Family Fun at CMEE

    The Children’s Museum of the East End will host its annual family fair, called CMEE in the Great Outdoors, on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.  The fair, the museum’s largest fund-raiser of the year, is a day of nature-themed arts and crafts, water slides, entertainment, games, music, food, and more. Tickets bought in advance start at $150 for adults and $100 for children, and increase by $25 each at the door.  CMEE is at 376 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike in Bridgehampton.

Kids at Guild Hall

    KidFEST at Guild Hall will present a hands-on arts and crafts workshop on Wednesday from 3:30-4:30 p.m., for children age 5 and up. Tickets are $10; $8 for members.

    Also on Wednesday, the summer’s second KidFEST will feature Mr. Molecule’s Science Show, with performances at 1:30 p.m. and again at 5. Mr. Molecule uses science, magic, puppets, and audience participation in a fast-paced and highly visual demonstration of core-curriculum science principles. The show is recommended for children ages 4 to 12. Tickets are $16 for adults or $14 for adult members; $13 for children or $11 for the children of members.  A four-hour video workshop for ages 10 to 13 will be held on Friday, July 20, starting at noon. Students will use Flip cameras and tour Guild Hall’s current “ESCAPE: Video Art” exhibit. The workshop is free, but reservations must be made in advance by e-mailing [email protected].

By Air, Sea, and on Film

    The Amagansett Library has a big new fish tank, where children can learn about local marine life. It will be on display all summer. Or, if they prefer to be aloft, they can imagine flying high in the sky as they take a story trip in a hot air balloon, Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Kids can make a hot air balloon of their own following the story. The library will host G-rated movies each Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. for children of all ages. This week, “Secret World of Arrietty” will be shown. Movies for tweens, ages 8-12, will be shown on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. This coming week’s is “Dolphin Tale.”

Poetry for Teens

    An intensive poetry workshop with Erin White will be held at the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor today and next Thursday from 5:15 to 7:15 p.m. for those 12 to 18. The two-session workshop will explore poetry as an art form and consider sound, imagery, structure, and concise language. Both sessions will include sharing of individual work and writing prompts intended to expand participants’ understanding of poetry. Ms. White earned an M.F.A. in creative writing and literature from the State University at Stony Brook.

Eat What You Grow

    Ellen Greaves, a chef, will lead an interactive garden-to-table cooking workshop for children 8 to 12 on Wednesday at Bridge Gardens in Bridgehampton. Kids will harvest, prepare, and taste creations fresh from the garden, which is overseen by the Peconic Land Trust.

    The program, which runs from 10 to 11:30 a.m., costs $15 per child and is limited to 10 participants, with a parent or caregiver. Advance registration is required through the land trust.

Art in Springs

    Space is still available in the Community Arts Project’s art classes for kids at the Springs Presbyterian Church. The classes, taught by Roisin Bateman on Mondays and Tuesdays this month, are for kids 6 to 12 and cover all mediums and disciplines. There are morning sessions from 11 to noon and afternoon sessions from 2 to 3. The cost is $25. Reservations can be made by e-mailing Ms. Bateman at [email protected].

At the Goat

    Liz Joyce and a Couple of Puppets will present “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” today, tomorrow, and Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Goat on a Boat Puppet Theatre in Sag Harbor. Next Thursday at the same time, Randy Kaplan will play music to appeal to kids as well as adults. He performs again on Friday, July 20, and July 21. Tickets for all performances are $10, $9 for members and grandparents, and $5 for children under 3. The theater is on East Union Street, behind Christ Episcopal Church.

Magic at John Jermain

    Allan Kronzek, a magician, will let a lucky few in on some of his trade secrets during a crash course in magic starting Monday at the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor. The class is open to just 10 students, 12 and up, including adults, and will be held each Monday through Aug. 6 from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. Reservations are required.

“Shrew” Too

    The Hamptons Shakespeare Festival will be at the Montauk Playhouse Community Center tonight at 7 to present a family performance of “The Taming of the Shrew.” Tickets cost $15.

