The H2O Seafood Grill is a contemporary seafood restaurant located at 215 West Main Street, Smithtown, New York. The restaurant, designed with an upscale New England feel, is destined to become a favorite dining spot in Smithtown. H2O Seafood Grill offers an extensive menu of seafood varieties to please any palate.
H2O Seafood Grill boasts an extensive Mautiui Bar, eclectic Wine List and a Sushi bar. Diners can relax in the dining room or dine in the sushi bar.
H2O Seafood Grill offers a wide selection of seafood delicacies such as the tuna tower appetizer, clams and oysters on the half shell, lobster cocktail, shrimp cocktail, lump crabmeat, and many more. The restaurant’s entrees feature Asian style crispy whole fish served with sweet Thai chili sauce and French fries, Brazilian lobster tails served with mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables, pan-seared red snapper with grilled shrimp, mashed potatoes and saffron butter sauce. H2O has something for non-seafood lovers - the spit-fired rotisserie chicken with garlic mashed potatoes, grilled mushrooms and a Guinness-carmelized apple demi glace is a tongue tantalizing treat for non-seafood lovers.
H2O’s ambience is primarily a sublime nautical one, with black and white photographs of seaside and fishing scenes decorating the walls. The restaurant’s interiors are dominated by sepia tones. The vibrant atmosphere together with friendly and knowledgeable service sets the tone for the restaurant.
For banquets and private parties, H2O has two rooms – the Parlour and the Main Dining Room. Depending upon the size of the party, customers can select any room. The Parlour can accommodate up to 40 people and is a prefect one for small gatherings. The Main Dining Room can comfortably accommodate up to 100 people and is available for rental during the afternoon.
H2O offers various outdoor catering packages to suit almost any needs. Whether you are planning a personal celebration or a corporate event, H2O can customize a unique package which fits your budget and needs. H2O’s experienced event planners are ready to assist you on almost all aspects of your event.
H2O Seafood Grill is open for lunch from Monday through Friday. Dinner is served seven days a week. The restaurant is wheelchair accessible. All major credit cards are accepted.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Old Stone House in Brooklyn
Old Stone House is a replica of a 17th century Dutch stone farmhouse that has close ties with the tumultuous medieval periods of American history. It was here the Marylanders halted the British advance and let the American army escape to the safety of Brooklyn heights, meanwhile sacrificing two-thirds of their men. The house now functions as a historic interpretive center dedicated to its vital role in the American Revolution and in the evolving histories of Brooklyn, and more broadly, New York and the United States. The museum is situated in JJ Bayne Park, in the Park Slope/Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn.
The Old Stone House was originally built beside the Gowanus Creek in 1699 by Nicholas Vechte. During the Battle of Brooklyn, owing to the strategic position of the house, it was taken over by the British and converted it into an artillery base to fire at the Americans fleeing to the safety of American forts across the Gowanus Creek. But in a rare act of bravery, General Stirling, alongside 400 odd Maryland Continental soldiers, took on the British fortress, in the process overrunning it twice, before eventually being outnumbered by the more organized British army. This valiant defense by the Marylanders (which left more than 90% of the Marylanders dead or captured.) gave the American army ample time to escape across the creek to the Brooklyn Heights, and finally Stirling surrendered. Perhaps it was this battle scene that Washington witnessed from the fortifications on the Brooklyn Heights that prompted him to make his famous comment: "Good God, what brave men must I lose this day!"
In 1797, the house was sold to the Cortelyou family. Next time, it came into public attention near a century later, as the first clubhouse of the Brooklyn team, which would later become the Brooklyn Dodgers. The house was demolished in 1890, only to be rebuilt with the same stones, with which it was made for the first time, 40 years later. It would be restored two more times, in 1970s and 90s, before eventually transforming it into a museum and historic center, aimed at educating the public on the rich history of Brooklyn and the valor of its soldiers during the war days.
The first floor of the Old Stone House has an educational center displaying changing exhibits while the top floor houses a community room. The exhibitions are backed by lectures, public programs, and other educational events. Old Stone House is available for tours, but prior appointment is required. The museum is open of Saturdays and Sundays from 11AM to 4 PM.
The Old Stone House was originally built beside the Gowanus Creek in 1699 by Nicholas Vechte. During the Battle of Brooklyn, owing to the strategic position of the house, it was taken over by the British and converted it into an artillery base to fire at the Americans fleeing to the safety of American forts across the Gowanus Creek. But in a rare act of bravery, General Stirling, alongside 400 odd Maryland Continental soldiers, took on the British fortress, in the process overrunning it twice, before eventually being outnumbered by the more organized British army. This valiant defense by the Marylanders (which left more than 90% of the Marylanders dead or captured.) gave the American army ample time to escape across the creek to the Brooklyn Heights, and finally Stirling surrendered. Perhaps it was this battle scene that Washington witnessed from the fortifications on the Brooklyn Heights that prompted him to make his famous comment: "Good God, what brave men must I lose this day!"
