MHI Calendar 2007

www.lambdalegal.org/hamptons or contact Adam Pedersen-Doherty at 212-809-8585 Lambda Legal will host its annual summer event in the Hamptons on August 4, 2007. The event will be held at the beautiful gardens of Robert Dash at the Madoo Conservancy in Sagaponack. Guests will enjoy an evening in the luscious gardens, tours by Robert Dash, hors d’ouevres, cocktails courtesy of Christiania vodka and wine from Hafner Vineyard. Joan Garry, Board member of Lambda Legal and a resident of East Hampton, will offer an update on Lambda Legal’s current civil rights work. Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work. Support Lambda Legal, learn more about our important civil rights work, and mingle with other supporters in the Hamptons. Lisa Hardaway 212-809-8585 ext.266; Cell: 402369-2104 EAST HAMPTON SAND CASTLE CONTEST Atlantic Avenue Beach, Amagansett, 324-6250 Sat 8/4 Sponsored by the Clamshell Foundation to benefit Local Charities CUSTER INSTITUTE Main Bayview Road, Southold 765-2626 Every Saturday from Sunset ‘til midnight, weather permitting, Custer staff will be on hand to assist you in observing the night sky using Custer's telescopes, and to answer your questions about astronomy and the organization itself. The Darkest Skies of any Observatory on Long Island!

Sat 8/11 Concert – Classical Strings and Slode Show 8:00 - 9:30 PM. Suggested Donation: $10 Custer Members; $13 Non-Members.

An evening of classical music performed against a slide show back-drop. The quartet of talented artists features Anne Verticchio on violin, along with Ted Hoyle, Katie Gallagher, and Daniel Gladstone. Selections include: Beethoven String Quartet Op. 18, No. 1; Dvorak's "Bagatelles" (Op. 47), Handel's Trio Sonata Op. 5, Arvo Part's "Fraters" and "Speigel im Spiegel." Join us after the concert for a Perseid Meteor Shower Party.

Sat 8/11 Perseid Meteor Shower Party 9:30 PM until 12AM. While the main show won't begin until 11PM on 8/12, a greater than usual frequency of meteors can be seen for a few days before and after most meteor showers as we pass through the trail of comet debris. So bring a blanket or a lawn chair and join us at Custer to watch the remnants from Comet Swift-Tuttle. Suggested Donation: FREE (but any contribution you'd care to make to show your support of Custer would be deeply appreciated).

Sat 8/25 Training Program – Using the Celestron 14” Cassegrain 6:00 PM. Observatory Committee Member and C14 Manager, Steve Orlando, will conduct a training session for those who would like to serve as Custer Staff, operate the C14 and help with observing sessions on Saturday evenings. For further information about the training, contact Steve: sorlando@sorlano.com If you don't want to become a Staff Member but do want to learn to use this telescope, you may do so for a fee (contact: CusterDonna@yahoo.com for details).

Sat 8/25 The Booby Trap (or “Off Our Chests”) Musical Review. Suggested donation: $10 Custer Members; $13 Non-Members. 8:00 pm This is the first time in the history of medicine and theatre that a musical deals with the subject of bras as a significant cause of breast cancer, a medical finding brought to public attention in an NBC special, "Bras: The Bare Facts." This musical is based on the book, Get It Off: Understanding the Cause of Breast Pain, Cysts, and Cancer by medical anthropologists, Sydney Ross Singer and Soma Grismaijer, Directors of the Institute for the Study of Culturogenic Disease. In collaboration with award-winning composer, Leonard Lehrman (who'll be playing piano and singing along with cast members Helene Williams, Susan Blake, and Cary Bair), the authors created 17 songs that unabashedly deal with the interrelated social, environmental, and health issues. As reviewer Mark Greenfest (The New Music Connoisseur) described it: "A real pick-me-up. The libretto, although based on a very serious subject, makes its point with good humor, and the singers acted and sang with real flair." Following the performance will be a discussion on the environmental causes of breast cancer. Refreshments provided. Parental discretion is advised.

MORTON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 2595 Noyack Rd Sag Harbor 725-7598 Sun 8/5 Plover & Friends Day 1:00pm-4:00pm Come join us at Morton National Wildlife Refuge as we celebrate the world of plovers and their beach friends. A family fun event