25A magazine July 2014

Gold Coast Luxury Magazine

July 2014

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We take great care in staffing our own crews and pilots for our fleet of aircraft, and in doing so, ensure that our safety management program is unrivaled in the industry.

With one of the nation’s largest fleets available, we offer versatile aircraft charter options for all of our passengers from the convenience of Long Island’s MacArthur Airport. Whether for business or leisure, for domestic or international travel, ExcelAire’s fleet offers premium comfort and luxury, fulfilling your specific needs or desires for any trip.

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Cover

Jill & Bobby Zarin

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Couture Any Wear Clothes to pack for all occasions Maide Aqua Theory Paige

Summer Layover Swimsuits from Triangl and Caffe Swimwear

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Creating the Perfect Outdoor Space Tips from Jody Sokol on creating that perfect outdoor living area

Regimen Plateau Busters

By Lindsay Brustein Rosen

Fitness Corner Changing up your workouts

Three Exceptional New Vehicles from Mercedes-Benz...

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Telsa’s Wardenclyffe In 1901, across the Sound, residents in New Haven, Connecticut watched in awe as a mysterious 200-foot tower rose up from the opposite shore. It was the brainchild of inventor Nikola Tesla who had waited, worked and schemed all his life for that moment

Celeb The Best Kind Actor Richard Kind discusses his work in Travesties and his new film with Robin Williams

Richie Canatta Long Island’s Sax Man

Bob Saget Actor, Author and Dirty Daddy Who Sits Outside the Box

Cole Rumbough

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Life is a Cabaret

Taste Beyond the Wedge

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Summer Fun Food

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Now everyone gets an upgrade.

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Naturally, that starts with the planes. So we’re building the youngest, most modern fleet among the largest U.S. airlines, featuring amenities like Wi-Fi, USB and universal powerports and personal in-seat entertainment regardless of where you sit. We’re putting the wonder back into air travel, one innovation at a time. The new American is arriving. aa.com/newplanes

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Living the Life The Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong

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Once upon a time in Winvian A perfect getaway in Connecticut’s countryside

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The Best of Both Worlds The Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya

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Gabe Leonard Artist, Painter and Philosopher

Nick Korniloff The Luxury Art and Lifestyle Entreprenuer

Mark Seidenfeld ‘Songs of Tears and Joy: Fairy Tales of the Hamptons’

Laura Ruginyte Artwork from a talented Lituanian Artist

25A List Events from around the towns

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ust this past spring we have entered into our 3rd year of production.

I am thrilled with all of our new and continuing supporters that this magazine has attracted. Due to the richness that we bring to our readers with colorful photos and a plethora of articles.

As much as you enjoy our celebrity’s covers, I also enjoy directing the photo shoots, going into your hometowns and meeting so many fascinating people.

Bobby and Jill Zarin are featured this month on our cover and I’ve learned what wonderful people they are.

Celebrity interviews with Bob Saget, Richard Kind, Richie Cannata and Cole Rumbough are sure to inspire.

Also featured this month is a great article about Tesla’s Wardenclyffe, which I am sure, will intrigue you.

Have the best of both worlds with a stay at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya in the Caribbean and live the good life at the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong.

Learn how to break through your fitness routines with our healthy living lifestyle articles and continue to LIVE WELL. Create some awesome outdoor space with Jody Sokol Designs. And we also have some amazing artists featured this month.

Take some time sit back and enjoy 25A MAGAZINE!!!!!!

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Any Wear

Clothes to pack for all occasions

by Debi Pine

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unction. Versatility. Looking good. When we are packing our suitcase, and let’s face it we don’t want to pay the extra baggage fees, we want to pick clothing that can withstand travel. Whether it is from the links to cocktails, the pool to the shops or from the beach to lunch in town, we want our clothing to be ready for any occasion while maintaining style.

Maide, the one year old brand from Bonobos, accomplishes this with a wardrobe that makes packing easy for any vacation.

Proving that you don’t have to sacrifice tailored style when on the links, nor do you need to feel stiff when relaxing at your favorite local spot, this brand hits a hole in one.

Bloomingdale’s also provides a strategy for keeping room in our bags for our shoes while being ready to fly by the seat of our pants.

With looks that are great poolside we can add some jewels and a pair of heels and wear them out for dinner with friends. These pieces will make you the envy on any trip.

The Berwick Polo-Blue Hibiscus The Highland Pant - Light orange Homestretch belt-blue by Maide

The Berwick Polo-Navy The Swinley Forest Short

by Maide

The Webbie-Blue

The Heathland Pant-Khaki

Homestretch belt-blue by Maide

Vince Stonewash cashmere sweater with raglan sleeves, $295.

Light heather gray racerback maxi dress, $175 Available at Bloomingdale’s

The Seagoer-Heather Grey Stripe The Pametto Short-red by Maide

PAIGE Light wash denim shirt with pockets, $189. White denim shorts, $129.

Available at Bloomingdale’s

The Berwick Polo-Navy The Swinley Forest Short

by Maide

The Berwick Polo-white Diamonds in the rough Pant by Maide

AQUA Only Ours (Bloomingdale’s) Multicolor Malaysian stripe maxi dress, $128.

THEORY White eyelet top, $215; and shorts, $170 Available at Bloomingdale’s

The Webbie-White The Highland Pant-yellow by Maide

The Berwick Polo-white

The Highland Pant-navy plaid by Maide

The Webbie-white The Highland Short-navy by Maide

The Webbie-white The Knockdown-navy and white The Highland Pant-yellow by Maide

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When packing for a trip, don’t forget the essentials. A good sunhat that is fashionable and functional should be in everybody’s bag. Let Panama Jack top you off and keep you young.

Their wide selection of hats for men and women and vast array of sunscreen options will keep your skin protected while relaxing on the beach or sightseeing in a new city. These are the things every savvy traveler should have on hand.

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ummer is in full swing. Our beach houses have a layer of sand on the floor, we have mastered the art of sunscreen application and our go to outfit is a swimsuit, cover up and flip flops. Don’t let the doldrums of summer get you down.

Turn your beachwear into fashion with head turning looks from Triangl and Caffe Swimwear.

Created just this year, Triangl has built a strong media presence online making it one of the hottest new entries in the swimsuit market. Each suit is made of neoprene; it not only looks great, but feels amazing on the body. Or experience Columbian luxury in Caffe Swimwear, born in 2004 and represented in more than 38 countries. The hand embroidery and delicate embellishments create an edgy and chic look.

With vibrant colors and great materials, these suits will re- energize your beach wardrobe.

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The Luxury of

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By Debi Pine

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n today’s world, fashion is recognized by many through logos imprinted on bags. An LV or interlocking Cs let others know that the owner has the style, and the budget, to surround herself in luxury. But every now and then, you will see a traveler with bags that possess such detailed stitching, hardware and fine leather that the understated logo goes unnoticed while the fine, structured lines speak for themselves. Valextra, founded

by Giovanni Fontana in 1937, has a following of those who understand timeless style, craftsmanship and true luxury.

From a hatbox made of hippopotamus skin for the opera singer Maria Callas, to a bag with a gold clasp for Grace Kelly, to a complete set of 14 elephant skin cabin trunks and luggage made for the Emir of Kuwait, Valextra has proven that they are the masters of bespoke luxury luggage and bags. They are able to create any item requested by offering a vast selection of leathers, from calfskins to exotic skins, in a unique color palette. To make each piece ‘one of a kind’ they can personalize their works of art using gold or platinum initials. And even on the items they sell in their boutiques, they offer embossing in an array of colors and font sizes.

Many of Giovanni Fontana’s pieces are museum quality. In fact, his famous travel piece the ‘24h’ was awarded the prestigious Compasso d’Oro Prize in 1954 and exhibited at MOMA in the 1970s. This iconic briefcase, along with other well-known pieces – the Avietta, the Grip Spring, the Tallone and others – can be found in the flagship boutique in Milan or shops in Japan or Korea. If you aren’t traveling abroad, you can shop for Valextra in Barneys.

This array of design and architecture of the highest quality is not lost in the modern world.

Although the artisans employ the traditional methods of crafting and the ancient art of saddlery, the innovation and elegant form keeps these pieces contemporary and coveted by celebrities such as Cameron Diaz, Katie Holmes and Angelina Jolie as well as First Lady Michelle Obama.

For more than 75 years, Valextra has celebrated a love of exclusive luxury and elegance, creative expression and a synergy between technology and functionality, values that impeccably define the philosophy of Valextra – a brand that remains faithful to its history of innovation, expert craftsmanship and refinement in creating eternally contemporary pieces.

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Outdoor Space

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ow that summer is officially here, it’s time to come out of hibernation and bring the excitement outdoors. Summer is all about entertaining, creating memories and enjoying the fresh air. What better way to enjoy the summer than by escaping to your own backyard, or having what Jody Sokol refers to as a staycation?

25A recently got some expert advice from the Long Island interior designer on taking your porch, patio or deck to the next level and designing your outdoor space to create the comfort and style that you desire.

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According to Sokol, knowing how you want your space to function is the key to creating a backyard oasis. Do you want your backyard to be a quiet sanctuary where you can curl up in a hammock with a good book? Are you more comfortable kicking back in that Adirondack chair or is it all about entertaining? Maybe you want the best of all worlds? Sokol can help any homeowner design a space that serves a purpose for all occasions and here she offers some tips to our readers.

Take for example this gazebo. It offers panoramic views of the backyard and pool. As the homeowners do a great deal of entertaining, it has naturally evolved into the place where the men gathered to enjoy their evening cigars. The kids love it, too, and an often be found hanging out there. Sokol helped the homeowner carve out spaces for dining, socializing and relaxing. In her words, “It doesn’t matter the size of your outdoor space, you simply need to define it.”

Accessories are another perfect way to help define your outdoor space.

Solar-powered accent lights and large overflowing pots of flowers mixed in with smaller pots of flowers in different colors can create a simple, pretty path as well as being moveable art, depending on the area you want to highlight. After sunset, Sokol recommends lighting candles everywhere you can to create the perfect ambiance. That includes those Moroccaninspired fixtures in bright beautiful colors and shapes hanging from the trees or candle sconces, which also help create a tranquil setting. Bright, colorful umbrellas can accessorize a space as can bright beach towels.

And let’s not forget a large, vintage tub in a bright color to hold cold drinks.

An outdoor mini-fridge stocked with your favorite drinks is always a plus.

Equally as important is the right outdoor furniture. You want it to be stylish and low maintenance. Sunbrella fabrics are perfect. They are the premier outdoor fabric and the designs and patterns are better than ever.

Other things to consider? Does your husband like to mix his favorite cocktails from behind a bar? If so, maybe you do need that bar area. When designing your space, do you want four chairs around a firepit or maybe just a round table in the middle? Should it be lounge-like or do you want an oversized sectional that can accommodate as many people as possible?

Maybe you prefer entertaining with a small intimate group of friends. Sokol designed this cozy, outdoor space to be enjoyed by a few people whether watching TV, enjoying a fire or just relaxing at the end of the day with their favorite wine.

Sokol says the best piece of advice she can give regarding creating the perfect space is that at the end of the season, have all your furniture shrink-wrapped and that way you will never have to pull it out of your garage or shed again! Sokol helped this homeowner make her backyard as comfortable as the rest of her home. Why go anywhere else when you can staycation at home?

For more information and tips on ‘bringing your vision to life,’ visit Jodysokol.com or call 516.790.5265.

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Douglas Manor, NY Classic historic Colonial in waterfront community. SD #26. MLS# 2662530. $3,098,000.

Ann Carlucci, 516.627.4440 ext.203, c.516.672.2023 Catherine Matteo, 516.627.4440 ext.243, c.516.313.4466

Brookville, NY Jericho SD #15. MLS# 2663742. $2,400,000.

Lois Kirschenbaum, 516.484.1800 ext.229 c.516.526.7425

Brookville, NY SD #3. MLS# 2671760. $1,598,000.

Carolina Boucos, 516.674.2000 ext.321 c.516.835.1804

Brookville, NY SD #3. MLS# P1194591. $1,995,000.

Bernadette Mallozzi, 516.674.2000 ext.310 c.516.647.8157

Cold Spring Harbor, NY CSH SD #2. MLS# 2663674. $2,475,000.

Barbara Bentley-Nash, 631.692.6770 ext.211 c.516.697.1277

Cold Spring Harbor, NY CSH SD #2. MLS# 2674710. $2,775,000.

Joan Gannon, 631.692.6770 ext.315 c.516.532.3608

Cold Spring Harbor, NY CSH SD #2. MLS# P1196280. $3,695,000.

Pamela Doyle, 631.692.6770 ext.213 c.631.988.1708

Garden City, NY SD #18. MLS# 2665363. $1,995,000.

Claudia Galvin, 516.248.6655 c.516.972.8389

Garden City, NY SD #18. MLS# 2669293. $2,695,000.

Dianne Wenk, 516.627.4440 ext.379 c.516.263.7790

Locust Valley, NY – “Pondside” Better than new Colonial on 4+ manicured acres. Masterpiece Listing. SD #3. MLS# 2639590. $3,500,000.

Kathrine Cuddeback, 516.759.4800 ext.133, c.516.238.9919

Glen Cove, NY – “On Golden Pond” Enhanced. SD #5. MLS# 2659127. $1,398,000.

Kathy Borg, 516.759.4800 ext.104 c.516.457.9656

Glen Cove, NY SD #5. MLS# 2588517. $1,250,000.

Rita Varriale, 516.674.2000 ext.119 c.516.382.4892

Glen Cove, NY SD #5. MLS# 2675076. $1,788,000.

Stella and Clifford Hetzer, 516.674.2000 ext.208, c.516.456.3648

Huntington, NY S.Huntington SD #13. MLS# 2630668. $999,000.

Tina Armonas McGowan, 631.692.6770 ext.238 c.631.786.5235

Each office is independently owned and operated. We are pledged to provide equal opportunity for housing to any prospective customer or client, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.

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Old Brookville, NY – Twin Pines Epitome of luxury. Center Hall Colonial presiding on 2 exquisite flat acres of privacy.

SD #1. MLS# 2670273. $2,398,000.

Carolina Boucos, 516.674.2000 ext.321, c.516.835.1804

Huntington, NY – Flower Hill Area SD #3. MLS# 2659754. $1,100,000.

Lee Cunningham 631.427.6600 ext.315 c.516.429.1180

Huntington Bay, NY – Water View SD #3. MLS# 2665986. $1,199,975.

Maria Boccard 631.427.6600 ext.361 c.631.834.5713

Huntington Bay, NY – Waterfront SD #3. MLS# 2677401. $1,699,000.

Maria Boccard 631.427.6600 ext.361 c.631.834.5713

Laurel Hollow, NY CSH SD #2. MLS# 2666954. $2,499,000.

Deborah Tintle Hauser, 631.692.6770 ext.328 Margy Hargraves, 631.692.6770 ext.227

Lloyd Harbor, NY – “Plover” CSH SD #2. MLS# 2658989. $12,000,000.

Nikki Sturges, 631.427.6600 ext.211 c.631.375.8557

Lloyd Harbor, NY CSH SD #2. MLS# 2633806. $3,495,000.

Joan Gannon, 631.692.6770 ext.315 c.516.532.3608

Lattingtown, NY SD #3. MLS# 2673089. $1,199,000.

Suzi Chase, 516.759.4800 ext.107 c.516.606.5151

Locust Valley, NY – New Construction SD #3. MLS# 2668396. $769,000.

Linda D. Kennedy, 516.759.4800 ext.119 Wayne Marciano, 631.692.6770 ext.260

Sands Point, NY – “Villa Al Mare” Masterpiece Listing. SD #4. MLS# 2662614. $12,900,000.

Linda Ruvio, 516.883.2900 ext.110, c.917.270.3223 Celeste DiFeo, 516.883.2900 ext.121, c.516.445.7234

Malba, NY SD #26. MLS# 2675773. $4,288,000.

