Faith Leaders Rally for Marriage and Life

New York City, - On Sunday September 7th, 2008, New York City Hispanic Bishops, Christ Covenant Coalition, the Empire Baptist Missionary Convention and people of faith will rally at 26 Federal Plaza, 3 blocks north of City Hall.

The purpose of the rally is to publicly pray for the nation for marriage, and the sanctity of life. “Never before in the history of our nation has it been more urgent for the Body of Christ to come together in solidarity for upholding the traditional marriage, the union of one man and one woman,” said Bishop Joseph Mattera. “Those who believe in traditional marriage and the sanctity of life are urged to stand with us at this very important time.”.

Where:
26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY (on Broadway, three blocks north of Chambers Street) Travel Information: Take the 4, 5, 6, J, M, Z train to Brooklyn Bridge. More information is available at  www.christcovenantcoalition.org

Date:
This Sunday, September 7th

Time:
1:00 – 4:00 PM

Attending Leaders
Bishop Dr. Hector Luis Bonano, Council of Missionary Churches of Christ Inc. M.I.
Bishop Dr. Joseph Mattera, Christ Covenant Coalition
Rev. Dr. Washington L. Lundy, Empire Baptist State Convention
Rev. Domingo A. Rodríguez, Assembly of United Christian Churches
Rev. Kittim Silva, Council of Pent. Churches of Jesus Christ e

Speakers & Topics:
Tradicional Values - Rev. Domingo A. Rodríguez, Assembly of United Christian Churches
Right to Life - Rev. Kittim Silva, Council of Pent. Churches of Jesus Christ
Immigration - Rev. Miguel Alvarez, Church of God
War & Terrorism - Rev. Rafael Reyes, Assemblies of God
Poverty and Justice - Rev. Dr. Raymond Rivera, Latino pastoral Action Center
Government - Rev. Dr. Ruben Diaz, New York State Senator

IN ATTENDANCE:
Joining with us will be Jews and Gentiles, the Church of God in Christ, CONLICO, Radio WMCA/WWDI, Radio Vision Christina, Concerts of Prayer Greater New York, networks ministries, and many organizations in the Tri-state area. These denominations represent thousands of people, and place of worship from all over the Tri-state area with a voting block that numbers in the tens of thousands!
For more information, contact CONLICO at (212) 870-2880 or conlico (at) yahoo.com

Contact: Bishop, Dr. Joseph Mattera,
President, Christ Covenant Coalition
Tel: 212-870-2880
Website: www.christcovenantcoalition.org

House of Horrors – Come if you Dare!

This Halloween season, The Smithtown Township Arts Council is sponsoring its highly haunted but popular House of Horrors October 4 – October 31, 2008. On the Mills Pond House grounds, venture through more than 3600 square feet of darkened rooms, claustrophobic hallways, and pitch black chambers. Experience the effects of bone chilling animatronics, awesome special effects and ghoulish actors lurking in the shadows of your mind. Take the haunted trail where wicked things go bump in the night! This event is not recommended for children or the faint of heart. Tickets are $15; for specific dates and times call 631-862-6575 or visit www.stacarts.org.

The House of Horrors is part of The Fool Moon Festival, a month long celebration of Halloween Lore. At The Mills Pond House Gallery will be Midnight Oils, an exhibition celebrating frightening subject matters cast in a philosophic, romantic, or humorous light. Juror Alain K. Khadem will be hosting Omnia Vanitas, a flash presentation focusing on the significance of iconic objects and symbols in Vanitas art, and there will be a Ghoulish Gala, a costume contest (details and date to be announced soon). All proceeds from the festival go to support the Smithtown Township Arts Council and its wide range of music and art programs, creative enrichment for both children and adults.

Smithtown Township Arts Council is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization Smithtown Township Arts Council Mills Pond House Gallery 660 Route 25A St. James, NY 11780 www.stacarts.org

Acoustic Strings n Things September 10, 8 - 9:30 pm

The Smithtown Township Arts Council is proud to present Acoustic Strings ‘n Things, open-mike nights at The Mills Pond House. The series will showcase Long Island’s top talent every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Wednesday of the month (except for September 17th).  The evening of September 10 from 8 - 9:30 pm will feature Tom Griffith and Martha Trachtenberg, and Hank Stone. Admission is free.

Tom Griffith is an award-winning singer-songwriter who is also an accomplished writer of such well-known jingles as “Welcome to Millertime,” and  “I’ve got that M&Ms Feeling.” Martha Trachtenberg was one of the founding members of “Buffalo Girls,” the first all-women bluegrass band.