In 1797, the house was sold to the Cortelyou family. Next time, it came into public attention near a century later, as the first clubhouse of the Brooklyn team, which would later become the Brooklyn Dodgers. The house was demolished in 1890, only to be rebuilt with the same stones, with which it was made for the first time, 40 years later. It would be restored two more times, in 1970s and 90s, before eventually transforming it into a museum and historic center, aimed at educating the public on the rich history of Brooklyn and the valor of its soldiers during the war days.
The first floor of the Old Stone House has an educational center displaying changing exhibits while the top floor houses a community room. The exhibitions are backed by lectures, public programs, and other educational events. Old Stone House is available for tours, but prior appointment is required. The museum is open of Saturdays and Sundays from 11AM to 4 PM.
Monday, April 10, 2006
Socrates Sculpture Park
Socrates Sculpture Park – spread over 4.5 acres – is the only public space lying within the metropolitan area that is exclusively dedicated to exhibiting large scale outdoor sculptures, and other similar artistic creations. It is located on the Eastern River, at the intersection of Broadway and Vernon Boulevard.
The Socrates Sculpture Park was the brain child of American sculptor Mark di Suvero, who converted an illegal riverside dumping site leased from New York City's Department of Ports and Trade for $1 per year into a stunning exhibition site and open studio of contemporary outdoor sculptures. It took a year to clear the dumping site and the park was formally opened in 1986. Since then, the park has played an active part in revitalizing the social, economic, educational, and cultural life of the Queens community through activities and programs, which has eventually helped in bringing together various artists, their art, and likeminded public of the Long Island in general on the same platform. No wonder, today, the Socrates Sculpture Park is an internationally renowned outdoor museum and park offering artist’s residency programs and a wide spectrum of public services.
At the Socrates Sculpture Park, exhibits are frequently rotated (not permanent exhibits), and every year the sculptors from America, Europe and other parts of the world are joined by dancers, musicians, painters and film makers to create a unique world of multi-media modern art showcase, something unparalleled anywhere else in the globe. Other initiatives include workshops and other training programs for budding sculptors and school children, fellowship programs and other community development activities.
The Socrates Sculpture Park has been incorporated as part of the NYC Dept. of Parks & Recreation in 1993 and has been accorded with the status of one of the ‘Great American Public Places’ in the country in 1995.
Admission to Socrates Sculpture Park is free and the park is open on all days of the year from 10 AM to sunset.
The Socrates Sculpture Park was the brain child of American sculptor Mark di Suvero, who converted an illegal riverside dumping site leased from New York City's Department of Ports and Trade for $1 per year into a stunning exhibition site and open studio of contemporary outdoor sculptures. It took a year to clear the dumping site and the park was formally opened in 1986. Since then, the park has played an active part in revitalizing the social, economic, educational, and cultural life of the Queens community through activities and programs, which has eventually helped in bringing together various artists, their art, and likeminded public of the Long Island in general on the same platform. No wonder, today, the Socrates Sculpture Park is an internationally renowned outdoor museum and park offering artist’s residency programs and a wide spectrum of public services.
At the Socrates Sculpture Park, exhibits are frequently rotated (not permanent exhibits), and every year the sculptors from America, Europe and other parts of the world are joined by dancers, musicians, painters and film makers to create a unique world of multi-media modern art showcase, something unparalleled anywhere else in the globe. Other initiatives include workshops and other training programs for budding sculptors and school children, fellowship programs and other community development activities.
The Socrates Sculpture Park has been incorporated as part of the NYC Dept. of Parks & Recreation in 1993 and has been accorded with the status of one of the ‘Great American Public Places’ in the country in 1995.
Admission to Socrates Sculpture Park is free and the park is open on all days of the year from 10 AM to sunset.
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Long Island Museum of American Art
Long Island Museum of American Art, History and Carriages
The Long Island Museum of American Art, History and Carriages is situated on 1200 Route 25A, in the historic village of Stony Brook, New York. The building is considered as Long Island's largest privately supported museum of its kind. The museum occupies over nine acres of park-like area in the historic village. The museum features beautiful landscaped gardens frame, 18th- and 19th-century edifices, and an onsite gift and book shop. Long Island Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums (AAM) for its excellence in exhibitions and educational programs.
The Long Island Museum is comprised of three separate museums - The Margaret Melville Blackwell History Museum, The Dorothy and Ward Melville Carriage House, and The Art Museum.
The Margaret Melville Blackwell History Museum features changing exhibitions on American historical and other social themes. The museum has a gallery of 15 miniature rooms adorned in authentic period detail. The museum features one of the top three hand-carved antique duck decoy collections in the United States.
