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VOLUME SIXTEEN, ISSUE 26

THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2014

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Working To House ‘Homeless Heroes’ Dix Hills pol. introduces new act to end veterans’ homelessness Spotlight The Cult takes the Paramount stage next Tuesday.

The Cult To Crash Into The Paramount

By Megan Connor info@longislandergroup.com

By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

When a member of the United States Armed Forces leaves the country to defend the soil over 300 million people stand on, Legislator Steve Stern (D-Dix Hills) believes that person shouldn’t have to return home and sleep on that very same soil.

“Suffolk County is the largest county when it comes to the population of veterans in NewYork and we take great pride in that,” Stern said on Friday. “But, unfortunately, that also means we have a high population of homeless veterans to go along with it and it’s an issue of concern to all of us.”

On Monday, Stern introduced the Housing Homeless Heroes Act, hoping to combat the problem facing over 700 veterans across Suffolk County, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

“The act includes four bills that will help protect veterans from housing discrimination,” Stern, also chairman of the county’s Veterans and Seniors Committee, said.

“Along with that, they’ll provide additional housing resources and enhance services to cut the red tape and help homeless veterans, their families and those at risk of (Continued on page A26)

Members of the American Legion Greenlawn Post 1244 talk amongst themselves on Monday shortly after Legislator Steve Stern announced a new act hoping to end veterans’ homelessness in Suffolk County.

DIX HILLS

Hills East Grad Lays Road To Show Biz Photo by Ashley Tobias

British hard rock band The Cult will be lighting up the Paramount stage and livening up Long Island’s music scene when the musicians stroll into town and perform on Tuesday, Aug. 12.

The rockers from across the pond have been playing shows since they formed in 1983, and are still going strong.

Audience members can expect to hear tracks from the band’s most recent album, entitled “Choice of Weapon.” This ninth studio album was released in 2012 and debuted at no. 36 in the United States; it was even named iTunes’ Rock Album of the Year.

Lead vocalist of the hard rock and heavy metal band Ian Astbury will be joined by fellow band mates Billy Duffy, Chris Wyse, and John Tempesta on stage in Huntington.

But it wasn’t always smooth sailing

Long Islander News photo/Andrew Wroblewski

The Paramount

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Hills East grad Zack Zadek, whose musical is going global, performs at the piano.

By Arielle Dollinger adollinger@longislandergroup.com

Half a decade ago, Zack Zadek wrote a song in the Half Hollow Hills High School East auditorium for a musical he called “6.”

“I think I was supposed to be in math class,” said the 2011 Hills East graduate. “I remember, eighth period.”

Five years later, the New York University rising senior has played concerts in New York and London, and has performed the songs of “6” in various venues. He is preparing for a run of “6” in Scotland next week and workshops in New York.

“The path for a show has many stops until it gets to sort of its final place,” said Zadek, noting that the “very long road” is not near its end.

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The Scotland stop on the road came about after Zadek played a sold-out show in London in January. The producers he worked with in London – connections he made through friend and fellow composer Drew Gasparini – liked the show and wanted to take it to Scotland, Zadek said.

But Zadek has not lost touch with his Half Hollow Hills roots – he played a show at the Highline Ballroom in Manhattan last November, backed by Dr. Danielle McRoy and the Hills East choir.

“It was fun to bring it full circle,” Zadek said.

Rachel Karmel, a 2011 Hills East graduate, played a character named Emma in the show’s first run at Hills East.

“When I was in it, I knew that it was (Continued on page A23)

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DIX HILLS

Firm One Step Closer To BP Groundbreaking

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com

The proponents of a new gas station at the corner of Jericho Turnpike and Park Avenue in Elwood are one step closer to groundbreaking.

Huntington’s Zoning Board of Appeals signed off July 17 on an assortment of setback and sign variances that will allow the Melville-based Leon Petroleum to build an eight-island BP station and a convenience store on the 0.63-acre parcel.

Attorney Stuart Besen said most of the variances were necessitated by an unusual zoning situation next door. The residential zoning resulted in stricter regulations.

“Technically, [the parcel] to the west of it is R-5 residential, but it’s ridiculous because it’s a bank and a parking lot,” Besen said.

Now it’s off to the town’s building department for building permits, the planning department for site plan approval, and the state for approval to work on Jericho Turnpike. Besen said Leon Petroleum is hoping to break ground in the “next couple of months.”

The firm’s plans for 1075 Park Ave., formerly home to a Mobil gas station until May 2013, call for three new 10,000-

Pictured is the proposed front of the new gas station building that will go in at the corner of Jericho Turnpike and Park Avenue. gallon fuel tanks and a 2,400 square-foot convenience store with 1,455 square feet of retail space. The town board this spring approved a zone change that rezoned the entire piece of land to C-11, which allows for gas stations as of right.

Although the parcel had hosted a gas

station for decades, about half of the parcel was zoned residential and the other half commercial. The zone change was to bring the intended use into conformity, Besen said at the time.

“For generations, it was improved with a gas station,” said Zoning Board of Ap-

peals chairman Chris Modelewski.

Asked by Modelewski July 17 about plans for the convenience store, Besen said the remaining 945 feet of interior space would be used for storage, employee space and bathrooms, while 1,455 square feet would be used for retail.

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Hospital President To Retire At Year’s End

By Megan Connor info@longislandergroup.com

Current President and CEO of Huntington Hospital Kevin Lawlor announced that on Dec 31 2014, he will be retiring from the job as head of the facility.

Lawlor has spent a significant amount of time within Huntington Hospital’s walls, dedicating 25 years of service, nine of which he has served as president and CEO. In a letter sent to hospital staff, Lawlor expressed his gratitude towards his fellow coworkers for making his experience so enjoyable.

“My association with our great hospital has been a rewarding experience and I could not think of a better place

to spend most of my career in healthcare,” he wrote.

Lawlor went on to highlight the growth of the local hospital, part of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, over the last two and a half decades.

“All of us can take great pride in the role we have played in the growth and evolution of our community hospital,” he said.

Lawlor was unavailable for further comment. He joined the hospital as chief financial officer in 1989. He also became its executive vice president in 2001.

Lawlor’s life on the island extends beyond his work at the hospital. He earned

Kevin Lawlor

his bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University and then completed his master’s degree in public administration at Long Island University. He has worked in financial management positions at Community Hospital of Western Suffolk, Brookhaven Memorial Hospital and the Episcopal Health System, and is a fellow and former president of the New York chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

According to Lawlor, the hospital’s board of directors and the North Shore-LIJ Health System will work together to identify who will take over in the transfer of leadership.

MELVILLE

PD: Melville Men Arrested After ‘Gang Assault’ Suspects, whom are related, freed on bail last week

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com

Three Melville men accused of viciously beating a man in Huntington in the wee hours of the morning July 27 are now free on bail.

Joel Quiles, 37, Jesse Beltran, 34, and Jesus Beltran, 18, were arrested following the incident, which police said occurred at approximately 4:30 a.m. July 27.

Each was charged with

gang assault, a B felony, and the Suffolk County DA’s office said the men share more than a common victim.

Jesse Beltran was freed on $100,000 bond July 31. Joel Quiles, who is Jesus Beltran’s father, was freed on $100,000 bond July 30. Jesus Beltran, who is Jesse Beltran’s nephew, was freed on $10,000 cash bail July 27. A temporary order of protection was also issued against the three suspects.

Attorney Lance Lazzaro, who is listed as representing the three men, could not be reached Monday.

According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, Quiles and the elder Beltran “repeatedly punched, kicked, stomped and slashed” the victim, Anthony Rivera.

The assault was so severe, police said, that the victim required 160 stitches to his face and back and suffered “severe swelling” and contusions to

his face, which were treated at Huntington Hospital.

Those arrested are just the tip of the iceberg, according to police, who said as many as 10 to 15 individuals participated in the alleged assault.

The three suspects are due back in court Sept. 29, according to online records.

Jesus Beltran, 18, is one of three accused of gang assault tied to a July 27 beating in Huntington.

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POLICE REPORT Compiled by Danny Schrafel

Spell Check, Please

Burn, Baby, Burn

I’ll buy an ‘E,’ Pat… It didn’t hit me the first time

extra consideration to the merchants affected by the Gerard Street reconstruction project for the next few I saw it. Or the second, third or fourth time, for that months. I’d like nothing more matter. But the fifth time I drove past that gigantic than to see all of the wonderful “your tax dollars at work” sign restaurants, shops, confectionposted by Berger Bros. near the IN THE KNOW ers, cleaners, clothing stores massive dirt pile that is now WITH AUNT ROSIE and every other sort of business about two-thirds of the Gerard that relies on that lot for its Street parking lot, I figured out what was really bugcustomers to make it through ging me about it. It wasn’t that the signs appeared the the next few months in one piece. So do them – and day the project started, which was five days early.

Huntington at large – a favor. Find the parking, hoof (Don’t get me started about that.) If you took a really it a little further than you normally would and spend close look at it, specifically the lower right-hand porthe money with those merchants. Heaven knows – tion, therein, for a period, was the name of one Tracy Edwards in big, bold letters. That’s fine – she’s on the they need us now more than ever, and we need them to stick around to make our entire downtown a more town board, so her name belongs there. So Ro, what’s your problem, you might ask? Someone forgot vibrant place. to buy a vowel, that’s what. She spells her name Summer adventures… Have you been keeping “Tracey.” Needless to say, someone helpfully affixed up with our Summer Adventure Series? If you have, some seamless-looking vinyl stickers to tidy things then you’d know that two of our reporters, Andrew up. But still, mistakes that can be avoided by using and Arielle, have actively been making the most of your Google finger irritate me. It’s hardly a secret summer while it lasts. A couple of weeks ago they how the new councilwoman spells her name. It’s went fishing right out of Huntington Bay, and just been in all the papers, y’know. last week they took to a pair of kayaks as they paddled around Cold Spring Harbor. This week, Danny Valet, please… I hear that the new valet parking jumped into the mix – and when I say “jumped” I program is a hit, and it really couldn’t have come at a mean it quite literally. Danny flew through the air as better time. The town says that, on the last two weekhe tried his hand at trapeze. Find out more about his ends, more visitors have utilized a free valet parking trip in this week’s issue! service, available on Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. in the New Street lot. I’m told the service Congratulations… Long Islander News’ former has parked an estimated 600 cars each of the last two most senior reporter is now its newest Associate Ediweekends, as part of an effort to alleviate the parking tor. I received word earlier this week that Mr. Danny crunch in Huntington village. Glad it’s working, and Schrafel – who puts his dear heart and soul into our thanks to the town for doing it. So how’s about we trio of newspapers each and every week – was named expand the valet service until the Gerard Street lot is to the new position, effective immediately. Congrats, done? After all, valets can pack the cars in much Danny; you deserve it! more efficiently than the average lay person, and heavens knows with 160 spots less than we had two weeks ago, we need all the help we can get. I’d love (Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you have to see it all week long, but do it on the days we can comments, ideas, or tips about what’s happening in get the most bang for the taxpayer’s buck. So how’s your neck of the woods, write to me today and let me about it, Frank? know the latest. To contact me, drop a line to Aunt Rosie, c/o The Long-Islander, 14 Wall Street, HuntBuy local, shop Gerard… And as long as this ington NY 11743. Or try the e-mail at construction project is going on, I implore you – give aunt.rosieli@gmail.com)

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Heather Ciccone, a resident of Huntington, became an “Ironman” triathlete on July 27 in Lake Placid, N.Y. After months and months of intensive training and dedication, with a family and a full-time job, she never took her eyes off the finish line.

“It’s still commutable to New York City, but there’s enough action and nightlife here to make a home in a place that’s not a suburb…

With Huntington, they’re trying to build Silicon Valley on Long Island and, I’ve got to tell you, they’re doing it.”

