Summertime and Livin’ it Upon Long Island is Easy!

Fill your summer with festivities you’ll remember allyear long. Inside these pages find a calendar of eventsto excite featuring World Class Talents hosted and

toasted at Long Island’s outstanding venues all season long. The Stars come out to stay, play and bring us their best in

live performances, openings, exhibits and readings. Dance,sail, golf, enjoy jazz, opera and stand-up.

From the beaches to the vineyards to the mansions to theviews, Long Island is a summer stage that promises your bestvacation ever right here at home. ■

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Fri., July 17, 9:30 PM:20th Annual Stony Brook

Film Festival, Staller Center,Stony Brook University.

American Independent featuresinclude the romantic comedy, This

Isn’t Funny (90 minutes), starringPaul Ashton and Katie Page, who arethe scriptwriters and co-producers.

Paul Ashton directed theentertaining story about a stand

up comedienne coping with ananxiety disorder.

www.stonybrookfilmfesti-val.com

Fourth Annual East End ArtsStudent Orchestra Rehearsal withItzhak Perlman, Thurs., July 30,5:30 PM. Venue to be announced.www.eastendarts.org

5, 6, 10, 12, 20, 27Children’s Summer Performances atLong Island State ParksFree, fun, and interactive entertainment.A vehicle use fee may be in effect. Bringyour own chairs, blankets. No rain dates.See schedule and locations atnysparks.com/events

11 SaturdayFamily Service League Summer Gala,Westhampton Beach Bath & Tennis Club.Cocktails, dinner, dancing and auctionfeaturing many unique designer giftsand services. Sponsorships available.Tickets $250. Call Tricia O’Hare at 631-998-0009 or tohare@fsl-li.org

11 SaturdayIslip Arts Council presents The AnnualPhilharmonic Concert in the Park featur-ing The Long Island Philharmonic Or-chestra. Free. Sponsored by the Islip ArtsCouncil, 8 pm, Heckscher State Park,Huntington.

11 SaturdayParrish Art Museum Midsummer Party,Cocktails 6:30 pm; Dinner on the terracefollowed by dancing. Dinner tickets startat $1,500; tables $15,000. For info, call631-283-2118 x 150 or e-mail bene-fitevents@parrishart.org

Sundays July 12, 19, 26 & Aug. 2Brookhaven National Laboratory“Summer Sundays” Visit the Center forFunctional Nanomaterials, the NationalSynchroton and the Relativistic HeavyIon Collider. Enjoy a Family (hands-on)Fun Day. Free. 10 am to 3 pm. Call 631-344-2651 or visit www.bnl.gov

16-25 Thursday-Saturday20th Annual Stony Brook Film Festival,Staller Center, Stony Brook University.Best in new independent films. $85 filmfestival passes good for all films, $25tickets for each reception. $225 Gold

Passes include seating and Opening andClosing Night parties. Single tickets $10 general admission, $8 senior citizens, $5 students. www.stonybrook-filmfestival.com or call (631) 632-ARTS[2787].

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JulyThrough July 31Vintage Film Poster Exhibit, Paul W.Zuccaire Gallery, Staller Center for theArts, Stony Brook. Original vintage filmposters from the twentieth century and acontinual screening of Charlie Chaplinsilent films. Free. Tues.-Fri. 12-4 pm. TheGallery is open all ten evenings of theFestival, July 16-25. Call 631-632-7240 orvisit ZuccaireGallery.stonybrook.edu

Thursdays through Aug. 272015 Sandcastle Contest at Hither HillsState Park, Montauk presented by TheNew York State Office of Parks, Recre-ation and Historic Preservation. Weeklyprizes for contests held each Thurs., June25 through Aug. 27. Prizes for best sculp-tors and castles. Registration each Thurs-day 9:30 am - 10:30 am. For info, callHither Hills State Park at (631) 668-2554.

Through September 24TFCU Artisanal Farmers Market, everyThursday, from 10 am 2 pm, CreditUnion’s headquarters, 102 Motor Park-way in Hauppauge. New this year is asecond location on Saturdays, from 9 am- 1 pm at the 9/11 Memorial Park, Broad-way, Amityville, from June 27 throughSeptember 26.

Through September 30Eastern Long Island Hospital DreamGreen Extravaganza Tickets on Sale, 65Cash Prizes, Grand Prize: $50,000. Tick-ets: $100, Drawing - Maritime Festival,Greenport, Sept. 27, 2015. For tickets,call 631-477-5463.