Ahoy, Matey!

    Whether it’s tying knots, singing a sea chantey, or reading a treasure map, pirate wannabes can learn the ropes (or walk the plank) at Pirate Summer Camp offered at the Sag Harbor Whaling Museum Monday through Friday, July 27, and again from Aug. 13 to 17, from 1 to 3 p.m.

    During the weeklong program, designed for Kidds 6 to 12, campers will also learn about Long Island’s maritime history and prepare to stage a maritime musical accompanied by a pirate feast. The cost is $150 per week. Reservations can be made through the museum.

Make a Movie, Tame a Shrew

    Budding young filmmakers can work on an original production of their own during two workshops at Guild Hall starting on Monday. An introduction to filmmaking for children 8 to 11 will be offered Monday through Friday, July 27, from noon to 3 p.m. Students will learn what it takes to make a film, from development and writing to acting, cinematography, and editing. The cost is $300, or $280 for members.

    Older kids 12 to 15 will have the chance to write, shoot, and edit a short film next week during a five-day afternoon session that runs from 4:30 to 7:30. The intermediate workshop costs $400, or $380 for members. Both programs will culminate with a screening for friends and family on July 28. Advance registration is required.

    On Wednesday, the Hamptons Shakespeare Festival will make its way to the John Drew stage for a condensed family-friendly version of “The Taming of the Shrew” from 5 to 6 p.m. The show is recommended for kids 6 and older. The performance, part of the KidFest series, costs $16 for adults and $13 for kids, or $14 and $11 for members. An arts and crafts workshop for kids 5 and up will be held before the show from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. The cost is $10, $8 for members.

At the Goat

    With releases like the blues CD “Mr. Diddie Wah Diddie,” Randy Kaplan plays music for kids that’s not just for kids, and today, tomorrow, and Saturday at 11 a.m. he’ll be doing his thing at the Goat on a Boat Puppet Theater in Sag Harbor. Tickets cost $10, $9 for members and grandparents, and $5 for kids under 3.

    Next Thursday, Friday, July 27, and July 28, puppets return to the theater for three performances of “Cinderella,” all at 11 a.m. The theater is on East Union Street next to Christ Episcopal Church.

Out of Your Gourd

    Sarah Shepherd, an herbalist, and Colette Gilbert, a storyteller and the curator of education for the East Hampton Historical Society, will help kids 5 to 10 years old make their own percussion instruments during Wednesday’s Fun on the Farm program at the Mulford Farm on James Lane. The program, which runs from 10 a.m. to noon, costs $20 per child. Advance registration has been requested.

Stimulating the Senses

    Jeff Negron, a gardener and educator, will head up a five-senses walk through Bridge Gardens in Bridgehampton for children ages 3 to 7 and their caregivers on Saturday from 9 to 10:30 p.m., weather permitting. Participants will taste, smell, and make dye from herbs, look for creatures that live in the garden, listen to the breeze rustling through the tall bamboo, and feel the many textures of the plants cultivated in the garden. There is a $5 fee for the program.

“Peter and the Wolf’”

    The young dancers of the Hampton Ballet Theatre School will be joined by the Hampton Chamber Orchestra when they present “Peter and the Wolf” at the Montauk Playhouse Community Center next Thursday and at the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton on July 31. Melissa Errico, an actress, singer, and recording artist, will be the guest narrator for the Montauk performance, which will start at 7 p.m.

    Sara Jo Strickland, the school’s director, choreographed the ballet, and Yuka Silvera designed the costumes. Andrew Perea conducts the chamber orchestra. Tickets for next Thursday’s performance cost $15. For the CMEE show, tickets cost $17 in advance, $15 for members, and $20 at the door.

For Young Explorers

    Children who like exploring the natural world can indulge their curiosity during a series of nature safaris at the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton starting today. A shorter program for kids 3 to 5 will be held today and tomorrow from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and on Aug. 2 and 3 at the same times.

