Arts & Lifestyles - September 2, 2021

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Clockwise from top left, artists Jo Ann Wadler, Justin Cavagnaro, Meryle King, Flo Kemp and Eric Giles will join over 90 exhibitors at this year's event. Photos by Heidi Sutton/2019

Gallery North Outdoor Art Show and Music Festival returns to Setauket on Sept. 11 & 12 ■ B15 ALSO: Photo of the Week B4 • Putt & Pub Crawl heads to Port Jefferson B9 • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! opens in Smithtown B22

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Living Your Best Life with Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) OUR EXPERT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS Roger Fan, MD Director Complex Arrhythmia Ablation Program Heart Rhythm Center Stony Brook University Heart Institute

September is Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month and Stony Brook heart rhythm specialist Roger Fan, MD, offers a variety of tools here to help you live your best life with AFib — the most common heart rhythm disorder.

And, looking beyond September, Stony Brook’s compassionate and experienced AFib healthcare team is available year-round to help navigate through any uncertainty and answer any, and all, questions you may have.

What should I know about atrial fibrillation?

What AFib is. Atrial fibrillation or AFib is an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) that can lead to blood clots, stroke and heart failure. In fact, with AFib, there’s a five times greater risk of suffering a stroke.

The symptoms. Symptoms often include palpitations (racing or fluttering heartbeat), shortness of breath, chest discomfort, lightheadedness and extreme fatigue.

However, about 10 percent of patients with AFib experience no symptoms at all and are diagnosed only when the disorder is detected during an unrelated office visit.

The risk factors. Most at-risk are those with an underlying heart condition, family history, high blood pressure, obesity or chronic condition such as thyroid disease, sleep apnea or diabetes.

Add to the mix, also, being over 60 years old.

How do I lead a full and active life with AFib? Eat heart healthy. When making out your grocery list, opt for a diet that includes a variety of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy, skinless poultry and fish, nuts and legumes. Limit the usual suspects… saturated and trans fats, sodium, red meats, and sugary foods and beverages. Talk to your doctor about eating foods high in vitamin K such as leafy greens, which can interfere with the effectiveness of blood thinning medication.

If you are obese, a weight loss of just 10 percent can decrease symptoms of AFib. Channel your inner Rocky Balboa. Safe, effective and enjoyable exercise like walking and cycling can help you drop pounds, control cholesterol, reduce blood pressure, lift your spirits and make your heart stronger. If you aren’t used to regular exercise or are over 60, talk to your doctor first.

Listen to your body. Know your “Big 3” numbers — cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar. Getting more active, losing weight and making smart food choices can help get your numbers into a healthy range. Tell your doctor about any new symptoms or if your treatment isn’t working for you.

Rein in stress. Anger and anxiety can cause an uptick in heart rate and make AFib worse. Look for ways to relax whether it’s walking, spending time with friends and family, meditation or yoga. Sometimes hearing from others can be a good way to relieve stress. If you are feeling overwhelmed, you may want to consider joining a support group like the American Heart TM Association’s My AFib Experience .

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Be smart about coffee, alcohol and smoking.

Cut back on or avoid caffeine and alcohol.

These can act as stimulants and affect your heart rate. If you smoke, you know the drill by now… quitting is one of the best things you can do for your health. If you need help quitting, talk to your healthcare team.

Get enough ZZZZ’s. Up to half of those with AFib don’t sleep well due to sleep apnea — multiple mini-awakenings caused by irregular breathing. If you aren’t getting six to eight hours a night, let your doctor know.

Learn more.

If you’re experiencing rhythm disorder symptoms, you likely have many questions.

Our heart rhythm specialists work closely with your referring physician to ensure the quality, ease and safety of your Stony Brook experience.

For an appointment with a heart rhythm specialist, call (631) 44-HEART (444-3278).

For more information, visit heart.stonybrookmedicine.edu/Afib.

This article is intended to be general and/or educational in nature.

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ASK THE VET

Separation anxiety - Part II FLEA & TICK SEASON IS HERE!

BY MATTHEW KEARNS, DVM

A diagnosis of separation anxiety in understanding the cause of our dog’s behaviors can make it much simpler to treat. Treating separation anxiety requires patience and persistence to work. There are always steps backwards (even if you are doing everything correctly) and treatment is lifelong.

Modifying behavior is a very simple concept: reward the good behavior, and ignore the bad behavior. This is easier said than done. Coming home to a chewed/ scratched up door or a nice smelly present after a long day at work would make anyone lose their cool. However, dogs live in the moment and do not understand why they are being scolded for something after the fact.

They only understand that they were happy to see us when we arrived but we started yelling at them. This is not only ineffective, but also been can exacerbate the problem. We have to start with behavioral modification, or changing our dog’s behavior by changing our behavior. How can we do that?

Leave the room: Start by leaving your dog alone for very short periods of time and reward them for staying calm while you are gone. A short period of time refers to a minute or less in the beginning. Before leaving, put them in a relaxed sit-stay position: initially tell your dog to sit and, after they sit, tell them to stay before leaving the room. If the dog follows, do not scold them, just start over. If they do the sit-stay successfully, give them a treat when you come back. Don’t get frustrated if you are having little success. It can take weeks of training every day to try and get your dog to stay even for a minute when the condition is severe.

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Change your schedule: Change up any clues that might let the dog know you are going out. If it is at set times, then mix up when you leave (even if it is for 15 minutes to get your dog used to being left alone).

Crate training: Crate training can start at any age but is best started when a puppy is very young (ideally, we start between eight and 12 weeks of age) and a dog with separation anxiety will not always adapt.

Crate training (if instituted at the appropriate age and used correctly) is designed more as a “safety area” when you are out of the house.

If one is going to try to crate train an adult dog with separation anxiety, reach out to a certified trainer to help you through the process. Confining a dog that already has a nervous breakdown every time you leave will set you up for disaster. You don’t want to come home to a broken crate and possibly an injured dog.

Medications: In severe cases, medications are used in conjunction with treatment.

There are medications to use on an everyday basis (maintenance medications), as well as medications to use during periods of crisis.

Medications, when used appropriately, are not designed to cure the problem, but rather help to treat in conjunction with behavioral modification. The goal is medication and behavioral modification initially. Then wean off medication and continue behavioral modification alone.

I hope this sheds some light on the condition separation anxiety and offers solutions to a very stressful problem.

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK

YOUR TURN

Rosh Hashanah allows for a time to reflect

BY RABBI AARON BENSON

THE BUCKS STOP HERE Michael Boren snapped this incredible photo in his hometown of Setauket on Aug. 19. He writes. 'Couple of bros taking in some rays ...They were resting on the grass without a care in the world.'

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If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.

We all know the saying and it does seem to be true. It also captures nicely the spirit of the Jewish New Year season which starts Monday night, Sept 6th, with the beginning of Rosh Hashanah. What do I mean?

In synagogues around the world, we read the Torah, the Five Books of Moses, the first five books of the Bible, on a yearly cycle reading a portion every week. As the New Year holidays begin, we find ourselves coming to the end of the annual cycle with the reading of the Book of Deuteronomy.

That book is read over the course of 11 weeks, about a fifth of the year. And for those not familiar with its subject matter, Deuteronomy is primarily a review of the events of the previous four books.

We spend a fifth of the year, and a fifth of the Torah, doing review. This is intentional because our New Year season is meant to be one of review and reflection. We consider our shortcomings, failures, and misdeeds of the past year, actively seek to mend hurt and broken relationships, and plan for how to do better in the year ahead.

That is a lot to do! If you hadn’t started yet, you’d have a lot to accomplish between now and Monday! Judaism is an optimistic faith.

