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Three Village Historical Society continues its lecture series at the Setauket Neighborhood House, 95 Main St., Setauket with a presentation titled Freedomland U.S.A.: The Definitive History​ with speaker Mike Virgintino on Monday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m.

Located in New York City, Freedomland U.S.A. was celebrated as the “Disneyland of the East.” While it survived only five seasons (1960-1964), to this day the park generates fond memories among baby boomers who enjoyed its American history-themed attractions.

Freedomland was conceived and built by C.V. Wood and his Marco Engineering Company. Known to many as Woody, he was Disneyland’s first employee and he brought Walt Disney’s imagination to life by leading the team that built that park. He then created Marco Engineering to build theme parks and other venues across the country. Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington and the community of Lake Havasu, Arizona, continue to prosper. The northeast Bronx marshland that featured Freedomland U.S.A. eventually became a housing development and a shopping center.

Unknown to Woody and the general public that adored Freedomland during the early 1960s, landowner William Zeckendorf, Sr., local politicians, city planners and construction unions considered the park a “placeholder” until property variances permitted significant development on the marshland. The variances provided the green light for the construction of the largest cooperative housing community in the world. A shopping center was added about a decade later and an indoor mall was constructed on the remaining undeveloped land during 2012.

“Co-op City was on New York City’s blueprints before the first shovel of dirt was turned to build the park,” said Virgintino. “Freedomland U.S.A. was doomed to fail before the first guest entered the park. As everyone was hailing this great achievement in The Bronx on its opening day, Woody already was concentrating on his Texas park and other projects. Other people, including William Zeckendorf, Sr., operated Freedomland U.S.A. and they kept it afloat, or ran it into the ground, depending on one’s perspective. The park survived until the land variances could be applied to the property. Then, Freedomland U.S.A. was declared a bankrupt and the
land was cleared for development.”

The lecture is free to the public, pre-registration encouraged by visiting www.tvhs.org. For more information, call 631-751-3730.

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Dr. Arif Ahmad

St. Charles Hospital, 200 Belle Terre Road, Port Jefferson will host a free community lecture, “Permanent Solutions for Acid Reflux,” in the St. Raphael Conference Room, 2nd Floor on Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

If you have acid reflux/GERD and want to reduce your dependency on medications, are concerned about their side effects and/or you continue to regurgitate despite PPIs, please join them to learn about permanent solutions with minimally invasive surgical procedures that will improve your quality of life.

Topics will include:

  • Why PPI drugs are not always the answer as a treatment option
  • Permanent solutions with minimally invasive anti-reflux surgery procedures

Followed by a Q&A with speaker Arif Ahmad, MD, FRCS, FACS, Director, Acid Reflux and Hiatal HerniaCenter of Excellence at St. Charles Hospital. Light food and refreshments will be served. To register, please call 631-474-6797.

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Wynona Ryder and Michael Keaton reprise their roles in the 'Beetlejuice' sequel. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Reviewed by Jeffrey Sanzel

The concept of objectivity in a review is nearly, if not completely, impossible. Yet reviewers often avoid using “I” in their analyses. In this case, I am breaking the rule for context: I did not see Beetlejuice (1988) until last week. I knew that viewing the original was necessary, but also felt it only fair to be forthcoming of my lack of nostalgia in connection to a film that many hold with fond memories. So, I judged a film made over thirty years ago to evaluate its sequel. End of “I.”

Michael Keaton reprise his role in the ‘Beetlejuice’ sequel.
Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Beetlejuice (1988) garnered mostly positive reviews upon its release, receiving multiple nominations and a handful of awards. Tim Burton, whose previous film, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, had become a cult favorite, directed a script by Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren. 

Over the years, it has been labeled a “comedy classic.” Viewing it three and a half decades later, the film seems quaint and a bit creaky, not so much offbeat but slightly pressed zaniness, and almost reminiscent of The Canterville Ghost. Some design elements foreshadow Tim Burton’s later and more mature, refined visions. 

Michael Keaton, as the titular demon “bio-exorcist,” Betelgeuse, appeared in a mere seventeen minutes. Beetlejuice possesses a sweetness and charm if a bit light on substance. Over the years, multiple sequel attempts (Beetlejuice in Love, Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian) were shelved for various reasons. 

Tim Burton returns to the director’s chair, this time with a screenplay by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Catherine O’Hara reprise their original roles. The now grown-up Goth daughter, Lydia (Ryder), returns to Winter River after the unexpected death of her father, Charles Deetz.

Lydia, now host of the talk show Ghost House, struggles with her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid (Jenna Ortega). In the attic of the Deetz home, Astrid discovers the town model and accidentally opens the portal to the afterlife. 

The cast of ‘Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice’

The film contains enough plot threads for half a dozen movies, but none are fully realized. At the center is the conflict between Lydia and Astrid over Lydia’s failed marriage to Astrid’s father, Richard (Santiago Cabrera), who died in South America after the divorce. Lydia struggles with her engagement to her television producer, Rory (Justin Theroux). 

Betelgeuse is hunted by his ex-wife, the soul-sucking witch, Delores (Monica Bellucci), who poisoned him before he murdered her with an axe. Another branch is Jeremy (Arthur Conti), Astrid’s love interest, who is not quite what he seems. Add to these the ghost detective, Wolf Jackson (Willem Dafoe), a second-rate action star with a new career post-life.

While this promises a rich spectrum of opportunities, the results are thin and underdeveloped. The movie oddly manages to be chaotically frenetic yet simultaneously turgid. The hundred-and-four minutes seem at least an hour longer. 

There are funny spots and clever moments—an ode to the “Day-O” of the first movie, a joke involving Richard Marx’s “Right Here Waiting,” a Soul Train bit (that stays too long in the station), and even a smart Newhart reference. 

The Betelgeuse-Delores history plays perfectly as a subtitled Italian Art film by way of Mario Bava. But these moments get lost among jokes belabored to the point of losing any humor. 

One senses that the script meetings were mutual admiration societies in which the writers and director greeted every idea with joy and no bit left behind. 

Tonally, the film is all over the place. Winter River feels less like the idyllic Mayberry of the original and more like Halloween’s dread-steeped Haddonfield. The delightful Catherine O’Hara plays a milder version of her genius Schitt’s Creek creation, Moira Rose (including a sly parody of The Crows Have Eyes 2). Ryder seems uncomfortable in the role, not sure where the teen Lydia left off and the adult began. Keaton delivers an identical performance—logically, as the character is not about growth. But most of his jokes are either gross or … well, gross. 

With Sylvia Sidney’s and Glen Shadix’s passing, the film lost two of the original’s most interesting characters—Juno and Otho Fenlock. The Maitland’s—Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis—are also absent—dismissed in a single line about a loophole that freed them. While they killed off patriarch Charles Deetz (the disgraced Jeffrey Jones), his image and presence remain—first as a Claymation character, then as an image on his grave, and finally as a headless talking corpse. 

The film’s major bright spot is Ortega. With shades of her Wednesday Addams, she manages to avoid sulky teenager and creates the character’s angst and frustration without losing the warmth. She is completely sincere and wholly watchable, elevating the performances around her.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is clearly a much-anticipated movie. Much like Barbie, many audience members wore t-shirts celebrating the “event-ness,” with Keaton’s image or catchphrases from the film or even shirts mimicking Betelgeuse’s stripes. Unlike Barbie, in the end, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice contributes little to its own—or any cinematic—history.

