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Paving the way to the past
Long Island Antique Power Association members Jeff Klaverwieden of Huntington (left) and John Golden, 13, of Wading River drive a 1929 Buffalo Springfield steamroller, a Sicilian asphalt paving machine, during Hallockville Museum Farm’s 30th annual Fall Festival and Craft Show Saturday. The event offered antique automobile displays, live music, hayrides, livestock, museum tours, games, craft demonstrations, a farmers market with local food and wine, and more

Thursday, September 23

Reception for ‘MARK-IT!’ Artists from the New York Foundation for the Arts Mark 09 Professional Development Program, 4-6 p.m. at Lyceum Gallery, Eastern Campus of Suffolk County Community College, Speonk-Riverhead Road, Riverhead. On view through Oct. 29. 451-4256.

Native American Day, 4-6 p.m. for teens in the Loft at Riverhead Free Library, 330 Court St. DIY Dreamcatcher and book display. Register: 727-3228, ext. 112 or ext. 6, [email protected].

Autumn Film Festival features ‘Sweet Land’ (2005), directed by Ali Selim, 6 p.m. at Floyd Memorial Library, 539 First St., Greenport. In 1920 Inge travels from Germany to rural Minnesota to meet the man destined to be her husband. Free. 477-0660.

Annual Tucker Bowl, 7 p.m. at Mattituck High School, Main Road. Kids vs. faculty in a variety of fun events. 298-8471, ext. 3269.

Sarah Ruhl’s ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’ opens North Fork Community Theatre’s 53rd season, 8 p.m., Old Sound Avenue, Mattituck. Poetic fantasy in which the act of answering a dead man’s cell phone draws a woman into the mysteries of life, death and varieties of love. Tickets $15: 298-NFCT, nfct.com.

Friday, September 24

Terrific Twos and Threes, 10-10:30 a.m., features “Swaying Scarecrows,” music, movement and art at Cutchogue-New Suffolk Library, Main Road, Cutchogue. Register: 734-6360.

Annual Achievement Day and Craft Exhibit, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at George G. Young Community Center, Jamesport Avenue, Jamesport, hosted by Riverhead-Jamesport Homemakers Day Unit. Crafts, raffles, handmade items and theme baskets, plants, homemade cookies and more. Refreshments served. All welcome. 298-4239.

Film ‘Captain Abu Raed’ (2007), 1:30 p.m. at Mattituck-Laurel Library, Main Road, Mattituck. Aging airport janitor mistaken for an airline pilot by poor neighborhood children weaves fantastical stories. Free. 298-4134.

‘Guardians of Ga’Hoole’ program for grades 3-6 at Southold Free Library, Main Road. Celebration of release of “Legend of the Guardians” computer animated film, hosted by Dana Hegquist. 765-2077.

Family dinner, 5-7 p.m. at Knights of Columbus, 2050 Depot Lane, Cutchogue. Chicken francese, salad, dessert, coffee and tea. Bar open until 8 p.m. Adults $15 or 2/$25; children $10. 734-7338.

Historic Jamesport House Tour begins with pre-tour cocktail party, 5-7 p.m. at Jamesport Meeting House, 1590 Main Road, Jamesport. See Saturday, Sept. 25. 722-0008.

Twenty-first annual Greenport Maritime Festivalkicks off with Land and Sea cocktailreception, 6-8 p.m. at East End Seaport Museum and Marine Foundation, Third Street at ferry dock, Greenport. Oyster and clam bar by SPAT, local wines, 50/50 raffle. Members $25, nonmembers $30. 477-2100.

Teen Game Night, 6-8 p.m. in the Loft at Riverhead Free Library, 330 Court St. XBox and Wii, snacks, friends. Register: 727-3228, ext. 112 or ext. 6, [email protected].

Open Mic Night, 6:30-10 p.m. hosted by Jim Gorman at Mattituck Presbyterian Church coffeehouse, Main Road. All styles of music welcome. Performance by Liza Coppola. RSVP: www.mattpres.com.