Rabbi Aaron Benson

We do not believe anyone is condemned to be bad with no hope of changing. Every year at this time, we celebrate the idea that people can change. But our tradition, as reflected in our liturgical calendar, also understands it is a lot of work to change what’s wrong in our lives.

Using the annual reading cycle as a guide, we probably should be spending a lot more of our time reflecting on what we do so that we can learn from our mistakes and try again — try again carefully and with the wisdom of experience to guide us.

If you will be celebrating Rosh Hashanah, I wish you a sweet and happy new year. And to everyone, I strongly recommend a life with ample time carved out for reviewing who you are, who you want to be, how to become that person, and never giving up on that process. A lifetime dedicated to such a process will be one well lived.

The author is the rabbi of North Shore Jewish Center in Port Jefferson Station.

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MEDICAL COMPASS

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Improving lung function

Lung health is affected by simple diet and exercise changes The COVID-19 pandemic has raised many people’s awareness of the importance of lung function. Its consequences are especially severe for those with chronic obstructive lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, as well as those who smoke and vape.

What can we do to strengthen our lungs? We can improve lung function with simple lifestyle modifications including exercising, BY DAVID DUNAIEF, MD eating a plant-based diet with a focus on fruits and vegetables, expanding lung capacity with an incentive spirometer, and quitting smoking and vaping, which damage the lungs (1). Not only people with compromised lungs will benefit; studies suggest everyone will benefit.

COPD and diet

Several studies demonstrate that higher consumption of fiber from plants decreases the risk of COPD in smokers and exsmokers. Bear with me, because the studies were done with men or women, not both at the same time. In one study of men, for example, results showed that higher fiber intake was associated with significant 48 percent reductions in COPD incidence in smokers and 38 percent incidence reductions in ex-smokers (3). The high-fiber group ate at least 36.8 grams per day, compared to the low-fiber group, which ate less than 23.7 grams per day. Fiber sources were fruits, vegetables and whole grain, essentially a whole foods plant-based diet. The high-fiber group was still below the American Dietetic Association-recommended 38 grams per day. This is within our grasp.

In another study, women had a highly significant 37 percent decreased risk of COPD among those who consumed at least 2.5 serving of fruit per day compared to those who consumed less than 0.8 servings per day (4). The highlighted fruits shown to reduce COPD in both men and women included apples, bananas, and pears.

Asthma and diet

In a randomized controlled trial of asthma patients, results show that after 14 days those who ate a low-antioxidant diet had less lung function compared to those who ate a

high-antioxidant diet (2). Researchers measured lung function with onesecond forced expiratory volume (FEV1) and predicted forced vital capacity (FVC).

Additionally, those who were in the low-antioxidant diet group also had higher inflammation at 14 weeks, as measured using a c-reactive protein (CRP) biomarker. Those who were in the low-antioxidant group also were over two-times more likely to have an asthma exacerbation.

The good news is that the difference in behavior between the high- and lowantioxidant groups was small. The highantioxidant group had a modest five servings of vegetables and two servings of fruit daily, while the low-antioxidant group ate no more than two servings of vegetables and one serving of fruit daily.

Carotenoid supplementation, instead of antioxidant foods, made no difference in inflammation. The authors concluded that an increase in carotenoids from diet has a clinically significant impact on asthma and can be seen in a very short period.

Incentive spirometry

What is an incentive spirometer? It’s a device that helps expand the lungs by inhaling through a tube and causing a ball or multiple balls to rise. This opens the alveoli and may help you breathe better.

Incentive spirometry has been used for patients with pneumonia, those who have chest or abdominal surgery and those with asthma or COPD, but it has also been useful for healthy participants (5). A small study showed that those who trained with an incentive spirometer for two weeks increased their vital capacity, right and left chest wall motion, and right diaphragm motion.

This means it improved lung function and respiratory motion. Participants were 10 nonsmoking healthy adults who were instructed to take five sets of five deep breaths twice a day, totaling 50 deep breaths per day. The brands used in the study are inexpensive and easily accessible, such as Teleflex’s Triflo II. In another small, two-month study of 27 patients with COPD, the incentive spirometer improved blood gasses, such as partial pressure carbon dioxide and oxygen, in COPD patients with exacerbation (6).

The authors concluded that it may improve quality of life for COPD patients.

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In recent studies, apples, bananas and pears were shown to reduce COPD. Pixabay photo

Exercise

Exercise can have a direct impact on lung function. In a study involving healthy women ages 65 years and older, results showed that 20 minutes of high-intensity exercise three times a day improved FEV1 and FVC, both indicators of lung function, in as little as 12 weeks (7). Participants began with a 15-minute warm-up, then 20 minutes of high-intensity exercise on a treadmill, followed by 15 minutes of cool-down with stretching.

What is impressive is that it was done in older adults, not those in their twenties and not in elite athletes.

Note that you don’t need a treadmill to do aerobic exercise. You can walk up steps or steep hills in your neighborhood, do jumping jacks, or even dance in your living room.

Whatever you choose, you want to increase your heart rate and expand your lungs. If this is new for you, consult a physician and start slowly. You’ll find that your stamina improves rather quickly over time.

We all should be working to strengthen our lungs, regardless of COVID-19.

This three-pronged approach of lifestyle modifications – diet, exercise and incentive spirometer – can help without expending significant time or expense.

References:

(1) Public Health Rep. 2011 Mar-Apr; 126(2): 158-159. (2) Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Sep;96(3):53443.(3)Epidemiology Mar 2018;29(2):254-260. (4) Int J Epidemiol Dec 1 2018;47(6);1897-1909. (5) Ann Rehabil Med. Jun 2015;39(3):360-365. (6) Respirology. Jun 2005;10(3):349-53.(7)J Phys Ther Sci. Aug 2017;29(8):1454-1457.

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

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FEATURE STORY

Port Jefferson Rotary to host Putt and Pub Crawl

BY JULIANNE MOSHER

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t’s going to be a “hole” lot of fun.

The Port Jefferson Rotary’s Winter Golf Classic fundraiser is usually held every January, but for 2021 they’re taking it to the village on Sunday, Sept. 12.

The fourth annual Putt and Pub Crawl is a community favorite where golfers from amateurs to professionals can golf inside and outside of nine of their favorite restaurants and bars in downtown Port Jeff.

“This is one of our biggest fundraisers,” said president of the rotary, Robert Dooley.

“It’s a bunch of likeminded people who come out to have fun and support our local businesses.”

The Port Jeff Rotary Club serves the local communities of Port Jefferson, Belle Terre, Port Jefferson Station and Mount Sinai. The club's foundation gives awards and scholarships to local students, works to alleviate hunger in the community through food drives and collections and helps support local nonprofits.

According to Dooley, the Putt and Pub Crawl started a few years ago when the Rotarians were thinking of new ways to

fundraise and help local people, businesses and the community. Normally held during the village’s off-season, the golf outing is geared to bring business to the restaurant scene during a slower time of the year.

“Port Jeff in the winter is normally a slower season,” he said. “So we let those businesses kill it in the summer, and if there’s any way we can help create a bump in sales during the winter, we’re there to help.”

That’s when the rotary teamed up with business owners to set up golf holes inside and outside their stores, so people could play, drink and eat in an easy, slow-paced event that appeals to everyone. The first outing was in January 2017.

“We tried to do something a little more active, presented this idea, and it turned out that 100 people came that first year,” he said.

This year, the event was rescheduled from January to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“You go at your own pace to restaurant to bar to restaurant,” Dooley explained. “It’s nothing that’s overly competitive — just having a good time and raising some money in a fun, casual setting.” Each restaurant

creates its own setup, and many get creative with it. Some fan favorites include a station outside the Port Jefferson Brewery, Tommy’s Place and one inside Barito Tacos & Cocktails.

