Thursday, May 2, 2024

Community

Features and information about the community, including announcements, club activities, neighborhood news and work in support of the community by the Island’s many non-profits.

BE[RE]LOVED Benefit is a vintage fashion show and sale supporting the Shelter Island Senior Activity Center.
Logo of Shelter Island Bucks baseball
Take a chance in a raffle to support the Shelter Island Bucks, our local Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League Team. The top prize is two tickets to see the NY Mets play the Colorado Rockies on May 7.
Sylvester Manor lights up the restored 1810 Shelter Island Windmill, decked out for the holiday season. All are welcome to attend the festivities on Friday, December 9 at 4 PM.
Support local vendors while getting some holiday shopping done at the St. Nicholas Fair, and enjoy selecting a tin of your favorite home-baked sweets during the "Cookie Walk."
Sign up for the 13th annual Turkey Plunge on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Rain or shine (or snow), participants will dive into the icy waters off Crescent Beach. Teams and costumes are encouraged.
Attend a Town Hall-style Q&A on Community Housing, where local officials and residents will participate in a moderated discussion. It takes place Saturday, October 15 from 3 to 5 PM in the Shelter Island School auditorium.
One of the unexpected “gifts” of the pandemic for Union Chapel during the Summer of 2020 was the creation of Poetry Sunday in the Grove. It's fitting that the Chapel closes its season with the work of Irish poet, priest and mystic John O'Donohue.
Over the Hill Charity Softball Game
The annual Over the Hill Charity Softball Game will once again raise funds for Shelter Island Little League, while providing fun for fans and bragging rights for players.
Join Shelter Island Friends of CAST for a fundraiser at Windswept, a private lawn on a Silver Beach bluff overlooking the Peconic Bays.
All are welcome to attend a candlelight vigil for International Overdose Awareness Day. It takes place Wednesday, August 31 at 7 PM at the Fiske Field Basketball Courts.