Weekly 7.25.17

Upcoming Meetings and Events: Wed. 7/26 - Story Time at Sea Cliff Beach, SC Beach, 10:30 am; Summer Strings Concert at The Place, Westbury, 7:30 pm; St. Rocco's Feast through Sunday; Thurs. 7/27 - Sunset Serenade at Memorial Park featuring Chicken Head, Sea Cliff, 7-9pm; Fri. 7/28 - Sea Cliff Beach Music featuring RiDE , 7-10 pm; Glen Cove Downtown Sounds featuring Non-stop to Cairo at Village Square, Glen Cove 7-9 pm

Thurs. - Sat. 7/28-7/30- Sea Cliff Yacht Club's Around Long Island Regatta; Sat. 7/29 - Muse Swirl At Cedarmere, Roslyn Harbor 5:30 pm; Sun. 7/30 - Baritone, John Brakatselos at Cedarmere, Roslyn Harbor 3 pm and 5 pm; Morgan Park Music Festival featuring Gloria Estefan Tribute 7:30 pm. Mon. 7/31 - Blood Drive at the Gold Coast Public Library, Glen Head, 1:30-7:30 pm

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

July 25, 2017

THIS WEEK'S EVENTS

**THE SUMMERSTRINGS! ROCKFEST AT THE SPACE ON WEDNESDAY JULY 26**

By Elizabeth Winchester

July 22, 2017 -- The Space at Westbury Theater is a concert venue that accomplished musicians dream to play. This Wednesday, July 26th at 7:30 pm, kid and teen string players will take center stage there for the fifth annual SummerStrings! RockFest. Professional musicians including Roger Street Friedman and his band and Jason Liebman will rock out with the kid orchestras. Conductor and percussionist Michael Lipsey will also take part. READ MORE

LONG ISLAND A GO GO! AT THE NORTH SHORE HISTORICAL MUSEUM

Revisit the Long Island of a half century ago. Rapid changes that transformed an earlier landscape of mostly farms and mansions to the ultimate suburbia. Compare 2017 with what '60s L.I. gave us during that remarkable decade. Eyewitness Barry Rivadue will spill the beans on the scene!
Wednesday July 26 at 7 pm.
Cool Cats $5.00 Non Members $10.00 North Shore Historical Museum at the Marguerite & Joseph Suozzi Building 140 Glen Street Glen Cove New York 516-801-1191 www.northshorehistoricalmuseum.org

MUSE SWIRL AT CEDARMERE ON JULY 29 AND 30

The Friends of Cedarmere, Inc. presents “MUSE SWIRL…a Celebration of the Greek Muses (with Ice Cream),” on Saturday and Sunday, July 29-30, at William Cullen Bryant’s Cedarmere Estate in Roslyn Harbor. Saturday’s exciting line-up, beginning at 5:30 pm, features Dance Visions NY, in an outdoor program of Grecian-inspired dance classics by the great modern dance innovator Isadora Duncan, as well as by the company’s visionary director Beth Jucovy. Sunday’s inside schedule marks the Cedarmere debut of Long Island’s rising-star baritone, John Brakatselos, in a program of celebrated opera arias, beginning at 3pm and repeated at 5pm. (Cedarmere’s Great Room seating capacity is limited to 45 guests per concert.) READ MORE

SC YACHT CLUB's AROUND LI REGATTA TO SET SAIL FROM NY HARBOR ON 7.29

By Lou Giserman
Reposted July 25, 2017 (Original Post on March 11, 2017)
With Lady Liberty in the background, the 2017 Around Long Island Regatta (ALIR) sailboat race begins July 27 at 2 P.M. To make the start visible to more spectators, the Sea Cliff Yacht Club has for the first time in the 41 year history of this celebrated race moved to New York Harbor. It can now be viewed from both lower Manhattan and Jersey City. READ MORE

ST. ROCCO'S FEAST AND PROCESSION THIS WEEK

July 25, 2017 -- In the image to the left, an effigy of St. Rocco, the protector against plague and contagious diseases, is rolled along Wolfle Street in Glen Cove on the culminating day of the 2015 St. Rocco's Feast. As the three hour procession makes its way through the neighborhood, devotees sing songs, recite prayers, attach monetary offerings to the statue, and visit the homes of the sick and infirm where the Pastor of St. Rocco's Church offers blessings with a relic of the Saint. The procession, the central event of the five day Feast of St. Rocco, will take place following Mass on Sunday, July 30. The festival begins the evening of Wednesday, July 26, and concludes Sunday night.

NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART'S LATEST EXHIBIT CELEBRATES THE CITY AND ITS CITIZENS

By Northwordnews
The Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn Harbor hosted an opening reception for its latest exhibit New York, New York this past Friday evening. The works on display reflect a century of the City’s demographic and physical transformation from the pre-world war I tidal wave of immigrants and skyscraper building boom through the post 9/11 period. Through a variety of media including oil paintings, prints, photography, and sculpture the showcase emphasizes the experiences of “ordinary” New Yorkers -- in some cases the mundaneness of daily existence and in others the excitement of urban life - whether it is at work, on the streets, in the subways or at leisure, at night clubs and bars or enjoying Coney Island. READ MORE

THIRD PRECINCT POLICE COMMANDER DISCUSSES LOCAL ISSUES WITH SEA CLIFF RESIDENTS AND VILLAGE BOARD

Inspector Daniel Flannigan at the 7.17.17 SC Village Board Meeting

July 21, 2017 -- Police Inspector Daniel Flanagan, Commanding Officer of the Nassau County Police Department's 3rd Precinct discussed local and county-wide policing issues with Sea Cliff residents and the Village Board at its Monday, July 17 meeting, reporting that while crime is down across the County and in Sea Cliff, the community still faces challenges - most serious among them the opioid epidemic plaguing not only this area but Long Island as a whole and many areas of the country. READ MORE

TEENS FROM LOCAL TROOP 195 EARN SCOUTS' (HIGHEST) HONOR

On Friday evening, June 15th, Boy Scout Troop 195 recognized Jack Vogel and Joe Doyle for earning scouting’s highest rank, Eagle Scout. Joseph Doyle and Jack Vogel joined Troop 195 together in the sixth grade, tenting together at their first summer camp that year. Then went on to become patrol leaders and senior leaders in the troop over the course of seven years. READ MORE

SEA CLIFF VILLAGE BOARD HONORS LOCAL RESIDENTS

At it's meeting last Monday, July 17, Mayor Ed Lieberman and Village Board Trustee Deborah McDermott who serves as the board's liaison to youth groups recognized Sea Cliff residents for their recent achievements. Matthew Carmadella, received a certificate of appreciation for his 8 years of service as Commissioner of Sea Cliff Little League Baseball. He is pictured above to the left of current Commissioner James Versocki. Additionally Zoe Malin and North Shore High School English teacher Sara Millman, faculty advisor to the school's student newspaper The Viking View were recognized for the paper having won nearly three dozen awards at the Long Island Press High School Journalism Contest this past May. Ms. Millman was recognized as one of three Advisors of the Year; Ms. Malin as one of three student journalists of the year; and the Viking View as one of three Newspapers of the Year.

NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART OFFERS PREVIEWS OF THE MANES FAMILY ART & EDUCATION CENTER

The New American Garden is Inaugural Exhibition
August 3-September 7, 2017

This August, Nassau County Museum of Art invites Long Islanders to a preview look at a building on the Museum grounds that has been restored and refurbished to create a wholly new and comprehensive center for art and education. The Manes Family Art & Education Center, named through a generous gift by Museum Trustee Dr. Harvey Manes, a resident of Old Westbury, offers a dynamic and inspiring environment in which audiences of all ages and abilities can find creative engagement through a variety of activities and projects. READ MORE

OPERATION GOOD NIGHT SLEEP TIGHT TO HELP FOSTER CHILDREN TRANSITION TO NEW HOMES

Glen Cove Seniors, Youth, and Educators Join Together To Make a Difference!

