Stock Market Seminar
Tuesday, September 13
Forever England Stories and Songs of WWII
Thursday, September 15
How to Pay “Wholesale” For College
Thursday, September 15
Tuesday, September 13
Stock Market Seminar
The Long Island Stock Traders Meetup Group presents a free seminar from 6:45 to 9:15 p.m. in the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library auditorium, 999 Old Country Rd., Plainview. Topic: Mike Turner: Using technical indicators to buy and sell fundamentally sound stocks. All levels welcome. Free. For agenda and directions, see www.meetup.com/LISTMG, or call 385-8244.
Thursday, September 15
Forever England Stories and Songs of WWII
Sponsored by the LI League to Abolish Cancer. Sylvia Liebling, a locally prominent raconteur, will speak about life in London during the ‘30s and ‘40s, sing English and Cockney songs of the era and tell of coming to America as a war bride. You’ll laugh a little, sing a little, and “share a cuppa” with her. Drawings will be held for the LILAC annual raffle. Open meeting. Refreshments. 7 p.m. at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library All welcome. Come and bring your friends. For information contact Evelyn Rose 631-366-1332.
How to Pay “Wholesale” For College
Every parent of a college-bound teen who is confused and stressed about how on earth they’ll ever pay for college, now has help. Andrew Lockwood, J.D., an attorney turned – certified college planner, author and owner of a college financial consulting firm in Plainview, will conduct lectures on controversial, closely guarded “insider secrets” of college financial aid at 7 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room East, Student Center, Hofstra University, 200 Hofstra University, Hempstead. Lockwood plans to disclose four little known “loopholes” buried in the Department of Education’s financial aid regulations that could help families – particularly upper-middle class families, small business owners and divorced families – save 33 percent or more off the cost of college. This is information that parents can’t get anywhere else. The lecture is entirely free and completely absent of any pressure or obligation. But space is limited to a maximum of 27 families each. Pre-register by visiting: http://collegeplanningtips.com/ or by calling a 24/7, pre-recorded number: 847.2508.
Monday, September 19
Independent Art Society
Will present “Gyogaku- Japanese Fish Prints” with artist-teacher Janet Nesta from the Art League of LI and the Plainview JCC at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library, 999 Old Country Rd., Plainview from 7 to 9 p.m. The community is invited to this free event. For additional information, call 931-7768.
Upcoming Events
Family Wellness Center
Located at 641- B Old Country Rd., Plainview. Call 822-8499. The following events are offered:
•Sept. 14, 28: Network Care Coaching Class. Want to get the most out of your care? Would you like to know how to move through challenges and maximize your benefits? Helping you to move through care with more ease, power and effectiveness. This class is designed to help you personally move through whatever challenges you experience in care and to assist you in healing and growing faster. You’ll have a chance to receive personal coaching from Dr. Mike plus the collective insights and wisdom from the group. Of course, you’re welcome to just sit and listen. Participate as much or as little as you choose. Lecture given by Dr. Michael Berlin. Only for practice members. 8 to 9:30 p.m. First class free then $10 per class. Register at the desk or call 822-8499 for more information.
•Sept. 15: September Healing Circle encourages balance of body, mind and spirit. This is done through a natural energy healing and relaxation technique involving light touch. This treatment is very powerful yet gentle for all ages and participants report increased pain relief and energy, reduced anxiety and stress and more. 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. $15. Light refreshments to follow.
•Sept. 21 (8 p.m.): Creating Extraordinary Mind and Body Wellness. Learn all about this extraordinarily gentle method that literally resolves all the stress, tension, distortions, and traumas from your body and mind. Learn how this care helps resolve a variety of acute and chronic stress conditions and live with much more peace, passion, authenticity, and great health. Lecture and demonstration given by Dr. Michael Berlin.
•Sept. 22: Dinner Talk – Live Free of Pain and Stress. Discover a life free of back and neck pain, herniated disks, sciatica and more. Learn why doctors, chiropractors and therapists recommend this all natural spinal rejuvenation therapy. Free. A lecture and demonstration given by Dr. Michael Berlin. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at LaFamiglia Restaurant, 641Old Country Rd., Plainview.
•Sept. 22: Learn the Secrets to Living a Life of Peace, Love and Joy: 8:30 – 9:30 pm. Discover the biggest secret to creating a life you love and how you can manifest health, wealth and the relationships you desire. Through discussion, a guided visualization, and experiential exercises, learn how to create a life filled with more peace, love and joy. Free to all. 8:30 to 9:30 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. Go to www.strokelife.org.
•Every first Wednesday of the month at 11 a.m. in Room 12, St. Frances de Chantal, 1309 Wantagh Ave., Wantagh.
•Sept. 12 (and every second Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Church of St. Jude, 3606 Lufberry Ave., Wantagh.
•Sept. 16 (and every third Friday at 2 p.m. at St. Bernard’s Parish Center, 3100 Hempstead Tpke., Levittown.
Vendors Needed
St. Margaret’s Church, 1000 Washington Ave., Plainview, hosts its high-traffic 14th Annual Country Flea Market on Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (rain date Oct. 2). $45 single space, $80 double space. No admission fee. For information contact Lois Bisca 921-6867 or the church office 692-5268.
