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Calendar Saturday, December 27Afro-Centric Program at Long Island Children's MuseumThe Cultural Corner of the Long Island Children's Museum, 550 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, will feature an Afro-Centriprogram with Myrah Brown for Kwanzaa festivities complete with music. The ongoing series of workshops has been generously funded and supported by Chase Bank. From 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For information, please call 222-0207.Kwanzaa Celebration at New Calderone CinemaDr. Maulena Karenga, creator of Kwanzaa, will join the African American Museum's annual Kwanzaa celebration at noon at the New Calderone Cinema, 145 North Franklin Street, Hemsptead. The ceremony will include a candlelighting ceremony presided over by Dr. Karenga, poetry readings, traditional music and dance, an Afro-centric fashion show, special children's presentation by the children of Terrace Avenue and a show and sale by the Black Crafters' Association. Artwork from a recent children's stamp design contest sponsored by the Hempstead post office will be on exhibit at the African American Museum from Dec. 27 to Jan. 11. The Kwanzaa celebration is co-sponsored by the Nassau County Department of Recreation and Parks, Division of Museum Services; the U.S. Postal Service, the New Calderone Cinema Management and the African American Heritage Association. Admission is free. All are welcome.Sunday, December 28Make a 1998 Calendar at Long Island Children's MuseumAt the Long Island Children's Museum, 550 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, a chance to personalize a calendar for the New Year, 1998. From 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For further information, please call 222-0207.Friday, January 2Hofstra Gray Wig Presents Jesus Christ SuperstarThe Gray Wig, Hofstra University's Alumni Repertory Theater, presents the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber Tony Award winning musical Jesus Christ Superstar at 8 p.m. Appearing in the production will be Brad Barth, of the Herricks community, who is also the editor of the Syosset/Jericho Tribune, an Anton Community newspaper. The show will also be featured on Jan. 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24 at 8 p.m. and on 4, 11, 18 and 25 at 2 p.m. in the Monroe Lecture Center Theater, South Campus. Tickets are $18; $16 for senior citizens and non-Hofstra students, except on Saturdays when all tickets are $18. Jan. 10 is Children's Day. Purchase one adult admission at $18 and receive one children's ticket free. (16 and under). For further information and to order tickets, please call 463-6644.Saturday, January 3The Patterns of QuiltsAt the Long Island Children's Museum, 550 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, children will learn the secrets of designing a quilt. They will then create a paper coverlet of Long Island's Revolutionary Period by using traditional patterns and shapes and learn about contemporary ones as well at the museum's stART pattern exhibit. In conjunction with Long Island: Our Story history project, The Revolution. Ongoing from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For further information, please call 222-0207. The same program will be repeated on Jan. 4 at the same times.Winter Antique Show and SaleThe Department of Student Activities of C. W. Post College of Long Island University will present its Winter Antique Show and Sale in the Hillwood Commons Building at C. W. Post Campus. The show, co-ordinated by Showtiques, Ltd. will feature quality merchandise at realistic prices. Admission is $3.50 for adults and children under 12 are admitted free. There will be a wide variety of antique and estate jewelry, watches, silver, porcelain, glass, American art pottery, art deco, primitives, memorabilia, furniture, vintage prints, post cards, toys and collectibles. C. W. Post Campus is located on Northern Boulevard between Glen Cove Road and Route 107, Brookville. For additional information call 681-1118.Starduster's Big Band Ballroom DanceThe Starduster's Big Band will hold a dance for ballroom dancing on the largest dance floor on Long Island at the Kismet Shrine Temple, 155 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park from 8 p.m. to midnight. $15 per person. For more information call 759-1334.Thrift Shop At Floral Park United MethodistThe Thrift Shop at the Floral Park United Methodist Church, 35 Verbena Avenue will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sale items will be clothing, housewares, bric-a-brac and collectibles.Monday, January 5Art Classes Begin at Nassau County Museum of ArtNew art classes and workshops for children and adults are being introduced for the Nassau County Museum of Art's winter term. The classes include: Big Brush Watercolor Workshop for adults and teens; Hand Building Pottery; Drawing in Color; Drawing to Painting; Watercolor Workshop for adults and teens; Paint & Draw in the Media of Your Choice. The children classes include: Creative Viewing and Doing for youngsters age 8 to 12; FUNdamentals of Art to include 5-8 year-olds. Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. For complete details and fees please call Carol Nelson at 484-9336.Thursday, January 8Ronald McDonald House Business Advisory MeetingThe Ronald McDonald House, 267-07 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, will hold its next Business Advisory Committee/Business Partnership Program meeting at 7:30 p.m. at McDonald House. Business representatives interested in joining this committee, learning more about the Business Partnership Program and networking opportunities should contact Donna Clancey at (718) 343-5683.Free Irish Classes on Long IslandThe Gerry Tobin Irish Language School will begin its new semester of free, weekly Irish classes at 7:45 p.m. in the AOH Hall, Babylon. Children's, beginning, intermediate and advanced classes are offered. Call Jack Corr at 799-4970 for further information.Saturday, January 10Buckley Country Day Camp Open HouseThe Buckley Country Day Camp will hold its Day Camp Open House between noon and 4 p.m. Buckley Country Day Camp is located in North Hills on I. U. Willets Road. For further information, or to arrange a private tour, please call 365-7760.Country AuctionThere will be a Country Auction at the Hillside United Methodist Church, 2801 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park. Viewing begins at 9 a.m. and the auction at 10 a.m. Refreshments available. For additional information about the auction, please call 437-7580.Practice Penmanship with Early American Pens and InksAt the Long Island Children's Museum, 550 Stewart Avenue, Garden City children will have an opportunity to practice penmanship and write his/her own story by using early American pens and inks. The pens and inks may also be used to decorate a fan that might have been used at Washington's Inaugural Ball. The program is ongoing from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For further information, please call 222-0207.Sunday, January 11Mineola Choral Winter ConcertThe Mineola Choral Society will kick off its Golden Anniversary musical season with its Annual Winter Concert to be held at St. Aidan's Church at 7:30 p.m. Under the direction of Martha Regelmann, the concert will perform Gounod's St. Cecilia's Mass, the patron saint of music and Britten's Ceremony of Carols, songs of joy and mirth of the people, with orchestra and featured soloists. Tickets available at the door. $10 for adults and $6 for seniors and students. For further information, please call 328-3511.Dances of the American RevolutionThe Debra Weiss Dance Company will perform at the Long Island Children's Museum at 2 p.m. The dance company will perform the lively allemande from George Washington's youth and the graceful minuet, a court dance which was a favorite of Washington's. The children will then learn an old Dutch dancing game called Seven Steps and have an opportunity to join in the President's March. The program is in conjunction with Long Island: Our Story history project. For further information, please call 222-0207.Big Grey ConcertsBig Grey Concerts will present Scottish folksinger Ed Miller with a concert opening performance, at 8 p.m., from Scottish small piper, Deborah Nuse. The concert will be held at the Searing/Roslyn United Methodist Church at 134 I. U. Willets Road. To honor the Scottish month of pride and celebration Ed Miller, who hails from Edinburgh, will sing a variety of tunes from whimsical children's ditties to strong songs of Scottish nationalism. Miller not only gives a thoroughly enjoyable performance, but an education into the ebbs and tides of Scottish life. General admission is $10, with $8 for seniors and $4 for children under 12. This event is sponsored by the Searing/Roslyn United Methodist Church, a non-profit organization.Buckley Admissions Open HouseBuckley Country Day School will hold an Admissions Open House from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Buckley Country Day School is located on I. U. Willets Road. For further information, please call Ann Reid, director of Admissions at 627-1910.Thursday, January 15New Year/New CareerFrom 6 to 9 p.m. WBLI will be broadcasting live from Katherine Gibbs, 320 South Service Road in Melville, four career opportunity seminars in Computer Technical Support/Computer Network Operations and Hospitality Management. For further information please call 293-2460.Saturday, January 17Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.'s BirthdayAt the Long Island Children's Museum, 550 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, children will celebrate Martin Luther King's birthday and his legendary "I Have A Dream" speech as children have an opportunity to make a mural of his/her "dream." They will also have an chance to make a Hand Friendship Wreath. Ongoing from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Sunday, January 18Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.'s BirthdayThe Long Island Children's Museum, 550 Stewart Avenue, will also present, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, Robin Hall, with drum accompaniment as she sings songs of unity and friendship from around the world. The performance will include audience participation. Performances will be at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day the museum will be open on Jan. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday, January 24Buckley Country Day Camp Open HouseThe Buckley Country Day School will hold an open house for its Day Camp from noon to 4 p.m. Buckley Country Day School is located on I. U. Willets Road. For further information, or to arrange a tour, please call Donna DeMuccio at 365-7760.The Science and Symmetry of SnowflakesAt the Long Island Children's Museum, 550 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, children will learn about the science of symmetry of snowflakes. They will learn about the patterns and how snowflakes are formed as the children will make his/her own snowflakes and snow pictures. Ongoing from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The same program will also be held on Jan. 25. For further information, please call 222-0107.Notre Dame Dinner DanceThe Development Committee of Notre Dame parish will hold its Annual Star Dust Ball for the benefit of the school fund from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Jericho Terrace. The dance will honor both Sister Lorraine McDonald, Notre Dame School Principal and long-time resident and Notre Dame trustee. Tickets are $75 per person and may be obtained at the Rectory or by calling 352-7203.Saturday, January 31African and Native American Good Luck BraceletsThe children at the Long Island Children's Museum, 550 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, will make African and Native American good luck bracelets with cowry shells. Ongoing from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For further information, please call 222-0207. |