Heidi Sutton
Popeyes in Centereach open for business
Brookhaven Town Councilman Kevin LaValle (center) attended a ribbon cutting for Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen in Centereach on Nov. 23. Located at 1770 Middle Country Road in front of Island Thrift, the fast-food chain is known for its signature chicken, fried shrimp, biscuits and most recently, its fried chicken sandwiches.
“I was happy to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony for Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen … I want to thank them for giving me the grand tour of their new building and letting me try some of their delicious food, and I wish them the best of luck with their new business!” said Councilman LaValle.
In addition to the Centereach location, there are currently nine other Popeyes locations in Suffolk County including Patchogue, Shirley, Lindenhurst, Bay Shore, Huntington, Riverhead, Brentwood, Deer Park and Coram.
Hours for the Centereach restaurant are 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Mondays and 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. For more information, call 631-648-8736
Call for Artists from Huntington Arts Council
Calling all artists! The Huntington Arts Council’s Main Street Gallery, 213 Main St., Huntington seeks submissions for its upcoming exhibit, Paradoxical Paradigms, to be held from Feb. 3 to March 13, 2021. Deadline to enter is Jan. 4, 2021.
A paradox is defined as something that contradicts itself but is nevertheless true, something that should not exist but defies expectations. Huntington Arts Council is calling for artists to challenge themselves and push the boundaries with what is possible with their art. Pieces that seem impossible yet exist anyway, exploring themes of the impossible and the contradictory.
About the Juror: Kristin Cuomo is the Senior Museum Educator at the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook, NY. She develops and facilitates interpretive history and arts programming, with a focus on accessibility for all audiences. She curates the museum’s community exhibits, including annual student art shows and exhibits celebrating the work of artists from community partnerships. Prior to the museum, Kristin developed and taught arts programming for out of school time and community programs across Long Island; she also works as an arts manager. She holds a BA in The Arts and Community Programming and is an MA candidate in the Museum Studies program at City University of New York.
ENTRIES
* Entries must be original to entrant. Framed entries require hanging wire. Submission materials cannot be returned.
* Selected works are chosen by the juror. No more than two works per artist are selected.
ELIGIBILITY
* All artists and media.
SIZE
* No work should exceed 48 inches in any direction.
* Standing work cannot be higher than 72 inches.
* Video maximum: 50 MB.
ENTRY FEE
* First three entries:
JOURNEY* school students $15
Full-time students $25
Artist members $30
Non-members $40
Additional entries $5 each
Please note: Entry fees are nonrefundable.
HOW TO ENTER
- To submit application and payment click here.
- To download paper application click here. Mail or drop off with
Note: Images must be 300 dpi, 2400 pixels on the longest side. QUESTIONS email [email protected]
Ralph’s Rottens in Centereach celebrates new location with ribbon cutting Dec. 18
New York State Assemblyman Doug Smith, Brookhaven Town Councilman Kevin LaValle and Robert Martinez, Chief of Staff, 4th Legislative District attended the ribbon cutting for the new location for Ralph’s Rottens Candy & Nut Shoppe in Centereach. Owner Sally Speciale cut the ribbon surrounded by the Greater Middle Country Chamber of Commerce, family, friends and staff.
The new store, located at 115 Mark Tree Road, specializes in nuts, pretzels, candies, chocolates, gift baskets, specialty trays and more.
Hours are Monday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday to Thursday from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. For more information, call 631-981-3051 or visit www.thecandyshop.com.
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery offers virtual program on turtles
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery presents a virtual program for children, The Hard Facts About Turtles, on Dec. 28 via Zoom from 10 to 11 a.m. Can turtles come out of their shells? Learn the hard facts about turtle shells with a storytime, craft, and by meeting some of the hatchery’s terrific turtles. Craft materials needed: paper plate (or a circle cut from paper), printed turtle template (or make your own, scissors, glue, crayons or markers, scraps of colored paper (optional) $15 registration fee. To sign up, visit www.cshfishhatchery.org. Call 516-692-6768 for more information.
‘Clueless’ returns to local theaters
As if! In celebration of its 25th anniversary, Clueless heads to the big screen Sunday, Dec. 27 and Monday, Dec. 28. It’s not easy being the most popular and glamorous girl at Beverly Hills High. Especially when you’re the envy of scheming Betties, persistent Barneys, and teachers who go postal when you turn your homework in late!
