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Now, as the band heads into 2016, you’ll have your chance to catch them Saturday, January 23rd at New York City’s The Bitter End- 147 Bleecker St, New York, NY! The group consisting of members Mike Renert (Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica), Jarrod Beyer (Drums, village connection • january 2016and Billy Hanley Percussion), Ryan McAdam (Bass),

(Alto & Tenor Saxophone, Keyboard, BGV's) brings a wide and varied range of influences to the table equating to their unique sound, which is most often associated with that of Dave Matthews Band, Sublime, and Mumford & Sons, but not restricted by genre. Originally starting in 2012 with Renert and Beyer, McAdam and Hanley later came into the mix having gone to school together with Beyer, who’d also performed with McAdam in Alt band “We Love Radio”.

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As a result of this value-added ArmorTec® formula, manufactured into every Cambridge Pavingstone, the pavers will remain recognizably smooth and dense with rich in color. You can also opt for cast stone and newly introduced, natural stone pavers, slabs, wall caps and treads. Cambridge travertine and planks pavers have the appeal of high-end flooring.

• The characteristic interlock of pavers affords limitless pattern designs. Combine this with all the shape and texture options in the market and you have hundreds of creative possibilities. Ask any Authorized Cambridge Distributor for samples and a no-cost, 100-plus page Outdoor Living Room Guide. You can also search for the closest distributor on cambridgepavers.com. Cambridge can also help you in selecting a professional contractor to help make your wildest dreams come true.

• Cambridge Design Kits can turn ideas like adding circles, fans into contemporary and European-inspired laying patterns integrating various sized pavers, from mini- to mega-size, into cost-effective realities. With these tools, installers are given popular adaptations along with other options for contrasting borders, adding definitive bands, mixing pattern arrangements and alternating the direction of shapes and styles for dramatic and uniquely personal results.

• Concrete pavers are maintenance-free and set in sand without mortar. In the same fashion as you can with indoor tiles, the visual feel of an interlocking pavement can be further enhanced with contrasting joint colors through the use of a tinted polymeric sand and the overall field of pavers can be modified with a sealer. Although not necessary in the installation process, Cambridge offers polymeric sands in several shades and sealers in finishes from satin to glossy.

Be conscious of trends Hardscaping products afford homeowners

innovative and practical ways to expand living spaces and create spectacular curb appeal. However, making the right choices can provide lifestyle benefits now and long-term financial payback down the road when the time comes to sell your home. So, my advice is to think ahead.

For example, The American Society of Landscape Architects 2014 trends survey found that 92% of those professionals surveyed indicated that outdoor kitchens and living areas were somewhat or very popular. Other experts like CNN Money suggested that building an outdoor kitchen may get you high return on investment as well — 100%-200% (ROI).

Be sure to check into fully-assembled and prepackaged kitchens, grill islands and refreshment bars offered by Cambridge and other hardscape producers online and in social media venues.

Accent lighting, fire pits or fireplaces and installed seating, including benches, walls, boulders and rock formations in addition to ledges, also ranked high.

Varying elevations (terraced garden beds, raised patios and retaining walls and seat walls) can be accomplished with manufactured wall systems like those from Cambridge that take on natural stone resemblances.

The moral of the story is to open the floodgates of creativity with today’s reservoir of hardscape products but also be mindful of “good taste” and flow in splashes of utilitarian benefits that homebuyers in the future will find eye-catching and engaging.

Charles H. Gamarekian is the Chairman/CEO of Cambridge Pavers Inc. He is one of the founders and a current board member of the Interlocking Pavement Institute. Organized in 1993, ICPI is the North American trade association representing the interlocking concrete paver industry and considered by peer associations around the world as the leader in development and dissemination of technical information for design professionals and contractors.

Mr. Gamarekian is recognized worldwide as an expert in his field and is a frequent speaker on the proper installation of pavingstones, wallstones and many outdoor living products.

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Art Galleries

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ALFRED VAN LOEN GALLERY South Huntington Public Library 145 Pidgeon Hill Rd., Huntington Station www.shpl.info/about_gallery.asp 631-549-4411

COLD SPRING HARBOR FISH HATCHERY & AQUARIUM 1660 Rt. 25A, Cold Spring Harbor 631-692-6768 www.cshfha.org

Through February 25 Artist Reception: Saturday, February 6, 2-4 pm Wake of the Dutchman - The

Featured Exhibit: Walter L. Ross II Aquarium Building houses over 30 different species of freshwater fish native to New York State. In the Turtle Alcove you will find hatchling turtles

THE ART GUILD AT ELDERFIELDS HISTORIC PRESERVE 200 Port Washington Blvd.

Manhasset, NY 11030 516-304-5797 www.TheArtGuild.org

COLD SPRING HARBOR WHALING MUSEUM 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor www.cshwhalingmuseum.org 631-367-3418

photography of Virginia Mallon

Through February 28 I’m Ready for My Close Up - A Juried Photography Competition and Exhibition

Featured Exhibit: “If I Were A Whaler,” an immersive exhibit encouraging imaginative exploration of a whaler’s life.

