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Hope: the anthem of our souls

By Fr. Francis Pizzarelli

as a nation we must confront. They go beyond the scope of our differences around Once again our nation is in shock after health care and tax reform. Our criminal justice system is in dire need the worse gun violence massacre in American history: 58 innocent people killed and of reform. The way we treat drug addicts more than 500 people severely wounded who commit nonviolent crimes is scandaland/or injured during a Las Vegas concert. ous and needs to be addressed. The growAt the time of this horrific attack, the ing incidences of discrimination based on nation was in the midst of recovering from race, religion and sexual orientation need to take center stage as part of the three catastrophic hurricanes national agenda. The social that left major areas of our indifference that has become country, Puerto Rico and so infectious is counterproducthe U.S. Virgin Islands overtive. By our silence, we affirm whelmed and powerless. the destructive behaviors and Each tragic circumstance destructive rhetoric that have brought out the best in our become a cancer among us. American spirit. Countless heWe need to be more proroes risking their lives to save active on every level. Our others; the spirit of selflessstudents need to be a part ness and compassion has been of these important converinspirational. If only those in sations. The average citizen elected office learned from needs to become more inthe power of their example! volved in our political process These past few months and understand that his/her the public discourse across By our silence, we voice does matter and does the country has bordered on affirm the destructive make an important difference. disgraceful. The demeaning behaviors and These are challenging rhetoric is fueling the heat and violence that is erupting destructive rhetoric times; however, we are all of the challenge. We across our nation. that have become a part must lead by example. Our The recent debate around cancer among us. churches, synagogues and the actions of many NFL mosques must address the football players regarding the appropriate posture during our nation- social issues and become a part of the al anthem has sparked a national conver- national conversation. Our clerical leadsation that all Americans should be atten- ership must urge their congregants to tive to. No matter what your politics, the take a more active role in the political conversation it has provoked around rac- landscape of our communities. As Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Be the ism, police violence and hatred is vital. We need to discuss these issues with passion, change that you wish to see in the world!” commitment and open hearts but ground- Hope must be the anthem of our souls. ed in a profound respect for one another. Fr. Pizzarelli, SMM, LCSW-R, ACSW, DCSW, So many of the events that have erupted since January have underscored that is the director of Hope House Ministries in there are many serious social issues that Port Jefferson.

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ARTIST OF THE MONTH

‘Back Porch Pumpkin’ by Al candia

Al Candia By Irene ruddock

Al Candia, a Stony Brook resident, has been interested in art since childhood. He began painting seriously while teaching English at Commack High School, continuing his studies of art at Stony Brook University. His workshops and private study included courses with many noted artists, including Joseph Reboli. Candia has become an award-winning artist exhibiting extensively in galleries all over Long Island. Chosen as Honored Artist by the Setauket Artists in 2015, Candia is October’s Artist of the Month at The Long Island Museum.

I concentrate on the immediate world around me. I try to avoid “grand” subjects and tend to focus on the common, ordinary things that I find meaningful, but that we are sometimes too busy to notice: a farm fence in an open field, ancient beach chairs frozen in the snow, a jetty marching down into the ocean, flowers stuck in an old bucket, a small pumpkin on the steps.

How did you learn to paint? The most important teacher is “the doing.” I can’t tell you how many acres of canvas I went through to arrive at a level where I began to consider myself as an artist.

It has been said that your paintings ‘touch the heart’ and are soulful. Why do you think that is? Perhaps by going through life so fast, people might secretly yearn for a simpler way of life. They may enjoy slowing down a bit to “take a breath” and see the ordinary and realize it can be extraordinary.

You were an English teacher for 36 years before becoming a full-time artist. How did teaching influence your work? For me, there is wonderful connection between fine art and literature. Writers and poets deal very much in the creation of images.

’ I hope that my paintings create a deeper sense of the relationship between ourselves and the splendid world in which we live, and are moving through too quickly.’ — Al CAndiA An image can haunt us, fill us with joy. It is what makes a written work alive and vivid. It is what made me want to become a painter. I would see something — a broken seashell, a window in the late afternoon shadows — that would move me deeply and would be heavy with meaning. I very much wanted to celebrate that in a painting.

How do you find inspiration for a painting? Robert Frost said that a poem begins with a lump in the throat. He was talking, of course, about being moved or shaken by something — an idea, an experience, an object — that needs to be expressed. That is true for me also. Recently, I came across a pumpkin on the worn steps of a back porch. I was so taken with this simple object that hardly anyone would see. I thought of the person who placed it there out of a some personal gesture. I thought it would make a touching painting that reveals some small aspect of our humanity.

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Celebrates Our Hometown Heroes To Honor Our Local Servicepeople For Veteran’s Day We Will Publish A Special Section in the November 9 Issue

‘Hydrangeas in a Bucket’ by Al Candia

ARTIST OF THE MONTH Continued from page B5

What is your method? I usually begin with a bunch of photos. I take these back to my studio and begin to work up a drawing idea for the painting. This is an important step where you design the composition, simplify, arrange the elements, and begin to think of color and light. From there, I proceed as many oil painters do by washing the canvas with a thin mixture of warm color diluted with mineral spirits. Next I begin to lay in the large shapes. Essentially I am carrying on a dialogue with the canvas, finding out what is working and what is not.

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I think the medium choose me. It somehow fits my personality. Oil painting is slow moving and deliberate. It often will take a few days to allow the painting to dry before moving on to the next step. During these intervals the painting is percolating in my brain, trying to make the painting as good as it possibly can be. I compare it to a child with a wind up toy, winding that toy as tight as possible in order to release it to its maximum effect.

What is the biggest difficulty you encounter in the creation of a painting? After working with a painting for a couple weeks, you can lose the sense of it, you lose perspective. You can begin to doubt yourself: did I make all the right decisions, is the color just right, did I overwork it, does it still capture what you set out to do? At this time, for me, it is important to have honest feedback from others. My wife is an important part in keeping me on track.

After all that work and effort, it must be difficult to let a painting go. Not at all. I love the entire process of painting from the initial moment of finding a subject, to creating a design, through the struggle of execution. And hopefully someone will come along and appreciate the painting enough to buy it and hang it in their home. For me that completes the cycle, and the painting begins its life.

Beside the Visitor’s Center at The Long Island Museum in October, where can we see your work? I will be exhibiting at the Setauket Neighborhood House in the 37th annual Setauket Artists exhibit from Oct. 22 to Nov. 20. People are always welcome to visit my studio by appointment. You can contact me by visiting my website at www.alcandia.com.

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In most geographic locations, sun exposure will not correct vitamin D deficiencies Vitamin D is one the most widely publicized and important supplements. We get vitamin D from the sun, food and supplements. With our days rapidly shortening here in the Northeast, I thought it would be worthwhile to explore what we know about vitamin D supplementation. Vitamin D has been thought of as an elixir for life, but is it really? There is no question that, if you have low levels of vitamin D, replacing it is important. Previous studies have shown that it may be effective in a wide swath of chronic diseases, both in prevention and as part of the treatment paradigm. However, many questions remain. As more data come along, their meaning for vitamin D becomes murkier. For instance, is the sun the best source By David of vitamin D? Dunaief, M.D. At the 70th annual American Academy of Dermatology meeting, Dr. Richard Gallo, who was involved with the Institute of Medicine recommendations, spoke about how, in most geographic locations, sun exposure will not correct vitamin D deficiencies. Interestingly, he emphasized getting more vitamin D from nutrition. Dietary sources include cold-water fatty fish, such as salmon, sardines and tuna. We know its importance for bone health, but as of yet, we only have encouraging — but not yet definitive — data for other diseases. These include cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases and cancer. There is no consensus on the ideal blood level for vitamin D. The Institute of Medicine recommends more than 20 ng/dl, and The Endocrine Society recommends at least 30 ng/dl. More experts and data lean toward the latter number.

Skin cancer Vitamin D did not decrease nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSCs), such as squamous cell and basal cell carcinoma. It may actually increase them, according to one study done at a single center by an HMO (1). The results may be confounded, or blurred, by UV radiation from the sun, so vitamin D is not necessarily the culprit. Most of the surfaces where skin cancer was found were sun exposed, but not all of them. The good news is that, for postmenopausal women who have already had an NMSC bout, vitamin D plus calcium appears to reduce its recurrence, according to the Women’s Health Initiative study (2). In this high-risk population, the combination of supplements reduced risk by 57 percent. However, unlike the previous study, vitamin D did not increase the incidence of NMSC in the general population. NMSC occurs more frequently than breast, prostate, lung and colorectal cancers combined (3).

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Foods high in Vitamin D include egg yolks, beef, shiitake mushrooms, cheese, milk and cold-water fatty fish like salmon, above.

Cardiovascular mixed results Several observational studies have shown benefits of vitamin D supplements with cardiovascular disease. For example, the Framingham Offspring Study showed that those patients with deficient levels were at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (4). However, a small randomized controlled trial (RCT), the gold standard of studies, calls the cardioprotective effects of vitamin D into question (5). This study of postmenopausal women, using biomarkers such as endothelial function, inflammation or vascular stiffness, showed no difference between vitamin D treatment and placebo. The authors concluded there is no reason to give vitamin D for prevention of cardiovascular disease. The vitamin D dose given to the treatment group was 2,500 IUs. Thus, one couldn’t argue that this dose was too low. Some of the weaknesses of the study were a very short duration of four months, its size — 114 participants — and the fact that cardiovascular events or deaths were not used as study end points. However, these results do make you think.

Weight benefit There is good news, but not great news, on the weight front. It appears that vitamin D plays a role in reducing the amount of weight gain in women 65 years and older whose blood levels are more than 30 ng/dl, compared to those below this level, in the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (6). This association held true at baseline and after 4.5 years of observation. If the women dropped below 30 ng/dl in this time period, they were more likely to gain more weight, and they gained less if they kept levels above the target. There were 4,659 participants in the study. Unfortunately, vitamin D did not show statistical significance with weight loss.

Mortality decreased In a meta-analysis of a group of eight studies, vitamin D with calcium reduced the mortality rate in the elderly, whereas vitamin D alone did not (7). The difference between the groups was statistically important, but clinically small: 9 percent reduction with vitamin D plus calcium and 7 percent with vitamin D alone.

One of the weaknesses of this analysis was that vitamin D in two of the studies was given in large amounts of 300,000 to 500,000 IUs once a year, rather than taken daily. This has different effects.

USPSTF recommendations The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends against giving “healthy” postmenopausal women the combination of vitamin D 400 IUs plus calcium 1,000 mg to prevent fractures (8). It does not seem to reduce fractures and increases the risk of kidney stones. There is also not enough data to recommend for or against vitamin D with or without calcium for cancer prevention.

Need for clinical trials We need clinical trials to determine the effectiveness of vitamin D in many chronic diseases, since it may have beneficial effects in preventing or helping to treat them (9). Right now, there is a lack of large randomized clinical trials. Most are observational, which provides associations, but not links. The VITAL study is a large RCT looking at the effects of vitamin D and omega-3s on cardiovascular disease and cancer. It is a five-year trial, and the results should be available in 2018.

