All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast:
Sunday, March 13
The Bras Are Back:
Tuesday, March 15
Café Ablaze:
Saturday, March 19
Sunday, March 13
Game Day
Sisterhood and Men’s Club of Congregation Beth Israel, 141 Hilton Ave., Hempstead, invite you to its March Meeting “Game Day.” Bingo, Canasta, Mah Jongg, Bridge, Rummikub, Scrabble, etc. Bring your own game and bring your friends. All welcome. Refreshments will be served. 10:30 a.m. Free.
All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast
The East Meadow Kiwanis Club offers a delicious way to help others in need. Unlimited juice, pancakes, eggs, sausages, coffee and tea. Plus, free blood pressure screening, face painting, balloons and raffle drawings for a Canon PowerShot 12 MP Digital Camera, Amazon Kindle Reading Device and Toshiba 19” LCD/DVD Combo TV. Proceeds go toward the club’s college scholarship and underprivileged children projects. Only $5 adults; $3 seniors, students and children. 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the East Meadow High School cafeteria, 101 Carman Ave., East Meadow. Contact Gary Fromowitz at 455-9344 for info.
Tuesday, March 15
The Bras Are Back
Benefit Auction for the Adelphi Breast Cancer Program. Over 100 people – artists, breast cancer survivors and family members and others – have made Creative Cups – ordinary bras transformed into works of art, that will be auctioned to benefit the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program. The creations, although all made from bras, vary greatly. They are poignant, clever or just beautiful. There’s It’s All about Support by breast cancer survivor Jennifer Montgomery of East Rockaway; the folksy Lessons from Lizzie by quilter Mary Stipe of Northport; and Brah Jongg, made of mah jongg tiles, by Jodi Charak of Roslyn Heights. Rima Fakih, Miss USA, created the gorgeous CLEAVopatra bra; WCBS radio personality Pat Farnack did a witty BRAdio; and Mary Ann Mearini’s (Valley Stream) Yogi Bra’rer is autographed by the famous Yankee catcher. These bras and the others will be auctioned at Adelphi’s University Center. Doors open at 5:30 pm and the reception and auction will be held from 6 to 8 pm. Ticket’s cost $100. Call 800-877-8077.
Full Frontal Feminism
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Nassau Community College presents Jessica Valenti, who will discuss Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide to What Matters. The event, which takes place in the College Center Building at 1 p.m., is free, open to the public and accessible to the disabled. Jessica Valenti is the founder and editor of Feministing.com, a news, comment and calls to arms blog that has half-a-million readers a month. She is the author of three books. A resident of Queens, Valenti has a Master’s degree in Women’s and Gender Studies from Rutgers University. Call Dr. Barbara Horn 572-7082.
Thursday, March 17
Cabaret
Presented by Nassau Community College’s Theatre and Dance Department March 17 through 20 and March 23 through 27 at the Mainstage Theatre. This critically acclaimed, ground-breaking 1998 revival of the 1966 Broadway hit follows the play by John Van Druten and the stories by Christopher Isherwood upon which it’s based instead of the original Broadway version. Cabaret vividly portrays the anti-Semitism and repression that marked the rise of the Third Reich. During its six-year run on Broadway, this production brought to the New York stage the raunchy glamour of the Kit Kat Club and new songs from the film version, including Money and Maybe This Time. Performances take place at 8 p.m. except Sunday, when they begin at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 a person; $12 seniors 55 and over and free for current college students requesting rush tickets. Box office 572-7676.
Saturday, March 19
Café Ablaze
Christian Coffeehouse reopens with comedienne Pat Shea and the ministry of contemporary jazz band, S.I.S.T.E.R.S. & COMPANY. Enjoy great coffee and desserts at candlelit tables in a friendly, casual atmosphere. Tables available for singles, couples, and groups. Doors open at 7 p.m.; performance begins at 7:30 p.m. at Resurrection Lutheran Church. Specialty coffees and teas, delectable desserts, and a healthy fruit salad available. Half-hour intermission includes door prize drawings and gelato. Enter the church, 420 Stewart Ave. near Clinton Rd. on the Emmet Pl. side by the lighted Café Ablaze sign. Tickets are $10 each or “twofer” $15. Tickets sold at door. Reservations suggested through Lori at cafeablaze@gmail.com or 739-1537. Separate “freewill” offering for the talent. Parking on streets around church or in semi-circular parking lot by firehouse at end of Emmet Pl.
