Susan Carey Dempsey

2 weeks ago | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Susan Carey Dempsey

Like the fireworks in summer, the musical performances of the Shelter Island High School Drama Club joyfully burst onto the stage each spring, piercing even the gray curtain of a dreary weekend with color, music and youthful talent. From Thursday evening, April 4, through the afternoon of Sunday the 6th, performances of “Big Fish,” with the book by John August and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, filled the school auditorium to cheers and whistles.

1 month ago | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Susan Carey Dempsey

Possibly the hardest working people on Shelter Island right now are the two dozen or so members of the cast and crew of the High School Drama Club’s spring play, and the team overseeing the production of the musical, “Big Fish.”On a recent night, rehearsing after school, the students had learned their lines, polished their songs and mastered the dances choreographed by Jessie King; now, they were receiving some detailed coaching from director John Kaasik.

1 month ago | suffolktimes.timesreview.com | Susan Carey Dempsey

Longtime readers of Times Review Media Group newspaper, the Shelter Island Reporter, have gotten to know Editor Ambrose Clancy in black and white, through the word images formed by squiggles of ink against the white pages of this newspaper each week. The black-and-white squiggles sometimes morph into the gray shapes of unnerving ghost stories, or transform into the colors of a well-lived life in his memorial tributes to friends mourned by the community.

2 months ago | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Susan Carey Dempsey |Ambrose Clancy

Longtime readers of the Reporter have gotten to know Editor Ambrose Clancy in black and white, through the word images formed by squiggles of ink against the white pages of this newspaper each week. The black-and-white squiggles sometimes morph into the gray shapes of unnerving ghost stories, or transform into the colors of a well-lived life in his memorial tributes to friends mourned by the community.

2 months ago | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Susan Carey Dempsey

Islanders know that even in the middle of quiet February, our unique shops are well-stocked with gifts that say, “You are special.”Cornucopia — 631-749-0171 — Mary Lou Eichhorn guides shoppers to the right choice in her cozy shop at 27 West Neck Road, with Valentine’s Day cards and a treasure trove of gourmet chocolates, one-of-a-kind handmade gifts, and Island artworks. Shelter Island Florist — 631-749-2264 — always has beautiful orchids and fresh flowers.