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YOUR GUIDE TO THE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND DINING
SUMMER READING
from a famous New Yorker writer and his poet wife to stay with them at their Cape Cod home. Every year, the couple hosts an exclusive book party where guests dress as literary characters. But on the night of the party, arty, their young houseguest discovers uncomfortable truths about the literary world she so desperately wants to be a part of. “Window on the Bay” by Debbie Macomber (July 16): For years, single mother Jenna has had a perfect view outside her window of Seattle’s Elliott Bay, but now that she’s an empty nester, she’s considering checking off some bucket items, with a trip to Paris at the top of the list. But an unexpected accident may disrupt d di her plans and bring her desires closer to home in this latest story by the bestselling author of the Cedar Cove series featured on the Hallmark Channel.
WHAT TO TAKE TO THE BEACH BY G R AC E M CQ UA D E
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ummer wouldn’t be summer without a trip to the beach, but beaches mean different things to different people. For many, it’s the pounding surf of the ocean with waves crashing, seagulls soaring, and a vast horizon providing a priceless view from a sandy perch. Seaside seekers also flock to nearby bays for boating and WaveRunner fun. For those who like country living, the ideal beach is a sun-sparkled lake framed by mountains, with the smell of fresh pine in the air. There are people who prefer to take to the skies and travel to the turquoise waters of the Caribbean or the rocky shores of the Riviera. And then there are those who like to stick close to home. For Long Islanders, that means heading to the beautiful beaches on the North and South Forks, as well as the South Shore’s many beach parks. For residents of the North Shore who wish to stay ever closer to home, the Long Island Sound provides its own local beaches that have stunning sunset vistas and shorelines speckled with pretty homes. Regardless of the destination, beachgoers should be sure to pack the essentials in their beach bags — a beach towel, some sunscreen, and a breezy book to while away the hours as they soak up the sun. Many of this season’s page-turners are actually set at the beach and offer stories to satisfy all beachfront tastes. So keep the shades and specs handy this summer to enjoy the following beach reads.
FOR LAKE LOVERS:
FOR OCEAN AND BAY BREATHERS: “Summer of ‘69” by Elin Hilderbrand (June): Bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand, known for her Nantucket-set novels, returns with a story set during the summer made famous
by the Woodstock music festival, a moon landing, the escalating Vietnam War, and a fatal car accident on Chappaquiddick o off the neighboring island of Martha’s V Vineyard. Just as the times are a-changiing, there’s much upheaval within the LLevin family, as they all watch the world aaround them heat up. “The Last Book Party” by Karen D Dukess (July 9): In the summer of 1987, aan aspiring writer accepts an invitation
“Sisters of Summer’s End” by Lori Foster (June): When single mother Joy abandons her old life and takes a job at a lakeside resort, she finds something that her family’s wealth and influence could never buy — peace of mind. When her new w friend Maris, who runs the camp store and café, dares her to take a chance with the drive-in’s charismatic new owner, everything changes for Joy and her young son. “The Bookshop on the Shore” by Jenny Colgan (June): Loch Ness, the famous freshwater lake in the Scottish Highlands, is the setting of this story about a single mother who abandons city life and accepts a job at a bookshop on its banks and as an au pair for three children who h ld h live in a genuine Scottish castle. With the help of the friendly local bookseller, she Continued on Page 64
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Luke Bryan Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, June 14 at 7 p.m. Country music star and “American Idol” judge Luke Bryan will perform with Cole Swindell, Jon Langston, and DJ Rock for two nights at Jones Beach Theater. Where: Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater, 895 Bay Parkway, Wantagh Info & Tickets: 866-558-8468 or 516-785-1600 • jonesbeach.com
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Johnny Mathis: The Voice of Romance Tour Saturday, July 13 at 8 p.m. Celebrating his 63rd year in the music industry, legendary singer Johnny Mathis has performed songs in a variety of styles and categories -- from music composed for stage and film, to golden-era jazz standards, contemporary pop hits, and holiday music, earning his reputation as one of the most enduring vocalists in music history. Where: NYCB Theatre at Westbury 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury Info & Tickets: 516-247-5211 thetheatreatwestbury.com
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Lynyrd Skynyrd with Hank Williams Jr. Sunday, July 14 at 6 p.m. The legendary band behind the rock classics “Sweet Home Alabama,” “Free Bird,” and “Gimme’ Three Steps,” Lynyrd Skynyrd returns with a fiery slice of Southern-style guitar rock with their newest release, “Last of a Dyin’ Breed,” while sharing the stage with fellow country music great Hank Williams Jr. Where: Forest Hills Stadium 1 Tennis Place, Forest Hills Info & Tickets: 888-929-7849 foresthillsstadium.com
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FOR THE COMING WEEK Dave Matthews Band
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Wednesday, July 17 at 7 p.m. The Dave Matthews Band returns to Jones Beach Theater to play all their greatest hits, from “Crash Into Me” and “Crush,” to “Where Are You Going” and “The Space Between.” Where: Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater, 895 Bay Parkway, Wantagh Info & Tickets: 866-558-8468 or 516-785-1600 • jonesbeach.com
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Picnic Pops: Vanessa Trouble and the Red Hot Swing Wednesday, July 17, 7 to 9 p.m. Join Vanessa Trouble and the Red Hot Swing for a night full of classic swing, modern retro, and vintage jazz that will transport you back in time through the sounds of yesteryear. Where: Old Westbury Gardens 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury Info & Tickets: 516-333-0048 oldwestburygardens.org
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Killer Queen Wednesday, July 17 at 8 p.m.
