Community News, February 9

EAST HAMPTON

A “Hockey Night in the Hamptons” fundraiser in support of veterans will take place in East Hampton from 6 p.m. to midnight on Sunday, February 19.

The one-night, round-robin hockey event — with participation by dozens of amateur players from throughout New York State and Connecticut — will benefit veteran assistance programs provided across Suffolk County by the Ronkonkoma-based Association for Mental Health and Wellness. The venue for the event — which is hosted by the Barn Mice Hockey Club — is the Buckskill Winter Club, owned by Kathryn and Douglas DeGroot, who are co-sponsoring the event in honor of Douglas DeGroots’s recently deceased father, Captain Ward W. DeGroot, a Vietnam war veteran.

The hockey club is raising funds through online auctions and raffles during the weeks before the games and also on the night of the games. Among items being auctioned are a helmet signed by legendary New York Rangers goalie and Olympic gold medalist Henrik Lundqvist; a week-ong timeshare in St. Maarten; a hockey stick signed by rising star New York Rangers defenseman K’Andre Miller; brunch for four at the Southampton Inn, and many other prizes. Auctioned and raffled items are being provided by the New York Rangers, MHAW, the Long Island Ducks, the Metropolitan Riveters (of the Premier Hockey Federation women’s hockey league), Oyster Bay Brewing, The Stephen Talkhouse, Southampton Inn, Hal’s Seltzer, Roofmaster NYC, Fanatics, Haymarket Books, Beer League Republic, Essential Sequential, photographer Ruth McDade, and many others.

Those interested in donating items to the auction should visit hockey.mhaw.org. Admission to the event is free.

In addition, on the evening before the hockey night, a member of the Barn Mice Hockey Club will perform a benefit concert in support of MHAW. Guitarist/songwriter Corey Nill will play from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, February 18, at The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett. Admission is $10 for those not taking to the ice in the following night’s games. The club will be offering a drink special.

SAG HARBOR

The John Jermain Memorial Library is hosting the 16th annual African American Read In on Friday, February 10, starting at 6 p.m. The celebration of great American literature through the storytelling of African American writers is open to all. The read in is co-sponsored by Canio’s Books and the Eastville Community Historical Society.

To sign up to read an excerpt from a favorite work of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, oral history, a family story or a song, email programs@johnjermain.org or call 631-725-0049.

The jazz Jam Session at the Inner Sanctum of the Masonic Temple continues on February 14, from 7 to 9 p.m. This session will feature musicians Randy Brecker on trumpet, Oscar Feldman on saxophone, Steve Sandberg on piano, Michael O’Brien on bass, and Claes Brondal on drums and acting as master of ceremonies. Admission is $15. The Inner Sanctum in Wamponamon Lodge is above the Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum at 200 Main Street. There is parking in the rear of the building.

For more information, visit masonicmusicseries.com.

John Jermain Memorial Library will host a family fun day on Sunday, February 12, at 2 p.m. where Valentine’s Day will be the theme. Make a project and then Just Dance!

For more information, email info@johnjermain.org.

WAINSCOTT

Our Fabulous Variety Show will present Student Works: Hosted by RaffaShow, a Disney-themed fundraiser performance and preshow party on Saturday, February 18, at 6 p.m. and Sunday, February 19, at 2 p.m. at LTV Studios in Wainscott. The collection of dances, songs, improv skits and more are created, choreographed, and performed by OFVS students. The fundraiser will benefit our OFVS Crew tap dancers, led by East End tap dance professional Anita Boyer, as they head back to Walt Disney World to perform in a public dance showcase at Disney Springs this June 2023.

Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for students, $40 VIP seating (first two rows). The Student Works performance is open to all youth in the community, ages 7 to 18. Auditions were held on Saturday, February 4. Video submissions are welcome. There is a $25 registration fee per act.

