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A Valentine to Whitman’s Paumanok opens in Setauket

Nature photography exhibit pays homage to the beauty of Long Island BY HEIDI SUTTON

omething special is in the air. From Feb. 9 to 21, the Four Harbors Audubon Society (FHAS) will present a photography exhibit titled A Valentine to Whitman’s Paumanok, featuring the wildlife and landscapes that influenced the early life of one of America’s greatest poets, at The Bates House in Setauket. The venue is a fitting one as it is nestled in the 26-acre Frank Melville Memorial Park where Exhibiting many of the photographs in photographers the exhibit were taken. In a recent interview, Dr. Maria Bowling Maria Hoffman curator Patricia Paladines, Joe Kelly outreach chairman of Anita Jo Lago the FHAS board, said Luke Ormand the show will feature the Christopher Paparo works of 12 photographers Derek Rogers who were invited to submit Rainy Sepulveda up to five images each. Alexandra Srp The concept for the exKevin Walsh hibition came about when William Walsh Paladines heard from her Debra Wortzman friend Lise Hintze, who manages The Bates House, that the venue was interested in hosting an art exhibit of some sort. A shutterbug herself, Paladines was familiar with many talented nature photographers who shoot locally. “The whole idea worked very well

with the mission of the Four Harbors Audubon Society,” she said. Indeed, the 60-piece collection features breathtaking images of nature, from a great blue heron searching for his next meal, a juvenile kingfisher perched on a branch, a seahorse gripping onto a blade of seagrass in the swift current, to a nest of fluffy cygnets, each more visually stunning than the next. “I wanted the show to be a platform for the work of these photographers who dedicate a lot of time capturing the natural beauty of Long Island and hopefully in turn inspire the viewers to make time to go out and enjoy it too in the many parks, preserve and natural shorelines that surround us,” Paladines explained, adding that the idea was to “raise awareness of the variety of wildlife that we can see if we just look around this lovely island.” The fact that Whitman’s 200th birthday will be celebrated all over the country this year was just coincidental in referencing America’s most celebrated literary figure in the title. “Actually I found that out later,” said Paladines. “I was delighted to learn that it is the bicentennial of Walt Whitman’s birth. I like his poetry and Long Island is where, of course, he was born and where he was inspired early in his life. He uses nature in a lot of his poetry. [When deciding the title] I though it’s Valentine’s Day, this exhibit should be about Long Island and I’ve

always liked Whitman’s poem that starts out “Starting from ﬁsh-shape Paumanok …” Paladines is hopeful that this show will become an annual event. “We’ll see how it goes this year,” she laughed. Join the Four Harbors Audubon Society for an opening reception on Saturday, Feb. 9 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Special guest Darrel Blaine Ford, historian, ornithologist and Walt Whitman personator, will read a few poems from “Leaves of Grass” including “There Was a Child Went Forth.” Refreshments will be served. The exhibit will be on view at The Bates House, 1 Bates Road, Setauket through Feb. 21. All the photographs will be for sale. Call 631-689-7054 or visit www.thebateshouse.org for viewing hours. Serving the Townships of Smithtown and Northwest Brookhaven, the Four Harbors Audubon Society’s mission is to advocate education and conservation efforts for the enjoyment, preservation and restoration of birds, wildlife and habitat in our communities. The society hosts monthly bird walks at Frank Melville Memorial Park and West Meadow Beach in Setauket, and Avalon Park & Preserve in Stony Brook; lectures at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library; Friday movie nights at the Smithtown Library; ﬁeld trips; and bird counts including the popular Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch. For more information, visit www.fourharborsaudubon.com.

Lucky To Live Here Realty has partnered with North Shore Animal League America to help their animals ﬁnd loving homes. Join them this Saturday, Feb. 9, from noon to 5 p.m. at their ofﬁce located at 129 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor. North Shore Animal League America will be on site with dogs, cats, puppies (see above) and kittens, all available for adoption and ready to go home with you!

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Elyssa Werner of East Setauket is the winner of last week’s scavenger hunt. She found the Cat in the Hat’s hat hidden in the ad on page B6 and was the ﬁrst one to email us the correct answer. Elyssa wins a family four-pack of tickets to see “Seussical The Musical,” courtesy of the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport. Congratulations!

Carnevale in Italia!

Join the Resurrection Byzantine Catholic Church, 38 Mayﬂower Ave., Smithtown for Carnevale in Italia!, a pre-Lenten dinner, on Sunday, Feb. 10 from 1 to 6 p.m. Dinner includes salad, spaghetti, meatballs, garlic bread, an Italian dessert tray, coffee or tea. A cash bar is available with beer, wine or soda. Enjoy live music and a basket rafﬂe. Admission is $20 adults, $12 children under the age of 12. No reservations are required. Questions? Call 631-553-1189 or visit www. resurrectionsmithtown.org.

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance

VFW Post 4927 Auxiliary, 31 Horseblock Road, Centereach will host a St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance on Saturday, March 16 from 7 to 11 p.m. Enjoy a corned beef dinner, open bar, Irish-American music, lottery tree, 50/50 and door prizes. Tickets in advance are $35 per person, $40 at the door. To order, call 631-585-7390.

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Heart attacks and heart disease get a lot of attention, but chronic heart failure is often overlooked by the press. The reason may be that heart failure is not acute like a heart attack. To clarify by using an analogy, a heart attack is like a tidal wave whereas heart failure is like a tsunami. You don’t know it’s coming until it may be too late. Heart failure is an insidious (slowly developing) disease and thus may take years before it becomes symptomatic. It also increases the risk of heart attack and death. There are about 5.7 million Americans with heart failure, and experts project that will increase to 8 million by 2030 (1). Not surBy David prisingly, incidence of Dunaief, M.D. heart failure increases with age (2). Heart failure (HF) occurs when the heart’s pumping is not able to keep up with the body’s demands and may decompensate. It is a complicated topic, for there are two types — systolic heart failure and diastolic heart failure. The basic difference is that the ejection fraction, the output of blood with each contraction of the left ventricle of the heart, is more or less preserved in diastolic HF, while it can be signiﬁcantly reduced in systolic HF. We have more evidence-based medicine, or medical research, on systolic heart failure. Fortunately, both types can be diagnosed with the help of an echocardiogram, an ultrasound of the heart. The signs and symptoms may be similar, as well, and include shortness of breath on exertion or when lying down, edema or swelling, reduced exercise tolerance, weakness and fatigue. The risk factors for heart failure include diabetes, coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, obesity, smoking, heart attacks and valvular disease. Typically, heart failure is treated with blood pressure medications, such as beta blockers, ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers. We are going to look at how diet, iron and the supplement CoQ10 impact heart failure.

Effect of diet

If we look beyond the usual risk factors mentioned above, oxidative stress may play an important role as a contributor to HF. Oxidative stress is thought to potentially result in damage to the inner lining of the blood vessels, or endothelium, oxidation of cholesterol molecules and a decrease in nitric oxide, which helps vasodilate blood vessels. In a population-based, prospective (forward-looking) study, called the Swedish Mammography Cohort, results show that a diet rich in

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antioxidants reduces the risk of developing HF (3). In the group that consumed the most nutrient-dense foods, there was a significant 42 percent reduction in the development of HF, compared to the group that consumed the least. According to the authors, the antioxidants were derived mainly from fruits, vegetables, whole grains, coffee and chocolate. Fruits and vegetables were responsible for the majority of the effect. This nutrient-dense approach to diet increased oxygen radical absorption capacity. Oxygen radicals have been implicated in cellular damage and DNA damage, potentially as a result of increasing chronic inflammation. What makes this study so impressive is that it is the first of its kind to investigate antioxidants from the diet and their impacts on heart failure prevention. This was a large study, involving 33,713 women, with good duration — follow-up was 11.3 years. There are limitations to this study, since it is an observational study, and the population involved only women. Still, the results are very exciting, and it is unlikely there is a downside to applying this approach to the population at large.

CoQ10 supplementation

Coenzyme Q10 is a substance produced by the body that helps the mitochondria (the powerhouse of the cell) produce energy. It is thought of as an antioxidant. Results of the Q-SYMBIO study, a randomized controlled trial, showed an almost 50 percent reduction in the risk of all-cause mortality and 50 percent fewer cardiac events with CoQ10 supplementation (4). This one randomized controlled trial followed 420 patients for two years who had severe heart failure. This involved using 100 mg of CoQ10 three times a day compared to placebo. The lead author goes as far as to suggest that CoQ10 should be part of the paradigm of treatment. This the ﬁrst new “drug” in over a decade to show survival beneﬁts in heart failure. Thus, if you have heart failure, you may want to discuss

CoQ10 with your doctor.