Rated PG-13, the film is now playing in local theaters.

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EQUESTRIAN CHOREOGRAPHY The Islip Horseman’s Association’s ‘Spirit of Long Island’ Mounted Drill Team will be at the Smithtown Historical Society’s Heritage Fair on Sept.15. Photo courtesy of Smithtown Historical Society
Ongoing

Dino Safari Festival

Walt Whitman Shops, 160 Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station will host its 5th annual LuminoCity Dino Safari Festival, featuring exhibits,animatronics with light art, an interactive recreation zone and more, now through Sept. 22. Featuring more than 70  life-size dinosaur displays, food, and an educational area with a safari dig and dino fossil hunt. The show runs Monday through Thursday from 5 to 9:30 p.m. and Friday through Sunday from 5 to 10 p.m. For tickets, visit www.luminocityfestival.com or purchase onsite.

Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch

Four Harbors Audubon Society invites the community to join them for their 8th annual Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch at Frank Melville Memorial Park, 1 Old Field Road, Setauket every evening through Oct. 6, from 5:30 p.m. until dusk. The group will be tallying migrating Common Nighthawks to better understand nighthawk population trends. Join them at the Stone Bridge to witness nighthawks as they pass over during their migratory journey to their wintering grounds in Brazil and Argentina. Bring binoculars. Visit www.4has.org for further details.

Thursday Sept. 12

Thankful Thursday at the Vanderbilt

The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport  will present a Thankful Thursday event starting at 7 p.m. The evening will include a free planetarium show and night-sky viewing in the Observatory presented by BAE Systems.  After the show, they will open the observatory – weather permitting – to the public and an astronomy educator will invite you to look through a telescope at the night sky. Recommended for ages 7+. No registration required. www.vanderbiltmuseum.org

Goat & Alpaca Yoga

Join the Smithtown Historical Society, 211 E. Main St., Smithtown for a 45 minute session of yoga with friendly, interactive goats and alpaca from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and again from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m courtesy of  by Steppin’ Out Ponies and Petting Zoo. Tickets are $35 per person. Please bring a mat & towel. Registration required via Eventbrite. For more information, call 631-265-6768.

Summer Thursdays at the LIM

The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook continues its Summer Thursdays series at 5:30 p.m. with a free talk and performance by musicians Erik McIntyre and Jonathan Stout about the century-long history and acoustic aspects of the archtop guitar, like the ones crafted by John Monteleone in the LIM’s Musical Masterworks exhibition. Learn about the guitar’s importance in jazz, blues, and rockabilly. Includes free admission to the Musical Masterworks exhibition. 631-751-0066, wwwlongislandmuseum.org

Friday Sept. 13

Greenlawn Greek Festival

St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church, 1 Shrine Place, Greenlawn invites the community to its annual Greek Festival today  from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., Sept. 14 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sept. 15 from noon to 8 p.m. Enjoy authentic Greek food and pastries, rides and games. 631-261-7272, www.stparaskevi.org

An Evening of Opera

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 109 Browns Road, Huntington will host a night of opera starting at 7:30 p.m. Program will feature excerpts from many popular operas such as Verdi’s “Aida”, Puccini’s “La Boheme”,” Gounod’s “Romeo et Juliette”, Bizet’s “Carmen”, Jules Massenet’s “Manon” and Wagner’s “Tannhauser.” The highlighted musical theater selections include Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera,” and more. $10 donation, free for students. www.operanight.org

Grounds & Sounds Concert

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 380 Nicolls Road, East Setauket hosts a Grounds and Sounds Cafe concert featuring Marci Geller at 8:15 p.m. preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person in advance at www.groundsandsounds.org or at the door. 631-751-0297

Avalon Astronomy Night

The Observatories at Avalon Nature Preserve will be hosting a live observing session (weather permitting) at Avalon Barn at 60 Shep Jones Lane in Stony Brook from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Using their telescopes, they will be providing both digital and visual views of the moon, Saturn, and a variety of deep space targets, including the famous Andromeda Galaxy.  Free. No registration required. 631-689-0619

Saturday Sept. 14

Greenlawn Greek Festival

See Sept. 13 listing.

Dragon Boat Race Festival

The 10th annual Dragon Boat Race Festival heads to Harborfront Park, 101-A East Broadway, Port Jefferson from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Presented by the Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, the event will showcase dragon boat races throughout the day with Asian-themed food, cultural crafts, traditional lion dance, vendors, children activities and much more. Held rain or shine. Free admission. 631-473-1414, www.portjeffdragonboatracefest.com

Lake Ronkonkoma Car Show

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton R.C. Church, 800 Portion Road, Lake Ronkonkoma presents its annual car show from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with trophies, prizes and raffles. Spectators free. Rain date is Sept. 21. 631-484-2807

Fall Yard Sale

Join the Yaphank Historical Society for its annual Fall Yard sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the Hawkins House, 4 Yaphank Avenue, Yaphank. Featuring a large variety of crafts, collectibles, and household items. Rain date is Sept. 15. 631-924-4803, www.yaphankhistorical.org.

West Meadow Beach Cleanup

In partnership with International Coastal Cleanup week, the Town of Brookhaven will host a beach cleanup at West Meadow Beach, West Meadow Beach Road, East Setauket at 10 a.m. Supplies will be provided.  Meet at the pavillion. To register, email [email protected].

Wellness Walk/Art Installation

Town of Huntington Opioid & Addiction Task Force presents a Wellness Walk and unveiling of The Hope and Healing art installation at Heckscher Park, 2 Prime Ave., Huntington from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with music, food and resources. 631-351-3175

Community Yard and Craft Sale

St Cuthbert’s Episcopal Church, 18 Magnolia Place, Selden will host an outdoor yard and craft sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring antiques, basket raffles, clothing, crafts of all kinds, crystals, flea market items, gifts, Halloween decor, home decor, jewelry, leather goods, Mary Kay, Scentsy, yard sale items and more. Rain date is Sept. 28. 631-732-8773

Setauket Country Fair

Caroline Episcopal Church will host its annual  Country Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be held on the Setauket Village Green and the Caroline Episcopal Church property (Main St & Dyke Rd, Setauket) and will feature over 70 arts, crafts and gifts vendors, a barn sale, food court, baked goods, basket raffle, and live music by Two for the Road. Free admission. Rain date Sept. 21. 631-941-4245

Treasures for Mission Sale 

Setauket Presbyterian Church, 5 Caroline Ave., Setauket will host a Treasures for Mission Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. inside its Fellowship Hall behind the church. The event will feature gently used items for sale including toys, jewelry, household items and games along with a bake sale. 631-941-4271

All Souls Poetry Reading

The Second Saturdays poetry series will be returning to historic All Souls Church in Stony Brook continues its Second Saturdays poetry series from 11 a.m. to noon via Zoom.  Featured poet will be James Wagner followed by an open reading; all are welcome to read one of their own poems.   Participants can access the program through the All Souls website https://www.allsouls-stonybrook.org/ 631-655-7798. 

