For the safety of the community, we have decided to go virtual for our annual carving contest – mostly because we cannot predict turnout or control the crowd sizes this year.
We will still hold the contest over the weekend of October 24th & 25th BUT via Instagram.
Cash awards will be the same as previously indicated – 10 – $100 awards and $200 extra for the Master Blade nominee.
There is no fee to enter and there are no age limits.
So, We are Still “Glowing On” but Virtually!
Here’s how to enter:
Post your carving as a separate Instagram post on your Instagram account and include the hashtag #icarvedfor_bhlions .
Your entry must be carved the week of the event ( 9/19/20 – 9/25/20 ) and by you. You will need to provide a second photo with the cover of a current local paper in front or with your carving to prove this. Details below.
One entry per post, enter up to 3x per Instagram account / person.
Remember, post your entry with the hashtag #icarvedfor_bhlions to be included with all the other entries.
IMPORTANT NOTE forPRIVATE ACCOUNTS: Tags ( #icarvedfor_bhlions ) from private accounts will not show up on the public results page unless you make your account public til Halloween or send from a public account. The posts must be public to be seen and qualify for the contest. If you cannot send publicly please DM @bhlions the images before the deadline and we will try and post them for you. If the images are not edited or in a proper format for posting on Instagram we will not be able to do this in time to qualify for the awards.
Posts should include the following.
– Image 1 should be of your carved pumpkin, gourd or squash-like life form lit at twilight or when dark/light enough so we can see both the carving and the glow. Most decisions will be based on your first image but judges will look at all additional images too.
– Image quality should be good and focused well to be considered.
– You may include any additional images you feel are necessary after the first image on your post.
– There must be, at least, 1 image that shows the cover of one of these local papers next to your carvingor something proving you are the carver and that it was carved recently. The issue should be from the week of the event ( circulating the weekend of October 24th & 25th, 2020 ). Qualifying Papers: East Hampton Star, Southampton Press & Sag Harbor Express. A photo of yourself with the carving may also be OK.
Entries must be posted between Thursday October 22nd and Sunday October 25th by Midnight.
Winners will be notified by Instagram Direct Messaging within 2 days following the Sunday, Midnight deadline. The message will come from the @bhlions account.
Winners will also be asked to provide their entry images ASAP and before collecting prize money so that we can repost them on our Instagram account by Halloween.
All winners will be posted @bhlions before Halloween night!
All ages freestyle 1 Lily Babcock 2 Luke Babcock 3 Alison Babcock
Master blade Julie Cummings Bosch
2019 Sponsors:
Aaron M Daniels Agri-Ornamentals Inc Babcock Design Barbara Trujilo Antiques Barylski Land Surveyor, PC Battle Iron & Bronze LLC Bill Miller Associates Blaze Makoid Architecture Blue Light Energy Bobby Van’s Brennan’s Bit & Bridle Bridgehampton Candy Kitchen Bridgehampton Community House Bridgehampton Fire Department Bridgehampton Inn Restaurant Bridgehampton National Bank Bridgehampton Steel & Welding Buckskill Tennis Buckskill Winter Club Butter Lane Barn Chaleff Rogers Architects PC Chase Edwards Contemporary Gallery Churchill Wines and Spirits Comerford Collection Complete Fabrications Corrigans Country Gardens Agway Craig Gibson David and Evelyne Battle Dayton Ritz & Osborne Insurance Delamere Building Corporation Dermot Dolan Hampton Risk Management Duckwalk Vineyards Edmund Hollander Landscape Architects English Country Home Estias Fairview Farm at Mecox Fairway Restaurant Foster Farm Fowlers Garden Center Geekhampton Gloria Jewel Goat On A Boat Theater Golden Pear Cafe Graphic Image Group Greg Petersen Construction Gregory Electric Hackers Hockey Club Halsey Farm & Nursery Inc. Hampton Ballet Theater School Hampton Float Hampton Tank Gas Service Hampton Tennis Integrated Exercise Therapy Java Nation JCP Landscaping Jeffrey and Silvia Vogel John L. Nealon E.A. Joseph W. Tyree, Landscape Design inc. Kate and Anne Quimby Kathrine McCoy Architect AIA Kathryn Fee, Architect Kinnaman-Ramaekers Antiques Kolb Heating & Cooling Koral Bros Inc. L&W Market La Capannina Land Plans Landscape Details Liberty Iron Lilee Fell Flowers Lin Restivo Manual & Sports Physical Therapy Marder’s Markowitz, Fenelon & Bank LLP Mecox Bay Dairy Mia Solow Michael Davis Design & Construction Micro Earth Moving Inc. Napa Auto Parts Bridgehampton NYS Assemblyman Fred Thiele O’Connell Family One Ocean Yoga Center Personal Best Peter Creegan LTD Construction Peter Papademetriou Peter Robinson Pike Farms Proper PH Pools Provisions Natural Foods Market Reilly Architectural RJD Gallery Robert Otto Glass Sabrosa Mexican Grill Sag Harbor Veterinary Clinic Saskas Surveying Company PC Saybrook Capital Shine Design + Distribution Sperry Tents Stelle, Lamont, Rouhani Architects
Steve Miller Strong Oil Suffolk Environmental Consulting Inc. Summerhill Landscapes Inc. Thayers Hardware The Bridgehampton Florist The Drawing Room The Milk Pail The Raynor Group The Seafood Shop
Timothy Godbold TLT Restoration Triangle Tennis TRM Enterprises Tucker Capital Tutto Bene Ltd. Twin Forks Moving & Storage Unlimited Earth Care Vital Habitats Inc. Water Mill Lumber W.C. ESP Inc. Wesnofske Farm Witty and Gazda Construction Wolffer Estate Vineyard Inc. World Pie Wright and Co. Construction
Bridgehampton Lions Carving Contest will be held on Monday, October 29th starting @5pm! If you’re not coming for the puppet show then definitely get there well before it’s dark and if your not familiar with the event, there’s no actual carving going on, you have to spend the weekend doing that.
