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life lines

Dolly the sheep and her timeseparated identical siblings

By Elof AxEl CArlson

in body tissues. Normally, in males and females these coatings, which regulate whether Dolly was a Dorset Finn breed of sheep genes are on or off, are removed in the testes born in 1996 in Scotland. She was conceived or ovaries where reproductive cells are made. from a nucleus taken from a breast cell of an I do not doubt that in a decade or so scientists adult healthy sheep that was transferred into will learn to do that in a test tube or Petri dish. the cytoplasm of an egg of a different breed Will that technology be used commercially? Very likely. Prize race horses and beef or milk whose nucleus had been removed. cattle could be cloned if the sucDolly was the first successful cess rate was about 70 percent. It live-born lamb out of about 250 will probably not be better than tries. She was named for Dolly that because natural fertilization Parton. Ian Wilmut and Keith fails in about one third of fertilCampbell were the scientists ized eggs, a substantial part of who constructed her. Dolly bethat being extra or missing chrogan developing arthritis at age mosomes when sperm or egg nu5 and died a year later showing clei are produced. signs of old age. Normal life exLiving things are very complex pectancy for a Dorset sheep is and the chance of getting almost 12 years. It was thought that 100 percent “perfect” cells is virtuthe cloning nucleus from the ally impossible to achieve. That is donor Dorset sheep passed on why many couples attempting to its age to Dolly at birth and that have children often take months this led to her premature aging. That turned out to be false. Dolly the sheep’s or years before they become pregnant or seek help from an in vitro Kevin Sinclair, a developmensiblings — fertilization clinic. tal biologist in England, obtained The success of Dolly’s cloned four live clones from the breast Debbie, Dianna, sibling sheep worries some tissue that was used to make Daisy and medical ethicists that, if applied Dolly. The successful live-born to humans, this could be abused sheep were named Debbie, Di- Denise — are 9 by narcissistic personalities who ana, Daisy and Denise. They are years old and in want to clone themselves. So far now (2016) 9 years old and in perfect health. that hasn’t happened and many perfect health. countries (and states in the Cloning is still inefficient U.S.) have banned cloning using and more failures (mostly during early embryonic stages) occur than human tissues. For those who enjoy watchsuccesses. Success with dogs in Japan has ing (and betting on) horses, it raises an inled some pet owners to pay for a cloned teresting idea. If races were eventually done twin of a favored aging pet. In Dolly’s case with cloned champions, it would favor the an electric shock was used after the trans- training over the breeding as the basis for fer of the nucleus to stimulate the cell to who wins. Imagine a field of a dozen cloned divide. For some embryologists a series Seabiscuits and trying to figure out whose of transfers to fresh enucleated eggs is re- training was the best. Elof Axel Carlson is a distinguished quired to achieve success. Why most fail is not known, but the field of teaching professor emeritus in the Deepigenetics may supply some of the answers. partment of Biochemistry and Cell BiGenes are coated chemically by the organism ology at Stony Brook University.

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from left, Adam Pascal and Anthony rapp will come to northport on oct. 17.

Here’s one for all you ‘RENT’ fans! The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport, will host stars Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp as they perform their new concert Adam & Anthony LIVE Monday, Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the iconic musical “RENT,” the concert will feature material from both artists’ solo shows, popular hits and duets as they performed in the original Broadway production, national tour and film adaptation of “RENT.” Adam and Anthony will also share stories about working with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and composer Jonathan Larson. Tickets are $75 per person and may be purchased by calling 631-261-2900 or by visiting www.engemantheater.com.

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Open auditions Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will hold open auditions for ages 8 to 17 for its upcoming production of “A Christmas Carol” Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. A Christmas carol, “Christmas Is Coming,” will be taught. Nine roles will be double cast (for a total of 18 young people). Rehearsals begin late September and are weeknights at 7 p.m., Saturday mornings or afternoons and Sundays (morning, afternoon or evening). Young people must appear in half of the performances, including the student matinees. Performances will be held on the Mainstage from Nov. 19 to Dec. 30. For more information, call 631928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree. com/auditions.html.

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Creativity Unleashed: The Port Jefferson Gallery at the Village Center held an art reception for its latest exhibit, Celebrating the

Beauty & Spirit of Long Island, last Friday evening. The group show, which features artwork by, from left, Moriah Ray, Mary Jo Allegra, Nancy and Charlie Kapp and Mindy Carman, runs through Sept. 28. For more information, call 631-802-2160.

Pure Imagination Players Children’s Theater Group, 2807 Middle Country Road, Lake Grove will hold open auditions for its production classes on Monday, Sept. 12 from 7 to 8:30 pm. Classes will be held Mondays and Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 p..m starting in midSeptember to culminate with a production of “Willy Wonka” on Jan. 14 and 15, 2017. For more information, call 631-285-3734 or visit www.pureimaginationny.com.

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Vendors wanted ▶ The Northern Brookhaven Chamber of Com-

merce is seeking apple pie bakers, chili cooks, a “little miss and mr,” scarecrow creators as well as vendors for its Family Fun Day in Terryville Sept. 17 on the field of Buttercup’s Dairy at the intersection of Old Town Road and Boyle Road in Terryville from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For an application, visit www.northbrookhavenchamber.org or call 631-821-1313.

▶ Calling all crafters! Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook is seeking vendors with handmade crafts for its annual Fall Festival Sept. 17. Visit www.sachemlibrary.org for an application. ▶ Manorville Historical Society is seeking vendors

for its 26th annual Antiques/Crafts/Flea Market/ Chinese Auction Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Maples, 10 Ryerson Ave., Manorville. Held rain or shine. For more information, call 631-878-1579.

▶ The Presbyterian Church of the Moriches, 1 Railroad Ave., Center Moriches is seeking vendors for its 2nd annual Quality Crafts & Collectibles Fair Sept. 17. For more information, call Frank at 631-909-1742. ▶ Farmingville Residents Association is seek-

ing vendors for its annual Fall Flea Market at the corner of Horseblock Road and Woodycrest Drive in Farmingville Sept. 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 631-880-7996 or email fra23@optonline.net.

Folk rock duo the Kennedys perform on the Backstage Porch during last year’s Fiddle & Folk Festival.

Photo from Bob Benner

Festival to bring old-time music to Benner’s Farm By Rita J. Egan

he sounds of bluegrass, blues and folk music will fill the air at Benner’s Farm once again when the homestead hosts the fifth annual Fiddle & Folk Festival on Sept. 11. Presented by Homestead Arts, Benner’s Farm, the Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council and WUSB Radio, the festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., rain or shine. “It’s kind of a laid back, easy going, good sounding old-time festival,” Bob Benner, owner of the farm, said. The Benners began hosting the festival a few years ago after the owner and the late Gerry Riemer, a board member of Homestead Arts, were discussing the possibility of a September event on the property. The two remembered how much fun the Fiddle & Folk Fest, formerly held on the property of the Long Island Museum, was and began to ask people what they thought of the event being held at Benner’s. They received positive feedback, and Benner said that the first two years the Long Island Traditional Music Association (LITMA) worked with them on the event. The combination of music and a farm setting has turned out to be a successful one, and Benner estimates the number of attendees last year to be around 500. “It’s completely different than any other concert I’ve ever been to, because it’s a farm and people can wander around,” the owner said. Benner said attendees are welcome to explore the organic, solar-powered working farm while listening to the music, and with people so connected to their cell phones and other gadgets nowadays, he enjoys seeing people interacting with each other and connecting with nature. “Every

time that people come here it is just so enjoyable to see them wandering around, looking at animals, looking at the garden,” he said. The farm owner enjoys the music at the festival, too. “I’m not a musician’s musician, so I enjoy very much listening to some of the groups that come that I don’t normally hear,” he said. Amy Tuttle, program director of the Greater Port Jefferson-North Brookhaven Arts Council, said one of the things she loves about the festival is seeing family members and friends coming together and enjoying the music. “It’s easy to enjoy the festival. It’s not overcrowded, and it’s a chance to see not only some very talented local performers but internationally known performers in a very relaxed setting,” she said. Sponsored by The Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company and emceed by Bob Westcott, the festival will feature headliners Steve Forbert, the Feinberg Brothers Band, the Claudia Jacobs Band and Jeff Davis and Maria Fairchild playing on the Backporch Stage. Tuttle said Forbert is internationally known for his hits in the late ’70s and early ’80s. The singer of “Romeo’s Tune” recently released the album “Compromised,” which the program director said sounds terrific. “We’re reaching out to a bigger music community by bringing Steve Forbert in,” she said. Reaching out to a bigger music community helps with the main goal of the festival. “The mission is to connect the artists with an audience that appreciates what they do — it’s pretty similar to what the arts council’s mission is and what WUSB’s mission is,” Tuttle said.

Featuring Steve Forbert, the Feinberg Brothers Band, Jeff Davis & Maria Fairchild and the Claudia Jacobs Band According to the program director, Jeff Davis is also well known in the world of traditional folk music. On Sept. 11, he will be playing fiddle, and Maria Fairchild will be joining the musician on banjo. Tuttle says the duo has a big following of fans of old-time music. “I love it all. Most people who come to this festival like the folk songwriter music, but all the performers are very good in their own style,” Tuttle said. The festival also offers a Contra Dance with a live band led by Rusty Ford as well as a Kids Corner where children can enjoy stories and music. Benner said the featured artists will meet and hold workshops at the Shady Grove Stage close to the woods, and Charlie Backfish of WUSB radio will be on hand to host the activities. Attendees can participate in the Fiddle Workshop at Jam Hollow, too, and bring their own instruments to join in on the musical fun. “It gives people a chance to either sit back and be entertained or participate wherever they feel comfortable,” added Tuttle. Benners Farm is located at 56 Gnarled Hollow Road in East Setauket. Admission to the festival is $18 for adults and $13 for children and seniors. Bring seating. For more information, please call 631-689-8172 or visit www.fiddleandfolk.com.

▶ The Town of Brookhaven Office of Women’s

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

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

located at the corner of Juniper and Edgewood Avenues in Smithtown, is seeking vendors for its annual Yard Sale and Family Fun Days Oct. 15 (10 a.m. to 9 p.m.) and Oct. 16 (1 to 6 p.m.). For more information, call Karen at 631-467-4712.

▶ St. Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church,

90 Edgewater Ave., is soliciting craft and new merchandise vendors for its annual Fall Festival and Craft Fair Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain date Oct. 22. Cost is $45 for 10-by-10-foot space. Call 631-265-4520 for application.

▶ Town of Brookhaven’s Economic Develop-

ment Office, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville is seeking vendors for its 12th annual Building Business in Brookhaven Expo Networking & Business Trade Show Oct. 18 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. $125 per table. Call 631-451-6563 for information.

▶ Selden Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary,

44 Woodmere Place, Selden is seeking vendors for its 2016 Autumn Craft Fair Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 631-312-8782 or email SeldenFDLadiesAux@gmail.com.

