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Our August 8, 2008 (08-08-08) issue presented an intriguing numerical sequence that turned us around two decades when in February The Boulevard worked with '80s band The Hooters. Watching Mark Goodman interview them for their Sirius radio broadcast and listening to them talk about the decade when they climbed to superstardom, there was a familiar energy to the discussion and it felt good to look back. We then started brainstorming about the upcoming calendar synchronization and suddenly everyone in the room said, “We should do an '80s then and now issue for that date!” … and BOOM – Here it is!

We had many editorial meetings about how to build this particular theme. We didn’t want a nostalgia issue because VH 1 whom cornered that market. We wanted to find certain key '80s stars who are still working and doing very relevant work and could talk about the story arc of their careers. We planned to do a story on Anthony Michael Hall’s upcoming directorial work, and, as he is the face of the most memorable genre to emerge from that time, decided he would be the perfect cover. He represents the thread between that wacky decade and now – we just watched him in the summer’s biggest film, The Dark Knight, only to hear him talk about The Breakfast Club and other '80s watermarks during our interview.

Mix in some other familiar '80s faces – Danica McKellar, Mark Goodman and Dee Snider of Twisted Sister – and you have a virtual who’s who of local '80s celebrity. In putting together this issue, I was struck by the staying power of these stars and the ways they have weathered the professional ups and downs to which no one is immune in show business. Their tremendous talent, a non-negotiable trait in an unforgiving industry, does not serve as insulation against failure, nor is it a guarantee of success. But here they all are, still working, still smiling, hopefully enjoying some of the fruits their hard work has brought them.

There are other goodies, too, around this issue – fond remembrances of some of the sights and sounds that painted and era defined by Pac-Man, MTV, huge hairdos and Rubik's Cubes. It was the last decade – think about it – with very few cell phones or Internet. Somehow, we still had a good time! Perhaps one of the reasons looking back on a decade feels so good and every now and then is because we get to pick what we remember – and it's always the good things … so, here they are!

Enjoy!

Angela Susan Anton Publisher The Boulevard

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Design

Remodeling Your Kitchen

By Maria Galgano Photos by Tina Guiomar and JasonFeinberg

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oday, remodeling your kitchen is transforming the most popular space in the house. Homeowners are installing larger and larger kitchens that not only look beautiful but are completely practical and functional thanks to many industry improvements over the years. Remodeling your kitchen is your opportunity to rid yourself of unwanted styling and colors and turn it into what you dream it to be.

If we take a look back at a typical kitchen of the 1980s, I think we could all agree change is a good thing! Cabinetry was either pickled oak or white Formica with matching white plastic hardware. Solid blocks of upper cabinetry gave your '80s kitchen that desired sterile appeal. Today, wood cabinetry is the prevailing style, solid or two-toned. Hardware such as knobs and pulls are an important accent in any kitchen and are available in finishes such as antiqued copper, brushed nickel and shades of French gold. Lighting is no longer super-cheap fluorescent flush mounts or flying saucer-type fixtures but has been replaced with chandeliers, Tiffany pendant lights and gorgeous medallions.

Smoked mirror backsplashes with Decora cover plates were

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all the rage in the '80s. Sponge paint, paint-splashed Sanitas and rag rolling pulled together the look with some nice PVC vertical blinds, a white TV hanging off the corner wall, a mirrored butler's pantry and that ubiquitous beveled glass-top dining table with six rounded-back metal chairs in black with vinyl seats.

Geometric fabrics in mauve, grey, lavender, sea foam green and peach made up nicely into balloon valances when stuffed with paper for that puffy look. A tall potted ficus tree next to the water cooler was the accent.

Kitchen styling has come a long way over the past 20 years.

Dinette sets of all wood with fabric cushions have replaced that old mica table and swivel chairs. Window treatments are now as luxurious in a kitchen setting as they would be in any other room using tassel trims and bouillon fringes. Backsplashes are granite or tumbled marble. Verticals have been happily replaced with silhouettes, honeycomb shades, Roman shades and wood blinds. The warmer accents of Tuscan pottery, greenery, and fruits and vegetables have replaced the under-the-counter mounted toaster oven and white automatic drip coffee pot on

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the counter tops. Deeper, richer colors such as gold, burgundy, rusts and sage green have made a comeback over pastels. Flat screen televisions and built-in coffee and cappuccino makers have taken the place of bulky appliances for a more streamlined,

clean look.

Now more than ever there are many options to update your kitchen!

Formica cabinets

Flourescent lights

This contemporary state of the art kitchen was recently completely remodeled.

Blown glass pendant lights above the center island hang from the 15-foot cathedral ceiling in golden brown earth tones.

The cabinets are light brown cherry with tarnished pewter hardware rubbed in a black finish and complemented by the Gupriano granite and tumbled marble blacksplash.

The focal point of the kitchen is the multistoned fireplace, a wonderful mix of cultured stone, southern ledge, dressed fieldstone and bluestone Around the counter are several wrought iron swivel barstools with scrollwork backs in a baked-on espresso coating with mushroom suede seats.

Formica countertops

Ceramic tiles

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Design

Oheka Castle Hotel & Estate

A Return to Gold Coast Grandeur

By Barry Kay

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inancier and philanthropist Otto Kahn built Oheka Castle in 1914. Kahn was a man of vision and grandiose dreams, and he transformed Oheka and its 443 acres in Cold Spring Harbor into one of America’s most fabulous estates. He and the prestigious architectural firm of Delano and Aldrich took their inspiration from the beautiful classicism of the chateaux of the Loire Valley in France Kahn loved the plans and had the taste and limitless budget to build and furnish the castle to be one of the most highly celebrated homes in the US. Kahn wanted to have the estate built on the highest point on Long Island and when informed that this would not be possible on the current property, he ordered his contractors and architects to do whatever was necessary to make it the highest point. Upon completion, the 127-room estate encompassed 109,000 square feet, and at Oheka Kahn played host to some of the most talkedabout lavish parties for royalty, heads of state and Hollywood stars during the Roaring '20s. Almost a century later, only the Vanderbilt Mansion and the Biltmore House in North Carolina boast grander dimensions.

The Castle was all Kahn could have dreamed of and he incorporated beautiful gardens, reflecting pools, fountains and fabulous greenhouses that served to fill his home with fresh flowers daily. Oheka was completed in 1919, and Otto and his wife Addie were in their early 50s with four teenage children. To accommodate the needs of a vibrant and active young family, the grounds of the Castle included stables, a swimming pool, tennis courts, an 18-hole golf course, and an airstrip.

Kahn died in 1934, 15 years after Oheka was completed.

The estate changed hands numerous times and among its many incarnations served as a retreat for 15,000 New York Department of Sanitation workers and a government training school for 500 Merchant Marine radio operators. In 1948, the Eastern Military

Oheka prior to restoration Academy purchased Oheka, bulldozed the gardens, subdivided the rooms and painted over the walls, committing some of the worst damage and atrocities to the existing buildings. They concreted over the formal gardens to provide a parade ground and covered the rooms' priceless paneling with blue paint. The bedroom suites were divided into sectioned-off dormitories.

The school went bankrupt 30 years later and when abandoned, Oheka became a home to vandals, vagrants and various woodland creatures. Oheka was on the path of other great estates, ultimately to be demolished because of the excessively high cost of maintenance, taxes and security. The residents of Cold Spring Hills recognized Oheka's intrinsic value and began looking for a “white knight� to save the estate.

In 1984 another visionary, developer Gary Melius, became that white knight when he purchased Oheka and the surrounding property for $1.5 million. Melius called in architects, historians and researchers to preserve the authenticity of Oheka and to corroborate every detail of the restoration. Slate roof tiles used in the restoration were sourced from the same Vermont quarry where Kahn had purchased the originals. Windows

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Design and doors were replaced with custom-made duplicates. Faux specialists were brought in to restore the defaced walls in the library, and rubber casters were hired to restore the beautiful plaster moldings in the ballroom and library. The formal gardens were recreated using the original drawings of the Olmsted Brothers, which helped in the resurrection of the eight reflecting pools and three fountains. After spending in excess of $30 million, Melius has painstakingly restored Oheka to its former grandeur.

Today, Oheka Castle, only 45 minutes from New York City, transports guests and visitors into a Gold Coast world of wealth and splendor. Visitors arrive and step across a cobblestone courtyard to be greeted by a white-gloved staff. As their luggage is whisked away, guests are escorted into a dramatic and spacious entrance hall with a magnificent curving staircase.

Oheka is a multi-functional facility in that it is a luxury hotel and is also known as an exclusive events venue for celebrity weddings, Hollywood movies, and corporate board retreats. Six scenes from the movie What Happens in Vegas were filmed at Oheka.

The hotel offers guests beautifully appointed rooms and suites decorated with fine art, beautiful linens, and marble and glass bathrooms. The public rooms, which may be used by guests and for parties, have also been restored to their original Gatsby-like grandeur, with floor to ceiling windows and furniture that reflects the beauty of the original Gold Coast. Hotel guests can avail themselves of an in-room massage, work out in the fitness room, stroll in the formal gardens, take in a game of pool in the billiard room, or relax in the library. In the near future, the Castle will also offer its guests the opportunity to enjoy the historic indoor pool with beautiful arched windows overlooking the spectacularly manicured lawns and gardens. Currently,

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private tours may be arranged upon request.

In a world filled with cookie cutter architecture and bland design, Gary Melius and his family have restored an iconic treasure to Long Island and the world, a symbol of the history of America ‌ Oheka Castle.

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Going Green

By Alex McNear and Tom Burke, GreenLogic.com

Ways to Lower Energy Costs and Carbon Footprint

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e’ve often been asked if greening one’s home saves money and helps to save the world.

Home is where the heart is, but it’s also where we consume most of our energy. In fact, in the U.S., our homes are the single biggest contributor to energy consumption and carbon emissions. They typically cost more than twice as much to power than our cars ($2,000/year for a car and $5,000/year for a home). That’s not to say that buying a new fuel-efficient car isn’t going to help. But if you really want to reduce your carbon footprint and prevent the money being siphoned out of your bank account, taking a good hard look at your house is a smart place to start.

The good news is that there are some excellent solutions on the market today, with proven technologies and great financial incentives. In fact, given the great strides that have been made in solar and geothermal technologies, it is now possible to realize the dream of living in a home that requires no ongoing energy cost and produces no carbon footprint!

You can actually eliminate your heating, cooling and electric bill by combining these two technologies.

With solar power, you can eliminate your electric bill and its associated contribution to global warming. Without it, the average homeowner is causing approximately 25,000 pounds of CO2 to enter the atmosphere every year, along with sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide, mercury, and other pollutants. Long Island already has some of the highest electric rates in the country and these rates are likely to keep rising quickly as they are closely tied to rising fossil fuel prices.

One green way to cut your heating and cooling costs is

to install a geothermal system. Basically, the system works by tapping into the stable 55 degree temperature of the ground water under your home. This relatively cool water is then easily used to cool a house through the use of forced air in the summer and can convert the 55 degree water into warmer air through a heat pump in the cold months. On its own, the geothermal system can cut your heating and cooling bills in half. And the energy a geothermal system needs can come from your solar power system, thereby making the home “zero energy.”

Solar and geothermal systems are not suitable for all homes and the systems require a significant investment up front. So you need to have your home evaluated. And for those homeowners not ready to take such a big step, there are a host of smaller, very cost-effective improvements you can make in the home. Get an energy audit, replace those charming old windows that rattle in the slightest breeze, change your light bulbs to the long-lasting energy efficient ones, put insulating strips along those drafty old doors and install a new energy efficient pool pump.

So you see, you can reduce your carbon footprint and save money at the same time. Don’t let anyone tell you this is not possible, or that it doesn’t make financial sense.

Here, in the Going Green Column, we’ll dig into greater detail on all the different ways to conserve energy and reduce your carbon footprint. Each column will cover a different green solution, including solar, geothermal, wind and pool heating choices.

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Fashion

Glamour In Oleg Cassini

Gotham Photos by Nick Hunt of PMC

The Dark Knight actor, Anthony Michael Hall wears Oleg Cassini’s glamourous evening wear. He wears the Oleg Cassini Black Tie Tuxedo suit, with satin trim on lapels, his trousers have a satin stripe on the side of the leg. The shirt is a cream colored Italian silk charmeuse and is worn with the black satin bow tie open.

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Debbie is wearing Oleg’s Evening Tux in a textured (python printed) gold lame fabric. The shaped jacket with single pave diamond button over narrowed jean cut trousers, add up to a simply, sensuous, sensational look.

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Black Tie & Tuxedo on.. ready to Go...

Supermodel Debbie Dickinson is all dressed up in Oleg Cassini’s Black Tie Tuxedo. The Cassini signature silk & wool fabric is trimmed in a rich silk charmeuse for the peak lapels and covered buttons of the jacket.

The trousers are cut as a jean with a silk satin charmeuse stripe down the side of the leg.

Under it all, Debbie wears the Cassini bare backless halter top with cowl neck done in a rich magenta/ violet colored silk charmeuse (The signature color for Fall 2008).

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Fashion

Black & Blue The night of the premiere of The Dark Knight Oleg Cassini’s red carpet gown, worn by supermodel Debbie Dickinson, evokes the elegance and glamour of Icon of Style, Oleg Cassini.

Royal blue and Jet black silk is beaded all over with hand stitched beads. The two colors are worked in an asymmetrical curved pattern to accent the linear look of the body. The neckline is a dramatic halter with a bared back. The gown has a high knee length slit at the hem for drama.

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The Jet Setter The Little Black Dress Supermodel Debbie Dickinson, evokes the sophisticated Jet Setter - Fabulous, Fun, Flirty, and sexy ... Debbie is wearing Oleg Cassini’s Jet beaded and sequined sheath cocktail dress.

The sleveless dress is buttoned in front with a squared neckline (which is trimmed in black satin ruffles).

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Fashion

Cafe Espresso Supermodel Sips her Cafe in Chocolate Silk Cassini Couture Debbie wears the Oleg Cassini Signature Couture suit in a rich chocolate colored silk & wool fabric.

The carefully tailored jacket is closed with cafe and topaz colored stone buttons, an ensemble that evokes the ‘Jackie Look’ of elegance and good taste.

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Fashion

Celebrating Vera Wang Manhasset Bridal Salon

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he Vera Wang Manhasset Bridal Salon hosted a grand opening cocktail party on Wednesday, June 11. Among the 75 attendees who celebrated the new salon were special guests Erica Arkin Griffin, VP of Bridal for Vera Wang; Todd Bagwell, event planner for Vera Wang; Hedda Schachter, original owner and founder of Kleinfeld Bridal; and hosts Nancy Aucone and Susan Finale, co-founders of the Wedding Salon of Manhasset and Vera Wang Manhasset.

Nancy Aucone and Susan Finale, co-founders of Vera Wang Manhasset.

Ashley Delamarter and Jennifer Fiore, Vera Wang account executives, share a laugh.

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Vera Wang Luxe Collection

Tara Duffy, manager of Vera Wang Manhasset, greets a guest.

Enza from the Wedding Company Manhasset.

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Fashion

“From Ordinary to Extraordinary, Emerging Beauty”

By Richard Calcasola Richard Calcasola is founder of Maximus Spa/Salons and North American Creative Director, Intercoiffure Mondial. For a fresh point of view with Richard call 516-333-3511, ext. # 217. By appointment only.

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hose falling leaves that come with autumn serve as enormous inspiration for fashion and beauty: magnificent colors that pile on each other rendering a singular color story. Close your eyes right now and take a mental snapshot of the colors you see in fall. Actually, you are imagining a million hues that conflict and are individually incompatible, but in some crazy way work together. Nature never apologizes for the “mix.”

In the last 10 years or so, with the exception of the neobob, hair color has been the buzz. From high contrasting to subtle blends, colors are strategically placed with mathematical precision. Whether your hair is long, short, wavy or straight, the color must be a reflection of your “hipness.”

After the glorious feel of the sun, ocean breezes and refreshing swims comes the time to repair, refresh, reenergize, renew, revitalize and return to beautiful, healthy hair. So, begin with an intense personalized, professional treatment that starts the process. Process? Yes, next is an “adjustment” of length; in other words, in a less friendly vernacular, a good haircut.

Changing seasons always make for a great opportunity to encourage a “style adjustment,” similar to a good haircut but not the same old.

Next, reverse the weight. I don’t mean from 150 lbs. to 115 lbs. (although that might not be a bad idea), I mean shifting the volume, also known as weight, to the nape of your head.

The bob rage put the focus to the forward length below the chin toward the face. Now there may be a reversal of that trend placing your eye at the back and away from your face. Moving the direction away from the face works well for oval to round face shapes revealing your gorgeous skin and beautiful eyes.

Starting a trend is always more fun than following one.

With all that being said, take cues from the ’80s but be sure they’re adjusted to look “today.” Be very careful not to look like you’re locked into a 25-year-old trend. In other words, if you wore it then it may not be a good idea to repeat.

All in all there are some simple guidelines: Hair must be shiny and silky Hair must be touchable Hair must be sexy Hair must fit into your lifestyle Hair must be exquisitely cut to perfection for easy day-today care Hair must have rich, amazing color Hair must be an extension of who you are or want to be

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Obviously I can go on and on; after all, I am a hair person.

But I’ll close with some final thoughts. Be careful not to let a dated hairstyle define you and remember your sense of style doesn’t stop at the shoulders. Make your salon appointment now and I don’t necessarily mean for that back-to-school kid of yours. That could be another column altogether.

With hair relaxing on the tip of everyone’s tongue… yes, I would let both my daughters try it. It can be a life-altering experience for teenage girls. They dream to have hair they can run their fingers through and doesn’t take an hour every morning to blow dry and flat iron. By the way, that goes for you too.

Be sure to have fun and remember that change is good. It can keep relationships interesting.

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From

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Photos by Clifton Parker

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By Tim Sullivan

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“My strongest memory now is Weird Science – because I recently reconnected with Kelly and went up to her ranch and rode horses and hung out. I had the most fun on that film.

Sixteen Candles I didn’t really know what was going on. Before we finished, John Hughes told me we were gonna do The Breakfast Club and midway through that he told me he wrote Weird Science and showed me the script. It was all so fast.”

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Profiles

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watched reporter Mike Engel’s desperate face as he gasped for air behind the duct tape. Then came Anthony Michael Hall’s bloodcurdling scream as Heath Ledger draw a smile on his face with lipstick. I was in a packed theater on opening day of the biggest opening for a movie in the history of the motion picture – and there on the screen was a guy I had dinner with last Monday enduring unspeakable torture at the hands of the Joker in The Dark Knight. It’s a strange feeling watching someone with whom you’ve just spoken squirm on the big screen. It's stranger still when that actor is someone who defined the pop culture of your own adolescence. But strangest of all is when that actor reveals he would now rather be behind the camera after a lifetime in front of it as a generational icon.

Perhaps being in the biggest blockbuster of an era leaves you with a “been there, done that,” feeling. Perhaps being one of the most recognizable faces to Generation X gets old after awhile. Perhaps when you are gifted with extraordinary talent you can do more than one thing well in Hollywood. Maybe it’s a combination of all three, but Anthony Michael Hall is now a director and he recently sat down with us to talk about the transition.

“This movie was the final nail in the coffin. My show (The Dead Zone) was done and I just felt that something in me died as an actor. I felt I had worked hard my whole life since the '80s.

I ran into Vince Vaughn in Vegas and we were hanging out and I mentioned how difficult acting was and he gave me a great compliment and said, 'You left an indelible impression as a kid, so it's almost like you are competing with yourself.' And I think there is a lot of truth to that. We all are in life,” explained Hall. “Something felt different after I finished Batman. The day I finished I came back to the Mandarin Hotel in London and I remember just sitting in the tub and thinking 'Wow. Thank God.' I had a show and I just finished Batman…and yet I was still hungry.”

This September that hunger will be answered as Hall begins production in Florida and New York directing his second feature film. He is playing the project very close to the vest, since there are still various legal loose ends, but he graciously invited The Boulevard to come see the set. Hall directed a movie called Hail Caesar in 1994. The cult film was critically acclaimed but didn’t produce any significant revenue. The directing seed, however, was firmly planted deep within the actor.

“I got sucked in by the lure of it after directing at 25. I was inspired when working with Chris Nolan as we worked on this last Batman film. I remember asking him on set who some of his favorite directors were and he mentioned Terrence Malick and Ridley Scott and he mentioned Kubrick. He has some poise. It's funny that I am actually a few years older than he but maybe it’s the British thing – as we were shooting Batman in London over the summer, he just had this very aristocratic way about him. He felt older.”

As for his top secret upcoming film, I don’t press for details –I know how it is. But we didn’t approach Hall because we wanted the exclusive on his big new movie nor did we want the inside dope on what it feels like to be strangled by the Joker. Those were just added bonuses. We approached Anthony Michael Hall to be our cover because we are celebrating the '80s with the date of our issue as 8-8-08. If we look at what movies define pockets of Americana and group them by years, Hall would have a lock on the decade.

Born to jazz singer Mercedes Hall (see The Boulevard, June 2008), Hall entered acting at an early age under the guidance and management of his stepfather, Tom Chestaro.

His early roles included one of the children in the 1982 film Six Pack starring Kenny Rogers. But the world took notice of Hall’s natural charisma and comedic timing in the landmark 1983

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film National Lampoon’s Vacation in which he played Rusty, the elder child of the hilariously dysfunctional Griswold family. Like every kid watching the film, scene after scene satirized family scenarios that were all too familiar to me. As a 12-year-old boy on many a trip to metaphorical Wally Worlds, for me Hall’s character was a lampooned Holden Caulfield. It was the perfect staging platform for his most definitive roles as a teen, and the movie that came next changed everything.

