Gold Coast Magazine Spring 2016 by Anton Community Newspapers

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GOLD COAST AN ANTON MEDIA GROUP PUBLICATION • SPRING 2016

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YOUR BACKYARD OASIS HISTORIC MANSIONS GIVE BACK Opulent estates serving the community

DESIGNER PICKS Favorite pieces to decorate your home

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EVENTS & PUBLIC PROGRAMS

Planting Fields Foundation opens its new exhibition

Great Ocean Liners 1900-1940 at Coe Hall on Saturday April 2nd, 2016

Opening Night & Preview Party Great Ocean Liners 1900-1940

Friday, April 1st I Coe Hall I 5:30pm-7:30pm Celebrate the opening of our new exhibition! Luxury liners were much more than a means of transportation. They were floating palaces; the ultimate icons of glamour, opulence, and romance. In the early 1900s passengers were transported across the oceans in a magnificence and style unequalled to prior. Tickets: $20 Non-Members I Members Free, (includes wine and cheese) Information: Michelle Benes 516-922-8682 or email mbenes@plantingfields.org Saturday, April 2nd, 2016

Broadway Night at Coe Hall

7:00PM I Members $40 I Non-Members $50 Reservations are required—reserve your seats early as space is limited! Coe Hall will come alive with the sounds of Broadway, as sung by some of the greatest starts from Broadway’s biggest shows. Performers will be accompanied by our 1913 Steinway grand piano played by pianist Jack Kohl, who has performed as Musical Director for over eleven years in the New York theater area, including countless concert appearances with Broadway actors. Join us after the show for a chance to meet the performers at a wine and cheese reception in the Dining Room of Coe Hall. Enjoy a wonderful evening of live theater and celebrate our new exhibition! Reservations: Jennifer Lavella (516) 922-8678, jlavella@plantingfields.org Sunday, April 3rd, 2016

Children’s Exhibition Program at Coe Hall

Great Ocean Liners: 1900-1940

On view April 2nd – October 2nd, 2016 Open daily 11:30am – 3:30pm at Coe Hall, Planting Fields $5 Admission fee for Coe Hall I $8 Parking Fee This exhibition conveys how luxury liners became symbols of modernity and national pride, through their craft and evolution in First-Class experience. Travelers boarded these liners for leisure, or business, while millions more traveled in search of a better life as they immigrated to America. Before the advent of widespread aviation, maritime travel was also vital in interlinking the world economy. Due to the dangers and conditions at sea, the business of marine insurance was developed by way of Johnson and Higgins, the firm that Mr. Coe worked for most of his life. Mr. Coe made extraordinary contributions to marine insurance and he experienced luxury liners from both a business and leisure perspective. This exhibition explores the golden age of sea travel and the Coe’s experiences on some of the most significant ocean liners in maritime history.

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12PM I $5 admission fee for Coe Hall members and children under 12 are free ($8 parking fee) Come and learn the core essentials of model ship building. Build your very own wooden model Titanic and take home to decorate. This is the perfect handson event for families, and to visit the new exhibition Great Ocean Liners 1900-1940! All supplies are provided. Parent supervision and reservations required. Call: Jennifer Lavella (516) 922-8678 or email jlavella@plantingfields.org. Sunday, April 3rd, 2016 & Sunday, April 17th, 2016 Sunday, May 15th, 2016

The Lap of Luxury The Emergence of the Cruise Ship Industry: the Pioneers, Private Lives, Drama, Comedy, and the Grandeur of Today and of Days Gone By 2:00pm – 3:00pm at Coe Hall $5 admission fee, members and children under 12 are free Written and Directed by David Houston A READING IN THE STYLE OF RADIO DRAMA Actors Diana Heinlein and David Houston Information: Jennifer Lavella (516) 922-8678 or jlavella@plantingfields.org

CONTENTS

Letter from the Publisher Welcome to our spring edition of Gold Coast Magazine

By Angela Susan Anton

Decorator Picks Our three design teams select their favorites

By Sheri ArbitalJacoby

From Opulent to Enriching

These extravagant Gold Coast mansions are nurturing Long Islanders Nassau County Museum of Art This historic home once had a ski slope equipped with its own snowmaking machine By Juliet Freudman

Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County HMTCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission is to teach the history of the Holocaust and its lessons through education and community outreach

By Juliet Freudman

Mill Neck Manor Once a mansion of grandeur, this campus now offers hope to charitable organizations By Jennifer Fauci

Backyard Bliss Turn your yard into a garden oasis

By Karen Musgrave

Under Foot Spring ahead with the latest flooring trends By Louis Iannaco

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Welcome to Gold Coast Magazine

ith winter shuffling along and warmer weather on our doorsteps, there’s no better time to take in real estate than in the spring edition of Gold Coast Magazine. For this issue, we’re overflowing with ideas about how to beautify your home—whether it’s various pieces like reading chairs, floor lamps or other extras as suggested by a trio of renowned local design teams, the latest in flooring trends according to industry expert Louis Iannaco or heading outdoors, where Karen Musgrave of Hicks Nurseries will tell you how to transform your yard into a haven. We also take a look at how many of the striking Gold Coast mansions have been transformed into homes for community service. Juliet Freudman takes us on a tour of the Pratt Estate, which sits on the 204-acre Welwyn Preserve. What was once the summer house of oil magnate Harold Pratt and his wife, Harriet, is now the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, in addition to being a nature preserve. Jennifer Fauci writes about the Mill Neck Family of Organizations, which is run by the Lutheran Friends of the Deaf, set on an 86-acre estate looking out over Long Island Sound and home to the 34-room Sefton Manor that was constructed in 1923 at the cost of $2 million. And, if you’re in the mood for art, Juliet tells you about the Kenny Scharf exhibit that just opened at the Nassau County Museum of Art, which is located on the historic 145-acre estate of Childs and Frances Frick. With this spring edition of Gold Coast Magazine, we think our trip from the past to the present will satisfy your imagination and creativity.

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PICKS Our three design teams select their favorites

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hese interior decorators did the legwork and share their choices for versatile floor lamps, mirrors, reading chairs and entrance tables.

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Light up your life with these radiant geometric floor lamps

DENISE RINFRET AND MISSY RINFRET MINICUCCI Favorite Floor Lamp: Circa Lighting Lebon Floor Lamp #ARN1027 Price: $798

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This transitional floor lamp can bring a traditional room to a younger modern place or can be used in a modern loft in NYC. It’s the perfect fun floor lamp for any space.

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NANETTE BAKER Favorite Floor Lamp: Ethan Allen Crystal Blocks Floor Lamp #092538 (left) Price: $999

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This floor lamp is absolutely stunning and a ‘must see!’ With its stack of sparkling solid crystal cubes and beautifully shaped shade, it will surely light up your room in style!

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GREG LANZA Favorite Floor Lamp: Design Within Reach Tolomeo Mega Floor Lamp Price: $980

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Ideal over a dining table or seating area where overhead lighting is prohibitive, its timeless 1989 style can mix with almost any current design scheme today.

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GREG LANZA Favorite Mirror: Crate and Barrel Clarendon Large Round Wall Mirror #334758 Price: $249

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This updated starburst with delicate rays of steel wire around dripped brass offers pure modern elegance that’s appropriate in any space.

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NANETTE BAKER Favorite Mirror: Layla Grayce Surya Richmond Mirror #63349 Price: $401.40

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We love to use this fun chinoiserie mirror made of faux bamboo as a pop of color in any room.

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DENISE RINFRET AND MISSY RINFRET MINICUCCI Favorite Mirror: Serena & Lily Bungalow Mirror

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Its shimmery gold finish and lovely quatrefoil shape make it a stylish statement piece for any home.

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Cozy up in these reading chairs NANETTE BAKER Favorite Reading Chair: Ethan Allen Arcata Leather Chair #722111 and optional Leather Ottoman #722110 Starting Price: $2,019 (chair), $799 (ottoman)

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I love the sophisticated look, clean lines, luxury and comfort of this chair—and ottoman for additional put-up-your-feet comfort. It’s a winner in neutral Devine/Bone.

