High Tea – Saturday, April 17
Stand-up for Little Shelter 2 – Friday, April 23
Independent Art Society – Sunday, April 25
Saturday, April 17
High Tea
The 7th Annual High Tea will be held at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 1000 Washington Ave., at 3 p.m. Gather friends together, come and enjoy delicious scones, tiny tea sandwiches and sweet treats. You can also enjoy shopping for unique handcrafted jewelry in between sipping your tea. Tickets are $18 each; advance purchase only. No tickets will be sold at the door. Send a check to St. Margaret’s for the total number of tickets. Include name and address. Tickets will be sent via return mail. For questions call Loretta 631-271-0228 or the church office 692-5268.
Long Island Roller Rebels
Long Island’s only flat-track Roller Derby league, the Long Island Roller Rebels, will host an action-packed doubleheader with the Pioneer Valley Roller Derby Teams from Northampton, MA, at Skate Safe America, 182 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rod., Old Bethpage (249-1717). The Pioneer Valley Men’s Team take on the New York Shock Exchange during halftime. Doors open at 7 p.m.; whistle blows at 8 p.m. Tickets $10 in advance; $15 at the door; under 8 free. For purchasing info, contact Skate Safe America or go to: www.LongIslandRollerRebels.com.
Irish Family History Forum
Presents a Genealogy Talk. Lecture by Debra Braverman, “Researching Your Ancestors in New York Vital Records.” 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the downstairs room, Bethpage Public Library, 47 Powell Ave., Bethpage. Everyone welcome.
Monday, April 19
Card Party Luncheon
Join the League to Abolish Cancer with your group to lunch and play Mah Jongg, Bridge or any other game you choose. Lunch includes a choice of chicken, beef, shrimp or vegetable kebab, with rice and salad, as well as beverage and dessert. Indicate whom you wish to sit with for lunch, and we will make every effort to accommodate you. Noon at Shish Kebab, South Oyster Bay Rd., Plainview. $21. To reserve your place or for information, contact Evelyn 631-366-1332 or Lena 692-2809 by April 12. All proceeds go to cancer research.
Friday, April 23
Stand-up for Little Shelter 2
A fundraiser for the Little Shelter of Huntington, one of Long Island’s oldest “no-kill” shelters. Guests appearing will include some of long islands favorite comics, and star the incomparable Johnny Rizzo. Owned by Harris Media Group, Jokerz Wild Comedy Club will aim to provide Long Island comedy fans with a fun and affordable night of stand up comedy. Most events will be priced in the $10-$15 ticket price range. 8:30 p.m. at Four Points By Sheraton Hotel, 333 South Service Rd., Plainview.
Saturday, April 24
Auction, Chinese Auction, Mini-Flea Market
From 6 to 9 p.m. at St. Bede’s Episcopal Church, 220 Berry Hill Rd., Syosset. Proceeds benefit Last Hope Animal Rescue of Syosset. No admission. Refreshments for a minimal charge. Call 921-2008. www.lasthopeanimalrescue.org.
Sunday, April 25
Independent Art Society
Will have a free art reception at the Massapequa Library, 40 Harbor Ln., Massapequa, from 2 to 4 p.m. Call 931-7768.
Monday, April 26
Celebrate Ernestine Rose’s 200th Birthday
Ernestine Rose, suffragist, abolitionist, activist for rights for married women is 200 years old this year. Ms. Rose (1810-1892), a rabbi’s daughter from Poland became one of America’s earliest women’s rights activists in 1836, advocating for women’s property rights, women’s suffrage, abolition of slavery and religious free thought. Many of the freedoms we enjoy today result from her vision, courage and commitment. The Friends of the Library are hosting two accomplished artists to talk about this remarkable woman. Janie Stockhamer, Plainview actress/playwright, will recreate Ernestine in a scene from her play, Portraits of the Past: Jewish Women of Valor. Paula Doress-Worters, Ph.D. is the founder and director of The Ernestine Rose Society and author of Mistress of Herself: Speeches and Letters of Ernestine L. Rose. All are invited to a reception following the performance to meet and mingle with the artists. Come and light a birthday candle in honor of Ernestine Rose’ 200th birthday.
Sunday, May 2
Free Skin Cancer Screening
Get a free skin-cancer screening at Plainview Hospital from 9 a.m. to noon. The screening is a full-body exam for anyone who has never been diagnosed with skin cancer. Participants must be 18 or older. Space is limited and appointments are required. For an appointment, call 719-2599 on April 27 or 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. only.