Upon arrival and check-in at Danfords Hotel, golfers receive an itinerary with three drink tickets and appetizers for participating locations.

Starting at 10:30 a.m. and concluding at 6 p.m., the Putt and Pub Crawl is an all-day event where participants can come and go as they please. The event wraps with a reception where various awards are given out including best dressed team and best and worst golfers.

“People are chomping at the bits to help people and organizations in need, and to have fun with their loved ones,” he added. “This is an opportunity to help the community and have fun while doing so.”

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.portjeffrotary.com.

Please note this event is for individuals 21 years of age or older.

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LET'S TALK ... REAL ESTATE

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Fall is the time to prepare for winter move

With autumn weather around the corner, real estate trends and values are still looking good. This news is fantastic for those who want to move before it gets cooler.

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

Answers to last week's SUDOKU:

Ready to move

For those planning to move

BY MICHAEL ARDOLINO at the beginning of next year, now may be the time to put your house up for sale. The market is still moving quickly, and you want to be ready. Being here for the holidays is one thing; however, you may not want to be on Long Island for the entire winter.

Keep in mind, as mentioned in previous columns, the trend from western Long Island is that houses are taking a little longer to sell.

One step at a time

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Sometimes people who are moving, especially those who are downsizing or want to simplify their new living space, look around their house and say, “What am I going to do with all this stuff?”

Packing up doesn't have to be a horrible chore. If you’re lucky to have your new home — say a winter place that you’re now making your permanent residence — you already have an idea of how much space you will have.

Go around your future home and measure the rooms, cabinets and any other storage space. Having these measurements will make it easier to decide what goes with you and what gets sold or donated.

If you don’t know where you’re moving to yet, think about how big you want your new home to be. Then you’ll have an educated guess about what to pack up and what to donate.

Remember to take it room by room when deciding what you’re taking with you and plan

to do a bit each day. Decide what furniture is going with you first since some pieces also provide storage. If you’re going to use the bookshelf in your new house, then there’s a place for some of your books.

Some easy things to get rid of are multiple items or clothes you haven’t worn in a decade.

Do your children no longer live at home, but their stuff still lives with you? Ask them to come over to help you go through the things they left behind.

The key is still pricing

One of the most important conversations you can have with your real estate agent is about pricing. It’s important to be knowledgeable and reasonable about your home’s worth. A lot of people see a house sold in their neighborhood, one that may look the same from the outside, and think they can get the same amount.

Remember … you can’t judge a book by its cover. The house down the street may be the same style house, with the same square footage and rooms, but there can be differences inside that can play a part in pricing — good or bad.

Be proactive

It’s important to meet with a real estate professional whether you plan to sell now or in the future. The agent will go over your options for when you decide to sell and your home’s current market value.

They will look through your home and give you valuable advice. For example, has the kitchen not been renovated in a few decades?

They may suggest some creative, less expensive upgrades that will make a difference financially once you do sell the home.

Takeaway

It’s never too early to talk about an important decision such as selling your home.

Real estate professionals can help you with these important conversations. So, let’s talk.

Michael Ardolino is the Founder/OwnerBroker of Realty Connect USA.

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KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS

CSHL scientists and families who help fund them share goals, optimism Harnessing the Technology of our Research Giants

‘The technology that we’ve developed to look at myodifferentiation in rhabdomyosarcoma can be used to study other cancers.’ — MARTYNA SROKA

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

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF

Part One: A group of people may prove to be the guardian angels for the children of couples who haven’t even met yet.

After suffering unimaginable losses to a form of cancer that can claim the lives of children, several families, their foundations, and passionate scientists have teamed up to find weaknesses and vulnerabilities in cancers including rhabdomyosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma.

Rhabdomyosarcoma affects about 400 to 500 people each year in the United States, with more than half of those patients receiving the diagnosis before their 10th birthday. Patients who receive diagnoses for these cancers typically receive medicines designed to combat other diseases.

A group of passionate people banded together using a different approach to funding and research to develop tools for a different outcome. Six years after the Christina Renna Foundation and others funded a Banbury meeting at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the grass roots funders and dedicated scientists are finding reasons for optimism.

“I wish I could run up to the top of a hill and scream it out: ‘I’m more hopeful than I’ve ever been,’” said Phil Renna, director of operations, communications department at CSHL and the co-founder of the Christina Renna Foundation. “I’m really excited” about the progress the foundation and the aligned group supporting the Sarcoma Initiative at the lab has made.

Renna and his wife Rene started the foundation after their daughter Christina died at the age of 16 in 2007 from rhabdomyosarcoma.

Left, Christopher Vakoc Photo from CSHL; above, Martyna Sroka Photo by Sofya Polyanskaya

Renna’s optimism stems from work Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Christopher Vakoc, a professor and Cancer Center co-director and his research team, including PhD candidate Martyna Sroka have performed.

The cause for optimism comes from the approach Vakoc has taken to cancers, including leukemia.

Vakoc has developed a way to screen the effects of genetic changes on the course of cancer.

“Usually, when you hear about a CRISPR screen, you think of taking out a function and the cell either dies or doesn’t care,” Sroka said, referring to the tool of genetic editing. Sroka is not asking whether the cell dies, but whether the genetic change nudges the cellular processes in a different direction.

“We are asking whether a loss of a gene changes the biology of a cell to undergo a fate change; in our case, whether cancer cells stop growing and differentiate down the muscle lineage,” she explained.

In the case of sarcoma, researchers believe immature muscle cells continue to grow and divide, turning

into cancer, rather than differentiating to a final stage in which they function as normal cells.

Through genetic changes, however, Sroka and Vakoc’s lab are hoping to restore the cell to its non cancerous state.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has had success with other diseases and other types of cancer, which is where the optimism comes from, explained Paul Paternoster, President of Selectrode Industries, Inc. and the founder of the Michelle Paternoster Foundation for Cancer Research.

As a part of her doctoral research which she’s been conducting for four years, Sroka is also working with Switzerland-based pharmaceutical company Novartis AG to test the effect of using approved and experimental drugs that can coax cells back into their muscular, noncancerous condition.

The work Sroka and Vakoc have been doing and the approach they are taking could have applications in other cancers.

“The technology that we’ve developed to look at myodifferentiation in rhabdomyosarcoma can be used to

study other cancers (in fact, we are currently applying it to ask similar questions in other cancer contexts),” said Sroka. “In addition, our findings in RMS might also shed light on normal muscle development, regeneration and the biology of other diseases that impact myodifferentiation, e.g. muscular dystrophy.”

Martyna Sroka’s journey Described by Vakoc as a key part of the sarcoma research effort in his lab, Martyna Sroka, who was born and raised in Gdańsk, Poland, came to Long Island after a series of eyeopening medical experiences.

In Poland, when she was around 16, she shadowed a pediatric oncology doctor who was visiting patients. After she heard the patient’s history, she and the doctor left the room and convened in the hallway.

“He turned to me and said, ‘Yeah, this child has about a month or two tops.’ We moved on to the next case.

I couldn’t wrap my head around it.

That’s as far as we could go. There’s nothing we could do to help the child and the family,” said Sroka.

Even after she started medical school, she struggled with the

limited ammunition modern medicine provided in the fight against childhood cancer.

She quit in her first year, disappointed that “for a lot of patients diagnosed with certain rare types of tumors, the diagnosis is as far as the work goes. I found that so frustrating. I decided maybe my efforts will be better placed doing the science that goes into the development of novel therapies.”

