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Springs Septic Update

Springs Septic Update

By
Judy D’Mello

According to the Springs School’s website, excavation of the school’s septic system continues, and progress — as far as locating leaching pools — has been made. Debra Winter, the school’s superintendent, writes that all work will be completed by the end of August.

“Work on the school’s septic system has begun,” the school says, “and at the end of the first week of excavating, a total of 11 pools were uncovered. Nine have been raised with chimneys, two are being evaluated to determine if they are part of the system, and two broken pipes have been repaired. All pools have been pumped out. The pumps, which are not reparable, will be replaced by similar pumps. The control panel is operational and will operate with new pumps.”

Kids Culture 08.17.17

Kids Culture 08.17.17

By
Star Staff

Coding, Music, More

Computer coding is becoming a must-have skill for today’s kids. Classes at the East Hampton Library on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. will teach the basics and more in a fun setting for students entering sixth through ninth grades.

Evan Gottfried’s Family Music Extravaganza will liven up the library on Tuesday from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. with a high-energy musical adventure and interactive show for kids from infancy to age 8 (but older siblings are sure to be entertained as well).

On Monday, from 11 to 11:45 a.m., children 5 and over can take part in Storytime Yoga with Susan Verde, a kid’s yoga instructor and children’s book author. Kids 4 and up will make mobiles inspired by the sea in a workshop on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

The library will show its appreciation to high school volunteers who have offered their help throughout the year with a party during this month’s young adult after-hours gathering tomorrow from 5 to 7 p.m. There will be outdoor fun and games, including badminton, kickball, croquet, and mini-golf. In case of rain, the party will move indoors for a movie.

Also on the schedule for high school students this week are a seashell candle workshop using all-natural ingredients on Saturday from 3 to 4 p.m. and a sand art class on Friday, Aug. 25, from 4 to 5 p.m.

To help prepare for SAT tests, part of the college application process, a free practice test is being offered at the library on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Advance registration is required for all events.

 

Ichthyologists in Training

Children ages 8 and over can learn about ichthyology (the branch of zoology that deals with fish) at the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Crystal Oakes, a marine biologist, leads the class, which culminates in the dissection of a specially prepared perch. There is a $15 fee per fish.

On Sunday at 10 a.m., Eleni Nikolopoulos, a nature educator, will teach families about summer’s disappearing vernal pools, which are home to salamander larvae and tadpoles in the spring months.

Advance sign-up is suggested for all programs.

 

Dog Show at Guild Hall

As part of Guild Hall’s KidFest series, Johnny Peers will bring his Muttville Comix to East Hampton on Wednesday at 5 p.m. with a slapstick comedy dog show for all ages. This entertaining team of rescue mutts has even appeared at the White House! The cost is $18 for adults, $14 for children, or $16 and $12 for members

Prior to the dog show, children 3 and up can create their own musical instrument in a workshop at 4 p.m. The cost is $10, $8 for members.

Magic in Montauk

Amore, an award-winning magician, will use trickery, comedy, and music to deliver a message about libraries and the importance of reading in an interactive show for all ages at the Montauk Library on Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m.

Evan Gottfried’s Family Music Extravaganza will head to Montauk on Tuesday from 4 to 5 p.m.

Registration for both events is required, as space is limited.

 

Pizza Night

The Children’s Museum of the East End is joining Amber Waves Farm on Tuesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. for pizza night at the farm in Amagansett. In addition to picking toppings for a personal pizza that will be cooked in a custom, wood-fired copper oven, families can also take a tour of the farm. The cost is $50. Members of the museum or the farm get a $10 discount. Registration is online at cmee.org.

 

Camps and Puppetry at Bay Street

There are two opportunities for young thespians to channel Shakespeare’s characters at the Bay Street Theater this month. A weeklong Shakespeare Mini Mainstage camp for ages 9 to 12 will run from Monday through Friday, Aug. 25, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The cost is $475. A Speaking Shakespeare teen master class will be held on Monday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for $125. Registration forms are available online at baystreet.org.

