Weekly 7.11 - 7.18.16 - northwordnews

Upcoming Meetings and Events: Fri 7/22 - Sea Cliff Beach Summer Concert, 7-10 pm; Glen Cove Downtowns Sounds, , 7:30 pm; Sat.7/23 - Sea Cliff Farmers Market, St. Luke's, 9 am-1 pm; Sun. 7/24 - Morgan Park Summer Concert - All Shook Up - Tribute to Elvis

(click for complete calendar, including Gold
Coast and Sea Cliff Library Events)

Tues 7/26 - Meet Author Reed Farrel Coleman at the Gold Coast Library, 7 pm; Wed 7/27 - Lecture - The World of Morgan and 196 Long Island, North Shore Historical Museum, 7 pm; Thurs. 7/28- at Sunset Serenade, Memorial Park, Sea Cliff, 7-9pm; Saint Rocco's Feast, Glen Cove, thru Sun. 7/31.

Monday, July 11 - Monday, July 18, 2016

COUNTY POLICE RESPONSE TO LOCAL OFFICIALS' CONCERNS YIELDS RESULTS

July 17, 2016 -- Interim acting Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter was on hand at the July 11 Sea Cliff Village Board meeting to discuss the actions the Department has taken the past couple of months to address “quality of life” issues and criminal activity within Sea Cliff. Responding to concerns that Mayor Bruce Kennedy and Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D-Glen Cove) had brought to him this past spring regarding traffic law violations and the sale of illicit drugs, Commissioner Krumpter deployed special units to the village to investigate those concerns and to support the work of the third precinct's Problem Oriented Policing (POP) unit. READ MORE

ITS CIVICS 101 AT SEA CLIFF VILLAGE BOARD MEETING

July 16, 2016 -- Although many years short of voting age and most not tall enough to be seen over the Village Hall lectern, several young residents turned out Monday evening for the Sea Cliff Board’s now annual “Bring Your Kid to a Village Board Meeting” night. READ MORE

WEEKEND EVENTS

SUMMER STRUMMIN' IN SEA CLIFF ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHTS

Summer music in Sea Cliff is now in full swing with outdoor concerts being held on both Thursday and Friday nights. On Friday, July 22, One Punch Nelson and the Overlooks will perform at Sea Cliff Beach from 7 to 10 pm. On Thursday July 21, the Rusty String Band (above) performed at Sunset Serenade.

STANTON ANDERSON BAND TO PERFORM AT GLEN COVE VILLAGE SQUARE JULY 22

Glen Cove, New York - July 22, 2016 - The Stanton Anderson Band returns to the local stage on week four of the 2016 Downtown Sounds Concert Series at the Village Square Plaza in Glen Cove on July 22 at 7:30 pm. Formed in 1972, SAB original members Mark Fowler, Larry Luby and Rick Silecchio will be on hand to revive a sound that helped to create the Long Island music scene of the 1970s. READ MORE

"ALL SHOOK UP" MUSICALTRIBUTE TO ELVIS PRESLEY AT MORGAN PARK SUNDAY

On Sunday, July 24, Morgan Park Summer Music Festival presents Plaza Productions’ All Shook Up, a musical tribute to Elvis Presley. The show, which is sponsored by Humana Insurance, is free to the public and begins at 7:30 p.m.in Morgan Park. READ MORE

BLOGS

THE GREAT BOOK GURU

ANN DIPIETRO

I AM NO ONE

Dear Great Book Guru, We are headed to Marblehead, Massachusetts this weekend for the wedding of Julia Calzonetti and Alex Finigan. It should be great fun, although of course it is always hard to leave Sea Cliff. I am sure there will be time for some reading so I would appreciate a good recommendation.
Delighted Wedding Guest
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THE GARDEN'S EDGE

DONNA KIANKA
Winter’s Edge Micro Farm, Sea Cliff, N.Y.

