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Ongoing

Belgrave Water Pollution Control District

Board of Commissioners will conduct a public business meeting every Monday at 7 p.m. If Monday should be a public holiday, the meeting will be held the following day. Meetings held at Belgrave, 34th and 255th St., Little Neck. 487-2759.

Diabetes Screenings

Foot Screening at Robyn Joseph, DPM, Wendy Young, DPM, 560 Northern Blvd., Ste. 206, during the month of November. Call for appointment 829-1077.

Vision Screening at Marc C. Epstein, OD, FAAO, 23 Bond St. during the month of November. Call for appointment 487-6660.

Israeli Folk Dance Night

With renowned folk dance instructor Danny Uziel. Beginners welcome. For the first 30 minutes Danny will instruct. Then move to some more intermediate dances for everyone to enjoy. Tuesdays from 8:15 to 10:30 p.m. in the Youth House behind the main building of Temple Israel . Call 482-7800 for details.

Exhibit at Gallery Emanuel

In a Mind's Eye, works by Barbara Schwarts, Shellie Schneider, Paul Jeffries and Kiki Riskin, will be on view through Jan. 5. A work by gallery director Liz Gribbin will also be on exhibit. The gallery is located at 150 Hicks Ln. Hours: Monday - Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Meet the artists on Nov. 16 from 2 to 4 p.m.

National Drawing Association Selections

Will be on exhibit at the Adelphi University Center Gallery through Dec. 12. Included in the exhibit is artist Paulette Singer from Great Neck. Marriage With Multi-Denominational Backgrounds

The Great Neck Community Church, 2 Stoner Ave. will be holding an open session for individuals seeking to unite in marriage but who come from multi-denominational religious backgrounds. Included will be concerns for those who have been previously married and are now seeking a religious service for a new relationship. Session will be held after the 11 a.m. service at noon. For information call 482-0672.

Married Support Group

Presented by Womanspace. New members invited. The group meets on Tuesday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Womanspace Lounge, 3 St. Paul's Pl. Call M. Braun 623-7062 or the Womanspace office 829-6566 for additional information.

Widows Bereavement Support Group

Meets at 4:30 p.m. every Wednesday at Womanspace, 3 St. Paul's Pl. For further information call 621-0277.

Womanspace Divorce Consultant Service

Consultation and referral service is offered. Fee for one session is $10. Call Womanspace office 829-6566 for an appointment.

Upcoming Event

AARP Mature Driving Class

Conducted by Dr. Claude Springer. Completion entitles one to a 10 percent reduction for three years in liability and collision insurance. 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with 1/2 hour break for lunch at the Great Neck Senior Center, 80 Grace Ave. Registration is necessary in advance. Check for $8 payable to AARP. Call 487-0025 or come to the center to register. No registration without a check.

Gala Reunion

St. Francis Hospital Challenge '97 Dinner Dance

On Nov. 22 at EAB Plaza, Uniondale. Celebrating 75 years of caring. Chairman Richard A. Grasso, chairman and chief executive officer, New York Stock Exchange, Inc. For ticket information call 629-2190.

Tag Sale

All types of items (no clothing) including collector records. Held from noon to 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 23 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 48 Shelter Rock Rd., Manhasset. For information call Carol Camero at the church office 627-6560 or Midge Jones 718-229-4872.

Friday, November 14

Adult Depression Support Group

Offered by AMI/PATH (Alliance for the Mentally Ill/Path Chapter), a nonprofit, education, advocacy and support organization. Free support group for those who have been diagnosed with acute depression, postpartum onset, dysthymic disorder, seasonal pattern. 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Glen Oaks Library, 256-04 Union Tpke., Glen Oaks. For information call 326-0797 or 718-4347-7284. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Fridays of each month.

Great Neck Public Schools

Rumors by Neil Simon presented by the Junior Players. 8 p.m. North High School, 35 Polo Rd. Ticket info: 773-1552. Also on Nov. 15.

You Can't Take It With You

By Kaufman and Hart. Presented by Theatre South. 8 p.m. at South High School, 341 Lakeville Rd. Tickets info: 773-1637. Also on Nov. 15.

Charity Night Dinner Dance

St. Aloysius' 35th Annual Charity Night Dinner Dance. Expect a lavish assortment of food and beverages with a night full of dancing, topped off by a Viennese table of delights. All this for $65 per person. All friends of St. Aloysius are welcome. Held at Leonard's of Great Neck. For preferred seating, secure your ticket early by calling Debbie Nochella 482-6297 or Peggy Schaffer 487-1746.

