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Domestic Goddess Crafting a lifestyle empire with Martha Stewart

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er name is synonymous with baking, home décor, DIY and weddings. She is the queen of all things lifestyle. She is my idol. She is Martha Stewart. Whenever I plan weddings, craft, bake or decorate my home, more often than not, someone calls me Martha Stewart. It is a badge of honor that I wear proudly, as the wonder woman herself is a true icon to so many people around the world. “When I was a child, I wanted to be a teacher, which I basically am,” said Stewart, who grew up learning how to cook and sew from her mother. “I had an inherent interest in those things and a curiosity for it, so all of that really led me in that direction.” The retail executive businesswoman, writer, television personality, former model and founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (1997), gained success through a variety of business ventures, encompassing publishing, broadcasting, merchandising, and e-commerce. Stewart credits her time as a model and on Wall Street (she began a second career as a stockbroker in the late 1960s) to be instrumental in her later successes. “It taught me a lot of about advertising, business, how a good business is run and performing in front of the camera, which has been invaluable. All of that helped with the actual formation of a company,” she noted. As the queen of baking, crafts, home décor, DIY and weddings, when one marvels at Stewart’s massive

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empire and the “monopoly” she has over the lifestyle industry, it’s no surprise given the type of person she is. “I know how I got here: hard work. And a really interesting, creative group of people with me,” said Stewart. “It’s a lot of creativity, a lot of learning and doing and a lot of do it yourself. That’s how it really all happened.” In 1990, Stewart started Martha Stewart Living magazine, when she realized that a how-to magazine devoted to the subject of living could be a big success. “When it was emulated and copied and followed by a whole lot of other like-minded people, then I knew that I was onto something good,” she said of the magazine, just one small sector of her lifestyle empire. So what inspires Martha Stewart? Sharing that she mainly gains inspiration from her travels—and she travels quite a lot—Stewart said that she looks around and tries to learn something new everyday. “That’s one of my mottos and that’s basically where I get my ideas from,” said Stewart. “If I go to Japan, I’m sure to come back with a fabric design with simple elegant solutions to problems. If I go to Italy, I come back with an amazing pasta recipe. I always come back with interesting ideas.” Entirely of Polish heritage, Stewart’s favorite dish from her native land is her mother’s pierogi, stating that “hers were the best of the best.” “Wherever we go, if there are pierogis for sale we stop,” said Stewart recalling a recent trip to Chicago

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MARTHA from page 3A where she always makes sure to stop at Kasia’s Deli, created by a woman who started an entire business selling all kinds of pierogis. In the kitchen for the holidays—she recently hosted 42 people for Thanksgiving—Stewart’s holiday tradition is baking her decorated sugar cookies in different Christmas shapes from stars and trees to Santa and reindeer. She has also been busy decking out her entire farm, inside and out ,with the twinkle and sparkle of the holiday season. “We do a lot of simple outdoor lighting. I have big shooting stars that go on the eaves of all the outdoor buildings (there are several houses on the property) and inside my house, I have 12 Christmas trees,” said Stewart, who has two trees in each room of her house. “It’s a lot of fun and every year it’s a different theme with different decorations that comes from me looking around trying to put together themes that are different than usual or evocative of something or other that’s what we do. I just bought a whole bag of Christmas lights, those little tiny mini lights in the shape of starbursts that I’ll be hanging from all my chandeliers.” Speaking of stars, her co-host of Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party on VH1, Snoop Dogg, just received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was inundated with messages of congratulations from Stewart, who is truly enjoying her partnership

with the rapper and television star. “It’s going great! We just signed up for our third season and start filming in February,” she said of her show with Snoop Dogg. “We’re both looking forward to it. It’s been a fun collaboration and I think it can go on for quite a long time if we find the time to do it. Both of us are busy but we really love doing the show.” Stewart also shared her love for Long Island, stating that “it’s so beautiful,” and “between the north and south forks, there’s so much to do there and that’s what I like about it.” Just in time for the holidays, Stewart’s collaborations with several brand retailers will make for great gifts. Her QVC collection (www.qvc. com/fashion/martha-stewart), which includes her apparel, gardening tools, gourmet food, beauty products, pet line and more, features her new “Classic Basics” collection, which she describes as “lovely clothes you can wear any time of day or night and still feel extremely comfortable and well-dressed at a very good price.” Stewart has also partnered with BloomsyBox, a flower subscription company that recently launched its rose subscription available on www.marthastewartflowers.com. Subscriptions will start at $49.99/month and will be available three sizes: small (approximately 12 roses), medium (18 roses) and large (24 roses). There will be options to purchase different plans—month to month, three months, six months and 12 months. As if she wasn’t busy enough, Stewart is also the collaborator and brand ambassador for Aerosoles,

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having launched a line of fashionable and functional footwear, starting with a collection of equestrian-inspired rain boots. Currently available on www. aerosoles.com/martha. To learn more about Martha Stewart, visit www. marthastewart.com. Channel your inner Martha Stewart this holiday season and whip up a batch of her famous sugar cookies. Turn to page 10B for the recipe.

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Magic Strings And Fairy Dust Violinist Lindsey Stirling chats about her holiday tour and Christmas album BY JENNIFER FAUCI jfauci@antonmediagroup.com

he violin is such a classically beautiful instrument. But nobody plays it like Lindsey Stirling. The violinist is coming to the Beacon Theatre on Dec. 12 as one of the stops on her tour, where she will be performing Christmas classics and songs from her Warmer In The Winter: Deluxe Edition holiday album. “It’s awesome! We’re having so much fun,” said Stirling of the tour, adding that she absolutely loves doing Christmas shows. “We did a Christmas tour last year and it’s like spreading little bits of magic every night for the crowd. We get to share joyful melodies, more of the heartfelt songs and it’s really cool to feel

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like this before.” The self-proclaimed pixie violinist vaguely recalls the first time she picked up a violin. She was 6 years old and begged her parents for lessons. “My teacher sent me home with a cereal box and paper towel roll taped to it that I could practice holding before I tried a real violin,” she said. “It’s not a natural instrument. It’s a very awkward and weird position in hold.” Stirling loves to imagine songs in new ways, it’s what she is known for. Her musical inspirations run the

gamut of a varying list from John Williams—she covets his greatest hits album—and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, whose Scheherazade Suite made her fall in love with the violin. “Evanescence inspired my high school years, Skrillex taught me how to dubstep and Pink inspires me as a performer,” she said. In 2007, Stirling created her YouTube channel in which she presented choreographed violin performances. Three years later at the age of 23, Stirling got her big break on America’s Got Talent, as a quarter-finalist on the show’s fifth season, which described her as a “hip hop violinist.” “I didn’t know what else to call myself or describe what I do. I still don’t,” she said. “I combine so many different styles of music and I love to dance around and pixie across the stage like EDM fusion.” In 2017, Stirling danced across the ballroom of Dancing With The Stars, paired with professional Mark Ballas in the show’s 25th season. While she has loved dancing her entire life, Stirling’s parents could only afford lessons for one passion, and she chose violin. She credits the show for allowing “the romance with dance to finally happen.” “I never had formal dance training, I taught myself. Dancing With The

