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A vision of heaven began in Queens Best-selling author Mitch Albom to speak at Roslyn temple BY T E R I W EST
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est-selling author Mitch Albom can trace his writing career back to a New York City supermarket in the early 1980s, he said. He was a 20-something trying to make it in the music industry, despite his career refusing to launch, he said, and as he was leaving the store, someone threw a copy of the Queens Tribune in his basket. “I think I was buying popcorn and Häagen-Dazs at the time,” Albom said. An advertisement in the paper asking for volunteer reporters compelled Albom to visit the newsroom and give writing a shot, he said. On his first day, he was assigned a hearing about Forest Hills parking meters. “I’d never written anything before,” he said. “I took a pad and a pen and pretended like I was in ‘All the President’s Men.’” More than 30 years later and after abandoning music for writing, Albom will be coming to New York next week to speak about his career and his new book “The Next Person You Meet in Heaven” at Temple Beth Sholom in Roslyn. The book, a New York Times best-seller, is the sequel to “The Five People You Meet in Heaven,” published 15 years ago. The books grapple with mortality, envisioning an afterlife in which one is greeted sequentially by five people whom he or she affected throughout life. In the first book, a man named Eddie sacrifices his life to save a little girl, Annie. The new book follows Annie to heaven. Albom said he never thought about writing a sequel but would hear from readers who wanted to know what happened to the characters. Fans of the first book have told him that they like the sequel, Albom said, and some, to his surprise, have said they like it even more than “The Five People You Meet in Heaven.”
Mitch Albom Albom’s perspective on mortality and loss has shifted since he wrote the original, especially in the last few years, Albom said. He experienced the deaths of both his mother and father and then a young girl whom he and his wife were raising as their own, he said. Albom and his A Hole in the Roof Foundation run an orphanage in Haiti. He learned that one of the orphans named Chika had a brain tumor, and, never having raised any children as their own, he and his wife decided to bring her to live with them, he said.
“She arrived to America with a death sentence on her head, and we always knew in the back of our minds that time was likely to be short with her,” Albom said. “That made me really appreciate the time I had with her, and the joy of being a parent and watching a child revel in the love of a de facto mother and father when she’d never really had that before.” In the time that she lived with Albom, Chika showed him how lifechanging raising a child can be, he said. But learning how to recover from her death was also new for him,
he said. “You have to take an attitude toward loss that allows you to go on because if you don’t and you lose a child you just fall to your knees and you don’t want to get up,” Albom said. He is currently working on a book that he plans to release next year about his experience with Chika and running the orphanage, he said. Americans often think about death as being distant and controllable, Albom said. “We spend a lot of time dieting or exercising or doing yoga … all in an effort to avoid being mortal, which is one way with dealing with your mortality but it’s kind of dealing with it as if you control it,” he said. It was Albom’s college professor Morrie Schwartz who showed Albom an alternative way to live with the realities of mortality, he said. Albom spent the last Tuesdays of Schwartz’s life with him, which Albom documented in his 1997 bestseller “Tuesdays With Morrie.” “[Schwartz] said make pretend that there’s a bluebird on your shoulder every day and every day of your life you have to ask that bird, ‘Is today the day that I’m going to die?’” Albom said. “Not too many of us do that. We kind of take our tomorrows for granted.” With “The Next Person You Meet in Heaven” he hopes to help readers find a sense of self-worth, Albom said. Annie is a character who feels that she routinely makes mistakes, but mistakes are important for making positive changes, he said. His relationship with Schwartz is an example of having regrets and the opportunity to make up for them, he said. “I made the terrible mistake of not being involved with him for 16 years and then going to see him the last Tuesdays of his life turned out to be a life-changing thing for me,” Albom said. “And that came from a mistake. I mean it was a very bad mistake to not see him for 16 years, but I was given a second chance.”
