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You’ve Been Told You Need a Cardiac Cath Procedure. Now What?

OUR EXPERT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS Robert Pyo, MD Director, Interventional Cardiology Director, Stony Brook Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories

Will I be awake during the procedure?

Yes. You will be mildly sedated but awake and conscious during the entire procedure. The doctor will use a local anesthetic to numb the catheter insertion site.

How long does the procedure take?

The catheterization procedure itself takes about 30 minutes, but prep and recovery can add several hours to your appointment time.

Does it involve a hospital stay?

Catheters — flexible, ultrathin tubes — have changed the way heart disease is diagnosed and treated. What once required large incisions and long recovery time can now be accomplished with tiny incisions, less pain and faster recovery. Here, Robert Pyo, MD, Director of the Stony Brook Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories at Stony Brook University Hospital and Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, answers your cardiac catheterization FAQs.

What is cardiac catheterization?

Cardiac catheterization, or cardiac cath, is a non-surgical procedure that allows physicians to diagnose and treat diseases of the heart muscle, valves or coronary (heart) arteries.

The technique is crucial to lifesaving procedures that range from measuring blood flow in your arteries and heart to unblocking a narrowed artery to providing support for a heart too weak to pump well.

What takes place during a cath procedure?

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During a cardiac cath, your doctor inserts the catheter into a blood vessel in your arm, groin or neck and gently guides it to the arteries in your heart.

Cardiac catheterization is typically a minimally invasive outpatient procedure and most people go home the same day. Complete recovery generally takes a week or less.

What are the risks?

The chance that problems will occur during cardiac cath are low. A small number of people have minor problems, such as bruising at the puncture site or an allergic reaction to the x-ray contrast dye.

Why do I need a cardiac cath?

Conditions that catheterization can help to diagnose and treat include coronary artery disease (arteriosclerosis); heart valve disease; congenital heart disease, including patent foramen ovale (PFO) and ventricular septal defect; congestive heart failure; and cardiomyopathy or enlargement of the heart.

What are some of the types of procedures performed in the cath labs?

Procedures include coronary angiogram, angioplasty, stent placement, intravascular ultrasound, fractional flow reserve, rotational atherectomy, PFO/ASD closure, protected percutaneous coronary intervention and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. For qualified patients, diseases of the mitral valve and the aortic valve can be treated using non-surgical, minimally invasive methods.

Why should I choose Stony Brook for my cardiac catheterization?

• Testing and treatments are delivered by medical faculty physicians, making Stony Brook the only academic-based facility of its kind in Suffolk County.

• Our catheterization laboratories are staffed by an experienced and highly specialized cardiac team, evaluating more than 5,000 patients and performing more than 1,500 interventional procedures annually.

• Our cath labs handle the most complex cases on-site, so patients can be treated quickly and made stable without any transport time.

Individuals in need of further treatment or surgery have immediate access to our skilled Stony Brook Heart Institute specialists.

• For emergency treatment of patients with heart attacks, we have a “door-to-balloon” time (from arrival time until the blocked artery is opened) of 56 minutes — almost 35 minutes faster than the minimum treatment guidelines — under our “Code H” protocol.

• Stony Brook University Hospital has been named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals in Coronary Intervention™ for five consecutive years by Healthgrades, the first organization in the country to rate hospital quality based on actual clinical outcomes.

• Our catheterization laboratories provide 24/7 emergency support.

For more information about cardiac catheterization at Stony Brook Heart Institute or to make an appointment, give us a call at (631) 44-HEART (444-3278) or visit heart.stonybrookmedicine.edu.

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Stand up and be counted in 2020

As the New Year begins, let’s not be distracted by a political rhetoric that is more fixated on ad hominem attacks and divisiveness but rather let us support positive action on behalf of all Americans.

As we begin a new decade, it

BY FR. FRANCIS is imperative that PIZZARELLI people from every race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation and social class commit themselves to a new social discourse that is grounded in civility and respect for all people no matter what their political and philosophical perspectives.

We can no longer remain silent about the reprehensible conduct of those who lead us. Being silent is being complicit. By that silence, we say that this horrific rhetoric and demeaning language is okay.

Our country is founded on the principle We the People. We must renew our commitment to stand up for social justice, for equality and inclusiveness for all people, no matter what their ethnicity, race, color, sexual orientation, economic or social status.

The leaders of our faith community, both locally and nationally, must move out of their coma of silence, not become political or feed the rhetoric of hate and divisiveness, but rather they must stand up and call us to civility and a discourse that supports and respects the human dignity and integrity of every American citizen.

Our moral compass seems to be broken.

We can no longer count on those who lead us civically and religiously to recalibrate it.

We must have the courage to stand up and be counted to speak out on behalf of the poor, work for social justice, for peace and for human rights for all and believe we can truly make a difference. I see these miracles happening every day. I think they can become contagious.

At the beginning of every new year, we traditionally make a series of New Year

resolutions that we break by Jan. 2. This year let’s identify some important social issues that urgently need to be addressed and work diligently at creative solutions that will improve the quality of life in all of our communities.

Homelessness is a growing problem across our county. Our traditional approach is a poor Band-Aid that sets most homeless people up for failure. The poor and the homeless live in the shadows. They’ve no fixed address so they have no political representation — no one to voice their concerns and struggles.

Our Department of Social Services, which is charged to deal with the homeless, is working with an antiquated model that is outdated and inefficient. Therefore, costing you, the taxpayer, an extraordinary amount of money and does little to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness in our midst.

Let us be mindful that more and more of our homeless are mentally ill, drug addicts and returning veterans suffering from untreated PTSD. We lack the basic human resources to break their cycle of dependency on the system.

Although Suffolk County has seen a decrease in fatal opioid overdose, the opioid crisis is still devastating communities across America. We are still paying lip service to a national infection but are doing little to treat it effectively. Evidence-based treatment says we need long-term residential treatment beds for a minimum of one year to 18 months, if we hope to empower the recovering addict to wellness and long-term recovery.

We have very limited resources in this regard. The few resources we do have are overtaxed with referrals and are underfunded.

The time for talking is over; it’s a time for positive action!

May this new year and new decade be a new beginning for making our country great again — grounded in dignity and respect for all. Let us become the change we hope for!

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CSHL’s Navlakha looks to biology for computer science clues Harnessing the Technology of our Research Giants

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF Plants have to solve challenges in their environment – without a brain or the kind of mobility mammals rely on to survive – through strategies and computations that keep them alive and allow them to reproduce.

Intrigued by plants and by the neurobiology that affect decisions or behavior in a range of other organisms, Associate Professor Saket Navlakha recently joined Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory to study the processes a range of organisms use.

“Biological systems have to solve problems to survive,” said Navlakha. “The hope is that by studying these algorithms, we can inspire new methods for computer science and engineering and, at the same time, come up with new ways to predict and model behaviors of these systems.”

Navlakha, who has a doctorate in computer science from the University of Maryland College Park and conducted postdoctoral research at Carnegie Mellon University’s Machine Learning Department, focuses on the “algorithms of nature,” in which organisms evolved ways to solve problems that enhance the likelihood of their survival.

In his first three months at CSHL, Navlakha plans to do an interview tour, speaking with researchers who study cancer, molecular biology, neurology and plants.

While his primary areas of focus have been on plants and neurobiology, he appreciates that the internationally recognized research facility presents “new opportunities” for him and a lab in which he intends to hire four to six scientists over the next two years.

Adam Siepel, the chair of the Simons Center for Quantitative Biology and professor at the Watson School of Biological Sciences at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, led the recruitment of Navlakha.

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In an email, Siepel wrote that Navlakha “immediately struck us as an ideal candidate for the center” in part because he is a “free thinker with an eye for interesting and important problems in biology.”

Navlakha believes processes and strategies that foster survival spring from a set of principles that helps them thrive and adapt.

In 2018, when he was at the Salk Center for Integrative Biology, he wrote a piece for Wired magazine about species extinction. “By not preserving [species that become extinct], we are losing out on interesting ideas that evolution gave them to survive,” he said.

Even amid these losses, however, Navlakha recognizes the lessons computer scientists and engineers like him can learn. Through losses and failures, humans can understand the limitations of algorithms that only allowed a species to survive up to a point, as conditions pushed its algorithms past a tipping point.

At its core, Navlakha’s approach to these algorithms includes the idea that biological systems perform computations. He originally studied brains because they are “such an elegant computer, doing all kinds of things that modern, human-made computers can’t do,” he said.

When he was at the Salk Institute, he spoke with colleagues in plant biology who told him about research that examined how plants modify their shape amid a changing environment, which is what triggered his interest in plants.

One of the themes of his work involves understanding trade-offs.

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“We’ve been studying how plants hedge” their bets, he said. The hedge in this description bears no relation to a collection of plants at the edge of a property.

A plant can create one huge seed that might survive a drought or other environmental threat, or it can diversify the types of seeds. “We’re really interested in understanding these trade-offs, how they hedge, and what kind of strategies” they employ, he said.

Ziv Bar-Joseph, a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University who has known Navlakha for over eight years, suggested Navlakha has “deep insights.”

In an email, Bar-Joseph described Navlakha’s biggest achievement as his work that shows how the brain uses a computational method to store and retrieve smells.

“This work both solved an important mystery about how the brain functions and informed us on novel usages of an important computational method, thus contributing to both areas,” BarJoseph explained.

Navlakha doesn’t have a typical laboratory filled with beakers, pipettes or plants growing under various conditions. He relies on wet labs to provide data that he then interprets and analyzes as a part of the Simons Center for Quantitative Biology. While his training is in computer science, he has shown a talent for experimental research as well.

Bar-Joseph recalled how Navlakha performed experiments and analysis. In a short time,

Navlakha “was able to master very involved techniques and obtained very good results.”

Navlakha explained that the work he does colors the way he sees the world. “People walk by plants without paying attention to the incredible computations that they’re doing to keep us on this planet,” he said. “Computation is the basis of life.”

A resident of Great Neck, Navlakha recently married Sejal Morjaria, an infectious disease physician at Sloan Kettering, who works with patients who have cancer.

The couple met through an online dating app when he was in San Diego and she lived in New York.

They chatted for a while without any expectation of seeing each other, until he traveled to Washington, D.C for a conference.

Navlakha enjoys playing numerous sports, including tennis and basketball. He also played hockey. He and Morjaria participate in yoga classes together.

Navlakha, who grew up in Miami, Florida, said he had to readjust to life on Long Island after living in Southern California for several years. “San Diego makes you weak,” he joked.

In his work, Navlakha hopes to bring together two fields in a different way.

Given the importance of computations, Navlakha appreciates a corollary to the concept proposed

by Rene Descartes’ “I think, therefore I am.” For Navlakha, “I compute, therefore I am” describes processes he studies among animals and plants.

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MEDICAL COMPASS

Where’s the fiber?

Fiber has powerful effects on disease prevention and reversal Many people worry about getting enough protein, when they really should be concerned about getting enough fiber.

Most of us — except perhaps professional athletes or longdistance runners — get enough protein in our diets. Protein has

By David not prevented or helped Dunaief, M.D. treat diseases in the way that studies illustrate with fiber.