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Stars was a dream come true and I never took it for granted,” said Stirling. “I worked so hard and had one of the best ballroom coaches as a partner. When as an adult do you have the opportunity to do that? It was incredible and so much fun.” To this day, Stirling is grateful for her time on Dancing With The Stars as it “brought to life the performer side of me that had gotten a little stale.” “It was a magical experience and the hardest thing I have ever done,” she added. Stirling is currently working on new music and after her tour, she plans on debuting a two-part EP, releasing one part midway throughout the year and the other half the end of the year. She is also working on a Broadway musical as well. Basking in the glow of her Christmas tour, Stirling shared that she loves traditions that bring families together and take you back to your childhood. “Christmas is like a time capsule that holds memories and document the past and present in a really cool way,” she shared. Warmer in The Winter: Deluxe Edition is available in Target, Barnes & Noble and Amazon. For more information on Lindsey Stirling and her tour, visit www.lindseystirling.com.

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t’s not the Christmas season until Marie and her Nutcracker Prince explore the Land of Sweets with the Sugar Plum Fairy. The New York City Ballet opened its annual season of The Nutcracker on Nov. 23, at the David H. Koch Theatre, and year after year, the classic is still as magical as ever before. George Balanchine’s masterpiece is set to Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky’s glorious score and features choreography by Balanchine, stunning scenery by Rouben Ter-Arutunian, elaborate costumes by Karinska and lighting by Mark Stanley. Based on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s tale, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (1816), children’s eyes widen at the holiday production, which includes Northport native Erica Pereira, who will be performing in the roles of the Sugar Plum Fairy and Dewdrop. “I love the fact that you can express how you’re feeling through movement,”

Erica Pereira said Pereira, who danced from the age of 3 to 10 on Long Island. “Performing always made me feel happy and it’s nice to be able to do a job that you enjoy everyday.” At the age of 17, Pereira began traveling into the city for more serious ballet lessons, training at Ballet Academy East before attending the

School of American ballet. She earned her apprenticeship with the New York City Ballet (NYCB) in 2007 and has been with the company ever since. A soloist for the past eight years, for Pereira, 29, dancing The Nutcracker is like performing a childhood dream. “I always dreamed about doing both of those roles and got to do them young into the company when I was about 20, so it’s pretty awesome,” she said, looking up to all the other ballerinas when she was younger. “It’s a dream come true to be able to do those roles and I have grown in them so much. The roles of the Sugar Plum Fairy and Dewdrop are very special and so iconic to most little girls, who idolize those parts.” Having been around for decades, The Nutcracker still remains a holiday classic to this day. The season is short, but it is packed with about 40 performances over six weeks. Pereira agrees that the family show is special to many aspiring ballet dancers that are watching. “It’s a show that can spark their

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nice dinner,” she said of her holiday tradition. Post-Nutcracker, Pereira will be dancing in Interplay, a ballet by Jerome Robbins as well as Sleeping Beauty in the winter. Her message for aspiring dancers is simple: work hard. “If you love it a lot, follow your dream, push through and work hard,” she said. “There are so many companies around the country. Have a good work ethic and believe in yourself.” If you haven’t seen The Nutcracker yet, put it on your bucket list because this production instills a sense of wonder and magic that is just as good as any Broadway show. The Nutcracker runs through Dec. 30 and tickets are on sale now at www.nycballet.com, in person at the theater box office and by phone at 212-496-0600.

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Tribalism: The 21st Century Jack-In-The-Box

BY JOE SCOTCHIE

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uring the Cold War, the world was a simpler place. Democracy vs. Communism. Freedom vs. Totalitarianism. With the fall of the Berlin Wall, democracy won a stunning victory. That was 30 years ago. Times have changed. Democracy is not enough. It is the fate of liberal democracy that now worries both liberals and conservatives. The backlash began in Russia, where Vladimir Putin announced a model of “sovereign democracy.” Democracy was now whatever the Kremlin decided it would be. Soon came Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister and his call for “illiberal democracy,” citing Singapore, China, India, Turkey and Russia as the wave of the future. The Putin and Orban regimes do hold free elections. But certain results—state censorship, barbed wire on the borders, expulsion of both non-governmental operations (NGOs) and foreign-owned universities—are hardly hallmarks of liberal society. Yascha Mounck in The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It (Harvard University Press) forcefully argues that liberal democracy needs to do some extensive soul-searching. The appearance of Bill and Hillary Clinton at then-private citizen Donald Trump’s wedding, is, for Mounck, yet another example of outof-touch elites beholding entirely to their donors. (Trump, as a developer, contributed generously to both parties). He admits that decades of stagnant wages and mass immigration have created an implacable working-class rebellion. There is also the matter of the huge values gap between multicultural urban areas in Western Europe and North

America and vast swatches of rural areas whose citizens want their local population to remain stable. Added onto that is the rise of social media, a medium easily exploited by demagogues of all stripes, but mostly on the far right. Mounck offers practical advice: Progressive taxation to stem income inequity, border security and a renewed civic faith. Mounck tells the cultural elites to stop demonizing the past, scolding them, for instance, for the repeated attacks on Thomas Jefferson. Accentuate the positive in any nation’s history. Jonah Goldberg’s Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics is Destroying American Democracy (Crown Forum) is the most ambitious of these three volumes. Goldberg is a senior editor at National Review, the biweekly with a rich intellectual pedigree of such forgotten greats as James Burnham, Russell Kirk, Richard Weaver, Frank Meyer and James Jackson Kilpatrick. Goldberg, to his credit, is an NR editor striving to match that legacy in an age of digital. Goldberg views the “economic miracle” of past centuries as history’s crowning achievement. People don’t know how good they have it! He maintains that an age of identity politics threatens to ruin it all. The title of this opus is misleading. Suicide of the West? Goldberg, as old-fashioned conservatives will recognize, is borrowing the title of Burnham’s 1964 classic. That gripping polemic lamented the retreat of European empires, the rise of Soviet communism and the crime wave about to hit American cities. Identity politics and tribalism are one and the same. Tribalist nations within the West— Italy, Hungary, Poland,

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Democracy vs. Communism. Freedom vs. Totalitarianism.

