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If nothing else, take with you this daily guide to what's happening, and what's news in the Glen Cove area.New Glen Head business Extravagant Realty's ribbon cutting is at 11 a.m. Glen Cove Hospital's diabetes support group meets at the hospital at 12 p.m. Children ages 4 - 7 are invited to learn about ladybugs at the Glen Cove Public Library at 4:15 p.m. Robert M. Finley Middle School's grade 6 parent orientation begins at the school at 6:30 p.m. Glen Cove's Board of Education has its business meeting at the middle school at 8 p.m.
It's Field Day at Deasy Elementary School. Free showings of the 30-minute film "Birding for Kids" at Garvies Point Museum & Preserve at 12 and 2 p.m. Landing Elementary School's science fair goes from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. A concert to benefit a young brain aneurysm survivor starts at 7 p.m. at Robert M. Finley Middle School. Tickets are $10. Bingo at the Knights of Columbus on Sea Cliff Avenue starts at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $4.
AARP's holds its defensive driving course at the Gold Coast Public Library at 9 a.m. $17 for AARP members, $19 for non-members; checks only. The 50-minute film "Sitting Bull: Chief of the Lakota Nation" plays at Garvies Point Museum & Preserve at 11 a.m., 2 and 3 p.m. Children in grades K-2 are invited to make fun key chains at a free crafts session at the Gold Coast Public Library at 5 p.m. The Landing Elementary School spring concert begins at 7 p.m. Glen Cove High School's National Honor Society Induction Ceremony is at 7:30 p.m.
The Gold Coast Public Library invites children ages 3 1/2 - 5 years to Movin' and Groovin' at 11:30 a.m. Teens and children read together at the Gold Coast Public Library's Book Buddies program at 4 p.m. The Gold Coast Public Library's Board of Trustees meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the library. The Town of Oyster Bay Landmark Preservation Commission meeting starts at 7 p.m. at Oyster Bay Town Hall East. Page One Restaurant hosts the free Bards Reading, featuring poet Steve Licardi, at 7:30 p.m.
Polls are open for the school budget vote and board of education election from 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. Children ages 18 months to 3 years are invited to move to the music at the Glen Cove Public Library for the Play Hooray program at 11 a.m. A film starring Glenn Close posing as a man in order to survive in 19th century Ireland is being shown at the Gold Coast Public Library at 2 p.m. The Glen Cove Public Library's Board of Trustees meets at the library at 6:45 p.m. Children ages 3 - 6 are invited to wear pajamas to Books Before Bedtime at the Gold Coast Public Library at 7 p.m.
The Women's Club Knitting Group meets at the Glen Cove Public Library at 10 a.m. The Gold Coast Public Library's free monthly quilting class runs from 1:30 - 3 p.m. The History Room is open at the Glen Cove Public Library from 2 - 5 p.m. The Glen Cove Public Library's ESL class begins at 6 p.m.; registration is required and there is a $40 materials fee. Learn image editing on Google's free Picasa program at the Gold Coast Public Library at 6:45 p.m.
It's Staff Appreciation Day for the Robert M. Finley Middle School Parent Teacher Association. Drop by Deasy Elementary School for the last day of its plant sale. Garvies Point Museum & Preserve is showing a 16-minute film by the Shell Oil Company called "The Fossil Story," about the Grand Canyon and how fossils have been used to find oil. Showings are at 2 and 3 p.m. Glen Cove High School's girls lacrosse team hosts Hicksville today at 4:30 p.m. Robert M. Finley Middle School's Junior National Honor Society Induction Ceremony starts at the middle school at 7 p.m.
The Deasy Elementary School and Robert M. Finley Middle School PTA plant sales are being held today. Children ages 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 are invited to the Gold Coast Public Library for Toddler Time at 10:30 a.m. Children ages 3 1/2 - 5 are invited to the Gold Coast Public Library for Movin' and Groovin' storytime at 11:30 a.m. Children ages 3 - 6 and teens ages 14 - 18 can enjoy reading together in the Book Buddies program at the Gold Coast Public Library at 4 p.m. The Grenville Baker Boys and Girls Club at 135 Forest Avenue in Locust Valley is having its clothing sale from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Kindergarten screening for Deasy Elementary School begins today. Robert M. Finley Middle School's plant sale is being held at the school. Today is the registration deadline for Glen Cove High School's June 2 SAT I and II exams. The Glen Cove City Council meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall. The Glen Cove City School's annual budget hearing starts at the high school at 7:30 p.m.
