Shelter Rock Jewish Center to Hold Purim Bash:
Saturday, March 19
Cradle of Aviation Celebrates First Manned Space Flight:
Saturday, March 19
Williston Park Village Meeting:
Monday, March 21
Friday, March 18
Fiddler’s Green Traditional Irish Music
On March 18th at 7 p.m. the Hillside Public Library, 155 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park, will be sponsoring a Traditional Irish Music program called Fiddler’s Green, performed by Larry Moser and Mary Nagin.
Since You Went Away to Feature Irish Tenor Anthony Kearns
A new non-profit organization entitled Since You Went Away to reach out to those familes with loved ones serving in the armed forces overseas, will present a concert by Irish Tenor Anthony Kearns at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph’s College, 155 West Roe Boulevard, Patchogue. For further information, please contact (631) 617-9463.
Saturday, March 19
Happy Healthy Living Workshop for Girl Scout Gold Award
Come for a morning of tips on being healthy with fun exercises and snacks. The event will include doing fun physical activities and making easy after school snacks. Admission will be a toy, preferably sports related, or a non-perishable food item. To be held at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. boys and girls grades 3-5. RSVP gsbestfriends9@aol.com
Building Bridges at Long Island Children’s Museum
At 3 p.m. at the Long Island Children’s Museum learn how a bridge is built? Learn more about how engineers construct models of bridges, and discover the various scientific principles of building bridges. Watch a clip of a CYBERCHASE™ episode as we test the performance of our own models using our knowledge of geometry and space. Ages: 5 and up. Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members)
Shelter Rock Jewish Center to Hold Purim Bash
Shelter Rock Jewish Center’s annual Purim Bash – this year it will be Purim Palooza – will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Synagogue with a Megillah reading followed by music, a mega raffle, dancing and refreshments. For further information 741-4305.
Cradle of Aviation Celebrates First Manned Space Flight
The Cradle of Aviation Museum will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the first manned spaceflight by Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin with a variety of activities at the museum. Fifty years ago at the height of the Cold War, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man launched into space. It sparked the Space Race between the United States and the then Soviet Union. Over the years, the US and Russian space agencies have collaborated on many successful missions including the International Space Station. Many activities are planned and all are free with museum admission. The Cradle of Aviation Museum is home to over 75 air and spacecraft displayed in eight museum galleries that take you through over 100 years of aerospace history. The museum is located on Charles Lindbergh Blvd, Museum Row in the Garden City/Uniondale area. For more information call 572-4111 or log onto www.cradleofaviation.org.
Monday, March 21
Williston Park Village Meeting
The Williston Park Village Board will hold its next meeting at 8 p.m. at village hall, 494 Willis Avenue, Williston Park.
Wednesday, March 23
NYS Department of Environmental Contamination Meeting
An informational meeting has been scheduled by the NYS Dept. of Environmental Contamination relating to the Techem site on Falmouth Ave., NHP, at 7 p.m. at the Hillside Library, 155 Lakeville Rd., New Hyde Park. Information relating to the topic under discussion is available at the library; please note that, although it states that information is available at the library.
Thursday, March 24
Herricks School Board/Budget Meeting at Center Street
The Herricks School Board will hold a regular school board meeting and budget meeting at 7:15 p.m. at the Center Street School, 240 Center Street, Williston Park.
Scoliosis Association of Long Island to Meet
A meeting will be held of the Scoliosis Association at 7:30 p.m. at the North Shore Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park in the New Teaching Center on the lower level in Conference Room No. 2. Meetings are free and open to the public. Meetings are held under the auspices of the Scoliosis Association of Long Island, not North Shore Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Please contact JoEllen Hegmann at: scoliosisofli@gmail.com or 935-4534 if further information is needed.
Free Lecture at Winthrop Hospital Regarding Osteoporosis
“Inspiring Women: The Women’s Wellness Initiative” at Winthrop-University Hospital invites women to learn more about bone health at a free educational, entertaining event – “Fine-Tuning Your Bones” at 7 p.m. The program will be held at Winthrop’s Community Outreach Center, located at 101 Mineola Boulevard at the corner of Second Street in Mineola. Attendees are asked to arrive at 6:45 p.m. for registration and to park in the rear of the building. Admission is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required. To reserve a seat, please call -866-946-8476.