Catherine Matteo, 718.762.2268 ext.133 Anna Carlucci, 516.627.4440 ext.203

Manhasset, NY SD #6. MLS# 2663349. $1,379,000.

Mary C. Javian, 516.674.2000 ext.112 Martin Tobon, 516.674.2000 ext.114

Manhasset, NY SD #6. MLS# 2674984. $1,799,000.

Janet Wolf Marcus, 516.627.4440 ext.207 Ann Carlucci, 516.627.4440 ext.203

Mill Neck, NY SD #6. MLS# 2674330. $3,999,999.

Sandi Lefkowitz, 516.674.2000 ext.221 Marilyn R. Jenney, 516.759.6822 ext.107

Each office is independently owned and operated. We are pledged to provide equal opportunity for housing to any prospective customer or client, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.

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Mill Neck, NY – “Toscana” SD #6. MLS# 2678807. $11,800,000.

Bonnie Devendorf, 516.759.4800 ext.111 Margaret Trautmann, 516.759.4800 ext.110

Mill Neck, NY – “Goose Point” SD #3. MLS# 2670811. $10,000,000.

Bonnie Devendorf, 516.759.4800 ext.111 Charles A. Brisbane, 516.759.4800 ext.123

Mill Neck, NY – 9+ Fabulous Acres SD #3. MLS# 2668625. $5,399,000.

Danielle Laria, 516.922.9155 ext.118 c.516.238.8128

Muttontown, NY – Entertainer’s Delight SD #2. MLS# 2666689. $1,699,000.

Stephen Caronia, 516.922.9155 ext.124 c.516.551.4788

Muttontown, NY – “Hunter Acres” SD #3. MLS# 2658506. $2,988,888.

Eloise Halpern, 516.759.4800 ext.128 c.516.455.8187

Muttontown, NY Jericho SD #15. MLS# 2654117. $2,288,000.

Lois Kirschenbaum, 516.484.1800 ext.229 c.516.526.7425

Old Brookville, NY SD #1. MLS# 2650833. $1,989,000.

Rita Varriale, 516.674.2000 ext.119 c.516.382.4892

Oyster Bay Cove, NY SD # 6. MLS# 2662856. $3,528,888.

Rita Varriale, 516.674.2000 ext.119 c.516.382.4892

Oyster Bay Cove, NY SD #6. MLS# 2665348. $1,485,000.

Wayne Marciano, 631.692.6770 ext.260

Sands Point, NY SD #6. MLS# 2618327. $2,495,000.

Yvonne J. (Bonnie) Doran, 516.627.4440 ext.222, c.516.729.5663

Oyster Bay Cove, NY – Tall Oaks SD #2. MLS# 2658831. $1,649,000.

Lois Kirschenbaum, 516.484.1800 ext.229 c.516.526.7425

Shelter Island, NY – Waterside Pool SD #1. MLS# 2677967. $3,280,000.

Susan C. Cincotta, 631.749.1155 ext.207 c.631.514.9891

Shelter Island, NY –Waterfront Acres SD #1. MLS# 2583797. $2,200,000.

Linda L. McCarthy, 631.749.1155 ext.202 c.631.745.2626

Shelter Island, NY – Dutch Colonial SD #1. MLS# 2650817. $1,400,000.

Margaret Colligan, 631.749.1155 ext.203 c.516.816.6190

Shelter Island, NY – Victorian Estate SD #1. MLS# 2660481. $1,395,000.

Linda L. McCarthy, 631.749.1155 ext.202 c.631.745.2626

Shelter Island, NY – Cul-de-Sac SD #1. MLS# 2622645. $990,000.

Susan E. Binder, 631.749.1155 ext.201 c.631.871.1675

Shelter Island, NY – Private Road SD #1. MLS# 2632337. $895,000.

Debra Von Brook-Binder, 631.749.1155 ext.204, c. 631.872.2889

Southold, NY – Furniture Store & Property Upper Brookville, NY SD #5. MLS# 2601105. $2,375,000.

SD #3. MLS# 2665081. $1,399,000.

Dougall Fraser, 631.734.5439, c.516.241.9528 Mary C. Javian, 516.674.2000 ext.112 Martin Tobon, 516.674.2000 ext.114

Upper Brookville, NY SD #15 or SD #3. MLS# 2671830. $3,088,000.

Andrea Wiener, 516.484.1800 ext.280 Lois Kirschenbaum, 516.484.1800 ext.229

Each office is independently owned and operated. We are pledged to provide equal opportunity for housing to any prospective customer or client, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.

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25A Escape into a

World of Security and a Lifetime of Income

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ichael Bradley is a hardworking man from the North Shore of Long Island – working hard both for both and his clients.

He is the branch manager of Bradley Lux Investing, which clears through LPL Financial and is one of the largest independent brokerage firms in the nation. Bradley has been affiliated with LPL Financial for 22 years and has been a financial advisor with Bradley Lux for more than 23 years. In this time, he has seen the market rise and fall, then fall and rise again. As a financial advisor, he takes into consideration

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all his clients’ specific financial needs, plans and goals and provides them with a durable source of unbiased financial options to best accommodate their needs. He is known to establish long-lasting client relationships, a feature that has been fundamental to his success in the business. With all of his experience and knowledge, Michael Bradley is ready to walk anyone through a financial plan to best suit their needs and the needs of their families.

Financial Planning Bradley is dedicated to learning and meeting a client’s personal goals.

Whether it’s building a financial plan focused on one’s own needs, such as purchasing a new home or setting aside income for future retirement, or if it’s financing for a child’s college education, Michael will work to establish a plan that is right for each individual client.

Michael knows how hard it is to establish an excellent staff of hardworking people and he is fortunate to have put together an amazing crew, which has been the backbone and key to his success. He is confident in his longtime co-workers whose dedication has helped mold an unstoppable team and a formidable working experience. Having a team of highly motivated and dedicated staff members is fundamental to this business.

With highly skilled financial advisors, each with their own area of expertise, Bradley Lux Investing can be relied upon to fit any client’s needs.

Behind the Scenes When Michael isn’t at the office, he likes to kick back, relax and enjoy time with family and friends. But even when he’s out and about, he never puts work aside and always has his eye on the prize. He enjoys helping small businesses through social networking and has a great love for the town of Huntington. A dog lover, Michael has four dogs and works against animal cruelty with a number of organizations. He also participates in charity events all over New York. One charity close to his heart is DDI (Devel-

opmental Disabilities Institute), which supports both children and adults with disabilities and provides them with exceptional care and innovative individual service for their futures.

A man of great taste, Michael Bradley enjoys the many restaurants in Huntington. A couple of his favorites include Porto Vivo, which serves Italian cuisine, and a new Huntington favorite, Acacia, a seafood restaurant (Chef Matt Maxwell, with 25+ years experience and former chef of the Water Club, has easily become Michael’s new favorite chef). Acacia is the perfect setting for Bradley to hold seminars and private events each month for his business, as well as a new networking business he established called Global Tuesdays, run by the president of the company, Sarah Martin. Global Tuesdays focuses directly on making business connections through a social networking, or ‘Speed Networking.’

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25A Plateau Busters

By Lindsay Brustein Rosen, MS, RD

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e all know the feeling. You are making awesome changes in your physique when suddenly your progress comes to a screeching halt. Those pounds of fat that were once falling off effortlessly are now clinging to your body for dear life. It seems that no matter what you try, nothing is working.

Perhaps it has been one week, one month, or even longer. But before you throw in the towel and ultimately say ‘I quit,’ consider a few simple changes to get you back on track.

Record every morsel you ingest Underestimating just how much you’ve eaten is a common diet mistake that can lead to a weight loss plateau or even a weight gain. Keeping a diary of your daily food intake (record every bite, taste, lick and sip) can help you see where you’re going wrong.

When journaling, track the time of day and your feelings when you eat to learn problem times and emotions that cause you to overeat. It is also helpful to recognize your eating ‘triggers’ and find healthier foods to satisfy your hunger or better alternatives than food to cope with your emotions. For example, reward yourself with a manicure or movie (not a special food) for all your hard work.

Eat more protein Your body expends a lot of energy digesting protein so by eating meals and snacks containing protein, you give your metabolism an automatic boost. Protein foods work by suppressing ghrelin, a hormone secreted by the stomach that stimulates appetite.

Also, protein digests slowly, which helps you feel full longer, making you less apt to overeat. Since protein is essential for maintaining healthy muscle tissue, getting plenty of protein in your diet helps to keep your metabolism working strong. Some lean protein sources include white meat chicken, white meat turkey, lean beef or steak, fish and eggs. Other good nonanimal protein sources include tofu or legumes such as beans, edamame and lentils.

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Strength train regularly Muscles continue to burn calories even while you are at rest. The more toned muscle you have, the more calories you burn. Specifically, for every pound of muscle you gain, you’ll burn at least 40-50 more calories daily.

If you are trying to lose weight, focus your workouts on strengthening exercises such as pushups, abdominal crunches, planks, squats and lunges, lifting free weights and barbells, and more. Seek out the help of a personal trainer for some added motivation and accountability.

Eat constaintly throughout the day Never skip meals thinking the calories you save will help you shed pounds.

In truth, if you deprive your body of necessary calories and nutrients it will kick into survival mode, storing fat and conserving energy by slowing the metabolism down. This is the primary reason why crash diets that restrict food don’t work in the long run. It is best to stick to regular meals of lean protein and high fiber carbohydrates for increased satiety and decreased body fat.

Track your steps Wearing a pedometer daily and having a step goal can boost your activity level and burn more calories overall. Similarly, wearing a pedometer may help decrease blood pressure. That extra accountability will help ensure that you are being more active overall. Every 2,000 steps burn roughly 100 more calories per day, so aim for 10,000 steps daily for weight loss.

Stay Hydrated Dehydration can mimic hunger, leading us to grab some food when all we really need is some zero-calorie water. Drinking water before and during a meal fills the stomach and promotes fullness, leaving us satisfied eating less.

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Lindsay Brustein Rosen, MS, RD is a registered dietitian and the founder of Nutrition by Bru, a nutrition counseling and consulting practice in New York. She received a Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics from New York University, and has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. She is an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, as well as the Greater New York Dietetic Association.

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Changing Up

Your Workouts

By Pam Polestino

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ften when I go to the gym, I notice so many people doing the exact same exercise each and every day. When you find that your body is no longer changing, when you no longer feel that soreness one to two days after – you definitely know it’s time to try something different. Visually you should also be able to see a change in your body if you are training consistently and eating a well-planned diet.

Taking pictures is a great way to keep track of your workout progress.

For those that are trying to lose body fat, adding the change in your routine will allow you to burn the most calories. Once your body has adapted to your exercise routine, you are no longer burning the same amount of calories. For example, if running is your passion, it can be changed by adding an incline, speed or sprints to the treadmill, or make a change running or jogging outside by adding distance, hills or speed. If you are a group fitness patron, a great change for you would be to do your own workout with free weights, and add intervals of jumping rope –as a high intensity interval – so that your body feels something different. If you like to keep the same cardio routine, I advise gym goers to change up their cardio choices every 21-28 days. One of the greatest benefits of changing your workouts is that you will avoid hitting a weight loss plateau.

Training with a workout partner, or a personal trainer, even once every few weeks, to introduce your body to various new exercises specifically for your desired results, will help keep your training from becoming stale. I usually like to do my cardio first, and then I train one body part a day with weights and I have added stretching for injury prevention and flexibility. As I became more flexible, I was able to add in exercises that are more challenging for myself and I am also less sore at times.

The biggest benefit from varying your workouts is with preventing injuries.

As a group fitness instructor for more than 20 years, I sustained numerous injuries that never seemed to completely heal. I look back at all the students I have seen injured so often and realize that for anyone who does many of the same exercises repeatedly there is so much more risk for strain and overuse injuries.

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If you find yourself lacking the motivation to get your training done, adding a new mind and body format such as Pilates, yoga, or bar could help you regain your interest. These methods are going to give your body a different response than the cardiovascular and strength training would. Training for a race or a competition has motivated many to change their routines and get intensely motivated. No matter what exercise you do, challenge yourself to change often and get the most out of your discipline of choice.

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25A

Tesla’s

Wardenclyffe

By Monica Randall

The Wardenclyffe Tower recreated for the movie: Fragments from Olympus directed by Joesph Sikorski

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ince its premiere issue, 25A magazine has featured stories about some fabulous mansions and the colorful personalities who built them, but let us digress this once and focus on something a little different. Yes, it involves a Stanford White building on a 200-acre North Shore estate overlooking the Long Island Sound, but its concept is more in keeping with a science fiction fantasy.

In 1901, across the Sound, residents in New Haven, Connecticut watched in awe as a mysterious 200-foot tower rose up from the opposite shore.

It was the brainchild of inventor Nikola Tesla who had waited, worked and schemed all his life for that moment when he could finally build his dream

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power station. To raise the capital to begin work, he had courted and pursued most of the millionaires who would build their own dream palaces here on the Gold Coast.

Perched atop a 190-foot octagonal-shaped wood-timbered tower was what looked like a giant spaceship. The hemispherical structure was nearly 80 feet wide, weighed 55 tons and was covered with steel and copper electrodes. A 150-foot shaft, 12 feet wide and encircled by a steel staircase was driven deep into the earth where Tesla claimed it would harness limitless energy from the earth. Once it was activated, it would transform the world. Next to the tower was a long brick building with

banks of high arched paladian windows. From a distance it looked like a modest style mansion, but it wasn’t a mansion at all. It was built to house a unique experimental laboratory, research library, instrument room, giant 500-kilowatt generators and Tesla’s prized collection of radio-controlled robotic boats and submarines. A sign outside the main entrance read ‘Keep out. Great danger’ and a quote from Dante’s Inferno: ‘Abandon hope all ye who enter here.’

So who is Nikola Tesla and why have most of us never heard of him? Tesla brought us into the 20th century with alternating current and was the true inventor of the radio, not Marconi as we learned in school. Tesla discovered medical x-rays that revolutionized the way we saw the human body. He experimented with Kirlian photography 50 years before the Russian Kirlians

uncle he would one day turn it into the biggest electrical power station in the world. An obsessive workaholic, he built the first electric car, and another that ran on steam, propane and vegetable oil. In 1901, he foresaw the use of computers and cell phones, and the list goes on and on and simply boggles the mind.

Nikola Tesla was born in a small Croatian village at midnight on July 9-10 in 1856. This month marks his 158th birthday. From the time he was a child his life played out like some flamboyant, contrived, fictitious novel. He was perhaps the greatest inventor of all time. So why haven’t we heard of him?

At the age of five, the child prodigy originated a waterwheel unlike anything ever seen before, and a few years later designed his famous bladeless turbine. Blessed with a photographic memory, he was also a gifted poet and could speak French, German, Italian and English. After graduating from the University of Prague, he set sail for the United States in 1884 with no money to fulfill his Niagara Falls destiny. With a letter of introduction from one of his college professors, he got a low-paying job with the ruthless, power-hungry Thomas Edison. It ended badly.

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Nikola Tesla as a young man

rediscovered it and gave it its name. He invented robots, fluorescent and neon lights, and created a working model of the fax machine in 1908. A seer and visionary, as a child he saw a photo of Niagara Falls and told his

Tesla was devilishly handsome, charismatic, and drew attention wherever he went. He was six foot, six inches tall but appeared even taller as he often wore heavy cork soles on his shoes while experimenting with highvoltage frequencies. Always the showman, he could dazzle an audience of the most brilliant scientific minds in the world, but was so ahead of his time that few could grasp what he was talking about. His spellbinding displays of science magic often left people speechless. At one of these events, he met the legendary writer Mark Twain and they became close friends for life. Twain was hooked when he witnessed Tesla ignite a giant light July 2014 | 55

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25A transmission tower intended for commercial trans-Atlantic wireless telephone and radio broadcasting. But it was much more than that.

