July 19, 2023 - August 1, 2023 Suffolk Zone 3

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copay may be restricted to particular tiers, preferred medications, or home delivery prescriptions during the initial coverage phase and may not apply during the coverage gap or catastrophic stage. OptumRx is an affiliate of UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company. You are not required to use OptumRx home delivery for a 90-100 day supply of your maintenance medication.

Viola Player Hailey Messina Wins LISFA Scholarship

East Islip viola player Hailey Messina recently won the Long Island String Festival Association LISFA scholarship for a private study grant.

“It is incredible to have been awarded this scholarship,” said Messina, who recently graduated from East Islip Middle School and will be a freshman in East Islip High School this fall. “I look forward to being able to participate in future LISFA festivals throughout my school career and am truly honored to be this year’s eighth grade recipient.”

“Hailey is such a hardworking and dedicated member of the eighth grade orchestra and is thoroughly deserving of this grant to help her further pursue her passion,” teacher Katelyn Odierna said. “It has been a pleasure watching Hailey develop this passion for music.”

“It has been an absolutely pleasure teaching Hailey these past two years,” teacher Juliette Incandela said. “Her maturity, drive and natural curiosity for

music has grown so much and I’m proud of her progress. I’m happy she has been recognized by LISFA for her hard work and dedication to music.”

HAILEY MESSINA WINS LISFA SCHOLARSHIP - East Islip viola player Hailey Messina recently won the Long Island String Festival Association LISFA scholarship for a private study grant. Photo courtesy of East Islip School District

Beyond

Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience And Long Island Cares Join Forces To Combat Summertime Food Insecurity

Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience at Samanea New York (located at 1500 Old Country Road, Westbury, NY) is partnering with Long Island Cares (www.LICares.org) to help fight food insecurity during the summer through August 6

Long Islanders who purchase a ticket and donate one bag of groceries (containing more than one item) will receive one complimentary ticket per ticket holder to the immersive event as a thankyou for their contribution.

“Long Island has warmly welcomed Beyond Van Gogh into their community since we opened in March, and we are proud to team up with Long Island Cares to give back,” said Justin Paquin, President, Paquin Exhibitions & Theatrical, Division of Paquin Entertainment Group. “Beautiful art can change

how we see the world, and through our partnership with Long Island Cares, hopefully, we can help make sure fewer children go hungry this summer.”

Long Islanders can drop the food donations into the exhibit’s Long Island Cares collection bins during the event. This food drive aims to alleviate food insecurity, specifically for children who may not have access to school meals during the summer break. Tickets can be purchased online at www.vangoghlongisland. com.

“We’re very excited to partner with ‘Beyond Van Gogh’ to raise awareness of food insecurity on Long Island, which impacts 221,000 people, including 65,000 children,” said Paule Pachter, President & CEO of Long Island Cares, Inc.The Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank. “When a family donates a bag of food and

experiences the sights and sounds of this incredible Van Gogh experience, they will come away feeling very good that they were able to help their neighbors in need.”

To donate to Long Island Cares, ensure that all non-perishable items are unexpired and unopened. Acceptable donations include canned soups, tuna, vegetables, fruit, pasta packages, crackers, juice boxes, canned proteins, juice bottles, cereals, and granola bars. We welcome the generosity of our visitors and ask that they consider a donation of at least two or more items.

Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, produced by Paquin Entertainment Group, is on Long Island for a limited engagement. This immersive experience features more than 300 of Vincent Van Gogh’s

Lightning Warriors To Host 4th Annual Mini Maniac Youth Triathlon

Lightning Warriors, a notfor-profit youth triathlon team, will be hosting its 4th annual Mini Maniac Youth Triathlon on Sunday September 17, 2023 at 7:00 AM at Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai, New York.

This year’s Mini Maniac event will be geared toward triathletes of all levels between the ages of 7 and 17. While all racers will be participating in a youth triathlon, races will be divided into three separate age groups with swimming, biking and running distances varying accordingly. Younger athletes are also encouraged to register to participate in the Splash & Dash event, which is a 50-meter swim and a quarter-mile run for athletes between the ages of 5 and 7.

“I am excited to see the smiles and accomplishments as each athlete crosses the finish line and for those

first timers being called a triathlete,” says Lightning Warriors Head Coach Noah Lam.