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Jewels, Clothes Stolen Burglars struck a home in Dix Hills July 31. Police said that, at 2 p.m., someone broke into the Daly Road home by breaking a rear window. Once inside, they stole money and clothing.

Assault Leads To Hospital Trip Police are investigating an assault at an Alley Pond Court address in Melville. Police said that someone caused a deep laceration to a person’s back using an unknown weapon at 11 p.m. July 26. The victim was treated at Plainview Hospital.

A Thin White Line To Jail A Central Islip man, 18, was charged with DWAI for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Police said he was driving westbound on the LIE near exit 51 in Dix Hills on Aug. 1 when he was pulled over for speeding and swerving. After officers cuffed him at 11:18 p.m. upon discovering the tell-tale signs of inebriation, they added a second count – criminal possession of a controlled substance – after they found cocaine in his possession at the precinct.

Breaking, Not Entering Police were called to a commercial building on Broad Hollow Road in Melville July 29 after a break-in attempt was discovered. Police said someone broke down a door sometime after 11 p.m. July 25, but did not enter the premises.

Guess Our Garage Is Manual Now Suffolk County police are investigating a criminal mischief complaint at a Melville home. Police said that someone ripped the battery from the wireless keypad of a garage door opener on Avalon Court Drive in Melville sometime between July 24 and July 27, when the complaint was filed.

Mail Call!

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A Dix Hills resident called the police at 2:55 p.m. July 28 after being threatened by a tenant, who told their landlord that they were going to “burn the home down” because they called the cops on her on an unrelated matter.

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Police were called to a pair of Dix Hills homes July 29 after residents complained of damage to their mailboxes. Police were first called to a Parkside Drive home at 7 p.m., then to a Daly Road address at 8 p.m.

All Locked Up Vandals damaged property at a Town of Huntington park shortly before 3:45 p.m. Aug. 2. Police said that someone broke a chain-link locked bracket, causing damage to the wooden door frame of an outdoor pool shed at Dix Hills Park.

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WHEATLEY HEIGHTS

A Visit From Broadway

Tony Award-winner Nikki M. James, currently in the new “Les Miserables,” joined three other Broadway performers – Benjamin Howes of “Scandalous” and “Mary Poppins,” Brian Gonzales of “Aladdin” and Natalie Joy Johnson of “Kinky Boots,” accompanied by musical director Nate Buccieri – in a special musical revue, titled “Putting It Together,” featuring Stephen Sondheim songs, at Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts in Wheatley Heights last month. It was part of the center’s annual “Voices of Broadway” performance day camp, and part of the daily private educational “Festival Concerts” series.

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

County Meeting Webcasts Coming

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com

With three out of four Huntington-area legislators opposed, a proposal to begin live webcasts of Suffolk County Legislature meetings was narrowly approved by lawmakers last week.

The pilot program, which will cost about $28,000 up front for equipment and about $1,000 a month for the live webcast, passed 10-8 on a procedural motion.

The only lawmaker representing a portion of Huntington to vote in favor was Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Ft. Salonga).

Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory (D-Amityville), who sponsored the move, said it’s another step toward greater transparency and openness in the legislature.

“I think it’s just good government,” Gregory said. “We’re doing the work of the people. We don’t have anything to hide, so we shouldn’t be hiding.”

The body’s September meeting will be the first webcast through the one-camera setup. For now, Hauppauge-based meetings will be the only ones recorded, and committee meetings will not be aired on the web, either.

However, Gregory’s Democratic colleagues in Huntington argued the proposal doesn’t provide enough bang for the buck and may yield unintended consequences.

Legislator William Spencer (DCenterport) said that the legislature provides many avenues of transparency, particularly by airing live audio of the meetings.

“I understand transparency, but I’m not sure we need to have a camera in order for the people to understand we’re doing our jobs,” he said.

Spencer also questioned whether cameras might create an opportunity for the video feed to be politicized and encourage some lawmakers to grandstand for the viewing audience, adding there’s a lot that happens during a meeting “that could be misinterpreted with a camera.”

But Gregory said that’s something that can happen right now.

“Anybody can walk into the legislature and take pictures and video with their cell phones,” he said.

While Legislator Lou D’Amaro (D-N. Babylon) stressed he doesn’t oppose broadcasting meetings, he argued that the county currently doesn’t have the money, and that the measure he voted against lacks key controls governing how the camera will be operated.

“It’s just bad policy to not have rules – you run the risk of not presenting an accurate presentation of what is happening at the legislature,” he said.

Gregory said the concern is “absolutely legitimate” and one that he would work on formally hammering out. But based on other municipalities, he expects the camera to focus on the speaker.

With money tight in county government, however, the webcast proposal is redundant, D’Amaro argued.

“As an issue of transparency, we are already transparent as a legislative body when it comes to making meetings available to the public,” he said. “There’s really no compelling need to go through the added expense of now video-taping and streaming the legislating meetings.”

Legislator Steve Stern (D-Dix Hills) agreed that he’d much rather see the money spent somewhere else.

“It is an additional expenditure that, at a time when our budget challenges call for restraint and fiscal responsibility and prioritizing, this, I don’t believe, is a priority,” Stern said.

However, Trotta argued the initial outlay will be recouped thanks to the added public scrutiny a live webcast would bring.

“I want to see what these people are voting on and how they’re spending on our money. Maybe they wouldn’t spend so much,” he said. “If people are watching what they’re voting for and the money they’re spending, this will pay for it 100 times over.”

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Getting Food From Farm To The Table adollinger@longislandergroup.com

As innovation grows, Long Island shrinks. Farmland draws closer to urban area, bringing Huntington residents and farm-grown food closer and closer together – sometimes from as far away as Long Island’s east end.

Starting Sept. 1, Riverhead’s Goodale Farms will leave coolers filled with a week’s worth of groceries on the doorsteps of interested clients. For $75 each week – $325 for the first month, to account for the cost of two cooler bags for delivery – clients will receive 2 to 3 pounds of pastured beef or pork, a choice of three dairy items, and four to seven fruit and vegetable varieties.

The program, to run through Nov. 30, will provide delivery service to any area on Long Island with at least 10 interested customers, according to owner Hal Goodale.

“You talk to a lot of people who want to eat better, and there’s more and more publicity out there on the bad things that are in the milk and in the meats that are in the stores, and we have the product,” Goodale said. “We figured there’s got to be two or three hundred people on Long Island that are interested in what we’re doing.”

There is also benefit to the farm itself – a sort of insurance that it will sell whatever it produces.

“We’ve been scrambling doing farmers markets,” Goodale said. “For us, [the service] would be a way of more stability, in that we know we’ve got these two to three hundred people that we’re taking care of.”

As he gains clients, Goodale plans to invite families to the farm for a lunch or dinner on a rotating basis.

“We’re really looking to create a core base that becomes, for lack of a better word, like a family,” Goodale said. “Anybody can come any time and check out what we’re doing; we don’t hide anything.”

Meanwhile, Huntington farmers are channeling the feel of Long Island’s east end, but said that they do not need to offer delivery services; the consumer traffic comes to them, two local farm owners said.

As Nick Voulgaris described it, Kerber’s Farm is “Huntington’s last remaining roadside farm stand.”

According to Voulgaris, the farm stand is becoming “a destination” for customers.

Its West Pulaski Road location helps – the traffic flow on the street, Voulgaris said, is strong.

“People in Huntington are sort of hungry for that farming aspect and that feel,” Voulgaris said. “You feel like you’re out east. I get that comment a lot from people – that they feel like they’re out east 50 years ago.”

Kerber’s has its own farmland, growing tomatoes, eggplants, string beans, kale, herbs and corn. Voulgaris also produces his own honey with his own bees.

“I think what’s really neat is that we’re around preserve land,” Voulgaris said, noting that it helps the farm keep its “out east” feel.

Makinajian’s Farm in Huntington does not have a delivery service either, nor does it take its goods to farmer’s markets – facts that Michael Makinajian, whose family owns the farm, attributes to the Huntington location.

“We’re in a pretty busy area,” he said of the six-decades-old farm. “Mostly you’ll see [delivery services] at farms in rural areas like upstate New York, not in the bigger cities.”

The farm raises chicken, ducks, turkeys and geese. There are about 4 acres of certified organic berries and vegetables, to stock a “mini organic supermarket” on the premises. Some of the farm’s items are bought in, but are all organic.

The establishment also makes other products, like pot pies and organic zucchini bread.

“We’ve got a lot going on here for a little farm,” Makinajian said of the 6-acre property.

And though Makinajian does not use it, he does see the benefit of a delivery service. His sister-in-law, East Northport native Paula DiDonato, distributes her organic juices through delivery service Farm 2 Kitchen Long Island – a service that collects products from businesses throughout Long Island and distributes them, around the island and into New York City.

The organic juice bar at Southold’s “The

Long Islander News photo/Arielle Dollinger

By Arielle Dollinger

Pictured, cows at Goodale Farms, which recently started offering delivery services to clients across the island. Huntington farmers say demand for delivery here has not arisen just yet.

Giving Room” was part of DiDonato’s yoga studio until, in September, DiDonato turned the juice bar into a standalone entity.

“A lot of people were asking if we delivered, and I looked into how we could do that on our own,” said DiDonato, who now lives in Southold. “It just didn’t feel as comfortable to send it FedEx as it did… [to hand it off to] someone I knew and trusted.”

While relatively new to the organic juicing world, DiDonato is no stranger to the realm of business – before she started juicing, she worked as vice president of marketing for American Express at the World Financial Center across from Wall Street.

And so, when Kassata Bollman of Farm 2 Kitchen Long Island asked her if she wanted to participate in the service, DiDonato agreed.

Now, each Tuesday, Bollman picks up product and delivers it to those who have placed orders.

“I liked her business plan, and I liked that she was focusing on local produce,” DiDonato said. “[Kassata] clearly had a commitment to keeping things fresh and moving things quickly.”

Catapano Dairy Farm, an 11-year-old Peconic farm known for its cheeses, operates its own delivery service. Today, the farm’s wholesale earnings make up an estimated 40 percent of its revenue, co-owner Karen Catapano said. “[The delivery service] has really, really blossomed,” Catapano said, noting that cheese orders are taken over the phone in “mom and pop” style.

Delivery options include cheese, yogurt, salad dressings and goat’s milk skincare products. The hand and body creams are available for sale online; the cheeses are hand-delivered, not shipped.

The delivery service in general has increased the farm’s reach, she said, helping it to expand on both the south and north forks.

In the case of Goodale’s soon-to-start program, the farm owner said he thinks other farms could start programs like his also.

“I think if this model worked, it would be a model for some smaller farmers to kind of get things back to the way they used to be maybe in the ’50s,” Goodale said. “[People] knew what they were getting.”

Learn The Lingo: What Is A Legacy Agent?

By Peter Klein info@longislandergroup.com

Our clients, a select group of successful families, foundations and endowments, essentially see us as their legacy agent. The notion of a “legacy agent” may be foreign to you, so allow me to frame what it is by engaging you in a thought experiment: If I were to ask you how many of your eight greatgrandparents’ first names you were able to recall, how many would it be? Two? Three? You see, our clients want to be remembered—they want their values passed down, their stories and lives passed down—and they come to us to help them build legacies that they can be

proud of for generations to come.

At Klein Wealth Management we pride ourselves on being that legacy agent for our clients. Through a host of vehicles—from donor-advised funds and charitable remainder trusts to private foundations and endowments established at a favorite nonprofit—we steward our clients’ legacy capital through a distinct process.

That process starts with a deep discovery: understanding our clients’ issues—both financially and emotionally—to understand what makes them tick. What are their objectives, risk tolerances, liquidity needs and any tax or unique circumstances? This info is organized in an investment policy statement so that we are always on the same page with our clients. We then work with our

clients and collaborate with their other advisers (attorney, tax adviser, banker, insurance professional) to develop a comprehensive wealth management plan and to ensure that they stay on track, so that nothing falls through the proverbial cracks.