CONKLIN FARMHOUSE 2 High Street, Huntington www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org 631-427-7045

ART LEAGUE OF LONG ISLAND 107 East Deer Park Rd., Melville February 20 & 21, 2-4 pm www.artleagueli.org Tea with Dolly and Me - $25 631-462-5400 for each young lady and $10 for each adult. For reservations call Through February 21 (631) 427-7045, Ext. 401 Artist Reception: Sunday, January 24, 3-5 pm Black Voices - An exhibition of African-American Artists of Long Island B.J. SPOKE GALLERY 299 Main St., Huntington www.bjspokegallery.com 631-549-5106

DR. DANIEL W. KISSAM HOUSE 434 Park Avenue, Huntington www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org 631-427-7045

Through January 30 Emergency - An exhibition of work by members of the Student Mentorship Program.

GALLERY NORTH 90 N. Country Road, East Setauket www.gallerynorth.org 631-751-2676 Through January 29 Reception: January 22, 5-7 pm Winners Circle 2016.

GREENLAWN – CENTERPORT HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION MUSEUM Harborfields Public Library 31 Broadway, Greenlawn www.gcha.info 631-754-1180 HARBORFIELDS PUBLIC LIBRARY 31 Broadway, Greenlawn 631-757-4200 www.harborfieldslibrary.org January 2016 Featured Artist: Leila Atkinson - “Within the Trees” HAVEN GALLERY 155 Main St, The Carriage House Square, Northport 631-757-0500 www.havenartgallery.com Trough February 14 Music Box - Artists look to a lyric, song title, band name, etc., to influence them for the creation of their artwork.

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Wake of the Dutchman The phoTography of Virginia Mallon

The Alfred Van Loen Gallery at the South Huntington Public Library will present the photography of Virginia Mallon, exhibiting her series “Wake of the Dutchman.” Through her lens, Mallon captures deteriorating wooden ships and their nautical environment.

Mallon is a photographer, painter and blogger who focuses on human and environmental subjects, with a goal to reflect and comment on current conditions. In Mallon’s series “Wake of the Dutchman,” she shares her deliberate eye, revealing the torn rigs and worn and weathered chips of brilliant paint colors -- the salts and winds uncovering a new under-layer of beauty.

Photographing below the water Mallon also shows how both worlds collide -- our world, our backyard, man and his environment -- the vulnerable and strong together.

Mallon resides in Northport and is

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an advocate for Long Island Preserves and the protection of the Long Island ecology. Recent projects in photography include “Chasing Saturn,” which folds Greek and Roman mythology into contemporary dreams and memories and “Wilderness of Salt,” a series of paintings on burlap depicting historic and mythological women who are paralleled against contemporary counterparts.

WHERE: The Alfred Van Loen Gallery, South Huntington Library, 145 Pidgeon Hill Rd., Huntington Station WHEN: Artists Reception on Saturday, February 6, 2-4 pm Free and Open to the Public. Exhibit runs through February 25, 2016 GALLERY HOURS: Always open during library hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9am-9pm, Wednesday: 10am-9pm, Saturday: 9am-5pm, Sunday: 1pm-5pm

HECKSCHER MUSEUM OF ART 2 Prime Ave., Huntington 631-351-3250 www.heckscher.org

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Call For Artists: Travels and Destinations

Through March 27 Street Life: Private Moments/ Public Record Through April 3 You Go Girl! Celebrating Women Artists ISLIP ARTS MUSEUM 50 Irish Hall, East Islip www.islipartmuseum.org 631-224-54 Through March 13 Transformations of a Visionary: Paul Mommer MAIN STREET PETITE ART GALLERY 213 Main St., Huntington 631-271-8423 www.huntingtonarts.org NORTHPORT HISTORICAL MUSEUM 215 Main St., Northport 631-757-9859 www.northporthistorical.org RIPE ART GALLERY 1028 Park Avenue, Huntington 631-239-1805 www.ripeartgal.com Through January 30 Carly Haffner VANDERBILT MUSEUM 180 Little Neck Rd., Centerport 631-854-5579 www.vanderbiltmuseum.org

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Show us where you’ve been – near, far and far-out! Landscapes, still lifes and figurative images tell the story of our travels both real and imagined.

Where have YOU been? Montauk, Maine or Mexico? The Moon or the Milky Way? The Art Guild at Elderfields Historic Preserve in Manhasset can’t wait to see your travelogue.

CRITERIA All styles from abstract to realism are welcome. All works must be original. The selection committee’s decision is final. Works to be included in this exhibition must be available from February 29-April 3, 2016.

MEDIUMS Including but not limited to acrylic, oil, watercolor, pastel, drawing, mixed media, collage, encaustic, etching/ prints, or sculpture with pedestal.

No photography. (no copies, reproductions or giclees).

The Art Guild Selection Committee will review all entries and notify each artist as to the acceptance of the submitted work. The Art Guild has the right, in its sole discretion, to choose which eligible entries will be accepted to be exhibited.

All decisions are final. Artists whose work has been selected for inclusion in this juried competition and exhibition will be notified by February 18, 2016 QUESTIONS For more information, visit http:// theartguild.org/category/exhibitions/upcoming or contact the exhibit chairs by email at artshow@TheArtGuild. org. Please put “TRAVEL & DESTINATIONS” in the subject line.

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