John Hughes was a young director who had actually written Vacation. He, like Hall today, was taking the director’s chair in a big studio movie about high school angst and follies called Sixteen Candles. The premise was simple – an alienated high school girl personifies typical teen drama as her own family forgets her 16th birthday. Hall was cast as Farmer Ted, the lovable high school geek and, together with Molly Ringwald, absolutely stole the movie. While the film didn’t draw huge box office numbers, it did ignite with the high school audience of the day, this reporter surely among them, and it set Hughes and Hall up for a cinematic trifecta that defined a genre.

“I haven’t worked with many directors that have inspired me but Chris (Nolan) certainly did. Of course John Hughes did.

He had written a lot of movies including Vacation, which I didn’t know when I auditioned for Sixteen Candles. Then I did those three movies with him and it was great. If I have two guardian angels in this industry, it's John Hughes and Michael Pillar who gave me Dead Zone,” tributes Hall.

As Sixteen Candles sailed through production, the prolific Hughes had already created Hall’s next big opportunity, in which he would again share the screen with Ringwald. Released in 1985, The Breakfast Club is the quintessential '80s high school movie. Less goofy and slightly more serious, The Breakfast

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"By comparison the '80s look mild to today. It's surreal to have said lines that people repeat. I grew up with rock stars and comedians as my heroes.

I never thought I would be someone I quote. I tip my hat to John. I was a 15-year-old-kid walking into that audition on 57th Street and had to do, like, eight callbacks. "

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Club follows five teens through a Saturday detention and their various authority-defying antics, while getting deep into the hearts and minds of the adolescents of the Reagan years. Each character represented a clique common in every high school with Hall’s character, Brian Johnson, as the "brain." Voted the No. 1 teen movie of all time by Entertainment Weekly, The Breakfast’s Club’s cultural impact was staggering. The beautiful narrative is an exploration of labels in the snow globe of high school’s emotional jungle and the eternal battle that rages in every youngster to be authentic and find solidarity. Hughes found a way to tell this story in a gentle and humorous way, with Hall as the vehicle. The character of Brian Johnson is the author of letters that the school principal requests of the students, in which they are to describe who they are. Perhaps at the time, Hughes and Hall were merely crafting a plot device, but close 25 years later, this cinematic achievement between actor and director has grown to define the movie genre term “coming of age.”

I asked Hall at what point did he realize that his career and the movies he was making were a big deal. “I realized after the fact. The movies weren’t big hits for the studios when they came out. It's when they were on TV and cable [that] they found a life … and on video. I also feel there is a certain vulnerability John Hughes tapped into as a writer and the casting just made it work, and he really set your muse free. As for when I started to see that, it was very much later and very gradual, and one day I realized those films were being mentioned in the category of American Graffiti and other classics. I just showed up and went to work. At the time we had no idea what we were doing.

We shared an abandoned high school in Chicago with the USFL football team and it felt like we were shooting a play,” he explained.

In the mid-'80s, Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club had solidified Anthony Michael Hall as a major movie star. Hollywood now had a name for him and his contemporaries – The Brat Pack.

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This group of actors, consisting of The Breakfast Club cast as well as Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy and Demi Moore, were the fascination of the media at the time, though in hindsight they pale in comparison to the vicious tabloidism in today’s celebrity landscape. Among the Brat Pack, one romance in particular stood out.

“During the filming of Sixteen Candles Molly didn’t wanna give me the time of day and then during The Breakfast Club something must have switched. She looked at me one day and said 'You are so stupid' and then we dated for about six months.

Next thing I know I'm wandering around the South of France looking for the camp where she was spending the summer. I was 16 and like a puppy. Molly was definitely my first love,” reflects Hall on his fling with Ringwald.

And as he wistfully recalls his May to December stint with his female “face of the decade” counterpart, I can't help but point out that with respect to the women he is associated with, every guy wants to be him. Let’s see … there was that shower scene in his next huge movie, Weird Science, with ultra-hottie Kelly LeBrock and a subsequent romance with Uma Thurman after his starring role in Johnny B. Good. Face it – the guy is cool.

There seemed to be no limits to the heights to which Hall’s talent would reach. After Weird Science he went on to join the cast of Saturday Night Live for a season and later played the role of Jim in the seminal Tim Burton film Edward Scissorhands.

The '90s saw Hall play Bill Gates in the TV film Pirates of Silicon Valley, for which he garnered rave reviews from Time Magazine and others, and write and release an album called Welcome to the Hall of Mirrors. In 2002, through the persistence of director Michael Pellar, Hall was cast as the lead character in the cable series The Dead Zone. The show is based on the novel by Stephen King, in which the lead character is psychic. Starring in a television series was very different from acting on the big screen, explained Hall: “The days are 16-hour days for six days a week for a TV

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show. When you have a TV show people have to welcome you into their home, in a way. They act differently toward you in the grocery store and a coffee shop. Orson Welles said the movie experience is like being in a temple where you sit in the dark and it's sacred, and the TV is in the corner of your room so they look down on it. The flip side is they have to want you there. You have to be invited.”

Hall’s work under the expert direction of the late Michael Pellar interpreting Stephen King’s writing is a feature story in itself. But we are here to talk about the '80s, and in reminding Anthony Michael of our story thread, I ask him to draw some comparisons between then and now with respect to the evolution of Hollywood and young superstardom. He and I discuss the seemingly stark contrast between the talent of today versus his teen years and are left with the agreement that there simply could not be a modern day Brat Pack in today’s media vortex.

“I think actors should be storytellers rather than celebrities.

I wish talent was as sexy as celebrity to people,” he says. “The stakes are higher today. There is a lot more pressure. Warhol was right – everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. I think what has

changed is the cheapness of celebrity and how there is such a different mindset of what being famous means. What worked about The Breakfast Club is that it’s a deconstruction about all the personality types and what we are left with today is the complete opposite – it's about what handbag is popular rather than what is in the head and the heart.”

And it's that exact discussion which illustrates why Hall has no equivalent among today’s teen actors. While we may not know for 25 years whether someone like Jonah Hill has the staying power and talent to work on the complicated and diverse projects which are the patchwork of Hall’s career – we know who doesn’t have it. Another social lament is that there may never be another Hollywood Brat Pack the likes of which Hall led. Other faces may come to define future eras, but few will have the longevity and the depth that Hall and his colleagues did as they emerged from the '80s. Perhaps it’s simply a natural progression for Hall to direct films, as he stated. But I venture to say it's desperately needed. The film world needs his eyes and his thoughts behind the camera. And this younger generation that is “coming of age” should pay close attention in the hopes that they learn something.

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LONG ISLAND LIMO TAKES ITS PARTY ON THE ROAD

Designer L imousine Celebrates Twenty-Eight Years By Welcoming The Public For Their Year-Long Open House.

Designer L imousine is celebrating their 28th Anniversary.

President Kenneth J. Caldwell, will commemorate this milestone by hosting an open house every day in 2008 where visitors can experience their 2009 Double Decker Limousine Bus. Designer Limousine Bus is unique for many reasons, including accommodations for up to 80 passengers, a downstairs and upstairs bar, 2 hostess stations and a first-level dance floor, with in-style night club lighting. Guests can dance to over 100,000 songs from our juke box or enjoy entertainment on one of the 15 flat screen satellite TVs. A VIP room allows you to accommodate special guests.

“From 28yrs in business we have learned that comfort and flexibility are as important as style… we have an offer with this bus that no one could ever turn down; that is why we invite everyone to come and see the future transportation. Take your party on the road, ” said Caldwell.

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ath is sexy? Sure can be, says Danica McKellar.

An internationally known mathematician, McKellar has come a long way from her character of Winnie Cooper on the popular television dramedy The Wonder Years.

As the girl-next-door and childhood sweetheart of title character Kevin Arnold for six seasons on the coming-of-age show set during the’60s and ’70s, Danica McKellar and her character served as a positive influence for girls her own age.

Today, the 33-year-old actress is continuing to live up to that role.

In the 15 years since the show’s narrated farewell, the former ’80s child star graduated UCLA with a bachelor’s in mathematics and co-authored a theorem, all the while continuing to act and, most recently, adding bestselling author to her list of accomplishments.

Last year, McKellar published her first book, Math Doesn’t Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail. Throughout the pages of her freshman release, McKellar presents the world of pre-algebra in a manner the reader – middle school girls ages 10-12 – can not only grasp, but relate to as well. And her efforts did not stop there. Earlier this month, McKellar followed up her national bestseller with a second book Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who’s Boss, hit bookstores Aug. 5 and is intended to help “math-phobic” 12- to 14-year-old girls “get” pre-algebra.

Both Math Doesn’t Suck and Kiss My Math are aimed at challenging the “math nerd” stereotype by presenting information in a manner that teenage girls can be comfortable with. The goal of her books, said McKellar, is to help middle school girls realize that knowledge of the subject can not only be easy and fun, but smart and sexy as well.

The end result is two books that focus on math-related topics in a “just-us-girls” style unlike typical textbooks. From the glossy, colorful jackets (designed to make the book appear

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more like a magazine) and the quizzes, horoscopes and personal anecdotes to the catchy chapter topics, McKellar set out to specifically attract her target audience while applying her own experiences as a teenager.

“All my ideas came from asking myself, ‘Who was I during that time? What was I thinking?’” McKellar said. Even the book titles needed to be perfect. “Something like Making Friends With Math sounded so dorky - I wanted a title that wasn’t too serious.”

Although she gives full credit for both titles to her longtime boyfriend Michael, McKellar admits it took awhile for the title Math Doesn’t Suck to grow on her. “I didn’t like it at first.

It seemed too brash, but then I remembered something. The audience for this is 12-year-olds. That is who I am talking to and they are going to respond to this,” she said.

In Math Doesn’t Suck, McKellar teaches prime numbers, factors, multiples, fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios, rates, proportions and unit conversions through an array of chapters that focus on topics such as eBay, crushes, pizza, iced lattes, cheating, friendships and of course, clothes and shoes. For example, ratios are taught in the chapter “Does She Ever Get Off the Phone?” while “Who’s the Cute New Foreign Exchange Student?” provides an introduction to ‘solving for x.’ In Kiss My Math, the goal is the same and McKellar presents pre-algebra topics such as variables, distributive property, associative and commutative properties, adding and subtracting integers, mean, median and mode, and combining like terms. The chapter “The Blind Date” lets the reader get “cozy with variables” while the chapter “Didn’t That Guy Say He Was Going to Call?” targets how to translate word problems.

“These are the things girls are talking about and no one has ever thought to approach them in this manner before,” McKellar said, adding that although there are many books available to help middle schoolers grasp math, until Math Doesn’t Suck there were none that she knows of written specifically for girls. “Most books focus on topics that appeal more to boys, mostly using

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baseball averages and other sport-related stats,” McKellar said, adding that she even uses text messages to teach the reader.

“Using examples such as texting is practical; that’s what girls talk about. How cool would it have been when you were in school to have math taught by using text messaging as an example. No one ever thought to do that before.”

For McKellar, writing books that deviated from what is being presented in the school setting and the typical textbook was not only important but also necessary. “I wanted to give a different prospective on it – math can be smart and sexy,” she said, adding that books like the two she has penned so far are something she would have loved to have when she herself was in middle school.

Although quite the math ace today, McKellar said her own middle school experiences with the subject were not always smooth sailing. “I needed someone to hold my hand a little through math. I wrote something I wish I could have given myself,” she said.

In Math Doesn’t Suck, McKellar tells readers that once, in seventh grade, she froze on a math quiz, looking at it as if it were written in Chinese, only to hand it back at the end of the class blank. Experiences such as this are why her first thought was “You’ve got to be joking!” when a high school teacher suggested she be a math major in college.

“In junior high, I used to come home and cry because I was so afraid of my math homework. Seriously.” McKellar tells readers in the “Kiss My What?” section of her sophomore effort, “I was terrified of math.” To prove her point, McKellar shares a great deal of her own personal accounts, including some embarrassing moments, with math. “I have all my journals from that age so I do research and go back and read my diaries. It enables me to get pretty personal and share stuff,” she said. “They know the difference between someone just saying something or sharing it. They get enough BS from the adult world.”

McKellar believes that with the knowledge of math will not only come better grades and test scores, but also selfconfidence. “This is the age group that typically struggles with math. They might not understand something and instead of raising their hand and asking, they simple decide that they are just not good at it,” she said. “These books will help build selfesteem and enable them to deal with any insecurities they may have.”

McKellar’s groundbreaking use of hip and entertaining examples to teach middle school math garnered her “Person of the Week” honors from ABC World News with Charles Gibson last August. Math Doesn’t Suck and McKellar were also featured in various television interviews, including CNN, MSNBC and FOX News, among others, and in a Newsweek article. Veeravalli S. Varadarajan, Ph.D., professor of mathematics at UCLA, called McKellar’s freshman publication a “brilliant and successful effort to bring a little glamour to the teaching of mathematics.”

Throughout her 15-year career, first through her acting and now through her books, McKellar herself has proven that brains and beauty can coexist. Around the same time she was selected as the August 2005 Reader’s Pick for a lingerie pictorial in Stuff Magazine, McKellar was also honored in Britain’s esteemed Journal of Physics and in The New York Times for her role in co-authoring the Chayes-McKellar-Winn Theorem, a groundbreaking mathematical physics theorem that bears her name. It was during that time, too, that she began working on her first book, served as a speaker at Stanford University’s 2006 Proof and Prejudice: Women in Mathematics conference and appeared as the oversexed Trudy on the comedy How I Met Your Mother.

She also can add a variety of television, theater and cable productions to her list of credits. In addition to the Lifetime

Movie Network’s multimedia series Inspector Mom, McKeller had a yearlong stint on The West Wing and appeared on NCIS and the series finale of NYPD Blue. She also starred in the SCI-FI Channel’s Path of Destruction and Heatstroke; the independent feature films Raising Genius and Hack!; and on the California stage in productions of Me Too, The Vagina Monologues and, in 2003, as Catherine in David Auburn’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Proof.

McKellar has also lent her voice to the character Jubilee on the X-Men Legends video game and as the Invisible Woman on Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. She was a series regular on such animated cartoon series as Static Shock, King of the Hill and Justice League. Most recently, she joined forces with her mother, Mahalia McKellar, a renowned meditation instructor, and Christy Marsden, a certified yoga instructor, for a yoga and meditation DVD titled Daily Dose of Dharma. Currently, she is filming an independent film on Vietnam nurses.

When she is not writing or acting, McKellar ’s dedication to math, children and charitable causes has led her to become a national spokesperson for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s Math-A-Thon, a fundraiser that assists the hospital’s continuing research for new treatments and cures for cancer, AIDS and other catastrophic diseases afflicting children. She also appears around the country as a speaker on mathematics education, a trend that started in 2000 following an invitation to speak before a subcommittee of Congress on the importance of women in math and science.

With all her success, McKellar said she now has not one, but two things to be both grateful for and proud of. “I love being an actress, but these books enable me to give back in a way that I couldn’t as an actress. I feel like they are the best thing I have ever done and definitely the most satisfying,” she said, hinting that, over the next year or two, she may very well write another book, this one on algebra, to complete the “trilogy.”

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practiced my devil horns hand gesture, getting it just right so the photo would look super sharp. I had to get it perfect because I had been waiting most of my adult life to sit down with Dee Snider. I needed to thank him for going to bat for me as a kid. I needed somehow to express my appreciation for writing music telling authority they were trite, jaded and their best wasn’t enough. Someone – forget the fact he was dressed in women’s clothing, wearing eye makeup and holding a raw rump roast on his album cover – made me feel understood and now was my chance to show my gratitude. I needed to tell him that when he sat in front of Congress in 1985 and defended his right to be a heavy metal musician it was about more than censorship – it was about speaking up for the 12-year-olds like myself who needed and wanted to rock and were being told by every parent, teacher and authoritative figure that metal was bad and wrong. I needed to thank him for paying “The Price.”

Most of all, I need to show him that after all these years, as he had directed the legions of Twisted Sister fans, I had Stayed Hungry.

Certain bands touch a certain nerve in the restless heart of a 12-year-old-boy. Certain bands also can only exist in a very short timeframe before they implode or the public brands them as ridiculous. Twisted Sister was all of the above. When you look back at the videos and the photos, you can’t help but wonder what both the band and the audience were thinking. It was simultaneously dangerous and absurd. Nothing like it could ever happen today. But I was there. I lived it. I sewed the SMF patch on my denim jacket in the seventh grade to show I was in the fan club. My adrenaline surged to the loud guitars wailing off my vinyl turntable, and my first band and I learned how to play a miserable version of The Beast in my garage. To this day, I secretly pump up We’re Not Gonna Take It on my iPod when I am in the gym and feel that unbridled sense of anger and invincibility. Something about Twisted Sister was very magical,

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and Dee recently sat down with The Boulevard to talk about his career and give his thoughts on staying hungry.

Dee is a classically trained counter tenor. That means his vocal range is the highest for the male vocal chords. He joined Twisted Sister in 1976 and they struggled for six years before the band had a record deal. Another two years would pass before the band broke. This conviction and perseverance would become the core element of what made up Dee’s lyrics and resonated with fans. 1984’s Stay Hungry yielded several smash hits like We’re Not Gonna Take It and I Wanna Rock, as well as some of the most memorable videos of the era.

While the style of Twisted Sister’s music is typical ’80s hair metal, an examination of his vocal abilities and sense of melody reveals a very sophisticated musical insight. The lyrics, however, are some of the angriest and irreverent in mainstream pop music from that time. Twisted Sister had taken rock and metal’s rebellious streak and made it shockingly overt with lyrics like “Be cruel to your school,” and “You are so condescending, your gall is never ending…” These lyrics, reinforced by videos showing parents and teachers getting pummeled were terrifying to adults. I asked Dee who it was that he was so preoccupied with defying.

“It was defy everybody who is opposing you. It was defy everybody who is telling you that you can’t. My parents are a huge inspiration to me, but it went to teachers, girlfriends, bosses and peers. Other than my wife, there was only one person in my entire life who didn’t tell me to give up at some point. One! Everyone else was negative. It was very disheartening to have nobody believe in you. There were two dear friends (who were twins), who even at my worst, when they would throw me work cutting lawns, not once did they say I should give up or did they snicker. Of course Suzette [his wife of 28 years] was a supporter,” he said. “While I was sending a message out to others, it was also that positive self-affirmation

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“I am one of the few people who can look back and say that every word I uttered I stand behind and I was right.

In fact, I wasn’t right enough - there is stuff that has gone on with censorship since then that blows my mind.“

where I was reminding myself I was good enough, smart enough, etc. We’re Not Gonna Take It, I Wanna Rock, You Can’t Stop Rock, I Am (I’m Me) – all came from that.”

And defy he did. When Stay Hungry exploded onto the charts, it put the band on the radar of elected officials who had a stake in appeasing voting parents. There were legitimate concerns about Twisted Sister leading a national youth rebellion.

Since the 1950s every generation has had its Blackboard Jungle.

The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) was more public relations than policy, but Tipper Gore and Susan Baker were able to corral their husbands – then-Senator Al Gore and Treasury Secretary James Baker, into holding panel hearings blaming the lyrics in heavy metal music for every ill in society, ultimately resulting in warning labels on records deemed explicit. In a bizarre and surreal fashion, Dee Snider took a seat alongside John Denver and Frank Zappa like a legal gladiator.

“I wish I could go back and look them in the eye and tell them I told you so because I wouldn’t change a thing – I would just tear them another asshole,” he says with increasing volume.

“Virtually a day doesn’t go by where someone doesn’t thank me for what I did in Washington. They stop me on the street. They teach it in college classes as a case study in censorship. At the time I was just standing up for myself and rock. It didn’t seem like a big deal. At some point when I was there in the middle of

“I still love every word I said. ”

it all the enormity of it hit me and it was like ‘Oh, my God!’” Dee left Twisted Sister in 1987 and the band collapsed shortly thereafter. Several musical projects followed, including bands called Widowmaker, Desperado and another called SMF, named after Twisted Sister’s fan club. Dee wrote, directed and starred in the horror movie Strangeland. The film is widely credited with kicking off the torture genre horror niche. Dee’s fascination with the macabre landed him a spot on Sirius Radio’s Fangoria station number 102 where he hosts a talk show with various horror movie actors and directors on Fridays from 9 p.m. to midnight.

“I have developed a connection with the horror fans.

My persona in the ’80s had a horror edge to it. When I did Strangeland, it changed the definition of horror and opened a new genre – there would be no Saw or Hostel without Strangeland. When I interviewed those directors, the first thing they said to me was they were big fans and thanked me for starting the torture genre,” he explains of his current role with Fangoria.

“I enjoy the darker side of things,” says Dee. “I am a more mainstream horror guy – I don’t know the ultimate minutiae of obscure foreign films, etc. We don’t want just the horror geek listening. We have a broad audience so I throw out the question of why we should be interested in someone.”

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In 2001 Twisted Sister reunited with all five original members when they were asked to play a benefit for 9/11 alongside Anthrax, Ace Frehley and Sebastian Bach. The reception was overwhelming and the band reunited for several tours and various dates in ensuing years. This time, a more relaxed Dee learned to take himself a little less seriously and enjoy some of the accolades and respect his band had earned as one of the most important metal bands of the ’80s. This was no longer the hellion whose punch-you-in-the-gut attitude screamed “You’re gonna burn in hell” or “I am; I’m me!” This was now a legend who had built a legacy of integrity, never giving up and never letting people get in the way of his dreams. Dee had described the reunion as spiritually necessary for him and his bandmates, an unexpected revelation from a metal band front man. I asked him what was so important about the reunion: “I was a real lunatic asshole, I was a driven, angry young man and the band and everyone around me suffered because of it. They benefited greatly because that myopic vision and drive that I had – none of them had it. It was the motivation and the drive needed to succeed and hang in there. Most people

would have fallen by the wayside and it was because I was so driven and they suffered. But after I left and I became more comfortable as a human being and better adjusted and more comfortable with myself – I sorta look back and say I really kinda stepped on people’s feelings.”

