Upcoming Events:  Sat. 9/26 - Sea Cliff Farmers Market, 9 am - 1 pm, St. Lukes Church;  International Coastal Clean up, Tappen Beach, 9:30-11:30 am; Kindred Spirits at Cedarmere, 2-3:30 pm;  Silly Shakespeare's The Tem-pissed, at Sea Cliff Beach, 5 pm;
 (click for complete calendar, including Gold Coast and 
Sea Cliff Library Events)
Sun. 9/27 - Glen Head Glenwood Business Association Farmers Market, Glen Head Road and Roosevelt Street, 10 am to 3 pm; Thurs., 10/1 - North Shore Board of Education Meeting, HS Library, 7:30 pm; 

​Saturday, September 12, 2015 - Sunday, September 20, 2015

SC MAYOR EXPRESSES CONCERNS OVER GARVIES POINT PROJECT AT GC PLANNING BOARD MEETING

At a public hearing on Wednesday September 16, Sea Cliff Mayor Bruce Kennedy presented to the Glen Cove Planning Board the Village’s concerns regarding the proposed amendments to the Garvies Point redevelopment plans that had been presented by the real estate developer RXR at a Planning Board hearing this past July.  READ MORE
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RXR artist's rendering of Garvies Point development

SC CIVIC ASSOCIATION WELCOMES NEWCOMERS

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eptember 22, 2015 -- The Sea Cliff Civic Association welcomed 54 new residents to the village at its annual Newcomers' Party this past Sunday afternoon.  Hosted by Civic Association President Ann Dipietro and her husband Dan, the rookies were treated to a delectable array of hors d'oeuvres generously donated by Bill Long of the Metropolitan Bistro, a wide assortment of wines, and Sea Cliff Civic Association trivia - so challenging that even a Northwordnews reporter who covers SCCA events was stumped by a few. READ MORE

A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER MUDSLIDE, RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR ACTION

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September 22, 2015 -- Several neighbors of 14 Bay Avenue, the house that is now precariously perched on a high precipice overlooking Hempstead Harbor after a mudslide took most of its backyard and much of its patio during a heavy rain in the spring of 2014, turned out at last Tuesday’s Sea Cliff Village Board meeting seeking an update from the Village regarding the homeowner’s efforts to remediate the property.  For the past year and a half the residents have from time to time addressed the Board requesting information as well as the Village's support in pressing the property owner to address the issue.  READ MORE

WEARING RED FOR PUBLIC ED

AFTER BUDGET DEFEAT, RESIDENTS URGE LIBRARY BOARD TO “GO BACK TO SQUARE ONE”; BOARD DECIDES TO SCALE DOWN SIZE OF PROJECT

September 24, 2015 -- Seeing red over the top-down reforms that have greatly undermined local control over public schools over the last few years, dozens of community members and North Shore faculty rallied at the four corners in Glen Head last Thursday afternoon.  Similar demonstrations took place in communities across the Island. "Celebrate Teachers!" "OPT OUT - We are more than just a test score!" "Honk for kids and teachers!" their signs declared, and many of the passersby, supporting the message, enthusiastically obliged.  READ MORE
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 September 23, 2015 -- The proposed purchase of the Halm Property on Glen Head Road and the building of a new library once again dominated the public comment period at the Gold Coast Public Library Board’s regularly scheduled meeting last Wednesday.  About four of the ten or so residents who attended addressed the board and urged the trustees to not hold a community vote on the current proposal that is likely to cost between $17 and $19 million and that would be financed through a bond issue, should a majority of voters support the proposition in a referendum to be held later this fall, and to either scale down the current 20,000 square foot preliminary design concept that has been presented by the architect, reconsider other properties, or give up on a library expansion altogether.  Much of the discussion, as it has at past meetings, turned to the definition of “library” and what functions a community library ought to perform.  Later in the meeting, after the public comment period had ended, the board appeared to reach consensus that it would work with the architect to scale down the size of the project and, by extension, its cost.  READ MORE

GOLFING FOR THE GOOD OF THE VILLAGE

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With wedges, eight irons and even the occasional long iron in hand, scores of golfers, both low handicappers and hackers, looped Sea Cliff Village this past Saturday in the Good of the Village Association's Golfing Around Sea Cliff fundraiser.  Using True-Flight practice golf balls, that have the feel but lack the flight of a Titleist or Pinnacle,  the foursomes made their way from park to park and through residents' yards, as they navigated the 24-hole course.  READ MORE
EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

