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Publisher’s Letter

A Very Memorable Year

By Angela Susan Anton,Publisher The year 2006 was filled with fabulous firsts for Anton Community Newspapers, Boulevard, and me.

Our exciting new full-color Boulevard magazine was successfully launched and greeted by our readers and advertisers with great accolades. I look forward to 2007 with renewed excitement and enthusiasm. We will continue to expand the distribution of Boulevard from Manhattan to the Hamptons while offering you amazing articles, interviews and fabulous celebrity and charity event reporting.

The beginning of a new year is always a time for reflection and I am pleased to share some of my thoughts with you: Life and business are about relationships and communications. Tell the people who matter in your life how much they are appreciated.

Learn how to take a “timeout” every once in a while so that you can stand back and realistically assess what is going on in your life. We all need time to recharge our batteries.

Constantly expand your network of friends and acquaintances. Building a strong network goes a long way in problem solving and brainstorming for new and exciting ideas and plans. “One is the loneliest number!”

Treat yourself well. Life is a journey, not a destination, so enjoy every precious minute of it. Learn how to indulge yourself and live your dreams.

Giving back to your community and those less fortunate will enrich your life in ways that you could never expect. We are all in this life together and helping each other in times of need makes the world a far better place in which to live.

Last year was filled with beautiful people and fabulous parties! My first Boulevard photo shoot in October was with Dina Lohan and resulted in fantastic publicity for our new magazine and a widely acclaimed “kickoff” issue. I can honestly say that I now consider Dina and her beautiful family to be new friends. Dina is gorgeous, friendly, and funny, and she made our first issue a resounding success.

Our December Holiday Issue featured Dr. Max Gomez. Max is articulate, highly professional and a very close and dear friend. His humor, intelligence, and insight into the media world have been very helpful to me in creating Boulevard.

Boulevard is also fortunate to be working with the brilliant celebrity photographer Patrick McMullen. His cover shoots and celebrity event centerfolds have made each issue a “must see” for all of Long Island.

In 2007, we have begun our new year with Joan Jett as our celebrity cover.

Joan Jett is a rock icon who is back on tour with the Blackhearts and thrilling countless thousands of new fans. We will continue to bring you more fabulous cover stories, and in-depth interviews with people who make a difference in our lives. Our stories will involve local leaders as well as nationally famous people whom we all know.

I am thrilled to be working again with the Nassau County Museum of Art to make our 2007 Ball a major success. Congratulations to Michael Mazzei, the owner of Nubest Salon and Spa for his being chosen as a Ball Honoree.

Michael has done so much good for our community with his philanthropy and is a very deserving honoree.

In closing, I wish each and every one of you a New Year filled with love, life, health and peace. Boulevard’s success could not have happened without your loyalty and encouragement.

Angela Susan Anton

PUBLISHER/EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Angela Susan Anton GENERAL MANAGER William M. Delventhal, Jr. TECHNICAL DIRECTOR/ ASSISTANT TO PUBLISHER Jason Feinberg VP SYSTEMS Tomas Baade SENIOR EDITOR Dagmar Fors Karppi EDITOR Carla Santella ART DIRECTOR Paul Scheuer CREATIVE DIRECTOR AND DESIGNER Lucia D’Onofrio ASSISTANT PAGE DESIGNER Damien Monaco PHOTO EDITOR Jeremy Grand CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Barry Kay TRAVEL AND FEATURES EDITOR Christina D. Morris CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Tom Albright Mike Barry Lauriana Capone Dr. Stephen T. Greenberg Irvina Lew John Loret Tiffany Razzano Ilena Ryan Bob Ronzoni Michael Russo Julie A. Sageer Maria Saperstein Dr. Robert Scott Susan Steinbaum Tim Sullivan David Tabbert Venus Quintana CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Lynne Burris Pat Dillon Michael George Jason Feinberg Dagmar Fors Karppi Amy R. Manheim M. Cyril Morris CELEBRITY PHOTOGRAPHER Patrick McMullan

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MULBERRY BLOOMS English luxury leather goods brand, Mulberry, has opened its newest shop at Americana Manhasset, situated between Tiffany & Co. and Etro. Customers can now enjoy the delights of Mulberry’s cool vintage-style men’s and women’s accessories in an exquisite 1,079 square foot space.

“Mulberry represents understated luxury, beautiful design and great quality. There’s a bag for everyone in this store!” said Americana Manhasset Senior Vice President Deirdre Costa Major. In the new boutique, Mulberry’s signature designs such as Roxanne and Bayswater join newer icons, Emmy and Brooke.

Just as Americana Manhasset offers their clientele a luxurious shopping experience through services such as complimentary Personal Shopping, Mulberry’s Bespoke Bag Service presents the shopper with four core styles able to be tailored to their own specifications by skilled workers. The Roxanne, Bayswater and Ledbury for women, or the Piccadilly for men,

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“Mulberry represents understated luxury, beautiful design and great quality.”

exotic skins, personalized with engraving on the brass plate and adorned with leather initials.

Contact AMERICANA MANHASSET’s complimentary Personal Shopping Service at 800.818.6767 or americanamanhasset.com

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Cover: Joan Jett

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DESIGN A 21st Century Addition to a 19th Century Classic It’s All in the Details

By Christina D. Morris he stately Italianate style 1878 house was the first of its type to be built in what was once a thriving north shore orchard. Today the 1.6-acre site remains heavily treed and meticulously landscaped, but the owners needed some modern amenities and the land use required some attention. For Frank Falino, Architect PLLC,

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Design and Construction, “it was a comprehensive assignment.” Included in the plans was a major reconfiguration of the landscape, the addition of a free-standing garage reflecting the Italianate-style of the house, a 1,000-square-foot addition to the rear of the house, a new swimming pool and cabana, as well as interior restoration and renovation. Falino claims it was a fascinating project.

The front of the Italianate 1878 house with after-holiday decorations sits atop an incline.

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The term “it’s all in the details” applies to this project. Exterior and interior moldings were replicated to exacting standards of the originals. The house continues to have the original oversized windows that required repairing and Pella Windows was able to replicate them for the rear addition. The clapboard siding was also removed where needed and refinished. In the rear, a gable was added to the original section to balance the addition of a new gable. One of the initial changes made to the property was the rerouting of the driveway from the right side of the house to the left.

A Great Lawn, or meadow, was created from the driveway and surrounding land, thereby utilizing the acreage to its fullest potential. An original circular driveway was retained, but parking spots were created in front of a new two-car garage where windows, doors, moldings, roofing, etc. mimicked those of the residence.

The Great Room addition features a timeless aura.

Combining many state-of-theart construction tools and techniques with authentic late 19th-century design preserved the integrity of the overall project. Antique heart pine plank flooring was installed over radiant heat. The fireplace was designed with built-in window The butler’s pantry is an appealing utilitarian space with wine cooler, tiled backsplash seats for DVD storage and A/V and glass-door cabinetry. cabinet. Above the mantel a plaid valances complete this warm and inviting space. mural of a local pastoral water scene conceals a plasma The open display kitchen is defined by a 7-foot island screen TV and below, the hearth is a handsome 2-inch-thick topped with Jerusalem limestone, as are the cabinet piece of Vermont slate. Green walls and upholstered counters. An attractive hood in pastel yellow tops a Wolf window seats in the same color contrast well with the rich stove. Cabinets in the same color were finished with rust-colored furnishings. A green carpet with leaf trim and

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The 1,000-square-foot addition blends harmoniously with the existing structure.

hammered nickel hardware, the work of Long Island Stove. A pair of windows frames the center wall and an additional double-window off to the right attracts plenty of natural light. Plaid valances dress the windows. A walk-in pantr y is a wonderful addition. The center space has a vaulted ceiling and arch window. Oversized French doors lead to the spacious porch overlooking the extended lawn. Centered under the vaulted ceiling is an oblong table and wicker-bottom chairs. Four Doric columns continue the stylized treatment of the dining section as well as concealing speaker equipment. Air conditioning is also cleverly concealed.

Opposite the garage, a side porch entrance was designed and built leading to the interior section that required renovation work “within its boundaries.” It included reconfiguration of an original back stairway and an existing butler’s pantry, creating a laundry room, a first-floor powder room and a mudroom. Unifying these multiple rooms and open areas is a rustic tiled floor with radiant heat. An attractive toile wall covering and walls of warm beige further unite them. The butler’s pantry is an appealing utilitarian space with wine cooler, tiled backsplash and glass-door cabinetry. An exquisite hammered nickel sink and faucets add sophistication.

According to Falino, the original stairs were extremely steep, even dangerous. The new stairway starts in the mudroom and leads all the way to the attic, which was also renovated into a casual playroom and guest room. For a small library off the mudroom, Falino

The addition includes the Great Room and spacious porch, a freestanding two-car garage, pool and cabana.

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A picture-perfect dining setting centers the Great Room addition in a charming and inviting manner. The spacious kitchen is flooded with natural light.

The den section adjacent to the dining area of the Great Room evokes a sentiment of warmth and camaraderie.

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designed a wall-to-wall mahogany unit. The same wall coloring prevailed here but was given a mahogany crown molding. Cozy blue wall-to-wall patterned carpeting covered the floor.

Two rooms in the house did not require extensive work, although rare detailed work was conducted in the replication of original plaster window frames, corbels and “round-over ” plaster arches around bay windows.

According to Falino, “The pocket doors have the original hardware and they slide perfectly.” The dining room was renovated and was enhanced by a large mural of a pheasant in its natural habitat. Above the double pocket doors, a painting of a life-size pheasant is whimsically perched on the molding as if to take flight to join his mate in the mural. Falino added that the interior design work by Linda Rich Designs was exquisite, as well as on the mark, for the preservation of the late 19th century period decor the owners desired.

The pool and cabana were new additions. A cedar timber trellis with a pair of Doric columns is the focal point for a kitchen, bathroom, dressing room and outdoor shower with open roofs. The area surrounding the pool and the floor of the cabana feature tumbled concrete block in four different sizes. A dining table and chairs and a state-of-the-art gas grill make this addition ideal for entertaining.

Preserving residences such as this contributes to the overall beauty of the community. Painstaking as it is, the rewards are 10-fold.

Editor’s Note: Frank Falino was awarded first place in the AIA Archi Awards for 2006 in the Adaptive Reuse Category. The project was the restoration of a turn-ofthe-century barn on 35 acres into a sixbedroom second/vacation home. He was also among five finalists in the 9/11 Long Island Memorial project.

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LYMPHATIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION I NAUG URAL AWARDS

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Anton Community Newspapers Honorary Chair

PHILIP BRAGINSKY

Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross, PC Co-Chair

SIDNEY BRAGINSKY Digilab, Inc. Co-Chair

Joan Adler, Esq., Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP Wendy Gelfand Chaite, Esq., LRF Founder Janis Slepian, LRF Board Member Todd Street, Todd Street Productions COMMITTEE Pam Arnowitz · Jeffrey & Wendy Barash · David Barish Dominick & Myrna Barzelatto · Shai & Meryl Ben-Levy Larry & Deirdre Bernstein Marshall & Marilyn Bernstein • Kelly Blessing Martin & Ellen Broder • John & Calina Burns Bennett Chaite · Andrea Chappetta Susan Claster · Todd & Jill Cohen · Joseph & Donna Cole Peter Cope · Bill Corbett, Jr. · Harry & Mihaela Crosby Wendy Dima · Arik & Susan Eshel · Les Feingold Brigitte Ferrada · Kim Fields · Andy & Doreen Ginipro Joseph & Maria Glorioso · Scott & Sandy Goldfarb Stuart Goldstein · Dale & Ann Gregory Daniel & Deborah Hargraves · Kirk & Amy Henin George & Doreen Horowitz · Doron & Ella Ilan Salvatore & Laurie Ingrao · Kris Iyer · Les Jacobs Francine Kaskel · Jack & Carol Kelly Ted & Noreen Krevis · Robin Landau · Katey Lang David & Ann Langley · Victor & Evelyn LaSalle Phyllis Lentini · Richard & Lisa Levine · Sheree Levy T. Walker Lloyd · Michael & Shana Mashaal Adam Mason · Harry & Suzanne Milano Rebecca Morris · Linda Nigro · Ira & Stacey Pion Douglas & Marcia Pollock · Joan Psotto Gary & Sheila Ridner · Clifford Saffron Kenneth & Lori Sands · Joseph Scaduto Matthew & Lisa Silver · Ted Slepian · Roy Sobel Marc & Karen Spector · Lynda Stein Eric & Melissa Stoen • David & Barbara Stockwell Jill Studley • Marc & Sharon Tract · Hilary JM Topper William & Ann Umstead · Aldo & Melissa Verrelli Sylvia Watkins · Jeffrey & Gail White Mark & Robin Wittenstein · Lillian Zeughauser

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Open Your Home to the Wi n d ow Tre at m e nt Revolution Designs to Suit Any Style

By Maria Saperstein ecently, there has been a major change in the styles and rules of window dressings.This fresh approach to window treatments makes the most of available natural light and exposes the window, as opposed to hiding it. New designs of uncomplicated styling can mean less fabric and trim, which ultimately keeps the cost down to allow you to accomplish more projects.

Choosing curtains for your home can be a daunting task but simple guidelines can eliminate the error of selecting an inappropriate treatment, leading to a costly mistake.

Small rooms can be overwhelmed with large patterns, yet plain patterns can be boring. One solution is a solid pattern-on-pattern, weave, linen, or moiré silk. For pizzazz, embellish your treatment with a bouillon fringe, beading, or tassel trim. Carved wood poles and finials in gilded patinas add opulence to any solid fabric.

Large rooms can handle large-scale patterns. If you are looking to make a statement, the historical Toile de Jouy brocades and broad stripes will do. If you have a tendency to change your taste and mood often, play it safe with colors and styles using neutrals and simplistic forms. If you are still undecided, sheer fabrics can look amazing, used as both an under-treatment or by themselves. Sheers at double or triple fullness give a soft hazy effect while

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maintaining a certain degree of transparency.

Living rooms and dining rooms are where people tend to invest their drapery money. Swags and jabots, puddle pinch pleated drapes, and meticulously placed layered treatments with upholstered cornice boards give a grand impression. It is creative and fun to take a cue from history and refer back to past styles, modernizing them with a little design twist.

Balloon draperies are ageless and can be dressed up or down. Freeform swags permanently mounted also give the appearance of effortless elegance in any atmosphere.

Family rooms are less taxing on the brain and the pocketbook. If you make a mistake, it is usually not an expensive one.

These rooms require informal cozy treatments that are resilient to everyday life. The Roman shade is an effective solution. They can be mounted on any window and suit most rooms. They require a small amount of fabric and can withstand heavy use.

A Roman shade of cottons, ticking stripes, or textures, make an informal customized look. They can be light-blocking and provide different degrees of privacy.

The kitchen has become not only the center for meals, but also the room where many families watch television, do homework and gather around the island during parties.

Any simple tailored shade will work, or try classic café or gathered curtains. Fabric options need to stay washable, soil resistant and flame retardant. Fabrics can be treated with Scotchguard and flame retardancy before they leave the factory. Stay practical, yet attractive, on your selections

Bathroom: Kingston valance in Toile de Jouy

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Living Room: Classic Balloon Shades in silk stripe

and don’t choose a style that involves hours of dismantling for cleaning purposes. You want your kitchen treatments to go back up as easily as they come down.

Bedrooms and bathrooms tend to be one’s private spaces.

More than any other room, they should be calm and restful.

Subtle and light colored fabrics work best. They are soothing and they enhance the feeling of space. Long floor to ceiling draperies will add height to a room. Overlapping drapes on either side of the window with decorative tiebacks assist in excluding light and providing privacy. Layering treatments such as sheers with drapes or shades are a practical solution. Avoid feminine and frilly fabrics. Bathrooms are usually on the smaller side and remain steamy for part of the day. The cold hardness of ceramic tiles and granite can usually be balanced with a sill-length drapery backed by water resistant wood blinds or shutters. Banned from society at one point, the shutter has made a charming comeback, reinvented in mildew and water resistant composite that can withstand both sunlight and wetness.

Draperies are an investment. A window can be a work of art.

When it is open it provides a beautiful view of nature and when closed, it should provide a fabulous view as well.

Whatever your expectations are, by retaining a professional interior designer specializing in window treatments, you can rest easy that your plans will result in the curtains of your dreams at a price you can afford. It takes a specialist in the field to provide the “wow factor” in a window treatment.

Foyer: Cornice board and panels in gold velvet

Sunroom: Roman shades in white cotton duck

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BRIDAL Oleg Cassini Dream Designer for Celebrities

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rides Magazine noted in 2006 that Oleg Cassini is the number one in bridal gown design. His bridal creations are international. His favorite quote is “To be well dressed is a little like being in love.”

Oleg Cassini is recognized for a romantic style of design with timeless elegance, luxury and quality. His designs have been worn by movie stars, First Ladies, and millions of beautiful brides internationally.

Born in Paris to an aristocratic family, young Count Oleg studied art with the famous Italian painter Giorgio di Chirico and studied fashion design with Jean Patou in Paris.

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and went to Hollywood, where Oleg Cassini built his early career in America designing fashions for film stars and went on to become an icon of American and world fashion.

He was the exclusive designer to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and set fashion trends all over the world. He made American Design recognized worldwide.

Oleg Cassini has designed for many films in Hollywood during many decades from Hollywood’s golden years to films of today.

Tagged the “King of Bridal,” Oleg Cassini’s bridal gowns are featured in two upcoming films, Say it in Russian, with Faye Dunaway, and Ready or Not, (both to be released in 2007). He has also created special costumes for Kim Basinger in the film The Sentinel. With Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, and Eva Longoria, the film was released in 2006.

Gowns: Oleg Cassini Strapless Cuff gown in rich silk gazar with silk satin trim is from the Oleg Cassini Icon Collection.

Oleg Cassini ‘Princess’ strapless satin gown with crystal beading and gold trim with ‘pick up’ skirt and chapel train. The mauve satin cummerbund is luxuriously bowed at the center back of waist.

Oleg Cassini’s fabulous wedding gown strapless floor-length champagne colored satin gown with ‘pick up’ skirt.

The bodice and skirt of the gown are richly embroidered with silver thread and crystals, the gown has a rounded circle train and matching bodice shape.

The waist of the gown is caught with a wide satin sash and tied in back. Oleg Cassini is named the No. 1 designer in bridal fashion by Brides Magazine 2006.

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Cassini’s Top Five Tips for the Bride Carpe diem – With all the planning for that one perfect day, don’t forget to pause and enjoy each memorable moment.

Dance at your wedding. It’s a way to engage with family and other guests and gives the rhythm and beat at the

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Faye is wearing an Oleg Cassini suit of silk and wool, with jeweled camisole.The shaped jacket is single-breasted with silk soutache buttons and and a notched hem and sleeves. The blonde-on-blonde color of the sumptuous fabric was created to match her hair and coloring.

event. It’s interaction.

As in films, plays, dress rehearsal is incredibly important. Privately try on make up and various hairdos and gowns, underfittings, creative ideas and shoes over the lead-up time – no last minute new updos or something that would make one uncomfortable on ‘The

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Kim Basinger in The Sentinel . She is wearing her Oleg Cassini Couture suit of narrowed and seamed midnight navy with double-breasted front, silk soutache matching six buttons and notched hem with flap pockets. The suit is narrowed to the body and Michael Douglas was quoted as saying it was the best suit he had ever seen

Day.’ Trousseau outfit planned carefully.

Tradition is important; however, a creative bit of fun is always dashing and an important leit motif for fun. We also design OC jeans and T-shirts with crystal beading as well as slim gowns for the second outfit to wear at the wedding parties, including silky pants with an overskirt of organza over silk.

Adopt a healthy approach. A protein vitamin blended fruit drink is essential before the ceremony – link in with protein drinks added to a diet a few weeks before the wedding. This cuts the appetite a bit for slimming purposes in addition to one’s regular diet, and adds vitamins to combat stress and nerves, gives energy, staves off the effects of alcohol or champagne consumption, and is good for skin and hair…etc. etc.

Above all, have fun and enjoy the spotlight which is yours on your wedding day.

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There are only a few exceptionally elegant women whose influence on fashion and style can be called truly enormous. Their impact is still felt today, decades after they first achieved fame and prominence. They include such legendary figures as Grace Kelly, Jackie Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe.

Many bridal designers continue to acknowledge them as inspirations for their lines. As a famed Hollywood fashion designer, and then as First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s personal couturier, Oleg Cassini personally designed gowns for each of these major personalities, and many more.

Oleg Cassini has said: “I have dressed the most significant women of the century, but designing a wedding dress is perhaps the most special task. It is the most important gown of one’s life.”

The Art of the Wedding Gown “In designing a wedding gown, you intervene in a moment, the most important moment in the life of a young lady.

“When she becomes a bride she separates herself from her parents and enters into what is hopefully a brilliant future. This is certainly one of the most glamorous moments in her life, where everything is done to please her, and she has selected something that makes her look radiant. She is the star of the day, the center of attention and the gown is most important.”

Oleg Cassini’s expansive experience, poetic interpretation of the wedding gown, and wide range of styles has made Cassini the number one wedding dress designer, with some 50,000 gowns sold each year.

In selecting a gown to best flatter your body, he suggested looking for important designers who can contribute to a new look that will enthuse and excite you on a personal basis. “You have to have a preference

Jacqueline Kennedy as first lady wearing her Oleg Cassini Cuff gown.

This portrait is on the cover of Oleg Cassini’s best selling book by Rizzoli 1000 Days of Magic..Dressing Jacqueline Kennedy for the White House. The first lady wore this ivory silk gazar Oleg Cassini floor-length gown on her trip to India and Pakistan.

for one designer or another. “Or you must fall in love with a dress you see, because there are many competitors in this arena. ”To select a gown that best expresses your personality,“ first of all, you have to know yourself.

“Every single woman knows her weaknesses and her strengths. Select a gown that best flatters your figure.

“There is something virginal about white; it’s a ritual from ancient times, and then there is some sex appeal.

Every body type can find innumerable choices where you will be flattered by your selection.”

The white wedding gown tradition was actually established by Queen Victoria of England.

“The bride must realize that she is

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“First Lady Jackie Kennedy, for example, truly was the center of attention in many different countries she visited. President Kennedy once said, “I am the man who accompanied Jackie Kennedy to Europe, and to accommodate the world’s curiosity in her style, Cassini created fashions which reverberate to this day.”

An Enduring Inspiration: Subtle Sexuality, Simplicity and Audacity

Jacqueline Kennedy - in one of her favorite ‘Oleg gowns’ -Strapless blue chiffon gathered under the bust with a bow and empire waist. She would change the jeweled pin at the bow and she wore this gown many times during and after the Kennedy presidency.

the central player of the part, and all the other things are add- ons. They will be designed around her. She is the central attraction of the day.”

A Rich Background Cassini got into fashion design when he was a student at the University of Rome. “I wanted to be a painter. After about a year and a half I had an interview with Giorgio de Chirico, a great painter, and he said, ‘You have talent, but to be a painter you have to dedicate yourself to it totally, and you want to do too many things. So why don’t you select a career where you need talent, but you also can control your lifestyle?’

And I chose to become a designer.”

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beginning in 1933 to the present day, I have had the great luck of designing for some exceptional women. And I have learned that a good designer can become a very important part of a woman’s life.

“Jackie Kennedy, and Grace Kelly were extraordinary women who made a mark in their lives. I was very fortunate to have the good luck of doing work for them. But a good designer who is given that opportunity, like I had with Jackie, she has to trust in the designer.

“The same thing happens in selecting a wedding gown. If a bride said, ‘Can you make me look fabulous?’ I think I could make her look terrific by helping with the gown selection, or offer other suggestions about how to wear her hair, and how to tie everything together to present a final picture that will be appealing to her.

“It’s 40 years later and there is still a lot of Jackie in every wedding gown. It is admitted that she was one of the best-dressed women of the period, and she will remain an icon for anyone who knows anything about fashion. I was extremely lucky she selected me. It was the telephone call of all times for a designer. She had everything - youth, power, beauty, money, and whatever else a person could have. She was endowed with it. And she allowed me to express myself and do the best work I knew how to do for her.”

Almost every one of her gowns made a tremendous statement. “Modesty aside, ‘The Jackie Look’ is history,” says Cassini. “Many of the wedding gowns designed now have their basic inspiration in Jackie. The gowns have a subtle sex appeal, a simplicity, and an audacity if you wish, in the selection of fabrics and various styling elements.”

Grace Kelly, on the other hand, is considered by many to be the reigning princess of film. “But when I first met her, although she was a good actress, she ‘camouflaged’ herself. She wore glasses and combed her hair in a way that did not respond to her glamour.

And so she looked like a school teacher.

“After much persuasion I convinced her that she was so pretty that she had to glamorize her style and her lifestyle and wear beautiful things. If you can remember, there was a picture To Catch a Thief which suddenly caught up with everybody,

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Faye Dunaway wearing OC by Oleg Cassini silk lamé gown with deeply cut bodice, narrow midriff and sweeping floor-length stole in a bronze colored pleated silk lamé in the new film Say It In Russian. The film will be in released in 2007. She is seen on the grand entrance stairway, making her grand entrance in her Oleg Cassini gown. Faye is seen with other actors in the part scene wearing her Oleg Cassini bronze lamé gown with his signature double spaghetti straps at the shoulders.

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and they discovered Grace Kelly. “But you see the problem in our society is that only the personalities who had big coverage are remembered. I worked for a tremendous number of stars and starlets, some did well, and some became truly famous, like Marilyn Monroe.

“I worked with Marilyn as a starlet and later on she became a star. So I had a lot of importance for her. Being a starlet at 20th Century Fox she needed direction and guidance, and I was one of those who were there for her.”

