Kids In The Kitchen
Friday, Dec. 19
Nothing Bah Humbug About This Performance
Sunday, Dec. 21
Marvelous Movie Matinée
Monday, Dec. 22
Friday, Dec. 19
Kids In The Kitchen
Participants can expect to mix things up in the kitchen to stir an interest in kitchen creativity and healthy eating. Each week, participants will be making an easy and yummy, kid-friendly snack (cookies, mini pizzas, etc) that the kids make from start to finish. They’ll practice using real cooking tools like small mixers and toaster ovens in their recipes—of course, adult help will be required. Helping in the kitchen is a great learning tool as children practice measuring ingredients, following directions and building their vocabulary. Space limited at this popular program. Ages: 3 to 5. Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members). 11:30 a.m. to noon. Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Ave., Garden City. For more information, please call 516-224-5800 or visit www.licm.org.
Saturday, Dec. 20
Varsity Fencing Versus Cold Spring Harbor HS
12:30 p.m., Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway Ave., 516-478-2070
Sunday, Dec 21
Nothing Bah Humbug About This Performance
As part of its annual holiday tradition, Adelphi University’s Performing Arts Center (AUPAC) will be performing a live staged reading of Charles Dickens’ timeless classic, A Christmas Carol, by student actors on Sunday, Dec 21, at 3 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center, Olmsted Theatre, One South Ave. in Garden City. This popular adaptation is dramatized by Barbara Field and directed by Department of Theatre professor Brian Rose who also plays the role of Ebenezer Scrooge. Fifteen Department of Theatre students will bring to life Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and the other characters we all know and love.
While this treasured holiday event is free, audience members are encouraged to bring a can or box of non-perishable food as a donation to the Mary Brennan Interfaith Nutrition Network (The INN) in Hempstead. With the addition of a food drive, the students, faculty and staff of Adelphi University’s Department of Theatre hope to share the spirit of the holidays with families throughout Long Island.
Adelphi University’s Performing Arts Center (AUPAC) is one of Long Island’s premier cultural arts venues for entertainment of all kinds. For more information about all events at AUPAC and to purchase tickets, visit aupac.adelphi.edu. Information is available at The Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516-877-4000 or boxoffice@adelphi.edu. Regular box office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. The box office is also open two hours before most scheduled performances.
Monday, Dec. 22
Marvelous Movie Matinée
A screening of the classic 1938 gangster movie Angels With Dirty Faces starring James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart will be held from 1:30 to 4 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.
Tuesday, Dec. 23
Exploring NASA’s Orion Spacecraft
Young space explorers will experiment with different house-hold materials to learn about Orion’s heat shield and will create and take home, their own Orion spacecraft. While you’re there, sign your name on the museum’s Orion #ImOnBoard banner, then show the world that you support space exploration by sharing a photo on social media with the hashtag #ImOnBoard. Other fun things to do: Visit www.nasa.gov/imonboard to submit your name and get your boarding pass to fly your name on Orion’s future exploration missions allowing you to rack up frequent flier miles as a member of a global space-faring society. Activities 12 – 4 p.m. – Free with museum admission (Closed on Dec. 25). Cradle of Aviation, Charles Lindbergh Boulevard, Garden City. For more information, please call 516-572-4066 or visit www.cradleofaviation.org.
Wednesday, Dec. 24
Christmas Eve
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:
Dec. 18 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 20 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 21 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 28 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 3 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 5 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 11 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Jan 13 & 14 – 6:15 to 9:15 p.m.
Jan. 17 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 21 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 25 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 29 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Free Breast Cancer Support Groups
The Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer program is offering 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.
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.
