Eve Eskin Brown Foundation Bowling Fundraiser – Saturday, June 20
Chinese Auction at Capt. Kathy Mazza Lodge – Wednesday, June 24
Gelatin Slide Benefit – Thursday, June 25
Saturday, June 20
Defensive Driving
Sponsored by the Community Center of Plainview-Old Bethpage. State approved for insurance and point reduction. Sponsored by N.Y.S.P. 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Plainview Middle School, Central Park Rd. To register call 1-516-495-4786. There is a connection problem in some areas of Nassau County. You must dial 1-516 first even if that is your area code.
Bowling Fundraiser
The Eve Eskin Brown Foundation is hosting a bowling fundraiser at Levittown South Lanes at 7 p.m. A $30 donation includes three games of bowling under the direction of an emcee, shoes, a hot and cold buffet, coffee and cake. Raffles will be sold to help ensure that most everyone goes home with a wonderful gift. Corporate sponsorship of lanes is once again available at the cost of $150 per lane. These sponsorships will be recognized through the use of overhead monitors as well as a prominently displayed list of all participating companies. Companies that donate goods or services for our raffles will also be recognized. All sponsorships and donations are tax deductible. For more information contact Jay Eskin at 293-1457.
Wednesday, June 24
Multi-Chamber Speed Networking Event
Join multiple area chambers from 6 to 9 p.m. at Antons Catering Hall, 244 West Old Country Rd., Hicksville. Hosted by the Hicksville Chamber of Commerce. Fee: $20 members and friends of members of participating chambers; $30 nonmembers. Three hours of solid networking. Meet and promote your business to other business professionals. Light food will be served and a cash bar will be available. Visit www.HicksvilleChamber.com for more details.
Chinese Auction
Held by the Captain Kathy Mazza Lodge (formerly Aida Lodge), Order Sons of Italy in America, at the Bethpage Community Center, 103 Grumman Rd. W., Bethpage. Doors open at 7 p.m. Price: $8 per person, includes admission and auction tickets (20). Bring friends, family and neighbors. Call Frances Valenti 681-0807 or Dorothea Yarcel 822-8423.
Thursday, June 25
Twin County Chorus
A chapter of Sweet Adelines International is hosting Open House rehearsal at 7:30 p.m. at the Farmingdale-Wantagh Jewish Center, 3710 Woodbine Ave., Wantagh. To register and for further information call Bobbi 983-2128 or Susan at 729-8323]. Visit www.twincounty.org for more information.
Gelatin Slide Benefit
Slide into 1,500 gallons of gelatin and make a difference in the lives of those fighting blood cancers. Benefitting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Held at the Huntington Hilton, Melville. Registration begins at 3:30 p.m. and sliding starts at 4 p.m.Register at www.lls.org/ligelatinslide or call at 631-752-8500.
Long Island Women’s Agenda
The Emerging Leaders Committee of Long Island Women’s Agenda (LIWA) will present the seminar Help Wanted – You Got It! College Edition at Molloy College’s Suffolk Center, East Farmingdale, Presenters will offer basic guidance, tips and techniques relating to resume writing, interviewing, personal marketing, networking, and more to college students and recent graduates. The event begins at 5:15 p.m. with light food and presentations will follow ending by 7:30 p.m. Registration $10 for LIWA members and students; $15 nonmembers. For more information and to register, visit www.liwa.org or call 677-5492.
Saturday, June 27
Free Irish Night Concert
The Ancient Order of Hibernian’s, Division 15 of Massapequa Park, presents an evening of Irish entertainment with live traditional Irish music by the Jerry Finley Band and featuring the Innishfree School of Champion Irish Step dancers with a performance by the Tara Pipes and Drums of Massapequa. Festivities start at 7 p.m. at Brady Park, Front St., in the Village of Massapequa Park. Homemade Irish soda bread, giftware and refreshments will be available. For information contact 799-5413 or 798-0244.