Coming off the heals of our 20th event we are introducing 5 new themed categories – see poster below.
We also added an additional freestyle category for the professionals out there – Master Blade! This year we are, not only engraving the name of the winner we are handing them $500! Winner take all but you have to be in it to win it!
We’ve recently noticed folks trying to use glow sticks to illuminate their pumpkins but they don’t give off enough light and the judging happens in the dark so if you are planning to use glow sticks plan to use a few candles too.
Check out the poster below and links to the carving galleries on the left of this site if you need some motivation besides all the prize money… remember it’s FREE to enter and FREE to see but you can’t win the cash unless you bring a carved pumpkin or squash-like life form. Also, many tend to forget about the categories… if you carve to fit a category you will be more likely to win… pick your favorite or if you can’t decide carve 3, you can enter in up to 3 categries! Sometimes a category has just a few entries so there may be a guaranteed win in your future if you make the effort.
Presenting… the poster for the 20th Annual Bridgehampton Lions Carving Contest on Monday, October 29th starting @5pm! We’re not talking turkey carving, although I suppose you could carve a turkey too. If you’re not coming for the puppet show then definitely get there well before it’s dark and if your not familiar with the event, there’s no actual carving going on, you have to spend the weekend before doing that.
To commemorate the past 19 years we are bringing back many of our favorite retired categories. Do you remember Dentist’s Dream? It was a favorite from 2000-2005 and Classic Jack is the only category to make all 20 Events. Check out the poster below and links to the carving galleries on the left of this site if you need some motivation besides all the prize money… remember it’s FREE to enter and FREE to see but you can’t win the cash unless you bring a carved pumpkin or squash-like life form. Also, many tend to forget about the categories… if you carve to fit a category you will be more likely to win… pick your favorite or if you can’t decide go for 3! Sometimes a category has just a few entries so there may be a guaranteed win in your future if you make the effort.
2018 Mystery Category: Most Aerodynamic – This was actually a popular category on the on the original private pilot event but never made the big show, till now!
Another Great Night!
Thank you to all the carvers and sponsors. See below for a list of the 2017 winners, we will post a list of the sponsors here too shortly. Also, event photos were posted in the links to the left, take a look..
Master Blade: Bill Stewart
Freestyle:
1. Pamela Eldridge
2. David Rattray
3. Julie Cummings-Bosch
Aaron M. Daniels
Aman Custom Builders
A.P.Tuff Builder
Babcock Peffer Design
Barbara Trujillo Antiques
Battle Iron & Bronze LLC
Blaze Makoid Architecture
Blue Light Energy
Bobby Van’s
Bridgehampton Candy Kitchen
Bridgehampton Community House
Bridgehampton Fire Department
Bridgehampton Inn Restaurant
Bridgehampton Steel & Welding
Brown Harris Stevens
Buckskill Tennis Club
Buckskill Winter Club
Butter Lane Barn
Capelli Hair & Skin
Chaleff & Rogers Architects PC
Churchill Wines & Spirits
Coastal Home
Comerford Collection
Complete Fabrications
Country Gardens Agway
Country Garden Farm Stand
Craig Gibson
Dayton Ritz & Osborne Insurance
David And Evelyne Battle
Delamere Building Corp.
Dermot PJ Dolan
Hamptons Risk Management Agency
Despach Self Storage
Dorothy And Michael Reilly
Dortronics Systems Inc.