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GREG LANZA Favorite Reading Chair: Design Within Reach Womb Chair in Boucle Fabric #28817 Price: $3,871

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This Womb Chair is an architectural classic whose name says it all. It’s the ultimate chair to curl up in with its perfect back pitch. Plus, it’s wide enough to make you feel truly embraced.

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DENISE RINFRET AND MISSY RINFRET MINICUCCI Favorite Reading Chair: Baker Moderne Wing Chair #6331 Starting Price: $3,799

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The shape and vibe of this piece is a fresh take on a traditional wing chair. The exaggerated wings and the lower seat make it cozy and comfortable—it’s almost like your own little reading nook.

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Decorator Picks

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These stylish foyer tables are perfect for items you don’t want to forget

GREG LANZA Favorite Foyer Table: Bernhardt Haven Round Dining Table Price: Unavailable

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Clean lines with a dark top and nickel legs make this suitable for a classic Colonial or an apartment. How you accessorize the top will determine its end style. This table’s actual design use is for dining, so there you go—extra holiday seating solved!

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DENISE RINFRET AND MISSY RINFRET MINICUCCI Favorite Foyer Table: A large, round skirted table with fringe, topped with a ginger jar Approximate Price: Rogers & Goffigon fabric, $300/yard; Cowtan & Tout fringe trim, $125/yard; John Rosselli ginger jar, $4,500

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Top off a large, round skirted table with fringe (of course!) and a ginger jar urn—and you’re set. It’s a cliché that never gets old!

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NANETTE BAKER Favorite Foyer Table: Weego Home Monaco Console #2203 Price: $2,995

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This high-quality console table is chic in design, plus it’s functional. Each one is custom-made to your specifications with your choice of top and bottom finishes, as well as drawer hardware. It’s a beautiful and impressive addition to any foyer!

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This historic home once had a ski slope equipped with its own snowmaking machine By Juliet Freudman

The museum produces about four exhibits each year. Kenny Scharf’s graffiti art (top right) will be on display through July.

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icture this: a three-story Georgian mansion, lush gardens, tennis courts, polo field, swimming pool, ski slope equipped with its own snowmaking machine, monkey house, aviary and bear pit. The historic 145-acre estate of Childs and Frances Frick once rivaled that of Jay Gatsby. Today, the history lives on through the Nassau County Museum of Art, which is housed in this Gold Coast mansion in Roslyn. Unlike many other Gold Coast mansions, which were primarily summer homes for wealthy families, the Fricks’ was a real family home for the couple and their four children. In 1900, Lloyd Stephens Bryce commissioned architect Ogden Codman, Jr., to construct the house that is today Nassau County’s art museum. Bryce sold the mansion 19 years later to Henry Clay Frick, cofounder of U.S. Steel Corporation, who bought it for his son Childs Frick. As proprietors, Childs Frick, an avid horticulturist and paleontologist, and his wife,

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Frances, passionate about gardening, transformed the estate into a vibrant, dynamic home. On a recent visit to the museum, former Arizona Governor Fife Symington, grandson of Childs and Frances, reminisced about childhood visits to his grandparents’ home decades ago. Symington’s memories include otters running up the spiral staircase then swimming in the bathtubs, and snakes falling down from the ceiling’s molding. “So many Gold Coast mansions have been repurposed, but in a way that gives you not a hint of what it used to look like,” the museum’s Public Relations Manager Doris Meadows says. However, at the Nassau County Museum of Art, visitors can have an idea of what it was like to live at that time in a Gold Coast mansion, she says. Back then, the family cared about every detail, even down to their water tower, which was built inside a stately structure made to blend in with the rest of the estate’s style.