Nikola Tesla in his Shoreman Laboratory, 1908

bulb that had no wires with the touch of his hand. To this day no one has figured out how he did it. When science rival Einstein was celebrated for his complex theory of relativity, Tesla though him a dim bulb (pun intended) and discredited the theory from the get-go. Only recently a Swedish scientist officially proved the theory wrong, so why was Einstein proclaimed The Man of the Century in 2000? You wonder?

Before the laboratory and tower were even completed, Tesla took delight in activating the mysterious mushroomshaped dome with an electrical fireworks display that lit up the sky with a bluish white light that could be seen for 100 miles. The ground trembled and Long Island natives feared it was the end of the world. New York reporters flocked to the Shoreham estate to watch the spectacle, but were often turned away at the gate. At some point Tesla, always the gracious host, walked down to the entrance and stated to the waiting press, “One day soon I shall make an announcement of something you could never have dreamed of.” The baffled pressmen just stood there mesmerized as the air filled with blinding streaks of electricity that shot off like rockets into space. Tesla was generating power of 10 to 12 million volts, drawing energy from the earth itself using his antenna sphere and a magnifying transmitter. Work at Wardenclyffe continued relentlessly with the inventor spending more money that J.P. Morgan had expected.

Sometime later the innovative marvel stated, “As soon as Wardenclyffe facility is completed, it will be possible for a man in New York to dictate a message, and have it instantly appear in type at his office in London or anywhere in the world. He will be able to call from his desk and talk to any telephone subscriber on the globe. With an inexpensive instrument, no bigger than a watch, he will be able to hear anywhere, on land or sea, music, the speech of a political leader or address of an eminent man of science, delivered in some other place, no matter how distant.” This is nothing earth shattering to any of us living in the here-and-now, but Tesla said this and it was published in 1908! (Ref: The Future of Wireless Art, page 67-71, 1908).

The world was exploding into the modern age and Tesla had infiltrated that rarified world of society’s 400. He hobnobbed with the Vanderbilts, John Jacob Astor, Clarence Mackay, Jay Gould, L.C. Tiffany and Henry Clay Frick, to name a few. With George Westinghouse of General Electric backing the trailblazer’s ideas, in 1890 Tesla fulfilled his childhood prophecy of harnessing the power of Niagara Falls. It became one of the wonders of the world. The war of the currents was on when for the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America the stage was set at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. The White City of Light was to be a spectacle unlike anything ever seen before and Tesla’s poly-phase alternating current discovery won out over Thomas Edison’s direct current. Tesla was now appearing on the covers of magazines and newspapers all over the world. John O’Neill, the Pulitzer Prize-winning science editor of the New York Herald Tribune called Tesla ‘a god whose ethereal brilliance created the modern era.’

Tesla and Woolworth

Everyone seemed willing to take a chance and back the modern day Prometheus. J. Pierpont Morgan, one of the great financial wizards of the era, agreed to give Tesla $150,000 to begin work at North Shore’s Wardenclyffe. Morgan had been convinced that it would be a wireless

Tesla began to dabble into the occult sciences and was convinced he could travel back in time and somehow communicate with, or at least capture on film, those who had crossed over. Little is known about this unique phase of his work and yet in 1913, he was lecturing at both Princeton and

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As work dragged on at the North Shore property, Tesla’s world was shaken when in 1906 Stanford White was shot dead on the roof at Madison Square Garden by millionaire Harry K. Thaw. Thaw was convinced that White had drugged and seduced his then-wife, Evelyn Nesbit, when she was just 15 years old. Stanford White had created some of the country’s greatest architectural landmarks, but Wardenclyffe, yet to be completed was to be his final monument. Another shattering blow was the death of one of Tesla’s best friends, Mark Twain, in 1910.

Winfield, in Glen Cove. Woolworth and Tesla worked on several projects.

The J.P. Morgan Mansion in Glen Cove. Morgan funded Tesla’s Wardenclyffe

Photo by Monica Randall

project on the North Shore of Long Island. Photo by Monica Randall

Columbia College on his experiments with a time machine. This piqued the interest of five-and-dime founder F.W. Woolworth, who contacted the electrical genius and hired him to design the AC lighting for what was to become the tallest building in the world. Rising over 800 feet on downtown Broadway, the Woolworth Building dwarfed every other building in the city.

On opening night, tens of thousand of spectators watched as President Woodrow Wilson pulled the switch and set the behemoth aglow to the fanfare of trumpets. Soon after, Tesla moved his office to the 24th floor, next to Woolworth’s Napoleonic office, where he ruled his empire of fiveand-dime stores all over the world. What those two wizards were up to remained a closely guarded secret that they took to their graves … or did they? A piece of evidence may be buried on Woolworth’s estate in Glen Cove.

enthusiasm he hopped the L.I. Railroad and headed for Morgan’s office in the city. Unable to contain himself he revealed his little Martian greeting and his true intentions of creating free electrical energy for the entire world.

Morgan glared at him with his cold beady black eyes, his huge bulbous nose twitching and said, “Mr. Tesla, You are a nut!”

The End of a Dream As building continued at Wardenclyffe, there were constant delays in constructing giant turbines and generators to get the tower in working order. Morgan’s $150,000 was a drop in the bucket. Tesla needed a million to complete his job. From the onset, the headstrong inventor made no mention of his secret plan to also use his wireless power station to transport free electrical power to all parts of the globe. This innovative feat of engineering would transform the world as we know it. But it would also have made Morgan’s banking, oil and gas buddies’ investments obsolete.

While experimenting at his Long Island lab one night, Tesla was convinced he received an extraterrestrial radio signal from Mars. In his childlike

Morgan then pulled the plug, cutting off all further financing. Tesla, frantic, reached out to just about every millionaire who lived on the Gold Coast, including Tiffany, Nicolas Brady, and the Vanderbilts but was only able to raise $40,000 dollars, not enough to realize his dream. Wardenclyffe was to be his crowning glory, his highest achievement and the one thing that would set him apart from all other inventors who came before him. It was said he suffered a complete physical and emotional breakdown. He continued to putter at his Long Island property and was often seen on the beach playing with his remote controlled boats and small submarines. Another blow came in 1914 when rival Guglielmo Marconi used Tesla’s patented wireless radio transmission system to signal the rescue ship Carpathia when the Titanic was sinking to the bottom of the Atlantic. Marconi was hailed as the hero for having helped save 700 lives from the doomed ocean liner. It would be 30 years before the truth came out – that it was Tesla’s radio invention, not the arrogant, thieving Marconi. At the time Tesla, too weary to fight back, quipped, “Marconi is a pile of donkey poop!”

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laboratory remained intact, but was broken into and vandalized, and most of the valuable generators and turbines were destroyed. Vines began to creep up the walls and through the broken windows.

Too Little, Too Late In November 1915 Tesla appeared on the cover of The New York Times when he was nominated for the Nobel Prize, but for reasons unknown the award was later given to an unknown inventor. Tesla was awarded

speech, though covered with tiny feathers and bird droppings.

Tesla continued to discover and invent revolutionary things including guided missiles, the first TV tube, radar and air-friction speedometer. Some say he picked up radio frequencies from Jupiter, making him the first radio astronomer. In later years, the frail, thin inventor was devoted to a pet white dove, Olympia, who followed him everywhere. He claimed it was his one true love and that they shared a spiritual connection. Tesla died in 1943 alone in his small room at the New Yorker Hotel. He was penniless and nearly forgotten. It has been estimated that if he hadn’t sold his AC patents to George Westinghouse in 1889, he would have been worth a trillion dollars today. He is regarded by many as the greatest inventor the world has ever known.

Tower to the People To mark Tesla’s birthday, an exciting new documentary made by award winning director Joe Sikorski called Tower to the People will be released this month. Sikorski is also producing a feature film called Fragments from Olympus: The Vision of Nikola Tesla and hopes to complete it in the near future. I’ve seen some of the previews and it’s terrific. For further information contact tesla’s dream.com.

There is also a nonprofit foundation, The Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe, which is working to restore the historic Long Island laboratory to its original state. The goal is to open it as a museum to educate the public on this extraordinary genius who contributed so much to the progress of mankind.

The Wardencylffe tower as it would have looked completed.

by Artist Frank R. Paul: Smithsonian Museum

the prestigious Edison medal in 1917 given by the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. On the night of the gala event, Tesla was nowhere to be found. Some of his aides went out to search for him and found him across the street in Bryant Park feeding his beloved pigeons. “They are my only true friends,” he responded in a low melancholy tone. He was escorted back to the banquet hall where he gave a gracious acceptance

A Rambling Authors Note: In all my years at college I never heard Tesla’s name mentioned. After a lifetime of chasing Gold Coast mansions and their incredible stories, on very rare occasions I would capture strange things on film that could not be explained. Searching for answers I flew to England and took classes at the College of Psychic Studies. It was there that I first learned about Tesla’s mysterious experiments with frequency voltage coils and his ability to capture the human energy field, or ghosts, on film. Several years ago I was giving a lecture on parapsychology for the science department at Suffolk County Community College. One of the professors there told me that Wardenclyffe was only a ten-minute drive to the north, located off 25A, and bordered by Randall Road and Tesla Street.

The vast property, minus the tower and greatly overgrown, remained intact.

It was surrounded by an eight-foot chain link fence and there was an armed guard posted at the gate. Trying to be charming, I asked if I could see Tesla’s abandoned laboratory but was told no one was allowed inside.

It was starting to get dark, but from the gates it loomed in the distance, desolate, neglected, almost unrecognizable amid the weeds, rubble and boarded-up windows. The following week, a strange thing happened while I was attending a dinner party in Locust Valley. The hostess, a wildlife preservationist, kept a huge aviary filled with beautiful white doves. When she opened the door to feed them, one of them flew on my shoulder. “ He likes you,” she said, and asked if I’d like to keep him. Without thinking, I took him home and named him Tesla. He follows me everywhere.

Sources: Tesla, Man Out of Time, by Margaret Cheney (1981) Tesla, Master of Lightning, PBS production (2001) Book based on the film Fragments of Olympus by Joe Silorski and Michail Calomino © 2011

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Whispered Wishes

by Victoria Crosby

Where Jackie Kennedy Spent Summers as a Child

You have probably driven by a mansion on the service road of the Long Island Expressway, at 480 Old Westbury Road in Roslyn, many times and wondered about its origin. It is home to the North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center and the journey to this incarnation makes for a celebrated tale.

The house was built in 1905 on farmland property owned by I. U. (Isaac Underhill) Willets and if that name is familiar, it is because the road that was cut through his vast property in 1850 and today runs through Roslyn to Old Westbury was named for him.

In 1920, the Willets family sold the property to Charles Auchincloss, whose son Hugh became stepfather to Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, who spent many summers there as a little girl in the 1940s. The property at that time had a swimming pool, a tennis court and a corral where young Jackie rode her horse. Back in those days the house also had ten fireplaces and nine bathrooms and an indoor volleyball court on the third floor.

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Willet’s descendants. The house and property were sold in 1948 to Daniel Twahig, who in 1966 sold it to Nellie McCory. McCory named the house Whispered Wishes after a poem written by her daughter Ruth Moore. The first few lines of the poem are: Whispered wishes from a wistful heart, So much work to do; where to start?

In 1983 the property was purchased as a new home for the North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center, which was founded in 1953. Two board members, Michael Harris Spector and Nancy Marks, redesigned the existing space and decorated it to adapt it to the needs of the Center, which provides much-needed therapy and counseling to members of the community and offers a wide spectrum of programs and services to care for the emotional needs of children, youth and families.

Jackie would be proud!

For further information call 516.626.1971 or visit northshorechildguidance.org.

Clever Little Lies Are Told at Guild Hall Tony Award-winning playwright Joe DiPietro shares the truth about his play and working with Marlo Thomas

By Iris Wiener

Marlo Thomas in a scene from Clever Little Lies, Photo by T. Charles Erickson

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t would be quite a big fib to say that Guild Hall’s upcoming production of Joe DiPietro’s Clever Little Lies is anything less than dynamic. A four-person treat starring Marlo Thomas, the play ran to rave reviews when it premiered at the George Street Playhouse in November 2013. The entire cast and creative team are currently exploring its relatable, thought-provoking content once again as they prepare for the show’s second launching at East Hampton’s Guild Hall on July 16.

Clever Little Lies centers around Bill Jr. (Jim Stanek), a young family man who shares a confidence with his father (Greg Mullavey), setting off a sequence of events and revelations that could potentially change everything around him. “There are so many shows about dysfunctional families, but this is a play about a functional family that has their issues like any normal family,” says DiPietro, the Tony award-winning writer behind hits such as Memphis, Nice Work if You Can Get It and I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. “The surprising thing about it is the twists and turns that the plot takes. They’re about humans and relationships and how we all struggle to be happy in this world. Nothing is particularly outrageous, there’s no violence, and there’s nothing really flamboyant about what happens in the show. It’s about real things that we all go through.”

DiPietro feels that Guild Hall is the ideal place to see his play brought to life once again. “It’s a great summer theater and this is a show featuring characters who I think will be a real reflection of the people who will be in the audience in the Hamptons,” he says. “It’s very much a drawing-room comedy/drama, so I think [East End theatergoers] will really understand the people on the stage there.”

Tony Award Winning playwright of Clever Little Lies, Joe DiPietro

It also doesn’t hurt that Marlo Thomas, who plays Bill Jr.’s mother, is delightfully energetic and poignant in her stage work. “She is a total pro,” says DiPietro. “She’s my favorite kind of actor because she is smart and she is incredibly passionate about the work. She knows how to really commit to a character while finding new laughs and a new depth of emotion. I think she’s one of our best stage actors out there.” Thomas even revealed to DiPietro that theater has a special place in her heart. “She told me once, ‘I love getting to the theater early, I love walking on the empty stage, I love getting prepared, I love the performance,’” he recalls fondly. “Some actors won’t do a show because they won’t do eight performances each week.

I don’t say this about a lot of people, but I’ve actually learned a lot from working with her.”

Those are big words coming from one of theater’s most exciting and busy playwrights. This year alone he has been hard at work throughout the La Jolla Playhouse mounting of Chasing the Song, his new jukebox musical from the creative team behind Memphis (which includes Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan), refining Living On Love, a comedic adaptation that he has co-written (and will premiere at Williamstown Theatre Festival this summer) and helping to jumpstart the fall launching of Memphis in London. Despite the fact that DiPietro good-humoredly pleads guilty to his own lies not being the most clever, Clever Little Lies is a play that he is confident people will love. “Even though it’s not a mystery by any means, there is a lot of mystery to it and a lot of revelations that happen naturally through the context of the piece – which is why I think it keeps people riding along,” he says. “I’m just extremely excited and confident that everyone at the show will laugh a lot and that they will leave the theater with something to think about.”

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Celebrity Couple

Bobby & Jill Zarin

by Victoria Carusso photography by Benno Klandt

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t’s been a crazy couple of weeks … months … years for Jill Zarin. An original cast member on the hit Bravo series The Real Housewives of New York City (RHONY), Jill is perhaps one of the most popular, successful and busy reality television stars today, her social calendar jam-packed with red carpet events, philanthropic efforts and business meetings.

Jill spent much of May 2014 living out of a suitcase. After some time in Sea Island, GA and Atlanta, she headed off to Nashville to tour the city, attend her daughter’s college graduation and film her upcoming episode of ABC’s hit show Celebrity Wife Swap. Then it was off to Europe for a two-week family vacation before returning to the States the first week of June – less than 48 hours before her 25A photo shoot.

As one of the five original New York ‘housewives,’ Jill fast became a household name as millions of viewers tuned in each week to follow the lavish and sometimes crazy antics of New York’s busiest and most ambitious women. “Someone from the production company called me and left a message on the machine about casting for a show [which was originally going to be] called Manhattan Moms,” said Jill about being asked to do the show. “I said ‘yes’ and the rest is history!”

For four seasons, Jill, who splits her time between her 30th floor condo on New York’s Upper East Side and the beachfront home she shares with husband Bobby in the Hamptons, was in the center of the friendships, fashion and fighting that made Real Housewives one of Bravo’s most valuable and popular series to date. As a result of the show’s success, Jill and the other cast members became some of the most sought-after women on TV, landing magazine covers, talk show appearances and endorsement deals.

