Children’s Jewish Book Fair
Sunday, January 1
Baymen Wrestling
Wednesday, January 4
Art Walk First Thursday
Thursday, January 5
Sunday, January 1
Children’s Jewish Book Fair
Chabad of Oyster Bay and Jericho is sponsoring this Book Fair which will feature children’s Jewish books and books for their parents too. Refreshments available. What better way to spend Jan. 1 than to buy some books to share with your children. 3 to 5 p.m. at the Viana Hotel, 3998 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury. For more information, contact Rabbi Mendy 917-474-4881.
Wednesday, January 4
Baymen Wrestling
Calling all Oyster Bay High School wrestling alumni. On Wednesday Jan. 4,the Baymen will wrestle a League Match against Mineola High School. At this match, the current Baymen Wrestlers will be honoring all former Baymen Wrestling Alumni, as well as present senior wrestlers. The match starts at 4:30 p.m. in the Oyster Bay High School gymnasium.
Holocaust Literature Program
North Shore Synagogue’s Committee for LifeLong Learning explores the literature that came out of the Holocaust with a program led by Rabbi Rena Rifkin. From survivors to their children, the authors of Holocaust literature provide a fascinating look into not only the horrors that occurred under the Nazi regime, but also the struggles and triumphs that took place in people’s hearts and minds. 7:30 p.m. at NSS, 83 Muttontown Rd., Syosset. Admission is free to Synagogue members; $10 charge at the door for nonmembers. No reservations are needed. Call 921-2282.
Thursday, January 5
Art Walk First Thursday
Art Walk features an international spectrum of contemporary artists. Get some artistic inspiration as you visit local art galleries. Other businesses and sites in town will be displaying artwork. Local restaurants will be exhibiting art and are offering a percentage off on meals, wine tastings and more. Live music entertainment is scheduled. Cafes and restaurants will remain open late for dessert and coffee. The evening will begin with Chase Edwards Gallery, 15 E. Main St. (802-0655) and continues at Atelier Gallery, 9 E. Main St.; Art (that matters), 55 W. Main St. (917-769-9921); The Teaching Studios of Oyster Bay, 115 Audrey Ave. (971-597-2404); and The Artist Club Gallery, 29 Berry Hill Rd. will also be open. Art will also be available for viewing at various downtown merchants, including Canterbury Ales, Jack Halyards and Wild Honey. The Oyster Bay Main Street Association office (17 Audrey Ave.) will also be displaying the works of local artists, with refreshments served. Visit Think Long Island crafts gallery at Buckingham’s Variety Store. See the Art Walk map for additional locations and information (available at any one of the gallery locations). For more information, contact Bonnie at 802-0655.
Friday, January 6
Owl Prowl
Winter is here and has brought crisp cool air, short days, and owls. It is time again for the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center, 134 Cove Rd., Oyster Bay, to offer the ever-popular Owl Prowl programs. These popular programs begin with a live owl presentation allowing participants to learn about and get an up-close look at these otherwise secretive hunters of the night. Learn about the Eastern Screech and Great Horned Owls. After the presentation, participants will venture outside to listen for the calls of the owls and attempt to attract these wild creatures closer. This is a great evening program for people of all ages. Owl Prowls make a great date night, family fun night, or parents’ night out. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Registration required. $7 members; $10 nonmembers. To register call 922-3200. Also on Jan. 28.
Saturday, January 7
Tiffany: Tastemaker of the Gilded Age:
Franklin Hill Perrell, executive director of the Roslyn Landmark Society and past curator of Nassau County Museum of Art, returns to the museum to present Tiffany: Tastemaker of the Gilded Age, a talk on Louis Comfort Tiffany of Laurel Hollow whose paintings are on view in a major exhibition at the museum. Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) created light-filled works suffused with Orientalism and employing sensuous Art Nouveau lines. His paintings and decorative arts contrasted sharply with the era’s prevailing dark Victorian décor and had a powerful influence on the evolving aesthetics of the wealthy and famous of the Gilded Age. Tiffany’s influence on decorative and fine arts was previously explored at the museum in Tiffany and the Gilded Age, an exhibition curated by Perrell. The talk is at 3 p.m. at NCMA, One Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. Admission is $15 (members $5) and includes admission to the museum. Call 484-9337.
