Community News, May 5

MONTAUK

Earlier this year, the Concerned Citizens of Montauk and Third House Nature Center Inc. unveiled the Lindley-Morrison Signature Walks, a series of four annual hikes honoring the founders of the two organizations, Hilda Lindley and Carol Morrison, and their long-standing contributions to Montauk.

The highlight of the first walk, held in February, included a visit to the historic Lindley House, home of Lindley, who spearheaded the fight for the creation of Montauk County Park. Three additional walks have been scheduled for the remainder of 2022 including one planned for this Saturday, May 7, at 10 a.m. “Spring Ephemerals” will be led by botanist Vicki Bustamante and Third House Nature Center President Ed Johann. Meet at Suffolk County Park Nature Trails parking lot off East Lake Drive. On this walk through Big Reed woods, participants will enjoy some native spring ephemerals. Fern fiddleheads will be unfurling, and hikers may also see wild geranium, wood anemone, trout lily, jack-in-the-pulpit, and marsh violet.

The next two walks are August 20 at 10 a.m. about Marine Ecosystems, led by Dr. Joel Carlin; and November 5 at 10 a.m. about Montauk Geology, led by Sr. Bret Bennington.

In other CCOM news, the nonprofit needs community volunteers on Saturday, May 21, to help install its pilot floating wetlands system in Fort Pond.

In 2021, CCOM installed over 3,000 square feet of floating wetlands filled with native plants at two locations in Fort Pond. These native plants and their submerged root systems absorb excess nutrients in the water, nutrients that have fueled the proliferation of harmful algal blooms in late summer.

Volunteers are needed starting at 9 a.m. at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation boat ramp on Fort Pond on 41 South Erie Street. Volunteers are needed to plant 7,200 native plants into reusable pots, stand in the water (preferably with waders) to install the pots into floating mats, and then tow and anchor the mats into the pond.

The floating wetlands are part of a multi-faceted comprehensive effort to monitor, study and improve Fort Ponds water quality. Other efforts include bacteria monitoring, harmful algal blooms monitoring and analysis, septic upgrade outreach, open space land acquisitions, and mitigating stormwater runoff.

To register as a volunteer, email info@PreserveMontauk.org

On Friday, May 6, at 6 p.m. at the Montauk Public School, Music for Montauk will present an ensemble of violinist Sarah Whitney, violist and composer Jessica Meyer, and pianist Miloš Repický with guests cellist Ashley Bathgate and mezzo soprano Sarah Nelson Craft in a tribute for Mother’s Day weekend. The program features songs, chamber and solo works by Brahms, Dvorák and others, as well as original new music by Jessica Meyer. Admission is free and masks will be required.

“Dvorák’s ‘Songs My Mother Taught Me’ is about connecting generations through music and the humanity of that experience. With this program we take that precious interaction as a starting point and broaden the experience in some beautifully unexpected and fun ways,” noted Repicky.

For more information, call 646-342-0157 or email lilahgosman@musicformontauk.org.

SPRINGS

Karyn Mannix Contemporary presents 17 WOMEN Art Show, an annual show of art by women, in memory of Vito Sisti, the unofficial mayor of Springs. Works in paint, photography and sculpture will be on display by artists Barbara Bilotta, Beth Barry, Christina Ruggieri, Donna Corvi, Gabriele Raacke, Georgia Suter, Joanlee Montefusco, Joyce Kubat, Karyn Mannix, Kristin Ryan Shea, Lisa Weston, Mary Antczak, Rosa Hanna Scott, Rosalind Brenner, Setha Low, Susan Carlo and Teresa Lawler.

The show will be held at Ashawagh Hall, 780 Springs Fireplace Road, on Saturday, May 7, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. with a wine reception from 5 to 7 p.m., and Sunday, May 8, from 11 a.m. t 4 p.m.

Contact Karyn Mannix at 516-318-0000 or karynmannix@optonline.net for more information. To see the work that will be displayed visit, karynmannixcontemporary.com/womensshow2022

The Springs PTA will host a Springs Break fundraiser on Friday, May 13, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett. Tickets are $20 per person or $30 per couple.

EAST HAMPTON

The Hampton Lifeguard Association will host a summer kick-off benefit event on Saturday, May 7, from 3 to 8 p.m. at Main Beach in East Hampton. The Beach Hut on Main will provide takeout food and beverages during the event. Visit thebeachhutonmain.com  to order online. A chance auction and silent auction will be available throughout the event featuring gift certificates to local businesses, spa treatments, gift baskets, trips and more. There will be live music from Josh Brussels and a 50/50 raffle. Donations to HLA may be made at ehvor.org.