The wealth management plan is the blueprint for the clients’ legacies. Combined with a dynamic communication process, we are able to ensure that our clients’ intergenerational plans are well thought out and stay on an optimal path to success.

Peter Klein is managing director and partner of Melville-based Klein Wealth Management. His articles will appear regularly in Long Islander News’ Business Section.

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A Barber Shop That Thrived On Honor dschrafel@longislandergroup.com

As Richard Pastore, owner of Oscar’s Barber Shop at 209 Main St. in Northport for the last 52 years, gave his final haircut July 31 and closed the shop for good, there had been much talk about the remarkable prices.

Price, actually.

When he opened his doors in 1962, it cost $3.50 to sit in the chair at Oscar’s for whatever service you sought. Back in ’62, that was a decent chunk of change, but as time – and hairstyles – marched on, Pastore never budged on the price. But at some point, when a $3.50 haircut became an absolute steal, one could argue the business evolved into one run on the “honor system.” With the price so low, customers were essentially given the discretion to pay the price they felt was right. After a haircut, they left bills for Pastore, in plain sight, on the counter behind him.

“See this money on the table? This is how I get paid,” he said, pointing back to a pile of bills on the counter. On his final day, there were 10s, 20s and a 50 in the pile.

It’s a concept that was used, with much fanfare in Clayton, Mo. at a nonprofit Panera Bread café – now known as Panera Cares – in mid-2010. Panera Cares Cafes do not have prices – instead, they list suggested donation amounts, and in the end, it is up to the customer to decide how much to pay.

Their experience showed that many pay full price, even though they didn’t have to.

After a month, Panera executives said that about 60 to 70 percent paid the full “suggested price” indicated by the staff. About 15 percent, they added, paid more than they were asked; about 15 percent paid less or not at all. A handful, however, went above and beyond, such as by paying $20 for a cup of coffee.

Pastore’s customers’ discretionary spending is how he made a living, and at Oscar’s, it worked very well for five decades.

Pastore, 69, has been cutting hair since he was 17. His grandfather, Frank Pastore, was a haircutter in Corona, Queens.

“I liked it, and I wanted to do it,” the younger Pastore said.

Pastore set up shop in Northport in 1962, taking over Oscar’s Barber Shop and keeping the name of the previous owner. He moved to his current location in the late 1980s, after the old building he was in collapsed.

Over the ensuing decades, he became known for his gift of gab, his sleight of hand with scissors and clippers and his mastery of the quick cut.

Brian Cocchi, of Northport, has been a customer for nearly a quarter-century. His son, Brian Jr., now 13, has been going to Oscar’s as soon as he was old enough. He agrees with Pastore’s assessment that his shop is like a neighborhood club.

“You hang out, you talk, your friends are in here. You’re able to have a nice conversation and talk about all different

stuff that’s going on. It’s a good time,” he said.

Meanwhile, Northport’s Rosalie Mahrab, an 18-year customer, said she found Pastore after her father, Joe Gassira, retired from the hair-cutting business. After a few tries at beauty parlors, friends pointed her to Pastore, and she’s been getting her hair cut there ever since.

So, too, has her daughter, Mindy, when she arrived in the United States at 18 months old after being adopted by the Mahrab family.

Longtime loyalty to Pastore is common, and for good reason, Rosalie said.

“Not only is Richard the barber, he’s the friend to everybody,” she explained. “He’s a real old-fashioned barber. He’s got the gift of gab. He can talk about everything. He just did what you want.”

“I’ve gone to other places, and they’re silent,” Mindy said. “But here, you have a fun conversation and get a great haircut.”

Now with his final haircut complete, Pastore said it’s time to get out from behind the barber’s chair, take a break and do some traveling – Ireland and Hawaii, in particular.

Pastore will get one final sendoff in September, when he will be the guest of honor at Northport Opera Night Sept. 5, where they’ll perform selections from – what else?

– “The Barber of Seville.” The show, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Northport, is at 7:30 p.m., with a suggested donation of $10 at the door.

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By Danny Schrafel

Richard Pastore cuts the hair of 13-year-old Brian Cocchi Jr. on July 31, the final day of Oscar’s Barber Shop in Northport.

It’s just another example of how Northport has always had his back – something for which Pastore will always be grateful.

“The town has always treated me extremely well. The town takes care of me – I don’t take care of the town. That’s really how it is,” he said.

LaunchPad Gearing Up For LI Tech Day

By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

LaunchPad Huntington is gearing up for its biggest event yet: a science fair for adults.

Better known as LI Tech Day, the technology incubator and co-working space located at 315 Main St. is welcoming startups from around Long Island for a day and night of networking and entertainment on Aug. 12.

And it’s got startups buzzing.

“When we do things like LI Tech Day we really just want brand awareness since we’re still in our infancy as a company,” said Chris Monteleone, CEO and co-founder of Sweigh, a social networking startup founded in October 2013 that has office space at the incubator. “You never know who is going to see you. It’s good to be out there and talking since social media and marketing are just one piece of the puzzle.”

Beginning at noon, LaunchPad will turn into an expo center as up to 40 startups shake hands with the public, politicians and potential investors in hopes of making connections that could possibly move their companies up in the world.

“The idea is to create a showcase for some of the more interesting startups on Long Island and in the Huntington region, bring them together and then tap the

broader business community of Long Island – along with investors – so that they can come here and spend some quality time with these companies,” said Philip Rugile, human capital strategist for eGifter – the company that founded and maintains Huntington’s LaunchPad. “And then we fire up the barbecue.”

From 4:30 p.m. on, LaunchPad Huntington will transition into a party scene as food, drinks and fun flood the space, with over 200 people expected to join in. A finalized list of guests was not yet available, but Rugile was hopeful that there will be appearances from Congressmen Steve Israel and Tim Bishop, and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, along with Andrew Hazen, founder and CEO of LaunchPad Long Island.

Like Monteleone, who hopes to improve brand awareness for Sweigh as it prepares for the launch of its redesigned iOS app in September, other startups around Long Island are hoping to utilize LI Tech Day as they further push their startups into the public.

“With LI Tech Day we’re hoping to get more people interested in what we’re doing,” said Douglas Schmohl, CEO of FlightPartner – a click-to-book reservation system for private jet travel. “The industry is already very interested. We’re certainly getting people to pay attention, but we’re

certainly a service that will be used by a luxury market, so we’re looking to brand the name and bring it forward.”

FlightPartner works exclusively out of the LaunchPad space and, as Schmohl said, will look to utilize its involvement at LI Tech Day as an opportunity to bring along investors and raise capital as the company prepares to lift off into a larger market.

Similarly, the group behind TalentBrowser – a cloud-based job matching software originally founded in 2003 – hopes to generate awareness and interest for the company’s service that will soon launch to public, paying customers for the very first time.

“Working with LaunchPad we’ve met some fantastic people who are helping us prepare for our launch,” said Janet Dwyer, co-founder of TalentBrowser along with John Harney.

All three of these startups have similar ambitions for their companies as they prepare for the event, and all three showered Huntington with praises as they detailed what it’s like to work in the town.

“There’s really no other place I’d rather be running Sweigh than in Huntington,” Monteleone, of Centerport, said. “There are plenty of towns on Long Island, but they’re tiny [compared to Huntington].

Everything you need is here; it’s almost like its own little city.”

Schmohl agreed, calling Huntington “the best place to be, particularly for younger people,” while detailing the towns attractions like restaurants, music, bars and – perhaps most importantly – “great coffee.”

Dwyer, who grew up in Kings Park but always found herself visiting Huntington, rained down praises similar to those of Schmohl, calling the town a “perfect place for younger people.”

“It’s still commutable to New York City, but there’s enough action and nightlife here to make a home in a place that’s not a suburb,” Dwyer said. “With Huntington, they’re trying to build Silicon Valley on Long Island and, I’ve got to tell you, they’re doing it.”

Rugile, who devotes his time equally as an employee of both eGifter and LaunchPad Huntington, is hoping that all of these praises and more will be able to land the incubator a new startup or even eGifter a new employee.

“Who knows? A talented programmer who didn’t even know that LaunchPad existed might walk through the door and say, ‘Wow, I’d love to work here.’”

Talented programmers or not, admission to the first-annual LI Tech Day is free – but space is limited. To register, either as an attendee or exhibitor, visit www.LITechDay.com.

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The Other One Percent They are the one percent that few people are ing veterans from housing discrimination, protalking about. viding additional housing resources, and enAn accurate number is impossible to find, but hancing services to cut the red tape and streamthe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban De- lining efforts across all government and nonvelopment (HUD) estimates that profit agencies. nearly 58,000 veterans are homeless The act as a whole provides vetEDITORIAL on any given night. erans with information on what to Just over one percent of those are do when forced to the brink of living on Long Island, and while it might seem homelessness, extends coverage of unlawful like a small number, it’s at least 700 of our neigh- discriminatory housing acts against veterans, bors – men and women who put their lives on the and helps veterans better navigate the Departline so we can enjoy the comforts of life here. ment of Social Services. We are most happy Legislator Steve Stern, chairman of Suffolk with the component that allows the county to County’s Veterans and Seniors Committee, transfer extra property to nonprofits to establish says that Suffolk is home to the largest number affordable workforce housing. of veterans in New York State, which also To its credit, the Town of Huntington is workmeans it has one of the highest populations of ing to alleviate the problem with two housing homeless veterans, he says. projects in the works. Developments on Ruland How does a veteran become homeless? Road in Melville and Columbia Terrace in Much the same way non-veterans do. There is Huntington Station will give preference to veta shortage of affordable housing and access to erans. It is a start toward giving back to a pophealth care, and in the eyes of many jobseek- ulation that has already given so much, to the ers, the economy still hasn’t bounced back. point where they may not be able to recover But veterans face added struggles, with a without our help. large number living with post-traumatic stress These bills are a long time coming, and little disorder (PTSD) and other effects from time can be wasted, for every day means anwartime. other night on the street. We hope these bills are Leading the charge against homelessness green-lighted, with many companion bills among veterans, Legislator Stern on Monday along the way to help veterans secure employintroduced the “Housing Our Homeless Heroes ment, which is a key piece in keeping them fiAct,” a package of four bills aimed at protect- nancially sound and off the streets.

Dodger with your youthful enthusiasm and wholesome embrace of life! It was contagious and still hasn’t worn off!

DEAR EDITOR: Regarding your article, “‘Bar Rescue’ Tunes Up Pub,” there are some inaccuracies regarding the Artful Dodger that, in fairness, should be addressed.

The Artful Dodger Pub was established by my brother, Brendan, and myself on the Fourth of July, 1978. At that point in time, that area of Huntington village and its economy were both literally and figuratively in darkness.

Slowly and painfully, my brother and I nurtured our business, built a huge following and created a phenomenon and a rite of passage. For 30 years the Artful Dodger was the place where

so many young men and women came to meet and enjoy life.

Over those 30 years, I met so many waves of good and wonderful people whom, to this day, I consider fondly and am so grateful for having known.

Many of your readers and members of our community first met their spouse at the Artful Dodger. I would confidently wager that no secular institution is responsible for more marriages.

I get such a kick out of seeing former Artful Dodger regulars, now immersed in a totally different and fulfilling life as they hurriedly drop their children off at school or the ball fields. I take great pleasure knowing where that first spark ignited.

Artful Dodger employees moved on to a vast and impres-

DEAR EDITOR: Even though agreement was reached with the Town of Huntington, major community groups, and the builder, Engel Burman, there continues to be protests by a small minority of people opposed to this development.

[Their] first objection was density, then traffic congestion, and now environmental. All [of] these have been addressed, and still, objections are continuing.

It seems that the real objection is to senior housing.

Some of those opposing this project will someday become seniors and might think differently! Let's stop the bickering and think of all the residents who are taxpayers, too.

sive array of professions and became valuable contributors to our community and country.