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

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

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Treating low testosterone

We are bombarded continually with ads suggesting that men should talk to their doctors about “Low T.” This refers to low testosterone. Is this all hype, or is this a serious malady that needs medical attention? The short answer is it depends on the candidate. The best candidates have deficient testosterone levels and are symptomatic. Men do go through andropause or have unusually low testosterone (hypogonadism). The formal name for treatment is androgen replacement therapy. The greatest risk factor for lower testosterone is age. As men age, the level of testosterone decreases. Respectively, 20, 30 and 50 percent of those who are in their 60s, 70s and 80s have total testosterone levels of David less than 320 ng/dL Dunaief, M.D. (1). However, some of the pharmaceutical ads would have you think that most men over 40 should seek treatment. Treatments offered include gels, transdermal patches and injections. While real estate is all about “location, location, location,” with testosterone “caution, caution, caution” should be used. Who are the most appropriate candidates for therapy? Those who have symptoms including lack of sexual desire, fatigue and lack of energy. However, what is scary is that around 25 percent of patients are getting scripts for testosterone without first testing their blood levels to determine if they have a deficiency (2). A simple blood test can measure total testosterone, as well as free and weakly bound levels at mainstream labs. The number of testosterone scripts increased threefold from 2001 to 2011 for men more than 40 years old (3). Either we have discovered vast numbers of men with low levels or, more likely, marketing has caused the number of scripts to outstrip the need. What are the risks and benefits of treating testosterone levels? Is testosterone treatment really the fountain of youth? There are benefits reported for those who actually have significantly deficient levels. Benefits may include improvements in muscle mass, strength, mood and sexual desire (4). However, several studies have suggested that testosterone therapy may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, including stroke, heart disease and even death. These are obviously serious side effects. It also may cause acquired hypogonadism by shrinking the testes, resulting in a dependency on exogenous, or outside, testosterone therapy. When testosterone is given, it may be important to also test PSA levels (5). If they increase by more than 1.4 ng/ml over a threemonth period, then it may be wise to have a discussion with your physician about considering discontinuing the medication. You should not stop the medication without first talking to your doctor, and then a consult with a urologist may be appropriate. If the PSA is greater than 4.0 ng/ml initially, treatment should probably not be started without a urology consult. How can you raise testosterone levels and improve symptoms without hormone therapy? Lifestyle changes, including losing weight, exercising and altering dietary

habits, have shown promising results. Let’s look at the evidence.

Cardiovascular risk One study’s results showed that men were at significantly increased risk of experiencing a heart attack within the first three months of testosterone use (6). There was an overall 36 percent increased risk. When stratified by age, this was especially true of men who were 65 and older. This population had a greater than twofold risk of having a heart attack. This risk may have to do with an increased number of red blood cells with testosterone therapy. Those who were younger showed a trend toward increased risk but did not meet statistical significance. When the patient was younger than 65 and had heart disease, there was a significant twofold greater risk of a heart attack; however, those without heart disease did not show risk. This does not mean there is no risk for those who are “healthy” and younger; it just means the study did not show it. This observational study compared over 50,000 men who received new testosterone scripts with over 150,000 men who received scripts for erectile dysfunction drugs: phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors, including tadalafil (Cialis) and sildenafil (Viagra). PDE5 inhibitors have not demonstrated this cardiovascular risk. Unfortunately, this is not the only study that showed potential cardiovascular risks. A 2013 study reinforced these results, showing that there was an increased risk of stroke, heart attack and death after three years of testosterone use (7). Ultimately, it found a 30 percent greater chance of cardiovascular events. What is worse is that risk was significant in both those with a history of heart disease and those without. This was a retrospective study involving 1,200 men with a mean age of 60. We need randomized controlled trials to make a more definitive association. Still, these are two large studies that suggest increased risk. If you already have heart disease, be especially careful when considering testosterone therapy.

or death. However, both studies have their weaknesses. One found that, although the cardiovascular events and death increased over the first two months, over the medium (9 months) and long terms (35 months), the risks actually decreased (9). Weaknesses: There was an initial detrimental cardiovascular effect; the study was observational; and the population was not well-defined as to participants’ history of cardiovascular disease or not. The second study was retrospective or backward-looking in time (10). These studies may not change the FDA warnings. What we need is a large randomized controlled trial.

Obesity and weight loss Not surprisingly, obesity is an important factor in testosterone levels. In a study that involved 900 men with metabolic syndrome — borderline or increased cholesterol levels, sugar levels and a waist circumference greater than 40 inches — those who lost weight were 50 percent less likely to develop testosterone deficiencies. Those who participated in lifestyle modification had a highly statistically significant 15 percent increase in testosterone (11). Also, when men increased their physical activity and made dietary changes, there was an almost 50 percent risk reduction one year out, compared to their baseline at the start of the trial. Interestingly, metformin had no effect in preventing lower testosterone levels in patients with abnormal sugar levels, but lifestyle modifications did. These patients were relatively similar to the average American biometrics with prediabetes: HbA1c of 6 percent and glucose of 108 mg/dL; a mean of 42-inch waists; and a BMI that was obese at 32 kg/m2. The mean age was between 53 and 54. If there is one thing that you get from this article, I hope it’s that testosterone is not something to be taken lightly. You can improve testosterone levels if you’re overweight by losing fat pounds. If you think you have symptoms and you might need testosterone, talk to your doctor about getting a blood test before you do anything. It may be preferable to try alternate medications that improve erections such as sildenafil and tadalafil.

Hormone replacement can have serious consequences.

FDA response The FDA, which approved testosterone therapy originally, is now investigating the possible cardiovascular risk profile based on the above two studies (8). The FDA doesn’t suggest stopping medication if you are taking it presently, but it should be monitored closely. The agency, in the meantime, has issued an alert to doctors about the potential dangerous side effects of androgen replacement therapy. The FDA says that the use of testosterone therapy is for those with low levels and other medical issues, such as hypogonadism from either primary or secondary causes.

Conflicting data Two newer studies contradict the previous findings and suggest that testosterone supplementation for those who are deficient may not increase the risk of cardiovascular events

References:

(1) J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2001 Feb;86(2):724. (2) J Clin Endocrinol Metab. Online 2014; Jan 1. (3) JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Aug 12;173(15):1465-1466. (4) J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2000 Aug;85(8):2839. (5) UpToDate.com. (6) PLoS One. 2014 Jan 29; 9(1):e85805. (7) JAMA. 2013;310:1829-1836. (8) FDA.gov. (9) Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2016;4(6):498506. (10) Eur Heart J. 2015;36(40):27062715. (11) ENDO 2012; Abstract OR28-3. Dr. Dunaief is a speaker, author and local lifestyle medicine physician focusing on the integration of medicine, nutrition, fitness and stress management. For further information, visit www.medicalcompassmd.com or consult your personal physician.

Women’s Health Day Save the date! Harbor View Medical Services, 70 North Country Road, Port Jefferson will sponsor a Women’s Health Day on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Drop by for free BMI, diabetes and lung cancer screenings, blood pressure checks, raffles, prizes, give-a-ways, demonstrations and more. Free. For further information, visit www.harborviewmedicalservices.com.

Car Wash fundraiser Eagle Scout candidate Yurik McCray of Troop 343 Hauppauge will hold a car wash fundraiser at Hauppauge High School, 500 Lincoln Blvd., Hauppauge on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds will be used to fund the construction of an outdoor classroom at Hauppauge Middle School. Rain date is Sunday, Sept. 11. Suggested donation is $5 per car.

Flag collection site Throughout September, the American Legion Greenlawn Post 1244 will have a flag collection box in the lobby of Harborfields Public Library, 95 Harbor Road, Greenlawn for old, tattered and torn American flags. At the end of the month, the flags will be disposed of in a ceremony that is befitting their status as the symbol of our great country. For more information, call 631-757-4200.

Prostate cancer screening The Fortunato Breast Health Center at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, 75 North Country Road, Port Jefferson will hold a free prostate cancer screening on Saturday, Sept. 10. No fasting required. Screenings are recommended for men age 50 and older who have not had a screening in the past 12 months. Registration not required. For more information, call 631-476-2723.

Class reunions Walt Whitman High School Class of 1986 will hold its 30th reunion on Sept. 17 at Melville Marriott Long Island, 1350 Walt Whitman Road, Melville from 6 to 11 p.m. Cost is $120 and includes a cocktail reception, dinner buffet, music and group picture. Cash bar. For information and tickets please contact Ron at rseifire@optonline.net or Trina at Lydon5@outlook.com. ELVHS — Port Jefferson Class of 1981 will hold its 35th reunion on Oct. 8 at The Meadow Club on Route 112 in Port Jefferson Station from 6 to 10 p.m. Cost is $50 and includes an open bar, dinner buffet, door prizes and music. OPEN TO ALL GRADES. Find them on Facebook at ELVHS Class of 81 35th Reunion. Checks can be mailed to 15 Rose Ct., Calverton NY 11933. Questions? Call Joan at 631-473-3689.

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Festival schedule

THINGS TO DO EVENTS & ATTRACTIONS SEASONAL FUN LOCAL NEWS & INSIGHTS TRAFFIC & WEATHER NEIGHBORHOOD GUIDES SCHOOLS & COLLEGES

LOCAL BUSINESSES RESTAURANTS NIGHTLIFE KIDS ENTERTAINMENT DAY & SUMMER CAMPS HOTELS & B&Bs HOME IMPROVEMENT

7:45 a.m. Team captains meeting on the Great Lawn at Harborfront Park 8:30 a.m. Opening ceremonies 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Food vendors, crafts, children activities, photo booth pictures, cultural/educational/nonprofit vendor tables 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dragon Boat races in the Port Jefferson Inner Harbor 9 a.m. First races begin 9 a.m. DDKY Korean Traditional Drums 9:30 a.m. Long Island Chinese Dance Group 10 a.m. Sound of Long Island Chorus, Chinese classic, modern singing, dances 10:30 to 11 a.m. Performance by Taiko Tides — Japanese percussion instruments, drumming 11:15 a.m. Performance by the Stony Brook Youth Choir — Peking Opera, Chorus and Chinese Yoyo 11:30 a.m. North Shore Youth Music Ensemble 12 to 1 p.m. Lunch break (no racing) 12 to 12:45 p.m. Parade of the Team T-Shirt Contest and Best Drummer Costume Contest. Location: Show Mobile 12:45 p.m. Authentic Shaolin Kung-Fu Lion Dance, Kung Fu and Tai Chi demonstration 1 p.m. Races continue 2 p.m. Chinese Umbrella Dance performed by Alice and Emily Snyder 2:30 p.m. DDKY Korean Traditional Drums 3 p.m. Bian Lian performance (art of Chinese mask changing) and performance of the Erhu (Chinese two-stringed fiddle) 3:30 p.m. Song Island Performing Art Group 4 p.m. United Martial Arts Center — Japanese Karate and Ninjutsu 4:30 p.m. Performance by Taiko Tides — Japanese percussion instruments, drumming 4:45 p.m. Last Dragon Boat race 5 to 5:30 p.m. Closing ceremonies and awards

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Festival

File photo by Giselle Barkley

A Dragon Boat team races to the finish at last year’s event.