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After Childs Frick’s death in 1965, Nassau County bought the estate, transforming the mansion into an art museum in 1969. However, the next two decades showed only minor developments, until 1989 when the museum became a public-private collaboration; the property continued to be publicly owned, while the museum’s maintenance, exhibitions and programs fell under the responsibility of a private board. Now, the museum allows visitors to take a step back from their everyday lives and travel in time to what life might have been like for the Frick family in the 1920s. The museum offers house and sculpture garden tours, led by a guide well-versed in the history of the estate, and has introduced the Life in a Gold Coast Mansion series. One program in this series transported children to a time before radio, television and mass-produced toys and showed them how the Frick children entertained themselves in the house and on the grounds. “You just have to look past the false walls and added lighting to see that it was a family

home,” Meadows says as she gazes up at the ceiling’s detailed handiwork of carved lion and ram heads. Walking over to the French doors, Meadows peered out at the green lawn that, a century ago, was the Frick family’s backyard. In the early 2000s, the estate’s formal gardens were restored to replicate the original landscape of the 1920s, making a walk through the grounds even more like a walk through the Frick family’s world. The art museum produces about four exhibitions each year. Maxfield Parrish’s work was on display through the end of February, but the March 19 to July 10 exhibition on Kenny Scharf focuses on the East Village artist’s graffiti style and large-scale paintings and installations. The museum also maintains a sculpture garden, so that both visitors and community members can walk through the gardens, appreciating nature and large sculptures. Museum programs include exhibition, mansion and family tours, Sunday family programs and collaboration with local schools. In addition, the museum partners with the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center to

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provide art workshops for people suffering from early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Having these people make art and express themselves visually allows them to not think about their disease, museum Director of Education Laura Lynch says. The emotional memory of colors and art stays with people who have Alzheimer’s even after other forms of memory have been lost, Lynch explains. “The Nassau County Museum of Art is dedicated to fostering a deeper understanding of art and culture through exhibition and education programs for people of all ages and backgrounds,” according to its mission statement. “In practice, the museum pursues the mission by enhancing its permanent collections, sculpture park, historic property and natural setting.” Rather than commuting all the way into Manhattan to visit a museum of which they

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would only see a fraction, Merrick residents Susan and Stanley Bloomfield prefer the proximity and focused exhibits of the Nassau County Museum of Art. The two, who are museum members, visit every exhibition, even returning to the same one they’ve already seen if they enjoy it enough. However, the museum’s artwork is not the only aspect that attracts the Bloomfields. “It’s the building. It represents a style of living that no longer exists on Long Island or anywhere else,” Susan Bloomfield says. “And they’ve kept all the details!” The Nassau County Museum of Art and its visitors appreciate the history of the estate and value this Gold Coast mansion as a piece of artwork in itself.

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The Nassau County Museum of Art is located at One Museum Drive in Roslyn. For more information, visit www.nassaumuseum.org or call 516-484-9338.

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HMTC’s mission is to teach the history of the Holocaust and its lessons through education and community outreach By Juliet Freudman

The Pratt mansion now teaches visitors about the Holocaust, sharing important lessons regarding doing what’s right.

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ucked away behind a winding road that leads to the stately Pratt mansion, the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center (HMTC) of Nassau County is dedicated to imparting lessons about the impact of choices. As its name suggests, the center aims to teach the history of the Holocaust while also explaining tolerance, even down to the smallest of actions. The HMTC is a repurposed Gold Coast mansion that sits on the 204-acre Welwyn Preserve, once owned by Harold and Harriet Pratt for use as a summer home. The estate was one of several in the area for the children of Charles Pratt, partner of Standard Oil Co. with J. D. Rockefeller and founder of Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. With the matriarch of the household, Harriet Pratt, as a passionate horticulturist, the Welwyn estate’s most notable accomplishment became its gardens conceived by the Olmsted brothers, sons of Frederick Law Olmsted who

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designed Central Park. Today, these beautiful gardens have been transformed by the HMTC into a children’s memorial garden to remember the innocent little ones who perished in the Holocaust. Harold and Harriet Pratt owned the land and house until Harriet’s death in 1969, when she left it to Nassau County. It wasn’t until 23 years later, in 1992, that Holocaust survivor Boris Chartan converted the mansion into the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center, a fitting transformation as the original proprietors of the museum were philanthropists who contributed greatly to the local community. While Chartan wanted to inform the community about the Holocaust, he also sought to teach about the dangerous effects of hatred, racism, prejudice and bullying. The center works to meet both goals, emphasizing the impact of choices as visitors are taken through an exhibition of photos, videos, maps and information panels.

