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A Word From The Publisher Although it doesn't feel like yet, spring is around the corner (really!). As a matter of fact, this year, the annual "springing forward" of the clocks will take place this weekend, which is several weeks earlier than in previous years. More ... Adelphi University Welcomes Nobel Laureate Christian de Duve, recipient of the 1974 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in the field of subcellular biology, will deliver Adelphi's Dakin Lecture, "Life's Adventures," on Wednesday, April 18, at 7:00 p.m. in Adelphi's Ruth S. Harley University Center Ballroom, 1 South Ave... More ... Sign Up For Bingo Remember to reserve your place for The Andy Foundation Bingo Day at Cluett Hall in St. Paul's on March 14th! Get together with some friends between 12-2 PM for an afternoon of bingo fun, pizza, soda and a great chance to win cool prizes, all for just a $15 donation! Additional cards will be... More ... Congressional Arts Competition Underway Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy (NY-4) is pleased to announce the 4th Congressional District's participation in the 26th Annual Congressional High School Arts Competition - "An Artistic Discovery." McCarthy's office will be accepting artwork from March 12 - May 4. More ...
Three internationally-renowned board-certified plastic surgeons from Long Island Plastic Surgical Group, P.C. (LIPSG), of Garden City, recently traveled to China to create a joint US-Chinese pro bono surgery clinic in Beijing. This joint effort is a partnership between two medical giants... More ...
Monday's Marvelous Movie Matinée series, showed a DVD to the group entitled My Fair Lady - More Lover-ly Than Ever. It was a documentary detailing the meticulous and tedious restoration process used to revitalize the famous movie when the original negative began to fade and ... More ... Music In The Cathedral Series As part of the Music in the Cathedral series, the choirs of The Cathedral of the Incarnation will be performing on Sunday, March 18 at 4:00 p.m. The combined choirs of Men and Boys, the Girls' Choir and the Schola Cantorum (Women's Choir) will be directed by the Cathedral's organist and choi... More ...
Daisy Girl Scout Troops #1125 and #1496 had a special guest visit to help them learn about "Respecting Authority". Garden City Police Officer Richard Pedone, aka Officer Rich, spoke to the girls about who authority figures are and why it is important to listen to people with authority. Officer Ric... More ... Introductory Networking Meeting For Women On March 21, Women on the Fast Track, a Long Island based national business organization for business and professional women who seek to promote the betterment of business practices and personal growth of women in business, will hold an introductory networking group for business and professio... More ... CPOA Meeting The Garden City Central Property Owners' Association invites all Central residents to its next Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, March 13th at 8 p.m. at the Senior Center on Golf Club Lane. Important issues concerning all Garden City residents will be discussed. Please call Dan Karas, pr... More ... Seniors Duplicate Bridge On March 5 th there were 8 1/2 tables of senior duplicate bridge in play. Results of the evening play were as follows. North-South 1. Rosemary Brown & Mickey Norton 2. Joan Kiernan & Claire Burns 3. More ...
, the Church of the Holy Spirit , 500 Jericho Tpke., NHP, will offer a defensive driving course for $45. Course participants receive a 10 per cent reduction in the liability and collision portions of insurance premiums and it will remove up to four points off driving records. Call 631 360-9... More ...
Over 100 Scouts, Friends, and Family celebrated with Boy Scout Troop 55 at The Cathedral of the Incarnation as Steven G. Rudolph Jr. was formally inducted as an Eagle Scout. Steven's Eagle service project was the refurbishment of a classroom at the Cathedral School. More ... Studio Art Classes To Begin The Studio Department of the Community Club of Garden City is now taking registrations for Spring classes. Chairman Sally Papoulos invites all interested Community Club members and non-members to participate in any one or more of the following classes: Pastel Painting, Arleen Rueth, instructo... More ...
On Sunday, Feb. 4 th Catholic scouts from the Garden City area met at St. Joseph's Church to celebrate Scout Sunday with a Mass and breakfast. Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts from Pack 7, Pack 243, Troop 243 and Troop 80, numbering over 60, congregated for this annual event. Fr. Gabriel Mu... More ...
