Dans Papers - June 1, 2007 - North Fork Events

RELAY FOR LIFE GOLF TOURNAMENT- The Riverhead Relay for Life will hold its third annual golf tournament on Friday, June 1, at the Rock Hill Golf and Country Club in Manorville, NY. A registration fee of $135.00 per golfer includes a 12:00 p.m. barbecue luncheon, a cart, unlimited range balls, and an open bar and dinner. There will be a 1:30 p.m. shotgun start and there will be trophies, prizes, gifts, raffles, and entertainment. Come and join our tradition of fine golf and great fun. Non golfers are welcome to join us for drinks and dinner at 6:30 p.m. for $50.00 per person. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society. For reservations or information call Frank Masterson at 631-369-5584 or John Neely at 631-288-5865.

URBAN JAZZ PERFORMANCE - 8 p.m. Grammy nominee and Soul Train Award winner saxophonist Boney James performs Urban Jazz at Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $45-$75. Call 631-288-1500

NIGHT KAYAK TRIP - From 7-10 p.m. Full moon kayak paddle with Cornell Cooperative Extension on Peconic Bay departs from Cedar Beach in Southold. Fee is $30. Call 631-852-8660.

THE SIREN'S SONG GALLERY- Is host to photo and photogravure images by Barbara Yoshida, and sculptural metal folk art images by Fritz Cass. Yoshida's mystic primeval standing stone images along with her feminist images of woman as goddess, and Cass's sea creatures, moon and tidal forms compliment each other, and speak to us at the center of our being. Exhibition runs through July 5. Gallery hours 12-5:30pm , Thursday-Monday. 516 Main Street, Greenport. 631-477-1021

DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE- From 7-9 p.m. Meditative dances and walks with Deirdre LaPenna at Spiritual Renewal Center, First Parish Church, UCC, Sound Avenue, Northville. Sponsored by First Parish Church United Church of Christ, Jamesport. Donation: $5. Call 631-725-7343.

QUILT SHOW - From 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, June 3, from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Peconic Quilt Show sponsored by Eastern Long Island Quilters Guild and Suffolk Community College, Eastern Campus at the college's Riverhead location. Exhibit features National Donor Family Quilt "Patches of Love" and New York Organ Donor Networks "Memory Quilts" and benefits SCC scholarship fund. Event includes quilting demonstrations, door prizes, raffles and more. Admission is $10 for 2 days or $6 for 1 day. Children under 12 free.

WINEMAKERS WALK- 1 p.m. Budding Beauty ~ Winemaker's Walk A guided tour of the winery and production facility plus wine tasting at Castello di Borghese Vineyard & Winery. $15 per person. Please call to make reservations 631-734-5111.

PIG ROAST BENEFIT - From 4-7 pm. North Fork Pig Roast picnic at Pindar Vineyards in Peconic to benefit East End Hospice Services and Programs. Event features music, dancing, clowns, face painting and raffle. Tickets: adults, $25; children, $10. 631-288-7080.

COMEDY FESTIVAL - 8 p.m. Second annual Long Island Comedy Festival at Vail-Veavitt Music Hall in Riverhead features live stand-up comedy. Tickets are $25 at the door

ART SUBMISSION - From 10 a.m.-4 p.m. This is the last opportunity to submit artwork for East End Arts Council's mixed-media show, 'Duality,' on view June 8-July 13. Open to all media, including sculpture and poetry. Guest juror: Peter Marcelle of Peter Marcelle Contemporary Gallery in Sag Harbor. Details: 631-727-0900, www.eastendarts.org.

BOOK SIGNING - From 2-3:30 p.m. Photographer Mary Ann Spencer signs copies of her book "Barns of the North Fork" at Riverhead Free Library. Registration appreciated. 631- 727-3228.

GAY PRIDE CELEBRATION - 10:30 a.m. Gay Pride Celebration Service at First Universalist Church of Southold features Long Island Pride Chorus and Jere Jacob performing a piece by playwright and poet Jane Chambers. Refreshments available. Free. Call 631-298-3230.

