Tuesday, Jul 8, 2008 • Tuesday Swing Dance • SDLI
Swing Dance Long Island has it’s weekly Tuesday swing dance at Pomodorino Ristorante Italiano in Hauppauge. The swing lesson will being at 7:30PM with the social dancing from 8:00PM through 10:30PM.
The dances will be held in the main ballroom, which contains a circular wooden dance floor and a small stage for bands. The ballroom entrance is on the front-left corner of the building, please take the stairway down.
Pomodorino servers great Italian food, brick oven pizza and wonderful deserts.
Directions
Pomodorino Ristorante Italiano
648 Motor Parkway
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Restaurant Phone: 631-951-0026
Pomodorino is located just North of the Long Island Expressway (Route 495) on Motor Parkway in Hauppauge. The building is opposite Marcus Blvd. This central location is close to Route 111, Veterans Memorial Highway (Route 454), Sagtikos State Parkway, Sunken Meadow Parkway, and Northern State.
From the West on the Long Island Expressway (495)
Get off at LIE exit 53 onto the South Service Road. (Exit 53 is also the exit for Saqitkos State Parkway.) Travel along the service road passing the Sagtikos State Parkway. Make a left onto Washington Ave at one of the lights. You will head North over the LIE, for about 1000 feet. At the intersection, turn right onto Motor Parkway. Proceed East for 500 feet, turn right at the next light into the Pomodorino parking lot.
From the East on the Long Island Expressway (495)
Get off at LIE exit 55 (Motor Parkway/Central Islip) onto North Service Road. At the light, turn right onto (Vanderbilt) Motor Parkway. Proceed West for three additional traffic lights. Marcus Blvd will be on your right and Pomodorino will be on your left at the light.
Band/Performer: DJ Music
Location & directions: Pomodorino Ristorante Italiano
Admission: $6 General Admission, $5 Students with current ID, $4 SDLI Members
Wednesday, Jul 9, 2008 • Peter Duchin and the Orchestra • Old Westbury
Wednesday, July 9
Peter Duchin and the Orchestra—Standards, Classic Rock—A Gardens’ favorite, Peter Duchin and the Orchestra return to open the 2008 Pops. Peter is the premier band leader having formed one of the most versatile, prestigious, and sought after bands of the modern era.
Sponsoring Organization: Old Westbury GardensLocation & directions: Old Westbury Gardens
Thursday, Jul 10, 2008 • TREVOR DAVISON 10-piece Swing Band • Not a SDLI Event
THURS 10TH - BIG BAND NIGHT
With the TREVOR DAVISON 10-piece Swing Band Featuring Allyson
Doors Open at 7:30 - Music from 8-10pm
$20 per person / $30 at the door +tax
RSVP by Monday July 7th at
Phone: 631-298-0075
Email:
Web: http://www.marthaclaravineyards.com
DIRECTIONS COMING FROM THE WEST
Take the Long Island Expressway heading East to Exit 71
Make a LEFT onto Edwards Avenue Head North on Edwards Avenue
(for approximately 3 miles)
Make a right at the second LIGHT
onto Sound Avenue
Head East on Sound Avenue
(for approximately 10 miles)
The Tasting Room will be on your RIGHT
Friday, Jul 11, 2008 • Harlem on My Mind: A Celebration of Jazz, Swing, and Tap Jams • Not a SDLI Event
“Harlem on My Mind: A Celebration of Jazz, Swing, and Tap Jams”
FRIDAY, JULY 11 AT 6PM
WHAT: For the Bronx Museum’s First Fridays! program, “Harlem on My Mind: A Celebration of Jazz, Swing, and Tap Jams,” the sounds of the Ray Abrams Big Swing Band – a powerful 17 piece group continuing the tradition of great jazz music created by the bands of Count Basie and Duke Ellington – will surely “swing” you into motion. The event will also feature a tap and swing performance by the great young dancers of Hoofer’s House. Please note: Due to the July 4th holiday, this event will take place the second week in July.