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Friday, Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. The trio called I’m With Her is comprised of multi-Grammy Award winners Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O’Donovan. The New York Times said their indelible harmonies “could be sweetly ethereal, or as tightly in tandem as country sibling teams like the Everly Brothers, or as hearty as mountain gospel.â€? Where: The Space at Westbury, 250 Post Ave., Westbury Info & Tickets: (516) 283-5566 • thespaceatwestbury.com
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Willie Nile & James Maddock Saturday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m.
This pairing of roots rock singer-songwriters includes Willie Nile, who has toured across the country with The Who and has sung with Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, and James Maddock, the “songwriter’s songwriterâ€? who has garnered acclaim from musical peers and media outlets like NPR. Where: Landmark on Main Street, Jeanne Rimsky Theatre, 232 Main St., Port Washington Info & Tickets: (516) 767-1384 • landmarkonmainstreet.org
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Hofstra Great Writers, Great Readings presents Daniel Mendelsohn
Leonard Rodberg holds a PhD in theoretical physics from MIT and was one of the founders of Physicians for a National Health Program in the late 1980s; he recently retired as Professor and Chair of the Urban Studies Department at Queens College. An acknowledged expert and frequent speaker on healthcare he will address where we now stand as a nation under this administration and in light of the election. Date: November 14, 2018; Time: 12:30; Place: The Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 48 Shelter Rock Road, Manhasset. Admission is free and refreshments will be served.
Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m. A best-selling author, award-winning critic and essayist, and columnist for Harper’s, Mendelsohn will discuss his career in journalism. His most recent book is the collection “Waiting for the Barbarians: Essays from the Classics to Pop Cultureâ€? (2012), a ďŹ nalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism. Admission to Great Writers, Great Readings events is free and open to the public. Where: Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus, Hofstra University, Hempstead Info & Tickets: (516) 463-5669 • hofstra.edu
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performances) Join Mickey Mouse and his friends on a new adventure filled with world-class skating, high-flying acrobatics, and unexpected stunts. Here you can follow Captain Hook’s treasure map, look for clues in the search for Tinker Bell, explore the colorful spirit realm of Coco, and sail away with Moana as she bravely saves her island in these immersive, fantastic worlds. Where: NYCB Live, Home of Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale Info & Tickets: 516-231-4848 or 800-745-3000 or nycblive.com
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‘An Afternoon with Sarge’ Billy Joel tribute at Temple Emanuel in G.N. show supports vets The seventh season of Stephen C. Widom Cultural Arts at Emanuel continues on Sunday, Nov. 4 at 3 p.m., with An Afternoon with Sarge. Sarge is an extraordinary entertainer, a triple threat, a musical piano savant, and an amazing improvisational comedian and singer. He was born in Miami Beach during the Civil Rights Movement to a Jewish mother and black father, but was given up for adoption soon after birth. Fortunately, he was adopted by a couple that raised him in Great Neck. Sarge was raised by his parents in a middle to upper middle class environment, attending the best prep schools in the region. All the while, he lived with some sense of confusion because his adopted parents raised him in a Jewish household without much exposure to his black heritage. This led to some internal conflict as a child and young adult — feelings he tried to numb with alcohol, drugs and gambling. He spent part of his young adult life as a homeless man, severely addicted
to several vices, and copping drugs at his hangout under the Manhattan Bridge in New York City. With a wealth of talent unrealized, on Dec. 26, 1990, he had an epiphany that would change his life forever. As strange as it may sound, on that day he made a decision to commit himself to sobriety — cold turkey — and never looked back. Sarge has been clean and sober since then, and he has dedicated himself to assisting others who are facing the same battle. Sarge’s road to success has not been smoothly paved. It is a
story that he tells in his soon-to-be released book, “I’m Still Standing Up,” that traces his hilarious, inspirational life of twists and turns, ups and downs. We begin to understand the pathos from which he emerged to work on some of the biggest stages in show business. From Radio City Music Hall to Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game to entertaining our nation’s troops in Iraq, Sarge is one of the highest energy, multi-talented acts in show business today. Not only a hysterical standup comedian, he sings in his own voice and in a dozen others including Harry Connick Jr., Sammy Davis Jr., Lionel Richie and Stevie Wonder. Additionally, his dead on impressions of Marv Albert, Mike Tyson, Kermit the Frog and Gilbert Gottfried leave audiences howling and clamoring for more. Tickets are $20 or two for $35. For further information about subscription discounts and to purchase tickets, call 516-482-5701. Temple Emanuel of Great Neck is located at 150 Hicks Lane in Great Neck.
Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot have become popular regulars at The Paramount in Huntington, where they perform one of the best Billy Joel tribute shows. At their upcoming performance on Friday, Nov. 2 at 8 p.m., the band, along with TD Bank and The Paramount, will join together to help support Long Island veterans with the non-profit General Needs. General Needs helps thousands of homeless Long Island veterans and their families through charitable donations and support. The basic necessities, including new clothing,
shoes, toiletries, and household goods, are provided directly to local veterans in need. By partnering with TD Bank and The Paramount, General Needs can make a big impact in local heroes’ lives. When you purchase the $10, $20 or $50 upgrade to a Big Shot ticket for the Nov. 2 performance, the entirety of your donation will go straight to General Needs. As touring members of Billy Joel’s band, Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot can either be seen with him at Madison Square Garden or at their Long Island home, The Paramount. With a high energy, crowd pleasing performance, the band plays all of the Piano Man’s major hits. As Joel himself said “… They had a hard time convincing me it wasn’t me. It’s uncanny.” To purchase tickets to the upcoming show, go to www. paramountny.com. The Paramount is located at 370 New York Ave. in Huntington.
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Chamber ensemble presents Debussy The critically acclaimed American Chamber Ensemble, celebrating its 53rd Anniversary, will present Debussy: 100 Years Later on Sunday, Nov. 4 at 3 p.m. at Hofstra University’s Monroe Lecture Center Theater, California Avenue in Hempstead. This is presented by the university’s Music Department. Selections for this concert will be Debussy’s “La fille aux cheveux de lin,” “Il pleure dans mon Coeur” and Golliwog’s “Cakewalk” for violin and piano, “L’isle joyeuse” for solo piano, a movement from his Trio in G Major for violin, cello and piano, “Premiere Rhapsodie” for clarinet and piano, the “Cello Sonata” in G Major for cello and piano and two movements of his String Quartet.
ACE will also present Henri Vieuxtemp’s Elegie for viola and piano and Saint-Saens’ Introduction and Rondo capriccioso for violin and piano. Performers will include ACE members, pianists Marilyn Lehman and Blanche Abram, violinists Eriko Sato and Deborah Wong, violist Lois Martin and cellist Chris Finckel. Very special guest will be Stanley Drucker, principal clarinet and member of the New York Philharmonic for 60 seasons. Tickets at Hofstra University Box Office – $20 general admission; $15 senior citizen (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID. Children are free with a paying adult. For ticket information, call 516463-6644 or visit https://tkt.xosn.com/ tickets/.
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NBC News’ Katy Tur to appear in Huntington Long Island LitFest will present NBC News correspondent and anchor of “MSNBC Live,” Katy Tur, on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m., the day after midterm elections. A dogged journalist, Tur emerged as a breakout broadcaster in 2016 while covering the entirety of the Trump campaign across all platforms for NBC News and MSNBC. In her 18 months covering the 2016 presidential election, Tur conducted multiple in-depth interviews with then-candidate Donald Trump from his campaign headquarters. While on the road, she set foot in over 40 states and logged nearly 4,000 live television appearances. Tur released “Unbelievable: My FrontRow Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History” in September 2017, which debuted on the New York Times best-seller list. Tur will be in conversation with Mark Lukasiewicz , the new dean of the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication at Hofstra
University. He is a 38-year veteran of journalism and television news, serving as a reporter, producer and executive in major news organizations in Canada and the United States. Most recently, Lukasiewicz was senior vice president of specials for NBC News, where he executive produced 10 presidential debates, four presidential election nights, and numerous other special events. His awards include 10 national News and Documentary Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards and the Grand Prize of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Journalism Awards. Tur is a native of Los Angeles and graduate of the University of California Santa Barbara. The event will take place at the Cinema Arts Centre, located at 423 Park Ave. in Huntington. Tickets, which are $30 for members and $35 for the general public, include a copy of Tur’s book. For more information and to buy tickets, go to www.cinemaartscentre.org.
