October 23, 2009 RSS feed / Community

Street Fair Weather Information

Should heavy rain cancel the Chamber’s Fall Festival Street Fair this Saturday 10/24, a recording may be heard on the Chamber telephone line (746-7724) at 9 a.m. If no recording, the Fair is on! More...

Garden City Will Be Ringing With Echoes Of Ireland

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The Office Cat

ON SATURDAY, October 24, come to the annual Haunted House for Cancer Research will take place on Oct. 24 and 25 from 3 to 9 p.m. at 92 Meadow St., Garden City. Rain or shine. More...

CPOA Seeks Candidates For Village Trustee

The Nominating Committee of the Central Property Owners’ Association ( CPOA ) of Garden City is seeking candidates for the position of Village Trustee. 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...

Town Seeks VITA Volunteers

Supervisor Kate Murray is seeking volunteers to participate in Hempstead Town’s annual VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program. More...

Seniors Duplicate Bridge Results

On October 19 there were 10 1/2 tables of Senior Duplicate Bridge in play. Results of the evening play were as follows. North - South 1. Rosemary Brown & DeDe Hirsch 2. TIE More...

Local Resident Performs Flute Program

Local resident Lana Noone recently presented a solo flute program titled “Flute Magic” at the Bethpage Library. More...

Socially Speaking

Fall is here in more than just the falling temperatures. The Annual Christmas Fairs, the Golden Goose Gala and the fall sports on all levels are being reported. Election Day is fast approaching. More...

Welcoming Club To Host Newcomer’s Party

On November 3rd, The Welcoming Club of Garden City will hold its Fall Newcomers Cocktail Party! More...

Garden City Hotel Annual Tree Lighting

The Garden City Hotel tradition of its Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony continues for a 26th year on Monday, November 30 beginning at 5:30 p.m. More...

Garden City Library News

What’s Up For Young Adults At The Library YA Movie Night

A YA Movie Night will be held on Monday, November 2 at 7PM. The movie Coraline will be shown. More...

Lights! Camera! Trivia! The Garden City Public Library

Tuesday, October 27th 1:30-3:30 PM More...

News From The Children’s Room

Birds of Prey On Saturday, October 24 at 3:00pm., the Children’s Department will present Birds of Prey, featuring animals from the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center. More...

New Fall Season Of Storytimes And Book Discussions

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Community Club Presents A Lecture

The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead is pleased to present a lecture by Mr. Marc Courtade entitled, The Ethnic Musicals: Assimilation and integration on Wednesday afternoon, November 4th at 1:30 p.m. More...

Harvest Fair November 7th

The corner of Stewart Ave. and Nassau Blvd. has been busy during October selling pumpkins and mums. More...

Halloween Organ Recital At The Cathedral Of The Incarnation

On Friday October 30th at 8 p.m., Parker Kitterman and Alistair Nelson will be presenting a recital of organ music for Halloween at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, 50 Cathedral Ave, Garden City. More...

Garden City Senior News SENIOR WALKING GROUP BEGINNING

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Coffeehouse To Feature Local Musician

Café Ablaze Christian Coffeehouse celebrates its one-year anniversary with an evening of outstanding entertainment and abundant delectable refreshments, Saturday, Nov. 21. More...

Community Club Friendship Luncheon

The Friendship Luncheon held by the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead at the Cherry Valley Club on Tuesday, September 22nd was a smashing success. More...

Women On The Fast Track Meeting

On November 2, from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm, Women on the Fast Track (WOTFT), a Long Island - based organization for business and professional women, will hold their Nassau County Chapter 1 meeting. More...

HOLA Celebrates Its Latin Heritage

On Friday, September 25, HOLA of Garden City members enjoyed an evening of tapas, paella and Latin music at Novita restaurant. Members toasted to HOLA’s 6th year as a social and charitable organization that celebrates it Latin heritage. More...

Sue Chase Harmon To Speak On Egyptian Art

The Friends of the Adelphi University Library is set to host its 14th Annual Fall Art Lecture with Sue Chase Harmon of the Brooklyn Museum of Art speaking on “Art for Eternity: Masterworks from Ancient Egypt.” The event will take p More...

Town Of Hempstead Car Show

Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray congratulates (left to right) 1st place finalist Charles Aniano of Oceanside, 2nd place finalist Joseph Ferrara of Garden City and 3rd place finalists Rick Berotti of Island Park at the 2009 Town of Hempst More...

Local Artists Exhibit At Historical Society

The Garden City Historical Society will hold its Fourth Annual Professional Art Show, Saturday and Sunday, November 7-8 and 14-15, at The Garden City Historical Society Museum, 109 Eleventh Street, noon to 3 p.m. More...

Golf Outing Raises $70,000 For Women’s Imaging Center

Drizzle turning to sunshine, combined with a large turnout, and the generosity of donors and participants enabled The Friends of Mercy Medical Center to raise more than $70,000 at their 28th Annual Golf Classic. More...

Rappelling For Charity

Christopher Mimnaugh of Garden City, an account executive at Lane Office, 100 others donned helmets, harnesses and gloves and rappelled down 600 Old Country Road in Long Island, New York on Tuesday. More...

Stockings From Santa Annual Drive

Last year with your tremendous support and outpouring of generosity we sent over 1,000 Holiday Stockings to our Troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. This holiday season we are aiming to match that. More...

Estates Board Recommends Favorable Vote In the School Bond

The Estates POA held is regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, October 14, 2009. More...