Sign Language Musical
In the Lunar calendar, 2012 is going to be the year of the Dragon. Historically, the years of the dragon have been challenging. Long Island Tzu Chi will present a Sign Language Musical of “Medicine Buddha’s Twelve Great Vows” as part of a “Year End Candlelight Blessing” Ceremony at the Tilles Center. This musical has the power to comfort our body, mind and soul, and prepare us for the upcoming challenging year through beautiful music and gentle gestures. On the stage, there will be a platform 40 feet wide and 4 steps high, symbolizing “Sumeru,” the highest mountain in the Buddhist community. There will be a “Blessing and Wisdom Red Envelope” containing a Tzu Chi memorial coin for the year of the dragon for each attendee. Each attendee can also obtain a pledge card to donate as little as $5 each month to help support life-changing services, relief efforts and charity programs around the world, as part of a new fundraising campaign sponsored by the Tzu Chi Foundation, USA, a nonprofit charitable organization (http://www.thepower5.org/). 7 p.m. at the Tilles Center, LIU University, C.W. Post Campus, 720 Northern Blvd. Greenvale. Seating is very limited. Call 350-8254 or 873-6888 for tickets.
Wednesday, January 11
Free Nature Program
Sharks: Why They Matter With Jamie Pollack of Shark Angels at Cold Spring Harbor Library, 95 Harbor Rd., (Route 25A), Cold Spring Harbor, at 7 p.m. Join the Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society for a presentation that will take you behind the myths as you discover the truth about these remarkable top predators of the deep. Learn the natural history of sharks, why they are a necessary and vital component of our oceans, and the very real threats that they are facing today.
Ongoing Event
Muttontown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
The Fellowship provides an atmosphere of warmth and camaraderie, with talks presented by intelligent enlightening and non-dogmatic speakers who come from the entire spectrum of the Arts, History and Sciences. This is followed by coffee and an informal discussion circle, held in the turn-of-the-18th century farmhouse in a bucolic setting. Sundays at 10:30 a.m. The Muttontown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is located on the south side of Route 25A (Northern Blvd.), East Norwich, directly east of Martin Viette Nurseries and about a half mile west of Route 106. Look for the white brick gate posts with a large sing for Hunter’s Moon Farm. All are welcome. Call with any questions 659-1686.
Weekly Events
•Alcoholics Anonymous closed step meeting Sundays at 8 p.m. and open meeting at the same time. On Wednesdays at 8 p.m. there is a beginner’s meeting and a closed discussion meeting. Any one can attend the open meetings. The closed meetings are for anyone who has a desire to stop drinking. The meetings are held at Christ Church, 61 E. Main St. For information call 922-6377.
•Open Mike at Jack Halyards Restaurant at 8 p.m. every Tuesday. For more information, call 922-2999 or visit www.jackhal yards.com.
•Alanon meeting will be held every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Oyster Bay Presbyterian Church, East Main St. All are welcome.
•Substance Abuse Groups meet at the Youth and Family Counseling Agency, 193 A, South St., on Wednesdays from 6 to 7 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Registration required. Call 922-6867.
•Open Mike at Canterbury’s. Every Thursday enjoy the open mike night at Canterbury’s. Professional musicians and novices are invited to bring their instruments, voices, and friends to join him on stage or perform by themselves. Approximate starting time is 8:45 p.m. Call Mark 922-3214.
•Clutterers Anonymous, a 12-step self-help group, offers help and support to those who have clutter problems in their homes or workplace. Meets weekly on Thursdays from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 265 Asbury Ave., Westbury and also the 1st and 3rd Friday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the School of the Community Reformed Church, 90 Plandome Rd., Manhasset. There are no dues or fees. For more information, email CLAWestbury@yahoo.com, call (866) 800-3881 or visit www.ClutterersAnonymous.net.
•Bingo Games every Friday at 7:15 p.m. at Knights of Columbus Hall, 83 Sea Cliff Ave., Glen Cove. $1,500 in cash prizes. Door prizes and progressive on last game. Smoke-free environment. Call 676-1828 for further info.
•Ballroom Dance at the Life Enrichment Center of Oyster Bay, 45 E. Main St., every Friday from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. with instructor Vladimir Velev, an international ballroom dance champion. Learn to Cha Cha, Foxtrot, Waltz, Tango and more. Donation requested. Call 922-1770.
•OBRM Preview Center. Every Saturday and Sunday visit the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum Preview Center and Turntable Railyard at 100 to 102 Audrey Ave. (just north of the gazebo/bandstand – on the right), where you will be directed to the turntable railyard- featuring a variety of refurbished train cars. Open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 558-7036.
Monthly Events
•Young at Heart Parkinson’s Support Group meeting from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of the month in the cafeteria on the ground level, near the emergency room at North Shore University Hospital at Syosset, 221 Jericho Tpke. Open to patients, caregivers or anyone interested in learning about Parkinsons. Call Debbie 390-9454.
•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.
•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.
•Golf for Single 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.
