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Christiani Pitts as Ann Darrow and King Kong

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King Of Manhattan

Broadway’s newest star is an ape known as Kong

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giant gorilla perched atop Manhattan’s Empire State building, swatting at planes with one arm while grasping a screaming woman in his other is an image that many have known for decades. The ape known as Kong has appeared in various forms of media, from original films and television shows to merchandise and paraphernalia. Now, he has come to Broadway.

The epic myth of King Kong comes alive with the modern trappings of 2019. Directed and choreographed by Drew McOnie, King Kong features a score by Marius de Vries (La La Land) and Eddie Perfect (Beetlejuice The Musical), and a book by

Jack Thorne, the Tony Award-winning writer of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

It’s the year 1931 and young actress Ann Darrow (Christiani Pitts), has dreams of making it big. She finds her big break in the form of Carl Denham (Eric William Morris), a fast-talking wildlife filmmaker who promises to make her the star of his next big adventure movie. The two journey to the mysterious Skull Island where they encounter King Kong. An unlikely friendship forms between Darrow and Kong, but when Denham hatches a plan to capture the ape, the actress must make a difficult choice.

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KONG from page 3A Growing up in Bergen County, NJ, Eric William Morris was always an athlete, getting involved with many sports as a youth. When he began playing music in bands, he got a taste of performing in a different way. But it wasn’t until Morris took a drama class that he truly fell in love with the art of acting.

“The teacher was Okey Chenoweth and he was a legend. He inspired a lot of people, myself included,” said Morris, who was unsure of his career path and enrolled in Loyola University Maryland, a private liberal arts college where he could continue acting. “I got into Circle in the Square Theatre School, a conservatory program that allowed me to focus and take myself seriously as an actor.”

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Morris’ first professional role came when he joined the Actors’ Equity Association and performed in a summer production of a musical called The Rink by Terrence McNally at the Cape Playhouse in Massachusetts.

He has also performed in Songbird (Off-Broadway) and Coram Boy (Broadway). A New Yorker since 2005, when Morris heard that King Kong was coming to the Great White Way, he initially thought it was a ridiculous idea, like many who questioned how a giant gorilla could possibly be worthy of the Broadway stage.

“I didn’t know why they would do that, but I found out about the auditions,” said Morris, noting that there had yet to be a script for the show, but several workshops were already in place. “When I was sent the script, I really loved it, and the music as well.”

Morris said he auditioned for the show because he was taken aback at how “human and wonderful the story was.” He said that the draw of the female protagonist, Ann Darrow, who is accountable for her actions and trying to live her dream of being an actor in New York, resonated with him.

“King Kong is a very human show,” said Morris of the morality tale of loyalty and remaining true to your beliefs. “I was taken with that story very early on.”

The actor found out that he got the role of Carl Denham in the most apropos of scenarios: on top of a mountain.

“I was snowboarding in Vermont and my phone was in my pocket. I took it out to take a picture and saw a message from my agent,” he said of the King Kong-height of the locale.

“Carl wants to shake up the world. In the first scene, he says that the world has lost its sense of wonder and he often gets carried away with his own

ambitions. Most people don’t root for him, but I certainly do.”

The original King Kong movie debuted in 1933 and was legendary in its own rights, but especially for that time. The film has remained relevant because of the ingenuity of storytelling, which Morris finds comical: the fact that a Claymation puppet that was the wonder of the 1933 film, is the exact opposite in the 2019 show where everyone knows it is a puppet being operated.

“The puppet responds differently every night in its movements like it’s another actor on stage. It really is something incredible to see.”

The “puppet” in question is a massive, 1-ton, multi-million dollar gorilla that is operated by 13 puppeteers at all times on stage. According to Morris, a version of the show was performed in Australia in 2013 and built around the puppet, which stands at 23 feet tall and is entirely live puppetry, no mechanics or animatronics here, folks. And while the massive gorilla certainly makes the show, as to why audiences should see King Kong in its Broadway form, Morris said there is no better time than right now.

“It’s the perfect time for the exact theme we’ve been talking about.

People get cynical and think they’ve seen it all, then they see the puppet and their draws drop to the floor,” he said. “They are completely taken away with the wonder and magic and I think it reduces people to their 7-year-old self. It’s 2019 and the fact that we can be in a room together and be moved by a puppet and a storyline is truly remarkable.”

For tickets to see King Kong, visit kingkongbroadway.com. King Kong is playing at the Broadway Theatre, 1681 Broadway, NY.

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Hollywood Loves King Kong

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Son of Kong

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by RKO Pictures in 1933, the United States was in the throes of the Great Depression. The success of the film’s titular character not only spawned nine more films (the next one being a 2020 remake of King Kong Vs. Godzilla), but proved to be escapist fare for movie-goers of the time, as well as future fans who would catch repeated screenings of the film on Saturday morning television.

King Kong (1933)

The film was directed and produced by creator Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, both of whom have cameos piloting the planes that finish off Kong. Fay Wray starred as femme fatale Ann Darrow, Robert Armstrong played Carl Denham (a stand-in for Cooper) and Bruce Cabot played love interest Jack Driscoll. The special effects featured a main Kong model made of foam rubber, latex and rabbit fur. Previous silent film applications, such as stop-motion animation, matte painting, rear projection and miniatures, were used in groundbreaking ways. The movie made $2 million in worldwide theater rentals on its initial release and had an opening weekend of $90,000 ($1.4 million in today’s dollars) in box office receipts.

The Son of Kong (1933)

A quickie sequel released by RKO nine months after its predecessor, it featured Armstrong returning as Denham and Frank Reicher and Victor Wong reprising their roles as Captain Englehorn and Charlie the Cook, respectively. With Helen Mack’s new ingénue Hilda Petersen swapped in for Wray’s Ann Darrow, the aforementioned characters wind up back on Skull Island, where they meet Kong’s progeny, an albino gorilla twice the height of a human, but far gentler than his father. Earthquakes ensue, prehistoric creatures battle and sacrifices are made.

