We have to start this week’s column with a couple of items from the “better late than never” folder that I didn’t have time or space to include last week.
First, the Bridgehampton School will hold kindergarten screening and registration today, April 30. To be eligible for kindergarten, your child must be 5 years old by December 1. Call school nurse Elizabeth Alves at 537-0271, extension 114, or the guidance secretary, Joyce Manigo, at 537-0271, extension 122, to schedule an appointment.
Also, today, the Bridgehampton Head Start, the Bridgehampton Senior Center and the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center will hold their third annual health fair from 1 to 3 p.m. Booths will be staffed by a variety of medical experts, and there will be fitness classes offered during the afternoon.
The adult and parent booths will be held at the senior center at 585 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike. A fitness class, fire safety instruction and an ambulance visit for children will be located next door at the Child Center at 551 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike.
Sag Harbor blues musicians Don Schmitz and Dan Koontz will perform at the Bridgehampton Historical Society’s Corwith House at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 2. Tickets are only $5, but reservations are key because space is limited.
The Historical Society will offer a free tour of the historic Hayground Cemetery, located on Montauk Highway and Windmill Lane, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 3.
The tour will be led by Bridgehampton historian Dr. James Kirkpatrick Flack, who is also architectural preservation consultant to the Southampton Town Cemetery Project, and Zachary Studenroth, the executive director of the Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum.
Participants are asked to park along Windmill Lane. For more information, please call (631) 537-1088.
On Wednesday, May 6, the society’s Wednesday Morning Salon will feature poets Allen Planz and Terry Sullivan in a lively reading. The event is free, but reservations are requested. Call 537-1088.
The Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton will hold its next Pizza and Pajama Night on Friday, May 1, at 6 p.m. Young visitors have been invited to come to the museum in their pajamas, have pizza, hear a story read by a guest reader and participate in a special related art activity. Ross School seventh-grader Lia Petersen will read “Bats at the Library” by Brian Lies. The family event is free to members and $7 for non-members. Advance sign-up is encouraged. Visit CMEE’s website, cmee.org, or call 537-8250 for details.
Slow Food East End and the Bridgehampton School will collaborate on Sunday, May 3, to present the documentary “Two Angry Moms” and host a potluck dinner to raise funds for the school’s greenhouse project. The potluck dinner will get under way at 4 p.m., with movie at 5 p.m. Tickets are $20 per family, or $10 for adults and $5 for children. The film is about two mothers who sought to improve the lunch programs at their children’s schools. A discussion will follow.
The Hampton Library has several programs for children on the schedule. “Cross Stitch Basics” will be offered at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, for children 8 and older. Instructor Amelia Greene will bring in handkerchiefs for participants to design in a basic cross stitch. “Pieces of You” will be presented on Saturday, May 9, at 2 p.m. Children 5 and older have been invited to bring in an outgrown but favorite piece of clothing or fabric to incorporate into a wall hanging to give as a unique Mother’s Day gift.
Also on May 9, Christine King will present “Scrapbooking” at 11 a.m. Participants are invited to bring in old or new photos and learn how to liven them up with word balloons and decorative features.
For adults, the library will present “Social Networking On Line” on Saturday, May 2, at 3 p.m. Participants will learn about all manner of online wonders, including blogs, instant messaging, You Tube, My Space and Facebook. There will be a $5 fee at registration.
Also for adults, the “Financial Crisis of 2008” is set for 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 7. Eduard van Ray will discuss the financial impact of the worst crisis in 80 years on individuals and families and offer a framework of how to take stock and prepare for what to do next with your savings, credit, and retirement plans.
The Bridgehampton Association’s Mary Brennan Golf Tournament will be held at the Bridgehampton Golf Club on May 13. To register a foursome, call Diane Wade at 537-7859. Spaces are filling up quickly. The event includes 18 holes of golf and lunch. The cost is $80 per player. Volunteers will also be out and about town, selling raffle tickets for a drawing of terrific prizes which will be held on the day of the tournament.
By the way, mark your calendar for the Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons’ annual benefit garden sale, which will take place on May 15 and 16. The event starts with a preview party benefiting the Alliance from 6 to 8 p.m. on May 15 at the Bridgehampton Historical Society’s Corwith House. Admission to the preview party is $50 and gives you first chance at some beautiful plants. The fair is also open, with no admission charge, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 16.
Here’s a reminder that the Peconic Land Trust’s Bridge Gardens will be open on weekends, starting Saturday, May 2, with weekday access starting after Memorial Day. The gardens will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and from noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays. In addition, there will be a special open day from noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, May 8, in celebration of National Public Gardens Day. Admission is $10 for adults, and $20 for families, with seasonal memberships available.
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