The Hampton Lifeguard Association’s mission is to waterproof Long Island’s South Fork. It is a chapter of the United States Lifeguard Association and a registered nonprofit. The programs HLA supports include Lifeguard Training Program (in its 46th year), Tournament Competition, Junior Lifeguard Program (25th year),Volunteer Ocean Rescue Squad (16th year), East Hampton YMCA Hurricane Swim Club (20th year) and school swim programs.

SAG HARBOR

In recognition of May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month, East End Tick & Mosquito Control, the Suffolk County Department of Health, and the Regional Tick-Borne Disease Resource Center at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital are unveiling “Tick Awareness” signs at Mashashimuet Park on Saturday, May 7, at 10 a.m. The signs will be at the head of both trails in the park that lead to the Long Pond Greenbelt and there will be additional signs throughout the park. The park will also be unveiling two new kiosks that will be at the same spot as the signs. The kiosks will house tick spray and tick information which will be available to anyone who utilizes the trails.

Brian Kelly, owner of East End Tick & Mosquito Control, offered his professional advice to Mashashimuet Park prior to their first 5k. The race was run primarily through their trails last September and runners were also provided with tick sprays prior to the race. Officials from Mashashimuet Park did not hear of any tick encounters post-race, so they had the idea to install tick awareness signs and offer tick spray to their patrons at all times. Kelly collaborated with the Suffolk County Department of Health on the tick awareness signs, which they’ll both be providing and Kelly’s colleagues, Karen Wulffraat and Rebecca Young from the Tick-Borne Disease Center at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, will help with the unveiling and speak about their efforts in tick disease awareness, the resource center, the collaborations they have with partners in the community and their goals for 2022. They will also bring tick removal kits, handbooks and ID cards for attendees.

The Sag Harbor Village Environmental Advisory Committee and Surfrider Eastern Long Island will host a beach cleanup at Havens Beach in Sag on Saturday, May 7, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30.p.m.

All ages will be welcome, and attendees should wear protective shoes, pants and gloves. Trash bags will be provided. The collected trash will be picked up by the village after the event.

Upon arrival at Havens Beach, volunteers will learn about Surfrider beach cleanup programs and how to safely skim the beaches for waste. Volunteers will be encouraged to go west toward the Cormaria Retreat House beach and the beach just east of the boat yard, as well as east to Little Northwest Creek staying below the mean high water mark in the residential areas of Azurest, Sag Harbor Hills and Nivevah.

Volunteers are encouraged to register in advance at volunteer.surfrider.org and search for Sag Harbor or 11963.

For more information, contact Kathleen Mulcahy of the Sag Harbor Environmental Advisory Committee, kmmsagharbor@gmail.com; or Jenna Schwerzmann, chapter coordinator for Surfrider Eastern Long Island, jschwerzmann@easternli.surfrider.org.

The Sag Harbor Whaling Museum has opened for the 2022 season with “The Art of Whaling,” a collection of whaling paintings, prints and drawings from the early 1800s to modern day. Included in the exhibit will be works from various European and American artists and printers, including two prints by Frenchman Ambrose Louis Garneray that author Herman Melville said were “by far the finest … presentations of whales and whaling scenes anywhere to be found … ”

The museum will be open Thursday through Monday, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For more information, go to sagharborwhalingmuseum.org.

Artist Ross Bleckner will discuss his work in the “Empire of Water” exhibition with The Church co-founder Eric Fischl on Thursday, May 5, at 6 p.m. The show is currently on view at The Church. Tickets are $15.

Also, on Sunday, May 8, at 5 p.m., look for “After Hours at The Church,” where Fischl and curator Sara Cochran will discuss “Empire of Water.” Tickets are $45 and include a wine reception afterward.

For more information, go to thechurchsagharbor.org

The Sag Harbor Masonic Club’s Tuesday Jam Session continues this week, from 7 to 9 p.m., in the Masonic Temple. The Jam Session is inspired by the late-night jam sessions and loft rehearsals in New York City.

The Masonic Temple is located at 200 Main Street, Sag Harbor, above the Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum, with plenty of parking in the rear of the building.

For more information and ticket sales visit masonicmusicseries.com.

