Fall Harvest Festival
Saturday, October 29
Jewish Genealogy Society of LI
Sunday, October 30
LI Cross-Country Ski Club
Thursday, November 3
Saturday, October 29
Fall Harvest Festival
The Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and School, 99 Central Park Rd., Plainview, will be holding its first annual Harvest Festival from noon to 4 p.m. with a rain date of Oct. 30. The country-style festival will be held on the grounds of the church and school. Planned activities include a children’s costume parade, pumpkin painting, scarecrow making, pony rides, apple pie baking contest and a farmers market produce tent that will include potted plants with a variety of indoor and outdoor items. Refreshment booths and much more. There will be theme baskets for a raffle prize. School families and church members will show off their baking skills at the baked goods tent with all cookies, cakes and bread for sale. The festival promises to be a old fashion day of fun. For more information call the church office 349 1966.
Sunday, October 30
Jewish Genealogy Society of LI
Will hold a very special meeting at 2 p.m. at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library, 999 Old Country Rd., Plainview. Program: Who Do You Think You Are, Roger Tilles? A program modeled on NBC’s hit TV show. A year in the making, several JGSLI members have been researching Roger Tilles, a well-known LI philanthropist. They’ve found surprises and will be revealing all, including how information was discovered and the resources used in this very special presentation. All are welcome. There is no charge for admission. The Mavens will be there at 1:30 p.m. to help solve your genealogy puzzles. For further information go to JGSLI.org.
Thursday, November 3
LI Cross-Country Ski Club
This season’s first meeting of the LI Cross-Country Ski Club will be held at the Plainview-Old Bethpage library. The two-hour meeting begins at 7 p.m. and is open to everyone, from beginners to advanced skiers, free of charge, including refreshments. For more information about the club, scheduled meetings, pictures, etc., visit www.LICCSC.org.
Saturday, November 5
America’s Poets Walk With Walt
The program, which will be held at the birthplace of America’s Good Gray Poet at 246 Old Walt Whitman Rd., Huntington Station, will be hosted by Whitman Birthplace Writer in Residence George Wallace. The program will pair a nationally prominent visiting writer with one of Long Island’s fine regional poets for a program of poetry and conversation. Individual tickets to the series will be on sale in advance, or at the door, for $15 per ticket or $70 for the full series. For further information about the series visit www.waltwhitman.org/component/eventlist/details/64. Today’s event: Hettie Jones with LI Poet of the Year Gladys Henderson. 7 to 9 p.m.
Sunday, November 6
Jewish Genealogy Society of LI
Will hold its annual Beginners’ Workshop, Four Hours To Your Family Roots, from 12:30 to 5 p.m. at the Mid-Island Y-JCC in Plainview. Expert instruction on…Researching and recording a family tree; Interviewing relatives; Identifying ancestral towns; Holocaust research; Finding local, U.S. and European records; Computer and Internet resources. Bagels and spreads will be served. For more information visit www.jgsli.org or call Cheryl 631-271-1110.
Monday, November 7
Free Veterinary Lecture
Dog and cat owners are invited to attend a free veterinary lecture at 7:45 p.m. at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Center, 7600 Jericho Tpke., Woodbury. Guest speaker Dr. Alexis Baffa, DVM, staff veterinarian, Nassau-Suffolk Animal Hospital. Topic: Heartworm, Fleas, Ticks and Other Parasites that Can Infect Cats and Dogs. Sponsored by Long Island Cat Fanciers. More info: 1-631-277-3844.
Saturday, November 12
Holiday Fair
Handmade fall and Christmas home decorations, crafts, gifts, baby quilts, homemade cakes and cookies and an Attic Treasures table. Coffee and cake available. 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 449 Stewart Ave., Bethpage (one block south of the railroad). No vendors please. Net proceeds will go to missions. Handicapped accessible. Admission is free. Call 931-8262.
