Arts & Lifestyles - January 18, 2018

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MEET SAMMY! This is Sammy, a 4-year-old foxhound currently waiting at Kent Animal Shelter for his forever home. Sammy is a happy guy and would make an awesome family dog. Weighing in at 87 pounds, he used to be a hunting dog. He wouldn’t stay with the pack during the hunt so he was turned in for adoption. He is neutered, microchipped, up to date on all his vaccines and ready to be a part of your family.

Kent Animal Shelter, located at 2259 River Road in Calverton, is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. seven days a week. For more information on Sammy and other adoptable pets at Kent, visit www.kentanimalshelter. com or call 631-727-5731.

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Winter Animals program

Janine Bendicksen will bring an eastern box turtle among other critters to the event.

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Sachem Public Library, located at 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook will host a program titled Winter Animals on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. Local animals that don’t migrate generally fall into two categories — those that sleep through the winter and those that tough it out. Janine Bendicksen, director of wildlife rehabilitation at Sweetbriar Nature Center, will discuss Long Island’s winter animals and explain how they survive the cold. She will also bring some resident critters for you to meet. All are welcome to attend this free event. To register, call 631-588-5024.

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK

FROM OLD FIELD TO STRONG’S NECK TO SUNSET Brian Cohen of Stony Brook captured this image in the parking lot of the Old Field Lighthouse at dusk on Dec. 17 using his Canon EOS Rebel T6. He writes, ‘Long Island history abounds from each geographical point in this photo. I took this imagining that our original settlers may have experienced the same view and wondered what it would be like to step back in time.’

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PLAIN TALK

BY FR. FRANCIS PIZZARELLI

That bridge building must be inclusive of all people, no matter what their race, reAnother new year has begun. Where ligion, sexual orientation or social status.

Our social agenda needs to be more agare we as a world, as a nation, as a community? As a world, we are clearly more gressive. Homelessness is out of control; volatile than ever before. World terrorism our social welfare system systematically sets people up for failure and dependence and violence are out of control.

As a nation, we are more divisive than on a system that is inadequate and broken.

Education must once again become a ever before. The rhetoric of divisiveness and hate is out of control. Those who lead major priority. Our schools are our most hidden treasures on so many levels. us in Washington seem stuck in Too many of our schools are a narcissism that borders on in danger of becoming wasteautocracy, disrespect and dislands of human potential. We regard for our Constitution need to change our vision and and for human rights. provide the material and capAs a community, despite ital necessary for educational the national landscape that transformation. is so divisive and negative, Finally, health care is a vithere is a great movement tal concern. Our health care within our community tosystem is broken. Innocent ward bipartisan cooperation people are being sentenced and respect. We seem to have to death by a system that is a new generation of local heartless, incompetent and leaders that are invested in lacks any kind of empathetic us — and what really matters concern for people. in our local community.

As a community, The president of the UnitThere are courageous men ed States declared the opioid and women across our counwe need to work try and even among some of harder this new year epidemic as a national health crisis. It is! I live it every day. our elected officials who are at building bridges I am living with men recoverworking tirelessly for social ing and struggling to reclaim justice and human rights for instead of walls. their lives. I know their pain all. We are fortunate to have and their sense of powerlessprivate citizens and clergy who have committed their lives and their ness. I see the challenges of the recovery voices to working on behalf of the most journey firsthand.

Everyone from Trump to our governor vulnerable among us.

This holiday season was overwhelming- has paid lip service to this health crisis. ly generous. The gift of generosity from so However, we still had no additional beds many within our local community made a this past year. We need long-term treatpowerful difference in the lives of the poor ment beds. Insurance companies continue to sentence people to death. If they are and the needy among us.

Christmas Magic is a local initiative. open to paying for any residential treatIt touched more children in our shelter ment, the once 28-day model has been resystem this year than ever before. So duced to 11 days. Heroin addicts do not remany local people dropped off food and cover in 11 days. There are no compelling warm clothing for the people who live studies that support that kind of approach in the shadows and on our streets. Lo- to this serious health crisis.

It is scandalous that no one in govcal churches, synagogues and mosques worked overtime with their congregants’ ernmental leadership has challenged the insurance industry with their disgracesocial outreach.

In his Christmas message this year, Pope ful response to this national health crisis.

Francis called for all humanity to awaken Thousands of afflicted addicts are dying the goodness that lives within each of every year because of lack of competent us and to work harder at awakening the long-term residential treatment.

As we begin this new year, if we value goodness within others. He also suggested that this new year we should all work at human life and believe that it is sacred, we gratitude. I agree, despite our social land- must demand accountability of all insurscape of chaos and division, we do have so ance companies. We must demand that they do the right thing. They should not much for which to be grateful!

As I was reflecting on this new year determine whether or not an addict lives before us, and thinking about what we or dies because of their resistance to payneed to be about, a number of things ing for long-term care.

Let’s raise our voices and challenge the came to mind.

We definitely need greater civic engage- lack of accountability on the part of inment to challenge the lack of vision and surance providers. People do recover and action in Washington. We must work hard- reclaim their lives with long-term comer to convince the next generation that prehensive care. I witness those miracles their voices and involvement are critical to of change and transformation every day, moving our country from a course of self- which is why hope has become the anthem destruction to a course of peace and social of my soul! Happy New Year! justice for all.

Fr. Pizzarelli, SMM, LCSW-R, ACSW, DCSW, As a community, we need to work harder this new year at building bridges instead is the director of Hope House Ministries in Port Jefferson. of walls.

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MEDICAL COMPASS

Understanding and preventing mild cognitive impairment

Different types of exercise have different impacts

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is one of the more common disorders that occurs as we age. But age is not the only determinant. There are a number of modifiable risk factors. MCI is feared, not only for its own challenges but also because it may lead to dementia, with Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia being the more common forms. Prevalence of MCI may be as high as one-in-five in those over age 70 (1). It is thought that those with MCI may have a 10 percent chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease (2).

Since there are very few medications presently that help prevent cognitive decline, the most compelling questions are: What increases risk and what can we do to minimize the risk of developing cognitive impairment?

By David These are the imDunaief, M.D. portant questions.

Many chronic diseases and disorders contribute to MCI risk. These include diabetes, heart disease, Parkinson’s disease and strokes. If we can control these maladies, we may reduce the risk of cognitive decline. This involves making lifestyle modifications such as exercise and diet.

We know that we can’t stop aging, but we can age gracefully.

Heart disease’s impact Although we have made great strides, heart disease continues to be prevalent in America. In an observational study, results demonstrated that those suffering from years of heart disease are at a substantial risk of developing MCI (3). The study involved 1,450 participants who were between the ages of 70 and 89 and were not afflicted by cognitive decline at the beginning of the study. Patients with a history of cardiac disease had an almost two times greater risk of developing nonamnestic MCI, compared to those individuals without cardiac disease.

Women with cardiac disease were affected even more, with a three times increased risk of cognitive impairment.

Nonamnestic MCI affects executive functioning — decision-making abilities, spatial relations, problem-solving capabilities, judgments and language. It is a more subtle form of impairment that may be more frustrating because of its subtlety. It may lead to vascular dementia and may be a result of clots. This gives us yet another reason to treat and prevent cardiac disease.

Stroke location vs. frequency Not surprisingly, stroke may have a role in cognitive impairment. Stroke is also referred to as a type of vascular brain injury. But what is surprising is that in a study, results showed that the location of

Studies have shown that aerobic exercise improves brain function. the stroke was more relevant than the frequency or the multitude of strokes (4). If strokes occurred in the cortical and subcortical gray matter regions of the brain, executive functioning and memory were affected, respectively. Thus, the locations of strokes may be better predictors of subsequent cognitive decline than the number of strokes. Clinically silent strokes that were found incidentally by MRI scans had no direct effect on cognition, according to the authors.

Exercise’s effects Exercise may play a significant role in potentially preventing cognitive decline and possibly even improving MCI in patients who have the disorder. Interestingly, different types of exercise have different effects on the brain. Aerobic exercise may stimulate one type of neuronal development, while resistance training or weight lifting another.

In an animal study involving rats, researchers compared aerobic exercise to weight lifting (5). Weight lifting was simulated by attaching weights to the tails of rats while they climbed ladders. Both groups showed improvements in memory tests, however, there was an interesting divergence.

With aerobic exercise, the level of the protein BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) increased significantly. This is important, because BDNF is involved in neurons and the connections among them, called synapses, related mostly to the hippocampus, or memory center. The rats that “lifted weights” had an increase in another protein, IGF (insulin growth factor), that promotes the development of neurons in a different area of the brain. The authors stressed the most important thing is to exercise, regardless of the type.

In another study that complements the previous study, women were found to have improved spatial memory when

they exercised — either aerobic or weight lifting (6). Interestingly, verbal memory was improved more by aerobic exercise than by weight lifting. Spatial memory is the ability to recall where items were arranged, and verbal memory is the ability to recall words. The authors suggest that aerobic exercise and weight lifting affect different parts of the brain, which corroborates the animal study findings above.

This was a randomized controlled trial that was six months in duration and involved women, ages 70 to 80, who had MCI at the trial’s start. There were three groups in the study: aerobic, weight lifting and stretching and toning. Those who did stretches or toning alone experienced deterioration in memory skills over the same period.

Here is the catch with exercise: We know exercise is valuable in preventing disorders like cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline, but are Americans doing enough? A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report claims the majority of the adult population is woefully deficient in exercise: Only about 1 in 5 Americans exercise regularly, both using weights and doing aerobic exercise (7).

Diet’s effects Several studies show that the Mediterranean diet helps prevent MCI and possibly prevents conversion from MCI to Alzheimer’s (8, 9). In addition, a study showed that high levels of carbohydrates and sugars, when compared to lower levels, increased the risk of cognitive decline by more than three times (5). The authors surmise that carbohydrates have a negative impact on insulin and glucose utilization in the brain.

Cognitive decline is a disorder that should be taken very seriously, and everything that can be done to prevent it should be utilized. Though the number of Americans exercising regularly is woefully deficient, the silver lining is that there is substantial room for improvement. Exercise has potentially positive effects on neuron growth and development. We need more campaigns like the NFL’s Play 60, which entices children to be active at least 60 minutes every day, but we also need to target adults of all ages. Let’s not squander the opportunity to reduce the risk of MCI, a potentially life-altering disorder.