Upcoming Events
Dinner and Lecture
Dr. Michael Berlin invites you to an incredible Wellness Education. Wellness starts with a lifestyle that includes a proper diet. Lecture on the Benefits of Drinking Alkaline Water. The presentation will discuss benefits which include lowering high blood pressure, reducing inflammation in the body (especially arthritis), helps for diabetes, kidney function, osteoporosis, bowel dysfunctions and more. Live happy, successful and fulfilling lives in a permanent way. May 4 at 6:30 p.m. at La Famiglia Restaurant, 641 Old Country Rd., Plainview. Call The Family Wellness Center 224-0059 to reserve your space. Cost: $30 includes 3 course dinner and lecture. Space limited.
Syosset H.S. Classes of ‘72/’73 Reunion
July 31at the Marriott in Melville. $125 pp until May 5; then $155. Checks are made payable to: Syosset HS Reunion Class ‘73, PO Box 215, 57 Ira Rd., Syosset, NY 11791. Any questions? Syosset73@aim.com or call Bert 676-8008.
Old Bethpage Village Restoration Events
Located on Round Swamp Rd., Old Bethpage. Call572-8400 for information on the following:
•April 17, 18: Civil War encampment. Company “E” of the 14th Brooklyn Regiment, NYS Militia, conducts its annual “School of the Soldier” program from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. The “soldiers” of the 14th Brooklyn, dressed in the uniforms of the time, will demonstrate the formations the regiment engaged in during training in 1861, including marching, facings and manual of arms. The officers will also lead the men in company drills each day and conclude with a skirmish drill on Sunday.
•April 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23: History Alive. Children and parents will be able to try their hand at the everyday chores of 19th-century life, including churning fresh cream into butter at the Powell Farmhouse, carding wool at the Benjamin House, assisting in making a hat, and sweeping the porch at the General Store with a handmade corn broom. Other aspects of children’s lives will also be covered, including play, involving rolling wooden hoops beside the Noon Inn; and education, with participants having the opportunity to see the School House, where they can write on a slate board. Noon to 4 p.m.
Family Wellness Center Programs
The Family Wellness Center is located at 641-B Old Country Rd., Plainview. Call 822-8499 to register for the following:
•April 22: Healing Circle encourages balance of body, mind and spirit. This is done through a natural energy healing and relaxation technique involving light touch. This treatment is very powerful yet gentle for all ages and participants report increased pain relief and energy, reduced anxiety and stress and more. $10. Light refreshments to follow. 8:15 p.m.
•May 5, 19: Free Introduction to Resolving Stress through Network Care. Learn all about this extraordinarily gentle method that literally resolves all the stress, tension, distortions, and traumas from your body and mind. Learn how this care helps resolve a variety of acute and chronic stress conditions and live with much more peace, passion, authenticity and great health. Lecture and demonstration given by Dr. Michael Berlin or Dr. Victoria Couluris. $100 toward care to new patients. 8 p.m.
•May 6: Free Intro to P.E.E.R Counseling Emotional Release Group. Join Nanci Deutsch, licensed clinical social worker, trained in P.E.E.R (Primary Emotional Energy Recovery) to learn how to uncover and clear blocked emotions to improve relationships, increase confidence and self- esteem and find more peace within. 8 p.m. RSVP by May 4.
•May 13: P.E.E.R Counseling Emotional Release Group. P.E.E.R. (Primary Emotional Energy Recovery) is a powerful process that helps people connect and release trapped emotions in order to free yourself from issues that have blocked you from creating the life you want. Benefits include relief from old emotions, gaining essential life skills, improve your relationships and find more peace in your body and mind. $40. 8 p.m. RSVP by May 12.
Ongoing
Weekly Events
•Plainview-Old Bethpage Community Chorus welcomes new members. Meetings are held Monday nights at 7:30 p.m. in the choral room of POB Middle School. All voices are needed and no experience is necessary. Rehearsals run from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. For information call 931-4377 or 935-6243.
•Ideal Health Business Presentation. Unprecedented ground floor opportunity to earn $2 to $5K per month within six months then more. Free. Every Monday at 8 p.m. at The Family Wellness Center 641-B Old Country Rd., Plainview. Call 822-8499 to register.
•Bible Study Classes. Free weekly classes at 10 a.m. Wednesdays or 8:45 a.m. Sundays at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 99 Central Park Rd. No prior knowledge required. Beginners welcome. Call 349-1966.
•Calling All Seniors. Why be bored at home? Come for fun, trips and to meet new friends. Qualifications: resident of Hicksville, Plainview or Levittown. Meetings every Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bethpage Senior Center, 103 Grumman Rd. West, Bethpage. Call 571-9910.
