Spring Awakening
Thursday, March 15
Pain Management Support Group
Thursday, March 15
Breast Cancer Treatment Medical Forum
Thursday, March 15
Thursday, March 15
Spring Awakening
The Nassau Community College Department of Theatre and Dance presents Spring Awakening, its spring musical. The play will be performed March 15 through 18 and March 21 through 25 at the Mainstage Theatre, Garden City. Spring Awakening, which is rated R, celebrates the unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, poignancy and passion that viewers will never forget. Adapted from Frank Wedekind’s 1891 expressionist play about the trials, tears and exhilaration of the teen years, the play explores the tortured inner lives of a handful of adolescents in 19th-century Germany with a rock musical score. Tickets cost $15 each; seniors aged 55 and over $12. College students with valid current ID can obtain free rush tickets at the door for that day’s performance. Performances are 8 p.m., except Sundays which are 3 p.m. Box office 572-7676.
Pain Management Support Group
Individuals dealing with chronic and intermittent pain are invited to join Winthrop-University Hospital’s free ongoing support group on Thursdays from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Sessions are held at the Winthrop Wellness Pavilion, 1300 Franklin Ave., Suite ML-5, Garden City. The group is conducted in affiliation with Winthrop’s Pain Management Center under the direction of Edward S. Rubin, MD. Sessions are led by Fredric Corb, Ph.D. Sessions are free, but registration is required. For further information or to register, call 1-866-WINTHROP.
Breast Cancer Treatment Medical Forum
Two breast cancer medical experts will present the Newest Trends in Breast Cancer Treatment at a medical forum conducted by the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program. The program will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Ruth S. Harley University Center Ballroom at Adelphi University, Garden City. Speakers are Kathie-Ann Joseph, MD, and Steven M. Sugarman, MD. The doctors will present recent treatment advances, information on health care and survival disparities and up-dates on clinical trials/investigational treatments. Sponsors of this forum are The Beth C. Tortolani Foundation and Meghan’s Pansies Fund. For information and to make a reservation, call 516-877-4325. Anyone who is worried about breast cancer should call the hotline for help at 800-877-8077.
Sunday, March 18
Waldorf Choral Society Concert
The Waldorf Choral Society will be performing Cherubini Requiem with full orchestra and chorus. 3 p.m. at The Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City. Adults $20; students and seniors $18; children $5. For Information call 516-747-4457.
Nassau All-County Art Exhibition
The Art Supervisors Association of NC welcomes students, parents, art educators, administrators and community members to attend the 2012 Nassau All-County Art Exhibition, which will take place at the Ruth S. Harley Center at Adelphi University, Garden City, from noon to 4 p.m. This exhibition, with no admission charge, will honor more than 1100 kindergarten through twelfth grade students who have demonstrated excellence in a wide variety of two-dimensional visual art forms including drawing, painting, printmaking, computer graphics, and photography. Student entries are selected by art educators and are limited to a maximum of three pieces of artwork from each teacher. All of the exemplary pieces are produced in alignment with the New York State Learning Standards for the Visual Arts. This year, 400 art educators from more than 200 schools in 40 Nassau County school districts, will submit student artwork for this prestigious exhibit.
Thursday, March 22
Cognitive Issues in People with Epilepsy
The Epilepsy Foundation of LI will feature Sarah Schaffer, PhD, ABPP-CN at a workshop at 506 Stewart Ave., Garden City. Dr. Schaffer is senior neuropsychologist at the North Shore-LIJ Comprehensive Care Center and assistant professor of neurology at Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine. This workshop will address the impact of seizure activity, medication side-effects and mood problems, as well as ways to remediate such problems and a discussion of when neuropsychological evaluation may be indicated. The workshop will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Training hours are available for Medicaid service coordinators. There is no fee for this workshop; however, reservations are required as seating is limited. Call Janet -516-739-7733, ext. 145 email to jromeo@epil.org.
