Community News for January 14, 2021

Concerned Citizens of Montauk will host a talk, “Renewable Energy and the South Fork Wind Farm” on Thursday, January 14, from 4 to 5 p.m. The discussion will feature a panel including CCOM President Laura Tooman, Renewable Energy Long Island Executive Director Gordian Raacke and New York League of Conservation Voters President Julie Tighe.

For more information or to register, visit PreserveMontauk.org/Events.

True to Music for Montauk’s vision of matching musical programming with Montauk’s iconic settings and locations, the nonprofit organization has found an innovative way to bring Montauk and music to their audience in a special film project, directed by local filmmaker Emily Anderson. The online premiere of “Quartet for the End of Time,” with a 15 minute run time, will be on Friday, January 15, at 8 p.m., on M4M’s private YouTube channel. Links available at musicformontauk.org.

French composer Olivier Messiaen wrote and premiered his “Quartet for the End of Time” under the harsh conditions of a World War II prisoner-of-war camp. Inspired by apocalyptic passages from the Book of Revelation, the work is full of symbolism about end times and new hope — a creative act in some of humanity’s darkest hours. Music for Montauk’s online premiere marks the 80th anniversary of the first performance and was filmed at the Albee Barn and Camp Hero State Park.

Artistic directors Lilah Gosman and Miloš Repicky have wanted to present this work for some time in a live performance at Camp Hero State Park. The COVID-19 pandemic created an opportunity for a new vision and M4M found a collaborator with Ms. Anderson, in whose films Montauk features prominently as a character.

“We were looking for an opportunity to come together and make music,” said Ms. Gosman in a release. “In the piece and the setting are both starkness and beauty, darkness and light, despair and hope.”

Looking ahead, Music for Montauk has plans for a live performance of the complete quartet for late summer/early fall on location at Camp Hero State Park.

In response to recent virus surge, testing will be offered seven days a week at the East Hampton Town Hall campus on Pantigo Road in East Hampton, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily

A COVID-19 testing site at East Hampton Town Hall will offer COVID-19 PCR (RNA) nasal swab testing and rapid antigen testing for active viral infection diagnosis, and antibody blood testing to determine if someone has had a previous case of the virus.

The cost will be $179 for the PCR nasal swab test; $99 for the rapid antigen test, and; $59 for the antibody test. Insurance will be accepted. A limited number of free tests will be made available to those in financial need.

Appointments may be made at Testbeforeyougo.com, although some tests will be offered without appointment as daily capacity permits. The testing will be conducted by Collection Sites, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of QuestCap Inc.

The Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, Inc., 124 Daniels Hole Road in Wainscott, will host its ARF Pet Food Pantry on Saturday, January 16, for pet food donations and for pick-up for families with pets in need of support. Donations of unopened cat and dog food (both wet and dry) as well as treats are needed. The nonprofit asks that guests maintain social distancing guidelines and wear masks.

For more information, call 631-537-0400, ext. 215, or visit arfhamptons.org.

The South Fork Natural History Museum, 377 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, will host a Winter Waterfowl Count with South Fork Natural History Museum Executive Director Frank Quevedo on Saturday, January 16, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The event, for teens and adults, will document winter waterfowl for the New York State Ornithological Association and is intended for teens and adults.

Registration is required. For more information, call 631-537-9735 or visit sofo.org.

Cormaria Retreat House, 77 Bay Street in Sag Harbor, will host its Sunday Supper benefit on Sunday, January 17, from noon to 2 p.m. The drive-thru event allows guests to purchase a Sunday Supper Soup bag, including a spiritual prayer card from Cormaria, a quart of Tuscan roast vegetable white bean soup, sweet potato casserole and foacce and snickerdoodle cookies for $20. The soup bag is for two and supports the ongoing mission of Cormaria.

There is no eating on property and the soup bags must be purchased with exact change in cash. Guests are asked to wear masks while picking up their food. For more information, call 631-725-4206 or visit cormaria.org.

On Monday, January 18, at 7 p.m., Temple Adas Israel in Sag Harbor and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork in Bridgehampton will co-sponsor a critical conversation about race, the once-mighty bonds between the African American and the multiracial Jewish communities forged during the civil rights movement, and building what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called “Beloved Community.”

The dialogue will follow a 72-hour period to view the critically acclaimed documentary, “Shared Legacies: The African American-Jewish Civil Rights Alliance.” The conversation will take place on Zoom and will require pre-registration to access both the film and the discussion.

