Salvation Army Benefit Band Concert:
Wednesday, May 4
Café Ablaze Christian Coffeehouse:
Saturday, May 7
Defensive Driving Courses:
Upcoming Events
Friday, April 29
Organ Recital
Andrew Sheranian is the organist and master of choristers at the Parish of All Saints, Ashmont in Boston, an Anglo-Catholic church known for its Fisk organ and Choir of Men and Boys. Andrew is a graduate of Yale University, has given recitals throughout the United States and undertook a concert tour of Japan in 2006. He is on the board of directors of the Royal School of Church Music in America and was formerly regional chair of the Association of Anglican Musicians. Andrew will be playing music of J. S. Bach, Maurice Durufle and Josef Rheinberger. The recital will be at 8 p. m. at the Cathedral of the Incarnation. Suggested donation $10 general seating; $5 seniors, students; children under 13 admitted free. Call 746-2955 for more information.
Saturday, April 30
A Day of Lacrosse, Monster’s Kids
The day at Manhasset High School will include: a LI Lizards practice 9 a.m.; Woodstick Alumni Lacrosse Game and Post Game Party noon; Garden City vs. Manhasset in 120th Woodstick Classic 7 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the renovation of a critical playroom at the Cohen Children’s Medical Center, New Hyde Park. If you would like to make a donation or sign up to play visit http://support.northshorelij.com/monsterskids. For more info contact Tim Goettelmann – E-mail: tgoetts@yahoo.com. Uniforms, T-shirts and equipment will be donated by Maverik Lacrosse.
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 cafeteria – 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 384-4552.
Sunday, May 1
War and Peace in Sudan
Molloy College and The Institute for Interfaith Dialogue will present a lecture titled War and Peace In Sudan: The Religious Dimension on at 3 p.m. in the Hays Theatre, Wilbur Arts Center, Molloy College, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. This event is free and open to the public. You will be fascinated by the expert speakers’ attempts to bring peace among various ethnic groups in war- torn countries. The guests will include: Ambassador Alan Goulty, a senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center, who conducted peace talks in the Middle East and North Africa; Dr. Lillian Craig Harris who worked as intelligence analyst and foreign service officer of the State Department. As director of Together for Sudan, an educational charity for Sudanese women and children, she goes to Sudan twice a year; the U.S. Department of State, Consular Officer Nilesh K. Shah, chief investment officer to poverty stricken countries. He oversees dozens of projects that sustain survival of the groups of people whose lives have been thrown into chaos by religious bias. Call Marion Lowenthal 678-5000, ext. 6880 or mlowenthal@molloy.edu.
Westbury Friends School Curriculum Exhibit
Healthy Choices. Bring a picnic blanket and a lawn chair and come for light refreshments and highlights of an exciting year in school for nursery through fifth grade students. Also enjoy a short musical performance, a slide show and a short historical film about WFS, the Quakers and the Underground Railroad. Supervise your child on the beautiful playground while enjoying the May weather and the company of new friends. 1 to 3 p.m. at Westbury Friends School, 550 Post Ave., corner of Post Ave. and Jericho Tpke. For further details, call 333-3178 or email naranda@westburyfriends.org.
Wednesday, May 4
Salvation Army Benefit Band Concert
The concert will be held at 7 .m. at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City. Proceeds from sponsorships and journal ads will be used to benefit the youth enrichment programs of The Salvation Army including sending deserving children to Star Lake Camp in New Jersey. The camp has provided numerous warm, happy memories for thousands of youngsters. It offers a vacation of joy and an experience that will be treasured for a lifetime, including sports, academic and musical activities. Help out these children and The Salvation Army, all while enjoying the beautiful music of the New York Staff Band. Contact Sidney Glee 485-4900, ext. 13; Email: Sidney.Glee@use.salvationarmy.org or William Moseley 967-8367; Email: banohoy@optonline.net.
Saturday, May 7
Café Ablaze Christian Coffeehouse
Popular longtime school Band Director, Peter Stanganelli, will lead his own Christian rock band, Peter Stanganelli and Rapture. Preceding them onstage will be Jeffrey Ballard, an accomplished jazz saxophonist, singer and youthful ordained church elder. Seating is at elegantly-decorated candlelit tables in a beautifully decorated “café.” Offerings include flavored coffees and teas, delectable desserts, a healthy fruit salad and bottled water. Half the band’s proceeds benefit LI’s Interfaith Nutrition Network. Doors open at 7 p.m.; performance begins at 7:30 p.m. Half-hour intermission includes door prize drawings and gelato. Evening ends at 10:15 p.m. Enter Resurrection Lutheran Church, 420 Stewart Ave., near Clinton Rd. on the Emmet Pl. Tickets, only sold at the door, are $10 each or “twofer” $15. Children age 12 and under accompanied by an adult get in free. Reservations are suggested through Lori at cafeablaze@resgc.org or 739-1537. A separate freewill offering is collected for the talent.
Create Poems and Paint
Prairie poetry writing and painting will be happening on the Hempstead Plains at Nassau Community College, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Fee is $10 payable to the Friends of Hempstead Plains at Nassau Community College. To register and for information call 572-7570 or email info@friendsofhp.org
Friday, May 13
Benefit Concert
Uruguayan-American pianist Polly Ferman will present a benefit concert at 8 p.m. at the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center on the campus of Adelphi University, 1 South Ave. The concert is presented by HOLA of Garden City. Proceeds from this special event will benefit the De La Salle School for Boys in Freeport and Pan American Musical Art Research of Manhattan. Ms. Ferman will perform a program of classic tangos, habaneras and milongas in which she will present the music and its history, which she has brought to audiences around the world. The evening will also feature a post-concert meet-the-artist reception. Tickets for the concert and reception are $80 and are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. For tickets, visit http://pollyferman.eventbrite.com/. For more information, call Hola of Garden City 280-0397 or email them at holagardencity@yahoo.com.
Saturday, May 14
A Night of Song
Under the direction of Diane Griffin and the Music Department, Division of Humanities, Molloy College presents the 53rd Annual “A Night of Song” which will include performances by both Concert Choir and Major Treble. Light refreshments will be served. 8 p.m. in the Hays Theatre, Wilbur Arts Center, Molloy College Campus. $5 ticket donation. Call 678-5000, ext. 6192.
Sunday, May 15
Sisterhood and Men’s Club
Of Congregation Beth Israel, 141 Hilton Ave., Hempstead, will have their joint program following a short meeting at 10:30 a.m. Phyllis Stern will do a presentation about “Dolly Madison in the White House.” She has given this talk, among many others, at Hofstra University. Refreshments. No admission fee. Further info, call 776-3491.
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:
•April 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•May 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•May 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•May 10 and 11 from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m.
•May 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•May 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•May 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•May 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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.
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.
• Every second Sunday of the month at 4 p.m. in Room 12, St. Frances de Chantal, 1309 Wantagh Ave., Wantagh.
• May 20 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.
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.
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.
Quilt Exhibit
The Mallette Gallery at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau, 223 Stewart Ave. (at Nassau Blvd.), Garden City, will feature an exhibit of quilts by Janet May 4 through May 31. There will be a reception on May 15 from 2 to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Call 248-8855 to arrange for other times to view the exhibit.
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.
