The Glass Menagerie
Thursday, November 10
Operation Wounded Warrior Fundraiser
Friday, November 11
LI Choral Society
Sunday, November 13
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.
Friday, November 11
Operation Wounded Warrior Fundraiser
The Annual Operation Wounded Warrior Fundraiser at New Hyde Park Fire Department Headquarters will be held on Veteran’s Day, Nov 11, from 7 p.m. to midnight. Donation is $30 at the door and includes food, beer, wine and soda as well as a live Chinese Auction and 50/50 raffles. The New Hyde Park Fire Department, along with the Stewart Manor, Floral Park, Garden City, Garden City Park, Floral Park Centre, Bellerose and Bellerose Terrace Fire Departments support this event each and every year. For further information or questions, contact Edward Powers at 354-5429.
Sunday, November 13
LI Choral Society
Will perform John Rutter’s modern classic Requiem with orchestra, chorus and professional soloist; this year’s Artist-in-Residence, Arlene Travis, soprano. This concert also features the premiere of Meredith Baker’s Holy Trinity Mass using the text from the Third Edition of the Roman Missal. 4 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, 50 Cathedral Ave. Individual advance sale concert tickets as well as season ticket subscriptions are available through their website, www.lics.org, or by calling 594-2926. Tickets are also available at the door on the day of the performance.
Songs for the Beloved Concert
Hofstra University’s Joseph G. Astman International Concert Series and The Sardani Harbans Kaur Chair in Sikh Musicology present Songs for the Beloved: The Sacred Repertoire from the Sikh Guru’s Tradition at 2 p.m. at the Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center, South Campus, HOfstra University, Hempstead. Tickets: $15; $12 senior citizens (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID. One free ticket for Hofstra faculty/staff/matriculated student with current HofstraCard. The concert is an afternoon of Sikh music featuring special guest artists, including Dr. Gurnam Singh, Punjabi University of Patiala, Dean of Gurmat Sangeet Dept. This concert celebrates the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. Box office 463-6644.
Southern Jewish Connection
The Sisterhood and Men’s Club of Congregation Beth Israel, 141 Hilton Ave., Hempstead, will have its paid-up membership meeting at 10 a.m., followed by a program entitled “Southern Jewish Connection” at 11 a.m.Using her own family’s odyssey as an example, Goldie Kieval will talk about how Jews came to settle in small towns in the American South and about their life there.
Monday, November 14
Nassau Community College Cultural Program
“The End of Anger: A New Generation’s Take on Race and Rage” presented by distinguished author, editor and columnist Ellis Cose. The program will take place at 2 p.m. in the College Center Building. Ellis Cose is an author, columnist, contributing editor for Newsweek magazine and a former chairman of the editorial board and editorial page editor of The New York Daily News. He began his career as a weekly columnist for The Chicago Sun Times, becoming, at the age of 19, the youngest editorial page columnist ever employed by a major Chicago daily. Free and open to the public. Call 572-7153.
Wednesday, November 16
Irish Cultural Society
Meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Garden City Library, 60 Seventh St. The Ford Motors plant in County Cork, Ireland, will be the subject of the speaker. The plant became a central feature of Ireland’s industrial history. Dr. Miriam Nyhan, author of Are You Still Below? The Ford Marina Plant, Cork 1917-1984 will discuss Ford’s venture in Ireland.
Delirious Naples
A Cultural, Intellectual and Urban History of the City of the Sun is an interdisciplinary conference that is bringing together artists, scholars and performers for four days of animated discussion, concerts, theatrical and poetic readings. Delirious Naples is scheduled for Nov. 16-18 at Hofstra University, Hempstead, and Nov. 19 at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, New York University. The conference will explore all dimensions of Neapolitan culture. As a way of celebrating and learning from Naples and its rich culture, the intellectual work of the conference will be supplemented by a wide array of cultural events and tributes to figures who have defined Neapolitan culture. Registration fees are $75 for all four days or $30 per day. The Friday evening banquet is priced separately at $50 per person. Christmas in Naples is priced separately at $12 and Newpoli is priced separately at $19 per person. Rates for matriculating non-Hofstra students and for senior citizens (65 and older with ID) are available when registering for the full four days of the conference, and for Christmas in Naples and Newpoli. Members of the Hofstra community are admitted free to all conference events, except for meals and for Christmas in Naples upon presentation of a current HofstraCard. To register or for more information visit www.hofstra.edu/culture or call the Hofstra Cultural Center 463-5669.
Thursday, November 17
Thanksgiving Blood Drive
Nassau Community College, in conjunction with Nassau University Medical Center, invites members of the community to make a blood donation during its Thanksgiving blood drive from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the College Center Building. Make an appointment by calling Dr. Friedman or Barbara Vollmer 572-7883 or just stop in. Refreshments will be served to participants. Sponsored by the Phi Theta Kappa honor society (evening division), the Engineering Society of Nassau Community College and the Society of Women Engineers. Blood donors must be at least 17 years old and in good health. Donors should come with some photo identification. Although small snacks will be provided, donors eat before donating.
