similar to the active enzyme in rattlesnake venom. It can bind to receptors at neuromuscular junctions and disable the function of these muscles, he explained.

In nature, some animals have co-evolved with snakes and are no longer susceptible to these toxins.

Researchers don’t yet understand those processes.

While copying such evolutionary solutions is intriguing, Chilton said he and his collaborators are “much more interested in the inhibitors” that were taken through clinical trials in 2005 because that might present a quicker solution.

The research collaboration started with Chilton, who partnered with Arizona Assistant Research Professor Justin Snider. The first author on the paper, Snider earned his PhD at Stony Brook, where he knew Del Poeta well.

Snider “knew what a great researcher [Del Poeta] was. I also knew [Hannun] in a former life.

We were both working on similar biochemistry 20 to 25 years ago,” Chilton said.

Chilton called the efforts of his Stony Brook collaborators, including Research Assistant Karen You, Research Associate Professor Chiara Luberto and Associate Professor Richard Kew, “heroic” and explained that he and his colleagues recognize the urgency of this work.

“I’ve been continuously funded by the [National Institute of Health] for 35 years, and I’m very grateful for that,” Chilton said.

“There is nothing in my life that has felt this important,” which is why he often works 18 hour days, including on weekends.

After studying the effects of variants on the population, Chilton recognized that building a firewall against COVID-19 through vaccinations may not be enough, especially with the combination of lack of access to the vaccine for some and an unwillingness to take the vaccine from others.

“We may have to go to the other side of the equation,” HE said.

“We’ve got to move to specific therapeutics that are agnostic to the variant.”

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COVID-19 and the imperative to reduce obesity

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Excess fat contributes to increased inflammation

Obesity is an ongoing struggle for many in the United States. If you, like many, put on some extra pounds during the past 18 months, it’s even more concerning.

Obesity is a disease unto itself and is defined by a BMI (body mass index) of >30 kg/m2, but obesity can also be defined by excess body fat, which is more important than BMI. Poor COVID-19 outcomes have been associated with obesity, especially BY DAVID DUNAIEF, MD in the U.S. In a study involving 5700 hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the NYC area, the most common comorbidities were obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes (1). Of those who were hospitalized, 41.7% were obese.

In a study in China, results showed that those who were overweight were 86 percent more likely to have severe COVID-19 pneumonia, and that percentage increases to 142 percent when obesity is reached (2).

In fact, one study’s authors suggested quarantining should be longer in obese patients because of the potential for prolonged viral shedding compared to those in the normal range for weight (3).

And though age is a risk factor for COVID-19, among those younger than 60 and obese, there is a two-times increased risk of being admitted to the hospital, according to a 3,615-patient study at NYU Langone Health (4).

While these studies do not test specifically for the more recent variants, I would expect the results are similar.

Why is risk for severe COVID-19 higher with obesity?

According to the prevailing theory, obesity may interfere with mechanical aspects of breathing, thus increasing airway resistance and make gas in exchange more difficult in the lung. It may also impede on lung volume by exerting pressure on the lungs and may involve weaker muscles necessary for respiration (5).

Why is excess fat more important than BMI?

First, some who have elevated BMI may not have a significant amount of fat; they

may actually have more innate muscle. More than 25 percent of my patient population is “solidly built,” which means they have greater muscle mass as well as too much excess fat. Visceral fat is the most important, since it’s the fat that lines the organs, including the lungs.

For another, fat cells have adipokines, specific cell communicators found in Stock photo fat cells that communicate with other fat cells but also other systems such as the brain, immune system, muscles, and liver. Adipokines can be mediators of both inflammation and insulin resistance, according to an endocrinology study (6). In a study of over 4,000 patients with COVID-19, the author suggests that inflammation among obese patients may be an exacerbating factor for hospitalizations and severe illness (7).

If we defined obesity as being outside the normal fat range – normal ranges are roughly 11-22 percent for men and 22-34 percent for women – then close to 70 percent of Americans are obese.

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In a randomized controlled trial with 75 participants comparing a plant-based diet to a control diet, there was a greater than 14 lbs. weight reduction and roughly 10 lbs. fat reduction over a 14-week period (8). Of the weight lost, about 70 percent was excess fat. Remember, excess body fat, through adipokines, may be inflammatory and increase the risk of severe COVID-19.

The weight reduction with a plant-based approach may involve the increase in fiber, reduction in dietary fat and increased burning of calories after the meal, according to Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) (9).

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LIFE diet, but also occurred in those who simply added a greens and fruit-based smoothie daily to their existing diet (10).

In my practice, I have seen a number of patients lose a substantial amount of weight, but also body fat, over a short period. For instance, a 70-year-old male lost 19 lbs. of weight and 12 lbs. of body fat over a sixweek period. His inflammation, which was very high to start, dropped substantially to the border of optimal levels, using hsCRP as the inflammation measurement. This patient and many others have seen tandem reductions in both weight and inflammation.

To boot, this was a cardiac patient whose cardiologist had considered a stent, but later said he did not need it after reducing his inflammation.

If the continuing COVID-19 concerns do not convince you that losing excess fat is important, then consider that obesity contributes to, or is associated with, many other chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol, which also contribute to severe COVID-19. Thus, there is an imperative to lose excess body fat.

References:

(1) JAMA. online April 22, 2020. (2) Clin Med (Lond). 2020 Jul; 20(4): e109–e113. (3) Acta Diabetol. 2020 Apr 5: 1–6. (4) Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Jul 28;71(15):896-897. (5) Chron. Respir.

Dis. 5, 233–242 (2008). (6) Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2013; 4:71. (7) MedRxiv.com. (8) Nutr Diabetes. 2018; 8: 58. (9) Inter Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention 2019;1:1. (10) Am J of Lifestyle Med. online Oct. 5, 2020.

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Beatlemania heads to Smithtown

Calling all Beatles fans! The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will present The Cast of Beatlemania in concert on Saturday, Sept. 4 at 8 p.m. Celebrate Labor Day weekend with the Cast of Beatlemania, the first and best tribute to the Fab Four with members of the 1985 Broadway premier and subsequent touring production.

Ticket are $50 per person. To order, visit www.smithtownpac.org.

Open auditions

Save the date! Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will hold auditions for Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery on Saturday, Sept. 18 at 10 a.m. and Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m.

All roles are open. Performances will be held from Jan. 8 to Feb. 5, 2022. For full details, visit http://theatrethree.com/ auditions.htm. For further information, call 631-928-9202.

Seawolves Home Games Stony Brook Football returns next Thursday to LaValle Stadium!

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Sept. 2 vs. New Hampshire Sept. 25 vs. Fordham Oct. 16 vs. Delaware Oct. 23 vs. Richmond Nov. 20 vs. Albany

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*Please note this schedule can change at any time. Visit www.stonybrookathletics. com for tickets and any last minute cancellations.

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK

SPLISH-SPLASH

Tom Caruso of Smithtown captured this scene at Frank Melville Memorial Park in Setauket on Aug. 7. He writes, 'I was walking around the Setauket Millpond when I heard a lot of splashing.

I found several Canada Geese flapping their wings on the water and caught this one spraying water everywhere. It was quite a sight.'

SUDOKU PUZZLE

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8. Opposite of stereo 12. Defense ditch 13. Fishing rod attachment 14. More sure 15. One's final notice 16. Dutch cheese 17. Golfer's traction aid 18. *Half-year terms 20. At the summit of 21. Water nymph 22. Actor ____ Mahershala 23. Be a busybody 26. Metrical foot in poetry 30. Earlier in time, archaic 31. Become bony 34. Shakespeare's tragic monarch 35. Labanotation founder 37. Theodor Geisel, ____ Dr. Seuss 38. Threshold 39. Relating to the ear 40. Weather advisories, e.g.

42. + or - atom 43. Widely esteemed 45. Most mature, as in fruit 47. Indian dish 48. Dashboard window 50. Female sheep, pl.

52. *"The Breakfast Club" punishment 56. Flower holders 57. Singles 58. High school breakout 59. Acoustic output 60. Overwhelming defeat 61. *Gym class test?

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Answers to this week’s puzzle will appear in next week’s newspaper.