When to supplement? It is important to supplement to optimal levels, especially since most of us living in the Northeast have insufficient to deficient levels. While vitamin D may not be a cure-all, it may play an integral role with many disorders.

References: (1) Arch Dermatol. 2011;147(12):13791384. (2) J Clin Oncol. 2011 Aug 1;29(22):3078-3084. (3) CA Cancer J Clin. 2009;59(4):225-249. (4) Circulation. 2008 Jan 29;117(4):503-511. (5) PLoS One. 2012;7(5):e36617. (6) J Women’s Health (Larchmt). 2012 Jun 25. (7) J Clin Endocrinol Metabol. online May 17, 2012. (8) AHRQ Publication No. 12-05163-EF-2. (9) Endocr Rev. 2012 Jun;33(3):456-492. Dr. Dunaief is a speaker, author and local lifestyle medicine physician focusing on the integration of medicine, nutrition, fitness and stress management. For more information, visit www.medicalcompassmd.com.

Time to clean out those closets! Sweetbriar Nature Center, located at 62 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown will hold a yard sale on Nov. 11 and 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to raise funds to support its mission of providing nature education and wildlife rehabilitation to local residents. Donations of quality antiques, collectibles, knick-knacks, memorabilia and other items under 40 pounds in very good condition will be appreciated. No televisions or other electronics, books or clothing. To make a donation, please call Eric Young at 631-979-6344, ext. 302, or email eyswbriarnc@aol. com to arrange a drop-off or pickup.

Puerto Rico fundraiser Made to Move Tennis & Wellness in E. Setauket is seeking monetary donations for its Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief fundraiser through Oct. 24. The business will match the first $15,000 donated to this urgent cause. All donations will go to Unicef. Please call 631751-6767 for more information.

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Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, 25 Lloyd Harbor Road, Huntington will host a Salt Marsh Hike for adults on Sunday, Oct. 22 from 9:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. This 5-mile hike will focus on the study of salt marsh life. $4 per person. Advance registration required by calling 631-423-1770.

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Autumn Stroll

Sunken Meadow State Park, Route 25A and Sunken Meadow Parkway, Kings Park will host an Autumn Stroll for families on Sunday, Oct. 22 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Enjoy the autumn colors, from the golds of the marsh to the orange and reds of the forest, on a casual walk through the park. $4 per person. Advance registration required by calling 631-581-1072.

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Crossword Puzzle

sudoku puzzle Answers to last week’s SUDOKU puzzle:

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

THEME: World Series ACROSS

“Faith In Recovery”

Answers to last week’s puzzle: Famous Poets

73. Explosive 74. Red Sea nation

DOWN 1. Ice Cube’s genre 2. Go up against 3. Ethiopian currency 4. Goodbye to amiga 5. Difficult for Beast to control 6. Sailor’s call 7. Nail a criminal 8. Trouser fabric 9. Like Roman Empire 10. ____-China 11. Animal house 12. “Star ____” 15. Site of a 1976 uprising, South Africa 20. Hispaniola republic 22. First responders 24. Give advice 25. *____ Sox Scandal, 1919 26. Round loaf, in Paris 27. Type of mandarin 29. *Overcame Curse of the Billy Goat 31. “Atlas Shrugged” author 32. Asimov or Mizrahi 33. Sorta 34. Bacon piece 36. “Where the Wild Things Are” rollick 38. Big rig 42. Time being 45. Herzegovina’s partner 49. “As if!” 51. *Number of teams in MLB 54. R2-D2, e.g. 56. FlambÈ 57. Diplomat’s forte 58. Mixture or medley 59. Make someone angry 60. #17 Across, pl. 61. Synonym to #9 Across 62. Dutch cheese 63. Thespian’s part 66. *What Rickey Henderson did best? 68. *World Series ticketholder *Theme related clue.

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On Thursday, October 26th Michael DeLeon, a former drug addict and gang member, will be giving a presentation at St. James Church in Setauket titled “Faith in Recovery”. He will be speaking on how the drug epidemic is ruining countless lives in communities across the country; Suffolk County being one of the worst areas affected by this merciless affliction that tears apart families and individuals. Michael experienced this first hand and shares his unbelievable story of the pain of addiction and the nightmare that he put his own family through before finding faith in his recovery. He explains how it doesn’t matter where you live, or how good your parents were in raising you...anyone can fall prey to this heartless addiction, and many do. But there is hope, and that is the message he wants others to hear! There will be 2 free presentations (good will offering accepted) given on Thursday, October 26th, 3 pm and 7 pm in our church. We recommend that children be at least 11 years old, some of the material may be graphic.

1. Capital near Casablanca 6. African National Congress 9. Sword handle 13. Do like a good citizen 14. Exclamation of suspicion 15. Echo sounder 16. Jewish holiday 17. Kimono sash 18. Blast from the past 19. *Commissioner’s ____ 21. *Yankees’ home 23. Little Mermaid’s domain 24. Command before “in” 25. U.K. broadcaster 28. Puerto ____ 30. *Why 1994 World Series was canceled 35. Displeasure on one’s face 37. Barrels or casks 39. Desert wanderer’s hope 40. Aries or Taurus, e.g. 41. “A Doll’s House” playwright 43. Grannies 44. Conquer, as in Everest 46. Overweight wrestler 47. Man Ray’s art movement 48. “____ ____ Truckin’” 50. Laundry room fire hazard 52. One of Florida Keys, e.g. 53. Database command 55. ____-cha-cha 57. *Blue Jays’ home 61. Young domesticated ungulate 64. Cover story 65. Victoria’s Secret purchase 67. Free from 69. Locomotive hair 70. Big galoot 71. ____-____-la 72. The big one and little one, e.g.

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

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PLAYDATE AT THE THEATER Gianna, age 5, of Nesconset and her girlfriend Chloe, age 4, of Sayville decided to get together at the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts last Saturday afternoon to catch a performance of Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast JR.’ Above, they meet the stars of the show, Michael Locissano and Alex Bertolini, for photos in the lobby. The enchanting show runs through Oct. 29. See review on page B27. Photo by Heidi Sutton 154088

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In addition, the trustees indicated in their accounting that several of the distriIf you have been named as a trustee butions that were made to themselves as of someone’s trust, you may be wonder- “per settlor’s request.” After a review of the facts and the laning what you are supposed to do. It is important that the trustee understand his or guage of the trust document, the court her duties and responsibilities. The most held that even if the distributions to the important thing to remember as a trustee trustees were at the settlor’s suggestion, is that the trust assets are not your assets. those distributions were either impermissible gifts of trust assets by You are safeguarding them the settlor or distributions for the settlor and/or benthat the trustees should have eficiaries, who will receive assessed against their respecthem after the settlor dies. tive shares as advancements. As a trustee, you stand With respect to commisin a “fiduciary” role with resions, the court held that spect to the beneficiaries of intentionally making distrithe trust. As a fiduciary, you butions to individuals who will be held to a very high were not beneficiaries of the standard. The trustee must trust is, in and of itself, a baread the trust document caresis to deny commissions. fully, upon acting initially and Further, with respect to when any questions arise. their self-dealing, either the The trust is the road map trustees were in fact aware of and the trustee must follanguage regarding offlow its directions in adminA trustee must put the setting advance distributions istering the trust. A trustee the interests of the and chose to disregard it or should be aware that failing to abide by the terms trust beneficiaries they were grossly negligent in their failure to seek profesof the trust document and before their own. sional advice to assist them in mismanaging the assets can have serious financial repercussions for understanding the duties and responsibilithe trustee personally such as forfeiture ties associated with being trustees. In the end, the trustees were surof commissions and surcharge. This very issue came up in the recent charged approximately $230,000 for their Suffolk County Surrogate’s Court case of self-dealing and failure to abide by the Accounting Proceeding the Schweiger terms of the trust document. The take away from all of this is that a Family 2013 Irrevocable Trust decided on trustee must follow the terms of the trust Sept. 7, 2017. The subject trust stated that during the instrument and put the interests of the lifetime of the settlor, the trustees in their trust beneficiaries before their own. If this sole discretion may pay the net income to is not done the trustee is at risk of personal or for the benefit of the settlor’s beneficia- liability for any breach of duty in the form ries or accumulate such income. With re- of denial of commissions or surcharge. In addition, if you are the trustee of a spect to principal, the trustees were given the discretion to pay so much of the princi- Medicaid-qualifying irrevocable trust and pal to or for the benefit of the settlor’s ben- fail to abide by the terms of the trust, not eficiaries. The trust did not require equal only do you run the risk of denial of comprincipal distributions and same may be missions or surcharge, but you can also made to any or all of the settlor’s benefi- nullify any protections that the trust prociaries. Distributions made to any benefi- vides to the assets held by the trust. This ciaries during the settlor’s lifetime shall be would make all of the assets in the trust considered as advancements in determin- be considered an available resource when ing the beneficiary’s respective share, un- determining Medicaid eligibility for the less waived by the remaining nonrecipient settlor and could result in a denial of Medbeneficiaries in writing. The trustees had icaid benefits. With a trustee’s personal liability at no authority to pay principal to the settlor. Despite the language in the trust docu- stake, it is advisable to retain an attorney ment, the trustees made distributions to to provide advice regarding the trustee’s themselves and to individuals that were fiduciary duties and obligations in adminnot beneficiaries, namely the settlor, their istering a trust. children/grandchildren and the spouse of Nancy Burner, Esq. practices elder law and one of the trustees. estate planning from her East Setauket office.