References: (1) Ann Intern Med. 2008;148:427434. (2) uptodate.com. (3) JAMA Neurol. 2013;70:374-382. (4) JAMA Neurol. 2013;70:488-495. (5) J Alzheimers Dis. 2012;32:329-339. (6) J Aging Res. 2013;2013:861893. (7) Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013;62:326-330. (8) Neurology 2013;80:1684-1692. (9) Arch Neurol.

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NEWS AROUND TOWN

Spaghetti dinner Mangia! Resurrection Byzantine Catholic Church, 38 Mayflower Ave., Smithtown will host its annual Carnevale in Italia Pre-Lenten dinner on Sunday, Jan. 28 from 1 to 6 p.m. $20 adults, $15 seniors, $7 children under 12 includes salad, spaghetti, homemade meatballs, garlic bread, Italian dessert tray, coffee or tea plus a cash bar with beer, wine, soda or water. Chinese auction and live music. No reservations required; continuous service. For more information, call 631-553-1189 or visit www.resurrectionsmithtown.org.

Stroke Support A Stroke Support group meeting is held on the last Tuesday of every month from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Stony Brook Neurology Clinic, 181 Belle Meade Road in East Setauket. Open to all stroke survivors, family members and caregivers, the meetings are free, courtesy of Stony Brook Medicine. For additional information, please call 631-638-2638.

Voting rights lecture The Chai Club in partnership with the Long Island Network for Change will present a lecture titled “Voting Rights: Democracy Works Best When Everyone Participates” at Temple Beth El, 660 Park Ave., Huntington on Sunday, Jan. 21 from 3 to 6 p.m.

Community projects and personal action will be presented, along with the opportunity for audience discussion.

There is no charge for this program.

RSVP to tbe.votersrights@gmail. com. For more information, call 631421-5835 or visit www.tbeli.org.

Gallery Talk Join the Heckscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Ave., Huntington for a Gallery Talk, “Warhol and the Soup Can School,” on Friday, Jan. 19 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Art historian Thomas Germano will show how pop Image from Heckscher Museum art forever changed Andy Warhol, ‘Chicken Noodle’ the landscape of the art world.

Attendees will learn how artists such as Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein and James Rosenquist appropriated imagery that blurred the lines between fine art and everyday life. $5 per person, members are free.

Questions? Call 631-351-3250.

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After explanation and substantive discussions, most accountings are approved There are many steps and layers associ- by the beneficiaries and the estate fiduciary can proceed to the next and likely ated with the administration of an estate.

Ultimately, for most estates, the goal final step of making final distributions.

Conversely, beneficiaries also have is to distribute the assets to the respective beneficiaries named in the dece- the legal right to object to the accountdent’s will or are intestate heirs pursuant ing provided by the fiduciary. Once this to the laws of intestacy. As part of this occurs, there are provisions in the Surrogate’s Court Procedure Act administration process, and (SCPA) and other statutes prior to making any final that provide a means by distributions, the benefiwhich the beneficiaries can ciaries of the estate are eninvestigate any questions titled to receive and review they have about the adminan accounting prepared and istration of the estate. provided by the fiduciary Specifically, SCPA 2211 for the estate. entitled, “Voluntary account; One of the fiduciary duproceedings thereupon” alties the executor or adminlows a party to take oral testiistrator is tasked with is to mony of a fiduciary to exammarshal the assets of the ine all of the papers relating estate. The administrator to the accounting. These reports to the beneficiary papers include, but are not the assets of the estate; the limited to, bank statements, Accountings income collected during the brokerage statements, deeds, pendency of the administraare part of the tax returns, financial records, tion; the expenses, debts administration of an bills and receipts. Following and claims that were paid estate, regardless of the completion of the SCPA on behalf of the estate; and the amount and value of whether the decedent 2211 examination, a decision can then be made by the funds that ultimately remain died with a will or beneficiaries as to whether to on hand to be distributed to file formal objections to the intestate. the beneficiaries. accounting.

The function of the acThe Surrogate’s Court counting is to provide a clear and concise review, in proper reportable form, of all in New York generally encourages interof the estate receipts and expenditures of ested parties to resolve their disputes, inthe estate so that the beneficiary fully un- cluding any accounting contests, without derstands exactly why he or she is receiv- extensive court intervention, proceeding a certain sum of money. As discussed ings or a trial as these proceedings can above, once the accounting is approved, be costly and time consuming.

Accountings are part of the administhe ultimate distribution is made in accordance with the terms of the probated will tration of an estate, regardless of whether the decedent died with a will or inor as provided by the laws of intestacy.

Once provided with the accounting testate. Accordingly, whether you are the from the fiduciary, the beneficiaries of fiduciary or a beneficiary, it is important the estate generally have questions re- to consult with an experienced estate adgarding the transactions of the fiduciary. ministration attorney to assist and guide It is important that the fiduciary respond you through the accounting process. and address any concerns the beneficiary Nancy Burner, Esq. practices elder law and may have regarding the administration of estate planning from her East Setauket office. the estate.

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KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS

CSHL’s Christopher Vakoc, Yali Xu disrupt leukemia signal

Harnessing the Technology of our Research Giants

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF

I

t’s like a top scorer for another team that the greatest minds can’t seem to stop. Whatever they throw at it, it seems to slip by, collecting the kinds of points that can eventually lead to a life-threatening loss.

The scorer is a transcription factor called MYB, and the points it collects can, and often do, lead to breast and colon cancer and leukemia.

Researchers have known for over 30 years that stopping MYB could help with cancer treatment. Unlike other possible targets, however, MYB didn’t seem to have the kind of structural weakness that pharmaceutical companies seek, where developing a small molecule could prevent the cancer signals MYB delivered. Some researchers have decided that drugs won’t stop this high-profile cancer target.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Associate Professor Christopher Vakoc and his graduate research assistant Yali Xu, however, have figured out a way around this seemingly intractable problem. The CSHL scientists recently published their results in the journal Cancer Cell.

‘What we’ve discovered is head and shoulders above anything we’ve come across before.’

— Christopher Vakoc MYB binds at a small nub to a large and important coactivation protein called TFIID (which is pronounced TF-two-D). This protein is involved in numerous life functions and, without it, organisms couldn’t survive.

Vakoc and Xu found that they could use a small peptide decoy to trick MYB into believing it had attached to this protein when, it reality, it hit the equivalent of a molecular dead end.

In a mouse model of acute myeloid leukemia, this peptide caused leukemias to shrink in size by about 80 percent.

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“What we’ve discovered is head and shoulders above anything we’ve come across before,” Vakoc said.

As with many scientific discoveries, researchers have to clear numerous hurdles between this conceptual discovery and any potential new cancer therapy. “This is not a medicine a person can take,” Vakoc said.

Indeed, scientists and pharmaceutical companies would need to study what leukemia cells escaped this type of treatment to understand how a cancer might rebound or become resistant after an initial treatment.

“Our goal is to develop something with longer lasting effects” that doesn’t become ineffective after three to six months, Vakov said. He described understanding the way a disease reacts to a treatment as an “arms race.”

Nature inevitably “finds a way to outsmart our decoy. We’d like to know how [it] does it. We’re always trying to study both sides and trying to anticipate” the next steps.

Down the road, Vakoc could foresee researchers and, ultimately, physicians using this kind of approach in combination with other drugs or therapies, the way doctors now provide patients who have the HIV infection with a cocktail of drugs.

Conceptually, however, Vakoc is thrilled that this work “highlights what’s possible.”

One of the most encouraging elements of this approach, Vakoc said, is that it combats MYB without harming organ systems. When the researchers gave the treatment to rodents, the mice were “running around, eating and gaining weight.”

Their body tissues appeared normal, and they didn’t demonstrate the same sensitivity that is a common byproduct of chemotherapy treatment, such as losing any hair or having problems in their gut.

An important step in this study, Vakoc said, was to understand the basics of how MYB and TFIID found each other. That, Xu said, was one of the first steps in her graduate work, which took about five years to complete.

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Take certain things with a grain of salt, Capricorn. Until you can flush out the facts, there is no point in worrying or passing judgment. Be patient and things will come to light.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18

Find more time to explore an important relationship, Aquarius. Don’t overlook the importance of date night. Make time for this important person even if it requires sacrifices.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, do something unexpected this week and watch as those around you are inspired by your willingness to try new things.

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, if a special opportunity or circumstance comes your way, jump at the chance to be a part of it. Such opportunities might not come along too often, so enjoy the ride.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21

Photo from Yali Xu

Yali Xu and Christopher Vakoc at the 2013 Don Monti Memorial Research Foundation’s Anniversary Ball In Vakoc’s lab, which includes 13 other researchers, he described how scientists make thousands of perturbations to cancer and normal cells, while they are hunting for cancer-specific targets.

By using this screening technique, Vakoc and his team can stress test how cancer cells and normal cells react when they are deprived of certain proteins or genes.

“This began as a screen,” he said. “We took leukemia and normal blood cells and did a precise comparison of the perturbation.” They searched for what had the most specific toxicity and, to their surprise, found that interfering with the binding between MYB and TFIID had the strongest effect.

“Once we understood what this nub was doing, we applied all kinds of biochemical assay experiments,” Vakov added.

Ultimately, the peptide they found was a fragment of a larger protein that’s active in the cell.

Vakoc credits Xu for her consistent and hard work.“When we started on this hunt, we had no idea where this was headed,” he said. Xu was “relentless” in trying to find the answers.

“She pieced it all together. It took a great amount of imagination and intellect to solve this puzzle.”

Vakoc suggested that Xu, who plans to defend her thesis this spring and graduate this summer, has set a great example for the other members of his lab. “I now have 13 other people inspired to outdo her work,” he said. “We know we have a new standard.”

Xu is grateful for the support she has received from Vakoc and appreciates the journey from her arrival as a graduate student from China to the verge of her graduation. “It’s very satisfying when you look back and think how things evolved from the beginning to the end” of her graduate work, said Xu, who lives near Huntington Village and enjoys the chance to visit local restaurants and sample coffee and ice cream when she isn’t conducting research toward her doctorate.

The scientific effort, which was published recently, has attracted the attention of others, particularly those who are studying MYB. Vakoc recently received an email from members of a foundation that is funding research on a solid tumor in which scientists believe MYB plays a role. He is writing grants to get more financial support to pursue this concept.