Issues in Judaism Lecture Series
The Hofstra Cultural Center and Hofstra Hillel’s Issues in Judaism Lecture Series presents two lectures by Michael Tuchfeld, one of Israel’s leading broadcast journalists. This is Mr. Tuchfeld’s eighth annual visit to Hofstra to present timely lectures on current topics regarding Israel and the Middle East. He is a political analyst and media consultant. He is also former parliamentary correspondent and host of Israel Radio, IBA and Channel 2 news, The Knesset Channel in Jerusalem, Israel. A question and answer period will follow each lecture. Lectures take place at 7 p.m. at the Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus, Hempstead. Tickets for each lecture are priced separately at $8, $7 for senior citizens (over 65 with I.D.); $5 for matriculated non-Hofstra students (with ID). Members of the Hofstra community receive one free ticket upon presentation of a current HofstraCard. Ticket proceeds will benefit the Judaic Studies Scholarship Fund at Hofstra University. Box office: 516-463-6644. March 22: Who’s Afraid of Big Bad Iran? Dissuading or Containing Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions. March 27: Israel’s Society: Between the Hebraic Law and the State.
Blood Drive
Nassau Community College, in conjunction with Nassau University Medical Center, invites the community to donate blood during its Annual Spring Blood Drive, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the College Center Building. Make an appointment to give blood by calling Barbara Vollmer or Professor Friedman at 516-572-7883, or just stop in. Make an appointment to give blood by calling Barbara Vollmer or Professor Friedman at 516-572-7883, or just stop in on Thursday, March 22 and say, “I want to be a blood donor.” The donation process takes less than an hour and refreshments will be served to participants. This blood drive is sponsored by the Phi Theta Kappa honor society and the Engineering Society of NCC. 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 should eat before donating.
Friday, March 23
Night of Laughter
The Sarah Grace Foundation will host its 9th Annual Night of Laughter benefit fundraiser at the Milleridge Cottage, 585 North Broadway, Jericho. Host Rick Morgan will lead the event, which will feature John Santo, impersonator; Ellen Karis, The Greek Goddess of Comedy FoxTV; Rich Ramirez, HBO-BET, Last Comic Standing; and Pete Michaels of Late Night with Conan O’Brien. The unique evening of entertainment is recommended for mature audiences. The event, which costs $75 per person with advance purchase required, will begin at 7:15 p.m. Admission includes show, dinner, raffles and a big 50/50. Raffle books, which include prizes of a GE Deluxe Wine Center and Walt Disney World park passes and more, are available at a pre-show discount of $25 per book. Tickets can be purchased online at www.thesarahgracefoundation .org. For additional information, contact The Sarah Grace Foundation at 433-9745 or email matt.weippert@thesarahgrace foundation.org.
Saturday, March 24
Café Ablaze Christian Coffeehouse
Reopens with when “city” meets “country”! Young Jeannie Ortega will debut as a Christian artist and sing to the urban hip-hop/rhythm and blues beat that made her a ten star. The Paul Paoli Band, with its namesake singer, fiddler, and guitarist, will bring to the café their acclaimed upbeat Southern Delta bluegrass/jazz grounded in Scripture. Singles, couples, families with children and groups of friends welcome. Sit at elegantly-decorated candlelit tables in a beautifully decorated café with a friendly, casual atmosphere. Enjoy flavored coffees and teas along with delectable desserts. Every ticket stub is good towards three intermission door prizes of Christian gifts. A separate freewill collection is taken for the talent. The café is open from 7 to 10:15 p.m. Enter Resurrection Lutheran Church, 420 Stewart Ave., near Clinton Rd., on the Emmet Pl. side. Tickets, sold at the door, are $10 or two for $15. Children 12 and under are admitted free with an adult. Reservations suggested. Call 516-739-1537 or e-mail cafeablaze@resgc.org.