All Mini Maniac participants will be able to take part in training clinics with the Lightning Warriors team in the months leading up to the triathlon. Favor bags will also be distributed to each racer, as well as medals for all finishers, awards for the top male and female finishers and postrace refreshments.

Participating in youth triathlons help build positive physical activity habits in children. According to Lam, “Every child should be able to swim, bike and run as those are lifetime skills… We’ve also seen that physical activity can provide immense benefits for mental health, more selfesteem, a sharper focus on achieving goals and a better ability to connect with other kids.”

iconic artworks and takes the art lover into a threedimensional world that exhilarates the senses.

To help get the food drive started, King Kullen, ShopRite of Bay Shore and ShopRite of Massapequa

are each donating 250 pounds of food to help fill the collection bins that will be on site for four weeks.

Athletes’ individual skills will also be enhanced by being a part of a team in a healthy competitive and supportive space. “You get to find new ways to overcome adversity in a safe environment,” Lam states. These skills will thus motivate them to exuberate confidence and conquer their goals, both inside and outside of racing.

The Mini Maniac event is the largest sanctioned kids triathlon on Long Island with 135 participants in 2022, and an expected attendance of 200 racers this year. To register for Mini Maniac, visit www.runsignup.com/ minimaniac. Registration ends on September 15, 2023 at 1:30 PM EDT

Mini Maniacs is also seeking volunteers for this event. Anyone who is interested may sign up at www.runsignup.com/Race/ Volunteer/NY/MountSinai/ MiniManicYouthTriathlon.

BEYOND VAN GOGH - (L-R) LI Cares President & CEO Paule Pachter, Beyond Van Gogh General Manager Gerold Picard.

BEYOND VAN GOGH FOOD DRIVE - Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience at Samanea New York (located at 1500 Old Country Road, Westbury, NY) is partnering with Long Island Cares (www.LICares.org) to help fight food insecurity during the summer through August 6. (L-R) LI Cares President & CEO Paule Pachter, Beyond Van Gogh General Manager Gerold Picard, LI Cares Community Events & Food Drive Manager William Gonyou

Moriches Field Brewing Company received $18,750 to revitalize an empty downtown space.

(Cheers to that.)

Revitalization grants are just one of the ways we help businesses on Long Island and in the Rockaways. For Moriches Field Brewing Company, a grant from our economic development program was a perfect fit to help them renovate a previously vacant property. A discount through our Vacant Space Revival Program saved them more than $4,000 on their electric bills, and rebates for upgrading to LED lighting are keeping them saving month after month.

Helping revitalize our Island, one business at a time, is something we’re proud to be part of and something definitely worth celebrating.

Grants | Rebates | Incentives | Assessments | Community Support

For more information, visit PSEGLINY.com/EcoDev

THE RIGHT PEDIATRIC CARE— RIGHT WHERE YOU NEED IT

We take pride in getting to know all our patients and families, allowing for individualized attention and personalized care. Our experienced, board-certified pediatricians work with the nationally recognized pediatric experts at Cohen Children’s Medical Center, one of the nation’s preeminent pediatric hospitals, to bring the most advanced and compassionate care to our community.

Cohen Children’s Northwell Health Physician Partners

General Pediatrics at West Islip 180 East Main Street, Suite 5 Bay Shore, NY 11706

Timothy George, MD

Ingrid Desroches, MD

Call (631) 686-7300 for an appointment

Now with extended office hours: 9am – 5pm Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9am – 7pm Tuesday and Thursday 9am-1pm Saturday

Most insurance accepted. Learn more at Northwell.edu/cohenkids

The health of one of us is the health of all of us.

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July Happenings

Make a submission! Events must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event date and will run free of charge on a space available basis. For more info, call 631.226.2636 x211 or send events to nataliealmeida@longislandmediagroup.com

Bay Shore Brightwaters Public Library

One South Country Road, Brightwaters, NY 11718

631-665-4350

www.bsbwlibrary.org

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The Library hours are: Monday through Thursday 9:30 A.M. to 9:00 P.M

Friday and Saturday

9:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Sunday – Closed through October 1st.

DISPLAYS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY: OUTSIDE SHOWCASE

July 20th – Thursday at 6:00 P.M. Sue Avery has years of horticultural experience and her business, Nature’s Edge, designs gardens that are ecologically sensitive. Sue will talk about gardening for pollinators and our native bees.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 19

7:30PM

COMEDY NIGHT

Comedy night with Mick Thinas at Mulcahy's Pub and Concert Hall in Wantagh. Opening set by Chris Roach. Doors open at 7pm. Visit muls.com for more information.

