Arts & Lifestyles - May 24, 2018

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SHARING THE BEST IDEAS IN MEDICINE

What You Should Know About Treatments for Ischemic Stroke A major new recommendation from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) is for selected acute ischemic stroke patients to receive mechanical thrombectomy, a procedure to remove clots that block large vessels, as the standard of care.

What’s the difference between ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke?

Ischemic stroke, which is the most common type (80 percent of cases), occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is blocked by a clot. With a hemorrhagic stroke, there’s bleeding in and around the brain. When part of the brain cannot get the blood and oxygen it needs, brain cells die.

With both types of strokes, the symptoms come on suddenly. You can even go to bed feeling fine and wake up with symptoms. These include an uneven smile or facial droop, arm or leg numbness or weakness, and slurred speech or difficulty speaking. Additional warning signs include sudden confusion, trouble seeing in one or both eyes, trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination, and a severe headache with no known cause.

Why is getting to the hospital fast so important?

Tissue plasminogen activator (or Alteplase IV r-tPA) also known as the “clot buster,” is an FDA-approved medication for ischemic strokes.

However, it’s only given within 4 1/2 hours from the last time you were without stroke symptoms.

Given intravenously (IV) through the arm, it dissolves clots and can save lives. But the ability of IV r-tPA to open up blood vessels in patients with severe stroke due to a large artery blockage (also known as an occlusion) is effective only between approximately 5% to 20% of the time.

The larger the clot, the harder it is to dissolve.

It’s estimated that 20 to 30 percent of acute ischemic strokes are due to large vessel blockage.

How is mechanical thrombectomy different?

With mechanical thrombectomy, a tool called a stent retriever is inserted through a tube (catheter) into the blocked artery. With the help of x-ray guided imaging, the stent expands to stretch the walls of the artery, so blood can flow and the clot can be removed. Based on evidence of safety and effectiveness from several landmark research studies, mechanical thrombectomy has shown a reduction in disability at 90 days post stroke. For this reason, the AHA/ASA now recommend it as the standard of care for large vessel clot removal. Patients with large vessel blockages do much better when treated with mechanical thrombectomy than with just IV r-tPA alone.

In the 20 years that I’ve been performing mechanical thrombectomies, I’ve witnessed the remarkable recovery of many patients who arrived severely disabled and went home from the hospital independent and disability-free.

Of course, as seen from the clinical trials, it’s critical to have an appropriately trained, experienced physician to achieve these results.

All health and health-related information contained in this article is intended to be general and/or educational in nature and should not be used as a substitute for a visit with a healthcare professional for help, diagnosis, guidance and treatment. The information is intended to offer only general information for individuals to discuss with their healthcare provider. It is not intended to constitute a medical diagnosis or treatment or endorsement of any particular test, treatment, procedure, service, etc. Reliance on information provided is at the user’s risk. Your healthcare provider should be consulted regarding matters concerning the medical condition, treatment, and needs of you and your family. Stony Brook University/SUNY is an affirmative action, equal opportunity educator and employer. 18041435H

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David Fiorella, MD, PhD Neurointerventional Radiologist Director, Stony Brook Cerebrovascular Center Co-Director, Stony Brook Cerebrovascular and Stroke Center

I performed nearly 100 mechanical thrombectomy cases in 2017 alone.

How much of a factor is timing?

Timely restoration of blood flow to the brain is key. The patient must get to a hospital with the physician experts and technology to perform a mechanical thrombectomy early enough to get the most benefit from the treatment. In Suffolk County, there are a limited number of hospitals that have this expertise and resources to perform mechanical thrombectomy.

Studies show that calling 9-1-1 and getting safe, quick transport to the hospital from emergency medical service (EMS) may improve outcomes from a stroke because it often means quicker treatment. I provide stroke lectures to EMS providers across Suffolk County to help them recognize individuals thought to be having a stroke with potential large vessel blockages. When EMS alerts us that a stroke patient is on the way, our emergency room will call a stroke alert and stroke team members meet the patient at the door. This allows rapid assessment and radiologic imaging, which are critical to identify whether the individual is eligible for a mechanical thrombectomy.

Why choose Stony Brook?

Our experienced, highly trained medical team at Stony Brook Cerebrovascular and Stroke Center performs all the latest procedures, 24/7. This includes mechanical thrombectomy.

We use the latest diagnostic tools and offer access to major ongoing clinical trials. And our critical care registered nurses, technicians and specialized anesthesia team are focused on stroke care and available 24/7.

For more information about Stony Brook Cerebrovascular and Stroke Center, visit neuro. stonybrookmedicine.edu.

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Stroke survivors have the best outcomes when they receive treatment fast. The sooner you get to the hospital, the sooner you can receive lifesaving treatment. Get immediate help by calling 9-1-1.

Alert the operator that you or a loved one are having symptoms of a stroke and ask to be taken to a stroke center where advanced treatments are available. Check the time.

Knowing when the first symptoms appeared is important information for your care team.

What is IV r-tPA?

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MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK

The League of Women Voters

Your neighbors as citizen educators and advocates

In this edition: Calendar ................................... B16-17 Cooking Cove.................................B11 Crossword Puzzle .......................... B4 Life Lines ............................................ B7 Making Democracy Work ........... B3 Medical Compass .......................... B9

Movie Review ................................B12 Parents and Kids .................... B22-23 Power of Three ..............................B15 Religious Directory .............. B18-20 SBU Sports .......................................B21 Theater Reviews ..............B10, 13, 23

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The League of Women Voters of Suffolk County (LWVSC) has been writing a monthly column in this paper for the past 10 months.

We thank Leah Dunaief for giving us this opportunity to share our insights and information with TBR readers (in print and online) and look forward to continuing this league “outreach” to our fellow Suffolk County residents each month. We chose the title “Making Democracy Work” very deliberately, since “Work” refers to both a functioning democracy as well as alluding to the “roll up your sleeve” efforts of the league and all of you as responsible citizens in Suffolk.

LWVSC has no actual members — our local leagues in Brookhaven, the Hamptons, Huntington, Shelter Island and Smithtown are the member organizations. The board meets monthly as we exchange best practices and insights, address challenges and plan joint league activities and visibility, as well as observe and study county government and issues and construct responses on a county level.

We share, we learn, we argue, we support and we inspire greater league visibility and effectiveness. The league is very much a grassroots organization in which our local community/town leagues are vibrant and active on local issues and study and share state and town issues and insights in order to reach consensus to further action.

The league’s passion and mission focus on voter education (in many forms) as well as advocacy on issues that we’ve studied on all government levels. Our overarching philosophy is being nonpartisan: We never support or oppose candidates or parties. We’re collaborative and have a strong commitment to civil discourse and civic engagement.

We recently held our 50th annual convention, which reflected the activities and events Suffolk local leagues held in the past 12 months. We’d like to share some of these with you in order to celebrate the scope and depth of what the league (your neighbors here in Suffolk County) is able to accomplish.

•We held over 100 voter registration drives and distributed voter registration forms at cooperating retail locations, events, fairs and naturalization ceremonies.

•We sponsored or moderated over 20 candidate debates for school boards and for town and county government offices.

•We work closely with the Suffolk County Board of Elections to better understand election processes and rules, advocate for increased voting accessibility (e.g., early voting, no excuse absentee ballots, etc.) and recently met for an overview of poll worker training.

•There are numerous strong league youth programs that include a selective Students Inside Albany three-day conference; an annual Student Day at the Suffolk County Legislature; a Running and Winning program for girls; working with Girl Scouts on government and woman suffrage badge requirements; presenting a Vote 18 program for high school seniors; and encouraging schools to contact the Board of Elections for education on the voting machine process (using a sample “ice cream ballot”). We developed and publicized public service audio spots for local colleges and communities to remind people about election day and hours and we worked with youth-led political action groups to create Youth Engaging Youth programs to promote civic engagement.

•We hold lots of public information meetings on a wide range of civic topics ranging from elected officials speaking on topics of concern (e.g., Assembly member/committee chair Steve Englebright on offshore drilling and water issues) to an informational meeting on end-of-life choices and decisions. We invite officials such as town justices or town trustees to explain and discuss their roles; host debates on the NYS constitutional convention referendum; presented a panel on immigration on the south fork of Long Island and hold annual town supervisor meetings to discuss challenges and plans.

•There are celebrations, outings and learning opportunities as well: celebrating the LWVUS’ 98th birthday (we were founded by leaders of the woman suffrage movement in 1920); commemorating NYS woman suffrage in 1918 with multiple events, programs and speakers; holding Community Conversation lunches to informally engage with local leaders; organizing tours of less-known communities and sites in our own areas and co-sponsoring films and reading books with panels and discussions.

The public knows the league for debates, voter registration drives and observing at and speaking before local and county government. We’re particularly proud of our annual Directory of Public Officials and the election/voter information available from our website and phones. Learn more about us, help us further achieve our mission to educate and advocate in Suffolk County, join us and support us. Make Democracy Work!

Lisa Scott is president of the League of Women Voters of Suffolk County, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy. For more information, visit www.lwv-suffolkcounty.org, email league@ lwv-suffolkcounty.org or call 631-862-6860.

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1. Meat jelly dish 6. *Sierra Nevada country 9. Cut the crop 13. Bake an egg 14. Cattle prod 15. Notre-Dame sounds 16. Orange type of tea 17. Hula dancer’s necklace 18. Door fasteners 19. *North American Cordillera’s highest peak 21. *Himalayan peak 23. *Type of resort 24. Monetary unit of Xi Jinping’s country 25. Nothing alternative 28. Big rig 30. Bloody Mary juice 35. Byproduct of combing wool 37. Hermes and Apollo 39. Whitman’s famous flower reference 40. Small European freshwater fish 41. “This ____ ____” on a box 43. Country dance formation 44. ____ vs. pathos 46. Swing seat?

47. Long adventure story 48. Japanese warriors’ religion 50. Red Cross supplies 52. Duke of Cambridge to Prince of Wales 53. Foot curve 55. Boiling blood 57. *Highest mountain in Cascade Range 61. *Highest peak in Russia 64. “____ ____ a high note” 65. Increase 67. Shrek and Fiona 69. Deals 70. Just one of #61 Down 71. Annie Oakley’s show 72. What Simon does 73. “Swan Lake” steps 74. Lumberjack’s leftover

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First Ladies 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.

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DOWN 1. Nile reptile 2. Type of outbuilding 3. Toothy freshwater fish 4. Jordan Spieth’s 3-9 5. Floorboard sounds 6. Tangerine-grapefruit hybrid 7. Sigma Alpha Epsilon 8. Farewell in France 9. ____-view mirror 10. Alleviate 11. *Strictly European mountain range 12. “____, over here!”

15. ____ red, in a chemistry lab 20. City in Belgium 22. Giant pot 24. “Fiddler on the Roof” language, originally 25. *World’s longest mountain system 26. Averse 27. Chinese fruit 29. *____ Blanc 31. One thousandth of a liter, pl.

32. Spy’s cover 33. Argentine dance 34. *____ Ridge, word’s longest underwater range 36. Kings of ____ band 38. “Why not?”

42. Jeopardy 45. “Tide” target 49. Mine deposit 51. Pergolas 54. Move like ivy 56. Cereal killer 57. Cold War enemies 58. Dwarf buffalo 59. Lazily 60. Rejections 61. Unagi, pl.

