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Happy Halloween,

This GoodNewsLetter is dedicated to Good Samaritans who share in the Halloween tradition. Giving out LOVE, sometimes with Candy, Flowers…. and showing the Spirit of our Wonderful Giving HUMANITY.

ENJOY AND STAY SAFE…

From Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Born and Raised, BELIEVER IN ALL. Paul Sladkus

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Imagine! Comedians actually got through a routine without using the “F” word.

WHILE JEWISH PEOPLE MAKE UP ABOUT 2% OF THE U.S. POPULATION, THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THEY MADE UP 50% OF THE FAMOUS COMEDIANS

You may remember the old Jewish Comics:

Shecky Greene, Red Buttons, Totie Fields, Joey Bishop, Milton Berle, Jan Murray, Danny Kaye, Henny Youngman, Buddy Hackett, Sid Caesar, Groucho Marx, Jackie Mason, Woody Allen, Lenny Bruce, George Burns, Allan Sherman, Jerry Lewis, Carl Reiner, Shelley Berman, Gene Wilder, George Jessel, Alan King, Mel Brooks, Phil Silvers, Jack Carter, Rodney Dangerfield, Don Rickles, Jack Benny, Sid Caesar, and so many others.

There was not one single swear word in their comedy. Here are a few examples:

* I just got back from a pleasure trip.
I took my mother-in-law to the airport.

* I’ve been in love with the same woman for 49 years!
If my wife ever finds out, she’ll kill me!

* What are three words a woman never wants to hear when she’s making love?
“Honey, I’m home!”

* Someone stole all my credit cards, but I won’t be reporting it.
The thief spends less than my wife did.

* We always hold hands.
If I let go, she shops.

* My wife and I went back to the hotel where we spent our wedding night.
Only this time I stayed in the bathroom and cried.

* My wife and I went to a hotel where we got a waterbed.
My wife called it the Dead Sea.

* She was at the beauty shop for two hours.
That was only for the estimate.

* She got a mudpack and looked great for two days.
Then the mud fell off.

* The Doctor gave a man six months to live.
The man couldn’t pay his bill, so the doctor gave him another six months.

* The Doctor called Mrs. Cohen saying, “Mrs. Cohen, your check came back.”
Mrs. Cohen answered, “So did my arthritis!”

* Doctor: “You’ll live to be 60!”
Patient: “I am 60!”
Doctor: “See! What did I tell you?”

* Patient: “I have a ringing in my ears.”
Doctor: “Don’t answer it!”

* A drunk was in front of a judge.
The judge says, “You’ve been brought here for drinking.”
The drunk says “Okay, let’s get started.”

* Why do Jewish divorces cost so much?
They’re worth it.

* The Harvard School of Medicine did a study of why Jewish women like Chinese food so much. The study revealed that this is due to the fact that Won Ton spelled backward is Not Now.

*There is a big controversy on the Jewish view of when life begins.
In Jewish tradition, the fetus is not considered viable until it graduates from medical school.

Q: Why don’t Jewish mothers drink?

A: Alcohol interferes with their suffering.

Q: Why do Jewish mothers make great parole officers?
A: They never let anyone finish a sentence!

A man called his mother in Florida, “Mom, how are you?”
“Not too good,” said the mother. “I’ve been very weak.”
The son said, “Why are you so weak?”
She said, “Because I haven’t eaten in 38 days.”
The son said, “That’s terrible. Why haven’t you eaten in 38 days?”
The mother answered, “Because I didn’t want my mouth to be filled with food if you should call.”

A Jewish boy comes home from school and tells his mother he has a part in the play.
She asks, “What part is it?”
The boy says, “I play the part of the Jewish husband.”
The mother scowls and says, “Go back and tell the teacher you want a speaking part.”

Q: How many Jewish mothers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: (Sigh) “Don’t bother. I’ll sit in the dark. I don’t want to be a nuisance to anybody.”

Did you hear about the bum who walked up to a Jewish mother on the street and said, “Lady, I haven’t eaten in three days.”
“Force yourself,” she replied.

Q: What’s the difference between a Rottweiler and a Jewish mother?
A: Eventually, the Rottweiler lets go.

Q: Why are Jewish men circumcised?
A: Because Jewish women don’t like anything that isn’t 20% off.

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Pumpkin Sail Concert 2020:

On Thursday, October 29, at 7:30 PM, Clearwater will recreate Pumpkin Sail’s magic in an online concert featuring Reggie Harris, Magpie, Dean Stevens, and Thomasina Winslow, streaming to Facebook Live and YouTube.

