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s one of the world’s most in-demand performers, British comedian and ventriloquist Paul Zerdin’s unique talents have seen him invited to perform for The Queen on “The Royal Variety Show” no less than three times, and rack up international TV appearances from Montreal’s prestigious “Just for Laughs” to TV One’s “Comedy Rocks.” “Paul Zerdin is in a league of his own,” said Time Out magazine. “That he is the UK’s most accomplished and well-known ventriloquist is beyond doubt pure audience gratifying magic.” Zerdin’s critically-acclaimed live shows have seen him sell out theaters across the globe. Featuring hilarious ventriloquism, charm, and impeccable comic timing, his performances see him bring to life several different characters, including cheeky, pre-adolescent
Sam, belligerent OAP (UK term for old age pensioner) Albert, and precocious infant Baby, as seen in his winning performance on NBC-TV’s “America’s Got Talent,” which has had millions of views on YouTube. Since then, Zerdin has been keeping busy on both sides of the Atlantic. The comedian was part of a starstudded lineup as Buttons in “Cinderella,” the London Palladium’s first pantomime in 30 years, a performance that saw high praise for Zerdin from the Radio Times, the Daily Mail, The Guardian and The Stage, and he premiered on the Las Vegas strip with a headline residency at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Zerdin made his TV debut in 1993 as the host of the GMTV’s “Rise and Shine” in England. He then went on to win ITV’s “The Big Big Talent Show,” hosted by Jonathan Ross. Since then, he has appeared on count-
less TV shows, including “The World Stands Up” on Comedy Central, “The Stand Up Show” and Michael McIntyre’s “Big Christmas Show” on BBC1, “Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival,” “Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford” and “Tonight at the London Palladium” on ITV1, and three appearances on “The Royal Variety Show” — all leading up to his win on the tenth season of “America’s Got Talent” here in the U.S. in September 2015. Long Islander’s can now catch Zerdin’s one-of-akind act at The Paramount on Friday, March 23 at 8 p.m. Tickets may be purchased by calling 631-673-7300 or going to www.theparamountny.com. For more information about the artist, go to www.paulzerdin.com. The Paramount is located at 370 New York Ave. in Huntington.
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Lúnasa at Adelphi Friday, March 16 at 8 p.m.
Lúnasa has long been one of contemporary Irish music’s leading voices. Named after an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honor of the Irish god Lugh, the group that Folk Roots magazine called an “Irish music dream team” has sold more than a quarter of a million records and collaborated with notable artists such as Natalie Merchant, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Tim O’Brien. Where: Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City Info & Tickets: (516) 877-4000 • pac.adelphi.edu
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Half Step: Grateful Dead Tribute Friday, March 16 at 8 p.m.
Founded in 2004 on Long Island, Half Step is a group that captures the spirit, improvisation, sound and complexity of the Grateful Dead while performing their classic songs, such as “Truckin’,” “Ripple,” “Fire on the Mountain,” and “Sugar Magnolia,” and winning over crowds of veteran Deadheads and a new generation of Dead fans. Where: The Space at Westbury, 250 Post Ave., Westbury Info & Tickets: (516) 283-5566 • thespaceatwestbury.com
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Saturday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Everyone is sure to have “Fun, Fun, Fun” at this concert featuring the legendary band, The Beach Boys, who will bring their distinctive vocal harmonies and California surf vibe to Long Island, playing their many hits — from “Good Vibrations” and “California Girls,” to “I Get Around” and “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.” Where: NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury Info & Tickets: (516) 247-5211 • thetheatreatwestbury.com
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The Chieftains Saturday, March 17 at 8 p.m.
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the six-time Grammy Award winners who have been recognized for reinventing traditional Irish music since forming in Dublin in 1963. Where: Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville Info & Tickets: (516) 299-3100 • tillescenter.org
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Marc Cohn with the Blind Boys of Alabama
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Sunday, March 18 at 8 p.m. Marc Cohn, the Grammy Award-winning folk-rock singer, songwriter and musician best known for his song, “Walking in Memphis,” will perform this one-night show with five-time, Grammy Award-winning gospel group, the Blind Boys of Alabama.