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Now in its 37th year, the Setauket Artists’ Exhibition, featuring the works of over 40 local artists and artists from all over Long Island, will return to the Setauket Neighborhood House, 95 Main St., Setauket from Oct. 22 to Nov. 20 with viewing daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. An opening reception will be held on Sunday, Oct. 22 from 1 to 4 p.m. Participating artists this year include Lana Ballot, Ross Barbara, Eleanor Berger, Robert Berson, Rina Betro, Sheila Breck, Renee Caine, Al Candia, Gail Chase, Anthony Davis, Julie Doczi, Jeanette Dick, W.A. Dodge, Paul Edelson, Stu Gottfried, Donna Grossman, Peter Hahn, Melissa Imossi, Laurence Johnston, Anne Katz, Flo Kemp, Karen Kemp, Michael R. Kutzing, John Mansueto, Jane McGraw Teubner, Terry McManus, Eleanor Meier, Fred Mendelsohn, Muriel Musarra, Genia Neuschatz, Iacopo Pasquinelli, Paula Pelletier, Denis Ponsot, Joe Reboli, Joan Rockwell, Robert Roehrig, Irene Ruddock, Eileen Sanger, Carole Link Scinta, Sungsook Setton, Barbara Siegel, Patricia Sloan, Angela Stratton, Marlene Weinstein, Laura Westlake and Patricia Yantz. The distinguished judge this year is David Peikon, a “contemporary realism” oil painter who is an instructor at the Art League of Long Island. Peikon has had over 18 solo shows and his work is in corporate and private collections throughout the world. Each year, the Setauket Artists honor a special artist who’s work is admired and who has contributed greatly to the show. It is an award especially appreciated since it is chosen by one’s peers. Muriel Musarra, a watercolorist and oil painter and a member of the Setauket Artists for 37 years, is this year’s choice. Her work is in many collections and exudes a certain quiet peacefulness that has charmed the community for years. The three paintings being offered for the raffle this year are the following: “Giclee of Giverny #1” by Renee Caine, a recent Artist of the Month recipient for LIMarts; “An Afternoon in Tuscany,” an original pastel by Donna Grossman, instructor of drawing and

oil painting at The Atelier in Saint James; and “Nissequogue Overlook,” an original acrylic by John Mansueto, a well-known painter from the South Shore. Fred Bryant of Bryant Funeral Home has generously offered to be the Setauket Artists sponsor again. The artists applaud Bryant’s loyalty by providing funds that have made the exhibit more professional. This year, the Setauket Artists introduce their new website, www.setauketartists.com. We invite you to take a look and sign up to join our mailing list. The website will tell you about the 37-year-old organization called Setauket Artists: its history, artists, paintings, Children’s Scholarship Fund, and our newest feature, art consultation. Art consultation is designed to create a personal relationship with buyers who may want to purchase a piece of art but are unsure of where to begin to obtain art that best suits their surroundings. After suggesting many paintings, we will bring the actual paintings to your home or office where you will see the artwork in its environment, with no obligation to purchase. Art consultation is available all year long; we look forward to providing you with affordable paintings that truly fit your needs and our motto: Art for a Lifetime. The Setauket Artists will continue their art scholarship fund for children in the Setauket schools, presenting these awards at the reception opening. This year’s recipients of the awards for drawing and painting are Will Boonin in memory of Setauket Drawing Group member Andrew Schmitt, Jaden Chimelis in memory of Setauket Artist Burt Woods and Paloma Papageorge in memory of artist JoAnn Coane, given by her husband Jim Coane. If you miss the first reception, join the Setauket Artists for a free wine and cheese reception on Friday, Nov. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. where music will be provided once again by singer Caterina Dee. For additional information, visit www.setauketneighborhoodhouse.com, Setauket Artists on Facebook or call 631-365-1312. Irene Ruddock is the coordinator of the Setauket Artists.

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FEATURE STORY

In Harm’s Way opens at the LIM

Exhibit examines the many facets of dangerous storms By Rita J. Egan Five years after Hurricane Sandy hit the shores of Long Island, and as our country continues to recover from recent hurricanes, the new exhibit, In Harm’s Way, at The Long Island Museum in Stony Brook delves into the effect such storms can have on communities. Nancy Solomon, executive director of Long Island Traditions, an organization dedicated to preserving local traditions and heritage, curated the exhibit. Through artifacts, hands-on activities, photographs and paintings dating back to the 1938 hurricane nicknamed “Long Island Express” and earlier, Solomon has created various vignettes where museum visitors can discover how residents and government agencies prepared and recovered from natural disasters through the decades. “It’s really about how we have coped and prepared for storms both on a personal level and on a community level through history up to the present and looking forward,” Solomon said. The curator said In Harm’s Way is an exhibit she’s been working on for a few years. Before Sandy hit Long Island, she was working on an exhibit about boaters and boatyards and talking to those who worked and lived along the coastlines. “During Sandy I said to myself these people are going to have to cope with a lot of damage and to think forward to how they are going to prepare for this [in the future] since these storms are becoming more frequent,” she said. “And I thought of that while [Sandy] was happening. Chances are there are things they know that other people might benefit from, as well as things they don’t know that we might learn from that have happened over the last 100 years.” Solomon, who considers herself a folklorist, said the title of The Long Island Museum exhibit came about after talking to a fisherman who explained to her that those who work on the water have many ways of monitoring conditions to get out of harm’s way. “Ordinary people have tremendous knowledge, and we can learn from those things,” she said. Solomon said one story she was told was about a boat captain who noticed the barometer went down one full point in an hour, signifying a tremendous drop in atmospheric pressure, during Hurricane Carol in 1954. While he used a ham radio to alert other captains to head back to shore, they didn’t heed his warning. While his crew made it back safely to Jones Inlet, the others didn’t. Solomon said the story had a big impact on her. “That was my first major understanding that there are things that you have to pay attention to,” she said. “You have to pay attention to bird migration. You have to pay attention to fish migration because they are natural warning signs that fisherman are keenly aware of as well as people who live in places like Fire Island.” Visitors to the exhibit will find it separated into three sections. The first — Looking Backwards — includes museum objects

Vendors wanted ▶ Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 716 Route 25A, Rocky Point will hold an October Festival & Craft Fair on Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Interested craft vendors may call 631-924-8143 or 631744-9355. ▶ Smith Haven Mall, Moriches Road, Lake Grove will host a Boo Bash Family Fun Day in Center Court on Oct. 28 from noon to 3 p.m. Merchandise vendors wanted. Call 516-621-1446 for vendor application and information. ▶ Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook will present its 21st annual Autumn Art & Craft Festival at the Student Activities Center on Nov. 11 and 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Interested merchandise vendors should call 631-563-8551.

a portion of Sunrise Highway during Hurricane gloria, 1985. Photo from LIM and items from personal collections from that he said is informative and entertainthe 1938 Long Island Express to the 1991 ing due to being visually stimulating. Halloween nor’easter. Among the pieces “For our museum to do a show that is foare damaged items from 1938 including a cused on Long island and has a global overclock that was mounted high on a garage reach, I think is really terrific,” he said. “It’s wall that still bears the watermark from what we do. It’s the mission of the museum the Long Island Express hurricane. to have an exhibit of this caliber, especially A second section is dedicated to the at this time given what’s happened recently, hurricanes Irene, Lee and Sandy that oc- it’s become almost a timeless problem.” curred in 2011 and 2012 and their impact Watson said the narrative is personal on Long Island and upstate New York. A for everybody and the objects included in featured artifact is a piece of the Long the exhibit are varied and effective. Beach boardwalk. Another piece that is “They really give you a sense of a favorite of Solomon’s is a bay house, place,” he said. “They put you in the mobuilt by museum staff ment as opposed to lookmember Joseph Esser, ing at a photograph of a where visitors can see house. So, I think in that what measures one can way it’s a very ambitious take to protect theminstallation of the exhibiselves when in harm’s tion, and it’s very effecway, including the use tive. It’s pretty wonderful of bags filled with sand in that way.” or clamshells. Solomon hopes that — Nancy Solomon The last section of the visitors will think about exhibit, Looking Forwards, focuses on so- how waterfront and coastline communilutions such as flood-proof homes and ties are changing after viewing the exhibit. new technologies. There is also an interac- During her research, she said she learned tive table where museum-goers can build a lot about the importance of high dunes their own home or community, taking into and how hardening the shoreline may not account safety measures for those who live be the best approach. along the coastline. “I hope they start asking questions of The museum’s curator Joshua Ruff com- planners and our public agencies about the pared the timely subject of battling storms rationale for doing things and when there to how generals and military planners talk might be some better ways,” she said. about how the last war is still being fought The Long Island Museum will host as a new one is starting. In Harm’s Way until Dec. 31. Spe“I think that the exhibition really does a cial programs include the symposium wonderful a job of looking at recent mem- “In Harm’s Way: Past, Present and Future” ory and looking at how memories have Oct. 28, a panel discussion “Learning from been guiding experiences for Long Island- our Neighbors” Nov. 12 and the curator’s ers storm after storm after storm,” Ruff said. gallery tour Dec. 3. The museum is locatNeil Watson, director of the museum, ed at 1200 Route 25A in Stony Brook. For said he is pleased with the collaboration more information call 631-751-0066 or with Long Island Traditions and the exhibit visit www.longislandmuseum.org.

‘Ordinary people have tremendous knowledge, and we can learn from those things.’

▶ Walt Whitman High School, 301 West Hills Road, Huntington Station will hold its annual Fine Art & Crafts Fair on Nov. 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Interested merchandise and food vendors should call 631-549-8582. ▶ The Centereach Fire Department, 9 South Washington Ave., Centereach seeks merchandise vendors for its annual three-day Christmas Extravaganza on Nov. 24 to 26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Vendor deadline is Oct. 31. Call 631-588-9220 for an application. ▶ Messiah Lutheran Church, located at 465 Pond Path is East Setauket, is seeking vendors for their annual Craft Fair on Dec. 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Applications can be found online at www.messiahny.com. under events or by calling 516-316-1336. ▶ Art League of Long Island, 107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills will present its 54th Holiday Fine Art & Craft Fair on Dec. 2 and 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Merchandise vendors with one-of-a-kind art and craft work are wanted for this juried event. Vendor deadline is Nov. 21. For additional details, call 631-462-5400. ▶ Deepwells Mansion, 497 Moriches Road, St. James will hold its annual Art & Craft Holiday Boutique on Dec. 2 and 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and seeks merchandise vendors for the event. For more information, call 631-563-8551. ▶ American Legion Post 360, 1 Mill Dam Road, Huntington will host a Huntington Craft & Gift Show on Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vendor deadline is Nov. 30. Interested merchandise vendors should call 516-209-7386. ▶ VFW Post 4927 Ladies Auxiliary, 31 Horseblock Road, Centereach seeks vendors for its annual indoor Flea Market/Craft Fair on Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Deadline to reserve a table is Oct. 31. For information and reservations, call Susan at 516-521-2259. ▶ Ward Melville High School’s Habitat for Humanity Club will hold a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity at the Bates House, 1 Bates Road, Setauket on Dec. 10 from noon to 3 p.m. Vendors selling gift and holidaythemed items welcome. Contact Callan or Susan at 631-751-5131 to reserve a spot.

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Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease a 9- or 10-inch tube pan. In a medium bowl combine the apple slices, five tablespoons sugar and cinnamon. Set aside. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and remaining 2 cups sugar into a medium bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in oil, eggs, apple juice and vanilla. Beat with a wooden spoon until well blended. Drain the reserved apple mixture of excess liquid. Spoon one-third of the batter into prepared pan. Arrange half the apple mixture in a circle on top of the batter. (Make sure no apples touch the side of the pan.) Repeat procedure with another third of the batter, then the remaining apple mixture and finally the last third of the batter.

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Crispy Baked Apples YIELD: Makes 6 servings INGREDIENTS: • 6 tart apples, cored, then peeled halfway down • 3 tablespoons melted butter • 2 tablespoons flour • ½ cup brown sugar DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 425 F. Place apples, peeled side up, in a baking dish. Combine the butter, flour and sugar and pat it onto tops of apples. Bake at 425 F until crust is set; lower oven to 350 F and continue to bake until apples are tender (about 30 minutes). Serve with unwhipped heavy cream.

