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Artist brings abstract work around L.I. He ventured into a career in carpentry and construction, and now is a fulltime artist. Barry Feuerstein took a new Feuerstein focuses his creativity in oil painting, while still path to abstract art. Careers in carpentry and making sculptures and capturpsychology education brought ing photos. He describes his work as a him to where he is today, showmix of “art, science, and alcheing his artwork on and off my” on his website, Bar ry Long Island. FeuersteinArtist. Fe u e r s t e i n , a com., an idea that resident of the area came from his time of Westbury known as a construction as Salisbury, has administrator. always been cre“We were joking ative. While obtainaround with one of ing his bachelor’s the other adminisde g ree from the trators, project City College of managers or estiNew York, he said m a t o r s, a n d we loved taking and were kidding about developing photos, JUliE lyoN wh at e s t i m at i n g but experimented President, was about — it’s an in other mediums Westbury Arts oxymoron, having during his junior an accurate estiyear. Graduating in 1972, he enlisted his painting mate. It can’t be accurate and professor’s help to get him into can’t be an estimate,” Feuerthe master’s program for sculp- stein said. “Then we’re saying, well what comprises this? It’s ture and photography. “He warned me, it’s a diffi- part art, it’s part science and it’s part alchemy — art is the cult life,” Feuerstein said. After completing his studies same thing.” Feuerstein views much of in 1975, he moved to a loft in Chelsea where he had time to his work as a combination of craft large sculptures that he spirituality and emotion, and a described as semi-minimal and dichotomy between abstract semi-abstract. Continued on page 23
By PARKER SCHUG
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Courtesy Fay Santoro
Welcome back to school! Salvatore Santoro headed back to class at Barnum Woods School in East Meadow on Sept. 5. More photos, Page 3.
Giving back to students in need
Kiwanis completes 4th annual backpack fundraiser By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com
The Kiwanis Club of East Meadow helped community members once again offset their back-to-school expenses. In August, the club hosted its fourth annual pack-a-backpack fundraiser, collecting school supplies for students in need. The East Meadow club is part of the global Kiwanis organization, which provides volunteer opportunities and support for communities around the world. The organization has more than 250,000 adults involved, and over 300,000 youth members. About 140 of the local club’s members help organize various fundraisers and volunteer projects throughout the year, specifically catered to supporting younger generations. “Kiwanis is here in this community to help the
children,” Diane Krug, club president, said. This year, the club did not measure monetary or supply donation amounts, but rather looked at the specific needs of the East Meadow community. When it came to determining how many kids needed school supplies, members were successful in meeting those needs. “To us, that’s 110 percent, and we still have more after that, which is so generous,” Jennifer Reinhardt, event organizer and former Kiwanis president, said. “Every year it’s been 100 percent effort by the community, by our club, by its members and by our local businesses and our friends.” Betsy Lashin, director of special education and pupil personnel services in the East Meadow School District, collaborated with Krug and Reinhardt to match the supply demand for incoming Continued on page 4
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