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Comic McHale at The Paramount
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oel McHale, one of the most sought-after comedians and actors in the industry, will head to The Paramount as part of their popular comedy series on Friday, March 22 at 8 p.m. McHale was most recently seen in the film “The Happytime Murders” alongside Melissa McCarthy, as well as in Netflix’s “A Futile & Stupid Gesture” opposite Will Forte in which he played Chevy Chase, his former co-star on the NBC hit comedy “Community.” He recently hosted “The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale” on Netflix, a half-hour topical series that took a sharp, absurdist look at pop culture and news from across the globe. In 2015, McHale wrapped the 12th and final season of E!’s “The Soup,” in which he satirized pop culture and current events. He is best known for his starring role on “Community,” which ended its sixth season on Yahoo! after five seasons on NBC. McHale previously starred in “The Great Outdoors” on CBS, where he played a renowned adventure reporter who took a desk job in the digital department of a magazine. He was also seen on Fox’s revival of “The X-Files,” where he played a conservative news anchor. Other starring feature roles include “A Merry Friggin’ Christmas” opposite Robin Williams, the Jerry Bruckheimerproduced supernatural thriller “Deliver Us from Evil,” the Warner Brothers’ romantic comedy “Blended” alongside Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, Seth MacFarlane’s comedy smash “Ted,” David Frankel’s “The Big Year,” Steven Soderbergh’s “The Informant,” and “What’s Your Number?” starring Chris Evans and Anna Faris. In 2014, McHale hosted the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington, DC. He also hosted the 2015 ESPYS on ABC. In the fall of 2016, McHale released his first book, “Thanks For The Money: How to Use My Life Story to Become the Best Joel McHale You Can Be,” which is part memoir, part self-help guide. Born in Rome and raised in Seattle, McHale was a history major at the University of Washington where he also was a member of their championship football team. He received his Master’s of Fine Arts from UW’s actor’s training program.
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KISS: End of the Road World Tour
Friday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m.
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ROYALT Y! THE IDENTICAL TWIN SONS OF RICKY NELSON, AND SON OF JACKIE WILSON, COME TOGETHER TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THEIR LEGENDARY FATHERS.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, known for their larger-than-life, blistering performances of classic songs like “I Was Made for Lovin’ You,â€? have said that this tour is devoted to their millions of KISS “Armyâ€? fans. Where: NYCB Live, Home of Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale Info & Tickets: 516-231-4848 or 800-745-3000 • nycblive.com
Sunday, March 24, 2019, 3pm TICKETS: $48, $42, $35 This performance will take place at: The OLBS Theater 34-45 202nd Street (Corner of 35th Ave. & 203rd St.) Bayside, NY 11361 Free parking in adjacent lot and on the street. : Queensborough Performing Arts Center - QPAC
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The Paramount Comedy Series presents: Joel McHale
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Friday, March 22 at 8 p.m. The comedian, actor, writer and television producer known for hosting E!’s “The Soup,â€? portraying Je Winger on the NBC sitcom “Community,â€? and starring in ďŹ lms such as “Spy Kids: All the Time in the Worldâ€? and “Ted,â€? will perform his latest stand-up show.
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Planting Fields Perambulation Saturday, March 23 at 10:30 a.m.
