Registration begins in person Saturday, Oct. 19 at 9:30 a.m. at the reference desk of the Garden City Public Library for the AARP 55 Alive Defensive Driving Course. The course will be given 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Registration is limited to Garden City Library cardholders aged 50 and older and must be done in person with photo identification, proof of age (preferably a driver’s license), along with the AARP membership card. A check in payment of $17 for AARP members and $19 for nonmembers for course materials must be made at the time of registration. Cash will not be accepted.
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Wednesday, October 30
Andy Club Halloween Party
Attention all superheroes, princesses, goblins, fairy godmothers and ghosts: Garden City High School’s Andy Club will be holding its 6th Annual Halloween Party in the high school gymnasium from 4-6 p.m. for children in grades prekindergarten through fifth grade. There will be lots of games, prizes, and treats to be had for children accompanied by a parent. Admission is a suggested donation of $10, with all proceeds going to The Cancer Center at Winthrop Hospital.
Friday, November 1
Supermarket Fun Night
This annual event will be hed at the Stewart Manor School gymnasium starting at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. The $5 donation includes admission, two boards, chance at a door prize, coffee and dessert. No one under the age of 18 will be admitted.
The Spuyten Duyvil
Made Me Do It
On Nov. 1, Spuyten Duyvil brings its soaring vocals, jug band energy, incendiary fiddle and Chicago-style blues harp to The Garden Stage. With Spuyten Duyvil (pronounced (“SPITE-en DIE-vil”), every performance is a barn-burning romp through the last 100 years of American Roots music. According to WFMT’s Rich Warren, listening to this joyous band for the first time is like “throwing a cherry bomb into a lake”. It wakes you up. Philip Lutz of the New York Times describes its sound as “raucous roots.” Focused on “Temptation,” the CD’s theme and title, the new album showcases the band’s evolution from intriguing newcomers to seasoned troubadours. It features eight tightly crafted new songs by husband-and-wife songwriting duo Mark Miller and Beth Kaufman, plus two rootsy covers (“I’ll Fly Away” and “Honey On My Grave” by Red Molly’s Abbie Gardner). Spuyten Duyvil’s previous release, 2011’s New Amsterdam, was a DJ favorite, receiving enthusiastic airplay on more than 165 stations in five countries. It was also honored with a “Top American Roots Album 2011” nomination from The Alternate Root TV and a place on a dozen radio DJ “Top Ten” lists. This Garden Stage event marks the final NYC area performance for Spuyten Duyvil’s Summer/Fall 2013 tour, featuring stops at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Caramoor’s American Roots Music Festival, the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Illinois’ Krannert Performing Arts Center and Levitt Pavilion’s SteelStacks in Bethlehem, PA. Concert starts at 8:30 p.m. preceded by a 7:30 p.m. open mic. Tickets are $20 adv. $22 DOS. For tickets and information contact calendar@uuccn.org; visit www.spuytenduyvilmusic.com, www.rockwoodmusichall.com www.gardenstage.com, www.uuccn.org or call 516-248-8891. UU Congregation of Central Nassau: 223 Stewart Ave. Garden Stage is an all-volunteer, non-profit, committee of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau.
Co-chair Cindy Dornemann (left) along with Doris Klare and Jeanne Quinn arrange displays of hand-crafted table runners
Saturday, November 2
The Holidays Come Early
The community is invited for a day of fun and holiday shopping at Resurrection’s Christmas Fair on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Browse through handmade Christmas decorations and ornaments. Select unique gift items from an array of handmade table runners, scarves, handbags, baby quilts, doll clothes and hand-painted wooden items. Take home a container of your favorite cookies from the Homemade Cookie Shoppe. Find special gifts for special people—jewelry, toys, books. Pick up a treasure at the White Elephant Sale. For a refreshing break, stop for lunch or a snack at the Resurrection Café. All proceeds go to support mission work at Resurrection & THE LIFE. Additional funding is awarded through Care Abounds in Communities, of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Resurrection Lutheran Church is a multi-site Christian community of faith, with our main campus located at 420 Stewart Ave., near Clinton Road, in Garden City. Enter the Christmas Fair via the gym door on Emmet Place. All are invited to worship at 5:30 p.m. on Saturdays and at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday mornings, with Christian Education at 9:45 a.m. A second campus, THE LIFE Church, is located at One Old Westbury Rd., on Jericho Tpke., in Old Westbury. All are welcome Sundays at THE LIFE, Worship and Children’s Sunday School at 10 a.m. For more information, please call 516-746-4426, visit resgc.org or thelifeny.org.
