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The Weekend Guide: Maritime Fest, Bluegrass at Big Duck and two 5K walks for good cause

By Vera Chinese

JAY WEBSTER PHOTO | While most of the Maritime Festival events take place along the waterfront, some cause participants to end up in the water.

Looking for something local to do this weekend? The Riverhead News-Review weekend guide has got you covered. Check out our listing of this weekend’s happenings. Or, you could visit our weekly calendar under the community tab on our homepage.

• Tonight there will be a Zumba Fundraiser for Crohn’s & Colitis in honor of Doobee Hansen, from 6 until 9 p.m. at Southold Elementary School on Oaklawn Avenue. 5-year-old Doobee is the honored hero for CCFA’s annual Take Steps Walk on Saturday, Oct. 1, and all proceeds go to that event. Tickets are $10 at door. There will also be a Chinese auction and  50/50 raffle; craft station and face painting for kids available during Zumba portion of fundraiser. Raffle tickets are $5 each. Call 765-3240.

• It’s homecoming weekend in the Riverhead School District. The parade kicks off at 12:30 p.m. and the varsity football game starts at 2 p.m. This year’s parade theme is board games. Come out to support the Blue Waves!

• This weekend is the annual Greenport Maritime Festival. The Parade starts at 11 a.m and the festival continues until 5 p.m. Saturday and will run from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday. There will be vendors, roaming musicians, a Village Blacksmith, Captain Kidd’s Alley, old-fashioned games, treasure chest, traditional arts and crafts demonstrations, Peconic Radio Club, pirate shows, Power Squadron, kayak derby, live music, whaleboat race and a children’s snapper fishing contest. Pick up a festival journal at Greenport merchants or visit eastendseaport.org.

• On Saturday there will be a Bluegrass Music Festival from noon until 5 p.m. at Big Duck Ranch in Flanders. Admission is $10, seniors/children under 12 are $5. Performers are Boot Scoot Boogie, Vinnie Chills, Carolyn Doctorow and The Steam Rollers, and Ron Rothman. Bring a chair or blanket for comfort. Refreshments will be sold. Call 258-6796 for more details.

• Tanger Outlet Center in Riverhead and the North Fork Breast Cancer Coalition are sponsoring a 5K Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness at the West Main Street shopping center. Registration will be held from 7:30 until 8:45 a.m with an opening ceremony at 8:45 a.m.. The walk begins at 9 a.m. The fee is $25 day of event.

• Kent Animal Shelter and Martha Clara Vineyards will host the annual Wines & Canines 5K Run/Walk from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Sound Avenue vineyard in Riverhead. Proceeds benefit the new Kent Kennels Animal Shelter facility. Bring your canine friend on a leash. Includes dog agility demonstrations by All Fur Fun Agility, pet-related vendors, chinese auction and raffle. Food and wine will be available for purchase. Registration $25 minimum donation per person, children 12 and under free. Registration at 11 a.m., runners start at noon, walkers start course anytime before 1 p.m. To pre-register download registration/pledge forms at KentAnimalShelter.com/winesandcanines or call 727-5731.

Vera Chinese has been the editor of northforker.com and northforker magazines since May 2014. Prior to that she spent two and a half years as a staff reporter for the New York Daily News. She joined the Riverhead News-Review as a staff writer in January 2010 and was named Associate Web Editor nine months later. She previously worked for the Southampton Press Western Edition and was named the third place 2008 Rookie Reporter of the Year by the New York Press Association. She graduated from Wagner College in 2006 where she received a bachelor's degree in English. She earned a master's degree in English education from New York University in 2007. She is a 2002 graduate of Eastport High School and has lived on the East End for more than 20 years.

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