November 6, 2009 RSS feed / Community

Christmas Fair Opens This Saturday at Resurrection Church

Lutheran Church of the Resurrection extends an open invitation to its Christmas Fair, Saturday, November 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Browse through beautiful handmade Christmas decorations and ornaments. More...

AG’s Office Discussion On Home Contractors

On Sunday, November 15, at 11:00 AM a representative from Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s Office will speak to Ethical Humanist Society about home improvement fraud as part of Attorney General Cuomo’s statewide Consumer Awareness I More...

Welcoming Club Movie Night

Ladies, If you are craving a fun night out with friends and neighbors before the Holiday rush begins, it’s not too late to get your checks in for the Welcoming Club of Garden City’s Mystery Movie Night on Wednesday, November 18th a More...

Creative Cups: An Art Book That Hits Home

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GCTA/PTA Annual Blood Drive

• One pint of blood can save three lives • Every 2 seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood, • Each day, more than 38,000 blood donations are needed. More...

Garden City Recognized For Excellence In Communications

Garden City has been recognized for outstanding achievement in educational communications by the New York School Public Relations Association (NYSPRA). More...

Sen. Hannon Collecting Food Donations

As the Mary Brennan INN and Island Harvest charities begin to prepare for this Thanksgiving season, Senator Kemp Hannon (6th District) asks for everyone to please help our community by donating non-perishable food items this week. More...

DAR Member Honored For Service

The Colonel Aaron Ogden Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, was thrilled to have chapter member Mary Poole recognized for her past military service at the recently held 113th New York State NSDAR Conference. More...

Historical Society’s Upcoming Book Signing and Art Exhibit

The Garden City Historical Society invites residents to a free lecture and book signing by Alister McReynolds for his new book, Legacy: The Scots Irish in America, on Wednesday, November 18, 7 p.m. More...

Children Raise Funds For Cancer Research

The Children Ethics Program of the Ethical Humanist Society recently raised $692 for breast cancer research as part of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. More...

Garden City Public Library Calendar of Events CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS

* *Thur., Nov. 12 5:30 p.m. Page Turners 5th Grade Book Discussion More...

“A History Of Impressionism”

This marvelous DVD series continues at 1:30 p.m. More...

Friends Of Library Book Discussion

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

Stroke Prevention Program

The Garden City Public Library Tuesday, November 10th at 2 PM More...

What’s Up For Young Adults Tweens and Teens Movie Night

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

Psychic “Tell it” Show

Monday, November 9th 7:00 pm The Garden City Public Library More...

“Headaches & Migraines: Don’t Let Your Child Suffer”

Children and adolescents can experience headaches that disrupt their daily activities and affect their quality of life. However, there are treatment options that can help. More...

“The New Face Of Lung Cancer: Personalized Medicine”

Winthrop-University Hospital’s Advances in Cancer Care educational series will offer a free program, “The New Face of Lung Cancer: Personalized Medicine,” on Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at 7:00 PM. More...

Kids B-I-N-G-O

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...

Community Club Welcomes New Members

The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead hosted some of their new members at a luncheon preceding the Music Department’s Program on Tuesday, October 13 th at the Garden City Casino. More...

Promoted To Detective-Investigator

Sarah A. Mathers , GCHS ‘98, Quinnipiac University ‘02 was promoted to the rank of Detective-Investigator in the New York City Police Department. Detective Mathers is currently assigned to the Special Victims Squad in Brooklyn. More...

Estates Nominating Committee Seeks Candidates

The Nominating Committee of Garden City Estates announces that it is seeking residents of Garden City Estates who are interested in being interviewed for Trustee positions. More...

CPOA Announces Open Meeting

The Central Property Owners’ Association is pleased to announce that at their Directors’ Meeting at 8:00 PM on Tuesday, November 10th, the fledgling CPOA website will be unleashed for all to see! More...

Evening Walking Tour Of Historical Homes

The Garden City Historical Society is presenting an Evening Walking Tour of Historical Homes. This exciting event will take place on Thursday, December 3rd at 7pm, candlelight time. More...

Halloween Candy For The Troops

Dr. Nancy Tobin and staff with over 250 pounds of candy which they collected in their first annual Halloween Candy Buyback. More...

Celebrations Brass Concert

Celebrations Brass presents “Fanfares and Flourishes” Festive music for two trumpets, flute and organ on Sunday, November 15, 4:30 p.m. $10; $8 seniors; $5 students. More...

The Office Cat

THE GREAT FAMINE in Ireland in the 1840’s is also the subject of the speaker, Peter Duffy, at the Irish Cultural Society meeting on November 10 at 8 p.m., in the GC Public Library, 60 Seventh Street, across from the GC Hotel... More...

Upcoming Events For UPCN

The United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County is planning the following upcoming events: More...

Hannon Denounces MTA Tax

Long Islanders continued to take a pounding from Albany this week as businesses, charities, private schools and even our local governments scrambled to gather the necessary funds to pay their first installment of the MTA Payroll Tax, which was More...

Tri Town Auxiliary Holiday Dinner Dance

Are you looking for a festive event to kick off the holiday season? Look no further! The Tri town Auxiliary of United Cerebral Palsy is holding a Holiday Dinner Dance. More...

Socially Speaking

The big question around town last week was: Was that Indian Summer or not? Yes, it got very warm but the criteria for Indian Summer is that you must first have a hard frost before you get the warm weather and that can last for a day or a week. 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 Festivities At Cathedral

The Youth Groups of the Cathedral of the Incarnation, under the leadership of Deacon Connie Lorenz, Director of Christian Formation, treated younger parishioners and their guests to a fun-filled Halloween celebration from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. More...

Garden City Library News

News From The Children’s Room

Chocolate Workshops for Children in Grades K - 5 More...

“Faces & Places” Reception

Suzie Alvey will be available with a “Meet-the-Artist” Reception this Sunday, Nov. 8th at the Garden City Public Library. The public is invited to this free event. More...

Library Board To Meet

There will be a Regular Meeting of the Board of Library Trustees on the second Monday of November, November 9 at 7:30 p.m. More...

Movie Buffs Enjoy Lights, Camera, Trivia at the Library

Long Island film maven Richard Knox provided two hours of fun filled nostalgia at the Lights, Camera, Trivia program held at the Garden City Public Library on Tuesday, October 27th. More...

Hand Painted Holiday Mugs

Wednesday, December 2nd At 6:30pm Garden City Public Library More...

Holiday Dinner: Entertaining With Ease

The Garden City Public Library Monday Evening, November 16th 7:00 - 9:00 PM More...

Lunch Bag Book Talk

Sebastian Barry’s The Secret Scripture Tuesday, December 1st at 12:00 PM More...

Garden City Senior News

SENIOR TRIP TO NORMAN ROCKWELL EXHIBIT AND LUNCH

On Wednesday, November 18 the Recreation Department will take a trip to the Nassau County Museum of Art to see the Norman Rockwell Exhibit. 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...

Institute “Clowns Around” & Raises Funds

In the spirit of Halloween, staff members, faculty and students at the Sanford-Brown Institute in Garden City dressed up in clown costumes, complete with face paint and accessories, and raised over $500 for The Ronald McDonald House of Long Is More...

AAUW’s Evening With Adelphi

An evening with Adelphi was enjoyed by members of the Garden City Branch of AAUW (American Association of University Women) at their monthly meeting November 2nd. More...