Victorian Tea 

Join the Lake Ronkonkoma Historical Society for a Victorian Tea at the Fitz-Greene Hallock Homestead (1888), 2869 Pond Road, Lake Ronkonkoma with two seatings: 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Enjoy a full Victorian Tea lunch, self-guided tour of the house and grounds and door prizes. $30 per person. Reservations required. 631-588-7599

Albert Bouchard in concert

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame, 97 Main St., Stony Brook  will be hosting a special 90 minute performance by LIMHOF inductee Albert Bouchard (Founding and former member of Blue Öyster Cult) from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The event is free with general admission ticket purchase. 631-689-5888, limusichalloffame.org.

Comedy Night Fundraiser

Get ready for a night of laughs and good times! Smithtown Performing Arts Center, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will host a Comedy Night fundraiser from 7  to 9 p.m. Complimentary buffet of light fare, cash bar, live music by the Rich Adams Quartet, comedy by Richie Byrne and a special comedy roast of Sean King of King O’Rourke Auto Group of Smithtown. Tickets are $25 per person. All proceeds will support the restoration of the theater. www.smithtownpac.org

Sunday Sept. 15

Greenlawn Greek Festival

See Sept. 13 listing.

Cars, Customs & Street Rods Show

Long Island Corvette Owners Association, Centurion Cruisers NCRS and Eastport American Legion present the 17th annual Cars, Customs & Street Rods show at the Northport VA, 79 Middleville Road, Northport from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rain date is Sept. 22. 631-816-3942

Studebaker and Orphan Car Show

The Studebaker Driver’s Club, Long Island Chapter, presents a Studebaker & Orphan Car Show at Centerport Beach, 236 Little Neck Road, Centerport from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free for spectators. 631-834-6785

Lions Club Car Show

The Port Jefferson Lions Club invites the community to its annual judged Car Show at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Judged by The Fabulous 50s & 60s Nostalgia Car Club, the event will feature food trucks, music, raffles and vendors. Proceeds will sponsor a guide dog for the blind. $5 donation. Rain date is Sept. 22. 631-680-7212

Caumsett Hike

Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, 25 Lloyd Harbor Road, Huntington hosts a serpentine hike from 9:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.  The 6 mile, hilly, moderately paced walk will allow hikers to relax, socialize, and observe the park’s beauty. Bring water. Dress for the possibility of long grass. Adults only. $4 per person. Call for 631- 423-1770 for reservations.

Italian Car Show

Stony Brook University’s Center for Italian Studies hosts the 18th annual Robert D. Cess Concorso D’Eleganza, featuring Italian classic and vintage cars, at the West Campus, Parking Lot 1, Circle Road, Stony Brook (across from the Wang Center and Truman Hall) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rain date is Sept. 22. 631-632-7444

Heritage Country Fair 

The Smithtown Historical Society, 211 E. Main St., Smithtown will hold its annual Heritage Country Fair from noon to 4 p.m. Activities include demonstrations by the IHA Spirit of LI Mounted Drill Team, historical reenactors, antique car and truck show, petting zoo and pony rides, craft and food vendors, traditional music and dance spinning and weaving, hayrides, children’s activities and crafts. Rain date Sept. 22. Tickets are $7 (children under 3 free). Held rain or shine. 631-265-6768

LITMA Contradance

Smithtown Historical Society’s Frank Brush Barn, 215 Main St., Smithtown hosts a LITMA Contradance at 1 p.m. with basic instruction at 12:45 p.m. Ted Crane will call the dance with the LITMA Contraband. The event is part of the historical society’s Heritage Day which is $5 admission and includes the dance. 631-369-7854

Southbound in Concert

Celebrate St. James presents its final concert of the summer featuring Southbound (classic Rock, Country & Line Dancing) at Celebrate Park, 369 Lake Ave., St. James at 4 p.m. Free. Bring seating. 631-984-0201

Monday Sept. 16

TVHS lecture

Three Village Historical Society continues its lecture series at the Setauket Neighborhood House, 95 Main St., Setauket at 7 p.m. with a presentation titled Freedomland U.S.A.: The Definitive History​ with guest speaker Mike Virgintino. Located in New York City, Freedomland U.S.A. was celebrated as the “Disneyland of the East.” While it survived only five seasons (1960-1964), to this day the park generates fond memories among baby boomers who enjoyed its American history-themed attractions. Free to the public, pre-registration encouraged by visiting www.tvhs.org. 631-751-3730

Tuesday Sept. 17

NSJC Social Club event

North Shore Jewish Center Social Club, 385 Old Town Road, Port Jefferson Station invites the community to a presentation on wills, trusts, and estates in the Social Hall at 11 a.m. Sponsored by M&T Bank. Bagels, cream cheese and coffee will be served. $5 per person, $4 members. 631-928-3737

Travel Presentation Club Meeting

Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, 120 Main St., Setauket will host a meeting by the Travel Presentation Club at 7 p.m.  Thomas Wilson will make a presentation entitled “Travels and Travails in East Africa.” Free. All are welcome. [email protected]

Wednesday Sept. 18

Cruise Night at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East Wind, 5720 Route 25A, Wading River hosts a Cruise Night Car Show every Wednesday through October from 5 to 9 p.m. Visit the Shoppes, enjoy a bite to eat and then check out the fine array of classic cars in the parking lot. 631-929-3500

Harbor Jazz Festival

Jazz lovers are invited to attend the 9th annual Harbor Jazz Festival at The Jazz Loft, 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook from Sept. 18 to 21. Each day brings a line-up of jazz greats, including some of the top internationally and nationally recognized talents. All events on Sept. 21 are free and take place on the front lawn of the Jazz Loft and on the Stony Brook Village Green. 631-751-1895, www.thejazzloft.org  

Light Up Main Street Fundraiser

Three Village Rotary will host a Light Up Main Street fundraiser at the Setauket Neighborhood House, 95 Main St., Setauket from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The evening will feature live music, food, drinks and raffles. All proceeds will go towards funding lighting up Main Street in Setauket for the holidays. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to make a difference while having a great time! Ticket includes one complimentary drink, food, coffee and dessert. To purchase, visit threevillagerotary.eventbrite.com. For more information, call 631-988-9564.

An Evening of Comedy

John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport continues its special event series with a Comedy Night at 8 p.m. Come have some laughs, enjoy some cocktails, and listen to some very funny comedians! Tickets are $45. To order, call 631-261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

Hard Luck Cafe Concert

Singer-songwrite Kirsten Maxwell returns to her hometown to kick-off the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s 2024-2025 season of Hard Luck Café Concerts in the Sky Room of the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Avenue, Huntington from 7 to 10 p.m. An open mic, for which signup begins at 6:30 p.m., precedes the 8 p.m. concert. Tickets are $25, $20 for Cinema Arts Centre/FMSH members at www.cinemaartscentre.org or at the box office.

Thursday Sept. 19

Harbor Jazz Festival

See Sept. 18 listing.

Vanderbilt Museum Lecture

Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum’s Reichert Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport will host a lecture by Ron Schaper on Vanderbilt’s Whale Shark and the Island Life of the Last East Coast Ocean Pound Trap Fishermen from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Schaper, whose uncles caught the16,000-pound, 32-foot whale shark displayed in the Vanderbilt Museum’s Habitat, will speak about his family and the hundreds of others that made their living as fishermen, and the fascinating history of commercial fishing on Long Island. Tickets are $10, members free. To register, visit www.vanderbiltmuseum.org.