Port Jefferson prepares to unleash the dragons at annual festival

Dragons will roar once again as the Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce hosts the 3rd annual Port Jefferson Dragon Boat Race Festival in the village on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The free event, which will be held at the Mayor Jeanne Garant Harborfront Park, 101 E. Broadway and the Port Jefferson Inner harbor, is anticipated each year with great fanfare. The festival is the brainchild of Barbara Ransome, director of operations at the chamber, who attended a dragon boat festival in Cape May, New Jersey, a few years ago. “This year’s ‘Dragons’ has 32 teams, up from last year of 22,” said Ransome. “We have brought in new Asian entertainment and have configured the layout of the park differently to accommodate all the new team encampments and the entertainment. The event is rain or shine and will lots of great recreational racing competition, where we will be giving out over 300 medals to our winnning team paddlers!” Opening ceremonies begin at 8:30 a.m. with Erin and Kiera Pipe singing the national anthem and a performance by the Asian Veterans Color Guard. Buddhist Monk Bhante Nanda of the Long Island Buddhist Meditation Center will hold the Blessing of the Dragon and “Eye Dotting” ceremony to

kick off the races and there will be a special appearance of the festival mascot Dragon sponsored by the Harbor Ballet Theatre. With the first race scheduled at 9 a.m., boat teams will compete in a 250-meter course in four dragon boats provided by the High Five Dragon Boat Company and will include representatives from local hospitals, civic groups, businesses and cultural organizations. Each team will be made up of 20 “paddlers,” one steersman and one drummer. Heats will run all day (all teams will race three times) with a culmination of an awards ceremony at the end of the day. Spectators can easily view the race course from the park’s edge and pier. In addition to the races, there will be a day-long festival featuring numerous performances including the famous Lion Dance, martial arts, dancing and singing. New this year is the performance of Bian Lian, the art of Chinese mask changing. In addition there will be a performance of the Erhu (a Chinese two-stringed fiddle). Various Asian delicacies will be offered from food vendors including spring rolls, pot stickers, pork buns, sushi, cold noodles, bubble tea and fried dumplings. There will be many activities for children

including the painting of “dragon” eggs, visiting with real dragons, crafts and even a fun photo booth to create a fun memory keepsake! Adults can try their hand at traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy and enjoy massages and Reiki by the Port Jeff Salt Cave along with chair massages by Panacea Massage & Wellness Studio of Port Jeff. Sponsors include the Confucius Institute of Stony Brook, LongIsland.com, People’s United Bank, Times Beacon Record Newspapers, News12, ServPro of Port Jefferson, Maggio Environmental Services, New York Community Bank, Stony Brook University, Tritec, Suffolk County National Bank, OCA Asian Pacific American Advocates — Long Island Chapter and Asian-American Cultural Circle of Unity. Free shuttle buses provided by the Port Jeff Jitney will make frequent stops at the Port Jefferson Train Station, CVS parking lot on Barnum Avenue and the corner of Belle Terre Road and Myrtle Avenue to bring eventgoers to the Port Jefferson Village Center until 5:30 p.m. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and come enjoy the festivities. For more information, call 631473-1414 or visit www.portjeffdragonfest.com.

A dragon greets visitors at last year’s festival.

Photo by Elyse Sutton

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The Crossroads of Art and Community

Fall Semester 2016 Classes The Fall season is the perfect time to study drawing and painting. Here at the Atelier at Flowerfield, the studio is bustling with activity. Great art happens when a student goes back to the source- from live portrait and figure models, to still life settings, to painting plein air on location, the excitement at the Atelier at Flowerfield stems from bringing art students back to the actual source of inspiration. Discover why serious students and aspiring professional artists are drawn to the Flowerfield The unique hallmark of our studios is based upon the Atelier at Flowerfield. centuries old model in which professional instructors draw and paint beside their students, and encourage the students to apply traditional techniques to their craft.

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art exhibits

‘Great art picks up where nature ends.’ — Marc Chagall

Art League of LI

an exhibit titled Celebrating the Beauty and Spirit of Long Island featuring the works of Mindy Carman, Nancy Charlie Kapp, Mary Jo Allegra and Moriah Ray. Viewing hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day. Questions? Call 631-802-2160.

The Art League of Long Island is located at 107 E. Deer Park Road, Dix Hills. From Sept. 17 to Oct. 2 the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery will present a solo exhibition by David Peikon. Call 631-462-5400 for more information.

b.j. spoke gallery

Ripe Art Gallery

Cold Spring Harbor Library

Sachem Public Library

Ripe Art Gallery at 1028 Park Ave., Huntington will present The Big Potato, an invitational exhibition of New York artists inspired by the potato, from Sept. 24 to Oct. 21. For more information, call 631239-1805.

b.j. spoke gallery is located at 299 Main St., Huntington. Through Sept. 25 the gallery will present a solo show, Hall of Dreams, by Kasia Witte. Opening reception Sept. 10 from 6 to 9 p.m. Call 631-549-5106.

Cold Spring Harbor Library is located at 95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor. Through Oct. 30 enjoy Long Island: Quiet Spaces and Beautiful Places, a watercolor exhibit by Nancy Wernersbach. Call 631692-6820 for more information.

Sachem Public Library is located at 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook. In the gallery through the month of September will be watercolors by Marie Camenares. An artist reception will be held on Sept. 10 at 1 p.m. Call 631-588-5024 for further information.

Comsewogue Public Library

STAC

Comsewogue Public Library is located at 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station. During the month of September, the library will present an exhibit by the Brookhaven Arts & Humanities Council members titled I Love.... An artist reception will be held on Sept. 15 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The exhibit may be seen during regular library hours. For more information, call 631-928-1212 or visit www.cplib.org.

The Smithtown Township Arts Council Gallery is located at the Mills Pond House, 660 Route 25A, St. James. From Sept. 24 to Oct. 23 the gallery will present its 35th annual Juried Photography Exhibit. An artist reception will be held on Sept. 24 from 2 to 4 p.m. The works of Smithtown artist Irene Paquette-Tetrault will be on view at Apple Bank, 91 Route 111, Smithtown through Sept. 17 as part of STAC’s Outreach Gallery program. Call 631-862-6575.

East Northport Public Library

The East Northport Public Library is located at 185 Larkfield Road in E. Northport. Through the month of September, the library will present a photographic exhibit by Amy Connor capturing the beauty of Northport. For more information, call 631-261-2313.

Three Village Historical Society

Emma S. Clark Library

Emma S. Clark Memorial Library is located at 120 Main St., Setauket. Through the month of September the library will feature photos of Street Gardens in the Three Villages. The exhibit may be seen during regular library hours. Call 631941-4080 for more information.

Gallery North

Gallery North is located at 90 North Country Road, Setauket. Through Sept. 23 the gallery will present an exhibit titled Printmaking. For further information, call 631-751-2676.

Harborfields Public Library

Harborfields Public Library is located at 31 Broadway, Greenlawn. Through Sept. 28 the library will present its 2016 Senior Art Show, Visions of Experience. A reception will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Call 631-757-4200.

Heckscher Museum of Art

The Heckscher Museum of Art is located at 2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Exhibits include the Long Island Biennial through Dec. 4 with an artist reception on Sept. 10 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Looking Out, Looking In: Windows in Art through Nov. 27; and Synapses: Threads for Thought through April 9, 2017. Call 631-351-3250 or visit www. heckscher.org for more information.

Image from Milinda Watson

‘The Sundress,’ watercolor by Moriah Ray, will be on view at the Port Jefferson Village Center through Sept. 28.

Huntington Arts Council

Huntington Arts Council’s Main Street Gallery is located at 213 Main St., Huntington. Through Sept. 10 the gallery will present a juried portrait exhibit, Beyond the Veil. For more information, call 631-271-8423.

Huntington Public Library

Huntington Public Library is located at 338 Main St., Huntington. Through Oct. 26 the main art gallery will present new paintings by William Pardue. An art reception will be held Sept. 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. Questions? Call 631-427-5165.

Long Island Museum

The Long Island Museum is located at 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook. Currently on exhibit is Hooked@LIM: The Crocheted Tree Project; Long Island in the Sixties through Dec. 31; and I’ve Got the Music in Me: Juried Art Exhibition from Sept. 17 to Oct. 23. Through Dec. 31, the museum will present Drawn from Life: Objects and Stories from William Sidney Mount’s Paintings. Questions? Call 631-751-0066 or visit www. longislandmuseum.org.

Northport Public Library

The Northport Public Library is located at 151 Laurel Ave., Northport. Through the month of September the library will display Keep on Trekking, a variety of pencil, watercolor, acrylic and ink pieces by Ed Hall. Call 631-261-6930 for additional information.

North Shore Public Library

North Shore Public Library is located at 250 Route 25A, Shoreham. During September, the library will present paintings by Judith Schutzman. An artist reception will be held on Sept.10 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call 631-929-4488.

Port Jefferson Free Library

Port Jefferson Free Library is located at 100 Thompson St., Port Jefferson. Through September the library will display photos, collages and paintings by John Kozyra in the gallery and Essence of Nature by Chris Bazer in the display case. Questions? Call 631-473-0022.

Port Jefferson Village Center

The Port Jefferson Village Center is located at 101A E. Broadway, Port Jefferson. Through Sept. 28 the center will present

Three Village Historical Society, 93 North Country Road, Setauket, is presenting Chicken Hill: A Community Lost to Time, along with the SPIES exhibit about the Culper Spy Ring. Viewing hours are Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m., and by appointment. $8 adults, $5 children under 12, members free. Call 631-751-3730 or visit www.tvhs.org.

Wilkes Art Gallery

The Wilkes Art Gallery is located at 91 Main Street in Northport. From Sept. 9 to Oct. 22 the gallery will present an exhibition titled “Wild” Art & Aesthestics. An opening reception will be held on Sept. 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information, call 631-261-4007.

Call for artists John T. Mather Memorial Hospital is seeking photographers, painters and other artists for an upcoming art show at the Port Jefferson Free Library, 100 Thompson St., Port Jefferson, from Oct. 1 to 31 in conjunction with Paint Port Pink. Deadline for submissions is Sept. 15. For full details and a registration form, visit www.matherhospital.org/pink. The Smithtown Township Arts Council Gallery at the Mills Pond House, 660 Route 25A, St. James is seeking artists for its upcoming exhibit, The Fine Art of Illustration, to be held from Jan. 21 to Feb. 19, 2017. Deadline to apply is Dec. 9. For further information, call 631-862-6575.

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Beloved documentary series turns 11

By Heidi Sutton

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Last year’s winners of the Long island Apple Festival’s apple pie contest, from left, second-place winner Rosemary ullrich of South Setauket; Michelle Miller of Setauket (best looking pie); first-place winner James Goddard of Middle island; and third-place winner Alyssa turano of Setauket

Time to bake a pie!

The humble apple will be the focus of the largest Apple Pie Baking Contest on Long Island, to be held in conjunction with the 27th Annual Long Island Apple Festival Sunday, Sept. 25, at the Sherwood-Jayne Farm, 55 Old Post Road, Setauket, from 11 to 4:30 p.m. Participants get a chance to show off their favorite family recipes and participate in an old-fashioned blue ribbon competition. The contest is sponsored by Homestead Arts, the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities and the Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council. Entries must be traditional apple pies only. Pie, including crust, must be homemade by amateur bakers. Early registration is preferred, before Thursday, Sept. 22, but registrations will also be accepted on the day of the festival. Pies must be on the contest table at the Sherwood-Jayne House before 11 a.m. on the day of the festival. A written recipe must be submitted with each entry including the name and address of the baker. Each contestant will receive one free Apple Festival entry. The judging will begin at 2 p.m.

with prizes awarded between 3 and 4 p.m. First-, second- and third-place winners will be announced for Best Tasting Pie, and there will be a prize for Best Looking Pie. Several local judges will participate along with an Everyman judge chosen from our Apple Festival audience. All winners will receive a prize. Past prizes have included a brunch or dinner for two at fine restaurants, theater tickets, gift baskets and gift certificates, to name a few. The first-place winner will be invited to be a judge at next year’s Apple Pie Baking Contest. All pies, including their dishes, will be auctioned off after the winners are announced. For contest entry forms, visit www.splia. org. For more information call 631692-4664.