    Participants will go into the field to observe the plant and animal worlds around the museum and then conduct hands-on science investigations. The three-day programs for older kids cost $80, $65 for museum members. The program for younger children costs $60, or $45 for members.

    On Saturday at noon, Frank Quevedo, the museum’s executive director, will lead kids 8 and older in dissecting a small shark called a spiny dogfish. Kids will learn how to identify the fish’s anatomical parts and how it eats, swims, and “breathes.” A $20 materials fee will cover tools, gloves, and eye protection. That afternoon at 3:30, Crystal Possehl will introduce kids 4 to 10 to the creatures and sounds of the summer night. Advance registration is required.

Movies and Masks

    Parents who remember “The Borrowers,” about a family of teeny tiny people who borrow what they need from big folk, might appreciate Tuesday’s family movie at the Amagansett Library, “The Secret World of Arrietty,” an animated film based on the “Borrowers” story. The film will be shown at 3:30 p.m.

    The library’s “tween” movie on Wednesday at 6 p.m. will be “Hugo,” the 2011 feature directed by Martin Scorcese about an orphaned boy who lives secretly in a train station and keeps its clocks running.

    Children 5 and older can take part in a mask-making session at the library on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. Advance registration has been requested for most library programs.

Monster’s Lair

    Jason Edwards will lead kids 6 to 12 on a “monster hunt” through the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor on Saturday morning from 10:30 to 11:45. Teams of hunters will use their library research skills to find hidden clues that will lead them to a monster lurking somewhere in the library. Advance registration is required.

CMEE Family Fair

    Kids can paint birdhouses, tackle a rock wall, plant a garden, bounce to their hearts’ delight, try out the water slide, go on a scavenger hunt, and hone their camping skills on Saturday at the Children’s Museum of the East End’s Great Outdoors Family Fair. The fund-raiser runs from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tickets in advance start at $150 for adults and $100 for children. At the door, people will pay $25 more.

    Inside the museum will be closed on Saturday. In case of rain, the fair will be held on Sunday. An incorrect date for the fair ran in last week’s issue.

“Peter” Times Two

    The young dancers of the Hampton Ballet Theatre School will stage two shows of “Peter and the Wolf” this week, with musical accompaniment by the Hampton Chamber Orchestra. The ballet will be performed tonight at 7 at the Montauk Playhouse Community Center, with narration by Melissa Errico, an actress, singer, and recording artist. Tickets cost $15.

    On Tuesday at 6 p.m., the show moves to the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton, where Susan Galardi, a singer, songwriter, actor, and playwright, will be the guest narrator. Tickets cost $17 in advance, $15 for members, and $20 at the door.

Camp Shakespeare

    Shakespeare wrote that “All the world’s a stage,” and the Hamptons Shakespeare Festival will help children 8 to 15 prove him right during Camp Shakespeare, a theater program beginning on Monday at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Amagansett. The camp runs Monday to Friday through Aug. 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children can enroll for one or two weeks; the cost is $400 per week.

    Campers will do acting, improvisation, movement, and voice exercises as well as theatrical arts and crafts. Each week will culminate in a performance for friends and family. Advance registration is required by phone at 267-0105 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Oodles of Fables

    “Aesop Bops,” a funny, fast-paced collection of classic fables with plenty of audience participation, is the next offering in Guild Hall’s series of KidFest performances. The show, on Wednesday at 5 p.m., is ideal for all ages. In an arts and crafts workshop that day from 3:30 to 4:30, kids 5 and up will make edible art in the form of decorated cookies. The workshop costs $10, or $8 for members. The performance costs $16 for adults and $13 for kids, or $14 and $11 for Guild Hall members.

