Buffet Dinner St. Francis Church is having a Spring Buffet Dinner. Adults are $10, and kids under 12 eat for $5. Reservations are required, so please call 351-9387 or 794-3101. St. Francis Church is at 1752 Harton Ave., East Meadow.
Sunday, April 29, 5 p.m.
Community Events
Woodland Wildflowers People who love nature can experience a satisfyingly arduous, two-hour walk at the Muttontown Preserve on Muttontown Lane in East Norwich. Would-be adventurers should come in appropriate attire.
Saturday, May 12, 10 a.m.
OWL The South Nassau Chapter of OWL, a national organization that speaks for women over 40, will host a meeting at Kellenberg Hall, reception room, Molloy College. The agenda is Medicare/Prescription Drugs issues. All are welcome. Contact persons: Liz Levenson at (516) 868-5294 or Eleanor Fay at (516) 623-6665.
April 26, 2 p.m.
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 Avenue on the second Monday of the month. Contact Pat at (516) 794-9646.
Spring Rummage Sale The East Meadow's United Methodist Church will be at 470 East Meadow Ave.From 2-4 p.m. there will be a $1 per bag sale. All types of clothing, bric-a-brac, household items and toys will be for sale. For information call (516) 794-9158.
Wednesday, May 16,
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
E. Meadow Library
Award-Winning Violinist Anton Polezhayev and his mother, pianist Yelena Polezhayev, will perform in a concert at the library. No tickets are needed, and admission is free.
Sunday, April 29. 2:30 p.m.
Notorious Trials of the Twentieth Century is a four-part series. The subject of the first program is the Leopold and Loeb trial. No tickets are needed, and admission is free.
Part II: Monday, April 30, 7:30 p.m
Part III: Monday, May 14, 7:30 p.m.
Part IV: Wednesday, May 30,
7:30 p.m.
The Perfect Storm will be shown in a special screening. Watch George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and others in a championship bout against assorted forces of nature. Admission is free.
Friday, April 27,
12:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Digital Photographs by Herb Barasch will be displayed at the library during May, and the public is invited. The show runs through May 30 and can be viewed during regular hours. The date for the opening reception:
Sunday, May 6, 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Slide/Lecture Art historian Ines Powell of the Metropolitan Museum of Art will present a slide lecture on the current exhibit "Vermeer and the Delft School." No tickets are needed, and admission is free. This program is presented in conjunction with a bus trip on Tuesday, May 8 to see the exhibition on the Met. Coffee and tea will be available at noon.
Monday, May 7, 12:30 p.m.
Special Events
A Talk on Child Safety and the Internet will take place at Borders Bookstore. Speaking will be litigator Joseph Campolo, from the East Meadow law firm of Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP. He will explain how parents can guard their kids against on-line predators. Mr. Campolo has already presented this topic at church organizations and various television news programs. For a request to have him address your organization or to receive a copy of the brochure, call (516) 296-7808 or send him an e-mail at jcampolo@cbah.com. More information may be attained at www.missingkids.com. Borders is at 5151 Sunrise Highway in Bohemia. Call (631) 244-7496 for further information or directions.
Community Pride Day will be held at Speno Park. There's limited parking, and a free bus shuttle service from Veterans Memorial Park (corner of Prospect Avenue and East Meadow Avenue) and Speno Park from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday, June 2, 10-1 p.m.
Rain date: Sunday, June 3
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.
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.
Interfaith support. FEGS Long Island Division is offering a free five-week group for family members of interfaith couples. FEGS is at 6900 Jericho Tr3pk., Syosset. For more information or to register, call 496-7550.
Self-Help. Recovery, Inc., a self-help mental-health community organization helping people deal with fear, depression and anxiety, meets every Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. in Room 11 of the St. Francis DeChantel School at 1309 Wantagh3 Avenue. in Wantagh. For more information, call Recovery, Inc.'s 24-hour hotline at 733-5622.