Autism, pyramid schemes, the mental health system, the game of chess, gay rights, the Syrian refugee crisis — these topics and more will be explored in depth as the Port Jefferson Documentary Series kicks off its fall 2016 season on Monday, Sept. 12. Sponsored by the Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council, the Suffolk County Office of Film and Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts, the PJDS will present seven award-winning documentaries this season at two venues — Theatre Three in Port Jefferson and the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook. Each screening will be followed by a Q-and-A session with a guest speaker. The documentaries are chosen by a sixmember film board, affectionately known as “the film ladies,” who each choose one film to present and then a seventh is chosen unanimously by the group. The ladies, who include co-directors Lyn Boland and Barbara Sverd, Wendy Feinberg, Honey Katz, Phyllis Ross and Lorie Rothstein, are celebrating the festival’s 11th year this month. I recently had the opportunity to speak with Lyn Boland about this local cultural gem and about this season’s exciting lineup.

Can you believe it’s been 11 years? Yes, it’s amazing. We are very grateful to our audience and also to the directors and distributors we have gotten to know who are willing to share their films with us. This fall will be our 23rd season and longevity has its rewards. For example, for the upcoming fall season, I was emailing a producer and I could honestly write that I was one of his biggest fans because I realized, when I checked his bio, that we had previously run at least three of his films. He was impressed enough by our record to give us his newest film.

How many choices does each film lady bring to the table initially? I would say each film lady brings five to 10 films to the first meeting, but they have probably gone through a winnowing process even before the first programming meeting.

What film festivals did the film ladies attend this year?

We went to our usuals — Tribeca, Hamptons, Stony Brook. We follow a lot of other festivals from a distance. Toronto will be coming up in a few weeks, and we will watch what happens with the films there or the films at Sundance in January. The festivals announce the films they have chosen to show about a month before they start screenings. Once the films are announced, we are busy reading about them and trying to contact the directors. Fortunately, although we can’t get to some festivals, Tribeca has become an important focus for documentaries. Several of our fall films are films we saw at Tribeca last spring — “Betting on Zero,” “Strike a Pose,” “Life Animated,” “After Spring,” and “Magnus.” It was love at first viewing with those films and then the chase was on.

I understand that you have some extra help these days? Our initial group is still intact but we have had some great new additions. We have four new volunteers: Lynn Rein, who has contributed tremendously to creating our posters and fliers; Emily Sobel, our agent on the ground at Stony Brook, making sure our public service announcements get on the air; Irene Berman, who brings a fresh perspective after a long career of teaching; and Kathryn Hunter, a charming jack-of-all trades.

In the spring of this year the PJDS formed a new partnership with the Long Island Museum. How is that working out? Working with LIM has been delightful. They have a great staff there, very competent and open to new ideas. Lisa Unander, the administrator we work with, is calm, understanding and knows how to make things happen. So far the size of the venue has not been an issue although we came close this summer with our special event screening of ”The Witness.” We filled up all 128 seats!

SEPTEMBER 08, 2016 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE B15 The film, which we screened at the same time as it opened in NYC, was a huge success and a great tie-in with the museum’s Long Island in the Sixties exhibit. Our guest speaker, director James Solomon, loved the museum’s exhibit and the perfect tie-in with his film.

been wonderfully generous to the series. We have shown five of their previous films, including the Academy Award-winning documentary “Taxi to the Dark Side,” and we look forward to seeing them again (and again!)

What do you feel is so special Which documentary are you most about documentaries? excited about? Documentaries are real. Granted, I think one of the most riveting documentaries is ”Tower.” Using animation, the film brings the audience right into the crisis at the University of Austin where a shooter occupied the tower and held the campus prisoner. There are heroes and villains in the film and the point of view is mesmerizing. It is also the 50th anniversary of the shooting which gives all of us pause when we contemplate how frequent these tragedies have become since that horrifying beginning. I am also in love with “Betting on Zero,” the film I am presenting.

Why did you choose to present ‘Betting on Zero’? I am fascinated by the financial world and I think most of us have become more cognizant of how much we are impacted by stocks, banks and investors since the Great Recession. The story in “Betting on Zero” is particularly dramatic because it involves two financial titans, Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman. Icahn, whose name is familiar to many, is a big shareholder in Herbalife, a well-known company. Ackman, less well-known outside of financial circles, believes Herbalife is a Ponzi scheme and has bet a fortune on bringing the company down. The billionaire battle is set against the backdrop of the many Herbalife small business owners who are caught up on the conflict. So you have humanity, money, and the hint of a Madoff-like shell game.

Which guest speaker are you most excited about meeting? I am very excited about bringing the director of “Betting on Zero” Ted Braun in from LA. It is also a great privilege to welcome the producer of “Life Animated,” Carolyn Hepburn, since she is a Long Island native and because “Life Animated” is a film that has had a great impact all over the country. I look forward to meeting Steph Ching and Ellen Martinez, the directors of “After Spring,” and I know they will be audience favorites as will Salim Gauwloos, the dancer in “Strike a Pose,” who I met briefly at the screening at Tribeca. However, I think I am most excited about bringing back Todd and Jedd Wider, the directors of “God Knows Where I Am,” because they grew up in Setauket and have

they often represent the director’s point of view, but what you see on the screen actually happened and it is amazing how dramatic and moving real life is. Also, most documentaries are works of passion and dedication. Many of these directors spend years following their subjects, devoting endless hours to stories that need to be told. Documentaries can bring change to our way of life while bringing tears to our eyes. There is a special insight that you get from seeing the real thing.

Why should people come out on a Monday night to see these films? In addition to seeing films that they might not get to see otherwise and hearing the inside story from a director or cast member that they might never meet, the doc series is a great community event. Our Q-and-As are lively and provide an opportunity to hear from one’s neighbors, near and far. The PJDS audience is a fascinating and ever-changing cross section with whom a film enthusiast can enjoy a unique and often bonding experience. Plus, it’s the best bargain around: film and live speaker for $7!! Finally, the films provide a fantastic learning experience. For example, I had no idea who Magnus Carlsen was before I saw “Magnus” but I soon learned that every chess player from dilettante to devotee knows and follows him.

Are you looking for volunteers? Yes, very much so. We need people to do imaginative PR, anything to get the word out for a series that operates on less than a shoestring budget. We need grant writers, film enthusiasts, and tech people to create our posters, math people to work on the budget, anything and anyone you can imagine. See you at the movies!

‘God Knows Where I Am’ will be screened on Oct. 24 at Theatre Three.

Film schedule:

▶ The fall season will kick off with a screening of “Life, Animated” at the Long Island Museum on Sept. 12. Winner of the Sundance Film Festival Director Award for a U.S. Documentary and the Audience Award at the Full Frame Festival and San Francisco International Film Festival, the film follows the life of Owen Suskind, who stopped speaking at the age of 3 and withdrew from his family and the world. Diagnosed with autism, he developed his own language skills after repeated viewings of Disney classics like “The Lion King” and “The Little Mermaid.” Guest speaker will be co-producer Carolyn Hepburn. ▶ “Betting on Zero,” (Arts & Lifestyles cover photo) the second film in the series, will be screened at Theatre Three on Sept. 19. The financial docu-thriller, which made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, follows hedge-fund titan Bill Ackman as he seeks to expose global nutritional giant Herbalife as the largest pyramid scheme in history in this deeply emotional dive into the world of money, fraud and the American Dream. In English and Spanish. Guest speaker will be director Tim Braun.

The first and last documentary will be screened on Mondays at the Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook. All others will be screened on Mondays at Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson. All films begin at 7 p.m. and doors open one half hour before show time. Tickets for all films are $7 and will be sold at the door. For more information, call 631-473-5220 or visit www.portjeffdocumentaryseries.com. Photo from PJDC

Director Benjamin Ree will be the guest speaker on Sept. 26.

Jon Stewart’s ‘After Spring’ will be screened on Oct. 17 at Theatre Three.

Photo from PJDC

▶ Through archival footage and home movies, “Magnus,” to be screened at Theatre Three on Sept. 26, tells the story of 26-year-old Norwegian chess champion Magnus Carlsen’s rise to the top. A hit at several international festivals and winner of the Ray of Sunshine prize at the Norwegian International Film Festival, the documentary also gives the audience a peek inside the isolated world of the chess community. In English and Norwegian. Sponsored by the Long Island Chess Club. Guest speaker, via Skype, will be the director, Benjamin Ree.

Photo from PJDC

▶ The fourth film, titled “Strike a Pose,” screened at Theatre Three on Oct. 10, features Madonna’s seven backup dancers from her Blond Ambition Tour in 1990, whose journey was captured in the rockumentary, “Truth or Dare,” The documentary follows the lives of Kevin Stea, Carlton Wilborn, Luis Xtravaganza Camacho, Jose Gutierez Xtravaganza, Salim Gauwloos and Oliver S. Crumes III since the tour. The seventh, Gabriel Trupin, died from complications due to AIDS in 1995 and is represented in the film by his mother, Sue Trupin. In English and Spanish. Guest speaker will be Salim Gawloos. ▶ The series continues on Oct. 17 at Theatre Three with a screening of Jon Stewart’s heartbreaking “After Spring,” a feature documentary about the Syrian refugee crisis that has affected millions since the conflict began six years ago. Filmed in Jordan, the audience will experience living in Zaatari, the second largest refugee camp in the world. In Arabic, English and Korean. Guest speakers will be directors Steph Ching and Ellen Martinez. ▶“God Knows Where I Am” will be screened at Theatre Three on Oct. 24. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Hot Docs, the documentary, using 16mm and 35mm cinematography, tells the story of Linda Bishop, a homeless woman who was determined to stay free of the mental health system, documenting her experience in a diary before her tragic death. It has been called by critics “a film for the ages, great cinema and certainly a contender for one of the best documentaries of the millennium that features some of the most beautiful cinematography ever to be seen in a documentary.” Setauket natives and directors Jedd and Todd Wider will join the audience for a Q-and-A after the screening. ▶ The final film for fall 2016, “Tower,” will be screened at the Long Island Museum on Nov. 7. Combining archival footage with live-action animation, “Tower” tells the story of America’s first mass school shooting at the University of Texas in 1966. “Tower” was the Grand Prize Winner and Audience Award Winner at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas. Guest speaker will be co-producer and animation director Craig Staggs.

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Thursday 8 Hadassah meeting

The Seaport Chapter of Hadassah will meet at the Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station at 12:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be Lee Pinchuk. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome. For information, call 924-6313.

Evening of Wine Under the Stars

The Huntington Historical Society will hold its annual Evening of Wine Under the Stars fundraiser at the Dr. Daniel Kissam House Museum, 434 Park Ave., Huntington at 6:30 p.m. Honorees are architects Neal Hoffman and Glen Grayson. Tickets are $85, $70 members. To order, call 427-7045 or visit www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

...and dates Sept. 8 to Sept. 15, 2016

Poetry reading

All Souls' Church, 61 Main St., Stony Brook will host a poetry reading from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. featuring Vicki Iorio and Mary Jane Tenerelli. An open reading will follow. Hosted by Suffolk County Poet Laureate Robert Savino. Free. Please bring a can of food to donate to St. Cuthbert's Food Pantry in Selden. For more information, call 655-7798.

