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November 9 2019 Regional Epilepsy Conference. The Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island is pleased to announce that Dr. Jacqueline French, respected lecturer on the development of new therapies for epilepsy, will be the Keynote Speaker at the 2019 Regional Epilepsy Conference. The conference will be held on from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel, 110 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge. The fee is $25, which includes continental breakfast, lunch and all workshops. For information please call 516-739-7733 ext. 145. To register, please go to www.epicli.org. November 10 Wine on the Harbor. Come to a Huntington Choral Society Event Wine on the Harbor from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Wyncote Yacht Club, 311 West Shore Rd., Huntington. Wine Tasting Event with s mall food pairings. $40 per person ($30 for non-wine drinkers). Tickets at the Huntington Choral Society Website: huntingtonchoralsociety.org/. Sign up by November 7 (No walk-ins). Must be 21 to participate.
Prince Building, 54325 Main Road, Southold through November 13. Office hours are Monday - Friday 10 a..m-2 p.m. Tickets will also be for sale at O’Mally’s on the day of the dinner. There will also be a 50/50 raffle at the event. For information on this or other Society activities, please call 631765-5500 or visit us at www.southoldhistoricalsociety.org. November 23 Christmas Fair. The Trinity Lutheran Church (111 Nassau Ave., Islip) will hold its annual Christmas fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors, food, Cookie Walk, 50/50 and more. For info call 631-666-5884 or 631-277-1555. November 23 LI Basketmakers Annual Show and Sale. At the Presbyterian Church of Sweet Hollow (95 Old Country Rd., Melville) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Baskets and basketry-related items, Chinese auction, weaving demonstrations and more. Info: LongIslandBasketmakersGuild@gmail.com. December 3 Long Island Harmonizers Men's Chorus. Hey guys, love to sing? The Long Island Harmonizers barbershop chorus is looking for new singers. Join us at 7:30p to listen to a rehearsal or audition. No musical experience necessary, only your desire to sing and have fun. At the Faith Lutheran Church, 231 Jackson Ave, Syosset. Call 516-680-8036 for more information. December 8 Annual Christmas Tree Lighting. At the Holtsville Ecology Site, 249 Buckley Rd., Holtsville; show starts at 6.p.m. Santa will arrive by helicopter, Entertainment, hot chocolate and more. Bring an unwrapped present for a needy child. More information on page 23.
November 10 ThyCa Support Groupo Meeting. ThyCa Long Island, a support group for thyroid cancer survivors will be meeting at North Shore University Hospital, 300 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY in the Tower Pavilion, first floor in Tower Conference Rooms 1 & 2 from 1 to 3 p.m. Contact: Abby Melendez 516-608-5113; www.thyca.org/sg/ny_manhasset/. November 14 Southold Historical Society Hosts Annual Harvest Dinner. O’Mally’s Restaurant (44780 Rt. 48, Southold) offers a complete dinner for this special occasion which includes salad, entrée, coffee or tea, and dessert. Choose between pot roast or salmon - vegetarian entrée available upon request. Takeout is available for those who cannot stay. Tickets are $35 which includes gratuity. They are on sale at the Society Office at the
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Janis Ian: Still our Favorite ‘Society’s Child’ Folk singer/songwriter has been writing, performing for more than five decades By Mary Malloy n an exclusive interview, 50+ Lifestyles spoke with singer/songwriter Janis Ian shortly after her recent appearance at Long Island’s NYCB at Westbury. Best known for her provocative, Grammy Hall of Fame song “Society’s Child,” about an interracial, teenage romance (and the title of her autobiography), and her revealing, Grammy winning “At Seventeen” (‘I learned the truth at 17, that love was meant for beauty queens…’) Ian, now 68, is still active, still outspoken, and still breaking barriers — but she’s pacing herself. Now in her fifth decade of writing songs and performing, Ian received her most recent Grammy nomination in 2016 for the self-produced “Patience & Sarah,” an audio book she produced and co-narrated with the actress Jean Smart. (This makes a total of 10 nominations in eight different categories — a record for a solo artist whose first nomination came at the age of 16 for her debut album, “Janis Ian”). She lost that last Grammy to President Jimmy Carter, but two years earlier she’d received a Grammy for “Society’s Child: My Autobiography,” winning Best Spoken Word over stiff com-
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petition (President Bill Clinton, First Lady Michelle Obama, Rachel Maddow, and Ellen DeGeneres). Accepting the award to a tumultuous standing ovation, Ian quipped “Well, this is a stunning upset … and I have to admit that when I saw the list of nominees, my first thought was ‘There’s got to be a joke in here somewhere. An ex-president, a First Lady, and three lesbians walk into a bar…’” Ian wrote “Society’s Child” at the age of 14, a song about a relationship between a white girl dating a black boy, causing an uproar in the turbulent mid-60s. An Atlanta radio station that put it in rotation was burned to the ground. “I never thought of it as a song about an interracial love affair gone bad. I just thought of it as a good song,” Ian wrote in her book’s prologue. She left the business for a few years after that. People thought, ‘That’s it, no more Janis Ian.’ How did she find the fortitude to come back after that? “Because I wrote a song called “Stars” that I wanted people to hear, and I wanted to get a record contract. It took a long time, but I did manage to get the contract. Back then, if you were an artist, especially a contemporary artist,
there were not as many choices as there are now …you had to sign with a major label …now there are more alternative routes, but back then there weren't … but I did what I thought I could do to ensure that my work was heard.” (Continued on page 18))
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Radio City, Here She Comes! Ronkonkoma Resident to Sing at Christmas Spectacular By Mary Malloy