The Goat on a Boat series of puppet shows continues at Bay Street next Thursday when the Tanglewood Marionettes presents “Sleeping Beauty” at 11 a.m. Tickets cost $15.

 

Wild Things in Southampton

A Baby Loves Disco family dance party will be held at the Southampton Arts Center on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Live D.J.s will blend classic disco tunes with today’s favorite pop sounds in a party for toddlers, preschoolers, and their parents.

Goat on a Boat’s ongoing series of puppet shows continues at the center today at 4:30 p.m. when Steven’s Puppets present “Rumplestiltzkin.” For ages 3 to 10, the show features original hand-carved wooden marionettes from the 1930s made by the company’s founders.

At 5:15 p.m. today, the Quogue Wildlife Refuge will talk about the fascinating world of birds of prey while offering an up-close and personal view of the creatures. The refuge is a 300-acre nonprofit nature preserve housing permanently injured wildlife that require human care to survive.

Andrea Cote, an artist, will work with kids 8 to 12 and their adults to create mythical creatures during an art workshop tomorrow at 4:30 p.m.

All events are free.

Bus Depot Site Contract Readied

Bus Depot Site Contract Readied

By
Judy D’Mello

The East Hampton School Board has received a contract of sale from East Hampton Town for the potential purchase, for about $2 million, of property on Springs-Fireplace Road where a school bus depot would be constructed.

The initial site for the depot was on the Cedar Street edge of the high school campus. It drew such a roar of neighborhood ire, in particular from a group called the Cedar Street Committee represented by Jeffrey Bragman, that the board began looking elsewhere. The Springs-Fireplace property is along a mostly industrial stretch of road.

 In an email yesterday, J.P. Foster, the school board president, said, “We plan on holding a special meeting next week to vote on the contract. Our district clerk will send out a notice if that is the case. We are moving forward.”

Kids Culture 08.10.17

Kids Culture 08.10.17

By
Star Staff

Library Children’s Fair

The East Hampton Library’s Children’s Fair will take place on Sunday from 2 to 5:30 p.m., with a host of free fun activities, carnival rides and games, and an opportunity to meet a number of children’s book authors.

Children can expect bounce houses, performers, magic, prizes, and treats, many with a book theme. Among the local authors who will be on hand with their books are T.E. McMorrow, a reporter for The East Hampton Star, with advance copies of “The Nutcracker in Harlem,” which will be published later this year, Doug Kuntz, a contributing photographer for The Star, with “Lost and Found Cat,” and Adam Osterweil, a Springs School teacher and author of several books, including, most recently, “Cooper and the Enchanted Metal Detector.” The fair will be held in a field off James Lane in East Hampton.

There’s plenty going on this week for kids at the library itself, too. Tomorrow, Jason Edwards will lead an interactive StoryPlay program in which 4 to 12-year-olds will help make up the lines and guide the plot of a fun adventure. The program runs from 2 to 3 p.m. Kids 4 and older will learn about Jacob Lawrence, an artist, storyteller, and teacher, and then make collages inspired by his work during a workshop on Monday at 1:30 p.m.

On Tuesday, those entering sixth through eighth grades can decorate stones and shells at 4:30 p.m. Beach finds, natural and not, will be the materials in a sculpture workshop for kids 4 and up on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Next Thursday’s family movie, at 2 p.m., will be “Boss Baby.”

 

“Animalia” at Guild Hall

Hobey Ford’s “Animalia,” a puppet show that takes over the entire theater, will do just that at Guild Hall in East Hampton on Wednesday at 5 p.m. The production, which is best for children 2 to 8, promises “a magnified look at butterfly and frog metamorphosis, the world of birds, his classic undersea ballet of whales, and frolicking dolphins and otters,” according to Guild Hall. Tickets cost $18 for adults and $14 for children, $16 and $12 for Guild Hall members. Before the performance, at 4 p.m., kids in that age range can make animal collages in a workshop with Alexandra McCourt. The cost is $10, $8 for members.

