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Fr. Gabriel Muteru and the Board Members of the St. John’s Kenyan Children’s Foundation have the pleasure to invite everyone to attend their annual Fundraiser, a Wine Tasting Reception, to be held on Saturday, March 27, at 8pm, at Kellenberg Memorial High School, located at 1400 Glenn Curtiss Blvd., in Uniondale. More ... Winthrop-University Hospital’s Clinical Trials Center and Jonathan S. Ilowite, MD, Associate Chairman of Clinical Trials at Winthrop’s Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, are seeking volunteers who have been diagnosed with bronchiectasis for a clinical research study of an investigational product. More ... Looking for an educational internship to gain real experience for your resume? Then you should intern at the office of New York State Senator Kemp Hannon, conveniently located in Garden City. More ... Saint Anne’s Church in Garden City is offering a Defensive Driving Course thru the Knights of Columbus. You can save up to 10% on your collision liability rates for three full years and up to four points off your driving record. This course will be held on More ... ON FRIDAY JANUARY 22, come to the meeting and demonstration by a guest artist. It meets on the fourth Friday of each month at the New Hyde Park Senior Recreation Center, Clinton G. Martin Park, Marcus Ave. and NHP Rd., NHP (near Union Tpke.) at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited. Refreshments served. Call 437-0919. Nonmembers $2. More ... On Sunday, February 7, from 11 am to 2 pm, the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island in Garden City is celebrating science in conjunction with Darwin’s birthday. More ... Garden City Community Coalition (formerly known as Garden City Community Council on Substance Abuse & Violence Prevention) will present a program: “How Can We Help Our Children Make Healthy Choices?” on Tuesday, February 2 at 7:30pm. More ... 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 ... The Second Annual Winterfest Celebration at the Garden City Bird Sanctuary brought a good number of neighbors and friends to the community nature preserve on Saturday January 10. More ... Things have calmed down and the temperatures have gone up to the 40’s and it feels like a heat wave. It’s a time for contemplation and I have been getting questions. More ... The Cathedral of the Incarnation’s Book Club has selected Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana by Anne Rice for discussion at its next meeting. This book images the “lost” young adulthood of Jesus offering wise and haunting speculation where the Bible is silent. More ... Savory tea sandwiches, scones served with clotted cream and jam, fourteen kinds of homemade cookies, and chocolate covered strawberries will accompany a warm cup of tea at the Annual Victorian Tea held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau on Saturday, January 23rd at 2:00 p.m. More ... Walter McKenna, right, President of the Eastern Property Owners’ Association, congratulates Bob Orosz of Garden City on his recent appointment by County Executive Edward Mangano to a team assigned to help fix Nassau County’s high property tax assessments. More ... The Garden City PTA and Assistant Superintendent Mr. Fino Celano, are pleased to provide an Interview Training Workshop for any parent interested in serving on a school district interview committee. Interview committees represent the initial phase of the district’s hiring process for teachers and administrators. More ... Adelphi University is pleased to welcome Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, best-selling authors of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, a thought-provoking and profoundly inspiring book that revealed the cruel reality faced by women who experience violence and oppression from around the world, such as sex trafficking and mass rape. More ... Adelphi University welcomes back the Jupiter String Quartet for its second prestige concert this season as Adelphi’s Ensemble-in-Residence. The group, hailed as “one of the strongest young string quartets in the country* by the New York Sun, will perform on Friday, February 5, at 7:30 p.m. More ... Cadette Girl Scout Troop 1110 and friends participated in a Candlelight Yoga Session at Kathy Nolan’s Yoga Studio. The session fit in perfectly with the Girl Scout “Breathe” Journey that the girls are working on, which focuses on awareness of the things in the air around us. More ... The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead cordially invites all members and their guests to attend a lecture by Dr. Julie Wosk on “Alluring Androids and Robots” in Film, Photography and Art” on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. at the Garden City Casino. More ... For women of all ages - Winthrop-University Hospital’s Institute for Heart Care will hold a free program, “Heart Disease: An Equal Opportunity Killer,” on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 7:00 PM. The event will be held at Winthrop’s Community Outreach Center, 101 Mineola Boulevard, at the corner of Second Street in Mineola. More ... AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, a leading innovator in life insurance and retirement savings products, announced four new executive appointments. More ... The Department of Pediatrics at Winthrop-University Hospital is pleased to announce the 13th Annual Night at the Opera to benefit the Hospital’s Child Life Program. The event will take place on Thursday evening March 11 at The Garden City Hotel on Seventh Street in Garden City. More ... The Garden City Welcoming Club Bowling League had their annual Christmas Luncheon at Pompei in West Hempstead. The League meets Wednesday mornings at 9:30 at the Herrill Lanes. All Welcoming Club members are invited. There are always openings, and you are invited to come and just pace if you can’t commit to a full season. More ... On Sunday, January 31st, Garden City Nursery School — with a grant from Target - will be presenting Peter Pan: Peter and Wendy. Open to the community, Peter Pan will be performed by The Yates Theatre Company at Hofstra University’s Monroe Theater. This intimate theater has stadium seating which allows everyone an excellent view of the stage. More ... Tri-town Auxiliary of UCPN cordially invites you to attend its 6th annual Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice Luncheon for the benefit of United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Inc. The luncheon will be held on Sunday, March 21st from 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm at Verdi’s of Westbury, 680 Old Country Road, Westbury. More ... On Friday, December 18, 2009 Joan Afflerbach, Chairman of the Community Service Department of the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead, accompanied by Board members Regina Dowling and Patricia Sheehan, visited the offices of the Interfaith Nutrition Network in Hempstead, and presented Jean Kelly, Executive Director of the INN, with a donation from the Community Clu More ... The Cathedral of the Incarnation is sponsoring a Service/Volunteer Day for Habitat for Humanity on Saturday, January 30. Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit ecumenical Christian organization that enables low-income people to own affordable, livable housing. There are all kinds of jobs for volunteers of all ages. More ... On Tuesday, February 2 The Nearly New Shop of the Cathedral of the Incarnation will begin its annual half price sale. The first week of the sale blazers, slacks and blouses will all be half the usual inexpensive price. Then beginning February 9th, everything in the shop will be half price. More ... Mercy Medical Center, whose Weight-Loss Surgery Program is ranked highest in the Metropolitan Area 2009/2010 by the HealthGrades(r) national hospital rating company, will be conducting facilitated weight-management support programs this spring for overweight and obese adults and adolescents, and for post bariatric surgery patients. More ... Adelphi University is pleased to host an exhibition featuring three-dimensional paintings by renowned Long Island artist More ... Are you looking for a way to strengthen your body or possibly get some flexibility back? Then it is time to visit the Recreation Department’s Senior Exercise Program at St. Paul’s Senior Center. 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 re creational activities for the retired male senior citizens of the Garden City Community. The organization is non-sectarian and non-political. More ... The Thursday Luncheon Group, sponsored by the Garden City Community Church, has begun a new year of programs and fellowship for Garden City senior citizens. They meet in the church parlor at noon on the second and fourth Thursday of the month. More ... On Jan 18 there were 8 tables of Monday night Seniors duplicate bridge in play. Results of the evening play were as follows. North - South 1. Grace Kelly & Carol Anderson 2. John & Athena Philippides More ... Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray and WKJY’s Steve and Maria are inviting couples to wed on the most romantic day of the year, Valentine’s Day. In addition, the Supervisor welcomes married couples to renew their vows on cupid’s special day. Newlyweds will enjoy a beautiful ceremony in the town’s historic courtroom and a special reception. More ... Jo-Ann Tiranno of Passionate Palate will present a workshop in Chinese cookery on Saturday, January 23rd from 3 - 4 PM. (Please note the change in time.) The group will explore the flavors of Asian Cooking in time for the Chinese New Year. Registration began Saturday, January 9th and is limited to 20 YAs. More ... Gus Swainson registered for the first time this winter for the Garden City Public Library’s “Cozy Up With a Good Book” Adult Winter Reading Club. He is pictured at the reference desk with his “Cozy Up” registration gift. Registration for the Library’s Fourth Annual Adult Winter Reading Club is ongoing but must be done in person. More ... Beginning in late January, all Library notices will be delivered via email to patrons whose records contain an email address. Library notices include reserve pickup notices, overdue notices, bill notices, and courtesy notices. Since notices are time-sensitive, the Garden City Public Library recommends that you check your email frequently. More ... Treasure Time for Twos is an exciting interactive program for two year olds to attend with an adult who is special to them (i.e. Mom, Dad, Grandparent, Caregiver). More ... Due to the overwhelming popularity of the Book Club in a Bag program, the Garden City Public Library has added an additional nine titles, bringing the total to 26 titles, for Book Clubs to choose for discussion. More ... Beginning February 1st, 2010, the Garden City Public Library will participate in the Nassau Digital Doorway, which provides a collection of downloadable media. More ... Teens throughout New York State have the opportunity to participate in honoring their favorite books. The Teen 3 Apples Book Award, a true Teen’s Choice Award, has been developed to encourage the joy of reading for pleasure. More ... January 23rd Couples Party Summer in the Winter Party January 25th Mystery Movie Night February 8th More ... On behalf of the Jay’s World Childhood Cancer Foundation Inc., Executive Director Ralph Napolitano recently made a $10,000 donation to the Cancer Center for Kids (CCFK) at Winthrop-University Hospital in support of the Center’s mission to provide patients with hope and healing. More ... Just prior to last month’s holiday break, John Mezzo presented a workshop at Garden City High School in Theater Games for Actors to Laura Rebecca’s theater arts classes. Mr. Mezzo has been a regular visitor to the theater arts classes for the last several years, presenting Acting and Improvisation. More ... The Music Academy of Garden City is proud to announce that Annie Walsh is Musician of the Month for January 2010. Annie is a 7th grade student at Garden City Middle School and has been studying voice at the Music Academy for 1 1¼2 years. Annie is currently working on pieces from the play Wicked with her teacher, Molly Mustonen. More ... Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP is pleased to announce that Garden City resident E. George Teixeira, CPA, has joined the firm as a tax partner in its Financial Services Group as of Dec. 1, 2009. More ... The Tri town Auxiliary of UCPN held their first Holiday Dinner Dance on December 6, 2009. The event was held at the Stewart Manor Country Club (SMCC) which was beautifully decorated with seasonal wreaths and Christmas trees. Tri-town Board member Janet Murray designed and put together the centerpieces. More ... |
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