Americans are woefully deficient in fiber, getting between eight and 15 grams per day, when they should be ingesting more than 40 grams daily.

In order to increase our daily intake, several myths need to be dispelled. First, fiber does more than improve bowel movements. Also, fiber doesn’t have to be unpleasant.

The attitude has long been that to get enough fiber, one needs to eat a cardboard box.

With certain sugary cereals, you may be better off eating the box, but on the whole, this is not true. Though fiber comes in supplement form, most of your daily intake should be from diet.

It is actually relatively painless to get enough fiber; you just have to become aware of which foods are fiber rich.

Fiber has very powerful effects on our overall health. A very large prospective cohort study showed that fiber may increase longevity by decreasing mortality from cardiovascular disease, respiratory diseases and other infectious diseases (1). Over a nineyear period, those who ate the most fiber, in the highest quintile group, were 22 percent less likely to die than those in the lowest group.

Patients who consumed the most fiber also saw a significant decrease in mortality from cardiovascular disease, respiratory diseases and infectious diseases. The authors of the study believe that it may be the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of whole grains that are responsible for the positive results.

Along the same lines of the respiratory findings, we see benefit with prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with fiber in a relatively large epidemiologic analysis of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study (2). The specific source of fiber was important. Fruit had the most significant effect on preventing COPD, with a 28 percent reduction in risk. Cereal fiber also had a substantial effect but not as great.

Does the type of fiber make a difference?

One of the complexities is that there are a number of different classifications of fiber,

All fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds and beans contain some fiber.

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from soluble to viscous to fermentable. Within each of the types, there are subtypes of fiber.

Not all fiber sources are equal. Some are more effective in preventing or treating certain diseases. Take, for instance, a February 2004 irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) study (3).

It was a meta-analysis (a review of multiple studies) study using 17 randomized controlled trials with results showing that soluble psyllium improved symptoms in patients significantly more than insoluble bran.

Fiber also has powerful effects on breast cancer treatment. In a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, soluble fiber had a significant impact on breast cancer risk reduction in estrogen negative women (4).

Most beneficial studies for breast cancer have shown results in estrogen receptor positive women. This is one of the few studies that has illustrated significant results in estrogen receptor negative women.

The list of chronic diseases and disorders that fiber prevents and/or treats also includes cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, colorectal cancer, diverticulosis and weight gain. This is hardly an exhaustive list. I am trying to impress upon you the importance of increasing fiber in your diet.

Foods that are high in fiber are part of a plant-rich diet. They are whole grains, fruits, vegetables, beans, legumes, nuts and seeds.

Overall, beans, as a group, have the highest amount of fiber. Animal products don’t have

fiber. Even more interesting is that fiber is one of the only foods that has no calories, yet helps you feel full. These days, it’s easy to increase your fiber by choosing bean-based pastas.

Personally, I prefer those based on lentils. Read the labels, though; you want those that are solely made from lentils without rice added.

If you have a chronic disease, the best fiber sources are most likely disease dependent.

However, if you are trying to prevent chronic diseases in general, I would recommend getting fiber from a wide array of sources.

Make sure to eat meals that contain substantial amounts of fiber, which has several advantages, such as avoiding processed foods, reducing the risk of chronic disease, satiety and increased energy levels. Certainly, while protein is important, each time you sit down at a meal, rather than asking how much protein is in it, you now know to ask how much fiber is in it.

References:

(1) Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(12):10611068. (2) Amer J Epidemiology 2008;167(5):570578. (3) Aliment Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2004;19(3):245-251. (4) Amer J Clinical Nutrition 2009;90(3):664–671.

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Horoscopes of the week CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Deep soul-searching and a sharing of hidden emotions might be on the docket this week, Capricorn. It is brave to own up to your feelings. You’ll find support in friends.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 A deep cleaning or decluttering is in order, Aquarius.

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PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 You may soon encounter some awkward moments with some people you interact with regularly, Pisces.

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 The stars pull you deeper into the cocoon of your mind, Aries. This may help you as you work on a project or work through thoughts and emotions.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 This is a week to take inventory of any goals that you may have put on a shelf, Taurus. Dust them off and create a plan of action because the time to pursue them is now.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, an ambitious week is on the horizon. Your professional house is booming, and you are ready to perhaps move your career to the next level.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 This week will get off to a social start, Cancer. Expect friends to bring other friends along if you are hosting a party. This is an exciting opportunity to expand your network.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, put all of your cards on the table and begin discussions with others who are influencers in your life.

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VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Make a point of being direct if you are upset, Virgo.

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LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Now is a key time to boost your bottom line, Libra.

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SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Various ideas are swirling around in your head, Scorpio.

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SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, if stress has been ruling your universe, it might be time to step back and reevaluate your priorities. Find out which tasks you can shed from your daily list.

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MOVIE REVIEW

Uncut Gems — Unpleasant people doing awful things

BY JEFFREY SANZEL

Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler) is a dealer in New York’s Diamond District. A gambling addict and a liar, he is a loser of the first order.

He is desperately in search of a big score to get him out of debt, particularly the $100,000 owed to loan shark Arno. Uncut Gems follows his attempt to sell a valuable black opal, embedded in a piece of rock — the titular item. Directed

by Josh and Benny Safdie (who cowrote the screenplay with Ronald Bronstein), it is a peripatetic two-and-a-quarter hours of violence and vulgarity that loses its novelty about 20 minutes in.

The plot complication involves Boston Celtic Kevin Garnett (playing himself but not) who becomes convinced that the opal will bring him good luck. Ratner lends it to Garnett with the possibility of enticing him to purchase it for over one million dollars.

The rest of the film follows Ratner trying to retrieve the opal and dodging the goons who are trying to recover the money that he owes. In the midst of this, Ratner’s life implodes as he deals with his soon-to-be ex-wife, his mistress and a range of other shady business dealings along with his attempts to bet on Garnett’s upcoming games.

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Adam Sandler stars in Uncut Gems. Photo courtesy of A24 Films

The action is in constant motion and certainly creates relentless tension. However, relentless friction without variety can soon become its own kind of monotony. At about the hour mark, it is clear that this jerky rollercoaster ride is going to yield very few surprises.

Even the constant beatings and humiliations begin to take on a predictability.

There is one rather engaging scene and the only one that truly catches a breath: a dysfunctional Passover seder with Ratner’s

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in-laws. It is both humorous and vaguely horrifying to see him sit down to a family dinner with a man who had him roughedup hours earlier. Toward the end of the film, there is also an intriguing exchange between Ratner and Garnett about the dubious origin of the opal that calls into question the overall morality (think “blood diamonds”); this pause gives voice to something the movie nods to throughout. Written and presented deftly, it never feels preachy.

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The cast is uniformly strong, with Sandler delivering a dimensional and painful performance. He manages to project Ratner’s combination of chutzpah and defeat, often simultaneously. Julia Fox is believable as the conflicted party girl who loves Ratner certainly more than he deserves. Idina Menzel is wryly effective as the long-suffering wife who truly and rightly loathes her husband.

Eric Bogosian is one of those actors who can convey a great deal with very little effort and is spot-on as Ratner’s brother-in-law, the loan shark who has no use for him; in one of the final scenes, with barely a shift, Bogosian’s face is a study of realizations. Judd Hirsch, as Ratner’s father-in-law, eschews his usual curmudgeon and gives the man a surprisingly light touch.

Garnett is particularly good in this skewed take on celebrity that never crosses into self-parody; it is one of the better performances given by someone whose roots are not in acting.

However, all of these excellent performances don’t justify the whole as it is hard to invest in any of these people. It is possible to make terrible people engaging or, at the very least, intriguing. Unfortunately, the frenzied action of the film never allows for this. In the long run, Uncut Gems doesn’t deliver the goods.

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In addition, all offices on Long Island are now opening at 7:30 a.m., an hour earlier than the previous opening time. The announcement was made in a press release on Jan. 11.

“Just this week, we deployed additional staff to help with communication and customer service and saw an immediate impact,” said DMV Commissioner Mark J.F. Schroeder.

“We have seen a large reduction in the lines outside most offices, and nearly twice as many customers are receiving expedited service through Saturday appointments. We are continuing to make adjustments and hire more staff to further improve the service to our customers,” he said.

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According to the press release, the DMV also purchased new office equipment and document authentication devices to help expedite license and permit transactions. If there is a wait, customers are being offered return tickets to come back to the office at a specific time later in the day so they can avoid waiting in the office.

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ALLEGORICAL NARRATIVES opens at Gallery North

well, holding past and future in a spiraling cycle of regeneration. They describe a puzzle with an unknown number of pieces, assembled by the songwriter of an eternal ballad.

Born in Seattle, raised in Hawaii, Miller has been a resident of Southampton for 45 years. His work is in the collections of The Heckscher Museum of Art, the Parrish Art Museum, Guild Hall and The Long Island Museum, and he has served as a curator of East End Collected at the Southampton Arts Center for five consecutive years.

He has also shown internationally at the International Invitational Art Expo in Shanghai, China, and the Florence Biennale in Florence, Italy.

Miller will also be participating in an ArTalk at the gallery on Feb. 2 from 3 to 5 p.m. To reserve your seat, call 631-751-2676.

Gallery North is located at 90 North Country Road in Setauket. Hours are Wednesdays to Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. For more information, visit www. gallerynorth.org.

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The show runs from Jan. 17 to Feb. 23 with a special opening reception tonight, Jan. 16, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Allegorical Narratives is Miller’s first solo exhibition at Gallery North and features a selection of paintings and drawings that highlight the artist’s use of metaphor and symbolism throughout his works.

A painter of canvas, copper and board, Miller forges broader narratives out of personal adventures, allegories within which one meaning, story or image is doubled by another.

A house, a mule, a dog, a boat, his imagery is distinct and subtly touches on the fundamental elements of our existence such as our personal journeys, life’s hardships or family. Through these insistent motifs, Miller’s painted spaces refigure his life history, his adventures and his sense of connection to others.

His allegorical narratives are endless, as

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COVER STORY

Theatre Three’s ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ is well worth the ride

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very now and then a show comes along that touches your heart and soul so deeply that you walk away at the end promising yourself to do better, be nicer, be kinder. Such is the case with Theatre Three’s latest offering, a revival of Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Driving Miss Daisy.” Directed by Linda May, the show opened last Saturday night and runs through Feb. 1.

Part of the playwright’s “Atlanta Trilogy,” the storyline was inspired by Uhry’s father, grandmother Lena and Lena’s chauffeur of 25 years and explores the complexity of family, friendships and aging as well as racial and religious tensions in the South over the years.

Set in Atlanta from 1948 to 1973, it follows the lives of Daisy Werthan, a wealthy Jewish widow and retired fifth-grade teacher; her businessman son Boolie; and Daisy’s driver, Hoke Colburn.

The 72-year-old Daisy has crashed her new car, and her son has decided she should no longer drive. Stubborn and proud (“It was the car’s fault!”), Daisy is not ready to give up her independence; but Boolie prevails and hires Hoke, a black man in his 60s who most recently drove for a Jewish judge. At first, Daisy is not too happy with the arrangement and refuses to even acknowledge Hoke. Over time, however, the two form an unbreakable bond.

