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Saturday, November 14, 2009
Flea Market & Craft Sale (Flea Market)
Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Location: St.Thomas Parish Center 1407 St. George Ave Rahway NJ 07065
St. Thomas the Apostle Byzantine Catholic Church in Rahway NJ will be having a Flea Market and Craft Sale on Saturday December 13,2008 from 9 am to 3 pm. The event will be held in the parish center located at 1407 St.Georges Ave. Rahway. Our kitchen will be open for breakfast and lunch, featuring homemade ethnic specialties such as stuffed cabbage, kielbasa and kraut subs and pirohi. The vendors will have unique gifts, collectibles, toys and household items for sale. For information and a contract to be a vendor please call Maryann at 908-518-0107.
Lupus Education Day (Seminar)
Time: 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: 2255 Centre Ave, Bellmore
Lupus Education Day is an all day seminar for those who live with lupus. Family and friends are invited to attend as well. This open forum which encourages questions and sharing stories covers topics such as dealing with your doctor, coping skills, lupus medications and the latest in lupus research. $15pp for non-members, $10pp for members. Call to register at 516-783-3370.
"Lenape: Ellis Island's First Inhabitants", Opening Ceremony (Museum Exhibit)
Time: 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: Ellis Island Immigration Museum
On November 2, New York First Lady Michelle Paige Paterson will present a proclamation from Governor David A. Paterson to honor the native people of New York during the opening ceremony of Lenape: Ellis Island’s First Inhabitants at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. The includes six galleries housing a stunning collection of prehistoric artifacts, traditional crafts, ceremonial objects, antique books, maps, archival photographs, dioramas, and sculptures. This collection is brought to life with the oral histories of Lenape tribal members, both past and present. The November 2 opening ceremony will commence at 11 AM in the Ellis Island Immigration Museum Conference Room and will be open to the public.
Last Day of the Myrtle Avenue El: Photographs by Theresa King (Museum Exhibit)
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: New York Transit Museum
At midnight on October 3rd, 1969 the last train on the Myrtle Avenue El departed Borough Hall. After eighty years of service the line would be demolished. Photographer Theresa King, who rode the train daily in her childhood, spent the day documenting the trains, stations, passengers and views from the elevated platform. Forty years later this photo essay, shot in a single day, provides a glimpse into the past and preserves a memory of growing up in Brooklyn.
Seniors for Seniors Cat Adoption (Pets / Pet Adoption)
Time: 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Location: Petco, 17th St. & Broadway, Manhattan
Mature, wise cats would love to find their forever homes with mature, wise people, who will appreciate their special beauty and the health benefits pet caregiving can bring
Chelsea Opera presents Gian Carlo Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors (Activities for Children & Families)
Time: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: St. Peter's Church in Chelsea
Chelsea Opera presents Amahl and the Night Visitors in an “updated” version. Amahl, a disabled boy and his poor mother live in a one-room apartment. The “VIP” Night Visitors are here on a peace mission. When they enter the apartment, we wonder: are “real” or the result of Amahl’s inventive imagination. The story continues with contemporary references within the universal, age-old themes.