For more information, visit ourfabulousvarietyshow.org or email ourfabulousvarietyshow@gmail.com.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

Almond restaurant continues its “Artists & Writers” series on Thursday, February 9, at 7 p.m. featuring Author Sylvie Bigar. In collaboration with the FoodLab at Stony Brook University, a three-course family style meal will be served with one glass of wine or draft beer for $59 plus gratuity.

Reservations are required and may be made by calling the restaurant directly at 631-537-5665.

Birds of prey rescued by the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Center will be at Marders on Snake Hollow Road on Saturday, February 11, from 1 to 3 p.m. Handlers will talk about the animals.

The Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons will host a program featuring Catie Marron on Sunday, February 12, at 2 p.m. at the Bridgehampton Community House, 2368 Montauk Highway at School Street. Marron will discuss “Becoming A Gardener: What Reading and Digging Taught Me About Living.” An expert and writer on urban green spaces, Marron will talk about her endeavor to understand why gardens mean so much to people. She’ll share insights from her most recent book, “Becoming a Gardener,” which weaves her personal story of becoming an exuberant gardener with meditations on the deep impact gardening has on our lives.

To reserve a space, go to hahgarden.org.

WATER MILL

The Water Mill Community Club hosted its annual Soup and Game Night on Saturday, February 4. Community members gathered to enjoy a dinner of appetizers, home-made soups, bread, Caesar salad and desserts followed by an evening of fun playing board games with family and friends, said committee co-chair Pat Sliwienski.

The home-made soups included jambalaya, kielbasa bean, red lentil, broccoli cheddar, Thai coconut shrimp, and green chicken chili. The baguettes were donated by Panera Bread and Hampton Coffee donated a tray of brownies and coffee for dessert. Sliwienski and co-chair Teal Squires Vella wish to extend a special thanks to committee members Amy Graham, Susan Corwith, Jill Raynor, Steve Vella, Kristina and Mosey Muller, Cindy Corwith and Danny McKeever for all of their hard work and dedication to the Water Mill Community Club. In addition, the co-chairs wish to thank Panera Bread and Hampton Coffee Company for exhibiting a wonderful community spirit with their generous donations which helped to make the night a great success.

The New Thought Community is hosting a talk on power, presented by the Rev. Keith Wallace Greer on Sunday, February 12, at 10 a.m. at the Water Mill Community House, 743 Montauk Highway. Admission is free.

For additional information, call 631-566-4989.

SOUTHAMPTON

A “Puppy Love” Valentine’s Dinner to benefit the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation will be held on Saturday, February 11, at Main Prospect restaurant in Southampton. The cost is $250 per couple and will included paired wines and live jazz music.

To reserve seats, call 631-728-7387.

Rogers Memorial Library is bringing an expert in electric cars from Drive Electric Long Island to give a talk, “Electric Cars 101,” on Thursday, February 9, at 6 p.m.

Those thinking of buying or leasing an electric vehicle should attend to learn the basics about electric vehicles. Plus there will be an opportunity to ask current electric vehicle owners why they chose to go electric and what it’s really like to drive them.

Go to myrml.org to register.

HAMPTON BAYS

An open house reception and information session about the Hospitality Academy at Hampton Bays will be held on February 15, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Canoe Place Inn. The Hospitality Academy offers a 10-session accredited training and certificate program for advancement in the restaurant and hotel industry. The academy concludes with a hiring and job fair with employers on the East End. The program is free. Childcare and meals will be provided.

For more information, visit canoeplace.com.

QUOGUE

The Quogue Wildlife Refuge will host its Light the Night trail walk on Saturday, February 11. Reservations aree available between 5:30 and 7 p.m.

The walk is self-guided through the gently lit forest trails. Bring a reusable mug and enjoy a warm beverage afterward.

Flashlights are not permitted during the walk. Parents must accompany and encourage their children to enjoy the trail quietly.

Also, the refuge is offering a chance to purchase a brick just in time for Valentine’s Day, which will be placed in its butterfly garden

Go to quoguewildliferefuge.org to register or to purchase a brick.

