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Bon Appétit With Jacques Pépin

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acques Pépin. A name that rolls off the tongue with the memories of watching the celebrated French chef on television from your own kitchen. The quintessentially classic culinary master has been a household name for decades as one of television’s first celebrity chefs.

Even now, he finds new ways to become inspired by food every day.

“Creating new dishes, that’s a difficult thing to do,” said Pépin, who was born in 1935 in Bourg-enBresse, France. “I go to the market every day and get inspired by eating with friends and reading. I always give the example, you may have one chicken, but you could make 20,000 recipes with chicken, whether it is southern fried, French or Chinese.”

Although cooking is in his blood (his parents owned the restaurant Le Pelican), Pépin’s experience with food began at the age of 6, when he would help his mother in the kitchen. He left school when he was 13 and worked as an apprentice before moving to Paris at 17 to train as a chef.

“As an apprentice you did a lot of cleaning and cutting vegetables. We were not allowed to go to the stove for a year, so you pluck poultry, clean fish and prepare vegetables and back then I had already done that with my mother,” said Pépin. “When I cook, I like to follow the seasons and I always see what the market has.”

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Julia Child, a fellow chef who would not only influence his professional career, but grow to become a true lifelong friend as well.

“I met Julia in New York through a friend,” said Pépin of his beloved late friend. “We mostly spoke French because she just came back from France.”

Pépin and Child’s culinary partnership proved to be one of the most successful pairings of the time. In 1999, they starred in the series Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home on PBS, which later won an Emmy.

“Julia lightened me up on television. We had fun,” he said. “People want to teach you and there’s a lot of shows that don’t have that as priority. I see chefs cooking and feel like I don’t know anything about cooking. I don’t think food has ever been as exciting as it is now.”

On PBS, Pépin is the subject of the film special American Masters: Jacques Pépin–The Art of Craft. The internationally recognized chef said the honor “blew his mind” and that to be “in the company of Einstein and Hemingway is crazy.”

“They have not done many things on food so it’s very exciting,” said Pépin, who has done 13 series for the station. “This honor is going to the top of the list, but next month I’m getting a PhD from Columbia University,” he added, having received a BA and MA from the prestigious university.

When asked how he felt about chefs gaining celebrity status, Pépin said it was fantastic to see, as chefs were once at the bottom of the scale.

Left: The famous culinary duo of Julia Child and Jacques Pépin.

At right: Pépin is a master of his craft. (Photos courtesy of PBS)

“Any good mother would want her child to marry a doctor, not a cook,” he said. “It’s terrific, and we enjoy the flight.”

Of his personal favorite dishes, Pépin is a lover of soups, stews and foie gras, but said that as he gets older, his tastes have changed, reflecting more simple cuisine.

“When you’re a young chef, you tend to add more to the dish and when you get to an age like me, you take away more and embellish less,” he said. “A recipe is like a sheet of music: you give it to five different people to perform and you hear five different songs.”

Pépin is currently working on a cookbook with his granddaughter,

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Shorey, as well as a show including recipes from the book. He currently writes a food column for Food & Wine magazine and has written more than two dozen cookbooks. The chef continues to host his show on PBS and will never stop sharing his love of food and passion for his craft, from his kitchen to yours.

Jacques Pépin will be appearing at the Gold Coast Arts Center for an event which will include a tasting of his recipes, a preview screening of the upcoming PBS film, American Masters: Jacques Pépin – The Art of Craft and a Q&A with Chef Pépin himself, on Thursday, May 4. The Gold Coast Arts Center is located at 113 Middle Neck Rd., in Great Neck.

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cream sauce. For those in the know, fresh pasta should be in an entirely different category than boxed pasta. The fresh version boasts a perfectly talians love to talk about Sunday dinner—a firm bite, and La Spezia’s paccheri (think extra food festival where family and food are deeply large rigatoni) is a must try with earthy mushinterwoven. That is the feeling one gets at La rooms and a salty kick from the prosciutto.

Spezia in Sea Cliff. Owner Dario Gaite elicits those The menu hits all the classic Italian notes, with cozy memories with generous plates overflowing linguine, capellini, spaghetti, rigatoni, fettuccine with homemade family-style meals prepared and penne all available in an array of preparations in the spirit and standards including amatriciana, with of every headstrong Italian pancetta, onions and red grandmother to ever grace a sauce; red or white clam kitchen. sauce; broccoli, with garlic Gaite grew up in Argentina and oil; meaty bolognese; red thanks to his grandparents, or white frutti di mare, with who emigrated there from fresh seafood, whole shrimp, Italy in the 1940s. He came to calamari, mussels and clams; America when he was 14 and and more. La Spezia serves landed his first restaurant chicken in all variations, from job as a busboy at Matteo’s the pounded-thin francese in Howard Beach, Queens, to the classic parmigiana Paccheri del giorno is prepared with when he was 15. to its signature La Spezia, fresh, homemade pasta.

Gaite said his personal which features chicken on favorites on La Spezia’s menu include baked the bone roasted and cut into pieces with garlic, clams, calamari arrabiata, with spicy red sauce fresh herbs, olive oil and lemon juice served and hot cherry peppers, and paccheri del giorno, with homemade veal sausage, roasted potatoes, a sublimely comforting dish with fresh pillow pas- onions, broccoli and roasted red peppers. There ta, sautéed shallots, prosciutto, mushrooms and are also veal offerings, seafood preparations and SMOSCO@ANTONMEDIAGROUP.COM

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There are many memorable moments at La Spezia beyond the coffee—these moments all add up to a meal to remember and one that requires weekly visits.

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Martins Declares Candidacy, At Political Birthplace

BY FRANK RIZZO

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Jack Martins began his campaign for Nassau County executive on April 26 at the place where his political career took birth—the Mineola Village Hall.