Sroka applied to several PhD programs in the United Kingdom and only one in the United States, at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, where she hoped to team up with Vakoc.

Sroka appreciated Vakoc’s approach to the research and his interest in hearing about her interests.

“I knew that we could carve out an exciting scientific research project that tries to tackle important questions in the field of pediatric oncology, [the] results of which could potentially benefit patients in the future,” she explained in an email.

The two of them looked at where they could make a difference and focused on rhabdomyosarcoma.

Sroka has “set up a platform by which advances” in rhabdomyosarcoma medicines will be possible, Vakoc said. “From the moment she joined the sarcoma project, she rose to the challenge” of conducting and helping to lead this research.

While Sroka is “happy” with what she has achieved so far, she finds it difficult at times to think about how the standard of care for patients hasn’t changed much in the last few decades.

“Working closely with foundations and having met a number of rhabdomyosarcoma patients, I do feel an intense sense of urgency,” she wrote.

KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS

With emotions and memories fueling their determination, families fund cancer research

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF

Part Two: Three families and their foundations jumpstarted a research mission on Long Island that offers a chance for change. Their stories reflect a desire to remember their family members and a need to offer hope and help to others.

Christina Renna

Phil Renna waited while his 16-year old daughter Christina spoke with her doctor. He and his wife Rene had decided to allow their daughter, who was battling a form of connective tissue cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), to be involved in decisions about her treatment.

When Christina came out of the room, Phil, director of operations in the communications department at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, asked if he should also speak with the doctor. Christina said it wasn’t necessary. On the way home, she told him it had to be a “really good Christmas.”

He knew what that meant, although she also asked him not to tell anyone how close she was to the end of her life.

Renna and parents throughout the country have had to cope with the agony of rhabdomyosarcoma, which mostly affects children. People battling this cancer have turned to medicine for help, only to find that the treatment options are limited.

That, Renna and others say, was as unacceptable to them when their children were battling cancer as it is now, when the next generation is struggling with this illness.

RMS doesn’t receive the same level of funding nationally as cancers that affect more people, such as breast, lung and prostate cancer, but the agony and suffering are just as significant.

Amid their battles with the disease, families have turned to their support groups, including friends, extended family, and community members to raise funds for basic research, hoping grass roots efforts allow future generations to have longer, healthier lives.

Supported by these funds and a willingness to fill a research gap, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory CEO Bruce Stillman has backed efforts to gather information and to support research that may also help people with other forms of cancer.

Renna, who lives in Lindenhurst, struggled with his role as father and protector when Christina developed rhabdomyosarcoma.

“I’m supposed to protect my kids,” Renna said. “I should be able to tell them, ‘It’s going to be okay.’”

Renna went to Stillman to ask whether Christina, who was a patient at Memorial Sloan Kettering, might get better care somewhere else.

After conducting some research, Stillman told his colleague about the lack of basic research and other treatment options.

“That was a crushing moment for me,” Renna said.

During treatment, Christina had to be at Memorial Sloan Kettering at 7 a.m., which meant he and Christina’s mother Rene got in the car at 5 a.m. with their daughter.

Renna dropped them off, drove back to work, where he’d put in a full day, drive back to the hospital and return home at 10:30 p.m.

“That was every night, five days a week,” Renna recalled. While those were tough days, Renna said he and his wife did what they needed to do for their daughter.

Five years after his daughter died at the age of 16, Renna drove home from work one day to find his shirt was wet. It took him a while to realize the moisture came from the tears, as he cried his way back to his house. At one point, he thought he had posttraumatic stress disorder.

Renna continues to raise money to support research into this disease, while also helping people create and develop their own foundations, often after enduring similar pain.

“Every single foundation that has come and given money to the lab, I have personally met with,” he said. “I helped our advancement team onboard them.”

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Christina Renna with sister Rae Marie Renna

As someone who has lost a child and understands what a parent can be feeling, Renna is committed to helping others cope with their grief.

“For me, it is about helping the lab, but also about helping families honor the memory of their child in a meaningful way and what better way than to help another family and perhaps find a cure,” he wrote in an email.

Renna believes investments in research will pay off, helping to answer basic questions that will lead to better treatments down the road.

So far, the foundation has given $387,300 to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory for research. They also gave $50,000 to Makea-Wish in Suffolk, and $25,000 to local scholarships. The foundation supported Memorial Sloan Kettering with an iPad program. Ultimately, Renna believes in the ongoing return from research investments.

“Everybody wants to find and fund the silver bullet,” he said. “Everybody wants to give money to fund a clinical trial. Basic research is where the discoveries are made.”

Renna urged people creating foundations to have a strong board that included business people and that might also have a scientific or medical advisory element. He also suggested funding foundations a year ahead of time.

That helped his foundation in 2020, when finding donors became more challenging during the pandemic.

Being at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and helping others get through darker days that are all too familiar to him gives Renna comfort. “I know, in some way, every single day, I’m making an impact,” he said. “How measurable it is, I don’t know. There are days when I’m pretty proud.”

As far as he feels they have come, Renna said it’s not the time to look back, but to press ahead.

A former summer intern in Bruce Stillman’s lab when he attended Notre Dame, T.J. Arcati was married and had two children when he succumbed to sarcoma.

“We know what we went through,” said his father, Tom Arcati, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in Huntington.“He left a son and a daughter without a dad.”

Tom and his wife Nancy, who raised T.J. in Lloyd Harbor and live in Huntington, were with their son for his treatments and therapies.

Tom and Nancy Arcati are determined to extend people’s lives by more than a year or two and are actively engaged with other families who are coping in the midst of the cancer storm. “I’m talking to people now that unfortunately are going through what we did seven years ago,” Tom Arcati said.

While the Arcatis support other families, their empathy “brings you back to a place you never really leave,” Nancy Arcati said. These interactions “keeps T.J.’s life on people’s minds and in their hearts.”

Tom Arcati tries to be a source of solace to people who are trying to gather information.

In the aftermath of TJ’s death at the age of 34, Arcati reached out to Stillman to see if the lab could work towards better treatments.

One Saturday, Arcati and his son Matthew went to Stillman’s house, where they sat in his living room, with Stillman drinking tea and Arcati having coffee.“What do you think?”

Arcati recalled asking. “Are you going to do sarcoma research?” Stillman looked back at his guest and mentioned that he was thinking about it. Stillman called Arcati a few days later.

“When he called me, he said, ‘We’re a cancer institute. We should be doing sarcomas.’

That’s how I remember this whole thing going down. It was pretty heart warming.”

The first step for CSHL was to host a Banbury conference. The site of international meetings on a range of scientific topics since 1978, the Banbury center brings together experts in various fields. The meetings provide a forum for scientific advances and result in various publications. By holding a Banbury Center meeting, CSHL helped advance research into sarcomas.

The Arcatis have remained active in the Friends of T.J. Foundation, which TJ and several college friends founded in 2009 after T.J. was diagnosed with sarcoma. They have stayed in close contact with CSHL Professor Chris Vakoc and his PhD student Martyna Sroka, who regularly keeps him informed of her progress. Sroka has spoken at some of the outings for the Friends of TJ Foundation. This year, Stillman will speak at the September 13th fundraiser at the Huntington Country Club.

“It’s really imperative that people who are supporting us know what their dollars are being spent on,” Arcati said.

Michelle and Paul Paternoster The Friends of TJ Foundation has raised about $50,000 each year, bringing their total fundraising to about $400,000.

Arcati hopes something positive can come out of the losses the families who are funding Vakoc’s research suffered.

“If we can save one kid’s life somewhere by doing what we’re doing, then this whole process is worth it,” Arcati said.