Iron deﬁciency

Anemia and iron deficiency are not synonymous, since iron deficiency can occur without anemia. A recent observational study that followed 753 heart failure patients for almost two years showed that iron deficiency without anemia increased the risk of mortality in heart failure patients by 42 percent (5). In this study, iron deficiency was defined as a ferritin level less than 100 μg/L (the storage of iron) or, alternately, transferrin saturation less than 20 percent (the transport of iron) with a ferritin level in the range 100–299 μg/L. The authors conclude that iron deficiency is potentially more predictive of clinical outcomes than anemia, contributes to the severity of HF and is common in these patients. Thus, it behooves us to try to prevent heart failure through dietary changes, including high levels of antioxidants, because it is not easy to reverse the disease. Those with HF should have their ferritin and iron levels checked, for these are correctable. I am not typically a supplement advocate; however, based on the latest results, CoQ10 seems like a compelling therapy to reduce risk of further complications and potentially death. Consult with your doctor before taking CoQ10 or any other supplements, especially if you have heart failure.

References:

(1) Card Fail Rev. 2017 Apr; 3(1):7–11. (2) J Am Coll Cardiol. 2003;41(2):21. (3) Am J Med. 2013 Jun:126(6):494-500. (4) JACC Heart Fail. 2014 Dec;2(6):641-649. (5) Am Heart J. 2013;165(4):575-582. 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.

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Theatre Three, located at 412 Main St., Port Jefferson invites you to join psychic medium Robert Hansen, as he takes you on a journey through the other side of the veil, on Friday, Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. Hansen will share with the audience his psychic gifts of communication with loved ones that have crossed over to the other side. Messages of love will be randomly demonstrated to the audience and sensitively shared through Hansen’s extraordinary ability. Tickets are $39 per person. For more information or to order, call 631928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

Comedy Night in Mount Sinai

VFW Santora/Bonacasa Memorial Post 400 will present a night of comedy in memory of Bob “Joe Robbie” Rossi at the Moose Lodge, 37 Crystal Brook Hollow Road, Mount Sinai on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Enjoy a show by Veteran’s Comedy Assault, a comedy troupe consisting of military veterans. Tickets are $15 with snacks, a cash bar, rafﬂes and 50/50. All proceeds will be donated to the Rossi family. To order, visit www.veteranscomedyassault.org.

Inside the Studio 2019

Gallery North, 90 North Country Road, Setauket will present its latest exhibit, Inside the Studio 2019, from Feb. 15 to March 1. View the various mediums and techniques used by students of all ages and abilities in Gallery North’s on-site art studio. Guided by exceptional instructors, students develop their individual talents in workshops such as ArtVentures, ceramics, encaustic, illustration, Let’s Create Together, papermaking, printmaking, still life and ﬁgure drawing and watercolors. Join them for an opening reception on Friday, Feb. 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. and see the artists at work. For further details, call 631-751-2676 or visit www.gallerynorth.org. Send your community news to leisure@tbrnewspapers.com.

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A commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Port Jeff Station BY DONNA NEWMAN The Suffolk County Jewish community experienced a unique event on Jan. 27, co-sponsored by North Shore Jewish Center of Port Jefferson Station and Temple Isaiah of Stony Brook. The documentary film “Who Will Write Our History” about life in the Warsaw Ghetto in Poland during World War II had its global premiere in hundreds of venues in more that 41 countries around the world – and the Jewish Center was the only venue in Suffolk. The film offers a detailed account of the conditions and atrocities faced by Jews imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto from November 1940 to midMay 1943, at which time the Nazis destroyed the ghetto following an uprising by its inhabitants. Thanks to the members of a secret society – code named Oyneg Shabes (joy of the Sabbath) – led by historian Emanuel Ringelblum, an extensive archive was created to chronicle the day-to-day horror of life in the ghetto. One cache was unearthed in 1946; another in 1950. A third is believed buried on the grounds of the Chinese Embassy in Warsaw.

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From left, Rabbi Aaron Benson and Rabbi Paul Sidlofsky address the audience at the Jan. 27 screening.

One hundred fifty people gathered to view the film, according to event coordinator Marsha Belford. Temple Isaiah’s Rabbi Paul Sidlofsky welcomed the crowd. “Over 70 years have passed since [the Holocaust], yet we remember,” he said.

“We remember because, during that time, brave people planted seeds to ensure that we would have a tree of knowledge recalling those historical events … At great personal risk and with little hope of survival they hid valuable items that could later be used

as proof of Nazi atrocities, serving as evidence to counter false claims of what did and did not occur.” There was total silence in the screening room, as a combination of archival footage and photographs interspersed with actors reenacting

what is described in the diaries and documents. The film brought reality to a history that, barring the evidence of the Ringelblum Archive, would be unfathomable. After the film, North Shore Jewish Center’s Rabbi Aaron Benson led a Q&A. He offered four observations about the Oyneg Shabes group. First, the simple human story of resilience and courage in their heroic efforts to record and preserve what was happening to them. Second, a commitment to the Jewish vision of Yizkor (remembrance) that infused their actions. Third, the immense insight of Ringelblum to utilize a very modern, Western idea: a scientific study of history, which was only a few generations old in the 1940s. Fourth, rather than focusing on the leaders (the rabbis) as history traditionally had, his plan was to record history written by ordinary people; assembling a ground-level image of ghetto life. One film viewer, Dr. Wilfred Lieberthal aptly identified a basis for this wisdom. He said, “Jews have an understanding and an appreciation for the power of the written word.” The film is available for viewing online.

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Gurwin residents participate in Holocaust awareness campaign Survivors take to social media to ensure the world never forgets

COMMACK: Seven decades have passed since the end of the Holocaust, yet for the survivors, the horrors they witnessed remain vividly clear. On the 74th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland, Holocaust survivors now living at Gurwin Jewish/Fay J. Lindner Residences assisted living community participated in the third annual WeRemember campaign to ensure the world never forgets the atrocities committed against humanity. Organized by the World Jewish Congress (WJC), the #WeRemember social media movement was created three years ago to combat anti-Semitism and all forms of hatred, genocide and xenophobia. The initiative is considered to be the largest global event ever organized to commemorate the Holocaust. Survivors, family and friends, celebrities and world leaders representing a wide range of faiths were among the thousands of people from around the world who posted photos of themselves

displaying “#WeRemember” signs on Facebook and Twitter. Photos were shared by WJC and then live-streamed on a jumbotron at the gates of Auschwitz, where more than one million people were murdered by the Nazis. Eight Holocaust survivors from Gurwin’s assisted living community as well as members of Gurwin’s administrative staff participated in this year’s social media movement. Among them were survivors of Bergen-Belsen, Auschwitz and other concentration camps, Hidden Children and Kindertransport refugees, each with a unique, horrific story to tell. Recognizing the campaign’s powerful impact and its global reach through social media outlets, the survivors were eager to participate, holding signs and giving testimony to their own personal experience during the Holocaust, because, according to Kindertransport child Ruth Meador, “the whole world needs to know… and care.”

Holocaust survivors at Gurwin Jewish/Fay J. Lindner Residences participate in World Jewish Congress’s 2019 #WeRemember campaign Photo from Gurwin Jewish

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OPEN MIKE

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‘Hooray for Hollywood’

BY MICHAEL TESSLER We’ve got quite a bit to catch up on. It has been over a year since I published what I thought was the last Open Mike column. In that time I’ve lived what feels like a dozen lives. I’ve moved across the country twice; hosted a radio program; attended the premiere of our first feature film at the prestigious Stony Brook University Staller Center; helped produced an underwater television special starring Sir Richard Branson and the grandson of ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau; successfully filmed several historic short films taking place in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries; and was brought on as a ghostwriter for a compelling biography for a fitness guru/entrepreneur in Atlanta. Shortly thereafter I began developing an online school for emotional intelligence and am in the process of writing a corresponding children’s book. Interspersed between all that I founded my own production company, announced my candidacy for a local councilman position and, perhaps most importantly, lost 132 pounds in my effort to live a healthier and happier life. It has been a long, hard and wonderful year riddled with obstacles and seemingly insurmountable odds. Reflecting back on it all, it doesn’t quite feel real. I’m writing all this because I’m exhausted and a little frustrated at the pace of things lately. Sometimes we as people have to force ourselves to look at our progress rather than just our mistakes or perceived failures. Don’t worry, I make plenty of mistakes too and have been the proud beneficiary of a practical education of failed efforts and misguided attempts. Presently, I’m at home sitting in a very comfortable leather chair several blocks south from the Hollywood sign. Internally, I’m making the most difficult Los Angeles decision a person can make: protein shake or grilled chicken with avocado? God, what I’d do for a New York bagel. Being a New Yorker in Los Angeles is a lucrative thing. You’ve got the hustle, honesty and helium-like ego required to keep up and in some cases rise above the fast-paced, self-obsessed world of glamour, fame and film. I’ve been here just three months so far. It truly feels like a lifetime. This city is quite a change of pace from Orlando where I lived for nine months after my dad’s fourth brain surgery. Being so far away from family during such a difficult time just didn’t settle right. I’m blessed I was able to pick up my life and move down south. After a whirlwind of a time in Florida that included some serious self-reflection and losing 132 lb (a column for another time), a very scary experience with internal bleeding and lots of personal development, my family finally said it was time for me to pursue my dreams and to stop sleeping on their couch.