Free Swimming Classes

    Parents, mark your calendars, the East Hampton Town Recreation Department is offering free swimming classes for children 3 and older at Albert’s Landing beach in Amagansett from Aug. 6 through 17. Registration will take place at the beach that morning at 10. Parents have been asked to estimate their children’s swimming abilities, and children will be divided into classes based on that ability. Times vary throughout the day. Goggles and water shoes are required.

    On Mondays to Thursdays from Aug. 6 through 17, the department will offer sailing instruction at Fresh Pond in Amagansett for kids 12 and older and adults. Classes will run from 9 a.m. to noon or 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., with class size limited to 15 students. The cost is $200 per week. Advance registration is required at the Recreation Department, which is on Pantigo Road behind Town Hall.

Plover Day

    The Morton National Wildlife Refuge in Noyac is offering families a chance to learn about piping plovers and other endangered and threatened bird species on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be free games, crafts, puzzles, and prizes for kids, and information for visitors young and old about the importance of protecting these birds and the role the United States Fish and Wildlife Service plays in doing so.

The Princess and the Racer

    Princess Katie and Racer Steve, who play “fun, witty music that parents can enjoy with their kids,” according to their Web site, will get kids moving at the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton on Tuesday. The duo and their band offer up kid-friendly rock, swing, reggae, country, funk, dance, and rockabilly tunes.

    The gate opens at 6 p.m. for this outdoor concert, part of the museum’s Twirligig Tuesdays series. Tickets cost $17 in advance, $15 for members, and $20 at the door for everyone. In case of rain, the show will be on Wednesday night.

This Time, With a Frog

    Liz Joyce and a Couple of Puppets will perform “The Princess, the Frog, and the Pea,” today, tomorrow, and Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Goat on a Boat Puppet Theatre in Sag Harbor. The show, which is for all ages, features tabletop puppets made by Ms. Joyce telling stories that most kids know well.

    Next Thursday, Friday, Aug. 10, and Aug. 11 at the same time, Ms. Joyce and Abby Levin will bring “Puppets of the High Seas,” a tale about the importance of recycling, to the theater. Tickets to all shows cost $10, $9 for members and grandparents, and $5 for kids under 3. The theater is on East Union Street behind Christ Episcopal Church.

Congo Snake, Flamingo Limbo

    Jabali Acrobats, a team from Mombasa, Kenya, will show off their acrobatics, tumbling, human pyramids, contortions, and fantastic feats of chair balancing in a family program at the Montauk Playhouse Community Center next Thursday at 7 p.m.

    The audience has been advised to come ready to participate as the acrobats do the Congo Snake Dance, the Flaming Limbo Bar Dance, and Skip Rope Footwork. Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased in advance by calling the Playhouse or visiting its Web site, montaukplayhouse.org.

Baby-Sitting 101

    Kids who have set their sights on baby-sitting as a way to raise some extra pocket money can learn some of the basic skills required for the job during a program at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.

    Taught by educators from the Cornell Cooperative Extension, the course will cover child safety, developmental stages, and planning age-appropriate activities for little ones. It is open to young people entering sixth grade and older. Advance registration is required with the library for this free course, which will run only if there are at least 10 participants registered.

    On Tuesday at the library, kids 5 to 8 can hear stories about the Tooth Fairy and make keepsake treasure boxes for their baby teeth from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Registration is required in advance.

Circus Acts

    Guild Hall in East Hampton has invited kids to “discover all the wow factor and star quality of the circus tent, concert hall, and Broadway stage in one fantastic show,” when “Cirquetacular!” comes to the John Drew Theater stage on Wednesday at 5 p.m.

    The aerial acrobatic variety show for children 4 and older features aerialists and acrobats, of course, as well as contortionists, illusionists, singers, dancers, and feats to boggle the imagination. Tickets cost $16 for adults, $13 for kids, and $14 and $11 for Guild Hall members.

    To gear up for the performance, kids 5 and older can make circus flipbooks during a workshop from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. The class costs $10, $8 for members.

