Oklahoma:
Friday, August 20
Operation: Cradle Cares:
Saturday, August 21
Annie:
Saturday, August 21
Friday, August 20
Oklahoma
St. Aidan’s Summer Stage Returns with a production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma on Aug. 20, 21 at 8 p.m. and Aug. 22 at 2 p.m. in Msgr. Kirwin Hall, 505 Willis Ave., Williston Park. Ticket prices are adults $10; children and senior citizens $7. This production is being directed by John Hayes, musical director Reagan Stone and moderator Father Thomas Tassone. The cast has been assembled from some of the most talented youth of the community and is expected to be an outstanding production. For ticket information, call Carol Hayes 741-7509 or email jocar1968@optonline.net.
Saturday, August 21
Operation: Cradle Cares
The Cradle of Aviation Museum announces the start of a new program called Operation: Cradle Cares. This program will provide active military families with free access to the Cradle of Aviation’s museum galleries all year long. The museum will be holding a special kickoff celebration at the museum, Museum Row, Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Garden City/Uniondale, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for our military families from throughout the region. The celebration will include free museum admission, barbecue, rides on Nunley’s Carousel and other family activities for all military family members. Military families from Mitchel Manor, 106th Rescue Squadron, Fort Hamilton, USMC recruitment station and US Coast Guard stations on Long Island are expected to attend. Military families are encouraged to call the Cradle’s reservation line 572-4066 for information.
Annie
The sun will come out …in August at Hofstra University’s John Cranford Adams Playhouse when Hofstra Entertainment and The Gray Wig present Annie. Book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin. This production is directed and choreographed by Amy Dolan Fletcher with musical direction by Stephen Pagano. Show times: Aug. 21, 28* at 7:30 p.m. (* Gray Wig Scholarship performance) ; Aug. 28 at 2 p.m. ; Aug. 22, 29 at 2 p.m. ; Aug. 27 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30; $28 senior citizen (over 65); $18 matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID; $15 children 12 and under; $15 Hofstra faculty, staff, student with current HofstraCard (two ticket maximum). There is also a Friday evening and Saturday matinee special: Children under 12 receive one free ticket with the purchase of one full-priced ticket for the performances on Aug. 27 at 7:30 p.m. and Aug. 28 at 2 p.m. Box Office 463-6644. Tickets are also sold online through the Web site: www.hofstra.edu/HofstraEntertainment.
Wednesday, August 25
Free Prostate Cancer Screening
Assemblyman Charles D. Lavine (D-Glen Cove) is sponsoring a free prostate cancer screening clinic from 3 to 5 p.m. at Magnolia Gardens, 899 Broadway, Westbury. The screenings are by appointment and will be performed in a private setting by doctors from Integrated Medical Foundation Inc. Call Assemblyman Lavine’s office at 676-0050 to schedule an appointment. Remember to bring photo identification to the clinic.
Sunday, August 29
Barbecue
Congregation Beth Israel Sisterhood, 141 Hilton Ave., Hempstead, will hold it’s Annual Barbecue at 4 p.m. Besides the usual raffle prizes, door prizes, great food (in addition to hotdogs and burgers), Gary will be back again playing music and singing for listening, dancing and singing pleasure. Admission is $20 pp with advance reservation; $25 at the door. Checks may be mailed to “Sisterhood Congregation Beth Israel at above address. Further information, call 489-1818 or 486-5140.
Upcoming Events
Defensive Driving Courses
Conducted by the Automobile Club of NY in the Garden City office located at 229 Seventh St. Save money; reduce violation points; sharpen skills. The cost is $39 for AAA members; $32 Plus members; $32 members 60 and older; $32 members 16-24 years old; $49 nonmembers; special group rates available. Dates and rates subject to change. Online class available. Visit AAA.com/DefensiveDriving. Reservations required. Call 873-2381. Online class available. Visit AAA.com/DefensiveDriving. The following dates are offered:
•Aug. 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Aug. 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Aug. 23 and 25 from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m.
•Aug. 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Sept. 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Sept. 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Sept. 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Sept. 15 and 16 from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m.
