The East End Education Enrichment Coalition (4EC) announced it will bring Robbi K & Friends to the families of our area on Saturday, April 17 at 2PM at the Cutchogue East Elementary School Gym. Robbi K,  a Lincoln Center  Teaching Artist and multiple Parents Choice Award winner, will present an interactive, danceable concert of music, theater and world culture.

With 4EC sponsorship, the concert is free to attend.

For more information about 4EC, please visit www.4ecoalition.org.

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The East End Education Enrichment Coalition (4EC) is sponsoring two experts, Dave Marcus and Gwyeth Smith, to talk about college acceptance and how to help teens find the right college—and find themselves! The lecture will take place on Monday, April 26, 6 – 7:30PM at the Mattituck-Laurel Library. There will be refreshments and the authors will sign copies of their books. The lecture is free to attend, but call the library to register at 298-4134.

For more information about 4EC, please visit its website at www.4ecoalition.org.

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On Tuesday, February 23rd from 10AM – 12 noon, the Ecumenical Nursery School (ENS) will hold an open house at both its Mattituck and Southold locations. The school will explain its program, give tours of its facilities, and introduce its teachers.

ENS has been offering morning and afternoon classes for three and four year olds for 40 years (since 1970). The schools are currently accepting applications for the 2010-2011 school year. Enrollment applications will be available for those interested. Class size is limited, so parents are encouraged to fill out and return an application for their child(ren) as soon as possible. All applications must be received by 10:30 am on March 6, 2010 in order to be included in the placement process; after that applications are processed on a first-come-first-serve basis.

ENS Mattituck is located in the Advent Lutheran Church at 200 Legion Avenue. The Southold center is located in the Southold Presbyterian Church on the Main Road. Anyone unable to attend the open house but wishing to receive more information please call Patti Goodale at 298-1313.

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The East End Arts Council is offering a series of art classes for children during the upcoming winter break from school, February 16- 19.  Those who want to try out a new art form, get messy, or imagine themselves being a famous artist like Monet will find they’re in good company in these fun classes that meet in two sessions – either 10-11 a.m. for children 4-6 years old or 11:30- 1 p.m. for children 7+ years. The cost for each class is $10 for EEAC Members/$12 others. Take one, or register for all of them. A special Poetry class is free!

Winter Break Classes include:

Be A Portrait Painter – February 16
Study examples of famous portraits through the ages and paint a portrait of the best subject of all, yourself!

Be a Modern Master – February 17
Experiment with diverse painting techniques to create your own abstract masterpiece.

Be a Muddy Sculptor – February 18
Mold and shape your own clay animal or imaginary crazy creature sculpture.

Be a Puppet Maker – February 19
Make your own pop-up puppet with glue, cloth, yarn and a variety of recycled materials.

Be A Poet (FREE) -  February 18
Poets paint with words, you can too! Explore the visual aspects of poetry with local poet Julie Sheehan.

Classes are registering now, visit our website at www.eastendarts.org or call (631)369-2171 for more information.

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Photo courtesy of East End Arts Council School of the Arts

A new lineup of art, theatre and music classes at the East End Arts Council School of the Arts has been announced. The Winter/Spring 2010 class brochure is available with a comprehensive selection for adults and children, including many classes in watercolor painting, acrylic and oil painting as well as drawing, plus interesting spring seasonal offerings that focus on the garden and outdoors. New classes for adults include rughooking, paper making, mask-making, and plein-air painting. For kids, digital photography, Anime/Manga cartooning and mixed media art tap into popular art forms children may not have a chance to explore on their own or in school. An extensive list of music offerings includes Suzuki group violin, group guitar, Chamber Ensemble, NYSSMA Prep workshops, Music Composition and more. And, in the performing arts, theatre for kids continues with two new classes.

“The School of the Arts at the East End Arts Council has a distinguished roster of faculty members who are professional artists and musicians with proven teaching abilities,” said Art School Director Maggie Kritsberg. Classes deliver quality, in-depth art and music experiences in a friendly setting. The school offers small class sizes, professional instructors, and over 30 years of expertise in producing arts, theatre and music programs for the local community.

Registration is going on now. For information and registration visit ww.eastendarts.org or call (631)369-2171.

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If your organization or business is planning an event, and you’d like NorthForkParents to list it on the Calendar of Events, you’re welcome to send us information about it for consideration.

New for 2010 is an Event Submission Form. We’ve been told that it’s easy to use, and it helps gather all of the information that we parents find helpful.

Please give it a try for your next event

The Event Submission form is also available from the Calendar of Events page. See the link to it at the top of Current Listings.

Go to Event Submission Form.

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Flu vacinations for children will be distributed by Suffolk County Health Department “Shots for Tots” Program at Cutchogue-New Suffolk Library on Tuesday, November 10, 11:00am to 2:00pm. H1N1 vaccine (Swine Flu) is FREE, a fee may apply for Seasonal “regular” vaccination, call 631-853-8496, 9:30am – 4:30pm, Mon-Fri for information. No Appointment necessary.

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Floyd Memorial Library on Wednesday, November 18 at 6:00pm.

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On Monday, November 2, from 7:00pm-8:30pm, the Retreat, Violence Prevention Programs, in conjunction with Southold School will present “Cyber-Safe Kids: Keeping Your Kids Safe in the Technological Fast-Lane – Do You Know Where in the (virtual) World Your Children Are?”

The program will take place in the Southold Elementary School Library and is free and open to the public. It will be presented by Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds, a clinician with over 20 years experience in the field of safety and violence prevention with a specialty in digital abuse.

On the same day, Southold School students will participate in either the Cool 2B Kind or the Cyber-Safe Kids in-school program presented by Helen Atkinson-Barnes, Retreat Educator with Hands Are Not for Hitting workshops.

Please RSVP to karenmurray25@gmail.com.

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See the NorthForkParents Calendar of Events for info about Halloween as well as other great events in our area.

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