THE KITCHEN HERB GARDEN

Historically the garden adjacent or right outside of the kitchen door was the herb garden which had both culinary and medicinal plantings. You could find this in monasteries or farmsteads in both Americas as well as the Old World and has a very long tradition. And a tradition worth carrying on. READ MORE

CIVICS UPDATES
by George Pombar

George is the President of the Glen Head-Glenwood Civic Associations

GLEN HEAD & GLENWOOD CIVICS UNITED IN OPPOSITION TO RXR/GLEN ISLE GARVIES POINT WATERFRONT PLAN
Eight civic associations in Glen Head and Glenwood Landing have announced their opposition to the RXR/Glen Isle Development plan proposed for the Glen Cove Waterfront.
“The plan is too massive and too dense to be considered even remotely sustainable,” said George Pombar, President of the Glen Head-Glenwood Civic Council, an umbrella organization comprised of the civic associations active in the two hamlets. READ MORE

YOUOFFICE MEANS BUSINESS AFTER ONE YEAR

Story and Photos by Tab Hauser

YouOffice at 50 Glen Street just celebrated its one year anniversary in Glen Cove. YouOffice with five locations is a unique business that fosters commerce in a downtown area. Their three story Glen Cove building has 38 suites and four retail areas. Their success in Glen Cove is from keeping things simple for businesses when it comes to the basics of having an office. Amenities with the rent include high speed internet, conference room use, utilities, cleaning, taxes, coffee, hot and cold filtered water, kitchenette networking events and discounts on healthcare. READ MORE

GC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MAKES DONATION TO COMMUNITY MAINSTREAMING

By Tab Hauser
Members of the Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce recently held their monthly meeting at the Atria Senior Living Center on Glen Street. This was part of the chambers regular monthly meetings where local businesses get to network. Each month a different host holds the meeting where they can discuss their own business in detail. At the meeting held at the Atria, the chamber presented a $250 check to the Community Mainstreaming Association. READ MORE

YOUTH BUREAU RECEIVES GENEROUS DONATION OF POOL TABLE

Thanks to the generosity of Sandy and Mike Erlich of New York City and Maureen and Tab Hauser of Glen Cove, the Glen Cove Youth Bureau received a donation of a beautiful new pool table. Mr. and Mrs. Erlich recently sold their Sands Point home and needed to find a new recipient for their pool table. Tab and Maureen Hauser put the Erlichs in touch with the Youth Bureau and underwrote the cost of moving the pool table to its new location. Summer Youth Employment students were on hand for the delivery and could not wait to break in the new table. Many thanks to The Erlichs and Hausers for their generosity to Glen Cove youth.
Photos courtesy of Tab Hauser

FIRST EVER SEA CLIFF KIDS’ PARADE CELEBRATES A YOUNG GIRL’S REMARKABLE RESOLVE AND RECOVERY

July 21, 2016 -- With a beaming Frances Breen seated atop a vintage 1930s yellow fire engine leading the way, hundreds took part in a joyous procession up Sea Cliff Avenue from Lincoln Plaza to Clifton Park this past Sunday morning in the first ever “Kids Parade.” Sponsored by the Sea Cliff - Glen Head Lion’s Club, in what is anticipated to become an annual event, this year’s march was held in honor of Frances, a seven year-old Sea Cliff resident whose miraculous recovery from life threatening burns suffered in an accident this past March was truly something to celebrate. READ MORE

IN TAXPAYER FUNDED MAILING, COUNTY LEADER ASSAILS LOCAL LEGISLATOR DERIGGI-WHITTON

DeRiggi-Whitton at Crescent Beach in July 2014 (Northwordnews)

July 15, 2016 -- In a taxpayer funded mailing to Sea Cliff residents dated July 7, Norma Gonsalves (R- East Meadow), presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature, accused Legislator Delia DeRiggi Whitton, (D-Glen Cove), who represents the communities surrounding Hempstead Harbor from Glen Cove to Sands Point, of holding up $4 million in funding to connect the Sea Cliff Avenue sewer line to the Nassau County waste treatment plant in Glen Cove, and urged residents to pressure the Legislator to support, when it again comes up for a vote, the County’s 2015-16 Capital Improvement Plan which includes the project. READ MORE

THE SHOW MUST GO ON

For the second year in a row, a strong early evening thunderstorm led to the cancellation of the Hunt and Hughes Sunset Serenade performance at Memorial Park on July 14. But once again, an audible was called and the performance moved under cover to the front porch of Ann and Dan DiPietro, where the duet entertained scores of no longer disappointed concert goers.