Grand Fall Auction

United Methodist Church of Lake Ronkonkoma, 792 Hawkins Ave., Lake Grove will hold its 7th annual Grand Fall Auction at noon (viewing at 11 a.m.). Held rain or shine. To preview the catalog, visit www.umclr.com. For more information, call 588-5856.

Village Cup Regatta

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

The 7th annual Village Cup Regatta, a friendly competition between John T. Mather Memorial Hospital and the Village of Port Jefferson will be held in Port Jefferson Harbor starting at 1 p.m. Enjoy the Memorial Parade of Boats at the PJ Village dock at 11 a.m. Presented by the Port Jefferson Yacht Club. Proceeds will benefit Mather Hospital's Palliative Medicine Program and The Lustgarten Foundation for pancreatic cancer research. For more information, call 473-9650.

Book signing

Bluegrass jam session

Mid-Summer Night Dance

Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington will welcome author Zoraida Cordova who will be speaking and signing copies of her new book, “Labyrinth Lost,” at 7 p.m. Call 271-1442.

The Frank Brush Barn, 211 E. Main St., Smithtown will host a Bluegrass Club of Long Island jam session from 2 to 7 p.m. All are welcome — from players to listeners. $5 donation requested. For more information, visit www. longislandbluegrass.org.

Smith Haven Mall concert

The Smith Haven Mall, Moriches Road, Lake Grove will host an outdoor concert featuring Beatles tribute band, Songs in the Attic, at its Lifestyle Village Court at 7 p.m. Bring seating. Free. Questions? Call 724-8066.

Historical walking tour

Live jazz

The Jazz Loft, 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook will present The Blue Devils nine-piece jazz band led by trumpeter Tom Manuel at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors, $10 students, children 12 and under free. For reservations visit www.thejazzloft.org or call 631 751-1895.

Friday 9 Homemakers Rally

Lake Ronkonkoma Homemakers will hold a Rally Day at the Ronkonkoma Firehouse, 177 Portion Road, Ronkonkoma at 9:30 a.m. Welcoming new members for arts and crafts, luncheons, trips, community service, fun and friendship. For more information, call 467-0496.

2016 East Northport Festival

The East Northport Chamber of Commerce will present the 21st annual East Northport Festival today from 6 to 11 p.m., Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sept. 11 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at John Walsh Memorial Park, 190 Larkfield Road, E. Northport. Featuring rides, sidewalk sales, farmers market, entertainment, games, live music by The Crooked Rail, food court and much more. Call 261-3573 for more information.

East Northport Car Show

In conjunction with the East Northport Festival, the East Northport Fire Department, 1 9th Ave., East Northport will hold its annual car show from 5 to 9 p.m. Free admission. Questions? Call 261-1110.

Bluegrass concert

The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook in conjunction with the Bluegrass Club of Long Island will present Eastbound Freight with the Jeff Davis Maria Fairchild Duo in concert in the Carriage Museum's Gillespie Room at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $14 online at www.longislandbluegrass.org, $20 at the door (cash only). For questions, email bcli@gmail.com.

File photo by Bill Landon

Ahoy! Cheer on your favorite team at the 7th annual Village Cup Regatta in Port

Jefferson this weekend as they raise money for pancreatic cancer research.

The Steve Martin Story

Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook will welcome film historian Sal St. George for an in-depth discussion on the life of comedian Steve Martin at 7 p.m. All are welcome to attend this free event. Call 588-5024 for more information.

Classical piano concert

Pianist Eric Siepkes will present a recital of Romantic compositions at the North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham at 7 p.m. Featuring works from Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt. Free and open to all. For further information, call 941-4488.

Friday Night Face Off

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will host Friday Night Face Off, Long Island’s longest running Improv Comedy Show, on the Second Stage from 10:30 p.m. to midnight. $15 per person. Cash only. For ages 16 and up. For more information, call 928-9100.

Saturday 10 2016 East Northport Festival See Sept. 9 listing.

Birds with Botany hike

Caumsett State Historic Park, 25 Lloyd Harbor Road, Huntington will host a Birds with Botany for Beginners adult hike from 9:45 to 11:45 a.m. Search for birds and learn about plants in the Western Section of the park. $4 per person. Advance registration required by calling 423-1770.

Outdoor Art Show & Music Festival

Gallery North, 90 North Country Road, Setauket will hold its 51st annual Outdoor Art Show and Music Festival today and Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. With over 100 exhibiting artists and artisans. Enjoy live music, prize drawing, kids’ art activities and much more. Free admission. Call 751-2676 for additional information.

Yard sale and craft fair

The Davis Town Meeting House Society will hold a yard sale and craft fair on the great lawn of the Lester H. Davis House, 263 Middle Country Road, Coram from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a special Revolutionary War presentation and vignette by the NY 3rd Regiment at noon. Rain date Sept. 11. For more information, call 804-2256.

Craft Festival

The Town of Brookhaven’s Robert E. Reid, Sr. Recreation Center, Defense Hill Road, Shoreham will host a Craft Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring handmade crafts made by local vendors. Questions? Call 744-2601.

Fall Festival and Craft Show

Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Ave., Riverhead will hold its 36th annual Fall Festival and Craft Show today and Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Featuring over 50 craft and artisan vendors, craft demonstrations, tractor pull and show, live music by Eastbound Freight Bluegrass Band, children’s activities, tours and much more. Held rain or shine. Tickets are $8 adults, $5 children ages 5 to 12, ages 4 and under free. Call 298-5292 or visit www.hallockville.com for further information.

The Three Village Historical Society will host a Setauket Village Green walking tour at 2 p.m. Discover Setauket’s rich history as you explore its architecture and beautiful natural environment. Visit the cemetery where the leader of the Setauket Spy Ring is buried, near the resting place of genre artist William Sydney Mount and see the 17th century homes of sea captains. Tour begins and ends at the Setauket Presbyterian Church, 5 Caroline Avenue, Setauket. $8 per person. No reservations necessary. For more information, call 751-3730 or visit www.tvhs.org.

Salute to Heroes concert

The Pennysaver Ampitheater, 1 Ski Run Lane, Farmingville will present a concert, Salute to Heroes, starring Kellie Pickler, Jessie James Decker, Dylan Scott and more at 5 p.m. Doors open at 3 p.m., ceremony at 4:40 p.m. $35 to $90. Call 676-7500 for further information.

Swing Dance

The Jazz Loft, 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook will host a Swing Dance from 7:30 to 11 p.m. with music by the Tommy James Orchestra. No partner necessary. Admission is $15. Visit www.sdli.org for more information.

Homegrown Music Cafe concert

Bill Scorzari and Jessy Tomsko will perform in concert at the Homegrown Music Cafe, 300 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station at 8 p.m. $8 donation requested. For further information, visit www.homegrownmusiccafe.com.

Sunday 11 2016 East Northport Festival See Sept. 9 listing.

Outdoor Art and Music Festival See Sept. 10 listing.

Fall Festival and Craft Show See Sept. 10 listing.

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

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Nesconset Day Street Fair

The Nesconset Chamber of Commerce will present its 26th annual Nesconset Day Street Fair at Nesconset Plaza, 127 Smithtown Blvd., Nesconset from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Amusement rides, music, vendors and much more. Free admission. Rain date Sept. 18. For more information, call 724-2543 or visit www.nesconsetchamber.org.

Barn sale

Temple Beth Emeth, 52 Mount Sinai Ave., Mount Sinai will hold a barn sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Too much to list. For questions, call 928-4103.

Fall Aero Show

Sunken Meadow State Park, Route 25A and Sunken Meadow Parkway, will host a Remote Controlled Fall Aero Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. featuring demonstrations of all types of miniature aircrafts (fixed wing, helicopters, gliders, electric). $8 parking fee. Call 269-4333 for further information.

Jaguar-MG Classic Car Show

The Jaguar Drivers Club of Long Island and the MG Car Club–Long Island Centre will hold their annual Concours d'Elegance and All-Marqu Concours Sanitaire at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport on the museum's great lawn from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Featuring more than 100 cars. Rain date is Sept. 18. General admission is $7 adults, $6 seniors and students, $3 children 12 and under. For more information, call 854-5579.

Fiddle & Folk Festival

Benner’s Farm, 56 Gnarled Hollow Road, Setauket will host the 5th annual Fiddle & Folk Festival from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Featuring live music on the Backstage Porch, violin playing workshops, kids activities and much more. Bring seating. Held rain or shine. Admission is $18 adults, $13 children and seniors. For more information, call 689-8172 or visit www.fiddleandfolk.com. See story on page B5.

9/11 Memorial & Tribute concert

Join Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook for a 9/11 Memorial & Tribute concert at 2 p.m. featuring the Long Island Choral Society performing the Requiem Mass in D Minor by Mozart along with patriotic pieces to commemorate this somber date. Call 588-5024 for more information.

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Wednesday 14 For seniors Audubon Society lecture

The Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society will present a program titled A Bird’s Eye View of Climate Change at Cold Spring Harbor Library, 95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor at 7 p.m. Guest speaker will be Lynsy Smithson-Stanley. Free and open to all. Visit www. hobaudubon.org for more information.

Summer concert

The VA Medical Center, 79 Middleville Road, Northport will welcome the Long Island Bluegrass Quartet in concert in the Vietnam Vets Memorial Garden at 6:30 p.m. Rain location: VA Auditorium, Building 5. Free. Call 261-4400.

Int'l and Israeli folk dancing

RJO Intermediate School, 99 Old Dock Road, Kings Park will host an evening of Israeli and international folk dancing every Wednesday (when school is in session) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. All levels, no partner needed. Cost is $9 per person. For more information, call Linda at 269-6894.

Thursday 15 Old Burying Ground tour

The Huntington Historical Society will lead a tour of the Old Burying Ground, Huntington's earlist public cemetery, at 6 p.m. Tour leaves from the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building, 228 Main St., Huntington. $15, $10 members. Advance registration required by calling 427-7045, ext. 401.

Smith Haven Mall concert

The Smith Haven Mall, Moriches Road, Lake Grove will host an outdoor concert featuring Bon Jovi tribute band, Bad Medicine, at its Lifestyle Village Court at 7 p.m. Bring seating. Free. Call 724-8066.

Book signing

Barnes and Noble, 4000 E. Jericho Turnpike, East Northport will welcome Michael Medico, author of "The Sainted" for a special performance and book signing at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Visit www.thesaintednovel.com for more information.

Psychic Night in Stony Brook

Red Mango, 2350 Route 347, Suite 600, Stony Brook will host a Psychic Night with psychic/medium/spiritual reader Janet Russell from 7 to 9 p.m. $40 per person includes small frozen yogurt with toppings or signature sandwich. Call 675-2725.

Open House

The Suffolk Y Jewish Community Center, 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack will host an Open House on Sept. 15 from 3 to 5 p.m. Singles over 60 are invited to learn about what the community center has to offer including guest speakers, trips, games and entertainment. Refreshments will be served. Free. Call 732-1959 for more information.

Theater

‘This World Is Good’

Suffolk County Community College, 533 College Road, Selden will present a production of J. C. Lee’s “This World Is Good” at Theatre 119 in the Islip Arts Building from Oct. 6 to 8 and Oct. 13 to 15 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 adults, $10 age 16 and younger. To order, call 451-4163.

