Community New June 18

The Jewish Center of the Hamptons is hosting Drive-In Shabbat services every Friday evening at 6 p.m. in Lot 2 at Main Beach in East Hampton. The services will be held every Friday through Labor Day. For more information go to jcoh.org/drivein/

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork would like to present to a call for proposals from the East End community for their new High Impact Community Outreach grants.

“Our congregation was the fortunate recipient of a very generous bequest from one of our members,” said Michael F. Daly, Board President, UUCSF, “This donation has allowed us to create a High Impact Community Outreach (HICO) fund which will enable us to provide project grants to community organizations in the five East End Townships: East Hampton, Shelter Island, Southampton, Riverhead, Southold and the Shinnecock Nation.”

The UUCSF will consider applications from East End nonprofit groups, grassroots organizations and national organizations with East End offices. The applications, which should be in the form of projects, will be evaluated by the Proposal Assessment Committee who have been appointed by the UUCSF Board. Initial grants will be awarded to organizations seeking project support that target one of the following at risk populations: immigrants of all status, senior citizens and essential workers.

“As we all try to transition towards a new normal, our goal at the UUCSF is to have an impact on organizations so they may move forward with their much needed work in our community,” said Mr. Daly.

To apply for a HICO grant please visit https://uucsf.org/hico-overview/. Any questions can be directed to the PAC at pac@uucsf.org.

There will be a Juneteenth Celebration in Agawam Park in Southampton village on Friday at 10 a.m. It's free to the public and there will be food, speakers and information. Be sure to wear a mask, practive social distancing and bring lawn chairs.

The East Hampton outdoor sculpture garden, LongHouse Reserve is now open to the public.

“This happy news comes at a time when the restorative and transformative power of beauty, art, and nature are more essential than ever,” said Executive Director, Matko Tomicic. “We hope our grounds and gardens will help you find comfort and renew your spirit.”

This month, LongHouse will be open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. In July, it will be open Wednesday through Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

LongHouse is committed to making this reopening as safe as possible, and will be taking every precaution necessary, including: per state directives, face coverings will be required for visitors aged 10 years and older and are recommended for ages two and up. Masks will be available upon entry for those who do not have one. Timed tickets will regulate the number of visitors. You can now reserve your tickets through the month of August on their website.

“The birds are chirping more sweetly than ever, the gardens have blossomed, flowered and flourished and continue with their enchanting bounty, many pieces of our outdoor art have changed places and the LongHouse Team has been busily buzzing in preparation,” says Dianne Benson, President of the board of LongHouse Reserve. “With all precautions in place, and with confidence that you — our adored audience and esteemed members — will observe the necessities of safe distancing and face coverings, we welcome you back to LongHouse.”

For more information about the reopening plan, timed tickets, enhanced safety measures, and spaces that will have limited service or remain closed, please visit longhouse.org.

Montauk Youth, Inc. will be hosting a Fathers Day fishing trip on The Viking on Sunday. Tickets in advance, by Friday, June 19, are $25 for adults, $20 for students. Day of call 631-356-3953 to check availability, $35 for adult, $30 for students. Call Wendy at 631-356-3953 to confirm space and set up payment drop-off. Space is limited due to COVID-19. Call Wendy at 631-356-3953 to confirm space and set up payment drop-off. Bait, tackle and rods will be provided, bring your own food and drink.

The 24th annual American Heart Association Hamptons Heart Ball will be held virtually this year on Saturday.

The Hamptons Heart Ball will honor Ingrid Arneberg, Community Impact Honoree and Arthur Klein, MD, President of the Mount Sinai Health Network as our Medical Honoree. Susan Lucci will emcee the event.

“Now, more than ever, we’re all looking for ways to connect with others and stay encouraged,” said Cristina Civetta, 2020 Hamptons Heart Ball Chair, “This virtual format allows everyone to continue to have fun and support our lifesaving mission, while adapting to spending more time at home. We are grateful for the support from our community and can’t wait to see how everyone makes the Hamptons Heart Ball their own.”

To register, visit HamptonsHeartBall.Heart.org where you can find the day-of program and additional information.

The Amagansett Free Library will host an evening with Historian Sandi Brewster-walker, The History of People of Color on Eastern Long Island: From First Contact to Colonial Subjugation on Tuesday, June 23 at 6 p.m. Sandi Brewster-walker is an independent historian, genealogist, freelance writer, and business owner. She is the chair of the Board of Trustees and acting executive director of the Indigenous People Museum & Research Institute. Recently, she was appointed acting Executive Director & Government Affairs Officer for the Montaukett Indians. She has served in President Bill Clinton’s Administration as deputy director of the Office of Communications at USDA. Winner of the Press Club of Long Island’s 2017 Media Award. To register for this virtual lecture with Q&A by sending an email to: director@amagansettlibrary.org

The Westhampton Free Library is offering a host of virtual events for all ages. For children ages three to five, not yet in kindergarten there is, "Let’s Get Ready!" Get ready for kindergarten while cutting, gluing and using your handwriting skills. A Zoom link will be provided upon registration and themed project supplies can be collected via curbside pick-up. Mondays, July 6 and 27 and Thursdays, August 20 and 27 at 2 p.m.