The event will be moderated by Andrea Klausner, co-chair of the Social Justice Committee of Temple Adas Israel. Other panelists will include Rabbi Daniel Geffen of Temple Adas Israel, Sag Harbor; Peter Geffen, founder and president of KIVUNIM and the Reverend Kimberly Quinn Johnson, minister of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork. Peter Geffen, the father of Rabbi Geffen and a life-long social activist, will share his first-hand experiences serving as a civil rights worker for Dr. King in 1965 and 1966. Rabbi Geffen and Rev. Johnson will share their insights about the state of race relations today and their quest for social justice. All three will offer suggestions as to what we must do to strengthen the bonds between our two communities locally and build the “Beloved Community” for which Dr. King so fervently yearned.

To register, and for any questions or more information, contact Alyssa Peek at sjc@templeadasisrael.org or 917.254.3756

The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill has announced that East Hampton-based artist Scott Bluedorn will join a live-stream panel on affordable housing and preservation with Southampton Housing Authority Director Curtis Highsmith Jr., architect Bill Chaleff, AIA, and preservationist Josh Halsey, moderated by Corinne Erni, senior curator of ArtsReach and Special Projects, on Friday, January 15, at 5 p.m.

Mr. Highsmith’s mission is to develop mixed-income housing opportunities in Southampton Town. Mr. Chaleff, LEED AP and principal of Chaleff & Rogers Architects, P.C., is a long-time advocate of “green” architecture, affordable housing and sustainable planning and design and Mr. Halsey focuses on land and water preservation, and biological and environmental aspects in agricultural production at the Peconic Land Trust.

The program was created in conjunction with “Parrish Road Show: Scott Bluedorn: Bonac Blind,” an interpretation of duck blinds used for camouflage by local hunters that also serve as dwellings. The project addresses the affordable housing crisis and the gradual disappearance of Bonac culture on the East End. Originally moored off Landing Lane, in the hamlet of Springs in East Hampton, Bonac Blind moved to the Parrish Art Museum Meadow in December 2020.

“I’m pleased to dig deeper with this distinguished group of experts on housing and preservation to address the issues that Scott Bluedorn raised with his visionary Road Show project, which found great resonance when it was first moored it in the Springs and now at the Parrish Meadow, bringing home some real problems in the Hamptons, which are alienating communities and marginalizing the cultural heritage,” Ms. Erni said.

For more information, or to register for the event, visit parrishart.org.

Southampton Town will accept lottery applications through February 1, for marina slips at the Bay Avenue Marina in East Quogue, the Beaver Dam Marina in Westhampton, the Conscience Point Marina in Southampton and the Pine Neck Marina in East Quogue.

If enough applications are filed to necessitate a lottery, it will be held at the end of February. Selected applicants will be required to make a deposit payment by March 15 with the full balance due April 15. All applications must include a copy of the boat’s registration and proof of Town of Southampton full-time resident/taxpayer status. All applications must also include a copy of insurance. A minimum liability insurance policy for no less than $300,000 per occurrence must remain in effect for all times the vessel is docked or stored on the town’s property. The Town of Southampton must be listed as a certificate holder and should be notified by the insurance company if for any reason the policy is canceled.

For more information, or to obtain a lottery fact sheet, email egeorge@southamptontownny.gov.

The Town of Southampton Youth Bureau will be sponsoring a Virtual Talent Show on Friday, January 22, on Facebook and Instagram @southamptonyb. Performers in grades five through 12 are encouraged to submit a 3-4 minute video of a performance in singing, music composition, spoken word, dance, skits, comedy, or magic to showcase their talent. The show will include a gift card raffle for performers and trivia prizes for audience members tuning in. Video entries and registration forms are due Friday, January 15, and can be sent via email to pstrecker@southamptontownny.gov. For more information, call 631-702-2425 or visit southamptontownny.gov/youthbureau.

Perhaps now more than ever, planning for the future is critical and the Hampton Bays Public Library, 42 Ponquogue Avenue in Hampton Bays, will host a virtual discussion, “Estate Planning Basics,” via Zoom, on Friday, January 15, from 7 to 8 p.m. to help provide residents more information. The talk will include a discussion on the importance of Estate Planning documents including advance directives and wills. It will also explore the qualification and application process for Medicaid programs available in New York.

To register in advance, email Elizabeth at eniles@burnerlaw.com for the Zoom link and password. For more information, call 631-728-6241 or visit hamptonbayslibrary.org.