Birdhouses, Pedicures, Pets

    The East Hampton Library is hosting a slew of special programs for kids in the lead-up to its annual Children’s Fair on Aug. 12. On Monday, kids 8 and older can paint and decorate their own birdhouses from 3 to 4 p.m.

    Children 11 and older will learn how to use household items for hand treatments and get instruction on basic nail care, filing, and “natural-look” polishing on Wednesday from 4 to 5 p.m. Next Thursday, educators from the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead will talk with kids 4 and up about “good” and “bad” pets and introduce them to a few critters, too. The program runs from 3 to 4 p.m.

    In an art program on Friday, Aug. 10, from 3 to 4 p.m., children 4 and older will learn about the art of Max Ernst, who lived on the South Fork, and his technique of making rubbings of textured objects, and then they’ll try their hand at it with crayons. Advance registration is required for all programs.

Regatta Time

    Sailors (of small paper boats, that is) will show off their prowess at the Amagansett Library on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. when the library hosts its annual Paper Wishing Boat Regatta. The family event is free, although reservations would be appreciated.

Fan Fiction

    Matthew Miranda, who has published flash fiction, short fiction, memoir, poetry, and book reviews, will lead a class in fan fiction for teenagers at the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor next Thursday and Aug. 16 at 5:15 p.m. Fan fiction, in which writers can elaborate on the stories of their favorite characters and worlds, offers a sort of built-in inspiration for aspiring scribes. Students will spend two sessions brainstorming and writing short pieces. They have been asked to bring a book or story they would like to work from. Advance registration is required.

At the Players Club

    Children and their parents have been invited to the Players Club, a restaurant on Montauk Highway in East Hampton, for an early evening of family activities, crafts, and food tonight from 5:30 to 7:30. Kids can make pipe cleaner crafts with Wendy the Pipe Cleaner Lady, and eat whole wheat pizza, pastas, and veggies, then finish the meal at a make-your-own-sundae station. The gathering includes a screening of “The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.” The cost is $20 per child.

Future Phelpses

    Southampton Youth Services is offering semiprivate swimming classes for kids 3 and older. Swimmers will be divided by age and ability into groups of two to three. The cost is $45 for a 30-minute lesson or $35 for members of S.Y.S., which is on Majors Path. Private 30-minute lessons are also available for children and teenagers for $55, or $45 for members. Parents will not be permitted in the pool area during lessons.

    In East Hampton Town, the Recreation Department is offering free swimming classes Monday through Aug. 17 at Albert’s Landing Beach in Amagansett. Registration is at 10 a.m. Monday, at which time students will be divided into classes according to ability.

At the Library

    The East Hampton Library will hold its annual Children’s Fair at the Gardiner Farm on James Lane on Sunday from 2 to 5:30 p.m. This year’s pirate-themed spree will inspire literacy and the love of reading through a host of fun “bookaneer” activities including pirate chanteys by Bradley True, illusions by Magic Al, and a special performance by the Story Pirates, a nationally recognized educational sketch comedy troupe that will enact winning stories from the Young Author Search writing contest.

    Tomorrow, kids 4 and older will get a lesson in Max Ernst’s “frottage” (French for “rubbing”) technique from 3 to 4 p.m. Monday at 3 p.m., kids 8 and up will learn how to make their own macramé pieces. Older kids can hone their writing skills at a college application essay workshop on Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Next Thursday, kids age 3 to 5 can make their own silly slime to take home, from 11 a.m. to noon. Finally, there’s more goo to be had in “It’s About Slime,” next Thursday from 3 to 4 p.m., where kids 6 and older will learn the difference between solids and liquids, as well as create quicksand and slippery ooze to take home.

Laughing Pizza!

    Guild Hall will host a hands-on arts and crafts workshop, at which kids age 5 and up can create their own musical instruments, Wednesday from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. The cost is $10, $8 for members.

