Thursday, April 30
Chris Herren Project Purple Event
The Plainedge School District is hosting an assembly featuring former NBA professional basketball player Chris Herren, who will give a presentation of his descent into drug and alcohol addiction, his miraculous recovery and his new life mission to share his story with the hope of making a difference in the lives of others. Visit www.plainedge
schools.org to register for this event.
Summer Reading Deadline Extended
Applications are still available in the Children’s Room for Plainedge school district students entering grades 6 and up in September 2015. No previous library volunteer experience necessary. A volunteer orientation for all applicants, however, is required even if you have volunteered for Summer Reading Clubs before. Completed applications are now due by Friday, May 1. Community service credit furnished upon request. For further information, please contact Children’s Services Staff at 516-735-4133 ext. 12 or 13 or email kids@plainedgelibrary.org.
Writing Our Stories
The writing workshop for senior citizens will be led by writing instructor Mary Haughey at 1 p.m. at the Massapequa Bar Harbour Library.
Friday, May 1
Let’s Talk
Senior Discussion Group from 1-3 p.m. in the Bar Harbour auditorium. Contact Lee Gundel at 516-798-4607 ext. 304.
Book and Music Tour
Don’t miss this literary and acoustic event as the Out from the Underworld Book & Music Tour stops to celebrate the launch of this new release. Reading and signing by author, Heather Siegel and acoustic music by Greg Fine (a main character in the book and the author’s brother). Refreshments will be served and books will be available for purchase. From 7-9 p.m. at Organic Corner, 37 Broadway, Massapequa.
Saturday, May 2
Mother’s Day Plant Craft
Drop off program for grades K-5. Decorate a little planter and plant a seed in it for Mom this Mother’s Day. Must register for this event. From 10-11 a.m. in the Plainedge Library community room. Call 516-735-4133 to register.
Sunday, May 3
Car Wash
Troop 239’s upcoming car wash will take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in front of the BNB Bank located on Hicksville Road, north of Jerusalem Avenue (next to Waldbaums) in North Massapequa.
Monday, May 4
Strength Training
Learn how to master effective and safe exercises to build muscular strength and endurance. Registration and fee required. (Payments over $25 must be by
check only) Register at the Circulation Desk or call Jody Brower at 516-799-0770 . From 10-11 a.m. in the Bar Harbour Auditorium.
Scrabble
Come in and enjoy a game of Scrabble from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Bar Harbour meeting room. No registration required.
Tuesday, May 5
AARP Defensive Driving
Lower your insurance through defensive driving from 9:15 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Bar Harbour auditorium. The fee is $20 for AARP members; $25 for non-members. Payment is by check or money order made out to AARP. A separate check must be submitted for each person taking the class. Class size is limited. Register at the Reference Desk at either the Bar Harbour or Central Ave. building, or call 516-799-0770.
Thursday, May 7
Movie: The Imitation Game
The Bar Harbour auditorium presents a 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. screening of the movie The Imitation Game. In 1939, newly created British intelligence agency MI6
recruits Cambridge mathematics alumnus Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) to crack Nazi codes, including Enigma, which cryptanalysts had thought unbreakable. Turing’s team, including Joan Clarke (Keira Knightley), analyze Enigma messages while he builds a machine to decipher them. Turing and his team finally succeed and become heroes, but in 1952, the quiet genius encounters disgra ce when authorities reveal he is a homosexual and send him to prison. Little did officials know, they were actually incarcerating the pioneer of modern computing. Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley. (2014; PG-13 2hrs).
