Community Club Play Reviews



At the annual Play Reviews Program of the Community Club held Wednesday March 16 th – it would be fair to say not much from the Broadway scene was excluded. Moderator Bea Mercadante gave an overview, noting that musicals are still a huge money-maker. That is – unless it fails as large. What’s playing? The panelists – Joan Afflerback – […]

Choral Society At Cathedral



In concert with orchestra and organ, on Sunday, April 17, at 4 p.m. the Long Island Choral Society will perform Johan Sebastian Bach’s great Mass in B Minor at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City. This work has been deemed by many musical scholars to be the worthiest musical interpretation of the Mass ever created. The continuing vitality […]

Tell Me Why…

Changing Demographics

Tell Me Why… Changing Demographics By John Ellis KordesVillage Historian Q: I had always thought of Garden City as a Protestant community but having lived here for 10 years I see it is more Catholic. When did it change and could you tell my why? Sometimes reputations can linger beyond current reality. Garden City has changed but so has America […]

Great American Art



Great American Art Great American Art, a narrated slide lecture, will be given by Ms. Catherine Lawrence of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Tuesday, April 12, at 2:00 p.m. Offered in conjunction with the Library’s celebration of Long Island Reads 2005 book selection Travels With Charley, Great American Art will show the richness of the land, the diversity of […]

Retired Men To Host Library Director



“How do I find this?” the plaintive cry of many Garden City retired-aged- folks facing the library’s computerized index system will be answered when the Garden City Retired Men’s Club is host to Alan G. Roeckel, the Director of the Garden City Library. Mr. Roeckel’s talk will cover the library’s offerings and make clear to his listeners how the computer […]

News From The Children’s Room



All Garden City children, ages 4-Grade 5 are invited to perform at Night of a Thousand Stars which will be held on Sunday, April 10 at 3 p.m. This year’s theme is storytelling. Registration for performers began on March 26. Do not miss this opportunity to “shine” on the stage at the Garden City Public Library. On Tuesday, April 26, […]

Community Church Forum – Islam And Christianity



Community Church Forum – Islam And Christianity The guest speaker at the Adult Forum of the Garden City Community Church this Sunday, April 10, will be former Senior Pastor, The Rev. Dr. Ralph Ahlberg. Dr. Ahlberg traveled to Singapore and Indonesia in January to participate in two international symposia on Christianity and Islam. His talk is titled: “Islam and Christianity […]

Students Compete In Scrabble Championship



Representatives of St. Joseph School’s Chess and Scrabble Club entered the Newsday Scrabble championship on March 7th. The event was held at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. Michael Rogers and Sean Callahan were selected to compete against other area schools on Long Island. Faculty moderator Mrs. Margaret Costello accompanied the boys during the event. Throughout the year students in grades […]

A Word From The Publisher

Keep An Eye On The Hub

We were glad to hear that the public meeting on the Nassau County Hub proposal was well attended by Garden City officials and residents. The proposal, if it were to go forward in its entirety, would forever change the face of Garden City. The proposal includes running “light rail” service through existing “rights-of-way” in order to link the Long Island […]

Chamber Hosts Charles Wang & Mike Milbury



Chamber Hosts Charles Wang & Mike Milbury Charles Wang, co-owner of the New York Islanders and Mike Milbury, the team’s general manager, were keynote speakers at the Chamber’s luncheon program on March 2. Mike Milbury discussed this years cancelled hockey season along with hopes for next year, while Charles Wang enlightened guests about his Lighthouse Project and his proposed development […]