Any final advice for a bride looking for her dress and getting prepared for her wedding? “I would say, ‘You will have to be patient.’ Look and select carefully among the many choices.

You have to know your own figure, and what is more becoming on you.

And consider designers like me, who have a vast collection.”

Cassini creations go from a price of

The Cuff Gown today - A gown from the Oleg Cassini Icon Couture Collection in Harrods, London.

$1,200 to $2,500 in one collection and from $5000 to $50,000 in another.

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Fox Hollow features vaulted chalet ceilings, waterfalls, a rustic stone fireplace, elegant photo studios and lush gardens for outdoor cocktail hours.

Our personal wedding planner, floral designer and award-winning chefs will meticulously attend to every detail of your wedding to create your perfect day.

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aying “Yes” to the love of your life can be exhilarating, and if you received a ring over the holiday season, you’re not alone. According to the 2006 Condé Nast Bridal Media’s American Wedding Study, 25 percent of brides get engaged over the holiday season. With all of the excitement, however, comes incessant planning (on average three hours a day, everyday), and countless decisions. While many women have a vision of their perfect wedding, now they’ll be able to bring their unique vision to life with Dress Your Wedding (www.davidsbridal.com/dressyourwedding.jsp), an exciting new proprietary online tool available exclusively on www.davidsbridal.com. The recently-launched site allows a bride to create the virtual wedding of her

dreams by experimenting with wedding themes, colors, wedding gowns, bridesmaid dresses, accessories and more in a comprehensive, yet easy to navigate, online format.

Updated regularly to reflect the hottest new trends of the season, Dress Your Wedding includes the complete collection of David’s wedding gowns, as well as an assortment of bridal party dresses and accessories. One of the most convenient aspects of Dress Your Wedding is the shopping guide tool, which allows a bride to print out her own customized plans and use them as a clear, concise shopping guide when she visits a David’s Bridal store. Brides also have the ability to e-mail this guide to family and friends.?

Another key function of Dress Your Wedding is the unprecedented ability

to customize the look of the bridal party. From skin tones, facial features, hair colors to hair styles, the site allows users to virtually emulate features of their loved ones to bring their wedding to life. Other features include a variety of background templates including a beach and garden setting and a personal wedding album that allows brides to save up to ten different wedding “scenes,” each of which can be emailed to friends and family in the bridal party. And for busy brides, Dress Your Wedding allows visitors to save their scenes and return to them at a later date, without losing content.

Whether the wedding is large or small, upcoming or a faraway fantasy, Dress Your Wedding is both a timesaving and fun tool to assist in the wedding planning process.

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Of Roses-N-Lollypops Dazzle Them With Monique Lhuillier The new 2007 Platinum Collection for Monique Lhuillier is simply breathtaking. Over the past six years, Monique has taken the fashion industry by storm. She and Tom Bugbee, a young, dynamic husband and wife team, founded the upscale bridal company in 1996. Today, Monique Lhuillier is considered one of the leading innovative fashion houses in terms of design, quality and brand image. In the heart of Beverly Hills, the Monique Lhuillier boutique offers world-class service and a wide selection of her latest ready-to-wear and bridal collections, as well as some custom offerings. Her famous designs have been featured on such fashion forward television shows as Sex and the City and Will & Grace, and is a favorite among many celebrities. Monique’s new collection is now available at the Wedding Salon of Manhasset. Call 516.869.8455.

Is it any wonder Monique Lhuillier is taking the fashion industry by storm?

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During any season, there are picturesque views of both the lake and grounds. You can greet guests as you arrive on your own personal gondola.

The ballroom decor is somewhat of a country estate, perfect for a Tuscan theme wedding or affair. Visit www.Thecentralparkboathouse.com for more information and to view the rooms they offer. You can also reach the Boathouse directly at 212.517.2233.

The Boathouse at Central Park East at 72nd Street and Park Drive North.

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As all mothers of the bride and groom know, dress shopping could be a nightmare.

But that’s not the case at Bridal Accents and Evening Wear, of East Hills. The shop carries some of the most breathtaking and fabulous gowns on Long Island. I’ve even purchased gowns there, for some pretty well-known Hollywood socialites. Call and make an appointment or drop in to view their collections. Bridal Accent and Evening Wear, 300 Glen Cove Road, East Hills. Call 516.621.2010

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Make That Outfit Unique with Signature Accessories

By Lauriana Capone hile shopping for prom, wedding or other dresses for special occasions this year, many young women will find that fellow fashionistas are shopping in the same territory. With the right combination of Carolina Amato’s elegant and glamorous accessories, you can achieve a truly signature look for any special night.

Carolina Amato formal gloves are a must. With a full spectrum of colors to choose from, the glove collection in matte satin gives this year’s partygoer the chance to show her sophistication.

For silver or gold shoes or for hard to match dresses, Carolina Amato metallic sheer gloves are a dazzling solution. For white gowns, items from the Bridal Collection are an option in pure silk and charmeuse.

When its time to slip out from her carriage, a young lady will need the right cover for a chilly spring evening and Carolina Amato’s wraps give the warmth and an added touch of flare to any ensemble. Frosted organza wraps are a luxurious choice and the colors for this spring’s soft basic wraps are nothing less than candy for the eyes.

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popular for proms and weddings, accenting the style with a pearl and gem encrusted headband or hairpin is an elegant choice. The Bridal Accessory Collection is the place to find hairpieces for formal pieces that are built to be gorgeous and stay put while young ladies move out on the dance floor. The gems, pearls, and beads on the hairpieces splash white light from afar to match the twinkle in their eyes on this enchanted evening.

Carolina Amato’s collections have all the fine pieces young ladies are looking for to set themselves apart in elegance and sophistication. Without the right accessories, the loveliest gown can fail to beguile. Think of the details that make any formal ensemble magical.

For product information, call Kira Prazak at 212-768-9095.

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iffany & Co. warms to the special occasion in February when everyone prone to passion and romance dares to have a heart and give one, too, with a shapely selection from Tiffany Hearts, the ultimate take on Valentine’s Day. The jeweler approaches the symbol of love from a classic angle, beautifully contoured in an open design, fashionably chic and with depth of line, in 18-karat white, yellow or rose gold.

A single, generous heart becomes a stylish pendant on an elegant chain of round and oblong links. Smaller versions of this signature heart pair harmoniously as couples ideally do.

Both looks are strongly suggestive of the heart as mythic symbol of desire and the artful result of Tiffany’s gift for opening up the familiar to new interpretation. Other options include feminine, diamond-studded hearts as charms suspended from a sheer gold chain in bracelet form. Like the highly polished pendants, the bracelets fairly float on the body, reinforcing the allure of movement and energy.

Bare necklines, silk shirts, pared down looks and everyday wear all work with these spirited hearts, which are striking visual expressions of sentiment to give on Valentine’s Day – or anytime.

Each is a jewel of the finest quality, to be delivered with heart – and Tiffany Blue Box – in hand.

The Tiffany Hearts collection starts at $595 for a small pendant in 18k yellow gold and is available at select Tiffany & Co. stores worldwide. For more information, call 800-526-0649 or visit www.tiffany.com.

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Cosmetic Surgery Corner

By Stephen T. Greenberg, M.D.

Get Ready for Your Wedding!

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here are many lovely, non-invasive treatments that will get you ready for your wedding.

When planned ahead carefully, these treatments will have you looking extremely radiant on your special day, whether you’re the bride, the mother of the bride, a bridesmaid, or even the groom!

Restylane The right mouth can be even more suggestive and sexy than the eyes. Yet, simple daily routines like talking, eating, and especially smoking, eventually take their toll. With age, lips become thinner and fine lines form around the borders.

Deep grooves around the lips are a real giveaway for smokers.

One simple treatment with Restylane can give you the dramatic result of restoring fullness to soften the lines and folds around the mouth, without any downtime.

For best results, don’t wait until the last minute for your Restylane treatment. I recommend that you see your plastic surgeon three weeks before your special day. Treatment can be administered without delay for allergy testing, because there are no animal or human ingredients in Restylane. As with any injection, the most commonly reported side effects were temporary redness and swelling at the injection site. These effects typically resolve within two to three days.

Botox Cosmetic Many of the wrinkles that develop on our faces as we age are the result of the repeated contraction of certain muscles of expression. This is particularly true for the wrinkles around the outer edges of our eyes, (or “crow’s feet”), the horizontal lines across our foreheads and vertical “frown lines” that are often noticeable between our eyebrows. Years of squinting, smiling, frowning, and worrying, create creases (or wrinkles) in the skin over the muscles performing these actions.

Injecting Botox Cosmetic into a muscle of expression prevents it from contracting and thereby, flattens out the creases or wrinkles in the skin. Wrinkles in the area of the injected muscle usually reduce or

disappear entirely.

Botox Cosmetic works great on crow’s feet, forehead wrinkles and those vertical lines between our eyebrows (frown lines).

Some wrinkles around the mouth can also be treated. Botox should be done two weeks before your wedding day.

The results of Botox Cosmetic last about four months, initially. However, after about three or four sessions, the injected muscle will remain weakened longer and wrinkle reduction can last much longer (often more than six months).

Laser Hair Removal Imagine never having to shave on your honeymoon. Laser hair removal permanently reduces the hair on your chin, lip, underarms, legs, bikini area. Start treatments four to six months before your wedding date.

VelaSmooth for Cellulite Reduction VelaSmooth is one of the most effective ways to get rid of cellulite. It’s safe, easy, painless and it actually works. VelaSmooth treatments should be started three months before your wedding day.

Body Contouring or Facial Plastic Surgery Procedures There is an array of cosmetic surgeries available that are now safe, easy and effective for the patient. Body contouring surgeries may include (but are certainly not limited to) breast augmentation, liposuction or a tummy tuck. Facial procedures may be a facelift, eyelid lift, or rhinoplasty. Ideally, you should schedule any surgical procedure approximately three months prior to your special day.

Dr. Stephen Greenberg practices in his state-of-the-art ambulatory surgical center in Woodbury, Long Island and on Park Avenue, Manhattan. He is often called upon for his expertise and has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Elle, New York, Magazine, The NY Times, Newsday, CBS, ABC and many other programs. Dr. Greenberg hosts a new radio show on KJOY (98.3FM) every Saturday night at 10 pm. In addition, he hosts a radio show on Party 105.3 and WLIR 107.1 Fm on Sunday evenings at 6:30 p.m. For a complimentary consultation, call Dr. Greenberg at 516-364-4200 or 212-319-4999.

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ffering a grand clubhouse featuring a newly renovated ballroom, hearthstone fireplace and sweeping views of its spectacular championship golf course, the Hamlet Golf & CountryClub in Commack is an ideal setting for an unforgettable reception.

At the Hamlet you’ll be treated to a level of personalized, distinctive service that reflects the exclusivity of the renowned private country club. What’s more, from music to photography to decor and arrangements, the club will customize the perfect environment to complement the unique beauty of your special day.

In addition to wonderfully appointed surroundings, you’ll also enjoy world-class cuisine and prestigious white glove service. The recently renovated ballroom has been enhanced to the smallest of details, from the flatware to the ceiling, to bring you the most breathtaking surroundings for your event. And as the club caters to just one event at a time, your every wish will be attended to. To learn more about the beauty that awaits you at the Hamlet Golf & Country Club, call 631-499-5200 to arrange a special tour and consultation or visit www.hamletgolfandcountryclub.com.

The club is truly a must-see when planning your big An elegant table setting holds promises of an unsurpassed dining experience. event.

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Harmont & Blaine’s Got the Goods

he Hamptons, golden playground of the rich and famous, is noted worldwide for setting fashion trends.

Many of America’s greatest designers live, work and play here, especially in high season, when the weekly rounds include fabulous tented fetes, film premieres, clambakes and a game of polo to occupy the socialites and visiting royalty - both the truly titled and that of Hollywood.

Cutting its own path through the ubiquitous polo shirts with a Lacoste alligator, a Ralph Lauren polo player, and the wooly lamb of Brooks Brothers, is the little brown dachshund, the signature of premiere Italian sportswear design house Harmont & Blaine. This tiny dog with its short legs has been seen on guys all over Mercedes Benz Polo at the bonfire-lit beach parties in Southampton and the hottest clubs and marinas. This past summer the international yacht crowd that slid into the slips in Sag Harbor and East Hampton point made Harmont & Blaine the “must have” for the savvy and fashionable.

Headquartered in Italy, H&B has established a foothold throughout chic resorts around Italy’s boot – Capri, Forte dei Marmi, Viareggio – as well as in sophisticated hubs such as Lisbon, Taipei, Shanghai, Boca Raton, Coral Gables and this year, on fashionable Job’s Lane in Southampton, the oldest street in America.

As one of the most distinguished Italian sportswear brands, H&B is defined by a distinct and innovative style that is both casual and exciting.

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The newest look from Harmont & Blaine’s is what international and local trendsetters are wearing.

Refusing to bend to the dictates of fashion, H&B stands out for its fresh approach of fabric, color and cut, to offer sportswear that’s a splendid complement to one’s lifestyle.

Impatient shoppers (sound like someone you k now?) will find comfort in the color-coordinated setup as H&B doesn’t know acknowledge mix-and-match. Entire outfits are pieced together – a lime-greenand-navy polo paired up with the exact hue lime -green crewneck sweater tied about the neck, matched with navy slacks. Voila instant outfit.

Whether you’re packing your Louis Vuitton for Palm Beach, Mustique, Jamaica or St. Bart’s a visit to Harmont & Blaine will assure you are trimmed in shipshape style. You’ll find an outfit for every occasion – a casual languid afternoon under a thatched hut, a

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tony luncheon on Worth Avenue, an elegant dinner in a mountaintop villa in Round Hill, cocktails on a harbor neighbor’s yacht or dancing the night away on the Silver Seas or Regent.

Just tell the attentive and welltraveled staff at H&B where you’re heading and within moments you’ll be ready to pack for that well deserved mid-winter break. But do bring your own tuxedo because the only color you won’t see at Harmont & Blaine is black. Plainly not welcome here.

Harmont & Blaine with its luxurious Italian fabrics, vibrant colors and patterns and sheer comfort has become the fashion choice for the confident style setter. Please call Robert Candemir, your personal shopper at Harmont & Blaine at 631 287-6442, email southampton@harmontblaineamericas.com or pay a visit to 38 Jobs Lane, Southampton, NY.

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When Seeing RED Does You Good

By David Tabbert s I move forward into 2007, I reflect on the high and low points of the past year relating to my two favorite things, fashion and style. Being a stylist in both the fashion and music industries, I am a true believer that style is not just what we wear, but how we live. In the midst of pondering New Year’s resolutions and attempting to combat my annual Valentine’s Day blues, it dawned on me that I could be giving back and helping to fight for a cause while advancing my own sense of style and the style of those around me. With major forces in lifestyle brands such as the Gap, Converse and Motorola, all of which just recently joined forces to launch a global campaign and are offering (PRODUCT )RED products in an effort to fight against AIDS, we can all make a difference in the name of style. RED was created by Bono of the legendary rock group U2 to raise awareness and money for the Global Fund by teaming up with the world’s most iconic brands to produce (PRODUCT)RED branded products. A percentage of each (PRODUCT)RED product sold is given to the Global Fund to help women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa. And with all these cause-conscious shopping ideas, what better way to shop than with the Amex RED Card. With one percent of all purchases made with the Amex RED Card going toward the Global Fund, your card is not merely a transactional device, but a way to do good. So remember, this Valentine’s Day…shop for a cause and do it in style.

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t’s tough to write about an icon.

You need to get the story right but still say something new. Most of all, when an icon trusts you to tell her story, you take it very seriously. When that icon can actually kick your ass, you are doubly careful. And so we approach our cover girl with the attention and reverence that a legend deserves. Joan Jett is a woman of enormous stature in music – in both the art and the business. She is so independent and tough that one feels after a certain length of time in her presence, someone is going to leave the premises

bruised. She is a torchbearer of global ubiquity for female rockers. And as Boulevard explores in our time with her, before women did anything in rock and roll...Joan Jett did everything.

At an editorial meeting in October, the staff of Boulevard was brainstorming about who to feature in future issues. We wanted to tell the story of someone who had made an enormous impact: a household name, a mover, shaker, a broker of greatness – an icon.

Joan came to mind before anyone else and we were immediately on the phone making arrangements. Photographer Patrick McMullen’s enthusiasm to shoot her was even more momentous and he rattled off several motifs for our photo spread. Some we knew would work and others we thought may result in him getting walloped. But he was a legendary photographer and knew how to ask. The game was afoot. We booked discussion dates and scouted locations.

I will confess immediately that I come to this project as a fan of the Blackhearts for more than 25 years. This is a tribute to an icon that I grew up watching in awe – not a gossip column.

Joan and I had the opportunity to talk about her career as well as what she is presently up to. The following day we trekked out to the Guggenheim mansion in Hempstead, now known as Hempstead House, for a daylong shoot on the winter solstice that involved scouring every room in the 200-yearJeans: Miss Sixty Jacket: Junker Shirt: Buddhist Punk Silver Studded Black Belt: H&M Boots: Joan Jett’s own Necklace: Joan Jett’s own

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old gothic mansion. It was an unbelievable place – as was our afternoon.

For her three decades of ass-kicking punk rock, snarling lyrics and tight leather with spikes, Joan is surprisingly the antithesis in personality and demeanor. She is delightful and extraordinarily intelligent – ripping through politics, current affairs, pop culture and, of course, music history in conversation with the aplomb of a seasoned intellectual, rather than some of her incoherent punk contemporaries. They made their mark being angry at the planet while providing no real solutions. Joan’s grasp of highminded topics made it quite apparent to me why this woman was able to put the record industry establishment through a wood chipper. And at this point in her musical career, Joan has nothing left to prove. These complicated highbrow themes are woven through her newest record Sinner, released this spring, addressing the world’s state of affairs and the complexities of the human condition. Soft love ballads are nestled between trademark jawbreakers and the result is one of the most cohesive masterpieces of her 30year recording career. Sinner is the worthy album only an icon can make.

“Her new album sounds like classic Joan – a lot of attitude, a strong emphasis on hooks, and she takes some shots at the current administration, which I think is great. It also sounds really great on the radio, like all of her other hits,” said Jonathan Clarke, popular DJ on Q104.3. Clarke’s Sunday night program Out of the Box on New York radio features the best in new music and local undiscovered artists and had Riddles in heavy

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1987 Records I Love Rock and Roll at Kingdom Sound in Syosset.

rotation. Blackheart songs are regularly played wedged in between Death Cab for Cutie, Franz Ferdinand and Coldplay.

In my research I found Joan speaking on the record in a 1985 interview about how music and politics really don’t mix – and deliberately declaring she had no opinion on world affairs outside the scope of her music. With this new record, everything has changed. She has become decidedly more political and backs it up with direct action. She was a delegate for Howard Dean in the 2004 presidential primaries and her lead track off Sinner, Riddles has her poetically ranting about the Clear Skies Initiative and No Child Left Behind, and calling politicians to task for doublespeak.

“When I find out performers’ political persuasions, it taints my feelings for them, so there is always concern that you’ll lose fans,” explained Joan. “I think what I have seen happen to our country since 2000, and being a very patriotic person who travels a lot (and now I feel very funny about traveling), I started to get really angry about what was happening to our country. I weighed that decision about not talking about it but I figured if I am going to lose some fans along the way, it’s still worth it. I am not looking to lose any fans – I just think it’s dangerous when you get to such a rigid partisan feeling that you can’t talk to someone that’s on the other side. I hope people can just agree to disagree and just talk and not be hateful.”

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ment to entertain American troops and play for the military since the Blackhearts took to the road in 1980. She was one of the first performers to go into East Germany in the early ’80s and play Berlin when it was under Soviet occupation. She played in Bosnia and Kosovo, and was the first non-combatant to enter the war zone and play for the troops in Afghanistan in 2001 at the request of the Pentagon. Her storied devotion to the men and women of the armed forces is one of the quieter portions of her public life – one born out of personal conviction rather than a calculated musical business strategy.

“Its my way of serving – there was a very brief moment after my first band, the Runaways, broke up that I contemplated going into the military before I met Kenny Laguna. I am just like all these people, they are all like me – I just got lucky enough to do the things I dreamed about doing and I need to give back,” she said. “My desire came from touring in the early ’80s in places like Germany. Many troops would come to our shows and we developed relationships with the commanding officers of the various bases and they would just invite us on and we would meet the troops and sign autographs and they were wonderful.”

It’s that clear sense of priorities and drive that makes someone an icon. All icons have a starting point, however.

So before we address our afternoon in the dark mansion, we need to talk about where it all began.

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• Is a delegate for Howard Dean in the Democratic presidential primaries.

Is annointed as an Icon by the Boulevard Magazine

• Starts Sirius Radio daily show on Little Stephen’s Underground Garage.

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2004 Plays in Afghanistan as the first noncombatant to sleep in the war zone after 9/11.

Satin Blazer: Kara Janx Satin Pants: Kara Janx Black Corset: H&M Shoes: Cesare Paciotti Necklace 1: King Baby Studio Necklace 2: King Baby Studio Rings: Joan Jett’s own Earrings: Joan Jett’s own

• Inducted into the Long Island XX Rock and Roll Hall of Fame • Headlines the Vans Warped tour in more than 60 cities

Angeles from the Philadelphia area and was looking to form an all girl band.

She met legendary producer Kim Fowley in a club called Rodney’s English Disco – one of the first places to play British glitter music (Susie Quatro, T. Rex, Gary Glitter) and told him of her plans. Kim knew of another girl that was looking to form an all girl group and introduced Joan to drummer Sandy West. They jammed in Sandy’s basement for the first time – calling Kim on the phone to let him hear the sound and new combination. That night the Runaways were formed. Joan, Sandy and Kim held auditions to complete the rest of the lineup and proceeded to make musical history as the first all girl hard rock band the world had ever seen. Lita Ford, Cherrie Currie, Maggie Fox, Sandy and Joan topped the charts in Japan and around the world, immediately going gold with their first record in Asia. The U.S. was less receptive – but their mark on music was undeniable. Unlike other femalefronted rock bands that seemed to always blur from the Janis Joplin archetype, these girls played their own instruments. They cranked riffs and hit the skins, a new element the rock world would be forced to accept. After six albums, multiple world tours and the seminal hit Cherry Bomb, the Runaways disbanded in 1979, but those three years would change musical history and pave the way for groups like the Go Gos, the Bangles and virtually every young woman that ever wanted to play in a rock and roll band. Most important-

ly, it gave Joan the wherewithal to grow into her true potential as a superstar.

She had proven to the world and the music industry that women had a place on the rock stage. She left the Runaways afraid of nothing and ready to take on any challenge.

Sadly, Sandy West recently succumbed to cancer in November, and Joan shared some very fond memories and a heartfelt tribute with me.

“I just wish more people would know of us and of her because Sandy was the most incredible drummer. Sandy was the first musician I ever played with, period, and I believe she had a lot to do with shaping the guitar player that I became,” she related. “The Runaways boiled down to her vision and my vision. It was a simultaneous thing that was happening between two girls in LA who didn’t know each other.”

As we talked about her friend, Joan shared an anecdote from a Runaways tour. In the 1970s, hotel keys in Europe were long metal keys with a classic look. Joan and Sandy would keep keys from the many hotels they visited on tour as mementos from their travels.

While crossing from Dover, England to France, a customs inspector discovered her bag full of keys and arrested the band on charges of theft. Joan, older than her band mates, was put in a cell alone while the rest of the Runaways got to spend their night in jail together.

“They were trying to scare us,” laughed Joan. “I had four keys. I had just turned 17 and had four keys with the hotel names on it. I didn’t know I was in trouble.”

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But the success of the Runaways was far from enough to quell Joan’s appetite for world domination. The punk movement was raging and the world was grappling with how to come to terms with the angry energy erupting in the wake of the free love hippie movement. While Green Day gets the nod as punk’s torchbearers for this generation, Joan is the last surviving bridge to punk rock’s true roots – the only survivor of a bygone era now archived in books and on vinyl.

In 1979 she traveled to England to form a band with former members of the Sex Pistols Steve Jones and Paul Cook, making the first recording of I Love Rock and Roll. The project with the ex-Pistols never materialized into a full blown band but something pivotal did happen in those years – Joan met producer Kenny Laguna and began one of the longest, most famous and successful music business partnerships ever seen.

Really gets you down when you don’t belong And everyone around says you grow up wrong But why do they resent it? I ain’t doin’ anything!

They say that I’m demented and I never could sing Then everywhere I went I caused them such alarm You know I never meant to cause anybody harm, no I’m just a victim of circumstance Wherever I go Just a victim of bad reputation I got no chance of shakin’ -Victim of Circumstance – 1981 Laguna was a veteran on the music scene, having played or co-written dozens of hit records and as well as working as a utility musician with Tommy James and the Shondells, David Essex, Bow Wow Wow, Ohio Express and the Archies. His wife Meryl told him he simply had to see Joan and that she had all the elements of a superstar. They flew over to Holland and Kenny signed on to be Joan’s manager against popular advice and began shopping her for a major label record deal.

What happened next would be an eerie harbinger of the future for the record industry. Laguna and Joan were considered and rejected by no less than 23 major record labels - all of whom had something to say about how she should tweak her act.

“I remember one of the top executives at one of the biggest labels telling me that she shouldn’t hide behind the guitar; we liked her a lot but she should be a straight out front woman like Pat Benetar,” recalled Laguna. “Her songs didn’t test well and everyone had an opinion, but I knew she was a star and I knew we had something.”

