This week’s brush fires were a sobering reminder that in the blink of an eye, life can be drastically altered. The Southampton community sends its thanks to all involved in the firefighting efforts.
A winner has been selected! Hundreds of Southampton Village schoolchildren submitted entries to SAVE’s (Southampton Advocates for the Village Environment) contest to design a unique logo that will be used on the village’s reusable grocery bag. The winner and finalists will be awarded prizes by Mayor Mark Epley on Saturday, April 21, at 11 a.m., at the Southampton Cultural Center.
Students from Southampton elementary, middle and high schools, Tuckahoe Elementary and Our Lady of the Hamptons, were involved in the competition. Students were asked to design a logo that included the slogan, “BYO Bag” and “Southampton Village” in the design.
Judges Andrea Bejsovec of Chrysalis Gallery, Linda Capello and Ann Lombardo, both professional artists, Karen Connolly, executive director of the Chamber of Commerce and Stephan Keszler of Keszler Gallery, selected the 10 semifinalists from each school. From that group, six finalists were chosen and one winner was determined. All six finalists will receive prizes. The winning logo will be printed on the reusable bags to be distributed to village residents by the SAVE Committee.
Southampton Village is the first municipality in New York to legislatively encourage all shoppers to bring reusable shopping bags to stores—store owners are prohibited from distributing single use plastic bags and are required to offer 100% recycled paper bags instead.
The artwork of the finalists will be on display at the Southampton Cultural Center from Wednesday, April 18 through Saturday, April 21.
Suffolk County National Bank has generously offered to print the winning logo on reusable shopping bags that they provide to the Southampton Village Chamber of Commerce Farmers Market.
Carla Gaynor of Southampton, a member of the Hobart & William Smith Class of 2014, competed in The Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Zone II Qualifier in Saratoga Springs. The Zone competition consists of every rider in New York and Connecticut that places first or second in their regional competition.
Novelist Joshua Henkin, author of “Matrimony,” will read from and answer questions about his work on Wednesday, April 18, at 7 p.m., at the next installment of the Writers Speak series at Stony Brook Southampton in the Radio Lounge. For information, call 632-5287, or visit stonybrook.edu/mfa.
The 114th annual meeting and Hard Hat Tour of the Blacksmith Shop at the Southampton Historical Museum, Meeting House Lane, Thursday, April 19, at 5 p.m. Free admission, refreshments will be served. Call 283-2494.
At The Library
“Life is Beautiful,” will be screened at Rogers Memorial Library on Monday, April 16 at 3 p.m.
Water Mill resident and owner of “Tasty Bites Catering,” Ashley Foster, will present memorable spring hors d’oeuvres for everyday cooks on Wednesday, April 18, at noon.
Computer expert Noah Carter will answer questions about computers, the internet and digital living on Thursday, April 19, from 1 to 2 p.m. The content of the session is geared toward PC users.
For reservations and information on library programs, call 283-0774, extension 523; or log on to www.myrml.org.
on Apr 10, 2012