October 31, 2008 RSS feed / Community

Parenting Your Teenager Presented by

A.J. DeCamello, PhD, NYS Licensed Psychologist Concerned about what's coming up next with your teenager?!? More...

Hallowe'en

When witches brew and goblins howl deep into the night, and there is danger all around that might give you a fright, then take good care to guard yourself and the ones you love, All Hallows Eve holds terrors that you can More...

Mary O'Dowd Featured In Knights' Show

Mary O'Dowd, a featured vocalist at Paddy Noonan's "Musical Taste of Ireland," a stage review to be held at Saint Anne's McCloskey Auditorium at 1:30 P.M. on Sunday, Nov. 30, is a native New Yorker, raised in Phoenix, Arizona. More...

The Office Cat

The Cathedral of the Incarnation will be conducting a Giant Sale on Saturday, November 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There are many new and gently used treasures to be found. More...

Author To Address Irish Society

Acclaimed author, Peter Quinn, will speak about his newest book at the meeting of the Irish Cultural Society on Tuesday, November 11 . The meeting will start at 8 p.m. More...

Election Day Fair

The Election day Fair will be held at the Garden City Community Church on Stewart Avenue and Whitehall Blvd. on tuesday, November 4 th form 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More...

Eli Manning Jersey To Be Auctioned

NY Giants star Quarterback Eli Manning will be donating a personalized jersey to the winner of a silent auction at the Children's Medical Fall Brunch and Fashion Show at the Hempstead Country Club on November 13th. More...

Nassau County Curator To Speak

Franklin Hill Perrell, Chief Curator of the Nassau County Museum of Art, will present a free lecture, Tiffany and the Gilded Age, on Thursday, November 6, at 7:30 p.m. at The Garden City Historical Society Museum, 109 Eleventh Street. More...

Changing Face Of Long-Term Care

The U.S. population age 65 and over is expected to double in the next 25 years. Our gigantic and rapidly aging baby-boomer generation guarantees that the challenge of long term care will become greater and far more expensive with time. More...

Archaeology: Our Window To The Past

This three-part course gives an introduction and some examples of how archaeology has contributed to our knowledge of world civilization. WHAT IS ARCHAEOLOGY? More...

Violence Against Women - The Global Epidemic

Dr. More...

Cathedral's Giant Sale

The Cathedral of the Incarnation will be conducting a Giant Sale on Saturday, November 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There are many new and gently used treasures to be found. More...

New Christian Coffeehouse

A new Christian coffeehouse, Café Ablaze, will celebrate its grand opening on Saturday, Nov. 22. More...

Christmas Boutique At Resurrection Church

Saturday, November 8. is the date slated for a Christmas Mission Boutique to be held at the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 420 Stewart Ave., between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. More...

Young Adults Learn Babysitting Skills at the Library

The first session of the two-part Young Adult Babysitting Workshop was held on Tuesday, October 28th at the Library. Two neonatal nurses from Winthrop University Hospital discussed the care and health of infants and young children. More...

Kids Can Vote At The Library!

While the grown-ups are pondering their choice of candidate for U. S. President, the children of Garden City have their chance to vote too! The Children's Librarians would like to know what children like to read. More...

Hand Painted Holiday Wine Glasses

Instructor Irene Marchese will teach you how to hand-paint four wine glasses with a beautiful holiday motif and a gift bag to bring your completed glasses home in. More...

Library Calendar For The Week YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS

**Mon., Nov. 3, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. YAK & SNACK Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. Registration began October 6. **Wed., Nov. 5, 9:30 a.m. More...

Library Open

The Garden City Public Library will be open Election Day, Tuesday, November 4, 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. More...

"Glen Anthony: Last Of The Clean Comedians"

Enjoy a FREE performance "Glen Anthony: Last of the Clean Comedians" at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 2, 2008 at the Garden City Public Library located at 60 Seventh St., Garden City, NY. More...

Garden City Senior News

senior citizen flu shots offered on december 9th Th e Garden City Recreation Department, in conjunction with the Nassau County Department of Senior Citizen Affairs, Winthrop Hospital, and Nassau University Medical Center, is sponsoring More...

Retired Men's Club Celebrates Birthdays

On Thursday, September 18 th the Garden City Retired Men's Club joined forces to help celebrate the 80 th birthday of fellow members Hal Hecken, Don Carss, Gene Senese, Frank DeMaio, Ralph Torino, Arthur Moscato, Ron Zwicke, Joe Frey, Ch More...

Children Learn About Bats

Marilyn Maccaro-Goldman, educator from the Long Island Science Center in Riverhead, presented a program on bats at the Garden City Library on Saturday, October 18th. More...

Book Discussion Group

Gloria Weinrich, Panel Moderator, has announced the title of the book to be discussed on Tuesday, December 2 nd from 10 a.m. to noon in the downstairs meeting room. More...

Faux Finishing

Have you often wondered how to create those fabulous finishes you see on walls and furniture? This class is an introduction to faux finishing. You too can sponge, rag, crackle, marbleize and more with great results. More...

Troop 55 Boys Cook Up A Storm!

This past weekend scouts from Troop 55 celebrated a Canadian Thanksgiving Feast out east at the Schiff Scout Camp in Wading River, New York. The main part of the weekend was camping and preparing a traditional thanksgiving meal. More...

CCD Group Help Others

On October 18th St. Anne's Church CCD groups got together to make dinner for 70 people staying at the Ronald McDonald House. Chicken Parm, salad, pasta and meatballs rolls for dinner and cookies, and cream puffs. More...