Yet somehow 15-year-old Cher (Alicia Silverstone, above) keeps it all together, even finding time for extracurricular projects like finding a love match for her debate class teacher, and giving a dowdy friend a fashion makeover. But Cher’s tidy world starts to unravel with the sudden appearance of two total Baldwins, and Cher’s square but cute “ex-stepbrother” (Paul Rudd). Now Cher is about to learn that when it comes to love, she’s …well, Clueless.
This special anniversary event includes a bonus featurette about the extraordinary dialogue in the film. Rated PG-13.
Participating local cinemas include AMC Stony Brook 17 in Stony Brook, Farmingdale Multiplex Cinemas and Island 16 Cinema De Lux in Holtsville. For movie times and to order tickets, visit www.fathomevents.com.
Happy Holidays from TBR News Media!
Our warmest wishes for a happy holiday season from your friends at Times Beacon Record News Media. Our Setauket office will be closed Thursday, Dec. 24 through Jan. 3, 2021. We will reopen Jan. 4, 2021.
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Stony Brook University students awarded degrees during virtual ceremony Dec. 18
Pulitzer-Prize Winning Cartoonist Jules Feiffer Receives Honorary Degree
After months of hybrid learning during the COVID pandemic, thousands of Stony Brook University students were awarded degrees at the Winter Virtual Degree Conferral Celebration. The Degree Conferral was webcast on Friday, December 18 at 6:30pm, ET.
Candidates, with their families and friends, were invited to participate in the live-streamed celebration as Bachelors, Masters, Doctoral and Professional, Medical Degrees and Graduate Certificates were bestowed.
During her first graduation address, President Maurie McInnis commended the newly-designated alumni for their fearlessness during these trying times.
“You were brave enough to start at a new school; brave enough to make mistakes, learn new things, and share your opinions. You were brave enough to take risks and allow your minds to change. You were brave enough to excel through this most difficult year in contemporary memory. And you were brave enough to take the leap of faith that is inherent in any commencement,” she said.
In addition, former Stony Brook Southampton faculty member and internationally renowned Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree, recognizing his talents that also include achievements as a celebrated playwright, screenwriter, satirist, children’s book author and graphic novelist. After he left the Village Voice where he worked for 42 years, Feiffer joined Stony Brook’s MFA program in Creative Writing and Literature where he taught ”Humor and Truth,” one of the program’s most popular classes.
After receiving his honorary degree this evening, Feiffer said, “When I started on that first day [of teaching at Stony Brook Southampton], I said ‘You have a license to fail and if you don’t take advantage of that license, you really will fail. But if you take chances; if you fall flat on your face; if you just reach out to what you can’t do, I’m going to help you learn how to do it and we’re going to have a very good time together’ and in the years that I taught, we did have a very good time together failing our way upward.”
Pre-recorded remarks for the Conferral Celebration were provided by Interim Provost Fotis Sotiropoulos and Deans from each of Stony Brook University’s Schools and Colleges. For the first time in history, several students from the Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) at Stony Brook University conferred their degrees and took their Hippocratic oath during a December ceremony, administered by Dr. Kenneth Kaushansky, Dean, RSOM and Sr. Vice President of the Health Sciences.
A Holiday Gift from Huntington Choral Society
In lieu of the Huntington Choral Society Winter Concert and in the hope of a brighter 2021, HCS is pleased to present a short film presentation entitled, A Holiday Gift from Huntington Choral Society viewable from December 23rd on at www.huntingtonchoralsociety.org and on their Facebook page. Visit either, relax, and enjoy their gift of beautiful music.
“HCS has had a productive virtual fall semester on Zoom during which we spent time bolstering sight reading and music theory skills; studying lyrics; rehearsing chorales from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Ferko’s Trois Chansons, and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms; developing our vocal technique; and enjoying well-reputed guest speakers, Dr. Rollo Dilworth and Professor Barbara Fusco-Spera. We look forward to our spring semester, which holds at least some promise for face to face rehearsals,” said Director Dr. Jennifer Scott-Miceli.
Gurwin Jewish announces winners of 2020 photo contest in socially distanced ceremony
The Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Commack recently announced the winners of their 27th annual Gurwin Photo Contest. Thirty winning photos were chosen from among more than 450 entries for permanent display in the 460-bed nursing and rehabilitation facility.
Taking top prize of Best in Show this year was Jan Golden for her photo “Happy Family.” Best in Show runner up was Barbara McCahill for “Three Amigos.” Both photographers are from Stony Brook.