“I went through a series of emotions from the highest of the high like when we shot a double-page spread for Harpers Bazaar and People magazine at the height of popularity to the lowest of the lows when a series of things out of my control happened during season three and I lost someone I thought was my best friend,” Jill said, referencing the on- and off-screen conflict between her and fellow cast member Bethenny Frankel.

So while the network’s decision to fire Jill along with three other original cast members in an attempt to revamp the show came just weeks before the filming of season five was to begin shocked legions of fans and sparked tabloid headlines galore, Jill herself admits Bravo’s decision didn’t

surprise her all that much. During what she calls an ‘Ambien moment,’ Jill composed and sent a late night email to several people involved with the show stating she wanted to leave. She never sent the email to Bravo, however, and admits to having cold feet the next day.

“I sent it out in the middle of the night and I wanted to take it back,” she told 25A, adding that initially she sent the email to roll the dice and see what happened. And while the outspoken Jill herself may have personally wanted out, that doesn’t mean the ‘reality’ of being fired was not initially hard to deal with. “Nobody likes to be fired; of course I wanted it to be my choice.”

‘The fans have been very loud and Bravo has been silent and not responded to any of the pressure.’

Regardless of who made the decision, Jill does believe it was time for her to leave Housewives and has absolutely no regrets about being on the show in the first place. “One of my favorite expressions is we make plans and God laughs. I probably should have left after season three but I stayed for one more season to clean up some of the storyline and the impression people had of me.”

Despite all the drama and turns of events, the reality star said she wouldn’t have done things differently. “Overall, I am so happy I said ‘yes’ to doing the show.” Additionally, she is still a faithful fan of the program, tuning in each week to see what the housewives are up to. “I’m in no way jealous of those who are on and I want it to continue to do well.” Jill noted that while the decision to fire her – along with fellow cast members Cindy Barshop, Kelly Killoren Bensimon and Alex McCord – was said to be the result of fan polls and focus groups seeking change, ratings since the network cleaned house proved otherwise. According to Bravoratings.com, RHONY viewership, which was over 2 million during seasons three and four, dropped to just over 1.3 million for the current season six.

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“The fans have since given Bravo a very clear message that they are not happy and have been very loud on social media sending tweets, becoming a fan of me on Facebook, sending messages and posts, writing letters to the network and even circulating petitions,” Jill said. “The fans have been very loud and Bravo has been silent and not responded to any of the pressure.”

When asked whether or not there was actually anything ‘real’ about the reality series, Jill is honest. “What do you think?” she laughed, adding that the first season of RHONY was probably as close to life as it was going to be but as people get famous and try to control their images and storylines begin to run dry, there comes a need to manufacturer scenes that would normally not happen in anyone’s real life.

“For example, how many women do you know will leave their families to go on a girl’s trip with a group of women they don’t even know? But the show needs to isolate the women to create conflict and hopefully, resolution,” she said, adding that when RHONY began it was more about the women in their individual lives and while some of the time was spent showing the women interacting with each other, that wasn’t the entire focus. “Now Housewives, like most reality shows, is mostly about group settings and less about the individual’s life.”

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seems moot. “The better question is would they want me back? I really don’t think they will ever ask so it is really not an issue I have to consider.

For some reason, Bravo has dug their heels in and doesn’t want any of the original cast back.”

And it’s not like she has spent the last three years waiting by the phone, either.

In March 2011, her first book, Secrets of a Jewish Mother: Real Advice, Real Family, Real Love, which she co-wrote with her sister Lisa Wexler, a probate court judge in Connecticut and daily radio talk show host on WFAS 1230, and their mom Gloria Kamen, became a bestseller and the three ‘opinionated Jewish mothers’ went on a coast-to-coast book tour discussing friendship, dating, marriage and parenting. She also took time to work on her costume jewelry line and grow her one-of-a-kind collection of luxurious yet affordable shapewear, tights and legwear. Launched in 2010 and carried by Lord & Taylor and Macy’s, Skweez Couture (skweezcouture. com) is a collaborative effort between Jill and Triad Hosiery. The goal was to develop fashionable, functional and affordable undergarments every woman will love.

Involved in the wholesale/retail fashion business for more than 25 years, Jill sold boot socks to E.G. Smith in 1989 and today offers her own line of socks with ‘love, Jill’ inscribed on the left foot. Jill, who lives by and

has built the company around the expression ‘beauty begins with a great foundation,’ believes that to look good on the outside, you have to have the proper undergarments. As a result, she has spent the last four years and nine fashion seasons working closely with Triad to design what she refers to as the ‘most beautiful shapewear, hosiery and sock collections’ available today.

“Years ago, the only option that was offered to us were ugly girdles that would actually weaken the muscles around your spine. I always dreamed of different ways to support my body and smooth out my skin in places you didn’t think were possible,” she said. “Skweez was designed to provide fashionable slimming solutions for women of all ages at an affordable price.

In 2010, when the line was developed, the marketplace was filled with basic options and we wanted to design something pretty and feminine.”

According to Jill, the Skweez Couture line has evolved over the years with the introduction of hosiery and legwear collections. “With 35 styles available this season at affordable price points I can proudly say we have something for every size and body type.” She added that the company is continually striving to create more innovative choices in several different categories of the intimate market field.

That same thought process went into her soon-to-launch Fine Jewelry by Jill Zarin line. Set to feature bracelets, rings and necklaces in 18K gold, real diamonds and precious and semi-precious stones, the line will be sold on the Gem Shopping Network, which airs in nearly 50 million homes. “I like unique yet funky pieces so you will easily be able to identify my look,” she said, noting that with prices ranging from $500 to $10,000, the line promises ‘something for everyone.’

In the midst of launching the jewelry line, Jill is also gearing up to host her second annual Luxury Ladies Luncheon. The invitation-only event will be held poolside under a big white tent at her Southampton home. She does not sell tickets or charge people to come, but instead relies on big name sponsors, including but not limited to MOPHIE and Douglas Elliman. James Campbell from BMF Media will help produce this year’s luncheon, which will also feature Celebrity Chef David Burke (whose restaurant Fabrick opened earlier this year in the new Archer Hotel) and fine décor and food from Steve Carl of the Carlyle Group.

“We work well as a team and are always cross-promoting each other,” said Carl, who in addition to Carlyle On the Green, Carlyle At the Palace and Carlyle At the Omni also operates the off-site Carlyle Off the Green catering company and has, over the years, been actively involved with most of the parties hosted by the Zarins as well as those occurring on RHONY. “Jill throws a lot of very high-end parties and I have always supported her and worked well with her over the years,” he said. “It’s all about coordinating and reaching out to other people I do events for and celebrities I work with.

By partnering with me, she is able to bring in other dimensions.”

The Luxury Ladies Luncheon will also boast an extensive beauty bar with complimentary services, trunk shows from very exclusive brands and shops (Roberta Fryman from East Hampton and St Barts will be there this year) and, like last year, Jill’s signature gift bags filled with over $5,000 worth of products and gift certificates for each ‘golden ticket’ holder.

“The luncheon provides me a way to share all my favorite things with my closest girlfriends in a very intimate setting. Some are famous celebrities and influencers, others are fashionistas and foodies, but they are all my closest girlfriends,” said Jill, who noted that last year’s celebrity guest list included Christie Brinkley, Carol Alt, Taylor Dayne, Dina Lohan and Patti Stanger as well as socialites Sheila Rosenblum, Maura Fiore, Cassandra Siedenfeld, Phyllis Cole, Sioux Saunders, Debra Wasser and Amy Pink, to name a few.

“Our sponsors are there to provide celebrities and friends who are socialites and influencers an opportunity to try their products or service. The press comes because they want to cover the celebrities and write about new

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products and services, the brands get their name out to the right people and service the press, and all my guests get to experience what it is like to go to the Oscar gifting suites but only better because they actually get to take it all home! Everybody wins.” Including the charities. Last year, proceeds raised at the luncheon benefited the Eric Trump Foundation, a New York-based nonprofit dedicated to raising money for children battling life-threatening diseases at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

‘My life is like a tornado and Bobby is the 200-year-old oak tree that never moves.

I just circle around him and he is my rock.

It works for us.’

This year, Jill plans to make a donation from monies raised at her luncheon to support the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, an organization near and dear to her. Founded by Dr. Samuel Waxman, a noted oncologist who recruited top scientists from leading cancer research institutions to reprogram cancer cells and find less toxic treatments for patients, the Waxman Foundation has raised over $85 million to fund the

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research projects of more than 200 scientists throughout its history. “I am always honored and happy to work with Jill, and being involved with something that helps raise money for such a worthwhile cause makes it even more worthwhile,” said Carl.

On July 26, Jill, who has a personal connection to Dr. Waxman and the foundation – husband Bobby is a two-time cancer survivor – will co-chair the foundation’s 10th annual A Hamptons Happening fundraiser. Set to take place in Southampton, the event will honor Chef David Burke – a personal friend of the Zarins – as well as fashion designer Betsey Johnson and Paul Ridley, co-founder of the skin cancer nonprofit Row For Hope.

“It’s a great pleasure and honor to be chairing A Hamptons Happening,” said Jill. “I am happy to support anything to help raise funds for research and help Dr. Waxman continue his dedication toward finding a cure. I will do anything I can to help.”

Jill, who grew up in Woodmere and graduated from Lawrence High School, attended college in Boston, majoring in retail management at Simmons College. After completing a six-month training program with Filene’s department stores she went on to become the senior assistant buyer for Jeff Kantor (current chairman of Macys.com) before going on to serve as national sales manager/vice president of Great American Knitting Mills Jockey division. In January 2001 she married Bobby Zarin – owner of Zarin Fabric Warehouse, an institution on New York’s Lower East Side, and today serves as vice president of the third-generation, family-run company.

Established in 1936 as a small pushcart business on the corner of Manhattan’s Orchard Street, Zarin Fabrics is currently the largest resource

of discounted designer fabrics in New York City and the surrounding tristate area. Today, the iconic business takes up a square city block and its three-floor fabric wonderland features thousands of bolts of upholstery and drapery fabrics, not to mention a wide selection of furniture, lighting, home accessories, ready-made drapes, drapery hardware, upholstery supplies and trimmings from all of the most recognized brands in the home furnishings industry. Additionally, Zarin Fabrics offers full decorating services and is a certified Hunter Douglas Centurion Showcase dealer carrying the exclusive Alustra line of window fashions.

Bobby is also a real estate investor, accruing more than two dozen commercial real estate properties throughout the country over the past 15 years. “I got involved in real estate but never wanted to walk away from draperies and the fabric business,” he said. “Zarin Fabrics has been in business for 78 years and hopefully will continue for another 78.” These days, Bobby’s eldest son David runs the family business, providing the Zarins with the opportunity to hit the red carpet, travel, chair charity events, attend openings and make personal appearances. Jill even had the chance to take to the courts, teaming up with Kyle Owens, elite tennis professional at Sea Island Cloister, for a chance to compete in the 2014 US Open National Playoffs on June 9 at the United States Tennis Association’s (USTA) Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing. Despite their hard-fought efforts, Jill and Owens lost their mixed doubles USTA Eastern Sectional Qualifying Tournament to Cory Parr of Jericho and Elizabeth Kobak of Old Westbury.

“My life is like a tornado and Bobby is the 200-year-old oak tree that never moves. I just circle around him and he is my rock. It works for us,” said

Jill, who is quick to credit Bobby as her source of normalcy when things start to spin out of control. “I bring the fun and adventure and Bobby is my center and stabilizer. He is also my savior when I mess something up.”

The yin to Jill’s yang, Bobby is easygoing, quiet and a private person who tends to live his life by the motto ‘it’s all good’ but there is nowhere he would rather be than standing by his wife’s side. “We do everything together. I am the other half,” he said, adding that life in the spotlight suits him and he would much rather be spending his retirement on the roller coaster than on the golf course. “That would just be boring; what would be fun about that? This keeps me young,” he laughed, adding that he is fine with taking a back seat and letting Jill bask in the spotlight. “I saw how good she is and I couldn’t take that away from her. So I roll along with her and we have a lot of fun. When it stops being fun, then we will make the decision to not do this anymore. Then it will be time to move on.”

Right now, however, Bobby is so supportive of his wife that he agreed to take part in Celebrity Wife Swap, the ABC reality series where mothers from two celebrity families with vastly diverse lifestyles switch homes (but not bedrooms) and reveal the various ways some controversial celebrities live their lives. The episode, set to air at 10 p.m. July 15, features Jill swapping places with child star actress Jenna Von Oy (Blossom and The Parkers), by temporarily moving into the Nashville home Jenna shares with husband Brad Bratcher and their two-year-old daughter Gray.

“I couldn’t have asked for a better swap. Jenna was an absolute doll,” Bobby said, admitting that although he was initially hesitant about being involved with another reality show, the experience was wonderful.

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“Ultimately, we decided to do it because it was ABC and a family show.

This is a formatted show and not built around any negative drama.”

For Bobby, Swap also provided him with an opportunity to incorporate his tongue-in-check sense of humor. “We tried to put a different twist on it and make it funny, which isn’t how everyone else had done it in the past. We hope it will be edited to make for a funny episode.” For Jill, the experience was also a good one. “Jenna and her family live a very modest and quiet life; I definitely have a lot more stuff going on, but I had the best time ever! I loved her husband and her baby. I got to be a mommy again!”

Wife Swap filmed just a few days after Jill’s daughter Allyson Shapiro graduated from Vanderbilt University with a degree in film studies and business. “When Allyson was born I didn’t think life could be any better.

She had a full head of hair, the brightest blue eyes and chubby little legs that I could ‘skweez’ all day long – don’t think there isn’t irony in the naming of my shapewear line,” she said. “On May 9, she graduated Vanderbilt University in front of 13 of our immediate family and 20,000 random strangers. Bobby and I brought my parents and immediate family to Nashville for five days of partying and celebrating. We couldn’t be more proud.”

Through her social media pages - she has close to 250,000 Facebook fans and is followed by more than a million people on Twitter – Jill shares information and photos from her professional and personal life, which in addition to her daughter Allyson includes family gatherings with her sister,

parents and Bobby’s children: David, who lives in Roslyn and runs Zarin Fabrics; Jennifer, a life coach, public speaker, performer and writer; and Jonathan, a student at NYU. Additionally, she gets to share her proud moments as a doting grandma to Micah, Lila and Asher, David and wife Jill’s (together they are Big Jill and Little Jill) three children. “Fans of the show only really got to see me, Bobby and Allyson,” Jill said. “Allyson, Bobby’s kids and our grandchildren are so important to me and the biggest part of my world.”

When she does have time to unwind, Jill likes to escape to the Hamptons.

There, she can stay in bed and watch her TiVo for hours, decompressing, or sit outside and watch the water, the birds and the clouds. “I could stay there forever,” she said.

So what’s next for Jill? Pretty much anything, it seems. “As we said in our book, Secrets of a Jewish Mother, I believe that you can have it all but not at the same time. I’ve had the blessings of fame and fortune. Now is the time for me to travel and refocus, to enjoy my family and friends and be ready for the next chapter of excitement and opportunity that comes along.”

Credits: Shot on location in Southampton, NY Photography by Benno Klandt Hair by Dawn O’Neil, Makeup by Jessica DeRosa both from nuBest Salon and Spa. Stylist: Carrie Herman Wardrobe provided by Mr’Tique of Woodbury, Marsh’s of Huntington, Shari’s Boutique of Greenvale, Scoop of Wheatley Plaza, and Bloomingdale’s in Garden City. Jewelry provided by FIND nyc and Mrs. Zarin’s own jewelry.

The best “Kind” of Theater Set to Open at Bay Street

Richard Kind discusses his work in Travesties and his new film with Robin Williams

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he East End of Long Island may be popular for its beaches and golf courses, but if Richard Kind has anything to say about it, it will be known for compelling theater as well. For a number of years the actor has been bringing his comedic sensibilities to various productions at Bay Street Theatre, an intimate not-for-profit venue in Sag Harbor. On June 24, he returns with Tom Stoppard’s Travesties, a comedy he deems ‘very dense, challenging and fantastic.’

