Posted in Uncategorized on April 10, 2021| 8 Comments »
Brian Higbie is an attorney whose law practice is focused primarily on estate planning for families with young children. He handles other legal matters as well and does pro-bono work with Environmental Law. Brian is very knowledgeable and passionate about the legalization of marijuana. He shared his insight with us and lead a lively discussion on this topic.
Posted in Uncategorized on November 20, 2020| Leave a Comment »
John Fix of Cornell’s Hardware generously donated a new fire pit for Barn Night. Due to the increasing severity of the pandemic, attendance was limited to 10 people this month. A handful of guys gathered around the fire pit with masks on.
Posted in Uncategorized on October 11, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The Reverend Dr. Michael Gerald is the Senior Pastor at the Shiloh Baptist Church in Tuckahoe (founded in 1910). He has a 21-year career background in law enforcement and is currently a writer, public speaker, teacher, theologian, leadership developer, community organizer, political organizer, and much more. Dr. Gerald shared his background and discussed a range of topics including what it means to be a man, leadership in the community, and trends in policing. The general theme of his talk was about brotherhood and unity.
Posted in Uncategorized on September 15, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Father Seán Connolly is a priest of the Archdiocese of New York. Formerly with the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Tuckahoe, he currently serves at the Parish of St. Joseph in Middletown. Fr. Connolly discussed the history of miracles and shared stories of 3 remarkable incidents that were determined by the Catholic Church to be miracles. A lively discussion followed.
Posted in Uncategorized on August 25, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Another safe, outdoor gathering with live music and lively conversation. Even without a formal presentation Barn Night is always interesting.
Posted in Uncategorized on July 28, 2020| Leave a Comment »
We’ll kept the barn tradition going while maintaining a safe environment. There was no formal presentation.
Posted in Uncategorized on June 13, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The barn reopened with social distance precautions. A small group attended and sat in a circle outside. There was no presentation.
Posted in Uncategorized on April 29, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Donato Vaccaro has a Ph.D in psychology and a side hustle as a career coach. He moderated a Zoom networking session. Everyone had an opportunity to give a 1-minute “elevator speech”. A lively discussion followed and some interesting connections took place.
Posted in Uncategorized on April 22, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Jack Rose is attorney with Rosenberg & Estis, PC. His career has spanned 3 decades with particular focus on technology companies, startups, mergers & acquisitions, debtor advisory, and bankruptcy. Coronavirus is having a serious impact on many companies, small and large. Jack discussed options for businesses that are starting to suffer financial difficulties. He explained the new Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA) that offers better options for small businesses than Chapter 11.
Posted in Uncategorized on March 19, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak this was the first Barn Night to take place virtually. Westchester County Executive George Latimer gave a presentation on the current state of affairs. We had Q&A, open discussion, polls, live music, and even “wrap-up”. It was great to see some folks who live far away and haven’t been to a Barn Night in awhile.
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