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Schmutz To Discuss Stroll Garden Former village resident Mary Schmutz, garden manager of the John P. Humes Japanese Stroll Garden in Millbrook, NY, will be AAUW's guest speaker at the Garden City Library on Monday, February 4 at 7:30 p.m. All are most welcome to hear Ms. Schmutz discuss her work and the educational o... More ... See Curtains On Broadway Come along and see Curtains on Broadway with the Adult Education office of the Garden City Schools. We are going to the matinee performance on Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 (Presidents' Week). The star of the show, David Hyde Pierce won the 2007 Tony Award for best actor in a mu... More ... Louvre "Tour" Concludes February 8th Members of AAUW and the community will gather at the Garden City Library at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 8 for the final session of The Teaching Company's series on Louvre. Professor Richard Brettell of the University of Texas will discuss "Jacques-Louis David and His School" and "Delacr... More ...
Please join us as we host our annual Spring Card Party at the Garden City Casino on Monday, March 17. The Garden City Chapter of Children's Medical Fund will be holding the event on St. Patrick's Day this year, so don't forget to wear something green as you try your luck at bridge. Boutique s... More ...
Christ Episcopal Church in Garden City was busy all year and especially the last months of 2007. The Garden Manor Nursery School is underway with its new school year as is the church Sunday School. There was a Fall Feste Dinner and the very popular Harvest Fair. Advent and Christmas brought s... More ...
The Community Church Bridge Club had their annual Christmas party on Dec. 11 at the church. Members exchanged gifts after enjoying a buffet. More ...
Business and shop openings continue to flourish within Garden City's commercial districts, bringing with them new vitality and energy to the Village. The Chamber recently held welcoming celebrations for five new member businesses. More ...
Veterans at the Northport VA Medical Center now have an extensive media collection thanks to Garden City resident Joseph Cipriani. Cipirani recently delivered the results of his Eagle Scout project, "Media Drive for Our Veterans" to the medical facility. He collected DVDs, DVD players, ... More ... Annual PTA Dinner The annual PTA Dinner will be held on April 10, 2008 at 6:30 PM at the Inn at New Hyde Park, on Jericho Turnpike, in New Hyde Park. The PTA Dinner Committee will be selling grand raffle tickets and admission tickets in advance of the event. The cost of admission will be $60.00. Tickets wil... More ... Board Of Education Meeting Dates The Garden City School Board of Education will meet for regular work session and a budget work session on Monday, February 11, in the Garden City High School Library at 8:15 p.m. Instructional components of the budget will be presented. More ... Adelphi Orchestra To Perform At Cathedral The Adelphi University Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Music Department Chair Christopher Lyndon-Gee, will perform a variety of operatic scenes on Friday, February 29, 2008, at 8:00 p.m., in the Cathedral of the Incarnation, 50 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530. More ... Holocaust Scholar To Discuss Anne Frank Documents Noted Holocaust scholar David Engel, Ph.D., will discuss newly discovered documents, including letters by Anne Frank's father Ottowhich reveal a new chapter in the Frank family's story-at Adelphi University. His lecture, "The Frank Family Between Holland and America," will be delivered on Mon... More ...
Tradition, honor, and excellence: three values that are embodied by St. Joseph's Troop 243, which is celebrating its 65th year of scouting. On January 6 of this year, the troop sponsored its annual Pancake Breakfast fund raiser. More ...
On Saturday, January 26 the Shelter Rock District of the Boy Scouts of America conducted its annual Klondike Derby. A team formed from the graduating Weblos II cub scouts from two separate Garden City Packs took second place in the competition. Eighteen Weblos teams from around Nassau Count... More ...
On Tuesday, December 11, following their December meeting at the Garden City Casino, board members of the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead, Inc., adjourned to the Garden City Country Club for their annual Christmas luncheon. More ...
Internationally-known Long Island Plastic Surgical Group (LIPSG) physician, Dr. Kaveh Alizadeh, MD, FACS will be a featured expert in an upcoming Discovery Health Channel special on the topic of age management and beauty. Recently best-selling author and renowned heart surgeon, Dr. Meh... More ...
