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RICHARD COLE initially thought he had a rotator cuff injury. But the imaging experts at Stony Brook discovered something far more serious: a grapefruit-sized tumor growing on his right lung. His cancer team designed an aggressive treatment plan that involved radiation therapy followed by chemotherapy and surgery. With the tumor completely removed, Richard underwent additional rounds of chemotherapy. Now cancer-free, Richard is not only back to fixing cars, but restoring time with his family.
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PLAIN TALK
New Suffolk County drug program needs our support
disturbing is that few to no voices are crying out about this horrific human atrocity. Recently District Attorney Tim Sini (D) anEvidence-based treatment grounded in nounced a new initiative to combat the drug competent research states that the chronic opiepidemic ravaging Suffolk County. The Com- oid and heroin addict needs long-term residenprehensive Addiction Recovery and Education tial treatment if long-term recovery is the hope Program, or CARE Program, allows nonviolent for outcome. defendants with substance abuse disorders a full Presently in Suffolk County we have two dismissal of chargers if the person programs that provide more than successfully completes a 90-day three months of care. Only one treatment program. It was designed program is not insurance based. by prosecutors, defense attorneys So the CARE initiative is a and court officials. great step forward. Let’s not set This initiative is definitely a those struggling with addictions positive step in the right direction. within the criminal justice system As someone who has provided outup for failure because we lack the patient and residential treatment for comprehensive and competent addictions for more than 25 years, resources to make the CARE ProI am deeply concerned that this efgram an effective tool on one’s fort lacks substance and appropriroad to recovery and wellness. ate resources for those struggling Unfortunately, outpatient with substance abuse and mental programs have very limited suchealth issues. cess with chronic drug abusers. Many of our judges have al- The chronic opioid and Do some enter and sustain health heroin addict needs recovery? Yes, but a growing ready been open to alternative sentencing for nonviolent drug long-term residential number fail. offenders. As one local religious leader, treatment. There are some important facts I have presided at way too many that seem to always get buried funerals for young people who when this important issue is raised. These are have died senselessly around addiction. In the facts that the public should know. past three weeks, I have had three young adults First and foremost, we do not have nearly with tremendous potential lose their lives because enough detox and/or residential treatment beds. of overdosing on heroin. I have talked with many And insurance no longer covers a full 28-day of my colleagues in religion who are burying a stay in a residential treatment program. At best, record number of young people within their own most will only cover 7 to 11 days. That is uncon- faith traditions. scionable. More tragically, many insurance comActions speak louder than words. The viopanies tell those battling chronic addiction “try lence of our silence is contributing to this national outpatient treatment first — fail at this then we health crisis. Change and transformation is possiwill pay for residential care.” ble. I live among these miracles everyday. A growing number of young men and women Fr. Pizzarelli, SMM, LCSW-R, ACSW, are trying outpatient treatment first and are failing DCSW, is the director of Hope House Ministries in record numbers. They are dying! What is very in Port Jefferson.
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MOVIE REVIEW
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‘Papillon’: A well-made but shallow prison break flick
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Here’s a question when it comes to remakes: Should a film stand on its own two feet or should we as an audience come down harder on its mistakes than we would an original film? “Papillon,” the 1973 movie directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman, is based on Henri Charrière’s autobiography of the same name. I’ve never read the book, and I’ve never seen the original movie. Hell, it might be a great movie, but too often people would rather compare films to each other than consider them on their own merits. A film is a film before it is a remake, and it should be taken as such. If so, then there is a problem when a remake such as “Papillon” is missing key pieces of character motivation that makes one wonder if it was assumed from the original movie. “Papillon” starts in early 1930s France, as the titular Papillon (Charlie Hunnam), a safecracker working for the local mob, gets framed for a murder he didn’t commit by a local mob boss for whom he worked. He is sentenced to life in prison at Devil’s Island in French Guiana, a place known for its abject brutality and harsh conditions. Anyone sentenced to Devil’s Island is exiled, never able to return to France. On the way there Papillon meets Louis Dega (Rami Malek), a convicted counterfeiter to whom he offers protection in exchange for money, all the while thinking of escape. Though Papillon and Dega initially dislike each other, it is their commitment to their friendship that drives the plot of the movie, and both actors play across each other very well. This friendship is despite attempts by Warden Barrot (Yorick van Wageningen) to break Papillon’s spirit through a long stay in solitary. Director Michael Noer does a pretty good job at really setting the tone of the film. Everything at the prison colony is dirty, bloody and hard. Every actor involved is well tuned to his role. Malek does well as a stoic man seemingly
numb to other people’s problems, that is until he starts to form a bond with Papillon. Hunnam has never really had a problem falling into character, and here he plays the hard-bitten man with a heart of gold as well as he has for nearly every film and show since “Sons of Anarchy.” Yet there is a clear lifelessness to the whole affair. We start the film in France, end up in French Guiana, and yet we never hear a single person try to affect even an attempt at a French accent. It takes the occasional sight of the tricolor French flag to remind us that, yes, these people are French, with French guards and French prisoners. It’s enough to question whether Hollywood still thinks Americans will laugh at anything French as if every line is a nasal-sounding comic’s routine. What’s worse is Papillon, the character, never makes you care enough about his plight. He is a rough man, willing to beat any man into roadkill just to get enough money to escape, but he stops just short of killing anybody. It seems the film is trying to tell us that is something to admire. He spends enough time in solitary confinement and suffers so that we may admire him in a Christ-like sort of way, but much like the real prison system, it seems we are supposed to root for someone’s morality just because they will do anything to attain some form of “justice” just short of the original sin. Perhaps it would be different if I saw the original film; then perhaps I would understand what character Papillon is trying to be. Perhaps in that film they comment about his violent nature, but there’s not enough here for any kind of real understanding. The movie is good enough, but it’s still sad to see so much effort go into the set and costume design as well as the character’s portrayals only to see it wasted on what Hollywood must be thinking is just another remake. Rated R for language, violence, nudity and some sexual material,“Papillon” is now playing in local theaters.
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Ricotta, Swiss Chard and Scallion Topping
YIELD: Makes approximately 6 to 8 servings INGREDIENTS: • 1 bunch Swiss chard, cleaned, washed and chopped • 1 teaspoon salt • Freshly ground black pepper • 1 bunch scallions, cleaned, washed and sliced thin • 1 cup fresh ricotta • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil • Grated zest of half a lemon • Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper DIRECTIONS:
In a large covered skillet over medium heat, cook Swiss chard with salt, pepper and one cup water until limp and tender. When cool enough to handle, squeeze or press out all liquid and divide and spread evenly on flatbreads. Top with scallions and ricotta. Broil until bubbly, 5 to 10 minutes, remove, drizzle with oil and sprinkle with lemon zest and salt and pepper. Serve hot or warm with tomato and onion salad and cold drinks.
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HELPING YOU NAVIGATE TO OPTIMAL HEALTH
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MEDICAL COMPASS
Over-the-counter doesn’t mean ‘safe’ in all instances
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There are serious side effects of NSAIDs and Tylenol
Most of us keep a few key items in our medicine cabinets. In addition to aspirin, among these are usually NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) and acetaminophen (Tylenol). We often use them for relief of pain, fever or inflammation. Familiar NSAIDs include ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) and naproxen sodium (Aleve). It is estimated that more than 17 million people use NSAIDs on a daily basis. According to a poll of these regular users of over-the-counter (OTC) NSAIDs, a substantial number — 60 percent — were unaware of their dangerous side effects (1). Acetaminophen is used frequently, as well. On a weekly basis, one quarter of Americans take it. We think of these drugs as relatively beBy David nign. In fact, I find that Dunaief, M.D. unless I specifically ask about their use, most patients don’t include them on a list of their medications on a patient registration form.
NSAIDs: The statistics
Unfortunately, NSAIDs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are responsible for 7,600 deaths annually and 10 times that number in hospitalizations (2). These are not medications that should be taken lightly. NSAIDs increase the risk of several maladies, including erectile dysfunction, heart attacks, gastrointestinal bleeds, exacerbation of diverticular disease and chronic arrhythmias (abnormal heartbeats). In some instances, the cardiovascular effects can be fatal.
NSAIDs: Studies demonstrating adverse side effects
In a case control (epidemiologic, retrospective) study using the UK Primary Care Database, chronic users of NSAIDs have a significantly increased risk of a serious arrhythmia (abnormal heartbeat) called atrial fibrillation (3). Patients were between 40 and 89 years of age. Interestingly, chronic users were defined as patients who took NSAIDs for more than 30 days. Those patients who used NSAIDs more than 30 days had a 57 percent increased risk of atrial fibrillation. A Danish study reinforces these results after the first month of use (4). This is not very long to have such a substantial risk. For patients who used NSAIDs longer than one year, the risk increased to 80 percent. Caution should be used when prescribing NSAIDs or when taking them OTC. Atrial fibrillation is not an easy disease to treat.
History in Motion
The American Airpower Museum, 1230 New Highway, Farmingdale will present its annual for Wings, Wheels & Firetrucks event for Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1 and 2, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Celebrate the end of summer with antique aircraft from the Bayport-Aerodrome Society, vintage automobiles from the Model A Club of LI and more. View over 25 vintage firetrucks from Long Island firehouses on Sept. 1 only. Admission is $15 adults, $12 seniors and veterans, $6 children ages 5 to 12. For more information, call 631-293-6398. When choosing an OTC pain reliever, check the label for possible side effects. Stock photo
NSAIDs also increase the risk of mortality in chronic users. Older patients who have heart disease or hypertension (high blood pressure) and are chronic NSAIDs users are at increased risk of death, according to an observational study (5). Compared to those who never or infrequently used them over about 2.5 years, chronic users had a greater than twofold increase in death due to cardiovascular causes. High blood pressure was not a factor, since the chronic users actually had lower blood pressure. Yet I have seen with my patients that NSAIDs can increase blood pressure.
Is acetaminophen the answer?
Acetaminophen does not cause gastrointestinal bleeds, arrhythmias and deaths due to cardiovascular events that NSAIDs can. However, the Food & Drug Administration announced in 2011 that acetaminophen should not exceed 325 mg every four to six hours when used as a prescription combination pain reliever (6). The goal is to reduce and avoid severe injury to the liver, which can potentially cause liver failure. There is an intriguing paradox with acetaminophen: Hospitals typically dispense regular-strength 325-mg doses of the drug, whereas OTC doses frequently are found in extra-strength 500-mg tablets, and often the suggested dose is two tablets, or 1 gram. Patients should not take more than 4 grams a day to lower their risk of liver damage. The 4-gram amount sounds like a significant quantity, but it translates into two pills of extra-strength Tylenol every six hours.
I have patients who have taken three pills at one time thinking that, since it is OTC, exceeding the dose is okay. Unfortunately, this is not true. The FDA’s recommendations for limiting the dose result from a conglomeration of data. For instance, one study that showed acute liver failure was due primarily to unintentional overdoses of acetaminophen (7). Accidental overdosing is more likely to occur when taking acetaminophen at the same time as a combination sinus, cough or cold remedy that also contains acetaminophen. Over-the-counter cold medications can contain acetaminophen. In order to be aware of potentially adverse events, you have to be your own best advocate and read labels. Remember to tell your physician if you are taking OTC medications. If you are a chronic user of NSAIDs because of underlying inflammation, you may find an anti-inflammatory diet, which is usually plantbased, is an effective alternative.
References:
(1) J Rheumatol. 2005;32;2218-2224. (2) Annals of Internal Medicine, 1997;127:429438. (3) Arch Intern Med. 2010;170(16):14501455. (4) BMJ 2011;343:d3450. (5) Am J Med. 2011 Jul;124(7):614-620. (6) FDA.gov. (7) Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102:2459-2463.
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Wanted: Donations for Pet Fair
The Sound Beach Civic Association will hold its sixth annual pet adopt-athon on Saturday, Sept. 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Hartlin Inn parking lot, 30 New York Ave., Sound Beach. Starting with this year, the event has been renamed The Sal Mingoia Pet AdoptA-Thon. If you would like to donate toward a raffle auction to benefit local animal welfare groups, call 631-7446952 or email Rubertob11789@aol.com. A bottle of wine for a basket, a scratchoff for a lotto tree — anything will help.
Voices wanted
The Northport Chorale will hold an open cast call on Sept. 5, 12 and 19 in the choir room of the Northport High School, 154 Laurel Hill Road, Northport at 7 p.m. All voices welcome. For more information, call Debi at 631-704-6144.
Prostrate Cancer Support
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, located at 75 North Country Road in Port Jefferson, hosts a US TOO Prostrate Cancer Support Group on the first Tuesday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. in Conference Room 1. Next meeting will be on Sept. 4. Light refreshments are served. For more info, call Craig at 631-846-4377. Send your community news to leisure@tbrnewspapers.com.
