Tuesday night’s meeting of the East Hampton School Board was business as usual, as board members listened to a presentation related to state test scores, updated audience members concerning the district’s recent security audit, and reinstated its adult education program for the fall semester, among other highlights.

    In February, in the wake of the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the board hired Michael J. Guido Jr., a Rocky Point architect, to perform “security audits” at each of the district’s three schools. The cost was $18,000.

    Patricia Hope, the board’s president, said the district recently received a final report from Mr. Guido and had divided the list into “things that cost money and things that don’t.”

    While she “couldn’t publish a document that highlighted gaps in the district’s security,” she said that the schools are “filling in the gaps as quickly as we can.” Those that do not cost money are being addressed promptly. Such common-sense fixes, she said, were easy to institute, but a time frame for undertaking the changes that cost money has yet to be determined.

    “We want to inform the public of everything possible at every point,” said Ms. Hope.

    In the meantime, Kim Jones, a parent of two at John M. Marshall Elementary School, urged increased security protocols for the Project MOST after-school program there. When she recently picked up her nephew, whose skin color is different from her own, she was not required to show any form of identification. “If I can walk in and take out a Caucasian little boy without anyone asking any questions, that’s scary.”

    Following her remarks, Jackie Lowey, a board member, urged that Project MOST be included in the district’s plans for increased security.

    Also on Tuesday, Robert Tymann, the district’s assistant superintendent, and Elizabeth Doyle, the principal of John  Marshall, jointly led a presentation related to the school’s recent performance on the New York State math and English language arts tests. The scores were released in August.

    “As you saw in the papers, everyone went down,” said Mr. Tymann. Performance at John Marshall varied widely, with some grades performing at the state average, while others scored far below it.

    In past years, any student who scored a 1 or a 2 (with a score of 4 being the highest), received additional support. But this year, following changes to the test, only students who scored a 1 will receive pullout services. Those who scored a 2 will now receive in-class remediation.

    Mr. Tymann assuaged fears from both board members and parents concerning the fairly widespread practice of teaching to the test. Since changes had been made to the yearly exam, with multiple-choice questions apparently made less predictable, he said the district would focus on teaching to state standards, rather than to an exam.

    Ms. Doyle echoed his sentiment. “We’re making sure our kids are being challenged and that they’re getting what they need,” she said, pointing out that last year the elementary school simultaneously switched both its math and English language arts curriculums. “It’s about continuous improvement. This year our goals are about going deeper and refining our instructional practice.”

    In other news, the board quelled rumors that a homework club, which provides after-school tutoring at the elementary school, would be canceled, but did say that modifications are being considered.

    Richard Burns, the superintendent, said the program was not being cut but that going forward, the district would partner with Project MOST, a nonprofit that provides after-school enrichment activities. Organizers hope to make the homework club, which lasts until 4 p.m., more structured. Currently, it offers help to three sections of 18 students apiece on a first-come, first-served basis. The district is also looking to hire additional bilingual teachers for the program. Should more sections be needed, though, additional money would be required.

    Later in the meeting, Bridget LeRoy, the district’s communications consultant, announced that the adult education program, after running a six-week pilot last year, would begin again shortly. Most classes, which range from acting to bridge to computer tutorials, including several others, will run from early October to mid-December on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings.

    Stephanie Whiston, an underwater photographer who conquered her fear of sharks by swimming with and photographing them all over the world, has established the Marine Education Foundation and now has an exhibit on view for schoolchildren and others at Ashawagh Hall in Springs.

    The purpose of the display, which went up last week, is to encourage conservation and preservation of marine life. The first visitors to see “Oceans Matter” will be students from schools in East Hampton Town, including Montauk, Springs, and the Ross School.

    Ms. Whiston has been shooting underwater pictures since 1993 and lives in Montauk. Her work became notable locally when she secured the exhibit space at the Montauk Library through the month of August, a time when Montauk hosts its biggest shark tournaments.

    “I’m not a tree hugger. I just wanted to show people what’s in the ocean,” she said.

    To her, the biggest mystery is why the ocean remains uncharted territory for the world’s scientists and other explorers. “We have explored and mapped the moon, Mars . . . but only 5 percent of the ocean,” she said.

    The colorful pictures depict sharks, turtles, and a wide variety of fish and coral reefs taken from very close range. The photographer said she believes that if people see what they are being asked to protect, they might be more apt to join the conservation movement.

