This has been a very eventful Summer. With less than the month of August to go, it has been extremely enriching: As you may know, I brought my series, The Jewish Composer And THe Hollywood Musical, up to the Berkshires, back in June. Each week, I would present lectures on Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, and the Gershwins, at the Knesset Congregation Temple, in Pittsfield, MA, and then stay over at the beautiful Inn At Stockbridge. This series was a major success, and I have been invited to lecture in Pittsfield, next Summer. Over at Queens College, while preparing for the upcoming Fall semester (which begins October 1st), I presented this Summer’s Lifelong Learning 2012 Film Festival, Partners In Romance, in which I discussed and screened such films as Top Hat, Adventures of Robin Hood, Girl Crazy, The Big Sleep, Adam’s Rib, and closing with Annie Hall. I have received requests for next Summer’s series, which will be devoted to the collaboration of Director Alfred Hitchcock, and Composer Bernard Herrmann. Over at Long Island University: C.W. Post, the Hutton House Lectures have been very successful, with such series as Judy Garland at MGM and Bon Voyage: Ocean Liners. At the 92nd Street Y Tribeca, I presented Make Em’ Laugh: The Golden Age of FIlm Comedy, with sessions on Silent Film Comedy, Comedy Teams, and Screwball Comedy. My current series at the Y, Broadway To Hollywood: Film Adaptations of Broadway Musicals, has had a healthy enrollment. My first session, focusing on Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, and The Gershwins, had a very heallthy enrollment, and will be followed on August 16th with a focus on Rodgers, Hart, and Hammerstein, and closing on August 23rd with The 1960’s and Beyond. On a personal level, I just attended my 30th High School Reunion, reuniting with my West Hempstead High School classmates. That was an experiience. I would have liked to have SEEN many of my classmates, but with the low lighting (I think that’s called ambiance), I could not make out half of my former classmates. Also, some classmates were not wearing nametags, so I did not know who the Hell they were. However, I put up a good front: “Hey! How are you? So good to see you! (A lie, since I could not recognize certain people with the low lighting and lack of name tags).  Ofcourse, the highlight of August, will be the upcoming 16th Annual Long Island Al Jolson Festival, hosted by International Al Jolson Society President, Jan Hernstat, and featuing the wonderful Tony Babino. Eddie Cantor’s grandson, Brian Gari, and Joe Franklin will also be in attendance. Oh, and also broke up with my girlfriend of three months. However, one minor flaw like that should not upset a very eventful Summer.