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The Garden City Chapter of Children's Medical Fund is holding an auction for a NY Giants star Quarterback Eli Manning jersey. The quarterback has agreed to personalize the jersey for the winner of a silent auction at the Children's Medical Fall Brunch and Fashion Show at the Hempstead Country Club on November 13th. Bidding will start at $475. More ... This Sunday, November 9 at 9:15 a.m., Dr. Robert A. Scott will address the Adult Forum at the Garden City Community Church. Dr. Scott will talk on the "What's New at Adelphi" Dr. Robert A. Scott is the ninth president of Adelphi University since his appointment on July 2000. More ... Adelphi University is pleased to offer an array of prestige concerts and productions featuring world-renowned musicians, guest artists, faculty, and students in its 500-seat acoustically state-of-the-art concert hall, convertible dance theatre, and multipurpose black box theatre in the new Performing Arts Center (AU PAC), 1 South Avenue, Garden City. The below are ticketed events. More ... The excitement mounts as Twigs of Winthrop University Hospital Women's Auxiliary is poised to launch its signature holiday event, The 34th Annual Golden Goose Gala. This year's Candlelight House Tour Co-chairwomen, Pamela Hyer and Jennifer Miller, invite you to tour gracious Garden City homes festively decorated for the holidays on Friday, November 21st from 4 pm to 7:45 pm. More ... On Saturday, November 8, the Annual Wine Tasting and Auction to benefit Nassau Suffolk Services for Autism will be held at the Cherry Valley Club. A wide array of wines and champagnes will be offered along with hors d'oeuvres, a buffet dinner, auction and raffle prizes. Tickets may be reserved for $80 per person in advance or purchased at the door for $85 per person. The public is welcome. More ... The Western Property Owners Association (WPOA) will hold its next general meeting on Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 8 p.m. at Homestead School. The agenda includes reports from the WPOA directors and Village and School Board trustees on current topics of interest in the Village. More ... As I write this column, Election Day is two days away but as you read this it is all over and most folks are having a deep sigh of relief. Not because their candidate won, but because the campaigning is all over. More ... Why do we still read Jane Austen? Barbara Hellering will attempt to answer this question in her discussion of Austen's life and the background of her time as major influences that shaped her novels. The program will take place at the Garden City Casino at 1:30 p.m. More ... Alana Perini , Class of 2003 and Graduate of Providence College passed CPA Exam. Alana is employed by top accounting firm KPMG where she is a Financial Auditor. She currently resides in Manhattan. More ... Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lucchino of New Fairfield, CT (Linda Pastula-Lucchino formerly of Garden City) and Mr. and Mrs. William Holzapfel of Malverne, NY, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jacquelyn Michelle Holzapfel to Michael Christian Memoli, son of Ms. Patricia Memoli of New Rochelle, NY and the late Mr. Marc Memoli. More ... Garden City resident Danielle Gaudio-Lalehzar, daughter of Bob Gaudio of the music group The Four Seasons, recently produced a CD for children titled "Jersey Babys". The songs on the CD are new arrangements of the Four Seasons songs including "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" and "Walk Like A Man" which are designed to appeal to children of all ages. More ... On October 22, 1:30 p.m. artist and lecturer Lois Schnackenberg presented an excellent program on Edouard Manet, the French artist, at the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead at the Casino. Form left to right: Garden Dept. Chairman: Muriel Urban, Lecturer and artist: Lois Schnackenberg, Art Dept. More ... On Sunday, November 16, 2008, at 11 am, Dr. Jeffrey Berger, Director of Clinical Ethics at Winthrop University Hospital, will present "Ethics and the Patient." Dr. Berger has published widely on patient rights, particularly end-of-life issues with elderly people, and the protection of human research participants in medical research. More ... Private Investigation is an exciting and growing field. There is full and part time work available, including evenings and weekends. Discover the possibilities in insurance and matrimonial investigations, and "check your date" and pre-nuptial investigations. More ... On October 8th, members of the Colonel Aaron Ogden Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, took a trip to the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point. Members of the chapter enjoyed an