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What Would Petula Do? A Tribute to Petula Clark
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International concert and recording artist Maxine Linehan charts the course of Petula Clark’s extraordinary career by performing her well-known songs, including “I Know a Place,â€? “Color My World,â€? “This is My Song,â€? and her signature hit, “Downtown.â€? Where: Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City Info & Tickets: 516-877-4000 • pac.adelphi.edu
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Thursday, March 28 at 6:30 p.m. Sid Jacobson JCC will host its annual Eat. Bid. Laugh! An Auction & Epicurean Event. This year’s festivities include a performance by Emmy Award-winning comedian John Mulaney, tastings from top local restaurants, and extensive silent auction prizes. Where: Fresh Meadow Country Club, 255 Lakeville Road, Lake Success Info & Tickets: 516-484-1545 ext. 141 • sjjcc.org/auction
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Trial: A Benefit-Staged Reading Presented By WellLife Network
Thursday, March 28 at 7 p.m. Trial tells the provocative, true story of a young woman waiting for judgment in the bureaucratic system of the afterlife where she finds herself in the role of judge and jury to determine the eternal fate of her father, the man responsible for her abuse and death. Where: Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville Info & Tickets: 516-299-3100 • tillescenter.org
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THE TOP EVENTS FOR KIDS FOR THE COMING WEEK
Its 9th Annual “Oldies Concert” Saturday, March 23, 2019 • 6 PM to 11 PM Starring “ The Rockinghams” “Tina & Vinny Entertainment”
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adagascar — A Musical Adventure
Saturday, March 23, 11 a.m., and Sunday, March 24, 10:30 a.m. (ongoing performances through April 28) Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the Hippo and those hilarious, plotting penguins as they bound onto the stage in the musical adventure that is based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture. Where: John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main Street, Northport Info & Tickets: 631-261-2900 or engemantheater.com
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eal Housewives of Cold Spring Harbor Walking Tour
O UR R PLANET O URSELVES S REACH OUT AMERICA PRESENTS A FORUM ABOUT SCIENCE AND THE FUTURE
In honor of Women’s History Month, adults and children 8 years and over are invited on a historic walking tour of Cold Spring Harbor as an educator shares stories of Rosalie Gardiner Jones and other local suffragettes who helped change history. $12 per person; online registration required. Where: The Whaling Museum & Education Center, 279 Main St. (Route 25A), Cold Spring Harbor Info & Registration: 631-367-3418 or cshwhalingmuseum.org
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ini Masterpieces Saturday, March 23, 1 to 3 p.m.
10:00am – 2:00pm / MARCH 31, 2019 VEATCH HOUSE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION 48 SHELTER ROCK ROAD, MANHASSET
Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24, 12 to 1 p.m.
$25
TO PAY ONLINE: go to www.reachout-america.com ROA BY MAIL: make checks out to Reach Out America, include email/phone number, and send to: Rita Hall c/o ROA, 108 Station Road, Great Neck, NY 11023 AT THE DOOR: only cash or check will be accepted
Celebrate Women’s History Month by learning about artists Georgia O’Keeffe and Laurel Burch. Children ages 3 and up will learn about their impactful lives and create their own masterpiece of art to honor their legacy. Free with museum admission. Where: Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Ave., Garden City Info & Registration: 516-224-5800 or licm.org
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n 80s Arcade and Karaoke Night
Saturday, March 23, 7 to 11 p.m. Bring the whole family out and relive the glory days of the 1980s while playing classic arcade games like Pac-Man and Donkey Kong and singing your hearts out to ‘80s karaoke music. $15 advance tickets, $20 at the door. Where: Cradle of Aviation Museum, Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Garden City Info & Tickets: 516-572-4111 or cradleofaviation.org
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yrical Lemonade presents: Lil Mosey Thursday, March 28, 8 p.m. Teen music fans can hear 16-year-old rap prodigy Lil Mosey, who started making music in the eighth grade. Drawing comparisons to Drake and influence from Meek Mill, Mosey is a hip-hop wunderkind. Where: The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington Info & Tickets: 631-673-7300 or paramountny.com
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UNFORGETTABLE CULTURAL EXPERIENCES ALL YEAR LONG
GOLD COAST ARTS CENTER 113 MIDDLE NECK ROAD, GREAT NECK, NY 11021
SATURDAY, MARCH 16TH | 10:00am
YOUTH FILM DAY ‘19
Youth Film Day is a free program designed for emerging filmmakers in grades 7-12. Produced by Hofstra University and GCIFF, student filmmakers are invited to participate in a day full of film activities, panels, workshops, and special giveaways. Participants will have the opportunity to submit their own short films for awards and feedback.
SATURDAY, MARCH 23RD | 8:00pm
YOUR BIG BREAK: KNOCKOUT ROUND 2 Finalists chosen from over 1,000 submissions take the stage in the second round of competition! Help us find Long Island’s next big act and enjoy an evening of the best new local talent! Performances are at the Gold Coast Arts Center theater.