Vakoc is encouraged by the opportunity to make progress with a protein that has been “staring [scientists] in the face for three decades.”

Taurus, a newfound devotion to exercise may improve your life in many different ways. If you have been vacillating on whether or not to embrace a new lifestyle, just do it.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21

An unexpected situation has put you out of your element, Gemini. For now you can simply go with the flow and see how things work out. Don’t let this get the better of you.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22

Cancer, dabbling in a few different projects may give you a unique perspective and the inspiration to take things in a new direction. Keep putting out those feelers.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, you have just about sold one of your ideas and now it’s just a matter of being patient. Soon the results will support your vision, and you can enjoy the fruits of your labors.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22

Let other people’s perceptions roll off you like water off of a duck’s back, Virgo. To get the full picture, you need to immerse yourself and make up your own mind.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, take a few steps back and think about whether or not a new approach is needed regarding a specific situation.

Thinking logically instead of emotionally may help.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, take a day to recharge your batteries if you feel your energy stores are running low. You may not need an extended vacation to do so, just a day to relax.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, looking within yourself can help you get a grasp on your situation and your future. Make the most of this introspection and use it as a catalyst for positive change.

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GARDENING

Open House North Shore Montessori School, located at 218 Christian Ave. in Stony Brook, will hold an Open House on Saturday, Jan. 20, from 10 a.m. to noon. (Snow date: Jan. 27.) All new families are invited to come visit the school and learn more about all it has to offer. Come meet the teachers, see the classrooms and watch your children explore the Montessori materials. The school offers full and half day programs for ages 18 months to 6 years. Call 631-6898273 for more information.

Chokeberry can be planted in most soil conditions including sandy soil.

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BY KYRNAN HARVEY

Heart wreath workshop A beautiful heart wreath in your décor is something special, but a beautiful heart wreath made by you is even better! Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the Reboli Center for Art and History in Stony Brook Village will host a Heart Wreath Workshop on Saturday, Feb. 3 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

With the guidance of Diana from Everlastings by Diana, you’ll get to make a Pinterest-worthy wreath using hand-

colored dried herbs (lavender, Artemesia annua and more), hydrangea and other dried botanicals that symbolize love to display in your home. You’ll be encouraged to explore your own style within the demonstrated framework. All materials are provided and, of course, you’ll take your creation home with you! Workshop fee is $45. To register, call 631-751-7707 or visit the Reboli Center, 64 Main St., Stony Brook.

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Single-digit overnight temperatures and daytime highs of 16 degrees with howling winds are as bad as it gets in winter on Long Island, unless your property is at sea level, in which case flooding makes the gardener yet more miserable. Port Jefferson locals were reminded by the Jan. 4 storm that their village was called Drowned Meadow.

Elsewhere, “from swerve of shore to bend of bay,” and to varying degrees the blast of blizzard was dramatically exacerbated by saltwater flooding.

I had, for many years, such a garden on Manhasset Bay. Nor’easters and hurricanes coinciding with full moons were likely to inundate the garden, and it sure got ugly if it was a blizzard at that time of the month.

The salinity of the water was resented most by rhododendrons and other broad-leaved evergreens that had no business growing there, but for the rest — the tulips and daffodils, the roses and forget-me-nots, the hydrangeas and crape myrtles and garden phlox — come May and June and hot summer, they were as happy as Larry, naturalized in their waterfront setting.

Of perhaps greater deleterious effect than the salt water from the coastal flooding was, on the one hand, the enormous deposits left in the garden — a thick layer of Phragmites seasoned with driftwood and plastic detritus, some of which I would add to my collection of ready-mades — and, on the other hand, the stripping of humus and mulch by the receding tide, leaving feeder roots exposed and begging for amelioration. In that case the gardener has no choice but to have a truckload of mulch — or better yet, compost — delivered as soon as possible. Inflate the tire of your wheelbarrow or call in a professional landscaper.

My garden on Manhasset Bay was not only right at sea level but it was entirely flat. There were many storms in which the salt water and flotsam reached into the garden some 20 or 30 feet, but there were also three or four times in 20 years that the entire acre of garden was inundated.

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Of course, you could certainly leave such a plot to open lawn and the random privet and black locust. However, what if you want to garden on it, where coastal flooding is not an infrequent occurrence?

What planting strategies are there?

Go with the flow and select a few native plants that are adapted to Long Island coastal and establish them in mass plantings. Use these to create a less exposed ecosystem, a cozier environment, a more distinctive sense of place and to minimize erosion. Of course, as always, there are the deer to consider, which unfortunately eliminates sumac (Rhus), eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana), winterberry (Ilex verticillata) and bayberry (Myrica), all of which fit the bill of desirable LI coastal natives. These can be tried in future years.

However, in order to establish a durable and dependable infrastructure impervious to saline and cervine, let’s select chokeberry (Aronia), arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum) and grasses, like switchgrass and panic grass (Panicum).

There is a superb source for all these and many more in Eastport (between Moriches and Westhampton), a grower and nursery called Long Island Natives. They may have suggestions unknown to me and firsthand experience that contradicts my own.

Very rarely is there coastal flooding in spring. September through December are the months when the coincidence of heavy storm and full moon will inundate the shorelines. Thus spring is the time to plant in gardens where there is coastal flooding.

Let plants have a long season to establish in the soil. If you have established beds and plants that are not known to be adapted to this condition, and they were flooded in the storm of Jan. 4, you must immediately spread at least an inch of compost or mulch.

Email your horticultural questions to kyrnanh@yahoo.com for possible inclusion in this column.

Kyrnan Harvey is a horticulturist and garden designer residing in East Setauket. For more information, visit www.boskygarden.com.

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COOKING COVE

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The Reichert Planetarium, which received a $4-million makeover in 2013, it touted as one of the finest and most advanced in the United States.

Vanderbilt announces new Rock ‘n’ Light shows The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum’s Charles and Helen Reichert Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport recently announced two new laser light music shows for the season.

On Friday nights from 10 to 11 p.m., enjoy Laser Genesis, a show based on the British band Genesis. Enjoy dazzling laser imagery backed by some of the band’s greatest hits sung by Phil Collins including “Turn It on Again,” “Invisible Touch,” “Land of Confusion,” “Mama,” “Sussudio,” “Follow You, Follow Me,” “In the Air Tonight,” “Abacab” and more.

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MOVIE REVIEW

Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep lead an all-star cast in Steven Spielberg’s film about the release of the Pentagon Papers.

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Spielberg’s ‘The Post’ celebrates the First Amendment

BY KEVIN REDDING Like a reporter punching away at keys to hit a deadline,“The Post” is fast paced, reflective and inspired in its depiction of the most pivotal moment in American journalism: In the summer of 1971, the Washington Post risked it all to publish the Pentagon Papers, a decision that exposed the lies of political leaders surrounding the Vietnam War and firmly protected the First Amendment against suppression by the occupant of the White House.

Carried by a terrific ensemble of seasoned actors and actresses — including Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Bradley Whitford, Bob Odenkirk and Sarah Paulson — this docudrama is an incredibly entertaining, pulse-pounding and extremely timely work by a legendary filmmaker who proves he’s still at the top of his game.

‘This was a story I felt we needed to tell today.’

—Steven Spielberg In the beginning of 2017, Steven Spielberg was antsy. Antsy because he was sitting around in postproduction limbo, waiting for the special effects to be assembled on his upcoming blockbuster, “Ready Player One.” Antsy to get back behind the camera and do what he does best. And perhaps a little antsy in observance of the state of America

around him, in which the president of the United States wages war on the media on a day-to-day basis via Twitter and continually discards foolproof facts as “fake news.”

Enter “The Post,” a film whose screenplay Spielberg read in February, began shooting in May and released nationwide in late December. “When I read the first draft of the script [written by newcomer Liz Hannah], this wasn’t something that could wait three years or two years,” Spielberg said in an interview with USA Today. “This was a story I felt we needed to tell today.”

A fitting entry in Spielberg’s recent arsenal of films celebrating “American values” (“Lincoln,” “Bridge of Spies”), “The Post” is certainly not subtle in its intentions as a reflection of today’s climate, championing the merits of the press and villainizing leaders who wish to stamp it out. This is all done through the masterful vision of Spielberg, who moves the camera like no other director, knowing exactly when to hold on a moment and when to deliver a visual treat for the audience.

The Washington Post reporters in the film — seen schmoozing in cigarette smoke-filled newsrooms, racing to track down sources, and click-clacking away on typewriters in an effort to make the public aware that their leaders knew the war in Vietnam was a losing battle for decades, yet continued to let young soldiers die mostly to avoid the humiliation of an American defeat — are the heroes, “the small rebellion,” as Odenkirk’s Ben Bagdikian calls them.

Meanwhile, President Richard Nixon is portrayed only as a dark silhouette in a voyeuristic shot through the windows of the White House as he barks into a phone to administration officials that “The press is the enemy” and must be silenced with an injunction. He also asserts that no reporter from the Washington Post is ever to be allowed in the White House.

As stated in the movie by Ben Bradlee (Hanks), the famously tough, feather-ruffling editor of the Post: “We have to be the check on their power. We don’t hold them accountable, my God, who will?”

The heart and soul of the movie lies with the working relationship between Bradlee and Katharine Graham (Streep), the Post’s publisher who inherits her family’s newspaper after her husband — Philip Graham, publisher since 1946, who succeeded Katharine’s father — dies, catapulting her into a position neither she nor anybody else ever expected her to fill.

Throughout the course of the film, Graham finds her voice and becomes a leader in the male-dominated business, a journey that’s handled beautifully and satisfyingly. And, like everything else, hits a poignant note in modern times.

After The New York Times receives and publishes several top-secret pages of the Pentagon Papers, the Nixon administration hits it with a lawsuit, prompting the courts to rule that the Times cannot publish any more of the documents or any of its findings.

Not one to be outdone by the New York Times, Bradlee encourages his assistant editor, Bagdikian, to chase down the Times’ source for the leak, who delivers to the Post a total 7,000 pages of the documents. In an especially thrilling scene, Bradlee hosts a small team of reporters in his living room to sift through and make sense of the piles of papers, all while his wife (Paulson) serves sandwiches, his daughter sells lemonade, and a pack of lawyers and newspaper investors balk at their plan to undermine Nixon’s authority and publish them, fearing it will result in the paper’s demise.

