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The Eastern Property Owners’ Association (EPOA) is seeking qualified candidates to serve as directors for the 2010-2011 term. More ... When was the last time a high school student served you a cup of tea, or a finger sandwich, or a handmade scone? Senior citizens and past parents of Garden City Public School students, please join us in the Garden City High School Cafeteria for an “Afternoon Tea” on Thursday, April 29, 2010 from 3:30 - 5 p.m. More ... The Garden City Teacher Association (GCTA) is hosting its first annual “GC For A Cure” on Saturday, April 17th, 2010 at the Garden City High School. The 5K Run/Walk will take place at 9:45AM and the 1.5 Mile Run/ Walk will start at 9:00AM. All Race/Walk proceeds will benefit Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). More ... The Garden City Community Theatre has been performing high quality, entertaining, original musicals and innovative One Act plays on Long Island for the past twelve years. This April, the Garden City Community Theatre will perform another original stage play entitled “The High Road.” More ... The Western Property Owners Association (WPOA) is once again proud to participate in the Garden City High School scholarship program this spring. The WPOA takes this opportunity to remind graduating seniors of its scholarship criteria. Student candidates must: More ... The Garden City PTA invites the community to hear Barrett Seaman, the author of BINGE: What Your College Student Won’t Tell You on Wednesday, March 24th 7:00 pm More ... Paul Caccamo has traveled to faraway places and no longer lives in Garden City, but in his heart it will always be what he refers to as his “home base.” “It was a pretty lucky place to have a childhood,” he reminisced during a recent telephone interview. More ... At its 8th annual Pineapple Ball on April 23 at the Garden City Hotel, the Garden City Chamber of Commerce will proudly honor Nasser Samman, General Manager of the Garden City Hotel, as Business Person of the Year for 2010. More ... Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre invites and encourages members of the community to participate in a Blood Drive to support Long Island Blood Services to be held on Tuesday, March 30th, from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on the first floor of the St. Anne’s building on the hospital campus. More ... THE IRISH AMERICAN Society Social Club meets every Monday at the Irish American Center, 297 Willis Ave., Mineola, from noon to 3 p.m. Play cards, Bingo, Scrabble, Checkers, Chess or just sit and socialize. Bring lunch. Coffee and tea will be served. All welcome. Free to IAS members; $3 all others. Call 746-9392 or 742-8080... More ... At the Garden City Chamber’s March Board meeting, graciously hosted by Leo’s, members of the Board unanimously approved the designation of Kenneth Mataix, proprietor of Bagelman of Garden City since 1988, as the 6th Honorary Member since the Chamber’s incorporation in 1928. This designation is not lightly given. More ... Winthrop-University Hospital’s Advances in Cancer Care educational series will offer a free program, “CyberKnife(r) Radiosurgery for Cancer,” on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at 7:00 PM. It will be held at Winthrop’s Community Outreach Center, located at 101 Mineola Boulevard, at the corner of Second Street in Mineola. More ... Yes, I know we had a really rain filled weekend and yes, there was a small lake that appeared in the Parking Lot and probably in a lot of other places, too. However, it will be good for trees, plants, flowers, and grass - and you didn’t have to shovel it. Look on the bright side - spring will be here this Sunday and things must get better after that. More ... Jared Schroder of Garden City is enrolled in SEA Semester, a study abroad program through Sea Education Association in Woods Hole, MA., while away from studies at Wesleyan University. More ... Marion Ethel Klupka, a pa rishioner at Christ Episcopal Church in Garden City for more than fifty years, was awarded the Bishop’s Medal from the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island for her devoted service to her parish. She received the medal on St. Valentine’s Day which was appropriate in light of her loving family and parish family surrounding her. More ... Members and guests of the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead who attended the club’s general program at the Garden City Casino on March 3, 2010 had a rare treat in store for them as amateur astronomer Bill Bradley presented a beautiful slide show of photographs he had taken of the night skies over Long Island and upstate New York. More ... March 20th - ROCK N ROLL BOWL (Couples Activities) April 8th, 