In the wake of our success, many entrepreneurs followed our lead and opened their businesses in our vicinity. Many did quite well, and like the Artful Dodger, attracted dollars from outside Huntington and contributed greatly to the overall village economy. Hat tip to our colleagues at Rose & Thistle, Garvins/Finleys, Abel Conklin’s, and 34 New Street, to name a few.

So, if that is what it takes to run, as you refer to, “a dive for decades” then I happily concede! After a 30-year run, Brendan and I sold the Artful Dodger Pub in 2008.

Most importantly, thank you to all who graced the Artful

DEAR EDITOR: There has been much written over the last several months about the Seasons at Elwood. Groups have been vocal in support and opposition to the project.

One argument of those opposed to the development seems to be “Not In My Backyard.” As a 45-year resident of Elwood, I see an equally strong argument that embodies the “greater good.” Although some things may not benefit you personally, they do benefit the community as a whole.

A recent analysis by Newsday has shown Suffolk’s senior population of late has increased over 10 percent. According to the last U.S. Census, a mere 3.8 percent of Huntington’s housing is specifically earmarked for seniors, yet Huntington seniors comprise over 28 percent of the town’s population.

Engel Burman Group has been reasonable, realistic, and sensible in answering environmental concerns and density issues raised by the community. It’s time the naysayers accept the idea that there is a desperate need for sen-

PATRICIA FIVES East Northport

Correction A story last week incorrectly identified the starting year of a past elected official.

Suffolk County Comptroller candidate James Gaughran was elected in 1983 and began his service on the Huntington Town Board in 1984.

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Life&Style DIGITAL ARTS

‘Father Of Digital Art’ Brings Magic Long Islander News photos/Danny Schrafel

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com

A little bit of “Digital Magic” came to Huntington village on Saturday, and one of the founding wizards of the craft made an appearance.

Laurence Gartel, who is known art and as the father of digital advertising, selected from nearly 200 entries the 30 pieces now on display at Huntington’s b.j. spoke gallery in “Digital Magic,” the co-op gallery’s first digital art show.

“We needed to do another show for Long Island to show that cutting-edge art really does exist,” he said.

At an opening reception Aug. 2 at the Main Street gallery, manager Marilyn Lavi said the show was a hit.

“Many, many new artists would come for this because everybody thinks they are digital artists,” she explained.

The eclectic assortment showcases an array of what digital art can be, including pieces that are produced digitally and then printed; video presentations; and art that incorporates smart phones into the viewing experience.

One piece, “#YouDidntMeanWhatYouSay,” searches Twitter for a keyword that corresponds with one of 12 buttons on the board. What comes out is totally random, often bawdy and frequently underscores the “in-head, out-mouth” quality of social media. Two computers inside

Gartel’s 2005 Chrysler 300, itself a piece of art, parked outside b.j. spoke gallery Aug. 2. the wooden frame manage the light screen on top; the other scrapes Twitter and verbalizes it.

The idea, artist Kristin Stransky said, was to look at Twitter and other online content, how it’s being generated and who’s really responsible for it.

“You have no idea what’s going to come out,” she said.

That sort of diversity is exactly what Gartel, credited by many as the founding father of digital art and advertising, was looking for as he made his choices.

“It had to be good. It had to be relevant.

It had to do with pertaining to contemporary work in such a way and not something you’ve seen a million times,” Gartel

said. “You want to look at work that is new and innovative and different.”

Gartel’s resume is chock full of work with luminaries – he helped pioneer digital art in his Buffalo, N.Y. studio alongside Nam June Paik; taught Andy Warhol how to use an Amiga computer; went to school with famed artist Keith Haring; worked with countless musical luminaries past and present; and designed a famed Absolut Vodka ad in 1990, credited as the first digital art ad for Absolut.

Co-op member Kevin Larkin, who has known Gartel since he was a student at the School of Visual Arts in the 1970s, helped pull it together. As soon as Larkin approached his friend, Gartel’s response

Digital art luminary Laurence Gartel displays artist Kristin Stransky’s printed nylon jewelry at the opening reception for “Digital Magic” at the b.j. spoke gallery. They stand beside her submission, #YouDidntMeanWhatYouSay, which scrapes Twitter and verbalizes the posts. was enthusiastic. “‘If you do a digital show, I’ll jury it,’” Larkin recalled being told by Gartel.

“People were excited.”

The show will remain on display until Aug. 23. For more information, call the gallery at 631-549-5106.

PERFORMING ARTS

Huntington Summer Arts Festival Flies By In final week, free concert series brings rock and roll, philharmonic to stage

By Megan Connor info@longislandergroup.com

The Huntington Summer Arts Festival has been entertaining audiences for nine fun-filled, jam-packed, musically masterful weeks. But like all good things, the festival is quickly nearing its end.

Fret not, however; the Huntington Arts Council has a couple of more shows in store, music to our ears – literally! Here is what you can expect for the last three nights of the free festival held at Heckscher Park.

Expect nothing but the best on Friday, Aug. 8, with the rock and roll band The Alternate Routes riding into town. Guitarist Eric Donnelly said he and bandmate Tim Warren are pulling out all the stops to be in Huntington on show night.

“We are so excited to be on the East Coast, but it will definitely be a journey. We will be hopping on the van and driving from San Diego to Huntington,” Donnelly said.

“I don’t think road trips get much more intense than that. So if anything, come out because of our 36,000-mile cross-country drive!”

The Connecticut native said he couldn’t be more thrilled to be playing songs from

the group’s album “Never More” on the island; it’s been a dream he’s had since a child.

“I grew up in Bridgeport, Conn. We joked that Long Island was a far off distant never-world. Is that Europe? Greenland? It had this mythical quality to me, and there’s still that 7-year-old boy in me that is giddy to be on the island,” Donnelly said.

The guitarist said that Long Islanders should expect an unforgettable performance that mixes elements of rock and pop, all starting at 8:30 p.m.

Following up The Alternate Routes on Saturday, Aug. 9 is the Long Island Philharmonic. Come by at 8:30 p.m. to see the philharmonic, directed by David Steward Wiley. The night promises a musical experience that will entertain, excite, and inspire people of all ages.

Roomful of Blues closes out the Huntington Arts Festival on Sunday, Aug. 10.

The group’s hard-edged blues and R&B has earned them five Grammy Award nominations and multitudes of other recognitions and accolades. The final concert begins at 8:30 p.m.

For more information, visit www.huntingtonarts.org.

Rock and roll band The Alternate Routes plays on Friday in Heckscher Park, in the Huntington Summer Arts Festival’s final days.

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When The Sky Is Your Playground Long Islander News photos/Danny Schrafel

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com

I.Fly instructor Keith Mills, Harborfields High School’s Class of 2014 valedictorian, dismounts July 11 in Long Beach, where I.Fly performed by the beach.

Mills prepares for liftoff in Long Beach, with his I.Fly colleagues looking on.

Long Islander News photo/Luann Dallojacono

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Harborfields High School’s valedictorian is flying high, and not just in the classroom – and I had a chance to follow in his footsteps for an afternoon.

In addition to being a top scholar with a community-minded outlook, Centerport’s Keith Mills has worked as a trapeze artist during his summers off for the last two years.

His love of airborne acrobatics emerged in the summer between fifth and sixth grade, he recalled.

“My sister’s best friend at the time introduced the two of us to trapeze,” he said.

“My sister and I both tried it and I loved it.”

Mills’ interest intensified when he was a teenager. Last summer, he ended up interning at I.Fly Trapeze, which operates trapeze rigs in Eisenhower Park and in Long Beach.

This year, he’s a full-time instructor and will continue in that role until he heads to Brown University in the fall, where he’ll major in mathematics.

To see Mills, 18, in action, I made the trip down to Long Beach July 11, where the I.Fly gang put on a multifaceted show, incorporating traditional trapeze, aerial silk trapeze, a bit of juggling and a dash of slapstick comedy. The show is funny and family-friendly, the athleticism on display is impressive, and the performance marked Mills’ first go as a staff performer at an I.Fly. show.

The center, launched by brothers Anthony and Marco Rosamilia, runs workshops and group sessions from their two centers from April to October, allowing daredevils from ages 4 to 87 to take to the sky. Mills said that last summer, he spent pretty much every day after mid-June on the boards and worked weekends until the rigs closed in October.

The show got me thinking, “Hey, why don’t I try that?” So I made my way to Eisenhower Park the next day, on July 12, and signed up for a class.

As you might expect, there is a little bit of a learning curve on the small “board,” which looks like a little plank suspended in air.

“Until you’re comfortable up there, it’s pretty terrifying,” Mills said.

Never mind being up there – let’s talk about getting up there first.

The only avenue by which to reach the board, 24 feet up, is a small metal ladder, perpendicular to the sky. Each rung is powdered, as to ensure a secure, dry grip. About 6 feet up, you take a swing around to the other side so your back is to a net. Once you make it up top, the staff hooks you into safety harnesses before you take flight. The “puppet master” on the ground can help manage your speed mid-flight.

The swing around the ladder is where I got into a spot of trouble on my first goaround. As I clambered up in my stocking feet to take my first turn, I made a key error – I looked down.

Holy crap.

That was the end of climb number one.

(And just so you know, the only thing worse than having a heights scare on a ladder is climbing down when you’re having a

Long Islander News’ Danny Schrafel takes to the sky July 12 at I.Fly Trapeze’s rig in Eisenhower Park. heights scare on a ladder.)

After settling down, I tried again, this time with the aid of a staff member who climbed in tandem with me. Rung by rung, we got closer to the final, orange rung, him talking me through this as I stayed locked on his eyes. Once there, I took a big step to my right and planted my feet onto the trapeze platform.

Getting up there, high in the air with blue skies all around, was a rush all its own – a sense of accomplishment. Then, they walked me through the basics and strapped me in.

At the opportune time, they hurl the bar toward you from across the net. Bar in

The ladder posed a bit of an early hurdle, but it’s one Danny overcame with a little help.

hand, I slowly inched to the edge of the board, curling my toes slightly over the edge. When the cue came, and once I actually pried my feet off the board the first time and jumped, the real fun began.

“Once you’re flying, you kind of forget about all that. It’s the adrenaline, I guess,” Mills said.

Never mind the rush of being up there – this is where you start to understand what adrenaline junkies are all about.

After an exhilarating, yet clumsy, first run of swinging back and forth and then plummeting into the safety net, I eagerly clambered up the ladder three more times, getting more and more comfortable with

each attempt. The staff worked with each of the students in my class on some basic maneuvers in the security of cables – hanging by your legs on the bar and doing a flip to finish were the core curriculum during my visit. I didn’t quite accomplish either, but improved steadily. I also got a heck of a core and upper-body workout.

Sessions are $60 for 90 minutes on the weekend and $50 during the week. Longerterm workshops are also available for those looking for a more in-depth experience.

But no matter how many times you go back, one thing remains a paramount truth: You’ll never forget the first time you fly. I sure won’t.

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TELEVISION

Huntington Native Now A Four-Time Emmy Award Winner Harborfields High School graduate writes, directs and produces PBS documentary series

By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

Will Parrinello has always felt the need to explore.

Originally hailing from Centerport, after graduating from Harborfields High School in 1974, the then 17-year-old headed west to Colorado. But once he completed two years of college there, his thirst for travel still hadn’t been quenched. He moved to California, finished college, landed in San Francisco and founded the Mill Valley Film Group with his filmmaking partner, John Antonelli – also a traveler, from Massachusetts.

“I fell in love with the wide open spaces,” Parrinello said of his ventures away from Huntington.

Now, more than 30 years later, Parrinello has been to Russia, Cuba, Africa and other places he once only dreamed of. And he’s done it all with four Emmy Awards under his belt.

“It’s hard for us to wrap our brains around it all,” Parrinello, 58, said.