There is no admission fee, but we hope that attendees will generously donate to Clearwater during the concert.

Donate via Clearwater Website

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Pumpkin Sail Cookbooks

Donate $75 or more and we’ll send you a free copy of
“the Pumpkin Happy cookbook”
(while supplies last)!

All cookbooks contain a variety of delicious pumpkin-themed recipes and a hand-written introduction by Pete Seeger!

Pumpkin Sail Concert 2020:
Get to Know This Year’s Performers!
Official Event Webpage

Reggie Harris

For over 40 years Reggie Harris has earned acclaim and respect from peers and audiences alike throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and around the world. He combines spirituals and roots music, historic inspiration, and moving original songs, often in the themes of unity and social justice. Reggie is part of the solution. His marvelous music, his hard-earned wisdom, and his loving presence lift up any room he enters.

Magpie

Magpie is the duo of Terry Leonino and Greg Artzner. Award-winning recording artists, singers, songwriters, musical historians, playwrights, actors and social activists, Terry and Greg are proud to be, as Pete Seeger said of them, “…more links in the chain”, dedicating their lives and music to leaving this world a better place. “…simply, absolutely, unequivocally wonderful…” said London’s Melody Maker.

Thomasina Winslow

Sarah Craig, manager of the famed Caffe Lena, says “Thomasina Winslow’s unique blues path winds through Delta roadhouses, coffeehouse stages where singer/songwriters flourish, and then into the church pew where blues lovers seek the light on Sunday morning.” Her dad Tom Winslow wrote the Clearwater standard, “Hey Looka Yonder,” and brought Thomasina to perform on Pumpkin Sail stages as a teenager. She has since appeared at many Revivals and toured nationally and internationally.

Dean Stevens

Born and raised in Costa Rica, Dean Stevens absorbed the musical and topical influences of Central America. He returns there frequently and has become known for his humanitarian efforts
on behalf of refugees returning to their homes in El Salvador and Guatemala. He is a formidable creator and interpreter of songs in English and Spanish; his own material explores a variety of personal and social topics, paints sketches of people and places, celebrates the Earth, and annoys the narrow-minded.

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Queens, New York, Aug 3, 2015 – In Celebration of the “Year of the RAM,” the Board of Directors of the 25th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York (HKDBF-NY) has announced that this free multicultural festival and sporting event will be held THIS Saturday, August 8th & Sunday, August 9th, 2015 at Meadow Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY. The Festival will be held rain or shine.

The Festival will feature entertainment for the entire family and exciting racing, with cash and prizes for competitors in this year’s US Dragon Boat Open Championship.

HKDBF-NY is an international, multi-cultural celebration and sporting event, the largest multicultural Festival in New York, and the largest festival of its kind in the U.S. HKDBF-NY keeps up the age-old tradition of Dragon Boat Racing in colorful, custom made teak boats, which are virtual works of art gliding on water. Custom-made by a small coterie of craftsmen in Hong Kong, weighing one ton each, colorfully painted with a Dragon head at the front and Dragon tail at the rear, the boats are piloted by up to 20 crewmen, including 18 paddlers, a drummer and navigator. For twenty-four successful years, HKDBF-NY has attracted a diverse, multi-cultural audience of more than 50,000 attendees throughout North America.

With a record number of over 200+ teams participating, involving more than 2,500 participants competing from across the U.S. and Canada, this year’s 25th Anniversary festival is expected to be notable in its scale and fierce competition. With cash and prizes at stake for the US Dragon Boat Open Championships, the festival takes place over two days on the site of the 1964 World’s Fair, featuring events for the entire family. The opening day parade at noon on Saturday, August 8th will be followed by the New York City Heritage Championship Races. The U.S. Dragon Boat Open Championship finals will be held Saturday/Sunday, with the teams vigorously competing for their share of the cash & prizes.

Racing starts at 9:00 a.m. and events last throughout the day until approximately 5:00 p.m. each day. Other festival events consist of the media invitational, corporate youth, charity race, women’s invitational, and sponsors challenge; a photo contest; as well as presentations on the Main Stage of traditional Chinese arts, martial arts demonstrations, the traditional Dragon dance, music and other diverse performances and demonstrations of folk arts and crafts. An International food court, and booths staffed by sponsors of the event, many of whom will be giving away promotional items, and many community-based organizations, help make for a unique, action packed, multi-cultural, New York City weekend.

