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PRSRT STD **********************************ECRWSS US Postage PAID St. James NY POSTAL CUSTOMER Permit No. 10 JULY 2017 Volume 30 Number 9 Keeping you up to date on SALES, HAPPENINGS Our Town & PEOPLE • • • • • • In Our Town - St. James S T J A M E S PUBLISHED MONTHLY Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer... – 2– WHENWHEEN IT COMESCCOMES TO INTERPRETINGINTTERPPRETING IMAGINGIMAAAGGINGG EXAMSEXAAMS THTHEHE DODOCTOROCCTOOR MAKESMAKKES THET REALR DIFDIFFERENCEFFERRENNCE 9 CONCONVENIENTNVENIENNT LLOLOCATIONSOCCAAATTIONS www.www.MedArtsRadMedAArtsRad.com.com BAYBAYY SHORESHHORE COMMACKCOMMACK EAST SSETAUKETETTAAUKET HUNTINGTONHHUNTINGTON 375 Mainn SStreet 55 Veterans Hwy. 23 Technology Drive 2142 Wall Street Bay Shore,, NNY 11706 Commack,Commack, NY 11725 East Setauket, NY 11733 HunHuntington,ntington, NNY Y 11743 631.665631.665.22615.2261 631.462.0525631.462.0525 631.689.7300631.689.7300 631.427.8860631.427.8860 MASSAPEQUAMASSAPEQUA PATCHOGUEPATCHOGUE PLAINVIEWPLAIAINVIEW SMITHTOWNSMITHTOWNN WEST ISLIP 4160 Merrick Road 240240 PatchoguePatchogue RoadRoad 146 ManManettoetto Hill Road 267 East Main StStreetreet 500 Montauk Hwy. Massapequa,Massapequa, NY 1175811758 Patchogue, NY 11772 PlainviePlainview,ew, NY 11803 Smithtown, NY 11117871787 West Islip, NY 11795 516.797.6700516.797.6700 631.475.5300631.475.5300 516.516.822.3600822.3600 631.982.1570 631.422.4474631.422.4474 OUR TOWN • JULY 2017 – 3– IN THIS ISSUE MERCHANT SPOTLIGHT Our Town Ballet Education S • T • J • A • M • E • S and Scholarship Fund, Inc. (BESFI) ............4 AROUND TOWN Smithtown East H.S. 40th Reunion ..............6 STAFF Become an AARP Volunteer ......................6 Investing in St. James ..................................8 Ruth Garthe . Editor Music and More at the Beach ..................10 Robin Clark . .Associate Editor Farmer’s Market at St. James Lutheran ..12 Elizabeth Isabelle . Feature Writer Eagle Court of Honor ................................14 Food Pantry Donations Still Needed ........16 William Garthe . Advertising IN THE NEWS Sales Driver Responsibility Scholarship Awarded....................................18 Stony Brook University Hospital’s Ongoing Blood Drive ..............20 Pet-A-Palooza at Little Shelter ........................................................20 OUR TOWN Donate a Musical Instrument to Hungry for Music ......................22 – ST. JAMES – Sons of Italy’s Variety Show a Huge Success ................................23 SACCE Awards Dinner Recipients ................................................24 is a monthly publication produced Temple Beth Chai Calendar ..........................................................24 exclusively for the people of Portals to the Past: Summer Programs for Children ....................63 St. James, Nissequogue and Head of the Harbor, L.I., N.Y. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Mills Pond House Gallery Events ................................................28-30 Call 631-862-9849 for Long Island Museum Events................................30, 34, 36-38, 50-52 Advertising & Copy Deadline The Atelier at Flowerfield Happenings ......................................32-33 Dennis Cannataro Family Summer Concert Series ......................38 OUR TOWN is mailed directly to On Stage at Smithtown Performing Arts Center ..........................40 every residence & business in the Smithtown Historical Society Happenings ....................................42 11780 zip code area The Jazz Loft Event Schedule ....................................................44-45 (6559 total copies mailed) Gallery North Presents Household Narratives ..............................46 St. James Post Office Permit #10 Three Village Historical Society Events ..........................................48 St. James, NY 11780 Programs Offered at the Library................................................54-62 CELEBRATIONS ..................................................................................64 Published by Graphics du jour, Ltd. 