Community Events

Open House The Edward J. Speno Lodge 2568 is having a new membership enrollment for all of those of Italian descent or whose spouse is of Italian descent. Meetings are at Workmen's Circle, 574 East Meadow Ave. on the second Monday of the month. Contact Pat at (516) 794-9646.

Rock 'n roll spectacular Temple Emanu-El of East Meadow is sponsoring a concert at W.T. Clarke High School, 740 Edgewood Drive, Westbury. Performing will be The Coasters, Barbara Harris & The Toys, Eugene Pitt & The Jive 5 and Things To Come. There will also be a raffle prize. For information, call 794-8911. Tickets are $20.

Saturday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Come and celebrate 50 years of educating our children in the East Meadow community at the George H. McVey Elementary School located at 2201 Devon Street. Call 228-5300 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays.

Thursday, Oct. 4, 5 to 7 p.m.

Fall rummage sale at United Methodist Church of Hempstead, 40 Washington Street.

Saturday, Oct. 6, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Military bridge at Christ the King Episcopal Church, 2408 Fifth Street. Call to reserve your table at the office, (516) 731-3902. Cost is $6. There will be refreshments and prizes.

Friday, Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m.

The Mid-Island Branch of the American Association of University Women will hold its 8th Annual Book and Author Luncheon for the benefit of the Educational Foundation of A.A.U.W. at the Westbury Manor, Jericho Turnpike, Westbury. Tickets are $30. Deadline is October 4. For further information, call (516) 496-3090.

Thursday, Oct. 11, noon

The American Association of University Women, mid-Island Branch, are meeting at the Westbury Library. For information, call (516) 681-3506.

Thursday, October 18, 7:30 p.m.

Religious news

St. Francis Church offers Sunday Mass at 10 a.m., Fellowship, coffee and rolls at 11 a.m. Hall rental available, reasonable for parties or meetings. Call Fr. Joe Victor at 794-5189. Located at 1752 Harton Ave., East Meadow.

Christ the King Episcopal Church is on Fifth Street and DeWolfe Place, between Newbridge Road and Prospect Avenue. Sunday services are at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. followed by coffee hour. Sunday School, and Playtime School for 3 and 4 year olds are also available. Call church office at 731-3902.

Chinese dinner and auction at Christ the King Episcopal Church, 2408 Fifth Street. Donations are $12 for adults and $6 for children under 12 years. Tickets must be paid in advance. Call (516) 731-5405 or (516) 489-5998.

Saturday, Oct. 27, 6 p.m.

United Methodist Church at 470 East Meadow Avenue, invites all to worship in a warm and caring environment on Sundays at 10 a.m. Fellowship Hour follows at 11 a.m. Child care and Sunday school begin at 10 a.m. Call Church office for more information at (516) 794-5855, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Temple Emanu-el, 123 Merrick Avenue, is having a yard sale.

Sunday, Oct. 7, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Special Events

New Checker Club of Nassau County is playing at North Woodmere Park, Branch Boulevard and Hungry Harbor Road, North Woodmere. For information, call 791-7777.

First Wednesday of every month, 2-4:30 p.m.

Man of the Year Golf Outing will be sponsored by the American Cancer Society of Long Island. To donate a prize for the raffle, contact Susan Sariego at 229-4102, extension 3013. The donation for cocktail reception/dinner is $150.

Monday, Oct. 1

Muttontown Country Club Shotgun Start:11:30 a.m.

Pine Hollow Country Club Shotgun Start: noon

Cocktail reception/dinner at Pine Hollow Country Club: 5 p.m.

Support Groups

Substance help. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held every Thursday evening and Alanon meetings are held every Sunday evening in the school cafeteria of St. Barnabas Church in Bellmore. All meetings start at 7:30 p.m.

Education and support groups for men with prostrate cancer is being announced by Nassau University Medical Center. For more information, contact Doug Jorif at (516) 572-4912.

First Wednesday of every month, beginning October 3

Mothers helping mothers. The Sunrise Mother's Center, a non-profit, nonsectarian, member-run organization of mothers helping mother. The center is a place for mothers to meet, share experiences and develop new or existing skills. Discussion groups, committee work and special events, as well as a Time for Two program for children ages 12 months to three years old and their caregivers are also available. Quality, affordable childcare is also available for mothers attending discussion groups.

For more information, call Jodi at 781-4740.

E. Meadow Library

The Friends of the Library are sponsoring an art contest for children at the library. The subject of the artwork is "The Things We Did Last Summer," and entries should be no larger than 11x14 and will be accepted at the Community Services Desk. The fee is $5 per entry. Judging will take place on Monday, Oct. 15, and prizes will be awarded to the winners.

September hours Regular Saturday hours resumed on Sept. 8 (9 a.m.-5 p.m.). The rest of the month the library will operate on the following schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Exhibit entitled "Censorship in Schools and Libraries" will be on display at the library through Sept. 28. It can be viewed during regular hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Challenging censorship Donald Parker of the Long Island Coalition Against Censorship will be the guest speaker at the library. He will discuss such cases as the removal of eleven books from the Island Trees High School library that led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision six years later. There will be a short videotape, "Tell It Like It Is," which includes interviews with prominent authors, and a discussion following. Coffee and tea will be available at noon.

Friday, Sept. 28, 12:30 p.m.

Best in Show will be shown at the library. Coffee and tea will be available at noon at the afternoon showing.

Friday, Oct 5, 12:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Plainsong by Kent Haruf will be reviewed by writer and lecturer Randi Kreiss for the Lunch 'n Books review series. Coffee and tea will be available at noon. Admission is free.

Thursday, Oct. 4, 12:30 p.m.