Congratulations to Boy Scouts of Troop 56! The team of five boys came in 3rd place out of 55 Patrols that competed in the Klondike Derby at the Muttontown Preserve on January 28, 2008. More ... CPOA Meeting On February 12 Join us at the next meeting of the CPOA on February 12 at 8PM at the Garden City Senior Recreation Center on Golf Club Lane.Our guest speaker is Bernard Marson, Architect for the St. Paul's Proposal submitted by Eskar International Ltd. Please be advised that this proposal was rejected by th... More ...
On Monday, February 11, The Irish American Society will hold a Creative Writing and Book Club, at The Irish American Society, 297 Willis Avenue, Mineola, and on the second Monday of each month from noon to 2 p.m. Refreshments will be served at each session. Administrators Hazel Chrobet from County ... More ... Update: Bone Marrow Testing As reported last week, the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. Paul in conjunction with AHEPA and the New York Blood Center sponsored two bone marrow testing drives for Michaella Tzakas, a four year old Franklin Square resident with M.D.S. leukemia. Thanks to your support, the response to the dr... More ...
Members and friends of the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection began a year of celebration commemorating the 60th anniversary of the church recently. The weekend services included sermon messages from Pastor Emeritus, Rev. William Meyer, festive music with tympani, trumpets, the hand bell and... More ...
Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Billanti of Garden City are delighted to announce the engagement of their daughter, Gabriela, to Goh H. Nishiyama, son of Mr. & Mrs Terumi Nishiyama, of Oradell, NJ. Gaby graduated from The Waldorf School of Garden City, and attended Skidmore College. More ... Casino Valentines Bridge The GC Casino Saturday night dinner and bridge was played out in a room of Valentine red ! And some of the guests were dressed to match with highlights of red, pink and white. It made for a very pretty sight indeed. The winners of party bridge were Fran Deangelo and Richard Bankosky. The w... More ... Scholarship Bridge And Luncheon Catholic Daughters of the Americas - Court St. Anne #1077 will hold its annual Mid Winter Scholarship Bridge and Luncheon on Thursday, February 21st at 12:00 noon in the McCloskey Auditorium of St. Anne's Church on Dartmouth Street, Garden City. More ...
Something strange has been going on with a local resident's phone number. Two weeks ago, the resident got two phone calls to inquire about where and how to apply for a variance in the Village of Garden City. Upon being told that this was not Village Hall, the called phone number was chec... More ...
(Photo by Brett Matthews) Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Krener of Garden City and Palm Beach, FL are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Cristina Mary to Peter Steven Salata on October 6, 2007. The wedding consisted of a Nuptial Mass at the Church of St. Joseph in Garden City followed by a reception at ... More ... DAR Sponsors Display Case February is American History Month, and the Colonel Aaron Ogden Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, is pleased to be sponsoring the display cases in the Garden City Public Library in celebration of the event. The focus of this month's display is "Spies of th... More ...
Garden City resident Patty Knap will serve as one of the moderators of "The Healthy Respect Program." The American Family Association's weekly public access cable television show will be aired on Cablevision's Channel 20 on Tuesday, February 12 from 8 to 9 p.m. It will also be re-aired... More ...