THURSDAY, JULY 20

6:30PM

PINK CHALLAH BAKE

What happens when the foremost breast cancer organization in the Hamptons and Chabad join forces?

You get the first ever PINK Challah Bake of the Hamptons! Hear from a doctor, from a cancer thriver and make challah at Chabad of The Hamptions in East Hamption. Visit jewishhamptons.com/pink for more information.

7:00PM-8:15PM

GROOVE DANCE

Held at the Freeport Memorial Library where you get to dance it in your own unique way. No dancing experience required. Bring water and a yoga mat. Register at freeportlibrary.info.

7:00PM-8:15PM

SOUND CIRCLE

A supportive and integrative gathering with the intentions of healing and empowering through sound, both created for and with the participants at Gateway Healing Center in Cold Spring Harbor. Call 631-987-5100 for more information.

FRIDAY, JULY 21

6:30PM-7:30PM

JESTER JIM SHOW FOR FAMILIES

Juggling, beatboxing, & comedy!

Head to Emma Clark Library's lawn in Setauket for Jester Jim's show! For more information please email kids@emmaclark.org.

SATURDAY, JULY 22

8:00AM-2:00PM

PADDLE FOR THE BATTLE

Visit the Oakdale Yacht Club for the annual Paddle Board and Kayak event supporting local families of breast, ovarian, and other gynecological cancers. For those who prefer to remain on land, there is entertainment, games and activities. Water Bound (Paddler) $50, Land Goer (Spectator) $35. Visit islipbreastcancer.com for more information.

9:00AM-4:00PM

VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

This annual volleyball tournament is played on the sand courts at Jones Beach State Park. Advanced registration is required. There is no day of event registration. Call the Regional Recreation Department for an application 631321-3510 or LIParksRecreation@ parks.ny.gov.

10:30AM

KIDS YOGA AT THE FARM

Organics Today Farm in East Islip is hosting a Kids Yoga Event July 22nd starting at 10:30am. Come down for a fun educational yoga class for kids of all ages. Call/ Text 631-480-6497 for more information.

THURSDAY, JULY 27

7:15PM-10:30PM

PAMS & JAMS JINGO!

A spin on traditional bingo where bingo balls are replaced

with music beats. Held at the Constantino Brumidi Lodge Tickets are $30 per person. For more information call Pat at 631-9220225 or Karen at 631-943-9113.

SATURDAY, JULY 29

9:00AM-12:00PM

BEACH CLEAN UP

The Atlantic Marine Conservation Society and the Town of Hempstead are partnering to host a community beach clean-up at Lido Beach Town Park. Volunteers are able to sign up for a 1.5hour time slot. Registration is required so that we may contact you if we need to cancel the event due to the weather. Parking fees will be waived for all registered participants. Please email response@amseas.org if you have any questions.

9:00AM-3:00PM

THRIFT SHOP/YARD SALE

New and gently used women’s, men’s and children’s clothing and shoes as well as home goods. Something for everyone! Thrift Shop Special Event Of "Pack A Bag" ($5)Held at St. Patrick's Church in Deer Park. For more information please call 631-2427530.

SUNDAY, JULY 30

12:00PM

HONEY BEE CLASS

Organics Today Farm in East Islip is hosting a Honey Bee Keeping Class July 30th starting at Noon. Come down for an educational class and learn all about honey bees. Call/Text 631-480-6497 for more information.

“Your Tickets to Summer Fun” – come and see all the places the library can take you from an array of Museums, Botanic Garden, Fire Island Lighthouse, Old Bethpage Restoration and many more places to visit and explore.

INSIDE SHOWCASE

– Flora Allen will be displaying her photography.

GALLERY – Long Island watercolor landscapes from Bay Shore artist Ned Butterfield.

WEDNESDAY

AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES: All films begin at 2:30 P.M. No registration is necessary.

July 19th – Everything

Everywhere All At Once

July 26th – The Fablemans

SUMMER FOOD DRIVE: through August 15th

Please donate the items suggested below to help our neighbors in need. There will be a bin near the lobby to place donations in. Suggested items: low sodium canned vegetables, soups, fruit, canned meat, whole wheat pasta and cereal, nutritional beverages such as Boost and Ensure and personal care items. Thank you for your generosity.