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The exhibition begins with a wall presenting examples of other genocides, stressing HMTC’s theme that the Holocaust, or blind hatred and racism in general, was not a unique event in human history. Naturally, this is followed by a chronology of the Holocaust: how Hitler came to power, the increasingly worse treatment of the Jews, the concentration camps and liberation. “Just because you didn’t pull the trigger, doesn’t mean you’re not guilty,” Director of Development Judy Vladimir says. The Holocaust didn’t start with concentration camps and gas chambers. It began when bystanders watched as Hitler gained power and began taking rights away from Jews, the disabled, homosexuals and anyone else who didn’t fit perfectly into Hitler’s definition of the ideal Aryan race. The idea that civilians weren’t aware of what was happening is a common misconception, according to Vladimir. Hitler was very open about his motives and actions through propaganda with the hope of swaying the masses, and as the HMTC aims to express, the public was fully aware but chose to stand by. This message is prevalent

throughout the exhibit, highlighting both sides of choice: the bystanders who blindly followed Hitler’s words and the “upstanders” who resisted in order to do what was right. According to Vladimir, the excuse of those bystanders was “I had to,” while the reasoning for why some risked their lives to save others during the Holocaust was also “I had to.” A person always has a choice, the HMTC says, and those choices always have consequences. Vladimir pointed to a photograph of a Nazi soldier aiming his gun at a man hugging his child in a field. “What do you think would have happened if this man chose not to shoot those people?” she asks me. Instinctively, I respond that he would have been killed for disobeying orders, but Vladimir shook her head; the soldier would most likely have been transferred to a different position. The center also works to translate what could feel remote in today’s world to what relates to someone’s everyday life, Vladimir explains. For each tour taken through the exhibit, guides adapt the discussion to fit their audience. While children may feel that the tragedies of

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the Holocaust and other genocides exist in distant countries and distant times, they can easily relate to bullying. On the other hand, when a group of nurses visit the HMTC, guides focus on the role of eugenics in the Holocaust. “There’s a contemporary element to this; it’s not just history,” Chairman of the Board of Directors Steven Markowitz says. This idea is best seen in the last room of the exhibit, where examples of genocides and hate crimes are displayed opposite examples of human rights activists, all from after the Holocaust. Focusing in on Long Island, an image of a recent hate crime hangs on one wall,

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sharply contrasting the photograph of a group of Long Island teenagers who started the One Is Greater Than None campaign. As visitors end their tour, the last words they are left to consider are printed in bold on a sign just before the exit: We recognize prejudice and hatred did not end in 1945. Now that you know, which will you choose… To be a bystander or an upstander?

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Once a mansion of grandeur, this campus now offers hope to charitable organizations By Jennifer Fauci

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nown for its beauty, lavishness and stately homes, the Gold Coast has long been a part of Long Island’s history. Now, many properties, like Mill Neck Manor, that were once grand estates and mansions to wealthy heiresses and tycoons have become places of hope to benefit and serve various charitable organizations. Nestled in Mill Neck, just north of Oyster Bay, Mill Neck Manor is a stunning Tudor Revival mansion that sits on 86 waterfront acres overlooking Long Island Sound. The manor was built in 1923 by architectural firm Clinton & Russell for Robert Leftwich Dodge and his wife, cosmetics heiress Lillian Sefton Dodge. Charles Leavitt served as the landscape artist. “Mill Neck Manor had its beginnings in 1944 at the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod Convention,” says Michelle Yadoo, the marketing and communication coordinator at Mill Neck. “A resolution was passed to raise funds commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Synod’s Ministry to the Deaf in order to establish a school for deaf children on the East Coast. In 1947, the group incorporated as the