The Dorothy and Ward Melville Carriage House features 10 galleries displaying authentic carriages. The museum’s collections consist of more than 250 horse-drawn vehicles widely accepted as the finest in the United States. Regular display includes over 100 carriages together with other rare artifacts from the carriage era.
The Art Museum features two galleries showcasing changing exhibitions of American art, including the works of important American artists such as William Sidney Mount (America's premier genre artist), Louis Comfort Tiffany, William Moore Davis, Winslow Homer, and others.
The Museums Historic Buildings and Grounds are considered as the spot for educational programs and other year round activities.
The Long Island Museum of American Art, History and Carriages is situated on 1200 Route 25A, in the historic village of Stony Brook, New York. The building is considered as Long Island's largest privately supported museum of its kind. The museum occupies over nine acres of park-like area in the historic village. The museum features beautiful landscaped gardens frame, 18th- and 19th-century edifices, and an onsite gift and book shop. Long Island Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums (AAM) for its excellence in exhibitions and educational programs.
The Long Island Museum is comprised of three separate museums - The Margaret Melville Blackwell History Museum, The Dorothy and Ward Melville Carriage House, and The Art Museum.
The Margaret Melville Blackwell History Museum features changing exhibitions on American historical and other social themes. The museum has a gallery of 15 miniature rooms adorned in authentic period detail. The museum features one of the top three hand-carved antique duck decoy collections in the United States.
The Dorothy and Ward Melville Carriage House features 10 galleries displaying authentic carriages. The museum’s collections consist of more than 250 horse-drawn vehicles widely accepted as the finest in the United States. Regular display includes over 100 carriages together with other rare artifacts from the carriage era.
The Art Museum features two galleries showcasing changing exhibitions of American art, including the works of important American artists such as William Sidney Mount (America's premier genre artist), Louis Comfort Tiffany, William Moore Davis, Winslow Homer, and others.
The Museums Historic Buildings and Grounds are considered as the spot for educational programs and other year round activities.
Friday, April 07, 2006
Brooklyn Botanical Garden (BBG)
Brooklyn is the most populated amongst the five boroughs that constitute New York City. But amid the concrete jungle of sky scrapers and bridges lies this 52-acre world of vegetation – trees, shrubs and flowers – which for any visitor appears to be a different world, much distanced from the urban hustle and bustle. If to go by the New York cultural department, the Brooklyn Botanical Garden is the fourth largest cultural attraction in the city.
Founded in 1910, the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, in its true sense is not a single garden, but it is a collection of gardens and many rare species that is not found anywhere else in this world. Some of the gardens within the garden include the Children’s Garden, tended exclusively by kids in the age group 3-18, the Cranford Rose Garden, displaying over 5,000 bushes from 1,200 odd species, and the Herb Garden boasting more than 300 varieties. It appears that people have taken a leaf out of BBG’s book, as there is an apparent increase in the number of people turning to this type of gardening, especially within in the household domain.
The major attraction in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden is the Japanese Garden, complete with a Chinese heart shaped pond, view pavilion, waiting house, bridges, miniaturized landscape and a blazing torn red gate. In fact, the list of gardens and other attractions in BBG are never ending; there is the Fragrance Garden, designed especially for the blind, the Shakespeare Garden, Celebrity Path – Brooklyn’s answer to Hollywood’s Walk of Fame - Steinhardt Conservatory, which is home to the stunning C. V. Starr Bonsai Museum, and many more. For a plant kingdom lover, this is the maximum one can imagine within an urban setting. And nobody has ever gone back disappointed from the Brooklyn Botanical Garden till date.
The Gardener’s Resource Center at BBG caters to the gardeners in the making, while the Visitor Center provides valuable information on the garden history, programs, and upcoming events. Also, there is a refreshment center, Terrace Café, and a Garden Gift Shop, which sells everything from plants, seeds, and soil to containers, garden tools, gardening books, and stationary.
The entry fee to BBG is $3 for adults and half of that for students and seniors. Children in the age group 6-16 need to shell out only 50 cents for a full tour of the garden, while BBG members and kids aged below 5 are facilitated a free entry. Guided tours are offered in weekend afternoons .This does not need any advanced reservation.
Founded in 1910, the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, in its true sense is not a single garden, but it is a collection of gardens and many rare species that is not found anywhere else in this world. Some of the gardens within the garden include the Children’s Garden, tended exclusively by kids in the age group 3-18, the Cranford Rose Garden, displaying over 5,000 bushes from 1,200 odd species, and the Herb Garden boasting more than 300 varieties. It appears that people have taken a leaf out of BBG’s book, as there is an apparent increase in the number of people turning to this type of gardening, especially within in the household domain.