Urban Activist To Speak

Patrick Finn, school teacher, education expert, and urban activist, will deliver the Robert F. & Augusta Finkelstein Memorial Lecture, "A New Paradigm for Education Working-Class Students," on Monday, November 17, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. More...

GC Resident Volunteers At Debate

Hofstra student Christina Pashayan is part of Hofstra's efforts to host the third and final presidential campaign of the 2008 election on October 15, 2008. More...

Halloween Safety Tips From The Village Of Garden City

Acknowledging that youngsters tend to forget the rules of safety during the fun of trick-or-treating, parents are encouraged to review some of the more important safety suggestions with them: FOR CHILDREN: -Try to trick-or-treat wh More...

Entertainment Book 2008

The Garden City Chapter of Children's Medical Fund, Schneider Children's Hospital, is offering the Entertainment Book jam-packed with lots of money - saving offers for restaurants, shops, hotels, airport parking, movies, museums, fast fo More...

Operation Christmas Child

With the increase in the price of gasoline, home heating oil and food from last year, many families here on Long Island are having to scale back on gifts during the upcoming Christmas season. More...

CPOA Seeks Candidates

The Nominating Committee of the Central Property Owners' Association ( CPOA ) of Garden City is seeking candidates for Central's position of Village Trustee and Central's at-large position of Board of Education Trustee. More...

Free Taxi Rides

All Island Transportation, Delux Transportation, Luxury Transportation, McRide's Taxi, Ollie's Taxi & Airport Service, Toda La Isla and Taxi Latino are pleased to offer free local transportation on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4, 2008 More...

Art Historian To Speak

The Friends of the Adelphi University Library will hold its 13th Annual Fall Art Lecture with art historian and popular lecturer from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Elizabeth Kessler-Dimin, who will speak on "New Greek and Roman Galleries" on More...

Socially Speaking

My how time flies! I hope you can read this between answering your door bell and greeting the trick or treaters. Let us hope that it is all treats. The following week brings more treats, especially for the creative shopper. More...

Community Club News

The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead opened its 2008-09 club season with a timely program entitled: "Songs America Voted By: Campaign songs of the 19 th Century," featuring musical historian and balladeer Linda Russell. More...

Ski Club Meeting

All Welcome, Garden City Ski Club meeting Wednesday, November 4 th , 2008 at 7:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 1000 Marcus Avenue, New Hyde Park. More...

Healthy Kids: Weight Management

Winthrop-University Hospital's Parenting Today educational series will offer a free lecture, "Healthy Kids: Weight Management for Children & Teens," on Wednesday, November 5, at 7:00 PM. More...

Troop 56 Climbs To New Heights

The first weekend of October found the scouts of Garden City' Community Church's Troop 56 climbing the slopes of Harriman State Park. More...

Adult Forum

This Sunday, November 2 at 9:15 a.m., Dr. Tom Ryley will address the Adult Forum at the Garden City Community Church. Dr. Ryley will talk on the "2008 Presidential Election" Dr. More...

Family Court Judge Attends Reception

Family Court Judge Carnell Foskey attended a meet and greet cocktail reception hosted by Garden City attorney, Philip Sands, Esq. and East Meadow attorney, Patrick W. Curry, Esq. More...

Garden City Library News

News From The Children's Room

Vote for your favorite children's book! This is an opportunity for the children of Garden City to vote in an election. Let your voice be heard! Children can fill out a ballot in the Children's Room now through Tuesday, November 4th. More...

Library Friends Sponsor Free Multimedia Program

Travel photographer Doug Going will present a free multimedia program: "Nicaragua .. A La Orden!" on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 2 p.m. at the Garden City Public Library located at 60 Seventh St., Garden City, NY. More...

Library Celebrates Teen Read Week

The Garden City Library celebrated Teen Read Week from October 12th through October 18th. Since this year's theme was "Books With Bite", the Young Adult Department held the fall season's first Yak and Snack on October 14th . More...

Internet Service Outage

The Garden City Public Library will lose its Internet connection for several hours on Wednesday, November 5, due to electrical work at the Nassau Library System. More...

Holiday Open House Party Demonstration

Join Barbara Sheridan from Look Who's Cooking to learn how to plan for a holiday open house that both you and your guests will enjoy. Barbara will demonstrate how to make a variety of hot hors d'oeuvres and special desserts. More...

Dr. Risha Levinson Honored

The Board of Trustees of the Garden City Public Library recognized Risha W. Levinson, DSW for 25 years of volunteer services to Senior Connections. The Library presented Dr. More...

"The Importance Of Humor"

The Garden City Library will host the third in a series of three Senior Connections Public Forums on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 1:30 PM. Melissa Atkinson, LCSW will present the importance of humor in the later years of life. Ms. 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...

Senior Duplicate News

On Oct 27 there were 9 1/2 tables of Senior duplicate bridge in play. Results of the evening play were as follows. North-South 1. Jackie West & Estelle Fischer 2. Anthena Philippides & Lucile Tilitz 3. More...

Bird Sanctuary Halloween Fest "Spooktacular"

The Garden City Bird Sanctuary's Halloween Fest and Haunted Hike brought hundreds of folks to Garden City's community nature preserve for a "spooktacular" time. More...

Library Hosts Demonstration On eBay

Participants at the Garden City Library eBay workshop held on October 21st learned the in and outs of buying and selling on eBay, the popular online auction website. More...

AHRC Christmas Luncheon, Fashion Show Dec. 9

The Garden City AHRC annual gala Christmas luncheon and fashion show will take place on Tuesday, December 9 in the grand ballroom of the Garden City Hotel. More...

Friendship Luncheon A Success

The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead held its annual Friendship Luncheon on September 17, at the Westbury Manor. More...