January

GUILD HALL  Boots Lamb Education Center 158 Main Street, East Hampton 324-0806

5TH ANNUAL FREE WINTER FILM SERIES Sundays 1/13 –3/16 7:00 pm Free

Presented in collaboration with the East Hampton Library. Eight screenings of first run, international, award-winning independent films on Sunday nights

Sun 1/13 Dreams of Dust

Burkina Faso, 2006. 86 min. (French w/ English subtitles) Official Selection 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Mocktar, a Nigerien peasant, comes looking for work in Essakane, a dusty gold mine in Northeast Burkina Faso, Africa, where he hopes to forget the past that haunts him. In Essakane he quickly finds out that the gold rush ended twenty years before, and the inhabitants of this wasteland and strange timelessness manage to exist simply from force of habit. The beautiful Coumba, however, is still courageously struggling to raise her daughter after the death of her family. Mocktar will soon be fighting not only to survive, but also to provide a better future for this mother and her child. "…hypnotic widescreen photography…which is well written and directed… Salgues' screenplay is perfectly crafted…"—Variety

Sun 1/20 As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me
Germany, 2001. 158 min. (German&Russian w/ English subtitles)  Prisoner of war Clemens Forell, a German soldier during WWII, is sentenced to a labor camp in far east Siberia. After four years working in the mines he escapes from the camp (in 1949) and tries to get home to his wife and children. For three years he journeys through Siberia. An odyssey of 14,000 kilometers, set against a backdrop of desolate and inhospitable landscape, beset by danger (from both animals and humans). Constantly battling the worst nature can throw at him, Forell makes his way, step by step towards the longed-for freedom. Sometimes riding on trains, sometimes by boat, mostly on foot, he never knows if his next step will be his last. His prosecutor Kamenev is always right behind him, and more than once it seems that Forell will be captured again.

Sun 1/27  Her Name Is Sabine
France, 2007. 85 min. (French w/ English subtitles)Winner FIPRESCI Award, Cannes Film Festival. An intelligent, moving and beautiful portrait of Sabine, a 38-year-old autistic woman, filmed by her sister, the famous French actress Sandrine Bonnaire. Through personal footage filmed over a period of 25 years, it is revealed that Sabine's growth and many talents were crushed by improper diagnosis and an inadequate care structure. After a tragic five-year stay in a psychiatric hospital, Sabine finally finds a new lease on life in a home together with other young people living with similar mental and emotional illnesses. This very intimate film also sends an urgent message to a society that still does not know how to properly take care of its citizens with physical and psychological disabilities. "Let's say it out loud; Her Name is Sabine is the most beautiful film that Cannes has given us this year." --FIPRESCI (The International Federation of Film Critics)

THE NAKED STAGE Tuesdays 7:30 pm Free

The Naked Stage is a working collective of performing artists dedicated to the development of theatre on the East End of Long Island. The members of The Naked Stage believe in the possibilities generated by the collaboration of devoted people. We wish to provide a focal point for the encouragement of theatre and all it’s associated arts. The Naked Stage: Works in Progress serves as an incubator and laboratory for actors, writers, directors, dancers, composers, musicians and designers to practice and explore their craft free from the constraints of production schedules, budgets, criticism and public performance.

Tues 1/15 Staged Reading of 'Night, Mother By Marsha Norman
Lead Artist: Josh Gladstone Featuring Sloane Shelton and Kate Mueth. Winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize and the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, this eloquent, enthralling and ultimately shattering play explores the final hour in the life of a young woman who has decided that life is no longer worth living. "…honest, uncompromising, lucid, penetrating, well-written, dramatic, and…unmanipulatively moving…" —NY Magazine. "It is sparse and concise, introspective and penetrating, powerful and uncompromising, intense and intelligent, warm and theatrical. It is THE American tragedy." —New England Entertainment Digest. "…a shattering evening…" —NY Times. The Naked Stage is a working collective of performing artists dedicated to the development of theatre on the East End of Long Island. The members of The Naked Stage believe in the possibilities generated by the collaboration of devoted people. We wish to provide a focal point for the encouragement of theatre and all its associated arts. The Naked Stage: Works in Progress serves as an incubator and laboratory for actors, writers, directors, dancers, composers, musicians and designers to practice and explore their craft free from the constraints of production schedules, budgets, criticism and public performance.

Tues 1/29  Staged Readings of 2 Short Comedies “Riverside Drive” by Woody Allen & “Snowglobe of Doom” by Jonathan Wallace Lead Artist: Judi Roth Featuring an ensemble cast TBD.

Riverside Drive by Woody Allen: This absurdist play tackles marital infidelity on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Fred, a homicidal, paranoid, schizophrenic vagrant ex-copywriter, has been stalking a screenwriter for weeks, convinced that his prey stole his idea (and his life) to create a successful movie plot. The screenwriter, caught in an extra-marital affair gone sour, has his own problems to consider. "Non-stop one-liners" - Curtainup.com "Full of funny material" – NY Daily News
Snowglobe of Doom by Jonathan Wallace: Sookie Steinman is the CEO of Brooklyn Snowglobe, a company founded by her late father. Steve Klein, the vice president of operations, worked for dear old dad for thirty years and adores Sookie as a daughter. Then a macabre new product forces both to confront and cross the dangerous border between business and friendship. Jonathan Wallace's plays have been performed in the Midtown International Theatre Festival in New York City and at venues including the Stephen Talkhouse, the Flea Theatre, the Civic Center in Valdez Alaska; and outdoors in Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Avenue B Gardens. He is a member of The Naked Stage and lives in Amagansett with his wife Meri.

GUILD HALL   Moran and Spiga Galleries and Boots Lamb Education Center 158 Main Street, East Hampton 324-0806

Sat 1/12 – Sun 2/3 16th Annual Student Arts Festival- Part I  PreK – 8
Sat 1/19 Reception 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
An Educational outreach exhibition that showcases student art from Montauk through Bridgehampton. Last year’s exhibition featured over 3,500 pieces of student art. These inspiring community-centered exhibitions cover the gallery walls floor to ceiling, salon style, featuring the works of students in pre-school, elementary and middle schools and in a second exhibition featuring the work of our talented high school students. The exhibition is open to public and private schools in the East Hampton Township.  Admission to this exhibition is free. Coordinated by Education Department

The Picture Show @ Bay Street Theatre Bay Street at Long Wharf, Sag Harbor 725-9500

Join us for The Picture Show@Bay Street Theatre - our classic film series that gives you the opportunity to see films as they were meant to be seen - - on the big screen! All movies start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5.00 each - unless otherwise noted - and can be purchased one hour prior to the movie.

Dinner and a Movie? Stop by The American Hotel before the movie and enjoy a wonderful prix-fixe dinner for just $24.95. Your dinner price includes the movie and a small bucket of popcorn. Reservations are necessary and can be made by calling The American Hotel at 725-3535.

Fri 1/4 On The Town 8:00 pm

Sat 1/5 An American In Paris 8:00 pm

Fri 1/11 King Creole 8:00 pm

Sat 1/12 Jailhouse Rock 8:00 pm

Fri 1/18 Stairway To Heaven 8:00 pm

David Niven & Kim Hunter-  A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life  before a celestial court. "Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!"

Sat 1/19 Separate Tables 8:00 pm

David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Rita Hayworth and Burt Lancaster - The stories of several people are told as they stay at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth which features dining at "Separate Tables."

Fri 1/25 BookHampton Viewers Choice: The Spy Who Loved Me 8:00 pm

Featuring Roger Moore in his third film as James Bond

Sat 1/26 BookHampton Viewers Choice: GOLDFINGER  8:00 pm

Sean Connery is James Bond in Ian Fleming's GOLDFINGER

Docent Tours

Docent-led tours are offered for every exhibition and are free with Museum admission. Group Tours are now available by appointment.  Please call 631-283-2118, ext. 40 for more information.

Fri 1/11  Winter 2008 Lecture Series: Skeletons by the Sea, Wine & Cheese at 6:30pm Lecture 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm @ Clinton Academy Museum 151 Main Street, East Hampton

Shipwrecks and the Stories They Tell - Uncovering Secrets & Mysteries from Our History

MONTAUK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE   742 Montauk Highway  Montauk  668-2428

Sun 1/6 Live Performance  "Latin Rhythms: Songs of Love and Hope" 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Free Call 668-3377 for more information.

Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce 725-0011

Tues 1/1 "Start Your New Year Right Trail Walk" by the North Haven Trails Association

starts at North Haven Village Hall, Ferry Road, North Haven, at 10:00am.  Bring binoculars - Refreshments will follow.  For more information call 725-4764.

Southampton Cultural Center 25 Pond Lane, Southampton 287-4377

Fri 1/18 Jeanne Farewell - Piano Recital presented in collaboration with the Rogers Memorial Library 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm Free

Pianist Jeanne Farewell has performed in the United States, Europe, and China. Her performances in the U.S. have included the Yale Center for British Art, Harvard Musical Association, Steinway Hall, the American Landmark Festivals and other venues in New York, Boston, San Francisco, and the northeast. In Europe, she has been solo recitalist in London's Wigmore Hall, the Royal Festival Hall complex, at the University of Edinburgh and in Glasgow, Scotland, as well as in Austria and Germany. Recitals in China have taken her to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Beijing Conservatory of Music, and Shanghai Concert Hall. Her playing of Guastavino was broadcast last year in a live performance from the Cervantes Institute on WQXR Radio in New York City. The January 18 recital will be a program of romantic piano music, including pieces by Liszt, Chopin, and Schumann. This concert is free of charge, but donations will be gratefully accepted.

Sat 1/26 Mariann Megna in Concert 8:00 pm Tickets: $20, available at the door

For the benefit of the Peconic Youth Orchestra, the Southampton Cultural Center presents Mariann Megna in a rare concert performance featuring the music of 'Trails' with guest artists: Anthony Liberatore, Randy Hudson, Bucky Silipo, Sara Gordon, David Cummings, Sue Daniels, Bruce Beyer and Valarie Bell.

SOUTHAMPTON HISTORICAL MUSEUMS AND RESEARCH CENTER Rogers Mansion,17 Meeting House Lane (631) 283-2494

The Southampton Historical Museum is open year round and housed in the 1843 Rogers Mansion with permanent exhibits of 19th century period rooms, antique toys, old photographs, and 10 historic structures including two barns, a paint shop, one-room school house, carpenters shop. The Research Center has over 10,000 archival materials and reference books on the history of Southampton. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. $4 adults, free for members and children 17 and under

Thurs 1/10  East End Home Arts Guild: Italian Rustic 10:30 am to 1:00 pm

Italian Flavors with Michael Mosolino of East End Catering. Learn to make a rustic polenta. Lunch Included. $50 members $60 non-members

Thurs 1/17  East End Study Group 10:00am $4 adults, free for members

Kirk Flack will talk about the Custom House in Sag Harbor, refreshments served. 

Fridays 1/18 – 3/1 Jewelery Making in the Pelletreau Shop 78 Main Street, Southampton 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Built in 1668. Beginning and advanced instruction given by Master Jeweler Eric Messin. Eight week course meets once a week. Fees start at $330 including tools and supplies.

Sat 1/19 – Sat 3/29 The Joys of Toys: an Exhibit curated by Bob Skinner

Sat 1/19 Opening Reception 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Free

Dr. Skinner, former professor of Fine Arts, at Southampton College, has a local following that comes to see his exhibits on a variety of historic topics. Last year “Art of the Antique Tool” was one of our best-attended shows. Bob will select a variety of 19th-century toys from the museum’s collection and add others from his own considerable antique inventory. On view will be a wide variety of old and not-so-old toys that demonstrate how fashions and values have changed over the years.  Games have been popular for millennia, pitting competitive natures against each other in less harmful ways than war. In the 19th century competition was for success in business or world travel. During the Great Depression a new game called Monopoly was invented in which players competed to acquire property or wealth. Other games involved greyhounds, cars, horses, ships and motorcycles racing around the board. Games of learning included puzzles, one of which challenged players to assemble the 48 states into a map of the United States.  Building blocks are perhaps the most basic toy a child could have. Stacking them and knocking them over begins at infancy. Blocks with pictures and letters have always been early teaching tools. Later, nesting blocks, Lincoln Logs, Tinkertoys and Erector sets were developed and found in every 20th-century toy box.  Dolls, little human stand-ins, are essential to both girls and boys in all cultures, from the most humble tied-up bundles of rags or straw to the most realistic electronic sisters and brothers found today. In this exhibition, dolls from the 19th to the 21st century, including Native American, African-American, Asian, character, storybook and fantasy worlds will be included.

long  island traditional music association Watermill Community Center Route 27A, Water Mill Maxine 631-725-9321

(1st Saturdays from October through May)

Sat 1/5 Contradance 8:00- 11:00 pm Huntingtones / John Gallagher $10/$14

Do I need to know the dances ahead of time?  NO.  All dances are taught right there as we do them. Do I need to have a partner?  NO.  Singles are welcome, and so are couples, families, and groups of friends. Do I need dancing shoes?  NO.  Soft soled shoes are highly recommended because they will be easy on your feet and easy on our floors. Are there lessons for beginners?  YES.  Arrive early and be ready to dance at 7:45 for a lesson. Are refreshments available?  YES - because we bring them to share with each other.  Please consider bringing an item to share at our refreshment table.  There is also water to keep you hydrated and dancing

Fri 1/18 Crossroads Coffeehouse 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm $10 907-4838

The bands playing include Band of Gypsies, Arm the Homeless, The Lost Keys, Barbara Layton and Mike Weiskopf, and After the Carnival.. Proceeds will be donated to the Kris Dalene Music Scholarship Fund and the Springs Food Pantry.

Rogers Memorial Library 91 Coopers Farm Rd, Southampton 283-0774

Thursdays 1/3 – 2/28 Thursday Morning Bridge 10:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Please join your library friends for nine enjoyable mornings of duplicate bridge. We’ll serve coffee and snacks.

Thursdays 1/10 – 2/28 Thursday Afternoon Knitting Circle 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Maria Cooper Room, Cooper Hall

Drop in and work on your favorite holiday projects in the company of friends in our weekly knitting circle.

Thurs 1/10 Electoral College Reform and the Popular Vote Fred W. Thiele, Jr. New York State Assemblyman, 2nd Assembly District 7:00 p.m.

To rectify what many consider an unfair system of electing our President, in which a candidate who does not win the popular vote can still win the general election, Assemblyman Fred Thiele has been working with FairVote to explore ways to reform the current electoral system. We invite you to join us to learn more about this revolutionary possibility. Reservations are strongly suggested; please

Mon 1/14 A Look Back at The Year 2007: A Visit with U.S Congressman Tim Bishop 7:00 pm

Please join us for a visit with Congressman Bishop in which he will talk about local and national issues of note from the

year 2007 and look ahead to 2008. A question-and-answer session will follow. Reservations are strongly suggested; please leave a telephone number (in case of date change).

Mon 1/28 Favorite Films: The Valet 3:00 p.m.

Francis Veber, director; 85 minutes, PG-13 A delectable comedy by “the master of the French farce...in which the great French actor Daniel Auteuil portrays a piggy billionaire industrialist facing his comeuppance...a sinfully delicious bonbon” (Stephen Holden, The New York Times).

Friday at the Movies

JJML’s popular Friday at the Movies series is shown on a large screen in the library’s third-floor rotunda. Seating is limited, so please arrive by 6:15 pm. Films start promptly at 6:30 pm. No children allowed unless accompanied by an adult. Free.

Fri 1/4  Once

Romance /Drama with lots of music, starring Glen Hansard (lead singer of the Irish band The Frames) and Czech actress/musician Markéta Irglová. Directed by John Carney. Rated R for language. Please arrive by 6:15 p.m.

Fri 1/11  Adam's Apples

*Film Festival Selection* - Comedy / Drama directed by Anders Thomas Jensen. In Danish with English subtitles. Winner of 14 film festival awards. Rated R for language and violence.

Fri 1/25  The Game Plan

Family / Sports / Comedy starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Kyra Sedgewick. Directed by Andy Fickman. Rated PG for some mild thematic elements. Please arrive by 6:15 p.m.

Sat 1/5 The Artist's Way Book Group 6:00 pm

The group will be soliciting new members for their next selection, the sequel by Julia Cameron, "Walking in This World." The book picks up where Julia Cameron's bestselling book on the creative process, "The Artist's Way," left off, to present readers with a second course: Part Two in the journey toward discovering our creative potential. Full of valuable new strategies and techniques for breaking through difficult creative ground, this is the "intermediate level" of the Artist's Way program. For more information, call 725-4926.

Every Saturday, we host in our store a free cooking demo open to the public by one of our teaching staff or a local chef. The demos feature instruction on many of our Viking appliances and offer samples of the delicious food prepared. Come and have your cooking questions answered by our experts while tasting some of the best food around.

Culinary Demonstrations Daily 2:00 pm Free

Please join us for culinary demonstrations at your local Williams-Sonoma. Our culinary demonstrations will show you how to use and care for products found throughout the store.

Technique Classes Free

We're pleased to offer hour-long technique classes at your local Williams-Sonoma store. Presented free of charge, each class is dedicated to a specific culinary topic led by one of our culinary experts. Class size is limited, so be sure to reserve your space today.

Sun 1/6 Cooking with Citrus

Add tart, bright flavor to savory dishes with nutrient-rich citrus fruits. This class, demonstrates steaming, poaching and cooking en papillotte using oranges and lemons.

Sun 1/20 Chili Basics, Sunday, January 20

Take your bowl-watching guests beyond chips and chicken wings with a hearty and versatile, chili. We'll teach you how to make a basic chili with delicious variations and share ideas for tasty toppings.

COOKING CLASSES AT WILLIAMS SONOMA Tuesdays 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm $55

Tues 1/29 Food Made Fast: One Pot Meals

From our Food Made Fast cookbooks, these one-pot dishes allow you to serve healthful dishes with minimal effort, so they are perfect for busy weeknights. And best of all, cleanup is a snap. On the menu: Chicken and Vegetable Curry, Broccoli and Pancetta Frittata, Turkey Poblano Chili and Mu Shu Pork Stir Fry. Presented by: Chef Miche Bacher

Sun 1/13 Winter 5K Road Race Registration: 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.; Race starts at 9:30 a.m.
First 2008 Village Road Race - Dash through the streets of East Hampton Village over a mostly flat course with your fellow road running enthusiasts. Start and finish at the East Hampton YMCA. Long-sleeved tee-shirts for all participants, plus refreshments, chip timing and great fun! Part of East End Road Runner winter series is co-sponsored by Gubbins and New Balance. Awards: 15-19, ten year age groups after that.

CMEE Discover My Community (thru April 2008)

In our 3rd annual CMEE Discover My Community an exhibit recognizing four community organizations and how they enrich their neighbors’ lives CMEE will host four outstanding East End non profits: Bridgehampton Historical Society, Pediatric Dental Fund of the Hamptons, Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation and WLIU Public Radio. These organizations will be recreated with recognizable facades in a mini village setting offering educational and entertaining exploration. Inside each locale activities will be designed for visitors to learn what important role each organization serves in our community while providing inspiration and information for career and volunteer development.  Through interactive activities of role play, art, science, music and literacy children and their grownups will build appreciation for our community and the greater world.

Sat 1/12 Meet Your Neighbor: Joni Huey Owner of Joni’s Organic 10-11 am For ages 4-11 Free for Members/Non-members/ price of admission $5 children/$7 adults

Joni owns her own organic cafe in Montauk and she loves to cook! Come and meet Joni and make yummy pumpkin oatmeal cookies to take home and bake. Reservations required 537-8250

Fri 1/25 Pizza Pajama Party 6:00 Pm Free To Members/$5 Kids Non-Members/$7 Adults Non-Members 

The last Friday of every month, head over to CMEE for a Pizza Party, Pajama Night.  Give the kids a quick bath, brush their teeth, and put them in their PJs for a night of fun.  6:00 pm PIZZA IS SERVED 6:30 pm READING 6:45 pm ART WORKSHOP

Sat 1/26 Meet Your Neighbor: Amelia Greene 10:00 am – 11:00 am For ages 4-11 Free for Members/Non-members/ price of admission $5 children/$7 adults

Meet your neighbor Amelia Greene as she takes you back in time.  Amelia was born and raised on Suwassett Avenue in Bridgehampton, New York some years ago! She attended the Bridgehampton Public School. A gifted and fortunate young woman Amelia won a full scholarship to The Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.  She spent all her young adult years as a fashion designer, searching for security in a very risky field. Meet Ms. Greene on Saturday, January 26 and learn what it was like to become a fashion designer.  A whale sewing art project is planned for the session. Amelia is quite a story teller and she will keep you entertained with her stories of growing up in Bridgehampton, She'll even throw in tales of the sea and whaling adventures.

Wednesdays 1/30 – 2/14 0r 2/27 – 3/12 (3 classes) Adult Beginners Needlepoint Class 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm $60 members/$70 non-members Material Fee: $50

Instructor: Robert Erdman from What's Your Point. Put your Wednesday evenings aside for a relaxing and creative workshop in needlepoint.  Needlepoint was born to recreate the look of woven tapestries. Sometime during the 16th and 17th centuries, embroidery on canvas, or needlepoint as we know it today, began to develop. Needlepoint was popular during colonial times, where it was used for pictures, upholstery fabric, and fashion accessories. Robert Erdman from What's Your Point in Southampton will be teaching this introductory course to needlepoint. For beginners and those who need a refresher. Robert will cover basics on canvas stitching and introduce you to several basic stitches including: continental, basket weave and a couple of surprise stitches. The Needlepoint Learning kit that you purchase will include everything you need for the class.  You supply the enthusiasm! Robert will select and provide the appropriate canvas and fibers after the basics are covered.  Your completed project will end up as a beautiful stitched canvas suitable for framing or even a pillow.

SOUTHFORK NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton 537-9535

Nature walks & workshops. For more information, reservations, and directions to meeting places, please call: Natureline (631) 537-9735. Walks are free to SoFo members. Non-members are charged $5 an individual.

Sat 1/5 Lizard Lips and Salamander Smiles 10 am to 11 am

Leader: Crystal Possehl-Have you ever seen a salamander smile or wondered what a lizard’s lips look like? Join Crystal when she brings in her pet lizard and takes out the museum’s salamanders so that you can get to know these fascinating critters. 

Sun 1/13 Winter Waterfowl Count - Sunrise to Sunset - Amagansett to Shinnecock

Leader: Jim Ash-At one time, a great variety of waterfowl wintered on Long Island. Now, due to habitat loss, food scarcity, and the introduction of nonnative species of water birds, our wintering population of waterfowl is slowly diminishing. To assess this situation and record the number of over-wintering waterfowl, the New York State Ornithological Association sponsors waterfowl counts throughout the state. Experienced birder or otherwise, sign on as a member of this year’s Amagansett to Shinnecock count-team. Call us at (631) 537-9735 for further information. 

