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Kid’s Calendar XÜÜ? T ÑtÜxÇà Friday, October 30 ATLANTIS MARINE WORLD – Poseidon’s Pumpkin Hay Patch. Ghouls and buoys of all ages are invited to wander among slithering snakes, eerie eels and spooky sharks. Fun Zone features arts, crafts, games and the Mad Lab, filled with scientists doing wacky experiments and real animal dissections! 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 431 East Main St., Riverhead. 631-2089200. WESTHAMPTON HALLOWEEN PARADE – Led by WHB High School marching band, starting at WHB Elementary School. 3:15-4:15 p.m. WESTHAMPTON TRICK-OR-TREATING – Thousands and thousands of pieces of candy will be given out by WHB merchants. Main St. 4:15-5:15 p.m. HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY – Sponsored by Town of EH Dept. of Youth Services. For children and families. Prizes, haunted house. 5-8 p.m. Senior Citizens Center, 128 Springs Fireplace Rd., East Hampton. 631-329-7375. HAUNTED MULFORD FARM – Come if you dare! Visitors will be greeted by ghosts and ghouls from centuries past. The event will feature a cast of over 40 spirits and a number of haunted buildings on three and a half acres. 6-10 p.m. Tickets $10 families, $5 adults, $2 students. 10 James Lane, East Hampton. 631-324-6850. Saturday, October 31 ATLANTIS MARINE WORLD – Poseidon’s Pumpkin Hay Patch. Ghouls and buoys of all ages are invited to wander among slithering snakes, eerie eels and spooky sharks. Fun Zone features arts, crafts, games and the Mad Lab, filled with scientists doing wacky experiments and real animal dissections! Kids in costume receive 50% off admission. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 431 East Main St., Riverhead. 631-208-9200. SOUTHAMPTON PARADE & TRICK-OR-TREATING – 9 a.m., costume judging at Agawam Park; 10 a.m., parade march from Windmill Lane. Post-parade, free photos taken by Southampton Village Photo & Graphics. Post-photos, trick-or-treating with local merchants. Look for the orange pumpkin in store windows. Children ages nine and under. Rain or shine. In case of rain, parade and photos at the Southampton Inn. Sponsored by the Southampton Chamber of Commerce. 631-283-0402. ROGERS MANSION – Spooky Spirits in the Barn. Sayre Barn will be transformed into a frightful tour lead by some of Southampton’s most fearsome ghosts and horrible goblins. Parents will be allowed to accompany children with weak stomachs. 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. 80 Main St., Southampton. 631283-2494. BRIDGEHAMPTON TRICK-OR-TREATING – Following story time at the Hampton Library, trick-or-treat down Main Street. 11 a.m. Children ages four and up. 2537A Montauk Highway. 631-537-0015. SAG HARBOR PARADE & TRICK-OR-TREATING – Noon, assemble in front of BookHampton for parade; 1-5 p.m., trick-or-treating with local merchants. Look for the orange pumpkin in store windows. Sponsored by the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce. HAMPTON lLIBRARY – Movies and Munchies featuring Monster Squad (PG-13). 1:30 p.m. 2537A Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton. 631-537-0015. MULFORD FARM – 3rd Annual Halloween Fun Festival of Frights. Scarecrow Display & Lawn of Jack-O-Lanterns, 2 -4 p.m. Haunted Mulford Farm, 6-10 p.m. Tickets $10 families, $5 adults, $2 students. 10 James Lane, East Hampton. 631-324-6850.
Kid’s Calendar FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 KIDS KNEAD CHALLAH – 5:30 p.m. Challah bread-making, songs, Kiddush juice-making, and grand children’s raffle. Free, no affiliation necessary. Chabad of Southampton, 214 Hill St. 631-287-2249. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 HAMPTONS BASEBALL CAMP - Hamptons Baseball Camp is for children of all experience levels, ages four through 13, who want to play baseball in a safe, fun, positive and organized learning environment. Emphasis is placed on effort over talent, team concepts and core fundamentals. Also included are tips on diet, fitness and “intangibles.” Come for the day or for the season. Located at SYS Youth Services in Southampton. 631-907-2566. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1 PETTING FARM AT AMARYLLIS SANCTUARY –Love animals? Especially rescued animals? Visit with Octaveous and Sir Lancelot the pot belly piggies; Skipper, Commodore
Celebrating Halloween My first Halloween in New York City in 1979 was a real eye-opener. After work one day, as I came out of the subway on the Upper West Side, a group of middle school kids wearing masks ran up to us commuters and yelled, “Got any money?” I felt sorry for kids in the city when it came to Halloween. Celebrating it seemed limited to parties at school or friends’ apartments, or getting a few pieces of hard candy from dry cleaners and liquor stores. It was a far cry from childhood memories of waiting at the door to see all the cool costumes, and even better, trudging from neighborhood to neighborhood with a mob of friends and a pillowcase from which apples and oranges were regularly hurled. Remember the razor-blades-in-the-apples scare? I haven’t heard of any horrible Halloween dangers lately and I’m glad to say that in my entire trick or treating life I’ve never had a bad Halloween candy experience, except for one year when I didn’t get as much chocolate as I would have liked. Otherwise, the big dangers in Halloween candy are limited to what it can do to your blood sugar, weight and dental health. Not only do you have to be concerned about your child, having all that candy around isn’t great for adults either. You probably already have the giant bags of candy from the drug store, but if not, there are other options for Halloween treats. You can avoid the candy predicament all together by giving out non-food items like scary stickers, pencils/erasers or bubbles. But there are risks to this. First, you risk the disapproval of your kids and the shame they may endure at school next week. Also, once word gets out that you have the worst Halloween treats in the neighborhood, traffic to your