The Space at Westbury, Long Island’s newest state of the art concert hall and special event center, is the perfect place to see your favorite stars and to stage your next special event. From Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, engagements, weddings to corporate meetings, holiday parties and product launches we welcome you to make The Space your space, the venue of your dreams. To make an appointment please call 516.283.5569 or email info@thespaceatwestbury.com • www.LIconcert.com
Killer Queen formed back in 1993. Their first public shows were at London University, following in the footsteps of the real Queen who had played their first shows there 21 years earlier. From “We Will Rock You,” to “We Are the Champions,” relive all the best music of Queen at this tribute show.
Upcoming Attractions at The Space at Westbury Theater
Where: The Paramount 370 New York Ave., Huntington Info & Tickets: 631-673-7300 paramountny.com
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Children ages 6 and up will connect art and science as they explore Balance in Nature! Sculptures by Jerzy Jotka Kedziora’ throughout the gardens. They will discover gravity-defying adaptations and create a balancing craft to take home.
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THE TOP EVENTS FOR KIDS FOR THE COMING WEEK
Allergic to Salad will host a hands-on cooking experience using farm-fresh ingredients. The class is designed for families and children of all ages. With guidance from Allergic to Salad educators, families will explore and prepare simple recipes using seasonal produce. Where: Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park Info & Tickets: 718-347-3276 or queensfarm.org
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Cinema on the Bay at Sunset Park Saturday, July 13, 8:30 p.m. (sundown) to 11 p.m. Families can enjoy free movies outside on several Saturday nights this summer. This evening will feature “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,� a documentary about the life of Fred Rogers of the children’s show, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood?� Where: Sunset Park, Main Street and Shore Road, Port Washington Info & Tickets: 516-869-7633 or northhempsteadny.gov
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Tuesday, July 16, 11 a.m. This is the musical tale based on the popular book by Victoria and Elizabeth Kann of Pinkalicious, who can’t stop eating pink cupcakes. After coming down with “pinkatitis,� Pinkalicous turns pink from head to toe. Meet the characters after the show. Where: NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury Info & Tickets: 516-247-5200 or thetheatreatwestbury.com
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Whimsical Wind Chimes Wednesday, July 17, 3 to 4 p.m. Children ages 5 and up can learn about the history of wind chimes and the concepts of balance and movement. They will experiment with patterns and make their own beaded wind chime to add to their home garden. Where: Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Ave., Garden City Info: 516-224-5800 or licm.org
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SAVE THE DATE
10th Annual
MONDAY, August 5, 2019 Glen Head Country Club Glen Cove Road, Glen Head, NY 10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 10:30 am. Shopping Boutique Opens, Noon Luncheon and Program 1:30 pm Mah-jongg, Canasta and Bridge Bring your own Mah-jongg sets & cards
or contact Jill Abrams Lapensohn, Director of Northeast Development, at jill@jafco.org for further information.