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onkonkoma resident Lee Ann Brill, 63, will be a lot closer to her lifelong dream when she opens for the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall on December 6. “I was presented with this opportunity shortly after my husband Kenny passed away,” said Brill about her husband of 42 years who died unexpectedly earlier this year. “Apparently, [Ms. New York Senior America State Director] Marlene Schuss was working on this for some time without me knowing.” (Brill was Ms. New York Senior America 2017 and Third Runner up in the national Ms. Senior America pageant, held in Atlantic City.) I was then contacted by the person at Radio City who asked me to send a video of myself performing. Within a week, I received an email informing me that my video was accepted, and that I would be sent a list of dates from which to select. It was an informal audition that only required a video for approval.” Brill said that this appearance is a “full circle moment” for her. Lee Ann Brill’s lifelong dream of starring on Broadway is getting closer to reality with her upcoming performance at Radio City Music Hall’s Christmas Spectacular. Photo by Maryann Lopinto/Creative design by Marleen Schuss (continued on page 19)
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Cover Story: Honor Flight
Honor Flight Long Island Thanks WWII and Korean War Veterans with Trip to DC Memorials By Mary Malloy; cover and photo by Marc Farb/HFLI
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mid thunderous cheers and hardy pats on the back, hundreds of family members and friends welcomed nearly 50 Nassau and Suffolk veterans back upon their return from an “Honor Flight” that had departed earlier in the day from Islip McArthur Airport to Washington, D.C. The rousing welcome included a performance by the Long Island Bagpipe and Drum Band. On that September morning, Honor Flight Long Island (HFLI) took WWII and Korean War veterans on a free flight to visit their memorialss. Veterans and their guardians went on a guided tour of the WWII, Korean, and other memorials, meeting officers from their military branches and shaking hands with hundreds of citizens who thanked them for their service. According to HFLI President Bill Jones, the L.I. chapter (or “hub”) of Honor Flight, a non-profit national organization, has been around for 11 years. There are 131 hubs around the U.S. “These flights never grow old,” Jones said. “Each veteran that goes on the flight is filled with appreciation, and they get such a wonderful
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reception, especially upon their return.” “From the time you leave, until the time you get back, it’s a heartwarming experience,” said Stony Brook resident and veteran Frank Zamarelli, 91, who enlisted in the Navy in 1946 as a seaman. After he was discharged, he stayed in the Naval Reserve, and then transferred to the
Marine Corps Reserve during the Korean Conflict. This was his second Honor Flight, the first one being with just WWII vets, and this time including the Korean War vets. “It was great, they treat you really well, they escort you around. We
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each had a guardian who took care of our needs. Every veteran should do this.” HFLI organizes, hosts and pays for flights to Washington, D.C. each spring and fall. Each trip includes fifty veterans who go for free, thanks to donations from across Long Island. They are each accompanied by a guardian, next generation, able-bodied volunteers who donate $400 (tax deductible) to offset the day’s costs. If there is no family member to act as a guardian, HFLI has a roster of volunteers ready to step up for the privilege and donate the suggested fee. There will be a flight reunion on Saturday, November 23 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale, where all of the veterans who flew on September 21, their guardians and their families can attend. It’s free, and each veteran will get a personalized photo journal of their day in Washington, D.C. HFLI is now accepting applications for future flights from WWII, Korean War and Vietnam War veterans. For applications and information about the program, call 631-702-2423, or visit www.honorflightlongisland.org. 50+
Okrent Co-Chair of Suffolk Bar’s Elder Law, Estate Planning Committee
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he Law office of David R. Okrent is proud to announce that Mr. Okrent has been appointed for a second term, by the Suffolk County Bar Association, as a Co-Chairman of its Elder Law and Estate Planning Committee. He has also been invited to be a speaker for The New York State Bar Association’s Intermediate Estates and Trusts Education Program this fall where he will be speaking on New York Estate Tax and some unique planning opportunities, and he has been designated a national on-call speaker and/or author for the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts. The Elder law and Estate Planning Committee of the Suffolk County Bar Association is one of the largest Committees of the Suffolk County Bar Association. The Bar Association has a long history and is a prestigious organization serving attorneys and the community. It is made up of many respected attorneys and judges, primarily on long island. As a Co-chair of this committee Mr. Okrent, together with his other co-chairs, are responsible for the Committees activities which primarily include educating and supporting practitioners. The New York State Bar Association is similar to the Suffolk County Bar association but operates at a state level and has members throughout New York. This Bar association is holding a fall program for attorneys titled “Intermediate Trusts and Estate” and Mr. Okrent has been asked to speak on the New York Estate Tax and unique planning opportunities. Mr. Okrent has served for many years as a member of the Executive Committee of this Bar Association’s Elder Law Section, is currently the Co-Chair
of its Finance Committee and has previously been Vice Chairman and Co-Chairman of many of its other sub committees. He is also a past District Delegate, and Co-Chief Editor of the “Elder and Special Needs Law Journal”, this sections quarterly publication distributed statewide. In addition, he serves on the Trust and Estate Section of this Bar Association. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants is an international Accounting organization. It is one of the accountants most prestigious organizations and provides support and education to Certified Public Accounts around the world. Many Accounting organizations, like the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, as well as accounting firms, accesses its programs and educators for its own membership. Mr Okrent is very proud to have been chosen to write/edit and lecture for this organization and will be on call to speak anywhere in the world. Mr. Okrent is available for individual consultation and can be reached at his main office phone number of 631-427-4600. To find out more about Mr. Okrent and his firm visit his website www.okrentlaw.com and while there sign up for his very informative periodic email newsletters. 50+ David R. Okrent, CPA, Esq. Appointed Co- Chair of the Elder Law and Estate Planning Committee of the Suffolk County Bar Association, as a Speaker of the NY State Bar Association’s Intermediate Trusts and Estates Fall Program, and a National on-call speaker and/or author for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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LI Senior Softball League Holds Tourney for St. Jude Children’s Hospital Story by Mary Malloy Photos by Susan Grieco