The library always offers interesting programs and next week kids in grades two to five can learn how to make bird’s nest cake pops on Thursday, May 12, at 4 p.m., and then, at 5:30 p.m., those in grades six to 12 will learn how to make golf cupcakes.

Teens and adults are invited to participate in the library’s chess club on Thursday, May 5, at 6:30 p.m.

For a full list of library programs, or for more information, go to johnjermain.org.

SOUTHAMPTON TOWN

The Town of Southampton will hold the annual Candlelight Vigil on Mother’s Day eve to remember those lost to addiction and the pandemic. The annual event sponsored by the Town’s Addiction and Recovery/Behavioral Health Committee will take place on Saturday, May 7, from 7 to 8 p.m. at Good Ground Park, 9A Squiretown Road in Hampton Bays.

For more information, visit southamptontownny.gov.

High school seniors from the Hampton Bays, Southampton and Westhampton Beach school districts who have committed to entering the military upon graduation will be honored at a joint ceremony at Agawam Park in Southampton on Thursday, May 19, at 10 a.m. The rain date is Wednesday, May 25.

During the formal event, the seniors will be presented with proclamations and their families will be given blue star flags. The annual ceremony will include a musical military tribute and several speakers.

The annual Southampton Kiwanis Club golf outing is set for Tuesday, May 19, at Baiting Hollow Golf Club. Check-in starts at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at 12:45 p.m. The cost is $225 per golfer; proceeds will benefit various local charities supported by the Southampton Kiwanis Club.

To reserve your space, call Justin McCarthy at 631-726-1993.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

To coincide with the Bridgehampton Half Marathon this weekend, the Hampton Library will run (yes, pun intended!) a sneaker drive as a fundraiser for library program. If you’ve got gently used sneakers and athletic shoes, they can be donated at the race start and finish by the Beebe Windmill, at the corner of Ocean Road and Hildreth Avenue, on Friday, May 6, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 7, from 7 to noon; or Friday and Saturday, May 6 and 7, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The donated footwear will be recycled by GotSneakers, which will give the funds to the library.

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork will host a performance by acclaimed composer and pianist Bruce Wolosoff on Sunday, May 15, at 2 p.m. Wolosoff will perform original work from his upcoming solo piano album and classical pieces that are meaningful to him.

The UUCSF Food Pantry will benefit from the afternoon’s performance.

“One hundred percent of the $25 admission fee will go directly towards sustaining the UUCSF’s Food Pantry,” stated Hilary Helfant, UUCSF member. “The Food Pantry was established in 2019 and the community need for food assistance has grown significantly since the onset of the pandemic.”

In addition to the non-perishable offerings, the Congregation contributes freshly grown vegetables from their on-site garden.

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork is located at 977 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike in Bridgehampton. Cash or checks will be accepted for tickets purchased at the door. Proof of COVID-19 vaccine is required. If, you would like to donate directly to the food pantry, visit uucsf.org.

WATER MILL

The annual Ducks Unlimited barbecue will be held on Friday, May 6, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Burnett Field House on Nowedonah Avenue. All are welcome. Tickets are $50 each. Volunteers are needed.

To purchase tickets, contact Thea at 631-276-3435.

On Friday, May 14, from 6 to 8 p.m., the Parrish Art Museum Business Council will host Two Forks and a Cork, an evening of local wine and spirits tastings, hors d’oeuvres, live music, and gallery exploration. The event features a selection of white, rosé, and red wines from East End vineyards, flavored moonshine and vodka from a local craft distillery, plus tastings from local artisanal cheese shops and bakeries, caterers, renowned chefs, and popular restaurants.

Guests at Two Forks and a Cork are invited to visit the Museum’s new exhibition, “An Art of Changes: Jasper Johns Prints, 1960 - 2018.”

This event requires all attendees to show proof of full vaccination. Mask-wearing is not required but encouraged when not eating or drinking.

Admission for Two Forks and a Cork, open to attendees 21 and older, is $55 for Parrish members, $75 for nonmembers.

SOUTHAMPTON

The 16th annual Children’s Mini Rose Planting and Art Workshop hosted by the Southampton Rose Society and presented by rosarian Peter Bertrand will be held on Friday, May 6, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Rogers Memorial Library. Weather-permitting, the event will be held outside on the grounds of the library as it was last year. In the event of inclement weather, the workshop will be held downstairs in the Morris Room.