Sat 1/19  Field Walk by the Light of the Full Wolf Moon – A Family Walk 6:30 pm

Leader: Dai Dayton-Full moon names date back to the early days of Native Americans. The tribes kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurring full moon. Amid the cold and deep snows of midwinter, wolf packs howled hungrily outside Native American villages: thus the name for January's full moon. Join Dai and bring the family to this full moon field walk by the light of the wolf moon. 

Sun 1/20  Observing Seals - For Adults and Children 11 am

Leader: Lindsey Rohrbach - This is a prime time to observe seals that arrive in our waters to become winter residents. Join Lindsey on this walk through the deciduous forests of the scenic Seal Haul Out Trail in Montauk and down to the rocky shore where, at low tide, you can expect to see harbor seals and an occasional gray seal sunning themselves on the exposed rocks. Please dress warmly. Montauk can get cold and windy. 

Sat 1/26  Our Native Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles 10:00 am

Leader: Amber Sabrowsky, Riverhead Foundation - Join SoFo and the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation for a program about the marine mammals and sea turtles native to our area, including the problem of cold stunning of sea turtles. Cold stunning is a state of hyperthermia caused by a sudden drop in water temperature which makes the turtles unable to swim. Learn how to identify cold stunning and what you can do if you spot a sea turtle in distress. 

East Hampton Trails Preservation Society Amagansett 329-4227

For general information about hiking in East Hampton, go to www.ehtps.org or write to ehtps@hotmail.com.  Contact hike leaders directly for information regarding the scheduled hikes.

Tues 1/1   Hither Woods New Years Day Hike (10 miles) 10:00 am

At the end of a long weekend, enjoy the leader’s annual New Year’s Day Hike in Hither Woods.  Be prepared for a full day, as this hike will ramble through much of the magnificent Montauk  forest.  This is a moderately paced hike on some hilly terrain.  Bring lunch and liquids.  Meet at the Hither Hills Overlook, Route 27 on Montauk Highway Leader:  Richard Whalen 267-6608

Wed 1/2  Money Pond   (4 miles) 10:00 am

Learn how Money Pond got its name and then hike to the Montauk Lighthouse. Meet at Camp Hero Rd. off Route 27 about 1 mile east of Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk Leader:  Eva Moore 238-5134

Sat 1/5  Longshanks #6 Barcelona Plus (9 miles) 10:00 am

Walk a new trail west of Rt 114 that will allow us to stretch our longshanks into the Barcelona Preserve where challenging hills, beaches and spectacular water views beckon.  Bring water and a lunch snack.  Meet on Merchants Path ( the continuation of Swamp Rd.) about one mile west of intersection with Rt 114.  Leader:  Richard Poveromo 283-4591

Mon 1/7  Napeague Loop  (2 miles) 1:00 pm

Cast your vote for seasonal afternoon hiking by coming on this moderately paced walk through a unique section of sparsely used forest.  While totally flat the terrain includes some sandy sections typical of secondary dunes.  Meet on Napeague Meadow Rd. about a half mile north of intersection with Rt. 27.  Leader: Richard Lupoletti 324-1127

Fri 1/11  Lily Hill Cemetery (2 miles) 1:00 pm

Catch the warming rays of the afternoon sun on this easy stroll to the historic cemetery of the Dominy family, craftsmen of tools, watches, windmills and furniture.  Meet on Spring Close Highway, about one mile north of intersection with Rt. 27.  Leader:  Richard Lupoletti 324-1127 

Sat 1/12  Oyster Pond (3-4 miles) 10:00 am

On this part of the Paumanok Path, the peaceful winter woods studded with holly trees contrast sharply with the gusty shoreline of Oyster Pond.  After crossing Ogden’s Brook Bridge, we will continue along West Oyster Pond Rd. to the former site of the East Hampton Gun Club.  At the viewpoints, we will see the pond much the same as the Indians saw it.  Meet at Camp Hero Rd. Montauk, a mile east of Deep Hollow Ranch.  Leader: Carol Andrews 725-3367

Wed 1/16  Battery 113 Trail (2-3 miles) 10:00 am

We will take the trail to Battery 113 in Camp Hero then hike back on the Old Montauk Hwy.  Meet at Camp Hero Rd. Montauk, a mile east of Deep Hollow Ranch.  Leader: Ed Porco 668-2093

Sat 1/19  Fish Factory Hike (2.5-4 miles) 10:00 am

Join us for a tour of saltwater marshes and historic buildings in the backwoods of Amagansett.  Tidal conditions will dictate that final route, which can be as much as 4 miles if high tides cause a 1 ½  mile detour.  Wear proper footgear.  Meet in the parking area at intersection of Cranberry Hole Rd and Napeague Meadow Rd. in Amagansett. Leader: Nick Stephens 267-6342

Sun 1/20  Montauk Point Loop (7 miles) 10:00 am

This spectacular circuit is a tour-de-force of the New York State Parklands around Montauk Point.  There are magnificent bluff top views of the Atlantic, but there are surprises too- beautiful woods, rushing streams, and a secret pond.  Meet at Camp Hero Rd. in Montauk, a mile east of Deep Hollow Ranch.  Leader: Rick Whalen 267-6608

Wed 1/23  Point  Woods Trail (3-4 miles) 10:00 am

Walk along trails lined with large beech, tupelo, American holly, oak and black birch trees to the bluffs overlooking the Atlantic – you’ll come back invigorated and refreshed.  On the return we will pass Battery 113 in Camp Hero.  Meet on Camp Hero Rd. off Route  27 in Montauk, about a mile east of Deep Hollow Ranch.  Leader:  Ed Porco 668-2093

Sat 1/26  Jacob’s Farm/Green River Cemetery (3 miles) 10:00 am

We’ll detour from our athletic loop of Jacob’s Farm to visit historic Green River Cemetery. Meet at the south side of Red Dirt Rd. approximately ¼ mile from Old Accabonac Highway in Amagansett.  Leader:  Jim Zajac 324-2425

Wed 1/30  Right  Of Way Trail  (4 miles) 10:00 am

We will traverse a 2-mile section of this “secret” trail, which is part of the Paumanok Path. Because this trail is close to the wetlands, expect some muddy portions; wear proper footgear.  Meet at the Montauk Library on Montauk Highway across from the community church in Montauk. Leader:  Eva Moore 238-5134

Southampton Trails Preservation Society Bridgehampton 631-537-5202 

Volunteers are welcome and encouraged to join our work parties which are held most Thursdays. Call Ken Bieger 283-5432 to join in.  Help clean up our adopted road.  Meet at Narrow Lane and Norris Lane in Sagaponack.  Bring gloves.  Directions: When traveling north from Montauk Highway on Bridgehampton Sag Harbor Turnpike Narrow Lane is the second right.  Follow Narrow Lane to Norris Lane which is the first right on Narrow. Dai Dayton 537-0660.

Tues 1/1 Happy New Year Hike 7:00 am – 9:00 am

The dawn in the sky greets the day in—MONTAUK! Watch the sun rise from the ocean; then take a 4 mile hike in Camp Hero. Meet at Montauk State Park parking lot. Tony Garro 631-725-5861. Directions: Follow Montauk Highway to the end; continue on loop around to parking area.

Sat 1/5 Bay to Bay 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Meet at Munns County Park on Montauk Highway, Hampton Bays. Challenging 7+ mile hike across the south fork.  Bring water and snack. Tony Garro, 631-725-5861.

Sun 1/6  Barcelona Neck 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Meet at the Sag Harbor Golf Club parking lot (Club is off Rte. 114). 4 miles, some hills and Joe Lane. 631-725-3942.

Thurs 1/10  S.T.P.S. Monthly Meeting 7:00 pm -9:00 pm

Meet at Southampton Town Hall lower level meeting room. All are welcome. Glorian Berk, 631-283-2638.

Sat 1/12  Elliston Park 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Meet at Elliston Park on Millstone Brook Road, Southampton. 5 miles, some hills, Howard Reisman. 631-283-5376.

Sun 1/13  Hubbard/Sears Ramble 10:00 am – 12:30 pm

Meet on Red Creek Road, 100 yards east of Rte. 24. Hike a 5 mile loop through these beautiful county parks. Hills, ponds and forest. John Virgilio, 631-574-8844 or virg4@optonline.net

Sat 1/19  Northwest Passage 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm

5 miles through the heart of the Northwest.  Meet at Cedar Point County Park check-in station (off Cedar Point Road), East Hampton. Bill Schildknecht, 631-725-2888.

Sun 1/20  Long Pond Greenbelt 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Meet at Mashashimuet Park, Sag Harbor for this 5 mile hike past many ponds. Bob Wolfram, 631-725-4237.

Sun 1/20  HOT Ride

Time/location to be determined. BYO horse. You must be a member of STPS to ride. You may join day of ride. Barbara Bornstein, 631-537-6188.

Tues 1/22  Full Moon Hike 7:00 pm -9:00 pm

Meet at South Fork Natural History Museum on Bridgehampton Tpk. Bring flashlight, dress warmly. Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.

Sat 1/26  Laurel Valley 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Meet at the kiosk on Deerfield Road, Noyac (across from Deerwood Path). 4 miles some hills. Glorian Berk, 631-283-2638.

Sun 1/27  Flanders Loop 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Meet on Red Creek Road, 100 yards east of Rte. 24. 5 miles, some hills, ponds, a lodge and waterfalls on these County lands. Ken Bieger, 631-283-5432.

Unless indicated, GEE’s explorations are free of charge.  For information please contact Steve Biasetti at 631-537-1400 ext. 15 or sbiasetti@groupforthesouthfork.org

Thurs 1/24 Healthy Home, Healthy Environment 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Join Kate Schertel, Jenn Hartnagel and a Shaklee products representative to learn about keeping your home clean using non-toxic, environmentally friendly products. Kate and Jenn will educate participants on the potential dangers toxic products pose to our local environment and give you a few recipes for cleaning solutions you can make at home. A Shaklee representative will be on hand to tell you about the toxin-free, safe cleaning products that Shaklee makes. Refreshments will be provided, free Shaklee product samples will be available for all participants, and Shaklee products will also be available for purchase. For reservations or more information, please contact Kate Schertel at 631-537-1400 (x13) or kschertel@eastendenvironment.org .

Sat 1/26 Bird Box Workshop 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Sick of sitting home awaiting the arrival of Spring? Come to the Group’s bird box workshop to learn about and build a box for a few different locally popular bird species. We will supply the materials; just show up ready for construction. This event is kid friendly! For reservations or more information, please contact Jenn Hartnagel at 631-537-1400 (x21) or jhartnagel@eastendenvironment.org.

Seals on Long Island : During the cooler months, some special visitors from the north come to Long Island starting in mid-November.  They return to Northern New England and Canada in May.  Seals belonging to the Pinniped family (meaning “feather footed” or “winged”), are true seals which lack external earflaps, have torpedo shaped bodies for fast swimming.  They have long, sharp claws to help them dig into the ice while climbing out of the water or onto the beach.  Unlike sea lions, their front flippers are short and they are referred to as “earless” seals.  Their hind flippers are webbed and pointed backwards to help them swim.  They have been recorded swimming over 12 miles per hour and have been spotted swimming 70 miles off of the coast of Long Island. Seals haul out of the water to rest, sleep, and warm up in the sun’s heat.  While on land sunning themselves, they are often seen in a “banana” shaped position. The seals we see on Long Island are most often Harbor seals, but there are a few other types, such as harp seals, grey seals, hooded seals, and ringed seals.  Numbers have been increasing in past years into the thousands around Long Island due to the changing location of their food sources and the changing temperatures of their watery habitat.  Most of the seals that visit Long Island are younger seals.  These marine mammals eat a variety of crustaceans, fish and shellfish like mussels, clams, oysters and squid.

Mon 1/14 Seal Observation Walk 9:00 am Meet at the Montauk Point concession area. $5/person ($3 for children) plus a $6 vehicle parking fee. Call for reservations and additional information.

Join Mike Bottini on a 3 mile (round trip) hike to view seals and learn about their habits, behavior, and population trends in the Long Island region. Dress warm and wear comfortable hiking shoes; we will be outdoors for 2.5 hours. Binoculars recommended but not necessary. Mike will bring a spotting scope that everyone will get a chance to use. This program is sponsored by New York State Parks, and is scheduled to coincide with low tide, when seals are most likely to be basking on the rocks.

Sun 1/20 Seal Observation Walk 12:00 pm  Meet at the Montauk Point concession area. $5/person ($3 for children) plus a $6 vehicle parking fee. Call for reservations and additional information.

Join Mike Bottini on a 3 mile (round trip) hike to view seals and learn about their habits, behavior, and population trends in the Long Island region. Dress warm and wear comfortable hiking shoes; we will be outdoors for 2.5 hours. Binoculars recommended but not necessary. Mike will bring a spotting scope that everyone will get a chance to use. This program is sponsored by New York State Parks, and is scheduled to coincide with low tide, when seals are most likely to be basking on the rocks.

Mon 1/28 Seal Observation Walk 9:00 am Meet at the Montauk Point concession area. $5/person ($3 for children) plus a $6 vehicle parking fee. Call for reservations and additional information.

Join Mike Bottini on a 3 mile (round trip) hike to view seals and learn about their habits, behavior, and population trends in the Long Island region. Dress warm and wear comfortable hiking shoes; we will be outdoors for 2.5 hours. Binoculars recommended but not necessary. Mike will bring a spotting scope that everyone will get a chance to use. This program is sponsored by New York State Parks, and is scheduled to coincide with low tide, when seals are most likely to be basking on the rocks.

THE MADOO CONSERVANY  618 Sagg Main Street, Sagaponack  537-8200

1:00pm - 5:00pm Sat May through September

Madoo is an artist's garden. Admission:  $10.00, fee is used for the garden maintenance.   Photographs are permitted; strollers, dogs, children under 6 are not.  Separate tours may be arranged for groups of 10 or more. 

Every Saturday from Sunset ‘til midnight, weather permitting, Custer staff will be on hand to assist you in observing the night sky using Custer's telescopes, and to answer your questions about astronomy and the organization itself. The Darkest Skies of any Observatory on Long Island!

Sat 1/19 How To Use Your Telescope 7:00 pm

Did you just receive a new telescope as a holiday gift? Or is there one gathering dust in the closet because you don't know how to use it?

Perhaps you have been using your telescope but it doesn't seem to be working quite right and you're asking yourself: "Is it me or the

equipment?" This lecture and workshop will provide all the answers. You'll learn all you ever wanted to know about telescopes and

receive practical information that will help you get set up and observing. After the lecture, there will be an opportunity for you to receive hands-on help from the instructor and Custer's Observatory Staff. Instructor: Jeff Norwood is a veteran amateur astronomer, telescope mechanic, & owner of Camera Concepts in Patchogue. Suggested Donation: $10 Custer Members; $13 Non-Members; $5 Students w/ ID.

Sat 1/26 Starlab Portable Planetarium Shows 2:30 and 3:30 pm

A planetarium is one of the best ways to quickly become familiar with the night sky. StarLab presenter and story-teller, Andi Pisacano,

will introduce you to the constellations and other celestial bodies, and tell you the myths associated with them. Two shows each day.

2008 Montauk Local Cod Trips Saturdays & Sundays starting 1/26

This trip will sail aboard the Viking Starship. The boat leaves the dock at 3am and returns at 4pm. Reservations are strongly recommended. The fare is $90.00 per person and it includes bait free of charge.

Sun 1/20 Wine & Robes $99 per person

Wine expert and owner of Amagansett Wines & Spirits, Michael Cinque, will host a four-course dinner at The 1770 House on Sunday, January 20.  Each course will be paired with a wine from the recently published Wine Spectator Top 100 List.  Four wine regions will be represented with wines that were culled from the top half of the Wine Spectator list.  There is limited seating for this special event, and the cost is $99 per guest, which includes tax and gratuity.  For reservations and more information, call 631-324-1770.

Sunday and Monday nights through January at Wei Fun feature WEI Two FUN $19 prixe fixe dinners. In addition, glasses of house wine and draft beer are $5. WEI FUN is closed on Tuesday and Wednesdays during the winter.

Thurs 1/24 Oh! Rome…Wine and Food Tour at Cittanuova 6:00 pm  $49 per person, plus tax and gratuity (wine club members $44 plus tax and gratuity)

The first in a series of four regional Italian wine and food pairing events will take place on Thursday, January 24 at 6 p.m. Rome will be the featured “destination” at this event with wines from Lazio and an assortment of Roman antipasti, pasta, carne and contorni. Led by Cittanuova’s sommelier, the evening will include a discussion about wine and food pairing. Reservations are required; seating is limited to 30 guests.  For more information about Cittanuova events, email cpapetti@cittanuova.com or call 631-324-6300. 

Cittateca  Thursdays 4:00 pm -  5:30 pm 15 per person ($11 for Cittateca members)

Cittateca, a casual and fun approach to learning about and tasting Italian wine, is held at the Cittanuova bar every.  Led by Cittanuova’s certified Italian wine sommelier, participants taste three wines paired to stuzzicchini (light appetizers). No reservations are required. The last tasting begins at 5.15 pm.

Castello Di Borghese Vineyards  Route 48 (Sound Ave) and Alvah’s Lane, Cutchogue 734-5111

Part II - Between Sea and Sky, Landscapes of the North Fork

Breathtaking photos from Jake Rajs's newest book of the same name. On exhibit thru 2008.

Sat 1/26 Cool Climate Merlots 2:00 pm in the Lenz Cottage $45/$50

First Subscriber Comparative Tasting of 2008! 3 Flights, 18 wines in total.   First Flight includes merlots from New World wine regions such as Mendoza Argentina, Hawkes Bay New Zealand, Victoria Australia and of course Long Island.  Second Flight pits Long Island merlots against Bordeaux. And the Third Flight is designed to compare merlots from Bordeaux's Right Bank with merlots from its Left Bank. Admission is $50 for General Public or $45 for Lenz Subscribers.  Class size is limited to 25 people; so, reserve your space now.

Every Saturday in January Cooking Demo with Chef T-Roy and Mumtaz Duzel 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Thurs 1/24 Wine Dinner with Winemaker Juan Micieli-Martinez at the Jamesport Manor Inn 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm  $75 per person. RSVP to 631.722.0500 or inn@jamesportmanor.com

Pindar Vineyards  37645 Main Road, Peconic  734-6200

Twilight Thursdays 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Join us for live music, wine and cheese every Thursday.

Sat 1/26  Annual Bridal & Event Showcase 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm $25

Planning a Wedding or Event? Spend the afternoon at Wölffer Estate Vineyard - The Ultimate Hampton Location. Meet the Leading Industry Professionals who will coordinate all the stylish details to create the wedding or event of your dreams. Catering, Floral Design, Photography, Music, Party Rentals, Cakes,  Invitations, Lighting, Hair & Make-up and more. Admission includes: Wine, Food Tastings and Goodie Bags

Sat 1/26 A Taste of Germany Dinner Featuring Wines By Wolffer Estate at Estia’s Little Kitchen 1615 Sag Harbor Turnpike, Sag Harbor $50 per person not including tax & gratuity

Seatings 6:00 & 8:00pm For Reservations please call 725-1045

Southampton Public House  Bowden Sq, Southampton 283-2800

Fri 1/11 Fridays Live - Project Vibe 10:30 pm in the Tap Room

Vibes for Life Entertainment Presents Southampton’s Finest

Music at the Talkhouse    The Stephen Talkhouse, 161 Main Street, Amagansett 267-3117

Fri 1/4 Winston Irie 10:30 pm $10

Great Local Reggae Band

Sat 1/5 Annie Morgan Band 8:00 pm $10

Annie Morgan has been called the finest soul/R&B singer on Long Island.  A long time favorite on the East End music scene, she possesses incredible vocal range and is known for her expressive, high energy performances. Annie does what only the very best singers do, she gives those who come to listen something of herself. She does this openly, honestly and without artifice.  As one fan put it, when The Annie Morgan Band takes the stage, the music comes at you like heat lightning, like primitive dancing, like Fourth of July fireworks. The electricity generated snaps, crackles and the place rocks! 

Fri 1/11 Little Head Thinks 10:30 pm $10

Alternative/Rock Band/Cover and originals

Sat 1/12 X Frames 8:00 pm $10

Rock and Roll

Sat 1/12 Bastards of Boom 10:30 pm $10

Bastards of Boom are the illegitimate children of Escola de Samba Boom. They take Brazilian rhythms and mix them up with Rock, Electronica, and World melodies to create the ultimate groove machine. If you don't find yourself dancing to this you ought  to see a doctor to make sure you still have a pulse!

Fri 1/18 Alison Goggins with Rob Wolfson 10:00 pm $10

Alison Goggins is a singer songwriter from Amagansett, NY.  Alison's soothing voice has been compared to Kate Wolf, Natalie Merchant and Margo Timmons.  Her songs about life, love, peace and politics are set to simple melodies in the folk and blues traditions. Alison has studied songwriting and fingerstyle guitar with Jorma Kaukonen, Terre Roche, Chris Smither, Rory Block, Ernie Hawkins, Verlon Thompson, among others. Teaming up with veteran guitarist Rob Wolfson in early 2007, Rob's solid, melodic, Garciaesque leads and vocal harmonies blend seamlessly with Alison's vocals and gentle fingerstyle rhythms. Come on down to the Talkhouse for a set of beautiful acoustic music from these two local artists.

Fri 1/18 Last Resort 10:30 pm $10

Here we are ... A new sound.. A new feel .. A new voice ... WE ARE LAST RESORT! Started in November 2007 - Last Resort is quickly becoming a talked about band. Come see LAST RESORT! LAST RESORT is a new musical Collaboration between Suzanne Sanborn, Shawn Richards (Formerly of Zins Hazard and Fathom), Sean Daly and Jimmy Petrone (formerly of Unfinished). This amazing quartet is bringing music to a new level. LAST RESORT is an enthusiastic cocktail of original Rock and Pop with a splash of cleverly crafted Covers. Be a part of history in the making and see last resort!

Sat 1/19 Mama Lee and Friends 8:00 pm $10

Great Six piece local band with two female singers.

Sat 1/19 Mambo Loco 10:00 pm $10

Hot Latin rhythms performing their brand of Cuban, Puerto Rican and South American favorites. Bring your honey and dance moves for this special evening of fun and dancing!!

