Arts & Lifestyles - September 12, 2019

ARTS&LIFESTYLES TIMES BEACON RECORD NEWS MEDIA SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The Slambovian Circus of Dreams heads to Fiddle & Folk Festival • B15 Photo by Tom Moore

ALSO: 'Menopause The Musical' opens in Smithtown B13 • SBU Sports B25 • 'Gianna's Magical Bows' reviewed B27

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• Pan-Asian Entertainment • Food Trucks • 27 Racing Teams

The Greater Port Jefferson Chamber Of Commerce Presents Our Sixth Annual

THE DRAGONS ARE COMING!!

Saturday, September 14, 2019

Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce • 118 W. Broadway, Port Jefferson • 631-473-1414 • portjeffdragonboatracefest.com

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Women’s Health Day Saturday, September 28 8:30 am to 2 pm | Commack Advanced Specialty Care, 500 Commack Road

Featuring: Marci Shimoff Author of: Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul

Attend one presentation per session

New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned transformational leader Marci Shimoff is the co-author of

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six books in the biggest self-help book

• Avoiding Common Heart Health Mistakes

phenomenon in history — the Chicken

• Coping with Changes in Eyesight as We Age

Soup for the Woman’s Soul series, as

• Getting a Grip on Hand Pain and How to Treat It

well as the author of the international bestsellers Happy for No Reason and Love for No Reason. Specializing in the unique struggles and opportunities that

Session Two

women face, Shimoff shares powerful

• Breast Cancer: The Importance of Early Detection, Eating Well and Exercise

techniques to establish deep and

• Take Control of Your Bladder Health

authentic happiness and well-being.

• What Women Need to Know About Colorectal Cancer

Registration fee: $25 Includes continental breakfast and a box lunch.

Session Three • Alcohol Consumption as You Age • Is Memory Loss Part of Normal Aging?

For more information, call (631) 444-4000.

• Weight Loss and a Healthy Heart

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PLAIN TALK

Live differently in the new school year

In this edition

Attorney At Law ..................................B10 Book Review ..........................................B27 Calendar ...........................................B18-19 Cooking Cove .......................................B17 Crossword Puzzle ................................. B8 Medical Compass ................................. B7

Vaping is a new health hazard.

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Education is a gift, and our children should learn early on what a tremendous opportunity is being given them. Attending class, doing homework and excelling should be everyone’s expectation. We need to hold our children accountable; as parents we need to collaborate with teachers and school administrators to create the most life-giving environment for all of our children to grow and excel.

We also need to be concerned about our children’s social behavior. It is troubling that a growing number of our children in junior high school through college age spend more time on social media and texting than they do on face-to-face human communication and studying.

Ask your junior high and/or high school student if he or she could give up his or her cellphone for one month. Most will tell you no!

Remember life before cellphones and social media? This present generation is not learning how to effectively communicate and build healthy human relationships.

One last concern as the new school year begins — vaping, e-cigarettes — are a new health hazard. Don’t be brainwashed by advertisements to believe that e-cigarettes and vaping are an excellent deterrent to smoking.

They are not! Our children are not just vaping their favorite flavors, but cannabis.

These are not social behaviors that are healthy for our teenagers and young adults to indulge in. We need to take our blinders off and do our homework if we genuinely care about our children.

Fr. Pizzarelli, SMM, LCSW-R, ACSW, DCSW, is the director of Hope House Ministries in Port Jefferson.

Join us for our 6th Annual event hosted by the Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce.

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• 30 Competing Teams • Martial Arts Performances • Children’s Arts and Crafts • Pan-Asian Dance Performances

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101 A East Broadway • *Race Course Viewed In Front of the Park*

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Parents and Kids ...........................B26-27 Photo of the Week ..............................B14 Plain Talk ................................................... B3 Power of Three........................................ B5 Religious Directory ......................B21-22 Theater Review .....................................B13

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It is hard to believe that summer is over and another school year has begun. This year the landscape for the opening of the new school year has been marred with another mass shooting and Hurricane Dorian, which has paralyzed

BY FR. FRANCIS the south eastern part PIZZARELLI of our country.

Schools around the country are beginning a new school year with intense anxiety around gun violence and the country’s inability to come up with reasonable, effective gun safety regulations that protect people’s safety and people’s Second Amendment rights.

The lack of decisive leadership on the part of those we have elected to lead is scandalous. The lack of clarity and the profound silence from the White House is deafening and shameful. Gun safety should be a priority issue that should not be buried in the political rubble of partisan politics.

People from both sides of the aisle should be able to come together and pass legislation that protects the quality of life for all Americans. If they cannot, then simply vote them out!

As an educator and mental health professional, it troubles me deeply how those who lead us are quick to blame the mentally ill for all of our mass shootings. Every mass shooter has not been mentally ill. Yes, a number have, but our system for support of those battling mental illness at best is poor and honestly is so broken and fragmented that de facto it is useless.

We have an insurance system that sets people up for failure; when it should empower people to wellness. We must address the stigma we impose on people who need help with mental health issues and/or addiction issues.

Finally, we are holding the big pharmaceutical companies accountable for fueling the opioid epidemic. Will any of those billions of dollars be directed to long-term residential treatment or will they get lost in a bureaucracy that has lost its way?

We have to have the courage to do things differently, and the new school year is an excellent opportunity to live differently.

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KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS

SBU hurricane expert Kevin Reed discusses Dorian Harnessing the Technology of our Research Giants

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF Hurricane Dorian has dominated the news cycle for weeks, as its violent winds, torrential rains and storm surge caused extensive damage throughout the Bahamas and brought flooding and tornadoes to North Carolina.

For Kevin Reed, an assistant professor at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences who models extreme weather events including hurricanes, Dorian followed patterns the climate scientist anticipates will continue to develop in future years.

“Two things that are current with Dorian are consistent with what we’d expect from a changing climate,” said Reed. Dorian became a Category 5 storm, which is the strongest on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Second, the hurricane slowed down, which was also a trend that Hurricanes Harvey and Florence demonstrated.

The reason a warming climate would slow a hurricane like Dorian is that the polar regions are warming more rapidly than the tropics. That can have a “huge impact on the overall circulation” within the atmosphere, Reed said.

Indeed, what controls the speed of the jet stream, which moves hurricanes and other storm systems along over the rotating planet, is the difference in the temperature between the tropics and the poles. When the poles warm up more rapidly than the tropics, the circulation in the atmosphere can slow down and that can reduce the speed of the wind that blows the hurricane.

“Hurricanes are impacted by climate” and any change in that dynamic will have an effect on storms that can and do present a

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‘Our general understanding of why storms move and go where they do has improved significantly over the last few decades.’

— Kevin Reed threat to the homes, businesses and lives of people in their path, Reed said.

Basic research has enhanced and improved the ability of forecasters to predict where a storm like Dorian will go, allowing meteorologists and the National Hurricane Center to provide warnings to political leaders and emergency response teams.

“Our general understanding of why storms move and go where they do has improved significantly over the last few decades,” Reed said. “Part of that can be seen in the forecast.”

Most of these forecasts are informed by numerical models.

That is where Reed brings his expertise to hurricane science.

“I am a numerical modeler,” he said. “I use and help develop models to understand tropical cyclones and precipitation in general.”

Using information often taken from satellites, from in situ observations, radar along the coastlines and aircraft that fly every few hours into a storm, especially when they threaten the Caribbean or the East Coast, forecasters have had a “steady improvement in these models.”

Reed likens the process of predicting the weather or tracking a hurricane to choosing a stock.

As investors and companies have become more sophisticated in the way they analyze the market or individual companies, their algorithms improve.

Above, Kevin Reed at a presentation at the Montauk Lighthouse in July.

Photo from Kevin Reed

Investors have “added more variables” to choose companies for their investments, while forecasters have added more information from enhanced observations.

As for the ongoing coverage of hurricanes, Reed said the general population seems to have a relatively good awareness of the path and destructive power of the storms. The one area, however, that may help people focus on the potential danger from a storm comes from the way people describe these hurricanes.

Often, media outlets focus on the speed on the wind. While the wind can and does topple trees, causes property damage and disrupts power supplies, much of the damage comes from the storm surge. Rising water levels, however, is often the reason state and national officials encourage people to evacuate from their homes.

“Whether a storm is a Category 2 or a Category 3 doesn’t take into account the size of the storm,” Reed said. Hurricanes can range in size fairly dramatically.

POWER OF 3 Continued on page B8

Horoscopes of the week VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 There is only so long you can put on a brave face, Virgo. Instead of hiding your emotions, let others see what you are truly feeling. Do not keep all of those emotions bottled up.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Add a personal touch to all you do and your efforts will be received more warmly, Libra. Add a personalized note to a gift when visiting a friend or family member.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, touch base with your support system. You can use some extra muscle behind your ideas, especially as you move into uncharted terrain within the next few days.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 This is the week to reassess your finances, Sagittarius. Figure out how to curb some extraneous expenses, like recurring charges or overage fees.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Your professional performance may be under scrutiny for several days, Capricorn. Put your best foot forward. A promotion may be in the works if you play it right.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Don’t get too caught up on your idea of perfect, Aquarius. If you spend too much time on the small details, you’ll overlook the magic of the bigger picture.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, be mindful of an emerging power struggle that could affect your daily life. Let your thoughts be known and support those who you think could use your help.

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Delegation is the best way to complete a complicated project, Aries. Work with others to achieve a balance so you’re not doing it all.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Those who are always looking to the future may not fully embrace the present, Taurus. Focus fully on those things in your life that are meaningful right now.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you’ll find the right pace to begin a relationship or maintain the one you have. Things are looking good for romance this week, and you may want to step up the seduction.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, when you turn on the charm, you are a force.

You exude a natural magnetism that people are simply drawn to. Remember to use your powers wisely.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, look for a balance of activities that satisfy you both physically and spiritually over the course of the week.

Getting in touch with nature is one way to achieve this.

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Fortunately, most diseases are based primarily on epigenetics, which are environmental influences, and not on genetics. Epigenetics literally means above or around the gene. In epigenetics, lifestyle choices impact gene expression. Just because your first degree relatives may have had a disease, you are not predestined to follow suit.

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MEDICAL COMPASS

Reducing the risks of abdominal aortic aneurysms Inflammation and oxidative stress may play a role

Aneurysms are universally feared; they can be lethal, and most times they have no symptoms. There are numerous types of aneurysms, most of which are named by their location of occurrence, including abdominal, thoracic and cerebral (brain).

In this article, I will discuss abdominal

By David aortic aneurysms, Dunaief, M.D. better known as a “triple-A,” or AAA. Preventing any type of aneurysm should be a priority.