The goal of this event is to foster a love and appreciation for the rose, which is the official flower of the nation, New York State, and Southampton Village. Bretrand will give a demonstration on planting and caring for mini rose bushes, and each child will pot their own rose plant to take home with them. Children will also receive an instruction booklet, “The Mini Rose and How It Grows,” to teach them more about these special flowers with the hope that they will form a lifelong passion for gardening and roses.

After the demonstration, children are invited to either color garden sketches by Nancy Rollins or create their own Mother’s Day cards or artwork using supplies from the Art Nanny of Southampton. Crayons, colored pencils and folded blank cards will be provided.

Children ages 5 to 13 are invited. The maximum number of participants is 20.

Participants may register for this free event by either visiting the Rogers Memorial Library Family Department desk or calling 631-283-0774 ext. 519.

The Southampton Cultural Center’s Rising Stars Piano Series presents Matthew and Gvantsa Griswold on Saturday, May 7, at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 at the door; and free to those under age 21.

For more information and to purchase tickets, go to scc-arts.org.

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo and Mexican art history with Professor Val Franco on Thursday, May 5, at 2 p.m. via Zoom, focused on the Mexican Muralist Movement. From Rivera to Siquieros, these artists covered life, history, innovation and revolution on a grand scale, creating murals in Mexico and throughout the United States during the first half of the 20th century.

On Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to noon, bring personal or household documents to the library parking lot for shredding in a mobile shredding truck. The limit is three boxes or bags of documents. Not permitted are business or office records, plastic, wet paper, metal, books, magazines, newspaper, catalogs, cardboard, photographs, film, CDs, electronics.

Trivia fans may be interested in a Battle of the Brains event, hosted by Bob DeStefano, on Monday, May 9, at 6 p.m. The contest will consist of 50 general knowledge questions that teams will answer in writing.

Author Tom Clavin will talk about his latest book, “The Uttermost Ends of the Earth,” which he co-wrote with the late Phil Keith, on Wednesday, May 11, at 1 p.m.

For information about library programs or to register, go to myrml.org.

HAMPTON BAYS

The Southampton Youth Bureau will host a Pancake Breakfast for all ages on Saturday, May 14, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Hampton Bays Community Center, 25 Ponquogue Avenue. Breakfast is $10 per person at the door or individuals can preregister online at southamptontownny.gov/YBpayment for $5 per person or $15 for a family with up to four members. All proceeds will benefit future community service projects.

For more information, call 631-702-2425.

QUOGUE

Personalized bricks, which will be placed in the butterfly garden at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge, are now available for purchase. Details may be obtained by calling the refuge at 631-653-4771.

The Quogue Library will offer the next event in its 2022 Foreign Policy Association Great Decisions Discussion Program on Saturday, May 7, at 5 p.m. The topic is Putin’s Russia. The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book, watching the DVD and meeting in a discussion group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. The program is offered by in-person and virtually.

For more information, email info@quoguelibrary.org.

WESTHAMPTON BEACH

Space is currently being offered to sell goods at the Westhampton Presbyterian Church Community Yard Sale on Saturday, May 28 (rain date June 4), from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The space is approximately the size of two parking spaces. Following the sale, vendors must take leftover items away with them. Price for renting a space will be $30 until May 7, then $50 after May 7. Reservations must be made by May 21.

For more information or to reserve a space, call the church at 631-288-2576.

The Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce has announced that the Westhampton Beach Farmers Market will open its season on Saturday, May 7, at 9 a.m. at the Village Green, located at the corner of Main Street.

Tweens and teens are invited to a fun Friday night craft hour on Friday, May 6, at 5 p.m.

Families can learn how to make snickerdoodle scones in honor of Mother’s Day on Saturday, May 7, at 1:30 p.m.

Community members are invited to attend a yard sale of books, movies, toys, paintings and more on Saturday, May 7, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the Friends of the Library.

Tweens may learn how to make terracotta pot photo magnets on Tuesday, May 10, at 4 p.m.

As part of its Link and Learn series, the library will host an informative discussion with Heidi Roppelt, a board-certified rheumatologist with Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, via Zoom on Thursday, May 12, at noon. The talk will focus on the different types of arthritis, diagnosis and treatment options.

To register or get more information on library programs, call 631-288-3335 or visit westhamptonlibrary.net.

RIVERHEAD

The New York Marine Rescue Center’s annual 5K Run for the Ridley is set for Saturday, May 7. Registration opens at 7 a.m. and the race starts at 8 a.m. on Main Street in Riverhead.