Vendors Needed
Temple Beth Elohim- 926 Round Swamp Rd.,Old Bethpage
For a Pre-Holiday Shopping Day on Nov. 13 (indoors) at Temple Beth Elohim- 926 Round Swamp Rd., Old Bethpage. $35 single space; $60 double space. For information call Sheila 242-0561 or szimme2581@aol.com.
Ongoing Event
Certified Organic Farm Stand
Every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Sept. 24, the cooperative organic farm at the Old Bethpage Restoration Village holds a farm stand that is open to the public. For more information on Dan and Caroline’s cooperative farm in Old Bethpage, visit http://www.restorationfarm.com/index.html.
Weekly Events
•Family Support Group, an ongoing support group for those who have family members or other loved ones with mental illness. Meets on Mondays from 7 to 8 p.m. at Central Nassau Guidance & Counseling Services, 950 South Oyster Bay Rd. The fee is $5 per family. In addition to verbal support, the group presents guest lecturers, workshops, education programs and holds social events. For information call 822-6111.
•Plainview-Old Bethpage Community Chorus welcomes new members. Meetings are held Monday nights at 7:30 p.m. in the choral room of POB Middle School. All voices are needed and no experience is necessary. Rehearsals run from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. For information call 931-4377 or 935-6243.
•Ideal Health Business Presentation. Unprecedented ground floor opportunity to earn $2 to $5K per month within six months then more. Free. Every Monday at 8 p.m. at The Family Wellness Center 641-B Old Country Rd., Plainview. Call 822-8499 to register.
•Bible Study Classes. Free weekly classes on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 99 Central Park Rd. No prior knowledge required. Beginners welcome. Call 349-1966.
•Young Adult Drug Addiction Group offered by the Central Nassau Guidance and Counseling Community Program, 950 S. Oyster Bay Rd., Suite 102. For people 18 to 21 who are recovering from drug addiction. The goals are to enhance skills, increase self-awareness and work toward a drug and alcohol-free life. The group meets Thursdays at 8 p.m. Call 822-4060. All inquiries are confidential.
•Calling All Seniors. Why be bored at home? Come for fun, trips and to meet new friends. Qualifications: resident of Hicksville, Plainview or Levittown. Meetings every Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bethpage Senior Center, 103 Grumman Rd. West, Bethpage. Call 571-9910.
•POB Senior Citizen Club meeting from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays in the All-Purpose Room at the Jamaica Avenue School, 85 Jamaica Ave. For information call 937-6424. Members must be 60 years or older, residing in the POB S.D. are eligible. Bring school tax bill as proof of residency. Dues is $20. New members welcome.
Monthly Events
•Speak Easy: A Toastmasters Club. Can help you conquer your fear of public speaking. In Bethpage, Northrop Grumman Toastmasters meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 5:45 p.m. in Northrop Grumman Building 5, South Oyster Bay Rd., Bethpage. Call Brian 346-7516.
•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.
•The LI Psoriasis Network Meetup Group will get together in the second floor In-Service Classroom of North Shore University at Plainview, 888 Old Country Rd., on the first Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. All are welcome. No cost. More information is available at http://psoriasis.meetup.com/24/
•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.
•Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) was founded in 1978, is congressionally chartered and exclusively dedicated to Vietnam-era veterans and their families. VVA Chapter #82 is your Nassau County Chapter and meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. at Hicksville’s VFW Hall. Call 677-5384 for further information or contact us by e-mail at info@vvachapter82.org. Come and join your fellow Vietnam veteran in support of each other.
•Golf for Singles 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.
•Italian Culture Society at Farmingdale meets the last Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at Ellsworth W. Allen Park, Motor Ave. Italian lessons are given by a native Italian teacher. For lessons in Italian come early at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments are served – ample parking. For private lessons call Francesca at 249-4543.
•Central Oyster Bay Democratic Club (COBDC) meets the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the community room at Ellsworth Allen Park, Motor Ave., Farmingdale. All are welcome to attend. The club serves the communities of Plainview, Bethpage, Old Bethpage, Farmingdale, North Massapequa, Massapequa Park and Massapequa. For more information email centoysterbaydems@gmail.com or attend a meeting.
•Plainview Republican Club meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 8 p.m., downstairs at the American Legion Hall, 115 Southern Pky., Plainview. Connect with new friends and attend enjoyable events throughout the year. Everyone is welcome. Call Steve Joyce 644-0486.
•Introduction to Chemotherapy, a monthly information session for cancer patients who are beginning chemotherapy treatments. Family members are welcome. Refreshments served. Nurses with special training, dietitians and other professionals present information that can help individuals understand, and cope with, the effects of chemotherapy treatments. There is also an opportunity to share information with others who may have been through similar situations. Meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Patient’s Lounge on 3-West at North Shore University Hospital at Plainview, 888 Old Country Rd. Call Sharon Huff, RN, to register 719-2702.
•LI Junior Chamber of Commerce regularly has the Meet and Greet on the first Thursday and the monthly meeting on the third Tuesday of each month, along with a variety of other events throughout the month, For more information on the LI Junior Chamber, visit WWW.LIJC.com. Contact: Martin Dekom, Chairman, 850-2717 – Mdekom@gmail.com; Julie Dekom, Membership Director -Julz_5@yahoo.com; Steven Eiselen, Community Development VP -SEiselen@msn.com.
