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Helen Keller National Center Art Exhibition

12/01/2025 @ 9:00am–12/22/2025 @ 9:00am
Adults, Everyone
Exhibit
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Community Gallery
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Exhibit
Event Details:

Helen Keller National Center - Art Exhibition

This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group

Port Washington Play Troupe Presents - "Meet Me in St. Louis - A Radio Play"

3:00pm–4:30pm
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Music/Theater Performance
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Music/Theater Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Port Washington Play Troupe presents Meet Me in St. Louis: A Radio Play based on the film of the same name, which follows a family over four changing seasons in anticipation of the 1904 St.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Books for Dessert

10:30am–11:45am
Adults
Book Discussion
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Books for Dessert

This event is in the "Adults" group

Books for Dessert

10:30am–11:45am
Adults
Book Discussion
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Books for Dessert

This event is in the "Adults" group

Chair Yoga (Registration is Closed)

12:30pm–1:30pm
Adults
Health & Wellness
Registration Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Please join us for a series of Chair Yoga classes with certified instructor Beth Lipset. Free to Port Washington residents. Classes start on September 8 and run through December 15 (with no class on October 13).

This event is in the "Adults" group

Stretch & Strengthen (Registration is Closed)

5:15pm–6:15pm
Adults
Health & Wellness
Registration Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

A series of exercise classes incorporating yoga, Pilates, and stretching led by athletic trainer and certified Pilates instructor Marlene Kirsh. Open to Port Washington residents free of charge.

This event is in the "Adults" group

CAREER AND FINANCE: SCORE Presents - Essentials of Funding Your Business

7:00pm–9:00pm
Adults
Career and Finance
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Career and Finance
Registration Required
Event Details:

SCORE Presents - Essentials of Funding Your Business

This event is in the "Adults" group

Adventures in Classic Readings Sponsored by the FOL's Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Fund

1:30pm–3:30pm
Adults
Book Discussion
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

This reading group, facilitated by Dr. Laury Magnus, Professor of English, will feature great classic works -- ancient to contemporary -- as well as participatory reading out loud of selected passages. 

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Cricut Craft: Gift Giving Part 2

6:30pm–8:00pm
Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Arts & Crafts, Technology
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: The Lab
Age Group: Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology
Event Details:

Learn how to optimize the Cricut to design presents and gifts. The class is divided into two parts.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Postponed: AccessABILITY Craft: Cricut Mug

7:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Cancelled
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Design a mug and stay for hot chocolate and drawing. Tailored to members of the IDD community and their friends. All are welcome.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Chef Rob Take 'n Make: Chocolate Snowstorm Cookies

11:00am–9:00pm
Adults
Food/Cooking
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: South Wing
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food/Cooking
Registration Required
Event Details:

Each Take 'n Make contains dry ingredients and the recipe.

Priority to Port Washington Library cardholders. One kit per household, please!

Registration is required. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Open Research Hours at The History Center

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Other
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Local History
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Open Research Hours at The History Center. Entrance to the Research Room is through the History Center Annex in the South Wing.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "ESOL" group

ESOL Afternoon Classes

3:00pm–9:00pm
Adults, ESOL
ESOL
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Learning Center Room B
Age Group: Adults, ESOL
Program Type: ESOL
Event Details:

ESOL afternoon classes on Wednesday for Joni Jones and Pamela Veraat

This event is in the "Adults" group

Needlecraft BYOP (Bring Your Own Project) Night

6:15pm–8:30pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Bring your embroidery, crochet, quilting, or sewing project to this weekly gathering. Share ideas with fellow crafters, and get inspired from our collection of pattern and instruction books, generously provided by the Friends of the Library.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Board of Trustees Meeting

7:30pm–9:00pm
Adults
Board of Trustees Meeting
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Board of Trustees Meeting
Event Details:

Board of Trustees Meeting

This event is in the "Adults" group

Poetry Readers Circle Sponsored by the FOL's Ruth D. Bogen Fund

1:30pm–3:00pm
Adults
Book Discussion
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join fellow readers for a poetry discussion led by Nassau County Poet Laureate Paula Curci.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Art Lecture with Thomas Germano - Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100

2:00pm–3:30pm
Adults
Lecture
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100 features the centenary celebration of the Surrealist movement founded in 1924 while still applied by contemporary artists today.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Excel For The Perplexed

3:30pm–4:30pm
Adults
Technology
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: The Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Spreadsheets can help to organize everything from groceries to to-do checklists. Using Microsoft Excel this class will walk you through step-by-step processes from how to enter text and how to use AutoSum. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Books for Dessert

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
Book Discussion
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Books for Dessert

This event is in the "Adults" group

Sandwiched In with Sal St. George - The Golden Age of TV Holiday Specials

12:00pm–1:30pm
Adults
Lecture
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join TV and film historian Sal St.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Weekly Scrabble Meetup

1:00pm–5:00pm
Adults
Games
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Drop in and play a game of Scrabble. No registration required. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

AccessABILITY Craft: Cricut Mug

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Design a mug and stay for hot chocolate and drawing. Tailored to members of the IDD community and their friends. All are welcome.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group

SoundSwap: Live Music: A Holiday 'Hoot!'

7:00pm–9:00pm
Adults, Everyone
Music/Theater Performance
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Music/Theater Performance
Event Details:

Join Tony Traguardo and a group of fine local musicians for a fun night of classic songs from the 60s and 70s 'decorated' with some Holiday-themed rockers that everyone can sing along to!

This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving Course

9:30am–3:30pm
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Community Service, Workshop
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Program Type: Community Service, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving Course will be offered on Saturday, December 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.