escorted tour of the campus, as well as a lovely lunch in the Officers Club. More ... The Friends of Mercy Medical Center will hold their 72nd annual Mercy Ball on Saturday, December 6th at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. The annual gala will support the recent acquisition of new digital mammography and other state-of-the-art equipment in the hospital's Women's Imaging Center. More ... Troop 55 Eagle Scout Candidate Zach LaRose is reaching out to the Garden City community to find school supply donations for needy children of Backstretch workers at Belmont Racetrack. Through the Racetrack Ministry at Belmont, Zach's Eagle project includes finding school supplies for 200 children ages preschool to high school. More ... "Half-Irish, half-Scottish and 100% hilarious," Glasgow's Eddie Devine has emerged as one of the funniest men on the comedy scene today.He's one of an all-star cast set to entertain a traditionally humor-savvy audience in Paddy Noonan's stage spectacular, "A Musical Taste of Ireland." It will be held in Saint Anne's McCloskey Auditorium, Dartmouth St. More ... The Lutheran Church of the Resurrection at 420 Stewart Avenue will hold a boutique between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., Saturday, November 8. Items for sale include handcrafts, Christmas decorations and ornaments, jewelry, toys and games, books, white elephants, and small appliances in good working order. More ... On Sunday, November 30, at 11 am, the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island presents Dr. Austin Dacey, a philosopher who writes on the intersection of science, religion, and ethics. Dr. Dacey serves as a representative to the United Nations for the Center for Inquiry, a think tank concerned with the secular, scientific outlook. More ... The annual Saint Anne's "Sponsor a Family" program is truly a community effort to provide Thanksgiving meals to local families in need. Last year, with the help of local families, groups of neighbors, school classes and business units, we were able to provide meals for over 100 families. We hope that this support will continue this year. More ... **Sat., Nov. 15, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Scrapbooking Part 2. Registration began October 29. CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS *Tues, Nov. 11, 11:00 a.m. Family Movie, Abel's Island ADULT PROGRAMS Sunday, Nov. More ... 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. A taste of each item prepared will top off the evening, and, of course, there will be recipes to take home so that you can recreate this buffet at home. More ... Enjoy a free Doo Wop concert by "The Tribunes" with music from the 50's and 60's on Thursday, November 13 at 2 p.m. at the Garden City Public Library. Hear songs like "Sincerely" sung in perfect harmony by vocalists Mike Cuomo, Jerry Pilgrim, Roy Campbell, Les Levine and Shelly Wengrovsky. This public program is funded by The Friends of the Garden City Public Library. More ... Why does the Library host story time? Children love having stories read to them. Reading is also a great way for parents and children to spend some time together. Studies have shown that there are many important benefits to story time. Reading aloud to children helps promote language development and love of reading, which better prepares them for school. More ... Registration began Tuesday, October 7 for the Young Adult Babysitting workshop. Those who attend both sessions will be awarded a certificate of completion. Registration for the first session, First Aid/ Child Care, which was held on Tuesday, October 28, filled early the first day. An additional date is scheduled for December 17th, 3:45-5:45 PM. More ... Jack Antoneck, aged 2 1/2, cannot decide which book he would like his Mommy to buy for him at the pre-Christmas mini-book sale sponsored by The Friends of the Library. This event will take place tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition to children's books, the sale will offer beautiful coffee table books, cook books and so much more. More ... In the novel Evening by Susan Minot, sixty-five-year-old Ann Grant Lord,now in the evening of her life, reminisces about a special summer weekend some forty years earlier during which she met and lost the love of her life. More ... There will be a Regular Meeting of the Board of Library Trustees on the second Monday of November, November 10, at 7:30 p.m. More ... In the novel Evening by Susan Minot, sixty-five-year-old Ann Grant Lord,now in the evening of her life, reminisces about a special summer weekend some forty years earlier during which she met and lost the love of her life. More ... On Sunday, November 2, The Friends of the Garden City Public Library sponsored a free program "Glen