62. Pakistani language 63. Give an impression 66. *Mauna ___, Hawaii’s highest peak 68. Oreo to milk *Theme related clue.

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YOUR TURN

Photos by Ann Moran

Above, the Sound Beach Veterans Park memorial; right, a close-up of the roses and coins left at the memorial; below, coins left on the headstone of Ann Moran’s late husband

Memorial Day remembrances

BY ERNESTINE FRANCO

A few weeks ago, Ann Moran, a member of the board of the Sound Beach Civic Association, was getting the Sound Beach Veterans Park’s garden ready for its upcoming Memorial Day celebration when she noticed something she had never seen before.

On the horizontal slab of the granite stone that displays the plaques of the seven fallen veterans of Sound Beach, someone had left two coins in front of each plaque, two quarters to be exact, and she wondered why. Moran knew that people sometimes leave a small stone on a headstone in a cemetery to indicate that they had been there but had no idea what it meant to leave a coin. When she stopped by the park a few days later someone had left a number of long-stemmed red roses in front of every plaque next to the coins.

When she told me about the coins, I was moved and knew it meant something to the person who left them there — but what? In an effort to understand this ritual, I decided to do some research.

People have been leaving small items on or near the graves of loved ones for a very long time. Excavations of even the earliest graves have uncovered goods meant to serve the deceased in the next world, such as pottery, weapons and beads.

Coins have been around since the late seventh century B.C., and as societies began using monetary systems, the practice of leaving currency at grave sites began as yet another way of equipping the dear departed for the afterlife.

Mythologies of different cultures added specific reasons for coins being left with the dead. In Greek mythology, Charon, the ferryman of Hades, required payment for his services. A coin was therefore placed in the

mouth of the dear departed to ensure Charon would ferry the deceased across the river Styx and into the world of the dead rather than leave him or her to wander the shore for a hundred years. Although it is unclear when and why this started, in England and the United States pennies were routinely placed on the closed eyes of the dead.

Leaving a coin is meant as a message to the deceased soldier’s family that someone has visited the grave to pay respect.

Which coin is left on the headstone seems to symbolize different things. Leaving a penny at the grave means simply that you visited. A nickel indicates that you and the deceased trained at boot camp together, while a dime means you served together in some capacity. By leaving a quarter at the grave, you are telling the family that you were with the soldier when he or she died.

Traditionally, the money left at graves in national cemeteries and state veterans cemeteries is eventually collected, and the funds are put toward maintaining the cemetery or paying burial costs for indigent veterans.

In the U.S., this practice became common during the Vietnam War, due to the political divide in the country over the war.

Leaving a coin was seen as a more practical way to communicate that you had visited the grave than contacting the soldier’s family, which could devolve into an uncomfortable argument over politics relating to the war. Some Vietnam veterans would leave coins as a “down payment” to buy their fallen comrades a beer or play a hand of cards when they would finally be reunited.

All the coins that Moran found at the memorial park were quarters. Because the veterans honored there died in action between 1942 and 2005, she knew the coins could not mean that the person who left them was with the soldier when he passed. She knew

it was a sign of homage and remembrance.

This past week she went to Calverton National Cemetery to visit the grave of her husband Matt and she left a nickel and a dime — one to remember him and one to just say hello. She did remove the coins at the Sound Beach park and put them in the civic association’s fund for upkeep at the Veterans Park.

We all remember the day that a friend or family member died and we mourn their passing. Memorial Day is the national day of mourning when we as a nation, as a people, remember those who have died to preserve our freedoms.

Small tokens are left by visitors for no greater purpose than to indicate that someone has visited that particular grave.

When visiting the grave of a good friend buried at Calverton, I left a tiny statue of a bunny at her grave for no other reason but that she loved bunnies.

Town of Brookhaven Councilwoman Jane Bonner (C-Rocky Point) expressed her feelings about Memorial Day by saying, “For 150 years, America has paused on Memorial Day and honored those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our liberty.

These brave souls truly defined what a hero is: someone who has given his or her life for something bigger than themselves.

It’s a day to mourn their loss and honor their sacrifice, but also to thank God that such men and women have lived.”

A remarkable scene around Memorial Day at grave sites of men and women who have died for our country is the placement of American flags at each grave by Scouts at national cemeteries throughout the U.S. Sound Beach resident Nancy Ford, whose daughter Katie is now in the Air Force Reserves, places another kind of flag at Calverton each year in remembrance of her husband Jim, who served in the Air Force and was in the Sound

Beach Fire Dept. Ford said, “Placing a fireman’s flag each year helps to renew my sense of patriotism in Jim’s military service.”

So this Memorial Day, if you visit a soldier at a national cemetery or a family member at a local cemetery, if you place a flag by the grave site, if you position flowers in front of the headstone, if you leave a memento that meant something special to the person buried there, or if you simply leave a coin, know that you are part of a tradition that remembers and honors the person buried there as well as lets family members know that someone has visited, that the person is remembered.

The traditions of a people are born from and nurtured by history. History remembers and safeguards the traditions that make up the spiritual center of a people. We follow them because somehow these rituals connect us with our past and link us to our future.

Ernestine Franco is a member of the Sound Beach Civic Association and a proofreader at Times Beacon Record News Media.

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FOR ADOPTION

Charlee is a very sweet and loving young tabby who needs a furever home.

Rescued as a stray with her kittens, she is currently being fostered by a volunteer from A Wing and a Prayer (AWAP) Rescue and is the perfect companion. Charlee becomes very stressed around other cats so she needs a home where she can be the only pet. And as you can see, she’s all packed and ready to go! Please share her story. She needs a home to call her own. For further information, email Mary@awaprescue.com.

• Farmingville Residents Association will host its annual Flea Markets on May 27, June 24, Aug. 26 and Sept.

30 at the corner of Horseblock Road and Woodycrest Drive in Farmingville from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain dates are the following Sundays. Interested vendors should call 631-880-7996 or email fra23@optonline.net for an application and pricing.

• Setauket Presbyterian Church and Caroline Church of Brookhaven seek vendors for their annual Setauket Country Fair to be held on the Village Green in Setauket on June 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please call Mark at 631609-0993 for more information.

• Art League of Long Island is looking for artists and craftspeople for its 51st annual Art in the Park Fine Art & Craft Fair at Heckscher Park in Huntington on June 2 and 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Deadline to submit application is May 24. Visit www.artleagueli.org or call 631-462-5400.

• Starflower Experiences will hold its annual Community Yard Sale at Manor Farm, 210 Manor Road, Huntington on June 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For a donation of $20 you can reserve a 10×10-foot space to sell your unwanted stuff. For more info, visit www.starflowerexperiences.org.

• The Three Village Historical Society, 93 North Country Road, Setauket will hold its annual Antiques & Yard Sale on June 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Rain date is June 10.) Vendors and individuals wanted. 10×10-foot spaces available for $35 ($30 members). To print out an application, visit www.tvhs.org or stop by the society. For more information, call 631-751-3730.

• Saddle Rock Ranch, 41 Coram-Sweezeytown Road, Coram will host a Family Fun Day on June 10 from noon to 4 p.m. Merchandise vendors wanted for the event.

Deadline to apply is June 1. Call 631-841-1141 for more information.

• St. Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church, 90 Edgewater Ave., Smithtown seeks craft, new “flea market” merchandise and mini yard sale vendors for its annual Strawberry Festival & Craft Fair on June 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Rain date is June 23.) $40 for a 10×12-foot space. Call 631-265-4520 or email stthomasofcan@ optonline.net.

• Farmingville Hills Chamber of Commerce is seeking vendors for its 7th annual Farmingville Street Fair to be held on Portion Road between Leeds and S. Howell streets on June 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For further details, call 631-317-1738.

• Town of Brookhaven’s Office of Economic Development seeks businesses for its upcoming Job Fair at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville on June 13 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Reserve your recruitment table for $100. Call 631-451-6563 for more info.

• Trinity Lutheran Church, 716 Route 25A, Rocky Point seeks craft vendors for its annual Strawberry Festival on June 16 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, call 631-744-9355.

• The Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce seeks vendors for its 10th annual Green Fest to be held at the Port Jefferson Village Center, 101A East Broadway, Port Jefferson on June 16 from 1 to 5 p.m. Call 631-473-1414 or email info@portjeffchamber.com for more information.

• Messiah Lutheran Church, 465 Pond Path, East Setauket will hold an Outdoor Craft Fair on Saturday, July 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Held rain or shine. Interested vendors should contact Nancy at info@messiahny.com.

• Deepwells Farm County Park, 497 Route 25A, St. James will hold its annual Summer Art & Craft Festival on July 21 and 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Interested merchandise vendors should call 631-563-8551 for an application.

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LIFE LINES

Know thyself

I know how I am connected in many ways. My biological ancestors are SwedIt is impossible to know ourselves in ish on my father’s side and Ashkenazic all the aspects of our lives that we can Ukraine on my mother’s side. My intelexamine. But we can know a lot about lectual pedigree through Muller I have traced to Darwin, Newton and Galileo. ourselves through science.

I will start at the level most of us oper- It made me aware of how few compose ate in — the macroscopic world in which the world of scholars in the immense diwe see ourselves as a person. I see myself versity of humanity.

I owe to many books aspects of my as an old person, almost 85 years old. I see myself as a male, a husband, a father personality, values and goals in life. (three out of six of our children still liv- From Goethe, I have a Faustian personing). I also see myself functionally — I ality and try not to repeat my activities am a scientist, a geneticist and historian each year. From Montaigne I learned to write personal essays. From Samuel of science.

I have 12 grandchildren and three Pepys I learned to keep a diary (over great-grandchildren. I am an American, 100 volumes and still going). From Freud I learned to subliborn and mostly raised in mate my discontents into Brooklyn. I did my underworks that enrich civigraduate work at NYU. I lization. From Darwin I got my doctorate at Indilearned how all of life is ana University with Nobel connected and can be relaureate H. J. Muller. I lated to the past through presently live in Bloominghis theory of evolution by ton, Indiana. I have sailed natural selection. around the world twice From Socrates I learned teaching on board Semesthe importance of trying ter at Sea. I have had 12 his credo, “Know thyself.” books published. I loved From Job I learned the teaching and doing reinscrutability of fate and search at Queen’s Universihow limited is our conty in Canada, at UCLA and trol over our lives. From at Stony Brook University.

Kant I learned that ethics Biologically I have some We can know a lot and moral behavior can be knowledge of much of my constructed from reason. gross anatomy and as a about ourselves From Epicurus and Epictebiologist I have some fathrough science. tus I learned that one of miliarity with my organ the great benefits of life is systems and how they work. I have observed some of my cells choosing well and using, as best we can, under a microscope when I took a course what talents we have within the limits on histology at NYU as an undergradu- imposed by society’s circumstances.

I think of myself as composed of layate and I prepared slides of my blood. I have seen my 46 chromosomes when I ers of units. I am a unique organism. I had my karyotype taken some 50 years have numerous organs that compose my ago at UCLA. I have not yet had any of physical being. I am composed of several trillion cells. my 20,000 genes sequenced.