‘Murder on the Nile’

The Aquila Theatre will present Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Nile” on the Main Stage of the Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook on Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $38. To order, call 632-2787 or visit www.stallercenter.com.

'Urinetown'

‘Mamma Mia!’

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

‘Rent’

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

Reader's Theater: Soldiering On

Northport Arts Coalition will present staged readings of two new plays by local playwrights, "He Said No" by Stephen John Bosch and "A Bitter Taste" by Michael Casano on Sept. 14 at the Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Ave., Northport at 7 p.m. Free. Call 261-6930 for further information.

‘Legally Blonde’

Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will present "Urinetown" the musical from Oct. 15 to Nov. 6. All tickets are $35. Tor order, call 724-3700 or visit www. smithtownpac.org.

'Betty's Summer Vacation'

Bare Bones Theater Company, 57 Main St., Northport will present "Betty's Summer Vacation" by Christopher Durang from Oct. 20 to Nov. 6. Tickets are $25, $20 matinee. To order, call 606-0026 or 1-800-838-3006 or visit www. barebonestheater.com.

‘Tales of Halloween’

The Minstrel Players will present “Tales of Halloween” Oct. 21 and 22 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 23 at 3 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church’s Houghton Hall, 130 Main Street, Northport. Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors and children under 12. To order, call 516-557-1207 or visit www. theminstrelplayersinc.org.

Film

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson kicks off its 47th Mainstage season with the hilarious and fun-filled musical “Legally Blonde” from Sept. 17 to Oct. 29. Tickets range from $20 to $35. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

'Me Before You'

‘1776’

'Liberty Street'

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

East Northport Public Library, 185 Larkfield Road, E. Northport will screen "Me Before You" on Sept. 9 at 2 p.m. Rated PG-13. Free and open to all. Call 261-2313.

Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington will screen "Liberty Street: Alive at Ground Zero" in remembrance of 9/11 on Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. Hosted by Fred Craden with guest speaker Director Peter Josyph. $15, $10 members; includes reception. Call 423-7610.

'Generation Found'

Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington will screen "Generation Found" on Sept. 11 at 11 a.m. followed by a discussion at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are $20, $15 members includes breakfast at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call 423-7610.

Wildlife Myths & Misnomers

Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook will welcome Janine Bendicksen, director of wildlife rehabilitation at Sweetbriar Nature Center for a program titled Wildlife Myths & Misnomers at 7 p.m. Free and open to all. To register, call 588-5024.

'Life, Animated'

The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook will screen "Life, Animated" on Sept. 12 in the Gillespie Room at the Carriage Museum at 7 p.m. to kick off the 23rd annual Port Jefferson Documentary series. Guest speaker will be co-producer Carolyn Hepburn. Tickets are $7 at the door (no credit cards please). For further information, visit www. portjeffdocumentaryseries.com.

Book signing

Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington will welcome Olympic soccer star Abby Wambach who will be signing her new memoir, "Forward," at 7 p.m. Call 271-1442 for further information.

Tuesday 13 Adult coloring class

Harborfields Public Library, 31 Broadway, Greenlawn holds an adult coloring class every Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Kitchen Meeting Room. All are welcome. Registration is not required. Call 757-4200 for more information. Photo from CAC

Never forget: Cinema Arts Centre will screen 'Liberty Street: Alive at Ground Zero' on the 15th anniversary of 9/11 at 2 p.m.

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It’s hard to believe but the kids on the North Shore are headed back to school this week and fall is just around the corner. For parents, the days are just going to be busier, with sports, homework, meetings, acitivties, concerts — the list goes on and on… During this time of year, your slow cooker can become your best friend, making delicious meals that are quick and easy. Get in the back-to-school swing with these delicious slow cooker recipes, Slow Cooked Short Ribs and Sweet ‘n Sour Pork Chops from Thomas H. Sarc’s “Dishing Out Delicious” cookbook, a collection of the Long Island author’s family recipes.

Sweet ‘n Sour Pork Chops

this week in history Sept. 8

1920: U.S. Air Mail service begins (New York City to San Francisco) 1930: Richard Drew creates Scotch tape 1952: Ernest Hemingway’s “Old Man and Sea” published 1966: “Star Trek” premieres on NBC-TV

Sept. 9

1492: Columbus’ fleet sets sail west 1776: Continental Congress renames “United Colonies” as “United States” 1850: California becomes 31st state 1956: Elvis Presley’s first appearance on “Ed Sullivan Show”

Sept. 10

1776: George Washington asks for a spy volunteer; Nathan Hale volunteers 1910: Great Idaho Fire destroys 3 million acres of timber 1913: Lincoln Highway opens as first paved coast-to-coast highway 1955: “Gunsmoke” premieres on CBS-TV

Sept. 11

1789: Alexander Hamilton appointed first Secretary of Treasury 1941: Franklin D. Roosevelt orders any Axis ship found in American waters be shot on sight 1967: “Carol Burnett Show” premieres on CBS-TV

2001: Nineteen Islamist terrorists hijack four commercial jets, killing nearly 3,000 in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania

— COmPileD By erNeStiNe FraNCO

Sept. 12

1624: First submarine tested (in London) 1862: Battle of Harpers Ferry, Virginia 1928: Hurricane in Florida, kills 6,000 1940: Four teens, following their dog down a hole near Lascaux, France, discover 17,000-year-old drawings now known as Lascaux Cave Paintings 1953: Senator John F. Kennedy, 36, marries Jacqueline Bouvier, 24

Sept. 13

122: Building begins on Hadrian’s Wall 1788: New York City becomes first capital of United States 1965: “Today Show’s” first totally color broadcast 1983: U.S. Mint strikes first gold coin in 50 years (Olympic Eagle) 1989: Desmond Tutu leads biggest antiapartheid protest march in South Africa

Sept. 14

1741: George Frederick Handel finishes “Messiah” oratorio, after working on it nonstop for 23 days 1814: Francis Scott Key inspired to write “Star-Spangled Banner” 1960: Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela form OPEC 1964: Walt Disney awarded Medal of Freedom at White House

INGREDIENTS: • • • • • •

4 boneless pork chops, 1 inch thick 3 tablespoons brown sugar 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 4 teaspoons low sodium soy sauce 2 garlic cloves, chopped 1 package (14 oz.) frozen bell pepper stir-fry blend • 4 teaspoons corn starch DIRECTIONS: Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Place on high heat. Sprinkle both sides of pork chops with pepper to taste. Add to skillet and cook 1 to 2 minutes on each side until browned. Transfer to a slow cooker. In a small bowl whisk together brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce and garlic until sugar dissolves. Pour over chops. Cover slow cooker and cook on low for 4 hours. Add frozen vegetables and increase heat to high. Cook one hour more or until chops are heated through (145 F) and vegetables are tender. Transfer chops to a platter, reserving the liquid and vegetables in the slow cooker. For the sauce, whisk together corn starch and 4 tablespoons cold water until dissolved. Stir in cooking liquid from slow cooker. Microwave on high for 2 minutes or until the sauce comes to a boil and thickens. Return to the slow cooker. Spoon vegetables and sauce over the pork chops and serve.

Slow Cooked Short Ribs INGREDIENTS: • • • • • •

3 pounds beef short ribs 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 1/4 cups barbecue sauce 3 tablespoons honey 2 tablespoons flour 2 tablespoons dijon mustard

DIRECTIONS: Place the ribs in a slow cooker. Top with onion. In a medium bowl, whisk together barbecue sauce, honey, flour and mustard. Pour over ribs. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours or until the meat is very tender. Using a slotted spoon, remove the ribs from the slow cooker and place on a a platter. Spoon cooking liquid over ribs before serving.

‘Dishing Out Delicious’ is available at Barnes and Noble and www.amazon.com.

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gardening

photo of the week

Sitting Pretty Photo by Ellen Barcel

Hydrangeas are literally “water vessels,” growing natively where they receive plenty of water. In times of even mild drought, they dry out quickly.

Jay Gammill of East Setauket took this gorgeous photo of a female black swallowtail butterfly taking a sip of nectar from tall garden phlox in his backyard in august.

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

Watering the Long Island garden

By EllEn BarcEl If you’ve checked lately, you’ve seen that in some of the prime growing months (March, April, June and July) we’ve had less rain than we usually get. June in particular registered just over one inch at Brookhaven National Laboratory, while the average is almost four inches. This situation happened last year as well. The U.S. Drought Monitor (www.droughtmonitor.unl.edu) noted that as of the end of July, central Suffolk is in a severe drought and the rest of Long Island in a moderate drought. Riverhead Town has even asked residents to cut back on water use. On average, Long Island gets about four inches of rain per month. On average, it rains once every three or four days. This is generally ideal for most plants grown here including lawns. But, we could get a week of rain followed by three weeks of virtually no rain. On average, we’re doing just fine but many plants will not make it through those three weeks of drought. So, gardeners need to be aware of not only the current weather but their plants’ requirements.

10 things to consider:

Ellen Barcel is a freelance writer and master gardener. To reach Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County and its Master Gardener program, call 631-727-7850.

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1. Is this a time of even mild drought? If it is, you need to make sure you water plants as needed. Follow local restrictions and recommendations on when to water. 2. Sandy soil lets excess rain drain quickly — if all the rain comes at the same time, there will be days or weeks when your plants are drying out. 3. Consider what are the ideal conditions for the plants you have selected. Geraniums are very drought tolerant, for example, while hydrangeas are not. 4. Native plants are more adapted to changing conditions. They are more accustomed to heavy rain or times of drought. This doesn’t mean that you can ignore them completely, but if you are away for a week or two, you don’t need to worry that your garden will be burned to a crisp when you return. Nonnative plants with similar requirements should do well here as well.

5. Lawn sprinklers don’t always give enough water for shrubs and trees. I have several hydrangeas that don’t get enough water from the sprinkler system. So, I need to be aware of when it rains (then all plants get watered). If it doesn’t rain for a few days, I start checking these hydrangeas and may need to hand water them even if the sprinkler was on. After all, hydrangeas are, quite literally “water vessels.” 6. Drip irrigation systems bring water to the roots, keeping leaves dry and therefore less likely to get fungal diseases. Also, less water is lost to evaporation, which can happen with sprinkler systems. 7. Plants with taproots (oak, catalpa, dandelions, etc.) do better in times of drought than plants with more surface roots. These taproots reach way down into the soil, where there’s more likely to be water. 8. Unless you have clay soil, you generally don’t have to deal with a situation of too much water. Long Island’s generally sandy soil drains quickly. If you do have a spot where water collects, consider a rain garden there, that is, plants that tolerate standing water. 9. Plants grown in containers need special consideration. Small pots dry out quickly. Clay pots dry out more quickly than manmade materials like plastic. If you’re going to be away on vacation, you probably need someone to come in and water your containers and hanging baskets at least every few days. Moving them out of the direct sun can also help. Look for self-watering planters that have a large water reservoir that you can fill up before you leave. Use watering crystals, which hold excess water and then release it as the soil dries out. 10. The leaves of plants grown in containers can act like umbrellas over the container’s soil. So, even if it’s rained a lot, check those pots to make sure that the rain penetrated down into the soil. I’ve seen bushy plants in containers easily dry out, even after a heavy rain.