•Sept. 21 and 23 from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m.
•Sept. 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Sept. 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Ongoing Event
Creative Cups
The life-affirming art/fundraising event of the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program, is returning and people are invited to participate by creating an “art bra” to be auctioned off. Last year’s event brought in over 200 Creative Cups, ordinary bras that were transformed into works of art. They were created by artists, art students, children, breast cancer survivors and their friends and family members. Those wishing to create a bra are encouraged to sign up early, as entrants will be limited to 200. Creative Cups celebrates the lives of those living with breast cancer and those we have lost to this terrible disease. For more information and guidelines, visit http://creativecups.adelphi.edu or call 800-877-8077. The deadline for submission has been extended to Sept. 15. All entries will be included in a book about the event and will be auctioned on March 15, 2011 at Adelphi University.
Board Meetings
Cultural and Recreational Affairs Board of Commissioners meets on the first Tuesday of each month (except July and August) at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Senior Center.
Architectural Design Review Board meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. at Village Hall.
Zoning Board of Appeals meets at 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall on the fourth Tuesday of each month.
Planning Commission meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall.
Environmental Advisory Board meets at 8 p.m. at Village Hall on the last Wednesday (except July and August) of each month.
Traffic Commission meets on the third Thursday (except July and August) of each month at 8 p.m. at Village Hall.
Weekly Events
•Waldorf Choral Society. Do you love to sing? Rehearsals are every Monday from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Waldorf School, Cambridge Ave. For audition information call 747-4457.
•Long Term Care Workshop, a free informative workshop conducted by Jim McTighe of McTighe & Capaccio, LLC, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays at 1001 Franklin Ave., Suite 207. Workshops are limited to no more than 10 people. Bagels and coffee served. Reservations only. Call Terry 739-1240, ext. 312.
•Free Prenatal Consultations offered by Village Pediatrics, 975 Franklin Ave., on Tuesdays at 5 p.m. Parents are invited to meet the physicians prior to the child’s birth. Call 248-8334 for an appointment.
•Free Bereavement Group, a support group for individuals grieving the loss of a loved one meets at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Ethical Humanist Society, 38 Old Country Rd. Call 741-7304.
•LI Chess Nuts meets at 38 Old Country Rd., Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. for K to 3rd grade; and Fridays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. for fourth grade and up. Optional lessons for beginners and advanced players available at 4 and 5:30 p.m. For more information call Margarita Lanides at 739-3907.
•The Viking Cooking School at the Loaves & Fishes Cookshop, 835 Franklin Ave., presents free cooking demonstrations every Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. Topics vary. served. Reservations required. Call 877-1010; website: www.vikinghomechef.com).
Monthly Events
•Calling All War Time Veterans (WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iran, Iraq). VFW Garden City Park Post #120 invites you to become a member. Meet new service buddies, share experiences and become involved in your community. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at 2162 Jericho Tpke., Garden City Park. Call Cmdr. G. Popowitz 746-0662.
•Garden City Ski Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays, September through April (except holidays) at 7:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 1000 Marcus Ave., New Hyde Park. For additional info and schedules visit www.gardencityskiclub.com or call 872-1448.
•Young Widows/Widowers Social Group, a nonsectarian, nonprofit organization of widows and widowers ages 40 to 69 years of age. Fee for members is $3, nonmembers $5. Meets at 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church, 5th St. and Franklin Ave., Garden City, on the third Wednesday of each month. Call Sandy 996-6574. No meeting at the church during July and August.
•Order Sons of Italy meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the VFW Hall, Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. There are entertaining programs and refreshments and food are served free at every meeting. Call Sal Palmeri 328-0333 for an application.
•Physically Disabled Adults Support Group conducted on the second Thursday of the month by St. Charles Hospital and Rehabilitation Center at EFLI, 506 Stewart Ave., from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The group is for men and women who are physically disabled and provides information and support to enable people to get on with their lives. Call Susan Hay 631-474-6365.
•Ethical Issues in the News will be presented by the Ethical Humanist Society of LI on the first Sunday of each month at 10 a.m. at the society, 38 Old Country Rd. Call 741-7304.