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Arts & Entertainment Calendar NYCB LIVE, HOME OF NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale (516) 794-9300 • www.nycblive.com Through Saturday, Nov. 3 (check website for daily times) Blood Manor Presents Crypts of the Coliseum Saturday, Nov. 3 and Sunday, Nov. 4, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nassau Home Show NYCB THEATRE AT WESTBURY 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury (516) 247-5205 • www.thetheatreatwestbury.com Friday, Nov. 2, 8 p.m. Paul Anka Saturday, Nov. 3, 8 p.m. 16th Annual Long Island Comedy Fest THE PARAMOUNT 370 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 673-7300 • www.paramountny.com Friday, Nov. 2, 8 p.m. Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot: Celebrating the Music of Billy Joel Sunday, Nov. 4, 6:30 p.m. The Wonder Years Wednesday, Nov. 7, 8 p.m. Iron & Wine Thursday, Nov. 8, 8 p.m. Lucia Micarelli THE SPACE AT WESTBURY 250 Post Ave., Westbury (516) 283-5566 • www.thespaceatwestbury.com Friday, Nov. 2, 8 p.m. Get the Led Out: The Led Zeppelin Experience Saturday, Nov. 3, 8 p.m. Anderson East with guest Travis Meadows Thursday, Nov. 8, 8:30 p.m. Long Island Music Hall of Fame 2018 Induction Awards Gala MY FATHERS PLACE AT THE ROSLYN HOTEL 1221 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn (516) 413-3535 • www.myfathersplace. com Friday, Nov. 2, 8 p.m. Livingston Taylor Saturday, Nov. 3, 8 p.m. Commander Cody with Wild Bill Kirchen Thursday, Nov. 8, 8 p.m. Jill Hennessy LANDMARK ON MAIN STREET 232 Main St., Port Washington (516) 767-1384 • www.landmarkonmainstreet.co Saturday, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m. The Impossible Cool Gala 2018 with The Hot Sardines Friday, Nov. 9, 8 p.m. David Clark’s Songs in the Attic: The Music of Billy Joel GOLD COAST ARTS CENTER 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck (516) 829-2570 • www.goldcoastarts.org Friday, Nov. 2 through Tuesday, Nov. 13
(see website for a list of film screenings and locations) Gold Coast International Film Festival Through Dec. 15 Exhibit: Storytelling Through the Lens TILLES CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville (516) 299-3100 • www.tillescenter.org Friday, Nov. 2, 8 p.m. Mariinsky Orchestra Saturday, Nov. 3, 3 p.m. Chinese Warriors of Peking ADELPHI UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 1 South Ave., Garden City (516) 877-4000 • www.pacadelphi.edu Saturday, Nov. 3, 2 p.m. Children’s Theater: “Jigsaw Jones and the Case of the Class Clown” MADISON THEATRE AT MOLLOY COLLEGE 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre (516) 323-4444 • www.madisontheatreny. com Friday, Nov. 2, 9 p.m. Molloy College 2018 Gala: The Midtown Men Saturday, Nov. 3, 8 p.m. Copeland Third Symphony Sunday, Nov. 4, 3 p.m. Chinese Warriors