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Friday, December 18

Great Neck Park District

Film: The Soloists, 2009, runs 109 minutes, rated PG-13. Starring Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr. and Catherine Keener. 8 p.m. GN House. Park card required for admission.

At Temple Isaiah of Great Neck

Chanukah dinner 6:45 p.m. Choir 8:15 p.m. 1 Chelsea Pl. Call 487-5373.

Saturday, December 19

Great Neck Park District

Film: The Soloists, 2009, runs 109 minutes, rated PG-13. Starring Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr. and Catherine Keener. 8 p.m. GN House. Park card required for admission.

At Temple Isaiah of Great Neck

Torah Study 9:30 a.m. Introduction to Judaism 11:15 a.m.

Sunday, December 20

Great Neck Park District

•Sunday @ 3 Series. Concert: Long Island Piano Duo. 3 p.m. GN house. Park card required for admission.

•Film: The Soloists, 2009, runs 109 minutes, rated PG-13. Starring Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr. and Catherine Keener. 7:30 p.m. GN House. Park card required for admission.

Na’aleh Women’s Chorus Sings Jewish Music

Na’aleh Women’s Chorus under the baton of Richard Whitten and with cello and piano accompaniment, will sing musical settings from Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers), psalms set to music by Salamone Rossi Hebreo, works by Charles Davidson as well as seasonal traditional and modern songs. Na’aleh members come from all over Queens and LI and will sing Jewish music in Hebrew, Ladino and English at the Na’aleh Winter Concert at 3 p.m. at the Holocaust Resource Center of Temple Judea, 333 Searingtown Rd., Manhasset. Tickets, $18 each, will be available at the door. For more information call Ellen 482-7480 or Renee 466-8428 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Varsity Choral Society

Will present its 20th Annual Christmas Concert at the Congregational Church of Manhasset, Northern Blvd., at 4 p.m. This year’s program will open with the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah and the Hallelujah chorus. The chorus, includes long time Great Neck resident Nancy Corn who has enjoyed her participation as a soprano with this enormously talented choir for 9 years. The choir and soloists will be conducted by Craig Tocher and accompanied by organ and strings. Featured performers include organist Judith Feuss and , Molley Davey, soprano, Melissa Maravell, contralto, Robert Horowitz, tenor, and Jason Hendrix, baritone. The second half of the program will feature Gloria by John Ness Beck, A Musicological Journey Through the Twelve Days of Christmas and a surprise humorous work by P.D.Q. Bach. Solo and ensemble works also will be sung by choir members. The festivities will end with a rousing audience sing-a-long, accompanied beautifully by organ and strings.

Appraisal Roadshow

With Arthur Lesser at 2 p.m. at Temple Isaiah of Great Neck, 1 Chelsea Pl. Call 487-5373.

Monday, December 21

Adult Intermediate Hebrew

At 10 a.m. at Temple Isaiah of Great Neck, 1 Chelsea Pl. Call 487-5373.

Tuesday, December 22

Great Neck Park District

Board of Commissioners work session meeting. 9 a.m. at the Park District Office, 5 Beach Rd.

At Temple Isaiah of Great Neck

Religious School 4 p.m. Closed Dec. 24.

Friday, December 25

Great Neck Park District

Administration offices at 65 Arrandale Ave. and 5 Beach Rd. are closed for Christmas. Call 482-0355 for more info.

Chinese Lunch/Movie

The Sisterhood of the Lake Success Jewish Center will host a Chinese Auction and the movie Avalon at noon at the synagogue, 354 Lakeville Rd., Great Neck. The cost is $12 per person. Reservations are a must. For more information or to make a reservation, call 466-0569 Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday, December 27

Great Neck Park District

Nature Program: Winter Seasonal Stroll. 1 p.m. Kings Point Park, Steamboat Rd. entrance. No registration required. Meet in the paved lot. Call 482-0355 for more info.

Great Neck Singles Lunch

At the Mangia Bene Restaurant, 526 Middle Neck Rd., Great Neck. Age 50 plus. Reservations $23. Call 658-5750.

Monday, December 28

National Council of Jewish Women-Lakeville Section

General membership meeting at noon at the Community House, Clinton Martin Park, Marcus Ave. and New Hyde Park Rd. Refreshments are served and the meeting will be called to order at 12:45 p.m. The theme will be Chanukah with an appropriate program. All are welcome.

Great Neck Park District

•Parkwood Tennis Center. Junior Tennis Mini Camp. Dec. 28-31 from noon to 3 p.m. or 3 to 6 p.m. Choose morning or afternoon session. Additional fee for nonresidents. Call 829-9050 for more info.

•Parkwood Ice Rink/Tennis Center. Junior Tennis and Skate Mini Camp. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Additional fee for nonresidents. Call 487-2975 for more info.

Tuesday, December 29

Great Neck Park District

•Board of Commissioners work session meeting at 9 a.m. at the Park District Office, 5 Beach Rd.

•Parkwood Tennis Center. Adult tennis clinic. 5 to 7 p.m. Nonresident rates apply. Call 829-9050 for more information.

Wednesday, December 30

Great Neck Park District

Parkwood Tennis Center. Adult tennis clinic. 5 to 7 p.m. Nonresident rates apply. Call 829-9050 for more information.

