Defensive Driving: Saturday, July 25
Workshop for Breast Cancer: Monday, July 27
Award Winning Acting Studio: August 24-28
Saturday, July 25
Free Health Screenings
As an adjunct to Catholic Health Services of Long Island’s “Healthy Sundays” community health initiative, Mercy Medical Center will host a special free health screening from 4 to 9 p.m. at St. Agnes Cathedral, Quealy Pl. (opposite the Rockville Centre LIRR station). Free screenings for blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol and body mass index will be provided by staff from Mercy Medical Center, Good Samaritan Hospital Center, St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center, St. Charles Hospital, St. Francis Hospital The Heart Center, and Catholic Home Care. No advance registrations or appointments are required. Call 516-62MERCY or visit www.MercyMedicalCenter.info.
Defensive Driving Course
The Empire Safety Council’s Defensive Driving Course, sponsored by Msgr. John’s Knights of Columbus, will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Anne’s Church School cafeteria, lower level, 35 Dartmouth St. Save 10 percent on collision liability rates for three full years. Save money: safe driver record violation points: up to four points off driving record. Send name, address, telephone number and check for $45 (per person), payable to Defensive Driving Course St. Anne’s Rectory, 35 Dartmouth St., Garden City, NY 11530. Class is limited. Call John Russo 384-4552 or John McCabe 633-6146.
Sunday, July 26
Poetry Reading/Book Signing
Young poet, Sarah Goncalves, will read with her mentor, Yolanda Coulaz at 4 p.m. at the Village Book Shoppe, 7 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. Call 764-1395. Open reading if time allows.
Monday, July 27
Workshop for Breast Cancer Patients
A free belly dance workshop is offered to those who have had breast cancer from 7 to 8 p.m. The workshop, a program the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program, is held at Adelphi University’s Alumni House, 154 Cambridge Ave., Garden City. Discover this captivating and beautiful art form from a professional belly dancer. Fitness professionals note that it can serve as a refreshing alternative to routine exercises. Learn popular belly dance movements. No dance experience necessary; just wear comfortable clothes and shoes and bring water. Preregistration is required. Call 877-4325.
Blood Drive
LI Blood Services will hold a blood drive at The Garden City Library from 2 to 7:30 p.m. The bus mobile will be parked at 60 Seventh St. outside the library. Eligible donors must be between 16 and 76 years of age, with a minimum weight of 110 pounds and no tattoos within the past 12 months. Donors must have valid ID and know social security number. For travel and medical questions concerning blood donations, call 1-800-688-0900. Walk-ins are welcome.
Wednesday, July 29
Aging Parents Presentation
Mercy Medical Center will present a free one-hour lecture on “My Parents Are Aging. What Do I Need to Know?” at 7:30 p.m. in the Mercy League Lounge on the hospital campus (located in the building opposite the hospital’s Emergency Department). Dr. Muhammad Ramzan and nurse practitioner Margaret Amodemo will discuss signs of aging that should be of concern, care and assistance that is available, and issues of importance that people might not even consider. The presentation will include information about Mercy Medical Center’s Geriatric Assessment Program, nutrition, prevention of falls, and the broad affects that an aging parent has on all members of a family. Registration is not required. Call 516-62MERCY or go to www.MercyMedicalCenter.info.
Thursday, July 30
Blood Drive
Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre invites and encourages members of the public to participate in a Blood Drive to support LI Blood Services to from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. on the first floor of the St. Anne’s building on the hospital campus. Anyone between the ages of 17 and 75 who is in good health and weighs at least 110 pounds can donate blood. Healthy individuals over 75 can donate blood if they present written permission from their physician obtained within two weeks of their donation. Donors should have eaten, bring reading glasses and ID with signature and know Social Security number. To register call Jeannie Jaeger at 705-2589 and leave your name and phone number.
Saturday, August 1
Irish American Society
Sean Wilson Dance at the Irish American Center, 297 Willis Ave., Mineola. 8:30 p.m. Coffee, tea and Irish soda bread will be served. Bar open for your pleasure. Music provided by Sean Wilson and His Band. Donation $20. Call 746-9392 or 742-8080 for information and reservations.
Monday, August 3
Local Marines/Families Golf Outing
The 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines Association will host its third Annual Golf Outing at Eisenhower Park to raise funds for the support of local Marine Reservists and their families. Play will take place on the Red and White Courses with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Check in begins at 10 a.m., followed by a barbeque lunch. Play will be followed by a buffet dinner at the Carltun. Proceeds will help the nonprofit organization provide comfort and support to family members of deployed Marines; care packages for those on the frontlines of the War on Terror; and if need be, funds will be used to assist wounded Marines or provide for the survivors of any killed in the line of duty. There are several openings available for foursomes. To register for the event, or learn how you can help, visit the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines Association online at www.225marines.org. Sponsorship opportunities are still available and donations of merchandise for raffle will be greatly appreciated. Call 718-309-3986 for more information.