Fri 1/25 Hot Lips Houlihan 8:00 pm $10, Tequila Mockingbird 9:00 pm $10, Jaik Miller Band 10:30 pm $10

Guitarist and songwriter/singer Jaik Miller had a major presence in the 1990's New York rock scene. His "wusscore" band XANAX 25 played with everyone from Son Volt and Me'Shell Nd'geocello to King Crimson and Dave Matthews Band. Jaik has written with Warren Haynes, Barry Reynolds, Oliver Ray [Patti Smith Band], Elijah Blue Allman's DEADSY and Sabina Sciubba (Brazilian Girls).

Sat 1/26 The New Daytonas 10:30 pm $10

Their energy and enthusiasm for this music is evident from the first note. So come on down. You’ll hear twanging guitars, shimmering harmonies and a tribal thunder surf-a-billy beat to set the toes-a-tappin’

February

GUILD HALL   158 Main Street, East Hampton 324-0806

The Naked Stage – Staged Play Readings in The Boots Lamb Education Center at Guild Hall 7:30 pm

The Naked Stage is a working collective of performing artists dedicated to the development of theatre on the East End of Long Island. The members of The Naked Stage believe in the possibilities generated by the collaboration of devoted people. We wish to provide a focal point for the encouragement of theatre and all it’s associated arts. The Naked Stage: Works in Progress serves as an incubator and laboratory for actors, writers, directors, dancers, composers, musicians and designers to practice and explore their craft free from the

Tues 2/12 SEX by Mae West

Lead Artist: Josh Perl Featuring an ensemble cast TBA. In her first starring role on Broadway, written in 1926, West played Margy LaMont in SEX, which had 375 continuous performances but was closed by the police after more than a year when West was tried and convicted for corrupting the morals of youth. Set in a Montreal brothel, the play confronts the issue of women separated by class and attitudes of sexuality. West's character learns the painful lesson that women are not bound in sisterhood simply because they have shared the betrayal of men. “No mere strutting sexpot, West's capacity for scathing satire comes into full view...Filled with the saucy argot of the New York streets, the play still crackles and cooks.” --Publisher's Weekly.  “Mae West was many things: sexual outlaw, wildcat feminist, actress, icon. The publication of these plays proves that she was more complex than her movies suggest. The only thing she did straightforwardly was to insist that her convictions were worth fighting for...She was as close as any woman has ever come to being one of the great American queens...we can look back at Mae West with new eyes, and admire the fun she had with sex and the control she exercised on her image and her career.” -- The Boston Book Review

Tues 2/26 THE ODYSSEY By Homer, adapted by Mary Zimmerman Based on a translation by Robert Fitzgerald
Lead Artist: Josh Gladstone Featuring an ensemble cast TBA. This dramatic adaptation of Homer's myth begins with a modern young woman who is struggling to understand Robert Fitzgerald's translation of The Odyssey. A classical muse appears, and the young woman becomes the goddess Athena -- a tireless advocate for Odysseus in his struggle to get home. With her trademark irreverent and witty twist on classic works, Zimmerman brings to life the story of Odysseus's ten-year journey, depicting his encounters with characters such as Circe, the Cyclops, Poseidon, Calypso, the Sirens and others. “Resourceful, brainy theater that honors the power of imagination…defines the heart, soul and mission of regional theater.” – NY Times

GUILD HALL   158 Main Street, East Hampton 324-0806

Sun 2/17 Adult Lecture: African American Expressions in the Boots Lamb Education Center 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm - Free

Artists lecture on their work and life with Rosa Hanna Scott and members of the Long Island Black Artists Association. Reception follows.

GUILD HALL   158 Main Street, East Hampton 324-0806

5TH ANNUAL FREE WINTER FILM SERIES Sundays 1/13 –3/16 7:00 pm Free

Presented in collaboration with the East Hampton Library. Eight screenings of first run, international, award-winning independent films on Sunday nights

Sun 2/10 The Way I Spent the End of the World, Romania, 2006. 106 min.

(Romanian w/ English subtitles) Bucharest 1989 – Last year of Ceausescu's dictatorship. Eva, 17, lives with her parents and her 7 year-old brother Lalalilu. One day at school, Eva and her boyfriend accidentally break a bust of Ceausescu. They are forced to confess their crime before a disciplinary committee. Eva is expelled from school and transferred to a reformatory establishment. There she meets Andrei and decides to escape Romania with him. Lalalilu is more and more convinced that Ceausescu is the main reason for Eva's decision to leave, and with his friends from school, he devises a plan to kill the dictator. "…charmingly told first feature… works confidently within a traditional, anecdotal storytelling framework, enlivened by young Dorotheea Petre's luminous perf… Pic joins a spate of fine recent Romanian films which are slowly finding audience as well as critical support." –Variety

Wed 2/13 Mother of Mine, Finland, 2005. 111 min.

(Finnish & Swedish w/ English subtitles) Finland's Academy Award Submission for Best Foreign Language Film. During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict. Mother of Mine, the latest from the award-winning Klaus Haro (Elina), tackles that painful patch of history in a tale of 9-year-old Eero, a child who increasingly feels abandoned by his biological Finnish mother and yet not attached to his Swedish surrogate mom. When he is returned to Finland, his confusion intensifies. "Finnish (director) Klaus Haro comes up with an emotionally involving tale that could also resonate beyond the region in specialty situations. Pic is Finland's official submission for the Oscars' foreign film category." -- Variety

GUILD HALL   Moran and Spiga Galleries and Boots Lamb Education Center 158 Main Street, East Hampton 324-0806

Sat 1/12 – Sun 2/3 16th Annual Student Arts Festival- Part I  PreK – 8
Sat 2/16 – Sun 3/9 16th Annual Student Arts Festival- Part II High School  
Sat 3/1 Reception 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
An Educational outreach exhibition that showcases student art from Montauk through Bridgehampton. Last year’s exhibition featured over 3,500 pieces of student art. These inspiring community-centered exhibitions cover the gallery walls floor to ceiling, salon style, featuring the works of students in pre-school, elementary and middle schools and in a second exhibition featuring the work of our talented high school students. The exhibition is open to public and private schools in the East Hampton Township.  Admission to this exhibition is free. Coordinated by Education Department

The Picture Show @ Bay Street Theatre Bay Street at Long Wharf, Sag Harbor 725-9500

Join us for The Picture Show@Bay Street Theatre - our classic film series that gives you the opportunity to see films as they were meant to be seen - - on the big screen! All movies start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5.00 each - unless otherwise noted - and can be purchased one hour prior to the movie.

Dinner and a Movie? Stop by The American Hotel before the movie and enjoy a wonderful prix-fixe dinner for just $24.95. Your dinner price includes the movie and a small bucket of popcorn. Reservations are necessary and can be made by calling The American Hotel at 725-3535.

Friday, February 1, 2008 Father Goose 8:00 PM

Saturday, February 2, 2008  Gigi 8:00 PM

Join us for an 80's "Brat Pack" Weekend!

Friday, February 8, 2008 St. Elmo's Fire 8:00 PM

Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Mare Winningham

Saturday, February 9, 2008 The Breakfast Club 8:00 PM

Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy. Five high school students from different stereotypes meet in Detention. "They only met once, but it changed their lives forever"

It's a Valentine Romance Weekend!

Friday, February 15, 2008 Casablanca 8:00 PM

Saturday, February 16, 2008 An Officer and A Gentleman 8:00 PM

“Wacky Zany Laugh Feast Weekend”

Friday, February 22, 2008 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World 8:00 PM

Saturday, February 23, 2008 The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming 8:00 PM

Fri 2/29 The Public Enemy 8:00 pm

James Cagney stars as a young hoodlum rising up through the ranks of the Chicago underworld. With Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Joan Blondell and Donald Cook.

Docent Tours Wednesdays and Saturdays 2:00 pm 

Docent-led tours are offered for every exhibition and are free with Museum admission. Group Tours are now available by appointment.  Please call 631-283-2118, ext. 40 for more information.

Sun 2/3 – Sun 3/9 School Art Festival

Sat 2/2 Preview  School Art Festival 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Free

Join us for the 2008 School Art Festival as we celebrate the artistic achievements of young students from the area. On Saturday February 2, from 2-5 pm  the Museum invites you to preview the exhibit with your family. This fun-filled day will include extraordinary face painters, balloon tricks, music, and refreshments.

Mon 2/4 First Monday Tour for Seniors 1:00 pm

The 2008 School Art Festival.  Seniors enjoy free admission and a docent-led tour of the current exhibition the first Monday of each month.  Light refreshments are served.

Sun 2/10 Family Fun Day 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm  Free for Museum Members / $5 Non-Members

Bring your family to the museum and put your creative talents to work during this fun-filled Sunday afternoon.  Families will explore The School Art Festival and then create their own artwork in the Carroll Petrie Center for Education.  Projects will include painting, sculpture, and collage. No advance registration required.

Mon 2/18 – Fri 2/22 Winter Vacation Art Workshops Children age 4 to 7 / Children ages 8 and up Morning session:  10 am to 12 pm, Afternoon session:  1 to 3 pm $15 Museum Members per session / $25 Non-Members per session.

Celebrate your winter school vacation at The Parrish with creative workshops, visual arts, and a special performance.  Please see the schedule below for the art activities each day.  You may register your child or children for the morning or afternoon session for one to five days.  Children will be divided into the studio spaces by age groups.   A snack will be served at each session. Space is limited and advance registration and payment are required.  Please call 631-283-2118, ext. 30 to register online at parrishart.org.

Mon 2/18:  Watercolor Painting inspired by Claude Monet

Tues 2/19:  Sculpture inspired by Louise Nevelson 

Wed 2/20:  Collage inspired by Peter Max

Turs 2/21:  Portraiture inspired by Mary Cassatt

Fri 2/22:  Action painting inspired by Jackson Pollock

Sat 2/23 Family Performance: The Three Little Pigs Musical Adventure 2:00 pm $3 Museum Members / $8 Non-Members No advance registration required.

Enjoy this high-energy reproduction of a classic tale.  Performed with oversized puppets and loaded with infectious humor, this musical includes a mix of pop, rock, ballads, and lively sound effects.  This charming story is centered on a clever, persistent wolf with many disguises.  All will be wowed by the musical skits and captivating charm.  Guaranteed to entertain the whole family!

Fri 2/29 Business Council Networking Event: Two Forks and a Cork 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Discounted tickets for members of LI Winterfest. Sample a selection of North and South Fork wines and artisinal foods while enjoying live music. Take your chances at raffles and silent auctions featuring special wines and other prizes. Enjoy a guided tasting of select wines by The Stony Brook University Center for Wine, Food, and Culture. Organized in part by the Long Island Wine Council. Join as a Business Council member and receive FOUR FREE TICKETS. Museum Sponsor level members and higher $25 per ticket. Museum Associate members and below and non members $40 per ticket.

East Hampton Chamber of Commerce 324-0362

Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce 725-0011

MONTAUK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE   742 Montauk Highway Montauk  668-2428

Fri 2/8 lecture series "Revelations From the Past: Uncovering Secrets and Mysteries from our History" wine and cheese served at 6:30 p.m. with the lecture starting at 7 p.m. at the Clinton Academy Museum in East Hampton Free

"Threat from the Sea: Life Saving and War on Atlantic Avenue in Amagansett" with Robert Hefner.

Fri 2/29 Lecture: Shellfish Aquaculture in East Hampton at the Marin Museum on Bluff Road in Amagansett 7:00 pm

Wine & Cheese will be served at 6:30 pm

Southampton Historical Museums and Research Center Rogers Mansion 17 Meeting House Lane  Southampton  283-2494

The Southampton Historical Museum is open year round and housed in the 1843 Rogers Mansion with permanent exhibits of 19th century period rooms, antique toys, old photographs, and 10 historic structures including two barns, a paint shop, one-room school house, carpenters shop. The Research Center has over 10,000 archival materials and reference books on the history of Southampton. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. $4 adults, free for members and children 17 and under

Fridays 1/18 – 3/1 Jewelery Making in the Pelletreau Shop 78 Main Street, Southampton 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Built in 1668. Beginning and advanced instruction given by Master Jeweler Eric Messin. Eight week course meets once a week. Fees start at $330 including tools and supplies.

Sat 1/19 – Sat 3/29 The Joys of Toys: an Exhibit curated by Bob Skinner

Dr. Skinner, former professor of Fine Arts, at Southampton College, has a local following that comes to see his exhibits on a variety of historic topics. Last year “Art of the Antique Tool” was one of our best-attended shows. Bob will select a variety of 19th-century toys from the museum’s collection and add others from his own considerable antique inventory. On view will be a wide variety of old and not-so-old toys that demonstrate how fashions and values have changed over the years.  Games have been popular for millennia, pitting competitive natures against each other in less harmful ways than war. In the 19th century competition was for success in business or world travel. During the Great Depression a new game called Monopoly was invented in which players competed to acquire property or wealth. Other games involved greyhounds, cars, horses, ships and motorcycles racing around the board. Games of learning included puzzles, one of which challenged players to assemble the 48 states into a map of the United States.  Building blocks are perhaps the most basic toy a child could have. Stacking them and knocking them over begins at infancy. Blocks with pictures and letters have always been early teaching tools. Later, nesting blocks, Lincoln Logs, Tinkertoys and Erector sets were developed and found in every 20th-century toy box.  Dolls, little human stand-ins, are essential to both girls and boys in all cultures, from the most humble tied-up bundles of rags or straw to the most realistic electronic sisters and brothers found today. In this exhibition, dolls from the 19th to the 21st century, including Native American, African-American, Asian, character, storybook and fantasy worlds will be included.

Sat 2/2 Adult Program: “Book Talk: Carol Spencer talks about African American books from the South Fork” 2:00 pm Free

Please join Carol Spencer, the retired head of Adelphi University’s Science Library and founder of Diaspora Books, for a talk about African American writers who have lived and worked on Long Island. We’ll serve hot tea and scones. This event is sponsored by the Rogers Memorial Library. Tea and scones will be served

Thurs 2/14  “Heritage Cooking Classes” Polish Tradition 10:30 am to 1:00 pm $50 members, $60 non-members.  Space is limited/reservations suggested

Mary Spellman reaches into her own heritage and offers us the Polish experience. Using local winter produce, Mary will teach the classic family recipe Golomki, stuffed cabbage. To accompany the dish we will create Mary’s famous potato pancakes.  A hearty lunch will complete the day.  Mary Spellman owned the original Sagaponack General Store for over 15 years where her famous cooking was savored regionally and was co-chef at Q Restaurant in Quogue, NY. Currently Mary is catering from Hampton Hall.

Wed 2/20 Gallery Talk with Bob Skinner in the Long Island Room 11:00 am Donations encouraged

Dr. Bob Skinner, former professor of Fine Arts, at Southampton College, has selected a variety of 19th-century toys from the museum’s collection and others for the exhibit “The Joys of Toys” at the Southampton Historical Museum. On Wednesday, February 20 at 11:00 a.m. Dr. Skinner will give a curator’s talk on antique toys at the Rogers Mansion, 17 Meeting House Lane, Southampton. Donations are encouraged; coffee and scones will be served. For more information call the museum at (631) 283-2494.

Thurs 2/21 “How to Research Local History” in the Long Island Room 10:00 am - 12:00 pm $4, free for members

The East End Study Group meets in the Long Island Room of Rogers Memorial Library, 91 Coopers Farm Road in Southampton, to learn how to research local history.

Southampton Cultural Center 2 Pond Lane, Southampton 298-1078, 929-5875

Fri 2/8 – Sun 2/24 Theater at the Southampton Cultural Center: The Fantasticks Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00 pm, Sundays at 2:00 pm  $18 general admission, $15 seniors/students
The Fantasticks:  Music by Harvey Schmidt Lyrics by Tom Jones Directed by Michael Disher. The Southampton Cultural Center is pleased to announce that theater is returning to Southampton! An exciting new partnership between the Southampton Cultural Center, director Michael Disher and theater aficionado Lee Davis promises a season full of excitement and great productions by and for the East End communities.

Fri 2/15 Crossroads Coffeehouse 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm $10 907-4838

Support Local Music ! The bands playing include Middle School students Josh LeClerc & Jackson Clark playing an acoustic set to start the evening.  Then we have 2 teen bands Tequila Mockingbird & Hot Lips Hoolihan, local tennis pro Dick Johanssen, classic rock & blues band 3rd Estate, garage band X-Frames, the Acoustic Preserves and maybe even the Spittin’ Kittens!.. Proceeds will be donated to the Kris Dalene Music Scholarship Fund and the Springs Food Pantry.  Refreshments supplied by the Springs General Store.

Rogers Memorial Library   91 Coopers Farm Road, Southampton 283-0774

Thursdays 1/3 – 2/28 Thursday Morning Bridge 10:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Please join your library friends for nine enjoyable mornings of duplicate bridge. We’ll serve coffee and snacks.

Thursdays 1/10 – 2/28 Thursday Afternoon Knitting Circle 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Maria Cooper Room, Cooper Hall

Drop in and work on your favorite holiday projects in the company of friends in our weekly knitting circle.

Fri 2/1 Brown Bag Lunch with Lucette Lagnado, author of The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World 12:00 pm

Please join us for a visit with Lucette Lagnado, an awardwinning reporter for The Wall Street Journal, who has written “a deeply affecting portrait of her family and its journey from wartime Cairo to the New World...a story about how exile indelibly shapes people’s views of the world...the mathematics of familial love and the wages of memory and time”  (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times). We’ll serve coffee and dessert.

Sun 2/3 Concert 3:00 pm Free Reception to Follow

The Friends of the Rogers Memorial Library are pleased to present a return visit from Bulgarian-born violinist Stanichka

Dimitrova and Katherine Addleman, who will be joined by Ms. Dimitrova’s sister, soprano Sofia. They will perform the Saint-Saens Trio for Soprano, Violin and Piano, several Sofifia. Mozart Soprano Arias for soprano with violin and piano accompaniment, and more.

Tues 2/5 Write a Letter! (Or a card) with Carla Riccio 12:00 pm Cooper Hall

Have you ever received a letter you will keep forever? As Valentine’s Day approaches, is there a friend or family member you’d like to write to? If so, bring a cup of coffee or tea (we’ll serve scones) and, with teacher and editor Carla Riccio, we’ll explore some ways to express ourselves effectively and talk about what might help make our expressions the most meaningful to others. For the second hour, we’ll split up and find a cozy corner in Cooper Hall to write a letter (or card) that will make a difference to someone find – and to you. Advanced registration required.

Wed 2/13 Memorable Meals for Everyday Cooks with Jeremy Palmer Executive Chef, Four Seasons Caterer, Southampton 12:00 pm

Bring a bag lunch and join us for a visit with Four Seasons Executive Chef Jeremy Palmer, who will talk about, and serve samples of, several tasty local specialties. We’ll serve tea and coffee.

Sun 2/24 Snow Moon: A Concert of Classical Piano Music with Matthew Odell, piano 3:00 pm

The Friends of the Rogers Memorial Library are pleased to present Pianist Matthew Odell who will perform music by Brahms and Debussy as well as a new piano sonata inspired by the poetry of Louis Simpson and composed by Damon Ferrante. A reception will follow. There is no charge for this program, which is underwritten by the Friends of the Library.

Mon 2/25 Favorite Films: The Namesake 3:00 pm

Mira Nair, director; 122 minutes, PG-13 Join us for this critically-acclaimed film adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri’s best-selling novel, a deeply felt look at the connections between family and birthplace and the delicate balance between tradition and modernity that shapes the lives of first-generation immigrants and their children.

Fri 2/29 Sadie Hawkins Leap Year Square Dance 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (beginners’ lesson at 6:00 pm!) Free

Ladies! In the Sadie Hawkins tradition, bring your favorite friend, partner, or family member and join us for an evening

of old-fashioned entertainment (and great exercise, too!). Longtime dance teachers and community members Elizabeth

and Dick Haile will teach us the basics from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., then lead us in a variety of great dances until 9:00 p.m.

There is no charge for this program but donations will be accepted at the door. We’ll serve cider and donuts.

Canio’s Books    290 Main Street in Street, Sag Harbor  725-4962

Sat 2/16 National Book Critics Circle panel discussion led by Jane Ciabattari 6:00 pm

Panelists including NBCC Sandrof Award winner Bill Henderson, Founder/Editor of Pushcart Press; NBCC member Ed Butscher, poet and biographer of Sylvia Plath and Conrad Aiken, and novelist Hilma Wolitzer, author most recently of Summer Reading and The Doctor´s Daughter.

Tues 2/19 second meeting of "The Decisive Moment" writing workshop.

One space left. Contact shop for details.

Sat 2/23  A reading from the poetry anthology Primal Sanities! a Tribute to Walt Whitman edited by Mankh and George Wallace 6:00 pm

east end gallery   53 The Circle, East Hampton 631 324-8680 Books, Gallery & Music

Sat 2/2   Meet the Author: Ellen T. White 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Ellen T. White will talk about and sign copies of her new book SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE: Unleash Your Inner Siren and Mesmerize Any Man With Help From the Most Famous and Infamous Women in History. We all know them: the women who light up a room when they enter, and have men hanging on their every word. The secret of these “Sirens” is more than good looks—though that of course helps. It’s more important follow your passions, play up your talents, and learn to live as fearlessly as any of the great seductresses in history. Every woman has got what it takes to be a Siren. The trick is realizing just what kind of Siren you are and working it confidently. Author and long-time Siren Ellen T. White takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride charting the course of seductresses through the ages, and turns their lives into entertaining lessons for women that are timeless and true. The book divulges the Siren powers of women as wide-ranging as Angelina Jolie, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Cleopatra, Pamela Harriman, Camilla Parker Bowles, Greta Garbo, and Coco Chanel, Susan Sarandon, Catherine the Great, and Queen Elizabeth I. Cheeky histories of these iconic women of SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE are paired with a dazzling array of quizzes, quotes, photos, tongue-in-cheek captions, and tips for the budding Siren. White peers into the lives of world-class Sirens, and breaks down their methods into “lessons” that the modern Siren can emulate. How did Marilyn Monroe (Sex Kitten) inspire such sexual frenzy. Through frequent touch, the purl of her shoulders, and wardrobe malfunctions that were carefully planned. How did Jennie Churchill (Companion) keep the members of the British Parliament in her thrall? Because she threw herself into their passions and knew the secret of turning lemons into lemonade. “Yet more than being simply irresistible,” White writes, “the seductresses who populate these pages are women of substance—as well as Sirens with whom readers will identify. As women who have gotten much of what they want out of life, they are well worth studying…” Throughout these witty case histories, White tells the tales of her own triumphs and trials, as well as the hilarious Siren stories of her mother, grandmother, cousins, and friends. SIMPLY IRESISTIBLE is the synthesis of a lifetime of observation and research.