Graham must decide whether or not to allow the documents to be published. By doing so, she risks the legacy of her family’s newspaper and also the friendships she has with many Washington, D.C., players, including Robert McNamara, secretary of defense under President Lyndon Johnson, who is largely involved in the deception of the American public.

Although we, the audience, know the outcome of the film’s events, it’s great fun to watch it unfold, and it doesn’t hurt that it’s a history lesson presented by some of the finest actors, and the greatest director, that ever lived. It’s an incredibly human and powerful story that serves as a great reminder that the voices of the governed should always be louder than those of the governors.

Rated PG-13 for “salty language,” “The Post is now playing in local theaters.

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SHARING THE BEST IDEAS IN MEDICINE

Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery: Less Pain, Faster Recovery Today, many routine as well as complex obstetric and gynecologic (OB/GYN) surgeries can be performed using minimally invasive techniques.

OB/GYN surgical specialists Todd Griffin, MD, and William Burke, MD, describe some of the latest innovative surgical treatment options available at Stony Brook Medicine for both benign and cancerous conditions.

When did minimally invasive OB/GYN surgeries become available?

Minimally invasive surgery was largely pioneered by gynecologists in the 1970s.

However, until the mid-1990s, a woman who underwent a surgical procedure for a benign or cancerous gynecological disorder generally had to have invasive open surgery, stay in the hospital for several days at least, and endure a long recovery period. But now, with major advances in laparoscopic and roboticassisted techniques, minimally invasive procedures for most gynecologic surgeries have become the preferred option.

Who performs these surgeries?

Stony Brook Medicine has a team of skilled and experienced gynecologic surgeons specially trained to perform minimally invasive surgeries for complex benign conditions as well as for gynecologic cancers.

What conditions can be treated using these techniques?

Among the many minimally invasive OB/ GYN procedures performed by Stony Brook specialists are treatments for endometriosis,

infertility, fibroid tumors, incontinence, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer and endometrial cancer.

Diagnostic evaluation and surgical biopsies to help identify a new or recurrent cancer and help individualize a patient’s treatment can also be done with these techniques.

What techniques are available?

Our doctors are trained in laparoscopic procedures, robotic, vaginal or mini-laparotomy techniques – each of which involves small incisions, reduced blood loss, little scarring and a far faster recovery time. Depending on the type of procedure required, the physician may make the incisions just above the pubic hairline, in the abdomen and/or navel or through the vagina.

What’s the recovery time?

Frequently, patients can go home the same day of their surgery and often are back at work in less than two weeks.

How does laparoscopic surgery differ from robotic-assisted surgery?

While both laparoscopic and robotic equipment enable physicians to perform minimally invasive procedures, they each have their own unique capabilities. Laparoscopic tools are rigid, with cameras that provide two-dimensional views for the physicians. Laparoscopic procedures are generally used for more routine surgeries.

Robotic-assisted surgical tools offer more flexibility and a three-dimensional view, making them appropriate for more complex procedures.

What type of training do these surgeons have?

Stony Brook Medicine’s specialized surgeons have completed additional formal training

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in minimally invasive and robotic-assisted surgery either through a fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology, or through a Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Fellowship.

And while the average OB/GYN in New York State performs five to six hysterectomies annually, the physicians in the Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Department at Stony Brook University School of Medicine perform more than 100 each year.

Can most OB/GYN surgeries be minimally invasive?

Yes. However, keep in mind that although these surgeries are becoming more commonplace, there are still situations and conditions that may require traditional open surgery. An example would be when a tumor has grown too large to be removed by minimally invasive methods. Fortunately, for our patients, open invasive surgeries in this field are becoming a thing of the past.

How do I know if I can have a minimally invasive procedure?

Physicians at Stony Brook Medicine advise that patients who need gynecologic surgery speak to their own doctors about their prospects for these procedures, and if the doctor doesn’t offer them, to seek a second opinion. To become more knowledgeable, we suggest visiting the following websites: acog.org, sgo.org and aagl.org.

For more information, call General OB/GYN surgery: (631) 444-4686; Gynecologic Oncology surgery (631) 444-2989 Or visit womenshealth.stonybrookmedicine.edu

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Above, the cast of ‘I Hate Hamlet’

Photo by Brian Hoerger, Theatre Three Productions Inc.

‘I Hate Hamlet’ strikes a chord with modern audiences

BY HEIDI SUTTON

Fresh on the heels of “A Christmas Carol,” Paul Rudnick’s delightful comedy “I Hate Hamlet” rings in the New Year at Theatre Three with a touch of Shakespeare, a friendly ghost and loads of laughs, all the while examining the age-old debate about the art of live theater versus the fame of television and film.

Directed by Mary Powers, the story centers around Andrew Rally (Dylan Robert Poulos), a successful television actor on the sitcom “L.A. Medical” and the star in a series of commercials peddling breakfast cereal. When the show is suddenly canceled, Andrew moves from California to New York City to try his hand at live theater and is offered the lead role in the Central Park stage production of the tragic masterpiece, “Hamlet: Prince of Denmark.”

From all outward appearances, Andrew is living the good life: a beautiful girlfriend, the perfect apartment just off Washington Square and the chance to hone in on his craft by performing the works of the Bard.

However, inside he is lacking confidence, his girlfriend of five months, 29-year-old Deirdre McDavey (Jessica Contino), is keeping a firm grip on her chastity leaving him frustrated, his new digs appears to be haunted and, for some reason, he just hates “Hamlet.”

When his agent Lillian Troy (Marci Bing) informs Andrew he is living in the same apartment once occupied by John Barrymore, whose portrayal of Hamlet led to him being called the “greatest living American tragedian,” Deirdre and real estate broker Felicia Dantine (Linda May) find the whole scenario too coincidental to pass up and the four conduct a séance to conjure up the dead actor.

Shortly thereafter, Barrymore’s specter (Steve McCoy) appears in the apartment dressed as Hamlet and sets out to convince the insecure actor that he can and should take the part. Only visible to Andrew, producer Gary Peter Lefkowitz (Steve Ayle) and

Lillian, Barrymore’s ghost cannot leave until opening night and utilizes his time teaching Andrew how to duel and to appreciate the poetry that is “Hamlet.”

When Gary offers Andrew a new role in a television pilot with the promise of millions of dollars and fame, the actor must decide between Shakespeare in the Park or commercial success. Which will he choose? That is the question.

Costumes are wonderful, especially the Shakespearian garb, and the set is most impressive indeed. In the first act, the two-level apartment, complete with fireplace, long staircase and balcony, is in disarray, with moving boxes scattered about, a rolled-up carpet and couches wrapped in plastic. As the lights go up in the second act, the apartment has been beautifully transformed to Barrymore’s heyday of the 1920s, bearing a remarkable resemblance to the interior of a Gothic castle.

With a stellar cast, top-notch performances and terrific script, “I Hate Hamlet” promises a lovely evening at the theater. Whether you are a fan of Shakespeare or it’s not your cup of tea, either way you’re in for a wonderful treat. Don’t miss this one.

Enjoy a drink at Griswold’s Café on the lower level of the theater and take a chance at 50/50 during intermission. Proceeds will help upgrade and maintain the historic building.

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will present “I Hate Hamlet” through Feb. 3. Contains adult subject matter; parental discretion is advised. The Mainstage season continues with the musical comedy “Nunsense” from Feb. 24 to March 24 and the courtroom drama “12 Angry Men” from April 7 to May 5.

Tickets are $35 adults, $28 students and seniors, $20 children ages 5 to 12. To order, call 631-928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

Photo by Brian Hoerger, Theatre Three Productions Inc

On the cover: From left, Steve McCoy and Dylan Robert Poulos duel in a scene from ‘I Hate Hamlet’

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Thursday 18 Seafaring Cheese event

Join the Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor for a special event, Seafaring Cheese & Hardtack, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The evening will include wine and cheese tastings from Harbor Cheese & Provisions while discovering the fascinating history of these seafaring foods. Tickets are $20 online, $35 at the door. For more information, call 367-3418 or visit www.cshwhalingmuseum.org.

... and dates JAN. 18 TO JAN. 25, 2018

Hard Luck Café concert

The Folk Music Society of Huntington will welcome singer/songwriters Sophie Buskin and Joshua Garcia in concert at the Cinema Arts Centre’s Sky Room Café, 423 Park Ave., Huntington at 8:30 p.m. Preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15, $10 FMSH and CAC members and are available at the door. Questions? Call 425-2925.

Friday 19 Sock Hop

Time to boogie! The Smithtown Historical Society will host a good old-fashioned Sock Hop at the Frank Brush Barn, 211 East Main St., Smithtown at 6 p.m. Dress up in your poodle skirt or penny loafers and enjoy some flashbacks, food and dancing. Tickets are $45, $40 members. Advance registration required by calling 265-6768.

Third Friday at the Reboli

Lucille Betti-Nash will be the guest speaker at the Third Friday event at the Reboli Center for Art and History, 64 Main St., Stony Brook from 6 to 8 p.m. Betti-Nash will present a lecture titled "Connecting Art with Science." Free and open to all. For more information, call 751-7707.

Wintertide Concert

The Port Jefferson Village Center, 101A E. Broadway, Port Jefferson will welcome the Cyndi Hazell Duo featuring Rick Laban in concert on the third floor at 7 p.m. Free and open to all. Questions? Call 802-2160.

Happy Harp Trio

Juliette Passer and her Harp Trio will delight you with some favorite melodies at the East Northport Public Library, 185 Larkfield Road, East Northport at 7:30 p.m. Open to all. Call 261-2313 for further info.

An Evening with Seth Glier

As part of its Starlight Coffeehouse series, the Northport Arts Coalition will present An Evening with Seth Glier accompanied by Joe Nerney at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 270 Main St., Northport at 7:30 p.m. Open mic sign-up at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance, $22 at the door. For information, visit wwwnorthportarts. org or call 663-3038.

Cabaret Night in Huntington

The Huntington Arts Council, 213 Main St., Huntington will present a Cabaret Night featuring the Broadway Showstoppers at 7:30 p.m.

Enjoy numbers from renowned musicals including "My Fair Lady," "Les Miserables," "South Pacific," "Fiddler on the Roof" and more. Price is $20 per person and includes a wine and cheese reception. To register, call 271-8423 or visit www.huntingtonarts.org.