15th, 22nd, & 29th at 9:30 am or 10:30 am - GOLF April 17, 7:30pm-10:00pm - Tennis Round Robin More ... The Welcoming Club of Garden City recently held a Kids’ Day Off cupcake party at The Cupcake Corner. A sweet time was had by all! More ... CMF of Garden City, which supports Schneider Children’s Hospital, proudly presents “An Evening of Japanese and Jazz” at Sushi Ya, 2311 Jericho Turnpike, Garden City Park on Friday, April 16th, 2010 beginning at 8:30 pm. the fabulous entertainment is graciously being donated by the Coco Brothers of The Music Academy of Garden City located on Nassau Blvd. More ... “Most of my struggles in the Christian life circle around the same two themes: why God doesn’t act the way we want God to, and why I don’t act the way God wants me to. More ... The public is invited to attend a U2charist, a worship service incorporating live performances of the music of the Irish rock band, U2, that will be held at Garden City Community Church on Sunday, March 21 at 5:00 pm. More ... Deborah Ellen Schneider, an author and public speaker who recovered from a traumatic brain injury (TBI), will give the keynote address at the annual Living With Brain Injury - Fostering Successful Outcomes conference on March 21. Schneider and the conference’s sponsors are major advocates for the 1.4 million people who suffer TBI every year in America. More ... Bideawee will bring dogs to the Library to give children the opportunity to read to a dog. The program is open to children in Grades 1-5 and will be held Tuesday, March 30 at 1:00PM. Registration begins Saturday, March 20 at 9:00AM on Eventkeeper. This program is limited to Garden City residents. More ... The Watercolor Society Of Long Island Watercolor Art Show April 3 - May 11, 2010 Reception: Sunday, April 11, 2010; 1pm - 3 pm. More ... Sat., Mar 27 3:00 p.m. Trinket Box of Chocolates Workshop with MaryAnn Impostato of Kids Edible Creations ADULT PROGRAMS Monday, March 22 More ... The Garden City Historical Society, in conjunction with The Committee to Save St. Paul’s (CSSP), has prepared a video entitled, “Save St. Paul’s Now: Protect Garden City’s DNA.” The video features speakers at the two 2009 St. More ... Hundreds of Garden City friends and neighbors celebrated at the Annual St. Patrick’s party benefiting the Association for Children with Down Syndrome. On Saturday, March 6th the Association for Children with Down Syndrome (ACDS) hosted its second annual St. Patrick’s Celebration in the Parish Center at St. Agnes in Rockville Centre. More ... Thursday, May 20 is the date of the 50th Annual Geranium Bridge sponsored by the Cathedral organization. The event, co-chaired by Edythe Cox and Elinor Rees, will be held 12-30-4 pm in Cathedral House, 50 Cathedral Avenue in Garden City. Among bridge players, this event is an occasion not to be missed. More ... On Thursday evening, April 22, Huntington’s Oheka Castle will be the setting for the Fourth Annual Black and White Ball to benefit the Cancer Center for Kids (CCFK) at Winthrop-University Hospital. More ... Two experts on genetics - Dr. Diane Esposito and Dr. David Hyman - will offer the latest information on genetics and breast cancer, including genetic alterations in tumor cells that can guide medical treatment, changes that we see in breast cancer genomes and tumor progression, and what people need to think about when considering genetic testing. More ... Dr. Gerard D’Aversa, a partner in Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island (OCLI) and a resident of Garden City, will travel to Accra Ghana with Unite for Sight, a not-for-profit organization that provides high quality eye care to citizens of impoverished nations. In January 2011, Dr. More ... Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy (NY-4) will host a blood drive on Monday, March 22. Healthy individuals are encouraged to donate blood between the hours of 10:45 AM and 4:45 PM at 200 Garden City Plaza, Parking Lot (Mobile Collection Unit) Garden City, NY 11530. More ... The Garden City PTA is pleased to announce the start of our annual Spring Plant Sale. We are also pleased, once again, to say that Bissett Nursery will be our supplier for this year’s sale! Now is the time to start planning for Spring by supporting our sale and in turn you will have beautiful flowers blooming in your garden. More ... On a beautiful Sunday, March 7, 2010, St. Anne’s School students, faculty and family members marched in the Garden City St. Patrick’s Day Parade...a school tradition. Afterwards, families gathered back at St. Anne’s School to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Irish music, step dancing, authentic Irish food and great family fun. More ... Community RSS feed |
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