Winter Wonderland At Clark Garden
Sunday, December 13
New Hyde Park/Garden City Park School Board to Meet
Monday, December 14
Winter Sparkle at Long Island Children’s Museum
Tuesday December 15
Saturday, December 12
Happy Hanukkah
The entire staff of the Illustrated News wants to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Happy Hanukkah.
Bel Canto Chorale
The Bel Canto Chorale celebrates the holiday season with its performance of ‘Joyous Winter Sounds’ featuring Vivaldi’s ‘Gloria’ and Buxtehude’s‘Magnificat’, along with seasonal favorites. The performance will be held at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15, $12 for seniors and students. Church of St. Jude, 3606 Lufberry Ave., Wantagh. For tickets or further information, please call 541-0726. E-mailbelcantochorale1@aol.com.
Annual Presidents Dance At Irish American Society
The Irish American Society, 297 Willis Avenue, Mineola, will hold its Annual Presidents Dance from 8 to 9 p.m. Donation of $25 will include hot and cold hors d’oeuvres by chef Brendan Kerins, plus dance to the music of John Connors and The Irish Express. Cash bar. Come to meet and greet some past presidents. Coffee, tea and Irish soda bread. For further information, please call 746-9392.
Shabbat Lunch and Learn Series to Feature Philip Ohriner
The Shelter Rock Jewish Center, 272 Shelter Rock Road, Roslyn will feature a Shabbat Lunch and Learn Series featuring Philip Ohriner who will discuss the topic Enhancing Our Prayer Experience following Shabbat services. For details and time, please call 741-4305, ext. 10.
Monday, December 14
New Hyde Park/Garden City Park School Board to Meet
The New Hyde Park/Garden City Park school board will hold its regular meeting at 8 p.m. at the Manor Oaks School, 1950 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park.
How Judaism as We Know it Came to Be
Rabbi Martin Cohen will present a course on How Judaism as We Know it Came to Be on Monday mornings at 10:30 a.m. at the Shelter Rock Jewish Center, 272 Shelter Rock Road, Roslyn. For further information, please call 741-4305, ext. 10.
Sunday, December 13
Winter Wonderland At Clark Garden
This fun-filled family event will be held at Clark Botanic Garden, 193 IU Willets Road, Albertson, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be festive holiday decorations, live music, train displays, cookie decorating (noon to 4 p.m.), live music and sing-alongs and more.
Tuesday December 15
Holiday Greenery Workshop At Clark Botanic Garden
On Dec. 15 at 10 a.m. or on Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. decorate your table and home for the holidays. Learn techniques of arranging flowers, berries, nuts and greens in holiday arrangements from Clark Botanic garden’s staff. Take home two beautiful holiday arrangements that you personally design. Materials supplied. Please bring gloves, pruning shears, wire cutters and lunch. Fee is $60 for members and $75 for non-members. To register please call 484-8603. Clark Botanic Garden is located at 193 I.U. Willets Road, Albertson, New York.
Winter Sparkle at Long Island Children’s Museum
From December 15 to December 18 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. make your winter sparkle with special decorations made of foam, glitter and a bit of imagination. All Ages. Free with museum admission. The Long Island Children’s Museum is located at 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City, NY. 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 additional information, contact 224-5800.
Irish Society Monthly Meeting And Christmas Party
The Irish American Society will hold its monthly meeting and its Christmas party at 8 p.m. The society is located at 297 Willis Avenue, Mineola. For further information, please call 746-9392.
Friday, December 18
Long Island Choral Society Presents Handel’s Messiah!
At 8 p.m. in Garden City’s Cathedral of the Incarnation, the Long Island Choral Society will continue it’s 81st Season with a concert featuring a performance of the Advent and Christmas portions of George Frederick Handel’s great oratorio, “Messiah.” This event will continue the Society’s unbroken series of yearly “Messiah” performances begun in 1929. The concert will also include selections from Benjamin Britten’s popular work “A Ceremony of Carols.” Beginning the concert will be a solo performance by our Artist-in Residence, Karen Hansen-Gellert on the Double Bass.
The featured soloists are Soprano Michèle Eaton, Mezzo-Soprano Hai-Ting Chinn, Tenor Douglas Perry and Baritone David McFerrin. “Messiah” has become the most familiar of Handel’s many compositions and annually draws an overflow audience to the Cathedral. To be sure of seating, some people arrive as much as an hour before the performance begins.
Proud of its unique existence as the oldest continuously performing musical group on Long Island with a reputation for singing the finest works of choral music in performances of the highest caliber, The Long Island Choral Society was founded in 1929 by Dr. Maurice Garabrant, organist of the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City. In 1979, Meredith Elaine Baker became the fourth conductor of this all-volunteer choir of more than 60 singers, both amateur and professional, who come from more than 40 communities in the metropolitan area. Individual advance sale concert tickets as well as season ticket subscriptions are available through their website, www.lics.org, or by calling 594-2926. Tickets are also available at the door on the day of the performance.
Saturday, December 19
Eglevesky Ballet Nutcracker To Open at Tilles Center
The Eglevesky Ballet, based in New Hyde Park, will open its four performances of the Nutcracker at the Tilles Center. Today at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. and Dec. 21 at 6 p.m. Choreographed by the company’s artistic director Ali Pourfarrokh, the production is danced by the traditional Tchaikovsky score. The company is augmented by a cast of 66 of Long Island’s most talented young dance students selected through competitive auditions. Tickets for The Eglevesky Ballet’s 2009 production of Nutcracker, Saturday, December 19 through Monday, Dec. 21 at Tilles Center, are $60, $50 and $35 (seniors: $57, $47, $32). Group discounts are available; call 299-3100.
Holiday Short Film Festival
On December 19 and December 20 at 1:30 p.m. come celebrate the holidays with a “short film” festival at the LICM Theater. Together with our friends from the Brooklyn International Film Festival – KidsFilmFest, we are viewing a special collection of films celebrating the holidays and winter. It’s the perfect way for the whole family to relax and enjoy time together during the frantic holiday season. Ages: 3 and up. Fee: $2 with museum admission ($1 LICM Members), $4 theater only.
Monday, December 21
Williston Park Village Board To Meet
The Williston Park Village Board will meet at 8 p.m. at Williston Park Village Hall, 494 Willis Avenue, Williston Park.
Friday, December 25
Christmas Day
The entire staff of the Illustrated News takes this opportunity to wish all of our readers a very Merry Christmas.
Thursday, December 31
New Year’s Eve
The entire staff of the Illustrated News takes this opportunity to wish all our readers a very happy and safe New Year’s Eve and good health, happiness and prosperity in the New Year.
New Year’s Eve Dance At Irish Society
There will be a New Year’s Eve dance at the Irish American Society, 297 Willis Avenue, Mineola to start at 7:30 p.m. Donation is $80 per person. Reservations a must. Featured will be Bill Keenan’s Prime Time Showband.
Save The Date….
Village Grievance Day In Village of New Hyde Park
Village Grievance Day in the Village of New Hyde Park will be held on Feb. 16. Any resident who feels that their assessment is too high is welcome to meet with the village tax assessor who is available every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon.