What is an AAA? It is an increase in the diameter of the walls of the aorta in one area, in this case, the abdomen. The aorta is the “water main” for supplying blood to the rest of the body from the heart. Abnormal enlargement weakens the walls and increases the risk that it may rupture. If the aorta ruptures, it causes massive hemorrhaging, or bleeding, and creates a substantial likelihood of death.

The exact incidence of aneurysms is difficult to quantify, since some people may die due to its rupture without having an autopsy; however, estimates suggest that they occur in 4 to 9 percent of the population (1). Fortunately, there are possible interventions if they are caught before they rupture.

The cause of AAA is not known, but it is thought that inflammation and oxidative stress play an important role in weakening smooth muscle in the aorta (2).

People who are at highest risk for aneurysms are those over age 60 (3). Other risk factors include atherosclerosis, or hardened arteries, high blood pressure, race (Caucasian), gender (male), family history, smoking and having a history of aneurysms in other arteries (4). Some of these risk factors are modifiable, such as atherosclerosis, high blood pressure and smoking.

Men are more than four times more likely to have an AAA (5). Though males are at a higher risk, women are at a higher risk of having an AAA rupture (6).

Is it important to get screened?

Yes, it is important, especially if you have risk factors. Although some people do experience nondescript symptoms, such as pain in the abdomen, back or flank pain, the majority of cases are asymptomatic (4). A smaller AAA is less likely to rupture and can be monitored closely with noninvasive diagnostic tools, such as ultrasound and CT scan.

Sometimes cost is a question when it comes to screening, but one study showed unequivocally that screening ultimately

Men are more than four times more likely to have an AAA.

What are the treatments?

There are no specific medications that prevent or treat abdominal aortic aneurysms directly. Medications for treating risk factors, such as high blood pressure, have no direct impact on an aneurysm’s size or progression.

But the mainstay of treatment is surgery to prevent rupture.

When to watch and wait and when to treat is a difficult question; surgery is not without its complications, and risk of death is higher than many other surgeries. AAA size is the most important factor. In women, AAAs over 5.0 cm may need immediate treatment, while in men, those over 5.5 cm may need immediate treatment (8). Smaller AAAs, however, are trickier.

The growth rate is important, so patients with this type of aneurysm should have an ultrasound or CT scan every six to 12 months.

If you have an aneurysm, have a discussion with your physician about this.

Lifestyle changes

One of the most powerful tools against AAA is prevention; it avoids the difficult decision of how to best avoid rupture and the complications of surgery itself. Lifestyle changes are a must.

They don’t typically have dangerous side effects, but rather potential side benefits. These lifestyle changes include smoking cessation, exercise and dietary changes.

Smoking cessation

Smoking has the greatest impact because it directly impacts the occurrence and size of an AAA. It increases risk of medium-to-large size aneurysms by at least fivefold. One study found that smoking was responsible for 78 percent of aortic aneurysms larger than 4 cm (9). Remember, size does matter in terms of rupture risk. So, for those who smoke, this is a wake-up call.

Open auditions

Hear ye, hear ye! Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will hold young people’s auditions (ages 8 to 17) for its 36th annual production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. Nine roles will be double cast (for a total of 18 young people). Readings are provided and a Christmas carol (“Christmas Is Coming”) will be taught. Rehearsals begin in late September and are weeknights beginning at 7 p.m., Saturdays (mornings or afternoons) and Sundays (mornings, afternoons or evenings).

For full details, visit https://theatrethree.com/ auditions.html or call 631-928-9202.

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reduces cost, because of the number of aneurysms that are identified and potentially prevented from rupturing (7).

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Impact of fruit

A simple lifestyle modification with significant impact is increasing your fruit intake. The results of two prospective (forward-looking) study populations, Cohort of Swedish Men and the Swedish Mammography Cohort Study, showed that consumption of greater than two servings of fruit a day decreased the risk of an AAA by 25 percent (10). If you do have an AAA, this same amount of fruit also decreased the risk of AAA rupture by 43 percent. This study involved over 80,000 men and women, ages 46 to 84, with a follow-up of 13 years.

The authors believe that fruit’s impact may have to do with its antioxidant properties; it may reduce the oxidative stress that can cause these types of aneurysms.

Remember, the quandary has been when the benefit of surgery outweighs the risks, in terms of preventing rupture. This modest amount of fruit on a daily basis may help alleviate this quandary.

So, what have we learned? Screening for AAA may be very important, especially as we age and if we have a family history. To reduce your risk, lifestyle changes, including smoking cessation and increased fruit intake, are no-brainers.

References:

(1) Ann Intern Med. 2001;134(3):182. (2) Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:461–469.

(3) J Vasc Surg. 1999;30(6):1099. (4) uptodate.com.

(5) Arch Intern Med. 2000;160(10):1425. (6) J Vasc Surg. 2006;43(2):230. (7) 2012 BMJ Publishing Group. (8) Lancet. 1998;352(9141):1649. (9) Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(6):441. (10) Circulation.

2013;128:795-802.

Dr. Dunaief is a speaker, author and local lifestyle medicine physician focusing on the integration of medicine, nutrition, fitness and stress management. For further information, visit www.medicalcompassmd.com or consult your personal physician.

The Smithtown Historical Society, 239 Middle Country Road, Smithtown seeks volunteers for its annual Heritage Country Fair on Sunday, Sept. 22. Help is needed for set up, break down, helping with various kids crafts, collecting admission, Touch a Truck and Historical Spaces monitors and more. Shifts are from 9:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 12:45 p.m. to the end of the event.

To sign up, please call 631-265-6768.

American Legion fundraiser

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 423 Wilson Ritch Post hosts a Pasta & Meatball Dinner and Night at the Races fundraiser at the Moose Lodge, 37 Crystal Brook Hollow Road, Mount Sinai on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m.

Donation of $30 includes dinner, one drink, free spin on the wheel and door prizes. Doors open at 6 p.m., first race is at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 631-473-9774 or visit www.americanlegionwilsonritchpost432.org.

Voices needed

The Silver Chords, a multigenerational chorus based in Smithtown, is welcoming new members. Tryouts will be held on Saturdays, Sept. 14, 21 and 28 at the Smithtown Senior Center, 420 Middle Country Road, Smithtown after rehearsals at noon. All voices and levels of experience are welcome. For further information, call 631-235-3593 or email silverchordschorus@gmail.com.

PJHS Class of 69 Reunion

The Class of 1969 of Port Jefferson High School holds its 50th high school reunion the weekend of Sept. 20 to 22. A meet and greet at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 20 at Harbor Grill, 111 West Broadway, Port Jefferson, kicks off the weekend. The main event on Sept.

21 is at the Port Jefferson Village Center, 101-A East Broadway, from 6 to 10:30 p.m., with dinner and DJ. On Sept. 22, an a la carte breakfast/brunch at Danfords Hotel, 25 East Broadway, is planned. Other events to be announced include a home football game at the high school and a possible tour of the high school. For tickets, visit www.reuniondb.com before Sept. 15. For questions, email pjreunion69@gmail.com.

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POWER OF 3

Continued from page B5

SUDOKU

PUZZLE

Hurricane Sandy was not even a hurricane when it made landfall, but it was so big and it impacted a much wider area that it had a much larger storm surge.

After a storm blows off into the ocean or dissipates, the scientific community then spends considerable time learning the lessons from the storm.

In the case of Dorian, researchers will explore why models initially predicted a landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm.

They will look at what happened to slow it down, which will inform future versions of forecasts for other storms.

In the future, Reed hopes researchers enhance their ability to represent convective processes in the models. These involve the formation of clouds and rain, especially in the context of a storm.

“That’s something that’s constantly been a difficulty,” he said. “It’s a complex process.

While we have theories to understand it, we are always improving our ways to model it.”

In the next 10 years, researchers will move past the point of trying to estimate

convection and will get to the point where they run models that explicitly resolve convection, which eliminates the need to estimate it.

Reed believes investing in fundamental research is “crucial. The return on investment to society and to the country is one of the best investments you can make. We have shown that through a steady improvement in the hurricane track,” which came about because of fundamental research. “The only way to continue that improvement is through basic and applied research that leads to these outcomes.”

A native of Waterford, Michigan, which is about 45 minutes away from Detroit, Reed didn’t have any firsthand experiences with hurricanes when he was growing up. Rather than watching MTV the way his friends did, he would watch hurricane updates or tropical storm updates.

A resident of Queens, Reed enjoys traveling and has a self-described “unhealthy” commitment to the University of Michigan football team. He purchases season tickets each year and takes 6 a.m. flights from LaGuardia to Michigan, where an Uber brings him to his fellow tailgaters before home games.

As for future hurricanes, Reed said the current consensus is that they will be lower in number but higher in intensity. Hurricane forecasts expect “more intense precipitation, but less frequent” storms, he said.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

THEME:

Football

ACROSS 1. Tax evader’s fear 6. “You betcha!”

9. Fill to satisfaction 13. Crocus, pl.

14. Reef dweller 15. Freeze off 16. Buzz Aldrin’s first name 17. Wildebeest 18. Reduced, often paired with down 19. *____ back 21. *#1 NFL pick in 2019 23. Precedes whiz 24. Bald eagle’s nest 25. Summer sandwich?

28. Past tense of reave 30. Bee’s favorite drink 35. German currency 37. Shower with affection 39. Africa’s horned herbivore 40. Battery fluid 41. Bad-tempered 43. All over again 44. Ticked off 46. Cut with a beam 47. Rip or pull 48. Pico de gallo and such 50. Abe’s coin 52. Hog haven 53. Refuses to 55. Likewise 57. *Team gathering 60. *Common play on 3rd and long 64. Committee of judges 65. One of the five W’s 67. Ranee’s wrap 68. Sheep-like 69. Auction set 70. Romanov’s edict 71. Type of message 72. Aye-aye 73. *Worn atop thigh pads

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Answers to last week’s puzzle: Directions: Fill in the blank squares in the grid, making sure that every row, column and 3-by-3 box includes all digits 1 through 9.

Answers to last week’s SUDOKU

Geometry 101

DOWN 1. Maple tree and laptop brand 2. Pakistani language 3. *First ____!

4. Cupcake topper 5. Smaller than tiny 6. Safecracker 7. Poetic “even” 8. On D’Artagnan’s hat 9. Practice in the ring 10. Certain sensation 11. *NFL Primetime and NFL Draft host Wingo 12. *Type of zone 15. More spry 20. Must-haves 22. Funerary vase 24. What opposites do?

25. *Soldier Field’s team 26. “____ di Lammermoor” 27. Do-re-do-re-do-re-do-re, e.g.

29. *Blindside block, e.g.

31. Burn to a crisp 32. Fork prongs 33. Beside, archaic 34. *”All my ____ friends are coming over tonight...”

36. Words from Wordsworth, pl.

38. Other than what is 42. Gossipmonger 45. Waste time 49. La precursor 51. *A game that could go either way 54. Very recently 56. Port city in Japan 57. Possess 58. Windows alternative 59. *Football Hall of Famer Richard 60. Cooking vessels 61. Turkmenistan’s neighbor 62. Egg holder 63. #23 Across, pl.