In response to the massive industry rejection, Jett and Laguna formed Blackheart Records – the first rock label ever to be owned by a woman. It was a small indie label in a world dominated by gigantic record companies. Back then, record companies truly were the gatekeepers of what the public heard and what the radio played. They issued a self-titled LP simply called Joan Jett and sold it out of the trunk of their car 32

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at shows across the country. It met with modest success and the tiny label struggled in its first year until Laguna and Jett took their lineup into Kingdom Sound in Syosset to record what would become the landmark record I Love Rock and Roll.

Its title track was a cover tune by a band called the Arrows who all but disappeared into obscurity by the time tape rolled in Syosset in 1982. The song exploded onto the charts reaching #1 in Billboard’s top 40 and stayed there for eight weeks. It still holds the number 27 position of all time on Billboard’s charts and has been used in countless movies – most memorably for this young reporter was Jennifer Beal’s workout scene in Flashdance. “I found the song as a B-side of a single when we toured England with the Runaways in the ’70s. I tried to get them to do it, but no one wanted to. They just didn’t hear it,” recalled Joan.

Joan scored two more major hits that year with a cover of Tommy James’s Crimson and Clover on which Laguna had originally played keyboards and a cover of Gary Glitter’s Do You Wanna Touch Me? Life changed dramatically for Joan, Kenny and all the Blackhearts that spring. They went from touring in a beat-up van to chartered airplanes taking them wherever they needed to be. Joan was now a household name.

And the rest is the story that Generation X watched unfold in real time. The Blackhearts had a string of hits throughout the ’80s, including a Grammy nomination in 1989 for I Hate Myself for Loving You. No less than nine songs made the Billboard Top 40 and Joan starred in Paul Schrader’s 1987 film Light of Day with Michael J. Fox. Bruce Springsteen wrote the title song specifically for Joan, who charted yet another hit with the classic tune and the family drama proved the punk mistress to be as talented an actress as she was a rocker and businesswoman. Afterward, offers for dozens of roles piled in but Jett and Laguna have been very judicious about which parts to accept.

“I would love to do more acting. It’s just a matter of waiting for something to come along that I love,” said Joan as she talked about the silver screen. After a classic fight scene with Chuck Norris in an episode of Walker Texas Ranger in 1998, something did in fact come along in 1999 when Joan played the role of Columbia in the Rocky Horror Picture Show on Broadway opposite Dick Cavett and Broadway superstar Daphne Ruben Vega.

Blackheart Records recently celebrated 25 years in business, unprecedented for an indie label, and is thriving with five bands on its roster and a healthy release schedule for 2007. Joan has a daily show on the Sirius satellite radio network on Little Steven’s Underground Garage and tours constantly with her band.

This summer the Blackhearts headlined the Warped Tour, the most successful concert festival tour of the season. The 50 city jaunt in 60 days had the band as the marquee act over 60 other groups – many of whom weren’t even born when Joan and the gang were headlining arenas.

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“There would be those fans that knew me, some that only heard my hits and others who didn’t know us, and I knew that. It was a chance to put the music with the name.

Everybody was so supportive of each other’s music. The Bouncing Souls, the Causalities, No Effects, Against Me were my favorites,” she reminisced of Warped.

And that is yet another watermark by which to measure an icon – the spanning of generations. Much in the way one will see teens and 20-somethings jamming at this summer’s Who concerts, the Blackhearts enjoy that same privileged perch in rock royalty. But ask any icon the one thread that is essential to earning and deserving the coveted respect of multiple age groups and demographics and each will answer the same thing: giving back.

Joan is active in or donates to dozens of charities and organizations that make the world a better place. True music icons who have stood the test of time have an acute understanding that fame is fleeting and luck has everything to do with their place in the universe. Life has humbled them.

They have felt the full spectrum of life’s emotions – bliss, despair, joy and grief – and continue to produce spectacular music long after the perfect storm of their industry popularity has passed. They are survivors. Joan is no exception, working hard for various children’s charities, cancer and Parkinson’s organizations, TJ Martell Foundation and the 21st Century Fund. PETA is one of her more visible efforts.

Joan lives in Long Beach, right in the heart of the place her solo career exploded. Recently she was inducted into the Long Island Hall of Fame – one of a string of dozens of career highlights that Joan, Kenny and I discussed. And there are many that they fondly recall (see timeline graphic) - headlining for 60,000 people in Thailand, a Grammy nomination, the song Bad Reputation being used in the movie Shrek – but there is the one specific to Long Island that they shared. “The first time Joan played Club Malibu, which was right where we lived, I think I counted 25 of my neighbors,” recalled Kenny. “The second time we played Malibu after some airplay on WBAB and WLIR, we were on the beach, which was three or four miles from the Meadowbrook Parkway and another six from the Southern State Parkway, and 34

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both highways had to be closed because there were so many people showing up. That was unbelievable.”

In preparation for this project, I sat with the guitar player for local punk band the Hecklers and watched archives of the Tom Snyder show on which Joan appeared with Kim Fowley in 1977 opposite none other than famous concert producer and rock music king maker Bill Graham. On the show, Graham warned Joan that one day success would make her part of the industry establishment she so eloquently scorned and that she would be a victim of the trappings of fame and fortune. She confidently looked at Graham and said she didn’t think that would happen. It didn’t.

And as the staff of Boulevard learned in developing its first Icon issue, there are some people for whom the seas part.

Joan Jett is very much that person and has served as inspiration not just for young women who want to play rock and roll, but anyone who wants to hold the world a little more accountable. Anyone who was ever persecuted for being different, unusual, free thinking, creative, or simply wanted to do their own thing will understand that Joan carries the Blackheart flag in their name. She and Kenny bear testament that beyond talent, perseverance and dogged determination will prove wrong any naysayers, overcome any obstacles and leave bruised anyone who tells them it can’t be done. Laguna and Jett were able to harness punk’s irreverence for all established paradigms, its anger and its contempt for the status quo and turn it on its head. Being a Blackheart means staring down adversity and then kicking its ass.

After our reminiscence of climbing musical Mt. Everest, this reporter found himself in the dark, spooky, quite possibly haunted Hempstead House mansion with our icon. Patrick McMullen placed our subject on the second floor in a huge room where three walls were made of enormous etched glass windows below an antique chandelier. With the timing of the setting winter sun streaming orange light in ominous pinnacles, the legendary photographer decided to shoot the legendary punk rocker in total darkness using only a remote control flash. We handed Joan her guitar and Patrick ordered the lights off as the crew of more than a dozen stood in total darkness. Joan started her trademark growl, then loudly screamed “I don’t give a damn!” sending chills up our backs. A cool and unique experience, but one after which you couldn’t help but wonder if when the lights came back on, someone might just leave with a bruise.

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CELEBS Steve Forbes Talks and The World Listens

By Barry Kay teve Forbes is a renowned businessman, economic forecaster, journalist, author and philanthropist.

Currently, Steve serves as editor-in-chief of Forbes business magazine, as well as chairman and chief executive officer of Forbes Media LLC. He is a former chairman of the bi-partisan Board for International Broadcasting and oversaw the operation of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. Among his many other activities he serves on the boards of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, the Heritage Foundation and the board of overseers of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. During his illustrious career, Forbes has campaigned twice for the Republican nomination for president, both times on a platform that encompassed a new “flat tax” income tax, school choice for parents, a strong defense and overhauling our Social Security system.

I met Steve at his Fifth Avenue offices and was surprised and pleased when he came down to the lobby to personally greet me and bring me to his office for our interview.

I began the interview by asking him about how the Internet and broadband technology are influencing communications around the world. In Steve’s opinion, the amazing growth of the Internet worldwide has changed the way people think, communicate, vote and purchase products.

But he is saddened by the fact that the U.S. is years behind Asia and Europe in the development of broadband technology, today’s preferred method of transmission. Telephone transmission is incapable of handling the incredible expansion of the Internet and the need for new forms of communication and interactivity.

Unfortunately, few U.S. politicians or businessmen initially recognized cable’s potential for interactivity and transmitting voice and moving images. People throughout the world, especially in Asia and Europe, are increasingly communicating, interacting and getting their news through the Internet and on mobile phones. We’re now entering the era of “convergence,” in which TV, movies, radio broadcasts, email and chat rooms can all be accessed on a computer or mobile phone screen, Broadband technology

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has and will continue to change the way we interact as businesses are able to obtain more broadcast space more efficiently.

The evolution of the Net and broadband are also changing how dollars are allocated for advertising and the way retail businesses operate. Advertisers now allocate a more substantial portion of their budgets to online media. Retailers are finding online sales and profits are multiplying in exponential

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numbers. Steve believes that the communications revolution will be led by the expansion of broadband technology.

I next addressed Mr. Forbes’ revolutionary and controversial proposal put forth in his book The Flat Tax Revolution. Some of the most successful countries in Europe and Asia have begun implementing some form of “flat tax.” The flat tax would eliminate the need for our cumbersome and antiquated tax code and collection system under the IRS. It would also eliminate billions of dollars spent needlessly by businesses and individuals on tax lawyers and accountants in trying to interpret an arcane and outmoded income tax code.

According to Forbes, a flat tax would also help eliminate the unfairness of many standardized deductions that often favor one economic class over the other.

The Forbes flat tax program would call for scrapping our current tax code and replacing it with a pro-growth, pro-family tax cut that lowers tax rates to 17 percent across the board. It would expand exemptions for individuals and children so that a family of four would pay no taxes on its first $40,000 of income.

There would be no inheritance or Steve Forbes at the EuroGlobal Conference. “death tax” in the new system or, Contrary to the anguished cries of Forbes’ critics, impleas Mr. Forbes says, “There will be no ‘Taxation Without menting such a changeover should not be cumbersome.

Respiration.’” There would also be no tax on Social Security, Initially, while making the changeover from the old system pensions, personal savings or capital gains. Forbes believes to the new, taxpayers would have the option of filing that a flat tax will bring about an unprecedented increase under either the old or new systems. in personal disposable income and would set off an I was pleased to have the opportunity to listen to some of economic boom. It would allow people to keep more Forbes’ thoughts and sound bites on domestic and world money, and stop wasteful government spending, allow affairs, and I pass his thought along: individuals to put more “risk capital” back into the econo-The current U.S. economy is durable, surprisingly strong my. On the corporate side, all corporate profits would be and not in for any shocks in the near future. taxed at the one rate of 17 percent with no exemptions.

- Iran is exacerbating the explosive Middle East situation With the new flat tax system businesses would no longer and the world recognizes the need to deal with this situaneed complicated strategic depreciation schedules and tion rapidly to avoid a nuclear disaster. investments in capital equipment would be immediate!

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- The change in power in Congress from Republican to Democrat will probably mean more social legislation, hearings and investigations and higher taxation of the oil and pharmaceutical industries. However, the very fragile balance of power between the parties means they will have to work together. Therefore, Forbes does not foresee any radical change in the way the country’s economic progression.

-New York State has been losing revenue and businesses because of high tax rates and the lack of a friendly progressive business atmosphere.

This will be one of Governor Spitzer’s most important challenges.

Before concluding, I asked Steve what it was like to be Malcolm Forbes’son. He told me that because he was the firstborn son, his father was quite strict with him, but became more lenient as he got older. Malcolm allowed Steve to grow

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and formulate his own ideas about life.

After graduating from Princeton University Steve became involved in the Forbes family business. He has remained at Forbes Inc. his entire adult life, along with brothers Christopher, Robert and Timothy.

Malcolm was a legendary adventurer, spokesman, world traveler and celebrity magnet (think of Elizabeth Taylor), right up to the time of his death. During their father’s later years, Steve and his brothers constantly worried about him as he rode the streets of Manhattan on his famous Harley motorcycle. Steve recounted a whimsical and humorous tale of Malcolm and one of his younger brothers, who at that point was experiencing the long-haired, unwashed, hippie way of life. The two of them were on a ballooning trip and as they approached Delaware Harbor their

balloon began to lose air. Malcolm advised his son that they would have to jump out just before hitting the water or they’d be swamped and entangled in the balloon. The balloon descended and they jumped! Malcolm landed in the water on his back and after a few moments thought he had died as he focused on a long-haired biblical-looking figure walking toward him. As the image came closer, he heard a voice cry, “Dad, please stand up. The water is only three-feet deep.”

Steve Forbes is a consummate entrepreneur, writer and economic forecaster. He is also a man of humor, compassion, intelligence and ideas. I could have listened to him for many more hours. Our meeting, and my subsequent tour of the amazing Forbes Galleries and its priceless memorabilia collections, made for an unforgettable day.

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From Little Drummer Boy To Jazz Stick Man

Evan Stone Continues To Evolve

By Tiffany Razzano van Stone may have drummed for many different types of bands from psychedelic to folk, but lately he’s been carving out a niche for himself as a jazz drummer.

“Jazz is my true love,” Stone said.

“Music is my first love, but stylistically, I am most comfortable when I’m playing jazz music or improvised music.” Though he played in a rock group as a teenager growing up in Bayport, Long Island, when he moved to Los Angeles with his family at age 17, he formed his first jazz-fusion group. From there, his romance with the genre continued and gradually, he played in more jazz than rock bands.

Stone, 37, who now lives in Los Angeles, released his jazz album Sticks and Stone, Vol. 1 last April, the first album on the now defunct Red Jazz label. He put together a band of friends from the LA jazz scene to record the nine tracks, a mix of originals and covers, for the first volume.

The record has brought him critical acclaim, being named Best Jazz album at the 2006 Orange County Music Awards. Stone says he has much more planned with the group.

“The idea is that we left it open-ended for the possibility of more volumes,” he said. “Volume one was very traditional jazz, some mainstream, a little bebop, some contemporary with more modern influences in some of the tunes on the record. But I’m hoping with each record there will be

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a natural progression. I’m hoping on the next record to have a few more originals and have it sound more modern. On volumes three and four, I’m hoping to have more improvisational music and more avant-garde.”

Though it’s highly unusual for a drummer, Stone has also made a name for himself as a bandleader, something he says happened out of necessity. “If I want a gig, and my phone’s not ringing, I’d better do something to

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make it ring,” he said. “So I hire the guys, call the clubs and then book it under my name. I found I had an easier time getting gigs. I had met so many musicians that I enjoyed putting together people I thought played well together, or I enjoyed playing with. It’s a weird matchmaker thing.”

Stone began playing the drums at age 12 mostly by default, he says. His neighbors, who were several years older than he, received guitars one Christmas and decided to start a band. “Being the youngest one on the block, I said, ‘I want a guitar too.’ I wanted to be just like them,” he said. “ They said, ‘No, we need a drummer. You’re going to play the drums.’” Before he ever got his first real drum kit, he set up a makeshift set made of cardboard boxes in his basement.

Before long, the group got its first gig playing the Bayport High School Homecoming Dance. That’s when Stone realized he wanted to play music professionally for a living. A straight-up rock band, the group began frequently playing at local bars and clubs in Suffolk County.

Being so young, Stone would often have to be sneaked into gigs by the rest of the band. “We snuck into a few little bars here and there when we played,” he said, “then they’d whisk me out of there right away.

Back then it was a lot looser than today’s Long Island [music scene].”

Currently, he’s writing and recording a guitar-based solo album, which draws on all of his influences, from the Beatles, to African music, to progressive rock and jazz. He’s hoping the songs can be used on movie soundtracks and plans on releasing it sometime next year. He also gets a lot of gigs as a freelance drummer, and has toured with a number of artists, including Greg Adams of Tower of Power and the pop sibling duo Aly and A.J. “I’m very lucky and fortunate that I get to play music for a living, even though it’s not the easiest thing in the world to do,” Stone said. “It’s an interesting lifestyle. You don’t punch in and get a steady paycheck.

It’s feast or famine, but that Sticks & Stone Album cover comes with the territory.”

Evan, formally with Salty the pocket knife with Dustin Diamond.

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Kacie Sheik: Something Special Is Happening in New York…

By Tom Albright igh above Times Square in a studio where Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Coldplay, Tupac Shakur, Madonna and countless other rock superstars made some of the most important records of the last three decades, a team of songwriters and producers gather around a stunning young woman and a Steinway piano. Something special is happening.

They are making the next hit record that will be crackling through bright antennas of top 40 radio this summer – the debut album from New Jersey singer/songwriter Kacie Sheik. Kacie is an artist in residence at Tainted Blue Studios on 48th Street and 8th Avenue, working with producers Andrew Koss and Patrick Shaw on her first release. She released her six-song EP this winter and is playing constantly at area clubs with a steady and growing following.

Kacie Sheik has had more experience with rock royalty at age 25 than most people have in a lifetime. A native of Brick, NJ, she broke out as a voice and theater major at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia to join the touring production of Footloose as part of the singing trio.

“I celebrated my 19 birthday in Aberdeen, Texas, and it was snowing,” she recalled. “The cast all bonded and we were all friends. I learned that I loved life on the road and performing constantly.”

At the conclusion of Footloose, Kacie landed the role that would change everything – she was the lead in the Queen revival musical We Will Rock You in Las Vegas. Her character, “Scaramoosh,” was named after one of the most famous lyrics in rock music – the operatic interlude in the Queen classic Bohemian Rhapsody.

To perform the part of Scaramoosh required working alongside surviving members of Queen Brian May and Roger Taylor on the musical arrangements.

“Working with Brian and Roger was a surreal and incredible experience,” said Kacie. “They were so nice and they were so patient – it’s very hard to be in the presence of such greatness and not feel a little nervous, but they made me feel wonderful. We would be talking and Brian would just grab

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a guitar and we would go over harmonies very casually.”

And after all those shows on the Strip, Kacie clearly was bitten by the bug to become a rock performer. On expiration of her contract, she moved to New York City and began to scour a career direction. Although she auditioned for several Broadway productions, her heart was set on becoming a pop singer – a direction that coincided with fate when

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she answered an ad for a studio singing part at Tainted Blue.

“As soon as I met Andrew and Pat we just clicked musically,” she said. Koss needed a female vocalist for a song he and Shaw were recording, but the evening promptly took a different track as she and Koss wrote their first song, All Comes Down, in one sitting.

“You have to pay attention when you feel that musical click, and that is exactly what happened when I met the guys,” she says. “We just decided to continue to work together – it wasn’t a hard decision – and we wrote song after song and now we have a great record.”

Tell me something special To just get me by I’ll take made up answers Or even a lie Tell me something Something special I try to get through I try to undo I try to impress you...

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When asked about her influences and heroes, she gives a nod towards early Sheryl Crowe and My Chemical Romance as well as the Used. Perhaps her biggest influence, however, wasn’t a mentor because of his music but rather just as a supportive big brother – pop star Duncan Sheik. It helps to have an industry success constantly encouraging you and your material, though Kacie doesn’t seem like one to give up easily. Resilience, stamina, confidence…and most importantly, talent, all fit comfortably when dressing Kacie in adjectives.

Koss and Sheik comprise the writing team, with Shaw taking the heavy lifting on the production side.

Shaw and Koss are very involved in Kacie’s live performances as well, coaching and rehearsing her band in the studio and always working behind the scenes at gigs. Her upcoming show on Feb. 22 at the Knitting Factory will showcase all the new material, as well as popular songs released earlier this year.

Her material has all the elements of hit-making chart busters – but with the very deep messages about emotional intimacy and confessional underpinnings of artful songwriting.

The skill in this writing and production team is to take those authentic and raw artistic colors and blend them with enough tempo and pop production to fit an industry palate – not easily done. Nowhere is it more evident than on a song like If It Was For You – a tongue in cheek rant about the ups and downs of complicated relationships.

And as a former theater star who cut her teeth on Broadway and megaproductions, Kacie has a stage presence in her live performances that is energetic, endearing and magnetic. She wins audiences over in venues showcasing the original music, and is regularly filling joints around New York. A West Coast tour is planned for the spring, where she has

a heavy roster of Los Angeles and San Diego area club dates.

Kacie is an act not to be missed and her material is available at www. kaciesheik.com. Go to her Myspace page for more info and to listen to her songs: www.myspace.com/kaciesheik.

Catch Kacie Sheik: The Knitting Factory in NYC on Feb. 22 at 8:45 p.m. (all ages). Sin-e in NYC on March 15 at 9 p.m.

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That was one of the many messages George Ross of the Five Towns, executive vice president and senior counsel for the Trump Organization, conveyed to an audience of about 200 during a free-wheeling appearance before Nassau Community College’s Marketing Club in early December. He was interviewed in a talk show setting by Angela Anton, publisher of Anton Community Newspapers and Boulevard magazine, and Mike Barry, an Anton Community Newspapers columnist Pegged to his best-selling 2006 book, Trump-Style Negotiation: Powerful Strategies and Tactics for Mastering Every Deal, Ross’ appearance on the school’s Garden City campus also included a discussion about the origins of NBC’s The Apprentice, a program on which he starred for many years; the importance of the personal touch in business; and how to build a reputation in your chosen profession.

Before The Apprentice gave him national exposure, Ross was for decades a well-known behind-the-scenes mover and shaker in New York City’s real estate industry. In his book on negotiation, Ross goes into some detail about representing Donald Trump during the conversion of the old Commodore Hotel on 42nd Street, near Grand Central Station, into the gleaming Grand Hyatt during the late 1970s. Having joined the Trump Organization in 1997, Ross now oversees a number of trophy properties, most notably 40 Wall Street, which has more than one million square feet in rentable space.

A lively question-and-answer session followed, with the audience particularly interested in the proposed Trump on the Beach, an upscale catering hall/restaurant which is planned for Field 4 of Jones Beach.

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George Ross: A Success Before TV Stardom

By Mike Barry eorge Ross of the Five Towns spent more than 50 years building a distinguished career in New York City’s real estate industry but was not widely known outside that field until a TV show called The Apprentice came along.

“I found it to be a fluke but I enjoyed it,” Ross, executive vice president and senior counsel for the Trump Organization, said about the nationwide name recognition he gained after five seasons on The Apprentice, an NBC program which at its start featured Donald Trump, Carolyn Kepcher, and Ross assigning tasks and judging contestants who aspired to win a one-year apprenticeship with the Trump Organization.

Ross, however, is not on the 2007 edition of The Apprentice, in part because it has moved its base of operations to southern California from Manhattan. “It was a devil to work on,” he continued. “You might spend two and one-half hours taping a scene, even though you may see only six or seven minutes of that footage on the show.” The daily taping schedule for a season’s worth of shows would extend for nine full weeks without any letup, he said.

Still, Ross has overwhelmingly positive memories of his days on The Apprentice and says he’s seen the benefits of the television exposure in other parts of his life, having landed in recent years two book deals and is building a successful second career as a motivational speaker. He waives his fee, however, when speaking to high school and college students.

All of these activities come on top of what is already a wildly busy day job at the Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan.

“It has been wonderful for me because now I do a lot more public speaking with audience recognition which I was never able to achieve in 50 years as a major lawyer for real estate giants, ” Ross added, and communicating is something at which he’s excelled since his days at Brooklyn College and Brooklyn Law School.

Indeed, one of Ross’ most gratifying pre-Apprentice jobs was teaching a course in negotiation at New York University’s School of Professional Studies and Continuing Education, something he’s done for more than 20 years and continues to this day. Enrollment now stands at 40 to 50 students, whereas Ross drew anywhere from 18 to 20 when NYU first offered the class.

“I try to shed light on some of the problems faced by younger people coming into the business world,” he said.

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technology. You never had cell phones, you never had email years ago, so there was much more personal contact,” Ross continued, clearly warming to the topic.

“You can easily misinterpret something that someone writes but when someone talks to you face-to-face you can see the body language, or ask questions if you didn’t understand something that was said. You can’t do that with the written word,” he observed.

Yet it is overseeing a large portfolio within the Trump Organization which remains Ross’ primary focus. “I have total responsibility for 40 Wall Street, which has over one million square feet of office space,” he said, when asked about his responsibilities. Ross oversees the building’s leasing, management, operations, and “everything that’s involved with ownership” for one of lower Manhattan’s trophy properties.

Ross also handles the often-complicated legal details of Trump’s licensing deals.

“Donald Trump lends his name to clothing, steaks, watches and jewelry which meet the “Trump Standard” of quality,” Ross stated. “He is very attuned to what the American public will readily accept, and spend money for.”

Does he have another book in him beyond his best-selling Trump Strategies for Real Estate: Billionaire Lessons for the Small Investor (John Wiley & Sons, 2005) and Trump-Style Negotiation: Powerful Strategies and Tactics for Mastering Every Deal, released last year by the same publisher?

“I don’t know if I’ve got anything more to say,” Ross said, although he added that the 2006 book was much easier to write, and more gratifying “Everybody negotiates; not everyone’s interested in real estate. Maybe I’ll write the story of how Beck-Ross Communications grew from a humble idea in 1966 into a major player in broadcasting by creating WBLI, the #1 station on Long Island, as part of a far flung radio empire which we sold 20 years later,” he said.

My guess is that his already excellent negotiating skills, honed on deals such as Donald Trump’s late 1970s rehabilitation of the old Commodore Hotel into what is now midtown Manhattan’s Grand Hyatt, were sharpened even further as the only man in a home surrounded by women that included his wife, Billie, and their two now-grown daughters, Stephanie of Chappaqua, NY and Nanci, who resides in Vienna, Virginia, and granddaughters, Barrie, Erica and Emily.

The Rosses lived for 25 years in Oceanside before moving a quarter-century ago to the Five Towns. After reading Ross’ book on negotiating and hearing him speak, I’m convinced Ross paid far less than he should have for both houses.

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Mayhem Poets Celebrate Reverse Birth

By Tom Albright ou’d be hard pressed to find a teacher in this country who has heard the word ‘poet’ end the sentence, “When I grow up I want to be…” You’d be harder pressed to find a father who, upon hearing his daughter’s boyfriend had big dreams and aspirations to be a poet, gave his wife a proud glance across the dinner table.