Monday, November 4
Art Demonstration
The Suburban Art League of Long Island will be holding its monthly demo on at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Center in the Syosset-Woodbury park on 7800 Jericho Tpk. in Woodbury, across from the Fox Hollow. Donna Moraff will come in and demonstrate a watercolor-pastel painting. All are invited to enjoy an evening of art from 8 -10 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. The facility is wheelchair accessible. For further information feel free to contact Tony LaMarca at tomandtony@msn.com or visit our website at www.suburbanart.org.
Saturday, November 9
Book Sale
A bargain book sale will be held on from 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. at the Garden City Public Library located at the corner of 60 Seventh St. and Hilton Ave. in Garden City. Come early for the best selection of hard and soft cover books. Just in time for the holidays will be great gift books and beautiful Christmas books as well as fiction, non-fiction, and children’s books. Friends of the Garden City Public Library will sponsor this sale with all proceeds to benefit the library. A half-price sale will take place from 2–4 p.m. For directions, please call the library at 516-742–8405 or visit www.gardencitypl.org
Wednesday, November 13
Book Discussion
Two of Adriana Trigiani’s Big Stone Gap novels, Big Stone Gap and Big Cherry Holler will be the selections for The Friends of The Garden City Public Library book discussion to be held on at 10 a.m. Gloria Weinrich will moderate this book discussion that will take place in the library’s small meeting room on the Lower Level and is limited to 20 participants. No registration is necessary. Copies of the book are available at the reference desk in the library. Ave Maria Mulligan, a 35-year-old self-proclaimed spinster who lives in the small town Big Stone Gap, discovers a skeleton in her family’s formerly tidy closet that completely unravels her quiet, conventional life. In Big Stone Gap, Ave Maria is suddenly fielding marriage proposals and planning the trip of a lifetime to Italy. In Big Cherry Holler, her story continues eight years later when her marriage is at a crossroads and she is faced with the decision of a lifetime. Adriana Trigiani’s novels are full of humor, romance, wisdom, and drama.
Sunday, December 8
Mozart’s Requiem
The Waldorf Choral Society’s 40th Anniversary concert will feature soloists, chorus and orchestra along with George V. Rose conducting his final performance before retiring. This performance will be at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, 50 Cathedral Avenue in Garden City. Adults $20 Students/Senior Citizens $18 Children under 12- $5. For more information please call 516-747-4457.
Upcoming Events
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/Premier 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 516-873-2381. The following dates are offered:
October 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
October 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
November 6 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
November 9 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
November 12 & 13 from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m.
November 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
November 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
November 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
November 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Ongoing Events
Pick Those Pumpkins
Daily through Halloween, Oct. 31, a field of orange will cover the grounds of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau (UUCCN) at the corner of Nassau Boulevard and Stewart Avenue when pumpkins from a New Mexico Navajo reservation are delivered. The sale is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Homemade baked goods will also be available for purchase. Close to 6,000 pumpkins in various shapes and sizes as well as some variety pumpkins, gourds, and decorative corn are expected. Pumpkins grown in a dry climate tend to last longer than those grown in eastern United States. You are welcome to come to take pictures, wander through the pumpkin patch and purchase a pumpkin if you wish. Admission is free. Anyone wishing to volunteer to help unload pumpkins from the truck is welcome and appreciated, please come by on Oct. 19 between 9 and 11 a.m. This is a perfect time for teens to earn volunteer credits. For more information, please call 516-248-8855.
