Notes from Springs, September 1

The Great Bonac Footrace will be held on Monday, September 6, beginning and ending at the Springs Firehouse. You can register the day of the race starting at 7:30 a.m. The fee is $30 for adults and $20 for children under 12 and 65 and older. The 10K run starts at 9 a.m. and the 5K run starts at 9:20 a.m. All proceeds go to the Springs Fire Department Scholarship Fund and the Old Montauk Athletic Club’s grant programs.

This is the 33rd annual run and it will have up to three generations of family members running together. It is a fun time for everybody involved, even with the traffic snarls. The race is electronically timed, and runners can ask for a printout of their times. So come enjoy “The most beautiful race course in Springs.”

The Springs Presbyterian Church will continue its 8 a.m. services, along with its 10 a.m. services, through September. A coffee hour follows the 10 a.m. service.

The congregation is selling tickets to its annual chicken barbecue to be held on Saturday, September 11, from 4 to 7 p.m. The dinner includes half a chicken, corn, potato salad and dessert. Tickets are $18 and can be bought at the Springs 
General Store or by calling 324-4791.

St. Peter’s Chapel holds a Saturday service at 6 p.m. There is a delicious potluck dinner after. The chapel is handicapped accessible, there is plenty of parking and all are welcome.

This is the last Saturday to participate in the Jackson Pollock Family Drip Painting Workshop at the Pollock-Krasner house. The workshop includes a tour of the house and a canvas to pour the paint on. It begins at 10 a.m. and lasts until 11:30 a.m. To register, call (917) 502-0790.

An art show titled “Body of Work IV” will be on exhibition at Ashawagh Hall this Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The opening reception will be held on Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m. Artists included are Mary Antczak, Rosalind Brenner, Linda Capello, Michael Cardacino Trish Franey, Anthony Lombardo, Ruth Nasca, Frank Sofo and Margaret Weissbach.

Due to a family emergency, the opening reception for the show “In Situ V” has been postponed. The show is up and the gallery is open Thursday through Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m. or by appointment by calling 291-9061. The works are all by Surface Library owners Bob Bachler and James Kennedy and they were created at the gallery. It is a very cool exhibit.

The Springs Food Pantry is accepting donations of nonperishable food items. They can be dropped off at the Presbyterian Church on Wednesdays or left by the side door.

Happy birthday to Paul Hamilton. Paul runs the farmers market at Ashawagh Hall on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. After Labor Day, we will start having the market on Saturdays. If you are interested in joining it, call Paul at 875-9130. The acoustic jam is still on at the Springs General Store every Sunday at 4:30 p.m.

So the big weekend is here. The roads will be full of bikers, roller bladders, walkers, joggers, drunks, ducks, deer and turkeys. Let’s be careful out there.