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The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation relaunched its Millennial Society advocacy group for young professionals with “Celebrate Life!,” a festive happy hour at the Empire Hotel rooftop lounge in NYC on November 13. Nearly 100 guests attended the fun gathering, which was organized by the SWCRF’s new Millennial Society committee Amanda Aronson, Zachary Aronson, Bradley Fishel, Melissa Fishel, Sarah Nierenberg, Lauren Schumacher, Melanie Twomey and Joanna Wexler.

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Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email to [email protected].

OPENINGThe Permanent Collection

The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill presents the annual re-installation of its permanent collection galleries, "The Permanent Collection: Art. Illuminated," featuring several important recent acquisitions, many on view for the first time.

Marking the second anniversary of its Herzog & de Meuron-designed building (which opened in November 2012), the Parrish Art Museum has drawn works from its 3000-piece collection, including some 80 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, dating

from the late 19th century to the present, shown in seven galleries. The installation remains on view through November 2015.Gallery Talk

Guild Hall in East Hampton presents a gallery talk with Chief Curator Christina Strassfield on Saturday at 3 PM. Visit www.guildhall.org.Patrice Casanova

Art Gallery at the Quogue Library presents its December 2014 exhibit, Patrice Casanova’s “Scooters: Ice-Boating in the Great South Bay.” The show runs through January 4.

ONGOINGHome Spun

S i l a s M a r d e r G a l l e r y i n

Bridgehampton presents the group exhibition “Home Spun,” and on view through Sunday, December 21.

Home Spun explores various ways in which artists use traditionally craft-

based materials and techniques to communicate contemporary ideals. The exhibit features artwork by Sydney Albertini, Josh Blackwell, Susie Brandt, Elizabeth Duffy, Louise Eastman, Saskia Friedrich, Field Kallop, Aaron Mcintosh, and Sheila Pepe.The Edge of The World

Paton Miller: The Edge of The World takes place at Glenn Horowitz Bookseller in East Hampton through December 31.Antique Dolls Exhibit

"Ageless Beauty: Antique Dolls Exhibit" at the Suffolk County Historical Society in Riverhead will run to March 7. The show features over 100 vintage dolls from the private collection of Betty Ann Richardson and the Suffolk County Historical Society.SCCC Artwork

Artwork created by students in the Suffolk County Community College applied arts programs on the college’s Eastern Campus will be shown at the Eastern Campus Student Art Exhibit, through Tuesday in the Montaukett Learning Resource Center’s Lyceum Gallery in Riverhead.

The show will feature more than 70 works in a variety of media and sizes, including works in photography, graphic design, computer art, and interior design.Guild Hall

Guild Hall in East Hampton presents Mary Ellen Bartley: Leaning Above the Page. The show features 19 photographic meditations selected from five different ongoing series: Standing Open, Paperbacks, Sea Change, Blue Books, and Push 2 Stops. This solo exhibition is the result of Bartley receiving Top Honors in the 2012 Artists Members Exhibition from Lilly Wei, independent curator, essayist and critic for Art in America, who was the juror for Guild Hall’s 74th Artist Members Exhibition that included entries from more than 450 artists. The show runs through January 4.

Also on view at Guild Hall, New Additions to the Guild Hall Museum Permanent Collection 2010-2014. New Additions features works by Eric Fischl, April Gornik, Bryan Hunt, Barbara Kruger and David Salle. Visit www.guildhall.org.

Artwork by Patrice Casanova.

Iconic image from film “Milton Glaser: To Inform & Delight” by Wendy Keys

Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival DECEMBER 4, 5, 6, & 7, 2014 Bay Street Theater, Sag Harbor NY

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 11:30 YOUNG VOICES PROGRAM Chicken • The Games We Play • Myanmar: A Visual Journey • McB 3:00 Hans Van de Bovenkamp:

In His Own Words The New Farmers Fighting Chance on L.I. 6:00 Welcome to Soldier Ride 8:30 OPENING NIGHT FILM, The Big BeatFRIDAY, DECEMBER 5