of Peking HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY 1000 Fulton Ave., Hempstead (800) 463-7872 • www.hofstra.edu Friday, Nov. 2 and Saturday, Nov. 3, 8 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 4, 2 p.m. “Into the Woods” At the Joan and Donald Schaeffer Black Box Theater, Joseph G. Shapiro Family Hall, South Campus, Hofstra University, Hempstead Sunday, Nov. 4, 3 p.m. American Chamber Ensemble At the Fortunoff Theater, Hofstra University, Hempstead NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART 1 Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor (516) 484-9338 • www.nassaumuseum. org Sunday, Nov. 4, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Family Sundays at the Museum: Super Family Sunday — Enchanted Forest Sunday, Nov. 4, 3 p.m. SoundMind Woodwind Quintet SANDS POINT PRESERVE CONSERVANCY/HEMPSTEAD HOUSE 127 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point (516) 571-7901 • www.sandspointpreserve.org Wednesday, Nov. 7, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Just Moms Discussion Group LONG ISLAND CHILDREN’S MUSEUM 11 Davis Ave., Garden City (516) 224-5800 • www.licm.org Friday, Nov. 2, 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Kids in the Kitchen: Mini Chicken Pot Pies
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A&E Calendar cont’d Children ages 3 to 5. Fee: $5 with museum admission ($4 LICM members). Tuesday, Nov. 6 through Friday, Nov. 9, 2:30 p.m to 4 p.m. Pony Bead Corn Children ages 3 and up can create their own ear of corn using pony beads and pipe cleaners. Free with museum admission: $12. CINEMA ARTS CENTRE 423 Park Ave., Huntington (631) 423-7611 • www.cinemaartscentre.org Wednesday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. Word Up LitFest presents NBC/MSNBC journalist Katy Tur BOOK REVUE 313 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 271-1442 • www.bookrevue.com Sunday, Nov. 4, 1 p.m. Author Anthony Scaramucci, “Trump: The Blue Collar Presidentâ€? Thursday, Nov. 8, 7 p.m. Author Nicholas Parisi, “Rod Serling: His Life, Work, and Imaginationâ€? THE DOLPHIN BOOKSHOP AND CAFE 299 Main St., Port Washington (516) 767-2650 • www.thedolphinbookshop.com Friday, Nov. 2, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cafe Music at the Dolphin Tuesday, Nov. 6, 7 p.m. Dr. Stewart Grauer, “Your Child and Orthodonticsâ€? lecture BARNES AND NOBLE 1542 Northern Blvd., Manhasset and 91 Old Country Road, Carle Place (516) 365-6723 (Manhasset); (516) 7419850 (Carle place) • www.barnesandnoble.com Saturday, Nov. 3, 11 a.m. “How the Grinch Stole Christmasâ€? Story Time TURN OF THE CORKSCREW BOOKS AND WINE 110 N. Park Ave., Rockville Centre (516) 764-6000 • www.turnofthecorkscrew.com Friday, Nov. 2, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Author Donna Gaines, “Why the Ramones Matterâ€?