O BRAVE NEW WORLD THAT HAS SUCH PEOPLE IN'T - SILLY SHAKESPEARE COMPANY TO PERFORM THE TEM-PISSED ON SEPTEMBER 26

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On Saturday September 26, 2015, at 5:00 pm (Rain date Sunday, Sunday September 27 at 5:00 pm), The Silly Shakespeare Company of Sea Cliff, sponsored by the Sea Cliff Civic Association,  will perform The Tem-Pissed at the Sea Cliff Art’s Pavilion a FREE SHOW. READ MORE

ACT LOCALLY AT TAPPEN BEACH FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BEACH CLEANUP ON SATURDAY

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 On Saturday, September 26, 9:30 to 11:30 AM, the Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor will be coordinating the efforts of local volunteers to cover parts of the eastern shore of Hempstead Harbor as part of the Annual International Coastal Cleanup, sponsored by the Ocean Conservancy and the American Littoral Society. The weekends in September are dedicated to this program, and communities worldwide will be hitting the beaches to clean up debris from as many miles of shoreline as the number of volunteers will allow. READ MORE

CELBEBRATE AUTUMN'S ARRIVAL AT THE 2nd ANNUAL GHGWBA'S FARMERS MARKET AND SMALL BUSINESS SHOWCASE

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September 15, 2015 -- The Glen Head Glenwood Business Association along with the First National Bank of Long Island will sponsor its second annual Farmer's Market and Local Business Showcase this Sunday September 27, 2015 from 10 am to 3 pm in the bank parking lot at the corner of Roosevelt Street and Glen Head Road in the center of Glen Head. This will truly be a shop local event with the Rottkamp family of Old Brookville, who have for more than 60 years been growing potatoes, tomatoes, corn, leafy greens and a rich variety of other vegetables on their McCoun's Lane farm, selling their fresh produce, and four dozen Business Association members and local community organizations offering  wares for sale as well as information about the services they provide.  READ MORE

KINDRED SPIRITS AT CEDARMERE ON SATURDAY

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On Saturday, September 26, from 2:00 – 3:30 pm, The Friends of Cedarmere will host the popular Metropolitan Museum Educator, Inés Powell, in a free presentation entitled “Kindred Spirits: William Cullen Bryant & Painters Thomas Cole and Asher B. Durand,” at The Bryant Library in Roslyn, NY.  Inés Powell is a dynamic speaker who enthralls audiences with her lavishly illustrated lectures on important works of artists and schools of art. READ MORE
MORE UPCOMING EVENTS

2015 PUMPKIN PATCH FUNDRAISER AT THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF SEA CLIFF

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The pumpkin patch is back!  The Methodist Church of Sea Cliff will be hosting its 12th annual fall fundraiser from October 2 through October 31. All pumpkins are grown  in New Mexico by the Navajo Nation and shipped across the country by tractor-trailer and unloaded at the church on October 1st  with many volunteer helping hands. READ MORE

SEA CLIFF IN THE SIXTIES

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by Sara Reres, Museum Director
 
     The Sea Cliff Village Museum will host a 1960s party on Friday night, October 9, 2015 to celebrate the opening of a new exhibit, Sea Cliff in the Sixties. From to 7 to 9 pm with wine, cheese and music the public is invited to wander through the clothing, art, photographs and artifacts from the Sixties.  Featuring color and black and white photos from former Sea Cliff resident photographer, Bertram W. Scholes, the times are brought to life with his photos of the streets of the village and the people of half a century ago. Put on your old bell-bottoms and fringed vests and join the museum staff for a nostalgic trip back in time.  READ MORE    

FRIENDS ACADEMY FALL FAIR ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 3

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Friends Acadmey will hold its Annual Fall Fair and Homecoming on Saturday, October 3 from 10 am to 4 pm, rain or shine.  Everyone from the community is invited to attend.  An active Fall Fair committee, chaired by Friends parent Sandy Themelis of Muttontown and Michelle Statfeld of Melville, has planned a day of festivities, fun and activities for all ages.  The Fall Fair is a great community event with rides, games, athletic events, arts and crafts, great food and more! 

