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1. ‘Fire and Ice’ by Jaysun Vodopija of Lake Grove was the Jan. 31 Photo of the Week. 2. North Shore businesses including Del Fiore Italian Market in Rocky Point offered free food, services during government shutdown. Photo by Kyle Barr 3. Manhattanite Todd Aydelotte traced Nikola Tesla’s life in 74-mile run, arriving at Tesla’s lab in Shoreham on Jan. 10. Photo by Kyle Barr 4. Comsewogue High School’s wrestling room was renamed after Mount Sinai resident and longtime Comsewogue wrestling coach Tom Judge on Jan. 10. Photo from Rich Acritelli
5. Mount Sinai senior Gabby Sartori hit 1,500-point milestone in her six-year varsity basketball career. Photo by Bill Landon 6. Chris Pendergast of ALS Ride for Life visited the Miller Place School District in early January, speaking to students of his life and trials with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Photo from Miller Place School District 7. Mount Sinai’s girls basketball team took down visiting Shoreham-Wading River, with Brooke Cergol (pictured) in a League V contest Jan. 22 for a 50-39 victory. Photo by Bill Landon 8. Father Demetrios Calogredes of the Greek Orthodox Church in Port Jefferson performed the Blessing of the Waters ceremony at Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai in celebration of Epiphany on Jan. 6. Photo by Gerard Romano
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1. Rocky Point Jewelers celebrated 40 years in the community. Photo by David Luces 2. Holtsville Hal predicted that spring was right around the corner at the Town of Brookhaven’s Groundhog Day celebration at the Holtsville Ecology Center on Feb. 2. Photo by Heidi Sutton 3. Mount Sinai senior Kenneth Wei set this year’s national record for the longjump at 25 feet at the Section XI Small School County Championship at the Suffolk County Community College campus in Brentwood on Feb. 3. Photo from Eric Giorlando 4. ‘Sweet Heart’ by Gerard Romano of the front window of Chocolate Works at the Stony Brook Village Center was the Feb. 14. Photo of the Week. 5. The Mount Sinai wrestling team won the Suffolk County Division II Dual Meet Championship at Center Moriches High School on Feb. 8. Photo from Mel Jacoby
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1. DEKS American Restaurant & Taproom in Rocky Point closed its doors March 1 after 41 years in business. Photo by Kyle Barr 2. Town of Brookhaven workers brought down a house at 55 Shinnecock Drive in Sound Beach March 7. Over 250 zombie homes have been taken down by the town since 2014. Photo by Bea Ruberto 3. Mount Sinai Middle School All Stars, with librarian Morgan O’Reilly (pictured), squared off against the high school All Stars in the 17th annual Battle of the Educators faculty basketball game March 1. Photo by Bill Landon
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5. The Royal Court, Queen Jazmine Lang and Lady-in-Waiting Emily Hampson, waved to the crowd during the 69th annual Miller Place-Rocky Point St. Patrick’s Day Parade March 17. Photo by Kyle Barr 6. Gina Mingoia was honored as one of TBR News Media’s 2018 People of the Year (pictured with publisher Leah Dunaief ) at an awards dinner at the Three Village Inn March 24. Photo by Beverly C. Tyler
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4 1. Students in Miller Avenue and Wading River elementary schools had the opportunity to meet award-winning author/illustrator Kathryn Otoshi April 2. Children prepared for her visit by reading some of her books, including her most popular ones, “Beautiful Hands” and “Draw the Line.” Photo from SWRHS 2. The community came out in droves for Heritage Park’s annual Fling into Spring carnival from April 12 to 14. Photo by Kyle Barr 3. The founder of ALS Ride for Life and Miller Place resident, Chris Pendergast, right, who has Lou Gehrig’s disease, with his wife, Christine, left, enjoyed his 70th birthday bash April 28 with family and friends. Photo by Elliot Perry 4. Rocky Point High School senior Brianna Lamaroureux, who has played varsity lacrosse since seventh grade, scored her 200th point April 16 during a match in Long Beach. Photo from RPUFSD 5. The Mount Sinai Mustangs girls softball team, with Mackenzie Celauro (pictured), trounced visiting John Glenn 14-1 April 1. Photo by Bill Landon 6. Hundreds of children came out with baskets in hand for the Rocky Point Sound Beach Chamber of Commerce Easter egg hunt April 6. Photo by Kevin Redding