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Horoscopes of the week

Benner's Farm gears up for 9th annual Fiddle & Folk Festival

BY TARA MAE

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celebration of music, community, and nature, the 9th annual Fiddle and Folk Festival at Benner’s Farm will be held on September 12, 2021, from noon to 8 p.m.

Participating musicians will include headliner Chris Smither, Travis McKeveny & The Famous Dr. Scanlon Band, Quarter Horse, Mick Hargreaves with Pete Mancini and Brian Moritz, CB Jacobs & Russ Seeger: Songs from the Black Book, Maria Fairchild and Bill Ayasse, and Jonathan Preddice and Brian Chabza.

Most of the musicians are locals and have played at previous Fiddle and Folk festivals, according to Benner's Farm's co-owner, Bob Benner. The event will also feature artist workshops, and activities for children in the Kids’ Corner, including music, crafts, and more.

“This is a low-key day with high quality talent,” said Amy Tuttle, program director for the Greater Port Jefferson-Brookhaven Arts Council and a member of the festival committee.

Four festival stages

This year there will be four venues at which to hear the music with each stage offering its own audience experience and ambience.

The event barn's Back Porch will serve as the main stage of the festival, offering sets of 45 to 60 minutes long, and align with a traditional festival concert experience while Jam Hollow will be a designated space for musicians to bring their instruments and play together. The Shady Grove stage will offer a more intimate opportunity for artists and audiences to interact, with conversations as well as Q&A sessions. Performances at the Shady Grove stage will be hosted by a to-beannounced radio personality from radio station WUSB. This year, the fourth stage is making its Fiddle and Folk debut. The stake bed of a 1924 model-T truck owned by Benner’s

Clockwise from top, this year's musical

line-up will include Quarterhorse; Claudia Jacobs (with Russ Seeger); and headliner Farm co-founder Bob Benner, it will serve Chris Smither Photos from Bob Benner as an informal stage for anyone interested in participating in an open-mic. Guests can between you, that exists among you. It’s sign up on site. electric; it’s a life-affirming, ephemeral sort of substance,” he said.

Musical acts Blue Point resident Travis McKeveny, of Making his Fiddle and Folk debut is Chris Smither, a folks/blues singer based Travis McKeveny and The Famous Dr. Scanlon out of Massachusetts. Smither is a favorite Band, considers his favorite part of playing live of both Benner and Claudia Jacobs, a to be the “chance to experience the interchange musician and friend of the Benners who of energy between myself and the audience.” helped book the acts. “Bob and I are The singer/guitarist is excited to be “...sharing the bill with peers, but especially sharing it with massive fans,” said Jacobs.

Smither is happy for the opportunity Chris Smither, the headliner, who is one of my to play at the festival and reconnect with songwriting heroes.”

One of the returning favorites is Quarter audiences in person, having missed that connection during online, live-stream Horse, a group that blends elements of rock, FIDDLE & FOLK FESTIVAL continued on page B11 performances. “You try to build an entity

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, don’t worry too much about what other people consider to be right and wrong. Stick to your ideals and you won’t be guided off course.

You will find someone in your corner.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 This is a great week to bring your mind into focus and set a firm plan for the next several months, Libra. Now is the time to make an important decision.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, if your emotions suddenly seem more intense, you may need to change your social circle and find one that aligns better with your point of view.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Strong forces may be working against you, Sagittarius. But you won’t let them derail your plans. Stay the course and things will work out just fine.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, keep conversations light and away from any controversial topics as you meet new people in the days ahead. Let them take the lead in conversation.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 There is a great deal of opportunity and potential to follow through on some major projects this week, Aquarius. It’s up to you whether you’re looking for work or fun.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, this may be an eventful week marked by some disruptions to your normal routine. Stay calm in the face of conflict.

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, this week will challenge your flexibility. It’s possible you will have to change plans on the fly to accommodate developments at work or at home.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, rather than trying to figure out why everyone is acting as they are, accept things and go with the flow. You will be much happier for it.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 You are capable of dealing with intense emotional energy most of the time, Gemini. So when someone needs a friend to confide in, you are the right person for the job.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, normally you are an easygoing person. But something this week has you rattled and you may be all fired up about it. Redirect that energy to some projects around the house.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, try to stay away from conflict this week; otherwise, you may be pulled in one direction or another. It is important to remain neutral, especially at work.

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BUSINESS NEWS

COMINGS AND GOINGS

Grand reopening celebration held for Mario’s Restaurant The Three Village Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting and grand reopening celebration for Mario’s Restaurant in East Setauket on Aug. 18. The community welcomed back brothers Jack and Gary Tiply, along with partner Billie Phillips, for a classic reboot of one of the oldest and most notable Italian restaurants on the North Shore.

The special event was attended by Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn, Brookhaven Town Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich, members of the chamber, family and friends.

The Tipleys owned Mario’s for 28 years before selling the restaurant in 2007.

They reclaimed ownership in 2019 after a fire damaged the restaurant’s kitchen.

Renovations have been completed and the restaurant has put pizza back on the menu.

“Mario’s Restaurant is a community treasure as are the owners. Everyone in the community can tell a story about being there for a reunion of friends or classmates, a special life event or family gathering. So many people in the area also met their spouse here. Congratulations to Gary, Jack and Billie on the new Mario’s,” said Leg. Hahn.

Pictured from left, Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich, Three Village Chamber President Jane Taylor; chamber members Carmine Inserra, Colette Frey-Bitzas, Rob Taylor; Legislator Kara Hahn; owners Gary

Job Fair heads to Medford

Long Island-based Chembio, a leading point-of-care diagnostics company focused on detecting and diagnosing infectious diseases, including COVID-19, respiratory and insect vector diseases, will be holding a Job Fair on Sat., Aug. 28 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the company’s 3661 Horseblock Road, Medford facility.

The company is growing rapidly and has over 100 job openings. New staff is needed as the company scales up manufacturing to meet already existing orders for its infectious disease tests.

Multiple manufacturing, quality and scientific positions are available and employment opportunities include full benefits, $16-$35 per hour wages, $2,000 sign-on bonuses and other financial incentives.

For more information, call 631-9241135 or visit www.chembio.com.

Chef Brian Crawford

New Chef for Ruggero’s

Photo from Leg. Hahn’s office

and Jack Tipley; and chamber members Charles Lefkowitz, and Michael Ardolino.

Located at 212 Main St., East Setauket, the restaurant is open from 11:30 a.m.

to midnight from Tuesday to Sunday for indoor dining and takeout. For more information, call 631-751-8840 or visit www. mariossetauket.com.

S. Prestano Bakery in Selden closes

A beloved Italian bakery in Selden has closed its doors. In business for 4 decades, Santo and Laura Prestano, the owners of S. Prestano Bakery at 806 Middle Country Road, made their last Italian-American breads, cookies, pastries, cakes, doughnuts and specialty cakes on Aug. 22. The announcement was made on their Facebook page.

“After 40 years in the bakery business we’ve made the decision to retire to North Carolina. The decision is bittersweet but is one that has to be made. Thank you everyone for all the years of your loyal patronage! We are blessed and grateful to have been able to serve this community for all these years,” they said.

Customers immediately took to social media to express their sadness and to wish the owners well in their retirement.

Ruggero’s Family Style Restaurant, located at the Shoppes at East Wind, 5768 Route 25A, Wading River has announced that Brian Crawford has joined the team as the new executive chef introducing a fresh culinary perspective for a new refined menu.

“We’re tempting to fashion classical Italian food in a modern bistro setting” says Crawford, “by using fresh local ingredients, seasonal ingredients, corn, tomatoes when they are in season and then other ingredients when the season changes.”

Growing up in the Berkshires, Chef Crawford developed an appreciation for cooking from his parents, who were both chefs. A 30-year journey of traveling the globe took him to in Chicago, San Francisco, DC, Shanghai and New York, honing his culinary skills. Most recently at as Culinary Director at BEA Restaurant, Executive Chef at Dean and Deluca’s, and serving as director and partner at the famed The Todd English Food Hall at the Plaza Hotel in New York.

Ruggero’s menu includes favorite classic Italian dishes made with handmade fresh pasta and more modern dishes made from fresh, local ingredients like tuna avocado crudo. Gluten free and other dietary option are available upon request.

