In a community like ours, there are several occasions during the rolling seasons when everyone in the community, and not just the parents and siblings of small children, can get a real boost from checking out an activity or event organized with the village’s youngest residents in mind.
Any of the shows at the Quogue School fall into this category, as do Santa’s visit to the carolers on the Village Green, the annual Easter Egg Hunt, and this weekend’s Halloween ghost parade on Jessup Avenue.
The volunteers of the Quogue Fire Department will once again host the popular promenade down Jessup Avenue on October 31, with ghosts and goblins and costumed characters of every description gathering at the corner of Jessup Avenue and Quogue Street at 5 p.m. sharp and heading down the street to the firehouse, where there will be prizes and snacks, including Lily Chip cookies from the Lily Pad. It’s a Quogue classic.
There might still be time today, Thursday, October 29, to sign up for the Quogue Wildlife Refuge pumpkin carving workshop for families and adults from 3 to 5 p.m. Carvers are invited to choose a pumpkin from the Refuge patch or bring their own to work on out on the front lawn. The workshop is $5 per person, or free for QWR members; check to see if you can get a spot by calling 653-4771.
At Quaquanantuck enjoyed a moment of awestruck wonder this week that should be shared by all who call this magical place home: The bright and beautiful Concha Payne, mother of village trustee Kim Payne, turned 105 on Tuesday, October 27. Kim reported that he and his family gathered at the Westhampton Care Center, where Concha currently resides, for a small birthday celebration, adding that his mom was doing fine and thoroughly enjoying the day.
As we honor Concha and celebrate a life lived to its fullest, At Quaquanantuck must also note with sadness the passing of another wonderful Quogue character, Robert Paul Jeffries, who died on Thursday, October 22. An obituary elsewhere in this week’s edition will tell his story, but in this space it is important to say farewell, and thank you, to a dedicated volunteer and former chief of the Quogue Fire Department and a generous and cheerful neighbor.
At Quaquanantuck would also like to salute the wonderful sense of timing shared by the staff of the Quogue School: What could be more appropriate, on Election Day, than to schedule a trip for the school’s fifth-graders to the cradle of the U.S. Constitution, Philadelphia?
Leaving first thing (at 5 a.m. sharp) on Tuesday morning, the students will visit Carpenters’ Hall, Franklin Court and Christ Church, walking in the footsteps of the Founding Fathers as they make their way from Independence Hall to the Liberty Bell. There will be a two-hour tour of the National Constitution Center and a stop at the U.S. Mint is also tentatively planned. A major focus of the visit will be on the leading scientist at the time of the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin.
Other important dates on the school schedule include: Tuesday, November 10, when there will be a bus safety drill; Wednesday, November 11, when the school will be closed in honor of Veterans Day; and Friday, November 13, when report cards for the first term will be sent home.
The Hampton Theatre Company production of “Picnic” is reviewed in this week’s Arts & Living section. For ticket information, call OvationTix at 1-866-811-4111 or visit hamptontheatre.org.
The November exhibit at the Quogue Library Art Gallery opens on Saturday, October 31. “The Art of Aerial Photography” features the work of four photographer/pilots—Gene Schull, Peter Boody, Carol Froehlig and George Haddad—and offers sometimes abstract images of the local landscape that are always compelling in revealing another perspective on the natural beauty of the East End.
Quogue residents should find particularly fascinating photographs by George Haddad showing the remarkable changes in the village over the years.
on Oct 27, 2009