Great Neck Senior Center

Beginner (with Mike Levine) and intermediate (with Sid Fidelman) folk dancing 9 a.m; healing yourself with Dr. Jeffrey Ordover 10 a.m.; Lunch and Learn with Shirley Spector 11 a.m.; music and songs 12:45 p.m.; beginners bridge with Ken Kestenbaum 1 p.m.; Greek Mythology with Professor Martin Saltzman 1:30 p.m.; line and circle dancing with James Mitchell 3:30 p.m. 80 Grace Ave. 487-0025.

Meron Benvenisti to Speak

The guest in the pulpit at Temple Emanuel's Sabbath Eve Service will be Meron Benvenisti, former deputy mayor of Jerusalem and founder of the West Bank Data Project. The author of numerous books will speak on the topic: Israelis and Palestinians After the Handshake. All members of the community invited. 8:30 p.m. at 150 Hicks Ln. For information call 482-5701.

Great Neck Park District

Film. Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion. 8 p.m. GN House. Admission by park card.

Saturday, November 15

At the Library

Making Sense of the Market with Robert Gardner: Estate Planning. 10 a.m. to noon. at the GN Library. Advance registration required.

Saturday Storytime for youngsters 2 1/2 through 5 years old. 10:30 a.m. Parkville Branch Library.

Great Neck Public Schools Adult Program

Magic Show and Workshop for Parent/Grandparent and Child with Rhoda Houslanger. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Cumberland Adult Center, 30 Cumberland Ave. Fee and info: 773-1713.

Great Neck Park District

Film. Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion. 5 and 8 p.m. GN House. Admission by park card.

Sunday, November 16

At the Library

Music program: 1996 GN Young Musicians Top Prize Winners: pianists I-Chun Melody Lai and Duojia Xiao, cellist Caitlin Sullivan and flutist Robert Pagan. 2:30 p.m. GN Library.

Shakespeare and Me

With Barbara Kinghorn of the Royal Shakespeare Company and her one-woman show about love, loss and laughter. 7 to 9:30 p.m. Lakeville School Theater, 47-27 Jayson Ave. Fee and info: 773-1713.

Sisterhood Rummage Sale

From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Temple Emanuel of GN, 150 Hicks Ln. used clothing and household items will be available. For information call 487-4229. Also on Nov. 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Arts and Crafts Fair

Arts and crafts show and sale presented by Showtiques, Ltd. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the elegant Grand Ballroom at Leonard's of Great Neck, 555 Northern Blvd. Admission $3.50 adults, $1.50 senior citizens, children under 12 free. Featuring: art, photography, sculpture, hand-crafted jewelry, ceramics, wood, leather, glass, hand painted clothing and many holiday gift items.

GN Philharmonic Salutes Youth

Concert in Ackerman Auditorium at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point. Featured soloist will be 19-year-old violin virtuoso, Yuka Kadota, performing the Bruch Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G minor. Ms. Kadota is a native of Queens. 3 p.m. Tickets $10 general admission. Box Office: 482-4225.

Great Neck Park District

Family event. Edd Patterson Magic and Art. 3 p.m. GN House. Admission by park card.

Nature program. Introduction to Wilderness Survival. 3 p.m. Kings Point Park, Steamboat Rd. Pre-registration required. 487-765.

Film. Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion. 7:30 p.m. GN House. Admission by park card.

Monday, November 17

Great Neck Senior Center

Widower's group 11 a.m.; Current Events Discussion with Ralph Georgalis 1 to 3 p.m. 80 Grace Ave. 487-0025.

At the Library

Making Sense of the Market, Morningstar Reports led by Robert Gardner. 7:30 p.m. GN Library. Advance registration required.

Great Neck Park District

Board of Commissioners regular meeting 8 p.m. at the Park District Office, 5 Beach Rd.

5th Annual Tribute Dinner

Held by The Holocaust Memorial & Educational Center of NC at the Woodbury Jewish Center, 200 South Woods Rd. The honorees are Jean and Jacob Stein of Great Neck (who represent all that is noble in Jewish life) and Eileen and Neil Tannor of Manhasset Hills (whose names are virtually synonymous with the Holocaust Memorial and Educational Center). Cocktail hour begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. Couvert is $150 per person. For information call 571-8040.