64. Winner’s take 66. Gardening tool *Theme related clue Answers to this week’s puzzle will appear in next week’s newspaper and online on Friday afternoon at www.tbrnewsmedia.com, Arts and Lifestyles

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Your attorney will want to review all assets held by your spouse, whether individually or jointly with you, and all assets in your name.

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If your spouse was the owner of an IRA or other tax deferred retirement account, you are likely named as the primary beneficiary on the account. You will want to ensure that you roll over this account into an IRA account in your name. It will also be necessary for you to put your sole name on any accounts that are held jointly with you and your spouse or that name you as transfer on death beneficiary.

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You will need to go through a court process to gain control of assets held in your spouse’s sole name without a beneficiary.

The court proceeding is called “probate” if your spouse had a last will and testament or “administration” if your spouse died without a last will and testament. New York State law provides a scheme for the distribution of assets in the case of a person that did not execute a last will and testament.

If your spouse had children, you and the children will share in the assets of the administration estate. There are also certain rights that a surviving spouse has to assets of the estate about which your attorney can advise you.

Lastly, a review of your current estate planning documents will help determine if updates to your plan are required. For example, you will likely need to change your agents listed under your power of attorney and health care proxy if each document listed your spouse as agent.

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BUSINESS NEWS

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Goodwill Industries closes Lake Ronkonkoma location Just five years after it opened, the Lake Ronkonkoma Goodwill store is no more. An employee confirmed by phone that the thrift store closed on Sept. 7. The 15,197 square-foot space, located in the Lake Shore Shopping Plaza at 585 Portion Road, will be occupied by a Planet Fitness in late 2019 or early 2020.

“The closing of the Lake Ronkonkoma store is a difficult but necessary decision from a business perspective, to ensure the long-term viability of our organization,” said Goodwill spokesperson Jose Medellin in a recent press release. “The decision to close this store is part of Vision 2020, our 3-year strategic plan, which we implemented to restructure our retail portfolio. After 24 months, this store continues to experience a significant operating deficit.”

Employees will be placed in other employment

TVHS Community Bag fundraiser

The Three Village Historical Society has been selected as a beneficiary of the Stop & Shop Bag Program for the month of September. Launched in May of this year, the program facilitates community support with the goal to make a difference in the communities where shoppers live and work. Three Village Historical Society was selected by store leadership at the Stop & Shop located at 158 Route 25A in Setauket.

The society will receive a $1 donation every time the $2.50 reusable Community Bag is purchased at this location during the month of September, unless otherwise directed by the customer through the Giving Tag attached to the bag. “We are thrilled to be selected by Stop & Shop for this wonderful community fundraiser.

What a great way to help the environment and the community,” said society president, Steve Healy. Call 631-751-3730 for more info.

opportunities within the company, according to Medellin. “Our retail and human resources teams have been working with each employee from the store to relocate those who wish to continue working at a different Goodwill store,” Medellin said.

“Goodwill NYNJ is a nonprofit organization with multiple career opportunities. In addition to our retail division, we provide workforce development services, programs for individuals with developmental disabilities and behavioral health services. This has allowed many of our employees to explore jobs in a different area at our social enterprise,” he added.

Goodwill opened the Lake Ronkonkoma location in 2014 inside the space vacated by Sears Hardware.

The only remaining Goodwill in Suffolk County is in East Northport.

Melt shop opens in Lake Grove

Melt Shop, known as the “pioneer of the Melted Sandwich Movement,” recently opened in the food court at Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove. A soft opening was held on Sept. 7.

Founded in New York City in 2011, the restaurant’s menu includes grilled cheeses, chicken melts, burger melts, chicken tenders, salads, shakes and drinks. This is the brand’s 10th store in New York and 17th nationwide.

“Our brand has created a loyal following within our home state, and we’re excited to keep the momentum going,” Spencer Rubin, founder and CEO of Melt Shop, stated in a press release. “Our melted sandwiches have become a staple in the communities we serve and we can’t wait to expand Melt Shop’s unique culinary experience to Lake Grove.” For more information, call 631-236-9120.

Volunteers wanted

The Community Food Council seeks volunteers to distribute food at its food pantry, 90 East Fifth St. (at Manor Field) in Huntington Station for two hours a month. The allvolunteer organization, which has been feeding the township of Huntington’s hungry since 1972, operates the pantry Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to noon. Interested parties can call 631-351-1060 or email volunteer@comfoodcouncil.com.

• Stony Brook Community Church, 216 Christian Ave., Stony Brook seeks merchandise vendors for its annual Apple Festival and Fair on Sept. 21 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Deadline to apply is Sept. 20.

Call 631-751-0574 or visit www. sbccapplefestival.weebly.com.

• South Huntington Public Library, located at 145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station has a call out for farmers market/flea market/art and craft vendors for its 6th annual Friends of the Library Fall Fair to be held on Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. rain or shine.

Spots are $35 each. Applications are available at www.shpl.info or by calling 631-549-4411.

• Yaphank Historical Society seeks craft and merchandise vendors for its annual Fall Yard Sale to be held on the grounds of the Robert Hawkins House, 4 Yaphank Ave., Yaphank on Sept.

21 from 9 to 4 p.m. Rain date is Sept. 22. Vendor fee is $10 for a 10×10 space payable on the day of the event. No prior registration or payment required. For further details, call 631-924-4803.

• Davis Town Meeting House Society seeks vendors for its Yard Sale & Craft Fair at the Davis House, 263 Middle Country Road, Coram on Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain date is Sept. 22. Fee is $25 per table. For an application, call Maryanne at 631-804-2256 or email msiclaridouglas@yahoo.com.

• Town of Brookhaven will host its 3rd annual Health & Wellness Fair at Brookhaven Town Hall, One Independence Hill, Farmingville on Sept. 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Businesses can sign up for a FREE vendor table. To register, call 631-451-9100 or visit www. brookhavenNY.gov/health.

• Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Chamber of Commerce is looking for vendors for its 2019 Family Fun Day at the Chamber Train Car Park in Port Jefferson Station on Sept.

28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free tables for members. To view an application, visit www.pjstchamber. com. Deadline to apply is Sept. 14.

Call 631-821-1313 for more info.

• St. Thomas of Canterbury Church, 90 Edgewater Ave., Smithtown will hold its annual Fall

Festival and Craft Fair on Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fee is $45 for a 10×10 space. Interested craft and new merchandise vendors can call 631-265-4520 or visit www. stthomasofcanterbury.net for an application.

• St. James Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for its 32nd annual St. James Day on Oct. 6 starting at 11 a.m. along Lake Avenue in St. James. 10×10 spaces are available for $150.

Call 631-584-8510 or visit www. stjameschamber.org.

• Town of Brookhaven welcomes vendors to its 15th annual Building Business in Brookhaven EXPO networking and business trade show on Oct. 10 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. $125 for full table. Call 631-451-6563 to register.

• Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce hosts the Long Island Fall Festival 2019 at Heckscher Park, 2 Prime Ave., Huntington from Oct. 11 to 14. Interested food and merchandise vendors can visit www.lifallfestival.com to download an application. Call 631-423-6100 for further information.

• Benner’s Farm, 56 Gnarled Hollow Road, East Setauket seeks makers, artisans and crafters for its annual Harvest Festival on Oct. 19 and 20 from noon to 4 p.m. $50 per day, $80 for weekend for a 10×10 spot. Call 631-689-8172 or email folks@bennersfarm.com.

• Rocky Point Sound Beach Chamber of Commerce hosts it 1st annual Fall Festival & Spooktacular Street Fair on Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Food and craft vendors wanted. Call 631-729-0699 or visit www.rpsbchamber.org.

• St. James Lutheran Church, 229 2nd Ave., St. James seeks vendors for its annual Holiday Craft Fair on Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For details, call Herb or Marie at 631473-7976.

• The Art League of Long Island, 107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills invites fine artists and fine crafters to submit applications to display and sell their original work at its 56th annual Holiday Fine Art & Craft Fair on Dec. 7 and 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Deadline to apply is Nov. 24. Call 631-462-5400 or visit www.artleagueli.org.

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FEATURE STORY

A LITERARY EVENT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2019

Three Girls from Queens Talk Crime MEGAN ABBOTT, JUDY BLUNDELL, AND MAUREEN CORRIGAN The Long Island Museum is pleased to present an evening with three award-winning authors and New Yorkers by birth or choice–Megan Abbott, Judy Blundell, and Maureen Corrigan. All three authors have used their deep knowledge of and ties to the New York region to successfully weave together a sense of place, varying perspectives, distinctive narrative styles, and elements of both real-life and fictitious crime to create written works that engage wide audiences and delight readers of all ages.

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“The fundraiser helps us cover the cost of medical bills and other services for these dogs,” explained Laurette Richin, executive director of LIBR. “It also allows us to educate people on the breed and it brings in people who are interested in either fostering or adopting.”

A number of bulldogs will be on hand for visitors to meet and interact with, as well as volunteers to answer questions.

Richin said while the Stony Brook based organization serves areas of the Northeast, the majority of bulldogs they take in are found on Long Island, which increases the need for them to find local foster homes and individuals who are willing to adopt.

The executive director said before adopting individuals should consider making sure a dog will fit their lifestyle and that they are ready to take on a full-time responsibility.

“There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about this breed,” she said. “Many believe that bulldogs are good for apartment dwellers — they are not necessarily couch potatoes.”

Richin mentioned bulldogs become very attached to their owners and said potential

adopters should also consider how they may fit in with young children and other dogs or cats.

For the past 20 years Richin along with LIBR volunteers have rescued thousands of bulldogs; last year alone they saved 340.

For Richin, it all began when she was asked to stop by the Little Shelter Animal Rescue to check on an older bulldog. When she looked at the dog’s teeth she realized it was a puppy that was atrophied due to being in a crate all the time.

“I was leaving the shelter and I couldn’t stop thinking about it and I was like, I can’t leave it there,” she said.

Richin went back and took the dog home and helped nurse it back to health.

“It feels great to be able to help these dogs, it’s just wonderful,” the executive director said.

“We’ve been grateful to the people that have donated to us over the years.”

The fundraiser will include a yard sale, a mobile dog grooming van from Jill’s Pet Spa, face painting, a Frisbee contest, a bake sale, raffles, mystery boxes, a visit from Jester Jim and a duck race. The barbecue will include hot dogs, hamburgers and pasta salad for sale donated by event sponsors Iavarone Brothers.

All proceeds from the fundraiser will go toward providing medical, behavioral and other services to save the lives of bulldogs.

