Summer Concert: Six Gun
Thursday, July 24
Fivestone Returns To Friday Night Promenade
Friday, July 25
Marvelous Movie Matinee
Monday, July 28
Thursday, July 24
Summer Concert: Six Gun
Garden City’s Department of Recreation and Parks is happy to announce the schedule of its concert series “Summer Music on the Village Green.” The concert series will be held at the gazebo on the corner of Stewart and Hilton Avenues. Concerts are held on Thursdays beginning at 7:15 p.m. Concerts are held rain or shine. In the event of less than perfect weather, the concert will be held at the Cultural and Performing Arts Center in St. Paul’s Cluett Hall, 295 Stewart Ave.
Friday, July 25
Fivestone Returns To Friday Night Promenade
Enjoy hospitality Garden City style every week this summer as the village’s “Friday Night Promenade” initiative continues on Seventh Street Friday, July 25. Festivities kick off at 6 p.m. Seventh Street will be closed to all vehicular traffic and parking beginning at 5:45 p.m. This week, musical entertainment will once again be provided by the band Fivestone, performing hit songs from the 60s, 70s and 80s. They’ll be plenty of activities for the kids too, including free balloon art and face painting care of balloon twister John Reid and his team. Tables and chairs will be set up in the street for additional seating and outdoor dining and dinner specials will be offered at local eateries along Seventh Street. The promenade runs every Friday night through September so mark your calendars.
Monday, July 28
Marvelous Movie Matinee
A screening of the 1999 caper film Entrapment starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Garden City Public Library. The event will be held in Meeting Room B. Funding is provided by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library. The library is located at 60 7th St. For more information, please call 516-742-8405.
Spark A Reaction
Mentalist Amore brings you the science of the mind in the program Spark A Reaction from 7 to 8 p.m. He will interact throughout this exciting program giving an amazing demonstration of sensation, perception, states of consciousness, memory, personality, intelligence emotion, lie detection, intuition, the power of suggestion and parapsychology. Registration is underway online on Eventkeeper. This program is limited to 40 YAs. Garden City Public Library, 60 7th St., www.gardencitypl.org
Tuesday, July 29
Build It With The Long Island Children’s Museum
Visit the library for Build It with the Long Island Children’s Museum. This exciting science program will be held at 11 a.m. for children ages 2 ½-5 (not entering kindergarten in fall 2014) and an adult caregiver, 1 p.m. for children entering grades k-2 in fall 2014, and 2:15 p.m. for children entering grades 3-5 in fall 2014. Registration begins Tuesday, July 22 at 9:30 a.m. on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Each child participating in the program will need his or her own Library card to register for the program. You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend the program. Please arrive promptly. If you are late, your spot may be given to someone on the wait list. Funding for these programs has been provided by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Garden City Public Library, 60 7th St., www.gardencitypl.org
Wednesday, July 30
Mason Jar Sippers Workshop
Come and decorate mason jars at the Mason Jar Sippers Workshop from 7-8 p.m. Jars will be equipped with a straw—great for sipping lemonade on a lazy, hazy day of summer. Registration is underway online on Eventkeeper. This program is limited to 25 YAs. Garden City Public Library, 60 7th St., www.gardencitypl.org
Thursday, July 31
Summer Concert: Tangerine
Garden City’s Department of Recreation and Parks is happy to announce the schedule of its concert series “Summer Music on the Village Green.” The concert series will be held at the gazebo on the corner of Stewart and Hilton Avenues. Concerts are held on Thursdays beginning at 7:15 p.m. Concerts are held rain or shine. In the event of less than perfect weather, the concert will be held at the Cultural and Performing Arts Center in St. Paul’s Cluett Hall, 295 Stewart Ave.
YAK & Snack Book Discussion
Come to the library at 7 p.m. where John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars will be discussed. Pick up copies of these books at the YA desk. Refreshments will be served. Registration is underway online on Eventkeeper for Yak & Snack. Garden City Public Library, 60 7th St., www.gardencitypl.org
Ongoing Programs
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 members 60 and older; $55 nonmembers. Dates and rates subject to change. Online class available. Visit AAA.com/DefensiveDriving. Reservations required. Call 516-873-2381. The following dates are offered:
July 27 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
July 31 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 2 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 4 & 5 – 6:15 to 9:15 p.m.
Aug. 13 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 17 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 19 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 23 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 24 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 28 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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.
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. 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.
