May 19: Water Mill Museum Opens, Mexico Bureau Chief Speaks

The sun will rise at 5:29 a.m. and set at 8:04 p.m.

Another sign that the season is starting comes Thursday, the Elks offer a family-fun carnival and the Rogers Memorial Library hosts a renowned journalist.

1. The will featuring the Grist Mill, historical artifacts and exhibitions, an art gallery and a discovery room. The refurbished Museum Shoppe and Wetlands and Eco-Friendly Gardens and Ice Harvesting in Water Mill exhibition are new this year. The museum is open every day except Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.

2. Attend a at the ' fairgrounds between 6 and 10 p.m. featuring international foods, thrill and kiddie rides and a games midway. Click here for a $10-off coupon.

3. Alfredo Corchado, the Mexico bureau chief of The Dallas Morning News, will be a guest speaker at , discussing his experiences reporting from the U.S.-Mexico border. Corchado won the Harvard Nieman Fellow in 2009 and won the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award for courageous journalism in 2010. The events begins at 7 p.m. Reservations are appreciated. Call 631-283-0774 extension 523.

4. Come back at noon for the latest "." Columnist Sally Spanburgh previews Monday's Southampton Village Board of Historic Preservation and Architectural Review meeting and gives her take on the new building applications.

5. The Southampton Town Republican Committee on Wednesday night chose to run for Southampton Town Supervisor, pitting him against incumbent Anna Throne-Holst, an Independent who on Monday.

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