The past is prologue. Or so Martins, a Republican, hopes.

“Here in Mineola, he proved himself,” praised current mayor Scott Strauss of his predecessor, who went on to serve three terms in the State Senate and who received the official endorsement of the county’s GOP. “We had rough times over a decade ago. When Jack took over (in 2003), he righted the ship, and now we’re sailing pretty well.”

Strauss said of Martins, “his integrity is unquestionable, and his common sense and vision are unmatchable.”

Martins, who left the Senate to run for the 3rd Congressional seat (losing to Tom Suozzi last November), was quick to draw parallels between the village he once guided and the county he hopes to lead.

“We were in financial distress, overspending, accumulating debt,”

Jack Martins (right) greets supporters before his announcement on April 26, including Gabe Parajos of Mineola (back to camera), retired U.S. Marine Bill Urianek (left) of Mineola, and John Egan of Stewart Manor (facing camera). All three are registered Republicans and strong backers of Martins. As for current County Executive Ed Mangano, Urianek pronounced, “I wouldn’t vote for him for dog catcher.” (Photo by Frank Rizzo) he noted. “Working together, we took control of our spending and restructured our debt.”

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In addition, his administration put out a master plan and “re-visioned our future, and today we are on the right track. Mineola is a model community, thanks to the leadership of Mayor Strauss and the board.

“You can see the results now,” added Martins, “with new activity in our downtown, redevelopment and reinvestment, expansion of our tax base, and people moving in every day…We must do the same in Nassau County.”

Making a pointed reference to a criticism of governance in the county, Martins said it took a group effort to change things in Mineola, and touted the village’s transparency in governing—opening up meetings to the public by televising them, and putting documents on the website.

“The challenges in Nassau County are not insurmountable,” he said, and looked back on a Nassau that, for much of its history, was “the preeminent county in the entire United States and a model to the country of how a county should be...a magnet for investment, growth and prosperity.”

Added Martins, “Unfortunately, Nassau County’s second century has been marred by high taxes, corruption and fiscal instability.”

For Martins the county’s fall from grace was capped by the introduction of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority (NIFA) by the state in 2000 to oversee the county’s finances.

“We want a county that is able to pay its bills. One that is not borrowing and leveraging our children’s future with

debt,” he stated. “And once and for all remove itself from under the thumb of a financial control board that has been there for 17 years too long.”

“We will commit to putting the county’s finances in order…and put the county back on the right track,” he added Martins pledged to work cooperatively with all stakeholders and across the aisle to “restore this county to the status it had historically, and make sure the next 80 years here are gong to be the best ever.”

Further, he wants to support the police and emergency services to take on the scourges of opioid addiction and gangs, and envisions a county where young people will come back to after college because of favorable economic and housing prospects.

“Let’s put politics aside,” he said.

“Let’s stop throwing stones and let’s get to this. I put my hat in the ring today for county executive because I have the experience, the will, and certainly I have the wherewithal to see this through.”

Martins joins a crowded field that includes County Legislator Laura Curran (official Democrat nominee), County Comptroller George Maragos (who switched his party affiliation to Democrat from Republican in September 2016) and State Assemblyman Charles Levine (Democrat). Republican County Executive Ed Mangano, who is facing federal indictment charges of fraud and bribery, has not revealed his election plans.

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May Movie Previews Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 (PG-13)

BY CHERYL WADSWORTH

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If April showers bring May flowers then May brings an action packed month of big budgets, big stars and a lot of greatly anticipated sequels to our theaters. The following are just a few of the many exploits that await you.

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (PG-13)

On May 12, Guy Ritchie, best known for his brilliant directorial work in Sherlock Holmes and its sequel in 2011, brings us King Arthur: Legend of the Sword under his direction. Charlie Hunnam, generally recognized for his role as Jax in Sons of Anarchy, takes on the lead role of Arthur. There have been numerous versions of King Arthur throughout the years but with a cast including Jude Law, Annabelle Wallis and Eric Bana, this movie is certain to be remembered as we follow Arthur on his quest to conquer the villain, Vorigern (Law), who deprived him of his birthright by killing his parents.

May 5 sees the much anticipated return of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2, starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell just to name a few. Directed by James Gunn, this sequel to the blockbuster hit of 2014 follows the gang as they search for clues to Peter’s real ancestry while gaining new allies along the way to assist them against new danger. If this superhero film is anything like the first, you will be laughing throughout.

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Memorial Day weekend kicks off early on May 25 with the debut of Baywatch. This action/ comedy directed by Seth Gordon stars Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra and Kelly Rohrbach with small cameos by original Baywatchers Pamela Anderson and David Hasselhoff. This movie is based on the hit TV show of the same name following the characters of Mitch Buchanan (Johnson) and Matty Brody (Efron) as they must come together despite their differences to save the Bay community. Sure to be a blast from the past for many people and perhaps acquire a new cult following.

On May 19, Ridley Scott directs an all-star cast of James Franco, Michael Fassbender, Billy Crudup and Katherine Waterson in this sequel to 2012’s Prometheus. The current crew of the Covenant happens upon a remote planet that at first seems like utopia. They soon find out that this seeming paradise is occupied by unimaginable monsters they must fight in attempt to escape.

Fassbender returns as an android, this time named Walter. A great science fiction horror film to kick off the movie season.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (PG-13)

Lastly, on May 26 the ship comes in for the fifth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. The film stars the unrivaled talent of Johnny Depp, who reprises his entertaining role as Captain Jack Sparrow.

Directed by Jachin Renning and Espen Sandberg, the film also stars Geoffrey Rush, Javier Bardem, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom.