Restaurant hours are Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Closed Tuesdays. For more information, call 631-886-1625 or visit www.ruggerosrestaurant.com.

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FIDDLE & FOLK FESTIVAL Continued from page B9

folk rock, Americana, and jam band.

Quarter Horse, which five years ago had its album release party on Benner’s Farm, feels a connection not only to the people but to the place.

“We know Ben Benner [Bob’s son] heard us and liked us, and asked us to play at another concert series he did on the farm. We eventually decided to have our album release party there. We’ve all gone to Benner’s Farm, even as kids on school field trips,” drummer John Reizi, of Centereach, said. “There has always been a connection to Benner’s Farm, it’s a really pleasant place. I take my daughter there sometimes; you don’t feel like you’re in suburban Long Island — you’re in a sort of portal.”

Jonathan Preddice, of Port Jefferson Station, echoes the sentiment. “I love spending time at Benner's Farm. It has a great "down home" feel and sets a great atmosphere for relaxing and listening to good music.” A member of the band Miles to Dayton, the singer/songwriter will be focusing on his solo folk/America work with

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fiddler Brian Chabza.

The farm’s environment is part of what appeals to Hicksville resident Maria Fairchild too. A singer and banjo-player, she is drawn back to the farm by “the setting; it is one of the few places to see traditional and rootsbased music on Long Island.”

Benner's Farm

In addition to hosting the Fiddle & Folk Festival, the 15-acre organic farm hosts everything from school field trips to weddings and offers seasonal festivals, summer camp, workshops, and other programs. Bob Benner believes this versatility is part of its appeal.

“This farm, partly planned, and partly because of the way it is set up, changes its personality depending on what you’re doing.

There is a friendliness to this space and we tried to keep the aesthetic beauty,” he said.

Bob and his wife Jean, purchased the farm in 1977 and over the years have transformed it into a prominent local educational nonprofit and one of the last true working farms in the area.

“There are very few farms around here now; we are trying to keep the farm as an agricultural place,” Benner said. “Also because we have educational backgrounds, we opened it up so people can take courses and have festivals and do things on the farm.

People can see what the farm is like.”

The Benners were drawn to the farm’s

educational potential: first for themselves, and then for the public. “We have absolutely no background in farming, but we could read...we’re learners and teachers,” he added.

Community outreach began with local pre-school children visiting the farm to learn where their vegetables came from and expanded into educational opportunities for people of all ages.

Continuing a tradition

Part of Benner’s Farm’s ethos is to support the people of the area and preserve cultural customs for current and future generations. So when Bob Benner learned that the original Fiddle and Folk Festival at the Long Island Museum was being discontinued, he reached out to the people who ran it, volunteered to revive it at the farm, and then assembled his own team to help put it together.

“I always thought the farm was the perfect place to have a big event, like the ones the Benners and I went to. The timing was right. We pretty much created it together,” said Jacobs.

Following so many months of isolation, this year’s festival holds particular meaning for everyone involved in it, said Jacobs. “This one is really special. Bob’s great desire for this year was to keep it local. He felt that it should be a big community event. A ‘return to the farm’ in a gathering, communal way,”

she added.

For Bob Benner, hosting and supporting the musicians is a way to honor both his own musical interests and his dedication to the community.

“I am not a musician, but I like a variety of music...I thought I would have local people because local musicians have been royally impacted by COVID. We’re having local bands and local people singing (open mic) and an incredible visiting headliner who will be playing with a whole bunch of locals...I have never been let down by the bands we have chosen, ” he said.

The 9th annual Fiddle and Folk is supported by Benner’s Farm, Homestead Arts, WUSB, the Greater Port JeffersonNorthern Brookhaven Arts Council, and TBR News Media and sponsored by the Folk Music Society of Huntington, Long Island Blues Society, and Jack and Karen Finkenberg.

Benner’s Farm is located at 56 Gnarled Hollow Road in East Setauket. Advance ticket sales are now open: adults are $22 per person, seniors are $17 per person, and children are $10 per person.

Tickets on the day of the event are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, and $12 for kids. To order, visit www.fiddleandfolk.com. Audience members are encouraged to bring their own seating. A full schedule of performances and events will be available online. For more information visit the website or call 631-689-8172.

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It seems like just yesterday but it was actually last year that I wrote about summer soups. And I’m doing it again not just because it’s perfect weather for them, but also because I keep coming up with new concoctions and discoveries. Here are my three most recent favorites. I came up with the salad soup one night when we had a vegetable drawer full of salad ingredients and not much else. The pappa al pomodoro came from what else? A bumper crop of tomatoes. And the garlic soup? Well, that’s a long story that I don’t have room for here.

Salad Soup

This is sort of like a gazpacho but is a little tamer.

YIELD: Makes 4 servings INGREDIENTS: • 6 large ripe tomatoes, chopped • 1/4 Vidalia onion, peeled and chopped • 1 cucumber, peeled and seeded • 2 large red bell peppers, trimmed and chopped • 2 garlic cloves, lightly bruised • 1 cup cooked arborio or long- grain rice • 2 cups water • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, preferably from Liguria • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste • Cayenne pepper to taste • Basil leaves or dill for garnish DIRECTIONS:

In a large bowl combine all ingredients and stir well; cover and refrigerate for at least four hours; remove garlic and reserve for another use: adjust seasoning if necessary.

Place ingredients in a food processor or blender until very finely chopped but not pureed. Return to bowl, cover and refrigerate another hour. Ladle into stemmed glasses of dishes, garnish, and serve with focaccia on the side.

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YIELD: Makes 4 to 6 servings INGREDIENTS: • 2 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped • 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil • 1 large sprig sage, stems removed • 1 2/3 pounds stale Italian or French bread, sliced thin • 1 2/3 pounds fresh ripe tomatoes, puréed • Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste • Fresh sage leaves for garnish

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In a deep skillet heat oil over high heat; add garlic and sauté briefly, about 30 seconds. Add sage leaves and bread, and, turning once, sauté until bread turns golden; add tomato puree, salt and pepper and, stirring frequently, boil for 5 minutes. Add just enough cold water to cover mixture, then over low flame bring to a simmer.

Stirring occasionally, cook for 30 minutes until mixture achieves a mushy consistency that is neither too thick nor too runny. Serve chilled, lukewarm or at room temperature with fresh corn on the cob.

Garlic Soup

This is not your usual garlic experience; creamy and smooth, it actually has a rather mellow flavor.

YIELD: Makes 4 servings INGREDIENTS: • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil • 1/2 medium onion, peeled and minced • 8 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped • 1 medium russet potato, peeled and chopped • 4 cups chicken broth • 1 cup cream • 2 tablespoons sour cream • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste • Snipped fresh chives for garnish DIRECTIONS:

In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, briefly sauté the onion until it becomes opaque and the garlic until it releases its aroma, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add potato and chicken broth, bring to a boil, then lower the heat, cover and simmer about 20 to 30 minutes, until potato and garlic are soft and mushy. In a blender or food processor, puree mixture until smooth, transfer to a bowl, cover and refrigerate until cool. When ready to serve, ladle into bowls or mugs, stir in cream and sour cream, add salt and pepper and garnish with chives. Serve with crusty bread and cheese.

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Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch returns

BY JOHN L. TURNER

Beginning on August 27th, the Four Harbors Audubon Society will kick off its fifth season of the "Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch" at Frank Melville Park in Setauket.

Each night participants will meet on the north sidewalk of the Stone Bridge (where Main Street crosses the water) and count Common Nighthawks as they pass overhead during their fall migration.

The Watch begins at 5:30 p.m. and concludes at dusk each night, when observers typically see bats emerge to forage for insects over the ponds.

Sometimes participants are rewarded with a dozen or so nighthawks feeding on aerial insects low over the ponds before it gets too dark.

Nighthawks, related to whip-poor-wills, are highly migratory birds that leave the Northern hemisphere in the autumn as

John Turner points to a flock of Common Nighthawks passing overhead. Photo by Patricia Paladines

their insect prey wanes, ending up a few weeks later in the Amazon River basin where they overwinter. Unfortunately, as with so many bird species the Common Nighthawk is declining and the Nighthawk Watch was established by the Four Harbors Audubon Society as an effort to gather

more specific long-term data about its numbers and population trends.

