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Musician hopes to inspire kids with ‘Words’ 2.
By KATHERINE FENTON
“The song itself is about the way that words, when used properly, can be encouraging and Musician Danny Weinkauf comforting and inspiring,” he says that in a divisive world, he said. “Instead of dividing people hopes his next studio album, and hurting people, they can be “Words,” helps children under- used in lots of great ways.” stand the imporA music video, tance of coming which features the together in a diffiwork of 25 animacult time. tors from six counT h e Ly n b r o o k tries, has also been resident, who also released with the plays bass for the title track. Despite Grammy-winning the challenges posed ro ck b a n d T h e y by the coronavirus Might Be Giants, pandemic and a limsaid he plans to ited budget, word of bring a new set of mouth enabled the catchy and educamusic video to ultitional songs to chilmately include a dren and families on variety of animation Aug. 20, which will DANNY styles, from plastiteach kids concepts cine to colored paper, like hyperbole and WEINKAUF created by animators alliteration. “Words” from Honduras to Lynbrook musician is his sixth studio India. album with his side Weinkauf, who project, following “Dinosaurs also made donations to charities and Metaphors,” “No School chosen by the animators, Today,” “Red Pants Band,” explained that it was inspiring to “Totally O-some!” and “Inside I see people from different parts Shine.” of the globe working together The new album offers songs and helping one another, espethat explore the power of words, cially amid the pandemic. such as the title track, which was released as a single on July CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
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Lights, camera, action for Lynbrookite Lynbrook native Deirdre O’Connor will soon release her independent film, “One Moment” at the Long Island International Film Expo on Aug. 10. The late Danny Aiello appears in it. Story, Page 5.
Lynbrook hits the pool for a cause Swim Across America to aid cancer research By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com
After the coronavirus pandemic necessitated changes last year, swimmers will once again make waves for a cause in the Lynbrook Village Pool on July 30 as Swim Across America comes to the village After switching to a virtual model for what would have been its 11th year in 2020, the pool will once again be packed with peo-
ple swimming laps, all of them doing so to raise money for cancer research as part of the annual event. It is part of the larger Swim Across America organization, which hosts hundreds of swims throughout the year across the country. Participants are asked to raise money beforehand, with a recommended $100 minimum, and there are prizes awarded to top fundraisers who reach certain thresholds. Last year, amid
the pandemic, the organization hosted the SAA Personal Challenge, in which participants could create any challenge on the SAA website and pledge to complete it by October while garnering donations from sponsors. At press time, Jason Diaz, 13, a Lynbrook resident and rising eighth-grader at Howard T. Herber Middle School in Malverne, CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
ords don’t always have to be divisive and negative. They can give people strength.