East Hampton Notes 10.25.18
Nighttime Tours
If a group slowly roaming the South End Burying Ground startles drivers on Main Street or James Lane Tuesday evening, they need not worry; it will be Hugh King, director of Home, Sweet Home Museum, leading a flashlight tour with stories about the notable figures buried there.
The one-hour outing will begin at Home, Sweet Home at 5 p.m. It has been organized by the East Hampton Historical Society, which is taking required reservations by phone at 631-324-6850 or at easthamptonhistory.org. The cost is $15, and participants will be limited to 18.
Mr. King will also lead a lantern-light tour of Clinton Academy, the Osborn-Jackson House, the Presbyterian Church, Mulford Farm House, and Home, Sweet Home on Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. The cost is also $15, and reservations with the historical society are also required.
Tickets for a Nov. 23 cocktail party at the Maidstone Club to launch the society’s holiday house tour have gone on sale as well. They are $200.
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Women who live in East Hampton Town, are 25 or older, and seeking an undergraduate college degree have been encouraged to apply for a Ladies Village Improvement Society scholarship named in honor of the late Madelon DeVoe Talley, an investment manager and writer who was considered a pioneer among women in finance. Applications for the $3,000 award are available at the L.V.I.S. headquarters and must be returned completed by Nov. 2.
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Clam Chowder Wins
Smokin’ Wolf, which is known for takeout barbecue, was judged tops among professional chefs and restaurants in the East Hampton Town Historical Farm Museum clam chowder contest on Saturday. In the home cook category, Paul Roman was the winner, followed by chowders prepared by Sherrill Dayton in second place, and Aleaze Hodgens in third.
Mr. Roman also won in the People’s Choice category, which was open to restaurants and amateurs alike and rated by the guests. Smokin’ Wolf was in second place, with third place going to David Rattray (this columnist). The benefit was a sell-out, with all 180 specially-made mugs sold.
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Tickets for a Nov. 14 ladies night from 6 to 8 p.m.at Nick and Toni’s restaurant to benefit the Children’s Museum of the East End have gone on sale. They are $40 and can be ordered at cmee.org. Tickets will cover cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, raffle prizes, a silent auction, and “conversation and community,” according to a press release. The Shed Workspace, a women’s co-working project based in Sag Harbor, is a co-sponsor. The cost will be $45 at the door.
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Robert and Lillian Pincus of David’s Lane and Mamaroneck, N.Y., became grandparents for the first time on Oct. 11, when Charlotte Johanna Bicknell was born at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan to Lauren Pincus and Giles Bicknell of Brooklyn. Charlotte’s paternal grandmother is Belinda Bicknell, and her great-grandmother is Ann Clegg, both of Melbourne, Australia.
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All Saints Day Masses will be celebrated next Thursday at 8 a.m. and at 8 p.m. in Spanish at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church. The following morning at 9, there will be a Mass said in the church cemetery on Cedar Street for All Souls Day.
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Haunted Library
Adults and brave kids in sixth grade and above have been invited to be scared out of their wits at the “Haunted Library” on Saturday. The doors to the East Hampton Library will open on a house of horror at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but registration on eventbrite.com has been suggested. Those fearless souls attending have been asked to use the rear, parking lot entrance. Anyone under 10 will not be admitted, according to the library, for their own good.
On Sunday afternoon at 2, patrons can wind down with a little friendly chess competition.
Yoga for adults program will be held on Monday at 1 p.m., and a poets’ workshop that evening at 5:30. On Thursdays there is a coloring and coffee session at 1 p.m.
A twice-a-week program for older people on how tai chi can help prevent falls will be offered at the library, beginning on Nov. 8. at 1 p.m. The classes are led by trained instructors from the Suffolk County Department of Health Services. Tai chi includes balance, flexibility, and strength. Early sign-ups with the library have been recommended.