Dec. 5: Crafts Fair at the Rec Center, Menorah Lighting at Central Synagogue

1. Are you Irish? Do you want to know more about your Irish heritage? Join the Irish Studies Institute at for an insightful lecture at 3 p.m. discussing the multifaceted relationship between Irish-Americans and the Irish Catskills -- the choice vacation destination of New York's Irish and Irish-Americans for generations.  

This presentation, by Brendan Dolan, will examine the development of the area as a distinctively Irish destination, and some of the factors that have led to its relative decline. In addition, it will examine the role of traditional music in the region as a reflection of the tastes of the Irish and Irish-Americans who created the phenomenon of the Irish Catskills.

The lecture will take place in the Reception room in Kellenberg Hall on the Molloy College Campus.

2. In need of some new arts and crafts? Come down to the  between 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. for the village's annual crafts fair.

3. Happy Chanukah to all our RVC Patch Jewish readers! At the  on DeMott Avenue, enjoy the Chanuplex, hosted from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

4. Also at the Central Synagogue, a community Menorah lighting will take place after the Chanuplex at 5 p.m. 

5. In the mood for a holiday concert? Come down to the Rockville Centre Public Library and enjoy the next installment in the library's Sunday afternoon concert series: Linda Empanema singing holiday tunes. The concert is from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.