    “I’m using underwater photography and my experiences to create awareness,” she said, explaining that “Oceans Matter” is also a multimedia show with video of marine life in its own habitat.

    Like a lot of people, Ms. Whiston often hears the theme song to Steven Spielberg’s movie “Jaws” in her head when she sees a shark. On one of her first trips, a shark swam past her and then turned around, heading right toward her. She said she almost had a panic attack. She stayed very still, practiced deep breathing, and held on to a piece of coral to steady herself until she realized the shark had no interest in her. “They’re not predators; it’s humans who are the predators,” she said.

    A fund-raising benefit for the Marine Education Foundation was held at Ashawagh Hall on Tuesday evening. The exhibit is open to all ages from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Private sessions with Ms. Whiston are also available, and you can visit her Facebook page for more news about the foundation.

More Myth-o-Mania

    Kate McMullan, a children’s book author, will read from the latest book in her Myth-o-Mania series, “Hit the Road, Helen,” on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Canio’s Books in Sag Harbor. The series, published by Capstone, offers young readers an introduction to classic myths. This one is based on Helen of Troy.

    Some of the other titles in the series are “Have a Hot Time, Hades,” “Phone Home, Persephone,” “Say Cheese, Medusa,” and “Nice Shot, Cupid.” Ms. McMullan, who lives in Sag Harbor, has also written the books “I Stink,” “I’m Dirty,” and “I’m Bad,” illustrated by her husband, Jim McMullan. Refreshments will be served following the reading.

Maximizing Financial Aid

    The Hampton Library in Bridgehampton will host a financial aid discussion for college-bound high school students and their families on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. A representative from Long Island Funding for Education will talk about how to “maximize your family’s eligibility for financial aid,” according to the library bulletin. Registration has been requested.

    The library is planning a bus trip for teens to the Museum of Natural History on Oct. 12. The trip will cost $20, including the bus ride, museum admission, and a pizza lunch in Central Park. There will be four adult chaperones on the outing, which will set off from the library at 7:30 a.m. and depart from New York at 5 p.m. Advance registration and a signed permission slip are required.

Greenbelt Kids

    There will be fun for kids along with the adult activities planned during a celebration of the Long Pond Greenbelt at the South Fork Natural History Museum on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Animals from the Quogue Wildlife Refuge will be on hand as will puppets from the Goat on a Boat Puppet Theatre of Sag Harbor. There will also be games, crafts, walks, and other activities, all for free. A light lunch will be served. The museum is on the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike in Bridgehampton.

Food and Fun

    Across the street, kids 2 and older can play with their food at the Children’s Museum of the East End on Saturday when they make peach cobbler and corn fritters. The fun begins at 10:30 a.m. and costs $25, including museum admission, or $15 for museum members. Advance sign-up has been suggested.

Help With Math

    Students 13 to 19 years old who need extra help with math, especially Regents-level algebra and trigonometry, can find it for free at the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor on Mondays from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Help will be provided in English and Spanish, and there will be snacks to keep hunger pangs at bay. A call to the library in advance has been recommended.

After-School Art

    Registration is under way for the Parrish Art Museum’s free after-school art classes for kids and a series of Saturday art workshops in Water Mill. The after-school sessions will start on Monday. Saturday classes are offered through the month of October.

    Wendy Gottlieb will teach classes on Wednesdays from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade this week through Dec. 4, and on Thursdays from 2 to 2:45 p.m. for 4 and 5-year-olds, next week through Dec. 12.

    In the Saturday classes, starting Oct. 5, 7 to 10-year-olds will explore painting, collage, found-object sculpture, and printmaking. Classes run from 2 to 4 p.m. and are limited to 10 students. The cost is $150, or $120 for museum members. Advance registration is a must for all classes.

    The East Hampton School District’s fall adult education courses will begin the week of Oct. 8, with classes in computer literacy, Pilates, drawing, bridge, English as a second language, acting, tai chi, and defensive driving.

    Classes are held at either the East Hampton Middle School or East Hampton High School, and registration is with the instructors.

