Author Archives: Chuck Gregory

Billion Oyster Project

Monday, August 5 at 5:30 PM
OCEANA 120 WEST 49TH STREET NEW YORK

Celebrate National Oyster Day with Billion Oyster Project, on Monday, August 5, with an intimate oyster and wine tasting at Oceana. Guests will enjoy a half-dozen oysters, prepared in a variety of ways by Chef Bill Telepan. Each oyster preperation will be prefectly paired with wine compliments of our friends at William Fèvre.

Dotted through the tasting will be discussions on the oyster pairings, oyster’s role in the ecology and history of New York, and an overview of the Billion Oyster Project (BOP) and how to get involved.

Oceana is a valued restaurant partner of BOP’s Shell Collection Program. Oceana donates its shells to support BOP’s mission to restore oyster reefs to New York Harbor. The recycled oyster shells from the social will act as a growing substrate for thousands of baby oysters. In honor of National Oyster Day, Oceana will be donating 5% of sales from August 5th to Billion Oyster Project.

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Reproductive Justice for All

Saturday, July 27 from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
City Winery 155 Varick Street New York

Devyn Inez Fusaro, Eleanor Jasmine Lambert, and Victoria Monaco are profoundly concerned citizens moved to activism in response to the attempted criminalization and undue burden placed on women and gender-expansive people seeking reproductive healthcare and the facilities/physicians who provide it.

Please join them for a fundraising event to benefit the movement for Reproductive Justice in the most vulnerable communities in the United States! The event will feature hors d’oeuvres & drinks, information, entertainment and an auction!

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All About the Burger

A World History of Burgers: Do you know what the first burger chain was? That Taco Bell was originally known as Bell Burger–and was founded in the same city as McDonald’s? Have you heard of the 1980’s Burger Wars? All About the Burger covers all of these topics and more! Discover the food history you’ve been missing in this entertaining book.

The Burger Journey of a Lifetime: All About the Burger will take you on an informational magic carpet ride. You’ll learn about restaurants, cooking styles, and different eras that have made the burger the juggernaut that it is. From White Castle to Shake Shack, from simple sandwich to specialty burger, don’t miss out on what is sure to be one of the most entertaining looks at history ever written.

All About the Burger is the definitive Bible of Burgers. After reading this book, you will learn:

The contributions burgers have made to food culture
The evolution of the burger from carnival treat to an American staple
Where to go to find your next favorite burger
And much more!

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Aperture Summer Open – Delirious Cities

Thursday, July 25 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
547 W 27th St 4th fl, New York

The Aperture Summer Open is an annual open-submission exhibition at Aperture Foundation’s gallery in New York, featuring a wide variety of work by photographers and lens-based artists from around the world. Selected by a jury of leading editors, curators, and writers, the exhibition seeks to reveal and report on key themes and trends driving contemporary photography. The exhibition opens the doors to photographers of all ages, at all points in their careers, as we seek to promote new ideas and talent.

The twenty-three artists selected for Aperture’s 2019 Summer Open exhibition, Delirious Cities, explore how photographs can define the diversity of urban experience today. The Summer Open is curated by Brendan Embser, managing editor, Aperture magazine; Matthew Leifheit, artist and editor of MATTE magazine; Chiara Bardelli Nonino, photo editor, Vogue Italia and L’Uomo Vogue; Azu Nwagbogu, director of African Artists’ Foundation and LagosPhoto; and Guadalupe Rosales, artist and founder of Veteranas & Rucas and Map Pointz.

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Dominican Film Festival

Tuesday, July 23 to Sunday, July 28

More than 70 films including World, International, U.S. and NY premieres and the most outstanding actors and filmmakers of the Dominican film industry are part of the 8TH Dominican Film Festival in New York, July 23-28, 2019

DFFNYC opens Tuesday, July 23 with the N.Y. Premiere of the multi awarded feel-good-Film “Lo que siento por ti” (What I Feel For You) directed by Raul Camilo and featuring talented stars Nashla Bogaert, Frank Perozo, Félix Germán, Josue Guerrero. Also starring Cuban actress Yordanka Ariosa, Mexican actress Gabriela de la Garza and Colombian actor Robinson Díaz

18 Films Compete for the “DFFNYC Manzana Award”

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Curve New York

Sunday, August 4 to Tuesday, August 6
Javits Center

SHOW INFO
CURVENEWYORK is the leading trade show platform on the East Coast of North America for intimate apparel and swimwear.

CURVENEWYORK, a not to be missed event, gathers the best players of the Intimate Apparel and Swimwear industry on the East Coast of North America. The show focuses on creating business relationships and sharing experiences between brands and buyers from the Americas.

CURVE is the only show in North Americas solely dedicated to Intimate Apparel, Swimwear, and Men’s Underwear. The CURVE shows are produced by EUROVET AMERICAS, a EUROVET company.