Children from kindergarten to third grade are encouraged to "Write your Own Summer Story" and create an adventurous story in a story book on July 2, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. A Zoom link will be provided upon registration and project supplies can be collected via curbside pick-up. Kids that age can also "Grow a Beanstalk," on July 20, at 4:40 p.m. Listen to a reading of Jack and the Beanstalk and then learn to grow your own beanstalk.

For tweens, ages four to six there is "Nighttime Landscaping Painting" on July 7 at 12:30 p.m. Follow a step-by step video on how to paint a tranquil nighttime scene. A Zoom link will be provided upon registration and project supplies can be collected via curbside pick-up.

There will also be candy art for tweens on Monday, July 20. Using icing and a Graham cracker canvas, make art. Materials needed: Graham crackers, icing and your candy of choice).

Teens ages six to 12 can create their very own colorful, summer stencil tote bags on July 10 at 12:30. A Zoom link will be provided upon registration and project supplies can be collected via curbside pick-up. For more events or to register contact https://westhamptonlibrary.net/ Events are free with a Westhampton Free Library Card.

Materials in the John Jermain Memorial Library collection are now available for outdoor pick-up. Patrons can reserve books, CDs and DVDs through the online catalog, by calling the library at 631.725.0049 ext. 0, or by sending an email to holds@johnjermain.org. Not sure exactly what you want? Call or email the library and tell them what you are looking for and they will make selections for you. When your items are ready, the library will call to let you know they are available for pick-up at the lower level garden entrance. Pick-up times are Tuesdays and Fridays 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. When you arrive, call 631.725.0049 ext. 0 and your materials will be placed on a table located just outside the door.

The Quogue Library is also offering curbside service. You can request items from the online catalog at quoguelibrary.org and pick them up. Also, a selection of books will be on display in the Midland window. You may place holds on these items by calling 631-653-4224 or emailing info@quoguelibrary

When arriving for curbside service, please stay in your vehicle and call the library main number 631-653-4224.

Curbside pickup is now also available at The East Hampton Library Monday through Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Library patrons can request Library materials by calling 631-324-0222 or by visiting: easthamptonlibrary.org/curbside. After the material request is made, Library staff will contact the patron to let them know when the items will be ready for pickup. To pick up materials, patrons are directed to park on Main Street in front of the library and call 631-324-022 to let the staff know they have arrived. The staff will place the requested items on a table just outside the Library’s front door.

The Library book drops are now also open in the front and rear of the building for all returns of Library materials. There will be no fines for overdue items that have been held by patrons since the Library’s closing in March. With the re-opening of the Library’s book drops, return dates for all new materials checked out via the curbside pickup program will follow standard guidelines. For more information: Dennis Fabiszak, Library Director: dennis@easthamptonlibrary.org | 631-324-0222 ext. 7.

Jackson Motz of Water Mill was named to the dean's list for the 2020 spring semester at the University of Iowa. Motz is a student in the UI's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and is majoring in English.

Duncan Bennett, communications studies, and Phoebe Bennett, undeclared major, of Sag Harbor earned Provost's List honors for the spring 2020 semester at SUNY Oneonta. To qualify for the Provost's List, a student must earn a perfect 4.0 grade-point average while carrying a course load of 12 hours or more.

The following students from East Hampton were named to the SUNY Oneonta Dean's List for the spring 2020 semester. To qualify for the Dean's List, a student must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher while carrying a course load of 12 hours or more. Jessica Bermeo, Biology; Victor Diaz, Business Economics: Julissa Fajardo, Early Childhood/Childhood Education (B-6); Harvey Foulser, Communication Studies; Taliya Hayes, Sport Management; Mya Jones, Adolescence Education: Mathematics and

Ruby Talmage, Business Economics.

Elisia Ivey of Southampton was named to the SUNY Potsdam Dean's List

Ivey, whose major is Speech Communication, was among 295 students who were honored for academic excellence in the Spring 2020 semester.

To achieve the honor of being on the Dean's List, each student must have satisfactorily completed 12 numerically-graded semester hours, with a grade point average of between 3.25 and 3.49 in the given semester.

Estrella Ramos of Southampton was named to the SUNY Potsdam President's List. Ramos, whose major is Speech Communication, was among 1,114 SUNY Potsdam students who were honored for academic excellence in the Spring 2020 semester. College President Dr. Kristin G. Esterberg recognized the students for earning top marks. To achieve the honor of being on the President's List, each student must have satisfactorily completed 12 numerically-graded semester hours, with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

Stephanie Marin Castro of East Hampton was named to the Spring 2020 Dean's List at Buffalo State College. Gooding is majoring in Early Childhood Education.