The gene activity in my body and But even if I had my entire genome sequenced, I know that no one reading mind are in constant associations with those sequences would be able to infer past, present and anticipated activities of my life described in the first three para- cells, some switched on, others off, and graphs of this essay because our social at different times and in different places traits are largely acquired by where we in my body. It is a biological symphony of grow up, the circumstances of our lives which I am mostly unaware.

My cells have organelles that are also in the generation in which we are born working on and off to make molecules, and a good measure of luck.

It was luck that gave me an opportu- digest molecules and recycle molecules. nity to read classical literature aloud for My organelles are composed of macfive years to a blind teacher in my high romolecules whose organization and school. It was luck that made me meet function have been worked out mostly the person to whom I am now married, since I was born. I know nothing of my and Nedra and I have had 58 wonderful life at the level of individual atoms save for those that are passing through memyears together.

I am part cyborg with eye glasses (for branes and ion channels or transported reading), cataract-free plastic lenses in by proteins in my cells.

I also know an important lesson of my eyeballs, six implants in my jaws and two hearing aids. I have the benefit of life. There is an enormous amount we an altered immune system created by do not know and humility alone should vaccinations that have spared me from restrain us from acting as if we have cerdiphtheria, typhoid fever, smallpox, tainty on our side, especially if our bepneumonia and many varieties of influ- liefs lead to intentional or unintentional enza. I’ve lived through measles, mumps bad consequences. Know thyself may and chicken pox without bad outcomes. and does celebrate life but it can also be When traveling around the world, I pre- taken as a warning. vented malaria by taking daily Atabrine Elof Axel Carlson is a distinguished pills. I would probably have died 10 teaching professor emeritus in the Departyears ago had there not been statins to ment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology at regulate my cholesterol metabolism.

Stony Brook University.

SHELTER PET OF THE WEEK ,

BY ELOF AXEL CARLSON

MEET SHEA!

Waiting patiently at Kent Animal Shelter is Shea, a gorgeous 4-year-old calico with the sweetest personality. She is a smaller sized cat even though she is full grown but she has a huge heart! If you are looking for a cute, petite cat with a wonderful personality, then Shea is the girl for you! Lets find this sweet girl a home! Shea comes spayed, microchipped and is up to date on all her vaccines.

Kent Animal Shelter is located at 2259 River Road in Calverton. The adoption center is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day. For more information on Shea and other adoptable pets at Kent, visit www.kentanimalshelter.com or call 631-727-5731.

Photo courtesy of Kent Animal Shelter

Camp & School DIRECTORY BENNER’S FARM 56 GNARLED HOLLOW RD., SETAUKET • 631.689.8172 bennersfarm.com

Farm the kids out this summer! Be a farmer for a week and experience summer life on a real working farm. Benner’s Farm dates back to the mid-1700s and as the children explore the farm, gardens, fields and woods, they’ll hear stories of the farm’s history and how people lived on Long Island before cars, malls and electricity. There are all kinds of new things to explore from tractors and tools to vegetables and herbs, collecting eggs from the hens, and picking a snack from the garden. Camp groups start with Kinder camp for those 3 -6, and Explorers and Senior Campers for children from 7 to 17 years old.

Each day, campers are busy learning about animals, plants and nature, history, science, crafts and food.

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Mornings (9:00-12:00) for ages 9-12 and afternoons (1:00-4:00) for ages 13-17. Monday through Thursday beginning July 9th. Students work with professional director, musical director, and choreographer. Summer experience culminates in fully-staged performances of “Fiddler on the Roof Jr” School Version on August 6 & 7. Tuition $575. Acting Classes: Summer session of 10 acting classes for 6-18. Creative Dramatics (ages 6-8) $150. Pre-Teen Workshop (ages 8-11) $175. Teen Workshop (ages 12-15) $175. Advanced Teen Workshop (ages 13-17-previous experience and permission of instructor required) $200. Class sizes are very limited. Call Theatre Three at 631-9289100 Mon.-Sat. from 10 am - 5 pm for information and registration. Theatre Three is a not-for-profit organization supported by the New York State Council on the Arts, as state agency and by Suffolk County under the auspices of the Office of Cultural Affairs, County Executive.

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MEDICAL COMPASS

Understanding and preventing transient ischemic attacks Ministrokes are not inconsequential Mortality

A TIA (transient ischemic attack) is sometimes referred to as a ministroke. This is a disservice since it makes a TIA sound like something that should be taken lightly.

Ischemia is reduced or blocked blood flow to the tissue, due to a clot or narrowing of the arteries. Symptoms may last less than five minutes. However, a TIA is a warning shot across the bow that needs to be taken very seriously on its own merit. It may portend life-threatening or debilitating complications that can be prevented with a combination of medications and lifestyle modifications.

If stroke and heart attack were not enough, TIAs decrease overall survival by 4 percent after one year, by 13 percent after five years and by 20 percent after nine years, especially in those over age 65, according to a study published in Stroke (11). The reason younger patients had a better survival rate, the authors surmise, is that their comorbidity (additional diseases) profile was more favorable.

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Is TIA common?

It is diagnosed in anywhere from 200,000 to 500,000 Americans each year (1). The operative word is “diagnosed,” because it is considered to be significantly underdiagnosed. I have helped

By David manage patients Dunaief, M.D. with symptoms as understated as the onset of double vision. Other symptoms may include facial or limb weakness on one side, slurred speech or problems comprehending others, dizziness or difficulty balancing or blindness in one or both eyes (2). TIA incidence increases with age (3).

What is a TIA?

The definition has changed over time from one purely based on time (less than one hour), to differentiate it from a stroke, to one that is tissue based. It is a brief episode of neurological dysfunction caused by focal brain ischemia or retinal ischemia (low blood flow in the back of the eye) without evidence of acute infarction (tissue death) (4). In other words, TIA has a rapid onset with potential to cause temporary muscle weakness, creating difficulty in activities such as walking, speaking and swallowing, as well as dizziness and double vision.

Why take a TIA seriously if its debilitating effects are temporary?

Though they are temporary, TIAs have potential complications, from increased risk of stroke to heightened depressive risk to even death. Despite the seriousness of TIAs, patients or caregivers often delay receiving treatment.

Stroke risk

After a TIA, stroke risk goes up dramatically. Even within the first 24 hours, stroke risk can be 5 percent (5). According to one study, the incidence of stroke is 11 percent after seven days, which means that almost one in 10 people will experience a stroke after a TIA (6). Even worse, over the long term, the probability that a patient will experience a stroke reaches approximately 30 percent, one in three, after five years (7).

To go even further, there was a study that looked at the immediacy of treatment.

The EXPRESS study, a population-based study that considered the effect of urgent treatment of TIA and minor stroke on re-

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TIAs are a serious warning sign of stroke and should not be ignored. current stroke, evaluated 1,287 patients, comparing their initial treatment times after experiencing a TIA or minor stroke and their subsequent outcomes (8).

The Phase 1 cohort was assessed within a median of three days of symptoms and received a first prescription within 20 days. In Phase 2, median delays for assessment and first prescription were less than one day. All patients were followed for two years after treatment. Phase 2 patients had significantly improved outcomes over the Phase 1 patients. Ninety-day stroke risk was reduced from 10 to 2 percent, an 80 percent improvement.

The study’s authors advocate for the creation of TIA clinics that are equipped to diagnose and treat TIA patients to increase the likelihood of early evaluation and treatment and decrease the likelihood of a stroke within 90 days. The moral of the story is: Treat a TIA as a stroke should be treated, the faster the diagnosis and treatment, the lower the likelihood of sequela, or complications.

Predicting the risk of stroke complications

Both DWI (diffusion weighted imaging) and ABCD2 are potentially valuable predictors of stroke after TIA. The ABCD2 is a clinical tool used by physicians. ABCD2 stands for Age, Blood pressure, Clinical features and Diabetes, and it uses a scoring system from 0 to 7 to predict the risk of a stroke within the first two days of a TIA (9).

Heart attack

In one epidemiological study, the incidence of a heart attack after a TIA increased by 200 percent (10). These were patients without known heart disease.

Interestingly, the risk of heart attacks was much higher in those over 60 years of age and continued for years after the event. Just because you may not have had a heart attack within three months after a TIA, this is an insidious effect; the average time frame for patients was five years from TIA to heart attack. Even patients taking statins to lower cholesterol were at higher risk of heart attack after a TIA.

In a cohort (particular group of patients) study that involved over 5,000 participants, TIA was associated with an almost 2.5-times increased risk of depressive disorder (12). Those who had multiple TIAs had a higher likelihood of depressive disorder. Unlike with stroke, in TIA it takes much longer to diagnose depression, about three years after the event.

What can you do?

Awareness and education are important. While 67 percent of stroke patients receive education about their condition, only 35 percent of TIA patients do (13).

Many risk factors are potentially modifiable, with high blood pressure being at the top of the list, as well as high cholesterol, increasing age (over 55) and diabetes.

Secondary prevention (preventing recurrence) and prevention of complications are similar to those of stroke protocols. Medications may include aspirin, antiplatelets and anticoagulants.

Lifestyle modifications include a Mediterranean and DASH diet combination.

Patients should not start an aspirin regimen for chronic preventive use without the guidance of a physician.

In researching information for this article, I realized that there are not many separate studies for TIA; they are usually clumped with stroke studies. This underscores the seriousness of this malady. If you or someone you know has TIA symptoms, the patient needs to see a neurologist and a primary care physician and/or a cardiologist immediately for assessment and treatment to reduce risk of stroke and other long-term effects.

References: (1) Stroke. Apr 2005;36(4):720-723; Neurology. May 13 2003;60(9):14291434. (2) mayoclinic.org. (3) Stroke. Apr 2005;36(4):720-723. (4) N Engl J Med. Nov 21 2002;347(21):1713-1716. (5) Neurology.

2011 Sept 27; 77:1222. (6) Lancet Neurol.

Dec 2007;6(12):1063-1072. (7) Albers et al., 1999. (8) Stroke. 2008;39:2400-2401.

(9) Lancet. 2007;9558;398:283-292. (10) Stroke. 2011; 42:935-940. (11) Stroke.

2012 Jan;43(1):79-85. (12) Stroke. 2011 Jul;42(7):1857-1861. (13) JAMA. 2005 Mar 23;293(12):1435.

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Save the date

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Port Jefferson Pilates will host a free Pilates Happy Hour in the Sail Loft of the Port Jefferson Village Center, 101A East Broadway, Port Jefferson on Friday, June 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. The community is welcome to take part in a kids class, an adult beginner class or an adult intermediate/advanced class. Bring a mat or towel and wear comfortable clothes.

Refreshments will be served. To request a free ticket, call 917-841-4401 or email portjeffpilates@gmail.com.

Junior Fishing Tourney

The 16th Annual Junior Angler Fishing Tournament, sponsored by the Friends of Caleb Smith Preserve, will take place on Saturday, June 9, at Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, 581 West Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown. There will be two groups fishing: ages 5 to 8 from 9 to 10:30 a.m.; and ages 9 to 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the catch-and-release event. Anglers under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult.

Trophies will be awarded in three categories at each session. The entry fee, $15 per angler, includes bait, tackle, junior angler T-shirts and refreshments.

There will also be goody bags for all participants. Fishing rods are available if required. Registration deadline is June 2.

For more information call 631-265-1054 or 631-979-3371.