Duckwalk Vineyards
East End Blueprint
Edmund Hollander Landscape
English Country Home
Ethan Allen
Fairview Farm At Mecox
Fairway Restaurant
Farrell Building
Fowler’s Garden Center, Inc.
Gary Glanz for SH Town Trustee
Gay Lynch
General Roofing Co.
Goat On A Boat Theater
Golden Pear Café
Gotham Gym
Graphic Image Group
Gregory Electric
Greg and Eva Petersen
Hackers Hockey Club
Halsey Farm And Nursery
Hampton Ballet Theatre School
Hampton Coffee Co.
Hampton Tank Gas
Hamptons Tennis Company
Harmonia Inc.
Hayground Properties LLC
Hobbs Inc.
Home Sweet Home
Integrated Exercise Therapy
J. McLaughlin
Janice And Richard Delano
Java Nation
JCP Landscaping Inc.
Jeffrey and Sylvia Vogel
John Barylski PE LS
John L. Nealon
John Wiltshire Agency
Joseph Tyree Landscape Design
Judy Musnicki
Katherine McCoy Architect
Kathryn Fee Architect
Kathryn F. Reis
Kate and Anne Quimby
Keith Sonnier
Kinnaman-Ramaekers Antiques
Kiwi Construction
Kolb Heating & Cooling
Koral Bros. Inc.
La Capannina
Landplan
Landscape Details Inc.
Leonard Metal Art Works Inc.
Liberty Iron
Lilee Fell Flowers
Lyria Battle
Main Beach
Marder’s
Markowitz, Fenelon and Bank LLP
Mecox Bay Dairy
Meritage Financial Strategies
Mia Fonssagrives Solow
Michael Davis Construction
Napa Auto Parts Bridgewhampton
NYS Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr.
One Ocean Yoga
Peggy McCoy
Personal Best
Peter Creegan Ltd.
Pike Farms
Proper Ph Pools
Provisions Natural Foods Market
Richard Hand: Micro Earth Moving
RJD Gallery
Robert Otto Glass
Ruby Beets
Rumrunner Home
Sabrosa Mexican Grill
Sag Harbor Veterinary Clinic
Saskas Surveying Company PC
Saunders Real Estate
Saybrook Capital
Shine Design + Distribution
Southeby’s International
Sperry Tents
Stelle, Lamont, Rouhani Architects
Stephen L. Trokel, MD
Suffolk Environmental Consulting Inc
Summerhill Landscapes, Inc.
Tamara Magel Studio
Thayer’s Hardware & Patio
The Bridgehampton Florist
The Milk Pail
The Seafood Shop
T.L.T. Restoration
Tom O’Donoghue Associates
Town and Country Real Estate
Triangle Tennis Club
TRM Enterprises Inc.
Tucker Capital
Tutto Bene Ltd.
Twin Forks Moving & Storage Ltd.
Vital Habitats
Wainscott Dental
Wainscott Inn
Water Mill Building Supply
W.C. ESP Inc.
Wesnofske Farm
Witty & Gazda Construction
Wolffer Estate Vineyards
Yama-Q
So here is what you have all been waiting for… the 2017 carving contest poster with 4 new categories! We are ahead of schedule this year so I can also announce all the category sponsors and the Mystery Category all in one shot. Check out the links to the carving galleries on the left of this site too if you need some motivation besides all the prize money… remember it’s FREE to enter and FREE to see but you can’t win the cash unless you bring a carved pumpkin or squash-like life form. Also, many tend to forget about the categories… if you carve to fit a category you will be more likely to win… pick your favorite or if you can’t decide go for 3! Sometimes a category has just a few entries so there may be a guaranteed win in your future if you make the effort.
Mystery Category: Downside Up Jack ( you will only see that right here! )
Heads up, the 2017 Carving Contest will be held at the Bridgehampton Community House on Monday October 30th starting @ 5pm. The poster and categories will be posted here soon.
It’s the day before Halloween this year so you should be in the mood!
Thank you to all the Carvers and Sponsors that helped make this another great event! Also Thank you to all the drummers at Samba BOOM for taking the call at the last minute and filling in for Liz who could not be there to put on the signature puppet show this year!
See below for the list of category winners and sponsors. And a photo of the Master Blade winners. Also enclosed is a list of banner sponsors that help make this all possible!
