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Weekend Events Guide: August 1st Edition

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Happy weekend! It’s unfortunately looking like it’s going to be a rainy one, but that doesn’t mean it needs to be a boring one! Here’s your guide of things to do in and around Garden City this weekend.


Friday, August 1st- The GC Pool is hosting Friday Family Night. Join the Silly Swim Races at 7:30pm and enjoy poolside music and specials at the snack bar. 

Friday, August 1st- The Seventh St. Promenade takes place again starting at 6pm. The band Fivestone will be performing. There will be balloon animals, face painting and outdoor dining. Come and join the fun! 

Friday, August 1st, The Tilles Center presents LIU Post Festival Chamber Orchestra- Orchestral Music for a Summer Evening at 8pm. Tickets are $15. Click here for more details: http://www.tillescenter.org/event.cfm?id=774 

Friday, August 1st- BK Sweeney’s Uptown Grille will hold it’s weekly Lobster Bake. Enjoy a 2-lb lobster dinner for $31.95

Saturday, August 2nd, Salute to Vets with Tony Orlando and USO Troupe will be at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow. Field 6/6A.

Sunday, August 3rd- catch Family Sundays at the Museum will be taking place at the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn Harbor. Catch the 1pm docent-led family walk-through of the current exhibition. There will also be art activities for families beginning at 1:30pm. Free with museum admission. 


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Inside GC’s Weekend Events Guide: July 25th Edition

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Inside Garden City is back with your weekend events. There’s a lot to enjoy in and around Garden City this weekend!


Summer Music on the Village Green continues tonight, Thursday, July 24th, at 7:15pm with a performance by Six Gun.

The Garden City Bird Sanctuary will be having a live animal show for children from an expert wildlife rehabilitator on Friday, July 25th from 10am-11am.

Friday, July 25th- See Suzi Sheton sing her popular children’s song “Go, Fire Truck. Go” at the Long Island Children’s Museum at 11:30am and 2pm. A real fire truck will be parked outside of the museum from noon until 2pm. 

The Seventh St Promenade will be held again this Friday night, July 25th, starting at 6:00pm. Seventh St will be closed off to through traffic and parking as of 5:45pm. Enjoy live music, al fresco dining, face painting, balloon animals and a real firetruck for the kids to explore and climb aboard. This is also a good time to stop in at your favorite Seventh St store for some local shopping (fyi- Envie and Madison’s Niche are both having summer sales)!

Get your fit on at Bootcamp! Saturday morning, July 26th at GC High School at 7:30am. Work out before you hit the beach.

Always wanted to try CrossFit? Take a trial class at CrossFit Garden City. 585 Commercial Ave. Saturday, July 26th at 11am. Sign up here: http://www.crossfitgardencity.com/free-trial-class/

Saturday, July 26th, Jay Black, singer of the hit song “This Magic Moment” (and many others) will be performing at the Tilles Center at 8pm. http://www.tillescenter.org/event.cfm?id=1068

Sunday, July 27th is Children’s Day at Eisenhower Park. Stop by between 1pm and 4pm for rides, games, food and a production of Beauty and the Beast at the Lakeside Theater. Contact info: 516-572-0200

Have a great weekend!


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Inside GC Weekend Events Guide: July 18th Edition

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Inside Garden City is back with your weekend events guide. Have a great one!
 

Friday night, July 18th, head to Doc O’Grady’s if you’re up for some drinks and live music.


Friday night the Seventh Street Promenade takes place once again starting at 5:45 pm. Enjoy great food, entertainment and lots of town spirit!

Friday, July 18th, BK Sweeney’s Uptown Grill is hosting their famous Friday night lobster bake for $31.95 per person. 

New York Running Company on Seventh St. is holding a 25% off summer apparel sale. Stop in to update your running/workout wardrobe!

Saturday, July 19th, see actor and Hofstra alum Robert Davi sing Sinatra classics in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow at 7pm. Field 6/6A. Bring a blanket or chairs. Harry Chapin Lakeside Theater. 

Saturday and Sunday, July 19th and July 20th- the Long Island Children’s Museum presents “The Wizard of Oz”. Times: 11:30 am and 2 pm (same times on both days).