 

Weekend Art Workshops

The Golden Eagle art store’s Studio 144 on North Main Street in East Hampton has begun offering children’s art classes on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 to 11 a.m. Veronica Mezzina will be the teacher on Saturdays, and Virva Hinnemo will teach on Sundays. The cost is $25 per class or $175 for an eight-class card good for any $25 kids classes. Materials and smocks will be provided, but kids should wear clothes that can get messy. Advance registration is online at goldeneagleart.com. Studio 144 is next to Nick and Toni’s restaurant.

 

“Oz” at Bay Street

The Goat on a Boat series of puppet shows at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor continues next Thursday when Stevens Puppets presents “The Wizard of Oz” at 11 a.m. Stevens Puppets was founded in 1933 by Martin and Margi Stevens, and the show features original hand-carved wooden marionettes by the founders as well as new additions by Dan Raynor, who now own Stevens Puppets. Tickets cost $15.

 

Puppets in Southampton

The Goat on a Boat hits the road this afternoon at 4:30 to bring Lily Silly Puppets and its “Aunt Irene’s Puppet Talk Show” to the Southampton Arts Center on Job’s Lane. A variety show of sorts, the production features live music by Matthew Ocone, a classically trained guitarist, and songs in Spanish, English, Russian, and French. At 5:15 that day, kids can gather in the shade of a big tree for a free story time with a reader from the Rogers Memorial Library. Next Thursday, Stevens Puppets are back at the center with “Rumpelstiltskin,” also at 4:30 p.m. Then, at 5:15, a representative of the Quogue Wildlife Refuge will introduce kids to some birds of prey. Andrea Cote, an artist, will lead families as they create mythical creatures together during a workshop on Friday, Aug. 18, at 4:30 p.m. All events are free.

 

Parrish Family Party

Families will have a chance to work alongside professional artists, take part in a gallery scavenger hunt, and enjoy a barbecue on Sunday at the Parrish Art Museum’s annual summer family party from 3 to 6 p.m. in Water Mill. The artists Anne Bae, Brian Farrell, Sheree Hovsepian, Lynn Leff, Paton Miller, and Liz Sloan will be on hand to make art with guests young and old, and there will be other activities throughout the afternoon. Tickets cost $125 for adults and $100 for children, $100 and $75 for museum members.

 

For Young Builders

The work of Frank Lloyd Wright, one of this country’s most famous architects, will be the inspiration for an architecture program for kids on Saturday at the Montauk Library. From 3 to 4 p.m., participants in kindergarten and above will use natural materials to design and build a model they can take home. Next Thursday at 3:30 p.m., the library’s series of nutrition programs with the Wellness Foundation continues with a session on health boosters like flax seeds and goji berries. The classes are for kids 5 and older.

At the Amagansett Library, kids can be builders, too. There, children 7 and older will construct houses from cardboard and other recycled materials on Tuesday at 3 p.m. Advance registration has been requested for all programs.

Septic Fix Still on Hold

Septic Fix Still on Hold

Grappling with the question of how to fix its aging septic system, and when that could happen, the Springs School Board was to meet this morning to adopt an emergency resolution to address the problem, according to the superintendent, Debra Winter.
Grappling with the question of how to fix its aging septic system, and when that could happen, the Springs School Board was to meet this morning to adopt an emergency resolution to address the problem, according to the superintendent, Debra Winter.
David E. Rattray
In meantime, Springs spends thousands a month
By
Judy D’Mello

Community frustration in Springs seems to have risen to an even higher level than that of the nitrogen in its neighboring waterbodies, following the Springs School Board’s announcement Monday night that it will continue to delay decision regarding a short-term fix of the school’s septic issues.