Anthony: Last of the Clean Comedians" which entertained a capacity crowd. Mr. Anthony was the master of wholesome, hilarious humor and impersonator extraordinaire. More ... Janet McLaughlin of Long Beach will exhibit "Decorative Custom Quilts" in the Garden City Public Library's gallery until November 28. Visitors can see colorful machine-pieced and stitched original wall hangings. Over 20 years of hands-on experience makes this artist a master of craft. She is a member of the Long Island Quilter's Society. More ... Ofra Levin, founder of Ofra Jewels, studied jewelry design at The Fashion Institute of Technology and worked in the Diamond District in NYC. She will instruct you on making your own earrings with semi-precious stones. With the holidays right around the corner, what a thoughtful and personal gift idea!. More ... J. Randolph Colahan, Library Board Chair, introduced Margaret Cincotta, the new director of the Garden City Public Library, to the staff at a breakfast meeting held at the Library on September 25th. Gloria Weinrich, Library Board Vice Chair, John Pascal, Trustee, and Elizabeth Huschle, Trustee, also attended the reception with the Library's staff. More ... The Thursday Luncheon Group, sponsored by the Garden City Community Church, will meet on November 13 at noon. Diane, of South City Garden, will offer a flower arranging demonstration and one lucky attendee will get to take an arrangement home. More ... 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. Atkinson will discuss the many benefits of laughter as part of the healing process. More ... On Friday, November 14th at 10 a.m., parts two and three of the DVD series "Great American Music: Broadway Musicals" will be presented at the Garden City Library. Co-hosts for these delightful programs are AAUW and the Friends of the Garden City Library who cordially invite all community members to join them for what promises to be a most enjoyable morning. More ... Garden City Brownie Troop #1149 visited the offices of Center Island Chiropractic Associates in Hicksville for an educational walk-through program. The girls learned about their body's spine and nervous system, received a lesson on good posture and how the body works from the inside out. More ... The Welcoming Club of Garden City held its Newcomers Party for new members at the home of Jennifer Feingold, Membership Chair. To be included in the next Newcomers Party please contact Melissa Katinas at 750-5015. The Club hosts a night at the movies bi-monthly at the Herricks Cinema. The next one is scheduled for November 24th. Members and their friends are welcome. More ... Exercise expert Margaret Bores, who is also a breast cancer survivor, teaches best exercise practices in this free workshop for breast cancer patients and survivors, to be held on Thursday, November 6, and Thursday, November 13, from 7 pm to 8:30 at Adelphi University's Alumni House in Garden City. More ... 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 ... Please join us at the next meeting of the CPOA at the Garden City Senior Recreation Center on Golf Club Lane on Tuesday, November 11 at 8PM. Come meet our Central Trustees and the Officers and Directors of the Central Property Owners' Association and help us represent you! Be a part of the process. Garden City has a unique form of Government, "The Gentleman's Agreement. More ... On Monday, October 20th, District Attorney Kathleen Rice took a few hours from a very busy schedule to spend some quality time with an overcrowded room filled with appreciative members of the Garden City Retired Men's Club. Ms. Rice first introduced her father and two sisters. More ... The Nassau County Department of Senior Citizen Affairs will present a workshop entitled "The Crisis Driven Client: Angry and Anxious. Can They be Helped?." This program, the last in the Department's series of Gerontology Workshops 2008, will be held on Thursday, November 20 from 9:00 to 11:30 am at the Smeal Learning Center, 201 I.U. Willets Road, Albertson. More ... 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 a Senior Citizen Flu Immunization Day on Tuesday, December 9th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Garden City Senior Center on Golf Club Lane. More ... On Sunday, November 2, the Garden City Community Church Sunday School program had its annual Church School Fun-Day. Part of the morning was spent with the 6th and 7th grade students leading a Chapel Service that told the story of Noah's Ark. More ... John Cannizzo, Director of the Horticultural Society of New York's Green Team re-entry program for prisoners at Riker's Island, was the speaker at the October 29 th meeting of the Community Club at the Garden City Casino. More ... |
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