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The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: FRIDAY, November 21 •Community Outreach Dinner: 4 p.m., Westminster United Presbyterian Church, 109 Udall Rd., West Islip. Free. For info., call 661-6740. More ... Village of Babylon offices will be closed and there will be no rubbish or garbage pick up on Thurs., Nov. 27 in observance of Thanksgiving Day. Residents cannot put rubbish or recycling out to the curb on holidays. These items should be put out the following week on your regular scheduled rubbish/recycling day. More ... The Babylon Travelers' Club held the second meeting of its 103rd year on Oct. 20 with Jocelyn Pisani as hostess. To continue the group's Polish study, Jocelyn Pisani presented a paper, History up to 1930. Early tribes that later formed the "Polish" nation were bound together by ties of blood. More ... The Babylon Village Holiday Cookie Contest will be held Thurs., Dec. 4. Cookies will be judged in four categories, Buddy and Me for 12 year olds and under supervision, junior high school students, high school students and adults over age 18. More ... The Babylon Child Care Center, 209 Little East Neck Rd., West Babylon is offering a free Thanksgiving dinner, Sun., Nov. 23, 1 p.m. Children and adults are invited. Call 631-321-1233 to indicate how many will attend. More ... S.C. Leg. Wayne R. Horsley is sponsoring a coat drive. For many Long Islanders making a choice whether to buy food or winter clothing has become an unfortunate reality. There are numerous families who are in desperate need of warm clothing. More ... Babylon Village Arts Council will be sponsoring an open house art exhibit and sale Sat., Nov. 22, 2 to 7 p.m. at the Normans home at 28 Roosevelt St., Babylon Village. The show will feature many local artists who will be donating 25 percent of their proceeds to the Babylon Village Arts Council in support for local art programs. More ... Skills Unlimited, Inc., a vocational training and mental health center, has scheduled a Chinese auction for Fri. Dec. 5 at 405 Locust Ave., Oakdale. The doors open for viewing at 6:30 p.m. and the auction will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5 which includes 25 tickets and free coffee and cookies. There will also be raffles and door prizes. More ... On Sat., Nov. 22, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Amityville Artists Circle will host a sketching session featuring a live model, at the Circle Gallery, 186 Broadway, Amityville next to Vittorio's Restaurant. The session is free and is open to all who wish to attend. For additional information, call 631 598-2182. More ... The Lumiere Ballet will perform the Nutcracker at SUNY College in Old Westbury, Maguire Theater, Exit 41N on the Long Island Expressway (495) and Route 107. The performances will be held Sat. Dec. 6, 7 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 7, 2 p.m.. General admission is $25 and seniors and youths pay $15. For tickets, call 631-586-2921. More ... Toys of Hope, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping homeless and needy children, families and their pets by providing items necessary to help live a happy and fulfilling life, is currently asking community members to donate supplies to help families get through the bleak winter months. More ... All 4 Sports and Fitness is committed to helping people get on the right track to health and fitness and will be offering free group personal training at its gym in West Islip in the week leading up to Thanksgiving. Two different types of training groups will provide free workout routines and a workout of the day will be posted for people who cannot make it to the group. More ... The First Presbyterian Church, 79 East Main St., Babylon will hold its annual Thanksgiving service Wed., Nov. 26, 7:30 p.m. More ... An arthritis support group tailored for the needs of senior citizens, sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation, will meet Thurs. Dec. 4, 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the West Islip Senior Citizen Center, 90 Higbie Ln., West Islip. The program is offered free of charge and open to the public. For more information, contact the Arthritis Foundation, Long Island Chapter at 631-427-8272. More ... On Sun., Dec. 7, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Congregation Beth Sholom will be holding a craft and vendor fair. There will be more than two dozen vendors with new and/or handcrafted merchandise. The congregation is located at 441 Deer Park Ave., Babylon Village. For information, call 631-587-5650, email bethsholomsite@ yahoo.com or online go to www.congregationbethsholom. More ... On Wed., Dec. 3, 7 p.m. , the Babylon Green Party gathering will host its annual Green Party holiday party with an acoustic performance by Easy Anthems. The event will be held at Pisces Café , 14A Railroad Ave., Babylon, For directions to the Babylon Green Party Gathering, call 631-422-4702 or email ian. wilder@yahoo.com Children are welcome. More ... The Airmid Theatre Company will be performing Mrs. Peck's Pudding by Eliza Folen, Fri., Dec. 5, 7 p.m. at Old Town Hall, 47 Main St., Babylon. This performance is appropriate for all ages. The event is presented with additional support from the Babylon Arts Council and is in conjunction with the Babylon Chamber of Commerce Night of Shopping. More ... The Bay Shore Historical Society, 22 Maple Ave., Bay Shore, will hold its annual Snowflake Sale, Sat., Dec. 