Sat 2/9 – Mon 3/31 In the Gallery: Stephen Huneck

Limited edition woodcuts, giclee prints, hand hooked rugs and hand carved objects. All of Stephen’s woodcut prints are limited editions, signed and numbered by the artist in an edition of 500 numbered copies. Most woodcuts are available with black, chocolate, or yellow Labs. Giclée prints are the finest method of art reproduction available today. These digital reproductions are in strictly limited editions of 500 signed and numbered copies.

THE JOHn JERMAIN LIBRARY   201 Main Street, Sag Harbor  725-0049

Sun 2/3 Honoring Black History 12:00 pm -4:00 pm

Local residents read from some of our finest literature written by black authors.

Sat 2/16 Film & Slideshow - Swahili Beat 2:00 pm

Local author, film maker and teacher, Kenny Mann will show her new documentary, Swahili Beat which outlines the history of East Africa's Swahili Coast (Kenya and Tanzania) through indigenous music and dance. The film will be followed by a digital presentation by the film maker.

Sun 2/17 Great African-American Jazz Composers 2:00 pm

Award-winning saxophonist, Shenole Latimer will discuss the composers who have had the greatest impact on what is known as “America’s classical music.”

Friday at the Movies

JJML’s popular Friday at the Movies series is shown on a large screen in the library’s third-floor rotunda. Seating is limited, so please arrive by 6:15 pm. Films start promptly at 6:30 pm. No children allowed unless accompanied by an adult. Free.

Fri 2/1  The Color Purple

1985 Drama starring Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Based on the novel by Alice Walker. Rated PG-13.

Fri 2/8  Martin Luther King: I Have a Dream

Film of Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech and related newsreel footage. 60 min. Not Rated.

Fri 2/15  Imitation of Life

Highly-rated 1959 remake of the classic 1934 drama starring Lana Turner, John Gavin, Robert Alda, Sandra Dee and Troy Donohue. Directed by Douglas Silk. Not Rated.

Montauk Library 871 Montauk Hwy, Montauk 668 3377

Sat 2/9 Staged Reading 7:30 pm Free

The Naked Stage of East Hampton performing a Renaissance Screwball Comedy – LA CALANDRA (1513) by Bernardo Dovizi.  Romantic hanky-panky on the part of a wealthy couple enables long-lost boy-and-girl twins to reunite.

(1st Saturdays from October through May)

Sat 2/2 Contradance 8:00- 11:00 pm Dunegrass / Chart Guthrie $10/$14

Do I need to know the dances ahead of time?  NO.  All dances are taught right there as we do them. Do I need to have a partner?  NO.  Singles are welcome, and so are couples, families, and groups of friends. Do I need dancing shoes?  NO.  Soft soled shoes are highly recommended because they will be easy on your feet and easy on our floors. Are there lessons for beginners?  YES.  Arrive early and be ready to dance at 7:45 for a lesson. Are refreshments available?  YES - because we bring them to share with each other.  Please consider bringing an item to share at our refreshment table.  There is also water to keep you hydrated and dancing

CULINARY DEMONSTRATIONS Daily 2:00 pm Free

Please join us for culinary demonstrations at your local Williams-Sonoma. Our culinary demonstrations will show you how to use and care for products found throughout the store.

TECHNIQUE CLASSES Free

We're pleased to offer hour-long technique classes at your local Williams-Sonoma store. Presented free of charge, each class is dedicated to a specific culinary topic led by one of our culinary experts. Class size is limited, so be sure to reserve your space today.

Sun 2/3 Chocolate

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, we'll share ideas for easy-to-make, decadent chocolate desserts. You'll learn all about tempering and how to make a basic ganache icing.

Sun 2/10 Stocks

Learn the basic stock-making techniques and how simple it is to keep a supply of your own flavorful stock on hand. We'll cover both meat- and vegetable-based stocks and provide recipes.

Sun 2/17 Soups

Learn effortless ways to create warming pureed soups that everyone will love. We'll share secrets for creating smooth, velvety soups with great flavor, including low-fat options.

Sun 2/24 One-Pot Dinners

Simple and delicious one-pot wonders simplify cooking. Using our favorite recipes, you'll learn the basic techniques.

COOKING CLASSES AT WILLIAMS SONOMA Tuesdays 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm $55

Tues 2/12 Foods of the World: New Orleans

This dinner menu features dishes from one of America's most beloved culinary cities, New Orleans. From our Foods of the World: New Orleans book, the recipes combine traditional flavors with contemporary flair. On the menu: Cheese Grits Souffle, New Orleans-Style Barbecued Shrimp and Bourbon Pecan Tart. Presented by: Chef Miche Bacher

Tues 2/26 Seasonal Dinner: Citrus

At the peak of flavor in winter, citrus is perfect for enlivening both savory and sweet foods. Our dinner menu features orange, lemon and grapefruit in a variety of exceptional dishes. On the menu: Citrus Salad with Mint and Red Onions, Lemon Zest Spinach, Sauteed Scallops with Lemon Beurre Blanc and Lemon Pound Cake. Presented by: Chef Miche Bacher

Thursday Is Kids Pizza Night at Nick & Toni's

Nick & Toni's has announced kids pizza night every Thursday night starting on Feb. 21. Kids ages six through 12 can make their own pizza with the chef. The cost of the pizza is $5 per child.

Alison Restaurant 95 School Street Bridgehampton 11932 537-7100 info@alisonrestaurant.com

Seals on Long Island : During the cooler months, some special visitors from the north come to Long Island starting in mid-November.  They return to Northern New England and Canada in May.  Seals belonging to the Pinniped family (meaning “feather footed” or “winged”), are true seals which lack external earflaps, have torpedo shaped bodies for fast swimming.  They have long, sharp claws to help them dig into the ice while climbing out of the water or onto the beach.  Unlike sea lions, their front flippers are short and they are referred to as “earless” seals.  Their hind flippers are webbed and pointed backwards to help them swim.  They have been recorded swimming over 12 miles per hour and have been spotted swimming 70 miles off of the coast of Long Island. Seals haul out of the water to rest, sleep, and warm up in the sun’s heat.  While on land sunning themselves, they are often seen in a “banana” shaped position. The seals we see on Long Island are most often Harbor seals, but there are a few other types, such as harp seals, grey seals, hooded seals, and ringed seals.  Numbers have been increasing in past years into the thousands around Long Island due to the changing location of their food sources and the changing temperatures of their watery habitat.  Most of the seals that visit Long Island are younger seals.  These marine mammals eat a variety of crustaceans, fish and shellfish like mussels, clams, oysters and squid.

Seal Observation Walks Dates & Times: February 17th and 18th (11am both days); and 25th (9am); March 4 (noon); 17th (11am); 25th (9 am); April 14th (1pm); 22nd (9am); 28th (1pm). Meet at the Montauk Point concession area. $5/person ($3 for children) plus a $6 vehicle parking fee. Call for reservations and additional information.

Join Mike Bottini on a 3 mile (round trip) hike to view seals and learn about their habits, behavior, and population trends in the Long Island region. Dress warm and wear comfortable hiking shoes; we will be outdoors for 2.5 hours. Binoculars recommended but not necessary. Mike will bring a spotting scope that everyone will get a chance to use. This program is sponsored by New York State Parks, and is scheduled to coincide with low tide, when seals are most likely to be basking on the rocks.

MONTAUK POINT LIGHTHOUSE  324-8144

Sat 2/16 – Mon 2/18 Presidents’ Weekend 10:30 am – 4:00 pm

South Fork Natural History Museum 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton 537-9735

Nature walks & workshops for February. For more information, reservations, and directions to meeting places, please call: Natureline (631)537-9735. Walks are free to SOFO members. Non-members are charged $5 an individual.

Sun 2/3  Slithering Snakes and Flicking Tongues –- Especially for Children 10:00 am -11:00 am

Program Leader: Lindsey Rohrbach, SoFo Nature Educator. Did you know that snakes once had legs and that not all snakes lay eggs? Snakes have found wonderfully weird ways to move around and adapt to their environments. Join Lindsey for an up close and personal experience with some of her own exotic constrictor snakes and the first public appearance of SoFo’s baby garter snake

Sat 2/9  Clams, Scallops, and Oysters Make a Comeback in East Hampton Waters 10:00 am

Speakers: Town of East Hampton Shellfish Enhancement Officials. Diminishing populations of clams, scallops, and oysters have prompted the Town of East Hampton to institute a Shellfish Enhancement Program. Through a talk and slide show, learn about the successive yearlong steps that result in seeding these bivalves in local waters. This program will show the stages of growth of these bivalves from algae culture, to spawning, to larval rearing and nursery culture, to the final field-seeding. In subsequent seasons we will follow the process with visits to the sites where you will see the various stages taking place.

Sat 2/16  Moonlight Owling 7:00 pm

Walk Leader: Joe Giunta. Listen for the whinnying sound of the Eastern Screech Owl or maybe even the seven-noted hoot of the Great Horned Owl on this nighttime owl-prowl that marks the beginning of our owls' courtship season. Joe, an expert birder, will present a brief slide show and then take you into the field to call owls in for actual sightings. Bring binoculars and a flashlight. This walk is for adults. Children over the age of 10 may attend.

Sat 2/23  Live Owls, Hawks and Falcons –- for Adults and Children Five Years of Age and Up 11:00 am

Leader: Audubon Naturalist. The Audubon Center of the Teddy Roosevelt Sanctuary in Cold Spring Harbor will visit us with a group of live birds -- owls, hawks, and falcons, members of the raptor family. Get to know about raptors as we explore the physical structures and functions of these powerful hunters. Children must be over the age of five and accompanied by an adult to attend

East Hampton Trails Preservation Society Amagansett 329-4227

Contact hike leaders directly for information regarding the scheduled hikes.

Sat 2/2  Ocean View Trail  (3 miles) 10:00 am

This moderate-paced hike will take us past Fresh Pond in Hither Woods and along a seldom traversed, somewhat hilly trail that offers glimpses of the ocean at the highest point.  Meet at Hither Hills West Overlook on Rt 27, about 1 mile east of the Old Montauk Highway fork.  Leader: Eva Moore 238-5134

Sat 2/2 Longshanks #2  (9.6 miles) 10:00 am                       

We will hike on a newly opened trail northward that connects with Buckskill loop then westward to Miller’s Ground and loop trails, then eastward along switchback trails to Hardscrabble loop and southward over a flat terrain with some tricky turns.  Bring water and snacks.  Meet at public parking site on spur road on North side of Rt. 27 between Daniel’s Hole Rd. to the east and Wainscott Stone Rd. to the west.  Leader: Cliff Bekkedahl 267-7646

Wed 2/6  Waterfence  (5 miles) 10:00 am

Come join our leader on a vigorous hike through some beautiful landscape in Hither Woods. We will follow the Serpent’s Back Trail to the Waterfence shoreline overlooking Napeague Bay.  Meet at the Hither Hills West Overlook off Rt. 27, about 1 mile east of the Montauk Highway/Old Montauk Highway split.  Leader Ed Porco 668-2093  

Sat 2/9 Stony Hill/Topside & Underside  (3 miles) 10:00 am

A loop through the Stony Hill area will include trails in the Highpoint Preserve in Amagansett and the Accabonac Preserve, and the old town brush dump (euphemistically referred to as “Accabonac Meadows”) in Springs.  Meet at the corner of Accabonac Highway and Stony Hill Road.  Leader: Nancy Kane 324-5799

Sun 2/10 Pines of Winter (4-5 miles) 10:00 am                         

Enjoy a day exploring in the pines, the conifers of East Hampton’s famed White Pines forest. We will hike through the pines, on trail and off. This is a moderate paced hike, but some bush whacking may be involved.  Bring water and snacks.  Meet at Chatfield’s Hole ( pond on Two Holes of Water Rd. about ½ mile south of Swamp Rd.) in East Hampton’s Northwest Woods. Leader:  Rick Whalen 267-6608

Wed 2/13 Lost Boulder  (4 miles) 10:00 am                             

This scenic hike has  spectacular views from Panorama including the famous “Lost Boulder” on a 3-4 mile loop. Meet at the Montauk Recycling Center on the north side of Rt. 27 about 2 miles west of downtown Montauk.  Leader: Ed Porco  668-2093

Sat 2/16 The Pond Tour  (6 miles) 10 :00 am

Striking views of the frozen landscapes of Oyster Pond, Big Reed Pond and Lake Montauk reward the hiker.  Include the rolling hills of Deep Hollow Ranch, a pretty woodland path and the spectacular overlook from Startop Ranch and you have a “not to miss” seasonal walk.  Some wet sections.  Meet in the public parking area of Theodore Roosevelt County Park, east of downtown Montauk.  Leader:  Richard Poveromo 283-4591

Sun 2/17 Northwest Tour of the Ponds (3-4 miles) 1:00 pm          

Follows trails and trustee roads to tour the Ponds and view the Harbor in the Northwest Woods.  Meet at the parking area on Northwest road ¼ mile south of Alewive Brook Road. Leader:  Lynn Mendelman 324-8070

Wed 2/20 Oyster Pond  (3-4 miles) 10:00 am                                  

Woods, open fields, and great views along the way to Oyster Pond and Ogden’s Brook Bridge and back make for a jam-packed 3- 4 miles of great (but not difficult) hiking.  Meet at Theodore Roosevelt County Park, off Montauk Highway, about 3 miles east of “downtown Montauk.” (Watch for park sign on left.)  Leader: Ed Porco 668-2063

Wed 2/20 Seal Haul Out Trail (2 miles) 1:00 pm                        

This popular hike takes us along an easy wooded trail to the shores of Block Island Sound. If conditions are right, we will find seals relaxing on the rocks near the shore.  Dress warmly with proper footgear for weather conditions. Don’t forget binoculars. Meet at Camp Hero Rd in Montauk, a right turn off Rt 27 about 1 mile east of Deep Hollow Ranch.  Leader: Eva Moore  238-5134

Sat 2/23 Point Woods Trail (3-4 miles) 10:00 am

Walk along trails lined with large beech, tupelo, American holly, oak and black birch trees to the bluffs overlooking the Atlantic – you’ll come back invigorated and refreshed.  On the return we will pass Battery 113 in Camp Hero.  Meet on Camp Hero Rd. off Route  27 in Montauk, about a mile east of Deep Hollow Ranch.  Leader:  Larry Raymond   668-3432

Wed 2/27 Oyster Pond  (3-4 miles) 10:00 am                          

Woods, fields, and great views along the way to Oyster Pond and back make for a jam-packed 3 miles of great (but not difficult) hiking.  Meet at Third House in Theodore Roosevelt County Park east of downtown Montauk.  Leader: Ed Porco 668-2093   

Southampton Trails Preservation Society Bridgehampton 631-537-5202 

Most Thursdays S.T.P.S. has a work party. Volunteers are always welcome. Call Ken Bieger, 631-283-5432.

Sat 2/2 Mulvihill Preserves (4 miles) 10:00 am – 12:00 pm   

Meet at the intersection of Highview Drive and Brick Kiln Road for a hike into Great Swamp. Tony Garro, 725-5861.

Sun 2/3 Trout Pond/Clam Island (4 miles) 10:00 am – 12:00 pm   

Meet at Trout Pond parking lot on Noyac Road, Noyac. Fresh and salt water on this 4 mile hike. Ken Bieger 283-5432.

Sat 2/9 Barcelona Neck (4 miles, some hills) 10:00 am – 12:00 pm   

Meet at Sag Harbor Golf Club parking lot at end of Barcelona Point Road, Sag Harbor (off Rte 114). Chip Dineen, 646- 221-8225.

Sun 2/10 Southold Foray 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Meet at South Ferry on Rte 114, North Haven. Introducing a new hike on the North Fork.  Car pools will be created before boarding the ferry; the ferry cost to be shared by car poolers. Ken & Sue Bieger. 283-5432

Thurs 2/14 Laurel Valley (4 miles, some hills) 10:00 am – 12:00 pm   

Dump the flowers, nix the candy: take a hike. It’s just dandy. Meet at the kiosk on Deerfield Road, Noyac (across from North Side Hills and Deerwood Path). Knob and kettle topography. Glorian Berk, 283-2638.

Sat 2/16 Long Pond Greenbelt (4 miles) 10:00 am – 12:00 pm    

A hike with pond views. Meet at South Fork Natural History Museum on Bridgehampton Tpk. Dai Dayton, 745-0689.

Sun 2/17 H.O.T. Ride - BYO horse.

Dates, times, locations can be arranged to suit participants. Suggestions for ride locations and offers to lead rides are welcome. All riders must be members due to insurance. Join day of ride. Barbara Bornstein, 537-6188.

Sun 2/17 Hubbard/Sears (5 miles) 10:00 am – 12:00 pm   

Meet on Red Creek Road, 100 yards east of Rte. 24., some hills through unusual County parklands. John Virgilio, 574-8844 or virg4@optonline.net

Sat 2/23 Elliston Park (4 miles) 10:00 am – 12:00 pm   

Meet at the park entrance on Millstone Brook Road, Southampton. Salt marsh, ponds, woods. Howard Reisman, 283-5376.

Sun 2/ 24 Long Pond Greenbelt (5 miles) 10:00 am – 12:00 pm   

Hike the north loop of the Long Pond Greenbelt. Meet at Mashashimuet Park, Sag Harbor. Bob Wolfran, 725-4237.

Thurs 2/28- STPS Winter Dinner.  6:30PM-??  $50/person for a four course dinner; $5/drink open bar. 

Join your friends at The American Hotel for STPS Winter Dinner and Raffle.  Glorian Berk 283-2638 for information and reservations.

Free unless otherwise indicated.

Sun 2/10 Meet Morton’s Chickadees (Noyack) 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

The black-capped chickadees of Morton National Wildlife Refuge will feed right out of one’s hand! During a short nature walk through the woods to Peconic Bay, we’ll spend some time attempting to meet these energetic songbirds up close. The walk is appropriate for the entire family; birdseed will be provided. For reservations or more information, please contact Steve Biasetti at 631-537-1400 (x15) or sbiasetti@eastendenvironment.org .

Call For Osprey Pole Repair Volunteers Dates TBD February 18th -29th and March 3rd-14th

Group for the East End is looking for team-oriented community members to help fix or replace osprey poles for the upcoming nesting season. Volunteers will join Group staff at one or more osprey pole sites on the South Fork. Dates and times will be scheduled based on pole locations and availability of volunteers. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Kate Schertel at 631-537-1400 (x13) or kschertel@eastendenvironment.org. [PLEASE NOTE: This project involves heavy lifting and takes place in a cold, outdoor environment. Participants must be 18 years of age or older and must be physically fit. Both male and female volunteers are welcome!]

custer institute   Main Bayview Road, Southold 765-2626

Every Saturday from Sunset ‘til midnight, weather permitting, Custer staff will be on hand to assist you in observing the night sky using Custer's telescopes, and to answer your questions about astronomy and the organization itself. The Darkest Skies of any Observatory on Long Island!

Sat 2/9 The Celan String Quartet in Concert 8:00 pm

A performance of classical, Winter themes by this outstanding quartet featuring violinist Anne Verticchio. The repertoire will include:

Vivaldi's Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, "Winter" from the Four Seasons; Shubert's String Quartet in D minor (D. 810), "Death and the Maiden"; Mozart's String Quartet No. 4 in C Major (K. 157); and Corelli's Concerto Grosso Op. 6 VIII "Per la notte di Natale." Vivaldi's "Winter" will be performed against an illustrated (slide show) backdrop. Suggested donation: $13 Members, $15 Non-Members. Email CusterDonna@yahoo.com or call 631-765-2626 to reserve. For questions about the program or to contact the quartet, call 631-591-2198.

Wed 2/20 Total Lunar Eclipse Party (weather permitting) 8:00 pm

A lunar eclipse is when the full moon passes through the earth's shadow, which blocks all direct sunlight from reaching the moon. This

spectacular cosmic show will happen tonight & no other total lunar eclipse will again be visible from this region until Dec. 21, 2010. The eclipse will begin at 8:43 PM, reach totality at 10:01, totality will last until 10:51, then the eclipse will end at 12:09 AM. So bundle up, bring a blanket and a lawn chair, and join us on this very special night. Custer's telescopes will be open to get a close up view as well. Refreshments will be available. However, if it's cloudy and you cannot see the moon, the observatory will not be open. Suggested donation: FREE (but any contribution you care to make to help support the Institute will be appreciated).

Sat 2/23 Starlab Portable Planetarium Shows 2:30 pm & 3:30 pm

A planetarium is one of the best ways to quickly become familiar with the night sky. StarLab presenter and story-teller, Andi Pisacano,

will introduce you to the constellations and other celestial bodies, and tell you the myths associated with them. Two shows each day; call or check website to confirm times. Suggested donation: $5 Child (13 and under), $8 Adult, $20 Family (2 adults and children) per show.

It started with a dream: To create a magical and inviting place for young people that would stir their curiosity and imagination. In this quickly moving world of technology, children’s museums give families an opportunity to slow down and actively share in their children’s growth. These wonderful places of discovery are designed to provide interactive experiences that foster curiosity in children and create a lifelong love of self-directed learning.

Interactive exhibits will be both permanent and rotating. The permanent exhibit will focus on what makes the East End a special place, with an emphasis on the people and living creatures that inhabit it. Themes include agriculture, fishing, world celebrations, and community. In addition to the indoor activities, visitors will be encouraged to explore outdoor exhibits, mazes and gardens. Plans include space for year-round workshops, performances, and special events, as well as a permanent art workshop for children to explore their own creativity.  Reservations required unless otherwise specified.  CMEE Museum Hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs & Sat: 9 am-6 pm; Friday is late night at CMEE: 9 am-7:30 pm; Sun: 10 am-6 pm;  Closed on Tuesdays  Admission: Under 1 year old: FREE; 12 and under: $5.00; Teens and Grownups: $7.00; Senior Grownups: $5.00  YOU MUST REGISTER FOR ALL CLASSES IN ADVANCE 

Wednesdays 1/30 – 2/14 0r 2/27 – 3/12 (3 classes) Adult Beginners Needlepoint Class 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm $60 members/$70 non-members Material Fee: $50

Instructor: Robert Erdman from What's Your Point. Put your Wednesday evenings aside for a relaxing and creative workshop in needlepoint.  Needlepoint was born to recreate the look of woven tapestries. Sometime during the 16th and 17th centuries, embroidery on canvas, or needlepoint as we know it today, began to develop. Needlepoint was popular during colonial times, where it was used for pictures, upholstery fabric, and fashion accessories. Robert Erdman from What's Your Point in Southampton will be teaching this introductory course to needlepoint. For beginners and those who need a refresher. Robert will cover basics on canvas stitching and introduce you to several basic stitches including: continental, basket weave and a couple of surprise stitches. The Needlepoint Learning kit that you purchase will include everything you need for the class.  You supply the enthusiasm! Robert will select and provide the appropriate canvas and fibers after the basics are covered.  Your completed project will end up as a beautiful stitched canvas suitable for framing or even a pillow.