Participants often see other birds species such as Bald Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Great Blue and Green Herons, Belted Kingfisher, many types of songbirds and mute swans. The Watch runs through to

October 6. Please join us. The only items recommended for you to bring along are binoculars and a healthy curiosity about the natural world!

Frank Melville Memorial Park is located at 1 Old Field Road, Setauket. For more information, visit www.4has.org.

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Times ... and dates

Thursday 26 Estate Walk & Talk

Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport hosts an Estate Walk & Talk today, Friday and Saturday at noon and again at 1 p.m. Join a museum educator for a walking tour of the Vanderbilt estate and gardens and learn about architectural details and William Vanderbilt’s passion for travel, marine biology, and car racing. Tickets, which include general admission, are $16 adults, $15 seniors and students, and $13 children under 12. For more info, call 854-5579 or visit www. vanderbiltmuseum.org.

Aug. 26 to Sept. 2, 2021

Celebrate Tesla, music and science as the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe, 5 Randall Road, Shoreham presents a Sounds of Science benefit concert from 7 to 10 p.m. The evening will start with an interactive surround-sound experience on the octagonal tower base along with exhibits featuring singing Tesla coils, theremin, and the science of sound followed by a concert by The Rites of Spring Ensemble featuring new music by Kanasevich, Mazzoli, Clyne, Akiho, Rodriguez, Romitelli, and Little.

Tickets are $40 adults, $30 ages 5 to 17, free for kids under 5. To order, call 886-2632 or visit www.teslasciencecenter.org.

The Ward Melville Heritage Organization presents a Stony Brook Village Secrets Walking Tour at 12:50 p.m. and again at 2:50 p.m. Enjoy a leisurely stroll through beautiful Stony Brook Village while hearing the quirky, real stories of the people who lived here and the landmarks that make it unique! Newly uncovered stories include the rumrunners of Stony Brook Harbor, William Tillman and his clash with Confederates, Mount’s painting palette, the creation of Creek Road, and the story of the Stony Brook Post Office’s wingflapping mechanical eagle. $10 per person. To register, call 751-2244 or visit www.wmho.org.

Long Island Comedy Festival

Holbrook Carnival

Summer Picnic at the LIM

The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook will host a Community Summer Picnic from 6 to 8 p.m. Join them on the beautiful grounds of the LIM for a picnic with your family and a concert by Gathering Time. Bring your blankets, chairs, and picnic baskets to enjoy the sounds of Gathering Time on the lawn outside of the Carriage Museum. This event is free, but first come/first accommodated due to crowd restrictions. For more information, call 631-751-0066 or visit www.longislandmuseum.org.

Harborside Concert

The Village of Port Jefferson presents its final Harborside concert of the season, First Ladies of Classic Disco, First Choice Musique at the Ferry Dock on West Broadway in Port Jefferson at 7 p.m. Bring seating. Free. Visit www.portjeff.com.

Decadia in concert

The Lake Ronkonkoma Civic Organization will present Decadia in concert at Raynor Park, 174 Ronkonkoma Ave., Lake Ronkonkoma at 7 p.m. Free. Bring seating. For further info, visit www.lakeronkonkomacivic.org. * All numbers are in (631) area code unless otherwise noted.

Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Ave., Riverhead hosts its 40th annual Country Fair and Craft Show today and Aug. 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Featuring craft and artisan vendors, craft demonstrations and displays, live music, art exhibit, children’s activities and games, petting zoo, pony rides, guided tours of historic homes, bake sale and more, Held rain or shine. Admission is $10 adults, $5 children ages 5 to 12. For more information, call 2985292 or visit www.hallockville.com.

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Stony Brook Walking Tour

The Holbrook Chamber of Commerce presents its 26th annual Carnival, Festival and Fireworks Show on the grounds of the Holbrook Country Club, 700 Patchogue-Holbrook Road, Holbrook tonight and Aug. 27 from 6 to 11 p.m., Aug. 28 from 2 to 11 p.m. and Aug. 29 from 2 to 9 p.m. Enjoy carnival rides, games, food, rides, craft vendors, entertainment and fireworks. Questions? Call 471-2725.

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FERRIS WHEEL DAYS Time for some fun! The 26th annual Holbrook Carnival will be held from Aug. 26 to 29.

Native American Drumming

All Souls Church Rectory, 5 Mill Pond Road, Stony Brook hosts a Native American Drumming Meditation program from 7 to 8:45 p.m. Led by elder drummer, Ric Statler, drumming meditation seeks to integrate the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual parts of the human self, creating a state of well-being.

Please call 655-7798 for more information.

Long Island Comedy Festival

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson hosts the 15th annual Long Island Comedy Festival tonight and Aug. 28 at 8 p.m. Hosted

by Paul Anthony, tonight’s comedians include John Santo, Aiko Tanaka, Eric Haft and Chris Roach. Tickets are $35 per person per show. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www. theatrethree.com.

Friday 27

Saturday 28

See Aug. 26 listing.

See Aug. 26 listing.

Estate Walk & Talk

Estate Walk & Talk

Holbrook Carnival

Holbrook Carnival

Night Hawk Watch

LISEC Sikaflex Boat Build

See Aug. 26 listing.

Four Harbors Audubon Society will host a Night Hawk Watch tonight through Oct. 6 at Frank Melville Memorial Park in Setauket. See more on page B15.

Happenings on Main Street

The Northport Arts Coalition presents Happenings on Main Street, free concerts at Northport Village Park at the harbor Friday nights from 7 to 9 p.m. Tonight’s performance features The Charlie Kaye Band. Weather permitting. Bring seating and a picnic. Free.

Call 827-6827 or visit www.northportarts.org.

See Aug. 26 listing.

LISEC and the Bayles Boat Shop will sponsor the 10th annual Sikaflex “Quick & Dirty” Boat Building Competition at Harborfront Park, 101-A E. Broadway, Port Jefferson today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Aug. 29 from 9 a.m. to noon. Two-person teams will construct a boat in five hours on Saturday and return on Sunday to decorate their boats and prepare to race them at 2 p.m. Prizes are awarded after the races for design, decoration, first built and race winners. Call 689-8293 or visit www.lisec.org for more info.

The 15th annual Long Island Comedy Festival continues at Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson tonight at 8 p.m. Hosted by Paul Anthony, tonight’s comedians include Talia Reese, Dennis Rooney, Mark DeMayo and Richie Byrne. Tickets are $35 per person per show. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www. theatrethree.com.

Sunday 29 Holbrook Carnival See Aug. 26 listing.

LISEC Sikaflex Boat Build See Aug. 28 listing.

Hallockville Country Fair See Aug. 28 listing.

Car Show and Swap Meet

Rescheduled from Aug. 22, Long Island Cars will present their “Super Swap Sunday” Car Show and Swap Meet at Flowerfield Fairgrounds on Route 25A in Saint James from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Featuring show cars from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, one-of-a-kind custom cars, antiques, exotics, street rods, muscle cars and imports, live music by The Fugitives, fun fair food and more. Rain date is Aug. 29.

Admission is $10 adults, free for ages 12 years and under, free parking. Call 567-5898 or visit www.LongIslandCars.com.

Grist Mill Tours

The Stony Brook Grist Mill, 100 Harbor Road, Stony Brook is open to the public for guided tours with a miller and a Country Store on Sundays from 1 to 4:30 p.m. through October.

Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for children.

For more info, call 751-2244 or visit www. wmho.org.

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Wind Down Sundays

8 Sound The popular summer concert series concludes l Country at the historic Red Barn at Frank Melville . 29 from Memorial Park, 1 Old Field Road, Setauket nd artisan with One Step Ahead (Jazz, R&B, Reggae, displays, Rock and Pop classics) at 5:30 p.m. Bring vities and seating. Free. Questions? Call 689-6146 or d tours of visit www.frankmelvillepark.org.

Held rain Concert on the Village Green 5 children The Ward Melville Heritage Organization call 298presents a free concert at the Stony Brook Village Center across from the post office, 111 Main St. Stony Brook from 7 to 9 p.m. s the Tesla The Jazz Loft Big Band, a 17-piece band, will 5 Randall perform with Grammy-nominated vocalist of Science and winner of the 2021 Gold Medal and Ben e evening Tucker Jazz Award in the American Traditions und-sound Vocal Competition, Nicole Zuraitis. They ase along will perform classic and historic big band sla coils, arrangements from the 1940s through 1960s, followed many from their own archives. Bring seating.

