New Hyde Park/ Garden City Park School Board Meeting
Monday, August 10
Herricks School Board to Hold Regular Meeting
Thursday, August 13
Assemblyman McKevitt to Host Woman of Distinction Ceremony
Saturday, August 15
Friday, August 7
Driftwood to Play at Clinton Martin Park Poolside
Driftwood, the premier Beach Boys tribute band, will be featured at Clinton Martin Park at a poolside concert at 7:30 p.m. Come sing along to your favorite Beach Boys songs. Rain location is at the Clinton Martin Pool Recreation Center. For further information, please call North Hempstead Town at 311.
Saturday, August 8
Reach for the Stars Teen Talent Finals
Nassau County’s teen talent contest, Reach for the Stars, will hold its finals at Eisenhower Park’s Lakeside Theatre. Radio Disney personalities will host the show, which will begin at 7:15 p.m. Admission is free. Twenty-five Nassau County teenagers were chosen as finalists from an audition pool of 68 contestants. A panel of judges, including former Reach for the Stars winner and American Idol finalist, Kevin Covais, and professionals in the music and entertainment industry, will have the job of choosing the winners from a very talented group of young vocalists. Call 572-0200. The finalists include: Nicole Bonura, 15, of New Hyde Park, Rita Bhalla, 15, and Siobhan Adams, 14, of Albertson.
Monday, August 10
New Hyde Park/ Garden City Park School Board Meeting
A meeting of the New Hyde Park/Garden City Park School Board meting will meet at 8 p.m. the Manor Oaks School, 1950 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park.
Summer Vacation Bible School
The United Methodist Church, 2801 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park, will hold a Summer Vacation Bible School until Aug. 14 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. The school will include children’s lessons, games, crafts and refreshments in air-conditioned classrooms with experienced dedicated teachers. A $10 donation is requested. For further information, please call 741-5148. All children are welcome.
Live at LICM Theater – Chris Peters – “Sounds of Stories”.
At 1:30 p.m. join sound artist and composer Chris Peters as he tells classic fairytales, such as Jack and the Beanstalk and Cinderella in a whole new way. You will add to these fairytales using his collection of weird, wacky and wonderful musical instruments and noisemakers. Everyone will have lots of fun creating new twists to old stories using electrical and mechanical sound effect machines on stage. Each week we’ll be performing a new story. Ages: 5 and up. Fee: $4 with museum admission ($3 LICM Members), $8 for Theater only. All activities will be held at the Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City. Children must be accompanied by an adult. General Museum admission: $10 for adults and children over 1 year old. Under 1 year old free. $9 seniors. Additional fees for theater and special programs may apply. For additional information, please contact 224-5800.
Tuesday, August 11
Hillside Library Board Meeting
The Hillside Public Library will hold a meeting of the board of trustees at 4:30 p.m at the library at 155 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park.
Thursday, August 13
Herricks School Board to Hold Regular Meeting
The Herricks School Board will hold its regular meeting at 7:15 p.m. at the Herricks Community Center, 999 Herricks Road, New Hyde Park.
Friday, August 14
WLICM Radio Theater at Long Island Children’s Museum
Join the fun at 1:30 p.m. in the LICM Theater and learn how old-time radio shows were created. Using stories we all know and love, kids will help create a live broadcast, old-time radio ads and live audience sounds. Each performance is unique, featuring such folk tales as “The Great Chief’s Drum, ” “The Three Little Pigs, ” or “The King with Dirty Feet”. Adults and kids alike will enjoy the fun of creating a unique onetime only broadcast at LICM. Ages: 3 and up. Fee: $4 with museum admission ($3 LICM Members), $8 for Theater only. All activities will be held at the Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Museum admission: $10 for adults and children over 1 year old, $9 seniors, FREE to museum members and children under 1 year old. Additional fees for theater and special programs may apply. For information, contact 224-5800.
Saturday, August 15
Assemblyman McKevitt to Host Woman of Distinction Ceremony
Assemblyman Tom McKevitt will host the Third Annual Women of Distinction ceremony to honor outstanding women from the 17th Assembly District.To nominate a deserving woman in the fields of business, community and civic affairs, education, government, health services, volunteer, humanitarian and veteran and military services, or for further information, please contact Assemblyman McKevitt’s District Office at 739-5119 or email tat mckevit@assembly.state.ny.us The awards for the Town of North Hempstead will be presented on Aug. 15 at the VFW Post #5253 in Albertson, from noon to 2 p.m. The awards for the Town of Hempstead will be presented at the Merrick Library on Aug. 22, from 10 a.m. to noon. After the presentation of awards, there will be a reception to follow.
Wednesday, August 19
Shelter Rock Library Annual Budget Hearing and Meeting
The Shelter Rock Library will hold its Annual Budget Hearing and monthly meeting at 8 p.m. at the library’s program room, 165 Searingtown Road, Albertson. The meeting may contain an executive session for discussion of personnel issue. The public is invited to attend.
Saturday, August 22
Church of Holy Spirit to Hold Defensive Driving Course
The Church of Holy Spirit, 500 Jericho Turnpike, will offer a Defensive Driving Course. The cost is $45 and participants will receive a 10 percent reduction in the liability and collisions portions of their insurance premium. Further, it will remove up to four points from their driving record. For further information and registration, please call 631-360-9720.
Sunday, August 23
Saint Aidan to Collect School Supplies
The Church of Saint Aidan will be collecting school supplies on Aug. 23 from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the front of the church or donations can be brought directly to the Parish Social Ministry Office the week before or after. The items particularly needed are backpacks, calculators, one-, three- and five-subject spiral Five Star notebooks, marble notebooks, plain and decorated folders, pencils, flexible three-ring binders, pens, colored markers, crayons, colored pencils, scissors, construction paper, and all other miscellaneous items. Donated items will be distributed to children here in our local schools. John’s Variety located at 81 Hillside Avenue is kindly offering a 10 percent discount to those purchasing items for the School Supply Drive. If you have any questions or if you know of a family in need, please contact The Church of Saint Aidan Parish Social Ministry at 746-6585 ext. 410. All information concerning a family in need will be handled with the utmost confidentiality.
Wednesday, September 9
30th Annual Grande Festa Italiana, North Hempstead Beach Park,
From now until Sept. 19 the largest and oldest feast on Long Island organized by the John Michael Marino Italian Lodge. Rides for kids 1-99 (9/9 & 9/10-ride all night for $25; 9/11-ride free 12:30-1:30), games, delicious food, live entertainment Thurs-Sun night, gambling casino, fireworks Sun night. Open Wed – Fri night, Sat/Sun afternoon and nights. Ample parking. All proceeds donated to charity. Northern Pkwy (Exit 29N) Take Roslyn Rd N to end, bear left on West Shore Rd for 2.4 miles. Entrance on right. Visit marinolodge.org all 767-3123 for more information.
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Monday, October 5
New Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Outing
Be part of our annual fundraiser. The Greater New Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce and New Hyde Park Lions Club present a fun-filled day of local golf and buffet dinner party. At Clearview Park Golf Club Queens, NY and The Inn At New Hyde Park. Call today to make your reservations and get additional details: Ralph Ventura – M&T Bank 466-9207, Chris Vulpis – Rosenblatt, Kiman, Levittan, Levine & Co. 326-8282, ext. 24,