ASSEMBLYMAN LAVINE TO PRESENT ALBANY 101 ON SEPTEMBER 30

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Glen Cove, New York – On September 30th at 7pm, Assemblyman Charles Lavine will be at Glen Cove Public Library at 4 Glen Cove Ave, to give a presentation on lawmaking and ethics in New York State Government. READ MORE

CARDIOLOGIST AND AUTHOR SANDEEPJAUHAR TO VISIT THE GOLD COAST LIBRARY

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Cardiologist, New York Times contributing opinion writer and author Sandeep Jauhar will visit the Gold Coast Public Library on Tuesday, October 6 at 7pm to discuss his latest book, Doctored: The Disillusionment of an American Physician. This timely industry exposé and memoir calls for a reestablishment of moral practices in patient care while revealing how liability- and profit-driven practices in American healthcare are subjecting patients to unnecessary tests and high fees. READ MORE
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MIRANDA BEST - DARK AND LIGHT AT THE SEA CLIFF LIBRARY THIS FALL

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The Sea Cliff Arts Council hosted an opening reception for "Dark and Light," an exhibition of works by Sea Cliff artist Miranda Best this past Sunday afternoon.  Ms. Best, who has been an art teacher in Port Washington for the past 20 years, studied in the Vassar College Arts program where she earned a BA before heading off to Teachers College for an MA in Art Education, has been interested in creating paintings and prints inspired by the landscape.  Many of the images included in Dark and Light, she writes, "were created on-site or from sketches made on-site in plances nearby, including Old Westbury Gardens, the Nassau County Museum of Art and Cedarmere.  The play of light and shadow in the landscapes interests me the most."  Dark and Light will be on exhibition through the end of October. 

NORTH SHORE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING THURSDAY OCTOBER 1ST  

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The North Shore Board of Education will meet on Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 7:30 PM, in the North Shore High School Library to discuss the following agenda items: Student Performance and Shared Valued Outcomes.

It is anticipated that the North Shore Schools Board of Education will meet in Executive Session (not open to the public). The public session will begin at 7:30 PM. You are welcome to attend!

HIGH ADVENTURE FOR BOY SCOUT TROOP 43

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The Boy Scouts of Troop 43 in Sea Cliff are preparing for a unique, high adventure experience next Spring - spending a week learning to sail, navigate and crew 50’ sailboats in the Bahamas.  It's all part of the Boy Scouts of America's High Adventure program, in which scouts across the United States can apply to participate in once-in-a-lifetime experiences.  READ MORE

HEALING HEADBANDS - EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO BE WELL WITH A HEALTHY DOSE OF LAUGHTER AND CREATIVITY

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September 13, 2015 -- Combining the therapeutic power of laughter with that of creating something beautiful and useful, Healing Headbands, a not-for-profit project founded by Sea Cliff residents Barbara Grapstein and Joan Accolla, seeks to offer individuals with illness and their families and friends a means to help themselves heal from within.  Launched about a year and a half ago, the program has been welcomed into children’s hospitals, senior centers, businesses, and schools to offer lessons that encourage people to “LAUGH, CREATE, HEAL." READ MORE
SEA CLIFF MINI MART
Sea Cliff's annual autumn street fair, "Mini Mart," will take place on Sunday, October 4, from 10 am until 5 pm.
IN CASE OF RAIN, FARMERS MARKET WILL BE HELD IN PARISH HALL OF ST. LUKES
LOCAL ART 

FRANK OLT: NEW WORKS AT NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART

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Frank Olt’s colorful and dynamic installation of small-scale work occupies Nassau County Museum of Art’s Contemporary Gallery in Frank Olt: New Works, a solo exhibition that is on view through Sunday, November 8, 2015.  On Saturday, September 20, from 3 to 4 p.m., as part of the Artist in the Galleries series, READ MORE

SEPTEMBER AT THE NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART

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THE MODERNS Chagall, Degas, Léger, Miró, Picasso, and more….
This showcase of modernist works, which is presented as two separate exhibitions, spans modernist art traditions from late 19th century impressionism and post-impressionism through twentieth century movements such as cubism, dadaism and surrealism, and features pieces by many prominent modernist masters. 
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STILL PARTNERS 
Sea Cliff, 8 PM
Fri 9/25 - Fitted - Brass Ensemble
Sat 9/26 - Gent Treadly
Mon 9/28 - Music from the Hive
Thurs 10/1 - Irish Sessions
Fri 10/2 - Sound Swell
Sat 10/3 - Andy Aledort & the Groove KingsThurs
Thurs 10/8 - Eric Sami Band
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THE OAK ROOM TAVERN, Sea Cliff, 
8 PM

Fri 9/25 - Steve Peppas and Lucky Tones
Wed 9/30 - dNa + C² + D² = ☮ ♫♪
Fri 10/2 - Octoberfest Weekend Kick Off - Jason Liebman and friends
Wed 10/7 - Matt Grabowski
Fri 10/9 - Roger Street Friedman - Clear, Focused and Dynamic
METROPOLITAN BISTRO, Sea               Cliff

Fri 9/25 - Live Stock
Sun 10/4 - Lazy Dogs