Water Authority of GN North

Board of directors meeting at 7 p.m. at the Water Authority Office, 171 GN Rd. 487-7973.

Tuesday, November 18

Al-Anon Meeting

Do you have problems with someone's drinking? Come join an Al-Anon support group at Zion Episcopal Church, Northern Blvd./Douglaston Pky. every Tuesday. Beginners meeting at 12:30 p.m. and regular meeting at 1 p.m. Parking in rear. (Use 44th St. entrance.)

GN Water Pollution Control District

Public meeting at 9 a.m. 482-0238.

GN/PW B.P.O.E.

Elks Lodge #1543 meeting at 8:30 p.m. at the Elks Club, 30 Haven Ave. on the first and third Tuesday of each month.

Raising a Spirited Child

Is my child just stubborn? How can we set limits but not break spirits? With Rona Milch Novick, Ph.D. 10 a.m. at the Parenting Center, Schneider Children's Hospital, LIJ Medical Center. Fee $25. For information call 718-470-3222.

Can We Get Along?

Viewpoints on Pluralism in the Jewish Community. Speaker is Professor David Berger whose talk is entitled "Let the Left Hand Push Away and the Right Hand Bring Near: Orthodoxy and the Non-Orthodox." He will address the boundaries of cooperation and principle differences in the community; the value of non-orthodoxy to orthodox people; where boundary lines have to be drawn and the question of civil marriage in Israel. Open to the public. Free of charge. 7:45 p.m. at the Great Neck Synagogue, 26 Old Mill Rd. For information call Dr. Stanley Dacher 487-6100.

GN Village Officials Association

Meeting at the Village of GN Plaza Village Hall. 7:30 p.m. coffee; meeting at 8 p.m. Agenda: minutes of Oct. 22 meeting; treasurer's report; old business; new business. For information call 482-4500.

At the Library

Current Nonfiction Book Discussion led by Michael D'Innocenzo. The Dilbert Future: Thriving on Stupidity by Scott Adams. 1 and 8 p.m. at the GN Library.

Wednesday, November 19

REAP I

(Retired Executives and Professionals) meetings begin at 10 a.m. followed by current events. Held at the Clover Drive School, 105 Clover Dr. Topic: Katherine Graham with Nina Blank. Free AMI/Path Support Group

Presented by AMI/Path (Alliance for the Mentally Ill/PATH Chapter), a non-profit organization of families and friends of those with mental illness. Free program the third Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. Support Group at 6 p.m. Held in the Sloman Auditorium of Hillside Hospital, 265 St. and 76 Ave., Glen Oaks. For more information call 326-0797.

An Evening With Dr. James Levine

Dr. James Levine, director of the Fatherhood Project at the Families and Work Institute in NYC, will be the guest speaker at a dinner sponsored by the Center for Parents and Children, a nonprofit organization based in Glen Cove. Dr. Levine is the author of seven books and over 100 articles for professional and popular journals. 6;:to 10:30 p.m. at the George Washington Manor, Roslyn. Hor d'oeuvres and dinner will be served. Tickets available in advance by calling 671-4141. Cost is $36 per individual and $70 per couple.

Great Neck Senior Center

Folk dancing 9:30 a.m.; Yoga with Selma Deutsch 9:30 a.m.; sing for fun with Ben Arrigo 10 a.m.; creative writing with Lucille Cohn 12:30 p.m.; Bible Studies: Children in the Bible with Eva Sussman 1 p.m.; intermediate bridge with Ken Kestenbaum 1 p.m.; cooking for two with Grace Kahn 1:30 p.m.; line dancing with James Mitchell 1:30 p.m.; ballroom dancing with James Mitchell 2:30 p.m.; Yoga with Selma Deutsch 3:30 p.m. 80 Grace Ave. 487-0025.

At the Library

Preschool Films and Fun for children 2 1/2 through 5 years old. Whistle for Willie; Matroiska; Harry the Dirty Dog. 10:30 a.m. GN Library.

Feature film. Sling Blade, 134 min., 1996, rated R. 3 and 7 p.m. GN Library. A GN Library card or proof of residency may be required.