This wasn’t exactly the type of talk therapy I expected in my time with Dee. But strangely, it resonated perfectly, as I, too, have grown up a bit from that 12-year-old who felt so powerless and desperately needed a hero in grotesque glam getup. Dee is very open about his sense of priorities – his family being first on the list. Not many rockers can boast a 28-year marriage to the same person. He is a man of faith and an unabashed Christian, and he commits his time and talent to several charities, the leading one being the March of Dimes with his annual Bikers For Babies motorcycle ride. While both the form and the forum of the hero have changed for Dee and for me, the definition never will: Never let someone tell you can’t do something. Stand up for what you believe. Rock hard. And more than anything, always stay hungry.

And with that, I hold out my devil horns and Dee holds out his in return. And that was my thanks…

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illions of people wake up every morning to weatherman and features reporter Dave Price on CBS The Early Show. His humor and compassion have kept his audience tuning in since his first days as a weatherman in Erie, PA. Watching him on TV, you’d think his training extended back to his college years. Not so. A graduate of the Industrial Labor Relations School at Cornell University, Price began a successful career working as a human resources manager in California. While most would say his life of fancy cars and homes is one that anyone would love, Price was unfulfilled, and it was a chance encounter with a co-worker that led to his initial broadcasting gig.

Dave always wanted to work in television, and naively thought he could after working in HR for a year or so. “One year turned into nine, I was almost 30, a full 80-something pounds heavier than I am now and I thought, ‘What happened to my dream?’” When a woman at a corporate event approached Dave, telling him he reminded her of her brother, a weatherman in Erie, Dave eagerly asked to have dinner with the brother the next time he was in town. Six months later, he got his chance.

Price recalls sitting down with him. “I tell him, ‘I would do anything to be in your shoes’ and he says, ‘I’d do anything to be in yours. I earn next to nothing and work almost 24 hours a day,’

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and I’m like, ‘Sign me up.’ Four or five months later, I get a call that the weather guy for his station resigned. I called my parents and said, ‘I'm leaving to become a weatherman’ and shortly after I resuscitated them, I packed up and went.”

Erie provided a lifetime of experience, bringing him into a world of “really good people,” Dave says. But it took time to adjust to a career that many spend years training for. In a day, Dave went from Human Resources Manager to Morning Weather Guy for a station in the Snow Belt. “I would point to local places and wave all the way down to Chile,” Price laughs, waving his arms in motions that look more like interpretive dance than a weather report.

Price did his best to assume the role of weatherman, diligently watching the Weather Channel for hours before his report. “Whatever I happened to see was what I’d talk about.

But you learn. In the end, whoever does the weather needs to boil the forecast down to what people at home need … what to wear to work tomorrow, how to dress the kids. A weatherman’s job is not to demonstrate what he or she knows, it’s to tell someone the forecast in a way they understand, and hopefully, in an enjoyable manner.”

Dave is interrupted by a knock on the door and a voice calling, “We need you to do promos.” We follow him to the

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“That’s ultimately what separates really good morning personalities from others. It’s the bond you can build with the audience, an opportunity to extend yourself out of that little box called television.”

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new multimillion-dollar studio from which The Early Show is broadcast. As we walk, Dave says hello and introduces us to every CBS crewmember he sees. Russ Mitchell is waiting at his station when we arrive in the studio, also ready to do promos.

He nails them on the first try. “We call him One-Take Russ,” Price jokes.

Dave takes time in between promos to talk about his transition from Erie to Chicago, a shift from Market 142 to Market 3. In an urban environment, it took hard work and dedication to get up to speed on the new community. How did he do it? “With every new place, it’s an opportunity to explore.

You do as much as you can, as fast as you can, and you do it genuinely. Morning television is different - you’re with people for their morning routine, you can’t fake it. That’s ultimately what separates really good morning personalities from others. It’s the bond you can build with the audience, an opportunity to extend yourself out of that little box called television.”

After adjusting to city life, Dave relocated to Philadelphia as a news anchor although, he admits, news anchor shoes were not the ones he felt most comfortable filling. The role he fully enjoys is the one he has, even when things go disastrously wrong on the air. The job to spin it so the audience laughs along falls to Dave: “We have this Winnebago we travel in. They say ‘We want you to go in the Winnebago, you’ll walk out and talk about the summer tour and do weather,’ so we’re on the air, they say ‘Dave’s in Greensburg, Kansas, this morning. Good morning, Dave!’

‘Morning, we’re in the Winnebago. Let me step outside and say hello.’”

Dave pauses and mimes a stuck door handle. “In my mind I’m saying, 'Holy crap, the door is locked.' So I say, ‘I think I locked myself in the Winnebago,’ and they’re all laughing, ‘Ha ha, Dave’s a funny guy.’ I'm like ‘No, no, no, I'm locked in the Winnebago!’ So, on the air, I yell to the driver ‘Jack, I need you to let me out!' and this went on for about 20 seconds … that’s just embarrassing.”

The clip can be seen online. It's hilarious. In a moment where most would have panicked, Dave let the audience know what was going wrong, part of that genuine aspect of reporting he was talking about. It’s why people tune in to watch him.

Aside from self-locking Winnebagos, Price has been caught using his Blackberry (when the battery in his earpiece died) to inform him he was on the air, has been in harnesses that constricted too tightly, too quickly in uncomfortable places, has broadcast live with his lip bleeding from an unfortunate incident involving freezing cold weather, a metal microphone, his lip, and a dare from a coworker, but he always pulls it off with good

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humor: “The key is, be real. Things happen to everybody at work.

My work just happens to be in front a few million people.”

Many remember Dave’s days on Good Day, New York, a program that combined fantastic entertainment with informative news reporting. He fondly recalls those times, which were also learning experiences: “You could laugh with Jim Ryan and the second something serious happened, you followed him right to that. You can be a good broadcaster and bring people to a light or serious side if you know what you are talking about. A personality does not threaten credibility.”

Price brings credibility combined with personality to everything he does. In addition to delivering news, he devotes time to charity work. In his office hangs an Andy Warhol-style portrait of his golden retriever, Chance, so it's no surprise to learn that Dave is involved with animal charities, including the ASPCA. He works to help increase awareness for scleroderma, autism and other conditions. “To donate an evening of your time is nothing. That's one of the great things about any level of 'celebrity' and I use that term very carefully, because whatever is below D List is what I consider myself. Whatever you can do to raise awareness, that’s a great thing,” Dave says.

A charity close to Dave’s heart is SemperComm, which provides entertainment and communications equipment to military bases. Dave travels with the group Stars For Stripes, performing in Iraq for audiences of 7,000 or doing stand-up gigs for an audience of 20 off somewhere in a remote tent. Dave says, “You leave with a lump in your throat, and the most respect for the work these men and women do. Politics out of it - that’s no one's business and it doesn’t matter - these kids are amazing.”

Unlike many people, Dave isn’t looking for his next project; he’s content with what his current job entails: “I genuinely love what I do. I’ve been from war zones to picturesque, beautiful places, and you really have to balance aggressively managing your career with knowing when you’re happy. I’m happy. Does that mean if something incredible came along I wouldn’t be interested? No, but it means I enjoy coming to work every day and I'm not filling out paperwork for the next thing to do.

As a former human resources guy, I know that when you get something good, you appreciate it and work hard to keep it.”

As we finish the interview, we follow Dave back to the studio to take photographs. It’s refreshing to see someone so at ease and happy with what he does. Price is living his dream, far from his start as an HR guy on the coast of California, and his viewers are thankful for it. In terms of delivering the news, Dave simply gets it, and that’s the reason we all keep tuning in daily, watching Price candidly and honestly inform us about what we need and, more importantly, want to know.

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The Boulevard June Cover Party de Seversky Center, Old Westbury, June 16th Fundraiser for Bright Steps Forward Wine Donated by Martha Clara Vineyard Photos by: Patrick McMullan

Richard Piana, Dr. Barbara Capozzi, Kristen Anton

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John Conte, Joe Gannascoli, Robert Vessio

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Boulevard Party Continued Photos By: Tina Guiomar and Thomas Carroll

Angela Susan Anton, Tony Darrow, Debbie Serrano

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Tony Darrow, Nestor Serrano, Robert Rizzuto, Angela Susan Anton, Sean Landeta, Joe Gannascoli

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The Dark KNight Premiere Photos by Patrick McMullan

Michael Caine, Christian Bale, Maggie Gyllenhaal

Aaron Eckhart

Gary Oldman

Edie Falco

Mariska Hargitay

Regis Philbin

Christopher Nolan

Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard

Morgan Freeman

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Highlights of Late Summer at Old Westbury Gardens clothing and gifts, kids’ games and more.

General admission: $15; seniors (over 62): $10; Old Westbury Gardens members and children 7-12: $5; children 6 and under: free

Long Island Mozart Festival (www.limozartfestival.com)

The West Pond in late summer

Family Fridays Every Friday in August, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Interactive tours, crafts, and fun for the whole family

Sunday Talks and Tours 2 p.m.

Old Westbury Gardens staff and volunteers lead 45-60 minute tours highlighting a particular garden area.

Aug. 24: Color in the Garden Aug. 31: Late Summer in the Garden Sept. 14: Butterflies in the Gardens Sept. 21: Sundials, Follies and Greek Gods Sept. 28: Splendors of the Autumn Garden

48th Annual Scottish Games

Visitors are taught the minuet by “Mrs. Mozart.”

Photos by Vince Kish.

Aug. 29-Sept. 1 Three days (plus Friday night) of the finest in musical performances, arts, crafts, dance, Punch and Judy, fencing demonstrations, food specialties, carriage rides, activities for young people, and more.

Main stage concerts: Friday evening “Mozart under the Stars,” 8 p.m. Saturday-Monday: Youth Ensemble Program, 3 p.m.; Dance Ensemble Program, 4 p.m.; Main Stage Concert, 5 p.m.

General Admission: $10; seniors (over 62): $8; Old Westbury Gardens members and children 7-12: $5; children 6 and under: free. Tent seats: $25

Porsche Fall Concours Sept. 7 Mid-1950s to top current model Porsches will be on display. www.metronypca.org

Royal Tea Sept. 20 Come dressed as your favorite princess, prince, or knight for a magical outdoor tea party, including a take-home craft. Registration and prepayment required.

One of many groups of bagpipers at the Scottish Games Aug. 23 Bagpipes, caber tossing, parades, concerts, food, dance, Tartan

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A Thrilling Season at Tilles Center

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illes Center for the Performing Arts continues to bring the finest in arts and entertainment to Long Island audiences. Executive Director Elliott Sroka announced the 2008-09 season saying: "This fall, some of the most exciting artists in contemporary music will grace the Tilles Center stage.

Throughout the season we will bring the top tier of international touring attractions and join with colleagues from Manhattan in celebrating the 90th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein's birth, the 50th anniversary of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and Lorin Maazel's farewell season with the New York Philharmonic."

The new season of Cabaret at Club T gets off to a sensational start with two shows by Judy Collins in the intimate Hillwood Recital Hall on Sept. 26.

Anne-Sophie Mutter

San Francisco Symphony, one of the nation’s most esteemed orchestral groups, offers a program of Bernstein, Knussen and Prokofiev on Sept. 27.

Savion Glover

Camerata Salzberg makes an Oct. 18 appearance with celebrated violinist AnneSophie Mutter.

Chris Botti

Everybody’s top tapper, Savion Glover, returns to Tilles Center on Oct. 3 followed by a tribute to Leonard Bernstein on Oct. 4.

The Sept. 20 season opener, Video Games Live, is among the extraordinary highlights of Tilles Center’s 28th season with a multimedia music and gaming experience highlighted by spectacular effects never before seen on Long Island.

And save the date … you won’t want to miss this year’s gala. On Oct. 25, Tilles Center’s grandest evening of the year features the hot trumpeter Chris Botti with a full orchestra.

Tilles Center’s box office opens for single ticket sales on Tuesday, Sept. 9.

Until then (except for Video Games Live and Chris Botti, which are immediately available) tickets are available only as part of series or Create Your Own subscriptions.

For more information, call the box office at 516-299-3100 or visit tillescenter.org.

Natalie Cole The terrific pop singer Natalie Cole appears on Oct. 10. Just in time for the elections, political comedian Mark Russell will skewer the candidates on Oct. 17.

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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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FOTA’s Summer Music Festival Rounds Out the Season John Hiatt and The Ageless Beauties Sunday, Aug. 17, 8 p.m.

Singer/songwriter John Hiatt and The Ageless Beauties will appear in Friends of the Arts’ (FOTA) 2008 Summer Festival.

Revered for his keen wit and narrative, Hiatt has had his music covered by artists that include Bonnie Raitt, Iggy Pop, Conway Twitty, Three Dog Night, B.B. King and Eric Clapton. After more than three decades, Hiatt continues to be a master of cleverness, idiomatic versatility, distinctive vocals and slashing guitar skills.

Tickets for John Hiatt and The Ageless Beauties are $120 (APlus seating, which includes a $60 donation to FOTA), $60 and $45 for pavilion seating and $35 for lawn seating.

Taj Mahal Phoebe Snow Saturday, Sept. 6 at 8 p.m.

FOTA is proud to present the multitalented, multicultural musician Taj Mahal, a two-time Grammy winner, on a bill with Phoebe Snow, one of the most distinctive voices in American popular music. Taj Mahal is accomplished as a singer, composer, producer, ethnomusicologist and instrumentalist. Over more than 40 years he has fashioned his singular style, combining Caribbean, Hawaiian, African, Latin and Cuban rhythms with folk, jazz, zydeco, gospel, rock, pop, soul and R&B to create a unique musical voyage of discovery.

With a love of musical styles as varied as Broadway show tunes to the blues of the Delta, Grammy winner Phoebe Snow toted her acoustic guitar to the coffee houses and clubs of Green-

Summer Programs at the Heckscher Museum of Art Voices and Visions Presents Walter Garcia and Eric Svitic: Encore Thursday, August 21, 7 to 8:30 pm Non-members $5, members free The two artists who started Voices and Visions join the museum again for another charismatic lecture.

Walter Garcia, an artist of Cuban descent, works with found objects in both his sculptures and photographs. Visually and politically subverting, Garcia challenges the viewer with his compelling compositions and stark juxtapositions, creating a profound reference to his cultural heritage.

Svitic exploits conceptual art through visual information overload. Creating an infinite number of scenarios through the placement of objects, he presents the viewer with endless conceptual connections. Enticing the viewer through visual power and spectacle, Svitic forces them to make a psychological and visual connection that challenges assumptions about art history, the gallery system and conceptual art.

wich Village in the early '70s before recording Snow, which has become one the most acclaimed debut albums of all time.

Her charismatic voice and her individuality continue to thrill audiences at every performance.

Tickets for the double bill of Taj Mahal and Phoebe Snow are $115 (APlus seating includes a $60 donation to FOTA), $55 and $45 for pavilion seating and $35 for lawn seating. For information about benefactor tickets, call 516-922-0061.

FOTA’s Long Island Summer Festival 2008 is presented at the Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay. Attendees may select seating in the comfortable FOTA pavilion or on the rolling lawns of Planting Fields. In the Kids Go Free program underwritten by Bethpage Federal Credit Union, kids aged 12 and under are admitted to the lawn free with an adult admission; BFCU also sponsors the Children’s Activity Tent, open prior to each performance.

Come early. Stroll the lushly planted grounds and gardens of Planting Fields. Bring a picnic or pick up food at The Café.

For details on ticket fees, ticket purchases and VIP parking, visit FOTApresents.org or call 516-922-0061.

Afternoon Tea and Tour Monday, August 25, 2 to 4 p.m. $15 “There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.” Henry James Take a break and join the museum for a cup of afternoon tea and delightful desserts against the backdrop of masterpieces.

Chief curator Dr. Kenneth Wayne will present a curator’s view of the permanent collection exhibition. Guests will take home a gift pack of the specially blended Huntington All America City Tea. Seating is limited; call for reservations: 631 351-3006.

The Heckscher Museum of Art engages visitors through stimulating and inspiring exhibitions, programs, and educational offerings dedicated to a full understanding of the visual arts.

Industrialist August Heckscher founded the Museum in 1920, and the collection is focused on 19th to 21st century European and American art. The Heckscher is located in Heckscher Park on Main Street (Route 25A) and Prime Avenue in Huntington Village, NY, on Long Island’s North Shore. The Heckscher recently completed its Historic Building Restoration Project and offers an improved visitor experience.

For further information, visit www.heckscher.org or call 631 351-3250.

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At the Nassau County Museum of Art Exhibits Iris Apfel: Rare Bird of Fashion Through Sept. 7 Iris Barrel Apfel has perfected a style of dressing that is nothing less than artistic.

This exhibition reflects her adventures in bazaars, thrift shops, flea markets and fashion houses that have created a singular look marked by fantasy, exoticism, whimsy and humor.

Laura V. Seeger: Children’s Book Illustrations Sept. 21 through Nov. 9 In the Second Floor Galleries is an exhibition of beautifully rendered illustrations

by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, award-winning author of Walter Was Worried, the Dog and Bear series, Lemons are Not Red and First the Egg,

One of the nation’s most prominent craft festivals returns to NCMA with more than 100 craftspeople offering pottery, leather, jewelry and more. Admission is $7 for adults; children 12 and under are free.

There is a $1 discount for seniors on Saturday, Oct. 11. Admission to the museum is not included.

Pop-Up Fairy Tales Through Oct. 12 At the Tee Ridder Miniatures Museum’s exhibition, Leah Fiterstein shares her library of more than 1,500 pop-up books and other treasures. Storytelling and funfilled activities will be held weekends; for details call 516-484-9338, ext. 15.

Silk blouse by Marijke and Rick Benedict

Special Events Art Auction Cocktail Party

Grape Library Lamp, 1900-1910 Neustadt Collection

The Sensuous Art Nouveau World of Louis Comfort Tiffany Sept. 21 through Jan. 4 The newest exhibition at NCMA is a lavish celebration of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s art and design. Best known for his exquisite stained glass, Tiffany created a cloistered, glamorous world for himself. His home in Oyster Bay, Laurelton Hall, built in 1905, reflected his dramatic shift from the heavy, dark décor of the Victorian Era to a light, exotic Orientalism that had a powerful influence on the rich and famous. The exhibition includes paintings, sculpture, lamps, stained glass windows, furniture, fashions and tableaux of his fabulous interiors.

Thursday, Sept. 25, 6 to 8 pm This cocktail party, art auction and exhibition tour is a benefit for the museum.

Funds raised support the museum's art program for children on the autism spectrum. The event fee is $75; there is a $2 fee for reservations made online by credit card. For information or reservations, visit nassaumuseum.com or call 516-4849338, ext. 16.

Feminine Image Sept. 21 through Jan. 4 In the Contemporary Gallery, works by photographer Tina Barney, sculptor Donna Rosenthal and painter Aya Uekawa are featured in an examination of issues such as social acceptance, fashion, beauty, conformity and individuality.

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Midnight Weed Vessel by Martie Negri

Craft as Art Saturday, Oct. 11, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday and Monday, Oct. 13 and 14, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Film Rape of Europa Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. through Sept.7 Lynn Nicholas’ film documents the Nazis’ looting of the art treasures of Europe.

Children/Families Aug. 24 and 31; September 7, 21 and 28; Oct. 5, 12, 19 and 26 Family Sunday at the Museum Each Sunday the museum offers a 1 p.m. docent-led family walk-through of the exhibition and supervised art activities for the whole family. Family Sunday at the Museum is free with museum admission.

Nassau County Museum of Art is located at One Museum Drive in Roslyn Harbor. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Docent-led exhibitions tours are offered each day at 2 p.m. Admission to the main building is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (62+) and $4 for children; includes admission to the Tee Ridder Miniatures Museum. Members are always admitted free. There is a $2 parking fee on weekends (members free). The Museum Shop and Red Room gallery are open all museum hours. For further information on events, days/times and directions call 516-4849337 or visit nassaumuseum.com.

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Summertime at Planting Fields in Oyster Bay Neighborhood Night Thursday, Aug. 14 Pack a picnic and bring your lawn chairs and the family for an evening of free entertainment from 6 to 8 p.m. At 7 p.m., catch The Strummin’ and Drummin’ Show - a one-of-a-kind, interactive children’s music show. Performance will be on the lawn near the visitor center (rain venue will be the conference center.) The first floor of Coe Hall house museum will also be open for visitors.

There is no parking fee for this free event.

Movie on the Lawn Friday, Aug. 22 Come for a viewing of the hit movie Night at the Museum on the lawn near the visitor center at 8:30 p.m. Gates open at 6:30, so come early and picnic. Bring lawn chairs or a blanket for seating.

This event and park admission are free for Planting Fields Foundation family level memberships and above; all others pay $15 per car at the entrance. In case of rain, the movie will be shown in the conference center.

Naturally Speaking Lecture Series Wednesday, September 17 The Great Gull Island Project will be presented from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Great Gull is a 17- acre island off the eastern end of Long Island, and since 1963 has provided a prodigious amount of scientific research on the study of terns. Helen Hays, an ornithologist at the American Museum of Natural History who has been visiting the island since the project’s inception, will speak on the project and the island’s quarter-million tern colonists. There is a small entrance fee and free refreshments. The lecture series will be held at the Hoffman Center, 6000 Northern Boulevard in Muttontown, next to the Martin Viette Nurseries.

Museum Day 2008 Saturday, Sept. 27 Due to the success of last year’s event, Coe Hall and Planting Fields Foundation will once again participate in the Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day. This event allows museums nationwide to emulate for one day only the free-admission policy of Smithsonian’s Washington, D.C.-based museums. Coe Hall house museum will have the first floor open for self-guided tours and docents will be on hand to answer questions and share their knowledge. Sign up for a special tour of the Everett Shinn exhibit on the second floor, available only on Museum Day. Admission to Coe Hall is free, however there is a $6 parking fee per vehicle.