King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1962)

Japanese film company Toho licensed Kong from RKO with the intent to have its Godzilla creation make a comeback. For this go-round, Kong is brought back from small Taro Island while an American submarine

crashes into an iceberg and releases the dormant Godzilla. Battles between the duo ensue in Tokyo with the climactic fight getting hashed out on top of Mount Fuji. This sequel wound up racking in the highest box office attendance figures of all the Godzilla series to date.

King Kong (2005) King Kong: Skull Island

King Kong Escapes (1967) Toho teamed up with American production company Rankin/Bass, (which was behind the Saturday morning cartoon The King Kong Show, of which the less said, the better). For this go-round, evil scientist Dr. Who created Mechani-Kong, a remote-controlled robot double of King Kong for the purpose of mining the highly radioactive Element X, which is only found at the North Pole.

Who captures Kong, Kong escapes and he and his metal counterpart wind up having a massive throwdown at the Tokyo Tower.

King Kong (1976)

Italian-American producer Dino De Laurentis spearheaded this remake of the original film, paying RKO-General $200,000 plus a percentage of the film’s gross. Late British filmmaker John Guillermin was tapped to direct, while former model Jessica Lange made her debut and starred alongside Jeff Bridges and Charles Grodin. The plot was set in the modern day and the World Trade Center was swapped in for the Empire State Building.

Otherwise, the premise of ape meets girl before beauty kills the beast remained intact.

King Kong Lives (1986)

The De Laurentis/Guillermin team returned a decade later for this campy sequel most people don’t even know exists. Linda Hamilton plays Dr. Amy Franklin, a surgeon tasked with

keeping Kong alive in a coma 10 years after he plummeted from the top of the Twin Towers. Given that an artificial heart transplant is needed and no species in the world has a blood type to match with the big guy, adventurer Hank “Mitch” Mitchell (Brian Kerwin) is hired to capture a giant female gorilla dubbed Lady Kong. Both apes escape, wacko Army lieutenant colonel Archie Nevitt (John Ashton of Beverly Hills Cop fame) is called in to exterminate the lovestruck duo and somehow, a healthy baby son is born while Kong once again shuffles off this mortal coil.

King Kong (2005)

The quintessential remake of the original, director Peter Jackson’s three hour-plus epic goes back to the Great Depression and reintroduces the Darrow (Naomi Watts), Denham (Jack Black) and Driscoll (Adrien Brody) characters. Jackson upped the quotient of terrible prehistoric beasts with nightmarish insects inhabiting

the bottom of a ravine and enormous reptilian carnivores, including three T-Rex-like creatures Kong dispatches in an epic battle—all while clinging to Watts’ character. Yet another Empire State Building climax and more of beauty killing the beast.

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

This film’s star-studded cast includes Tom Hiddleston, Samuel Jackson, Brie Larson, John Goodman and John C. Reilly, who steals every scene playing a downed World War II pilot. Reilly’s stranded character is discovered by a crew mapping this mysterious land mass in 1973. The island is inhabited by natives and numerous creepy-crawlies including Skullcrawlers, two-legged, subterranean lizards that killed off Kong’s ancestors, making him the last of his kind. By film’s end, Kong still lives, ensuring more sequels.

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he hottest new toys, games and youth entertainment products came to life when the 116th North American International Toy Fair, which is known as the largest toy trade show in the Western Hemisphere, opened its doors at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City last week.

Produced by The Toy Association, Toy Fair New York opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a parade of costumed characters. Immediately following the celebration, the show floor welcomed approximately 30,000 global play professionals, which included more than 7,000 international buyers who explored the massive 447,000-square-feet of exhibit space overflowing with brandnew playthings from more than 1,000 toy companies.

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Toy Fair New York kicked off its 116th annual event at the Javits Center in New York City last week. (Photos by Anthony Murray)

Mattel, Hasbro, Bandai America, LEGO, Ty Inc. and many more showcased some of their hottest and upcoming toys for the upcoming year.

“New York City once again becomes the epicenter of the global toy community as tens of thousands of industry professionals come to experience Toy Fair,” said president and CEO of The Toy Association Steve Pasierb. “Toy Fair is our largest market event ever and the place to see the most ground-breaking toys, games and youth entertainment products. As the only toy show giving professionals direct access to the lucrative $28 billion U.S. toy industry, Toy Fair New York is an

essential marketplace for manufacturers, retailers, licensors, inventors, designers and a host of related businesses from around the world.”

Toy Fair also welcomed about 1,000 members of the media who scoured the show floor for innovative playthings, retro toys and licensed products.

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Breaking Down Walls In The Courtroom And On Broadway

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s a partner at The Sanders Firm, Oceanside native Marc Grossman has made leaps and bounds in combatting corporate greed and outside of the legal arena, has found his talent in producing projects on Broadway.

For the past 25 years in the courtroom, Grossman has proudly helped thousands of New Yorkers recover from their personal injuries, doing extensive work to help lead national litigations in the recovery for victims of opioids, Vioxx, Avandia and many other drugs and products.

Currently, he is residing in Bahia Beach, Puerto Rico, and represents the territory and approximately 100 other cities, states and countries in a variety of important litigations. Most recently, he has

Marc Grossman been meeting with leaders of European countries interested in joining climate change litigation, which seeks to hold corporations responsible for contributing to pollution and deceiving the public about the risks it brings.

“As a result, countries, cities and people all over the world are now enduring toxic pollution and extreme weather events…” said Grossman, noting the hurricanes that have ravished the Caribbean caused $125 billion in damages to Puerto Rico in

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Additionally, in 2018, Grossman became a registered foreign lawyer in England, leading his firm’s expansion in Europe and South America. In Brazil, Grossman was hired by approximately 30 cities and 255,000 homeowners to help achieve justice for conduct, which led to the Samarco dam collapse in 2015 and an additional dam failure last month. “[Last month’s dam failure] hit home, as almost every member of my Brazilian staff knew one of the many victims killed or still missing,” said Grossman.