LI Quilters Show Off
The LI Quilters’ Society biennial quilt extravaganza “Quilting Long Island” will be held on March 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and March 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Garden City Field House, 295 Stewart Ave., Garden City. The show, in which Long Island quilters share their takes on local communities and resources, will feature more than 200 traditional and art quilts created by regional quilters. The Guild plans a shopping mall with 22 vendors, comfort quilt construction, quilting demonstrations, members’ boutique, challenge quilts on display, along with a fashion show at 2 p.m. on Saturday featuring Hoffman Challenge wearables and locally-made quilted garments. Information about the quilt making process is available to the general public. Admission is $8 for all ages. E-mail to info@liqs.org or visit www.liqs.org.
Sunday, March 25
Organ Recital by Katherine Meloan
Katherine Meloan is director of chapel music at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in King’s Point where she is the director of chapel choirs and plays for all services. She has served as music director at Trinity-Saint John’s Episcopal Church in Hewlett and is currently organist at Beth Sholom in Bayside. Katherine is a doctoral candidate in organ performance at Manhattan School of Music. She has an active interest in teaching and is writing her doctoral thesis on Organ Pedagogy for Beginning Organists. Katherine will be playing music of Marcel Dupré, Charles-Marie Widor and J.S. Bach. 4 p.m. at The Cathedral of the Incarnation, 50 Cathedral Ave., Garden City. Suggested donation is $10 general seating, $5 seniors, students; children under 13 admitted free. For further information, call 516-746-2955.
Archaeological Institute of America
The LI Society of the Archaeological Institute of America will present a free lecture at 2 p.m. in Room 106, Breslin Hall, Hofstra University, Hempstead. Call 631-420-1564. Speaker: Dr. Richard Hansen (AIA speaker), project director Mirador Basin Project (North Peten, Guatemala). Topic: “The Mirador Basin: The Cultural and Natural Legacy in the Cradle of Maya Civilization.”
Thursday, March 29
Workshop for Breast Cancer Survivors
Hello Spring…Goodbye Clutter, a free workshop for breast cancer survivors on decluttering and organizing will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Adelphi University’s University Center in Garden City. Workshop leader Marguerite Barone, MA, PD, is a professional organizer, with an extensive background in education, administration and local government. Marguerite is the owner of Organizing Concepts, a firm that specializes in bringing order and efficiency to residential or office environments. Reservations are required; call 516-877-4325. This event is sponsored by the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program and is supported by the LI 2 Day Walk to Fight Breast Cancer.
Saturday, March 31
Once Upon a Hearth Food Conference
Come and celebrate slow and local food, family meals, gardening, cooking and more. Activities include a keynote address, hands-on cooking and gardening workshops and a tasting lunch. Fast food culture is one of the many avenues we have gone down that has weakened our relationship to each other, to family and to nature. This conference offers a humanizing counterweight presented by the Winkler Center for Adult Learning. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Waldorf School, 225 Cambridge Ave., Garden City. To register, call 516- 741-7167 or go to www.winklercenter.org.
Hugs for Sarah Memorial Blood Drive
From 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at The William P. Bennett Community Center, 28 W. Carl St., Hicksville. Go to http://www.the sarahgracefoundation.org/ to purchase tickets. Call 433-9745.
Upcoming Events
NCC Spring 2012 Cultural Programs
Programs are free, open to the public and accessible to the disabled. Priority seating may be given to Nassau Community College students and employees at certain events. Call 572-7153:
•March 12: The American Place Theatre’s dramatization of the first half of the best selling novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini portrays the relationship of two boys — Amir, a privileged Pashtun, and his Hazara servant Hassan. Surprising events occur within the backdrop of 1970’s Afghanistan. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the College Center Building.
•March 14: Real Talk About Fake News. David Javerbaum, former executive producer and head writer for The Daily Show, offers a hilarious inside look into television comedy with stories and insights from The Daily Show. He’ll share his views on topical news items, such as “The real winner of the Republican primaries is … Barack Obama!” 12:30 p.m. in the College Center Building.
•March 19: The Woman Warrior’s Journey to Peace – Blurring the lines between myth and reality, fiction and non-fiction, acclaimed writer Maxine Hong Kingston has won many awards for her seven books and anthologies. She is the author of Woman Warrior, a memoir of growing up Chinese-American in California. This event is cosponsored by the NCC Women’s History Month Committee. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the College Center Building.