You won’t find this profession on a “careers to watch in ‘07” list. You’ll barely find an actor, musician or artist that even considers it a bona fide performance art. That is, until you meet Mayhem Poets.

Mayhem Poets, a Jersey City-based trio of guys in their mid-20s, played 286 shows last year in five countries and have sold over 100,000 CDs of their spoken word literary dramatics. They may be the only self-employed standup poets working in New York City today – and they are doing far more than just getting by. Their work is taking off like a meteor and audiences across the country are taking notice of a sizzling new style of theatrical entertainment – big and small ideas with engaging and insanely clever wordplay presented by smart and funny young people who are busy working to make the world a better place.

Mayhem Poets released their second CD, Reverse Birth, this month. and it has been hailed as the poetic version of The Simpsons-meetsmodern-day Shakespeare. The three young men who make Mayhem are Kyle Sutton, Scott Tarazevits and Mason Granger.

“Spoken word performance isn’t new at all; it dates back thousands of years,” said founder Kyle Sutton, 26, of Princeton. “I think what we do is offer a fresh alternative to audiences that we can tailor to any age group from

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middle school to college to general that gives them something they either haven’t seen before or don’t see that often.”

Sutton started Mayhem Poets with Tarazevits, also 26, while they were in college at Rutgers University. The two hosted a poetry jam in their dorm that became very popular on campus. The idea was to replicate poetry jams that were popular on the fringes of the hip-hop music culture – most famous being Def Poetry Jam. Mayhem was directly inspired by the movie Slam, in which rival gang members are taken by surprise when they are outwitted with smart verbal mayhem instead of violence.

A high school student petitioned the group to play at his school, which the group did. One gig lead to another, school after school, until Sutton got the idea to showcase at a tradeshow for academic workshops.

“We were side-by-side with some big

entertainment companies and there we were with our scrappy little booth...it was hilarious,” said Kyle. “We left with a ton of bookings and haven’t looked backed. We have an international following now, and are getting ready for our second European tour in 2007.”

The free-form poetry performance is known colloquially today as “slam” poetry. Granger joined soon after and the three have honed a dramatic presentation unlike anything I have ever seen. Their first CD, Eat Your Words, a compilation for all ages, was released a year ago and caught fire.

The next two years saw Mayhem travel America through Cincinnati, New Hampshire, Arkansas, all along the Eastern Seaboard. Then came the calls from Canada. Mayhem was invited out for an extended workshop and two tours of the Toronto area which had them on the road for the entire month of October.

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While at an international academic convention, some Irish schoolteachers felt they would be a terrific addition to the Emerald Isle and August 2006 Mayhem spent traveling though Ireland performing multiple schools shows and radio appearances. Starting in Kilkenny, Mayhem did half a dozen shows, several workshops and extensive street performance. In Ireland, street performance is a very dignified art requiring permits and booking – not the vagabond trade of the homeless as it’s known in the U.S. Mayhem was now a world touring act - perhaps the only ones who have the word poet stamped on their work visas.

“We were very idealistic. We weren’t wise enough to think that this might not be a practical decision when we started out. We just wanted to perform – we would go to nursing homes and slam, hospitals and slam, jails, we didn’t care,” says Sutton. “Now we are traveling to other countries at their request – its very gratifying to see people excited about performance poetry.”

So what is it that resonates so well with audiences and has made a historically subltle genre into a raging wildfire? Teachers are encouraged to find edgy role models that speak to kids at a level they understand and are a source of inspiration. That, plus sheer electricity of their live performance make them a seamless product without a gamble for the toughest critics in the food chain – adolescents.

“We are like Eminem with much more of an educational spin and we wound up getting kids excited about poetry,” explains Sutton. “Seventh graders are dealing with different things than adults – it’s an awkward phase and they are dealing with self-esteem issues. We need to address those.

Of course we can be no holds barred at our college shows – they want entertainment with an edge to it.”

For the traveling educational workshops, Mayhem takes students through all the mechanics of writing their own material – musing with them to develop their own poetry and the nuts and bolts of performance skills. By the end of a week program, an open mic night has the student’s friends and family watching them perform in public with all the tools necessary to go forth and be poets-at-large.

For the grownups, it’s the no-holds-barred approach to issues surrounding the complexity of the human spirit, world issues, racism, sexism, diversity and hope – not to mention the gut-busting humor.

Mayhem tackles some lofty and weighty issues, but they are artistically savvy enough to weave in comic relief in the form of zany offbeat and outright absurd pieces. One showstopper which has become a marquee piece for the group is Scott Tarazevits’ soliliquoy about his love for chicken. The piece titled The Other Side has him describing his beloved food with the sensuality of a sexual fetish, while simultaneously morphing into his favorite fowl. Crazy sounding, yes, but howlingly funny.

“Poetry can be about anything, starting with one word it can bring you anywhere,” says Tarazaevits. “Coming from a theater background, the chicken poem is an explosion of different theatrical technique culminating in a madcap metamorphosis.”

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But Mayhem deals with some very serious topics as well. Sutton uses his unique insight gained from being half black and half white to write his perspective on racism in Chocolate Milk. He calls it his opportunity to say everything he ever wanted to on race and race relations – an opportunity only the safety of literary prose can afford.

Peace Piece is a literary allegory of a basketball game between team violence and team peace – one made up of the seven deadly sins and the other of Jesus, Ghandi, Martin Luther King and other peace icons. Who wins? It remains to be decided…

And these are the issues and hilarity that are interspersed among Reverse Birth. Odes to the greats are clearly highlighted such as Mason Granger’s scriptural metaphor as read as an evangelical minister called Scriptures of Seuss paying homage to the patron saint of modern alliteration, Theodore Scott Tarazevits and Mason Granger, founders of Mayhem Poets.

Geisel.

This will be a year of enormous hedge fund president or public relations executive. But by public recognition for Mayhem. With the release this month bringing their performance art to hundreds of thousands of their new CD, a brand new video DVD to be released and making a living, they are living the life that most only soon and a daunting tour schedule. An aggressive tour of dream about. While discussing the outlook of his bizarre the Southwest is planned including Arizona and New business, I was compelled to ask Sutton about his goals.

Mexico.

“I think poets are as important as doctors,” he says. “We The poets working as hard as any investment banker, prescribe medicine for the spirit and our goal is to practice lyrical open heart surgery on humanity. They need it.”

And to their credit, Mayhem Poets have broken through with an absolutely brand new style of theatrical and literary experience. One that will leave you wanting more and solving arguments in iambic pentameter, looking at the world in free form prose and falling asleep to a haiku.

To buy Mayhem Poets Cds go to Amazon.com, CD Baby and www. mayhempoets.com. To find out where they are playing next, catch a live performance or book them at your school or event, also go to the website.

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Laurie Puhn Brings You “i on New York”

By Dagmar Fors Karppi ending their name/fame to charities has become legal tender for today’s celebrities. That magic combination is what Laurie Puhn uses in interviews for her new television program “i on New York” on WPXN-TV, shown Tuesday and Saturday mornings at 6 and 6:30 a.m.

“Nowadays,” she said, “to get in the media a celebrity needs a cause. It’s a trend now for them to focus on health, AIDS, or at risk kids who need support. My first taped interview on the show was with Randal Pinkett the winner of The Apprentice and the spokesperson of Junior Achievement of New York.”

Laurie Puhn, the Harvard-educated lawyer, author, communication and relationship expert, and professional speaker, said, “There is a ripple effect in the show – recognition for the celebrity and for the cause and for the public that wants to see more good things on TV. Today’s charitable events are not just for socialites who do philanthropic work. Now the non-profits want a famous face for the front of their brochure so that people will be attracted to them and donate more money. “i on New York” is satisfying that need. People can view celebrities who are making a difference. The show gives community leaders a place to get on the air and brings attention to the non-profits. “i on New York” couldn’t have existed years ago. Today there is both an interest and a need for it,” she said. “I can put a spotlight on those people making a difference and in this way I am making a difference.”

“All of us have the capacity - to impact someone - we can’t lose faith in that. When we lose faith in that we are denying our own power and it is an excuse. When you are doing nothing you are setting an example to your children to do less than they could. You have an impact whether you help or not,” she added.

Ms. Puhn is also making a difference through her book Instant Persuasion. At Harvard she served on the board of the Harvard mediation committee.

“There I saw communication The Instant Persuasion blunders. People put their foot book jacket. in their mouth and sent a

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discussion out of control. So I began to put together what are the biggest communication errors people can make. That became my book, Instant Persuasion: how to change your words to change your life. It’s told through real life stories.”

When she sold the book to Penguin, she was practicing law at a Manhattan firm. Once she saw the value of what she wanted to A poster for Laurie share with people, Laurie said, “I Puhn’s “i on New York”. decided to take a leave of absence to focus on writing and consultation. I opened Laurie Puhn Communications which does professional training. We deal with Fortune 500 companies. When the book took off, I didn’t go back to the firm. I put on my entrepreneur hat and put my full attention to it and with determination I took the leap and went into my full time business.

“With the launch of the book Instant Persuasion I got significant media coverage across the country. It was a great experience. What I learned in that year is what I can use in my whole life. That national exposure gave me the opportunity to do ‘i on New York’”.

Laurie has interviewed people in the fields of entertainment, business, government and community service including; Congressman Charlie Rangel; As the World Turns’ Martha Byrne; NYC Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum; Prison Break’s Frank Grillo; Sesame Street’s Sonia Manzano (Maria); model and actress Beth Ostrosky; and Anton Publisher Angela Susan Anton, whose new magazine Boulevard you are reading.

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irsts are always exciting. You never forget your first…your first kiss, your first love, your first heartache, your first dance, your first baby. It’s new, refreshing - almost a rebirth. Every year we get a first. It is the beginning of the next 12 months - a chance to wipe the slate clean, start a new chapter, refresh and rejuvenate. About midnight on Dec. 31, we get tipsy on champagne, contemplate the midnight kiss with hope, with anticipation and excitement that at 12:01 a.m. on the first of the year, we will start all over again.

Most firsts are good. And sometimes they are not. I recently gave birth to my first child. That was a good first, surreal and magical, just as I had heard but could never fully understand. I had a Csection, which subsequently made me a patient. This was a first. It was the first time wearing a hospital gown, with a back that flapped in the wind exposing my personals. It was my first to have an orderly grab my personal belongings, shove them into a bag and drop my shirt on the dirty-looking hospital floor. It was my first time to have my pocketbook taken away, as I immediately felt like it was my security blanket, defending me from the danger yet to come. It was my first time to be in pain, dependent on the call button for the nurse to bring me pain medication. It was a first to be woken at 5 a.m., stripped naked and cleaned without as much as a “Good morning.” It was a first to be a patient.

I have a terrible habit. No matter where I am or what I am doing, I always seem to be looking at people, examining them. Not to try to “diagnose” them, exactly; it is more like an “evaluation.” I recently went to my high school reunion, clearly filled with some remarkable firsts: my first boyfriend, my first love, my first kiss. All I kept thinking about was growing older and the firsts that were yet to come. I saw people

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smoking, overweight, or obviously unhappy. I saw the pressures of middle age settling on their stomachs. I saw that the new firsts were going to entail things more medical, and less of the carefree times of our youth. I couldn’t help but thinking, “Was I ever going to be the doctor to one of these firsts?”

When I first started my fellowship in cardiology, my aunt was rushed to the emergency room with her lungs filled with fluid. I received a panicked call from my mother, and got in the car from New York to New Jersey to see her. I thought about all the reasons she could have water in her lungs and all the ways to fix it. When I got to the hospital, I wasn’t just her niece, I was a doctor, and because of my connection to her, I felt like I was her doctor. I will never forget walking into that brightly lit Emergency Room, as she lay in bed with an oxygen mask strapped to her face and an X-ray over her head showing her lungs filled with water. It was my first time holding a stethoscope up to such a familiar heart, but listening carefully for the sounds, rather than hearing its voice. My aunt and I were always so close.

She was my father’s sister, and I grew up often answering to her name from my grandparents. Apparently, she and I were similar. And here she was, needing me to talk to her doctors and asking me to help diagnose her. I grew up with a family of physicians, but I was the youngest of all of them. These kinds of decisions never rested on my shoulders before. She needed open-heart surgery and came to my hospital in order to have it, and so I could be part of her “medical team.” This was a first, in so many ways. The first time I was a doctor, instead of a niece. The first time I had to be confident in myself to make decisions in order to save a life, a life that meant so much to me. And, the first time I was a real doctor and not just a little girl pretending to be one.

Firsts are funny that way. They are

good or they are difficult, and a little bit challenging. Inevitably, they always bring you to another place, to that next level.

In some ways, we have that opportunity every year. About this time, all of those resolutions we made are starting to dissipate, become less intense, less important. In the true beginning of the year, we hold passionately to all that we can become, and with optimism that only a first can bring, we forge forward with our plans. Being a patient for the first time made me realize how difficult it is for all of my patients to be going through what they are. I was having a baby which was a happy thing, not undergoing surgery or being treated for a heart attack.

I know the first of the year has come and gone, but don’t give up on your New Year’s resolutions. Do those things you said you were going to do - lose the weight, stop the cigarettes, go to the gym, do yoga. Your firsts are really in your control. Is this going to be the year where you first quit smoking? Is this going to be the year you first have a child? Or, is this going to be the year that you have your first heart attack?

I look at my friends from my high school reunion. And, every day, I think of my aunt. And, I stare at my child, my beautiful son. I want to make my firsts as wonderful as his firsts. In a lot of ways that is ultimately a choice. Being a patient was one of the most difficult firsts I have encountered. Knowing the health risks and seeing them on your friends, made my high school reunion feel like a waiting game. And, being a real doctor for the first time to my aunt, made my passion for healing exponentially grow. May your resolutions help be the guiding light for your firsts this year. You have control over your health and your choices. And, don’t give up. May the first of the year bring many firsts: those that bring you a child; those that help you lose the weight; those that help you breathe easier; those that make you feel better about yourself; those that allow you the ability to become a better person; those that help you mature; those that aid in making your dreams come true. And keep trying.

Because, truly you never know what firsts this year may bring.

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American Prometheus, The Triumph and Tragedy of Robert Oppenheimer, NYC, NY

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Pulitzer Prize Author Martin J. Sherwin and Publisher Angela Susan Anton.

Celebrity Dreams

By Lauren Lawrence

Alanis Morissette

”I have this recurring dream often. I am driving alone, at night, trying to find my way ‘home’ although I have no sense where that is. I know that I am in charge of finding where it is that I am going, but I have no sense of where to go, and I’m panicked. I park in a parking lot to regain my composure, and wind up driving up around this beautiful hilly village, trying to get where I’m supposed to get.”

In this nocturnal journey of exploration the mode of transport defines the dreamer——quite literally, it reveals her drive. But Alanis is after more than just accruing

Dr. Louise Crandell, C.B.Whyte and Stanley Kreitzman.

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mileage. In these Jack Kerouac-styled “road” dreams, the direction home is usually unknown; the destination is convoluted and hard to reach because there is more ground to be covered.

Dreams of disorientation often express anxiety over meeting daily obligations; they indicate worry over the direction one takes in life. It is necessary to find what you are looking for in order to establish what you want to achieve.

The progression home is hilly—it has its ups and downs. This symbolizes an awareness of the circuitousness and transience of life. And although “getting where I’m supposed to get” is important to the dreamer, the ride is far more essential. At the core of the dream is Ralph Waldo Emerson’s dictum: Life is a journey, not a destination. Morissette’s real joy is found not in finishing an activity but in the act of doing it.

Lauren Lawrence is an internationally known dreams expert and author. Her latest book is Private Dreams of Public People (Assouline, 2002).

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Epephytic orchids in bloom will warm any heart.

A tropical winter wonderland of orchids and palms.

Orchid Show Will Brighten Winter Doldrums Exotic Exhibit Extended Until April 8

The fifth annual rendition of The Orchid Show: An Exhibition and Sale of Fine Orchids returns to The New York Botanical Garden on Saturday, Feb. 24. This year, the eagerly anticipated show will run for an unprecedented six weeks, providing a tropical winter escape, colorfully culminating on Easter Sunday.

The Orchid Show at The New York Botanical Garden is distinguished as the only curated and designed, museum-quality orchid exhibition. Visitors are exposed to these coveted plants in ingenious ways. Colors, shapes, sizes and textures of the orchids, as well as the rich information provided about them, are a feast for the eyes and nourishment for the intellect.

As always, the centerpiece of the Botanical Garden’s orchid experience will be in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Under the dome of this jewel-like Victorian-style glass house, water cascades over dark volcanic rocks, past glittering orchids, and into a tropical pool. The graceful fronds of stately palms will frame beds of colorful orchids reflected in the tranquil pool.

In the Lowland Rain Forest Gallery, exotic trees arch overhead to invite discovery of orchids as they would grow in nature: clinging to branches and twining around massive trunks. Visitors will encounter fragrant pansy and golden dancing ladies orchids, delicate laelias, and extravagantly ruffled corsage orchids.

During the Orchid Show, the terrarium in the Conservatory’s Upland Rain Forest Gallery will showcase beautiful and often strange, miniature orchids, allowing up-close views of these plants whose flowers range from two to four millimeters wide and whose colors span the spectrum. Passing a moss-covered waterfall, one will leave the misty rain forest and enter the American and African desert galleries with 60

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spiny golden barrel cacti, blue-leaved agaves, flowering aloes, and tiny “living stones” en route to an elegant orchid garden just ahead in the Conservatory’s Seasonal Exhibition Galleries.

Stroll Through an Orchid Garden The Orchid Show will carry the theme “A Garden of Orchids.” In the two Seasonal Exhibition Galleries, the main showcase galleries of the exhibition, a garden pavilion will be draped with orchids of every description, while formal planting beds will overflow with thousands of orchid plants and tens of thousands of blooms—each one more fascinating than the last. Blue and purple vandas, green and yellow cymbidiums, maroon slipper orchids, tall nun’s cap orchids, delicate pink and white moth orchids, and more will all compete for attention in this imaginary garden where all of the flowers are orchids, sheltered by tall palms and surrounded by colorful tropical leaves.

Philip Baloun of Philip Baloun Designs, New York City, is The Orchid Show designer. Marc Hachadourian, the Botanical Garden’s Curator of Glasshouse Collections, is the curator of The Orchid Show.

Continue to the Orchid Rotunda As if the spellbinding arrays in the conservatory wouldn’t be enough, the Orchid Rotunda in the Library Building will feature numerous specimens of the roughly 50 species and countless hybrids of phalaenopsis orchids, commonly known as moth orchids. Many people are familiar with the popular large white-flower variety that resembles a moth in flight. Orchid breeders have developed dozens of new and different color forms: flowers in shades of red, peach, green, and yellow with stripes, spots and other patterns.

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By Barry Kay uring Howard Weitzman’s five years as Nassau County Comptroller, the county went from the brink of bankruptcy to financial respectability. Weitzman’s political career began at an age when many think about retirement. He had already achieved success in his career as an accountant and entrepreneur.

In 1983, Howard’s business success, affable personality and civic mindedness led him to become involved in Great Neck’s community affairs. In 1989, he was elected mayor of Great Neck Estates, an unpaid position, and served three terms as He became actively involved in the county ’s Democratic Party in 2000 and served as Bill Bradley ’s Nassau County campaign manager.

In 2001, Howard was asked by the Nassau Democratic Party to run for county comptroller. He was elected and, in 2005, re -elected. When Howard took over, the county ’s annual deficit was projected to be $450 million and the county’s bond rating was near junk-bond levels.

Howard takes great pride in the fact that the county has achieved balanced budgets and surpluses for the past five years.

Howard is looking to help increase state aid to education and is advocating that Nassau’s lower-to-moderate income residents receive a state income tax credit to ease the impact of high property taxes. Howard’s strong background in health care led to a number of initiatives which included exposing the fiscal deterio-

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ration of the Nassau Healthcare Corporation (NHCC), the county’s public hospital system. Howard also initiated the NassauRx card - a discount prescription drug card offered at no cost to Nassau residents and without any cost to the cashstrapped county.

In December 2006, Howard was named the new chair of the Taxation and Finance Committee of the New York State Association of Counties (NYDSAC).

Under the guidance of Comptroller Weitzman, Nassau County has been able to eliminate duplicate health coverage for non-union, married employees. His office runs financial audits on all county expenses and publishes a manual for school districts

throughout the state to help them detect fraud. As comptroller, Howard oversees Nassau County’s $2.5 billion budget, which is larger than that of 16 states.

Howard is concerned that many county residents are being priced out of Long Island due to high property taxes. The lion’s share of most property tax bills is school taxes, typically 60 percent of the total. Howard found that part of the problem is that Nassau County receives the lowest level of school aid in New York State.

His hope is that Eliot Spitzer’s ascendancy to the governorship will change this situation. He is also looking forward to more affordable housing in Nassau. Communities such as Rockville Centre, Port Washington, Long Beach and Great Neck have viable, thriving downtown areas with affordable apartments that can be reached by mass transit. Howard advocates such smart development in downtown areas.

When I questioned Howard about his own political ambitions, his reply was “A lot depends on Tom Suozzi. If he decides not to run again for county executive, I would definitely be interested.” He has also been discussed as a possible candidate for the state comptroller’s job, following the resignation of Alan Hevesi.

Today, Nassau County investment bonds are rated “A” and the Nassau County Comptroller’s Office has a statewide reputation for integrity, professionalism, and innovation.

Howard is “on a mission” with an incredible upside for the county and himself.

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Dr. Robert A. Scott, President, Adelphi University

alls for “civility” ring almost daily. Whether by a national commission, a gathering of clergy, or a newspaper commenting on big city police, the calls are similar. They concern racism, road rage, bullying, and other forms of uncivil behavior. The cry for civility is a call for respect.

The urgency with which certain persons and groups demand respect is striking for several reasons. First, this urgency fails to acknowledge that respect is a two-way exchange; second, it ignores the fac t that individual and group respect are not permanent. No one can demand respect and expect the results to be honest.

It certainly is true that racism, antiSemitism, and other forms of prejudice are not only active in our society, but also deny respect to those who are the subject of discrimination and uncivil actions. Therefore, it makes sense for those who have been subjected to bias and incivility personally or historically to want respect. Indeed, I assume that everyone wants respect as a simple fact of his or her humanity.

We should assert in our schools and houses of worship, and especially in our homes, that others should be respected for their humanity even if they are different from us. But there is a difference between respect for humanity at large - respect for ethnic, national, religious, community, and racial groups in general - and respect for any individual in particular.

Respect, on the whole, must be offered freely. An individual’s actions should no more reflect poorly on an ethnic, national, racial, or religious group than a group’s actions should reflect poorly on all of humanity. But respect in these larger contexts

cannot mitigate the disrespectful behavior of an individual. This is the truth which some ignore. I respect you first as a human, second as an individual. However, individual respect can be regained through effort: by helping others, by showing concern, by acting as part of a group which is trying to be positive.

Respect is lost by acting in a callous manner, by disregarding others, or by belittling the place and relevance of others. When a student or a faculty member, or lay member of the public, “demands” respect, and does so in a manner which itself is disrespectful, he or she not only misses the point but also demeans the issue.

A college or university is a precious place. It is where truth in whatever form should be pursued without hindrance. It is where freedom of speech must be protected to the utmost. It is place where diversity – of background, ethnicity, religion – should be valued. It is also a place where civil discourse and respect for one another is essential if a full and honest exchange of views is to be assured.

Without common courtesy, ears are closed. When ears are closed, there can be no mutual respect. We must learn to disagree without being disagreeable. Those who shout the loudest for respect do the least to gain it.

These are difficult times, when relations between groups are strained.

Often, the economy is blamed. I would hope that even in times like these, families, clergy, and teachers would prepare children with the basic values of civility, courtesy, and respect for others. Our world needs it. Our national values – freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, democracy itself – will die without it.

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Frank Castagna – A Visionary With a Heart

By Barry Kay he world famous Americana Manhasset attracts shoppers, tourists, and celebrities from the Hamptons and the rest of Long Island and New York City, as well as from Europe and Asia. The shopping center has evolved over 50 years into one of America’s premier “luxe” shopping destinations. Interviewing Frank Castagna gave me a new and richer perspective of the development of Americana Manhasset and the life story of the man behind it.

This past year marked a number of important milestones for the Castagna family. Frank and Rita celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and the 50th anniversary of the opening of Americana Manhasset. Castagna Realty Company, founded by Frank’s father Ferdinand, is now in its 85th year in business. Frank and Rita Castagna’s partnership in marriage and business is one of Long Island’s great entrepreneurial stories. Their successful collaboration has enriched the tapestry of Long Island, and touched many lives.

In discussing his numerous business ventures, Frank credited Rita for a good part of the success they have experienced.

According to Frank, Rita has always been the face of the Americana Manhasset to the community, as well as the eyes and ears for Frank and the Castagna organization.

The Castagna journey to success began in the 1920s when his family emigrated from Torino, Italy to the United States. Frank’s father Ferdinand was skilled in the construction trades. The Castagna family initially moved to Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, then to Brookville, Long Island in 1949.

Frank graduated from Widener University in 1950 with a degree in civil engineering and joined Gerace and Castagna, his father’s construction company. The firm had a reputation as a major and successful construction company. Frank’s first construction experience was as a field engineer for the construction of the Great Neck Junior High School, built in 1950.

The Castagna Company continued to grow and build many major hospital projects, libraries and prisons. Some of their notable projects included the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the original North Shore Hospital in Manhasset, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the Supreme Court in Brooklyn, Rikers Island Prison, Yeshiva University, and the University Hospital at Stony Brook. In 1955 the company purchased what was to become their flagship property, Americana Manhasset. The 13-acre property was originally owned by the Levitt Organization and zoned for

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suburban shopping. The Americana Manhasset, Roosevelt Field, Green Acres and Mid Island Mall were among the earliest development of shopping centers on the East Coast.