Sunday, June 28
Register as a Bone Marrow Donor
Six year old Jacqueline Rose, of Lindenhurst, received a life saving unrelated stem cell transplant on May 12, 2008. Jacqueline is an inspirational little girl, who is now committed to helping others. She wants everyone to have the same opportunities she has had and is “paying it forward.” Four-year-old Kai of Manhattan was diagnosed on April 6, 2009 with a rare form of acute leukemia exactly one year after his father and best friend, David, was diagnosed with Mantle Cell Lymphoma, also a rare and complicated form of cancer. Kai’s only chance of survival is a transplant but there are no matches for him on the registry. Please help Jackie “pay it forward” to Kai by registering today. You must be between the ages of 18 and 55, be in general good health and willing to donate to anyone. 1 to 5 p.m. at Republic Airport Long Island/Farmingdale, Two Marriott Plaza (off route 110), in the Runway Room. For more information on Kai please go to www.hopeforkai.com.
Sunday, July 5
Antiques, Collectibles, Handcrafts Flea Market
Sponsored by the Bellmore Lions Club from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Bellmore LIRR station at Bedford Ave. and Sunrise Hwy., Bellmore. To be a vendor call 785-0222. Also on July 19.
Upcoming Events
Art in the Park Event Seeks Local Artists
The Women’s Club of Farmingdale is sponsoring the Second Annual Art Show and Sale on Sept. 12 (rain date Sept. 13) on the Village Green in Farmingdale. Artists are invited to bring their paintings, drawings, photographs and sculptures to show. Ribbons will be awarded for first, second, third place and honorable mention placement. Reservations are available now. Entry fee is $50 (not refundable) for a 10-foot square area. Applications can be obtained at Village Hall, Main St., Farmingdale or online at www.Farmingdalevillage.com (click on the Community Events tab). For more information call Fran Rotondo 752-7493 or Dolores Cianciabella 631-694-5145.
Learn Sign Language
The Mill Neck Foundation for Deaf Ministry Sign Language Camp for Hearing Kids invites children ages 8 to 16 to learn a new language and have fun. Held on the campus of Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf, the camp teaches beginning sign language in an enjoyable and unique way. In two sessions (July 13 through 17 and July 20 through 24), campers are divided by age (ages 8 to 12 and 13 to 16). Through activities, games and arts and crafts, campers are taught the sign language alphabet and numbers as well as signs for animals, foods, colors and much more. Campers in session one will have basic conversations in sign by the end of the camp and those with a prior knowledge of the language in session two will build on their current skills and focus on conversational sign. At the end of each week, a special presentation will be held for friends and family about what the students learned. Campers eat lunch daily with deaf students and interact with Mill Neck students during games, storytelling and swimming sessions. Classes are led by deaf instructors with hearing teacher assistance. Camp is held from 8:30 am to 3:30 p.m. daily and costs $230 per child (includes lunch and a book, arts and crafts, a notebook, a bag and more). Enrollment is limited. The deadline for enrollment is June 26. Contact Nicole Romano 351-3844 or nromano@millneck.org for more information and/or to enroll your child in camp.
Call for Craft Vendors
Mill Neck Manor is calling for vendors of handmade items for its Annual Fall Harvest Festival, held on Oct. 10 and 11, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A favorite tradition on LI, visitors eagerly await the festival for its crafts, apples, pumpkins, pies and other delicious treats. Country crafts, offering handmade items and holiday gifts, are one of the festival’s main features. If you make or sell crafts and feel that you would be a great addition to the Festival, you are encouraged to apply. Vendors are assigned an outdoor space (10’x10’) with a table and two chairs. All vendors are required to have a tent or canopy; those vendors who do not own a suitable tent may rent one from Mill Neck Manor for a small fee. A nonrefundable fee of $300 will be due once vendors are selected. The deadline to apply is June 26. For more information, or for an application call Roberta Baade 922-4100, ext. 220.
Ongoing
Weekly Events
•Bingo every Monday and some Saturdays there is a Bingo Game to support the Arthritis Foundation LI Chapter. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the game starts at 7:15 p.m. Bingo takes place at110 Bingo Hall, 585 Broadhollow Rd., Melville, across from Harrows. Come to bingo and enjoy a night of fun and good times, while supporting a great cause! Call Jennie 631-427-8272.