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Nassau CountyFilm Industry

SuccessGenerates $533

Million inEconomic Benefit

over 2 Years

“Nassau County continues to bethe Hollywood East of the mo-

tion picture and television industry asproductions, both large and small, havebeen attracted to our unique facilities,”stated Nassau County Executive Ed-ward Mangano. According to a new in-dependent economic analysis performedby Camoin Associates, between 2013and 2014, the film industry generated$533.6 million in economic benefit forNassau County and more than $1.64million in sales and hotel taxes. The in-dustry employed 1,773 annual jobsthrough the production of more than535 films, which accounted for over2,109 days between 2013 and 2014.

The economic study, commissionedby the Nassau County Industrial Devel-opment Agency (IDA), focused its re-view on three filmmaking facilities:Gold Coast Studios in Bethpage, Grum-man Studios in Bethpage and the SandsPoint Preserve in Port Washington, andon-location filming throughout theCounty. These studios are qualified NewYork State production facilities andtherefore film producers are entitled to a30% tax credit through the Empire StateFilm Production Tax Credit program. Inaddition, the studios are located withinthe “Film Zone” – a boundary set byseveral New York City film industryunions to define the area in which theirmembers will work locally without in-curring travel and overtime costs. Theboundary is a 25-mile radius of Colum-bus Circle.

Nassau County’s first Film Commis-sion was formed in 1997. The formerU.S. Navy-Northrop Grumman Corpo-ration property in Bethpage serves ashome to nine sound stages and two stu-dios: Gold Coast Studios and GrummanStudios.

Over the past two years, movies andtelevision shows filmed in NassauCounty included NBC’s live perform-ances of “The Sound of Music” and“Peter Pan,” “The Good Wife,” “TheAmazing Spiderman 2,” “Royal Pains,”“The Americans,” “Person of Interest,”“The Blacklist,” “Boardwalk Empire,”“This Is Where I Leave You,” “TeenageMutant Ninja Turtles,” ”The Wolf ofWall Street,” “Annie,” among others. ■

Stuart Zagnit and The Company of The Producers by Mel Brooks through July 12 at John W. Engeman Theater, 250Main Street, Northport. Box office: 631-261-2900. Photo by Michael DeCristofaro. Other shows include: The Cottage,

July 23 – Sept. 6; West Side Story, Sept. 17 – Nov 1; and Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical, Nov. 19 – Jan 3, 2016

Through September 6, Motion Mania!For Thrill Seekers of All Ages, 10 amto 4 pm at the Long Island Children's Museum, 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City.(516) 224-5800. www.licm.org

ART FARM ONWHEELS

A new twist onSummer Camp!

The Art Farm On Wheels is a newconcept in travel and a new con-

cept in camp. It features what LongIsland has to offer with a new desti-nation each day. What separates ‘TheArt Farm On Wheels’ from any othercamp anywhere is its mobile naturewith trips no more than 15 minutes aday to daily destinations with pickupand drop off. (Special trips to Mon-tauk and the Walking Dunes arelonger.)

There are daily trips for fishing,surfing, baseball, basketball, tennis,horses, crafting, cooking, boating andall water sports.

Campers design their own sched-ule with farm to table eating andcooking. Bonus Lessons: Paying itforward, and Reuse, Reduce, Recycle.

For information, contact: Mari Lin-nman, The Art Farm On Wheels,Sagaponack, NY at 631-537-1634 orwww.theartfarms.org ■

Chuck Close Photographs through July 26 at theParrish Art Museum, 279 Montauk Highway,Water Mill. (631) 283-2118 or parrishart.org

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Opened September 30,2011, this liveentertainment venue

located in Huntington,features; concerts, comedy,boxing and other specialevents. Booked by Live Nationwith Ticketmaster ticketing,The Paramount hosts anaverage of 200 events per year.With over 50,000 Facebookfans, The Paramount clockedin at #12 worldwide in PollstarMagazine’s list of best ClubVenues for 2014 ticket sales.The venue was also ranked byBillboard Magazine as the“23rd Hottest Club” in 2014.

In just over three years sinceopening, The Paramountquickly established itself as thepremier venue on Long Island- the 20th largest media marketin the U.S., with nearly 2.5million households*(*Arbitron: Nassau / SuffolkMSA). Top artists who havetaken the Paramount’s stageinclude: Billy Joel, Ed Sheeran,Pitbull, Don Henley, JoeWalsh, Steve Miller Band,Willie Nelson, B.B. King, ZZTop, Weezer, Matchbox 20,Jewel, The Monkees, SteelyDan, John Fogerty, Slash, LimpBizkit and many, many moreGrammy-award winningentertainers.