11:30 Basta 1:30 FUTURE VOICES Chronophobic • Relax It’s Just Naps

from DCTV Triggering Our Emotions • Gender Power

from ETV 3:30 Here One Day 5:30 EMERGING VOICES:

School of Visual Arts When People Die They Sing Songs Follow Me to Masdar 8:00 SPOTLIGHT FILM, The 50 Year ArgumentSATURDAY, DECEMBER 6

10:00 BEST SHORTS PROGRAM Part-Time Joe • Heirloom • Stonefaced • Back to Brooklyn 12:00 Imber’s Left Hand 2:00 A Film Is a Film Is a Film Bending the Light 4:00 Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le ClerqGALA HONORING BARBARA KOPPLE 7:00 Cocktail reception & opening

remarks by Susan Lacy 8:00 Conversation with Julie Anderson

& Barbara Kopple 8:30 Documentary Feature:

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10:00 Men of Cloth 12:30 112 Weddings 2:30 Ballet 422 5:00 TWA Flight 800 7:30 FILMMAKER’S CHOICE AWARD Milton Glaser: To Inform & Delight

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Madness in the taproom featuring $5 pints, $5 burger platters, and $.50 wings. Weekday happy hour runs from 4 to 7 PM. Wednesday is Ladies Night with drink specials at 9:30. Friday is all night happy hour with taproom specials and DJ Dory at 10 PM. Saturday night, dance to Hamptons Classics served up by DJ Brian at 10 PM.

ZokkonZokkon in East Hampton hosts free

sushi at the bar 5 to 8 PM tomorrow evening. Sunday through Thursday the restaurant offers a three course prix fixe for $25.95.

The Jam SessionThe Jam Session takes place on

Thursdays from 7 to 9 PM at Bay Burger in Sag Harbor. Visit www.thejamsession.org.

Buckley’s Inn BetweenHappy hour weekdays in Hampton

Bays run from 4 to 8 PM, with $3 pints of everything on tap, well drinks, and pouring wine. DJ Phil at 10 PM on Fridays and Saturdays. Sundays see two for one appetizers at the bar all day. On Thursdays, it’s Buckley’s famous wing night with $15 all you can eat wings and all you can drink Miller Lite from 10 PM to 1 AM. Music by DJ Pauly and beer pong.

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at Wol f fer Es ta te Vineyards in Sagaponack every Friday evening from 5 to 8 PM. Enjoy live music and wines by the glass or bottle. Visit www.wolffer.com.

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The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation will celebrate its 17th annual benefit dinner and auction “Collaborating For A Cure” tomorrow at Cipriani Wall Street. In recent years, “The Waxman” has raised millions of dollars to support the Foundation’s research efforts to produce a cure for cancer.

This year’s event will honor fashion designers Carley Cushnie and Michelle Ochs of Cushnie et Ochs and include a special musical performance by Ziggy Marley. The evening will be hosted by Chris Wragge, co-anchor of “CBS 2 News This Morning,” as master of ceremony. The much-anticipated live and silent auctions will offer guests the opportunity to bid on an exciting selection of exclusive items.

For tickets visit www.waxmancancer.org.Festival Of Lights

On Saturday Wolffer Estate Vineyard presents its Festival of Lights: Holiday Wreath Auction and Lighting of the Vines at 6 PM. The auction benefits Fighting Chance, which provides free cancer counseling. There will be wine and cider, mulled wine, passed hors d’oeuvres and more. Tickets are $75; $35 for youth 12 and under. Sagaponack. 631-537-5106.Ugly Sweater Run

On Saturday bust out your best (worst) togs for lululemon’s Ugly Sweater Run through East Hampton Village at 8 AM. Surprises and prizes for the most hideous. Bring old or unwanted

sneakers for donation to the Max Cure Foundation’s Dunk Your Kicks drive. 8 AM, 35 Main Street, East Hampton. Tree Lighting

c/o The Maidstone and The Living Room Restaurant in East Hampton will present the annual tree lighting on Sunday from 4 to 6 PM. The tree lighting event will feature festive activities such as live holiday music from East Hampton High School choir, visits with Santa, cookie decorating, holiday refreshments and more. Non-perishable food items will be collected for the East Hampton Food Pantry. There will also be a toy drive for Toys for Tots. A collection box will be available for new unwrapped toys throughout the holiday season. Following the tree lighting, the special Swedish Holiday Menu will be available for dinner for $42 per person. For further information contact The Living Room Restaurant at c/o The Maidstone at 631-324-5006. Christmas at Hallockville