The Garden city chapter of Children's Medical Fund would like to thank Patrick Longo of Sunflower Fine Art for hosting a wonderful night at his shop on Seventh Street. Everybody enjoyed wine, cheese and delicious appetizers thanks to the generosity of Mr. Longo, who shares the group's interes... More ... "Women & Heart Disease: What You Need To Know" Ladies, take action now - learn how you can protect yourself from heart disease. Winthrop-University Hospital's Women's Health Forum will offer a free lecture, "Women & Heart Disease" on Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at 7:00 PM. The program will be held at Winthrop's Community Outreach Center,... More ...
Public schools in the United States are mandated to provide special education for all children who need this assistance. Melissa Bradley, who has 13 years of experience in this field, was the speaker at the Community Club on February 22nd at the Garden City Casino. More ... See Drowsy Chaperone March 14th! Adult Education has two orchestra seats available to the 2 PM matinee performance on Wednesday, March 14th. The cost is $108 per ticket and includes round trip Motorcoach transportation. There will be plenty of time for lunch in Manhattan - Adult Ed will even send a list of suggested... More ...
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry G. Mallard of Jacksonville, NC announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Humphrey Mallard, to Edward Pember Keith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry F. Keith of Garden City. Last November, the Mallards hosted a traditional Southern "pig pickin'" to celebrate th... More ... Community Club's March Celebration March doldrums can disappear at one of the programs that the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead will be presenting during March at the Garden City Casino. Programs offered during this month include the debut performance of two one-act plays by the Adelphi Peforming Arts Departm... More ... Socially Speaking "March came in like a Lion." Well if your definition of a lion is a very wet and bedraggled one - it certainly did. Of course, the old saying was that when March came in like a lion, it went out as a lamb and vice versa. I guess we are all hoping for the lamb to come as soon as possible. More ... Fitness Class Starts March 26 Here is your chance to actually keep your promise to get into shape and have fun while doing so. You will see for yourself that fitness can be fun! Adult Education has the perfect class for those starting or returning to exercise. The class is called Fitness for the Young At Heart and... More ...
Barbara Minerd, program Coordinator for the Friends of the Garden City Library, is shown with Joshua Ruff, history curator of The Long Island Museum of American Art, History and Carriages. On Thursday, February 22nd, Mr. Ruff presented a slide and DVD lecture commemorating the forthcoming 60th anni... More ...
At a recent meeting of the Mineola-Garden City Rotary Club, Chris Archer, assistant vice president of the Community National Bank, Garden City branch, was inducted as a member of the Club. Chris joins the Mineola-Garden City Club with impressive credentials, having been a past president of th... More ... Yoga Classes Start Now Fitness can be fun and Yoga classes are especially rewarding! Adult Education is offering the following Yoga classes starting immediately. MONDAYS starting March 12th; 3:30 to 5 PM; 11-sessions; $100 ($105 for non-residents). WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON starting March 21st; 3:30 to 5 PM;... More ... PTA Nominating Committee To Reconvene The PTA Nominating Committee will reconvene on March 12th to fill the position of Recording Secretary for the 2007-2008 school year. The secretary records minutes at all PTA meetings and conducts the correspondence of the association under the direction of the President. More ...
Dan Christoffel (left), professor of painting and sculpture at Adelphi University and artist in residence at C.W. Post, gave a lecture at the Garden City Casino on February 13. He spoke about China "The Silk Route," the Terracotta soldiers, a mosque in the desert in China and Starbucks in the... More ...
This Sunday, March 11 at 9:15 a.m., Dr. Lawrence F. Jindra will address the Adult Forum at the Garden City Community Church. Dr. Jindra is the Acting Chief of Ophthalmology at Winthrop University Hospital. More ...