Set in 1917 and 1974 in Zurich, the Tony Award-winning play imagines how a British consul named Henry Carr (Richard Kind) has had experiences with famous figures from the 20th century, including James Joyce, Tristan Tzara and Lenin – and it’s all remembered through the lens of an amateur production of The Importance of Being Earnest. It’s a comedy that explores art and revolution and Kind hopes that the play encourages people to expand their minds through live entertainment.

“Stoppard’s a funny guy and intellectually brilliant at the same time,” said Kind. “He does not pander to his audience. I sometimes ask, ‘What does it take for somebody to put down their chicken skewer and their margarita, leave the bonfire, and go see a play and have to pay attention?’ People know they can have a conversation while simultaneously checking out the blonde woman over there in the low-cut shirt. But with a play, you have to concentrate.”

Kind is a member of the Board of Trustees at Bay Street Theatre, and as such has introduced performances, acted as the auctioneer at benefits and shone in the casts of David Mamet’s Romance and Joseph Stein’s Enter Laughing (among others). When it came time for Artistic Director Scott Schwartz to choose the plays that would run on Bay Street’s main stage this summer, Kind offered his seasoned opinion.

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“I said, ‘Look, I don’t recommend doing Travesties,’” Kind remembers the conversation fondly. “’I don’t know whether it is a play for a beach community, but I will tell you this. You’re trying to give these people a challenge and it is one of the great plays of the 20th century. So, if you’re going to do it, I’d like to throw my name in the ring.’ Scott took me up on it! And I hate to say it, but be careful of what you wish for!” Kind laughs. “I read the poetic prose of what Stoppard has written and it is the toughest thing I’ve memorized in my entire life. Stoppard would sometimes write in this stream of consciousness and trying to memorize the stream of consciousness is the roughest.”

“I read the poetic prose of what

Stoppard has written and it is the toughest thing I’ve memorized in my entire life.

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This is not the first time Kind has worked on a show due to both its meatiness and the rarity of its being produced. In 2007 he portrayed Walter Burns in Williamstown Theatre Festival’s production of The Front Page because the show is hardly ever produced. (“It’s a cast of 28 people. They don’t do it anymore!” he says.) When it came to Travesties, Kind says he only had to think about it briefly. “When are they going to ask a Jew from New York to play an Englishman like this, in a great English comedy? It doesn’t happen, so you take advantage of it.”

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Richard Kind and Josh Grisetti in Enter Laughing 2011 by Jerry Lamonica

Kind has had a long career in television (Spin City, Mad About You), but the Tony nominee and Drama Desk winner for 2013’s The Big Knife says his first love is for the theater. In fact, he credits his work in the theater as being incredibly influential in his growth as a performer.

“For sheer stamina, doing The Producers on Broadway was something and then doing it in the Hollywood Bowl was really something,” he says.

“Working with Hal Prince, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman on the original musical Bounce, that was a great learning experience. I’m not that smart of a man, and they helped me think like a smart man. Being on stage every night with [the] improvisational comedy group Second City, that was a lot of education as well.”

Despite his many years of experience in the entertainment industry, Kind says he doubts that he would ever put pen to paper to write a memoir. “I think about it,” he says thoughtfully. “Honestly, everybody’s got their stories to tell. I’m nobody special. They’re fun around the table at Joe Allen’s, but in book form, I have a feeling they wouldn’t be so great. But I do like telling them around the table.”

Two people that would most likely beg to differ with that sentiment are Robin Williams and Phil Alden Robinson, who worked with Kind on his latest film, The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (now in theaters).

“I loved my scene in that film,” Kind says. “I was in a fat suit. We ordered about 24 cheesecakes at Junior’s and Robin foot the bill – it was over $900 worth of cheesecakes that I ingested! Robin Williams is just a treasure and a fantastic actor. [Director] Phil Alden Robinson had said to me a while back, ‘You’re great, you’re an American treasure.’ It was so gracious, and then all of a sudden he offered me a role in a movie. I like when people who say that they like you do something about it. It’s nice.”

Speaking of nice people, Kind’s last name is quite appropriate, as the considerate actor loves nothing more than bringing his love for theater to other people. “I’m not a Nathan Lane or a Bebe Neuwirth-size name, but I hope that I do bring people to Bay Street for Travesties and that they know that they’re going to see a comedy,” he says. “Once a month, go and challenge your brain a little bit. We’re not trying to say, ‘Hey, go to the dentist!’ We’re trying to make theater fun.”

For more information about Travesties or to purchase tickets, please visit www.baystreet.org.

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Richie

Cannata Long Island’s Sax Man

By Victoria Crosby, Photography by Andrew Reyna

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ichie Cannata, Long Island’s own Sax Max, has worked with Billy Joel, the Piano Man, since 1975 when they first met. I spoke with Richie at his world-class recording studio, Cove City Studios in Glen Cove, and he reminisced about the time he was doing a recording session at NYIT with drummer Liberty DeVito and Doug Stegmeyer on bass. Engineer Al Stegmeyer, Doug’s brother, said that Billy Joel needed a sax player and the rest, as they say, is history.

It is Richie you hear on all the early Billy Joel recordings, and he still performs with Billy from time to time. He has been on worldwide tours with Joel, playing tenor sax, accordion and keyboard; he played 12 nights at Madison Square Garden, the Millennium show in 2000 and many other gigs. He and Billy are still great friends. In the late 1980s Richie started performing with the Beach Boys’ Al Jardine and his Endless Summer Band.

Richie Cannata grew up in Garden City and was classically trained on piano. In school he learned the clarinet, then the tenor saxophone. He always knew he wanted to play professionally. He lived for a while in Sea Cliff then moved to Glen Cove where in 1986 he purchased an old dilapidated turn-of-the-last-century building through Urban Development, with plans to demolish and rebuild. However, the structure was so well made he decided to just gut the inside and replace the façade. In similar fashion, Richie and his wife have also renovated their home, an old carriage house in Glen Cove, which was at one time part of the Pratt estate.

Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Lopez and Mark Anthony are just a few of the superstars who have recorded at Cove City Studios over the years. It is also the studio of choice of many up-andcoming artists, such as Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, three young brothers from New Jersey who recorded there recently.

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“Our door is open to everybody to record and have a good time,” said Richie. “They all check their egos at the door and there have been no diva episodes, only wonderful recording with huge success.”

Students who plan to attend a music school need performance recordings, and people with dreams of American Idol-style fame come to the studio to record their own songs or songs written by Richie’s son Eren, who himself is an incredible musician. Richie’s office showcases numerous photos of Eren and he still has a recording of his son singing “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” when he was only 18 months old.

Also lining the walls of the office and rooms throughout the studio are the gold and platinum records Richie has received for his many performances, as well as photos of the stars who have recorded at the studio. Richie has also won an Oscar for the music recorded at the studio for the film Chicago, and a Grammy for Billy Joel’s album The Stranger. Just walking through these rooms is a chance to view the history of almost 30 years of the recording industry, like a hall of fame unto itself.

Eren Cannata practically grew up at the studio where he was mentored by many great musicians. “Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys taught me how to warm up my voice. As I child I didn’t realize I had rubbed shoulders with so many amazing artists,” Eren told me. “I found a real happy place in the studio.”

A graduate of Chaminade High School in Mineola, Eren had one of his songs played on the TV show Dawson’s Creek at age 16, although he didn’t let his friends know, as the show was considered a girl’s show. His other successes include songs written for singer Vicci Martinez for the TV show The Voice, productions for Australian pop singer Cody Simpson and

Eren and Richie Cannata

“Our door is open to everybody to

record and have a good time. They all check their egos at the door and there have been no diva episodes, only wonderful recording with huge success.” – Richie Cannata

work with Demi Lavato, among others. After high school Eren attended the prestigious Clive Davis Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, where he is now a professor, teaching classes in songwriting.

Eren toured with his band promoting his own CD Blame it on the City.

“Touring the country was an amazing experience,” he said, adding, “We are privileged to live in such a culturally rich area like the North Shore of Long Island.”

When Eren settled down after years on the road with his own band and became a husband and father to a son, Ceo Prince Cannata, born in November 2013, Eren cut his long hair, but grew a fancy mustache in a style to rival artist Salvador Dali. The curled mustache is now the logo on his website erencannata.com. I told him that in an Edwardian-style suit, he would be a perfect addition to the cast of Downton Abbey!

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I was at the studio a few years ago when young Glen Cove vocalist Sabrina Ali recorded several songs written by Eren with Chris McDonald.

Students from the Glen Cove Boys and Girls Club were invited to write and record music under a program the Cannatas have instituted called Sound of a New Generation. They have also sponsored a Battle of the Bands competition in which the winners have won recording sessions and musical equipment. On Friday, Aug. 8 Richie and Eren Cannata will be performing a free concert as part of the Downtown Sounds concert series held every summer in Glen Cove Village Square.

Richie has a new CD co-produced with Julio Fernandez of Spyro Gyra fame on guitar. Fernandez also co-wrote some of the songs with Cannata.

The one cover song is their instrumental version of Billy Joel’s New York State of Mind.

Richie’s wife Shirlene was a singer and Eren’s wife Kristin was the road manager for a band when they met, so music is all in the family. In 2008 Richie made his son Eren his business partner at the studio, and now with grandson Ceo, the future of Cove City Sound Studios looks as bright as the records that line the walls – golden or even platinum! Find out more at covecitysoundstudio.com.

Richie performing with Billy Joel

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Photo by Natalie Brasington

BOB SAGET

by Iris Wiener

on Being an Author and Dirty Daddy Who Sits Outside the Box

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here is no box that fits Bob Saget. He’s not just a sitcom actor, nor is he just the former host of that home video show. He’s not just a dirty comic, though he has played his humor in multiple formats, ranging from film to standup. Maybe you think he’s simply a warm and fuzzy guy because you caught him in a Broadway musical (The Drowsy Chaperone). However you have come to know Saget, the fact is that he is in no way simple or easy to explain – and that’s just the way he likes it. That being said, the master of multiple mediums finally reveals the most intimate sides of himself and what makes him tick in his latest venture as author with Dirty Daddy: The Chronicles of a Family Man Turned Filthy Comedian.

“I didn’t know it was going to be a memoir,” says Saget of working on his first tome. “I thought it was going to be a comedy book. But then I asked myself, ‘Why am I considering it a comedy book?’ For me, it was because we had so much death in our family, so comedy is how we lived through it.

That totally changed the tone of it, and I realized I’m writing a book about surviving through death, and how we live our lives, and why comedy exists at all to help us understand and analyze life. That’s when I would resort to dick jokes!” he laughs.

In Dirty Daddy, Saget’s unique, uncensored voice is always present, making it accessible for readers looking for both humor and sincerity. From behind-the-scenes foul-ups while working on Full House, to unseen videos on America’s Funniest Home Videos and playing an extreme version of himself on Entourage, he chronicles his career comprehensively and wittily.

Infused throughout the stories of his life choices are honest layers in which he discusses the death of his four siblings, his father and three uncles.

Saget gets contemplative when he considers the challenges he found in writing such an emotional story while steeping it with humor. “I was scared to mention the personal things that I was at first choosing to put in, such as the birth of my daughter and how traumatic that was for her mom,” he recalls. “Also, the way I perceived things when I was younger was hard to relive because there’s a self-loathing thing that happens when you do a memoir. Rather than just name-dropping and going, ‘Oh, I met Jimmy Stewart and I got to do this and that,’ you realize that you’re a completely different person from back then and that you’ve learned from your mistakes and want to write about them. One of the hardest parts is the forgiveness of yourself. There are times when I found it admirable how I reacted to comedy and I also remember how sad it was, and I didn’t want the book to dwell on the sadness or loss.”

Looking back at his career, there is not much that he would change … with the exception of one small thing. “I’ve not always been in tip-top condition mentally,” he jokes. “Maybe I would get some therapy so I could have learned more and I probably would have acted in a few more things simply because I would have known to get over my sensitivity. That kept me from getting some things that I had the talent or ability to get.”

Saget lists three key decisions that had the biggest impact on his career: quitting film school after three days to be a standup, taking on Danny Tanner, and directing For Hope (his first television film which was based on his sister’s story of fighting scleroderma). All of these resolutions were ones that changed the scope of his profession multiple times. Saget finds it interesting to compare the shape of his career to that of another TV dad.

“You can simply be an actor, though there is nothing simple about it,” he

says. “I don’t think people walk around going, ‘Bryan Cranston, what a great father on Malcolm in the Middle!” They say, ‘Holy crap. Breaking Bad, that is the best thing he has ever done, ever!’ And in this life that I’m in, people go, ‘Oh my God, best dad on television. Full House.’ But then the B-side is, ‘Oh, he’s a dirty comic, too. You know, he’s nothing like his character.’ I feel like my mother’s voice lives on in all those people,” he says, poking fun at himself.

Saget credits much of his sense of humor to his father, a supermarket executive, or ‘meat guy,’ whom Saget notes could easily have done standup. “He knew his meat. He always said that horrible joke, ‘You can beat our process but you can’t beat our meat.’ Terrible! He was a really good dad. He worked all the time so he wasn’t even around. He experienced so much loss and he just kept his head up. When sadness hits, most people pull back. Other people show this dignity and strength.

That’s what we’re supposed to do; after all, everybody in this world dies.

It’s nothing to run from. It reminds you to do your cardio and take your aspirin!” he says lightly.

His humor will most likely be on display next with a comedy music album, but first he hints that he’ll be directing again in the near future. For now he is happy outside of the proverbial box and is content with fundraising for the Scleroderma Research Foundation and doing standup. Of course, he’s also enjoying the feedback he gets about Dirty Daddy. “I’m not saying it’s War and Peace, although I like my book better than War and Peace,” he laughs. “I’m going to come out and say right here that Dirty Daddy is more entertaining, for me personally. Plus, it’s an evergreen type of project – it will be around forever. Death’s not going anywhere, and neither are dick jokes.”

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Cole Rumbough

Lif e Is a Cabaret

By Melissa Argueta

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hen you hear Cole Rumbough sing his opening number “This Could Be the Start of Something Big,” you can’t help but think he’s talking about his own promising career in the music industry. With upcoming performances at Sirio Maccioni’s legendary Le Cirque Café and the 25th annual Cabaret Convention at Lincoln Center this fall, the 23-year-old college student has already made a name for himself as an up-and-coming jazz and cabaret performer.

A resident of Greenwich, CT, Rumbough is about as close to American royalty as it gets. He is the grandson of movie actress Dina Merrill and Colgate heir and entrepreneur Stanley M. Rumbough, Jr. and the greatgrandson of Post cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post and financier E.F. Hutton. His Long Island roots date back to the Roaring ’20s, when Post and Hutton purchased the 177-acre Gold Coast estate in Brookville called Hillwood, which is now the location of LIU Post (former C.W. Post

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Campus of Long Island University). “The college is named after my greatgreat grandfather, C.W. Post,” Rumbough explained. “I am very proud of my family history. I’m fascinated by it; I’m always learning new things. I guess that’s why I am majoring in history at the New School in addition to jazz singing.”

25A magazine caught up with Rumbough while he was spending some vacation time at his family’s home in East Hampton. When he isn’t singing or performing, the young crooner enjoys playing golf, skiing, hanging out at the Maidstone Club and traveling all over the world. His family’s ties to East Hampton date back to 1959, when his grandparents settled in the area and built their majestic waterfront estate. When his grandparents divorced, his grandmother kept the house and eventually bought the surrounding houses (where his aunt and parents live today).

Rumbough lives next door to his grandmother, Dina, whom he calls his biggest inspiration. “She is very glamorous and always a big influence and

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role model to me. She throws the best dinner parties. Everything is very elegant. She always has jazz music at her parties, like bossa nova. I think of her as a very gracious person, very generous and nice to everyone, no matter where they come from.”