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“That connection, coupled with the show’s profound messages about equality, immigration and LGBT rights, inspired me to help bring that and other shows to Broadway,” said Grossman.

Indecent went on to be an awarding-winning production, and since then, Grossman has also produced Escape to Margaritaville and Pretty Woman.

His most current Broadway project however, is King Kong, where he hopes to transform

Broadway into a venue for action adventure.

“My belief is that culture needs to appeal to the masses and as we’ve seen, the movie industry finds its greatest successes from superheroes and action films,” said Grossman, “Also, Kong is a quintessential New York show…”

So far, King Kong has attracted the audience Grossman has hoped for.

“Hopefully we can crash through the wall that has blocked populist themes from breaking through to Broadway,” said Grossman.

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Nassau Community College, Long Island Volunteer Center hold event agencies, group homes, churches and other community organizations that benefit youth. Nearly 100 area businesses, numerous local organizations and hundreds of individuals volunteer their time and provide funding and resources annually. Monetary donations can be made at www.livc.org/prom.

The Prom Boutique was created at the Junior League of Long Island in 1995 and was added to the array of community service projects at the Long Island Volunteer Center in 1999.

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id you know that the average American will move as many as 12 times in their lifetime?

And there are many reasons that can lead to this decision—family, housing options, climate, health, etc. However, one of the most dominating reasons to relocate usually comes from the appeal of work. And Long Island is no different when it comes to this fact. Many people settled and are still settling on Long Island in search of better opportunities to work and grow. However, most are probably unfamiliar with

the top job opportunities on Long Island. And this is exactly what we will explore today, with the hope that it will make the decision to move a bit easier.

Which are the most appealing job opportunities on Long Island today?

According to the 2017 report from the New York State Department of Labor, there are five trending employment options to consider on Long Island. These were “selected by labor market analysts based on occupational survey data and the projected needs of their region.” So, here are the top job opportunities on Long Island you should look into:

Physical Therapists

Help others to remain healthy as unhealthy eating habits and lifestyles have become an epidemic of the modern world. With technology being so omnipresent, people have started to rely on it more and more. And Long Island is no exception to this fact. The solution—the growing need for sports and physical activities. One of the consequences—physical injuries and strains on your body.

And this is exactly where the call to physical therapists comes into play.

So, if you are self-conscious about your health and you care about helping others achieve the same, then you might just want to explore the calling of a physical therapist. This goes even more for the residents of Long Island who have an average of 91,230 reasons on an annual basis to seek this job.

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Sure, it takes time and effort to reach a satisfying level of expertise in this niche. Then again, which job doesn’t?

And due to the large demand of the tech industry for ambitious and innovative minds, you should find no trouble walking into the supply pool. When it comes to trending job opportunities on Long Island, this one definitely applies. And there are plenty of courses that you can find, so long as you have the will to learn.

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Registered Nurses

The job of a nurse isn’t easy, but it is in demand. If you really care about helping people, no matter their age or condition, then you’ve just hit the jackpot when it comes to top job opportunities on Long Island. This region is very welcoming to the calling of registered nurses in recent years. And registered nurses have a good reason to accept this hospitality, with an offer of $86,940 annually. So, if you are looking for a work opportunity with the option to help others, this might just be the one you’ve been waiting for.

Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters

Plumbing still has its potential to fulfill among the top job opportunities on Long Island. In spite of the constant development of technology and self-thought expertise, there are still skills that you can’t learn online. And as far as Long Island is concerned, this refers to the calling of plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters. The average income on an annual basis professionals in this area comes up to $78,610. So, if you are a seasoned professional when it comes to plumbing and fitting, you might just be able to find financial stability on Long Island.

Manage your electricity while you manage dinner.

Marketing is big everywhere today, and Long Island is no exception.

Everything is starting to revolve around the aspect of marketing. Not just marketing, but digital marketing.

Companies are gaining high levels of value and absurd amounts of income through online traffic and conversions. And this is why more and more companies are turning to seasoned SEO companies for assistance. This is also why marketing specialists and market research analysts are so highly regarded on Long Island today. And with $68,590 a year, it really shouldn’t be a surprise that this calling found its place on our list of top job opportunities on Long Island.

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BY JENNIFER FAUCI

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When you own a pet, you treat them like any other member of your family, wanting the best for them emotionally, physically and nutritionally. When it came to feeding their dogs, Robert and Anya Tucker new that there was a healthier option out there than what was on the current market.

“When people come into the K9 Shop, we educate first. Whether they buy from us or not, we would rather see healthy animals out there,” said Anya Tucker, who is a teacher in Brooklyn. She and her husband first started the K9 Shop as a hobby to get dogs healthy. When word spread, it quickly grew into a brick and mortar business, specializing in high-quality raw dog food.

“We know what farms they’re coming from—most of our products are sourced locally from Maryland— and they are nutrient-dense food, which can help disease from occurring in animals,” said Tucker.

While some may sneer at the thought (and visual appearance) of raw dog food, it is in fact the healthiest option out there for your four-legged friend.

Because it is raw, fresh and

nutritionally balanced, it is packed with vitamins and minerals. Tucker believes that by being proactive and starting dogs on such a diet can prevent diseases and illnesses from occurring in the first place by building up their immune systems.

“It’s species-appropriate nutrition. Kibble shouldn’t be fed because it has aflatoxins, a fungus that causes cancer, and cooking and processing the kibble doesn’t kill it,” said Tucker,

noting that raw food is what nature intended. “Dogs can survive on carbs (dry dog food), but that kind of food is nutritionally devoid and rendered.”