The four Emmys – and an additional nomination – are due to Mill Valley Film Group’s yearly half-hour-long documentary series, “The New Environmentalists.” In June, the latest entry in the series, titled “From Chicago to The Karoo,” claimed its latest Northern California Emmy in the category of Health/Science/Environment-Program/Special.

“We were thrilled when we won, and we’re lucky,” Parrinello said.

Debuting every November on PBS stations, the series goes in depth with the six grassroots environmentalists who are awarded the annual Goldman Environmental Prize – which recognizes individuals working to improve the environment. The six four-and-a-half minute segments, two of which are handled by Parrinello – and the other four split between Antonelli and the duo’s third partner Tom Dusen-

bery – each feature one of the Goldman Environmental Prize winners and are narrated by actor Robert Redford.

“We live in an industry driven by pop culture, and Robert is an icon – along with being an outspoken environmentalist – so it’s been a blessing to work with him,” Parrinello said. “He’s incredibly generous to donate his time to the film, and it’s been a pleasure to spend a couple of hours with him every year.”

Parrinello admitted that having Redford be a part of the project has helped “bring attention to the series,” but he also believes that the incredible stories the documentary delves into each and every year have also played a part in its success.

“One of the [2013] winners – Azzam Alwash, an engineer who lived in the marshlands of southern Iraq – fled from his country during the time of Saddam Hussein,” Parrinello said. “After Saddam’s rule ended, Azzam went back to rebuild the marshes which people literally live on the banks of.”

Parrinello said it was amazing to see someone care so much about the environment, as Alwash eventually went on to create the first national park in Iraq.

“It just goes against the grain of any of the other types of stories you hear coming out of Iraq,” Parrinello said of the story that was a part of the Emmy-award winning entry into the series.

While this year’s work on “The New Environmentalist” has come to a close, Parrinello and Antonelli are hard at work on other projects – including feature-length documentaries – which the production company has and continues to put together.

“When we make our own films, whichever one of us has the idea for it becomes the director and the other then takes on the role of producer,” Parrinello said. “It’s been fantastic to have a partner who you can share the expenses, the

Will Parrinello went from Centerport to San Francisco and now has four Emmy awards to his name. sorrows and joy with in a business that can be so unsure at times.”

To check out some of Mill Valley Film Group’s work – along with episodes of “The New Environmentalists” – visit www.vimeo.com/mvfg.

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Center Is Like ‘A Costco For Beer’ Capital Beer Distributors hones in on craft beers, beverages at discount rates Spotlight On

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At right, Charles Lee shows off an impressive array of craft beers at Huntington Station’s Capital Beer Distributors, which he and his family purchased five months ago.

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com

If you’re looking for good beer and great prices, Huntington Station’s Capital Beer Distributors has you covered on both fronts.

“We’re like a Costco for beer, basically,” said owner Charles Lee. The Queens resident, who has owned Capital Beer Distributors for the last five months with his family, gave the former Thrifty beverage center a major overhaul once he took the helm.

They did away with the walk-in box cooler in the center of the store, took down the walls attached to it, stripped the floors, and added new racks, merchandise and a new cooler box.

The end result is a much more efficient use of the 8,000 square-foot space, he said.

“It looked very small, but in the beginning, I saw there was a tremendous amount of space here,” he said.

They also added a strong emphasis on craft beer in the store, hoping to tap into Long Island’s booming market. Along with the more traditional mass-market beer, water and soft drinks, Capital Beer Distributors offers popular Blue Point, Shipyard, Sierra Nevada, and Magic Hat brews, along with harder-to-get beers one might not see at every store.

“We wanted to make sure that anybody who lives in this area who is interested in craft beer can come over here and purchase it,” Lee said.

Lee’s family has been in the business for the last 10 years. His family had a small distributor in Queens which did very well with retail and wholesale customers, and they began to look east for new opportunities.

“We were looking to sell our business out in Queens, so we had asked a friend to see if there were any other businesses out there,” Lee said. “He introduced me to this business, and I saw a lot of potential in it.”

The family marked the grand opening of the new store by playing host on Friday to the Huntington Station BID’s networking barbecue.

While emphasizing craft beer, Lee said he has also cut prices with hopes of drumming up volume sales.

“I want people to be able to buy any kind of beverages at the cheapest possible price,” he said. “They don’t need to spend a ton of money just because it’s labeled a craft beer.”

And no – Lee doesn’t know why Pabst Blue Ribbon is a thing again, either.

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Jason Kitton’s XO Restaurant, Wine & Chocolate Lounge is coming into its own.

Now approaching the two-and-a-half year mark, Kitton’s “leap year baby” – the restaurant opened Feb. 29, 2012 after a brief sojourn on Clinton Street – continues to distinguish itself as a destination for fine, inventive dining, cocktails and fondue. The major difference now is that Kitton is doing double duty as a chefowner.

A brief recap: XO opened up at the former home of Osteria Toscana on Wall Street after being displaced by fire. Kitton has taken full advantage of the split-level space, which boasts a cozy, inviting dining room downstairs and a hot cocktail lounge with frequent live performances upstairs.

Our server, Kyle – who makes one of the better gin and tonics in Huntington – led us through our most recent culinary adventure, and the hits came early and often.

XO Restaurant’s chef-owner Jason Kitton, pictured in his upstairs lounge, takes full advantage of the split-level space on Wall Street.

Chicken Romano is light and summery.

Open-face Surf & Turf Tacos ($12) marry citrusy marinated skirt steak and juicy, plump shrimp for a lip-smacking starter. Or, opt for total comfort food with smoky, ooey-gooey good Bacon Stuffed Mozzarella Sticks ($9). Tuna Tartare ($14), piled atop homemade guacamole, garnished with a mild wasabi aioli, and served with thick, crispy wonton chips for scooping, was another hit at our table – (Continued on page A17)

Downstairs in the dining room, server Kyle Leary showcases exquisite Lobster Pot Pie.

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SAY HI TO HUGO: You might have heard

about a little conflagration next door to one of our favorites, Café Buenos Aires (23 Wall St., Huntington village 631- 6033600 cafebuenosaires.net) but don’t be concerned. They were up and running – and packed! – on Sunday, right after an early-morning fire licked the apartments behind the restaurant. We’re told they’ve received a lot of concerned calls in the aftermath, but we’re glad to say all is well, as is the case at the Dunkin’ Donuts on the opposite side of the apartments. Make sure to swing by, say hi and tell Hugo the Foodies sent you with good wishes.

MEET TALLULA: Have you acquainted your-

self with Tallula at Swallow (366 New York Ave., Huntington 631-547-5388)?

You really should. She’s a cocktail ($14) – a beguiling concoction of jalapeno and strawberry-infused Partida Reposado tequila, finished with fresh lime and agave and dressed in a lime-and-strawberry garnish. And just like her likely namesake Tallulah Bankhead, the film diva of yore, she’s sweet and spicy, fruity and peppery.

Amidst a magnificently stocked bar, she’s a standout and a signature drink to be sure.

SWALLOW THIS: Speaking of Swallow, pair

that Tallula drink with a new menu item: grilled octopus ($16). It’s a magnificent

Swallow’s grilled octopus is a wonderful array of flavors and textures. combination of flavors, with tart grapefruit, crispy and salty pancetta and sweet salsa verde. The fish is grilled well, cooked throughout without being rubbery.

You can share, of course – all small plates at Swallow are designed that way – but you might not want to.

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Finish with fondue and satisfy your sweet tooth.

Inventive cuisine takes the cake at XO (Continued from page A14)

even with a tartare skeptic in our party.

Entrees included a wonderful Chicken Romano ($24), a perfect summer dish.

With excellent garlic mashed potatoes as a base (Kitton won over the same tartare skeptic, also a mashed-potato hater, with these), a breaded chicken breast is crispy on the outside and juicy and tender inside.

Topped with fresh mozzarella, diced tomato and baby mixed greens, the whole thing is finished with a beurre blanc sauce.

Delicate and buttery Lobster Pot Pie ($26), a blend of potatoes, corn, sweet peas and large lobster chunks, is surprisingly light and topped with an air-light, crisp puff pastry. Pan-Seared Scallops ($30), served atop a truffled lobster, red pepper and corn salad, is another delight. Keep an eye out for these, and more, on a forthcoming menu or as a nightly special.

But a night at XO is not complete without dessert, and by far, the signature dessert is the array of fondue choices.

Paired with all the dipping goodies, we dove into a new blend – a decadent peanut butter and Oreo cookie pot that is as good you might expect. If you’re not in a fondue mindset (or don’t have a party to split it all), crème brulee and juicy chocolate-covered strawberries are excellent in their own right.

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MUSIC

In Village, A Musical Street Culture Long Islander News photo/Andrew Wroblewski

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Eran Polat, 23, sometimes plays flamenco guitar outside of Starbucks in Huntington village.

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They appear in the village before the sun sets, claiming spots that are theirs by unwritten code.

A boy with a folded red, white and blue bandana tied around his forehead plays the tenor saxophone outside of the shoe store.

A little girl, her hair in a ponytail, plays the violin outside of the bank on New York Avenue. An older man plays the Harmonica outside of Starbucks, in a spot sometimes occupied by a young man playing flamenco guitar.

They are the buskers of Huntington village – the individuals whose street performances instigate both curiosity and unease.

They are perhaps most aptly defined as the “creative types,” said harmonica player Nick Carbonaro, as he sat on an orange crate on the sidewalk one early July evening.

“You take all the artists, and all the musicians, and all the creative types out of here, and what do you have? A bunch of zombies,” Carbonaro said.

Once or twice a week during the summer season, and then into the fall, the 59year-old stations himself outside of Starbucks on the corner of Wall Street and Main Street. To his left are a blue laundry basket, turned upside down to act as a table for a speaker, and an oval-shaped plastic tip bin.

“It's a good corner,” he said. “There's a lot of action here.”

Carbonaro said he lives a seven-minute walk from the corner, on the outskirts of the village. He moved to Huntington alone five years ago and spends his days swimming at the beach, exercising, reading and playing music. He sits in with bands sometimes – he was to sit in with a reggae band at Prime the following night.

“I'm just doing things I enjoy doing; this is one of them,” he said. “I live a very laidback, simple, as-uncomplicated-as-I-canpossibly-make-it life.”

The Northport native said he was in a blues band that broke up because of “internal issues,” but he still wanted to play.

Now, as a street performer, he comes, he plays and he leaves, he said – no complications.

“I come out here first and foremost to play for myself,” he said. “I play the songs the way I want to play them... It gives me the freedom to create something original.”

If someone were in his usual spot when he arrives, he will leave, he noted; there is a certain courtesy that he said is “very important.”

“It's really first come, first serve,” he said.

As far as money goes, he said, he gets by. Sometimes passersby leave money in the plastic bin; sometimes they do not.

“Nobody's arm’s getting twisted,” he said. “I don't get mad or upset or anything... I thank everybody; I don't care if they give me a penny, or if they put a $20 bill in there.”

When Carbonaro and his crate are not on the sidewalk outside of the coffee shop, there are others in their place.

Classical and flamenco guitarist Eran Polat takes the spot sometimes.

The 23-year-old started busking in the Hamptons. He has played at Penn Station, in Times Square and at subway stations.

After moving to Huntington, the Turkey-

Mayah Siegel, 11, plays the violin in Huntington village, just down the street from the spot in which her brother plays saxophone.

Nick Carbonaro, 59, plays the harmonica outside of Starbucks.

native began playing outside of Starbucks and The Water Well on New York Avenue – the same shop of which he happens to be an employee.

Eventually, he began to take his music inside Huntington establishments, as well.

“Once I started making connections in the street, I started playing at weddings, I started playing at clubs, bars, private parties,” he said.

He said he has played restaurants in Huntington village, concerts at the Cinema Arts Centre and, most recently, the village’s newest decades-old bar: old-fashioned, speakeasy-type P’s & Q’s Autobody, whose roof and walls belonged to The Artful Dodger until Spike TV reality series “Bar Rescue” reinvented it two weeks ago.