A clothing sale at the Grenville Baker Boys and Girls Club in Locust Valley runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Gribbin Elementary School's kindergarten screening begins today. Glen Cove High School's boys tennis meets Baldwin at home at 4:30 p.m. Glen Cove High School girls softball hosts Manhasset at 6 p.m. A "Meet the Board of Education Candidates" forum is being held at Robert M. Finley Middle School at 7:30 p.m.
The Grenville Baker Boys and Girls Club in Locust Valley is holding a clothing sale from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. A tag sale featuring "unique" items collected over the course of 60 years runs from 12 - 3 p.m. at 39 Bella Vista Avenue in Glen Cove. It's Gribbin Family Night Out at Glen Cove High School for a comedy show from 6 - 9 p.m. Tickets are $10. Today is the last day to register for the June 9 ACT exams at Glen Cove High School. It's Bingo night at the Knights of Columbus building at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $4.
Catch a film about ants, "one of the most successful life forms on Earth," at Garvies Point Museum and Preserve
The book discussion of "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand" by Helen Simonson begins at 2 p.m. at the Gold Coas Public Library. Glen Cove High School girls softball hosts Valley Stream North at 4:30 p.m. The North Shore Business Network is hosting a free happy hour event at the Swan Club from - 8 p.m. The Glen Cove Public Library is offering a workshop for using digital photos on your computer for $7 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Learn about the solar system from an astrophysicist and former NASA consultant at the Gold Coast Public Library at 6:30 p.m.
The History Room is open at the Glen Cove Public Library from 2 - 5 p.m. An Equestrian Challenge at the North Shore Equestrian Center in Greenvale at 4 p.m. will benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Glen Cove boys tennis meets Bethpage at Glen Cove High School at 4:15 p.m. It's Glen Cove vs. Bethpage again for boys baseball at Glen Cove, starting at 4:30 p.m. Glen Cove girls lacrosse hosts Mepham at 4:30 p.m.
The History Room is open at the Glen Cove Public Library from 9 - 12 p.m. Glen Cove High School's boys baseball team hosts Plainedge at 4:30 p.m. It's Glen Cove vs. Bethpage girls lacrosse at Glen Cove at 4:30 p.m. The Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce's Culinary Delights event is being held at the Glen Cove Mansion and Conference Center at 6 p.m. Tickets are $40. A town hall meeting on substance abuse will address a recent survey of drug and alcohol use among Glen Cove teens. Starts at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
The "Revolutionary Moms" stroller fitness class meets at Morgan Park at 10 a.m. for registered participants. Stories and music for children ages 3 1/2 - 5 at the Gold Coast Public Library at 11:30 a.m. Free computer fundamentals class for adults at the Gold Coast Public Library begins at 2 p.m. Children ages 3 - 6 and teens ages 14 - 18 are invited to the Gold Coast Public Library to read together at 4 p.m. Astronomy: The Great 2012 Scare - Fact or Fantasy at the Gold Coast Public Library at 6:30 p.m.
It's Toddler Time at the Gold Coast Public Library at 10:30 a.m. Glen Cove High School's boys lacrosse travels to Floral Park today for a 4:30 p.m. game. Students needing a quiet place to hit the books can take advantage of the Gold Coast Library Annex's study time from 4 - 5:45 p.m. Children ages 3-6 are invited to a Pirate Storytime at the Gold Coast Public Library at 7 p.m. The Glen Cove City Council meets tonight at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall.
Jump for Joy with Joyce Oddo at the Glen Cove Public Library. Glen Cove High School girls lacrosse hosts Great Neck North at 4:15 p.m. The Hersh Fine Art Gallery opens with its inaugural exhibit today from 6 - 8 p.m. at 14A Glen Street, across from City Hall. Bingo is $4 at 7:15 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus building in Sea Cliff. Glen Cove High School's band director will be performing with his band, Times Ten, at the school at 8 p.m. as a fundraiser; $10 per person, $5 for students.
Holocaust survivor Ludovit Feld's art is on display at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center, marking this week's national "Days of Remembrance." Planned Parenthood of Nassau County, at 110 School Street, will be offering free STD testing from 1 - 4 p.m. Community Gospel Church's Bible study begins at 7:30 p.m. Watch for today's story on work coming to Harry Tappen Marina. Poet Meredith Nussbaum is featured at the free Bard's Reading at Page One Restaurant at 7:30 p.m.
The history room is open at the Glen Cove Public Library from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. It's Mother Goose Storytime at the Glen Cove Public Library for children 18 - 30 months old, starting at 10:30 a.m. Glen Cove boys lacrosse plays New Hyde Park at Glen Cove High School at 11 a.m. The 2005 film "Dreamer" is showing at the Glen Cove Public Library at 2 p.m. Bring the kids for snacks and dancing at the Gold Coast Public Library from 4:30 - 6 p.m.