With the old year having ended and the New Year just beginning, I’m once again going through my routine of looking back on the previous year’s memories and trying to anticipate what the next one might hold.
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By Peter King
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1/5/24
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Classic love songs
With Valentine’s Day coming up, enjoy an afternoon of love songs at the West Hempstead Public Library on Sunday, Feb. 9, from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Vocalist Sheri Miller will …
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2/6/20
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Gung Hay Fat Choy! If you still have some New Year’s revelry in you, keep the vibe going a bit longer with a festive Chinese New Year soiree.
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By Karen Bloom
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1/23/20
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A new year brings new promises, an opportunity for a fresh start. A chance to rid yourself of unhealthy habits and commit to doing better in the year ahead.
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1/9/20
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I suppose “God’s in his heaven and all’s right with the world,” as the poet Robert Browning wrote, because Rosh Hashana fell on a perfect day this year. Some years, the Jewish New Year begins while beach chairs still sit on the sand. Other years, frost is on the pumpkin.
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10/4/19
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Keep that New Year’s revelry going and usher in the Year of the Pig, which begins on Feb. 5.
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By Karen Bloom
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1/17/19
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Get out some red paper lanterns and usher in the Year of the Dog, which begins next week, on Feb. 16.
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By Karen Bloom
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2/8/18
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"Red Riding Hood" finds new meaning in a beloved story.
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12/21/16
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Just two years after 9/11, I wrote in this space: “It is a brave new world. You have to be brave to hang out in an airport, get on an airplane, travel to a foreign country . . ."
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1/8/16
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The stage is set to say farewell to another year. It’s time to don those party hats and make way for 2016. Here are some suggestions on how and where to celebrate in style.Long Island …
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By Karen Bloom
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12/23/15
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