Open auditions

Star Playhouse at the Suffolk Y JCC, 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack will hold open auditions for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “The King and I” on June 4 and 5 — 7 p.m. for children, 8 p.m. for adults — with callbacks on June 11 at 7 p.m. Please bring a copy of your headshot, come prepared with 16 bars from a song and be prepared to dance. All roles open. Five performances will be held between Nov. 3 and 18. For more info, call Melanie at 631-462-9800, ext. 136, or visit www.starplayhouse.com.

Boots on the Ground fundraiser

The Suffolk County Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, in partnership with Boots on the Ground NY, will host a fundraiser at the Hibernian Cultural Center, 80 Magnolia Drive, Selden on Sunday, June 3, from 1 to 6 p.m. Featuring Irish music by Bangers and Mash, Kindred, The Boston Burglars and Victor Cuneen. With cash bar, finger foods, raffles and 50/50. $30 admission. For further details, call Pat at 631-8463106 or Cathie at 631-905-9388.

Psychic & Holistic Health Expo

The Radisson Hotel, 110 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge will host a Psychic & Holistic Health and Wellness Expo on Sunday, June 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Enjoy a day of enlightenment and empowerment. Featuring psychic readings, holistic health vendors and wellness practitioners. Free admission. Call Diane at 516-639-6903 for more information.

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With book by Rupert Holmes and music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb (both of “Chicago” and “Cabaret” fame), the eight-time Tony-nominated show had a successful Broadway run starring David Hyde Pierce (who won a Tony for his performance) from 2007 to 2008. Now the hilarious musical comes to Port Jefferson and does not disappoint.

The play takes place at the Colonial Theater in Boston in 1959. A theater troupe is performing a new cowboy musical “Robbin’ Hood!” (think “Oklahoma!”) on opening night. As the ensemble performs the final act, “Wide Open Spaces,” it is clear that the star of the show, Jessica Cranshaw (Meg Bush) is a complete mess — singing out of tune, missing dance steps and flubbing her lines. (“I was distracted all night by a man waving his hands at me,” she laments. “That was the conductor,” the director mutters.)

A few minutes after the final curtain Cranshaw collapses and is rushed to the hospital.

It is later discovered that she has been murdered. “Now she has a conflict — she’s dead.”

Lt. Frank Cioffi (Steve McCoy) of the Boston Police Department, a homicide detective who happens to be a musical theater buff, is assigned to the case. The entire company is suspect, so he immediately places them on lockdown, barring them from leaving the theater until the case is solved.

The reviews come pouring in and they are brutal, especially from the Boston Globe. The producers decide to invite the newspaper’s critic, Daryl Grady (Andrew Gasparini), back when the show has been revamped.

The crew immediately starts reworking the songs and improving the scenes, with more than the occasional input from Detective Cioffi. “I’ve done a little community theater,” he admits modestly. “In ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ my Bottom was very wellreceived.” He is also distracted by one of

the actresses, Niki (Jenna Kavaler) and their blossoming relationship is fun to watch.

In the meantime, a second victim, coproducer Sidney Bernstein (Lon Shomer) is found hanging from the rafters, Bernstein’s wife, Carmen (Mary Ellin Kurtz) is shot at and Cioffi is pushed off a catwalk and narrowly survives. The plot thickens.

As the show progresses, Cioffi starts peeling away the layers of this “family” to uncover romantic relationships, jealousy, blackmail, rocky family dynamics and infidelity. Will he be able to solve the crime in time or will the entire company be picked off one by one?

Singing, dancing and clever humor abound in this production that showcases a cast of 23 uber-talented actors directed by Jeffrey Sanzel. The high-energy performances, choreographed by Whitney Stone, are exhausting to watch but the cast pulls them off with ease. The musical numbers, accompanied by a live orchestra led by Jeffrey Hoffman, are a nice blend of show tunes and love songs. The costumes and wigs designed

by Chakira Dohertyn are fun, especially the cowboy and cowgirl outfits; and the Western-themed set, designed by Randall Parson, ties the whole show together nicely.

The incredible cast also features Nicole Bianco, Christopher M. Fretto, Dylan Robert Poulos, James Taffurelli, James Schultz, Tracylynn Conner, Matt Senese, Melanie Acampora, Eric J. Hughes, Lindsay DeFranco, Kyle Breitenbach, Cassidy O’Brien, Steven Uihlein, Alex Esquivel, Jeffrey Pangurn and Kiernan Urso.

If you’re looking for a fun night out, don’t miss “Curtains.” Griswold’s Cafe, located on the lower level of the theater, will be open before the show and during intermission for a snack or beverage, and take a chance on a 50/50 raffle. You may win big!

Running time is two and a half hours with one 15-minute intermission.

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will present “Curtains” through June 23.

Contains mature content. After a brief hiatus, the 2018-19 Mainstage season will open with “The Addams Family” from Sept. 15 to Oct. 27.

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

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COOKING COVE

Memorable barbecue sauces for Memorial Day

BY BARBARA BELTRAMI

After the harsh winter and capricious spring we’ve endured, Memorial Day comes as a welcome harbinger of summer and all that it embraces. From picnic to pool party, beach to ball game, swimming and surfing and napping in a hammock, this holiday officially ushers in the season and all its pleasures and indulgences. Perhaps the first and most frequent herald, though, is the backyard barbecue. For pure anticipation, the aroma of something on the grill after a long day at the beach, in the pool or, on the flip side, plugging away in the heat is one of summer’s most welcome enticements.

Let us not forget, however, especially in these troubled times, what the holiday is all about. Let us remember all the fallen soldiers who have not lived to enjoy these renewable pleasures of the season that we take so much for granted.

Here are four of many regional recipes for barbecue sauce guaranteed to whet any summer appetite. Depending on what part of the South or West you hail from, you will think that the barbecue sauce from your region is the only one worth dipping a basting brush into.

For example, Texas barbecue sauce is, as you might expect, redolent with tomatoes and southwestern flavors like chili, whereas South Carolina uses a lot of mustard, which gives its sauce a yellowish hue. Go to Kansas City and you’ll find a sweet sauce that relies heavily on molasses, brown sugar and onion; but its rival, Memphis, boasts a tangy, thin sauce that calls for mustard and a big dose of vinegar. Basically, these recipes call for little more preparation than combining the ingredients. If your roots are in Brooklyn or Queens, you can impartially enjoy them all.

Texas Barbecue Sauce YIELD: Makes about 3½ cups INGREDIENTS: • • • • • • • • • • • • •

2 cups ketchup 1 large onion, minced 4 garlic cloves, minced ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce ¼ cup A.1 sauce 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 tablespoon molasses 1 tablespoon chili powder 1 tablespoon ground coriander 2 teaspoons coarse salt 2 teaspoons prepared mustard 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce

smoke. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use or use immediately to baste chicken, pork or beef during last 15 minutes of grilling. Serve with fried green tomatoes, french fries and tossed salad.

Memphis Barbecue Sauce YIELD: Makes 2 cups INGREDIENTS: • • • • • • • • • • • • •

2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 large onion, chopped 1 garlic clove, bruised 1/3 cup cider vinegar ¾ cup ketchup 2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 tablespoons molasses 1½ tablespoons Worcestershire sauce ¼ cup steak sauce 1 tablespoon tomato paste 1 tablespoon yellow prepared mustard Dash of celery seed Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste • 1 teaspoon liquid smoke

DIRECTIONS: Chicken legs and pork ribs smothered in Texas Barbecue Sauce

South Carolina Barbecue Sauce YIELD: Makes 3 to 3½ cups INGREDIENTS: • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil • 1 medium onion, minced • 2 garlic cloves, chopped and sautéed in one tablespoon vegetable oil until soft but not at all browned • 2 cups prepared yellow mustard • 2/3 cup cider vinegar • ¼ cup ketchup • 1 teaspoon hot sauce • ¾ cup sugar • One chicken bouillon cube, crushed • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary leaves or 2 teaspoons dried • 1 tablespoon powdered mustard • 2 teaspoons coarse salt • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper DIRECTIONS: Heat vegetable oil and sauté onion until golden; remove and set aside. Sauté garlic until soft but not at all brown. Remove and along with onion, add to remaining ingredients; puree together in electric food processor. Cover and refrigerate or use immediately to baste pulled pork or brisket during last 15 minutes of grilling. Serve with sweet potato fries, tomato and kale salad and ice cold beer.

Kansas City Barbecue Sauce

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YIELD: Makes 2 cups INGREDIENTS: • • • • • • • • • • • •

2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 large onion, chopped 1 garlic clove, bruised ½ cup tomato sauce ¼ cup cider vinegar ¼ cup ketchup 2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 tablespoons molasses 1½ tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon tomato paste 1 tablespoon yellow prepared mustard Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste • 1 teaspoon liquid smoke

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MOVIE REVIEW

‘Deadpool 2’ goes for big, lands somewhere in the middle

BY KYLE BARR

Deadpool, the fourth wall-breaking ninja of the first 2016 film, was everywhere before “Deadpool 2” arrived in theaters. Seriously, everywhere. He was on billboards with his name spelled with a skull and poo emoji. He was in paintings spoofing the Sistine Chapel. His masked face was even put on the slipcovers of DVDs in Walmarts. So instead of Arnold Schwarzenegger looking gruff on the cover of “Predator” you had Deadpool staring out with a bland expression and holding a water gun.

It was almost too much. It was as if the 20th Century Fox sequel had to convince you even before you stepped in the theater that this movie was going to be zany, off the wall action and satire.

Well it is, at least for the most part. Really, the film is at its best when it’s playing with common superhero comic and film tropes. It’s at its worst when it’s not.

“Deadpool 2” starts out with our main character, Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) laying on a bed of gasoline cans and lighting a match. The explosion causes his body parts to fly every which way. How is this possible?

Deadpool cannot die. If he has his limbs removed, they will simply grow back. If he is shot, his wounds will instantly heal. This is bad for Wade Wilson, the man behind Deadpool’s mask, as a terrible tragedy early on makes Deadpool want to quit living. X-Men member Colossus (voiced by Stefan Kapicic) tries to make him turn his life around and become a member of the vigilante mutant group, but murderous mutant from the future Cable (Josh

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Brolin) comes back in time to assassinate a young mutant named Russell (Julian Dennison). Deadpool, who decides to protect him, finds he can’t die just yet.

All the actors do a fine job in this film. Reynolds as Deadpool gives as much an enthusiastic performance as one could ask from a man who made the first film as a passion project. Another standout is Domino, played by Zazie Beetz, as she is just simply a fun character to be around.

Her mutant power is Luck, and it was amusing to watch the film’s writers come up with ways her power works.

Beetz’ sarcastic and self-confident style does such a good job playing off Deadpool’s antics.

The film takes a little too long to pick up speed. The beginning act drags, even among the epic, R-rated fight scenes that include our main hero jumping headfirst into bullets and armed men like a kid jumping into a swimming pool on the first day of summer.

But the joyride comes to a screeching halt as soon as we get to the romantic side of the story. Deadpool and his girlfriend Vanessa (Morena Baccarin) had what was an honestly sweet relationship in the first movie, but that mostly came down to how the two characters played off each other’s sense of sardonic and often violent humor.