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4 1. Hundreds of families filed into Frank J. Carasiti Elementary School in Rocky Point May 2 for the school’s annual art exhibition, courtesy of art teacher Laura Goelz, pictured here with second-grader Leigha. Photo by Heidi Sutton 2. Boy Scout Troop 161 assisted in creating a memorial garden May 5 in the field in front of the Robert S. Reid Recreation Center in Shoreham in honor of Andrew McMorris, a young troop member who was killed by a drunk driver in October of last year. Photo by Jane Sherman 3. The Sound Beach Civic, along with members of the Sound Beach Fire Department, hosted a Memorial Day ceremony at the Sound Beach Veterans Memorial May 27. Photo by Kyle Barr 4. Zachary Lister, a second-grader from Miller Avenue School in the Shoreham-Wading River school district, wowed the judges at the Brookhaven National Laboratory’s 2019 Elementary School Science Fair May 4 and captured first place in his grade. Photo from BNL 5. Rocky Point’s baseball team, with Cody Miller (pictured), took care of business against Sayville with a 5-2 victory at home May 2. Photo by Bill Landon
6. The Rocky Point Sound Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted its first Spring Festival and Street Fair May 4. Photo by Kyle Barr
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1. The Rocky Point Fire Department North Shore Beach Company 2 firehouse entered the final stages of demolition in June. A new firehouse is being built in 2020 after voters passed a bond referendum in 2018 for a new firehouse. In the meantime, members of the Company 2 Black Sheep Squadron are in a nearby warehouse on Prince Road. Photo from Rocky Point Watch 2. Mount Sinai hosted its graduation ceremonies June 28, with valedictorian Isaac Kisten and salutatorian Kenneth Wei both speaking at the ceremony. Photo by Bob Savage 3. Heather, the sister of Melissa Marchese, accepted her late sister’s diploma and held her photograph during Shoreham-Wading River graduation ceremonies June 28. Melissa died in a car crash just a few weeks before graduation June 14. Melissa made her name in both softball and basketball and was set to attend the University of Hartford after the summer. Photo by Bill Landon 4. Locals from Wading River flocked to the Duck Pond June 2 for the 25th annual Duck Pond Day. The Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center based in Hampton Bays brought back fan favorite great horned owl Meep to sit on participants’ shoulders. Photo by Kyle Barr 5. Members of Boy Scout Troop 161 placed rocks signed with messages of hope and loss June 5 in the newly created garden named after Andrew McMorris at the Robert E. Reid, Sr. Recreation Center in Shoreham. The young man lost his life at the hands of an alleged drunk driver last year. Photo by Kyle Barr
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1. A young man turned a corn sheller during the annual Miller Place-Mount Sinai Historical Society’s Country Fair on Sept. 28. Photo by Kyle Barr 2. The McMorris Family led a hike through Manorville on Sept. 30, the same route their son Andrew never finished after he was killed by an alleged drunk driver last year. Photo by Kyle Barr 3. Miller Place elementary students returned to classes after the summer break Sept. 3. Photo from Miller Place School District
4. Residents, firefighters held candles to honor the September 11 attacks at the Shoreham 9/11 Memorial. Photo by Kyle Barr 5. Two girls held hands on the giant swing at Heritage Park’s annual Fall into Fun Carnival on Sept. 26. Photo by Kyle Barr 6. Rocky Point senior Dakota Strong led his team onto the field in a homecoming football game against Amityville on Sept. 21. They blew out the Warriors 35-0. Photo by Bill Landon