ON THE MOVE

Hope J. Kinney has been hired as assistant vice president of business development at Gold Coast Bank in her hometown of Setauket. She was previously a relationship banker at Capital One Bank in East Setauket.

132 pounds lost, a new life gained: Michael Tessler in a before and after photo Photos from Michael Tessler

From my rooftop you’ve got an ideal view of the Hollywood sign and the massive Netflix building. Sometimes I swear these monuments stare me down — as if to taunt with motivation. These two icons represent the new and old of an ever-evolving industry. Every decision I make must be done to create not just forward professional momentum in the film/television industry that is, but also upward professional propulsion toward the film/television that will be. This can be frustrating and conflicting at times. My apartment complex is brand new. Since my roommate is from Texas, neither of us were able to visit the place before signing the lease. It is a competitive process to find the right location and price. “Adulting” is hard. Up until the moment my car pulled up, I was not entirely convinced the place was real. Was half-expecting we’d find an abandoned auto body shop or sketchy cash-only “jewelry” store. Thankfully, my internal optimist prevailed. It’s a nice place, almost too nice — always imagined my first place in Hollywood would have at least some kind of varmint living in the walls. Nothing yet, just very annoying ice cream trucks and the occasional scream in the distance — we live near a high school so it’s hard to tell whether it is an excitable soccer mom or a murder most foul. Gotta love city living. Now that I’m a pseudo-grownup, all of our furniture matches one style instead of the typical postcollegiate hodgepodge of couches and chairs acquired curbside on Sheep Pasture Road in Port Jefferson. This is progress, people. While I’ve always loved the IDEA of being an adult — this notion that my workday would

end with a copy of the Wall Street Journal in my hands, Bing Crosby on the record player and myself looking dapper in tweed jacket with elbow patches is quite different than the reality. Just yesterday I found myself alternating between opening bills and handwashing a massive stack of dishes that were so dirty even the dishwasher quit. This of course occurred while I was blasting SpongeBob reruns on my television. I’m 25 years old and I’ll defend SpongeBob till the day I die. In all the many changes this year brought, I’m often reminded of where it came from. Part of why I’m bringing Open Mike back is because it was this community that raised me. You paid the taxes that paid for my schooling — you might as well see some return benefit in the form of my column. Heidi, our amazing leisure editor is going to throw a fit when she sees how long this so let me wrap it up. What story do you leave behind in a city of stars and storytellers? For some it’d be the Oscars or Emmy perhaps. For me? I’d like to do something to make my hometown proud. Something worthy of a plaque on the Hall of Fame at Port Jeff High School. I know that sounds silly, but where you come from and never allowing distance or success to make you forget — that is what I strive for. All of my good fortune, my confidence and dreams began because of the place and people who raised me. So I give my everlasting thanks and gratitude to you. Home is always home, so yes, Hooray for Hollywood ... but most importantly, GO ROYALS! Catch Open Mike on a monthly basis in TBR News Media’s Arts & Lifestyles.

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East Northport resident Lois Bladykas, an associate of Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.C. in Uniondale and a member of the firm’s Trust and Estates Department and Estate Litigation Practice Group, has been named the chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Trusts & Estates Law Section Membership & Law Students Committee. Bladykas will help lead the committee in its efforts to introduce members and potential members to the advantages and the work of the Trusts and Estates Law Section, including law students interested in trusts, estate and estate tax matters. “We are extremely proud that the New York State Bar Association has recognized Lois’ leadership and outstanding work in her field,” said Adam Silvers, managing partner, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.C.

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FEATURE STORY

Amber Ferrari returns to Theatre Three with Joplin’s Pearl

usic lovers who enjoy taking a trip down memory lane will be in for a treat Feb. 9 at Theatre Three. Long Island performer Amber Ferrari returns to the Port Jefferson venue with “Joplin’s Pearl Featuring Amber Ferrari,” a production that celebrates singer Janis Joplin’s musical legacy. The show is described on the theater’s website as a two-act musical explosion. While the second act is jam-packed with the music of Joplin including “Me and Bobby McGee” and “Piece of My Heart,” the show opens with a mixture of hits from various artists. Reached by phone, Ferrari said she will be singing musical hits from legends throughout the decades, including Pat Benatar, Linda Ronstadt, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Queen, Led Zeppelin and Carole King. The singer said she also plans on singing one of her own songs. Ferrari’s artistic relationship with Theatre Three began in 2005 when

she performed in the venue’s “Woodstock-mania: Woodstock in Concert,” a show that inspired her to create “Joplin’s Pearl.” The singer said through the years she has performed the Joplin musical performance many times at the Port Jeff venue and also debuted her shows dedicated to Pat Benatar and Madonna there. Last summer, she once again participated in “Woodstock-Mania.” “That’s my home theater, that’s my heart and soul,” said Ferrari. Douglas Quattrock, Theatre Three’s artistic associate and director of development, said he is looking forward to Ferrari returning to the theater with the show. “I am thrilled to have Amber back at Theatre Three,” Quattrock said. “Her show is always ﬁlled with an incredible amount of energy, and her audiences always get a ﬁrst-rate performance.” The February performance follows a busy few months for Ferrari who presented her “Material Girl Featuring Amber Ferrari” at 89 North Music Venue in Patchogue last month and Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub in Smith-

town last October as well as her Joplin show at Riverhead’s Suffolk Theater back in November. On the night of Feb. 9, in addition to paying tribute to Joplin, the singer said she is looking forward to performing a Queen number. Ferrari said she feels the show has something for everyone and hopes audience members will enjoy how she and her band interpret the music of all the artists she is featuring. “I’m hoping the people who don’t like a speciﬁc artist will just enjoy the way we do it because I don’t try to imitate anyone,” Ferrari said. The singer said at the Feb. 9 performance bass player Michael Chiusano, guitarist Chris Ferrari, keyboardist Chris Cuvier, drummer Gary Gonzalez and percussionist Jim Carroll will join her on stage. She will also perform with a horn section that includes Lenny La Pinta on alto/tenor sax, Jonathan Holford playing baritone sax, Dan Yeager on trumpet and trombonist Tim Cassera. For more information on Amber Ferrari, visit www.amberferrari.com.

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will present ‘Joplin’s Pearl Featuring Amber Ferrari’ on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $39. For more information or to order, visit www.theatrethree.com or call 631-928-9100.

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Times ... and dates

Thursday 7

Harbor Nights at the Museum

The Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor continues its Harbor Nights series with Champagne, Chocolate and a Love-lier Long Island Sound from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Enjoy a glass of champagne and chocolate tastings as Heather Johnson, executive director of Friends of the Bay, shares an informational session on how to give some love back to the water and keep a harbor-healthy home. For ages 21 and over. $25 per person, $15 members. To register, visit www.cshwhalingmuseum.org or call 367-3418.

Feb. 7 to Feb. 14, 2019

Civil War Roundtable meeting

Le Petit Salon de Musique, located at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 380 Nicolls Road, East Setauket will present a concert featuring The Murase-Moran-Tsukervanik Piano Trio who will celebrate the extraordinary richness of Western classical music with works by Beethoven, Brahms, Yudakov and Shostakovich at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 adults at the door or $20 online at www.lepetitsalon.org; $20 at the door or online. Call 751-0297.

Book signing

The Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council, Port Jefferson Harbor Education & Arts Conservancy and the Port Jeff Village Dept. of Recreation continue their WinterTide Evenings at the Village Center, 101A East Broadway, Port Jefferson with a concert by the Island Songwriters Showcase (a writers circle inspired by Harry Chapin) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Visit www.gpjac.org.

Starlight Coffeehouse concert

The Northport Arts Coalition will welcome Hannah Gill in concert at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 270 Main St., Northport at 7:30 p.m. with an opening set by Linda Sussman and Mike Nugent. Open mic sign up at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance at www.northportarts.org, $20 at the door.