However, in this movie, none of that comes through. At certain points, in dreamlike sequences, Deadpool has conversations with his girlfriend who tells him his heart “isn’t in the right place,” a line that seems to come straight out of a soap opera’s playbook. I kept expecting the joke to continue where Deadpool reaches inside his chest to move his heart back into place, but that never happened.

It’s bad likely because some of the gags in this film are just so good. Most of the best, hardest hitting gags come in the middle of the film. There’s nothing worse than ruining or explaining a joke. Suffice it to say when Deadpool tries to start his own team by the derivative name X-Force, it leads to perhaps the best sequence in the entire film that pokes the hardest at well-worn superhero clichés.

The movie is easily at its best when it relies on this biting satire of the superhero genre. The jokes are so good that they make you want for more. It gets worse when it cannot deliver. There are some great jokes made at the expense of Cable, who is really the stereotype of every jacked-up gritty vigilante hero we’ve had since the ’90s, but in the end those jokes don’t lead anywhere. The best satire often wants to come to a conclusion about whatever its ribbing, but this film lands somewhere in between and can’t seem to break away from the genre convention.

Worse, it can’t do the romance, and hopefully when they do the inevitable sequel and go for even bigger, they leave all that at home.

Rated R for violence and profanity, “Deadpool 2” is now playing in local theaters.

MAY 24, 2018 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE B13

COVER STORY

Photo by Michael DeCristofaro Danny Gardner (Don Lockwood) and Corinne Munsch (Girl in Green) in a scene from ‘Singin’ In the Rain’

What a glorious feeling!

‘Singin’ in the Rain’ opens at the Engeman

BY VICTORIA ESPINOZA

The latest production at the John W. Engeman Theater will have you dancing and singing — rain or shine. “Singin’ in the Rain” premiered this past weekend to a full house and one of the most energetic crowds in past years.

The classic movie, which is regarded as one of the greatest movie musicals of all time, comes to life as soon as the curtain rises, bringing the glitz and glamour of Hollywood’s golden age to Northport.

It’s 1927 and Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are the toast of Tinseltown until silent films are threatened with the rise of talking pictures. The Northport stage is set to look like an old Hollywood film studio lot. David Arsenault, the set designer, creates a simple but inviting backdrop, and many times throughout the show the sets are used to enhance musical numbers and bring even more laughs to the audience.

While the songs, actors and sets all excel in this production, the choreography comes out on top. Drew Humphrey is both the director and choreographer for this show and brings audiences a nonstop party with intricate and joyful dance numbers that were accompanied by nonstop applause throughout the night. Standouts include “Fit as a Fiddle,” “Make Em Laugh,” “Good Morning” and, of course, the timeless classic, “Singin’ in the Rain.”

Danny Gardner, who plays Don Lockwood, brings all the magic of Gene Kelly’s iconic scene with his mile-long grin, infatuated attitude and love-struck dance moves.

Perhaps the most excited the audience got was when the rain started to pour on stage and Gardner appeared in a fedora with an umbrella under his arm.

Tessa Grady and Brian Shepard round out the main trio as Kathy Selden and Cosmo Brown, respectively, and the chemistry between the three is great fun to watch.

Shepard brings the biggest smiles to audiences’ faces with fun jokes and a charming and lovable attitude. He steals the scene in “Moses Supposes,” and you can’t help but look for him in every scene to see what fun little moments he brings to his character.

All three stars have beautiful voices, and Grady does a great job bringing her talents to Kathy Selden to make her a confident,

charming character with some great comedic moments as well.

Of course, the other character who delighted audiences with laughs was Lina Lamont, played by Emily Stockdale. The voice she was able to achieve for Lamont was impressive and hilarious and her short solo number in the second act was sharp and enjoyable. She brought great depth to what could’ve been a one-dimensional character.

An extra fun treat for audiences was the short films inside the musical. Producer Richard Dolce and Humphrey do a great job making the film shorts hilarious, and as an added bonus a recognizable spot, Northport Village Park, makes a cameo appearance. It makes the black-and-white shorts twice the fun when you see the recognizable white gazebo as a backdrop for a sword fight and a lovers reunion. The ensemble cast who are a part of these shorts also deserve a special shout out for the delight they bring to the small screen.

Musical Director Jonathan Brenner handles the numbers wonderfully, bringing all the right emotion each scene calls for. “Moses Supposes” excels not only for Shepard’s lovable conviction but also the way Brenner handles the music. The same can be said for “Good Morning.” This scene delivers on all the fun the original film brings, and although the characters aren’t trotting together from room to room, this production’s version encapsulates all the charm.

And even with all the fun, this production saves the best for last with a closing number you won’t want to miss. Kurt Alger, costume designer for the show, adds an extra pop with costume choices for the end, bringing extra color and fun to the stage. But, of course, the elegant period pieces in the show’s entirety are also a marvel to see, especially a Frenchstyle costume worn by Stockdale.

With more than just fan favorite songs, this musical promises to deliver a fun-filled evening for all who attend.

The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport will present “Singin’ in the Rain” through July 1. Tickets range from $73 to $78. To order, call 631-261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

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KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS

SBU’s Ya Wang wins funds for brain, energy studies

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF

Picture a chalkboard filled with information. It could include everything from the basics — our names and phone numbers, to memories of a hike along the Appalachian Trail, to what we thought the first time we saw our spouse.

Diseases like Alzheimer’s act like erasers, slowly moving around the chalkboard, sometimes leaving traces of the original memories, while other times removing them almost completely. What if the images, lines and words from the chalk could somehow be restored?

Ya Wang, a mechanical engineering assistant professor at Stony Brook University, is working on a process that can regenerate neurons, which could help with a range of degenerative diseases. She is hoping to develop therapies that might restore neurons by using incredibly small magnetic nanoparticles.

Wang recently received the National Science Foundation Career Award, which is a prestigious prize given to faculty in the early stages of their careers.

The award lasts for five years and includes a $500,000 grant.

Wang would like to understand the way small particles can stimulate the brain to rebuild neurons. The award is based on “years of effort,” she said. “I’m happy but not surprised” with the investment in work she believes can help people with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

“All neuron degeneration diseases will benefit from this study,” Wang said. “We have a large population in New York alone with patients with neuron degeneration diseases.” She hopes the grant will help trigger advancements in medicine and tissue engineering.

Wang’s “work on modeling the dynamic behavior of magnetic nanoparticles within the brain microenvironment would lay the foundation for quantifying the neuron regeneration process,” Jeff Ge, the chairman and professor of mechanical engineering, said in a statement.

‘All neuron degeneration diseases will benefit from this study.’

— Ya Wang

Wang said she understands the way neurodegenerative diseases affect people. She has watched her father, who lives in China, manage through Parkinson’s disease for 15 years.

Ge suggested that this approach has real therapeutic potential. “This opens up the

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From left, Libo Wu, Zhangjie Chen (both are doctoral students on the ARPA-E project), Ya Wang, Xing Zhang (graduated), Muzhaozi Yuan and Jingfan Chen (both are doctoral students on the NSF project). challenge, Longtin continued, is in fooling the sensor into thinkSPOTLIGHTING DISCOVERIES AT ing something is there in motion (1) COLD SPRING HARBOR LAB to keep it active.

(2) STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY & Wang described a situation Harnessing the Technology (3) BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LAB of our Research Giants in which a hotel had connected an occupant-detecting system to its HVAC system. When a person fell asleep in the room, however, the air conditioning turned off automatically. On a hot summer night, the person was frustrated. exciting new possibility for the Siemens Foundation semifinal- She put colored paper and a fan development of a new micro- ists. Indeed, her former students in front of the sensor, which kept chip for brain research,” he said. have gone on to attend college at the cool air from turning off.

At this point, Wang has been Stanford, Harvard and Cal Tech.

Instead of using a fan and able to demonstrate the feasibil- “I was very happy advising them,” colored paper, the new system ity of neuron regeneration with she said. “High school kids are ex- Wang is developing cuts the individual nerve cells. The next tremely interested in the topic.” flow of heat to the sensor, which step after that would be to work A few months before she enhances its ability to recognize on animal models and, eventu- scored her NSF award, Wang also stationary or moving people. ally, in a human clinical trial. won an Advanced Research ProjWang and her colleagues That last step is a “long way” ects Agency–Energy award for will use low-power liquid crysoff, Wang suggested, as she and $1 million from the Department tal technology with no movothers will need to make signif- of Energy. In this area, Wang also ing parts. “The sensor detects icant advancements to take this plans to build on earlier work, you because you are a human potential therapeutic break- developing a smart heating and with heat,” she said. “Even through from the cell stage to cooling system that enables a though you are not moving, the the clinic. system to direct climate control amount of heat is changing.”

She is working with a form efforts directly at the occupant or The sensor will be different of coated iron oxide that is occupants in the room. in various locations. People in small enough to pass through Extending on that work, Houston will have different temthe incredibly fine protective Wang, who will collaborate in perature conditions than those area of the blood/brain barrier. this effort with Jon Longtin in the in Wisconsin. Using a machineWithout a coating, the iron ox- Department of Mechanical Engi- learning algorithm, Wang said ide can be toxic, but with that neering at SBU and Tom Butch- she can pre-train the system to protective surface, it is “more er and Rebecca Trojanowski at respond to different people and biofriendly,” she said.

Brookhaven National Labora- different conditions.

The size of the particles are tory, is addressing the problem in She has developed a smart about 20 nanometers. By con- which the system no longer reg- phone app so that the house trast, a human hair is 80,000 isters the presence of a person in can react to the different temnanometers thick. These par- the room. perature preferences of a husticles use mechanical forces that Wang has “developed an in- band and wife. People can also act on neurons to promote the novation modification to a sim- choose night or day modes. growth or elongation of axons. ple, inexpensive time-honored Wang also plans to work on As a part of the NSF award, position sensor, but that suffers a system that is akin to the way Wang will have the opportunity from requiring that something cars have different temperature to apply some of the funds to- be moving in order to detect mo- zones, allowing one side of the ward education. She has enjoyed tion,” Longtin explained in an car to be hotter than the other. being a mentor to high school stu- email. The sensors can’t detect She intends to develop a similar dents, some of whom have been a person that is not moving. The design for each room.

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Thursday 24 Let’s Talk

As part of its new lecture series titled Let’s Talk, the Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Educational & Cultural Center, 97P Main St., Stony Brook will welcome historian and author Kerriann Flanagan along with paranormal investigator and medium Joe Giaquinto who will discuss historical investigations of the WMHO's Brewster House and Thompson House at 6:45 p.m. Admission is $15 per person. Refreshments will be served. Reservations are required by calling 689-5888.

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Singer-Songwriter Night

Join the Huntington Arts Council for its monthly Singer-Songwriter Night at the Main Street Gallery, 213 Main St., Huntington from 7 to 10 p.m. Singer-songwriters of all skill levels, along with those who wish to come and support local music, are welcome. Original music only. No backline. Sign-up begins at 7 p.m. Mic opens at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. $10 donation to perform, $5 suggested for listener.

Questions? Call 271-8423, ext. 12.

Join the Conversation

Three Village Community Trust invites the community to Join the Conversation at the Setauket Neighborhood House, 95 Main St., Setauket at 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be Luke J. Gervase who will speak about invasive species on Long Island and restoring native species after removing invasives. Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Please call 689-0225 for more information.