SUNDAY, MARCH 24TH | 1:00pm
ART INSPIRING ACTION: FILM SCREENING, PANEL & ART WORKSHOP Join us for a FREE screening of the Academy Award winning short film INOCENTE, an intensely personal and vibrant coming of age documentary about a young artist, the transformative power of art and the new face of homelessness in America: Children.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27TH | 7:30pm
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3RD | 5:00pm
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3RD | 7:30pm
Barry Avrich’s gripping new documentary tells the fascinating story of Ben Ferencz—the last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor and lifelong advocate of “law not war.” After witnessing Nazi concentration camps shortly after liberation, Ferencz became lead prosecutor in the Einsatzgruppen case at Nuremberg, which has been called the biggest murder trial in history.
The Gold Coat Arts Center Gallery will showcase the work of art students from the School For The Arts in the 2018-2019 year. Come marvel at the student’s work and acknowledge all the time and effort they put into their creations.
In 1952, Rose Miller returns to her rural hometown to care for her ailing mother. When Rose decides to embark on a filmmaking project in her local community, she is enchanted by a local man who is deaf, and must decide if she has the courage to follow her heart.
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Choose your own dates and schedule your Pre-K through 8th grade children for a fun, exciting and active day while school is closed! Experience sessions in Art, Music, Chess, and Acting, taught by experienced teachers.
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A tribute to Petula Celtic Woman comes to Long Island Clark on March 23 International concert and recording artist Maxine Linehan brings What Would Petula Do? A Tribute to Petula Clark to the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center on Saturday, March 23. The acclaimed solo concert is currently performing across the U.S. and will tour Europe and Australia in 2020. A live album of the show that was recorded in Paris will be released this year. Linehan made her professional theatrical debut in Ireland at the age of 17. She has performed for thousands at some of the world’s most prestigious venues, including sold-out shows in
New York’s Lincoln Center. In What Would Petula Do?, Linehan and her band take the audience on a musical journey of Clark’s career — from her early, popular recordings in the 1940s, through her megastardom in the 1960s, to her award-winning performances in film and on Broadway right up to the 1990s. Songs in the performance will include “I Know a Place,” “Don’t Sleep in the Subway,” “Color My World,” “Old Devil Moon,” “The Sound of Music,” “This is My Song” and, of course, “Downtown.” Other credits for Linehan include a debut studio
album, Beautiful Songs, which was a top ten pick by USA Today and received a rave in The New York Times. In 2018, in response to gun violence, in support of the students of Parkland, Fla., and in collaboration with over 50 musicians, Linehan co-wrote and performed the original single, “Living Proof.” What Would Petula Do? will begin at 8 p.m. on the Westermann Stage in Adelphi’s PAC Concert Hall. Tickets start at $35, with discounts available to seniors, students, alumni and staff. Information is available at the Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516-877-4000 or boxoffice@adelphi.edu. Regular box office hours are Tuesday through Friday, from 1 to 6 p.m., and the box office is also open for two hours before most scheduled performances. Ticket sales and additional information are available online.