Czech Republic, the Baltic nations and outcast Russia— are all doing well: Modest growth at home, the ability to live in peace with their neighbors abroad. Goldberg, however, is prescient about the subtitle. America’s transformation over the past half-century has not gone smoothly at all. The globalist politics of George W. Bush and Barack Obama were upended in one fell swoop by Donald Trump. Despair over the future has routed the elites’ assertions that all will turn out well. The old conservatism placed more value on traditionalism than mere economics. Goldberg is strong on these points: Private property as the basis of both freedom and prosperity, the importance of a monolithic God to keep man’s evil instincts in check and a defense of the old Pop-Mom-children family. Goldberg is not optimistic either, but taking a stand in the midst of modernity’s onslaught has always been conservatism’s most heroic virtue. Rounding out these diagnoses is William A. Galston’s Anti-Pluralism: The Populist Threat To Liberal Democracy (Yale University Press). Pluralism and liberal democracy, the author maintains, go hand in hand. Indeed, liberal society can be highly creative, a phenomenon vital to the health of the individual and the commonweal. Again, normalcy is knocking on the

door. Ralston admits that the Asian model of robust markets and authoritarian regimes may have global appeal. Is liberal democracy doomed? Can it only make a final stand in Western Europe and North America? As with Mounck, Galston believes that the elites will have to do more than just promise say, health care programs, to keep a restless populace at bay. They need to stop talking down to rural folk. Immigration reductions, also, are a reasonable compromise. The authors are correct about virulent nationalism. Despotic at home, aggressive abroad, its legacy was the bloodiest century on record. And liberal society matters: It allows Shakespeare to be Shakespare, Mozart to be Mozart, Tolstoy to be Tolstoy. The 21st century is now here. Do not the peoples of the West want a time of normalcy? After getting whacked on all sides by monstrous ideologies during the previous one, you can’t blame them. If liberal democracy can provide normalcy, it will flourish. If it persists in social revolution, people will look elsewhere for peace and quiet.

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WINE TALK BY CHRISTINA CLAUS

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icture this: a cozy window seat with feet stretched out across it, a favorite book that calls to be read in hand and the perfect mix of winter aromas wafting from a glass of wine on the end table. The scent and taste of that winter wine may have hints of oak, chocolate, nut or fall and winter fruits— all things that make one think “cozy.” While Long Island’s wineries boast summer wines with hints of citrus and floral, they also produce a bunch of wines that bring warmth to a cold winter day.

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Port Jefferson’a Pindar offers the 2014 Merlot, a red with black and red fruit notes. Due to its oak aging, the wine holds hints of vanilla and toast. Wintertime can be synonymous with big meals for holidays and heartier dishes in general. The 2014 Merlot can be perfectly paired with robust dishes such as duck, salmon and beef. Each bottle is $12.99. To purchase, visit www. pindar.net

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A blend of five Bordeaux varieties—including Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot—the 2013 Ember from Suhru Wines in Cutchogue

offers hints of vanilla, plum and cranberry flavor with plum and cassis scents. These aromas and tastes remind of holiday meals like Thanksgiving and Christmas, making 2013 Ember a festive wintery wine. Aged for 12 months in Hungarian oak, the wine has a soft, plump mid-palate and lingering finish. Each bottle is $20. To purchase, visit www. suhruwines.com.

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White Wine

While white wines may not seem like winter wines with their reputation of sweetness, Anthony Nappa Wines changes the perception with its 2014 Sciardonné Wine Enthusiast. The chardonnay offers

streaks of honey and apple cider spice, giving the wine a cozy and wintery appeal. Fermented with indigenous yeast and unoaked, full malolactic fermentation gives the chardonnay a creamy, almost palate-coating richness. Each bottle is $20. To purchase, visit www. anthonynappawines.com.

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Dessert Wine

Coffee, black cherry and dark chocolate. These are the flavors of Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard’s Cabernet Sauvignon 2015. A red wine made from only select fruit at the northernmost section of the vineyard, the dessert is perfect for chocolate and coffee lovers alike to enjoy with a piece of pie or as a

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Sparkling Wine

Sparkling wine may not seem to be a drink for the winter, but Sparkling Pointe House Vineyards and Winery’s 2014 Reserve Blanc De Blancs has aromas of meyer lemon, pear and honeysuckle that lead to a palate of baked apple, toasted brioche and almond biscotti. The baked apples remind of apple pie while the toasted brioche and almond biscotti make one think of comfort foods. Each bottle is $68. To purchase, visit www. sparklingpointe.com

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A Vision Of Nassau’s ‘Downtown’ Nassau Hub at Coliseum beginning to take shape

BY FRANK RIZZO

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The Nassau Hub surrounding the Nassau Coliseum just might have a future. “Stars are aligned,” said Laura Curran,the county’s chief excutive, about transforming the acreage of asphalt parking into what its backers call “Nassau’s Downtown.” On Nov. 27, the Nassau County Legislature hosted a presentation by BSE Global, site leaseholder, and its development partner, RXR Realty. Several hundred people filled the legislative chambers to hear about the $1.5-billion mixed-use development. The respective CEOs—Brett Yormark and Scott Rechler—presented their plan, answered questions and listened to concerns. The next step in the process is a positive vote on a series of modifications to the lease that Curran has urged the legislators to pass. Legislators told the executives they would need a solid project labor agreement in place before they would give the go-ahead, and also pressed for

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rapidly expanding life sciences sector, where employment has grown at a rate 2½ times faster than the rest of the economy over the past two decades.”

This project epitomizes my vision for a real live-workplay district at the Hub and will transform the landscape of Nassau County.

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—County Executive Laura Curran more specifics on community benefits—the variety of amenities and other concrete measures from developers to gain a favorable vote from elected officials.

