Coming Events Around Town Send Coming Events To: Neighbor Newspapers, 565 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale, NY 11735; Fax To: 631.226.2680; or E-mail To: editorsb@southbaynews.com at least two weeks prior to the date of the event. All events will run in the Coming Events Calendar on a space available basis. For further information, contact: 631.226.2636, extension 275.
Monday, June 24 A Community Blood Drive will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 455 Hunter Avenue in West Islip, from 3:30 to 8:45 p.m. For information, contact 631.669.5837. A Community Blood Drive will be held at the St. Regis Council, Knights of Columbus Hall, Rosevale Avenue and Pond Road in Ronkonkoma, from 4 to 9 p.m. For information, contact 631.265.2691. The Vector Vest Software Users Group will meet at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library auditorium, 999 Old Country Road in Plainview, from 6:45 to 9:15 p.m. For information, contact 516.385.8244. Sea Scout Ship 460 will host an Open House at Britannia Yacht Center, 81C Fort Salonga Road in Centerport, from 7 to 9 p.m. For information, contact 631.351.8350.
The Coram Civic Association will meet at the Coram Fire Department, 303 Middle Country Road, at 7:30 p.m. For information, contact 631.736.3168. Can Another Super Storm Like Sandy Be On The Radar? will be presented at the Levittown Memorial Education Center, in the large board room, at 7:30 p.m. For information, contact 516.579.2831.
Tuesday, June 25 Untangling Dementia: Latest Research & Treatments will be presented at the Grace Auditorium of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, One Bungtown Road in Cold Spring Harbor, at 7 p.m. For information, contact 516.367.8455. The Suffolk County Chapter of The Embroiderers’ Guild of America will meet at the Melville Library, Sweet Hollow Road in Melville, at 7 p.m. For information, contact 631.423.3738.
Wednesday, June 26 The Roslyn Landmark Society will host a Summer BBQ & Lecture at 100 Landing Road in Roslyn, beginning at 6 p.m. For information, contact 516.625.4363. Good Samaritan Nursing Home will host a Chinese Auction at the West Sayville Fire Department, 80 Main Street in West Sayville, beginning at 6 p.m. For information, contact 631.244.2400, extension 2247. The Health Care Achievement Awards will be held in the McGann Conference Center, at St. Joseph’s College, at 6 p.m. The St. Anthony’s Family Feast & Festival will be held on the Trinity Regional School grounds, Fifth Avenue in East Northport, from 6 to 11 p.m. Also Thursday, from 6 to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday, from 6 to 11:30 p.m. and Sunday, from 3 to 9 p.m.
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For information, contact 516.731.5728.
An Identify Theft Prevention Seminar will be held at the Huntington Public Library, 338 Main Street in Huntington, at 6:30 p.m. For information, contact 631.271.8025.
Chin H. Shin: Story Of Our Life will be on exhibit through June 16th at the Huntington Public Library, 338 Main Street in Huntington. For Gallery hours, contact 631.427.5165.
Addressing Alzheimer’s will be presented at the Atria Huntington, 165 Beverly Road in Huntington Station, at 7 p.m. For information, contact 631.549.3533.
The CM Performing Arts Center will present “Into The Woods” through June 16th at 931 Montauk Highway in Oakdale. For performance dates and times, and ticket information, contact 631.218.2810.
Planning A Successful Transition From High School To Adulthood: Young Adults Share Their Personal Stories will be presented at the Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island, 506 Stewart Avenue in Garden City, from 7 to 9 p.m. For information, contact 516.739.7733, extension 145.
Ongoing Events Vintage radios will be on display through the month of June at the Levittown Library, 1 Bluegrass Lane.
Tim Hoffman: Artist Exhibition will be on display through June 16th at Gallery 125, 125 South Country Road in Bellport. For Gallery hours, contact 631.880.2693. Children’s Theatre will present “The Velveteen Rabbit” through June 22nd at Take One Theatre, 1021 Portion Road in Ronkonkoma. For performance dates and times, and ticket information, contact 631.569.2148.
Jahn Guarino’s Watercolors will be on display through June 29th at the Huntington Public Library, Station branch, 1335 New York Avenue in Huntington Station. For Gallery hours, contact 631.421.5053. The b.j. spoke gallery will present exhibitions by Milt Masur and Evan Campanella through June 30th at 299 Main Street in Huntington. For Gallery hours, contact 631.549.5106. The Broadhollow Theatre Company will present “Oz” through June 30th at the Studio Theatre, 141 South Wellwood Avenue in Lindenhurst. For performance dates and times, and ticket information, contact 516.775.4420. The Broadhollow Theatre Company will present “RFK” through June 30th at the Studio Theatre, 141 South Wellwood Avenue in Lindenhurst. For performance dates and times, and ticket information, contact 516.775.4420.
What Is Crew? in boats dubbed “Shells,” can either be solo or in groups of 2, 4 or 8. I am on a boat consisting of eight, who have been rowing together for St. John the Baptist DHS in West Islip for three years, with friendship being a crucial factor to success. A few weekends ago, my boat competed at the Long Island Championships, held in Oyster Bay. Larger boats are allotted a coxswain, whose job is quite complex. This lightweight coxswain must steer the boat, as well as motivate his crew and, ultimately, win the race. He is truly the core of a first-class boat. Rowers either scull or sweep, with the former using two smaller oars, one in each hand. A sweep rower is almost always in a larger
boat, with the exception being a pair. A sweep rower has one oar and must maintain balance, while still ensuring textbook technique and absolute power. As a rower, I can truly appreciate the physical strength and endurance that an athlete partaking in this sport must command. Most rowers train both on a rowing machine and on the water 5-7 days a week and are extremely dedicated to the pursuit of a gold medal. For the countless hours an athlete puts in throughout the year, he or she is rewarded with less than 10 races, each consisting of less than 6 minutes. It takes a focused mindset to be a rower, but if you can handle the sport, the benefits are endless.
Tyler Cianciulli of Islip is a Junior at St. John the Baptist High School. Please feel free to share your feedback with him at: tylercianciulli@gmail.com
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During the Olympics, have you ever wondered what that funny sport with the 8 identical giants in spandex rowing a boat in sync was? Crew, or rowing, is an elitist sport that is gaining popularity due to both its difficulty and its beauty. Around since 1430 BC, Crew is one of the world’s oldest sports. Originating as a punishment for prisoners and as the alternative to a sail, rowers were forced to row for hours on end. Today, Crew is no longer revered for the practicality of transportation, but for the intricacy of technique and the adrenaline of competition. The sport of rowing consists of a crew of oarsmen and, in some cases, a coxswain. The rowers, who are arranged