Shelter Rock Jewish Center to Host Rabbi Schudrich
Sunday, November 20
Herricks School Board Meeting
Tuesday, November 22
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, November 24
Friday, November 18
Candlelight House Tour and Holiday Shopping Boutique
Tour gracious Garden City homes festively decorated for the holidays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.. Tickets are $45. Mail check. payable to Winthrop-University Hospital, to Denise Bonomi at 164 Willow Street, Garden City, NY 11530. Fabulous Holiday Shopping Boutique at the Garden City Casino on 6th Street and Cathedral Avenue in 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. 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.
Saturday, November 19
Williston Park Village Board to Meet
The Williston Park Village Board will hold its meeting at 9 a.m. and at the meeting the winners of the essay contest will be announced. A regular board meeting will be held at this time.
United Methodist to Hold Thanksgiving/Christmas Fair
Come to the Thanksgiving/Christmas Fair on November 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hillside United Methodist Church, 2801 Hillside Avenue (corner of Heywood St.), New Hyde Park. You will find many beautiful handcrafted items, a white elephant room, ladies clothing (new and like-new— sizes LG and X-LG), merchandise mart, jewelry and delicious home-baked items. A snack bar will be available with traditional and international foods. Need a gift for someone? This is the place to find it!! For more information please call 437-7580 or 747-4475.
Sunday, November 20
Shelter Rock Jewish Center to Host Rabbi Schudrich
Rabbi Michael Schudrich, Chief Rabbi of Poland, will be the guest speaker at Shelter Rock Jewish Center at 9:30 a.m.. His topic will be “The Jews of Poland Today.” He will devote his remarks to Warsaw’s thriving Jewish community, its Jewish Day School, its two major cultural festivals each summer and the nearly completed museum dedicated to the history of Polish Jewry. Rabbi Schudrich, a native Long Island, has lived in Poland for about 29 years.
The Pink Lotus
Discover the culture of Vietnam in this special workshop celebrating our newest exhibit, Dragons & Fairies. Listen to the fascinating folktales of powerful kings and magical dragons, and learn more about the unique food, clothes and language of Vietnam. Then take home Vietnam’s national flower, the beautiful lotus blossom. Ages: 5 and up. Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members). Part of the Traveling exhibit!
Dragons & Fairies: Exploring Vietnam Through Folktales
Through January 8, 2012 Enter a magical place where five centuries-old folktales bring to life the culture and traditions of Vietnam. Aspects of modern day life in Vietnam are interwoven with the presentation of centuries-old folktale in interactive “theaters” where visitors view presentations of such popular Vietnamese folktales as:
· One Hundred Eggs (Lac Long Quan and Au Co)
· The Story of Chu Cuoi and the Banyan Tree
· The Story of Betel and Areca Nut (Cao sons)
· The Story of An Tiem and the Watermelons (King Hung and An Tiem)
· The Legend of the Rice Cakes (Emperor Hung Vuong and sons) The facades of the folktale theatres represent three distinct geographic regions. In one, visitors explore what life is like in rural areas of Vietnam. In another, visitors experience the “streets” of a city and take part in preparations for Tet Trung Thu (Mid-Autumn Festival). In a third, visitors enter a houseboat and house like those found in Vietnam’s urban and riverside regions and take part in preparations for Tet Nguyen Dan (Lunar New Year). Traditions explored include wedding ceremonies, ancestral worship practices, cultural dances and the Vietnamese bonds to their land and water. The exhibit demonstrates the connection between folktales and the enduring values and traditions they represent. All ages. Free with museum admission. Dragons & Fairies: Exploring Vietnam Through Folktales is presented by the Freeman Foundation Asian Exhibit Initiative, administered by the Association of Children’s Museums and created by The Children’s Museum of Houston. Local exhibit support provided by Astoria Federal Savings.
Monday, November 21
Water Authority Board of Western Nassau to Meet
The next regular meeting of the Water Authority of Western Nassau Board of Directors will be held at the office of the Water Authority, 58 South Tyson Avenue, Floral Park starting at 7:30 p.m. The public is welcome to attend.