EUROVET is the undisputed world leader for lingerie and swimwear, with international events in Paris, New York, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Las Vegas, Cannes, and Moscow. It is also the French reference for sports textiles and equipment trade shows.

THE SHOW AT A GLANCE
350+ exhibiting domestic and international brands
Lingerie, Swimwear, Loungewear, Resortwear, Shapewear, Sleepwear….
2,700 buyers and visitors
Specialty, department, chain and online stores, mail order, importers, wholesalers, distributors, agents

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Permanent Happiness, by Iyabo Ojikutu, MD

The Only Way to Find Peace, Joy, and Your Life-Given Purpose

“Another book about happiness?” What does this one have to say that we all have not heard before? And is happiness really an achievable state of being?

We never stop craving happiness. It is the world’s most sought-after feeling and emotion. As we wake up each morning, we do so hoping to find happiness in all that we experience, whether we are consciously aware of this desire or not.

We do, of course, find happiness at different points and phases in our lives. The problem is, this situational happiness tends to be short lived. We are happy for a few days and then fall back into anxiety, sadness, and/or worry.

Permanent Happiness outlines three easy steps to pursuing permanent happiness. It tackles key life situations we encounter during our daily living and shows how to pursue peace and be positive influencers on those around us. When our lives are in balance, we discover we let go of the stress and worry that arise when life throws us curveballs.

Get ready to be challenged and inspired. More importantly, get ready to learn about and understand permanent happiness and peace from a different perspective!

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Eat Live Thrive Diet

Multi-faceted Approach To Total Health Transformation Invites Women On A Lifestyle Journey Designed To Rev Up Their Midlife Metabolisms, Achieve Physical, Emotional Freedom

San Diego, CA, July 15, 2019 — Co-authors and well-known health and lifestyle coaches Danna Demetre, R.N., 67, and Robyn Thomson, A.C.W.P., 53, of the widely popular website, Lean Healthy Ageless, invite every woman on a lifestyle journey who has believed the lie that her best body, health and life are in the past.

In their new practical, science-based book Eat, Live, Thrive Diet: A Lifestyle Plan to Rev Up Your Midlife Metabolism (March 2019, WaterBrook, a division of Penguin Random House), Demetre and Thomson offer understanding, encouragement and hope as they share personal experiences of battling weight gain and emotional eating in order to help others transform their lives, especially with age.

Demetre and Thomson unravel the mystery of why women gain weight as they age and offer a sustainable plan to permanently lose pounds and inches. Together they explore the question, “What if there was a way to turn back the scale and the clock with an inspiring lifestyle plan designed to help women rev up their midlife metabolisms and achieve physical and emotional freedom even as they age?”

Demetre and Thomson reveal, “The Eat Live Thrive Diet addresses the whole woman – body, soul and spirit. It takes a multi-faceted approach to total transformation. We focus on changing habits from the inside out and do not offer a one-size-fits-all approach. Our diet allows women to customize their long-term eating plan to address their specific food sensitivities, carbohydrate thresholds, and personal likes and dislikes. We promote ‘progress over perfection’ and emphasize that it is the small steps that they take consistently that will add up to big results.”

Furthermore, Demetre and Thomson also note that even though about 30 percent of a woman’s health and vitality is out of her control due to her genetics and gender, such as genetic predispositions to certain diseases or metabolic challenges and various hormonal shifts throughout the years—the good news is that 70 percent is in her control. That 70 percent is her lifestyle, which makes a much bigger impact on a woman’s future than she thinks.

Whereas most diets are short-lived or require substantial upkeep, Eat, Live, Thrive Diet is a viable eating plan that can be adhered to indefinitely. This three-phase nutritional journey allows each individual to personalize her own story of transformation, learning not only how to successfully lose weight safely, but also how to improve overall health and energy in critical areas such as brain function, disease prevention and slowing down the aging process. The book also highlights health risks and drawbacks of many popular fad diets that can be harmful on a long-term basis.

Key content from this inspiring lifestyle plan includes:

• Three-phase plan:

The Elimination Phase – temporary elimination of several key foods known
to promote insulin resistance and cause allergies, sensitivities, and
inflammation
The Discovery Phase – determine which foods are troublesome for you
The Lifestyle Phase – design an ideal long-term eating plan that accommodates your specific needs and preferences

• God-centered principles, such as renewing the mind, to prepare for lasting change both physically and spiritually

• Delicious recipes, healthy shortcuts and tips for food substitutions designed to easily adopt and sustain a healthy lifestyle

“I only wish it had not taken me decades to figure out the healthiest way to balance my body, soul and spirit in a way that honored God and promoted lasting change,” says Demetre. “I’m here to share that there is a path to freedom! I’ve experienced lasting weight loss and health for over 30 years and believe you can realize the same results if you follow our program and commit to changing your habits in God-honoring ways.”