Polat came to the United States with his family 10 years ago. In Turkey, he was set to become a soccer player, he said; when

he arrived in the United States, he was disappointed to find that soccer was not as popular as it was in his home country.

“It was very difficult, very difficult at first,” he said. “That's when I picked up the guitar.”

Today, Polat both works and attends school. Aside from working at The Water Well, he teaches Argentine Tango in Manhattan and in the Huntington area. When he completes his degree in music performance at Nassau Community College, his goal is to attend Adelphi for education and to then work toward a master’s degree at the Manhattan School of Music.

Having moved to Huntington four years ago, he considers Huntington his home now.

“I love Huntington,” he said. “This is my home, this is my love... Every year it’s a new adventure. Every night, every day.”

And on many of those nights and days,

he takes his guitar to that night's sidewalk spot.

The energy of each night is different, he said. When the energy is high, he said, people react differently than they do on a low-energy night.

“People come, they listen; more people come, they listen. They start dancing,” he said. “It's like a block party in Huntington sometimes... And it's incredibly rewarding.”

Sometimes the rewards are figurative, and sometimes they are literal.

“Some people are incredibly drunk, they love the music and they're like, ‘Here you go, one dollar,’ and it's a hundred-dollar bill,” Polat said, noting that most of the money he makes performing comes from selling his CDs at $10 each.

Usually, he said, people follow the sound, curious to know where it is coming (Continued on page A19)

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Buskers make the village their stage (Continued from page A18)

from.

“You have many nationalities, very different ethnicities and, you know, not many of them [know flamenco music],” he said.

Starbucks declined to comment on the street performers, according to an employee at Huntington’s Wall St. location.

Meanwhile, on a nearby corner, passersby are investigating a different sound. Outside of shoe store Aerosoles is the boy in the bandana.

Fifteen-year-old Josh Siegel has been playing in the village for about a year and a half – a result of a desire to earn money to buy things for himself.

“It's hard to get a job at 13,” he said.

He asked his father – a man who walks the village streets while his son plays and checks in every so often – to go into the Manhattan to play on its streets. That “didn't really work out,” and eventually, Siegel started playing in Huntington.

“I love it,” he said. “I love the feeling of people enjoying music.”

The rising ninth-grader grew up in a household in which there was always music and started playing the sax when he was 12. He plays the alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax, bass, guitar, drums and piano. He

is learning to play the cello.

As his father walks the village, he checks in with both Josh and the violinist outside of the bank across from Honu: Josh's sister, Mayah.

Mayah, at 11 years old, has been playing the violin for three years. She started playing on the streets about two months ago in an effort to save up for new instruments.

“Our parents like us to manage our money,” she said, explaining that she and her brother use “the jar system” to save money in categories like “education” – for books or music lessons – and “play” – for activities with friends.

Mayah’s and Josh’s family lives in Plainview now, but used to live in Huntington.

“We know the town’s just very perky,” Mayah said, her already-bright eyes lighting up. “It's a very high-spirited town.”

Mayah, who also practices gymnastics, plays the violin, viola and cello. She also sings.

“It gives you a good feeling, knowing that people like your music,” Mayah said.

And they make the money they set out to make.

Maya once made $115 in one night, she said, after a Paramount concert let out.

Josh made $200 for playing a birthday

party at Honu one night, recruited by a man who heard him play on the street.

His financially-themed anecdotes don't stop there: one night, he said, he was playing and noticed a string with money coming from the sky. He looked up to find that people in an upper-level apartment were sending money down on a string and praising his playing.

But not everyone gives praise.

An Aerosoles sales associate said that having buskers outside of the store has an effect on its own profits.

“It kind of drives people away,” said the associate, who requested anonymity.

Her theory is that some passersby avoid the situation if they feel “obligated” to give money and do not want to.

“I think it's great [to have street performers in town], maybe not necessarily in front of the stores. If they're kind of in the middle of the street, or kind of on a corner, I think it's great, nice to watch,” she said.

Busking in Huntington Village is legal.

According to town spokesman, A.J. Carter, there is no town code prohibiting or regulating street performing.

The not-so-underground busking community is just that, the performers agree: a community.

Josh Siegel, 15, plays the saxophone in Huntington village, down the street from where his sister plays the violin.

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“I'm friends with pretty much everybody who plays here,” Josh said.

But there is a business side, too. Just a teenager, Josh already has his own business cards; many people request them, he said.

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A20 • THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS NEWSPAPER • AUGUST 7, 2014 THURSDAY Free Concerts In The Park The Huntington Arts Council’s 49th Annual Huntington Summer Arts Festival continues through Sunday in Heckscher Park. The free performances will start at 8:30 p.m. at the Chapin Rainbow Stage, except for Tuesday’s Family Nights, which begin an hour earlier. www.huntingtonarts.org.

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FRIDAY Music By The Water Enjoy music by the water at Northport Village Park on Friday evenings (weather permitting), at 7 p.m., through Aug. 29. Entrance is free, and lawn chairs and blankets are suggested.

SATURDAY Lil Bit Of Heaven

The Northport Farmers' Market continues its seventh season running every Saturday until Nov. 22, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., rain or shine. Located in the Cow Harbor parking lot at the foot of Main Street, it overlooks beautiful Northport Harbor.

Live Music Live local bands take over Finley's of Greene Street, 43 Greene St., Huntington, every Saturday night at 11 p.m. Join in the fun and food!

Car Show For Charity The second annual St. Jude Car Show and Benefit at Chili’s in East Northport will be happening Aug. 9 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Spend your Saturday enjoying an exciting car show for a great cause.

SUNDAY See The Light(house) It’s a short boat ride from Huntington’s Gold Star Battalion Beach to the Huntington Lighthouse, where, on Aug. 10, 24, and Sept.

14 and 21, you can go on a guided tour and see the lighthouse and harbor from a new perspective. Tours are conducted from 11-3 p.m.

Suggested donation: Adults - $15; Seniors $10; Children - $8; Family of 4 - $30. www.huntingtonlighthouse.org.

Find Your Center Find inner peace in an ongoing weekly class for beginners and newcomers every Sunday, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Dipamkara Meditation Center, 282 New York Ave., Huntington. 631549-1000. www.MeditationOnLongisland.org.

MONDAY Argentine Tango Classes Experience the subtle communication between partners as you learn the passionate dance known as the tango. Come dressed to impress (but be comfortable) for classes on Monday nights, 7-9:30 p.m. at Spirit of Huntington Art Center, 2 Melville Road North, Huntington Station. 631-470-9620 or email noconintended@gmail.com. Suggested donation: $10 per person/$15 per couple.

Drama Boot Camp Signup A four-day interactive workshop for the theatrically inclined will be held Aug. 18-21, 10 a.m.noon, at Reach Community Youth Agency, 525 Half Hollow Road, Dix Hills. Open to middle

31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200. harborfieldslibrary.org.

• On Friday, Aug. 8, everyone is invited to sit back, relax, and enjoy a showing of the movie “Noah.” Cool off after a long week and see the film at 1:30 p.m.

• Artists will come alive on Friday, Aug. 8 from 23 p.m. Children up to second grade are welcome to enjoy a program about Vincent Van Gogh, and will even make their own masterpiece!

Main Branch: 338 Main St., Huntington. 631427-5165. Station Branch: 1335 New York Ave., Huntington Station.

631-421-5053. www thehuntingtonlibrary.org.

• Beginners’ yoga will be offered every Thursday until Aug. 28 at the main branch from 9:30-10:30 a.m. This class will focus on breathing and stretching. A $25 fee is required online or in person.

• Op Ed Fridays are weekly at the main branch. Stop by from 2-5 p.m. and discuss your thoughts on a changing world.

Registration is required and light refreshments will be served.

Love the color red and enjoy living it up? The Red Hat women are looking for new members who enjoy going places and making new friends. Their motto: Fun, Frolic and Friendship. 631-271-6470 or flarpp@yahoo.com.

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Contemporary Christian artist Doreen Pinkerton is an inspiring songstress with amazing talent and passion for music. Catch her live on Aug. 9 at Samantha’s Lil Bit of Heaven, which is located at 287 Larkfield Road in East Northport. The event starts at 8 p.m.

• Summer is still going strong at the Dix Hills branch! Stop by on Thursday, Aug. 7 for a beach-themed program. Make a beach scene, some Hawaiian attire, and enjoy a summer snack from 11 a.m.-noon, for children in grades K-2.

Northport-East Northport Public Library

Enchanted April Bare Bones Theater Co. presents “Enchanted April” by Matthew Barber on Aug. 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17. The play tells the story of a group of Englishwomen, strangers to each other, who rent a villa in Italy for a month for a vacation from their personal problems. $25. 57 Main St., Northport. barebonestheater.com. 631-606-0026.

and high school students, and taught by a theatre professional. $20 (includes snack). reachcyainc@aol.com. 631-549-9417. For other events, view the summer trip calendar at www.reachcya.org.

TUESDAY Free Mommy And Me Class Sing! Stretch! Dance! Play! Enjoy a fun-filled class that includes parachute play and bubble play and meet other Jewish moms at The Chai Center in Dix Hills. The free class takes place Tuesdays at 10 a.m. For children ages 6-36 months. Pre-registration required by phone or online: 631-351-8672. www.thechaicenter.com.

Free Help For Vets Every Tuesday from 12-4 p.m. is “Military Appreciation Tuesdays,” when Long Island Cares specifically assists veterans, military personnel and their families at the Hauppauge and Freeport emergency pantries. Appointments can be made by contacting jrosati@licares.org.

WEDNESDAY Check Out Five Towns Do you qualify for a scholarship? Five Towns College in Dix Hills invites you to stop by during Spring Enrollment Days every Wednesday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to find out if you qualify. New and transfer students welcome for on-the-spot evaluations. Application fees will be waived. Five Towns College focuses on audio recording technology, music, music business, theatre arts, filmmaking, mass communication and more. For more information, or to schedule a private tour or visit the next open house, call 631-656-2110 or go to ftc.edu.

Open Mic Night Play your heart out at an acoustic open mic night every Wednesday at Caffe Portofino, 249 Main St., Northport, 7-10 p.m. www.facebook.com/cafportopenmic. Original songs only.

Power Breakfast Join business professionals at BNI Executive Referral Exchange’s breakfast networking meeting every Wednesday, 7-8:30 a.m. at the Dix Hills Diner, 1800 Jericho Turnpike, Dix Hills. 631-462-7446.

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Northport: 151 Laurel Ave. 631-261-6930. East Northport: 185 Larkfield Road. 631-261-2313. www.nenpl.org.

• Stop by the main branch to catch a screening of the film “Transcendence” on Friday, Aug. 8, beginning at 1:30 p.m.

• Come to East Northport to learn the doggie do’s and don’ts. Dog trainer Carole Donohue Bernstein will answer all your questions on dog safety on Thursday, Aug. 7, 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

South Huntington Public Library Cold Spring Harbor Library 95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-6926820. cshlibrary.org.

• Bring your 13-24- month-old child to story time on Thursday, Aug. 7 introduce your young one to the wonderful joys of reading.

• Love reading stories to your child? Or do you prefer doing crafts? You don’t have to make the choice on Friday, Aug. 8 for story and craft time, for children ages 2-3 with a parent/caregiver. It all starts at 10:30 a.m.

145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station. 631549-4411. www.shpl.info.

• Enjoy Tai Chi for Beginners every Monday until Aug. 28 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. The gentle flowing movements of Tai Chi aim to improve balance, flexibility and relaxation. The program fee is $32.

• Drop in and play on Friday, Aug. 8. Get out of the house and have fun playing with other families from 12-3 p.m. Stay for as little or as long as you would like!

