Oceanside News and Events, Week of Nov. 22

On the Board

Oceanside Board of Education Meeting

Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the School 9

auditorium.

Island Park Board of Education Meeting

Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the Radcliffe Road Conference Centre

Special Events

AARP Holiday Luncheon

AARP of Oceanside will host a holiday luncheon on Friday, Dec. 21 at Pompeii Restaurant. Tickets are $34 per person and include lunch as well as live music. For more information contact Rosemarie Malone at 889-8186 or Arthur Boffardi at 771-0986.

The “Iranian Schindler” is honored by Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center

The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County is hosting an exhibit of photographs and artifacts honoring Abdol-Hossein Sardari, the Iranian Envoy stationed in Paris who rescued thousands of Jews from the Nazis in parallel fashion to the famous rescue efforts of Oskar Schindler in Poland. The exhibit will be on display in the Center’s museum through December 2012.

Oceanside Library

30 Davison Ave.

766-2360

Art Lecture: Berthe Morisot: The First Woman Impressionist

Louise Cella Caruso presents this lecture on Berthe Morisot, the first woman to be accepted and included in that elite group of painters known as the Impressionists. An extremely talented and respected painter, whose works were displayed at some of the finest salons in Paris, Berthe embraced the style of the Impressionists, taking the daring step of casting her lot with this unconventional group of artists. The talk will be held on Nov. 27 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Multimedia Lecture: POW! The History of Superhero Movies

Journalist and pop-culture expert Clive Young presents this fast-paced program which traces the evolution of super-powered cinema, from the Saturday-morning serials of yesteryear to the box-office blockbusters of today. Go behind the scenes of some the coolest movies and television shows, and explore how Hollywood’s take on superheroes has changed with the times and technologies available. The talk will be held on Nov. 28 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Chess Tournament — Junior Division