Music Under the Stars

The MCPL Music Under the Stars summer concert series will take its final bow when The Men of Soul take the stage tonight at 7:30 p.m., at Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Blvd. Centereach. The band will play renditions of classic hits from iconic soul bands of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. This outdoor concert is free and open to all. Bring seating. 631-585-9393.

Eric Roberts at the CAC

Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington welcomes Eric Roberts for a book signing of his new memoir, Runaway Train: or, The Story of My Life So Far. The evening will start at 7:30 p.m. with a screening of the 1985 film Runaway Train followed by a discussion with the actor, audience Q&A, gala book signing and reception featuring food and live jazz music by New York Times-acclaimed guitarist Mike Soloway. Tickets are $52, $42 members at www.cinemaartscentre.org.

Theater

‘King Lear’

Extended! The Carriage House Players at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum in  Centerport closes their 35th annual Shakespeare in the Courtyard Festival with King Lear from Aug. 16 to Sept. 15. Performances are held on the Vanderbilt mansion courtyard stage on Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors and children under age 12 at vanderbiltmuseum.org. 

‘Clue’

Up next at the John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport is the hilarious musical Clue from Sept. 12 to Oct. 27. Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, the farce-meets-murder mystery begins at a remote mansion, where six mysterious guests assemble for an unusual dinner party where murder and blackmail are on the menu. When their host turns up dead, they all become suspects. Clue is the comedy whodunit that will leave you in stitches as they try to figure out…who did it, where, and with what! Tickets range from $85 to $95. To order, call 631-261-2900 or visit engemantheater.com.

‘Matilda’

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson kicks off its 54th season with Roald Dahl’s Matilda from Sept. 14 to Oct. 20. Matilda is a courageous little girl with astonishing wit, a vivid imagination, and psychokinetic powers. Packed with high-energy dance numbers and catchy songs, the unique and unforgettable Matilda is a joyous girl power romp. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl on an extraordinary journey! Tickets are $40 adults, $32 seniors and students, $25 children ages 5 to 12, $25 Wednesday matinees. To order, call 631-928-9100 or visit  theatrethree.com.

‘(Mostly) True Things

(Mostly) True Things, a game wrapped in a storytelling show that features true stories and a game celebrates 10 years of performances at The Performing Arts Studio, 224 E. Main St. Port Jefferson on Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. with stories on the theme Trips — stories about experiences of being “tripped up” by life, tripping and falling, road trips and traveling. Featured performers include Marc L Abbott,  Jean Candiotte, Nina Lesiga,  Dawn Borchers and Jude Treder-Wolff, host and creator of the show. Tickets are $20 online, $25 at the door (cash only). 

The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon’

Suffolk County Community College, 533 College Road, Selden presents The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon, a hilarious, crazy fairy-tale extravaganza, on Oct. 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 6 and 13 at 2 p.m. in Theatre 119 in the Islip Arts Building. Two narrators attempt to recreate all 209 of the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm in a wild, fast-paced extravaganza. To make it more difficult, they attempt to combine them into one gigantic fable using Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and other more obscure stories like Lean Lisa and The Devil’s Grandmother. General admission is $15, veterans and students 16 years of age or younger $10. SCCC students with current ID get one free ticket. To order, call 631-451-4163

‘Night of the Living Dead’

Smithtown Performing Arts Center 2 East Main St., Smithtown presents Night of the Living Dead from Oct. 5 to 27. Fall out from a satellite probe shot to Venus returns to Earth carrying a mysterious radiation that transforms the unburied dead into flesh-eating zombies. Seven people trapped in an isolated farmhouse, held hostage by the ravenous ghouls, begin to turn on each other as the dead encroach. A gripping terror-filled monochromatic play that brings all the fright of the cult classic to life. *This production is recommended for audiences high school age and up. Tickets are $35 adults, $32 seniors and $25 students. To order, visit smithtownpac.org.

‘She Kills Monsters’

The Minstrel Players, Houghton Hall, Trinity Episcopal Church, 130 Main St., Northport returns in the fall with Qui Nguyen’s She Kills Monsters on Oct. 19 and Oct. 26 at 8 p.m., and Oct. 20 and Oct. 27 at 3 p.m. A comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, however, she stumbles into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was Tilly’s refuge. Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors and students. To order, call or text 516-361-7232 or email [email protected].

Film

‘One Person, One Vote?’

The Port Jefferson Documentary Series continues its Fall 2024 season with a screening of One Person, One Vote? at the First United Methodist Church, 603 Main St., Port Jefferson on Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. At a time when many Americans question democratic institutions, the film unveils the complexities of the Electoral College, the uniquely American and often misunderstood mechanism for electing a president. Followed by a panel discussion with director Maximina Juson and Nancy Marr from the League of Women Voters. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 students. portjeffdocumentaryseries.com. 

‘Invisible Threads’

Join the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington for a screening of Invisible Threads – From Wireless to War  on Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Joseph Sikorski and Marc Alessi, Executive Director of the Tesla Science Center in Shoreham. Tickets are $25, $20 members at cinemaartscentre.org.

‘The Fall Guy’

Join Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station for a screening of  The Fall Guy starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt on Sept. 17 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Open to all. To reserve your seat, call 631-928-1212 or visit www.cplib.org

Class Reunions

— The 50s classes of Port Jefferson High School will hold a gathering at Detmer Farm, Ridgeway Ave., Setauket on Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. BYOB. To RSVP, call 631-924-4817 or 631-941-4186. 

— Port Jefferson High School Class of 1964 will hold its 60th reunion at the Meadow Club, 1147 Route 112, Port Jefferson Station on Oct. 17. Members of the Class of 1963 are invited to join them. For more information, email Mike Whelen at [email protected]. 

— Ward Melville High School Class of 2014 will hold its 10 year reunion at The Waterview, 44 Fairway Drive, Port Jefferson  on Nov. 30 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tickets are  $100 — plus ones allowed. Includes open bar, passed appetizers, and dinner. Please email [email protected] for the link to purchase tickets. 

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Drink plenty of water each day to prevent the reoccurence of kidney stones. METRO photo

By David Dunaief, M.D.

Dr. David Dunaief

How do you know you have a kidney stone? Most often, you’ll have classic symptoms of blood in the urine and pain. The pain can range from dull to extremely painful, described by some as being worse than giving birth, being shot or being burned, and it might radiate from the kidneys to the bladder and even to the groin in males, depending on the obstruction (1).

Stones are usually diagnosed by a physician through the symptoms, urine tests, and either an abdominal x-ray, a non-contrast CT scan, or an ultrasound.

Unfortunately, the first line treatment for passing kidney stones – at least small ones – involves supportive care. This means that patients are given pain medications and plenty of fluids until the stone passes. Usually stones that are smaller than four millimeters pass spontaneously. If they’re close to the opening of the urethra, they are more likely to pass on their own (2).

In the case of a stone too large to pass naturally, a urologist may use surgery, ultrasound, or a combination of methods to break it into smaller pieces, so you can pass it naturally.

Unfortunately, once you’ve formed one stone, your likelihood of having more increases significantly over time. The good news is that there are lifestyle changes you can make to reduce your risk.

The number one cause of kidney stones is lifestyle factors, including excessive animal protein or salt intake or too little consumption of items like citrate, fiber, and alkali foods, such as leafy greens and other non-starchy vegetables (3).