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testament will not invalidate the document if it is probated in New York. This will avoid any We have seen many clients considered issues or delay in administration if your will is “snowbirds,” those who maintain a residence probated in Florida. in New York but travel down south during our Additional examples of differences in the harsh winters. For our snowbird clients who law are for powers of attorney and advance diwant to create estate planning documents and rectives, including health care proxy and living plan for possible care needed in the future, it will documents. Since these are state-specific is important to determine if you should see an laws, they often have different terminology attorney in New York or elsewhere. that can be confusing when moving between The first question that must be answered locations. is whether you are determined a For a health care proxy in New resident of New York or of the York the person named to make other state you are visiting. Some your medical decisions is called factors to determine residency inyour “agent.” In Florida the term clude the amount of time spent in for the agent acting as your health each state, your mailing address, care proxy is a “surrogate.” In which state your driver’s license Florida the term used under the is held, where your car is regislaw to name the default agent tered, where you are registered to appointed is “proxy.” This could vote and where you file your incause unnecessary confusion and come taxes. should be addressed by your esOnce you determine which tate planning attorney. state is your primary residence, The language and powers listthere are other considerations The first question that ed in your power of attorney will to be examined regarding your also differ by state. This becomes must be answered estate plan. Snowbirds should especially important when your is whether you are consider where they plan on liv- determined a resident agent is assisting in long-term ing in the future and where they of New York. care planning. You should make think they will likely receive sure that your power of attorcare. There may be a possibility ney includes all of the possible that you move down south upon retirement powers your agent may need should you need but you plan to move back to New York to be long-term care whether it is by privately paywith family members when you are in need ing or applying for Medicaid to cover your of assistance. Since most clients do not have care costs. This may include: the power to a plan set in stone, they should have estate prepare, sign and amend a trust agreement; planning documents, which may include allow for transfers of assets to your agent; and Medicaid asset protection, that would cover enter into contracts for caregivers or home them in either state. health care services. Because the laws governing estate planning For our snowbird clients it is important to and Medicaid benefits differ from state to state, consider where you are likely to receive care in it is advisable that you have your documents the future. We recommend that you have your reviewed by an attorney in both states to ensure estate planning documents reviewed by an elthat they comply with the laws in both places. der law and estate planning attorney in New For example, there is an additional signature York and your warm winter destination. required on a last will and testament in Florida Nancy Burner, Esq. practices elder law and that is not required in New York. Complying with Florida law when executing a last will and estate planning from her East Setauket office. BY NANCY BURNER, ESQ.
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Happy Foot 2, located at 156 E. Main St. in the Village of Port Jefferson, celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting hosted by the Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce on Aug. 16. The event was attended by members of the chamber who welcomed the new business to the community and wished them well. Above, center, owner Sophia Xiong cuts the ribbon with Margot Garant, the mayor of Port Jefferson. Happy Foot 2 specializes in reflexology and massage. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily. For more information, call 631-509-5529.
ADDING TO THE DANFORDS COLLECTION
Water’s Edge, a new catering facility at the former site of the Thatched Cottage in Centerport, is slated to open in September 2019. Located at 445 East Main St., the weddings, events, catering and corporate conference center is owned by The Crest Group, which also owns Danfords Hotel, Marina & Spa and The Waterview in Port Jefferson.
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RIBBON CUTTING
The Huntington Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting celebration on Aug. 8 for State Farm Insurance — Andre Mason Agency, located at 803 East Jericho Turnpike, Huntington Station. The event, which featured refreshments, music and giveaways, was attended by town officials, members of the chamber, staff and family. Town Supervisor Chad Lupinacci (R) presented owner Andre Mason with a Certificate of Recognition. Pictured from left, chamber board member Joseph Maddalone, receiver of taxes Jillian Guthman, Lupinacci, Mason, chairman of the board of directors of the Huntington chamber Brian Yudewitz and director of the Huntington Chamber of Commerce Ellen O’Brien. Call 631-923-3145 for further information.
SELDEN: Construction for a Target in Selden is making progress. The new small-format store, located at the corner of Middle Country Road and Boyle Road in the Independence Shopping Plaza, is scheduled to open in October. According to a press release, the Selden store, which previously housed a King Kullen before it closed in 2016, will employ 60 team members. “Our Selden store will offer residents a curated assortment of grocery needs, home goods, apparel and more. We are eager to expand our presence on Long Island and become an active partner in the community,” Mark Schindele, senior vice president of Target’s properties team, said in a statement. The 54,300-square-foot store will also feature a CVS Pharmacy and a Starbucks. “Target’s new Long Island small-format store will be a great addition to the Selden community,” said Councilman Kevin LaValle (R-Selden). “Local residents will have a new retail option to shop, and at the same time, Target will bring new jobs to the area. I am pleased to welcome Target into Council District 3.” The new location will be the 26th Target on Long Island.
• Setauket United Methodist Church, 160 Main St., Setauket seeks vendors for its multifamily yard sale on Sept. 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For registration or further information, call Diane at 631-751-7375 or email dperitore@optonline.net. • Nesconset Chamber of Commerce seeks vendors for its annual Nesconset Street Fair to be held on Sept. 9 at 127 Smithtown Blvd., Nesconset from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For an application, call 631-724-2543. • South Huntington Public Library, 145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station seeks vendors selling arts and crafts and flea market items for its annual Friends Fall Fair on Sept. 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 10×10-foot spaces are available for $25. For an application and more information, call Catherine at 631549-4411. • The Davis Town Meeting House Society will hold a yard sale and craft fair at the Davis House, 263 Middle Country Road, Coram on Sept. 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain date is Sept, 23. Interested vendors should call Maryanne at 631-804-2256 for an application. Fee is $25, $15 members. • St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, located at 30 Brooksite Drive, Smithtown seeks vendors for its upcoming Oktoberfest on Sept. 22 (rain date Sept. 29). Fee for 10×10-foot spot is $40. For more information, call 631-265-2288. • Smithtown United Methodist Church, 230 Middle Country Road, Smithtown is looking for vendors for its 28th annual Country Fair on Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fee is $50 for a 10×10-foot space. Call the church at 631265-6945 to obtain an application. • The Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor invites local artists and artisans to take part in its annual SeaFaire celebration on Sept. 29 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is an opportunity to share and sell works of art. There is no charge if demonstrations are provided. Questions? Call Liz at 631-367-3418. • Farmingville Residents Association will host its annual Flea Market on Sept. 30 at the corner of Horseblock Road and Woodycrest Drive in Farmingville from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain date is the following Sunday. Interested vendors should call 631-880-7996 or email fra23@optonline.net.
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE Elder Law, Estate Planning, Guardianships, Trusts and Estates
Gifting for Grandparents September 6 at 9:30 am
THEME:
Back to School
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1. Tèa Leoni as ____ Secretary 6. Lending letters 9. Cat-headed Egyptian goddess 13. Round openings in architecture 14. Pilot’s estimate 15. Short tale 16. Deprived of a limb, e.g. 17. Popular pickup 18. Revolving mechanism 19. *L in LMC 21. Peninsula with Portugal 23. Not a win nor a loss 24. Lou of The Velvet Underground 25. The ____ Four 28. Unpleasant road display 30. Authoritative declaration 35. The 15th of March 37. Rubik’s puzzle 39. *Sorority letter 40. Pinocchio’s lie detector 41. Do-re-do-re-do-re-do-re, e.g. 43. Same as alighted 44. Perpendicular to the keel 46. Major in the sky 47. Condoleezza ____ 48. *Varsity award 50. *Multiple choice challenge 52. *Where Driver’s Ed occurs 53. Richie ____ 55. *Standard aptitude assessment 57. *”Sideways Stories from ____ School” 61. *Hall order keeper 65. George Clooney’s recurring character 66. Shakespearean “fuss” 68. Heating outlet cover 69. Muse of love poetry 70. Confession subject 71. All the words in a language 72. Withered 73. Id’s partner 74. Same as #30 Across
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Come celebrate Long Island's Revolutionary story
An invitation to the 4th annual Culper Spy Day
Times Beacon Record News Media©
Inside: Event Guide and Map
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VISIONS OF CULPER SPY DAY 2017
Photos by Greg Catalano
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CULPER SPY DAY
Fourth annual Culper Spy Day celebrates our Revolutionary story
BY HEIDI SUTTON ‘Lucky is the child who listens to a story from an elder and treasures it for years.’ — Barbara Russell, Town of Brookhaven Historian
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argo Arceri first heard about George Washington’s Setauket spies from her Strong’s Neck neighbor and local historian, Kate W. Strong, in the early 1970s. Arceri lights up when talking about her favorite spy, Anna Smith Strong. “Kate W. Strong, Anna Smith Strong’s great-great-granddaughter, originally told me about the Culper Spy Ring when I used to visit her with my neighbor and Strong descendant Raymond Brewster Strong III. One of her stories was about Nancy (Anna Smith Strong’s nickname) and her magic clothesline. My love of history grew from there,” she said. Five years ago Arceri approached the Three Village Historical Society’s President Steve Hintze and the board about conducting walking, biking and kayaking tours while sharing her knowledge of George Washington’s Long Island intelligence during the American Revolution. Today, Arceri runs Tri-Spy Tours in the Three Village area, which follows in the actual footsteps of the Culper Spy Ring. “I wanted to target that 20- to 60-year-old active person,” she said. “I have to thank AMC’s miniseries “TURN” because 80 percent of the people who sign up for the tour do so because of that show,” she laughs. It was during one of those tours that Arceri came up with the idea of having a Culper Spy Day, a day to honor the members of Long Island’s brave Patriot spy ring who helped change the course of history and helped Washington win the Revolutionary War. “Visiting places like the Brewster House, which is owned by The Ward Melville Heritage Organization, the grave site of genre artist William Sidney Mount at the Setauket Presbyterian Church cemetery (whose paintings are at The Long Island Museum) and the Country House, which every one of the spies visited,” Arceri thought “there has to be a day designated to celebrating all these organizations in the Three Village and surrounding areas; where each of us can give our little piece of the story and that’s how Culper Spy Day developed.”
Participating organizations:
Photo by Darren St. George, Preservation Long Island
Meet Big Bill the Tory at the Sherwood-Jayne Farm in East Setauket on Culper Spy Day and learn the TRUTH about George Washington’s pesky band of renegade spies! After a successful three-year run, the fourth annual Culper Spy Day will be held on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. offering self-guided tours of 24 locations including eight new spots for the ultimate Culper Spy Day experience. “The more the merrier,” laughs Arceri. One new event you won’t want to miss is an interactive tour at the Sherwood-Jayne Farm in East Setauket where you’ll experience a different spin on George Washington’s Culper Spy Ring. Maintained by Preservation Long Island, the property boasts a 1700s saltbox home, apple orchard, barn, an ice house, corn crib, a pasture and nature trail. According to Darren St. George, education and public programs director at Preservation Long Island, the farm was originally owned by the Jayne family. “The property was purchased by Mathias Jayne in 1730 [who built a lean-to saltbox dwelling] which is eventually passed down to William Jayne II in 1768 who expands the house after his second marriage,” he said, continuing, “[William] was involved with local government, he was a constable, so he had some stature and clout in the community and it was nice to have a more substantial home.”
The fourth annual Culper Spy Day is presented by Tri-Spy Tours, the Three Village Historical Society, the Long Island Museum and The Ward Melville Heritage Organization in collaboration with the Benjamin Tallmadge District of the Boy Scouts; Campus Bicycle; Caroline Church of Brookhaven; Country House Restaurant; Custom House; Discover Long Island; Drowned Meadow Cottage Museum; East Hampton
However, when the Revolutionary War broke out, Jayne chose to remain a Loyalist and a steadfast supporter of the crown. “William Jayne II was a known Tory in the neighborhood,” said St. George. “Long Island was occupied by many Tories, many people still supported the king and didn’t want to upset the status quo, but as the war concluded, most Torys moved to Canada or Connecticut or they turned their back on the king entirely, but Jayne doesn’t. He still stays a Tory, he has his reputation and still thrives in the community,” eventually acquiring the nickname Big Bill the Tory. When Jayne passed away, the home remained in the family until it was sold in 1908 to Preservation Long Island’s founder, Howard C. Sherwood, who used the home to showcase his many antiques. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. During Culper Spy Day, ticketholders will be able to take part in a 20-minute guided tour of the first floor of the home, specifically the Jayne Parlor (which was added after the Revolutionary War), the Sherwood Living Room (which was the original 1730 home) and the Tap Room (kitchen/dining room).
Library, Long Island Collection; Emma S. Clark Memorial Library; Fairfield Historical Society, Fairfield Museum & History Center; Frank Melville Memorial Park; Fraunces Tavern® Museum; Gallery North; History Close at Hand; Huntington Historical Society; Huntington Militia; Joseph Lloyd Manor House; Ketcham Inn Foundation; Northport Historical Society; Old Methodist Church; Paumanok Tours; Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce; Port Jefferson Free Library;
One of the more interesting features of the home are the original late-18th-century hand-painted floral wall frescoes on the walls of the Jayne Parlor. Commissioned by William Jayne II, they were rediscovered underneath wallpaper by Sherwood in 1916 who had them restored by well-known artist Emil Gruppé. “One small panel was left untouched so that you can see how it’s weathered through the years,” St. George pointed out during a recent tour. The home contains artifacts that specifically relate to the American Revolution, including paneling on the fireplace wall and shutters on a bar in the Tap Room that came from the Tallmadge House of Setauket, believed to be the birthplace of Colonel Benjamin Tallmadge, a founding member of the spy ring who would become George Washington’s chief intelligence officer. As a special treat, Big Bill the Tory, portrayed by David Burt, will make a guest appearance during each tour and share his views on the Culper Spy Ring and the noble intentions of King George III. “He’ll explain what life has been like for him as a Loyalist — the other side of the story that we’re really not hearing too much of,” explained St. George. Parking will be in the field next to the property and visitors are asked to line up at the back door for the tour, which will be ongoing from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Apple cider and donuts will be available for purchase. Arceri’s favorite part of the day is “seeing all these different organizations coming together as a whole. It really is our Revolutionary story,” she said. “Everywhere you turn in the Three Villages you are looking at an artifact, and as the historical society believes, the community is our museum and that I would really love to put on the forefront of people’s minds.” Admission is $25 adults, $5 children ages 6 to 12 and may be purchased in advance at the Three Village Historical Society (TVHS), 93 North Country Road, Setauket, by calling 631751-3730 or by visiting www.tvhs.org. Veterans and children under the age of 6 are free. Tickets may be picked up at the TVHS from Sept. 11 to 15. At that time, participants will receive a bracelet and a copy of the Culper Spy Day map with all event listings and include access to 24 Culper Spy Ring locations. If available, tickets on the day of the event may be purchased at the historical society.