This time Jack finds his life once again in peril as the chilling Captain Salazar (Bardem), escapes the Devil’s triangle on his quest to kill every pirate on the seas. Jack’s only hope is to get hold of the mythological Trident of Poseidon, which bestows total control of the seas to its possessor. If it is anything like the four before, you will be engaged throughout this side-splitting adventure.

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Life’s WORC Honors Taorminas

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Anthony Taormina, Jr., vice president of operations for Rose Mechanical (pictured), is the guest of honor at the Thursday, May 11, “Annual Geraldo Rivera Golf Classic” to benefit Life’s WORC and The Family Center For Autism in Garden City.

“We know that the Taormina family’s long-time love of golf, as they have played at many of Long Island’s courses and country clubs, will translate into an outpouring of support for our event at The Creek Club (Locust Valley),” explained Life’s WORC/FCA Assistant Executive Director Matthew Zebatto.

Anthony Taormina, Sr., has enjoyed his whole career in heating/ ventilation/air conditioning as a successful vendor and contractor.

After his first company was acquired, Anthony Taormina, Senior and Junior, launched Rose Mechanical about 15 years ago.

The Taorminas are known for their work in design, installation, and integration of HVAC systems working with contractors, architects, and engineers.

Born in Smithtown, Anthony, Jr., attended C. W. Post College of Long Island University. He holds several industry certifications including: Johnson Controls PCT/Building Automation and Niagara Ax HVAC/ Building Integration.

With respect to golf, Anthony, Jr., started taking lessons at age six.

He played on the varsity team at Smithtown High School. Anthony, Jr., has worked as an assistant pro at Huntington Country Club. He is the current Club Champion at Nissequogue Golf Club.

Life’s WORC began 46 years ago by exposing the cruel, inhumane treatment the developmentally disabled population suffered, igniting a public policy movement to prioritize and improve their quality of life. Today, Life’s WORC and The Family Center For Autism operates a variety of treatment programs and a network of 42 group residences, providing for the needs of some 1,400 people through the efforts of some 600 employees.

Visit www.lifesworc.org for sponsorship information, tournament details and registration.

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Nassau Voters Owed Real Ideas Heading into the 1961-1962 school year, there were still 20 Nassau County school districts that did not have their own superintendent of schools. These districts enrolled 74,000 students. In the non-superintendent districts, there was a local principal-in-chief (usually called “district principal”) who met with the school board and provided daily supervision of the staff and pupils. However, many big decisions involving personnel, planning and dealing with the State Education Department were left to the shared “district superintendent,” head of the BOCES supervisory district. Nassau had a northern district and a southern district.

In 1961, the longtime district superintendent for the northern half of the county announced that he was retiring. Within a few years, all but a handful of districts had appointed their own superintendent. “A question of personality,” said one state education official. Districts had invested lots of money in their new schools and they wanted to choose their top executive and state advocate.

Districts certainly can share some management positions. So can most special service districts and most

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municipalities which all perform similar functions with similar equipment. In this sense, Governor Cuomo’s program requires county governments to work with towns and villages to develop plans to merge or combine services. The proposals are scheduled for voter referenda this fall.

Like the governor’s other property tax “reform” plans, this one is based on threats and blackmail. Your local officials will do this, or we will turn voters against them by denying some benefit, like a check in the mail or increased aid.

This plan will again not fix anything. There are already “shared services” agreements in many counties. It helps. It’s good government.

Our finance problems go deeper.

If the state had assumed some of the major program costs, the “Tax

Cap” could have actually slashed reliance on the archaic, unfair property tax. There could have been a meaningful shift from property taxes to taxes based on income and the ability to pay. The only reason those caps haven’t caused a mass meltdown already is this unprecedented period of near-zero inflation, near-zero interest rates and unexpectedly low energy costs. Those conditions are not permanent.

District and municipal consolidations can save money, but generally it doesn’t last long. As costs start to climb, the property tax rolls still can’t respond and you eventually end up back where you were.

Nassau County had over 100 school closings during the 1970s; they saved costs for about three years.

The raw number of districts isn’t the key; we’re paying the wrong kind of taxes.

Let’s stop pretending a slightly-modified colonial system of government and public finance will best respond to the needs of the 21st century. But the political parties behave as if nothing has changed.

Consider that in 1973, when the Coliseum was new, Nassau County had seven candidates for county

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executive. Four were taken seriously as contenders, but all seven had something to say, showed up to the debates, spoke to the press.

They included a Socialist Workers candidate on the left, Courage Party (George Wallace) candidate on the right and a well-financed independent businessman pushing housing and modern planning. Couldn’t we use some more options today?

The 1973 Democratic county ticket and all candidates for town and city supervisor endorsed a platform to merge town functions with the county government and ban campaign contributions from public employees.

Meanwhile, this recent local headline shows today’s Nassau Dems at about their most proactive: “Democrats Respond to Call for Mangano’s Resignation.” Quite a contrast.

Turnout in 1973: A disappointing 464,000. Turnout in 2013: A ridiculous 276,000. Voters are owed real ideas for the future.

Michael Miller has worked in state and local government. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the publisher or Anton Media Group.

Flexible Options for a Busy Long Island Being a Long Islander means spending a lot of time commuting.

In fact, according to a 2016 report by the real estate website Trulia, Long Islanders have the second-longest commute of any metropolitan area in the country (New York City is No. 1).

With data like this in mind, PSEG Long Island has been building flexible, time-saving customer service solutions that work for customers who have to fit the rest of their lives into the time when they are not getting to and coming home from work.

Customers who choose paperless billing will receive a PDF copy of their bill in their email, saving them the time of visiting the PSEG Long Island website to download it.

PSEG Long Island’s newly redesigned, mobile-device-enabled

My Account allows users to do any task, from paying a bill, to reporting an outage, to setting up new service, in four clicks or fewer.

