April 18, 2008 RSS feed / Community

Adelphi Welcomes Parenting Expert

Adelphi University's Institute for Parenting is proud to host John Grienenberger, Ph.D., who will present "What is Reflective Parenting and How Can it Help My Child?," another addition to the Parent Coffee Series on Thursday, May 8, 2008, from More...

Welcoming Club Day At The Race

For the first time ever, the Welcoming Club is holding a Day at the Races! This event will take place on Saturday May 3rd at the Belmont Racetrack for the Nassau County Breeders Cup. More...

Community Club Studio Celebrates Spring Exhibit

The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead is planning for its 75 th Annual Art Exhibit at the Garden City Casino located at 51 Cathedral Ave, Garden City. Please join us to help celebrate our 75 th year. More...

Attention Senior Parents

Don't forget to submit your child's pictures for the Adelphi Dance. Pictures should be dropped off or mailed to: Clare Cauchi, 10 East Drive or Nancy Tempesta, 100 Hampton Road. Deadline is April 15. More...

Community Forum From Attorney General's Office

Learn the many ways that the New York State Attorney General's Office may be helpful to you and your family at a community forum on Tuesday, April 29, at 7 p.m. More...

A Bright Idea

Are you concerned about the effects of global warming on the world in which your children will have to live? More...

"Life Care" Presentation At The Community Church

"What is Life Care?" This and all aspects of this new style of retirement living will be presented at the Garden City Community Church forum at 9:30 A, M. More...

Special Workshops For Breast Cancer Patients

Fitness professionals note that belly dancing can serve as a refreshing alternative to typical exercises to help with long-term exercise adherence. More...

Stafford Joins Law Firm

Farrell Fritz welcomes Garden City resident Michael P. Stafford to the firm's real estate and trusts & estates departments as counsel. Mr. More...

Kenyan Children's Foundation Wine Tasting Event

Fr. Gabriel Muteru, Honorary Chairman, and the Board of Trustees of the St. More...

GC Resident Addresses Theatre Group

Garden City resident Diana O'Neill recently addressed the Township Theatre Group of Huntington at their Volunteer Recognition Night held at the Farmingdale Knights of Columbus Hall. More...

April 1 Is Deadline For Tax Appeals

Nassau County Clerk Maureen O'Connell announced today that homeowners, who had their tax grievances rejected by the Assessment Review Commission, can file an appeal in the County Clerk's Office. More...

Yale Students Give Organ Recital

On Sunday afternoon, April 27 at 4 p.m., the Cathedral of the Incarnation presents the next organ recital in its 2007-2008 schedule. More...

See Gypsy On Broadway

Come along and see GYPSY on Broadway with the Adult Education office of the Garden City Schools. We are going to the matinee performance on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 "Watch out, New York. Patti LuPone has found her focus. More...

Youth Orchestra Announces Auditions For New Season

The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York will be holding auditions for new members on the morning and afternoon of Saturday, May 10 at Sachem East High School in Suffolk, and May 17, at Her-ricks High School in Nassau, followed by a round More...

Audiences Enjoy Student Production

St. Joseph's School presented a production of "Looking Glass Land" on April 4 and 5. The performances were seen by large enthusiastic audiences. More...

Annual Two-Day Book Sale

A huge bargain "Annual book Sale" will be held on Saturday, May 17 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and on Sunday, May 18 from 1 - 4 p.m. at the Garden City Public Library located at the corner of 60 Seventh St. and Hilton Ave., in Garden City. More...

Thursday Luncheon Group

The Thursday Luncheon Group, sponsored by the Garden City Community Church, will meet on April 24 at noon. Anne Teleisha, an Elder Care Attorney, will speak on "Legal Information for the Elderly." There will be a question and answer period. More...

Former Resident In Songwriter Finals

Scott Sheets, who grew up in Garden City, Long Island, is one of 20 finalists in the American Idol Songwriters Competition with his song "Fly Me Away". If it gets the most online votes it could be performed live on American Idol's Finale. More...

Garden City Senior News

Trip for Lunch in Centerport and the Vanderbilt Museum

The Recreation Department has planned a trip to the Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport and lunch at Nicky's for Wednesday, April 30th. The Recreation bus will pick us up at St. Paul's Senior Center at 10:15 a.m. More...