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rom now through Oct. 27, the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts is celebrating a change that has nothing to do with the seasons but more with hot flashes, weight gain, hot flashes, restlessness, mood swings, hot flashes, memory loss, night sweats and did I mention hot flashes? The theater closes out its 17th season with the hilarious “Menopause The Musical.”

With book and lyrics by Jeanie Linders, the story follows four strangers who get acquainted during a lingerie sale at New York City’s Bloomingdale’s. Despite different personalities and backgrounds, they find out they have something in common — the change of life.

Bonding over the symptoms of menopause, the play has appealed to women in their 40s, 50s and beyond since it first debuted in Orlando in 2001. With clever remakes of classic songs from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, the show can be an entertaining production for men but is probably best enjoyed as a ladies’ night out.

Seth Greenleaf skillfully directs a talented cast of four women, Monica Palmer, Nancy Slusser, Jenny McGlinchey and Amy Baugmaier, who display immense comedic ability and singing voices to match.

Palmer approaches her role as the businesswoman with the right amount of confidence and attitude, while Slusser is a sassy Soap Star. McGlinchey is the perfect choice for Earth Mother as she easily and hysterically transforms from zen hippie trying to manage her symptoms to an imperfect woman just waiting for a symptom to pass.

Baugmaier, as the housewife, is sweet and endearing. All four also show enough vulnerability for the audience to believe that their characters would befriend three strangers in the middle of the Big Apple.

The audience will quickly identify with songs such as “Change, Change, Change,” a hilarious take on Aretha Franklin’s “Chain of Fools,” and “Stayin’ Awake/Night Sweatin,” a twist on the hits “Stayin’ Alive” and “Night Fever” from the movie “Saturday Night Fever.” Like most songs in the musical, they

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detail the changes women go through with a healthy dose of humor.

As the show progresses, each scene and number garners more laughter, whether it’s Earth Mother singing “My Husband Sleeps Tonight” to the tune of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” to share her woes about insomnia, or all the actresses performing “Sane and Normal Girls”/“Thank You Doctor” (“California Girls”/“Help Me Rhonda”) as each of the women professes her gratefulness for the prescriptions prescribed by her doctor.

During the reprise of “I’m Flashing,” a spin on the song “I’m Sorry,” Palmer’s character apologizes for her hot flashes. Slusser also has some fun flirting with the audience during the reprise of “Hot Flash” (“Hot Stuff”) where her singing talent is front and center.

One of the funniest scenes takes place when Baugmaier tries on lingerie in the store’s dressing room and Palmer suddenly appears dressed like Tina Turner singing “What’s Love Got to Do With It.” The laughs kept coming as Baugmaier sings a beautiful version of “Only You” to her newfound friend — a vibrator. From beginning to end, the cast keeps the audience in stitches.

Set designer Bud Clark and costume designer Sue Hill also deserve a round of applause. Clark has built a set that is simple yet incorporates pieces that easily create the feel of a department store, while Hill’s costumes fit the characters perfectly (Palmer’s Tina Turner outfit is sensational). Musical director Melissa Coyle and her orchestra as always navigate the hits seamlessly the entire show.

By the end of the night, it’s impossible not to have a new attitude about this season of life as the audience is invited to join the actors on stage for a celebratory dance.

The theater is now in the midst of a fundraising campaign to restore its light bulb marquee, and it’s no surprise that they want to highlight their offerings with quality productions such as “Menopause The Musical.”

The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 East Main St. Smithtown, will present “Menopause The Musical” through Oct. 27.

Running time is 90 minutes with no intermission.

Performances are 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets range from $36 to $40. For more information, visit www.smithtownpac.org or call 631-724-3700.

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COVER STORY

Time to jam at 8th annual Fiddle & Folk Festival

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t Benner’s Farm in Setauket, there’s a sense of going back in time. The 15 acres that make up the private family farm have been cared for by local families since the 1700s, and current owners Bob and Jean Benner have worked hard to maintain that historic atmosphere. Along with growing organic produce and hosting a variety of educational events, the farm is also well-known for its seasonal festivals held throughout the year.

This weekend, Benner’s Farm will tune up for the 8th annual Fiddle & Folk Festival, offering guests a chance to experience traditional folk and bluegrass tunes along with modern spins on the genre. Emceed

by Bob Westcott, the program includes performances by the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, Quarterhorse, Eastbound Freight Bluegrass Band, Taylor Ackley and the Deep Roots Ensemble.

The festival is a revival of a similar event held for many years at The Long Island Museum in Stony Brook, said farm owner Bob Benner.

“I used to play violin when I was a kid, and my wife and I were involved with the Long Island Traditional Music Association for a long time,” said Benner. “The farm has been around since 1751, and back then, people made their own music and danced in barns for socialization and entertainment. We try to keep that same ambiance today by offering opportunities to come out and hear live music of all kinds.”

The event barn’s Backporch Stage will serve as the main stage for the festival, while the Shady Grove Stage will offer workshops and Q&A opportunities with headlining musicians, allowing audiences to get to know them on a deeper level. In addition, the Jam Junction Stage will play host to musicians of any skill level who want to take a turn on the platform alone or with friends.

“The Fiddle & Folk Festival is one of the nicest ways you can spend a Sunday on Long Island, and you get to hear an entire day of music you might not otherwise experience,” said Amy Tuttle, program director of the Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council, which sponsors the event along with Homestead Arts, WUSB and Times Beacon Record News Media. “We have a broad reach, and use our contacts to bring in nationally-known performers and people in the community to entertain,” she added.

Taylor Ackley and the Deep Roots Ensemble from Stony Brook bring together classical musicians from the area to play old-time mountain music with unique instrumentation, Tuttle said. Ever heard bluegrass played on a French horn? Now’s your chance.

The Eastbound Freight Bluegrass Band is the longest-running bluegrass ensemble on Long Island with all of its founding members still performing. The close-knit group has played together for more than 20 years, and it’s evident in their sound, Tuttle said. “They have a tightness in their music that can only come from being together for such a long time.”

Eastbound Freight will offer a fiddle workshop during the afternoon for anyone interested in learning more about the instrument and playing in the folk genre.

Quarterhorse, a local six-man ensemble, blends traditional folk sounds with elements of rock, alternative, blues, jazz and country music. The band, FESTIVAL SCHEDULE which formed five years ago, Gates Open at 11 a.m. offers a younger take on folk Backporch Stage with headliners music, Benner said. from 12:30 to 6 p.m.

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Circus of Dreams has Jam Junction Stage been recognized in from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. publications around the Kids Corner from noon to 5 p.m. globe for its unique sound CD Kiosk from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. and showmanship. The Contra Dance after Backporch whimsical group from Stage Concerts Sleepy Hollow is known for its classic rock influences and varied instrumentation, from mandolin to cello and The musical theremin. Benner said that they’ll be working lineup includes, Eastern European music and yodeling into clockwise from their set this year. “They’re a fantastic group top, Quarterhorse, and so much fun to watch,” he said.

Eastbound Freight Children will enjoy the event as well as the Bluegrass Band, festival offers a Kids Corner with storytelling Taylor Ackley and and music, a chance to feed the farm animals the Deep Roots and a ride on the Big Swing.

Ensemble and As the day draws to a close, stick around for Gandalf Murphy a traditional barn dance with live music and a and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams. caller and bring home some organic produce.

“People don’t want to leave because it’s such a peaceful and fun atmosphere. You can forget about the rest of the world for a day, get out in nature and let your stress go,” said Tuttle.

The 8th annual Fiddle & Folk Festival will be held at Benner’s Farm, 56 Gnarled Hollow Road, E. Setauket on Sept. 15 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Tickets in advance are $15 adults, $13 seniors and children; tickets at the door are $18 adults, $15 seniors and children. There is no rain date.

Bring seating. For more information, call 631-689-8172 or visit www. fiddleandfolk.com.

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COOKING COVE

Asian soups provide bowlfuls of umami

BY BARBARA BELTRAMI

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ou may be wondering why I seldom write about Asian cuisine. It's simple; I don’t know very much about it and have cooked it infrequently. However, with the spate of Asian restaurants springing up everywhere, I’ve had more occasion to dine on that cuisine. In turn, with the help of cookbooks and the internet I’ve tried to duplicate or at least imitate some of my favorite dishes, especially the soups, so rich in umami flavor. I have developed a yen (pardon the pun) for Japanese ramen, Chinese dumpling soup and my longtime favorite, hot and spicy soup.

The recipes I’ve developed may not be,

by Asian standards, very authentic, but to me they taste pretty much like the genuine thing.

Shrimp Dumpling Soup with Greens YIELD: Makes 4 to 6 servings INGREDIENTS: • ¾ pound fresh shrimp in shells, peeled and deveined • 1½ tablespoons peeled very finely minced fresh ginger • 4 tablespoons minced scallions • Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper to taste • 1 tablespoon dry sherry • 1 tablespoon sesame oil • ¼ cup finely minced canned water chestnuts • 50 wonton wrappers • 3½ cups minced, trimmed fresh baby bok choy • 8 cups chicken stock or broth DIRECTIONS:

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In food processor bowl blend shrimp, ginger, scallions, salt, pepper, sherry and oil to a smooth paste.; stir in water chestnuts. In large pot, bring unsalted water to steady simmer. Lightly brush edges of wonton wrapper with water; place half a teaspoon of filling in center, then pinch corners shut to form a little pouch.

When all wrappers are filled poach them for one and a half minutes in simmering water, remove with slotted spoon, drain well and spread on large platter. Blanch bok choy in dumpling water 10 to 15 seconds, drain, then immerse in ice water, drain again and press gently to remove excess water.

In a large pot, bring chicken stock to steady simmer, gently add dumplings and cook for a minute or so to heat them through. Serve soup hot with fried noodles or spring rolls.

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Chicken, Spinach, Mushroom and Ramen Noodle Soup

YIELD: Makes 4 to 6 servings INGREDIENTS: • 10 cups water • 1 pound chicken tenders, diced • 1 tablespoon fresh chopped peeled ginger • Freshly ground black pepper to taste • 2 tablespoons tamari soy sauce • 1 bunch scallions, cleaned and thinly sliced • 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped • 1 carrot, peeled and diced • 3 to 4 garlic cloves, minced • 2 tablespoons sesame oil • 4 tablespoons light (not too salty) miso • 3 ounces dried brown rice ramen noodles • ½ pound mushrooms, cleaned and sliced • 1 medium zucchini, diced • 1/3 pound green beans, cleaned and sliced • 10 ounces tofu, diced • 2 cups broccoli florets and peeled stems, thinly sliced • ¾ pound fresh spinach, washed and chopped DIRECTIONS:

In a large pot, simmer together the water, chicken, ginger, pepper and soy sauce for 15 minutes; discard ginger but retain liquid. In a large skillet over medium heat saute scallions, onion, carrot and garlic in sesame oil for 5 minutes, until onion is transparent and carrot is somewhat tender; toss with soy sauce. Transfer to pot with liquid; add miso, stir and bring to a boil. Add ramen noodles, mushrooms, zucchini, green beans, tofu and broccoli; return to boil and cook 5 minutes; add spinach and simmer one or two minutes. Serve immediately with a dry white wine or saki.