Bobby Brooks Wilson in concert

The legacy continues! Bobby Brooks Wilson, son of famous singer Jackie Wilson will appear in concert with The Chiclettes at Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson at 8 p.m. Enjoy “Lonely Teardrops,” “Higher & Higher” and much more. Tickets are $49. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

Claudia Jacobs Band in concert

Grounds & Sounds Cafe at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 380 Nicolls Road, East Setauket welcomes the Claudia Jacobs Band for a Valentine’s * All numbers are in (631) area code unless otherwise noted.

The Smithtown Historical Society will host its annual President’s Valentine Brunch at the Frank Brush Barn, 211 East Main St., Smithtown from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enjoy food from community restaurants. $15 adults, $5 children. All proceeds will benefit the society. Advance registration is required by calling 265-6768.

Classical piano concert

The Jazz Loft, located at 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook will present The Jazz Loft Big Band in concert at 7 p.m. The 17-piece big band led by trumpeter Tom Manuel will perform jazz standards, original compositions and arrangements written by band members. Tickets are $25 adults, $20 seniors, $15 students. To order, call 751-1895 or visit www.thejazzloft.org.

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President’s Valentine Brunch

Husband and wife duo Vincent and Emily Ricciardi will perform some of the most famous love duets and ballads of our era at the North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Open to all. Call 929-4488.

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Join the folks at Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, 25 Lloyd Harbor Road, Huntington for a 4-mile moderately pace hike through the park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Adults only. $4 per person. Advance registration required by calling 423-1770.

Love songs at the library

The North Shore Civil War Roundtable will hold a Civil War presentation titled Lincoln and the Constitution at South Huntington Public Library, 145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station at 7 p.m. Guest speaker will be James Coll. Free and open to all. Call 549-4411.

Join Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington for an evening with author Bridget Croteau as she speaks about and signs copies of her new memoir, “Me, Again: How Postpartum Depression and Anxiety Transformed My Life,” at 7 p.m. Call 271-1442.

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North Shore Public Library will present Love Songs, a concert by husband and wife duo Vincent and Emily Ricciardi on Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. Enjoy songs by Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion, Giuseppe di Stefano and Maria Callas, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and more. Photo courtesy of North Shore Public Library

Day concert titled Songs of Love and Other Traumas starting with an open mic at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person in advance or at the door. Visit www.groundsandsounds.org or call 751-0297.

Friday Night Face Off

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

Saturday 9

Second Saturdays poetry reading

All Souls Church, 61 Main St., Stony Brook continues its poetry reading series with featured poets Pramila Venkateswaran and Sara Navaro Martinez at 11 a.m. Hosted by former Suffolk County Poet Laureate Robert Savino, an open reading will follow. Free. Call 655-7798.

LI Baroque Ensemble concert

The Long Island Baroque Ensemble kicks off the new year with a concert titled Spanish Gold: Musical Jewels of Old and New Worlds at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 30 Brooksite Drive, Smithtown at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 adults, $20 “in your twenties,” $15 students, children under 13 free. Tickets are available at www.libaroque.org or at the door.

Amber Ferrari in concert

Back by popular demand, Amber Ferrari brings her two-act musical explosion back to Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson at 8 p.m. The first act will feature music by Led Zeppelin, Pat Benatar, Linda Rondstadt and more while the second act will be a tribute to the one and only Janis Joplin. All seats are $39. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com. See story on page B13.

Savion Glover in concert

The epitome of a living legend, Tony Award-winning choreographer and tap dancer Savion Glover (Broadway’s “Bring in ’Da Noise, Bring in ’Da Funk”) returns to Stony Brook University’s Staller Center for the Arts, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook to dance to an eclectic soundtrack with his six-piece band, DJs and company of dancers on the Main Stage at 8 p.m. All seats are $52. To order, call 632-2787 or visit www.stallercenter.com.

Sunday 10

Pancake breakfast fundraiser

The Huntington Blue Devil Marching Band will hold its 7th annual pancake breakfast fundraiser at the Halesite Firehouse, 1 New York Ave., Halesite from 9 a.m. to noon. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 children under the age of 8 at the door or at www. bandparentsofhuntington.net.

Cabaret couple Paul and Rochelle Chamlin present a delightful Valentine’s Day show of love songs spanning several genres from Broadway and American Songbook standards to pop at the Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Ave., Northport at 2 p.m. Open to all. Call 261-6930.

Sunday Street Concert

In conjunction with WUSB-FM and the Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council, the Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook will welcome John Jencks (of Brother Sun) and Rod MacDonald in concert in the Carriage Museum’s Gillespie Room at 3 p.m. Tickets in advance through Feb. 8 are $22 at www.sundaystreet. org, $27 (cash only) at the door. Call 751-0066.

Monday 11

Civic association meeting

The Sound Beach Civic Association will hold a meeting at the Sound Beach Firehouse, 152 Sound Beach Blvd., Sound Beach at 7:30 p.m. On the agenda will be the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office Project Lifesaver Emergency Response program and the Town of Brookhaven’s changes to curbside recycling. All are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. Call 744-6952.

Tuesday 12 Lincoln’s Birthday

Adult coloring class

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

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‘New York in the Civil War’

On Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, join Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook for a lecture by Richard F. Welch titled “New York in the Civil War” at 7 p.m. Welch will examine the crucial role played by the Empire State during the Civil War. All are welcome to attend these free events. For more information or to register, call 588-5024.

Wednesday 13 International folk dancing

RJO Intermediate School, located at the corner of Church Street and Old Dock Road, Kings Park will host an evening of international and Israeli folk dancing every Wednesday (when school is in session) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $10 fee. Call 269-6894.

Audubon lecture

Cold Spring Harbor Library, 95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor will host a lecture by the Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society titled “Corvid Appreciation: From Jay Beauty to Raven Brains” at 7 p.m. Guest speaker will be Brendan Fogarty. Light refreshments will be served. Call 692-6820.

Chinese New Year celebration

Celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day with a performance at the Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Ave., Northport titled Music & Dance From China at 7 p.m. The event will feature instrumental Sizhu music and Chinese classical dance. Open to all. Call 261-6930.

Emerson Quartet in concert

Stony Brook University’s Staller Center for the Arts will present the Emerson Quartet in concert in the Recital Hall at 7 p.m. Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the program will include works by Shostakovich and Schubert with guest artist Colin Carr. Tickets are $48. To order, call 632-2787.

Swing Dance at the CAC

The Long Island Swing Syndicate returns to the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington for a special pre-Valentine’s swing dance session at 8 p.m. An intro lesson will begin at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome. Come with your better half, your friends or your sweet single self. Tickets are $16, $11 members. Visit www.cinemaartscentre.org.

the legend of St. Valentine. Tours begin at regular intervals from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $45 per person, $35 for members. To order, call 854-5579 or visit www.vanderbiltmuseum.org.

An evening of jazz

In honor of Valentine’s Day The Jazz Loft, 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook will present a concert titled Here’s to the Ladies featuring The Jazz Loft musicians at 7 p.m. Champagne and chocolate will be served. Tickets are $30 adults, $25 seniors, $20 students. To order, call 751-1895 or visit www.thejazzloft.org.

Tribute to the Beatles

Join the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 East Main St., Smithtown for a concert featuring Beatles love songs performed by The Cast of Beatlemania at 8 p.m. Bring a date for this beautiful Valentine’s Day show. All seats are $50. For more info or to order, call 724-3700.

Theater

‘Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story’

The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport continues its season with “Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story,” the true story of Holly’s meteoric rise to fame, through March 3. Featuring over 20 of Holly’s greatest hits including “That’ll Be the Day,” “Peggy Sue, “Everyday,” “Oh, Boy!,” “Not Fade Away,” “Rave on” and “Raining in My Heart,” plus Ritchie Valens’ “La Bamba” and The Big Bopper’s “Chantilly Lace.” Tickets range from $73 to $78. To order, call 2612900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

‘Running Scared Running Free’

The Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Educational & Cultural Center, 97P Main St., Stony Brook will present “Running Scared Running Free ... Escape to the Promised Land” through Feb. 28. Long Island’s history comes alive in

this St. George Production with an interactive theatrical performance based on oral history. Experience this live, on-stage drama about the links between the Underground Railroad, secret codes hidden in quilts and the strength of the human spirit in the struggle for freedom. Tickets are $20 adults, $12 students. Reservations required by calling 751-2244.