    Then, at 5 p.m., families can put on their dancing shoes for Laughing Pizza, a mom, dad, and daughter band that writes and performs energetic, interactive, dance-filled shows for all ages. Their music videos can be seen on PBS stations and TV on demand. They’ve played at music festivals, schools, theaters, museums, and even the White House. Tickets are $16 for adults, $14 for members; kids’ admission is $13, and $11 for members.

At the Water Mill Center

    International artists working at the Water Mill Center will offer a children’s art workshop on Sunday as part of a free community tour of the art and performance center from 3 to 6 p.m.

    Artists from over 25 countries are participating in this summer’s international program at the center. Adults will have a chance to tour the center and see some of the installations and performances created for its annual benefit last month.

Monkeying Around

    Bridgehampton’s Children’s Museum of the East End’s weekly Twirligig Tuesdays this week will feature Meredith LeVande, an acclaimed children’s music performer who appears regularly on PBS as part of Monkey Monkey Music. Ms. LeVande plays songs about bubbles, belly buttons, and opposites. The concert begins at 6 p.m., and costs $17 in advance, $15 for members, and $20 at the door. The rain date is Wednesday.

Wicked Scenes

    A Class Act NY, a Manhattan acting studio for kids and teens, is coming to Pierson High School in Sag Harbor for a one-day workshop based on the musical “Wicked” on Aug. 18.

    The workshop, from 1 to 5 p.m., will give budding thespians the chance to work with Lauren Gibbs, an actor in the Broadway show, and a musical director. Kids 7 to 17 will practice scenes, songs, and dances from the show. The cost is $150. Advance registration is required by e-mailing [email protected].

Go Fish

    The Montauk Chamber of Commerce will sponsor free educational fishing expeditions aboard local charter boats for kids ages 6 to 18, Tuesday, Wednesday, and next Thursday from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Fishing equipment and life vests will be supplied; adults must accompany children and will be charged $10 per group. Availability is quickly dwindling, so make haste to sign up at the chamber office.

Puppetry on the Sea

    Goat on a Boat Puppet Theatre will welcome “Puppets of the High Seas,” presented by Liz Joyce and Abby Levin this week. The show is a musical adventure that features hand puppets and costumed characters as they hit the high seas in search of the creatures of No Footprint Island. Performances are at 11 a.m. Admission is $10, $9 for members and grandparents, $5 for children under 3.

Sounds of the World

    The Ross School’s summer camp is offering a music and movement program for campers ages 2 and under. Both caregivers and little ones will listen to the sounds of the world, through which they discover multicultural musical traditions, instruments, singing, and movement. Besides building a larger understanding of the world, each class is constructed to foster motor development in infants and toddlers. Classes are $120, and will be held through next Thursday, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10 to 11 a.m.

Sketchy Tour

    Janet Sygar, an architectural educator and tour director, will lead a walking and sketching tour of historic Sag Harbor for 8 to 12-year-olds. Kids will take an educational and lively stroll through the town’s most interesting streets, starting at the Sag Harbor Custom House.

    Ms. Sygar will provide sketching materials and teach kids how to observe architectural details on Sag Harbor’s most prominent buildings. Although the tour will be held Aug. 20, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., it is has been requested that those interested make reservations as soon as possible. The cost is $10 per child. The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities is sponsoring the tour; more information can be found at its Web site, splia.org.

   Sixteen juniors from four South Fork high schools were honored Monday night at an East Hampton Star Academic All-Star awards dinner at East Hampton Point restaurant. David Rattray, the editor of the newspaper, introduced representatives of the Bridgehampton, East Hampton, Pierson, and Ross schools, who, in turn, introduced their nominees and spoke about each student's accomplishments.

   The awards are given each year to recognize high-school juniors' academic excellence as well as talents and contributions to their schools and communities. School administrators make the individual selections.

   From East Hampton, the students were: Michael Burns, Laura Gunderson, Brock Lownes, Ian Lynch, Elias Van Sickle, and Nicolas Zablotsky.