This year’s races feature six new 10-person boats from China, and several Special/Invitational Cup races are planned, including the 25th Anniversary Invitational, the HSBC 150th Anniversary Invitational, and the Municipal Invitational race featuring various teams from the elected officials. Mayor De Blasio, Queens Borough President Katz, Congresswoman Meng and Assemblyman Kim’s office were invited to field a team as well as the NYC government agencies NYPD, NYFD, DEP and Parks Department. Other special races include the Hong Kong Family Invitational, the Health Care Invitational and the Educational Invitational. This year’s Corporate Invitational looks to be a good one, with ten Corporate Teams joining in to race for their companies.

Henry Wan, Chairman of the HKDBF-NY board stated that “The board and I are very proud and excited to have been a part of the growth of the festival from ten boats on the Hudson 25-years ago when the festival began, to commemorate the opening of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York (HKETO NY), to this year’s festival with over 200 teams participating in celebration of the 25th anniversary. HKDBF NY has become one of the largest international Dragon Boat Festivals in the world and a much anticipated event on NYC’s summer calendar.” Steve Barclay, current Director of the HKETO NY confirmed their support of the festival, by stating that “the HKETO is very pleased to have started HKDBF-NY, and to remain as the Title Sponsor. We look forward to having our largest contingent of racing teams ever, and expect the biggest crowd in HKDBF history to visit Flushing Meadows Corona Park to experience the 25th anniversary festival.”

Full Event Information: www.hkdbf-ny.org

The tradition of Dragon Boat Racing is an annual Chinese rite commemorating the idealistic poet and reformer Qu Yuan who drowned himself in the third century B.C. to protest against his emperor’s policies. The locals raced in their boats in an attempt to rescue the poet. To prevent fish and water dragons from eating his body, the locals beat their drums and splashed their paddles. This was the beginning of Dragon Boat Racing.

Directions to the Festival by car – take the Long Island Expressway to Van Wyck Expressway to exit 11 South, then stay on service road to the Park. Parking is severely limited. Take the MTA or car pool. Directions to the Festival by bus/subway: Festival goers can use their MetroCard to take the #7 Train to the CitiField stop and transfer from there to special MTA shuttle buses that will take them directly to the Festival site, or they can walk from the CitiField stop (about 15 minutes) or take the colorful park trolley to the festival site. Parking on-site is limited, you can park at CitiField and take the special MTA shuttle with your MetroCard or use correct change.

This year’s Sponsors include ; the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, NY; Corporate Supporter HSBC Bank USA.,N.A.; Emblem Health, Con Edison, New York Community Bank, Toyota, AXA, Nielsen, Shanghai Commercial Bank, New York -Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital, Resorts World NYC, Standard Chartered Bank, Flushing Bank, Delta, Geico, UPS, AARP, Empire City Casino, New York Hospital Queens, Sheraton La Guardia East Hotel, Vallo Transportation, Ltd., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Chamber of Commerce, Office of the Queensborough President, Melinda Katz, NYC &Co, Discover Queens.

Media &Creative Partners: WNBC TV 4, New York Daily News, Sing Tao Daily News, The Queens Courier, GoodNews Broadcast.com, MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc. (AM1480, Sino Television, Sinocast, M-Weekly Magazine), Fusia Communications, Inc., Inak Design , Yelp,. Additional support provided by The Times Ledger Newspaper Group.

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RECORD NUMBER OF TEAMS ANTICIPATED –180+