Tuesday, August 4
Nassau North Shore Christian Women’s Club
Invites women to its luncheon which will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the George Washington Manor Restaurant, Old Northern Blvd. Roslyn. The cost of the luncheon is $21. If you wish to pay by check, make the check out to “cash. “Brush Strokes” – Masterly Oils by Jane Spalholz – Portraits and Landscapes – oil on canvas. “Highly Valued” vocalist – Mary Kenter. “Finishing Touches” – Fern Hill, speaker from Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch in Riverhead will share how a tragedy can be turned into a beautiful picture. For reservations or information call Jane Voss 742-0861 or Alice Russo 248-9726 by July 24. Cancellations are essential.
Thursday, August 6
Adolescents, Teens, Young Adults and Epilepsy
The Epilepsy Foundation of LI will feature Alison M. Pack, MD, at a workshop from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Epilepsy Foundation of LI, 506 Stewart Ave. Dr. Pack is associate professor of clinical neurology at Columbia University. Training hours are available for Medicaid service coordinators. There is no fee for this workshop; however, reservations are required as seating is limited. To reserve a seat, call Dolores 739-7733 ext. 155.
Upcoming Events
Award-Winning Acting Studio for Kids/Teens
A Class Act NY’s award-winning Manhattan-based acting studio for kids and teens still has a few spaces left in its One-Week Broadway Camp (Aug. 24 through Aug. 28) at the Sid Jacobson in Roslyn. Kids work with Broadway actors all week long in one-hour workshops. When kids aren’t in a workshop, they are rehearsing for their Final Showcase in which they make Off-Broadway debut at the JCC’s own theatre. Campers are bused to and from Manhattan on Wednesday to see a Broadway matinee in which they have a talk back with actors from the show. Ages: 7 to 16 (two groups split up according to age). Cost: $695 for members of the JCC; $770 for nonmembers. A Class Act is offering one free spot on a first come-first-save basis. To enroll, call Susan Kalman at the JCC at 484-1545.
Barbeque
The annual barbeque of Congregation Beth Israel Sisterhood will be held Aug. 23 at 4 p.m. at 141 Hilton Ave., Hempstead. Live entertainment, all-you-can-eat buffet, raffle prizes. Advance reservations absolutely necessary. Admission $20 through Aug. 20; $25 thereafter. Checks to be made out to Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Israel.
Defensive Driving Courses
Conducted by AAA New York in the Garden City office located at 229 Seventh St. The six-hour course allows participants to get the latest driving information from AAA-certified instructors, a 10 percent discount on collision and liability insurance and a reduction of up to four points from driver’s license. One hour lunch break on all-day sessions. The cost is $35 for AAA members; $49 nonmembers ; 25 senior discount days members 55+*; $25 young driver discount days members 16 to 24**). Class size limited. Reservations required. Call 873-2381. The following dates are offered:
•July 25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
•July 27* from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•July 28 and 29** from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m.
•Aug. 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
•Aug. 4* from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Aug. 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
•Aug. 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Aug. 11 and 12** from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m.
•Aug. 14* from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Aug. 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
•Aug. 20* from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Aug. 22 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
•Aug. 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Aug. 25 and 26** from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m.
•Aug. 28* from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Aug. 31* from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Freeport H.S. Class of 1959 50th Reunion
Member of the Freeport High School Class of 1959 have planned a gala weekend to celebrate their 50-year reunion from Sept.11 to 13. Begins Friday night with a meeting at E.B. Elliot’s on the Nautical Mile to renew old acquaintances. Saturday will find the group at Jones Beach Field 6 or at Museum Row riding Nunley’s Carousel once more, in the bleachers at the Freeport vs. Oceanside football game or just riding around the village visiting old haunts. At 7 p.m. converge at the Freeport Yacht Club for dinner and enjoyment of music of the ‘50s. Before starting home on Sunday, groups will meet at local diners for farewells over brunch. For more information go to http:// web.me.com/fhsclassof59reunion/Site/Welcome.html or contact Pat (Lowenthal) Cohen: larrypat13@yahoo.com or 766-5509. Paid reservations must be received by Sept. 1.
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. 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 July 24. For more information, or for an application call Roberta Baade 922-4100, ext. 220.