Michelle Paternoster

Michelle Paternoster of Lindenhurst developed sarcoma in her sinuses. Her husband Paul Paternoster helped her through 38 surgeries, over 90 radiation treatments and several rounds of chemotherapy.

The couple tried immune therapy in the Bahamas in the fall of 2008 and went to New York in 2011 for treatment.

“We drove [to the city] for 90 days” excluding weekends, Paternoster recalled.

The treatments seemed to have a positive effect during the trial, but shortly afterward, the cancer continued growing.

After Michelle died in 2013 at the age of 34, Paternoster was determined to help others, initially asking supporters to contribute to the fundraising effort from the Arcatis.

Donations to the Friends of T.J. Foundation reached $30,000, which helped underwrite the Banbury conference at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Michelle and T.J. had seen each other in the radiation suite in the halls of Memorial Sloan Kettering.

Paternoster then started the Michelle Paternoster Foundation for Sarcoma Research.

The President of Selectrode Industries Inc., which manufactures welding products and has two factories in Pittsburgh, Paternoster wanted to help people at a clinical level.

Through Michelle’s Clubhouse, he partnered with the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, paying for hotels of pediatric cancer patients when the Ronald McDonald house is full. The clubhouse also provides gift cards to help pay for gas, tolls and copays on prescriptions.

“Knowing how difficult it is to go through this, I can’t imagine what it’s like to not have that capability” to pay for basic needs during treatment, Paternoster said. “That is why it is so important for our board to do something at the clinical level to support families in this battle.”

Paternoster said the relatively small but growing size of the group dedicated to helping

each other makes each person’s contribution that much more important.

“Normally, when you’re doing any kind of charity work, you feel like you’re a tiny part of this project, especially when it comes to [diseases like] breast cancer and things that impact millions of people,” Paternoster said.

When he attended the Banbury conference that launched the research effort at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, he said “you felt you could make a difference. You’re sitting in a room with 25, 30 people max. That was the entire effort to eradicate this disease.”

Paternoster, who lives in Cold Spring Harbor, called the collaboration that came out of the meeting “astounding.”

The Michelle Paternoster Foundation has raised $500,000, with about $350,000 of that supporting the work at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

Ultimately, like the other families who raise funds, stay informed and offer help to strangers battling an all-too-familiar disease, Paternoster feels that the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution inspires him.

“That’s our dream,” he said, “to find a cure, so other people don’t have to feel what we felt.”

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Horoscopes of the week

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you have a drive like no other. This can come in handy as you actively seek change. A career change could be in the cards in due time.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, keep aiming to fulfill your ambitions, even if your approach requires a little revision. This is an amazing period of growth for you, and you’ll learn a lot.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Embark on opportunities that will break you out of your comfort zone, Scorpio. These can provide some opportunities for growth and present chances to meet new people.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, your often positive attitude may be challenged in the days to come as you are faced with a few situations you aren’t sure how to handle. Take a deep breath and forge ahead.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, if you find yourself in the spotlight, remember to put your best foot forward at all times.

This is especially true in professional settings.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, your work ethic has been unrivaled in recent weeks. The summer vacation season has ended and you have gotten back to business. A big change is on the horizon.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Focus on romance and sensuality this week Pisces.

Take the time to spend moments with a spouse or significant other as much as possible.

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, this week you can share some secrets that have been troublesome. A trusted confidante may offer advice or be willing to serve as a supportive sounding board.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, a welcoming aura is drawing others to you in the days ahead. Open yourself to new friendships and look for ways to foster these budding relationships.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, consider what you are going to aim for next and don’t be afraid to take whatever steps necessary to put you on a path to success. Your confidence will compel you.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 News about investment and career possibilities could be brought to your attention this week, Cancer. Give these situations a lot of attention over the next few days.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 You are inclined to spend time with others in the coming days, Leo. Take advantage of opportunities to socialize, or take the lead and plan a fun gettogether with friends.

COOKING COVE

Labor Day grilling calls for barbecued chicken Barbecued Chicken #1

YIELD: Makes 4 servings INGREDIENTS: • 3/4 cup ketchup • 1 heaping tablespoon brown sugar • 1 heaping tablespoon apple cider vinegar • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce • 1 teaspoon za’atar • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne • 2 garlic cloves, minced • One medium onion, minced • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste • 1 broiler -fryer chicken cut into 8 pieces DIRECTIONS:

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BY BARBARA BELTRAMI

Labor Day is more or less the official farewell to summer. It’s a bittersweet holiday marking the end of lazy, languorous days poolside or at the beach with time being some abstract notion governed more by light than by the hands on the clock. In our reluctance to let go of all that summer connotes, we hang on, in wishful perpetuity, to whatever we can salvage despite the backto-school, close-the-pool regimen.

One thing that endures far beyond the season is cooking on the grill. So what better way to celebrate this holiday than with a barbecue in the great outdoors with all the traditional dishes that we love and crave. It can be anything from a clam bake to a hot dog roast but it must include barbecued chicken too, spicy and sticky and charred.

Here are three different ways to do that chicken. Sauces can be thinned out with a little water if they get too thick.

All 3 versions would be great served with any one or combination of the following: tossed salad, garlic bread, corn on the cob, iceberg lettuce with blue cheese dressing, coleslaw, potato salad, sweet potato fries, corn bread, baked beans, macaroni salad.

In a large bowl combine ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, za’atar, cayenne, garlic, onion, salt and pepper.

Place chicken parts in bowl and toss to thoroughly coat. Transfer contents of bowl to a large resealable bag, seal and refrigerate for two hours. Prepare a grill on medium heat and place chicken on grill over indirect heat, turning once and basting with any remaining sauce, until it is lightly charred, cooked through and an instant read thermometer reads 165 F, about 25 to 30 minutes.

Barbecued Chicken #2 YIELD: Makes 8 servings INGREDIENTS: • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter • 4 garlic cloves, minced • 1 cup ketchup • 1/3 cup brown sugar • 1/4 cup tomato sauce • 1 tablespoon cucumber relish • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce • 1 tablespoon prepared mustard • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste • 2 generous dashes hot pepper sauce • 8 chicken breast halves, bone in DIRECTIONS:

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, then add garlic and cook, constantly stirring, 30 seconds, until it releases its aroma. Add the ketchup, brown sugar, tomato sauce, relish,Worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt and pepper and hot pepper sauce; stirring constantly, bring to

a boil over medium-high heat, then remove from heat and set aside. Prepare grill on medium heat; season chicken with salt and pepper, then grill, covered, turning and basting frequently with sauce, until charred on both sides and cooked through, about 30 minutes.

Barbecued Chicken #3 YIELD: Makes 8 servings INGREDIENTS: • 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon olive oil • 1/2 cup white wine vinegar • 1 tablespoon salt • 1 tablespoon sugar • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes • 8 bone in chicken thighs or half-breasts • 1 cup ketchup • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar • 2 tablespoons smoked paprika • 1 tablespoon chili powder • 2 garlic cloves, minced • 1 teaspoon cayenne • Salt to taste DIRECTIONS:

In a large bowl whisk together half a cup of the oil, vinegar, salt, sugar and red pepper flakes. Place chicken pieces in gallon size resealable plastic bag, then pour marinade in, seal bag and tilt and rotate to be sure chicken is thoroughly coated. Refrigerate, turning bag occasionally 4 to 8 hours.

When ready to grill remove chicken from refrigerator and let come to room temperature. In a small saucepan combine the remaining tablespoon oil, ketchup, brown sugar, paprika, chili powder, garlic, cayenne and salt; over medium heat; stirring frequently, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Set aside to cool 10 minutes.