Christmas at Hallockville will take place on Sunday from noon to 3:30 PM in Riverhead. Celebrate the season the old-fashioned way with guided tours of historic homes decorated for the season, holiday music and special exhibits, children’s activities and event a special guest from the North Pole. The Hallock Homestead will be decorated in the style of a Victorian Christmas, complete with antique toy displays, mince meat tarts baking in the wood stove and costumed interpreters. The Cichanowicz Farmhouse will depict a Depression-era Polish farming family’s Christmas traditions. Plus craft demonstrations, holiday shopping, homemade baked goods and more. Admission fees support the not-

for-profit mission of the museum. Visit Hallockville.com.Ugly Christmas Sweater

In honor of National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day, Harbor Pet in Greenport is hosting Long Island’s very first Ugly Christmas Sweater party for dogs (and their owners) on Saturday, December 13 from 1 to 5 PM.

This funny and fest ive event encourages pet owners to bring their dogs in their own ugly Christmas sweaters. Prizes will be awarded for the ugliest sweater, most creative, best owner and dog ugly sweater combo and more.

In addition to the ugly sweaters

prancing around, there is a pet food collection for North Fork Animal Welfare League. Participants can purchase a pet food donation at Harbor Pet and a 10 percent discount will be given for pet food purchases made for the food drive. Each pup wearing an ugly holiday sweater will receive a special treat from Life if Grruff and refreshments for humans and dogs alike for added holiday cheer.

A photographer will be on hand to capture pet parents and their pups in all their ugly Christmas sweater glory.

For more information about this event or Harbor Pet, call 631-477-1518 or visit to learn more go to www.Harbor-Pet.com.

An asterisk (*) denotes an Indy Best Movie pick.New To Theaters

Horrible Bosses 2 (R) A gross, unfunny movie that glorifies rape and relies on shock value to cover the fact that the witless script is an embarrassment. In other words, critics hate it and audiences love it. Just say no.

Still Alice (PG-13) A tearjerker showcasing the considerable acting of Julianne Moore, who plays a linguistics professor feeling the beginning effects of Alzheimers. It’s a tour-de-force to be sure, and should land Moore a Best Actress nomination come Oscar time.Now Playing

The Imitation Game * (PG-13) If Benedict Cumberbatch looks familiar it’s because he’s been in, like, a zillion movies over the past few years. He stars in this one, and it is a juicy role to be sure. Cumberbatch plays Alan Turing, a mathematical genius who helped crack the German code during World War II, and went on to become a key figure in the development of the first computers. His life falls apart when he is prosecuted for being a homosexual. Keira Knightley co-stars. It’s getting Oscar buzz.

A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night * (R) First time writer director Ana Lily Amirpour turns in a wildly inventive and delightful romp through all things gory in this pulp masterpiece. It’s

being billed as the first Iranian Vampire Western ever made, if that provides any clarity. It’s a treat.

Foxcatcher (R) White-hot Channing Tatum gets serious as an Olympic wrestler overshadowed by his more successful brother. Steve Carell, who costars, also attempts to get serious, never a good idea. Vanessa Redgrave, who has made a career playing a stern unhappy matriarch, fits right in. Mark Ruffalo plays the older brother. It’s serious and ponderous and things get ugly and everyone is mining for Oscar gold. Directed by Bennett Miller (Moneyball). Sienna Miller co-stars. Probably doesn’t make the cut.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I (PG-13) What can we say? It’s risen to Harry Potter levels of self-importance as a breathless world waits to see what Katniss Everdeen will do next, even though we know from reading the books. Donald Sutherland, Julianne Moore et al are back. Not quite as good as the first two installments, but it’s still essential movie going.

