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YOUR GUIDE TO THE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND DINING
IT’S ALL FOLK TO ME
PHOTO BY JAY BLAKESBERG
BY D AV I D HINCKLEY
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hen it comes to categorizing Steve Forbert’s music, he’s more relaxed than a lot of music writers. Folk? Folk-rock? Americana? Country rock? Don’t sweat it, says Forbert, who will be playing all of it when he comes to My Father’s Place in Roslyn on March 7. “Labels can be convenient,” he says. “I’m pretty comfortable with ‘folk-
rock.’ ‘Americana’ came up a few years ago and I don’t mind that being applied to me, either.” Truth is, Forbert has avoided narrow niches in a career that now spans more than 40 years and almost two dozen albums. His latest album, “The Magic Tree,” reflects his stylistic range, and he talks about that subject, among others, in his recently released memoir “Big City Cat, My Life in Folk Rock.” He’s now finishing up another album in which he remakes some of his favor-
ite tunes from other artists – and fans can get an idea where that might take him from a playlist he posted on his website to accompany “Big City Cat.” The tunes there run from “Angie” by the Rolling Stones to “Stardust” by Nat King Cole to the Drifters’ “Save the Last Dance for Me,” Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” and the B-52s’s “Rock Lobster.” Plus, happily, an extensive sampling of his own music, from “It Isn’t Going To Be That Way” to “A Good Planet Is Hard to
Find” and “Romeo’s Tune,” his 1980 debut single and biggest radio hit. In fact, the only correction he gently makes about labeling his music is that he doesn’t call it “music.” “Music can be anything,” he says. “From Gregorian chant to Dizzy Gillespie to girls singing around a campfire in the woods. What I’m doing is playing songs.” Songs first fascinated him, he says, when he was growing up in Meridian, Miss., in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Then, as
sometimes happens, one song brought it all together. “I heard the Byrds’ ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’ and it hypnotized me,” he says. “It was the combination of the playing and [Bob Dylan’s] song. It was the sound and also something between the lines of the poetry. It was new. There was this element to it. It had magic.” Soon thereafter, in high school, he started writing his own songs. “They came easy then,” he says. “I’d write two or three a week.” In 1976, soon after he turned 21, he moved to New York. Downtown New York. “It was time to get there and see what was going to happen,” he says. “It was now or never. And it turned out that there was enough of the old folk-type Greenwich Village to dive into. “Every Tuesday I’d be at Folk City. Kenny’s Castaways was a great place. Then I decided to branch out and try CBGBs, where the scene was just starting. Television, Blondie, the Talking Heads. I got to open for the Talking Heads, and John Cale. It was a very open environment, a lot of action.” A business dispute kept Forbert from doing many recordings for several years in the 1980s, and in 1985 he moved to Nashville. That probably had some commercial ramifications, but in retrospect, says Forbert, he’s been one of the fortunate artists who could largely record what wanted to. That includes both his own songs and, for instance, a tribute album to Meridian’s most famous musical son, 1920s country pioneer Jimmie Rodgers. The Rodgers album was nominated for a Grammy, and Forbert still does
Rodgers songs in his live show. Fittingly, he just received the Mississippi Governor’s Arts Award. Like most musicians, Forbert says he could not have predicted where life, the business and the road would take him when he decided to follow “Mr. Tambourine Man.” In 2007 he wrote “Middle Age,” a song with lines like “Now you hafta laugh at what you / Used to think you knew.” Thirteen years later he still sings it, “because even though it’s now more like late middle age, it’s still fun.” For that matter, he says he still enjoys playing “Romeo’s Tune.” “I still relate to it,” he says. “I don’t feel separated from it.” What does get more challenging over time, he says, is songwriting itself. Songs still come, but not at the rate of two or three a week. “Most people do their most popular work by the time they’re 30,” he says. “Who are the exceptions? Leonard Cohen and Howlin’ Wolf? “And I understand why, because as you get older and other things come into your life, like maybe a family, you’re never going to have as much time or be as carefree as you were in your 20’s. “That would be weird. No one would want to have lunch with you.” In late middle age, then, Steve Forbert carries on. “I feel,” he says, “like I’m still a part of something.” [Steve Forbert at My Father’s Place, 1221 Old Northern Boulevard, Roslyn, at 8 p.m. Tickets $40. Call 516-413-3535. www.myfathersplace.com.]
