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🐝 Artifact Identification Day

🐝 Artifact Identification Day

Chefs Against Hunger, ReWild Movement, Kids Take Over the Theater

Thomas Loncar
November 04, 2025

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Good Morning, North Fork! Welcome to another edition of North Fork Buzz, your weekday excuse to “just check your email” for 45 minutes.

In today’s North Fork Buzz:

Chefs Against Hunger
ReWild Movement
Kids Take Over the Theater

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The Lowdown

12,000 Years of History 🏹

The Southold Indian Museum is doing what it does best this month, connecting the dots between ancient history and the present. In honor of Native American Heritage Month, they’re rolling out a lineup that’s part history lesson, part treasure hunt.

The museum works hand in hand with the Unkechaug Nation and Shinnecock Nation, making sure every display honors the people and cultures that shaped this land.

On Sunday, November 16, it’s Free Artifact Identification Day. Bring your arrowheads, pottery, or mystery relics and a panel of experts will help you uncover their stories.

If you can’t make it on the 16th, you can still catch an off-site presentation at Peconic Landing on Nov. 10, where museum president Lucinda Hemmick and museum photographer Ephraim Horowitz will showcase select pieces and stories from Long Island’s earliest days. ($)

Get the full story 👉 Suffolk Times

Chefs Against Hunger 🍽️

North Fork chefs are heading west, and they’re bringing their A-game and a few wine friends with them.

The Chefs Against Hunger Dinner Series at Tellers Next Door in Islip is where fine dining meets feel good giving. Eight nights, five courses, local wines, and 100% of proceeds going straight to Long Island Cares, The Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank.

The lineup:

Nov. 3: 317 Main Street chef Eric LeVine teams up with RGNY Wines.
Nov. 4: Louie’s Prime Steak & Seafood pairs plates with Bedell Cellars.
Nov. 10: Léon 1909’s Armond Joseph serves a seasonal menu with Channing Daughters pouring.
Nov. 11: The Halyard’s Francis Derby closes things out with oysters, North Fork beef, and Mattituck Mushrooms, washed down with McCall Wines.

The series kicked off Oct. 6 with North Fork Table & Inn’s John Fraser, who dished out duck tots and a “2-mile salad” alongside sparkling pours from Macari Vineyards.

Get the full story 👉 Northforker

ReWild Takes Root 🌿

From Montauk to Mattituck, the kids got dirt under their nails.

The ReWild Long Island movement, is all about returning land to its natural state and letting nature do its thing, is taking root across the East End. This year, students from both forks are leading the charge, growing food, planting native gardens, and proving that change can start with a shovel and some sunlight.

North Fork

At Mattituck High, the Botany Club turned an overlooked courtyard into a thriving native plant garden with help from ReWild’s North Fork chapter, led by Nancy and Ralph Reinertsen.

Biology teacher Janine Ruland helped students land the ReWild grant, while senior Cindy Melgar led the charge to bring a little sunshine and biodiversity to campus.

Now the club plans to host garden days next summer to keep the project blooming.

South Fork

More than 30 students spent their summer digging into the ReWild Summer Program to Fight Hunger and Climate Change, logging over 1,000 volunteer hours.

The program ended with a sweet moment at Matthew’s Garden in East Hampton, where students planted native seeds and made a promise: keep growing, keep giving back.

Get the full story 👉 East End Beacon

Kids Took Over the Theater 🎥

The North Fork Arts Center just launched a Youth Advisory Board, giving local high schoolers the keys to Theater 4 every Friday at 8:15 PM The deal? Teens get in free, everyone else pays $10, and the kids pick the movies.

The idea started when Executive Director Tony Spiridakis got cornered by a sharp 15 year old who wanted to talk about Moonrise Kingdom. Her name? Sophie Heidemann. Her question? “Why aren’t you showing cooler films?” One conversation later, the Youth Advisory Board was born.

Now Sophie and her fellow film fanatics, Leone Bartolani, Nicholas Gianopulos, and Nate Steinfeld, are curating classics, leading post screening chats, and plotting an eventual teen run Greenport Film Festival.

Their early lineup reads like a crash course in cool: The Breakfast Club, Shaun of the Dead, Halloween, and Rebel Without a Cause. Later this season: Run Lola Run, The Holdovers, and Christmas Vacation.

Get the full story 👉 North Fork Sun

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Happenings: Upcoming Events

🍽️ Mediterranean Night Pack your appetite, Flavor Fork is serving up the Flavors of the Mediterranean in a hands on cooking class on Wednesday, November 12. Whip up two fresh mezze dips, then dive into a one-pot Moroccan chicken with herby wild rice and a bright, flavor-packed Chermoula sauce. More Info

🍽️🍷 Perfect Pairing On Thursday, November 13, Southold Social is turning dinner into an art form. Chefs Tom Schaudel and Michael Meehan are teaming up for a five course wine dinner, with each dish perfectly paired with selections from Pellegrini Vineyards. More Info

🍽️🍷 Wine Dinner Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 15, The Old Mill Inn is teaming up with Old Sound Vineyard for a four-course wine dinner. Chef Kyle is serving up a fantastic seasonal menu, each course perfectly paired with Old Sound’s favorite pours. More Info

🍷 VIP Tasting Lenz Winery is rolling out the red carpet on Saturday, November 15 for an exclusive VIP tasting with winemaker Thomas Spotteck and the Lenz team. Sample 90+ rated wines, be among the first to taste two new 2019 Old Vines releases, and enjoy light bites. More Info

🍽️ Scallop Dinner The Southold Rotary Club is hosting its annual Scallop Dinner at Touch of Venice on Monday, November 17. Not a scallop fan? No problem, Chicken Parm and Penne & Broccoli are also on deck. Eat in or take out, either way, it’s a delicious way to support the community. More Info

🧠 FRIENDS Trivia Could this BE any more fun? Head to Clovis Point Vineyard on Friday, November 21, for a night of FRIENDS Trivia. Sip Clovis Point wines, show off your sitcom smarts, and prove once and for all who knows their pivot! from their smelly cat. More Info

🌌 Dinner with a Nobel Mind Here’s something you don’t see every day, Dr. Barry Barish, 2017 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, is coming to The Rams Head Inn on Saturday, November 22. Settle in for a dinner and fascinating talk where Dr. Barish breaks down Einstein’s theory and the gravitational waves that changed how we see the universe. More Info

🎄 Festival of Trees The holiday season kicks off at CAST’s 6th Annual Festival of Trees, happening November 22 & 23 at Treiber Farms. Stroll through a winter wonderland of beautifully decorated trees and wreaths, shop the Merry Marketplace, bid in the silent auction, and enjoy sweet treats and festive fun for the whole family, all to support CAST’s vital work in our community. P.S. The Buzz is decking the halls this year, come check out our tree. More Info

🍽️🍷 Cottage Wine Dinner Head over to Bedell Cellars for an intimate Cottage Dinner on Saturday, November 22, featuring Chef Kamal Hoyte. Enjoy a prix fixe seasonal menu perfectly paired with Bedell wines, all served in the cozy charm of the Bedell Cottage. More Info

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Local Spotlight

Greenport Farmers Market Goes Indoors 🥕

Good news, market lovers, you don’t have to say goodbye to your favorite Friday tradition just yet.

Starting Friday, November 7, the Greenport Farmers Market is moving indoors to Little Creek Oyster’s annex space at 216 Main Street. You can shop every Friday from 12–3 PM through December, rain, shine or snow.

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