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charitable nonprofit corporation Lutheran Friends of the Deaf.” In 1949, Lutheran Friends of the Deaf purchased the Mill Neck Manor property from Lillian Sefton Dodge, and two years later in 1951, Mill Neck Manor Lutheran School opened to 19 hearing-impaired boys and girls. Today, one of the branches that makes up the Mill Neck Family of Organizations is the Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf, also referred to as the Deaf Education Center (DEC). “Our other organizations include Mill Neck Manor Early Childhood Center (ECC), Mill Neck Services, Inc., Mill Neck Interpreter Services, Mill Neck Services Center for Hearing Health and Lutheran Friends of the Deaf, our founder,” says Yadoo, adding that Mill Neck Manor was fully accredited by New York State in 1956. The ECC serves 3- and 4-year-olds who are not deaf, but have communication issues, such as speech/language delays and disorders, cognitive and motor deficits, and autism-related disorders. After completing the program, most of these children attend kindergarten in their home school districts.

The Mill Neck Family of Organizations specializes in several hearing and interpreting services and centers, and is a leader in education of this kind.

The Mill Neck Family of Organizations specializes in several hearing and inter preting services and centers, and is a leader in education of this kind. Its mission is to enhance the quality of life for people who are deaf or who have other communication needs through individually designed educational, vocational or spiritual programs and services. “This relates to the roots of the organization and the intentions of the Lutheran pastors and laypeople who founded Mill Neck Manor,” says Yadoo. “Since its inception more than sixty years ago, Lutheran Friends of the Deaf has grown into the Mill Neck Family of Organizations.” Other programs include Mill Neck Services, Inc. (MNS), which works with adults who are deaf or who have developmental disabilities. Several excellent programs and services are also available for those in need, including Supported Employment, Steps to Success, Day Habilitation and sign language interpreter services. As for the students, Yadoo says they are extremely involved in giving back to Mill Neck and the community.

“Throughout the year, classes hold bake sales, sell artwork and books, and collect food and clothing donations. Proceeds have gone to local food banks, to Canine Companions for Independence, to buy school supplies and stock Thanksgiving baskets for families in need,” says Yadoo of the students who, along with the staff, also help out at the popular annual fall harvest festival. “Aside from this, our other organizations step up as well. Our Center for Hearing Health offers free hearing screenings on a regular basis and Mill Neck Services often teams up to sponsor a family in need during the holiday season.” As far as Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf, students benefit from dual-certified staff, carefully structured programs and access to the latest technologies, like iPads and FM systems, a wireless setup that helps people better understand speech in noisy situations. Valuable programs are also provided for early intervention and for children with multiple disabilities. “Community service opportunities and school-to-work programs are available for our high school students. All children have access to computers, music, library, certified Literacy

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Collaborative and extended day classes in dance, driver’s education, culinary arts and athletics,” she says. “Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf is one of eleven 4201 Schools located throughout New York State, which provides educational services to children who are deaf, blind or physically disabled.” Recommendations for a child to attend Mill Neck Manor may be initiated by parents, teachers, social workers and physicians. Yadoo notes that if a child is identified as deaf or hard of hearing, several steps are involved in applying to the school. But, Mill Neck is even more than a serviceable school for the deaf. The Manor House and breathtaking open grounds can be viewed on guided tours and serve as the backdrop for wedding and event photography as well as film and television productions. Popular photography spots include the fountain at the front door of the house, the balcony overlooking the backyard grounds, the love temples and the exquisite stained glass Shakespeare windows above the main stairs. Each of its five panels tells the story of a Shakespearean play and were executed by Charles Connick.

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“We offer monthly docent-led tours of the house. It is used for corporate functions and we hold a number of our fundraising events here, like the cocktail party for our annual Sail the Sound for Deafness regatta, book fairs, lectures and other community events,” says Yadoo. “We disseminate our information at various community events like the Walk4Hearing and local Chamber of Commerce events. Mill Neck Manor is also a member of the Gold Coast Mansion Alliance/Historic Long Island.” What once made history as a stately manor house is now the home of a giving and life-changing organization. Through generous donations and events shining light on the important work of patrons, staff and students, Mill Neck Manor will continue to serve as an example of how preserving history can benefit the future.