Preservation Long Island; Raynham Hall Museum; Rock Hall Museum; Setauket Elementary School; Setauket Harbor Task Force; Setauket Neighborhood House; Setauket Presbyterian Church; Sherwood-Jayne Farm; Stirring Up History; Stony Brook University Libraries, Special Collections; Stony Brookside Bed and Bike Inn; Three Village Community Trust; The Three Village Inn; Times Beacon Record News Media; and the Underhill Society of America Inc.
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CULPER SPY DAY
Let’s take a walk through history
Visit Revolutionary War spy locations on Culper Spy Day BY BEVERLY C. TYLER
Image from Beverly Tyler
Mural by Vance Locke, 1951, depicts Abraham Woodhull, left, bringing secret messages to Caleb Brewster.
HISTORY CLOSE AT HAND BY BEVERLY C. TYLER What was the situation on Long Island during the Revolutionary War? Why do we know so little about the Setauket-based Culper Spy Ring? Who were they? What did they accomplish? Well! The Setauket spies were just commonplace men and women who grew up in a small farming community on the North Shore of Long Island — ordinary people who did extraordinary things. ABRAHAM WOODHULL, a descendant of Richard Woodhull, an early Brookhaven Town leader and magistrate, was born on his family’s farm in Setauket, overlooking Little Bay, in 1750. He was a farmer by occupation. Probably because of his elder brother Richard’s death at the early age of 32, Abraham inherited the family home (circa 1690) and farm. The land had been in the family since Richard Woodhull came to Setauket, sometime between 1655 and 1657. From the beginning of the Setauket spies in 1778, Woodhull was in charge of day-to-day operations. His code name was Samuel Culper and the spy operation came to be known as the Culper Ring. Woodhull was referred to as Samuel Culper Sr. after he recruited Robert Townsend, who became known as Culper Jr. Not only did Woodhull direct field activities, but he also risked his life countless times by personally collecting information in New York and on western Long Island. Woodhull was responsible for evaluating the reports received from all sources, determining what was to go forward to Washington’s headquarters and seeing that the dispatches were carried across the Sound by Caleb Brewster. His health was poor, partly caused by stress as he lived in constant fear of discovery. After the war, Woodhull became the first judge of Suffolk County. He died Jan. 23, 1826, and his grave in the Setauket Presbyterian Church graveyard was marked by the Mayflower Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1936. CULPER SPIES continued on page C5
It happened in Setauket! A clandestine operation to provide General Washington with information on the activity of the British on Long Island and in New York City existed in Setauket during the Revolutionary War. You too can explore the sites that figured in the operation of the Culper Spy Ring, as it was known. On Saturday, Sept. 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., many historic locations in the Three Villages and the surrounding areas dating as far back as 1655 will open their doors to the public as we celebrate the fourth annual Culper Spy Day — Our Revolutionary Story, offering docent-led tours, exhibitions, demonstrations, children’s activities and more. Start at whichever location you like and go at your own pace. Ticket holders will be entitled to admission to the following locations and events:
1. THREE VILLAGE HISTORICALSOCIETY, 93 North Country Road, Setauket. Located in the circa 1800 Bayles-Swezey house. Here you can purchase tickets for Culper Spy Day and obtain a copy of the story of the Culper Spy Ring. Take part in an invisible ink project, meet Anna Strong and her famous clothesline, attend a book signing by award-winning children’s book author, Selene Castrovilla, and enjoy Colonial music presented by the Three Village Chamber Players from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Grab a snack or lunch at the Tavern on the Field next door and visit the society’s gift shop. The Huntington Militia will be encamped out on the field next door with Colonial cooking and camp life demonstrations throughout the day. The staff of Raynham Hall Museum in Oyster Bay will be on hand to portray Robert Townsend (Samuel Culper Jr.), one of George Washington’s most important spies during the Revolutionary War, and his wife, Sally Townsend. Your Culper Spy Day 2018 ticket also grants you access to the Raynham Hall Museum the entire weekend. See more on page C11. Walk across the street to Gallery North’s Studio to view the historical society’s TURN memorabilia auction and sale from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a live auction at 2 p.m. (see listing #3). 631-751-3730.
2. THOMPSON HOUSE, 91 North Country Road, Setauket. Built in 1709, this five-room saltbox farmhouse was home to five generations of the Thompson family. According to his diaries, Dr. Samuel Thompson treated members of the Culper Spy Ring, including Abraham Woodhull and Austin Roe. Samuel and his father Jonathan Thompson were members of the Colonial Militia in 1775. After the British occupation of Long Island, Samuel, Jonathan and their families became refugees in Connecticut. Costumed docents will guide visitors through the house discussing the architecture and fascinating history of the family including Thompson’s allegiance to the Patriot cause. Explore the question of whether it could be possible that Thompson was a spy, and role-play being a patient of Thompson’s to learn of the treatments he would give, including herbs and bloodletting. 631-751-2244.
3. THE STUDIO AT GALLERY NORTH, 90 North Country Road, Setauket. Originally a one-room Mobil gas station built in 1935, the building was expanded in the 1970s. Today it functions as the Studio at Gallery North, a green work space that provides printmaking, painting, drawing and other collaborative classes and programs for artists of all ages and abilities. Attend the Three Village Historical Society’s TURN memorabilia auction and sale at Gallery North’s Studio from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and don’t miss the live auction at 2 p.m. Items to be auctioned off include a dragoon coat and musket from AMC’s television series “TURN: Washington’s Spies.” 631-751-2676.
4. FRANK MELVILLE MEMORIAL PARK/GRIST MILL, 1 Old Field Road, Setauket. Walk past the post office into the park until you come to the 1937 reproduction of the Setauket Grist Mill. Here you will hear from docents the story of the construction of the park and the history of the grist mills that operated in Setauket from the 1660s until the 1930s, grinding the wheat, corn and other grains of Setauket farmers. 631-689-6146.
5. SETAUKET NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE, 95 Main Street, Setauket. The original part of the house, where the central chimney is located, was built in the early 1700s. In 1820 it was moved to its present location from its original site on Setauket (Conscience) Bay by Dr. John Elderkin. After the death of Elderkin in 1836, his son, John, moved from New York City and took up residence in the old home. He added the sections to the right and left of the original house sometime around 1835. The house then became Ye Old Elderkin Inn. Besides running the inn, John continued his drug business, which began in the city, had a general store, post office, bank and a Franklin Library in the building. During the 1860s, the inn served as a home for a stage coach line that ran between Setauket and the Lakeland Railroad Depot near Ronkonkoma before the Long Island Railroad line was built on the North Shore. John Elderkin’s wife Renelcha was a woman of great refinement, energy and ambition, and the inn was noted for its hospitality and fine
AUGUST 30, 2018 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE C5 food. Many famous people made this their stopping place. Robert Bonner of the New York Ledger was a frequent visitor and many residents remembered his famous trotting horses, Dexter and Goldsmith Maid. Docents on hand to discuss the history of the home that dates back to the early 1700s. Steve Boerner and Frank Sorrentino of the East Hampton Library Long Island Collection and the Underhill Society of America Inc., will be on hand discussing their ongoing Culper/American Revolutionary War in New York project. (See more on page C11) Visit the Culper Spy Day information booth on site to help plan your day. 631-751-6208.
6. PATRIOTS ROCK HISTORIC SITE, Main Street, Setauket. This glacial erratic boulder is said to be the location of the Battle of Setauket on Aug. 22, 1777. Hundreds of Patriot soldiers, under General Parsons, crossed Long Island Sound and attacked the fort erected around the Setauket Presbyterian Church. Under the direction of Captain Caleb Brewster, the Patriots mounted a cannon next to the boulder. Loyalist forces, under Colonel Richard Hewlett of Queens, successfully defended the fort. Stop here to meet representatives from the Three Village Community Trust who will discuss the importance of Patriot’s Rock and its local and environmental history. 631-689-0225.
7. CAROLINE CHURCH OF BROOKHAVEN AND CEMETERY, 1 Dyke Road, Setauket. Built in 1729, this timber frame building has maintained its Colonial appearance. Now an Episcopal Church, during the Revolutionary War the Caroline Church was Anglican
and a Colonial extension of the Church of England. During Long Island’s more than seven years of occupation, American Loyalists, British officers and soldiers worshiped here. The graveyard contains the remains of seven Patriot soldiers as well as soldiers from World War I and II. Enter the church for a guided tour and don’t miss the church’s History Center featuring an exhibit on the church and the community in the 1800s on the lower level of the Parish House. 631-941-4245.
8. SETAUKET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND CEMETERY, 5 Caroline Ave., Setauket. The previous church (1714–1811) was a part of British fortifications during 1777. The fort was under the command of Loyalist Commander Col. Richard Hewlett. The present building dates from 1812. The minister before and during the Revolutionary War was Reverend Benjamin Tallmadge, father of Major Benjamin Tallmadge, soldier, patriot and head of General Washington’s secret service. Come into the church sanctuary to hear from docents about this church that served the congregation from the 1660s. Leaving the church, walk to the left, go through the gate into the cemetery, turn left alongside the church and then left behind the church and right to the brick-encased memorial marker that is the grave site of Abraham Woodhull of George Washington’s Spy Ring. Docents will give more details about some of the famous people who are the permanent residents of the cemetery, which dates to the founding of Setauket and the Town of Brookhaven in 1655. 631-941-4271.
9.SETAUKET VILLAGE GREEN, Main Street, Setauket. Following the end of the Revolutionary War and the departure of all the British and Loyalist forces from Long Island in 1783, the residents of Setauket held an ox roast on the Setauket Village Green in honor of their native son Benjamin Tallmadge, son of the Setauket Presbyterian
Church minister, Benjamin Tallmadge, and General Washington’s intelligence chief. Tallmadge was responsible for the design and implementation of the Setauket-based Culper Spy Ring that provided Washington with complete and accurate details on British and Loyalist activities in New York City and on Long Island. Members of the Setauket Harbor Task Force will be stationed here to discuss the changes of water quality over the years and the challenges Caleb Brewster would have met on the Long Island Sound also known as the Devil’s Belt. Meet Margo Arceri of Tri-Spy Tours here at 11 a.m. or 1 p.m. for an abbreviated walking tour of the historic district. Representatives from Paumanok Tours will be on hand to discuss marine life in our bays and harbors as well as the route Caleb Brewster would have taken to meet Abraham Woodhull and cross the sound. Find out about the organization’s kayak rentals, lessons and guided spy tours.
10. SETAUKET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, 134 Main Street, Setauket. Completed in 1951, the auditorium contains the murals of artist Vance Locke. A gift of Ward and Dorothy Melville to the community, the murals tell the stories of Setauket/Brookhaven history. In 2018, Setauket School fourth-grade students wrote and recorded the story of each mural from the community life of the Setalcott Native Americans before European contact to cutting ice on the Setauket Mill Pond about 1900. On the east wall between the full-length windows are the five murals of the Revolutionary War depicting the British control of Long Island (1776), the Battle of Setauket (1777), the Culper Spy Ring (1778 and 1779) and the Battle of Fort St. George (1780). The auditorium is open to the public only on Culper Spy Day. Each mural section contains a QR code that brings the students recorded story to life. The head of the Culper Spy Ring, Abraham Woodhull, portrayed by historian Beverly Tyler, will be stationed in the Setauket School Auditorium to discuss the Revolutionary War murals and will also be glad to answer any questions about his life and times. 631-730-4600.
