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Author Breakfast: Typewriter Beach by Meg Waite Clayton

| WED, AUG 13, 2025

An unforgettable historical novel told across dual timelines, centered on the unlikely friendship between a screenwriter and a young actress hoping to be Alfred Hitchcock’s next star. $65 per person

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Author Breakfast: Fagin the Thief by Allison Epstein

| WED, AUG 13, 2025

A reimagining of the world created by Charles Dickens, seen through the eyes of Jacob Fagin—Victorian literature’s notorious villain. $65 per person

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Author Breakfast: The Art Spy by Michelle Young

| WED, AUG 13, 2025

This riveting untold story shares how one woman infiltrated the Nazi leadership in Paris during World War II to save the world’s most treasured masterpieces. $65 per person

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Partners with the Community: One of them by Kitty Zeldis

| FRI, AUG 01, 2025

ONE OF THEM BY KITTY ZELDIS A powerful and moving story of secrets, friendship, and betrayal that follows two young women at Vassar College in the years after World War II.…

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Spotlight Speaker: Susan Lucci, Actress and Author of La Lucci

| WED, JUL 30, 2025

Susan Lucci–Daytime’s Leading Lady–joins us for an extraordinary and intimate conversation about her life, career, and her highly anticipated new memoir, La Lucci. This event is a pre–book–release appearance. Thursday,…

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A Night at Citi Field: Mets vs. Braves

| WED, JUN 11, 2025

This event is currently at capacity and has moved to a waitlist. To be added to the waitlist, please contact the front desk at 516.484.1545. Let’s go Mets! Spend a…

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Book Club: The Paris Express

| WED, JUN 11, 2025

Share your thoughts on today’s best-selling novels, moderated by Nicole Yablans, an English teacher and library consultant. July’s selection is The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue, a sweeping historical novel…

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Yellow Rose Society’s Friendship Circle Luncheon Mah Jongg Tournament

| WED, JUN 11, 2025

Get ready for a day of strategy, skill, and camaraderie at our tournament, supervised by the Mah Jongg Queen herself, Judy Umansky! Prizes awarded to the first, second, and third…

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“An Inside Job” by Daniel Silva

| TUE, JUN 10, 2025

SJJCC’s Irene & Ronald Cohen Spotlight Speaker Series in partnership with Theodore’s Books and Gold Coast Forum presents the New York Times bestselling author joins us two days before his new…

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Singles Café V55: Ice Cream Social

| WED, MAY 14, 2025

Indulge in an evening of sweet treats, casual conversation, and a few good laughs at our next café! Mix and mingle as you expand your social circle in a fun…

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