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Where: NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury Info & Tickets: (516) 247-5211 • thetheatreatwestbury.com
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Eat. Bid. Laugh! with Trevor Noah Thursday, March 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Sid Jacobson JCC’s annual fundraising event, Eat. Bid. Laugh!, will include a silent auction, epicurean tastings and a live, comedic performance by Trevor Noah, host of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central. Where: Fresh Meadows Country Club, 255 Lakeville Road, Lake Success Info & Tickets: (516) 484-1545 • sjjcc.org
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Marvel Universe Live! Age of Heroes
Thursday, March 22 through Sunday, April 1 (check venue website for daily times) Marvel fans will assemble for this live, action-packed battle to defend the universe from evil. Spider-Man, the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy and Doctor Strange unite in this all-new show that includes cutting-edge special effects, aerial stunts and immersive video projection. Where: NYCB Live, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale Info & Tickets: (516) 231-4848 or (800) 745-3000 • nycblive.com
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Where: Barnes and Noble, 1542 Northern Blvd., Manhasset and 91 Old Country Road, Carle Place Call: 516-365-6723 (Manhasset) or 516-741-9850 (Carle Place) or barnesandnoble.com
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Children ages 10 and under can get excited for spring and the Easter Bunny by participating in this free Easter Egg hunt.
Where: First Presbyterian Church of New Hyde Park, 16 S. 9th St., New Hyde Park RSVP to: 516-354-5013
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Peter Rabbit, unlike sisters Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail, is following the advice of his tummy (and his cousin, Benjamin) versus the advice of his mother. Everyone (and we mean everyone!) knows that you stay out of Mr. McGregor’s garden. But Peter and Benjamin still venture into a world ďŹ lled with excitement, adventure, and scrumptious vegetables. The thrills are just beginning when the angry farmer spots the silly bunnies. Where: Broadhollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont Info & Tickets: 631-581-2700 • broadhollow.org
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The Claddagh ring is a traditional Irish symbol. The design on the ring includes three parts: the hands (representing friendship), the heart (representing love), and the crown (representing loyalty). On this St. Patrick’s Day, children can celebrate the unique culture of Ireland by making a Claddagh crown to wear on their head — or a beautiful token to give to a loved one. Free workshop, with museum admission.
Where: Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Ave., Garden City Info: 516-224-5800 or licm.org
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Sunday, March 18, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York fosters a community of talented young musicians from Long Island by providing them with opportunities to rehearse and perform choral and orchestral masterworks with recognized leaders in music education and performance. Since it was founded in 1993, MYO has grown from a 15-piece orchestra to seven orchestras, a ute choir, and seven choral ensembles, serving over 1,000 musicians between the ages of 8 and 18.
Where: Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville Info & Tickets: 516-299-3100 or tillescenter.org
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Exhibit focuses on our stewardship BY K A R E N RU B I N “Nature has been inspiring artists for centuries, and its beauty has been captured in paintings, sculptures, photographs and a variety of another medium. But some artists take the relationship between art and the environment a step further, creating works from nature itself or producing artworks that make bold statements about the natural world and the imprint mankind has left on it.” This is what curator Jude Amsel was looking for when she put together the exhibition, COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS, on view at the Gold Coast Arts Center Gallery in Great Neck, Long Island through April 1. The seven artists whose works are represented “are commenting on man’s relationship with our planet. These artists have the power to make environmentalism a priority and bring green initiatives to the forefront of cultural conversations,” she stated. “With all the gloom and doom, we can feel sad with what’s happening in the world. But these artists bring an awareness,” a literal consciousness of our role and responsibility, Amsel said at the Artists’ Reception, March 4. The viewer is left with a sense of optimism that man’s better impulses will rise to the fore. Yoon Cho’s work – multi-media performance art which combines video superimposed with digitized drawings – is the starkest commentary on this theme: her project was inspired by a difficult pregnancy after 10 years of marriage and the birth of her son, she and her husband traveled to barren landscapes to comment on extinction and procreation, the images of life forcing its way through. Beth Williams Garrett created feminized Buddha head sculptures out of
plastic bags. Linda Cunningham turned the blighted industrial waterfront of the South Bronx into striking images on torn, furled canvas. Nancy Gesimondo found solace in creating assemblages of natural materials, where mussel shells appear as butterflies, a metaphorical prayer flying to heaven; water chestnut seedpods are like flying bats, and peacock feathers are like tall grass. Lauren Skelly Bailey re-creates the natural world of coral reefs with meticulous glazed ceramics, mimicking the surprise you have when you touch coral, which seems to be fluid and flowing to discover they are rock hard. Charles Cohen uses realistic photography to get reduce household products to the shape and color of their plastic containers to force a different perspective. Luba Lukova, whose graphic artistry can be seen in the New York Times, brings her timely commentary to an image of a green plant shielded by a hand as bombs fall, in her silkscreen, “Peace and Planet” (2015). What is so interesting is to see such variety of media and approaches that come together to the essential message of human impact on the natural world: a collective consciousness of our responsibility. The Gold Coast Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting and supporting the arts through education, exhibition, performance and outreach. It offers classes for tots to seniors in art, music, dance and performance;, events, gallery, film festivals and outreach programs. The Gold Coast Arts Center, 113 Middle Neck Rd, Great Neck, NY, 516-8292570 or www.GoldCoastArts.org.