— Master Blade: Luke & Lily Babcock
— Free Style All Ages -Sponsored byProper PH Pools
1st: Bill Stewart 2nd: Randy Kolhoff 3rd: Julie Cummings-Bosch — Free Style 12 Under – Sponsored by Tiger Spud Potato Chips
1st: Ravanel Ellis 2nd: Jack Blackmoor
Themed Categories:
— Pulp Politico – Sponsored by Kathrine McCoy Architect 1st: Erin Shipman 2nd: Stallard Babcock — Area 51 – Sponsored by Grenning Gallery
1st: Erin Shipman 2nd: Julie Frolick
— Trumpkin – Dortonics 1st: Grace Fraser 2nd: Cyrus Halweil — Crazy Creepy Clowny – Sponsored by Tri R Landscaping & Masonry
1st: Lise Cutter 2nd: Luke Babcock — Stellar – Sponsored by Blue light Energy
1st: Amy Tilton 2nd: Andrew Castle — Pokedex Patch – Sponsored by Town & Country Real Estate
1st: Luka Hope 2nd: Daniel Fernandez — Instagrin – Sponsored by Allison Babcock Design
1st: Kelly Elliston 2nd: Jessica Pluchino — Compost Zombie – Sponsored by Lynch’s Garden Center
1st: Liam Blackmoor 2nd: Daniel Castro — Poultrygeist – Sponsored by Dayton Ritz & Osborne Insurance
Allison S. Babcock Design
Barbara Trujillo Antiques
Battle Iron & Bronze LLC
Blaze Makoid Architecture
Blue Light Energy
Bobby Van’s
Bridgehampton Community House
Bridgehampton Fire Department
Bridgehampton Inn
Bridgehampton Steel & Welding
Buckskill Tennis Club
Buckskill Winter Club
Candy Kitchen
Chaleff & Rogers Architects PC
Comerford Collection
Country Gardens Agway
Country Garden Farm Stand
Craig Gibson
Dayton Ritz & Osborne Insurance
DePetris Liquor Store
Dermot Dolan – State Farm Agency
Dortronics
Edmund Hollander Landscape
English Country Home
Escola De Samba BOOM
Fairway Restaurant
Farrell Building
Fred Thiele
Geekhampton
General Roofing Co.
Goat On A Boat Theater
Golden Pear Cafe
Graphic Image Group
Gregory Electric Shop
Greg and Eva Petersen
Grenning Gallery
Hackers Hockey Club
Halsey Farm And Nursery
Hampton Ballet Theatre School
Hampton Risk Management
Hampton Tank Gas
Hamptons Tennis Company
Hayground Properties LLC
Herzog Faller & Schaefer CPAs
Integrated Exercise Therapy
Java Nation
Judy Musnicki
JCP Landscaping
J. McLaughlin
Barylski PE LS
John L. Nealon
Kathryn Fee Architect
Kate and Anne Quimby
Katherine McCoy Architect
Keith Sonnier
Kinnaman-Ramaekers Antiques
Koral Bros. Inc.
Landscape Details Inc.
La Capannina
La Fondita
Leland and Marion Smith
Leonard Metal Art Works Inc.
Lynch’s Garden Center
Main Beach
Manual & Sports Physical Therapy
Marder’s
Markowitz, Fenelon and Bank LLP
Mecox Bay Dairy
Mia Fonssagrives Solow
Michael Davis Design & Construction
Michael and Dorothy Reilly
Meritage Financial Strategies
Napa Parts Bridgehampton
One Ocean Yoga
Pike Farms
Proper Ph Pools
Provisions Natural Foods Market
Robert Otto Glass
Rumrunner Home
Sag Harbor Veterinary Clinic
Saybrook Capital
Saskas Surveying Co. PC
Sean Beyel Plumbing & Heating Inc.
Shine
SRK Pool-Hydro Zone
“SOPHIE”
SperryTents
Shell Water Mill Fuel Complex
Stelle, Lamont, Rouhani Architects
Tiger Spuds Potato Chips
Triangle Tennis Club
Suffolk Environmental Consulting Inc
Summerhill Landscapes
Tamara Magel
Thayer’s Hardware & Patio
The Beeton-Hubbard Family
The Bridgehampton Florist.Com
The Milk Pail
The Seafood Shoppe
T.L.T. Race Tek / Restoration
Town and Country Real Estate
Tri-R Landscaping & Masonry
TRM Enterprises Inc.
Tutto Bene Ltd.
Twin Forks Moving & Storage Ltd.
Vital Habitats Inc.
W.C. ESP Inc.
Wesnofske Farm
W.F. McCoy Petroleum Products
Ward Ackerman
Wolffer Estate Vineyards
World Pie
Wright and Co. Construction Inc.
So the contest is THIS MONDAY and that means you have all weekend to carve! Check the gallery links on the left for ideas and have fun.
It’s all FREE and you could win some CASH!
Enter up to 3x per person in separate categories and bring your carved pumpkins on Monday between 5-6 pm to be safe… judging is usually around 6:30 pm! See Carving Contest link on the left for other rules.