Tuesday, November 22
Herricks School Board Meeting
The Herricks School Board will hold a meeting at 7:15 p.m. at the Herricks Community Center, 999 Herricks Road instead of the meeting set for November 17. Only routine business will be discussed. There will be no presentations and there will be no discussion of the 2011-20113 budget. It is anticipated that the meeting will be short.
Thursday, November 24
Thanksgiving Day
The entire staff of the Illustrated News would like to take this opportunity to wish all of its readers a very Happy Thanksgiving filled with lots of good food, peace and love.
Friday, November 25
New Hyde Park Schools Closed
Both the Herricks Schools and the New Hyde Park/Garden City Parks schools will be closed today for Thanksgiving recess.
Sunday, November 27
A Christmas Carol Returns to Tilles Center on November 27
NTC Productions’ delightful presentation of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, returns by audience demand to Tilles Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, November 27 at 2 p.m. The fully staged musical production will offer holiday excitement for the whole family, with beloved holiday songs, amazing “spirits” of Christmas past, present and future, and of course, Ebenezer Scrooge and the whole Cratchit family. Tickets to the performance are $50, $35 and $20. This Yuletide tradition was adapted for the stage by Charles Jones, of the Omaha (Nebraska) Community Playhouse, and has been touring the country since 1979. It is one of the most widely viewed productions of the Dickens tale in the nation, performed annually for over 100,000 people in more than 60 cities. Tickets are available online at tillescenter.org, or Ticketmaster.com, in person at Tilles Center’s box office or by telephone at 516.299.3100 or 1.800.745.3000. The box office is open Monday-Saturday from 1-6 pm. There is a service fee for all tickets purchased online or by phone. There are no refunds or exchanges. For additional information, call 299-3100 or visit tillescenter.org. Programs at Tilles Center are supported in part by the New York State Council on the Arts. Long Island University’s Tilles Center for the Performing Arts is located on the C.W. Post Campus, Route 25A in Brookville.
Saturday, December 3
New Hyde Park Village to Hold Christmas Tree Lighting
The New Hyde Park Village will hold its Annual Christmas Tree Lighting at 3:30 p.m. Prior to that the children of the village will be treated to a show at Marcus Christ Hall.
Sunday, December 4
Kiwanis Club to Hold Annual K-Family Pancake Breakfast
On Sunday, December 4 from 8 a.m. to noon the Kiwanis Club of New Hyde Park-Floral Park will be hosting its Annual K-Family Pancake Breakfast at Marcus Christ Hall located next to New Hyde Park Village Hall (the southwest corner of New Hyde Park Road and Jericho Turnpike). The cost of the breakfast is $3 for adults and $2 for seniors & students (kids under 8 Free!). We are asking community members to bring new toys, clothing and shoes for 5 families in need this holiday season. Gift cards and direct contributions will also be accepted. (See list of families elsewhere in paper.)
Monday, December 5
Lecture on the History and Art of Chocolate Tasting
Roxanne Browning, chocolate sommelier and owner of Exotic Chocolate Tasting, will present a free lecture: “The History and Art of Chocolate Tasting” at 7:30 p.m. on December 5 at the Shelter Rock Public Library. Join a guided tasting as our guest speaker shares artisan organic dark chocolates from around the world. Learn about the many nuances of chocolate, what to look for or avoid on a label, the health benefits, and the history of chocolate. Discover how cocoa farming helps the rain forests and its indigenous people. No tickets are required. Seating is limited and on a first-come first-served basis. The Shelter Rock Library is located at 165 Searingtown Road, Albertson. For directions phone: 248-7363.
Saturday, December 10
The One and Only Santa Claus
The William Gill Theater atop the New Hyde Park Village Hall, corner of New Hyde Park Road and Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park will present The One and Only Santa Claus at 2 p.m. and again on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. Admission is $2. Tickets may be purchased at village hall from Monday to Friday from 8:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Sunday, December 11
Hanukah Boutique and Book Fair
Temple Tikvah of New Hyde Park will hold its annual Holiday Fair December 11th, Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There will be a variety of reasonably priced items for children and adults to purchase. Highlights include handcrafted jewelry, toys, books & gift items for Hanukah and other occasions; Temple Tikvah borders the tip of Nassau and Queens. It is conveniently located at 3315 Hillside Avenue in New Hyde Park. For further information call 516-746-1120.