The Paramount has theversatility to set up events in astanding, hybrid or fully-seatedconfiguration in our upper level1,573-capacity venue featuring; alarge main dance floor, fixed side-loge balcony seating, mezzanine seating and“Skybar”. The venue’s ambiance and intimacy have amazed bands, their fans andguests alike – especially the lower level 450-capacity V.I.P. Founder’s Room –styled as a 1920’s speakeasy. The Paramount hosts numerous special eventsincluding; weddings, sweet 16’s, bar/bat mitzvahs, fundraisers and corporateaffairs.

The Paramount Comedy Series has featured such names as: Dana Carvey,Dennis Miller, Jim Breuer, Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Lovitz, Joan Rivers and RobSchneider. In partnership with STAR Boxing, The Paramount has hosted nationallytelevised live bouts on ESPN, Showtime’s “SHO-BOX” and NBC Sports as well asregionally on MSG Network; and is the hometown venue for WBO WelterweightChampion – Chris Algieri, “The Pride of Huntington”.

The Paramount has been mentioned on national television programs such as:

ESPN’s Mike & Mike and Sunday NFL Countdown; ABC’s The View; NBC’s TheTonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and The Dan Patrick Show; FOX News and Imus inthe Morning,; as well as on Howard Stern’s Sirius / XM Satellite Radio Show. TheParamount has hosted nationally televised music programs such as; VH-1’s Top 20Countdown, CW’s The Next, AXS Live concert specials with: Yellowcard, TraceAdkins and Pat Benatar / Neil Giraldo, Music Choice’s You & A with Cher Lloyd& Primed with Kalin & Myles; MTV’s This is How I Made It with B.o.B., Jim Breuer’sComing Home Tour on EPIX, as well as FUSE TV interviews with Karmin andTwenty One Pilots.

The Paramount has been reviewed and its events covered in countless websites& print publications – most notably; Newsday, N.Y. Times, N.Y. Post, Daily News,Rolling Stone, Billboard and Pollstar. The Paramount will continue to present sold-out shows featuring the best in live entertainment for Long Islanders. ■

The Paramount: Pearl of Huntington, NY

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The Hampton Classic Horse Show will host the $10,000 SamEdelman Equitation Championship in the Classic's famed Grand Prix Ring onSaturday, August 29. In recent years, the Championship was held on Thursday,and this year's move to Saturday will put the nation's leading equitation riders oncenter stage in front of a large weekend crowd. Visit www.hamptonclassic.com ■

Dr. Elliott Sroka,Executive Director of TillesCenter for the PerformingArts at LIU Post, will retire in

July ending a distinguished 29-year

tenure that saw him build Tilles

Center into Long Island’s premier

performing arts venue. Dr. Sroka

held this post since 1986.

Tilles Center became the onlyvenue on Long Island to presentfully-staged operas and nationaltours of Broadway musicals

during Dr. Sroka’sdistinguished career. Tilles Center has also

featured world-renowned contemporary and classical dancecompanies, world music and dance ensembles, jazz, comedy and familyprogramming, supported by a strong base of classical music performancesfeaturing the world’s best orchestras and soloists. Artists who have madetheir Tilles Center debuts during Dr. Sroka’s tenure include: Lang Lang,Bob Dylan, Diana Krall, Paquito D’Rivera, and Jay Leno, who was featuredin Networking® magazine’s October 2014 cover story.

“I am filled with warmth and pride as I think about our Tilles patrons,”Sroka said, “and the wonderful artists with whom I’ve worked for so manyseasons.“

“Dr. Elliott Sroka’s leadership has made a lasting impact on Tilles Center,”said LIU President Dr. Kimberly R. Cline. “His vision, passion and tirelesswork ethic will truly be missed.”

Dr. Sroka will be honored at Tilles Center’s 35th Anniversary Gala onOctober 10, 2015, an event that will also honor Tilles Center Council ChairmanEmeritus John R. Bransfield – Retired Chairman of Roslyn Savings Bank - andhis wife, Christine, a longstanding member of Tilles Center’s Council ofOverseers. For information regarding the Gala featuring Emmy, Grammy, andTony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth or on making a donation in Dr. Sroka’sname, visit www.tillescenter.org ■

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COUNTRY WESTERN LINE DANCINGHither Hills State Park, Old Montauk Highway, Montauk. MondayNights: July 6, 13, 20, 27 and August 3, 10, 17 from 7 pm - 8:30 pm.Directions: 631-668-2554

S Q U A R E D A N C I N GWildwood State Park, Hulse Landing Road, Wading River. Friday Nights:July 10, 17, 24, 31 and August 7 from 7 pm - 8:30 pm. Directions: 631-929-4314.