The MyAlerts text notification system can notify customers when a bill is ready, when five days remain before the due date, and when a payment has been registered.

MyAlerts also allows customers to pay by text—and, in a first for energy companies in the United States, customers can even pay by emoji.

The PSEG Long Island call center is ready to assist customers who prefer speaking on the phone. Customer representatives typically answer calls within 30 seconds, but customers who cannot wait on the line can also indicate a convenient time, and a PSEG Long Island representative will call them back.

Finally, PSEG Long Island assistance is available at any of 12 customer offices across Long Island and in the Arverne section of the Rockaways.

“We offer a multitude of options because we know the pace of life can get pretty hectic,” said Dan Eichhorn, vice president-customer services.

“Convenience means something different to every customer, and we will continue to work to find new ways to make life easier for everyone.”

To learn more about My Account or MyAlerts, or to find the nearest customer office, just visit www.psegliny.com.

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Safe Center’s Taste That Jazz

On Monday, April 3, more than 350 guests gathered at The Carltun in Eisenhower Park to support The Safe Center’s annual food, beverage and dessert tasting fundraiser, Taste That Jazz.

This year’s event highlighted more than 40 vendors specializing in various types of cuisine, beverages and desserts. It was a sensational evening of culinary excellence and musical charm, which raised more than $54,000 due to the generous support of all involved.

Proceeds from Taste That Jazz support direct services and programs provided to adult and child victims of abuse. Those in need of help can access a 24-hour domestic abuse and sexual assault hotline (516-542-0404), legal assistance and advocacy, crisis intervention, emergency safe shelter, referrals, transitional and permanent housing, individual and group counseling and hospital advocacy.

The Safe Center extends its heartfelt appreciation to its generous sponsors, vendors, in-kind raffle donors, staff and committed volunteers and guests.

Also special thanks to Herrick’s High School Jazz Quintet, Lindsey Hochler, Marty of Event Pros and Greg Sweney for donating their time and talent to entertain guests this year.

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Power Mini Mighty Triathlon

Family and Children’s Association (FCA) competed, volunteered and raised more than $6,300 at the Power Mini Mighty Man Triathlon event to further FCA’s mission of protecting and strengthening Long Island’s most vulnerable children, seniors, families and communities.

The event took place inside and around the Nassau Aquatic Center

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TeamFCA was made up of 19 FCA employees including FCA President/CEO Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds, supporters, family and friends.

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Saludos! One Nation’s War Victory Often mistaken in the United States for Mexican Independence Day, Cinco de Mayo (May 5) is actually a Mexican celebration commemorating their national Army’s victory over France during the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Mexico’s independence was won over Spain on Sept. 16, 1810.

In Mexico, Cinco de Mayo is celebrated ceremonially and through military parades, while its neighbors to the north

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Bikes For The World Collection May 13

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teacher and faculty advisor for the Wheatley Environmental Action Committee and WABC, actually traveled to Ghana to deliver their first Once again, the NY Chapter of shipment in 2000. He saw first-hand the Bikes for the World is teaming up power of a bicycle. with PortFest on Saturday, May 13, “I recall seeing a barefoot woman from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Schreiber with a baby strapped to her back carry High School (101 Campus Dr., Port 30 pounds of coconuts in a giant bowl Washington) as a collection point for your used bicycles. Bikes for the World’s perched on top of her head for seven miles, from Kopeyia, Ghana, over the mission is to distribute used bicycles border into Togo, to make a couple of to Africa, Asia and Central America to transform lives by providing sustainable dollars,” said Finklestein. “Returning and affordable transportation to school, on a bus would eat up all her profit, so she walks back the next day, in time to jobs, marketplace, and health care. fix dinner for her husband.” He added, Bikes For The World (BFW) has “Give a woman like this a bicycle distributed more than 122,280 bikes to with baskets and a child seat and you date. This time they are again collabtransform the lives of her entire family orating with The Wheatley Afri-Bike forever.”

Coalition (WABC) from The Wheatley This collection also marks a new and School who has sent over 3,000 bikes important initiative. As soon as NY BFW since 1999.

Adult mountain bikes and one-speed and WABC can raise $4,000, a shipping container will be purchased to stay cruisers are preferred, but bikes of any kind for any age and most any condition permanently at The Wheatley School, thus increasing collections, simplifying will be accepted. Flat tires and missing storage, and decreasing costs. parts are not a problem. Tools, bike “As a teacher, it hurt to see kids who parts, bike manuals and books, locks, couldn’t afford 20 cents a day to take chains, helmets, mirrors, pumps and a bus to school so they continue the other accessories are also welcome. cycle of poverty and illiteracy,” said In addition, good quality metal, Finklestein. “These bikes are not just portable sewing machines in working a handout; they are a key to helping order or close to it add value to the shipment and provide productive assets people to help pull themselves out of poverty.” for people willing to help themselves.

The donation of your bike is fully tax Along with the bikes, parts, and sewdeductible for the value of your used ing machines, monetary contributions bike. are accepted as well.

Tax deductible donations can be sent NY BFW Organizer Kenny Marx explained, “It takes about $25 to get our as checks, payable to The Wheatley EAC/ABC, mailed to: ATTN: Steve bikes to local bike-based businesses Finklestein, The Wheatley School, 11 and workshop leaders in far-off developing nations, so we usually ask anyone Bacon Road, Old Westbury, NY 11568.

So clear out your garage and help to who donates a bike to also consider change lives, one bike at a time. Contact giving at least a $10 bill to help defray Kenny Marx at KennyMarxbikes@ these costs.” gmail.com for more information.

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As a native Chicagoan, I’ve always maintained that Chicago is still tops on my list for its museums, of course, food. And when people ask for a summation of the Windy City as compared to the Big Apple, I say it’s a little, big city. Although Chicagoland reaches and stretches for miles, just like Manhattan’s boroughs, as a shortstay visitor to Chicago you can fill your couple-day itinerary within just a few square miles.

