Interested residents of Island Park and West Hempstead are invited to join the meeting to discuss the scholarship drive.


Flea market Island Park Methodist Church will hold a flea market Sept. 17 beginning at 10 a.m. in the church's parking lot at 364 Long Beach Road. The flea market will be followed by an Italian dinner in the church for $10, or $5 for children, from 5 to 8 p.m. Call Toni at 596-0377 or Liz at 322-0137 for more information.


Hebrew study Ivrit la Hadassah, Hadassah's National Hebrew studies program, offers Hebrew language study created specifically for adults. The peer-led classes of study are on four levels of skill and use an exciting, low-pressure approach that emphasizes basic skills and conversational fluency. These groups meet at Oceanside Jewish Center, 2860 Brower Avenue, every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Classes will resume on September 13. Ivrit classes are also held at South Baldwin Jewish Center on Mondays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Contact Lillian Bornstein at 678-7816 or Esther Gross at 766-9065 for more information.


OHS alumni gathering The Oceanside High School Alumni Association is having a gathering at Lambrous in Island Park at 7 p.m. on Sept. 16. For further information and tickets, call Lena Lynons at (508) 867-3712.


Buffet luncheon The First United Methodist Church of Oceanside will hold an all-you-can-eat buffet luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 27. The cost is $6 per person. The church is located at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Davison Street. For further information call 766-3778.


OCS dinner dance Oceanside Community Service will hold its annual dinner dance at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Oceanside on Oct. 7. The cost is $35 per person for a evening of music, dancing, prizes, hors d'oeuvres, cash bar and a sit-down dinner with choice of entree. All proceeds will be used to help needy families of the community serviced by OCS. For dinner dance tickets call 764-2715, 766-2144 or 536-0126. Further information about the Dance or Oceanside Community Service can be obtained by calling one of the above numbers or writing to Oceanside Community Service, Inc. at P.O. Box 203, Oceanside, NY 11572.


Talk on medicine The Oceanside chapter of "AARP" will meet at 1 p.m. on Oct. 21 at St. Anthony's Church, 80 Anchor Avenue. Patti Eaton from the Long Island Visiting Nursing Association will talk on medication and medication management. For information call 771-0986.


Fall fair The First United Methodist Church of Oceanside, at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Davison Street, will hold its Fall Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 1. The craft and harvest celebration will feature pumpkins and gourds, wreaths and crafts galore, handmade items, fresh Long Island vegetables, fall flowers, homemade pickles, baked goods, granny's attic and a barbecue lunch buffet for $12 per person. Dinner at 5:30 p.m., for reservations call 766-3778.


Vendors needed Vendors are needed for a P.T.A. Holiday Shopping night at Oceanside School 4, 3210 Oceanside Road, from 6 to 9 p.m. on Nov. 18. Cost per table is $40. For more information, call 766-7599.

At the Library

Oceanside Library


30 Davison Ave. Oceanside 766-2360


Sept. 15 - Social Security discussion


A representative from the Social Security Administration will discuss the impact of the Medicare Modernization Act's (MMA) new voluntary prescription drug program (Part D of Medicare), effective Jan. 1, 2006 and review the application to be filled out to receive this service at the Oceanside Library at 11 a.m.


Sept.22 - Digital photography workshop "Digital Doctor" Stuart Gershon for the final two sessions of his picture perfect series at the Oceanside Library from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 22 and October 20.


Sept.20 - Role of women by male artists Art lecturer Louise Cella Caruso captures the essence of womanhood from antiquity to the 20th century in slides as depicted by the gifted male artists of the time at 2 p.m. on Sept. 20. The works of such artists as Vermeer, Valasquez, Manet, Lautrec, and Modigliani will be studied and compared to literature written by such famous women as Anne Lindbergh and Berry Friedan. For further information, call 516/766-2360.


Sept.27 - "Oceanside" author gives talk Oceanside resident and author Richard Woods shares his nostalgic pictorial book spotlighting the Oceanside community, "Images of America: Oceanside" on Sept. 27. Woods' historical book provides an array of photos from various sources dating from the late 1800s to the 1960s, from Oceansiders who found fame to landmarks such as St. Anthony's Underground Church, Beall's Zoo, the Roadside Rest, and Nathan's Famous restaurant. For further information, call 516/766-2360.

JCC

15 Neil Court


Oceanside


Learn Cartooning Do your kids love to draw? Enroll them in the Oceanside Friedberg JCC's Introduction to Cartooning class in which students will learn the basics of drawing and perspective as they are taught to sketch, ink and color their favorite cartoon characters and develop their own original comic strips. Jim Keef, a graduate of the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon & Graphic Arts and an author/illustrator of Flash Gordon, will teach this class for kids in grades 1-2 on Thursdays and for grades 3-6 on Wednesdays. For more information call Maddy Levi, Director of Cultural & Fine Arts at 766-4341, ext. 114.


Singles Social Club Ages 55+ looking for friends, fun, laughter and refreshments? Mondays 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fee: $7. For information, please call Debbie Rosen at 766-4341, ext. 129.


Knitting for newborns The Oceanside Chapter of Hadassah will hold a workshop to teach how to knit blankets for newborns, to be donated to hospitals locally and in Israel at 8 p.m. on Sept. 8. For more information call Arlene at 431-3585 or Lori at 764-8229.


Trip to "Some Like it Hot" Join the Friedberg JCC on Sept. 21 to see the musical "Some Like It Hot" at the Gateway Playhouse in Bellport. This musical romps across the stage to the music and lyrics of Jule Styne and Bob Merrill with the story of your average boy dressed up as girl meets girl, boy dressed up as boy gets girl, boy dressed as girl loses girl and gets girl again!


Prior to the show, you'll enjoy a superb dining experience at the elegant Bellport Country Club. Please arrive at the JCC, 15 Neil Court, Oceanside, at 9 a.m. The fee is $91. For more information, please call Debbie Rosen, Assistant Director of Adult Services, at 766-4341, ext. 129. Please visit our Web site at www.friedbergjcc.org.


Monday, September 19: "What are your rights as a grandparent?" lecture given by Bruce W. Albert Esq.


Thursday, September 29 (joint meeting with the JCC's Adult Connections Group): "The good, the bad and the beautiful", lecture by Louise Cella Caruso on the art world of Gustoff Klemption.

Vendors wanted

Vendors Market at Temple Avodah, 3050 Oceanside Road in Oceanside, is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 23. Only a few spaces are left. To reserve tables call Mindy at 764-6857 or Lori at 678-8667.