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KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS

CSHL’s Zador develops way to see brain wiring Harnassing the Technology of our Research Giants

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF For some people, the frontier lies deep in space, further than the eye can see. For others, the frontier resides at tremendous pressure beneath the surface of the ocean. For Tony Zador, the chair of neuroscience and professor of biology at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the frontier is much closer to home, in the collection of signals in our brains that enable thought and direct our actions. Recently, Zador and his research team helped explore that frontier, developing a technological innovation that allowed them to see where nervous system cells from one important region projected into other areas. About six years ago, Zador came up with the idea to barcode the brain. Zador and his former graduate student Justus Kebschull explored the connections between the locus coeruleus (LC) and other parts of a rodent brain. The LC is responsible for reacting to stressful situations, allowing an animal to stimulate areas that might help save its life, including those responsible for visual or auditory processing. Researchers believed that the intercom system that connected the LC to the rest of the brain could stimulate all areas at once, like a building-wide announcement coming over the public address system. What scientists didn’t know, however, was whether that communication system could send messages to individual areas. “People knew before our work that neurons in the locus coeruleus broadcast their signals throughout the cortex,” Zador said. “What was not known was whether there was any specificity. It was always assumed.” Zador found that individual neurons had precise connections to different parts of the brain. While this doesn’t prove that the LC can selectively activate one area, the

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way a superintendent might send a signal to one wing of a building, it demonstrates the specificity of the connections, which “raises the possibility” of selective signals. Indeed, if each neuron diffusely spread out across the entire cortex, there would be no way to achieve localized control over cortical functions through the LC system. The visual cortex, for example, would be alerted at the same time as the auditory and frontal cortex. Ultimately, Zador is interested in the brain’s neuronal network. The way nervous system cells communicate in our brains can help us understand how we process and interact with the world around us. Down the road, he is hoping to help create something called a connectome, which will provide a map of that network. This information, at a basic level, could provide a better understanding of neurological conditions such as autism, schizophrenia, depression and addiction. At this stage, however, Zador is building a network called the projectome, which provides a map of the specific regions neurons go in the brain. He collects this information by inserting a deactivated virus with a unique genetic code into the brain. These viruses act as a label, allowing Zador and his colleagues to trace the areas where individual neurons go. This technique, he said, doesn’t indicate whether neuron one is connected to neuron two, three or four, but, rather, it indicates whether neuron one is connected to a bunch of neurons in regions one and two but not in three and four. Zador “had to develop a method of bar coding each neuron so that it is unique and a technique of detecting each bar code individually,” said Bruce Stillman, the president and chief executive officer of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. By collecting numerous samples of where these neurons go, Zador, his collaborators and other scientists can

Farmers markets East Setauket Support the East Setauket Farmers Market next to the Three Village Historical Society, 93 N. Country Road, East Setauket Fridays from 4 to 7 p.m. through Oct. 29. Over 30 vendors feature local products. Rain or shine. Questions? Call 516-551-8461.

Holbrook Sunrise Craft & Farmers Market is held at the Sunvet Mall parking lot, 5801 Sunrise Highway, Holbrook 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 20. Find local jams, breads, vegetables, crafts, antiques and more. For details call 631-667-3976.

Huntington The Huntington Center Farmers Market at 238 Main St., Huntington is held Sundays 7 a.m. to noon through Nov. 20. Enjoy fruits, vegetables, pies, homemade ice cream, vegan and organic items, pet treats and much more. Call 631-323-3653.

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Tony Zador

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This information ... could provide a better understanding of neurological conditions such as autism, schizophrenia, depression and addiction. determine the natural range of variability for animal models of individuals with typical behaviors and reactions. Once they establish that range of typical wiring, they can compare that to animal models of neurological challenges, like autism. Zador wants to “create a baseline against which we can compare neuropsychiatric models of disease.” Stillman explained that Zador’s focus at CSHL has been on cognition — how the brain makes decisions, retains memory and pays attention to tasks at hand. Zador, Stillman suggested, is “one of the pioneers in establishing the rodent cognition area.” To understand cognition, however, Zador needed to see what regions of the brain are connected to other areas, providing a road map of the brain. Even though he didn’t have a background in molecular biology, Zador benefited from working with specialists at CSHL to create this bar coding, Stillman explained. Stillman described Zador as “bright” and “broad thinking.” Zador said the next step in his work will be to relate the projections to the individual cells’ function in the brain. He would also like to see their neuron-to-neuron connectivity. He said he is pursuing both goals and hopes to submit a pa-

per in the next month or two describing such a method for the first time. “Although we can sequence the codes” from neighboring neurons, “we still have work to do to figure out connectivity,” Zador said. “That involves significant molecular tricks that we’re refining.” Georgio Ascoli, a collaborator with Zador and the director of the Center for Neural Informatics at the Krasnow Institute of Advanced Study at George Mason University, described Zador as an “internationally renowned, highly respected scientist,” whose best known contributions relate to the challenge of understanding how the brain can seamlessly decide which stimuli in a varied environment like a cocktail party to listen to among numerous choices. A resident of Laurel Hollow, Zador lives with his wife Kathy Shamoun, who practices Chinese medicine at CSHL and is a childbirth educator and doula. The couple has two sons, Ronin, 10, and Bowie, 6. As for the benefits of this bar-coding approach, Ascoli explained that the technique is “potentially revolutionary because of its inherent scalability to full mammalian brain mapping, which is currently out of reach for alternative approaches.”

Looking for Long Island fruits and vegetables, poultry and eggs, gluten-free cookies and much more? Visit the Kings Park Farmers Market in the municipal lot at the corner of Route 25A and Main St., Kings Park Sundays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Nov. 20. Questions? Call 516-5436033 or visit www.ligreenmarket.org.

Mount Sinai The Rose Caracappa Senior Center, 739 Route 25A, Mount Sinai hosts a farmers market Saturdays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Oct. 29. Choose from organic products, fruits, cheesecakes, gluten-free products, cutting boards, pies, breads, soaps and much more. Questions? Call 516-551-8461.

Nesconset The Nesconset Plaza, 127 Smithtown Blvd., Nesconset hosts a farmers market Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Nov. 16, featuring potted plants, organic fruits and vegetables, eggs, cheeses and much more. Call 516-5436033 or visit www.ligreenmarket.org.

Northport A farmers market is held in Northport in the Cow Harbor parking lot on the harbor Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon through Nov. 19 (except Sept. 17, Cow Harbor Day), rain or shine. Choose from fresh fruits, crafts, flowers, vegetables and fish from local farms, merchants and fishermen. Call 631-754-3905.

Port Jefferson The Village of Port Jefferson hosts a farmers market next to The Frigate at the corner of Main Street and Broadway Sundays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. through November. Find local produce, honey, bread and baked goods, seafood, international specialties, plants and flowers. Enjoy live music. Call 516-551-8461. Through Sept. 29, a farmers market is held Thursdays in the Steam Room parking lot on the corner of Main Street and E. Broadway 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Products include local fruits, vegetables, corn, tomatoes and much more. Questions? Call 631-323-3653.

Rocky Point Rocky Point Farmers & Artisans Market is held at Old Depot Park, 115 Prince Road, Rocky Point Sundays 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Nov. 20. Find local produce, baked goods, craft beer, natural meats, dips/spices and more. For additional information, visit www.rockypointfarmersmarket.org.

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Religious ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

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

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

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

BYZANTINE CATHOLIC RESURRECTION BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

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

CATHOLIC

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

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

CONGREGATIONAL MT. SINAI CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

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

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

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN CHURCH

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

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

INFANT JESUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

EPISCOPAL

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

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

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CROSSOVER CHRISTIAN CHURCH Finding Faith As A Way of Life

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

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

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

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

EPISCOPAL

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION

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

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

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

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

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

YOUNG ISRAEL OF CORAM

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

RABBI DR. MORDECAI GOLSHEVSKY

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

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

HERMAN WERNER, PRESIDENT

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

NORTH SHORE JEWISH CENTER

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

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

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

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METHODIST

TEMPLE ISAIAH (REFORM)

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

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

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

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

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

LUTHERAN–ELCA

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

HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH AND ANCHOR NURSERY SCHOOL

SETAUKET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Rev. Dr. Richard O. Hill, Pastor email: hopelutheran@msn.com • website: www.hopeluth.com Holy Communion is celebrated every week Saturdays 5 pm and Sundays at 8:30 am and 10:30 am

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

46 Dare Road, Selden (631)732-2511 Emergency number (516) 848-5386

ST. PAULS LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH PRESCHOOL & DAYCARE 465 Pond Path, East Setauket (631) 751-1775 www.messiahny.com

Rev. Charles Bell - Pastor We welcome all to join us for worship & fellowship Sunday Worship Services 8:15, 9:30 & 11 am.

Rev. Steven kim, Pastor

PRESBYTERIAN

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

LUTHERAN–LCMS

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

SETAUKET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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

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

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

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

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throwback thursday

Your turn By PHIlIP GrIFFITH

Photo courtesy of The WMHO

Do you know where and when this photo was taken? Why are these men wearing costumes? Email your answers to info@wmho.org. To see more wonderful vintage photographs like this, visit The Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s ongoing exhibit, It Takes a Team to Build a Village, at The WMHO’s Educational & Cultural Center, 97P Main Street, Stony Brook. For more information, call 631-751-2244.

Last week’s photo: This photo was taken in the early 1940s in the Harbor Crescent section of the Stony Brook Village Center. Photo courtesy of The WMHO

Religious

On the soft summer evening of Aug. 31, another friendly audience viewed and listened to the Eastbound Freight Bluegrass band [in Port Jefferson]. It was the final of nine free Sunset Concerts of the 2016 season. Raindrops moved picnic suppers, blankets and chairs into the comfortable confines of the Port Jefferson Village Center overlooking the Harborfront Park and Long Island Sound. Listening to the traditional bluegrass music, I was reminded of my family’s visits to Clarksburg, West Virginia. It was there in my grandparent’s home that my father and his 12 brothers and sisters grew up. During their childhood and adult years, my father and uncles were coal miners. Like the Welsh coal-mining family in the Academy Award winning 1941 motion picture, “How Green Was My Valley,” the miners performed their dangerous work with manly pride and all contributed their meager wages to their mother. The West Virginia heroes were John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers, socialist candidate for U.S. president Eugene Debs and union organizer Mary Harris Jones, a.k.a. Mother Jones. My grandfather and his sons were part of the bitter labor union struggles of coal miners. During the 1930s Depression, my father migrated to New York City to

find work, but he always loved his roots in the mountain state. On our family’s frequent visits to his childhood homestead, there would always be warm gatherings of families and friends. At those reunions, there would be much food, drink and always the playing of their own brand of Appalachian Mountain country music. This family ritual provided a joyful respite from the rigors of coal mining. It was at those gatherings that I first hear and forever loved old-time country and bluegrass music. The Irish poet and playwright, Oscar Wilde, wrote, “Music is the art which is most near to tears and memory.” I do not know what other recollections were engendered among the audience by these pure sounds of American bluegrass, but I’m certain it triggered a toe tapping, hand-clapping response. After both the last tune and an encore, the audience gave Bill Ayasse, Bruce Barry, John Bricotti, Bill De Turk and Dave Thompson standing ovations of appreciation. These annual Sunset Concerts are a valuable artistic contribution to the wonderful life in the Village of Port Jefferson. Thank you to everyone who gives us this musical gift each year since 2009. The author is a resident of Port Jefferson.