Jazz After Hours

The Cinema Arts Centre’s Sky Room Café, 423 Park Ave., Huntington will host a Jazz After Hours event with A Squared Quartet from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. Program features straight-ahead jazz infusing modern and pop elements. Tickets are $15 adults, $10 members and students. Call 423-7611 for additional info.

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

BLUEGRASS AT THE LIBRARY Eastbound Freight Bluegrass kicks off the new year with a performance at the North Shore Public Library on Jan. 21.

Friday Night Face Off

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will host Friday Night Face Off, Long Island's longest running Improv Comedy Show, on the Second Stage from 10:30 p.m. to midnight. $15 per person. Cash only. For ages 16 and up. Call 928-9100.

Saturday 20 Acoustic Afternoon

The Smithtown Township Arts Council will host an Acoustic Afternoon at the Mills Pond House Gallery, 660 Route 25A, St. James from 2 to 4:45 p.m. Join local musicians for an afternoon open mic. Share your musical talents, read a poem, sing along, or just listen in a beautiful gallery space. Free to listen, $5 donation for performers to help support STAC. Questions? Call 862-6575.

Sunday 21 English Country Dance

Join the Long Island Traditional Music Association for an English Country Dance at the Frank Brush Barn, 211 E. Main St., Smithtown from 2 to 5 p.m. with live music by Margaret Bary and The English Dragonflies. Introductory lesson at 1:30 p.m. No partner needed. Admission is $15, $10 members. Call 757-3627.

Eastbound Freight Bluegrass

North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham will present a concert by Eastbound Freight Bluegrass from 2:30 to 4 p.m. The five-piece band will perform fiddle and banjo instrumentals out of the Scottish/Irish tradition, ballads first heard in the hills and coal

mining towns of Appalachia, as well as gospel trios and a cappella quartets. Free and all are welcome. Questions? Call 929-4488.

Buddy Merriam in concert

Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook will welcome Buddy Merriam & Back Roads in concert at 2 p.m. Free and open to all. For further info, call 588-5024.

Sloan Wainwright at the LIM

As part of the Long Island Museum’s Sunday Street Series, the museum will welcome singer/ songwriter Sloan Wainwright (pop, folk, jazz and blues) accompanied by guitarist Stephen Murphy in concert at 3 p.m. Program will include original songs as well as interpretations of songs by Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and others. Advance sale tickets are $25 online through Jan. 19 with tickets at the door for $30 (cash only). For more information, visit www. sundaystreet.org or call 632-1093.

Schumann Sisters in recital

Ridotto, concerts with a touch of theater, will welcome the Schumann Sisters in recital at the Huntington Jewish Center, 510 Park Ave., Huntington at 4 p.m. Elizabeth and Sonya Schumann will present an engaging program including works by Poulenc, Strauss, Schumann, Franck, Saint-Saens and Faure. Margaretha Maimone will add a colorful narration. Tickets are $30 adults, $25 seniors, $20 members and $12 students.

Reservations recommended by calling 385-0373.

Counterclockwise Ensemble concert

The Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington will present the Counterclockwise Ensemble (contemporary American chamber music) in concert in the Sky Room Cafe at 7 p.m. Free. Call 423-7611 for further details.

Monday 22 Author talk

Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook will welcome Orangutan Project founder Leif Cocks at 7 p.m. Cocks will discuss his memoir, "Orangutans, My Cousins, My Friends," of his experiences in Borneo working with this critically endangered species. Free and open to all. Book sale and signing to follow. Advance registration requested by calling 588-5024.

Tuesday 23 Adult coloring class

Harborfields Public Library, 31 Broadway, Greenlawn holds an adult coloring class every Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Kitchen Meeting Room. All are welcome. Registration is not required. Call 757-4200 for more information.

Author talk

Cold Spring Harbor Library, 95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor will welcome Orangutan Project founder Leif Cocks at 7 p.m. Cocks will discuss his memoir, "Orangutans, My Cousins, My Friends," of his experiences in Borneo working with this critically endangered species. Free and open to all. Book sale and signing to follow. Advance registration requested by calling 692-6820.

Needleworkers meeting

The Suffolk County Chapter of The Embroiderers’ Guild of America will hold its monthly meeting at Half Hollow Hills Community Library, 55 Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills at 7 p.m. All levels

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'Cloud 9'

welcome. No charge to attend first meeting. For information, please call 423-3738.

Suffolk County Community College's Ammerman campus, 533 College Road, Selden will present a production of Caryl Churchill's "Cloud 9" at Theatre 119 in the Islip Arts Building on March 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17 at 8 p.m. and March 10, 11, 17 and 18 at 2 p.m.

Mature content. Admission is $12 adults, $10 students 16 and younger, veterans and SCCC students receive one free ticket. For more information, call 451-4265.

Audubon Society lecture

Four Harbors Audubon Society will hold a public meeting at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, 120 Main St., Setauket at 6:30 p.m. followed by a lecture titled "Madagascar: Island of Magnificent Beauty and Silent Suffering" by board member Patricia Paladines at 7 p.m. Paladines will share photographs taken while working in Madagascar. Free and open to all. Light refreshments will be served. Help reduce waste and bring your own mug.

Reserv at Fourharborsheron@gmail.com.

Film ‘Grey Gardens’

Wednesday 24

The Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington will present a special screening of "Grey Gardens" on Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. The 1976 documentary, directed by the Maysles brothers, follows Big and Little Edie Beale, reclusive cousins of Jackie Onassis who live in a decaying mansion in East Hampton. Tickets are $12, $7 members. Call 423-7611.

International folk 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. $9 fee. Questions? Call Linda at 269-6894.

Board Game Night

Looking for an opportunity to play some board games, meet some fun people and hang out on a Wednesday night? Join the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington for Board Game Night in the Sky Room Café at 7:30 p.m. Free and open to all. Questions? Call 423-7611.

Thursday 25 Drug & Alcohol Awareness program The Bates House, 1 Bates Road, Setauket will host a Drug & Alcohol Awareness program at 7 p.m. Guest speakers will include Heather Reilly, certified drug and alcohol counselor for the Three Village school district and Lauren A. Grady, private practice clinician. The national and local epidemic of substance abuse will be discussed. A Q&A will follow. Call 689-7054.

Theater 'Oliver!'

Join the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown for a rousing production of "Oliver!" through Jan. 21.

Consider yourself at home with Lionel Bart's classic musical based on Charles Dickens' novel, "Oliver Twist," with some of the most memorable characters and songs ever to hit the stage.

Consider yourself part of the family! Tickets are $25 adults, $15 children under 12. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

CONSIDER GOING TO SEE 'OLIVER!' Last chance to see The Artful Dodger (Andrew Timmins, above), Fagin, Oliver and the rest of the gang at the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts. The show closes on Jan. 21. Photo by Danielle Nigro

'Once'

The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport will present the award-winning musical, "Once," from Jan. 18 to March 4. Featuring an impressive ensemble of actor/musicians who play their own instruments on stage, "Once" tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician who’s about to give up on his dream when a beautiful young woman takes a sudden interest in his music. Tickets range from $73 to $78. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

'Running Scared, Running Free ...'

Back by popular demand, The Ward Melville Heritage Organization will present a production of "Running Scared, Running Free ...

Escape to the Promised Land" from Feb. 1 to 28 at its Educational & Cultural Center, 97P Main St., Stony Brook. Long Island’s history comes alive with an interactive theatrical performance based on oral history. Experience this live, on-stage drama about the links between the Underground Railroad, secret codes hidden in quilts and the strength of the human spirit in the struggle for freedom.

Tickets are $15 adults, $12 students. To order, call 689-5888 or 751-2244.

'Shakespeare in Love'

The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown kicks off its 16th season with a production of "Shakespeare in Love," the highly acclaimed adaptation of the film that won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, from Feb. 3 to March 4. Tickets are $35 adults, $32 seniors, $20 students. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

‘Nunsense’

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will present the musical comedy "Nunsense" on the Mainstage from Feb. 24 to March 24. Winner of four Outer Critics Circle Awards, with book, music and lyrics by Dan Goggin, "Nunsense" features star turns, tap and ballet dancing, an audience quiz and comic surprises, making the show an international phenomenon. Tickets are $35 adults, $28 students and seniors, $20 children over age 5. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Ave., Northport will screen "Dunkirk" starring Kenneth Branagh on Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. as part of its Friday movies series. Rated PG-13, the program is free and open to all. Questions?

Call 261-6930.

‘Maudie’

Starring Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke, "Maudie" will be screened at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, 120 Main St., Setauket on Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. No registration required. Call 941-4080.

'My Friend Dahmer'

As part of its Cult Cafe series, the Cinema Arts Centre will screen "My Friend Dahmer," a stunning biopic about Jeffrey Dahmer's high school years in the 1970s, on Jan. 20 at 10 p.m. Rated R. Tickets are $6, $5 members. Questions? Call 423-7611.

'Fix It'

The Long Island Harvard Club will present a special screening of "Fix It: Healthcare at the Tipping Point" on Jan. 21 at 11 a.m. The powerful documentary goes deeply into the heart of the current health care crisis with a focus on single-payer health care. Bagles at 10 a.m.

Tickets are $16, $11 members. Call 423-7611.

‘Casablanca’

The classic film "Casablanca" (1942) starring Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart will be screened at the Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Ave., Northport on Jan. 21 at 1:30 p.m.

Preceded by a lecture by historian Larry Wolff.

Free and open to all. Call 261-6930.

'It's Only a Play'

Star Playhouse, located at Suffolk Y-JCC, 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack will kick off its 2018 season with Terence McNally's "It's Only a Play," a Broadway comedy about the comedy of Broadway, on Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. and Jan. 21 and 28 at 2 p.m. For mature audiences. Tickets are $25 adults, $20 for seniors, students and members. To order, call 462-9800, ext. 136, or visit www.starplayhouse.com.

‘The Unknown Girl’

Join the Half Hollow Hills Community Library, 510 Sweet Hollow Road, Melville for a free screening of "The Unknown Girl" (2016) starring Adèle Haenel on Jan. 24 at 6:30 p.m. In French with English subtitles. Followed by a discussion led by librarian Chris Garland. Open to all. Refreshments will be served. Call 4214535 for details.

'I Hate Hamlet'

Join Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson for a production of the comedy/drama "I Hate Hamlet" by Paul Rudnick through Feb. 3. After a successful television actor relocates to an apartment in New York, he is offered the opportunity to play Hamlet on stage, but there's one problem: He hates Hamlet. His quandary deepens with the visit of John Barrymore's ghost, who used to live in the apartment, which leads to a wildly funny duel over women, art, success, duty, television and, yes, the apartment! Contains adult subject matter.