The K9 Shop carries some of the raw companies found in stores but also has a house grind. The Tuckers only sell food that is from the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

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are potatoes. Popular choices for dogs are turkey, duck, lamb and beef and a very unique combination of raw green tripe, lamb and beef.

“Rabbit is another huge high seller. As for our treats, they are all comprised of dried or freeze dried single ingredients like liver,” said Tucker. “The one thing people say when they come into our shop is that they don’t have to turn the bag around to read about what’s in their dog’s food.”

Prices range depending on the protein, but hover around $12 to $18 for 5 pounds of food. The shop sells complete meals as well as bits and pieces for those who want to play chef for their pup. The K9 Shop is currently the only shop in the state of New York that sells such a large variety of fresh and natural dog food.

“This wasn’t meant to turn into a business, but so many dogs that were sick are now better because of a change in their diet to raw food,” said Tucker. “That’s all any pet parent should want, a healthy and happy pet.”

The K9 Shop is located at 588 Broadway, Massapequa. Call 516400-3729 or visit www. thek9shop.com.

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Years ago, the term “summer camp” would send a chill down the spines of children, whose parents overhauled their summer by sending them away for weeks of activities while school was out of session.

Now, it’s the exact opposite. Paul Isserles is the director of the Bernice Jacobson Day School and Camp and it is a job he truly loves to do. Isserles

shared what he loves about Camp Jacobson, the summer day camp program under the Sid Jacobson JCC that encourages campers to make a positive impact on the world.

Q: What is your role as Camp Director at the JCC? A: Camp is such a special place for me, having spent my entire life involved in the camping world. My role allows me to work with a team

of passionate individuals to create an experience and culture at Camp Jacobson that will have an impact on every camper, family and staff member. I was the first Director of Camp Jacobson from 2009-11, and now, as I return as Camp Director in 2019, it feels like a chance to come home.

Right now, one of my major focuses is developing individual relationships with our campers, families and staff. The success I had

both at Camp Jacobson and during my tenure at Buckley was primarily due to the connection that I was able to cultivate with the families we serve. One of the aspects that I love most about my role is getting to see the growth of a camper, from somewhat shy and nervous during the tour to being fully acclimated within the first few days.

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CAMP JACOBSON from page 11A Q: Tell me about Camp Jacobson, a values-driven premier camp experience serving families in Nassau County and Queens.

A: As a part of Sid Jacobson JCC, Camp Jacobson brings a different mission and vision than other camps on Long Island. We build our program based on Jewish values and ideals and focus on teaching campers about our BEAR program, which stands for Bravery, Empathy, Awareness and Responsibility. We believe that camp should be focused on more than just the activities; it should also focus on the interpersonal relationships that are developed throughout the summer between campers and the staff. With these beliefs in mind, we have developed Camp Jacobson to be a place where campers and staff are able to try new activities and be themselves in an environment that focuses on growth and self-expression.

Q: What are some of the ways that Camp Jacobson encompasses the BEAR values into its programs?

A: BEAR is the philosophy that we base everything off of, including our programs, activities and curriculum.

We acknowledge campers and staff who exhibit these values and create different ways to recognize the number

of moments that campers embody them throughout the summer. As a camp, we come together to celebrate and recognize these accomplishments which further creates the drive for children to act from the values instilled.

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Q: Camp Jacobson brings in local specialists to providers campers with a well-rounded experience. Tell me about some of those organizations.

A: We partner with the best local businesses in specialty areas to take the experience at camp to the next level.

Some of today’s partnerships were formed when Camp Jacobson began in 2009, such as our year-round partnership with Unlimited Sports Action in Port Washington. Their coaches bring a level of professionalism to the Camp Jacobson sports program that combines the importance of learning skills, having fun, and teaching sportsmanship and teamwork. Ultimate Performance + Fitness is year-round and includes working on our Jacobson Ninja Warrior program, offering birthday parties, after-school programs and personal training sessions. Our relationship with Little Art Studio began last summer in 2018 and has helped us develop an arts program that allows the campers to create real art projects.

Q: Why should parents consider becoming a part of the JCC family and community?

A: Camp Jacobson is a special place where we make our campers, families and staff feel like it’s their second home. We want each camper to grow emotionally, physically and mentally during their time at camp. We want them to leave each summer with new friends and memories of learning new skills, trying new things, and being part of a community that makes them feel like family. No matter the makeup of your family constellation, your religious beliefs or your financial status, Camp Jacobson welcomes all. Memories that last a lifetime are made on our campgrounds, life-long friendships are formed and the minds of our future are molded, that is what makes up Camp Jacobson.

The Bernice Jacobson Day School and Camp is located at 340 Wheatley Rd., Old Westbury. For more information, call 516-626-1094 or visit www.sjjcc.org.

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Call For Nominations: Extraordinary Women Of Nassau In recognition of their contributions to our community, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and the Nassau County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NCSPCA) invite residents to nominate Extraordinary Women who make a difference in Nassau County, give back to their

community, inspire and/or lead by example. A celebration of their achievements, “Just Desserts,” will be held on Thursday, May 9, at 6 p.m. at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City.

“We want to shine a light on women in Nassau County who spend tireless

hours volunteering to improve the quality of life of others—and for the community overall,” said County Executive Curran. “If you know someone who deserves recognition for the difference they’re making, please consider nominating them.”

The Just Desserts Celebration will benefit the NCSPCA, which partners with The Safe Center LI to house the pets of domestic violence victims.

Tickets are $20 each and entitle guests to sample a variety of signature desserts from several local bakeries.

Tickets are not available at the door.

Nomination forms are available online at app.nassaucountyny.gov/ CE/WOD/index.php.

To send a nomination ballot, donate a prize for auction or to purchase tickets, contact Kim Collins at 516-5714044 or kcollins@nassaucountyny.gov.