Only five weeks remain until the start of the school year, when buildings will once again be filled with some 900 children, teachers, and staff. The septic system, installed in the 1970s for a capacity of 300, broke down in April. Since then the school has been forced to pump out waste every 10 days at the cost of $1,900 per session.

Last Thursday, the school called a special meeting to review bids for immediate solutions from two engineering companies. Lombardo Associates, an environmental consulting and engineering firm specializing in water and wastewater management, proposed a “$150,000 to $200,000 plan to get you out of the frying pan before school starts,” said Pio Lombardo, the company’s president. Several of the proposed components he said, could be reused in the state-of-the-art, nitrogen-reducing system the school plans to install at the time of its building expansion.

By contrast, BBS Architects and Engineers, the school’s architect of record, which sought the services of another engineering firm, H2M, in preparing the bid, presented a “conservative estimate” of $45,000, that one board member, David Conlon, called “too good to be true.”

Mr. Conlon was right. On Monday, the school board announced that BBS had since consulted with Laser Industries, an excavation and clearing company, and as a result its estimate was now $113,500, with none of the components reusable in the future.

With two fairly close bids on the table, Barbara Dayton, the board’s president, focused on the greater issue of repair versus renewal. H2M’s amended proposal is for a repair job only, she said, as they suggest putting in new leaching pools next to existing ones. “Lombardo’s plan,” she said, “is to put new leaching pools out in the fields, making it a capital improvement project.” As such, the school would be required to apply for a building permit from the New York State Education Department, which, according to the school’s new business administrator, Michael Henery, could take 50 weeks.

Community members were quick to voice skepticism and concern.

“Surely this can be viewed as an emergency,” said Carole Campolo, a Springs resident.

“The State Department of Education is a different animal,” explained Timothy Frazier, the vice president of the board. “You can tell them it’s an emergency but they will want to see the data.”

“We have the data,” said Mr. Lombardo. “It is my professional opinion that these leaching pools are no longer functioning and are beyond repair.”

“They were installed 50 years ago for 300 people,” said Ira Barocas, a community member, “how can they be repaired to function properly for 900?”

“The problem is, we’re behind the eight ball,” said Debra Winter, the school’s superintendent, referring to the fact that the school’s septic system was deemed outdated and failing in 2015. “We’ve known about it for two years and now we’re going to them saying it’s an emergency?”

Kevin McAllister, the president of Defend H2O, an environmental group, said he is deeply frustrated by the possibility of the board opting for “a duct-taped approach.” He introduced the school to Lombardo Associates because of the firm’s commitment to install advanced, nitrogen-reducing systems, which comply with Suffolk County Department of Health Services standards. “It is incumbent upon this board to make a decision based on the health and well being of its community and the environment,” he said, adding that permits can always be expedited.

The issue has become even more pertinent as the Suffolk County Legislature recently unanimously approved a $10 million grant program to help eligible homeowners near coastal waterways pay for the installation of high-tech septic systems, as part of an ongoing county program to combat nitrogen levels in local waters. “After decades of managing the decline of our water bodies, we are finally turning the tide,” County Executive Steve Bellone, who proposed the grant effort, said at the time of its passage.

The Springs School Board is seeking the advice of its attorney, hoping to find clarification on the guidelines proposed by the two companies, said Ms. Dayton. “We are taking the situation very seriously. Every day we are reminded of the need to be ready for the start of school. We hope to have a decision later this week.”

The school board was scheduled to meet this morning at 9 to announce their decision.

Kids Culture: 08.03.17

Kids Culture: 08.03.17

Local Education News
By
Star Staff

DuffleBag Beauty

Kids will join in the action on Wednesday when the DuffleBag Theatre presents an interactive production of “Beauty and the Beast” at Guild Hall for ages 3 to 10. The show starts at 5 p.m. Tickets cost $18 for adults, $14 for children, or $16 and $12 for members. Before settling into their seats in the theater, kids can join in a “Beauty and the Beast” cookie decorating session at 4 p.m. for $10. Members pay $8. Buying tickets in advance has been suggested for KidFest events.