Hank Stone, one of Long Island’s finest singer/songwriters, is also a master at both the harmonica and the acoustic guitar. Since hitting the local stages in 2001, Stone has garnered praise from fans, musicians, radio hosts and writers.

For more information call Richard Cashman at 631-681-2944 or contact The Smithtown Township Arts Council by calling 631-862-6575 or visiting their website at www.stacarts.org.

Smithtown Township Arts Council is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization

Smithtown Township Arts Council
Mills Pond House Gallery
660 Route 25A
St. James, NY 11780
www.stacarts.org
631-862-6575

YogaFit Benefits New York Communities at the 2008 Teacher Training Workshops

(Garden City, N.Y.) Awaken your spirit and help your community by joining YogaFit for the 2008 Teacher Training workshops in Garden City Long Island, New York!  Fitness trainers, massage therapists, group exercise instructors, and enthusiasts have the opportunity to participate in the best yoga training program worldwide.

This informative two-day workshop gives instructors the tools to create dynamic, user-friendly, fitness-oriented yoga classes. The learning includes correct physical execution, transitions and modifications to yoga poses, sequencing, class formats, effective ways to communicate the mind/body connection, and methods of developing safe teaching skills for 40+ poses. Trainees begin with level 1, which is designed for beginners teaching yoga, practicing yoga, and learning yoga. For experienced Yoga instructors, this workshop is designed to offer new skills to teach Yoga classes in the mainstream health club or gym environment, focusing on the physical fitness benefits of traditional yoga poses. There are no prerequisites, only the desire to learn and commitment to attend.

What makes YogaFit especially unique is the company’s mission to bring Yoga to the masses. When only 10% of the U.S. population belongs to a health club, YogaFit plays an active role in getting people moving and requires every YogaFit Level One trainee to perform 8 hours of practice teaching in a community service setting before receiving a Certificate of Completion. YogaFit trainees will bring the practice and benefits of Yoga to your neighboring communities, such as seniors in long term care homes, cancer patients and survivors, disabled persons, incarcerated persons, terminally ill persons, children, mentally challenged individuals and military servants, just to name a few. The benefits of YogaFit’s socially responsible program are endless for local communities.

YogaFit is also dedicated to community service via community outreach programs from their corporate headquarters in Torrance, CA and partner studios across the world. To gain a certificate of completion, participants in the YogaFit Teacher Training must donate 8 classes to a group of people who normally would not have the opportunity to take yoga. YogaFit trainees have worked with Handicap, Seniors, Children, Teachers, Stressed out Corporate Executives, Teens at Risk, HIV + , breast Cancer Survivors and others. YogaFit has changed the lives of many in the past and will give the same opportunity to local residents.

YogaFit is the hottest trend of the millennium. YogaFit overcomes the mystery of yoga by delivering a practical, user-friendly style, which is accessible, understandable, and doable by individuals at any level of fitness. The YogaFit style tightens and tones the entire body, enhances balance, improves flexibility and builds core strength by combining traditional fitness training, focused breathing and strength building through yoga poses. The result is a mind-body workout that improves health, athletic performance and mental acuity in people of all ages and fitness levels.

“If you can breathe, you can practice yoga,” says Beth Shaw, founder and president of YogaFit.

YogaFit has trained over 75,000 fitness professionals and yoga instructors at facilities in the U.S. and internationally, and has been integral in the practice of yoga becoming an primary part of health club, gym and spa programs throughout the world. Taught by YogaFit-trained instructors with in-depth experience and skills in both yoga and fitness, the YogaFit method is the only nationally recognized CEC partner for ACE, and been a member of IHRSA since 1997. It is also the only yoga instruction certified by TSI NYSC WCS BCS PSC - Fitness Clubs. Team YogaFit has 50 National trainers currently.

To register for the 2008 YogaFit Teacher Training in Garden City Long Island, NY, visit the YogaFit website at www.yogafit.com. You can also send a payment completed registration form to YogaFit, 2321 Torrance Blvd., Torrance, CA 90501. or call 888-786-3111, ext. 222 or 223.
 
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YogaFit Inc., The Leader in Mind Body Fitness Education
2321 Torrance Boulevard
Torrance, CA  90501
(310) 320-0110 ext 232
www.yogafit.com

THE 4TH ANNUAL SCION NYBB PRO BODYBOARDING USBA CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY VERIZON WIRELESS

Long Beach, NY - The 4th Annual SCION NYBB Pro presented by Verizon Wireless will take place at Lincoln Blvd. in Long Beach, NY Sept 3-7. New York is the 5th stop on the USBA Bodyboarding Championship Tour, and some of the world’s top pros are in town, such as 2007 World Champion Jeff Hubbard (HI), Rusty Friesen (CA), Jacob & Jonah Romero (HI) and many others.