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INGREDIENTS • 2 tablespoon brown sugar • 4 cups reduced-sodium beef or chicken stock (organic if possible) • 4 cloves garlic, chopped • 2 medium yellow onions, chopped • 6 cups chopped cabbage (about 1 lge head) • 1 bay leaf • 1/4 cup brown sugar • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning • 1-28 ounce can tomato puree • 1-28 ounce can tomato sauce • 2 pounds lean ground beef (at least 85% lean) • 1/2 fresh lemon, juiced • salt & pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS 1.) Add the beef to a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium high heat and break apart with a wooden spoon. Add in the onions and garlic. Cook until the beef is no longer pink. 2.) Toss in the cabbage, broth, tomato puree, tomato sauce, and brown sugar. Stir everything together to combine. Bring the mixture to a boil and add in the seasoning and bay leaf. Reduce to a simmer and cover the pot. Cook for about 50-60 minutes until the consistency of a stew. 3.) Turn off heat and add the lemon juice, salt and pepper. Once the stew is cool, transfer to the refrigerator for a few hours or up to two days (You may freeze at this point as well) 4.) Reheat, ladle into bowls serve. (The fat on top is fine to keep and should be mixed in when reheating.) Nic’s Tips - Quinoa or Cauliflower Rice is Kosher for Passover and delicious served as a bed for this dish!.
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“Collective Conscious” Curator Jude Amsel, Gold Coast Arts Center Director Regina Gil and Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso with artists Beth Williams Garrett, Nancy Gesimondo, Yoon Cho, Charles Cohen, Lauren Skelly Bailey and Linda Cunningham.
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Larson Legacy concert at Adelphi Ty Defoe and Tidtaya Sinutoke, recipients of the 2017 Larson Legacy Grant, are known for their music that blends shape-shifting stories, vocal melodies, and percussive rhythms in a unique musical style that will be showcased on Sunday, March 25 at 3 p.m. in the Olmsted Theatre in the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave. in Garden City. Defoe and Sinutoke write about identity, spirit of place, and inspiration for future generations to come while still honoring their cultural pasts. They also write about voices often unheard on the American stage — those of undocumented and indigenous peoples, and all those who identify as artistic warriors in today’s society. Defoe, from the Oneida and Ojibwe Nations, and Sinutoke, from Thailand,
began their collaboration together at NYU where they received M.F.A.’s in Musical Theatre Writing. Their joint credits include: “Clouds Are Pillows for the Moon” (Yale Institute for Music Theatre, ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshop, Kilroy’s Honorable Mention List), “Hart Island Requiem” (Civilians R&D), “Gender Nation, Crossing Borders, Sunrise Prayer” (Goodspeed Residency) and “Water Is Life.” They are recipients of the Jonathan Larson Grants, Johnny Mercer Songwriter Project, and Robert Rauschenberg Residency, as well as members of the ASCAP and Dramatists Guild. The Larson Legacy Concert Series at the Adelphi Performing Arts Center celebrates the next generation of artists at the college home of the creator of the Pulitzer Prize-winning mu-
sical “RENT,” Jonathan Larson (’82). Each year, the American Theatre Wing presents emerging creators of musical theatre with Jonathan Larson Grants, and select recipients of these grants are showcased at Adelphi PAC in this series to help nurture and support the next generation of creative artists to carry on Larson’s legacy. Past recipients of these grants have gone on to create the Broadway musicals “Dear Evan Hansen,” “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812,” “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” “Grey Gardens,” “Next To Normal,” “Elf,” “Hands on a Hardbody,” “A Christmas Story” and more. The Adelphi PAC is one of Long Island’s premier cultural arts venues for entertainment of all kinds. Tickets are currently on sale for $25 with discounts available to seniors, students and alumni. Information is available online at www. pac.adelphi.edu or 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. The box office is also open two hours before most scheduled performances.