Peconic Bay Medical Center’s 5th annual ‘Benefit in Black and White,’ 6:30 p.m. at Westhampton Country Club, 35 Potunk Lane, Westhampton Beach. Proceeds benefit PBMC’s Emergency Center, a NYS Dept. of Health designated Stroke Center. Gourmet dining, dancing to DJ music, silent auction and raffle with grand prize of $10,000. Tickets $225; raffle $50/ticket or 3/$100. Call PBMC Foundation at 548-6080 or purchase in medical center’s gift shop.

Sarah Ruhl’s ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone,’ 8 p.m. at North Fork Community Theatre. See Thursday.

Saturday, September 25

Barn sale, 8 a.m.-noon on Wells Avenue behind Bank of America, Southold, sponsored by Women of First Presbyterian Church. New and antique merchandise. Rain or shine. All proceeds benefit East End Charities. 765-2597.

Southold Indian Museum’s annual craft and yard sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on museum grounds, 1080 Main Bayview Road. 765-5577. Rain date Sunday, Sept. 26.

Beach cleanup, 9 a.m. at Bailie Beach, Mattituck, hosted by local Boy Scout troops. Rain date Sunday, Sept. 26. Meet at Scout lodge at beach. Bring gloves, sunscreen, water and wear sneakers. Debris is catalogued to identify sources of trash to help formulate long-term solutions for and improve awareness of problems caused by beach debris. [email protected].

Second annual Historic Jamesport House Tour, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. features visits to 12 homes in Jamesport and South Jamesport. Tour begins at Meeting House, 1590 Main Road, Jamesport; can be walked or bicycled, or cars can park at several locations along the route. Advance $40; at door $50. Combined ticket for pre-tour cocktail party and tour $100. Proceeds help repair and maintain 1731 Jamesport Meeting House. 722-0008, jamesportmeetinghouse.org.

South Harbor Road Heritage Walk, meet 10 a.m. at South Harbor Park, hosted by Southold Free Library, Main Road. Rain date Saturday, Oct. 2. All welcome. 765-2077.

Family Fossil Day, 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. at Long Island Science Center, 11 W. Main St., Riverhead. Fossilized horse skulls and other ancient creatures uncovered in Oregon. Admission $8 or $25/family of 4. Price includes admission to Toy Tech Exhibit. 208-8000, lisciencecenter.org.

Aquebogue PTO’s 19th annual Fall Craft Fair and Chinese Auction, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on grounds of Aquebogue School, 499 Main Road. Handcrafted items, raffles and food; rain or shine. 830-5285.

Seventh annual Long Island Garlic Festival 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Garden of Eve Organic Farm and Market, 4558 Sound Ave., Riverhead. Celebration of “garliciana” includes organic foods, garlic-inspired foods, garlic cookoff, crafts, children’s games, pumpkin picking, farm tours, hayrides and live music by The Midnight Blues, Buddy Merriam and Backroads and others. Admission $3; children under 6 free. Free admission with cookoff entry both days; cookoff Saturday-Sunday, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Portion of proceeds benefits Citizens Campaign for the Environment. 722-8777, gardenofevefarm.com.

GreenportMaritime Festival begins with opening day parade 11 a.m., followed by traditional blessing of the waters by the Greek Orthodox Church. Activities include classic, ice and small boats in Mitchell Park, plein air artists and silent auction, pirate show, 106th Rescue Wing air/sea rescue simulation (weather permitting), fireworks over Mitchell Park Marina, dory race, music, snapper-fishing contest, chowder contest, Eastern Long Island Hospital raffle drawing and more. Continues Sunday, Sept. 26. See Maritime Festival supplement in Sept. 9 paper. 477-2100.