Set in a series of short scenes, fans of either the original 1987 play or the 1989 Academy Award-winning film version of “Driving Miss Daisy” will absolutely love what Linda May has created. All of the wonderful moments are there, including the first time Daisy lets Hoke drive her to the Piggly Wiggly and Hoke excitedly calls Boolie to tell him, “I just drove your mama to the market. Only took me six days. Same time it took the Lord to make the world!” and when Daisy accuses Hoke of stealing ... a 33-cent can of salmon.

The audience tags along on a visit to the cemetery to visit Daisy’s late husband’s grave and Hoke reveals he can’t read; Christmas at Boolie’s where Daisy gives Hoke a book to help him practice his writing; and on a road trip to Mobile, Alabama to visit relatives, where Hoke pulls over “to make water” against his passenger’s wishes and has to remind Daisy that “colored can’t use the toilet at any service station.”

One of the most emotional scenes is when the temple to which Hoke is driving Daisy is bombed. “Who would do that?” questions Daisy in a state of disbelief. “It’s always the same ones,” answers Hoke sadly and recounts the time his best friend’s father was lynched.

May has assembled the ultimate dream team to portray this delicate drama. Phyllis March (“Nunsense,” “Where There’s a Will”) plays the opinionated and unfiltered Daisy who softens ever so slightly as the years pass and grows to

Photo by Maryann Zakshevsky

Clockwise from top:

Backseat driver Phyliss March and Antoine Jones Stealing? Phyliss March and Steve Ayle Breakthrough Antoine Jones Photos by Brian Hoerger, Theatre Three Productions, Inc.

love and appreciate Hoke and all he does for her. March’s performance is pure perfection, with special mention to the scene where Daisy suffers a memory loss and believes she is still a fifth-grade teacher. Emotional and raw, the scene takes the audience’s breath away.

In a role his father played on the same stage 25 years ago, Antoine Jones (“Art,” “Festival of One Act Plays”) is absolutely magnificent as the even-tempered Hoke who puts up with the cantankerous Daisy. “Did you have the airconditioning checked? I told you to have the air-conditioning checked,” says Daisy. “I don’t know what for. You never allow me to turn it on,” is Hoke’s exasperated reply.

Jones brings out the quiet dignity of a man who has dealt with racial discrimination his whole life but sees hope for the future in his daughter. We see Hoke’s relationship gradually evolve with Daisy from employee/employer to best friends. The final scene in the nursing home will have you reaching for the tissues. Antoine, your father would be so proud.

Steve Ayle (“The Addams Family,” “12 Angry Men,” “Art”) is wonderful in the role of Boolie, the dutiful son who puts up with his

mother’s prickly personality, especially when she is insulting Boolie’s wife, Florene, who is there in spirit. “You’re a doodle, Mama!” says Boolie often in an attempt to diffuse the situation. Ayle’s facial expressions are spot on in this comedic role.

Incredibly, as the play progresses the actors get older right before our very eyes. The hair goes gray, then white; the walk slows down to a shuffle and it takes a bit longer to get out of a chair. The transformation is extraordinary.

Funny, sad, powerful, moving and brilliantly executed, Theatre Three’s “Driving Miss Daisy” is a wonderful way to kick off the theater’s 50th year. The swift and unanimous standing ovation on opening night was most deserved. Don’t miss this one.

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson presents “Driving Miss Daisy” through Feb. 1. Tickets are $35 adults, $28 students and $20 for children ages 5 to 12. For more information or to order, call 631-928-9100 or visit www. theatrethree.org.

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The cast of “Driving Miss Daisy.”

Photo by Peter Lanscombe, Theatre Three Productions, Inc.

Vanderbilt Museum hosts romantic Valentine dinner

Surprise your Valentine with a romantic dinner at an elegant mansion where luminaries from the 1920s and ’30s dined with members of one of America’s most famous and powerful families.

On Saturday, Feb. 8, the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport hosts its annual Valentine Dinner at Eagle’s Nest, the historic waterfront estate of Rosamond and William K. Vanderbilt II, one of the most glamorous and romantic settings on Long Island.

The estate and its beautiful, early 20th-century Spanish Revival mansion are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The estate is the home of the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum.

This popular event offers limited seatings of 50 at 6 and 8 p.m.

The evening begins with hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer in the Memorial Wing of the mansion. After a brief tour of the living quarters, dinner will be served in the Northport Porch.

Dessert and coffee will follow in the Lancaster Room and Moroccan Court, adjacent to the Vanderbilt Library.

Choice of entrees include prime rib, chicken with Madeira sauce, stuffed sole with spinach and feta in a tomato dill sauce and heart-shaped cheese ravioli with vodka sauce.

The evening is a rare opportunity to enjoy an intimate dining experience with a spouse, partner or special friend and to celebrate in Gold Coast style. Seating at this exclusive event is very limited and sells out quickly. Tickets are $150 per person, $135 members. Reservations are online only at www.vanderbiltmuseum.org.

Proceeds from this special evening will benefit STEAM education programs. For more information, call 631-854-5579.

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COOKING COVE

Jazz up meals with winter leeks

BY BARBARA BELTRAMI If ever there was a veggie suited to winter cooking, it’s got to be the leek, which is like an onion but better because it’s sweeter and more colorful. And it doesn’t make me “cry” as much as an onion does when I’m cutting it up.

The French love to use leeks in their cooking, and perhaps their best dish that uses them is their potato leek soup, potage aux poireaux, a savory and comforting bowl of creamy white or pale green goodness. Then there’s a hearty milk-poached fish dish with leeks and mashed potatoes or an unusual salad of leeks marinated in a vinaigrette and served up with walnuts and goat cheese that are just a few of my favorites.

The one drawback for leeks is that they have to be carefully washed as there is often field dirt in between their leaves. However, it’s a small price to pay for such a wonderful veggie.

Potato, Leek and Fennel Soup

YIELD: Makes 8 servings.

INGREDIENTS: • 2 quarts chicken stock • 8 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks • 4 leeks, white part only, washed and sliced • 1 fennel bulb, outer leaves removed, thinly sliced • 1 cup half-and-half (optional) • ½ cup chopped fresh parsley • Salt and pepper to taste • ½ cup snipped chives, for garnish DIRECTIONS:

In a large pot, combine the chicken stock, potatoes, leeks and fennel; boil until everything is very tender and soft, 20 to 30 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes, then puree in small batches until smooth, using immersion or regular blender or processor. Return to pot, stir in cream, if using, and parsley, add salt and pepper as needed and simmer until soup is thickened, about 20 minutes. Garnish with chives. Serve hot or warm with a hearty salad.

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Potato, Leek and Fennel Soup

Marinated Leeks with Walnuts and Goat Cheese

YIELD: Makes 8 servings.

INGREDIENTS: • 6 large leeks, roots, , tough outer leaves and 2 inches of tops of leaves removed • ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil • 1 garlic clove , minced • ¼ cup white wine vinegar • 2½ tablespoons Dijon mustard • Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste • 1 cup toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped

• 4 ounces goat cheese, crumbled • ½ cup finely chopped parsley DIRECTIONS:

Slice leeks into half-inch disks; in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook them until very tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Place in bowl of ice water to stop cooking, drain and pat dry.

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YIELD: Makes 4 servings.

INGREDIENTS: • 1½ pounds potatoes, peeled, washed and cut into quarters • ½ cup olive oil • 2 leeks, white and pale green parts only, washed and halved lengthwise • 4 sprigs thyme • 2 garlic cloves, bruised • 3 cups milk • Salt and pepper to taste • Four 6-ounce fish fillets such as cod, Chilean sea bass, monkfish, etc.

• ¼ cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley

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Thursday 16

Whaling Museum lecture

Have you wondered which whales swim by our shores? Join The Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor for a visually rich presentation titled “The Whales Next Door – Whales Around Long Island” with guest speaker Arthur Kopelman at 6:30 p.m. Find out how recent research illuminates our understanding of our colossal neighbors and how our actions impact their future. $10 adults, $5 members at www.cshwhalingmuseum.org. Call 367-3418.

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Hard Luck Cafe concert

Singer/songwriters Josie Bello and Hank Stone are the featured performers of this month’s Folk Music Society of Huntington’s Hard Luck Cafe series at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington at 8:30 p.m. Preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15, $10 for CAC and FMSH members, at the door. Call 418-8548.

HEARTWARMING FUN Get out of the cold and catch one of the last three performances of the timeless musical classic ‘Annie’ at the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts. The show closes on Jan. 20.

Bob Nelson Comedy Show

Hailed as one of the most gifted funny people on the planet, comedian Bob Nelson returns to Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson at 8 p.m. bringing characters like the lovable nerd Eppy Epperman, punchy boxer Jiffy Jeff and chicken rancher Wilby Stuckinson back to life.

Tickets are $39. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

Photo by James Gorman

Tuesday 21 Travel Club meeting

The Travel Presentation Club will meet at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, 120 Main St., Setauket at 7:30 p.m. Erin Sforza will make a presentation entitled Passport Free Caribbean.

All are welcome. Email 3vtravel@gmail.com for further information.

Swing Dance in Greenlawn

Swing Dance Long Island will hold its weekly dance at the Moose Lodge, 631 Pulaski Road, Greenlawn featuring the Playing Favorites band from 8 to 11 p.m. Beginner lessons from 7:30 to 8 p.m. $15 admission. Come alone or bring a friend. Call 476-3707 or visit www.sdli.org.

Wednesday 22

Israeli and international dancing

RJO Intermediate School, located at the corner of Church Street and Old Dock Road, Kings Park will host an evening of international and Israeli folk dancing every Wednesday (when school is in session) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $10 per person. For further details, call Linda at 269-6894.

Thursday 23

Chinese New Year celebration

Friday 17

The Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board will once again host one of the region’s largest Chinese New Year celebrations at the Holiday Inn Express, 3131 Nesconset Highway, Centereach from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Join them in welcoming the Year of the Rat with traditional Chinese cultural demonstrations and light refreshments. Call 471-8000.

Third Friday at the Reboli

The Reboli Center for Art and History, 64 Main St., Stony Brook continues its Third Friday series with a presentation

by Ned Puchner titled Locating Community: Giving Voice to Local Artists from 6 to 8 p.m.

The newly appointed executive director at Gallery North in Setauket will discuss his interests Ned Puchner as well as his experiences working in nonprofit, community arts organizations. Free and open to all.

No reservations required. Call 751-7707.

Singer Songwriter Night

Singer Songwriter Night is back at the Huntington Arts Council’s Main Street Gallery, 213 Main St., Huntington from 7:30 to 10 p.m. (sign-up at 7 p.m.). Original music only, no backline. First come, first serve. $10 donation to perform, $5 to listen. Call 271-8423, ext. 12.

Saturday 18

Theater

Relax and enjoy a winter afternoon with a piano concert at Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook at noon. Program will include performances of classics and popular pieces by students studying with members of the Suffolk Piano Teachers Foundation. All are welcome.

Call 588-5024.