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THE TOP SEVEN EVENTS Mesmerica 360: A Visual Music Journey Friday, March 13, at 6:45 p.m. Get lost in a visual music journey that brings the music of Grammy-nominated composer and percussionist James Hood to life in a 3D immersive experience. It is a family-friendly mind-expanding projection that is designed to also relieve stress. Tickets are already sold out.
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Women’s History Month Celebration Saturday, March 14, from 6 — 9 p.m. Come and celebrate Latin Women and their contributions to the community. Hosted by Westbury Arts, the event will highlight Hispanic females making a dierence on Long Island in the ďŹ elds of education, arts, media and other important areas in society. The celebration will feature a panel discussion, an art exhibition, networking opportunities, and entertainment. This event is meant to empower, inspire and celebrate Latina women and their contributions to the community. Admission is free. Where: Yes We Can Community Center, 141 Garden St. in Westbury Info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/womens-history-month-celebrationtickets-93576512869?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
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Taste the Greats Saturday, March 14, from 8 — 11 p.m. Visit the iconic Oheka Castle for an elegant evening tasting cuisine from the Great Chefs of Long Island along with an expertly curated selection of wines, craft beer, and spirits. Tickets are $100 — $165 and include tastings of all the chefs’ dishes, unlimited wine, craft beer, and spirits plus live Jazz. Featured chefs include Oheka Castle’s own chef Daniel Andreotti and chef Chris Cappello as well as many others from Osteria Morini, Mirabelle Tavern & Sandbar, Spiro’s, Granny’s Ice Cream, The Halyard, Chocology, KingďŹ sh, Preston House & Hotel, Osteria Umbra, 5 Ocean Bar & Grill, North Fork Table & Inn, Dirty Taco & Tequila, Prime, Avo Taco, and Osteria Leana.
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The Andy Foundation will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with its annual charity event featuring cocktails, dinner, raes, and live music by “The Usual Suspects.â€? Admission is $100 per person. 21+ only. Where: Stewart Manor Country Club, Info: Email info@theandyfoundation.org or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/andy-go-bragh-tickets-90162960843.
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FOR THE COMING WEEK Against Me! Sunday, March 15, at 8 p.m. Having performed an average of 200 gigs per year over the last decade, Against Me! have been extremely busy. The powerful punk rock outfit, led by Laura Jane Grace, returns to The Paramount in Huntington this March for a performance with special guest Stef Chura. Tickets $20 — $45 and are available online or at the box office. Where: The Paramount, 370 New York Ave. in Huntington Info: (631) 673-7300 or visit paramountny.com for more details.
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Emerging Talent Showcase Wednesday, March 18, at 8 p.m. Come and check out the best and funniest up-andcoming performers from Long Island. It guarantees to be a great night of laughs featuring comedians Harry Lockwood, Jeanne-Marie Lyga, Nick Tangorra, Anthony Giangrasso, Jeff Magrane, Andrew Quigley, Richard Blau, Tim O’Connor, Tony Walker, Morty Ain, and Jackey Cacioppo. Tickets $12 plus a twodrink minimum. Where: Governor’s Comedy Club, 90 Division Ave. in Levittown Info: (516) 731-3358 or online at govs.com
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A Night of Classic Rock Benefit Concert Thursday, March 19, from 6:30 — 10:30 p.m. Do you like classic rock? Do you like to support nonprofits helping individuals with Autism? Then you’re not going to want to miss this special event benefitting Spectrum Designs Foundation and Nicholas Center. Every dollar donated will help expand its facilities and provide new equipment, new premises, and increased production capacity to help create more opportunities for more people. Where: My Father’s Place, 1221 Old Northern Blvd. in Roslyn Info: https://tix.spectrumenterprises.org
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THE TOP EVENTS FOR KIDS FOR THE COMING WEEK The Very Hungry Caterpillar Saturday, March 14, 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Three beloved children stories by Eric Carle — “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,� “Little Cloud,� and “The Mixed-Up Chameleon� — are retold on stage through the magic of black light and fanciful puppets. Adapted, designed and directed by Jim Morrow, with music by Steven Naylor and narration by Gordon Pinsent, the hour-long production is an imaginative approach at storytelling through theatre that has earned international recognition. For all children ages 2 and up. Tickets: $25 for adults and $18 for children under 18. Discount for Friends of the Landmark. Where: The Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St. in Port Washington 1 Info: landmarkonmainstreet.org
Map It Out! Saturday, March 14, from 1 — 2:30 p.m. Imagine what life was like without a GPS. How did anyone ďŹ nd their way around?! Explore the Tanglewood preserve with a compass and learn the science of orienteering. Admission is $9 per person. Open to ages one and up. Dress warm. Where: Center for Science Teaching and Learning 1450 Tanglewood Rd. in Rockville Centre Info: https://www.cstl.org/event/map-it-out/ or by phone at (516) 764-0045.