•Rotary Club of Bethpage-Plainview serving the community since 1955. Dinner meeting 6:30 to 8 p.m. every Thursday at Marriott Residence Inn, 9 Gerhard Rd., Plainview. For information call 681-7960.
•Senior Citizen Lunch Program. Nassau County provides a lunch program for seniors 60+, who live in Nassau County. The donation is $3. The lunch is held at the Jamaica Avenue School, 85 Jamaica Ave. Reservations must be called in by Wednesday at 937-6424.
•POB Senior Citizen Club meeting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays in the All-Purpose Room at the Jamaica Avenue School, 85 Jamaica Ave. For information call 937-6424. The club offers trips, cruises, parties, social and line dancing, art courses for all levels, craft classes, card games, bingo, horseracing, yoga, education programs, etc. Members must be 60 years or older, residing in the POB S.D. are eligible. Bring school tax bill as proof of residency. Dues is $15. New members welcome.
Monthly Events
•Meet the Doctors. Focusing on education, Premiere OBGYN will sponsor a Meet the Doctors program on the first Tuesday of each month from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at 79 Froelich Farm Blvd., Woodbury. Women who are planning a pregnancy or are already expecting can join Drs. Prince, Brooks and Flynn and have their questions answered on conception and a safe pregnancy.
•The LI Psoriasis Network Meetup Group will get together in the second floor In-Service Classroom of North Shore University at Plainview, 888 Old Country Rd., on the first Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. All are welcome. No cost. More information is available at http://psoriasis.meetup.com/24/
•Alzheimer’s Support Group. Are you a caregiver who would like to share your experience with others? There is strength in knowing you are not alone. Join this support group at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month in the Adult Day Health Care Program Room at the Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 378 Syosset-Woodbury Rd., Woodbury. Call Sheldon Rybak, RCSW/ACSW 622-7770.
•Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) was founded in 1978, is congressionally chartered and exclusively dedicated to Vietnam-era veterans and their families. VVA Chapter #82 is your Nassau County Chapter and meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. at Hicksville’s VFW Hall. Call 677-5384 for further information or contact us by e-mail at info@vvachapter82.org. Come and join your fellow Vietnam veteran in support of each other.
•Golf for Singles Adults, a group of 50 + single seniors meet the third Tuesday of every month, at 7:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, Sunnyside Blvd., Exit 46 off the LIE, Plainview. For info call 942-4228. The group plays on courses, mostly in Suffolk on the weekends as well as during the week.
•Central Oyster Bay Democratic Club meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the community room at the Nutty Irishman, 323 Main St., in the Village of Farmingdale. All are welcome to attend. The club serves the communities of Farmingdale, North Massapequa, Plainedge, Bethpage, Old Bethpage, Plainview and Farmingdale State University. For more information call 909-8318, or email info@centraloysterbaydems.cjb.net.
•Plainview Republican Club meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 8 p.m., downstairs at the American Legion Hall, 115 Southern Pky., Plainview. Connect with new friends and attend enjoyable events throughout the year. Everyone is welcome. Call Steve Joyce 644-0486.
•Introduction to Chemotherapy, a monthly information session for cancer patients who are beginning chemotherapy treatments. Family members are welcome. Refreshments served. Nurses with special training, dietitians and other professionals present information that can help individuals understand, and cope with, the effects of chemotherapy treatments. There is also an opportunity to share information with others who may have been through similar situations. Meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Patient’s Lounge on 3-West at North Shore University Hospital at Plainview, 888 Old Country Rd. Call Sharon Huff, RN, to register 719-2702.
•Cancer Survivors Support Group offered for survivors and their families at North Shore Hospital at Plainview, 888 Old Country Rd. The group is free and meets on the second Thursday of each month from 6 to 8 p.m. and includes all cancers. Call Barbara for further information 541-4673.
•Scleroderma Support Group. Are you a Scleroderma patient, family member or friend? A Scleroderma Support Group meets on the first Thursday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. at Plainview-Old Bethpage Library. Call Linda 631-981-6965. No meetings during June, July and August.
•Bethpage Masonic Lodge No. 975 Free and Accepted Masons will meet at 8 p.m. at the Hicksville Masonic Temple, 18 W. Nicholai St., Hicksville. For information call 731-2488. Meetings are every second and fourth Friday.
•Jewish War Veterans, Gieir-Levitt Post #655 invite all Jewish war veterans to join them at the Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd., Plainview, at 9 a.m. on the second Sunday of every month. Call Larry Sklar 942-3327. Come for a free breakfast.