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1. Local families attended Tesla Science Center’s Halloween celebration at Wardenclyffe Oct. 26. Kids participated in a costume contest and tried some of famed scientist Nikola Tesla’s inventions. Photo by Kyle Barr 2. Legislator Sarah Anker, Assemblyman Steve Englebright and County Executive Steve Bellone were on hand for the groundbreaking ceremony of the North Shore Rail Trail project Oct. 25. Photo by Kyle Barr 3. The Rocky Point Sound Beach Chamber of Commerce Fall Festival was held Oct. 20, with a blues festival being hosted the previous day. Parents and children came dressed in costume. Photo by Greg Catalano 4. Juliet Catanzaro, #15 of Miller Place, was just one of many North Shore residents to race for the top spot in Shoreham the weekend of Oct. 6 when the BMX track hosted the regional Gold Cup championship. Photo by Kyle Barr 5. In the battle of undefeated teams, running back Max Barone dove up the middle for Shoreham Wading River in its homecoming game against Mount Sinai Oct. 12. SWR got its revenge in November, winning the Division IV championship. Photo by Bill Landon
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1. Steve Bellone and fellow Democrats celebrated keeping the county executive position Nov. 5. Incumbents won in every town and county seat except for Republican legislative challenger Anthony Piccirillo, who won with barely a 1 percent margin against William Lindsay. Photo by David Luces 2. Close to 750 people dived into frigid waters Nov. 23 for the 10th annual Town of Brookhaven Polar Plunge. This year’s event raised around $150,000 for Special Olympics athletes. Photo by Kyle Barr 3. Justin Bakewicz of Bakewicz Farms scratched his pig’s, Boss Hog’s, belly at the end of the farm season in November. The farm has become a staple of the Wading River community. Photo by Kyle Barr 4. Rocky Point natives Diane and Gerard Hahn are honored along with three other siblings for their service in the armed forces. Fifty other veterans were honored on the high school Veterans Wall of Honor Nov. 15. Photo by Kyle Barr 5. The Rocky Point VFW Post 6249 hosted its annual Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11, where Boy Scouts of Troop 244 led the color guard. Photo by Kyle Barr
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Friday 3 Book signing
Join Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington for an evening with mindfulness instructor Cory Muscara as he speaks about and signs copies of his new book, “Stop Missing Your Life: How To Be Deeply Present In An Un-Present World,” at 7 p.m. Call 271-1442.
Jan. 2 to Jan. 9, 2020
Friday Night Face Off
Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will host Friday Night Face Off, Long Island’s longest running Improv Comedy Show, on the Second Stage from 10:30 p.m. to midnight. $15 per person. Cash only. For ages 16 and up. Call 9289100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.
Hauppauge Public Library, 1373 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge hosts an afternoon of International Folk Dancing from 2 to 4:30 p.m. No partner needed. Free. Call 896-4751 or 979-1600.
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SOUNDING THE CLIMATE CHANGE ALARM Catch a screening of National Geographic’s ‘Before the Flood’ with Leonardo DiCaprio at the Smithtown Library on Jan. 3.
Tuesday 7 Stand With Us workshop
Temple Isaiah, 1404 Stony Brook Road, Stony Brook welcomes Rena Nasar First, Executive Director of Campus Affairs at Stand With Us, for a workshop titled “The New Face of Antisemitism on College Campuses” at 7 p.m. Suitable for high school teens, college students and adults. Light refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m. To RSVP, call 751-8518.
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The Kennedys in concert
RJO Intermediate School, located at the corner of Church Street and Old Dock Road, Kings Park will host an evening of international and Israeli folk dancing every Wednesday (when school is in session) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $10 per person. For further details, call Linda at 269-6894.
Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, 25 Lloyd Harbor Road, Huntington offers a guided winter seasonal stroll (approximately 1.5 miles) through the park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to observe seasonal changes. Adults only. $4 per person. Advance registration required by calling 423-1770. As part of the Sunday Street series, the Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook, in collaboration with WUSB-FM and the Greater Port Jefferson Arts Council, welcomes The Kennedys in concert in the Carriage Museum’s Gillespie Room at 3 p.m. Program will feature the duo’s debut album, River of Fallen Stars. Tickets are $25 in advance through Jan. 3 at www.sundaystreet.org, $30 at the door (cash only). Call 751-0066.
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Friday afternoon matinees continue at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, 120 Main St., Setauket with “The Art of Racing in the Rain” starring Milo Ventimiglia and Kevin Costner on Jan. 3 at 2 p.m. Rated PG. Open to all. No registration required. Call 941-4080.
‘Jim Allison: Breakthrough’
Swing Dance at The Jazz Loft
The Folk Music Society of Huntington’s First Saturday Concert series continues at the Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive, Centerport with a performance by Christine Lavin at 8:30 p.m. Preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25, $20 members at www.fmsh.org or at the door. Call 425-2925 for further information.
‘The Art of Racing in the Rain’
Friday Movie Night with the Four Harbors Audubon Society continues at the Smithtown Library’s Main Branch, 1 North Country Road, Smithtown on Jan. 3 with a screening of “Before the Flood” at 6:30 p.m. Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, the documentary follows DiCaprio as he travels the globe to witness firsthand effects of climate change. Free and open to all. Reservations required by calling 766-3075 or 36-2480, ext. 232.
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Swing Dance Long Island will hold its monthly dance at The Jazz Loft, 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook from 8 to 11 p.m. The Black Tie event (formal attire encouraged but not required) will feature the Fleur Seul Band. Beginner lesson at 7:30 p.m. $15 admission. Come alone or bring a friend. Call 476-3707 or visit www.sdli.org.
Jan. 5 at 2 p.m. Winner of eight Tony Awards, the show is set in late 19th-century Germany, and tells the story of a group of teenagers navigating the inner and outer turmoil of teenage life and self-discovery. Mature subject matter. Tickets are $20. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.
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Thursday 9 Audubon lecture
Cold Spring Harbor Library, 95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor will host a presentation by the Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society at 7 p.m. Guest speaker Coby Klein will discuss the ways of mockingbirds, lyrebirds, cuckoos in a lecture titled “I Know You Know That I am Not Telling the Truth: Avian Mimicry.” This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Call 692-6820. * All numbers are in (631) area code unless otherwise noted.
Theater ‘Annie’
The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 East Main St., Smithtown opens its 2019-20 season with “Annie” through Jan. 20. Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, the story follows little orphan Annie on her quest to find the parents who abandoned her on the doorstep of a New York City orphanage. Tickets are $40 adults, $36 seniors, $25 students. Call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.
Tribute to Gene Kelly
The Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Educational & Cultural Center, 97P Main St., Stony Brook presents a Holiday Musical Theatre luncheon celebrating Gene Kelly through Jan. 11 on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 11:30 a.m., Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Admission is $50 adults, $48 seniors and children and includes lunch, dessert and tea. Reservations required by calling 689-5888.
‘Driving Miss Daisy’
Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson kicks off the new year with Alfred Uhry’s “Driving Miss Daisy” from Jan. 11 to Feb. 1. Take a ride down memory line in this delicated depiction of simmering racial tensions, changing times, and the tranformative power of understanding. Tickets are $35 adults, $28 seniors and students, $20 children ages 5 to 12. Call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com to order.
‘Spring Awakening’
The Engeman Select Players present “Spring Awakening” at the John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport on Jan. 4 at 3 and 8 p.m. and
In partnership with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington presents “Jim Allison: Breakthrough,” a documentary about 2018 Nobel Prize winner Jim Allison who discovered the immune system’s role in defeating cancer, on Jan. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Followed by a discussion with CSHL President and CEO, Dr. Bruce Stillman. Tickets are $17, $12 members. Visit www.cshl.edu for tickets.