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Let The Good Times Roll! HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH Presents Its 10th Annual “Oldies Concertâ€? Saturday, March 21, 2020 • 6 PM to 11 PM Starring Stan Zizka’s “Del Satinsâ€?
Celestial Weekend: Starlab Indoor Planetarium Saturday, March 14, from 5 — 7:15 p.m. and Sunday, March 15, from 11 a.m. — 1:30 p.m. Explore the universe in a fascinating digital display inside the inatable Starlab Planetarium at Castle Gould. Discover the planets and moons that comprise our solar system, and watch for comets, asteroids, and meteor showers. Choose one 30-minute session during this Celestial Weekend. Payment with registration is required. Open to all ages. Admission $15 for non-members and $10 for members. $5 per child and free for children members. Where: Sands Point Preserve 127 Middle Neck Rd. in Sands Point Info: Call (516) 570-2185 or visit sandspointpreserveconservancy.org.
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516-903-6630 If anyone would like to make a basket for the raffle table or donate a new gift it would be greatly appreciated! This is a fundraiser for the parish! Come join us for an evening of Oldie’s music and a trip down memory lane! Bring your friends and reserve your table early! ALL ARE WELCOME!
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Family Movie and Dance Fundraiser Sunday, March 15, 1 — 4 p.m. This is my SWAG Foundation will be holding its second annual fundraiser at The Bellmore Playhouse with a screening of Disney Pixar’s “Inside Out,â€? Rated PG. Come out and help raise money to bring SWAG Day to schools across Long Island. Families with two or more children will receive $5 o for each child. Tickets $20 per person. Where: Bellemore Playhouse, 525 Bedford Ave. in Bellmore Info: Email info@thisismyswag.com for more information and/or a coupon code
Air Personality “Don K. Reedâ€? to MC Show Dinner • Dancing • Concert
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Ssssensational Ssssnakes Sunday, March 15, 1 — 3 p.m. Slither on over to Sweetbriar Nature Center to see a selection of several sensational serpents. Participants will meet several snakes and learn about their unique adaptation through games and other participatory activities. Create a cool snake craft to take home. $10 per child and $5 per adult, $2 discount for scouts. Where: Sweetbriar Nature Center 62 Eckernkamp Drive in Smithtown Info: Contact (631) 979-6344 or visit www.sweetbriarnc.org.
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Adelphi to host Art Guild’s land, sea and doc screening sky landscape competition on vets, dogs Veterans returning home service can often be wrought with depression and a wrenching disconnect from the world they once inhabited — but the unconditional love and support of a service dog can make a difference. On Tuesday, March 10, Adelphi University will host a special screening of “To Be of Service,” a feature-length documentary film exploring the remarkable life enhancements resulting from the introduction of trained service dogs into the lives of veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The documentary takes audiences across the country to meet veterans just before they are paired with their service dog and follows the new pairs as
they learn to navigate their days more comfortably and independently, helps them sleep without night terrors and, over time, restores their ability to feel safe, to trust and to love. Following the screening, the film’s director, Josh Aronson, along with veterans Glen Mood and Greg Kolodziejczyk and their service dogs, will participate in a Q&A session. The event is open to the public and free of charge. The screening and Q&A will take place from 6:45 to 9 p.m. in the Adelphi Performing Arts Center Concert Hall. For more information about the film and event: events.adelphi.edu/au_ event/to-be-of-service.