Commack Public Library 18 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-4990888. commack.suffolk.lib.ny.us.

• Enjoy a friendly game of bridge or mah-jongg in the Community Room every Friday, from 15:30 p.m.

• Join the library’s weekly Thursday showing of newly released films; all movies begin at 2 p.m.

Deer Park Public Library 44 Lake Ave., Deer Park. 631-586-3000. deerparklibrary.org.

• Through a grant from New York State, the library offers Google Nexus 7 tablets for borrowing. Browse the web, download a book, play games and more with just a touch of your finger. Tablets can be checked out for two weeks on an adult Deer Park library card.

• Get ready to make a craft that’s out of this world on Friday, Aug. 8. Everyone is invited to make their own solar system frame from 4-5 p.m.

Elwood Public Library 3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631-499-3722. www.elwoodlibrary.org.

• Watch the library’s weekly Friday afternoon movie at 1 p.m.

• Go for a Hawaiian adventure on Thursday, Aug. 7. A special craft at the end of the program will complete the fun. Children in grades K-4 are invited to come down from 2-2:45 p.m.

Half Hollow Hills Community Library Dix Hills: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631-4214530; Melville: 510 Sweet Hollow Road. 631421-4535. hhhlibrary.org.

• Head over to the Dix Hills branch for Walk-In Art time on Thursday, Aug. 7, for families with children ages 3 and above. Get in touch with your creative side while bonding with your loved ones from 10 a.m.-noon.

THEATER and FILM Bare Bones Theater 57 Main St., Northport. barebonestheater.com.

631-606-0026.

• Bare Bones Theater Co. presents “Enchanted April” by Matthew Barber on Aug. 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17. The play tells the story of a group of Englishwomen, strangers to each other, who rent a villa in Italy for a month for a vacation from their personal problems. $25.

Arena Players On the Vanderbilt Courtyard Stage, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport. www.arenaplayers.org.

516-293-0674.

• The Arena Players Repertory Theatre Company presents the 26th Annual Summer Shakespeare Festival, featuring a performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” running through Sunday, Aug. 24. Performances are Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. Admission is $15.

Cinema Arts Centre 423 Park Ave., Huntington. www.cinemaartscentre.org. 631-423-7611.

• On Friday, Aug. 8, see Electronic Musicians Collective. It’s a new show of electronic dance music put on by Long Island-based artists! The show begins at 9:30 p.m.

• Take a trip into the past with a showing of “Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods” on Saturday, Aug. 9. The show begins at noon.

John W. Engeman Theater At Northport 350 Main St., Northport. www.johnwengemantheater.com. 631-261-2900.

• Now on the main stage, “DeathTrap.”

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It’s a short boat ride from Huntington’s Gold Star Battalion Beach to the Huntington Lighthouse, where, on Aug. 10, 24, and Sept. 14 and 21, you can go on a guided tour and see the lighthouse and harbor from a new perspective. Tours are conducted from 11-3 p.m. Suggested donation: Adults - $15; Seniors $10; Children - $8; Family of 4 - $30. www.huntingtonlighthouse.org.

Pictured: Long-Islander staff members from 2011 try not to rock the boat during a tour of the lighthouse.

Northport Symphony Orchestra The Northport Symphony Orchestra seeks new members in all sections. Repertoire ranges from Baroque through classical and romantic to early 20th century. Music Director Richard Hyman is an award-winning music educator and composer. Rehearsals are on Wednesdays from 7:30-9 p.m. usually at East Northport Middle School. Email info@northportorchestra.org to arrange an audition. Website: northportorchestra.org.

Star In ‘A Christmas Carol’ Auditions for roles in the Minstrel Players of Northport’s production of Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol” are Monday, Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m. All parts open except for Mrs. Dilber and Scrooge. Need men, women and children (ages 5 and up). Rehearsals will either be on Sunday afternoons, Monday or Tuesday nights.

Performances will be on Friday, Dec. 12 and Saturday, Dec. 13 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 14 at 3 p.m. at Houghton Hall Theatre at Trinity Episcopal Church located at 130 Main St. in Northport Village. Bring a resume and a headshot. 631-732-2926. www.minstrelplayers.org.

MUSEUMS/EXHIBITS Art League of Long Island 107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills. Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. weekends. 631-462-5400. www.ArtLeagueLI.net.

• The Art League of Long Island Instructors’ Exhibition is open until Sept. 21, showcased in the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery.

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery 1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor. Open seven days a week, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday and Sundays until 6 p.m.: $6 adults; $4 children 3-12 and seniors over 65; members and children under 3 are free. 516-692-6768. www.cshfha.org.

• Every Wednesday during August, get wacky with Wacky Water Wednesdays between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum 279 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-3673418. www.cshwhalingmuseum.org.

• Tots and parents can come by and enjoy Monday Minnows. The event includes themed storytime, crafts and play. Children ages 2½-5 are welcome to come by every Monday in August at 2:30 p.m. with their siblings.

• Stop by for Sailin’ Saturdays, weekly until Aug. 30.

fotofoto Gallery 14 W. Carver St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Friday 5-8 p.m., Saturday 12-8 p.m., Sunday 12-4 p.m. 631-549-0448. www.fotofotogallery.org.

• Stop by and see the exhibition, “Bernice Halpern Culter – Inappropriate Appropriation” during August.

Gallery Thirty Seven 12b School Street, Northport. www.gallerythirtyseven.com.

• Visit Northport’s newest gallery and check out the resident artists.

Heckscher Museum Of Art 2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museum hours: Wednesday - Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., first Fridays from 4-8:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $68/adults, $4-6/seniors, and $4-5/children; members and children under 10 free. 631-3513250.

• “Rhythm & Repetition in 20th Century Art,” on view through Aug. 10, focuses on artists who use repeated shapes depicting natural, manmade, or abstract forms as a method to organize their compositions.

Holocaust Memorial And Tolerance Center Welwyn Preserve. 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove. Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Sat.-Sun.: noon-4 p.m. 516-571-8040 ext. 100. www.holocaust-nassau.org.

• The permanent exhibit explains the 1930s increase of intolerance, the reduction of human rights, and the lack of intervention

that enabled the persecution and mass murder of millions of Jews and others: people with disabilities, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), Jehovah’s Witnesses, gays and Polish intelligentsia.

Huntington Arts Council Main Street Petite Gallery: 213 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Art in the Art-trium: 25 Melville Park Road, Melville. Gallery Hours: Monday Friday 7 a.m.-7 p.m. 631-271-8423. www.huntingtonarts.org.

• The second installment of the Personal Best 2014 Members Show, featuring nearly 90 works of HAC member artists at the Main Street Petite Gallery, runs Aug. 7-Sept. 2, with an opening reception Aug. 8, 6-8 p.m.

Huntington Historical Society Main office/library: 209 Main St., Huntington.

Museums: Conklin Barn, 2 High St.; Kissam House/Museum Shop, 434 Park Ave.; Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building, 228 Main St. 631-427-7045, ext. 401. www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

• Exhibit “The Times They Were A-Changing – 1960s & Huntington’s Response” on display at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building.

• Hop a boat and tour the Van Wycks-Lefferts Tide Mill, built in 1795, throughout the spring and summer: Aug. 11, 11:45 a.m.; Aug. 22, 1:45 p.m.; Sept. 8, 10:30 a.m. $10 members/$15 non-members. Reservations required.

LaMantia Gallery 127 Main St., Northport Village. 631-754-8414. www.lamantiagallery.com.

• Following the success of a display of neverbefore-seen Dr. Seuss artwork, the gallery displays a permanent collation of estateauthorized art.

and children under 5 are free. 631-427-5240. www.waltwhitman.org.

• Schedule at a time convenient for your group for high tea and transport yourself back in time as your group experiences High Tea in a private gathering house at the Birthplace. $25/person. 631-427-5240, ext.

120. teaparty@waltwhitman.org.

Wilkes Gallery 91 Main St., Northport. 631-261-4007.

• Pet portrait and landscape artist Rebecca Chiraz displays her work Aug. 13-20.

MUSIC & DANCE Dix Hills Performing Arts Center Five Towns College, 305 N. Service Road, Dix Hills. Box Office: 631-656-2148. www.dhpac.org.

• On Friday, Aug. 8, stop by to see the Tuesday Afternoon Tribute to The Moody Blues. The show starts at 7:30p.m. Tickets are $25,$30, $35.

• Come see the Broadway actor Jordan Bennett in “The Show.” His performance is on Saturday, Aug. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $40-$60.

The Paramount 370 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-673-7300. www.paramountny.com. All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

• Come see Blackberry Smoke on Thursday, Aug. 7 when the hard-working Southern Rock quintet takes center stage.

• Spend a sweet Saturday night with the band Sublime with Rome featuring the special guest—Oogee Wawa on Saturday, Aug. 9.

Tickets are $49-$89.50.

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Northport Historical Society Museum

Help The Troops Call Home

215 Main St., Northport. Museum hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m. 631-757-9859. www.northporthistorical.org.

• “Window Shopping Through Time” is a recreation of 10 stores that were located on Main Street and Woodbine Avenue spanning about 100 years, from the 1880s’ Morris City Grocery with their fresh produce and dry goods to the 1980s 5&10 with their ribbon and toys.

Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci’s Huntington Station district office is an official drop-off site for Cell Phones for Soldiers. To help the troops call home by donating your old cell phone, stop by or mail your phone to 1783 New York Ave., Huntington Station, 11746. 631-271-8025.

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium

Hospice Care Network is seeking New York State-licensed cosmetologists to provide 2-4 haircuts per month for community members facing life-limiting illnesses. Download an application at www.hospicecarenetwork.org or call 516-224-6423.

180 Little Neck Road, Centerport. Museum hours through April 15: Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday, 12-4 p.m. Grounds admission: $7 adults, $6 students with ID and seniors 62 and older, and $3 children 12 and under. Mansion tour, add $5 per person. 631-854-5555. www.vanderbiltmuseum.org.

• The planetarium’s new show, “Black Holes: Journey into the Unknown,” has regular showings on Tuesdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.

• Most summer Thursdays (Aug. 21 and 28; Sept. 4), the Vanderbilt offers Midsummer Night Dances in the Celebration Tent on the Great Lawn. The evenings, from 6:30-9:30 p.m., feature ballroom and other types of dancing, with an emphasis on a different step each week. Professional instructors are on hand to demonstrate techniques. The evening includes light dinner fare.

Admission: $30 at door; $25 in advance.

Walt Whitman Birthplace 246 Old Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station. Hours: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors, $4 students,

VOLUNTEERING Cosmetologists Wanted

Artistically Gifted Needed The Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Commack is seeking artistically gifted volunteers to partner with residents in a new program, “heART to heART” aimed at helping people with varying levels of cognitive ability express themselves through art.

Contact Judie at 516-931-5036 or jatlas1@optonline.net.

Don’t Hibernate. Help The Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP SUFFOLK) needs adults 55+ to help in organizations throughout Suffolk County. Dozens of opportunities available in this federally funded program for just about any interest or skill.

Visit www.rsvpsuffolk.org or call 631-979-9490 ext.12 for more information.

Friends At Home Looking to earn some community service hours while changing a life? As part of the Friends@Home program, a project of The Ariella's Friendship Circle at the Chai Center in Dix Hills, visit a child with special needs in an environment they are most comfortable: their own homes. Together, bake cookies, play games, create arts and crafts, read books and more. Contact Nati or Sara at 631351-8672 or fcchaicenter@gmail.com

Be A Friend Of The Bay Friends of the Bay is in need of volunteers who can help convert water quality data, which is currently kept in an excel sheet, into a Microsoft Access database. Assistance is also needed with ArcView GIS, to configure maps of the watershed. Call 516-922-6666 or email info@friendsofthebay.org.

Be A Host Family Huntington Sanctuary is seeking families or individual adults to become Host Homes, which provide temporary shelter to youth between ages 12-17 who are experiencing a family crisis. Contact Jennifer Petti at 631271-2183 for more information.