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n an unseasonably hot, 90 degree-plus fall day in October, nine teams from The Long Island Senior Softball Association and The Boys of Summer gave it their all in the fourth annual Seniors for St. Jude’s Softball Tournament, held at Cantiague Park in Hicksville. “When you can get 160 senior softball players together in this heat, raise in excess of $15,000, and have fun while doing it, well, it just doesn’t get any better than that!” said Mario Harris, an event committee member. The players, ranging in age from 60 to 82, and members of the Boys of Summer and the Long Island Senior Softball Association, really hit it out of the park this year in the double elimination tournament by raising more than $15,000 (and counting) for the children at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, surpassing their $12,000-plus total from last year. Because of the intense heat, The Mets and The Dodgers agreed to share the title of Co-Champions in the seventh inning of the final game. The money was raised mostly from the ballplayers themselves, some donating to participate, and others who gave above and beyond, whether they played in the tournament or not. Along with chairman Vinny Troiano, the Seniors for St. Jude Softball Tournament committee consists of Richard Coy, Mario Harris, Joe Rondanelli, Richard Dorato, Bob Simmons, John Ferro, Bill Bogatz. J.J. Switalski was their videographer, and Nick and John Castellaneta took photographs.
About St. Jude’s The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to help find cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of its creator, entertainer Danny Thomas, who founded the hospital in 1962, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family's ability to pay. The fundraiser was started four years ago by Committee Chairman Vinnie Troiano in honor of his sister, Rose Auletta, who died more than 20 years ago. Troiano wasn’t able to attend the tournament, having gone through triple bypass surgery just days before. “He’s doing fine, he’s on the mend,” said Harris. The Boys of Summer and The Long Island Senior Softball Association (LISSA) boast members who are all over the age of 60, with more than 20 teams throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties. Many of the members play year-round, outdoors from April to November, and then indoors at the Long Island Sports Complex in Freeport. “We wanted an open game,” said Bob Simmons. “Whoever shows up can play. In other words, we leveled the playing field.” For more information about the Senior Softball league, call Richie Coy at 917-287-9340; Joe Rondinelli at 631-606-8045, or visit www.newyorkseniorsoftball.com, or their Facebook page “Long Island Senior Softball Association.” 50+
Irv Goldbaum pitches for his team
(Above): Seniors for St. Jude Softball Tournament Committee members, from left: Mario Harris, Joe Rondinelli , Richard Dorato, Bob Simmons, and John Ferro. Not pictured was event chairman and founder Vinny Troiano, who was hospitalized before the tournament. (Upper left): Bobby Trascoy makes contact with the ball. (Lower left) Paul Kolker puts the ball into play.
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Writers Corner
With Cheryl Benton
Hello World, Can You See Us Now? By Cheryl Benton f you’re a woman over 50, the answer to that question is “not so much.” And if the world does see us, it usually sees us quite differently than we actually are. Several years ago, to combat the “invisible woman” syndrome, I started The Three Tomatoes, a digital lifestyle magazine for “women who aren’t kids.” Having lived and worked for many years in New York City, the land of size zero 20-somethings, I was truly starting to feel like an invisible woman, as were many of my smart, accomplished friends. So, I created The Three Tomatoes, originally just for the fun of it, as the antidote for invisibility and sent it to 60 friends. Today we have thousands of friends from coast to coast who read our newsletters, visit our website, and come to our events. For quite a while I thought about writing a book inspiring woman over 50 to never give up on their dreams, and there is so much to look forward to as we grow older. I originally envisioned it as a series of essays, and then one day, while I was sitting on a train, the first two sentences of a novel popped into my head. Those two sentences became the opening of my debut novel, Can You See Us Now? that tells the story of three best friends who rebel against unsolicited AARP cards, hot flashes, bosses, becoming invisible, and the perceptions of what’s old. The novel was inspired by my own experiences and those of my successful, accomplished New York City friends, and has struck a chord with many women over 50 who have ever felt invisible and marginalized in our youth obsessed culture. Most recently, I had the opportunity to co-write a fun little book of fun and irreverent quips and musings about love, relationships, shoes, gaining weight, and growing older, with my daughter, Roni Jenkins. It’s called Martini Wisdom and was number one on Amazon’s Hot New Releases list shortly after its publication. 50+
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King Leer By Randall C. Hill