The Art League of Long Island invites artists to submit applications for its upcoming Landscape Competition titled “Land, Sea & Sky”. The exhibition will concentrate on landscape imagery, embracing seascapes, cityscapes, garden scenes and woodland, for example, and maybe rendered both realistically or abstractly. The exhibit will be on view in the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery from June 27 through July 24. The deadline for submissions is May 22 by
4 p.m. The competition is open to artists residing in Suffolk, Nassau, Brooklyn, and Queens. Entry is limited to five works not previously exhibited in aGallery, one of which may be selected by the juror for admission. 2D & 3D original work in any medium may be submitted, including photography and fine craft. Sorry, no videos. Karli Wurzelbacher has recently joined The Heckscher Museum of Art as Curator. An ac-
tive scholar in the field of twentieth-century American art, Wurzelbacher was most recently a curatorial research fellow at The Baltimore Museum of Art, where she contributed to the first exhibition and publication on Jack Whitten’s sculpture and to a forthcoming Joan Mitchell retrospective and book. As an assistant curator at the Hunter College Art Galleries Wurzelbacher co-curated the exhibition Times Square Show Revisited. In curatorial roles
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at the Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio, she contributed to exhibitions on the work of Charles Burchfield and Murray Jones, among others. Wurzelbacher earned a Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Delaware, where she also taught classes and curated the exhibit American Graphic: Picturing Social Change in the 1920s and 1930s at the University Museums. Her research and exhibitions have been supported by the Corning Museum of Glass, the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Research Center, the Keith Haring Foundation, and the Terra Foundation for American Art. To obtain prospectus call (631) 462-5400 or visit at www.artleagueli. org. Applications are being accepted through www.smarterentry.com/ CallsForEntry/ALLI. Submitted by the Art League of Long Island
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How to enjoy Broadway blockbuster I attended “Phantom of the Operaâ€? this weekend and two orchestra seats cost me exactly $651.55. With that kind of money at stake, one wants to derive maximal pleasure from the experience. I’m sure you would agree. Since I foolishly enjoy the arts I will not hesitate to spend these kinds of dollars in order to edify my soul, despite the moans and groans voiced by my little wallet. You might say this has put me in a quandary of sorts. First, I like the arts and will spend money to experience the same. Second, I like to hold onto my money. After thinking long and hard about this quandary I have decided to provide you with a down and dirty guide to help you to enjoy this play if perhaps you have the urge to travel to the Majestic Theater on West 43rd St. to see it. The “Phantom of the Operaâ€? is the longest-running play in Broadway history. After 32 years straight it is still running to sold-out shows. To give you an idea of how good this show is, “Les Miserableâ€? and “Catsâ€?, two other Broadway blockbusters only ran half that long. Phantom won seven Tony Awards and has played in over 35 dierent countries and in 15 dierent languages. Its box oďŹƒce revenue exceeds any play or ďŹ lm ever produced, is considered to be one of the most successful pieces of entertainment of all time and continues as an unstoppable juggernaut into the foreseeable future. But I am similar to Clark Griswold with his Wagon Queen Family Truckster, desperately trying to enjoy family fun but in the end not having much fun at all. Yet I remain, much like Clark Griswold, a steadfast optimist with an undaunted belief that I will be able to attend in this case a Broadway musical and come away