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THE GARDENER’S DELIGHT

Japanese maples — great fall colors for shady gardens

By Kyrnan Harvey “It’s fall, right?” my 7-year-old just asked. And I was like, “Um, yeah?” Notwithstanding a few weeks of unseasonably balmy, if not muggy, days, it is October and the first noticeable autumnal tints are seen in the American dogwoods that grow along the margins of the Laurel Ridge-Setauket Woods Nature Preserve on Belle Mead Road. You needn’t be a gardener — nor ferry up to New England — to enjoy the weeks of glorious colors in the maples and the oaks in random woods and suburban roads: the yellow Norway maple, the red-orange of sugar and red maples, the russet-reds of the oaks. There are many kinds of shrubs too, of course, that present fall color. These typically color up best in sunnier locations, but the native spicebush (Lindera benzoin), ubiquitous in our woods because the deer leave them alone, are beginning to yellow even in heavy shade. Last Saturday I was driving on Mt. Grey and West Meadow roads in Old Field, where homes are nestled into our native oak woods. Naturalized in the understory are the native mountain laurel, Kalmia latifolia, and planted rhododendrons that had grown massive before the deer population exploded. If you live under a high canopy of oak trees, but want some great fall color, Japanese maples are a superb understory tree: They prefer some shade and will color up well despite it. Japanese maples are not limited to the popular weeping lacy trees. They are primarily Acer palmatum, but they also refer to Acer japonicum and Acer shirasawanum. The grafted cut-leaf Japanese maple is justifiably popular but not inexpensive. These are propagated vegetatively, i.e., not by seed; they are called cultivated varieties (cultivars, in the trade), meaning they have specific genes; and they are identical to one another in leaf shape, size and color and also in rate of growth and habit, by which is meant the shape of the crown, whether pyramidal, weeping or columnar. The spectacular cut-leaf Japanese maple (Acer palmatum var. dissectum), red-leafed or green, is better used singly, as a specimen. Mature tress will get to be 15 feet in diameter, so do not make the common mistake of planting it too close to your driveway or front path or up close to your house. It is always a shame to have to restrict with pruning the natural form of these.

Japanese maple seedlings in a woodland setting have the best fall colors. If you have the opportunity to plant a grove of Japanese maples, maybe for screening or to start a woodland garden, then the most expedient way would be to find a source of random Acer palmatum seedlings. Young trees, cheap. Don’t overly favor the showy red-leaved ones; select if you can a mix of green and red. In Joe’s garden, a client, there were three or four mature Japanese maples. We had many dozens of seedlings, offspring from the mother trees, growing out of the compost of years of leaf-blowing. Many years ago Joe and I potted up a few of the younger ones, from 3 to 7 years old, and on a sunny Saturday morning in late October loaded them into the 8-foot bed of my ’68 Chevy. We parked on 5th Avenue in Park Slope in Brooklyn and presented a sidewalk sale. They were gorgeous in their variety of fall reds, oranges and even yellows. Fifteen years later and there are many dozens more seedlings, I just can’t bring myself to pull them up and throw them in the compost pile.

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True, the deer will nip them as long as they can reach the branches. It is worth the effort to spritz a little deer repellent, especially in April, May, and June, for the first couple years until the branches are up and out of their reach. There is a blight on

them, a soil-borne fungus called Verticillium wilt, that causes branches to die. Cut them back to the trunk. Sometimes the whole tree dies. If you have a dozen or more trees, as I recommend, and they are seeding themselves around, then it’s easycome-easy-go. You don’t have to mourn the loss of a tree if there are many more healthy ones about. It’s okay to start with unnamed seedlings of Acer palmatum. They are always gorgeous, leafing out in spring with their iconic leaves, or changing color in fall, they are never out of scale in the garden and comport well with companion shrubs and perennials. You could order a dozen and supplement them with a few choice named cultivars that you gradually collect at the garden center or through mail-order sources; or you could start right off with the choice varieties. It would be preferable to have some of these splendid cultivars because some of their offspring seedlings will carry their desirable traits. Japanese maples are prolific self-sowers, so you might want to plant two or three of the great, well-known varieties: Invest in a few large trees, sourced at a nursery. Have them planted in locations that establish the structure and articulate the paths of a new woodland garden, underplant them with perennials and start looking out for seedlings next year! Kyrnan Harvey is a horticulturist and garden designer residing in East Setauket. For more information, visit www.boskygarden.com.

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Thursday 19 Italian Studies lecture

The Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook will present a lecture on the issues of migration, terrorism and economic development with Hon. Stefano Dambruoso and Hon. Michela Di Biase at the Frank Melville Memorial Library, 4th floor, Room E4340 at 5:30 p.m. Hosted by Hon. Dario Franceschini. All are welcome. Call 632-7444.

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Live jazz in Stony Brook

The Jazz Loft, 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook will welcome Rich Iacona's Bad Little Big Band in concert at 7 p.m. Pianist Rich Iacona and singer Madeline Kole perform classic jazz songs. Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors, $10 students. Call 751-1895 or visit www.thejazzloft.org.

Photographer Patricia Paladines will be the speaker at the Reboli Center for Art and History’s Third Friday event, 64 Main St., Stony Brook from 6 to 8 p.m. Paladines will share some recent photographs from her travels to Madagascar, Antarctica and more local sites. Free and open to all. For more information, call 751-7707.

Haunted House at Deepwells

Deepwells Farm Mansion and grounds, 2 Taylor Lane, St. James, with a new terrifying wooded trail, will be transformed into a really scary haunted experience for Halloween on Fridays from 7 to 10 p.m. and Saturdays from 6 to 10 p.m. through Oct. 28. Enter if you dare! $10 per person. Call 862-2808 or visit www.deepwellshauntedmansion.com for details.

Fireside Friday

Join the East Northport Public Library, 185 Larkfield Road, E. Northport for a concert with folk singer and guitarist Bill Lauter at 7:30 p.m. Featuring traditional and popular folk songs with historical backgrounds. Free and open to all. Questions? Call 261-2313.

The Kennedys in concert

As part of its Starlight Coffeehouse series, the Northport Arts Coalition will welcome folk-rock duo, The Kennedys, in concert at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 270 Main St., Northport at 7:30 p.m. Open mic sign-up at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door. To order, visit www.northportarts.org.

An evening with David Sedaris

The Staller Center for the Art at Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook will welcome award-wining humorist and best-selling author David Sedaris to the Main Stage at 8 p.m. Sedaris will read from new and unpublished works, take audience questions and sign books. Tickets are $48. To order, call 632-2787 or visit www.stallercenter.com.

October Festival

The Long Island Corvair Association will hold its annual car show at Heckscher Park, 2 Prime Ave., Huntington from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Featuring Corvairs and Corvair engine-powered vehicles from 1960-1969. Free admission. Call 623-7107 or visit www.longislandcorvair.org.

Hard Luck Café concert

Third Friday at the Reboli Center

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Corvair Car Show

WWE Hall-of-Famer and #1 New York Times best-selling author, Mick Foley, will return to Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington to speak about and sign copies of his new memoir, "Saint Mick: My Journey from Hardcore Legend to Santa’s Jolly Elf," at 7 p.m. Call 271-1442.

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Kicking off its 48th season, the Long Island Baroque Ensemble will present a concert titled Born in 1685! at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, 30 Brooksite Drive, Smithtown at 7:30 p.m. Program will include the works of Bach, Handel and Scarlatti. Admission is $30, $15 students, children age 10 and under free. For further information, call 212-222-5795 or visit www.libaroque.com.

The Brick Studio and Art Gallery will host an October Festival fundraiser for Hope House Ministries at the Rocky Point Farmers Market, Depot Park at the corner of Prince St. and Broadway, Rocky Point from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Featuring art vendors, live music, face painting, yoga and more. For further details, call 335-2293.

Book signing

The Folk Music Society of Huntington will present a concert at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington with Freddy Francine and Miles Mafale from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15, $10 members. For more information, call 423-7611 or visit www.fmsh.org.

Baroque concert

BEHIND THE CURTAIN Theatre Three will present an evening devoted to 'The Bridges of Madison County,' from page to stage, on Oct. 22. Photo by Peter Lanscombe, Theatre Three Productions Inc.

Saturday 21 Haunted House at Deepwells See Oct. 20 listing.

Fall Fair

The Chamber of Commerce of The Moriches will hold its annual Fall Fair along Main Street in Center Moriches from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with food, crafts, vendors, raffles, artists and activities for children. Rain date Oct. 22. Call 878-0003.

Antiques & Collectibles Sale

St. James Episcopal Church, 490 North Country Road, St. James will hold an Antiques & Collectibles Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with lots of antique vendors and Books ‘N’ Things. Questions? Call 584-5560.

Fall Family Festival

Main Street Nursery, 475 West Main St., Huntington invites the community to celebrate the season with a Fall Family Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. With pumpkin painting, hay maze, face painting and more. Free admission. Some activities may include a fee. For more information, call 549-4515.

St. James Car Show

The Community Association of Greater St. James will present a Car Show on Lake Avenue, St. James from 3 to 7 p.m. (Enter from Woodlawn Ave.) with live music. Rain date is Oct. 22. For more information, email stjamescivic@ yahoo.com.

David Sedaris

Health and Wellness Expo

The Sound Beach Civic Association will present a Health and Wellness Expo at the Sound Beach Firehouse, 152 Sound Beach Blvd., Sound Beach from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Over 20 health professionals will provide information on healthy living as well as various screenings and demonstrations. Free admission. For more information, call 744-6952.

Spirits Tour

The Three Village Historical Society will present its 23rd annual Spirits Tour from 5 to 9 p.m. Join them for a night of Prohibition Era historical fun when costumed actors portray "American Spirits: Rum Runners, Bootleggers and Prohibition Leaders" at the Setauket Presbyterian Cemetery and Caroline Church of Brookhaven Cemetery in Setauket. Rain date is Oct. 28. Tickets at the door are $25 adults, $12 children under 12 with a discount for members. For more information, call 751-3730 or visit www.tvhs.org.

The Taste @ Port Jefferson

The Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce will present its 10th annual The Taste @ Port Jefferson at the Village Center, 101-A E. Broadway, Port Jefferson from 6 to 10 p.m. Over 30 restaurants, bakeries and shops will be participating this year in celebration of the event’s landmark anniversary. With music by New Life Crisis. Tickets for VIP guests are $95 at 6 p.m.; $65 general admission at 7 p.m. For adults 21 and over please. To order, visit www. tasteatportjeff.com.

A Night of Jazz

The Fellowship Hall at United Methodist Church, 1018 Pulaski Road, E. Northport will host a Night of Jazz featuring a jazz trio with Dick Mears and pianist Pat Meares. $20 admission includes full dinner of lasagna, salad and dessert. Dinner and concert start at 7 p.m. For reservations, call 418-5322.

Opera Night in Northport

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 270 Main St., Northport will present a Night of Opera starting at 7:30 p.m. $20 donation requested. For more information, visit www.operanight.org.

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

Autumn Craft Fair

Time to start your holiday shopping! Selden Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, 44 Woodmere Place, Selden will host its annual Autumn Craft and Vendor Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For further details, call 732-1234.