Sat 2/2 Family Fun Events February Spud Day 3:00pm–5:00pm FREE with the price of admission

Join in the fun this February as CMEE celebrates Spud Day with our local potato farmers on the Eastern End of Long Island. Come to CMEE on Saturday, February 2nd for some potato fun. Make a spud race car, watch a potato juggler, learn how a potato is grown, make mashed potatoes, meet a real potato farmer, enter a potato pie eating contest, make a potato sculpture and enter in a potato sack race. Fun for everyone. Don't miss this lively family and friends weekend.

Sat 2/9 Valentine Fun! 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Free for members Non-members $5 kids, $7 adults Perfect for kids ages 4-11

Hey members! Special projects for you and your family! (and if you're not a member yet, you can join in the fun too with the price of admission!) Make Valentine keepsakes for the special person in your life! Great Art Projects!

Sat 2/16 “Roots of Rap” by Inter-borough Repertory Theater 4:00pm & 5:30pm $10 members/$12 non-members Suggested for ages: 5–11 years

Celebrate black history month. Inter-borough Repertory Theater presents "ROOTS OF RAP." The art of putting words to rhythm can be found in many cultures. In China, they call it Qin Songs; the Ashantes of Africa call their version opo verses; in Jamaica, it's called chatting and in Trinidad, it's dubbing or mamaguy. In Western Europe, it is called poetry. But rap is an African-American invention. Just as African-American culture developed its own recognizable musical heritage in jazz music, a new literary style has emerged. Rapping takes the poetic literary style and combines it with an African root, creating this new sound: rap. Don't miss this incredibly talented group as they perform an invigoratingly powerful piece about Black History through rap!

Sun 2/24  Mixed Media Art Workshop - Me & My Dad (or dad-like friend) 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm $10 per person members/$12 non-members Perfect for kids ages 4-11

Meet Dr. Chimp, a passionately innovative primatologist, who has spent the last decade working with neglected and abused chimps whose lives have been transformed in a most unexpected way - through painting, photography and, indeed, even filmaking as a profound form of therapy.  In so doing, she has joined the inner circle of a small but bold group of scientists who are expanding the frontiers of interspecies understanding and communication. Through her Chimpanzee Artist Foundation (www.chimpanzeeartistfoundation.com), she is campaigning to build a very special sanctuary for her chimps in East Hampton, NY, where she can explore whether art - more than the complex thicket of words and language - can help form a vital bridge between human and animal species and bring us ever closer to these wondrous, endangered relatives of ours.  Her work is not only about saving chimpanzees from unbearable human-created conditions, but also about the possibility of understanding our own humanness through the insight of another intelligent, emotional species who might have much to reveal to us.  Audra will teach an exciting art class using a wide array of materials as well as, showing footage of her chimps painting away.

Sat 2/2 Goldilocks & the Three Bears 11:00 am & 3:00 pm 30 minutes, ages 2-6 miniature marionettes
This classic tale of porridge and intruders unfolds within a small suitcase stage, featuring rotating scenery."Liz Joyce's amazing puppet performances make learning fun as they engage audiences from ages 2 to 102 in the most innovative, excellent theatre ever!"  — Jo Ann Smith, Theatre Arts Magnet Specialist, NYC Public Schools

Sat 2/9 Gustafer Yellowgold 11:00 am & 3:00 pm

Sat 2/16 King Midas 11:00 am & 3:00 pm 35 minutes, ages 3-8, hand puppets

A greedy king learns lessons of love. Full of songs (Give me Gold, Love Makes the World go Round, Learn Your Lessons) a small raccoon and the Green Witch save the day in this colorful puppet show.

Sat 2/23 Al E Gator 11:00 am & 3:00 pm Puppets

Cittateca  Thursdays 4:00 pm -  5:30 pm 15 per person ($11 for Cittateca members)

Cittateca, a casual and fun approach to learning about and tasting Italian wine, is held at the Cittanuova bar every.  Led by Cittanuova’s certified Italian wine sommelier, participants taste three wines paired to stuzzicchini (light appetizers). No reservations are required. The last tasting begins at 5.15 pm.

The Viking Fleet  Montauk 668-5700

The 145' Viking Starship is available for private charters on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays for groups of 30 plus anglers. The price is $3000 for a full day trip. Our 104' Viking Star can also be chartered by groups of 1-30 anglers, for the cost of $2000. It is available from Monday through Thursday. Viking StarStriper is available for private charters. The StasStriper is 65' long and will comfortably accommodate your group of 45 people.   Rates and schedules are subject to change. All trips depart from and return to Montauk Harbor unless noted.  Reservations required

008 Montauk Local Cod Trips Saturdays & Sundays starting 1/26

This trip will sail aboard the Viking Starship. The boat leaves the dock at 3am and returns at 4pm. Reservations are strongly recommended. The fare is $90.00 per person and it includes bait free of charge.

LONG ISLAND WINE COUNTRY WINTER FESTIVAL 477-8493

2/8 – 3/9/08 : Long Island Winterfest - Jazz On The Vine
The 2008 Long Island Winterfest will feature jazz performances in winery tasting rooms every weekend afternoon over a five-week period. The calendar already includes some 50 acts scheduled at 21 different winery venues. Latin jazz great Papo Vazquez Pirates Troubadours will kick off the festival at a special Friday evening performance on February 8. CLICK HERE to purchase tickets to this event. Participating wineries: Bedell Cellars, Castello di Borghese, Clovis Point, Corey Creek, Diliberto, Duck Walk North, Jamesport, Laurel Lake, Long Island Meadery, Macari, Martha Clara, The Old Field, Osprey's Dominion, Palmer, Paumanok, Pellegrini, Pindar, Roanoke, The Tasting Room, Waters Crest, Wolffer. While you visit the region for terrific jazz and fine wine, take advantage of special Winterfest offers at the following LIWC affiliated businesses: Great places to eat: A Touch of Venice, North Fork Bar & Grill. Prefer not to drive? Pick one of these great private touring companies: LI Wine Tours, North Fork Trolley, Regency Limousine, Vintage Tours. The 2008 Winterfest events are being organized by the Long Island Wine Council, the East End Arts Council, Suffolk County Department of Economic Development, the Long Island Convention and Visitors Bureau, with additional support from American Express and WLIU Radio. For further information, visit the Festival website: liwinterfest.com, or contact the Long Island Wine Council at 631-722- 2220 or by email: info@liwines.com. or more information: www.liwinterfest.com

FEBRUARY 9 S A T U R D A Y   1 pm   Diliberto Winery   Ahmad Ali     1 pm   Roanoke   Mark Yodice     2 pm   Pellegrini   Mark Gatz Duo         2 pm   Waters Crest   Cat Ballou         3 pm   Osprey's Dominion   Bakithi Kumalo Quartet

FEBRUARY 10 S U N D A Y   1 pm   The Tasting Room   Mark Yodice     2 pm   Corey Creek   Matt Marshak Quartet     2 pm   Palmer   Glen Palermo-Dan Policar Duo         3 pm   Clovis Point   Dwayne Kerr         3 pm   Pindar   Chuk Fowler Trio

FEBRUARY 16 S A T U R D A Y   1 pm   Castello di Borghese   Ahmad Ali     1 pm   Osprey's Dominion   Shenole Latimer Quartet     2 pm   Macari   Jerry Costanzo & Trio         2 pm   Waters Crest   Mark Yodice         3 pm   Laurel Lake   Beledo & Quartet

FEBRUARY 17 S U N D A Y   1 pm   The Tasting Room   Mark Yodice     2 pm   Jamesport   David Dingle Duo     2 pm   Paumanok   Serenade Duo         3 pm   Bedell Cellars   Rare Groove Band         3 pm   Roanoke   Rhythmic Prophecies Quartet

FEBRUARY 23 S A T U R D A Y   1 pm   The Old Field   Mark Yodice     2 pm   Diliberto Winery   Ranny Reeve & Gary Selander     2 pm   Duck Walk North   Teddy Charles Quartet         3 pm   Bedell Cellars   Beledo & Quartet

FEBRUARY 24 S U N D A Y   1 pm   Martha Clara   Jayakari     1 pm   The Tasting Room   Serenade Duo     2 pm   Palmer   John Ray Trio         2 pm   Paumanok   Mark Yodice         3 pm   Corey Creek   Jason Marshall & Overt Negritude

Sundays  throughout Winterfest 2/10 – 3/9 $30 pp

Visit the the North Fork of Long Island aboard the North Fork Trolley. The itinerary includes tastings at: Palmer Vineyard, Martha Clara Vineyard, Macari Vineyard and Briermier Farm Stand

Pick up locations:

12 noon – The Inn at East Wind, Wading River

12:15 – The Best Western Hotel, Riverhead

12:30 – Tanger Outlet Center, Office Max parking lot, Riverhead

12:45 – The Holiday Inn Express, Route 58, Riverhead

Bedell Cellars  36225 Main Road, (Rt. 25) Cutchogue 734-7537

CASTELLO DI BORGHESE VINEYARDS  Route 48 (Sound Ave) And Alvah’s Lane, Cutchogue 734-5111

Sat 2/2  Winemaker's Walk $15 includes tour and wine tasting

A guided tour of the winery and production facility. Includes wine tasting.

Sat 2/9 Winemaker's Walk $15 includes tour and wine tasting

A guided tour of the winery and production facility. Includes wine tasting. Plus: FREE – Inside the Artist's Studio at Borghese featuring: Casa de Murano, Handcrafted Venetian Glass.

Sun 2/10 Winemaker's Walk $15 includes tour and wine tasting

A guided tour of the winery and production facility. Includes wine tasting. Plus: FREE – Long Island Wine & Food Cookbook Signing by Ann Marie Borghese.

Sat 2/16  Winemaker's Walk $15 includes tour and wine tasting

A guided tour of the winery and production facility. Includes wine tasting.

Sun 2/17 Winemaker's Walk $15 includes tour and wine tasting

A guided tour of the winery and production facility. Includes wine tasting. Plus: FREE – ‘For the Love of Olive Oil’ Tasting – Taste the flavors of Italy with our very own oil imported from the family estate in Tuscany.

Sat 2/23 Winemaker's Walk $15 includes tour and wine tasting

A guided tour of the winery and production facility. Includes wine tasting. Plus: FREE – Inside the Artist's Studio at Borghese featuring: Cork Art

Closed on Wednesdays until the Spring.

Thurs 2/14 – Sun 2/17 “Vintages & Valentines” Wine & Chocolate Lover’s Weekend $12 per person, $20 per couple

Perfect Pairings - Wine tasting and Chocolate sampling.  Wine and Chocolate  Lovers unite! Wine Flights paired with Assorted Chocolate Delicacies - The Perfect gift for your sweetheart

The Lenz Winery Rte 25  Main Road Peconic 800

Lieb Cellars  35 Cox Neck Road Mattituck 298-1942 

Sundays in February   Chocolate & Wine Pairings 1:00 pm-4:00 pm

Celebrate Valentine's Day all month long with gourmet chocolate and wine pairings on Sundays at Lieb Cellars.

Fridays in February Live Mic 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm $5 Cover

All Talents Welcome Musicians • Poets • Comedians, PA System Available - Bring your own instruments.

Sun 2/3 Super Bowl Sunday Woman & Wine Cooking Classic 1-4pm $15 per person +tax. $10 + tax for wine club.

Fri 2/8  Long Island Wine & Culture Winterfest Special Kick-Off!  Papo Vazquez and his Pirates Troubadours Band 8:00 pm  $35/VIP $75

Join Latin jazz great Papo Vazquez and his Pirates Troubadours Band at the Kick-Off concert for the 2008 Long Island Winterfest "Jazz on the Vine". Enjoy great wine and food while listening to the exciting rhythm of this hot Afro-Puerto-Rican jazz group which the New York Times has said is "too seldom heard for the thrill it generates"... and don't forget to bring your dancing shoes! General Admission: $25 per person ($20 for American Express Cardholders) VIP Tickets: $75 per person (American Express Cardmembers Only) VIP Benefits: Special reception with Papo and complimentary refreshments before concert and during intermission; reserved seats for concert; and an autographed CD by Papo Vazquez.

Sat 2/9 & Sun 2/10 Cheese Fondue for 2 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm $30.00 per couple Wine Club, $35.00 per couple Public  *Does not include any wine

Sat 2/16 Cooking With The Saints Wine Dinner 5:00 – 8:00pm Tickets $30.00 Public $20.00 Wine Club

David & Lorraine Girard of Buoy One Restaurant. Recipes of Famous Saints & Wines That Complement Them. Wine pairing included RSVP by Thursday 14th

Sat 2/23 Gift Give Away
At the end of the day we will pull the name of a visitor out of a hat and send them a gift valued at $50.00.

Sat 2/9 Jewelry Sale 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Valentine's Day is quickly approaching and Palmer Vineyards is making gift giving easier for you. Come visit our tasting room where a variety of affordable jewelry will be available for purchase for that special someone in your life.

Sat 2/16 Jewelry Sale 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Come visit our tasting room where a variety of affordable jewelry will be available for purchase for yourself, or someone special in your life.

Paumanok Vineyards  1074 Main Road (Route 25) Aquebogue  722-8800

February 2008 Annual Cabernet & Kisses

Every day during the month of February celebrate Red Wine and Chocolate with our annual Cabernet & Kisses event in honor of Valentine’s Day and the most romantic month of the year! complimentary pairing of our Cabernet Port dessert wine with chocolate. Discover how one compliments the other.

Open Friday – Sunday 11 am - 6 pm

The Tasting Room is your place to taste wines from some of the North Fork of Long Island's most recognized producers of limited production, hand-crafted wines!  The Tasting Room, operated by Theresa Dilworth of Comtesse Thérèse, is also the tasting room for Diliberto Winery, Schneider Vineyards, Sherwood House Vineyards and Ternhaven Cellars. 

Sun 2/10 & 2/17  Long Island acoustic guitarist Mark Yodice 1:00 pm

Guitarnoise.com has the following to say about Mark Yodice: "[he] is one of Long Island's most promising young musicians.  A solo guitarist, Mark writes and plays music that both stuns and settles the listener's heart.  In performance, his original compositions and impressionistic improvisations are mixed with the music of the world's finest contemporary classical composers, creating a transcendent, playful, diverse and compelling sonic landscape."

Sun 2/24 Chamber Music ensemble Serenade 1:00 pm

Serenade, composed of flutist Michelle LaPorte and guitarist Gerry Saulter, has performed throughout the U.S. and Europe at such esteemed venues as Carnegie Hall and the U.S. embassy in Paris.  Bradlee Bing, Chairman, Brookhaven Arts Council, had the following to say about Serenade: "[They are] not merely musical technicians, they are beautiful craftsmen....Their music is rich in color and texture, and is enhanced with their obvious joy of performance."  The duo has an extensive repertoire ranging from Baroque to Contemporary.

Open seven days a week from 11am to 5pm. We are always proud to present Wine Country's “LITTLE CIGAR FACTORY"! Hand rolled cigars, personalized humidors and cigar boxes.

Saturdays throughout February Live Music

All month we will be serving homemade surprise recipes by Rose Pipia for everyone to enjoy. Chocolate covered assorted fruits also served for this Holiday Stop in this St. Valentine Season and join the fun at Vineyard 48.

Twilight Thursdays from 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm pm Year-Round

Enjoy a glass of wine and meet new people or old friends. Cheese and crackers are being served and guests listen to live music in a fun, "meet and greet" atmosphere. Reservations are not required. No cover charge.

Sun 2/10 Champagne & Chokola’j 12:30 pm & 2:30 pm $35 pp/$25 Wine Club Members Includes tastings of Wines, Chocolates & a sample gift box

Join us in the Tasting Room for a seductive pairing of Sparkling Wine & Inspired Artisanal Truffles.  Be the first to taste the soon to be released Nobless Oblige 2003 Sparkling Rose.  Meet the owners of Chokola’j who will demonstrate their unique chocolate-making technique using the finest ingredients from organic producers. Valentine Boxes will be available for sale.

Southampton Publick House  Bowden Sq, Southampton 283-2800

Fri 2/1 Fridays Live – Project Vibe 10:30 pm

Sun 2/3 Superbowl Party 5:00 pm – closing

$5 Burgers, 25¢ Wings & $3 Drafts. Hors D’oeuvres at half time.  Win a 32” Hi Def LCD Flat Screen TV $5 a chance, see bartender for tickets.

Thurs 2/7 12th Annual Love Life and Lingerie Fashion Show 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm $40

To benefit the South Fork Breast Health Coalition.  Wine, Beer, Hors D’Oeuvres Chinese Auction & Grand Prize Raffles. For more information please call 631-726-8606

Fri 2/15 Cabin Fever Music Festival – Brandon Burden 10:00 pm

Music at the Talkhouse    The Stephen Talkhouse, 161 Main Street, Amagansett 267-3117

Fri 2/1 Kendall Madison Karaoke 8:00 pm $20, Telly 11:00 pm $10

Having no formal musical education to speak of or family member with an  old guitar to pass down, this "singer/songwriter by default" has been finding his way around the music scene through trial and lots of error. Numerous stints as the uncertain frontman of uncertain bands that never made it out of the basement frustrated him into going it alone. His style was born from the bars and beach parties he's been performing at since college. From  pop ballads to blues ditties, hard-driving rock to funked up freestyle jams  and with an ever-evolving cast of talent, the essence of great songwriting shines through whether he's backed up by a band or up there alone just a  man and his guitar.

Sat 2/2 The Rhythm Kings 10:30 Pm $10 60's Soul, R & B, Motown, Reggae, And R & R Music

The Rhythm Kings build their music on a versatile mix of 60’s soul, Motown, reggae and classic rock. Powerful vocals and fluid musicianship fuel their startling versatility as they breathe fresh air into every song they perform. Hints of jam band improvisation and gritty blues grooves mix effortlessly with skin-tight funk, Detroit r’n’b and sweaty Jamaican anthems. A party band with brains and a big heart.

Fri 2/8 Signify 10:30 pm $10, Little Head Thinks 10:00 pm $10

Alternative/Rock Band/Cover and originals

Sat 2/9  Little Head Thinks 10:30 pm $10

Alternative/Rock Band/Cover and originals

Fri 2/15 HAMPTON DAZE PRESENTS THE BROKEN HEARTS BALL $10 Stag/$20 Couple Attire: YES!

Matty Liot & The Big Up 8:00 pm

The story, so far, is fairly simple, and began not that long ago, really... in Sag Harbor NY; Long waveless periods waiting for surf, passing time by indulging the white Stratocaster that beckoned from the corner of the room, endlessly studying, listening, and then studying some more... the Zeppelin, the Cream, S. R. Vaughn, Hendrix, Dale, roadsigns that all pointed to even deeper places in the past, back to names like Wolf, B.B., Freddie, Robert, Elmore...  The voyage of discovery continues, of course, but in the meantime, Matty Liot has already attracted local attention, sitting in with acts such as The Nancy Atlas Project, The Lone Sharks, Winson Irie, and The Blaggards, becoming a musical fixture at the Stephen Talkhouse in the process.  "Matty Liot & The Big Up" puts him squarely at the front of the stage, in the band leader role of a classic rock power trio, supported by the veteran rhythm section of Mick Hargreaves (Buddy Woodward and the Nitro Xpress, The Ghostrockets, The Hangdogs, The Blaggards) on bass, and Chris Mehos (Who's Your Daddy, The Delevantes, The Ghost Rockets, Buddy Woodward & The Nitro Xpress) on drums.

Blaggards 10:30 pm

The Blaggards bring a no-holds-barred rock and roll attitude to whatever muscial genre they care to tackle... obscure rockabilly tunes, a country song or two, a pop hit from the 1960s, some classic blues, songs from singer/songwriters, or an occasional surf instrumental. Central to their quarter-a-song, roadhouse jukebox rock 'n' roll theme, they shun the worn-out formula of endless classic rock tune retreads and bland interpretations of "the hits.” "The guys put a lot of effort into keeping it fresh and their range is wide and deep.  Plus, they have a real identifiable sound, all strong players, and are clearly having a good time up there... here's a band, on the scene, playing the heck out of it, for the sheer joy of doing so, making the crowd dance."  - Gene Casey of The Lone Sharks –

Sat 2/16 Mama Lee and Friends 8:00 pm $10

Great six piece local band with two female singers.

Sat 2/16 Remember September 10:00 pm $ 10

Remember September is an original rock band that is makings its first Long Island appearance at Stephen's. Over the past two years, we have performed almost 175 dates at clubs throughout Connecticut and New York City. We have shared the stage with a variety of legendary acts, including Chicago, Average White Band, Johnny Winter, .38 Special, Steve Vai and several others. Please bring your "musical ear" for our critically-acclaimed original music and your dance shoes because we plan on making our Long Island debut a special one!

Fri 2/22 The Surf Dogs 8:00 pm $10, Annie Morgan Band 10:00 pm $10

Annie Morgan has been called the finest soul/R&B singer on Long Island.  A long time favorite on the East End music scene, she possesses incredible vocal range and is known for her expressive, high energy performances. Annie does what only the very best singers do, she gives those who come to listen something of herself. She does this openly, honestly and without artifice.  As one fan put it, when The Annie Morgan Band takes the stage, the music comes at you like heat lightning, like primitive dancing, like Fourth of July fireworks. The electricity generated snaps, crackles and the place rocks! 

Sat 2/23 Benefit in Memory of Carl Lindgren 7:00 pm $15, The Lone Sharks 10:30 pm $10

The Sharks play up to 150 gigs a year, and most of them are still out east where a devoted following keeps the band working year round. The Lone Shark CDs, consisting mostly of Gene's self-penned tunes have been a catalyst for newer and better things. "We've learned a lot in putting them out. What to do, and what not to do. We’re still trying to capture our live sound.” Gene plays a battered 1967 Gretsch Anniversary hollow body guitar, and usually wears black attire "because Johnny Cash and Orson Welles did, though I'm not sure they did for the same reason." Shark fans have come to expect the usual on-stage theatrics from Gene: duckwalks, windmills, and show-stopping splits, a la T-Bone Walker and Chuck Berry. "They're not really splits," says Gene. "I can't get low enough. They're more splats." After many years living in Sag Harbor, Gene has recently moved to the wilds of the East End’s North Fork, drawing inspiration from the farms and vineyards that make up this decidedly less hectic area.