March 9, 10, 16 and 17 at 2 p.m. In the overwhelming quiet of the woods, six runaways from city life embark on a silent retreat. As they confront internal demons both profound and absurd, their vows of silence collide with the achingly human need to connect. Tickets are $14 adults, $9.75 students 16 and younger. For more info, call 451-4163.

‘An Act of God’

Star Playhouse at Suffolk Y JCC, 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack presents “Pippin,” a magical musical that attempts to solve the meaning of life, on March 9, 16 at 23 at 8 p.m. and March 10 and 17 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 adults, $20 seniors, students and members. To order, call 462-9800, ext. 136 or visit www.starplayhouse.com.

The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 East Main St., Smithtown continues its 17th season with “An Act of God,” a comedy by David Javerbaum, from Feb. 9 to March 3. The One with the first and last word on everything finally arrives to set the record straight. God, assisted by HIS devoted angels, answers some of the deepest questions that have plagued mankind since creation. Tickets are $38 adults, $34 seniors, $25 children/students. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

‘Nine’

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will present the Tony award-winning musical, “Nine,” from Feb. 23 to March 23. “Nine” is the story of a celebrated film director Guido Contini and his attempts to come up with a plot for his next film as he is pursued by hordes of beautiful women, all clamoring to be loved by him and him alone. Flashbacks reveal the substance of his life which will become the material for his next film: a musical version of the Casanova story. Contains adult themes and situations. Parental discretion advised. Tickets are $35 adults, $28 seniors and students, $20 children. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

‘Small Mouth Sounds’

Suffolk County Community College, 533 College Road, Selden will present Bess Wohl’s “Small Mouth Sounds” in Theatre 119, Islip Arts Building, on March 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. and

Film

‘Book Club’

Join Cold Spring Harbor Library, 95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor for a screening of “Book Club” starring Jane Fonda on Feb. 7 at 2 p.m. Rated PG-13. Open to all. To register, call 692-6820.

‘Night School’

East Northport Public Library, 185 Larkfield Road, East Northport will screen “Night School” starring Kevin Hart on Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. Rated PG13. Open to all. Call 261-2313.

‘The Invisibles’

The Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook kicks off its Spring 2019 film series on Feb. 8 with a screening of “The Invisibles” at 7 p.m. (in German with subtitles) followed by “Border” at 9:15 p.m. (Rated R. In Swedish with subtitles.) Tickets are $10 adults, $7 seniors and children, $5 students. To order, call 632-2787 or visit www.stallercenter.com.

‘Coming to America’

Before the sequel hits local theaters, take a trip back to 1988 and catch a screening of “Coming to America” starring Eddie Murphy at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington on Feb. 9 at 10 p.m. Tickets are $7, $5 members. Visit www.cinemaartscentre.org.

‘A Star Is Born’

Join Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station for a screening of “A Star Is Born” starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga on Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. Rated R. Open to all. Registration is not required. Call 928-1212.

Thursday 14

Tennessee Walt in concert

Cold Spring Harbor Library, 95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor will welcome Tennessee Walt in concert at 2 p.m. Through song and story, Walt will present an overview of the history of country music featuring artists from Jimmy Rodgers and Hank Williams to Kitty Wells and Loretta Lynn to Taylor Swift and Citizens Band Radio. Open to all. Advance registration requested by calling 692-6820.

‘Casablanca’

One of the most beloved American films of all time, “Casablanca,” will be screened at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington on Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20, $15 members and includes a reception with champagne and chocolate-covered sweets. Visit www.cinemaartscentre. org for further information.

Twilight tours at the Vanderbilt

Looking for a romantic way to enjoy Valentine’s Day? Spend an evening with your Valentine at Eagle’s Nest, the Spanish Revival mansion of Rosamond and William Vanderbilt on a hilltop above Northport Bay today or Feb. 15. Your evening begins with music, passed hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer in the Memorial Wing, amid Vanderbilt’s exotic collections. Embark on a guided tour of the mansion through the family’s private living quarters decorated for Valentine’s Day and hear about

‘Pippin’

ON THE RUN AND IN PLAIN SIGHT Stony Brook University’s Staller Center for the Arts will present a screening of the award-winning German documentary drama, ‘The Invisibles,’ about four young Jews who survive the Third Reich in the middle of Berlin by living so recklessly that they become ‘invisible,’ on Feb. 8 at 7 p. m. Photo courtesy of Staller Center

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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 • Fax -631–473–0015 www.stgmajella.org All are Welcome to Begin Again. Come Pray With Us. REV. GREGORY RANNAZZISI, PASTOR Ofﬁce of Christian Formation • 631–928–2550 We celebrate Eucharist Saturday evening 5 pm, Sunday 7:30, 9 and 11 am Weekday Mass Monday–Friday 9 am We celebrate Baptism Third weekend of each month during any of our weekend Masses We celebrate Marriage Arrangements can be made at the church with our Pastor or Deacon We celebrate Reconciliation Confession is celebrated on Saturdays from 4–5 pm We celebrate You! Visit Our Thrift Shop Mon. – Fri. 10 am–4 pm and Sat. 10 am–2 pm

INFANT JESUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

110 Myrtle Ave., Port Jefferson, NY 11777 631-473-0165 • Fax 631-331-8094 www.www.infantjesus.org REVEREND PATRICK M. RIEGGER, PASTOR ASSOCIATES: REV. FRANCIS LASRADO & REV. ROLANDO TICLLASUCA To schedule Baptisms and Weddings, Please call the Rectory Confessions: Saturdays 12:30-1:15 pm in ©165872 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

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. 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

MT. SINAI CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

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.

Congregational

Wednesday 10 in our chapel Sunday School and Nursery Registration for Sunday School starting Sunday after the 10 am Eucharist Our ministries: Welcome Friends on Mondays at 5:00 pm AA meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 pm/Prayer Group on Wednesdays at 10:30 am/Bible Study on Thursdays at 10 am. It is the mission of the people of Christ Church to grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ and to make his love known to all through our lives and ministry. We at Christ Church are a joyful, welcoming community. Wherever you are in your journey of life we want to be part of it.

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

233 North Country Road, Mt. Sinai • 631–473–1582 www.msucc.org • REV. PHILIP HOBSON “No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here” No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, 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. We are an open and afﬁrming congregation.

“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 with Sunday School – 9:40 am Conﬁrmation: Saturday, May 4, 2019 Classes begin Sunday, February 10th at 5:30 pm First Communion: Sunday, April 28, 2019 Classes begin Wednesday, February 27th at 5:00 pm Thrift Shop Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays – Noon to 3 pm Saturdays – 10 am to 3 pm

Episcopal

THREE VILLAGE CHURCH

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 Religious instruction for children follows the 9:30 am Service This is a small eclectic Episcopal congregation that has a personal touch. We welcome all regardless of where you are on your spiritual journey.Walk with us.

CAROLINE CHURCH OF BROOKHAVEN THE REV. CN. DR. RICHARD D. VISCONTI, RECTOR 1 Dyke Road on the Village Green, Setauket Web site: www.carolinechurch.net Parish Ofﬁce email: ofﬁce@carolinechurch.net • 631–941–4245 Thursday Noon: H.E. and Healing Service Saturday Service: 5 pm Sunday Services: 8 am - Rite I • 9:30 am - Rite II 9:30 am - Sunday School Church School classes now forming. Call 631-941-4245 for registration. Weekday Holy Eucharist’s: Thursday 12:00 pm Youth, Music and Service Programs offered. Let God walk with you as part of our family– friendly community.