Ongoing Programs
Safe Boating Courses
Free vessel safety checks and more, from America’s Boating Club, the United States Power Squadrons. With squadrons across Long Island, there’s one near you. Visit: WeBoatSafe.org or call 1-800-341-8777 for more information.
Clutterers Anonymous
Clutterers Anonymous (CLA), a 12-step self-help group, offers help and support to those who have clutter problems in their homes or workplace. Meets every Thursday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 265 Asbury Ave., in Westbury. There are no dues or fees. For more information, call 866-800-3881 or visit: www.ClutterersAnonymous.net.
Furniture Needed
The A.T.Stewart Exchange Consignment Shop at 109 Eleventh St. in 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 Maryann Caterino at the shop (516-746-8900). Consignees are paid 50 percent of the selling price. There is ample parking and the shop is conveniently located on the lower level of The Garden City Historical Society Museum. All proceeds from the A.T.Stewart Consignment Shop go towards the maintenance and upkeep of the Garden City Historical Society Museum, an original 1872 A.T.Stewart era Apostle Victorian structure.
Monthly Cancer Support Group
Franklin Hospital’s cancer support group meets in the former coffee shop at North Shore LIJ Franklin Hospital in Valley Stream. The group regularly meets the first Monday of every month from 2 to 4 p.m. It is open to all cancer survivors, including family members and is ideal for people who need someone to talk to about the illness. Discussions include new medicines and treatments, advice on how to cope and also provides emotional support. Additional information about the monthly meetings, or those seeking assistance and information concerning cancer are urged to contact group advisors Anna Rossetti at 516-256-6025 or Meg Wehrum, RN at 516-256-6478.
Free Breast Cancer Support Groups
The Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer program is offering new support groups. There is no cost for any group; however pre-registration is required. Additional groups are formed upon request, including groups for men with breast cancer and family members. All groups meet at Adelphi University School of Social Work in Garden City. For more information call Sandi Kafenbaum, LCSW, at 516-877-4314, or the Breast Cancer Hotline at 800-877-8077.
•Support group for women newly diagnosed with breast cancer will meet weekly for eight weeks from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
•Support group for women post treatment will meet weekly for eight weeks from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
•Support group for young women with breast cancer will meet weekly for eight weeks from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
•Support group for women with metastatic breast cancer will meet weekly for eight weeks from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
•A telephone support group for women with breast cancer will be held weekly for eight weeks from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Volunteers Sought For Breast Cancer Program
If you’ve had breast cancer and want to pay it forward become a hotline volunteer. Women and men who are breast cancer survivors and others who are concerned about breast health issues can become volunteers at the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program in Garden City. Volunteers can help by doing fundraising and publicity, as well as by answering hotline calls. Hotline volunteers provide emotional support, information and referral services to callers with breast health concerns. Although the program is housed on Long Island, hotline services and telephone counseling are available to callers throughout New York State. For more information call the Hotline at 1-800-877-8077.To reach the Hotline from anywhere in New York State, call 1-800-877-8077.
Stroke Support Groups
Stroke Life Society is a grassroots 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 are welcome. RSVP is requested. For information and other locations and times, please call Ben at 516-398-4994. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much”
-Every 1st Wednesday of the month at 11a.m.-St. Frances de Chantal, 1309 Wantagh Ave, Wantagh (Room 12)
-Every 2nd Monday of the month at 6 p.m.-The Church of St. Jude, 3606 Lufberry Ave, Wantagh
-Every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m.-St. Gregory the Great, 242-20 88th Ave, Bellerose
-Every 3rd Fri. of the Month at 2 p.m.-St Bernard Parish Center, 3100 Hempstead Tpke, Levittown
-Every 4th Mon. of the Month at 6 p.m.-St. James Parish Center, 80 Hicksville Rd, Seaford (Room 104)
-Every 4th Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. (with guest speaker)-William Bennett Community Center, 28 W. Carl St., Hicksville
-Every 4th Thursday of the month at 2 p.m. – Plainview Hospital, 888 Old Country Rd., Plainview Waldorf Choral Society’s 40th Anniversary Concert featuring Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra with George V. Rose’s conducting his final performance before his retirement