Fri 2/29 Rubix Cube 10:30 pm $10

FLASHBACK: THE EIGHTIES---a totally awesome time when people were "Workin' For the Weekend" and parachute pant-clad dudes donned their "Sunglasses At Night." It was a wicked cool time when valley girls wore mini-skirts and legwarmers while they "Walked Like An Egyptian." The EIGHTIES . . . when "Video Killed the Radio Star!" FLASHFORWARD: 2007---Six experienced and professional musicians, tired of hearing inferior cover bands murder the music of one of their favorite decades, put together an '80s band, dubbed appropriately enough: RUBIX KUBE. With a strong male AND female lead singer, along with four polished musicians, RUBIX KUBE is able to crank out pop and rock hit songs from the '80s--and perform them EXACTLY LIKE THE ORIGINALS, both musically and vocally, with so much charisma and energy, the crowd will bust more moves than a rubix's cube itself! Like---TOTALLY!

March

46th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Montauk  668-1578

Sun 3/30 12:30 pm

Parade runs from the fire house and then down Main Street. Sponsored by The Friends of Erin. In cooperation with the Friends of Erin the Montauk Chamber of Commerce will sell souvenir St. Patrick's Day mugs and ladle chowder and soup in front of the Chamber building before the Parade begins starting about 11-11:30am.

GUILD HALL   158 Main Street, East Hampton 324-0806

The Naked Stage – Staged Play Readings in The Boots Lamb Education Center at Guild Hall 7:30 pm

The Naked Stage is a working collective of performing artists dedicated to the development of theatre on the East End of Long Island. The members of The Naked Stage believe in the possibilities generated by the collaboration of devoted people. We wish to provide a focal point for the encouragement of theatre and all it’s associated arts. The Naked Stage: Works in Progress serves as an incubator and laboratory for actors, writers, directors, dancers, composers, musicians and designers to practice and explore their craft free from the

Tues 3/4 MATERNAL INSTINCT By Monica Bauer

Lead Artist: Jonathan Wallace Featuring an ensemble cast TBA. A story about motherhood, friends and lovers, sibling rivalry, sexual yearning and a lesbian marriage. Set in present-day Boston at the birthday party of Lillian, an MIT professor whose research about the maternal instincts of mice is about to pay off and make her a major player in the world of biochemistry. Lillian’s sister Emma has a special gift – she will pay for the sperm donor so that Lillian and her spouse Sarah can have a baby; but as a scientist who knows the importance of genetics, Lillian is afraid to take the risk, and her marriage falls into jeopardy. First produced at Boston Playwrights Theater; 3rd PlaceWinner, New Works for Young Women competition. Playwright will be present for audience feedback.

Tues 3/11 DANCING AT LUGHNASA  by Brian Friel
Lead Artist: Peter Fitzgerald Featuring an ensemble cast TBA. Winner of the 1992 Tony Award for Best Play, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Broadway Play and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play. Chosen by Time magazine as one of the ten best plays for 1991, saying it is "The most elegant and rueful memory play since The Glass Menagerie."  Widely regarded as Brian Friel's masterpiece, this extraordinary play is the story of five unmarried sisters, one with a young son, eking out their lives in a small village in Ireland in l936. It is the time of the festival of Lughnasa, which celebrates the pagan god of the harvest with drunken revelry and dancing. Their spare existence is interrupted by brief, colorful bursts of music from the radio, their only link to the romance and hope of the world at large. When the sisters finally dance to a wild, pagan Irish tune, they embody the core of the human spirit that cannot be vanquished by time or loss, or fully expressed in language.  "…this play does exactly what theater was born to do, carrying both its characters and audience aloft on those waves of distant music and ecstatic release that, in defiance of all language and logic, let us dance and dream just before night must fall." — NY Times.

Tues 3/25 WOMEN OF MANHATTAN by John Patrick Shanley
Featuring an ensemble cast TBD. Described by the author as "an Upper West Side story," this provocative, brilliantly stylized and often very funny play delves into the lives of three upscale Manhattan female yuppies whose financial success is counterbalanced by their unmet emotional needs. First produced by New York's celebrated Manhattan Theatre Club. John Patrick Shanley is the Pulitzer and Tony Award winning playwright of Doubt and Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Moonstruck.

GUILD HALL   158 Main Street, East Hampton 324-0806

Sat 3/1 The Student Film Project 2008 Awards Ceremony and Screening of Films in the  Boots Lamb Education Center 2:00 Pm – 4:00 pm Free

The Student Film Project celebrates up-and-coming student filmmakers from the East End. Students are invited to submit original works in the following categories: Experimental, Drama, Documentary, and Animation. Films will be screened by a committee of artists and film professionals. Winning films will be shown in the Boots Lamb Education Center of Guild Hall and on LTV (Channel 20).The winning films will be shown at the Hamptons International Film Festival in Fall 2008.Program sponsors of The Film Project include LTV(Channel 20) and the Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF). Awards provided by TRG President, Greg Appelhof.

Mon 3/3 Guild Hall 23rd Academy of Lifetime Achievement Awards Gala. Event to be held at the fabled Rainbow Room 6:30 pm Cocktails 7:30 pm Dinner
The 2008 Honorees are: Mel Brooks - Performing Arts, Joe Pintauro - Literary Arts, David Salle - Visual Arts. Special Award to Robert F.X. Sillerman, Leadership and Philanthropic Endeavors. The Academy of the Arts, Guild Hall of East Hampton’s prestigious group of the world class East End, which for the last 22 years has recognized lifetime achievement in the literary, visual, and performing arts and philanthropyand President of the Academy of the Arts. About The Academy of the Arts: Because of the abundance of talent on the East End of Long Island, in 1985 the Board of Trustees of Guild Hall initiated a program of awards in recognition of lifetime achievement in the arts. A distinguished jury convened. Members included Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Perry, Joseph F. Cullman 3rd, Peter Jennings, Sidney Gruson, Wilfred Sheed, Elaine Steinbeck, Henry Geldzahler and Sherrye Henry. This group elected Kurt Vonnegut, Willem de Kooning and Alan Alda to receive the first "Medals of Merit" for excellence in the literary, visual and performing arts. In 1986, the Academy of the Arts was formed, using as its nucleus the original jury and the 1985 awardees. All subsequent award recipients have been selected by ballot by the entire Academy membership. The membership has grown to over 200, a truly incredible assemblage of internationally recognized artists emanating from a relatively small community. Among the lifetime honorees are Ben Bradlee, Alec Baldwin, April Gornik, Stephen Spielberg, Betty Freidan, Billy Joel, Lauren Bacall, Paul Simon, Wendy Wasserstein and many others in the fields of visual arts, literary arts and performing arts. To reserve your spot now, please call The Development Department at 631-324-0806 x 13 for tickets, information and reservations.

GUILD HALL   158 Main Street, East Hampton 324-0806

5TH ANNUAL FREE WINTER FILM SERIES Sundays 1/13 –3/16 7:00 pm Free

Presented in collaboration with the East Hampton Library. Eight screenings of first run, international, award-winning independent films on Sunday nights

Sun 3/2 WATER, India 2005 117 min
(Hindi w/ English subtitles) Nominated for 2007 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The year is 1938, India is ruled by the British, and it is around this time that Gandhi has arrived from Africa to begin his struggle with the British, as well as battle the traditions that bind the Hindus. Not yet in her teens, Chuyia is married to a much older and sickly male, who shortly passes away. Chuyia is returned unceremoniously to her parents' house, and from there she is taken to the holy city of Banaras and left in the care of a wide assortment of widows who live at "the widows' house," shunned by the rest of the community. Chuyia does not know that according to Holy Hindu Scriptures she has been destined to live here for the rest of her life. Her feisty presence affects the other residents, forcing each to confront their faith and society's prejudices.

Sun 3/9 THE ISLAND, Russia 2006 112 min.
(Russian, dubbed in English) Winner of 5 Nika Awards (Russian Oscars) including Best Film. Somewhere in Northern Russia, in a small Russian Orthodox monastery isolated on an island, lives a very unusual man. His fellow-monks are confused by his bizarre conduct. Those who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the future. However, he considers himself unworthy because of a sin he committed in his youth. The film is a parable, combining the realities of Russian everyday life with monastic ritual and routine. “Pavel Lounguine surprises followers with his less-virile but oddly fascinating 'The Island'…this parable about faith and salvation is addressed to the broad-minded arthouse audience drawn to spiritual themes."—Variety

Sun 3/16 VIVA CUBA, Cuba 2005 80 min
(Spanish w/ English subtitles) Cuba's Academy Award Submission for Best Foreign Language Film. In a tale akin to Romeo and Juliet, the friendship between two children is threatened by their parents' differences. Malú is from an upper-class family and her single mother does not want her to play with Jorgito, as she thinks his background coarse and commonplace. Jorgito's mother, a poor socialist proud of her family's social standing, places similar restrictions on her son. What neither woman recognizes is the immense strength of the bond between Malú and Jorgito. When the children learn that Malú's mother is planning to leave Cuba, they decide to travel to the other side of the island to find Malú's father and persuade him against signing the forms that would allow it. "Director Malberti has a simple, unfussy style that reflects his young heroes' clear-eyed naïveté..."--Eye Weekly

GUILD HALL   Moran and Spiga Galleries and Boots Lamb Education Center 158 Main Street, East Hampton 324-0806

Museum Hours Thurs – Sat 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sun 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Sat 2/16 – Sun 3/9 16th Annual Student Arts Festival- Part II High School  
An Educational outreach exhibition that showcases student art from Montauk through Bridgehampton. Last year’s exhibition featured over 3,500 pieces of student art. These inspiring community-centered exhibitions cover the gallery walls floor to ceiling, salon style, featuring the works of students in pre-school, elementary and middle schools and in a second exhibition featuring the work of our talented high school students. The exhibition is open to public and private schools in the East Hampton Township.  Admission to this exhibition is free. Coordinated by Education Department

3/29 – 4/26 70th Annual Artist Members Exhibition (Las Names M – Z) Free

Guild Hall’s 70th Artist Members Show is the oldest non-juried exhibition remaining on Long Island. This important exhibition allows Guild Hall to directly connect with the artistic community that support and inspire our arts institution all year long. Awards judge to be announced. For 2008, the show has been organized into two parts due to the restoration of the John Drew Theater and less gallery space. However, it means more opportunity for artists since there will be two of every prize awarded. Exhibition organized by Michelle Vertucci, Curatorial Assistant/Registrar.

Sat 3/29 Opening Reception 4-6 pm

Award recipients will be announced during the opening reception. The two top Honors winners will each be awarded a solo exhibition at Guild Hall which will be given within a timely fashion according to the needs of the Museum. The Winners of the Catherine and Theo Hios Landscape Award will each receive a check for $250. Additionally, there are awards in the following categories: Best Representational Painting, Best Abstract Painting, Best Sculpture, Best Work on Paper, Best Mixed Media, Best Photograph and numerous Honorable Mention citations.

Sat 3/15 Young Playwrights Festival 7:00 pm

Bay Street Theatre proudly presents its annual Middle School Young Playwrights Festival on Saturday, March 15 at 7 pm.  The evening features 8 hilarious, poignant and provocative short plays written, produced by and starring students from Bridgehampton School, Eastport South Manor Junior High, Sag Harbor’s Pierson Middle School, The Ross School, Southampton Middle School and Shelter Island School. The Middle School Young Playwrights Festival is the culmination of the 2008 Middle School Residency and Intensive Programs of Bay Street’s annual Young Playwrights Program (YPP).  Students whose plays were selected for production include Angelica Uribe of Bridgehampton, Destanee Brennan or Eastport South Manor, Samantha Kamper of Sag Harbor’s Pierson, Lisa Kaasik of Shelter Island, Kayla Matters of Southampton, and Hayden Aldredge, Chela Novak and Max Tabet of The Ross School, where the entire eighth grade participated.

2008 SPRING CLASSES

Saturdays 3/15 – 4/26  Scene Study & Acting Technique 10:00 am – 1:00 pm $450

A rare opportunity to take a professional acting class with Bay Street Theatre's Co-Founder and Executive Director, Steve Hamilton. The class will explore the central elements of the actor's craft through work on scenes from classic and contemporary plays. The emphasis will be on performance work that is authentic, specific and courageous. Maximum enrollment 16 students; age 18 and up. Admission is by interview only. Please call 631-725-0818, ext. 101 to arrange an interview.  Level: adults

Instructor: Stephen Hamilton

Private Coaching $150 per class

Professional coaching on a one-to-one basis with Bay Street's Co-Founder and Executive Director, Steve Hamilton, utilizing monologues and technique exercises. By appointment only.  Please call 631-725-0818 ext. 101 to arrange for an appointment. Level: adults

Saturdays 1/6 – 12/22 Playwriting Workshops 10:00 am – 1:00 pm $125 per 4 week session

Playwrights hear their scripts read, followed by supportive discussion from other active  writers under the guidance of director, writer and Bay Street General Manager William Burford. Many in this group are seasoned playwrights, some new to the craft. Newcomers are encouraged to sit in a first session without cost. All participants are expected to present current work. Participants sign up for four sessions at a time. Please email Bill Burford at quacktheatrics@gmail.com for additional information. Level: adults. Instructor: William Burford

Kidstreet @ Bay Street Theatre Bay Street at Long Wharf, Sag Harbor 725-9500

Dedicated to providing young people with intelligent, adventurous entertainment that nurtures the capacity for wonder, "KidStreet" features performances and presentations from the industry's most talented professional artists for young audiences. Learning powered, stimulating and FUN for the whole family!!!

Sun 3/2 Mad Science 1:00 pm Adults $12/Kids $12

Let the zany side of science spark your imagination with this spectacular interactive show!  These mad scientists' wacky experiments and hilarious antics are guaranteed to cause a big commotion about the science of motion! Ages 6-12.

The Picture Show @ Bay Street Theatre Bay Street at Long Wharf, Sag Harbor 725-9500

Join us for The Picture Show@Bay Street Theatre - our classic film series that gives you the opportunity to see films as they were meant to be seen - - on the big screen! All movies start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5.00 each - unless otherwise noted - and can be purchased one hour prior to the movie.

Dinner and a Movie? Stop by The American Hotel before the movie and enjoy a wonderful prix-fixe dinner for just $24.95. Your dinner price includes the movie and a small bucket of popcorn. Reservations are necessary and can be made by calling The American Hotel at 725-3535.

Sat 3/1 Yankee Doodle Dandy

James Cagney stars in this award-winning film based on the life of renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan. With Joan Leslie and Walter Huston.

Join us for Billy Wilder Weekend!

Fri 3/21 Double Indemnity

Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson star in this thriller, nominated for 7 Academy® Awards. Directed by Billy Wilder.

Sat 3/22 The Apartment

Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine and Fred MacMurray star in this romantic comedy directed by Billy Wilder. Winner of 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director.

Sidney Poitier Weekend

Fri 3/28 The Defiant Ones

Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier star in Stanley Kramer's 1958 classic drama.

Sat 3/29 Lillies Of The Field

Sidney Poitier in his Academy® Award-winning performance as a life-loving ex-GI who one day encounters five nuns escaped from beyond the Berlin Wall. With Lilia Skala and directed by Ralph Nelson.

Docent Tours Wednesdays and Saturdays 2:00 pm 

Docent-led tours are offered for every exhibition and are free with Museum admission. Group Tours are now available by appointment.  Please call 631-283-2118, ext. 40 for more information.

Sun 2/3 – Sun 3/9 School Art Festival

Join us for the 2008 School Art Festival as we celebrate the artistic achievements of young students from the area.

Saturdays  3/1, 8, 15 & 29 Pottery Workshop for children ages 7 and up 11:00 am to 12:30 pm $60 Museum Members / $80 Non-Members

Artist and educator Wendy Gottlieb leads this unique study of the cross-cultural history of ceramics, culminating with the production of pottery by students.  Hand-built pottery techniques will include coil, slab, and sculpture.  Students will also be given the opportunity to work on the potter’s wheel and all work will be fired.  Space is limited to 10 students and advance registration and payment are required.  Please call 631-283-2118, ext. 30 to register or register online at parrishart.org.

Mon 3/3 First Monday Tour for Seniors 1:00 pm

The 2008 School Art Festival.  Seniors enjoy free admission and a docent-led tour of the current exhibition the first Monday of each month.  Light refreshments are served.

Thursdays 3/6, 13, 20 & 27 Creative Art Workshops for children age 2 and 3 with Adult Caregiver 10:-- am - 10:45 am $40 Museum Members / $50 Non-Members.

Children and adult caregivers will explore the concepts of colors and shapes through art activities including painting, modeling clay, and collage with art educator, Erin O’Connor.   In addition, Erin will lead the class in singing and movement activities. Space is limited to 10 students and advance registration and payment are required.  Please call 631-283-2118, ext. 30 to register.

Sat 3/8  Spring Fling 7:30-11pm $150

Celebrate spring’s arrival at the 2008 Spring Fling featuring “Saturday Night Fever” as our theme.  Dance to a live band, cast bids in our silent auction, and feast on hors d’oeuvres in the Museum’s galleries and concert hall.  Join Co-Chairs Susan Davis and Nancy Hardy, along with Vice-Chairs Christine Curiale, Leslie Halsted, Leith McLoughlin, Robin Pauli and Maryanne Robinson at this community celebration.   This party takes place during the annual School Art Festival, exhibiting works from young artists in the local school districts. The Silent Auction features extraordinary goods and services donated by the local East End business community.  For the first time ever, the museum will raffle two dinner tickets to its major summer fundraiser, The Midsummer Party (a $2,000 value).  The evening features dinner in an air-conditioned tent on the museum’s grounds, drinks, dancing and dessert.  Raffle tickets are $50 and can be purchased online or at the event. Guests need not purchase tickets to Spring Fling or be present at the event to enter the raffle.  We hope to see you there! Proceeds from this event will benefit the Museum’s ongoing educational programming.  Be sure to show your support and reserve your tickets early! For further information, please call the Special Events office at 631-283-2118, ext. 41 or e-mail specialevents@parrishart.org.  Tickets can be purchased online at parrishart.org.  Sponsor Tickets (Parrish members) $100 each, Sponsor Tickets (Non-Members) $150 each, All tickets sold at the door $150 the night of the event.

Sun 3/9 Family Fun Day 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Bring your family to the museum and put your creative talents to work during this fun-filled Sunday afternoon.  Families will explore The School Art Festival and then create their own artwork in the Carroll Petrie Center for Education.  Projects will include painting, sculpture, and collage.

Sat 3/15 Opening Reception: The Fourth Annual High School Exhibition and Competition 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

This special reception for students, teachers, and family members, pays tribute to art students and teachers in our community. Join us for a lively gathering.

Sat 3/16 – Sun 3/30 Fourth Annual High School Exhibition and Competition

This more focused exhibition provides an opportunity to see the exceptional talent, diversity, originality and creativity of the region’s young visual artists. The presentation is also a tribute to the art teachers in the region’s high schools who inspire, direct and refine the work of these promising young artists. Beyond recognition and the experience of displaying their work in an art museum, selected senior exhibitors compete for cash prizes in several categories including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and computer graphics

Mon 3/17 First Monday Tour for Seniors 1:00 pm

Fourth Annual High School Exhibition and Competition.  Seniors enjoy free admission and a docent-led tour of the current exhibition the first Monday of each month.  Light refreshments are served.

East Hampton Chamber of Commerce 324-0362

East Hampton Ladies Village Improvement Society Main Street East Hampton

Sat 3/22 Easter Egg Hunt 11:00 am Free

For Children 8 and under – BYO Basket.  The Easter Bunny will be there!

Fri 3/21  “Easter Egg Hunt” 10am, Agawam Park, Southampton Village (Raindate 3/22)

Sponsored by the Southampton Village Police Benevolent Association.

Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce 725-0011

Sun 3/9 Daylight Savings Time Begins, "Spring Ahead" one hour!

Mon 3/17 St. Patrick's Day

Celebrate Saint Patrick (386-493), the patron saint of Ireland. It is the national holiday of Ireland and celebrated worldwide by Irish people and those honoring the traditions and "luck of the Irish" by wearing green, celebrating with parades, and other festivities.  For more information, please visit http://stpatricksday.com

Fri 3/21 Vernal Equinox – First Day of Spring

Sun 3/23 Sag Harbor Annual Easter Bonnet Parade 1:00 pm on Main Street

Children invited to march in their finest Easter Bonnet.  Free Petting Zoo at the Sag Harbor Garden Center.

MONTAUK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE   742 Montauk Highway  Montauk  668-2428

Sat 3/22 Spring Book Sale (10:00AM) Montauk Library

Sun 3/23 Easter Service (6:00AM) Ecumenical Service at Montauk Point Lighthouse

Fri 3/7  lecture series "Revelations From the Past: Uncovering Secrets and Mysteries from our History" wine and cheese served at 6:30 p.m. with the lecture starting at 7 p.m. at the Clinton Academy Museum in East Hampton Free

"Of Speakeasies and Secret Coves: Stories of Rum Running on Eastern Long Island" with Hugh King and Ken Collum

Southampton Historical Museums and Research Center Rogers Mansion 17 Meeting House Lane  Southampton  283-2494

The Southampton Historical Museum is open year round and housed in the 1843 Rogers Mansion with permanent exhibits of 19th century period rooms, antique toys, old photographs, and 10 historic structures including two barns, a paint shop, one-room school house, carpenters shop. The Research Center has over 10,000 archival materials and reference books on the history of Southampton. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. $4 adults, free for members and children 17 and under

Thurs 3/13  “Heritage Cooking Classes”  Local Chowder 10:30 am to 1:00 pm $50 members, $60 non-members.  Space is limited/reservations suggested

Chef Jeremy will bring us the secrets of successful chowder.  From bay to bowl, we will learn all the steps to creating this culinary East End heritage favorite. Tips for superb chowder and seafood preparation will be shared as the stock pot completes the magic. A piping hot bowl of chowder will warm our hearts and fill our stomachs Chef Jeremy Palmer is executive chef of the Clamman and Four Seasons Caterer in Southampton. 

Southampton Cultural Center Levitas Center for the Arts, 2 Pond Lane, Southampton 298-1078, 929-5875

Sat 3/1 2007/2008 Rising Stars Piano Recital Series: Zahari Metchkov 7:00 pm

Fri 3/28 – Sun 3/30 Theater at the Southampton Cultural Center: Merrily We Roll Along  Fri 7:00 pm Sat 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm Sun 5:00 pm $20 General Admission

Lyrics and Music by Stephen Sondheim, Directed by Michael Disher.  This March, the Southampton Cultural Center is pleased to present a concert version of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along.  Merrily We Roll Along is a musical with a book by George Furth and lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim. It is based on the 1934 play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. Furth and Sondheim retained the basic structure and overall theme of the play but updated it to encompass the years between 1957 and 1980. Its main protagonist is Franklin Shepard who, in 1980, is a one-time composer of Broadway musicals who has become a highly successful but cynical and jaded film producer who has lost his friends, longtime collaborator Charley Kringas and Mary Flynn, a writer. Like the play, the musical moves backwards in time showing how Frank has become the man he is today.