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Sketch by Col. John Trumbull
Benjamin Tallmadge, c. 1781, in his dragoon (cavalry) uniform
BENJAMIN TALLMADGE, organizer and leader of the Revolutionary War Setauket Spies, was born in Setauket on Feb. 25, 1754. The son of the minister of the Setauket Presbyterian Church, he was the youngest of the Culper spies. The home where he was born is still standing in Setauket at the end of Runs Road. Tallmadge grew up in Setauket, attended school here with his close friend Abraham Woodhull and, like many residents of Suffolk County, he grew to have a healthy distrust for British authorities in New York. A classmate of Nathan Hale, Tallmadge graduated from Yale in 1773 and, like Hale, taught school for a time in Connecticut. When the Revolution began, Tallmadge enlisted in the Continental Army and was soon awarded the rank of major. Later, General Washington appointed him head of his secret service and tasked Tallmadge with establishing an espionage network against the British in New York City. To conduct this vital undercover operation on Long Island, Tallmadge choose his boyhood friend Abraham Woodhull. Together they chose other friends and neighbors from Setauket; men and women who could be trusted and who would prove to be so discreet in all their contacts that their identity would not be discovered until the 20th century. Major Tallmadge, referred to by the code name John Bolton, not only led Washington’s secret service but was also in most of the battles involving the Continental Army in the northern states. Among his many exploits was the capture of Fort St. George at Mastic in November 1780. After the war was over, Tallmadge retired from the Army with the rank of colonel. In 1784 he married Mary, eldest daughter of General William Floyd of Mastic — Long Island’s signer of the Declaration of Independence. Tallmadge lived in Litchfield, Connecticut, and represented that state in Congress for 16 years. He died in Litchfield in 1835 at the age of 81. CULPER SPIES continued on page C8
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Photo from Bev Tyler
Anna Smith Strong and her magic clothesline as portrayed by Donna Smith ANNA SMITH STRONG, the great-granddaughter of Setauket’s lord of the manor, Colonel William (Tangier) Smith, was a strong and ardent Patriot. She devised, according to a folklore story first detailed by Morton Pennypacker in his book “George Washington’s Spies,” a wash line signal system to identify for Abraham Woodhull the whereabouts of Caleb Brewster’s whaleboat, so that Woodhull could find him and pass along the messages meant for General Washington. As detailed by Pennypacker and embellished by Strong family historian Kate Strong in her “True Tales,” to avoid detection by the British it was necessary for Brewster to hide his boat in six different places, each identified by a number. “Nancy” Strong, as she was known by friends and neighbors, hung her laundry from the line in a code formation to direct Woodhull to the correct location. A black petticoat was the signal that Brewster was nearby, and the number of handkerchiefs scattered among the other garments on the line indicated the meeting place. Using the most ordinary of personal items and improvising on the most ordinary of personal tasks, Anna made an extraordinary contribution to the cause of freedom. Anna Strong lived on Strong’s Neck with her six children throughout the war. Her husband, Selah Strong, was confined in a New York prison in January, 1778, for “Surreptitious correspondence with the enemy.” She got permission to bring him food, which evidently saved his life, and she obtained his release by appealing to her Tory relatives. He was still in danger and spent the rest of the war in Connecticut. While British officers luxuriated in the Manor House (no longer standing — a 19th-century manor replaced it), Anna lived in a small cottage across the bay from Woodhull’s farm, staying there to also protect her family’s rights to the estate. A good friend of Caleb Brewster, as a member of the Culper Spy Ring in Setauket, she was a vital link between the Continental Army officer Caleb Brewster and Abraham Woodhull, the Patriot spy posing as a Loyalist. CULPER SPIES continued on page C9
11. EMMA S. CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY, 120 Main St., Setauket. The library (circa 1892) will present songs, chanteys and sea slang from Colonial days with the Royal Yard (the duo of Stuart Markus and Robin Greenstein) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the library lawn. Bring a folding chair or blanket. There will also be a children’s Colonial craft from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., as well as a display case of Revolutionary War soldiers’ equipment in the library’s lobby. Learn about the library’s Culper Spy Ring website (www.spyring.emmaclark.org) and check out related materials at the information tent adjacent to the front entrance. Tickets are not required for library activities. 631-941-4080.
12. JOSEPH BREWSTER HOUSE, 18 Runs Road, corner of Route 25A, Setauket. Circa 1655, it is considered to be the oldest house in the Town of Brookhaven. During the Revolutionary War, the house was owned by Joseph Brewster, first cousin of Culper Spy Caleb Brewster and neighbor of the ring’s founder, Benjamin Tallmadge. In order to preserve his home and property from confiscation, Joseph Brewster operated a tavern out of the home, hosting the occupying British forces. Docents depicting Joseph and Rebecca Brewster will lead you on a tour of the house and show artifacts from an archaeological dig of the site while 18th-century cook and living historian Diane Schwindt of Stirring Up History will be serving up some tasty and authentic treats from America’s past on the front lawn. 631-751-2244.
13. SHERWOOD-JAYNE FARM, 55 Old Post Road, East Setauket. Originally built around 1730 as a lean-to saltbox dwelling, the house and farm were maintained as an operational farmstead for over 150 years by members of the Jayne family. In 1908, Preservation Long Island’s founder, Howard C. Sherwood, acquired the property to showcase his lifetime interest in collecting, studying and living with antiques. Restored by Joseph Everett Chandler of Boston, one of the leading Restoration/Colonial-Revival architects of the time, the house contains period furnishings and features original late-eighteenth-century hand-painted floral wall frescoes. The farm features walking trails, a barn, outbuildings, an apple orchard and pasture. Come tour the historic house and hear William Jayne II, aka Big Bill the Tory (played by David Burt) in his full Loyalist regalia, explain the noble intentions and virtuosities of King George III. Enjoy apple cider and donuts while Big Bill tells you the TRUTH about George Washington’s pesky band of renegade spies! Refreshments are available for purchase on site. In addition, artifacts from Preservation Long Island’s collection with a connection to members of Long Island’s famous Culper Spy Ring will be on exhibit at the Sherwood-Jayne House. Among these are items from the home of Colonel Benjamin Tallmadge, a founding member of the spy ring, who would become George Washington’s chief intelligence officer. Your Culper Spy Day 2018 ticket also grants you access to Preservation Long Island’s other properties the entire weekend, Sept. 15 and 16, including the Custom House in Sag Harbor, Joseph Lloyd Manor in Lloyd Harbor and the Old Methodist Church in Cold Spring Harbor. (See more on page C10) 631-692-4664.
14. THE COUNTRY HOUSE RESTAURANT, 1175 North Country Road, Stony Brook. Built in 1710, the restaurant was originally a home and used as a farm. Throughout the centuries, it was used for many different purposes such as a stagecoach drop-off. In the 1800s it became home to the
famous English actor Thomas Haddaway. Spiritual seances would be held there, with neighbor William Sidney Mount trying to conjure up past spirits, a popular practice at the time. In 1970 it became a restaurant known as the 1710 House. In 1975 it was reopened as the Haddaway House and in 1978 it became The Country House Restaurant. On Culper Spy Day the restaurant will serve up a special spy-themed lunch with seatings at noon and 2 p.m. Adult meals start at $14. Children’s meals, which includes a soft drink, are $10.95. Kids can decode a secret spy code and win a free dessert (everyone’s a winner). Call 631-751-3332 for reservations.
15. THE LONG ISLAND MUSEUM, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook. The museum is a Smithsonian Affiliate with permanent and changing exhibitions on American history and art, along with the finest collection of horsedrawn carriages in the country, some of which belonged to Revolutionary War heroes. Activities during the day will include blacksmith demonstrations in the Samuel West Blacksmith Shop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and lessons with a schoolmarm in the one-room Nassakeag Schoolhouse (1877) from 2 to 4 p.m. The Benjamin Tallmadge District of the Boy Scouts will set up a Revolutionary era encampment on museum grounds and give cooking demonstrations over an open fire all day. Culper Spy Day tickets will also be accepted on Sept. 22 and 23 for visitors to the new exhibition, Elias Pelletreau: Long Island Silversmith & Entrepreneur, opening Sept. 21 in the Art Museum. 631-751-0066.
16. STONY BROOK GRIST MILL, 100 Harbor Road, Stony Brook. Long Island’s most completely equipped and working mill, the Stony Brook Grist Mill, circa 1751, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. During the Revolutionary War, occupying British forces confiscated much of the grain to provision their own troops. A miller will be on hand to demonstrate the workings of the mill from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 631-689-3238.
AUGUST 30, 2018 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE C9 19. CAMPUS BICYCLE, 1077 Route 25A, Stony Brook. Taking the Long Island Rail Road to Stony Brook? Rent a bicycle for the day! The bicycle store, located across from the train station, will offer a special Culper Spy Day rate of $30, which includes a helmet and lock. When making reservations, please mention Culper Spy Day. 631-689-1200.
17. THE STONY BROOKSIDE BED & BIKE INN, 48 Main Street, Stony Brook. Start your Culper Spy Day adventure from Stony Brook on bicycle. Enjoy breakfast at the Three Village Inn or take a tour of the Stony Brook Grist Mill before starting a guided bike ride to Setauket to complete your Culper Spy Day experience. Park in Stony Brook Village and meet at the Stony Brookside Bed & Bike Inn at 9:45 a.m. with your bike. Return guided bike ride to Stony Brook from Setauket will take place at 1:30 p.m. For ages 14 and up. First come, first serve. Space is limited. Call for more details and reserve a spot today. 631-675-0393.
18. THE THREE VILLAGE INN, 150 Main Street, Stony Brook. Known as the Old Homestead, the original structure of Mirabelle at Three Village Inn was built in 1751 by Richard Hallock. In 1835, Jonas Smith, one of the country’s most prominent ship owners, purchased the Hallock Homestead for use as a summer house. After his death in 1867 the house had a series of owners until 1929 when Jennie Melville purchased and renovated it for use as a Women’s Exchange. As people visited the area, she started serving tea, sandwiches and refreshments. What began as a simple tea room in the 1930s became a large restaurant with rooms to accommodate overnight guests in 1939 and the Three Village Inn was born. The restaurant will feature a special spy breakfast at 8 a.m. to kick off the day. Buffet menu will feature scrambled eggs, muffins, croissants, a fruit platter, French toast, orange juice, coffee and more. Cost is $10 per person plus tax and tip. Reservations are required. 631- 751-0555.
20. STONY BROOK VILLAGE CENTER, 111 Main Street, Stony Brook. Costumed docents from the Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Youth Corps will be stationed in front of the post office as well as in front of the Hercules Pavilion on historic Main Street to point out areas of interest from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 631751-2244.
21. STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY, Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library, 2nd floor, Room E-2320, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook. SBU’s Special Collections will hold a special Open House from 11 a.m. to noon and again from 1 to 2 p.m. View two original Culper Spy Ring letters authored and signed by George Washington in 1779 and 1780. Free parking in the parking garage near the Wang Center (west campus). 631-632-7119.
22. ROE TAVERN MARKER, Route 25A, Setauket at the corner of Bayview Avenue. Stop here on your way to Port Jefferson to view the sign marking the former site of Roe Tavern. Originally a home built by Selah Strong, it was sold to the Woodhulls, who sold it to Captain Austin Roe, a member of the Culper Spy Ring, who made it into a tavern. General George Washington slept there in 1790.
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23. DROWNED MEADOW COTTAGE MUSEUM, corner of West Broadway and Barnum Avenue, Port Jefferson. The Revolutionary War era Roe House was originally constructed circa 1755 and Phillips Roe, a member of the Culper Spy Ring along with his brother Nathaniel and cousin Austin, was known to have lived there. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., costumed docents will lead tours of the house, which will showcase painting, prints and photography exhibits. Enjoy Colonial activities including games, cooking demonstrations, children’s costume and coloring station, reading activities and time period music. 631-473-4724.
24. PORT JEFFERSON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 118 West Broadway, Port Jefferson. Built in 1682, the John Roe House is saltbox in design and originally stood at the edge of the salt marsh. John Roe, an Irish shoemaker from Maspeth, Queens, built this home with added additions for his family in the early 1700s. His son Nathaniel Roe came to the property in 1710. Nathaniel Roe Jr. and other Roes including Austin were all part of the Culper Spy Ring. In 1840 Henry Townsend divided the home into two halves and inserted a two-story addition in the center, creating the Townsend House Inn. Upon entering the home you can see exposed hand-hewn timbers supporting the second floor, mortise and tenon joints pinned with tree nails and lath construction consisting of narrow wood strips. It was moved in 1896 to a location near the railroad tracks where it served as a bar for the trainmen after working hours. The house was moved to its present site in 1982 and now serves as a community information center and home for the Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce. Visit the house on Culper Spy Day and view books on the Revolutionary War on loan from the Port Jefferson Free Library. Costumed volunteers will help children create a secret spy message using invisible ink, set up Anna Smith’s clothesline and create their own mini clothesline using secret coded messages.