Stay hydrated

First, it is crucial that you stay hydrated by drinking plenty of fluids (4). You can help yourself in this process by consuming plenty of fruits and vegetables that are moisture-filled.

Reduce calcium supplements

One of the simplest methods is to reduce your intake of calcium supplements, including foods fortified with calcium. There are several types of stones. Calcium oxalate stones are the most frequent type, occurring approximately 80 percent of the time (5). Calcium supplements, therefore, increase the risk of kidney stones.

When physicians started treating women for osteoporosis with calcium supplements, the rate of kidney stones increased by 37 percent (6). According to findings from the Nurses’ Health Study, those who consumed highest amount of supplemental calcium were 20 percent more likely to have kidney stones than those who consumed the lowest amount (7). It did not matter whether study participants were taking calcium citrate or calcium carbonate supplements.

Interestingly, calcium from dietary sources has the opposite effect, decreasing risk. In the same study, participants who consumed the highest amount of dietary calcium had a 35 percent reduction in risk, compared to those who were in the lowest consumption group. Paradoxically, calcium intake shouldn’t be too low, either, since that also increases risk. Changing your source of calcium is an important key to preventing kidney stones.

Lower your sodium intake

Again, in the Nurses’ Health Study, participants who consumed 4.5 grams of sodium per day had a 30 percent higher risk of kidney stones than those who consumed 1.5 grams per day (7). Why would that be? Increased sodium causes increased urinary excretion of calcium. When there is more calcium going through the kidneys, there is a higher risk of stones.

Reduce your animal protein consumption

Animal protein may play a role. In a five-year, randomized clinical trial of men with a history of kidney stones, men who reduced their consumption of animal protein to approximately two ounces per day, as well as lowering their sodium, were 51 percent less likely to experience a kidney stone than those who consumed a low-calcium diet (8).

The reason animal protein may increase the risk of calcium oxalate stones more than vegetable protein is that animal protein’s higher sulfur content produces more acid. The acid is neutralized by release of calcium from the bone (9). That calcium then promotes kidney stones.

Manage your blood pressure

Some medical conditions may increase the likelihood of stone formation. For example, in a cross-sectional study with Italian men, those with high blood pressure had a two times greater risk of kidney stones than those who had a normal blood pressure (10). Amazingly, it did not matter whether or not the patients were treated for high blood pressure with medications; the risk remained. This is just one more reason to treat the underlying cause of blood pressure, not just the symptoms.

While the causes of kidney stones are complex, making relatively simple lifestyle changes is the most constructive way to avoid the potentially excruciating experience of kidney stones. The more that you implement, the lower your likelihood of stones.

References:

(1) emedicine January 1, 2008. (2) J Urol. 2006;175(2):575. (3) Adv Urol. 2018; 2018: 3068365. (4) J Urol. 1996;155(3):839. (5) N Engl J Med. 2004;350(7):684. (6) Kidney Int 2003;63:1817–23. (7) Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(7):497-504. (8) N Engl J Med. 2002 Jan 10;346(2):77-84. (9) J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1988;66(1):140. (10) BMJ. 1990;300(6734):1234.

Dr. David Dunaief is a speaker, author and local lifestyle medicine physician focusing on the integration of medicine, nutrition, fitness and stress management. For further information, visit www.medicalcompassmd.com or consult your personal physician.

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Staller Center line-up

By Rita J. Egan

As the air begins to chill, Stony Brook University’s Staller Center for the Arts is ready to warm up audiences with a variety of exciting performances with its Fall 2024 season.

Alan Inkles, Staller Center director, said planning a season is similar to putting together a puzzle when deciding who to include and working with the artists’ schedules. He added he and his team like to create a season that is a mixture of newcomers and well-known names, which he feels both challenges and entertains audiences.

Record breaking artist Jackie Evancho heads to Stony Brook University on November 23.
Photo courtesy of Staller Center

“What I’ve begun the last couple years is to mix the stars in with what I call discovery shows,” he said. “We’ve got to keep going back to bringing in shows with great, talented people that maybe you might remember them from America’s Got Talent or you may have seen them somewhere. That’s the joy of going to an arts center.”

Among those who have appeared on America’s Got Talent scheduled to perform at the Staller Center are Malevo on Oct. 26 and Jackie Evancho on Nov. 23.

Inkles described Malevo’s show as “high energy.” The dance group from Argentina was a semi-finalist on AGT in 2016. The dancers will perform zapateo, similar to tap dancing, using a type of weapon called boleadora.

Evancho is known for competing as an opera singer and coming in second on AGT in 2010 at the age of 10. Inkles said the artist, now known for singing pop, has created a show that will include opera, pop and Broadway tunes. 

“That will be a fun night,” Inkles said. “That’s something different that I like to bring in.”

Among those appearing at the Staller Center this season will be comedian Wanda Sykes (sold out), Tony Award winner Renée Elise Goldsberry, musician John Pizzarelli and Cirque Kalabanté: Afrique en Cirque.

The season will kick off on Sept. 15 with the Emerson Legacy Concert Presents the Han-Setzer-Finckel Trio performing the music of Haydn, Beethoven and Dvorak. The trio continues the tradition of the Emerson String Quartet with former members Phil Setzer on violin and David Finckel playing cello, with the addition of pianist Wu Han.

Entertainers perform on the main stage or recital hall depending on the performance. Inkles said on Nov. 13, “It’s going to be a really cool night at the recital hall.” The night will feature viral star Stella Cole, Postmodern Jukebox’s Benny Benack III and tap dancer Jabu Graybeal for Some Enchanted Evening with Stella Cole. The trio will perform Jazz-inspired selections of Broadway hits spanning the decades.

The Peridance Contemporary Dance Company will take on the Staller Main Stage on Nov. 16. “If you like modern dance … if you want to see amazing movement, if you’re taking dance class, there is ballet, there is tap dancing in it,” Inkles said.

Last year, the Staller Center debuted a new concept showing a children’s movie. At the same time, a live orchestra performed along to the songs with Disney’s Coco. This year, the arts center will show Disney’s Encanto on Oct. 14, with a Latin band playing the musical score. After the viewing, attendees can meet the band members.

“It gives the kids the opportunity to see a live band as well as a movie,” he said.

Changes through the years

For this year’s fall season, like most performance periods, Inkles and his team began planning two years ago when he started traveling around the country to attend shows featuring various artists to see who would be a good fit for the arts center.

After the COVID-19 shutdowns and venues began to open again, Inkles said a decision was made to have a fall and spring season instead of one long performance period due to people tending to go out less after the pandemic. “People aren’t buying in advance as much or as many shows,” he said.

Regarding post-pandemic, Inkles said that out of the other State University of New York campuses with arts centers, the Staller Center is doing better than others audience-wise, and things are returning to normal. “We’re thriving in a time when a lot of our centers have either closed their doors or are doing much, much less,” he said.

Inkles said it’s vital to have such an arts center on campus grounds. For every show, the center makes at least 100 free tickets available to SBU students who wish to attend a performance. “We want to give these students culture and entertainment that they’ve not seen before,” he said. “It’s growth of the future. If we don’t do this, in 20 years there won’t be art centers. People will just be watching on their phones.”

Inkles added he and his team aim to create shows that are good not just for Long Island but also in general.