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and HistoricPreservation oversees 180 state parks and 35 historic sites, which arevisited by 62 million people annually. A recent study found that NewYork State Parks generates $1.9 billion in economic activity annually andsupports 20,000 jobs. For more information on any of these recreationareas, call 518-474-0456 or visit www.nysparks.com, connect on Facebook,or follow on Twitter.

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The Long Beach International Film Festival’s"Taste on the Beach"Taste On The Beach precedes theFREE movie night (Shorts on theBeach) on August 7th, 2015.Restaurants, wineries and craftbreweries will be coming together togive a sampling of their new orfavorite dish with Steve Carl fromCarlyle on the Green overseeing the

event, with appearances from Culinary celebrities such as Danny Gagnon (TopChef) and Brimstone, along with Liza Huber, CEO & Founder of Sage Spoonfuls.

Taste On The Beach gets underway with ticket holders arriving at 5:00 PM, towalk the Red Carpet into the unique atmosphere to enjoy a wide variety of Food,Wine and Craft Beer on one of the most pristine and beautiful beaches along theAtlantic Ocean. Live musical performances will be from 5-8 PM. Attendees will beinvited into the Beach Theatre a custom-made movie theatre on the beach to enjoythe Shorts On The Beach film series.

As Taste On The Beach, pre-sale tickets are now available as part of Shorts onthe Beach taking place on August 7th. Visit www.longbeachfilm.com ■

Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite Valley, 1942, photograph. Ansel Adams: Early Works, through August 2 at the Long Island Museum,1200 Route 25A Stony Brook. Hours are Thursday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday from noon to 5. Admission is $10 foradults, $7 for seniors, and $5 for students 6 – 17 and college students with I.D. www.longislandmuseum.org

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Art2Art CirculatingExhibitions, includes

41 photographic printsfrom the collection ofMichael P. Mattis and

Judy Hochberg,including a rare print

of Moonrise, Hernandez(New Mexico) and the

earliest known print ofClearing Winter Storm

taken from InspirationPoint, his most

celebrated Yosemiteview. ■

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BroadHollow at Elmont presentsThe Rainmaker, through July 26.

700 Hempstead Turnpike,Elmont. 631-581-2700www.broadhollow.org

Local ArtistBarbara Maslen

Creates ArtInstallation for

The Retreat

Sag Harbor artist Barbara Maslen, inspired byher participation in East End Arts JumpstARTprogram, created and painted an art installation

to be placed in The Retreat’s office in East Hampton.They are constructed of hand painted wooden

squares that include imagery painted with bright,colorful, lively images focusing on the East End’sbeautiful landscapes and farmland.

“The work is incredible and it provides such apositive and uplifting feeling when you walk in our

door,” commented Loretta K. Davis, ExecutiveDirector at The Retreat, an East End provider of freedomestic violence services for 28 years that includes aresidential shelter, education, a hotline, counseling andlegal advocacy.

Maslen said, “Through my Project: ART4ALL2C, mymission is to bring big, bright, original art to otherwiseneglected spaces to energize the space, engage theviewer and bring beauty and joy to people goingabout their everyday lives.”

Her other installations have included East MainStreet in Riverhead, Peconic Bay Medical Center, andthe two Riverhead branches of Suffolk CountyNational Bank.

A year round resident of Sag Harbor since 1990, sheexpanded her work to include large-scale custommurals hand painted on site. Her mural commissionsinclude both residential and commercial hospitalityand healthcare installations from East End Pediatricsin East Hampton to the Breakers Hotel, Palm Beach.

Visit www.barbaramaslen.com and TheRetreat at www.theretreatinc.org ■

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C R U I S ELearn the importance and fragilityof a wetlands ecosystem, enjoy the

beauty of a salt marsh moraineand be amazed at the untouchedbeauty of Long Island’s North

Shore this summer.

The Ward Melville HeritageOrganization’s 90-minute

Discovery Wetlands Cruises leavefrom Stony Brook Yacht Club

Marina off Shore Road throughOctober 19. Individual rates are

$28 for adults, $25 for students andseniors and $18 for children under

6. (631) 751-2244 or visitwww.wmho.org

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A R TVINTAGE FILM POSTERS • The Paul W. ZuccaireGallery, located on the first floor of the Staller Center for the Artspresents an exhibition of vintage film posters through July 31.

Originating in the late nineteenth century to advertise movies,printed film posters have come to be regarded as works of art andcollectors’ items. This exhibition features a selection of some of thetwentieth century’s most fascinating, intriguing and compellingAmerican and International film posters.

The Gallery will screen a series of Charlie Chaplin silent films on acontinuous loop. Admission is free. For information, call 631.632.7240.ZuccaireGallery.stonybrook.edu.