Local Merchants Step Up Efforts To Entice Shoppers By Stephanie Petrellese

Did you take advantage of the deals offered during Restaurant Week, which ended yesterday? Do you plan to attend tomorrow’s 30th Annual Fall Festival Street Fair? More...

CMF Hosts Bingo Night For Kids

The Children’s Medical Fund of New York (CMF) will be hosting Bingo Night on Friday, November 13, 2009 at 7:00-8:30 pm at the Lutheran Church located at 420 Stewart Avenue. The cost is $10.00 per child. More...

Home Hazard Inspection Importance

How many times have you left the house in the morning and wondered, “Did I turn off the stove?” With our busy lives, the safety of our homes and families are sometimes relegated to the back of our minds - an afterthought as we hop More...

Bird Sanctuary Halloween Fest Rescheduled

The weather forecast for the weekend of Oct 17/18 was miserable and there was even snow in NJ and upstate NY on Oct 16. More...

Free Legal Consultation On Foreclosure

Home foreclosure filings in Nassau County continue to be among the highest in New York State. More...

Harbor Pilot Addresses GC Retired Men’s Club

On Monday, September 21st, the Garden City Retired Men’s Club was privileged to have as a guest speaker Capt. Richard Roche, a Harbor Pilot and member of the United New York Sandy Hook Pilots Association. Capt. More...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Assemblyman Thomas McKevitt (R,C,I - East Meadow) has joined with the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program in their October breast cancer awareness campaign to urge women to get mammograms. More...

Chekhov Comedies Presented in Garden City

Two one act comedies by Anton Chekhov — “The Boor” and “The Marriage Proposal” - will be presented at The Ethical Humanist Society of Long island on November 7th and 14th at 8 pm, and November 8th and 15th at 2:30 More...

Community Club Exhibit At Library

The Community Club of Garden City & Hempstead, Inc. will showcase an exhibit celebrating their 90th Birthday at the Garden City Public Library from November 1-29, 2009. More...

Tri-Town Auxiliary Holiday Dinner Dance

Tri-Town Auxiliary of United Cerebral Palsy invites you to attend its Holiday Dinner Dance on Sunday, December 6, 3-7 p.m. at the Stewart Manor Country Club, 51 Salisbury Ave. Stewart Manor, NY 11530. More...

Halloween Festival Rescheduled

The Halloween Festival and Haunted Hike scheduled to take place on October 17, 2009 has been canceled due to the anticipated bad weather. More...

AARP Driver Safety Course The Garden City Public Library

Tuesday, November 17th, 9:30 - 4:30 More...

Friends Of Library Book Discussion

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 10AM More...

Library Friends’ Prepare For Book Sale

The Friends of the Garden City Public Library are preparing for their fabulous “Book Sale”on Saturday, November 14 from 9:00am-4:00pm with all proceeds to benefit the library. More...

Holiday Dinner: Entertaining With Ease The Garden City Public Library

Monday Evening, November 16th, 7:00 - 9:00 PM More...

Resurrection Christmas Fair Opens Cookie Shop

Among the vast array of gifts, treasures, and baked goods, the Christmas Fair at Resurrection Lutheran Church will feature a new Homemade Cookie Shop. More...

Pumpkin Patch At Church

Pumpkins grown in New Mexico by Navaho Native Americans are available to purchase through October 31st. More...

Catholic Daughters Annual Card Party

Catholic Daughters of the American Court St. Anne #1077 will hold its annual Autumn Card Party on Friday evening, November 13th at 7:00 p.m. at St. Anne’s School (located on Dartmouth Street off New Hyde Park Road). More...

Ashley Merryman Visits Garden City

The Garden City PTA would like to invite the entire community to come out on Tuesday Oct 27th to hear current NY Times bestselling author Ashley Merryman of NurtureShock..New Thinking about Children speak at 7:30pm in the GC High School Audito More...

CPOA Launches Jr. Ambassador Program

At its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 13, the CPOA Officers and Board of Directors were honored to have two Garden City High School students in attendance as part of a pilot program entitled the Jr. Ambassador Program. More...

Friends Of The Library Book Discussion

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 10 AM More...

Community Club Celebrates 90 Years

The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead has just celebrated its 90th year. Its cultural, social and philanthropic programs are well attended and our active members insure continued successful activities. More...

Artwork On Display At Adelphi

Adelphi University is pleased to host an exhibition featuring drawings and paintings by Justin Canha, from October 25 to October 30 in the Ruth S. Harley University Center Gallery, 1 South Avenue, Garden City. More...

Adelphi Celebrates 100th Anniversary Of The Ballets Russes

Adelphi University is proud to join the worldwide centennial celebration of the debut of Serge Diaghilev’s revolutionary company the Ballets Russes. More...

Spirited Thanks For Spirit Day

On Saturday, September 19th, many throughout the community gathered at St. Anne’s Parish, for the annual Spirit Day. The late-summer weather was near perfect, and a good time was had by all. More...

Nearly New Shop Adds Saturday Hours

The Nearly New Shop is changing its hours to make shopping more convenient for customers and donators. The shop will still be open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More...

Local Young Lady Competes For Miss Jr. Teen Long Island Title

Melisa Alessi of Garden City South was recently selected to participate in Nationals’ 2009 Miss Jr. Teen Long Island pageant competition that will take place on October 31, 2009. More...

Suzie Alvey Exhibits “Faces & Places”

Garden City’s talented artist Suzie Alvey will exhibit a solo show “Faces & Places” in the gallery at the Garden City Public Library from November 1-29, 2009. More...