Helping Furry Friends Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center is looking for volunteers who want to make a difference in the lives of animals.

Free training provided. Visit www.littleshelter.com or call 631-368-8770 ext. 204.

Walt Whitman Birthplace If you are interested in literature or history, the Walt Whitman Birthplace has fascinating and rewarding part-time volunteer positions available. Free training provided. 631-4275420 ext.114.

Helping Runaway Kids Share your ideas and opinions on how Huntington Sanctuary, a program of the Huntington Youth Bureau, can help youth ages 12-21 who run away or who are at risk of running away. The group’s advisory board meets one Thursday a month at 6 p.m. Call 631-271-2183.

Eyes For The Blind Suffolk County’s Helen Keller Services is looking for volunteers to visit blind who are homebound to socialize and aid in reading mail, possibly provide transportation. 631-424-0022.

Be A Museum Docent The Huntington Historical Society is currently seeking volunteers to train to become Museum Docents at the historic David Conklin Farmhouse Museum. The museum is located at 2 High St. in Huntington village and is a fascinating interpretation of the Colonial, Federal and Victorian time periods. No experience required – an interest in local history is a plus. Training is provided. Call 631-427-7045 ext 403.

Seeking Volunteer Advocates The Family Service League’s Ombudservice Program of Suffolk County is seeking volunteers to train as advocates for nursing home, adult home and assisted living facility residents to help ensure they receive quality care and their rights are protected. 631-427-3700 ext.

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going to be something bigger,” said the rising Hofstra University senior. “I knew that when we started it that it wasn’t going to be the last time it was performed.”

As “Emma,” Karmel was the first to perform the song “Just Me” – a composition recently performed by Broadway’s Emma Hunton, who is currently touring with the cast of “Wicked” as Elphaba.

“He calls me in and he’s like, ‘Just come here, come listen to something, I think that’s going to be it,’ and he sang it, for the first time he ever played it, and that’s the version we used,” Karmel said. “It’s one of the only songs that he really hasn’t changed much.”

Though Zadek is in touch with the original cast as friends, the cast has changed.

“I think this show sort of has evolved a lot since high school,” Zadek said. “In some senses, it’s unrecognizable from the original idea,” he said, noting that the show is no longer set in a stalled subway train. “I think it came from the idea of wanting to make a small, intimate show about people’s lives and how they affect each other… You don’t need a big dance number, you don’t need razzle dazzle.”

Set above ground in New York City now, the play’s plot points, character names and “moments” have changed. What has stayed the same, Zadek said, is the fact that the show tells the stories of six people through music.

“One thing led to another, and all of a sudden I have Broadway stars singing my music,” Zadek said. “It’s sort of daunting in the sense that, ‘Wow, I’m really doing this now, I really have to put myself out there in a real way.’”

The NYU student is currently working on “three or four” musicals, including “6” and “The Crazy Ones” – a musical based on Steve Jobs and the Apple company.

Karmel said she would describe Zadek as “spontaneous.”

“Whenever we’re in the car, he never tells me where we’re going and he just drives,” she said. “His favorite is, ‘Rachel, do you trust me? Just trust me on this,’ and I always follow him for some stupid reason.”

At NYU, Zadek is a student of the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, which allows students to create their own majors.

His major is titled “Storytelling Through Musical and Dramatic Mediums.”

Zadek started playing classical piano at the age of 3 and he “hated it.” His piano teacher would tell him to practice scales, but he was drawn to Billy Joel and Britney Spears songs.

He was “always singing,” he said, and his mother took him to audition for shows at the Suffolk Y Jewish Community Center in Commack.

He started writing songs when he reached middle school, having realized that the songs in musicals “don’t just appear.”

But his interests are broader than the realm of musical-writing. Zadek has been pitching songs to artists like LOLO, an artist touring with Fall Out Boy and Paramore who sang one of his songs, and continues to perform music himself.

Zadek is also interested in television writing, screenwriting – “all kinds of dramatic writing.”

“I love music and I love theater, and I think the chance to bring something, to say something that hasn’t been said in either is just really exciting,” he said.

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When The Sun Sets, The Cameras Come Out The Lens

By Kevin Armstrong info@longislandergroup.com

Most of us at one time or another have spent a few minutes marveling at the colors and hues in the sky as the sun sets in the western sky. Of course to many, sunsets are a whole lot more. Writers pen tributes to their mood-changing qualities; movies like them for their reflective symbolism. Most just enjoy their calming, peaceful effect.

There is no other subject that is more photographed than sunsets; they are everyone’s favorite.

The sad fact about sunset photos is that most are done poorly, and even when done correctly, they can be boring. The sunset may be calming and beautiful at the moment, but that is not enough when trying to recreate that onto a two-dimensional image. A distant, small orange ball preceded by a vast amount of flat, uneventful ocean or lake is boring.

Sunset photos are generally lacking in two areas: subject matter and exposure. It does not have to be that way, and with a few simple tips and a little effort, your sunset photos can recall the same emotions that made you want to take photos. Let’s take a look at some solutions for the technical problems, first.

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work well for some photo situations, but sunset photography is definitely not one of them. Take your camera off the auto mode, and don’t bother with the sunset setting either if your camera offers one. The auto mode will yield dark, underexposed images as it tries to compensate the entire exposure for the bright ball in the sky.

Compose a photo just off to the left or right of the sun (without the sun in the frame), and use that exposure when you recompose the photo with the sun now back in the frame. While you are in your camera’s settings, you can also set the white balance to cloudy or shade which can add a nice, warm tone that complements sunsets. Auto white balance generally will add an unwanted cool blue element to sunsets.

Don’t stick your horizon line directly across the middle of the photo. Make sure your horizon line runs across the top or bottom third of the photo.

A tripod is an important piece of equipment since you will be photographing with slow shutter speeds and you don’t want photos with camera blur.

Photographing sunsets with a mobile device is very common since it is the camera everyone always has with them. Your ability to control the technical aspects of its capture are limited, but there are apps available that give you a more robust set of camera controls to help out. Since your mobile photo will be viewed mainly on small screens via social networks, you can get away without having to worry. Small screens are forgiving, and everything generally looks good.

That brings me to the part about adding some interest to the photo. As I mentioned above, straight sunsets generally make for boring photos. You have to be creative and

Sunsets are one of the most photographed events, and it takes some planning to do it right. add elements to make the photo more interesting and dynamic by adding dimension.

It starts by adding a focal point, other than the setting sun. To add interest in the foreground, look for points of interest like the silhouette of a passing sailboat, a jetty, docks or large rocks. Pay special attention to reflections in the water and other objects. Some of the most dynamic sunset images I have ever seen did not even contain the setting sun, just its effects on the surrounding objects.

You have to add some elements to that vast amount of water leading up to the horizon and sky. This applies to sunsets over vast areas of land also. If you can, arrive early and look for items that can act as a natural frame; items like tree branches or other natural structures can act as both foreground and a frame surrounding your sunset.

Be sure to move around and get different perspectives and angles. Make sure to keep

an eye on the sunset during summer days with afternoon thunder showers that begin to break up prior to sunset. Those days often offer some of the most dramatic sunsets you will ever see.

Don’t go away after the sun goes below the horizon; the sun may have set, but the show still goes on. Twenty minutes after the sun sets, you are often treated to the “second sunset” which can feature a deep palette of blues, oranges and reds. This can have a dramatic effect on the clouds and reflections.

Some of my favorite summer sunset locations around Huntington are: Centerport Beach, Crab Meadow Beach, West Neck Beach, Northport Village and Hobart Beach on Eaton’s Neck. All these locations offer everything you need to make good and interesting sunset photos. If you are a person who likes to rise early, since every sunset is followed by a sunrise, all of these tips apply equally to sunrises.

Act aims to end homelessness among veterans (Continuedfrom page A1)

homelessness get back on their feet.”

There is no session planned to review the act this month, Stern’s office said on Monday, but soon the four bills – which work in conjunction with several agencies and community advocates serving veterans – will be laid on the table and be decided upon.

Still, on Monday, Stern, along with Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, Congressman Tim Bishop and Town of Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone, seemed excited to just get the idea out into the open.

“It feels great… The people who spoke today are fully committed,” Petrone, whose daughter Julie serves in the U.S. Air Force, said. “All of us have been trying to do our things, but a coordinated voice with a piece of legislations that shows a major commitment – that helps.”

As for the bills themselves, the first of the four is a broader, overreaching piece of legislation that looks to establish partner-

ships with government agencies and nonprofits to “get everyone on the same page,” according to Stern’s office, and establish a web portal on the Suffolk County website that will allow veterans access to documents and services available to them when forced to the brink of homelessness.

Next, the second bill aims to utilize Suffolk County’s housing assets in a way that’s beneficial to veterans by allowing the county to transfer extra property to notfor-profit corporations in order to establish affordable workforce housing.

The third bill is an amendment to Chapter 528 of Suffolk County’s code that aims to extend coverage of unlawful discriminatory housing acts against veterans so that they cannot be denied housing simply because they receive financial assistance from the government.

Finally, the fourth proposed bill hopes to improve veteran interactions at the Department of Social Services. By assigning vet-

erans from the County Veterans Services Agency to the department, the bill hopes to save veterans seeking assistance from having to make two trips along with providing a person to talk to that’s fully knowledgeable as to what’s available to veterans.

With what the legislator feels has been positive response, Stern believes that his, and his colleagues’, push to end homelessness among veterans will make it through Suffolk – and then continue on even further.

“I’m very excited for this initiative,” Stern said on Friday. “First we’re going to accomplish this goal in Suffolk County, then we’re going to push to end veterans’ homelessness in all of New York.”

In the meantime, veterans from Suffolk met the proposition with warm reception.

“Hopefully I’ll never partake in it, but for the guys who need [the help] it’s super,” Charlie Armstrong, sergeant at arms for American Legion Greenlawn Post 1244, said. “I’ve been volunteering with

the Veterans Stand Downs that the county have and with the veterans’ administration up in Northport, so [seeing something like the Housing Homeless Heroes Act] is great. It’s just great.”

Petrone also pointed out two Huntington-centric initiatives also aimed at ending homelessness for veterans across the town.

“We have two projects, two housing programs that are for the veterans,” Petrone said of the upcoming Columbia Street and Ruland Road projects, which will give preference housing to veterans in Huntington Station and Melville, respectively, “and any of the others [projects] that we do we look to accomplish, where we can, veterans preferences.”

Both Petrone and Councilman Mark Cuthbertson also announced on Monday a resolution expected to be on the August town board agenda that will request the Suffolk County Legislature approve the proposed act.

The Cult ready to rock at The Paramount (Continuedfrom page A1)

for fans of The Cult, with Astbury announcing in July of 2009 that the band would not record or produce any more studio albums, instead focusing solely on EPs and digital releases. However, the band’s followers collectively let out a loud sigh of relief when 2012 rolled around and “Choice of Weapon” was released.

Judging from the buzz The Cult cultivated from their Coachella set in April of 2014, Paramount audience members are in store for a show-stopping performance.

The Rolling Stone even named The Cult as “One of the Best Things at Coachella 2014” after experiencing their performance of rock and roll and flashing lights.

But what has kept people coming back

for more during The Cult’s three-decadesplus career is the band’s recognition and dedication to its loyal fan base. The band dedicated the Coachella set to a fan who died of a drug overdose while attending the previous weekend’s festival. Astbury relayed his beliefs of rock and roll as a messianic calling and pleaded to eager eyes of the dangers that sometimes come

along with festival atmospheres.

“Take care of each other. We’re at the dawn of a new enlightenment,” Astbury reportedly said to the crowd.

The Cult take on The Paramount and claim center stage starting at 8 p.m. on Aug. 12. Tickets are $37.50-$75. For more information, visit the Paramount’s website at paramountny.com.

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