At the March 14 th meeting of The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead to be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Casino, the members will be treated to two one-act plays, it was announced by Prem Chauhan, Chairperson of the Drama - Literature Department. More ...
Judge Joseph Bellacosa will be offering a special layman's reflection: "The Prodigal Parable" - family relationships seen through the prism of Luke, Father Henri Nouwen and Rembrandt, at a presentation at St. Anne's Church, McClosky Auditorium on March 14 at 7:30 p.m. More ...
The Colonel Aaron Ogden chapter, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, held its December meeting at the Garden City Library on December 6th. In addition to the annual Christmas Carols a collection of children's clothing for the Onondongan Indian reservation was held. More ... Pasta Dinner At Christ Episcopal Church Christ Church in Garden City is offering its annual delicious "all-you-can-eat" pasta dinner on Sunday, March 11 at 6 p.m. Bring your family and friends or come as a single for pasta with marinara, meat or clam sauce, as well a a salad, lasagna, garlic bread and dessert. Try your luck at raff... More ... Local Resident To Speak Local resident Lana Noone will present her "Global Mom/Vietnam Babylift" program at the Shelter Rock Public Library, Searingtown, on March 15th at 11:00 AM,. The program is free and all Garden City residents are cordially invited to attend. More ...
The girls of third grade Brownie Troop #1459 conducted a booth sale at the Franklin Avenue CVS on Saturday, February 10. Not only did they sell 193 boxes of cookies, they also raised approximately $135 in donations to be used to buy cookies to be sent to the military. We want to thank the girls and... More ...
The Grandmothers Club had its annual Christmas luncheon and bridge at the Hempstead Country Club. Members and guests enjoyed delicious food and had a great time swinging and swaying with Tom wagner and his Tom Cats. The Grandmothers Club meets once a month on the third Wednesday for bri... More ... Seniors Needed To Volunteer For Insomnia Study Winthrop-University Hospital's Clinical Trials Center in Mineola is seeking men and women to participate in an investigational research study of a medication currently approved for patients with primary chronic insomnia. The trial will evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of the medica... More ... Garden City Senior News "all about ebay" at the senior center at st. Paul's The Garden City Recreation Department has invited our favorite computer people, Sharper Training Solutions, to give a workshop on "All About Ebay" on Tuesday, March 20 th in the New Center at St. Paul's. Class time will be 10 a.m. to noon. More ... Retired Men's Club Hosts Talk On Monday January 29 th the Retired Men's Club of Garden City presented a program about the "Gangs of Long Island," something that most local residents refuse to admit is a problem here. The presentation made by three members of the Nassau County Sheriffs department, Gang Intelligence Unit... 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. The organization is non-sectarian and non-political. More ...
Garden City Library Highlights Musical Performance Journey With Sound will present "Sounds of Ancient Civilizations" at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 25 at the Garden City Public Library. This free public program is funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Seating and parking is limited and on a first-come, ... More ... News From The Children's Room March is SAFETY month in the Children's Room at the Garden City Public Library. The Children's Librarians want all residents ages 2 1/2 through Grade 5 to create, design and color POSTERS on the topic of safety. All posters will be displayed as of April 1, 2007. The deadline for submitting a ... 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. The VITA volunteer schedule is as follows: Saturday, March 3 10:00 a.m. 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. In Chris Bohjalian's astonishing new novel, The Double Bind, nothing is what... More ... Friends Sponsor Paperback Sale By popular request, The Friends of the Library will sponsor another paperback clearance sale on Saturday, March 24 th from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. in the lower level of the library. All paperbacks will sell for 10¢ or 12 for $1.00. 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. Deacy was recently awarded the title of "New York State's Senior Idol. More ... Steakhouse Night With Chef Charlie Tuesday, April 3rd 7:00 pm Join Chef Charlie as he demonstrates how to make some great dishes that are so popular in all those famous steakhouses. Chef Charlie's down to earth style and sense of humor will ensure all participants of a wonderful experience. And to add to the fun that evening, attendees will get t... More ... Chocolate Buffet: A Night of all Things Chocolate! 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. There will be demonstrations and tastings of such delights as French truffles, individual dessert cups, ganache, fud... More ... What's Up For Young Adults At The Library TEEN TECH WEEK Get Connected @ Your Library during the American Library Association/ Young Adult Library Services Teen Tech Week. Garden City Public Library's Young Adult Department has bookmarks and prizes for young adults who come in and request them during the week of March 4 through March 10. Fi... 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. The Aloha Iolani Hula Dance Troupe will be at the Garden City Public Library on Sunday March 18th at 2:00 PM to bring a taste of the Polynesian islands to our is... More ...