BLUE DOOR GALLERY- 3pm-6pm at the Blue Door Gallery in Riverhead for an opening reception and new exhibition. Work from new artists Abby Abrams, Hazel Kahan, and Tim Roepe will be featured, among others. 631-208-8166.

JAZZ BRUNCH - From 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the home of Rona & Barry Smith. Sunnyland Jazz Band concert accompanies wonderful food in a special home. Tickets $50 to benefit North Fork Reform Synagogue. Call 631-765-6182 for details.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY RE-OPENING - 1 p.m. Grand re-opening and ribbon cutting of Mattituck-Laurel Historical Society and Museums, Main Road, features new sleeve Family Room, Victorian Dress Collection and Reference Library. Light refreshments; donations accepted. 631-298-5248.

BOOK AND AUTHOR LUNCHEON - Friday, June 8, noon. Annual book and author luncheon to be held at the Pridwin Hotel, Shelter Island, hosted by Shelter Island Public Library. Event features CBS Sunday Morning and NBC Nightly News correspondent Robert Lipsyte, recipient of American Library Association's Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime contributions to young adult literature. Gary Paul Gates moderates. Tickets are $55. Reservations and choice of entreee must be made in person at library front desk on Route 114. 631-749-0042.

AUDUBON EVENTS - North Fork Audubon Society events at Red House Nature Center in Greenport. Friday, June 8, 7:30 p.m.--Annual meeting and dragonfly program; Sunday, June 10, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.--Dragonfly survey training.

LIGHTHOUSE CRUISE - Monday, June 4, 9 a.m. Twelve lighthouse cruise on catamaran Jessica W offered by East End Lighthouses to raise funds for offshore lighthouses of Southold Town. Eight-hour cruise departs from Greenport's Tall Ship dock and includes continental breakfast, catered lunch with wine, historical narration, raffles and more. Tickets are $90 for members and 95$ for non-members. Reservations required. 631-477-4121.

GARDEN TOUR - Saturday, June 16, from 1-5 p.m. 'Village Gardens/Nature's Gardens' spring garden tour and plant sale hosted by Oysterponds Historical Society offers opportunity to view gardens within Village and on Long Island Sound. Native plant sale at Old Point School House on Village Lane features plants grown and donated by Maureen Cullinane. Tickets are $25 at the door. Members and advance ticket purchase is $20. 631-323-2480.

MYSTIC SEAPORT TRIP - Monday, June 4, 8 a.m. Trip to Mystic Seaport offered by Friends of Mattituck-Laurel Library, traveling on fast ferry. Return trip leaves New London at 5 p.m. With docent-led tour and lunch at Steak Loft Restaurant. Friends, $84; nonmembers, $89. Nonrefundable fee includes transportation, gratuities, admission, tour and lunch. Tickets available at library circulation desk. 631-298-4134.

GREENPORT GALLERY WALK- On the third Saturday of every month from June through December (6-9 pm), a select group of galleries will open their doors for an evening of gallery hopping. Please join us for viewing, gallery talks, and refreshments. Dates are: June 16, July 21, August 18, September 15, October 20, November 17, and December 15. For further information please call 631-477-2153

REIKI- The last Monday of every month from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Location: Grace Episcopal Church 753 Roanoke Ave, Riverhead. Reiki will be held every Monday at Peconic Bay Medical Center Roanoke Ave, Riverhead 2nd Floor, Conference Rooms B & C. For details please call Ellen Jean McCabe, Ceritified Reiki Master Teacher 631-727-2072.

ANCIENT EGG EXHIBIT- Running through Labor day. The Dinosaur Walk Museum in Riverhead will have an ancient egg exhibit, which is a rare display of fossilized, complete dinosaur eggs from deep within Mongolia and from the barren plains of Morocco. Call 631-369-6556.

SKATEBOARDING - Great skate park in Greenport offering ramps and a half pipe. Call 631-477-2385 for hours.

INDIAN MUSEUM - In Southold, open Sundays from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call 631-765-5577.

CAROUSEL -Greenport Village carousel in Mitchell Park is open Saturdays, Sundays and school holidays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can get more information on this by calling 631-477-2200