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Welcome To
Luxury Experience
June 2017
Features
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Performances
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 The third annual Greenwich International Film Festival (GIFF) held
in Greenwich,
Connecticut from June 1 - 4, 2017, was an incredible experience that featured
over 60 international film premieres and screenings, educational panels and
workshops, and parties that celebrated the art of film. It was a continuous
round of excitement that educated, amused, and delighted audiences.
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Performances
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 Playwright Peter Shaffer's play, Lettice & Lovage at
the Westport
Country Playhouse in Westport, Connecticut, is smashingly brilliant! Directed by Mark
Lamos with a fabulous foursome of a cast - Kandis Chappell, Mia
Dillon, Sarah Manton, and Paxton Whitehead, - Lettice
& Lovage hits all the right notes for an immensely enjoyable
evening of theatre. The play runs from June 1 until June 17, 2017.
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Restaurants
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 Docks Oyster Bar and Seafood Grill in New York City, New York took diners on a "palate-inspired tour" of New Orleans during their 2017 Spring Oyster Festival with their New Orleans' themed event featuring a plethora of unlimited raw and cooked oysters, Creole Oyster Chowder, and Seafood Gumbo, along with shrimp cocktail, and New England Clam Chowder.
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Destinations
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 Although The Hamptons are known for their summer season, the area is a fabulous year-round destination with much to offer visitors in all seasons, minus the crowds and the summer traffic. We stayed and explored the Southampton and Water Mill areas of The Hamptons and fell in love with our Spring stay.
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Restaurants
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 Brasserie 8 1/2, an attractive French restaurant located in New York City on the west side in the Midtown section of Manhattan steps off Fifth Avenue, and close by to Central Park. The modern, contemporary ambience includes a dramatic sweeping glass stairway to the attractive art-filled restaurant that sets the stage for culinary excellence from Executive Chef Franck Deletrain.
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Hotels and Resorts
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 The Hamptons are known for their luxury lifestyle, and if you have always dreamed of experiencing the good life there, you will love the White Fences Inn. We stayed at the new luxury boutique bed and breakfast owned by Eric and Liz Brodar and their charming "Ambassa-dog" Bailey, a sweet and friendly Goldendoodle, and loved the experience.
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Music Scene
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 Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado - Change My Game is 11-tracks of big-band Blues excellence by the 8-member band. Released on the Ruf Records label, this Danish Grammy award-winning Copenhagen-based band comprised of Thorbjørn Risager, Peter Skjerning, Emil Balsgaard, Soren Bojgaard, Martin Seidelin, Hans Nybo, Kasper Wagner, and Peter Kehl takes their latest release to new heights.
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Music Scene
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 Instrumental Jazz lovers will want to add Oriente López - Aguas Profundas (Deep Waters), a stunningly vibrant 13-track instrumental Latin Jazz release featuring the Oriente López Trio Oriente López, Itaiguara Brandão, and Mauricio Zottarelli, joined by special guests Paquito D'Rivera Luis Felipe Lamoglia, Hendrik Meurkens, and Romero Lubambo, to their collections.
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 2017 Best Latin Jazz Album Grammy-nominee Nilson Matta (for Trio de Paz 30) and his Brazilian Voyage Trio transported the audience at the Southampton Arts Center, located in Southampton, New York to Brazil via their inspired music. Renowned composer and musician Nilson Matta is considered to be one of the top bass players in the world, and together with the talented multi-Grammy winner Oriente López on piano and flute, and award-winning Mauricio Zottarelli on drums, they created a spectacular evening of Jazz, Brazilian-style.
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Fashion Scene
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 Sulu Collection, the upscale, gorgeous women's wear line is the perfect travel companion as it travels well and can easily transition from casual to dressy making packing a breeze. Whether you are traveling to the Hamptons, Palm Beach, or St. Barth's, or simply traveling through life, Sulu Collection is destined to become your favorite "go-to" clothing.
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Luxury Products
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 Switch It Up - A Fresh Take on Quick and Easy Diabetes-Friendly Recipes for a Balanced Life written by chef and holistic health and nutrition counselor Corinne Trang for the American Diabetes Association features a mouth-watering collection of 50 recipes for Salads and Vegetables, Soups, Whole Grains and Legumes, Eggs, Seafood, and Meat, and Fruit, Cheese, Nuts, and Seeds. Designed especially for diabetics, this cookbook will also appeal to non-diabetics with its enticing and tasty, easy-to-follow recipes. Bon Appetit! Healthy eating was never so easy or so appealing.
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Destinations
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 The 2017 Orchid Show: Thailand at the New York Botanical Garden in Bronx,
New York is a feast for the senses, a veritable paradise for the eyes.
The 2017 show takes visitors to exotic Thailand and features thousands of its stunning
orchids along with its rich culture, all without leaving the Enid
A. Haupt Conservatory. A must-see for orchid lovers and collectors, The
Orchid Show: Thailand runs until April 9, 2017.
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Music Scene
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 The 13-track Jazz
release Alex
Webb & The Copasetics - Call Me Lucky released on the UK Splash Point Music, LTD label features
some of the today's top Jazz talents including Alex Webb, Lianne
Carroll, Raphaël Lemmonier, Miles Danso. Alex Davis, Andrew
Cleyndert, Fabien Marcoz, Sophie Alloway, Andy Chapman, Jean-Pierre
Derouard, Sue Richardson, Freddie Gavita, Winston Rollins, Denys
Baptiste, Nathaniel Facey, Jo Caleb, Ayana Witter-Johnson, Andres
Ticino, and Cherise
Coryna. Jazz lovers, hang onto your seats as this release will blow you
away. Stunningly brilliant!
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Music Scene
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 New Orleans native son, Davell Crawford plays some fine Jazz piano on his album - Davell Crawford - Piano In The Vaults, Vol. 1 released on the Basin Street Records label. Recorded between 1998 and 2013, the 13-track release is a treasure trove of great New Orleans Jazz piano music enhanced by Davell Crawford's impressive vocals and piano work. Highly recommended for fans of New Orleans music.
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Liquor Cabinet
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 American-made Blue Ice Vodka is a very smooth potato vodka handcrafted from the finest Idaho Russet Burbank Potatoes. "Big Jim" Myerson founded family-owned Blue Ice Vodka in 2002, creating handcrafted vodka in Rigby, Idaho in the heart of the Russet Burbank potato region. With gluten allergies on the rise, and the growing concern about GMOs, vodka aficionados will appreciate that Blue Ice Vodka is certified gluten free and non-GMO.
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