Tickets are $35 adults, $28 seniors and students, $20 children. To order, call 928-9100.

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‘Dunkirk’

'HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU, KID' Join historian Larry Wolff for a lecture about 'Casablanca' followed by a screening of the romantic classic at the Northport Public Library on Jan. 21.

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BOOK REVIEW

‘Then Came You’

By Jeannie Moon

Romance Novel Reviewed by Jeffrey Sanzel Jeannie Moon’s latest romance novel, “Then Came You,” is a wonderful portrait of love in a small town and gets to the heart of what really makes a family.

The book is cleverly rooted in a legend connected to the history of the fictional town of Compass Cove, founded 1667. The prologue tells the story of a young widow, a compasssmith and a needle that pointed not north but to an individual’s true north (i.e., love). It is a sweet tale and one that sets just the hint of magical realism (and will surface later in the novel).

At the center of Moon’s novel is 29-year-old Mia Above, author Jeannie Moon; right, the cover of Moon’s DeAngelis “who in another latest book life … would have been a star. In this life, she was doing damage control. Again.” Mia is raising her orphaned nephew, Ben, after her sister’s suicide nine years earlier. Initially, Mia’s rather cold mother was raising Ben with Mia’s father.

After the two were hit by a drunk driver, Her immediate chemistry with the coltaking the father’s life and injuring Mia’s mother, it was decided that Mia should be- lege football coach Adam Miller is helped along by Adam’s kindness to Ben and his come guardian.

There is nothing of the Hallmark movie welcoming the boy to become a sort of masabout Moon’s dealing with the dysfunctional cot to the football team. Adam, a former propieces of the family; she has created real athlete and past “bad boy,” is smitten with people in a complex situation. Mia’s desire Mia. Adam has a long history of risk-taking to adopt Ben is very candid and the compli- that ended his professional career but helped cations that ensue feel honest. Mia is faced him find himself. A native of Compass Cove, with the double challenge of being a single he moved back home to find balance again. mother who is not the biological mother. Their attraction is natural and believable and This desire to adopt Ben is the driving force electric at the get-go.

There are struggles from the beginning of in her life and in the story.

Ben is now an active 10-year-old boy who their courtship (Mia’s mother, even at long Mia has moved from Maryland to raise Ben distance, has a real canker about sports in in Compass Cove where she had summered general and athletes in particular) but their as a girl. Her grandmother, a vital and free attraction is undeniable. The novel addresses spirit, pitches in and Mia is finding a new real fight-or-flight issues in relationships and life. There is nothing random about the re- the challenges that force people to put up location from a city to the Long Island sub- walls and barriers.

Moon shifts effortlessly between the voicurb. Mia is doing everything she can to save Ben from himself and the latent anger that is es of Mia and Adam, changing syntax and brewing beneath the surface. Gradually, it is diction seamlessly, alternating between the revealed that Mia lived in the shadow of her articulate and educated Mia and the slightly thinner, prettier sister — “the sainted Sara” rough-hewn Adam.

After Adam stands Mia up for a date, she — and is just now coming into her own. It is clear that the sister’s suicide had been a de- becomes more involved with Noah, a selfstructive force in all of the family members’ important professor, who is “the right guy” lives, and they are each dealing with it in a and ticks all of the appropriate boxes — but who is clearly not the right choice. Mia bedifferent way.

Mia has taken up the post of librarian at gins seeing Noah seriously but is constantly the local university, and it is there she begins drawn back to Adam.

It is in a crisis involving Ben that the two to find romance. Prior to Compass Cove, she had been unlucky in dating, not having had a suitors true colors come out, and Moon deftsecond date in five years or a real relationship ly addresses the issue of what makes a hero in nine. Ben has become her whole life and and, ultimately, what makes a good man.

There is plenty of heat between Mia and she has accepted that this is her lot. At this Adam and their passion is vividly depicted. point in her life, Mia has never been in love.

If anything, ‘Then Came You’ is a tribute to the support of a small town.

Their intense and breathless physical compatibility leads to deeper feelings and the examination of second chances and what defines “the love of your life.” One chapter ends with Adam’s plea to himself: “Love her back. Just love her back.” Likewise, when she looks into Adam’s eyes, she sees the future — their future. In “Then Came You,” passion and intimacy are about trust.

In the background of the burgeoning relationship is a cast of interesting and engaging characters, including both their grandmothers, whose families are longtime Compass Cove residents and are involved without the caricature of meddling.

One of the richest characters is Mia’s mother, Ellen, a distant woman of strong opinions and a judgmental streak who has become acerbated by her daughter’s and husband’s deaths. Living in Charleston, Ellen does not want to give up legal custody of Ben and yet she doesn’t want to take fulltime responsibility as it would interfere with the new life she has set for herself. While she is mostly portrayed in phone calls, the depth of her control permeates Mia and Ben’s lives.

Moon has well-crafted Ellen’s literal and figurative disconnects and becomes the threat to Mia’s adoption of Ben. In addition, the surfacing at Thanksgiving of Adam’s ex — the rail-thin, acidtongued model Pilar — brings up doubts but then strengthens Adam and Mia’s future. This forced confrontation with his past,

helps Adam grow yet another step toward what he really wants in the world. There is a late-in-the-game plot twist that enforces Mia’s complicated family history. But rather than feeling contrived, it is brutally honest and raises the final stakes in Mia, creating the family she truly craves.

If anything, “Then Came You” is a tribute to the support of a small town. “Mia had only started to learn it was okay to lean on others since moving to Compass Cove.” She moves from a life of isolation and the illusion of independence to embracing extended family in the form of friends and neighbors.

For both Mia and Adam, making Compass Cove a home brings out the good and the better in them. “Then Came You” is an appealing novel that will delight fans of both the romance and literature genres.

Jeannie Moon is the author of 15 published novels. Born and raised in Huntington, Moon is currently a librarian in the Smithtown school district and the president of the Long Island Romance Writers. “Then Came You” is the first book in her new Compass Cove series, published

by Tule Publishing Group, and is available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Kobo and iBooks.

Meet her at a romance author panel, The Power of Love, at Sachem Public Library in Holbrook on Saturday, Feb. 10 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Books will be available for purchasing and signing. For more information on the author, visit her website at www.jeanniemoon.com.

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Religious 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

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www.stgmajella.org All are Welcome to Begin Again. Come Pray With Us. Rev. Jerry DiSpigno, Pastor Office of Christian Formation • (631) 928–2550 We celebrate Eucharist Saturday evening 5 pm, Sunday 7:30, 9 and 11 am Weekday Mass Monday–Friday 9 am We celebrate Baptism Third weekend of each month during any of our weekend Masses We celebrate Marriage Arrangements can be made at the church with our Pastor or Deacon We celebrate Reconciliation Confession is celebrated on Saturdays from 4–5 pm We celebrate You! Visit Our Thrift Shop Mon. – Fri. 10 am–4 pm + Sat. 10 am–2 pm

INFANT JESUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 110 Myrtle Ave., Port Jefferson, NY 11777 (631) 473-0165 • Fax (631) 331-8094

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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 Religious Education: (631) 928-0447 Parish Outreach: (631) 331-6145

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ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 429 Rt. 25A, Setauket, NY 11733 Phone/Fax: (631) 941–4141 Parish Office email: parish@stjamessetauket.org Office Hours: Monday-Saturday 9 am - 2 pm

Mission Statement: Beloved daughters and sons of the Catholic parish of St. James, formed as the Body of Christ through the waters of Baptism, are a pilgrim community on Camiño-toward the fullness of the Kingdom of God, guided by the Holy Spirit. Our response to Jesus’ invitation to be faithful and fruitful disciples requires us to be nurtured by the Eucharist and formed by the Gospel’s call to be a Good Samaritan to neighbor and enemy. 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. Jon Fitzgerald, In Residence Weekday Masses: Monday – Saturday 8:00 am Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm Sunday 8:00am, 9:30 am (family), 11:30 am (choir), 6:00 pm (Youth) Friday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Baptisms: Contact the Office at the end of the third month (pregnancy) to set date Reconciliation: Saturdays 4:00 – 4:45 pm or by appointment Anointing Of The Sick: by request Holy Matrimony: contact the office at least 9 months before desired date Bereavement: (631) 941-4141 x 341 Faith Formation Office: (631) 941-4141 x 328 Outreach: (631) 941-4141 x 333 Our Lady of Wisdom Regional School: (631) 473-1211 Our Daily Bread Sunday Soup Kitchen 3 pm

CONGREGATIONAL MT. SINAI CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

233 North Country Road, Mt. Sinai • (631) 473–1582 www.mtsinaichurchli.org

EPISCOPAL

CAROLINE CHURCH OF BROOKHAVEN The Rev. Cn. Dr. Richard D. Visconti, Rector

1 Dyke Road on the Village Green, Setauket Web site: www.carolinechurch.net Parish Office email: office@carolinechurch.net (631) 941–4245

Sunday Services: 8 am, 9:30 am and 11:15 am Church School/Child Care at 9:30 am Church School classes now forming. Call 631-941-4245 for registration.

Weekday Holy Eucharist’s: Thursday 12:00 pm and first Friday of the month 7:30 pm (rotating: call Parish Office for location.)

Youth, Music and Service Programs offered.

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 Inn on Mondays at 5:45 pm AA meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 pm/Prayer Group on Wednesdays at 10:30 am/Bible Study on Thursdays at 10 am.

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.

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

12 Prospect St, Huntington, • (631) 427-1752

EPISCOPAL

“To know Christ and to make Him known” Rev. Duncan A.Burns, Rector Rev. John Morrison, Assistant Priest Rev. Anthony Jones, Deacon Alex Pryrodyny, Organist & Choir Director www.stjohnshuntington.org • LIKE us on Facebook Sunday Worship 8:00AM - Rite I Holy Eucharist 10:00 AM - Rite II Choral Holy Eucharist with Sunday School - 9:40 am Thrift Shop Hours Tuesdays & Thursdays - Noon - 3 pm Saturdays - 10 am - 3 pm

“Our little historic church on the hill” across from the Stony Brook Duck Pond

EVANGELICAL

“No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here” Worship hour is 8:30 am and 10 am Sunday School and Childcare offered at 10:00 am open to all children (infants to 8th grade).