With what will soon be Hurricane Hanna taking aim at the East Coast, the anxious athletes who have traveled to Long Island to compete for cash and valuable USBA tour points wait with high hopes of what the weekend might bring - EPIC surf conditions in the 8-12′ range. With an amazing level of competition on hand, the NYBB Pro promises to deliver an action-packed event with death-defying waves, deep tubes, and high-flying maneuvers!

Top local pros will fiercely defend their home turf, such as 2-time East Coast ESA Champ John Heyman who tied Jeff Hubbard for 5th in the 1st Annual NYBB Pro, and other top names around New York such as Miguel Aguilar, Bob Baldwin, Matt Clark, Dave Kessler, Miguel Ochoa, Phil Parr, Tim Seif and Brian Vitalo. Other top names from the East Coast such as New Jersey’s Jason Bitzer and Maryland’s Brian Stoehr will look to play spoiler.

The event will be broadcast live around the world at www.usbamag.com/webcast and all information about the event, including the event flyer and schedule can be found at www.NYBodyboarding.com More information about the United States Bodyboarding Association can also be found at www.usbatour.org

Come check out all the action at Lincoln Blvd. in Long Beach, NY Sept 5, 6 and 7.

For all inquiries and information surrounding the event, please contact:   

Bob Baldwin
NYBB Pro Event Coordinator

NY Bodyboarding LLC
254 Lido Blvd.
Lido Beach, NY 11561
516-987-6321

Sounds of Life Concert Comes to Patchogue, Long Island

Coming this Sept. 27th to Long Island, the Sounds of Life Tour. This concert series brings awareness to the sanctity of life and human rights for the unborn. Dubbed the concert series to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves, this concert series is an action packed two hour event of music and videos. The event kicks of the 40 Days for Life Event sponsored by the Long Island Coalition for Life.

Unlike many pro-life events that stress a radical approach, Sounds of Life is a Love-Based event reaching out as an appeal to the heart, literally since the heart starts beating at about eighteen days. It’s an appeal to reason and common sense. In a world where a variety of activist groups share their passion about saving everything from whales to trees, Sounds of Life aims to saves lives. It’s not “above our pay grade” as Senator Obama alluded to, to understand when the unborn earns the right to live. Just listen to the heartbeat; it’s the Sounds of Life.

Coming to St. Joseph’s College, Patchogue Campus

Saturday Sept. 27th

Concert Starts at 7:00 PM

Admission FREE

Free Parking

For more information call 888-930-8258 or www.prolifrli.org

Sounds of Life, a Lakehouse Ministries Production in cooperation with The Long Island Coalition for Life

Hands-on Demonstrations, Pro Athletes, Seminars, Exhibitors and More 

The first annual Long Island Sports Expo is slated for Saturday-Sunday, September 6-7, at the Suffolk County Community College Sports & Exhibition Complex in Brentwood. Targeted toward all sports and fitness enthusiasts, high school, college and youth athletes, coaches, athletic directors and parents, the two-day event will feature a wide array of educational seminars, hands-on demonstrations focusing on performance training and various sport-specific skills, and many exhibitors showcasing products and services.

Members of the New York Wizards professional entertainment basketball team will help kick things off with an open practice and shoot-around on Saturday.  Interactive baseball and basketball demonstrations are scheduled throughout the weekend, with former basketball star Kym Hampton of the WNBA’s New York Liberty being among those conducting them.  Players from the Long Island Lizards major-league lacrosse team will practice and greet fans on Saturday, while players from the New York Sharks women’s professional football team will perform some drills and an interactive demonstration on Sunday afternoon. The United States Tennis Association (USTA) will hold “QuickStart Tennis” demonstrations for kids and conduct tennis fundamentals demonstrations for adults.  A putting contest for golfers and would-be golfers also is on the docket, while sanctioned boxing and kick-boxing competitions are slated to close out the evenings.
         
Fitness personality and video star John Basedow will discuss “Fitness Made Simple,” while sport psychologist Dr. Tom Ferraro will explore “Pre-Game Jitters.”  Other 30-45-minute seminars will focus on sports performance training and conditioning, weight training, athletic injuries and rehabilitation, preventing burnout, mental preparation for athletic events, and coaching techniques.
         
Admission to the Long Island Sports Expo, which is set for Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., is $10 for adults and $5 for students.  For more information and a complete schedule of activities, log-on to www.supersportsexpo.com.