“When you come to see a show at the Staller Center, in my mind, it is as good, if not better, because the acoustics are great in the recital hall, or our sound system is better than most theaters on Broadway,” he said. “You need to walk out thinking it’s as good, if not better than something you could see in New York City, and that’s sort of my rule of thumb. I’m not looking for something that is pretty good, I’m looking for something that’s really great.”

Calendar of Event

  9/15 — Emerson Legacy Concert at 5 p.m. (RH)

  9/21 — Renée Elise Goldsberry at 8 p.m. (MS)

  9/28 — John Pizzarelli: Stage & Screen at 8 p.m. (RH) 

10/14 — Disney’s ‘Encanto’ Sing-Along at 4 p.m. (MS)

10/18 — Wanda Sykes at 8 p.m. (MS) *Sold out

10/26 — Malevo at 8 p.m. (MS)

  10/9 — Cirque Kalabané: Afrique en Cirque at 7 p.m. (MS)

11/13 — Some Enchanted Evening with Stella Cole at 7 p.m. (RH)

11/16 — Peridance Contemporary Dance Company at 8 p.m. (MS)

11/21 — Starry Nights at 7 p.m. (RH)

11/23 — An Evening with Jackie Evancho at 8 p.m. (RH)

11/24 — ‘Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus’ at 3 p.m. (MS)

  12/6 — Anthony Nunziata: A Broadway Italian Christmas at 8 p.m. (RH)

 12/14 — Caroline Campbell with guest Chloe Flower at 8 p.m. (RH)

RH: Recital Hall

MS: Main Stage

Stony Brook University’s Staller Center for the Arts is located at 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook. To order tickets, call the box office at 631-632-2787 or visit stallercenter.com.

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Apple Shortcake Squares

By Heidi Sutton

Apple picking season begins as early as the end of August at orchards on Long Island and continues through the end of October. Pie may be the first thing that comes to mind for an apple-infused dessert, but the versatility of this fleshy fruit means a world of sweets is at your fingertips. 

These Apple Shortcake Squares offer a tasty twist on traditional treats, whether you’re sharing with neighbors after a backyard barbecue or savoring an evening at home with your nearest and dearest while Baklava Bliss, a classic Greek dessert with an apple twist, will have you going back for seconds!

Apple Shortcake Squares

Recipe courtesy of Envy Apples

Apple Shortcake Squares

YIELD: Makes 12 squares

INGREDIENTS: 

5 large apples

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest

1 tablespoon cornstarch + 2 tablespoons water

1/2 cup softened butter

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 1/2cups self rising flour

1/4 cup cornstarch

DIRECTIONS:

Pre-heat the oven to 365 degrees F. Lightly grease the bottom of a 10 inch baking pan and also grease up the sides. Then line the pan with parchment paper both bottom and sides. Peel, core and dice apples into even pieces. Combine apple pieces in a saucepan with the ¼ cup sugar, vanilla and lemon zest and simmer for 4-5 minutes or until just tender.

Combine the first measure of cornstarch and water and stir in the apples, continue stirring until thickened and syrupy, set aside to cool. Using an electric beater, cream the butter and sugar for 3-4 minutes until creamy and pale. Add the egg and beat well. 

Sift over the flour and cinnamon and fold all together to create a soft dough. Divide the mixture in half and wrap in plastic wrap then chill in fridge for 30 minutes.

Press one half of the shortcake dough into the base of the greased pan, using the back of a spoon or damp finger tips to spread out evenly. Spoon over the cooled apple mixture. Using the remaining dough, break into small bite sized pieces and place the pieces over the top of the apples.

Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown, allow to cool before lifting out of pan using the parchment paper sides and cut into portions, dust with powdered sugar.

Baklava Bliss

Recipe courtesy of Envy Apples

Baklava Bliss

YIELD: Makes 8 servings

INGREDIENTS: 

2 large apples

1 package of phyllo dough

1/2 cup butter, melted

1 cup chopped walnuts

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp cinnamon, plus extra for garnish

1/2 cup honey

1/4 cup hot water

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

Cut apples into thin slices. Cut the phyllo dough into circles twice as large as muffin tin rounds, press dough into cups, and brush with butter. 

Mix walnuts, sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl and then spoon into dough cups until 1/3 full. Layer apple slices in an overlapping pattern like petals within each cup and press into nut mixture so slices remain stable. Bake 20-25 minutes until golden brown. 

Combine honey and hot water until smooth, then immediately drizzle over baklava roses after removing them from the oven. Sprinkle with cinnamon and enjoy!

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Licorice

MEET LICORICE!

Found as a stray, Licorice, a five-year-old Collie/Labrador mix, was taken to a local town shelter. Unfortunately, he was not microchipped and no one came forward to claim him until Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center in Huntington offered him a second chance in February of 2023. Now with us for well over a year, Licorice sadly remains overlooked.

Discovering early on that Licorice is very receptive to training, the staff began to teach him simple commands such as, sit, stay, leave it, and paw, which he quickly mastered. Also excelling at agility training, this 52 pound fellow is deceptively light on his feet. He loves to run, go on walks, and is skilled at the game of fetch, happiest when active and engaged.

With so little known about Licorice’s past life or the challenges he may have faced, he requires an experienced adopter. Recognized to be dog reactive and demonstrating a high prey drive, he needs to be celebrated as the only four-legged family member in his future home. As a trade-off, he will be all you could ask for: intelligent, adventurous, and an unfailingly loyal friend and companion. An added bonus? Licorice is known to have health benefits and acts as an antioxidant…we call this a win-win!

Rescue dogs are hidden treasures just waiting to shine. At Little Shelter, they believe that Licorice’s perfect forever home lies just around the corner with a person(s) as special as he is…

If you can’t adopt right now, you can still help by sharing Licorice’s story.

“Life always offers you a second chance. It’s called tomorrow.

Located at 33 Warner Avenue in Huntington, Little Shelter Animal Rescue & Adoption Center is open weekdays from 1 to 7 p.m. and weekends from noon to 5 p.m. For more information on Licorice, call 631-368-8770, ext. 21 or click here.

 

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MUSIC FOR THE SOUL Join All Souls Church in Stony Brook for an evening of classical guitar music with virtuoso Francisco Roldán on Sept. 7. Photo courtesy of All Souls Church
Thursday Sept. 5

Volunteer Fair

Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook hosts a Volunteer Fair from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Meet with representatives from over 10 local organizations who are looking for assistance. 631-588-5024.

Purple Party

In recognition of the Town of Brookhaven going purple for National Recovery Month, the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Chamber of Commerce will host a Purple Party at the Train Car, 1 Rose Ave., Port Jefferson Station at 7 p.m. Come help light the train car purple with snacks, guest speakers, Narcan training and more. Free. 631-821-1313, PJSTChamber.com

Friday Sept. 6

East Northport Festival

East Northport Chamber of Commerce presents the 29th annual East Northport Festival at John J. Walsh Memorial Park, 190 Larkfield Road, East Northport tonight from 6 to 11 p.m., Sept. 7 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sept. 8 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Featuring rides, games, live music, international food truck festival, craft vendors (on Sept. 7 and 8), beer garden and more. Free admission. 631-261-3573, eastnorthport.com

Psychic Night Fundraiser

Centereach Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. 9 South Washington Ave., Centereach will host a Psychic Night with the Psychic Sisters Linda West and Joline Paterson at 6 p.m. $45 includes light refreshments with basket raffles 50/50 and a door prize. For tickets, call 631-738-0722.