The Playhouse at Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park. Photo by Bill Barash.

While Planting Fields is open every day for all to stroll the grounds, sit under a tree with a good book, or enjoy the main greenhouse, scheduled programs for the summer are subject to change. For specific event information and registration, call Melissa at 516-922-8676.

Planting Fields is open every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is a $6 parking fee. The Main Greenhouse is also open every day from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Coe Hall house museum is open for guided tours every day from noon until 3:30 p.m. The fee is $6.50 adults, $3.50 seniors and students, children 12 and under $2.

Group tours of the house and grounds are available year round by appointment by calling 516-922-8670.

Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park is located at 1395 Planting Fields Road in Oyster Bay, two miles south of Route 25A.

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Special Events at the de Seversky Center entrees and desserts will be served. Reservations required.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $55 per person; tax, service and beverages additional

Jazz Brunch Featuring Al Cardillo and Friends Sunday, Sept. 21 Relax and groove to live jazz at a fabulous Sunday brunch.

Reservations taken between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. $29 per person; tax, service, and beverages additional

Chef’s Demonstration Luncheon…

Italian Buffet Dinner Thursday, Aug. 21 Risotto from Lombardy, breads and cheese from Tuscany, spit roast pork from Basilica and Napoleons from Calabria are just a few of the fabulous menu items presented in this Italian feast. Reservations taken for seating between 6 and 7:30 p.m. $45 per person; tax, service, and beverages additional.

Jazz Brunch Featuring Al Cardillo and Friends Sunday, Aug. 24 and Sept. 7 Relax and groove to live jazz at a fabulous Sunday brunch.

Reservations taken between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. $29 per person; tax, service, and beverages additional.

See how culinary magic is made. The executive chef and pastry chef will create a menu and demonstrate tableside how to prepare it. Learn the chef’s secrets. Also enjoy and learn how to prepare a Bloody Mary, Mimosa, and Bellini cocktail. Reservations required. $25 per person; tax, service and beverages additional.

New York Fall Harvest and Wine Festival at Martha Clara Vineyards Sunday, Sept. 28, Noon to 5 p.m.

RSVP is requested. Please call for further details.

Jazz Brunch Featuring Al Cardillo and Friends

Feast of San Gennaro

Sunday, Oct. 12

Sunday, Sept. 14, 5 to 9 p.m.

Relax and groove to live jazz at a fabulous Sunday brunch.

Reservations taken between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. $29 per person, tax, service, and beverages additional

The de Seversky Center brings Little Italy to Long Island.

A special buffet dinner will feature traditional Italian entrees along with stations of New York specialties: pizza, sausage and peppers, zeppollis and an assortment of homemade desserts.

A selection of Italian wines will be available. Reservations required; come early and stay late. $45 per person; tax, service and beverages additional.

The Cabaret Club at de Seversky Presents I Love You More Than My Luggage Thursday, Sept. 18, 7 p.m.

Meg O’Brien and Chris Crosby star in a live cabaret performance with music by Beth Nielsen Chapman, The Beatles, Carole King and others. Dinner featuring a selection of appetizers,

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Breakfast and Brunch – The Best Omelet You Ever Had Wednesday, Sept. 24, noon

The Cabaret Club at de Seversky Presents Ella’s American Songbook Series Thursday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m.

Sue Matsuki performs a live cabaret tribute to the incomparable Miss Ella Fitzgerald. Dinner featuring a selection of appetizers, entrees and desserts will be served. Reservations required.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $55 per person; tax, service and beverages additional Please note: Menus are subject to change and events are subject to cancellation based on customer participation.

The de Seversky Center is located on the grounds of New York Institute of Technology on Northern Boulevard in Old Westbury, NY. For further information, call 516-686-7675 or visit www.nyit.edu/deSeversky.

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NCMA 2008 Ball Breaks All Records

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assau County Museum of Art’s 2008 Museum Ball raised more than $700,000, an all-time high, said museum Director Constance Schwartz, who credits the success of the fundraiser to ball chairs Julie Rinaldini and Mrs. H. Brooks Smith, and to honorees: Dr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Cuchel and M. Patricia Janco-Tupper. Dr. Cuchel heads Healthplex Inc., the major dental insurance company; Ms. Janco-Tupper is managing director for the Citigroup Private Bank Long Island.

The annual ball accounts for approximately 30 percent of the museum’s annual operating budget. Funds raised are used to support exhibitions and programs.

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Museum board pres. H. Brooks Smith with ball chairs Mrs. Luis Rinaldini and Mrs. H. Brooks Smith

Howard Weitzman; museum Director Constance Schwartz; H. Brooks Smith with honorees M. Patricia Janco-Tupper and Dr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Cuchel; and NY State Senator Craig Johnson

Dr. and Mrs. Paul Bonheim

Dr. Barbara Capozzi with Angela Susan Anton

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Levine with Iris and Carl Apfel

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Saltzman

Donna and Michael Mazzei with Richard Piana, all of nuBest salon and spa

Pat Lupino and Joe Pescatore, faculty and students from Nassau Community College with museum Constance Schwartz

Mr. and Mrs. David Samber

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MercyFirst Raises Green on the Greens at Spring Golf Outing

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n Monday, May 19, MercyFirst raised more than $130,000 during its Annual Spring Golf Outing held at Tam Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shanter Club in Brookville, NY. The popular event draws participants from across the county to spend a day on the greens while helping to raise funds for the abused, traumatized and neglected children MercyFirst serves. The daylong affair began with a breakfast buffet and concluded with a dinner buffet followed by an awards ceremony and a live auction.

The Annual Spring Golf Outing supports MercyFirstâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s range of programs, which include family support and after-school programs, foster homes and adoption services, community homes and campus-based residential treatment programs, medical and mental health care, as well as the innovative Bridges to the Future, a range of specialized skills development and workforce preparation experiences designed to help adolescents learn to be self-sufficient.

Bob Antonetti, Ken Patterson, Eric Muse, Bob Butler

Sr. Seton Agovino, Sr. Kathleen Geaney, Sr. Francene Horan, Sr. Laboure Partridge

Kevin Shine, 2008 golf committee chairman

Joe Wholley, Bob Micari

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DDI 18th Annual Golf Classic Tees Off for Autism and Other Disabilities

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he Developmental Disabilities Institute, Long Island’s leading service provider for children and adults with autism, hosted its 18th Annual Golf Classic at two of the North Shore’s most prestigious courses, the Pine Hollow Country Club and the Woodcrest Country Club. The post-golf reception took place at the Pine Hollow Country Club where golfers enjoyed a gourmet cocktail reception and dinner, followed by an awards presentation and live auction. More than $160,000 was raised by the event.

Complementing the dinner event, DDI honored CA, one of the world’s largest enterprise IT management software companies, for its contributions of nearly $100,000 to support a project placing WiFI computers in each of DDI’s educational program classrooms, benefiting more than 800 children with autism and other developmental disabilities.

John Ruthven, executive vice president, global sales operations for CA said, "CA is honored to receive this noteworthy recognition from DDI and is pleased to support an organization that does such amazing work to help children with autism and developmental disabilities succeed. Because we have a dynamic organization like DDI in our own backyard, CA is able to make a difference locally and can experience the impact of the program’s success firsthand.”

Peter Pierri presents John Ruthven with a plaque in recognition of CA’s dedication to DDI.

Dan Rowland and Peter Pierri thank co-chairs Joseph Schmidt and Nicholas Racanelli.

Golfers across Long Island came out to support DDI.

American Cancer Society The Denim & Diamonds Gala Diamond Ranch, Southampton on Saturday June 28, 2008 Photos by Rob Rich

ABC Good Morning America’s Sam Champion

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Honoree Countess LuAnn de Lesseps

Camille and Kelsey Grammer

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ISA 2008 Annual Gala Raises Funds for High School Transformation

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n May 13, ISA (Institute for Student Achievement) held its annual gala at Guastavino’s in New York City to celebrate student achievement and the ongoing success of ISA’s urban partner schools, which prepare underserved students for success in college and life. WABC-TV anchor Bill Ritter and Cheryl James Wray (she’s the Salt of MTV's Salt-n-Pepa) hosted the dinner program that honored Hassett Air Express (accepted by CEO Terry Sherman), the Thomas R. O’Reilly Scholarship Fund (accepted by Donna O’Reilly), Wachovia Global Lending Services (accepted by Gary F. Rupert) and Atlanta School Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall. The finale – a medley of traditional South African songs - was performed by the Hempstead High School Chorale. The gala raised $825,000 which will be used to support the organization’s critical work.

Dr. Beverly Hall, Atlanta Public Schools superintendent; Dr. Vinetta Jones, ISA board chair; Dr. Gerry House, ISA president and CEO: Cheryl Wray, gala co-host; honorees Donna O’Reilly, Terry Sherman and Gary Rupert.

Lilo J. Leeds, co-founder of ISA; Dr. Renee Young; Dr. Lester Young, regent at large, SUNY; Gerard G. Leeds, co-founder of ISA.

Michael Leeds, president, FlightStar Inc.; gala honoree Terry Sherman.

Angela Susan Anton and Ed Cortez

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Annual Celebrity Sports Night Benefits Abilities!

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n May 15, Abilities! hosted its 42nd Annual Celebrity Sports Night at the Abilities! headquarters in Albertson, Long Island.

The event kicked off with a cocktail reception where guests mingled with celebrity athletes, took pictures and received autographs. Angela Susan Anton, publisher and CEO of Anton Community Newspapers and The Boulevard magazine, served as chairperson, and Abilities! honored Glenn S. Rice, president of UPS Northeast Region, and Olympic figure skaters Scott Hamilton and JoJo Starbuck. Baseball legends Darryl Strawberry and Rusty Staub, former New York Mets, lent a hand to auctioneer Marty Lyons, former NY Jet, as he auctioned off Mets packages that couldn’t be resisted. The highlight of the event was a musical production, produced by JoJo Starbuck, starring both athletes and students of the Henry Viscardi School.

Celebrity Sports Night is an annual event held by Abilities! to raise funds to develop innovative training and education programs for people with disabilities. This year’s all-star cast of celebrity athletes also included former NFL greats Wesley Walker and John Dockery, former NY Jets; current NY Mets pitchers Aaron Heilman and Joe Smith; WWE Champion Mick Foley; many former Olympians and many more athletes.

Cast of The Albertson Olympics, produced by JoJo Starbuck.

Joseph C. Tranfo, Esq., Abilities! board member Honoree Scott Hamilton and student Alex Garrett. and Sports Night honoree Glenn S. Rice.

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Darryl Strawberry with Shirley Alvarez, student at the Henry Viscardi School.

Joseph Slannika, Henry Viscardi School basketball coach and Aaron Heilman.

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Paving the Way to Peace

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ave the Way Foundation presented its inaugural Citizens of Distinction Awards on May 7 at Oheka Castle in Cold Spring Hills.

The foundation is dedicated to achieving peace while enhancing relations among religions through cultural, technological and academic exchanges, and strives to eliminate the use of religion as a tool to justify violence and terrorism.

Pave the Way Foundation was begun in 2002 by Gary and Meredith Krupp. Mr. Krupp was the seventh Jewish man in history to be knighted to the Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great by a seated Catholic Pope when Pope John Paul II bestowed the honor on him in 2002. Pope Benedict XVI subsequently raised him in rank with a Silver Star, the highest honor awarded to lay people. He has also been invested into the Anglican Order of St. John.

Elliot Herschberg, president of the board, Pave the Way Foundation

Former United States Senator Alfonse D'Amato

Inaugural Citizens of Distinction Award recipient Gary Melius and Senator Alfonse D’Amato.

Can You Hear Us Now? Long Island Philharmonic Gala XXIX

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he Long Island Philharmonic’s 29th Gala was held at Crest Hollow Country Club on April 30. Music director and conductor David Wiley and co-chairs Jane Shalam and Bob Creighton brought 300 guests together in a magnificent evening of entertainment and great music in support of the work of Long Island’s only professional resident orchestra.

The Philharmonic honored Verizon for its distinguished corporate leadership and community service in music education. The company was represented by Tracey Edwards, marketing area vice president, Capital/Long Island, who was superb as guest conductor, joining Wiley at the podium and leading the orchestra in a medley of music by George M. Cohan.

David Peirez, senior partner, Reisman, Peirez & Reisman; Elizabeth Johnson; Elizabeth Peirez; New York State Senator Craig Johnson.

Larry Austin, chairman and CEO, Austin Travel; Tracey Edwards; Jane Shalam; and Robert Creighton, partner, Farrell Fritz.

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New Island Hospital Golf & Tennis Classic - A Stellar Event

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ew Island Hospital Golf & Tennis Classic presented by Monster produced a stellar event on May 28 at Bethpage State Park.

Golfers played the Red and Blue courses and Island Orthopedics and Sports Medicine played the fabled Black course with New York Giants linebacker Chase Blackburn, while Rich “Goose” Gossage took a swing with each foursome at the event.

Both golf and tennis players enjoyed a delicious barbecue lunch, 18 holes of challenging golf, an exciting tennis tournament, a cocktail hour, a private VIP cocktail hour with Goose Gossage signing autographs and posing for photos with the major sponsors, followed by the dinner awards reception at Carlyle on the Green. An exciting raffle, silent auction and sports memorabilia auction added fun and excitement to the evening. Proceeds from the event, a net total of $250,000, will go toward the purchase of life-saving critical equipment for the hospital.

Tom Ryan, Goose Gassage, Dr. Kaufman, Jack Howlett, Aaron E. Glatt, Joan Flaumenbaum, Larry Chariton

Dr. Carroll and Goose Gossage were on the links with fellow golfers playing for a good cause.

Mill Neck Family’s Second Annual Spring Swing Is Great Success Photos by Lynne Burris

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he Mill Neck Family of Organizations hosted its second annual Spring Swing Invitational Golf Tournament on May 19. The event, benefiting Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf, the Mill Neck Manor Early Childhood Center (ECC) and Mill Neck Services for Deaf Adults (MNS), was held at the beautiful Brookville Country Club where golfers enjoyed a continental breakfast, a day on the course, golf challenges and a barbecue. Following the tournament, more than 200 guests gathered in the dining room for cocktails, a Champions Dinner, honoree recognition, raffle prizes, a silent auction and a student art exhibit.

Honoree Mayor Smith with Hoyle Jones, Randolph Harrison and Walter Stackler.

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Bill Stuart, Phil Saltalamacchio, Larry Margiotta and Rich Koenig

Glen Simonelli, Jerry Vitale, Roger Pistocchi and Dennis Tobin

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Long Island Not-For-Profits Receive Donation from Long Island Elite

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ong Island Elite (LIE), an organization dedicated to promoting the growth and development of Long Island’s young business executives, raised more than $140,000 for several Long Island not-for-profit organizations at LIE’s fifth annual Charity Masquerade Ball on June 5 at the breathtaking Oheka Castle in Cold Spring Harbor.

The charity masquerade ball, themed the Gods and Goddesses, was a tremendous success. Guests were welcomed by human Greek statues that were adorned by talented airbrush artists, and they participated in interactive video Greek Olympic Games. Most importantly, LIE achieved its goal of raising awareness and support for the Education and Assistance Corporation (EAC), National Foundation for Human Potential, Coalition Against Child Abuse and Neglect, The Genesis School and Eden II Programs.

Honoree for the Gods and Goddesses Masquerade was Michael Ashley, chief business strategist for Lend America. Mr. Ashley was recognized for his outstanding contributions to both the business and Long Island communities. LIE Founder and President Dawn Strain commented, “We are very pleased that we were able to help and support our not-for-profit organizations. Due to the success of our annual fundraiser and the backing and generosity of our sponsors and LIE members, these Long Island charities will receive the recognition and funds they so deserve.”

Anglea Susan Anton, Jeff Cohen, and Jennifer Wirth

LIE Pres. and Founder Dawn Strain and Masquerade co-chair Tracey Anastas

Masquerade Honoree Chief Business Stagiest Michael Ashley and wife, Mindy

American Heart Annual Gala and Auction Sets Fundraising Record

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he 450 guests at the American Heart Association’s 45th Annual Gala and Auction enjoyed an amazing evening on Friday, May 16, at Carlyle on the Green. The event raised a record-breaking $720,000. The Heart Gala and Auction is an annual social event held to recognize outstanding accomplishments of individuals and companies in the area of cardiovascular science and leadership. The focus of the gala is Children’s Heart Health; the rally cry is Learn and Live. The American Heart Association is committed to helping our children live stronger, healthier lives through education, research and public policies that affect where they live, work and play. Jack Soterakis, MD, FACP, FACG, St. Francis Hospital and Robert Wild, Esq. of Garfunkle, Wild & Travis, P.C. co-chaired this year’s gala. The recipient of the 2008 Corporate Leadership Award was Matthew D. Serra, chairman of the board and CEO of Foot Locker, Inc. Dr. Akram Boutros, executive vice president and chief administrative officer for St. Francis Hospital and president of the Long Island Board of Directors for the American Heart Association received the 2008 Cardiovascular Science Award.

Honorees and chairs

American Heart committee

Jack Soterakis and Robert Wild

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Hats Off to Kidney & Urology Foundation of America!

Photos by Tina Guiomar

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ore than 150 guests donned fabulous hats for the Kidney & Urology Foundation of America’s inaugural Hat & Author Luncheon on Thursday, June 12, at Fresh Meadow Country Club. Catherine Rosso of Merrill Lynch and Nan Gerson of Gerson Consulting co-chaired the event, which honored Angela Susan Anton, publisher of Anton Community Newspapers and The Boulevard and Raymond George, Jr. of Merrill Lynch with Outstanding Leadership awards. Best selling authors Carol Higgins Clark and Nelson DeMille were on hand for book signings, question-and-answer sessions, and a fabulous live auction.

The lunched raised much-needed funds to support the mission of the Kidney & Urology Foundation of America, as the foundation conducts numerous public education campaigns each year to raise awareness of the critical need for organ and tissue donors. The foundation remains dedicated to ensuring that every American in need of a lifesaving organ or tissue transplant receives one. Its ultimate goal is to take kidney and urinary disease from treatment to cure and to see that no one ever has to wait for a lifesaving transplant.

Nelson DeMille, Shirley Baer (Ex. Director) and Greg Ifill

Sandy DeMille and Carol Higgins Clark

Jane Incao, Angela Susan Anton, Rosario Asaro

CMA Hosts 14th Annual Golf and Tennis Tournament ommunity Mainstreaming Associates Inc.’s (CMA) 14th Annual Golf and Tennis Tournament was held on May 5 and May 19 at The Muttontown Club in East Norwich. The two-day event was an opportunity for many key area business leaders to spend a day of leisure playing golf or tennis to help a great cause. As day turned to night, participants gathered for hors d’oeuvres and conversation, followed by dinner in the ballroom. Joseph Raab was the recipient of a special High Gross Award for his unselfish dedication and commitment to men and women with developmental disabilities. The award celebrates and honors the memory of Bob Kipnes, a friend of CMA who was a founding tournament member. Mr. Raab said, “I am truly honored to receive an award named in honor of a good friend and a role model for all those who give of themselves.”

Since 1995, CMA's the outing has grown into an event with a tennis tournament that has raised more than $1 million for the men and women with developmental disabilities at CMA.

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CMA program participant Joseph presented with certificate from Julie P. Samkoff

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Joseph V. Raab, recipient of the Bob Kipnes High Gross Award.

CMA program participant Hannah Pollack presented with certificate of appreciation.

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Diamonds Are Forever…

Planned Parenthood Celebrates 75th Anniversary

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n its 75th anniversary, Planned Parenthood of Nassau County (PPNC) can look back with pride at having become the largest and most trusted provider of reproductive health care and sexuality educational services in Nassau County. The milestone also has inspired the agency to look ahead by launching the 75th Anniversary Campaign: Securing the Future.

PPNC’s 75th anniversary gala was themed Diamonds are Forever, and Mary and Howard Phipps hosted a kickoff party for the campaign at their Old Westbury home. Supporters are well on their way toward hitting and perhaps surpassing their $4 million goal. The funds will ensure that Planned Parenthood can continue providing the same superior services for as long as they are needed.

Betsy and Jonathan Blattmachr, PPN president and CEO JoAnn D. Smith, Dom Cavallo.

Audrey Schein, state Senator Craig Johnson, Jill and Kevin Williams.

SLCD Hosts Gala Arabian Nights Event

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n Saturday, May 31, the School for Language and Communication Development (SLCD) celebrated Arabian Nights at the North Hempstead Country Club. Guests were entertained by Broadway star Tim Show, dined on delicious cuisine and played at casino games. Money raised will benefit the children of SLCD, which treats children with language and Autism spectrum disorders.

Chairpersons Linda Tedesco, Tim Rembigus and John Spellman congratulate honorees Melissa and Wesley Wright, parents and benefactors of SLCD

Chairperson Linda Tedesco introduces honoree Charles Sullivan, former owner of the New England Patriots.

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Chairperson Linda Tedesco thanks committee members Maura Nicolosi Nassirian, Lisa Broxmeyer and Angela Becker

Dr. Irene Draga celebrates with her guests.

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East End Community Supports Heart of the Hamptons Gala

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t was a perfect Hamptons Saturday night when more than 550 people traveled to Bridgehampton to attend the American Heart Association’s 12th Annual Heart of the Hamptons Gala. Once again hosted on the grounds of the Hayground School, the event was the American Heart Association’s biggest fundraiser to date, raising nearly $650,000.

This year’s gala honored Christie Brinkley with the Humanitarian with Heart Award; Dottie Herman, president and C.E.O., Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate with the Distinguished Community Leadership Award; Michael J. Wolk, MD, MACC, pastpresident of the American College of Cardiology received the Distinguished Service Award and Robert McMahon, president, U.S. Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Co., Inc received the Distinguished Corporate Leadership Award. Honorees spoke about their dedication to the mission to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke at an evening masterfully orchestrated by NBC4's anchorman Chuck Scarborough. Guests were entertained by the music of Eturnity and the evening included a casino, bidding on live and silent auction items, and enjoying dinner catered by Starr Boggs.

