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Recently the Eastport Fire Department made donations of $1,500 each to the local food pantries at the Christ Lutheran Church, the Eastport Bible Church, and the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. A $1,500 donation was also made to Keith Caputo's " Helping Makes U Happy" organization. These donations were possible through the five weekly breakfasts hosted by the fire department in November and December. More than 1,300 people had breakfast at the fire house over the course of the five events. Recently, Eastport Fire Department members delivered the check for the Eastport Bible Church to Pastor Kaleb Kemper. COURTESY EASTPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT
Heart of the Hamptons recently presented a check to the Southampton Village Ocean Rescue organization for its assistance during fundraising events, most recently, the well-attended Polar Bear Plunge. From left, Michael Wootton, Wendy Niceberg, Josh Belury, Vinny McGann, Chief Alex King, Kyle Cranston, Heart of the Hamptons Executive Director Molly Bishop, Bruce Lieberman, Mitti Abbadessa and Michael Reilly. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON VOLUNTEER OCEAN RESCUE
Sharon Lewis, Quartermaster, VFW Post 9082 of Sag Harbor, presents Pierson junior Isabelle Caplin with the Post’s Voice of Democracy award on January 16 at the post. Isabelle's entry has been forwarded to the next level NY District 11for consideration. TOM KOCHIE
The Long Island Association’s Economic Development & Infrastructure Committee will host a discuss on the new Peconic Bay Affordable Housing Fund and how it affects the Long Island economy on Thursday, January 26, at the Sag Harbor Cinema on Main Street. Registration opens at 11:30 a.m. with the event set to start at noon. Guest speakers will include New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele Jr. and New York State Senator Anthony Palumbo.
The Roses Grove Band will be the performer in the Inner Sanctum of the Masonic Temple on Saturday, January 28, at 8 p.m. The performance is a fundraiser for Frank Daniele who has been diagnosed with cancer. A portion of the proceeds go to Frank Daniele’s gofundme page.
The jazz Jam Session at the Inner Sanctum of the Masonic Temple continues on February, from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission is $15. The Inner Sanctum in Wamponamon Lodge is above the Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum at 200 Main Street. There is parking in the rear of the building.
For more information, visit masonicmusicseries.com.
Insight Sunday at The Church
The first Insight Sunday of 2023 on Sunday, January 29, 10:30 a.m. at The Church will be with artist Almond Zigmund. Zigmund kicks off the series that provides an in-depth look at the process, techniques, and concepts of art, from the maker’s point of view.
Insight Sundays will now be held the last Sunday of each month and is free to members. Also new for this year is an advance viewings of the artist’s work. Drop by the Church to preview two new works by Zigmund.
The Church is located at 48 Madison Street. Go to thechurchsagharbor.org for more information.
HarborFrost Returns Next Month
The Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce will host its annual winter spectacular on Saturday, February 4.
This year’s festival will include a Friday night cocktail party for Chamber members and nonmembers. HarborFest continues on Saturday, with events running from 1 to 6 p.m.
“HarborFrost is such a great off-season tradition in Sag Harbor,” Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce President Ellen Dioguardi said in a press release. “This year’s event is getting us closer to what the early HarborFrost events looked like — including a Culinary Stroll and a Friday night opening cocktail party.”
Friday night’s HarborFrost Celebration will be held on the third-floor event space and Green Room bar of the Sag Harbor Cinema. With food from Sag Harbor’s most popular restaurants, including Lulu Kitchen & Bar, The Corner Bar, Sag Pizza, K Pasa, Sen, Il Capuccino, Dopo La Spiaggia, Bell & Anchor and chef Peter Ambrose, this opening night celebration will represent the best in the Sag Harbor dining scene. Tickets for the cocktail party are available now and cost $40 for chamber members and $50 for nonmembers. Check out sagharborchamber.com for more details.
