A little Valentine’s Day free association this week; What’s the predominant color for the lovers’ holiday? That would be red. And what part of the anatomy immediately comes to mind in connection with February 14? Give yourself five points if you answered “the heart.”
Now, the heart, as everyone knows, is essentially a pump. And what is the red substance that is pumped throughout the body by the heart? Right: blood.
Which brings us, as the night follows the day, to the Blood Drive at the Quogue Library this weekend, on Saturday, February 12, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. As you might have read in the papers, the recent snowstorms have resulted in the cancellation of a number of blood drives, which typically help to keep reserve stocks, if not abundant, at least adequate. The result is that the local blood banks are running dangerously low, which in turn makes critical care a somewhat dicey proposition.
So, now more than ever, it’s imperative that anyone who qualifies makes a point of helping to support this vital service by donating blood and supporting the Suffolk County Blood Services commitment to saving lives. Call to register at 653-4224, ext. 4. How many opportunities do most of us have to give up a few minutes in order to save the life of one of our neighbors?
Of course, sinfully delicious chocolates are also part of the Valentine’s Day tradition. So the library is also pitching in on that score, offering a Truffle Making Class and Tasting on Saturday, February 12, at 1 p.m.
The fee is $10 for this family program for chocolate lovers, with participants making and sampling the most decadent of confections. Students will hand make six chocolate truffles and will have the opportunity to sample a few special truffle recipes. And, naturally, the finished truffles will make a great gift.
The Hampton Theatre Company is getting in on the Valentine’s theme with a pair of performances of A.R. Gurney’s “Love Letters,” on Saturday, February 12, at 8 p.m., featuring Andrew Botsford and Jane Lowe, and Sunday, February 13, at 2:30 p.m., featuring James Ewing and Sarah Hunnewell, at the Quogue Village Theatre. For tickets and information, visit hamptontheatre.org or call OvationTix, 1-866-811-4111.
As a pre-theater event, The Lily Pad, across the street from the theater on Jessup Avenue, is hosting a Valentine’s Day party on Saturday, February 12, starting at 6 p.m., with plenty of fun and food until curtain time.
One and all are invited to check out The Lily Pad’s Valentine’s Days gifts.
All are invited to attend and encouraged to bring their loved ones. Refreshments will be served and a “Cupid” door prize will be drawn just before the show.
on Feb 9, 2011