Grant winners to perform at Adelphi The American Theatre Wing has announced the recipients of the prestigious 2019 Jonathan Larson ‘82 grants: Julia Gytri and Avi Amon (book, music and lyrics), Emily Gardner Xu Hall (book, music and lyrics), Andy Roninson (music and lyrics) and Ben Wexler (music and lyrics). All will receive grants of $10,000, as well as additional support in the form of residences, concerts and recording grants, valued at over $50,000. Three of this year’s recipients, Roninson, Gytri and Amon, will be honored at Adelphi’s Performing Arts Center with an evening of performance featuring their works as part of the Larson Legacy Concert Series. The series celebrates the next generation of creative artists
at Larson’s college home to carry on his legacy. On Sunday, March 24 at 3 p.m., Jonathan Larson Grant winners Zoe Sarnak and Emily Kaczmarek will present songs and scenes from their musicals “Afterwords” and “Afloat,” as well as never-before-seen works in process, at Adelphi’s Performing Arts Center. This past fall, another 2018 Larson grant winner, singer and songwriter Jay Adana performed a concert of pieces from the new musical, “The Loophole,” with her original music and lyrics, based on the book by Zeniba Britt. The Jonathan Larson grants are given annually to honor emerging composers, lyricists and book writers to help continue Tony Award-winning composer Jonathan Larson’s dream of infusing musical
theatre with a contemporary, joyful, urban vitality. Past recipients of the Larson Grants include Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (“Dear Evan Hansen,” “The Greatest Showman”), Dave Malloy (“Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812”), Amanda Green (“Hands on a Hardbody”), Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey (“Next to Normal”), Joe Iconis (“Be More Chill”), Matt Gould (“Witness Uganda”), Michael Korie (“War Paint,” “Grey Gardens”), Shaina Taub (“Twelfth Night”), Max Vernon (“KPOP,” “The View UpStairs”) and Michael R. Jackson (“A Strange Loop”). See more about Larson on Adelphi’s web. For more information about this year’s Jonathan Larson Grants, see an American Theatre Wing story.
Since its debut, global musical sensation Celtic Woman’s concerts continue to touch the hearts of a huge audience that spans the globe. Both an accomplished recording ensemble and a world-class performing collective, Celtic Woman celebrates Ireland’s rich musical
and cultural heritage, while continuing its remarkable legacy of introducing some of Ireland’s most talented singers and musicians onto the world stage. Celtic Woman continues to transcend national and cultural boundaries to celebrate the timeless emotion of Ireland’s centuries-
old heritage. A one-of-akind live act, Celtic Woman combines the country’s finest musical talents with epic stage production to present a uniquely inspiring live experience. Ancient Land represents the next chapter of their extraordinary musical journey, with a performance to take place at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, March 20 at 8 p.m. Tickets are still available for sale by going to www.tillescenter.org. The Tilles Center is located at 720 Northern Blvd. in Brookville.
Music’s Hall’s H.S. recognition program The Long Island Music Hall of Fame has announced that it is accepting applications for the 2018-2019 High School Recognition Program. Top-rated participants will be invited to be part of the Hall of Fame’s 2019 Holiday Concert at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury. 2018 Holiday Concert participants were the Great Neck Orchestra and Chorus, the Oyster Bay Wind Ensemble, the Herricks Jazz Ensemble, the Uniondale Show Choir and the Northport Touring Choir. The ensembles performed with Long Island Music Hall of Fame inductees and friends, including saxophonist Richie Cannata, an original member of the Billy Joel band, drummer Albert Bouchard, founding member of Blue Oyster Cult, and “America’s Got Tal-
ent” season 11 finalist, Sal “The Voice” Valentinetti. The Long Island Music Hall of Fame School Recognition Program is designed to identify Long Island high school music programs that are creating notable music experiences for their students and incorporating the national and New York state standards for the arts in creative and meaningful ways. Based on an application submitted by the schools, several high schools will be recognized by the Hall of Fame. Application categories included program details, inclusion of national and state standards for music in curriculum, facility, staffing, and community and board support. Applications are reviewed by a panel of music educators, some of whom have been recog-
nized as the Long Island Hall of Fame’s Educators of Note. The Recognition Program application is available for download at: https://www.limusichalloffame.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ The-LIMHoF-HS-Recognition-Program-Application-2019.pdf. “The role of music educators in our society is to nurture and develop the talents of young people through their work in schools. We’re grateful for the commitment these programs have demonstrated on a personal and professional level,” said Tom Needham, a Long Island Music Hall of Fame education committee chair. “In the coming years, we hope to strengthen our ongoing partnership with the music educator community through our High School Recognition Program, Educator of Note Award and expansion of our scholarship program. We hope that all of Long Island’s music programs will continue to partner with LIMHOF so that music education will be recognized and the achievements of our students celebrated.”
