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Dogs In A Pile Unveil Billy Joel Favorite At Great South Bay Music Festival
DIAP — guitarists Jimmy Law and Brian Murray, keyboardist Jeremy Kaplan, drummer Joey Babick, and bassist Sam Lucid — launched their Great South Bay 2024 appearance with the staple “Go Set.” The band then offered newer tune “My Disguise” ahead of “Look Johnny” and “Men of Steel.”
The 2 Islanders who took the stage with ‘Dogs In A Pile’ at GSB Music Fest
Greater Long Island coverage is funded in part by Toresco & Simonelli, a boutique injury and family law firm in West Islip. They fight for their clients. Click here to learn more and to get in touch. When the popular jam band Dogs In A Pile took the stage this...
The True Story of the Amityville Horror
Since 1977, a lake house in Amityville, New York, has been the subject of multiple books, television programs, and almost 15 movies. However, the real story of the "Amityville Horror" is rarely told in the films, which focus more on a fiction based around the Lutz family and their alleged haunting. One of the most interesting facts about the Amityville case is that the hauntings have been debunked numerous times. The defense lawyer who initially represented mass murderer Ronald Defeo, Jr. has stated in multiple court documents that the entire haunting was a hoax. Still, the mythology of the Amityville home lives on.
Scenes from the 2024 Great South Bay Music Festival in Patchogue
Greater Patchogue coverage is funded in part by New Village at Patchogue, open-concept rental residences with sleek contemporary design. Click here for a tour. The Great South Bay Music Festival has brought thousands to Patchogue’s Shorefront Park once again for its annual four-day event. That includes GLI photographer Andrew...
Nassau Legislature Rules Committee votes to move forward with transferring operations of Nassau Coliseum to Las Vegas Sands
Those against a proposed casino at the Nassau Hub spoke out against the proposed lease transfer, saying it was the first step toward a casino coming to the area.
Oyster Garden Built At The Town Dock
Town of North Hempstead Councilmember Mariann Dalimonte, in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County, Residents Forward, and Girl Scout Nicole Maliagros, has built an oyster garden adjacent to the Town Dock in Manhasset Bay. The project follows the successful oyster garden pilot program led by the Coalition to...
Syosset’s Dunkin’ Hosts Grand Re-Opening
On Wednesday, July 17 Nassau County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) attended the grand re-opening of the newly renovated Dunkin’ on Jackson Avenue in Syosset. The re-opening was attended by Scott Campbell of Metro Franchising and the Syosset business community, in addition to the Deputy Minority Leader’s office.
Review: LEGALLY BLONDE, THE MUSICAL at John W. Engeman Theater
Omigod, you guys! Once again, the John W. Engeman Theater of Northport delivers an outstanding production with their latest offering of Tony-nominee Legally Blonde, The Musical. Running until August 25th at the exquisite Long Island venue, Trey Compton's direction shines in this high-energy production. Based on the novel and film,...
Local Girl Scout Earns Gold Award For “Paws For A Cause”
Local Girl Scout Audrey Chen presented her Gold Award project, “Paws for a Cause.” The Girl Scout’s Gold Award is given to role models in their community who aim to fix a problem and make lasting change. At the Glen Cove Senior Center, Chen spoke about the...
Fire Island Film Festival 2024
Yes, you can still catch a good movie at the Ocean Beach Community House. Now in its fourth year, the young Jesse Ray Sheps is maturing and attending Yale University, but he still devotes himself to the Fire Island Film Festival. Some are saying this is one of the best ones yet. Thoughtful, compelling cinema is still out there and being made, for many more stories are yet to be told. Outlets like this give them an audience.
The Disco Biscuits Set ‘Revolution In Motion’ With Erin Boyd At Great South Bay Fest
The Disco Biscuits capped the first leg of their 2024 Summer Tour with a performance last Saturday at the Great South Bay Music Festival in Patchogue, New York. Vocalist Erin Boyd was recruited for an extensive collaboration featuring songs from Bisco’s recently released space rock opera Revolution In Motion.
Tony Bennett celebration tour will come to Englewood, Morristown and Red Bank
A 20-date tour endorsed by the Tony Bennett estate and titled “Tony Bennett — The Official Musical Celebration” will take place in October and include shows at BergenPAC in Englewood, Oct. 13; The Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown, Oct. 23; The Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, Oct. 24; and The NYCB at Westbury Theatre in Westbury, New York, Oct. 27.
Inaugural Gold Coast Book Fair Inspires Long Islanders’ Shared Love for Literature
Canon U.S.A., Inc. provided printing support for the first-ever Gold Coast Book Fair, held June 28-30, at Long Island University in Brookville. This inaugural event, celebrating Long Island’s love for literature, worked to demonstrate an on-going effort to empower arts education. Featuring programming for children and adults, the event...
TALKERS 2024: Radio and Beyond “The Big Picture” Panel Discussion Video Posted
One of the many video highlights from TALKERS 2024: Radio and Beyond – “The Big Picture” – is now posted on the brand-new TALKERS MEDIA YouTube channel. The presentation took place at the 27th annual installment of the talk media industry’s longest running national gathering held at Hofstra University on Long Island this past June 7. The event, which took place at Hofstra’s Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, was presented by TALKERS in association with the university’s multi-award winning WRHU-FM/WRHU.org. The session, which is an annual highlight of the TALKERS conference, featured a stellar line up that included (in alphabetical order): Kraig T. Kitchin, CEO, Sound Mind, LLC; Chad Lopez, president, WABC, New York/Red Apple Audio Network; Chris Oliviero, market president, Audacy New York; Deborah Parenti, publisher Radio Ink/RBR+TVBR; Tavis Smiley, host/owner, KBLA, Los Angeles/Smiley AudioMedia; and Lisa Wexler, host, WICC, Bridgeport. The session was introduced by Rich Valdes, host, Westwood One; and moderated by Michael Harrison, publisher, TALKERS. The session tackled the broad strokes issues and challenges facing talk radio in the wake of enormous changes in the wider talk media landscape including demographic shifts, new technology, and an analysis of the very definition of the term, “radio.” To see the video, please click here.
Seeing Differently: Creativity Through Unique Perspectives
The Helen Keller National Center and The Art Guild have collaborated on a new exhibit called Seeing Differently: Creativity Through Unique Perspectives. The Helen Keller National Center is a national non-profit working with individuals who are blind, have low vision, are deaf-blind and/or have combined hearing-vision loss to live, work and thrive.
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