ART LEAGUE OF LONG ISLAND JEANIE TENGELSEN GALLERY 107 E. Deer Park Road, Dix Hills (631) 462-5400 • www.artleagueli.org Sunday, Nov. 4, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Exhibit Opening Reception: 63rd Members’ Exhibition Part One (M-Z) HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL AND TOLERANCE CENTER OF NASSAU COUNTY 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove (516) 571-8040 • www.hmtcli.org Sunday, Nov. 4, 2 p.m. Kristallnacht: Refugees, Resistance and Rescue from 1938 to 2018
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Community Calendar UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION AT SHELTER ROCK 48 Shelter Rock Road, Manhasset (516) 627-6560 • www.uucsr.org Thursdays, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Yo Fit Seniors! Fitness and Yoga Inspired Group Exercise Every Thursday this season except Nov. 22 and Dec. 27. Members: $5 per class; non-members: $7 per class) Saturday, Nov. 3, 7 p.m. 16th Annual Cabaret at the Rock ($20 members, $22 non-members) Wednesday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. Inisfada Zen Sitting Meditation
OLDE TRADING POST 1218 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park (516) 492-3195 • www.oldetradingpost.com Friday, Nov. 2, 7 p.m. Music: Crossing Midnight Friday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m. Music: Phil Smith TEMPLE TIKVAH 3315 Hillside Ave., New Hyde Park (516) 746-1120 • www.templetikvah.org Saturday, Nov. 3, 11:30 a.m. Film Documentary Screeningâ€? “Raise the Roofâ€? Tuesday, Nov. 6, 7 p.m. Temple Tikvah Weekday Cinema: “One of Usâ€? Continued on Page 62
PLANTING FIELDS ARBORETUM 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay (516) 922-8678 • www.plantingfields.org Friday, Nov. 2, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Music at the Mansion: The Hoodoo Saturday, Nov. 3, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Country House Conference: Bold and British THE WHALING MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER 279 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor (631) 367-3418 • www.cshwhalingmuseum.org Saturday, Nov. 10 through Monday, Nov. 12, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Red, White and Blue Crafts Children of all ages will create patriotic crafts for Veteran’s Day. $6 adults; $5 kids; veterans free. COLD SPRING HARBOR FISH HATCHERY & AQUARIUM 1660 Rte. 25A, Cold Spring Harbor (516) 692-6768 • www.cshfishhatchery. org Saturday, Nov. 3 and Sunday, Nov. 4, 1 and 3 p.m. Egg Taking Demonstrations Children of all ages will create patriotic crafts for Veteran’s Day. $6 adults; $5 kids; veterans free. CRADLE OF AVIATION MUSEUM Charles Lindbergh Blvd, Garden City, (516) 572-4111 • www.cradleofaviation.org Sunday, Nov. 4, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sweet Bee’s Honey Festival
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League members exhibit The Art League of Long Island’s 63rd Annual Members’ Exhibition features more than 200 works of art created by their many talented members. Artists from all walks of life — those just beginning their journey into the visual arts and established exhibiting artists — will exhibit their artwork in mediums such as painting, drawing, collage, photography, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, fiber arts, glass art, wood, and graphic art. The exhibit will be shown in two parts due to the large number of works. Part One of Members’ Exhibition 2018 will be on display from Saturday, Nov. 3 through Sunday, Nov. 25, and Part Two exhibits Dec. 8 through Jan. 6. The first artists’ reception and awards presentation will take place at the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery on Sunday, Nov. 4, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., followed by one on Dec. 9 at the same time. Awards of excellence and honorable men-
tions of the art on display will be selected by guest juror Stephanie Gress, director of curatorial affairs for the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport. Her time at the museum has been marked by a successful record of procuring large grants to restore Mr. Vanderbilt’s original exhibits. A graduate of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, with a master’s degree in art history, Gress believes that visual arts convey the spirit of the time in which they were produced. Researching and writing about art and architecture enrich history for her. She enjoys engaging with the art community through local galleries, museums, and historic sites. The Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery is open free of charge Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and weekends from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Art League is located at 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills. For more information about the Art League and an update on holiday closings visit www. artleagueli.org or call 631-462-5400.