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Mill Neck Manor and the Mill Neck Family of Organizations are located at 40 Frost Mill Road in Mill Neck. For more information on the Manor House, School for the Deaf or other services, visit www.millneck.org or call 516-922-4100.

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An endless number of options are available for outdoor furniture. Choose pieces designed with all-weather woven wicker or cast aluminum. Both are strong and made for outdoor use. Create a cohesive outdoor plan by using the same style of furniture for all areas of the garden and then switch it up with fabrics. Outdoor textiles have come a long way during the last few years. They’re now available in a plethora of quick-drying, nonfading colors. Whether you choose classic or modern casual furniture, bring the look together with fabrics, colors and patterns that complement your home. In addition to seat cushions, don’t forget to coordinate the material of your throw pillows and umbrellas. It’s a simple way to make the design look and feel custom.

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The entrance to your home and the perimeter of your patio are crucial places that shouldn’t be ignored. Every visitor to your home will enter through the front door, so make it fabulous. The options are endless, and include everything from colorful glazed pottery to classic cast-stone planters. Fill them with a myriad of your favorite plants to create a welcoming space for your friends and family to enter. Cast-stone garden statues are also available in many colors and styles, including angels, saints and Buddahs. When paired with a bench, the combination makes for a perfect area for contemplative thinking.

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Fountains Add the relaxing sound of water to your garden with a fountain. Cast-stone fountains add a bit of classic Long Island elegance to any space. They enrich your home’s exterior and provide year-round interest. Choose from tabletop and wall-mounted options to large and small freestanding fountains. Consider adding garden lighting to highlight the fountain as well as other accents throughout the garden.

Flowers for Every Emotion

When choosing plants, think about when you’ll be using the space. If you host mostly nighttime soirees, opt for more white or pale pink flowers, which seem to glow at night. For daytime, think about the activities that will take place in the garden prior to choosing the plants. Areas where you’ll read a book, meditate or do yoga should be filled with calming colors, such as blues, greens and purples. Areas where lots of activity will occur, say around a pool, near a barbecue or playground, are perfect for hot, happy colors like red, yellow and orange. Think about the time of year, too. For spring, you’ll want to plant lilacs, tulips, daffodils, azaleas and forsythia. For the summer months, depending upon your color needs and how much sunlight the area gets, you should focus on annuals and perennials, such as petunias, begonias, Echinacea and hosta. Suitable options for a base of evergreen plants to ground the garden and block out unslightly views are arborvitae or Leyland cypress.

Whether you work with a landscape designer to create a complete backyard transformation or use a few of these tips to update your existing landscape, make sure your garden is an oasis for you and your family. Incorporate items that mean something to you, plants that make you happy and a water feature to help you connect with nature.

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Karen Musgrave is a Certified Nursery Landscape Professional (CNLP) and a marketing and education specialist at Hicks Nurseries, Inc., 100 Jericho Turnpike in Westbury. For more information, visit www.hicksnurseries.com or call 516-334-0066.

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Voluntarism. Commitment. Camaraderie. The Junior League of Long Island makes a difference on Long Island, one community at a time.

The women of The Junior League of Long Island make a lasting difference in the community. We create programs that renovate and rebuild to help brighten spirits and neighborhoods alike. Every year, we volunteer our time to tackle important needs in our communities:

Kids In the Kitchen • First Step to Success • Project Playground

The Junior League of Long Island members are a great group of like-minded women supporting one another in their ever-so-busy lives. Networking Events • Socials • Guest Speakers • Women’s Health Events • Shopping Nights

You can help support our mission by donating gently used clothing and household items to our Thrift Shop!

VISIT OUR THRIFT SHOP MONDAY - FRIDAY 10AM-5PM and SATURDAY 10AM-6PM

All donations are 100% tax deductible!

