Rockville Centre Community Update - 9-17

Vineyard Church reschedules Community Party

Their plans for the free Community Party on the Village Green in August were dashed by inclement weather but undeterred, the Vineyard Church has rescheduled the event for Sept. 26 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The community is invited to join in activities that include free raffles including grand prizes of two iPod Touches, a bouncy castle, children’s activities, face painting, live DJ, games and races, a watermelon eating contest, free family photos, Town of Hempstead Children’s ID program, and plenty of refreshments — hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy, Italian ices, Starbuck’s coffee. Visit www.thevineyardchurch.com for more information.

On the board

Zoning Board Meeting

Sept. 23, 8 p.m., Village Hall

Community events

RVC Basketball registration

Remaining Fall 2009 Rockville Centre Basketball League registration dates are: Sept. 17: 7 – 9 p.m. in the South Side Middle School lobby, and Sept. 22: 6 – 8 p.m. South Side Middle School lobby. Anyone registering after Sept. 22 may be placed on a waiting list. Check the Web site at RVCBL.com for more information.

Friends of Mercy Golf Classic

Sept. 17 at the Hempstead Country Club, will honor Joe Tarulli. For more information, call (516) 705-2622.

International Day of Peace

Join Divine Yoga in celebrating the event on Sept. 20 on the front lawn of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 200 Hempstead Ave. Visit their “Pinwheel Design Center,” open from noon - 4 p.m. to design and create your own Pinwheel for Peace for planting in the church’s “Peace Garden.” On Sept. 21, the actual International Day of Peace, the garden will be open all day. Visit DivineyogaNY.com, contact Ellen White at (516) 208-5319 or visit pinwheelsforpeace.com for more information on the event.

92nd Street Y Live from NYC

Sept. 22, 8 p.m. at Temple B’nai Sholom, 100 Hempstead Ave., a simulcast via satellite will feature. Paul Krugman,Nobel prize-winning economist discusses the current economic crisis as compared to the Great Depression. Tickets $15, season subscriptions available. Call (516) 764-4100 or visit

www.bnaisholom.org.

Defensive Driving Course