Saturday Sept. 7

East Northport Festival

See Sept. 6 listing.

Culper Spy Day

Three Village Historical Society and Tri-Spy Tours, in collaboration with local historical and cultural organizations, present the 10th annual Culper Spy Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Begin at the TVHS, 93 North Country Road, Setauket. Come learn about the Culper Spy Ring from costumed docents along with colonial cooking and invisible ink demonstrations, military encampment, historic house and church tours, and much more. Most activities free. 631-751-3730, tvhs.org 

Village Cup Regatta

The 15th annual Village Cup Regatta, a fundraising sailing competition between teams from the Village of Port Jefferson and Mather Hospital, kicks off with festivities at Harborfront Park, 101-A E. Broadway, Port Jefferson at 10 a.m. and a Memorial Parade of Boats at 11 a.m. portjeffersonyachtclub.com

Friends of MCPL Garage Sale

Time to shop! Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach will host a Friends Garage Sale from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. in the parking lot. Lots of bargains and treasures. Outdoor games for kids. Rain date is Sept. 14. 631-585-9393

Harbor Day 2024

The Village of Nissequogue and The Friends of Stony Brook Harbor will host  a Harbor Day event to raise awareness of Stony Brook Harbor from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Long Beach Boat Launch, 555 Long Beach in Nissequogue. The day will include presentations by environmental and marine science experts, carnival games, face painting, bounce house, a beach cleanup, boat building craft, food trucks, and music. Kayak rentals will also be available. Rain date is Sept. 8. Free admission. 631-862-7400

Saturdays at Six Concert

All Souls Church, 61 Main Street, Stony Brook will feature classical Colombian guitarist Francisco Roldán in a free concert at 6 p.m. Roldán has performed as a soloist and with chamber ensembles and orchestras in Portugal, Greece, Russia, Spain, Colombia, Argentina, the Dominican Republic, Lithuania, and Paraguay as well as throughout the U.S. Please bring a can of food to donate to a local food pantry.  631-655-7798

An Evening of Comedy

The Comedy Club @ Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson returns for another load of laughter tonight at 8 p.m. Comedic line-up includes Peter Bales, Scott Schendlinger and Matt Burke with special guest Chris Roacht. Tickets are $40. To order, call 631-928-9100 or visit theatrethree.com.

Sunday Sept. 8

East Northport Festival

See Sept. 6 listing.

Car Show and Swap Meet

Long Island Community Hospital Amphitheater at Bald Hill, 1 Ski Run Lane, Farmingville, hosts a Car Show and Swap Meet by Long Island Cars on from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Street rods, classics, muscle cars, antiques, exotics, imports and collectible cars on display with vendors selling parts and accessories, food and entertainment. Admission is $10, under 12 years are free. 631-567-5898, LongIslandCars.com

Fall Craft Fair 

4 Corners Nursery, 284 Boyle Road, Port Jefferson Station will hold a Fall Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with fall decor, pumpkins and live country music by Casey Wayne from noon to 4 p.m. 631-331-2737

Dix Hills Car & Bike Show

Dix Hills Fire Department, 115 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills presents its 10th annual Car and Motorcycle Show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with raffles, live music, food. Free for spectators. 516-521-9145

Fiddle and Folk Festival

Three stages, great music, dance, food and fun awaits you at the 12th annual Fiddle and Folk Festival at Benner’s Farm, 56 Gnarled Hollow Road, East Setauket from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Featuring performances by The Roger Street Friedman Band, Claudia Jacobs, Toby Tobias, Brian Chabza, Bill Ayasse, Suzanne Ernst, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason along with Pick of the Crop contestants, fiddle workshops, open mic and more. Tickets in advance are $22 adults, $18 seniors and $10 for children; tickets at the door are $25 adults, $22 seniors and $12 for children. Bring seating. 631-689-8172, fiddleandfolk.com, 

James O’Malley in concert

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame, 97 Main St., Stony Brook  presents a concert by James O’Malley from 3 to 4 p.m. The event is free with general admission ticket purchase. 631-689-5888, limusichalloffame.org. 

Monday Sept. 9

Movie Trivia Night at the CAC

Join the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington for a Movie Trivia Night at 8 p.m. Try to answer 50 questions based all around film, actors and actresses, awards, and everything else associated with the world of film. Challenge like-minded film fans in a battle of wits for cash and other prizes. You can form teams, so bring some friends and work together. Feel free to come alone and play solo as well! Hosted by Dan French. Tickets are $11 per person, $7 members at cinemaartscentre.org. 631-423-7610.

Tuesday Sept. 10

NSJC Social Club event

North Shore Jewish Center Social Club, 385 Old Town Road, Port Jefferson Station invites the community to a concert by George Maselli, a one-man band, singer, and guitarist in the Social Hall at 11 a.m. Bagels, cream cheese and coffee will be served. $5 per person, $4 members. 631-928-3737

Standard Flower Show

The Three Village Garden Club will hold a Standard Flower Show titled “Seasonal Wonders” at the Setauket Neighborhood House, 95 Main St., Setauket from 2 to 7 p.m. The juried show which will feature one of a kind  artistic designs of floral arrangements created by Garden Club members and will also include horticulture and botanical arts including photography. Free to the public. threevillagegardenclub.org

Stand-up Comedy at the CAC

Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington continues its Stand-Up/Sit-Down live comedy series with an appearance by Eddie Brill, who among other things, was the warm up comedian for the Late Show with David Letterman for 17 years, at 8 p.m. Brill will “Sit-Down” with host Steven Taub to share stories about his career and time on Letterman after the show. Tickets are $35, $25 members at cinemaartscentre.org.

Wednesday Sept. 11

Cruise Night at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East Wind, 5720 Route 25A, Wading River hosts a Cruise Night Car Show every Wednesday through October from 5 to 9 p.m. Visit the Shoppes, enjoy a bite to eat and then check out the fine array of classic cars in the parking lot. 631-929-3500

Thursday Sept. 12

Goat & Alpaca Yoga

Join the Smithtown Historical Society, 211 E. Main St., Smithtown for a 45 minute session of yoga with friendly, interactive goats and alpaca from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and again from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m courtesy of  by Steppin’ Out Ponies and Petting Zoo. Tickets are $35 per person. Please bring a mat & towel. Registration required via Eventbrite. For more information, call 631-265-6768.

Summer Thursdays at the LIM

The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook continues its Summer Thursdays series at 5:30 p.m. with a free talk and performance by musicians Erik McIntyre and Jonathan Stout about the century-long history and acoustic aspects of the archtop guitar, like the ones crafted by John Monteleone in the LIM’s Musical Masterworks exhibition. Learn about the guitar’s importance in jazz, blues, and rockabilly. Includes free admission to the Musical Masterworks exhibition. 631-751-0066, longislandmuseum.org

Theater

‘King Lear’

The Carriage House Players at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum in  Centerport closes their 35th annual Shakespeare in the Courtyard Festival with King Lear from Aug. 16 to Sept. 8. Performances are held on the Vanderbilt mansion courtyard stage on Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors and children under age 12 at vanderbiltmuseum.org. 