Continued from page C8 In one letter during the spying operation Brewster noted that he was “up behind the Strongs.” In a letter written to British Intelligence Chief Oliver Delancy in February 1781, British spy William Heron wrote, “Private dispatches are frequently sent From your city to the Chieftain [Washington] here by some traitors. They come by the Way of Setalket [sic], where a certain Brewster receives them at, or near, a Certain woman’s.” The certain woman was almost certainly Anna Smith Strong. After the war Anna and Selah were reunited and Selah led Washington’s carriage and party to the Roe Tavern in April of 1790 when the then President Washington made his tour of Long Island. Anna died in 1812 and Selah in 1815. They are buried in the SmithStrong family graveyard along Cemetery Road on Strong’s Neck. CALEB BREWSTER was perhaps the most bold and daring of the spies. He was the only one of the group that the British had definitely identified as a spy. When the Revolutionary War broke out, Brewster enlisted in the local militia. After the August 1776 battle of Long Island in Brooklyn, Brewster joined the Continental Army with the rank of a lieutenant of artillery. He returned to Setauket in August of 1777 as part of the attacking force from Connecticut that fought in the battle of Setauket. In November 1780 he was one of the officers under Major Benjamin Tallmadge who captured Fort St. George at Mastic. They returned to Connecticut with the entire complement of the fort captured. In spite of his service designation, one of Brewster’s task throughout the war was to command a fleet of whaleboats operating from the Connecticut shore against British and Tory shipping on Long Island Sound (known as the Devil’s Belt). This, together with his knowledge of the Long Island shoreline, his work as a mate on sailing ships and his boyhood association with Benjamin Tallmadge, made him an ideal choice to carry intelligence back and forth across the Sound. It was Caleb Brewster who most likely gave Benjamin Tallmadge the idea to use Setauket as a center for intelligence operations. Beginning in 1777, Brewster gathered information on the activities of British and Loyalist units on Long Island from his friends, relatives and other contacts and gave the mostly verbal information to his boyhood friend Tallmadge. Once Tallmadge formalized the activities of the Culper Spy Ring, Brewster took his whaleboat crews to Setauket and neighboring coves to bring messages back to Fairfield, Connecticut, for Major Benjamin Tallmadge to deliver to General Washington. Brewster also made numerous trips with his whaleboat crews into Long Island Sound to attack British and Loyalist ships. This activity also provided opportunities for gathering intelligence for General Washington. CULPER SPIES continued on page C10
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Vance Locke mural of Austin Roe riding from the Brooklyn Ferry with spy messages
AUSTIN ROE ran a tavern in East Setauket where food and drink were served and where travelers could stay overnight on their way to or from the south or east end of Long Island. The original location of the tavern (it was moved in 1936) was along what is now Route 25A, just west of the south end of Bayview Avenue. The site is marked by a state road sign that details a few of the most important facts about Austin Roe and the tavern. Captain Austin Roe used his position as a tavern owner to justify his trips to New York City (Manhattan). While in New York, Roe gathered supplies he needed for the tavern and expensive materials and goods for Anna Strong. These trips provided the cover he needed to obtain the spy messages he carried to Abraham Woodhull in Setauket that had to be relayed to General Washington. Born in 1748, Austin Roe was 29 years old when he first agreed to be a part of the Setauket spies. He made the 110-mile round trip at least once a week. The road was heavily traveled by British and Tory troops and by highwaymen (thieves and robbers). Captain Roe would receive information (usually directly from Robert Townsend). The messages were written in code or invisible ink. Roe would ride back to Setauket and pass the information to Woodhull, who would secretly meet Brewster. The intelligence would then go across the Sound to Fairfield and then to General Washington. Captain Austin Roe made numerous trips to New York and was never discovered. He moved to Patchogue in 1798 where he founded Roe’s Hotel. He died there in 1830 at the age of 81. The present location of the Roe Tavern, where on April 22, 1790, President George Washington enjoyed the hospitality of Austin Roe and spent the night, is off Old Post Road. The house is private and not open to the public.
ROBERT TOWNSEND (code name Samuel Culper Jr.) coordinated the efforts of the spy network in New York. We will probably never know all the spies who contributed information on British movements, but we do know that Townsend was the principal contact in New York between most of 1779 and 1781. During portions of that time Abraham Woodhull (Samuel Culper Sr.) took over from Townsend, as he had done before recruiting Townsend. The Culper Spy Ring supplied General Washington with vital information concerning British troop movements, fortifications and intentions in New York and the surrounding area during the perilous war years from 1778 to 1783. The sensational intelligence transmitted by the spies led to the capture of Major John Andre (he was hung as a spy on orders of General Washington) and the discovery of Benedict Arnold’s plot to turn over West Point to the British. The spy ring also supplied Washington with information that enabled him to prevent the British from attacking the French Army as they arrived in Newport, Rhode Island, in July 1780, and possibly also destroying the French fleet that transported them to Newport. One of the most important contributions of the Culper Spy Ring was to provide General Washington with accurate and detailed intelligence. In many instances, Washington was able to check the veracity of information received from other sources by comparing it with intelligence received from the Culper Spy Ring. There were many other Patriot spies reporting to General Washington, some known and many still unknown. They all risked their lives, soldiers and civilians alike, to provide vital intelligence that allowed General Washington and the Continental Army to defeat the greatest army in the world and to “turn the world upside down.”
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Robert Townsend decodes a spy message from George Washington in ‘Culper Spy’ by Mort KÜnstler.
Auxiliary Revolutionary War and Culper Spy Ring sites to visit A. HUNTINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, headquarters at 209 Main Street, Huntington. The society maintains the 1795 Dr. Daniel Kissam House Museum, 434 Park Avenue, Huntington. The house now standing on this historic site, one of the original home lots that faced the old Town Green, was built in 1795 by Timothy Jarvis, a housewright. It was first occupied by Dr. Daniel Whitehead Kissam, a physician from Oyster Bay. Considered one of the most outstanding three-quarter plan houses on Long Island, it is noted for its fine architectural details. In 1840, Dr. Charles Sturges, the son-in-law of Dr. Kissam, added a “modern” kitchen wing and converted the old kitchen to a formal dining room. The home was purchased by the society from the estate of Hilda Taylor in 1967 and restoration and reinterpretation of the interior was begun by the society in 1984. Built in 1790 in the nearby farming community of Lloyd Harbor, the barn on the property can be historically traced back to the Rogers family, who used the structure on their homestead for livestock housing. Legend has it, however, the barn also housed British troops who were quartered there during the Revolution. The museum is open by appointment. The society also maintains the David Conklin Farmhouse, 2 High Street, Huntington. The Conklin house contains artifacts and is decorated to illustrate three periods of the country’s history: Colonial, Federal and Victorian. When you visit this National Register property, occupied by the Conklin family for over 150 years, you will see the original rooms of the house constructed c. 1750 and a table and chair used by George Washington during his tour of Long Island in 1790. You will also see the area where Sybel Conklin and her children lived and worked while her husband, David, was held prisoner by the British in 1777. One of the earliest museums on Long Island, this home was given to the society by Ella Conklin Hurd in 1911. The property is open Fridays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. and by appointment. 631-427-7045. B. NORTHPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 215 Main St., Northport. Second Lieutenant Henry Scudder, a resident of a large farm near Crab Meadow, was captured by the British after the Battle of Long Island in August of 1776. He was paroled in a prisoner exchange and fled to Connecticut rather than take an oath of allegiance to the British Crown. From Connecticut, he planned and led numerous raids on Long Island, becoming a courageous and elusive spy for the Continental Army. Scudder often penetrated enemy lines, sending back important information on troop movements. During one spying mission on British held Fort Slongo, Scudder and Bryant Skidmore drew a plan of the fort and sent it to General Washington. Utilizing the map, 100 American raiders rowed across the Sound and launched a successful attack on the fort in 1781. Only one American
was wounded, Sgt. Elijah Churchill, who became the first recipient of the Purple Heart. Hours are Tuesdays through Sundays from 1 to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call 631-757-9859 or visit www.northporthistorical.org. C. PRESERVATION LONG ISLAND, www. preservationlongisland.org. In addition to Sherwood-Jayne Farm in East Setauket, Preservation Long Island (formerly the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities) maintains and interprets historic sites and collections that embody various aspects of Long Island’s history including: 1. Old Methodist Church, 161 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor. Headquarters for Preservation Long Island, the Cold Spring Harbor Methodist Episcopal Church was built in 1842 by Israel Valentine during the heyday of whaling on a site acquired from Judge Richard M. Conklin, one of the partners in the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Company. After serving its congregation for 149 years, the church closed its doors and the society acquired the building in 1996 for adaptive reuse as its exhibition gallery, program and meeting space and administrative offices. Visitation by appointment. 631-692-4664. 2. Joseph Lloyd Manor, 1 Lloyd Lane, Lloyd Harbor. Completed in 1767 for Joseph Lloyd, the second lord of the Manor of Queens Village, the Joseph Lloyd Manor House was the seat of a 3,000-acre agricultural estate. The British occupied it during the Revolutionary War, and it was the home of Jupiter Hammon, one of the first published African American authors. Enslaved by the Lloyd family for most of his life, Hammon wrote powerfully about the paradoxes of American freedom and slavery. The house remained in the Lloyd family until 1876 and eventually became the country house of Mrs. Anna Matheson Wood who donated the property to Preservation Long Island in 1968. Today, Lloyd Manor is furnished to the 1793 inventory of Joseph’s nephew, John Lloyd II, and occupies a spectacular 2.5-acre setting overlooking Lloyd Harbor. The property is open for tours on Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. from Memorial Day weekend through Columbus Day and by appointment. Admission is $5 adults, $3 children ages 7 to 14. 631-692-4664. 3. Custom House, 912 Main St., Sag Harbor. This was the residence and office of Sag Harbor’s first United Sates Custom Master, Henry Packer Dering, who lived in the house with his family from 1790 until 1822. The house was originally located at the corner of Union and Church streets before moving to its current site in 1948 by the Old Sagg-Harbour Committee in order to save it from demolition. In 1966, Preservation Long Island acquired the property. Today, it is interpreted to reflect the work and daily activities of Dering, his wife, and nine children. The property is open for tours Saturdays and Sundays in September through Columbus Day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $6 adults, $5 seniors, $3 children ages 7 to 14. 631-692-4664.
AUGUST 30, 2018 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE C11 D. RAYNHAM HALL MUSEUM, 20 West Main St., Oyster Bay. Home of George Washington’s intelligence operative, Robert Townsend (code name Samuel Culper Jr.) who spent the war in New York City (Manhattan). Purchased by Robert’s father Samuel around 1740, this home tells the story of the Townsend family during the Revolutionary War. The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. For admission fees and other information, call 516-922-6808 or visit www.raynhamhallmuseum.org. E. KETCHAM INN, 81 Main St., Center Moriches. The historic Terrill-Havens-Terry-Ketcham Inn during the Revolutionary War was the home and tavern of Benjamin Havens, a spy for the Culper Spy Ring, who married Abigail Strong of Setauket, sister of Selah Strong. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison lodged here in 1791 while on a trip to visit Gen. William Floyd of Mastic. The beautifully restored Ketcham Inn is open for tours by appointment only for $15 per person. The museum office and Book Barn are open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends. For additional information, call 631-8781855 or visit www.ketchaminn.org. F. MANOR OF ST. GEORGE (FORT ST. GEORGE), Neighborhood Road, Shirley. This was the South Shore home of William “Tangier” Smith who purchased the land from Native Americans in 1691. Smith’s North Shore home on Little Neck (now Strong’s Neck) was called St. George’s Manor to differentiate it from his
other home. Culper spy Anna Smith Strong is a direct descendant of William Smith. During the Revolutionary War the British erected Fort St. George on the site. The fort was a depository of stores, dry goods, groceries and arms to supply British forces in Suffolk County. In November 1780 Benjamin Tallmadge and a detachment of dismounted dragoons attacked, captured and burned the fort and the British ships in the harbor loaded with stores, without the loss of a man. On the way back to the North Shore they burned the British supply of winter forage in Coram, thus ending British rule and influence in that part of Long Island. Visiting hours for the manor are Thursday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Oct. 30. Free admission. For more information, call 631-281-5034. G. FAIRFIELD MUSEUM & HISTORY CENTER, 370 Beach Road, Fairfield, CT. Currently on view through Nov. 1 in the Ruth Carlson Horn Gallery is an exhibit titled The Culper Ring: The Spies of George Washington. A series of graphic novel-style panels designed by illustrator Kirk Manley, they tell the dramatic story of the spy ring that operated between New York City, Long Island and Fairfield, Connecticut, during the Revolutionary War. Visitors will be able to see, through the eyes of specific historical characters, the risks that both military officers and ordinary civilians were willing to take to help their cause and the motivations and contributions of the spy ring. Admission is $5 adults, $3 seniors and ages 6 to 22. 203-259-1598.
H. EAST HAMPTON LIBRARY, LONG ISLAND COLLECTION, 159 Main Street, East Hampton. The Morton Pennypacker Long Island Collection at the East Hampton Library is one of the premiere collections of Long Island and New York historical records. Of particular note in regard to the Culper Spy Ring story are the library’s significant collections of Townsend, Woodhull and other important families’ business, real estate and personal archives. Working with the Underhill Society for the past seven years they have methodically cataloged, digitized, transcribed and indexed a large portion and continue to do so until finished. 631-324-0222. a. The Underhill Society of America, Inc. is a family organization dating back to the late 19th century. All members are descendants or married to descendants of Captain John Underhill, a military engineer and adventurer who arrived in New England during the tumultuous Indian Wars period. Committed to the genealogy, biography and history of their extensive and prolific family, the society’s archives and museum are in Oyster Bay. Critical to the success of the Culper Spy Ring was Amos Underhill and other family members. www.underhillsociety.org.
I. FRAUNCES TAVERN ® MUSEUM, 54 Pearl Street, 2nd floor, New York City. Fraunces Tavern Museum’s mission is to preserve and interpret the history of the American Revolutionary era through public education. This mission is fulfilled through the interpretation and preservation of the museum’s collections, landmarked buildings and varied public programs that serve the community. Your Culper Spy Day ticket is valid for free museum admission for ithird3rd annual Spy Week from Sept. 15 to 22 — a week-long celebration of America’s Revolutionary War spies with guided tours, children’s spy-themed activities and a viewing of an interactive exhibition, Confidential: The American Revolution’s Agents of Espionage! 212- 968-1776, www. frauncestavern.com.
J. ROCK HALL MUSEUM, 199 Broadway, Lawrence. One of the finest pre-Revolutionary War homes on Long Island, Rock Hall was built in 1767 for Josiah Martin, a wealthy West Indian plantation owner. The
Beverly C. Tyler is a writer, author, photographer, interpreter and lecturer on local history for the Three Village Historical Society. He pens a biweekly column for Times Beacon Record News Media titled “History Close at Hand.”
