TR Sanctuary Edible Ornaments for Wildlife – Saturday, December 18
Christmas with the Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill – Saturday, December 18
OBRM Train Exhibit Open Weekends, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 18 & 19
Friday, December 17
Holiday Concert
St. Dom’s Elementary School holds its holiday concert in the St. Dom’s Auditorium at 7 p.m. Call 922-4488.
Saturday, December 18
At the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary
Programs will be held at the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center, 134 Cove Rd., Oyster Bay. Call 922-3200 or trsac@audubon.org. Program: Animals’ Holiday. The holidays are a time for sharing. The sanctuary will share stories of giving back to nature during this holiday season. Your help is needed to create handmade edible ornaments, which the wild birds and animals will feast on. You can then use them to decorate an outside tree in the sanctuary. Children can even make special holiday gifts for their loved ones. Guests can sample a variety of holiday treats baked with love by Sanctuary staff and volunteers. Families. 1 to 4 p.m. $5 per person; $20 per family includes all craft and gift materials and refreshments.
Free Horse and Buggy Rides
In Locust Valley from noon to 3 p.m. Sponsored by the Locust Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Christmas At Sagamore Hill
Enjoy Christmas With The Roosevelts, including holiday music, carolers, and holiday crafts at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, from noon to 4 p.m. For more information, call 922-4788 or visit http://www.nps.gov/sahi/index.htm.
Nature Walk
Take part in the North Shore Land Alliance Walk in the Woods. You can also volunteer for the 111th Annual Christmas Bird Count. For more Information, contact NSLA at 626-0908 or andrea@northshorelandalliance.org.
Hoffman Center Walk
Take a Guided Nature Walk (5 miles of trails; no pets or children under age 10) at the Hoffman Center (adjacent to Martin Viette’s on Northern Blvd.), 12:50 p.m. For information call 922-3290; www.hoffmancenter.org.
Train Exhibit
The Oyster Bay Railroad Museum Visitor’s Center, at 100-102 Audrey Avenue (just north of the gazebo, on the right), is open noon to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 19. The Museum’s rail-yard (at the entrance to TR Park- near the boat basin), with a variety of vintage train cars and operating turntable, will also be open for visitors. For more information, visit www.obrm.org.
Upcoming Events
Portledge School Drop-In Days
All are invited to see early childhood and elementary school programs, tour the pastoral 60-acre campus, meet students and faculty, watch the fourth graders version of Mary Poppins and discover “The Portledge Experience.” For more information or to register, call the Admissions Department – Michael Coope 750-3202, Dr. Johan Johnson 750-3203, email jjohnson@portledge.org or visit www.portledge.org. The school is located at 355 Duck Pond Rd., Locust Valley. Dates are as follows: 9:15 a.m. on Dec. 14, Jan. 12, 26.
Ongoing Events
Practical Support for Caregivers
Taking care of an elderly family member or friend is never easy. Doubleday Babcock Senior Center and Harbor House Assisted Living is offering an opportunity for individuals providing that care, the share their experiences and concerns. Practical suggestion and advice on handling stressful situations will be offered. The group, conducted by Edna Dormer, LMSW and professional geriatric care manager, will include discussions on Medicare, Medicaid, home care, long term care and care coordination. Meetings are held twice monthly on Mondays from 5 to 6 p.m. at 45 E. Main St. through Dec. 20. Admission is free. Refreshments will be served. Call 922-1770 or 624-0600.
Weekly Events
•Alcoholics Anonymous meets Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to 10 p.m. at Christ Church, 61 E. Main St. For information call 922-6377. The AA meetings at YFCA is not currently being held.
•Play Bridge will be held at the OB-EN Library, 89 E. Main St. Meets every Monday at 7 p.m. Bring a partner or come by yourself. Beginners welcome. Call 922-1212.
•Alanon meeting will be held every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Oyster Bay Presbyterian Church, East Main St. All are welcome.
•Substance Abuse Groups meet at the Youth and Family Counseling Agency, 193 A, South St., on Wednesdays from 6 to 7 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Registration required. Call 922-6867.
Open Mike at Canterbury’s. Every Thursday enjoy the open mike night at Canterbury’s. Professional musicians and novices are invited to bring their instruments, voices, and friends to join him on stage or perform by themselves. Approximate starting time is 8:45 p.m. Call Mark 922-3214.
•Clutterers Anonymous, a 12-step self-help group, offers help and support to those who have clutter problems in their homes or workplace. Meets weekly on Thursdays from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 265 Asbury Ave., Westbury and also the 1st and 3rd Friday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the School of the Community Reformed Church, 90 Plandome Rd., Manhasset. There are no dues or fees. For more information, email CLAWestbury@yahoo.com, call (866) 800-3881 or visit www.ClutterersAnonymous.net.
•Bingo Games every Friday at 7:15 p.m. at Knights of Columbus Hall, 83 Sea Cliff Ave., Glen Cove. $1,500 in cash prizes. Door prizes and progressive on last game. Smoke-free environment. Call 676-1828 for further info.