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

127 Barnum Ave., Port Jefferson • 631–473–0273 email: ccofﬁce@christchurchportjeff.org www.christchurchportjeff.org FATHER ANTHONY DILORENZO: PRIEST–IN–CHARGE Sunday Services: 8 am & 10 am Sunday Eucharist:8 am and 10 am;

Evangelical Knowing Christ...Making Him Known 322 Route 25a, East Setauket 631-941–3670 • www.3vc.org LEAD PASTOR JOSH MOODY Sunday Worship Schedule: 9:15 am: Worship Service, Sunday School (Pre–K – Adult), Nursery 10:30 am: Bagels & Coffee 11:00 am: Worship Service, Nursery, Pre–K, Cornerstone Kids (Gr. K–5) We Offer Weekly Teen Programs, Small Groups, Women’s & Men’s Bible Studies, Alpha, Stephen Ministry, Faith Preschool For Ages 3 & 4, Mommy & Me For Age 2 Join Us As We Celebrate 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* 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*

To be listed in the Religious Directory please call

631–751–7663

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Jewish

Religious D irectory

CHABAD AT STONY BROOK

“Judaism With A Smile” Future Site: East Side Of Nicolls Rd, North Of Rte 347 Next To Fire Dept. Current Location: 821 Hawkins Ave., Lake Grove 631-585–0521 • 800- My–Torah www.chabadsb.com RABBI CHAIM & RIVKIE GROSSBAUM RABBI MOTTI & CHAYA GROSSBAUM RABBI SHOLOM B. & CHANIE COHEN Membership Free Weekday, Shabbat & Holiday Services Highly Acclaimed Torah Tots Preschool Afternoon Hebrew School Camp Gan Israel • Judaica Publishing Department Lectures And Seminars Living Legacy Holiday Programs Jewish Learning Institute Friendship Circle For Special Needs Children The Cteen Network N’shei Chabad Women’s Club • Cyberspace Library Chabad At Stony Brook University – Rabbi Adam & Esther Stein

EAST NORTHPORT JEWISH CENTER

328 Elwood Road, East Northport 631-368-6474 • www.ENJC.org RABBI IAN SILVERMAN Shabbat Services every Friday evening and Saturday morning Daily evening minyan & Sunday morning minyan Newly revamped religious school • Experiential learning for children ages 5-13 • Dynamic Teachers Family Services Monthly Tot Shabbat • Youth Group • Adult Education Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah • Community Service Sisterhood • Men’s Club 50% off First Year Dues A warm, spiritual, cultural & social Jewish Community “The Haimish Shul”

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

KEHILLAT CHOVEVEI TZION

764 Route 25A, Setauket (At The Old Victoria House) Mail: P.O. Box 544, E. Setauket, NY 11733 Call 631-689-0257 (Leave A Message And You’ll Get A Call Back) Visit Us At: www.kct.org. We Are A Traditional Conservative Congregation,

Run Entirely By Our Members. We Have Services 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

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: hopelutheran@msn.com Website: www.hopeluth.com Holy Communion Is Celebrated Every Weekend Saturdays at 5 pm (beginning September 15) Sundays at 8:00, 9:30 and 11 am The Service Of Prayers For Healing is included on the ﬁrst Sunday of every month. Sunday School (ages 3-11) at 9:30 am Anchor Nursery School Tuesday through Thursday 9:15 am-12:15 pm Teen Ministry meets on alternating Sat. from 3-6 pm Bereaved Survivors of Opiate Addiction Group meets on Thursdays from 6:30-7:30 pm (no cost) Sunday Services Are Live-Streamed Through Our “Friends Of Hope Lutheran Church” Facebook Group. Sermons are posted on Youtube.com at “Pastor Richard O Hill”

ST. PAUL’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

309 Patchogue Road, Port Jefferson Station 631-473-2236 REV. PAUL A. DOWNING PASTOR E-mail: Pastor pauldowning@yahoo.com Pastor’s cell: 347–423–3523 Services: Sunday worship at 8:30am & 10:30am both with Holy Communion Adult Bible Study at 9:30am on Sundays Sunday school during 10:30am service Wednesday Night--6:30pm Holy Communion Friday Morning 10:30am--Power of Prayer Hour Free meal provided to the community on Sunday at 1:00pm and Wednesday at 5:45pm provided by Welcome Friends Join Us For Any Service--All Are Welcome We are celebrating our second century of service to the Port Jefferson Area.

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

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. It would be wonderful to have you with us. Sunday Worship Services 8:15 am, 9:30 am, 11:00 am Sunday School at 9:30 am We have NYS Certiﬁed Preschool & Day Care

Methodist BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

33 Christian Ave/ PO 2117, E. Setauket NY 11733 631-941–3581 REV. GREGORY L. LEONARD–PASTOR Sunday Worship: 10:30 Am Adult Sunday School 9:30 Am Lectionary Reading And Prayer: Wed. 12 Noon Gospel Choir: Tues. 8 Pm Praise Choir And Youth Choir 3rd And 4th Fri. 6:30 Pm

COMMACK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

486 Townline Road, Commack Church Ofﬁce: 631-499–7310 Fax: 631-858–0596 www.commack–umc.org • mail@commack–umc.org REV. ROSLYN LEE

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 www.setauketpresbyterian.org Email: setauketpresbyterian@verizon.net Sunday Worship: at 9:30 a.m. (childcare available) Sunday School for children 3 years -- 8th grade at 9:45 a.m. Adult Education at 11:00

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 nondogmatic religious education for children from 3-18 to foster ethical and spiritual development and knowledge of world religions. Classes Sunday mornings at 10:30 am. Childcare for little ones under three. Senior High Youth Group meetings Sunday evenings Registration is ongoing. For more information: dre@uufsb.org.

Unity UNITY CHURCH OF HEALING LIGHT

203 East Pulaski Rd., Huntington Sta. 631–385–7180 www.unityhuntingtonny.org email: unitychurchny@yahoo.com FB & YouTube: Unity Church of Healing Light REV. SABA MCHUNGUZI, MINISTER Sunday Service - 11:30 am - 12:30 pm (Sign Language Interpreter) Sunday school for children and youth 3-17 years old Wednesday Prayer Group - 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 pm We believe that everyone is a child of God and entitled to live a fulfilling and productive life. We teach spiritual principles, such as affirmative prayer, the power of thought and the law of attraction (LOA). We celebrate a diverse fellowship where everyone finds acceptance. We are a member of Unity Worldwide Ministries and affiliated with the Daily Word devotional booklet, and Silent Unity.

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SBU SPORTSWEEK FEBRUARY 7 TO FEBRUARY 13, 2019

TOMORROW IS FRIDAY – WEAR RED ON CAMPUS!

STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

Women’s basketball team rain threes to top UMBC in home game but falls to Hartford on the road

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Home games for SBU Seawolves MEN’S BASKETBALL

Feb. 9 vs. UMass Lowell Feb. 21 vs. Albany Feb. 23 vs. Maine Feb. 27 vs. UMBC

7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

Feb. 16 vs. New Hampshire March 2 vs. Vermont

2 p.m. 2 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

MEN’S LACROSSE

Feb. 16 vs. Penn State March 2 vs. Marist March 5 vs. Sacred Heart March 9 vs. Bryant March 23 vs. UMBC March 29 vs. Binghamton

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

The Stony Brook women’s basketball team got hot from behind the arc and couldn’t be stopped as it emerged with a 5744 win over UMBC on Jan. 30 at the Island Federal Arena. Coming into the contest with a shooting percentage of 32.1 from long range, the Seawolves knocked down 42.9 percent (12of-28) of its tries from three en route to victory. The senior guard duo of Jerell Matthews (Chicago, Ill.) and Shania Johnson (Frederick, Md.) scored 17 points apiece and combined for nine of the 12 made threes. The team then traveled to Hartford on Feb. 2 and had the halftime lead, but couldn’t hold

Hot-shooting Seawolves win over Hartford

12 p.m. 12 p.m. 6 p.m. 12 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 7 p.m.

March 3 vs. Stanford 12 p.m. March 23 vs. Florida 11:30 a.m. March 30 vs. UMass Lowell TBA

MEN’S BASEBALL

March 5 vs. Manhattan 3 p.m. March 6 vs. LIU Brooklyn 3 p.m. March 9 vs. Wagner (DH) 12 p.m. March 10 vs. Wagner 12 p.m. March 12 vs. Iona 3:30 p.m.

WOMEN’S SOFTBALL March 19 vs. Fordham March 22 vs. Iona

1 p.m. 1 p.m.

on as Hartford used a big third quarter to take a 73-62 decision at the Chase Arena. Up by one through the ﬁrst 20 minutes, 32-31, the Seawolves only managed to score nine points in the third frame while the Hawks tallied 23 to take the lead for good. Despite the outcome, four players got into double ﬁgures with senior guard Matthews (Chicago, Ill.) leading the charge with 16. Senior guard Johnson (11), sophomore forward Hailey Zeise (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (11) and sophomore forward India Pagan (New London, Conn.) (10) all hit 10plus as well. Stony Brook is now tied for fourth place in the America East

Elijah Olaniyi (3) had a great game against the Hawks last Saturday, scoring 29 points for his team. Photo by Jim Harrison/Stony Brook Athletics

Sophomore Elijah Olaniyi (Newark, N.J.) recorded a career-high 29 points, including 20 in the ﬁrst half, and the Stony Brook men’s basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak by defeating Hartford 86-77 in front of 3,153 fans at Island Federal Arena on Feb. 2. Olaniyi led four scorers in double ﬁgures, with redshirt junior Akwasi Yeboah (Chigwell, England) scored 16, redshirt sophomore Andrew Garcia (Harlem, N.Y.) chipped in 13 and freshman Miles Latimer (Fairfax, Va.) added 12 to aid the Seawolves attack. “First off, I want to give huge credit to our student section. It was great to be at home and they provide a great atmosphere for our guys. I’m really proud of our response coming off two losses. We had not faced that type of adversity this year and it was good to come out and get a win after that,” said head coach Jeff Boals. The Seawolves are now 7-2 in Island Federal Arena. The team headed to the Southern Tier of New York on Wednesday night, taking on SUNY foe Binghamton at 7 p.m. in Vestal. Results were not available as of press time.

standings along with Vermont (54). Hartford and Maine are tied for the top spot (8-1) and UAlbany rounds out the top three (5-3). “I thought our team was well aware of what to expect from Hartford today. The challenge was then executing our game plan from start to ﬁnish,” said head coach Caroline McCombs after the game last Saturday, adding, “It starts with defending and taking care of the ball and when we had lapses in those areas, they were able to capitalize.” The team returned home to the Island Federal Arena on Feb. 6 to take on the Binghamton Bearcats. Results were not available as of press time.