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Film fest celebrates Blues Traveler, moe. the Summer of Love to kick off tour on L.I. Woodstock, the iconic music festival that defined a generation, will be celebrated by the Gold Coast Arts Center’s Gold Coast International Film Festival with a special event to mark the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love on July 17. Hailed as one of modern history’s most significant cultural events, Woodstock will be commemorated with the Long Island premiere of “Woodstock: Three Days that Define a Generation,” followed by a concert featuring some of the festival’s greatest hits by local band Snapper Head, a powerful, hard-hitting four-piece band. The film was produced by PBS/ American Experience Films and premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. With never-before-seen footage, the film tells the story of the political and social upheaval leading up to those three historic days, as well as the extraordinary events of the concert itself, when near disaster put the ideals of the counterculture to the test. What took place in that teeming mass of humanity — the rain-soaked, starving, tripping, a half-a-million-strong throng of young people in upstate New York — was nothing less than a miracle of unity, a manifestation of the “peace and love” the festival had touted, and a validation of the counterculture’s promise to the world. Including audio testimony from attendees, the film focuses not just on how it all came to be, but how it felt for it to happen, how an endless traffic jam elevated the event into a communal experience and how a food shortage became a collaboration rather than a disaster. The film also spotlights incredible performances from Jimi Hendrix to Joan Baez to Crosby, Stills, and Nash. “Woodstock: Three Days that Define a Generation” is directed by award-winning filmmaker Barak Goodman and was written by
Goodman and Don Kleszy. “This film spotlights many unsung heroes who worked behind the scenes at the original Woodstock Festival and gets to the heart of how the concert, often credited as being the most influential concert festival in history, came together and went on to become the cultural phenomena that we all know now,” said Caroline Sorokoff, festival director of the Gold Coast International Film Festival and associate director of the Gold Coast Arts Center. The concert after the screening will feature a set of Woodstock’s greatest hits performed by Snapper Head, a four-piece band featuring Johnny Vlahos (piano and Hammond B3 organ), Shawn Martin (guitar), Andrew Mega (drums) and Patrick Polcari (bass), plus special guests John Byrnes (guitar), Raffi Froundjian (acoustic guitar) and Briana Delach (vocals). Over the past several years the Gold Coast International Film Festival has consistently spotlighted great music documentaries. Highlights include the “Deconstructing the Beatles” series; “Dare to Be Different,” the story of famed Long Island radio station WLIR; “Bang! The Bert Berns Story” and GCIFF Audience Award winner “Sidemen: Long Road to Glory.” This year’s festival will run from Nov. 4 to Nov. 13 in venues throughout the north shore of Long Island. This special event begins at 7 p.m. and will start with the screening of the film at the Great Neck Squire Theater, located at 115 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, which will be followed by the concert next door at the Gold Coast Arts Center, 113 Middle Neck Road. Tickets, which include the screening, Q&A, and concert (with complimentary beer, wine, and munchies) are $55 each ($50 for Gold Coast Film Festival members) and can be purchased online at www.goldcoastarts.org.
50th Anniversary of Woodstock will be Celebrated by Gold Coast Int’l. Film Fest on July 17, 2019
Legendary platinum-selling band Blues Traveler and preeminent progressive rock band moe. have announced they are hitting the road this summer across North America, and the tour’s first stop will be on Long Island. The All Roads Runaround tour kicks off July 11 in Farmingville at the Long Island Community Hospital Amphitheater at Bald
Hill and runs through the majority of the summer, ending on Aug. 11. During the tour, each show will feature a set from the co-headliners, as well as special collaborative set. Also joining the tour as special support is G. Love. More information can be found online at bluestraveler.com and tickets are available to be purchased through Ticketmaster.
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A film fundraiser for Maiden documentary On Friday, July 12, the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington will be hosting a film fundraiser with Maiden crew-member Dawn Riley and her organization Oakcliff Sailing. Riley was a member of the crew that made history when they entered the globe-circling regatta, the Whitbread Round the World, as the first allfemale crew in 1989. Riley lives locally on Long Island and serves as the executive director of Oakcliff Sailing. She was the first woman to manage an America’s Cup sailing team and is the former
president of the Woman’s Sports Foundation. Riley will be presenting the film “Maiden” at the Cinema Arts Centre and discussing her experience with the audience. Exhilarating, suspenseful, and emotionally charged, this powerful new documentary chronicles the unprecedented journey of Tracy Edwards, a 24-yearold charter boat cook, who became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World sailing race, a 32,000-mile global circumnavigation competition, in
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1989. Edwards assembled the world’s first all-female international crew and entered the race that, until then, had been the exclusive domain of male seafarers. The event begins at 7:30 p.m., and following the film screening, Riley will lead an audience Q&A to discuss her experience serving on Maiden and competing in the Whitbread Round the World. Admission to the opening night fundraiser for “Maiden” costs $25 for the public or $20 for Cinema Arts members and includes the film screening, discussion and audience Q&A. The film will also play at the Cinema Arts Centre for a full run following the opening night fundraiser. To learn more about the event contact Nate Close at 631-423-7610, ext. 15, or email at nate@cinemaartscentre.org. More information can also be found atwww.cinemaartscentre. org. Submitted by the Cinema Arts Centre.