Garden City Retired Men's Club Calendar Of Events

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...

Library Programs For The Week CHILDREN's Programs

* Tues., April 22, 11:00 a.m. Pet Mobile, Pet Zoo on Wheels, Tickets starting Saturday,April 12, 9:00 a.m. * Thurs., April 24, 11:00 a.m. More...

News From The Children's Room

Join us in the Children's Room on Saturday, April 19th from 10AM - 12 Noon as the library celebrates the completion of its Renovation. Tour the library, visit the Children's Room and see the new mural in the Story Room. More...

Friends Prepare For Book Sale

Preparations are under way for the annual Spring Book Sale to be sponsored by The Friends of the Library on Saturday and Sunday, May 17 th and 18 th . On Sunday, all books will be half-price. More...

Treasure Trove Of LP's At The Library

The daughter of a famed Broadway character recently decided to relocate from her home in Garden City. She generously donated scores of vintage vinyl 33 1/3 LP records of of Broadway original cast albums and movie sound tracks to the library. More...

Senior Connections Forum On Elder Law

The Garden City Public Library will offer the second in a series of Senior Connections Public Forums - "Elder Law" on Wednesday, April 30th at 1:30 PM. Ellen G. Makofsky, Esq. More...

Tote Bag Giveaway

In celebration of National Library Week, April 13th - April 19th , the Friends of the Garden City Public Library have generously donated their eco-friendly, non-plastic, quality tote bags to be distributed to each and every person checking ou More...

Nassau County Programs For Seniors

Get Active! If you are 55+, become a member of the Retired and Senior Volun-teer Program (RSVP). You will find many exciting, enjoyable assignments. Call the Department of Senior Citizen Affairs at 227-8988 today. More...

Chamber Hears Winston Condo Overview By Developer And Mineola Mayor

At the Chamber of Commerce's luncheon program on April 2, in a room filled to capacity at the Garden City Hotel, developer Vincent Polimeni, of Polimeni International, LLC, with power-point presentation by son Michael Polimeni, along with Mayo More...

Phantom Ball To Benefit Hope Lodge, NYC

The Garden City Unit of the American Cancer Society requests the pleasure of your company at the Twentieth Annual Phantom Ball. This beloved and unique event will not be held on Saturday, the third of May, at anytime whatsoever. More...

Adelphi To Host Conference On Entrepreneurship

The Adelphi University School of Business is proud to convene the "First International Conference on Social Entrepreneurship, Systems Thinking, and Complexity" to be held from April 24 through 26, 2008. More...

Belmont Festival Planned For June 6

Belmont Festival chairs have announced that the annual celebrations held in honor of the Belmont Stakes will take place on Friday, June 6. More...

Vendors Wanted For The A.T. Stewart Flea Market

The third annual A.T. Stewart Flea Mar-ket will take place on Saturday, June 7th on the grounds of the Historical Society Museum at 109 Eleventh Street. The Society is currently seeking vendors for this fun-filled event. More...

Cathedral Construction Update

Every warmer day brings the completion of the spire repair of the Cathedral of the Incarnation just that much nearer. More...

CMA Names Supervisor

Community Mainstreaming Associates, Inc., (CMA) recently named Marsha Marino as Medicaid Service Coordination Supervisor. Ms. Marino previously served as a part-time Medicaid Service Coordinator. Ms. More...

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On Thursday, April 17, a free self-help group for anxiety, panic disorder, depression, OCD and other nervous fears now meets at 8 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church, corner of Chester Ave. and New Hyde Park Rd. More...

"Rage In The Cage" A Success

This year's "Rage in the Cage" Platform Tennis Tournament was not only a well-attended and highly competitive mixed doubles tournament, it was a huge success for The Charlie's Champions Foundation, which benefited from the tournament's proceed More...

Knights Invite Parishioners To Prayer Rally

On Tuesday, May 13th, Knights of Columbus members from all over New York State will gather in Albany for their Sixth Annual Albany Prayer Rally.They will assemble on the Capitol steps where they will pray the Rosary and listen to our State Le More...

Free Infant CPR Class

(Rockville Centre, NY) -- Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre invites the community to a free Infant CPR Class on Sunday, April 27 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. More...