Sunday, March 20
Poetry Event
Molloy College and its Writer-in-Residence, Barbara Novack, will be hosting a poetry event featuring John Amen at 3 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room, Wilbur Arts Center on Molloy College’s Rockville Centre campus. This event is free and open to the public. An open reading will follow the featured poets. John Amen is the author of three books of poetry, and his work has appeared in numerous publications nationally and internationally. The multi-talented Mr. Amen is also a musician (his folk/folk rock music is on two CDs) and an artist working in acrylics on canvas. He travels widely giving readings, doing musical performances and conducting workshops. In addition, he founded and edits The Pedestal Magazine. Contact Barbara Novack 678-5000, ext. 6468, or the English Department 678-5000, ext. 6272.
Purim and Megillah Reading
Dust off those costumes and get ready for a freilich Purim Celebration! Refreshments served. All welcome. Free. 10 a.m. at Congregation Beth Israel, 141 Hilton Ave., Hempstead. Call 489-1818.
Tuesday, March 22
HIV/AIDS/Sexual Health Awareness Day
In recognition of HIV/AIDS Awareness Week, Nassau Community College will present a series of events addressing the issues surrounding the condition. Admission is free and the public is invited. All programs are accessible to the disabled. Call Dr. Donna Bacon 572-7528. The following events will be held:
•Free Confidential HIV testing. AIDS Memorial Quilt Display; AIDS: The Care Givers – A Photo Exhibit – Physical Education Complex Field House. A collection of national and international quilts on display, along with photographs and resource tables from various community organizations; Museum of Sexuality. An exhibit featuring projects made by NCC Human Sexuality students on such topics as marriage customs, dating rituals and pornography. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
•Talk AIDS, Inc. – Scott Fried. 10 a.m. Physical Education Complex – Dance Studio, Room P 117. Scott Fried was infected with HIV during his first and only unsafe sexual encounter. Fried is a published author who has spoken at over 750 institutions nationally and internationally. His goal is to bring awareness to HIV/AIDS and encourage an open and honest dialogue.
•Love Heals. 1 p.m. Physical Education Complex, Dance Studio, Room P 117. This presentation includes inspirational stories from two young adults living with HIV infection.
Saturday, March 26
Dinner Dance Fundraiser
“At Last.” The N.Y. Big Band featuring Joe Battaglia. Dinner Dance Fundraiser will be held from 7 to 11;30 p.m. in St. Anne’s McCloskey Auditorium, Dartmouth St. and New Hyde Park Rd. $60 per person ($10 of each ticket will benefit the unemployed of the community) includes a hot buffet, dinner and dancing, beer, wine and soda. For reservations call 352-2457 or send name, address, home phone, cell phone, with check (made out to K of C Council 11836) to: Msgr. John’s Knights, c/o St. Anne’s Parish, 35 Dartmouth St., Garden City, NY 11530. Specify any request to have people at your table.
Tattoo Blue to Perform
Tattoo Blue, a local LI band, is doing a benefit performance at 8 p.m. at the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island, 38 Old Country Rd., (next to the water tower). Tattoo Blue plays traditional and rock blues from Stormy Monday to Jesus Left Chicago and “Chain of Fools. The members of the band are Lizzy Walsh on vocal, Guy Abbey on drums, Craig on bass and Hal Spergel on guitar. Suggested donation is $10 per person and all proceeds will be donated to the Ethical Society to help continue its commitment to ethical relationships and social action. Soda, snacks, coffee and tea will be served. To RSVP or for additional information, call 741-7304.
Upcoming Events
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:
•March 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•March 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•March 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•March 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•April 3 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•April 9 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•April 11 and 13 from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m.
•April 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•April 26 and 27 from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m.