Posters are courtesy of Chisholm Larsson Gallery, NYC. Visitww.chisholm-poster.com ■

The Stony Brook Film Festival,celebrating twenty years this summer,has been proud to showcase films with

actors who have gone on to fame: amongthem, Jeremy Renner, Kristen Stewart, VirginiaMadsen and Elle Fanning.

Screened in Staller Center's Main StageTheatre at Stony Brook University, theFestival, presented by Island Federal CreditUnion, offers an international selection of newindependent features, documentaries andshorts to be shown over ten evenings, fromThursday, July 16 through Saturday, July 25,with many premieres in the mix.Programming for the Festival traditionallypairs short films with features.

View the schedule atwww.stonybrookfilmfestival.com to learnwhen $85 film festival passes good for allfilms go on sale along with $25 tickets for eachof the receptions held on Opening andClosing Night. Individual movie tickets willbe sold subject to availability beginningMonday, July 6. $225 Gold Passes are availableand include reserved seating in theFilmmakers’ section and Opening and ClosingNight party tickets. Single tickets to films are$10 general admission, $8 for senior citizens,and $5 for students atwww.stonybrookfilmfestival.com or by calling(631) 632-ARTS [2787] starting July 6.

Alan Inkles, founder and director of theStony Brook Film Festival and director ofStaller Center notes, “Over ten days, festivalaudiences will be transported to Germany, theNetherlands, Israel, Mexico, Greece, Egypt,France, Canada, Iran, Belgium, England,Morocco and Algeria. And, we have moreAmerican films than ever this year. Dramas,comedies and documentaries will be shownon our huge screen and many of the directors,cast and crew will attend for Q&A's followingthe films. The support of Stony Brook FilmFestival’s new presenting sponsor, IslandFederal Credit Union, as well as other long-time supporters, has made the 20thAnniversary of the Stony Brook Film Festivalan extra special celebration.”

Thirty-four films (19 features and 15 shorts)were chosen out of more than 700 entries.With a no-entry fee policy thanks to sponsors,Stony Brook attracts new filmmakers as wellas Indie veterans. This year the Stony Brook

20th AnnualStony Brook Film Festival

presented by Island Federal Credit Union

Brings the Best in Independent Film to Long Island,July 16-25, 2015

Film Festival presents one World premiere,eight U.S. premieres, nine East Coastpremieres and nine New York premieres inthe program of thirty-four films.

Many alums of the film festival arereturning this year. The short documentaryCoaching Colburn about a man with Fragile XSyndrome was created by alum Jeff Bemiss.Menemsha Films returns with the film Dough,about a Jewish baker and his young Muslimapprentice. Shooting Star of the Netherlandsbrings Painkillers, a poignant story about ateenage musician. Also back is Alice Brauner,producer of To Life. Peter Miller returns withthe World Premiere of Projections of America,short documentaries about American life.

Opening night introduces a dramatic filmfrom Algeria, The Man from Oran, with LyesSalem, director, writer and star. In Arabic andFrench, this U.S. Premiere is set in the yearsafter Algeria gained independence fromFrance. Closing night screens The Passion ofAugustine, with Mother Augustine played byCéline Bonnier. Both films were directed byLéa Pool.

American Independent features include theromantic comedy, This Isn’t Funny, starringPaul Ashton, who also directed, and KatiePage. Feature film Jackie & Ryan starsKatherine Heigel and Ben Barnes and isdirected by Ami Canaan Mann. Wildike,written and directed by Frank Hall Green,stars Ella Purnell. Bruce Greenwood (Star Trek,Mad Men) and Brian Gerahty (The Hurt Locker)also star. Christine Vachon, film professor atStony Brook Southampton’s MFA in Filmprogram, is among the producers of Wildike,along with her company Killer Films.Documentary features include Peter Miller’sProjections of America and The Best of Enemies,about the television debates between WilliamF. Buckley Jr. and Gore Vidal in 1968.

In three films, the actor, producer, andwriter are one and the same: The Man fromOran by Lyes Salem, This Isn’t Funny by PaulAshton and Katie Page, and The Challenger byKent Moran. For the documentary Nefertiti’sDaughters writer/director/producer MarkNickolas was also one of the Directors ofPhotography.

Feature film stars, producers and directorswill be on hand each night throughout theFestival. ■

Nature Tales! Every Friday, 12:30 - 1:00 p.m.

at the South Shore Nature Center, East Islip. Free. Don'tmiss this special opportunity to join Seatuck for an

exploration of our natural world through books. Ages 18months to 5 with an accompanying adult.