•March 20: A History of the New York Yankees – NCC baseball fan Professor John Despagna (accounting/business) tells it all about the Bronx Bombers. 2:30 p.m. in the College Center Building.
•March 28: Sexual Harassment Awareness Days: Say No to Harassment, No to Assault! 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The Talk: Friends, Benefits, Love, Power 4 p.m. — The Line: Film and Discussion about Consent and Coercion March 29 at 10 a.m. — Harassment and Online Concerns: Individuals and Institutions . These events are cosponsored with the Sexual Harassment Education Subcommittee of the Affirmative Action Committee.
Defensive Driving Course
Knights of Columbus #11836 at St Anne’s Church in Garden City is offering the community the Empire Safety Council’s Defensive Driving Course on Saturday, April 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the St Anne’s Church LL Cafeteria, 35 Dartmouth St. Upon completion of this course, participants are eligible for 10 percent off their motor vehicle insurance for three years and/or a reduction of points from their driver’s license. The fee for the course is $45 per person and advance registration is required. To register, or for more information, contact John Russo at 516-384-4552 or take the online course at www.empiresafetycouncil.com use code KOFC and receive a $5 discount.
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:
•March 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•March 19 and 20 from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m.
•March 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•March 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•March 31 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•April 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•April 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•April 16 and 17 from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m.
•April 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•April 24 and 25 from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m.
•April 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•April 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Golf and Tennis Classic
Life’s WORC 25th Anniversary Geraldo Rivera Golf and Tennis Classic will be held on May 17 at the Plandome Country Club, Port Washington, from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Includes breakfast, lunch, cocktail reception and dinner. Contact Matthew Zebatto 516-741-9000, ext. 241 or mzebatto@aol.com.
6th Biennial Sojourn To West Africa
10 Day Cultural Trip to Ghana, West Africa, Aug. 4-14, 2012. Visits to Cultural sites: W.E.B. Dubois Center for Pan African Culture, Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, Elmina/Cape Coast Slave Castles – Door of No Return, River of he Last Bath/Assin Manso, Kakum National Park, Kumasi (Seat of the Ashanti Empire), Manhyia Palace. Ashanti Craft Villages: Ahwiaa (Wood Carving Village), Ntonso (Adinkra Textile Printing Village), Bonwire (Kente Weaving Village). Akosombo Dam, Boat Cruise on the Volta Lake – largest man-made lake in the world, Torgome Village for Naming Ceremony, shopping galore. For further information contact Pat Jenkins Patjenkinslewis@verizon.net or 516-997-6585.
Hofstra Shakespeare Festival
Members of the Hofstra community may receive up to two free tickets upon presentation of a current HofstraCard. Box Office 463-6644. :
•A new imagining of Much Ado About Nothing, set on the North Shore of Long Island at the close of WWI, is the featured production of Hofstra University’s 63rd Annual Shakespeare Festival at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus, Hofstra University, Hempstead. Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Jean Dobie Giebel, is a witty, multifaceted comedy about two sets of lovers: the first battling an evil plot, while the second battles each other. Show times are March 9 and 10 at 8 p.m.; March 11 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12; $10 senior citizen (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID.
•2 Bs or not 2 Bs and Hamlet: A Bare Bodkin will be performed together at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse on March 10 at 2 p.m., plus there will be a special performance of Hamlet: A Bare Bodkin on March 8 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $11; $8 senior citizens (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra students with ID. Tickets for the March 8 performance of Hamlet: A Bare Bodkin are $6. Members of the Hofstra community may receive two free tickets upon presentation of a current HofstraCard.
Ongoing Events
Hearts for Hunger
Senator Hannon is participating in the Long Island Cares, Inc. – The Harry Chapin Food Bank “Join Hearts for Hunger” Legislative Food Drive Challenge, which helps LI Cares to feed more than 300,000 food insecure Long Islanders. Hannon’s Community Office is located at 595 Stewart Ave., Suite 540, Garden City and the office telephone is 516-739-1700. The food drive will last through March 9.
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.