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GC Youth Lacrosse at its Finest: The PAC

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Peter LeSueur is back- guest blogging about Garden City’s newest lacrosse camp- the PAC (Performance Athletic Club). Pete is a GC native and co-founder of the PAC. If you missed our initial article about Pete and his lacrosse history, you can find it here.

As some of you may know, my dad, Paul LeSueur,  ran THE Garden City Soccer Camp for over 30 years.  It was common for young campers to eventually become coaches… and in many cases they eventually became the parents of campers.  His camp spanned generations, and I was a part of it for as long as I can remember.  I guess you can say that the passion for coaching and inspiring kids is in my blood and I always knew that I too wanted to share it with young athletes.  I have been in and around the lacrosse scene my whole life and decided that I wanted to create the same memorable sports moments for young lacrosse players that my dad had done for young soccer players.     
Motivation, Positive Thinking, Coaching and Confidence:

Over my sports career as a player and coach I grew to notice a serious problem in sports with coaches abusing their players.  We’ve all heard about the worst cases of it, but generally speaking I think even the slightest bit of negativity limits players.  I am so sure that coaching positively and motivating players is the “right way” that it disappoints me when I see kids’ dreams dashed at a young age.  Not everyone can be the best player, but they can all benefit and improve through supportive coaching and inspiring mentors.
I’ve devoted a lot of time into studying cognitive science and the art of motivating people.  I’ve practiced it with my players, fitness clients, friends, family and most importantly myself.  I have realized the benefits of thinking positively and want to share that freedom with every child that I coach.  As a stickler for the fundamentals of lacrosse, I’m positive that kids will learn skills and gain comfort with the lacrosse stick at the PAC camp.  However, as long as every kid is smiling at the end of the day, my partner Tim and I will be happy because we know that giving the kids a chance to love the game is the best gift we can give. 
Tim Goettelmann and I have been friends for a long time and were casually speaking about what we could do to add value to the youth lacrosse scene.  Tim’s energy and enthusiasm was a strong motivating force in finally moving forward with all of the PAC ideas I had been dreaming up.  Tim, a Manhasset guy that Garden City was lucky enough to steal, has 3 girls and a boy, and I have 4 nieces and 4 nephews in Garden City.  Tim’s personality is larger than life, and he has been called “a big kid.”  His excitement is spread among all the campers making the atmosphere better than any activity around.  On a separate note, Timmy also runs Monster’s Kids, a non-profit charity that raises money for the North Shore LIJ Cohen’s Children’s Hospital. Monster’s Kids hosts the Woodstick Classic Alumni Game that you might have seen or heard about. We also held a youth lacrosse clinic the Friday night before the Woodstick Classic to raise money on behalf of Monster’s Kids.    

What we decided was that we would focus on the fundamentals of the game among very young players BUT most importantly… we’d strive to make camp so much fun that kid’s would be able to fall in love with the game.  In our first year we had a kid’s only camp as well as a “Family Fundamentals Camp” meant to bring parents and children together to learn the sport together, and more importantly for them to spend quality time together creating life lasting memories.  This year we will hold the Family Fundamentals Camp in the fall. It was very well received and a lot of people have asked for it again.  The feedback we received about PAC last year was extremely positive and it reinforced the belief that we were doing something great.  
One of the greatest feelings I had last year was realizing that I was actually coaching and inspiring the children of my own childhood idols who played lacrosse with my older brother back in the 90s.  At one point, I realized that there were generations of lacrosse players at my camp (similar to the history/legacy that my dad had built). Parents and grandparents, who my family had know for decades through lacrosse, were on the sideline socializing and watching their children/grandchildren having fun at the PAC camp.  It was a beautiful scene depicting many of the positive benefits of participating in sports… fun, fitness, and lifelong friendships.
Click here to register your son or daughter for the PAC camp next week, July 21st-24th: www.performanceathleticclub.com
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Inside GC: Weekend Events Guide July 11th edition

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As always, there’s lots to do in and around Garden City this weekend, even with many people heading out of town. Going to be a beaut of a weekend, weather-wise. Enjoy it.


Thursday, July 10th, kicks off Summer Music on the Village Green at the corner of Stewart and Hilton. Risky Business will be performing at 7:30pm. Bring chairs or a blanket. 

As usual, Leo’s is hosting Mexican night this (and every) summer Thursday. 