countless hours in prepawith a feeling that I ration, let me give you did not get ripped o a summary of what you and did have some will see when you get to fun. the play. So here is how When you enter the you go about enjoying theater you will see that this play: the stage is draped in The ďŹ rst thing to dreary coverings which do is to go to Paris and insinuate that this is a take a tour of the Paris story about the past. The Opera House. It is a tale is essentially about remarkably beautiful DR. TOM FERRARO the burden of talent that building and seeing Our Town a girl must face when it it gives you a good is discovered that she background. A special has a gift for singing. tour will take you into You could interpret the play as really the many sublevels where they have a lake, horse stables, and other oddities. being about a ghost, the phantom, who is The cost of the trip was about $6,000 for the Angel of Music, but in fact, it is a play about receiving inspiration from outside two people. The second thing is to go to the clas- oneself and then having to face up to the sics section of Barnes and Noble and buy responsibility of fulďŹ lling one’s gifts. This the original book by Gaston Leroux. I will tale is quite similar to “Frankensteinâ€? by grant you this guy is not Marcel Proust, Mary Shelley, the story of how a scienHonore de Balzac or Victor Hugo but the tist created something special only to run tale he weaves about the innards of the from it as if it was a monster. The big conict in this play was Paris Opera House makes you believe that a man could live there for years whether the girl with the gift, Christine without beginning found. About 35 Daae, would live up to her talent or instead, go for love and marriage. In the hours to ďŹ nish the book. The third thing is to take a primer end, she goes for love and marriage. Living a life of the artist versus livcourse in the psychoanalysis of art at Adelphi Derner Institute. This will help ing a normal life with love and marriage you to understand that any work of art has many characters but in fact, all the characters are a part of the inner workings of the artist’s mind. The cost, maybe $900. And if you do these things you are sure to be equipped with enough history and background knowledge to easily appreciate the ins and outs of this play. But in the event you feel it is not worth the bother of spending over $7,000 and
was also the theme is the Oscar-winning ďŹ lm “La La Land.â€? However, in that story, written in modern times, the lovers decided to pursue their art rather than their love. The ďŹ nal scene in the Phantom of the Opera was stunning. The lovers had gone o to live together and the Phantom was alone and bereft. When a child came down to the lake under the opera house to ďŹ nd him all she found left behind was the white mask, a wonderful symbol that the art object is given to us, the audience, is a true thing of lasting beauty but is born from much suering and sacriďŹ ce. And there was not a dry eye in the house when the curtain fell. So if you are perhaps one of the few American’s who has not yet seen Phantom give yourself a treat and see for yourself why great art is such a thing of wonder. Like the Paris Opera House, this Broadway masterpiece has many levels. On the most surface level, it is well-produced with wonderful music, great operatic talent, and glittering sets. But it is a show with considerable depth touching on unresolved loss, incest, possessiveness, jealousy, and envy. And at the very bottom of it all is a story about the cost one pays to make great art and why artists provide to us the most rariďŹ ed and most precious of gifts we can receive.
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Evening of musical mystery in NHP To launch its 2020 production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Mikado,” the Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera Company of Long Island will host a special, one-night-only musical celebration of masks and mystique, entitled “Disguise and Deception: An Evening of Musical Mystery,” to be presented at Westy Self Storage in New Hyde Park on Saturday, March 14 at 7 p.m. “Every Gilbert & Sullivan opera is different,” Chris Jurak, company president, said. “’The Mikado’ is distinctive for the web of plots, counter-plots, and counter-counter-plots that makes up its hilarious story. Practically nobody in ‘The Mikado’ really understands what’s going on, which is a big source of the opera’s comedy. “This concert is partly to help our audience get into the mood for ‘The Mikado,’ but it’s also to help us get in the mood,” Jurak said. “Opera as a whole is filled with disguise and deception—everywhere you look, someone is posing as someone else, conspiring against a rival or plotting something underhanded. This year’s production of ‘The Mikado’ is set on the Gold Coast of Long Island in the 1920s, the era of ‘The Great Gatsby,’ one of the most secret-driven novels ever written, and we want ‘Disguise and Deception’ to help our audience get into the spirit of things.” The concert will feature some highlights from “The Mikado,” but it’s not a Gilbert & Sullivan show. Artists from the company will perform songs dealing in secrecy and intrigue, drawing on everything from opera to Broadway, from folk songs to pop, from Mozart and Puccini to Cole Porter and Billy Joel.
