Week in Review: Teamwork

Coming Together to Celebrate Culture, Art& The Environment

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Beth Young
September 21, 2025

Teamwork

A Still from "La Ola (The Wave)," a Chilean film that will have its New York premiere at the OLA Film Festival on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at the Southampton Playhouse.

Perseverance: A Hallmark of the OLA Film Festival

If you're feeling powerless about the state of the world today, the team at the Latino advocacy group OLA of Eastern Long Island is hoping that you'll join this coming week in a shared experience of great international cinema that tells stories of strength and perseverance.

On The East End

Southold & East Hampton Launch Compost & Rain Barrel Programs

ReWild North Fork compost crew members Dana Carini, Ralph Reinertsen, Nancy DePas Reinertsen, Anne McElroy and Mary Morgan | Aurélie Lang photo

Gardeners in East Hampton and Southold have an opportunity this month to get coaching and information about composting, along with discounted compost bins and rain barrels, through a program organized by Backyard Compost Crews from ReWild Long Island’s North and South Fork chapters in coordination with the two towns.

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In the Arts

East End Arts Galleries to Explode with Innovation, as Arts School Settles Into Its New Home

Last night was the opening of East End Arts' first-ever exhibition of the innovative world of fiber arts, "Entangled," at its 11 West Gallery, leading an explosion of innovative programming as the arts organization settles into its new temporary home in Riverhead.

On the Water

Living Shoreline at Indian Island Wins National Award

There’s a hidden treasure at the far tip of Indian Island County Park in Riverhead known now primarily to fishermen casting their lines at the mouth of Meetinghouse Creek.

This spot, where Native American remains and artifacts have been found, is on a bluff past a silent cove and a wooded picnic area. It had been experiencing “ongoing, catastrophic and irreversible bluff loss… resulting in a landward migration of the bluff” and threatening the collapse of a roadway, according to Suffolk County, which owns the park.

North Fork

Short Term Rentals Back in the Spotlight

Governments on the North Fork are hashing out the best way to address the preponderance of short-term rentals in the upcoming weeks.

The public had a chance to weigh in on Greenport’s latest attempt to regulate the rental of private homes for short stays on Thursday, while the Southold Town Board is expected to hold a Sept. 30 code committee meeting to discuss revamping its short-term rental code.

On the Forks

Garden Inspiration

Into the Natural Gardens & Meadows of the North Fork

Stop… look… listen…. The natural world is calling us…. We tagged along with 250 other souls to the Fall ReWild Sustainable Garden & Meadow Tour on the North Fork Sept. 13 for a show of late summer flowers and the gentleness of meadows approaching autumn, showing off their true nature as their seed heads open up to spread next year’s hopeful growth.

Garden Sculpture Framed in Autumn Light

Impressive landscape-scale sculpture frames the autumn light this season with the installation of "Uncommon Ground VI" at Bridge Gardens in Bridgehampton.

On the South Fork

Photos: HarborFest — The Spirit of Sag Harbor

For more than 60 years, the people of Sag Harbor have descended on the village’s waterfront in early September to celebrate the village’s history and reputation as a not-so-quiet fishing village.

On the North Fork

As School Fills Up, Just Kids is Building a New Playground in New Suffolk

Many residents of New Suffolk were surprised last week to see a large pile of dirt appear on an expanse of long vacant lawn adjacent to the historic New Suffolk School.

The excavation is the beginning of a new playground being built and paid for by Just Kids, whose 2025-2026 program for students with autism at the schoolhouse is fully enrolled with 18 students.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sunday, Sept. 21

Bats on the Beach

This afternoon’s Sundays at Two with the Long Pond Greenbelt is a discussion of “Bats on the Beach, Bay & Beyond" with researcher Delaney Constante, who uses passive acoustic monitoring to better understand where bats are spending their time.

Thursday, Sept. 25

Climate Change, Up Close & Personal

The Cutchogue Civic Association will hold a presentation on “Climate Change, Up Close and Personal: Local Stories” at the Peconic Community School. Speakers include Tom Wickham of Wickham’s Fruit Farm; Ron Goerler of Jamesport Vineyards & Early Rising Farm and Dennis Schrader of Landcraft Garden.

Saturday, Sept. 27

North Fork Walk to End Alzheimer’s

The Alzheimer’s Association will hold its third annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s at the Peconic Landing retirement community in Greenport. The non-profit is hoping to raise $86,800, up from over $78,000 in 2024.

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Words…

“Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.” — Helen Keller

See you next Sunday,

Beth