So far this summer, GNL has hosted two wonderful authors, Julie Orringer and Pete Hamill as part of our "Authors @GNL" series. They spoke to SRO crowds and were as gracious and open as we could have dreamed. Julie Orringer, whose program I described in an earlier post, is pictured here.
On Thursday, July 21, Pete Hamill visited the Great Neck Library to discuss his latest book, Tabloid City, as well as his other writings, journalism and his life as an editor of the Post and the News. The Community Room was packed, our overflow room was packed and still patrons hung around, even though they couldn't get into the program, just to meet him and speak to him. He was charming and self-effacing and thrilled at the response.
But it hasn't just been authors here at GNL this summer, we've also been thrilled to host three young musicians in our new series, "Music for a Summer Evening." Joe Iadanza, who hails from Roslyn, appeared on July 12th. Joe has an edgy, bluesy, Dylanesque sound, evoking many of the old themes of classic American Folk music with his original songs. We will soon have both of his CD's in our collection. They are called, "Traveling Salesman" and "All in Good Time" but if you can't wait, try his website. It's a great place to get a taste of his style. Matthew Fishstein is truly a rising star. He appeared on July 19th and he plays a combination of different styles, combining original works with music by other composers. He uses the influence of his classical background to compose and produce unique jazz sound. You can catch him on YouTube
To round out the series, Aliie Irsmambetova a talented young pianist played a wonderful program last night of romantic compositions from composers such as Brahms, Schuman and Schubert. She enchanted the crowd with her wonderful interpretations of this music.
It's been a great summer so far. Stop by and see for yourself.
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