Art League open house The Art League of Long Island’s Open House will take place on Sunday, March 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Open House offers visitors an opportunity to learn more about its yearround art classes and summer programs and see what happens in the Art League’s specialized art studios. Art League instructors will perform live art demonstrations in painting, drawing, ceramics, jewelry making, and printmaking, catering to students of all ages. Visitors can enjoy hands-on art activities for the whole family and meet Summer Art Adventure Program Director Marianne
Mead and teaching assistants as kids work on fun hands-on activities. Children and young teens art instructor Laura Forrest will be on hand as well to help families create fun art projects. The Art League is a notfor-profit art center offering more than 250 visual arts classes in a large variety of mediums to adults, teens, and kids ages five and up. Classes, workshops, and open studios are offered to beginner, intermediate, and advanced students year-round, in the mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends. Students can register at any time
throughout the year. Summer programs are available for kids ages 5 to 14 and for older teens working on their college portfolios. Also available are workshops for individuals with developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, and at-risk teens. In addition to the myriad art classes, the Art League also hosts special events, lectures, and exhibits throughout the year. The Art League of Long Island is located at 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills, right off exit 42N of the Northern State Parkway. For more information call 631- 462-5400 or visit www. artleagueli.org.
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LIU Post Theatre to offer ‘In the Wake’ BY A S H L E Y BOWDEN AND JENNIFER COLEY Just a few weeks into the spring semester, LIU Post MFA theater students are preparing for a mainstage production with the Post Theater Company. The department usually hires outside directors for mainstage shows, but this year will be the first time master’s students direct the undergraduate students in the Post theater program. “It’s a bit [of an] experiment for the department,” Kayleigh Jacobs, second-year MFA student and director of “In the Wake,” said. “They’re trusting us with their kids, which is a big deal, so that’s why I’m a little frantic and want it to go very well.” Three different plays, “In the Wake,” “Glengarry Glen Ross,” and “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” will be directed by Kayleigh Jacobs, Brady C. Ness and Chamila Priyanka, respectively. The shows will run in repertory from March 23-25 to March 29-31. “We have three plays that are going up at the same time, which is a little [crazy] and chaotic,” Jacobs said, “We’ve got three rehearsal rooms and three
full casts.” Jacobs is both nervous and excited about directing her first play in spring 2018. She came across the play by accident and immediately felt a personal connection to its message. “We were told to pick something we are passionate about, and I really feel like I connected with this play a lot,” she said. “In the Wake,” written by Lisa Krone, is set in the year 2000. Jacobs chose the script because she recognized parallels between events that happened in that time period and events that are happening now. The play highlights topics including 9/11, LGBT issues and politics concerning the presidential election of George W. Bush. “My plan is to keep it classic,” Jacobs said. “I think the message of the play, politically and personally, is super important.” The show is about protagonist Ellen, portrayed by sophomore musical theatre major, Sarah Franklin, who wants the world to change for the better, but is not willing to change it herself. “She’s not willing to change herself or the way that she lives
in order to help make the world a better place, and I think a lot of people can relate to that,” Jacobs said. Ellen continually experiences flashbacks throughout the play. “She’s realizing that it’s not one decision that you make, that it’s a bunch of different decisions that lead you to where you are,” Franklin said. The cast of LIU Post students spent the first few rehearsals getting to know each other better. “A lot of what makes this play so special is that it really attacks [the] idea of family,” Isabelle Rutens, a junior musical theatre major, said. “It’s a really loving environment. The whole cast just clicks; it’s like we already have that family energy.” Rutens plays the character Laurie, a chef married to a woman named Kayla, portrayed by Laura Gilchrist, sophomore musical theatre major. “I’m really excited to do nothing but eat, sleep and breathe this crazy, complicated production,” Rutens said. “I feel like this is a very important show,” Gilchrist said. “[With] the politics that are being brought up, it’s a handful for people to take in.” She is in the process of researching mat-
ters her character addresses in the script in order to deliver an honest performance. Gilchrist is excited to be performing for the first time in a PTC mainstage production. “I hope I can communicate to my actors, who are all much younger than me, how important it is to recognize what you need to change in order to change the world,” Gilchrist said. “We have to sacrifice a lot in ourselves to make the world better.” “In the Wake” will be performed at the Little Theatre on
the LIU Post campus in Brookville on March 23 and 29 at 7:30 p.m. and March 25 at 3 p.m. Tickets are available online at www. tix55.com/ptc700. Prices are $15 for general admission, $12 for seniors and $10 for students. This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, www.liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.