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e has been variously described as vulgar, adolescent and exploitative. But, like him or not, Hugh Marston Hefner and his Playboy magazine was responsible for many a tectonic social shift in 1950s America. Hefner was born in 1926, the older of two sons of straight-laced Methodists. As a boy, Hefner wrote horror stories and drew cartoons but applied little of his 152 IQ to academic pursuits. He graduated from Chicago’s Steinmetz High School in 1944. After spending two years in the US Army, Hefner earned a psychology degree at the University of Illinois, where he created a campus humor magazine called Shaft. Chaste until age 22, he married high-school classmate Millie Williams and began what he later labeled “a deadening slog into 1950s adulthood.” He went to work for a pair of magazines, Esquire and Children’s Activities. In the meantime, he was busy planning his own magazine, a man’s “lifestyle” periodical to be called Stag Party. However, a Stag publication already existed, so after considering Top Hat, Gentleman and Bachelor, Hefner switched the name to Playboy. To get started, he borrowed $8,000 (about $60,000 in today’s money), including $1,000 from his mother. Hefner also paid $500 for an unpublished 1949 nude calendar photo of Marilyn Monroe (for which she earned $50). He assembled the first Playboy on his kitchen table. The debut issue — featuring a clothed Monroe on the cover (and unclothed inside) — hit newsstands in December 1953 with a run of 53,000 copies. Unsure that
there would ever be a second edition, Hefner had purposely left off a publication date on the cover. All copies — offered at 50 cents each — sold out quickly, though, and Playboy became a winner. By 1957, Hefner was raking in $4 million annually. Playboy became the guidebook for the unattached young male urbane sophisticate. The magazine featured literate articles, in-depth interviews, and a centerfold of a busty, unclothed young woman. Hefner took unabashed delight in viewing his periodical as an emblem of the rapidly growing sexual revolution and an escape from long-standing American puritanism and social intolerance. Along the way, the now-divorced Hefner built a global empire that came to be worth $200 million. Hefner never lost interest in beautiful young women. In 1989, he surrendered his bachelorhood once more and married Kimberley Conrad, the 1989 Playmate of the Year who was 38 years his junior. The couple divorced in 2010. On New Year’s Eve of 2012, Hefner, age 86, married again, this time to 26-year-old beauty Crystal Harris. Always obsessed with celebrityhood, Hefner paid $75,000 for a mausoleum drawer adjacent to Marilyn Monroe’s in Los Angeles’s Westwood Memorial Park. In 2009, he told the Los Angeles Times, “Spending eternity next to Marilyn is an opportunity too sweet to pass up.” The drawer was put to its intended use after Hefner drew his final breath on September 27, 2017. He was 91 years old. 50+
Community Pool at SCCC Taking Membership Applications he Community is now invited to enroll in annual memberships for the Community Pool at the Northampton Campus of Suffolk County Community College. The competitive-size pool, located on Speonk-Riverhead Road, is now open to the public daily, with convenient hours that extend into the evenings and weekends. “The new facility promotes a critically important health and fitness focus for the students and the community at large,” said Legislator Fleming. “Not only is this an investment in community health, but it also allows a valuable opportunity for residents to develop a safe relationship with water, and can serve as a training resource for first responders.” “The community pool is a long-realized project that I started when I was a Suffolk County Legislator,” said Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman. “This gives our residents a chance to develop healthy fitness habits closer to home and make new friends within the community they live.” “This is a wonderful opportunity for members of our community to join a fitness facility, complete with a pool, that is within driving dis-
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tance and one that is affordable for families and seniors,” said Southampton Town Councilman John Bouvier.
The total cost of construction, just under $22 million, resulted from many years of committed effort by numerous partners including Assemblyman Fred Thiele, State Senator Ken LaValle, then Legislator Schneiderman, the Community College Board, County Executive Steve Bellone, and the Legislature. Legislator Fleming is grateful to the many partners who made the completion of the project a reality. She is particularly proud of final efforts, including the passage of a bond resolution in 2016, authorizing an additional $2,575,000 which passed by certificate of necessity and was signed by County Executive Steve Bellone on the very last day New York State
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would be able to appropriate the additional funding. Assemblyman Thiele said, “The Community Pool at the eastern campus of Suffolk Community College has been a valuable addition for students at the college. It was always understood that the general public would also benefit from this new facility. I am pleased to see memberships for the community are now available to help meet their health, fitness and recreational needs.”The state-of-the-art facility includes a fitness area with a rock climbing wall, lockers and showers. The membership fees are as follows. Adult Suffolk County Resident — $275/12 months Child Suffolk County Resident — $220/12 months (up to grade 12) Family Membership — $720/12 months (head of household, spouse, dependents under 18 years, 23 if enrolled as full-time student) Senior 60 and over — $220/12 months Non-resident fee — $340/12 months Non-resident senior — $340/12 months For more information go to www.sunysuffo l k . e d u / fo r - t he - c o m m u n i t y / he a l t h club/index.jsp. 50+
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(Solution on page 4) 32. Mrs. in Castile 33. Tell the truth 34. An extremity 35. They’ll be adults soon 37. Out with no bail (abbr) 38. CCLI x 2 39. Places for R&R 43. Stash 47. Rain hard 48. Not feeling so hot 50. Not here 51. Bristle 52. XIV halved 53. Prompter prefix 54. No SSN? Then this (abbr) 55. Typographic lengths 56. Pt. Jeff to Middle Isl. direction 27. Poetically earlier 28. Hail as per Ceasar 29. Each 30. Hesitations 33. Stir up 35. Rock outcrop 36. Maritime navigation system (abbr) 37. He uses 38 and 52 Across 39. Hwys. (abbr) 40. Yeti shoe size? 41. They look for Alfs perhaps (abbr) 42. Some chances are this 44. Needs to repay 45. Chest sound 46. Check out 49. Portugese airport (abbr)
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In October, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) addressed the Suffolk County American Legion Annual Legislative Breakfast at American Legion Rusy Bohm Post 411 in Islip. During the breakfast, Congressman Zeldin spoke and answered questions about the issues most important to NY-1 veterans, including improving the quality of care at the Northport Veterans Hospital, combating veteran homelessness, ensuring all veterans receive the benefits and care they have earned, and expanding nationally the PFC Joseph Dwyer Program that Rep. Zeldin created while in the New York State Senate.