Art Guild awards The Art Guild invites the public to the Artists’ Reception and Awards Ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 4, from 3 to 5 p.m., for the annual “Nassau County High School Student Juried Art Competition and Exhibition.” This exhibit is sponsored by PM Pediatrics and Blick Art Materials of Carle Place. The exhibit will be on view at The Art Guild’s home, historic Elderfields Preserve, 200 Port Washington Blvd. in Manhasset, from Saturday, Nov. 3 through Sunday, Nov. 25. Gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. or by appointment. Forty-six high school students in grades 9 through 12, from 12 public and private schools throughout Nassau County, will exhibit 53 works in a professional gallery setting. Students will receive cash prizes for first, second and third place. Gift certificates from Blick Art Materials will be awarded for honorable mention winners. Each exhibiting student will receive a gift bag from Dick Blick. The local high school students participating in the exhibit include: Mikayla Agid, Ashley Beggs, Julia Bischoff, Skylar Faye Blechner, Theresa Brophy, Alexandria Casella, Mengyi Chen, Sami Chusid, Julia DiNatale, Keiran Douglas, Nadia Ernest, Kailee Finn, Jessie Goldstein, Alan Guerrero, Paula Guevara, Katherine Hagen; Alyssa Hartmann, Madison Kasten, Megan Kaye, Sophia Koehler, Lily Labella, Lucy Lebowitz, Vicky Likourezos, Alexa Mangione, Francesca Manzi, Donatella Marino,Reiko Matrisciano, Justin McKeegan, Alena Moreira, Cristina Paier,
Caitlyn Parisi, Talya Pecullan, Katelyn Reddy, Jennifer Reeves, Jessica Sossi Romano, Lauren Salerno, Niki Sarna, Joan Sceppa, Sean Serignese, Faith Sheinberg, Ella Siff-Scherr, Julia Sledge, Toni Raquel Spota, Alexandra Vesselinov, Athena Yao and Allison Zheng. The Juror-of-Awards for the show is Stephanie Navon-Jacobson, an artist and educator who came to teaching after working as a graphic designer. She joined the faculty at St. John’s University in 2001. In addition, she teaches at the Art League of Long Island, Great Neck’s Adult Ed Program, and at The Art Guild. The Art Guild is offering a class for teenagers: Empowering the Teen Artist, an eightweek course for students in grades 7 through 12, beginning on Thursday, Oct. 25, taught by Antonia Fthenakis. Students will investigate the principles and elements of design, make cultural connections, and integrate influences-across-borders while advancing their artistic expertise. To enhance the learning experience, students will use centuries-old techniques to create their own painting and drawing mediums from natural materials. High schoolers are encouraged to attend a free Blick Artists Materials Demo at The Art Guild on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 7 to 9 p.m. Jason Stuart will we demonstrating fun, new acrylic products, pouring mediums, and art resins. The evening will include a presentation by Blick’s custom framing department. Register on The Art Guild’s website, www. TheArtGuild.org.
Community Calendar cont’d Continued from Page 61 NORTHWELL’S CENTER FOR WELLNESS AND INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE 1500 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn (516) 858-3095 • www.northwellhealth.edu/ integrativemedicine Saturday, Nov. 3 through Nov. 10, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Girl Scout Mother Daughter Yoga Learn the benefits of yoga in a parent/daughter combined practice that will gradually increase the level of difficulty at your own pace each Saturday. $80 for each mother/ daughter pair; $10 additional for siblings. Register online at www.northwell.edu/integrativemedicine. Sunday, Nov. 4, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Restorative Yoga and Journaling Restorative yoga helps relieve effects of chronic stress. Participants will use guided journaling to reflect and access deeper levels of awareness. $60; $50 for Northwell exployees. Register online at www.northwell. edu/integrativemedicine. COMMUNITY CHURCH OF EAST WILLISTON 45 East Williston Ave. (between High Street and Roslyn Road), East Williston Tickets: (516) 746-7356 or ccewplays@gmail. com Saturday, Nov. 3, 10 and 17 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 4, 11 and 18 at 3 p.m.; and Friday, Nov. 9 and 16 at 8 p.m. The Billboard Players Present: “Dear Friends” by Reginald Rose CAUMSETT STATE HISTORIC PARK PRESERVE 25 Lloyd Harbor Road, Huntington (631) 423-1770 or info@dhfny.org Sunday, Nov. 4, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. About Algonquins Very little walking as you learn about