Legendary actor Austin Pendleton stars in Joseph Beck’s “Our Lady of Queens,” a love story about an Irish Catholic elderly couple celebrating a special birthday party, at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington on Jan. 19 at 4 p.m.

Directed by Elizabeth Falk, the 120-minute live performance will include one intermission.

Tickets are $30, $25 members. Visit www. cinemaartscentre.org.

‘Our Lady of Queens’

Winter piano concert

MLK Jr. Unity Festival

The 4th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Festival will be held at the Setauket Presbyterian Church, 5 Caroline Ave., Setauket from noon to 4:30 p.m. With the theme Building the Beloved Community Across Generations, the event will include a panel discussion with guest speakers Saad Amer and Liz Gannon-Graydon, workshops for all ages, a Be the Change Volunteer Fair, singing, light refreshments and a closing reflection. Free admission. Call 317-1252. * All numbers are in (631) area code unless otherwise noted.

Sunday 19

Monday 20

The Radisson Hotel, 110 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, Hauppauge hosts a Psychic Fair and Craft/Gift Show from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Eighteen psychics will be waiting for you with inspirational and positive readings! Choose among clairvoyants, mediums, Tarot and Angel Card readers and others! Readings are $40 for 15 minutes or $60 for a double session of 35 minutes with same reader. Also free hourly door prizes and an array of vendors with unique merchandise.

Call 696-4713.

The Bates House, 1 Bates Road, Setauket hosts a Peace & Unity Multi-Faith Prayer Service and Concert in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at 2 p.m. Join Dr. Eve Krief and faith leaders Fr. Francis Pizzarelli, Rev. JoAnn Barrett, Rabbi Emeritus Stephen Karol, Kadam Holly McGregor, Priest Barghavan Sridharan and Iman Abdullah with music by The H.I.M.S. & Her, Vinny Posillico and Stuart Markus. Food and fellowship to follow. This is a free ticketed event. To reserve tickets, call 2403471 or visit www.communitygrowthcenter.org.

Psychic Fair and Craft/Gift Show

MLK Jr. Peace and Unity event

‘Annie’

The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 East Main St., Smithtown presents the last three performances of “Annie” on Jan. 18 at 2 p.m., Jan. 19 at 3 p.m. and Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. through Jan. 20. Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, the story follows little orphan Annie on her quest to find the parents who abandoned her on the doorstep of a New York City orphanage.

Tickets are $40 adults, $36 seniors, $25 students.

Call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

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‘Driving Miss Daisy’

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson kicks off the new year with Alfred Uhry’s “Driving Miss Daisy,” the moving, yet humorous, story of the 25-year relationship between Daisy Werthan, a well-to-do Jewish widow in postwar Atlanta, and her African American chauffeur, the retired Hoke Coleburn, through Feb. 1. Take a ride down memory lane in this delicate depiction of simmering racial tensions, changing times and the transformative power of understanding. Tickets are $35 adults, $28 seniors and students, $20 children ages 5 to 12. Call 928-9100 or visit www. theatrethree.com to order. See review on page B17.

‘Boeing, Boeing’

Star Playhouse, located at the Suffolk Y JCC, 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack kicks off the new year with a production of “Boeing, Boeing,” a classic farce written by the French playwright Marc Camoletti. Set in the 1960s, bachelor Bernard couldn’t be happier: a flat in Paris and three attractive stewardesses all engaged to him without knowing about each other. But Bernard’s life gets bumpy when his friend Robert comes to stay, and a new, speedier Boeing jet disrupts his careful planning. Soon all three stewardesses are in the city simultaneously, timid Robert forgets which lies to tell to whom, and catastrophe looms. Performance dates are Jan. 25 at 8 p.m., and Jan. 19 and 26 at 2 p.m. Ticket are $25 adults, $20 for seniors, students and Suffolk Y members. To order, visit www. starplayhouse.com or call 462-9800, ext. 136.

‘Million Dollar Quartet’

The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport continues its 2019-20 season with “Million Dollar Quartet” from Jan. 16 to March 1. On Dec. 4, 1956, an extraordinary twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together at Sun Records in Memphis for what would be one of the greatest jam sessions ever. Featuring a treasure trove of hits from these music legends, including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “Walk the Line,” “Hound Dog,” “Who Do You Love?,” “Great Balls of Fire” and many more, “Million Dollar Quartet” not only plays the music that made the Golden Age of Rock and Roll, it tells the stories of the men who created it. Tickets range from $75 to $80. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

‘Running Scared, Running Free’

In honor of Black History Month, the Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Educational & Cultural Center, 97P Main St., Stony Brook presents a production of “Running Scared, Running Free ... Escape to the Promised Land” from Feb. 1 to 28. Experience this on-stage drama about slavery, the Underground Railroad, secret codes hidden in quilts and the strength of the human spirit in the struggle for freedom. Tickets range from $12 to $20. Reservations required by calling 689-5888 or 751-2244.

‘The Taming of the Shrew’

Up next for the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown is William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” from Feb. 8 to March 1. In 1590 Padua, Baptista is seeking to sell off his youngest daughter Bianca to the highest bidder, but his oldest, Katherina, must first be wed to honor the traditions of the times. However there are no takers for this cantankerous wench of a woman – that is but one – Petruchio – a bold, brash and brazen man – who sets out to “tame” Katherina.

The ensuing battle of wills sets the stage for this classic comedy of the ages. Tickets are $40 adults, $36 seniors, $25 students. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

‘Clue: On Stage’

The Carriage House Players, located at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport, presents Jonathan Lynn’s “Clue: On Stage” on March 20, 21, 27, and 28 at 8 p.m. and March 22 and 29 at 3 p.m.

Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie, which was inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, “Clue” is a hilarious farce-meetsmurder mystery. The tale begins at a remote mansion, where six mysterious guests assemble for an unusual dinner party where murder and blackmail are on the menu. When their host turns up dead, they all become suspects. Led

by Wadsworth – the butler – Miss Scarlett, Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock and Colonel Mustard race to find the killer as the body count stacks up. Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors and children. Call 516557-1207 or visit www.carriagehouseplayers. org to order.

‘The Bald Soprano’ & ‘The Lesson’

Suffolk County Community College, 533 College Road, Selden presents “The Bald Soprano” and “The Lesson” in Theatre 119, Islip Arts Building, on March 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14 at 8 p.m. and March 8 and 15 at 2 p.m. “The Bald Soprano” is a hilarious, unique satire about a British middle-class family, with everyone talking and getting nowhere at all. In “The Lesson,” an elderly professor and his young female student experience the most remarkable and bizarre lesson in the history of pedagogy. It ends with murder. Mature content. Tickets are $14 general admission, students 16 years of age or younger $9.75. For more information call 451-4163.

Film ‘Judy’

Join the Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Ave., Northport for a screening of the biopic “Judy,” starring Renée Zellweger as entertainer Judy Garland trying to stage a comeback in 1960s London, on Jan. 17 at 2 p.m. Rated PG-13. Open to all. Call 261-6930.

‘Blinded by the Light’

The Friday Afternoon Matinee series continues at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, 120 Main St., Setauket with a screening of “Blinded by the Light” starring Viveik Kalra on Jan. 17 at 2 p.m.

Rated PG-13. No registration required. Open to all. Call 941-4080.

‘The Cable Guy’

The Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington continues its Cult Cafe series with a presentation of “The Cable Guy” (1996) starring Jim Carrey on Jan. 18 at 10 p.m. Rated PG-13. Tickets are $7, $5 members. Visit www. cinemaartscentre.org.

‘King Kong’

Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Ave, Northport will screen “King Kong” (1933) on Jan. 19 at 1:30 p.m. Join film historian Larry Wolff and learn the back story of this classic movie, enjoy rare photos and experience the film on the big screen. Rated PG. Open to all. Call 261-6930.

‘Oh Lucy!’

Half Hollow Hills Community Library, 510 Sweet Hollow Road, Melville presents a screening of “Oh Lucy!” (2017) starring Josh Hartnett and Shinobu Terajima on Jan. 22 at 6:30 p.m. A lonely woman living in Tokyo decides to take an English class where she discovers her alter ego, Lucy.

Followed by a discussion led by librarian Chris Garland. Refreshments will be served. Open to all. Call 421-4535.

LIVE THEATER IN THE CAFE

Catch the debut of ‘Our Lady of Queens,’ a new play by Joseph Beck starring actor Austin Pendleton (pictured center, with director Elizabeth Falk and Beck) on Jan. 19 at 4 p.m. Photo courtey of HAC

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Gene Kelly stars in the 1951 classic.

Photo courtesy of Fathom Events

An American in Paris returns to the big screen

One of the greatest, most elegant, and most celebrated of MGM’s 1950s musicals, An American in Paris, heads to hundreds of select theaters nationwide on Sunday, Jan. 19, and Wednesday, Jan. 22, courtesy of Turner Classic Movies and Fathom Events.

Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron star in the 1951 comedic love story about mixed signals and zany pursuits. When Jerry Mulligan (Kelly) leaves military service and returns to Paris to chase his dreams of being an artist, he’s soon pursued by a wealthy heiress who wants to be more than his platonic patron. But Jerry falls in love with Lise (a then-19-year-old Caron in her film debut), a French shop girl who, unbeknownst to him, is his best friend’s fiancée. Naturally, a love triangle ensues.

The film, which also stars Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary and Nina Foch, was set to the music of George Gershwin and features I Got Rhythm, Love Is Here to Stay, I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise, ’S Wonderful and The American in Paris ballet, a 17-minute dance featuring Kelly and Caron.

Directed by Vincent Minelli and choreographed by Kelly, An American in Paris was an enormous success, garnering eight Academy Award nominations and winning six (including Best Picture).

This special two-day event includes exclusive insight from TCM Primetime host Ben Mankiewicz.

Participating theaters in our neck of the woods include AMC Loews Stony Brook 17, 2196 Nesconset Highway, Stony Brook on Jan. 19 at 1 and 4 p.m. and Jan. 22 at 7 p.m.; Farmingdale Multiplex Cinemas, 1001 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale on Jan. 22 at 7 p.m.; and Island 16 Cinema de Lux, 185 Morris Ave., Holtsville on Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. To purchase your ticket in advance, visit www.fathomevents.com.

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ATTORNEY AT LAW

Understanding how the SECURE Act will affect your retirement

The new Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, effective Jan. 1, 2020, is the broadest piece of retirement legislation passed in 13 years.

The law focuses on retirement planning in three areas: modifying required minimum distribution (RMD) rules BY NANCY BURNER, ESQ. for retirement plans, expanding retirement plan access and increasing lifetime income options in retirement plans. This article will focus on the modifications to the RMD rules and their effects on inherited individual retirement accounts.

Before the SECURE Act, if you had money in a traditional IRA and were retired, you were required to start making withdrawals at age 70½. But for people who have not reached age 70½ by the end of 2019, the SECURE Act pushes RMD start date to age 72. By delaying the RMD start date, the SECURE Act gives your IRAs and 401(k)s additional time to grow without required distributions and the resulting income taxes.

