Stock Market Seminar
Tuesday, July 10
Men’s Club Blood Drive
Wednesday, July 11
Chinese Auction
Wednesday, July 11
Wednesday, June 27
Senior Birthday Celebrations
Elder Law Attorney Stephen J. Silverberg announces that the Law Office of Stephen J. Silverberg, PC, has become a sponsor of Nassau County’s Senior Birthday Celebrations. The monthly birthday parties, held at the Old Bethpage Restoration Fairground building, 1302 Round Swamp Rd., Old Bethpage, from noon to 2 p.m., for residents ages 65 and older, were designed to provide Nassau County senior citizens with access to information about services provided by the Nassau County Offices of Aging, Consumer Affairs, Assessment, Health and Human Services, Housing and Social Services. Seniors are invited to celebrate their birthday in the month in which it falls with light refreshments, live entertainment by the Moonlight Serenaders, and games and raffles. Attendees will receive goody bags full of related information along with a free photo identification card. Also on July 25, Aug. 29, Sept. 26, Oct. 24, Nov. 21 and Dec. 4.
Monday, July 9
Summer 2012 Groups For Ages 3 To 5
Marion K. Salomon & Associates, Inc., is offering summer speech groups and inclusion groups. Space is still available. Groups include language, articulation, pragmatics, socialization, music/movement, motor and art. Licensed speech pathologists and/or licensed/certified professionals run all groups. Each group meets for an hour, once a week for six weeks. Summer tutoring is also available. For more information call Val Kelly at 516-731-5588, ext. 245 or email Val at vkelly@mksalomon.com. Groups begin July 9.
Tuesday, July 10
Stock Market Seminar
The Long Island Stock Traders Meetup Group presents a free seminar to discuss stock market analysis and investing and trading strategies. 6:45 to 9:15 p.m. at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library auditorium, 999 Old Country Rd., Plainview. Guest speaker: John Gagliardi, market training instructor at Fidelity Investments. Topic: Fixed Income Investing. All levels of experience welcome. For more info and directions go to: www.meetup.com/LISTMG or call 516-385-8244.
Wednesday, July 11
Men’s Club Blood Drive
The Manetto Hill Men’s Club sponsors a blood drive for LI Blood Services from 3 to 9 p.m. at the Manetto Hill Jewish Center, 244 Manetto Hill Rd. Eligibility criteria: bring ID with signature or photo, minimum weight 110 pounds, age 16 – 75 (16-year-olds must have parental permission. Age 76 and over need doctor’s note), eat well (low fat) and drink fluids, no tattoos for past 12 months. For questions concerning medical eligibility call 1-800-688-0900.
Chinese Auction
Presented by the Sisterhood of Temple Beth Elohim. Great prizes, free raffles. 7:30 p.m. at Bertucci’s on Route 110 in Melville. Dinner $16. RSVP to szimme2581@aol.com.
Upcoming Events
Family Wellness Center
Located at 641- B Old Country Rd., Plainview. Call 822-8499.
•Yoga Stretch Class: Kripalu Yoga/Stretch Class with Anusara influence. Class includes instruction in various breathing techniques, gentle and deep stretching and strengthening muscles and bones. The intention of this class is to create deeper connection to self and deep peace. Try one class for $25. Thereafter 8 class session for $200. See Christine at the desk or call. Open to all. June 9, 16, 23, 30 from 3 to 4:15 p.m.
•June 26: The Wellness and Entrepreneurs Exchange. Learn essential sales and marketing skills to grow a prosperous practice or business. 7:15 to 9 p.m. For information call Carol Leitner 516-487-1649 or email carolleitner1@gmail.com with any questions and to register.
•July 5: Advanced Care Class. Advanced workshops are designed to help participants get more out of their care by learning how to understand and apply the meaning and concepts of network care. These workshops will help to better understand the changes that you’ll be experiencing. Lecture given by Dr. Fred Blum. 8 to 9:30 p.m. Free. Only for practice members. Register at the desk or call for more information.
•July 10, 14: The Wellness and Entrepreneurs Exchange: 7:15 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Learn essential sales and marketing skills to grow a prosperous practice or business. Skyrocket your practice/business. 7:15 to 9 p.m. For information call Carol Leitner, MBA, Health Care Administration 516-487-1649 or email carolleitner1@gmail.com with any questions and to register.
•July 11, 18, 25: Creating Extraordinary Mind and Body Wellness. Learn all about this gentle method that literally resolves all the stress, tension, distortions and traumas from the body and mind. Learn how this care helps resolve a variety of acute and chronic stress conditions and live with much more peace, passion, authenticity and great health. Lecture and demonstration given by Dr. Michael Berlin. 8 to 9:30 p.m.
•July 19: Dinner Talk – Live Free of Pain and Stress. Discover a life free of back and neck pain, herniated disks, sciatica and more. Learn why doctors, chiropractors and therapists recommend this all-natural spinal rejuvenation therapy. Free. Lecture and demonstration given by Dr. Michael Berlin from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at LaFamiglia Restaurant, 641Old Country Rd., Plainview.
Golf Classic
The Center for Developmental Disabilities, Inc., 13th Annual Golf Classic will be held July 12 at the Muttontown Club in East Norwich. For more information call 516-921-7650, ext. 414, 448.
Quality Vendors Wanted
For St. Margaret’s annual Fall Festival and Flea Market on Sept. 29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Be part of this anticipated, well-attended family event. Single and double tables are available. No food vendors. St. Margaret’s provides the food. Free admission to the community. Raffles, prizes, fun for all ages. The Episcopal Church of St. Margaret is located at 1000 Washington Ave., Plainview. Call 516-692-5268 or email Barbara.StMargaret.Plainview@gmail.com.