In Celebration of the “Year of the  Horse,”  the Board of Directors of the 24^th  Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York (HKDBF-NY)  announce that this Free Multicultural Festival and Sporting Event will be held Saturday, August 9th & Sunday, August 10th, 2014. Featuring cash & prizes for competitors in this year’s US Dragon Boat Open Championship. New festival events consist of several Special/Invitational Cup races. Celebrating the anniversary of the World’s Fair, we are holding the World’s Fair Municipal Invitational race featuring various teams from our elected officials, Mayor De Blasio, Queens Borough President Katz, Congresswoman Meng and Assemblyman Kim’s office were invited to field a team as well as the NYC government agencies NYPD, NYFD, DEP and Parks Department.  Other special races include the Hong Kong Family Invitational, The Health Care Invitational and The Educational Invitational.  This year’s Corporate Invitational looks to be a good one, with ten Corporate Teams joining us to race for their companies.  The Festival will be held at Meadow Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, New York rain or shine. Admission is free. HKDBF-NY, an international, multi-cultural celebration and sporting event, the largest multicultural Festival in New York and the largest festival of its kind in the U.S.  HKDBF NY keeps up the age old tradition of Dragon Boat Racing in colorful, custom made teak boats, which are virtual works of art gliding on water. Custom made by a small coterie of craftsmen in Hong Kong, weighing one ton each, colorfully painted with a Dragon head at the front and Dragon tail at the rear, the boats are piloted by up to 20 crewmen, including 18 paddlers, a drummer and steers person. For twenty-three successful years HKDBF-NY has attracted a diverse, multi-cultural audience of more than 50,000 attendees throughout North America. With a record number of teams participating 188+ well-trained teams, involving more than 2,500 participants competing from across the U.S. and Canada, this year’s festival is expected to be notable in its scale and fierce competition. With cash & prizes at stake for the US Dragon Boat Open Championships, the festival takes place over two days on the site of the 1964 World’s Fair, featuring events for the entire family. The opening day parade at noon on Saturday, Aug. 9th will be followed by the New York City Heritage Championship Races. The U.S. Dragon Boat Open Championship finals will be held Saturday/Sunday, with the teams vigorously competing for their share of the cash & prizes.  Racing starts at 9:00 a.m. and events last throughout the day until approximately 5:00 p.m. each day, rain or shine. Other festival events consist of the media invitational, corporate youth, charity race, women’s invitational, and sponsors challenge, a photo contest as well as presentations on the  Main Stage of traditional Chinese arts, martial arts demonstrations, the traditional Dragon dance, musical and other diverse performances and demonstrations of folk arts and crafts. An International food court, and booths staffed by sponsors of the event, many of whom will be giving away promotional items, and many community-based organizations participating help make for a unique, action packed, multi-cultural, New York weekend. The tradition of Dragon Boat Racing is an annual Chinese rite commemorating the idealistic poet and reformer Qu Yuan who drowned himself in the third century B.C. to protest against his emperor’s policies. The locals raced in their boats in an attempt to rescue the poet. To prevent fish and water dragons from eating his body, the locals beat their drums and splashed their paddles. This was the beginning of Dragon Boat Racing Admission to the HKDBF-NY is Free, Events take place Rain or Shine. Directions to the Festival by car – take the Long Island Expressway to Van Wyck Expressway to exit 11 south, then stay on service road to the Park. Parking is severely limited. Please take the MTA or car pool. Directions to the Festival by bus/subway –Again this year we’ve worked with the MTA to insure easy and safe transportation to the Festival site. Festival goers can use their MetroCard to take the #7 Train to the CitiField  stop and transfer from there to special MTA shuttle buses that will take them directly to the Festival site, or they can walk from the CitiField stop (about 15 minutes) or take the colorful park trolley to the festival site. Parking on-site is limited, you can park at CitiField and take the special MTA shuttle with your MetroCard or use correct change.

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ST. PATRICK’S DAY

Celebrate an “Irish True” St. Patrick’s Day

Tim Herlihy, Tullamore D.E.W., Irish Whiskey Expert

As far as whiskey experts go, they don’t come more Irish True than Tullamore D.E.W. Brand Ambassador Tim Herlihy. From his humble beginnings in the small farming town of Termonfeckin in Ireland’s County Louth, to his work as the North American representative for one of Ireland’s most beloved and storied products, Tim’s life and career have been marked by the kind of passion, warmth and love of whiskey that typifies the Irish True character. His current role as Tullamore D.E.W. Brand Ambassador sees him bringing his career to a new level, as he travels the country, educating, entertaining and sharing his passion for the most Irish True of Whiskeys.

Myths and legends about St. Patrick’s Day
Saint Patrick started the tradition of drinking on St. Patrick’s Day
False. St. Patrick’s Day is a Christian feast day, marked by celebration, to commemorate martyrs on the dates of their deaths.

Irish whiskey got involved in this celebration from an old legend. So the story goes, an innkeeper served Saint Patrick a skimpy glass of whiskey and Saint Patrick decided to use the occasion to teach the innkeeper a lesson in generosity. He is said to have told the man a monstrous devil lived in his cellar that was feeding on his dishonesty and would only leave if the innkeeper changed his ways. On his return some time later, he found the innkeeper filling all the patrons’ glasses until they overflowed. Saint Patrick is said to have banished the demon and proclaimed everyone should have a drop of the hard stuff on his feast day, March 17. Fact or fiction, it’s a fine tale to tell your friends and makes Irish whiskey the most authentic drink to enjoy on St. Patrick’s Day.

The color of St. Patrick’s Day is green

False. The color associated with Saint Patrick was blue, not green. The importance of green can be attributed to Saint Patrick using the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish. The green shamrock was also used from the 18th century as a symbol of Irish rebellion, patriotism and sympathy with Irish independence. In Ireland, whether you wear green or blue on St. Patrick’s Day, it’s the Irish True spirit that matters. Put simply, that means embracing the present and living life, facing its challenges with a courageous and lyrical heart, and a drop of the pure good stuff with friends you really want to drink with … but without the novelty hat!

