Naval Enlisted Reserve Association
Thursday, December 1
Small Business Tax Planning Seminar
Friday, December 2
Café Ablaze
Saturday, December 3
Thursday, December 1
Naval Enlisted Reserve Association
General meeting in the Marine Corps Center classroom, 605 Stewart Ave., Garden City, at 7:30 p.m. Open to all Maritime personal, Reserve active duty, veterans. Opportunity to learn, meet former shipmates. Bring a friend. call 526-0144 .
Friday, December 2
Small Business Tax Planning Seminar
In partnership with the Internal Revenue Service. This seminar is designed for established small businesses, those getting started and individuals anticipating going into business. Tax Tips for “Start Up” Businesses, Legal Structures for Existing and Emerging Businesses, Employment, Sales and Self-Employment Taxes, Business Use of the Home and more will be discussed. 8 to 10:30 a.m. at Nassau Community College, College Center Building, One Education Dr., Garden City. Fee $20. Registration required by Nov. 25. Call 572-7487 or email cwd@ncc.edu.
Every Woman Counts Campaign
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will join Lifetime to help launch the network’s non-partisan 2012 Every Woman Counts campaign with a panel and training event at Hofstra University for more than 200 university students, community members and members of the NC Girl Scouts. Set to commence at 10:30 a.m., the public event will be highlighted by the panel Getting Off the Sidelines: A Conversation About the Urgency of Women’s Political, Community and Business Leadership Today, featuring Senator Gillibrand; Geri Barish, founder and president of the 1 in 9 Foundation; Sam Bennett, president of the Women’s Campaign Forum; and Tiffany Dufu, president of the White House Project, discussing the challenges to and importance of women’s leadership in today’s world. Breakout learning sessions for attendees will immediately follow the panel. Those interested in learning more about the event are encouraged to visit myLifetime.com, while attendance can be confirmed by emailing LifetimeRSVP@aenetworks.com.
Saturday, December 3
Café Ablaze
Christian Coffeehouse reopens for the Third Anniversary Event. Onstage will be ballad and pop duo, Rivera & Kablack, followed by folk and rock singer, Tiffany Smitelli. Singles, couples, families with children, and groups of friends welcome. Sit at elegantly-decorated candlelit tables in a beautifully decorated “café” having a friendly, casual atmosphere. Enjoy flavored coffees and teas along with delectable desserts. Every ticket stub good towards three intermission door prizes of Christian gifts. Separate collection taken for the talent. Café open from 7 to 10:15 p.m. Enter Resurrection Lutheran Church, 420 Stewart Ave., near Clinton Rd. on the Emmet Pl. side by the lighted Café Ablaze sign. Tickets, sold at the door, are $10; two for $15. Children 12 and under are admitted free with an adult. Reservations suggested. Call 739-1537 or email cafeablaze@resgc.org. Parking is on the street or in the semi-circular parking lot by the firehouse at the end of Emmet Pl.
Remembering Mel: A Tribute to Mel Tormé
Remembering Mel pays fitting tribute to one of America’s most enduring male vocalists and features some of Tormé’s most popular songs, including Lulu’s Back in Town, It Don’t Mean a Thing, When the Sun Comes Out, Just in Time, More Than You Know and The Christmas Song. Starring Warren Schein, accompanied by his musical trio David Schacih, bass; Art Lillard, drums; and Frank Sanchez, piano. Veteran performer Warren Schein, nicknamed “The Velvet Mist,” has appeared on stages from New York City to Florida, so don’t miss your chance to enjoy this terrific tribute. 8 p.m. at Hofstra University, in The Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center, California Ave., South Campus, Hempstead. Tickets: $19; $17 senior citizen (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID. Box office 463-6644.
Sunday, December 4
Holiday Concert
The Waldorf Choral Society will perform its annual holiday concert at 3 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City. The concert will feature four vocal soloists in music by Bach and Handel. They, and the society, will be accompanied by a small chamber orchestra. Tickets, priced at $20 adults; $18 seniors and students; $5 children under 12, may be purchased at the door. Call 747-4457.