Ongoing Events
Miscarriage Support Group
A safe, confidential, supportive environment to talk about what you have been through, reactions and feelings and how to move forward. You are not alone! Facilitated by a professional therapist. Three consecutive Tuesday evenings at 8 p.m. in the Hicksville-Plainview area. $60 for three meetings. To register call Nancy Berlow, LCSW: 516-356-7109. All inquiries are confidential.
Free Veterinary Lectures
Once a month between March and June and September through December, Long Island Cat Fanciers sponsors free lectures given by top local veterinarians on topics relevant to dog and cat owners. All members of the public are welcome to attend. The lectures are generally held on the first Monday of each month at the Town of Oyster Bay Syosset-Woodbury Community Center, 7900 Jericho Tpke., Woodbury, at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 1-631-277-3844.
Weekly Events
•Plainview-Old Bethpage Community Chorus welcomes new members. Meetings are held Monday nights at 7:30 p.m. in the choral room of POB Middle School. All voices are needed and no experience is necessary. Rehearsals run from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. For information call 931-4377 or 935-6243.
•Ideal Health Business Presentation. Unprecedented ground floor opportunity to earn $2,000 -$5,000 per month within six months, then more. Free. Every Monday at 8 p.m. at The Family Wellness Center 641-B Old Country Rd., Plainview. Call 822-8499 to register.
•Bible Study Classes. Free weekly classes on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 99 Central Park Rd., Plainview. No prior knowledge required. Beginners welcome. Call 349-1966.
•Calling All Seniors. Why be bored at home? Come for fun, trips and to meet new friends. Qualifications: resident of Hicksville, Plainview or Levittown. Meetings every Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bethpage Senior Center, 103 Grumman Rd. West, Bethpage. Call Andrew Grieshaber 349-7801.
•POB Senior Citizen Club meeting from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays in the all-purpose room at the Jamaica Avenue School, 85 Jamaica Ave., Plainview. For information call 937-6424. Members must be 60 years or older, residing in the POB S.D. are eligible. Bring school tax bill as proof of residency. Dues are $20. New members welcome.
Monthly Events
•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.
•Golf For Singles 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.
•Plainview Republican Club meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 8 p.m., downstairs at the American Legion Hall, 115 Southern Pky., Plainview. Connect with new friends and attend enjoyable events throughout the year. Everyone is welcome. Call Steve Joyce 644-0486.
•Introduction To Chemotherapy, a monthly information session for cancer patients who are beginning chemotherapy treatments. Family members are welcome. Refreshments served. Nurses with special training, dietitians and other professionals present information that can help individuals understand, and cope with, the effects of chemotherapy treatments. There is also an opportunity to share information with others who may have been through similar situations. Meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Patient’s Lounge on 3-West at North Shore University Hospital at Plainview, 888 Old Country Rd. Call Sharon Huff, RN, to register 719-2702.
•Cancer Survivors Support Group offered for survivors and their families at North Shore Hospital at Plainview, 888 Old Country Rd. The group is free and meets on the second Thursday of each month from 6 to 8 p.m. and includes all cancers. Call Barbara for further information 541-4673.
•LI Stock Traders Meetup Group held on the second Thursday of every month from 6:45 to 9:15 p.m. in the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library auditorium, 999 Old Country Rd.
•Free Walk-In Stroke Support Group offered by Plainview Hospital every fourth Thursday of the month at 2 p.m. in Conference Rooms A and B, lower level, 888 Old Country Rd. Learn about risks, warning signs and treatments and hear medical specialists speak about the health issues concerning stroke and stroke prevention. Discuss experiences with others facing the same challenges seeking support, education and hope. For more information or to register, call Joy Harris 719-2411.
•Jewish War Veterans, Gieir-Levitt Post #655 invites all Jewish war veterans to come to the Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd., Plainview, at 9 a.m. on the second Sunday of every month. Call Larry Sklar 942-3327. Come for a free breakfast.
Ongoing Programs
At Town Of Oyster Bay Chabad
Located at 678 Woodbury Rd., Woodbury. Call 682-0404 for information on the following:
•Participate in weekly Bible study classes for adults of all ages. Free discussions about the Torah portion of the week, or the next Jewish festival. No knowledge of Hebrew necessary – all classes are in English. Beginners through advanced welcome. Men and women. Meets every Tuesday.
•Code of Jewish Law. Come and learn the A-Zs on all the “how-tos” of the Jewish Lifecycle and Basic Judaism with Brocha Lipszyc. A fascinating and rewarding journey exploring the hows and whys as well as ins and outs of Jewish traditions and customs. Free of charge aside from purchase of text material for class. 8 p.m. every Wednesday.
•Hows and Whys of Jewish Customs/Traditions, a series of discussions exploring the hows and whys of Jewish traditions and customs. Rabbi Shmuel Lipszyc will hold half-hour sessions every Saturday at 9 a.m. with informative commentary and insight about deeply rooted Jewish rituals that provides an opportunity for Jews throughout the community to explore how Jewish customs and traditions came about. The public is invited to learn and ask questions. Rather than robotically following rituals and traditions, Jews now can take action to make their spiritual experience more meaningful and fulfilling.
•Modern Day Kabbalah Experience with renowned speaker Rabbi Shmuel Lipszyc. Probe the Depths of the Kabbalah in 30 minutes! Participate in our weekly Shabbat classes. No previous background or religious affiliation required. All welcome. Shabbat mornings from 9 to 9:30 a.m.
