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Name: Sandwiched In with Ron Brown - Rabbi Seixas - First American Born Rabbi
Start: 2024-05-03T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-05-03T13:30:00-04:00
Location: Port Washington Public Library

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Sandwiched In with Ron Brown - Rabbi Seixas - First American Born Rabbi

Friday, May 3, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Lecture

Age Group:

Adults

Registration Open

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Lecture

Registration Required

Event Details:

Rabbi Gershom Mendes Seixas was born in New York City in 1745 of old Sephardic Jewish stock. Like many of the founding fathers of the United States he was convinced that this new nation was a virtual utopia where the prejudices, hatreds, intole...

Art Lecture with Thomas Germano - The Last Caravaggio

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Lecture

Age Group:

Adults

Registration Open

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Lecture

Registration Required

Event Details:

In May of 1610, Caravaggio (1571/3-1610) was in Naples, Italy working on the last picture he'd ever paint. By July he was wounded in a knife fight, disfigured beyond recognition, and dead after a mysterious boat ride in route to a planned papal pardo...

Shipwreck and Salvation: The Wreck of the Prince Maurice 1657

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Civic Engagement, Lecture

Age Group:

Adults

Registration Open

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Lecture

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join presenters Toya Dubin, Project Director and Drew Shuptar-Rayvis Algonkian Historical Consultant for a richly illustrated presentation that includes 3D models, documents, and interactive maps. On the night of March 8, 1657, a Dutc...

Blood Drive - May 30 from 1:30 pm to 7:30 pm

PWPL Blood Drive

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 1:30pm - 7:30pm

Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Civic Engagement, Community Service, Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone

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Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Community Service, Health & Wellness

Event Details:

You may be astounded to learn that New York has never been self-sufficient in meeting its need for blood. There is no substitute for human blood and 1 in 3 adults will require a blood transfusion at some point in their lives. You can help remedy this...

Sandwiched In with David Hymowitz - Learning How to Truly Disconnect

Friday, May 31, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness, Lecture

Age Group:

Adults

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Health & Wellness, Lecture

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join David Hymowitz, licensed social worker, and a professor at Hofstra University and at Stony Brook University, as he provides guidance and instruction on how to truly disconnect from the daily stressors and tasks of everyday life. Many of us...

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Books for Dessert

7:00pm - 8:30pm

Book Discussion

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion

Event Details:

Books for Dessert is a book club for adults over 21 with intellectual disabilities, who live or work in and around Port Washington. Read about Books for Dessert in American Libraries Magazine. Books for Dessert collaborates with groups ...

Park Story Time

9:30am - 10:00am

Story Time

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5

Program Type: Story Time

Event Details:

Join your favorite librarians at Blumenfeld Park (across the street from the library) for Park Story Time! No registration required. ...

Sandwiched In with Dennis Raverty - Remington, Russell and the Making of the "Old West"

12:00pm - 1:30pm

Lecture

Registration Open

Registration

Registration Open

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Lecture

Registration Required

Event Details:

After the official "closing" of the frontier after the 1890 census, the myth of the west reached its apex in the painting of Frederic Remington and Charles Russell, whose contrasting work was the basis for our continuing representations of "The West"...

Weekly Scrabble Meetup

1:00pm - 5:00pm

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. ...

Coding for Kids

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Workshop

Registration Closed

Registration

Registration Closed

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Children's Workshop Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Workshop

Registration Required

Event Details:

Ignite the love of coding by learning to create animations and computer games using Scratch, a graphical programming language developed by MIT. Taught by AP Computer Science high school students from Port Washington for children with no prior program...

Dungeons & Dragons for Kids

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Games

Registration Open

Registration

Registration Open

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Children's Workshop Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Games

Registration Required

Event Details:

Dungeons and Dragons is a game that engages players in collaborative storytelling, creative problem-solving, artistic expression, and exploring a world you help create. Come join our game to expand your horizons and imagine exciting adventures with o...

Shipwreck and Salvation: The Wreck of the Prince Maurice 1657

7:00pm - 8:30pm

Civic Engagement, Lecture

Registration Open

Registration

Registration Open

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Lecture

Registration Required

Event Details:

Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving Course

9:30am - 3:30pm

Community Service, Workshop

Registration

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Community Service, Workshop

Registration Required

Event Details:

The Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving Course will be offered on Saturday, May 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Seating is limited and registration is required and begins on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Priority will be given to ...

