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The East Hampton Star, December 27, 2012 A4 Amagansett Christopher Walsh 324-0002 Admission is free today through Sun- day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the East Hampton Town Marine Museum and Claus Hoie Gallery of Whaling on Bluff Road. — Farmer of the Year Scott Chaskey, Quail Hill Farm’s di- rector and resident poet, will be honored as farmer of the year at the Northeast Or- ganic Farming Association of New York’s winter conference next month. Mr. Chaskey will also deliver a keynote ad- dress on resilience. The conference will feature East End farmers and producers including Katie Baldwin and Amanda Merrow of Amber Waves Farm and Jeri Woodhouse from Taste of the North Fork. The Sylvester Manor Worksongers will perform. Hi- lary Leff, the Peconic Land Trust’s vice chairwoman, will screen “Growing Farmers,” a film she co-produced that won the Audience Choice award for best short documentary at the Hamp- tons International Film Festival in Oc- tober. The conference will be held Jan. 24 to Jan. 27 in Saratoga Springs. — On the Donation Train George Faeth, a toy-train hobbyist and veteran of the Korean War, recent- ly presented Honor Flight Long Island with a check for $9,000. The funding came from sales of his toy train replicas. Mr. Faeth, who is president of the Long Island Toy Train Locomotive Engi- neers, designs the Long Island-related cars, has them produced, and sells them to toy train enthusiasts nationwide. Chris Cosich, an Amagansett resi- dent, is president of the Long Island chapter of Honor Flight Long Island. The nonprofit organization provides all- expenses-paid, round-trip excursions from Islip to Washington, D.C., for ap- proximately 35 veterans accompanied by about 20 guardians, who pay their own way. Mr. Faeth’s next car will commemo- rate Grumman’s “Cats,” Navy fighter aircraft built on Long Island. — Teen Open Mike Night returns to the Stephen Talkhouse tonight at 7. Parents are exempt from the $5 admission fee. Free pizza is also in store at the ham- let’s renowned watering hole and live- music venue. — As the year draws to a close, readers can look forward to the reconvening of the First Monday Book Group at the Amagansett Library. The group will meet on Jan. 7 at 1:30 p.m. for a dis- cussion of “The Plague of Doves” by Louise Erdrich. — As it turns out, the world didn’t end on Friday, as some people’s interpreta- tion of the Mayan calendar had con- cluded. But that didn’t stop a festive crowd from partying like it was 1999 at Neoteric Fine Art. The gallery’s per- sonnel and many guests shrugged off the end of times at “Amagansett Ar- mageddon,” a group show featuring art that addresses the end of this world and rebirth of the next. The show runs through Jan. 15. ❧ Bridgehampton 324-7827 The Bridge Hampton Fire District Board of Commissioners will hold its 2013 organization meeting on Wednes- day at 6 p.m. at the firehouse. — Wednesdays are busy ones at the Hampton Library. There is a basic Spanish class at 4 p.m., English as a sec- ond language at 5, and a Lyme disease support group at 5:30. Tai chi is offered at 9:30 a.m. on Thursdays. Registration is under way for a five- session personal-essay course to be taught by Eileen Obser on Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 8. The cost is $5. — Carolyn Gemake will lead the Horti- cultural Alliance of the Hamptons’ win- ter book group discussion at the com- munity house on Jan. 5 at 11 a.m. Titles to be reviewed by the assembled are “Wicked Plants” and “Wicked Bugs,” both by Amy Stewart, “The Garden Through the Year” by Graham Stuart Thomas, and “High Line: The Inside Story of New York City’s Park in the Sky” by Joshua David and Robert Ham- mond. There is no charge to attend. ❧ Sag Harbor Carrie Ann Salvi 324-7827 Michael Stone, a 2010 graduate of Pierson High School, has been named to the dean’s list for the most recent trimester at Johnson and Wales Univer- sity in Providence, R.I. Last spring, Mr. Stone received an associate’s degree in culinary arts cum laude. He is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in culinary nutrition, with a double concentration on culinary food science to focus on the correlation between proper diet and disease pre- vention. — The Vajravarahi Buddhist Meditation Center is offering 24-hour chanting ses- sions with prayers to the female Bud- dha Tara on Monday, New Year’s Eve, joined by Sangha friends. Six sessions lasting about an hour each will be at 3, 7, and 11 p.m. and 3, 7, and 11 a.m. The center welcomes everyone and is at 112 Hampton Road, near the corner of Jer- main Avenue. — Page at 63 Main will have a show of new jazz tonight from 7 to 9. There is no cover charge. — Terry Sullivan, a folk singer, will give a musical welcome to 2013 on Sunday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the John Jermain Memorial Library in its temporary quar- ters on West Water Street. The library will close at 5 p.m. on Monday for New Year’s Eve and will be closed on New Year’s Day. — The Fair Foods Farmers Market ven- dors will be at Bay Burger, 1742 Bridge- hampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, for the winter. The Saturday-only hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Girls’ Night Tickets are on sale at the box office for a Jan. 17 girls’ night out at the Bay Street Theatre. The $25 cost covers ad- mission and one drink. Xavier