August/September
2010
Dear
Reader,
Summertime is eagerly awaited for many reasons - during my childhood I could
not wait until school was out when I could put aside my shoes and imagine the
many adventures that would come my way on the lazy hot days. I was horse-crazy.
I dreamed of and drew pictures of horses. Believe it or not, my dream did miraculously
come true at age 13 because we moved to a high desert valley in California where
some of the kids had horses, oh joy, and someone gave me a wonderful buckskin
gelding that I loved with all my heart. To this day I still must have the metaphorical
farmyard hay in my hair as the first thing I do when I come home at night is
kick off my shoes, even after all these years.
Once I grew up, I finished college and went to work in
New York. Now I have to guard against a tendency
to let the summer slide by without really fully embracing
the opportunities of the season. The summer slips away and we don’t enjoy
the sunsets or sit and look at the water nearly often enough. We all need this
food for the soul.
On Long Island, we have exceptional summer activities
and adventures that are extremely enjoyable, beside
the many aquatic activities to be had on our 400
miles of waterfront. Our venues offer an abundance of top-notch seasonal
entertainment and talent in theater, concerts, as
well as outdoor musical events and festivals.
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Monique Attar, Networking® magazine’s
executive vice president and chief marketing officer, went
to the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
(WHBPAC) on a Friday night in July to see Cyndi Lauper where she appeared
for two nights. Monique enthused,“The concert was spectacular! Lauper’s
performance started with music from her new CD, Memphis Blues. Her vocals, strong,
mature and beautiful, captured the audience’s attention and held it throughout
her engaging and personal appeal to her “friends” at the PAC, where
there isn’t a bad seat on the house. Her encore included her music from
yesteryear and ended with the song True Colors, delighting the aging fans dancing
to the music.”
Sunday evening on the same weekend, my husband Denis
and I also went to the PAC to see George Thorogood & the Destroyers, sponsored in part by Kristin and
John Miller. Thorogood’s blues-rock concert was one of the best and most
exciting performances that I have ever attended. From the moment he entered the
stage with his band, the mood in the room was electric. I, myself, couldn’t
stop smiling and grooving with the music from beginning to end. I have rarely
seen an audience so enraptured by such a high energy performance. Wow!
Everyone moved with the music and could barely sit still.
Of course Thorogood included among his pieces the
famous and lengthy One Bourbon,
One Scotch
and One Beer, as well as Bad to the Bone. His show, with a great
deal of good humor,
was one of the most fun events we’ve seen in a long time!
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This special August/September issue, our second annual
State of Long Island double issue, offers an in depth
look at Health and Education
from the
viewpoints of
Long Island leaders in these two vital areas that affect us all.
We have compiled the opinions, strategies and outlooks of 25 health
and
education
experts as
they speak candidly about how they are surviving, adapting and
thriving in the current
economy on Long Island. The special section begins on page 19.
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Our
cover story about the Thomas Hartman Foundation for Parkinson’s
Research 7th Annual Cure for Sure Dinner and press conference
is a beautiful photo spread of the many stars and other
supporters who came out to honor those working towards
a cure. It begins on page 16.
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Congratulations
to our newly chosen David honorees for the 2011 David Awards,
the 10th anniversary of the Davids, to be held Thursday,
January 20, 2011 at the Crest Hollow Country Club. Thank
you to all who nominated such well-qualified men to receive
our special award of appreciation for outstanding public
service. The selection process was very challenging given
so many worthy candidates. See the ad picturing our new
Davids on page 59.
Enjoy the last weeks of summer and let us know about
your activities and events. You, our readers, are
our
inspiration.
Best Regards,
Christine Conniff Sheahan
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