Children's Health was the focus of this year’s gala. “Heart defects are the leading cause of death in the first year of life and each year, tens of thousands of children are born with some sort of heart defect,” said Robert J. Eide, 2008 Heart of the Hamptons event chair. “Childhood obesity is another epidemic taking over our children’s lives and this generation may be the first to live shorter lives than their parents.”

Christie Brinkley and Alexa Joel

Chuck Scarborough, WNBC 4 news anchor served as the evening’s emcee.

B. Smith and Christie Brinkley

InnKeepers' Ball Celebrates INN's 25th Anniversary

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he INN (Interfaith Nutrition Network) commemorated its 25th anniversary this year and supporters enjoyed an evening at the annual InnKeepers’ Ball in May. Proceeds from the ball are used to support the INN’s soup kitchens and emergency shelters across Long Island.

Pictured are members of the INN’s Founding Family: Jean Kelly, Pat O’Connor, Michael Moran and Donald E. Axinn. Photos by Ronald J. Krowne

InnKeepers' Ball honorees were John and Anita Brennan and Jean Kelly.

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LICADD Hosts 21st Annual Angel Ball Photos by Dana Harris cott Clark, sports anchor and director at WABC-TV, hosted The Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence’s (LICADD) 21st Annual Angel Ball at the Garden City Hotel. The evening was a spectacular success raising more than $232,000 for LICADD’s prevention education programs and support services for children and families.

Dinner co-Chairs Bonnie and Alfred E. Devendorf were especially honored to share in the evening’s celebration, which paid tribute to Lillian McCormick, co-founder and recently retired executive director of Women on the Job, who received this year’s 2008 Humanitarian Award.

The gala was well-attended by many of Long Island’s distinguished community and business leaders. Executive Director Jack Jerdan said, “The Angel Ball was a triumph as it brought into focus the importance of LICADD’s expanding and innovative education programs and support services that help children and families suffering with the devastating effects of alcoholism and other drug addictions.”

The evening would not have been possible but for the generous support of LICADD’s major sponsors; the Christopher D. Smithers Foundation, Long Island Hotels, the Danzi family, Hirshleifer’s and the Brennan family.

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Angel Ball co-chairs Bonnie and Alfred E. Devendorf

Angel Ball co-chair Alfred E. Devendorf and guests

Assemblyman Joseph Saladino, Board chair Curt Webster, Georgina Webster, and the Honorable Rick Lazio

Swing for Kids Tournament Raises Funds for Children’s Art Programs Tilles Event Honors Michael Dubb

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hrough the swing of a club or racket, well over $2 million has been raised for children’s arts education in the years since Peter Tilles founded Swing for Kids. The golf and tennis tournament is a means to fund Tilles Center for the Performing Arts’ growing commitment to provide Long Island schools with excellent programs of arts education. Tens of thousands of Long Island schoolchildren have benefited from performances by world-renowned artists and through participation both at the Tilles Center and in their classrooms in activities that relate these performances to school curriculum.

Honoree Michael Dubb receives the county’s congratulatory certificate from Howard Weitzman.

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Ilyssa Lipson and Eileen Supran show off their tennis trophy.

Steve Hollander and Deidre Costa Major take a break in the cart while fellow golfer Joe Lippens looks on.

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Crohn’s & Colitis Spring Gala Supports Research and Education James Pappas Is Honoree

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ore than 530 guests celebrated the achievements of Man of the Year James A. Pappas at a lavish, black-tie dinner dance and awards ceremony that raised more than $850,000 for Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) programs.

Retired NFL quarterback Vinny Testaverde served as master of ceremonies. Notables in attendance included newly elected New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and best-selling author Nelson DeMille and his wife Sandy.

The rooms were filled with Long Island and New York City’s most prominent business and civic leaders, including The Boulevard publisher Angela Susan Anton, Deborah and Mitchell Rechler, Samantha and David Ripka, Nancy and David Howard and Stephen Waldner and Linda Kleet.

The Hon. Dean Skelos, New York State Senator.

Former Men of the Year: Ted Moudis and Peter Pappas Sr., with friend Spiros Voutsinas.

Master of ceremonies Vinny Testaverde.

Gala vice-chairmen Anthony Nastasi, Anthony Gerrato and Steve Soviero with Man of the Year Jamie Pappas.

Stephen Waldner, chairman of Waldner’s Business Environments with Mitchell Rechler, Rechler Equity.

Arthur and Liana Backal with Jamie Pappas.

Man of the Year James A. Pappas with wife Lisa.

Sandy and Nelson DeMille.

L.I. Chapter Executive Director Edda Ramsdell with Jamie Pappas.

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nuBest salon and spa Celebrates 35 Years of Beauty Evolution Michael Mazzei Hosts Gala Under the Stars

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amily, friends, clients, and staff joined beauty industry legend Michael Mazzei as he celebrated 35 years of success and evolution in his world-famous nuBest salon and spa with worldwide entertainment, fashion, and flavors from all over the world. The event, designed by Ali Yarkhan, had the crowd meandering through English-inspired gardens feasting on culinary delights from Italy, India, China, and the USA. The festivities were kicked off by rock 'n' roll legend Jay Black, whose hit song Only in America was a salute to Mazzei’s American Dream story. Another highlight of the night was the unveiling of nuBest's nuLook, created by Mazzei specifically for the event.

The evening ended with a heartfelt speech by Mazzei, thanking his family, friends, clients, and staff for their continuous support through his 35 years with nuBest. “Without all of you, I would not be here tonight celebrating this special occasion. I am grateful to all of you for being there for me through the years.”

More than a businessman, in 2007 Mazzei's philanthropic efforts on Long Island were recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Nassau County Museum of Art.

Natasha Agarwal, Ali Yarkban, Nadia Rao

Michael Mazzei and nuBest model

Naked Cowboy with nuBest 35th Anniversary models

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Mark Entler, Karina Todaro

Rock n’ Roll legend Jay Black, Michael and Donna Mazzei

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When You Wish Upon A Star…

Make-A-Wish Celebrates at

25th Anniversary Gala

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n June 11, more than 600 business leaders and members of the philanthropic elite gathered at Cipriani Wall Street to celebrate 25 years of wishes come true and to honor Jim McCann, founder and CEO of 1-800-Flowers.com and Jonathan M. Nelson, CEO of Providence Equity Partners, for their outstanding contributions to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Hosted by photographer and America's Next Top Model judge Nigel Barker, the event raised an amazing $1.6 million. Highlights of the evening included touching testimonials from members of the newly formed Wish Alumni Network – a group of former Wish Kids who are now accomplished young adults. Also on hand was Wish Kid Taurean, 18, who had his wish for snowboarding equipment granted earlier this year, marking the chapter’s milestone 7,000th wish.

“There is no better way to celebrate our chapter’s 25th anniversary than to gather all members of the Make-A-Wish family whose caring, passion and support have made possible more than 7,000 wishes granted to date,” said Pat Clemency, president and CEO of Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York. “It is just the right setting to celebrate our collective effort and express our gratitude and appreciation.”

With lights dimmed after dinner, Wish Kids rolled out a giant anniversary cake for the perfect ending to a magical night.

Wish Kids, gala honorees and chairman of the board share a moment.

Back row: Wish Kids Peter and Robert; Gala Honoree Jim McCann; Chairman of the Board, Make-A-Wish Foundation Metro New York, Thomas A. Roberts; Gala Honoree Jonathan M. Nelson; Taurean. Front row: Wish Kids Alissa, Angela, Anna, Kelly, Stefani, Mercedes and guests.

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York board member Michael Levitt and wife, Didi.

Mary Alice Roberts; Pat Clemency, president and CEO, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York; Thomas A. Roberts, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York chairman of the board with Nigel Barker and guest.

Gala Honoree Jim McCann and Wish Kid Peter.

Nigel Barker and Angela Susan Anton

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Maurer Foundation Pink Diamond Ball Raises Funds to Support Breast Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Sheryl Crow Delighted Crowd; Stephen J. Dannhauser Honored

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he Maurer Foundation for Breast Health Education held its fifth annual Pink Diamond Ball at The Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan with more than 1,000 guests in attendance. The benefit raised more than $1.6 million to support breast cancer prevention and early detection. Donna Hanover presided as the night’s emcee.

Singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow gave a powerful performance and shared details of her own breast cancer experience.

The foundation honored Stephen J. Dannhauser, a tireless supporter of the foundation and its education programs. Under his leadership, the law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP recently hosted a Maurer Foundation breast health program for its employees.

Mr. Dannhauser urged everyone to “stay involved and continue supporting the good work of The Maurer Foundation.

Dr. Virginia Maurer, who created the foundation in 1995, said, “The Maurer Foundation has always been rooted in education.

Education about diet, exercise, and incorporating lifelong healthy habits is crucial for adolescents and adults. Our programs, which we offer at no cost, would not be possible without the generosity of people like Stephen Dannhauser.”

Niki Gregory, Sheryl Crow, Dr. Virginia Maurer, and Donna Hanover

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Stuart Rabinowitz, Dr. Kathy Weiss, Mike Weiss, guest, Alan Leibowitz and friends

Dr. David Kaplan and Dr. Alice Kim

Donna Hanover and Ed Oster

Ed and Pat Travaglianti

Sheryl Crow and Stephen Dannhauser

Stephen and Beth Dannhauser, Niki and Joe Gregory

Dr. Virginia Maurer and Andrew Corrado

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Summer Picnic Pops Concert Orchestrates

Funds for New Breast Care Center

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espite less than ideal weather conditions, there was cause for celebration at the 26th annual Summer Picnic Pops Concert, Saturday, June 14 on the lawn at Old Westbury Gardens. The evening of picnicking, fun and beautiful music from the Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra raised more than $270,000 for the new Breast Care Center at Glen Cove Hospital, a member of the North Shore-LIJ Health System.

Honored at the event were Dr. Dwight DeRisi, surgical oncologist, and Dr. Alan Shons, plastic surgeon, two invaluable members of the Glen Cove community who will be leading the breast care center.

The state-of-the-art center will respond to the needs of women across Long Island who are diagnosed with diseases of the breast. Beginning as a breast surgical center, plans are for it to develop into a comprehensive center providing a full range of services.

Two operating rooms, a recovery room, patient acute care rooms, a family waiting area, and an outpatient assessment and treatment area are planned in this renovation of existing space within the hospital.

Louis Panacciulli, Beverly V.P. Banker, Michael J. Dowling, Dennis Connors, Francis X.B. Harrington.

There was plenty of entertainment for the children at the Summer Picnic Pops Concert, including balloons galore and favorite characters such as Snow White and Prince Charming.

The Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Louis Panacciulli.

Celebration of Life at North Shore-LIJ Cancer Survivor's Day

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ulia Sweeney was the keynote speaker at the uplifting celebration of life that marked North Shore University Hospital and LIJ Medical Center's Cancer Survivors' Day held at the Monter Cancer Center in Lake Success. More than 2,000 cancer survivors and their guests listened to the star of stage, screen and Saturday Night Live read funny and painfully touching excerpts from her awardwinning, one-woman Broadway show and film God Said Ha! which chronicled the difficult time in Ms. Sweeney's life when she was diagnosed with a rare form of cervical cancer, while also caring for her brother, who was fighting his own battle with lymphoma.

Pictured are Sophie Turner, MD, retired chairman of radiation oncology and organizer of the first Cancer Survivors' Day in 1990; Vincent Vinceguerra, MD, chief of hematology/oncology at the Don Monti Division of Hematology/Oncology at North Shore University Hospital; Julia Sweeney; and Saul Katz, chairman of the North Shore-LIJ Health System Board of Trustees.

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Hampton Designer showhouse Saturday, July 19th 59 Farm Court Sagaponack, NY Photos by Tina Guiomar Jon Davis, Suzanne Davis of PBS Nightly Business, and Mr. and Mrs. William Landberg

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Designer Douglas Graneto, and Brian Ruyes, in the Guest Suite. Fabric by Christopher Norman

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Ashanti, Princess of Hip-Hop Soul, Is Cartier Ambassador Photo by Tony Gallego, Gill Associates Photography.

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shanti, known to the music world as the Princess of Hip-Hop Soul, recently came home to Glen Cove, where she is better known as the girl next door, to present a check for $75,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America as an ambassador of Cartier’s Lovecharity bracelet campaign. Cartier has teamed with eight musical artists, each of whom chose a charity to benefit from the sale of the bracelets. The bracelets feature interlocking miniature Love bracelets in 18K gold and 18K rose, both graced with the word "Love" and set into a knotted silk cord in colors designating support of an individual cause. Ashanti’s bracelet is the bright royal blue of the Boys & Girls Clubs.

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ou built a time machine … out of a DeLorean?” In 1985, the car that went back in time became the iconic dream of transportation in the movie Back to the Future. Unfortunately, the car company had already dissolved by the film's release, but even without its cinematic fame, the short-lived DeLorean DMC-12 is a unique and unmistakable automobile. The stainless steel beauty was produced in March 1976 as a prototype. Full production began in Ireland in January 1981 and lasted until late 1982. By then some 9,000 DMC-12s in three variations were produced, about 6,500 of which are still around.

Tucked away in West Sayville on the South Shore of Long Island hides a bit of Long Island automotive history. Two chain link fenced-in areas with 40 gleaming stainless steel DMC 12s wait patiently for the delicate touch of Robert Grady in what looks like a DeLorean graveyard. However, this is anything but

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a graveyard; it's part of the PJ Grady family-owned automotive business that has lasted almost 100 years.

In the early 1980s, PJ Grady expanded its GM dealership and signed on to sell the new futuristic car. In all, they sold about 30, which is considerable considering the economy of the time and the oil prices of just a few years prior. When the DeLorean Motor Company went out of business, Grady continued to honor warranties and eventually created one of the only DeLorean shops in the Northeast. Today, he restores these fine machines to better-than-new condition and even has a few for sale.

“The car was way ahead of its time, but came in at the wrong time," says Rob. "It wasn’t made to compete with a Corvette - it doesn’t have that kind of power. It was really made to compete with the average car. What made the car unique was its obvious gullwing doors, rear engine and its advanced design interior.”

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Gullwing doors were nothing new - the Mercedes 300SL and the Bricklin SV-1 both featured the doors for years, but the DeLorean was different. “When you open and close the doors, you can feel the weight; they're solid. They were able to do this with a torsion bar and gas strut which made the door very different from other gullwing doors. The car was [one of ] the first to feature a wraparound molded dashboard that is standard on today’s cars.” Although it did not include a flux capacitor, it did include power windows, mirrors, door locks, a rear engine and fuel injection, features not all that common as standard equipment back then. One thing is certain: there has never been another car like it, which is why it has withstood the test of time.

If you have a DeLorean or just want to check one out, call PJ Grady Inc. at 631-589-6224 or visit www.pjgrady.com.

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Then: The pudgy, innocent, Cabbage Patch Kids face took on a life of their own after first being introduced in 1982 - not in the sense of Chucky from Child’s Play, although the parents of children who wanted the Cabbage Patch Kids were probably just as crazed, doing whatever they had to in order to purchase one. These adorable dolls, the must-have Christmas present at the height of their popularity, prompted nasty fights between parents and temper tantrums among children … all for a smiling, dimpled doll with a round vinyl head and cuddly, squishy body.

Now: While kids today have dolls like Bratz, which have achieved impressive popularity, that sort of stomping-over-whoever-youhave-to-to-get-one craze hasn’t infected parents and their kids quite like the introduction of Cabbage Patch Kids Dolls.

Motorola Cell Phone circa 1980: This model matched the tremendous idea of the cellular telephone with its tremendous size, back when the purpose of a phone was simply to make a call. These large phones, now commonly referred to as the "Brick,” were showing up everywhere, from cars to oversized briefcases, but certainly did not fit soundly in your pocket. This brilliant invention of telephone line-free technology would spark years of impressive advances for the cellular telephone.

more, the computer was never shown in the actual commercial.

The first Macintosh was stylish, boxy and unaware of the popularity Mac would eventually gain.

IMac Today: Currently, the “I’m a Mac” campaign features Justin Long as a Mac and John Hodgman as a PC. In playful banter between the two, Mac always wins. Aside from the understated, humorous nature of its commercials, what else has changed most about Macintosh computers since the 80s? Everything. With the computer and monitor combined into one, the bulk of the original computer has been transformed into a sleek design with a stunning display. With an ultra-thin wireless keyboard and mouse, and iSight camera for video chat, this high performance computer has, thankfully, evolved tremendously from when Macintosh first introduced its personal computer, though not to the same drama of the 1984 commercial.

Games Rubik's Cube: Although it was invented in 1974, it was renamed in 1980 and has since sold more than 300 million cubes. Considered one of the best selling toys of all times, the Rubik’s cube has entertained and sometimes frustrated people for hours, yet they couldn’t put it down.

As more and more people picked up the Rubik’s Cube, they started challenging each other, leading to worldwide championships and the current record of completion of 11.28 seconds. Though many have discovered the mathematical patterns for completion, people still get the same enjoyment out of the frustration of attempting to solve the infamous cube as people did when it was first introduced.

Cell Phones circa 2008: Now we won’t accept a phone bigger than the size of the hand that holds it. With wireless 3g Internet at our fingertips, text messaging, games, touch technology, and ringtones with the sound quality of a CD, anything less is simply obsolete. We no longer want a phone that does the unthinkable – merely makes phone calls – we want a phone that has essentially become a personal computer at our fingertips. And with this technology becoming more accessible and affordable, there’s no reason to accept anything less.

Apple 1984 Commercial Introduction of the Macintosh: The commercial, titled 1984 after the year it came out as well as the George Orwell novel, was considered a masterpiece, and is still remembered today as groundbreaking. It featured the drama of the unnamed heroine running away from security guards to save the world from conformity, ultimately ending with the text: “On January 24th, Apple Computer will introduce Macintosh. And you'll see why 1984 won't be like 1984.” It’s generally considered one of the most successful commercials of all time, yet it aired only once. In that one-time segment, Macintosh revolutionized the computer industry. And what’s

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Video Games Then: Although the video games introduced during the '80s are too simple by today’s standards, these games paved the way for the technology we currently enjoy. Space Invaders, one of the originals of the arcade games, was a tremendous multi-million dollar success that would forever change the world of gaming, expanding it from a novelty business to a global industry.

Gaming systems such as Atari allowed for gamers to enjoy these arcade classics in their own homes. With two-dimensional graphics, limited movement and controls, the games became a popular phenomenon without being even remotely lifelike. And we loved it!

Video Games Now: These days, people want to believe their video games. We can’t, and won’t, settle for monophonic sound effects, black screens and brightly colored geometric targets. We need to see the sweat on our enemies' brows. It’s all about interactive gaming and believability on the screen. With consoles like Wii that respond to movement, and games like Grand Theft Auto which graphically involve you in the violence of the streets whether you like it or not, the days of PacMan and Space Invaders are simply obsolete.

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Vine Speak Celebrities Lend Cachet to the Grape

By Heather Muhleman

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he world is obsessed with famous people. After all, isn’t that how they become famous? People are interested in where they live, what their hobbies are, where they like to vacation and what their favorite ice cream flavor is.

When a celeb puts a stamp of approval on a product, the public swarms toward it. Not much is different if they put their name on wine.

Many celebrities like wine, and a few have gone as far as building wineries to house their wines. Even deceased celebrities have gotten into the wine business. An interesting list of luminaries who have their own wines and/or wineries presents quite a cross-section of people and, needless to say, wines as well.

Rock Merlot and King Cabernet Sauvignon, which come in a three-pack for $39.99. For the collectors, the Velvet Elvis 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon is $109.99 for 1.5 liters of Napa Valley Cab that comes in an authentic velvet case.

Bob Dylan The iconic folksinger Bob Dylan has lent his name to an Italian wine since 1997. The producer, Antonio Terni, released his first vintage-driven Rosso Conero Visions of J., named for the Bob Dylan song, as Dylan was his childhood hero. The most recent vintage includes Planet Waves ($51 for 2004 vintage).

Savanna Samson Francis Ford Coppola Possibly one of the most well known “famous wineries” at the moment is the Niebaum-Coppola Estate winery in Napa Valley, CA owned by Coppola. Much like his movies, his wines are highly acclaimed, and include lines such as his FC Reserve (finest grapes from Sonoma County), Director’s Cut (his homage to the purchase of his winery and the history of filmmaking), Diamond Collection (grapes from across California), Rosso & Bianco (collection of table wines) and Sofia (sparking wine collection). They are reasonably priced, so browse around the website www.rossobianco.com to find what you like best.

Marilyn Monroe As I mentioned, even deceased celebrities have their own wines. The Marilyn wines, which have been in production since 1985, attract wine lovers, Marilyn lovers and sometimes just memorabilia collectors. Some of the collection includes the complex Marilyn Merlot ($27 for 2006 vintage); the young Merlot called Norma Jeane ($10.50 for 2007 vintage) and the sparkling wine collection of Blonde de Noirs ($30 for 2004 vintage).

Elvis Presley Graceland Cellars celebrates the life of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll with wines such as Blue Suede Shoes Chardonnay, Jailhouse

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Even porn stars can make good wine. Savanna Samson, famous adult film star, released her Sogno Uno – 2004 ($49.99) with much anticipation. With high marks from critic Robert M. Parker, this Italian variety led the way for the highly acclaimed Sogno Due – 2004 ($29.99) and Sogno Tre – 2006 ($59.99).