The highlight of HarborFrost will be a fireworks display by Grucci off the Long Wharf. The fireworks, co-sponsored by the chamber and PropaneDepot.com, will take off at approximate 5:45 p.m. Richard Daly of Ice Melodies will once again put on a performance and carving demonstration at Long Wharf by the Chamber Windmill from 2:30 to 4 p.m. His ice sculptures will also decorate the village. Also, by Long Wharf on Windmill Beach will be a performance by Keith Leaf and the Fiery Sensations, a troupe of performance fire jugglers/dancers whose show will begin as the sun begins to set over the harbor. Live music will be at a few locations along Main Street and many Chamber members will be offering specials to celebrate HarborFrost.
More information is available at sagharborchamber.com
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Almond restaurant continues its “Artists & Writers” series on Thursday, February 9, at 7 p.m. featuring Author Sylvie Bigar. In collaboration with the FoodLab at Stony Brook University, a three-course family style meal will be served with one glass of wine or draft beer for $59 plus gratuity.
Reservations are required and may be made by calling the restaurant directly at 631-537-5665.
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The Rogers Memorial Library will host a presentation by the Eco-Photo Explorers about Route 25: Long Island’s Route 66, on Wednesday, February 1, at 1 p.m.
Eco-Photo Explorers will explore the historic past of Route 25, and examine its special place in the lives of all Long Islanders through photographs and stories.
Go to myrml.org for more information.
The Hampton Bays Civic Association will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, January 30, at 7 p.m. at the Hampton Bays Senior Center, 25 Ponquogue Avenue, across from the post office. All are welcome.
According to the association, residents of Hampton Bays recently expressed interest in focusing on topics Hampton Bays will face in the future. Among the suggested topics are sewers, density, code enforcement, downtown Hampton Bays rezoning and revitalization, bike paths, and the new parking system. A press release noted that 2023 will also bring continued emphasis on finding the right balance for the downtown business district’s reinvigoration, traffic management, Good Ground Park improvements such as an ice skating rink or sledding hill, creation of a Hampton Bays performing arts theater, water quality protection, and pollution mitigation. The association’s goal is to lure state and federal funds to our hamlet to help transform aspirations into reality. Committees will be formed to focus on various topics.
For more information, go to hbcivic.org.
Slow down and warm up with Slow Food East End, and enjoy a family friendly afternoon with warm soup and cider alongside the toasty fire in the Nature Center at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, January 28, from 1 to 3 p.m.
For more information, visit slowfoodeastend.org.
The Quogue Library’s annual Groundhog Day celebration is set for Thursday, February 2.
For details, go to quoguelibrary.org.
The Westhampton Free Library offers several programs for writers. The Writers Group is held on Thursdays, from 2:30 to 4 p.m., and Writing From Life will take place on at 3:30 p.m. In the Writing From Life four-week introductory writing workshop, Maryann Calendrille, one of the facilitators of the Ashawagh Hall Writers Workshop, will discuss how memoir differs from autobiography and journal writing, and immerse participants in the practice through exercises, shared readings and discussion. Registration is $40 and limited to 10 people.
For more information and to register, call 631-288-3335 or visit westhamptonlibrary.net.
The Knights of Columbus Council 7423 will host its annual free-throw shooting contest on Friday, January 27, at 5:30 p.m. at Westhampton Beach Middle School. Boy and girls, ages 9 to 14, are invited to participate. Sign up is prior to the start of the event in the school lobby. Every participant will receive a T-shirt and the winners in each category will receive a new basketball and move on to the next level of competition.
The Flanders Riverside Northampton Civic Association will meet on Wednesday, February 8, at 7 p.m. at the Crohan Community Center, 655 Flanders Road. All meetings will now take place on the second Wednesday of each month.
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East End Food Institute’s East End Food Market is open at 139 Main Road on Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., through April 29. The public is invited to visit the market and its 44 vendors on Saturdays to shop local farm, food, wine, and craft vendors, and to enjoy demonstrations, and activities in partnership with local nonprofit organizations. Admission to the market itself is always free.
Visit eastendfood.org for more information.