Transfer Dawn Bodrug added to softball team roster

Stony Brook softball head coach Megan T. Bryant announced the addition of pitcher Dawn Bodrug to the roster for the 201920 season as a transfer from Indian River State College. “Dawn Bodrug is a tremendous addition to our program as a person, student, athlete and competitor. She is a talented pitcher with tremendous upside. Dawn knows what it takes to be successful and she Photo from SBU chose Stony Brook for all the right reasons. We are excited to welcome Dawn and her family to our Seawolves family.” Bodrug is graduating with her AA in Organizational Management in May and will enroll in Stony Brook in the fall of 2019. As a freshman at Indian River in 2018, the Georgetown, Ontario, native had a record of 14-7, a 2.25 ERA and 147 strikeouts in 133 innings pitched for head coach Dale Atkinson. She was also second on the team in innings pitched as Indian River posted a 46-14 record, 19-1 in league play, ending with a Southern Conference Championship title.

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KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS

CSHL’s Engel, Churchland team up for brain grant

Harnessing the Technology of our Research Giants

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF Movies have often used an image of a devil on one shoulder, offering advice, and an angel on another, suggesting a completely different course of action. People, however, weigh numerous factors when making even the simplest of decisions. The process the brain uses to make decisions involves excitatory and inhibitory neurons, which are spread throughout the brain. Technology has made it possible to study thousands of these important cells on an active mouse, showing areas that are active at the same time. Anne Churchland, an associate professor at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and Tatiana Engel, an assistant professor at the same facility, are collaborating on a threeyear grant from the National Institutes of Health that will study the way neurons interact to understand the patterns that lead to decisions. Engel said she, Churchland and another collaborator on the project, Stanford University Professor Krishna Shenoy, applied for the funding in response to a call from the NIH to develop computational methods and models for analyzing large-scale neural activity recordings from the brain. Churchland and Shenoy will provide experimental data for the computational models Engel’s lab will develop. The data is “huge and complex,” Engel said, and researchers need new methods to understand it. “The simple techniques don’t translate to largescale recordings,” Engel said. Churchland and Engel jointly hired James Roach, a postdoctoral researcher who recently earned his doctorate from the University of Michigan and works in both of their labs. Churchland’s lab will provide data from the mouse model, while Engel’s lab brings computational expertise.

SPOTLIGHTING DISCOVERIES AT (1) COLD SPRING HARBOR LAB (2) STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY & (3) BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LAB

“Little is known about how these neurons are connected to behavior,” Engel said. Their research will hope to explain the role of inhibitory cells, which may have a more ﬁnely tuned function beyond keeping cells from remaining in an excited state. The prevailing view in the ﬁeld is that inhibitory neurons provide a balancing input to the network to prevent it from generating too much excitation or creating a seizure. Inhibitors are like the regulators that tap the brakes on a network that’s becoming too active. Excitatory neurons, by contrast, are the ones that have an important job, representing the decisions individuals make. Churchland is going to measure neural activity using a 2-photon microscope that allows her to measure the activity of about 600 neurons simultaneously. “This provides an incredible opportunity to analyze the data, using tools borrowed from machine learning and dynamical systems,” she explained in an email. What Churchland’s data has helped show, however, is that the inhibitory neurons are doing more than providing a global braking signal. “They have some dedicated role in the circuit and we don’t know what that role is yet,” Engel said. The team will build neural circuit models to help understand how the system is wired and what role each type of cell plays in various behaviors. “We are developing computational frameworks where we can go and analyze activities of large groups of cells and, from the data, determine how individual cells contribute to the activity of the population,” Engel said. Brains have considerable plasticity, which means that when one area of the brain isn’t functioning for whatever reason — through an

From left, Anne Churchland and Tatiana Engel

Photo from CSHL injury or a temporary blockage ‒ insights and information that help other areas can compensate. “The those working to understand or treat whole problem is immensely com- disease, she suggested. plicated to figure out what a brain Churchland was pleased with area is doing normally,” she ex- her collaboration with Engel. plained. The picture can “completely Engel is “best known for modchange when there’s brain damage.” eling work she did studying neural Research is moving in the direc- mechanisms of attention,” Churchtion of understanding and manipu- land explained in an email. “She lating large neural circuits at once, is a great addition to Cold Spring rather than a single area at a time. Harbor! We work together in the “Models can extract general same building and are trying to principles, which still hold true unravel the mysteries of how large even in more complex” systems groups of neurons in the brain Engel said. The principles include work together to make decisions.” understanding how excitatory A resident of the facilities at and inhibitory cells are balanced. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, “Models can help you figure out Engel grew up in Vologda, which what works and doesn’t work.” is over 300 miles north of MosRoach, the current postdoctoral cow. Starting in seventh grade, she researcher working with Engel and attended physics and math schools, Churchland, will start with model- first in her home town and then at ing and then will develop experi- a boarding school at the Moscow ments to test the role of inhibitory State University. cells. He has already worked on She learned to appreciate the computer programs that interpret value of science from the journals neurological circuits and labora- her parents subscribed to, includtory results. He is also receiving ing one for children called Kvant laboratory training. magazine. She solved physics At this point, Engel and Church- problems in that magazine. “I enland are working on basic science. joyed the articles and problems in Engel explained that this type of Kvant,” she explained in an email. research is the foundation for transAs for her work, Engel suglation work that will lead to an im- gested that there were many disproved diagnosis and treatment of coveries ahead. “It is an exciting neurological disorders. Basic sci- and transformative time in neuroence can, and often does, provide science,” she said.

Horoscopes of the week AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, it is never too late to get some exercise, even if you think that a dedicated workout regimen can’t fit in your schedule. Try socializing while working out. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 This could be a week passion comes to the forefront, Pisces. If you keep your options open, you may be surprised at what comes your way. ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Change is on the horizon, but you don’t yet know where you fit into the equation, Aries. Enjoy the unexpected and don’t worry so much about the future. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, though you may think you can only choose one direction in life, you really can reverse course and go in another direction if you so desire. GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, normally you are conservative and weigh things carefully, However, this week your other side takes over and you are apt to be a little more spontaneous. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, there is only so much time to learn something new at work and you may be worried a bit. Someone will talk you through, and you’ll find your way. LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, if life seems a little more hectic these days, you may be taking on too many responsibilities. Lighten the load and focus on what matters most. VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 It can be challenging to wrap your head around certain goals, Virgo. However, you will manage to pick and choose those tasks that are most important and get things done. LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you may be compelled to be introspective this week. Use this time to reflect and explore all the reasons why you typically enjoy being an extrovert. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 If there is something on your mind, Scorpio, now is not the time to share it with everyone. Let this settle for a bit, then choose the right time to share your discovery. SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 People around you who are irritable might try to pull you into their situations, Sagittarius. Resist the urge to become inﬂuenced by their bad moods and perceptions.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, a little extra concentration will have you flying through your to-do list in no time. Devote the time now and enjoy the reward and time off later.

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KIDS KORNER Programs 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 Feb. 8 at 11 a.m. Learn all about Valentine’s Day and love through reading. Free admission. Open to all. Call 360-2480 to register.

Let’s Create Together

Gallery North, 90 North Country Road, Setauket will host an art class for ages 2 to 6 with an adult on Feb. 9 from 10 to 11 a.m. Explore the art of Jim Dine. Each adult and child pair will create a heart painting inspired by Jim Dine’s heart art! $25 per adult and child includes all materials. To register, call 751-2676.