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OBITUARIES ........................................................................................76 Copyright © 2017 HEALTH NOTES Graphics du jour, Ltd. Getting a Hearing Test May Be Good for Your Memory ............78 All Rights Reserved Essential Oil Travel Companions ....................................................80 Ask Ron Villano ................................................................................81 What is Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)? ..........................82-83 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING .............................................................. 84 DIRECTORY OF ADVERTISERS .................................................. 86-87 PLEASE NOTE: Advertising & Editorial Deadline for the AUGUST edition of OUR TOWN • ST. JAMES is THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2017 - 12 NOON. Distribution takes place on Wednesday, August 16, 2017. OUR TOWN • JULY 2017 –4– MERCHANT SPOTLIGHT Gypsy Dance - Summer program classes in character ballet prepare dancers for different ballet roles. Ballet Education and Scholarship Fund, Inc. (BESFI) Flowerfield with the primary purpose of pro- deux, port de bras, contempo- PO Box 2146 moting ballet education in Suf- rary/modern and theatrical St. James, NY 11780 folk County. By providing grants dance. 631-584-0192 and scholarships and offering In providing professionally [email protected] workshops to local dancers, staged dance performances, BESFI enables young artists to BESFI is able to promote the arts by Elizabeth Isabelle participate in ballet programs not by catering to the need for young Welcome to BESFI 2017, Long readily available to them or artists to perform and the com- Island’s Master Summer Work- which are beyond their financial munity’s desire for quality enter- shop with Artistic Director Valia resources. tainment. To everyone’s benefit, Seiskaya. Created in 1981, the For over 36 years, the BESFI BESFI has had unparalleled suc- BESFI Summer Workshop is de- summer program has stressed a cess in bringing noted guest signed to provide professional full range of class work. Al- artists and teachers to Long Is- training for serious students of though varying slightly year to land. BESFI awarded $5,000 in ballet. The Ballet Education and year courses offered include summer program scholarships for Scholarship Fund Inc. (BESFI) is a classical technique with special- 2017, thus pushing total cumula- not-for-profit organization incor- ized classes in variations, pointe, tive scholarships and stipends to porated in the State of New York allegro, character ballet, pas de a total value well in excess of $280,000. Mme. Valia Seiskaya was with the Greek National Opera for 17 years and as a featured soloist, toured Europe and Russia. In 1974, she established the Seiskaya Ballet School and in 1981, the Seiskaya Ballet Acad- emy, which has national recogni- tion as an outstanding professional reparatory program. Seiskaya coached dancers have captured numerous national and regional titles, including a Presi- dential Scholar in the Arts Cita- tion. Students have competed with notable merit in ten interna- tional ballet competitions, plac- ing as semi-finalists and finalists Pointe and speciality classes in petite and grand allegro, port de bras and and capturing three gold medals repertoire challenge students. continued on page 85 OUR TOWN • JULY 2017 – 5– i|ÄÄtrestaurant fÉÜÜxÇàÉ & Caterer ~ Serving Saint James for 21 Years ~ off PremiSe CateriNg Let our professional culinary team and event coordinator create your special day. 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Visit facebook page: 40th reunion dinner dance on Send payment along with your https://www.facebook.com/SHSE Saturday, July 22, 2017 at Villa name (and guest, if applicable), 1977, or email questions to: Lombardi’s in Holbrook from email, phone number to: [email protected] and please 7:30-11:30 p.m. Gail Keane give your contact info to If you plan to attend, please PO Box 264 https://goo.gl/forms/NeZfJ32HQI send your payment of $110 per Nesconset, NY 11767 cUZvik1. person,