•April 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•April 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Fashion Show Fundraiser
Project REAL, a non-profit residential services program serving individuals with mental health challenges for 30+ years, announces its 6th Annual Fashion Show to be held on April 4 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m .at the Garden City Hotel. Fashions will be provided by Chico’s of Garden City. Door prizes, the agency’s popular silent auction, an opportunity to win an HD TV and Blue Ray player, Disney tickets and other luxury items will also be available. Sponsorships and tickets are available by calling 223-9570 or by visiting www.ProjectREAL.org.
Golf and Tennis Classic
Life’s WORC 24th Annual Geraldo Rivera Golf and Tennis Classic will be held at the Plandome Country Club, Port Washington, on May 19. Contact Matthew Zebatto 741-9000, ext. 241, or mzebatto@aol.com.
NCC Spring 2011 Cultural Program
Nassau Community College offers the exciting events listed below during its spring 2011 Cultural Program. The programs are free, open to the public and accessible to the disabled. For more information call 572-7153:
•March 14: Healthy Parenting – Tonya Lewis Lee, national spokesperson, U.S. Department of Health’s A Healthy Baby Begins With You; author of best-selling children’s books with husband Spike Lee; television writer and producer; vice-chair of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Trust Fund; founder of HealthyouNow.com; discusses healthy parenting. 12:30 p.m.
•March 23: How American Business Can Change the World: One Job at a Time! – Business strategist Kate Buggeln sits on the board of Dress Barn, Inc., The Vitamin Shoppe and Noble Biomaterials. As a board member of Bpeace (formerly the Business Council for Peace), she works with entrepreneurs in Rwanda, Afghanistan and El Salvador to expand their businesses, thus creating jobs and stability. 11 a.m.
Talented Teens Sought
The 4th Annual Teen Art, Music and Poetry Festival will be held on April 16 from 1 to 4:30 at the Ethical Humanist Society of LI, 38 Old Country Rd. Talented teens are being sought to participate. Go to the website at www.ehsli.org to learn more about the festival and to download an entry form. This year, the event will be a fundraiser for Ethical Friends of Children, an outreach program that helps families in financial need by providing them with baby and children’s clothes, diapers, cribs, and other items. This is a free event, but a suggested donation of $5 or a baby item (such as diapers, formula or clothing) would be appreciated. For more information, contact the society 741-7304.
NCC Women’s History Month Programs
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Nassau Community College Women’s History Month Committee offers events that discuss the politics of gender. All programs take place in the College Center Building and are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Professor Pramila Venkateswaran 572-9811 or pramila.venkateswaran@ncc.edu:
• March 21: Claiming Land and Life: Native People’s Rights. Activist and writer Winona LaDuke, a Green Party vice-presidential candidate and winner of such awards as Ms. Woman of the Year, makes the case for land preservation. 12:30 p.m.
Stroke Support Groups
Stroke Life Society is a community organization of survivors and co-survivors in the pursuit of living and helping others. A stroke can be very isolating. By sharing experiences and encouraging one another, together we can face and overcome common challenges. All welcome. RSVP is requested but not required. For information and other locations and times, call Ben Thomas 398-4994:
•Every first Tuesday of the month at 11 a.m. at the Church of St. Jude, 3606 Lufberry Ave., Wantagh.
•March 13 (and every second Sunday of the month) at 4 p.m. in Room 12, St. Frances de Chantal, 1309 Wantagh Ave., Wantagh.
•March 18 at 2 p.m. at St. Bernard’s Parish Center, 3100 Hempstead Tpke., Levittown.
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.
•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 Diana 481-9280. 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.
•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.
•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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Exhibit
The Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery, Room 140, College Center Building, Nassau Community College, presents the exhibit Transforming Lives, which runs March 17. The exhibit features photographs of Uganda’s youth taken by artist and activist Stephen Shames of L.E.A.D. (Locate Educate Achieve Dream) Uganda. The nonprofit program collects donations to educate vulnerable children in Uganda. Shames visited Uganda while doing an assignment about AIDS in 2000. As he photographed the funeral of a woman who left behind five children, he formed a special bond with the youngest child, Sarah. Affected by his experience, Shames paid for Sarah’s siblings and other orphans to attend school. This experience inspired him to develop L.E.A.D Uganda in 2004. Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday; 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. Call 572-0619.
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 328-0333.