For more information, and a complete schedule of upcoming First Friday events, please visit http://www.bronxmuseum.org/programs/firstfridays.html
WHO: Featuring the Ray Abrams Big Swing Band, lead jazz vocalist Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch, and dancers from Hoofer’s House. The event will be hosted by Rashida Bumbray from Hoofer’s House.
WHEN: Friday, July 11, 6:00 – 10:00pm
WHERE: The Bronx Museum of the Arts
South Wing – Lower Gallery
1040 Grand Concourse @ 165th Street
Bronx, NY 10456
Band/Performer: Ray Abrams Big Swing Band
Friday, Jul 11, 2008 • TGIF @ BROOKHAVEN - In My Blood (Confessions of a Ballroom Dancer) Book Signing by Tony DiFranco • BNL
TGIF @ BROOKHAVEN on Friday, July 11th:
Dance Lesson: “More Hustle Moves”, by Donna DeSimone
SPECIAL EVENT ON JULY 11TH --> BOOK SIGNING BY AUTHOR AND FILMMAKER, TONY DIFRANCO!
(Quoting Rudy...) Many of us know Anthony DiFranco. Aside from being a college professor and a published writer/novelist, he is also an independent film producer/director/editor. A while back, at Brookhaven National Lab’s Berkner Hall Auditorium, we had a film screening of his then newly-completed full-length feature film “Happy Ever After”.
He just released a new novel, “In My Blood (Confessions of a Ballroom Dancer)”. I think this book will be of interest to most of us who are in the Long Island Dance Community. “..I think it will be a fun read for anyone who’s into ballroom dancing”. He will be present during our dance on July 11th, and will be happy to sign every book that will be sold by then 
The book is a paperback, 304 pages, priced at $15.
If you want to see more about the book and about Tony as a writer and filmmaker, check out his website at:
http://www.p-pix.com/
....
IN MY BLOOD
A new novel by Anthony DiFranco
If by chance you’re a ballroom dancer - here’s a story about a world you’ll recognize. And if you’re not, here’s a candid love story set in a world you’ll recognize as well.
Tommy and Laurie are virtual strangers in mid-life when they meet at a Long Island ballroom dance. Each sees something mysterious but compelling in the other’s eyes, each takes a chance on a wild ride that begins at the hover point of a spin turn and may or may not sweep the rest of their lives into it.
Their ride carries them across the gamut of dance experiences - the studios, the Latin clubs, the big social dances, the exhibitions, the dance weekends - all against the backdrop of onerous day jobs, aging parents, and troublesome ex-spouses.
I wrote In My Blood after fifteen years of involvement in the dance world. I wrote it hoping to illuminate, through an imagined story, a number of personal experiences beyond the dance scene itself: the dynamics of love relationships, the madness of independent filmmaking, the meaning of my parents’ lives and deaths, the lost beauty of the past. I wanted to write about every passion that had gotten “in my blood.”
I thought it would be fun, too, to comment on the psychology and the sociology and the history of ballroom dancing, and to weave all these elements into a single story that would sweep readers along just like a good waltz. The result is In My Blood.
- Anthony DiFranco
....
Band/Performer: DJ Music
Location & directions: Brookhaven National Lab
Tuesday, Jul 15, 2008 • Nick Polumbo and the Flipped Fedoras • SDLI
Due to popular demand - Nick is back.
Sponsoring Organization: Swing Dance Long Island, Inc.Band/Performer: Nick Palumbo and the Flipped Fedoras
Location & directions: Pomodorino Ristorante Italiano
Admission: $10 General Admission, $8 Students with current ID, $6 SDLI Members
Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008 • Central Park Stompers • Old Westbury
Wednesday, July 16
Central Park Stompers—Big Band Swing, Contemporary Swing—Comprised of a world-class lineup of musicians, the Central Park Stompers blend 40’s nostalgia, early ‘50s Rhythm and Blues, and classic swing.