The major attraction in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden is the Japanese Garden, complete with a Chinese heart shaped pond, view pavilion, waiting house, bridges, miniaturized landscape and a blazing torn red gate. In fact, the list of gardens and other attractions in BBG are never ending; there is the Fragrance Garden, designed especially for the blind, the Shakespeare Garden, Celebrity Path – Brooklyn’s answer to Hollywood’s Walk of Fame - Steinhardt Conservatory, which is home to the stunning C. V. Starr Bonsai Museum, and many more. For a plant kingdom lover, this is the maximum one can imagine within an urban setting. And nobody has ever gone back disappointed from the Brooklyn Botanical Garden till date.
The Gardener’s Resource Center at BBG caters to the gardeners in the making, while the Visitor Center provides valuable information on the garden history, programs, and upcoming events. Also, there is a refreshment center, Terrace Café, and a Garden Gift Shop, which sells everything from plants, seeds, and soil to containers, garden tools, gardening books, and stationary.
The entry fee to BBG is $3 for adults and half of that for students and seniors. Children in the age group 6-16 need to shell out only 50 cents for a full tour of the garden, while BBG members and kids aged below 5 are facilitated a free entry. Guided tours are offered in weekend afternoons .This does not need any advanced reservation.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Events to Attend at Old Westbury Gardens
Old Westbury Gardens, located in Old Westbury, New York, is the former home to the esteemed Phipps family of Long Island. This historic home provides many tour options for its visitors but that is not all it provides to those who come to this majestic setting. There are a number of festive and educational events which take place on the grounds of Old Westbury Gardens that cater to individuals of all ages.
2006 Gardeners’ Fair Halcyon Days Garden Party
The Gardeners’ Fair Halcyon Days Garden Party is a spectacular event being held on Saturday, May 20, 2006. The Halcyon Days Garden Party is a dinner dance and auction event where the proceeds will benefit Old Westbury Gardens. For $300 per person, an individual will not only be making a worthy donation but will be able to indulge in cocktails, a garden stroll, auctions, dinner and dance the night away with one’s significant other. The attire for the evening should be in tune with Rhododendron hot pink and one is sure to have a festive time at this spectacular event.
Spring Plant Sale Weekend
On the weekend of May 4th through May 7th, 2006 between the hours of 10:00 am to 4:30 pm, individuals visiting Old Westbury Gardens will be treated with the beautiful sight of plants and flowers as they adorn the walkways and shelves just waiting for someone to find them a good home. From rhododendrons to azaleas and everything in between, one is sure to find the perfect flowers or plants to purchase. Not only will shoppers be able to purchase items to take home with them but they may also discover a wealth of information from the master gardeners who will be present as well.
Family Bird Walk and Book Signing
For children of all ages, the Family Bird Walk and Book Signing may be a great Old Westbury Gardens event to attend. On May 21, 2006 at 1 p.m., individuals of all ages can join in the fun while they explore Old Westbury Gardens for birds and then later sit down with Barbara Garriel, the author of Backyard Birds. Individuals can engage in conversation with the author as well as have their book signed by her. This is a great event for the whole family to attend.
Old Westbury Gardens is a wonderful tourist spot which has a number of great events for individuals of all ages and interests.
2006 Gardeners’ Fair Halcyon Days Garden Party
The Gardeners’ Fair Halcyon Days Garden Party is a spectacular event being held on Saturday, May 20, 2006. The Halcyon Days Garden Party is a dinner dance and auction event where the proceeds will benefit Old Westbury Gardens. For $300 per person, an individual will not only be making a worthy donation but will be able to indulge in cocktails, a garden stroll, auctions, dinner and dance the night away with one’s significant other. The attire for the evening should be in tune with Rhododendron hot pink and one is sure to have a festive time at this spectacular event.
Spring Plant Sale Weekend
On the weekend of May 4th through May 7th, 2006 between the hours of 10:00 am to 4:30 pm, individuals visiting Old Westbury Gardens will be treated with the beautiful sight of plants and flowers as they adorn the walkways and shelves just waiting for someone to find them a good home. From rhododendrons to azaleas and everything in between, one is sure to find the perfect flowers or plants to purchase. Not only will shoppers be able to purchase items to take home with them but they may also discover a wealth of information from the master gardeners who will be present as well.
Family Bird Walk and Book Signing
For children of all ages, the Family Bird Walk and Book Signing may be a great Old Westbury Gardens event to attend. On May 21, 2006 at 1 p.m., individuals of all ages can join in the fun while they explore Old Westbury Gardens for birds and then later sit down with Barbara Garriel, the author of Backyard Birds. Individuals can engage in conversation with the author as well as have their book signed by her. This is a great event for the whole family to attend.
Old Westbury Gardens is a wonderful tourist spot which has a number of great events for individuals of all ages and interests.
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