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Call to Artist:
"Sights And Sounds: Rhythms And Scales" Juror: Kevin Mcevoy Entry Deadline: December 23, 2019 nsel Adams once said "When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence." The Huntington Arts Council invites artists to submit work that meets at the intersection of visual art and music. Does your work exude rhythm, melody, lyrics, harmony or dissonance from a social, political or musical perspective? Does it elicit a reaction in sounds, words or movement? Does it dance or sway? Does it move, or move the viewer? Does it sing? "I'm not so concerned with originality, I'm not after that artist statement that shocks us with its newness. It's really just simple. I just paint what I am with, where I am. I simply relay the story before me, the way the neck of a violin is worn down by a century of playing, the lyrical silhouette of a woman's neck, the distant stare of a Vietnam Veteran. I'm fascinated by common things." Kevin McEvoy, Juror
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materials cannot be returned. * Selected works are chosen by the juror. No more than two works per artist are selected. ENTRY DEADLINE: December 23, 2019 ELIGIBILITY: * All artists and media. SIZE: * No work should exceed 48 inches in any direction. * Standing work cannot be higher than 72 inches. * Video maximum: 50 MB. ENTRY FEE: First three Entries: JOURNEY* school students $15 Full-time students $25 Artist members $30 Non-members $40 Additional entries $5 each Please note: Entry fees are nonrefundable. (*JOURNEY Partner School Districts: Cold Spring Harbor CSD, Commack UFSD, Harborfields CSD, Huntington UFSD, Kings Park CSD,
Northport-East Northport UFSD, Plainview-Old Bethpage CSD, South Huntington UFSD). tudio on Long Island. Questions e-mail Kieran Johnson, Businessmanager@Huntingtonarts.org. 50+
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(Janis Ian continued from page 5) Ian’s tours have sold out in every country she’s visited, and her songs have been recorded by artists as diverse as John Mellencamp, Amy Grant, Diane Schuur, and Joan Baez. She’s recorded duets with Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Mel Torme and, most recently, Trevor Sewell. She took a break after her show at NYCB at Westbury. “It’s not really a tour,” she said. “I did some dates with Livingston Taylor to see if we wanted to work for a more extended period. He’s a wonderful songwriter, very kind, very funny, a great entertainer, and all-around great person. We enjoy working together a lot.” The Pearl Foundation Ian holds the distinction of hosting the first international Internet auction, in 1998. The auction raised money for what became The Pearl Foundation, an IRS-approved charitable organization providing scholarships to “returning students.” The foundation honors Janis’s mother, Pearl, who had died the year before. Pearl had returned to college in her 40s, hindered but undaunted by multiple sclerosis, and went on to get her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. The foundation has no employees — everything but tax preparation is contributed or done by Janis and her wife, Pat (who likewise went back to school in her 40s!) To date, it has given away more than
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$1 million in scholarship funding, and seen more than 60 students graduate. (For more information, visit www.thepearlfoundation.org.) Our Readers Want to Know 50+ Lifestyles asked our Janis Ian fans what they’d like to know about her, which pleased Ian. “I like the audience participation,” she reacted. “Particularly with newspapers, I think the readership is ignored much of the time, so I thank your readers for asking these questions!” Christine S., a vocalist and songwriter, wanted to know who some of Ian’s musical influences and muses are. Ian: “Billie Holliday, Nina Simone, Johnny Mercer, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash. Right now, I’m listening to Miranda Lampert’s Pistol Annies. When I was younger it was Odetta, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Joan Biaz. Christine S.: Do you write the music or lyrics first? Ian: It depends on the song, really. From Beth R.: Who are some character-driven songwriters you admire? Ian: Pistol Annies, Leonard Cohen … I did 10 years with [actress and acting teacher] Stella Adler, so I certainly pay attention to that. [Adler’s techniques emphasize imagination in addition to emotional recall.] Joe S. from Oceanside asked, “Was your song “At Seventeen” autobiographical?
