On Sunday, August 26, the Batyr brothers – John, Chris, Marcus, and Alex – will host the seventh annual "Hospice Run" fundraiser for the benefit of Hospice Care Network (HCN). The fundraiser was created in memory of their mother, Gloria Batyr, to show gratitude to HCN, who took care of the woman in the final stages of her life.
This year's fundraiser will take place at Cycle-Delics in Bay Shore. The
event features a 53-mile motorcycle poker run where riders will compete for
a leather motorcycle jacket donated by Renegade Classics. Riders will travel
to five designated areas – The Library Café in Farmingdale, Maxwell's
in Islip, The Bulldog Grill in Amityville, Post Office Café in Babylon,
and Renegades in Deer Park – and choose a playing card from a deck.
The participant who ends up with the best poker hand wins. The run will conclude
with a barbecue from noon to 5 pm featuring live music by White Hot &
Blue.
The event begins at 9:30 am and costs $15 per rider, and $10 for passengers.
The barbecue is $10; children under the age of six eat free. The winner of
a "grand raffle" will be announced at 3 pm. To participate in this
event or for more information, call John Batyr at (631) 595-1447.
A recent press release claimed that Gotham Radio "stands for all of today’s artists who deserve to be heard but aren’t given the opportunity. All the radio hosts who want to utilize their God-given right to speak their mind can at Gotham Radio. And all its listeners can hear programming that is real."
The Queens and Brooklyn-based station claims to have more than 19,000 listeners each month to broadcasts and archived podcasts. Highlights on the roster of programs are the comedy show “The Happy Hour of Joy,” the anti-government show “The Geist Show,” indie rock show “The Only Hope,” and “Live @ Waltz-Astoria,” which features live performances of indie performers from the live music venue of the same name located in Astoria, Queens.
Gotham Radio urge all indie bands and artists to submit music for airplay
consideration, and urges potential show hosts and producers to submit how
proposals. For more information and to hear this new venute, log on to gothamradio.org.
Schedule for the new season are performances by Broadway legend Ben Vereen,
"Dino Live," a tribute to Dean Martin featuring Ricci Martin, a
Rolling Stone tribute called Satisfaction, Chubby Checker with special guests
The Chords, Chita Rivera, Tom Wopat, children's shows, and more.
The Museum's 16th annual Seafood, Craft, and Music Festival will be August 25 and 26 from 10 am to 6 pm. "Day On The Bay" events includes a tour of Long Island Maritime Museum and The Fire Island Lighthouse. Transportation provided by Sayville Ferries and a box lunch are included.
For more information, log on to limaritime.org, where print-at-home tickets
for Museum events are available.
The final events in the 2007 Long Island Comedy Festival have been slated, featuring the cream of local and regional comedy stars.
The event continues on August 23 at The Brokerage in Bellmore with a show featuring John Trueson. The Comedy Club at Theatre Three in Port Jefferson takes over on August 31 and September 1 with featured comics Paul Anthony, Rob Falcone, Tim Krompier, Bob DiBuono, and Andy Vastola, with the final show at the Dix Hills Performing Arts Center at Five Towns College on September 15.
For more information and a complete schedule, log on to licomedyfest.com.
The first screening of this new film sold out the largest theater at Cinema Arts Center on July 22. This new horror film is the brainchild of writer/directors Paul Natale, Sean King, Terrence and Elizabeth Smith, and Pete Bune. These indie filmmakers have come together to produce this feature – three years in the making – based on local haunted legends that have plagued their childhood nightmares: The hangings at Sweet Hollow Road, the lady in white ghost, the abandoned Kings Park psychiatric facility, and the Native American tale of Lake Ronkonkoma. Documentary segments that explore the legends' origins and feature interviews with experts on the subjects precede the fictional films.
For more information, call the theater at (516) 783-7200.
For more information on the Ducks, log on to their website at liducks.com.