Art Walk in Huntington

The Fall 2017 Huntington Village Art Walk will be held from noon to 4 p.m. A self-guided tour, filled with art, food and drink, will feature seven locations within a mile walk including the Heckscher Museum of Art, b.j. spoke gallery, fotofoto gallery and the Huntington Art Council’s Main Street Gallery. Meet the artists, enjoy refreshments and enter raffles to win valuable gift baskets. Free. For a list of locations and a map, visit www.huntingtonartcenter.com.

Harvest Fair

Join Benner’s Farm, 56 Gnarled Hollow Road, East Setauket for its annual Harvest Festival from noon to 4 p.m. with pumpkin picking (fee), cider making demonstrations, craft vendors, live music, hayrides, fresh Long Island produce for sale, visit with the farm animals and more. Local author Cindy Sommer will read from and sign copies of her children’s book, "Saving Kate’s Flowers." Admission is $8 adults, $6 seniors and children. For more information, call 689-8172 or visit www.bennersfarm.com.

Health & Wellness Fair

The Town of Brookhaven will host a Health & Wellness Fair at Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville (2nd floor auditorium) from 1 to 4 p.m. Featuring health education, community resources and information on health insurance, health care law and health services. Free. Call 451-9100 for further info.

Wild Ginger in concert

Cold Spring Harbor Library, 95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor will welcome the threewoman a cappella vocal ensemble, Wild Ginger, in concert at 2 p.m. Performance will feature a variety of African chants, European chansons and American folk songs. Open to all. Advance registration appreciated by calling 692-6820.

Hungrytown in concert

Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Ave., Northport will welcome the duo Hungrytown, Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson, in concert at 2 p.m. Free and open to all. Call 261-6930.

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Behind the Curtain

Join Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson for an evening devoted to "The Bridges of Madison County" at 5 p.m. Director Jeffrey Sanzel, musical director Jeffrey Hoffman and actor TracyLynn Conner will discuss the production, from page to stage, with emphasis on the exciting challenges of musical theater. $30 per person includes a buffet dinner. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

Slaid Cleaves in concert

The Sunday Street Series continues at The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook with a concert by singer/songwriter Slaid Cleaves in the Carriage Museum’s Gillespie Room at 7 will host an p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance through Oct. 20 pe House at www.sundaystreet.org; $30 (cash only) at the mers Market, door. For more information, call 751-0066. St. and m. to 3 p.m. face paintetails, call The Mount Sinai Congregational Church, 233 North Country Road, Mount Sinai will welcome the Three Village Chamber Players (Emily Phelps on piano, Natalie Kress on violin and Kumhee Lee on cello) in concert at 4 p.m. Program will include on will hold works by Beethoven and Mendelssohn. A reception Park, 2 will follow. Free will donation. Questions? Call m. to 3 p.m. 473-1582. gine-powered mission. Call corvair.org.

Chamber concert

Monday 23 Book signing

g! Selden 44 WoodAuthor Matthew Isaac Sobin will be speaking and nual Autumn signing copies of his science fiction novel, "The . to 4 p.m. Last Machine in the Solar System," at the Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Call 271-1442.

Painting Party

The Reboli Center for Art and History, 64 Main St., Stony Brook will host a Painting Party from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Instructors Eileen Sanger and Linda Davison Mathues will lead the class in completing a painting of the Gamecock Cottage in the style of Joseph Reboli. $45 per person includes all supplies. To register, call 751-7707.

Shamanic drumming

Shamanic drummer Peter Maniscalco will lead a shamanic drumming meditation at All Souls Church Parish Hall Basement, 10 Mill Pond Road, Stony Brook from 7 to 9 p.m. The event seeks to integrate the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual parts of the human self, creating a state of well-being. Free and open to all. Please call 655-7798 for more information.

Book signing

Film

The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will close out its 2016-2017 season with "Man of La Mancha," the classical musical of a dying man’s quest for the impossible dream, through Oct. 22. Tickets are $35 adults, $32 seniors, $20 students. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

‘She Loves Me’

Thursday 26

'The Bridges of Madison County'

Book signing

Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington will welcome author and dating consultant, Fran Greene, will be speaking about and signing copies of her new book, "Dating Again With Courage and Confidence: The Five-Step Plan to Revitalize Your Love Life After Heartbreak, Breakup, or Divorce," at 7 p.m. Call 271-1442.

Author talk

‘Heathers 101’

ollow Road, Writer of "The Howard Stern Show," Jackie "the st Festival Joke Man" Martling, will be speaking and signn picking ing copies of his memoir, "The Joke Man: Bow s, craft h Long Island to Stern," at the Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington at 7 p.m. Call 271-1442. m animals mmer will hildren’s mission is . For more Join the Smithtown Historical Society at the www.ben- Frank Brush Barn, 211 E. Main St., Smithtown for a lecture, Between Stony Brook Tides, at 7 p.m. Guest speaker Lawrence Swanson will discuss the ecological and historical significance of Stony Brook Harbor and what it can bring to future resia Health & dents. Admission is free. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call 265-6768. pendence orium) from ation, comon health alth services. The Suffolk County Chapter of The Embroiderers' Guild of America will hold its monthly meeto. ing at the Half Hollow Hills Community Library, 55 Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills, at 7 p.m. All levels welcome. No charge to attend first meetrbor Road, ing. For information, please call 423-3738. the threeWild Ginger, will feature a n chansons all. Advance 692-6820.

‘Man of La Mancha’

Five Towns College Performing Arts Center, 305 North Service Road, Dix Hills will present a production of "She Loves Me" on Oct. 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 22 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $12 adults, $10 seniors and students. To order, call the box office at 656-2148 or visit www.ftc.edu/ftcpac.

Theater

Book signing

‘Ever Random’

The Carriage House Players (formerly Arena Players) kicks off its fall season with "The Woman in Black" by Stephen Mallatratt and Susan Hill at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum's Carriage Theater, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport on Oct. 20 and 21 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 22 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and children. To order, call 516-557-1207.

Comedian and star of the hit television show "Rescue Me," Denis Leary will be at the Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington to sign copies of his new book, "Why We Don’t Suck" at 7 p.m. Call 271-1442.

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Art Walk will -guided tour, l feature sevcluding the ke gallery, n Art Coun- Award-winning author and historian Kerriann artists, enjoy Flanagan Brosky will appear at the Northport win valuable Public Library, 151 Laurel Ave., Northport to tions and a discuss her latest book, "Historic Crimes of Long Island: Misdeeds from the 1600s to the er.com. 1950s," at 7 p.m. Open to all. Call 261-6930.

'The Woman in Black'

SoLuna Studio, 659 Old Willets Path, Hauppauge will present the dark musical comedy, "Heathers 101," through Oct. 29 as part of its mainstage season. Tickets are $20 in advance at www.SolunaStudioNY.eventbrite.com; $25 at the door. For more information, call 761-6602 or visit www.SolunaStudioNY.com.

‘Fiddler on the Roof’

The Huntington Public Library, located at 338 Main St., Huntington will present a performance of "Fiddler on the Roof" by Plaza Theatrical Productions on Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. Free and open to all. To register, call 427-5165.

Theatre Three, located at 412 Main St. in Port Jefferson, will kick off its 2017-2018 season with the musical "The Bridges of Madison County" through Oct. 28. An unforgettable story of two people caught between decision and desire, as a chance encounter becomes a second chance at so much more. Tickets are $35 adults, $28 seniors and students. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

'Gypsy'

John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport will present a production of "Gypsy," the rags-to-riches story of Louise, an awkward young girl who rose to national fame as the burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee, through Oct. 29. Let them entertain you with "Everything's Coming Up Roses," "If Mama Was Married" and more. Tickets range from $73 to $78. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

‘Circle Mirror Transformation’

Suffolk County Community College, 533 College Road, Selden will present a production of "Circle Mirror Transformation" by Annie Baker from Oct. 19 to 29 at Theatre 119 in the Islip Arts building. Mature content. Admission is $12 adults, $10 students 16 years of age or younger. For more information, call 451-4000.

Fall harvest lecture

‘Going in Style’

As part of its Friday Afternoon Matinee series, Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, 120 Main St., Setauket will screen "Going in Style" staring Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman on Oct. 20 at 2 p.m. Rated PG-13. No registration required. Questions? Call 941-4080.

Halloween Horrorthon

Retro Picture Show will present a Halloween Horrorthon — an all-night, all-35mm creature feature show — at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington on Oct. 21 at 10 p.m. Six films will be screened including "House of 1000 Corpes," "Halloween III: Season of the Witch," "Scream, Blacula, Scream," "Psycho III," "Tourist Trap" and "Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell." Tickets are $45, $40 members. For more information, visit www.retropictureshow.com or call 423-7611.

Italian Cinema Festival

The Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook will present its 14th annual Italian Cinema Festival at the Charles B. Wang Center, Conf. Room 1, on Oct. 21 (starting at 3 p.m.) and Oct. 22 (starting at 2 p.m.). Six films, in Italian with English subtitles, will be presented during the two-day event with a Q&A hosted by Francesco Andolfi. Free and open to the public. For a full schedule of events, visit www.stonybrook. edu/italianstudies or call 632-7444.

‘City of Ghosts’

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will screen "City of Ghosts" on Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. The documentary follows the efforts of anonymous activists who banded together after their homeland of Syria was taken over by ISIS in 2014. In English and Arabic with subtitles. Followed by a Q&A with Roy Gutman, Pulitzer Prize-winning international journalist and a member of the production team. Tickets are $7 at the door. For more information, call 473-5220 or visit www. portjeffdocumentaryseries.com.

‘Sweet Bean’

Half Hollow Hills Community Library, 510 Sweet Hollow Road, Melville will screen "Sweet Bean" (2015) by Naomi Kawase on Oct. 25 at 6:30 p.m. Followed by a discussion with librarian Chris Garland. Free and all are welcome. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 421-4535.

Needleworkers meeting

‘The Dark Crystal’

The Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington will present a special screening of Jim Henson’s "The Dark Crystal" on Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12, $7 members. Call 423-7610 or visit www.cinemaartscentre.org for more information.

Wednesday 25 Weaving with Wine

The Huntington Historical Society will host a program, Weaving with Wine, at the Conklin Barn, 2 High St., Huntington from 6 to 8:30 p.m. rel Ave., Learn the ancient art of weaving during this 2½ungrytown, hour class. Snacks will be served. You provide the n concert at 2 wine. $40 per person, $35 members. Reserva-6930. tions required by calling 427-7045, ext. 401.

The Playhouse at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 270 Main St., Northport will present a one-time theater performance of "Ever Random" by Patrick Sherrard on Nov. 5 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person. All proceeds will go toward the renovation of the church’s steeple. To order, call 1-800-838-3006 or visit www.brownpapertickets.com.

Hugh Gillin and Anthony Perkins in a scene from 'Pscyho III' A HALLOWEEN SCARE The Cinema Arts Centre will host a Halloween Horrorthon on Oct. 21 with a screening of six scary movies throughout the night including 'Psycho III.'