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The cast of “In the Wake”
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Arts & Entertainment Calendar NYCB LIVE 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale (516) 794-9300 • www.nycblive.com Saturday, March 17, 7:00 p.m. Judith Priest NYCB THEATRE AT WESTBURY 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury (516) 247-5205 • www.thetheatreatwestbury. com Sunday, March 18, 8:00 p.m. Marc Cohn Featuring Blind Boys of Alabama Saturday, March 17, 7:30 p.m. The Beach Boys Friday, March 16, 8:00 p.m. The Clairvoyants Thursday, March 22, 8:00 p.m. Trace Adkins THE PARAMOUNT 370 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 673-7300 • www.paramountny.com Sunday, March 18, 7:00 p.m. Kevin James Wednesday, March 21, 8:00 p.m. Walk Off the Earth Saturday, March 17, 8:00 p.m. Weird Al Yankovic THE SPACE AT WESTBURY 250 Post Ave., Westbury (516) 283-5566 • Friday, March 30, 8:00 p.m. Godfrey Townsend: Eric Clapton Tribute Friday, March 16, 8:00 p.m. Half Step: Grateful Dead Tribute LANDMARK ON MAIN STREET 232 Main St., Port Washington (516) 767-1384 • www.landmarkonmainstreet. org Friday, March 16, 8:00 p.m. David Bromberg Quintet Tuesday, March 20, 7:00 p.m. Health Insurance for All: The NY Health Care Act Friday, March 23, 8:00 p.m. On Your Radar with Morley, Bluebirds of Paradise and Mike + Ruthie NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART 1 Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor (516) 484-9338 • www.nassaumuseum.org Sunday, March 18, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Family Sundays at the Museum Friday, March 16, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Fri-Yay Art Days! at The Manes Center Saturday, March 17, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Studio Saturdays at The Manes Center THE ART GUILD 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset (516) 304-5797 • www.theartguild.org Thursday, April 12, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sip & Sketch
Friday, March 16, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Music at the Mansion: Jason & Alysa Hochman LONG ISLAND CHILDREN’S MUSEUM 11 Davis Ave., Garden City (516) 224-5800 • www.licm.org Saturday, March 17, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Claddagh Crowns For kids of all ages. Free with museum admission. Friday, March 16, 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Kids in the Kitchen: End of the Rainbow Cupcakes Tuesday, March 20, 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Rainbow Banners Tuesday, March 13, 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Rainbow Banners Tuesday, March 13, 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. stART (Story + Art) HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL AND TOLERANCE CENTER 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove (516) 571-8040 • www.hmtcli.org Sunday, March 18, 2:00 p.m. Secrets of North Korea: Torture, Slave Camps, Genocide and Silence BARNES AND NOBLE 91 Old Country Road, Carle Place (516) 365-6723 • www.barnesandnoble.com Saturday, March 17, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The Gingerbread Man and Leprechaun Loose at School Story Time BOOK REVUE 313 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 271-1442 • www.bookrevue.com Monday, April 09, 7:00 p.m. Long Island Writers Guild Writing Workshop TURN OF THE CORKSCREW BOOKS AND WINE 110 N. Park Ave., Rockville Centre (516) 764-6000 Friday, March 16, 7:00 p.m. Deborah Santana, “All the Women in My Family Sing” CINEMA ARTS CENTRE 423 Park Ave., Huntington (631) 423-7611 • www.cinemaartscentre.org Monday, March 19, 7:30 p.m. Women’s Herstory Month Screening and Discussion: “The Women” (1939) COLD SPRING HARBOR FISH HATCHERY & AQUARIUM 1660 Rte. 25A, Cold Spring Harbor (516) 692-6768 • www.cshfishhatchery.org Saturday, March 31, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Spring Egg Hunt
SANDS POINT PRESERVE CONSERVANCY Hempstead House, 127 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point (516) 571-7901 • www.sandspointpreserve.org Friday, March 23, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Celestial Weekend
THE WHALING MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER 279 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor (631) 367-3418 • www.cshwhalingmuseum.org Sunday, March 18, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. On the Water — At Work and Play A special program featuring hands-on activities that reflect Long Island boating and fishing traditions the whole family can enjoy.
PLANTING FIELDS ARBORETUM 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay (516) 922-8678 • www.plantingfields.org
OLDE TRADING POST 1218 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park (516) 492-3195 • www.oldetradingpost.com
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A&E Calendar cont’d Saturday, March 17, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Live Music at OTP: St. Patrick’s Day with Pat Farrell SWING THE TEAPOT 6 Verbena Ave., Floral Park (516) 492-3195 • www.swingtheteapot.squarespace.com Sunday, March 18, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Live Music at Swing the Teapot: Dinny Keg Band Friday, March 16, 9:00 p.m.