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Ian: In part, yes. I never finished school, so I never went to the prom -- but in terms of the feeling, yes, absolutely. Olga L., of Massapequa, asked “Where do you envision your next few years taking you?” Ian: I'm working with the California State Library on a book of Haiku, and then looking toward a new album at some point …. I'm slowing down a lot because I just don't need to work as hard, and I’d like to spend more time writing … songs or whatever else I write. I'm very fortunate that I get the opportunity to think like that. I don't think that for someone like me that there's ever a question of retirement in the conventional sense. I’m teaching my brain to not do what I’ve always done just because I’ve always done it. “It’s a privilege to have people identify with my music,” said Ian. “It’s a good feeling to write songs that inspire them. I think that sometimes artists are annoyed when the audiences wants them to bring up their old material, but I have nothing that I wouldn't want to keep sharing. I feel like it's great that I still get to make a living doing this.” Mary Malloy is a retired editor, freelance journalist, and a don’t-quit-your-day-job singer. Follow her on Talking to Talent on Facebook. Do you have an interesting story, or hobby? We’d love to hear from you! Email Maryamalloy@aol.com.50+
(Here She Comes continued from page 6) “Many years ago, when I was in my 20s, I auditioned to be part of the chorus ensemble for the Christmas Spectacular. This was an open casting call that was city-blocks long. I was told that thousands of hopefuls were standing in that line. Casting people were eliminating people right off the line. If you didn't fit what they were looking for, you were asked to leave. I was fortunate enough to get through that process and still waited hours on the line to audition. “When I stood before the casting directors, I was asked to sing eight bars of music - not much - so I sang a portion of ‘Ring them Bells.’ They then asked me to sing another song for them, something different. I sang ‘Don't Cry for me Argentina.’ They said I was their first Evita, and asked me to come back the next day for the dance portion. “The next day I went to the backstage door, where my name was on a list, and proceeded to one of the rehearsal rooms. There were still a few hundred hopefuls in that room. Needless to say, my background in musical theater afforded me the basic dance steps (I am classified as a singer who can dance, not a dancer who can sing.) I made it through several cuts, but eventually I didn’t make the chorus. All in all, it was an amaz-
ing experience, and one that I will never forget.” So here she is, some 40-plus years later, with no line to stand on, back to where it began, with five minutes to sing on that magnificent stage alone — and doing it acapella. Her song choices will consist of three ballads that will Segway into
“Believe in yourself and your dreams – they do come true!” – Lee Ann Brill each other, with one final portion of another song, something different and unexpected for her ending. “We never know what lies ahead,” said Brill, “And I’m open to following whatever path God
places me on. I’m on a different path, one I didn’t anticipate at this stage of my life. Music and performing were always a constant in my life and one of my greatest loves. When I was in the Ms. New York Senior America pageant, my philosophy was ‘To Forge Forward, Believe in Yourself, Believe in your Dreams.’ Life has not been gentle this year. Losing my husband was devastating and unexpected. However, I know my biggest fan, my husband Kenny, will be smiling down and cheering me on! “This is a dream come true for me. Believe in yourself and your dreams – they do come true! Perhaps this is the first part of my second act — and next stop, Broadway!” 50+
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Shoreham’s Charles Sorrocco’s 100th Birthday
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n September 23, 2019, Councilwoman Jane Bonner joined family and friends of Charles Sorrocco to celebrate his 100th birthday at Lombardi’s restaurant in Middle Island. Mr. Sorrocco was born in Brooklyn on September 24, 1919 and has been a resident of Shoreham since 1957. A veteran of World War II, he served in the Marines until he was seriously wounded, receiving the Purple Heart and was honorably discharged in 1944. Soon after, he met his future wife Rose Morretino, whom he married in 1946 and had two daughters, Lorraine and Elizabeth. He worked for Peerless Photo Products (which was on the site of the Tesla Science Center in Shoreham) until his retirement about 35 years ago. Sadly, Rose passed away in 2011. He now lives in the Leisure Village Community and enjoys spending time with his five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Pictured left to right are Councilwoman Bonner, Mr. Sorrocco and Joe Cognitore, Commander of the Rocky Point VFW Post 6249. Councilwoman Bonner said, “I was very happy to share Charles’ special birthday. He may be 100 years old, but he is young at heart and a great reminder of how we all should live life to the fullest. He’s a great American who served his country well and it is my pleasure to honor him on this special day” 50+
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Help Wanted! Ice Hockey Coaches Needed For Oyster Bay Program
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yster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino announced that the Town is seeking experienced coaches for its successful Youth Ice Hockey and House League Program. “While the Town’s program maintains popularity yearround, the cooler weather brings with it a greater participation in our youth ice hockey program,” said Supervisor Saladino. “The Town is looking for experienced hockey coaches looking for a fun and rewarding way to spend their time. What better way to hone your hockey skills than helping our youth improve theirs?” The Town of Oyster Bay Youth Ice Hockey Program is underway at the indoor Ice Skating Center, open year round. The outdoor program gets underway in late-November. Interested coaches can apply at the Town of Oyster Bay Parks Department, 977 Hicksville Road in Massapequa. Applicants must have a knowledge of the game. Call 516-797-4136 for more information. 50+
