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TEA & Splendor ENGLISH ROYAL PALACES, THEIR FABULOUS INTERIORS, AND THEIR GREAT HISTORIC GARDENS ~ Three Lectures followed by English Tea ~

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By Henry B. Joyce Executive Director, Planting Fields Foundation

FOLLOWED BY ENGLISH TEA Three Tuesdays: March 7th, 14th, & 21st, 2017 Lectures 2:30 pm followed by English Tea at 3:15 pm around the warmth of the fireplace in the dining room

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Mr. Joyce will talk about and illustrate Hampton Court Palace with Henry VIII’s rooms and the later decorations and gardens of William and Mary, which are some of the finest in Europe. Other palaces included in the presentations will be Whitehall, Greenwich, St. James, Kensington, Buckingham and Windsor Castle.

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Oscars

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n Feb. 26 the stars come out and shine as Hollywood celebrates the 89th Academy Awards. Golden idols will be handed out for best actor/ actress, director, screenplay, score and the big one, the best film of the year. But not all of the nominees have always called La La Land home.

Some have even grown up in New York, and you guessed it, Long Island. A small piece of the big apple will be with these stars as they look to secure the academy’s highest honor.

The Academy Awards air live from California’s Dolby Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 26, on ABC at 8:30 p.m. ET.

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VIGGO MORTENSEN

While many know him as Aragorn from The Lord of the Rings, Viggo Mortensen is back with a nomination for his role in Captain Fantastic. The best actor nominee was born in New York City and lived everywhere from Argentina and Venezuela to Denmark, Spain and England before returning back to the states. Mortensen graduated from Lawrence University in New York and began pursuing a career in acting. The actor plays Ben Cash, a husband and father who lives with his family in the isolated wilderness of Washington state. When his wife suddenly passes, he must raise his kids in the outside world for the first time.

KENNETH LONERGAN

Up for best director for the drama Manchester

By The Sea, playwright, screenwriter and director Kenneth Lonergan was born and bred in the Bronx. The NYU grad also wrote the screenplay for Manchester By The Sea as well as Analyze This, and You Can Count On Me, and assisted with Gangs of New York.

NATALIE PORTMAN

Born in Israel, Natalie Portman grew up as a Long Island girl in Jericho. Looking for her second Academy Award for best actress for the biographical drama Jackie, the actress won previously for her role in psychological thriller Black Swan.

Portman’s role as Jacqueline “Jackie” Kennedy takes the audience into the private life of the former first lady after her husband’s death. What happens next is both seen and told through her eyes as a widow, mother and public figure.

MICHAEL SHANNON

Up again for best supporting actor, this time for Nocturnal Animals, many will recognize Michael Shannon from HBO’s Boardwalk Empire and as General Zod in Man of Steel.

Although he was born in Lexington, KY, Shannon resides in Brooklyn. His versatile acting portfolio has been his strong suit, and perhaps this time, it will earn him an Oscar.

DENZEL WASHINGTON

Hailing from Mount Vernon, NY, Washington is nominated for his performance in Fences, which made the jump to the silver screen after a 2010 stint on Broadway. The actor is looking to pair his Tony award with an Oscar in a film about a midcentury Pittsburgh sanitation worker who had always dreamed of a baseball career, but when the leagues began admitting black players, his time had passed.

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here’s a reason we call it Fat for portions, flavors and drinks that all Tuesday. mirror the restaurant’s name—big.

Mardi Gras is an essential The eatery’s Mardi Madness Week eaters’ paradise in New Orleans—a 2017 kicks off Feb. 22 and runs through day for throngs of revelers to celebrate Fat Tuesday on Feb. 28. The week-long their vices of food and party features live crawfish boils, drink before surrendering oyster shooters, drink specials, to the strict restraints live music and, of course, a of Lent. A collection of menu full of time-tested dishes Long Island’s Creole and as well as experimental eats.

Cajun restaurants are For a taste of Mardi Gras, try representing the Big Easy the Gumbo of the Day, with up north with celebrations andouille sausage, tasso ham STEVE MOSCO and menus busting at and smoked turkey or the Baton the seams with gumbo, Rouge Broiled Oysters, with jambalaya, étouffée and more. freshly shucked Blue Point oysters Big Daddy’s Restaurant (1 Park broiled with horseradish and Gruyere Lane) has been a Massapequa maincheese. For a bigger bite, eaters can’t stay since 1993. Specializing in the go wrong with the supremely filling cuisine of New Orleans, Cajun, Creole Pasta Jambalaya. This dish overflows and the South in general, Big Daddy’s with andouille sausage, smoked turis casual and colorful with a reputation key, tasso ham, crawfish and rigatoni

sautéed in Big Daddy’s spicy Alfredo sauce.