Live Music at Swing the Teapot: The Bogs
Marvel Universe Live! Age of Heroes
NYCB LIVE, NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale (516) 794-9300 • www.nycblive.com Saturday, March 17, 7:00 p.m. Judas Priest Friday, March 16, 7:00 p.m. Long Island Nets Thursday, March 22
TILLES CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville (516) 299-3100 • www.tillescenter.org Friday, March 16, 8:00 p.m. Amazing Grace Saturday, March 17, 8:00 p.m. The Chieftans Sunday, March 18, 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York Sunday, March 18, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York MADISON THEATRE AT MOLLOY COLLEGE 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre (516) 323-4444 • www.madisontheatreny.com Saturday, March 24, 8:00 p.m. Dvorak and Brahms Sunday, March 25, 2:00 p.m. The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
Community Calendar OLDE TRADING POST 1218 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park (516) 492-3195 Tuesday, March 20, 7:30 p.m. Game on Trivia Every Tuesday night. ADELPHI NY STATEWIDE BREAST CANCER HOTLINE & SUPPORT PROGRAM Adelphi Alumni House, 154 Cambridge Ave., Garden City (516) 877-4314 • www.breast-cancer.adelphi.edu Tuesday, March 20, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Strength for Life at Adelphi University: Exercise Strategies for Cancer Survivors NORTHWELL HEALTH 2000 Marcus Ave., New Hyde Park Thursday, March 22, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Colorectal Cancer Education Program Saturday, March 17, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Preparation for Childbirth / One-Session Class Saturday, March 17, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Preparation for Childbirth Class at LIJ SID JACOBSON JCC 255 Lakeville Road, Lake Success www.sjjcc.org Thursday, March 22, 6:30 p.m. Eat. Bid. Laugh. With Trevor Noah Sunday, March 18, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Nowruz Celebration: Celebrate the Persian New Year UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION AT SHELTER ROCK 48 Shelter Rock Road, Manhasset (516) 627-6560 Wednesday, March 28, 7:30 p.m. “What Is the Movement for Black Lives?”: A
Conversation A Conversation with Professor Bianca C. Williams in the Art Gallery. Friday, March 16, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday Bridge, Lessons & Game Play Wednesday, March 21, 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Inisfada Zen Sitting Meditation Saturday, March 17, 6:00 p.m. St. Patrick’s Day Celebration! Thursday, March 22, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Yoga with Mike Mancini HUNTINGTON WINTER FARMERS MARKET 253 Oakwood Road, Huntington www.longislandfarmersmarkets.com Sunday, March 18, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Huntington Winter Farmers Market Every Sunday through March 25. SOCCER FOR THE COMMUNITY 1801 Evergreen Ave., New Hyde Park (516) 869-6311 • www.soccerforthecommunity. com Tuesday, March 20, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Soccer for the Community: Youth Soccer Clinic Every Tuesday or Friday beginning March 20 and 23. Friday, March 23, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Soccer for the Community: Youth Soccer Clinic GREAT NECK PARK DISTRICT 65 Arrendale Ave., Great Neck 516-487-7665 • www.greatneckparks.org Saturday, March 17, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. St. Patrick’s Day Celebration at the Rink Residents with a current park card, wear green and enter free. Everyone else, wear green and get $1 off the admission price. Enjoy on and off-ice activities, cotton candy, arts & crafts and more.
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is God, stated: “This is not your bubbe’s Judaism but after a few minutes, she’ll be clapping and dancing along with the rest of us.” It is not necessary to know Hebrew or even to be Jewish to participate. For further information on The Kirtan Rabbi in Concert, at CTI on Saturday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m., please call (516) 676-5080 or write to office@citonline.org. Long Island’s oldest continuously operating Jewish congregation, Congregation Tifereth Israel has provided innovative Jewish programming and education to the Long Island community since 1897. CTI is located in Glen Cove at 40 Hill Street, at the intersection of Landing Road and Cottage Row
Paramount to host Canadian alt-rock band Walk Off The Earth is an unconventional, multi-talented five-piece musical phenomena that is currently taking the world by storm. Based in Burlington, Ontario (just outside of Toronto), their brilliant, fivepeople-playing-one-guitar interpretation of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know” recently exploded on Youtube, garnering well over 35 million views in under two weeks. The massive fan response quickly drew attention to their collection of innovative songs and videos spanning their last five years and generated an unprecedented flood of media interest. New fans from around the world
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