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UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

UNITY

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP AT STONY BROOK

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF HUNTINGTON

UNITY CHURCH OF HEALING LIGHT

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

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

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

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

Rev. G. Jude Geiger, Minister

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

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

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

Rev. Saba Mchunguzi

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

Blast from the Past:

Photo by Amy Tuttle

Above, the Eastbound Freight Bluegrass band in front of the Port Jefferson Village Center. The Sunset Concert series is sponsored by the Greater Port Jefferson Arts Council.

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SBU SportSweek Sept. 8 – Sept. 14, 2016

Tomorrow is Friday – wear red on Campus!

Stony Brook UniverSity

Stony Brook outlasts North Dakota in opener In a hard-nosed battle, the Stony Brook University football team edged the University of North Dakota, 13-9, Sept. 1, to open the 2016 season at LaValle Stadium. “I told the team on Aug. 4 we have one goal for the next four weeks — that is to beat North Dakota,” Stony Brook head coach Chuck Priore said. “We practiced liked we would always practice, regardless of who the opponent was, but I’m going to be very candid with you, this game needed to be a win for Stony Brook University.” The No. 19th ranked North Dakota opened the scoring with a 16-yard run by running back John Santiago with 14:22 left in the second quarter. The point-after attempt was good by Reid Taubenheim.

Stony Brook answered with a second quarter score of their own when sophomore tight end Cal Daniels recovered a fumble as he fell on the ball in the end zone after sophomore running back Jordan Gowins dropped it as he was crossing the goal line with 4:50 left in the half. The point after was good by senior kicker Przemyslaw Popek. North Dakota took 9-7 lead in the second half on a safety, when Seawolves’ senior running back Stacey Bedell was stopped by Cole Reyes two yards deep in the end zone. The play happened right after Stony Brook forced a Fighting Hawks fumble at the 2-yard line. Stony Brook took the lead in the fourth quarter when defensive back Gavin Heslop blocked a North Dakota punt and senior defensive back Kye Morgan picked it up and stumbled seven yards into the end zone with 8:52 left in the game. “I was looking for the block,” Morgan said. “I saw a couple of my teammates back there so I was hoping for the block. Then I saw the ball and I just scooped it up.” The Seawolves’ two-point conversion attempt failed. “It was close, but it was a win,” Priore said. “Nobody knows the score tomorrow. Nobody cares how it happened. It is in the left hand column and it was an important win.” Quarterback Joe Carbone completed 50 percent of his passes — 16-32 — for 159 yards. Senior wide receiver Ray Bolden pulled down five catches for 60 yards. Harrison Jackson had three receptions for 43 yards. All told, the Seawolves had eight players catch a pass.

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Above, Stacey Bedell rushes with the ball in a game last season. Left, przemyslaw popek splits the posts for the extra point. Stony Brook collected 62 rushing yards on 34 carries, including 42 yards on 15 carries by Bedell and 26 yards on 10 carries by Gowins. Sophomore linebacker Shayne Lawless recorded a career-high nine tackles in the game. His previous high was six last season. Senior defensive back Jaheem Woods collected three sacks to surpass his previous high of 2.5, recorded last season against Howard University. He also had five tackles for a loss to make his career-high. Woods’ 11 total tackles also marks a career-best. “I’m really proud of the team,” Priore said. “This team has really been a team.

Today, with the adversity throughout the game, we responded and we kept on making plays. You have to make fourth-quarter plays and you have to make end-of-the-game plays. Fourth and one and we stopped it. We needed a first down to kill the game and we killed it. In the past we’ve lost those games. [North Dakota is] a physical team.” Stony Brook hits the road for the first time in 2016 when the Seawolves visit Football Bowl Subdivision opponent and member of the American Athletic Conference, Temple University on Sept. 10 for a 1 p.m. kickoff at Lincoln Financial Field. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3.

Vince Erdei’s early tally stands in SBU’s 1-0 win at Canisius The Stony Brook men’s soccer team (2-2) prevailed in a defensive struggle at Canisius College Sept. 4, 1-0, thanks to a first-half goal by junior forward Vince Erdei. “We showed today that this is a group that can be resilient and gritty and that is what it takes to get results,” Stony Brook head coach Ryan Anatol sid. “Vince scored a much-deserved goal in the first half.”

Junior goalkeeper Tom McMahon made his best stop of the game in the fifth minute of action, closing down the angle of the Golden Griffin’s Melvin Blair and making a stop with his right foot. Erdei scored on Stony Brook’s first shot attempt. Junior Barnabas Mako launched a long throw into the box that was punched into the air by the Canisius goalkeeper. Erdei, free at the back post, waited patiently for the ball to drop, then hammered a volley into the goal for his first of the season. Canisius had the final chance of the first half, but Alex Grattarola headed a corner kick wide of target from 10 yards out. Stony Brook was dangerous on the counter in the second half as the Golden Griffin’s started to open themselves up in search of a tying goal. Erdei had the best opportunity when he cut inside and curled a shot to the back post, but it was pushed aside by the sprawling Canisius goalkeeper. Canisius had one final opportunity to tie the match in the 85th minute when Mathew Santos was left free at the top of the box. His

left-footed shot beat McMahon, but went off the post. “Canisius threw a lot at us in the second half,” Anatol said, “but we worked hard and defended really well to preserve the shutout.” Canisius was credited with 21 shots to Stony Brook’s 11. The Golden Griffins also held a 7-4 advantage in shots on goals and 8-4 edge in corner kicks, but the Seawolves’ defense proved strongest in the win. McMahon made seven saves for his second clean sheet of the season and the sixth of his career. Senior center backs Lars Togstad and Tavares Thompson and fullbacks Mako and sophomore Danny Espinoza all had impressive performances along the back four. Erdei and sophomore Serge Gamwanya led Stony Brook with three shots. Erdei had a team-high two shots on goal. Stony Brook’s two road victories this season match its total from all of 2015. Stony Brook looked to improve on that when the Seawolves played the final game of

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Above, tom McMahon scoops up the ball. Left, vince erdei scored the game-winning goal for Stony Brook.

its four-game road swing on Sept. 7, at Central Connecticut State University, but results were not available by press time.

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Kids Calendar

Photo courtesy of Engeman Theater

Tickets are on sale now for the John W. Engeman’s annual production of ‘The Wizard of Oz.’

Programs I Spy a Dragonfly

Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, 581 W. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown will hold a children’s workshop, I Spy a Dragonfly, Sept. 10 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Discover the dragonfly’s many beautiful colors, life cycle and unique behaviors. $3 per child. Advance registration required by calling 265-1054.

Gone Fishing

Make your own fishing pole with a magnet lure to lure magnetic fish at the Maritime Explorium, 101 E. Broadway, Port Jefferson Sept. 10 and 11 from 1 to 5 p.m. $5 per person. Call 331-3277 or visit www.maritimeexplorium.org.

Book signing

Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington will welcome Commack author Nancy LangFeldman who will read and sign copies of her new children’s book, “Hermann Finds Home,” Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. Join her for face painting, crafts and Hermann the Tortoise cookies! A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Galapagos Conservancy and Darwin Animal Doctors. Questions? Call 271-1442.

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

Toddler Time

Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington hosts Toddler Time for ages 3 to 5 every Thursday (new date) at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, join guitarist Jeff Sorg for a morning of singing and dancing. Free. No registration necessary. For further information, call 2711442 or visit www.bookrevue.com.

Theater ‘Neon’s World’

Little Feet Productions will hold a puppet show, “Neon’s World,” at the Port Jefferson Village Center, 101-A E. Broadway, Port Jefferson Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. Meet the puppets after the show! Best suited for ages 2 to 8. $5 per person. For more information call 473-4778.

‘Rapunzel’

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

‘Pumpkin Patch Magic’

Join Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson for a hilarious Halloween tale as it presents “Pumpkin Patch Magic” from Oct. 1 to 29. Tickets are $10 each. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

‘The Wizard of Oz’

Take a walk down the yellow brick road with Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion as the John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport presents its annual production of “The Wizard of Oz” from Oct. 1 to Nov. 6. Tickets are $15 each. To order, call 2612900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

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‘Skyscraper’

Attention All Young Performers!

By Amelia Rose Kocay, age 10, Bellport

All of the small luminous windows are shining on the street below causing a shadow, When you look up, all you can see are the millions of apartment houses glaring down at you fiercely, The big silver building seems to glow in the moonlight, The tip of the building seems to sparkle in the midday sun, as if smiling at you, The colossal elevator is always bringing a group of people rapidly up and down in the building, Bright green planters add a touch of beauty to the elegant entranceway,

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WHEN: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 • Wednesday, September 28, 2016 WHERE: Nassakeag Elementary School Cafeteria 490 Pond Path, East Setauket TIME: Doors will open at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm FEE: 1 Child $145.00 • 2 Children $215.00 3 or more $285.00

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Photos courtesy of Gallery North

Art and music take center stage at Gallery North’s annual festival They say some things just get better with age. This can surely be attributed to Gallery North’s annual Outdoor Art and Music Festival, which celebrates its 51st anniversary this year. Over 100 exhibiting artists and artisans, offering a variety of art and crafts such as painting (acrylic and oil), ceramics, jewelry, photography, fiber art, sculpture and mixed media work, will congregate on North Country Road in Setauket this Saturday, Sept. 10 and Sunday, Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine. The two-day event provides members of the community an opportunity to interact with artists, purchase finely made crafts, and enjoy a weekend full of exciting activities while searching for the perfect handmade gift for family and friends and to get a jump-start on holiday shopping.

Throughout the weekend visitors will enjoy musical performances by Sybil Lefferts & Friends, Claudia Jacobs Band, Roberta Fabiano and Tony Montalbo and The Bobby Sexton Trio. All musical entertainment is sponsored by Bridgehampton National Bank. In addition to enjoying the outdoor festivities, all are invited to stop by the gallery to view the current Printmaking exhibition. The Community Art Center will also be open on both Saturday and Sunday welcoming visitors to participate in the gallery’s Make Your Mark Tile Fundraiser. Adults, children, families, as well as professional artists are invited to paint their own six-inch ceramic tile, which will be used in the garden wall of the terrace of the new Community Art Center.

In honor of excellence in Fine Art and Craft, Gallery North’s Board of Trustees and Friends will sponsor prizes for outstanding work in the areas of jewelry, painting, crafts and mixed media, work on paper including watercolor, pastel and graphics and drawing, wood craft, photography, glass as well as best in show. This year’s judges will be Larissa Grass, Stephanie Gress and Dean Goelz. Prize sponsors include Sharon Cowles, Judy Gibbons, Robin and Doug Dahlgard, Ronne Cosel, Stephanie Gress, Nancy Goroff and Dina and Bill Weisberger. Gallery North is located at 90 North Country Road in Setauket. For additional information, please call 631-751-2676 or visit www.gallerynorth.org.

Event schedule Saturday, Sept. 10 ◆ 10 am to 5 pm: Make Your Mark — Tile Fundraiser in the Community Art Center (CAC) ◆ 11 am to 1 pm.: Kids Art Table ◆ 12 to 2 pm: Sybil Lefferts & Friends in concert ◆ 2:30 to 4:30 pm: Claudia Jacobs Band in concert Sunday, Sept. 11 ◆ 10 am to 5 pm: Make Your Mark — Tile Fundraiser in the CAC ◆ 11 am to 1 pm: Kids Art Table ◆ 12 to 2 pm: Roberta Fabiano and Tony Montalbo, 9/11 Tribute ◆ 2:30 to 4:30 pm: The Bobby Sexton Trio in concert

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