SoundSwap: 'Reverend Jefferson' Performs the Music of Jefferson Airplane Live

3:00pm - 4:30pm

Music/Theater Performance

Registration

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Music/Theater Performance

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join us for a psychedelic SoundSwap event featuring Reverend Jefferson playing the music of Jefferson Airplane! Jefferson Airplane's music originated from San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury hippie community of the late 1960's, but it soon evolved into...

Books for Dessert

10:30am - 11:45am

Book Discussion

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion

Event Details:

Books for Dessert

10:30am - 11:45am

Book Discussion

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion

Event Details:

Chair Yoga (Please see description for lottery information)

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Health & Wellness

Registration Closed

Registration

Registration Closed

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 a Chair Yoga classes led by certified instructor Beth Lipset. Classes will be held from 12:30 -- 1:30 beginning January 22, and running through May 20 (no class on February 19 or April 22). Registration for this e...

Preschool Story Time

1:30pm - 2:00pm

Story Time

Registration Closed

Registration

Registration Closed

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Children's Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Story Time

Registration Required

Event Details:

Enjoy great stories, songs, and fingerplays, while your child develops essential early literacy skills. For children ages 2 1/2 to 5 years with an adult. Registration required. ...

Teen Gaming

3:30pm - 6:00pm

Games

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: TeenSpace

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)

Program Type: Games

Event Details:

Come hang out and play some Nintendo Switch games with other teens after school. No need to register, just show up and join in on the fun! ...

ESOL Homework Help

4:30pm - 6:00pm

ESOL

Registration Open

Registration

Registration Open

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Children's Workshop Room

Age Group: Grades 1- 6, ESOL

Program Type: ESOL

Registration Required

Event Details:

Homework Help for Elementary school children ...

Exercise Class (Please see description for lottery information)

5:15pm - 6:15pm

Health & Wellness

Registration Closed

Registration

Registration Closed

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 exercise classes incorporating yoga, Pilates and stretching. Marlene Kirsh, athletic trainer and certified Pilates instructor, will lead the sessions. Classes begin January 22, and run through June 17, from 5:15 -- 6...

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

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Book Discussion

Registration Open

Registration

Registration Open

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. In honor of the Bard’s birthday, this m...

Advanced Beginner Guitar Lessons with Reno Bracchi

7:00pm - 8:15pm

Music/Theater Performance

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults

Program Type: Music/Theater Performance

Event Details:

Join us for advanced beginner guitar lessons with PWPL's own Reno Bracchi. Classes will be on five Mondays: April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20 (no class on May 27) and June 3 – all classes are from 7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Learn advanced playing ...

Sing and Swing

9:30am - 10:00am

Story Time

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Children's Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Story Time

Event Details:

Interactive stories, rhymes and songs emphasize early literacy skills and help instill a lifelong love of learning. For children ages 18 months to 5 years with an adult. Admittance is on a first-come, first-served basis. ...

Sing and Swing

10:15am - 10:45am

Story Time

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Children's Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Story Time

Event Details:

Weekly Chess Meetup

3:00pm - 6:00pm

Games

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults

Program Type: Games

Event Details:

Come in and join us for a game of Chess. ...

Chess

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Games, Workshop

Registration Open

Registration

Registration Open

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Children's Workshop Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Games, Workshop

Registration Required

Event Details:

Learn the rules and strategies of chess and practice what you have learned by playing against your peers. For children in 3rd to 6th grade. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library in memory of Lawrence Kamisher. Registration required. ...

Needlecraft BYOP (Bring Your Own Project) Night

6:00pm - 8:30pm

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. ...

'For the Record': Conversation About The Rolling Stones' 'Beggars Banquet'

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Lecture, Music/Theater Performance

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults, Everyone

Program Type: Lecture, Music/Theater Performance

Event Details:

The Rolling Stones' album Beggars Banquet, released in December of 1968, marked a return to the band's more classic sound, following their previous release, a psychedelic 'misstep' called Their Satanic Majesties Request. While the album did not yield...

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