The Healing Power of Music
The Hofstra Symphony Orchestra, directed by Professor David Ramael, is teaming up with the LI Coalition Against Child Abuse and Neglect to present a concert that is both a celebration of children and the healing power of music. The concert will be presented at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse, Hofstra University, South Campus, Hempstead. The program will include a 2:15 p.m. pre-concert lecture by Professor Ramael and Anthony Zenkus, director of education at CCAN. The 3 p.m. concert will include two famous child-themed compositions, Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf and Gustav Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Youth’s Magic Horn). Tickets are $10; $8 senior citizens and matriculated non-Hofstra students. Members of the Hofstra community may receive one free ticket upon presentation of a current HofstraCard. Box office 463-6644.
Monday, December 5
Hofstra CE’s Writers Salon
Focusing on “The Road to Publication.” The featured speaker is Jericho resident Ellen Meister, the author of three novels and a Hofstra Continuing Education writing instructor. Her most recent book, The Other Life, appears on several 2011 Best Fiction of the Year lists, was singled out by the American Booksellers Association for the prestigious Indie Next list, and is under option with HBO for a television series. Meister will discuss her road to finding an agent and getting published, and will introduce the paperback version of The Other Life, which is scheduled for national release on Dec. 6. Free and open to the public. To RSVP call 463-7200.
Tuesday, December 6
Singles Association of LI
All singles ages 25 plus are invited to attend. Call 825-0633, or email: singlesassocofli@Yahoo.com for reservations. The Singles Association of LI (www.geo cities.com/singlesassocofli) will attend the following: Nassau Community College Orchestra Concert. 8 p.m. in Room Q105, Building Q, 1 Education Dr., Garden City. RSVP by Dec. 4.
Thursday, December 8
Support Group Meeting/Bowling Outing
The North Shore-LIJ Health System will hold a free pulmonary hypertension support group meeting and bowling outing from 6 to 8 p.m. at AMF Bowling Lanes, 987 Stewart Ave., Garden City. The program is open to patients with pulmonary hypertension and their guests. Each patient may bring one friend or family member to the event. For those who choose not to bowl, extra tables and chairs will be available so group members can socialize. North Shore-LIJ will cover the bowling fees and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association Support Group central fund will cover the costs of snacks and drinks. A physician from North Shore-LIJ’s Pulmonary Hypertension Program, part of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, will attend the meeting. Reservations are necessary. To RSVP, call Rebecca Miller 465-5477 by Dec. 5.
Gun Hill Road
A powerful and critically-acclaimed film about a young man exploring his sexuality and the subsequent impact on himself and his family. The film will be shown at Hofstra University, Breslin Hall, Room 211, South Campus, Hempstead, at 4 p.m. The screening is free and open to the public. Following the movie, the film’s director Rashaad Ernesto Green and star Harmony Santana will participate in a Q & A discussion with the audience. This screening of Gun Hill Road is being presented by The Pride Network , HOLA: Hofstra Organization of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, LGBT Studies, the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures and the Department of Radio, Television and Film.
Saturday, December 10
Model Train Show
NC Executive Edward P. Mangano and Trainville Hobby Depot will host “Take the Planes to the Trains II” on Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Dec. 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cradle of Aviation Museum, Museum Row, Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Uniondale. This year the show will feature exhibits from local train clubs including: Trainville Hobby Depot’s N Scale Layout, Long Island Hotrack, Long Island Traction, Great South Bay Club O Scale Layout, Trainmasters of Babylon, Long Island N Trak and N-Scale T-Trak. Museum admission, which includes the Train Show, is $14 adults; $12 children 2-12 years of age, seniors, volunteer firefights and military personnel. All fees collected from this self-sufficient event benefit the museum. Trainville Hobby Depot of Hicksville is coordinating the show at no-charge to Nassau County. Call 433-4444 or visit www.trainville.com. For more information about the Cradle of Aviation Museum call 572-4111 or visit www. cradleofaviation.org.
Sunday, December 11
Business, Social Development, Human Rights In a Transitional World
A talk to be presented by Dr. David B. Lowry as the annual human rights presentation of Amnesty International Group 74. Dr. Lowry will speak at 11 a.m. at the Ethical Humanist Society of LI, 38 Old Country Rd., Garden City. He will discuss the role of social responsibility as international corporate business continues to expand, generally coming at the expense of the nation state. What is the role of social responsibility in this changing climate, he asks, and how should human rights groups and social activists respond to this change? The multifaceted Dr. David B. Lowry is a reverend (rector of Christ Church in Manhasset), human rights activist and corporate executive. For more information call 741-7304.