   Pierson High School named Joseph S. Faraguna, Rachel Saidman, Timothy Megna, and Sara Hartman. Bridgehampton selected Vanessa Cruz and Made Aditya Nugraha. The Ross School tapped Kate Nelson, Gavin Nelson, Sam Kramer, and Isabell Milligan.

Bridgehampton School

Made Aditya Nugraha, Vanessa Cruz

East Hampton High School

Elias Van Sickle, Brock Lownes, Nicolas Zablotsky, Michael Burns, Laura Gunderson. (Not shown: Ian Lynch)

Pierson High School

Timothy Megna, Rachel Saidman, Sara Hartman. (Not shown: Joseph C. Faraguna)

Ross School

Sam Kramer, Gavin Nelson, Kate Nelson, Isabell Milligan

Cartooning Workshop

    The Bridgehampton Historical Society, along with the Charles Addams Foundation, is hosting a cartooning workshop from June 25 through 29, for children and young adults. Mr. Addams was mostly known for his Addams Family characters.

    Workshops will be taught by Peter Spacek, an illustrator who also does the weekly cartoon in The Star, and will be held at the Bridgehampton Historical Society archives building at 2539A Montauk Highway from 9 to 11 a.m. for ages 8 through 11, and from 1 to 3 p.m. for ages 12 and over. 

    Each session is $200 per person and advance registration is requested through the historical society.

At Amagansett Library

    A water-safety instructor for the East Hampton Y.M.C.A.-East Hampton RECenter will be on hand at tomorrow’s 10 a.m. Shake, Rattle, and Roll program at the Amagansett Library. The free program is for children up to 3 years old and an adult caregiver.

    On Saturday, families who are wild about books can indulge their love during a story and craft time at 3:30 p.m. Kids will make bookmarks after the story time.

“The Sleeping Beauty” in Southampton

    Students of the Conservatory of Ballet and Danse Arts in Bridgehampton will take their toe shoes on the road this weekend to present the ballet “The Sleeping Beauty” at Southampton High School. Shows are tomorrow and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2.

    Tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 for kids 2 to 16 and people over 65. Children under 2 are admitted for free.

GPS for Kids

    Orienteering anyone? Kids in 7th through 10th grades can learn the basics of using a GPS in the field during a workshop on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton.

    Maria Metzger will be the instructor. That evening at 7:30, families can listen for the sounds of the June night with Crystal Possehl, a nature educator. Advance registration is requested for all programs.

    The museum is on the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike.

    Sixteen juniors from four South Fork high schools were honored Monday night at an East Hampton Star All-Star awards dinner at East Hampton Point restaurant. David Rattray, the editor of the newspaper, introduced representatives of the Bridgehampton, East Hampton, Pierson, and Ross schools, who, in turn, introduced their nominees and spoke about each student’s accomplishments.

    The awards are given each year to recognize high-school juniors’ academic excellence as well as talents and contributions to their schools and communities. School administrators make the individual selections.

    From East Hampton the students were: Elias Van Sickle, Brock Lownes, Nicolas Zablotsky, Michael Burns, and Laura Gunderson. Ian Lynch could not attend.

    Pierson High School named Joseph S. Faraguna, Rachel Saidman, Timothy Megna, and Sara Hartman. Bridgehampton selected Vanessa Cruz and Made Aditya Nugraha. The Ross School tapped Kate Nelson, Gavin Nelson, Sam Kramer, and Isabell Milligan.

Bridgehampton School

Made Aditya Nugraha, Vanessa Cruz

East Hampton High School

Elias Van Sickle, Brock Lownes, Nicolas Zablotsky, Michael Burns, Laura Gunderson. (Not shown: Ian Lynch)

Pierson High School

Timothy Megna, Rachel Saidman, Sara Hartman. (Not shown: Joseph C. Faraguna)

Ross School

Sam Kramer, Gavin Nelson, Kate Nelson, Isabell Milligan

    Jessica Vickers made a last-ditch effort on Tuesday to get the Montauk School Board to reverse the decision to change prekindergarten from a full-day program to a half-day one when the new school year starts in September.