Since RMDs will not start until age 72, the new law will give you an additional two years to do what are known as Roth IRA conversions without having to worry about the impact of required distributions.

With a Roth IRA, unlike a traditional IRA, withdrawals are income tax-free if you meet certain requirements and there are no RMDs during your lifetime. The general goal of a Roth conversion is to convert taxable money

The new law smooths the way for retirement savers. Stock photo

in an IRA into a Roth IRA at lower tax rates today than you expect to pay in the future.

The SECURE Act also removed the socalled “stretch” provisions for beneficiaries of IRAs. In the past, if an IRA was left to a beneficiary, that person could stretch out the RMDs over his or her life expectancy, essentially “stretching” out the tax benefits of the retirement account. But with the SECURE Act, most IRA beneficiaries will now have to distribute their entire IRA account within 10 years of the year of death of the owner.

There are, however, exceptions to the 10-year rule for the following beneficiaries: surviving spouse, children under the age of majority, disabled, chronically ill and an individual not more than 10 years younger than employee.

The SECURE Act means it is now very important to review the beneficiary designations of your retirement accounts. You want to make sure they align with the new beneficiary rules.

Prior to the SECURE Act, a spousal rollover was generally the best practice to preserve the

IRA. For many with large retirement accounts, it may now be better to begin distributing the IRA earlier in order to minimize exposure to higher tax brackets. It may also be beneficial to name multiple beneficiaries on an IRA to spread the distributions to more taxpayers, so the 10-year rule has less of an impact on the beneficiary’s income tax bracket.

Prior to the SECURE Act, many people used trusts as beneficiaries of retirement accounts with a “see-through” feature that let the beneficiary stretch out the tax benefits of the inherited IRA account. The benefit of the trust was to help manage the inherited IRA and to provide protection from creditors.

However, many of these trusts provided the beneficiary with access to only the RMD. With the new rule that all money must be taken out within 10 years, these trusts no longer have the same effect and could be troublesome, requiring that significantly more money be distributed to the beneficiary annually than initially intended. In addition, the trust funds would likely be exhausted after 10 years rather than providing funds to the beneficiary over his or her remaining life expectancy.

Anyone with a trust as the beneficiary of an IRA should immediately review the trust language with an experienced estate planning attorney to see if it still aligns with his or her intended goals.

If you are not sure what the new SECURE Act means for your retirement account, you should also contact an experienced estate planning attorney to review your beneficiary designations.

Nancy Burner, Esq. practices elder law and estate planning from her East Setauket office.

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BUSINESS NEWS

Welcome aboard

UCP of LI names new CEO

The Pier 1 in Commack is already promoting storewide sales. Photo by Rita J. Egan

Pier 1 Imports to close nearly half of stores as sales falter

Home decor and furniture retailer Pier 1 Imports announced on Jan. 6 that it intends to shut down up to 450 of its 936 locations “in order to better align its business with the current operating environment.”

“Although decisions that impact our associates are never easy, reducing the number of our brick-and-mortar locations is a necessary business decision,” said CEO and CFO Robert Riesbeck. “We thank our team of hard-working

associates for their commitment to Pier 1 and to serving our customers.”

The company also plans to close some distribution centers and reduce corporate expenses, including a reduction in corporate employees.

Pier 1 has 11 locations on Long Island.

Although the company did not reveal which locations may close, stores in Commack, Huntington Station, Bay Shore, Carle Place,

New Hyde Park, Riverhead and Long Beach were listed as having “storewide” sales where customers could “save on everything.” Those locations also said they could not accept store pick-up orders, “due to the unique nature of this store.”

Stores in Lake Grove, Massapequa Park, Rocky Point and Freeport did not list sales.

The moves had some investors wondering if a bankruptcy filing was imminent.

Macy’s plans store closures A week into 2020, retail giant Macy’s announced it is closing at least 28 stores in the next couple of months, including one in Suffolk County — the Commack store located at 2 Veterans Highway.

“The decision to close a store is always a difficult one, but Macy’s is proud to have served ... the Commack community over the past 39 years,” said Macy’s spokesperson Bridget Betances in a press release on Jan. 6.

The chain plans to shutter the 210,000-squarefoot Commack store this summer because its lease is being terminated by the landlord. A clearance sale is slated for May and will run about two months. Commack Shopping Center Associates has plans to demolish the building and replace it with a BJ’s Wholesale Club. Approximately 100 employees will be affected.

Macy’s in Lake Grove, Huntington Station and Bay Shore have been spared for now.

Macy’s in Commack is set to close this summer. Photo by Rita J. Egan

The board of directors of United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Long Island recently announced the appointment of Judith A. McCowan as president and chief executive officer. “After the untimely passing of our former President and Chief Executive Officer, Stephen H. Friedman, we are fortunate to have someone of Judith McCowan’s talent and experience step up to lead UCP of Long Island,” said Thomas Pfundstein, Judith A. McCowan chair of the board of directors.

A Maryland native, McCowan comes to UCP of Long Island with 30-plus years of nonprofit leadership experience and know-how in the fields of early childhood, education and disability services. “I look forward to working with the community and businesses of Long Island to help increase the visibility and promote the mission of this outstanding and vital organization. Being able to impact someone’s life in such an encouraging way is a gift and I feel very grateful to be in a position in which I am able to do that for individuals,” she said.

Burshtein joines CHS

Catholic Health Services (CHS) has named Diane Burshtein director of patient experience at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson and St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center in Smithtown.

“Collaborating with both hospitals to enhance the patient experience will accomplish our system goal of high reliability,” said the Diane Burshtein Plainview resident.

“It will capture our purpose as health care providers to offer the best patient experience to every patient, every time.”

Burshtein joins CHS with extensive experience in both hospital and postacute services administration from Northwell Health, Health & Hospitals Corporation and Visiting Nurse Service of New York.

“Having leadership in the area of patient experience at our CHS hospitals allows us to provide our patients the exemplary level of care they deserve,” said Jason M. Golbin, senior vice president/chief quality officer for Catholic Health Services. “Each patient experience director works with front-line staff to ensure that we are providing this high level of service.”

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Religious D irectory

Assemblies Of God

STONY BROOK CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY Connecting to God, Each Other and the World 400 Nicolls Road, E. Setauket 631–689–1127 • Fax 631–689–1215 www.stonybrookchristian.com PASTOR TROY REID Weekly Schedule Sunday Worship w/nursery 10 am Kidmo Children’s Church • Ignited Youth Fellowship and Food Always to Follow Tuesday Evening Prayer: 7 pm Thursday Morning Bible Study w/Coffee & Bagels: 10 am Friday Night Experience “FNX” for Pre K-Middle School: 6:30 pm Ignite Youth Ministry: 7:30 pm Check out our website for other events and times

Byzantine Catholic RESURRECTION BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH

38 Mayflower Avenue, Smithtown NY 11787 631–759–6083 resurrectionsmithtown@gmail.com www.resurrectionsmithtown.org FATHER TYLER A. STRAND, ADMINISTRATOR, JOSEPH S. DURKO, CANTOR Divine Liturgy: Sundays at 10:30 am Holy Days: See website or phone for information Sunday School Sundays at 9:15 am Adult Faith Formation/Bible Study: Mondays at 7:00 pm.

Men’s Prayer Group Wednesdays at 7 pm A Catholic Church of the Eastern Rite under the Eparchy of Passaic.

Catholic ST. GERARD MAJELLA ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

300 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station 631–473–2900 www.stgmajella.org REV. GREGORY RANNAZZISI, PASTOR Mass: Saturday 5:00pm Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am & 11:00am Weekday Mass: 9:00am Confessions: Saturday 4:00-4:45 or by appointment Baptism and Wedding arrangements can be made by calling the Parish Office Thrift Shop: Mon-Fri 10am-4pm Saturday 10am-2pm

INFANT JESUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

110 Myrtle Ave., Port Jefferson, NY 11777 631-473-0165 • Fax 631-331-8094 www.www.infantjesus.org REVEREND PATRICK M. RIEGGER, PASTOR ASSOCIATES: REV. FRANCIS LASRADO & REV. ROLANDO TICLLASUCA To schedule Baptisms and Weddings, Please call the Rectory Confessions: Saturdays 12:30-1:15 pm in the Lower Church Religious Ed.: 631– 928-0447 Parish Outreach: 631–331-6145 Weekly Masses: 6:50 and 9 am in the Church, 12 pm in the Chapel* Weekend Masses: Saturday at 5 pm in the Church, 5:15 pm in the Chapel,* Sunday at 7:30 am, 10:30 am, 12 pm, and 5 pm in the Church and at 8:30 am, 10 am, and 11:30 am (Family Mass) in the Chapel* Spanish Masses: Sunday at 8:45 am and Wednesday at 6 pm in the Church *Held at the Infant Jesus Chapel at St. Charles Hospital

ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

429 Rt. 25A, Setauket, NY 11733 Phone: 631–941–4141 • Fax: 631–751–6607 Parish Office email: parish@stjamessetauket.org Mission Statement: Formed as the Body of Christ through the waters of Baptism, we are Beloved daughters and sons of the Father. We, the Catholic community of the Three Village area, are a pilgrim community on Camino-journeying toward the fullness of the Kingdom of God, guided by the Holy Spirit. Nurtured by the Eucharist and formed by the Gospel, we strive to respond to Jesus’ Invitation to be faithful and fruitful disciples; to be a Good Samaritan to (our) neighbor and enemy; so that in Jesus’ name, we may be a welcoming community, respectful of life in all its diversities and beauty; stewards of and for God’s creation; and witnesses to Faith, Hope and Charity.

REV. JAMES-PATRICK MANNION, PASTOR REV. GERALD CESTARE, ASSOCIATE PASTOR REV. JOHN FITZGERALD, IN RESIDENCE Office Hours:Mon.-Fri. 9am - 4pm; Sat. 9 am - 2 pm Weekday Masses: Monday – Saturday 8:00 am Weekend Masses: Saturday (Vigil) 5:00 pm (Youth) Sunday 8:00am, 9:30 am (family), 11:30 am (choir) Baptisms: Contact the Office at the end of the third month (pregnancy) to set date Matrimony: contact the office at least 9 months before desired date Reconciliation: Saturdays 4:00 – 4:45 pm or by appointment Anointing Of The Sick: by request Bereavement: 631- 941-4141 x 341 Faith Formation Office: 631- 941-4141 x 328 Outreach: 631- 941-4141 x 313 Our Lady of Wisdom Regional School: 631- 473-1211 Our Daily Bread Sunday Soup Kitchen 3 pm

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ST. LOUIS DE MONTFORT ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

75 New York Avenue, Sound Beach, N.Y. 11789 Parish Office: 631-744-8566; FAX 631-744-8611 Parish Website: www.stlouisdm.org Office Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs.: 9 am to 5 pm Wednesday: 9 am to 8 pm; Friday: 9 am to 4 pm; Saturday: 9 am to 1 pm; Closed on Sunday Mission Statement: To proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ’s love through our active involvement as a parish family in works of Charity, Faith, Worship, Justice and Mercy. ALL ARE WELCOME! No matter what your present status is in the Catholic Church. No matter your family situation. No matter your practice of faith. No matter your personal history, age or background. YOU are invited, respected and loved at St. Louis de Montfort.

