Naval Enlisted Reserve Association
Thursday, November 3
Understanding Eating Disorders
Friday, November 4
Long Island Fall Prairie Walk
Friday, November 4
Thursday, November 3
Naval Enlisted Reserve Association
The next meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Marine Corps Center, Classroom, 605 Stewart Ave., Garden City. Open to all Maritime service, veterans, Reserve, active duty. Camaraderie, reunion. Bring a guest. Call 526 0144.
Friday, November 4
Understanding Eating Disorders
Symposium presented by Nassau Community College in the College Center Building. The program begins at 9:30 a.m., but attendees can come when they can and leave when they must. Among the topics to be discussed at the symposium are: The Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Etiology of Eating Disorders, Medical Evaluation and Complications of Eating Disorders, Nutritional Evaluation and Treatment. Panel Discussion: Worries and Woes When You Are Dying to be Thin. What Does the Evidence Teach Us About the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa? Sponsored by the Faculty Committee for Eating Disorders and Women’s Studies, Free, open to the public and accessible to the disabled. For more information about the symposium, contact Rosann Gonzalez at rosann.gonzalez@ncc.edu or 572-7566.
Long Island Fall Prairie Walk
Ever see a prairie? You do not have to go west. The Friends of Hempstead Plains at Nassau Community College is conducting walks on the 19-acre remnant LI prairie, once 60,000 acres. With few trees it was a habitat of the sun with 250 species of flowers and grasses – many at their tallest and most colorful in the fall. The walk is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Nassau Community College Professor of biology Betsy Gulotta, Conservation Project manager, leads people on a path as she points to goldenrods, butterfly weed and blue curls, and identifies the interesting (as their names suggest) grasses: big bluestem and little bluestem, prairie beard grass, Indian grass and switchgrass, all populating the western prairies. Directions: take Meadowbrook Pky. to Exit M4, follow signs to Coliseum, Museum Row and Charles Lindbergh Blvd. Once on Charles Lindbergh Blvd., turn right into East Parking Area for Nassau Community College. See Hempstead Plains entrance at first intersection.
Saturday, November 5
Americana Fair
The Garden City Community Church Auxiliary will hold its Americana Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Collectibles, antiques, vendors, toys, books, jewelry, Bistro luncheon, home baked pies and more. Located on Stewart Ave. at Whitehall Blvd. For info call 746-1700.
LI Book & Ephemera Fair
Sponsored by the LI Antiquarian Book Dealers Association and Flamingo Eventz. Featuring: fine, rare out-of-print books, plus paper, ephemera, postcards, maps, autographs, manuscripts, photographs, prints and more. The show has been streamlined with acres of ample free parking; a tight, bright, modern presentation hall; a full-service food court with multiple dining options; on-site Wi-Fi; and an exciting, youthful college environment. And to make it even better, all students – not just Hofstra – enjoy half-price admissions. Adult admission $6; students and young collector’s 12-21 are $3; under 12 free with adult admission. Nov. 5 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Nov. 6 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hofstra University, Student Center Multi Purpose Room (101), 200 Hofstra Dr., Hempstead.
Hofstra Entertainment Presents Cugat’s Nougats!
Join the conga line for a journey to the very roots of Latin music in America. The heyday of the sizzling Xavier Cugat Orchestra is brought to life with original arrangements of the hits Cugat introduced to American audiences: My Shawl, Brazil, La Cumparsita and Mambo #5. Led by cabaret artist Greg Gomez, this exciting concert features a 13-piece orchestra, the dance team Tango Romantico and a special appearance by the multitalented Bob Spiotto. Then it’s off to the Tropicana Club for an affectionate look at the life and career of Cugat’s greatest protégé, Desi Arnaz. Get out your straw hat and sing along to Cuban Pete, I Love Lucy, El Cumbanchero and Babalu. 8 p.m. at Hofstra University, John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus, Hempstead. Tickets: $30; $25 senior citizens (over 65) with ID; $20 faculty/staff with current HofstraCard (two-ticket maximum). Box office 463-6644.