•Ballroom Dance at the Doubleday Babcock Senior Center, 45 E. Main St., every Friday from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. with instructor Vladimir Velev, an international ballroom dance champion. Learn to Cha Cha, Foxtrot, Waltz, Tango and more. Donation requested. Call 922-1770.
•OBRM Preview Center. Every Saturday and Sunday visit the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum Preview Center and Turntable Railyard at 100 to 102 Audrey Ave. (just north of the gazebo/bandstand – on the right), where you will be directed to the turntable railyard- featuring a variety of refurbished train cars. Open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 558-7036.
Monthly Events
•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.
•Young at Heart Parkinson’s Support Group meeting from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of the month in the cafeteria on the ground level, near the emergency room at North Shore University Hospital at Syosset, 221 Jericho Tpke. Open to patients, caregivers or anyone interested in learning about Parkinsons. Call Debbie 390-9454.
•Living Easier with Arthritis offered by Doubleday Babcock Senior Center, 45 E. Main St., in cooperation with the LI Arthritis Foundation, on the first Monday of each month at 2 p.m. The facilitators of the group have completed a leadership-training program conducted by the LI Arthritis Foundation. Call Barbara 922-1770.
•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.
•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.
•Golf for Single 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.
•Oyster Bay Quilting Group held on the fourth Tuesday of the month in the Green Room at the OB Library, 89 Main St. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring a project and lunch.
•Syosset Day Chapter/Homemakers Council of NC holds its business meetings the first Wednesday of the month (September through June) at 10:15 a.m. Classes are held on subsequent Wednesdays at 10 a.m. The Homemakers meet at St. Bede’s Episcopal Church, Berry Hill Rd., Syosset. All are welcome to join.
•Bereaved Parents of the USA. This national self-help support group charters the LI NY Chapter. Meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, 231 Jackson Ave., Syosset. The group offers support, compassion, understanding and hope. No dues or fees.
•Lions Club of Oyster Bay meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. The Lions Club of Oyster Bay, chartered in 1948, is a non-denominational group of men and women from all walks of life, brought together in the common interest of serving the community in the spirit of Lionism. Call 922-2967, e-mail OBLions@aol.com or visit www.lionwap.org/oysterbayny.
•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
•Getting Acquainted with Social Security. The Incorporated Village of Bayville is sponsoring a service for its retired residents as well as those who are considering retirement. Social Security: Getting Acquainted with Social Security Services will be conducted by Village of Bayville resident, Vincent Serio, a recently retired Social Security Administration agent with many years of experience in the field of Social Security services. He will discuss retirement, disability, survivor and Medicare benefits, in addition to the development and adjudication of the new prescription plan. There will be a question and answer period during which attendees will be given the opportunity to discuss concerns and get clarification on all aspects of Social Security. There is no fee for this service, which will be provided on an ongoing basis the first Thursday of the month at the Bayville Community Center, 88 Bayville Ave. Call 628-1439.
•American Rhododendron Society. Local chapter meeting on the third Thursday of the month at the Burns Horticultural Center, Planting Fields Arboretum. Call Chas Rasweiler 334-4459 or Jim Fry 631-754-2412.
•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.
•Modern Mystics Meeting, a modern mystic is one who experiences a presence indwelling all life, joining all as one. Informal gathering and discussion. The group meets on the second Friday of the month at 8 p.m. at the Muttontown U.U. Fellowship, Route 25A, one mile west of Route 106, on the south side of 25A. Discussion followed by refreshments. Call Rev. MarciaGrace 433-3482.
•Free Guided Nature Tours held on the first and third Saturdays of every month, rain or shine, at the Hoffman Center, 6000 Route 25A, Muttontown. Visitors should meet their guide at the entrance at 12:50 p.m. Gate locked when tour begins. No pets or children under the age of 10 are permitted. Call 922-3290.
Ongoing Programs
Adult Day Care
Jones Manor, 59 Bayville Ave., Bayville, is a licensed to provide Adult Day Care and Short Term/Respite Care to the elderly and their caregivers. It is a safe, supervised environment where your loved one will be comfortable and have the companionship of peers and receive personal attention. The length of stay is determined by your particular needs. Call 628-1350.
Adult Day Health Care
Provides socialization and stimulation to the physically, emotionally and medically impaired population who want to remain at home but need heath care monitoring. At the same time the family receives respite and peace of mind. A team of licensed health care professionals will provide quality of life to both family and frail loved ones. Open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cold Spring Hills (affiliated with the LIJ/North Shore system), Syosset-Woodbury Rd., Woodbury. Door through door transportation provided. Medicaid funded or private pay. Observation days are available. Call Sandra Butler, RN, 622-7768.
Bayville Sports Program
The Incorporated Village of Bayville Adult Basketball and Volleyball Programs include: older teens and adults basketball on Monday and Thursday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and coed volleyball, Wednesday night from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Activities are held at the Bayville Intermediate School. For more information call 628-1439.