‘Tower to the People’
Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington will present a special screening of the Nikola Tesla documentary, “Tower to the People,” on Jan. 7 at 7:30 p.m. followed by a discussion and Q&A with the film’s director, Joe Sikorsky, and Tesla Science Center Executive Director Marc Alessi. Tickets are $17, $12 members. Visit www. cinemaartscentre.org.
‘Million Dollar Quartet’
The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport continues its 2019-20 season with “Million Dollar Quartet” from Jan. 16 to March 1. On Dec. 4, 1956, a twist of fate brought together Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley. They were brought together in Memphis, Tennessee at the Sun Records’ storefront studio. Sam Phillips, also known as the “Father of Rock n’ Roll”, is who discovered them. “Million Dollar Quartet” captures the contagious spirit, freewheeling excitement, and thrilling sounds of the once-in-a-life-time event where four of music’s best talents came together. Tickets range from To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com. CALENDAR DEADLINE is Wednesday at noon, one week before publication. Items may be mailed to: Times Beacon Record News Media, P.O. Box 707, Setauket, NY 11733. Email your information about community events to leisure@tbrnewspapers.com. Calendar listings are for not-for-profit organizations (nonsectarian, nonpartisan events) only, on a space-available basis. Please include a phone number that can be printed.
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Children in preschool with a parent are invited to join the Education staff at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum for a winter workshop on Jan. 3 from 10 a.m. to noon. Learn about the winter solstice and how animals (and people) adapt to fewer hours of sunlight and then make a starry snow globe to take home. $20 per child. To register, call 854-5552.
Storytime at Barnes & Noble
Join Barnes & Noble in Lake Grove at 600 Smith Haven Mall and in East Northport at 4000 E. Jericho Turnpike for a reading of “Grumpy Monkey” by Suzanne Lang on Jan. 4 at 11 a.m. Followed by an activity. Free. Call 724-0341 (LG) or 462-0208 (EN).
States of Matter ‘Phlubber’
Explore states of matter in a creative lab setting at the Long Island Science Center, 400 Peconic Ave., Riverhead on Jan. 4 from 2 to 3 p.m. Learn about solids, liquids, and gasses. Children will make polymer ”Phlubber” to take home. Admission is $10, instructor-led workshop fee is $5. Call 208-8000 for details.
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Save the date! The Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor will celebrate National Rubber Ducky Day with a Rubber Ducky Party on Jan. 11 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Go on a ducky scavenger hunt, decorate your own rubber ducky to take home and lots of other quacky crafts! $12 per child, $6 adults. Members half off. Call 3673418 for more information.
Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown continues its children’s theater season with “Shrek The Musical Jr.” from Feb. 1 to March 1. In a faraway kingdom, Shrek finds his swamp invaded by banished fairytale misfits, runaways who’ve been cast off by Little Lord Farquaad, a tiny terror with big ambitions. Farquaad tells Shrek he can get his swamp back if he rescues Princess Fiona from the Dragon-guarded tower. But every fairy tale has its unexpected twists and turns! All seats are $18. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.
Disney’s ‘Frozen Jr.’
Join the John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport for Disney’s “Frozen Jr.” from Jan. 25 to March 1. When faced with danger, princesses Anna and Elsa discover their hidden potential and the powerful bond of sisterhood. This enchanting musical features all of the memorable songs from the hit Disney film and will thaw even the coldest heart! Tickets are $15. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.
‘Little Red Riding Hood’
The classic Grimm fairy tale heads to Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson from Jan. 18 to Feb. 22 with a fresh new slant. Amanda Sally Desdemona Estella Barbara Temple, better known as Little Red Riding Hood, takes a thrilling journey through the woods to her grandmother’s house. See what happens when William de Wolf stops at Granny Becket’s for “a bite” and Little Red Riding Hood shows up. Joined by her twin sisters, Blanche and Nora, Little Red Riding hood learns a big lesson about safety in this modern musical telling. All seats are $10. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.
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