Location & directions: Old Westbury Gardens
Thursday, Jul 17, 2008 • Isotope Stompers Dixieland Jazz Band at Heckscher Park • Huntington Arts
Isotope Stompers on Thursday, July 17th
The Huntington Arts Council is proud to celebrate the 43rd Summer Arts Festival. This tradition has flourished from year to year and each season has surpassed the last in the quality and variety of the programs. From Broadway shows to local musicians, each concert attracts a wide and appreciative audience. Summer in Huntington would not be complete without the Arts Festival. The festival runs June 20th to August 17. Check out the Huntington Arts Council website for further information. http://www.huntingtonarts.org/
FESTIVAL INFORMATION
Chapin Rainbow Stage, Huntington Village (Heckscher Park), Long Island’s Premier Public Stage…Universal Talent, Ageless Audience.
All performances are FREE to the public!
LOCATION
The Chapin Rainbow stage is located in Heckscher Park, Huntington, New York at Prime Avenue and Route 25A (Main Street) with shows every evening, except Mondays from June 20 through August 17.
HUNTINGTON SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL HOTLINE: 631-271-8423 x 5
TIMES
All shows begin at 8:30pm, with the following exception: on every Tuesday, designated as the Family Series, shows begin at 7:30pm.
SEATING POLICY:
Wednesday – Sunday at 8:30pm.
Take FOLDING CHAIRS, BLANKETS or CUSHIONS for seating comfort. Folding/sand chairs are not permitted in the blanket area (indicated by lawn signs).
Festival grounds are wheelchair accessible and accessible to persons who are physically challenged. Efforts will be made to accommodate persons with special needs.
Wherever the performance is located we offer a few friendly reminders to enhance the enjoyment of the show for you and your neighbors in he audience.
1. Make sure to check the weather forecast and dress appropriately. ALL performances are held in Heckscher Park despite the whims of the weather, so take your umbrella!
2. Please turn off all cell phones and beepers before the show starts.
3. Remember, be courteous to those around you; please, no smoking.
4. Please be considerate of others during the performance.
5. Remember, no pets are allowed.
6. Keep an eye on your children and keep them close to you.
7. No flash photography or video is permitted.
8. Use the receptacles provided for your trash.
9. Feel free to bring a friend or two, or three.
10. Bring blanket and chairs.
11. Thanks, and enjoy the concerts!
Important: Please Note
Alcohol and pets are not permitted anywhere on Park grounds. Flash photography and recording of any kind are strictly prohibited. Please limit smoking to along the fences.
Band/Performer: Isotope Stompers Dixieland Jazz Band
Location & directions: Heckscher Park Huntington Village
Sunday, Jul 20, 2008 • Swingtime Big Band - (Bayard Cutting Arboretum) • IslipArtsCouncil
7/20 at 2 pm (Sunday): Swingtime Big Band - (Bayard Cutting Arboretum)
Long Island-based 20-piece Big Band which specializes in original and authentic arrangements of Swing-Era music from the 1930s until the early 1950s. The members of Swingtime are veterans of regional Big Bands and orchestras, including Ira Alexander’s Swingtimers, the Tommy Dorsey Big Band, the Stardusters and Artie Shaw’s Big Band. Swingtime boasts two fine vocalists: Bobbie Ruth, who recreates the classic “gal vocal” style and Jerry Costanzo, who evokes the crooners of the age. $ 6. per car parking fee
Sponsoring Organization: Islip Arts CouncilBand/Performer: Swingtime Big Band
Location & directions: Bayard Cutting Arboretum
Tuesday, Jul 22, 2008 • Swing Dance • SDLI
Swing Dance Long Island has it’s weekly Tuesday swing dance at Pomodorino Ristorante Italiano in Hauppauge. The swing lesson will being at 7:30PM with the social dancing from 8:00PM through 10:30PM.