REV. MSGR. CHRISTOPHER J. HELLER, PASTOR REV. LENNARD SABIO, ASSOCIATE PASTOR REV. MSGR. DONALD HANSON, IN RESIDENCE REV. FRANCIS PIZZARELLI, S.M.M., PARISH ASSISTANT REV. HENRY VAS, PARISH ASSISTANT Weekday Masses: Monday through Friday: 8:30 am in the Chapel Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil: 5 pm Sunday: 7:30 am; 9:00 am; 10:30 am; 12 noon.

Baptisms: Most Sundays at 1:30 pm.

Please contact Parish Office for an appointment.

Reconciliation: Sat.: 4-4:45 pm or by appointment.

Anointing of the Sick: by request.

Holy Matrimony: Contact Parish Office at least six months in advance of desired date.

Religious Education: Contact 631-744-9515 Parish Outreach: Contact 631-209-0325 Our Lady of Wisdom Regional School: Contact 631-473-1211.

ST. MICHAEL’S CHARISMATIC CATHOLIC CHURCH

Services held in the Grace Presbyterian Church 425 Hawkins Rd., Selden, NY 11784 516-395-7606 StMichaelsCCC.wix.com/Archangel Email: StMichaelsccc@outlook.com Rev. Che Obas, Pastor Mass: Saturday at 4 pm COME BACK HOME TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH With St. Michael’s you no longer have to pick and choose. Just come home. We understand that wherever your experiences have led you, we will meet you where you are. Christ the Good Shepherd always leaves the porch light on and the front door unlocked.

Our vision is to have a joyful experession of early Apostolic age Christianity. Our smaller Christian community strives to create an atmosphere as intimate and as inviting as the Last Supper.

Catholic Traditional Latin Mass ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL

Society of Saint Pius X 900 Horseblock Road, Farmingville, NY 11738 631–736–6515 • www.sspx.org Catholic Traditional Latin Mass Mass: Saturday 8:00am (please call to confirm) Sunday: 9:00am Holy Days and First Fridays:7:00pm Confessions:8:00am Sundays, and 7:30am Saturdays All Sacraments are administered in the pre-Vatican II traditional Rites.

Congregational MT. SINAI CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

233 North Country Road, Mt. Sinai • 631–473–1582 www.msucc.org • REV. DR. PHILIP HOBSON We invite you to worship with us in our judgement-free sacred space. Come experience our tradition, where freedom of thought and exchange of ideas are encouraged and celebrated. Join us as we put our Christian values into practice, following the example of Jesus, by caring for our neighbors near and far, as they suffer food insecurity, homelessness, political and domestic violence, gender discrimination and other injustices. We know it is God who put the wiggle in the children, so bring them with you so they can participate in worship and in our lively Sunday School program. Service and Sunday School on Sundays at 10:00 AM. Meditative service at 8:30 AM on Sundays.

All are welcomed!

Episcopal ALL SOULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

“Our little historic church on the hill” across from the Stony Brook Duck Pond Main Street, Stony Brook • 631–751–0034 www.allsouls–stonybrook.org • allsoulsepiscopalchurch@verizon.net Sunday Holy Eucharist: 8 and 9:30 am All Souls now offers a 30 minute Inter-Faith Service every Wednesday Morning at 7:00 AM This is a small eclectic Episcopal congregation that has a personal touch. We welcome all regardless of where you are on your spiritual journey. Walk with us.

CAROLINE ESPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SETAUKET

THE REV. CN. DR. RICHARD D. VISCONTI, RECTOR 1 Dyke Road on the Village Green, Setauket Web site: www.carolinechurch.net email: office@carolinechurch.net • 631–941–4245 Thursday Noon: H.E. and Healing Service Saturday Service: 5 pm Holy Eucharist Sunday Services: 8 am - Rite I; 9:30 am - Rite II (family Service) 9:30 Children’s Chapel & Sunday School Classes Sunday School Classes now forming; Call 631-941-4245 to register.

Let God walk with you as part of our family– friendly community.

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

127 Barnum Ave., Port Jefferson • 631–473–0273 email: ccoffice@christchurchportjeff.org www.christchurchportjeff.org FATHER ANTHONY DILORENZO: PRIEST–IN–CHARGE Sunday Services: 8 am & 10 am Sunday Eucharist:8 am and 10 am; Wednesday 10 in our chapel Sunday School and Nursery Registration for Sunday School starting Sunday after the 10 am Eucharist Our ministries: Welcome Friends on Mondays at 5:00 pm AA meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 pm Bible Study on Thursdays at 10 am.

Friday: Hands of Love knitting, crocheting and stitching ministry 10 am - 12 pm It is the mission of the people of Christ Church to grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ and to make his love known to all through our lives and ministry. We at Christ Church are a joyful, welcoming community. Wherever you are in your journey of life we want to be part of it.

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ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH

490 North Country Road, St. James, NY 11780 631-584-5560 www.stjamesstjames.org Parish Office email: stjamesc@optonline.net THE REV. IAN C. WETMORE, RECTOR Where is God calling us?

To grow in faith through Scripture and prayer, To build relationships in Christ, To serve one another and the world.

Sunday Holy Eucharist: 8 a.m. (Rite I) and 9:30 a.m. (Rite II, with music) Prayers for healing after both worship times Children welcome at all services, religious formation offered for all levels, including Godly play.

Active Choir, Altar Guild, Lay Eucharist Ministry, Fellowship and Bible Study programs

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

“To know Christ and to make Him known” REV. DUNCAN A. BURNS, RECTOR MRS. CLAIRE MIS, SEMINARIAN ALEX PRYRODNY, ORGANIST & CHOIR DIRECTOR 12 Prospect St, Huntington ● (631) 427-1752 On Main St. next to the Library www.stjohnshuntington.org ● LIKE us on Facebook Sunday Worship: 8:00 am – Rite I Holy Eucharist 10:00 am – Rite II Choral Holy Eucharist with Sunday School at 9:40am Confirmation: Saturday, May 9, 2020 Classes begin Sunday, January 26th at 5:30pm First Communion: Sunday, April 19, 2020 Classes begin Wednesday, February 12th at 5:00pm Thrift Shop: Tuesdays & Thursdays noon to 3pm; Saturdays 10am to 3pm All are Welcome!

Evangelical THREE VILLAGE CHURCH

To Know Christ and To Make Him Known 322 Main Street, East Setauket www.3vc.org • 631-941–3670 LEAD PASTOR JOSH MOODY Sunday Worship Schedule: 9:15 am: Worship Service, Sunday School (Pre-K–5TH grade), Nursery 10:30 am: Bagels & Coffee 11:00 am: Worship Service, Nursery, We Offer Weekly Teen Programs, Small Groups, Women’s & Men’s Bible Studies, Alpha, Stephen Ministry, Faith Preschool For Ages 3 & 4, Mommy & Me, Join Us As We Celebrate 60 Years Of Proclaiming The Good News Of Jesus Christ!

Greek Orthodox CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION

430 Sheep Pasture Rd., Port Jefferson 11777 Tel: 631-473-0894 • Fax: 631-928-5131 www.kimisis.org • goc.assumption@gmail.com REV. DEMETRIOS N. CALOGREDES, PROTOPRESBYTER Sunday Services: Orthros 8:30 Am - Divine Liturgy 10 Am Services Conducted In Both Greek & English* Books Available To Follow In English* Sunday Catechism School, 10 Am - 11 Am* Greek Language School, Tuesdays 5 Pm - 8 Pm* Bible Study & Adult Catechism Classes Available* Golden Age & Youth Groups* Thrift Store* Banquet Hall Available For Rental* For Information Please Call Church Office* ©160543

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Center for Jewish Life & Learning “Judaism With A Smile” 360 Nicolls Road, East Setauket Next To Fire Dept.

631-585–0521 • www.MyVillageChabad.com RABBI CHAIM & RIVKIE GROSSBAUM RABBI MOTTI & CHAYA GROSSBAUM RABBI SHOLOM B. & CHANIE COHEN Membership Free Weekday, Shabbat & Holiday Services Highly Acclaimed Torah Tots Preschool Afternoon Hebrew School Camp Gan Israel • Judaica Publishing Department Lectures And Seminars Living Legacy Holiday Programs Jewish Learning Institute Friendship Circle For Special Needs Children The Cteen Network N’shei Chabad Women’s Club • Cyberspace Library Chabad At Stony Brook University – Rabbi Adam & Esther Stein

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764 Route 25A, Setauket (At The Old Victoria House) Mail: P.O. Box 544, E. Setauket, NY 11733 631-689-0257 (leave a message & you’ll get a call back) Visit Us At: www.kct.org.

We Are A Traditional Conservative Congregation, Run Entirely By Our Members. We Have Services every Shabbat And All Jewish Holidays, Along With Other Community Activities, With Participation Opportunities For All Jews.

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NORTH SHORE JEWISH CENTER

385 Old Town Rd., Port Jefferson Station 631-928–3737 • www.northshorejewishcenter.org RABBI AARON BENSON • CANTOR DANIEL KRAMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARCIE PLATKIN PRINCIPAL HEATHER WELKES YOUTH DIRECTOR JEN SCHWARTZ Services: Friday At 8 Pm; Saturday At 9:15 am Daily Morning And Evening Minyan- Call For Times.

Tot Shabbat • Family Services • Sisterhood • Men’s Club • Seniors’ Club Youth Group • Continuing Ed • Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah • Judaica Shop Food Pantry • Lecture Series • Jewish Film Series NSJC JEWISH LEARNING CENTER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Innovative Curriculum And Programming For Children Ages 5-13 Imagine A Synagogue That Feels Like Home!

Come Connect With Us On Your Jewish Journey.

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TEMPLE ISAIAH (REFORM)

1404 Stony Brook Road, Stony Brook 631-751–8518 • www.tisbny.org A Warm And Caring Intergenerational Community Dedicated To Learning, Prayer, Social Action, And Friendship.

Member Union For Reform Judaism RABBI PAUL SIDLOFSKY • CANTOR MARCEY WAGNER RABBI EMERITUS STEPHEN A. KAROL RABBI EMERITUS ADAM D. FISHER CANTOR EMERITUS MICHAEL F. TRACHTENBERG Sabbath Services Friday 7:30 pm And Saturday 10 am Religious School • Monthly Family Service Monthly Tot • Shabbat Youth Groups • Senior Club Adult Education Sisterhood Brotherhood • Book Club-More

46 Dare Road, Selden 631-732-2511 Emergency Number 516-848-5386 REV. DR. RICHARD O. HILL, PASTOR ERIC FARET, VICAR Email: office@hopelutheran.com Website: www.hopeluth.com Holy Communion Is Celebrated Every Weekend Sunday Services at 9:30 Are Live-Streamed Through Our “Friends Who Like Hope Lutheran Church” Facebook Group. Sermons are posted on Youtube.com at Hope Lutheran Church Selden NY Children’s Programs Sunday School (3-11) 9:30 am, Saturday Sparklers 5 pm Anchor Nursery School Tuesday-Thursday 9:15 am - 12:15 pm.