GLEN HEAD GLENWOOD BUSINESS ASSOCIATION HOSTS ITS SECOND ANNUAL FAMILY BARBEQUE

The Glen Head Glenwood Business Association held its second annual Family Barbeque this past Wednesday July 20 at the American Legion Hall on Glen Head Road. This year, the invitation was extended to the entire community, and dozens of local business people, residents and their families turned out for the event which included not only great barbeque fare prepared by Brookville Caterers and music by Kenny Kraft, but also face painting by Patricia of Fabulous Faces and other fun activities for the kids. For more information about the Glen Head Glenwood Business association vist its website at www.ghgwba.com

MORE UPCOMING EVENTS

**MEET NY TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR AT THE GOLD COAST PUBLIC LIBRARY**

Tuesday, July 26th at 7pm

Registration for Gold Coast Residents Begins June 13th at 2pm.

Meet New York Times best-selling author Reed Farrel Coleman, who has written more than two dozen novels, including Robert B. Parker’s Jesse Stone series, the Moe Prager series, short stories, and poetry. In his latest novel, Where It Hurts, former Suffolk County police officer Gus Murphy reluctantly agrees to help solve a murder after he loses everything in a single moment. Copies of the book will be available for purchase from Friends of the Gold Coast Library for the author to sign.

THE WORLD OF MORGAN AND 1916 LONG ISLAND AT THE NS HISTORICAL MUSEUM

Presented by Barry Rivadue
Glen Cove: July 27, 2016.
The World of Morgan and 1916 Long Island, A Lecture by Barry Rivadue.

One hundred years ago Long Island was on the brink of many changes, from social issues to technology. Revisit 1916 Long Island, and see the world that J.P. Morgan, Jr. knew, and what he contributed. Light refreshments served. General admission $10, members $5. 7:00pm. North Shore Historical Museum, 140 Glen Street. 516-801-1191. www.northshorehistoricalmuseum.org

FEAST FOR THE EYES - ART INSPIRED BY FOOD AND DINING IN A SWEEPING MUSEUM EXPEDITION

July 30-November 6, 2016
Feast for the Eyes, guest curated by Franklin Hill Perrell, explores how cuisine has always inspired artists. The exhibition opens at Nassau County Museum of Art on July 30, 2016, and remains on view through November 6, 2016. Feast for the Eyes, a sweeping two-floor exhibition focused on food and dining in art, features works by a sweeping array of artists, including Audrey Flack, Red Grooms, George Grosz, Henri Matisse, Claes Oldenberg, Cindy Sherman and Andy Warhol, among many others.
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NORTH SHORE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING ON AUGUST 1 - PUBLIC WELCOME, COMMENT NOT

The North Shore Board of Education will meet on Monday, August 1 at 7:30 pm in the Central Office at 112 Franklin Avenue, Sea Cliff, for a meeting to set the tax levy for the 2016-17 school year. The public is welcome to attend, but there will be no opportunity for Public Comment. The next regularly scheduled meeting will take place on September 1 in the High School Library. If you would like to receive school emails, please visit the District's website at www.northshoreschools.org. There is a subscribe button at the top of the homepage (or unsubscribe if desired).

ANNOUNCEMENTS

A CALL FOR YOUNG ARTISTS!

The Sea Cliff Arts Council will be hosting a group show for young artists from 5 to 18 years of age, to be hung in the Daniel Gale Sotheby’s Sea Cliff office gallery walls for the months of August and September 2016.
Please drop your framed, 2 dimensional, ready to hang artwork at the Sea Cliff Daniel Gale office - 266 Sea Cliff Ave. on Thursday July 28th between 3 and 5 pm. Framed work should be no larger that 16x20 and should be clearly labelled with child’s name, name of work, medium, phone number and email address.