Friday, July 11th, the Seventh St Promenade returns after a Fourth of July break. The street is closed to traffic as of 5:45pm. Meet and greet your neighbors and dine al fresco. 

Friday, July 11th- Elsa from Frozen will be performing at the Seventh St Promenade at 7:30pm. She will sing hit songs from the movie and there will be a meet and greet right after the show. She sang to a big crowd when she was here in June so be sure not to miss it! 


Friday, July 11th- The GC Pool will hold Family Night. Bingo and mini golf will take place starting at 7:30, plus the ever-popular ice cream social.

Friday, July 11th- BK Sweeney’s will hold their famous Lobster Bake. 

Saturday, July 12 and Sunday July 13th- See the Long Island Children’s Museum production of The Wizard of Oz. 11 Davis Ave. $12 and $10 for members. Call for showtimes and to purchase tickets. (516) 599-6870

Saturday, July 12th- head to the GC Pool for live music by the Boston Burglars from 2pm-3:30pm.

Sunday, July 13th- Family Funday at the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn Harbor at 11am.  Catch the docent-led family walk-through of the exhibition and supervised art activities for the whole family beginning at 1:30 p.m. Special family-friendly gallery guides of the main exhibition are available in the galleries. Free with museum admission. 



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Inside Garden City Weekend Events Guide: July 4th Edition

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On this edition of the weekend events guide, we bring you a list of 4th of July festivities in our area so you can go ahead and plan your celebrations! There’s lots to do on the Fourth (and the rest of the weekend) close to home. All fun and no work starts Thursday afternoon. Happy planning and staycationing!


For those who are feeling adventurous and want to brave the crowds to see some world class athleticism, the Coney Island Nathan’s hot dog eating contest will be held on July 4th at 12 noon.Will Joey Chestnut retain his mustard yellow belt? Since Kobayashi still appears to be in a jaw-injury-induced retirement, there are sure to be some promising athletes that could challenge Chestnut’s supremacy. For those who would prefer to enjoy this great American tradition on TV, you can see it on ESPN 3 (if you get that channel) starting at noon and again on ESPN at 2pm. Now that the USA is out of the World Cup, it may be time for Americans to get back to ignoring televised soccer and enjoy a uniquely American event.


The Macy’s NYC fireworks are back on the East River this year, so we now have a better chance of seeing them from this side of Manhattan (Sorry Jersey!). Or, you can just stay at home and watch them with a drink in your hand (sans mosquitos- yay!). 


Stars and Stripes Day at Belmont Park– The 2014 Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes at Belmont Park will take place this Saturday July 5th at Belmont Park. Besides a fun-filled weekend of racing, the Stars and Stripes Festival will include face painting, bouncy inflatables, karaoke, a petting zoo, pony rides, plus a food truck festival featuring some of the best food trucks from and around New York City and a shaded picnic area to enjoy the delicious food. There will also be a commemorative t-shirt giveaway. 11:00am-4pm on Saturday July 5th. Cost: $5. Parking is free. 


On Friday, July 4th, the GC Pool festivities begin at 1pm with music from “Blue Angel” plus face painting, games and activities.

A spectacular fireworks show and concert will be in Eisenhower Park on Saturday, June 28, 2014. The fireworks, presented by the world-famous Grucci family, are part of great night which kicks off at 5:30 p.m. with live music. Fireworks will begin at nightfall (approx. 9:30 p.m.). Bring chairs or picnic blanket.


Head to Stewart Manor, just east of Covert Ave., to catch the annual Fire Department parade on Friday July 4th at 10:30am. Bring your water balloons and wear your bathing suit!

There will NOT be a Seventh St. Promenade this Friday, July 4th. 

There will be Fireworks and Music at Mill River Park, 295 S Park Ave., Rockville Centre. Food, music and Grucci Fireworks. (rain date is Sunday, July 13). Entertainment and food begin at 6 PM. The South Shore Symphony will perform at 7:45 pm and the world famous Grucci Fireworks Show will begin at 9:15 pm. There will be music after the fireworks until 10:15 pm.

See a major league lacrosse game on July 3rd at 7:30pm. The NY Lizards vs Florida Launch. Heroes Day will honor the NYPD and FDNY for their service. Events begin at 2:30pm and will feature an NYPD v. FDNY lacrosse game before the Lizards host the Florida Launch at 7:30pm. There will be fireworks after the game. James Shuart Stadium, Hofstra University.