Friday 25 Happenings on Main Street

The Northport Arts Coalition will present a Happenings on Main Street every Friday at Northport Village Park Patio at the dock at 7 p.m. through Aug. 20. Enjoy a concert by Miles to Dayton (romantic rock) this week. Free. Weather permitting. Lawn chairs/blankets suggested. Visit www. northportarts.org for info and updates.

Library sing-along

Robert Silvering will lead a sing-along of greatest hits from the '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s at Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook at 7 p.m. Sing along to the music you grew up with or just listen and enjoy. Lyrics will be provided. All are welcome to attend this free event. For more information or to register, call 588-5024.

Poets in Port

Caffe Portofino, 249 Main St., Northport will host a Poets in Port event at 7:30 p.m. Featured poet will be Sharon Anderson. Followed by an open reading. Visit www.northportarts.org for further info.

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

The public is invited to honor our veterans at Huntington Town Hall, 100 Main St., Huntington at 9 a.m. Refreshments to follow. Call 351-3012 for additional details. Visit www. huntingtonny.gov for a list of all the Memorial Day parades in the Town of Huntington.

Ronkonkoma Memorial Day Parade Sponsored by the St. Regis Knights of Columbus, the annual Memorial Day Parade in Ronkonkoma will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Route starts on Patchogue-Holbrook Road at Hiawatha Elementary School running up to Portion Road, along Portion Road to Ronkonkoma Avenue, south on Hawkins Avenue to Church Street and along Church Street up to the St. Regis Knights of Columbus Hall on Pond Road. Call 963-2796.

The Sound Beach Civic Association will hold Memorial Day services at the Sound Beach Veterans Memorial on New York Avenue across from the post office at noon. All are welcome.

For more information call 744-6952.

Join award-winning author and photographer Charlene Edwards as she revisits the Vietnam War at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington at 7 p.m. Through powerful personal narratives and photographs, "Voices from Vietnam" tells the stories of the people affected by the Vietnam War. Featuring music by Patricia Shih and John Taylor, a talk by Vietnam veteran Michael Pergola, a Q&A, reception and book signing. Tickets are $18, $15 members.

Questions? Call 423-7611.

The Atelier at Flowerfield, 2 Flowerfield, St. James will host an art talk titled Strategies for Artists and Collectors in Atelier Hall from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Guest speaker Tim Newton, chairman of the Salmagundi Club, will speak about art collecting from the viewpoint of both the artist and collector. Free. Refreshments will be served. Call 250-9009 for further details.

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ceremony at the Village Green across from the library and a closing ceremony at Memorial Park along Route 25A. Call 751-5541 for more info.

Tuesday 29 Tide Mill tour

HONORING THE FALLEN Towns all along the North Shore will be holding Memorial Day parades on Monday including Setauket, above. File photo by Rita J. Egan

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 for more information.

Saturday 26 Beginning Orienteering

The folks at Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, 25 Lloyd Harbor Road, Huntington will host a Beginning Orienteering workshop for adults from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. After learning to use a compass, you will practice on a short course. $4 per person. Advance registration required by calling 423-1770.

Gardening Workshop

Join Master Gardener Haig Seferian for a garden class at Frank Melville Memorial Park, 101 Main St., Setauket from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Meet at the Red Barn to share garden success stories, ask questions and take home a variety of vegetable and flower plant materials for your garden. Free and open to all. Held rain or shine. For further information, call 689-6146.

Sunday 27 Spring Flea Market

The Farmingville Residents Association will hold a Spring Flea Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the corner of Horseblock Road and Woodycrest Drive in Farmingville. The outdoor event will feature vendors selling tools, collectibles, health and beauty products, clothing, accessories, handmade items, yard sale treasures and more. Free admission. Rain date is June 3.

Questions? Call 880-7996.

Street Painting Festival

East End Arts will present its 22nd annual Community Mosaic Street Painting Festival in downtown Riverhead from noon to 5 p.m.

Enjoy street painting, an artisan and craft fair, music and dance. Fun for the whole family.

Free admission. Rain date is May 28 at 133 East Man St., Riverhead from 2 to 5 p.m. Visit www.eastendarts.org for additional details.

International Folk Dancing

Hauppauge Public Library, 1373 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge will host an afternoon of International Folk Dancing from 2 to 4:30 p.m. No partner is needed. Free. For more information, call 896-4751 or 979-1600.

Ronkonkoma Street Fair

In honor of Memorial Day, the Ronkonkoma Chamber of Commerce will hold its 2nd annual Memorial Day Street Fair from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Hawkins Avenue between Portion Road and Wittridge Road. Call 963-2796.

Folk Music Concert

Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, 120 Main St., Setauket will welcome Taylor Ackley and Alison Rowe from the Stony Brook Roots Ensemble in concert from 2 to 3 p.m. Titled Well-Worn Duets: A Folk Music Concert, the program will include a lively performance of traditional American music using a banjo, cello and guitar. Free and open to all. Call 941-4080 for more information.

Monday 28 Setauket Memorial Day Parade

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3054 will hold its annual Memorial Day Parade in East Setauket at 11 a.m. Parade starts at the corner of Main Street and Route 25A with an opening

The Huntington Historical Society will present a tour of the Van Wyck-Lefferts Tide Mill at 11 a.m. Built in 1795, it is the only surviving mill in Huntington and is one of the best preserved 18th-century tide mills in the country. Short boat ride. $20, $15 members. Advance registration required by calling 427-7045, ext. 404 or visit www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

Wednesday 30 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.

Thursday 31 An evening of live jazz

The Jazz Loft, 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook will welcome the Interplay Jazz Orchestra in concert at 7 p.m. Featuring a 17-piece big band performing original compositions and arrangements written by band members. Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors, $10 students. To order, call 751-1895 or visit www.thejazzloft.org.

Theater ‘Curtains’

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson, will continue its 48th annual Mainstage season with "Curtains" through June 23. It’s Boston 1959 and chief sleuth Lt. Frank Cioffi investigates the murder of a Broadway-bound theater company’s untalented star on opening night. From the creators of "Cabaret" and "Chicago," the musical whodunit, played against the fictional cowboy musical "Robbin’ Hood!," will have you on the edge of your seat … laughing! Tickets are $35 adults, $28 seniors and students, $20 children ages 5 to 12. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com. See review on page B10.

Tribute to Barbra Streisand

The Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Educational & Cultural Center, 97P Main St., Stony Brook will present a St. George Living

MAY 24, 2018 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE B17 History Production titled Tribute to Barbra Streisand, through June 14. Tickets, which includes lunch, tea and dessert, are $50 adults, $48 seniors. To order, call 689-5888.

‘Dreamgirls’

Through June 17 the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 East Main St., Smithtown will present the musical "Dreamgirls," a show about the creation of a new American sound — the blending of rhythm and blues with other styles of popular music — a sound that came to be known as Motown. Tickets are $38 adults, $34 seniors, $25 students. To order, call 724-3700.

‘Singin’ in the Rain’

The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport will conclude its 2017-18 season with the romantic musical comedy "Singin’ in the Rain" through July 1. Join Don Lockwood, Lina Lamont, Cosmo Brown and Kathy Selden as they make a big splash with singin’ and dancin’ and yes, it really will rain on stage! Tickets range from $73 to $78. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www. engemantheater.com. See review on page B13.

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

Star Playhouse at the Suffolk Y JCC, 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack will present "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" on June 2, 9 and 16 at 8 p.m. and June 3 and 10 at 2 p.m. The rollicking biblical story set to music — a dream of a show. With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and book and lyrics by Tim Rice, this production features a live orchestra and a cast of 45. Tickets are $25 adults, $20 members, seniors and students. To purchase, call 4629800, ext. 136, or visit www.starplayhouse.com.

‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’

The Township Theatre Group opens its 65th season with a production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" at Temple Beth El, 660 Park Ave., Huntington on June 2, 9 and 16 at 8 p.m. and June 3 and 10 at 2 p.m. A fast-paced and witty musical comedy that looks at a smalltown spelling bee with six quirky student contestants and three equally unconventional grownups running the show. Enjoy cabaret-style seating plus a wine/beer bar. Tickets are $25 adults, $22 seniors and students. Call 213-9832 or visit www. townshiptheatregroup.org to order.

‘Funny Girl’

Plaza Theatricals presents a production of "Funny Girl," the story of Fanny Brice, at Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook on June 3 at 2 p.m. The award-winning score features such favorites as "Don’t Rain on My Parade," "People" and "I’m the Greatest Star."

All are welcome to attend this free event. Call 588-5024 for additional details.

Film ‘Phantom Thread’

East Northport Public Library, 185 Larkfield Road, Northport will screen "Phantom Thread" starring Daniel Day Lewis on May 25 at 2 p.m.

Rated R. Open to all. Call 261-2313 for more info.

‘Nostalgia’

As part of its Friday Movie Matinee series, the Port Jefferson Free Library, 100 Thompson St., Port Jefferson will screen "Nostalgia" starring Jon Hamm on May 25 at 2 p.m. Rated R. No registration necessary. All are welcome. Call 473-0022.

‘Two Small Pieces of Glass’

Join Avalon Park & Preserve in Stony Brook for a free screening of "Two Pieces of Glass" on May 25 in the Red Barn off Shep Jones Lane at 8 p.m. Followed by a Sky Lab and Sky Dome viewing (weather permitting) led by David Cohn and David Barnett at 9 p.m. Questions?

Call 689-0619.

‘Screenagers’

On May 29, the Commack Kings Park Rotary Club will hold a free showing of the documentary "Screenagers" at Kings Park High School, 200 Route 25A, Kings Park from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

A must see for all parents. To register, visit www.kpcsd.org.

‘Minds Wide Open’

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor will present the East Coast film premiere of "Minds Wide Open: Unlocking the Potential of the Human Brain" on May 29 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Followed by a Q&A. Free. For information on how to register, call 516-367-6866.

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The program’s centerpiece will be a one-act version of the ballet "Don Quixote." With guest artists Alvin Tovstogray and Nicholas Sipes. Tickets, which are $30 adults, $24 children and seniors, are available at the door or by calling 584-0192.

Port Jefferson High School Class of 1968 will hold its 50-year reunion during the weekend of Sept. 21 (meet and greet), Sept. 22 (school tour, dinner/dance at Polish American Club in PJS) and Sept. 23 (Culper Spy tour). For further details, visit www.classmates.com or call Sue Graf at 744-3314 or Dimmie (Loizos) Kaczenski at 473-2247.

Port Jefferson High School Class of 1958 will hold its 60-year reunion with a Meet and Greet at Tommy's Place in Port Jefferson on July 27 from 3 to 7 p.m., Garden Party at Detmer Farm, East Setauket on July 28 at 3 p.m. ($65 per person), and Detmer Farm on July 29 at 11 a.m. ($15 per person) For more information, call Gladys at 924-4817.

Farmers Markets Stony Brook

Heart Beet Farms opens for the season at the Stony Brook Village Center, 97 Main St., Stony Brook from May 26 to June 16 from 10 a.m. to noon and June 23 to Oct. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Featuring fresh, organically grown, nutritionally dense vegetables and fruits with a focus on nourishing families, especially kids.

Call 751-2244 for further information.

