General Events            

Ongoing:

Alzheimer's Disease Support Groups
Various times and meeting places for individuals with Alzheimer's, their caregivers and families. 866-789-5423 or to arrange required pre-attendance interview.

Community and Women's Wellness Programs offered by North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System. CPR training, heart screenings, pain management, cancer awareness, asthma and allergy topics and more. 516-465-2500.

First Mondays, 2 pm - 4 PM
Cancer Support Group Franklin Hospital , Valley Stream . 516-256-6012.

Mondays
10-11:30am Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program: A daytime group will meet weekly

11am - 12:30pm: For women recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program. School of Social Work , Adelphi University. lyndobrin@earthlink.net 516-997-8545.

4pm - 5:15pm and 6pm - 7:15pm Yoga. Long Island Cancer Help and Wellness Center . Lindenhurst . 631-226-1772.

7pm Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Program. For women newly diagnosed with breast cancer. Other programs available. 516-877-4314. . lyndobrin@earthlink.net

7pm New free breast cancer support groups offered by Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Program for women newly diagnosed with breast cancer. Other groups ongoing. 516-997-8545.

7-9pm: Spouses and Partners Bereavement Support Group. Comprehensive Community Hospice of Parker Jewish Institute, Lake Success . Pre-registration required. 516-586-1509.

Adult Children Bereavement Support Group. Comprehensive Community Hospice of Parker Jewish Institute, Lake Success . Preregistration required. 516-586-1509.

7:30-9pm Comprehensive Community Hospice of Parker Jewish Institute, Lake Success . Preregistration required. 516-586-1509.

Southside Hospital 's Bereavement Support Group until November 1. Must be three months from date of death, no fee. 631-630-3835.

First & Third Tuesdays 6:30-8pm
Drop In Bereavement Support Group. Good Samaritan Hospital. 631-376-4444. Call for schedule.

4th Tuesday of every month.
7 pm. Face Pain & Trigeminal Neuralgia Support Group. 3rd Thursday of every month. 7:00 pm—8:00 pm Neurological Surgery, P.C., 100 Merrick Road, Suite 128W Rockville Centre, NY 11570. (Park in lot behind building and enter through rear door).

Tuesdays
1:30. 1 in 9's Hewlett House Support Groups. Soul and Palette. For cancer patients to rediscover innate artistic abilities.

12:30-2pm Young Women with Breast Cancer.AdelphiNY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program. School of Social Work, Adelphi University . 800-877-8077 or 516-877-4314.

2:15-4:15pm Spouses and Partners Bereavement Support Group. Beginning July 13. Comprehensive Community Hospice of Parker Jewish Institute, Lake Success . Preregistration required. 516-586-1509.

7-8:30pm Women Newly Diagnosed .Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program. School of Social Work , Adelphi University . 800-877-8077 or 516-877-4314.

Single Women with Breast Cancer.AdelphiNYStatewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program. School of Social Work, Adelphi University . lyndobrin@earthlink.net, 516-997-8545

Tuesdays- Saturday 2pm
Docent Led Tours of the Main Galleries Exhibition, Nassau County Museum of Art. Docent Led Family Tours, Sundays at 1 pm. Tours are free with museum admission. $2 per car parking fee weekends (members free). Cafe Musée has been refurbished. Operated by Elegant Affairs. Open Tuesday-Sunday, 12-4 pm. 516-484-9337.

Wednesdays
Introduction to the Transcendental Meditation program. Practiced 20 minutes twice each day while sitting comfortably with the eyes closed. Introductory Lecture, Wednesdays. 7:30 pm, by appointment. For alternate times call 631-940-3552.

Good Samaritan Hospital Caregivers Support Group. 11 am – 12:30 pm. Consultation Room. Front Lobby of Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center. 631-376-4444.

Life Goes On Cancer Support Group. 11 am – 12:30 pm. Breast Health Center, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center. 631-376-4444. Call for other programs.

Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program: For women newly diagnosed and/or in treatment, an evening group will meet weekly for 8 weeks on Wednesdays from 7- 8:30 pm

Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program: An evening group for single women with breast cancer will meet weekly for 8 weeks on Wednesday evenings from 7 – 8:30 pm

Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program: A post-treatment group will meet weekly for 8 weeks on Wednesday evenings, from 7 – 8:30 pm

Thursdays
6-7:30pm The Center for the Women of New York new session of their Women's Support Group. Free. 718-793-0672.

The Artist Within - Art Therapy. Laura Bollet. A way for cancer patients to express feelings. Hewlett House. 516-374-3190.

1:30-3pm The Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Program and Better Living Now Boutique are offering a free afternoon support group for women with breast cancer. Thursdays, 1:30 pm to 3 pm at the Better Living Now Boutique in Hauppauge. 516-877-4314, or the hotline at 800-877-8077. Pre-registration required.

7pm Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline. Thursdays: Women Newly Diagnosed. Free and confidential. 516-877-4335. Call for other workshops.

7:30-9pm Support Groups for women and men in the different stages of grief. Suffolk Y Jewish Community Center, Commack . For fees and other meetings 631-462-9800.

7:30-9:30pm WINGS (Women In Network Giving Support). Westbury. 516-334-8985.

1st Thursdays
The Brentwood/Bay Shore Breast Cancer Coalition meets. 7:30 pm. Brentwood Senior Center. 631-273-9252 or 273-4074.

2ndThursdays
The Close Knit Group. 1:30 pm. Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program. Call for other programs. 800-877-8077.

Fridays
BNI Infinite Exchange, a business networking group, hosts breakfast meeting. 7 am. Smithtown Country Kitchen. Open to professionals seeking to make new contacts that can enhance their client base. Dr. Brent Reynolds at 631-265-1223.

2nd & 4th Fridays
2nd Cup of Coffee Job Club. Brentwood Public Library. Are you unemployed and in need of help with your job search Meetings are the 2nd and 4th Fridays of every month from 9:30-11:00 am. Will meet June 11 and 25 on the lower level. 631-273-9831.

Saturdays, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Mediation Classes in Spanish .Global Harmony House, Great Neck. 516-773-0971.

Sundays
Connetquot River State Park Preserve, Tours. South Side Sportsmen’s Club Main House. Sunday afternoons between 1 - 4 pm until June 13, with the exception of May 30. 631-581-1072.

Nassau County Museum of Art presents Family Sunday. 1 pm docent-led family walk-through of the exhibition with supervised art activities for the whole family at 1:30 pm. Special family guides. Free with museum admission. 516-484-9337.

Center for the Women of New York Medical Office Assistant’s Courses. Classes take place Tuesdays. 1 - 5 pm. $25. 718-793-0672.

January

Long Island State Park Region hosts 17th Annual Winter Run Series beginning January 2012. The series will begin Sunday, January 8 at Heckscher State Park. Additional runs will be on January 15 at Robert Moses State Park, January 22 at Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, and January 29 at Jones Beach State Park. All races start at 11am. For an application, send stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Winter Run Series, P.O. Box 247, Babylon, NY 11702 or register online for full series and single races at www.flrrt.com or www.active.com

The Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts announces the Winter/Spring 2012 season at the theatre. Welcoming dozens of well-known national acts to their main stage, supporting and nurturing Long Island musicians and the local community through events.
2/11, 11 am & 3 pm Beauty and the Beast, $14-$20
2/12, 3 pm Kenneth Meyer, $7-$25
2/18, 7 pm Mickey B's Golden Oldies Winter Spectacular, $42-$75
2/24, 7 pm Patchogue Jam 5, $18
2/25, 8 pm Ronan Tynan, $50-$57

Family Service League offers free 15-week course in computer training at the basic and intermediate levels. Open to all veterans residing on Long Island. Kornreich Adult Computer Literacy Center at Roslyn High School, 475 Round Hill Road in Roslyn Heights. Wednesday evenings from 6 pm. to 8 pm. Intermediate instruction Tuesdays from 6 pm to 8 pm. Both courses run from January through April.

The NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced that Montauk Point State Park will be offering a series of walks on weekends through April to see wintering seals. A State Park naturalist will lead visitors on a 2-3 hour leisurely beach walk to an area where up to four species of seals can be observed. Meet at the Montauk Point concession stand. $5 adults, $3 children (under 18). 631-668-5000.

5 Thursday
Voices & Visions Artist’s Talk with
Mark Wagner, exhibiting artist. 7 pm.
Light refreshments. Advance registration recommended. Members $10, non-members $15. Free to patron and August Heckscher Society Members. 631-351-3006.

7 Saturday
National Coalition of 100 Black Women Black & White Candlelight Ball. 6:30 pm. Garden City Hotel. $195. Strictly black and white formal attire.

Through January 8
A Wonderful Life adapted from the Frank Capra film "It's a Wonderful Life. The John W. Engeman Theater in Northport.
10 Tuesday
Hofstra University Graduate Open House. Hofstra.edu/grad-day

The Women’s Financial Group presents Make 2012 Your Year - Raise The Bar Networking & Open Table Disscussion Millridge Inn, 6 pm. Members $45, non-members $55. www.twfg.org

11 Wednesday
Action Long Island New Year's Celebration and 2nd Annual Corporate Wellness Challenge Award Ceremony. 6 pm.
Crest Hollow Country Club. 631-425-2700.

14 Saturday
Patchogue Pizzaz Talent Search. Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts. 7 pm. $9 - $25. 631-207-1313.

19 Thursday
Networking® magazine’s 11th Annual David Awards. 7:30 am. Crest Hollow Country Club. $90. 631-288-1586.

Nassau County Bar Association free monthly legal consultation clinics for Nassau County residents 65 or older. 9:30 am. NCBA, 15th and West Streets, Mineola. Registration required. 516-747-4070 or info@nassaubar.org

24 Tuesday
Fashion Societe’s Image of Success Network & Learn. The Chalet Restaurant & Lounge. 1 Railroad Ave. 6 - 9pm. Will raise funds for Moms Who Kick to help them fight breast cancer. $18 online, $25 at door. 347-574-4600 or www.FashionSociete.com

24 & 31 Tuesday
Farmingdale State College presents Social Media Marketing for Business & Professional Growth. 6 pm. 631-420-2316. Also offered February 7 & 13.

25 Wednesday
Holiday Inn Express at Stony Brook Art Gallery Reception and Business Networking. Free admission. 5:30 pm. RSVP:lenore@stony-brookny.hiexpress.com

Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce premier business breakfast networking event “Meet the Media” Networking Breakfast. 7:30 - 10 am. Hilton Long Island/Huntington. 631- 423-6100 or visit www.huntingtonchamber.com

Reading and book signing of “Courage.” 10:30 am. The Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Educational & Cultural Center in the Stony Brook Village Center. This will be the first in their Children’s Authors Series, “Hot Cocoa & Marshmallows” which runs each Wednesday, through March 28. $3. 631-689-5888

Through January 30
Huntington Arts Council presents new exhibit, “7 Painters & 7 Sculptors.” Art-trium Gallery, 25 Melville Park Road. Hours are Monday-Friday from 7 am to 7 pm, Saturdays 8 am to 1 pm. 631-271-8423 or huntingtonarts.org

Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program offers a weekly telephone support group. Allows women to speak with other breast cancer survivors and a social work facilitator via conference call. Connect weekly for eight Mondays from 12 noon to 1:30 pm beginning Jan. 23. 516-877-4314.

27 Friday
The Malone Brothers. Dave Malone of The Radiators & Tommy Malone of the Subdudes. Boulton Center. 8 pm. $30. 631-665-4255 x 124.