the Native Americans who were our first naturalists. Not recommended for children. Admission is $4. Reservations are required by calling 631-423-1770. THE COMMUNITY SYNAGOGUE 160 Middle Neck Road, Port Washington (516) 883-3144 or www.commsyn.org Sunday, Nov. 4, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Wednesday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Calling All Actors: Auditions for “The Addams Family” Monday, Nov. 5, 7 p.m. Comedy Therapy with Sarge Monday, Nov. 5 and 12, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Open Minds: Finding Direction with Rabbi Pollak Thursday, Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Open Minds: Zionism and Israel
ISLAMIC CENTER OF LONG ISLAND 835 Brush Hollow Road, Westury (516) 385-8292 Sunday, Nov. 4, 2:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Talk: Reaching Domestic Harmony in a World of Abuse and Violence Seating is limited; RSVP is required via phone or email listed above. STEPHEN C. WIDOM CULTURAL ARTS AT TEMPLE EMANUEL Temple Emanuel, 150 Hicks Lane, Great Neck (516) 482-5701 • www.scwculturalarts.org Sunday, Nov. 4, 3 p.m. Sarge: Entertainer Extraordinaire Friday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m. Dr. Arthur Flug: “Remembering Kristallnacht” NASSAU NORTH SHORE CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S CLUB At the Jolly Fisherman & Steak House, 25 Main St., Roslyn Reservations: (516) 742-0861 or (516) 2489726 Tuesday, Nov. 6, 12:15 p.m. Special Guests: physical therapist Thomas Ahrens on lower back pain; inspirational speaker Dawn Martin and entertainer Pam Morris Cost: $30. WINTHROP WELLNESS PAVILION 1300 Franklin Ave., Suite ML-5, Garden City (516) 663-3916 • www.parks.ny.gov Wednesday, Nov. 7, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Breastfeeding Support Group Sessions are free, but pre-registration is required by calling 516-663-2556. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Art from the Heart: A Safe Space for Cancer Patients to Relax and Connect with Others Sessions are free, but pre-registration is required by calling 516-663-1058. NORTHWELL HEALTH’S ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE 2000 Marcus Ave., New Hyde Park (855) 544-1250 • www.northwell.edu Wednesday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Free Seminar: Joint Replacement Surgery Snacks and light refreshments will be served. To register, call 855-544-1250 or go to northwell.edu/jointseminar. NYU WINTHROP RESEARCH & ACADEMIC CENTER 101 Mineola Blvd., Mineola (866) 946-8476 • www.nyuwinthrop.org Thursday, Nov. 8, 7 p.m. Inspiring Women: Nutrition and Gut Health Session is free, but registration is required by calling 1-866-WINTHROP.
ArtsPower to bring Jigsaw Jones to life at Adelphi ArtsPower will bring the popular children’s mystery book, “Jigsaw Jones and the Case of the Class Clown” by author James Preller, to life at Adelphi’s Performing Art’s Center on Saturday, Nov. 3. A national touring company, ArtsPower has been bringing musical and drama productions to children since 1985. Their
production of “Jigsaw Jones and the Case of the Class Clown tells the story of Jigsaw (Theodore) Jones and his friend Mila, who try to catch the practical joker loose in Ms. Gleason’s class — Athena Lorenzo has been slimed and doesn’t think it’s very funny. The show, brimming with music,
charm, and humor, is geared towards children in grades K through 4 and their families. The show will begin at 2 p.m. on the Westermann Stage in the Concert Hall at the Adelphi Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $20, with discounts available to seniors, students and alumni. In-
formation is available at the Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516-877-4000 or at 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. Ticket sales and additional information are also available online.
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Wagner honored at Gold Coast gala
The Gold Coast Arts Center kicked off its annual film festival last Wednesday by honoring renowned film and television actor Robert Wagner at a gala dinner that was highlighted by his being awarded the Burton Moss Hollywood Golden Era Award for a career that has spanned nearly 70 years. Burton Moss, a Hollywood agent talent manager and boyhood friend of Wagner, helped present the award to Wagner, who was accompanied by his wife, Jill St. John. The award was designed by Edwina Sandys, Winston Churchill’s granddaughter and a prominent artist, who was also on hand. The first showing of films will take place on Nov. 2.