War and Remembrance: A Veteran’s Day Tribute:
Sunday, November 14
Holiday Shopping Boutique:
Friday November 19
Café Ablaze Christian Coffeehouse:
Saturday, November 20
Friday, November 12
Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
Presented by the Nassau Community College Department of Theatre and Dance through Nov. 14. Performances begin at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday. Written by Moises Kaufman, the play chronicles the artist’s incendiary real-world trial for “gross indecency” that captured the attention of Victorian society. Wilde, considered the greatest playwright and humorist of 19th-century London, faced three court trials stemming from a relationship with the handsome and much younger Lord Alfred Douglas. Ultimately, Wilde is convicted of and imprisoned. Drawing from real-life trial transcripts and Wilde’s words, the play looks at the eternal battle between art and morality while emphasizing the way that the powers-that-be try to exercise control over people’s private lives. Tickets $9; seniors aged 55 and over $7; college students with a fall 2010 ID are free. Call 572-7676.
Sunday, November 14
War and Remembrance: A Veteran’s Day Tribute
The Northwinds Symphonic Band, conducted by Helen P. Bauer, will open its fourth season at the Cradle of Aviation, at 2:30 p.m. The band will honor veterans past and present, performing a variety of patriotic standards and new publications that pay tribute to the rich history of our country and American military personnel. The program features several exciting and innovative selections including Gettysburg the 3rd Day, a thrilling re-enactment of the battle replete with a powerful cannonade and poignant aftermath. The Light Eternal, based on the well-known Navy hymn, musically recounts the story of The Four Chaplains who perished on an American troop transport vessel during WWII. Soprano Catherine Goldenbaum will be featured in A Place Called Home by American musical theater composer Alan Mencken. This beautiful arrangement was originally created for the US Army Field Band and is being performed with special permission. Northwinds will also be performing In Their Honor by Glen Head composer Carl Strommen. Dr. Peter K. Lynch will narrate Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and clarinetist G. Edward Smith playing Benny Goodman favorites, music by great American composers, Aaron Copland and Morton Gould and marches by John Williams, Edwin Franco Goldman and John Philip Sousa. Admission is free.
Sisterhood/Men’s Club Meeting
Joint meeting of Sisterhood/Men’s Club of Congregation Beth Israel, 141 Hilton Ave., Hempstead, will be held at 10:30 a.m. The program is a book discussion, led by Adrienne Mantis, on The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Shaffer and Barows. This should prove to be a very interesting and entertaining morning. Refreshments served. All welcome. No fee. Call 489-1818.
Catherine of Siena Lecture
Presented by Molloy College’s Siena Women’s Center and hosted by Dr. Cheryl Camenzuli and Dr. Lillian Bozak DeLeo of the center at 3 p.m. in the Hays Theatre on the Molloy College Campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. This year’sfeatured guest will be Dr. Maureen O’Connell, assistant professor of theology, Fordham University, who will be presenting “If These Walls Could Talk: Community Muralism and Social Justice.” During her presentation, Dr. O’Connell will discuss the theme as she presents slides of various murals and discusses her experiences interacting with the communities in which these murals are located. This lecture is free and open to the public. Call 678-5000, ext. 6302.
Monday, November 15
NCC 2010 Cultural Programs
Nassau Community College exciting and timely events. The programs, which take place in the College Center Building, are free, open to the public and accessible to the disabled. For more information call 572-7153. Program: The BP Oil Spill is a Wake-up Call, But For What? After working for the World Bank, World Trade Organization and United Nations, writer and academic Raj Patel has been tear-gassed on four continents protesting against them. His two most recent books, The Value of Nothing and Stuffed and Starved, are both bestsellers. 11 a.m.
Tuesday, November 16
Taste of the Manor
Networking event from 6 to 8 p.m. at Stuart Thomas Manor, 2143 Boundary Ave., Farmingdale. Come see the corporate meeting rooms, sample the corporate menu, breakfast and lunch. The evening will also feature a talk by Gerry Laytin, co-author of Killer Secrets of Successful Entrepreneurs. Register by email: Estelle.lovet38@gmail.com.
Wednesday, November 17
Leukemia & Lymphoma Event
Wine tasting with passing hors d’oeuvres. 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Piccolo Bussola, 159 Jericho Tpke., Mineola. Suggested tax deductible donation of $25 per person. Raffles, giveaways. Make check payable to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. One hundred percent of all proceeds to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. RSVP to TonyLubrano@gmail.com.