    Kerry McCarthy (neveractedbefore @gmail.com) will offer a 12-session course in acting in the middle school’s auditorium on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 9 p.m., at a cost of $125. Also on Tuesdays, there will be Pilates with Claudia Matles ([email protected]) from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. The six-week session costs $75, but walk-ins will also be welcomed. George Aman (gaman13927 @aol.com) will teach bridge for beginners on Tuesdays starting Oct. 15 from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. He will also teach an intermediate bridge course on Wednesday evenings from 6:45 to 8 p.m. The cost for each is $100.

    A drawing class for beginners and those who want to refresh their skills will be taught by Karyn Mannix on four Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. starting Oct. 16. The cost is $100, plus a $20 materials fee. Ms Mannix can be reached at [email protected].

    KarenLise Bjerring will offer a series of computer literacy courses. On Tuesday evenings, from 7:15 to 8:15, Ms. Bjerring, who can be e-mailed at [email protected], will teach a course in becoming computer friendly. Also on Tuesdays, she will teach an intermediate course on Microsoft Word from 6 to 7 p.m. Her introduction to Excel will be offered on Wednesdays from 6 to 7 p.m., and from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m., she will teach an introduction to QuickBooks. Finally, on Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m., Ms. Bjerring will teach a class on Photoshop. Depending on the course, the cost ranges from $75 to $120. All begin the week of Oct. 14.

    Fred Soroka ([email protected]) will teach a tai chi course in the middle school wrestling room on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. for $50. It begins Oct. 9.

    Charla Bikman, an adjunct professor at Suffolk County Community College, will teach a six-session intermediate English as a second language course on Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for $120.

    John Wallace will teach a two-night defensive driving course on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Three sessions are being offered, each at a cost of $55. And Tina Giles, with Hamptons Driving School, is offering five-hour pre-licensing courses that are required to obtain a New York State driver’s license. Three sessions are being offered, each at a cost of $55.

    Admission is granted on a first-come- first-served basis and courses with low registration may be cancelled. Payment will be directly to the instructors.

    A full description of each class can be found online at:

http://www.edline.net/pages/East_Hampton_UFSD/Adult_Education

    New York State testing dominated the discussion when the Montauk School Board met on Sept. 10 and again on Sept. 24. Although Montauk’s seventh and eighth-grade students had high scores in the English and math tests given in April, the conversation focused on other areas where parents had their children opt out of the controversial tests.

     The Montauk School had discussed eliminating the tests, which were shifted this year to the national standards of the Common Core, but the talks started too late to do so this year. When the results were published, 40 percent of Long Island students failed to pass. Montauk, however, was first among neighboring schools in seventh-grade English and first and third in those tests in the eighth grade. As in other districts, the lower grades did not do as well.

    On Tuesday, Brigid Collins, the school’s assistant principal, said she didn’t think the state Education Department should make test results public, and she criticized the media for sensationalizing them. Jack Perna, district superintendent, explained at the Sept. 10 meeting that the state had planned to make academic intervention services mandatory for students who scored at the lowest levels. (A score of 1 is well below average, 2 is below average, 3 is average or passing, and 4 is mastery.) But because, across the state, so many students received 1s or 2s, state officials have changed the passing scores.

    The numbers were overwhelming for many districts, which would not have been able to provide the intervention services, Mr. Perna said. Moreover, he said he thought the state realized that not enough time had been allotted for taking the tests and that many of the questions were poorly constructed.

    Mr. Perna, who attended the fall conference of the New York State Superintendents Council last week, said the majority of superintendents were critical of the tests. “The feeling was that everything was rushed. No one seemed to have a problem with higher standards, but the current testing was changed before there was ample professional development and materials to use in teaching,” Mr. Perna said.

Ladies and Gentlemen

    Mr. Amazing and the Amazing Grace Circus Youth Troupe will walk the tightrope, juggle, unicycle, spin plates, and perform other tricks during the Parrish Art Museum’s Circus Day on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.

    The afternoon will include circus skills workshops and art projects with a circus theme. The cost is $10 for adults, but members, children, and students get in free. Reservations are strongly recommended, as space at the Water Mill museum is limited.

Fiesta

    Nearby, at the Rogers Mansion in Southampton, there will be a family fiesta on Saturday afternoon, with Latin-themed games, food, and music.

    The event, which runs from 2 to 4 p.m. is free, and reservations are not required. The mansion is at 17 Meeting House Lane.

Field Day

    There will be races, bouncy houses, face painting, and plenty of fun on  Sunday at the Montauk County Park, when Montauk Youth and Concerned Citizens of Montauk sponsor the annual Field Day from noon to 4 p.m.