A natural born performer, Rumbough has been entertaining audiences most of his life. His earliest memories are singing in the church choir at age 5. But it was his encounter with legendary Broadway and cabaret singer Christine Andreas that would change everything. “When I heard Christine’s show at The Carlyle Hotel … that’s just when I knew what I wanted to do with my life. She was just incredible; she just owned the room. The way she sings, it’s just so effortless. I just love the way she tells a story; it’s just a beautiful art form.”

At age 12, Rumbough discovered all the greats – Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra – after his mother’s friend gave him a CD collection as a gift. Since that time, he has memorized more than 500 songs from the Great American Songbook and learns more every day. “I believe unless people like me promote these wonderful songs, they’ll be forgotten about,” he commented.

Looking to the future, Rumbough hopes to follow in the footsteps of stars like Michael Bublé. “I have two absolute dreams. The first one is to perform at the Carlyle Hotel. The other is to record a major album with big band and

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strings. All original arrangements,” he added. “I just am happy doing what I am doing. It’s my passion ... I am hoping to bring some of the elegance and romance back to now. My grandmother made me promise to spend my life not only working, but following my passion as she followed hers ... I think that’s very important. You have to have purpose in life.”

Dedicated to helping his local community, Rumbough is performing on Aug. 30 to benefit the New York Mission Society. Founded in 1812, the nonprofit organization helps children, youth and families in New York City’s poorest neighborhoods transcend the ills of poverty and create a cycle of success for generations to come. Last year, Merrill hosted a benefit on behalf of the New York Mission Society that raised approximately $41,000.

“It’s a great cause. We have had four generations of Rumboughs and three generations of Colgates involved in the charity,” Rumbough remarked. “I think this year’s event will be even bigger and better.”

Fans can catch Rumbough’s live performance on Sept. 15 from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Le Cirque Café. He will also be performing at the 25th annual Cabaret Convention hosted by the Mabel Mercer Foundation on Oct. 21 at Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center. To purchase tickets, call 212.247.7800 or visit www.mabelmercer.org. Tickets for the New York Mission Society benefit are $750 ($250 for junior tickets). To purchase tickets, call Nana Eyeson-Akiwowo at 212.674.3500, ext. 210 or visit www.nycmissionsociety.org.

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25A Beyond the Wedge

By Andrea Correale

Watermelon and summer go together perfectly. It’s a summer staple that’s particularly ripe and delicious this time of year. Most backyard barbeques include a platter of sliced watermelon, which guests enjoy, but why not try something different with this summertime favorite? It’s actually a very versatile fruit that can be used in many ways.

What’s so nice about watermelon is that it’s a powerhouse of nutrition.

It keeps you hydrated and is an excellent source of sodium, potassium and vitamin C. It’s also a significant source of lycopene, which has proven cancer-prevention qualities.

We all know people love salads in the summer, so why not make a salad

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by combining watermelon, onions, balsamic vinegar and feta? Another similar option, just with a different presentation, is to arrange wedges of watermelon like a pizza and top it with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, Kalamata olives and feta. The combination of sweet and savory is perfect.

Some options for appetizers include a refreshing watermelon and cucumber crudité with honey citrus vinaigrette instead of traditional vegetables. You can also cut the watermelon into small cubes and combine them with a smoked cheese for some delicious hors d’oeuvres.

Once you’re done with your main course, your guests are going to be looking for dessert, which is another perfect time to incorporate

watermelon. Keep it simple by grilling pieces of watermelon with a little honey and brown sugar. You can also blend it with simple syrup and freeze it in a pan for a spin on the traditional Italian dessert, granita.

Smoothies are another option for watermelon – combine it with yogurt, strawberries and ice, and you will have a delicious, refreshing drink. Spike it for a fruity (and healthy) cocktail. Another cocktail option to try is blending up some watermelon and mixing the juice with your liquor of choice.

So give it a try – think beyond the wedge and change things up at your summer barbeque!

Andrea Correale, president of Elegant Affairs, is a celebrity caterer and the new national entertaining expert for the Lenox brand. Andrea has been featured in multiple magazines and on television networks, including People magazine, Woman’s Day magazine, Oprah.com, FOX 5, WCBS, Bravo, VH1, Lifetime and Martha Stewart Living. L’Oreal Paris Academy calls her their lifestyle expert with a series of entertaining videos used to inspire women nationwide.

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Lombardi’s on the Bay Heating up Long Island’s South Shore By Venus Quintana

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ith summer just around the corner and temperatures rising, our eagerness to be outdoors whenever possible is inevitable. Diners are in search of the alfresco experience and waterfront destinations are starting to heat up for the season. One of my favorite places to enjoy a spectacular waterfront setting with cuisine to match is Lombardi’s on the Bay in Patchogue. Since its inception in 2009, the Lombardi family has been serving up traditional steakhouse cuisine mixed with fresh seafood and a pinch of fine Southern Italian fare. The distinctive location, which was previously home to Louis XIV, offers a breathtaking view of the Great South Bay. Today, diners can see activity on the dock, as well as stunning water vistas, with Fire Island in the distance. What better way to enjoy a warm summer’s night rendezvous or Sunday brunch with family and friends?

The Lombardi family, originally from Avellino, Italy, continues to offer generous portions, robust flavors, and superb service that is the hallmark of Mamma Lombardi’s, Villa Lombardi’s, Lombardi’s Market in Holbrook and Lombardi’s on the Sound in Port Jefferson. Guy Lombardi, head of the Lombardi family business, is the executive chef and joint operator of Lombardi’s on the Bay along with his son, Philip.

I was fortunate enough to meet Guy Lombardi himself on a stormy April night, where I was surprised to find the restaurant filled with diners and partygoers alike. After dinner, Guy sat down at the bar with 25A magazine and delighted us with stories of his adventures and successes over the year, including an ode to his mother, Mamma Lombardi, who, in her mid80s, still shows the passion and determination for the business that she did so many years ago. At Lombardi’s, the most stunning views are from the waterfront dining room where tables encircle the colossal four-sided bar that seats up to 30. The restaurant boasts two intimate dining rooms, one

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overlooking the bay. Its traditional steakhouse vibe exudes a sophisticated flair and clean designs with white tablecloths and muted walls showcasing historical photos of the East End. For those warm summer nights, alfresco seating offers panoramic vistas and cool breezes from the Atlantic.

The menu at Lombardi’s is equally matched in its elegance, serving up classic dishes that impress on every level. For starters we were treated to a sampling of decadent seafood that is locally caught and fresh every day.

We feasted on a flavorful seafood salad, mussels marinara, crabmeat and avocado salad, sushi grade tuna, shrimp oreganata and baked clams. For entrees, an assortment of steak and fresh fish delighted the senses. Ribeye steak was cooked perfectly and served with shoestring fried onions and shiitake mushrooms. Locally caught flounder studded with crabmeat and baked with garlic, lemon, breadcrumbs and olive oil was a showstopper.

For the perfect sweet ending we feasted on some of Mamma’s famous homemade desserts that included ricotta cheesecake, cannoli and a perfectly constructed Napoleon. The Lombardi family has successfully brought their expertise to the South Shore making Lombardi’s on the Bay one of Long Island’s premier wedding and waterfront venues. Whether you are looking for an intimate dinner, casual lunch or the quintessential setting for your next special event, Lombardi’s has it all under one roof. Come rain or shine, it is well worth the trip!

Lombardi’s on the Bay 600 South Ocean Avenue Patchogue NY 11772 631.654.8970 www.lombardisonthebay.com.

Open seven days for lunch and dinner.

Joanne’s Gourmet Pizza …

Leading the pizza revolution slice by slice

By Venus Quintana

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t is safe to say that we have arrived at a point in American pizza’s progress when it’s virtually impossible to count and classify the endless styles and toppings. For every appetite, and for every personality, there is a slice. Never before has there been such a mind-boggling abundance, such a belly-busting bounty of remarkable pizza options, here and across the country.

If it’s gourmet pizza you are craving, look no further than Joanne’s Gourmet Pizza in Roslyn. I visited Joanne’s for the first time (hard to believe, but true) and felt the excitement of a child in a candy store. The small storefront packs a large punch and impresses on all levels. Glass displays greet customers with an eye-catching array of diverse and colorful carb-filled creations that would tempt even the healthiest of eaters, although for those watching their figures, gluten-free, whole wheat and low carb slices are also available.

Running this tasty operation is pizza guru Rino DiMaria. Along with his brother Louis, the two have carried on the legacy from their parents, who opened the original Joanne’s in Williston Park in 1964. Since then, the two have become an unstoppable force, creating an infallible niche for themselves in the world of gourmet pizza. They have revolutionized the way we look at the simple art of pizza making. Masters of their craft, Rino and Louis have invented toppings that would seem unimaginable on top of dough and cheese: Thai chili shrimp, baked clams, bacon cheeseburger and meat and potato are some of Joanne’s best sellers. Sounds tasty?

You’d better believe it. It’s more than a slice; it’s a meal in itself. Over the last 20 years, Joanne’s Pizza has been frequented by celebrities and politicians who come from far and wide to feast on the tantalizing menu.

Rapper Busta Rhymes even mentioned the Honey Dijon Chicken pizza in his song “Turn It Up,” as his homage to Rino and Louis.

around $10,000 a year to the town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter; giving back to the community is what they are most proud of.

It is rare and comforting to meet business owners who are not just in it for the money. Rino and Louis give from the heart and it shows. Their success is fast growing and one thing is for sure – they have earned it. If you haven’t yet tried Joanne’s, what are you waiting for? Go out and get a slice!

Joanne’s Gourmet Pizza 1067 Northern Boulevard Roslyn NY 11576

As well as being passionate about pizza, Rino is also an avid animal activist. He is the proud owner of a three-legged pit bull and nothing gives him more satisfaction than helping animals in need. Rino and Louis donate

516.869.8686 www.joannesgourmetpizza.com

Living the Life the peninsula hotel hong kong text and photography by Jason Feinberg

View from the Peninsula Suite Terrace

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ne thing about being the editorin-chief of a luxury magazine as well as a travel writer, I’m always aware of word count. A lot of times it can be a struggle to fill space and other times it’s the fear of that infamous writers’ block. Not in this case. I’m actually fearful that between all the experiences I had getting to, staying at and exploring Hong Kong, I might just have to cut some things out or come up with clever abbreviations, LOL. Heading across the globe can certainly be a daunting task but when you choose the right airline and hotel, everything else simply falls into place and you haven’t a care in the world.

Our journey started with Cathay Pacific’s Boeing 777, a plane that has quickly taken over the spot of the famed 747. While it may be missing the second floor (actually the 777 has a full second story commonly reserved as flight crew rest and sleeping area), the airplane seems to go on and on and on.

While I was certainly filled with excitement, there is, of course, that reluctant anticipation of sitting on a plane for 15 hours in a cramped premium economy seat. Thankfully, my concerns were put to rest as soon as I stepped on board.

Cathay’s premium economy was actually perfect and more like a domestic business class seat. The section was secluded in its own private area and my seat had all of the amenities that you would expect. The best part for me was that the foot room and reclining space was superb for someone who is six feet tall. As we were getting ready to take off, I started flipping through the channels on my personal entertainment center and came across what I call the ‘real time flight experience’ channel. The plane was equipped with an underbelly camera that I’ve seen more on private jets than commercial. Being a huge airplane buff, this was the best channel for me, although since my flight was at night it was pretty much like a TBS sports blackout for much of the flight. But being able to watch the takeoff without straining my neck to look out the window was a major plus. Then there was the sudden chuckle outburst as watching the takeoff from this angle reminded me of the movie Airplane!

First Class Cabin on Cathay Pacific

The Peninsula’s Signature Rolls Royce

Like I usually do, I fell quickly asleep and woke up about an hour into the flight. At no point did I feel restless or uncomfortable. The food on board was excellent with a variety of choices. And consider this: Cathay prepares 60,000 meals per day, 4,500 special meals and 1,500 meals for children, according to Alex Claxton, manager of catering services, who has 18 years experience in the food industry. Their specialty is to ‘define dishes as signature.’ I learned that at the higher altitudes your taste buds change and often people complain that airline food is bland. One of Alex’s biggest challenges is to compensate for this, something that he has certainly achieved.

We took a northern route that took us over north Canada, the Arctic, along Russia and China, finally landing in Hong Kong where our lap of luxury transitioned to the Peninsula Hotel.

Hotel Entrance

Waiting patiently for us were two Rolls Royce Phantoms complete with WiFi. Yeah, this was nice. It was about an hour’s drive to the hotel. Immediately I could see how quickly the country was growing – yes, the country, not just the city. Everywhere I looked there was construction. Roadways, skyscrapers and beautification projects were abundant.

If there were ever a time I could kick myself for not having my camera ready, it was now. As we pulled up to the Peninsula Hotel, the staff was lined up out front to greet us. My first thought was that they were waiting for the Royal Family. My second thought was, wow, I’m going to meet the Royal Family. But it was just for us! I guess our reputations preceded us.

The Peninsula, located in Kowloon, defines luxury. Everything is spot on. From the moment you enter the hotel to the moment you leave, every detail is well planned and executed. The lobby entrance is grand and boasts two dining areas on either side lined with luxury brand boutique stores such as Cartier, Davidoff, Hermès, Louis Vuitton and the list goes on…

Hotel Lobby

Making Dim Sum

Double decker trollies

Prayer house

My room was filled with hidden amenities and some very interesting technology as well as a bathroom area that could easily be mistaken for a spa. Everything in the room is controlled by touch tablets and wall sensors – there are no light switches. In fact, each tablet and sensor is multifunctional so you can change the light settings, temperature control, privacy and valet services. The room is equipped with a few tablet control devices that take things to the next level. Developed as proprietary technology by the Peninsula, the tablet controls the television, music and curtains, has updates of weather, flight information, and contains the hotel’s dining menu (in addition to all of the HVAC, privacy and lighting controls).

In the bathroom, alongside the bathtub, are additional touch screens that control a hidden television and a spa button that transforms the room into a dimly lit spa-like experience with soothing music emanating from unseen speakers.

Everything is in the room is cleverly hidden. On the desk is a hidden power port and docking station that appear at the touch of a button. An additional docking station is available bedside and a vanity mirror rises out of the top of the makeup table. A refrigerator and snack bar are blended into a large armoire that also hides bar utensils and a variety of snacks, all complimentary.

As I was looking at the incredible skyline and view of Victoria Harbor from my room, I heard a noise and my ears perked up like a dog. I could see a helicopter approaching but it slowed and disappeared. So I headed up to

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the roof to the China Clipper Lounge where the helicopter had just landed on the hotel’s rooftop helipad. Entering the China Clipper you’re whisked into aviation history as you climb aboard the famed Martin model 130 Seaplane that was the staple of Pan Am’s Asian Pacific route in the late 1930s. The Peninsula spared no expense to recreate the authentic feel in this 1300-square-foot space. Guests can sit comfortably overlooking the city skyline and taking in all the historical photos and models in this museum-like VIP conference room while awaiting departure on one of two helicopters operated by the hotel.

Kowloon has undergone a metamorphosis to become a world hub of luxury. Long gone is the famed Walled City and death-defying Kai Tak Airport, which now serves as a cruise line hub, but at one time had pilots holding their breath on each landing. Instead, a complete modernization of architecture and arts is sprawled throughout the landscape with luxury brand boutiques dotting every corner.

We ventured over to Hong Kong Island where things become less hustle and bustle. Along the winding roads, navigating the hilltops, the views are majestic. Here life slows down in the primarily residential area and it resembles more of a tropical getaway. For lunch we stopped at the Peninsula-owned restaurant The Verandah at Repulse Bay. Here you can relax with fine wine and continental cuisine while overlooking palm trees and turquoise water.