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From left, Major Benjamin Tallmadge (Art Billadello) and Abraham Woodhull (Beverly C. Tyler) read a copy of The Royal Gazette dated July 21, 1780 on the grounds of the Sherwood-Jayne Farm in East Setauket as Big Bill the Tory, aka William Jayne II (David Burt), looks on. Billadello is wearing a dragoon coat from the AMC television series ‘TURN’ that will be auctioned off at Gallery North’s Studio during Culper Spy Day. Photo by Heidi Sutton
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE CULPER SPY DAY COMMITTEE FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.
Georgian Colonial was occupied by American Patriots during the winter of 1776. The Georgian-style home was then purchased by the Hewlett family who lived there from 1824 to 1948. The property was then deeded to the Town of Hempstead. After an extensive restoration, it opened as a museum in 1953. Hours are Wednesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. Free admission. 516-239-1157.
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Stony Brook University earns Long Island’s first Pancreatic Cancer Foundation distinction Harnessing the Technology of our Research Giants
BY DANIEL DUNAIEF Thanks to the efforts of Stony Brook University School of Medicine’s Chief of Surgical Oncology Aaron Sasson and numerous doctors and researchers at Stony Brook, Long Island has its first National Pancreas Foundation Center. A nonprofit organization, the National Pancreas Foundation goes through an extensive screening process to designate such centers around the country, recognizing those that focus on multidisciplinary treatment of pancreatic cancer. The NPF offers this distinction to those institutions that treat the whole patient and that offer some of the best outcomes and improved quality of life for people suffering with a disease who have an 8 percent survival rate five years after diagnosis. Sasson appreciates the team effort at the medical school. “As opposed to one person leading this, there are many people here who are required to have an interest in pancreatic cancer,” he said. “We are not only looking to build a great infrastructure for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, but we’re also looking to build a team for research on pancreatic cancer.”
‘I’m hopeful for the progress we’ll be able to make to treat this terrible disease.’ — AARON SASSON
Sasson highlighted the research efforts led by Yusuf Hannun, the director of the Cancer Center at SBU, who has helped attract a “tremendous number of scientists” to engage in research into this disease. The recognition by the NPF helps the university recruit physicians who are clinically interested in developing ways to improve the outcome for patients.
SPOTLIGHTING DISCOVERIES AT (1) COLD SPRING HARBOR LAB (2) STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY & (3) BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LAB
Pancreatic cancer presents particular challenges complicated by its biological aggressiveness, its difficulty to detect and by the many subtypes of this disease. “It’s similar to lung and breast cancer,” Sasson said. “There are many facets of those cancers. You can’t lump them all together.” Researchers and clinicians are still trying to understand pancreatic cancer in greater detail. Once they have done that, they can advance to treating the possible subtypes. Numerous researchers at SBU have developed collaborations with scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. David Tuveson, the director of the National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center, has engaged in collaborations with SBU scientists in his work on organoids, which are model human organs grown in a lab. Scientists use organoids to test drugs and molecular pathways involved in pancreatic cancer. Members of the Long Island community can take comfort in the continuing dedication of the numerous staff members committed to finding a cure. “Residents of Suffolk County and Long Island should be proud of what Stony Brook has been able to accomplish,” Sasson said. Stony Brook University has been involved in several clinical efforts. The university developed a drug called CPI-613, for which Rafael Pharmaceuticals is in the early stage of clinical trials in combination with other drugs. In early stages, the treatment increases the vulnerability of cancer cells to numerous other drugs. Newark, New Jersey-based Rafael Pharmaceuticals is testing this treatment in pancreatic cancer and in acute myeloid leukemia. At SBU facilities, Sasson explained that researchers and clinicians are taking a multidisciplinary
Aaron Sasson
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approach in their work. One study, he said, is exploring the effects of a kind of radiation therapy for a subpopulation of pancreatic cancer that combines expertise in radiology, gastroenterology, pathology and medical and surgical oncology. Sasson himself is interested in screening and biomarkers. At least half of his work is related to pancreatic cancer. When he thinks about people who have battled pancreatic cancer, several patients come to mind. He had a patient who was about 80 at the time of his diagnosis. His primary doctor told him to get his affairs in order. “We operated on him and he lived another six or seven years,” Sasson recalls. “He was grateful to see his grandchildren graduate and to see his great-grandbabies being born.” While every patient is unlikely to have the same outcome, Sasson said surrendering to the disease and preparing for the inevitable may not be the only option, as there may be other courses of action. Another patient had advanced pancreatic cancer for 18 months before Sasson met her. She had received no treatment and yet the cancer didn’t progress, which is “almost unheard of and unbelievable.” In fact, the case defied medical expectations so dramatically that the doctors
conducted two more biopsies to confirm that she had pancreatic cancer. “She did well for many years despite having advanced pancreatic cancer.” In another case, a patient was receiving surveillance for lung cancer every three months. In between those visits, he had developed metastatic pancreatic cancer. This patient example and the previous one show the range of cancer progression. The value of having an integrated clinical and research program is that scientists can look for subtle clues and signals amid the reality of cancer with a wide range of outcomes. Indeed, scientists attend the weekly tumor board meeting, so they can learn about the clinical aspects of the disease. Doctors also attend research collaborations so they can hear about developments in the lab. Rather than dictating how researchers and clinicians should collaborate, Sasson hopes to facilitate an environment that sparks these partnerships. Sasson joined Stony Brook Medical School almost three years ago. He said he is “impressed with the caliber of physicians.” It took time to get the critical mass and organization for pancreatic cancer to match the number of basic science investigators. “I’m hopeful for the progress we’ll be able to make to treat this terrible disease,” he said.
Weekly horoscopes VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, your creative side will be on display this week as you can showcase crafts or artwork that is inspired by the colors of autumn. Put your thoughts in motion. LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 You are very good at compromising, Libra. This is one reason why people like you as a friend. However, do not compromise your own ideals to go along with every plan. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, enjoy socializing with your friends this week. You have been on the go so much that it is time to settle down and enjoy a break and some good conversation. SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Try your best to turn a situation that could easily get out of control into one you can manage more easily, Sagittarius. It will probably require some quick thinking. CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Family matters come to the forefront this week, Capricorn. You may find yourself in the middle of a siblings squabble. Fortunately, things will blow over quickly. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 A series of events at work may have you thinking about a change in position and/ or career, Aquarius. Don’t make any rash moves just yet. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Try to take emotion out of all your decisions this week, Pisces. Lead with your head instead of your heart, especially where work is concerned. ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, surround yourself with people who have more experience than you and can offer advice. Listen to the pearls of wisdom they may share with you. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, a new co-worker may come to you with questions because you are an expert in a particular area. This presents a good opportunity to serve as a mentor. GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Expensive items have been on your mind, Gemini. However, this may not be the best time to make big financial decisions. Give them a little more thought. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Sometimes going about the same schedule day after day can put you in a rut, Cancer. Change up one aspect of your daily life, and you may notice a big difference in your mood. LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, if you have been mulling over going back to school, then now is your opportunity to enroll in a vocational class or take college courses for more credit.
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Assemblies Of God
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Congregational
STONY BROOK CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY
ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
MT. SINAI CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
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, PASTOR Office of Christian Formation • 631–928–2550 We celebrate Eucharist Saturday evening 5 pm, Sunday 7:30, 9 and 11 am Weekday Mass Monday–Friday 9 am We celebrate Baptism Third weekend of each month during any of our weekend Masses We celebrate Marriage Arrangements can be made at the church with our Pastor or Deacon We celebrate Reconciliation Confession is celebrated on Saturdays from 4–5 pm We celebrate You! Visit Our Thrift Shop Mon. – Fri. 10 am–4 pm + Sat. 10 am–2 pm
INFANT JESUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
110 Myrtle Ave., Port Jefferson, NY 11777 631-473-0165 • Fax 631-331-8094 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
429 Rt. 25A, Setauket, NY 11733 Phone: 631–941–4141 • Fax: 631–751–6607 Parish Office email: parish@stjamessetauket.org Mission Statement: Formed as the Body of Christ through the waters of Baptism, we are Beloved daughters and sons of the Father. We, the Catholic community of the Three Village area, are a pilgrim community on Camino-journeying toward the fullness of the Kingdom of God, guided by the Holy Spirit. Nurtured by the Eucharist and formed by the Gospel, we strive to respond to Jesus’ invitation to be faithful and fruitful disciples; to be a Good Samaritan to (our) neighbor and enemy; so that in Jesus’ name, we may be a welcoming community, respectful of life in all its diversities and beauty; stewards of and for God’s creation; and witnesses to Faith, Hope and Charity. REV. JAMES-PATRICK MANNION, PASTOR REV. GERALD CESTARE, ASSOCIATE PASTOR REV. JOHN FITZGERALD, IN RESIDENCE 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.
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233 North Country Road, Mt. Sinai • 631–473–1582 www.msucc.org REV. PHILIP HOBSON “No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here” Worship times: 8:30 am Reflective Service 10:00 am Traditional Sunday Service serving Communion on the first Sunday of the month. 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.
Episcopal ALL SOULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
“Our little historic church on the hill” across from the Stony Brook Duck Pond Main Street, Stony Brook • 631–751–0034 www.allsouls–stonybrook.org • allsoulsepiscopalchurch@verizon.net 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 Saturday Service: 5 pm • Sunday Services: 8 am and 10 am Camp Caroline/Child Care at 10 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!
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Evangelical
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THREE VILLAGE CHURCH
NORTH SHORE JEWISH CENTER
HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH AND ANCHOR NURSERY SCHOOL
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 Chabad At Stony Brook University – Rabbi Adam & Esther Stein
EAST NORTHPORT JEWISH CENTER
328 Elwood Road, East Northport 631-368-6474 • www.ENJC.org RABBI IAN SILVERMAN Shabbat Services every Friday evening and Saturday morning Daily evening minyan & Sunday morning minyan Newly revamped religious school • Experiential learning for children ages 5-13 • Dynamic Teachers • Family Services Monthly Tot Shabbat • Youth Group • Adult Education Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah • Community Service Sisterhood • Men’s Club 50% off First Year Dues A warm, spiritual, cultural & social Jewish Community “The Haimish Shul”
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
KEHILLAT CHOVEVEI TZION
764 Route 25A, Setauket (At The Old Victoria House) Mail: P.O. Box 544, E. Setauket, NY 11733 Call 631-689-0257 (Leave A Message And You’ll Get A Call Back) Visit Us At: www.kct.org. We Are A Traditional Conservative Congregation, Run Entirely By Our Members. We Have Services 9 am Every Shabbat And All Jewish Holidays, Along With Other Community Activities, With Participation Opportunities For All Jews. Join Us Shabbes Morning And You’ll Get A Warm Welcome! KCT - An Old Fashioned Friendly Shul 5779 Schedule of Holiday Services Selichot Sat. 9/1 - Services 10:00pm • Rosh Hashanah Sun. 9/9 - Services 6:30pm, Candle lighting 6:53pm; Mon. 9/10 - Services 8:30am; (Tashlich…) 5:15pm; (…at the Setauket Duck Pond) 6:30pm, Candle lighting 7:52pm; Tues. 9/11 - Services 8:30pm • Shabbat Shuvah Fri. 9/14 - Services 6:00pm, Candle lighting 6:44pm; Sat. 9/15 - Services 9:00am • Yom Kippur Tues. 9/18 - Services 6:00pm, Candle lighting 6:38pm; Wed. 9/19 - Services 8:30am, 4:30pm; (Shofar at 7:33 pm) • Sukkot Sun. 9/23 Services 6:15pm, Candle lighting 6:30pm; Mon.9/24 - Services 9:00am, 6:15 pm, Candle lighting 7:28 pm; Tues. 9/25 - Services 9:00am • Shabbat Chol Hamoed Fri. 9/28 - Services 6:00pm, Candle lighting 6:21pm • Sukkot Sat. 9/29 - Services 9:00am • Hoshanah Rabbah Sun. 9/30 - Services 9:00am • Shmini Atzeret Sun. 9/30 - Services 6:00pm, Candle lighting 6:18pm; Mon. 10/1 - Services 9:00am (including Yizkor) • Simchat Torah Mon. 10/1 - Services 6:15pm, Candle lighting 7:16pm, (MaarivHakafot) 7:15pm; Tues. 10/2 - Services 9:00am • Shabbat Beresheit Fri. 10/5 - Services 6:00pm, Candle lighting 6:10pm; Sat. 10/6 - Services 9:00am • Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Tues.-Wed. 10/9 & 10/10
TEMPLE ISAIAH (REFORM)
1404 Stony Brook Road, Stony Brook • 631-751–8518 www.tisbny.org A Warm And Caring Intergenerational Community Dedicated To Learning, Prayer, Social Action, And Friendship. Member Union For Reform Judaism RABBI PAUL SIDLOFSKY CANTOR MARCEY WAGNER RABBI EMERITUS STEPHEN A. KAROL RABBI EMERITUS ADAM D. FISHER CANTOR EMERITUS MICHAEL F. TRACHTENBERG Sabbath Services Friday 7:30 pm And Saturday 10 am Religious School • Monthly Family Service • Monthly Tot Shabbat Youth Groups • Senior Club • Adult Education Sisterhood • Brotherhood • Book Club-More
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46 Dare Road, Selden 631-732-2511 Emergency Number 516-848-5386 REV. DR. RICHARD O. HILL, PASTOR Email: hopelutheran@msn.com • Website: www.hopeluth.com Holy Communion Is Celebrated Every Weekend Saturdays at 5 pm (beginning September 15) Sundays at 8:00, 9:30 and 11 am The Service Of Prayers For Healing is included on the first Sunday of every month. Sunday School (ages 3-11) at 9:30 am Anchor Nursery School Tuesday through Thursday 9:15 am-12:15 pm Teen Ministry meets on alternating Saturdays from 3-6 pm Bereaved Survivors of Opiate Addiction Group meets on Thursdays from 6:30-7:30 pm (no cost) Sunday Services Are Live-Streamed Through Our “Friends Of Hope Lutheran Church” Facebook Group. Sermons are posted on Youtube.com at “Pastor Richard O Hill”
ST. PAULS EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
309 Patchogue Road, Port Jefferson Station 631-473–2236 REV. PAUL A. DOWNING, PASTOR Email: pastorpauldowning@yahoo.com • Pastor’s cell: 347–423–3523 Summer Schedule For July And August Services: Sunday Worship At 9:30 am —Holy Communion 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/ PO 2117, 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
SETAUKET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 160 Main Street, Corner Of 25a And Main Street East Setauket • 631–941–4167 REV. STEVEN KIM, PASTOR www.setauketumc.org • sumcny@aol.com Sunday Worship Service & Church School 10 am Holy Communion 1st Sunday Of Month Mary & Martha Circle (Women’s Ministry) Monthly On 2nd Tuesday At 1pm
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SHELTER PET OF THE WEEK
Aw Win ard ning
An Invitation To
MEET AVA!