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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran recently reminded businesses across Nassau County of a new reform in effect as of Jan. 1 that has eliminated a $125 annual vendor registration fee.

Last October, Curran signed into law an ordinance to remove the fee for vendors seeking to do business with Nassau County.

“Nassau is open for business—I encourage our small business owners to register for vendor opportunities with the County. We’ve eliminated an anti-competitive vendor registration fee as part of our on-going efforts to make the procurement process more transparent, efficient, competitive and inclusive,” said Curran.

The fee elimination ordinance was submitted by the County Attorney’s Office on Aug. 28, 2018, and was passed unanimously by the Nassau County Legislature on Sept. 26, 2018.

The mandatory fee has been imposed by the county since 2014.

The vendor fee greatly diminished the interest of vendors in even bidding on county contracts, thereby reducing the competitiveness of county procurements. The fee was identified as a barrier to entry by small businesses, particularly Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE).

The ordinance included a provision to account for lost revenue from the registration fee elimination by instituting an administrative services charge to cover contracts and purchase orders that are competitively solicited and awarded by the Commissioner of Shared Services. This cost-neutral practice is an expansion of a 2006 ordinance that charged a processing fee for personal services contracts.

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Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler

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“Laissez les bons temps rouler,” or “let the good times roll” in French, is the most common expression heard during Mardi Gras. When you think of Mardi Gras you might imagine festive parades, decorative and colorful costumes or a bountiful feast of diverse foods.

The holiday is celebrated mainly by the RomanCatholic population in countries around the world on the day before the fasting season of Lent begins.

Countries such as Italy, Spain and the city of New Orleans host the most famous Mardi Gras festivities, drawing thousands of tourists and partygoers every year. Today, the holiday has become a pop culture sensation in the United States and is widely celebrated in countries worldwide.

The celebration of Mardi

Gras (which falls on March 5 this year), originates from a pagan celebration that was later adapted into a Christian holiday. In the days leading up to Lent, revelers would indulge in all of the food,

especially meat, remaining in their homes in order to prepare for the fast of the coming weeks.

As a result, the day before Ash Wednesday became known as Fat Tuesday, or

Mardi Gras.

According to historians, the first American Mardi Gras took place in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1699. The holiday became popularized by French and

Spanish influence, making New Orleans the heart of the Mardi Gras celebration in the United States.

Luckily, you don’t have to travel to New Orleans to celebrate Fat Tuesday, but can instead partake in a Mardi Gras celebration at several Long Island locales.

Long Island is home to multiple establishments that specialize in the Cajun/ Creole cuisine that is found in the New Orleans French Quarter. Popular locations include Big Daddy’s in Massapequa, Bobbique Bourbon and Barbecue in Patchogue, Storyville American Table Restaurant in Huntington, Biscuits and Barbeque in Mineola and Tremes Blues and Jazz Club in Islip.

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Latin American Flute & Guitar Friday, March 1, 5 p.m.

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The hummingbird’s song is too high-pitched for other bird species to hear, but its own will flock when called, seemingly from out of nowhere. This will be your experience several times during this solar year. You’ll send out a message that only certain like minds will understand, and they’ll join your mission whether it be for fun, business or the betterment of the world. Family opens opportunity for you in June. Your savvy financial maneuvers make August extra special.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Lately, you’ve been extremely lucky with acting on your first impulses, and this is one of the hallmarks of being the firstborn sign of the zodiac.

The cosmic tide is shifting, however. In the upcoming week, heed your second thoughts instead of your automatic responses. You get more brilliant as you think deeper.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You investigate relationships -- your own, those of people you know, people in the media or in history -- not because you’re nosey, but because you’re trying to understand something about how people connect. You wonder if there’s a way or a style that would suit you better. Your curiosity will lead to insights this week.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your creative process will involve either combining things that normally wouldn’t go together or breaking apart things that would. Note that this isn’t about making art per se. No matter what you’re design for -- business, personal relationships, domestic flow -- your creativity is aimed toward what’s useful and functional.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). It’s not just about what you’re saying, it’s about what you’re communicating, which is often something very different than the mere denotation of your words. You love best those who understand this, and are picking up what you’re throwing down. Surround yourself with these types of people. Go find a whole posse of them.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Beware of rotten deals posing as good ones. For instance, productivity tools that take longer to figure out and use than it takes to do the actual tasks they’re supposed to be managing. Or “sales” that inspire you to buy far more than you need. Keep it simple. Be skeptical of hacks. Smart practices endure.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You may attract attention with a purpose that appeals to your target, though it is not your actual purpose. Your actual purpose remains hidden, even to you. It’s certainly worth investigating this week. Whether you choose to stay on the same path or not, you’ll enjoy yourself more when you understand yourself better.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Manipulative people don’t always lie. Look out for those skillful ones who can deceive through candor. In other words, just because someone is truthful doesn’t mean they are on your side. Defend yourself against counter-agendas or get some distance between you and the offense.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Whoever gave you the idea that you’re supposed to live your life as prescribed by “experts” was doing you a grave disservice. Overcoming that wrong advice is a key accomplishment along your journey, though. So the advice was actually a useful, if unpleasant, gift. Anyway, you’re allowed to, and should, experiment.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). While it is normal for people to want to show up differently than they really are, the performance comes at a cost. The trouble with projecting illusions is that the true self remains unseen. The true self needs to be acknowledged to thrive. You’ll compassionately apply this wisdom to yourself and others.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). This week’s cosmic help comes in the form of a barrier lifted. Whatever was stopping the communication between the social you and your true self, it will no longer be an issue. Now that confusion is cleared up and the lines are open, you’ll act in accordance with what’s best for you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Early in the week, it will be relatively easily to quiet your mind and focus on your goals. But as the week goes on, everyone and everything needing your attention will get it -- unless you manage to sneak away to your own bubble of peace and protect your time there like a bear protecting cubs.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Ask for what you want. You may not get it, but you’ll learn more about what it will take to have it. Everything in life is an exchange. It’s not about being “worthy,” it’s about having the correct exchange to make it worthwhile to all involved parties. Understand this truth and you won’t take anything too personally.