Keeping it Cajun, Billy Carter’s Crawfish offers crawfish tails sautéed in a medium-spiced peanut honey sauce served over rice, while the Rajun Cajun Lobster & Shrimp scores with an eight-ounce Brazilian lobster tail and Gulf shrimp sautéed in garlic, plum tomato and white wine herb butter. The shellfish is served over fiery habanero goat cheese grits.

Fat Tuesday can also be enjoyed between bread. Try the toasted Muffaletta Po’Boy—a traditional New Orleans sandwich with salami, mortadella, cappicola and provolone served hot with olive tapenade on a toasted French bread hero. Other Po’Boys include chicken, catfish, andouille, shrimp and oyster, all served “fully dressed” with vinegar slaw and

Shrimp and Grits from Big Daddy’s in Massapequa (Photo source: Facebook) chipotle sour cream salsa.

For a full complement of menus and more information on Big Daddy’s, visit www.bigdaddysny.com or call 516-799-8877.

Eaters looking beyond Massapequa for New Orleans grub can try Mara’s Homemade (236 W. Jericho Tpke., Syosset), The Bayou (2823 Jerusalem Ave., Bellmore), Biscuits & Barbeque (106 East 2nd St., Mineola) and Louisiana Joe’s (488 Merrick Rd. in Baldwin). smosco@antonmediagroup.com

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BOOK FEATURES

Editor’s Picks: Celebrating Black Authors

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The Ring Bearer by Floyd Cooper from Penguin Books on sale April 7 ($16.99)

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A resonant new collection of poetry from Adrian Matejka, author of The Big Smoke, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Map is Matejka’s fourth poetry collection, navigating tensions between race, geography and poverty.

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Map to the Stars by Adrian Matejka from Penguin Books on sale March 28 ($13.99)

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In honor of Black History Month, here are some books to watch for written by black authors.

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Copycat by Kimberla Lawson Roby from Grand Central Publishing on sale now ($20) Simone’s entire world begins unraveling and dreadful secrets from her past are exposed with no warning when she befriends Traci. Simone wants to be exactly like Traci in every way possible, an obsession that goes terribly wrong.

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In a celebration of blended families, this heartwarming story, best for ages 3-7, stunningly illustrated by the award-winning Floyd Cooper, is a perfect gift for any child who’s nervous to walk down the aisle at a wedding, and shows kids that they can handle life’s big changes.

And Then There Was Me by Sadeqa Johnson from St. Martin’s Press on sale April 11 ($26.99) Discover the story of a woman who is stripped down to her lowest point and then has to turn inward to save herself from her own destructive behavior and find the will to press on.

Also watch for: • The Wide Circumference of Love by Marita Golden; Arcade Publishing on sale March 28 • Crossing Ebenezer Creek by Tonya Bolden; Crown Publishing on sale May 30 • Hunger by Roxane Gay; HarperCollins on sale June 14 • Twelve Days by Steven Barnes; Tor Books on sale June 27

—Compiled by Christy Hinko

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THE SPORTS DESK

Charles In Charge

BY DAVE GIL DE RUBIO

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ith the New York Knicks ferociously underachieving this season after having spent the off-season throwing money at the likes of Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah, the biggest headlines came off the court courtesy of a feud between team owner James Dolan (near left) and much-lived alumnus Charles Oakley (far right), who spent a decade in the trenches for New York as a power forward/enforcer.

And while NBA Commissioner Adam Silver (with a conference call assist from Oakley BFF Michael Jordan) was able to broker a peace after Dolan had the ex-Knick escorted out and banned from Madison Square Garden (it’s been lifted although the Cleveland native is still seeking a public apology), Oakley’s outspokenness has proven to be at as high a level as the tenacious defense he practiced as a player. The following are some of the man’s memorable moments and quotes.

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When Lebron James (above) was an unrestricted free agent in 2010, a number of teams vied for his services, including the Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Clippers, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Miami Heat and James’ hometown Cavs. For Oak, he disabused his fellow Cleveland native of the idea of hanging a shingle in the Big Apple. “I can’t tell him to go to New York. New York treated me bad… When I go to the Knicks games, do you know that they have somebody that follows me around to see what I say to the press?”

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He talks like a player and I give him that, but for him to comment about this and being a professional, he wasn’t all that.”

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King James Leaving The Cleveland Cavaliers During The Decision

Charles Oakley does not suffer fools or people trying to back out of losing a bet. Back in 2001 when Oakley was suiting up for the Toronto Raptors, he was owed $54,000 by Sixers forward Tyrone Hill (left), who he’d beaten at dice the prior summer. As both teams were prepping to place each other that season, Oak walked up during the 76ers shootaround and nailed Hill in the head with a basketball. No one ever found out if Hill paid, but Oak didn’t comment except to explain the fee was doubled. “Everything in life is double.

If he didn’t pay me $108,000, he didn’t pay me.”

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