Here are my top 10 favorite places in Chicago:

1. Art Institute of Chicago

The Art Institute of Chicago is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the United States. The museum hosts 1.5 million guests annually. Its collection features iconic works such as Georges Seurat’s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884, Pablo Picasso’s The Old Guitarist, Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks and Grant Wood’s American Gothic.

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2. Millennium Park

annually stop by to view early fossils, learn of past and current cultures and learn of today’s urgent conservation needs.

A first-time visit to Chicago isn’t complete without a stop at Millennium Park, built to celebrate the second millennium. It is a prominent civic center near the city’s Lake Michigan shoreline that covers a 24.5-acre section of northwestern Grant Park. The park features a variety of public art.

3. Shedd Aquarium

Shedd Aquarium is one of the world’s largest indoor aquariums, housing more than 8,000 aquatic animals. Opened is 1930, it is also the firs inland aquarium with a permanent saltwater fish collection holds more than five million gallons of water.

4. Buckingham Fountain

Buckingham Fountain is a Chicago landmark, centered in Grant Park. Dedicated in 1927, it is one of the largest fountains in the

6. Navy Pier

world. Built in a rococo wedding cake style and inspired by the Latona Fountain at the Palace of Versailles. It operates from April to October, with regular water shows and evening color-light shows.

During the winter, the fountain is decorated with festival lights.

5. The Field Museum of Natural History

The Field Museum is a natural history museum and is one of the largest in the world of its kind.

More than two million visitors

Extending out more than 3,000 feet onto Lake Michigan, Navy Pier offers plenty of family-friendly entertainment and attracts more than nine million visitors annually.

Don’t forget to ride the Ferris wheel while you’re here.

8. Museum of Science and Industry Among the museum’s exhibits are a full-size replica coal mine, German submarine U-505 captured during World War II, a 3,500-square-foot (330 m2) model railroad, the first diesel-powered streamlined stainless-steel passenger train (Pioneer Zephyr) and the Apollo 8 spacecraft that carried the first humans to orbit the moon.

9. Skydeck Chicago Step outside the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, at Willis Tower’s Skydeck Chicago. At 1,353 feet in the air, more than two million people make their way here each year for a glimpse of the city from the Skydeck Ledge’s glass boxes, which extend more than four feet from the building.

10. Lincoln Park Zoo Lincoln Park Zoo is a 35-acre zoo, founded in 1868, making it among the oldest of zoos in North America. It is also one of a few free admission zoos in the nation.

While you are visiting, you must try a breaded steak sandwich from Ricobene’s, a hot dog from Portillo’s, Eli’s cheesecake, a Maxwell Street Polish from Jim’s Original, an Italian beef sandwich from Al’s Italian Beef, deep dish pizza from Gino’s East or Giordano’s and Garrett’s Popcorn.

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Small State, Big History, Great Beaches

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Rhode Island—”Little Rhody”—is a small state with a big history. Rhode Island was the first colony to declare its independence from the British Crown on May 4, 1776, two months before the formal document was presented. After the Revolutionary War, it was the last state to ratify the Constitution. Ever since then, Rhode Island has continued to make its mark on the nation’s history. Its founder, Roger Williams, is one of the key figures in the history of religious freedom in the United States. Banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1636 for his religious beliefs, Williams moved slightly east and founded the Providence Plantation, which later grew into the state of Rhode Island.

This little state is one of numerous other “firsts,” many of them instrumental in the rise of the United States.

The Slater Mill in Pawtucket is considered the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in the United States. It was the first commercially successful cotton-spinning mill with a mechanized power system in America.

Williams played a major role in the formation of religious freedom in the United States. And so it is fitting that the first Baptist Church in America was founded in Providence in 1638.

In addition, the Touro Synagogue, the first synagogue in America, was founded in Newport in 1763. That

synagogue made history when George Washington visited it on Aug. 17, 1790 and gave a stirring speech declaring that the nearly-formed nation “gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.”

The Ocean State

Rhode Island isn’t called The Ocean State for nothing. Miles and miles of beautiful beaches are the state’s greatest attractions. Rhode Island journalist Laury Coleman has given an extensive rundown on Rhode Island’s top beaches.

“Rhode Island’s beaches are a big part of why people live and visit here,” Coleman wrote. “Once you cough up the money for your season beach pass ($60 per year for a resident, $120 for a non-resident in 2015), going to the beach is an economical way to spend a family day. Even if you pay as you go, the most a day will cost you is $28 for a non-resident, $14 for a resident, plus provisions.”

Coleman added that families can purchase a season beach pass at the entrance booth of any state beach during operating times, or at the Division of Parks and Recreation Headquarters located at 1100 Tower Hill Rd., North Kingstown, Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the summer season.

Coleman maintains that the best beach for children is Galilee, aka Salty Brine State Beach, in Narragansett.

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everything a visitor with children could want in a beach,” she writes.

“There are few things more thrilling than watching the fleet of trawlers and yachts return with the day’s catch, passing within yards of where you’re swimming at the beach. You can fish from the rocks, then walk down to the docks to see the day’s catch unloaded and processed. The beach is located inside the Harbor of Refuge, so the surf, if any, is very gentle, the slope is gradual, and the sand is soft, yet firm.”

In addition, the top beach for “beating the crowds” is East Beach, Charlestown.

