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Folk music fest pays tribute to Woody Guthrie
Photo credit: Brittany Wait
With hair pulled back from her face, partly secured by a bandanna, Claudia Jacobs performed “Ain’t No Sunshine When He’s Gone,” delivering the lyrics with conviction, alongside tuba player Tristan Eggener from Wisconsin.
Jacobs, of Stony Brook, was among the artists who performed at the third annual Woodlands Folk Festival on Saturday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Stony Brook.
“We...
Read more »Farmers market in Northport open for season
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The Northport Farmers Market is open for the season.
The market takes place Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine, through Nov. 17. It is located in the Cow Harbor Parking lot at the foot of Main Street. The market will be closed Sept. 15 for the annual Great Cow Harbor 10k Run.
This year’s vendors are selling a variety of items, including vegetables, fruits, fish, meats,...
Read more »Old-school R&B in Freeport draws hundreds
Photo credit: Fran Berkman
In the hallway just outside the Freeport High School classroom that professional rhythm and blues artists were using as their dressing room for the night, student Lance Berquin, 15, stood practicing his dance moves.
“I’m the next Chris Brown,” he announced, referring to the rapper known for his hip-hop dance moves.
Berquin’s proclamation caused raucous laughter among the other three...
Read more »Riverhead Polish Fair will have a queen this year
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Riverhead’s Polish fair in August will have a queen after all.
The fair, which has been held for the past 37 years in the appropriately named Polishtown section of Riverhead -- where the street signs are red and white -- has always had a queen until this year, when only three contestants signed up.
And each of them had problems with their applications or ability to serve. So, a few weeks...
Read more »Riverhead vineyard rocks with wine and music
Photo credit: Michael Cusanelli
Paul Mahos jumped off the stage and strutted into the crowd during his set on Friday night at Martha Clara Vineyards.
Strumming his guitar, Mahos moved through a handful of dancing fans as the Riverhead winery started its second annual summer concert series.
“You really get to connect with the crowd,” Mahos said of the concert venue at the vineyard. “It’s very immediate.”
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Read more »Butterfly habitat takes flight in Yaphank
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Anand Shah held his mother’s hand when taking his first step in the Butterfly House, but quickly released her hand to walk over and watch butterflies fluttering in the air and clinging to flowers.
It was Shah and his family’s first time visiting the Suffolk County Farm and Educational Center in Yaphank to walk through a butterfly habitat.
“Some butterflies are colorful, just like how...
Read more »Town officials, LIPA plan storm seminar
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East End town officials will hold a hurricane preparedness seminar next month with LIPA representatives in advance of the fall storm season.
Residents are invited to learn about ways to protect their homes and be ready for electrical and communication problems during storms, according to a news release.
Among the officials will be State Assemb. Fred Thiele Jr. (I-Sag Harbor), Shelter...
Read more »Firefighters battle it out at grilling competition
Photo credit: Kathleen Fordyce
Bethpage firefighter Charlie Razenson didn’t wait for the grilling throwdown on Friday morning to get started on his ribs. He marinated them Thursday night in his super-secret rub.
Razenson then got to the Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Educational Center bright-and-early -- really early -- at 5 a.m. Friday to put them on the grill and compete in the fourth annual Long Island Firefighter...
Read more »Lindenhurst concert series starts Saturday
Photo credit: Alexi Knock, 2011
The Village of Lindenhurst will kick off its free summer concert series tomorrow.
The concerts will take place every Saturday night throughout the summer at the Village Square Park gazebo at North Wellwood and East Hoffman avenues. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair to the concerts, which will take place from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Tomorrow’s concert will feature Union Jazz Coalition....
Read more »Island Harvest opens Hauppauge facility
Photo credit: Photo by Jim Staubitser
Island Harvest formally opened its 23,000-square-foot Hauppauge distribution center with a midday ribbon-cutting ceremony last week. The new warehouse — now the organization’s largest — will make Island Harvest’s relief services more effective and efficient, president and chief executive Randi Shubin Dresner said.
The agency distributes about 8 million pounds of food a year.
“It [this...
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