In 1958 Frank’s father made him a partner and renamed the company Castagna and Son, Inc. They remained a father and son partnership until 1972 when Ferdinand died.

In 1956 the Americana opened, but not in the way originally envisioned. Initially the shopping center was to be anchored by the prestige department store, Saks Fifth Avenue. Timing is everything, as they say, and in 1956, the country and the retail world were in turmoil. The United States was in the midst of a major recession, and the Saks deal fell apart. Over 80,000 square feet of space was open with no major prestige anchor tenant. Temporary solutions to the problem had to be faced by resorting to “Plan B” tenants such as Penn Fruit, Franklin Simon, J.J. Newberry, Baker Shoes and Chandler’s.

A turning point for Americana Manhasset came in 1965, when Hirshleifer’s was successful in securing a license to sell Giorgio Armani at Americana Manhasset. Fate also stepped in when Peter Marino turned out to be Armani’s worldwide architect. Frank needed a master plan to make Americana Manhasset special and Marino’s architectural designs would be the vehicle to complete this plan. He approached Peter with his idea but was initially rebuffed with the now famous words: “I don’t do shopping centers.”

To this date the world-renowned architect Peter Marino & Associates continues as Americana Manhasset’s master architect.

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The partnership of Americana Manhasset and Peter Marino resulted in Americana Manhasset’s world recognized luxe brand shopping center with such famous boutiques as Gucci, Cartier, Chanel, Giorgio Armani, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Ralph Lauren, Hermes, Hirshleifer’s, London Jewelers, Tiffany & Co., and Prada. The completed vision of Americana Manhasset became a reality when Waldbaum’s lease expired in 2001. The new space in section IV of the Americana Manhasset brought with it new construction and the magnificent new stores of Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Bottega Veneta, St. John, Cole Haan and Brooks Brothers.

Castagna Realty Company is also responsible for the development in 1980 of Wheatley Plaza in Greenvale, another major shopping destination on the North Shore. In 1982, Wheatley Plaza received the Annual Shopping Center Award for its innovative design and construction. Today, Castagna Realty Company is involved in joint ventures with the Albanese Organization to develop office building properties in Garden City on Franklin Avenue and with longtime partner Hess Associates for an office building in North Hills.

Castagna Realty Company’s success is a credit to their highly professional and forward-thinking management team. Heading the team is John J. Gutleber, president and chief executive officer, who started with the Castagna organization in 1988 as president after many years of experience as a vice president of a major bank. John was responsible in guiding the company from a construction and real estate firm to a pure real estate development company.

Today, he oversees the entire operation of the company.

Deirdre Costa Major, formerly the senior vice president for Castagna Realty Company, has been appointed president of Castagna Realty Company Retail Group. Deirdre joined the company in 1985 after a career as art director for a major magazine. She is the third generation of her family to work for the Castagna organization. Deirdre’s grandfa-

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ther worked with Ferdinand Castagna when the company started in 1922 and worked as a foreman until his death.

Her father, Ernest, was Americana Manhasset’s first director of advertising.

Other key members of the Castagna Realty Company team are Joseph Rodriguez, chief financial officer, Andrea Sanders, vice president and director of advertising, Rebecca Hollander, director of marketing and Kate Gibbons, director of customer services.

As Castagna Realty Company continues to manage its properties and actively pursue joint ventures, it remains a family affair with Rita and daughter Catherine as partners.

Catherine graduated from Wheaton College and worked at Castagna Realty Company until after her marriage, when she devoted her time to raising a family. Today Catherine continues the role of mother and spends three days a week at Castagna Realty, at a desk alongside her father.

Frank and Rita have always had a strong sense of commitment to the community where they live and do business. Frank serves on the Board of Directors of the Nassau County Museum of Art, the National Center for Disabilities Services, Old Westbury Gardens, and the AntiDefamation League. Rita serves on the board of many notfor-profit organizations including North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center and Partnership Council of North Shore Long Island Jewish Committee.

The Castagnas have lived in Brookville, Long Island for 45 years, close to their daughter Cathy and son Fred, their four grandchildren, and their friends. With all their achievements, they will always be known as a family with a heart for the community they live in and serve so graciously.

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NCMA Features Masters of Printmaking Old Masters to Post-War America

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embrandt to Rosenquist: The Masters of Printmaking, an original exhibition at the Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA) from Sunday, Feb. 18 through Sunday, May 13, will display prints that embody aspects of innovation and also explore the impact of notable artists on the medium as they contributed to the process of discovery.

Rembrandt to Rosenquist: The Masters of Printmaking is a major two-part exhibition that will fill the museum first and second floor galleries. One section, Old Masters through Moderns, features the first great pioneers of European printmaking — Rembrandt, Durer and Goya and continues through European Impressionists such as Renoir, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec, James Rosenquist’s Flowers and Females.

Bonnard, Vuillard and Redon who variously introduced lithography presents two talks: Dali & Warhol: The 20th Century’s Most and color. The Impressionist era in Europe is represented by Notorious Artists; and on March 25 Modern Masters: Matisse, Picasso, Miro and Chagall — all of whom heightCelebrity Artists in Print. ened color and experimented with new techniques.

Finally, the famed printmaker Donna Moran, the chairPost-War Prints examines the development of printmakperson of Pratt Institute’s fine arts department, presents a ing by American artists, beginning with Motherwell, De lecture/demonstration on Saturday, April 14. For further Kooning and Gottlieb and proceeding to the explosion of information, call 516-484-9338, ext. 12. To register, log onto printmaking in the Pop era with Warhol, Lichtenstein, nassaumuseum.com up to three business days prior to Rauchenberg, Johns and Rosenquist. All of these artists each event. used the print medium to broaden their signature styles Nassau County Museum of Art is located at One Museum and, in turn, were influenced by the experience of working Drive, just off Northern Boulevard in Roslyn Harbor. Admiswithin the demands of printmaking. sion to the main building, the Arnold & Joan Saltzman Fine NCMA is offering programs that will enhance enjoyment Art Building, is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (62+) and $4 for of the exhibition. Among them are two private Tea & Tours, children. Weekends only there is a $2 parking fee. Free on March 14 and April 18. Each event features an introducdocent-led tours of the main exhibition are offered at 2 p.m. tion by Museum Director Constance Schwartz and is each day except Sunday. Meet in the lobby, no reservations followed by an exclusive docent-led exhibition tour and a are needed. The Museum Shop and Red Room gallery are menu of tea, sandwiches, scones and sweets in the open all museum hours. Call the museum at 516-484-9337 Museum Café.

On March 3 and 17, Chief Curator Franklin Hill Perrell or visit nassaumuseum.com.

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he Nassau County Museum of Art, one of the country’s most prominent suburban museums, will soon begin dramatic expansion.

Through a combination of public and private funding, the museum will be constructing a state-of-the-art expansion of their current facility, which will be designed by the renowned architect, Peter Marino. The new wing will be an exciting, modern facility, a dramatic contrast to the old-world grandeur of the existing museum structure that looks forward to the future.

The new wing will provide needed additional space for high profile exhibitions, educational facilities, a telecommunications auditorium, and will allow the museum to serve more visitors, more schools, and new catering opportunities.

NCMA has become a vital part of the fabric of the Nassau County community and is important to not only Nassau County but to the entire Long Island area. Currently the museum partners with more than 18 Nassau County school districts and serves approximately 30,000 students.

Annually, more than 200,000 visitors come to the museum and its magnificent 145 acres that comprise the former Frick Estate in Roslyn Harbor.

These grounds are home to about 60 world famous sculptures by artists such as Botero and Lichtenstein, and are filled with specimen trees, a magnificent restored formal garden, and six miles of walking trails.

In recent years, the museum has organized important art exhibitions that included such artists as Red Grooms, Picasso and the Impressionists. For the upcoming Museum Ball on June 9, an exhibition of the Surrealists will be presented which will

include such greats as Dali and Miro.

As 2006 came to a close, two important honors were bestowed on the museum. In its December 21 edition, Long Island Press named Nassau County Museum of Art, “Long Island’s Best Museum.” This was followed by Newsday’s art critic Ariella Budick naming one of its exhibitions among the year’s ten best in the entire New York metropolitan area. This placed the museum in the lofty company of exhibitions presented by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum, Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art, among others.

With the New Year, NCMA is looking forward to its annual ball, its most important fundraiser. This year’s ball will honor beauty industry icon Michael Mazzei, developer of Artec Hair Color

Treatment products and owner of Nubest Salon and Spa, Nassau County’s largest beauty salon and spa. Mr. Mazzei is an avid fine art collector and philanthropist, and has been involved in making Nassau County a better place to live for the past 30 years. This year the museum ball has an amazing triumvirate of co-chairs that includes Angela Susan Anton, publisher of Anton Community Newspapers and Boulevard magazine, Patricia Janco, VP, Citicorp Special Banking, and board member Mrs. Gerard L. Eastman, Jr. The museum invites all to join the effort to make this year’s ball the most successful in its history. The ball will coincide with the exhibition Surrealism: Europe and America. For more information about NCMA, its expansion, and the ball visit www.nassaumuseum.com, or call 516-484-9338 ext.20.

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Friends of the Arts Presents Ensemble Schumann at Coe Hall

Friends of the Arts will present Ensemble Schumann on Sunday, Feb. 11 at 2:30 p.m. The concert is part of the Concerts at Coe Hall series and will take place at magnificent Coe Hall at Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay, a perfect setting for intimate chamber music concerts. Tickets are $35 each. To order tickets, visit www.FOTApresents.org or call 516-922-0061.

Ensemble Schumann brings together three outstanding artists—Sally Pinkas, pianist, Steve Larson, violist and Thomas Gallant, oboist—for programs of works by a variety of composers, which may include Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Camille Saint-Saens, Dmitiri Shostakovich, and Benjamin Britten. The members of Ensemble Schumann have collectively performed at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York City, Jordan Hall in Boston, Wigmore Hall in London, at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, as well as at the Tanglewood, Ravinia, Lucerne, Spoleto, and Mostly Mozart Festivals.

Enjoy exquisite chamber music in the historic Gold Coast setting of Coe Hall, on the grounds of Planting Fields Arboretum. The 65-room Tudor Revival mansion was the country home of insurance executive William Robertson Coe and his wife, Standard Oil heiress Mai Rogers Coe. Chamber ensembles perform without amplification in the Great Hall, a room with outstanding acoustic quality. The Great Hall was used as a music room, library and for entertaining guests. Guests entering the Great Hall through the wooden double doors can view intricately carved scenes depicting music and merriment.

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Jazz Legend Marian McPartland to Appear in Oyster Bay Legendary jazz pianist Marian McPartland will perform at the Très Cabaret series on Saturday, March 31 at 8 p.m.

Doubleday Babcock and Friends of the Arts have teamed up to present an exciting new cabaret series, Très Cabaret at Café Doubleday. Enjoy world-class artists performing in an intimate cabaret atmosphere in the Hamlet of Oyster Bay. The Très Cabaret series is sponsored by Marge and Fritz Coudert.

Long Island resident Marian McPartland has the uncanny ability to adapt to any musical situation (witness her countless NPR performances) and still sound like no one but herself. Marian is gifted with a vast, encyclopedic memory and an intuitive sense of harmony and has been performing for over 65 years now, delighting audiences with her engaging artistry in clubs and concert halls around the world and on scores of recordings. To millions of radio listeners, she is also the genial host of Marian McPartland’s 68

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Piano Jazz, the popular Peabody Award Winning NPR radio program, now celebrating its 25th year on the airwaves.

There is very limited seating available, so order tickets early. Doors open at 7 p.m. Light food and beverages will be available for sale; no outside food or beverages are allowed.

Valet parking is available. To order tickets or for more information, visit www.FOTApresents.org or call 516-922-0061.

Friends of the Arts (FOTA) is a not-for-profit organization whose mission to enrich the cultural life on Long Island is achieved through the presentation of world class performances and through innovative arts-in-education programs for children.

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our prominent contemporary Israeli artists will be making their Long Island debut at the Allison Corey Fine Art Gallery in a group exhibition that will run from Thursday, March 15 through Thursday, April 12.

The artist reception will be held on Saturday, March 24 from 6 to 9 p.m.

This premiere exhibition will include the works of artists living in Israel today, Arieh Azene, Sonia Drabkin, Yuval Mahler and Adriana Naveh.

These diverse artists not only represent different styles of art, but also express their visions through various media. From the abstract work of Adriana Naveh, to the idyllic Israeli beach scenes of Arieh Azene, to the fun and whimsical wall sculptures of Yuval Mahler, art collectors will enjoy a wide selection from which to choose.

The artists’ work has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout Israel, Europe and the United States.

The opening will showcase exquisite pieces perfect for the first time buyer to the experienced art collector.

Along with enjoying the unique artwork, potential buyers will be happy

Adriana Naveh - A New Day

Arieh Azene - Quality Time

to know that five percent of all proceeds of the event will be donated to the Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, the only pediatric care hospital in the region. Arlette Cohen, a representative of the hospital will be on hand at the reception to help raise awareness for the organization. Schneider’s welcomes children from all over the world and practices compassion with pediatrics. The hospital strives to serve as a “bridge to peace” through their dedication to provide unsurpassed care to all children.

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Looking For Adventure, Anyone?

Bayville Is Home to LI’s Newest Adventure Park

By Julie A. Sageer hrills, chills, intrigue, mystery, exploration and excitement… oh my! This is the full entertainment experience you’ll discover at the Bayville Adventure Park in Bayville, Long Island. This wondrous land of adventure, due to open this spring, is pirate-themed and features a spectrum of amazing attractions and incredible features for the whole family, not to mention a bit of local lore.

Piqued your interest?

The legend goes that Bayville is based on and named after carnival entrepreneur Balthazar Bloodworth Bay who originally settled on the land in 1859. The area has been home to pirates, explorers, scientists, aviators, artists and athletes, all of which have inspired the park’s attractions. This glorious land became the Bay family’s destiny and the rest, as they say, is history.

You can find the Lost Treasure of Captain Blackheart Bay as you brave perils, pitfalls and pirates in a miniature golf escapade; this is definitely not your grandfather’s game. Or set out on a fleet of rescue boats as you attempt to bring Colonel “Wrong Way” Bay back to civilization in the Safari Bumper Boat Adventure of the Waalango River Rescue. Have the mountaineering spirit? Climb to new heights in Bradley Bay’s Rock Climbing Challenge as you test your skills, strength and stamina.

If you work up a mighty appetite, go right next door to the Shipwreck Tavern. You can dine indoors or out and enjoy cocktails in an authentic tropical tiki bar, outdoor roof deck and shipwreck bar with the Long Island Sound around you.

So whether you’re near or far, prepare to pack your family and friends

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in the car and gear up for some Bay family adventure. Keep your eyes and ears open. The Bayville Adventure Park is coming this spring and is located at 8 Bayville Avenue in Bayville, Long Island.

When you think adventure, think Bayville. For more information visit www.BayvilleAdventurePark.com, www.BayvilleScreamPark.com, and www.ShipwreckPub.com.

Talking With D.R. Finley

Wonder who could have conceived this world of pirates and adventure in Bayville? D.R. Finley is a former strategic planner at Merrill Lynch, a lover of horror and science fiction and a person who, well, likes to have fun. Oh … and he just happens to be the same man who brings mystery and madness to the famous Jekyll and Hyde’s in New York City. D.R. Finley is president of the Jekyll and Hyde Entertainment Group that has been creating exciting entertainment-based adventures for people of all ages since 1989. This writer was more than thrilled to have the opportunity to ask the mastermind of adventure a few questions of her own.

Julie Sageer: Why Bayville?

D.R. Finley: It came out of the blue. I have lived in the area, have young children and felt there were not enough offerings for family entertainment.

The strip has great potential.

J.S.: What makes this adventure park so unique?

D.R.F.: It’s an active experience, not passive. You are actually doing!

J.S.: The people, what can they expect?

D.R. F.: The miniature golf course is the centerpiece of the park. We have been designing and developing it for the past two years; it’s quite elaborate.

J.S.: What’s your inspiration?

D.R.F.: I’m a huge fan of Disney. I’ve gone there twice a year for the last 30 years. I’m really devoted. I try to bring in as much Disney as I can to everything we do.

J.S.: How would you describe the adventure park experience?

D.R.F.: A little feel of the Magic Kingdom.

J.S.: Your message?

D.R.F: Entertaining people is a lot of fun and I love to do it! People are really going to like it here. It’s worth the visit.

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Cyberchase: My Big Idea Saturday, Feb. 10 at 1 and 3 p.m.

Prepare for an afternoon of special workshops by watching the CyberSquad dive into the inventing process. Age: 4 and up. Free with museum admission.

Cyberchase: Inventive Innovations Saturday, Feb. 10 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Become a member of the LICM Cyberchase inventor team and get your creative juices flowing! All ages.

Free with museum admission.

Mirian Conti Presents Latin Music From the Heart Sunday, February 11 at 1 and 3 p.m.

Music to make your heart sing. Age: 3 and up. Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members). $5 theater only.

Steps of the Heart Saturday, February 17 at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m.

Explore the history of ballet. Learn some basic ballet steps and then get your feet wet painting your footprints to take home. Age: 5-12. Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 for LICM members).

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Sing along and giggle with this award-winning performer. Age: 4 and up. Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members). $5 theater only.

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Celebrate the Chinese New Year Sunday, February 18 at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m.

To welcome the Chinese year 4705 (Year of the Boar), children will learn the art of Chinese scroll making. Age: 7-12. Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 for LICM members).

Intergenerational Dance Troupes

Sunday, March 4 - Berta Gauto and Panambi Verá bring Paraguayan dance to LICM. Saturday, April 7- Traditional dances from Macedonia, Rhodes, Crete, Ikaria, Kalimos and other regions of Greece will be showcased.

Sunday, May 6- Experience a performance of Rathi Raja and the Young Indian Culture Group.

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At Planting Fields Orchids Await The pleasures of winter are different from those of the showier seasons at Planting Fields but are equally rewarding. Outdoors, photographers find some of their most dramatic pictures in winter light and contrast. With texture and interesting bark and many shrubs that retain their berries, winter is the time to discover the subtle nuances of the gardens.

In the Orchid House, the Phalaenopsis, Angel Wing or Moth Orchids, have reached the peak of their bloom, and they are a splendid sight to see! Their graceful sprays of white or pale purple flowers are very long lasting. A visit to the Main Greenhouse is a walk into a tropical jungle, lush and green, a soothing retreat from winter’s chill. A stop by the Camellia House delights the senses as these lovely flowers reach their peak around Presidents’ week.

The Main Greenhouse is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the Camellia House from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The park and greenhouses are handicapped accessible.

Events and Classes Watercolors: Camellias Join Bertie as she teaches the beauty of watercolors with examples from the Camellia House. Learn the importance of composition, value and technique through demonstrations, personal instruction and focused critiques.

February 10; March 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22 and 24, 9:30 a.m. to noon in the South Lounge. Instructor: Roberta Erlagen Cost of workshops will be announced upon registration. For registration call the Art League of Long Island at 631- 462-5400

Magnificent orchids bloom in the Main Greenhouse at Planting Fields.

Tales and Treats Story Hour An interactive story hour program held the second Thursday of every month, including a healthy-themed snack and fun craft activity. For preschool through kindergarten children and their parents or caregivers. From 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., $8 members/$10 non-members. Instructor: Education department staff. Conference/Burns Horticultural Center

Mardi Gras Planting Fields will host its annual fun-family event in the Horticulture Center featuring educational display, temporary tattoos, fun photos and more.

Sunday, Feb. 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information call 516-922-9200. Free admission with $6 parking fee.

Pruning Basics

The Main Greenhouse is alive with lush and luxuriant foliage, even when plants are not in bloom.

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To many people the idea of pruning plants is scary because they aren’t really sure of how to do it and what equipment to use. Join a master gardener from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County to learn more about basic pruning techniques and equipment as well as topics including why, when, how and frequency of pruning deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and hedges.

Saturday, March 3 from 2 to 3:30 p.m., in the South Lounge. Lecture and Slide Presentation. $8 members/$10 non-members.. Instructor: John Deignan, master gardener, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County.

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Song and Dance at Tilles Center Berenstain Bears on Stage!

The Trinity Irish Dance Company, a pioneer of progressive Irish dance.

Sunday, March 4 at 1 and 4 p.m.

The Omaha Theater Company, one of the nation’s leading professional children’s theaters, brings the original musical Berenstain Bears On Stage! to Tilles Center on Sunday, March 4 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tickets for Berenstain Bears on Stage! are $25 and $15.

Wonderful Town Trinity Irish Dancers Friday, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m.

The dazzling Irish-American Trinity Irish Dance Company is recognized as a pioneer of progressive Irish dance and credited with giving rise to productions such as Riverdance and Lord of the Dance.

Tilles Center presents a Performance PLUS! program in conjunction with this performance. In a talk called Traditional and Contemporary Forms of Irish Dancing, Mary Lou Schade discusses traditional and modern Irish dancing and the preservation of a technique that is now recognized globally. Only concert ticket holders are eligible to purchase tickets for Performance PLUS! The 7 p.m. lecture is in Tilles Center’s Patrons’ Lounge. Tickets are $5 each; they are available for purchase at Tilles Center’s box office.

Tickets for the Trinity Irish Dance Company are $65, $52 and $40 (seniors $62, $49, $37).

Barbara Cook Performs Saturday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m.

Barbara Cook, a member of the Broadway Hall of Fame appears on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. She will perform the program No One Is Alone which celebrates the music of Stephen Sondheim and his closest friends and collaborators. Tickets for Barbara Cook’s appearance are $60 and $40 (seniors $57, $37).

Barbara Cook will celebrate the music of Sondheim and friends.

Come visit with the Berenstain Bears on stage at the Tilles Center.

Sunday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m.

Boasting one of Leonard Bernstein’s most memorable scores and some of Comden & Green’s wittiest lyrics, the national tour of the Broadway musical Wonderful Town, will be performed at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts.

Tilles Center presents a Performance PLUS! program in conjunction with this performance. Marc Courtade will discuss Bernstein’s New York Musicals. Courtade is a Tilles Center’s business manager and an adjunct professor in C.W. Post’s Arts Management program. Only concert ticket holders are eligible to purchase tickets for Performance PLUS! The lecture is at 5:30 p.m. in Tilles Center’s Hillwood Recital Hall. Tickets are $5 each; they are available for purchase at Tilles Center’s box office.

Tickets for Wonderful Town, at Tilles Center’s North Fork Hall on Sunday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m., are $65, $54 and $42 (Seniors $62, $51, $39).

Tickets for all Tilles Center performances are available on the Internet, at Tilles Center’s box office, through TillesCharge or by fax. For information or TillesCharge orders, call (516) 2993100. For Internet orders, visit tillescenter.org. There is a service charge for telephone and Internet orders. Faxed orders should be sent to (516) 299-3817. Call 516-299-3100 for group sales.

All ticket sales are final; no returns or exchanges. The box office and TillesCharge are open Monday-Saturday, 1 to 6 p.m. For mail orders, write to Tilles Center Box Office; P.O. Box 570; C.W. Post Campus; Greenvale, NY 11548-0570.

Programs at Tilles Center are supported in part by the New York State Council on the Arts. Long Island University’s Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, consisting of North Fork Hall and Hillwood Recital Hall, is located on the C.W. Post Campus, Route 25A in Brookville.

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Heckscher Honors D. Frederick Baker

The Heckscher Museum of Art’s 2006 Collector’s Ball and Art Auction was held recently at Oheka Castle. The event honored benefactor D. Frederick Baker, who was responsible for the bequest of the Baker/Pisano Collection of Late 19th Century and Early American Modernist Art to the Heckscher Museum in 2001. As in year’s past, the revenues generated from the Collector’s Ball and Art Auction support the Heckscher’s outstanding educational and cultural outreach programs.

Shirley Rubin, gala committee; gala honoree D. Frederick Baker and the Hon. John Cooper.

Dr. Erik H. Neil, Heckscher Museum executive director; Margaret Hargraves, chairman, Heckscher Board of Trustees; David E. Feinblatt, WLNY-TV 55, gala co-chair; Jane and Barton Shallat, gala co-chairs; Phyllis and Leon Charash, gala co-chairs.

Peri Krusos Wenz and Martin Wenz, the Krusos Foundation; Erik H. Neil, Heckscher Museum executive director; Peter and Andrea B. Klein, Heckscher Board of Trustees.

Matt Crosson, LIA president; Bernadette Castro, commissioner, Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; D. Frederick Baker; Margaret Hargraves, chairman, Heckscher Board of Trustees; and Timothy P. Knight, publisher, Newsday.

Hon. Carl L. Marcellino; Raymond and Catherine Jansen, Heckscher Board of Trustees; and Matt Crosson, LIA president.

Steven A. Klar, Heckscher Chairman’s Council; Kathy Mongno; Patti Janco Tupper, CitiBank; and Jeffrey Tupper, Heckscher Board of Trustees.

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cotto Brothers, well known on Long Island for its hospitality and catering businesses, proudly announced that the company has named Franklin Manchester as the general manager of The Inn at Fox Hollow. Manchester will remain as executive director of marketing for all Scotto Brothers properties including Fox Hollow and Chateau Briand.

Manchester will oversee the day-today operations of the inn, an upscale, allsuite boutique hotel on the famed North Shore Gold Coast, as well as work with hotel staff to continue to provide superior amenities and services to its guests.

