Notes from Southampton, April 22

Every now and then I become fixated on a particular T.V. show. As a kid it was “The Price is Right.” When I became an adult it was “Ally McBeal,” “Deadliest Catch,” “Dirty Jobs” and “The Office.” My newest obsession is “Glee.” A show about a high school glee club sounds ghastly, but it is one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. If you’ve never watched it, do yourself a favor and catch an episode. You will love it. Rabid fans of the show call themselves “Gleeks” which I can’t quite bring myself to do, but I will admit to being hooked.

Nephrologist Dr. Gaylord Hoffert will present a lecture titled “Healthy Kidneys—Healthy You” tonight, Thursday, April 22, at 5:30 p.m., at Southampton Hospital’s Parrish Memorial Hall. A question-and-answer session will follow the talk and healthy snacks will be served. The event is free and reservations are requested. Call 726-8700, extension 8.

Also taking place at the Parrish Memorial Hall this week, the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons and Southampton Hospital will team up to host the second annual “Trivia Quiz” fund-raiser on Sunday, April 25, from 2 to 5 p.m.

Teams of four people are invited to test their knowledge on a variety of topics. Challenging others to join the competition is a team of Southampton Hospital staff; one headed by Ellen Hermanson Breast Center Patient Navigator Susan Barry Roden; one headed by Ellen Hermanson Foundation President Julie Ratner; one from the Group for the East End; one from The Southampton Press; and several from the League of Women Voters. The event will be emceed by WBAZ radio personality Walker Vreeland.

Admission is a tax deductible donation of $25 per team member and $15 per spectator, and includes light refreshments, pop quizzes and a 50/50 raffle. The prize for the winning team is $200 in cash.

To register, send the names of team members and contact information, along with checks made out to the LWV NYS Education Foundation, and mail to League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, P.O. Box 2253, East Hampton, NY 11937. To register by phone, call LWVH event chair Susan Wilson at 283-6549 or e-mail sswilson@hamptons.com. Registrations will also be taken at the door on April 25, on a space-available basis. Proceeds will benefit the LWVH and the Ellen Hermanson Breast Center at the hospital.

The fourth annual Mary D. Belesis Memorial Event to benefit the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer will be held on Thursday, May 6, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Four Seasons Caterer in Southampton. The evening will include food, an open bar, live music and a Chinese auction. Tickets are $60 in advance and $75 at the door. For tickets and information, call Martha at 764-0990 or Yvonne at 275-7270.

The Southampton Historical Museum will host an inaugural signature event titled “Insider’s View,” a self-guided home tour of seven magnificent homes on Saturday, May 15. In anticipation of the event, a kickoff tea party will be held on Saturday, April 24, at 4 p.m., at the Rogers Mansion on Meeting House Lane. Tickets for the house tour are $75 in advance and $90 the day of the tour. All proceeds will go toward the restoration of the 1739 Sayre Barn. For more information, call Tom Edmonds at 283-2494 or e-mail Tomvedmonds@gmail.com.

The museum is hosting a basket making workshop at the Rogers Mansion on Thursday, April 29, and May 6, at 9 a.m. Admission is $70 for non-members and $40 for members, and an additional $30 materials fee. Call 283-2494 for more information.

Keith King and Amanda Warren of Southampton welcomed Ava Grace Warren O’Donoghue to their family on October 5, 2009. Ava Grace was born at Southampton Hospital, weighing 7 pounds, 14 ounces and was 19 inches long. Her paternal grandparents are Patrick O’Donoghue of Southampton and Carol King of Hampton Bays; her maternal grandfather is John Warren of East Hampton.

At the Library

Noah Carter, former Microsoft executive, will be available for questions and answers about computers, the internet and digital living, today, Thursday, April 22, at Rogers Memorial Library at 1 p.m. “The Computer Doctor Is In” will be an hour-long session devoted to everything you always wanted to know about the computer but were afraid to ask.

The Friends of the Rogers Memorial Library will host pianist Viktor Valkov on Sunday, April 25, at 3 p.m. Mr. Valkov, a young Bulgarian-born pianist and the recipient of numerous international prizes, will perform a program of works by Franz Joseph Haydn, Charles-Valentin Alkan and Ferruccio Busoni. A reception will follow.

Barbara Prestano, Au.D., the director of Audiology for Peconic Ear, Nose, Throat and Facial Plastic Surgery, will host “Hearing Loss Explained” on Thursday, April 29, at 1 p.m. The lecture is for people who have difficulty hearing or who know someone who is experiencing hearing loss. She will discuss how the ear works, what hearing loss is and how it can impact the quality of one’s life. She will also answer questions and talk about the most recent advances in hearing health care.

For additional information about a program or to reserve a spot, call 283-0774, extension 523.