Bridgehampton Historical Society 2368 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton 537-1088

Sat 3/8 Parlor Music Series: Terry Sullivan 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm $5 Suggested Donation

Songs & tales of Irish history

Sat 3/29 Parlor Music Series: Jack Kehoe performs Fireside Bagpipes 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm $5 Suggested Donation

Fri 3/21 Crossroads Coffeehouse 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm $10 907-4838

Support Local Music ! Performances by players from across the South Fork including Teenage Bands Feed The Need & Rice Brothers, Plus Surf Dogs, Nospia, Crossroads All-Stars, & Mariann Megna and Anthony Liberatore of the Lost Keys. Refreshments provided by Springs General Store.  Proceeds benefit the Springs Food Pantry & the Kris Dalene Music Scholarship Fund.  The series is sponsored by Crossroads Music of East Hampton.

Ashawagh Hall   780S Springs Fireplace Road, East Hampton  329-4227

Fri 3/14 – Sun 3/16 Arts 4 Bonac Tonic: And Now for Something Totally Awesome

Featured Artists Linda Capello, John Capello, Daria Deshuk, Patrick Dintino, Trish Franey, Dennis Leri, Peter Levine, Bruce Milne, Peter Ngo, Oliver Perterson, Burt Van Dusen, Rian White. 

Fri Sneak Peek 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Sat Opening Night 5:00pm – 10:00 pm, Gallery Hours: Sat 1:00 pm & Sun 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm    

Rogers Memorial Library   91 Coopers Farm Road, Southampton 283-0774

Sun 3/9 “Cross Island Cello, Reeds & Keys” 3:00 pm

Concert will include music from Classical, Jazz and Latin Genres

Mon 3/17 “Songs of Six Celtic Nations” 7:00 pm

A concert of Traditional Folk Songs sung in their original languages, Willard Greene, bass and Sandra Reid, voice 

Wed 3/26  “The Mendicants in Concert” 7:00 pm Free

Stanford University’s oldest a cappella group will perform from gospel to barbershop, original compositions and jazz standards Sponsored by the Friends of the Rogers Memorial Library

Canio’s Books    290 Main Street in Street, Sag Harbor  725-4962

Sat 3/1 Journalist and biographer Linda Bird Francke speaks about her collaboration with the late Benazir Bhutto. 6:00 pm

Sat 3/ 8 Reading featuring Chicory Blue Press: Myra Shapiro´s memoir Four Sublets: Becoming a Poet in New York and Family Reunion: Poems about Parenting Grown Children edited by Sondra Zeidenstein 6:00 pm

Sat 3/15 Folksinger Terry Sullivan presents his "alternative" St. Patrick´s Day concert with a program of Irish rebel songs. Not your everyday Danny Boy. 6:00 pm

Sat 3/29 Irish-American writer Tom Phelan reads from his latest novel about WWI Ireland, The Canal Bridge. 6:00 pm

east end gallery   53 The Circle, East Hampton 631 324-8680 Books, Gallery & Music

Sat 2/9 – Mon 3/31 In the Gallery: Stephen Huneck

Limited edition woodcuts, giclee prints, hand hooked rugs and hand carved objects. All of Stephen’s woodcut prints are limited editions, signed and numbered by the artist in an edition of 500 numbered copies. Most woodcuts are available with black, chocolate, or yellow Labs. Giclée prints are the finest method of art reproduction available today. These digital reproductions are in strictly limited editions of 500 signed and numbered copies.

Sat 3/15 Meet the Author: Tom De Vincentis 5:30 pm –6:30 pm 

Meet author Tom De Vincentis who will sign copies of his new book “Tails of the City: Confessions of a Manhattan Pet Vet.” Here is a heartwarming collection of stories of the pets of New York City—and the people who love them. Set to publish as a celebration of the important advent of The Humane Society of the United States’ 2008 Spay Day USA, here is a book by an author who knows all animals—not just dogs and cats. The lucky lambs and horses of Yorkshire were tended by James Herriot; the pedigreed cats and pampered pooches of New York City are privileged to be cared for by Tom DeVincentis. A “country” veterinarian in Manhattan for more than 25 years, DeVincentis has tended for many generations of Big Apple pets. His Tails of the City is beautifully designed with ribbon marker and dangler and combines the warm-heartedness of James Herriot with a dash of New York City style to present an engaging portrait and memoir, not just of the animals DeVincentis has treated over the years, but also of their owners, and of the city in which they all live. Readers are introduced to Rowdy, a seventeen-year-old domestic shorthair cat who, under the care of Dr. DeVincentis, lived many more than his allotted nine lives, and to an elderly boxer stray named Champ, rescued by an equally elderly couple who ran a bodega in Spanish Harlem and who rescued more pets than they could name. From the affection shared by lab mix Suzy and her owner, a homeless man named James to the hard-earned trust that formed between Tom DeVincentis and Margot, a dog he took home from the clinic where he worked, DeVincentis describes the cycle of life and love that every pet-owner and his or her charge experience, from the initial meeting to the final parting. Charming illustrations by the award-winning illustrator Bill Charmatz enhance the endearing stores that describe qualities of animals like those we’ve all known and loved. At times poignant, at times laugh-out-loud funny, the tales in this charming book reveal as much about the people who own them as they do about the pets themselves. While the animals and people profiled are true New Yorkers, the connection they share is universal, and one that will resonate with animal lovers everywhere.

THE JOHn JERMAIN LIBRARY   201 Main Street, Sag Harbor  725-0049

Friday at the Movies

JJML’s popular Friday at the Movies series is shown on a large screen in the library’s third-floor rotunda. Seating is limited, so please arrive by 6:15 pm. Films start promptly at 6:30 pm. No children allowed unless accompanied by an adult. Free.

Fri 3/21 I am Legend

Starring Will Smith as the last man alive in New York City.

Montauk Library 871 Montauk Hwy, Montauk 668 3377

Sat 3/8  Staged Reading 7:30 pm Free

The Naked Stage of East Hampton will perform AN IDEAL HUSBAND (1895) by Irish playwright Oscar Wilde. A sophisticated comedy with serious undertones. When the truth about a husband's past Insider stock trades, blackmail and political intrigue threaten the sanctity of a loving and hitherto ‘ideal’ marriage.

(1st Saturdays from October through May)

Sat 3/1 Contradance with Huntingtones / Dave Harvey 8:00- 11:00 pm $10/$14

Do I need to know the dances ahead of time?  NO.  All dances are taught right there as we do them. Do I need to have a partner?  NO.  Singles are welcome, and so are couples, families, and groups of friends. Do I need dancing shoes?  NO.  Soft soled shoes are highly recommended because they will be easy on your feet and easy on our floors. Are there lessons for beginners?  YES.  Arrive early and be ready to dance at 7:45 for a lesson. Are refreshments available?  YES - because we bring them to share with each other.  Please consider bringing an item to share at our refreshment table.  There is also water to keep you hydrated and dancing

Sun 3/30 – Sun 4/6 Sixth Annual Hamptons Restaurant Week

From Sunday to Sunday, all participating restaurants offer a three course prix fixe for $21.95 all night (except Saturday when it will only be offered until 7 PM)

Bridgehampton
Almond		(631) 537-8885
Pierre's		(631) 537-5110
East Hampton
1770 House		(631) 324-1770
Almoncello		(631) 329-6700
Bamboo Restaurant		(631) 329-9821
Cittanuova		(631) 324-6300
Della Femina		(631) 329-6666
Fresno Restaurant		(631) 324-8700
The Lodge Bar & Grill		(631) 324-5022
Matto Restaurant		(631) 329-0200
Nick & Toni's		(631) 324-3550
Wei Fun		(631) 329-2600
Montauk
Sea Grille at Gurney's		(631) 668-2345
Sag Harbor
Oasis Waterfront Restaurant		(631) 725-7110
Shelter Island
Chequit Inn		(631) 749-0018
Southampton
75 Main		(631) 283-7575
red/bar brasserie		(631) 283-0704
Le Chef Bistro		(631) 283-8581
Shippy's Pumpernickels East Restaurant		(631) 283-0007
Southampton Publick House		(631) 283-2800
Water Mill
Mirko's Restaurant		(631) 726-4444
Trata Estiatorio		(631) 726-6200

Sat 3/15   Cooking Demonstration with Almoncello's Executive Chef Jason Weiner 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Free  

CULINARY DEMONSTRATIONS Daily 2:00 pm Free

Please join us for culinary demonstrations at your local Williams-Sonoma. Our culinary demonstrations will show you how to use and care for products found throughout the store.

TECHNIQUE CLASSES Free

Please join us for a new series of technique classes at your local Williams-Sonoma store. Our technique classes are an enjoyable way to broaden your culinary experience with new flavors and techniques. Led by culinary experts and featuring cuisines from around the world, classes include demonstrations and samples of prepared dishes as well as printed recipes you can take home.  Join us for the entire series or choose your favorite individual classes. Class size is limited, and classes tend to fill up quickly, so be sure to reserve your space today.

Sun 3/2 Easter Baking & Cupcake Decorating

Cupcakes are the perfect something sweet to enjoy at your Easter or Spring Celebration. Enjoy new recipes, inspired decorating ideas and sophisticated flavors while adding whimsy and childhood nostalgia with our cupcake ideas!

Sun 3/9 Soufflés

Take the mystery and intimidation out of making soufflés with this step-by-step class. We’ll teach you how to make a basic soufflé base, incorporate sweet or savory flavors and even how to make a frozen dessert soufflé.

Sun 3/16 Easter Egg Decorating

Easter egg decorating is a fun way to gather family and friends around the table for some creative quality time. In this class we will share best practices for correctly boiling eggs and great decorating ideas, including beautiful patterns that can be mastered in one sitting. Kids are welcome with an adult.

Sun 3/30 Cooking with Balsamic

Learn different ways to use this powerhouse vinegar. Balsamic can be used from appetizers, main dishes and even desserts. Experience a balsamic tasting and enjoy a delicious balsamic marinade, classic Italian vinaigrette and even a balsamic reduction for dessert.

COOKING CLASSES AT WILLIAMS SONOMA Tuesdays 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm $55

Tues 3/4 Weeknight Dinner Party

As you'll discover in this class, it's easy to host a dinner party, even on a busy weeknight. This meal, from our Dinner Parties cookbook, is simple to prepare and will certainly impress your guests. On the menu: Arugula Salad with Pecorino and Toasted Pine Nuts, Crushed Red Potatoes, Pork Medallions with Sage and Mustard Sauce and Chocolate-Hazelnut Brownies with Vanilla Ice Cream. Presented by: Chef Miche Bacher

Tues 3/18 Easy Easter Dinner

For your Easter dinner this year, streamline preparation by purchasing a baked ham from a local market. Then round out the meal with a few irresistible dishes that you make yourself. On the menu: Popovers, Frisee Salad with Bacon, Potato and Onion Gratin, Asparagus with Raspberry Vinaigrette and Coconut Cupcakes. Presented by: Chef Miche Bacher

Thursday Is Kids Pizza Night at Nick & Toni's

Nick & Toni's has announced kids pizza night every Thursday night starting on Feb. 21. Kids ages six through 12 can make their own pizza with the chef. The cost of the pizza is $5 per child.

Alison Restaurant 95 School Street Bridgehampton 11932 537-7100 info@alisonrestaurant.com

Seals on Long Island : During the cooler months, some special visitors from the north come to Long Island starting in mid-November.  They return to Northern New England and Canada in May.  Seals belonging to the Pinniped family (meaning “feather footed” or “winged”), are true seals which lack external earflaps, have torpedo shaped bodies for fast swimming.  They have long, sharp claws to help them dig into the ice while climbing out of the water or onto the beach.  Unlike sea lions, their front flippers are short and they are referred to as “earless” seals.  Their hind flippers are webbed and pointed backwards to help them swim.  They have been recorded swimming over 12 miles per hour and have been spotted swimming 70 miles off of the coast of Long Island. Seals haul out of the water to rest, sleep, and warm up in the sun’s heat.  While on land sunning themselves, they are often seen in a “banana” shaped position. The seals we see on Long Island are most often Harbor seals, but there are a few other types, such as harp seals, grey seals, hooded seals, and ringed seals.  Numbers have been increasing in past years into the thousands around Long Island due to the changing location of their food sources and the changing temperatures of their watery habitat.  Most of the seals that visit Long Island are younger seals.  These marine mammals eat a variety of crustaceans, fish and shellfish like mussels, clams, oysters and squid.

Seal Observation Walks Dates & Times: March 4 (noon); 17th (11am); 25th (9 am); April 14th (1pm); 22nd (9am); 28th (1pm). Meet at the Montauk Point concession area. $5/person ($3 for children) plus a $6 vehicle parking fee. Call for reservations and additional information.

Join Mike Bottini on a 3 mile (round trip) hike to view seals and learn about their habits, behavior, and population trends in the Long Island region. Dress warm and wear comfortable hiking shoes; we will be outdoors for 2.5 hours. Binoculars recommended but not necessary. Mike will bring a spotting scope that everyone will get a chance to use. This program is sponsored by New York State Parks, and is scheduled to coincide with low tide, when seals are most likely to be basking on the rocks.

Triad Racing  11 James Place Sag Harbor 725-9316 broichj1@juno.com

Sun 3/30 Great Nor’easter Off Road Duathlon Mashashimuet Park Sag Harbor NY

Two mile run, 10 miles Mountain Bike, Two mile run. This event will run, snow, sleet, rain. Look at the event name!! Schedule: Check in at the park 7:30 am until 9am, Pre race briefing at 9:15am. Race Start 9:30 am. Course closed at 11:30 am. Awards at 11:45 am. Age Groups male and female. 16 and under. 17-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59,60-69,70+ Relays are Coed, All Male, and All Female. Cost $55 Individual, $100 per relay until March 1,2008. After 3/1 $65 individual, $120 per relay, until March 15,2008. March 16 and Race day registration is $70 individual, $130 per relay.Questions; broichj1@juno.com

MONTAUK POINT LIGHTHOUSE  324-8144

Sat 3/15 Montauk Pt. Lighthouse open weekends 10:30am

South Fork Natural History Museum 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton 537-9735

Nature walks & workshops. For more information, reservations, and directions to meeting places, please call: Natureline (631)537-9735. Walks are free to SOFO members. Non-members $5

Sat 3/1  Eastern Tiger Salamander Search –- for Children and Adults 7:30 pm

Walk Leader: Andy Sabin. Herpetologist and SoFo President Andy Sabin will take us into the nighttime woods in search of the largest of our native salamanders, the endangered Eastern Tiger Salamander. Don’t miss a rare opportunity to see this salamander as it makes its way to the pond to mate and to lay its eggs. Please bring a flashlight and wear boots, as late winter rains will make the ground soggy. Walk is dependent on the occurrence of heavy rain.

Sat 3/8  Blue-spotted Salamander Search –- for Children and Adults 7:30 pm

Walk Leader: Andy Sabin. Montauk is one of the few places in the world where the Blue-spotted Salamander, in its purebred form, can be found. Join SoFo on our nighttime foray with Andy Sabin, “Mr. Salamander,” as we search for this unique native species. Please bring a flashlight and wear boots, as late winter rains will make the ground soggy. Walk is dependent on the occurrence of heavy rain.

Sat 3/15  Eastern Bluebird Walk 9:00 am

Walk Leader: Joe Guinta. In this program learn all about our native Eastern Bluebird from Joe Giunta. First Joe will offer a short Bluebird slide program, and then it's off to see, firsthand, this cavity-nesting bird of open country and woodland edge.

Sat 3/22  Spotted Salamander Search –- for Children and Adults 7:30 pm

Walk Leader: Andy Sabin. On this walk, search for the Spotted Salamander another one of our native salamanders. This salamander is a beauty with its shiny black body and bright yellow spots. It, like the Eastern Tiger and the Blue-spotted salamander, is called a mole salamander because it spends most of its time underground. Please bring a flashlight and wear boots, as late winter rains will make the ground soggy. Walk is dependent on the occurrence of heavy rain.

Sat 3/29  The 3 T’s: Turtles, Tortoises, and Terrapins –- Especially for Children 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Program Leader: Heather Abrams, SoFo Nature Educator. Ever wondered about the difference between a turtle, tortoise, and a terrapin? Ever thought there might be differences in what they look like based on where they live? Different species of these reptiles like to live in different habitats and have characteristics based on where they dwell. Join Heather for a live animal demonstration and learn about what makes these reptiles either a turtle, tortoise, or terrapin.

East Hampton Trails Preservation Society Amagansett 329-4227

Contact hike leaders directly for information regarding the scheduled hikes.

Sat 3/1 Redmond’s Path/Jack Cord’s Valley (3-4 miles) 10:00 am

Explore a little known part of Hither Woods.  We’ll hike Redmond’s Path through Jack Cord’s Valley up to Riah’s Ridge Trail.  The mountain laurel will not be in bloom but it will be in profusion.  Moderately paced hike with a few short, moderately steep sections.  Meet at parking lot at the western end of Navy Rd. in Montauk.  Leader:  Larry Raymond 668-3432

Sun 3/2 Miller’s Ground (5-6 miles) 10:00 am

The high rolling woodland straddling the boundary between East Hampton and Southampton towns is known as Miller’s Ground.  Hilly and secluded, with a thousand acres of preserved land , this is a beautiful area for a late winter’s walk.  Meet at the trailhead parking lot east side of Route 114, south of Edwards Hole Road. Leader: Rick Whalen 267-6608

Wed 3/5 Waterfence (5 miles) 10:00 am

Take a vigorous hike through some beautiful landscape.  Come join our leader on a walk in Hither Woods.  We will follow the Serpent’s Back Trail to the Waterfence shoreline overlooking Napeague Bay.  Meet at the Hither Hills West Overlook off Rt. 27, about 1 mile east of the Montauk Highway/Old Montauk Highway split.  Leader:  Ed Porco 668-2093  

Sat 3/8 Mrs. Wilson’s Grove (6 miles) 10:00 am

If you are in the mood for a bracing, fast paced walk in a beautiful piney  wood  this is the hike for you.  Meet at the trail head parking lot east of Route 114 and Edward’s Hole Road in East Hampton. Leaders:  Larry and Judy Kron 329-3948

Sun 3/9 Springs/Amagansett (5 miles) 10:00 am

Join the S.T.P.S. and hike the new 5 mile trail recently opened by E.H.T.P.S.  The contrast between the deep woods and fields are magical.  Meet at Ashawagh Hall on Parsons Place, Springs (off Springs Fireplace Rd.). Leader: Irwin Levy 516-456-1337

Sun 3/9 Longshanks #3 (9 miles) 12:30 pm 

Tour the white pine forest, kettleholes, Trustee Roads and  Alewive breeding areas in East Hampton’s Northwest Woods.  Meet at the Chatsfield’s Hole roadside parking area on Two Holes of Water Road, approximately ¼ mile southeast of Swamp Road intersection. Leader:  Lynn Mendelman 324-8070 

Wed 3/12 Coastal Hither Woods (3 1/2-4 miles) 10:00 am

We will hike a combination of the Old North (Rum-Runners’) Road and the coastal trail to Quincetree Landing.  Enjoy great views of Gardiner’s Bay, which is sometimes calm often wild and windswept, always spectacular.  Take Second House Rd, left on Navy Rd. Park at the end of Navy Rd. Leader:  Carol Andrews 725-3367

Sat 3/15 “From Here To Eternity” (4.5 TO 5 Miles) 10:00 am

Walking east along the Paumonak path we will circle to the north side of Fresh Pond, then head north to waterfence on Napeague Bay and going west along the beach behind the primary dune to Goff Point and the backside of the walking dunes.  Meet on Napeague Harbor Road 1/3 mile north of Montauk Hwy (route 27). Leader:  Nick Stephens 267-6342

Wed 3/19 Big Reed (3-4 miles) 10:00 am

Enjoy many beautiful water views of Big Reed Pond, including a Registered Natural Landmark.  Meet at the parking area off East Lake Drive, about 2 miles north of the intersection with Rt. 27 in Montauk. 

Leader:  Ray Hartjen 324-2490

Sat 3/22 Chatfield’s Hole 10:00 am (3 easy miles) 

Named after an early East Hampton settler, Chatfield’s Hole is a beautiful glacial kettle hole surrounded by stately pine trees.  Purchased for preservation in 1976, the area around the hole is one of the town’s first open-space acquisitions.   Meet at the kiosk parking area on route 114 at the intersection of Edward’s Hole Rd in East Hampton (2 miles north of Stephen Hands Path). Leader:  Cliff Bekkedahl 267-7646

Wed 3/26 Barcelona Neck (3miles) 10:00 am

We will circle Barcelona Neck, using both the old Trustee roads, dating back to the 1700’s.  High bluffs offer wonderful views of Shelter island, Northwest Harbor, Cedar Point Lighthouse and the Grace Estate.  Some beach walking.  Meet at the Sag Harbor Golf Course, east of Route 114 in East Hampton.  Leader:  Carol Andrews 725-3367 (cell phone 631-356-2900)

Sat 3/29 Grace Estate/Cedar Point Park (7miles) 10:00 am           

Ramble along the picturesque trails of the Grace Estate and Cedar Point Park.  Spectacular views of Scoy’s Pond. Alewive Pond, Cedar Pond, Gardnier’s Bay and Northwest Harbor are of  particular allure.  Some road walking is required to complete this 3 hour loop.  Meet at the schoolhouse plaque on Northwest Road, ¼ mile south of the intersection with Alewive Brook Rd.  Leader:  Richard Poveromo 283-4591    

Southampton Trails Preservation Society Bridgehampton 631-537-5202 

Most Thursdays S.T.P.S. has a work party. Volunteers are always welcome. Call Ken Bieger, 631-283-5432.

Sat 3/1 Trout Pond Surprise 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Meet at Trout Pond parking lot on Noyac Road, Noyac for a 4 mile hilly hike into the unknown. Tony Garro, 725-5861.

Sun 3/2 Tuckahoe Hike 10:00 am – 1:00 pm  

Meet at the Tuckahoe School on Sebonac Road, Southampton, for a 4 mile loop through this unique area. Sue Bieger, 283-1548.

Thurs 3/6  S.T.P.S. Monthly Meeting 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm 

Meet at Southampton Town Hall lower level meeting room. All are welcome. Glorian Berk, 283-2638.