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ongressman Tom Suozzi recently held a press conference with Linda Beigel Schulman, who lost her son, Scott, in last year’s Parkland shooting, and other gun violence prevention advocates in support of H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, a bill to require a background check on all gun purchases. The group paid tribute to the victims of last year’s Parkland shooting and urged swift passage of H.R. 8 in the House.

Schulman has dedicated herself to promoting common-sense gun legislation. She advocated tirelessly for a Red Flag law in New York and has noted that had a similar law existed before the shooting in Parkland, her son might still be alive today. A few weeks ago, the New York State legislature passed Red Flag legislation.

Additional gun violence prevention groups such as Moms Demand Action and New Yorkers Against Gun Violence were also present to thank Suozzi for supporting H.R. 8.

“It has been more than a year since last year’s tragic shootings in Parkland and sadly, little has been done to combat the scourge of gun violence on a federal level,” said Suozzi.

“That is why I am proud to be an original co-sponsor of the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019.

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of losing a son to gun violence and become a strong advocate for common-sense gun violence reform.

I am honored to work with her to fight for universal background checks. We must do all we can do to prevent this from ever happening again.”

“Congressman Suozzi totally gets that H.R. 8 should not be a partisan issue and is fighting for the safety of everyone. He does not speak as a politician, he speaks as a father who cares deeply and as a person who is determined to make safety his primary issue,” said Schulman. “I stand with

Congressman Suozzi for reasonable gun control legislation so that we can all take a deep breath and feel safe in our everyday lives.”

H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, would require that every sale of a firearm include a background check. This bill would close the “gun show” loophole that currently allows unlicensed sellers from transferring a firearm to a buyer without performing a background check on the individual. Under federal law, certain individuals are barred from possessing guns (felons

convicted of violent crimes or domestic abuse, unlawful users of controlled substances and individuals subject to court restraining orders). H.R. 8 would help ensure that guns are kept out of the hands of potentially dangerous people; in fact, states that have expanded their background check system have seen marked decreases in incidences of gun violence.

The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 is an important first step in addressing the public health threat that gun violence poses in our communities.

What To Do If You Can’t Pay The IRS

BY KAREN TENENBAUM editorial@antonmediagroup.com

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o you owe money to the IRS? If you can’t afford to pay off your tax debt, you may qualify for an “Offer in Compromise (OIC).” An IRS Offer in Compromise (OIC) is an agreement between the taxpayer and the IRS to settle the taxpayer’s liabilities for less than the full amount owed. An OIC may be a good option if you can’t pay the full tax liability, or where doing so would create a financial hardship.

There are strict requirements for an OIC. It is only available where you can demonstrate one of these

grounds: 1. Doubt as to liability (you can establish a genuine dispute as to the existence or amount of the correct tax debt under the law); 2. Doubt as to collectability (your assets and income are less than the full

amount of the tax liability); or 3. Effective tax administration (you may be able to fully pay the tax, but such payment would cause an economic hardship or there are compelling public policy or equity considerations).

The most common ground for an OIC is doubt as to the collectability of the tax debt.

In most cases, the IRS will not accept an offer unless the amount offered reflects the reasonable collection potential of the debt. In other words, you can’t just arbitrarily come up with an amount you want to pay and claim that’s all you can afford. The agency will look at your unique circumstances including your ability

to pay, present and future income, expenses and all assets, including real and personal property. Having the appropriate supporting documentation can make or break an offer so you must take care in filling out the forms.

To be eligible for an OIC, you must be up-to-date with all filing and payment requirements. Required tax returns must be filed and estimated tax payments for the current year as well as required federal tax deposits for the current quarter, if applicable, must be paid.

If the offer is accepted, you can choose to pay the offer amount in a lump sum or in periodic payments. If your

offer is rejected, you can file a request for an appeal.

An important note is that New York State also has an offer in compromise option for those who owe the State back taxes. It is very similar to the federal program, but with some differences.

An Offer in Compromise is not appropriate for everyone, but if you owe taxes and have filed all your tax returns, you should discuss your options with a qualified tax attorney.

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ananas are OK. They possess neither the flashiness of a strawberry or the grandeur of a watermelon.

They aren’t refreshing like a nice, crisp apple or easy to mindlessly eat like a few hundred grapes.

Instead, bananas humbly step in when you don’t have time to eat an actual breakfast and are enlisted in a pinch when you are trying your damnedest to stay awake at work in the mid-afternoon.

In the abstract, they are perfect for slip-and-fall slapstick comedy and perhaps the best fruit to use as a pretend telephone.

But where’s the wow factor? Answer: there is none.

Not when they are meagerly sliced into cereal and certainly not when they are eaten on their own. But, as has been proven time and again, when given the opportunity, bananas can shine and when utilized the right way, can be quite, ahem, appealing. What follows is a collection of preparations that takes bananas and thrusts them into recipes where they have no right appearing. Taken from various Internet sources, these dishes will either gross you out or make you go ape with hunger. *Author’s Note: This list is specifically about bananas, not plantains. Sure, plantains might be related to bananas, but such facts have no relevancy here.

Banana Split

Bananas are filled with nutrients that promote health and overall well-being. What better way to exploit that than by splitting one down the middle, and

Peanut butter and banana sandwich

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filling the void with three scoops of full-fat ice cream before covering it in every topping imaginable, from chocolate sauce to whipped cream to whatever those wet nuts are. Invented in 1904 at a pharmacy—back when pharmacies were cool—the original recipe for a banana split is as follows: One banana (split), with a scoop of chocolate ice cream covered in chocolate sauce, a scoop of strawberry ice cream draped in strawberry syrup and a scoop of vanilla ice cream ruined with pineapple. Then, whipped cream is shot from end to end before it’s topped with a maraschino cherry. Though not as popular at places like Carvel or Baskin Robbins where they opt to serve ice cream with such ingredients swirled into the recipe, you can still get a classic banana split at any diner, at any time of day or night to fill the void in the middle of your soul.

