The Island’s weekly calendar
Here’s what’s happening around the Island from Thursday, February 19 to Saturday, February 28.
EVERY WEEK
Alcoholics Anonymous, beginners’ meeting. Fridays, Presbyterian Church, 7:30 p.m. Open discussion, St. Mary’s, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Al-Anon, Saturdays, 10 a.m., library, St. Mary’s.
American Legion, has resumed their regular hours. 749-1180.
Art Barnett Poetry Roundtable, Tuesdays, 4 to 6 p.m., Shelter Island Library.
Backgammon Club, every Monday, 3 to 5 p.m., Shelter Island Library. All ages and levels welcome; bring your board. 749-0042.
Clase de Ingles, English class for Spanish-speaking adults, 6 p.m., Shelter Island Library. Free.
Duplicate bridge group, Thursdays, 12:15 p.m., St. Mary’s Parish Hall, 749-0835.
Exercise classes, Tuesdays at 8:15 a.m., Saturdays at 9 a.m., Youth Center, $5/class. Maggie, 664-1476. No classes in February.
Karate classes, Recreation Department, Mondays, 4 to 5 p.m. (5- to 8-year-olds), 5 to 6 p.m. (8 years to adult). $30 month. Legion Hall.
Knitting Club, Shelter Island Library upper level, Thursdays at 5 p.m. 749-0042.
Lego Club, for kids in grades K to 5, Tuesdays, 3 p.m.
Mah-Jongg Club, Library lower level, every Monday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Poker Table, Thursdays, 2 p.m., Senior Activity Center, 749-1059
Preschool Story Time, Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Shelter Island Library.
Scrabble Club, Thursdays, 3 p.m., library lower level.
Senior bowling, Tuesdays, 2 p.m., American Legion bowling alleys. “Captain Bob” Rescigno, 749-1931.
Senior Mah-Jongg, Fridays and Mondays, 1:30 to 5 p.m., Senior Activity Center, SCAC, 749-1059.
Senior yoga, Mondays & Fridays, 10 a.m., Senior Activity Center. Free on Mondays, $5 on Fridays. 749-1059.
Silver Circle Social Club for seniors, Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Senior Activity Center, $10/week, lunch and transportation. Call Lois Charls at the Senior Center, 749-1059 or 599-3711.
Story and a craft, Shelter Island Library, Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.
Tai Chi, Recreation Department, Fred Soroka, Thursdays, 6:30 p.m., school gym. $25 per month.
Youth Center, open Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., Wednesdays 2:30 to 5 p.m. and Friday and Saturday nights 7 to 10 p.m.
Zumba, Recreation Department, Wednesdays (Callie Atkins), 5 to 6 p.m.,Youth Center, $5 per class.
EVENTS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Chinese New Year, kids, celebrate the Year of the Goat, 2 p.m., Shelter Island Library.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Free the Trees, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Mashomack Preserve, help remove invasive plants. Bring work gloves;. 749-1001.
Annual guided walk, Katherine Ordway Wildlife Refuge. CANCELLED; will be rescheduled.
Print it, Joyce Raimondo will teach kids how to make a printing plate, ink it up and print it. Shelter Island Library, 2 p.m.
Celebrity Chef dinner, Anthony Rando and Vinnie Seddio serve antipasto, salad, pasta with meat sauce, meatballs and sausage, and tiramisu. Presbyterian Church, 6:30 p.m., $30 per person; reservations required, 749-0805.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24
Movies @ the Library, “Viva Zapata!” Shelter Island Library, 7 p.m. Free.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25
Cinema 114, “Return to Me,” Senior Activity Center, 2:30 p.m. Free.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Library Book Club, “Crossing to Safety” by Wallace Stegner, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Friday Night Dialogues, “The Blues: Feel Like Going Home,” co-sponsored with Sylvester Manor. Shelter Island Library, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Burying Ground Remembrance, Sylvester Manor. (Dress for cold weather.) 11 a.m.
Free the Trees, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Mashomack. WIll continue Saturdays in March. 749-1001.
MEETINGS
(At Town Hall unless otherwise noted.)
February 21: Village of Dering Harbor Board of Trustees meeting, Village Hall. New time: 12 noon.
February 23: Conservation Advisory Committee, 7:30 p.m.
February 23: Shelter Island Fire District meeting, Center firehouse, 7:30 p.m.
February 24: Town Board work session, 1 p.m.
February 25: Zoning Board of Appeals public hearing, 7:30 p.m. CANCELLED.