Peninsula’s roof top helipad and helicopter

China Clipper lounge

Peninsula Suite

Marco Polo Suite

En Suite coffee maker

Peninsula Suite Jacuzzi Tub

Marco Polo Suite Living Room

Suite over looking harbor

Room control tablet

Marco Polo Master Suite

Presidential Suite Living room

Skyline light show. View from the Peninsula suite.

In the afternoon, back at the Peninsula, the lobby, which resembles more of a royal palace, opens its doors for an iconic English tradition that the hotel has become known for: high tea. Here the normally silent hall becomes filled with the who’s who and the sounds of teacups clinking mixed with light chatter. It is certainly something that shouldn’t be missed.

With a clear view above the fog, from one end of the city to the other, we watched the lights on the buildings start to dance in what appeared to be a completely choreographed ensemble, including lasers shooting off into the night sky and flashing LED lights almost answering back. Even without music, it was an amazing sight.

If you’re looking for a little something more, the Peninsula offers a number of 5-star restaurants. At Spring Moon, known for its dim sum, we had a behind-the-scenes look with Chef Fong Li Hing at the art of making this delicious tradition. I have to say, I think I did pretty well myself but I was certainly no match for him.

As the trip came to a close, it was time to head back to the airport in my last ride in the Rolls Royce. “Take the long way,” I requested, so I could soak up every last minute. I boarded the plane and I felt my smile widen as I looked at my seat, the size of a small NYC apartment (or as Cathay likes to call it, ‘business class’) and I comfortably settled in, reclining the seat into its bed with plenty of room to spare. This would certainly be a flight I would not want to end. ‘Champagne before takeoff, sir?’ ‘But of course.’

After all, this is living the life.

At the Verandah (separate from the restaurant mentioned earlier), you have a buffet option that will satisfy even the most stubborn palate. But for a taste of luxury and opulence, head over to Yin Yang for a taste of Cantonese and sweet jazz music. Trust me, you won’t want to leave.

Living in such proximity to New York City, I think we, from time to time, may take for granted the spectacular view of the most recognizable and arguably the most beautiful skyline in the world, something the view from the Peninsula reminded me of. Hong Kong certainly has done a ‘one up’ on NYC, however. At night, as we were enjoying cocktails in the Penthouse Peninsula Suite overlooking the harbor, the sun started to set, the skyscrapers started to illuminate, and an eerie fog started to form off in the distance. As it approached, it engulfed the harbor, covering everything in a thick blanket, leaving nothing but the crying warning of foghorns from the boats below. It was as if the fog had created a stage for what was about to happen.

For more information please visit Peninsula Hotel’s website at hongkong.peninsula.com and Cathay Pacific at cathaypacific.com

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Once Upon A Time in

Winvian

By Andrea Mineo

All photos courtesy of Winvian

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f you drive about two hours from Long Island, through the hills of Litchfield, Connecticut, past Black Rock Lake, you’ll find a place called Winvian, a large piece of land where private cottages sit between trees, like well-developed characters in a story, just waiting for guests to come inside. It is here at Winvian that the air almost dares you to breathe in a little more deeply. And at Winvian, luxury befriends Connecticut’s countryside.

We arrived at the New England resort one chilly Easter Sunday. Into the main house we went, where guests are received and fine dining takes precedence at this Relais & Chateaux member. It’s also where Winvian’s history has its roots, as the building is part of the original Seth Bird house, built in 1775. Dr. Seth Bird was the original owner of the property but when Winthrop and Vivian Smith purchased it in 1948, it was named Winvian.

The guest cottages were eventually built and today Maggie Smith owns and runs Winvian with her children, keeping Win and Vivian’s treasure in the family.

We sat in the main house looking out onto the property from the solarium.

My guy sidled up to the pool table and began to rack up when a friendly woman descended from the upstairs restaurant carrying two china cups filled with hot chocolate. “That’s the best hot chocolate I’ve ever had,” I said after taking a sip. I was soon to learn that a perfect cup of cocoa was just one rich detail of many that make up the Winvian experience.

After the best hot chocolate ever, we left the main house and made our way down a stone path, past some trees, to the 5,000-square-foot spa on the property.

If you want to forget your simple or complex worries for a time, you can probably do that at the Winvian spa. Its interior is beautifully designed with warm wood floors, high ceiling skylights, encompassing windows and an immense stone fireplace. There’s a reflecting pool outside that pulls in diamonds of sunlight onto the wood beams above.

We just wanted to hang out here. But we had spa treatments to get to. And so we did. When our masterful massage therapists finally, unfortunately, uttered the familiar words, “Take your time getting up,” we really had to. In fact, I’ve never taken so long getting up from a massage table. Not wanting to move too quickly or leave this gorgeous space, we sat in the sauna for a while, but then it was time to go to our cottage.

Winvian isn’t a typical hotel. You don’t check in and get a key to your room; you are given a key to the front door of your cottage. There are 18 unique and interesting cottages on the property. At least 15 different architects had their hands in the mix on how they all should look and make guests feel.

We stayed in Greenhouse, modeled after a hothouse with luxury amenities.

There’s enough light in the cottage to cultivate anything that has the capacity to grow, including romance. The glass roof above the living room and the large window-lined walls make it feel like summer during any season. For me, this cottage had a splendid, beachy, seaside feel although it’s sitting at the edge of a New England forest. The stone floors and slate deck out back invite bare feet.

And while it seems as if Greenhouse was built entirely around natural light,

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Helicopter Cottage

river rocks built around the Jacuzzi and into the floor.

Every cottage on the property comes with a set of bicycles. I found this both charming and practical. Like most guests, my guy and I rode to the other cottages to see their stand-alone architecture up close. We also wanted to see more of the 113-acre property on two wheels and to bike up to the main house. A lovely side effect of biking around Winvian in the fresh air is uncontrollable smiling.

Beaver Lodge Cottage

the architects cleverly kept some shade reserved for the entryway and the bedroom. Windows are everywhere, but it’s the living room that boasts the glorious glass roof. At night, sitting by the fireplace, just look up and try to pick out far-off constellations through that roof.

A lovely side effect of biking around Winvian in the fresh air is uncontrollable smiling.

All of Winvian’s cottages have their own surprising personalities and their own rate tiers. Treehouse is a two-floor lair built 35 feet above the ground.

If you’ve ever climbed a tree, or really wanted to, this cottage will put you in that state of mind. Treehouses aren’t relegated to children at Winvian.

Helicopter is famous for its restored 1968 Sikorsky Sea King Pelican HH3F Helicopter sitting inside the cottage. Yes, there’s an actual helicopter in the cottage. The bed is sold separately – well, not quite; it’s in the cottage, too, but outside the helicopter. You can climb into the flying machine and have yourself a drink.

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Eating at Winvian may also put a smile on your face. Sitting down to experience a meal in the restaurant is an event. The food and the service are both deserving of the five AAA Diamond awards they have earned.

Prior to dinner we got a call from the restaurant asking if we’d like to try Executive Chef Chris Eddy’s tasting menu. How could we say no? We were also asked if there were any dietary restrictions that he needed to be aware of.

I couldn’t decide if it was more enjoyable to eat the delicious, meticulously prepared food or listen to the presentation of each plate. From Organic Beet Salad Mâche with Pecans and Apples to Marwin Farm Duck Breast with Roasted Vegetable Bouqutière to Pear Granite Tarragon Ice Cream and Crunchy Meringues, the plates kept coming like a culinary Christmas.

Each plate is a photograph; I’ll admit I prevented my guy from taking the first bite of each meal until I took a picture of everything set before us.

Outside, not too far from the dining room, is Winvian’s organic farm where they grow much of what is served. Along with the artistry in the kitchen, the wait staff has also perfected their craft. If we had wanted to enjoy our coffee after dinner on the roof, I’m fairly certain the staff would have accommodated us. Instead they brought it to us outside where we sat during the start of a cool April evening after a memorable meal.

When I first heard of Winvian, I thought it sounded like a place in a storybook. A land where little homes built in the forest spin the magic of luxury and comfort, where food is grown, created and served with its own alchemy and where hospitality is a refined practice. Did a place like this really exist?

I didn’t know for sure … and then I went to Winvian.

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By Gwen Wunderlich-Smith Sunny days and long nights make for July to be one of the best months for New York and Long Island adventures. This month is filled with unique experiences and exclusive events to fill your social calendar so whether you’re trying to catch a cool breeze on the Long Island Wine Cruise, or warm your heart with a good cause, this guide is your go to for a roaring good time.

Experience the magic of Taste Long Island Wine Cruise, a Thursday evening tasting tour featuring local wines from Raphael Vineyard. Picturesque views of the Peconic River are incomparable and paired perfectly with your Pinot Grigio. To feed your appetite there is a lobster bake along the shore. If you’re not quite done there, you can sit in the sand and listen to some fun and relaxing music. Do not forget to make it an overnight stay at the Hyatt Place East End and Resort Marina. July 17, 31 & August 14- TOUR ON! longislandaquarium.com/adventures-winecruise.html

CELEBRATE Brace yourself for the best fireworks display you’ve ever seen in the most VIP venue in New York City. On the 4th of July, the Empire State building will be closing off their 86th floor Observatory from 6:30 to 10:00 for ticket holders only. With astonishing views, guests will be able to experience the return of the fireworks to the East River as part of this exclusive event. A DJ will also provide the music to the event and a TV screen will be set up for a simulcast of the fireworks display. Without a doubt, the Empire State Building will be gleaming red, white and blue from July 3 through July 6 and really what’s better than that? www.esbnyc.com/july4

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UpLIFT At a private oceanfront residence in Southampton, The Fifth Annual Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation’s Unconditional Love Dinner Dance Gala will take place. Cocktails followed by a dinner and dancing will benefit the Animal Shelter’s crucial initiatives like rescuing animals and the daily care of animals within the refuge. The Alex Donner Orchestra will be providing background music as guest of honor Georgina Bloomberg speaks on her work on behalf of homeless and neglected animals. If you

ENJOY love your pets as much as we do, you will be sure not to miss this event.

Saturday, July 19, 2014 www.southamptonanimalshelter.com.

Coming this summer to Crab Meadow Beach in Northport is a movie experience you won’t forget. Pack up the family, some blankets, lawn chairs and some picnic snacks for an exciting movie line up. With showings like Frozen, Rocky II, Back to the Future and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, this free movie gathering is not to be missed. Make sure you get there before dark, lots fill up fast and movies begin when the sun goes down.

Sand, friend’s, families and the big screen equals summer perfected.

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Lincoln Center is known for their Performing Arts and now you can be a part of it. For three weeks, Midsummer Night Swing turns Lincoln Center into an outdoor dance hall with live bands. With rhythms you love such as swing, salsa, tang, funk and disco, you’ll make sure not to leave your dancing shoes home. Just as it is fun to get involved, you are also welcome to watch with the huge crowd it draws. After when you’ve worked up an appetite be sure to stop by the delicious BBQ stands for a tasty snack. We know you can’t resist great food and a truly unique experience. midsummernightswing.org

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BestofBoth

Worlds

By Olivia Katz

Live Life in Heaven or in

Your Hacienda

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he Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya is a resort that has everything you could ask for in an amazing, luxurious vacation. It meets the needs of the youth, the parent, and the couples who want to have a rockin’ good time. It’s no longer the all-inclusive of yesterday; the rock star youth have grown up, and had kids. The Hard Rock has its finger on the pulse of the quintessential place to meet the needs of this market.

As you escape to paradise, you can play two ways. If you step inside the Heaven side of the HRH Riviera Maya, you enter a world of adults-only relaxation. When you think of heaven, you think of blue skies and divine delights. The Heaven’s architectural elements lend themselves to that image with the entire property designed in a color scheme of blues and white. Its 577 posh suites and rooms include the opulent choice of the Bret Michaels Rock Star Suite. The Rock Star Suite, boasting a sky terrace with private pool, a double hydro spa tub and a beautiful ocean view is the largest celebrity branded suite offering more than 5,000 sq. ft. of space. While you stay, you can also play at the four adults-only pools and the recently opened Heaven nightclub that has the coolest vibe in the Caribbean, with intimate seating and euphoric LED lights surrounding a clear blue indoor pool. Club Heaven brings the beach party inside to maximize the all-day experience that has been enjoyed at other Hard Rock locations. And with 24 hours of partying, it’s essential to dine at the five gourmet restaurants on the Heaven property or chill with 24-hour room service.

While the HRH Riviera is heaven, it also delivers earthy delights at the Hacienda, the family side of the resort. The Hacienda is the ‘house’ of family fun, an experience I was able to enjoy. This side of the resort is a playground for the whole family. As you enter the lobby, there are sensory pleasures for everyone. Mom and Dad can chill at the café or enjoy cocktails at the Sun Bar while the kids enjoy the veranda filled with a giant swing, a pool table and tons of kid-oriented music memorabilia. As you enter any one of the 687 guestrooms, what awaits is quite relaxing and unique to the setting.

The rooms are decorated with a rustic old world Spanish-style hacienda motif. The balcony outside the bedroom has the best seat in the room, a comfortable hammock, great for the kids or even a way for the adults to swing away the stresses of home and enjoy a cocktail with the atmospheric sounds of the ocean as your background music. A few steps above is an

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Heaven night club Heaven Library Bar

Heaven’s

ceiling chandelier is made up of

100

wine bottles Sun Bar

open-space terrace with a grand view of the ocean and the property that displays the relaxation that lies ahead of every guest. To the left is a giant eight-person hydro spa tub and to the right are lounge chairs … the perfect spot to enjoy a party, or for mom and dad to have some quiet time.

Hard Rock’s long-standing brand has the boutique vibe executed, crafted and designed with the detailed All Inclusive Collection design throughout the two sides. Heaven and Hacienda lobby check-in have a creative reinvention of the old with recycled leather belts lining the welcome desk and a back wall artfully decorated with overlapping vintage doors. Heaven’s ceiling chandelier is made up of 100 wine bottles in colors of blue and white to reflect the property design, with Vegas-style lights that randomly light up the bottles. Another endearing detail is the Hacienda’s ceiling bringing old world charm into the modern décor with a stained glass ceiling at the lobby entrance. The Sun bar, newly revamped, brings Jim Morrison back to life

Sunrise at the pool Mixing Mayan Coffee

with the use of record discs in a black and white relief of the famed artist.

When it comes to food it’s all about quality, not just quantity. With seven different restaurants on property, you’ll never get bored with culinary options. The amazing thing is that each place has uniquely crafted a menu to delight a food connoisseur. Favorite highlights were the Mayan coffee experience at Toro steakhouse, the authentic Mexican cuisine at Frida’s with a tequila sampling handcrafted on property and the tableside presentation of flaming guacamole, which has to be seen to be believed.

Breakfast and lunchtime winner was the Ipanema with a great choice of flamed, broiled, juicy chicken and pork, guacamole and ceviche bar and the best views of the azure waters. For breakfast, they serve customized omelets and for the health conscious, the option of egg whites. A personal favorite is the fresh green pressed juice at The Market made with pineapple juice, Chinese parsley, celery, cucumber, ginger, cactus juice, sugar and lemon … refreshing and good for you. The Zen is also a fun try with a great atmosphere. The décor is straight out of Thailand with a giant Buddha setting the tone and a turquoise blue floor that reflects the blue sea of the Caribbean.

There are a multitude of activities if you are the adventurous type or are looking for a way to keep the kids occupied. The property offers a Monkey Tour on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 4 p.m. A member of the entertainment staff leads a group around the grounds to see spider monkeys playing in their natural habitat. If you are a fan of the water, there is a water slide for the little tykes or a rope bridge to conquer above the lagoon outside. If competition is your game, there is the Body Rock Fitness

Lounge at Rock Spa

Rock Spa

Stairway to Heaven

Platinum Sky Terrace room

the largest spa in the Caribbean with different

72

treatment rooms.

Lounging by the pool

Center, or you can venture outdoors to the rock wall alongside the view of the ocean.