Tuesdays Hugs Toddlers (ages 18 mos-3 yrs) 9:15 am Hugs (ages 3-5yrs.) 12:15 pm Wednesdays - Kids’ Club 4:15 pm

ST. PAUL’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

309 Patchogue Road, Port Jefferson Station 631-473-2236 REV. PAUL A. DOWNING PASTOR E-mail: Pastorpauldowning@yahoo.com Pastor’s cell: 347–423–1523 (voice or text) www.StPaulsLCPJS.org facebook.com/stpaulselca Service Times: Sundays 8:30 am and 10:30 am Adult Bible Study 9:30 am Sunday School during 10:30 am service Holy Communion offered at both services Fridays: Power of Prayer Hour 10:30 am Meal provided by Welcome Friends Sundays at 1:00 pm and Wednesdays at 5:45 pm We continue to seve the Port Jefferson Community Now in our 102nd year

Lutheran–LCMS MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH

Messiah Preschool & Day Care 465 Pond Path, East Setauket 631-751–1775 • www.messiahny.com PASTOR STEVE UNGER We welcome all to join us for worship & fellowship.

It would be wonderful to have you with us.

Sunday Worship Services: 8:15, 9:30 & 11am (All with Holy Communion), Sunday School at 9:30am, Sunday Bible Study at 9:30am We have NYS Certified Preschool & Day Care

Methodist BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

33 Christian Ave/ PO 2117, E. Setauket NY 11733 REV. GREGORY L. LEONARD–PASTOR • 631-941–3581 Sunday Worship: 10:30 Am Adult Sunday School 9:30 Am Lectionary Reading And Prayer: Wed. 12 Noon Gospel Choir: Tues. 8 Pm Praise Choir And Youth Choir 3rd And 4th Fri. 6:30 Pm

To be listed in the Religious Directory please call 631–751–7663

ST. JAMES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

532 Moriches Road, St. James 11780-1316 REV. PRINCE DONKOR, PASTOR 631-584-5340 All are Welcome Sunday Service and Sunday School at 10 am Tuesday Evening is Prayer Group at 7:30 pm Wednesday Morning Bible Study at 7:30 am Wednesday Afternoon Bible Study at 1 pm Wednesday Evening Choir Practice at 7:30 pm AA Ministry Every Monday and Wednesday Evenings at 6:30 pm Upcoming Events Open Hearts Open Minds

SETAUKET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

160 Main Street, Corner Of 25A And Main Street East Setauket • 631–941–4167 REV. STEVEN KIM, PASTOR www.setauketumc.org sumcny@aol.com Adult Bible Study: 9am Sunday Worship Service & Church School: 10 am Holy Communion 1st Sunday Of Month Mary Martha Circle (Women’s Ministry) Monthly On 2nd Tuesday At 1pm No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you’re welcome here!

STONY BROOK COMMUNITY CHURCH UNITED METHODIST 216 Christian Ave., Stony Brook, 11790 Church Office: 631-751-0574 stonybrookcommunitychurch@gmail.com www.stonybrookcommunitychurch.org REV. CHUCK VAN HOUTEN, PASTOR Connecting People To God, Purpose And Each Other Sunday Worship: 10:00 am Sunday School: 10:00 am Renewing, Restoring, Reviving For The 21st Century!

Presbyterian FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF PORT JEFFERSON

107 South/Main Streets • (631) 473-0147 We are an accepting and caring people who invite you to share in the journey of faith with us.

THE REV. DR. RICHARD GRAUGH Email: office@pjpres.org Website: www.pjpres.org Sunday Worship Service -10am (Childcare Provided) Christian Education-Sunday School: 10:15am Coffee and Fellowship 11:15am Bible Study: Tuesday 3pm Holy Communion 1st Sunday of the Month Meals Provided by Welcome Friends every Friday at 6pm Call the church office or visit our website for current activities and events.

NYS Certified Preschool and Daycare - Noah’s Ark The purpose of First Presbyterian Church of Port Jefferson is, with God’s help, to share the joy and good news of Jesus Christ with the congregation, visitors and the community at large; to provide comfort to those in need and hope to those in despair; and to seek justice for all God’s people.

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ART EXHIBITS

‘Art is a harmony parallel wit h nature.’ ~ Paul Cezanne

Cliff Miller’s oil painting, ‘Mountain Mallards,’ will be on view at the Mills Pond Gallery Image courtesy of Smithtown Township Arts Council

Art League of Long Island

The Art League of Long Island is located at 107 E. Deer Park Road, Dix Hills. Through Feb. 7 the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery presents its 8th annual juried photo exhibition, This Land Is Our Land, showcasing 60 images that illustrate what makes us American. 631-462-5400.

The Atelier at Flowerfield

The Atelier at Flowerfield is located at 2 Flowerfield, Suite 15, in St. James. Through Feb. 14, Atelier Hall hosts the 3rd annual Emerging Artists Exhibition and annual fundraiser featuring 53 works of art by 48 local artists ranging from age 13 to 83. 631-250-9009.

Comsewogue Public Library

Comsewogue Public Library is located at 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station. During the month of January, the library will present an exhibit titled Nature’s Gifts by Laurie SamaraSchlageter featuring Oriental brush painting using ink, watercolor and acrylic. The exhibit may be seen during regular library hours. 631-928-1212.

East Northport Public Library

The East Northport Public Library is located at 185 Larkfield Road in East Northport. People of the World, a photography exhibit by Herb Knopp, will be on view in the library’s gallery through the month of January. The exhibit may be seen during regular library hours. 631-261-2313.

Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Emma S. Clark Memorial Library is located at 120 Main St., Setauket. Enjoy a photography exhibit by Beverly C. Tyler titled What I See in the Community during the month of January. The exhibit may be seen during regular library hours. 631-941-4080.

Gallery North

Gallery North is located at 90 North Country Road, Setauket. From Jan. 17 to Feb. 23 the gallery will present an exhibit titled Allegorical Narratives: Paintings & Drawings by artist Paton Miller. An opening reception will be held on Jan.

16 from 6 to 8 p.m. Miller will host an ArTalk on Feb. 2 from 3 to 5 p.m. 631-751-2676 or visit www.gallerynorth.org.

the museum opening on Feb. 22. 631-751-0066 or visit www.longislandmuseum.org.

Harborfields Public Library

The Smithtown Township Arts Council’s Mills Pond Gallery is located at 660 Route 25A, St. James. Join the Smithtown Township Arts Council for the Winners Fine Art Showcase from Jan. 18 to Feb. 15 featuring the prize winners in 2019 gallery exhibitions — Ross Barbera, Kyle Blumenthal, Julie Doczi, Elizabeth Kolligs and Cliff Miller. An opening reception will be held on Jan. 25 from 2 to 4 p.m. Call 862-6575.

Harborfields Public Library is located at 31 Broadway, Greenlawn. Photography by Rob Cuni featuring Long Island landmarks and landscapes will be on view in the gallery through Jan. 30.

631-757-4200.

Heckscher Museum of Art

The Heckscher Museum of Art is located at 2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Currently on view through March 15 is an exhibit titled Locally Sourced: Collecting Long Island Artists, featuring four themes: Huntington’s Own, East End Exchanges, Women Artists and Landscapes.

631-351-3250 or visit www.heckscher.org.

Huntington Arts Council

Huntington Arts Council’s Main Street Gallery is located at 213 Main St., Huntington.

Through Feb. 1 the gallery will present its annual Master’s Showcase recognizing artists who have received either Best in Show or Honorable Mention at the gallery’s previous year exhibitions. 631-271-8423.

Huntington Public Library

Huntington Public Library is located at 338 Main St., Huntington. Drop by the library through Jan. 31 to view Jon Duci’s Reality Breakdown, acrylic paintings that delve into the interaction between the subconscious and conscious mind, the metaphysical and material world, chaos and order. Mosaics: A Modern Take on an Ancient Art Form by Gabriella Grama is on view in the display case. The exhibits may be seen during regular library hours. 631-427-5165.

Long Island Museum

The Long Island Museum is located at 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook. The museum is currently closed for the season through Feb. 20. The Carriage Museum will reopen on Feb. 21, with the rest of

Mills Pond Gallery

Northport Public Library

The Northport Public Library is located at 151 Laurel Ave., Northport. Through the month of January the library’s gallery will feature Images of a Lifetime, a photography exhibit by Kenneth C. Branch. The exhibit may be seen during regular library hours. 631-261-6930.

North Shore Public Library

North Shore Public Library is located at 250 Route 25A, Shoreham. Enjoy a photography exhibit by Corinne Tousey titled Green Serene capturing serenity and peacefulness in nature through the month of January. 631-929-4488.

Port Jefferson Free Library

Port Jefferson Free Library is located at 100 Thompson St., Port Jefferson. January’s gallery exhibition in the Meeting Room will be Mac Is Back, a tribute to the works of the late Mac Titmus. Poetry Unconstricted by Andreas M. Ioannou will be on view in the Tall Case while an exhibit in memory of Bruce H. Brown by John Kozyra will be on display in the Flat Case.

631-473-0022.

Port Jefferson Village Center

The Port Jefferson Village Center is located at 101A E. Broadway, Port Jefferson. Now through Feb. 29, the second-floor gallery will present an exhibit titled Second Look featuring selected images of interest from the Port Jefferson Digital

Archives. Join them for a reception on Jan. 24 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Viewing hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. 631-802-2160.

Reboli Center for Art and History

The Reboli Center for Art and History is located at 64 Main St. in Stony Brook Village. Through Jan. 26 the center will present an exhibit titled The White House Calendar featuring the original artwork of 9 of the 14 images depicted in a commemorative calendar printed in 2000 on the 200th anniversary of the White House, including one from Joseph Reboli. Call 631-751-7707 or visit www.ReboliCenter.org.

Sachem Public Library

Sachem Public Library is located at 150 Holbrook Road in Holbrook. In the gallery through January is an exhibit titled Simple Pleasures featuring watercolor and pastel art

by Marie Camenares. Memorabilia from the Farmingville Historical Society will be on view in the display case. The exhibits may be seen during regular library hours. 631-588-5024.

Smithtown Library

The Smithtown Library’s main building is located at 1 North Country Road, Smithtown.

Enjoy Abstract Expressions featuring works

by Bruce Levine and Jane Briganti in the Community Room through January. The exhibit may be seen during regular library hours. 631360-2480.

South Huntington Public Library

South Huntington Public Library is located at 145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station.

Up next in the Alfred Van Loen Gallery will be an exhibit titled The Colorful World of Stanko, a solo exhibit of paintings from artist Mike Stanko, through Jan. 29. 631-549-4411.

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SHELTER PET OF THE WEEK MEET FRANK!

This week's featured shelter pet is Frank, a 1½-year-old American fox hound who was surrendered to Kent Animal Shelter from Smithtown Hunt for being unable to be a hunting dog. Frank is super sweet, mellow and would make a great addition to a family!

He comes neutered, microchipped and is up to date on his vaccines. Come visit Frank and fall in love.