Dumb and Dumber To (PG-13) You really can’t make such an incredibly dumb movie twice, but the lure of the almighty dollar beckons. The boys are considerably older and, if humanly possible, have gotten considerably dumber – in fact, they are imbeciles. If you find that funny, by all means go.

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Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email to [email protected] American Composers

The Par r i sh Ar t Museum in partnership with the Water Mill Center will screen a segment of Peter Greenaway’s documentary Four American Composers that profiles legendary avant-garde composer John Cage on Friday at 6 PM. Hamptons Take Two

The seventh annual Hamptons Take Two Documentary Film Festival kicks off Thursday and runs through Sunday at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, with Q&As after every film, and an

Audience Award. Visit www.ht2ff.com.Book & Bottle

The Suffolk County Historical Society in Riverhead presents “Book & Bottle” with Geoff Fleming and Amy Folk, authors of a new book about Plum Island, A World Unto Itself: The Remarkable History of Plum Island on Thursday at 6 PM. Book discussion and signing will include wine and cheese. Members free, non-members $5. RSVP requested.WHBPAC

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least for those at the Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival. Now in its seventh year, the festival, which begins tomorrow morning and continues through Sunday, has made its mark in the world of documentary. It is now four days long and is a highly lauded community event, featuring screenings in both spring and fall.

“We broadened our ‘Young Voices’ selections; initiated a collaboration with the School of Visual Arts MFA Social Documentary; promoted our Library Outreach program; and expanded our Industry Advisory Board to eight of the finest professionals in the world of documentary film,” according to Jacqui Lofaro, HT2FF founder, filmmaker and executive director.

HT2FF is a nonprofit organization founded by filmmakers, celebrating the rich, diverse and challenging world of documentary film. The festival strives to bring the work of documentary filmmakers with a preference from New York to Montauk. The festival itself is

All Docs, All Dayat Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor.

Fond l y r e cogn i zed by the community as the “art house” festival, the four-day long event will feature premieres and award-winning documentaries, shorts, features, and student submissions. The “all docs all day” mission will be completed, according to festival officials, and will be coupled with insightful and stimulating Q&A discussions.

This year, according to the festival’s website, the spotlight shines on Barbara Kopple (pictured right) and her 40 plus years of Academy Award-winning filmmaking, which Lofaro deems as “courageous, bold and honest.” On Saturday at 7 PM Kopple will be celebrated at a gala with refreshments, a documentary film screening and discussion. Tickets for the gala are on sale now at the festival’s website ($40). There will also be several hosts throughout the event including award winning broadcaster and interviewer Bonnie Grice, host of the popular morning show the “Eclectic Café,” and creative writing

professor Andrew Botsford, from Stony Brook Southampton.

Tickets to the festival are on sale now. A festival pass (admission to all films including the gala) is $125, film tickets are $15 each, $13 for seniors. To buy tickets and to view the full schedule of the event, visit www.ht2ff.com, or email [email protected].

“For seven years, HT2FF’s mission continues to champion the rich, diverse and challenging world of documentary,” Lofaro said. “We bring you unique stories on film, some long, other short and some you’ll never see anywhere but at our festival. We hope our films find a place in your busy life. This is the experience we want to share.”

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use, after biting the heads off of numerous bats, after immersing himself

Ozzy Osbourne, 1948in the Black Arts a n d S a t a n i s m , even after enduring a household filled w i t h a n n o y i n g ch i ld ren and a meddlesome wife, he is still alive.

A n d O z z y Osbourne is doing quite nicely by all accounts.

O s b o u r n e fronted one of the oddest, but one o f r o c k ’s mo s t important bands, Black Sabbath. The group, which rose to prominence in the early 1970s, was rock’s f i r s t heavy metal band, and the band’s

fascination with all things dark led to numerous charges that they were Satanists. The band eponymous debut

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album and its follow-up, Paranoid went from cult classics to mainstream favs, earning platinum certification and legions of fans.

