Start the new year with a chance to do some good by braving the cold Atlantic for the 26th annual Wainscott Polar Bear Plunge, sponsored by the Seafood Shop’s Colin... more
Sound Aircraft Services at East Hampton Airport is hosting a program for young people to learn about becoming a pilot. The “Guide for Aspiring Aviators and Their Families” will take place on Friday, February 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the airport, 173 Daniels Hole Road in Wainscott. The program will touch on local training options, and a panel of experts, including East Hampton Town Airport director and former United Airlines Captain James Brundige, and ex-FAA regulator turned flight instructor Lou Cusimano will answer questions. Those who wish to attend should email fbo@soundaircraftservices.com.
3 Feb 2025 by Staff Writer
In recognition of Black History Month, Hallockville Museum Farm will host “Slavery on the North Fork,” a presentation by members of the North Fork Project, which has spent four years researching the history of slavery in local communities. The presentation will be held on Sunday, February 23, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the visitors center at Hallock State Park Preserve, 6062 Sound Avenue, Riverhead. The illustrated presentation, “Slavery on the North Fork,” will lay out the history of slavery on the North Fork from the earliest settlements in New York State to the abolition of slavery here in 1827. ...
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A new program for teens, “Ambassadors for the Long Island Collection,” is being offered by the East Hampton Library. The program, open to those in grades six through eight, will be held at the library on Friday, February 28, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Students will earn community service hours while exploring the history of Long Island through the treasures found in the library’s Long Island Collection. Participants will get an up-close look at the collection’s artifacts (including “pirate treasure” from Captain Kidd and a whale’s tooth); will learn about the Culper Spy Ring, the Revolutionary War-era espionage network; and ...
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The fifth annual MLK Portrait Project exhibition will be on view at the Suffolk County Community College Eastern Campus’s Lyceum Gallery, located in the Montaukett Learning Resource Center on the Riverhead Campus from January 29 through March 7. A reception will be held on Thursday, February 27, from 4 to 6 p.m. Refreshments will be served, and all are welcome. In homage to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the enduring legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, local high school art students have created collaborative mosaic portraits of civil rights heroes. The exhibition will feature more than 15 48 x ...
27 Jan 2025 by Staff Writer
The Children’s Museum of the East End will offer a number of events for the week of February 2. On Tuesday, February 4, from 10 to 11 a.m. is Blocks and Tots; and later in the day, from 4 to 5 p.m. is Lego Club. Baby & Me, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., and Cantemos Juntos, 11 a.m. to noon, is set for Wednesday, February 5. Start Studio is on Friday, February 7, at 10 a.m., and Pizza and Pajama Night at 5 p.m. The week of programming concludes on Saturday, February 8, with Sensory Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. and Danceability, ...
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As part of the HarborFrost festivities, the Old Whalers’ Church in Sag Harbor will offer a warm bowl of soup, live music and lively conversation on Saturday, February 8, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Donations are requested as the event is a fundraiser to support the church and its programs. The church is located at 44 Union Street. More information is available at oldwhalerschurch.org.
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Susan Remkus-Denis and Maria Maier will be the leaders of Wellness Monday at The Church in Sag Harbor on Monday, February 10. They will provide an “Intro to Jin Shin Jyutsu,” in a program set to begin at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 for nonmembers. The ancient Japanese practice of Jin Shin Jyutsu uses gentle touch to help restore the natural flow of life energy through the body. Remkus-Denis and Maier will give a brief presentation about the origins and basic components of the practice, outlining why it is an effective and ideal approach for health care professionals and self-care ...
20 Jan 2025 by Staff Writer
The Southampton Youth Bureau and Hampton Bays Public Library Teen Center are joining forces to present a Video Game Tournament on Saturday, February 1, at the Hampton Bays Community Center, 25 Ponquogue Avenue, Hampton Bays. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with registration and sign-in beginning at 10:30 a.m. Gamers in grades five through 12 are invited to join the fun for just $10 admission. The tournament will feature fan-favorite games “Super Smash Brothers Ultimate” and “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe” on the Nintendo Switch. Extra game systems will also be available for free play and practice. Participants ...
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Hampton Library in Bridgehampton is hosting “Winter Intermezzo: An Afternoon of Poetry & Music” on Saturday, January 25, at 2 p.m. at St. Ann’s Episcopal Church in Bridgehampton. Inspiring words of verse will be read by local poets Peter Walsh and Candace Hill Montgomery, Canio’s Maryann Calendrille, Hampton Library’s Jill Burdge and Lisa Michne, student Poppy Edwards, and St. Ann’s Father Jim, with musical interludes by, among others, violinist Garry Ianco, associate concertmaster of The New American Sinfonietta. Blythe Danner will be the special guest. Refreshments will be served in the parish house after the reading. Tickets may be reserved ...
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