Community Corner

March 19-20: Weekend Edition

Here are some of the events going on around Mineola.

Week got you down? Never fear as the weekend is here and we intend to make it super with stuff to do for everyone! We’ve got sports, an author visit, and in case you didn’t know, Saturday is the 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight!

Here’s what else you need to know: 

1. Today is Super Saturday at , where students from the will have the opportunity to eat, drink and play games with some special guests reportedly in attendance.

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2. The will be holding a series of free, fast and easy classes to teach the basics of hands-only CPR, the treatment of shock and how to treat wounds in honor of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. The course will be offered at the Winthrop University Hospital Community Center .

3. Author Frank Brady will be paying a visit to the on to discuss and sign copies of his new book “ENDGAME: Bobby Fischer’s Remarkable Rise and Fall- from America’s Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness.”

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4. The is hosting a special celebration on the 50th Anniversary of the first manned spaceflight by Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin with a variety of activities at the museum.

5. Speaking of Spring, how about some spring training? No you don’t have to go to Florida to check out the Yankees and the Mets, you just have to hop over to the as Mineola is scrimmaging with the Trojans in a preseason match.


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