With the success came all of the byproducts: girls, drugs, and alcohol abuse. Osbourne would grapple with excess for much of his life, even to the present day. At one point the group was accused of encouraging teen suicide while listening to a Sabbath song. The negative publicity eventually boiled over. So did the criticism of Ozzy biting the head of a bat off during show dates; some said the bats weren’t real, Ozzy swore they indeed were.

Osbourne left the band in 1979 and married Sharon Arden in 1982. The couple and their children went on to star in one of television’s most popular reality series, and Sharon, along with their children Kelly and Jack, all became celebrities.

Osbourne continued to play. His Ozzfest tours, bringing together heavy metal bands for extended play dates, drew huge crowds, with Osbourne as the headliner.

In 2011 Black Sabbath reunited for a worldwide tour. Sharon is a regular on “The Talk” and “America’s Got Talent.” The two have been living apart of late but deny they have broken up.

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WEDNESDAY 12•3•14• Open gym and pickleball are on tap at the

Montauk Playhouse on Wednesdays this month. Visit their website to see the entire schedule of offerings or call 631-668-1612. SATURDAY 12•6•14

• The popular East Hampton Chamber of Commerce Santa parade steps off at 10 AM traveling along Main Street and Newtown Lane. Santa will greet children after the parade at the Huntting Inn from about 11 till noon.

• Meet Mrs. Claus at the Ladies Village Improvement Society’s old-fashioned Holiday Celebration. 2 to 4 PM at the LVIS House on Main Street in East Hampton.

• Join Rick Whalen of the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society for a long hike from Fresh Pond in Amagansett along the Paumanok Path to Napeague. Meet at the curve on Napeague Meadow Road for carpooling to the hike start. Bring lunch, liquids, stamina. 10 AM, six or seven miles. Reach Rick at 631-267-6608 or 631-275-8539.

• East End Classic Boat Society announces the winner of its annual raffle for a 14-foot East End Sharpie sailing and rowing boat during its open house. 3 to 5 PM at the Community Boat Shop on Bluff Road in Amagansett.

• There’s just one 6 PM seating for the “Clams Every Which Way” supper at the Springs Presbyterian Church on Old Stone Highway. For $28, enjoy baked clams, clam chowder, crunchy clam-topped salad, and linguine with clam sauce. Italian bread, dessert, and coffee or tea as well.

• The Friends of the Montauk Library host a “do as you like” trip to NYC. $30 round trip, the bus leaves from the Montauk Post Office at 8:30 AM sharp. Return is 5 PM from 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue. Call 631-668-2332. SUNDAY 12•7•14

• Breakfast is cooked by volunteers at the Springs Firehouse every Sunday from 7 to 11 AM. Eggs, bacon or sausage, pancakes, French toast, all for just $8.

• The Montauk Fire Department and the Montauk Lions Club host a holiday dinner for seniors from noon to 3:30 PM at the firehouse. Those who are homebound and unable to attend may call ahead to arrange for dinners to be delivered to them at home.

• Come by c/o Maidstone in East Hampton for a tree lighting and other holiday festivities at 4 PM.

• LongHouse Reserve on Hands Creek Road in East Hampton hosts a holiday decorations workshop. 10 AM till noon. Call 631-329-3568. WEDNESDAY 12•10•14

• The East Hampton Chamber of Commerce hosts a holiday luncheon at the American Hotel in Sag Harbor at noon. Enjoy musical entertainment by Jim Turner. $50. Reservations a must. Call 631-324-0362.

WEDNESDAY 12•3•14• A bereavement support group is held each week

at Southampton Hospital from 5:30 to 7 PM. Call 631-283-6729 for additional information.

• Every Wednesday at 6 PM Hampton Coffee Company in Southampton on CR 39 hosts movie night.

Film discussion after the flick. THURSDAY 12•4•14

• The Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce celebrates with its annual Holiday Party at the American Hotel at 6 PM. Reservations required.FRIDAY 12•5•14

• From 5 to 7 PM it’s the annual windmill lighting at Stony Brook Southampton.

• Country Line Dancing for seniors is offered free every Friday at 10:30 AM and Monday at 1 PM at the Flanders Senior Center. Call 631-725-1235 to learn more.

