Posted in Uncategorized on November 7, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Bob Pargament of the Westchester Hypnosis Center uses hypnosis to help people with stress, weight loss, and to quit smoking. He discussed the history of hypnosis, different approaches, and how it works. Bob hypnotized the audience to eat less during the holidays.
Posted in Uncategorized on September 20, 2015| 1 Comment »
Jerry Ragano and Ramiro Ferrera discussed their experience running various marathons. They talked about the different types of marathons, the benefits, preparation required, potential injuries, the experience itself, and the recovery period.
Posted in Uncategorized on September 3, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Dr. Alex Diaz is a sports psychologist and founder of Sports Mental Edge. He discussed how he helps athletes overcome obstacles and achieve their goals by teaching them techniques to be more present and less distracted by thoughts. Alex also gave advice on having a healthy parent-child relationship around coaching and sports.
Posted in Uncategorized on August 13, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Will Coholan is a stage hand and member of the Local One union of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. He worked behind the scenes on countless Broadway productions. Will shared some fascinating, entertaining, and funny stories from his many years backstage.
Posted in Uncategorized on July 3, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Master chef Angelo Spilios hosted another amazing BBQ at the Barn. Angelo is senior director of dining services at the Fieldston School. He gave a brief presentation and served a delicious meal consisting of Texas style ribs, brisket and salmon.
Posted in Uncategorized on May 26, 2015| 1 Comment »
The first annual Steve Quigley Casino Night was held at the Barn. We honored our friend Steve by raising funds for his favorite cause, the Jesuit Volunteer Corp. Games included roulette, craps, blackjack, and poker. We raised a total of $2,050 for the JVC.
Posted in Uncategorized on April 26, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Edward P. Cardillo is an award-winning author of 6 horror and si-fi novels. He explained the historical origins of zombies and why they’ve been such a hot topic lately. The audience suspended disbelief as Ed shared some practical tips on how to survive a zombie outbreak.
Posted in Uncategorized on March 23, 2015| 3 Comments »
On this 100th Barn Night, Ben took us on a whirlwind journey through all the presentations over the last 8 years. Many of us reflected on how much we’ve learned at the barn and all the friendships and associations that were formed.
Posted in Uncategorized on March 3, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Kari Honkaniemi a native of Finland discussed his mother country. We learned about the customs and traditions of the Finish people. Kari also shared some candies and chocolates from Finland. You can download Kari’s PowerPoint presentations here.
Posted in Uncategorized on January 23, 2015| 2 Comments »
George Latimer, New York State Senator for the 37th district gave a presentation. Much of the discussion centered around the topic of corruption in government and what, if anything can be done about it.
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