Due to school district programs, there will be no Men's Saturday morning basketball program on Saturday, March 3.

Additionally, due to district activities, this program will be moved to the Stratford School gymnasium on the following dates: March 10, 17 and 24.

The "Greatest Show on Earth" is returning to the Nassau Coliseum, and the recreation department has got your tickets for great seats at a great price. The recreation department is offering a supervised trip to the Saturday, March 24 show at 11 a.m. Tickets to this show are priced at $23, and although the promoter no longer offers discounted tickets to this show, these are the best seats available to the public. Your ticket price also includes transportation to and from the show via the recreation bus, so you'll save the $6 coliseum parking fee.

Discount tickets are available to the Thursday March 22 show at 7:30 p.m., but no bus transportation or supervision will be provided. Tickets to the Thursday show are normally $23 but are discounted to just $20 for village residents.

Tickets are available now in the recreation office in village hall. To reserve your tickets, or for additional information about the circus, please call the recreation office at 465-4075.

The recreation department is sponsoring a party for all 8th grade students on Friday, March 2 at the Saint Paul's Field House. This party will be supervised by the recreation department staff and will be held from 7-9:30 p.m.

A DJ will provide music during the evening and the gym will be open for basketball, volleyball, dancing, and table games. Admission will be $4 per person. Refreshments will be available for a nominal charge.

PARENTS PLEASE NOTE: Once students are in the field house they will not be allowed to leave unless accompanied by an adult. Please come down to the field house to pick up your child.

On Sunday, March 4, enjoy an afternoon featuring some of the best Irish Step Dancing this side of Dublin. Presented by the Petri School of Irish Dancing, this program will feature some of the best young Irish Dancers in the area, performing to traditional and contemporary Irish tunes. Admission to this show is free and snacks will be sold during the show. Advance reservations are required for this show and may be made by calling the recreation office at 465-4075 during business hours, no later than March 1.

Always a Garden City favorite, the recreation department is proud to present this popular troupe of performers on Sunday, March 18 at 2 p.m. Traditional circus skills such as juggling, acrobatics, and unicycle riding are showcased in their funny and entertaining routines.

Admission to this show will be $4 per person, which will include hot dogs, chips and sodas at intermission. Advance reservations are required for this show. Reservations may be made by calling the recreation office at 465-4075 during business hours, no later than March 15.