• The thinner weight loss program includes weekly discussions on topics such as exercise, label reading, and how the body responds to foods. At the Ed & Phyllis Wellness Institute at Southampton Hospital. 9:30 to 10:30 AM. $5 donation. Call 631-728 WELL.

• Yee Haw! Country line dancing with DJ lessons are held at the American Legion Post on Ponquogue Avenue in Hampton Bays the first, third, and fourth Friday of each month from 7:30 to 11 PM. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, take lessons from 7 to 9 PM. $8.

• Every Friday from 6 to 7 PM the East End Dharma Group holds Tibetan Buddhist meditation at Joshua’s Place on Sanford Place in Southampton. Call 631-287-4100 for details.

• A tree lighting takes place at Topping Rose House in Bridgehampton from 6 to 8 PM.SATURDAY 12•6•14

• Take a hayride through Southampton Village between 12:30 and 3:30 PM. Depart from the Arts Center on Jobs Lane.

• Christ Episcopal Church in Sag Harbor holds a Christmas Boutique and Tea Shoppe from 10 AM to 3 PM.

• Celebrate the pleasures of the holiday season with the Southampton Historical Museum at the Captain Albert Rogers Mansion built in 1843 by a successful whaling merchant. From 5:30 to 7:30 PM the Greek Revival Mansion will be filled with bountiful hors d’oeuvres, sumptuous sweets and an open bar. The Music Room will be filled with holiday cheer with a piano player playing contemporary and traditional holiday songs on a baby grand piano. The parlors and sitting rooms will be festooned with garlands of fresh winter greens and flowers. Colorful antique holiday decorations can be seen on the many trees that decorate the many reception rooms in the Mansion. To order tickets -- $50 in advance, $60 at the door -- call the Museum at 631-283-2494.

• “Light Up the Tree” in Sag Harbor is at 5 PM next to the windmill. Brought to you by the Chamber of Commerce, the jovial event features a holiday sing-a-long.

• The Southampton Chamber of Commerce presents annual holiday festivities with horse and buggy rides around town, carolers and refreshments at the chamber on Main Street from 1 to 4 PM. Santa visits from 1:30 to 3:30 PM. For more information call the chamber at 631-283-0402.

• Westhampton Beach’s Annual Holiday WinterFest Event in the Village. Sponsored by the Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce. Starting at 10:30 AM in the Hampton Arts Twin Cinema enjoy holiday movies for kids. Then, beginning at noon, enjoy a horse and buggy ride down Main Street. Come discover the year-round shops and restaurants as they host kids’ activity craft stations, holiday treat stations, and holiday discounts, while visiting with Santa in the Gazebo, 3 PM is storytime with Mrs. Claus in the WHB Library,

and give-aways with local radio stations broadcasting live. The Christmas Tree and Menorah Lighting begins at 6:30 PM.

• The Westhampton Presbyterian Church will be having its annual Christmas Bazaar and Tea from 1:30 until 4 PM. Silver Tea will be served. Decorated fresh green wreaths, handmade ornaments, gift items, baked goods and jewelry will be available to buy.

• Annual Christmas Tree and Menorah Lighting Ceremony performed on The Village Green in Westhampton at 6 PM to 7:30 PM. Caroling by the Westhampton Beach High School chorus and The Hampton Synagogue’s Youth Choir will fill the evening with the festive sounds of the season. Free hot cocoa and cookies, and the arrival of Santa Claus by Fire Engine tops off the evening! Sponsored by The Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce, The Hamptons Interfaith Council and The Incorporated Village of Westhampton Beach.

• The Episcopal Church of St. Mary on Ponquogue Avenue in Hampton Bays will hold a Christmas Fair at noon.

• Zephyr Teachout is the special guest at the Southampton Democratic Club breakfast at the Publick House. 10 AM till noon. Bowden Square, Southampton. Phone 631-470-6121 to reserve your seat. $21 in advance, $25 at the door.

• See owls by the light of the full moon with your friends at the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton. Call SoFo at 631-537- 9735 for registration, meeting place, and admission info. 7 PM.

