Residents experience Lynbrook

Over 100 community members and business leaders attended the Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce’s third annual Experience Lynbrook business expo last Saturday at the public library.

“It was a wonderful turnout, and everyone has really been enjoying it,” chamber President Michela Argento said.

The event featured entertainment by the band the New Standards, food from Elsie Lane and Vincent’s Pizzeria and an array of businesses promoting what the village has to offer.

The New Standards, featuring Christine Selimeno, left, Johnny Pell

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Rachele Leone, owner of the Pottery Workshop, decorated her table with a variety of ceramics, from a clay bobblehead fox to ornate glazed bowls with intricate designs.

Rachele Leone, the Pottery Workshop

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The workshop offers pottery classes for both children and adults.

What started as a small operation in Leone’s garage when became a brick-and-mortar business at 543 Merrick Road last November. Leone said she taught special education for more than 25 years, but eventually felt burned out. Now, she said, she can combine both of her interests: teaching and art.

Addison Drummond, executive vice president of the Chamber, represented WestCo Financial at the event, and said that seeing community members come out on a Saturday was gratifying.

Joseph Canusone, Vincent's Pizzeria

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Drummond and other representatives of the financial planning group answered questions about taxes and investments, and also promoted their in-house services.

Kathy Buchsbaum, assistant director of the library, said that events like Experience Lynbrook bring more visitors to the facility, which help it promote its resources and events.

Just a day earlier, Gov. Kathy Hochul had approved the library’s nomination as a historical landmark for its neoclassical revival architecture, which reflects the “ideals of the Public Library Movement,” Hochul said.

Kathy Buchsbaum, assistant director of the Lynbrook Library.

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Buchsbaum said that Experience Lynbrook, which continues to grow, was evidence that the library remains a thriving community hub. The event also featured local organizations including the Order of the Sons and Daughters of Italy, St. James United Methodist Church and the Lynbrook Police Department.

For more information on future Chamber events, visit LynbrookUSA.com.