Nina Gonzalez of East Hampton was named to the Siena College Dean's List for the Spring 2020 semester. To be named to the Dean's List, a student's grade point average for the semester must be between 3.5 and 3.89.

Luke B. Dalton, a 2017 Westhampton Beach High School graduate was named to the High Point University in North Carolina's Dean List with straight A's. Luke Dalton is entering his final semester at High Point this Fall.

Cholena Smith-Boyd of Southampton, was named to the Spring 2020 President's List at Hudson Valley Community College. Smith-Boyd is studying in the Early Childhood Administration program.

The following local students have been named to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Dean's List for the spring semester of the 2019-2020 academic year.

From East Quogue: Richard Tiska, College of Engineering, Dean's Honor List and Samantha Tiska, College of Letters and Science, Dean's List.

Sarah Levine of Sag Harbor, College of Letters and Science, Dean's List.

Jakob Bennett of Westhampton, College of Letters and Science, Dean's List.

Twenty-five members of the Class of 2020 were presented with their diplomas from Our Lady of the Hamptons in a unique virtual celebration. A prerecorded solemn liturgy provided the framework for the presentation of the students. Special awards were given: General Excellence: Sophia Gonzalez; High Honors: Lucas Nielsen, Sophia Gonzalez, Bernadette Curran; Honors: Ava Doherty, Anna Lee Geoghan, Amanda Guzman-Lorenzo, Sarah Heming, Alejandro Rivera, Winslow Ryan, Joseph Surozenski, Amelia Tozzi. Medals of Distinction, Religion: Alejandros Rivera; Social Studies: Anna Lee Geoghan; English: Bernadette Curran; Mathmatics: Sophia Gonzalez, Science: Lucas Nielsen; Spanish: Sarah Heming; Technology: Sophia Gonzalez; Art: Luca Beladidze; Music: Winslow Ryan; Dance: Estefania Moreira; Athletics: Joseph Surozenski and Rachell Rojas; John Philip Sousa Award: Joseph Surozenski; Knights of Columbus Scholarship: Alejandro Rivera; Charles Raab Scholarship: Sophia Gonzalez and the Catherine McAuley Scholarship: Amanda Guzman-Lorenzo.

The Pre-K class of 40, three and four-year-olds were celebrated in a drive-by awarding of diplomas, while the 25 kindergartners treated their teachers to a special car parade of thanks after they received their diplomas.

There is space available in the pre-school program for both three and four- year-olds at the St. Rosalie’s campus, and very limited possibilities in grades K-8. Understanding the new demands that may be made on East End placement for September, OLH will do all that it can to work with and accommodate new families. Information is available on the school’s website, olh.org or by calling 631-283-9140 for print materials. Interviews and virtual tours can be set up.

The Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation partners with the Catholic elementary schools of the Diocese of Rockville Centre to provide partial financial assistance for families seeking admission to school. The application process is done online and is accessible through the website: tomorrowshopefoundation.org/

The Sag Harbor Lions Club announced the 2020 scholarship recipients. Each recipient worked during the summers to save money for college, participated in extracurricular activities, volunteered for community service, received glowing recommendations from a teacher and a person in the community, and maintained academic excellence. Indeed, they met the very exacting standards of the Lion’s Club Scholarship award.

Halle Brooke Kneeland is ranked fifteenth in her class while taking AP and IB courses, is captain of varsity soccer and softball teams, played varsity basketball, is treasurer of Student Council and a volunteer at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. Co-founder of Pierson Green Club, Hailey worked at Hayground Summer Camp and Hampton Gym East. She plans to attend the University of Florida and hopes to be a pediatric nurse or a children’s oncology nurse. In her personal essay she stated that she “would love to work with children in a cancer treatment center…”

Henry Wagner Brooks career choice is either business or law. In Henry’s essay he stated that he wants “to pursue opportunities to continue…to make the Sag Harbor Community proud”.

Ranked sixth in his class while pursuing a full IB program, Henry was the first golfer in Pierson history to qualify for the state championship. He played four years varsity golf and basketball and was captain of both teams, earning All-County honors in both sports. He also played varsity baseball, was in high school band, Math League, National Honor Society, was an academic tutor, and a volunteer coach for Youth Hoop. Henry plans to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Lola Rita Lama is studying to be an actor or a playwright. In her essay, Lola wrote about volunteering at East Hampton’s LVIS thrift store where she “learned so much about giving back.” Lola is a Sag Harbor resident who chose to leave Pierson her senior year to attend the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan. where she had straight As. At Pierson, Lola was in the IB program and all her grades were in the 90s.

She acted at Guild Hall appearing in “Romeo & Juliet” and “The Summit.” She was an actor and mentor in Pierson’s Theatre department from sixth through eleventh grade, a volunteer for Hampton’s International Film Festival and a babysitter. Lola plans to attend NYU Tisch School of Arts.