Garden Tour/Afternoon Tea
Saturday, June 16
Your Widows/Widowers Social Group
Monthly Events
Ethical Issues In The News
Monthly Events
Friday, June 15
Concert
The Choir of St. John’s Cathedral, Albuquerque, is recognized as one of the finest choral ensembles in the region. In addition to Sunday morning responsibilities, the cathedral choir sings for monthly services of choral evensong, on major feasts, participates in the Cathedral Commissions program and is well-known for its internationally released recordings with Raven CD. “The adults have a beautiful blend, shaping their phrases with a finesse that is a joy to hear. The choristers make a lovely sound, rich in enthusiasm, warm in tone, and with a contagious energy to their performances” – Jonathan E. Dimmock – The Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians (May/June 2011). The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. at The Cathedral of the Incarnation, 50 Cathedral Ave., Garden City. Tickets for the concert will be available at the door and are $15 general seating; $5 high school and college students; children under 13 admitted free. For further information, call 516-746-2955.
Saturday, June 16
Garden Tour/Afternoon Tea
At participants own pace, visit five local gardens, meet with gardeners and learn what to do in your own garden. Come for tea and a plant sale from 11 a.m. to 2 pm. at Christ Church, located at Jefferson St. and Chester Ave., three blocks west of New Hyde Park Rd., Garden City. Tickets are available for $15 at the church office (Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon) or by calling 516-775-2626. Same day tickets are $17 for the tour and tea; $12 for tea only.
Run/Walk/Health Fair
Village of Hempstead Mayor Wayne J. Hall Sr., the Hempstead Community Development Agency and the village board of trustees will be hosting 6th Annual Healthy Hempstead 5K Run/Walk and Health Fair at 9 a.m. in Kennedy Park, 335 Greenwich Street, Hempstead. Registration is from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. All proceeds from the race will go to the Hempstead High School Scholarship Fund.
Molloy Institute for Lifelong Learning
Learn, enjoy social contacts, take trips and have fun. Meet weekly and also have the additional benefit of auditing college level classes. Membership fee. Three groups, Tuesdays, Fridays in Rockville Centre or Wednesdays at the Farmingdale campus. Enjoy discounts for all Madison Theatre performances. 10:30 a.m. in the Molloy College Reception Room, first floor, Kellenberg Hall, Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. Call 516-678-5000, ext. 6880 or 6162.
Saturday, June 23
Hollywood Live
Hofstra Entertainment brings the music of the silver screen to the stage with the New York area premiere of Hollywood Live. This new and entertaining collection of songs from the movies will be performed by Broadway performers Rachel Bay Jones, Christina Bianco and Gary Mauer, with special guest vocalist Bob Spiotto and pianist Barry Levitt. This production is a tour of cinematic romance and humor from the past and present, including the 1940s with Fred and Ginger, The Road To… movies of Hope and Crosby, The Wizard of Oz, Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, Danny Kaye, Elvis, Disney and a special tribute to Gene Kelly in celebration of his 100th birthday. Also, enjoy unforgettable songs from movies that also became Broadway shows, including Sweet Charity, Damn Yankees, Kiss Me, Kate, West Side Story, Grease, Guys and Dolls, Pal Joey, Hairspray and Chicago. Show times are June 23 at 2 and 8 p.m. and June 24 at 2 p.m. at The Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center, California Ave., South Campus, Hofstra University. Tickets are $35 adult; $30 senior citizen (over 65); $20 matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID; $15 Hofstra faculty/staff/student with current HofstraCard (one-ticket maximum). Box office: 516-463-6644.
Upcoming Events
Breast Cancer Support Groups
The Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer program is offering new support groups. There is no cost for any group; however preregistration is required. For information, questions or to sign up, call Sandi Kafenbaum, LCSW, 516-877-4314 or the Breast Cancer Hotline at (800) 877-8077. All groups meet at Adelphi University School of Social Work in Garden City:
•Women with Breast Cancer. An evening group will meet weekly on Mondays for six weeks from 7 to 8:30 p.m., tentatively beginning June 25.
•Young Women with Breast Cancer. An evening group will meet weekly on Mondays for six weeks from 7 to 8:30 p.m., tentatively beginning on June 25.
•Women with Breast Cancer. A daytime group will meet weekly on Tuesdays for six weeks from 10 to 11:30 a.m., tentatively beginning on June 26.
•Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer. A daytime group will meet weekly on Mondays for six weeks from 1 to 2:30 p.m., tentatively beginning on June 25.
•Telephone Support Group for Women with Breast Cancer. The group will connect weekly for four Mondays from 10 to 11 a.m., beginning on July 9.
Defensive Driving Courses
Six-hour course conducted by the AAA NY in the Garden City office located at 229 7th 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:
•June 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•June 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•June 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•June 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
•June 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
6th Biennial Sojourn To Ghana West Africa
Ten-day adventure to Ghana (The Gold Coast) Aug. 4-14, 2012. $2,250 double occupancy (land package only). Airfare from U.S. not included. Trip price includes: beautifully appointed hotel accommodations (double occupancy), two meals daily, transfers and ground transportation via deluxe air-conditioned motor coaches, friendly experienced English speaking tour guides. Tour fees and admissions. Tours to W.E.B. Dubois Center for Pan African Culture, Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, Slave Castles – Door of No Return, River of the Last Bath, Boat Cruise on the Volta Lake – largest man-made lake in the world, visit to Torgome Village for Naming Ceremony, tour of Kumasi (Seat of the Ashanti Empire/ Manhyia Palace), craft villages and shopping opportunities galore. For additional information contact Pat Jenkins Patjenkinslewis@verizon.net or 516-997-6585.