July 21st – Friday from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Senior Assistance – This program is offered by the Suffolk County Office for the Aging. Get answers to questions you may have on Medicare entitlement programs and services for seniors, as well as explanations of Federal, State and local programs that are available. This is a one-on-one meeting and is offered on a first come, first serve basis. The meeting is approximately 20 minutes per person.

July 22nd – Saturday from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Bring your confidential documents for onsite shredding while you watch via closed circuit video. The shredding truck will be located outside in the Library parking lot. Limit 2 bags of paper per vehicle. Only paper is shredded.

CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG ADULTS

Program Kits and Activities – Check out our website, Facebook page and YouTube channel for announcements about all of our activities for children and teens. Monthly brochures with information about upcoming craft kits, and in-person programs are available both on our website and in print at the Children’s Desk.

Neighbor Pets’ Place

East Islip Public Library

381 East Main Street East Islip, Contact Judy Moccio at (631) 581-9200 ext. 123 email:jmoccio@eipl.org

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THE BOHLSEN GALLERY

In July, the Gallery and the Dispay Cases - In honor of the 9th Annual East Islip Library Comic Con, will feature posters and artwork celebrating all things comic-related.

In August, the Gallery and display cases will feature a display of local artists selected by Vivian Gay Gatta, who is a member of the Brookhaven Arts and Humanities Council and the North Shore Art Guild. For more information, contact the East Islip Public Library at 631-5819200 x105.

ART SALE

We are always looking for talented local artists to display their work in the Bohlsen Art Gallery on our 2nd Floor. We are taking applications for artists wishing to show their work. Please for more information email Judy Moccio (jmoccio@eipl. org) or contact the East Islip Public Library at 631581-9200 x123.

THE DISPLAY CASES

Let us know if you have a unique collection that you would not mind loaning for a month for our display. Our cases are upstairs at the entrance to the Bohlsen Gallery which showcases the artist of the month exhibits. To schedule a month, call 631-581-9200 X 123 Judy Moccio.

BOOK DISCUSSION

Joan is Okay: A Novel –Wednesday, July 19 at 7 p.m. (eia144) R Joan is Okay, A Novel By Weike Wang, Joan is a thirtysomething ICU doctor. She is intensely devoted to her work, happily solitary, and successful. But when

Joan’s father dies and her mother returns to America from China, to reconnect with her children, a series of events sends Joan spiraling out of her comfort zone.

Bug repellent

Aromatherapy (eia297) R

Wednesday, July 19 at 7 p.m. Fee: $2

Join Aromatherapist Tara Penske and learn how to enjoy the outdoors with the use of aromatherapy and essential oils. We will create a beautiful bug repellent that also lifts the spirits and a moisturizing body scrub to keep the skin clean and healthy during the summer months. The $2 fee can be paid at the Circulation Desk. For more information, contact the East Islip Public Library at 631-581-9200 x105.

Campfire S’Mores Brownies (eia305) R

Thursday, July 20 at 7 p.m.

Join A Mano Baking Company and learn to make their award winning campfire s’mores brownies to take home and bake. For more information, contact the East Islip Public Library at 631-5819200 x105.

Jewelry Workshop: Sea Glass Pendant (eia414) R

$ Wednesday, July 26 at 6:30 p.m.

Fee: $5

Join jewelry designer and instructor Donna Irvine for a hands-on jewelry

making workshop. She will demonstrate how to make a Sea Glass Pendant. The $5 fee can be paid at the Circulation Desk. For more information, contact the East Islip Public Library at 631-581-9200 x105.

Travel Snacks - Portugal: Beyond Lisbon and Through the Ages (eia106) R Friday, July 28 at 2 p.m. Join Jeanne Schnupp from the Savvy Sightseer and explore Portugal. With sun-bleached beaches, agricultural plains, sweeping river views and busy urban centers, mainland Europe’s westernmost country is packed full of opportunities to experience a culture and country of contradiction, where modern sophistication rubs elbows with historic traditions. For more information, contact the East Islip Public Library at 631-5819200 x105.

Lustgarten Foundation

(NAPSI)—The world’s largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research, the Lustgarten Foundation, is dedicated to curing this devastating disease—and you can help with a donation. To learn more about the condition and what you can do, visit www.lustgarten.org or call toll-free 866-789-1000.