‘Clue’

Up next at the John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport is the hilarious musical Clue from Sept. 12 to Oct. 27. Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, the farce-meets-murder mystery begins at a remote mansion, where six mysterious guests assemble for an unusual dinner party where murder and blackmail are on the menu. When their host turns up dead, they all become suspects. Clue is the comedy whodunit that will leave you in stitches as they try to figure out…who did it, where, and with what! Tickets range from $85 to $95. To order, call 631-261-2900 or visit engemantheater.com.

‘Matilda’

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson kicks off its 54th season with Roald Dahl’s Matilda from Sept. 14 to Oct. 20. Matilda is a courageous little girl with astonishing wit, a vivid imagination, and psychokinetic powers. Packed with high-energy dance numbers and catchy songs, the unique and unforgettable Matilda is a joyous girl power romp. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl on an extraordinary journey! Tickets are $40 adults, $32 seniors and students, $25 children ages 5 to 12, $25 Wednesday matinees. To order, call 631-928-9100 or visit  theatrethree.com.

‘(Mostly) True Things

(Mostly) True Things, a game wrapped in a storytelling show that features true stories and a game celebrates 10 years of performances at The Performing Arts Studio, 224 E. Main St. Port Jefferson on Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. with stories on the theme Trips — stories about experiences of being “tripped up” by life, tripping and falling, road trips and traveling. Featured performers include Marc L Abbott,  Jean Candiotte, Nina Lesiga,  Dawn Borchers and Jude Treder-Wolff, host and creator of the show. Tickets are $20 online, $25 at the door (cash only). 

The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon’

Suffolk County Community College, 533 College Road, Selden presents The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon, a hilarious, crazy fairy-tale extravaganza, on Oct. 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 6 and 13 at 2 p.m. in Theatre 119 in the Islip Arts Building. Two narrators attempt to recreate all 209 of the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm in a wild, fast-paced extravaganza. To make it more difficult, they attempt to combine them into one gigantic fable using Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and other more obscure stories like Lean Lisa and The Devil’s Grandmother. General admission is $15, veterans and students 16 years of age or younger $10. SCCC students with current ID get one free ticket. To order, call 631-451-4163

‘Night of the Living Dead’

Smithtown Performing Arts Center 2 East Main St., Smithtown presents Night of the Living Dead from Oct. 5 to 27. Fall out from a satellite probe shot to Venus returns to Earth carrying a mysterious radiation that transforms the unburied dead into flesh-eating zombies. Seven people trapped in an isolated farmhouse, held hostage by the ravenous ghouls, begin to turn on each other as the dead encroach. A gripping terror-filled monochromatic play that brings all the fright of the cult classic to life. *This production is recommended for audiences high school age and up. Tickets are $35 adults, $32 seniors and $25 students. To order, visit smithtownpac.org.

Film

‘One Person, One Vote?’

The Port Jefferson Documentary Series continues its Fall 2024 season with a screening of One Person, One Vote? at the First United Methodist Church, 603 Main St., Port Jefferson on Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. At a time when many Americans question democratic institutions, the film unveils the complexities of the Electoral College, the uniquely American and often misunderstood mechanism for electing a president. Followed by a panel discussion with director Maximina Juson and Nancy Marr from the League of Women Voters. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 students. portjeffdocumentaryseries.com. 

‘Invisible Threads’

Join the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington for a screening of Invisible Threads – From Wireless to War  on Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Joseph Sikorski and Marc Alessi, Executive Director of the Tesla Science Center in Shoreham. Tickets are $25, $20 members at cinemaartscentre.org.

Class Reunions

— The 50s classes of Port Jefferson High School will hold a gathering at Detmer Farm, Ridgeway Ave., Setauket on Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. BYOB. To RSVP, call 631-924-4817 or 631-941-4186. 

— Port Jefferson High School Class of 1964 will hold its 60th reunion at the Meadow Club, 1147 Route 112, Port Jefferson Station on Oct. 17. Members of the Class of 1963 are invited to join them. For more information, email Mike Whelen at [email protected]. 

— Ward Melville High School Class of 2014 will hold its 10 year reunion at The Waterview, 44 Fairway Drive, Port Jefferson  on Nov. 30 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tickets are  $100 — plus ones allowed. Includes open bar, passed appetizers, and dinner. Please email [email protected] for the link to purchase tickets. 

Vendors Wanted

◆ The Yaphank Historical Society seeks vendors for its annual Fall Yard Sale on Sept. 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the Hawkins House,  4 Yaphank Avenue, Yaphank.  (Rain date is Sept 15). Vendor fee only $10 per spot. Call 631-924-4803.

◆ Smithtown Historical Society, 239 East main St., Smithtown seeks vendors for its annual Heritage Country Fair on Sept. 15 from noon to 4 p.m. Fee is $75 for a 10’ X 10’ site. For more information, call 631-265-6768.

◆ Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 716 Route 25A, Rocky Point welcomes craft vendors for its annual Fall Festival on Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 631-744-9355 or 631-521-5770 for more information.

◆ Town of Huntington Councilwoman Theresa Mari is looking for vendors (essential breast cancer care items, jewelry, clothing, or other products) to participate in the Pink in the Park Breast Cancer Prevention and Education Fair, scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 29, at Heckscher Park, 2 Prime Ave., Huntington from  10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also looking for vendors who can contribute to creating a fun and engaging environment for families, with activities for children to enjoy. For a vendor application, call 631-351-3173.

◆ Bethel Hobbs Community Farm, 178 Oxhead Road, Centereach is accepting vendors for its annual Fall Harvest Fair on Oct. 5 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. $60 donation for a 10’ X 10’ spot. Email [email protected] for more information or an application.

◆ Art League of Long Island 107 East Deer Park Road Dix, Hills seeks artists and craftspeople to show and sell their original fine art and/or fine crafts at the 59th Holiday Fine Art & Craft Fair on Dec. 7 and 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Deadline to apply is Oct. 1. For an application, visit artleagueli.org.

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Tickets are on sale now for Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui’s acclaimed documentary Super/Man: The Christoper Reeve Story. Via a collaboration between DC Studios and Fathom Events, the film, which DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films and CNN Films acquired out of the Sundance Film Festival this year, the film will debut in select cinemas across the United States on Saturday, Sept. 21. There will be an encore presentation on Sept. 25, Reeve’s birthday.

‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’

The story of Christopher Reeve is an astonishing rise from unknown actor to iconic movie star, and his definitive portrayal of Clark Kent/Superman set the benchmark for the superhero cinematic universes that dominate cinema today. Reeve portrayed the Man of Steel in four Superman films and played dozens of other roles that displayed his talent and range as an actor, before being injured in a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down.

After becoming a quadriplegic, he became a charismatic leader and activist in the quest to find a cure for spinal cord injuries, as well as a passionate advocate for disability rights and care — all while continuing his career in cinema in front of and behind the camera and dedicating himself to his beloved family before his death of heart failure in 2004 at the age of 52.

From the directors of McQueen, Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, this film includes never-before-seen intimate home movies and an extraordinary trove of personal archive material, as well as the first extended interviews ever filmed with Reeve’s three children about their father, and interviews with the A-list Hollywood actors who were Reeve’s colleagues and friends. The film is a moving and vivid cinematic telling of Reeve’s remarkable story.

Locally, the film will be screened at AMC Loews Stony Brook 17 in Stony Brook, Island 16 Cinema de Lux in Holtsville, and AMC Huntington Square 12 in East Northport. To order tickets in advance, visit www.fathomevents.com. 

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