Capo on Covert Ave will be celebrating the Fourth as well as their own 5 year anniversary. Catch the final days of their awesome specials. $5 each for special menu items! 

Capo is also offering a July 4th catering special for those of you who don’t want to get stuck behind a grill for your entire party- or if your bbq plans get rained out. $75 serves 10-12ppl, $160 serves 12-15ppl.


Back to the World Cup if you’re still watching .. Inside Garden City is pulling for Columbia to upset Brazil today! Quick shout out to my Columbian amigos.


Happy Birthday America! Have a great holiday weekend and remember to practice safe sun.


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IGC: Weekend Events Guide June 26th Edition

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Here’s what’s happening in and around GC this weekend:

The GC Friday Night Promenade continues this Friday night at 5:45pm on Seventh St. Come out for some live entertainment, face painting, balloon animals, outdoor dining and socializing with your neighbors. You can always do a little {local} shopping too! 

Sat., June 28th- Start your July 4th celebration early by catching the fireworks show at Eisenhower Park at 5pm.

Sun., June 29th- The Good Bug/Bad Bug show takes place at 12:30 and 2:30pm at the Long Island Children’s Museum. Tickets are first come first serve. If you miss that, join their Bug Bonanza from 12-4pm.

BK Sweeney’s Uptown Grille Lobster Bake will continue this Friday night. $31.95 for a 2lb lobster. Watch the Yankees Red Sox (first pitch at 7:05pm) and wine and dine!

Starting on Sun., June 29th and continuing until July 4th, Capo on Covert will be celebrating their 5 year anniversary! Join them for a special anniversary deal… 5 menu choices for $5. Choose from salads, panini, pasta dishes, desserts and wine. Each for only $5! http://www.capofloralpark.com/Events

‘Sketches at Sea’ has just opened at Adelphi University. This exhibit by Robert Cronbach will remain open until September 7th at the Ruth S. Harley University Center Gallery.

Of course, there will be lots of passionate fans watching the World Cup matches this weekend as the competition continues. Support a local fave while you watch the games- Revel, BK Sweeney’s, Doc O’Grady’s, Prost, the GC Hotel, Novita…

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Youth Lacrosse: Pete LeSueur’s PAC is Back

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One of the reasons people choose to raise their families in Garden City is because of the outstanding youth sports programs. Granted, that may mean dealing with a few overzealous parents on the sidelines sometimes, but that’s another topic. When I was growing up, I was considered a good athlete- ran track and played varsity soccer all four years of high school. Not too shabby, right? I bet a lot of people look back favorably upon their athletic glory days. Well, regardless of your past athletic prowess, allow me to deflate you ever so slightly.

Since we’re living in the hotbed of lacrosse, Inside Garden City chatted with Peter LeSueur, one of the best lacrosse players in the town’s history. Not surprisingly, Pete happens to be a product of the quintessential athletic GC family:
  •        Father played for the NY Cosmos and ran THE GC soccer camp for over 30 years. 
  •        Mother was an AAU swimmer.
  •        Older brother was an outstanding GCHS lax player and captain of the Johns Hopkins lacrosse team.
  •        Older sister was an All-American lacrosse player and captain of Notre Dame’s Women’s lacrosse team.
  •         Twin sister is the all-time leading point scorer in Long Island HS women’s basketball history and went on to captain the Georgetown Hoyas.

And you thought your family’s annual “Turkey Bowl” football game in the backyard was impressive. I haven’t even gotten to Pete yet…


At GCHS, Pete LeSueur was the only three-time All-American and has the most points in school history. He was named the LI Attackman of the Year and LI Player of the Year. He played lax at Johns Hopkins where he was a 2x Academic All American, co-captained the 2005 NCAA championship team and was named Most Valuable Attackman. If you weren’t feeling inadequate earlier, unless your father is Pele or your name is Derek Jeter… you probably are now.

   
Pete’s lacrosse days are not over. He now brings his engaging personality, positive attitude and expert skills to his very own GC lax summer camp (in its second year) called The PAC- Performance Athletic Club. The camp is at St. Paul’s during the week of July 21st and is for both boys and girls ages 4-7. Pete’s PAC partner is Tim Goettelmann. Tim’s impressive lacrosse resume includes All American honors both at Manhasset HS and Loyola as well as the most goals in Major League Lacrosse history. 