Thursday, November 18
ThanksGiving Ball
Family & Children’s, one of LI’s largest human care agencies, is holding its annual ThanksGiving Ball for at the Garden City Hotel. This annual dinner dance raises much needed funds for the agency whose mission is to care for Long Islanders in need. Attendees will celebrate the season of giving by enjoying cocktails, live music, gourmet dining, a silent auction and raffle prizes. Honorees, Joe Patellaro and Sandy Claghorn, supporters of Family & Children’s, will receive the James J. Harnett Humanitarian Award. They work to spread news of the agency’s efforts on behalf of LI’s most vulnerable children, seniors, veterans, families and communities. Anyone wishing to join the festivities and support the good work being done by Family & Children’s should call 746-0350, ext. 364 or email giving@family andchildrens.org.
Friday, November 19
Holiday Shopping Boutique
At the Garden City Casino, corner of 6th St. and Cathedral Ave., Garden City. Shop from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sponsored by Twigs of Winthrop University Hospital’s Women’s Auxiliary. All proceeds benefit Winthrop’s Maternal Child Care and Nursery Units. Call 747-7145.
Saturday, November 20
Café Ablaze Christian Coffeehouse
Reopens with a gala to celebrate its second anniversary. Featured entertainment will be the veteran LI-based band of contemporary Christian recording artists, Eyewitness. Lead vocalist will be well known LI Christian singer and solo recording artist, Sienna. “Opener” is singer/songwriter Tommy-Lee Sexton. Enjoy great coffee and desserts at candlelit tables in a friendly, casual atmosphere. Singles, couples, and groups of friends welcome. Doors open at 7 p.m.; performance from 7:30 p.m. to about 10 p.m. with a half hour intermission to include door prize drawings and a special dessert. Enter Resurrection Lutheran Church, 420 Stewart Ave., near Clinton Rd. on the Emmet Pl. side by the lighted Café Ablaze sign. Tickets are $10 each; two for $15 and are sold at the door. Reservations suggested through Lori at cafeablaze@gmail.com or 739-1537. A separate freewill offering is collected for the talent.
A Night of Grown Up Comedy
A night of hilarious fun with comedians Johnny Lampert and Sherry Davey at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Tikvah, 3315 Hillside Ave., New Hyde Park. Fee $20 in advance; $25 at the door. Contact information: funevents@templetikvah.org or 746-1120.
Sunday, November 21
The Cathedral Choirs in Concert
The combined Cathedral Choirs present Seek Him that Maketh the Seven Stars: Music for the End of Time. Music will include Edgar Bainton And I Saw a New Heaven, Herbert Howells Hills of the North, Philip Moore All Wisdom Cometh from the Lord and the contemporary classic Seek Him who Maketh the Seven Stars by Jonathan Dove. Lawrence Tremsky, director/Alistair Nelson, organist. Nov. 21 at 4 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, 50 Cathedral Ave. Tickets will be available at the door and are $15 general seating; $5 high school and college students; children under 13 admitted free. Call 746-2955.
Restaurant Auction
Viewing of the list of more than 125 LI restaurants for the live auction will be at 12:30 p.m. with the auction beginning at 2 p.m. at Congregation Beth Israel, 141 Hilton Ave., Hempstead. There will be bidding on these gift certificates and in addition a silent auction too. Donation of $5 includes a lavish gourmet dessert table. Further information, call Auctioneer Al 481-4743.
Holiday Fair
Temple Tikvah, 3315 Hillside Ave. (one block west of Herricks Rd), New Hyde Park will hold its annual Holiday Fair from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There will be a variety of reasonably priced items for children and adults to purchase. Highlights include handcrafted jewelry, toys, books and gift items for Chanukah and other occasions. Call 746-1120.
Friday, November 26
Garden City High School 10 Year Reunion
Will be held from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Nassau County Bar Association, 15th and West Sts., Mineola. $100 per person. Send checks made out to cash to: Gina Paulson, 252-35 60 Ave., Little Neck, New York 11362 or pay at the door. Include your contact telephone number on check. Email gpaulson19@gmail.com for questions.
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:
•Nov 13 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Nov 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Nov 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
At the Irish American Center
Located at 297 Willis Ave., Mineola. Call 746-9392 or 742-8080 for reservations. Coffee, tea and Irish soda bread will be served all events and the bar will be open for your pleasure:
•Nov. 14: Irish Christmas Fair featuring a multitude of vendors, Irish breakfast, hamburgers, hot dogs, coffee, tea, scones and more. Entertainment by Tom Deegan and Friends. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
•Nov. 20: Thanksgiving Dance featuring the Dennis Gallery Band. 8:30 p.m. Donation $20.