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Earlier that day, the developers had announced that they had signed an agreement with the anchor tenant for the proposed site, Northwell Health,

‘New Suburbia’

Scott Rechler, CEO of RXR Realty, has extensive experience with large developments. The RXR properties surrounding the Hub will make up for parking spots lost when the Hub’s two parking garages are being erected. (Photo by Frank Rizzo) the largest private employer in New York State. The plans envisioned a “Northwell Innovation Center” consisting of up to 225,000 square feet at the corner of Hempstead Turnpike and Earle Ovington Boulevard, across from the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell. According to a press release, “Northwell is looking at leveraging opportunities coming out of the

As part of its lease, BSE operates NYCB Live, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. After renovating the arena, BSE wanted to create a surrounding mix of housing, retail, office and entertainment spaces that would draw strength from and in turn sustain the Coliseum. “This announcement aligns with our strategy to create a new suburbia surrounding [the] Coliseum that promotes synergy between the arena and the development,” Yormark said in a statement. The highlights of the initial BSE/RXR plan include: • 500 housing units • 600,000 square feet of office and biotech research space • 200,000 square feet of “experiential retail” • Parking to meet the program demand, including approximately

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This conceptual rendering shows one possible vision of the area surrounding the Nassau Coliseum. (Courtesy BSE/RXR) 3,400 spaces in parking structures to be funded by $85 million • Bus rapid transit to nearby LIRR stations • Pathways and pedestrian bridges connecting to neighboring educational, cultural, recreational, and commercial centers. One of the key factors that would make the project viable, according to Rechler, was that the arena had already been renovated. The Lighthouse project with which he was involved last decade called for a high housing density in part to help finance the renovation. Another barrier that has fallen is the zoning, and Rechler praised the Town of Hempstead “for having the foresight to go through a process and has actually put forth a low-density zoning plan that’s outstanding.”

Housing Problem

Rechler quoted two stats: 41 percent of millennials are living with a resident and 71 percent plan to leave Long Island for a less expensive region in the next five years. He argued that talent is the most important resource and bringing and keeping young talent on Long Island is crucial for its economic future—and affordable housing is key. In response to several legislators’ questions about payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and other tax abatements, Rechler admitted that, “to build affordable multifamily housing there needs to be relief from taxes....you need some level of tax subsidy to put up housing.” Legislator C. William Gaylor III objected that many residents—after the current re-assessment—will be hit by higher taxes while the developers were looking for breaks. Rechler admitted there were tradeoffs, but pointed out that there were no taxes being generated on the property right now, as opposed to “meaningful taxes” at buildout.

Frustrating History

Ever since President Lyndon Johnson came to Mitchel Field in 1964 to break ground on the John F. Kennedy Center, it has been the dream of a succession of county leaders to make something special of the former airfield. In 1972, the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum opened, the only original element to be realized from Johnson’s groundbreaking. Eventually, the fate of the deteriorating arena spurred more than a dozen years’ worth of activity at the site. Late last decade, then Islanders owner Charles Wang and partner Scott Rechler of Uniondale-based RXR Realty submitted the $3.8-billion mixed-use Lighthouse project, which included a new arena. The Town of Hempstead rejected the ambitious proposal—which called for higher housing density than what the town allowed—and it never progressed beyond the planning stages. Follow-up proposals, including a casino plan with the Shinnecocks that would not have needed town approval–were aborted. Wang made good on his threat to move the storied hockey franchise when the lease with the Coliseum expired in 2015, and found a home with developer Bruce Ratner and his Barclays Arena in Brooklyn. Ratner and Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment (now BSE Global) had already been invited by then county head Ed Mangano to weigh in on development plans. BSE eventually garnered a 49-year lease with the county on the 60-plus acres and immediately moved to renovate the Coliseum, a $180 million project financed with private funds. The arena reopened with a Billy Joel concert in April 2017.

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When Your Partner Meets Your Family: Some Important Considerations T

he holiday season is upon us. This often leads to feelings of excitement as you plan to spend time with your families enjoying great food and company. However, you may also be a bit stressed, especially if this is the first time you are bringing your partner home to meet everyone. Research has shown that increased levels of social support lead to positive relationship outcomes, specifically greater reported relationship satisfaction and well-being (Blair & Holmberg, 2008). Social support is extremely important for the success of a relationship, and one of the biggest sources of support (hopefully) comes from our families. You may be wondering if the holidays are a good time to bring your significant other home to meet your parents and extended family. Below are some ideas to consider. 1. You may want to set up an initial meeting with your closest family

LOVE LESSONS Marisa T. Cohen, PhD members and your partner first Walking in to a holiday dinner consisting of extended family members and friends may be daunting for your significant other. He/she will spend most of the evening getting passed from person to person, and may not have time to sit down to have any real conversation with those closest to you. Instead of the first meeting taking place in front of such a large crowd, plan to have a quiet dinner with your significant other and your parents/ caregivers before the holiday. This way your partner and your parents

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will have a chance to get to know one another in a more low-key setting. This will also take a great deal of pressure off of your partner during the holiday dinner, because he/she will have some familiar faces to connect with when he/she sits down at the dinner table. 2. Tell your partner about any important customs and rituals that your family observes Meeting new people is stressful enough, so don’t let your partner be caught off guard when it comes to your holiday rituals. For example, does your family go around the table sharing what they are most thankful for after dinner? Are there topics of conversation that are consistently brought up? The more information your partner has upon entering, the more comfortable he/she will feel. 3. Avoid sensitive conversation topics For the initial meeting, it is important to avoid potentially sensitive or controversial topics such as race, politics, and religion. Even if you think your partner and your family may have similar stances, small differences in viewpoints can lead to a potentially uncomfortable conversation. Don’t get me wrong, these issues must be discussed (first with your partner), because it is important that the two of you align when it comes to your views of the world. However, having a situation in which your great aunt is going toe-to-toe with your partner isn’t exactly necessary. These conversations will inevitably come up between your partner and your family during the course of your relationship. If these topics arise during the initial meeting, be sure that opinions are expressed without passing any judgment. Keeping the lines of communication open is important, but being kind to one another is also imperative. 4. Sit back, relax, and enjoy Don’t get too caught upon trying to orchestrate the entire evening. You will get upset if something seems to go awry. If you get too nervous about the situation, your apprehension will rub off on your partner, and make him/her uncomfortable. Remember- both your family and your partner care about you, so they will want things to work out for the best. Relax and enjoy your time together. Marisa T. Cohen, PhD, is a psychology professor, relationship researcher and relationship coach. Learn more about Marisa at www.marisat cohen.com.