“Our membership includes some amazingly talented people,” Jurak said. “Gilbert & Sullivan is something we all do, but we also do a lot of other things. This is a chance for our singers to show their stuff—songs from ‘Carmen’ and ‘Faust’ next to songs from ‘Les Miserables’ and ‘Kiss Me Kate.’ This show is going to be full of surprises, but of course, I can’t tell you about them, because that would give away the disguise and spoil the deception. Let’s just say that everyone on stage will be having a great time, and so will the audience.” All proceeds from the evening will benefit the Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera Company of Long Island and its production of “The Mikado.” Founded in 1954, the company is one of the nation’s oldest organizations devoted exclusively to the promotion and performance of the works of Gilbert & Sullivan. Its performers are all volunteers and come from every walk of life. While very different in many ways, they all have one thing in common: a passion to preserve and present these classic comic operas that have enriched and entertained generations of Long Island audiences. “Disguise and Deception: An Evening of Musical Mystery” will be presented on Saturday, March 14, at 7 p.m. at Westy Self Storage, 2400 Marcus Ave. in New Hyde Park. Admission is $15, available only at the door. For further information, visit www.gaslocoli.org. Submitted by The Gilbert and Sullivan Light Opera Company of Long Island
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GILBERT AND SULLIVAN LIGHT OPERA COMPANY OF LONG ISLAND
Gearing up for “Disguise and Deception: An Evening of Musical Mystery” are (rear from left) Tamara Shyngle, Claudia Arroyo and Richard Risi, and (front from left) Karina Vartanian, Catherine Diakou and Nancy Magnatta, all members of the Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera Company of Long Island’s 2020 production of “The Mikado.”
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‘Once Upon a Mattress’ comes to Port The Community Synagogue Theater Company is proud to present the musical comedy, “Once Upon a Mattress,” from April 2 — 5, at the Landmark Theater on Main Street in Port Washington. Performances will be held on Thursday and Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday, at 11 a.m. (ASL translated) and 3:30 p.m. If you thought you knew the story of “The Princess and The Pea” you may be in for some surprises. Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the classic tale provides some sidesplitting laughs. You’ll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again. Under the direction of Tom Rocco and the musical direction of John Brautingam, this production showcases a cast and crew
from all over New York City and Long Island. Several are local to Port Washington including actors Eden Franco, Shawn Masia, Heather Clark, Jeff Grossman, Dave Franklin, Joel Ronis, Spencer Cohen, Caryn Ronis, Brett Grossman, and Gina Farasciano. Port Washington crew members include Lori Zlotoff, Jane Ronis, Diane Heiman, Katie Hangley, Marc Paillex, Lauren Gilbert, Melissa Halpern, Melissa Chernosky, Lisa Grossman, Diana Berrent, Frank Bacari, and Allison Merims. TICKET PRICES: Premium seating — $54, Regular — $30, Children 12 and under — $24. Tickets are available online at www. commsyn.org or can be purchased by emailing theatercompany@commsyn.org. Submitted by Lisa Grossman
Reach Out America presents Chip Berlet “From Armed Insurgents to the White House: How Right-Wing Populism Breeds Neo-Fascism” Chip Berlet is an investigative journalist and independent scholar who has studied Far-Right movements for over forty years, including three decades as a senior analyst at the think tank Political Research Associates. Berlet is the co-author of “Right-Wing Populism in America: Too Close for Comfort” and his new book is “Trumping Democracy From Reagan to the Alt-Right” He is also the co-author of the “Neo-Nazism” entry in the Encyclopedia Judaica and has written for The New York Times, The Bos-
ton Globe, The Progressive, and many other publications. “It is too late to ask if fascism could come to America,” he said, “It has already arrived in a variety of forms that stretch from the torch-carrying neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia to the White House in our nation’s capital. It is our mission to defend human rights and preserve democracy itself.” Berlet will be at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 48 Shelter Rock Rd. in Manhasset, on Wednesday, March 11 at 12:30 p.m. For more info visit: www. reachout-america.com or Reach Out America on Facebook. Submitted by Reach Out America
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