THE BEACON'S CALENDAR OF EVENTS
      The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: FRIDAY, November 9 •New Mother's Group: 1:30-3 p.m., Good Samaritan Hospital, 1000 Montauk Highway, West Islip. $50 per family X5 sessions. For info. call 376- 4444.
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Booster club to meet
      The Babylon Booster Club will meet on Wednesday November 14th at 7:30 at Babylon Village Hall. The guest speaker will be Dr. Ellen Best- Laimit,Superintendent of the Babylon School District. The Booster Club meets on the second Wednesday of the month during the school year.
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Village of Babylon
      Village of Babylon offices will be closed and there will be no rubbish or garbage pick-up on Monday, Nov. 12, in observance of Veterans Day. This is a reminder that residents cannot put rubbish or recycling out to the curb on holidays. These items should be put out the following week on your regul...
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Singles network group to meet
      Somethingincommon2005@yahoo.com is seeking 35 to 55 year old singles to help formulate network your interests/skills for those in a business, cultural, education, sports-minded way. This is a nonprofit group. Events are put together by volunteers who want to network their skills at meetings before...
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Brumidi Lodge Vegas night to be held
      The Constantino Brumidi Lodge, 2075 Deer Park Ave., Deer Park is sponsoring a Vegas Night, Friday, November 9. The doors open at 7 p.m. Food and drinks will be available. For more information, call 631-586-3928.
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L.I. Sportsman Vegas night
      The Long Island Sportsman Association is sponsoring a Vegas night, Friday, November 16 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 588 Long Island Ave., Deer Park. The doors open at 7 p.m. There will be Roulette, Blackjack, Craps and Beat the Dealer. Food and drinks will be available. For more information, c...
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Skills Unlimited Chinese auction December 7
      Skills Unlimited, Inc., a vocational training and mental health center, has scheduled a Chinese auction for Friday, December 7. It will be held at 405 Locust Ave., Oakdale. Door open for viewing at 6:30 p.m. The auction will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5, which includes 25 tickets an...
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Islip Art Museum exhibition
      The Islip Art Museum will present Wit on Wry, an exhibition which features artists who create works with humorous messages that comment on our human foibles. The exhibition will be on view in the Museum's main galleries at Brookwood Hall, 50 Irish Ln., East Islip, from Nov. 28 through Jan. 27, 20...
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Spirit of Orthodoxy Choir to hold concert
      A concert of Eastern Orthodox Music by The Spirit of Orthodoxy Choir will be held Sunday, December 9, 4:30 p.m., at St. Mary's Anglican Church, 175 Broadway, Amityville. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. For more information, contact Fr. R. J. Geminder at 631-264-0004 or...
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Family Service League classes set
      The South Shore Family Center of the Family Service League will present an anger management support group for adolescents, ages 14 to 18 on Saturday mornings starting November 17, 10 to 11:30 am. At 1444 Fifth Ave., Bay Shore.
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Circle Gallery to present slide show November 14
      Frank Greenhalgh presented a workshop on digital photograph at the Circle Gallery on November 7. Digital photography is the "standard," says Greenhalgh. But he adds that while many stores will process and print photos, they will not custom crop, sharpen or make color corrections.
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Arthritis Foundation to host Bingo Nov. 18
      There will be an $8,000 Bingo game to support the Arthritis Foundation Long Island Chapter, Sunday, November 18. Doors open 5:30 p.m. and the game starts at 7:15 p.m. Bingo takes place at 110 Bingo Hall, 585 Broadhollow Rd., Route 110 in Melville, across from Harrows. For more information, call Je...
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Musicians needed
      Musicians are needed for non-rock, above beginner music social for brass, string, reed, piano into blues, classical, folk, contemporary, swing, jazz and acoustic to help form open mic jams, private socials. The group meets Saturday, November 17, 6 p.m. for dinner in Dix Hills, acoustic guitar jam ...
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Volunteeers needed
      Somethingincommon2005@yahoo.com is seeking 35 to 55 year old event trip leaders. Volunteers are needed to set up simple walkers, mall, park bicycling events in Suffolk. Those with possible health problems must have a doctor's note. On Sunday, November 18, there is a ride/walk at Belmont Lake. The ...
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Music Lovers to meet
      The Music Lovers Club will meet Monday, November 26, 1 p.m. with a concert following at 2 p.m. The West Islip String Ensemble will perform featuring Ed Lambese, Sam Silverfarb, Paul Little, Charlene Faro and Valerie Wilcox. The meeting will be held at The United Methodist Church, 350 Main St., Isl...
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Local filmmaker's movie on Down syndrome comes to Babylon
      Mr. Blue Sky, a film that explores the romantic relationship of a woman born with Down syndrome and a "normal" male in today's society will be shown in a limited release at the Clearview Cinemas in Babylon Village Nov. 9 through Nov. 15. The filmmaker, Tom Lee, of Bluesky Magic Productions is from...
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File for your STAR rebate by November 30
      Receiver of Taxes Corinne DiSomma would like to inform homeowners that the deadline to file for the 2007 New York State Property Tax Rebate Check is Friday, November 30. Any homeowner needing assistance with their application,which is required to receive the rebate, may contact the Wyandanch Commu...
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Airmid Theatre Company concert set for November 12
      Airmid Theatre company closes out 2007's All She Wrote series with its concert-style performance of Aphra Behn's Restoration Comedy Sir Patient Fancy, Monday, November 12, 7 p.m. Directed by Melanie Sutherland, the performance will take place at the Nathaniel Conklin House, 280 Deer Park Ave.,...
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Historical Society Islip Holiday House tour
      The Historical Society of Islip Hamlet will be hosting its 14th Annual Holiday House Tour, Sunday, December 2, noon to 4 p.m.
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