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Curran: Warmbed Emergency Winter Shelter Program Now Open

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced that WARMBED, Nassau County’s Emergency Shelter Relief Program for homeless individuals and families during the winter months, is now activated. “No resident should have to spend nights in the freezing cold when they can call the Nassau County Hotline and be placed in a warm shelter right away,” said Curran. “Homeless residents calling the hotline will be connected immediately to a person who can help them get out of the cold and obtain the services they need to restart their lives. Help is really just a phone call away.” The Nassau County Winter Homeless Hotline, WARMBED, will operate seven days a week and run through March 31. If winter conditions persist beyond March 31, the program will continue until warmer weather arrives. Between the hours of 4:45 p.m. and 8 a.m. Monday through Thursday, and Friday from 4:45 p.m. through Monday

at 8 a.m., employees from WARMBED and the Department of Social Services (DSS) will make appropriate referrals and provide shelter placement. Once placed, the staff at DSS and the Office of Housing and Community Development will contact those who are homeless in order to access resources for permanent housing. Curran also urges Nassau’s homeless veterans to take advantage of the WARMBED program, where they will be assisted by the Nassau County Veterans Services Agency. During the 2017-18 season, a total of 482 individuals comprising of 345 adults and 137 children were housed by the WARMBED program. Contact the Nassau County Homeless Hotline (Warmbed) at 1-866-927-6233. Other emergency numbers include the Department of Social Services 516-2278519; the Long Island Crisis Center 516679-1111; The Safe Center LI 516-542-0404 and Nassau University Medical Center 516-572-0123. —Anton Media Group

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onor Flight Long Island will hold a reunion Dec. 8 at the American Airpower Museum, to celebrate our WWII and Korean War Heroes who came to Washington DC on Sept. 22, on a free, early-morning flight to visit their respective military service memorials. They also visited the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier, and met officers from their military branches. They landed that evening at Islip MacArthur Airport to a raucous “bag pipe” welcome, and thunderous applause from hundreds of family and friends. Honor Flight Long Island (HFLI) is our local, nonprofit chapter of the national Honor Flight Network. HFLI organizes, hosts and pays for the biannual flights, which depart from Islip MacArthur Airport. As part of the day’s events, veterans and their guardians (volunteers who make the trips possible) fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, where a motor

coach takes them to DC and the WWII, Korean and Vietnam memorials, to Arlington National Cemetery, Air Force, Navy and other memorials.

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“Your country said that it needed you, and you said yes, I will go,” HFLI president Bill Jones told the 50 veterans who made the DC trip. Jones said his group flies our local heroes to visit and reflect together at our national memorials. “Long Islanders with loved ones interested in taking an Honor Flight, should contact us and we’ll make all the required arrangements,” he said, adding that they’re now lining up 2019 trips for eligible veterans on the wait list. Bill Jones lives with his wife and daughter in Southampton, NY. Each trip includes 50 veterans who go for free, thanks to donations from across Long Island. They are accompanied by 50 guardians, next generation, able-bodied volunteers

who donate $400 (tax deductible) to offset the day’s travel expenditures. If there is no family member to act as a guardian, don’t worry, HFLI has a roster of volunteers ready to step up for the privilege and donate the fee. Join Honor Flight as it presents veterans with their Tribute Photo Journals on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the American Airpower Museum, 1230 New Highway, Farmingdale. For more information, to apply for spots on upcoming 2019 flights, or make a contribution to become a veteran’s guardian, visit www.honorflightlongisland.org, or call Virginia Bennett at 631-702-2423 or email vbennett@southamptontownny.gov. —Anton Media Group

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Keeping Your Packages And Deliveries Safe Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Police Commissioner Patrick J. Ryder would like to take this opportunity to advise residents how to keep your packages and deliveries safe from “Porch Pirates.” As the holiday season approaches, many people are doing shopping online and having packages shipped to their homes. Unfortunately, this presents a perfect opportunity for thieves to steal packages that are left unattended outside your home. Here are some tips on how you can protect yourself. When selecting shipping options, choose one that requires you to sign for delivery. In most cases, if you aren’t at home when a delivery is attempted, you can either

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for a customer pick-up. Some delivery services like UPS or FedEx allow you to pick up packages at their retail stores. As always, avoid sending cash by mail. Checks and

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THOUGHT GALLERY Consider these recommendations for upcoming talks, readings and more in and around New York City:

exhibition, which looks at the wild and woolly through more than 100 works. After the talk, you can join the 2:00 p.m. public exhibition tour (free with museum exhibition).

Brown Bag Lectures with Riva Ettus Thursday, Dec. 6, 1 p.m. Nassau County Museum of Art One Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor, NY 11576 516-484-9338 www.nassaumuseum.org Museum Docent Riva Ettus talks about Wild Kingdom: 100 Years of Animal Art, the museum’s latest

“Night of the Snow Leopard” (By Milton Glaser)

An Afternoon with Paul Williams Sunday, Dec. 9, 1 p.m. Museum of the Moving Image 36-01 35th Ave. 718-777-6888 www.movingimage.us Academy Award–winning composer Paul Williams joins Jim Henson Legacy

president Craig Shemin to look at clips and talk about Williams’s many musical collaborations with Jim Henson. After the program there will be a signing of CDs of Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, a first release of the original soundtrack recording ($15).

Just Announced | ScreenTimes: On The Basis of Sex Friday, Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m. The TimesCenter 242 W. 41st St. 888-698-1870 www.timestalks.com Catch an advance screening of On the Basis of Sex, the new film inspired by the true story of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s experiences as a young mother and attorney struggling against gender discrimination. Actors Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, and director Mimi Leder will be joined by Academy Award-nominated actress Felicity Jones, who plays Ginsburg ($60).