Saturday, March 26
American Legion Auxiliary to Hold Dinner Dance
The Williston Park American Legion Auxiliary, 730 Willis Ave., Williston Park will be hold a Spring Fling Dinner Dance from 7 to 11 p.m. on March 26th. The donation of $45 per person includes a full sit-down dinner, open bar all evening together with DJ music and dancing. Reservations by March 12. For more information and reservations, please call Christine Horvath, 248-4103.
Wednesday, March 30
Job Fair at Hillside Public Library
Between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., the Hillside Public Library will be sponsoring, along with the New York State Department of Labor, a Job Fair. If you are searching for a new job or even a new career opportunity, this program should be very beneficial to you. Please dress your best and bring a current resume. You will meet with representatives from over 30 companies that have job openings, from entry level to experienced. We look forward to seeing you then. Hillside Public Library is located at 155 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park; telephone 355-7850. Registration is ongoing by phone or email hillsideprograms@yahoo.com
Stewart Manor/New Hyde Park GOP to Hold Meeting
The Stewart Manor-New Hyde Park Republican Club will hold its meeting at 7 p.m. at the St. James Lutheran Community Church at the corner of Elton Road and Chester Avenue in Stewart Manor. Hempstead Town Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin will be on hand to discuss his commitment to enhanced tax office services and his innovative approach to implementing them since first being elected in 2001. Clavin is up for re-election in 2011. Please join your friends and neighbors and meet Don Clavin. All are welcome. Light refreshments will be served.
Spinner’s Grinners Laughter Yoga In New Hyde Park
Take time to participate in a series of laughter, breathing and playfulness exercises with many, many health benefits. You don’t have to be happy, you don’t have to be funny, you don’t even need a sense of humor! Everyone can do this. No joke. We will not be lying on the floor and no knowledge of yoga is necessary. All activities are done either sitting or standing. We meet twice per month, on a Wednesday night (for approx. one hr, 10 min.). Meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. sharp. Ages: 13-80. Effective, Jan. 1: Limited Time Offer! Admission fee: only $5 per meeting. No membership is required. To attend the laughter yoga class and for further details, contact Rosanne T. Spinner, Holistic Health Coach, at: www. RosanneSpinner.com or call 328-2367
Thursday, March 31
Last Chance for Request for Transportation to Non-Public School
The last chance to make a request to your school district for transportation to a non-public school. All requests must be received by
Saturday, April 2
Antique and Collectibles Auction
The First Presbyterian Church, 16 South 9th Street, New Hyde Park (south off Jericho Turnpike) will hold an Antique and Collectibles Auction. Viewing will be at 5 p.m. and at 6 p.m. the auction. Included will be artwork, linens, crystal, pressed and milk glass, jewelry, dolls, toys, books and more. Refreshments available. For further information, please call 328-1963.
Sunday, April 3
Women’s Seder at Temple Tikvah
At 12:30 p.m. grandmothers, granddaughters, mothers, daughters, sisters and friends will gather as a community of women to share the story of a timeless journey. Come along to sing, dance, celebrate and strengthen our ties to our people, our heritage and to one another. Temple Tikvah is located at 3315 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park. Fee for women $18, girls 17 and under free. For further information, please call 248-2414.
Monday, April 4
Dahlia Club Meeting and Class
At the 7 p.m. Dahlias 101 class we will teach you how to create a successful dahlia garden. We will discuss propagat-ing dahlias via cuttings. At the 8 p.m. meeting there will be a presentation on how dahlia cuttings are grown in Holland-Mid Island Dahlia Society, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Church of the Advent, 555 Advent St, Westbury. Free refreshments will be served. Call 791-6894 or visit midislanddahlia.com for details.
Thursday, April 14
Hillside Library Board to Meet
The Hillside Library Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the library, 155 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park.