“The Inn has a strong reputation to uphold and it’s my responsibility to ensure our guests receive the ‘above and

beyond’ customer service they have come to expect,” said Manchester. “I’m proud of my staff and how hard they work and we’re committed to making our guests feel right at home.”

Asked why his team focuses on corporate and extended stay markets, Manchester replied, “We have opportunities to grow in the corporate arena simply because many organizations still don’t know about all the things we have to offer their employees. As far as the local ex tended stay market is concerned, we have a number of creative promotional methods up our sleeves, beneficial to our guests, that will make 2007 ver y promising.”

Franklin Manchester smiled.

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The Joy of a Winter Garden

By Dagmar Fors Karppi he first sign of snow doesn’t send Vincent Simeone looking for his snowblower, he looks for his Nikon. When snow arrives, it is a time of joy for Vincent A. Simeone, director of Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park. “I go frolicking in the snow and take pictures,” he said, as he spoke at Bailey’s Arboretum to the members of their Friends group.

Mr. Simeone was talking about his newest book, The Wonders of the Winter Landscape: trees and shrubs that brighten the cold weather garden, filled with surprisingly vibrant pictures. It shows how you can extend the beauty of your garden by picking varieties of trees and shrubs that have flowers, berries and interesting bark in the colder weather garden.

He showed slides of the Coral Bark Maple that has red bark in winter and the Striped Maple with a bark that turns to soft grey, with purple and gold stripes. “Winter strips down the landscape to its core and you can appreciate the structure of the garden. Evergreens come to life with

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Roland Cotter-Kroboth with Barbara Catalano of Locust Valley.

Bailey’s board member Tom Golon of Wonderland Trees and his wife Janet.

foliage and texture. The winter season is the best season as it shows the bones of the landscape.

“A fresh blanket of snow shows the shrubs and trees to great advantage.”

The sun is lower in the sky in winter and the landscape is lighted differently. Surprisingly there are berries like the Holly Berry and the Beauty Berry and flowers – Witch Hazel - that arrive in the cold weather.

The book is a how-to-guide to enhance and extend the aesthetic value of your garden. Most varieties of

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the plants that make the winter garden sparkle can be obtained from a local nursery, on the Internet or visit the website: Vincentsimeone.com for a list of mail order houses.

Lecture guests had a sneak preview of the tag sale held upstairs at “Munnysunk”. Trustee Roland Cotter-Kroboth said, “The success of the sale depended mainly on the generosity of local residents to donate some of their treasures. Another tag sale is planned for early spring. If you would like to donate or volunteer, contact Ray Attonito, manager at 571-8020 or visit their web site at www.BaileyArboretum.org

Vincent Simeone signing a copy of his book. Photos by Dagmar Fors Karppi

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Scenes From the OWG December Dinner Party

Dinner party chairpersons Sandra and Stephen Lessing.

Honorary chairpersons Josephine and Julian Robertson.

Chairpersons Daniel C. and Megan de Roulet.

Carol Large and Andrew McDicken.

Robert Grossman, Helene Fortunoff, Rosanne Scordio, Anthony Scordio Photos by Chuck Gosline, Artisan Photography

Presidents’Weekends at Old Westbury Gardens

Co-chairs Megan de Roulet and Sandra Lessing.

Enjoy midwinter events at Old Westbury Gardens at reduced admission prices the weekends of Feb. 17-19 and Feb. 23-25. Catch an early glimpse of snowdrops, daffodils, and other wildflowers on the gardens’ many trails through 200 pristine acres or learn about dozens of varieties of trees during an invigorating woodland walk, followed by warm refreshments. Tour Westbury House, the magnificent 100-year-old onsite mansion or take classes in Getting Your Gardens Ready for Spring and Children’s Nature Crafts. Call 516-333-0048 or visit www.oldwestburygardens.org for dates, times, and other details.

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Tune In With WLIW21 New York Public Television WLIW21 New York’s diverse programming schedule is a destination for viewers of all ages, featuring public television favorites from PBS KIDS to celebrity chefs in the kitchen, enhanced by a rich local public affairs lineup.

Highlights this month include:

Three’s the charm: Visit with friends on Raloo Farm in the Emmy-winning CGI-animated PBS KIDS series JAKERS! The Adventures of Piggley Winks.

Animated production and all characters credit Entara Ltd.

Food Trip with Todd English Mondays at 10:30 p.m.

WLIW’s three-hour Monday night cooking “menu” features the the chef/restaurateur behind Olive’s and other New York hot spots travels the globe and reveals his inspiration for new dishes, menus and restaurants. Lidia Bastianich (8 p.m.), Everyday Food (8:30 p.m.), Jacques Pépin (9 p.m.), Mark Bittman (9:30 p.m.) and Master Class at Johnson & Wales (10 p.m.) round out the delicious lineup on Monday nights.

Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks Weekdays at 7:30 a.m.; Tuesdays 4 to 6 p.m. marathon; Weekends at 9 a.m.

This Emmy-winning series has great storytelling for kids 4-6. The voices of Mel Brooks and Joan Rivers make it fun for parents and grandparents, too.

Award-winning chef, restaurateur, and host To dd English invites viewers to sample his latest creation Food Trip with Todd English.

Photo by Anthony Tieuli for WGBH

America’s Ballroom Challenge Saturdays at 8 p.m.

Go behind the scenes and on the dance floor with 24 world-class couples at the world’s largest ballroom dancing competition. Six couples compete in all four of the major dance styles of competitive ballroom dancing - American Smooth, American Rhythm, International Standard and International Latin. Actress Marilu Henner and former U.S. Professional Latin American Dance Champion Tony Meredith host.

The Supreme Court Sunday, Feb. 11 and 18 at 9 p.m.

For the first time, a television series profiles the inner workings of America’s highest court, where nine judges appointed for life make monumental decisions that govern our everyday lives. Fusing history with biography, the series also humanizes the enigmatic black-robed justices and interviews provide context for key decisions and controversial, hot-button issues.

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Sheira & Loli’s Dittydoodle Works Saturdays at 9:30 a.m.

The lessons are in the lyrics in this colorful, music-based series for preschoolers. Broadway composer Marvin Hamlisch and singer Chaka Khan have made appearances on the series.

Beyond the TV Set: WLIW21 has your chance to see some of public television’s favorite performers live. Visit wliw.org and click on “pledge online” for tickets in support of your local PBS station.

André Rieu - The maestro brings his lively take on classical music to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Friday, April 13 at 8 p.m.

Celtic Woman - St. Patrick’s Day is the perfect date to experience their popular mix of classics and contemporary music, Saturday, March 17 at Radio City Music Hall.

The Celebration of Teaching & Learning - In its second year, the “World’s Fair for Educators”recognizes the 50th anniversary of the historic launch of Sputnik as well as the present-day influence of globalization and its effect on families and communities. A professional development summit for K-12 teachers spotlights science and global awareness curriculum on March 23 and 24 at Pier 94 in New York City. Speakers include former Vice President Al Gore; Mel Levine, M.D., cofounder and co-chair of All Kinds of Minds; PBS personalities from NOVA, Wild Chronicles, and Kratt’s Creatures; and more.

For tickets and more information, visit www.wliwcelebration.org.

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CHARITY EVENTS

Guest of honor Judge Sol Wachtler with Tilles Center’s executive director, Elliott Sroka.

LIU President David J. Steinberg, LIU Board Chairman Ed Travaglianti, Guest of Honor Judge Sol Wachtler and former LIU Board Chairman Roger Tilles, now a NYS Regent.

Hon. James Lack with John Gutleber of Americana Manhasset/Castagna Realty.

Both are members of Tilles Center’s Council of Overseers.

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ackerman. Mr. Ackerman is a U.S. representative from Long Island.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Castagna of Americana Manhasset/Castagna Realty. Mr. Castagna is the chairman emeritus of Tilles Center’s Council of Overseers.

Lorinda de Roulet, a member of the executive committee of Tilles Center’s Council of Overseers, with Dr.Wm. Davis.

Joan Wachtler,Barbara Nelkin of The Garden City Hotel and Chris Bransfield chaired the dinner committee for Gala XXVI.

Jack Bransfield, the chairman of Tilles Center’s Council of Overseers, with the Hon. Sol Wachtler.

NYS Regent Roger Tilles with Mary Lai, LIU’s former vice president for finance.

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Mr. and Mrs. Ed Travaglianti. Mr. Travaglianti is LIU’s board chairman.

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An Evening to Remember at Tilles Center Hon. Sol Wachtler Is Honored

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illes Center’s Gala XXVI was a magical, once-in-a-lifetime event. Celebrating the romantic city of Vienna, the concert featured the Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra and guest artists from the American Ballet Theatre.

Legendary soprano Roberta Peters was the evening’s mistress of ceremonies.

The guest of honor was Hon. Sol Wachtler, former chief judge of the State of New York. Judge Wachtler made the “match” that resulted in the naming gift for Long Island’s premier showplace for the arts through his relationship with Gilbert and Rose Tilles.

Adelphi Dr. Barbara Carpozzi with Angela Susan Anton, publisher of Anton Community Newspapers and a member of Tilles Center ’s Council of Overseers.

Tilles Center supporter Mary Lindsay with her son, George Lindsay, Tilles Center’s general manager.

Mr. and Mrs. Weill with Judge and Mrs. Wachtler. Mrs. Weill is the sister of Peter and Roger Tilles.

Roberta Peter, the mistress of ceremonies for An Evening in Vienna.

Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP’s Mr. and Mrs. Lou Soloway with Mr. and Mrs. Ira Adler. Mr. Adler serves on the executive committee of Tilles Center’s Council of Overseers.

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North Shore Child & Family Guidance Celebrates 2006 Snow Ball

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orth Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, Long Island’s leading specialty children’s mental health center for over half a century, held its annual fundraising event on Saturday evening, Dec. 2, at Hempstead House in the Sands Point Preserve. The 2006 Snow Ball event honored Marion S. Levine, executive director/CEO of the Guidance Center. The event also paid tribute to center past presidents: Sandra Garfunkel, Dorothy Greene, Andrew Imperatore (in memoriam), Lucille S. Kantor, Nancy E. Lane, Rochelle Lipton, Leonard Rautenberg (in memoriam), Marie Rautenberg, Jane Schwartz and Linda Seaman. The event also featured a special salute to Mary Tyler Moore, center board member and community activist.

Co-chairs of this event were Rita and Frank Castagna, Andrea and Michael Leeds and Joanne and Robert Sexton. The Journal Chair was Deborah Kendric; Prize Chair Liza Golden; and the Event Committee was Angela Susan Anton; Janice Ashley and Peter Quigley; Stacy and Charles Bennett; Jane and Charles Berger; Maureen and John Ferrari; Linda and Martin Fleisher; Lisa and Scott Golden; Andrea and Danny Green; Wende and Gary Green; Jo-Ellen and Ira Hazan; Rebecca and Steven Hollander; Irene and Robert Hylton; Honorable Craig Johnson and Elizabeth Kase; Deborah and Christopher Kendric; Eileen and Ed Kline; Arlene Lavitt; Margo Messina; Debby and Scott Rechler; Renee and Robert Rimsky; Arlene and Richard Sirlin; and Christine Tricarico.

North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center offers a wide array of programs and services that range from core mental health services to special programs that help with such issues as learning difficulties, early childhood, crisis and trauma services, abuse prevention and treatment, maternal depression, bereavement, divorce, and more.

For more information about the programs and services of the center, contact Jane E. Meckwood-Yazdpour, public information officer at 626-1971, Ext. 309.

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Frank Castagna and Rita Castagna

Marion S. Levine, S. Robert Levine and Mary Tyler Moore

Arlene Sanchez, Rosemarie Klipper and Debbie Haber

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Shuvi Santo, Rafi Santo, Lani Santo, Zachary Levine and Sam Levine

Gerard Leeds and Lilo Leeds

Ira Hazan and Jo-Ellen Hazan

Rita Castagna and Stacy Fleisher Bennett

Robert Rimsky and Renee Rimsky

Marion S. and Irving Levine

Clifford Eisler and the Hon. Bonnie Eisler

Ken Adler and Ann Dorman Adler

Steven Hollander and Rebecca Hollander

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Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Celebrates Commitment and Hope

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n Nov. 5, 2006, the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA), Long Island Chapter, celebrated its 18th Annual Fall Luncheon at the Crest Hollow Country Club. More than 400 people attended to celebrate and honor three exceptional people who have gone the extra mile to make a difference for CCFA and people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).

This year ’s luncheon raised over $200,000 to support CCFA’s mission of inflammatory bowel disease research, and education and support for patients and their families.

Jonathan Janis, Shining Star Award recipient (foreground) and his family - father Larry, mother Melissa and brother Paul - with chapter President James A. Pappas.

Katie and Jane Axelrod with Suzanne and Irwin Rosenthal, CCFA national co-founders.

Suzanne Rosenthal, Vision of Hope Award recipient (left) with Fall Luncheon Chair woman Allison Luckman.

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Chapter Board Trustee Mel Frimmer, President-elect, Mitchell A. Carron and Emeritus Trustee, Richard Music.

Chapter President James A. Pappas, New York State Assemblyman Thomas DiNapoli and Dr. Max Gomez, Fall Luncheon master of ceremonies.

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Corporate Angel Award recipient Carolyn Logan, president and CEO, Salix Pharmaceuticals with Edda Ramsdell, CCFA, regional executive director, Mid-Atlantic region.

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Hirshleifer Chrome Hearts Boutique Opening Benefits Project ALS

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gala opening of the Chrome Hearts Boutique in Hirshleifer’s at the Americana at Manhasset was recently held to benefit Project ALS, a nonprofit organization working toward the development of an effective treatment and cure for ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. The evening’s festivities included a display of Harley Davidson motorcycles courtesy of Miracle Mile Harley Davidson, and boasted special guests Dave Annable from ABC’s Brothers and Sisters and Nancy Jarecki of THE BETTY. Ms. Jarecki has been an extraordinary board member of Project ALS since 1998, serving as chairman of the board from 1999 through 2003.

Americana Manhasset SVP and Creative Director Deirdre Costa Major and David Annable.

Lori Hirshleifer on Harley Davidson motorcycle.

Debbie Wilpon and Nancy Jarecki.

A little bit of atmosphere.

Photos by Marc Dimov and Patrick McMullan

Meredith Estess of Project ALS, David Annable and Valerie Estess of Project ALS.

Lori Hirshleifer, Nancy Jarecki and Deirdre Costa Major.

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t a benefit reception for Sid Jacobson JCC at Salvatore Ferragamo in the Americana Manhasset, the boutique filled with excitement as guests were greeted with champagne and hors d’oeuvres. The event was part of the annual Champions for Charity holiday shopping benefit to raise money for JCC programs and its Scholarship Fund. Created by Rita and Frank Castagna in 1996, Champions for Charity has raised more than $2.3 David Levy, JCC board member million for not-for-profit organizations, serving the and Auction for Excellence co-chair and Michael Feinsod, critical needs of the Long Island community. The event Auction for Excellence was chaired by Nancy Waldbaum and co-chaired by Sponsorship Committee Debra Buslik, both JCC board members. co-chair, beam for a job well done.

JCC Board Member Steve Nemiroff (with wallet) and wife Shari (with smile).

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he National Foundation for Human Potential recently hosted its annual Celebration of Life Gala, honoring both Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) and The Rehabilitation Institute (TRI).

Timmy Wiggins, a program participant who receives services from FREE was the recipient of the Dominick Ferrara Memorial Achievement Award. The award acknowledges the exceptional accomplishments of

an individual who participates in FREE or TRI programs.

“A diverse range of life changing programs provided by FREE and TRI enable children and adults with disabilities on Long Island to gain independence and become productive members of the community,” said Barbara Townsend, FREE Chief Executive Officer. “Timmy is one of our many success stories and we are extremely proud of his achievements.”

Timmy Wiggins with Doug Geed, of News 12 Long Island, MC of the gala.

Barbara Townsend, FREE CEO and Vernon W. Hill, II, founder of Commerce Bank,holds his Humanitarian Award.

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Rosalie Carven of FREE received the Sylvia Martin Award; Barbara Lehrer, president of the Beacon Group.

Lisa Thorsen is pictured after accepting an award from Robert Budd.

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ore than 250 fashion aficionados gathered at the Pine Hollow Country Club on Dec. 7 for The Diabetes Research Institute’s (DRI) ninth annual Fall Into Fashion luncheon, which raised approximately $160,000 for DRI. Clinton Kelly, the always fashionably correct host of TLC’s “What Not to Wear” made a special appearance. “The Diabetes Research Institute does

amazing work,” Kelly said. “I am honored to be here for such a worthy cause.”

Since many of the luncheon’s committee members and attendees have supported this event since its inception, Friends Celebrating Friends served as the theme of the day. During the program, guests enjoyed a video journal, which included photos from years past to celebrate and show appreciation for good friends, old and new.

Angela Susan Anton and daughter Kristen with Clinton Kelly.

Winner of the grand prize, a shopping spree with Clinton Kelly, was Leslie Hantverk.

Barbara Hatz, Chairman of the Board Diabetes Research Institute Foundation; Deidra Costa Major and Rebecca Hollander from the Americana; Clinton Kelly of TV’s What Not to Wear; Angela Susan Anton, Anton Newspapers; Deborah Chodrow, Sr. VP, Diabetes Research Institute Foundation and Madelyn Fugazy, LI Regional Manager, Diabetes Research Institute Foundation.

Chairwomen of Fall into Fashion Addy Fritzhand and Miriam Shiff.

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Barbara Hatz, chairman of the board, Diabetes Research Institute Foundation and Miriam Shiff, co-chair of Fall into Fashion.

Event sponsors the Kleinberg Family: committee member Susan Bushell, DRIF Board Member Pricilla Kleinberg, committee member Ricki Kleinberg and co-Chair, Addy Fritzhand.

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ore than 650 friends and supporters of Winthrop-University Hospital gathered at Reckson Plaza in Uniondale to raise funds for the hospital and to honor special guests John H. Treiber, president of the Treiber Group, LLC in Garden City, and Dr. Joseph Greensher, vice chairman of Winthrop’s Department of Pediatrics and Medical Director of the hospital. The event raised an impressive $650,000 in support of the hospital’s programs and services.

Mr. Treiber has been an important part of the Winthrop family, joining the hospital’s board of regents in 1997. He was elected to the board of directors in 2000, and has served diligently on a number of committees, including the development steering committee and the committees for medical education, research, quality improvement and risk management.

Pictured are John H. Treiber holding his Steuben Streaming Star Award flanked by Charles M. Strain, Esq., chairman of the WinthropUniversity Hospital board of directors and Daniel P. Walsh, president and CEO of Winthrop.

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he Junior League’s annual Fall Fundraiser Comedy Night was held at the Port Washington Yacht Club.

The evening raised funds for various projects including the Caring Kids Anti-Bullying Prevention Program, Project Playground and Women of Achievement scholarships and awards to Long Island women pursuing a degree

that will benefit Long Island life.

The Junior League of Long Island is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.

Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

Board members of Junior League Laura Petras, Grace Mehler and Nancy Kiley, all from Manhasset.

Photos by Pat Dillon

Co-chairs of the Fall Fundraiser were Michele Stollsteimer, president of the Junior League; Paula Gaccione and Jill Ridini.

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arker Jewish Institute’s Gift of Life Dinner Dance, benefiting the thousands of older adults served by the Institute’s renowned short term rehabilitation, long term care and community programs each year, took place September 14, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. The event honored Herman Fialkov and Stanley Kreitman.

Trustee Alvin Murstein and wife Aileen Murstein with honoree Stanley Kreitman.

Councilman David Weprin; Michael N. Rosenblut, Parker president and CEO; Jerry Landsberg, chairman of the board of trustees.

Michael N. Rosenblut, Parker president and CEO; Barbara Coleman, past Parker chair, and Roger Coleman.

Michael N. Rosenblut, Parker president and CEO and Michael A. Cardozo, New York City Corporation counsel.

Honoree Herman Fialkov and Andrew B. Krieger, dinner vice chairman.

Honoree Stanly Kreitman and guests.

Honoree Herman Fialkov and wife Ruth.

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ressed in exquisite gowns and carrying bouquets of pink roses, 53 young women of distinction made their debut at the 52nd International Debutante Ball and Dinner Dance at New York City’s Waldorf Astoria on Dec. 29. Each poised debutante was attended by two escorts, a military cadet in full dress uniform carrying the flag of her country or state and a collegiate man in formal evening clothes.

Ashley Bush led the glamorous group escorted by her brother, Pierce. The daughter of Sharon Bush and Neil Bush, Ashley is the granddaughter of President and Mrs. George H.W. Bush. Regina Diane Quick of Mill Neck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Quick (Mr. Quick is the former president of the American Stock Exchange), debuted in a Daniel Thompson ball gown with a French Alencon lace halter-top with a keyhole back. Sisters Ana Katherine and Juliet Lee Falchi, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Falchi, also represented New York. Other notable families came from England, Austria, China, France, Greece, the Republic of Panama, Scotland, Switzerland, and sixteen American states. Eight sets of sisters also debuted.

The ball supports the International Debutante Ball Foundation Charities, including Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Coast Guard and Airmen’s Clubs.

Miss Ashley Walker Bush For further information, contact Christine Mortimer Biddle at 212-861-8690 or cmbpr@aol.com.

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Miss Ana Katherine Falchi, Miss Juliet Lee Falchi

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Lady Henrietta Seymour

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old Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), the renowned institution where Nobel laureate Dr. James D. Watson gave the first public presentation of the discovery he and fellow scientist Dr. Francis Crick made of the structure of DNA, is launching a $200 million capital campaign to fortify and expand its leadership role in making groundbreaking research discoveries and developing innovative technologies to study the fundamental aspects of human health. The campaign will enable CSHL, home to seven Nobel Prize winners and recently ranked #1 in cited research in molecular biology and genetics by Science Watch, to make substantial increases in laboratory space, create endowed research centers to support innovation and growth, and provide funding to recruit talented scientists.

Mr. Ali was honored for his public campaign against Parkinson’s disease.

The Wrights, founders of Autism Speaks, were cited for their important work in bringing a national spotlight to autism.

Dr. Sharp was saluted for his lifelong contributions to biomedical research which have led to a greater understanding of cancer and genetic diseases.

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Among the medal presenters were Emmy Award winner Meredith Vieria, co-host of NBC’s Today and host of the syndicated Who Wants To Be A Millionaire; longtime TV journalist and Emmy Award winning talk show host Phil Donahue; Emmy Award winning journalist Deborah Norville, host of the syndicated Inside Edition; and Dr.

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Attendees included actresses Jane Krakowski (30 Rock) and Jenna Fischer (The Office) and actor Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense).

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North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center Acknowledges and Thanks MARION S. LEVINE Executive Director/CEO Our Past Presidents: Sandra Garfunkel, Dorothy Greene, Andrew Imperatore (In Memoriam), Lucille S. Kantor, Nancy E. Lane, Rochelle Lipton, Leonard Rautenberg (In Memoriam), Marie Rautenberg, Jane Schwartz, and Linda Seaman Our Activist Board Member: Mary Tyler Moore And Special Thanks to the Event Co-Chairs Rita & Frank Castagna; Andrea & Michael Leeds; Joanne & Robert Sexton And The Event Committee For a Very Successful Event

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he Genesis School recently celebrated its seventh annual cocktail party to benefit children with autism. The school provides a comprehensive array of programs to children across the autism spectrum, including outreach and consulting services throughout Long Island.

The event offered honored Dr. William Bryson-Brockman of Winthrop-University Hospital for helping spread autism awareness through a unique program called Parents as Partners.

Honorary chairs of the event were NYS Assemblyman Thomas DiNapoli and NYS Senator Michael Balboni, both of whom have supported the Genesis School for many years and continue to spread autism awareness throughout the community.

For further information on how you can help to make a difference in the lives of children with autism, contact Robyn Schneider at 937-1397 or Rschneider@eden2.org.

Seated left to right: Dominic DiPrisco, Dennis Benedict, Billy Santora and John Hasiak. Standing left to right: Nick Caccavalle, Frank Nuzzi and Mario Augusta

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Linda Barnum and Robyn Schneider

Honoree Dr.William Bryson-Brockman

Sara Turkiew, Athena Marangoudakis, Diane Scotti and Lisa Kirshbaum

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Bowling for KISS Classic Raises $15,000 to Benefit Mid-Island JCC

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ore than 120 supporters and friends of the Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center in Plainview turned out on Saturday, Nov. 4 for a strikingly special night to support programs and services for children with special needs and their families. Held at AMF Syosset Lanes, the JCC’s first-ever Bowling for KISS Classic raised over $15,000 to benefit The KISS (Kids in Special Services) Center.

The evening began with a video showcasing the KISS Center’s exceptional programs and staff. Produced and donated by JCC members Felice Linder and Doug Field, the video illustrated, through interviews with several moms, the program’s overwhelmingly positive impact on their children’s social development, language and motor skills, and self-expression. Following dinner and bowling, the evening concluded with a drawing of an impressive array of raffles including a flat screen TV, sporting event VIP tickets, fine dining gift certificates and sports equipment.

Ann Dorman Adler and Jackie Lieberman served as cochairs of the Bowling for KISS Classic Committee, which included Mike Buffa, Amy Cantor, Denise Castagna, Bonnie Goldberg and Andrea Raskin.

The KISS program has become a home-away-from-home for many families in the community. Teachers, assistants and staff of the Mid-Island Y JCC have created a loving and nurturing environment for children, where they are encour-

Bowling for KISS Classic co-chairs Ann Dorman Adler (r) and Jackie Lieberman flank JCC Assistant Executive Director Sue Schwaber Tregerman.

aged and supported to reach their full potential while having fun. “Jackie and I, committee members, and all of our KISS families are incredibly grateful to everyone who came out to support our efforts and help our children,” said Ms. Adler.