• Southampton Trails Preservation Society hosts inaugural hamlet to hamlet hikes at 10 AM. A ribbon cutting at Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor kicks them off. Call 631-283-0071 to learn more.SUNDAY, DEcEmbER 7

• The Hampton Bays Chamber of Commerce hosts a holiday brunch at Villa Tuscano. Noon to 2 PM. Call 631-728-2211 to learn more. At 5 PM, the chamber sponsors a tree lighting and visit with Santa. At the firehouse on Main Street.

• Santa makes a stop at the windmill in Sag Harbor at 3 PM.

• Put a wreath on it. Marders teaches you how to make one of your own at 10 AM. $55 for adults, $45 for kids. Call 631-537-3700 to save your seat.

• The Hampton Choral Society presents Bach and Mendelssohn at the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church at 3 and 5:30 PM. $30 adults. Call 631-204-9402.

• Trek Elliston Park at 10 AM. Meet Howard Reisman of the Southampton Trails Preservation Society at the park entrance on Millstone Brook Road in Southampton. Call 631-283-5376 with questions.

• “The Gift of Loving Kindness” is the focus of this week’s service at the Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse on the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike at 10:30 AM. TUESDAY 12•2•14

• A cancer support group meets at Joshua’s Place in Southampton from 5 to 6:30 PM. Phone

WEDNESDAY 12•3•14• Starting a business creatively means more

than thinking outside the box. It means getting the box for free and selling what’s inside before you own it. Join Dan Edgett as he discusses his journey as an entrepreneur and explains the importance of taking a creative approach to starting your own business. 6 PM LIU Riverhead. Call 631-287-8010 to register.THURSDAY 12•4•14

• The Sit and Sew Club meets every Thursday from 10 AM till noon at the Riverhead Library.

• Suffolk County Historical Society presents Bok & Bottle with Geoff Fleming and Amy Folk, authors of a new book about Plum Island. 6 PM. W. Main Street Riverhead. Call 631-727-2881. FRIDAY 12•5•14

• The Harbor Bells perform at Peconic Landing in Greenport at 7:30 PM.SATURDAY 12•6•14

• The Southold Historical Society announces its first ever Holiday Fair, which will take place at the Peconic Recreation Center, located at 970 Peconic Lane, Peconic and will be open from 10 AM to 4 PM.

• From 10 AM till 4:30 PM join the Suffolk County Historical Museum in Riverhead for the annual Wooden Wonderland Carvers’ holiday show and sale. Free admission.SUNDAY 12•7•14

• Kent Animal Shelter invites you to join in its annual holiday tradition for family pets! Get your family and pet professionally photographed with Santa by pro photographer Kathleen O’Donnell! $10 donation per photo, all proceeds to benefit homeless animals. Pet gifts lovingly handmade by volunteers will be on sale, and donations of pet food, treats, toys and clean bedding will be gratefully accepted. Celebrate the holidays in Martha Clara’s pet-friendly tasting room. Martha Clara Vineyards, Riverhead. 11 AM to 2 PM.

• It’s Christmas at Hallockville from noon to 3:30 PM. Celebrate the season the old-fashioned way with guided tours of historic homes decorated for the season, holiday music and special exhibits, children’s activities and even a special guest from the North Pole. Craft demonstrations, holiday shopping, homemade baked goods and more! Admission fees support the not-for-profit mission of the museum. Adults $8/$6 museum members, $4 ages 6-12; ages 5 and under are free; $15 for 2 adults with 2 children.

631-287-4100.WEDNESDAY 12•10•14

• The Southampton Village Senior Advisory Committee and the Southampton Historical Museum welcome all seniors to celebrate the pleasures of the holiday season at the Captain Albert Rogers Mansion. 1:30 to 3:30 PM, admission is free, but you have to RSVP by calling 631-283-2494.

