Greenport Fire, International Coastal Cleanup, Quantum Judaism, Proof of Progress, Harborfest and More…
Good Morning!
• We’re expecting mostly sunny skies today, with a high temperature near 79 degrees and a north wind 6 to 9 miles per hour. It will be partly cloudy overnight, with a low around 55. Saturday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 68, and Sunday will be mostly cloudy, with showers likely, mainly after 4 p.m.
• A fire Thursday afternoon at the Driftwood Cove Apartments in Greenport has left five residents displaced, with one transported to Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital for smoke inhalation. Find Out More.
.• The 37th Annual International Coastal Cleanup is this Saturday, Sept. 19, and volunteers are taking to the beaches across the East End to collect tons of trash and keep the beaches beautiful and safe for marine life in the months ahead. Get the Details.
• The Jewish Holiday of Yom Kippur begins at sundown this Sunday and ends at nightfall on Monday, Sept. 21. We had a good talk last week with Rabbi Robert Wolkoff, the new spiritual leader at Congregation Tifereth Israel in Greenport, about beginning to lead a new congregation just before the High Holy Days, a time of reflection, atonement and new beginnings. Read Our Interview.
• New Suffolk author Elizabeth Castellano will hold a book launch for her second novel, “Proof of Progress,” at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19 at the Cutchogue- New Suffolk Library. It’s a fictional memoir of a once popular character actress and late-night talk show darling who manages for 37 years to avoid writing a book she was contracted to write. Read Our Interview.
• The Greenport American Legion at 102 Third Street will host a New York Blood Center blood drive tomorrow, Sept. 19, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments can also be made online here.
• HarborFest is back to celebrate Sag Harbor Village’s rich maritime history this Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.. Long Wharf will be filled with live music, kids activities, great food, beer and wine, and dozens of vendors, while the traditional whaleboat races and an art fair in Marine Park will continue throughout the weekend. Get The Details.
• North Fork Audubon holds its annual Fall Native Plant Sale at Inlet Pond County Park in Greenport on Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Get there early! This is the plant sale of the season. Find Out More.
• This weekend is filled with art openings on the North Fork, from the opening of Arden Scott’s “Wind and Steel” this evening from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Cutchogue New Suffolk Library to Poppy Johnson’s “Introspective” at Greenport’s Floyd Memorial Library from 5 to 7 p.m. to North Fork Contemporary’s “Growing America: Art in a Hothouse” at Colorful Gardens in Jamesport (Preview this evening, opening Saturday, both from 5 to 7 p.m.) Take a crawl!
• Dr. Sylvia Earle, a renowned marine biologist, undersea explorer, and founder of Mission Blue, will give a talk on “Hope Spots and Hidden Worlds,” co-presented with The Peter Matthiessen Center, this Sunday, Sept. 20 at 4 p.m. at Guild Hall in East Hampton. Find Out More.
• Racial Justice East End hosts a three-part book discussion on journalist Paola Ramos’s cross-country exploration, “Finding Latinx: In Search of the Voices Redefining Latino Identity,” at three locations on the South Fork this fall, beginning next Tuesday, Sept. 22 at the Eastville Community House in Sag Harbor. Find Out More.
• Find out more about everything happeing on the East End this weekend in our Events Calendar.
The high tides on the East End for the next two days are as follows:
September 18
Plum Gut Harbor: 4:07 a.m., 4:20 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 2:58 a.m., 3:24 p.m.
Greenport: 4:50 a.m., 4:57 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 5:19 a.m., 5:37 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 4:32 a.m., 4:44 p.m.
New Suffolk: 5:49 a.m., 6:15 p.m.
South Jamesport: 5:47 a.m., 6:06 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 2:39 a.m., 3:01 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 1:03 a.m., 1:31 p.m.
September 19
Plum Gut Harbor: 5:12 a.m., 5:25 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 3:59 a.m., 4:28 p.m.
Greenport: 6 a.m., 6:01 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 6:15 a.m., 6:33 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 5:50 a.m., 5:51 p.m.
New Suffolk: 6:50 a.m., 7:19 p.m.
South Jamesport: 6:43 a.m., 7:03 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 3:32 a.m., 3:53 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 2:03 a.m., 2:32 p.m.
And that’s the way things look at first light here today.
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