“East Beach has no nearby parking areas and has only a tiny parking lot of its own that holds 100 cars,” Coleman notes. “You must arrive ridiculously early, get lucky, walk far, or go late. Attendants will not allow anyone to wait for a parking space to open up, but arriving after 3 p.m. (after 4 p.m. on Sundays) will usually get you a spot. Once inside, you’re in for a treat. East Beach is part of a beautiful, three-mile-long barrier beach that protects Ninigret Pond from the Atlantic Ocean...If you have children, instead of heading to the beach itself, walk to the opposite end of the parking lot to the shore of Ninigret Pond. There is another small beach there, although unlike East Beach, there are no lifeguards.

The pond is shallow—only a couple of feet deep as far as 100 feet from the shore—and the water is warm.”

Continuing our tour, Coleman dubs Goosewing/South Shore Beach, Little Compton as the state’s most scenic beach.

“Goosewing is a nature conservancy property, a farm that sweeps down a hillside to the sea,” she writes. “Goosewing can be accessed only through South Shore Beach, Little Compton’s adjoining town beach.

A big advantage to South Shore is that you can back your car right up to the beach itself, walk over a

five- to six-foot strip of large beach stones, and plunk all your gear on the sand. The sand is generally only wide enough for one blanket, so you won’t have anyone in front of you or behind you. This is great for watching children play in the water...Swimming is usually excellent at South Shore.”

For walking and surfing, try Narragansett Town Beach.

“Narragansett Town Beach also doubles as the best beach for surfing,” Coleman writes. “You can even take surfing lessons here...

The walkable portion extends from the mouth of the Pettaquamscut

River to the north to the wall of Narragansett Pier to the south. It’s a long, flat, smooth crescent of sand.

Although it passes private beach clubs and homes, in Rhode Island all land below the mean high tide line is public land...There is much to look at while walking this beach, from the surfers along the pier side to the Rhode Island celebrities that might be spotted on the sand at The Dunes Club. You can watch ships enter the bay or admire the beautiful architecture that lines the shore. It’s also a great beach for swimming.”

Finally, Coleman declares Fred Benson Town Beach/Crescent Beach, Block Island as the top beach in the entire state.

If we had to choose just one beach as the best, this long, perfect sweep of sand just outside Old Harbor would be a worthy choice,” she writes. “The surf ranges from modest to magnificent. The sand is white powder, silk underfoot, both on the beach and in the water. At one end of the beach is a picturesque, Victorian-era seaside town. At the other are dramatic bluffs. Along the back of the beach are classic New England sand dunes. The water is usually crystal clear, and it’s less crowded than most other Rhode Island beaches.”

(Source: “Rhode Island Beaches,” Laury Coleman. Quahog.org.)

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Thought Gallery Consider these recommendations for upcoming talks, readings and more in and around New York City:

www.timestalks.com In support of his new book, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, Neil deGrasse Tyson will be in conversation on topics as expansive as “the nature of space and time, how we fit within the universe, and how the universe fits within us” ($60, includes a copy of the book).

Visit www.thoughtgallery.org for more information about lectures, readings and other intellectually stimulating events throughout NYC or to sign up for the weekly Thought Gallery newsletter.

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Robert Sapolsky in Conversation with Robert Krulwich: The Biology Behind Human Behavior Thursday, May 4, at 8 p.m.

92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Ave. 212-415-5500 www.92y.org Neuroscientist (and MacArthur Genius Grant recipient) Robert Sapolsky joins Radiolab’s Robert Krulwich for a tour de force tour through human behavior.

“Neurobiology, the sensory world, endocrinology, genetics, culture, memory, evolution, and ecology” will be among the topics ($45).

Welcome to Your World: A Conversation Tuesday, May 9, at 6 p.m.

Rizzoli Bookstore 31 W. 57th St. 212-759-2424 www.rizzoliusa.com The psychology of being placed in New York City—from surfing the chaos of a midtown avenue to the enveloping sensation of pockets downtown—is often tangible. Hear a talk on a new book by architecture critic Sarah Williams Goldhagen which reveals the recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and neuroscience that shows the ways built environments impact our memories, emotions, and well-being (free).

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Even though the baseline that newspapers work from include writing and research, not unlike any other career path, mathematics certainly has its place. Math plays a crucial part whether it has to do with a story focusing on the elements behind an upcoming vote for a school budget, figuring out the batting average for a major league baseball player or calculating the grosses of weekend movie ticket sales. On a practical level, writers are constantly working with word counts and scaling photos down to an allotted space while art directors find themselves having to balance ratios between ads and editorial content.

The following are exercises students can do to get a taste of the role mathematics plays in your newspaper.

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Stamp Out Hunger On May 13 Island Harvest Food Bank and the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) are again joining forces for the 25th Annual Stamp Out Hunger campaign on Saturday, May 13, as part of the nation’s largest single-day food drive. Postal carriers throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties will collect nonperishable food items left by caring Long Islanders who want to be part of the solution to end hunger on Long Island. All food collected will benefit Island Harvest in providing supplemental food support to the

more than 316,000 Long Islanders at risk of going hungry every day.

Participation in the Stamp Out Hunger food drive is simple.

Residents are asked to leave nonperishable food items such as canned goods, pasta, rice, boxed juices and shelf-stable milk (no glass items) next to their mailboxes before

regularly scheduled mail delivery on Saturday, May 13. The postal carriers will do the rest. Food donated will help replenish food supplies at Long Island’s food pantries, soup kitchens and other feeding programs served

by Island Harvest.

Last year, generous Long Islanders donated 346,000 pounds of food to the

Stamp Out Hunger collection event, translating into 288,333 meals to assist food-insecure residents in Nassau and Suffolk. This year’s sponsoring partners of the NALC Stamp Out Hunger collection include Stop & Shop and the United States Postal Service.

Visit www.nalc.org/community-service/food-drive for more information.