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KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS

SBU’s Heather Lynch shows penguin populations clearer in bigger picture

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF Counting penguins is like riding the highs and lows of Yankees rookie Aaron Judge’s home run streaks, followed by his series of strike outs. He’s not as bad as his strike outs suggest, although he’s also not a sure thing at the plate either. Similarly, in local populations, the Adélie penguin, which waddles to and fro squawking on land and gliding gracefully through the water, isn’t as clear a barometer of changes in the environment. Also, like Judge, when populations rise and fall, people are eager to offer their explanations for exactly what’s happening, even if the sensational explanations — he’s not that good, no, wait, he’s the greatest ever — may overstate the reality. “We have to be careful not to be overreactive,” said Heather Lynch, an associate professor of ecology and evolution at Stony Brook University. “The concern is that, when we see increases or decreases, the implication is that there’s a miraculous recovery or a catastrophic crash.” That, however, is inconsistent with Lynch’s recent results, which were published in the journal Nature Communications. Examining penguin data from 1982 to 2015, Lynch, Christian Che-Castaldo, who is a postdoctoral researcher in Lynch’s lab, and nine other researchers looked to see if there’s a way to connect the size of the population to changes in the environment. The study involved two teams of researchers, one supported by NASA and the other backed by the National Science Foundation.

‘There’s a lot we don’t know about what penguins do under water ... and where they feed.’ — Grant Humphries “It’s a noisy system,” Lynch concluded. Managers of the populations of krill, small crustaceans that are the mainstay of the Adélie diet, try to use time series of key indicator species to understand what’s going on in the marine realm. In this article, Lynch said, local Adélie penguin populations may not be a clear signal of the health of the krill stocks because penguin abundance fluctuates for reasons she and her team couldn’t pinpoint. These penguins, which Lynch has counted during her

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Scorpio, accept others’ offers to help when your schedule fills up. Simply return the favor when you get the chance, and that’s all the thanks that’s necessary.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, a renewed passion for a hobby has motivated you to be more creative. Embrace this newfound vigor, even enlisting others if you so desire.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Photo by Catherine Foley

Harnessing the Technology of our Research Giants

field work in the Antarctic, exhibit changes in population that can run contrary to the health, or stressed condition, of the environment. “You can’t have your finger on the pulse” with the available data, Lynch said. “Part of our inability to model year-to-year changes is because we can’t measure the right things in the environment.” The drivers of abundance fluctuations likely involve other animals or aspects of the krill fisheries they couldn’t model, she suggested. “There’s a lot we don’t know about what penguins do under water, where they spend a large portion of their time and where they feed,” Grant Humphries, who was in Lynch’s lab for a year and now runs his own data science company in Scotland called Black Bawks Data Science Ltd, explained in an email. “The signals that drive year to year changes might actually lie there.” Tom Hart, a researcher of the Department of Zoology at the University of Oxford who was not involved in this study, explores local scale variation in penguin populations. Locally, Hart said in an interview by Skype, “Things are incredibly noisy. When you aggregate, you get good signals, but with some error.” He suggested that this research drives him on further, showing that “local influences are important”

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because there’s so much variance left to explain. Lynch’s research is “a really good study and shows very well what’s happening on the regional scale, but leaves open what happens below that,” he said. Indeed, Lynch suggested that by putting sites together, researchers can look at larger areas, which provide a clearer picture on shorter time scales. Michael Polito, an assistant professor in the Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences at Louisiana State University who was not involved in the study, suggests that this extensive analysis indicates that “you can still look at the relationship between the abundance of penguins and the environment in a robust way. Even though any individual time series may not be the best way to understand these relationships, in the aggregate you can use them.” Managers who set fishery policies in Antarctic waterways are often concerned about harvesting too much krill, leaving the penguins without enough food to survive and feed their chicks. The challenge with this result, Lynch acknowledges, is that it makes setting krill boundaries more difficult. A strategy that involves resetting conservation targets based on annual monitoring appears unrealistic given these results, Lynch said.

Heather Lynch at Spigot Peak in the Antarctic

“From a practical standpoint, we threw in everything we could and could explain only a tiny fraction of the variation,” Lynch said. Hart added that this is “not an argument to fish away,” he said. “We need to understand what’s going on at a local scale and we’re not there yet.” To get people involved, Lynch and her team created a science competition, called Random Walk of the Penguins, to see who could predict the overall penguin populations for Adélie, gentoo and chinstrap penguins from the 2014 to 2017 seasons. The competition, which was a collaborative effort with Oceanites, Black Bawks Data Science and Driven Data included $16,000 in prize money, which was donated by NASA. Entrants could use data from the 1982 through the 2013 seasons. The contest drew competitors from six continents. Of the five winners, all were from different countries. Humphries, who was the lead on the data science computation, said the results were “somewhat humbling” because competitors were able to make “decent predictions” using only the time series. “With longterm predictions and for determining the tipping points, there is still a lot of work to be done.” Lynch is relieved that her coauthors supported the direction the article took. “I’m a skeptic by nature and more than happy to throw orthodoxy (or even my own previous work) under the bus,” she wrote in an email. “I do hope that others will use our model as a starting point and we’ll never go back to the old days where everyone looked only at ‘their sites.’”

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Aquarius, the prospects of a new relationship prove reinvigorating. Make the most of this opportunity and embrace the chance to experience new things.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

Take a few minutes for yourself this week, Pisces. It is important to have some alone time so you can gather your thoughts.

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, if you have a gut feeling about something but not much tangible proof to back up your suspicions, use your intuition as a guide. It seldom leads you astray.

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LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

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VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, others trust your instincts when it comes to making big decisions. Follow your heart and explain your thought process along the way so loved ones feel in the loop.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, allow others to explain their position before you make an important decision. Outside input can give you a more well-rounded perspective.

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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 Sundays at 9:15 am Adult Faith Formation/Bible Study: Mondays at 7:00 pm. PrayerAnon Prayer Group for substance addictions, Wednesdays at 7 pm A Catholic Church of the Eastern Rite under the Eparchy of Passaic.

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

www.stgmajella.org All are Welcome to Begin Again. Come Pray With Us. Rev. Jerry DiSpigno, Pastor Oﬃce of Christian Formation • (631) 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 Reconciliation 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

INFANT JESUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 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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ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 429 Rt. 25A, Setauket, NY 11733 Phone/Fax: (631) 941–4141 Parish Office email: parish@stjamessetauket.org Oﬃce Hours: Monday-Saturday 9 am - 2 pm

Mission Statement: Beloved daughters and sons of the Catholic parish of St. James, formed as the Body of Christ through the waters of Baptism, are a pilgrim community on Camiño-toward the fullness of the Kingdom of God, guided by the Holy Spirit. Our response to Jesus’ invitation to be faithful and fruitful disciples requires us to be nurtured by the Eucharist and formed by the Gospel’s call to be a Good Samaritan to neighbor and enemy. That in Jesus’ name we may be a welcoming community respectful of life in all its diversities and beauty; stewards of and for God’s creation; and witnesses to Faith, Hope and Charity. Rev. James-Patrick Mannion, Pastor Rev. Gerald Cestare, Associate Pastor 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) Friday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Baptisms: Contact the Oﬃce at the end of the third month (pregnancy) to set date 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 Bereavement: (631) 941-4141 x 341 Faith Formation Oﬃce: (631) 941-4141 x 328 Outreach: (631) 941-4141 x 333 Our Lady of Wisdom Regional School: (631) 473-1211 Our Daily Bread Sunday Soup Kitchen 3 pm

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 8:30 am and 10 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.

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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 12:00 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 Services 8 am & 10 am 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 INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST CHURCH Loving God • Loving Others • Sharing the Gospel

1266 N. Country Road, Stony Brook, NY 11790 (631) 689-7660 • www.internationalbaptistsb.org

Pastor Hank Kistler Sunday Worship 11 am Thursday Small Groups 7 pm HARVEST SUNDAY Sunday, October 15-Fun for the whole family. Hay rides, bounce house, pumpkin patch, pony rides & fall goodies. After our 11 am worship service FREE! All Welcome!

ALL SOULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

THREE VILLAGE CHURCH

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

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

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

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.

Knowing Christ...Making Him Known

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!

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Religious 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*

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

NORTH SHORE JEWISH CENTER

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

Cantor Daniel Kramer Executive Director Marcie Platkin Principal Heather Welkes Youth Director Jen Schwartz Services: Friday at 8 pm; Saturday at 9:15 am Daily morning and evening minyan- Call for times. Tot Shabbat • Family Services • Sisterhood • Men’s Club Seniors’ Club • Youth Group • Continuing Ed Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah • Judaica Shop • Food Pantry Lecture Series • Jewish Film Series NSJC JEWISH LEARNING CENTER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Innovative curriculum and programming for children ages 5-13 Imagine a synagogue that feels like home! Come connect with us on your Jewish journey. Member United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

JEWISH

TEMPLE ISAIAH (REFORM)

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

Rabbi David Katz Cantor Marcey Wagner Rabbi Emeritus Stephen A. Karol Rabbi Emeritus Adam D. Fisher Cantor Emeritus Michael F. Trachtenberg

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

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YOUNG ISRAEL OF CORAM

Coram Jewish Center 981 Old Town Rd., Coram • (631) 698–3939 www.YIC.org • YoungIsraelofCoram@gmail.com

RABBI DR. MORDECAI AND MARILYN GOLSHEVSKY RABBI SAM AND REBECCA GOLSHEVSKY

“The Eternal Flame-The Eternal Light” weekly Channel 20 at 10 a.m. Shabbat Morning Services 9 a.m. Free Membership. No building fund. Bar/Bat Mitzvah Shabbat and Holiday Services followed by hot buffet. Adult Education Institute for men and women. Internationally prominent Lecturers and Torah Classes. Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Kaballah Classes. Jewish Holiday Institute. Tutorials for all ages. FREE TUITION FOR HEBREW SCHOOL PUT MEANING IN YOUR LIFE (631) 698-3939 Member, National Council of Young Israel. All welcome regardless of knowledge or observance level.