Together Pete & Tim are a strong team now focused on igniting a passion for lax in future generations—and Garden City is lucky to have them around. With their history and expertise, its no wonder The PAC camp is the best new game in town.
http://performanceathleticclub.com/camps.asp

Click on the above link to register. 


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Weekend Events Guide 6/20/14

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The Inside GC Weekend Events Guide is here for everything fun going on in and around Garden City this weekend.

Friday June 20- The first Seventh Street Promenade of the season. Seventh Street will be closed to traffic and parked vehicles as of 5:45. The band Fivestone will perform as well as Elsa from Disney’s Frozen. Dine outside, meet your neighbors and enjoy the live entertainment. For all ages.

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Friday June 20- Midsummer Jazz at the Old Westbury Gardens. Enjoy jazz in the beautiful outdoor garden. 516-333-0048

Saturday June 21- Hear the LI Children’s Choir at the Tilles Center for the Performong Arts at LIU Post Campus in Brookville. 516-299-3100. Hear an amazing choir of over 100 students “unite children through song”. Singers are in grades 9-12. 7pm.

Saturday June 21- BBQ on the Green at Cherry Valley Country Club in GC. Hang out with your neighbors and enjoy some delicious food, drinks, raffles and music. All proceeds benefit The Fay J. Lindner Center for Autism. 7:30pm, $125pp.

June 21 and 22- The GC Pool will be hosting its open house weekend. Residents who have not yet joined the pool can visit and preview the pool by paying the guest rates. Hours between 12 noon and 8pm.

Sunday June 22- Don’t miss the Rockville Centre Street Festival at 11am-5pm. rvcchamber.org

Out With Belmont- In With The World Cup

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From parties to street fairs to restaurant and bar specials, there was plenty of excitement around town (and around the nation) when the Belmont Stakes came to town. GC held its annual festival on Seventh Street which proved to be successful and very, VERY, well-attended.  It was lots of fun but I must say it was way, way under bouncy-housed. If someone is able to invent a bouncy house that can fit 100+ over-tired, hungry and cranky kids they may have a shot at the Nobel Peace Prize (at least if GC parents have a vote). In fact, Dunkin’ Donuts had a shot at the Peace Prize this year by giving out free donuts during the festival, however, they forced you to purchase a beverage (which the compassionate capitalist in me can’t blame them for)… so close but no Peace Prize for D&D.

I will say, the after-dark keg beer in red solo cups / live music outside was many levels of awesomeness. A little taste of Bourbon Street-style partying right here in our own GC. I really hope they keep that up in years to come – it was GC at it’s finest and everyone had a great time.

Since then, the 146th Running of the Belmont Stakes came and went. This third and final leg of the triple crown proved to be quite thrilling, drawing an estimated crowd of 100,000 spectators to Belmont Park. For those who wished to see history being made, it was a disappointing finish. For those who were here to enjoy the excitement and the show of the big hats and fancy clothes, your wish was granted- both at the track and at the GC Hotel’s post race party scene:

But… move over Belmont… the 2014 World Cup is here now! This may be the most unique sporting event in that it brings the whole world passionately together for one sport. Now that the dreadful opening ceremony is behind us (and hopefully the World Cup theme song is too) it’s time for us GCers to spend the next month or so trying to convince ourselves that watching soccer on TV can be as exciting as watching it from sidelines of St. Paul’s.  If you need a little inspiration around you to get the adrenaline flowing, you may want to try the following venues:

Prost Grill and Garten on Franklin Ave. They call themselves Long Island’s only soccer bar. They’ll be offering drink specials, beer specials (like the German beer Hofbrau) and Belmont Festival-winning wings (yum!).

BK Sweeney’s will have drink specials as well as wing specials at the bar during all soccer matches.

Revel will have a 10 foot (yes, 10 foot) screen behind the bar for prime viewing of all matches. Discounts on the bar menu and cocktails during all games. They’ll also serve specialty cocktails representing the playing teams.

Shackletons Bar and Grill in Franklin Square will have drink specials during the games.

Plattduetsche Park Restaurant in Franklin Square promises beer specials, fun and lots of passionate fans. They say this is the place to be for the World Cup!

Where will you be watching the World Cup?

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