Oceanside Board of Ed meeting at Merle Avenue facility's board room. Tentative. Call 678-1215 to confirm.
Monday, August 20, 8:00 p.m.
Island Park Board of Ed meeting at Lincoln Orens Middle School, Trafalgar Boulevard. 431-4740.
Monday, August 27, 8:00 p.m.
Island Park Village Trustees meeting at Village Hall, 127 Long Beach Road. For information call (516) 431-0600.
Thursday, August 16, 8:00 p.m.
Arts & entertainment
Side By Side By Sondheim is a musical revue celebrating the work of Stephen Sondheim at Hewlett-Woodmere Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. Free admission. For information, call (516) 374-1967.
Monday, Tuesday, August 13, 14, 7:30 p.m.
Oceanside Chorale Open House at Merle Avenue School for new members. Sing Broadway show tunes, opera, classical, pop, sacred music, jazz and swing. For information call Micki Meyers at 223-6120 or 764-2787.
Wednesday, September 12, 7:30 p.m.
LibraryNews
Oceanside Library
Davidson Avenue
(516) 766-2360
Leisure reading always increases in the summertime. To accommodate its patrons, the library is providing an extended loan policy. Older fiction will not be due back until Friday, September 7.
Artwork of Marisa Berman at the library during August, on view in the lower level Art Gallery.
Ongoing Career Counseling Individual consultations with career counselor Judith Albert are available at the library. Ms. Albert provides strategies for approaching the current job market and offers assistance with resume writing, interview techniques, salary negotiations and more.
Island Park Library
99 Radcliffe Road
(516) 432-0122
English as a second language. Open to those over 18 years wishing to improve their English language skills. Bring notebook and pen. Free.
Fridays, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Ongoing Career Counseling Individual consultations with career counselor Judith Albert are available at the library. Ms. Albert provides strategies for approaching the current job market and offers assistance with resume writing, interview techniques, salary negotiations and more.
Read-to-me odyssey Pre-K to Grade 2. Each child must read or be read a minimum of 12 books.
Calling in children in grades 1-4. Maintain new language skills with fun and games by joining the ESL Literary Club.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to noon
Special Events
Storytime at Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Road, off Jericho Turnpike. Volunteers read a story to the children and then lead them in an activity that relates to the story's theme. $30 materials fee is charged per family. Call 333-0048.
Wednesdays, to August 15, noon
Yard sale at The First United Methodist Church of Oceanside, Atlantic Avenue and Davison Street. Barbecue lunch and other refreshments available. For more information, call 766-3778.
Saturday, August 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Hot-Hot-Fever Dance is being held by Free Sons of Israel (and women, too) for singles 40+ at the Tivoli Terrace, Brush Hollow Road, Westbury. With hot buffet, 1 free drink, DJ L&L Pro Sounds. Jackets required. $20 admission. For information, call 431-3081 or 897-5214.
Sunday, August 12, 7 p.m.
Look Good, Feel Better is a free program at the Franklin Hospital Medical Center, 900 Franklin Avenue, Valley Stream, to help cancer patients look and feel their best during and after cancer treatment. Seating is limited and reservations are required. Call Franklin's Oncology coordinator Meg Wehrum at 256-6012.
Monday, August 13, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Emergency blood shortage Island Park community blood drive at United Methodist Church, 364 Long Beach Road. For further information or to make an appointment, call (516) 432-4357.
Tuesday, August 14, 2:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Long Island Blood Services Mercy Medical Center will be holding an emergency blood drive at the hospital, 1000 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre. Register by calling Rita O'Keefe, RN at (516) 705-2068.
Wednesday, August 22, 7 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Good Shepherd Hospice offers bereavement support groups for those who have lost a loved one. On Tuesday, August 28, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., there will be a peri-natal group for those who have had a loss of a child due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or an infant who died soon after birth. On Thursday, August 29, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., there is an adult group for those who have lost a parent. All sessions are at Mercy Medical Center, 1000 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre. For more information, or to register, call Sister Mary Jane Brustman at (516) 485-3060.
Annual San Gennaro Feast is being held at Sacred Heart Church on Long Beach Road in Island Park.
Thursday, September 6, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday, September 7, 5 p.m. to midnight
Saturday, September 8, 2 p.m. to midnight
Sunday, September 9, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Oceanside Chorale is having open house for new members at Merle Avenue School, Merle Avenue and Oceanside Road, Oceanside. For information, call 223-6120.
Wednesday, September 12, 7:30 p.m.
Free Sons of Israel (and women, too) invite 40+ singles to the monthly meeting at the Ethical Humanist Society, 38 Old Country Road, Garden City. Speaker cantor David Benedect will discuss the opera "Tosca by Puccini." Refreshments and socializing. $8. For further information, call 593-1480.
Sunday, August 26, 7:30 p.m.
NCC Alumni from 1959 to 1965 are being looked for by the Nassau Community College Alumni Association for a gala reunion celebration. Call or e-mail with information about your current name and address at (516) 572-7484 or keahond@ncc.edu.
20th class reunion of Franklin K. Lane class of 1982 at the Long Island Marriot, April 6, 2002. For more information, contact Margaret Delahanty-Bey at the following: e-mail: Margbey@aol.com or (516) 771-4535.
Women's Group to meet in the Lynbrook office of the Peninsula Counseling Center on Sunrise Highway. For more info, call Betty Serepica at 599-1181.
7:30 p.m., Wednesdays
Kiwanis Club of Island Park meets at LaRioja Restaurant, 4409 Austin Blvd., Island Park.
6:30 p.m., Mondays
Kiwanis Club of Oceanside meets at the Alias Smith and Jones Restaurant, 2862 Woods Avenue, Oceanside.
7 p.m., Tuesdays
Oceanside Chamber of Commerce at the Star Diner, 2756 Long Beach Road. For more information or to join the chamber call 763-9177.
12:45 p.m., Thursdays
Island Park Chamber of Commerce at Lambrous, 4073 Austin Blvd, Island Park. $12 to eat. For more information or to join the chamber call 897-8477.
Ladies Auxiliary meeting at 407 Weidner Avenue. (516) 766-9373.
Second Wednesday of every month
Island Park Beach Reunion For teenagers during the 50's and 60's, who spent time at the Island Park Beach, a reunion is being held. If interested call Eleanor Sicari at (516) 432-6373, Terry Brennan at (212) 539-1556, Ginny Beedenbender at (516) 536-5332, or Dee Ainslie at (516) 536-4606.
Saturday, August 11
Greek festival & bazaar Games, fun, food, prizes, and music at Panaghia Church, between Newport and Marina Road, Island Park.
Monday Night Coffee House presents a discussion on self-protection for the Senior for Singles 55+. $2 members, $3 guests. Coffee and cake served.
Monday, August 13, 7:30 p.m.
Widow/er bereavement group for those who have lost their spouse within the last year. JCC members: $100. Guests: $150. Paid pre-registration is due by July 19.