A Celebration of Holiday Music of Many Faiths
The whole family is invited to hear a festive presentation of music of faiths not only from around the world, but from Baha’l, Muslim, and Hindu, Native American, Christians and Jewish customs. The talented Tice family (Malvern School of Music) is unique in that all play different instruments. Come and see how similar we are in our beliefs and as we celebrate our winter solstice holidays in a like manner. 3 p.m. in Kellenberg Hall, Anselma Room, Molloy College, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. Call Marion Lowenthal 678-5000, ext. 6880 or mlowenthal@molloy.edu.
Jewish Film Festival
Congregation Beth Israel is pleased is holding its second film in the Jewish Film Festival. The title is Arranged and is about two new teachers in a Brooklyn elementary school, an Orthodox Jew (Rochel) and a Muslim (Nasira). While students and co-workers expect friction, the two women discover they have a shared expectation of entering into arranged marriages. As they experience tension between their traditional cultures and life in contemporary America, Rochel and Nasira form a special bond. The film will be shown at 2 p.m. at Congregation Beth Israel, 141 Hilton Ave., Hempstead. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $3 temple members; $5 nonmembers. Refreshments will be served. Call 489-1818.
Kwanzaa Celebration
Councilwoman Dorothy L . Goosby’s 10th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration will be held at 3:30 p.m. in the Nathan L. H. Bennett Pavilion, One Washington St., Hempstead. There will be a free feast following the event. Come early for best seating. Doors open at 3 p.m. Call Clarence Shelton 489-5000, ext. 4304 or clarshe@tohmail.org.
Wednesday, December 14
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
A comedy focusing on five bridesmaids at a society wedding in Tennessee. Just after the ceremony, the women are hiding out in an upstairs bedroom. The dialogue in the play is as frothy as the hideous dresses the bridesmaids are forced to wear. There’s Mindy, the groom’s outspoken, out-lesbian older sister; the bride’s bitter sibling Meredith; Georgeanne, the tightly wound, hard-drinking pal; world-weary Trisha; and 21-year-old Frances, who answers every tempting offer of a drink or smoke with “I can’t – I’m a Christian.” All five women have some personal history with the groom, a charming but nasty predator named Tommy Valentine. Presented by the Nassau Community College Theatre and Dance Department Dec. 14-18 at the NCC Mainstage Theatre. Performances are at 8 p.m., except for Dec. 18, when it is at 3 p.m. Tickets, which cost $9 per person, are $7 for seniors age 55 and over. Tickets sold at the door for that day’s performance are free for college students who have a current valid ID. These tickets are available beginning one hour before curtain. Box office 572-7676.
Saturday, December 17
Doo Wop at NCC
The Alumni Association of Nassau Community College presents Kenny Vance and the Planotones at 8 p.m. Preferred seating (first 5 rows) $45; general admission $40. For additional information or to purchase tickets please contact the Alumni Office 572 7484 or e-mail Alumni@ncc.edu. All proceeds will help support the Alumni Scholarship Fund.
Sunday, December18
A Festival of Lessons & Carols for Christmas
The Annual Festival of Lessons and Carols at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, will take place at 4 p.m. This traditional service from England will include music sung by all of the Cathedral choirs as well as carols sung by the entire congregation, featuring a variety of both traditional and contemporary carol settings. The Cathedral of the Incarnation is located at 50 Cathedral Ave., Garden City. For more information, call 746-2955.
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:
•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.
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.
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
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.
Exhibits
•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.
•Local award winning artist Philip Costa currently has an example of his work on display at Barnes Gallery, corner of Nassau Blvd. and Cambridge Ave., Garden City. Phil has just completed a well-received one-man art show for The Sage Foundation in Glen Cove where many fellow artists who attended attested to his outstanding treatments of the pastel medium. Commissioned pastel paintings are done from ordinary photographs and then transformed into paintings by Phil’s unique style. The public is invited to visit and view Phil’s work.
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.