Safe Boating Courses
Safe Boating Courses, free vessel safety checks and more from America’s Boating Club, the United States Power Squadrons. With 18 squadrons around Long Island, there’s one near you. Visit WeBoatSafe.org or call 1-800-341-8777 for more information.
At Town of Oyster Bay Chabad
Located at 678 Woodbury Rd., Woodbury. Call 682-0404 for information on the following:
•Participate in weekly Bible study classes for adults of all ages. Free discussions about the Torah portion of the week, or the next Jewish festival. No knowledge of Hebrew necessary – all classes are in English. Beginners through advanced welcome. Men and women. Meets every Tuesday.
•Code of Jewish Law. Come and learn the A-Zs on all the “how tos” of the Jewish Lifecycle and Basic Judaism with Brocha Lipszyc. A fascinating and rewarding journey exploring the hows and whys as well as ins and outs of Jewish traditions and customs. Free of charge aside from purchase of text material for class. 8 p.m. every Wednesday.
•Hows and Whys of Jewish Customs/Traditions, a series of discussions exploring the hows and whys of Jewish traditions and customs. Rabbi Shmuel Lipszyc will hold half-hour sessions every Saturday at 9 a.m. with informative commentary and insight about deeply rooted Jewish rituals that provides an opportunity for Jews throughout the community to explore how Jewish customs and traditions came about. The public is invited to learn and ask questions. Rather than robotically following rituals and traditions, Jews now can take action to make their spiritual experience more meaningful and fulfilling.
•Modern Day Kabbalah Experience with renowned speaker Rabbi Shmuel Lipszyc. Probe the Depths of the Kabbalah in 30 minutes! Participate in our weekly Shabbat classes. No previous background or religious affiliation required. All welcome. Shabbat mornings from 9 to 9:30 a.m.
•A Woman’s Voice. Discover the answers to life’s deepest and most complex issues. Realize the amazing power that G-d bestowed upon women. Add more meaning to your life. Live a happier life. Determine your inner strengths and bring out your full potential. This class, which is taught by Dr. Bleema Feinstein, takes place every Wednesday at 10 a.m.
Chee-Gong
There are free practice centers for Chee-Gong at the Syosset Woodbury Community Park and Stony Brook University. All Falun Dafa (Chee-Gong) activities are free of charge. Call 238-7049 for information or visit www.falundafa.org.
Child and Adult Food Program
All children in attendance will be offered the same meals at no separate charge, with no physical segregation of, or other discriminating against, any child because of race, color, age, national origin, sex or handicap. This applies to Teacher’s Pets Child Care Centers in Levittown and Plainview. Call 731-3263.
Help for Seniors
Are you a senior who would like help paying for your Medicare benefits and prescription drugs? Free assistance is only a phone call away if you qualify for extra help because of limited income. There may be a way to alleviate some of the cost of Medicare – deductibles and coinsurance, Part B premiums, prescription drug plans (Part D). Reducing monthly premiums, annual deductibles and co-payments, aiding with coverage gaps (the doughnut hole). To learn more call a LIS/HHS (Low Income Subsidy from US Dept. of HHS) counselor from Family & Children’s, a community of caring. 485-3425, ext. 222.
Helping Hand for Caregivers
Caring for Caregivers is a nonprofit committee founded out of concern for those members of the community who are providing 24-hour care and supervision for a loved one in their home. The goal is to provide up to eight hours of professional respite care each month. The application process is need-based, easy to complete and respectful of the caregiver’s privacy. Once the application has been approved, the caregiver will contract with the agency of his/her choice for provision of service, for four hours during any two-week period, up to a maximum of eight hours per month. Applications are currently being accepted from the Plainview-Old Bethpage, Bethpage, Syosset, Woodbury and Hicksville areas. The committee’s hope is that these few hours will provide a little breathing space so that the caregiver can attend to his/her own needs. Call Sara 698-9750 for an application.
At Reflection Counseling Center
Located at 202 Terminal Dr. Call 576-3120 for information on the following:
•Adolescent Group for youth who are struggling with abstinence from alcohol or drugs. Group sessions focus on education, communication skills, relationships and self-esteem issues. The group meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Call for information on joining. All inquiries are confidential.
•Eating Disorder Treatment, a weekly group for anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating on Tuesdays from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Sliding scale fee. Call to register.
•Parent Group for those parents struggling with their child’s use of alcohol and/or drugs. Group sessions focus on parenting and communication skills and education. The group meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Call to register. All inquiries are confidential.
•Stop Smoking Program for substance abusers.
•Women’s Issues Group for women who are in recovery from alcohol and/or drugs. Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Group sessions focus on those issues of communication skills, relationships and self-esteem. All inquiries are confidential.