Set a grill on medium-low heat to 300 F. Remove chicken from marinade and discard marinade. Place chicken pieces on grill, cover and cook for 10 minutes, turning once. During last 15 to 20 minutes or so of cooking, baste with barbecue sauce and turn frequently. When chicken is charred, sauce is thickened and sticky and a thermometer reads 165 F, it should be cooked through after a total of about 30 minutes.

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COVER STORY Gallery North to host 55th annual Outdoor Art and Music Festival

BY MELISSA ARNOLD

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ollowing a tough year for creatives of all kinds, the return of art exhibitions and concerts is a welcome relief. In Setauket, the community is looking forward to a longtime tradition, Gallery North's Outdoor Art Show and Music Festival, on Sept. 11 and 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The festival has run annually on the grounds of Gallery North and along North Country Road since they first opened in 1965. With last year’s event scaled back to Maker’s Markets throughout the month of September for safety reasons, gallery director Ned Puchner can’t wait to kick things off again.

“It’s a really nice time of year to get out and enjoy the weather, the community and all of the very talented artists we have in the area,” he said. “The artists really rely on this event on an annual basis to make sales and meet new people. That’s especially true this year after taking a year off for the pandemic.”

The festival has grown considerably over the years, and now boasts more than 90 artists and vendors who come from around Long Island to exhibit and sell their work. There is truly something for every style and personality,

including a diverse collection of original paintings, prints, photography, ceramics, pottery, woodwork, glassware, artisan created jewelry, handmade crafts, decorations, and even clothing. Awards will be granted for Best in Show in a number of categories, and award winners will be featured in a special Winner's Circle exhibition at Gallery North in 2022.

Around 10 years ago, local musicians were also invited to perform throughout the weekend. This year, Gallery North has partnered with WUSB Radio (90.1/107.3 FM) to help broaden the variety of musicians for the festival.

“I had approached Ned in the past about doing some music-related events at the gallery, and then the idea sat aside for a while because of the pandemic,” said WUSB general manager Isobel Breheny-Schafer. “This is the first time we’ve been able to work together, and it’s exciting for all of us.”

The station was intentional about including a mix of genres and time periods for both days of the festival. Staff members at WUSB formed a committee who spent time exploring each act’s music before making their final selections.

OUTDOOR ART & MUSIC FESTIVAL continued on page B16

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LIST OF EXHIBITORS: A1 A8 A9 A 10 A 11 A 14 A 15 A 16 A 17 A 19 A 20

Gallery North Jo Glazebrook — pottery Gail Applebaum — glass art Gerard Lehner — fiber art/works on paper Amy Schwing — jewelry Madison Muehl — photography Brianna Sander — jewelry/mixed media Tamara Hayes — pottery Joyce Roll — fiber art Jennifer Lucas — mixed media/works on paper Douglas Keating — pottery/sculpture

A 21 Patricia Paparo — wood A 33 Chloe Wang — painting A 34 Denisse Aneke — jewelry A 35 Marlene Weinstein — mixed media/works on paper/photography A 36 Cassie Hussey — works on paper/printmaking/drawing A 37, 38 Flo Kemp — works on paper/printmaking/drawing A 39 Toni Neuschaefer — jewelry A 40 Simon Zeng — painting A 41 Matt DiBarnardo — wood/painting/sculpture A 46 Russell Spillman — pottery A 47 Three Village Community Trust

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Emily Bicht — pottery/works on paper Donna Glover — jewelry Rachel Gressin — jewelry/works on paper Don Lindsley — wood Joseph Waldeck — jewelry Nancy Weeks — painting

EXHIBITORS continued on page B17

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE B17 C 57 David Arteaga — photography C 58 Susan Rodgers — jewelry C 59 Jessica Randall — jewelry C 60 Joanne Liff — works on paper/ watercolor/pastel C 61 Renee Fondacaro — soaps/wellness C 62 Anthony Cavallaro — wood/mixed media C 63 Laimute Onusaitiene — painting C 64,65 Linda & Scott Hartman— mixed media/watercolor/paper C 66 Marlena Urban — painting C 67 Eva Pere — wood/jewelry C 68 Joyce Elias — glass art/jewelry C 69 Peter Robinson Smith — sculpture C 70 Gina Mars — pottery C 71 Nancy Pettersen — jewelry C 72 Christopher Santiago — painting C 73 Jennifer Bardram — mixed media/works on paper C 74 Kate Ackerman — fiber art C 75 Daniel McCarthy — painting C 76 Rachel Fournier — jewelry/fiber art D 86 D 87 D 88 D 89 D 90 D 91 D 92 D 93 D 94 D 95 D 96 D 97 D 98 D 99 D 100 D 101 D 102 D 103 D 104 D 105 D 106 D 112 D 113 D 125 D 126 E 148 E 149 E 150 E 151 E 152 E 153 E 154 E 155 E 156 E 157

William Low — painting Aja Camerlingo — jewelry Michael Waltzer — wood Don Dailey — wood Four Harbors Audubon Society John Mutch — jewelry Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery, Staller Center for the Arts Jonathan Zamet — pottery Meryle King — fiber art Lou Frederick — jewelry Lynda Lawrence — mosaics Bebe Federmann — pottery Cassandra Voulo — works on paper/printmaking/drawing Lynn Pisciotta — jewelry/sculpture Russell Pulick — pottery Ned Butterfield — painting Vincent Delisi — mixed media/works on paper Stephanie Occhipinti — jewelry Andrea Feinberg — jewelry Michael Josiah — wood Tracy Levine — jewelry Jo Wadler — jewelry Dawn Jones — glass Melanie Wulfrost — pottery Jane Ruggiero — jewelry Brianna D'Amato — painting Susan Alexander — fiber art/mixed media Christopher J. Alexander — painting Najda Adman — fiber art Daphne Frampton — soaps/wellness Michael Iacobellis — photography Neal Wechsler / Tom Venezia — honey/spices Barry Saltsberg — wood Cathy Buckley — jewelry Denise Randall — pottery

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OUTDOOR ART & MUSIC FESTIVAL Continued from page B15

Five artists will perform each day on the WUSB Music Stage. Expect to hear a variety of eras and genres, including folk originals and covers from Grand Folk Railroad; Steely Dan hits from Night by Night; rockabilly tunes with Kane Daily and decades of charttoppers from the Dirty Water Dogs and Kristhen, among others. Local DJs will also be on hand to keep the music coming all weekend long.

“Everyone is excited to get involved. It’s a beautiful venue in a beautiful area,” BrehenySchafer said. “People need things to look forward to, they need social interaction, and the arts have such an important role to play Artist Gina Mars at Gallery North's Outdoor Art & Music in bringing people together.”

Festival in 2019. Photo by Heidi Sutton While all the musicians are compensated We feel like a family when we come together,” she for the weekend, many offered to play for free to support the station and the gallery, added said. “Being so close to the university gives us the chance to meet amazing people from all over the Breheny-Schafer.

The art community is equally excited to world. We develop relationships with people who get back to doing what they love. One of the have a genuine appreciation for our work.”

Kids can explore their artistic sides too, with returning artists, sculptor Gina Mars, is a regular at the festival and this year’s event will mark free puppet making and printing demonstrations her first public sale and exhibition since the offered on the patio terrace at the Studio at Gallery North. Food vendors will be available as pandemic began.

“I felt like the pandemic gave me the time to well including Katie’s Food Truck, Tasty Frosty focus more on those things I always wanted to do Ice Cream, and St. James Brewery.