 

Cooking to Yoga to Animals

Movies, a cooking program, yoga, crafts, live animals, and electronics are on the schedule this week at the East Hampton Library. This afternoon at 3 all sorts of unusual creatures will be on hand in a show geared to kids 4 and older. Tomorrow, kids can settle in for a screening of “Smurfs: The Lost Village” at 2 p.m.

The winner of the library’s young-adult drawing contest will be announced during a reception on Sunday at 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served, and drawings will be on display in the young-adult room.

Susan Verde, a yoga instructor and children’s book author, will be back at the library on Monday at 11 a.m. for Storytime Yoga, a workshop for kids 5 and older. The Wellness Foundation’s Super Foods for Super Kids program for ages 5 to 10 continues on Monday at 1 p.m. with a session on grains.

Snap Circuits electronics workshops for kids 7 and older will be held on Tuesday and next Thursday at 3 p.m. Also on Tuesday, kids in sixth through eighth grades can make woven wish bracelets at 4:30 p.m. Underwater life will be subject of collages made during an art workshop on Wednesday at 4 p.m. for children 4 and older.

Finally, on Friday, Aug. 11, at 2 p.m., the library will host an interactive Story­Play program in which participants of all ages make up and steer the plot of an improvisational adventure that Jason Edwards will then act out. Advance sign-up has been requested for all special programs at the library.

 

The Art Nanny

There’s plenty to do this week at the Amagansett and Montauk Libraries, too. On Saturday in Amagansett, Amanda Fennell, a.k.a. the Art Nanny, will work with kids 6 and older to make framed watercolor paintings starting at 3 p.m.

In a program at the Montauk Library on Saturday at 3 p.m., Tonito Valderrama will guide children 7 and older as they paint old beach buoys. The Wellness Foundation’s Super Foods for Super Kids program continues this afternoon at 3:30. A 3-D printing session for ages 7 to 15 will take place at the library on Tuesday at 3 p.m. A second session is planned for Aug. 15.

 

Jeff the Bubble Guy

At the Southampton Arts Center on Job’s Lane, Goat on a Boat will present its version of “The Three Little Pigs,” a puppet show, today at 4:30 p.m. Tomorrow at that time, Jeff the Bubble Guy will be on hand with interactive bubble tricks, mind-bending bubble shapes, and a healthy dose of comedy. Both shows are free.

Springs Hopes to Provide Kids With Weekend Food

Springs Hopes to Provide Kids With Weekend Food

By
Judy D’Mello

The Springs School District is seeking the community’s help to open a chapter of Blessings in a Backpack, a nonprofit organization founded in 2005 to provide elementary schoolchildren with backpacks full of food for weekends. The Springs chapter would be the first on the East End.

 According to a recent survey, 3 percent of children (under the age of 18) who live in East Hampton fall below the poverty line.

Last week, Trisha Ewald, who helped implement a Blessings program at the Longwood School District, where Debra Winter, the new Springs superintendent, recently worked, came to Springs to meet with school administrators and community members. Among them were Loring Bolger of the Springs Citizens Advisory Committee, Minerva Perez of Organizacion Latino-Americana, Pamela Bicket of the Springs Food Pantry, as well as representatives of United Healthcare, the insurance company that works with Medicare, which apparently would be the first corporate sponsor of the venture. Ms. Ewald is an employee of Blessing in a Backpack, which covers approximately 1,000 schools across 48 states.

Ms. Ewald said she grew up in a household where “food scarcity was a reality.” She began the program at Longwood four years ago as a volunteer, offering assistance to 50 children. The number has since grown to 300.

 Eric Casale, the Springs school principal, said about 50 children who receive free or subsidized lunches would qualify for the program. Ms. Ewald told the group that approximately $3,500 would have to be raised quickly to ensure that the program could begin at the start of the school year. The money would secure food for 50 children for half the school year, after which additional fund- raising would be needed. School officials apparently do not think the money can be found in the district’s budget.