Spicy Hot Northern Chinese Soup

YIELD: Makes 6 servings INGREDIENTS: • ½ cup vegetable oil • 3 tablespoons finely minced garlic • 2 to 2½ teaspoons finely minced hot peppers (serrano or other) • 1 tablespoon finely minced peeled fresh ginger • 2 cups fresh breadcrumbs • 1½ teaspoons cayenne pepper • 7 cups chicken stock • 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lime juice • Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste • 2 eggs, beaten • 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro DIRECTIONS:

In a large saucepan heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic, peppers and ginger and saute until soft but not browned. Add breadcrumbs and stir well to combine with garlic mixture; add cayenne and stock and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 30 minutes; add lime juice, salt and pepper. When ready to serve, being very careful not to let soup boil, very slowly and gently stir in beaten eggs and cilantro. Serve immediately with fried rice, green tea and lots of ice cold water!

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Times ... and dates

Thursday 12

Greenlawn Flower Show

Harborfields Public Library, 31 Broadway, Greenlawn will host Summer Magic: A Standard Flower Show by the Centerport Garden Club today from 1 to 8 p.m. and Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $5 adults, children free. Call 757-4200.

Italian Studies lecture

The Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University, Frank Melville Memorial Library, Room E4340 will host a lecture by author Carmine Vittoria at 4 p.m. Vittoria will speak about his book, “Bitter Chicory to Sweet Espresso, Survival and Deliverance from WWII in the Naples, Italy Area, 1940-49” followed by a book signing. Open to all. Call 632-7444.

Sept. 12 to Sept. 19, 2019

Over 50 Fair

Hilton Long Island, 598 Broadhollow Road, Melville hosts the 10th annual Over 50 Fair from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A celebration of life on Long Island for adults over 50, the event will feature a health and wellness fair, conference and Lifestyle EXPO. Admission is $8 per person. Call 516-6211446 for further details.

The Smithtown Library, Main Branch, 1 North Country Road, Smithtown will host a Job Fair by Suffolk County One-Stop Employment Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Representatives from over 25 businesses are scheduled to attend. Bring copies of your resume and dress to impress. Call 360-2480.

Nesconset Street Fair

Join the Nesconset Chamber of Commerce for a Street Fair at the Gazebo at 127 Smithtown Blvd., Nesconset from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The day will feature vendors, food, petting zoo, bounce houses, face painting and more. Fun for the whole family. Visit www.nesconsetchamber.org.

LITMA Contradance

Dragon Boat Race Festival

Dragons will roar as the Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce presents the 6th annual Dragon Boat Race Festival at Harborfront Park, 101 E. Broadway, Port Jefferson from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The event will showcase dragon boat races

throughout the day with Asian-themed food, cultural crafts, traditional lion dance, children’s activities and much more. Free. Bring seating.

Held rain or shine. Call 473-1414 or visit www.

PortJeffDragonBoatRaceFest.com.

Culper Spy Day

The Three Village Historical Society, Tri-Spy Tours, The Ward Melville Heritage Organization and The Long Island Museum present the 5th annual Culper Spy Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Participants will have the opportunity to build their own Revolutionary story during this selfguided tour of historic homes and churches, military drills, Colonial cooking, blacksmith demonstrations and much more. Tickets are $25 adults, $5 children ages 6 to 12 at www.tvhs.org.

Call 751-3730.

See Sept. 14 listing.

The Studebaker Driver’s Club, Long Island Chapter, presents a Studebaker & Orphan Car Show at Heckscher Park, 2 Prime Ave., Huntington from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free admission. Call 834-6785

Smithtown Job Fair

Saturday 14

Long Island Garlic Festival

Studebaker Car Show

See Sept. 12 listing.

Grounds and Sounds Café at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 380 Nicolls Road, E. Setauket welcomes singer/songwriter Robert Bruey in concert at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person at www. groundsandsounds.org or at the door. Call 751-0297.

Sunday 15 See Sept. 14 listing.

Greenlawn Flower Show

Robert Bruey in concert

The Port Jefferson Moose Lodge, 37 Crystal Hollow Road, Mount Sinai will host a Centennial Celebration for American Legion Wilson Ritch Post 432 from 7 to 11 p.m. $45 per tickets includes a buffet dinner, raffle prizes, 50/50 and open bar.

Call 473-9774 to order.

Walking Through Time

Friday 13

Smithtown Historical Society’s Frank Brush Barn, 211 E. Main St., Smithtown will host a contradance at 7:30 p.m. Beginner lesson at 7:15 p.m.

The evening will feature music by the Huntingtones with Ted Crane calling. Admission is $15 adults, $10 members, $7.50 students, children under 16 free with paid adult. Call 369-7854.

American Legion celebration

YOU’RE INVITED! Tickets are still available for the 5th annual Culper Spy Day, a self-guided interactive tour spanning the Three Villages and beyond on Sept. 14.

Community Garage Sale

The Friends of Middle Country Public Library will host a huge Community Garage Sale in the parking lot of the Centereach branch, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lots of treasures! Call 585-9393, ext. 285.

Car Show & Yard Sale

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 800 Portion Road, Ronkonkoma will host a Car Show & Yard Sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission. Call 585-9291.

Long Island Garlic Festival

Garden of Eve, 4558 Sound Ave., Riverhead will host the Long Island Garlic Festival today and Sept. 15 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. With garlic-inspired foods, crafts, an Iron-Chef-style garlic competition, music and garlic-eating contest. Admission is $5 before noon, $10 after. Call 722-8777.

Sachem Fall Festival

Welcome autumn with a Fall Festival at Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy live entertainment, food trucks, handmade crafts, scarecrow and wreath contest. Open to all. Free. Call 588-5024.

Seasonal Stroll

Join the staff at Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, 25 Lloyd Harbor Road, Huntington for a Late Summer Seasonal Stroll through the park

Italian car show

St. James Car Show

Stony Brook University’s Center for Italian Studies, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook will host the 14th Robert D. Cess Concorso d’Eleganza, a celebration of Italian vehicles from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Display vehicles will rally on the campus lawn adjacent to the Graduate Physics building and directly across from the Sports Complex off John S. Toll Drive.

Participation and viewing is free. Call 632-7444.

Second Saturdays poetry reading

The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook will present a tour of the Hawkins-Mount House, c. 1725 on Stony Brook Road from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Step inside the house where one of America’s most famous 19th-century artists, William Sidney Mount (1807-1868), lived and worked.

Tickets are $10. Call 751-0066.

to observe summer’s slow, subtle change to fall from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Adults only. $4 per person.

Advance registration required by calling 423-1770.

The Community Association of Greater St. James will host a Car Show fundraiser to benefit the local VFW at the end of Long Beach Road in Nissequogue from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The community is invited to view vintage, rare and collectible cars, enjoy music and more. Rain date is Sept. 15. Visit www.stjamesny11780.org.

Join All Souls Church, 61 Main St., Stony Brook for a poetry reading from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hosted

by Suffolk County Poet Laureate Barbara Southard, featured poets will be Mindy Kronenberg and Adam D. Fisher. An open reading will follow.

Free. Call 655-7798.

Walking Through Time

Ward Melville Heritage Organization will present Walking Through Time, historic walking tours of Stony Brook Village, today and Sept. 15 at 1 and 3 p.m. Take a journey through the decades and enjoy fun facts and historical happenings from the 18th to 21st centuries from a variety of historic figures. Rain date is Aug. 22. Tickets range from $15 to $20 per person, children 5 and under are free. For reservations, call 751-2244. * All numbers are in (631) area code unless otherwise noted.

Hawkins-Mount House Tour

Fall Festival Lake Ronkonkoma

Step back in time as the Lake Ronkonkoma Historical Society presents its annual Fall Festival at the Fitz-Greene Homestead, 2869 Pond Road, Lake Ronkonkoma from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tour the homestead, museum annex and grounds, enjoy an antique car show, hayrides, old-time treats and refreshments and take a chance at a 50/50 raffle and basket auction. Donation of $5 per person for admission. Call 467-3152.

Fiddle & Folk Festival

Three stages, great music, dance, food and fun awaits you at the 8th annual Fiddle & Folk Festival at Benner’s Farm, 56 Gnarled Hollow Road, E. Setauket from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Musical lineup includes Quarterhorse, The Slambovian Circus, Eastbound Freight Bluegrass Band and Taylor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE B19 Ackley and the Deep Roots Ensemble. Tickets are $15 adults, $10 children in advance; $18 adults, $13 children at the door. Visit www.fiddleandfolk. com or call 689-8172. See story on page B15.

English Country Dance

Smithtown Historical Society’s Frank Brush Barn, 211 E. Main St., Smithtown will host LITMA’s English Country Dance from 2 to 5 p.m. with caller Orly Krasner and music by Sara Banleigh and Helen White. No partner needed.

Fancy hat optional. Introductory lesson at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $15 adults, $7.50 students, children 16 and under free with paid adult. Call 456-9081.

Trio Brasileiro in concert

Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook welcomes Trio Brasileiro in concert at 2 p.m. Enjoy the sounds of Brazilian jazz with Richard Boukas on guitar/vocals, Gustavo Amarante on bass and Mauricio Zottarelli on drums. All are welcome. Call 588-5024.

Brook Village to learn Guy Reuge’s life story and his journey from France to becoming executive chef at the Four Star Mirabelle Restaurant at the Three Village Inn. Followed by a cooking demo and tastings. $12 per person. To reserve your spot, call 689-5888.

Thursday 19 Community Car Show

Join Lake Shore Assisted Living Residence, 211 Lake Shore Road, Lake Ronkonkoma for a Community Classic Car Show & BBQ from 4 to 8 p.m. featuring classic cars, live music, barbecue and root beer floats. Free. Call 988-1544 or 585-8800.

Wine and Bingo Night

Monday 16

Join St. Charles Hospital’s Friends of the Foundation for Vino & Bingo Night at the Belle Terre Community Center, 55 Cliff Road, Belle Terre from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $40 per person and include one bingo card, light fare and a glass of wine. Raffle tickets and additional glasses of wine may be purchased. Call 474-6465 or email jillian. higgins@chsli.org.

The Smithtown Historical Society kicks off its fall lecture series at the Frank Brush Barn, 211 E. Main St., Smithtown from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Historian Joseph M. Galante will discuss his new book, “Long Island State Hospitals.” Light refreshments will be served. No reservations required. Free. Call 265-6768.