Upcoming Events
Driver Safety Course
The Brotherhood of Temple Beth Elohim is sponsoring a Driver Safety Course on Nov. 14 and Nov. 16 from 6 to 10 p.m. Attendance at both sessions is required. The registration fee is $14 ($12 for AARP members). The registration fee is waived for veterans, in recognition of their service. To register for this course, contact Jacques Wolfner 349-9179 or at driversafety@juno.com . Temple Beth Elohim is a Reform congregation serving the Plainview-Old Bethpage and surrounding communities since 1955.
Family Wellness Center
Located at 641- B Old Country Rd., Plainview. Call 822-8499. The following events are offered:
•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. 8 p.m. Nov. 2, 16, 30; Nov. 10 at 1 p.m.
•Yoga Stretch Class: Kripalu Yoga/Stretch Class with Anusara influence. Class includes instruction in various breathing techniques, gentle and deep stretching and strengthening muscles and bones. The intention of this class is to create deeper connection to self and deep peace. Try one class for $25. Thereafter 8 class session for $200. See Christine at the desk or call. Open to all. Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26 from 3 to 4:15 p.m. Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 from 9:45 to 11 a.m. or 4:45 to 6 p.m. Nov. 4, 11, 18, 25 from 9:45 to 11 a.m.
•Nov. 10: 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. Lecture and demonstration given by Dr. Michael Berlin Free. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at LaFamiglia Restaurant, 641Old Country Rd., Plainview.
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.
•Every second Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Church of St. Jude, 3606 Lufberry Ave., Wantagh.
•Every second Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Epilepsy Conference Room, Research Building Level C, 270-05 76th Ave., New Hyde Park.
•Every third Friday at 2 p.m. at St. Bernard’s Parish Center, 3100 Hempstead Tpke., Levittown.
•Oct. 26 and every fourth Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Room 106, St. James Parish Center, 80 Hicksville Rd., Seaford.
Vendors Needed
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.
Jamaica High School Reunion
ALL JHS alumni are invited to join in the 60th Anniversary Reunion on Oct. 30 at noon at the Residence Inn by Marriott (the Terrace Room), 9 Gerhardt Rd., Plainview. Champagne Luncheon. Contact: Marsha Cymberg Berkowitz 516-486-6809 or Gerry Sugarman 239-304-5444 or Gerrysugie@aol.com.
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.
•Cancer Survivors Support Group offered for survivors and their families at North Shore Hospital at Plainview, 888 Old Country Rd. The group is free and meets on the second Thursday of each month from 6 to 8 p.m. and includes all cancers. Call Barbara for further information 541-4673.
•Green Living Seminars, a series hosted by Starflower Experiences at 7 p.m. at the Melville Branch of the Half Hollow Hills Library, 510 Sweet Hollow Rd., directly across from the Sunquam Elementary School (between Route 110 and Old Country Rd.). The seminars will be held on the second Thursday of each month except July and August. Call 938-6152.
•Holistic Moms Network, a community of moms interested in natural health and mindful parenting. Held on the first Thursday of every month (or specific date) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Oyster Bay Community Center, Church St, Oyster Bay. All welcome! Call 624-2332. www.holisticmoms.org; www.northshoreholisticmom@yahoo.com. during June, July and August.
•LI Stock Traders Meetup Group held on the second Thursday of every month from 6:45 to 9:15 p.m. in the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library auditorium, 999 Old Country Rd.
•Free Walk-In Stroke Support Group offered by Plainview Hospital every fourth Thursday of the month at 2 p.m. in Conference Rooms A and B, lower level, 888 Old Country Rd. Learn about risks, warning signs and treatments and hear medical specialists speak about the health issues concerning stroke and stroke prevention. Discuss experiences with others facing the same challenges seeking support, education and hope. For more information or to register, call Joy Harris 719-2411.
•LI Tourette Syndrome Association Support groups for those who have family members or other loved ones with Tourette Syndrome meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on the first Friday of each month at the DeMatteis Center, north side of Northern Blvd., Old Brookville (directly opposite the NY Institute of Technology campus). There are three separate support groups running simultaneously: one group for children, one for teens and one for parents/adults. Siblings of TS children are also invited. Free for LI-TSA members. For further information, call 876-6947 or email LongIslandTSA@aol.com.