Grandparents Raising Grandkids ero To Three (zerotothree.org) released the Grand Plan, a national survey highlighting the joys and challenges faced by grandparents who are caregivers for their grandchildren. Parents searching for childcare today are frequently turning to one of their most valued resources – their own parents. One-in-four children under the age of five are cared for by grandparents, roughly the same number enrolled in formal child care programs. he research found that over 90 percent of survey respondents love being a grandparent and love caring for their grandchildren. The primary reason grandparents take on the role was a need to “help their adult children” (71 percent), along with a desire to develop closer relationships with their grandchildren (65 percent) and out of a sense of family duty (54 percent). While many grandparents are more than willing to help with child care, they often report feeling stressed when managing children’s challenging behavior and navigating the “co-parenting” relationship with their adult children “Grandparents are filling a child care gap in a unique way that brings them closer to their grandchildren, as well as their adult children,” stated Rebecca Parlakian, Senior Director of Pro-
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• 89 percent satisfied with their current caregiving arrangement, but there are difficulties. Almost half (48 percent) feel some level of disagreement or tension between generations, like handling tantrums, navigating mealtime, and managing screen time. • 2 out of 5 find caring for a young child is tiring, and oneout-of-five say it’s stressful. • In multi-generational households, grandparents reported experiencing more stress (26 vs. 19 percent) and a more complicated relationship with their adult children (57 vs. 45 percent). • For eight-out-of-10 families, grandparents did not receive any monetary compensation for their time spent caring for grandchildren. They instead reported benefits like spending time with grandchildren, shaping their early experiences, and ensuring their grandkids get the best care. Key findings from The Grand Plan can be found at zerotothree.org/grandparentsurvey. 50+
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Annual INTERFACE Thanksgiving Food Drive
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rookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine has announced that the Brookhaven Youth Bureau INTERFACE Program’s Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive will run until November 15, 2019. INTERFACE is a partnership between individuals, generous corporate neighbors and the Town of Brookhaven united in a shared effort to give assistance to Brookhaven’s less fortunate residents all year round. See the attached flyer. Last year’s Thanksgiving Food Drive provided hearty Thanksgiving meals to 1,140 families in Brookhaven. Without the generous donations received during the drive, this would not have been possible. Drop off points for this year’s Thanksgiving Food Drive include: • Brookhaven Town Hall, One Independence Hill in Farmingville; • Henrietta Acampora Recreation Center, 39 Montauk Hwyin Blue Point; • Brookhaven Town Highway Department, 1140 Old Town Road in Coram; • Rose Caracappa Senior Center, 739 Route 25A in Mount Sinai; • New Village Recreation Center, 20 Wireless Road in Centereach; • Moriches Bay Recreation Center, 313 Frowein Road in Center Moriches. Suggested food items for donations include all non-perishables, including, but not limited to: canned soups, canned cranberry sauce, turkey gravy, stuffing mix, instant potatoes, canned sweet or white potatoes, rice, canned vegetables, jar or canned sauce, macaroni, canned fruit, pudding, Jello, cookie mix, cake mix, icing and juice. Due to refrigeration requirements, the town cannot accept frozen turkeys. However, residents can donate $10 gift cards from local supermarkets, enabling families to purchase turkeys. Hours of operation for the Town of Brookhaven Youth Bureau INTERFACE Program’s Thanksgiving Food Drive are from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information, or to donate gift cards, cash or checks please call Josie Lunde at the Town of Brookhaven Youth Bureau at 631-4518011 or 631-451-8026. 50+
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Pickleball Is A Gift By Bruce Cuddy; Certified Pickleball Professional (PPR)
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ometimes, when we realize how wonderful it is that we found the game of pickleball, we have to stop and count our blessings and understand that in many ways pickleball really is a gift. For many who have reached ‘the age,’ or who are fast approaching it, pickleball has been revitalization. Lost was the hope of ever playing anything remotely in the form of a sport again Yet, there we are returning serves, hitting dink (a word that wasn’t even in our vocabulary) shots and congratulating friends at the net with a renewed enthusiasm for competing. Sometimes people play in small groups. There are times though; these groups will number in the hundreds. Whether big or small, new friends are found. Count how many dear friends you have acquired since you started playing pickleball. Amazing isn’t it? Equally important, pickleball breeds social opportunities. It’s from these opportunities that we can look forward to each day with guarded optimism that we won’t let our partner down, or that we’ll play better than last time, and perhaps, meet a new friend. Certainly, there are some aches and pains. It’s part of being active regardless of what we do at any age. On the flip side, however, just how much fun is it that grandparents can teach their grandchildren a sport that maybe their own children don’t know much about? It’s the gift that pickleball gives to us every time we step onto the court. It keeps us going strong. We all know the look we get when someone asks, “What’s pickleball?” From now on we shouldn’t be embarrassed to tell them proudly that “Pickleball is a Gift.” It’s a gift that brings so much joy to our lives and it can do the same for them if they only give it a try. Basic Rules Overview •Pickleball is played either as doubles (two players per team) or singles; doubles is most common •The same size playing area and rules are used for both singles and doubles The Serve •The serve must be made underhand. •Paddle contact with the ball must be below the server’s waist (navel level). •The serve is initiated with at least one foot behind the baseline; neither foot may contact the baseline or court until after the ball is struck. •The serve is made diagonally crosscourt and must land within the confines of the opposite diagonal court. •Only one serve attempt is allowed, except in the event of a let (the ball touches the net on the serve and lands on the proper service court; let serves are replayed). Scoring Points are scored only by the serving team. Games are normally played to 11 points, win by 2. Tournament games may be to 15 or 21, win by 2. When the serving team’s score is even (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10) the player who was the first server in the game for that team will be in the right/even court when serving or receiving; when odd (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) that player will be in the left/odd court when serving or receiving. 50+
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Dental Implants Are the Most Attractive, Comfortable and Permanent Solution for Replacing Tooth Loss!
