The Bible Class Is Back
Wednesday, December 15
Defensive Driving
Wednesday, December 15
Candlelight Evenings
Saturday, December 18
Wednesday, December 15
The Bible Class Is Back
Looking for an hour of action, drama and excitement on Wednesday night? Take in a classic series that has been delivering the thrills for more than 2000 years. Join Rabbi Conn for all the action at 8:15 p.m. Rabbi Conn will continue to guide the class through one of the Bible’s most dramatic books: I Samuel which tells the tragic story of the rise of the fatally flawed King Saul and his rivalry with the charismatic hero David. Come for a lively and stimulating discussion of this riveting story. The class meets in the Plainview Jewish Center (95 Floral Dr.) youth corner the first and third Wednesday of the month. Refreshments will be served. Call 938-8610.
Defensive Driving
Sponsored by the Community Center of Plainview-Old Bethpage and the N.Y.S.P. State approved for insurance and point reduction. Dec. 15 and 22 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Plainview Middle School, Central Park Rd. To register call 1-516-495-4786. There is a connection problem in some areas of Nassau County. You must dial 1-516 first even if that is your area code.
Saturday, December 18
Candlelight Evenings
A Hallmark card setting of flickering candles inside Old Bethpage Village Restoration’s (1303 Round Swamp Rd., Old Bethpage) historic homes, along with 19th-century holiday decorations and entertainment. Entertainment offered will include the “Magic Lantern” show featuring displays of hand-colored glass slides of famous persons, places and events. There will also be musical entertainment, including a brass quartet playing popular seasonal tunes and traditional American dancers and readings of classic holiday children’s stories in the Manetto Hill Church. Tree lighting Dec. 18 with entertainment beginning at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 18 and 19 from 5 to 9:30 p.m., the LI Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall in the village will include a Crafts Fair. During Candlelight Evenings, visitors are encouraged to bring their own safe lighting devices, though no open-flame candles or propane devices. Call 572-8400.
Ongoing Event
Yoga Community Class
Each week on Sunday from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. Absolute Yoga, 1 Guilles Ln.,Woodbury (behind Parade Diner), holds a community yoga class. The class is by donation only. All instructors who teach these classes donate their time. They want to share how profoundly this practice has changed their lives and want to make yoga accessible to all. All proceeds from these community classes are donated to charity in the Long Island area. From December to February, all proceeds from the community class will be donated to Tobay Hadassah. Call 682-9642.
Weekly Events
•Family Support Group, an ongoing support group for those who have family members or other loved ones with mental illness. Meets on Mondays from 7 to 8 p.m. at Central Nassau Guidance & Counseling Services, 950 South Oyster Bay Rd. The fee is $5 per family. In addition to verbal support, the group presents guest lecturers, workshops, education programs and holds social events. For information call 822-6111.
•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 on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 99 Central Park Rd. No prior knowledge required. Beginners welcome. Call 349-1966.
•Young Adult Drug Addiction Group offered by the Central Nassau Guidance and Counseling Community Program, 950 S. Oyster Bay Rd., Suite 102. For people 18 to 21 who are recovering from drug addiction. The goals are to enhance skills, increase self-awareness and work toward a drug and alcohol-free life. The group meets Thursdays at 8 p.m. Call 822-4060. All inquiries are confidential.
•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.
•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 9:30 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
•Speak Easy: A Toastmasters Club. Can help you conquer your fear of public speaking. In Bethpage, Northrop Grumman Toastmasters meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 5:45 p.m. in Northrop Grumman Building 5, South Oyster Bay Rd., Bethpage. Call Brian 346-7516.
•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.
•Italian Culture Society at Farmingdale meets the last Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at Ellsworth W. Allen Park, Motor Ave. Italian lessons are given by a native Italian teacher. For lessons in Italian come early at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments are served – ample parking. For private lessons call Francesca at 249-4543.
•Central Oyster Bay Democratic Club (COBDC) meets the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the community room at Ellsworth Allen Park, Motor Ave., Farmingdale. All are welcome to attend. The club serves the communities of Plainview, Bethpage, Old Bethpage, Farmingdale, North Massapequa, Massapequa Park and Massapequa. For more information email centoysterbaydems@gmail.com or attend a meeting.
•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.
•LI Junior Chamber of Commerce regularly has the Meet and Greet on the first Thursday and the monthly meeting on the third Tuesday of each month, along with a variety of other events throughout the month, For more information on the LI Junior Chamber, visit WWW.LIJC.com. Contact: Martin Dekom, Chairman, 850-2717 – Mdekom@gmail.com; Julie Dekom, Membership Director -Julz_5@yahoo.com; Steven Eiselen, Community Development VP -SEiselen@msn.com.
•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.
•Green Living Seminars, a series hosted by Starflower Experiences at 7 p.m. at the Melville Branch of the Half Hollow Hills Library, 510 Sweet Hollow Rd., directly across from the Sunquam Elementary School (between Route 110 and Old Country Rd.). The seminars will be held on the second Thursday of each month except July and August. Call 938-6152.
•Holistic Moms Network, a community of moms interested in natural health and mindful parenting. Held on the first Thursday of every month (or specific date) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Oyster Bay Community Center, Church St, Oyster Bay. All welcome! Call 624-2332. www.holisticmoms.org; www.northshoreholisticmom@yahoo.com.
•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.
•LI Stock Traders Meetup Group held on the second Thursday of every month from 6:45 to 9:15 p.m. in the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library auditorium, 999 Old Country Rd.
•Free Walk-In Stroke Support Group offered by Plainview Hospital every fourth Thursday of the month at 2 p.m. in Conference Rooms A and B, lower level, 888 Old Country Rd. Learn about risks, warning signs and treatments and hear medical specialists speak about the health issues concerning stroke and stroke prevention. Discuss experiences with others facing the same challenges seeking support, education and hope. For more information or to register, call Joy Harris 719-2411.
•LI Tourette Syndrome Association Support groups for those who have family members or other loved ones with Tourette Syndrome meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on the first Friday of each month at the DeMatteis Center, north side of Northern Blvd., Old Brookville (directly opposite the NY Institute of Technology campus). There are three separate support groups running simultaneously: one group for children, one for teens and one for parents/adults. Siblings of TS children are also invited. Free for LI-TSA members. For further information, call 876-6947 or email LongIslandTSA@aol.com.
•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.
•Earthwalk conducted by the staff of Starflower Experiences on the first Sunday of every other month at 2 p.m. A light touch of nature on an unusual and enjoyable walk. Discover the wonders of the natural world through your senses. For adults and children 9 and up. Meet at Sweet Hollow Hall in West Hills County Park, Melville. Fee of $2.50 per person. Call 938-6152 to sign up and for directions.
Ongoing Programs
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.
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.
