It’s not too late to enjoy the shining, shimmering, splendid magic carpet ride of a musical at the Quogue Community Hall, but there are only two performances remaining of the... more
We arrive at our longest days with a hot southwest wind. Vintage meteorologists, those who existed before satellites, are hard to find. Their ancient opinions on the weather live in the minds of generational farmers and fishermen. As for the summer solstice, the weather on that day will be the prevailing weather of the growing season. The local radio station is old enough, connected enough, to broadcast this observation, and I’m sure many are grateful for the gesture. At the end of this long day, I sit down to take off my boots. All the windows are open, the front ...
30 Jun 2024 by Marilee Foster
The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation is providing an opportunity for Long Island museums and historical societies to offer employment and receive assistance from students through the 2024 Gardiner Young Scholars Program. The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation created the Gardiner Young Scholars Program to bring youthful energy, skills and interest to local historic sites. The program enables applying historic organizations to engage students between the ages of 15 and 22 to assist them with daily operations. The program requires a selected Young Scholar to complete 100 hours of service and provides a stipend of $1,600 to be paid to ...
28 Jun 2024 by Staff Writer
The Southampton Rose Society has announced the winners of its 47th annual Rose Show, which took place on June 15 at Rogers Memorial Library. In addition, June 14 was the fourth annual Rose Day celebration in Southampton Village, in which local business owners are invited to create a rose display retail competition. The rose was declared the official flower of Southampton Village in 2019, and it is also the official flower of New York State and the United States of America. The winner of the retail display was Miriam Martinez and Chrystine Bacon of Gorgana jewelry store. Trophy winners were: ...
by Staff Writer
I’ll wager that most of you reading this Independence Day column do not appreciate how important John Hart was to our nation. Heck, if that name is familiar at all, it might be to readers of a certain age who know that an actor by that name played supporting roles in westerns and replaced Clayton Moore in the TV series “The Lone Ranger.” Obviously, I must explain. One of the stories I’ll never get around to telling — except here, it seems — is of the courage of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, which was issued 248 years ...
by Tom Clavin
The East End Arts & Humanities Council’s Board of Directors has named Creative Director Wendy Weiss the council’s new executive director. Former Executive Director Diane Burke resigned. Burke brought Weiss into the organization, and the two worked closely together over the last several years. “Diane has led a significant transformation and financial repositioning at East End Arts. We wish her well in her new position and we have every confidence in the team she built, immediately accepting a transition plan naming Wendy Weiss as our new executive director,” noted board President John McLane in a press release. Weiss has been ...
by Staff Writer
John Avlon decisively defeated Nancy Goroff last week in the Democratic primary to be the party’s nominee to challenge Republican incumbent Nick LaLota in the 1st Congressional District after a campaign by Goroff that was highly negative. “Today we proved that the positive defeats the negative,” said Avlon in a victory address. He received more than 70 percent of the vote. The 1st District includes the five East End towns, the northern half of Brookhaven, Smithtown and much of Huntington. It has historically alternated between Republican and Democratic representatives. As Judith Hope, long a sensible voice in Suffolk County (and ...
by Karl Grossman
The Ellen Hermanson Foundation will hold its Summer Gala 2024 fundraising event on Saturday, July 13, at 6:30 p.m. at Bridgehampton Tennis & Surf Club in Bridgehampton. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres on the deck, dinner, dancing and an auction will be followed by an after-party beach bonfire and s’mores. The Foundation will honor Dr. Fredric Weinbaum, medical doctor and former chief administrative officer/chief operating officer of Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, and The Honorable Rebecca A. Seawright, member of the New York State Assembly whose 3-D screening bill signed into law expands access to cancer screenings without cost sharing, to include ...
by Staff Writer
LTV Studios will launch a new series, Friday Family Frolics, on three Fridays this summer. Featuring whimsical and unique pop-up performances, the program is being offered as a way for families to kick off the weekend with a big laugh and a surprising adventure. First up, on July 19, at 5 p.m. is Goat on a Boat Puppet Theatre’s “The Chicken Show” and a puppet making workshop. August 16 brings Johnny Peers and the Muttville Comix. The series concludes on August 30 with Jeff Boyer’s Big Bubble Bonanza. For details about each show, ticket prices and to purchase, go to ...
by Staff Writer
Staff Writer on Aug 22, 2016