Many other random celebs also have made varietals such as Madonna’s wines released by her father Tony Ciccone in 2006, Emeril Lagasse's wine released by Fetzer in 2003 and Jerry Garcia’s J. Garcia Wines of Sonoma County released by Clos du Bois beginning in 2001. Even sports stars have gotten into the wine biz, including Wayne Gretzky and his No. 99 line released

by Wayne Gretzky Estates in collaboration with Niagara’s Creekside Estate in 2007 and golf stars Ernie Els with his line of South African wines and Greg Norman’s Californian and Australian vintages.

So if you are a wine drinker, a collector or just a fan, these wines are sure to be the center of attention and talk of any party.

I say go for the theme parties. With any good Graceland/Elvis celebration, Elvis wines should be there. And try the Savanna wines or the Marilyn wines on your next romantic evening in. Having your annual family Godfather screening? Include Coppola's wine to set the mood.

As always, drink what you like and never question your own taste.

Cheers to good wine!

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Raphael Yakoby Presents NUVO, World’s First Sparkling Liqueur

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aphael Yakoby’s experience in the beverage industry began shortly after college, when he started importing wines from the country of Georgia. In the interest of expanding into the spirits industry, Raphael began working on his first liquor creation, HPNOTIQ. After selling HPNOTIQ, Raphael took a year’s sabbatical to consider what he wanted to create next. Noticing the abundance of liquors on the market geared toward men, he decided to create a product that would inspire the female consumer—one that combined the purity of a spirit with the elegance of a champagne, that encompassed beauty and luxury. It took Raphael two-and-a-half years to develop NUVO Sparkling Liqueur, the world's first sparkling liqueur and the first of its kind in the liquor industry.

With packaging inspired by the perfume industry, NUVO is designed with small details aimed at the female consumer, such as the floral accents, the lipstick effect of the cap and the soft pink hue of the beverage. NUVO is the perfect accessory for a stylish and sophisticated lifestyle, and the attention to detail in the packaging makes it a statement piece at any party.

Made with vodka and a small amount of delicate French sparkling wine, this ultra-premium sparkling liqueur is blended with natural fruit nectar. The wine is predominately chardonnay with a touch of pinot noir. It is infused with raspberry, peach and strawberry fruits to reveal a vivacity and elegance that leaves the palate refreshed.

NUVO celebrates the pleasure of people getting together with friends and sharing beautiful moments. Cheers, and enjoy!

Back in the ’80s, E & J Winery introduced the iconic Bartles & Jaymes brand of wine coolers. With its vast array of carbonated tropical flavors and just a splash of alcohol, it quickly became the alternative to beer and wine.

Throughout the ’80s, we were entertained in commercials by the fictitious Frank Bartles and his non-speaking partner Ed Jaymes with the popular catchphrase, “Thank you for your support.”

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It’s Date Night Every Night at

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ate night is a staple in many married New Yorkers' lives. If it’s not, it should be. With two children to raise and a full-time job each, Nesli and Sunay Ciner, originally from Turkey, scheduled their date nights on Friday. When Manhattan became too much for the couple and their children, Port Washington seemed the perfect place to raise their family. Determined to keep date nights alive, the Ciners decided that the town needed a cool, hip place for any couple and Tava Restaurant & Bar was born.

Opened 10 months ago, Tava offers the comfortable surroundings of romance: red walls, European-style art and friendly people. Three handpicked chefs from Turkey put this restaurant at the top of the list for anyone who enjoys authentic Turkish food with flair. The dining room, plus the newly added Tava on the Side section, holds approximately 125 people, and on any given night, you’ll find either or both Nesli and Sunay at the helm.

The food combines Turkish cuisine with European and Asian meats and spices. The menu of appetizers is almost as long as the main course menu. On our visit, we were offered a complimentary appetizer of Mercimek Kofte – red lentil rolls with scallions and parsley topped with lemon juice and olive oil. The Karisik Meze is good to share and probably the most recommended appetizer. It is a mix of delectable mezes including Acili Ezme (minced tomatoes, spicy peppers, onions and walnuts mixed in olive oil), piyaz (white bean salad in extra virgin olive oil and vinegar), babaghanoush and hummus. One of the specialties of the house is the Findik Lahmacun (mini meat pizzas served with tomatoes and parsley). Another specialty, and one of the many reasons people say they come back, is the Hunkar Vegendi – a pureed eggplant topped with chunks of

Karisik Meze: mixed appetizers acili ezme, humus, piyaz and babaghanoush

By Heather Muhleman Photos by Tina Guiomar baby lamb. Nesli and Sunay like a constant movement and flow to the place, so menu options change constantly and this dish isn’t always on the menu. But ask and you shall receive. Tava will make it available on request.

The main courses are full of well-seasoned lamb, beef and chicken. Seafood selections include tilapia, swordfish and shrimp; for vegetarians, there is just one option, but it's a delightful one, filled with okra, tomatoes and onions.

We found the meats to be perfectly cooked with Asian and European seasonings (with extra on the table for those who prefer more of a kick). A trademark of most Turkish meals is couscous, which, interestingly, was missing from the menu and replaced with bulgur pilaf, rice or fries. Yes, fries. When questioned, Nesli said with a laugh, “That’s why we’re fusion. We want to have something for everyone.” Fair enough – they were delicious.

Dessert was extra special with choices of traditional baklava with crushed pistachios, or Turkish flan – a recipe straight from Nesli’s father’s kitchen in Turkey. According to "legend,” people traveled for miles for it, and we could see why. The flan is not the typical caramel-like Mexican flan, but has more of a crème brulee texture and not extraordinarily sweet flavors. It’s one of those desserts for which you make room no matter how much you've eaten.

Along with Tava’s spectacular food, the restaurant also includes a bar area with an extensive wine list and cocktail menu, including Blak Tea (Stoli Blackberi Vodka and sweetened iced tea) and the Turkish specialty Raki, served traditionally on the rocks with water. The wine list includes many varietals from all over the world but when in a Turkish restaurant, why not order authentic Turkish wines?

Tava on the Side serves lighter fare and is more of a wine bar/café. The lounge atmosphere is sure to please, serving paninis and smaller mezes, topping out at around $14.

All in all, Tava is a spectacular restaurant with a romantic atmosphere and great food and drink. To have the full experience, go when there is entertainment - a pianist, tango dancers or belly dancers. All can be requested for private parties.

Tava also offers daily lunch specials and a “sunset menu” – a three-course meal for $22.95, served from 4 - 6 p.m. for the early birds.

We suggest that all lovers, families, or anyone looking for a bit of Turkish culture nestled in Port Washington book a table.

Trust us, you won’t regret it.

Tava is located at 166 Main Street in Port Washington.

Call 513-767-3400 for reservations.

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Restaurant Reviews

By Barry Kay

George Martin

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he George Martin Group, established in 1989, has focused on creating unique restaurant experiences with cuttingedge cuisine. The group now has five restaurants on Long Island, plus a new entry in Douglaston, Queens, where I recently had the pleasure of dining. On a quiet, tree-lined street adjacent to the Douglaston railroad station, this is a very chic and upscale urban dining experience. New York City pricing but worth it! The ambiance is cool and sophisticated and the furnishings are comfortable but very stylish. Doors that open to the sidewalk gives it the appearance of a fashionable European bistro. The restaurant is able to accommodate parties, full-course dinners, or intimate cocktail affairs.

Our meal consisted of Maryland Lump Crab Cake with cucumber apple slaw; traditional Caesar salad; savory French-cut Chicken Breast with roasted asparagus and tarragon mustard sauce, Cedar Plank Wild King Salmon Filet with Chinese mustard, wilted spinach and creamed leeks. The restaurant offers an extensive imported and local wine list and some wonderful desserts.

Our waiter was knowledgeable, helpful and very accommodating.

George Martin is located at 42-15 235th Street Douglaston, NY 11364 Tel: 718-224-2898

City Cellar

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ocated in the heart of Westbury’s shopping and dining district, City Cellar is all about good service and fine comfort food. I was immediately impressed with the sheer physical size of the interior of this restaurant. City Cellar offers lots of space between tables so that you can enjoy a conversation without being drowned out by other diners. New York City pricing with very generous portions.

Our meal consisted of Chilled Jumbo Gulf Shrimp with cocktail sauce; Pine Nut Crusted Warm Goat Cheese Salad with mesclun greens and fig balsamic vinaigrette; Natural Chicken “Under a Brick” with goat cheese whipped potatoes, Swiss chard with raisins and pine nuts; Pan Jus Crabmeat Crusted Chilean Sea Bass with pan roasted Yukon gold potato cake, vegetable fricassee and lemon herb butter. For dessert we shared a classic crème brulee and a Key lime tartlet with berry sauce.

City Cellar has an extensive and varied wine list of domestic and imported fine wines. A perfect place for after shopping or the movies.

City Cellar is located at 1080 Corporate Drive, Westbury LI. Tel: 516-693-5400

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ocated on Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton, Almond is deceptively innocuous. The smallish wooden building on the side of the road offers wonderfully different and delicious French and Continental fare at affordable prices. Manager Laura Warner made us feel right at home, as did our waitress, Alicia Andrew. Our menu consisted of many French favorites reminiscent of my earlier restaurant experiences in Paris. Almond has a pleasant casual vibe in appearance and style that makes for a very comfortable dining experience.

Our meal consisted of Select Cheeses with figs and walnuts; Escargot garlic and Pernod; Chilled Asparagus Vinaigrette parmesan tuile; Roast Chicken with crushed potatoes, natural sauce; Rack of Lamb with garlic crushed potatoes.

Wonderful desserts are also offered along with assorted domestic and imported wines. Almond offers a $21.95 threecourse prix fixe menu every night from 6 to 7 p.m. and all night Mondays.

Almond is located at 1970 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton, NY. Tel: 631-537-8885

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A Mano Osteria and Wine Bar

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reated by Adam Lovett and Tom Schaudel, A Mano brings country Italian casual dining to the North Fork. Schaudel, a renowned Long Island chef and restaurateur/author (107 Forest Ave., Lemongrass, Jedidiyah Hawkins in Jamesport, and Coolfish in Syosset,) and Lovett, an experienced GM at Starr Boggs, PJ Clarks and Jedediah Hawkins in Jamesport, have partnered to bring another winner to Mattituck, Long Island.

Opened in June 2008, A Mano is a warm and tastefully furnished osteria/restaurant, featuring local ingredients from nearby local growers, farms, cheese and winemakers, and blending them with the tastes and traditions of Tuscany. The Italian-inspired appetizers and entrees are paired with wines from both Long Island and Italy to showcase both Old and New World flavor. A Mano is open for lunch, dinner, or just to have a quartino of your favorite wine and a platter of salami and cheese at the wine bar.

Wood oven-fired pizzas and pastas star on the menu.

Made to order for pizza lovers, Schaudelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorites include tomato/basil, mozzarella; Catapano Farms goat cheese/olive roasted garlic/rosemary; wild mushrooms/fontina/truffle oil; duck sausage/tomato, mozzarella; proscuitto/basil/tomato.

The wine list features North Fork Italian varietals and wines from Italy and California; there are 20 wines sold by the glass and more than 100 on the list. There are also specialty cocktails and local vodka. A Mano offers a little slice of Italy on the North Fork.

A Mano is located at 13550 Main Road, Mattituck, LI. Tel: 631-298-4800

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n the 1950s in some parts of rural Oregon, radio reception was at best slim pickings. Radio stations that expounded pop charts and Top 10s were hard to come by … sort of like being in parts of Vermont today where your cell phone won’t work. Out in the barn with soothing music during milking time, folks heard a lot of hillbilly music and not much else.

Couple slim pickings with a parental disdain of the Victorian order for popular culture and there were bound to be gaping holes in this writer’s understanding of musical influences in the century past that turned the world on its head. One of the holes was the era that just happened to be rock ‘n’ roll.

I recently laid these confessions at the feet of bespectacled, 40-something Howard Kramer, curatorial director of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, which opened in 1995.

“Oh, just like my mother,” he said.

More than an hour later he had given me a short course on a century of the musical influences leading up to, among others, the Elvis phenomenon. And he gave me a new understanding of music in America and how it has shaped this country’s political

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movements. Fumbling for a firm foundation of some kind, I mumbled, “Oh, sort of like poets of Ireland and Russia influenced those countries.”

At this point Howard was keen to get on with his day, which meant getting me out of his office and sending me on to what would be several (too few) mesmerizing hours up and down the escalators of this man-made promontory on the shore of Lake Erie in Cleveland’s pristine North Harbor.

My approach to grasping this museum became a musical mission. I paid scant attention to the luster on the King’s Lincoln Mark IV, his fancy pants and guitars. You couldn’t tear me away from the earphone bank where a touch screen, organized by decades and ranging from Bessie Smith of the 1920s to Patti Smith of the 1970s, brought up song after song after song. You can interact there all day playing the influences back and forth, piecing together your own musical quilt from 500 musical pieces and in the end shoring up your confidence because after all, you have heard most of them before, but who knows where or when.

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I was fascinated by Mystery Train, a must-see documentary that weaves the genius of Louis Armstrong, Elvis, Count Basie and the Rolling Stones into coherence. I found myself snorting at a quote by J. Edgar Hoover who in 1968 declared that R&B and R&R are "repulsive to right-thinking people and can have serious effects on our young people." Hey, it was having serious effects on this senior citizen and I loved every minute of it.

Visitors can also recapture the energy of the annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, held since 1986. The 2008 event held at the Waldorf in New York honored Madonna, among others. The jury is still out as to who will be showcased at the 2009 induction ceremonies to be held in downtown Cleveland.

For those who collect architectural memories, a significant part of this musical immersion is the exuberance and energy that emanate from how the overall exhibition is displayed and draped. It also helps that the bones of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum were designed by I.M. Pei. He wrote: “In designing this building, it was my intention to echo the energy of rock and roll.” The result is an open but at the same time

intimate space accessed vertically on six levels by escalators and showered with light off Lake Erie, thanks to lots of glass, a Pei signature.

My new-found curator friend said in passing that "Brilliant art is harder to find among today’s noise." The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is hours of contemplative enjoyment surrounded by artifacts, video, and interactive kiosks that tell the story of rock 'n' roll and allow the visitor to savor the brilliance of our musical past.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas. For information, visit www.rockhall.com. A new exhibit opening Oct. 10 and continuing through Jan. 4, 2009 is called Cleveland Rocks: The Birthplace of Rock and Roll, with photographs by George Shuba, known as the “Grandfather of Rock and Roll Photography.” The focus is 1963 to 1969 (Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, Jackie Wilson, the Doors) and how yesterday’s teens responded to their pop-music scene in this blue-collar Midwestern city.

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Travel

The Ritz Carlton Moscow

By Barry Kay

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ur Seven Stars and Stripes Team arrived at the impressive, highly polished, weather-protected main entrance of the Ritz Carlton Moscow, located in the very heart of the city. Eleven stories high, the hotel placed us in sight of points of unparalleled historic significance as it overlooks Red Square, the Kremlin, St. Basil’s Cathedral and Christ the Savior Cathedral.

The team's arrival was like a perfectly orchestrated play, rehearsed a thousand times and now seamlessly presented to us. “Welcome to the Ritz Carlton,” doorman Vyacheslav Burtsev said as he opened the door and raised his hat with total sincerity. Paulina Sokolova, an attractive young lady, welcomed us and guided us from the entrance of the hotel through the buzzing arrival hall. We felt instantly at home as we followed Paulina through the sparkling marble parlor to a very polished and traditional one-of-a-kind elevator as live, soothing piano music enveloped us. The sounds, elegance, hospitality, warmth and ambiance convinced us that we were checking into one of the world’s finest hotels.

While we admired the breathtaking views of the eclectic and esthetic roofs of amazing Moscow, Alexander Regelman, the club manager, informed us that this was the official place to perform sabrage, a tradition dating back to Napoleonic days.

Sabrage is the name for the beheading by saber of a bottle of champagne. The tradition became popular as Napoleon’s army passed through many aristocratic domains across Europe and

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We then followed Master de Sabrage Roman Milostivy out onto the balcony. The air was wonderfully mild above the stunning roofs of Russia. The sword's cut came quickly and was perfectly targeted; the champagne’s bubbly liquid emerged with a thunderous rush as we celebrated this glorious spring day.

Imagine opening a bottle of exquisite Louis Roederer by striking off its neck with one sweep of a saber’s blade, while overlooking the most famous “onion roofs” of the world!

We were then led to our accommodations on the seventh floor. On our way, we were informed that this luxury hotel has more than 300 of the largest guestrooms and suites in all of Moscow. Our luggage had arrived at our rooms before us and upon entering suite 740, I was immediately enthralled with its beautiful décor and appointments. The most striking feature was a king-size, royally dressed bed. From the soft linens to the Ritz’s signature featherbeds and pillow topped mattresses dressed in a multitude of decorative pillows, it was totally captivating. The room was filled with polished dark cherry and burl wood décor and gave this traveler a true feeling of home. A brief inspection of the bathroom revealed strikingly beautiful fixtures made of precious marble from Portugal and the Altai Mountains. Bath essentials by Bulgari were generously, and tastefully, displayed.

With not a fingerprint to be found, the room was absolutely spotless. Slipping into a cozy, plush Ritz Carlton terry robe and slippers, I relaxed and called housekeeping to have my suit

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Travel dry-cleaned. Although a bath would have been delightful, I instead availed myself of the high-speed Internet access and was immediately able to connect with our New York office.

Unfortunately, because of the eight-hour time difference, no communication with the U.S. would be possible at this hour.

Each of our rooms contained a well-stocked bar geared to the tastes and demands of international travelers, as well as a Krupps Nespresso machine which was an instant hit with all of us. Further assessment of the room revealed a traditional, graceful, formal living room. Electronically controlled panels allowed easy access to well-placed lights and window coverings.

The room's lighting provided the desired ambiance as well as a certain dramatic feel. The use of colorful fabrics supported the living room’s design. It was an artist’s palette of gold, ocher and aubergine, which gave the design a classic elegance.

The international health, beauty and fitness center ESPA opened its well-designed doors in the fall, and is located on the lower level of the hotel. It features one of Moscow’s largest pools. The facility, with its ultra-modern sleek design, is truly exquisite and features a bubbling in-pool hot tub and a sauna with a Swarovski crystal-studded ceiling, along with authentic Russian steam rooms. Spa Director Neil Saul welcomed us personally and gave us a tour of the colorful therapeutic Zen-like space of ESPA.

The multi-lingual spa concierge and staff were accommodating and enhanced the excellent spa experience.

The Ritz Carlton features the latest in hotel innovation, the Technology Butler, a service person to help guests understand and utilize the new technologies, including the spa and fitness center. ESPA is famous for its selection of powerful and highly effective signature treatments specifically created for the Ritz Carlton. These treatments focus on Eastern spa philosophy and European spa history, with an Ayurvedic flair. The spa employs a team of highly skilled and trained professionals who deliver optimal results with treatments that we all had the pleasure of experiencing. After asking about any medical conditions we might have, our therapist recommended aromatherapy massage. The combination of exotic oils, wonderful massage and highly pleasant aromas made for a wonderful relaxing experience. The spa treatment was followed by a delightful shower and rest period for us to soak in and fully enjoy the feeling of detoxification, hydration and rejuvenation.

A memorable and pleasant day was followed by a welldeserved Seven Stars and Stripes Award ceremony presented to the management and staff of the Ritz Carlton Moscow. The ceremony was a tribute to both the philosophy of excellence at the Ritz Carlton Company and to Moscow, a perfect global destination.

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Close To Home, Yet a World Away

Inn at Fox Hollow Above and Beyond Luxury

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e continually want to be a step above and beyond other hotels on Long Island," comments Franklin Manchester, general manager of the Inn at Fox Hollow, "and to prove it, we spared no expense in redesigning 134 of our guest suites and creating 11 high-end Royal Suites for our brides and grooms, VIP guests and high-level business executives."

Walking through the newly renovated Hearth Room he adds, "The décor is entirely ‘new classic’ and we’re ecstatic that it’s been universally embraced by old friends and new visitors and patrons of the hotel.”

The Inn’s 134 suites and 11 exclusive royal suites have been appointed with ultra-plush bedding and oversized pillows, elegant wall treatments and hangings, mood lighting and wall sconces. Custom-made curtains and draperies provide sanctuary from the world. The royal suites are further enhanced with two 42" flat screen televisions, stylish wet bars and wine refrigerators, rich wood flooring, exquisite platform beds, iHome dock radio alarm clocks and invigorating spa showers. When you're there, you know The Inn is truly one of Long Island’s most luxurious hotels.

“Our philosophy of 'above and beyond' has always been to treat our guests with the highest level of service and respect,”

said Mr. Manchester. “The new level of sophistication we’ve achieved through our renovation demonstrates our unrelenting commitment to being the most trusted name in hospitality.”

For guests who elect to dine in, 134 of the spacious suites include a complete kitchen with full-size refrigerator and freezer, microwave, stovetop, dishwasher, cooking and dining utensils and dining table. A complimentary full American breakfast buffet is available daily and a complimentary extensive dinner buffet is offered Sunday through Thursday. Internet service is available throughout the property, also complimentary. When it comes to rest, relaxation and exercise, an outdoor hot tub, swimming pool and state-of-the-art fitness center with 24-hour access are available as well.

The Inn has quickly become a “getaway” location for those looking not to travel far from home. A weekday or weekend trip can include a visit to local beaches, opulent Gold Coast mansions, beautiful arboretums, hiking trails and public parks.

The Inn regularly schedules wine tours of some of the most amazing vineyards across the North and South Forks.

So whether your stay is for business or a weekend getaway, an extended stay or your wedding day, come to The Inn at Fox Hollow for luxury for those with discriminating taste.

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Travel

Sit Back and Relax at Wequassett Resort and Golf Club Photos by Tina Guiomar

By Ilena Ryan

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tepping into Wequassett Resort and Golf Club in Cape Cod, you let out a deep breath and begin to bask in the beauty that surrounds you. Located on 23 acres, Wequassett is the ultimate location for those who crave all the relaxation and luxury Cape Cod has to offer. The Wampanog Indians, who originally lived on the land and met the Pilgrims when they arrived on the Cape, named the land Wequassett, which translates to Crescent on the Bay, after the shape of the area. Because of this crescent shape, the 22 buildings of the resort on 23 acres of land are extremely accessible; nowhere in the resort is too far a walk.