Banana Split

Elvis Presley is a little-known entertainer that made a minor impact on the music industry a long, long time ago. But what he was really famous for, and what he’s mainly remembered for today, is his massive, larddrenched appetite. A southern boy who proclaimed an undying love for his mama’s (or maid’s) cooking, Presley filled his hunk a’hunkin’ belly with every fatty favorite you can imagine. Chief among his food addictions was the grilled peanut butter and banana sandwich. To make this gooey delicacy, the King (his maid) would melt an entire stick of butter in a frying pan, while mashing ripe bananas to spread on one side of white bread and globs of peanut butter on the other. He (his maid) would then grill the sticky monstrosity until brown on both sides. The combination of the sweet banana and the salty/sweet peanut butter turns into a decadent love ballad in the mouth, with the buttery bread adding just enough fat to give you the heart palpations you need to write a couple of catchy tunes.

Ham & Bananas Hollandaise

Never have bananas been so helpless as in this 1970s monstrosity. Originally published in McCall’s Great American Recipe Card Collection from 1973, this oddity finally marries bananas to ham, with a slathering of lemon juice, mustard and hollandaise sauce for a piping-hot, potassium-rich nightmare straight out of the oven. Ham and Bananas Hollandaise is a dish perfectly attached to the era in which it was invented, as America was staring down its bicentennial and was feeling insecure thanks to the Vietnam War quagmire and ever-present gas shortages. This dish and others during that same time like Crown Roast of Frankfurters, Hot Tuna and Egg Buns and Spaghetti-O Jello, was the culinary equivalent to mid-life crisis—super embarrassing for everyone except the poor soul locked in the deeply emotional turmoil of advancing age. Now, Ham and Bananas Hollandaise only resides in old, sticky recipe books and in the haunted memories of your grandparents as a misguided attempt to impress dinner party guests.

Banana Pudding

In a revelation that should surprise precisely no one, banana pudding traces its lineage to the Civil War-era southern portion of these United States. Even when eaten today, there is something about the combination of bananas, vanilla wafers and cream that makes

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Festival held every October in Tennessee, and the Georgia State Banana Pudding Festival held at the end of every April. Smart move putting the two festivals at opposite ends of the calendar—we wouldn’t want to start yet another Civil War. Shockingly, one of the very first published banana pudding recipes doesn’t include any vanilla wafers. It comes from The Kentucky Receipt Book, by Mary Harris Frazer, in 1903. Way to drop the ball on the wafers, Mrs. Frazer.

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Bananas & Ham Hollandaise (Photo source: McCall’s) one feel as though they are about to pen an old-timey letter to their “Dearest Martha” about the ravages of war. There are also no less than two national banana pudding festivals in the country held annually.

There’s the two-day National Banana Pudding

The daiquiri itself was the product of Cuban ingenuity sometime in the late 19th century. This cooling, regal, rum-filled way to get a buzz is a dose of instant relaxation, brain freeze and all. The banana daiquiri takes that same island-life concept and blends it with what is perhaps the least-expected fruit. A pure product of the tropics, legend has it that a salty English sea captain drunkenly demanded his bartender at a seaside saloon somewhere in the Caribbean add chopped up bits of banana skin to his shots of rum, believing that the skin possessed psychotropic qualities. The bartender refused, instead offering a chilly cocktail with the edible part of the banana blended into rum. That might be true, or it might be a fantasy that I invented during a week in the Dominican Republic when I drank so many banana daiquiris that the locals dubbed me “Señor Banana.”

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Angie Schworer talks Broadway’s new musical comedy

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ith a glance at the Broadway musical’s name, The Prom appears to be a production about the night from high school everyone remembers, but the show is so much more. Under the guise of comedy, The Prom dives deeper, covering themes of acceptance and the simple idea of standing up for and helping others.

As soon as the curtains unveil and the stage lights come on, Dee Dee Allen (Beth Leavel) and Barry Glickman (Brooks Ashmanskas) appear on stage in glitter and glitz as two stars who receive a poor New York Times review on their latest show, Eleanor!: The Eleanor Roosevelt Story, commanding a room of laughter almost immediately. The review notes that the Broadway celebrities do not understand their characters because they appear to be too self involved, so to fix their image, the two, along with

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Trent Oliver (Christopher Sieber), who is obsessed with telling everyone he meets about his time at Julliard, and Angie (Angie Schworer), a lifelong chorus girl who quit her job in Chicago after constantly being overlooked for the role of Roxie Hart, set out to show the world they’re not a bunch of narcissists.

“It’s funny; maybe [narcissism] is [on the rise] with social media and Instagram, but I also feel we have hope,” Schworer said of narcissism today, which the production touches on. “The young ensemble are so grateful and respectful and not narcissistic. We have a group here that is not like that. But it’s part of the society now. I think it is.

We portray very narcissistic versions of ourselves and a lot of that is in our culture now.”

As the four scroll through Twitter to find a cause to get behind in order to appear less self involved, they come across the story of Emma (Caitlin Kinnunen) from Indiana, whose high school prom

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Angie (Angie Schworer) teaches Emma (Caitlin Kinnunen) to “give it some zazz.”

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for the injustice, not for the publicity.

“I raised two teenagers, so I know how hard it is at that time to express yourself,” said Schworer of the meaningful messages the show shares. “It’s an awkward time. You don’t have that inner zazz yet. This story is about every

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show might be worth it just to see Leavel’s facial expressions throughout the production.