Together, Demetre and Thomson shout from the rooftops that “a woman’s best years ever can be ahead of her when she puts the Eat, Live, Thrive Diet and Lifestyle plan into action!”

For more information, www.visit waterbrookmultnomah.com, www.eatlivethrivediet.com,
connect through their socials at https://twitter.com/dannademetre, www.facebook.com/agelesswomanliving, or visit their informative website at: https://leanhealthyageless.com/.

About the Authors:

Danna Demetre, RN, is an author, speaker and co-founder of Lean Healthy Ageless. She has been a guest on a variety of national and local shows, including Fox News Dallas, The 700 Club, ABC News NOW and Moody Broadcasting’s award-winning Midday Connection. Demetre, who is in her sixties, lives with her husband in the foothills outside San Diego.

Robyn Thomson, an advanced clinical weight loss practitioner and co-founder of Lean Healthy Ageless, has worked with cutting-edge nutritional companies and received training from some of the top doctors and scientists in the industry. Through seminars, workshops and coaching, she helps people lose weight, improve their nutrition and get more active. Thomson is in her fifties and lives near the beach in San Diego with her husband, Rob.

Eat, Live, Thrive Diet: A Lifestyle Plan to Rev Up Your Midlife Metabolism
Diet, Nutrition & Exercise, Women’s Issues
ISBN: 9780525653165 ● Paperback ● 272 Pages ● $18.99 US
eBook ISBN: 9780525653172 ● $12.99 US
March 2019

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Pinknic Summer Festival 2019

Friday, July 19 to Saturday, July 20
RANDALL’S ISLAND PARK, NY

Since its inception in 2016, Pinknic has welcomed thousands of guests, all dressed in pink and white, to eat, drink, and play, quickly earning its place as a New York City summer tradition.

For 2019, we are excited to be hosting the festival on the much larger grounds of Randall’s Island, which will allow you to bring along more friends to sip on delicious cocktails, cider, and of course, how can we forget our festival staple – ROSÉ! But there’s so much more in store for this year. From our expanded food garden featuring popular NYC restaurants, to some of our favorite summertime activites, and most importantly, TWO stages boasting some of the biggest bands and DJs of today and tomorrow, this is a weekend not to be missed!

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Sputnik Yoga

Sputnik Disco Yoga

Join us every last Thursday of each month (exact dates vary) for disco tunes, juicy flows and wellness happy hour after. Located on the 3rd floor of Bogart House right off the Grand L stop.

Sputnik Yoga and Cocktails

Join us every Monday evening at CocoMat SOHO for donation-based yoga classes and free cocktails from Deep Eddy Vodka. Classes will be held downstairs of the store.

Silent Disco Sputnik Yoga

Completely escape the city with us with noise cancellation headphones and land with us to a soundscape of breath and movement! The class will be complemented with deep house and other dance tunes inspired tunes accompanied by clear voice instruction to remove you from your world!

More info at https://www.sputnikyoga.com/events

TPA Night Out at the Ballgame

Wednesday, July 17 at 7:00 PM
Yankee Stadium, 1 East 161st Street, NY

Let’s Strike Out Breast Cancer!

Join The Pink Agenda at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, July 17 as the New York Yankees take on the Tampa Bay Rays! Purchase your ticket and join us for a summer night at the ballpark with good friends for a great cause.

Don’t miss our raffle for a chance to win four Yankees tickets to a game of your choice*! Raffle tickets are $10 per entry. Purchase as many tickets as you’d like to increase your chance to win. The drawing will be held on the morning of July 17. Winners will be notified via email.

New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Wednesday, July 17 at 7:05 PM

Section 209

Ticket: $70

Attention Ticket Purchasers: You will receive information about retrieving your game tickets to the email address provided!

Raffle Ticket: $10

*For any 2019 regular season home game at Yankee Stadium of the winner’s choosing, excluding all home games played against the Boston Red Sox, the New York Mets, and the Houston Astros, and the August 17th/18th games against the Cleveland Indians. Subject to availability. Seats will be located in the non-premium Field Level, Main Level, or Terrace Level.

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GenR: NY Force For Change Summer Party

Tuesday, July 16 from 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Tribeca Rooftop, 2 Desbrosses Street, New York

Please join the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and GenR for a summer evening of rooftop views, delicious food and refreshing cocktails at the annual Force For Change Summer Party.

Chat with IRC staff and other like-minded humanitarians; engage in interactive, fun activities and learn more about the impact of the IRC’s work with displaced communities in the United States and around the world.

Proceeds from this event will support the IRC’s life-changing work in the United States and around the world.

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