Leprechauns are a traditional symbol of St. Patrick’s Day
False. In 1959, Walt Disney released a film called ‘Darby O’Gill & the Little People,’ which introduced America to a cheerful, friendly leprechaun, very different from the cranky little man of Irish folklore. But Disney’s imagined version stuck, and the leprechaun is now a symbol of St. Patrick’s Day and Ireland in general.

Ways to celebrate an “Irish True” St. Patrick’s Day

There’s something in the Irish character that puts others at ease – welcoming you on the one hand, while challenging you on the other, agreeing with you but questioning you at the same time. We call it ‘Irish True’. You don’t have to be Irish or go to Ireland to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in a way that is ‘Irish True’. Here are some easy and authentic ideas to honor the man.

Take the day off

Start by taking the day off to celebrate with your friends and family. Even the tiny Caribbean Island of Montserrat celebrates St. Patrick’s Day in honor of the proud mutineers of Irish slaves who fought a failed rebellion against their colonial masters on 17 March 1768. Ever since, in true Irish spirit, St. Patrick’s Day has been a public holiday on Montserrat – the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean. There are only two countries in the world where St. Patrick’s Day is a public holiday: Ireland and Montserrat.

‘Have the craic’

Craic pronounced ‘Crack’ is a Gaelic word, with no exact English translation. Put simply, having the craic is having a good time or a laugh. You don’t have to participate in a St. Patrick’s Day parade to enjoy the craic. One way is to visit your favorite bar, screaming with character and soul, to share great memories.

Share a Toast

Saint Patrick and his monks began complementing oral storytelling with writing. This tradition now remains in the blood of the Irish and many practice storytelling and other verbal arts in pubs. Toasting is a big part of Irish culture, it should speak from the heart and is meant to be shared with those most important to you.

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Mexico receive the Star Diamond Award for Gastronomy.  a first for the award given to a country at a phenominal dinner at the Plaza Hotel opening of the Oak room and bar.

The North American country of Mexico stretches between an ocean and a gulf, as shown on the map of Mexico. Travel to Mexico to experience a nation rich in history, tradition, culture, and natural beauty. The inhabitants of this modern country use their land and other resources to create unrivaled handicrafts and a varied and colorful cuisine. Mexico’s tourism industry is strong, with every state offering a unique travel experience.

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Ambience the Oak Bar and Room at the Plaza

The Oak Room, New York’s fabled landmark, is open in The Plaza Hotel, reinstating the New York icon as the most romantic meeting spot in New York City and bringing old-world glamour to the next generation. Originally designed by Henry Hardenbergh in 1907 as a men’s bar, The Oak Room closed during Prohibition and re-opened in 1934 as a full service restaurant. The Oak Room’s detailed wood-paneled walls and barrel-vaulted ceiling remain today, as do the three carved niche with murals of German feudal castles that fill the arches.

The Oak Room, a New York landmark and iconic meeting spot within the Plaza Hotel, is re-introducing elegance to Manhattan by providing an ideal option for the uptown crowd that wants to see and be seen. The Oak Bar serves as an informal gathering place for New York’s luminaries for lunch or dinner, serving distinctive cocktails with the classic view of Central Park South from its windows.

The Oak Room is available for private events. Please see our Private Dining & Events page for more information.

All meals will be served in The Oak Bar:

Monday-Friday Lunch & Dinner 12pm-10:30pm

Saturday Dinner 8pm-10:30pm

Sunday Brunch 11:00am-2:30pm

The Oak Bar is open Sunday – Friday from 12pm-12am , Saturday from 8pm-12am

Credit Cards: Amex, VISA, MC, Discover

The Oak Bar

The Oak Room features an extensive selection of fine wines & spirits from around the world. Our list is available for your review. The wine list is updated frequently and may change according to availability. We recommend you pre-select wines as soon as possible to ensure your request can be fulfilled. If you desire a sommelier for your event, our sommelier is available to customize wine pairings for your event. The Oak Bar can also design signature cocktails tailor made by our mixologist for your event.

Monday-Friday Lunch & Dinner 12pm-10:30pm

Saturday Dinner 8pm-10:30pm

Sunday Brunch 11:00am-2:30pm

The Oak Bar is open Sunday – Friday from 12pm-12am , Saturday from 8pm-12am

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