The stories Ava could tell if she could talk. At only 1 year old this sweet but shy girl has had a rough start to life. Rescued from South Carolina, she’s now safe at Kent Animal Shelter looking for a home and family with lots of love and patience to help her come out of her shell. Could that be with you? Ava has beautiful brown eyes, a light and dark brown coat and a brown nose. She is spayed, microchipped and up to date on 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 Ava and other adoptable pets at Kent, call 631-727-5731.
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STONY BROOK COMMUNITY CHURCH UNITED METHODIST
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UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP AT STONY BROOK
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.
5 Caroline Avenue ~ On the Village Green 631- 941-4271 Celebrating and Sharing the love of God since 1660. www.setauketpresbyterian.org Email: setauketpresbyterian@verizon.net REV. MARY BARRETT SPEERS, PASTOR 9:30 am Sunday Worship (childcare available) Special program for children 9:45 am 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.
Quakers RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS
4 Friends Way, St. James 631–928-2768 www.cbquakers.org Worship Sundays: Sept. - June 11 am , July - Aug. 10:00 am and on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm from July 11-August 29. 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.
380 Nicolls Road • between Rte 347 & Rte 25A 631–751–0297 • www.uufsb.org • office@uufsb.org REV. MARGARET H. ALLEN (minister@uufsb.org) Sunday Service: 10:30 am Religious Education at UUFSB: Unitarian Universalism accepts wisdom from many sources and offers non-dogmatic religious education for children from 3-18 to foster ethical and spiritual development and knowledge of world religions. Classes Sunday mornings at 10:30 am. Childcare for little ones under three. Senior High Youth Group meetings Sunday evenings Registration is ongoing. For more information: dre@uufsb.org.
Unity UNITY CHURCH OF HEALING LIGHT
203 East Pulaski Rd., Huntington Sta. 631–385–7180 www.unityhuntingtonny.org email: unitychurchny@yahoo.com FB & YouTube: Unity Church of Healing Light 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 fulfilling 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 affiliated with the Daily Word devotional booklet, and Silent Unity.
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ARTIST OF THE MONTH
special ledges to stop for lunch! I enjoy going higher and deeper into the mountain where, in my mind, I compose the essence of the scene I want to paint — moving water, rocks, wildlife. I don’t photograph or sketch much; instead I develop the ideas in my mind so that these paintings are not actual places — they are created in my painting.
Image from Rick Mundy
Above, one of Rick Mundy’s Adirondack paintings, ‘These Mountains 1’; below, the artist in his studio
Rick Mundy
BY IRENE RUDDOCK
Rick Mundy is an award-winning watercolor artist who specializes in realistic paintings of Long Island, the Adirondacks, the Caribbean Islands, New York City, Africa and Alaska. He is noted as being one of the top art businesses on Long Island and has been published in Art Business News, The New York Times, Boater’s Digest and the Encyclopedia of Living Artists. I recently visited Mundy’s Setauket studio to get a sneak peak of the artist’s upcoming exhibit featuring 60 watercolor paintings at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great River. An artist reception is scheduled for Sept. 2 and again on Sept. 23 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
I am amazed by the vast variety and creativity of your portfolio. How do you think of all these ideas?
Painting is a celebration of the creative spirit and all that is beautiful in nature. As a teacher of biology, I learned more about nature, which is a recurring theme in my paintings. It is fun and exciting and I can’t stop myself once I get an idea! I like to paint in themes and in a series, and I most often do a diptych or a triptych.
How has your extensive mountain climbing influenced your philosophy of life in other ways? I feel that nature feeds the soul. Being at one with nature, not fearful, but calm with the knowledge of the beauty that nature can deliver. Knowing Mother Nature is in charge and respecting her vastness. She will show you great things, but she is in charge. You are showing three rooms of paintings — Long Island, Adirondacks and the third titled ‘Well, ... certainly different.’ Can you give us a hint about that?
The Long Island paintings are all about the special beauty of the island’s beaches, boatyards, barrier islands, etc. In the last room, I exhibit my African collection including royal hair combs, animal skins and beading; my tropical mosaics, which look like Tiffany glass; my floral Gingko paintings; and some cityscapes.
What kind of presentation are you planning at your art receptions?
’ Each artist is given a talent and a responsibility to develop that talent. It is a gift that I have worked hard to cultivate, and I trust that those who view my paintings will see the beauty that I have found in nature.’ — RICK MUNDY When did you first decide to become an artist and was there an artist who encouraged you?
I enjoyed art since I was a child being inspired by John Nagy and winning a few contests, but later I apprenticed with the watercolorist Andrew Stasky who encouraged me to paint in transparent watercolor — where the light travels through many layers of paint to the viewer creating a fresh, clean painting.
Your new exhibit sounds stunning with a 360º view of the
Adirondacks that includes a series of eight paintings. What is it about the mountains that attracts you so?
I was an outdoor guide licensed by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation for decades. The Adirondacks possess the calm of a woodland pond, the roar of a gorge in the spring and have ever-changing personalities from season to season. I know practically every trail in the mountains — its waterfalls, rocks and
I am going to show examples of sketches and notes that I worked from, even the ones that didn’t deliver the look I wanted. It will show how the Adirondack paintings, which took two and a half years to complete, finally evolved.
What would you like the viewer to take away from this exhibit?
I would like people to see in my paintings something in nature that they may have missed or wish to experience. I especially want to share with the viewers all the beauty I have witnessed. View Rick Mundy’s exhibit at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum, 440 Montauk Highway, Great River from Aug. 30 to Sept. 30. The arboretum is open Thursday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For parking fees and restaurant information visit www. BayardCuttingArboretum.com. Visit Rick Mundy’s website at www.rickmundywatercolors.com.
VENDORS WANTED Continued from page B9 • Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach is now accepting applications for its 2018 Women’s EXPO, which will be held on Oct. 4 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call 631-5859393 or visit www.womensexpoli.org for further details. • The Town of Brookhaven’s Division of Women’s Services, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville seeks vendors for its 12th annual Women’s Conference & Expo on Oct. 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For additional information, please call 631-451-6146. • St. Thomas of Canterbury Church, 96 Edgewater Ave., Smithtown will hold its 18th annual Craft Fair on Oct. 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain date is Oct. 20. Interested craft and new merchandise vendors should call 631265-4520 or visit www.stthomasofcanterbury.net for more information and an application. • Starflower Experiences is now accepting reservations for its Community Yard Sale at Manor Farm, 210 Manor Road, Huntington on Oct. 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (rain date Oct. 14). For a $20 donation, you can participate with a 10×10-foot portion of the field to sell your own no-longer wanted household items. Bring your own tables. Call 516-938-6152 or visit www. starflowerexperiences.org. • The Town of Brookhaven’s Division of Economic Development will hold its 14th annual Building Business in Brookhaven EXPO on Oct. 18 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Vendor exhibit tables are available for $125. For further details, call 631-451-6563. • The Art League of Long Island, 107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills seeks artists and craftspeople to show and sell their work at its 55th annual Holiday Fine Art & Craft Fair on Dec. 1 and 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Interested vendors may call 631-462-5400 or visit www.artleagueli.net. • Deepwells Mansion, 497 Moriches Road, St. James seeks merchandise vendors for its annual Deepwells Holiday Boutique on Dec. 1 and 2 and Dec. 8 and 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For an application or more information, please call 631-563-8551.
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Thursday 30
Greenlawn Fireman’s Fair
A Labor Day tradition since 1906, the Greenlawn Fireman’s Fair will be held today, Aug. 31, Sept. 1 and 3. A parade to kick off the festivities will begin tonight at 7 p.m. from Cuba Hill Road and Broadway and will proceed north on Broadway to Fenwick Street into the fair grounds. The fair will feature food, rides, a parade, games and prizes. For more information, call 261-9106.
... and dates
Aug. 30 to Sept. 6, 2018
Decadia in concert
Interplay Jazz Orchestra in concert
The Jazz Loft, 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook will welcome The Interplay Jazz Orchestra, a 17-piece big band that plays original compositions written by band members, in concert at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors, $10 students. To order, call 751-1895 or visit www.thejazzloft.org.
The Three Village Historical Society will host a historical walking tour of Setauket’s Revolutionary history from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Tour the grave of Abraham Woodhull, locations of the Battle of Setauket, historic structures dating from 1685 and much more. Tour leaves from the Setauket Presbyterian Church parking lot, 5 Caroline Ave., Setauket. $10 per person. No reservations necessary. Call 751-3730.
The Northport Chamber of Commerce will present a concert by Santana tribute band, Milagro, at the Robert W. Krueger Bandshell in Northport Village Park at 7:30 p.m. Bring seating. Free. Call 754-3905.
Swing dance
The Jazz Loft, 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook will host SDLI’s monthly swing dance from 8 to 11 p.m. with a beginner lesson from 7:30 to 8 p.m. Featuring live music by Tom Manuel and The Hot Peppers. Snacks will be served. Admission is $15. For more information, call 476-3707 or visit www.sdli.org.
Friday 31
Greenlawn Fireman’s Fair See Aug. 30 listing.
Happenings on Main Street
The Northport Arts Coalition will present a Happenings on Main Street concert at Northport Village Park Patio at the dock at 7 p.m. Enjoy the music of Glenn Baldwin & Friends of Jazz this week. Free. Weather permitting. Lawn chairs/blankets suggested. Visit www.northportarts.org.
An evening of jazz
The Jazz Loft, 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook will welcome The Harry Allen Quartet in concert at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 adults, $20 seniors, $15 students. To order, call 751-1895 or visit www.thejazzloft.org.
Musical Moments in Kings Park
The Kings Park Civic Association will close out its 2018 Musical Moments concert series at Russ Savatt Park, 14 Main St., Kings Park at 7:30 p.m. Performer TBA. Free. Weather permitting. Bring seating. Call 774-4313 for more info. * All numbers are in (631) area code unless otherwise noted.
Summer Saturdays open house
Historical walking tour
Summerfest Concert
The Huntington Historical Society offers tours of the David Conklin Farmhouse (circa 1750), 2 High St., Huntington on Fridays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. and by appointment. As docents guide you through the house, reflecting on life in Huntington from the mid-18th century to the early 20th century, be sure to notice the table and chair used by George Washington during his tour of Long Island in 1790 and the bed that the Conklins slept in. Donation requested. For more information, call 427-7045.
Living History Tours are back at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum’s Eagle’s Nest Mansion, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport every Saturday and Sunday from 12:30 to 4 p.m. through Sept. 2. Tour guides dressed as members of the Vanderbilt family and household staff tell stories about the mansion’s famous residents and their world-renowned visitors. Tickets: $8, available only at the door, plus admission. For additional details, call 854-5579. The Cumsewogue Historical Society will host Summer Saturday Museum Days at the Terryville Union Hall, 358 Terryville Road, Terryville every Saturday through September from 1 to 3 p.m. Come see artifacts, historic documents, poster-sized maps and photos of historic Echo, Terryville and Port Jefferson Station. Stop by and chat about the good old days! Call 928-7622.
Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove continues its summer concert series with a performance by Decadia (music from the ’80s and beyond) in Lifestyle Village (by Dick’s Sporting Goods) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Bring seating. Free. Call 7248066 for updates.
David Conklin Farmhouse tours
Living History Tours
EVERYONE LOVES A PARADE The Greenlawn Fireman’s Fair kicks off Thursday, Aug. 30 with a parade at 7 p.m. File photo
Poets in Port
Caffe Portofino, 249 Main St., Northport will host the Northport Arts Coalition’s Poet in Port series at 7:30 p.m. with featured poet Donald Allen. Followed by an open reading. Visit www.northportarts.org for further information.
An evening with The Edwards Twins
Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will welcome celebrity impersonators The Edwards Twins today and Sept. 1 at 8 p.m. Direct from Las Vegas, enjoy world famous impersonations of Cher, Lionel Richie, Dolly Parton and Barbra Streisand. Tickets are $49. Call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com to order.
Friday Night Face Off
Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will host Friday Night Face Off, Long Island’s longest running Improv Comedy Show, on the Second Stage from 10:30 p.m. to midnight. $15 per person. Cash only. For ages 16 and up. Call 928-9100.
Saturday 1
Greenlawn Fireman’s Fair See Aug. 30 listing.
An evening with The Edwards Twins See Aug. 31 listing.
DNA Genealogy program
Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook will welcome the DNA Geneology Group of Long Island at 10 a.m. Do you have questions about genetic genealogy, a particular DNA company or a third-party tool? Ask a panel of highly knowledgeable and experienced genealogists. Free and open to all. No registration required. Questions? Call 588-5024.
Huntington Lighthouse Music Fest
The Huntington Lighthouse Preservation Society will present Music Fest 2018 from 11 a.m. to dusk at the Huntington Lighthouse in Huntington Bay. This unique fundraising event, the only music festival in the world held on top of a working lighthouse in the middle of the water, supports the nonprofit organization’s mission to restore and preserve the historic lighthouse. Rain date is Sept. 2. Visit www.huntingtonlighthouse.org for more information.
Miller House tours
The Miller Place-Mount Sinai Historical Society hosts tours of the William Miller House (1720), 75 North Country Road, Miller Place every Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. through September. See how three houses were joined to make one and try to figure out why there is a lock on the inside of a closet instead of the outside. Donations accepted. For details, call 476-5742.
Tribute to the Beatles
Back by popular demand, The Cast of Beatlemania returns to the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 East Main St., Smithtown at 8 p.m. Enjoy a night with John, Paul, George and Ringo as they sing all the classics. Tickets are $40 per person. To order, call 724-3700.
Sunday 2
David Conklin Farmhouse tours See Aug. 31 listing.
Caumsett hike
Join the folks at Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, 25 Lloyd Harbor Road, Huntington for a 6-mile, very hilly, moderately paced walk from 9:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Bring drinking water. For ages 18 and up only. $4 per person. Advance registration required by calling 423-1770.
Ronkonkoma Street Fair
The Ronkonkoma Chamber of Commerce will host the 2018 Ronkonkoma Street Fair from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. along Hawkins Avenue between Portion Road and Wittridge Road. Featuring over 200 vendors, live entertainment, food, arts and crafts, merchandise, children’s rides and more. Questions? Call 963-2796.
Monday 3 Greenlawn Fireman’s Fair See Aug. 30 listing.
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Tuesday 4
Theater
‘Yen’
Harborfields Public Library, 31 Broadway, Greenlawn holds an adult coloring class every Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Kitchen Meeting Room. All are welcome. Registration is not required. Call 757-4200 for more information.
The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport will begin its 2018-19 season with the recent Broadway sensation “Newsies” through Sept. 2. Set in New York City at the turn of the 20th century, it is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a ragged band of teenaged “newsies” who dreams of a better life. Tickets range from $73 to $78. To order, call 2612900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.
‘The Addams Family’
Adult coloring class
Wednesday 5
LI Accordion Alliance meeting
La Villini Restaurant, 288 Larkfield Road, East Northport will host the next meeting of the Long Island Accordion Alliance (LIAA) at 6 p.m. Featured guest artist will be Fabio Lucarelli. Reservations are recommended. Call 261-6344 for more information.
The Art of Jazz
Join the Jazz Loft, 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook for a performance by The Jazz Loft Trio at 7 p.m. followed by an open jam at 8 p.m. While the music plays, artists from The Atelier at Flowerfield will draw a fully clothed model holding a musical instrument. $10 per person. To order, call 751-1895 or visit www.thejazzloft.org.
Book signing
Join Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington for an evening with prolific character actor Gary Busey as he speaks and signs copies of his new self-help book, “Buseyisms,” at 7 p.m. Call 271-1442 or visit www.bookrevue.com.
Thursday 6
Evening of Wine Under the Stars
The Huntington Historical Society will present its 28th annual An Evening of Wine Under the Stars honoring The Paramount at the Dr. Daniel W. Kissam Museum, 434 Park Ave., Huntington from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Featuring food from local restaurants, wine, live music, raffles and silent auction. Tickets are $90, $75 members in advance, $100 at the door. To order, call 427-7045, ext. 401, or visit www. huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org.
‘Newsies’
‘Hamlet’
The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport continues its 30th annual Summer Shakespeare Festival with “Hamlet” by the Carriage House Players through Sept. 2. Performances, weather permitting, are outdoors in the mansion courtyard every Wednesday and Friday at 8 p.m., Sundays at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person online at www.vanderbiltmuseum.org or at the door. For more information, call 854-5579.
‘Fun Home’
The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 East Main St., Smithtown will close out its 201718 season with a production of “Fun Home” from Sept. 8 to Oct. 20. An unforgettable and groundbreaking musical, “Fun Home” explores the haunting pull of memory and the power it has to alternately destroy or shape our identity. Tickets are $38 adults, $34 seniors, $25 students. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.
‘Man of La Mancha’
The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport continues its 2018-19 season with “Man of La Mancha” from Sept. 13 to Oct. 28. Based on Cervantes’ masterpiece “Don Quixote,” the play tells of the adventures of a delusional Spanish knight who sallies forth on a quest to restore chivalry to the world and to claim his lady love. Features such stirring songs as “Dulcinea” and “The Impossible Dream.” Tickets range from $73 to $78. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.
The Carriage House Players at Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport will present a production of “Yen” by Anna Jordan from Sept. 7 to 16, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 3 p.m. Directed by Tommy Ranieri. For tickets, call 516-557-1207. Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson opens its 49th season with a Mainstage production of “The Addams Family” from Sept. 15 to Oct. 27. Charles Addams’ creepy, kooky characters come to life in this topsy-turvy production. Join Gomez, Morticia and the clan in this perfect musical for the Halloween season! Tickets are $35 adults, $28 seniors and students, $20 children ages 5 to 12. To order, please call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.
Film
‘New Wave’
On Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington will screen “New Wave: Dare to be Different,” a documentary about radio station WLIR that challenged the mainstream in the 1980s and helped introduce new wave music to a larger audience. Followed by a Q&A and reception with Donna Donna and Larry the Duck. Tickets are $16, $11 members. Call 423-7611 to order.
‘That Thing You Do’
Enjoy a summer evening watching “That Thing You Do” under the stars at Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station on Aug. 30 at 8 p.m. Seating will be available or you may bring your own blanket or chair. Free and open to all. Questions? Call 928-1212.
‘Overboard’
Join Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station for a free screening of the remake “Overboard” starring Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez on Aug. 31 at 2 p.m. Rated PG-13. Open to all. No registration required. Call 928-1212.
Book signing
Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington will host an evening with legendary basketball coach, Rick Pitino as he speaks about and signs copies of his new memoir, “Pitino: My Story,” at 7 p.m. Call 271-1442.
The Smithtown Library, Main Branch, 1 North Country Road, Smithtown will screen “Mamma Mia!” on Aug. 31 at 2 p.m. Rated PG-13. Free and open to all but registration is required by calling 360-2480, ext. 235.
‘Rudy’
In celebration of its 25th anniversary, “Rudy” starring Sean Astin will return to select theaters nationwide on Sept. 2, courtesy of Fathom Events and TriStar Pictures. In our neck of the woods catch a screening at AMC Stony Brook 17 at 2 and 7 p.m. and Island 16 Cinema de Lux in Holtsville at 2 p.m. To order tickets in advance, visit www.fathomevents.com.
‘Isle of Dogs’
Frank Melville Memorial Park, 1 Old Field Road, Setauket will host a free movie night on Sept. 2 with a screening of the animated science fiction comedy “Isle of Dogs” at the Red Barn at 8 p.m. Bring seating. Call 689-6146.
‘Solaris’
Newly restored, Andrei Tarkovsky’s “Solaris” (1972) will be screened at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington on Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $16, $11 members. To order, visit www.cinemaartscentre.org.
‘Roll Call: A Dance Story’
Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Ave., Northport will screen Anthony DiFranco’s documentary “Roll Call: A Dance Story” (2017) on Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. Open to all. Questions? Call 261-6930.
‘2001: A Space Odyssey’
Night Owl Cinema will screen Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968) at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington on Sept. 7 at 10 p.m. Tickets are $12, $7 members. To order, visit www.cinemaartscentre.org.
Class reunions
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 the Polish American Club in Port Jefferson Station) and Sept. 23 (Culper Spy tour). For further details, visit www.classmates. com or call Sue Graf at 631-744-3314 or Dimmie (Loizos) Kaczenski at 631-473-2247. Huntington High School Class of 1978 will hold
its 40-year reunion on Sept. 22, at the Woodbury Country Club from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. The event is $135 per person and will include hors d’oeuvres, a buffet dinner, open bar, DJ and photo booth. More activities are planned for the weekend. Email reunionhhs1978@gmail.com for further details.
Civil War Roundtable meeting
South Huntington Public Library, 145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station will host a meeting by the North Shore Civil War Roundtable at 7 p.m. Author Bruce Venter will discuss his book, “Kill Jeff Davis: The Union Raid on Richmond, 1864.” All are welcome. Call 549-4411 for further details.
Eagles tribute concert
Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove closes out its summer concert series with a performance by a concert by Eagles tribute band, Desert Highway, in Lifestyle Village (by Dick’s Sporting Goods) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Bring seating. Free. Call 7248066 for updates.
‘Mamma Mia!’
STOP THE PRESSES!
Last chance to catch Whitney Winfield as Katherine Plumber, above, and the rest of the cast of ‘Newsies’ at the John W. Engeman Theater. The show closes on Sept. 2. Photo by Michael DeCristofaro
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Book signing
KIDS KORNER
NOT THE GUMDROP BUTTONS! Catch the final performances of ‘Shrek The Musical’ at the John W. Engeman Theater.
Join the Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington on Sept. 4 for an evening with author Danielle Borg as she speaks and signs copies of her new children’s book, “Waiting For Ever,” at 7 p.m. Call 271-1442 for more info.
What Lives Under That Log?
Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, 581 West Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown will present a Tiny Tots Program, What Lives Under That Log?, on Sept. 6 from 10 to 11 a.m. This is a special time for parent and child to discover the wonders of the natural world together with nature explorations and handson activities. For ages 3 to 5. $4 per child. Advance registration required by calling 265-1054.
Toddler Time
Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington hosts Toddler Time for ages 3 to 5 every Thursday at 11 a.m. Join them for a fun-filled hour where kids can do crafts, listen to stories and sing and dance. Free. No registration necessary. For further information, call 271-1442.
Theater Programs
‘Shrek The Musical’
Bridge Building
Fun with Butterflies
The enclosed Butterfly Garden at Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown will be open on Sept. 1 and 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn about a butterfly’s amazing life cycle and make a craft to take home. $5 adults, $3 children under 12. Call 979-6344.
The Long Island Explorium, 101 East Broadway, Port Jefferson will present a walk-in program, Bridge Building, from 1 to 5 p.m. through Sept. 2. Using a variety of materials, design and build a structure that spans the museum’s “river” and supports as much weight as possible. $5 per person. For more information, call 331-3277 or visit www.longislandexplorium.org.
The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport will present “Shrek The Musical” through 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. Tickets are $15 per person. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.
‘Mary Poppins Jr.’
The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 East Main St., Smithtown will present “Mary Poppins Jr.” from Sept. 15 to Oct. 28. Your favorite practically perfect nanny takes center stage in this supercalifragilisticexpialidocious adventure based on the award-winning Broadway musical and classic Walt Disney film. All seats are $15. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.
Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid Jr.’
Journey “under the sea” with Ariel and her aquatic friends in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid Jr.” live on stage at the John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Route 25A, Northport from Sept. 22 to Oct. 28. Tickets for this magical underwater adventure are $15 per person. To order, call 2612900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.
‘Kooky Spooky Halloween’
Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will present “Kooky Spooky Halloween,” a merry musical about Abner the Ghost who’s afraid of the dark, in October with performances on Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27 at 11 a.m., Oct. 21 at 3 p.m. and a sensory-sensitive performance on Oct 14 at 11 a.m. When Abner’s secret is revealed, he is forced to leave his haunted home and set off on a quest with his newly found friends. A holiday treat for the entire family. Costumes are encouraged. All seats are $10. Call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com to order. All numbers are in (631) area code unless noted.
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ISLANDERS AQUATICS IS HERE!!
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
The Stony Brook School will be our new North Shore location!!
Our program offers a team atmosphere that aims to develop stroke technique for all ages and abilities while also building endurance. The goal of this program is to not only provide each swimmer quality instruction that improves and enhances their swimming skills, but to also help each swimmer become successful in the pool.
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TAKING A REST ON A HOT DAY Bill Pollack of East Setauket took this lovely photo of a cabbage white butterfly sitting on a cucumber leaf in his garden on Aug. 12 with a Samsung Galaxy S7. He writes, ‘I followed it for several minutes while it was deciding which leaf to land on.’
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