Seatuck Environmental Association, Islip, NY.(631) 581-6908. www.seatuck.org

Summer Explorers ProgramLet your child explore the wonders of nature through

these week-long summer programs at the 200-acre SouthShore Nature Center. There are two groups: one for

children entering kindergarten and first grade, and one forstudents entering grades 2 through 7. Programs run

Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. SeatuckEnvironmental Association, Islip, NY.

(631) 581-6908. www.seatuck.org

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Islip Arts CouncilPresents the AnnualFree Concert in thePark to Honor OurHometown Heroes

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The Islip Arts Council is pleased to present

the Annual Free Concert in the Park on

Saturday, July 11, at 8:00 PM in Heckscher

State Park. The concert, Honor Our Hometown

Heroes, is a salute to the

men and women who

served in our military services and/or served our country as police,

fire fighters and in other positions that protect our communities.

The concert, supported in part by funding from Suffolk County and the Townof Islip Economic Development Commission, will feature a flyover by the BayportAerodrome Flyers and the Long Island Philharmonic Orchestra with fireworks byGrucci.

This year, members of the Brentwood High School ROTC will join the honorguard and presentation of colors at the opening of the Concert.

Several Tuskegee Airmen from the Claude B. Govan Chapter are expected toattend. Mr. William J. Johnson, honored by Networking® magazine as a DavidAwardee in 2012 in recognition of his outstanding service to America, will beflying in one of the Stearman aircraft as the Bayport Aerodrome performs priorto the Concert.

Kordell Hammond, a Bay Shore High School graduating senior, will sing ourNational Anthem. Hammond, who will attend Suffolk Community College thisfall and pursue a career in the Arts, has sung our National Anthem throughoutthe community including at the Long Island Ducks Stadium, Eisenhower Park,Captain Bill’s and school events. He is honored to add the Long IslandPhilharmonic Orchestra.

A medley of tunes by Louis Armstrong is planned. The selection is to be atribute to the late Dr. Joel Ratner, former director of the music program atBrentwood Schools who was a popular leader in music education on LongIsland and throughout New York State. ■

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Tuskegee Airman William J. Johnson will be flyingin one of the Stearman aircraft as the Bayport

Aerodrome performs prior to the concert

Bay Shore High School graduating seniorKordell Hammond will kick off the LongIsland Philharmonic Orchestra concert

singing our National Anthem. Hammondhas sung our National Anthem at the

Long Island Ducks Stadium andEisenhower Park among other venues.

Performing Arts CentersAirport Playhouse218 Knickerbocker AvenueBohemia, NY 11716631-589-7588

Arena Players180 Little Neck Rd.Centerport, NY 11721516-293-0674

Bay Street Theatre1 Bay StreetSag Harbor, NY 11963-3109631-725-0818

Boulton Center37 W. Main StreetBay Shore, NY 11706631-969-1101

Cinema Arts Centre423 Park AvenueHuntington, NY631-423-7611

CM Performing Arts Center931 Montauk HighwayOakdale, NY 11769631-218-2812

Cultural Arts Playhouse625 Old Country Rd.Plainview, NY 11803516-694-3330

Dix Hills Center for the Performing Arts305 North Service Rd.Dix Hills, NY 11746631-656-2148

Gateway Playhouse215 South Country RoadBellport, NY 11713631-286-1133

Jeanne Rimsky Theater, Landmark on Main Street232 Main StreetPort Washington, NY 11050516-767-6444

John Drew Theater at Guild Hall158 Main StreetEast Hampton, NY 11937631-324-0806

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John W. Engeman Theater250 Main StreetNorthport, NY 11768631-261-9700

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum,1255 Hempstead TurnpikeUniondale, NY 11553516-794-9300

North Fork Community TheatrePO Box 86Mattituck, NY 11952631-298-4500

NYCB Theatre at Westbury960 Brush Hollow RoadWestbury, NY 11590516-247-5205

Patchogue Theater for thePerforming Arts71 East Main StreetPatchogue, NY 11772631-207-1313

Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts2 E. Main StreetSmithtown, NY 11787631-724-3700

Southampton Cultural CenterLevitas Center For The Arts25 Pond LaneSouthampton, NY 11968631-287-4377

Staller Center for the ArtsStony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY631-632-ARTS

Suffolk Theater118 East Main StreetRiverhead, NY 11901631-727-4343

Theatre Three412 Main StreetPort Jefferson, NY 11777631-928-9100

Tilles Center for the Performing Arts at LIU Post720 Northern Blvd.Brookville, NY 11548516-299-3100

Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center76 Main StreetWesthampton Beach, NY 11978631-288-1500