Storytime at Barnes & Noble

Join Barnes & Noble in Lake Grove at 600 Smith Haven Mall or in East Northport at 4000 E. Jericho Turnpike for a reading of “All You Need Is Love” by John Lennon and Paul McCartney on Feb. 9 at 11 a.m. An activity will follow. Free. Call 724-0341 (LG) or 462-0208 (EN).

Deer Detectives

Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, 581 West Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown will present a program titled Deer Detectives on Feb. 9 from 10 to 11 a.m. Where have all the deer gone? Expand your deer knowledge indoors as you explore the ways of the white-tailed deer. Then become detectives outdoors and search for the clues that the deer have left behind. $4 per person. Advance reservations required by calling 265-1054.

ArtVentures

Children ages 7 to 11 can join Gallery North, 90 North Country Road, Setauket for an ArtVentures class with Larissa Grass on Feb. 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Explore the work of Jim Dine, the heart artist. Students will create a mixed media heart inspired by his work. $25 per child includes all materials. To register, call 751-2676.

Message in a bottle

Celebrate Valentine’s Day at the Maritime Explorium, 101 East Broadway, Port Jefferson with a drop-in program on Feb. 9 and 10 from 1 to 5 p.m. Create a message in a bottle. Design a heartfelt note for someone you respect, appreciate or value. $5 per person. Call 331-3277.

Family Hour at the Heckscher

Family Hour Sundays returns to the Heckscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Ave., Huntington on Feb. 10 and March 10 from 1 to 2 p.m. Children ages 5 to 10 are invited to join museum educator Tami Wood for a museum tour followed by hands-on gallery projects. $5 per child. Registration recommended by calling 351-3250.

Ocean Science Sunday

Become junior Earth scientists at the Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor on Feb. 10 from noon to 1 p.m. Roll up your sleeves and try hands-on experiments to explore how scientists study the quality of the Long Island Sound. Design an “ocean bloom” reusable tote bag to take with you. $12 per child, $6 adults. Call 367-3418.

YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND Ryan Romanelli stars as Genie in SPAC’s production of ‘Aladdin Jr.’ The magical show runs through Feb. 24. Photo from SPAC

Falling in Love with Wildlife

Join the staff at Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown for a program titled Falling in Love with Wildlife on Feb. 10 at 1 p.m. Meet some of Sweetbriar’s cute and lovable animals, play an animal matching game in honor of Valentine’s Day, and create a craft to remember the day. There will be many photo opportunities. Admission is $10 per child and $5 for adults. Call 979-6344.

Theater

Disney’s ‘Aladdin Jr.’

Children’s Theater continues at the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 East Main St., Smithtown with “Aladdin Jr.” through Feb. 24. Aladdin and his three friends, Babkak, Omar and Kassim, are down on their luck until Aladdin discovers a magic lamp with a genie who has the power to grant three wishes. Wanting to earn the respect of Princess Jasmine, Aladdin embarks on an adventure that will test his will and his moral character. All seats are $18. To order, call 7243700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

‘Jack and the Beanstalk’

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will present “Jack and the Beanstalk” through Feb. 23. A handful of magic beans start our hero Jack and his best friend Filpail the Cow on one of the best-remembered adventures. Come explore the castle in the sky with Jack and his many friends as he learns the importance of truth-telling in a hilarious original musical for the entire family. All seats are $10. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

‘Seussical The Musical’

Narrated by the Cat in the Hat, join your favorite Dr. Seuss characters on a fantastic adventure from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos with “Seussical The Musical” at the John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport through March 3. All seats are $15. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

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

Third-place winners from Commack High School from left, Luke Maciejewski, Nathan Cheung, Riley Bode, Louis Vigliette and Kevin Chen Photo from BNL

BNL hosts High School Science Bowl

Commack and Walt Whitman high schools take home honors

Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton held its annual Long Island Regional High School Science Bowl on Jan. 26. Out of 20 teams from across Long Island, Levittown’s Island Trees High School took the top spot and was awarded an all-expenses-paid trip to the National Finals in Washington, D.C., scheduled for Apr. 25 to 29. Old Westbury’s Wheatley School took home second place; Commack High Fourth-place winners from Walt Whitman High School in HunSchool placed third; and tington Station, from left, Rena Shapiro, Eliot Yoon, Matthew Walt Whitman High School Kerner and Aiden Luebker. Photo from BNL in Huntington Station am proud to oversee a Department that proplaced fourth. vides such a unique and empowering opporThe event was just one of the nation’s re- tunity for our nation’s students, and I am hongional competitions of the 29th Annual DOE ored to congratulate Island Trees High School National Science Bowl (NSB). for advancing to the National Finals, where A series of 111 regional high school and they will be competing against some of the middle school tournaments are held across brightest science, technology and engineering the country from January through March. students across the country.” Teams from diverse backgrounds are each The top 16 high school teams and the made up of four students, one alternate, top 16 middle school teams in the Nationand a teacher who serves as an adviser and al Finals will win $1,000 for their schools’ coach. These teams face off in a fast-paced science departments. Prizes for the top two question-and-answer format where they high school teams for the 2019 NSB will be are tested on a range of science disciplines announced on a later date. including biology, chemistry, Earth sciIn the competition at Brookhaven Lab, ence, physics, energy and math. The NSB participating students received a Science draws more than 14,000 middle- and high- Bowl T-shirt and winning teams also reschool competitors. ceived trophies, medals and cash awards. “The National Science Bowl has grown Prizes were courtesy of BNL’s event sponinto one of the most prestigious and compet- sor, Brookhaven Science Associates, the itive science academic competitions in the company that manages and operates the lab country, challenging students to excel in the for DOE. STEM fields so vital to America’s future,” For more information, visit www.science. said U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry. “I energy.gov.

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GROUNDHOG DAY 2019 Town of Brookhaven’s furry meteorologist delivers good news on Groundhog Day BY HEIDI SUTTON

he Town of Brookhaven held its annual Groundhog Day celebration at the Holtsville Ecology Site and Animal Preserve on Saturday, Feb. 2. Many families with young children braved the frigid weather to hear a very important prediction from Suffolk County’s most famous weatherman, Holtsville Hal, and the little guy did not disappoint. At 7:25 a.m., before a crowd of several hundred spectators, the groundhog awoke from his slumber and did not see his shadow, joining Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil, Malverne Mel, Staten Island Chuck and Dunkirk Dave in predicting that spring weather is right around the corner. Councilman Kevin LaValle (R-Selden), who was joined by Councilman Neil Foley (R-Blue Point), served as honorary Mayor of the Day and read Hal’s prognostication: “Upon waking up this morning from my long winter’s nap, I heard Honey Bear yawning after this unusual cold snap, Lucy the Buffalo was up, Victoria the eagle too, wondering what everyone is planning to do. I exited my burrow and took a step out, realizing that my prognostication is what this is all about. Hundreds have gathered waiting to hear, will it be an early spring or more snow this year. I know you’re all anxious to hear what I have to say, I won’t keep you waiting at 7:25 on this cold blustery day. When I came out of my burrow and put my paws on the floor, I did not see the shadow I was looking for. According to folklore, go home and ready your lawn, spring is coming and the winter is more than half gone.” Superintendent of Highways Daniel Losquadro (R), who was not able to attend the event this year, issued a statement on Monday. “I’m sure we are all looking forward to an early spring and keeping our fingers crossed that our resident weatherman maintains his accuracy,” said in a statement following the celebration. “Regardless, the Brookhaven Highway Department remains ready to handle whatever Mother Nature decides to send our way.” After the event, festivalgoers were treated to bagels and hot chocolate and were able to visit the 100 animals that call the Ecology Site home including deer, horses, goats, llamas, hawks and its newest addition, a pine martin. The center, which is open all year round, also includes jogging and exercise trails. Greg Drossel, who has been Holtsville Hal’s handler for 22 years, said, “I remember when

this ecology site was started by Harold Malkmes [Brookhaven’s longtime superintendent], 25, 30 years ago with a pair of buffalo and a pair of bald eagles and now it’s a gem in the Town of Brookhaven and I’m happy to be a part of it.” Located at 249 Buckley Road, Holtsville, the Ecology Site will next host the 2019 Home & Garden Show on March 23, 24, 30 and 31 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call 631-758-9664. Clockwise from top, Holtsville Hal greets the crowd of several hundred spectators at Saturday’s event; from left, Councilman LaValle, Greg Drossel with Hal and Councilman Foley; Hal enjoys a snack; volunteers from the Holtsville Fire Department help Councilman LaValle read this year’s prognostication; and Big Mike of 103.1 MAX FM with Greg Drossel and his granddaughter Top photo by Kristen D’Andrea, all others by Heidi Sutton

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