With all of the stimulation offered on both properties, there is always a need for spa relaxation. The Rock Spa at the Hard Rock Riviera Maya is the largest spa in the Caribbean with 72 different treatment rooms. The spa reflects the style of the rock star resort with colorful tiles, a tranquil fountain and LED sparkling lounge area. After a long, busy day at the beach or enjoying all the activities the resort has to offer, the Rock Spa hits the spot with a hydrotherapy session and a relaxing massage. The hydrotherapy is the perfect transition into any spa treatment. It begins with five minutes in dry hot heat to release toxins, followed by 10 minutes of a steam room to infuse moisture back into the skin. Then one goes into a cold bath to awaken the body and finishes off in a hot tub of bubbles to relax the muscles. As you are led to your spa treatment, a friendly staff greets

you. My masseuse had more than 10 years experience in the industry and created the ultimate relief of tension with constant fluid motions that created a symphony of harmony, balance and relaxation.

Come one, come all … for kids of all ages. It’s not the circus but it will entertain you … the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya!

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GABE LEONARD Painter - Philosopher - Artist

By Diana Pinck

God Forgives, I Don’t

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abe Leonard’s paintings crystallize the cathartic moment in a story, when the tides of luck are about to turn. Like the movie posters of the ’50s, he captures his subjects in a dramatic moment that underlines the distilled essence Justice Ain’t Blind of their personalities and stories. For this purpose, Leonard often employs the tools used by top cinematographers: extreme low and wide angle views to show power (Like A Boss), dramatic cinema noir lighting (An Educated Guess), the clothes and accouterments of the antihero (Justice Ain’t Blind), the players and the femmes fatales - literally and figuratively (God Forgives, I Don’t).

An Educated Guess

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Piano Player

Here are some excerpts from my intriguing interview with this philosopherartist: GL: I do most of my painting at nighttime, from 9 p.m. til 4 or 6 o’clock in the morning. I procrastinate quite a bit (laughs) and do my errands and phone calls during the day. At night, there aren’t that many distractions; there is nothing else to do, really.

25A: Nice! I think I’d like to try that out for myself.

“I don’t have a plan

and it is all going according to plan.”

GL (laughs): I don’t have a plan and it is all going according to plan.

25A: I like that. I loved your painting from the start, but when I saw your video Luck, I also fell in love with how thoughtful you are and how well you express yourself in words.

GL: That’s all we have – our thoughts and how we express them. Painting is a language, math is a language, anything that communicates an idea is a language. Thinking for yourself is being creative. When I express myself, I like to distill it down to its simplest essence. I try to nutshell it.

25A: You are such a philospher – a philosopher-artist.

GL: Maybe (laughs) 25A: Totally (laughs) GL: I have a lot of time to sit around and think about this stuff when I am working on paintings. The best painting happens when I don’t get in the way, which means I just have to transfer the paint on my palette to the canvas (laughs). Paintings love to paint themselves.

25A: You make it sound so easy, but as a painter I totally get it. Of course,

you have incredible skills acquired in almost 20 years of honing your craft.

GL: When I work – and I let things happen that are already happening and how they want to happen – then the painting takes care of itself. I will paint characters out of abstract shapes that were kind of haphazardly done and they turn into something. What I enjoy the most is when a painting has a strong undercurrent or energy. I love when you stand up close, and all you see is loose brushwork and abstract shapes but when you step 10 feet away, the shapes turn into flying coats, smoke and pistols.

25A: That is another thing I love about your paintings: They are so alive and full of energy. Watching you paint Like A Boss in your online video is mesmerizing. I’ve showed it to many friends. Once they start watching, they can’t tear themselves away. Thank you so much, Gabe, for sharing your art with the world, and your time with me and the readers of 25A. Dear 25A readers, go see video clips Luck at gabeleonard.com and The Creation of ‘Like A Boss’ at YouTube.com. Gabe Leonard is represented

by Art Gone Wild Gallery in Key West; 305.292.1875.

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Nick Korniloff The Luxury Art and Lif estyle Entrepreneur

By Diana Pinck

Vanessa von Zitzewitz, Underwater 2009, Bernheimer Fine Art, Munich

Kwak Seung-Yong, Old Future acrylic on canvas 2012, Gaia Gallery

Ruth Asawa S 606-3Untitled, Hanging Single-Lobed Five-Layer Continuous Form Within a Form, copper, naturally oxidized to a green patina, c. 1962

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recently had the great pleasure of interviewing Nick Korniloff, partner and show director of Art Miami LLC, which brings ArtSouthampton (est. 2012) and The Downtown Art Fair (est. Spring 2014) to New York. Art Miami LLC is known for its luxurious and enjoyable art fairs that attract topnotch dealers and collectors from all over the world. Their staggering list of fairs include Art Miami, Context and Aqua – all held simultaneously during Art Basel Miami – Art Wynwood (est. 2012) and the inaugural Art Silicon Valley/San Francisco in San Mateo, CA October 9-12, 2014.

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DP: You grew up in Roslyn, New York?

NK: (laughs) Yes, I am a local product from Long Island.

DP: How did you get involved in the art scene?

NK: I always worked in the hospitality industry and I always wanted to own and operate a restaurant, so I went to study Hospitality Management at the Florida International University in Miami. I loved the lifestyle of South Florida and decided to move down.

DP: Yes, I’m thinking about moving down there myself.

NK: Exactly (laughs). So I became event manager and ultimately the facility manager at the Miami Beach Convention Center, which is now the home of Art Basel Miami, but back 25 years ago, there was only the original art fair Art Miami. That was the first show I worked on. From Miami I went to work for the International Speedway Corporation out of Daytona, Florida, the Manager of Corporate Partnerships at their Miami track. I worked the high end open wheel circuit - INDY , CART, ROLEX, Grand AM- and then helped bring the national championship NASCAR race to Miami.

DP: Very cool. So how did you end up back in the art business?

NK: I was invited to help run two hugely successful art fairs in Palm Beach and eventually became the executive vice president of that business. In 2008 I returned to Miami to work with Art Miami, as the Director in 2008 and positioned the fair along Art Basel MB, in 2009 the partnership group consisting of myself, Mike Tansey and Brian Taylor purchased the fair to create Art Miami LLC.

Moon Se-Hwa - When was it, 2014, Oil on canvas, 60.5x60 cm, Gamo Gallery Seoul ,Korea

DP: All your art fairs are so luxurious, well run and truly enjoyable. I think maybe because of your hands-on hospitality experience in running large convention centers and huge international luxury events.

NK: Very true. I started from the ground up in both the operational aspects of producing an exhibition – which includes promotion and marketing – and obviously the hospitality business. We are hosts to over 85,000 people in December with our Miami fairs. While doing this, I have also learned a great deal about art from some of the best art dealers in the world.

DP: Art is so enjoyable but it is also a great investment.

NK: Yes, for me it was always about working with the top tier of any market.

It starts with the level of dealers that we bring into our fairs and how new dealers are vetted in. It follows with the luxury sponsors that support our fairs. The goal is to bring in top, established, seasoned collectors and to invite a new group of young investors who are looking to diversify their assets by buying investment quality work. In the end, the shows have to be successful and that means the dealers have to sell the art.

DP: A day at one of your fairs feels like going on a mini luxury art vacation.

They are so enjoyable. The dealers and artists are very friendly and inclusive, which is not necessarily the norm in the high-end art world. I can’t wait for ArtSouthampton 2014. Thank you so much for sharing your time with me and the readers of 25A magazine.

Art Southampton 2014 will be held from July 24-28, 2014 at the South Hampton’s Elk Lodge, 605 Country Road 39, Southampton, NY 11968.

Visit www.art-southampton.com for tickets and more information.

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MARK SEIDENFELD ‘SONGS OF TEARS AND JOY:

Fairy Tales of the Hamptons’

This series explores the nooks and crannies, the quiet folds in nature, where magic lives in the Hamptons. It is my expression of that fragile but amazing quality that lured us all here in the first place. The power of this real estate is not in the new construction or in the celebrities who are breezing though today. It is in the way the Mysteries, the stuff of all mythology, finds its renewed expression here, in unexpected manners; in the flutter of a wing or the blink of an eye.

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Lithuanian Artist

Laura Ruginyte

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ost artists have reference point. This may be a picture, or some other representation that they then use to form the basis of their art or copy of it. Laura does not do this.

Sometimes a painting that she creates comes from a specific color, like a bold blue, that she has in her mind, or something in nature that strikes her. This color or idea will then form the basis for one of her new creations.

How does she create the movement within the painting? How do you morph movement into color? And which one comes first? In Laura’s eyes the bold color creates movement in itself. You will notice that no two of her paintings are alike, she couldn’t recreate them because each is its own.

Each painting has its own life that is created. As no two horses are alike, no two paintings are alike.

When Laura was 8 years old, she created a painting that showed a horse with a rider, with her signature bold colors, jumping over a steeple. Over time and many years of practice, and discipline, eventually her paintings evolved into stylized surrealistic color images with a kaleidoscope of intense vibrant shades of color.

Her work is unique, and focuses on the beauty of the horses itself. The graciousness and sublime movement can be felt in the paintings, by sight and sometimes the touch of the paintings.

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Annual Garden Party

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he Community Foundation of Oyster Bay held its annual Garden Party on Saturday, May 31st at the Oyster Bay Cove home of founding trustees George and Abby O’Neill.

Board President Joseph Donohue of Oyster Bay thanked the assembled crowd of over 250 party goers for its participation and encouraged them to find ways great and small to continue to be actively engaged in this community. He went on to explain that while the local organizations that the Foundation helps to support have had to contend with severe funding cutbacks, more people than ever before have been turning to them for help.

These organizations rely on the Community Foundation to help sustain the great work that they do.

Founded in 1965, the Community Foundation provides financial support for the Youth and Family Counseling Agency, the Parent-Child Home Program, the YFCA Summer Experience, the Bulluck Horizons Program, the Life Enrichment Center, the Hispanic Cultural Center, The Main Street Association and the Waterfront Center. The goal for this year’s fund drive is $200,000.

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NCMA Museum Ball

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assau County Museum of Art held their annual kick off cocktail party for the Museum Ball in Roslyn Harbor at the home of Sharon and Dr. Steven Cuchel. Another cocktail party was held at Ambalu Jewelers in East Hills, with a fashion show of evening gowns provided by Tango, and jewels by Ambalu, modeled by NCMA board members. A percentage of all gowns and jewelry sold was donated to NCMA.

A diamond ring donated by Ambalu Jewelers was a raffle prize at the June Ball at NCMA. All guests at the ball received a special gift from Ambalu.

The Ball theme was Masquerade in the Garden to reflect the current exhibit by former NCMA curator Franklin Hill Perrell and JoAnne Olian, curator emeritus at the Museum of the City of New York, is of floral artworks.

NCMA 516 484-9337. nassaumuseum.org.

The 5th Annual Casino Night was held at Nassau Country Club to benefit the North Shore Boys and Girls Club.

by Victoria Crosby Executive Director Michael Capobianco, event Chairman and board member Tina Hylas and the committee organized a wonderful evening with silent and live auctions in addition to exciting casino games..

Honorees included Mario Gallo of Forest Iron Works in Locust Valley and Carmine Capobianco of Big Valley Nursery in Glen Head. Also attending were their proud wives Kelly Gallo and Michelle Capobianco and Carmine’s parents Emma and Leo Capobianco.

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Photos by Benno Klandt

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n Saturday June 7, 2014 Zach Erdman hosted 25A magazine’s June Cover party at the famed 75 Main Restaurant in Southampton with Cover girl Julianne Michelle.

75 Main is not only famous for its great food but also a great spot for celebrity spotting. In the past celebs like Calvin Klein, the Kardashian’s, Lindsay Lohan and Vice President Joe Biden have all been spotted. Even Good Day NY’s anchor, Rosanna Scotto stopped by 25A’s party!

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25A Giuseppe M. Parrelli Benefit Photos by Benno Klandt

Monday, May 19 saw a very exciting benefit for the Giuseppe M. Parrelli Trust.

Giuseppe is a 13-year-old boy who suffers from EB (Epidermolysis Bullosa), a type of inherited skin disorder. Giuseppe and his family face great financial and emotional hardship dealing with his condition every day.

Special guests included NY Knicks coach Herb Williams, NY Knicks legend John Starks and former MLB All Star and World Series champion Darryl Strawberry.

There was a very special comedy show with Vic Dibitetto, as well as silent and live auctions throughout the night.

Thanks to Matthew Sorrentino and Barry Balin, Chris & Tony’s Family Style Italian Restaurant in Syosset and everyone else who made a difference, the benefit was a great success with 100 percent of the proceeds going directly into the trust.

To donate to the Giuseppe M. Parrelli Trust, contact: Matthew Sorrentino MSAS Consulting 631.664.2055 or sanorthport@aol.com or Harlan Friedman The Harlan Group 516.860.9010 or theharlangroup@gmail.com 116 | 25A www.25Amagazine.com

Gold Coast

Riders

by Diana Pinck, Photos by Benno Klandt

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very Saturday and Sunday, a group of motorcycle enthusiasts meets up at the parking lot of Kitchen Kabaret on Glen Cove Road in Roslyn Heights for a day trip on their fabulous bikes. Mostly Harley Davidson riders, this loose group of men and some women are united in their love for the wideopen road, the roar of a classic American bike, great food, camaraderie and fun.

“The group started by a chance meeting in the parking lot of a diner more than 20 years ago,” recounts Morty Kozak, one of its original members. “Since then it grew to about 20 guys and a few women. Riders come and go but the core

Scott Heller, Joe DeLuca, Mark Brettsheider, Jack Rothstein, Steve Kreiner, Dominic Vissichelli and Morty Kozak

“We love the wind in our faces, the roar of the bikes, the camaraderie and the fun.” group is pretty much intact and consists of mostly professionals, like lawyers, real estate guys, the occasional doctor and such. Dominic (Vissichelli) is our road captain. He suggests the destinations and picks out a nice place to eat in a beautiful setting. We can ride easy 250 miles a day to Westchester, Connecticut or the Hamptons, have a fantastic lunch at a gorgeous destination restaurant, share a cigar by a river or along the shore and ride home. Sometimes we even do road trips to Utah or Colorado. Some guys ship their bikes; others ride all the way.”

What struck me most about these bikers is the pleasure they get in their friendship and camaraderie. On Saturdays the bikers ride mostly solo and on Sundays they often bring their wives or friends along for the trip. What a glorious way to spend a sunny day with your friends and enjoy our beautiful area and our glorious country!

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Dollars for Scholars Benefit in Loving Memory of Michael A. Benincasa Photos by Benno Klandt

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n Thursday May 8, 2014 the Harbor Club at Prime in Huntington hosted Dollars for Scholars, a benefit in Loving Memory of Michael A. Benincasa.

Those that knew Michael can attest to his quickwitted yet sensitive personality. There wasn’t a party that he wasn’t the life of, nor a night that would go by that wasn’t graced by his catchy phrases and one liners. His charming smile could light up a room while conveying his deep affection for you. He loved playful banter and would always get you to laugh. There was never an encounter that he had that didn’t make a lasting impression.

He is unforgettable. In short, he loved life and he loved living his life to the fullest in all facets.

The goal of Dollars for Scholars in Loving Memory of Michael A. Benincasa is to prevent suicide.

They accomplish this mission by directing efforts to: • Supporting research because understanding the causes of suicide is vital to saving lives.

• Educating others in order to foster understanding and inspire action.

• Offering resources to those who have lost someone they love to suicide, or who are struggling with thoughts of suicide themselves

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Photos by Benno Klandt

n May 22, 2014 Strong’s Marine held a customer appreciation party at the Harbor Club at Prime in Huntington featuring some pretty amazing yachts that included the Absolute 55 Fly and the 365 Pursuit.

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Deep Blue Med Spa Grand Opening Photos by Stacey Skordas

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n Tuesday June 10, 2014, The Long Island Plastic Surgery Groups Aesthetic Center started off the summer in style with the Grand Opening of the Deep Blue Med Spa at the Americana Manhasset. Celebrity Chef Jessica Vogel from the Hit TV show Hell’s Kitchen was on hand to help celebrate the evening.

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