The resort has been owned by the McLennan family since the 1970s, and the friendly relations between staff and guests truly emphasize the privately owned resort feel. With 115 total rooms in the resort and more than 300 staff members, each person staying at Wequassett is bound to feel like part of the community. Andy Ross, the director of sales and marketing, gave The Boulevard a tour of the resort and talked about what the staff calls “customer intimacy.” If a staff member overhears a guest talking about a particular book they’ve been wanting to read, or a film they’ve been wanting to see, he explains, it’s not unlikely that when the guest returns to the room, the book or movie will be right there on the bed. The staff performs these “heroic acts” quite frequently - part of the appeal of staying at such a small, quaint resort. “It’s an extension of what we want people to feel when they’re here,” Andy says, “style, luxury, and quaint sophistication.”

Although the resort dates to the 1940s, Wequassett is continually being updated with an environmental consciousness. The resort uses all environmentally preferable cleaning products and

features motion sensor, energy saving technology: the air conditioning shuts off when you leave your room. Builders paid mind to land conservation and built up, instead of out, without disturbing the environment. The result? Beautiful buildings, such as those that encompass the new Signature Collection suites, which include 23 rooms and can range from $1,150-3,500 per night. Everything in these new rooms is electronically controlled from remotes and wall panels, and the rooms feature everything from surround sound, to Italian woven-marble fireplaces, to custom closets and custom sheets. Each room is slightly different, designed to perfection, with the traditional Cape Cod feel vacationers are seeking. All rooms feature either king or queen size beds, and the entire suite is available to rent, as are individual rooms. In addition, the resort features other types of accommodations, just as cozy and comfortable. We stayed in some of the oldest guestrooms, the Premier Cottage Style rooms, but they look far from it, newly renovated and featuring a spacious room and bathroom, with a flat screen TV and sitting area.

The food on grounds is some of the best in all of Massachusetts. Wequassett houses the four-star four-diamond restaurant, Twenty-Eight Atlantic, the work of executive chef Bill Brodsky that is currently tied for the No.1 spot in the entire state by the Zagat guide. The dining room at Twenty-Eight Atlantic features floor-to-ceiling views of the water, serves breakfast and dinner in season, and is open during the off-season for breakfast, lunch and dinner. There is also a private dining room that holds about 50 people and overlooks the croquet lawn, where weddings are typically held (the resort hosts about 150 weddings every year). For lunch, we dined at the Outer Bar & Grille, which aside from delicious food also features delicious

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cocktails; the frozen mojitos were some of the best we’d ever had.

The pool area, though overlooking the scenery of the Cape, resembles a tropical paradise, with a freeform pool surrounded by cushioned reclining chairs as well as shaded cabanas that can be rented for a day or a half-day, complete with concierge service. The Pampered Mermaid spa service makes poolside calls and provides a variety of relaxing massages, facials and other treatments.

Next to the pool is the outdoor bar, LiBAYtion, with outdoor dining surrounding. Prefer cocktails indoors? There’s Thoreau’s Tavern, which offers a cozy, warm atmosphere to enjoy with friends.

Yes, being at Wequassett encourages guests to sit back and relax, but there are plenty of activities for those who are willing to leave their lounge chair.

For golfers, there is the premier golf course Cape Cod National (rated by Golf Digest), open only to club members and guests of Wequassett.

If golf is not your game, the resort offers numerous alternatives: Rent a boat for a day, visit the sandy beaches across the bay via a complimentary private boat service, take dance lessons, go antiquing, play tennis, visit the full-service gym,

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take a shopping trip to Chatham, or enjoy the sounds of jazz at the Cape Cod Jazz Festival. For the kids, Wequassett offers the Minnows Club, where children can spend a half or full day involved in different activities around the resort. In addition, there is a Dive-In movie every Wednesday by the pool, a family barbecue, and many other family-oriented activities.

The resort also features a 3,000-square foot conference room suitable for approximately 280 people for any occasion from weddings to corporate events. The water views are spectacular, and there is a separate meeting space attached to the room with a fireplace and couches, where guests have the opportunity to slow down a bit and unwind.

Mark Novota, the managing partner and visionary behind the stunning design of Wequassett, began buying pieces of the resort in 1986 and created his vision, which he continues to update and improve. Walking around the grounds, guests will notice the combination of fire and water themes throughout.

Paths are lit by tiki torches, the pool has a large circular firepit and candles light the many chandeliers throughout the space, all complemented by the gorgeous architecture of the pool, as well as the bay surrounding the resort.

Looking for the perfect spot for comfort, luxury and relaxation? Wequassett is the place to find it. The resort is in season from June 15 to Sept. 15, but is open from April 1 to Nov. 30. Rooms start at $185 and range up to $3,500 per night. For reservations or inquiries, call 800-225-7125, 508--432-5400, or visit www.wequassett.com.

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Wequassett Celebrates the Art of Jazz

By Ilena Ryan

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or jazz lovers, Wequssett Resort and Golf Club will present its fifth season of the Cape Cod Jazz Festival, exclusive to the resort and featuring a variety of musicians. Wequassett brings some of the most innovative and dynamic jazz, blues, world beat and Latin bands to the shores of the Cape.

The resort invites you to experience starlit skies on a warm summer evening, the spectacular backdrop of Pleasant Bay, and world class musical entertainment. Performances are every Tuesday and Wednesday evening and an exciting lineup of renowned jazz artists will perform throughout July and August. Names on the lineup include Mercedes Hall, KJ Denhert, Victor Jones and Mark Greel, among many other talents of the jazz world.

Doors to the festival open at 7:30 p.m. Audiences, as always, will delight in this fantastic opportunity to listen to jazz surrounded by all the Cape has to offer.

On Tuesdays and Wednesdays evenings, if you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t already enjoyed a meal at one of the restaurants on the grounds of Wequassett, you can enjoy selections from the Jazz Fest menu and dine during the show. For dinner reservations, call the resort at 508432-5400, or use the online reservations system at www. wequassett.com.

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Health

AIDS From the 1980s to 2008

By Barbara Capozzi, D.O., CNS

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s we enter into the third decade of HIV and AIDS, a new acronym, NHTD, is on the block. National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) was June 27 and the day was set aside to encourage Americans to have testing done for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), which causes AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). And for those who test positive for HIV, the good news is that there are now more than 20 drugs that can increase survival rate.

Back in the early to mid-80s when one heard the term “HIV positive,” it was virtually a death sentence, since at that time AIDS had no treatment, no hope and not much research. It was a given that anyone diagnosed as being HIV positive would progress to full-blown AIDS and soon die. As a young medical student in the late ‘80s, I realized that this was the most feared diagnosis a patient could have, and one that unfortunately became quite common within a short period during my first hospital rotation. Many patients presented acutely ill and didn’t survive very long.

The belief then was that HIV was a disease of the gay male population or of the intravenous/ injection drug abuser. There was also a threat to any health-care provider who accidentally got pricked with a needle contaminated with blood from an HIV-positive patient. Another population on the list was those who had received a blood transfusion from 1978-85. The medical profession was both frustrated and obsessed with the challenges and unknowns of this fairly new virus - what came to be known as the AIDS epidemic.

Since the virus directly attacks the immune system (our natural defense for infection), just about any pathogens could make an HIV positive patient acutely very ill or be lifethreatening. It was common to see these patients succumb to a pneumonia called PCP (pneumocystis carinii), TB, or other opportunistic infections. The first sign of light finally came in 1987 when AZT (zidovudine), the first drug to treat AIDS, hit the market.

As time marched on, advances in research, pharmaceuticals and public awareness all contributed immensely to an HIV patient’s quality of life. Progress had been made not only in providing drug treatment, but also in abating the stigma attached to HIV. “Magic” Johnson and other celebrities came forward. Huge strides were made in improving psychological and social support. Education continued to emphasize and promote well-recognized preventive practices (needle exchange programs, condom use) for those both with and without HIV.

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But despite additional AIDS drugs being added to the armamentarium and combination drugs (aka ‘cocktails’) redefining treatment that allows patients to live longer lives with a chronic, yet fatal, condition, people continue to become infected. Today, approximately 1 million people in the U.S. have HIV or AIDS. For those who take treatment, the regimen of 50 or more pills a day make life physically, emotionally and financially difficult. The harshest reality of all is that to date, there is still no cure.

Although there was a drop in AIDS-related deaths in the late ’90s, this should not give false hope that the virus is no longer a threat or that we are eradicating it. In 2008, HIV is obviously still being transmitted within our population.

Although the virus can only live inside cells and body fluids, and although it can only gain its access into the body through specific routes, once it enters, it eventually destroys the immune system. Late diagnosis is common, as someone who is HIV positive can walk around for 10 years without any symptoms and without knowing they are infected, thereby possibly infecting others. The list of those who may be at risk gets longer, including anyone who has been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease.

Major modes of transmission of HIV are still direct exposure to infected blood and specific types of sexual contact - especially unprotected anal, vaginal or oral sex. The third major route of transmission of HIV is from an infected mother to her baby. This vertical, or perinatal, transmission can occur during pregnancy, childbirth or via breastfeeding, so that yet another generation may be infected. It should be noted that all blood in licensed U.S. blood banks is screened for HIV. The present and most modern recommendation from the CDC (Center for Disease Control) is universal HIV testing as part of routine medical care for everyone ages 13-64. What this means is that the focus is no longer on testing only “at-risk” individuals. Other testing options include physician or clinic testing as well as home testing. Back in the ‘80s we had to get signed consent for HIV testing.

For now, combined efforts of practicing preventative lifestyle behaviors, opting for HIV testing which permits early diagnosis, and obtaining proper medical attention for those who are HIV positive is the best defense. We can only remain optimistic for the offense - that there is continued success in pharmaceutical and vaccine trials so that we will win the war on HIV and AIDS.

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Fitness Corner

By Pam Polestino The Eighties to the Present Things Just Keep Getting Better Fitness Professional 646.261.3350

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n 1987, I remember the gym filled with women wearing sweatbands, shoulder pads, several pairs of socks or shimmery nude tights with Danskin leotards. Plastic pants over clothes to make you really sweat and Gear One sports bras in neon colors were the rave. These were the gym fashion that defined the fabulous ’80s.

Today, gym fashion can be worn out to lunch. Beautiful Brazilian workout clothing with rhinestones and Lycra, and custom Nike shox are the fancy.

Back then, there were women-only health clubs, hardcore weightlifting gyms and a few large chain fitness clubs.

Today there are many fitness clubs catering to every fitness desire. Some elite fitness facilities even have complete spas to glamorize your experience.

In the 1980s, high impact aerobics was the standard.

Gradually, low impact options and classes started to take hold when injuries from overuse became apparent. The Reebok Step craze was a huge part of the 1980s. Everyone “stepped” – choreography and fast-paced music was it! People did hours of cardio and did not take weight training seriously. Today, step classes are almost nonexistent. Most gym goers are all about maximizing the intensity, minimizing the impact and adding weights to create an amazing cross-training experience.

Exercisers today are savvy. They know that by varying their workouts, they will have better results.

Fitness-conscious people in the ’80s rarely used the services of a personal trainer in a gym, let alone the home. Today, it is a frequent occurrence.

Some of the greatest advances in the fitness industry to date have been the amazing tools that aid a great workout. Body bars, medicine balls, BOSUs, urban rebounders, kettle bells and

rubber bands are giving us the ability to work our bodies in all sorts of ways. The BOSU balance trainer, known as a celebrity piece of equipment, is portable and about smarter - not harder - training. It engages muscles from head to toe with practically every move.

In the ’80s, most gyms had one group fitness studio. Very few gyms incorporated yoga into their programs. Pilates was done only in group settings in dance schools. Today, most clubs have a cycling studio, a main studio and a yoga/Pilates studio. Indoor cycling or spinning classes are a favorite for an intense cardio-vascular workout. Pilates is one of the most desired workouts. Not only is yoga in its own quiet studio in the gyms but there are several types of yoga being offered.

Fusion exercises – mixing two practices together to achieve an extremely diverse workout such as “Yogalates”- have become the rage!

About 20 years ago, I remember students using two- and three-pound dumbbells for a light toning class. The treadmill was the most-used piece of equipment in the gyms. The night before a vigorous workout we ate foods such as pasta to give us energy. Now, I see my students taking 5-, 8-, and 10-pound dumbbells for my hard-core sculpt class. The non-impact elliptical and arc trainers are favorites. And we know that eating protein after a workout is the best way to keep lean muscle.

Today, men and women realize that weightlifting is an important part of any fitness routine. It improves metabolism and increases lean muscle, which makes you a stronger, more fit person. Overall, most people today are involved in some sort of fitness routine. Through education, we all know how important it is to exercise to keep us healthy, energized and fit.

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Health

PET SMART

BY DIANE LEVITAN Diane Levitan, VMD, Dipolomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and Hospital Director at the Center for Specialized Veterinary Care

Little Bug Causes Big Problems Fleas! Yuck!

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hy are fleas a greater problem for dogs and cats during hurricane/storm season?

Heavy rainfall and hurricanes along the East Coast have caused the ground to be saturated with moisture – creating perfect conditions for a record infestation of fleas and ticks. Warmth and moisture are the key to the survival of flea populations.

humans! Fleas can also spread a number of very serious diseases to our pets and potentially to humans. Blood parasites can be transmitted by fleas and can result in fatal anemias. Fleas spread a dangerous bacteria that causes cat scratch fever (Bartonella), which is harmful to people and other pets. When pets bite and swallow fleas, they can become parasitized by the common tapeworm!

Who would have thought so many bad things could come from such a little flea!

What's the best way to handle the problem (steps an owner should take)?

Adult fleas can survive over the winter on your pet or on other wildlife. Especially when it is warm and humid, such as during the hurricane season, fleas reproduce rapidly and survive well. Once a flea infestation gets established in your home environment, it's tough to bring under control because the adult fleas produce thousands of offspring.

The adult fleas you see on your pet are only 5 percent of the total flea problem. The other 95 percent of the flea lifecycle include tiny eggs, larvae and pupae (or cocoons) that live and hatch in your home or yard. These lifecycle stages can be found anywhere the pet has been and are so small that they are difficult to see. Most surprisingly they can survive up to 325 days in your home environment.

Flea control today is much more effective than it has been in recent years due to advances in technology.

Today's treatment works to attack multiple stages of a flea’s lifecycle (called insect growth regulators) and lasts on the pet for long periods of time. Today's products kill adult fleas and stop the immature lifecycle stages from developing into adults. New products work on pets for a full 30 days to kill already present adult fleas as well as the juvenile stages of the flea, which will stop them from growing into adults and propagating. This eliminates flea infestations quickly and more completely.

What are the consequences of not dealing with a flea problem (animal and home health)?

During the warm, rainy storm and hurricane season it is especially important to be on the lookout for flea infestations.

But, remember it is always important to not only to treat your pets for the presence of fleas on their bodies, but also to treat the home with extermination efforts and careful vacuuming, etc.

As for your pet’s health - you may not hurt a flea, but they can certainly hurt you or your pet! Fleabites result in severe itchiness, which is not only a nuisance to the dog or cat but also can result in hot spots and skin infections. Many dogs and cats are highly allergic to fleas and one or two fleabites can set off a vicious cycle of severe itchiness, infection and discomfort!

Additionally, although fleas prefer dogs and cats—they will taste humans and if the pets have repellant, they will jump on the

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Diane Levitan, VMD The Center for Specialized Veterinary Care 609-5 Cantiague Rock Rd. Westbury, NY 11590 516.420.0000 www.vetspecialist.com

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Health Watch

By Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum is the director of Woman and Heart Disease at the Heart and Vascular Institute at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York

The Soundtrack of Your Soul

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have a confession to make. I think it must have started with Rocky’s theme song. Every time he was about to overcome his fears or his insecurities, in the background we would hear his music, and in the next scene, voila, he would beat the crap out of his uber-contender. The ’80s brought us the generation of the theme song- Eye of the Tiger… “Trade your passion, and make it happen…”

OK, so here’s my confession. I have my own theme song. Not that I am going to disclose it, but here’s what I learned. As we go on and the research dares to flex its openminded muscles, we know the importance of the mind-body connection. And, no matter how we slice it, life is stressful.

Let me explain. The manifestation of stress is an increase in heart rate, which, in turn increases your blood pressure. As your blood pressure goes up, you feel hot, your heart pounds and you feel more and more anxious. You start sweating, maybe get nauseous or a headache and an uncomfortable feeling throughout your body. Maybe, even, a little shortness of breath. Quickest fix- breathe. Stop and breathe. That’s why I got a theme song. Try singing to yourself without breathing.

You just can’t.

I once heard my father cranking out a tune during a point in life that seemed incredibly stressful. I looked at him inquisitively. West Side Story was his answer. He doesn’t have a theme song. He has a soundtrack. Under stressful times, that is sometimes needed. A place to go in your head, a location to hear a song and to breathe.

In every decade and every stage in our lives there is music that touches us, reaches into our souls and resonates with us, and that we somehow connect to, whether it be from the melody, the lyrics or both. In the early 1900s, scientists described the effects of music on decreasing blood pressure and heart rate, and physiologically causing the heart to relax, just by listening. Many studies have demonstrated the effects of breathing and deep inhalation on the reduction of blood pressure and heart rate, and in fact, the FDA has approved a machine, which is essentially a breathing metronome, to reduce blood pressure.

I remember the ’80s well, beginning my quest to forge my own path in life. I could always hear Whitney singing in my ear, and right before an exam, before performing a new procedure, presenting a patient case or running to the emergency room, I always knew the best way to decrease my heart rate, my blood pressure, to remember the challenge ahead and to keep myself focused. “If I should fail, if I succeed, at least I live as I believe...” Then, I would breathe. I would take my stethoscope, with my pulse and heart rate in

check and I would go on.

Today, my songs are different but my ’80s soundtrack is always available for those times when I regress and need some extra help. Hold on to the music in your head, and breathe. That reaction, that moment, that time when you feel the stress, turn on your music and sing to yourself. And breathe. And, with a little rhythm, a little soul, a little ballad, a little beat, a little rap, just keep going on playing the soundtrack of your soul.

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Health

Cosmetic Surgery Today

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Dr. Stephen T. Greenberg can be reached for complimentary consultation at 516-364-4200. If you have a question for Dr. Greenberg, please email docstg@aol.com. Listen to Dr. Greenberg’s radio show on Saturdays 10 - midnight on KJOY 98.3 FM visit Greenbergcosmeticsurgery.com.

Kiss Wrinkles Goodbye

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he right mouth can be sexier than the eyes. On the other hand, an aging mouth can give away the years even more than the eyes. Daily routines like talking, eating, and especially smoking eventually take their toll. With age, lips become thinner and lines form around the borders.

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. Restylane is made of NASHA, a hyaluronic acid in a crystal-clear gel. Hyaluronic acid is a natural substance found in the body that attracts water to add supple volume to the skin.

For best results, don’t wait until the last minute for your Restylane treatment. I recommend that you see your plastic surgeon two to three weeks before. 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 are temporary redness and swelling at the injection site. These effects typically resolve within two to three days.

We can now reduce prominent facial wrinkles without surgery. Many of the wrinkles that develop on our faces as we age are the result of the repeated contraction of certain muscles. This is particularly true for wrinkles around the outer edges of our eyes (or “crow’s feet”), the horizontal lines across our foreheads and vertical “frown lines” 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 crease 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 frown lines. Some wrinkles around the mouth can also be treated.

The results of Botox Cosmetic initially last about four months. 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).

Restylane provides instant and long-lasting wrinkle correction. It is a safe and natural cosmetic dermal filler that restores volume to the skin. In addition to enhancing lips, this multi-use product corrects fine, moderate and severe facial wrinkles and folds of all types. Lasting up to twice as long as collagen, treatments are typically scheduled only twice a year.

Injected into the dermis in tiny amounts with a very fine needle, the result is instantaneous, producing a natural enhancement, gentle and safe to the skin. Smoothing out folds and wrinkles by adding volume can make a difference in appearance and make the face look years younger.

With Restylane and Botox Cosmetic, you can enjoy facial rejuvenation without surgery and eliminate: Nasolabial folds (lines from the corner of your nose to the corner of your mouth) Marionette lines (lines from the corners of your mouth to your chin) Crow’s feet Frown lines Lipstick/smoker’s lines Acne and chickenpox scars Lip augmentation Forehead lines

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Health

Teens Learn

To Hang Proud

By Ernestine Oxford

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ewsflash! Teenage girls have issues. Unfortunately, what is widely considered an acceptable form of growing pains can for many women carry into adulthood. This is how Carla Alpert came to find herself sitting with her sister for an all-too-familiar evening of wine and self-deprecation. Now in their 40s, the two would often get together and spend time pointing out their least favorite physical traits. Sometimes, they would even go so far as to combine their body parts into an illustration of the “perfect girl.”

But on one particular night, the conversation led to a revelation. “I decided I was going to just ‘hang proud’ with who I was at that moment,” says Carla, “and stop wasting so much negative time and energy on criticizing myself. And try to get into a comfort level of loving myself enough to just enjoy my life and not let it stop me.”

The “it” is something almost all females encounter at some point in their life. “It” is insecurity. “It” is a nagging feeling of not being good enough, pretty enough, or smart enough. “It” is too fat, too thin, too freckly, too frizzy.

After Carla approached her friend Diane Prefontaine about “it,” the two teamed up to launch Proud Girls, Inc in 2006.

To hangPROUD is a verb. It means to “Stand united and embrace [one’s] unique beauty and individual strengths to make powerful changes in one’s life, community and the world.”