Ongoing Events
Exhibits
•The Garden City Library will exhibit 27 works by Rose Zelenetz. The works include paintings, sculpture, constructions and assemblages and mixed-media. The materials used include steel, copper, aluminum, acrylic paint, wood, textured paper, glass and plexiglass. Rose Zelenetz has exhibited at Ashawagh Hall, The Springs Invitational Exhibition and Guild Hall in East Hampton, and her works are held in private collections. She also serves as a docent at the Pollack-Krasner House Museum, the former studio and home of the artists Jackson Pollack and Lee Krasner and is a member of the East End Arts Council. Born in New York City, she holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from Hunter College and currently works and resides in both Garden City and East Hampton. The exhibit will be on display from June 1 through June 29 at the Garden City Library, 60 7th St., Garden City.
•“Opportunity and Impact: Works by Émigré Artists.” This original exhibition examines the role of émigré artists in reshaping the nature of American art. The exhibit features artists who arrived from Europe during the early 20th century to present-day émigrés from Africa, Cuba, and South Africa. American art traditions and directions have been profoundly influenced by the contributions of these artists. On view through July 27 at Hofstra University, HUM David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, ninth floor, South Campus, Hempstead. Summer hours (through July 27) Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.
Furniture Needed
The A.T. Stewart Exchange Consignment Shop, 109 Eleventh St., Garden City, is looking for furniture to add to its inventory. The shop can use cocktail tables, end tables, consoles, chairs of all types, dressers, dining room tables, breakfronts, servers, secretaries, mirrors, etc….it’s all in demand. If you have a particularly large piece, take a picture, and show it to Kris or Jill at the shop (516 746-8900). Consignees get 50 percent of the selling price. Parking is convenient because the shop is located on the lower level of the Garden City Historical Museum.
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 the 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 the village hall.
Environmental Advisory Board meets at 8 p.m. at the 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 the 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., Garden City. 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, Garden City. 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., Garden City, 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., Garden City. Call 741-7304.
•Anxiety And Depression Group, a free self-help group for anxiety, panic disorder, depression, OCD and other nervous fears now meets every Thursdays at 8 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church, corner of Chester Ave. and New Hyde Park Rd., Garden City. Through the Recovery International process, members learn to manage stress, panic, anxiety, depression, anger, irrational fears, phobias, compulsions, obsessions and other emotional or behavioral problems. All group leaders are trained lay volunteers who have experienced some type of difficulty with an emotional problem and practice the Recovery International method of self-help. Call Steve 652-8560 or visit www.recovery-inc.org.
•LI Chess Nuts meets at 38 Old Country Rd., Garden City, Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. for K to third 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.
•Your Widows/Widowers Social Group, a nonsectarian, nonprofit organization of widows and widowers ages 50 to 70 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 Denise 488-4597. No meeting at the church during July and August.
•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., Garden City. Call 741-7304.
Ongoing Programs
Anger Management
Contact Lani McElgun, M.A., LMFT, at 520 Franklin Ave., Suite 213, Garden City, 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.
Bereavement Groups
Contact Catherine Bottari, LCSW, at 500 Old Country Rd., Suite 300, Garden City, 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: The death of a love one is hard for all of us but especially for children. 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.
Creativity Classes For Women
City Folk, Inc., 45 New Hyde Park Rd. (one block south of St. Anne’s Church), Garden City, offers Creativity Classes for women. It’s a great opportunity to have fun, while experiencing your creative side. Learn many different craft techniques in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere. Create a one of a kind craft project that is uniquely your own. No experience needed, just a desire to have fun. Each class includes a demonstration, lesson and supplies needed to complete the project. “Creativity Night” is also offered. Bring your group or club together for an exciting evening out. Select one project from samples, then choose the evening that works best for them. The program is held weeknights at 7 p.m. Reservations required. Call 326-4544 or stop by for more details and class fees.
Elder Abuse
If you are 60 or older and are being hurt by someone who should be caring, you are not alone. If you are suffering from abuse, mistreatment or neglect at the hands of family members or someone who is living with you, help is available. The NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence offers counseling, legal advocacy and support services to seniors in need of help. All services are free and confidential. Call 542-0404. The Coalition is a member agency of the Community Chest of Port Washington, Garden City, Community Fund, United Community Fund of Great Neck and United Way of LI.
Epilepsy Foundation
Located at 506 Stewart Ave., Garden City (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. Help us foster a climate of acceptance, understanding and compassion in our schools for all. 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.
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. Please 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. A membership drive is currently in progress. The America Lodge #2245 is a co-ed lodge with many projects that enhance the preservation of the members’ Italian heritage. The lodge 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.