The last Sunday of every month is our Welcome Sunday Service.

This service has been intentionally designed to include persons of differing abilities from local group homes.

We are an Open and Affirming Congregation.

ALL SOULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH Main Street, Stony Brook • (631) 751–0034

www.allsouls–stonybrook.org • allsoulsepiscopalchurch@verizon.net Please come and welcome our new Priest: The Rev. Farrell D. Graves, Ph.D., Vicar Sunday Holy Eucharist: 8 and 9:30 am Religious instruction for children follows the 9:30 am Service 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.

INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST CHURCH Loving God • Loving Others • Sharing the Gospel

1266 N. Country Road, Stony Brook, NY 11790 (631) 689-7660 • www.internationalbaptistsb.org Pastor Hank Kistler Sunday Worship 11 am Thursday Small Groups 7 pm

THREE VILLAGE CHURCH Knowing Christ...Making Him Known

322 Route 25A, East Setauket • (631) 941–3670 www.3vc.org

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

Lead Pastor Josh Moody Sunday Worship Schedule 9:15 am:Worship Service Sunday School (Pre–K – Adult), Nursery 10:30 am: Bagel/Coffee Fellowship 11:00 am: Worship, Nursery, Pre–K, Cornerstone Kids (Gr. K–4) We offer weekly Teen Programs, Small Groups, Women’s Bible Studies (day & evening) & Men’s Bible Study Faith Nursery School for ages 3 & 4 Join us as we celebrate 55 years of proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ!

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Religious 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 - Devine Liturgy 10 am Services conducted in both Greek & English* Books available to follow in English* Sunday Catechism School, 10:15 am - 11:15 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*

JEWISH

CHABAD AT STONY BROOK

JEWISH

YOUNG ISRAEL OF CORAM

Coram Jewish Center 981 Old Town Rd., Coram • (631) 698–3939 www.YIC.org • YoungIsraelofCoram@gmail.com

RABBI DR. MORDECAI AND MARILYN GOLSHEVSKY RABBI SAM AND REBECCA GOLSHEVSKY

“The Eternal Flame-The Eternal Light” weekly Channel 20 at 10 a.m.

Shabbat Morning Services 9 a.m. Free Membership. No building fund. Bar/Bat Mitzvah Shabbat and Holiday Services followed by hot buffet. Adult Education Institute for men and women. Internationally prominent Lecturers and Torah Classes. Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah.

Kaballah Classes. Jewish Holiday Institute. Tutorials for all ages.

FREE TUITION FOR HEBREW SCHOOL PUT MEANING IN YOUR LIFE (631) 698-3939 Member, National Council of Young Israel.

All welcome regardless of knowledge or observance level.

“Judaism with a smile”

LUTHERAN–ELCA

Current location: 821 Hawkins Ave., Lake Grove

HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH AND ANCHOR NURSERY SCHOOL

Future site: East side of Nicolls Rd, North of Rte 347 –Next to Fire Dept.

(631) 585–0521 • (800) My–Torah • www.ChabadSB.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 www.ChabadSB.com Chabad at Stony Brook University – Rabbi Adam & Esther Stein

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.

Member United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

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 David Katz 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

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46 Dare Road, Selden (631) 732-2511 Emergency number (516) 848-5386

Rev. Dr. Richard O. Hill, Pastor email: hopelutheran@msn.com • website: www.hopeluth.com Holy Communion is celebrated every week Saturdays at 5 pm, Sundays at 8, 9:30 and 11 am Service of Prayers for Healing on the first weeked of each month at all services Children and Youth Ministries Sparklers (3-11) Saturdays 5 pm • Sunday School (ages 3-11) 9:30 am Kids’ Club (ages 4-10) Wednesdays 4:15 pm Teen Ministry (ages 11-16) Saturdays 3 pm

ST. PAULS EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 309 Patchogue Road, Port Jefferson Station (631) 473–2236

Rev. Paul A. Downing, Pastor email: pastorpauldowning@yahoo.com • pastor’s cell: 347–423–3623 Services: Sundays-8:30 and 10:30 am—Holy Communion Sunday School during 10:30 service Bible and Bagels 9:30 am on Sundays Wednesday Night — 7:30 pm Intimate Holy Communion Friday Morning 10:30 am—Power of Prayer Hour Join us for any service-all are welcome We are celebrating 100 years in Port Jefferson Station

LUTHERAN-LCMS

MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH Messiah Preschool & Day Care 465 Pond Path, East Setauket 631-751-1775 www.messiahny.com

METHODIST BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

33 Christian Ave/ PO2117, E. Setauket NY 11733 (631) 941–3581 Rev. Gregory L. Leonard–Pastor 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

COMMACK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 486 Townline Road, Commack Church Office: (631)499–7310 Fax: (631) 858–0596 www.commack–umc.org • mail@commack–umc.org Rev. Linda Bates–Stepe, Pastor

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Welcome to our church!

We invite you to Worship with us!

Come check us out! Jeans are okay!

Open Table Communion 1st Sunday every month.

603 Main Street, Port Jefferson Church Office- (631) 473–0517 Rev. Sandra J. Moore - Pastor Sunday Worship - 9:30 am (summer), 10:00 am (September) Children’s Sunday School - Sept. to June (Sunday School sign up form on Web) Email- 1stumc@optonline.net Web- http://www.pjfumc.org

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 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

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!

Rev. Charles Bell- Pastor We welcome all to join us for worship & Fellowship Sunday Worship Services 8:15 am, 9:30 am, 11 am Sunday School at 9:30 am We have a NYS Certified Preschool & Day Care

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

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

BY DONNA NEWMAN

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emple Isaiah in Stony Brook established a new tradition this year, gathering a multi-generational group of congregants to cook up soup and vegetarian chili for people in need of support.

Cantor Marcey Wagner envisioned the community service event to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and enlisted Social Action Committee Chairperson Iris Schiff to help with the details.

The morning of Jan. 15 began with a reading of the story “As Good as Anybody” — written by Richard Michelson and illustrated by Raul Colon — about the friendship that formed between civil rights leader King and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. The two men faced similar challenges growing up and shared a belief in the value of every human being. Heschel joined the civil rights movement and marched at King’s side in Selma in 1965.

Congregants brought fresh and canned vegetables to the synagogue and all the ingredients needed to make comfort foods. Everyone participated in the effort. After the chopping and mincing and blending, while the Instant Pots cooked, the children created greeting cards and small challahs to be delivered with the containers of food. The challah prep was under the tutelage of consummate baker Linda Jonas and the greeting cards were facilitated by artist Deborah Fisher.

The freezer is now stocked with portions of soup and chili to be delivered to the homebound, mourners and people who are ailing. They will also be available to families visiting the temple’s food pantry.

Temple Isaiah is located at 1404 Stony Brook Road, Stony Brook. For more information, please call 631-751-8518.

‘THE TIME IS ALWAYS RIGHT TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT.’ — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Above, from left, volunteers Alexandra, Ilene, Emily and Brian Horan; Sela Megibow; Cantor Marcey Wagner; Paula Balaban; and Adam Morotto; right, from left, Julia Megibow, Hannah Kitt (seated), Lana Megibow, Abby Fenton, Hazel and Dasi Cash Photos from Donna Newman

Religious PRESBYTERIAN

SETAUKET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

5 Caroline Avenue ~ On the Village Green (631) 941-4271

Making God’s community livable for all since 1660!! www.setauketpresbyterian.org Email: setauketpresbyterian@verizon.net

Rev. Mary, Barrett Speers, pastor

Join us Sundays in worship at 9:30 am Church School (PreK-6th Grade) at 9:45 am Adult Christian Education Classes and Service Opportunities Outreach Ministries: Open Door Exchange Ministry: Furnishing homes...Finding hope www.facebook.com/welcomefriendssoupkitchen Welcome Friends Soup Kitchen Prep Site: tfolliero@yahoo.com All are welcome to join this vibrant community of worship, music (voice and bell choirs), mission (local, national and international), and fellowship. Call the church office or visit our website for current information on church activities. SPC is a More Light Presbyterian Church and part of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians working toward a church as generous and just as God’s grace.

QUAKERS

RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS 4 Friends Way, St. James (631) 928-2768 • www.cbquakers.org

worship: Sept. - June 11am , July - Aug. 9:30am We gather in silent worship seeking God • the Inner Light • Spirit.

We are guided by the Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship.

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UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP AT STONY BROOK

380 Nicolls Road • between Rte 347 & Rte 25A (631) 751–0297 • www.uufsb.org • office@uufsb.org Rev. Margaret H. Allen (minister@uufsb.org) Sunday Service: 10:30 am

Religious Education at UUFSB: Unitarian Universalism accepts wisdom from many sources and offers non-dogmatic religious education for children from 3-18 to foster ethical and spiritual development and knowledge of world religions. Classes Sunday mornings at 10:30 am.

Childcare for little ones under three.

Senior High Youth Group meetings Sunday evenings Registration is ongoing. For more information: dre@uufsb.org.

UNITY UNITY CHURCH OF HEALING LIGHT 203 East Pulaski Rd., Huntington Sta. (631) 385–7180 • www.unityhuntingtonny.org Rev. Saba Mchunguzi

Unity Church of Healing Light is committed to helping people unfold their Christ potential to transform their lives and build spiritual community through worship, education, prayer and service.

Sunday Worship & Church School 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday Night Prayer Service 7:30 p.m.

Sign Language Interpreter at Sunday Service

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

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SBU SPORTSWEEK JAN. 18 – JAN. 24, 2017

TOMORROW IS FRIDAY – WEAR RED ON CAMPUS!

STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

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Clockwise from above, McKenzie Bushee shootst; Shania Johnson poweres her way up and down the court; and Jerell Matthews shoots from outside,

Third-quarter run powers Seawolves past Vermont Stony Brook women’s basketball team picked up its first conference win of the season with an 80-57 win over University of Vermont Jan. 13.

Stony Brook made a season-high 31 which was exciting to see,” McCombs shots from the floor, shooting 31-for-57. said. “Our home crowd created a great The Seawolves also successfully shot a atmosphere once again today, and their season-best 12 of 19 from continued support helped us 3-point distance. earn a big conference victory.”