“Ann and Jackie, along with their incredible committee, are so passionate about our program and committed to ensuring its success and continued growth in the future. It was a pleasure to work alongside them throughout the planning process and to see the event come together so successfully is a real testament to their dedication and tireless efforts on behalf of children with special needs and their families,” added JCC Assistant Executive Director Sue Schwaber Tregerman.

The Mid-Island Y JCC is a nonprofit community center offering programs for children, adults, seniors, singles and teens and is a beneficiary of UJAFederation of New York. For more information about the JCC, visit Those who attended the Bowling for KISS Classic event helped raise over $15,000 to www.miyjcc.org. benefit the Mid-Island Y JCC’s KISS Center.

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By Dagmar Fors Karppi hese things happen,” was not an acceptable answer for 41-year old heart attack victim Tricia Restucci. She was in the mid-Atlantic, on the last night of a seven-day cruise, when her heart attack began. The cruise ship sped to port making a seven-hour trip in five hours to rush her to medical care ashore and prevent damage. When she was told there was “no reason for the heart attack – that sometimes it happens” she didn’t accept that answer.

“I have three kids that needed me and there was no way I was going to take that answer,” said Tricia to a crowd of shoppers at Love My Shoes in Carle Place at a benefit for the Go Red For Women movement recently. Her perseverance led her to a hematologist who found that she has a blood clotting disorder. She wanted women to know that, “Men’s veins are like ziti and women’s are like capellini. We don’t know enough about women’s hearts, and that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women.”

The evening was the kickoff event for the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Luncheon. Part of the evening’s proceeds were donated to the American Heart Association. For more information, to purchase tickets or sponsorship opportunities for the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Luncheon in FebEmcee Jill Nicolini ruary, contact the of CW 11.

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Robert Yeganeh, president and CEO of Love My Shoes with the youngest member of his family, Cody Jonathan.

House of Style of Rockville Centre CEO Debbie Franzese (and mom Stella) treated guests to a fashion show of items by Theory, Black Halo, 3 Dot, Juicey Couture.

Shoppers Dona MacKay, CFA; Sally Ann Weger of Merrill Lynch; and Susan Hayes of Verizon, a sponsor of the event.

Plastic Surgeon Dr. Stephen Greenberg, Michelle Di Bendetto from Citibank and Janet Jones from Verizon received “Shoeper Heart” awards for their dedication to helping the Long Island community that were presented by Robert Yeganeh.

Association at 777-8447.

For more information about Go Red for Women, please call 1-888-MYHEART (1-888-694-3278) or visit GoRedForWomen.org.

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Shoppers were offered special discounts at Love My Shoes.

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riends of AHRC Nassau’s Autism Program’s Reach for the Stars Dinner was a recordbreaking evening, with more than 300 guests attending, helping to raise more than $144,000 for the program. The dinner honored public television’s Lidia Bastianich from Lidia’s Family Table, and Robert Griffith, managing director and head of North American Sales for Credit Suisse. The evening’s success was due in part to generous sponsorship, for which the Friends of AHRC Nassau are very grateful.

Barbara and Valerie Chmela, lucky winners of a raffle for seats at honoree Lidia Bastianich’s table. Also pictured is Lidia’s daughter, Tanya Manuali.

Patty and Perry Griffith, Friends committee members, enjoy themselves during the Reach for the Stars Autism Dinner.

Guests Justin and Marybeth Quinn, Maura and Billy Roberti, and Tara and Robert Griffith, honoree.

Frank Cumerford, president and general manager of NBC 4 with honoree Robert Griffith, managing director and head of North American sales for Credit Suisse.

AHRC Board President Tom Rosicki and wife Cynthia.

Joe Bosnack of the Ed Smith Mineola Lions Club and wife Marianne are flanked by Ann Bosnack and Christine Ambers.

The Mineola Lions Club served as Ruby Star Sponsors.

Sapphire Stars Sponsors Alisa and Lloyd Groveman, at right, enjoyed the evening with their family.

Laurie Troy, Friends committee member, with husband Kevin and fellow committee member Alisa Groveman.

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omen on the Job recently celebrated a quarter of a century of advocacy and education work for women’s workplace equality.

The highlight of the gala was a special presentation and tribute to co-founders Lillian McCormick and Charlotte Shapiro, the WOJ Task Force and Women on the Job’s 25 years of Former Honorees.

Pictured left to right are Honoree Judith Eisen, Esq., Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, PC; Honoree Suzy Sonenberg, executive director of Long Island Community Fund; Honoree Diane Cohen, executive director of LI Fund for Women & Girls; Honorary Chair Katherine Heaviside, Epoch 5 Marketing; Honoree Marci Skeahan, COO of T. Weiss Realty Corp. and Honoree Ana-Maria Hurtado, first deputy commissioner, Town of Hempstead.

Lillian McCormick, executive director and co-founder of Women on the Job, Katherine Heaviside of Epoch 5 Marketing and Dana Friedman, WOJ board president.

Lillian McCormick, Sheila Sussman, WOJ board member and Adam Schwam, president of Sandwire Corporation.

Women on the Job co-founders Charlotte Shapiro and Lillian McCormick.

Abby Dress with her father Leonard Weintraub, attorney, and Roseanne Slattery of LICAD.

Jill Citron, Farrell Fritz, PC; Ron Rizzo of Ron Rizzo Jewelry and Judie Chessin, gala chair.

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Len and Michelle Troupp and Mary Speed-Perri of the Perri Group.

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Chef Keri Gallagher, pictured with husband Michael, donated a cooking lesson that was included in one of the Casino Royale raffle baskets.

Photos by Lynne Burris

Guest Donald Anzalone and Mill Neck Manor Financial Director William Charon participated in the High Roller Texas hold’em poker tournament.

ill Neck Manor held its second Casino Royale on Nov. 18 at the beautiful North Hills Country Club in Manhasset. Guests enjoyed an exciting High Roller Texas hold’em poker tournament, a craps table, blackjack, roulette, slot machines, a money wheel, live entertainment, delicious food, cocktails, fabulous raffle prizes, a 50/50 raffle and a jewelry, sports and entertainment auction.

Mill Neck Manor wishes to thank all its generous sponsors, contributors, guests, parent coordinators and volunteers. Proceeds from the successful event will benefit the Mill Neck Manor Early Childhood Center (ECC), which provides services to children who have delayed development in speech, language and readiness skills. For more information, call 516-922-4100.

Elizabeth Stroppel, Cecelia Valenti and Jen Sebetic enjoyed a fun evening at Mill Neck’s second Casino Royale.

Event coordinator Scott Raffa, Early Childhood Center principal Suellyn Giserman and Mill Neck’s public information officer Nancy Leghart called out raffle winners.

ECC parents Tinamarie Bloom at left and Kelly Barbu at right flank Mill Neck Foundation donor information specialist Michelle Hagen.The three women, instrumental in planning the event, decorated and organized raffle baskets and volunteered throughout the evening.

From left, Mill Neck Foundation donor information specialist Georgia Jackson, and Early Childhood Center social worker Cecelia Lynch volunteered during the event.

Roulette sponsors and ECC parents Randi Berger (left) and husband Andrew (right) smile with Dr. Mark Prowatzke, executive director of the Mill Neck Family of Organizations and Nancy Leghart, Mill Neck’s public information officer.

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onored as recipients of this year’s Community Mainstreaming Associates’ John Walter Humanitarian Award at CMA’s Independence Ball this year were the well-deserving group of past presidents whose diligence and care makes each one a worthy honoree. They, as well as all of CMA’s staff, have worked arduously to make the organization what it is today, a place where families trust that their loved ones with developmental disabilities are receiving the best care possible and a place residents are proud to call home.

Julie P. Samkoff, executive director of CMA and Joan Brenner, CMA founder.

CMA past president Joan Walter, at right, and husband John, (seated at center) for whom the Humanitarian Award is named, enjoyed the CMA celebrations with their three daughters and sons-in-law.

Angela Susan Anton, publisher of Anton Community Newspapers and the Boulevard and Julie P. Samkoff and CMA’s honorary chair.

CMA resident Lisa, with parents by her side, expressed her thanks to the CMA staff for the support and dedication they have provided her through the years.

CMA applauds Independence Ball honorees. From left: Vicki Imbarrato (accepting on behalf of husband Anthony), Kitty Justin, David Kay, Julie P. Samkoff, Phoebe Lazarus, Gerry Levy, Thelma and Dr. David Newman, Peter Alpert (accepting on behalf of Jeff Forchelli), CMA President Bill Quinn, Joan Walter and Joan Brenner.

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he Nassau Region of Prize-nominated Hadassah Medical Organization.

Hadassah, 15,000 At the Blue Dress members strong, is Luncheon kickoff, Direcinvolved in a new initiative tors Laurie Bernstein, Carol to promote respiratory Rotenberg and Cher yl health for women and their Sperber were thrilled with families on Long Island. the reac tion to their The yearlong project will announcement of Candace focus on all facets of Bushnell’s participation. pulmonary disease includ“ We can’t wait until the ing lung cancer, asthma, event. Not only is Hadascystic fibrosis and COPD. Left to right: Carol Rotenberg, Cheryl Sperber and Laurie sah doing a service for all Programs will include Bernstein wear blue boas, signifying the Blue Dress Luncheon. women by educating them medical professionals disPhoto by Michael George about pulmonary health, cussing current research, we are raising funds to further research in that area, and treatment and prevention options, a Smoke-Out and an Every we’re having fun doing it! The success of our ongoing Step Counts Walkathon. health and advocacy programs have already created The exciting culmination of Hadassah’s campaign will be the quite a buzz in anticipation of this year’s event.”

Take a Breath Luncheon on April 24, 2007 at the Garden City For more information, call the Nassau Region of HadasHotel, featuring Candace Bushnell, author of Sex and the City. sah at 516-766-2725.

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ore than 450 people attended the 14th Annual Tribute Dinner of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County to listen to impassioned speeches by Michael J. Dowling, dinner honoree and CEO of the North Shore/LIJ Health System; Governor Mario Cuomo, former governor of New York; and Howard Maier, the center’s chairman. The speakers emphasized the center’s mission of using lessons learned

from the Holocaust in teaching tolerance and acceptance of all people. Another highlight was the presentation of the Bruce Morrell Education Award to Herman Horowitz, one of the center’s finest docents and a testifier to the horrendous condition of the Ohrdorff and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps he helped to liberate. To learn more about the Holocaust Center programs visit www.holocaust-nassau.org

Chairman Howard Maier with honorees Hy Horowitz and Michael Dowling, CEO of North Shore-LIJ Health System and the Hon. Mario Cuomo.

Presenting the Bruce Morrel Education Award: Vice Chairman of the Board Stanley Sanders, Honoree Hy Horowitz, Vice Chairman Steven Markowitz, Rose Lee and Stephanie Morell of XX Caterers.

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Kenny Paston, David Gray, Laura Gray and Bonnie Paston.

Ed and Bernice Wenger, Hank and Connie Schwartz and Bonnie and Maurice Deane.

Paston Gala Benefits Favorite Charities

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ary and Corky Paston of Syosset recently hosted a gala evening at the Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton, FL. Many of the guests were from Roslyn. Mr. Paston is on the board of trustees of the Nassau County Museum of Art and Ms. Paston is co-

president of the museum council. The gala benefited some of the Pastons’ favorite charities, including Mazon: a Jewish Response to Hunger, the National Pediatric MS Center at Stony Brook and the Jerri Finesilver Cancer Foundation.

Corky and Gary Paston.

Symposium, Gala Lunch for Planned Parenthood

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40,000 women, men and teens at the agency’s three health centers and students, teachers and parents through educational programs. No one is turned away because of an inability to pay

Margaret Sanger Award winner Ann Gottlieb (second from left) with daughters Lynne Blumenstock and Lisa Senter, and JoAnn D.Smith (right), PPNC president and CEO.

Mignon Smith Christine Chaplin

upporters of Planned Parenthood of Nassau County enjoyed PPNC’s annual symposium on women’s health at the Garden City Hotel and the gala luncheon that followed. Nassau’s largest provider of high-quality, affordable reproductive health care, PPNC served almost

National President of the Planned Parenthood Federation Cecile Richards with Latifa Woodhouse.

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Ann Mallouk, Jan Barbieri and PPNC board member Betsy Blattmachr

Nassau County Legislator Diane Yatauro with PPNC Board Chair Audrey Schein

Former Nassau County Health Commissioner Dr. David Ackman and Dr. David Rosenfeld, both PPNC board members.

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Women’s Heart Health Is Honored

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orth Shore LIJ and Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate recently held a public seminar at the Roslyn Claremont Hotel. Dr Stacey E. Rosen, MD, chief of the Division of Cardiology at LIJ, presented a demonstration on Women’s Heart Health, and a heart-friendly dinner was served. CEO Dottie Herman was presented an award of distinction.

Elizabeth Nardone, Rosalind Herbsman and Terri Ann Parnell.

Ralph Bove, Pat Morrow and Bart Cafarella.

Kathy Levinson, Rose Lewinson, Helene Entwistle.

Louise Brooks, Bart Cafarella, Ann Conroy and Mollie Grossman.

Dr. Rosen, Louise Brooks and Tish McCormick.

John Mar tin, Nahid Akins and Madeline Moritz.

Karen Newhouse, Ellen Staffieri and Steve Lefkowitz.

Guardian Brain Foundation To Honor Angela Susan Anton

Karen Newhouse, honoree Dottie Herman, Liz Nardone and Dr. Stacy E. Rosen.

The Senior Care Companions Benefit Concert for the Guardian Brain Foundation will be held on Thursday, March 22 at 8 p.m. at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, Brookville, NY. Tickets cost $30 per person and all proceeds will go to the Guardian Brain Foundation. The benefit honoree is Angela Susan Anton, publisher of Anton Community Newspapers and the Boulevard.

The concert features Gregory Harrington and special guest vocalist Melissa Victoria. For ticket information, contact JoAnne at 631-581-9000.

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he Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI), Long Island’s leading service provider for adults and children with autism and other developmental disabilities, recently hosted its most successful Stars Gala & Casino Night to date. The sixth annual event celebrated the achievements of the and honored two standout Long Islanders, Wendy Peters and Senator John Flanagan.

Event attendees tried their luck at the casino tables and danced the night away in the Terrace Ballroom to music by South of Sunrise. Thanks to the gamblers, dedicated sponsors and supporters like C & B Consulting, Tobay Printing, YAP Charitable Foundation, HIP and TD Ameritrade, the gala raised over $200,000.

Senator John Flanagan was honored by DDI for being a friend, supporter and advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities. Senator Flanagan has provided DDI with more than $300,000 in grants to fund urgently needed construction projects. At the gala, the senator announced that he was able to secure an additional $25,000 for DDI’s Project G.R.O.W., a co m m u n i t y - b a s e d program that helps persons with developmental disabilities learn horticulture and develop job skills.

“The children and adults that we serve DDI’s friends Cathy Moriar ty are our inspiration; Gentile and Dina Lohan catch up we work hard so that during dinner.

Suffolk County Legislator John M. Kennedy and DDI’s Executive Director Peter Pierri and DDI employee Nicole Plawner, present a citation to the 2006 Stars Award Winner Wendy Peters.

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they will be provided with a lifetime of growth and support,” stated Peter Pierri, DDI’s executive director. “I am appreciative of every guest who joined our celebration and to the children, parents, teachers, staff, friends and volunteers who helped to make the 2006 Stars Gala a successful and memorable evening.”

Emcee Bob Buchmann of Q104.3 FM recognized the dedicated staff at DDI who make a difference in the lives of so many families and thanked gala co-chairs Michelle Di Beneddetto of Citibank and Dan Dessanti of Keyspan for helping to make the gala such a success.

The most touching moment of the evening was the presentation of the 2006 Stars Award to Wendy Peters of DDI’s adult residential program. Wendy’s longtime friend and DDI employee Nicole Plawner gave a heartfelt speech giving the crowd personal insight into who Wendy is, what she has accomplished and why Wendy is such an inspiration. With the help of an interpreter Wendy showed DDI her appreciation by signing “Thank you and I love everyone at DDI.” For additional information on DDI visit DDI supporters Sophia Hall from CBS Radio, Actress Cathy Moriarty www.ddiinfo.org or call Gentile and Evelyn Ain of Spectrum 631-366-2904.

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he Rehabilitation Institute ( TRI) recently celebrated 40 years of creating miracles at the Celebration of Life Gala, hosted by the National Foundation for Human Potential and held at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. Lisa Thorsen, TRI administrator, accepted a recognition award from Robert Budd, chief administrative officer of Family Residences and Essential Enterprises.

TRI strives to improve the lives of Long Islanders by

providing occupational skills, training, supported work and job placement for individuals with developmental disabilities, mental illness, learning disabilities and a variety of physical disabilities. A not-for-profit organization located in Garden City and Carle Place, TRI is in the forefront when it comes to new developments in vocational rehabilitation to help train individuals compete for employment, become self-sufficient and achieve their highest level of independence.

Lisa Thorsen is pictured after accepting an award from Robert Budd. Seen in back are Nancy Cohen, director, Office of Development and Community Affairs, National Foundation for Human Potential and Doug Geed, News 12 Long Island morning show coanchor and reporter who served as master of ceremonies.

The Education & Assistance Corporation (EAC) will host its 7th Annual Spring Luncheon, presented by Bethpage Federal Credit Union, at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury on Thursday, March 29.

EAC is extremely proud to be honoring Geri Gregor, chief financial officer of DOAR Litigation Consulting, and Deidra Parrish Williams, manager, community affairs of Newsday. Also being recognized as an EAC Unsung Hero is Marian Conway, senior program manager, the Roslyn Savings Foundation and David Widmer, president and general manager, Long Island Radio Group and EAC board member.

The luncheon will benefit the Education & Assistance Corporation’s 72 programs, and highlights the Chance to Advance Program.

Launched in 2004 with a gift from the Doreen Downs Miller Foundation, EAC’s Chance to Advance Program helps adolescent foster care children, ages 8 to 19, receive focused intervention through the support of one -on-one mentors. Recognizing that many of these children need a solid educational foundation, job skills, or a means to support themselves, mentors help connect them with extracurricular activities and enrichment programs that encourage the exploration of opportunities available to them beyond high school.

EAC thanks the following for their support of the event: Platinum Sponsor, The Roslyn Savings Foundation. Premier Sponsors: Verizon, Symbol, Bank of America, First Data, Newsday; Champion Sponsors: DOAR Litigation Consulting and Long Island Elite.

EAC helps more than 45,000 people each year with programs that provide educational, vocational and counseling services, mediation and rehabilitation for non-violent offenders and offers support to children, families and senior citizens.For more information about EAC’s Spring Luncheon, call Nancy Mazzola at EAC, 516-5390150, ext. 115 or visit www.eacinc.org.

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By Venus Quintana ong Islanders can finally kiss goodbye to the cheese-buried enchiladas and Mariachi bands often associated with Mexican dining. Besito Restaurant and Agave Lounge in Huntington has given diners reason to fall in love with a cuisine that has been misconceived by so many for so long.

This stunning addition to Huntington’s list of fine restaurants, opened in early 2006, has broken the mold by creating traditional, authentic Mexican dishes with a unique and stylish approach.

Besito, which translates to little kiss, is the latest creation of John Tunney, a veteran restaurateur who has achieved great success with the nearby Blue Honu. The kitchen is guided by chef Matthew Lake, formerly of Rosa Mexicano in Manhattan and Red Sage in Washington D.C. The richness of Besito’s cuisine is accentuated only by its eminent beauty and authentic design. Muted Banquettes in earth tones, dark wood floors and ornate Mexican artifacts adorn the restaurant. yellow walls and hanging iron lanterns are offset by Italian leather banquettes, dark wood floors and a ceiling of African eucalyptus poles. Ornate Mexican artifacts adorn the space, along with original Roberto Dutesco images of Sable Island horses. The impressive showpiece, however, is the white, adobe wall illuminated by flickering candles, that undoubtedly creates an ambience redolent of rustic, old Mexico.

Besito’s superbly crafted menu embraces all the flavors and passions of the Mexican experience. Entice your senses with the tableside-prepared, chunky guacamole with warm, homemade tortilla chips. Other notable openers include the taquitos de pescado (fish tacos) made with red snapper and chicken flautas (crisp tortilla rolled around tender shredded chicken). For entrees, the pescado Veracruzana ran away with first prize and thick, tender tilefish complemented by a sauce of tomato, olives and capers is nothing short of magnificent.

For dessert, the tres leches cake, a light sponge soaked in coconut milk, will satisfy your sweet craving. An alternative are the hot churros (long spirals of fried dough, rolled in sugar and cinnamon) which arrive complimentary at the end of your meal.

For the tequila connoisseur, Besito offers over 40 varieties, from non-aged to fullbodied sipping tequilas, as well as an inventive list of margaritas.

Besito has ultimately succeeded in redefining Mexican The white adobe wall cuisine and its success will not end in Huntington. A illuminated by flickering candles is one second Besito is due to open in Roslyn in early 2007. of Besito’s showpieces, Mucho Gusto! creating an ambience Besito Restaurant and Agave Lounge is located at 402 New redolent of York Avenue, Huntington, NY. Call 631-549-0100 or visit rustic old Mexico. www.besitomex.com. Menus are available on the website.

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estaurant Row on Northern Boulevard in Great Neck has long enjoyed a reputation for being the home of fine steakhouses. Until now, anyone craving fine fare from the sea had been left adrift.

Burton & Doyle at 661 Northern Boulevard has recently distinguished itself by adding an authentic sushi bar that can hold its own for delicious extravagance.

“This is great news for our customers who believe in the familiar adage ‘opposites attract,’” said Burton & Doyle’s General Manager Franco Moscato. “With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Burton & Doyle offers fine dining, where sweethearts have their choice of sushi or steak.”

Burton & Doyle’s recipe for success began with the recruitment of a master sushi chef and proceeded to a menu of myriad assortment, which includes a list of sake selections.

Favorites on the sushi menu include the signature Burton & Doyle Roll, as well as California, lobster, blue fin, tuna tartar and Kobe rolls. The comparative menu includes prime dry-aged steaks, chops, seafood and salads. Desserts complement any choice.

A comfortable and spacious dining room.

No memorable meal is complete without the perfect wine and the restaurant’s accredited wine director and sommelier will find the ideal one for any diner’s palette.

Where great traditions keep getting better.

W e live up to our legacy of sophisticated, exquisite dining, day after day. Renowned for our gourmet menu, Rothmann’s offers the finest prime dry-aged beef, sumptuous selections from the sea and an award-winning wine selection.

And now there’s another way to appreciate the Rothmann’s experience.

Our new Sunday Brunch provides unparalleled choices…the freshest sushi, shrimp and lobster cocktail…omelette and waffle stations…full carving tables…unlimited mimosas, Bloody Marys and bellinis…and dozens of other prime appetizers, entrées and desserts.

It’s a specialty…part of the Rothmann’s experience.

Come to Rothmann’s and feast in our elegantly appointed dining room, or host a special event for up to 60 people in one of our private banquet rooms.

6319 Northern Boulevard, East Norwich, NY 11732 • (516) 922-2500 • www.rothmannssteakhouse.com

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Chocolate Is for Lovers And Lovers Love Chocolate!

By Bob Ronzoni ebruary is chocolate lovers month and with Valentines Day upon us, why not indulge in chocolate with 4 egg yolks a decadent mousse au chocolat.

The very thought of mousse au 1/4 cup sugar chocolat brings to mind early 2 tablespoons Cognac memories of married life as we 6 oz. semisweet chocolate, cut into small pieces often prepared this wonder ful 3 tablespoons of strong coffee recipe for family and friends at dinner parties.

8 tablespoons unsalted butter Remembering those days, and I 4 egg whites remember them distinctly, we 1/2 cup heavy cream would use our newly cherished silver service and china for these In a stainless steel bowl, beat the egg yolks and sugar with a whisk or special dinners and set the table electric beater for three minutes, or until they are thick when the beater is with great care. Our dinnerware lifted from the bowl. Beat in your Cognac, and adjust to taste. patterns were picked with much Place this bowl over simmering water and beat for another three thought, delight and input from minutes, until the mixture is hot. After three minutes, place the bowl in a family members and were accumutray of iced water and again beat for three minutes until the mixture is cold lated through wedding gifts. We and thick. expected these prized possessions Melt the chocolate with the coffee over hot water and stir until melted. to last through our own lifetimes When melted, add the butter one piece at a time. Add this mixture to the and be handed down to our eggs and sugar, and beat. children and grandchildren.

Beat the egg whites until they are stiff. Add them to the egg mixture in As far as the dinner itself, early small amounts, folding each amount in separately, until you have used all dinner parties involved searching for the per fect menu and then the egg whites. becoming proficient with its prepaPour mixture into serving dishes or goblets and chill for several hours, ration and serving presentation. until set. Top with whipped cream when ready to serve.

Our home became famous for ser ving Coquille St. Jacques. It became “our standard menu”. The signature French meal we would prepare mousse au presentation was on seashells hand-picked by us from chocolat served in champagne glasses - our coveted several beaches. How could anybody top that! Our only crystal glasses. challenge was to keep an account of how many times we As you can see, mousse au chocolat brings fond served the same thing to our guests. Two or three times memories from many years ago. The following recipe is one was the limit, which was established by the sophistication of my favorites and one that we have found to stand the of one’s palette. test of time. It has a creamy texture and a rich but not bitter Other newlyweds specialized in dishes such as crepe taste. It was the “Top Hat” of our signature meal! batter manicotti and beef stroganoff. However, there was I hope you try this recipe and carry on the mousse au a common bond between the newlyweds and that was chocolat tradition. Enjoy! their expertise in making cheese fondue. To top off our

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Mim’s More Than Satisfies the Heartiest and Savviest of Diners Roslyn Bistro Serves Up Unique Comfort And Unrivaled Fare

By Ilena Ryan tepping into Mim’s of Roslyn, you are immediately greeted by a friendly staff. The ambiance and décor of the restaurant is extremely warm and comfortable, providing a welcoming space for calm lunches during the day and busy, social dinners during the evening. Mim’s offers Manhattan-style bistro dining in a casual, comfortable environment where the staff is amiable and the food is plentiful. The lounge/bar area is separate from the rest of the restaurant and includes some comfortable booths for dining.