FIGHT CLUB IS TONIGHT - THURSDAY AUGUST 28TH, 2008 AT 7PM AT FREEPORT RECREATION CENTER, FREEPORT, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK 11520

TONIGHT, THURSDAY AUGUST 28TH 2008 AT 7PM, The New York Fight Club brings to Long Island for the first time the closest thing to full-combat Mixed Martial Arts fighting that’s still legal in New York: 12 full-contact bouts August 28 at the Freeport Recreation Center.

WHO: NY Fight Club Mixed Martial Arts Event

* Emerson SouzaBrazilian Jiu-JitsuAcademy, Baldwin
* Extreme Muay Thai Kickboxing and MMA Academy, Valley Stream
* Sitan Gym, Long Island City
* Campbell’s Karate and Kickboxing, Amityville
* Borodin’s Muay Thai Gym, Brooklyn
* New York San Da, Manhattan

WHAT: 12 Bouts of Live Mixed Martial Arts Action

WHEN: TONIGHT, THURSDAY AUGUST 28TH  AT 7PM 2008

WHERE: Freeport Recreation Center, 130 E. Merrick Road, Freeport, NY  11520

“These bouts will feature the only full-combat fighting that’s still legal in New York State,” said promoter John McFeely, owner of Bikram Yoga in Carle Place.

McFeely, who is the Yoga coach for the New York Jets, will also take to the ring to battle Marvin Leggits 20 years his junior.

“Part of my training is to take a 90-minute class in 100 degree heat everyday and sometimes twice a day,” the combatant said. “This is the key to my very strong cardio and why I feel I’ll be able to outlast my opponent.”

According to McFeely, the Jets employ a pre-season workout regiment that includes Bikram Yoga, Mixed Martial Arts with champion fighter Renzo Gracie of the legendary Gracie Family of Brazil, and Boxing with renowned trainer and commentator Teddy Atlas.

“The Jets convert their media room into a hot room with ceiling mounted heaters for their classes,” McFeely noted. “They are on tough team.”

For more information go to www.nyfightclub.net or call Rick Eberle at 516-729-6872

Contact:
Rick Eberle | PopCore Entertainment
516-729-6872 cell | rick (at) popcore.net

Wantagh’s Website Celebrates 7 Years this September

The Wantagh Website, www.Wantagh.LI, turns seven years old this September. First posted in September of 2001, the Website has grown to be a popular Internet resource for Wantagh and the surrounding area. “We feel honored to serve our community” said Susan Colotti. Many depend on the Wantagh Website for fast and easy access to local information. Susan continued, “Wantagh dot LI has grown, in large part, because we listen to our visitors and respond to their needs.” As an example, many requested that Wantagh dot LI include links to business websites, and starting this month the Wantagh website will begin promoting a program to add these links as a free service to local businesses and the community.

Also featured on the Website, are the monthly Wantagh dot LI Survey Question and Photo Contest. Each month, the Wantagh Website presents a survey question related to topics of interest to the community. The results of the survey are forwarded to local officials at the town, county and state levels. The results are also forwarded to media outlets and various local organizations such as the Wantagh Chamber of Commerce. In addition, Wantagh dot LI arranges special meetings with local officials to discuss survey results.

Looking forward, Wantagh dot LI will continue to evolve to meet the needs of the community. Anyone that would like to share their thoughts can call or email the Wantagh Website. Just click on the “contact us” link on the homepage.

To celebrate its 7th birthday, Wantagh dot LI is giving away Wantagh T Shirts, Wantagh denim shirts and other Wantagh “goodies”. Please visit the Website for more information and to enter the raffle.

CONTACT:
Susan Colotti
516-409-9000
Susan (at) Wantagh.LI

Is It Trash or Treasure?
 
Dust off that hand-painted vase or rhinestone brooch — it could be worth a fortune! Learning what is trash and what is a treasure makes for an educational and fun evening at the Mills Pond House in St. James on Friday, September 12 at 7:00 pm.
 
The Smithtown Township Arts Council and the League of Women Voters of Smithtown will host this verbal appraisal fundraiser with North Shore Antiques of St. James. Ticket price includes a verbal appraisal on one item. Complimentary dessert will be served.
 
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. To reserve in advance, mail SASE and check payable to League of Women Voters of Smithtown to STAC, 660 Route 25A, St. James, NY 11780. For more information, call 631-862-6575.
 
All proceeds to benefit the Smithtown Township Arts Council and the League of Women Voters of Smithtown.
 
Smithtown Township Arts Council is a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization.