Buzz Aldrin Lecture and Book Signing, Long Island 2013

By Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin lectured, with focus on Mars exploration, and then signed books at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, NY, this Saturday, May 11, 2013.

May 11, 2013 - Garden City, New York U.S. - Astronaut BUZZ ALDRIN signs book 'Mission to Mars' for KEATON COOKE, 6, of N. Merrick, who then gave Aldrin a handmade model of space shuttle. (© Ann Parry/ann-parry.com)

After a conversation with Dick Dunne at the Sold Out lecture in the JetBlue Sky Theater Planetarium, Aldrin – whose twitter handle is TheRealBuzz – autographed copies of his new book Mission to Mars and his history of space illustrated by Wendell Minor, Look to the Stars, in CAM’s LEM room.

May 11, 2013 - Garden City, New York U.S. - Astronaut BUZZ ALDRIN at book signing for 'Mission to Mars' and illustrated 'Look to the Stars' at Cradle of Aviation Museum. (© Ann Parry, ann-parry.com)

Long Island’s Grumman Aerospace Corporation built and tested both the LM-13 Aldrin signed books in front of, and the Eagle LM-5 used during NASA’s Apollo 11 mission in 1969, when Aldrin was the second person to walk on the moon.

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Garden City Vintage Car Parade and Show

By Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)

Last Sunday, Garden City Chamber of Commerce’s 58th Annual Easter Vintage Car Parade and Show featured hundreds of authentic antique, classic and special interest motorcars. Though a gray, cold, windy day, happily the rain held off till that night.

March 31, 2013 - Garden City, NY - Pierce-Arrow convertible is lead car in Vintage Car Parade. (Ann Parry, ann-parry.com)

Seeing skillfully, lovingly restored and maintained cars meant even more when owners shared the restoration process, brought to life through photos and paperwork that document the process.

Some parade participants and spectators wore Easter Bonnets, Rabbit Ears, or outfits appropriate for specific vehicles. A volunteer firefighter with the 1932 Ford Fire Engine of the Garden City Volunteer Exempt Firemans Association wore, you guessed it, a fireman’s coat.

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NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2013

By Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)

The snow didn’t stop the thousands of people marching in the 252nd Annual NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade last Saturday, March 16, 2013, and well over a million people lined Fifth Avenue to watch and celebrate.

March 16, 2013 - New York, NY, U.S. - Port Authority Police Emerald Society gets ready to march in 252nd annual NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade. (Ann Parry/ann-parry.com)

Because of massive ongoing restoration to St. Patrick’s Cathedral’s exterior, construction scaffolding pretty much ruled out picturesque photos of it, but I made sure to document the progress and the high, thin sign wrapped around the landmark: “ST. PATRICK’S IS OPEN,”

March 16, 2013 - New York, NY, U.S. - 'Leprechaun' NOEL RYAN, Quinnipiac College alumnus, greets crowd at 252nd annual NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade. (Ann Parry/ann-parry.com)

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Cradle of Aviation Museum Air & Space Gala

By Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)

The 10th Annual Cradle of Aviation Museum Air & Space Gala, celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 17, had a soaring setting – the  3-story atrium lobby and the main Exhibition Hall of the world-class aviation museum.

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Feb. 27, 2013 - Garden City, New York, U.S. - 10th Annual Cradle of Aviation Museum Air & Space Gala, celebrates the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 17. (Ann Parry, ann-parry.com)

Apollo 17 Astronaut and former U.S. Senator HARRISON SCHMITT received the Spirit of Discovery Award, PETER RETTALIATA received the Leroy R. Grumman Award, and TODD RICHMAN received the Donald E. Axinn community Service Award. Those speaking also included ANDREW PARTON, LINDA ARMYN, MARC MACDONALL, and  LUIS TOLOSA, a graduate of the Westbury STEM Magnet Academy of the Cradle of Aviation (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math).

The Gala, which was a few months later than originally scheduled due to Hurricane Sandy, also featured a performance by St. Anthony High School’s “Celtic Friars” Pipe Band (South Huntington), a band and dancing, and a Silent Auction of items such as aviation and sports memorabilia, including an eye-catching large framed poster of Long Island Astronauts.

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Life Here in New York 2013 photo video

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Update 4/7/2013 – My photo video ‘Life Here in New York’ is updated!

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On Edge of Fiscal Cliff

By Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)

For America to avoid going off the “fiscal cliff” of broad tax hikes and spending cuts starting to phase in on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, the Senate and House must agree on a bipartisan bill before then.

Oct. 15, 2012 - Hempstead, New York, U.S. - (L) Erskine Bowles, and (R) former Senator Alan Simpson, speak at Hofstra University about America's Debt and Deficit Crisis. (©Ann Parry, ann-parry.com)

On October 15, 2012, Former White House Chief of Staff ERSKINE BOWLES (Dem), and former Senator ALAN SIMPSON (Rep) – co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, and co-founders of the Campaign to Fix the Debt – spoke at Hofstra University about “America’s Debt and Deficit Crisis: Issues and Solutions,” with moderator PATRICK SOCCI Dean of Hofstra’s Zarb School of Business. They discussed the seriousness of the fiscal debt, and the Simpson-Bowles non-partisan U.S. fiscal debt reduction plan to decrease it and avoid the looming fiscal cliff.

Oct. 15, 2012 - Hempstead, New York, U.S. - Man attending Simpson and Bowles event at Hofstra puts on a red Fix the Debt shirt. Campaign to Fix the Debt gave choice of blue or red shirt to anyone who put it on there and wore it to event. (Ann Parry, ann-parry.com)

After Bowles and Simpson spoke, the audience of students and other members of the Long Island community had a chance to ask them questions, on the night before Hofstra hosted the 2nd Presidential Debate between Obama and Romney.

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A Visit with Santa Claus

By Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)

As Roosevelt Field mall and the Long Island community it’s served since 1956 continue to grow and change, one of the mall’s enduring traditions is Santa Claus’s visit at the end of each year, when parents have their children’s pictures taken with him.

Nov. 21, 2012 - Garden City, New York - Santa Claus gets a visit from Patrick H., 3 1/2, at Roosevelt Field mall in Long Island (Ann Parry, ann-parry.com)

This Thanksgiving week I took news photos of Santa’s visit with 3 1/2-year-old Patrick and his family. And it turns out my older daughter and her husband took their six-month-old son to visit Santa right there earlier that week.

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