Upcoming Event

Vendors Wanted

For the “Think Pink Expo.” All table fees will be donated to the South Nassau Communities Hospital Cancer Program. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Weekly Events

•Weight Watchers hold meetings at senior living community Atria Great Neck, 51 Great Neck Rd., every Monday. The meeting begins at 12:30 p.m. Weigh-ins begin at 11:30 a.m. If you are interested in learning more, call 829-4100. Also on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

•Boy Scout Troop 10 meets every Monday (except school holidays) from 7:45 to 9 p.m. in the Community Room of St. Paul’s Church, Grace Ave. at Gilchrest Rd. Boys at least 10 and one half years old or in the 6th grade are invited to join. Attend a meeting or call Scoutmaster Dwight Rosenstein 482-3603 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .Visit www.troop10greatneck.com.

•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. We meet from 8 to 11 p.m. in the Crystal Ballroom. It is not a beginner’s group, but appropriate for intermediate to advanced levels; from 10 to 11 p.m., partner dances will be taught (partners are not needed).

•The Board of Commissioners of the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire and Water Districts will meet each Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. and the first and third Thursday at 6:30 p.m. (through Dec. 31) to discuss the weekly business of the district. All meetings will be conducted in the Boardroom at the District Office, 170 East Shore Rd., Great Neck, unless otherwise publicly notified. The regular office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The board is available on a daily basis to respond to concerns, questions and issues of the district residents pertaining to fire/water district matters. Special arrangement or appointments can be made through Barbara Pisani at 466-4416, ext. 704.

•The Rotary Club of Great Neck welcomes you to its breakfast meeting on Wednesdays from 8 to 9:15 a.m. at the Inn of Great Neck for fellowship, interesting programs, and an opportunity to provide “Service Above Self.” Questions? Call the club line at 869-6860 during business hours.

•Great Neck Choral Society meets Wednesdays from 7:20 to 9:30 p.m. in the Choral Room at Great Neck South Middle School, 349 Lakeville Rd, Lake Success. Dr. Virginia Davidson, conductor. Website: www.gnchoral.org. For information call 233-1460 or 536-0451.

•Women’s Psychotherapy Group focusing on relationships and interpersonal issues. Meetings are Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m. at COPAY, Inc., 21 North Station Plaza. Call Connie Mithalal, CSW-R 466-2509. All calls are strictly confidential. COPAY, Inc. is a member of the United Way and the GN United Community Fund.

•Weekly Discussion of current events and issues concerning women every Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. at Womanspace, GN Senior Community Center, 80 Grace Ave. Call 829-6566.

•Safe and Effective Weight Loss. How much fat do you have in your body? Come learn about what a BIA Exam is. And why we need one. A BIA exam is the method of assessing your “body composition”- the measurement of body fat in relation to lean body mass. This is an integral part of a health and nutrition assessment. Come in and learn methods of safe and effective weight loss. Group weight loss sessions and TLC programs starting weekly. Dr. Neil Koppel of Energy Health Group will be giving a Complementary BIA Lecture on Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. at 444 Lakeville Rd., Suite 203, Lake Success. Call Faryl to reserve a seat 504-4040.

Monthly Events

•Personal Relationships. Do you have questions about personal relationships with adult children, mates, in-laws and friends? Come share them with women of similar interests at a friendly, warm, intelligent and supportive group. Alternate Tuesdays of each month from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Womanspace, 3 St. Paul’s Pl. (off Grace Ave.). Confidentiality maintained. Call Marilyn 623-7062.

•North Shore Elks Lodge #1458 meeting at 8 p.m. at the Elks Club, 30 Haven Ave., Port Washington, on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Formerly GN/PW Elks Lodge $1543.

•Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group. Caring for someone with Dementia is extremely challenging. Family members and friends of those with Dementia can get support for the difficulties they face everyday. Held on the first and third Tuesday of every month from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Great Neck Senior Center, 80 Grace Ave. Call Gail Busillo, CSW. Call 562-3362.

•Elmer A. Sperry Toastmasters Club # 4326. This is a public club and new members are welcome. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department Company 5, 21-78th Ave., New Hyde Park, on the second floor. The mission of the club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth. Visit www.verysperry.com or call Frank Soluri 797-6900 or John Bekisz 352-1584.

•Senior Center Book Club. Come for an intellectual discussion about current best sellers. The club meets every third Tuesday at the Great Neck Senior Center, 80 Grace Ave. Call 487-0025. Book reviews are led by Janet de Winter and all are welcome to participate with comments and opinions whether you have read to the book or not.

•North Shore Playwrights Circle (formerly the Playwrights Circle of Great Neck). Meetings are held every other Wednesday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in comfortable private dining room at Sterling Glen of Great Neck, 96 Cutter Mill Rd. Light refreshments are served. Readings range from discussions of member’s ongoing works to original playwriting exercises. These are aimed at helping members solve such classic playwriting problems as opening scenes, too much exposition, etc. There is no fee to join the group, which was founded by local author Robin Gorman Newman. Contact her at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it _ (mailto: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) 773-0911 to get on the email list for meetings announcements.

•North Shore Doe Club Elks Lodge #1458 meets at 8 p.m. every second Wednesday (except July and August) at 8 p.m. at the Elks Club, 30 Haven Ave., Port Washington. Formerly GN/PW Doe Club #1543.

•Free Blood Pressure Screenings on the first Thursday of every month from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Great Neck House. Call 482-0355 for more info.

•Bereavement/Caregiver Support Groups. Project Independence will host two support groups, one for the bereaved and another for caregivers, on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at the Great Neck Senior Center, 80 Grace Ave. The support groups will be offered every second and fourth Thursday of each month offering emotional support from others grieving a loss, the bereavement support group will help attendees cope with physical, mental and emotional effects of grief. Participants in the caregiver support group sessions will learn a variety of coping techniques including ways to minimize stress and relate to others experiencing similar situations. Call 311 for more details or information about Project Independence.