Congratulations go out this week to Lillian Schon, the owner of Lillian’s Hair Salon and Spa here on Main Street. Lillian’s painting titled “Dancing Gabby” was chosen out of 30 finalists as the 2016 annual Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce poster contest winner. Prints of her painting will now be available to purchase at the Chamber office and most Chamber events. Nice job, Lil!Westhampton Beach High School senior Lauren Bauer is looking for some assistance. Lauren is in the midst of organizing the seventh annual Westhampton Beach Amazing Rase fundraiser to benefit the Hurricane Education Foundation and needs some sponsorship help. The event will be held on Saturday, May 28, and for only a $100 donation your business can be included on the T-shirt that participants receive. If you would like to help out, you can email Lauren at AmazingRaseWHB@gmail.com by Friday, May 6.
The 21st annual East End Garden Festival to benefit Peconic Bay Medical Center will be held Thursday through Saturday, May 5 to 7, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. and on Sunday, May 8, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the Great Lawn in Westhampton Beach, and also at Tanger Outlets in Riverhead. There will be flowers, baked goods and raffles galore, where you could win his-and-her bicycles, a gas grill, a three-piece patio set, a $200 spa gift card and a wagon to haul off all the flowers you purchased. For more information, call the PBMC foundation office at (631) 548-6080.
The hospital is also holding its Great East End Car Raffle, in which you have a chance to win a choice of five vehicles or go for the $20,000 grand prize instead. Raffle tickets are $100 each or three tickets for $200; only 1,500 tickets will be sold. For more information, visit pbmchealth.org or call (631) 548-6080.
The opening day of the Westhampton Beach Farmers Market 2016 season is finally here. The season begins on Saturday and the market will be open from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. every Saturday until November 26, in its usual location in the big parking lot off Mill Road. I am sure the chamber will mark the occasion with a ceremonial act and welcome the vendors and shoppers for another season.
Also on Saturday and Sunday, May 7 and 8, will be the Westhampton Beach Spring Sidewalk Sale. Vendors around the village will bring some merchandise out of their stores and onto the sidewalks at discounted prices. Make sure you wander around the village and check them out.
The Moriches Paquatuck Squaws over at Camp Paquatuck will host a fundraising cycling event called The Inlet Ride on Saturday, May 7. The 28-mile round-trip bicycle ride will take place on Dune Road and will start and end at Cupsogue Beach. The midway point will be the Shinnecock Inlet. The cost to register is $25 and riders will start assembling at 8 a.m. Refreshments will be provided along the way and prizes will be awarded to the top three riders who bring in the most donations. You can go to inletride.com and start your own fundraising page. The first 400 riders will receive an Inlet Ride T-shirt.
The Westhampton War Memorial Ambulance is teaming up with Suffolk County Department of Health Services to host a free overdose prevention class with Naloxone (Narcan) administration training. It will be held at ambulance headquarters located at 3 Hazelwood Avenue in Westhampton Beach from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7. Registration is required by emailing wwmaa@aol.com or by calling (631) 288-1760 by Saturday, May 7. Seating is limited.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5350 Westhampton Beach will host a Veterans Outreach Program, in conjunction with the Northport Veterans Affair Medical Center, on Friday, May 13. It will be held at the Post at 101 Old Riverhead Road between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Veterans are welcome to reserve a time to speak with an eligibility specialist and review their personal V.A. benefits and entitlements by calling the community relations department at (631) 261-440 ext. 7084, 7166 or 5250. It is recommended that you bring a copy of your DD214 or separation papers.
The 24th annual Westhampton Rotary spaghetti dinner will be held on Sunday, May 15, from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Casa Basso Restaurant located at 59 Montauk Highway. Dinner is $12 for adults, and $10 for seniors over 65 and children under 12, and includes a delicious spaghetti and meatball dinner with salad, bread, coffee and dessert. Tickets can be purchased at Lynne’s Cards and Gifts or at the Bridgehampton National Bank at the traffic circle.
East End Hospice’s Bereavement Care team will host a program on Monday, May 16, on how to communicate effectively with children about death and the bereavement process. The program, presented by Angela Byrns and Susan Lawrence, will be held from 6 until 7 p.m. at the John Jermain Library, 34 West Water Street in Sag Harbor. Folks are asked to RSVP directly to the library at (631) 725-0049. If you have questions about the program, you can call Angela at (631) 288-8400.
Human Understanding and Growth Seminars will host its 14th annual Spring Fling bowling fundraiser on Saturday, May 21, at Wildwood Lanes in Northampton. Check-in will begin at 7 p.m. and the laughs will continue all evening. Tickets to attend are $40 each, and there will be plenty of raffle prizes and Chinese auction items to be won. There are also sponsorship opportunities available. Call (631) 288-9505 for more information.
The Village of Westhampton Beach, the Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce and the Westhampton Free Library are looking for businesses or individuals to help sponsor the Monday Night Movies on the Great Lawn for the upcoming 2016 summer season. There will be a total of nine movies shown from June 27 until August 29; there will be no movies on Monday, July 4, due to the fireworks display, presumably to be held by the Westhampton Country Club. If you are interested in sponsoring these movies, call (631) 288-3337 or email info@whbcc.org.
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