Wine Salon — HARVEST Celebration of Long Island’s East End begins 11 a.m. with events at participating wineries on the North Fork, presented by Wine Spectator to benefit East End Hospice and Peconic Land Trust. Tickets $25 per program. Continues Sunday, Sept. 26. Information at www.harvesteastend.com.

How To Photograph Your Artwork, 12:30-3:30 p.m. at East End Arts Council’s Carriage House, 133 E. Main St., Riverhead. With Jim Desario. Fee $50; members $35. Register: 369-2171.

Smithsonian Magazine’s 5th Annual Museum Day, 2-5 p.m. at Oysterponds Historical Society, 1555 Village Lane, Orient. Summer exhibition “A Stitch in Time; What We Wore 1776-1976” is free to Smithsonian Magazine readers and Smithsonian.com visitors. Visit www.smithsonian.com/museumday to download admission card that provides access for 2 people. 323-2480.

Terese Svoboda reads from and signs copies of ‘Pirate Talk,’ 3 p.m. at Floyd Memorial Library, 539 First St., Greenport. All welcome. Free. 477-0660.

Youth Night for grades 5-8, 7-9 p.m. at Southold Town Recreation Center, Peconic Lane, Peconic. Various Wii games, pool, pingpong, indoor basketball and foosball.¬ Snacks and refreshments available at reasonable price.¬  Bring favorite CDs or iPod. Free to resident youth.¬ 765-5182.

Music and Storytelling by Johnny Cuomo, 7-8 p.m. at Custer Institute and Observatory, 1115 Main Bayview Road, Southold. Interactive program features stories from around the world set to music. Suggested donation $10; members $8; children $3. For all ages. Stargazing (weather permitting) 7 p.m.-midnight. Guided tours of the night sky through powerful telescopes. Suggested donation $5; children $3. 765-2626.

Sarah Ruhl’s ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone,’ 8 p.m. at North Fork Community Theatre. See Thursday.

Sunday, September 26

North Fork Breast Health Coalitions’s 12th annual 5K Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness at Tanger Outlet Center, 1770 W. Main St., Riverhead. Registration 7:30-8:45 a.m.; opening ceremony 8:45 a.m.; walk begins 9 a.m. Registration $20; ages 12 and under free. First 300 registrants receive official NFBHC gift bag containing T-shirt, hat and other items. Raffles, giveaways and more. 208-8889, northforkbreasthealth.org.

Long Island Garlic Festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Garden of Eve Organic Farm and Market, Riverhead. See Saturday.

GreenportMaritime Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. See Saturday.

Book signing ‘Act III’by Alison Hegeman follows 10:30 a.m. service at Orient Congregational Church, Main Road. All proceeds benefit CAST. 323-2665.

Wine Salon — HARVEST Celebration of Long Island’s East End, 11 a.m. See Saturday.

Open House, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Flanders Fire Department, 19 Firehouse Lane. Display of equipment, live demonstrations, fire prevention safety trailer and light refreshments. All welcome. 727-0758.

‘For the Love of a Horse’ benefit for Amaryllis Farm Equine Rescue, 1-5 p.m. at Jason’s Vineyard, 1785 Main Road, Jamesport. Wine, hors d’oeuvres, raffles, live music by guitarist George Barry, photo display of rescued horses and more. Tickets $30 advance or at door; proceeds benefit Long Island’s first horse sanctuary for senior service horses. Purchase tickets at www.forRascal.com.

Dedication of Peggy Waide Education Center, 2:30 p.m. at Southold Indian Museum, 1080 Main Bayview Road in honor of Ms. Waide and her years of service to the museum. RSVP appreciated: 765-5577.

Sarah Ruhl’s ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone,’ 2:30 p.m. at North Fork Community Theatre. See Thursday. Final performance.

Pianist Dimitri Sogoloff performs works by Rachmaninoff, 3 p.m. at Floyd Memorial Library, 539 First St., Greenport. Free. 477-0660.

