Sigh... Clouds and rain are on the Hamptons' horizon this weekend. One forecast after another appears to predict the same crummy conditions. We've prepared for this, albeit hesitantly, and would like to share a few indoor sports ideas with you to help you pull through the precipitation.
Summer Punch: Believe it or not, boxing is coming to the Hamptons. In fact it's a charity event at VFW Post 5350 on Montauk Highway in Quogue this Saturday night. Sanctioned by USA Boxing, the event won't seem that brutal once you realize it benefits disabled veterans of the war in Iraq. Doors open at 5 p.m. the first bout begins at 6 p.m, and the pugilism for proceeds goes on until 11 p.m. Call 631-653-9898 for more.
For The Wee Ones: There's no experience like a day at home with a bunch of kids while it rains inside. With that in mind we know Wainscott's got two alternatives with the Indoor Play Gym at the Country School on Industrial Road (631-537-2255) and the Indoor Tennis Club on Daniel's Hole Road (631-537-8012). You can also burn off their energy through creative brain draining at the wacky and wondrous Children's Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton, the Golden Eagle art workshops in East Hampton, and painting your own pottery at Follow Your Art in Southampton. Or just find em something to keep em busy at Stevenson's Toys, also in Southampton.
Playtime For Adults: With the recent, exciting news about wineries having more freedom to sell and distribute their libation, designate yourself a driver and mosey on over to a local vineyard. While it pours outside, wet your whistle inside at Wolffer, Channing Daughters or Duckwalk. When you're done, stop by East End Books for a friendly check-up on your marriage with Rabbi Michael Shevak, who will discuss his book Adam & Eve: Marriage Secrets From The Garden of Eden.
Going Nowhere: For those of you that just can't make it out (by choice, against will, or by rain-induced laziness), we have two games that a few of us Plummers play when we're not working or at the beach. First is Hamptonizing your Monopoly board. A couple of stickers or index cards, mixed with creative labeling, and you have a local Monopoly showdown on your hands. What becomes Boardwalk? Ira Rennert's estate? Two Trees Farm? There are seven train stations in the Hamptons, which ones take up the four RR spots on the board? Instead of paying $75 for luxury tax, maybe it's $50 for landscaping fees. You get the picture. Or, if you must execute some form of athleticism, build your own indoor mini golf course. It's easier than you think, hear us out. A simple piece of cardboard or a tissue box, attached to a broomstick or whiffle ball bat creates an indoor-friendly and safe putter. Roll up some duct tape, or borrow your neighbor's Ping Pong balls and you have your equipment (see above). Now all you need are your homemade holes (dixie cups or disposable bowls turned upside down with a whole cut in it work best). How the terrain is created is up to you. A clean patch of kitty litter makes a nice sand trap (that is if you don't get your own sand already). Let the tile or wood panels be the fairway and may the rugs act as the rough. Utilize your plants, furniture, and home garden tools to the best of your abilities for an ultimate indoor course experience. Believe it or not, it works and half of the fun is the designing and setting it up.Know of any places to be or things to do when the weather's got us down? Please share below. We could use your input.
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