Brandeis University Women's Committee

Nassau North Chapter. General meeting at noon in the Community Room at the Main Branch of the GN Library. Featured will be an exciting afternoon of theater by S.T.A.R. (Senior Theater Acting Repertory), a dynamic group performing comedy and serious drama. Come and bring a friend. Refreshments served. All welcome.

The Peace Process and Israel's Future

Will be delivered by Golan Cipel, chief information officer at the Consulate General of Israel in NY. Part of the course, Esrael: Politics, Parties and Pressure Groups and the Academy for Jewish Studies' fall session. Sponsored by Temple Emanuel of GN's adult education program. 8:15 p.m. at the Temple, 150 Hicks Ln. All members of the community invited. Admission is free. For information call 482-5701.

Thursday, November 20

Gam-Anon Support Group

Is an anonymous organization for spouses, adult children over 18, family and friends whose lives have been affected by a gambling problem. Held on Thursdays at the New Hyde Park Jewish Center, 100 Lakeville Rd., New Hyde Park, at 8 p.m. For information call 24-hour hotline 321-2883.

COPAY Chemical Dependency Educational Series

Chemically dependent? Or is someone you love addicted to drugs or alcohol? Call COPAY, we care! Professional and confidential services available. 21 North Station Plaza. 466-2509. Meetings in this series are held on Thursdays from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. Guests welcome, family, friends, "significant others," members of the community. Fee is $5 per person. Topic: Cocaine and Poly Drug Abuse.

Great Neck Senior Center

Clay sculpture with Raisy Derzie 9:30 a.m.; creative crafts with Gloria Gralla 10 a.m.; exercise for health with Adriana O'Ferrall 10:30 a.m.; Yiddish culture with Emma Zahler 11 a.m.; Yiddish Culture with Emma Zahler 1 p.m.; World Events in Depth 1 p.m.; Current Issues in American Foreign Policy with Sidney Wenoker 2:30 p.m. 80 Grace Ave. 487-0025.

Great Neck Camera Club

Meeting at 7:45 p.m. All point and shoot photographers are invited to attend. Program: Guest photographer Victor Goldmintz, slide show with stereo music on a variety of subjects including nature, clowns and children. Please note for this meeting only, the Great Neck Camera Club will meet at Baker Hill School, 69 Baker Hill Rd., Great Neck.

Great Neck Public Schools

District Music - Faculty Recital. 7:30 p.m. North High School, 35 Polo Rd. Tickets info: 773-1631.

Friday, November 21

Great Neck Senior Center

Beginner (with Mike Levine) and intermediate (with Sid Fidelman) folk dancing 9 a.m; Lunch and Learn with Shirley Spector 11 a.m.; music and songs 12:45 p.m.; beginners bridge with Ken Kestenbaum 1 p.m.; Greek Mythology with Professor Martin Saltzman 1:30 p.m.; line and circle dancing with James Mitchell 3:30 p.m. 80 Grace Ave. 487-0025.

Great Neck Park District

Theatrical Presentation

Great Neck House Players. 8 p.m. GN House. Admission by park card.

Saturday, November 22

LI Singers Society

Presents Henry LeClair singing works by Mahler, John Fielitz and Weill at 8 p.m. at the Cuchel Residence, 875 Bryant Ave., Roslyn. Tickets $15, $12 seniors/students. For further information call Clara 676-6598 or Rita 944-5908.

Great Neck Park District

Theatrical Presentation

Great Neck House Players. 8 p.m. GN House. Admission by park card.

At the Library

Saturday Storytime for youngsters 2 1/2 through 5 years old. 10:30 a.m. in the Children's Room of the GN Library.

Sunday, November 23

Community Health Awareness Program

Dr. Kathleen Daffney, commissioner of health for Nassau County will speak on Working Together for Healthy People for the Year 2000. 12:30 p.m. at the GN Community Church, 2 Stoner Ave. Sponsored by the GN Community Church in association with Temple Isaiah.

Great Neck Park District

Recital. 3 Musicians: Nakahara Howard and Friedman. 3 p.m. GN House. Admission by park card.

Theatrical Presentation. Great Neck House Players. 7:30 p.m. GN House. Admission by park card.

Commissioner of Health for NC to Speak

Dr. Kathleen Gaffney, commissioner of health for Nassau County, will speak at 12:30 p.m. at the Community Church of GN, 2 Stoner Ave. on the topic: Working Together for Healthy People for the Year 2000. A reception will follow. An invitation is extended to one and all.