Community update

Rockville Centre Events and Activities Aug. 16, 2012

Posted Wednesday, August 15, 2012 7:00 pm

A mid-week drink with the Lions Have fun with your friends and members of the Rockville Centre Lions Club at a special mid-week guest bartender night at Lindsay’s, 59 North Park Ave. this Wednesday, Aug. 22 from 6 – 8 p.m. Guest bartender Michelle Sewell will be ready with a cool drink for all — including harried commuters just off the train — at a favorite watering hole just under the train trestle. All money raised will be donated to Rockville Centre Lions Club beneficiaries, such as sight-related and local charities including the Rockville Centre Community Fund, the Rockville Centre Little League, the Rockville Centre Youth Council and more.

Courtesy RVC Lions

Library’s End of Summer Soiree to feature Cristina Alger, author of “The Darlings” Everyone is invited to attend the Rockville Centre Public Library’s first-ever End of Summer Soiree, marking the conclusion of its Adult Summer Reading Program. The evening will provide the perfect opportunity to mingle with like-minded readers while enjoying light refreshments. The highlight of the evening’s festivities will feature a book talk, question and answer, and sale and signing by best-selling author Cristina Alger. A delicious look inside a cloistered, monied world, “The Darlings” follows the interwoven stories of the Darling family, two eager SEC attorneys and a team of journalists, as they race against one another over the course of one weekend to uncover — or cover up— the truth. Alger received a B.A. from Harvard College and a J.D. from New York University Law School. She has worked as an analyst at Goldman, Sachs, & Co., and as an attorney at Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale, & Dorr. She was born and raised in New York City, where she currently resides. “The Darlings” is her debut novel. Also on tap will be a Chinese auction where all attendees will automatically be eligible to win numerous gifts and prizes, valued at more than $500, generously donated by Rockville Centre merchants. Mark your calendars now for next Thursday, Aug. 23 at 7 p.m., and bring a friend or two!

Courtesy Deborah Feingold

On the board

Zoning Board Meeting

Aug. 22, 8 p.m., Village Hall

Board of Trustees Briefing

Aug. 30, 6 p.m., Village Hall

Community Events

A Child's Garden of Verse

The Museum of Rockville Centre, in partnership with Astoria Bank, is offering a free story hour for children ages 3-8 from 10-11 a.m. on Aug. 22 in the garden of the Phillips House, 28 Hempstead Ave. A tour of the museum follows storytime. For information, call (516) 764-7459.

Defensive Driving Class at the Church of the Ascension

A National Safety Council defensive driving course for insurance and point reduction will be given at the Church of the Ascension, 71 North Village Ave. on Sept. 8 from 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. For information and to register, call (631) 360-9720. The cost is $45.

Eagle Scout Centennial Parade

Long Island’s Boy Scouts of America will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Eagle Scout Award with a parade and ceremonies on Sept. 8 in the village where, in 1912, Arthur R. Eldred was the first Boy Scout to earn the rank of Eagle Scout. The Theodore Roosevelt Council of the Boy Scouts of America is sponsoring the Eagle Scout Centennial Parade that will step-off at 10 a.m. Units of Long Island Boy Scout Troops, BSA leaders, Eagle Scouts and local officials will march the parade route from Randall Ave. Parking Field 2 to Arthur R. Eldred Park at corner of North Centre Avenue and Parkwood Court where a commemoration ceremony will take place. For information about the parade, ceremonies and other anniversary activities, visit www.trcbsa.org or call (516)797-7600.

Casting call: Open audition

for classically-trained dancers

and singers

On Sept. 8 and 9 at 10 a.m. for dancers and 12 p.m. for singers, the Madison Theatre at Molloy College, 1000 Hempstead Ave. will hold a audition for its Family Concert Series Presents …”An Afternoon of Pas De Deux” with the Children’s Orchestra Society (COS) Orchestra. The performance date is Nov. 4 at 3 p.m. The audition is open to classically trained ballet, pointe and jazz dancers ages 15-to-24, both male and female. All performers should also be prepared with a one-minute solo. To schedule an appointment contact the Box Office at (516) 678-5000 ext. 7715.

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