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Holiday Mathis Holiday Mathis Mathis HOROSCOPES ByByByHoliday ARIES (March 21-April 19). Ease and happiness are not the goal. They are too transient to make good markers. It’s like making a road marker out of a bunny. If you chase ease and happiness, they will run from you. Goodness and truth, on the other hand, are excellent guideposts, buried deep and sure to stay put as you near them.

INTERNATIONAL WORD FIND The Opera House Solution: 29 Letters

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It sometimes seems to you that the act of socializing is an obligation that pulls you away from your work instead of an opportunity to connect with and learn from others and perhaps collaborate and collude to help one another reach individual and shared goals. Anyway, this week is not the time to isolate. Get out there!

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It doesn’t take intelligence or special talent to decide that others are inferior. Any insecure, confused individual can be an elitist. Inclusiveness, on the other hand, takes courage. But don’t worry: When you don’t feel particularly courageous or confident, your natural inclination toward goodness will take over.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). While others expect that things will even out, you’re not so sure. You’ve seen plenty of instances where something badly needs to change and just doesn’t. Who’s going to make it happen?

How? There’s a chance that if you don’t level the powerful and elevate the powerless, no one will. This is your purpose.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Don’t sit around in isolation trying to come up with your next big plan. That’s the hard way (if it works at all). The more people you network with, the better your plan will be. Get more ideas on the table. Those with adjacent interests are nearby; all you have to do is reach out.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your strong logical sense is impervious to charisma and other kinds of enchantment. As a result, this week, you’re practically immune to cons, scams and selfish persuasion. If you can’t reason it out, you won’t buy in. Offer help to the gullible people around you who really could use your judgment.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Young people aren’t the only ones who need friendships in order to thrive. People of all ages require mutually stimulating interactions. It’s how humans are wired! Neurons in the brain that go dormant too long will wither and die. Relationships are an essential part of health. Work on this area of your life this week.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your personal energy is a renewable resource, but it can be depleted to such a point that it’s not easily recovered.

If you drive yourself too hard for too long, it can be very difficult to power back up. It’s a week to take excellent and conservative care of your most precious asset: your life force.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Time is somehow more tangible to you now. It’s as though you can see the wheels and gears of the universal clock ticking away the seconds of this existence. This produces both clarity and urgency. Whole endeavors, practices and habits need to be dropped in order to pick up the start of something new.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Sometimes it seems that sections of your life are so different from one another, you’re not the same person from one role to the next. But you are the same person. Your various roles are not separate airtight compartments; rather, they work like organs, each supporting the function of the others to keep you vitally alive.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll go out of your way to build someone up: perhaps by paying this person compliments that are not exactly well-deserved; or perhaps you’ll change the game to make it easier for them.

There’s no harm in temporarily extending this generosity. Confident people will perform better! Though, eventually, you’ll have to get more realistic.

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You’ll experience many forms of love and fun this year. You’ll be especially fulfilled by family connections. Good thing you handle the spotlight so well, because you’ll be seeing an awful lot of it. The grand gesture you make next month will become a legendary part of your story.

Trade places with someone in August and it will change both of you. You’ll learn the ropes of a new venture, then take business into your own hands -- November and February will be big money makers.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You need relationships in your life in which you feel you can be real. It happens with people who can relate to the way you think, who match you energetically and who can set aside social norms in favor of accepting actual human motives and needs. This week will highlight the precious gift of such a relationship.

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Weekly Sudoku Puzzle Enter digits from 1 to 9 into the blank spaces.

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AROUND LONG ISLAND Great family events happening this month around the Island

Friday, May 5

Happy Cinco de Mayo

Saturday, May 6

Nurses Day Concert Maestro Louis Panacciulli and Rockaway-Five Towns Symphony perform a concert with harmonica virtuoso Jiayi He at 8 p.m. at Lynbrook High School, 9 Union Ave. Visit www. rftsymphony.org for details.

Spring Concert Rockville Centre Choral Society performs annual spring concert at St. James UMC, 11 St. James Place, Lynbrook. $10 admission (children under 12 free). Call 516-354-3931 for information.

Walk For Mental Health Walk to change the face of mental illness on May 6 at Jones Beach, Parking Field #5. Check-in begins at 9:30 a.m., race start is at 11 a.m. Walk benefits National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Event includes live music and children’s activities.

Visit www.namiwalks.org/ longislandqueens or www. namiqn.org for details.

Relay For Life Join with the American Cancer Society to raise funds and awareness at the Relay For Life Our Lady of Mercy Academy (815 Convent Rd., Syosset) on May 6 at 6 p.m. Visit www.relayforlife.org/olmany for details.

Sunday, May 7

Israelfest This year’s Israelfest will include a variety of fun, cultural and educational activities on May 7 from noon to 4 p.m. at North Hempstead Beach Park in Port Washington. This year’s activities will include kite making and flying, pita making, henna tattooing and Krav

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Maga lessons. Guests can enjoy designing their own Hebrew necklace in addition to backgammon and Kadima on the beach. The day will also feature the singing of the Hatikvah, as well as a special appearance by Consul General of Israel Dani Dayan. Admission and parking is free. Kosher food and Israeli products will be sold by vendors. North Hempstead Beach Park is located at 175 West Shore Rd. in Port Washington.

Visit www.sjjcc.org for details.

Walking Tour Take a walking tour of Sands-Willets House, pictured below (336 Port Washington Blvd., Port Washington) on May 7 (and again on May 21) at 2 p.m. Tours are led by docents who are knowledgeable about the history and architecture of the house and the collections on display. Visit www. cowneck.org for more info or call 516-365-9074.

Suggested donation: $8. Free for 2017 members. Not recommended for children under 12.

Religious Round Table Molloy College’s Institute for Interfaith Dialogue will host a religious round table on May 7 at 3 p.m. in Room 006 of the campus’ Kellenberg Building (1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre). Talk to others of different faiths and share opinions.