The math is based on $4 per child, per backpack, per weekend. It would cost $7,000 to guarantee 50 full backpacks for every weekend during the 38-week school year. A $150 donation would feed one child for the entire school year, Ms. Ewald said. Each backpack contains two dinners, two lunches, two breakfasts, and two snacks.

A nationwide evaluation of Blessings in a Backpack conducted by a leading market research company to measure the program’s impact showed that in addition to eliminating weekend hunger, 59 percent of children fed through the program said they found it easier to concentrate at school, 60 percent saw a decrease in behavioral issues, 78 percent felt cared for by their community, while 60 percent of children reported that their school attendance drastically improved.

“Attendance at school on Fridays even increased as kids know they’ll be getting a backpack at the end of the day, Ms. Ewald said.

Anyone wishing to donate can make a check payable to Blessings in a Backpack and mail it to Springs School, 48 School Street, East Hampton 11937. Prospective donors interested in further details can contact Ms. Winter at [email protected].

 

Essay Writing Workshop

Essay Writing Workshop

By
Star Staff

College-bound high school students can learn more about writing application essays in a two-part workshop at the East Hampton Library. Part one, about how to get started and what makes for a strong essay, will be Monday from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Participating students will return to the library at 10 a.m. on Aug. 5 for individual conferences with volunteer tutors.

Lisa Michne, the head of young adult services at the library, is seeking experienced writing coaches for the program. She can also provide more information about the program. Registration is required.

Kids Culture 07.27.17

Kids Culture 07.27.17

By
Star Staff

Painting With Nature

The mother-and-son team of Andrea and Nathaniel Cote will lead kids 7 to 12 and their families in a painting-with-nature workshop on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton. Ms. Cote and her son, who is 9, will work with participants to mix and grind their own paints using natural pigments, teaching them about the history and science of making paint. Then participants will paint pictures of animals and landscapes using the paints they have made. Advance registration is required.

 

Kids Take on the Bard

Behold, young thespians, the Hamptons Shakespeare Festival’s Camp Shakespeare will alight at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Amagansett for two weeks starting on Aug. 7. The camp, for kids 8 to 15, includes workshops in acting, improvisation, movement, voice, and theatrical arts and crafts. It will run through Aug. 11, and again from Aug. 14 to 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with performances at the close of each weeklong session. The cost is $475 to $500 per week. Registration information is online at hamptons-shakespeare.org.

 

Acrobats in the Hall

Guild Hall’s KidFest will bring the aerialists, acrobats, contortionists, jugglers, and world-record holders of Cirque-tacular to East Hampton on Wednesday for shows at 1 and 5 p.m. Tickets cost $18 for adults and $14 for children, $16 and $12 for members. An acrobat puppet workshop for kids of all ages at 4 p.m. that day will get them in a circus state of mind. The cost is $10, $8 for members of the museum.

 

Harry Potter Party

The Montauk Library will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Harry Potter books with a party on Saturday at 3 p.m. featuring a themed photo booth and crafts and snacks inspired by Harry’s wizarding world. The party is best for kids 7 and older.

On Tuesday, the Baking Coach will be at the library to make rice cereal sand castles with kids in second grade and above from 3:30 to 5 p.m. And, as a reminder, the Wellness Foundation’s Super Foods for Super Kids program for ages 4 and up starts this afternoon at 3:30. This week’s class, Power Up Your Plate, includes a smoothie demonstration. Next Thursday’s class is on healthy snacks. Advance sign-up is required.

