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I.P. Library says goodbye to ‘Mrs. G’ By KEPHERD DANIEl kdaniel@liherald.com
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Wantagh resident Ian Smith, 42, was introduced on Monday as the replacement for longtime Island Park librarian Maureen Glueckert, who retired at the end of the summer. Smith grew up in Uniondale and studied jazz at Hofstra and SUNY Purchase. In college he met his wife, Cynthia, who was also a music major. The couple actually ended up playing in a band together. After college, Smith moved to New York City to pursue a music career, but after he got a job at the New York Public Library, he enjoyed it so much that he stuck with it. He went back to school at Queens College in 2005, and received a master’s in library science two years later. After stops at the Manhasset Public Library, where he was head of youth services, and then
MEMBERS of THE Island Park community said goodbye to beloved librarian Maureen Glueckert.
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Good chemistry keeps Beatles tribute band together By KEPHERD DANIEl kdaniel@liherald.com
Island Park residents enjoyed a night of classic Beatles hits by the tribute band Penny Lane on Sept. 13, as part of the Island Park Library’s outdoor concert series. The band is composed of Jimmy DiNapoli, 54, of Merrick; Marc Elliot Kalman, 69, of New Hyde Park; Bob Curtis, 58, of Valley Stream; and Tom Christie, 60, of Hauppauge. “It was a beautiful night, everything was excellent and everybody loved it,” said DiNapoli. While the band doesn’t dress
up like the Fab Four, as some tribute bands do, the audience clearly enjoyed the performance. More than 100 people gathered at the library for the outdoor concert, and many, including library Director Jessica Koenig, left delighted with the night’s musical magic. “She came up and said she had seen all the Beatle bands on Long Island, and we were the best she ever heard,” Kalman said. “I’ve been playing music my whole life and I’m the oldest guy in the band, and when I see people’s faces, hearing music they love, it’s just great for me.” DiNapoli, whose father was a musician and played in many
bands, launched the group in 2011. DiNapoli was playing in another Beatles cover band with Curtis, and recruited Kalman to be the bass player. A few drummers drifted through, then the band connected with Christie and the group has been together ever since. The musicians come from different walks of life, but are connected by their extensive knowledge and love of the Beatles. Kalman originally wanted to play baseball for the Yankees, but after he saw the Beatles for the first time at age 11, he wanted to get into the music business. “From that point on, I loved music,” Kalman recalled. “I
learned how to play guitar, the bass, and I went to Queens College to study music, and I’ve been very fortunate to have been able to make a living as a musician.” Christie is retired, after working in the restaurant business for many years. Kalman teaches music to kids, Curtis does secretarial work for NYU Langone
Hospital and DiNapoli is an engineer with the New York City school system. The group, which performs as many as 60 times a year, said their chemistry is what has kept them together for so long. “I’ve been in many bands through the years,” Kalman said. “I have never been in a band where Continued on page 19