    All events are free and there will be hotdogs, snacks, and soup available for purchase.

To the Rescue

    Future firefighters stand by! The East Hampton Fire Department will have an open house on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kids will be able to check out fire trucks and ambulances, use a fire hose, and get a bird’s-eye view of the firehouse from the bucket of a ladder truck. Refreshments will be served.

In a Galaxy Far, Far Away

    A Star Wars story time on Saturday at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton will be followed by a craft time offering the chance to try origami and make a light saber to take home. The program will start at 10 a.m. and is aimed at kids 4 and older.

    Those in first through third grade can get some help learning the ins and outs of Internet research during a program on Monday at 4 p.m. at the library.

    Reservations are appreciated.

A Distant Planet

    In addition to its weekly story and craft time for families on Saturday at 3:30 p.m., the Amagansett Library has invited anyone 9 and up to an evening program about Saturn on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

    Mike Inglis, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the Suffolk County Community College, will lead the “tour” of this fascinating planet, the most distant that can be seen with the naked eye. Weather permitting, stargazing will follow.

    It was business as usual at Tuesday night’s three-hour meeting of the East Hampton School Board.

    After more than two years of back and forth, the board finally hashed out differences of opinion concerning the district’s policies insofar as the adult and student use of its buildings and facilities are concerned.

    “Never make a rule you can’t enforce,” Pat Hope, the board president, cautioned. “Are we going to restrict use of buildings and grounds to district residents? It’s a simple question and it’s huge in its implications.”

    For the majority of the meeting, board members pored over the six-page working document, debating whether 51 percent of students playing a sport on one of the fields should be residents of the Town of East Hampton.

    The board also weighed whether to impose a fee schedule, with nonprofits not required to pay fees, provided a majority of their participants are district residents. Meanwhile, for-profit organizations would be subject to hourly rates for use of the district’s athletic fields and gymnasiums, with not-for-profit organizations typically granted a discounted rate.

    The Sunday use of facilities became a heated topic of debate. “It’s not that we drag our heels,” Ms. Hope said. “It’s that we don’t agree.” Though the campus is closed on Sunday, adult use of the fields has proven contentious, particularly as large groups of residents descend upon the fields during weekends. In the future, permits will be required.

    A revised draft of the document will be presented at a meeting in two weeks. “We will look at the new draft and see how it all shakes out,” said Ms. Hope.

    In other news, David Spara from Toski, Schaefer & Co., a Rochester auditing firm, gave a presentation on a recent external audit. He said the district was in good financial standing. He also said a $2 million fund balance remained. A copy of the report, which was in draft form and not distributed at the meeting, will eventually be posted to the district’s Web site.

    The board also voted to suspend an unnamed teacher, effective Sept. 25, with pay. In addition, members voted to approve the appointment of Joel Freedman to the position of lead bus driver. Further, the board approved a $47.7 million tax levy for the 2013-14 school year and voted to acknowledge a recent security audit report, though the specifics of its findings were not discussed.

    Toward the end of the meeting, Ms. Hope passed out copies of the board’s newly revised goals. Topping its list of priorities for the coming year, the board hopes to improve academic achievement and maintain community communication, while also managing the district’s facilities and ensuring its fiscal responsibility.

    Capping off the night, Robert Tymann, the assistant district superintendent, updated audience members concerning the Annual Professional Performance Review, the New York State evaluation system for educators. Mr. Tymann said that parents would soon be allowed to find out the ratings of their children’s teachers and principals. The scores are based on a scale of 100. Specific names of teachers and administrators, however, will not be attached.

    “They will simply say your child’s ninth grade social studies teacher,” Mr. Tymann explained by way of example.

    Eleanor Whitmore has been a driving force behind the East Hampton Day Care Learning Center for decades, acting as advocate, booster, ambassador, and vice chairwoman of the board, and now the board’s honorary president. Early education, in particular for the children of working parents, is a cause she is passionate about.

    “I’ve always loved children, and all that I can do to make their lives better is exactly what I want to do,” Ms. Whitmore said Tuesday at the center.

    So it seemed fitting, on a milestone birthday for Ms. Whitmore, that it be renamed in her honor: the Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center. Last week, the sign was changed and the new name became official.