PSEG Long Island Gives Suffolk County Community College

Than $130,000 In Energy Efficiency Rebates For New STEM Center New Building On Brentwood Campus

With more than $130,000 in energy efficiency rebates, PSEG Long Island congratulates Suffolk County Community College for saving money while conserving energy and considering the environment in its new Renewable Energy STEM center.

The rebated projects include ground source VRF heat pumps, LED lighting, enhanced insulation and an advanced building management system. To date, nearly $85,000 has been awarded, with the additional $48,000 to be rebated in the near future. The building, which is part of the Michael J. Grant Campus in Brentwood, was created “net zero,” which means the energy required to power,

100% Powered By The Energy Of The Sun

illuminate, heat, cool and ventilate the building will be equal to or less than the energy produced from its renewable sources.

“PSEG Long Island commends Suffolk County Community College for setting an example for its students and the community by creating this beautiful net zero building,” said Michael Voltz, director of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for PSEG Long Island. “Installing equipment to power, heat and cool the building using the earth and the sun will save the college thousands of dollars in energy costs. The decision to go green will conserve energy for our immediate and longterm future.”

“Our new STEM building

is a clean and green energy laboratory,” said Suffolk County Community College President Dr. Edward Bonahue. “The energy-saving installation of ground source variable refrigerant flow (VRF) heat pumps, LED lighting, enhanced insulation, and an advanced building management system allows our students, and the whole community, to learn about the value of clean energy and the latest technologies in real time, as we prepare them for the clean energy sector jobs of the future.”

For more information on PSEG Long Island’s available residential and commercial rebates and incentives, as well as energy saving tips, please visit www.psegliny.com/ saveenergyandmoney.

Earth

PSEG LONG ISLAND - With more than $130,000 in energy efficiency rebates, PSEG Long Island congratulates Suffolk County Community College for saving money while conserving energy and considering the environment in its new Renewable Energy STEM center. Pictured from left to right are: Brian Hassan, Jeremy Goldsmith, Walter Hoefer and Michael Voltz of PSEG Long Island with Dr. Edward Bonahue and Dr. Donna Ciampa of Suffolk County Community College in the mechanical room of the Renewable Energy STEM Center building.

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2023 Sandcastle Contest

To Be Held At Hither Hills State Park

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is pleased to announce the 2023 Sandcastle Contest at Hither Hills State Park. The contest will be held each Thursday through August 31, 2023. Sand sculptors may use sand, water, and any other natural materials native to the beach. Prizes are provided by

the Natural Heritage Trust, the program’s sponsor. Each week’s prizes will be awarded for the best sculptors and castles in several categories. Registration is held each Thursday 9:30AM at Hither Hills State Park Visitors Center. A $10.00 Vehicle Use Fee will be in effect.

Event Schedule:

Registration-9:30am

Build Time9:30am-10:30 am

Judging-10:30 am

Awards Ceremony11:00 am -12pm

For further information, please call Hither Hills State Park at (631) 668-2554. The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic

Preservation oversees more than 250 parks, historic sites, recreational trails, golf courses, boat launches and more, which in 2022 were visited by record 79.5 million people. For info on any of these recreation areas, call 518-474-0456 or visit www. parks.ny.gov, connect with us on Facebook, or follow on Instagram and Twitter.

Brentwood Country Club Golf Pro Recognized By Islip Town Board

Doug Jansen, Golf Professional at the Brentwood Country Club was recognized at the June Islip Town Board meeting. Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter alongside the Islip Town Board,

congratulated Mr. Jansen for recently being named the Metropolitan PGA 2022 Merchandiser of the Year Award (Public).

“Doug is a talented and dedicated golf professional who has earned the respect

of his peers and all of us here at the Town of Islip,” said Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter. “We are so fortunate to have had Doug as part of the Town of Islip team for more than three decades, and it is our

honor to recognize him for the success, expertise and recognition that he continues to bring to our Town and the game of golf.”

The PGA honors PGA Professionals in three categories: Private, Public

and Resort facilities. The Merchandiser of the Year Award is designed to recognize those PGA Professionals who have excelled as business persons/merchandisers in the promotion of golf.

RECOGNIZED BY ISLIP TOWN BOARD - Doug Jansen, Golf Professional at the Brentwood Country Club was recognized at the June Islip Town Board meeting. Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter alongside the Islip Town Board, congratulated Mr. Jansen for recently being named the Metropolitan PGA 2022 Merchandiser of the Year Award (Public).