July 19, 2017… After meeting two Long Island teachers, Irene Berman and Kate Hunter who both volunteer for The One Clip Organization, Carol Waldman, Executive Director of the Glen Cove Senior Center, was excited at the prospect of bringing together local seniors, teachers, and the children from the Glen Cove Youth Bureau’s After Three Program with support from the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County to participate in Operation Good Night Sleep Tight. READ MORE

THIS WEEK'S OUTDOOR MUSIC SERIES

CHICKEN HEAD AND RiDE TO PERFORM AT SEA CLIFF SUMMER CONCERT SERIES THIS WEEK

The 16th season of the Civic Association's Thursday night Sunset Serenade concerts featured the Rusty String Band (see right)on July 20 while it was the Rolling Stoned at Sea Cliff Beach on Friday the 21st. This week it'll be Chicken Head at Memorial Park on Thursday July 28 and RiDe on Friday July 29 at Sea Cliff Beach. CLICK HERE FOR FULL SCHEDULES FOR SUNSET SERENADE, SEA CLIFF BEACH, GLEN COVE DOWNTOWN SOUNDS AND MORGAN PARK CONERTS SERIES

SKA AND HIP HOP GO NONSTOP TO CAIRO AT GLEN COVE VILLAGE SQUARE

Glen Cove, New York – July 7, 2017 – The Glen Cove Downtown Business Improvement District invites Nonstop to Cairo, a New York-based ska, hip hop and funk band, to bring their one-of-a-kind presentation to the Village Square Plaza in Glen Cove on July 28 at 7:30 pm. Fresh off the launch of their debut album, this group’s popularity is soaring to new heights through the power of their music. READ MORE

GLORIA ESTEFAN TRIBUTE AT MORGAN PARK - THE RYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU!

On Sunday, July 30, Morgan Park Summer Music Festival presents a tribute to Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine. The show, which is sponsored by Glen Cove Hospital Northwell Health, is free to the public and begins at 7:30 p.m. in Morgan Park.
Get set for an evening of sizzling salsa! The Rhythm is Gonna Get You as Nikki Torres and The Rhythm Machine Band faithfully recreate the storied excitement of the incomparable seven-time Emmy award-winner Gloria Estefan and The Miami Sound Machine Band. READ MORE

BLOGS

THE GREAT BOOK GURU

ANN DIPIETRO

WAKING LIONS

Dear Great Book Guru, With heavy rain ruining my plans last week ( I was so disappointed: The Lazy Dogs, Trilogy, and Kingfisher were all rained out), I am hoping for better weather this week. But if not, do you have a good book I can have on hand – something set far away and with maybe a moral dilemma or two thrown in? Summer Rain Ranter READ MORE

ANT ARMAGEDDON - COMING SOON

THE GARDEN'S EDGE

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

By Donna Kianka

I am tolerate of almost all living things but…ants. The ants on my property have jaws the size of a T-Rex and are not afraid to use them. So they bite and bite hard. This year I decided to stage Ant Armageddon. I was particularly interested in finding out if I could use any old household products which are not toxic to the environment and could reduce the clutter in my home. Here are the results of my campaign:

UPCOMING AND ON GOING EVENTS

NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND MORE AT THE NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART THIS SUMMER

July 22-November 5, 2017
In the Saltzman Fine Art Building
New York, New York
From its earliest years, New York City was the stage on which the transformation of America played out, reflecting economic and historic upheavals that led to the city’s place as the financial and art capital of the world. This exhibition, guest curated by Director Emerita Constance Schwartz, portrays the city’s grit and glamour, its excitement and bustle, the heartbeat of a great metropolis, through more than 140 works.

Glamour Icons: Marc Rosen
Through the work of the award-winning designer Marc Rosen, Glamour Icons celebrates fragrance and cosmetic packaging as an art form. This retrospective spanning the designer’s 40-year career includes many of his most iconic designs as well as some vintage 20th-century perfume bottles from Rosen’s personal collection. READ MORE

STORYTIME AT SEA CLIFF BEACH EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING ALL SUMMER LONG

A Sea Cliff summertime tradition, dozens of children gather on the sands of Sea Cliff Beach each Wednesday morning at 10:30 am in late June and throughout July and August for the Childrens Library's Storytime hour with Librarian Ann DiPietro. Storytime at the Beach will run through August 30. Above, Ms. DiPietro reads and acts out the classic picture book Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola in 2015.