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Dr. Adam Zatcoff, Total Dental Care of Middle Island
o you hide your smile because of missing teeth? Do your dentures hurt or slip? Is your denture or partial a nuisance to keep clean? Tired of messy adhesives and not being able to eat your favorite foods? Does a poor smile erode your self esteem? There is good news! Today’s dental implants have revolutionized the way missing teeth are replaced. We can help you improve your smile, your confidence and the quality of your life with a permanent solution to tooth loss! Thanks to the state-of-the-art technology that we employ at Total Dental Care you now have better options. Not happy wearing a traditional denture or partial…and who is? We can provide a free evaluation and if you are a good candidate replace your antiquated dental or partial with a TDC All-on 4TM fixed implant denture held securely in place by just 4 tiny titanium implants in as quickly as one day!
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Get the Most Out of Your Medicare Advantage Plan nnual Enrollment Period (AEP) is when Medicare beneficiaries decide whether to remain in their current Medicare Advantage Plan, choose another plan or return to what is commonly referred to as Original Medicare or Medicare Fee for Service. Medicare beneficiaries can receive additional benefits and value through a Medicare Advantage plan. AgeWell New York encourages these tips for getting the most out of your Medicare plan to enhance your health coverage and access to services. 1. Provider Network: Check your plan's website or provider directory to see if your doctors or specialists participate in the network, and If not, you can make a request to the plan to reach out to your physicians to invite them to participate. 2. Health and Wellness Benefits: Look for health and wellness benefits including dental, vision, hearing, transportation, over the counter drugs, alternative medicine, and fitness programs. Details of these benefits are included in the plan’s Evidence of Coverage, or you may call your plan or visit their website to learn more and take advantage. 3. Care Navigator or Care Manager: Having access to a Care Manager or Navigator helps you access your providers, benefits and health services. 4. Drugs in Formulary: If you find that the drug your physician is prescribing is not in the plan’s formulary, there is a process for you to request consideration that your drugs be included. For eligibility and enrollment in AgeWell New York’s Medicare Advantage Plans call 866-237-3210 or agewellnewyork.com.
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Age of Elegance Marleen Schuss
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…And Ms. SENIOR AMERICA 2019 is ?????? orry, we will not know that until next month! As we went to press, Queens from 50 states were at the National Pageant in Atlantic City, October 20 - 24th getting ready to compete for the title of Ms Senior America. Our own reigning Queen of 2019, Nancy Witter, will be one of the candidates competing for the crown. Three cheers for our Queen Nancy Witter representing the state of New York. YOU GO GIRL! Stay tuned! October was a standout month for New York Senior America. We attended two Golden Gathering Health Fairs, one in Freeport and the other in Amityville. They were hosted by Senator John Brooks. There was a wealth of information and health services. We encourage seniors to practice good health through education. For many, many years NYSA has entertained at the Northport Veterans Hospital. On October 13 we had the honor of performing one of our outstanding variety shows. It is indeed an honor to entertain for the veterans. They reward us with their smiles and applause
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New York Senior America’s Program H.A.V.E. HEART- HONOR A VETERAN EVERY DAY! was developed by Ms. New York Senior America with the goal of helping, honoring and celebrating veterans by providing various services according to the needs and wishes of the veterans selected. Our organization is supported by sponsorship and fundraising and businesses. For further information, contact Jane Rubinstein, via e-mail: jrargar@aol.com November 11 is the day our grateful nation honors veterans. Originally, it was called Armistice Day and was commemorated every year on November 11, to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany. It took effect at 11 o’clock in the morning — the “eleventh hour of the eleventh month.” Our Halloween Costume party always a huge success as well as our Holiday Gala on December 6 … not to be missed! There is so much to gain when you become part of NY Senior America. It’s not just a Pageant or entertaining, it’s so much more. It’s an exciting and rewarding life-style. Now is the time to get in touch with Marleen Schuss, NY State Administrator at 516-761-7503 or via e-mail: marleenschuss@aol.com. Fill in the coupon below to become a contestant in the 2020 NY Senior America pageant.
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What the New York Health Act (single-payer) Would Mean for You
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e hear talk of “Medicare for All” and “Single-Payer” at the national level, but most people aren’t aware that legislation, which has been proposed here in NYS, would eliminate all private health insurance providers and change health care as we know it. If enacted, it would impact all residents, including retirees from state and local governments, who are currently accessing earned benefits, including health care. The proposed NY Health Act would establish a singlepayer system affecting the benefits of all New Yorkers. The Retired Public Employees Association (RPEA), which is the only organization whose sole purpose is to look out for the interests of NY public retirees, brought up a number of issues with this proposed legislation at a Senate Health Committee Hearing in May. These concerns, which must be addressed, include: Medicare. Upon turning 65, all retirees are required to enroll in Medicare. The proposed Health Act in New York State includes a request for a waiver from the federal government to ensure reimbursements continue, but if this waiver is not granted, we are left with a number of unanswered questions. How would premiums be paid? Would retirees still be enrolled in Medicare? Would deductions from Social Security checks end? Additionally, the State Commissioner of Health could expand the existing low-income premium waiver, allowing all eligible enrollees to receive Medicare and not pay premiums. However, this benefit is not guaranteed. Travel. If you leave NYS to travel and you’re in need of medical attention, you will no longer have a valid Medicare card. The proposed Health Act eliminates all private health insurers and does not address whether the NY Health Program will be accepted in other states. There is
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no guarantee you will be covered in another state, no matter how serious the situation. RPEA is the only organization whose sole purpose is to look out for the interests of NY public retirees. In addition to advocacy and information, members enjoy other benefits including dedicated staff answering questions about retirement issues, and for only $30 per year. For more information on RPEA or to join visit: rpea.org or call 518-869-2542.
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