01.28.2020 Around the Island A familiar face brings new life to Sylvester Manor farm When Cristina Cosentino finished her farm apprenticeship at Sylvestor Manor in 2015, she “didn’t want to leave.” Fast forward five years and she’s come full-circle as the Manor’s first-ever...
01.24.2020 Around the Island Suffolk Library Winnebago promotes Census on Shelter Island Although you might hardly know it from the crowds — children and adults who visited the Suffolk Libraries Empower Discovery (SLED) Winnebago parked outside the Shelter Island Library Friday...
01.23.2020 Around the Island What’s happening on Shelter Island this week There’s plenty to do across Shelter Island and beyond this week. THIS WEEK FILM The Shelter Island Library features a screening of “That’s Entertainment” (G) on Thursday, Jan. 23,...
01.21.2020 Around the Island Island music fans ‘weather the storm’ for bluegrass show Saturday night’s snowstorm didn’t stop music lovers from filling up Shelter Island School’s auditorium for the Brooklyn-based Damn Tall Buildings bluegrass concert presented by Sylvester Manor. “It was very...
01.18.2020 Around the Island A breath of spring coming to the library for next Friday Night Dialogues Winter may still have us in its tight grasp, but Tim Purtell will be giving us a glimpse of spring on Friday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. when he...
01.14.2020 Around the Island Shelter Island students to have art displayed at East Hampton festival A collaborative art project created by Shelter Island School Students will be featured in “Made By Water,” the upcoming 28th annual Guild Hall Student Art Festival in East Hampton...
01.13.2020 Around the Island Shelter Island artist shares tales of Native American artifacts he collects here John Pagliaro recently dazzled 4th grade students at Shelter Island School with some artifacts discovered here that were twice as old as the pyramids of Egypt. Mr. Pagliaro was...
01.09.2020 Around the Island Shelter Island’s winter bluegrass tradition is alive and well; meet the next band Each January as winter strengthens its grip on the East End, Sylvester Manor helps lift spirits and warm hearts by bringing an up-and-coming traditional bluegrass band to Shelter Island...
01.08.2020 Around the Island What’s happening around Shelter Island the week of Jan. 9, 2020 SPIRIT WEEK It’s Blue and Gray Day during Spirit Week at Shelter Island School on Friday, Jan. 10. KID CRAFTS Shelter Island Recreation offers arts and crafts for kids...
01.06.2020 Around the Island Get ready to learn ‘The History of Taylor’s Island’ with P.A.T Hunt If you’re like many Shelter Islanders, you may not know where Taylor’s Island is or what role it has played in the Island’s history, much less visited there, though...
01.04.2020 Around the Island Movies at the Senior Center Jan. 7: ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ (R)Jan. 14: ‘The Blind Side’ (PG-13)Jan. 21: ‘Crazy Heart’ (R)Jan. 28: ‘Judy’ (PG-13)
01.02.2020 Around the Island Island arts: Janet Culbertson at Parrish Art Museum Island artist Janet Culbertson will speak at Friday Night Talk: Environment Artists Panel at the Parrish Art Museum on Friday, Jan. 10, at 6 p.m.
01.02.2020 Around the Island Friday Night Dialogues: Jenifer Maxson to Read Dickens in a special holiday treat Fans of Tiny Tim, Ebenezer Scrooge and the rest of the timeless characters in “A Christmas Carol,” won’t want to miss a reading of the story by Jenifer Maxson...
01.02.2020 Around the Island Things to do on Shelter Island the week of Jan. 2, 2020 THIS WEEK BIRDING The Mashomack Preserve birding club will gather at the Mashomack Manor House for birding on Saturday, Jan. 4, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Never gone birding?...
01.02.2020 Around the Island Damn Tall Buildings headline bluegrass show Sylvester Manor’s 2020 Concert Series kicks off with the annual January Bluegrass show on Jan. 18 featuring Brooklyn’s Damn Tall Buildings. The concert will take place in Shelter Island...