The Jazz Loft, 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook welcomes The Bad Little Big Band in concert at 7 p.m. Pianist Rich Iacona leads his 12-piece big band in performing music from the Great American Song Book. Tickets are $25 adults, $20 seniors, $15 students, $10 children, children under 5 free. Call 751-1895 or visit www.thejazzloft.org.

Fall lecture

Move-to-Amend meeting

Panera Bread Café’s Community Room, 4959 Nesconset Highway, Port Jefferson Station will host a meeting of Move-to-Amend Brookhaven, a grassroots organization that seeks to blunt corporate power by amending the U.S. Constitution to end corporate personhood and state that money is not speech, at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome. For further info, email mtabrookhaven@gmail.com.

Tuesday 17

An evening of jazz

Bob Nelson Comedy Show

Hailed as one of the most gifted funny people on the planet, comedian Bob Nelson returns to Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson at 8 p.m. bringing characters like the lovable nerd Eppy Epperman, punchy boxer Jiffy Jeff and chicken rancher Wilby Stuckinson back to life. Tickets are $39. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

Hard Luck Café concert

Singer/songwriters Louise Mosrie and Pete Mancini share the stage at the Folk Music Society

of Huntington’s Hard Luck Café concert at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington at 8:30 p.m. Preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $15 at the door. Call 418-8548.

Theater

‘Menopause The Musical’

The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 East Main St., Smithtown closes its 2018-19 season with the hilarious comedy, “Menopause The Musical” through Oct. 27. Four women at a lingerie sale have nothing in common but a black lace bra AND memory loss, hot flashes, night sweats and more. Set to classic tunes from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, the musical parody will have you cheering and dancing in the aisles. Tickets are $40, $36 seniors. Call 724-3700 or visit www. smithtownpac.org. See review on page B13.

‘Sunset Boulevard’

The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport will present Andrew Lloyd Webber’s masterwork, “Sunset Boulevard,” from Sept. 12 to Oct. 27. Impoverished screen writer Joe Gillis stumbles upon faded, silentscreen goddess Norma Desmond’s mansion on Sunset Boulevard and is persuaded to work on Norma’s “masterpiece.” Features the muchloved score including “With One Look,” “As If We Never Said Goodbye” and “Perfect Year.”

Tickets range from $75 to $80 with free valet parking. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www. engemantheater.com.

‘Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical’

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson kicks off its 2019-20 season with “Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical” from Sept. 14 to Oct. 26. The epic battle between good and evil is fought when the brilliant Dr. Jekyll’s medical experiment backfires, giving life to Edward Hyde, his evil alter ego, featuring the hit songs, “This Is the Moment” and “Someone Like You.” Contains adult themes and situations.

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

Swing Dance in Greenlawn

The Carriage House Players, Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport kicks off its fall 2019 season with “Four

by Ten” by Tennessee Williams, which explores the direction and text that make up four of Williams’ most iconic one-act plays on Sept. 20, 21 and 28 at 8 p.m. and Sept. 22 and 29 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors and children. To order, call 516557-1207 or visit www.carriagehouseplayers.org.

Film

‘All is True’

Join the Port Jefferson Free Library, 100 Thompson St., Port Jefferson for a screening of “All is True” starring Kenneth Branagh on Sept. 13 at 2 p.m. Rated PG-13. Open to all. Call 473-0022.

‘Dawn of the Space Age’

Avalon Park & Preserve in Stony Brook will screen “Dawn of the Space Age” at the Avalon Barn off Shep Jones Lane on Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.

Sky lab and sky dome viewing will begin at 8 p.m. (weather permitting). Free. Call 689-0619.

‘Friday the 13th” Part V & Part VIII

Retro Picture Show will screen “Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning” and “Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan” at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington on Sept. 13 at 10 p.m. Tickets are $22, $18 members. Visit www. cinemaartscentre.org.

‘Buck Rogers in the 25th Century’

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” with a screening at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington on Sept.

14 at 10 p.m. Tickets are $7, $5 members. Visit www.cinemaartscentre.org.

‘In the Aisles’

As part of its Sunday Schmooze series, the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington will screen “In the Aisles” (In Den Gangen) on Sept. 15 at 11 a.m. In German with subtitles. Followed by a discussion hosted by Fred Craden. Tickets are $17, $12 members. Visit www.cinemaartscentre.org.

‘Clean Hands’

Swing Dance LI will have its weekly swing dance at the Moose Lodge, 631 Pulaski Road, Greenlawn from 8 to 11 p.m. with music by Gene Casey & the Lone Sharks. Beginner lesson at 7:30 p.m. No partner needed. Come alone or bring a friend. Admission is $15 adults, $12 students, $10 members. Call 631-476-3707 or visit www.sdli.org.

The Fall 2019 Port Jefferson Documentary Series continues with a screening of “Clean Hands” at Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson on Sept.

16 at 7 p.m. Shot over the course of seven years in Nicaragua, the documentary follows a Central American family living in extreme poverty. Followed by a Q&A with director Michael Dominic. Tickets are $8 (no credit cards please) at the door. Call 4735220 or visit www.portjeffdocumentaryseries.com.

Wednesday 18

‘The Public’

Italian Studies forum

Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station will screen “The Public” on Sept. 18 at 2 p.m. Rated PG-13. Open to all. Call 928-1212.

Stony Brook University’s Center for Italian Studies, Frank Melville Library, Room E4340, will present a forum with visiting students from Liceo Classico “Pietro Giannone,” Benevento, Italy from 9:30 a.m. to noon. SBU students and members of the community are invited to meet and exchange educational experiences. Call 632-7444.

Master Class at the WMHO

Back by popular demand, Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Educational & Cultural Center, 97P Main St., Stony Brook will present a Master Class titled Life of a French Chef from 1 to 2:30 p.m. If you can’t make it to Paris, come to Stony

‘Four by Ten’

POVERTY THROUGH AN UNBIASED LENS Catch a screening of the award-winning documentary ‘Clean Hands’ at Theatre Three on Sept. 16.

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Cathy Buckley

Mike Josiah

Eric Giles

Meryle King

Artists showcase their talent at Gallery North event

Jo Ann Wadler

And the awards go to:

Gallery North in Setauket hosted its 54th annual Outdoor Art Show & Music Festival on Sept. 7 and 8. The two day event showcased the work of artists and artisans and featured live music, kids activities and food. Awards are granted for best in show for each category, including crafts, fiber art, glass art, jewelry, painting, pottery, and more.

Best in Show Eric Giles

Mixed media Craft

Outstanding award - Kathryn Nidy Honorable Mention - Jo Ann Wadler

Wood craft

Oustanding award - Barry Saltsberg Honorable Mention - Michael Josiah

Fiber Art

Outstanding award Meryle King

Stephanie Pollack

Glass Art

Margie & Bill Lombard

Outstanding award - Justin Cavagnaro

Jewelry

Outstanding award - Margie & Bill Lombard Honorable Mention -Toni Neuschafer

Painting

Oustanding award - Carmen Stasi

Pottery

Oustanding award - Gina Mars Honorable Mention - Denise Randall

Work on Paper: Graphic and Drawing Oustanding award - Flo Kemp

Work on Paper: Watercolor and Pastel Carmen Stasi

Barry Saltsberg

Joanne Liff

Flo Kemp Photos by Heidi Sutton

Oustanding award -Stephanie Pollack Honorable Mention - Joanne Liff

Gina Mars

Kathryn Nidy

Justin Cavagnaro

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Religious D irectory

Assemblies Of God

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

Byzantine Catholic RESURRECTION BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

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

Catholic ST. GERARD MAJELLA ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

INFANT JESUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

5:15 pm in the Chapel,* Sunday at 7:30 am, 10:30 am, 12 pm, and 5 pm in the Church and at 8:30 am, 10 am, and 11:30 am (Family Mass) in the Chapel* Spanish Masses: Sunday at 8:45 am and Wednesday at 6 pm in the Church *Held at the Infant Jesus Chapel at St. Charles Hospital

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

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

ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Congregational

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

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

ST. LOUIS DE MONTFORT ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

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

Baptisms: Most Sundays at 1:30 pm.

Please contact Parish Office for an appointment.

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

Anointing of the Sick: by request.

MT. SINAI CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

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

Episcopal ALL SOULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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

CAROLINE CHURCH OF BROOKHAVEN

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

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

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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

490 North Country Road, St. James, NY 11780 We are a friendly community church, and we welcome everyone to join us to worship, learn, serve, share, and have fun!

631-584-5560 www.stjamesstjames.org Parish Office email: stjamesc@optonline.net THE REV. DAVID GABLE, INTERIM PRIEST Sunday Holy Eucharist: 8 a.m. (Rite I) and 9:30 a.m. (Rite II, with music) Prayers for healing after 9:30 worship Children welcome at all services: religious formation offered for all levels, including Godly Play.

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

Where is God calling us?

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

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

“To know Christ and to make Him known” REV. DUNCAN A. BURNS, RECTOR ALEX PRYRODNY, ORGANIST & MUSIC DIRECTOR 12 Prospect St, Huntington ● (631) 427-1752 On Main St. next to the Library www.stjohnshuntington.org ● LIKE us on Facebook Sunday Worship: 8:00 am – Rite I Holy Eucharist 10:00 am – Rite II Choral Holy Eucharist Thrift Shop Open Tuesdays & Thursdays - Noon to 3 pm Saturdays - 10am to 3 pm Come, shop our summer sale!

All are Welcome!

Evangelical THREE VILLAGE CHURCH

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

Greek Orthodox CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION

430 Sheep Pasture Rd., Port Jefferson 11777 Tel: 631-473-0894 • Fax: 631-928-5131 www.kimisis.org • goc.assumption@gmail.com REV. DEMETRIOS N. CALOGREDES, PROTOPRESBYTER Sunday Services: Orthros 8:30 Am - Divine Liturgy 10 Am Services Conducted In Both Greek & English* Books Available To Follow In English* Sunday Catechism School, 10 Am - 11 Am* ©165515

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Religious D irectory

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” 360 Nicolls Road, East Setauket Next To Fire Dept.