The Hallockville Farm Museum is launching a series of Historic North Fork Tales — Coffee & a Good Book discussions that will explore the historic North Fork region through literature and food. On Sunday, January 29, at 2 p.m., the talk will be “The Jews of Long Island 1705-1918” with Brad Kolodny. On February 25, at 11 a.m., Hallockville Farm Museum will continue the series with “Rumrunners in Suffolk County: Tales From Liquor Island With Amy Folk.” On March 4, at 11 a.m., the talk will focus on Native American arts, crafts, and on April 29, at 11 a.m., the series will conclude with “The Lady Lighthouse Keeper” with Mary Korpi. Hands-on food preparation classes will be held after each event. Books are available at Burton’s Bookstore in Greenport.
For more information and to register, visit hallockville.org/bookseries. The cost is $20 to $30 per session.
The Baiting Hollow Scout Camp Alumni Association is honoring Stu Meade with the annual Alumni Service Award at its fellowship dinner on Sunday, January 29. Meade is a longtime Scouter who served twice as the camp director for Baiting Hollow Scout Camp. Meade led a successful career as a professional in the Boy Scouts of America and retired from professional service in the early 2000s. He was also involved as a volunteer Scouter in Pack 339 and Troop 354 when his son Geoff was a youth in the program.
The cost of the dinner is $25 per person. To register, visit sccbsa.org/bhscalumnifellowship.
The Southampton Trails Preservation Society will lead a walk on the Kurt Billing Loop on Saturday, January 28. Interested walkers should meet at the kiosk on Sebonac Road, Southampton, just east of Tuckahoe School. It is a moderately-paced 4 mile hike with amazing views of Cow Neck and Robins Island.
The walk leader is Selena May, who may be reached at 516-428-9492.
Band applications are now available for the Southampton Youth Bureau’s 20th Anniversary Battle of the Bands. This year’s competition will be held on Friday, June 9, at Ponquogue Beach in Hampton Bays. All applications and demo music must be received by 4 p.m. on Friday, May 12, by mail or dropped off at Battle of the Band/Youth Bureau, Southampton Youth Bureau, 655 Flanders Road in Flanders. Band applications and demo music may also be emailed to pstrecker@southamptontownny.gov.
Qualifying bands must have at least one high school student who resides in the Town of Southampton, and a band must consist of a minimum of three performing musicians.
To view the band application form, visitsouthamptontownny.gov/youthbureau and click on the Southampton Youth Bureau’s online calendar. For more information, call 631-702-2425.
Southampton Youth Bureau’s Discovery Club starts February 8 and continues through April 26 at the Flanders Youth Center. The program is open to those in kindergarten through grade four.
To register, visit southamptonny.gov/youthbureau.
The Southampton Youth Bureau will host its next Open Mic Night on Friday, February 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Hampton Coffee Company, 749 County Road 39A in Southampton. It is open to students in grades five through 12. Acoustic performers, karaoke, spoken word, poetry and comedic acts are all welcome to participate.
Email pstrecker@southamptontownny.gov or call 631-702-2425 for information on any Youth Bureau program.
Project Most, which offers year-round extracurricular enrichment programs for children and families, has a full lineup of activities ahead. For information on all programming, go to projectmost.org.
The Southampton Youth Bureau’s winter break schedule at the Flanders Youth Center, 655 Flanders Road has been released. Programs run from February 22 through 24 for various age groups.
For a list of programs go to the Youth Bureau’s page on the Southampton Town website, at southamptonny.gov.
Temple Adas Israel’s committee on antisemitism will be hosting a program called “State of Hate” on Thursday, January 26, at 7 p.m. with the temple’s Alex Friedfeld. Friedfeld is an investigative researcher with the temple’s Center on Extremism, where he monitors anti-government extremism, Islamic extremism, and white supremacist activity. The event will be an hour long with a 40-minute interactive lecture and a 20-minute question and answer at the end.
To reserve a seat for the free program, email Laurentepper@icloud.com or shelley.lichtenstein@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link.
The Hamptons Observatory is hosting a virtual event on Thursday, February 2, at 7 p.m. titled “Journey Into Climate: Exploration, Adventure & the Unmasking of Human Influence.” The speaker is Prof. Paul A. Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine.
Reservations are required and may be made at hamptonsobservatory.org.
Staff Writer on Jan 23, 2023