Summer Solstice Healing Night
Friday, June 19
Bike Safety Program
Saturday, June 20
Art In The Afternoon
Monday, June 22
Friday, June 19
Summer Solstice Healing Night
The New York College of Health Professionals, 6801 Jericho Tpke. in Syosset, welcomes guests to experience the bliss of light and renewal on the longest day of the year. As the sun shines strongly above, individuals connect to their inner awareness, passion and potential. The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. and will feature meditation at 6 p.m., yoga at 7 p.m. and tai chi at 8 p.m. There will be free snacks and refreshments available. For more information, contact Gina Cronin at gcronin@nycollege.edu
Saturday, June 20
Bike Safety Program
A bike safety program is being held from 9 a.m. to noon at Parkway Community Church, 95 Stewart Ave. in Hicksville. The bike safety program is sponsored by the New York Coalition for Transportation Safety. It is a free program featuring bicycles and safety tips for children in kindergarten through junior high. Children must bring their own bike. Safety rules are discussed and bikes are checked for safety. Free helmets are distributed with the proper way to wear them discussed. In addition reflective vests and free safety items are distributed. The children will learn bike safety on a pre-designed bike rodeo course. Each child is given age appropriate guidance depending on their biking skills. Hand signals are taught, breaking with safety, and many other biking safety rules are discussed as the leader goes along. Additional staff is provided to assist the leader. An adult must accompany a child. To enroll please call Parkway Community Church 516-935-1233. Be sure to indicate how many children you will be bringing and their ages.
Monday, June 22
Art In The Afternoon
The Bethpage library hosts Thomas Germano, professor of art history at Farmingdale State College, for a lecture of the “Fabulous Art of the Aztecs” from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Through Aztec and Spanish records, we know much about this last pre-Columbian civilization. See once brightly-colored images of their gods and kings in ritual garb, warriors in splendid finery and fantastic animals. Learn about their stories carved in stone—myths and tales of heroic conquests and of horrific human sacrifices by the priests. Germano is uniquely qualified to present this lecture, as he participated in a National Endowment for the Humanities symposium in Oxaca, Mexico, where he studied Aztec civilization in detail. An exciting portrait of Aztec art from stone sculpture to feather designs and illustrated codices, all illustrated in colorful PowerPoint.
Tuesday, June 23
The Art Of Fooling
The Bethpage library hosts magician, author and educator Allan Zola Kronzek as he presents an entertaining evening of mystery, history and trickery devoted to the world’s second oldest profession—conjuring. Learn why medieval magicians were feared as sorcerers. Discover why a treatise on witch persecution was the first book to explain magic tricks. Experience magic as it was performed in the markets of ancient Greece and Rome, an 18th century English fair, and on the modern stage. Come one, come all, for a magical, eye-opening evening not to be missed. The Art of Fooling performance runs from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. and is free. It is appropriate for young adults, adults and seniors.
Monday, June 29
Goodfellas Themed Wine Dinner
“He had this wonderful system for doing the garlic. He used a razor, and he used to slice it so thin it would liquefy in the pan with just a little oil. It was a very good system.” Eat dinner and drink wine like a Goodfella at Morrison’s, 430 Woodbury Rd. in Plainview, as the restaurant presents A Waters Crest Wine Dinner featuring five courses inspired by the film Goodfellas and paired with the finest Long Island wines. Reservations are required, call 516-932-8460.
Mid-Island Y JCC
Tuesday Circle Entertainment
Tuesdays; 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.;
Age 65-plus; $10
Wednesday Circle Entertainment
Wednesdays; 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Age 75-plus; $10
Thursday Circle Entertainment
Thursdays; 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.; Age 65-plus; $12
Cover-To-Cover Book Club Selections
Thursdays; 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Free
Hosted at Plainview-Old Bethpage Library, 999 Old Country Rd.
Restoration Farm
Restoration Farm is a small, privately managed, diversified farm located on the grounds of the Old Bethpage Village Restoration.
Wild Medicinal Herb Walk, June 20, 2 p.m.
Summer Solstice Potluck, June 21, 4 p.m.
Paint Nite Workshop, June 27, 7 p.m.
Botany & Botanical Nomenclature Lecture, July 8, 6 p.m.
Medicinal Herb Walk & Medicine Making Workshop, July 11, 11 a.m.
Tin House Music Concert, July 12, 2 p.m.
Composting Workshop, Aug. 2, 10 a.m.
Using Herbs Lecture, Aug. 5, 6 p.m.
Beekeeping Workshop, Aug. 9, 10 a.m.
Tin House Music Presents Spuyten Duyvil, Aug. 9, 2 p.m.