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s the excitement surrounding the season’s first snowfall fades, many of us are beginning to daydream about trading snowy sidewalks and peppermint lattes for white sand beaches and tropical cocktails. But don’t let the winter dreariness get the best of you—turn your workday fantasy into reality by hopping aboard a cruise ship and sailing towards a sunny destination. No matter what kind of vacation you’re looking to take, whether it be one of luxury and leisure, family-friendly fun, cultural enlightenment or continental exploration, different cruise lines offer a variety of voyages tailored to your specific needs. Here are a handful of options to consider in case you decide to flee this year’s harsh Long Island winter and spend a week sunbathing on the open sea.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). As much as we try to make sense of love, the effort to reason it out will be in vain. The very nature of love is either unreasonable or is following a code of logic that we do not have the key to. Let this liberate you. You don’t have to understand love to find beauty, form and function in its workings. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’re feeling terrific this week and will do terrific things. You’ll maximize your good energy, raise your vibes, get healthier, go on a mini-adventure, look at life like the wonder it is, buy tickets that keep you looking ahead to a beautiful day in the future. You’ll make someone smile. That last one tops the list. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). We all have our limitations. The limitations you’ll encounter this week have to do with a friend’s lack of awareness and empathy. Can you see the limits of others as impersonal, and functions of immaturity, not malice? Try not to take offense, rise above the situation and reap the rewards of spiritual generosity. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Inadequate help is a problem. You may feel that you need more care than is available, more tenderness than is offered, more attention than the people around you seem capable of. It’s not a sign that you’re needy, rather it’s a sign that you’re in the wrong place. Get out. Your world is bigger than this. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There’s no heartbreaker as prolific as the culprit called named “high expectations.” Bringing out the best in others often depends on setting a minimal expectation of them, ignoring your own prejudices and counting every positive aspect as a major plus. Sound tedious? Maybe so, but it will also work wonders. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It is said that ignorance is bliss, but how can you possibly achieve it? You can’t unlearn what you’ve learned, or embark when you’ve already been there. So you’re driven to move forward, until you get to the place where you can stand on the precipice between the known and unknown with innocent eyes.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You may be reticent to charge for some of the work you do this week, and why is that? Maybe doing it for free takes the pressure off, or perhaps you still think of yourself as an amateur. Set your price anyway. People value what they pay for, even if they pay very little. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Objectivity is an achievement of superior minds. To make excellent decisions, you must first understand the situation. An exercise of seeing yourself from a distance and observing the long-form patterns at play... that will be especially effective in helping you navigate the confusing parts of the week. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You don’t often have to choose whose happiness comes first, because it just happens that the same things can make several people happy at once. This week, however, you really must make take a side. And though you’re not used to prioritizing your own happiness, this will be for the best. Root for yourself. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You need an outlet for your feelings, somewhere with the space to stretch them out. Then let them fall where they may. Otherwise they bunch up on themselves, doubling back, ducking under and getting tangled in knots too complicated to pick apart. Consider using a journal or talking with a mentor or coach. This is important. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Texts can be very efficient for relaying certain kinds of information, though much of this week’s discourse will be best handled via a voice call. Text does not convey tone, and keeps human need and nuance at a distance. You’ll learn more in a two-minute phone call than you would with an hour’s worth of text. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Most people, including you, are too socially astute to go around spouting willy-nilly the sort of truths that might hurt. Of course, not telling the truth might hurt more. So you’ll step back and carefully consider your responsibility to the people around you, determining what level of honest interaction will benefit the situation.

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Curran: NIFA Approves 2019 Budget

Board supports $100 Million in bonding to pay outstanding taxpayer refunds, provides funding for key infrastructure projects Nassau County Executive Laura Curran recently announced the Nassau Interim Finance Authority (NIFA) last night approved her 2019 “No Property Tax Increase” Budget as well as $100 million in bonding to pay outstanding property tax refund debt left behind by the prior administration. Funding for critical county infrastructure was also approved. “We have NIFA’s support because our reassessment plan is credible,” said Curran. “NIFA’s approval of my ‘no property tax increase’ budget and this bonding is part of my comprehensive plan to fix assessment. We are taking critical steps to restore the County’s fiscal health.” The County Executive’s 2019 barebones budget reflects the county’s

current financial position and will move the county forward without an increase in property taxes for 2019. The $100 million in NIFA-approved bonding was authorized by the legislature and will help offset a portion of the $300 million in property tax refund debt accumulated during the failed assessment policies of the Mangano administration. The approved funding will also move Nassau County forward with a plan to build a long-sought after police academy on the campus

of Nassau Community College. Supported by both the County Executive and members of the Legislature, the new facility will usher in a new era in police, correction officer and probation officer training and community engagement. It will serve as a model for shared services and generate revenue through working with other departments in the region. “Our police department currently trains in an old elementary school,” said Curran. “And our corrections

officers receive training in dilapidated trailers. This state-of-the-art academy will provide a modern and professional training environment for our law enforcement professionals. We thank the Board of NIFA for their support and look forward to breaking ground on this new facility.” NIFA also approved $13.6 million for 30% design of the Bay Park outfall diversion project. When completed, the outfall will remove excess nitrogen from the Western Bays. “There is no more important environmental project in Nassau County,” said Curran. “Entire ecosystems have been eradicated because of nitrogen runoff killing the Western Bays. This project will give Mother Nature a chance to reverse the damage.” —Anton Media Group

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Into The Smoker Smoked Barn takes the time to do it right

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hile driving along Hempstead Turnpike near Tri County in Levittown, there’s a d distinct istinct possibility that an enticing aroma will smack you right across the

face. If this happens, don’t panic—it is probably the scent of real deal barbecue wafting from Smoked Barn. Opening earlier this year on Hempstead Turnpike, Smoked Barn is a family run joint sporting a strict adherence to the tenets of the Southernstyle, low-and-slow cooking method. And the result is an assortment

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of meats teeming with flavor and dripping with smoke-kissed juices. All coming from the mind of owner and barbecue expert Renzo Vargas, who refocused what was initially a mainly Peruvian sandwich eatery to a house of brisket, ribs, pulled pork and more. And while some trace elements of Peruvian cuisine remain—popping up in refreshing ways—the emphasis is most assuredly on barbecue. From the smoker, eaters are greeted with meats sold by the pound, with one pound good enough to feed two. There’s brisket, pork belly, pulled pork, pork ribs, beef short ribs, pork sausage and chicken wings. It’s a dizzying array of succulence to be sure—that is why the customized platter option is the way to go. Pick any combination of meat and pay by the pound. Want a slice of fatty brisket and a mountain of pulled pork? You can do that. How about a full rack of ribs, chicken wings and sausage? Smoked Barn will make it happen. Using a combination of hickory, cherry and apple woods in the smoking process, Smoked Barn keeps it simple in terms of spice rubs, with most cuts standing on their own meaty merits other than the requisite salt and pepper. Smoked for around 10-14 hours, the brisket boasts a to-the-tooth tenderness and a flavor enhanced by the outer bark. And while both lean and fatty cuts are offered, barbecue fanatics know that the best flavors are rendered on the fatty end. Meanwhile, Smoked Barn truly shines in the pork department. The pulled pork is served with sauce on the side, giving the eater a chance to experience the swine’s full lusciousness, with charred crispiness mingling with juicer shreds of pork. An even more pronounced flavor attack comes from the pork belly, which Smoked Barn slices thinly in strips reminiscent of pastrami. Smoked for eight to 12 hours, the pork belly is a menu standout, with meat made juicier thanks to a the an all-important fat

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Clockwise, from left: Ribs, pork belly and porchetta are a small sample of the meats offered at Smoked Barn.

