Owl Prowl
Saturday, Nov. 29
Holiday Tea
Monday, Dec. 1
Art in the Afternoon
Wednesday, Dec. 3
Wednesday, Nov. 26
Thanksgiving Shopping
Did you forget the pumpkin pie? Need more candied yams? Head out to your local grocery store for last minuting shopping. Visit ShopRite at 444 Woodbury Rd., Plainview, 800-627-3999 for all your turkey day needs. Have a happy Thanksgiving!
Thursday, Nov. 27
Happy Thanksgiving
Enjoy today with family and friends and remember what you are truly thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving, Plainview-Old Bethpage!
Friday, Nov. 28
Movie: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
The Bethpage Public Library will have a screening of the movie Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit from 2 to 4 p.m. This action thriller film features the fictional Jack Ryan character created by author Tom Clancy. The movie follows a young Jack as he uncovers a financial terrorist plot. When Ryan believes he’s uncovered a Russian plot to collapse the United States economy, he goes from being an analyst to becoming a spy. Starring Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Kenneth Branagh and Keira Knightley. (2014, PG-13 105 mins)
Saturday, Nov. 29
Owl Prowl
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano has announced that the “Owl Prowl” live presentation and night hike will take place at Old Bethpage Village Restoration on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. The Owl Prowl features a 1-hour live animal presentation featuring owls from Long Island, as well as all over the world. Following the presentation will be a night hike to hear and see who is awake after sunset. Please bring a flashlight. Admission for the presentation is $5 per person. The hike is an additional $3 for the first 30 people that register. Unfortunately, the museum and preserve cannot accommodate more than 30 people for the night hike. Please note that the night hike will be canceled in event of heavy rain. For more information call 516-572-0200.
Sunday, Nov. 30
A Day at the Movies
Enjoy a day at the movies at your local movie theater to see several of the films that opened this week. Movies include: The Penguins of Madagascar (PG–92 mins), Horrible Bosses 2 (R–108 mins) and The Imitation Game (PG-13–105 mins).
Monday, Dec. 1
Holiday Tea
From 2 to 4 p.m. at the Bethpage Public Library Meeting Room and Kitchen, come de-stress from the last-minute frenzy of shopping, the rounds of parties, the to-do lists that never seem to end can overwhelm us, taking away the joy of the holiday season with a cup of tea and holiday recipes. Join Chef Barbara Sheridan at the library for a festive, relaxing and rejuvenating holiday tea. Treats include raisin orange scones, apple cinnamon bread, and small red velvet cakes with cream cheese frosting. The menu is rounded off with two varieties of tea sandwiches: salmon mousse and cucumber and cream cheese. Don’t forget to bring to your tea cup! Register at the Adult Registration desk with a non-refundable fee of $5. Limited spaces available.
Monthly Lecture
Come to this free lecture at the Woodbury-Syosset Community Center, located at 7800 Jericho Tpke., Woodbury to find out where Nassau County stands now on disaster preparation for people with pets. Hosted by Long Island Cat Fanciers, Inc., speaker Beverly Poppell, Esq. from the PetSafe Coalition will lead the meeting, beginning at 7:45 p.m. For more information, please call 631-277-3844 or visit the website at www.licatfanciers.org.
Tuesday, Dec. 2
Mahjong
Come play a relaxing game of Mahjong from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library Meeting Room E.
Wednesday, Dec. 3
Art in the Afternoon: Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel
Some of the most awe-inspiring works of western art can be found in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel—among them, Michelangelo’s astonishing frescoed ceiling, a masterpiece of truly epochal importance. With radiant vitality, Michelangelo depicted scenes from the Old Testament—prophets, sibyls, The Creation of the Heavens and Earth, the Expulsion From The Garden of Eden, the story of Noah and the Flood, and more—all rendered with the quality of painted sculpture. Michelangelo returned to the chapel in the years 1536-1541 to create the famous Last Judgment fresco on the altar wall. This work unifies the symbolism of the room and is yet another masterpiece. From 1980-1994, the chapel sustained a controversial cleaning that revealed to our own era the artist’s rich color palette and his mastery of chiaroscuro (modeling with light and shadow). The chapel’s importance in the history of art is profound, and for nearly 500 years it has been an academy for young painters—Raphael, Rubens, Caravaggio. Presented in glowing Powerpoint with discussion of all Michelangelo’s work in the chapel in the context of the Italian Renaissance.