    A reading teacher at the Springs School who was born and raised in Montauk and attended the Montauk School, Ms. Vickers questioned whether a two-and-a-half-hour program would be enough to fulfill the academic and social needs of preschoolers. She said that as a teacher she has a hard time preparing kindergarten students for first grade with a full-day program.

    “I’m really worried about it,” she said. “I’m coming here to beg you to reconsider.”

    During budget talks in March, the school board announced that the expected pre-K enrollment for next year was about 42 students, and as a result a third class would be needed to continue a full-day program. Budget constraints, which included the state’s 2-percent cap on tax levy increases, would, however, not accommodate that.

    If enrollment dropped would the board reconsider, Ms. Vickers asked. Jack Perna, the district superintendent, said the school can’t take that chance. He said if parents were to send their children elsewhere to school and then learned that the full program was reinstated, they might decide to return the students to Montauk. “We’d be in the same position we are now,” he said.

    “We made our decision,” Diane Hausman, the school board president, said. “We’ve had endless talks about it, and we’re backing up Mr. Perna.”

    Ms. Vickers wondered if the program would go back to full time next year and was told the board wouldn’t know that until the enrollment numbers came in at that time.

    “As of right now, this is a half-day program,” Mr. Perna said, ending the discussion.

Roof Worries

    Prior to that, two school custodians, Patrick Moloney and Kevin Mulligan, gave a rough estimate of the cost of replacing the roof and possibly installing solar panels in an area over the gym that is old and in some places rotting. The school has made efforts to be environmentally friendly since before it was the popular thing to do, but jaws dropped when the numbers for a high-efficiency solar roof were stated — almost $330,000. An available rebate of $87,500 would bring the cost down to about $240,000. Standard-efficiency panels with the same rebate would cost about $213,000.

    To replace the shingled roof, which should never have been shingled to begin with, Mr. Moloney said, the cost would be about $72,000, which the school has already set aside for the project.

    The gym roof, approximately 7,200 square feet, is now is pitched at 2/12, meaning that for every one foot, the roof rises two inches. The minimum pitch for a shingled roof should be 3/12, according to a report submitted to board members by Roof Services of Deer Park, one of only two companies that bid on the project.

    The new roof would be made of rubber and able to withstand winds of 75 miles per hour and heavy loads of snow. “Even if you don’t go solar, you should go to the rubber,” Mr. Moloney said.

    “I’d say strip it and do it now,” Lisa Ward, a board member, said.

    As the discussion ensued, the board decided to continue looking into the solar panels, the price of which could be included in next year’s budget proposal. Members also learned that the rubber roof comes in three colors, black, gray, or white, with black being the least expensive.

    “Well, black it is,” Ms. Ward said.

    Mr. Perna said he would submit the plans to the school’s attorney for consideration. “And then we’ll get started.”

    Gifts and hugs were doled out to Michael Hartner, the departing Springs superintendent, at Monday night’s school board meeting, but Kathee Burke Gonzalez, the board’s president, said that the new superintendent, who will be part-time, will not be named until the end of the week.

    “Hopefully we will have a fully executed contract by then,” she said. The start date for both the new part-time superintendent and the new administrative position of assistant principal is July 2.

    There are three candidates for the superintendent role and two finalists for assistant principal. The three superintendent candidates include a former Springs superintendent, Dominic Mucci; a retired assistant superintendent from the Center Moriches School District, Francis Mazura, and Raymond Fell, who led a community forum as a search consultant with the Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Education Services but withdrew when he decided to throw his hat into the Springs ring.

    No information was available about the finalists for assistant principal.

    In the meantime, Ms. Gonzalez commended Mr. Hartner for being an “outstanding leader.” There will be a retirement party in his honor on Monday at Andrra Restaurant in East Hampton.