Elmont Board of Education
The board’s next meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 21 at Clara H. Carlson School at 6:30 p.m. This will be the BOCES budget vote meeting.
Sewanhaka Central High School
The Board of Education will hold its next regular meeting on Tuesday, April 28 at Sewanhaka High School at 8 p.m.
Valley Stream District 13
The Board of Education will hold its next regular business meeting on Tuesday, April 21 at the James A. Dever School at 8 p.m.
Elmont Library Board
The Board of Trustees will hold its next regular meeting on Thursday, March 26. An executive session begins at 7 p.m., followed by the public meeting at 8 p.m.
Franklin Square Library Board
The Board of Trustees will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, March 31 at 7 p.m.
Elmont Chamber of Commerce
The chamber will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, April 22. The location and time has not been announced.
Franklin Square Chamber
The Chamber of Commerce will hold its next meeting on Thursday, April 16 at Carmela’s Pizzeria & Restaurant at 6 p.m.
Retirees meeting
The Franklin Square Jewish Center Retirees Group will meet on Tuesday, April 7 at 10:30 a.m.
Nassau County Legislature
The Nassau County Legislature will meet on Thursday, April 2 at 10 a.m., with committees meeting at 2 p.m. at 1550 Franklin Ave., in Mineola in the legislative chambers. The public is welcome to attend. For further information, call (516) 571-6285.
Around town
Adult education
Rabbi Kehati’s Adult Education Classes at the Temple B’Nai Israel of Elmont will be held until Monday, May 11. Classes will start at 7:30 p.m. The topic of discussion is The Definition of Judaism According to the Prophets and Rabbinical Literature. This class is free of charge.
Fundraiser
The Clara H. Carlson Elementary School in Elmont will host its annual Fashion Show on Friday, March 27 at the Plattduetsche Restaurant in Franklin Square. The event helps the sixth grade committee raise money for graduating students’ year-end events.
Spring tea and boutique
United Methodist Women will hold a spring tea and boutique on Saturday, April 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It will be held at Wesley United Methodist Church, 619 Fenworth Blvd. in Franklin Square. Admission is free to the boutique. The tea costs $12 and reservations are required. Call Linda at (516) 481-1797.
Passover Seder
The Temple B’Nai Israel of Elmont will host its Second Night Passover Seder on Thursday, April 9 at 6:15 p.m. A kosher passover dinner will be served. $33 per person if reservations are made on or before Monday, March 30. After that date, a 10 percent charge will be added. For reservations, send a check with your name and the number of people to the temple, attention Janet Maruna.
Spring Carnival
The Alden Terrace Elementary School in Elmont will host its annual Spring Carnival on Saturday, June 13 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Libraries
Elmont Memorial Library
700 Hempstead Turnpike
(516) 354-5280
Chair exercise
The next class will be held on Friday, April 3 at 10 a.m. with instructor Millie Danko.
Computer Third Grade
A computer workshop for adults will be held on Saturday, April 25 at 10 a.m. This hands-on workshop covers multitasking, working with graphics and using Windows drawing and painting tools. Also being covered will be using copy and paste within a document, to another document in the same and another application.
Book Discussion
Librarian Anthony Grimaldi will lead a discussion of “Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society,” by Mary Ann Shaffe on Monday, April 27 at 2 p.m. Coffee and cookies will be served.
Tuesday feature film
“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” will be shown on March 31 at 2 p.m. The movie is rated PG-13.
Poetry Workshop
Wednesday, April 2 from 4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Published poet Dr. Lynda Opyr is the author of five collections of poetry that have been published in numerous journals and magazines. Participants in the workshop will have the opportunity to write poetry and share what they’ve written.
Chi Gong
The next class will be held on Thursday, March 26 at 10 a.m. with instructor Cathy Anastasio.
Tax help for seniors
Free tax help will be offered by the Town of Hempstead every Monday from noon to 3 p.m. A tax preparation program offered by Hofstra University will be held every Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.
Bridge With Mimi
Intermediate level classes are held every Tuesday at 10 a.m. This is not a beginner’s class — you must have experience in playing the game.
Theater Presentation
A musical production of “A Musical Journey Through Time” will be shown in the library’s theater on Sunday, March 29 at 2 p.m.
Family Fun
Actor, singer and storyteller Lou DelBianco will regale families with stories from his journeys around the world. Tickets will be given out starting April 2. The event takes place Thursday, April 16 at 2 p.m.
Franklin Square Public Library
19 Lincoln Road
(516) 488-3444
Afternoon movie
A movie will be shown every Thursday at 2 p.m. Schedule is as follows: “Stone Angel” March 26 and “Brideshead Revisited” April 2.
Tax class for seniors
The AARP/IRS sponsored tax assistance program at the library will be held every Monday from noon to 4 p.m. until April 13. Volunteers will assist low-income senior citizens in preparing simple tax returns. Seniors with incomes below $70,000 will be advised on any state property tax exemptions, which may apply. Appointments are necessary.
Story craft
A Storycraft program for children ages 3 to 5 will be held on Saturday, April 4 at 2 p.m.
Science program
A Science Detective program for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade will be held on Thursday, March 26 at 4 p.m. Let a Mad Science instructor show you around the crime scene by checking finger prints and other evidence.
Let’s talk about it
A book discussion about various fairy tales for kids in kindergarten and first grade will be held on Friday, March 27 at 4 p.m.
Computer class
An Introduction to Word 2007 will be held on Saturday, March 28 from 2 to 3 p.m. Using the latest version of Microsoft Word, learn the basics of word processing including creating a document, saving,editing, formatting and much more.
Music program
A Guided Tour of Jazz program will be on Sunday, March 29 from 2 to 3 p.m. Join Libby Richman and company to hear your favorite jazz songs.
Health
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Program
This program aims to help individuals and families recover from the ravages of substance abuse Group and individual therapy sessions, adult and adolescent treatment are available at Peninsula’s Counseling’s Valley Stream location, 70 W. Hawthorne Ave. Contact Trici Baylis, LMSW coordinator, (516) 569-6600.
Ab Crunch Challenge
Lady of America Fitness at 400 Hempstead Tpke. in West Hempstead is hosting an Ab Crunch Challenge on Saturday, March 28 at 11 a.m. to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. To register, call Vita Zorbo at (516) 565-5239.
Project Cares
This social day program is for men and women 60 and over who are considered frail due to physical or mental difficulties. The group meets Monday through Thursday at St. Joseph’s Church School Building, Broadway, Hewlett. For information call (516) 374-9278.
Ask a nutritionist
Wednesday, April 8 at 11:00 a.m. Nutritionist Alexandra Sasha Averko, Registered Dietician and Certified Diabetes Educator, will hold an open forum. The topic will be “To Buy Organic or Not”. We will evaluate the current evidence on this topic and learn which foods have the highest and lowest pesticide residue.