For more information, email ino@nymarinerescue.org.

Hallockville Museum Farm, a 28-acre preserved farm homestead on the North Fork, is hosting a hands-on, farm-to-table workshop that will explore the role of food throughout the centuries on Long Island farms, and how those practices are relevant today. The workshop, set for Saturday, May 7, at 9 a.m., will include tours of Hallockville’s gardens, farm fields, barns and other buildings; an introduction to its farm animals; and a demonstration of cooking with an authentic wood-burning stove. The workshop will culminate with a hands-on cooking activity. The farm is located at 6038 Sound Avenue.

Tickets for the workshop are $50 for members/$65 for nonmembers. Go to hallockville.org.

The 26th annual East End Garden Festival, to benefit Peconic Bay Medical Center, Operation International and the Riverhead Rotary charities, is open at Tanger Outlets in Riverhead from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through May 8.

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

The Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2022 and as part of that has announced its first-ever Smartphone Photo Contest celebrating National Trails Day, Saturday, June 4. Photographs taken on Long Pond Greenbelt trails between Friday, April 20, and Friday, June 3, will be eligible, with prizes in two categories: (1) ages 12 and younger, and (2) ages 13 and older being presented at an awards ceremony at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center on National Trails Day at 1 p.m.

Advance registration begins April 20 and ends May 24.

The Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Preserve, which stretches over six miles between the villages of Sag Harbor and Sagaponack, is a unique expanse of coastal plain ponds, freshwater swamps, wetlands, and woodlands criss-crossed with several miles of hiking trails. Consisting of over 800 acres protected by the Town of Southampton, Suffolk County, and the Nature Conservancy, the Long Pond Greenbelt is widely recognized as one of New York State’s most environmentally significant areas.

Those who wish to participate in the contest should email greenbeltnews@aol.com with “photo contest” noted in the subject line to receive contest guidelines.

On Saturday May 7, 9 a.m., hike 5 miles in the Northwest Woods. Start time is 9 a.m. at the meeting location at the intersection of Old Northwest Road and Northwest Road.

Walk leader is Jim Zajac; call or email 212-769-4311 / jzajac4@aol.com.

On Thursday May 12, at 10 a.m. hike Preserve to Preserve to the “mall.” This hike through Sagg Swamp Preserve and Smith Corner Preserve will include a retrospective on the 50th anniversary of Bridgehampton Commons by Tim Ferguson, author of “When A Shopping Mall Came to the Hamptons.” Meet at the Sagg Swamp Preserve, Sagaponack Road, Sagaponack, 1/2 mile west of Sagg Main Street.

Walk leader is Irwin Levy; call/text 516-456-1337,

On Saturday, May 7, hike the Atlantic Gully Trail, starting at 9 a.m. Meet near the end of Guyer Road in Water Mill for the moderately paced 3-mile hike down a steep incline into Southampton’s most peculiar trail system and then up again for dramatic views of Bridgehampton and the ocean beyond.

Walk leader is Selena May; call 516-428-9492.

On Sunday, May 8, hike the Northwest Path East at 10 a.m. Meet at Northwest Road and Old Northwest Road, East Hampton for the moderately paced 3-mile hike with views of Scoy Pond.

Walk leader is Chip Dineen; call 646-221-8225.

The South Fork Natural History Museum will host a nature and birdwatching cruise to remote areas of Shinnecock Bay aboard the Stony Brook Southampton reasearch vessel, Peconic, on Saturday, May 7, at 9:45 a.m. There is a fee for the cruise.

To reserve, go to sofo.org.

YOUTH CORNER

Project Most, based at the Community Learning Center at Neighborhood House, has a full lineup of programs for children. This month’s highlights include Rollin’ with Rambo Roller Skate Class, STEM Surprise Science, Creative Arts and Crafts, and a variety of classes offered by Our Fabulous Variety Show.

For a full list of the many programs offered by Project Most, as well as details about program times and fees, go to projectmost.org.

The deadline is fast approaching for bands to submit applications the Southampton Youth Bureau’s 19th Battle of the Bands. This year’s competition will be held on Friday, June 10, from 8 to 11 p.m. at Ponquogue Beach in Hampton Bays. All applications and demo music must be received by 4 p.m. on Friday, May 13.

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, visit southamptontownny.gov/youthbureau and click on the Southampton Youth Bureau’s online calendar.

For more information about the submission process, call 631-702-2425.