MuseumsAmerican Airpower Museum 1230 New Hwy., Republic Airport, East Farmingdale, NY631-293-6398

Children's Maritime Museum 101 E. Broadway,Port Jefferson, NY631-331-3277

Children's Museum of the East End 376 Bridgehampton Turnpike,Bridgehampton, NY 11932631-537-8250

Billy Joel and Charles WangReceives Honorary Degreesat Stony Brook University's55th Annual Commencement

At Stony Brook University’s 55th commencement ceremony two of LongIsland’s most prominent luminaries, Billy Joel and Charles Wang,received honorary degrees – a Doctor of Music and Doctor of Humane

Letters, respectively. Upon conferring the honorary degree to Billy Joel,President Stanley stated, “Your commitment to your home state is reflected inyour countless contributions to New York City and Long Island, including avery generous gift to Stony Brook University of one of your pianos followingthe loss of ours in a flood – making you truly our Piano Man.”

In his acceptance speech, Billy Joel remarked, “I hope that by now you havefound what it is you love and I hope that you have learned the skills you needto make what you love your life’s work…I wish for you the stamina tocontinue that work when you encounter resistance and tough times…if you’renot doing what you love, you’re just wasting your time.”

Charles B. Wang, during his acceptance speech, stated his beliefs in fourpoints, “one – you can make a difference; two – integrity and loyalty are onlywords until tested; three – love life to the fullest; and four – have fun.” He alsodescribed his inspiration to create the Charles B. Wang Center, an Asian andAsian-American cultural hub at the University. ■

Far left: Stony Brook University PresidentSamuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D and Grammywinning singer Billy Joel at Stony BrookUniversity's 55th Annual Commencement.

Left: Charles Wang, co-founder of ComputerAssociates International (now CA, Inc.), andowner of the New York Islanders ice hockey team

Grammy winningsinger Billy Joel

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum301 Main StreetCold Spring Harbor, NY 11724631-367-3418

Cradle of Aviation MuseumCharles Lindbergh Blvd.,Garden City, NY 11530516-572-4111

Freeport Historical Museum 350 S. Main St., Freeport, NY516-623-9632

Guild Hall of East Hampton 158 Main St., Easthampton631-324-0806

Hallockville, Inc. 6038 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901631-298-5292

Heckscher Museum of Art2 Prime AvenueHuntington, NY 11743-2771631-351-3250

Holocaust Center of NassauCounty100 Crescent Beach RoadGlen Cove, NY 11542516-571-8040

Islip Art Museum 50 Irish Lane, East Islip, NY 631-224-5402

Long Island Maritime Museum86 West Sayville, NY 11796631-854-4974

Long Island Museum1200 North Country RoadStony Brook, NY 11790-1931631-751-0066

Long Island Children’s Museum11 Davis AvenueGarden City, NY 11530-6745516-224-5871

Nassau County Museum of ArtOne Museum DriveRoslyn Harbor, NY 11576 516-484-9338

Parrish Art Museum279 Montauk Hwy, Water Mill, NY 11976631-283-2118

Sag Harbor Whaling Museum200 Main StreetSag Harbor, NY 11963631-725-0770

Pollock Krasner House 830 Springs Fireplace RoadEast Hampton, NY631-324-4929

Vanderbilt Museum &Planetarium180 Little Neck Road Centerport, NY 631-854-5555 ■

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Networking® magazine and Christine Giordano were recently awarded by thePress the Club of Long Island for the cover story on Nobel Laureate “MalalaYousafzai: Books vs. Bullets,” written and photographed by Christine

Giordano. The cover story won for Narrative Non-local News/Feature at the annualpress awards night.

“I am very honored to have won this award. There is so much terrific talent inNew York, and the competition for this category was intense,” said Giordano.

Out of 80 categories, this was the sole category for non-local news/feature stories,and it was an open competition for all of Long Island’s media companies. ■

Left: Networking® magazine’sNovember/December 2014issue featuring Giordano’s

award-winning piece onMalala Yousafzai

Right: Independent journalistChristine Giordano withChris Vaccaro, president,

Press Club of Long Island atthe annual awards night

Christine Giordano Wins Award fromPress Club of Long Island for

Networking® Cover Story

E V E N T S

July17 FridayPeconic Land Trust’s Fridays at SixMusic Night: Chas. Certain & Friends.6:00 PM – Dusk. Bridge Gardens, 36Mitchell Lane, Bridgehampton. $15.Free for Bridge Gardens members. (631)283-3195.

