February 23, 2007 RSS feed / Community

Summer Camp Fair

Thinking about summer? Looking for new and exciting programs for your children to participate in this summer? More...

Aromatherapy For Breast Cancer Survivors

Breast Cancer survivors and current patients are invited to learn about aromatherapy through a free Paths to Wellness program presented by the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program on Tuesday, March 6, from 7 pm to 8:30 More...

Reiki For Breast Cancer Survivors

Breast Cancer survivors and current patients are invited to a demonstration of Reiki, through the Paths to Wellness program of the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program on Wednesday, March 28, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm More...

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Come to the Monday Marvelous Movie Matinee at the GC Public Library, Seventh Street, on Monday February 26, 1:30 PM. Two For The Road. 1967, 112 minutes... More...

Resident Joins Financial Professionals Association

Allstate is proud to announce that Robert Bennett, of Garden City has qualified for membership in the 2006 Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), the premier association of financial professionals. More...

Residents Attend Luncheon Honoring Duchess of York

Several Garden City residents recently attended an American Cancer Society annual Mother of the Year Luncheon at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City. This year's Honoree was the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson. More...

Cub Pack 134 Climbs To New Heights

Cub Pack 134 rented out Mid Island Rock Climbing and tested their outdoor skills by scaling all the various walls. Each climber received individual instruction on climbing techniques and safety. More...

Garden City Library News

Garden City Library Calendar Of Events

CHILDREN's + Wed., Feb. 28, 5:00-5:45 p.m. 3rd Grade Book Discussion, New Friends in a Book. Registration began January 6. + Sat., March 3, 9:00 a.m. Registration begins for Toddler Tango, scheduled for March 10. More...

Lunch Bag Book Talk Tuesday, March 20th 12:00PM-2:00PM

Reference Librarians Mrs. Flanagan and Mrs. Byrne are pleased to be moderating another one of their popular LunchBag BookTalk's. This talk will include the reading of two books, so we can compare and contrast. More...

VITA Volunteers Available

VITA volunteers from Hofstra University will be at the Garden City Public Library once again this year to assist patrons with filing their income taxes. More...

Hula Dance Concert & Workshop Sunday, March 18th at 2:00 PM

Time to shake off the winter blues and shake something else! And, we have just the people who can teach us to do it right. More...

An Afternoon Of Irish Music Sunday March 11th at 1:30 PM

Garden City Public Library celebrate St. Patrick's Day as The Garden City Public Library welcomes back retired NYC detective Ed Deacy, now a successful cabaret entertainer and actor. Mr. More...

Complementary Medicine And Women's Wellness

Complementary Medicine and Women's Wellness, a seminar by Dr. Mariana Markell, will be presented by the Health Committee of the Long Island Women's Agenda (LIWA) on Tuesday, April 24, at Adelphi University's Alumni Center in Garden City. More...

Senior Connections Advisors

Senior Connections Advisors are available at the Library on Tuesdays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. More...

Resident Named Director

Gregory J. Raphael, of Garden City is a founding partner of the New York City law firm of Ryan & Raphael, P.C. More...

The Changing Face Of Garden City

Garden City is not a stranger to change despite common perception. More...

Senator Hannon's "Legislative Update"

Senator Kemp Hannon, chair of the New York State Senate Health Committee, reminds all there is an opportunity weekly to watch on public access television "Legislative Update," during which Senator Hannon often interviews various experts in hea More...

Fire Safety Stressed As Fatalities Increase

A substantial jump in the number of house fires with fatalities nationwide this month has fire chiefs across the country reaching out to the public to emphasize the importance of fire safety. More...

"Walking The Tightrope With Young Adolescents"

Noted Waldorf educator and author, Betty Staley, will discuss "Walking the Tightrope with Young Adolescents" on Thursday, March 1 at 8:00 p.m. in Bonner Hall at the Waldorf School of Garden City. Admission is $5 and is open to the public. More...

Six Of Eight Council Champs Win In Competition

Six out of eight winners of "Msgr. Johns Knights" Council championships held in late January also won District titles in the 2007 Kof C Basketball Championships held at St. More...

College Notes

Andrea Mirabile, A sophomore at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida has been named to the Flagler College dean's list for the fall 2006 semester. More...

Give Kids A Smile Day

On February 2nd, Dr. Boral, Karen Trezza and Jill DiBenedetto participated in "Give Kids A Smile Day," sponsored by the Nassau County Dental Society. It was a spectacular event, held by the Nassau County Dental Society. More...

Socially Speaking

Well, the skiers finally got their snow, the children got a snow day, (there was not enough snow to make a snow man) and we got ICE and it stayed around for a long time. More...

Mercy's Saint Patrick's Day Luncheon

Top o' the mornin' ladies ... Invitations have gone out for the Mercy Saint Patrick's Day Luncheon! The date of this fun filled event is Thursday, March 8 th at Cherry Valley Club. The festivities begin at 11:00 a.m. More...

Community Church Auxiliary Installation

The Auxiliary of the Garden City Community Church held its annual Installation Reception on Wednesday evening, February 7. The Reverend Lynn Sullivan installed the new Director and Board Members. Christine Hanson will lead the group in 2007. More...

A Night Of All Things Chocolate! Garden City Public Library

Wednesday, March 28th at 7:00 PM A chocolate lovers idea of heaven - a night of all things chocolate! Chef and Chocolatier Lee Perrotta will entertain her audience with the history and lure of chocolate. More...

Communicate Smarter With People

Esther Bogin, Director of People Communication Skills, LLC will present "Communicate Smarter with People; Develop Charisma" at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2007 at the Garden City Public Library. More...

GC Public Library News

Exhibition: "Plein Air" Painting Of Garden City Fine artist Noel Darvie will present "plein air" paintings of Garden City landscapes and noted are buildings in the lower gallery March 2-30 2007 at the Garden City Public Lib More...

What's Up For Young Adults At The Library

WINNERS DRAWN The raffles were drawn for the three autographed copies of Forever In Blue: The Fourth Summer Of The Sisterhood by Ann Brashares. More...

News From The Children's Room

Is your child a budding Picasso or Van Gogh? Would your child like to learn how to draw? If you answered YES to these questions, then you want to sign your child up for the program "Cartooning Made Easy with Ed Klein". More...

"Make Osteoporosis Matter" Topic of Free Lecture

Winthrop-University Hospital's Women's Health Forum will offer a free lecture, "Make Osteoporosis Matter: Fact & Fiction About Therapies" on Wednesday, February 28, 2007, at 7:00 PM. More...

Garden City Retired Mens Club

The Garden City Retired Men's Club is a non-profit membership organization formed in April 1961 for the purpose of providing educational and recreational activities for the retired male senior citizens of the Garden City Community. More...

Garden City Senior News

trip to the philadelphia flower show

The Recreation Department will sponsor a trip to the Philadelphia Flower Show through Prime Time Travel on Wednesday, March 7 th . Prime Time Travel will pick our group up in the morning from Lord & Taylor's parking lot. More...

St. John's Kenyan Children's Foundation Inaugural Mass

With a large audience of faithful supporters, the St. John's Kenyan Children's Foundation held its Inaugural Mass last Wednesday Feb. 7th at St. Joseph's Church in Garden City. More...

Mineola Mayor Speaks To Garden City Chamber

The Garden City Chamber of Commerce kicked off its 2007 luncheon series with a presentation by Mineola Mayor Jack Martins on January 31 at the Garden City Hotel. More...