The dances will be held in the main ballroom, which contains a circular wooden dance floor and a small stage for bands. The ballroom entrance is on the front-left corner of the building, please take the stairway down.
Pomodorino servers great Italian food, brick oven pizza and wonderful deserts.
Directions
Pomodorino Ristorante Italiano
648 Motor Parkway
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Restaurant Phone: 631-951-0026
Pomodorino is located just North of the Long Island Expressway (Route 495) on Motor Parkway in Hauppauge. The building is opposite Marcus Blvd. This central location is close to Route 111, Veterans Memorial Highway (Route 454), Sagtikos State Parkway, Sunken Meadow Parkway, and Northern State.
From the West on the Long Island Expressway (495)
Get off at LIE exit 53 onto the South Service Road. (Exit 53 is also the exit for Saqitkos State Parkway.) Travel along the service road passing the Sagtikos State Parkway. Make a left onto Washington Ave at one of the lights. You will head North over the LIE, for about 1000 feet. At the intersection, turn right onto Motor Parkway. Proceed East for 500 feet, turn right at the next light into the Pomodorino parking lot.
From the East on the Long Island Expressway (495)
Get off at LIE exit 55 (Motor Parkway/Central Islip) onto North Service Road. At the light, turn right onto (Vanderbilt) Motor Parkway. Proceed West for three additional traffic lights. Marcus Blvd will be on your right and Pomodorino will be on your left at the light.
Band/Performer: DJ Music
Location & directions: Pomodorino Ristorante Italiano
Admission: $6 General Admission, $5 Students with current ID, $4 SDLI Members
Wednesday, Jul 23, 2008 • Ray Rodriguez y Swing Sabrosa • Old Westbury
Wednesday, July 23
Ray Rodriguez y Swing Sabrosa—Salsa & Latin Jazz --With a mix of traditional salsa and powerful modern arrangements, Ray Rodriguez y Swing Sabroso are renowned for their fiery modern salsa dura. The group’s distinctive style is the result of the unique and extensive musical backgrounds of the band’s individual members, who have performed and recorded with some of the most recognizable names in Latin music before joining together to integrate Swing Sabroso.
Sponsoring Organization: Old Westbury GardensLocation & directions: Old Westbury Gardens
Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 • Lil’ Cliff and the Cliffhangers • SDLI
Lil’ Cliff and the Cliffhangers are coming back due to popular demand.
Swing Dance Long Island has it’s weekly Tuesday swing dance at Pomodorino Ristorante Italiano in Hauppauge. The swing lesson will being at 7:30PM with the social dancing from 8:00PM through 10:30PM.
The dances will be held in the main ballroom, which contains a circular wooden dance floor and a small stage for bands. The ballroom entrance is on the front-left corner of the building, please take the stairway down.
Pomodorino servers great Italian food, brick oven pizza and wonderful deserts.
Directions
Pomodorino Ristorante Italiano
648 Motor Parkway
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Restaurant Phone: 631-951-0026
Pomodorino is located just North of the Long Island Expressway (Route 495) on Motor Parkway in Hauppauge. The building is opposite Marcus Blvd. This central location is close to Route 111, Veterans Memorial Highway (Route 454), Sagtikos State Parkway, Sunken Meadow Parkway, and Northern State.
From the West on the Long Island Expressway (495)
Get off at LIE exit 53 onto the South Service Road. (Exit 53 is also the exit for Saqitkos State Parkway.) Travel along the service road passing the Sagtikos State Parkway. Make a left onto Washington Ave at one of the lights. You will head North over the LIE, for about 1000 feet. At the intersection, turn right onto Motor Parkway. Proceed East for 500 feet, turn right at the next light into the Pomodorino parking lot.
From the East on the Long Island Expressway (495)
Get off at LIE exit 55 (Motor Parkway/Central Islip) onto North Service Road. At the light, turn right onto (Vanderbilt) Motor Parkway. Proceed West for three additional traffic lights. Marcus Blvd will be on your right and Pomodorino will be on your left at the light.