Salon will offer mini-manicures. There will be Lil- ly Pulitzer clothing and Paula Jerome jewelry for sale. Sen restaurant and the Espresso takeout shop will provide food. Proceeds will be reserved for the Bay Street Theatre’s education programs. Diana de Castro, Emma Jacobs, Barbara Kushner, Summer Louchheim, and Susie Sabin are the organizers and hosts. — The Annie Cooper Boyd House has been decorated for the season and will be jollied with a holiday tea organized by the Sag Harbor Historical Society on Saturday afternoon from 2 to 4. Paint- ings by Annie Cooper Boyd will be on view. The house is at 174 Main Street. All will be welcomed. ❧ Southampton 324-7827 Elliston Park, off Millstone Brook Road in North Sea, will be the site of a ramble organized by the Southampton Trails Preservation Society on Saturday at 10 a.m. Reservations are not neces- sary, and there is no charge to take part. Howard Reisman of North Sea Road will lead the moderately paced hike and can be phoned with questions. Members of the society will hold their monthly meeting next Thursday evening at 7 at Southampton Town Hall. — On Jan. 5, the Rogers Memorial Li- brary will host a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Procla- mation — with bells — co-sponsored by the African American Museum of the East End, Diaspora Books, the Southampton Presbyterian Church, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Southampton Chamber of Commerce, Southampton Historical Museum, and the Village of Southampton. All have been invited to attend and bring handbells to ring. ❧ Springs 324-7827 Welcome Matthew! Matthew and Carla Morgan of Sum- mit Avenue had their third child and first son, Matthew Allen II, on Dec. 12 at Southampton Hospital. Matthew’s sisters are Sarah, 9, and Jamie, 7. His grandmother, Jill Lipomi, lives on Will Curl Highway in East Hampton. ❧ Water Mill 324-7827 Looking ahead to Jan. 5, a tradition- al New England barn dance will be held at the community house from 8 to 11 p.m. Admission is $14 for adults, $7 for students, and free for children ac- companied by a parent or caregiver. Be- ginners will be welcomed. The organ- izers have asked that dancers wear soft- soled shoes. Joe DePaolo will be the caller, accompanied by music from the Barnburners. Dozens, including members of the East Hampton Town Clericus, visited the Hook Mill in East Hampton on Friday afternoon for a community gathering in sympathy for the victims of the shooting in Newtown, Conn., and their families. Morgan McGivern J ANIS H EWITT • 668-3349 Call for Cat Care Carol Baker of this hamlet is ill and has had to give her cat, Precious, a 3- year-old domesticated female who loves sitting on a bed and being pet, to the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons. Precious is apparently unhappy being put in a cage and is acting out at the shelter, making it hard for attendants to care for her. She needs a home desperately, said Gail Engleman, who cares for the feral cats of Montauk. “This cat does not be- long in a cage,” she said. Those who think they might like to help can call ARF in Wainscott. — Magic and Movie Theatricks by Phil, a holiday-themed magic show for all ages, will give the family something to do tomorrow at the Montauk Library at 3 p.m. Registration in advance has been requested but guests will be accommodated if there is room, as seating is limited. The next free film at the library, at 7 p.m. next Thursday, is “Hope Springs,” starring Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones. It is about a pair of empty nesters who try to reignite the passion in their marriage. The library has joined with the Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center in Riverhead to offer tickets at a re- duced price of $14 apiece. The tickets can be purchased at the circulation desk. — Alexander Serin, whose parents are June Foster Serin and Mario Serin of this hamlet, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Miami in Florida, where he majors in fi- nance with a minor in economics. — Holiday Services A Mass celebrating the holy family will be offered at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church on Saturday at 5 p.m. A service in Spanish will start at 8. On New Year’s Eve, a Mass will cel- ebrate Mary at 5 p.m. On Tuesday, the first day of the new year, a Mass will be offered at 10:30 a.m. A Mass of the Epiphany will be said on Jan. 5 at 5 p.m., in Spanish at 8 that day, and then again on Jan. 6 at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. — A regular Sunday service will take place at the Montauk Community Church on Sunday at 10 a.m. — The Montauk Citizens Advisory Committee will meet on Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. in the library of the Montauk School. D AVID E. R ATTRAY 324-7827 This weekend is the last chance to see a show of antique toys and dolls at the East Hampton Historical Society’s Clinton Academy Museum. Hours are Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. — At the Library The topic of Saturday’s 10:30 a.m. book discussion at the East Hampton Library is “The Lost City of Z” by David Grann. The library can provide instructions upon request on how to get free e-books on a variety of digital devices, such as the Kindle, Nook, and iPad. A link to this and other useful information can also be found at easthamptonlibrary org/how. Those 10 and older looking for a good game can drop by the library’s Sunday afternoon chess matches, which begin at 2. Weekly classes in conversational English resume on Jan. 2 at 5:30 p.m. after a holiday break. — A caregivers support group meets at the East Hampton Town Senior Citi- zens Center on Springs-Fireplace Road every other Friday at 10:30 a.m. The next session will be on Jan. 4. Yoga is taught on Monday and Thurs- day at 8 a.m. The center’s New Year’s Eve cele- bration will be tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It will be closed on Monday and on New Year’s Day. Continued from A1 and it says, ‘You would be the only peo- ple in the village entitled to a guest- house. It’s a unique benefit to you.’ The problem is, as long as this quirky loop- hole exists, that’s not true. Other people can try to take advantage of guesthouse rules without having to comply with even the same standards that the tim- ber-frame landmark owners would have to comply with. If you’re going to be true to them and confer that kind of ben- efit on them of having this guesthouse right, then you should close this loop- hole.” Mayor Rickenbach said that the board would hold the hearing open until Jan. 18. “And please recognize, we under- stand that this is a very sensitive subject. We’re trying to deal with it in a uniform, constitutional basis,” he said. The board also heard on Friday from two members of the Ladies Village Im- provement Society. Dianne Benson, chairwoman of the society’s Nature Trail committee, discussed a proposed kiosk to replace present signs at the 28-acre preserve. “We find that the signage and the ac- cessibility of information at the Nature Trail is awful,” Ms. Benson said. “All it says is ‘No this, no that, no something else, don’t let the rats get the food, no.’ ” Instead, she proposed a kiosk featuring several panels that would describe the type of waterfowl there, what food is ap- propriate to feed them, and other facts. “Instead of approaching it with a ‘no,’ we approach it with a ‘yes’ kind of attitude. All this is going to be done in very few words,” she said. Ms. Benson showed the board a mockup featuring a kiosk presently standing on Three Mile Harbor Road superimposed on a picture of the Nature Trail’s entrance. “We think that this would make it more welcoming and rep- resentative of the village,” she said, adding that, if it is approved, the L.V.I.S. would pay for its construction. The 16- member Nature Trail committee, she said, would create the content for the kiosk’s panels. “Dianne, I think you’ve hit a home run this morning,” said Mayor Ricken- bach. “I think it’s a wonderful gesture, a nice, natural evolution with respect to the signage that’s there and what will come. We’ll take it to the next step.” Colleen Rando, the society’s secre- tary, came bearing gifts: a copy of the history of the L.V.I.S. from 1895 to the present that she wrote. The book con- tains personal reminiscences, letters, and newspaper and magazine articles, she said. “I think they capture the spir- it of the 21 women who founded L.V.I.S., and all the ladies who have fol- lowed,” she said. “Since the village was incorporated in 1920, L.V.I.S. and the village have enjoyed a unique public-private part- nership,” she said. “Our joint efforts in the care of village trees, greens, and other projects have preserved our love- ly village for future generations. In honor of our special relationship and in appreciation for your important role as stewards of East Hampton, I’d like to present each of you with a copy and wish you, from all of our L.V.I.S. mem- bers, a very happy holiday.” Village Board to Close a Loophole East Hampton E.H.H.S. Chris Sarlo, chairman of the East Hampton Lions Club’s education com- mittee, came to the East Hampton High School last week to present certificates to the club’s students of the month for September, October, and November — Carly Grossman, Alexander Osborne, and Maggie Pizzo. Of the 10 juniors who will be select- ed by the Lions Club over the rest of the school year, one will become the stu- dent of the year and have his or her col- lege books paid for by the East Hamp- ton Lions Club for a full four years. All will go to an end-of-school-year dinner. The students are selected purely on academic achievement, Mr. Sarlo said, but when it comes time to select the an- nual winner, service, dedication, and ex- tracurricular activities will also be taken into account. East Hampton schools will reopen on Wednesday. ❧ The Notebook Springs On Monday in the wake of the recent incident of school violence in Con- necticut, Springs School students in sixth through eighth grades met with the administrators and social workers in large and small groups to be reassured and learn about safety strategies at the school. The day started with the super- intendent, Dominic Mucci, addressing the younger students in Spirit Meet with the message of love and family in the school. This year’s yearbook, led by new ad- visers, Valerie Policastro and Christen Cleary, will have a new look. Some of the student editors, Alex Vecchio, Danielle Futerman, Hanna Rosario, Tiffany Guta- mo, Kerrie McCafferty, Luke Valentine, Kasey Brabant, and Gabby Arevolo, have added a hard cover, more color photos, creative writing, and a printed signature page, and have organized a series of bake sales to cover the additional cost. Kate Walter is the new “treasurer” of the school’s water machine under the guidance of Sue Ellen O’Connor. A group of