631-585–0521 • 800-My-Torah • www.chabadsb.com RABBI CHAIM & RIVKIE GROSSBAUM RABBI MOTTI & CHAYA GROSSBAUM RABBI SHOLOM B. & CHANIE COHEN Membership Free Weekday, Shabbat & Holiday Services Highly Acclaimed Torah Tots Preschool Afternoon Hebrew School Camp Gan Israel • Judaica Publishing Department Lectures And Seminars Living Legacy Holiday Programs Jewish Learning Institute Friendship Circle For Special Needs Children The Cteen Network N’shei Chabad Women’s Club • Cyberspace Library Chabad At Stony Brook University – Rabbi Adam & Esther Stein

KEHILLAT CHOVEVEI TZION

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

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

Join Us Shabbat Morning And You’ll Get A Warm Welcome! KCT - An Old Fashioned Friendly Shul SERVICES CANDLE LIGHTING Selichot Saturday, Sept. 21 10:00pm Rosh Hashanah Sunday, Sept. 29 6:00pm 6:20pm Monday, Sept. 30 8:30am (Tashlich) 4:30pm (At the Setauket Duck Pond) 5:45pm 7:18pm Tuesday, Oct. 1 8:30am Shabbat Shuvah Friday, Oct. 4 6:11pm Saturday, Oct. 5 9:00am Yom Kippur Tuesday, Oct. 8 5:30pm 6:05pm Wednesday, Oct. 9 8:30am 4:00pm (Shofar at 7:00pm) Sukkot Sunday, Oct. 13 5:57pm Monday, Oct. 14 9:00am 6:56pm Tuedsay, Oct. 15 9:00am

NORTH SHORE JEWISH CENTER

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

Tot Shabbat • Family Services • Sisterhood • Men’s Club • Seniors’ Club Youth Group • Continuing Ed • Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah • Judaica Shop Food Pantry • Lecture Series • Jewish Film Series

NSJC JEWISH LEARNING CENTER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Innovative Curriculum And Programming For Children Ages 5-13 Imagine A Synagogue That Feels Like Home!

Come Connect With Us On Your Jewish Journey.

Member United Synagogue Of Conservative Judaism

It would be wonderful to have you with us.

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

Jewish

BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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

Lutheran–ELCA HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH AND ANCHOR NURSERY SCHOOL

46 Dare Road, Selden 631-732-2511 Emergency Number 516-848-5386 REV. DR. RICHARD O. HILL, PASTOR Email: office@hopelutheran.com Website: www.hopeluth.com Holy Communion Is Celebrated Every Weekend Summer Schedule: Sundays at 8:30 and 10:30 am Vacation Bible School: August 12-26 Drama Camp: August 19-23 Monday-Friday 9 am - 3 pm 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” Welcome Sunday is September 8th featuring a special children’s program from 11-12 followed by a family barbeque hosted by the Men’s Fellowship.

ST. PAUL’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

Lutheran–LCMS MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

Methodist 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

ST. JAMES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

532 Moriches Road, St. James 11780-1316 REV. PRINCE DONKOR, PASTOR 631-584-5340 Sunday Service and Sunday School at 10 am Tuesday Evening is Prayer Group at 7:30 pm Wednesday Morning Bible Study at 7:30 am Wednesday Afternoon Bible Study at 1 pm Wednesday Evening Choir Practice at 7:30 pm AA Ministry Every Monday and Wednesday Evenings at 6:30 pm Upcoming Events Sunday, October 6, 2019:150 Year Anniversary of the Church, service and celebration. Service starts at 10, celebration to follow, reservations required.

October 12, 2019:Fall Indoor Garage Sale, 10 am - 3 pm, vendors welcome.

October 19, 2019:Rummage Sale 9 am - 2 pm Open Hearts Open Minds

SETAUKET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

160 Main Street, Corner Of 25a And Main Street East Setauket • 631–941–4167 REV. STEVEN KIM, PASTOR www.setauketumc.org sumcny@aol.com Sunday Worship Service & Church School: 10 am Holy Communion 1st Sunday Of Month Mary & Martha Circle (Women’s Ministry) Monthly On 2nd Tuesday At 1pm

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

Presbyterian SETAUKET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

5 Caroline Avenue ~ On the Village Green 631- 941-4271 Celebrating and Sharing the love of God since 1660.

The Rev. Kate Jones Calone, Interim Pastor The Rev. Ashley McFaul-Erwin, Community Outreach Pastor www.setauketpresbyterian.org Email: setauketpresbyterian@verizon.net

Sunday Worship: at 9:30 a.m. (childcare available) Sunday school at 9:45 (grades pre-k through 6) 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 We gather in silent worship seeking God • the Inner Light • Spirit. We are guided by the Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship. Weekly coffee and fellowship, monthly discussions, Religious Education for children.

Unitarian Universalist UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP AT STONY BROOK

380 Nicolls Road • between Rte 347 & Rte 25A 631–751–0297 • www.uufsb.org • office@uufsb.org REV. MARGARET H. ALLEN (minister@uufsb.org) 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 4-18 to foster ethical and spiritual development and knowledge of world religions.

Classes Sunday mornings at 10:30 am. Childcare for little ones under four. Senior High Youth Group meetings Sunday evenings. Registration is ongoing.

For more information: dre@uufsb.org.

Unity UNITY CHURCH OF HUNTINGTON

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.

To be listed in the Religious Directory please call 631–751–7663 ©165516

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YOUR TURN

BY JOHN TURNER

Clockwise from top left, pondhawk dragonfly, joker moth, Audubon’s shearwater, goldenrod, white ibis, dodder, barred owl and wood pewee, center

This article is devoted to wood pewees everywhere.

The species names spill off the tongue quickly — “Oh, that’s a pink lady’s slipper ... or a green darner … or a round-leaved sundew or great-crested flycatcher. Perhaps its a brook trout … or eastern chipmunk or a diamondback terrapin.” These names, and hundreds of thousands of others, are the scientifically established common names for these creatures, useful because they help to establish order, definition and identity. After all, we humans like to give every living thing a name as a means to begin to understand it and by so doing, legitimize its existence.

But these common names are almost always stated matter of factly, as if they are nothing more than dry words with nothing behind them.

There’s no appreciation for the fascinating information these names convey, no thought about the creative and colorful descriptors they contain, illuminating some interesting aspect of the species. We say “diamondback terrapin” but fail to visualize the stunning concentricringed design of the diamond-shaped scutes on its top shell.

Lately, I’ve been thinking about the “color” behind common names, relishing the rich universe of descriptive choices. Take the group of wildflowers known as “goldenrods”

blooming now throughout Suffolk County. I smile just saying the name. I could struggle for hours, and would utterly fail, attempting to come up with a more apt and succinct name to describe this group of upright, buttery-yellow wildflowers common to Long Island’s fields and roadsides. Indeed, these plants are goldencolored with rodlike upright stems.

Many of the common names of species are descriptive to coloration — the white-throated sparrow has a bright white throat patch and the rufous-sided towhee has flanks the color of a brick, bathed in the warm light of sunset.

Want to guess the color of a blue shark, white ibis or scarlet tanager? The color of the throat patch of a ruby-throated hummingbird? How about the skin and plumage patterns on a spotted salamander, barred owl or reticulated python?

Still, others names describe places where the species was first discovered or is most abundant. Thus, you have Cape May and Tennessee warblers, Mississippi kite, Carolina wren and Florida scrub-jay.

One species with a misperception regarding the geography of its common name is the Baltimore oriole. It gained its name not

through its abundance or being first identified in Baltimore, Maryland, but rather from the fact the bird’s bright orange and black plumage matched the colors on the coat-ofarms of Lord Baltimore.

And then there’s the easy ones to understand — common names established to honor or recognize some person of prominence or fame. Hence, we have Wilson’s warbler and phalarope (Alexander Wilson has four North American birds named after him, more than any other person), Henslow’s sparrow, Swainson’s hawk and Audubon’s shearwater (what a great description of the bird’s flight habit of cutting the ocean’s surface with its wing tips as it dynamically soars in search of food).

Still other names convey information about some anatomical or physical aspect of the organism; thus, you have weeping willow, shagbark hickory, gull-billed tern, scissor-tailed flycatcher and rough-stemmed goldenrod. And for sea creatures how can we ignore bottlenose dolphins or humpback whales?

Adding to the richness of species’ official common names are the numerous unofficial, alternative names associated with these species.

So for dodder, a golden-yellow parasitic vine common in Island fields and meadows where it grows in tangles atop other wildflowers, we have the following common names: hairweed, lady’s laces, wizard’s net, goldthread, angel hair, witches’ hair, devil’s hair, pull-down, strangleweed and my favorite — devil’s guts.

If you want a bird example look no further than other names for the American woodcock: timberdoodle, whistling snipe, big mud snipe, mud bat, night peck, night partridge, bog-borer, bog Sucker, bog-bird, wood snipe, wood hen, siphon snipe, the whistler, hookum pake and the Labrador twister.

Dragonflies are a great group, filled with species having impressive and expressive common names. The group name of “dragonflies” is colorful enough — they must appear to be a flying, fire-breathing monster to any smaller airborne insect. Thus, we have ferocious and formidable dragonfly names such as sanddragons, sundragons, shadowdragons, snaketails, meadowhawks, pondhawks and dragon hunters (they like to eat other dragonflies). Contrast them with their diminutive, nonthreatening winged cousins, the damselflies, who have members with these names: jewel wings, bluets, spreadwings, rubyspots and, of course, the “dancers.” What damsel in distress wouldn’t want to be rescued by these gossamer-winged creatures?

The most colorful and descriptive common names of all? Moths are the best, hands down, reaching new levels in imagination, revealing that lepidopterists have quite the sense of humor. Lest you think I’m making this up go on the internet and check out the following moth species, found in the eastern United States, that have been formally described by science and given these names: the old maid, the thinker, the laugher, abrupt brother, the joker, and there’s the elegant prominent, hooked silver Y, sebaceous Hebrew character, striped chocolate-tip, approachable sallow, afflicted dagger, owl-eyed bird-dropping moth, sharp angle shades, the slowpoke, grateful midget and cloaked marvel.

Then there’s the intractable Quaker and the cynical Quaker, grieving woodland, the German cousin and the nutmeg. Lastly, there’s stormy arches and if you like this one, how about stormy’s cousins: neighborly arches, disparaged arches, bridled arches, explicit arches, laudable arches and implicit arches.

Let’s close with my all-time favorite common name, the wood pewee, a neo-tropical migrant that overwinters in South America.

Living up to his spritely name he’s a small, nondescript flycatcher, whistling his distinctive up-slurred “pee-awee” from the end of a dead tree branch in the middle of a Long Island forest. His name defines his essence.

What’s your favorite name?

A resident of Setauket, John Turner is conservation chair of the Four Harbors Audubon Society, author of “Exploring the Other Island: A Seasonal Nature Guide to Long Island” and president of Alula Birding & Natural History Tours.

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SBU SPORTSWEEK TOMORROW IS FRIDAY – WEAR RED ON CAMPUS!

SEPTEMBER 12 TO 18, 2019

STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

WASHINGTON: The Stony Brook women’s volleyball team earned its first victory of 2019 in dramatic fashion, taking down Georgetown in five sets at McDonough Arena on Sept. 7.

With the match tied at two sets apiece, the Seawolves found themselves down 2-8 in the fifth set until a 6-0 run knotted things up at eight.

From there it was a back-andforth battle until a Georgetown attack error and kills from seniors Kendra Harlow (St. James) and Liz Pulver (Temecula, Calif.) put the match away for good (21-25, 25-19, 28-26, 23-25, 19-17).