    When the board and the director, Maureen Wikane, brought the idea to her, “I was stunned,” Ms. Whitmore said. “It immobilized me. I couldn’t believe it.”

    She is not one to seek out attention for the good works she does, and although there may be some point of pride in this form of recognition, for Ms. Whitmore it is more a call to action. “I’ll tell you what it will do, it will make me worry so much more about it.”

    The nonprofit center serves children from 18 months to 5 years old, offering year-round, full-day care and early education. It also runs the prekindergarten program for the East Hampton School District. Founded in 1969, it had its beginnings in a modular classroom on Cedar Street that once housed East Hampton’s kindergartners, and moved in 1996 to Gingerbread Lane Extension, at the edge of the John M. Marshall Elementary School campus.

    The move, Ms. Wikane said, was the result of “an amazing combination of things that happened,” all within a year. After beginning an expansion initiative in 1994, the center received the donation of a house in Wainscott from the Marden family, reached an agreement with the school district to run its prekindergarten program, and was left a stunning $500,000 by Ms. Whitmore’s brother-in-law, Willard Whitmore.

    “He asked me what my favorite charity was and I told him the day care center,” Ms. Whitmore said.

    Construction began in 1996, and the first prekindergarten class graduated from the new facility in 1997.

    Ms. Whitmore has attended nearly every graduation. “When I watch them graduate, you’ve never seen so many happy and proud faces.” She believes their time at the center sets them up to continue to do well.

    “Statistics prove that 90 percent of the children who have had early education will graduate from high school,” she said, and there are numerous studies pointing to increases in academic and job success for those who have early learning opportunities. Of the 200 students in East Hampton High School’s senior class this year, 50 have graduated from the day care center.

    “We have to motivate the children from an early age. Their experience here is critical and a real concern to us.”

    Also of concern to Ms. Whitmore is providing a safe place for children to be during the day while their parents work — “women have to work” — and to do that for families of all backgrounds and across the income spectrum.

    With the center’s name change, there are also plans for a new capital campaign for interior renovations and the goal of expanding to provide infant care, which is sorely lacking in East Hampton Town. “It’s essential that we have another room for infants,” Ms. Whitmore said, offering a longer list of needs that will take a great deal of fund-raising to accomplish.

    Even as she moves into an honorary role, it is clear that Ms. Whitmore will remain as strong an advocate as ever for the center that is now named for her.

    At the Springs School, the hunt for a new assistant principal continues.

    During Monday night’s school board meeting, Dominic Mucci, the district’s superintendent, updated audience members concerning the administrative opening — a position that has gone unfilled since its previous occupant resigned in early May.

    “We’ve received 166 applications for the position and we’ve gone through them once, twice, and three times. We’re not time-binding ourselves to say we have to have someone here by Sept.1,” Mr. Mucci said.

    “We’re still on the hunt, but we haven’t found that match as of yet,” he said.

    In early May, Katherine Byrnes resigned from her position as assistant principal. Dr. Byrnes, who was hired for a three-year probationary period a year ago at an annual salary of $120,000, not including benefits, oversaw special education, managed issues related to discipline, and evaluated teachers, among other duties. Louis Aiello, a former Springs administrator, has stepped in to fill her duties since she left.

    Dr. Byrnes’s resignation coincided with a troubled time for the school. Less than a week after she left, the school reported that it had turned over information to the Testing Integrity Unit of the New York State Education Department concerning a possible irregularity related to a recent state assessment. The district has not said which staff member was implicated, and a final report has yet to be released.

    Filling the assistant principal’s position has proved more difficult than some had initially hoped. Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, the former board president, said in an earlier statement that the school leadership was confident that it would will have the position filled by Aug. 1.

    In other news, Eric Casale, the principal, discussed the school’s performance on the most recent New York State assessment, the first set of tests tied to the Common Core, a new, national set of learning benchmarks intended to promote higher-order critical thinking. At Monday night’s meeting, about eight audience members were present. Two board members, Timothy Frazier and Jeffrey Miller, were absent.

     “Like every other district, when the scores came out, we were disappointed,” said Mr. Casale.

    “But I’m confident in our program here and we’ve made tremendous strides and we will continue to make efforts. We do have a long way to go, but I am confident that we will continue to make progress in the years ahead,” he said.