From Puccini to Pop
It’s glee meets “The People’s Tenor,” Michael Amante. The 5th Annual Tribute to U.S. Disabled Veterans. Kathleen Mucciolo Kolins and Wayne Kolins, founders, Music and Theatre Legacy Foundation, sponsor the Garden City Middle School Festival Chorus, a modern glee club in a guest appearance with Michael Amante. Share this gleeful musical journey and the celebration of the power of music and magical effect of arts in education. Dec. 12 at 3 p.m. at the Theatre at Westbury. Presale ticket price $65. This is not a fundraiser for the Music and Theatre Legacy Foundation. A portion of the ticket proceeds benefit the Achilles Freedom Team of Wounded Veterans and DAV Chapter 76 National Amputation Foundation. For ticket information call 800-745-3000 or buy tickets online at www.ticketmaster.com or LiveNation.com.
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.
Ongoing Programs
Anger Management
Contact Lani McElgun, M.A., LMFT, at 520 Franklin Ave., Suite 213, or call 428-1167 for information on the following: Group: Turn angry behaviors into more productive ones; learn healthier ways to communicate with spouse, children, co-workers. Individual: Combine individual therapy and anger management techniques. Both are held on a weekly basis and facilitated by a licensed marriage and family therapist, also certified in anger management. Court mandates welcome.
Cradle of Aviation Museum
In the world of aviation, signals and coded messages are an important part of how airplanes and air traffic control speak everyday. The Cradle of Aviation Museum has a variety of free family activities. Walk through the eight museum galleries and you’ll walk through over 100 years of aerospace history with 75 planes and space craft and a variety of examples of how pilots navigated and communicated from the early days of flight through the space program. Museum activities are free with admission and are available each day from noon to 4 p.m. The museum also is home to the IMAX Dome Theatre and is located on Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Museum Row. Call 572-4111.
Epilepsy Foundation
Located at 506 Stewart Ave. (739-7733) the following is offered:
•Free Puppet Show on Seizure Disorder. A free children’s program on epilepsy using the internationally acclaimed “Kids on the Block” troupe of puppets to public and private elementary schools. Call Janet Romeo, ext. 145.
•Support Groups. Do you have seizures? Are you having difficulty with jobs, relationships, etc.? Are you isolating from your family and friends? If you answered yes to any of these questions, we have group for you. Call Irene Rodgers, CSW, ext. 415.
Exhibit
Nassau Community College’s Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery, Room 140 of the College Center Building, presents Accelerate through Dec. 22. For this exhibit, emerging artists aged 16 to 25 were asked to consider the many personal reasons that accelerate the desire to create. This mixed media exhibition is organized by VSA Arts – the International Organization on Arts and Disability, an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, with support from Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Gallery hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday 11;30 a.m. to 7p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 572-0619.
School Closings
Will be posted on the Garden City Public Schools website at: www.gardencity. k12.ny.us and will also be available on the following stations: WCBS 880 AM; WOR 710 AM; WGBB 1240 AM; WALK 1370 AM; WINS 1010 AM; WHLI 1100 AM; WKJY 98.3 FM; television News 12 LI. Do not contact the police or fire departments for confirmation about school closings.
Sons of Italy
Order Sons of Italy in America is seeking new members to join the America Lodge #2245, Franklin Square, Elmont, West Hempstead, Floral Park, Garden City, Stewart Manor and Malverne. The lodge co-ed with many projects that enhance the preservation of the member’s Italian heritage and raises funds for contributions to worthy charities. Meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the VFW Hall, Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. There are entertaining programs, refreshments and food served free at every meeting. Call Sal Palmeri 328-0333.
NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence
The Coalition is a member agency of the Garden City Community Fund, United Community Fund of Great Neck, Community Chest of Port Washington and United Way of LI. Call 222-2293 for information the following:
•Support groups with individual counseling for incest survivors and survivors of rape and sexual assault. Services are confidential and free of charge. These services are also extended to family members and partners of survivors.
•The coalition operates a safe home for battered women and their children. The Coalition’s Safe Home for Abused Families provides shelter, advocacy and legal assistance, in a safe, warm, supportive, attractive environment. Call the 24-hour hotline 542-0404. The hotline and all services are free and confidential and a counselor can help you find safety.
•If you are 60 or older and suffering from abuse, mistreatment or neglect at the hands of family members or someone who is living with you, help is available. Counseling, legal advocacy and support services to seniors in need of help is offered. All services are free and confidential. Call 542-0404.
Bereavement Groups
Contact Catherine Bottari, LCSW, at 500 Old Country Rd., Suite 300 or call 732-6964 for information on the following:
•Group 1: A woman’s bereavement group is available to help women share and learn about their grief. Groups are held on a weekly basis and are facilitated by a licensed clinical social worker.
•Group 2: A 12-week bereavement support group is available for children ages 7 to 9. Groups will be held on Saturdays and are facilitated by a licensed social worker.