Log on to www.hangproud.com and the message of this movement is immediately clear. The website serves as a paradigm of positive energy, featuring inspirational anecdotes and powerful testimonials from members. Even the most harrowing of stories are accompanied by beaming portraits of

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the writers, who’ve weathered their personal storms and lived to share their tale with others.

There is the requisite health and beauty section, although it would more accurately be described as wellness, focusing more on stress-busting and loving one’s self than the latest in lip gloss. Members of the site also submit empowering articles on a multitude of topics including relationships, school, work, feminism, and life lessons learned.

In addition to the site, Carla and Diane take a handson approach, spreading their message through school and community workshops with PROUDwomen and PROUDgirls of all ages – adolescents, adults and mothers and daughters – either separately or together.

According to the pair, it is the development of mentoring relationships between the two age groups that has proven to be the most mutually beneficial. Diane explains, “When you decide to hangPROUD, part of that is paying it forward. You’ve got to give back.”

“Our philosophy,” adds Carla, “is the more you do good for other people, the more it takes the focus off of yourself.” That idea holds true for the founders, who both admit to having “come a long way” since starting hangPROUD, and find their work not only therapeutic for others, but for themselves as well.

“The girls go home with a new thought process,” says Carla.

“And maybe standing in a room amongst other girls and other women, they see we’re all in a similar boat. Nobody is perfect.

That’s a powerful message for a lot of girls.”

For more information or to book a workshop, email info@ hangPROUD.com.

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Music

Taylor Dayne Photo by Christopher Ameruoso

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ack in the '80s (and part of the '90s), before I was on radio and TV, I was once one of those incredibly patient, never sleeping, over-stressed, bad diet, cigarette smokin' types known as THE PUBLICIST (a column on the life of a publicist coming soon. I’m in “publicist recovery” mode now).

My father is a somewhat legendary music PR guy. So, as sons and daughters are wont to do, I ended up going into the family business. My first gig (one that Dad got for me, between) was working in publicity with Clive Davis at the legendary Arista Records.

My job title? Tour Publicist. Meaning whenever an Arista artist was on tour I made sure that in each city on the tour, local TV stations, radio stations and newspapers talked about that artist coming to town.

My first artist? A new dance/pop artist, originally from Baldwin, with a buzzing club hit called Tell It to My Heart. Twenty years later, she’s gone on to sell millions of albums with other huge hits like Love Will Lead You Back, I’ll Always Love You, Shelter and even a new No. 1 dance hit from her most recent album. Big screen appearances, Broadway appearances and a soon-to-beannounced reality show, too. Her name? Taylor Dayne.

music stars starts with Debbie Harry, then Madonna, then Taylor Dayne.

JC - You know I have a Tell It to My Heart platinum album on my wall at home, and your hair in the photo? In a word, awesome!

TD - Tell It to My Heart was such a turning point for me on so many levels. But also, right after high school I sang Top 40 and eventually even Russian folk songs in these Russian clubs in Odessa and Brighton Beach and started to make (for me at the time, anyway) some crazy money in tips. They called me the White Russian, and my friend Diane the Black Russian. I told Diane at that time: “You know, I’m gonna be a superstar and I’m taking you with me.” And I did. Diane traveled the world with me for eight or nine years. But I also played in bands before this, too. Felony was a sort of melodic rock band and another, The Next, was a new wave band. We played everywhere - CBGB, The Bottom Line, Trax and Gildersleeves. Just playing like crazy, making my mark and finding my voice. I was enormously competitive. There was, and still is, an amazing dance station, WKTU (sister station to Q1043), that played really cool new dance cuts, the same music that was being played in clubs like Zanzibar's, The Milk Bar, and places I would go after I got off work singing at the Russian clubs. I heard [Aretha Franklin's] Who’s Zoomin Who and then I met [producer] Ric Wake. Pretty soon I had a 12-inch out, and then another on a small indy label. I realized then that it was possible to make something happen. I was just hustling, trying to make things happen. Ric told me he thought Tell It to My Heart had crossover appeal. So, we

TD - (laughing) Yeah. Remember now, that is many colors and extensions later. Sometimes I look at those early photos and ask myself, "Who was I back then?" That hair definitely was a commotion.

JC - So 20 years since the heyday of Tell It to My Heart.

What goes through your mind as you reflect back?

TD - Well, I don’t look at that plaque and reflect in the same way you might. My first thought is that I am so personally involved in my career as an artist. These songs I have done over the years are like my children, really. And when you are first starting out, you’re 20 years old, you don’t have the same emotional attachment as you do now. So 20 years? This definitely is a nice landmark, but I’m not resting. I’m as hungry and working as hard as I ever was.

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TD - I actually saw Madonna at Escape back in the day, but I think you’re right. When Tell It to My Heart came out in 1988, it certainly took dance into a thumpier direction. I look at Debbie Harry, Chrissie Hynde, Pat Benatar and Heart. These were some of the artists that affected me. Even earlier, Joni Mitchell’s music I was deeply moved by. But I was also into Chaka Kahn’s Ain’t Nobody and earlier, Donna Summer. Women today could be having the same experiences with Avril Lavigne, and certainly Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill was a turning point.

JC - Baldwin in the '80s. First thing that comes to mind?

TD - High school. We had a thing called The Wall. The jocks and the dirtbags. I live in LA now, but we also had some great musicians coming out of the Freeport/Baldwin area, too. Look at Tommy Byrnes - he’s played with Billy Joel for years.

JC - Best thing about the '80s for you?

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borrowed money from my dad and drew up a contract. We made that record, someone at Arista heard it, and the rest is history - that single just blew up.

JC - You took some time off to do some acting?

TD - Yes, I’ve done a few things, including an indy film I was just in called I Am Bad. JC - And a reality show?

TD - Yes, I am working on a Taylor Dayne reality series. The network, the time, when, and all the details will be announced soon.

JC - How was performing in Aida on Broadway?

TD - I was actually in the beginning workshops for that show doing private reads and performances for Elton John and Tim Rice.

This was before the show went live, which was amazing. And then, lo and behold, five years later, there I was on the stage on Broadway. No pun intended, but I felt it was tailor-made. A lot of work, but well worth it.

JC - Best Taylor Dayne song ever?

TD - To answer that, I would have to say that I like to watch my fans in the audience when I sing Tell It to My Heart, Love Will Lead You Back, I’ll Always Love You, Shelter and others, and see how they react.

JC -Your latest album, Satisfied, gave you another No. 1 dance hit with Beautiful. So, is Taylor Dayne satisfied?

TD- If you go track by track on the CD, it deals with all aspects of love, requited or not, bitter and sweet. I’m a single mom and my twins are wonderful, beautiful, my joy really. But it’s tough too, since everything falls on my shoulders, I went for one, I got two. But that is something I waited a long time to do, and I’m proud of myself. They are my best friends, and (laughing) I’m probably their worst enemy. I’ve had to bite my tongue a few times in this business, maybe I should have bitten harder in some cases. But satisfied … yes, I think that word captured all that I was feeling at that moment. Satisfied in one way, yet here I am putting out new albums, because, that’s what I do. I’m not a shoulda, coulda, woulda kind of girl. www.boulevardli.com

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stood in the lobby of the Sirius Radio studios in Manhattan and stared at the enormous plasma television screen that showed a graphic of the exact location of their satellites.

It’s the nerve center of the latest musical revolution. The other half of that revolution – my iPod – rested safely in my lapel pocket. How different things are in such a short time. But I wasn't there to talk about satellite radio. I was there to meet one of the pioneers of modern music that had led the greatest musical revolution of the late 20th century - Mark Goodman.

On August 1, 1981, a tiny cable station in Manhattan changed history when it broadcast “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles. MTV’s tongue-in-cheek selection was wise beyond its years. Mark Goodman, along with JJ Jackson, Martha Quinn, Nina Blackwood and Alan Hunter were the first five VJs, which stood for video jockeys. No one had ever heard the term and the conventional thinking was that unless it was a performance on a variety show, rock music and film were merely avant-garde fringe. The Beatles did A Hard Day's Night and Help!, the Who did Tommy, and Scorsese shot The Last Waltz. These self-indulgent epics plugged into each band’s existing audience, but they didn’t change the mainstream music consumer experience very much. MTV turned the music business and the art of rock and roll on its head.

“Who could have possibly guessed that it was going to be what it became? I was working here in New York in radio and was sick to death of what I was doing. I love radio and I love music and I was just looking for a way out. I heard about this 24-hour video thing and I figured it would be around and have staying power, but a cultural phenomenon? Who could have predicted that? I would have bought more stock,” says Goodman with a laugh. “There was a general sense in the music industry that music didn't really work on television. There were one or two shows but they lacked that cool factor. There were people that were making videos before MTV – particularly British artists.

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I was in Philadelphia and was planning to do a video show on UHF. When MTV started, it was a slow evolution. The company really struggled at first. I remember getting mail complaining that there were now commercials in the 20 minutes-after-thehour spot, which was the local availability. When we started, we had no commercials because we couldn’t sell any.”

To envision a time when MTV couldn’t sell its air is one of the greatest anomalies we can recall about the '80s. Sitting with Mark in a satellite radio studio is merely Round 2 – Twenty years from now it will likely be unthinkable that there was ever a time people didn’t subscribe to radio programming. But to put his significance in the proper context, at great risk I need to characterize my generation for a moment, so please indulge …

The Baby Boomers experienced rock and roll’s Big Bang when they saw Elvis Presley and The Beatles play on Ed Sullivan.

That turned an entire generation on to rock and roll and made many of them pick up guitars and form bands of their own. DJs created FM radio in the '70s and led the charge to develop rock further. But for me, who was 9 years old in 1981 and fascinated by this new box in our home that brought us cable television, MTV was all I knew. Mark, Nina, Martha, Alan and JJ brought me my musical education. They were my Fab Five. I watched them EVERY day. And what videos they played on the air, I went down to my local record store on my BMX and bought the cassettes. I still listen to all the heroes from that decade – Duran Duran, Men at Work, Flock of Seagulls and, of course, Def Leppard. When one of these bands did something new, it was all I talked about in school the next day. The milestones achieved by MTV defined my youth. Sitting with the guy who brought it to me, I asked his take on what the bigger moments were: "Thriller was a huge moment for us. It was kind of a happy accident. Like A Virgin for Madonna was similar and we can sit and debate the whole ‘who made who.’ MTV would say we made Michael Jackson and Madonna and in turn they would

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Music “The idea was the music didn’t really work on television and that it wasn’t cool. We created this environment that made it cool.

That’s what's great about Sirius - we have all this content and we make it cool.”

say no, we made MTV. I don’t know who is right.” He reflects.

This reporter’s humble opinion is that without MTV, there would have been a Michael Jackson … but maybe not Madonna. Mark continued on.

"Thriller to me, even at the time, wasn’t about MTV specifically as it was about certain artists being able to step up and create something in addition to a great song. Michael had the money and talent to do it. The business of video came of age and realized that this doesn’t have to be locked into a little song.

They can be a big filmscape. You can count on one hand the amount of artists that are going to make a 25-minute video and anyone is going to care. No one is going to watch a 25-minute Night Ranger video. As much as I love those guys…” We break into uproarious laughter and diverge for several minutes to celebrate a Night Ranger Anthology.

Each generation has its Woodstock, and for me and the rest of the Gen Xers, it was Live Aid. In 1985 I sat in my living room and watched the global telecast on MTV, which was historic in itself for its broadcasting achievement. The magnitude of the philanthropy and the organized effort on the part of the music industry to use its power for good was titanic in its precedent.

And oh yeah, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath reunited. Queen stole the show. Duran Duran performed for the last time. U2 solidified itself as the most significant band of the era and Phil Collins played both shows by jetting around in the Concorde.

Mark was on stage in Philadelphia at JFK Stadium. It was his hometown where he had been a DJ for many years.

“Live Aid was one of the greatest moments for all of us,

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ever. I really felt like we were helping. The fact that we were able to be on stage in Philadelphia was great. It was amazing,” he recalls. And we talk about some of the anecdotes from backstage and onstage. Inevitably it leads to an accounting of which acts, if any, have survived. The paltry list is bittersweet – bands like Wham are better left undiscussed in obscurity but the planet needs Queen back so badly right now it hurts just to type the thought. And so I ask Mark what band from the era still holds relevance today. I knew what the answer was … I just wanted to hear it from him. “I am fond of saying that we are past the age of superstars. The last superstars, I think, are U2. I can’t think of any other bands that came out that era that are as relevant today as they were in the '80s,” he says.

And perhaps the new music revolution of which he is a huge part up at Sirius is to blame – and that’s not a bad thing.

Mark is on Channel 8, the Big '80s, seven days a week, with his original colleagues Nina Blackwood, Martha Quinn and Alan Hunter. Sadly, JJ Jackson, who was scheduled to join his comrades, passed away in 2003 before he moved on to the station. Mark also is on Classic Rewind on the weekends as well as Classic Vinyl. There are 200 channels in the service with more programming than most subscribers can explore, making it an environment where it's very hard to be a U2 unless you already are. But what makes Mark’s work at Sirius and its place in the musical landscape so important is the antithesis of what made MTV so impactful – variety. Today, variety IS cool. But both locked onto that elusive cool factor, and Goodman was the driver for both.

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he 1980s saw the boom of artistic exploitation in the SoHo New York City scene. With the rampant increase of wealth from the stock market, art was becoming a commodity to acquire and invest in. The '80s was a prime example of consumers indulging in both pleasure and business, with the commercial exploitation of artists exemplified by the Absolut Art series that ran from 1985 to 1993, producing works by 400 artists.

Michel Roux was the genius behind the marketing of this unknown Swedish vodka. He was an avid collector and distributor, who introduced Absolut Vodka to the United States in the early 1980s. Roux, who had worked with Andy Warhol, decided that integrating art and advertising could revolutionize the company and bring visual artists’ acclaim in the mass market.

In 1985, Absolut Warhol adorned the cover of magazines and became an instant success. Roux, thought by some to be crazy for the idea, told by others that it would “destroy the brand,” had brought the company from a distribution of 500 cases a year to 5,000. Michel knew he was “starting something that was going to be revolutionary,” and it was.

Being friendly with Andy Warhol had its perks, and with the success of Absolut Warhol, Roux asked Andy if he knew other artists who would be interested in the series. The two went to see Warhol’s protégé, Jean Michel Basquiat. Basquiat, known for his colorful exaggerations, told Michel Roux: “I don’t want to do anything because my father died from an alcoholic problem.” Ironically, Michel tells, when Basquiat heard what the commission pay was, he immediately called back to accept the project, but Roux had moved on and commissioned other Warhol protégés, Keith Haring and Kenny Scharf. From there they commissioned about 400 artists including Arman, LeRoy Neiman, Romero Britto, Giancarlo Impiglia and Ivan Jensen, among others. The Absolut Art series brought success to many of these artists.

Keith Haring, known for his graffiti art throughout New York, was already gaining success in the art scene, when in 1986, Absolut Haring was created. He had exhibits and works in subways and on the streets of New York. With the commercial success of Absolut Haring, he was commissioned by Swatch (a

Warhol by Pacovsky, featured as one of the artists for the Absente Art

popular fashion commodity of the 1980s) to design a watch.

Haring utilized his success to publicize the AIDS epidemic. In 1989, he created the Keith Haring Foundation, which promotes education, research and care related to AIDS and contributes generously to children’s organizations. In 1990, Haring died of an HIV (AIDS)-related disease. His legacy continues on with the Keith Haring Foundation.

An artist that gained prominent success from the Absolut Art series was Romero Britto. Britto grew up in Brazil but knew that to gain international success as an artist, he needed to move to the new art mecca, America. In 1986, he moved to

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Romero Britto with his sculpture, The Big Apple

Miami, a climate similar to home. At the time, the head of Absolut Vodka was staying in Miami and happened to walk into Britto’s studio and like his work. Michel Roux contacted Britto and Absolut Britto was commissioned in 1989. The national attention brought him much success. As Britto put it: “The visual artist doesn’t have much space in the media like the news [does], but once visual artists could be seen in the media, it changed completely.” Increased interest from galleries and collectors helped build a great reputation for his artwork.

He was offered projects by Pepsi Cola, Movado, Swatch, BMW, Royal Caribbean, Apple Computers, Disney, and advertising for the Hurricane Katrina logo. Today, Britto uses his neo-pop and graffiti style to create multi-medium pieces and paintings for a multitude of celebrities. This year he will be exhibiting in China for the Beijing Olympics and will be featured in an upcoming show at the Louvre.

Another artist selected for the Absolut Art series is Giancarlo Impiglia. Absolut Impiglia was commissioned in 1992.

The artist's work had previously been published by Marvin

Schankin on the cover of Wine Spectator. Shankin knew Roux; the connection was made. Absolut Impiglia epitomizes what the 1980s was about. Impiglia describes the work as “the faceless world, with the importance on the costume.” In other words, your social standing. The faceless man and woman are dressed to impress, the woman is drinking the fashionable vodka martini and in contrast, the Absolut bottle is filled with detail. The viewer focuses on the event and the importance of the Absolut bottle.

Impiglia gained recognition with his elegant figures. His work appeared on the cover of a Norman Mailer book and on psychology book covers. His work is very distinguishable.

Although he varies his style from abstract to figurative, his imagery is easily identifiable, like a Warhol, Picasso, or a Jackson Pollack. He has had continued success, been seen on the cover of Dan’s Paper, was commissioned to do a painting on the Queen Mary 2 cruise ship and has an upcoming exhibit at the East Hampton Gallery on August 30 where he will exhibit a series of neo-cubist ceramic plates.

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Current work by Giancarlo Impiglia

In the 1980s, Absolut Art signified a move from the elitist exclusion of art and introduced many talented artists into the mass media. This exploitation of art was very prevalent; many unknown artists garnered instant recognition and increased value to their work. It was a positive opportunity for both the artist and the Absolut. Michel Roux summed it up: "It touched the world with not only art, but intellect. There was a feeling that when you were drinking Absolut, you were drinking culture and education.” Absolut became an icon. It wasn’t just a vodka, it was a media outlet to bring the art world to the masses.

Homage to Degas by Pacovsky An advertising for the Absente Art Series

Michel Roux Update: Currently, Michel Roux started his own liquer company called Crillion Importers, which transpired from the previous distributing company called Carillon. The company has produced a liquer called Absente. Grand Absente is 138 Proof liquer filtered in warm wood and Absente Refined is 110 Proof. Michel Roux is involved with the whole process of the liquer form the packaging, labeling and the advertising of the product. The Absente art series will be very similar to the work that Roux did with Absolut.

He commissioned 150 artists to create advertising that mimic the works of artists from the past.

Absinthe was a distilled, strong, anise-flavored spirit derived from herbs, including the herb Artemisia absinthium (hence the name). Often called “the Green Fairy” because of it’s intense green color and of the effect it had on the person. It was a popular drink in the late 19th and early 20th century. It was the drink of the artists, from Degas, van Gogh, Oscar Wilde, and even Picasso.

Michel Roux and his company took the idea of the artist’s drink and translated it into his newest liquer product, using the same name and color but insteading of using the banned herb Artemisia absinthium they are using the less bitter herb, Southern Warmwood, known as “petite absinthe,” not as intense as the absinthe from the past. Absente is the first and only modern version of the legendary Absinthe. The concept of the advertising pays homage to artists of the past that were known to drink absinthe. The artists commissioned are painting famous works of the past, like Pacovsky with Degas Dancers and Warhol.

The other artist commission is a friend from the Absolut Art past, Giancarlo Impiglia will also be creating something for Absente.

The Sins of Eve, Giancarlo Impiglia

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Business Finance

Retirement Facts That Might Be Fiction

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here are enough books and other forms of guidance about retirement that one would expect to find all the advice necessary to secure a comfortable retirement. But not all of the advice and strategies necessarily will meet your needs. What’s more, there may be “facts” about retirement and retirement planning that have been conventional wisdom for many years but could be worth challenging. Here are a few of them:

Fact #1: You’ll need 60 to 80 percent of the income earned in your working years to live comfortably in retirement.

These figures pop up frequently and are based upon the assumption that certain job related (and other) expenses will disappear once retirement begins. But is it logical that you can live happily ever after on less money than you earned in your working years? Do you truly want to live on less than what you are earning currently?

The answer to those questions would be no if, for example, you expect to travel, pursue expensive hobbies or provide financial assistance to your children or grandchildren. And, unfortunately, illness or just advanced age may mean huge medical bills that might not be reimbursed completely by insurance. Bottom line: Analyze your individual situation to determine how much you’ll need to live on in retirement.

Fact #2: Retirement is a time for leisure.

There’s no longer a bright line dividing pre- and postretirement. In a recent survey of 1,200 baby boomers conducted

by AARP, almost eight in 10 reported that they expected to take a job after retiring.

For some, the reason may be need while for others, the desire to keep active. The relaxation of the rules for reduction of Social Security benefits when you continue both to work and to collect has meant more working retirees. This year, retirees at the full retirement age (age 65 and six months or older) may keep all of their benefits, no matter how much they earn.

Fact #3: Money coming from your tax sheltered retirement plans is likely to be taxed at rates less than those at which you were taxed during your working years.

You make contributions to a 401(k), IRA or other retirement plan with pretax dollars. But you’ll begin paying taxes when you take your money out—generally at ordinary income tax rates.

Today, for most middle- and upper middle-income taxpayers, tax rates are likely to fall in the 25 to 30 percent range, significantly lower than in decades past. Those numbers aren’t likely to drop radically after retirement, especially if you continue to work. And, of course, with historically low income tax rates, it’s reasonable to assume that the only direction that rates are likely to go in the coming years is up.

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The information contained in this article should not be construed as a substitute for personal investment advice.

Please contact your financial consultant for assistance with your specific situation.

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UVEST Financial Consultants do not offer tax advice. For tax assistance, please refer to your accountant or other tax professional.

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