    With the start of school approaching, Mr. Casale said that enrollment is up. Come Sept. 9, he anticipates that about 712 students will walk through the front doors — roughly 40 more than at the same time last year. The increase, Mr. Casale said, is evenly distributed from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. In the meantime, improvements to the both the interior and exterior of the buildings and grounds are under way.

Puppet Show

    Katie’s Puppets will pay a visit to the Amagansett Library on Saturday afternoon at 3:30. After a puppet show, families will make their own puppets to take home. Advance sign-up is requested with the library.

Nature Nick, Jester Jim, and More

    Nature Nick, an animal handler, will take animals such as a miniature kangaroo, a squirrel monkey, an armadillo, and a python to the East Hampton Library on Tuesday from 2 to 3 p.m. The program is for kids 4 and older.

    On Wednesday, children 4 and older can decorate cupcakes from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. A program next Thursday from 2 to 2:45 p.m. will have kids 7 and up learning to twist balloons into animal shapes with Jester Jim.

    Kids 4 and up will explore different facial expressions during an art program on Friday, Aug. 30, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

    Children under 7 should attend programs with an adult. Sign-up is requested for all programs.

Animal Fun

    Young animal lovers and budding zoologists might want to stop by Guild Hall on Wednesday when the Wild World of Animals takes its creatures to the John Drew stage for a live show at 5 p.m. Reptiles, birds, and mammals will be featured.

    The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions voted the show one of the top five education-oriented entertainment shows. It is geared to kids 4 and up and costs $16 for adults, $13 for kids, and $14 and $11 for members. Before the show, there is an animal arts and crafts workshop for children 5 and up, 4 to 4:45 p.m. The cost is $10 and $8 for members. Advanced registration is suggested for both events.

Building Blocks

    A program on DNA, the building blocks of life, will give kids 7 to 9 the chance to explore things too small to see with the naked eye — atoms, molecules, and compounds — on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the South Fork Natural History Museum. There is a $4 materials fee.

    The museum is in Bridgehampton on the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike.

“Godspell”

    The young thespians of Stages, a Children’s Theatre Workshop, will take “Godspell” to the Pierson High School tomorrow through Sunday.

    The musical, by Stephen Schwartz, is directed by Helene Leonard, and stars participants in the workshop’s Summer Stages program. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday.

    Tickets are $15 and can be reserved by e-mailing [email protected].

Puppets Galore

    It’s another busy week for the Goat on a Boat Puppet Theatre in Sag Harbor.

    This morning at 11, there’s a “Wild West Mystery,” featuring Western songs, clues, and a cattle chase. Then tomorrow and Saturday at the same time Petra Puppets will present “The Wacky Friends Show.” Finally, next Thursday through Aug. 31, “The Chicken Show,” featuring Henrietta, the singing chicken, will be in the theater.

    Shows cost $12, $10 for members and grandparents, and $5 for children. Petra’s Puppets will offer a free show in Amagansett Square tomorrow at 5:30.

    Other events at the Sag Harbor theater this week include a family sock dragon workshop today from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. for kids 5 and older. The cost is $25 per family.

More Puppets — and Music

    On Sunday, Goat on a Boat and MusicWorks are sponsoring a family day at the Southampton Center, the former home of the Parrish Art Museum on Job’s Lane.

     The fun begins with an interactive music workshop for kids 5 to 12 at 4 p.m. Liz Joyce and a Couple of Puppets of Goat on a Boat will present “The Princess, the Frog, and the Pea,” a puppet show for all ages at 5 p.m., and at 5:30, MusicWorks will perform a family concert.

    All three programs are free.

Jazz Class

    Children 2 and up are invited to the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor for a jazz-themed art class with Shenole Latimer tomorrow at 5 p.m. Children will learn about jazz through dynamic storytelling, listening games, live music, and group participation.

    A dragonfly craft time for kids 3 to 9 is planned for Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

    Registration is required for both programs.

Family Fun Day

    The Max Cure Foundation’s Family Fun Day will bring face painting, inflatables, and a temporary tattoo artist to the Ross School in East Hampton on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is preceded by a 3 on 3 charity basketball tournament that starts at 9 a.m.

    The fun day includes a picnic lunch. Tickets cost $75 for adults and $50 for children. Kids under 3 get in free. Proceeds support the foundation’s work combating pediatric cancer and helping those dealing with it. The rain date is Sunday. The Ross School is on Goodfriend Drive.