The Mankind Band
Sunday, July 12
Movie: Still Alice
Wednesday, July 15
Poolside Cocktail Party
Saturday, July 18
Wednesday, July 8
Free Outdoor Concert
Good Shepard Lutheran Church, 99 Central Park Rd. in Plainview, presents The Park Brothers, a local neighborhood band unique in style, age and song choice, playing favorites on the church lawn at 7 p.m. There is no charge for this concert, but a free-will donation to help improve the school’s playground is greatly appreciated. All are welcome, bring your own chair, blanket, food, beverage, friends, family, neighbors and enjoy. For more information, call 516-349-1966 or contact church@ourshepherdlives.org.
Sunday, July 12
The Mankind Band
Venture out to the Plainview library and enjoy a fun afternoon of rock ‘n’ roll with The Mankind Band at 3 p.m. Formed in 1971 and still going strong, Mankind plays everything from Pat Benatar and Donna Summer to Adele and Lady Gaga and lots more in between.
Wednesday, July 15
Movie: Still Alice
The Plainview library presents two showings, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m., of the film Still Alice. Renowned linguistics professor Alice Howland (Julianne Moore) and her family find their lives changing profoundly when she is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Along the way, Alice struggles not only to fight the inner decay, but to make the most of the time that remains. 1 hour 41 min. Rated PG-13.
Saturday, July 18
Poolside Cocktail Party
The Residence Inn Plainview, 9 Gerhard Rd., hosts 7-In-Heaven Singles Events as it hosts a luau-themed Poolside Party. This event, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m., includes a luau menu, special desserts and lots of dancing. More than 100 singles are expected to attend this cocktail party with DJ music, dancing and icebreaker games to mix things up. Seating will be arranged by age group: 32-46, 38-52, 44-59 and 54-69, but anyone at any age is welcomed to join. Event costs $37 in advance or $40 at the door. Cash bar. To purchase tickets, visit www.7-in-heaven.com or call 631-592-9804.
Kids Club
The Broadway Mall hosts the Long Island Puppet Theater for a fun-filled, interactive event about Little Red Riding Hood. The event is free and open to all ages. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
A Night At The Races
St. Ignatius Loyola Parish in Hicksville presents dinner and “A Night at the Races.” At Msgr. Tarrant Hall in the St. Ignatius Loyola School on East Nicholai Street. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., dinner served at 7 p.m., races start at 7:45 p.m. Cost is $15 per person. Dinner will be served buffet style and we ask that you bring your own drinks, glasses, and ice. Water will be available for purchase. For reservations please call Karen at 516-937-5527. Table reservations accepted. Make checks payable to St. Ignatius Loyola Church.
Sunday, July 19
Heart & Sole 5K Run/Walk
Plainview and Syosset hospitals invite community members to join in a morning of fun and fitness at the 12th annual Heart & Sole 5K Run/Walk at Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School on July 19. The proceeds of this event will benefit the Plainview and Syosset scholarship funds, which will be awarded to students in the hospitals’ local communities considering a career in a medically related field. The fun begins with registration from 7 to 8:15 a.m. The children’s fun run will take place at 8 a.m., with the 5-kilometer jaunt commencing at 8:30 a.m. This event has been growing in popularity each and every year and with close to 600 runners and their families participating last year, the 2015 race is guaranteed to be a very large and exciting turn out. The run is being presented by the Greater Long Island Running Club. Any groups interested in sponsoring the run should contact 516-719-2418.
Thursday, July 23
Opera Duets
The Plainview library presents a program for opera lovers at 2 p.m. Many great duets have been written for the world of opera. Dr. Mel Haber discusses and shows video recordings of some of the most popular, dramatic and beautiful operatic duets, including selections from such operas as Aida, Otello, Der Rosenkavalier and The Pearl Fishers, performed by world renowned opera singers.
Through Aug. 25
Bereavement Support Group
Good Shepard Hospice Bereavement Services are open at no charge to anyone in the community who has experienced a loss through death with its Spousal/Partner Loss Group. Upcoming Bereavement Support Group, led by a bereavement specialist, takes place at Good Shepard Hospice Administrative Office, 110 Bi-County Blvd., Suite 114, in Farmingdale. Registraton is required, call 631-828-7631.
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.
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.