Ensemble Questions? Free. Call 751-2244.

Mazzoli, and Little. o 17, free 6-2632 or Open Mic Night Attention songwriters! Join Comsewogue Public Library for a virtual Open Mic Night val y Festival for original music hosted by singer-songwriter n St., Port Toby Tobias at 6:30 p.m. All skill levels

by Paul welcome. Open and free to all. Visit www. ude Talia cplib.org/a-online-programming/ to register or Mayo and call 928-1212, option 3.m erson per isit www.

Monday 30

Tuesday 31

Cruise Nights at The Shoppes

Cruise Nights are back at The Shoppes at East Wind, 5768 Route 25A, Wading River tonight from 5 to 9 p.m. and every Wednesday through Oct. 27. Car enthusiasts from across Long Island will display their classic and coveted automobiles in The Shoppes parking lot. Free. Call 929-3500 or visit www.

EastWindLongIsland.com.

Thursday 2 An evening of jazz

The Jazz Loft, 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook presents the Jazz Loft Big Band in concert at 7 p.m. The 17-member band led by trumpeter and Jazz Loft founder, Tom Manuel will perform jazz standards and original music and arrangements written by band members. Tickets are $25 adults, $20 seniors, $15 students, $10 children, ages 4 and under free.

Visit www.thejazzloft.org to order.

Shakespeare Festival

Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport and The Carriage House Players continue their annual Summer Shakespeare Festival with Titus Andronicus from Aug. 8 to 29. Shakespeare’s first tragedy, a tale of ambition and revenge, comes to the Vanderbilt stage with a modern spin on the classic material. Performances are held on the mansion courtyard stage Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors and children.

To order, call 516-557-1207 or visit www. carriagehouseplayers.org.

‘Smokey Joe’s Cafe’

Theater

The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport kicks off its MainStage season with “Smokey Joe’s Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller from Sept. 16 to Oct. 31. Featuring 40 of the greatest songs of the past century, including “On Broadway,” “Stand By Me,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “Hound Dog,” “Spanish Harlem” and “Love Potion No. 9.” Tickets are $75 per person with valet parking. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown presents Love Songs from Broadway’s Golden Age, a musical cabaret celebrating the talents of Smithtown’s finest, on Aug. 29 at 3 p.m. Enjoy listening to some of Broadway’s most iconic love songs from the 40s, 50s and 60s. Tickets are $35, $30 seniors. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www. smithtownpac.org.

Grease is the word! Theatre Three 412 Main St., Port Jefferson presents Grease from Sept. 18 to Oct. 30. Since its electric Broadway debut, Grease has remained one of the world’s most popular musicals! Funny, frank, and featuring the hit songs “Greased Lightnin’,” “You’re The One That I Want,” and “Summer Nights,” Grease follows the journey of Danny and Sandy, alongside the Burger Palace Boys and

Musical Cabaret

‘Grease’

SouthBound in concert

The Downtown Rocky Point Summer Concert Series continues at St. Anthony of Padua R.C. Church, 614 Route 25A, Rocky Point with a concert by SouthBound from 7 to 9 p.m.

Presented by Leg. Sarah Anker and the North Shore Youth Council. Concertgoers are asked to bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to St. Anthony of Padua R.C. Church’s food pantry. Bring seating. Free admission. For more info, call 854-1600.

Vendors wanted

»Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Ave., Riverhead is accepting applications for its 40th annual Hallockville Country Fair & Craft Show on Aug. 28 and 29. Call 298-5292 or visit www.hallockville.org. »East End Arts in Riverhead seeks vendors and street painting artists for its 25th annual Community Street Painting Festival in downtown Riverhead on Sept. 5 from noon to 5 p.m. Rain date is Sept. 6. For an application, visit www.eastendarts.org. For more info, email mparsons@eastendarts.org. »The Davis Town Meeting House Society, 263 Middle Country Road, Coram seeks vendors for its annual Yard Sale and Craft Fair on Sept. 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain date Sept. 19. $25 per spot/$15 members. For a vendor application, call 804-2256. »Stony Brook Community Church, 216 Christian Avenue, Stony Brook is seeking vendors for their Apple Festival (2021 version!) on Oct. 2, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (rain date Oct. 3). 10’ x 10’ spots are $40 each. Call or text 631-252-0777 for an application to reserve a space and for further information. »Bethel Hobbs Community Farm, 178 Oxhead Road, Centereach will host a Fall Harvest Festival on Oct. 2 from noon to 5 p.m. (rain date Oct. 3). Vendors wanted — 10’ x 10’ spots are $50 each. Food trucks also welcome.

Email Melalady@me.com. »Longwood Estate, corner of Longwood Road and Smith Road, Ridge seeks handcraft vendors for its annual Brookhaven Country Fair on Sept 25 and 26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, call 924-1820.

ng Island Concerts at The Gazebo Sunday” Enjoy the last Tuesday night concerts at The lowerfield Gazebo, 127 Smithtown Blvd., Nesconset ames from at 7 p.m. with 3 Bands, 1 Night featuring cars from 70s Rock Addiction, Illusion (Tribute to nd custom Women of Rock) and Continuum (Rock/ s, muscle Fusion), courtesy of the Nesconset Chamber Fugitives, of Commerce. Free. Weather permitting.

Aug. 29. Bring seating. Call 672-5197 or visit www. s 12 years nesconsetchamber.org.

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» Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown seeks exhibitors for its Evening Market for Wildlife event in the fall.

Date TBD. Looking for vendors who specialize in homemade, nature themed and one of a kind crafts; non-profits specializing in the natural world, environment and rescue; and food vendors. Call 979-6344 or visit www. sweetbriarnc.org.

Wednesday 1 Silent Movie Night

bor Road, Join the Lake Ronkonkoma Historical or guided Society, 328 Hawkin Ave., Lake Ronkonkoma Store on for a Silent Movie Night hotel by George h October. Schramm at 7 p.m. Film of the evening will r children. be Sherlock Jr. (1924) starring Buster Keaton. isit www. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 467-3152.

the Pink Ladies, as they navigate high school to the unforgettable rock n’ roll soundtrack that defined generations. Dust off your leather jackets and pull on your bobby socks, Grease will have you dancing in the aisles! Contains adult themes and situations. Tickets are $35 adults, $28 seniors and students, $20 children ages 5 to 12. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

SOUNDS OF JAZZ The Ward Melville Heritage Organization welcomes The Jazz Loft Big Band in concert this Sunday at 7 p.m. in front of the Stony Brook Post Office.

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

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Religious D irectory Catholic INFANT JESUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 110 Myrtle Ave., Port Jefferson 631-473-0165 Fax 631-331-8094 www.www.infantjesus.org REVEREND PATRICK M. RIEGGER, PASTOR ASSOCIATES: REV. FRANCIS LASRADO & REV. ROLANDO TICLLASUCA To schedule Baptisms and Weddings, Please call the Rectory Confessions: Saturdays 12:30-1:15pm in the Lower Church Religious Ed.: 631 928-0447 Parish Outreach: 631-331-6145 Weekly Masses: 6:50 and 9am in the Church, 12pm in the Chapel* Weekend Masses: Saturday at 5 pm in the Church, 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

Matrimony: contact the Office at least nine months before desired date to set a date.

Reconciliation: Saturdays 4 to 4:45pm or by Appointment. Anointing of the Sick: by request.

Bereavement: 631-941-4141 x 341 Faith Formation Office: 631-941-4141 x 328 Outreach: 631-941-4141 x 313 Our Daily Bread Sunday Soup Kitchen 3:00 pm closed ... reopening TBD Food Pantry Open ... Wednesdays 12Noon to 2pm and Sundays 2pm to 3pm Mission Statement: We, the Catholic community of the Three Village area, formed as the Body of Christ through the waters of Baptism, are a pilgrim community journeying toward the fullness of the Kingdom of God, guided by the Holy Spirit, nourished by the Eucharist and formed by the Gospel.