Moose Races, 3:30 p.m. hosted by Women of the Moose, Riverhead Chapter 1118 at 51 Madison St. Races start 4 p.m. Admission $10, includes buffet dinner, coffee and dessert. Reservations and information: 779-2694. Members and guests welcome.

Monday, September 27

New York, New York: The World in a City, 6-8 p.m. at Riverhead Free Library, 330 Court St. Entertaining presentation by Pat Sommerstad introduces variety of ethnic neighborhoods with emphasis on the best food destinations. Ready-made plans provided, prizes and more. Register: 727-3228, ext. 0, riverheadlibrary.org.

‘Revolution OS,’ documentary that traces the 20 year history of GNU, Linux, open source, and the free software movement, 7 p.m. at Southold Free Library, Main Road. Hosted by David van Popering. 765-2077.

Tuesday, September 28

Ninth annual golf outing to benefit Dominican Sisters Family Health Service at Noyac Golf and Country Club, 51 Wildwood Road, Sag Harbor. Registration 10:30 a.m.; shotgun start noon. Fee $325, includes lunch, cocktails, buffet dinner reception, raffle prizes, hole-in-one contest and $10,000 raffle. Reserve at 728-0937.

‘250 Years of Mattituck Schools,’ 7 p.m. at Mattituck-Laurel Historical Society’s New Egypt Schoolhouse, Main Road, Mattituck. Curator-historian Norman Wambach relates stories, some funny; bring your school yearbooks. Individual with the oldest book wins prize. Refreshments served. 298-1930.

Book discussion ‘Bel Canto’ by Ann Patchett, 7 p.m., led by Bev Wowak at Mattituck-Laurel Library, Main Road, Mattituck. 298-4134.

Wednesday, September 29

Bus trip to Kykuit and Philipsburg Manor sponsored by Friends of Cutchogue-New Suffolk and Mattituck-Laurel libraries. Bus departs Cutchogue 7:30 a.m. and Mattituck 7:45 a.m. and returns 7:30 p.m. Kykuit is Hudson Valley home of four generations of Rockefellers and Philipsburg Manor is an 18th century milling and trading complex. Tickets $60, includes transportation, guided tour of Kykuit and Philipsburg entry; available at circulation desks. 734-6360, 298-4134.

Toy Tech, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday at Long Island Science Center, 11 W. Main St., Riverhead. Fun hands-on exhibit explores how toys work. Play with mechanical, optical and acoustic toys, make and test toys and invent a new one. Timed tickets may be required on certain days. Admission $8. 208-8000, lisciencecenter.org. Through Saturday, Oct. 9.

East End Student Film Project Screening, 6:30 p.m. at Floyd Memorial Library, 539 First St., Greenport. All welcome. Free. 477-0660.

Thursday, September 30

Public presentation of proposed library expansion, 10 a.m. at Southold Free Library, Main Road. All welcome. 765-2077.

Autumn Film Festival features ‘Lemon Tree’ (Israel/Germany/France, 2008), directed by Eran Riklis, 6 p.m. at Floyd Memorial Library, 539 First St., Greenport. Story of a Palestinian widow who must defend her lemon tree field when a new Israeli Defense Minister moves next to her and threatens to have her lemon grove torn down. Free. 477-0660.

Author Talk with Terry Wallace, 7 p.m. at Mattituck-Laurel Library, Main Road, Mattituck. Discussion of his new book “Helen M. Kroeger and Otto J. Kurth: The Anchorage Studio and Peconic Bay Impressionism.” Free; all welcome. 298-4134.

CALENDAR POLICY

In order to be listed in the calendar, events must be open to the general public and be not-for-profit, nonpartisan and nonsectarian in nature. The deadline for receipt of calendar listings is 5 p.m. Friday. To submit material: E-mail [email protected]; mail to Times/Review News¬­papers, P.O. Box 1500, Mattituck, NY 11952; or fax to 298-3287. Call 298-3200 for information.