OWASP and IEEE Joint Meeting
OWASP is a worldwide charitable organization focused on improving the security of application software. IEEE Computer Society is the world’s leading organization of computer professionals. This joint meeting will be organized as a lab led by Dr. Kees Leune of Adelphi University. Dr. Kees is a professor, information security officer and strategist. Dr. Kees has extensive experience in information security and holds several professional certifications, including the CISSP, GCIH, GCFA, CISM, and CISA. 7 to 9:30 p.m. Adelphi University. Admission is free but RSVP is required at www. owasp.org/index.php/Long_Island.
Hofstra Entertainment Presents Christmas in Naples
A staged reading of Eduardo De Filippo’s play, directed by Bob Spiotto. De Filippo, possibly the finest and certainly the funniest and most beloved playwright in Italy, was a great Neapolitan actor who wrote dozens of plays for his own theater company. His plays are all superb comedies, yet always based on strong human emotions. 8 p.m. at The Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center, Hofstra University, California Ave., South Campus, Hempstead. Tickets: $12; $10 senior citizens (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra students with ID. Box office 463-6644.
Friday, November 18
Candlelight House Tour/Holiday Shopping Boutique
Tour gracious Garden City homes festively decorated for the holidays from 4 pm to 7 pm. Tickets are $45. Mail check payable to Winthrop-University Hospital to Denise Bonomi at 164 Willow St., Garden City. Fabulous Holiday Shopping Boutique at the Garden City Casino on 6th St. and Cathedral Ave., Garden City. Great vendors, raffle prizes, and silent auction of personalized autographed helmet by Eli Manning and tickets to an Islanders home game with access to the High Five area. Shopping hours are 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Free admission. Sponsored by Twigs of Winthrop-University Hospital Women’s Auxiliary. All proceeds are pledged to the modernization of the Maternal and Nursery Units at Winthrop. Call 747-7145.
Newpoli
This eight-member musical ensemble presents a lively program of authentic Neapolitan music exploring many different traditional styles of tarantella from various areas in and around Naples as well as Neapolitan Canzones from the turn of the last century, in addition to those made famous by the Neapolitan Diaspora to the United States. 8 p.m. at The Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center, Hofstra University, California Ave., South Campus, Hempstead. Tickets: $19; $17 senior citizens (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID. One free ticket for Hofstra faculty/staff/matriculated student with current HofstraCard. Box office 463-6644.
Sunday, November 20
Music for a Royal Occasion
The Cathedral Choirs in Concert. Lawrence Tremsky, director; Brandon Dumas, organist. The combined Cathedral Choirs will sing music composed for Royal Occasions, including Blest Pair of Sirens and I Was Glad by Charles Parry, Zadok the Priest by G. F. Handel, and other works written for coronations and weddings. The concert will be at 4 p.m. at The Cathedral of the Incarnation, 50 Cathedral Ave. Tickets will be available at the door and are $15 general seating; $5 high school and college students; children under 13 admitted free. Call 746-2955.
Monday, November 21
Cell Phones and Health
What We Know; How to Protect Yourself Now. Are cancer, brain damage, hearing loss and reproductive problems caused by cell phone use? Dr. Devra Lee Davis is recognized internationally for her work on environmental health and disease prevention. In her latest book Disconnect, Dr. Davis discusses “the truth about cell phone radiation and your health, what the industry has done to hide it, and what you can do to protect your family” by examining the controversy surrounding cell phone use and its possible link to brain cancer and other aspects of human health. Dr. Davis has worked for the National Academy of Sciences and was a senior advisor in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Presented by the Nassau Community College Cultural Program at 2 p.m. in the College Center Building. Free, open to the public and accessible to the disabled Call 572-7153.
Friday, November 25
LI Festival of Trees
This Holiday Extravaganza event (Nov. 25, 26, 27) is renowned for its spectacular array of designer decorated trees and gingerbread village. Features continuous live entertainment, vendor marketplace, children’s activities, Department 56 village and display, raffles drawings and more. All trees and gingerbread are for sale. American Idol’s Robbie Rosen appears on Saturday at 1:45 p.m. and Kevin Covais on Sunday at 1:45 p.m. KJOY and Radio Disney will be on hand too. All proceeds benefit the United Cerebral Palsy Association of NC and the Cradle of Aviation. Friday and Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Sunday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City. Admission $12 per person; children under 2 free. Includes entry to the museum and a ride on the carousel. A children’s craft activity included with paid child’s admission.
Saturday, November 26
Fine Arts and Craft Gift Fair Spectacular
At La Quinta Hotel, 821 Stewart Ave. For vendor information contact Terry or Alexandra 221-6593 or mcmullenpro33@ yahoo.com. All events are a fundraiser for missionaries in Tanzania Africa.
Upcoming Events
Vendors Needed
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.
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 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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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, 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.
