CONTENTS for DAN'S PAPERS the week of April 20, 2007

Schedule of Events

Here is a schedule of special events and fundraisers that will be taking place at the 2007 Hamptons Home and Garden Show.

Special Events

1) Expo hours: Friday, 3-6 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
2) VIP Tent, presented by New York Spaces Magazine, will be open during show hours.
3) The GreenHamptons Pavilion, Outdoor Luxury Living Expo, and the Real Estate Investors Pavilion will be open during show hours.
4) The Sun Shack Education Center and The Green Cottage Demo Learning Center (booths B16/17, 32/33) will be open during show hours.
5) Seminar Program in the HD Communications Theater, Saturday-Sunday, 12-5 p.m.
6) Free Interior Design Consultations, presented by @ Home Magazine.
7) Chase Bank presents free financial seminars in the VIP Tent, Saturday 10-2 p.m.
8) Radu Physical Culture presents its famous fitness workouts in the Outdoor Expo, and will be open periodically Saturday-Sunday. Prizes will be available.
9) Free back massage, FIJI Water, and other giveaways.
10) Raffle of a room & board with $500 gift certificate.
11) Free publications on the Info Table.
12) Lunch in the Moroccan Cafee and drinks in the beer garden, hosted by Southampton Ales and Lagers.
13) The Hamptons.com Internet Lounge (booths 132/133, 163/164) presents free coffee and other treats.
14) For the trade, Natural Stone Veneers presents The B2B Networking Party, hosted by Chase, Saturday 3-5 p.m. in the VIP tent.
15) Mark Borghi Fine Arts presents a Robert Dash exhibition during show hours.

Fundraisers

1) Estate Furniture Silent Auction benefiting The No Place Like Home Foundation, hosted by actress Lorraine Bracco. Ms. Bracco will sign copies of her autobiography, On the Couch, and cases of her wine from Bracco Winery. She will also auction off a case of Magnum, her best 2005 wine, signed by the cast of The Sopranos. The auction is sponsored by Distinction Magazine and will be held on Saturday 2-3 p.m. Silent auction runs during show hours.

2) The Press Newspaper Group presents The Green Cottage auction, hosted by Wells Fargo. The auction will benefit The Children's Foundation of Suffolk, and will be held Sunday, 2 p.m.

3) Waldbaums (booth 16, at the entrance of the Indoor Expo) collects for the Children's Health Fund during show hours and will showcase their Medical Mobile Unit RV.

Speaker Program

Benefit from this two day line-up of half-hour sessions, all held in the HD Communications Theater in the indoor Expo. Seminars are instructional and fast-paced. You'll learn directly from leading experts. Join Conference Chair and Theater Host Natalie Weinstein as she keeps the info flowing onstage. Natalie has over 30 years experience as an interior decorator, is a radio talk show host for WALK Radio, columnist, book author and founder of the online resources guide, www.natlaiesclub.com.

Saturday Seminars

12-12:30 p.m.- Protecting Your Garden From Deer
Panel discussion with Lion Landscaping and Nature Technologies

12:30-1 p.m.- Reviewing Your Roofing Options
Karl Luechay, GAF Materials

1-1:30 p.m. -Tips on Reducing Your LIPA Bill
Paul Smith, John Tortorella, and Sun Stream USA

2-3 p.m.- Meet actress Lorraine Bracco
Silent action for The No Place Like Home Foundation

3-3:30 p.m. - The Psychology of Color
Belle Smith, Benjamin Moore Paints

3:30-4 p.m.- Using Visualization in Home Deecor
Janet Hanks, V2KWindow Deecor

4-4:30 p.m. -What You Didn't Know About Modular Homes
Jim Gherardi, Sound Builders, Inc./Hamptons At Home Services

4:30-5 p.m.- Advice on Shopping for Solar Energy Systems
Gary Minnick, Go Solar

Sunday Seminars

12-12:30 p.m.- Matching your Landscape with Your Home's Architecture
Jeff Owen, Janis Leonti, Owen Bros. Landscape Design

12:30-1 p.m.- Using the Right Stone in the Right Place, Inside and Outside
Robert Ripley, Carved Stone Creations

1-1:30 p.m.- Saving Money with Solar Electric
Steve Ballis, Sun Power Systems

1:30-2 p.m.-The Cost/Benefit to Solar Water Heating
Dean Hapshe, Majestic Sun

2-3 p.m. - Auction of The Green Cottage
To Benefit The Children's Foundation of Suffolk, hosted by Anthony Musso

3-3:30 p.m.-The Wind Energy Primer
Roy Rakovitsch

3:30-4 p.m.-Tips for Reducing Your Homeowner's Inheritance Tax
Dee Slavutin, Stern-Slavutin-2

4-4:30 p.m. -Decorating Your Second Home on $30k
Natalie Weinstein, Conference Chair