LUTHERAN–ELCA HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH AND ANCHOR NURSERY SCHOOL

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

Rev. Dr. Richard O. Hill, Pastor email: hopelutheran@msn.com • website: www.hopeluth.com Holy Communion is celebrated every week Saturdays at 5 pm, Sundays at 8, 9:30 and 11 am Service of Prayers for Healing on the ﬁrst weeked of each month at all services Children and Youth Ministries Sparklers (3-11) Saturdays 5 pm • Sunday School (ages 3-11) 9:30 am Kids’ Club (ages 4-10) Wednesdays 4:15 pm Teen Ministry (ages 11-16) Saturdays 3 pm

ST. PAULS EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 309 Patchogue Road, Port Jefferson Station (631) 473–2236

Rev. Paul A. Downing, Pastor email: pastorpauldowning@yahoo.com • pastor’s cell: 347–423–3623 Services: Sundays-8:30 and 10:30 am—Holy Communion Sunday School during 10:30 service Bible and Bagels 9:30 am on Sundays Wednesday Night — 7:30 pm Intimate Holy Communion Friday Morning 10:30 am—Power of Prayer Hour Join us for any service-all are welcome We are celebrating 100 years in Port Jeﬀerson Station

METHODIST 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

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

METHODIST FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Welcome to our church! We invite you to Worship with us! Come check us out! Jeans are okay! Open Table Communion 1st Sunday every month. 603 Main Street, Port Jefferson Church Office- (631) 473–0517 Rev. Sandra J. Moore - Pastor Sunday Worship - 9:30 am (summer), 10:00 am (September) Children’s Sunday School - Sept. to June (Sunday School sign up form on Web) Email- 1stumc@optonline.net Web- http://www.pjfumc.org

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

Rev. Steven kim, Pastor

www.setauketumc.org • SUMCNY@aol.com Sunday Worship Service & Church School 10 am Holy Communion 1st Sunday of Month Mary & Martha Circle (Women’s Ministry) monthly on 2nd Tuesday at 1pm

STONY BROOK COMMUNITY CHURCH UNITED METHODIST

216 Christian Ave., Stony Brook, 11790 Church Office: 631-751-0574 stonybrookcommunitychurch@gmail.com www.stonybrookcommunitychurch.org Rev. chuck Van Houten, Pastor Connecting people to God, purpose and each other Sunday Worship 10:00 am Sunday School 10:00 am

Renewing, Restoring, Reviving for the 21st Century!

PRESBYTERIAN

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

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.facebook.com/welcomefriendssoupkitchen Welcome Friends Soup Kitchen Prep Site: tfolliero@yahoo.com 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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RELIGION

Temple Isaiah’s new cantor is music to the congregation’s ears ... and more

By Donna newman Spirituality has new resonance at Temple Isaiah in Stony Brook. It comes in the voice of Marcey Wagner, who joined the Reform Jewish congregation last July, filling the dual roles of cantor and education director. The congregation will officially welcome her with an installation ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 29. “I embrace the idea of new beginnings,” Cantor Wagner said during an interview in her temple office, “and I look forward to joyful things.” Wagner said she is pleased that many of her friends and colleagues gathered over her career will be present to celebrate and that the installing officer will be Dr. Cindy Dolgin, former head of the Solomon Schechter School on Long Island. The addition of Cantor Marcey, as she likes to be known, is truly a joy according to her co-workers. Interim Rabbi David Katz views her as a valuable asset — both in the sanctuary and in the classroom. “Cantor Wagner brings her vibrant nature to the bimah [clergy platform] and years of experience to the position of educational director,” he said. “She is a great addition to our staff, bringing beauty to our worship and creativity to our school.” Temple Administrator Penny Gentile also sings Wagner’s praises. “It is a pleasure to work with Cantor Marcey,” said Gentile. “She is such a vivacious person — so full of energy that it’s absolutely contagious. I’ve heard so many positive comments from the Hebrew School students and their parents. She is truly a team player with a gift for identifying and nurturing strengths in everyone. And what a beautiful voice!” Although ordained as a cantor, Wagner said she has not been “on the bimah” (i.e., she has not held a cantorial position) for eight years. Instead she has been focused on teaching, but she said that returning is like putting on a comfortable pair of shoes.

A WARM WELCOME Cantor marcey wagner in her office at Temple Isaiah Photo by Donna Newman “I didn’t realize how much I missed it,” she said. “The audition felt like coming home.” Wagner said she loves seeing the children and hearing their voices and their laughter. For her it makes a synagogue come alive, which is why she has pursued education along with cantorial duties. “Cantors spend more hours teaching than singing,” she said. Wagner has been involved in all facets of Jewish education — teaching students from preschool through senior citizens. Before coming to Temple Isaiah she served as director of Youth and Family Education at

Temple Israel Center in White Plains, New York. Her career included four years as principal of the Lower School of the Schechter School of Long Island and a decade as cantor and educator at the Jewish Congregation of Brookville in Nassau County. Wagner received her investiture as hazzan (cantor) from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, at which she also earned a master’s degree in sacred music with a concentration in education. She was selected to attend The Principals’ Center leadership seminar at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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The board of directors at Temple Isaiah unanimously approved Wagner’s hiring and has been extremely pleased with her performance to date. “Cantor Marcey is a breath of fresh air,” said President Jay Schoenfeld, “both on the bimah and in the religious school. Her energy is boundless and her warmth is evident in all the connections she’s already established with congregants, lay leaders and community members. A collaboration with Rabbi Katz to offer children’s services for the High Holy Days — open to the public and free of charge — demonstrates her devotion to Judaism. We are delighted to have her at Temple Isaiah.” Cantor Marcey is delighted, too, and said she already knows she’s found a new home. “It’s wonderful meeting people and seeing how warm and welcoming [the Temple Isaiah] community is,” she said. “I’m planning on staying a long time. I’ve been impressed with everyone’s organization and efficiency; I have a very positive feeling about this place. Everything has lived up to my expectations. It’s exciting when there’s a path to go on and you have congenial, capable partners with whom to make the journey.” Wagner is committed to shaking things up, she said, to prove that Hebrew school can be fun. To elucidate she described last month’s opening session of the school program. Using a film clip from the movie “Babe’” in which the title character, a piglet, arrives at the farm, she led a discussion about new beginnings, which are exciting and scary — and complicated. The unconventional, unkosher protagonist, she said, was intended to make people think — and laugh. The session included students alongside their parents, and Wagner said she made sure everyone present took away at least one new bit of knowledge, to encourage discourse. “One of the strongest ways to promote Judaism,” she said, “is to provide a venue for parents and children to discuss the important questions; to have the important conversations.”

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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

109 Brown’s Road, Huntington, NY 11743 631–427–9547

(minister@uufsb.org) Sunday Service: 10:30 am

Rev. G. Jude Geiger, Minister

Rev. Margaret H. Allen

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.

www.uufh.org

(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.

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

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We Proudly Present the TIMES BEACON RECORD NEWS MEDIA

HISTORY HONOR ROLL

With gratitude to the many residents, businesses and organizations who continue to come forward and help us bring our local history to life through our film,

For their generous support we thank: Empire National Bank St. Charles Hospital Todd Shapiro Associates Linda L. Sanders, Merrill Lynch Glynn Mercep and Purcell, LLP Margo Arceri and Tri-Spy Tours Michael Harford Fred and Debbie Bryant, Bryant Funeral Home Charles Lefkowitz and Realty Three Peter Moloney and Moloney Funeral Homes Michael Ardolino of Realty Connect • Chris Nevin Andy Polan and Stony Brook Vision World The Connell Family and M.A. Connell Funeral Home Long Island Speed Specialists Trumbull Printing • Ann Kilbourne • Matthew Duff y Virginia Cash • Joe DiSanti Denise DeCrescito • Nicholas P. Del Guercio For their invaluable assistance we thank: The Ward Melville Heritage Organization SPLIA (Society For The Preservation of Long Island Antiquities) Steve Healy and The Three Village Historical Society Bev Tyler • Bridgeport-Port Jefferson Ferry Miller Place-Mount Sinai Historical Society Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson Three Village Community Trust Long Island Seaport and Eco Center Antique Costumes and Props by Nan Benner’s Farm • John Worrell • Theatre Three Stony Brook University • Caroline Church Setauket Gourmet Deli • Setauket Village Diner Via Pizza • Pasta Pasta • Eastern Pavilion • Unique Cleaners

KIDS TIMES Winners of Halloween Contest announced Thanks to all the children who entered Times Beacon Record News Media’s annual Halloween contest and for helping to make it so successful! This year we had 22 entries, one more spooky than the next, making it tough for our three judges, editors Alex Petroski and Sara-Megan Walsh and our star reporter Kevin Redding, to choose the top four. Congratulations to Sadie L. of Port Jefferson, Paige E. of Huntington, Bradley S. of Mount Sinai and Sara K. of Stony Brook for being this year’s winners and receiving a family-four pack of theater tickets to “A Kooky Spooky Halloween,” courtesy of Theatre Three in Port Jefferson. Happy Halloween! Be sure to look for our next contest in the issue of Oct. 26!

Sadie L., age 8, Port Jeff.

“Sadie’s dark and spooky house is the perfect residence for the Addams or Munster family. The purple and black blend looks beautiful and the pumpkins are bursting with color. Love the detail!”— the judges

Bradley S., age 5, Mount Sinai

“Bradley’s haunted house was creative and colorful and a treat, not a trick, for the eyes! With his cool Ninja Turtle theme, no wonder the ghosts are so happy! The most vibrant haunted house we’ve ever seen!”— the judges

Paige E., age 10, Huntington

“Paige’s brightly colored and funky haunted house with its orange and black theme celebrates the Halloween spirit. This picture bursts with color and character. Love the ghosts with their eyepatches!”— the judges

Sara K., age 10, Stony Brook

“Sara’s classic haunted house with the stained glass window in the door and spooky orange full moon just screams Halloween! Beautifully colored with attention to detail!” — the judges

On the cover: Clockwise from top left, Bradley S., Sadie L., Paige E. and Sara K.

We welcome community participation. If you are interested in preserving our local history and wish to add your name and that of your business to our movie credits (e.g. Executive Producer, Associate Producer), please call us at 631-751-7744 ©155458

Logan V., age 10, Stony Brook

Sophia, 10, & Manny, 7, M., E. Setauket

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KIDS TIMES

Jillian (9) and Ethan (7), Stony Brook

Madison T., age 4, Wading River

Melina M., age 10, Port Jefferson

Hermione G., age 9, Port Jeff. Sta.

Kellan L., age 6, Sound Beach

Collin R., age 7, Kings Park

Sophie P., age 5, Port Jefferson

Phoebe P., age 7, Northport

Tristan K., age 8, Port Jeff.

Drew B., age 6, Miller Place

Bryan L., age 6, Stony Brook

Audrey J., age 5, Setauket

Ruth, age 9, Stony Brook

Hunter V., age 6, Stony Brook

Jessica S., age 5, Port Jeff.

Lizzy C., age 4½, Northport

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KIDS KORNER

A JACK O’LANTERN EXPERIENCE For the third year in a row, Sweetbriar Nature Center ‘s Halloween Spooktacular will feature a fun Jack O’Lantern Trail. Photo from Sweetbriar

Programs Halloween Spooktacular

Join Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown for a Halloween Spooktacular on Oct. 20 and 21 from 7 to 10 p.m. Enjoy eerie animal presentations, a ghostly garden, creepy crafts, scary stories, a Jack O’Lantern Trail and much more. For families with children ages 5 and up. $10 per child, $5 adult. For more information, call 979-6344.

Pumpkin Fun

Join the folks at Benner’s Farm, 56 Gnarled Hollow Road, Setauket for some Pumpkin Fun on Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. to noon. Learn all there is about pumpkins with hands-on activities and a craft. For children 3 to 10 years old. $35 per child. To register, call 689-8172.