The senior duo was also named to the Bulldog Invite All-Tournament team. Pulver

tallied 31 kills on the weekend and Harlow had 29.

“We are still laying the foundation for our season and I’m proud of our group for making a big stride in fighting for this win. It was gutsy to stay composed in tight situation and execute down the stretch and we will continue to build from here,” said head coach Kristin Belzung.

“We are looking forward to having a week to train before heading to another tough tournament at Florida State,” she added.

The team travels south this weekend for the Home2Suites Tallahassee Seminole Invitational to face St. John’s, Florida State and Florida A&M.

Alyssa Francese celebrates after last Thursday’s game.

Women’s soccer beats St. John’s but falls to Hofstra

Liz Pulver (11) and Julia Kim (1) celebrate last Saturday’s victory.

Photo from SBU

Home games for SBU Seawolves MEN’S SOCCER

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Nov. 9 vs. Towson 6. p.m.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

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Fight to the finish: Women’s volleyball earns first win in five-set thriller

SBU football falls to FBS foe Utah State LOGAN, UTAH – Stony Brook’s football team fell to the Football Bowl Subdivision foe Utah State on Sept. 7 at Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium.

Junior QB Jack Cassidy (Bohemia) came off the bench and threw for a career-best 127 yards on 14 completions that included a twoyard touchdown pass to senior RB Isaiah White (Gordon Heights) in the third quarter.

Photo from SBU

“We ended up playing almost everybody that was here on the trip. I was happy with their effort at the end of the day.This game will stay in Utah. Utah State will celebrate and we won’t worry about it,” said head coach Chuck Priore.

Stony Brook will return home this week for the first of two back-to-back nonconference home games. The Seawolves host Wagner on Sept. 14 at 6 p.m., followed by Fordham on Sept. 21 at 6 p.m.

For the second time this season, the Stony Brook women’s soccer team needed overtime to finish a match at LaValle Stadium on Sept. 5. For the second time this season, they came out on top thanks to a golden goal, this time from the foot of junior Alyssa Francese (Yorktown Heights).

Francese took a pass from classmate Erin O’Connor (Setauket) and was able to power it into the top corner to give the Seawolves their third home win in as many tries during the 2019 campaign.

“I think we had a pretty good gameplan. I think we were prepared very well and that is all thanks to my coaching staff. We created quite a lot of chances against a very wellcoached team. The finishing will come later in the season but we had a lot of chances tonight and it was awesome to see us push the ball as well as we did to win the game,” said head coach Tobias Bischof.

The team then fell to local foe Hofstra on Sept. 8 as the Pride scored in the 104th minute to win 2-1 in overtime at LaValle Stadium. Junior Sofia Manner (Helsinki, Finland) played very well in goal, making six saves for the Seawolves.

“Hofstra did what they always do. They are very well organized. It was a tough opponent. They are one of the best teams in our region. We kept it together for most of the game but unfortunately in overtime they put one in on us. I think we did a good job this afternoon but we ran into a team that was better than us,” commented Bischof.

Up next, the team heads to Morgantown, W. Va. on Sept. 12 for a battle with No. 22 West Virginia.

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KIDS KORNER Programs

Book signing

Join Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington on Sept 12 for an evening with children’s book author Barbara Lynn Greif as she speaks about and signs copies of her new book, “Gianna’s Magical Bows,” at 7 p.m. Call 271-1442.

Tales for Tots

Children ages 3 to 5 with a caregiver are invited to the Smithtown Historical Society’s Roseneath Cottage, 239 Middle Country Road, Smithtown for story time on Sept. 13 at 11 a.m. Celebrate going back to school through reading. Free admission. Open to all. Call 3602480 to register.

Storytime at Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble in Lake Grove at 600 Smith Haven Mall and in East Northport at 4000 E. Jericho Turnpike will each present a reading of “Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party” by James Dean on Sept. 14 at 11 a.m. An activity will follow. Free.

Call 724-0341 (LG) or 462-0208 (EN).

Learn to code

The Long Island Explorium, 101 E. Broadway, Port Jefferson will hold a drop-in program titled Can You Get Our Robots to School? on Sept. 14 and 15 from 1 to 5 p.m. Learn coding skills to design a track that will get their Ozobots to school on time. $5 per person. Call 331-3277.

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

Endangered Species

Butterflies on the Move

Family Hour Sundays

Theater

Long Island Science Center, 40 Peconic Ave., Riverhead presents a Science Saturday workshop on Sept. 14 from 2 to 3 p.m. A representative from Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown will teach participants about endangered species.

Admission is $10, instructor-led workshop fee is $5. Call 208-8000.

The Heckscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Ave., Huntington will present a Family Hour Sunday on Sept. 15 from 1 to 2 p.m. Join museum educator Tami Wood for a family-friendly museum tour and enjoy hands-on gallery projects. For ages 5 to 10. $5 per child, parents pay museum admission.

Advance registration required by calling 351-3250.

Cast call Simple Gift Productions will hold auditions for the hit musical “Shrek” on Sept. 15 at the Stars of Tomorrow Dance Academy, 102 Washington Drive, Centerport from 3 to 9 p.m. All roles are open. This is a tuition-based program for kids/teens in grades 4 to 12. Rehearsals are Sundays, 3 to 9 p.m., with performances at Finley Middle School’s auditorium in Huntington on Nov. 22 and 23.

For more information, contact Dr. Karen Van Houten at DrKVanH@optonline.net.

Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, 581 West Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown presents a Tiny Tots program titled Butterflies on the Move on Sept. 19 from 10 to 11 a.m. Children ages 3 to 5 with their parents will connect with nature through short walks, animal visitors and crafts. $4 per child. Advance registration required by calling 265-1054.

‘Madagascar: A Musical Adventure Jr.’

Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown presents “Madagascar: A Musical Adventure Jr.” from Sept. 14 to Oct. 27. Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, the show follows all of your favorite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar.

All seats are $18. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

‘The Wizard of Oz’

John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport continues its Children’s Theater season with “The Wizard of Oz” from Sept. 28 to Oct. 27. Join Dorothy Gale as she ventures down the yellow brick road to see the Wizard. The classic story by L. Frank Baum is presented as a fresh new musical comedy, containing adventure, friendly characters and humor. Theatergoers

‘A Kooky Spooky Halloween’ heads to Theatre Three for the holidays. Photo from Theatre Three

of all ages will enjoy this colorful classic fairy tale from somewhere over the rainbow! Tickets are $15. To order, call 261-9700 or visit www. engemantheater.com.

‘A Kooky Spooky Halloween’

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson presents “A Kooky Spooky Halloween,” a merry musical about a ghost named Abner who’s afraid of the dark, from Oct. 5 to 26 with a sensorysensitive performance on Oct. 6 at 11 a.m.

Hilarious hijinks and a message of cooperation highlight this holiday story, a delightful show for the entire family. All seats are $10. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

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BOOK REVIEW

‘Gianna’s Magical Bows’

By Barbara Lynn Greif

Children’s Book

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Reviewed by Melissa Arnold

arbara Lynn Greif has spent her whole life creating art in varying forms and used her skills to launch an award-winning advertising agency here on Long Island. Greif also earned accolades in 2012 when she wrote and illustrated her first children’s book, “Born From the Heart,” about her journey to adopt her first daughter, Victoria, from China. Since then, the Huntington resident has adopted a second daughter, Gianna, whose kind spirit inspired Greif to write “Gianna’s Magical Bows,” an imaginative and sweet rhyming story about helping others.

Were you always artistic?

Yes, my father, who also had artistic talent, taught me how to paint at age 6, and we discovered that I had a real gift for it. From that point on, all that I could think about was painting and drawing, and I was empowered to excel as an artist.

You have a background in fine art.

What did you hope to do for a career?

I had a childhood dream of becoming a cartoonist and painter. I even created my own cartoon strips, which I envisioned would someday appear in newspapers across the country.

I carried all of these artistic aspirations from elementary school through high school. It led me to go to one of the best design colleges in the country, the renowned Parsons School of Design in New York City. At Parsons, I was able to explore all of my options for a career in art and design. I chose to study communication design and earned a bachelor’s of fine arts degree.

I had to face the reality that painting would not be a lucrative career direction to take. My studies in communication design helped me to refine my skills and become a graphic designer in the advertising field.

After graduating college, I had a variety of jobs in Manhattan — a graphic designer, a product and package designer, a toy designer and an art director. After gaining all of this experience, I was ready to pursue my dream of opening my own full-service advertising agency on Long Island, which I called The Sketching Pad.

How did writing fit into your life?

Writing played a big role for me working in advertising. I was the copywriter for all of the ads created for my clients at my agency — I wrote the text for all of the print ads and television commercials.

Above, author Barbara Lynn Greif; right, the cover jacket of her latest book

What inspired you to write for children?

I dabbled in the effort to write a children’s book during my time running The Sketching Pad, but I didn’t actually pursue it until after my husband and I adopted our first child, Victoria, from China in 2003. The experience of traveling back and forth to China and the whole adoption process was so heartwarming, and it inspired me to write and illustrate “Born From the Heart.” The process of telling Victoria’s story created a new passion in me for creating children’s books.

When did you decide to write this book?

I decided to write and illustrate “Gianna’s Magical Bows” a few years after my husband and I adopted our second child, Gianna, from China. We adopted her at age 3 in 2012. When Gianna saw that I wrote and illustrated a book for my older daughter, Victoria, she told me that she wanted me to write and illustrate a book about her, too.

Gianna is a very caring and giving person who loves to wear a bow in her hair every day.

She loves to help people in need — her kindhearted nature is magical. I wanted to base the

story on Gianna’s desire to help people out of the goodness of her heart. If she had magical powers, I know she would help everyone in the world.

Is there an ideal age for this book?

What is your creative process like?

Yes, I hope to continue writing and illustrating children’s books. It is one of my passions.

I look forward to getting started on my next book soon.

First I write the story, then I illustrate the pictures. “Gianna’s Magical Bows” took me three months to write and two years to illustrate. When writing a children’s book, I only write in rhyme. It comes very naturally to me, and once I start the writing process it seems to flow very easily. When I’m done with writing the story, I picture in my mind what illustrations would look best for each page, then do rough drawings before working on the final illustrations. I like my illustrations to be bold and colorful.

What message do you hope to pass on to the reader?

I hope children who read “Gianna’s Magical Bows” will strive to be helpful to others and to get along with people, no matter what race, color or religion that they may be.

The book is meant for ages 6 and up, but I hope that adult readers will enjoy it, too.

Do you hope to continue writing?

Where can this book be purchased?

The book can be purchased through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Xlibris Publishers. It is available in print and as an e-book.

Barbara Lynn Greif will celebrate the release of ‘Gianna’s Magical Bows’ at Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. For more information, please call 631-271-1442.

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