In addition to WUSB, sponsors for the weekend but never had the chance, like animal sculptures,” said Mars, who lives in Huntington Station. “But include: Printing Plus, Techmaven, Jos. M. Troffa so many shows have been canceled, so it was Materials, Team Ardolino/Realty Connect USA, Glynn, Mercep & Purcell, Stony Brook Vision really a year of creating and waiting.”

Mars fell in love with ceramics by accident World, Hamlet Wines & Liquors, Bill and Dina while taking an art elective in college. Her natural Weisberger, Janice and Jon Gabriel, Ronne Cosel, gift led to 30 years of teaching and sculpting Judy Gibbons, and Stephanie and Michael Gress.

The 55th Annual Outdoor Art Show and Music along with global exhibitions. This year, she’ll bring a collection of bowls, centerpieces, mugs Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. the weekend of Sept. 11 and 12 on the grounds and animal figures to sell at the festival.

“The Gallery North show is one of the very few and area surrounding Gallery North, 90 North shows left that’s truly about craft — everything Country Road, Setauket. Admission is free. For there has to be made completely by the artist. more information, visit www.gallerynorth.org/ And everyone involved is so kind and generous. oas2021 or call 631-751-2676.

Diane Bard — soaps/wellness Justin Cavagnaro — glass art Stefanie Deringer — wood/glass/jewelry Eric Giles — mixed media The Brick Studio and Gallery — pottery Joan Friedland — fiber art Samantha Moyse — jewelry Donna Carey-Zucker — jewelry Keith Krejci — photography

ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE Saturday, Sept. 11

10 to 11 a.m. — Mike and Mel 11 a.m. to noon — Kane Daily Noon to 1 p.m. — Dirty Water Dogs 2 to 4 p.m. — Claudia Jacobs 4 to 5 p.m. — International Orange

Sunday, Sept. 12

10 to 11 a.m. — Kristhen 11 a.m. to noon — Brian Reeder Trio Noon to 1 p.m. — Danny Kean 1 to 3 p.m. — Night by Night 3 to 5 p.m. — Grand Folk Railroad

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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

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.

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 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

Congregational MT. SINAI CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

This is a small eclectic Episcopal congregation that has a personal touch. We welcome all regardless of where you are on your spiritual journey. Walk with us.

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

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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 9:00AM 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

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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

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

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Religious D irectory 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 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

weather allows. Please maintain social distancing. Masks are not required. Please follow all directions.

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

Lutheran-LCMS MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Methodist BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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

Out of consideration for those who may be unvaccinated for Covid-19, and since even those vaccinated may contact or pass on the coronavirus, masks are required in the building except as directed when receiving Holy Communion. We also ask that you just hum along or sing hymns quietly. Unless otherwise instructed, all pews are available. Please remain where you are seated for the duration of the service. You will be given communion wafers and bulletins upon arrival. Wine and grape juice will be distributed during communion. Please follow all directions.

Outdoor Parking Lot Service is a Drive-In, or you may sit outside as weather permits. Please bring your own chair if possible. The service begins promptly at 10:30am. Enter from Maple Avenue. Greeters will provide communion wafers and bulletins. Sound will be broadcast on FM radio station 88.3 and with speakers as

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.

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!

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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

PLEASE CALL ORsimplicity, VISIT YOUR OF WORSHIP’S peace, PLACE integrity, community, equality WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE. (go to uufsb.org for Zoom links) Quaker Unitarian Universalist and stewardship. In-person worship blended with Adult Faith Development, Choir, Folk Group, 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

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.

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

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.

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.

Times

Thursday 2 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.

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... and dates

Sept. 2 to Sept. 9, 2021

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.

See Sept. 2 listing.

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 last performance of the season features Glenn Baldwin & Friends of Jazz. Weather permitting.

Bring seating and a picnic. Free. Call 827-6827 or visit www.northportarts.org.

Saturday 4 Estate Walk & Talk See Sept. 2 listing.

Beatles tribute concert

Calling all Beatles fans! The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will present The Cast of Beatlemania in concert 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.

Tickets are $50 per person. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

LABOR DAY WEEKEND FUN Grab some chalk and head to Riverhead for the 25th annual Community Mosaic Street Painting Festival on Sept. 6.

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.

Street Painting Festival

East End Arts presents the 25th annual Community Mosaic Street Painting Festival in downtown Riverhead from noon to 5 p.m.

The only event of its kind on Long Island, the event will feature street painting, a crafts fair, fine arts festival, live music, drumming, dance, children's activities and more. Free admission.

Rain date is Sept. 6. For more info, call 7270900 or visit www.eastendarts.org.

Monday 6

Happy Labor Day!

Sunday 5

Tuesday 7

The Ronkonkoma Chamber of Commerce presents its annual Ronkonkoma Street Fair on Hawkins Ave. in Ronkonkoma from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Over 200 vendors will line the street. Enjoy live entertainment, rood, children’s rides, arts and crafts and more. Free admission. Visit www.ronkonkomachamber. com for more info.

Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Ave., Northport presents a film discussion on It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World at 10 a.m. Film historian Larry Wolff presents a lecture on the wildest, funniest comedy every filmed followed by a screening of the film. Call 2616930 to register.

Ronkonkoma Street Fair

Theater

‘Smokey Joe’s Cafe’

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.

Save the Smithtown Theatre

Friday 3

Estate Walk & Talk

migrant labor camps in Suffolk County, from their inception during World War II, through their heyday in 1960, and culminating with their steady decline towards the end of the 20th century. Free but donations welcome. Visit www.northporthistorical.org to register.

Film Talk at the library

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

Wednesday 8 Audubon lecture

The Huntington-Oyster Bau Audubon Society present a webinar titled Nocturnal Fall Migration and Flight Calls via Zoom at 7 p.m. Fall migration is upon us and soon thousands of ducks, hawks, and passerines will be passing by our favorite birding patches. While some of these species migrate through our area during the day, a lot of birds will actively migrate through the night. Guest speaker Ben Barkley will discuss why do birds do this and how they communicate with each other. Free. Register at http://bit.ly/HOBAS

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 9

Historical society lecture

Join the Northport Historical Society for a virtual program titled Long Island Migrant Labor Camps via Zoom from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Author Mark Torres will discuss his new book, Long Island Migrant Labor Camps Dust for Blood: Dust for Blood, the riveting true account of the

The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown invites you to a Save Smithtown Theatre: A Benefit Performance on Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. Join some of Long Island’s most talented performers for an evening of community connection & entertainment as the nonprofit organization strives towards its goal of purchasing the Smithtown Theater. Wine and beer will be served at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $75 per person. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

‘Grease’

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,” 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.

‘Twelfth Night”

In partnership with the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, the Smihtown Historical Society, 239 E. Main St., Smithtown will present William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night from Oct. 8 to 31. The tale of a young woman who disguises herself as a man and becomes entangled in the courtship of two local aristocrats upends conventions of romance and gender roles, Twelfth Night is one of Shakespeare’s most performed plays. Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors and children 12 and under. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

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THEATER REVIEW

‘Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!’ flies over to Smithtown

BY HEIDI SUTTON

For too short a time, Mo Willem’s Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! flies off its pages and takes roost on the grounds of the Smithtown Historical Society in a children’s musical production by the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts that is too cute for words!

Written in 2003, it was Willems' first book for children, and received the Caldecott Honor the following year. The book’s appeal was that it spoke to the reader throughout the story as a bus driver asks the audience to not let the pigeon drive the bus while he has to step away for a moment. The remainder of the story is the pigeon pleading with the reader to let him drive the bus … until he sees a semitrailer truck.

While Willems went on to write many more Pigeon books, his debut novella was turned into a musical in 2019 and now comes to life in Smithtown through Sept. 17.

Directed by Evan Donnellan, with musical direction by Robbie Torres, the 6-member cast embrace this clever script and jazzy score and run with it.