Kent Animal Shelter is located at 2259 River Road in Calverton. The adoption center is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information on Frank and other adoptable pets at Kent, call 631727-5731 or visit www. kentanimalshelter.com.

Above, the cast of ‘Turning 15 ...’; below, actor Ally Sheedy discusses the play with the students.

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South Huntington students treated to performance of ‘Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom’

Walt Whitman High School hosted a performance of the new musical, “Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom,” on Jan. 9.

Filled with traditional and original gospel and freedom songs, the show tells the true story of Lynda Blackmon Lowey and is based on Lowey’s award-winning memoir, “Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March.”

Lowey was the youngest person to walk all the way from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, during the Voting Rights March in 1965. This inspiring true story illustrates the strength and courage of the individuals who fought alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to secure the right for African Americans to vote.

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaching and Black History Month just a few weeks away, the event came at the perfect time. As one student said, “Since I am 17 and in two weeks will be turning 18, it really made me think about registering to vote and the importance behind it.”

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Another student commented, “It’s great to hear about what young people did in the past to help get us where we are today ... in history class, you only learn about the adults who did great and important things.”

The students were enthralled during the performance, gaining new insights and even participating during the gospel music, clapping and singing along to the wonderful, moving songs.

At the end of the performance, the cast stayed to answer questions. Actor Ally Sheedy (“The Breakfast Club,” “High Art,” “Psych”), who adapted the book for the stage, was there to meet the students, as well as director Fracaswell Hyman and producers Miranda Barry and Amy Sprecher.

“Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom” was truly an uplifting performance the students of Walt Whitman High School will remember for a long time.

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KIDS TIMES

PROVIDING COMFORT IN TIMES OF NEED

Girl Scout Troop 1781 donated a dozen stuffed Fire Truck Dalmatians to the Smithtown Fire Department on Dec. 28. The stuffed animals were purchased with funds raised during the troop’s fall nut and candy sale and will be used on the ambulances when treating young children.

“Thank you Troop 1781! There’s nothing like receiving support for the community we care so much about!” said Chief Kevin Fitzpatrick.

Pictured from left, Assistant Chief Patrick Diecidue, Girl Scouts Kate Hebron, Nadia Tomitz, Brianna Lynch, Sarah Johanson and Chief Fitzpatrick. Not pictured, Girl Scout Aubrey Horel.

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Stop in at the Long Island Explorium, 101 E. Broadway, Port Jefferson on Jan. 18 and 19 from 1 to 5 p.m. to celebrate Benjamin Franklin’s birthday by learning more about his inventions and experiments. Stony Brook University’s Graduate Education Outreach group returns to the Explorium on Jan. 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. for some experiment fun. $5 per person. Call 3313277 or visit www.longislandexplorium.org.

Simple Gifts Productions, a professional performing arts company for kids and teens, presents “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” at the Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Educational & Cultural Center, 97P Main St., Stony Brook on Jan. 25 and 26 at noon and again at 2 p.m. Featuring all your favorite Peanuts characters, this charming revue of vignettes and songs is fun for ages 4 and up. Tickets are $15. To order, visit www.simplegiftsproductions.com.

Happy Birthday Ben Franklin!

Classes starting February 1, 2019.

All workshops meet for ten classes.

FrozenFest

Celebrate winter at the Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor with FrozenFest, a familyfriendly event inspired by the “Frozen” films, on Jan. 19 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Find out about arctic creatures, touch a walrus tusk and narwhal tusk, have fun creating lots of “Frozen” crafts and meet Elsa! $15 children, $6 adults. Call 367-3418.

For all performers ages 6 - 17

Theatre Three offers the best educational acting experience! Our experienced teachers Little Ladies Princess Tea Party help participants explore their creativity, Celebrate St. James, 176 2nd St., St. James will host a Little Ladies Princess Tea Party for children ages 6 to 10 years old with an adult on Jan. 19 from 2 to 4 expand their skills and experience live theatre p.m. with Penelope Proper – Teatrix of Long Island.

Price is $40, additional child is $20. Call 479-2377 for reservations. in new ways all while having fun.

Ozobot fun

Stop by the Long Island Explorium, 101 E. Broadway, Port Jefferson on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 20 from 1 to 5 p.m. or Jan. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for some fun with ozobots, little round robots that understand instructions if you give them as different color combinations. Blue red green means go right but blue red blue means make a u-turn. What color instructions will you give the ozobots? $5 per person. Call 331-3277.

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Toddler Time

Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., hosts Toddler Time, a fun-filled hour where kids can do crafts, listen to stories, and sing and dance, every Thursday at 11 a.m. Join guitarist/singer Jeff Sorg for his last Toddler Time on Jan. 23. Free. Call 271-1442.

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‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’

‘Little Red Riding Hood’

The classic Grimm fairy tale heads to Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson from Jan. 18 to Feb. 22 with a sensory-sensitive performance on Jan. 19 at 11 a.m. Amanda Sally Desdemona Estella Barbara Temple, better known as Little Red Riding Hood, takes a thrilling journey through the woods to her grandmother’s house. See what happens when William de Wolf stops at Granny Becket’s for “a bite” and Little Red Riding Hood shows up. Little Red Riding Hood learns a big lesson about safety in this modern musical telling. All seats are $10. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

Disney’s ‘Frozen Jr.’

Join the John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport for Disney’s “Frozen Jr.” from Jan. 25 to March 1. When faced with danger, princesses Anna and Elsa discover their hidden potential and the powerful bond of sisterhood. This enchanting musical features all of the memorable songs from the hit Disney film and will thaw even the coldest heart! Tickets are $15. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

‘Shrek The Musical Jr.’

Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown continues its children’s theater season with “Shrek The Musical Jr.” from Feb. 1 to March 1. In a faraway kingdom, Shrek finds his swamp invaded by banished fairy tale misfits, runaways who’ve been cast off by Little Lord Farquaad, a tiny terror with big ambitions. Farquaad tells Shrek he can get his swamp back if he rescues Princess Fiona from the dragon-guarded tower. But every fairy tale has its unexpected twists and turns! All seats are $18. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

All numbers are in (631) area code unless noted.

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SBU SPORTSWEEK JANUARY 16 TO JANUARY 22, 2020

TOMORROW IS FRIDAY – WEAR RED ON CAMPUS!

STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

Men’s hoops remains perfect in America East with rout of UNH

Seawolves basketball player Elijah Olaniyi celebrated his 21st birthday in style.

Olaniyi fueled a second-half eruption and Makale Foreman posted a game-high 23 points as the Stony Brook men’s basketball team defeated New Hampshire, 73-48, on Jan. 11 at Island Federal Arena.

Playing for the first time since winning on the homecourt of defending America East champion Vermont, the Seawolves experienced no letdown. The team (12-6 overall) never trailed and now sits alone atop the conference standings at 3-0.

“I was as concerned as you could be,” head coach Geno Ford said about a potential post-Vermont malaise. “It’s human nature. I think everybody, when you get told, ‘Good job. Good job. Good job,’ there’s a level of that that’s great because it builds confidence.

And then there’s a fine line where you can get too much of it and it becomes a little poisonous to the process. I think we, as a group, handled not only the win, but the travel very well. That was a long trip. It was six days.”

Elijah Olaniyi (3) personally scored the opening nine points of the second half to turn a contested game into a commanding Stony Brook lead during last Saturday’s game.

Photo by Jim Harrison/Stony Brook Athletics

The Seawolves opened the game on a 9-0 run. And, with the Wildcats hanging around, Stony Brook turned a 31-23 lead at intermission into a rout by opening the second half with an 11-0 run.

Olaniyi scored the first nine points of the second half and

finished with 22 points. He also had 11 rebounds for his second straight double-double. “He threatened a triple-double tonight. Three more turnovers, he would have had it,” Ford joked during the postgame press conference, which elicited a hearty laugh from Olaniyi.

The 6-foot-5 junior now sits at 974 career points, tantalizingly close to the 1,000-point milestone.

All but four of Olaniyi’s points came in the second half against the Wildcats.

“I told the guys, ‘I’m going to bring it this half,’” Olaniyi said. “It starts with me. I felt that trickled down to everybody.”

Stony Brook, playing its first conference home game after wins at Maine and Vermont, extended its winning streak to five. New Hampshire (8-8, 1-2 AE) went scoreless the opening 4 minutes, 15 seconds of the first half and the opening 3:54 of the second half.

Andrew Garcia set the tone for Stony Brook’s game-opening run. He began the scoring with a 3-pointer, then stole Marque Maultsby’s midcourt pass and coasted in for a dunk. “We’ve got a lot of guys clicking right now,” Ford said.

Stony Brook returned to action Wednesday at Hartford, which has opened league play with consecutive victories. Results were not available as of press time.

Track and field earns six event wins at Robert Elkin Invitational on Jan. 10

BRONX: Patrick Abel admitted to some prerace jitters but was able to calm himself down with a little help from the coaching staff. “Everything is a process, and learning college track is a huge adjustment, but good coaching is a huge factor,” he said. “Coach spoke to me because I usually get nervous before races. The two words he said were, ‘Just go,’ and not to worry.”

The freshman turned that advice into his first career individual collegiate victory. It came in the 400-meter race at the Robert Elkin Invitational on Jan. 10. Abel’s win was one of five individual victories for the team to go along with a relay win in the Seawolves’ first competition in more than a month. “I wanted to come out today with a bang and make a statement for myself in the future,” said Abel, who clocked in at 49.71.

Amanda Stead earned her second individual win of the season, this time in the 400-meter run.

She produced a 56.68, nearly three seconds faster than the second-place finisher. The junior, who placed second in the 400m at the America East

Amanda Stead (402) of Miller Place won the 400-meter run during last Friday’s event. Photo from SB Athletics

Indoor Championships a season ago, was pleased with her performance but sees plenty of room for improvement as the season progresses.

“Today’s meet was a good starting point for the beginning of the indoor season,” Stead said. “It was positive to win the 400m today, but there is still a lot of work to be done to be ready for the rest of the

season and championship meets.”

Nadja Ashley took home her first career firstplace finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.23. Teammate Erica Marriott finished right behind her at 26.38. The Seawolves also earned an individual victory in the 60m hurdles, where Emmanuela Lauredent finished first at 8.99 seconds. She was followed by Jillian Patterson and Alyssa Oviasogie, giving the team the top-three finishes in the event. Oviasogie notched a win of her own in the women’s high jump, tying her careerbest jump at 1.68m. She also reached that mark at the 2018 Wolfie Invitational. In the women’s 4×400 relay, a team of Stead, Ashley, Janelle Pottinger and Annelyse Benn finished first at 4:02.16.

“Today was all about getting both squads back in the competitive mindset after the break,” head coach Andy Ronan said. “Now our focus has to be on getting better each day at practice and every time we compete, so that we are fully prepared when the championship phase of the season comes around in late February.”

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Seawolves Home Games MEN’S BASKETBALL Jan. 18 vs. UAlbany Jan. 22 vs. Binghamton Feb. 1 vs. UMBC Feb. 5 vs. UMass Lowell Feb. 20 vs. Vermont Feb. 22 vs. Maine Feb. 26 vs. Hartford

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