We strive to respond to Jesus’ invitation: to be faithful and fruitful disciples; to be a Good Samaritan to our neighbor and enemy; to be stewards of and for God’s creation and to be living witnesses of Faith, Hope and Charity ... so that in Jesus’ name, we may be a welcoming community, respectful of life in all its diversities.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Baptisms: Most Sundays at 1:30 pm.

Please contact Parish Office for an appointment.

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

Anointing of the Sick: by request.

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

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

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

CAROLINE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SETAUKET 1 Dyke Road on the Village Green, Setauket Web site: www.carolinechurch.net email: office@carolinechurch.net 631-941-4245 REV. COOPER CONWAY, INTERIM PRIEST-IN-CHARGE Let God walk with you as part of our familyfriendly community Holy Eucharist Saturday 5pm Sunday 8am and 9:30am

Congregational CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH MT. SINAI CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 233

North

Country Road, Mt. Sinai 631-473-1582 www.msucc.org REV. DR. PHILIP HOBSON “No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.”

Online service continues 10am with Rev. Phil Hobson on our You Tube channel.

The service is accessible anytime thereafter.

We are going to hold our Sunday service at 10:00AM out of doors, on the east side of the church. Bring chair, mask and we will socially distance from each other. We also have Sunday School at the same time, outdoors.

We continue with our Online Service, at 10AM and anytime thereafter, on our You Tube channel with Reverend Phil Hobson.

The online service with Rev. Hobson on our You Tube channel continues at 10Am and is accessible anytime Our Island Heart Food Pantry continues to help those in need at 643 Middle Country Road, Middle Island, NY. Hours are Wednesday and Thursday from 3:00-4:30pm.

Wear a mask and stay in car Grace and Peace REV. PHIL

Episcopal ALL SOULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH Our little historic church on the hill” across from the Stony Brook Duck Pond 61 Main Street, Stony Brook Visit our website www.allsoulsstonybrook.org or call 631-655-7798 allsoulsepiscopalchurch@verizon.net Interdenominational Morning Prayer ServiceTuesday 8:00am- Half Hour Interdenominational Rosary Service-Wednesday 12noonSunday Services: 8am Virtual Service 9:30am Service at the Church-Organ Music 8am Tuesday-Morning Prayer Service at the Church This is a small eclectic Episcopal congregation that has a personal touch. We welcome all regardless of where you are on your spiritual journey. Walk with us.

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

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

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH “To know Christ and to make Him known” 12 Prospect St, Huntington (631) 427-1752 On Main St. next to the Library REV. DUNCAN A. BURNS, RECTOR MRS. CLAIRE MIS, SEMINARIAN ALEX PRYRODNY, MUSIC DIRECTOR & ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE Sunday Worship In Person, Zoom & Facebook 8:00 AM Rite I Holy Eucharist with music 10:00 AM Rite II Holy Choral Eucharist Sanctuary Music at Noon Sundays in our beautiful, historic church & Facebook Live Soothe your soul and revive your spirit with 30-minute performances by pianist Alex Pryrodny and guest artists Taize service every last Sunday of the month Morning Prayer Via Zoom 9:00 am Monday thru Friday Thrift Shop Open!

12 to 3pm- Tuesdays & Saturdays www.stjohns1745.org FOLLOW us on Facebook

Greek Orthodox CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION 430 Sheep Pasture Rd., Port Jefferson Tel: 631-473-0894 Fax: 631-928-5131 www.kimisis.org goc.assumption@gmail.com REV. ELIAS (LOU) NICHOLAS, PROISTAMENOS

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

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Religious D irectory Greek Orthodox Sunday Services: Orthros 8:30 Am - Divine Liturgy 10 Am Services Conducted In Both Greek & English* Books Available To Follow In English* Sunday Catechism School, 10 Am - 11 Am* Greek Language School, Tuesdays 5 Pm - 8 Pm* Bible Study & Adult Catechism Classes Available* Golden Age & Youth Groups Banquet Hall Available For Rental* For Information Please Call Church Office* Adjustments to services will be made according to CDC and NYState DOH COVID-19 guidelines. Please call Church office for updates.

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

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

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

Member Union For Reform Judaism RABBI PAUL SIDLOFSKY CANTOR INTERN KALIX JACOBSON EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR RABBI PAUL SIDLOFSKY, RABBI EMERITUS STEPHEN A. KAROL RABBI EMERITUS ADAM D. FISHER CANTOR EMERITUS MICHAEL F. TRACHTENBERG Sabbath Services: 1st Friday of the month 6pm, all other Fridays 7:30pm and Saturday B’nai services at 10am Religious School Monthly Family Service Monthly Tot Shabbat Youth Groups Adult Education Sisterhood Brotherhood Book Club-More

Lutheran-ELCA

Methodist

HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH AND ANCHOR NURSERY SCHOOL

BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

46 Dare Road, Selden 631-732-2511 Emergency Number 516-848-5386 Email: office@hopelutheran.com Website: www.hopeluth.com REV. DR. RICHARD O. HILL, PASTOR DALE NEWTON, VICAR On Sundays the services are at 9 and 10:30 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

ST. PAUL’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 309 Patchogue Road, Port Jefferson Station 631-473-2236 E-mail: Pastorpauldowning@yahoo.com Pastor’s cell: 347-423-3623 (voice or text) www.StPaulsLCPJS.org facebook.com/stpaulselca REV. PAUL A. DOWNING PASTOR June 1-September 30 Indoor Service of Holy Communion will be offered each Sunday at 8:30am in our sanctuary.

We will continue to follow CDC Guidelines.

Masks not required if fully vaccinated. Please maintain social distancing if not fully vaccinated.

Outdoor Parking Lot Service 10:30am each Sunday. Service of Holy Communion. Masks not required. Maintain Social Distancing. Bring your own lawn chairs or stay in your car and listen over your radio.

Lutheran-LCMS MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH 465 Pond Path, East Setauket 631-751-1775 www.messiahny.org PASTOR NILS NIEMEIER ASSOCIATE PASTOR STEVE UNGER Our summer worship schedule is one service at 9:30am followed by a coffee fellowship. The wearing of masks while attending service is optional. The service will be live streamed on our YouTube page.

Go to our website (www.messiahny.org) for the link.

We are here for you and if you are in need, please call us. Our Pastors are available and you are welcome to call thechurch to speak to them.

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

SETAUKET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 160 Main Street, Corner of 25A and Main Street East Setauket 631-941-4167 REV. STEVEN KIM, PASTOR Sunday Worship Service Indoor at 10am Every 3rd Sunday only Outdoor service at 10am Services are streamed online @www.setauketumc.org and livestreamed on Facebook.

Church School meets online Holy Communion 1st Sunday of Month Mary Martha Circle (Women’s Ministry) meets every 2nd Tuesday each month at 1pm No Matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you’re welcome here!

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

Email: office@pjpres.org Website: www.pjpres.org THE REV. DR. RICHARD GRAUGH Sunday Worship Service-10 am (social distancing & masks required) service is also broadcast on church FB page under “Missions and Activities” Christian Education Activities: Call 631-473-0147 Bible Study: Tuesday 2 pm via Zoom Holy Communion 1st Sunday of the Month Hot meals, groceries & clothing provided on a take out basis by Welcome Friends on Fridays 4-5:30 pm Call the church office or visit our website for current activities and events.

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

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

THE REV. KATE JONES CALONE, INTERIM PASTOR THE REV. ASHLEY MCFAUL-ERWIN, COMMUNITY OUTREACH PASTOR In- person worship in Fellowship hall Sundays at 9:30 AM. Masks requires-social distancing possible. Childcare availableBasic live streaming of the service. Link available on our website Sunday mornings. website:setauketpresbyterian.org Bell Choir All ringers welcome Setauket Presbyterian Pre-School, ages 2-5 www.setauketpreschool.org Open Door Exchange (furniture ministry) Opendoorexchange.org 631-751-0176 For all program information visit our website, email the church Setauketpresbyterian@verizon. net Follow us on FB

Quaker QUAKER

RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS

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

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

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

Unitarian Universalist UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP AT STONY BROOK 380 Nicolls Road, East Setauket 631-751-0297 www.uufsb.org office@uufsb.org REV. MARGARET H. ALLEN (MINISTER@UUFSB.ORG) Sunday Service by Zoom: 10:30 a.m. (go to uufsb.org for Zoom links) Adult Faith Development, Choir, Folk Group, classical music, Vespers, Sangha Meditation, Labyrinth Walks, Tai Chi, Chi Gong, Yoga, Essentrics, Grounds & Sounds Café, Le Petit Salon de Musique Our website also offers information about other activities we are currently holding online, such as our Humanist Discussion Group and meditative and wellness arts classes .