18 SaturdayThe Madison Theatre at MolloyCollege presents the 10th AnnualLong Island Comedy Festival, Stand-up comedians 8:00 pm. All tickets $25.Call 516-323-4444. Or visitmadisontheatreny.org

19 SundayWHBPAC presents Wynonna & theBig Noise starring Wynonna Judd. 8pm. Call 631-288-1500 or OvationTix866-811-4111.

21 TuesdayTown of North Hempstead Business &Tourism Development CorporationSeminar Series Apple Store Manhasset,Apple Mobile Devices- ‘How to Get theMost Out of Them’ Free ContinentalBreakfast, 8:00 am - 10:00 am Info. &Reg. 516-869-7614,www.btdc.biz/OnlineRegistration.asp.Sponsored by: LIDC & LISBAC

24 FridayLICBPW’s Women’s Wellness Day 8am to 3 pm, Hofstra University Club.Members $65. Non-members $ 75. Toregister, call 631-673-0209 orwww.LICenter.org

25 SaturdayThe Madison Theatre at MolloyCollege presents “The Melody LingersOn” celebrating the music of IrvingBerlin. 8 PM. $30 - $50. Call 516-323-4444. Or visit madisontheatreny.org.

25 SaturdayNassau County Museum of Artpresents two modernist exhibitions. TheModerns: Chagall, Degas, Léger, Miró,Picasso and more. Open Tuesday-Sunday, 11:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Tours arefree with museum admission.Admission $10 adults, $8 seniors (62and above) and $4 students with IDand children aged 4 to 12. Membersand children under 4 are admitted free.Call (516) 484-9337 for info or visitnassaumuseum.org.

Un Chien et oiseu dans le paysage, Fernand Leger, 1952, oil on canvas.

At the Nassau County Museum of Art.

25 SaturdayAHRC Suffolk & Southampton YouthServices present Run for a Reason 5K.Village of Southampton. Registration8:00 am. Southampton Cultural Center.$20.00 pre-race. $25.00 on-site. Free T

shirt. Start time 9:00 am. Register onlineat elitefeats.webcomex.com/AHRC-Run-for-a-Reason. Information MichelleSerrado (631) 585-0100 x269.mserrado@suffahrc.org.

26 Sunday through Aug. 9 BirdhouseExhibition & Auction to benefitPeconic Land Trust. Galerie Mallory ofShelter Island. Opening ReceptionSunday, July 26 4:00 pm – 6:00 PM.Closing Reception & Auction. Sunday,Aug. 9 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm. ContactYvette DeBow-Salsedo (631) 283-3195.YDebow@PeconicLandTrust.org

30 ThursdayFourth Annual East End Arts StudentOrchestra Rehearsal with Itzhak Perlman. 5:30 pm at a venue to beannounced. For pre-college stringstudents of all levels (ages 8-18). Freetuition. Deadline to register is Fri., July10. For info call 631-369-2171.

August1 SaturdaySouth Street Gallery Workshop: ReliefPrintmaking with Linocuts by MaryTwomey, 10 am - 5 pm. $125 plus $25materials fee (includes linoleum,cutters, ink and paper). Bring sketchesand ideas, or use images provided.Registration: leave a message at thegallery 631 477-0021 orinfo@thesouthstreetgallery.com

2 SundayPeconic Land Trust presents ThroughFarms & Fields Country Supperhonoring Russell McCall & Family. 4:00

pm. McCall Ranch, Cutchogue.Information call Robin Harris (631) 283-3195. RHarris@PeconicLandTrust.org.

2-31 Nine dates in AugustChildren’s Summer Performances atLong Island State ParksFree, fun, and interactive entertainment.A vehicle use fee may be in effect. Bringyour own chairs, blankets. No raindates. For shedule and locations go tonysparks.com/events.

8 Saturday1st Annual Habitat for Humanity ofSuffolk “Families for Families”Carnival. Ross School, East Hampton.Honoring Bridgehampton NationalBank. Sponsorship, Journal & Ticketinformation atwww.habitatcarnival.evenbrite.com LesScheinfeld (631) HABITAT x 105.Les@habitatsuffolk.org.

8 SaturdayEastern Long Island Hospital SummerGala, Blue by the Bay, Paradise Point,Southold. Cocktails, dinner, live musicand dancing. Tickets $200 pp; after July15th, $225 pp. Reservations 631-477-5164.

21 FridayThe Paramount Announces: ButchTrucks & The Freight Train BandFeaturing Berry Oakley Jr, 8:00 pm,The Paramount, Huntington, NY.Register to receive free e-newsletter forevent updates, special offers, pre-salecodes. Tickets available online viawww.ticketmaster.com, charge-by-phone @ (800)-745-3000, all Ticketmasteroutlets & The Paramount Box Office(open daily from 12 noon-6pm). 631-291-4469.

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