Christ Church Women is an active group of ladies from the parish who meet for dinners, theater, spiritual retreats, outreach projects and general fellowship. Located Garden City, Christ Church draws parishioners from Garden City as well as surrounding communities to make a congenial, warm and... More ...
Boy Scouts from Troop 55 and Cub Scouts from Pack 55 attended Sunday service at the Cathedral of the Incarnation on Scout Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. A Scout is Reverent and the boys proved that by worshipping at the Cathedral. The scouts were part of the entrance procession at the service, and lat... More ... Choral Society Sings Modern Liturgies On Sunday, March 11th at 4:00 p.m. in Garden City Cathedral of the Incarnation, the Long Island Choral Society will continue its 77th Season with a concert featuring performances of a group of modern compositions created to enhance traditional forms of worship. More ...
On Sunday, March 25th, The TWIGS of Winthrop University Hospital will partner with Garden City Basketball for a fun-filled day of basketball clinics sponsored by John Skramko and hosted by Adelphi University's Athletic Department. The event will consist of 90 minute clinics for various age gr... More ... Historical Society Membership Drive Underway The Garden City Historical Society recently began its 2007 Membership Drive, one of the Society's most important sources of revenue. In 2006, we celebrated our first full year of operations at The Garden City Historical Society Museum on Eleventh Street, and we continue our endeavor to create... More ... Sugar, Spice And Everything Nice Sugar & Spice & Everything Nice Luncheon will be held at the Pompei in West Hempstead on March 11, 2007 from 1 - 5:30 pm for the benefit of United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County. Garden City's "Tri-town Auxiliary" Cerebral Palsy chapter is proudly presenting their Third Annual f... More ... "Arthritis: What's New?" Free Lecture for Seniors Winthrop-University Hospital's "Health Update for Seniors and Their Families" community education series will present a free program, "Arthritis: What's New?" on Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at 1:15 PM. Held at the Mineola Community Center, 155 Washington Avenue in Mineola, the program will fo... More ... Conversations In Scripture Series Resumes Conversations in Scripture, sponsored by the Cathedral of the Incarnation, is resuming on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. in the Cathedral House Faith Formation Room. During the season of Lent, the evening will begin with a light supper to be followed by a reading from a section of the Bible. More ... Pax Christi Discussions All are welcome to attend a series of lectures/discussions, which will be given by Rosemarie Pace, Director of Pax Christi Metro New York, and Mary Anne Muller, Pastoral Associate at St. Vincent Ferrer Parish in Brooklyn, New York. Pax Christi is an organization that promotes Christian ... More ...
Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray (fourth left), Senior Councilman Anthony Santino (fifth right), Councilwoman Angie Cullin (second left), Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby (third right), Councilman Ed Ambrosiano (second right), receiver of Taxes Don Clavin (left) and Town Clerk Mark Bonilla (r... More ...
Local government officials and fertility experts were on hand to join Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York (RMA of New York) for the ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open its Garden City office. RMA of New York is a prominent full-service fertility center affiliated with Mount S... More ...
As part of its ongoing commitment to educate women about the prevention of heart disease, Winthrop-University Hospital's Institute for Heart Care held its first annual Women's Heart Health Symposium, "A Woman's Art is in Her Heart" on February 1st. The fun-filled and informative evening was ... More ... |
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