cap that bastes the meat as it smokes. Besides meats listed on the menu, Smoked Barn also unleashes plenty of specials on weekends. These include smoked duck, lamb shank, porchetta and a pastrami that brines for a month. Smoked Barn also keeps it simple with sauce, offering a sweet-andsavory standard barbecue sauce—but here’s where that Peruvian charm makes its first appearance, with a squeeze bottle of bright green Peruvian hot sauce. This chili sauce enhances every meat it touches, especially the pulled pork, making the owner’s decision to serve everything sans sauce all the more crucial. Side dishes at Smoked Barn range from the expected to the completely

unexpected. There’s a cooling broccoli salad, Asian-inspired cole slaw, classic and comforting mac n’ cheese, smoky collard greens and Brussels sprouts enlivened with paprika. But the must-order sides are definitely the smoked beans and BBQ corn on the cob. As the name entails, the smoked beans are ultra smoky, with leftover rough cuts of brisket, pork and chicken dotting the dish at different intervals, making each bite unique. The corn on the cob is smoked before it’s grilled, then it is painted with butter and other ingredients that Vargas will only divulge as “magic.” Moving away from the smoker, the restaurant’s South American background returns with Peruvianstyle rotisserie chickens, served in

halves, quarters or whole in combo meals that include Peruvian fried rice or the classic salchipapas (sliced Peruvian hot dogs over fries). Other kitchen entrées include pollo broster (Peruvian fried chicken); an all-day Peruvian breakfast platter with crispy fried pork, tamal (singular of tamale), sweet potato fries and beef strips with gravy; arroz chaufa (Peruvian fried rice with chicken, beef or pork); and lomo saltado (stir-fry of beef strips, onions, tomatoes and fries). Sandwiches, or “handhelds,” also dot the menu. These include hamburgers, pulled pork and brisket sandwiches, along with Peruvian sandwiches like the chicharron con camote (crisp fried pork with fried sweet potato and sliced onions), lomo al jugo (sautéed beef strips with onions and tomatoes) and pollo caliente (shredded rotisserie chicken, potato sticks, lettuce and tomato). And if you find yourself at the end of a meal suffering from meat overload, Smoked Barn also offers natural juice smoothies to take the edge off. These include concoctions with papaya, pineapple, strawberry, mango and lucuma, a Peruvian fruit with a mellow sweetness. “Low and slow” might be the main tenet of barbecue, but at Smoked Barn a friendly atmosphere and a Peruvian twist are also essential ingredients. Smoked Barn, 2932 Hempstead Tpke., Levittown, 516-396-9892, www. facebook.com/smokedbarn

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The Velvet Underground: Fully Loaded BY DAVE GIL DE RUBIO

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hen asked about the Velvet Underground, storied record producer Brian Eno is credited with saying that while the band didn’t sell many records, everyone that bought a Velvets album went out and started a band. While there’s anecdotal evidence to this being true due to the array of acts that claim this New York City outfit to be an influence (David Bowie, Talking Heads, R.E.M. for starters), their impact can be felt even more via The Velvet Underground Experience. This pop-up multi-media art and music exhibition is currently housed at 718 Broadway in Manhattan, a stone’s throw from the Velvets’ East Village stomping grounds. This immersive exhibit uses film, images, music and archival ephemera to not only use the Velvet Underground as a baseline to build from, but it also reflects and captures

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have different people like Lou [Reed] and John [Cale] meet. This was only possible in New York. After that, the way they were living and creating with other artists involved in an independent scene could have only happened in New York. This is why there was such a concentration of activity.” Visitors walking into the exhibit will encounter six main sections: “Welcome to America,” “Reed and Cale, The Childhood of Art,” “NY Spirit—Factory Years,” “Banana Album,” “Reinventions of The Velvet Underground” and “Echoes of Heritage.” It’s a chronological tour that goes from Reed and Cale’s childhoods to the band’s influences on contemporary art as of today. It manages to not only encapsulate the band’s

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‘60s. It was an important facet of the overall presentation, according to curator Christian Fevret. “I knew that this was going to be more than the story of a band. It was also the story of the city and the [Velvet Underground’s] spiritual journey. I think that was a fantastic trick to share with visitors because you have fantastic and groundbreaking music that’s still relevant today,” Fevret explained. “You have fantastic characters and the artists around them are very interesting and have, each in their own way, helped shape the Velvet Underground’s sound and image. So this is quite a unique story to tell. It also says a lot about America in the ‘60s and the evolution of our society and it’s also why this band couldn’t have happened in another place. You really needed New York first to

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influence on the musical sphere (from Kurt Cobain to LCD Soundsystem), but the Velvets’ effect on art (from Mapplethorpe to Basquiat), photography (from Stephen Shore to Nan Goldin), cinema (from Jim Jarmusch to Todd Haynes) and fashion (from Agnes b to Hedi Slimane). But unlike the recent Bowie Is exhibit, (which Fevret is quick to point out came about after his exhibition, which originally opened in Paris, was well under way), which had an archive at the ready to draw from, the Velvet Underground Experience required creating an archive from scratch. “Bowie was very, very careful about everything he wore and everything he worked on—he kept everything. There is a big official storage that was managed by David Bowie’s people. So The Velvet Underground to find the documents and artifacts (Photo courtesy of the [for his exhibit] was quite simple. After Cornell University Collection) that, it was a question of laying it out,” he said. New Jersey high school in December “For the Velvets, it was very different 1965 opening for local headliners because there is absolutely no official The Myddle Class and opening act archive. You really had to work with The Forty Fingers. It’s a little-known each [memorabilia owner] involved. chapter of The Velvet Underground We went through all the contact sheets that ranks up there with Jimi Hendrix with each single photographer to really opening for The Monkees and serves dig very deep and get the best and the as a piece of first-person history that most interesting images that we could. really resonated with Fevret. This was the kind of thing that takes “There are six movies that we protime. It means going to see the people, duced ourselves and that one was not spending time with them and working produced by us. We were in contact with them on the contact sheets. Also, with this [Tony Lou and John, at Jannelli], who was a that time, didn’t 15-year-old kid when keep anything. The he saw the concert at fact that the band Summit High School had no commercial in New Jersey,” success makes it Chevret said. “For also quite difficult, 50 years, he wanted because you didn’t to do something have so many about it. Of course, [record] pressings. there are no images They didn’t sell a of this. so he had to lot of albums and recreate everything when there was a with an animated concert, there was movie. It works The Velvet Underground’s 1967 Andy just a few posters.” perfectly because it Warhol-designed/produced debut Co-presented by says a lot about how album The Velvet Underground & Nico, Bandsintown and aka The Banana Album much [the Velvet Citi, the exhibit (Photo courtesy of the Cornell Univer- Underground] were sity Collection) features an array considered outsiders of portraits of the in society then. band members It’s quite funny to think that for their and influential contributors who comfirst concert, they played in front of prised of the New York underground 15-year-old kids. Tony tells the story in the ‘60s, such as Allen Ginsberg, in a very powerful and moving way Candy Darling, Jonas Mekas and and you can understand that it really Andy Warhol. It also contains six films changed his life in a way.” produced exclusively for this exhibiFevret’s first exposure to the band tion with the most interesting being an was as a teenager when he came animated short produced by Anthony home from the record store with two Jannelli, who recounts his experience albums—a 1985 collection of previas a 15-year-old student who saw ously unreleased material dubbed VU the Velvet Underground play at a and the Jesus and Mary Chain’s debut

Tucker and Doug Yule while working as the editor of his magazine Les Inrockuptibles during the ‘90s, planted the seeds for the Velvet Underground Experience. And while future plans include possibly bringing the show to cities like Chicago, L.A., Seattle and even Canada, he’s convinced what the band represented is as timeless as the music. “I hope upon diving into the Velvets’ world, people can come out of the exhibition realizing the real legacy of the Velvets, which is the freedom of mind, spirit and creation. And the fact that to create, you have to be very honest, straightforward and cling to the things that matter to you,” he said. Lou was the first one who said to be yourself and not to care about the norms and what society says you should be. That is one of the most important things that people from the young generation can take from this exhibition.”