•Free support group for divorced or separated meets every Monday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at St Kilian’s Church Parish Center, 485 Conklin St (Route 24). Widowed and never married welcome as well. All singles needing support. Call 753-0923.
•Do You Speak Yinglish? The Yiddish Club, an entertaining, enjoyable, social experience, allows individuals of varying language abilities to speak “Yinglish,” a combination of Yiddish and English. Members and nonmembers alike are given an opportunity to read, speak and tell stories related to their Yiddish experiences. The Yiddish Club meets every Monday from approximately 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Farmingdale Wantagh Jewish Center, 3710 Woodbine Ave., Wantagh. For additional information, call 785-2445.
•Therapeutic Movement Group. Bodies in Motion is a therapeutic movement group for children ages 5 to 1 who need that extra special attention to promote coordination, strength, balance, fine and gross motor skills, social skills, attention and focusing. This group meets Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. at Hot Shots Xtremes Gymnastics Center, second floor, 127 B. Carmans Rd., Farmingdale. Call 631-249-3127 or 631-249-3126. Email: kidsjumpstart@yahoo.com. Facilitators are licensed therapists specializing in pediatrics.
•Overeaters Anonymous. Are you a compulsive overeater? Under eater? Overeaters Anonymous can help. There is a meeting on Tuesdays on the corner of Salisbury Park Dr. and Carmans Rd., East Meadow, across from the firehouse from 7:45 to 9:15 p.m. Call for directions 997-4534. For information about the meeting call Nancy 798-2547 (between 7 and 9 p.m.) or Ed 845-5423.
•The Hardscrabble Balladeers, an adult mixed chorus meets at 404 Main St. in the Hardscrabble Apartment Complex every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. You are welcome to join in singing songs we all know: Rodgers & Hammerstein, Cole Porter, Sigmund Romberg, Friml, Victor Herbert, etc. the social of “Coffee And” will make you feel like “one of us” from your first visit. Call Lou 586-8067 for more info.
•The Senior Pops Orchestra of LI, a 65-member volunteer community orchestra specializing in performing light classics, Broadway show tunes and popular music is recruiting musicians for all string sections. Orchestral experience is preferred. There is no age requirement or fee to join. Rehearsals are Wednesday mornings in Melville. Call 631-421-1795.
•The Scrabble Club meets on Thursdays from 12:15 to 3:15 p.m. at the Plainedge Library, 1060 Hicksville Rd., Massapequa. All ages. Scrabble players wanted. Call Judy 827-9506.
•Storytime every Thursday at 11 a.m. at Borders, 231 Airport Plaza, Farmingdale. Call 631-752-0194.
•The Relationship Journey, a group for widow, widowers, divorced and singles 45+. Meets every Thursday at 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 449 Stewart Ave., Bethpage. Fee $7. Facilitated by TV talk show host of The Relationship Journey. Refreshments. Call 395-8303 for room location.
•Mastering Life – Conversations. Do you experience frustration in relationships, career, health, confidence? Conversations produces a permanent, positive shift in all areas of life. Led by Stefan Deutsch, human development expert. Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon and Sundays from 6 to 8 p.m. in Melville. Call 631-692-0986. $10.
•The Massapequa Ballroom Dance Society hosts a full-course hot buffet Dance Luncheon, open to the public, on Fridays from noon to 3:30 p.m. at Manor East Catering Hall, 201 Jerusalem Ave., Massapequa. Dance to all your favorite music with a professional DJ. Singles area and couples. $15 donation. Call 718-332-7825 or email Dancezee@aol.com.
Monthly Events
•Island Photo Group, a talented group of dedicated photographers working together to advance each other’s photographic skills and to be an exciting force in photographic education on LI. They meet the first three Mondays of every month at 7:30 p.m. (except legal holidays) in the Community Center in Allen Park, 101 Motor Ave. in Farmingdale. For information contact 986-4976 or 753-0654 or email barlowephoto@yahoo.com or visit www.IslandPhotoGroup.org.
•Performance Poets Association. This talented troupe performs original poetry recitals on the third Monday of each month at 8 p.m. at Borders Books, 231 Airport Plaza, Route 110, Farmingdale. Call Judith D’Ambrosio 579-2474.