Port Jefferson

A Farmers Market is now open every Sunday at the Jeanne Garant Harborfront Park at the Village Center, 101A East Broadway, Port Jefferson from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. through November. In addition, a Farmers Market will be held in the same location every Wednesday from May 30 to Aug. 29 from 3 p.m. to dusk.

Featuring local produce, honey, bread and baked goods, seafood, international specialties, plants, flower bouquets and live music.

Questions? Call 473-4724.

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Religious ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

CATHOLIC

EPISCOPAL

STONY BROOK CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

ALL SOULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Connecting to God, Each Other and the World

400 Nicolls Road, E. Setauket 631–689–1127 • Fax 631–689–1215

www.stonybrookchristian.com Pastor Troy Reid Weekly Schedule Sunday Worship w/nursery 10 am Kidmo Children’s Church • Ignited Youth Fellowship and Food Always to Follow Tuesday Evening Prayer: 7 pm Thursday Morning Bible Study w/Coffee & Bagels: 10 am Friday Night Experience “FNX” for Pre K-Middle School: 6:30 pm Ignite Youth Ministry: 7:30 pm Check out our website for other events and times

BYZANTINE CATHOLIC RESURRECTION BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH

38 Mayflower Avenue, Smithtown NY 11787 631–759–6083

resurrectionsmithtown@gmail.com www.resurrectionsmithtown.org Father Tyler A. Strand, Administrator, Joseph S. Durko, Cantor Divine Liturgy: Sundays at 10:30 am Holy Days: See website or phone for information Sunday School Sundays at 9:15 am Adult Faith Formation/Bible Study: Mondays at 7:00 pm.

PrayerAnon Prayer Group for substance addictions, Wednesdays at 7 pm A Catholic Church of the Eastern Rite under the Eparchy of Passaic.

CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST. GERARD MAJELLA 300 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station 631–473–2900 • Fax -631–473–0015

www.stgmajella.org All are Welcome to Begin Again. Come Pray With Us. Rev. Gregory Rannazzisi, Administrator 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

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 ©156913

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429 Rt. 25A, Setauket, NY 11733 Phone: 631–941–4141 • Fax: 631–751–6607 Parish Office email: parish@stjamessetauket.org

Mission Statement: Formed as the Body of Christ through the waters of Baptism, we are Beloved daughters and sons of the Father. We, the Catholic community of the Three Village area, are a pilgrim community on Caminojourneying toward the fullness of the Kingdom of God, guided by the Holy Spirit. Nurtured by the Eucharist and formed by the Gospel, we strive to respond to Jesus’ invitation to be faithful and fruitful disciples; to be a Good Samaritan to (our) neighbor and enemy; so that in Jesus’ name, we may be a welcoming community, respectful of life in all its diversities and beauty; stewards of and for God’s creation; and witnesses to Faith, Hope and Charity.

Rev. James-Patrick Mannion, Pastor Rev. Gerald Cestare, Associate Pastor Rev. John Fitzgerald, In Residence Deacon Wayne T. Padula Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9am - 4pm • Saturday 9 am - 2 pm Weekday Masses: Monday – Saturday 8:00 am Weekend Masses: Saturday (Vigil) 5:00 pm (Youth) Sunday 8:00am, 9:30 am (family), 11:30 am (choir) Baptisms: Contact the Office at the end of the third month (pregnancy) to set date Matrimony: contact the office at least 9 months before desired date Reconciliation: Saturdays 4:00 – 4:45 pm or by appointment Anointing Of The Sick: by request Bereavement: 631– 941-4141 x 341 Faith Formation Office: 631– 941-4141 x 328 Outreach: 631– 941-4141 x 313 Our Lady of Wisdom Regional School: 631– 473-1211 Our Daily Bread Sunday Soup Kitchen 3 pm

ST. LOUIS DE MONTFORT ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

75 New York Avenue, Sound Beach, N.Y. 11789 Parish Office: 631-744-8566; FAX 631-744-8611

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

Rev. Msgr. Christopher J. Heller, Pastor Rev. Lennard Sabio, Associate Pastor Rev. Msgr. Donald Hanson, In Residence Rev. Francis Pizzarelli, S.M.M., Parish Assistant Rev. Henry Vas, Parish Assistant Weekday Masses: Monday through Friday: 8:30 am in the Chapel Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil: 5 pm Sunday: 7:30 am; 9:00 am; 10:30 am; 12 noon.

Baptisms: Most Sundays at 1:30 pm.

Please contact Parish Office for an appointment.

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

Anointing of the Sick: by request.

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

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

CONGREGATIONAL MT. SINAI CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

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

Main Street, Stony Brook • 631–751–0034

www.allsouls–stonybrook.org • allsoulsepiscopalchurch@verizon.net 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.

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 Friends on Mondays at 5:00 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

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

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

“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.

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

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Religious EVANGELICAL THREE VILLAGE CHURCH Knowing Christ...Making Him Known

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

LEAD PASTOR JOSH MOODY Sunday Worship Schedule: 9:15 am: Worship Service, Sunday School (Pre–K – Adult), Nursery 10:30 am: Bagels & Coffee 11:00 am: Worship Service, Nursery, Pre–K, Cornerstone Kids (Gr. K–5) We offer weekly Teen Programs, Small Groups, Women’s & Men’s Bible Studies, Alpha, Stephen Ministry Faith Preschool for ages 3 & 4, Mommy & Me for age 2 Join us as we celebrate 55 years of proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ!

GREEK ORTHODOX

CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION

430 Sheep Pasture Rd., Port Jefferson 11777 Tel: 631-473-0894 • Fax: 631-928-5131 www.kimisis.org • goc.assumption@gmail.com

Rev. Demetrios N. Calogredes, Protopresbyter Sunday Services Orthros 8:30 am - 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

“Judaism with a smile” Future site: East side of Nicolls Rd, North of Rte 347 –Next to Fire Dept.

Current location: 821 Hawkins Ave., Lake Grove

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

JEWISH

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

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METHODIST

TEMPLE ISAIAH (REFORM)

SETAUKET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

LUTHERAN–ELCA

HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH AND ANCHOR NURSERY SCHOOL

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

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!

WOODBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 577 Woodbury Rd., Woodbury Church Office: 516-692-7179 Rev. Erik Rasmussen wumc11797@optonline.net

Join us for Sunday church at 10:30 am. “Open hearts...open doors.”

Adult Discussions on Matter of Faith, Tuesdays at 4 pm Kids Sunday School Available.

309 Patchogue Road, Port Jefferson Station 631-473–2236

Rev. Paul A. Downing, Pastor email: pastorpauldowning@yahoo.com • pastor’s cell: 347–423–3523 Services: Sundays-8:30 and 10:30 am—Holy Communion Sunday School during 10:30 service Adult Bible Study — 9:30 am on Sundays Wednesday Night — 7:30 pm — Holy Communion Friday Morning —Power of Prayer Hour 10:30 am Join us for any service-all are welcome We are celebrating 100 years in Port Jefferson Station

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

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

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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

9:30 am Sunday Worship (childcare available) 9:45 am Church School (pre-school through 8th grade) 11:00 am Adult Education 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.

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UNITY

RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS

UNITY CHURCH OF HEALING LIGHT

www.cbquakers.org

www.unityhuntingtonny.org email: unitychurchny@yahoo.com FB & YouTube: Unity Church of Healing Light

4 Friends Way, St. James 631–928-2768

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

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

Weekly coffee and fellowship, monthly discussions, Religious Education for children.

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)

203 East Pulaski Rd., Huntington Sta. 631–385–7180

Rev. Saba Mchunguzi, Minister

Sunday Service - 11:30 am - 12:30 pm (Sign Language Interpreter) Sunday school for children and youth 3-17 years old Wednesday Prayer Group - 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 pm We believe that everyone is a child of God and entitled to live a fulfi lling and productive life. We teach spiritual principles, such as affirmative prayer, the power of thought and the law of attraction (LOA). We celebrate a diverse fellowship where everyone finds acceptance. We are a member of Unity Worldwide Ministries and affi liated with the Daily Word devotional booklet, and Silent Unity.

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.

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SBU SPORTSWEEK MAY 24 – MAY 30, 2018

TOMORROW IS FRIDAY – WEAR RED ON CAMPUS!

STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

Seawolves fall in OT in NCAA quarterfinals Boston 12 Stony Brook 11

“I’m proud of our kids,” head coach Joe Spallina said. “I’d go to battle with that group any day of the week — I love each one of them. It stings, it definitely hurts, but with that said, you can’t ask for more.”

Kylie Ohlmiller recorded two goals and three assists in her final game with the Seawolves program. A 2018 Tewaaraton Award finalist, she finishes her collegiate career with 498 points and 246 assists — both are new NCAA Division I records.

Courtney Murphy added two goals and one assist. The senior recorded 341 goals over her five-year stint with Stony Brook, also a new NCAA Division I career record.

Ally Kennedy joined Ohlmiller with a team-best five points on the afternoon, tying a career-best with five total goals. Kennedy also recorded a team-best three draw wins.

Tiffany Zullo added two goals and one helper for three points.

Anna Tesoriero made eight saves.

Through three years, the Huntington native now owns a 55-7 record in the cage.

Boston College tallied 29 total shots, while the Seawolves recorded 20. The Eagles won 20 of 26 draws.

Stony Brook committed 13 turnovers, forcing 18 Boston College miscues on the other end.

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The No. 1-ranked Stony Brook women’s lacrosse program’s record-breaking 2018 season came to a close Saturday afternoon at Newton Campus Lacrosse Field, with the Seawolves falling in overtime to Boston College, 12-11, in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals.

Stony Brook’s women’s lacrosse team, above, set a program record for longest streak with 20 straight wins before its NCAA quarterfinal loss. Senior Kylie Ohlmiller, on left, scored twice against Boston.

Stony Brook tied a program record with 20 victories in 2018, the second-straight year accomplishing the feat, but the 20 straight wins became the longest streak in program history. The Seawolves finish leading the nation in six major Division I categories: points per game (29.28), scoring margin (+10.80), assists per game (11.23), shot percentage (.547), turnovers per game (12.00) and team defense (7.09 goals-allowed per contest).

Spallina is now 123-21 in his seven years with the Seawolves program. He’s helped lead Stony Brook to six-straight America East conference titles.

“Our defense responded well after a tough start, and I thought we were the better team after the first 10 minutes,” Spallina said. “I give a lot of credit to Boston College, they’re a great team. I love my kids, we just didn’t make enough plays today.”

Grande’s 3-run homer not enough in season finale loss Stony Brook baseball’s head coach Matt Senk reaches 800th career win when Seawolves split DH at UMass Lowell UMass Lowell 5 Stony Brook 3

sixth home run of the season came in the third inning. Grande, a Smithtown native, recorded a pair of hits during the May 19 contest for his 20th multihit game of the season. He leads the team with a .386 batting average and has a team-best 30 stolen bases.

UMass Lowell was able to score four runs on three hits in the bottom of the second inning, providing all the offense they would need for the victory to sweep the series.

“Their big inning turned out to be the

difference today despite our guys competing until the final out,” head coach Matt Senk said. “We are looking forward to the start of the third and most important part of the season beginning next Wednesday at Maine.”

Prior to that, a 2-0 win in game 2 of a doubleheader May 18 helped Senk eclipse 800 career wins.

“I cannot thank enough all my coaches and players over the many years,” he said.