Sunday, November 6
Poetry Event
Molloy College and its Writer-in-Residence, Barbara Novack, will be hosting a poetry event featuring Annabelle Moseley at 3 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room, Wilbur Arts Center, Molloy College’s Rockville Centre campus., 100 Hempstead Ave. This event is free and open to the public. An open reading will follow the featured poet. Featured poet Annabelle Moseley founded and edits String Poet, an online journal of poetry and the arts, and curates Studio Series, poetry and music presentations at the LI Violin Shop in Huntington. Author of five poetry chapbooks and a forthcoming full-length collection, Ms. Moseley was the first Walt Whitman Birthplace Association Writer-in-Residence (2009) and Stevenson Academy of Fine Arts Poet-in-Residence (2005-2008). The aim of the series is to bring contemporary poetry to a wider audience. Call Barbara Novack 678-5000, ext. 6468 or the English Department 678-5000, ext. 6272.
Monday, November 7
Support Group for Women with Gynecological Cancer
Women dealing with gynecological cancer are invited to join Winthrop-University Hospital’s free support group from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Sessions will be held for five consecutive Mondays (Nov. 7 through Dec. 5) at the Winthrop Wellness Pavilion, 1300 Franklin Ave., Suite ML-5, Garden City. The group is being conducted by Mary Rzeszut, LMSW, from Winthrop’s Institute for Cancer Care. Sessions are free, but registration is required. For further information or to register, call 663-3867. Note that individuals interested in joining the group after the start date of Nov. 7 are welcome.
Writers Salon
Hofstra CE’s next Writers Salon takes place at 7 p.m. and will focus on “Writing for Print and Online Magazines.” The featured speakers are Bill McGee, a member of the Hofstra University creative writing faculty and Sandra Mardenfeld, a longtime CE writing instructor. Both have published – and continue to publish – extensively in a variety of print and online magazines. The speakers will discuss the art of writing and selling different types of feature stories, as well as the differences between online and print articles. The event is free and open to the public. To RSVP, or for more information, visit ce.hofstra.edu/writing, email ce-writing@hofstra.edu or call 463-7200.
Thursday, November 10
The Glass Menagerie
Presented by the Nassau Community College Theatre and Dance Department Nov. 10-13 and Nov. 17-20. Illusions make life bearable for a family abandoned by “a telephone man who fell in love with long distances.” The mother cheers herself up with memories of her youth as a sought-after Southern belle; the daughter loses herself in an imaginary world of glass animals; and the son, who finds solace in the deadening effects of drink and the fantasy served up in the movies, is torn between love for his family and the need to escape before he, too, is lost. The Glass Menagerie was written by brilliant, prolific, but troubled author and playwright Tennessee Williams. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; Sunday 3 p.m. Tickets are $9 per person; $7 seniors age 55 and over. Tickets sold at the door for that day’s performance are free for college students who have a valid ID. These tickets are available beginning one hour before curtain. Box office 572-7676.
Upcoming Events
Defensive Driving Courses
Six-hour course 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:
•Nov 7 and 9 from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m.
•Nov 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Nov 13 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Nov 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Nov 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Nov 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Nov 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Dec 3 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Dec 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Dec 6 and 7 from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m.
•Dec 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Dec 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•Dec 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 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.
• 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.
• Every fourth Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Room 106, St. James Parish Center, 80 Hicksville Rd., Seaford.
Vendors Needed
Fine Arts and Craft Gift Fair Spectacular on Nov. 26; Fine Arts and Craft Holiday Gift Fair Expo, Dec. 17, 18 at La Quinta Hotel, 821 Stewart Ave., Garden City. Contact Terry or Alexandra 221-6593 or mcmullenpro33@yahoo.com. All events are a fundraiser for missionaries in Tanzania Africa.
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.
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.
•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.
•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.
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.
The Art Club
Has year round classes all taught by a professional. Classes for the littlest artist to the more serious, adult classes too. Call for more information at 742-7662 or go onto the web at thegardenartstudio.com.
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 at Nassau Community College presents its 2011 Art Faculty Exhibition, Nov. 7 through Dec. 22. The exhibition will highlight Maureen Palmieri and Robert Toedter as featured artists. The theme of the show – Borders: Visible and Invisible – reaches across disciplines to define the many borders that we as global citizens observe, react to, become freed from and are limited by. The exhibit is free, open to the public and accessible to the disabled. Artwork will be on display in the showcases in the College Center Building and the G Building as well as the gallery. 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.