There are three other dining areas, each lovely in décor, including a back room available for private parties.

The menu has something for everyone, offering a range of creative salads, sandwiches, pastas and entrees. There

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is also a children’s menu with all of the classic favorites from chicken Parmesan to macaroni and cheese. The regular dinner menu boasts some heartier dishes for the winter, including duck and steak entrees, and the specials menu varies often, providing unique dishes for diners who have become familiar with the regular Mim’s menu.

We began our meal with an appetizer sampler, consisting of an arrangement of classic fried foods with an interesting twist, such as buffalo chicken spring rolls. We also ordered mussels Provencal that were extremely flavorful.

Among the entrees we ordered were angel hair pasta with chicken, sesame crusted ahi tuna, and Gorgonzola crusted chicken. Each of the meals came out promptly and we were extremely

pleased with the quality of the food.

Though already sated, we finished our meal off with brownie sundaes and a warm apple cobbler. Though the dessert menu is relatively simple, it includes many wonderful classic favorites. My fellow diners and I enjoyed the relaxed and delicious dining experience of Mim’s. The wait staff is extremely attentive; if you have any questions about anything on the menu, they are happy to answer. You will most likely be taking half of your meal home with you as Mim’s makes sure their diners don’t leave hungry.

Feel like eating at home? Everything on the menu is available for takeout every day and night of the week, as well as Saturday and Sunday nights.

Call 516-625-7305.

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‘Tis Charming in Kenmare Any Time of Year Irish Village Offers Spas and Golf Courses

By Irvina Lew s St. Patrick’s Day nears, my mind wanders to quaint Kenmare, a small village in the scenic southwest corner of the Irish countryside. Like the pot o’ gold at the end of a rainbow, Kenmare is a magical place reached via a scenic route from Shannon International Airport: a distinctly delightful thatched roof cottage here or a deep-green rolling hillside studded with grazing sheep there. During the two-hour drive, I found that even the names listed on the road signs appealed to me: Limerick, Killarney, Cork and Kerry.

Kenmare, founded in 1670, is a popular planned-community in County Kerry, often called Ireland’s most beautiful region. It nestles at the foot of the Cork and Kerry mountains, near lakes, rivers and verdant valleys. Its natural, historical and cultural attributes have given it the well-deserved title of Kerry’s first Heritage Town.

A travel writing conference lured me to this picturesque place so I extended my first visit to Ireland and explored. What I found was rhapsodic.

The conference was held at Park Hotel Kenmare, an expansive grand 19th century country manor house set in the woodlands facing Kenmare Bay. My room, like most, faced the bay, walking paths, landscaped gardens and a field where a Shetland pony lazily grazes.

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Spa Lunch at SAMAS spa

The country inn dates from 1897 and has been completely modernized and recently renovated. Its ground floor public spaces as well as the long hallways - where linens are stored in antique linen presses - are furnished with a mélange of antiques, a multitude of paintings (mostly portraiture and landscapes), Regency silver and a variety of decorative accessories. The

manor also houses a lounge, a warm pub and The Reel Room, a 12-seat cinema. The dining room boasts an acclaimed new chef, Mark Johnson, formerly of the Lancaster Hotel in Houston.

After a non-stop flight, I sought refuge in SÁMAS, the extraordinary 10,000 square foot spa that would be extraordinary in the largest of resort

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hotels, but is dedicated to guests of this 46-room country inn. SÁMAS, which is connected to the inn, uses materials indigenous to the estate trees turned into hand-carved day beds, quarried limestone made into walls and grasses on the roof - and was designed to blend into the landscape.

The organic indoor/outdoor structure features an indoor brook and a water wall; its glassed-walled relaxation rooms and its covered, open-air, heated-to-body-temperature current pool feel as if they are a part of the woodlands. If you like, room service delivers spa cuisine meals to you in the glass-walled spa reception room.

Each of the 70 services at SÁMAS begins with a holistic Celtic foot ritual, a cleansing in warm salt-infused water and rose petals followed by a rubdown with oils. Conversation determines what treatment will follow. There’s a fitness room and activities such as yoga, Pilates and meditation in the Tigín, (little house) next to the meditation garden.

The entry drive of Park Hotel Kenmare is at the triangular hub of this tiny, 2000-person village where colorful buildings line the streets and house chic and charming boutiques, art, antique and gift shops. You’ll find one-of-a-kind arts and crafts including pottery and musical instruments and handcrafted products including linens, woolens and made-to-order woven wear, knits and cashmere. For fine handcrafted Irish Knits, go to Cleo’s; for contemporary art, ask Pat Gath at the Mill Cove Gallery and for sterling silver jewelry, try De Barra.

Kenmare lace is world famous and is still being made at the Heritage Centre. Each week, there’s an open-air market with wonderful local cheeses, produce and hand-made goodies.

Restaurants, bistros, friendly pubs and music venues also line the streets. I was particularly pleased at The Lime Tree Restaurant and Packies Restaurant.

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The food at Sheen Falls Lodge was exceptional. The luxurious rooms at this Relais & Chateaux property are impressive and it has its own riding stables and a golf course on 300 acres.

Golf draws many Americans to the Sheen Falls Lodge and Park Hotel

SAMAS Couple’s Suite with whirlpool

Kenmare, both of which are five-star hotels. The Kenmare Golf Club adjoins Park Hotel Kenmare and the Ring of Kerry Golf and Country Club is just three miles away. The course offers spectacular seaside views.

The Ring of Kerry is the famed 110mile coastal drive around the Iveragh Peninsula. The route is dotted with sandy beaches, old-fashioned villages, archeological sites, and historic castles and monasteries. Its vistas focus on Kerry’s Atlantic coastline and Ireland’s highest mountains. The Ring of Beara, south of Kenmare, is a more rugged stretch where spectacular views vie for attention with archeological sites.

Killarney National Park, just north of Kenmare, encompasses the Lakes of Killarney and the surrounding woodlands and mountains.

Kenmare is an idyllic starting point for day trips and for active pursuits like walks on mountain trails, cruises on the bay, horseback riding, cycling, bird watching and sightseeing in old castles and monuments. With all it has to offer, Kenmare is just the perfect place to be.

For further information, contact: www.kenmare.com, www.parkkenmare.com, www.relaischateaux.com or www.visitireland.com.

Cheese vendor at Kenmare Farmer’s Market

Olives at Kenmare Farmer’s Market

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Namibia, Land of Red Dunes, Lunar Landscapes And Modern Cities

By Christina D. Morris amibia is a two-hour flight north of Cape Town, South Africa. Long before Brad and Angelina decided to birth their first biological child in Namibia, it was a travel destination inspired by National Geographic’s photographic odyssey of this fascinating country. From its colossal red dunes in the south to its rich wildlife in Etosha National Park in the north, not to mention several modern cities in between, it is a traveler’s delight.

Modern architecture towers over well-preserved colonialstyled German buildings, reminders of the nation’s history as a German protectorate from the late 1800s. It was annexed by South Africa in 1915, which accounts for the principal language being English and its currency the Rand. The first place to visit in order to understand some of the country’s history should be Alte Feste, an old fort circa 1890 that garrisoned the first colonial troops. Now an excellent museum, it provides photographs and displays depicting a sequential line of the nation’s inhabitants from the earliest indigenous tribes, the Sans people. It was diamonds that attracted the British and Germans, then South Africa and the United Nations…culminating in the country’s struggle for independence that was granted in 1990. An extraordinary meteorite fountain created from Gibeon meteorites, the largest shower known to fall on earth, anchors the bustling Post Street Mall where upscale shopping, restaurants and outdoor cafes attract large crowds who enjoy wonderful sunfilled days and cool nights.

Following a brief overnight at the Windhoek Country Club Resort, we picked up our A/C 4x4 Toyota for the six-plus hour trip over gravel roads to the

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towering red sand dunes at Sossusvlei in the Namib-Naukluft Park. Buffeted by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, this remote and perilous region is truly awe-inspiring. The journey south via Gamsberg, Kuiseb and Kupferberg Passes offers breathtaking rugged lunar-type landscapes. Most of this region is uninhabitable with a foreboding silence and hair-raising precipices. The only stop enroute is Solitaire, aptly named. Fuel is manually pumped and there’s no electricity. Travel early morning to avoid the assault of the afternoon heat, as well as to enjoy the quiet solitude of this untamed wilderness.

Before dawn we set off to climb Dune #45 to see the sunrise over this incredible red-dune landscape in a sea of sand.

Young and not-so-young struggled to the top, some not making it, to experience this once-in-a-life-time exhilarating encounter with some of nature’s wonders. Light and shadow fell on these treacherous dunes as we drove the additional 45 minutes through the shimmering desert to Sossusvlei, a dry clay pan. Ancient trees silhouette the pan as it waits, patiently, for the infrequent showers while 350-metre dunes stand sentry. The lack of shade, an unrelenting sun, and temperatures of 120 degrees prompts a race back to the swimming pool, or the covering of the tent. The only A/C, we discovered on checking out, was in the gift shop.

The towering sand dunes in the south are a must to visit. Most travelers attempt to climb dune #45 to see the sunrise, but not all are able. It’s an awe-inspiring experience best done early as the daily temperature can reach 120 degrees.

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The Halali Rest Camp in Etosha is a grey-white landscape known as the Etosha Pan. Fed by subterranean springs, it attracts large herds of animals providing excellent game viewing. Overlooking the waterhole animals arrive cautiously to drink.

Photographs by M. Cyril Morris

A five-hour drive hugging a narrow mountainous gravel road led back to civilization at the coastal resort city of Swakopmund. A detour to Walvis Bay’s bird sanctuary, home to 40 different species, is recommended. On any given day upwards of 30,000 white and pink flamingos can be seen. The Swakopmund Hotel and Entertainment Center, once the former post office, is a magnificent example of Art Nouveau architecture.

For us it was a cool, redolent oasis after the drive. It is also a bastion of European gentility and elegance. Afternoon tea with irresistible German pastries and crisp apple strudel on gleaming china is served in the garden around the swimming pool.

Colonial architecture, a waterfront park with manicured flower gardens and restaurants, well-maintained streets and shops and the museum all offer a photographic exhibit chronicling the early German colonizers who built the city.

There’s much to do here, including quad biking on the sand dunes and flights over the dune environment. Morning fog and overcast skies are the result of chilly Atlantic Ocean winds clashing with the desert heat. The Skeleton coast, appropriately named for the treachery of the Atlantic north of the city, hosts the largest seal colony in the world, numbering in six figures. If you can stand the odor long enough, visit the stone cross that was erected by the Portuguese explorer, Diego Cao, in 1496.

Etosha National Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa. Etosha means “Great White Place of Dry Water,” so named for the salt-pan, a barren depression in the park’s center the size of Switzerland.

We stayed for three nights at the government-run rest camps in the park, where arrival must be prior to sundown. Each camp is well equipped with a restaurant, a market for groceries, souvenirs shops, and each camp has a swimming pool.

Game-viewing demands

tenacity, as well as waking In the capital city of Windhoek, up at 5 a.m. Tracking the principal thoroughfare, begins when the park Independence Avenue, runs along side a splendid city park. gates open at 6 a.m. Huge Local crafts of woodcarvings, herds of springbok, giraffe, baskets, crystal, stone jewelry, kudu and zebra become and leather goods are displayed. ordinary sights on the open flat plains. The elusive animals become the motivation for these early morning and early evening tracking. Guests share their sightings, often aiding in the next visual sojourn. Elephant also became a frequent sight, along with leopard, wild boar and rhinoceros. On our last day, we saw a pride of lions. It was a sterling moment on which to end our safari.

It was also time to shed the khakis and the boots for the luxury of the Windhoek Country Club Resort. We were eager to sample the facilities, including an 18-hole golf course, casino, pool and tennis courts. Visitors to Namibia enjoy a high standard of living in one of the safest nations on the African continent due in part to the influence of Namibia’s colonizers. With superb tourist facilities, its attractive cities and towns welcome visitors to enjoy the rugged, desolate, unspoiled, beauty of its vast open spaces.

Travel Details to Namibia: Daily flights on Air Namibia from Cape Town, South Africa. Car rental services include solving problems via private plane in remote areas.

Mother and daughter elephants visit one of the numerous waterholes.

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By Christina D. Morris he British Virgin Islands were named by Columbus, as he likened them to the legendary St. Ursula surrounded by her 11,000 virgins. BVI is a jigsaw puzzle of 60-odd islands anchored in the greenblue Caribbean Sea. Tortola, the largest of the islands, is served by several US domestic carriers via Puerto Rico. The islands, endowed with exquisite white sand beaches, caressing trade winds and tropical flora, are understandably often referred to as paradise. History tells us of notorious pirate days and shipwrecks resulting from a dangerous coral reef, which denotes the islands as a premier sailing and diving destination. Tortola’s capital, Road Town, is the

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government and business center for the British Colony, as well as the transportation depot for the numerous ferries that ply the pristine waters to the other islands. As a major yachting center, its berths are tallied into the number of overnight accommodations available for travelers.

Modern buildings stand alongside the brightly painted wood facades typical of Caribbean landscapes.

There’s plenty to shop for in local crafts and Pusser’s stores are worth a visit if you want to tear yourself away from the vistas, the beaches and the sea. Activities on the islands can be blissfully none at all, or dawn to dusk action, followed by nightlife both in the British tradition of pubbing or steel drum native partying. A tour of the island should include Mount Sage, then a leisurely drive in order to soak in the many vistas of bays, coves and white sand beaches. The extraordinary Cane Garden Bay (Jimmy Buffet wrote a song about it) is where we spent our short stay, at the Light House Villas. Its fabulous views of the bay had us wishing we had planned a longer stay.

Within walking distance of the hotel, you can visit the 400-year-old rum distillery—and you can purchase the product. A noteworthy dining experience is the Round Hill restaurant.

A day sail took us to Jost Van Dyke Island, named for a Dutch pirate, where the Great Harbor marina serves as a bedroom community of choice. Vessels anchored overnight under the tropical skies await seafaring revelers at the island’s many restaurants and bars known for their party attitudes. At Foxy’s, Foxy is the main character and if you’re lucky, he’ll compose a ditty

The Baths: these rocks molded by wind and sea stand silent as a monument to time on Virgin Gorda.

about you while you’re enjoying your brew. We lunched at Ali Baba’s and toured the island marveling at the breathtaking vistas. A natural seawater Jacuzzi is among the local attractions.

We continued our sail with a visit to Guana and a stay at the luxurious Guana Island Club, the only resort on

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for Those Cold Days the island. If you really want to getaway-from-it-all…this is the place.

A ferry ride from Guana took us to Virgin Gorda, where a stay at the Nail Bay Resort and Villas came with our own jeep for getting around. Again, scenery here is fabulous and the fully equipped villas are suitable for families.

Hearty fare at the popular Olde Yard Inn came with the camaraderie of locals and vacationers. There are two highend properties in the Virgin Gorda neighborhood. Little Dix Bay is a splendid resort on a half-mile pristine beach, which has been written about in superlatives for decades and is a romantic getaway that appeals to travelers wishing complete privacy. A visit to Necker Island, owned by Richard Branson of Virgin Atlantic Airways and Records, introduced us to his pagodastyled house sumptuously embellished.

It can be rented for up to 24 guests. The price tag is not for the faint at heart.

Necker Island is Richard Branson’s winter getaway.

There is plenty to do in BVI from sailing, swimming, snorkeling and sightseeing to horseback riding, scooter rentals and hiking, There are also many festivals, regattas, and local celebrations that can be checked out by visiting the BVI website, where a calendar of events is listed.

Travel Details: Winter temperature, balmy 85-90 degrees. For information, contact BVI at www.britishvirginislands.com. Starting January 7, 2007, all US citizens will require a passport to re-enter the US coming from the Caribbean, Canada and Mexico. There are no direct flights to BVI. Via Puerto Rico, daily flights from San Juan to Tortola’s Beef Island Airport (EIS) are scheduled by American Eagle, LIAT, Air Sunshine, Cape Air and Caribbean Star. Flights from San Juan to Virgin Gorda are scheduled Monday to Saturday by Air St. Thomas. Fly BVI offers convenient charter flights to Tortola, Virgin Gorda and Anegada. Daily ferry service from St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands to Tortola, BVI.

Pictured above: Pusser’s, the place to gather on the island, sports a great bar and restaurant as well as shopping.

Pictured right: Sailing and yachting abound in Tortola, the largest of the BVI and the central government for all the islands.

Photographs by M. Cyril Morris

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Romantic Weekends in Eastern Long Island or West Side Manhattan

The pond on the Village Green.

By Irvina Lew alentine’s Day is the ideal time to get away alone together with someone you love and create some new and happy memories. What’s wonderful about living in New York is that you can find a variety of lavish close-tohome destinations. Consider these for your February frolic - a cozy country getaway in the idyllic village of East Hampton, Long Island, or a way cool weekend in Manhattan’s trendy Meatpacking District.

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reverted back to the locals after Labor Day. But now the bucolic beauty attracts visitors in every season.

East Hampton is especially lovely in winter and when the pond freezes over, the landscape resembles a skating scene by Currier and Ives.

Historic Main Street is a showplace of architectural distinction with The Osborne Jackson House, the Mulford Farm House (the only colonial-era homelot), the Pantigo Windmill and Gardiner Mill, mid-17th-century clapboard colonials and 18th-century saltbox houses surrounded by low white picket fences that were originally built to deter the cattle which grazed freely in the village green. (In colonial times, there were 6000 sheep grazing between East Hampton and Montauk). A photography exhibition that shows East Hampton as it was and as it is can be viewed at the Clinton Academy, but you need to call

the East Hampton Historical Society at 631-324-6850 for an appointment On winter weekends, East Hampton shops are bustling, the cinema shows just-released flicks, some art galleries and antiques stores stay open and restaurants have welcome mats out and logs glowing in the fireplace. And the striking oceanfront mega-mansions that are usually hidden behind hedges are visible through the foliage.

Baker House 1650, a stately English manor house facing the Village Green has café au lait-colored concrete walls on the street side and is the most enchanting five bedroom bed & breakfast. New owners have retained Baker House’s mullioned windows, Colonial-style staircase, hand-hewn beams, paneled walls and arts and crafts style décor as well as the fabulous blue and white tiles that frame the fireplace and the bold tulip print fabric covering four large

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armchairs and have added a Tuscan-tiled spa, complete with an indoor, heated resistance pool, sauna and steam room and an outdoor infinity pool.

Traditional pancake or frittata breakfasts or a cold buffet are served in the dining room and in the beamed breakfast room, where French doors bring in the light and offer a view of the brick-bordered terrace and the English garden.

Guest rooms named for prominent local families are upstairs: Maidstone is a large corner room with a fireplace facing Main Street, the village green and magnificent St. Luke’s Church. Gardiner is in the back corner with a garden view.

The airy room now boasts a flat screen television, but it still has white lacquer furnishings, a floral The rooftop pool at the Hotel Gansevoort is heated year round and boasts amazing views of the city. carpet, green and white check window seat and a yellow couch at Hudson River and across to SoHo House, a posh private the foot of the huge bed. retreat with its own rooftop pool and spa. G Spa & Lounge is For reservations or information, contact Baker House the hotel’s intriguing subterranean spa, which transforms into 1650 at 631-324-4081 or www.bakerhouse1650.com. a nightclub. Like a superhero with a secret identity, by day G You can walk to the traditional white-clapboard 1770 Spa provides pedicures at the infinity plunge pools and House (631-324-1770, www.1770.com) for romantic dining massages in the cabanas … but at night, towels and massage and drive to the other top restaurants in town, Della Femina tables disappear, sheets of glass cover the hydro-pools, a live (631-329-6666 www.dellafemina.com or Nick & Toni’s (631DJ starts spinning and lounge lizards flock to the space.

324-3550, www.nickandtonis.com). For lunch, it’s fun to One chic, modern and tailored corner suite had high have a burger or onion soup at Rowdy Hall (631-324-8555, ceilings and outdoor access to a tiny balcony. There was a www.rowdyhall.com). built-in bar, a stunning tiled bath with violet-colored glass Manhattan’s Meatpacking District in the door, Wi-Fi Internet and plasma TV. The Indulgence For an altogether different holiday in up-to-the minute Package includes a basket filled with sexy goodies: a red hotspots, leave the car at home and head to the hip and “mile high” bag containing some necessities and toys, a jar happening Meatpacking District in Manhattan’s west side. of chocolate body frosting and a couple of instructive Even folks familiar with downtown are enthralled with the books, including the Kama Sutra. transformation at the southern edge of Chelsea where 9th On the ground floor, dine at Jeffrey Chodorow’s Japanese Avenue, with its original cobblestones, stops at Gansevoort restaurant Ono (212-660-6766, www.hotelgansevoort.com).

Street and West 14th Street is booming with ultra-chic Try the incredibly good sushi and rabata. Across the street trend-setting boutiques such as Alexander McQueen, Stella at Spice Market (212-675-2322, jean-georges.com), Jean McCartney and Jeffrey.

Georges Vongerichten elevates Asian street food and serves The Hotel Gansevoort (18 Ninth Avenue, 212-426-7386, it in a romantic setting replete with a magical staircase and www.hotelgansevoort.com), with its colored glass columns teak pagodas. and contemporary architecture, stands out and above its lowAfter dinner, well, enjoy the rest of your Valentine’s rise neighbors. The rooftop, where a popular lounge and Day! garden lures the cognoscenti at night, features an all-season, Note: Irvina Lew is the author of Romantic Weekends In and 45-foot heated pool, complete with underwater sound Around New York (Hunter, 1997) system, and sweeping views over the brick warehouses to the February ~ March 2007

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The 2006 Arab Moussem In Tan-Tan, Morocco A Call to Friendship and Peace

By John Loret n December 2006, 40,000 nomadic Arabs from 41 tribes from North Africa gathered in the southern town of TanTan in the southern Sahara of Morocco.

Some came thousands of miles, traveling on camels and horses and crossing national borders with invitations from King Mohammed VI of Morocco.

About 100 personal invitations were also extended to Americans and Canadians associated with trade, the film industry, travel, business and science. NYC and LI were well represented by members of, for example, the Explorers Club, Long Island and NYC Public Access channels, and the Science Museum of Long Island.

For centuries, nomads throughout North Africa have gathered annually in the desert town of Tan-Tan for a traditional Moussem, or desert festival, to meet their monarch, celebrate their cultural heritage, trade and participate in competitions. Near Tan-Tan, enormous tent encampments took shape as tribes arrived with wives and children and with their finest livestock.

Special guests from neighboring countries in the Mideast, along with the US and Canadian guests, were privileged to be put in a “city of tents” surrounded by a sea of red carpets laid on the Sahara sand. Special larger tents housed dining in style – no alcoholic beverages but plenty of peppermint tea.

For several nights this year’s Moussem, as always, included traditional desert dances from each of the 41 tribes. During the days, thousands of riders on horses and camels paraded by, followed by competitions among the nomads in the dangerous Fantasia.

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Dr. John Loret, director of the Science Museum of Long Island, is introduced to Prince Mouley Rachid by Kitin Munez.

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Originally conceived as a military exercise, the Fantasia is a choreographed event in which horseman from each tribe line up in close ranks. A signal from the lead rider releases a dash of hundreds of yards accompanied by piercing cries of the riders. The frenzy ends with an explosive blaze of gunfire from the moukhabla, long rifles that are highly prized by their owners and gun collectors alike. The event’s winner is the group whose shots are most synchronized to the sound of a single shot. The danger of this event is evident as we witnessed several horses and riders falling and some shots hitting at least one spectator.

There were also quieter times when tribal representatives would meet to trade, review and address conflicts and renew their pledge of fidelity to their king. Business meetings scheduled to promote better understanding in Morocco’s interest

in trade and peace. We were welcomed to roam freely with the Nomads, interview them and document everything.

The Moussem tradition temporarily vanished in the 1890s under pressure from colonial European occupation. In 2004 King Mohammed VI contacted his close friend, Moroccanborn explorer Kitin Munoz to reinstate this great historic gathering. Working under the auspices of UNESCO, Kitin set about to create a new Moussem of Tan-Tan. The mass gathering was a call to friendship and peace‌an opportunity to show the world another face of Islam.

Nomadic people living in a hostile desert environment have to depend on the kindness and help of others. From childhood nomads are taught to be friendly and generous.

Arab society also depends on tribal unity and respect of the family.

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The tent city for American guests at the Chibka River Camp

Bronxnet interview of tribal expert on desert navigation Tan Tan

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The hospitability given to our group cannot be adequately described. Although we were English-speaking westerners not able to communicate in their language, we could sense friendship and the honor and pride displayed by the nomadic and Moroccan people.

We were reminded in conversations with Tom Reilly, our ambassador to Morocco, that in 1787 George Washington carried on written communications with the Moroccan Monarch of that time which resulted in Morocco being one of the first nations to recognize the newly created United States. Aside from direct trade, they offered protection for our ships threatened

by Barbary pirates. It was good to visit with old friends.

A tribal salute to the King Tan Tan