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Cinema Arts to host Stan & Ollie screening After the recent success of the Sony Pictures biopic “Stan & Ollie,” the Cinema Arts Centre will pay tribute to one of the greatest comedy duos of all time. The Huntington movie theatre will be showing four of Laurel and Hardy’s short comedies, including the Academy Award winning “Music Box,” at a family-friendly screening on Sunday, March 17 at 2 p.m., a great way to introduce a new generation to the comedic magic of Laurel and Hardy. Laurel & Hardy’s physical comedy is undeniable, and the comedic formula that they developed was simple but enduring: two friends who possessed a combination of utter brainlessness and eternal optimism or, as Laurel himself described it, “two minds without a single thought.” They frequently managed to convert simple everyday situations into hysterically disastrous tangles by acts of incredible naïveté and incompetence. The team had attained enormous popularity by the end of the silent era, which carried over well into the talkyera where their genius and wide array of eccentricities could be fully revealed. The following films will be shown in the
screening: “Helpmates” (1932): Oliver’s house is in a shambles after a wild party, and his wife is due home at noon. He calls Stanley to help him fix the place up, and the typical catastrophes ensue. Somehow, however, Stanley manages to complete the job by the time Oliver leaves to pick up his wife at the train station. As a finishing touch, Stan decides to start a nice fire in the fireplace, using a can of gasoline to hurry the process along. (USA, 1932, 21 mins., English | Dir. James Parrott) “Their First Mistake” (1932): Mrs. Hardy is irate that her husband Oliver spends more time with his friend Stanley than with her. Oliver decides to adopt a baby, hoping that it will keep his wife occupied so that he and Stanley can continue to carouse. But upon returning home with the infant, they find Mrs. Hardy missing, a divorce summons waiting, and a sleepless night awaiting them caring for the squalling baby. (USA, 1932, 21 mins., English | Dir. George Marshall) “County Hospital” (1932): Visiting Oliver in the hospital where he’s recovering from a broken leg, Stanley wreaks havoc on both his friend (getting Oliver strung up
from the ceiling by his cast-encased leg), as well as the doctor, who winds up dangling out the window. After they’re ordered out, Stanley tries to drive Oliver home, unaware that he’s just accidentally injected himself with a powerful sedative. (USA, 1932, 19 mins., English | Dir. James Parrott) “Music Box” (1932): “Music Box” is Laurel and Hardy comedic absurdity at its best, and one of Laurel’s personal favorites, winning an Oscar for Best Live-Action Short. The Laurel & Hardy Moving Co. have a challenging job on their hands (and backs) — hauling a player piano up a monumental flight of stairs to Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen’s house. Their task is complicated by a sassy nursemaid and, unbeknownst to them, the impatient von Schwarzenhoffen himself. But the biggest problem is the force of gravity, which repeatedly pulls the piano back down to the bottom of the stairs. (USA, 1932, 29 mins., English | Dir. James Parrott) The program event fees are $11 for Cinema Arts members and $16 for the general public. The Cinema Arts Centre is located at 423 Park Ave. in Huntington. To learn more about the event, go to www.cinemaartscentre.org.
Gold Coast International Film Festival
CINEMA SERIES
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27TH, 7:30 PM
PROSECUTING EVIL BOW TIE SQUIRE CINEMAS 115 MIDDLE NECK ROAD, GREAT NECK
Barry Avrich’s gripping new documentary tells the fascinating story of Ben Ferencz—the last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor and lifelong advocate of “law not war.” After witnessing Nazi concentration camps shortly after liberation, Ferencz became lead prosecutor in the Einsatzgruppen case at Nuremberg, which has been called the biggest murder trial in history. He was 27 years old and it was his first trial. All 22 Nazi officials tried for murdering over a million people were convicted. Ferencz went on to advocate for restitution for Jewish victims of the Holocaust and later for the establishment of the International Criminal Court. His fight for justice for victims of atrocity crimes continues today.
Visit goldcoastfilmfestival.org or call 516-829-2570 for tickets. Tickets $15/$10 for members when purchased in advance, $20 at the door.