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

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The mighty Yankees and the AL Central first place White Sox magically emerge from a voluminous cornfield to take their places on a well-manicured baseball diamond and the game begins.

This scene played as if right out of a movie, except this wasn’t a movie, it was an actual baseball game. But it wasn’t being played in a grand stadium, instead it was played in a regulation ball field in rural Dyersville, Iowa, surrounded by acres of tall corn only feet away from the original baseball field and house featured in the iconic Kevin Costner movie Field of Dreams.

The regular-season baseball game, which had been delayed for one year due to the COVID pandemic, finally played Thursday evening August 12. It was exciting as if scripted by Hollywood with a surprising edge of your seat twist at the end.

The Yankees fought their way back from a 7-4 deficit at the top of the ninth when they rallied with a two-run homer from Aaron Judge, then another two-run homer

by Giancarlo Stanton off the Sox closer Liam Hendriks, to make the score 8-7 in the Yankees' favor.

But the Yankees' dreams of victory in Iowa were suddenly dashed when at the bottom of the ninth inning Tim Anderson hit the first pitch from Zack Britton to land a walk-off home run right in the middle of those corn fields giving the win to the White Sox. Though the Yankees left in defeat, just being a part of this spectacular event was thrilling for the players and their fans.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said, “That was as special and breathtaking a setting for a baseball game as I've ever been part of.”

Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge said, “It was pretty cool driving in and seeing everybody standing on the side of the road, with signs, cheering us on as we’re coming in.”

This newly built 8,000 seat ballpark sits right next to the original built for the 1989 movie starring Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Ray Liotta and James Earl Jones. Before the game, Costner ambled onto the outfield like his character Ray Kinsella and watched as the White Sox and Yankees walked out of the cornrows to take their places.

Baseball in hand, Costner headed to the microphone while the original musical score from the movie accompanied him. The actor looked at the crowd and uttered, “It’s perfect.

We’ve kept our promise. The dream is still alive. There’s probably just one question to answer. Is this heaven? Yes, it is.” And it

was perfect; it was heaven. The dramatic introductory festivities were a prelude to this exciting game.

Throughout the evening there were clips from the movie featuring some of the classic quotes, adding to the enchantment of it all.

One pivotal quote from James Earl Jones’ character Terrance Mann was "Ray, people will come Ray. They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom."

And that’s exactly what happened Thursday, August 12, 2021. People came to Iowa to that magnetic cornfield to be part of the tradition of baseball, but more than that, they came to be part of a unique event. In addition to those in attendance were the 5.9 million total viewers on FOX Television, the largest audience for a regular season game on any network since 2005.

At the end of the movie, the ghost players were on the field with Ray Kinsella looking on. Suddenly, the catcher takes off his mask revealing he is Kinsella’s deceased dad and after a few words, the father and son play catch leaving all of us to ponder what if we could have just a few minutes to play catch with a loved one.

Playing catch is such a singularly inviting activity for two people. The ball and the throw unite the pair. If only I could have one more moment with my mom, the person who introduced me to baseball and her beloved Yankees. If we could play catch like we did when I was a kid, what I would give for the chance to relive that moment with her.

Fans and players lingered after the game, then finally started their pilgrimage back home with the wish for one more moment.

Thankfully, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred announced that the Field of Dreams game will return to Dyersville, Iowa next August 2022. The teams taking part are undecided as of this writing.

Miller Place resident Barbara Anne Kirshner is a freelance journalist, playwright and author of “Madison Weatherbee —The Different Dachshund.”

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MOVIE REVIEW

Jennifer Hudson soars in Respect

REVIEWED BY JEFFREY SANZEL

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retha Louise Franklin began her career as a child singing in her father’s Baptist Church. She would go on to be one of the most important and influential vocalists of all time. Beloved as a musician as well as civil rights activist, “the Queen of Soul” would touch millions.

Tony-Award nominated Liesl Tommy makes her featured film debut with Respect, a biopic of Franklin’s early life and rise to fame. Beginning in her Detroit home in 1952 and traveling forward twenty years, Tracey Scott Wilson’s screenplay is a mostly straightforward look at one of the most iconic figures of the music industry.

The film begins with ten-year-old Aretha (a marvelous Skye Dakota Turner) being woken by her father, Baptist minister C.L. Franklin (Forest Whitaker), to entertain his guests. The opening sequences show his pride in her vocal prowess and his manipulative nature, themes that will carry through their entire relationship. During one party, a friend of her father’s rapes the preadolescent Franklin. The film is a bit hazy about the rape and the birth of her first two children, sidestepping a murky part of Franklin’s past. (There have been multiple articles written about both the liberties and inaccuracies of Respect.)

The story continues with her breaking from her father’s supervision and connecting with Ted White (Marlon Wayans), who becomes her manager and husband. Unfortunately, White is abusive, with Franklin trading one controlling man for another. Along the way, she signs with Atlantic Records producer Jerry Wexler (Marc Maron), who becomes an impetus in her career shift.

One senses a list of items that the creators wanted to cover and checked them off as they went, manifesting in a mechanical progression.

In addition, the dialogue often states the characters’ thoughts and feelings rather than revealing them in action. As a result, the subtext—the underlying humanity—is often lost as the plot moves forward.

Tommy and Wilson have managed to make recording fascinating and engaging.

The breakthrough recording in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, runs the gamut from tense to exhilarating. Throughout, the

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scenes focusing on Franklin's art and craft shine. Recreation of interviews is cleverly juxtaposed with the “reality” of the moment.

But more could have—and should have— been made of her civil rights work.

Whitaker makes the most of Franklin’s father, but because Wilson has avoided many of the more unsavory aspects of C.L. Franklin (alluded to but unconfirmed), the character never feels fully realized. Marlon Wayans fairs a bit better, finding the edge and danger in White.

Marc Maron is a joy as Wexler, both caring and quirky. Kimberly Scott shines as the family matriarch. Audra McDonald makes the best of what is little more than a cameo as Franklin’s mother. Tituss Burgess embodies kindness as James Cleveland, a man who arcs through her entire life. Mary J. Blige brings the right blend of imperious ego and genuine no-nonsense to Dinah Washington (though her major scene is an incident most likely connected to Etta James).

At the center of the film is Jennifer Hudson, delivering a knockout performance. Hudson first encountered Franklin when she sang “Share Your Love With Me” in her American Idol audition. Then, following Hudson’s Academy Award win for Dreamgirls, Hudson visited Franklin in New York. According to Hudson, “… one of the first things she said to me was, ‘You’re gonna win another Oscar for playing me, right?’”.

Hudson brings warmth and intelligence to her Franklin, navigating the entire range of innocence and hope to the constant struggle with her inner demons. She allows the pain

to swell and recede, some moments turning in and others lashing out. Her growth to stardom and the price that she paid remain in precarious balance. Hudson owns every song, honoring Franklin but bringing her own power to the interpretations. She celebrates the entire range of Franklin’s work, from the church music to early jazz standards to finally those that became her signature songs. Whether taking on the traditional “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive,” finding the depths in “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You),” soaring with “Amazing Grace,” or exploding with “Respect,” Hudson delivers in the dozen-plus songs.

There is an odd misstep in the closing of the film. Franklin’s Kennedy Center Honors performance of “Natural Woman” is shown in its entirety, a spectacular reminder of Franklin’s unique, extraordinary presence. Hudson follows this singing “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home,” a new song composed for the film. This pleasant if unspectacular song highlights the exceptional Franklin songbook and comes across as a clumsy attempt for a Best Song Oscar nomination. It seems a step-down and superfluous.

Respect touches on many of the highs and lows of Aretha Franklin’s rise to fame.