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A Changing Winter BY CHRISTOPHER BIRSNER cBirSner@antonmediagroup.com

e’re only a few days away from the start of this year’s MLB Winter Meetings, a gathering of representatives from every team that becomes a recruiting ground for free agents and potential trade targets known as the “hot stove.” With more deals around the corner that will keep us talking, let’s take a look back at some of the significant, and at times lopsided, deals made in the MLB offseason .

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Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to the Yankees

The Boston Red Sox-New York Yankees rivalry is among the greatest in sports, and one of the critical events in the rivalry was when Red Sox owner Henry Frazee sold one of the greatest players of all-time, Babe Ruth, to the Yankees for just $100,000 in 1919. Ruth went on to spend 15 years in New York, hitting 659 home runs and winning four World Series championships. The Red Sox, who won their last title with Ruth in 1918, didn’t win another championship until 2004. Many fans referred to the drought as the “Curse of the Bambino.”

Frank Robinson shipped to the Orioles

In December 1966, Frank Robinson was turning 30 and the Cincinnati Reds were rebuilding. So they sent the former MVP to the Baltimore Orioles for pitchers Milt Pappas and Jack Baldschun, as well as outfielder Dick Simpson. That three-player haul by the Reds ended up not paying off as Pappas, the biggest name in the trade,

went from solid starter to complete disappointment, finishing his three seasons with the Reds with a 4.4 ERA after 69 starts. Robinson in 1966 won the AL Triple Crown, leading the league in home runs, RBI, and batting average. He won two World Series championships with the team in 1966 and 1970.

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Randy Johnson shockingly picks Arizona

Pitching ace Randy Johnson, who spent most of the 1990s as an All-Star for the Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners, and Houston Astros, decided that his next destination was to a team that was just getting off the ground: the Arizona Diamondbacks. Popular opinion at the time was that the 4-year, $53 million deal was too much for the 34-year old in the twilight of his career. His years with Arizona ended up being his greatest, winning the Cy Young award four straight years (1999-2002) and winning the 2001 World Series over the New York Yankees.

Nolan Ryan for Jim Fregosi

The Mets won the World Series in 1969 with Nolan Ryan in their rotation, but the team didn’t really see him as useful for them moving forward. In December 1971, the Mets sent Ryan, along with pitcher Don Rose, catcher Francisco Estrada, and outfielder Leroy Stanton, to the California Angels for shortstop Jim Fregosi. Ryan went on to have five All Star seasons in eight years with the Angels and Fregosi was sidelined with injuries and struggled as a third baseman before being shipped in the middle of the 1973 season to the Texas Rangers.

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fans and media alike, he found a home with the San Fransisco Giants, signing a six-year, $43.8 million deal, and became one of the most dominant players in baseball. He was an All-Star for 11 of the 15 seasons in the Bay Area, becoming the leader in home runs in a career, home runs in a single season, slugging percentage in a season, and winning the most MVP awards (7). He made a team that was barely in the playoffs more fun to watch.

Mike Hampton fails in Colorado

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Not all free agent deals work out for the better. Pitcher Mike Hampton signed with the Colorado Rockies in the 2000-01 offseason, citing the Denver school system as the reason why he signed. He had the biggest contract ever in baseball at the time, an eight-year, $121 million contract. He ended up playing there for only two seasons, posting a 21-28 record with a dreadful 5.75 ERA in 62 starts.

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KUPFERBERG PRESENTS SHOWS Saturday, December 15

THE NUTCRACKER Colden Auditorium 7:00PM $23 - $42 Family Four Packs Available Sunday, January 20

DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM: A MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION Colden Auditorium 4:00PM $35 Saturday, February 15

VICTOR MANUELLE Colden Auditorium

8:00PM

$49 - $109

Saturday, March 2

PURPLE XPERIENCE - TRIBUTE TO PURPLE Colden Auditorium

8:00PM

$29 - $39

Saturday, April 13

PETER YARROW LeFrak Concert Hall 8:00PM $35 - $45 Pre-Show Dinner Available WITH FOR THE FAMILY INARTSASSOCIATION ON STAGE NEW YORK

BUY ALL FOUR SHOWS GET $20 OFF Sunday, February 24 DIRECT from KENYA

CIRQUE ZUMA ZUMA

DIRECT from CHINA

NEW SHANGHAI CIRCUS

DIRECT from LATVIA

B-UNDERWATER BUBBLE SHOW

3:00PM $20 - $35 Saturday, March 23 3:00PM $20 - $35 Friday, March 29 8:00PM $29 - $42 Friday, May 5

Toured with CIRQUE DU SOLEIL for 5 YEARS

3:00PM

$20 - $35

SPHERUS CIRQUE

Please note reserved parking is now available for purchase for 2018 - 2019 Season. More shows to be announced. Please check our website

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HOLIDAY AT AMERICANA SHOP LONGER WITH OUR EXTENDED HOLIDAY HOURS December 15 - 23 • 10am to 8pm To 6pm on December 24

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GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT...THE AMERICANA GIFTCARD!

2018-12-05

Perfect for personal and business gifting, our GiftCard is available for purchase online, by phone or in person.

Northern Boulevard at Searingtown Road • americanamanhasset.com • 800.818.6767 • @americanashops Use Gift Card only at U.S. merchants within Americana Manhasset and Wheatley Plaza that accept American Express® Cards, except for recurring payment. No ATM use. Funds do not expire. Not redeemable for cash, except where required by law. Additional limitations apply. See Cardholder Agreement for complete details. Gift Card is issued by American Express Prepaid Management Corporation. Licensed as a Money Transmitter by the New York State Department of Financial Services. NMLS ID# 913823. ©2018 CASTAGNA REALTY CO., INC. Americana Back Cover LIW 12.5.indd 1

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