house will decrease. So if you go with candy, one suggestion for helping kids and adults manage temptation is to buy candy you don’t like very much (even thought this is the perfect opportunity to stock up on Butterfingers), and to get rid of any that you haven’t passed out to the kiddies right after Halloween. If you bought things you don’t like, it will be easier to part with it. If it’s still packaged, you can give it to a food pantry. Otherwise, it should be quickly relegated to one of those nice Norsic garbage carts. Out here on the East End, which seems like Mayberry sometimes, it’s still important to take precautions to keep those tricksters safe in the dark Hallow’s Eve night. Put the kids in bright costumes or add reflective tape to them (the costumes – not the kids) and candy bags so the kids can be easily seen in the dark. Carrying a glow stick or flashlight is always good, too. Plan out a general trick-or-treating route in familiar neighborhoods with well-lit streets. Avoid poorly lit homes Don’t send the little ones out alone, and always walk with them to the door to get treats. Older kids should travel in groups. Remind kids not to go near cars, occupied or not, unless you’re with them. Make sure kids know their home phone number and address in case you get separated. Little ones should know how to call 911 in an emergency. For fun events for kids, see the special Halloween calendar. For scary grown-up festivities, see Day By Day calendar, page 51.
and Poseidon duckies; Binky the mini burro and SO MANY others! Learn about the mission of Amaryllis. Every Sunday 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. 93 Merchants Path off Sagg Road behind Wolffer Vineyard, Sagaponack. $5. 631-537-7335.
required. ART AT THE GOLDEN EAGLE – 14 Gingerbread La. East Hampton. 631-324-0603. SOUTHAMPTON TOWN WORKSHOPS – Call to register for classes 631-728-8585. GOAT ON A BOAT – Puppet shows, programs for young children. Rte. 114 and East Union Street, Sag Harbor. 631725-4193. goatonaboat.org. LIL COWPOKES PONY CLUB – Every Sat. from 10 a.m.12 p.m. for ages 3 and up. Learn about animals and how to ride a pony. Amaryllis Farm Equine Rescue, 93 Merchants Path, Southampton. 631-537-7335. MOMMY AND ME – Mondays 10 a.m. for pre-school children and their parents/caregivers. Montauk Library, Montauk Highway. 631-324-4947. MUSIC TOGETHER BY THE DUNES – A music and movement program for children 0 to 5 years old and their caregivers. Mon. and Tues. mornings at the Dance Centre of the Hamptons, WH Beach. Thurs. mornings at the SH Cultural Center. Fri. mornings at SH Town Recreation Center on Majors Path in Southampton. 631-764-4180. YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE – Sponsored by the Town of Southampton Youth Bureau to give kids a voice in town government. 631-702-2425. JOHN JERMAIN LIBRARY STORYTIME – Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. John Jermain Library, Main St., Sag Harbor. 631725-0049. Send all events for the kids’ calendar to events@danspapers.com by Friday at noon.
Susan Galardi
Halloween Events
By Susan Galardi
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS - The Parrish Art Museum is offering a selection of After School Art programs as well as Toddler Workshops. Registration is required for all workshops, call for information: 631-283-2118, ext. 30 to register. 25 Jobs Lane, Southampton. ONGOING CMEE – Children’s Museum of the East End. Check out the new Lego table, improvements to the general store, new sand table and a new art area in the permanent gallery. Interactive exhibitions, arts and science based programs and workshops, special events. 376 Bridge/Sag Turnpike, Bridgehampton. $7 for non-members, members are free. 631537-8250. . JACKSON POLLOCK FAMILY DRIP PAINTING WORKSHOP – Tour & Explore the Pollock Krasner House & Studio, followed by a drip-painting workshop. 10 -11:30 a.m. For Thurs. or Fri. workshop contact Karyn Mannix at 631-3292811 or jacksonpollock.wordpress.com. For Sat. workshop contact Joyce Raimondo at 917-502-0790 or joyceraimondo.com. Reservations required. SHABBAT SHABOOM – Fridays. Singing, story telling and celebration. All ages. 5 p.m. Havens Beach, Bay St., Sag Harbor. 631-725-0904. KIDS KARAOKE – Mondays. 5 to 7 p.m. Regulars Music Café, 1271 North Sea Road, Southampton. 631-287-2900. SOUTHAMPTON YOUTH SERVICES – Kids’ programs daily in sports, dance and more. 631-287-1511. HAMPTON LIBRARY STORYTIME – Saturdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Children ages 4 to 7. Stories and music making. Registration required. Hampton Library, Bridgehampton. HAMPTON LIBRARY RHYME TIME – Thursdays. 10 a.m. 6 months to 3. Stories, rhymes and songs. Registration
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