“I’ve been so fortunate to be the head coach at Stony Brook. I’m humbled that this milestone is credited to me, but the real credit goes to everyone that’s been a part of our Seawolves baseball family.”

The Stony Brook baseball team opened the 2018 America East championship as the No. 4 seed at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 23, when they faced No. 5-seeded and host University of Maine at Mahaney Diamond.

Results were not available by press time.

If the Seawolves, fall to Maine, they will play again on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the first elimination game of the tournament against University at Albany or University of Maryland Baltimore County. If the Seawolves win, they will advance to face top-seeded University of Hartford Thursday, May 24 at 11 a.m.

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Despite sophomore short stop Nick Grande’s three-run home run, the Stony Brook baseball team fell 5-3 to University of Massachusetts Lowell in the regular season finale Saturday morning at LeLacheur Park.

The Seawolves (29-23, 12-12 AE) trailed 4-0 to the River Hawks (24-27, 13-11 AE) before Grande’s

Short stop Nick Grande, above, rounds the bases after his three-run homer. The team, on left, huddles after its game 2 win.

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It’s spring! Children ages 5 and up are invited to join the staff at Benner’s Farm, 56 Gnarled Hollow Road, East Setauket for a workshop titled Grow and Taste Garden on May 26 from 10 a.m. to noon. Plant an edible vegetable and flower garden to take home, pick vegetables from the farm’s early spring garden and taste what your seeds will grow up to be! $35 per child. To register, call 689-8172 or visit www. bennersfarm.com.

Summer Farm Camp

Birthday Parties, Workshops

Programs

Storytime at Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble in Lake Grove at 600 Smith Haven Mall or in East Northport at 4000 E. Jericho Turnpike will host a special storytime event in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Elephant & Piggie series on May 26 at 11 a.m. Enjoy a reading of “An Elephant & Piggie Biggie!” by Mo Willems with activities to follow.

Free. Call 724-0341 (LG) or 462-0208 (EN) for more information.

Mars rover

The Long Island Explorium, 101 East Broadway, Port Jefferson will present a drop-in program on May 26, 27 and 28 from 1 to 5 p.m. Program a Mars rover to navigate and collect valuable information for NASA scientists and try the museum’s new virtual reality programs. On May 26 at 2 p.m., check out the museum’s Ozobots and work on fun and exciting challenges. $5 per person. Call 331-3277 or visit www.longislandexplorium.org for additional details.

Snakes in the Grass!

Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, 581 West Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown will present a Tiny Tots program, Snakes in the Grass!, on May 31 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. With nature explorations and hands-on activities. For ages 3 to 5. $4 per child. Advance registration required by calling 265-1054.

Homeschool Day at the LIM

On May 31 from 1 to 3 p.m. the Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook will host Homeschool Day. Designed for homeschooled families, the afternoon will include tours, crafts and hands-on activities. Children in grades K through 2 will participate in the Meet the Museum program in which role-playing, storytelling and art projects will introduce students to the museum. Children in grades 3 and up will enjoy the Wagons West program, experiencing the hopes and fears of a 19th-century family preparing to leave their farm to travel to a new life in Oregon. $5 per child, parents are free. For further questions or to register, 751-0066, ext. 212.

Time to enter the Chocolate Factory. Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka Jr.” comes to the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 East Main St., Smithtown through June 24 on Saturdays at 2 p.m. and Sundays at 11 a.m. (no performance on May 27). Raold Dahl’s timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life onstage. All seats are $15. Get your golden ticket today! To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org. See review on page B23.

‘Goldilocks — Is That You?’

Join Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson for a delightful musical retelling of the famous story as Goldilocks meets three nice showbiz bears and helps them foil the villainous plans of Billy de Goat Gruff on Saturdays, May 26, June 2 and 9 at 11 a.m. with a special sensory-sensitive performance on Sunday, June 3 at 11 a.m. Don’t miss this hysterical melodrama about safety. Tickets are $10. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

‘Pinkalicious The Musical’

The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 East Main St., Smithtown will present “Pinkalicious The Musical” from July 14 to Aug. 29. Pinkalicious can’t stop eating pink cupcakes despite warnings from her parents. Her pink indulgence lands her at the doctor’s office with Pinkititis, an affliction that turns her pink from head to toe. But when her hue goes too far, only Pinkalicious can figure out a way to get out of this predicament. All seats are $15. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

‘The Princess Who Saved a Dragon’ Kicking off its 2018-19 season, Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will present a brand new show, “The Princess Who Saved a Dragon” from July 6 to Aug. 9 with a special sensorysensitive performance on July 8. In a topsy-turvy turnaround, an independent-minded princess rescues a bedraggled dragon and they set off on a wild adventure where they learn that being different can be a wonderful thing! A musical for the entire family — and dragons, too! All seats are $10. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

‘Shrek The Musical’

The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport will present “Shrek The Musical” from July 28 to Sept. 2. “Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek….”

And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, the show brings all the beloved characters you know from the film to life on stage and proves there’s more to the story than meets the ears.

Tickets are $15 per person. To order, call 2612900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

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

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THEATER REVIEW

‘Willy Wonka Jr.’ is sweet fun at the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts

BY HEIDI SUTTON If your children have a sweet tooth and love live theater, why not head over to Smithtown and treat them to a scrumptious production of “Willy Wonka Jr.”? The Kids Performing for Kids show is currently in production at the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts through June 24, and offers the perfect opportunity for young actors to hone their craft.

Directed by Christine Boehm, the play follows the original story closely, with all the wonderful music and unique characters (minus Slugworth) from the 1971 classic that we have come to love along with a few nods to the 2005 film (think nutty squirrels).

Based on the 1964 novel “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” by Roald Dahl, the show stars Willy Wonka (Alex Mahr), the famous candy man who has not been seen or heard from since he closed his factory to the public years ago, even though Wonka sweets are still being produced. Now he reappears to stage a contest by hiding golden tickets in five of his chocolate bars. Whoever finds a golden ticket will receive a free tour of the Wonka factory along with a lifetime supply of chocolate. But Wonka has an ulterior motive. He would like to retire and is looking for a child to take over his candy empire.

As each golden ticket is found, the audience is introduced to the winner — Augustus Gloop (Dylan O’Leary), Veruca Salt (Cassidy Torns), Violet Beauregarde (Erika Hinson) and Mike Teavee (Michael Puglisi) in one of

Above, the main cast of ‘Willy Wonka Jr.’; top right, Augustus Gloop and his mother are interviewed after finding the golden ticket; bottom right, Willy Wonka and his Oompa Loompas.

All photos by Danielle Nigro

the funniest scenes in the show, revealing all their little quirks, nasty habits and bad manners as their overindulging parents cringe.

When Charlie Bucket (Olivia Cox), a poor young boy from a loving family, finds the last ticket, he picks his Grandpa Joe (Logan O’Leary) to accompany him on the tour. As the afternoon progresses, each child misbehaves in the factory and is led away by the Oompa Loompas until only Charlie is left. Will he receive the keys to the factory or be punished for sampling the Fizzy Lifting Drinks?

The cast, ranging in age from 6 to 18, does an incredible job portraying the story

and its overlying message to think positive, and the many numbers, especially “The Candy Man,” “Pure Imagination,” “Oompa Loompa” and “I Want It Now,” are executed beautifully. Costumes by Ronald Green II are top notch, from the green wigs on the Oompa Loompas to Willy Wonka’s top hat and coat. Designed by Mike Mucciolo, the dazzling set, complete with lollipops and candy mushrooms with “whipped cream,” are right out of Wonka’s pure imagination.

Get your golden ticket today!

Running time is 2 hours and 20 minutes.

Candy and water will be sold during intermission and booster seats are available.

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Meet Willy Wonka, Charlie Bucket and Grandpa Joe in the lobby after the show for photos and autographs. An autograph page is conveniently located on the back of the program.

The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, located at 2 East Main St., Smithtown will present “Willy Wonka Jr.” through June 24. Children’s theater continues with “Pinkalicious The Musical” from July 14 to Aug. 19 and “Mary Poppins” from Sept. 15 to Oct. 28. All seats are $15. To order, call 631-7243700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

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SHARING THE BEST IDEAS IN MEDICINE

Is the New, Smaller Pacemaker Right for You? Many people have heart rhythm disorders, which means that instead of beating at a regular, predictable pace, the heart beats too fast, too slow or it stalls. These disorders are often caused by a problem in the heart’s electrical system. Slow heart rhythms may be treated with pacemakers to make the heart beat correctly. Now, for people with one type of rhythm disorder called “bradycardia,” Stony Brook University Heart Institute is using MicraTM, a revolutionary new type of pacemaker.

Eric J. Rashba, MD, Director of the Heart Rhythm Center at Stony Brook Heart Institute, explains.

What is bradycardia?

Bradycardia, also called slow heart rate, is when the heart beats at 60 times a minute or less. For some people, a heart rate that slow can mean that the heart isn’t pumping enough oxygen-rich blood to the body. So even daily activities or light exercise can cause weakness, fatigue, shortness of breath or fainting. Not everyone with a slow heart rate needs a pacemaker — the presence of symptoms and the type of rhythm disorder are key.

Micra is the newest generation of pacemakers for the treatment of bradycardia. It’s only for people whose slow heart rate can be treated with a pacemaker in just one of the four heart

How does Micra work?

A heartbeat is caused when the heart’s electrical system creates pulsing within the cardiac muscle. If the heart’s internal electrical system isn’t keeping the heart rate at a normal pace, the Micra pacemaker sends an electric impulse to normalize the rhythm and ease a patient’s symptoms.

Does Micra cure bradycardia?

The underlying heart rhythm disorder is still present. However, Micra will make the heart beat normally, so the patient will feel much better. Symptoms such as fatigue, weakness and breathlessness will likely be less frequent and less severe.

How is the Micra pacemaker implanted?

The implantation procedure takes less than an hour. With the patient under sedation, we insert a catheter — a flexible, hollow tube — into the right femoral vein through an incision in the groin. We then thread the catheter, which is

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carrying the Micra device, up to the right ventricle of the heart. Using sophisticated imaging that lets us see real-time moving images of the heart chamber, we attach the Micra pacemaker to the heart muscle inside the chamber. The catheter is then removed, and the small incision in the groin is stitched closed.

Why is Stony Brook a good place for getting a pacemaker?

Putting a device inside a person’s heart requires a lot of precision and skill. Our cardiologists have been trained in how to properly insert and position Micra, and are fully credentialed to perform the procedure. Even more importantly, we have many patients who are now enjoying a better quality of life because of Micra and the great care we provide at the Heart Rhythm Center at Stony Brook Heart Institute.

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For an appointment with one of our cardiology experts, call (631) 44-HEART (444-3278).

For more information about Stony Brook Medicine, call (631) 444-4000.

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What is the Micra pacemaker?

chambers. It cannot be used if a two-chamber pacemaker is needed. Micra is 93 percent smaller than traditional pacemakers, and unlike traditional pacemakers, Micra is a single unit that fits entirely inside the heart chamber. Everything needed to help regulate the heart rhythm is inside the Micra pacemaker. There is nothing embedded under the skin on the patient’s chest, and there are no wires connecting the heart to an outside pacemaker. Micra cannot be felt by the patient when it’s in position.

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