In light of the times and in the interest of safety, the awards ceremony was held virtually via Zoom, and included video commentary by winning contestants. Zoom participants enjoyed a slideshow presentation of the year’s winning selections, as well as winners from past contests.
The virtual format made it possible to have winners send in prerecorded videos of themselves, offering an inside look at the story behind their photos, their love for photography and their thoughts on what it means for their photos to be selected as winners in the Gurwin Photo Contest.
Gurwin’s renowned photo contest is much anticipated each year. The striking photos hung in the Center’s Tiffen Gallery — named for perennial contest sponsor The Tiffen Company after founder Nat Tiffen — are a signature element of the warm and welcoming environment at Gurwin. Each year, winning portraits are added to the gallery, with older photos moved to resident units for year-round enjoyment.
More than 1000 photos now adorn the walls of the nursing and rehabilitation center and are admired daily by residents, staff and visitors alike.
Tony Lopez (Tony Lopez Photography) and Chris Appoldt (Chris Appoldt Photography) served as judges for the contest. Residents and staff members also participated in the selection process, choosing winners in the “Resident/Staff Selections” category.
Photos not selected for display are utilized by Gurwin’s Therapeutic Recreation team as inspiration for art therapy projects, as well as for reminiscence programs for those with memory impairment, deeming every submission a “winner.”
“The community support we have received since the Contest’s inception nearly three decades ago is remarkable and serves to enhance the beauty of our Center,” said Stuart B. Almer, President and CEO of the Gurwin Healthcare System, of which the Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a part.
“The installation of the new artwork throughout our Center is something we all look forward to, and we are particularly touched by the continued support of the community during such a challenging year,” he added.
The Gurwin Photo Contest opens each year for submissions on February 15. Information on the contest can be found at www.gurwin.org/about/photo-contest/.
2020 WINNING SELECTIONS
Best in Show
‘Happy Family’ by Jan Golden/Stony Brook
Best in Show Runner-up
‘Three Amigos’ by Barbara McCahill/Stony Brook
Action/Sports Category
Grand Prize
‘Barrel Racer’ by Frank DiBenedetto/Coram
Honorable Mention
‘Fighter Planes Chasing Eagles’ by Jane Solomon/Old Bethpage
Altered/Enhanced Category
Grand Prize
‘American Eagle’ by Mike DiRenzo/East Yaphank
Honorable Mention
‘Boat Ride Around’ by Ellen Gallagher/Melville
Children’s Category
Grand Prize
‘Sibling Love’ by Debbie Monastero/Bohemia
Honorable Mention
‘Here I Come’ by Sarah Holmstrom/Smithtown
Landscapes Category
Grand Prize
‘Richardson Highway’ by Carol Goldstein/Setauket
Honorable Mention
‘Napali Coastline’ by Deidre Elzer-Lento/Northport
Long Island/ NY Category
Grand Prize
‘The Hot Dog Stand’ by Robert Guido/Huntington
Honorable Mention
‘East End Americana’ by Dianne Booth/Bohemia
Nature Category
Grand Prize
‘Blue and His Fish’ by Carol Goldstein/Setauket
Honorable Mention
‘Solo Bloom’ by Jan Golden/Stony Brook
People Category
Grand Prize
‘Torah Scribe’ by Herb Knopp/East Northport
Honorable Mention
‘Calling It a Day’ by Tom Caruso/Smithtown
Pets Category
Grand Prize
‘Best Friends’ by Sarah Holmstrom/Smithtown
Honorable Mention
‘I Got Caught!’ by Deidre Elzer-Lento/Northport
Still Life Category
Grand Prize
‘Workbench’ by Robert Oliva/Smithtown
Honorable Mention
‘Just Hanging’ by Deborah Jahier/Huntington Station
Travel Category
Grand Prize
‘Queenstown’ by Meghan Scherer/East Northport
Honorable Mention
‘Three Brothers’ by Carol Milazzo-DiRenzo/East Yaphank
Wildlife Category
Grand Prize
‘Dinner Time’ by Debbie Monastero/Bohemia
Honorable Mention
‘Puffin Interaction’ by Bobbie Turner/Bohemia
Student Category
Grand Prize
‘Alone in the Unknown’ by Anne Koszalka/East Williston
Honorable Mention
‘Aspen After Dark’ by Joshua Sukoff/Huntington
Resident/Staff Selections
‘Can I Help You’ by Alan Sloyer, M.D.
‘New Mother’ by Bobbie Turner
‘Baby Kit Fox Leaving Its Den’ by Chuck Goodman
‘Facetime Surprise’ by Michael Oross
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