CAN YOU HELP US FILL A CHILD'S BOOKBAG? BACK TO SCHOOL DONATIONS WANTED

The Glen Cove Youth Bureau, in cooperation with the Friends of the Glen Cove Youth Board is teaming up with local citizens, organizations and businesses to provide back to school supplies to disadvantaged youth in our community. A backpack filled with supplies is presented to children who otherwise would not have what they need to succeed in their studies. Last year, 266 children in grades K – 12 received back to school supplies as a result of this effort. READ MORE

SUMMER READING PROGRAMS AT THE GOLD COAST PUBLIC LIBRARY

Summer Reading… It’s not just for children! Adults can submit book reviews, attend book discussions and special programs including a visit with author Reed Farrel Coleman at the Gold Coast Public Library. Young Adults can earn prizes just for reading 20 minutes at a time! They can register for the second annual Teen Entrepreneurial Academy and also get a chance to earn community service through four different programs! READ MORE

NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART OFFERS YOUNG ARTISTS TWO-WEEK SUMMER EXPERIENCE

ANassau County Museum of Art Offers Young Two-Week Summer Experiences
Session 1 - August 1-12, Session 2 - August 15-26
Summer Art Lab for Ages 5-10
Teen Summer Studio for Ages 11-16
Explore, Observe, Create, Look at Art, Take a Hike, Breathe the Air, Experiment, Run like the Wind! READ MORE

NORTH SHORE CLASS OF 1986 REUNION THIS OCTOBER

North Shore Class of 1986! We are looking for you!!!
It's our 30th Reunion!!
Saturday October 1 at Sea Cliff Yacht Club.
Same weekend as Sea Cliff Mini Mart!
Hope you can join us for old friends, laughs, good food and cheer!!!
Contact the committee, if not on social media, at [email protected]. Or like the Facebook event page North Shore HS Class of 1986
https://www.facebook.com/North-Shore-HS-Class-of-1986-1161097207287651/

GOLD COAST PUBLIC LIBRARY ELECTION SET FOR SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

On September 7, 2016, residents of the Gold Coast Public Library District (GCPLD) located in Glen Head, NY, who are eligible to vote in a general election will vote for as many as three candidates to fill three open seats on the Board of Trustees and to establish the Library budget for 2017. There are (3) three year seats. READ MORE

LOCAL MUSIC

STILL PARTNERS
Sea Cliff, 8 PM

Fri 7/22 - Jellyband
Sat 7/23 - The Elextrix
Fri 7/29 - Cousin Fungus
Sat 7/30 - Danke Baby

THE OAK ROOM TAVERN Sea Cliff, 8 PM

Fri 7/22 - Rob Spano, Sue Giordano and an evening of cocktails!

METROPOLITAN BISTRO, Sea Cliff

Thurs. 7/21 - Chris Kinnear and Friends
Fri. 7/22 - Vista Hill

LOCAL EXHIBITIONS

THE BEAUTY OF SEA CLIFF AND LONG ISLAND AT THE SEA CLIFF PUBLIC LIBRARY

Sea Cliff Arts Council presents "The Beauty of Sea Cliff and Long Island," a group show on exhibit for July and August at Sea Cliff Village Library. It includes a wonderful variety of oil painting, watercolors, and photography. The Exhibit runs through the end of August.

NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART THIS JULY AND AUGUST

Click here for
The Nassau County Museum of Art Website

NORTH SHORE HISTORICAL MUSEUM

THE BEACH CAFE - A SEA CLIFF SUMMER FAVORITE RETURNS

By Northwordnews

The Sea Cliff Beach Cafe is back. After the long winter and the restless anticipation of a Sea Cliff summer one feels each spring - the Beach Cafe, a stop in the daily routine for many residents during our warmest months, will open this Saturday, May 28, and provide service each day this Memorial Day weekend and every weekend through June 26 and then daily until Labor Day. READ MORE