“The four of us have been doing this together for six years, so it’s like playing with friends in a room every day and watching their comic brilliance and learning,” said Schworer, whose part as Angie was made specifically for her and after her. “It’s like six years of a master class.”

The Prom is directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Casey Nicholaw (Mean Girls, The Book of Mormon) and features a book by Tony Award-winner Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone) and four-time Tony Awardnominee Chad Beguelin (Aladdin) with music by Tony Award-nominee Matthew Sklar and lyrics by four-time Tony Award-nominee Beguelin.

“This is a dream come true,” said Schworer. “I feel like the luckiest girl in show business. When Casey Nicholaw asks you to do a project, you jump on board.”

The Prom is currently playing at the Longacre Theatre, 220 W 48th St. For more information, visit www.theprom musical.com and for tickets, visit www. telecharge.com or visit the box office.

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was canceled by the PTA because she wanted to bring her girlfriend. The musical comedy follows the actors as they fly to Indiana to rally behind Emma for their own personal gain, but soon the story unfolds and the characters find the cause is worthy of their attention

high schooler being afraid to be who they are. It’s important to tell a story that any young person should be able to find a place to express who they are, love who they love and be who they want to be. I get on a daily basis young people saying ‘thank you for telling this story, I can feel different and feel safe.’

This show is doing exactly what we wanted it to do.”

Hardcore Broadway fans will love the show for the production’s references to Broadway itself and past and present shows playing in the district. Along with its messages of acceptance, The Prom offers a little something for everyone from romance to a monster truck jam to recorders to quirky dance moves. The performance offers fast and fun songs like “Love Thy Neighbor,” as well as Fosse-style songs like “Zazz” that plays on Chicago’s “All That Jazz.”

“It’s exactly what my middle-aged body can pull off at this moment,” joked Schworer. “It’s like an oozing delicious number to perform. It’s an honor to get to do it and it’s so much fun because it’s exactly what I do, which is vertical with gestures and giving a little hip and sexy.”

The cast of characters, with Tony Award-nominees (Ashmanskas and Sieber) and a Tony Award-winner (Leavel), is hysterical and the entire

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From left: Trent Oliver (Christopher Sieber), Angie (Angie Schworer), Dee Dee Allen (Beth Leavel), Barry Glickman (Brooks Ashmanskas) and Sheldon Saperstein (Josh Lamon)

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Forming The Alliance

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week after the Super Bowl is played, football fans come to the realization that they are going to have to wait seven months before their favorite gridiron sport returns.

This year, though, they only had to wait six days.

The Alliance of American Football (AAF) kicked off Feb. 9 with a national broadcast on CBS, the same network that broadcasted the NFL’s championship game. With this new league comes yet another attempt to try to make football a year-round sport, but cofounder Charlie Ebersol believes that it’s going to work this time.

“I spent a lot of time talking to Tom Veit, who is now my head of business,” said Ebersol. “He’s had a lot of experience in owning sports franchises and on how to start a successful league. So he and I started talking at a high level, talking about what we could do and we start digging deeper into it where we started saying ‘Well, if we did it this way, it could work.’”

The idea first came to the surface when Ebersol directed an ESPN 30 For 30 documentary on the XFL, a spring league that ran for one season in 2001 and was created by Dick Ebersol, Charlie’s father, and Vince McMahon. After fleshing out ideas with Veit, Dick told Charlie to talk to football greats Joe Maddon and Bill Polian for advice on how to create the league.

“I called Bill to get together and we ended up meeting over breakfast,” said Ebersol. “Five hours into it, I came away thinking Bill was the smartest person I’ve ever met, especially about football.

I called my dad after and said ‘So you said if Bill thought it was a good idea that you would support this?’ and he said ‘Yes’ and I said ‘Great, Bill wants to be my cofounder.’”

The Alliance was born with that conversation and the the new business partners started putting Charlie Ebersol

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the pieces together. Eight locations were tabbed as homes for the eight franchises that will be playing in the AAF: Arizona, Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis, Orlando, Salt Lake City, San Antonio and San Diego.

Ebersol and Polian proceeded to surround themselves with plenty of NFL talent to represent the league on the business side, including Troy Polamalu, Hines Ward, Jared Allen and Justin Tuck. As for the on-the-field product, they knew having coaches with NFL experience was going to be important. Hence, a head coaching roster including Steve Spurrier, Mike Martz and Mike Singletary was announced.

“We wanted to have head coaches and general managers that had experience running NFL teams,” said Ebersol. “We also wanted people who would mean something to a national and local audience. That’s why we have, for example, Spurrier as our Orlando coach because he means a lot to Florida and the national audience knows him.”

The AAF is a developmental league for players, as well as coaches and referees who are trying to make it to the highest level of the sport. This league was built to give players a chance to resurrect their NFL careers by letting them play in games at a pro level.

Players that have joined the league include former third-overall pick Trent Richardson (Birmingham)

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and former New York Jets quarterback Christian Hackenberg (Memphis).

“We want players to believe they can make it back to the NFL,” said Ebersol. “We’ve done everything we can, especially in partnership in some ways with the NFL, to try to make that happen.”

If you turn on a game on CBS Sports Network, NFL Network or any of the other platforms the league airs on, the audience will experience a shortened game with a 35-second play clock and no commercial breaks except between quarters. The game is played differently in some ways, with the most glaring being there are no kickoffs or extra points, so teams must go for two every time they score a touchdown. Finally, the league will have a sky judge that reviews plays that viewers can actually watch and listen to as they review.

“You have to listen to the fans as well as those who put an emphasis on safety,” said Ebersol. “I had a friend text me the other day ‘From pulling in to the parking lot to pulling out: 2 hours and 38 minutes’ and then in all caps ‘BRAVO!’” The league will play their fourth week of action starting Saturday, March 2, with the first televised game of the week at 8 p.m. on NFL Network between the San Diego Fleet and Memphis Express. For more information, go to www.aaf.com.

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