WESTHAMPTON BEACH

The Westhampton Beach Historical Society Lecture Series will continue on Sunday, February 12, at 1:30 p.m. with historian, author and retired Pulitzer-prize winning Newsday reporter Bill Bleyer, who will talk about Long Island shipwrecks. Among the shipwrecks he will talk about are the HMS Culloden, which sank during the American Revolution; and steamship Lexington, sunk in 1840; and the tugboat Gwendoline Steers, going down in a 1962 winter storm.

For more information and to register, call 631-288-3335 or visit westhamptonlibrary.net.

FARTHER AFIELD

A lineup of slide guitar masters will be performing at the next Folkie Fest: Slip-Sliding Away on Sunday, February 12, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Center Moriches Community Center, 313 Frowein Road.

For more information, email folkiefest@gmail.com

RIVERHEAD

The Hallockville Farm Museum’s Historic North Fork Tales — Coffee & a Good Book discussions that will explore the historic North Fork region through literature and food continues on February 25, at 11 a.m. Hallockville Farm Museum will continue the series with “Rumrunners in Suffolk County: Tales From Liquor Island With Amy Folk.”

For more information and to register, visit hallockville.org/bookseries. The cost is $20 to $30 per session.

YOUTH CORNER

Band applications are now available for the Southampton Youth Bureau’s 20th Anniversary Battle of the Bands. This year’s competition will be held on Friday, June 9, at Ponquogue Beach in Hampton Bays. All applications and demo music must be received by 4 p.m. on Friday, May 12, by mail or dropped off at Battle of the Band/Youth Bureau, Southampton Youth Bureau, 655 Flanders Road in Flanders. Band applications and demo music may also be emailed to pstrecker@southamptontownny.gov.

Qualifying bands must have at least one high school student who resides in the Town of Southampton, and a band must consist of a minimum of three performing musicians.

To view the band application form, visit southamptontownny.gov/youthbureau and click on the Southampton Youth Bureau’s online calendar. For more information, call 631-702-2425.

The Southampton Youth Bureau will host its next Open Mic Night on Friday, February 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Hampton Coffee Company, 749 County Road 39A in Southampton. It is open to students in grades five through 12. Acoustic performers, karaoke, spoken word, poetry and comedic acts are all welcome to participate.

Email pstrecker@southamptontownny.gov or call 631-702-2425 for information on any Youth Bureau program.

Project Most, which offers year-round extracurricular enrichment programs for children and families, has a full lineup of activities ahead. Coming up is a Valentine’s Day project on Saturday, February 11; a jazz ensemble workshop on Saturdays, February 11, 18 and 25, from 10 to 11 a.m.

For information on all programming, go to projectmost.org.

The John Jermain Memorial Library is offering a program for those in grades two through six on Thursday, February 16, at 4 p.m., during which participants will learn how water moves through the environment and changes.

To register, email info@johnjermain.org.

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

On Sunday, February 12, the Southampton Trails Preservation Society will lead an inaugural hike from Red Creek Park to Squiretown Park. Meet at 10 a.m. at the Red Creek Park parking lot, 102 Old Riverhead Road, Hampton Bays between the softball and the basketball courts. The hike will be a 3-mile loop from park to park and back.

The walk leaders are Eric and Hilary Woodward, who may be reached at 631-903-7895.

ONLINE

Making the rounds of four local libraries, with each also available via Zoom, author Jeffrey Sussman will talk about his book “Sin City Gangsters: The Rise and Decline of the Mob in Las Vegas.” The first stop is Shelter Island Library on Friday, February 17, at 7 p.m.; followed by East Hampton Library on Saturday, February 18, at 2 p.m.; February 22 at 6 p.m. at the Amagansett Library; and on Saturday, February 26, at 1 p.m. at the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor.

For links to the Zoom talk, contact any library above.