In preparation for the arrival of Sandy, I made sure I had some important items on hand. Coffee ice cream. A tarp for my firewood. Chilled chardonnay. A fully-charged iPod.
All kidding aside, I wasn’t too concerned (at first) about the storm coming, but I did jump on the bandwagon and put gas in the cars and water in the bathtub (my sister told me I had to do this). I bought food that could be cooked on the grill outside and put my glass tabletop in the shed. When the wind started blowing Sunday morning, I started getting a little more nervous and wondered where I should park my car.
I talked to people about how they were preparing for Sandy and most of them talked about what they were going to eat and drink during the storm! I checked my flashlights (all of which had dead batteries) and did all the laundry. The pantry looked stocked to me. With everything done, I built a fire and waited for Sandy to arrive while holding down the fort on South Bay Avenue.
The Eastport South Manor Theatre Department’s opening night for “Inherit the Wind” is this Friday, November 2. The curtain will go up at 7 p.m. The 1955 play was written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, and tells the story of the famous Scopes “Monkey Trial” that focused on the theory of evolution.
Showtimes are 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 1 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are available online at www.esmonline.org. A silent auction will take place during each show to raise money for the Eastport South Manor Community for the Arts, whose mission is to promote and protect the arts for our children. Donations of cat food will be accepted at each performance to help an organization called SAVE, which is a local cat rescue organization.
The Westhampton Beach Historical Society’s Pot Luck Supper and Walk Down Memory Lane will be held on Sunday, November 11, from 5 to 8 p.m., at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Main Street in Westhampton Beach. A talk entitled “A Brief Overview of Long Island Railroad History with a Focus on the South Shore” will be given by Don Fisher, president of the Railroad Museum of Long Island. Bring a dish to share! Call 631-288-1139 for more information.
The Eastport South Manor High School Marching Band participated in the 50th annual Newsday Marching Band Festival held at Hofstra University last week. The band performed the music of “Journey.” The very next night the marching band took the home field at ESM for their final performance of the year.
Congratulations to everyone on a successful season! For those of you who missed the Hofstra performance, the festival will be aired at 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day on Optimum Channel 14.
on Oct 28, 2012