 

Prokofiev, Here and There

The young dancers of the Hampton Ballet Theatre School in Bridgehampton will present Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” tonight at the Montauk Playhouse and on Tuesday at the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton. Choreographed by Sara Jo Strickland, the school’s founder, the production will feature dancers ranging in age from 4 to 18, with Adam Baranello of the A&G Dance Company as a guest artist. The Hampton Festival Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Perea, will accompany the dancers, and the school promises “a surprise guest narrator.” Tonight’s show will be at 7. Tickets cost $15. The show on Tuesday will start at 6 p.m., but the gates will open at 5:30. Tickets cost $17 in advance through CMEE, $15 for museum members, and $20 at the door.

 

A Puppet Pied Piper

Goat on a Boat’s series of puppet shows at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor will continue on Saturday, when CactusHead Puppets presents “The Pied Piper” at 11 a.m. Tickets cost $15. Next Thursday, Goat on a Boat will take its puppet shows on the road to the Southampton Arts Center on Job’s Lane, where A Couple of Puppets will present “The Three Little Pigs” in a free show at 4:30 p.m.

 

Bubbles and Filmmaking

Also at the Southampton Arts Center, Jeff the Bubble Guy will get kids into some “Bubble Trouble” during a free show on Friday, Aug. 4, at 4:30 p.m. Registration is underway for August student film workshops at the center with the Hamptons International Film Festival. Workshops run from Aug. 7 through 11. One for kids 8 to 11 meets from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Older kids, ages 12 to 15, will convene from 2 to 5 p.m. The cost for younger students is $375 for the week; older students pay $450. A free screening of campers’ films will take place on Aug. 12 at 11 a.m. Registration is at hamptonsfilmfest.org.

 

Those Flying Machines

Animals, flying machines, movies, and healthy eating are on the schedule this week at the East Hampton Library. On Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., kids 3 to 7 will listen to Robert Kinerk’s “Clorinda Takes Flight” and then get to work designing flying contraptions of their own. Those ages 7 to 12 will take a more scientific, but no less fun, approach to building flying machines in a program on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

The library’s Super Foods for Super Kids program continues on Monday at 1 p.m. with a workshop for ages 5 to 10 on health boosters. The final session on Aug. 7 will focus on grains.

Tomorrow, the library will show the family movie “Rock Dog” at 2 p.m. Next Thursday’s family movie will be “Smurfs: The Lost Village.” Kids in sixth grade and up can take in a screening of “Dr. Strange” on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m., with snacks inspired by the movie.

Next Thursday, kids 4 and older will have a chance to meet a bearded dragon, a Madagascar hissing cockroach, and other unusual creatures during a program from 3 to 4 p.m. Advance sign-up has been suggested for all programs, as space is limited.

A Regatta Benefit for I-Tri

A Regatta Benefit for I-Tri

By
Judy D’Mello

Amateur sailors on about 30 monohull and multihull sailboats are expected on Noyac Bay Saturday morning, beginning at 11 a.m., for a race sponsored by the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority and the Peconic Bay Sailing Association. An awards party will follow at 5 p.m. at Havens Beach to benefit I-Tri, a local nonprofit that empowers adolescent girls through participation in triathlons.

The boats are to be at least 22 feet long and have a performance handicap racing fleet rating of 230 or less. The overall grand prize for the winning captain and crew of five will be automatic entry into the events at the 2018 Antigua Sailing Week, held from April 28 to May 4, as well as airfare, charter boat costs, hotel accommodations, and registration fees. More then 100 yachts compete in the annual event off the island of Antigua, and it prompts multiple parties and award ceremonies.

Following Saturday’s regatta, sailors and landlubbers are being invited to a beach party with a Caribbean theme under a tent at Havens Beach in Sag Harbor from 5 to 8 p.m. A steel drum band from Antigua will play, food, cocktails, and a silent auction will be available, as well as a grand prize of one-week at a hotel on Antigua. The Honorable Asot A. Michael, minister of tourism, economic development, investment and energy for Antigua and Barbuda, will be on hand Saturday along with other Caribbean dignitaries.

Online tickets for Saturday’s awards party are $50 until midnight today. Tickets at the door will be $55. For more information and to purchase tickets, those interested can visit www.itrigirls.org.