Traffic Safety Educator Christopher Mistron will be available at Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg¹s District Office, 2818 Merrick Road in Bellmore, in the parking lot to check child car seats for proper installation and security by appointment only on Wednesday, June 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call Denenberg¹s office to make an appointment at (516) 571-6219.
Quality-of-life issues to be discussed. Legislator Dave Denenberg will host a meeting focusing on youth, crime, village code violations, traffic, sanitation and any other issue of concern on Monday, June 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the Freeport Library, 144 West Merrick Road, Freeport. Guest speakers will include the Village of Freeport Police Department, Nassau County Gang Taskforce, Ted Levy, the director of Freeport Pride, and Village of Freeport representatives. Panel discussions and questions and answers will follow short presentations. For further information, call Denenberg¹s office at (516) 571-6219.
CYO registration. Sacred Heart¹s Catholic Youth Organization girls¹ basketball registration for grades four to 12 is set for Friday, June 8, at 7 p.m. in the teachers¹ lounge and on Sunday, June 10, from 11 a.m. until noon. Registration fees are $110 for new players and $90 for those returning from last year. For further information, call (516) 623-6192 or 678-5800 ext. 238. Registration for girls¹ and boys¹ soccer for grades one to eight will be held at the same time and date. Fee: $130 for new players and $90 for returning players. For information, call (516) 771-8143.
Bulldogs tryouts. The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District high school ice hockey team, the Bulldogs, will sponsor tryouts for middle school students on Mondays, June 11 and 18, from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. Fee: $150. For further information, call Suzanne Frank at (516) 868-0388.
Mammography testing. Free testing will take place on Tuesday, July10, at the North Merrick Library, by appointment only. For further information and to make an appointment, call Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg at (516) 571-6219.
AARP visit to Atlantic City. On Wednesday, June 13, the Merrick-Bellmore chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons will visit Atlantic City Resorts Casino, leaving at 9 a.m. Fee: $33 per person. For reservations, call (516) 378-0236.
Auditions for teenagers. Nassau-Suffolk Performing Arts is holding auditions for teenagers interested in performing in the wind symphony, concert band, vocal jazz ensemble, jazz band and jazz ensemble. Rehearsals are on Saturday mornings from October to May at East Meadow High School, and concerts are performed at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts. To schedule an audition or obtain further information, go to www.nassausuffolk.org.
Flea market and craft fair. Merrick United Methodist Church will hold a crafts fair and flea market on Saturday, June 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Accepting subscriptions. The Merrick-Bellmore Community Concert Association is accepting subscriptions for its 2007-08 concert season. The season includes the St. Petersburg String Quartet, joined by pianist Seth Knopp; Burning River Brass, performing pieces ranging from Renaissance Canzoni to Duke Ellington; Red Priest, called ³the Cirque du Soleil of baroque performance ensembles²; and Brazilian pianist Arnaldo Cohen. Subscriptions are $50 for adults and $25 for students. For further information, call (516) 378-2199.
Babies and Bagels. A free program for mothers and infants is being formed at Temple Israel, at 2655 Clubhouse Road, on Fridays from 10 to 11 a.m. For further information, call (516) 378-1963.
Duplicate bridge. Lessons begin at 7:30 p.m., with the last game concluding by 10:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Merrick Jewish Centre, 225 Fox Blvd. Refreshments served.
Merrick Library
Bus trip. The Gardens of Long Island on a Summer Day bus trip will leave the parking lot of Mar Thoma Church at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 25, en route for the gardens in The Madoo Conservancy in Sagaponack. The fee is $47 and registration is ongoing.
Babysitting course. Nurses from Winthrop University Hospital will teach a two-hour course for teenagers in grades 7 to 12, covering first aid, proper child care, diaper changing, bottle feeding and more on Wednesday, June 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. Participants from the workshop will receive a certificate and will be able to attend a babysitting job fair on June 8 from 7 to 8 p.m.
Art exhibit. Watercolorist Gail Goodstein will display her ³Painting and Poetry, Encore² exhibit at the library through June 29. A reception will be held on Sunday, June 10, from 1 to 4 p.m. For information, call (516) 377-6112.
N. Merrick Library
Sunday concert. Merrick students will present a musical salute on Sunday, June 11, in the Town of Hempstead Showmobile beginning at 7:30 p.m. Performers will include the North Merrick jazz band and jazz pops, the Merrick Avenue Middle School Word of Mouth choir and the Calhoun High School jazz band.
Teens and Tots training program. The program teaches teenagers how to read and do simple crafts with kindergarten through third-grade children on Monday, June 14, or Monday, July 9, from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. The Teens and Tots will take place Thursday afternoons July 12 to Aug. 23.
Teens and tots training session.
Defensive Driving. Open to all ages, the course will be held on Saturday, June 9, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fee: $35 payable by check only.
Introduction to computers. Computer kindergarten for grownups will be held on Monday, June 11, from 10 a.m. to noon, Computer 1st grade for grownups will be held on Monday, June 18, from 10 a.m. to noon; Computer 3rd grade for grownups will be held on Monday, June 25 from 10 a.m. to noon. Registration for all workshops will begin on Friday, June 1. Fee: $5 per session. Class participants will receive free, unlimited support by e-mail and a free subscription to an e-mail newsletter.
Join the funding committee. The Board of Trustees is inviting volunteers to serve on a temporary committee to investigate alternative funding for the library renovation project. Interested members of the library should contact Margaret Cincotta, library director, at (516) 378-7474 ext. 10, or mcincottanm@nassaulibrary.org.
Merrick Schools
June 1. Birch carnival at 4 p.m.
June 4. Chatterton sixth-grade party from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
June 7. APEX enrichment fair at Levy-Lakeside at 7 p.m.
N. Merrick Schools
June 1. Sixth-grade field day for all three schools held at Fayette from 8 a.m. to 1.
June 12. Board of Education meeting at 8 p.m. at Fayette.
resent a multi-media act, singing music from some of the most popular female vocalists from the past and present, from Judy Garland to Cher on Sunday, Nov. 19, at 2 p.m.
Library board meet. The monthly meeting will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 8 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
Merrick Schools.
Nov. 17. Birch Elementary School art auction at 7 p.m.
N. Merrick Schools
Nov. 17. Fayette Elementary School night of shopping begins at 7 p.m.