Local officials attended the Martin Luther King Jr. parade from January 21, 2008. Attendees included: Trustee Don Ryan, Village of Hempstead; Mayor Wayne J. Hall, Sr., Village of Hempstead; Mayor Peter A. Bee, Village of Garden City; Reverend Dr. Philip E. Elliott, Grand Marshal; Deputy Mayor Henry ... More ... K of C Free-Throw Championship The opening round of the 2008 K of C Free-Throw Championship in McCloskey Auditorium on Super Bowl Sunday, August 3, was topped by the sizzling 13 foul scores out of 15 attempts attained by Matthew Kelly in the 11-year old boys competition, "Jay" Lynch. Msgr. John's Knghts Event Director,... More ... Book Selected For Program Local resident Lana Noone's book, "Global Mom: Notes From a Pioneer Adoptive Family", by Lana Noone, with Byron, Jennie and Jason Noone, has been selected for the Children's Home Society, Minneapolis, Minnesota Adoptive Parents Study Group Program, scheduled for February 13th. More ... Lunch And Learn Series At Cathedral The popular Lunch and Learn Series sponsored by the Cathedral of the Incarnation continues this coming Tuesday, February 12th at 12 noon in the Faith Formation Room of the Cathedral House at 50 Cathedral Avenue. More ... Adelphi University To Present "The Rimers Of Eldritch" Adelphi University is pleased to present Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Lanford Wilson's The Rimers of Eldritch, directed by Professor and Department of Performing Arts Chair Nicholas Petron, from February 19 through February 24, 2008. All productions will be held at the Herricks Community... More ... Wed Or Renew Your Vows On Valentine's Day Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray and Town Clerk Mark Bonilla are inviting couples to wed or renew their vows on the most romantic day of the year, Valentine's Day. "I am encouraging couples who are planning their nuptials to schedule their ceremony for February 14th," said Murray. More ...
The Garden City Historical Society, located at 109 11 th Street, has established the A.T. Stewart Exchange, a consignment shop. Items are accepted on consignment or donation. The Exchange is entirely run by volunteers who are enjoying this new venture. Open: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fri... More ... Friends Of Music Showcase What parent would pass up the opportunity to bolster their child's musical self-confidence by performing in front of an entirely friendly group of music lovers? More ... "The Frontier Of Truth" The Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island welcomes Tony Hileman, Leader of the New York Society for Ethical Culture, on February 24, at 11:00 a.m. Mr. Hileman will be presenting a talk entitle "The Frontier of Truth," discussing how our vision of truth enables us to deepen our spiritual and... More ...
Robert Hoyt Block, Ph.D, was the speaker at the January 16th meeting of the Community Club at the Garden City Casino. Professor Block outlined 10 dramatic changes in the past 60 years that have altered the entire fabric of American life. For example, in 1945 the "average" woman married... More ...
Christ Episcopal Church in Garden City was especially active the last months of 2007. The Garden City Nursery School had begun its new school year as did Sunday School. The Fall Festivities Dinner brought friends and neighbors together and the popular Harvest Fair drew shoppers, bargain lover... More ...
The third graders at St. Joseph School were treated to a puppet show and question and answer session by the LI Epilepsy foundation. The foundation is a not-for-profit organization that offers counseling, day programs and residences for those afflicted with epilepsy and educational resources f... More ... Irish Society Writing Contest The Irish Cultural Society announces its annual writing contest for students in the 9 th through 12 th grades in the Nassau County High Schools. More ... Free Income Tax Preparation Service Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray announced that the town's annual Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program is set to enter its 33rd year. The VITA Program is sponsored by Hempstead Town's Department of Senior Enrichment, under the auspices of the Internal Revenue Service. More ...
New York State Senator Kemp Hannon (R-6th S.D.) was recently honored by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County, with the 2007 "Friend" Recognition award for Senator Hannon's dedicated support of health initiative pro-grams. Pictured, from left, are Senator Hannon, Chair of the Senate Health ... More ... Garden City Senior News SENIOR TRIP TO CRADLE OF AVIATION MUSEUM The Recreation Department is planning a trip on February 27th to the fascinating Cradle of Aviation Museum. The Recreation bus will take us to lunch at Tin Alley Grill for lunch and then we will head to the museum for the afternoon. The cost of this trip will be $20. Space is limited and... More ... GC 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. The organization is non-sectarian and non-political. More ...
What's Up For Young Adults At The Library YAK & SNACK Joan Bauer, popular young adult author of humorous fiction, has a hit with Thwonk, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. This is the story of A. J., an aspiring photographer who has a personal cupid. What wish should she have granted? What would you wish for? Be careful... More ... |
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