Franklin had a complicated life, and while Respect is sincere, Franklin deserved a more complex approach to telling her story. But, in the end, Jennifer Hudson’s star performance shines through.

Rated PG-13, Respect is now playing in local theaters.

Stripes is heading back to select theaters nationwide in honor of the classic comedy's 40th anniversary on Sunday, Aug. 29 and Wednesday, Sept. 2, courtesy of Fathom Events.

Released by Columbia Pictures in 1981, Stripes stars Bill Murray as John Winger, a man who loses everything he has all in one day and decides that his only option is to volunteer for the army, taking his best friend Russell (Harold Ramis) along with him.

The film also stars Warren Oates, P. J. Soles, Sean Young, John Candy.

Other notable actors to appear include John Larroquette, John Diehl, Conrad Dunn, Judge Reinhold, Joe Flaherty, Dave Thomas, Timothy Busfield, and Bill Paxton.

Viewers will also be treated to a special introduction of the film by Bill Murray and director Ivan Reitman as they sit down together 40-years later and give fans an inside look at their time filming Stripes.

"The on-screen antics and comedic genius of Bill Murray and Harold Ramis are turned on full force in this fan-favorite comedy-adventure classic," said Tom Lucas, Fathom Events Vice President of Studio Relations, in a statement. "Full of expertly crafted irreverent wit, sardonic humor, and retro-scripted ad-lib, audiences are in for a night of laughs while revisiting one of the '80s most hilarious films."

Locally the film will be screened at AMC Stony Brook 17, 2196 Nesconset Hwy, Stony Brook on Aug. 29 at 3 and 7 p.m. and Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. and Island Cinema de Lux, 185 Morris Ave., Holtsville at 7 p.m. on both days. To order tickets in advance, visit www.fathomevents.com.

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KIDS KORNER Programs Dragonfly Safari

Join the staff at Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, 581 W. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown for a Dragonfly Safari on Aug. 28 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Did you know dragonflies love to eat mosquitoes? Discover the dragonfly's beautiful colors, lifecycle, and fascinating behaviors.

Enjoy outdoor observation of these wonderful creatures in their natural habitat and see some up close! $4 cash per person.

Advance reservations required by calling 265-1054.

FOR A LIMITED TIME $0 Enrollment fee $19.98/month Call 631 751-6100

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Learn all about dragonflies at Caleb Smith Park on Aug. 28.

Drop by the Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor on Aug. 28 or 29 between noon and 4:30 p.m. to take part in a Pirate Ship workshop. Design and build a unique pirate ship from a variety of wooden materials and string. Create your own Jolly Roger to fly from your vessel.

Adult supervision required. No registration necessary. Fee is $10 per participant plus the cost of admission. Questions? Call 367-3418.

Summer Lantern Walk

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Sunken Meadow State Park, Route 25A and Sunken Meadow Parkway, Kings Park offers a Summer Lantern Walk on Aug. 29 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Have you ever wanted to explore the park after dark? Now is your chance!

Join the staff for a night-themed walk, with the ambiance of lanterns! With any luck, you might be able to observe some of the park's nocturnal animal residents! $4 cash per person. To register, please visit Eventbrite. com and search for #NatureEdventure. For more information, call 581-1072.

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The Summer Program series at Frank Melville Memorial Park, 1 Old Field Road, concludes on a high note (and step) with an Irish Step Dancing performance by the Ciara Green School on Aug. 31 at 11 a.m. Followed by a show and tell of costumes, music and dancing. Meet at the Red Barn. Free. For more information, call 689-6146.

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Come meet the butterflies at Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown! The center’s enclosed outdoor butterfly vivarium is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily throughout the summer. Fee is $5 per adult, $3 seniors and children ages 2 to 12 (exact change please).

Questions? Call 979-6344.

‘Don’t Let the Pigeon …’

Join the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts for a musical production of Mo Willems’ Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! on the grounds of the Smithtown Historical Society, 239 E. Main St., Smithtown on various dates from Aug. 28 to Sept. 17. It’s not easy being the Pigeon — you never get to do ANYTHING! But when the bus driver has a crisis that threatens to make her passengers (gasp!) late, maybe that wily bird CAN do something. Featuring an innovative mix of songs, and feathers, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! is sure to get everyone’s wings flapping. Tickets are $18 per person. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

'A Kooky Spooky Halloween'

Children's theater continues at Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson with A Kooky Spooky Halloween, a merry musical about a ghost who's afraid of the dark, from Oct. 9 to 30 (*sensory- Art by Heather Kuhn sensitive performance on Oct. 10). Recently graduated spirit Abner Perkins is assigned to the Aberdeen Boarding House — known for its spectral sightings and terrific toast. Here, Abner finds himself cast into a company of its wacky residents. When his secret is revealed, he is forced to leave his haunted home and set off on a quest with his newly found friends. On this journey to find spook-tacular promise, Abner and company learn the power of helping others. All seats are $10. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

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CAYLA'S COLUMN

Pictured with the West Meadow beach clean-up volunteers are, from left, co-founder of the Pollution Prevention Passport program, Cayla Rosenhagen; Town of Brookhaven Department of General Services Executive Assistant, Frank Petrignani; Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich; program co-founder, Iris Rosenhagen; Brookhaven Town Youth Board Chair Charlotte Pressley (third from right); Supervisor Ed Romaine (second from right) and Town of Brookhaven Environmental Educator, Nicole Pocchaire (right). Photo by Raina Angelier

Brookhaven launches Pollution Prevention Passport program

In the words of Dr. Jane Goodall, “Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, will we help.

Only if we help, we shall be saved.”

Environmental awareness is critical in creating widespread care for BY CAYLA ROSENHAGEN the nature that surrounds us. And when we care, we are driven to protect.

A press conference was held on August 18 at West Meadow Beach in Stony Brook to announce the launch of Brookhaven Town’s new environmental conservation program for all ages. The event, preceded by a beach clean-up with over fifty volunteers, celebrated a novel way for locals to get involved in protecting and appreciating the natural beauty our town has to offer.

Members of Brookhaven’s Youth Board, including myself, joined Town Supervisor Ed Romaine, Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich, and town environmental educator Nicole Pocchiare at the beach to kick off the Pollution Prevention Passport initiative.

The Passport program encourages community members to visit Brookhaven’s many parks and beaches and record their travels in their very own document of travel. Additionally, it fosters environmental stewardship by supporting and suggesting eco-friendly decisions and collecting litter.

Inside the passport, participants will find pages to tally the kinds of litter they have found, to document and illustrate their experiences, and record the conservation efforts they have made during their outings. A map featuring an inspiring list of Brookhaven’s abundant parks and beaches can be found in the back of the passport.

After filling in the passport, it can be submitted to the Town for a “Stamp of

Stewardship,” as recognition for the participant’s contribution to protecting Brookhaven’s green spaces.

To download and print a passport of your own, or to find out more about the program, please visit brookhavenny.gov/passport.

Cayla Rosenhagen is a local high school student who enjoys capturing the unique charm of the community through photography and

journalism. She serves on the board of directors for the Four Harbors Audubon Society and Brookhaven’s Youth Board, and is the founder and coordinator of Beach Bucket Brigade, a community outreach program dedicated to environmental awareness, engagement, and education. She is also an avid birder, hiker, and artist who is concurrently enrolled in college, pursuing a degree in teaching.

ONLY ON THE WEB: Check out the following stories on our website, www.tbrnewsmedia.com: » Legislator Trotta holds food drive for St.Vincent de Paul in Kings Park » Watercolor artist Mary Waka featured in exhibit at Apple Bank of Smithtown » 5 back-to-school tips to support children’s emotional well-being » Shelter Pet of the Week: Betty Boop » Recipe with video: Frosted Banana Cake

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STRONGER T GETHER After a year unrivaled by any other in recent history, Stony Brook University and Stony Brook Medicine are celebrating the much-anticipated return to a vibrant campus this fall. We faced innumerable challenges during that time but the selfless efforts of our faculty, students, staff, medical personnel and other members of the Stony Brook community helped us weather the crisis and emerge stronger as a result.

As we transition to mostly in-person teaching, learning and office occupancy, it is with a deep sense of gratitude that we honor these dedicated individuals who proved that more can be accomplished when we work together as a team.

Truly, we are Stronger Together.

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