The pigeon has a complaint. He never gets to do anything. When the park gets a new bus stop, he gets his first glimpse at the beautiful shiny bus and … he wants to drive it! As passengers board the bus, the pigeon begs

KIDS KORNER Programs Pond Exploration

Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, 581 W. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown hosts a Pond Exploration on Sept. 4 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. There's more to Willow Pond than meets the eye! Below the surface of the water lives a vibrant ecosystem! Join the park staff for a pond scoop, where you will get a close up and hands on look at some of the tiny creatures that make their home under that water! $4 per person, cash only. Reservations are required by calling 265-1054.

Superheroes of the Sky

Join Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckerkamp Drive, Smithtown for a Superheroes of the Sky program on Sept. 4 from 11 a.m. to noon. Take a walking tour with Jim while he feeds the Center's Birds of Prey and tells you about their incredible adaptations that help them survive in the wild. You’ll be seeing and learning about Bald Eagle, our Turkey Vultures, owls, hawks and many more.

Tickets are $10 adults, $5 children under the age of 12. To order, visit www.sweetbriarnc. org. For more info, call 979-6344.

The talented cast, from left, Gabrielle Arroyo, Alexa Oliveto, Ari Spiegel, Lorelai Mucciolo, Max Lamberg and Derek Hough. Photo by Heidi Sutton

and pleads but the bus driver won’t give in.

When the bus suddenly won’t start and all the passengers begin to panic, the pigeon realizes he just might get a chance to do something after all.

Uber talented Derek Hough is perfectly cast as the pigeon. Every line, song and dance number is executed perfectly and he quickly becomes an audience favorite who complains about the lack of adventure in his life. When the pigeon is tasked with flying to all the

other bus stops on the route to tell them the bus is running late, Hough runs through the audience and relays the message to all of the young children, a highlight of the show.

Gabrielle Arroyo shines as the enthusiastic bus driver who boasts that her bus, like all public transportation, must always be on time. (LOL) Her three passengers are terrific as well. Lorelai Mucciolo’s transformation into a little old lady who has a purse full of bird seed (and likes to throw it at the pigeon)

Migrating Monarchs

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.

Sunken Meadow State Park, Route 25A & Sunken Meadow Parkway, Kings Park presents a family program, Migrating Monarchs, on Sept. 5 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. This is the time of year when Monarch butterflies are making their way south. Come learn more about these amazing flyers and how they make their long trip. $4 cash per person. To register, please visit Eventbrite. com and search for #NatureEdventure. Call 581-1072 for additional information.

Sweetbriar Butterfly House open

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). Call 979-6344.

Theater

‘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

is hilarious; Ari Spiegel as the high strung business man late for his first day at a new job is spot on; and Max Lamberg as a superheroobsessed teenager who wants to catch the premiere of a new movie is excellent. Alexa Oliveto, as the “voice” of the bus engine, is tasked with delivering the silliest and hardest lines and does so with ease.

The songs, written by Mo Willems and Deborah Wicks La Puma, are catchy and fun with special mention to the fast-paced “Panic at the Bus Stop” and “Let Me Drive the Bus” and the melodramatic “What Could Have Been.” The set, painted in the same shades as the book, and the creative costumes

by Ronald R. Green III tie the production together nicely. Catch a performance before it flies the coop.

The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts presents Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! on the grounds of the Smithtown Historical Society, 239 E. Main St., Smithtown on various dates and times through Sept. 17. Running time is 50 minutes with no intermission. While folding chairs are available, theatergoers are welcome to bring blankets or chairs for seating and bathrooms are available on the premises. Tickets are $18 per person. To order, call 631-724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

Disney's 'Beauty & the Beast Jr.'

Next up at the John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport is Disney's Beauty & the Beast Jr. from Sept. 25 to Oct. 31.

Based on the Tony Award-nominated Broadway production and the Academy Award-winning motion picture, the classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn

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

SUPERHERO SURVIVOR Meet a bald eagle at Sweetbriar Nature Center on Sept. 4. Photo from Sweetbriar

his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity. Shows are held on Saturdays at 11 a.m. and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. All seats are $20. To order, 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

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CAYLA'S COLUMN

Secrets of Stony Brook Village revealed in walking tour

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ith a flap of the mechanical eagle’s wings above the stately façade of the Stony Brook Post Office, the Secrets of Stony Brook Village Tour had begun.

On August 26th, the small group gathered on the shady lawn beside BY CAYLA ROSENHAGEN the post office in the center of the charming village. There we met our enthusiastic and knowledgeable tour guide, Deborah Boudreau, the education director for the Ward Melville Heritage Organization for the past 12 years. She began the tour by telling us about the picturesque shopping center where we stood.

Built in 1941 by philanthropist Ward Melville as a part of his industrializing ‘rehabilitation’ project in the area, it was the first shopping center of its kind in the country. We then proceeded to visit the firehouse and the Jazz Loft, which at the time of Ward Melville was the Suffolk Museum.

The museum, housing works by genre artist William Sidney Mount and a large collection of wagons and carriages, was eventually moved down the road to where the Long Island Museum stands now.

The tour group visited the historic Three Village Inn and the Hercules pavilion overlooking the magnificent Stony Brook wetlands stretching into the Porpoise Channel. The vista was spectacular and full of life; a flock of geese swam by and momentarily joined our tour, and cormorants and gulls flew overhead.

Inside the pavilion stands a figurehead of Hercules which once adorned the prow of the USS Ohio, and a wooden whaleboat recovered from an expedition to the Arctic in 1870. The tour concluded on Main Street across from the All Souls Episcopal Church with fascinating stories about the architect of the church and an actor who once resided in one of the Victorian-style homes along the road.

It was the perfect way to spend the afternoon. Accompanied by such a congenial group of people, I learned so much about the village I love and grew even closer to it.

As we said our goodbyes, Deborah announced that the Ward Melville Heritage Organization would be running another

The tour group takes a break to pose for a picture at the Hercules Pavilion by Stony Brook Harbor with tour guide Deborah Boudreau in front. Photo by Cayla Rosenhagen See more photos from the tour at www.tbrnewsmedia.com tour, called the Stony Brook Village Secrets and Spirits Tour. Just in time for Halloween, this walking tour is taking place for two days only — on October 28th at 2:50 pm, and October 29th at 10:50 am. It will begin at the Stony Brook Post Office. The event costs $10 per participant and the WMHO recommends that participants make reservations. To reserve a spot on the tour or to find out more about the program, call 631-751-2244.

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.

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ONE BOOK, ONE COMMUNITY A shared experience of reading and conversation

Interior Chinatown

ABOUT THE PROGRAM The One Book, One Community program is a fun and innovative way to unite Stony Brook University and its neighboring communities through shared reading and conversation. Through the program, you will receive a free copy of a book (first come, first served) that explores important cultural, social and ethical issues. Choose from a variety of free events that connect to the themes of the selected reading — an excellent way to meet people of different ages, backgrounds and experience; learn from each other; and promote dialogue around community values and goals. Events are free and open to the public.

2021 SELECTED READING

New York Times bestseller and 2020 National Book Award Winner

PHOTO: TINA CHIOU

ABOUT INTERIOR CHINATOWN This year’s selection explores race, pop culture, immigration and identity with heart, anger and dazzling wit. Author Charles Yu spotlights a Chinese-American actor seeking respect, love and professional success in the face of pop culture stereotyping and broader social bias.

CHARLES YU

For more information and/or a schedule of events, visit stonybrook.edu/onebook Stony Brook University/SUNY is an affirmative action, equal opportunity educator and employer. 21080192

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