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Graffiti art to be on Annual L.I. comedy display in Huntington fest set to kick off The b.j. spoke gallery in Huntington is bringing a vibrant exhibit called Street 2 Spoke to its location to honor the impact graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat had on the public. In addition, the gallery is including three renowned graffiti artists – Cope2, Easy and Andaluz the Artist – to join
with gallery members’ artworks, rounding off the street art theme. The exhibition opened on Wednesday, June 25 and will remain open until July 28. A reception will be held on Saturday, July 13, from 6 to 10 p.m. During the reception, Basquiat’s “Teenage Gangs of the 50s,” owned by Cindy
Shechter, will be on display for the first and only time that night. The b.j. spoke gallery is located at 299 Main St. in Huntington. For more information, call the gallery at 631-549-5106 or visit the gallery’s website, bjspokegallery.org. Submitted by the b.j. spoke gallery.
This summer marks the 14 year anniversary of the now famous Long Island Comedy Festival. The Long Island Comedy Festival’s primary mission is to promote the art of live stand-up comedy, with each performance featuring the best comic talent from Long Island, the New York City comedy scene and around the globe. In past summers the comedy festival has presented comedians from as far away as Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Many of the comedians featured can only be seen at the annual summer comedy festival, which makes it a special event for Long Islanders. The festival’s comedy showcases are best described as a comedy party that audiences are invited to, featuring non-stop laughter and hilarious fun. “We are just so excited to be marking 14 years of bringing the annual summer comedy festival to many of the great venues all across Long Island,” said comedian, official host and executive producer Paul Anthony. “Long
Islanders have really been supportive of our comedy showcases over the past 13 summers, and for that we are forever grateful. The 14 year mark is really a testament to Long Islanders passion for live stand-up comedy performances.” New this summer is the return of the 50+ Comedy Tour, which features line-ups of comedians all over the age of 50. Also returning this summer is the Moms’ Night Out Long Island show, featuring a line-up of comedians with one thing in common – they’re all moms. Here is the full schedule for this summer’s Long Island Comedy Festival: Saturday, July 6 at 8 p.m. at Argyle Theatre in Babylon (Preview Show)
Saturday, July 13 at 8 p.m. at Theatre Three in Port Jefferson Saturday, July 20 at 8 p.m. at The Madison Theatre in Rockville Centre Thursday, July 25 at 8 p.m. at Gold Coast Arts Center in Great Neck Friday, July 26 at 8 p.m. at the CM Performing Arts Center in Oakdale Thursday, Aug 15 at 8 p.m. at The Madison Theatre in Rockville Centre Saturday, Aug 24 at 8 p.m. at Theatre Three in Port Jefferson Tickets and more information can be found online at www.LIComedy. com.
Dinosaurs, wild animals coming to Nassau Dinosaurs and animals are coming to Long Island with the grand opening of Dinosaurs! and People’s United Bank Animal Adventure at the Center for Science, Teaching & Learning in Rockville Centre. The center will host a grand opening of the exhibit on Wednesday, July 10 for VIPs and the media only ahead of its scheduled July 15 opening to the general public. At the special grand opening and ribboncutting ceremony, VIPs, elected officials, and business leaders will join the center’s executive director and national STEM advocate, Dr. Ray Ann Havasy, to open the exhibit. This will be followed by tours for VIPs and the media. The Dinosaurs! and People’s United Bank Animal Adventure exhibit will feature 30-feet tall model dinosaur skeletons, 17-
feet tall animatronic dinosaur models, hand-painted dinosaur murals and a variety of live wild animals; including owls, hawks, a bobcat, emu, mink, golden pheasants, goats, alligators, turtles and frogs. There will also
be an additional grand opening of a special exhibit, called the World of Rabbits. This exhibit is also the first geothermically-run exhibit hall in New York State and the first wild animal park in Nassau
County. The new exhibit should be a big tourist attraction and is expected to draw over 150,000 school children and families from the our region and beyond annually.
