Country Boutique
Friday, November 6
Kyle’s Heroes Walk
Saturday, November 7
Coe Hall Concert
Sunday, November 8
Friday, November 6
Country Boutique
All new seasonal merchandise 75 percent off. 6 to 9 p.m. at the Village Church of Bayville, 9 Mountain Ave., Bayville. Come for dessert. Also on Nov. 7 form 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come for lunch.
Saturday, November 7
Walking Tour
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1 Bungtown Rd., Cold Spring Harbor, invites the community to a guided walking tour of its historic buildings and botanical landscape. The tour focuses on CSHL’s historic architecture and its Nobel Prize legacy and provides a peek into the cutting edge scientific research taking place. The tour will also cover the indoor and outdoor art works featured on the 117 acre shore-side campus. The tours are primarily outdoors and take place regardless of weather conditions. Areas include stairs and steep hills and are not recommended for people who have difficulty walking. Tours assemble at 10 a.m. in the Grace Auditorium lobby. Reservations are required at least seven days in advance and a minimum of 10 participants are required for each tour. There is a non-refundable tour fee of $5 per person that can be paid in advance or on arrival. Payment can only be made by cash or check and checks should be made payable to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Call 367-6895. Also on Nov. 21.
Evening Star Quilters – A Harvest of Quilts VIII
Judged quilt show. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Mineola Community Center, 155 Washington Ave. Daily admission $6; children under 12 $4; includes judged quilt show demonstrations, member’s boutique, vendors. For more information, contact Laura N. Goudket at ESQiltersPR@att.net or go to www.eveningstarquilters.org. Also on Nov. 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Kyle’s Heroes Walk
Kyle’s Heroes walk for Down Syndrome Awareness was created to support the outstanding work and effort provided by the Association for Children with Down Syndrome Early Intervention services. The walk takes place at Theodore Roosevelt Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Adults $20; children 10 and up $10.
Sunday, November 8
Coe Hall Concert
Enjoy exquisite chamber music in the historic Gold Coast mansion Coe Hall, at Planting Fields Arboretum, Oyster Bay. Chamber ensembles perform without amplification in the Dining Room, a room with outstanding acoustic quality. Tickets are $90 for all four classical concerts; $30 per ticket individual concerts. Call Tracy Potavin 922-8676: Nov. 8: Flutist Claire Chase and harpist Bridget Kibbey, two superbly talented soloists, will perform an exceptional program of works for this uncommon pairing of instruments. 2:30 p.m.
Step by Step….Education Rewrites the Future
2009 Banbury Symposium to benefit Save the Children. A panel discussion about Save the Children education programs. Featuring Lisa Laumann, Cliff McCrath and Dr. Amy Jo Dowd. Moderated by WABC-TV’s N.J. Burkett. 5 to 7 p.m. in the Grace Auditorium, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Route 25A Cold Spring Harbor. Suggested $25 donation; students are free. Light refreshments/ For more information call 367-1017 or visit www.savethechildrenli.org.
Tuesday, November 10
Holiday Shopping Night
At the Italian American Club, 48 Summit St., from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Raffle baskets. Cake and coffee will be served. Call 922-9744.
Mill Neck to Host Conference
Mill Neck Manor School will host a conference entitled No More Meltdowns: Handling Challenging Behaviors and Teaching Social Skills for 4410 and 4201 educators, all school districts and related agencies from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Deaf Education Center auditorium. Jed Baker, Ph.D., director of the Social Skills Training Project, will present how students on the autism spectrum often have difficulty regulating their feelings and interacting socially. Dr. Baker will discuss handling meltdowns and effective behavior plans, preventative measures and ways to reduce frustration and anxiety. In addition, motivational strategies, tips on teaching social skills, generalizing skills into natural settings and increasing acceptance and tolerance from peers will be covered. Information will be imparted though lecture, interactive exercises and video clips. The conference fee is $99 per person. Lunch and sign language interpreters will be provided. Contact Suellyn Giserman 628-4237 or sgiserman@millneck.org, or Kathleen Kerzner 628-4232 or kkerzner@millneck.org. To sign up, email mmckenna@millneck.org for a registration form and type “Send Me a Form for Conference” in the subject line. Send payment to 40 Frost Mill Rd., Mill Neck, NY, 11765, Attn: Nancy Leghart.