Free and open to the public. Call 516323-3940 for details.

Thursday, May 11

Kids Gardening Club Rock Hall’s Children’s Garden Club begins on May 11 and runs Thursdays from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. through Aug. 17. Kids (ages 5-10) learn how to cultivate, seed, plant and tend a vegetable and herb garden. Membership is $80 for the season. Call 516-239-1157 to register. Rock Hall is located at 199 Broadway in Lawrence.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Cut The Cord: Merciless Movie Mothers

BY BETSY ABRAHAM

he approach of Mother’s Day gives us a chance to stop and reflect on the women who have raised us, expressing gratitude for all they’ve sacrificed to shape us into the people we are. While there are plenty of women who have donned the role of lovable mother on the big screen, monster matriarchs have also had their share of screen time, terrorizing their children with physical and emotional abuse, neglect and overall indifference.

Here are some terrible movie mothers who make us especially thankful for the ladies we call mom.

Margaret White from Carrie Being a high school senior is hard, but having a domineering, fanatical mom who locks you in closets sure does make it harder. Carrie, a shy and unpopular 17-year-old, has a skewed view of the world thanks to her mom’s extreme religious views.

But when Carrie discovers she has telekinetic powers, she goes on a murderous rampage against all those who have tormented her, including her monster of a mother.

Kate McAllister from Home Alone 1, 2 It’s one thing to lose your son once, but twice?

That’s going to take some serious therapy to get

Joan Crawford from Mommie Dearest

Joan Crawford has no torelance for wire hangers in Mommie Dearest. over. While Kevin McAllister was industrious enough to escape the hands of robbers through a series of elaborate traps, you would think mom Kate would learn how to keep better track of her kids.

Mary Jones from Precious It’s difficult, nay, impossible to find anything redeeming about Mary, the abusive, lazy, emotionally manipulative mother of Precious. Not only is

What makes Faye Dunaway’s portrayal of monster matriarch Joan Crawford even scarier is that it’s based on the reality that Christina Crawford says she faced at the hands of her adopted mother, a well-known Hollywood actress. The younger Crawford alleged her mother spent years torturing her for the slightest offenses, beating her for hanging a dress on a wire hanger and cutting off chunks of her hair to humiliate her. Dunaway’s depiction of the unhinged mother is truly chilling.

Zinnia Wormwood from Matilda Child genius Matilda rarely got any love from her parents, who just couldn’t understand why in the world she would want an education. Matriarch Zinnia chooses looks over books and when she wasn’t deriding Matilda, she was busy neglecting her so she could watch TV or play Bingo. The end of the movie finds her giving away her daughter to a teacher she’s met once, with only one question asked: if anyone has a pen so she can sign the adoption papers.

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Kentucky Derby Kicks Off The Triple Crown

BY JOE SCOTCHIE JSCOTCHIE@ANTONMEDIAGROUP.COM

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he run for the roses,” the legendary Kentucky Derby kicks off the annual Triple Crown races in the Sport of Kings. After the Derby, comes The Preakness in Baltimore and finally, The Belmont Stakes right here in Long Island’s own racing jewel in Elmont.

In 19th century America, horse racing was a popular sport, as such former presidents as Andrew Jackson would rub elbows and place bets with average farm hands. Two centuries later, the sport remains as dynamic as ever. This year, the race will be held on May 6 and will mark the 143rd running of the roses, with an expected crowd of more than 170,000 jamming into the famed Churchill Downs race track for endless pre-race parties, the singing of “My Old Kentucky Home” and then the big race around the one and a quarter mile track.

The race has deep roots in American history. In 1872, Col. Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr., grandson of William Clark of the historic Lewis and Clark expedition, traveled to England, visiting the race simply known as the Derby, one that had been running annually since 1780.

From there, Clark went on to Paris, where the French Jockey Club was in full swing, already organizing the Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp.

These highly-popular events inspired Clark to do the same for America. Clark first organized the Louisville Jockey Club, a fundraising vehicle for building a similar race track in that central Kentucky city.

Two local residents, John and Henry Churchill, provided the land for the track and so the soon-to-be famous track was named for them.

The race has had countless memorable moments during its long run. The jockeys with the most wins are Eddie Arcaro and Bill Hartack, both with five. Ben A. Jones was the most wins by an owner, with six. Calumet Farm produced the most winning thoroughbreds. Such greats as Old Rosebud, Johnston, Whirlaway and Assault, all won their races by eight lengths. The Derby’s greatest horse still must

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Preakness and The Belmont Stakes to take the Triple Crown. No New York sports fan of that era could forget Secretariat’s win in the 1973 Belmont Stakes. As Big Red pulled away from the field, it was reported that the golfing great, Jack Nicklaus, watching on television, had tears running down his cheeks as this great champion raced towards the finish line. Nicklaus probably wasn’t alone. For Secretariat, beginning at The Kentucky Derby, achieved the closest thing to human perfection that year, a summit that the great Nicklaus knew a few times himself.

Known as “The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports,” this year’s race probably won’t produce another Secretariat, but it will kick off another exciting season in the Sport of Kings.

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SUMMER CAMPS AT ADELPHI UNIVERSITY

All Girls 5th-12th Grade July 17th-20th Panther Lacrosse Camp is run by Adelphi Women’s Lacrosse coaches and players as well as other college All Americans. It is a great opportunity for players of all ages and ability levels to improve their skills and lacrosse intellect.

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CELEBRATE THE MUSIC OF FANNY MENDELSSOHN The Women’s Group Gala Concert honoring composer Fanny Mendelssohn will feature a performance of her music, much of which had previously been attributed to her brother, by Juilliard’s Philip Sheegog and Angie Zhang.

Fabulous Fanny Saturday, May 6 7-10 p.m.

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