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Funny folk music at Cinema Arts Centre Two New Jersey-based comical singersongwriters – Dennis MC DoNoUgh! And Carla Ulbrich – share the bill during the monthly Hard Luck Café series at the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington,) on Thursday, March 21. The 8:30 p.m. concert in the cinema’s Sky Room will be preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 ($10 for Cinema Arts Centre and Folk Music Society of Huntington members) and will be available at the door. Dennis MC DoNoUgh! writes, sings, and plays a caustic guitar. On occasion, he performs in the guise of “McMonikered” alter-egomaniacs aka Juice Brucesteen, BRUCE FRANKENSTEEN & The Fun Ghouls!, Repeat Seeger, ELFIS! Presley, Johnny Cash Cow, Bovine Diddley, Politicow, Dennis McDOGma, Dennis McJagger & The Rolling Blarney Stones, InSANiTY Claus, and FUNcle D!, among others. MC DoNoUgh! brings his unique brand of “Icono-classic Folk From The Far Side” to the Hard Luck Cafe after impressing folks during a short unplugged song swap at last summer’s Huntington Folk Festival and his February appearance as “Dennis McLennon & Folko Ono” in their “Bed-In For FOLK!” at the 2019 Folk Alliance International conference in Montreal, Canada. He returns to Huntington not merely to entertain, but “to educate, inform, enlighten, incite, and inspire!,” says MC DoNoUgh!. “Dig it yourself.” A Clemson, S.C. native, Carla Ulbrich has performed at the Kerrville, Falcon Ridge, South Florida and Philadelphia Folk Festivals and at such notable venues as Atlanta’s Eddie’s Attic, Nashville’s Bluebird Café and New York City’s The Bitter End, among others. Ulbrich – who cites Sesame Street, camp songs and cat food commercials as her biggest musical influences – is primarily known for writing humorous songs about such topics as Waffle House, Klingons, and how rich she would be if she had a copyright on the ‘F’ word. On her 2016 release, Totally Average
Woman, she also tiptoes into the social commentary realm with songs that touch on non-smokers’ rights, classroom animal dissection, and low-slung pants. The Funny Music Project honored Ulbrich with the 2016 Logan Award for Outstanding Parody Song for “Cheek To Cheek,” one of the album’s tracks. Set to the tune of Irving Berlin’s song of the same name, this “Cheek To Cheek” is a witty commentary on cosmetic improvements (plastic surgery, botox and steroid injections). Ulbrich is a survivor of catastrophic illness, which resulted in her book How Can You Not Laugh at a Time Like This and a CD of medical parodies entitled Sick Humor that lampoons her frustrating experiences with the U.S. health care system. After a full recovery, Ulbrich is back to doing what she does best — writing and performing funny songs. Her songs are regularly played on, Dr. Demento, Pandora.com, Sirius XM’s Laugh USA Radio, and a number of community and college radio stations. She has toured throughout the US and parts of the UK, once shared the bill with Twiggy the Water Skiing Squirrel, and was a background actor in Sharknado 2. (www.carlau. com) Established in 1973, Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre (www.cinemaartscentre. org) seeks to bring the best of cinematic artistry to Long Island and use the power of film to expand the awareness and consciousness of our community. LI’s only notfor-profit, viewer-supported independent cinema presents a wide array of films that are often accompanied by discussions and guest speakers. Founded in the late 1960s, the Folk Music Society of Huntington (www.fmsh. org, 631-425-2925) presents two monthly concert series, a monthly folk jam, and an annual folk festival in conjunction with the Huntington Arts Council. Its First Saturday Concerts series at the Congregational Church of Huntington in Centerport continues on April 6 with singer-songwriter Cheryl Wheeler.
