http://www.sdli.org/index.php/sdli/events_archive Event calendar of interest to swing dancers on and around Long Island. en cpumaven@hotmail.com Copyright 2008 2008-09-30T20:18:00-05:00 http://www.sdli.org/index.php/sdli/events_archive/sdli_t_shirts_now_available_for_purchase/ http://www.sdli.org/index.php/sdli/events_archive/sdli_t_shirts_now_available_for_purchase/#When:20:18:00Z 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. c e s . l a n d s e n d . c o m / s d l i 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. 2008-09-30T20:18:00-05:00 http://www.sdli.org/index.php/sdli/events_archive/swingtime_big_band_sayville_common_ground_gillette_park/ http://www.sdli.org/index.php/sdli/events_archive/swingtime_big_band_sayville_common_ground_gillette_park/#When:20:00:00Z 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! 2008-09-20T20:00:00-05:00 http://www.sdli.org/index.php/sdli/events_archive/lil_cliff_the_cliffhangers1/ http://www.sdli.org/index.php/sdli/events_archive/lil_cliff_the_cliffhangers1/#When:18:00:00Z 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 2008-08-31T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.sdli.org/index.php/sdli/events_archive/vince_giordano_and_the_nighthawks/ http://www.sdli.org/index.php/sdli/events_archive/vince_giordano_and_the_nighthawks/#When:22:30:00Z 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. 2008-08-06T22:30:00-05:00 http://www.sdli.org/index.php/sdli/events_archive/no_sdli_barn_dance_in_august/ http://www.sdli.org/index.php/sdli/events_archive/no_sdli_barn_dance_in_august/#When:22:30:00Z Swing Dance Long Island will not be having a Saturday Barn dance during the Summer months of July and August. 2008-08-02T22:30:00-05:00 http://www.sdli.org/index.php/sdli/events_archive/harlem_renaissance_orchestra/ http://www.sdli.org/index.php/sdli/events_archive/harlem_renaissance_orchestra/#When:22:30:00Z 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. 2008-07-30T22:30:00-05:00 http://www.sdli.org/index.php/sdli/events_archive/tuesday_swing_dance17/ http://www.sdli.org/index.php/sdli/events_archive/tuesday_swing_dance17/#When:23:30:00Z 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. 2008-07-29T23:30:00-05:00 http://www.sdli.org/index.php/sdli/events_archive/ray_rodriguez_y_swing_sabrosa/ http://www.sdli.org/index.php/sdli/events_archive/ray_rodriguez_y_swing_sabrosa/#When:22:30:00Z 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. 2008-07-23T22:30:00-05:00 http://www.sdli.org/index.php/sdli/events_archive/swing_dance5/ http://www.sdli.org/index.php/sdli/events_archive/swing_dance5/#When:23:30:00Z 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. Swing 2008-07-22T23:30:00-05:00 http://www.sdli.org/index.php/sdli/events_archive/swingtime_big_band_bayard_cutting_arboretum/ http://www.sdli.org/index.php/sdli/events_archive/swingtime_big_band_bayard_cutting_arboretum/#When:18:00:00Z 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 2008-07-20T18:00:00-05:00