My Best Friend Dedicates the FiestA to Steve Florio

This year the Cinco de Mayo FiestA for FA, to be held Saturday May 3rd from 7 - 10pm in the garden of Sean and Anna Miller at 25 Saint Paul's Place in Cathedral Gardens, will be dedicated to the memory of Steven T. Florio. More...

Socially Speaking

Summer seemed to be nudging spring recently and the result was that our flowering trees burst into bloom Ladies wearing light colors appeared overnight in our social landscape, and the dry-cleaners and furriers started taking in winter coa More...

AAUW Book And Author Luncheon

The community is invited to attend Garden City Branch AAUW annual Book and Author Luncheon which will be held on Friday, May 2, 2008 at The Swan club in Glenwood Landing at noon. The program will feature three authors. More...

Winthrop Hospital Holds Free Lecture

Winthrop-University Hospital will offer a free program, "Boning Up On Osteoporosis: Get Smarter, Get Stronger!" on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at 7:00 PM. More...

Nassau County Bar Association Lectures

A series of three lectures in cooperation with the Garden City School District's Continuing Education Program. Reducing Your Real Estate Tax Assessment - Tuesday, May 6th, 7 - 8 PM. Do you think your real estate taxes are too high? More...

Timeless Beauty

Learn 3 simple steps to bring back your skin's glow! Experience a 3 minute miracle. You will see the positive effects of a non-invasive (peel) treatment right before your eyes. More...

PTA Annual Spring Plant Sale

The Garden City PTA is in the final week of its annual Spring Plant Sale. Thanks very much to the many families that have already ordered. We would love to continue to receive support for this important fundraiser. More...

Board Looking For Summer Interns

Nassau County Board of Assessors Chairman Harvey Levinson today announced that he is seeking college students to work as paid interns at the Department of Assessment located at 240 Old Country Road in Mineola for the summer break. More...

Friends Sponsor FREE Program: "Exploring Southampton"

Professor Kathryn Stanley Podwall will present a free slide/lecture "Exploring Southhampton" at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at the Garden City Public Library located at 60 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY. More...

The Internet: All You Need To Know

Learn how to locate information using search engines, write e-mail and send attachments, along with downloading and transfer of files. Ample time will be provided for hands-on activities and individual help. More...

Aviation Lecture At Historical Society Museum

The Garden City Historical Society will host resident Ray Donnelly as our guest lecturer for a rousing flight through aviation history in his upcoming presentation, A History of Mitchel Field and Aviation in Garden City. More...

Avalon Presents St. Paul's Update To Retired Men's Club

Submitted on behalf of the Garden City Retired Men's Club by George M. Salem, Chairman, Program Committee, and Joe Leto, President. More...

Library To Host Renovation Celebration

The Garden City Public Library will host a Renovation Celebration on Saturday, April 19th from 10 am - 12 noon. The public is invited to take a tour given by student pages of the li-brary's renovated facilities. More...

Art At GC Library

Botanical Art Exhibition "Flora In Our Midst" a group botanical painting show will be exhibited in the Garden City Public Library's gallery from May 1-30, 2008 located at 60 Seventh St., Garden City, NY. More...

What's Up For Young Adults At The Library NEW YOUNG ADULT ROOM IS OPEN

The Library's newly enlarged and renovated Young Adult Room is now open. The YA Computer Center, which was part of the Library's renovation project, is now in operation. More...

Library's Winter Reading Club Ends With Summer Celebration

The second annual Adult Winter Reading Club, "Cozy Up With a Good Book", concluded with a brunch held on Friday, April 11th at the Garden City Public Library. More...

Book Discussion Group

Gloria Weinrich, Panel Moderator, has announced that copies of The Son Also Rises are now available at the Reference Desk. Ernest Hemingway novel. More...

"Adventures Around The World"

Travel photographers Mary & Theresa Dinh will present a FREE powerpoint lecture "Adventures Around The World" at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at the Garden City Public Library located at 60 Seventh St., Garden City, NY. More...

Foster Grandparent Program

The Nassau County Department of Senior Citizen Affairs takes pride in its Foster Grandparent Program which provides seniors with the joy and satisfaction of working with children. More...

Senior Citizen Directory Of Services

The Nassau County Department of Senior Citizen Affairs has released a newly updated edition of its Directory of Services. More...