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2nd round of ‘Your Big Break’ contest An exciting and talented slate of aspiring musical artists will take the stage at the Gold Coast Arts Center in Great Neck on Saturday, March 23 at 8 p.m. for Knockout Round 2 of the “Your Big Break” talent competition, presented by the Gold Coast Arts Center, Love Revolution Org, and the Rick Eberle Agency. Contestants perform before judges and audience members who ultimately select who will advance to the next round to win prizes and recognition that can help take their music careers to the next level. Performing in Knockout Round 2 are: Carol Beyda, a talented 15-year-old Great Neck resident possessing a natural ability to move an audience with her passion for singing, who has recorded and written her original music. She approaches every song she sings as a unique project; consistently and meticulously crafting it into her style. Just hearing her passionate vocal artistry, conveys the belief that she will no doubt enjoy a career successful career as a recording artist. Glorious is a multi-talented powerhouse of a pop singer, livetronica drummer, producer and songwriter. Named after her grandmother Glorious Cooper and graduate of Berklee College of Music, she has been making music since she started playing drums at the age of three. Her alluring, entrancing style combined with a captivating, playful and complex vocal melody lands her in a unique category. Her sound easily fits into a lineup of today’s top hits and remains unique and creative in the same breath. A Band Called Sad is an alternative rock band that performs with an undercurrent of sadness that captures a certain nostalgia for events of what could have been. The band consists of front men Marlon Marcy and Taylor Crawford and some alternating performers, all of whom have been influenced by Radiohead, The Smiths, The Talking Heads, and others. And, while the band might be called “sad,” after giving them a good listen, you might find yourself with a smile on your face. Over the Garden Wall was recently formed by Westbury resident Jonathan Gardyn, along with Ryan Wall of Valley Stream, and Garden City’s Aidan Larenas,
previous performers who play classic rock and are currently experimenting with original music. Actively searching for members of the new band, Wall was put into contact with Grey Wilson and elementary school classmate Sarah Hock, both of Valley Stream. Wall and Gardyn attended the School of Rock in Rockville Centre with Grey. After the first rehearsal, it was clear that the band had something going, and they are looking to advance in the “Your Big Break” competition. Lydia von Hof is a singer, piano player, and songwriter from Commack, who has performed as a soloist at Madison Square Garden at a New York Knicks half-time show, The Bitter End in NYC, the Hard Rock Café in Boston, and was a finalist in last year’s “Your Big Break.” She is a past winner of Long Island’s Got Talent and recently won best solo artist at a performer’s showcase in Boston. She has performed as a singer/pianist at New York City venues such as the Broadway Comedy Club and The Duplex cabaret club, and performed with the New York Opera Exchange. Her songwriting has won acclaim, as she was recently awarded best singer/ songwriter from Boston’s Young Performer’s Club. Doubble Troubble features identical twins Melanie and Marissa from Staten Island, who have been playing music and singing together for as long as they can remember. They both play acoustic guitar and are heavily influenced by ‘90s rock and credit bands like Mazzy Star and The Jesus and Mary Chain as their biggest influences. Anthony de Ross is an artist based in New York City who strives to develop a career within the music industry through his love for writing music and collaborating with positive people. He plays guitar and sings as a solo act with most of his material emotionally driven with a pop song format to it. de Ross’s first single, “Wrong Reasons,” is out now on multiple music platforms such as iTunes, Spotify, Amazon music and Soundcloud. Headlining Knockout Round 2 will be Katie Zimmer & Devinare, college sophomores at LIU Post. Katie and Devinare are an acoustic duo playing across Long Island
and in Manhattan. They have performed at the Jones Beach Bandshell, the Space at Westbury, the iconic Bitter End in Manhattan and many other impressive venues. Katie and Devinare share a love of music and play eclectic sets spanning different genres and decades, which keep their fan base happy and diverse. Zimmer is a previous Your Big Break winner when she was just 15 years old and credited her win to opening new doors for opportunity and exposure. Doors open for Knockout Round 2 at 7:30 p.m., and tickets are on sale online for $15, $10 for students, by visit-
ing http://bit.ly/2GHnZRz. Tickets purchased at the door are $20 (subject to availability). Contestants in the “Your Big Break” talent competition vie for the chance to open for national acts at Revolution Bar & Music Hall in Amityville; recording time at The Loft Sound Studio in Syosset; public relations and social media campaign consultation with the Rick Eberle Agency; musical equipment from All Music Inc. and ZOOM North America; a feature on ReverbNation.com; and a feature article in Good Times Magazine.
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