The Center for Science, Teaching & Learning is located at 1450 Tanglewood Rd in Rockville Centre at the Tanglewood Preserve. For more information on the center, head to www.cstl.org/.
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READING FOR SUMMER OF 2019 Continued from Page 23 begins to put roots down in the community and discover if books, fresh air and the kindness of strangers will heal her broken family. “Under Currents” by Nora Roberts (July 9): Zane grew up in a beautiful and perfectly kept house in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Even his aunt who lives across the lake sees his family as successful and happy. Only Zane and his sister know the truth until one brutal night reveals cracks in the façade. Zane soon escapes for college without looking back. Years later, he returns to his hometown to reconnect with his past and meets a landscape artist who has ghosts of her own.
FOR JETSETTERS: “The Summer Country” by Lauren Willig (June): Set in colonial Barbados in 1854, bestselling author Lauren Willig weaves a multigenerational story reminiscent of “The Thorn Birds” and “North and South.” Emily is merely a vicar’s daughter, but when her grandfather dies she receives an unexpected inheritance — a sugar plantation in Barbados. And so begins a journey into a past filled with lies, greed, clandestine love, and heartbreaking betrayal, along with a bold bid for freedom in the future. “The Golden Hour” by Beatriz Williams (July 9): The bestselling author of “The Summer Wives” returns with a World War II epic set on the island of Nassau in the Bahamas in 1941. A reporter arrives to write about the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and winds up uncovering a Caribbean ean paradise that seethes with spies and financial swindlers. Then, when Nassau’s wealthiest man is murdered, two women’s stories converge to illuminate the rise and fall of the legendary royal couple. “Meet Me in Monaco: A Novel of Grace Kelly’s Royal Wedding” by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb (July 23): Movie stars and paparazzi flock to Cannes every year for the glamorous film festival, but Grace Kelly, the biggest star
of all, wants to escape the flashbulbs. When struggling perfumer Sophie Duval shelters Miss Kelly in her boutique, the two women strike up an unlikely friendship as Kelly embarks on a whirlwind romance with the prince of Monaco in the sun-drenched renched Cote d’Azur.
FOR NEARBY SHORE SEEKERS: “Montauk” by Nicola Harrison (June): Set in Montauk in 1938, this is the story of Beatrice, a woman who must spend the 12 weeks of summer with other high society wives at the seaside Montauk Manor while her husband pursues business interests in the city. Raised a modest country girl in Pennsylvania, Beatrice is more comfortable with the manor’s laundress than the privileged women in her company. As she embraces Montauk’s natural beauty and community spirit, she finds herself drawn to a local man. “The Islanders” by Meg Mitchell Moore” (June): A mere 14 miles east of Montauk is Block Island, the place where three strangers meet and grow close — a successful author who needs to recharge his creative fires, a single mother whose thriving pie business on the island is threatened, and a woman with two sons who is questioning her decision to be a stay-at-home mother. From the long days of June to the chilly nights of August, they each must decide what they value most in life. “A Stranger on the Beach” by Michele Campbell (July 23): Caroline Stark’s East End beach house was supposed to be her crowning achievement to showcase her perfect family. But after a very public fight with her husband, her marriage and carefully constructed life begin to crumble. She turns to a stranger she finds standing outside her beach house, but her fling with the man turns into nto a deadly obsession.
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Gold Coast International Film Festival
CINEMA SERIES PRESENTS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH, 2019 | 7:00PM
CELEBRATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SUMMER OF LOVE
EVENT INCLUDES • LI Premiere screening of ‘Woodstock: Three Days that Defined a Generation’ • Special Q&A with renowned music journalist and Woodstock expert, Rona Elliot, original PR rep for the 1969 Festival • Live Concert of Woodstock’s greatest hits! Plus lots of beer, wine & your favorite munchies!
FILM SCREENING AND CONCERT WILL BE HELD AT: GREAT NECK SQUIRE CINEMAS & THE GOLD COAST ARTS CENTER 115 & 113 MIDDLE NECK ROAD, GREAT NECK, NY
Visit goldcoastfilmfestival.org or call 516-829-2570 for tickets Tickets must be purchased in advance | $55/$50 for members.