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02.24.2020 Around the Island

Shelter Island Friends of Music opener a hit

Bravos and standing ovations punctuated the Feb. 16 opening concert of the Friends of Music 2020 season. Acclaimed violinist Eric Silberger, in his third appearance at a Friends of...

02.21.2020 Around the Island

This week in Shelter Island history: Rocket study group launches missile

50 YEARS AGO IN HISTORY The Chicago 7, charged by the federal government with conspiracy, inciting to riot and other charges related to anti-Vietnam War and countercultural protests that...

02.19.2020 Around the Island

What’s happening on Shelter Island the week of Feb. 20

THIS WEEK FND The Shelter Island Library presents Friday Night Dialogues: Getting Organized: A Talk and Discussion with Patty Morrissey on Friday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. Organizing and...

02.19.2020 Around the Island

Sylvester Manor celebrates Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month, Sylvester Manor Educational Farm and Sag Harbor’s Eastville Community Historical Society present “Narratives in the Making: Unearthing the Stories Within Us” as its...

02.17.2020 Around the Island

Friday Night Dialogues: Tidying up with the Marie Kondo method

Organizing and lifestyle consultant Patty Morrissey will be returning to the Shelter Island Public Library to speak on “Getting Organized” at the Feb. 21 Friday Night Dialogue at 7...

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02.11.2020 Around the Island

Shelter Island Brewery expands reach with canned beer headed for twin forks

They call it Belly Warmer Beer and it’s the Shelter Island Craft Brewery’s new winter offering for those in search of a hearty drink. Owner Jim Hull describes it...

02.04.2020 Around the Island

Island Bookshelf: Farewell to the Queen of Suspense

I first met Mary Higgins Clark when we sat on adjacent barstools in Neary’s Pub, and we became instant friends. Neary’s is a classic New York Irish restaurant, with...

01.30.2020 Around the Island

Making a home for the birds and the bees

A large and avid audience gathered at the library on Jan. 24 to hear Tim Purtell’s Friday Night Dialogue on creating a haven for birds and bees in your...

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...

01.21.2020 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...

01.14.2020 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...

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