“I was really proud of our Jerell Matthews added 20 effort today, especially coming points and three rebounds on out after halftime and having 8 of 12 shooting. The junior a strong third quarter,” head has tallied double-digit point coach Caroline McCombs said. totals in 12 games this season.

“Executing our game plan on After trailing 35-34 at halfdefense was a total team eftime, the Seawolves opened fort, and we did just that.” up the third quarter on a 24-5 Junior Shania Johnson led run over the first seven minthe way once again, recording utes of the second half.

24 points, a season-high nine — Caroline McCombs Stony Brook outscored Verassists and four rebounds. mont 33-13 in the third quarJohnson shot 9-for-13 from the ter, going 11-for-15 from the field, knocking down 6 of 8 floor while shooting a perfect 6-for-6 from 3-pointers. long distance. Johnson had 13 of her 24 “Our guards caught fire from the field, points in the third period of action.

‘Executing our game plan on defense was a total team effort, and we did just that.’

Freshman India Pagan scored 10 points, the third-highest point total of her career, and junior Cheyenne Clark recorded six points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Clark has now grabbed double-digit rebounds in five contests this year.

Freshman forward McKenzie Bushee was named America East Rookie of the Week, Jan. 15, for recording 10 points and 12 rebounds over two contests for the Seawolves in the first two starts of her collegiate career. She finished with four points and seven rebounds against Vermont and six points and five rebounds against University at Albany Jan. 10.

Stony Brook, 9-8 overall and 1-3 in America East action, travels to Binghamton University today, Jan. 18, for another conference contest. The Seawolves’ next home game is Jan. 21 against the University of New Hampshire at 2 p.m.

Career day for Saintel not enough for Seawolves men’s basketball The Seawolves went up eight points in the opening minutes but went dry after the under 12 minute media timeout. Vermont strung together a 15-2 run to eventually take the lead.

Senior Tyrell Sturdivant ended Stony Btook’s scoring drought with 5:05 left in the first half, and classmate Bryan Sekunda knocked down a 3-pointer the next time down the floor to get Stony Brook back within three.

Vermont responded with back-to-back threes after the final media timeout of the half and took a 10-point advantage into the break. The Catamounts opened the third with two more back-to-back 3-pointers

to extend their lead, but Stony Brook did not back down.

Sturdivant knocked down his first trifecta of the game, and senior Junior Saintel made a pair of field goals to get the Seawolves back within seven with 14 minutes to play.

Vermont responded with eight quick points to go back up double figures and held onto the lead the rest of the way.

Saintel scored 12 first-half points, going 5-for-5 from the field. He finished with a career-best 18 points, missing just one field goal in the game.

The Seawolves return home to host Binghamton University Jan. 18 at 7 p.m.

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The Stony Brook men’s basketball team was unable to get by University of Vermont, falling 73-62 at Patrick Gymnasium Jan. 13. The Seawolves got out to a strong start but were unable to overcome a double-digit halftime deficit. Stony Brook sits at 7-11, 2-2 in America East play, as Vermont moves to 13-5, 3-0 in the conference.

“That is a very good basketball team,” head coach Jeff Boals said of Vermont. “I thought that we got out to a good start, like we did at Albany, but when our bench went in we had a little lull. We scored eight points in the final 12 minutes of the first half, and when you play teams like this you have to make shots.”

Junior Saintel

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KIDS KORNER Programs

family. Tickets are $10 per person. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

‘Snow White’

Let the Good Times Roll!

Ballet Long Island, 1863 Pond Road, Ronkonkoma will present a production of “Snow White” on Jan. 27 at 1 p.m. and Jan. 31 at 11 a.m. and again at 12:15 p.m. Join the fun-loving seven dwarfs as they tell the beloved tale of Snow White. Tickets are $18 adults, $9 children and seniors. To order, call 737-1964.

Maritime Explorium, 101 East Broadway, Port Jefferson invites the community to a drop-in program, Let the Good Times Roll!, on Jan. 20 and 21 from 1 to 5 p.m. View the Steel Dragon, the longest roller coaster in the world, and then use it as inspiration to build your own roller coaster! $5 per person. Questions? Call 331-3277 or visit www.maritimeexplorium.org.

Dr. Seuss’ ‘The Cat in the Hat’

The wonder of buoyancy

Everyone’s favorite Dr. Seuss character comes to life on the John W. Engeman Theater stage in “The Cat in the Hat” from Jan. 27 to March 4. From the moment his tall, red-and-whitestriped hat appears around the door, Sally and her brother know that The Cat in the Hat will turn a rainy afternoon into an amazing adventure. All seats are $15. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

What causes an object to float or sink? Join the Long Island Science Center, 21 North Country Road, Rocky Point for a program titled Buoyancy on Jan. 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come experience the wonders of density! Perform experiments involving common liquids and objects to understand what causes an object to sink. Admission is $7 per person. For additional information, call 208-8000.

Storytime at Barnes & Noble

Join Barnes & Noble in Lake Grove at 600 Smith Haven Mall for a special storytime event on Jan. 23 and again on Jan. 27 at 11 a.m. and in East Northport at 4000 E. Jericho Turnpike on Jan. 27 at 11 a.m. Enjoy a reading of “Fancy Nancy: Oodles of Kittens” by Jane O’Connor followed by an activity. Free. Call 724-0341 (LG) or 462-0208 (EN) for more information.

Heckscher Family Hour

The Heckscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Ave., Huntington will host a Family Hour on Jan. 21 from 1 to 2 p.m. Children ages 5 to 10 and their

NOW THATS A LOT OF HAIR! Catch a performance of ‘Rapunzel: The Untold Story’ at Theatre Three this weekend.

Photo by Peter Lanscombe, Theatre Three Productions Inc. families are invited to join museum educawith nature explorations and hands-on activitor Tami Wood for a family-friendly tour of ties. For ages 3 to 5. $4 per child. Advance From Frankenthaler to Warhol: Art of the ’60s registration required by calling 265-1054. and ’70s. Families will experience the artwork through close looking, lively conversation, and hands-on projects in the galleries. Museum admission fee plus $5 activity fee per child. Registration is recommended by calling 351-3250.

Theater

Snowflakes Keep Falling on My Head!

Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, 581 West Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown will present a Tiny Tots class, Snowflakes Keep Falling on My Head!, on Jan. 25 from 10 to 11 a.m. This is a special time for both parent and child to discover the wonders of the natural world together

‘Rapunzel’

Join Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson for the musical, “Rapunzel: The Untold Story,” from Jan. 20 to Feb. 24 with a sensorysensitive performance on Jan. 21 at 11 a.m.

Ever wonder what really happened in the legend of the lass with the long, long hair? Here is a hilarious yarn of a kindly and mixed-up witch who helps straighten out a rather confused

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‘The Lion King’

The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will present Disney’s “The Lion King Experience” Junior Edition from Feb. 10 to 24. The African savannah comes to life on stage with Simba, Rafiki and an unforgettable cast of characters as they journey from Pride Rock to the jungle … and back again, in this inspiring, coming-of-age tale. All seats are $15. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

Nursery School Fair

Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach will host a Nursery School Fair for parents and caregivers on Saturday, Jan. 20 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Representatives from local nursery schools, daycare centers and preschools will be available to answer your questions. Open to all.

Call 585-9393 for additional details.

Montessori School @ Old Field is a school born out of a need to provide an authentic Montessori program for children here on Long Island. The school hopes to move as close to what Dr. Montessori envisioned and how her method was to be practiced.

The school has a teaching staff that shares a common educational philosophy that is based on Montessori principles. The school believes that the Montessori Method cannot be compromised or watered down. The school’s goal is to provide a total Montessori curriculum that is integrated and sequential.

The school offers multi-aged groupings which is an essential feature of the Montessori Method. The Casa dei Bambini program includes children from ages 3 to 6. The elementary program includes children from 6 to 12 years old. Only AMI-trained Montessori teachers are employed by this school.

The environment is clean, bright, and cheerful. The classroom is equipped only with approved AMI Montessori materials.

The school adheres by the principles and objectives set by the Association Montessori Internationale.

The Montessori curriculum offered at this school not only meets but exceeds the New York State Department of Education for private school education.

This Montessori School is a New York State Department of Education Charter School, a not for profit educational corporation.

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Love My Pet

SUDOKU PUZZLE

We Invite You To Send Your Pet Photos To: art@tbrnewsmedia.com Include your name, pet’s name and town • by Feb. 1st, 2018

Featuring Pets on The North Shore on February 8, 2018 Our cute, lovable and unusual pets are our pride and joy.

We’ll feature our readers’ pet photos in the Leisure Section of all 6 weekly newspapers.

Directions: Fill in the blank squares in the grid, making sure that every row, column and 3-by-3 box includes all digits 1 through 9.

Answers to last week’s SUDOKU puzzle:

The Village TIMES HERALD The TIMES of Smithtown The Port TIMES RECORD The Village BEACON RECORD The TIMES of Middle Country The TIMES of Huntington, Northport & East Northport

Call your representative at 631–751–7744 for details now!

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Early C Childhood Education that self cultivates confident, respectful, selfdirected thinkers.

10 am to 12 pm In the event of snow, please check Facebook & our website for updates.

With Full and Half Day programs for children 18 months to 6 years of age, North Shore Montessori School offers

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Courtesy, kindness, and community involvement are instilled in all our students.

Would you like to learn more? Please visit www.northshoremontessori.com or call

Our Programs Half & Full Day Programs 2, 3, or 5 days per week

Stepping Stones 18 months to 36 months

Children's House 3 to 5 years old

Kindergarten

Must be 5 by December 1st

Before and After Care Available from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm

631-689-8273 for a private tour.

North Shore Montessori School, 218 Christian Avenue, Stony Brook, NY 11790

To schedule a tour or request more information, contact us at 631-689-8273 or info@northshoremontessori.com

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MEET CAROL! Waiting for you at Kent Animal Shelter is this black beauty Carol! She’s a very sweet and affectionate 4-year-old cat who would make the purrfect lap warmer for these colder months. So if you’re looking for a new friend to hibernate the winter away with, Carol’s your girl! She comes spayed, microchipped and up to date on vaccines and is ready for a fresh start.

Kent Animal Shelter, located at 2259 River Road in Calverton, is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. seven days a week.. For more information on Carol and other adoptable pets at Kent, visit www.kentanimalshelter.com or call 631-727-5731.

Photo courtesy of Kent Animal Shelter

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