volunteer students stock the machine and manage the small profits to pay for supplies for the courtyard, mostly birdseed. The academic enrichment program has been maintaining a wiki Web site called aepcool that can be reached through the school Web site. The site is open to 75 student writers and themes are added each month. So far, the “AEP Cool kids” have been Sophie Kiem- bock, Bella Tarbet, Ariani Islami, Eva Wojtusiak, Madison Lappin, and Jessie Branche. All teachers at the school now have new Web sites with their photo- graphs and descriptions of their subjects as well as helpful information on the their courses and calendars. Ray Wojtusiak organized student elections with speeches presented by the candidates. This year’s student counsel president is Erick Lopez. The vice president is Tiffany Gutama, and Hannah Rosario is the treasurer secre- tary. Junior high students serious about art have been meeting every Wednesday as part of a two-hour after-school art club with Colleen McGowan. Students have the chance to follow an intensive study in a medium of their choice, including film animation, sculpture, painting, and Japanese manga drawing. As part of the eighth grade study of the industrialization of the country with Katie Farmer, the students chose inven- tions to research with prototypes of some of the original models on display, from the refrigerator by Danielle Futerman to Clementine Talmage’s project on the re- volving door. Andrew Wilson, an eighth-grader, was chosen in a lottery to receive two tick- ets to the presidential inaugural swear- ing-in ceremony. Andrew said that his teachers piqued his interest in Ameri- can history and civic participation. By the Journalism Club Cold Water, Great Causes T three charity plunges into the chilly Atlantic Ocean are planned for New Year’s Day, about an hour apart, which means that the truly brave could double-dip, if so moved. The morning’s first will be at Gurney’s Inn on Old Montauk Highway in Montauk at 10:30. A $10 donation to Paddlers for Humanity will be asked, as well a contribution of nonperishable food for East End Cares, which formed to provide relief to Long Island residents affected by Hurricane Sandy. Susan Yunker at Gurney’s can answer questions. At 1 p.m., Atlantic Avenue Beach in Amagansett will see the annual Food Pantry Plunge. A costume contest judging begins at 12:30. The suggested minimum donation, which goes entirely to local food pantries, is $25. Warm refreshments are promised, and there will be a raffle with prizes to be an- nounced. Registration begins at the beach at 11:30 a.m. Colin Mather, the original plunger here, has asked that anyone who wants to run with him from his Seafood Shop on Route 27 in Wainscott down to the ocean at the Beach Lane road end, join him at 2 p.m. His plunge will benefit Phoenix House. A $20 donation has been suggested. After a relatively mild December, the forecast for New Year’s Day is ap- propriately wintry, with blustery winds and a high of 32 degrees, which should make for quick dips. D.E.R. Happy New Year! Ten, nine, eight. . . . Children and their parents can do their own count- down to the new year 12 hours early when the Children’s Museum of the East End hosts a “ball drop” on Monday. To prepare, kids can make holi- day noisemakers that day at 11:30 a.m. At noon partygoers will be showered with confetti and toast 2013 with sparkling juice. The event costs $10 and is free to CMEE members. The museum will close for the holiday at 1 p.m. Parents looking to escape the house with the kids might find what they’re looking for during drop-in workshops at the museum today and tomorrow at 10 a.m. Today, children will make dog treats for animal visitors from the South Fork Animal Shelter. Tomorrow, they will create borax crystal snowflakes. The cost is $23, $10 for members. A solarplate printmaking class for kids 4 to 8 will be offered today and tomorrow, also at 10 a.m. It is free for mem- bers, $10 for others. Advance reservations are requested for all programs. The museum is on the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike in Bridgehampton. Early Countdown The John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor will also help kids get into the New Year’s Eve spirit during an early countdown on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. There will be snacks and party games. Advance registration has been requested. Lizards and Party Poppers Reindeer are so two days ago. Now on to other exciting creatures. On Saturday at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton, kids of all ages can see, touch, and learn about snakes, lizards, turtles, tree frogs, toads, sala- manders, and an American alligator, as well as several other species during “Erik’s Reptile Edventures Live Animal Show.” The one-hour show begins at 11 a.m. The library has asked for registration in advance. Children in sev- enth grade and above can try their hands at no-sew fleece pillow crafts through Monday during library hours. Tomorrow, from 11 a.m. to noon, kids 8 to 12 can get ready for New Year’s Eve by making party poppers. Make Your Own With no puppet shows at the Goat on a Boat Puppet Theatre in Sag Har- bor until January, kids experiencing puppet withdrawal can make their own festive puppets tomorrow at the East Hampton Library. The program runs from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Reservations have been requested. Kids Culture