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Ingredients (Serves 4)8 oz polenta

4 oz goat cheese4 pears (peeled and sliced)

2 oz butter1 8 oz can pear nectar

1 bay leaf1 shallot (minced)6 figs (quartered)

1 pinch of cinnamon4 oz olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

Pan Seared Polenta And Goat Cheese Cake With Braised Pears

And FigsMethod

Fill a large pot with a 2-to-1 ratio, water to polenta, and bring to a boil. Once the water boils, add the minced shallot and the bay leaf then slowly pour in the polenta while whisking it into the boiling water. Once you have added all of your polenta, reduce the heat to a simmer and continue to whisk often. Do this for an hour, then whisk in the butter and the polenta will be the right consistency.

When the polenta is finished pour half of it into a deep baking dish and

place in the fridge for 15 minutes to allow it to cool slightly, then remove and crumble the goat cheese over the top. Now pour in the rest of the polenta, smooth and even out the polenta with a spatula and place in the fridge for about an hour to cool.

While the polenta cake cools you can start braising the pears and figs. Start by bringing 1 cup of water and the 8 oz can of pear nectar to a simmer then add the cinnamon and place the pears in the hot liquid. Let the pears

cook at a low simmer for the entire hour that you are cooling the polenta. Add the figs at the end and let them cook in the liquid for about 15 minutes.

When the polenta is cool cut it into 4 square pieces. Heat a large sauté pan and add the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the cakes and shallow fry the polenta for about 7 minutes on each side. Plate the dish with a healthy portion of the braised pears, figs, and of course some of the delicious braising liquid.

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Holiday Cafés and Gift Stores are once again open for the Season. All month, the locally-owned and operated espresso bars & cafés are featuring a variety of delicious special holiday beverages, warm seasonal muffins, freshly baked pies, and fantastic holiday gifts in every price range.

Returning this Holiday Season are the Peppermint Mocha, Peppermint Hot Chocolate, and Eggnog Latte. The Peppermint Mocha combines peppermint syrup, their signature freshly roasted espresso, chocolate syrup, and steamed milk – topped with whipped cream, chocolate drizzle, and candy cane pieces.

The Peppermint Hot Chocolate combines their homemade hot cocoa with all-natural peppermint syrup and is topped with whipped cream (of course!), chocolate drizzle, and candy cane pieces. Last but not least, Hampton Coffee Company’s always popular Eggnog Latte is the best around. Real

Eggnog, gently steamed, combined with espresso, and topped with whipped cream and cinnamon. And nothing goes better with one of these holiday beverages than their new Holiday Muffin, the Eggnog Cinnamon Streusel Muffin, warm from the oven. Made with real eggnog, sprinkled with delicious crumb topping, and frosted with vanilla icing.

Hampton Coffee Company’s Holiday Cafés are also the place for great holiday gifts for business associates, clients, friends, family, foodies, and the coffee lovers in your life! In addition to their popular gift cards and made-to-order Hampton Gift Baskets, there are Holiday Teas, Bodum French Presses and coffee grinders, holiday music CDs, and their freshly roasted estate-grown coffee beans in holiday gift bags. There’s sure to be something here on everyone’s gift list.

Plus, between now and New Year’s, Hampton Coffee Company is offering free samples of their limited edition Hampton Holiday Blend coffee. A delicious sweet and savory warming wintry blend of hand-roasted Direct Trade Organic coffee with real cinnamon and authentic spices from the island of Grenada. One taste, and you’ll definitely want to bring a pound home for your holiday celebration. If you can’t get to one of their cafés, you can order it online at www.hamptoncoffeecompany.com.

Speaking of holiday parties, the Water Mill location is baking apple and pumpkin pies to order. Place your order now and pick up your pie hot out-of-the-oven on the day you choose, up to Christmas Eve afternoon. Hampton Coffee also offers breakfast and lunch catering for your

holiday party.Hampton Coffee Company is located

at 194 Mill Road in Westhampton Beach, on the Six Corners Roundabout, across from the Village Hall; 749 County Road 39A in Southampton, on the Highway next to Southampton BMW; and, at 869 Montauk Highway in Water Mill, next to The Green Thumb Farmstand. All cafés are open year-round from 6 AM to 6 PM daily. Visit www.hamptoncoffeecompany.com for more details.

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