Band/Performer: Lil’ Cliff & The Cliffhangers
Location & directions: Pomodorino Ristorante Italiano
Admission: $10 General Admission, $8 Students with current ID, $6 SDLI Members
Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008 • Harlem Renaissance Orchestra • Old Westbury
Wednesday, July 30
Harlem Renaissance Orchestra—Big Band Swing—When you are talking authentic Big Band sound,The Harlem Renaissance Orchestra is second to none. True to the tradition of Swing, HRO’s 16 piece orchestra has performed in some of the most prestigious venues and events in the country. Its mission is to revive the music of the Big Band Era and to preserve this music in its living form by giving recognition to the following great creators: Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Pops Louie Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Lucky Millinder, Earl Fatha Hines, Billy Eckstine, Lionel Hampton, and others.
Sponsoring Organization: Old Westbury GardensLocation & directions: Old Westbury Gardens
Saturday, Aug 2, 2008 • No SDLI Barn Dance in August • SDLI
Swing Dance Long Island will not be having a Saturday Barn dance during the Summer months of July and August.
Sponsoring Organization: Swing Dance Long Island, Inc.Location & directions: Brush Barn
Wednesday, Aug 6, 2008 • Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks • Old Westbury
Wednesday, August 6
Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks—20s & 30s Dance—In 30 years as a bandleader, Vince Giordano has become the authority on recreating the sounds of 1920s and ‘30s jazz and popular music. “I just love the energy of the early jazz,” says Giordano. “I wanted to recapture some of that.” Early appearances with Leon Redbone and on Prairie Home Companion and lending his talents to Francis Ford Coppola’s film The Cotton Club, led to working with Dick Hyman’s Orchestra in half a dozen Woody Allen soundtracks then as a bass player in Sean Penn’s band in Woody’s Sweet and Lowdown. He and band were featured in Gus Van Sant’s film Finding Forrester, in Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator, Robert DeNiro’s film, The Good Shepherd and most recently in Sam Mendes’ upcoming film: Revolutionary Road. Also a big-band historian and collector, Giordano has more than 30,000 scores in his collection. Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks are renowned on the New York scene for their commitment to preserving and authentically presenting 1920s jazz and popular music.
Sponsoring Organization: Old Westbury GardensLocation & directions: Old Westbury Gardens
Sunday, Aug 31, 2008 • Lil’ Cliff & the Cliffhangers • IslipArtsCouncil
8/31 at 2 pm (Sunday): Lil’ Cliff & the Cliffhangers – (Bayard Cutting Arboretum) Harmonica-driven swinging blues: Lil’ Cliff on vocals & harmonica, Rick Street on vocals and upright bass, Dennis Phelps on vocals and guitar and Frank Patterson on drums. After winning the regional 2006 International Blues Challenge competition, these four professionals then took their special brand of original jump blues down to Memphis, TN to compete in the annual International Blues Challenge, which is the world’s largest gathering of blues musicians. And wouldn’t you know it, out of literally hundreds of blues artists from all over the world, the boys placed in the final top ten! $ 6. per car parking fee
Sponsoring Organization: Islip Arts CouncilBand/Performer: Lil’ Cliff & The Cliffhangers
Location & directions: Bayard Cutting Arboretum
Saturday, Sep 20, 2008 • Swingtime Big Band - Sayville Common Ground – Gillette Park • IslipArtsCouncil
July 20 at 4 pm: Swingtime Big Band - Sayville Common Ground – Gillette Park
This Long Island-based 20-piece Big Band specializes in original and authentic arrangements of Swing-Era music from the 1930s until the early 1950s. The members of Swingtime are veterans of regional Big Bands and orchestras, including Ira Alexander’s Swingtimers, the Tommy Dorsey Big Band, the Stardusters and Artie Shaw’s Big Band. Swingtime boasts two fine vocalists: Bobbie Ruth, who recreates the classic “gal vocal” style and Jerry Costanzo, who evokes the crooners of the age. Swingtime will be coming back for us in Sayville because we just can’t get enough of real Swing music!