1395 Old Northern Boulevard • Roslyn 516-621-4890 • www.jlli.org

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WIDE PLANKS Mentioned earlier as a hot trend in hardwood flooring, wide planks— generally considered five inches or larger— offer consumers an authentic, rustic feel, as many come distressed or hand-scraped. Wide planks have also made their way into segments such as laminate and LVT. Wide plank laminate floors are available in almost every color and style, with some even coming in hand-scraped wood looks and random plank patterns. When it comes to LVT, many planks are wider than six inches and mimic the look of real wood. So, whatever your taste, materials, colors and textures are available to suit every style. rk

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Armstrong’s Bamboo flooring is realistically captured in luxury vinyl plank.

CARPET Broadloom has been becoming increasingly environmentally friendly as more producers recycle or melt down polyester and continually manufacture new fibers while utilizing state-of-the-art equipment to elevate carpet’s softness. With its market share shrinking in recent years due to the growing popularity of hard-surface floors, such as ceramic tile and hardwood, carpet producers created soft fiber broadloom to regain consumer dollars. Whether they’re nylon products that are made with more fibers or processed in new ways, carpet is the softest it’s ever been, while simultaneously retaining its durability and performance. As far as style, cut-and-loop seems to be the most popular right now, with the pile partly cut and looped, which creates a pattern or sculpted look. Whether it’s heathered or multi-tonal, the trend is

CERAMIC TILE Ceramic tile continues to get larger and larger, both in popularity and in actual size. Tile in formats as large as 12-by-24 inches, 24-by-24 inches, 36-by-36 inches—and even larger—are becoming a favorite with designers and architects, especially on the commercial side since there’s less grout to clean and they add an expansive look for consumers’ floors. Tiles that mimic the look of wood have been the fastest-growing trend in this segment for years, followed by fabric and concrete looks. Porcelain offerings currently rule the ceramic-tile landscape with fast-surging trends, including plank formats, the mixing of various textures and products featuring recycled content. Ba

Part of Beaulieu’s Bliss Flooring line, Indulgence is crafted with the mill’s super soft yet very durable PermaSoft solution-dyed nylon fiber.

CORK Best known perhaps for its acoustical properties, cork flooring has been around for decades. This surface has become popular in recent years due to advanced technology, which has introduced a much larger color palette than in the past. Not only is it very comfortable underfoot, but it’s very durable as well.

LUXURY VINYL TILE The state-of-the-art technology utilized by resilient flooring producers in recent years has given vinyl floors a whole new look, allowing homeowners to place it in a growing number of applications throughout the home. The fastest growing flooring category during the last few years, LVT allows homeowners to put the natural look of wood and ceramic on their floors at a fraction of the cost of the real thing, much like laminate floors but at an even lower cost. LVT comes in planks and squares, and features realistic textures never seen before in the resilientflooring category.

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This Armstrong Hardwood Birch floor features 5-inch wide plank engineered hardwood in Golden Blonde.

BAMBOO Bamboo flooring is a niche product that seems to grow in popularity each year due to its green story. An easily renewable resource since it’s harvested from a quickly renewable crop, bamboo’s color options have skyrocketed in recent years due to new manufacturing techniques, which have produced both an array of colors and plank widths. Strand-woven bamboo is currently a popular option in this segment. Manufactured differently than traditional bamboo flooring, strand-woven bamboo features strips of bamboo, which are coated with resins then compressed with heat to form timbers that are then milled into flooring. This process produces bamboo that is twice as hard as traditional bamboo flooring.

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fibers fused with resin; and the backing, a moisture barrier that protects the floor from warping. Laminates are also created to mimic ceramic tiles, as well as other surfaces. Popular looks currently feature color variation, mixed wood-look species, reclaimed wood patterns and subtle textures.

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It is with pleasure that Matthew Korn Architecture and Harrison Design announce their merger. Since 1990, award-winning Harrison Design has developed an unparalleled reputation for excellence in design, responsiveness to our clients and thoughtful project execution. Our portfolio reaches worldwide. For over 20 years, Matthew Korn has shaped the built environment of his native New York, informed by a lifetime of study, practice, building and design. harrisondesign.com Atlanta - Los Angeles - New York - St. Simons - Santa Barbara - Shanghai - Washington, DC

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