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring Christmas items, antiques, baked goods, collectibles and the DVD, The Bay Shore Story. More ... Grammy recognized smooth jazz artists N-Groove will perform a benefit concert, Fri., Nov. 28, 8:30 p.m. to benefit Hunter Squires Jackson American Legion Post 1218. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. For information on the concert, visit www.post1218. org and to order tickets call 631-789-1740. To learn more about N-Groove, online go to www.n-groove. com. More ... Ascension Lutheran Church, 33 Bay Shore Rd., Deer Park, invites the community to a Thanksgiving Eve Communion Service Wed., Nov. 26, 8 p.m. For information, call the church office at 631-667-4188, weekdays 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. or online contact email@ascensionlutheran. org. More ... The JFK fifth grade annual spagetti dinner will be held Fri., Dec. 5. Your ticket includes a spaghetti dinner, salad, beverage and a dessert. You can also participate in the Chinese auction, raffles and 50/50. All proceeds help to fund the year end festivities for the JFK fifth grade class. The dinner will be held in the JFK cafeteria, 175 Brookvale Ave., West Babylon. More ... The Historical Society of Islip Hamlet announced that its 15th annual Holiday House Tour will be held Sun. Dec. 7, noon to 4 p.m. The Holiday House Tour had become a tradition in Islip. Once again there will be six homes decorated for the holidays as well as tour guides dressed in period clothing. More ... Islip Town Sup. Phil Nolan recently presented an Eagle award to Bryan Wynne of Bay Shore, third from left, at his Eagle Court of Honor ceremony in Bay Shore. As part of his Eagle Service Project, Wynne organized other Scouts to help him construct benches that were placed at Bay Shore Marina in view of the Great South Bay. More ... There is an exhibit of artwork at the Babylon Public Library, 24 South Carll Ave through the end of November by Bus Freitag, a retired Babylon Junior/Senior High School art teacher and local artist. Frietag studied at the Albright Art School, NYSUT in Buffalo and at Columbia. More ... Islip Town Sup. Phil Nolan, second from left, and members of the Town Board recently visited the Apple Festival held at The Grange in Sayville. This annual festival features pie eating, scarecrow contests, crafts fair, apple-themed cooking contest, and pony rides. Sup. Nolan congratulated the Scouts of Troop 184 for winning the scarecrow contest. More ... Each Thanksgiving, the Circle of Love Ministry Worldwide provides some 600 meals to residents of the Township of Babylon. This Thanksgiving celebration includes a meal with turkey, ham and all the fixings. Dinner will be served on Thanksgiving Day Thurs., Nov. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. at the church, located at 20 Reith St., Copiague. More ... Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center,, 1000 Montauk Hwy., West Islip will be holding a blood drive Mon., Dec. 8, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Baxter entrance. Then on Dec. 29, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. a double red blood cell drive and blood drive will be held in the Guild conference Room I. More ... On Thurs., Dec. 18, 7:30 p.m. the Great South Bay Audubon Society will meet. This will be the annual members participation night. Members are encouraged to share birding, nature or vacation slides, recite a nature-related poem or story and bring a "holiday" snack to share. More ... Congregation Beth Sholom, 441 Deer Park Ave., Babylon Village will hold its annual Menorah lighting and Chanukah celebration, Sun., Dec. 21, 6 p.m. Entire community invited. No charge. Refreshments will be served. For information, call 631-587-5650, email bethsholomsite@yahoo.com or online go to www.congregationbethsholom. org. More ... The Suffolk County Parks Department will host the annual Big Duck Holiday Lighting Ceremony on Wed., Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. This year's festivities will include a duck carol sing-a-long, and the arrival of special guest Santa Claus courtesy of the Flanders Fire Department. More ... The Amityville Woman's Club held its monthly meeting Tues. Oct. 14 at the Unqua Corinthian Yacht Club. A business meeting lead by President Mary Ann Costa took place. Each chair reported on the committee activities. This was followed by a luncheon. After the luncheon Vice President Barbara Lozier introduced Betty Zamarelli, a contestant in Mrs. Senior America. More ... Historic Bethel A.M.E. Church, 50 Cooper St., Babylon will celebrate its annual Friends and Family Day, Sun., Nov. 23, 4 p.m. The public is invited. The program will feature special music by guest singers and a message by the Rev. Christopher Howard, Pastor of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Port Washington. More ... S.C. Leg. Steve Stern and his two sons recently visited the Dix Hills Fire Department annual Open House, which was held in conjunction with National Fire Prevention Month which was in October. There were many fire prevention, safety, and actual firefighting demonstrations. More ... Islip Town Sup. Phil Nolan, left, recently visited CLIENT: North Shore LIJ Robert St. Park in Ronkonkoma to view the newly FILE NAME: NSLISSOR0307_Babylon.indd repaved tennis courts. More ... Islip Town Councilman Steve Flotteron, center, recently attended the Youth Enrichment Services (YES) first annual Golf and Tennis Outing and Special Celebration at Southward Ho Country Club in Brightwaters. Joe Arias of Smithtown and Patricia Ellis of Huntington were honored for their contributions to the community as well for as their roles as ambassadors of their sports. More ... |
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