Sat 3/8 Orient Point 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Meet at South Ferry on Rte 114, North Haven for a shared expense car pool. Explore this rare maritime coastal forest. 4 mile beach walk. Tony Garro, 725-5861.

Sun 3/9 Springs/Amagansett 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Explore a 5 mile trail recently opened by East Hampton Trails Society. The contrast between woods and open fields is magical. Meet at Ashawagh Hall on Parsons Place, Springs (off Springs Fireplace Road). Irwin Levy, cell 516-456-1337 or itlevy@msn.com

Sun 3/9 Narrow Lane Clean-up 8:00 am – 9:00 am  

Meet at Narrow and Norris Lanes, Bridgehampton. Bring gloves. Dai Dayton, 745-0689.

Sat 3/15 Long Pond Greenbelt 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

5 mile fast paced loop through this combo of grassland and woods. Meet at the South Fork Natural History Museum parking lot on Bridgehampton Tpk., Bridgehampton. Dai Dayton, 745-0689.

Sun 3/16 Elliston Park 10:00 am – 12:00 pm  

Meet at the Park on Millstone Brook Road, Southampton. 5 miles; hills, woods, marsh and……. Howard Reisman. 283-5376.

Sun 3/16 Hot Ride

BYO horse. Suggestions for times and locations can be set to suit participants. For insurance purposes, you must be a member of STPS; you may join day of ride. Barbara Bornstein, 537-6188.

Sat 2/22 Flanders Loop 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Meet on Red Creek Road, 100 yards east of Rte. 24, Hampton Bays. 5 miles, hilly, with bay and pond views. Ken Bieger, 283-5432.

Sun 3/23 Annual Easter Egg Hunt. 1:00 pm sharp

Meet at Poxabogue Park on Old Farm Road, south of the railroad trestle. Children 8 and under; bring a basket. Dai Dayton, 745-0689.

Sat 3/29 Dancing With Daffodils 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join Joe Lane for our ode to Spring. Meet at Morton’s Preserve on Noyac Road for this 3 mile beach walk. Joe Lane 725-3942.

Sun 3/30 Hubbard/Sears 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Meet on Red Creek Road, 100 yards east of Rte. 24, Hampton Bays. 5 mile loop through these beautiful County parklands. John Virgilio, 574-8844 or virg4@optonline.net.

Unless indicated, GSF’s explorations are free of charge.  For information please contact Steve Biasetti at 631-537-1400 ext. 15 or sbiasetti@groupforthesouthfork.org

Sun 3/3 Winter Wildlife on the Barrier Island 9:00 am – 11:30 am

Hampton Bays’ barrier island provides excellent wildlife-watching opportunities throughout the year. During this late-winter search we hope to find harbor seals, loons, great blue herons, long-tailed ducks, snow buntings, marsh hawks, and perhaps a short-eared or snowy owl. Binoculars are required. For reservations or more information, please contact Steve Biasetti at 631-537-1400 (x15) or sbiasetti@eastendenvironment.org.

Call For Osprey Pole Repair Volunteers Dates TBD March 3rd-14th

Group for the East End is looking for team-oriented community members to help fix or replace osprey poles for the upcoming nesting season. Volunteers will join Group staff at one or more osprey pole sites on the South Fork. Dates and times will be scheduled based on pole locations and availability of volunteers. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Kate Schertel at 631-537-1400 (x13) or kschertel@eastendenvironment.org. [PLEASE NOTE: This project involves heavy lifting and takes place in a cold, outdoor environment. Participants must be 18 years of age or older and must be physically fit. Both male and female volunteers are welcome!]

Thurs 3/6 Environmental Book Club 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Book lovers wanted!  The Group is in the initial stages of starting up an environmental book club in an effort to read and discuss pressing and interesting environmental issues -- both local and global. During our initial meeting, we will discuss potential books, meeting places, and dates and times of future discussions.  If you are interested, please contact Jenn Hartnagel at 631-537-1400 (x21) or jhartnagel@eastendenvironment.org.

Sun 3/9 Family Fun in the Forest  1:30 am – 12:00 pm

Come out and explore Laurel Valley County Park in Noyac!  Enjoy the woods in cool weather, when ticks are much less active. We will learn about some of the beautiful natural areas on the East End while playing some fun educational games and enjoying the outdoors!  Most appropriate for children ages ~6 through 11 years. Kids: remember to bring along a parent or guardian to join in the fun as well! For reservations or more information, please contact Jennifer Skilbred at 631-537-1400 (x18) or jskilbred@eastendenvironment.org.

Fri 3/14 What’s In an Owl Pellet?  Family Fun Event! 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Join educator Anita Wright for an exciting evening of dissecting owl pellets! Learn about the habits and diet of a favorite nocturnal predator as we pick apart their pellets to discover what they’ve been dining on. Bring warm clothes, as we’ll end the evening with a short OWL PROWL walk. Dissecting pellets takes some patience and a steady hand. Best for kids 6 and up, with a parent please. Space limited. For reservations or more information, please contact Anita Wright at 631-537-1400 (x17) or acwright@eastendenvironment.org.

Sat 3/15 Return Of the Osprey!  Family Fun Event! 10:30 am – 11:30 am

In preparation for welcoming osprey returning from their winter roosts further south, Kate Schertel will lead a short hike at Munn Point in Southampton Village. Families are welcome to join in on the fun as we traverse a boardwalk over the salt marsh and get an up-close look at an osprey nest at the end. Come and hear a story about the local history of this species and learn about the Group’s involvement in restoring its habitat over the years. For reservations or more information, please contact Kate Schertel at 631-537-1400 (13) or kschertel@eastendenvironment.org.

Wed 3/26 Vineyard Fields Restoration Project 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Volunteers wanted! Please join the GEE staff as we help with an initiative led by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt to remove invasive plants and restore 39 acres to grassland, a rare habitat that is quickly disappearing all over North America. This large field is located behind South Fork Natural History Museum on east side of the Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, a little less than a mile north of Montauk Highway. If you can’t make this date, stay tuned for other opportunities to volunteer with this ongoing project t. Students in need of Community Service credits are encouraged to participate. Please bring gloves and a shovel, if you can. Hot chocolate provided. For more information please contact Anita Wright at 631-537-1400 ext 17 or acwright@eastendenvironment.org.

Sat 3/29 Woodcocks at Dusk 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm

As day becomes night, male woodcocks spiral up to the clouds striving to win over potential mates with their complex aerial display. Join us as we observe the entertaining courtship flights of the American woodcock. For reservations or more information, please contact Steve Biasetti at 631-537-1400 (x15) or sbiasetti@eastendenvironment.org.

Sun 3/30 East End Beaver 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Not since colonial times have beavers been recorded on Long Island. However, in recent years, evidence has mounted that beavers may be attempting a comeback on the East End. Come explore the edges of Scoy's Pond in the Northwest Woods of East Hampton as we search for the telltale evidence that was first seen around the pond in late 2006. A local naturalist reportedly photographed a beaver near the pond in early January. We'll take a short walk as we try to unravel the mystery of the East End beaver. For reservations or more information, please contact Jeremy Samuelson at 631-537-1400 (x12) or jsamuelson@eastendenvironment.org.

The Nature Conservancy   Mashomack Preserve, Shelter Island 749-1001

Edged in white by 10 miles of coastline, Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island is considered one of the richest habitats in the Northeast.  Just 90 miles from New York City, the preserve covers a third of the island with 2,039 acres of interlacing tidal creeks, mature oak woodlands, fields, and freshwater marshes and is often referred to as the "Jewel of the Peconic."  All programs require pre-registration.  Call the Mashomack Preserve office at (631) 749-1001 for reservations, meeting place, and further information. Events are free to members of The Nature Conservancy, $4 for non-members, unless otherwise noted.

Sat 3/1 Mashomack: Weed Whackers - Invasive Species Removal

Over the winter we are working to make a significant impact in the Japanese barberry, Asiatic bittersweet, Ailanthus and other aggressive plants which strangle and displace native species.

Thurs 3/6 Mashomack: Weed Whackers - Invasive Species Removal

Over the winter we are working to make a significant impact in the Japanese barberry, Asiatic bittersweet, Ailanthus and other aggressive plants which strangle and displace native species.

Sat 3/8 Mashomack: Off- Trail Woods Walk

A unique chance to ramble through the woods with Mike Laspia, preserve director!

Sat 3/15 Mashomack: Weed Whackers - Invasive Species Removal

Over the winter we are working to make a significant impact in the Japanese barberry, Asiatic bittersweet, Ailanthus and other aggressive plants which strangle and displace native species.

Sat 3/15 Mashomack: Missing Frogs? A Long Island Mystery

Join Jeremy Feinberg, southern leopard frog researcher, for a talk and short walk to learn about the mysterious disappearance of this once common frog from Long Island.

Thurs 3/20 Mashomack: Weed Whackers - Invasive Species Removal

Over the winter we are working to make a significant impact in the Japanese barberry, Asiatic bittersweet, Ailanthus and other aggressive plants which strangle and displace native species.

Fri 3/21 Mashomack: First Full Moon of Spring Walk

Come walk in the early spring woods by the light of a full moon.

Sat 3/29 Mashomack: Weed Whackers - Invasive Species Removal

Over the winter we are working to make a significant impact in the Japanese barberry, Asiatic bittersweet, Ailanthus and other aggressive plants which strangle and displace native species.

custer institute   Main Bayview Road, Southold 765-2626

Every Saturday from Sunset ‘til midnight, weather permitting, Custer staff will be on hand to assist you in observing the night sky using Custer's telescopes, and to answer your questions about astronomy and the organization itself. The Darkest Skies of any Observatory on Long Island!

Sat 3/1 The Sun and Stars 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

The nature and structure of our Sun, solar phenomena, classifications of stars and their life cycles. Instructor: Frederick Walter, Ph.D.,

Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, SUNY Stony Brook, has studied stellar evolution using the CHANDRA and NEWTON X-ray

Observatories, the Hubble Space Telescope, and telescopes in Hawaii and Chile. Suggested donation: $10 Members; $13 Non-Members;

$5 Full-time students with ID.

Sat 3/15 St. Patrick's Day Dinner Party and Concert

 It started with a dream: To create a magical and inviting place for young people that would stir their curiosity and imagination. In this quickly moving world of technology, children’s museums give families an opportunity to slow down and actively share in their children’s growth. These wonderful places of discovery are designed to provide interactive experiences that foster curiosity in children and create a lifelong love of self-directed learning.

Interactive exhibits will be both permanent and rotating. The permanent exhibit will focus on what makes the East End a special place, with an emphasis on the people and living creatures that inhabit it. Themes include agriculture, fishing, world celebrations, and community. In addition to the indoor activities, visitors will be encouraged to explore outdoor exhibits, mazes and gardens. Plans include space for year-round workshops, performances, and special events, as well as a permanent art workshop for children to explore their own creativity.  Reservations required unless otherwise specified.  CMEE Museum Hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs & Sat: 9 am-6 pm; Friday is late night at CMEE: 9 am-7:30 pm; Sun: 10 am-6 pm;  Closed on Tuesdays  Admission: Under 1 year old: FREE; 12 and under: $5.00; Teens and Grownups: $7.00; Senior Grownups: $5.00  YOU MUST REGISTER FOR ALL CLASSES IN ADVANCE 

Wednesdays 2/27 – 3/12 (3 classes) Adult Beginners Needlepoint Class 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm $60 members/$70 non-members Material Fee: $50

Instructor: Robert Erdman from What's Your Point. Put your Wednesday evenings aside for a relaxing and creative workshop in needlepoint.  Needlepoint was born to recreate the look of woven tapestries. Sometime during the 16th and 17th centuries, embroidery on canvas, or needlepoint as we know it today, began to develop. Needlepoint was popular during colonial times, where it was used for pictures, upholstery fabric, and fashion accessories. Robert Erdman from What's Your Point in Southampton will be teaching this introductory course to needlepoint. For beginners and those who need a refresher. Robert will cover basics on canvas stitching and introduce you to several basic stitches including: continental, basket weave and a couple of surprise stitches. The Needlepoint Learning kit that you purchase will include everything you need for the class.  You supply the enthusiasm! Robert will select and provide the appropriate canvas and fibers after the basics are covered.  Your completed project will end up as a beautiful stitched canvas suitable for framing or even a pillow.

Sat 3/1 National Pig Day $10 members/$12 non-members 10:30 am -11:30 am Suggested for ages: 4-10

Visit CMEE on Saturday, March 1 and make a papier mache piggy bank.  The 1st of March is set aside especially for pigs! It was started by Texas art teacher Ellen Stanley in 1972 to honor and give thanks to our most intelligent domesticated creature. On this day, remember the good things pigs have brought to us; remember that pigs are sociable, intelligent mammals. They are much like us in many ways; they have noticeable personality traits and soaring emotions.

6:45 pm Art Workshop

Sat 3/15 Meet Your Neighbor: East Hampton Jazz Band 10:00 am – 11:00 am Free

Did you know there's a really great jazz band in East Hampton and it is comprised of students from the East Hampton High School? The members of the East Hampton High School Jazz Band, under the direction of Dr. Marilyn Van Scoyoc have been performing jazz music for a weekly children's art class at CMEE. You too, can visit CMEE and listen to this wonderful group, this coming Saturday, March 15 from 10-11am.  The musicians performing on Saturday will be Sarah Lawrence, Bern Casserly, Shawn Ward, Amy Van Scoyoc, Jack Marshall and Kevin Foran.

Sat 3/15 Art Workshop: Wild Eyes Collage 11:00 am – 12:00 pm  $20 members/$22 non-members

Roll up your sleeves for this creative workshop as you learn about collage art. The origin of collage is attributed to both Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso. Each artist utilized the method at the turn of the 20th century. However, prior to this, Italian portrait painters had pasted small pieces of chain, gilded paper, and sometimes real stones and jewels onto their canvases. Using wood, magazines, wallpaper and glue, explore the world of collage art while creating a wild piece of art! Suggested ages: 5-10 Classes fill up quickly so you must make a reservation.  

Sat 3/22 Mad Hatter's Tea Party 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm FREE to members/non members- price of admission

Spring is in the air, especially at the Children's Musuem of the East End.  What better way to celebrate than by having a Mad Hatter's Tea Party!  The day will be filled with tweedledee adventure.  Young people can fall into a hole lot of fun as they pull out their looking glasses to go on a mad scavenger hunt, looking for hidden white rabbits and other spring treasures.  But what fun is a Hatter's Tea Party without the hats!  Children can decorate their own top-hats with a crazy assortment of art materials.  And that's not all!  Art projects will be blooming as part of the wondrous festivities, such as sculpted, egg art and collage terra cotta pots with real pansies.  Delightful treats will be served; carrot cupcakes with sprinkles on top, queen of heart tarts, pink lemonade, scones and of course, we can't forget the tea!  Make spring Madder.  Come to the Mad Hatter's Tea Party at CMEE!  Don't be late for a very important date! 

Fri 3/28 Pizza Pajama Party $12 for Non-Members. You must make a reservation by calling 631-537-8250!

The last Friday of every month, head over to CMEE for a Pizza Party, Pajama Night.  Give the kids a quick bath, brush their teeth, and put them in their PJs for a night of fun.   This Friday night your child will listen to a story read by two very talented 'tweens! Younger children love to have an older child read to them, especially when the older child is full of energy and enthusiasm.  The evening begins at 6:00 pm with pizza, followed by the reading and finishing with an art project. This pizza pajama night is appropriate for ages 4-8.

The book to be read is Chewy Louie by Howie Schneider.  When Father brings home a new puppy, it is love at first sight.  The family takes good care of its new member but, although he is a very cute puppy, they quickly discover that he is also constantly hungry.  No matter how much they feed him, he still wants to chew everything in the house, earning him the nickname Chewy Louie.  Louie's destructive behavior is not so bad until he starts eating toys, furniture and even parts of the house.  Rest assured that Louie is only going through a growing phase, and he needs time to grow out of it.  Children will laugh out loud at the riotous behavior of the rambunctious pup.  They may even learn that taking care of a new puppy is a big responsibility and can only be done with a lot of patience and love. 

6:00 pm Pizza Is Served

6:30 pm Reading

Sat 3/29 Art Workshop: Clay Flower Vases 10:00 am - 11:00 am Members: $20, non-members, $22. You must make a reservation by calling 631-537-8250!

Work with potter Mary Jaffe to create a flower vase using the slab technique.  Clay is a wonderful, tactile medium that many kids love to work with. Its three dimensional nature forces them to think about structure, shapes and forms. If your child has never worked with clay before, then this class if the perfect introduction to  the wonderful medium of clay.  All pieces will be glazed and fired.

Sun 3/30 Me & My Dad Workshop (or dad-like friend) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Members: $20, Non-members: $22. You must make a reservation by calling 631-537-8250!

Roll up your sleeves everyone, because you are going to be working with artist Phebe Campsey as she teaches you the art of making puppets.  Wild and crazy puppets! Working with papier mache, wire, wood, cones and all sorts of decorative embellishments, you and your child are sure to have a great and educationally stimulating good time working together in this very creative workshop. 

Performances every Saturday 11:00 am & 3:00 pm through April. Advance Reservations advised

Sat 3/1 Deedle Dees

The Deedle Dees are a Brooklyn-based rock group for kids & smart adults, performing historically inspired songs like “Nelly Bly” and “Underground Railroad” as well as sillier numbers like “Obedience School” & “Vegetarian Tyrannosaurous Rex”

Sat 3/8 Minkie & Friends

25 minutes, ages 6 and under. You know him, you love him and he loves you. Minkie finds a manufacturer's tag along his seam and quickly consults the Great Penguini. All he really wants to be is a hand-made puppet. Find out what happens in this installation of Minkie and Friends...

Sat 3/15 Duck! Tuckers Tales

Tuckers' Tales Puppet Theatre, the Performing division of Puppet Perceptions, Inc., is a Philadelphia area based performing company founded in 1981. Co-directors Marianne and Tom Tucker have performed at puppet, folk, ethnic and street festivals, and at craft fairs, shopping centers, theaters and schools around the country. Audiences from small children to senior citizens have enjoyed the variety of styles skillfully displayed in their interesting programs.

Sat 3/22 The Princess, The Frog & The Pea

30 minutes, all-ages, table top puppets. Combining three well-loved stories, the Princess, the Frog and the Pea delights audiences of all ages. A princess, a witch, an un-enchanted frog, a hoot owl and a neurotic pea who longs to be a hero are the stars of this mixed-up tale.

Sat 3/29 Little Red RidingHood

30 minutes, ages 2-7, hand puppets. Children squeal with delight throughout this traditional tale with a twist. Find out what happens when Little Red gets mixed-up with Porquoi, a pig who's in the wrong story! Complete with changing scenery, music and charming hand puppets, this puppet show will have them ratting on the wolf and cheering Little Red to safety.

Cittateca  Thursdays 4:00 pm -  5:30 pm 15 per person ($11 for Cittateca members)

Cittateca, a casual and fun approach to learning about and tasting Italian wine, is held at the Cittanuova bar every.  Led by Cittanuova’s certified Italian wine sommelier, participants taste three wines paired to stuzzicchini (light appetizers). No reservations are required. The last tasting begins at 5.15 pm.

The Viking Fleet  Montauk 668-5700

The 145' Viking Starship is available for private charters on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays for groups of 30 plus anglers. The price is $3000 for a full day trip. Our 104' Viking Star can also be chartered by groups of 1-30 anglers, for the cost of $2000. It is available from Monday through Thursday. Viking StarStriper is available for private charters. The StasStriper is 65' long and will comfortably accommodate your group of 45 people.   Rates and schedules are subject to change. All trips depart from and return to Montauk Harbor unless noted.  Reservations required

008 Montauk Local Cod Trips Saturdays & Sundays

This trip will sail aboard the Viking Starship. The boat leaves the dock at 3am and returns at 4pm. Reservations are strongly recommended. The fare is $90.00 per person and it includes bait free of charge.

LONG ISLAND WINE COUNTRY WINTER FESTIVAL 477-8493

2/8 – 3/9/08 : Long Island Winterfest - Jazz On The Vine
The 2008 Long Island Winterfest will feature jazz performances in winery tasting rooms every weekend afternoon over a five-week period. The calendar already includes some 50 acts scheduled at 21 different winery venues. Latin jazz great Papo Vazquez Pirates Troubadours will kick off the festival at a special Friday evening performance on February 8. CLICK HERE to purchase tickets to this event. Participating wineries: Bedell Cellars, Castello di Borghese, Clovis Point, Corey Creek, Diliberto, Duck Walk North, Jamesport, Laurel Lake, Long Island Meadery, Macari, Martha Clara, The Old Field, Osprey's Dominion, Palmer, Paumanok, Pellegrini, Pindar, Roanoke, The Tasting Room, Waters Crest, Wolffer. While you visit the region for terrific jazz and fine wine, take advantage of special Winterfest offers at the following LIWC affiliated businesses: Great places to eat: A Touch of Venice, North Fork Bar & Grill. Prefer not to drive? Pick one of these great private touring companies: LI Wine Tours, North Fork Trolley, Regency Limousine, Vintage Tours. The 2008 Winterfest events are being organized by the Long Island Wine Council, the East End Arts Council, Suffolk County Department of Economic Development, the Long Island Convention and Visitors Bureau, with additional support from American Express and WLIU Radio. For further information, visit the Festival website: liwinterfest.com, or contact the Long Island Wine Council at 631-722- 2220 or by email: info@liwines.com. or for more information: www.liwinterfest.com

MARCH 1 S A T U R D A Y   1 pm   Castello di Borghese   Paul Ferguson     1 pm   Jamesport   Jazz on the Half Shell     2 pm   Clovis Point   Janine DiNatale Quartet         2 pm   Pellegrini   Mark Yodice         3 pm   Duck Walk North   David Amram Quartet

MARCH 2 S U N D A Y   1 pm   Roanoke   Glen Palermo-Dan Policar Duo     2 pm   Palmer   Mark Yodice     2 pm   Paumanok   Mark Gatz Duo         3 pm   Bedell Cellars   Matt Marshak Quartet         3 pm   Osprey's Dominion   Janine DiNatale Quartet

MARCH 8 S A T U R D A Y   1 pm   Castello di Borghese   Mark Yodice     1 pm   Martha Clara   Shenole Latimer Quartet     2 pm   Pellegrini   Jason Marshall & Overt Negritude         3 pm   Corey Creek   Steve Salerno Duo         3 pm   Duck Walk North   Bakithi Kumalo Quartet

MARCH 9 S U N D A Y   1 pm   Jamesport   Steve Salerno Duo     2 pm   Waters Crest   David Dingle Duo     2 pm   Wôlffer   Chuk Fowler Trio