Fall Nature Quest

Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, 581 W. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown will present a Fall Nature Quest for families on Oct. 21 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Take part in an exciting scavenger hunt course for you and your family to follow at your own pace. You will be supplied with a detailed map of the course, a seeker’s list, clipboard and pencil. Hunt for the fascinating and humorous objects on the list. $4 per person. Advance registration required by calling 265-1054.

States of Matter Sea Creatures

The Maritime Explorium, 101 E. Main St., Port Jefferson will present a drop-in program, States of Matter Sea Creatures, on Oct. 21 and 22 from 1 to 5 p.m. Witness a chemical reaction that will inflate a balloon; then transform the balloon into your very own sea creature! $5 per person. Questions? Call 331-3277.

Halloween with Magic Mike

Walt Whitman Birthplace, 246 Old Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station will host a Halloween Family Day with Magic Mike on Oct. 22 at 1 p.m. with face painting, Halloween crafts and guided tours of the museum. Be part of the magic — audience participation and costumes encouraged. $9 per child, chaperones free. To register, call Carolyn at 427-5240, ext. 113 or email educator@waltwhitman.org.

Cub Scout Open House Cub Scout Pack 41 will hold an Open House in the Edna Louise Spear Elementary School cafeteria, 500 Scraggy Hill Road, Port Jefferson for all boys in grades 1 to 5 on Friday, Oct. 20 from 7 to 8 p.m. Come build cars and race them down a derby track and learn about all the fun activities planned for the year. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 514-9411 or email portjeffpack41@gmail.com. 155189

Watercolor Wonders

Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, 581 W. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown will present a program for children ages 7 and up titled Watercolor Wonders Lost in Space on Oct. 22 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Learn how to create a unique watercolor collage of space. You don’t need artistic talent to create these beautiful works of art. Dress for a mess. $4 person. Advance registration required by calling 265-1054.

Owl fun at the Vanderbilt

The Education Center at the Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport invites children ages 3 and 4 with an adult to a children’s program on Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. to noon. Listen to a story, look for owls and other raptors in the museum’s bird collection and make an egg carton owl “sculpture” to take home. $20 per child, $18 members. Registration required by calling 854-5539.

Skull Designer Workshop

The Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor will host a Skull Designer Workshop for ages 10 and up on Oct. 25 from 4 to 5 p.m. Design a traditional Sugar Skull in celebration of the Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead or Dia de Muertos. $12 per person includes all materials. To register, call 367-3418.

Theater Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast Jr.’

The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will present an all-youth production of Disney’s beloved fairy tale “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” through Oct. 29. Join Belle, the Beast, Gaston and Mrs. Potts on an enchanting musical adventure. All seats are $15. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www. smithtownpac.org.

Disney’s ‘Cinderella Kids’

The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport will present the classic fairy tale “Cinderella” through Oct. 29. Featuring beloved Disney characters and songs, “Cinderella Kids” will be performed by a cast of Long Island’s most talented teens and is sure to captivate and delight children of all ages. Tickets are $15. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www. engemantheater.com.

‘A Kooky Spooky Halloween’

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will present “A Kooky Spooky Halloween,” a merry musical about a ghost who’s afraid of the dark, through Oct. 28. When his secret is revealed, he is forced to leave his haunted home and set off on a quest with his newly found friends to learn the power of helping others. Come in costume if you wish! Tickets are $10. To order, call 9289100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

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

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THEATER REVIEW

A tale as old as time comes to Smithtown

By Heidi Sutton

The French fairy tale, “Beauty and the Beast,” was written by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve in 1740 and then revised and popularized by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont in 1756. Translated into many different languages over the years, it has become a tale as old as time. Most children, however, are familiar with the Disney film versions — the 1991 award-winning animated musical and the live-action musical starring Emma Watson released earlier this year. Now the beloved fairy tale comes to life on the grand stage of the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts as Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast JR” and does not disappoint. Expecting a shortened version of the story to appease the young children in the audience, many who came dressed as Belle, imagine my surprise and certainly others in the theater when the curtain goes up last Saturday afternoon and for the next 2 hours and 20 minutes, the audience is transported to a small provincial town in France in what feels like a full-blown Broadway production with an amazing set, incredible costumes, wonderful singing, stupendous dancing and terrific acting — all followed by a welldeserved standing ovation.

BEFORE THE LAST PETAL FALLS Alex Bertolini and Michael Locisano star in SPAC’s disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast JR’ Photo by Courtney Braun

If that isn’t enough, you’ll get to experience all the wonderful songs by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman again including “Belle,” “Gaston,” “Be Our Guest,” “The Mob Song,” and everyone’s favorite, “Beauty and the Beast” sung by Mrs. Potts. The classic story of love and sacrifice, a girl by the name of Belle searches to find her place among the townspeople in her village, all while dodging the advances of a self-loving brute named Gaston. When her father is taken prisoner by a monstrous beast in an enchanted castle, Belle chooses to take his place. The Beast is really a young selfish prince who is cursed to live forever as a hideous creature unless he can learn to love and in return find someone

who will love him before all the petals on an enchanted rose wither. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his staff will be doomed for all eternity. Will Belle be the one to break the spell? Jordan Hue skillfully directs a cast of 33 talented teens, who all seem to be having the time of their life. Alex Bertolini is perfectly cast as the beautiful Belle. With her sweet voice and mannerisms, she instantly steals the audience’s hearts. Michael Locissano gives a magnificent performance as the Beast, switching effortlessly from losing his temper to a sad and broken man. Zak Ketcham takes the juicy role of the arrogant Gaston, pompadour and all, and runs with it;

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and Kyle Westgate-Addessi, as Gaston’s dimwitted sidekick, Lefou, is equally impressive. Although the entire supporting cast is superb, special mention should be made of the castle staff (humans who have been magically transformed into household objects under the curse) — the enchanted candelabra Lumiere (Luke Ferrari), Cogsworth the talking clock (Logan O’Leary), Mrs. Potts the teapot (Aubrey Alvino), Babette the feather duster (Brooke Miranda) and Mme. De La Grand Bouche the wardrobe (Nikki Sponaugle). And last, but certainly not least, the sweet and adorable teacup Chip (played by Raquel Sciacca during last Saturday’s performance). Costumes by Ronald Green III are rich and colorful and look as if they stepped straight out of the Disney film, especially during “Be Our Guest,” where the stage is consumed with dancing flatware, napkins, plates and a floor rug. The Beast’s costume has both the royal appearance of a prince and the ragged edges of a cursed monster, and Belle’s dinner gown in signature yellow is breathtaking. However, without giving too much away, it is the castle staff costumes that take it over the top. M.E. Jung’s choreography, highlighted during the musical numbers “Gaston” and “Be Our Guest,” pulls it all together brilliantly. Light-up roses may be purchased before the show and children can meet Belle and the Prince in the lobby after the show for photos. Costumes are encouraged and booster seats are available. The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will present Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast JR” through Oct. 29. All seats are $15. To order, call 631724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

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What You Should Know About Trigeminal Neuralgia Trigeminal neuralgia, or tic douloureux, is a devastating facial pain syndrome from which millions of Americans suffer. However, as Chuck Mikell, MD, a neurosurgeon who is an expert in treating this syndrome explains, with proper diagnosis, treatment is available, and there is no reason to live with the pain of trigeminal neuralgia.

Where does the name come from? The trigeminal nerve supplies the face with sensation; there is one on each side, and each side has three branches. When a person is afflicted with trigeminal neuralgia, usually only one of the three branches of the nerve is affected. Pain can be in the jaw, along the cheek, or on the forehead. There are two types of trigeminal neuralgia that one can experience: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 trigeminal neuralgia (TN1) is characterized by sharp (also referred to as lancinating) pain, which comes in sudden bursts. Type 2 trigeminal neuralgia (TN2) is characterized by constant pain. Characteristically, in TN1, the pain isn’t constant; it comes and goes, and can be set off by touching the skin. It’s not uncommon for a person with TN1 to stop combing their hair or brushing their teeth.

What causes trigeminal neuralgia? TN1 is caused by a blood vessel pressing on the nerve. For reasons that aren’t completely clear, the pulsations of the blood vessel cause spasms of extreme pain. TN2 is possibly caused by TN1 that has been allowed to persist, untreated, or it could be a sign of a dangerous lesion, like a brain tumor.

Does facial pain after surgery or an injury mean I have trigeminal neuralgia? The constant, burning pain after injury to the trigeminal nerve is known as a “deafferentation” syndrome. Most often, there is some associated face numbness, and the numb area is in constant, burning pain. This kind of pain doesn’t respond to the usual treatments for trigeminal neuralgia. In fact, these procedures usually make it worse. Deafferentation pain may respond to medicines, stimulating electrodes, or, in rare cases, to a surgery called a nucleus caudalis DREZ (dorsal root entry zone) lesion.

How is trigeminal neuralgia treated? A neurologist must perform a thorough evaluation before a diagnosis of TN is made and treatment depends on the type of TN. Both TN1 and TN2 are often successfully treated with seizure medicine (carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine are particularly useful). However, many patients’ symptoms are not easily controlled with medicine, or the medicines cause side effects that are difficult for patients to tolerate. In these cases, surgical therapy can be considered.

What are the surgical options? Surgical therapies for TN fall into two broad categories: surgeries where the pressure is taken off the nerve, and surgeries designed to destroy part of the nerve (lesion procedures). The first kind of surgery is called a microvascular decompression (MVD). In an MVD, surgeons identify the vessel compressing the trigeminal nerve, and put some padding between the vessel and the nerve. Of all treatment options, MVD has the

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highest success rate, and the lowest long-term recurrence rate, though it is a brain surgery. The lesion procedures are less invasive, but have their own risks, and are associated with some face numbness. One approach is to put a needle into the nerve under x-ray guidance, and then to use a balloon, heat or glycerol to destroy some of the nerve fibers. This is called a rhizotomy. Another option is to target the nerve with very precise, high-dose beams of radiation. This is called radiosurgery. In radiosurgery, there is no open surgery at all. Radiosurgery works very well, but has the risk of leaving you with some face numbness. In fact, all of the lesion procedures come with a risk for some face numbness; however, this is not a typical outcome after MVD. That said, there is no best surgical treatment for TN. Each technique has risks and benefits. A neurologist or neurosurgeon can go over all the options with you, and help you decide what the best approach is for you.

What’s the Stony Brook difference? As one of just a few neurosurgeons in the tristate area with extra training in functional neurological procedures, I’m often sought out by community neurologists for my expertise in trigeminal neuralgia. And all of the surgical options I mentioned earlier can be performed here at Stony Brook. You’ll find that my colleagues and I at Stony Brook spend a lot of time speaking with you to better understand your personal goals for treatment. We also spend time exploring your fears and anxieties so we can help you come up with a treatment plan that’s right for you.

To learn more or to make an appointment with Dr. Mikell, call (631) 444-1213.

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