**GLEN COVE PD TO HOST ANNUAL NIGHT OUT ON AUGUST 1**

The Voice Contestant Troy Ramey

Coleen Cole Spinello to be honored; Troy Ramey from “The Voice” To Perform

July 19, 2017…. Glen Cove prides itself on being a “Community United Against Crime.” To honor that commitment to the safety of our residents, the Glen Cove Police Department is hosting its 11th Annual National Night Out on Tuesday, August 1st from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The event will take place in downtown Glen Cove on Bridge Street in front of the Glen Cove Police Department. Mayor Reggie Spinello and Police Chief William Whitton invite all residents to participate in a fun and educational event to support the safety of our community. This year’s National Night Out special honoree will be Coleen Cole Spinello, a children and community advocate. READ MORE

GLEN COVE'S CINEMA IN THE STREETS

July 12, 2017, Glen Cove, NY … The City of Glen Cove is inviting all residents to continue to enjoy free family movies on School Street on Saturday nights at 8:30 p.m. The “Cinema in the Streets” program was created by Mayor Reggie Spinello to give Glen Cove movie lovers an entertainment alternative while AMC renovates the Glen Cove movie theatre with luxury reclining seats, a new concession area and more.
READ MORE FOR MOVIE SCHEDULE

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME AT THE NS HISTORICAL SOCIETY

April 7 – August 19, 2017
The exhibit focuses on the first 100 years of organized, mainly professional, baseball in America—on some of its greatest players; on various cultural aspects of the game; and on the game as it has been played and watched on the North Shore of Long Island by those who enjoy “America’s pastime.” 140 Glen Street, Glen Cove 516-801-1191
www.northshorehistoricalmuseum.org

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ASSEMBLYMEN ED RA SAYS PLEASE GIVE BLOOD AT GOLD COAST LIBRARY ON JULY 31

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) invites his neighbors to a blood drive on July 31st from 1:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Gold Coast Library Annex, 40 Railroad Avenue in, Glen Head. The July 31st event is an opportunity to help those in need and save lives by giving blood. Those wishing to participate should be in good health and bring photo I.D, weigh at least 110 pounds, be between the ages of 16 and 75, and not have gotten a tattoo within the last 12 months (unless applied in New Jersey). There is an award of 2 Mets tickets to every presenting donor. Call Assemblyman Ra’s office at 516-535-4095 to schedule an appointment. “With New York in the middle of a blood emergency those who participate will be helping provide a critical resource to our area doctors and hospitals.” Ra said. “I encourage those physically able to participate and to help save a life.”

GOLD COAST PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT ELECTION SET FOR SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

On September 12, 2017, 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 2018. There are (3) three year seats. Balloting will take place at the Gold Coast Public Library Annex, 40 Railroad Avenue, Glen Head, between the hours of 9:00 am and 9:00 pm. Please note the change of location of the Trustee election. READ MORE

NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART SEEKS VOLUNTEERS

Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn Harbor announces new opportunities for volunteers. The Museum is particularly interested in hearing from applicants who can work on either a weekend day or a weekday at the front desk or in the Museum Store. Different time shifts are available. READ MORE

SEA CLIFF FARMERS MARKET IS BACK SATURDAY MORNINGS AT ST. LUKES

The Sea Cliff Farmers Market is back Saturdays from 9 AM to 1 PM at St. Luke’s Church (253 Glen Ave, Sea Cliff) through the end of October.
The Market offers organically grown produce from local farms - Old Westbury, Brookville, Old Bethpage, Huntington and Orient. They will also have fresh baked organic baked goods, local eggs and honey, flowers and more! For more information go to
https://www.facebook.com/seaclifffarmersmarket

SEA CLIFF BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP

The death of a loved one may cause one to experience an intense variety of undesired feelings and emotions. These feelings may be difficult to cope with. They can disrupt a person’s life for a very long time. We may turn to family and friends for support, which may not be as helpful as we might need. Family members may also be experiencing their own grief, thus unable to offer much support. READ MORE

THAT WILD, WACKY SEA CLIFF GOLF EVENT IS COMING AGAIN

Save the Date, Saturday, September 9.
Yes, that zany, crazy golf event through the front and back lawns, hidden gardens, parks and passageways of our 133 year old Victorian village is back. The Sea Cliff Good of the Village Association will use this delightfully wacky contest as their primary fundraiser for 2017. Watch for further details. The Association is seeking sponsors for this special event. For information contact Sheila Wenger at [email protected].