Sponsoring Organization: Islip Arts CouncilBand/Performer: Swingtime Big Band
Location & directions: Sayville Common Ground
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2008 • SDLI T-Shirts Now Available for Purchase • SDLI
Stand out in a crowd! Let the world know you love to Swing Dance! Meet more dance friends!
Swing Dance Long Island’s long & short sleeve tee shirts, sweatshirts, tank tops, fitted camisoles and baseball jerseys are now available for purchase on the web. You can custom design the exact size, style, design graphic and color that looks best on you.
The graphic designs have been created exclusively for Swing Dance Long Island by our very own members. Many thanks to our artists! The following design are available:
To give our members a wide variety of clothing styles, we have selected two companies to provide SDLI apparel.
Printfection.com will be providing all of our high quality digital printing. They offer: a secure website, a 30-day/100% satisfaction guarantee (which is rare to find in a custom printed product), 98% of orders are shipped within three business days, 10% discount if you order two or more products, and a toll free number 866.459.7990 for customer service. You must manually type in the following URL to access the SDLI Store, please exclude the spaces between the characters:
p r i n t f e c t i o n . c o m / s d l i
On Selection ... Different garment style have different color and sizing options. For example the sweatshirts have only 3 color options, but the standard tee shirts have more then 30.
On Dark Colors ... Certain graphics are only available on Black or Dark colors.
On Front / Back ... All garments have graphics on the front. Before ordering, check the front and back of the design. Only some of the “Sock Hop” graphics have a smaller graphic on the back.
On Sizes ... A few of the women’s garments as described as “fitted”. On the printfection.com website this is described as “Sporty yet sexy with a form-fitting, contoured cut that flatters a woman’s curves. Very Fitted. Size up for a semi-fitted look.” Most women will want to up-size at least one size and you will still maintain that “Fitted” look.
Discount Code ... Before printfection.com checkout, try typing in the “grandopening5” coupon code. You must visit “shopping cart” to enter the code before clicking “check out”, where it prompts you for your address. Some people have been rewarded with $5 off their $20 or more order. Let me know if it works for you.
Holiday 2007 Cut-off ... Note that you must order by Dec 9th to still use the Super saver shipping option and have a chance of get it by Dec 24th. Other shipping options are available, however.
SDLI has purchased some T-shirts which we will bring along to the next few dances. Feel free to try on the samples, so you have a good idea of the sizes before ordering.
Note that printfection.com offers a secure website, but you will need to place an order by credit card. If you do not have a credit card, there will likely be other members ordering a T-shirts for themselves or as holiday gifts during the next few weeks. You might be join up with another member, this way you can obtain quantity pricing and split the shipping costs.
All embroidered products will be available from Lands End. We are offering the following design, which is able to be embroidered on a wide variety of Lands End’s products, including fleece jackets, blouses, fine knit sweaters, lab coats, oxford shirts and “dance shoe” bags. Just about anything in their “business outfitters” catalog.
The website is now available for ordering. Please MANUALLY type in the following URL, eliminating the spaces separating the characters. The embroidered design is about 4 inches by 4 inches. After you choose your item, you will be prompted for which logo to apply. Please select “SDLI 1” and the location that you want it applied to. If you do not select a logo, you will not get your item embroidered. Please note that the items are a little pricey when your include the price of the item, plus the embroidery charge of $8.10, shipping ~$11 and NY tax.
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Important - please note that if you are ordering black or dark garments from Lands End, you must specify in the comment field “Change black thread to white”. Otherwise, the graphics will be very hard to see.
If you wish to “hide” the website address, you can request in the comment field “Please make website address text the same color as the fabric.” Then the text will blend into the garment.