The Wreckin’ Ball:
Thursday, January 20
Antique Appraisal Event:
Sunday, January 30
Defensive Driving Courses:
Upcoming Events
Thursday, January 20
Herricks is Crazy For You
Herricks Community Players will hold auditions for George and Ira Gershwin’s musical comedy Crazy For You. Performance dates: May 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22. Audition at 7 p.m. Call backs Jan. 24. All roles open. Lead dancers/singers/actors/ ensemble. Come prepared with 16 bars of music, tap and dance shoes and a photo. Behind the scenes people also needed. Herricks Community Center, 999 Herricks Rd., New Hyde Park. For further information, call 741-7509.
The Wreckin’ Ball
Presented by Nassau Community College’s Theatre and Dance Department and the Africana Studies Department. The play will be performed through Jan. 23 and Jan. 26 through Jan. 30 at the Little Theatre. The Wreckin’ Ball is a two-act, eight character play that explores the changes one family in particular, and a community in general, endures when their inner city neighborhood is slated for urban renewal. Written by Celeste Bedford Walker, the play dramatizes real life situations occurring all across the country as people attempt to cope with the loss of something they once held to be permanent. Performances take place at 8 p.m. each day except Sunday, when they begin at 3 p.m. Tickets are $9 a person; $7 seniors 55 and over; $5 for those aged 18 and under and free for current college students requesting rush tickets. Box office 572-7676.
Thursday, January 27
The One Who Laughs, Lasts
Experience at least 100 laughs. Develop your comic perspective. Tickle your funny bone. Saranne Rothberg explores research on the mind-body connection and helps you to develop strategies for a joy-filled day. Saranne Rothberg creates comedy programming in all media formats as CEO of ComedyCures. She is regularly featured by CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS. Oprah features Ms. Rothberg as her “Hero” in Oprah’s book Live Your Best Life. Ms. Rothberg launched ComedyCures from her chemo chair in 1999 to bring, joy, hope, laughter and therapeutic entertainment to her fellow patients, family members and medical caregivers. She is an early stage IV cancer survivor with no visible disease. 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Adelphi University, Alumni House, 154 Cambridge Ave. This series is support by Meghan’s Pansies, a special fund of the Adelphi program. Call 877-4325.
Friday, January 28
Hofstra Opera Theater
Don Giovanni (in Italian with supertitles) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart’s masterpiece about love, betrayal, murder and revenge. Isabel Milenski, artistic director; David Ramael,musical director. Jan. 28, 29 at 8 p.m.; Jan. 30 at 3 p.m. at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus, Hofstra University. Tickets: $15; $12 senior citizens (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID. One free ticket with current faculty/staff/student HofstraCard. Box office 463-6644.
Saturday, January 29
Defensive Driving Course
Knights of Columbus #11836 at St Anne’s Church in Garden City is offering the community the Empire Safety Council’s Defensive Driving Course. The course will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the St Anne’s Church Rectory, LL, 35 Dartmouth St. Upon completion of this course, participants are eligible for 10 percent off motor vehicle insurance for three years and/or a reduction of points from driver’s license. The fee for the course is $45 per person and advance registration is required. To register, or for more information, contact John Russo at 384-4552.
Sunday, January 30
Antique Appraisal Event
The Garden City Jewish Center Sisterhood announces its “Antique Appraisal” event beginning at 1 p.m. at the Garden City Jewish Center, 168 Nassau Blvd. Come and meet an appraiser from Gramercy Park Estate Liquidation and Appraisal Services and have him appraise your antique items to learn their value. The fee for the appraisal is $10 per item or 3 items for $25 (maximum of three items per person). A response is required to attend this event to Jeanne Kogut at jpkacad@optonline.net or 248-1864 to reserve a time slot.
Sunday, February 6
Celebration of Black History Month
Gloria Dei Church, 600 New Hyde Park Rd., New Hyde Park, will hold a concert featuring Dene’ Bradford, soprano, the first place winner of the Leontyne Price Voice Competition. Featured will be hits from West Side Story, La Boheme and other audience favorites. Suggested donation is $10 with a portion of the proceeds to benefit Long Island Cares. For further information, call 354-6956.
Upcoming Events
Free Breast Cancer Support Groups
New support groups are being offered by the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program. Groups are held at Adelphi University School of Social Work in Garden City. There is no cost for any group, however, preregistration is required. Call Sandi Kafenbaum 877-4314 or the Breast Cancer Hotline at 800-877-8077:
• A group will meet weekly for 8 weeks on Mondays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. tentatively beginning Jan. 24.
• The Close Knit Group, a knit and talk group for women with breast cancer, meets from 2:30 to 4 pm. on the first Monday of each month.
• Other groups for couples, spouses/partners, women with metastatic breast cancer and men with breast cancer are available upon request.
Defensive Driving Courses
Conducted by the AAA 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. The following dates are offered:
•Jan 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Jan 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Feb 6 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Feb 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Feb 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Feb 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Feb 22 and 26 from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m.
•Feb 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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.
•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.
•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.
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.
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. These shows are appropriate for the 3rd and 4th grades levels but can be tailored to your needs. Programs are also available for junior and senior high classes. 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 or all of the above questions, we have group for you. Call Jennifer Colbert, CSW, ext. 400.
School Closings and Delayed Openings
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 at 328-0333.
NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence
The Coalition is a member agency of the Garden City Community Fund 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.
•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.