ELIH Auxiliary Sale. Vintage Jewelry. ELIH Conference room. 9 am to 4 pm. 631-477-5196.

29 Sunday
Ward Melville Heritage Organization 16th Annual Chinese New Year Celebration. 1:30 pm. Educational and Cultural Center, Stony Brook Village Center. To usher in the “Year of the Dragon,” the program will feature performances demonstrating many of the rich traditions and rituals observed during this festive celebration. Kicking off the program at 1:30 pm, nine-foot lion dance will be performed by Ten Tigers Kung Fu Academy of Huntington. $10 adults; $8 seniors and children under 12. 631- 689-5888.

30 Monday
The Long Island Fight For Charity Kick-Off Event. Hooters of Farmingdale. 5:30pm to 8 pm. The event will introduce the Celebrity Boxers to the community. Light food with complimentary beer, wine, soda. Register at www.lifightforcharity.org

Jan. 31 - Feb. 7, 21, 28
Hands-on Photography workshop series. Heckscher Museum of Art. Communicating with Images. 6:45 pm. Instructor, Andreas Rentsch, award-winning photographer. Designed for the motivated and ambitious photographer looking for a challenge. All skill levels. Ages 18 years and older, digital and standard film format are welcome. Workshops begin with a tour and discussion of Coming of Age in America: The Photography of Joseph Szabo. Advance registration required. Members $150, non-members $200.

February

The New York Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation invites you to come in from the cold this winter and bask in the comfort and warmth of fine classical music on Sunday afternoons at the Carriage House at Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great River. All concerts begin promptly at 2 pm. Seating is on first come, first serve basis. Free to the public. 631-224-5420. Call 631-581-1002.

2 Thursday
ARTrageous at the Bar. 6 - 9 pm. Nassau County Bar Association, 15th and West Streets, Mineola. $75 per person. 516-747-4070.

3 Friday
Left Jab at Heckscher Museum of Art.
Left Jab delivers high-energy rock, funk, alternative, and classic covers including The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, and more. Experience the sights and sounds of four decades through Szabo’s photographs and the music of Left Jab. 631-351-3006.

Bay Street Theatre presents David Copperfield. Oliver Twist on February 4. The complete line up for February to be announced. All films begin at 8 pm and are $5 at the door. For the $25 “Dinner and a Movie” package, call The American Hotel at 631-725-3535.

5 Sunday
St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School celebrates 6th Annual Women of Hope Champagne Luncheon. 11 am. Timber Point Country Club. $75. 631-587-8000 x 177. RSVP by February 1.

8 Wednesday
East End Hospice 13th Annual Valentine Salon Luncheon. 11:30 am. 583 Park Ave. at 63rd St., NYC. 631-288-7080.

10 Friday
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes. 8 pm. Tickets start at $25. The Paramount, Huntington. www.paramountny.com

12 Sunday
The Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island Celebrates Science in Honor of Charles Darwin’s Birthday. 11 am to 2 pm. “How Science Works.” Arts and crafts available all day. Lunch will be sold. 38 Old Country Road, Garden City. No fee; donations accepted. 516-741-7304 or www.ehsli.org

16 Thursday
American Heart Association 11th Annual Go Red for Women Luncheon. 9 am to 2 pm. Crest Hollow Country Club. 516-450-9123 or www.heart.org/longislandnygoredluncheon

19 Sunday
NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation annual Mardi Gras Gala. Planting Fields Arboretum. 11 am to 4 pm. Free for all activities; $5 donation requested. 631-321-3510 or 516-922-8600.

SAVE THE DATE

Thursday, May 17
Citizens Campaign for the Environment Environmental Equinox Awards. Woodbury Country Club. 516-390-7150.

Saturday, July 14
Family Service League Summer Gala. The Great Lawn, Westhampton Beach. Email tmohare@optonline.net