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HOLIDAY FEST: The traditional HolidayFest sponsored by Abraham and Straus, thePark Slope Civic Council and the ProspectPark Administrator%u2019s Office, will come to thePicnic House with songs and holiday cheer onDecember 14, 2-3pm. Entertainment willcome from the Clearwater Walkabout Chorusand the Children%u2019s Choir the InstitutionalChurch of God. After a group sing-along, Santa and his elves will arrive, assisted by theUrban Park Rangers. Children will betreated to candy canes, hot chocolate andcookies, courtesy of Sweetzels, and hayrides,courtesy of Jim Martyn, will also beavailable. To get to the Picnic House, enterthe park at 3rd Street and Prospect ParkWest. For information, call 788-0055.VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: The MethodistHospital in Park Slope is seeking volunteersto take new-born baby photos, 24 hours afterbirth. Photography experience is notnecessary and volunteers will be trained. Tofind out how you can help, contact MimiMakovitzky, director of volunteer services,at 780-3397.HOLIDAY DANCE: The Bishop%u2019s Committee for Divorced and Separated Catholics,Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens, will hold aPost Christmas dance on December 28 from7-llpm. It will be held at the Baron DeKalbCouncil of the Knights of Columbus at 3000Emmons Avenue. Proper dress required. Admission is $6. For information, call 743-6626.UNDERSTANDING THE SUMMIT: TheSt. Ann%u2019s Parish will hold the first in a seriesof talks on nuclear disarmament onDecember 14. Mark Pekala, of the HarrimanInstitute for Advanced Studies of the SovietUnion at Columbia University, will discuss%u201cThe Edge of the Volcano: Understandingthe Summit.%u201d The talk will start at 1pm, at157 Montague Street. For information, call875-6960.SLOPE CENTER BUS: Governor MarioM. Cuomo has announced a grant of $23,940tothe Park Slope Geriatric Center for one 12passenger bus to provide transportation forthe elderly. The grant was one of fourstatewide. Cuomo said %u201cThese grants, fundedby the Federal government, will be of significant help in our continuing effort to providesafer and more convenient transportation tothose in need.%u201dCITY AS INTERVIEWING: City-AsSchool is now interviewing for February admission. According to Frederick J. Koury,the school%u2019s principal, the alternative highschool offers its students Team by doing,%u2019earning academic credit while working in thecity. Preference is given to those studentswho have completed the tenth grade, but allstudents in NYC are eligible. Open housemeetings are every Wedenesday and Friday,at 1:30pm. The school is at 16 Clarkson Streetin Manhattan. For information, call (212)691-7801.ARTS REGISTRATION: Red Hook Artswill hold registration for its spring sessionstarting at its Christmas program performance, December 18, at 7:30pm, at P.S. 15,71 Sullivan Street. The sessions begin onJanuary 5 at 3:30pm at the PAL-MiccioCenter, 110 W. 9th Street; and on January 6,3:15pm, at P.S. 15. All classes are free. Forinformation, call 852-8058.WOMEN%u2019S DANCE BENEFIT: BrooklynWomen%u2019s Martial Arts will hold a Women%u2019sDance Benefit called %u201cDrop Your Defences%u201don December 13 at 9pm. There will be a liveD.J. at the dance, which will be held at theLesbian and Gay Community Center at 208West 13th Street in Manhattan. Admission is$8. For information, call 788-1775.COMMUNITY TRUST GRANTS: The NewYork Community Trust has approved severalgrants to local Brooklyn groups. Theseawards have been made to the BrooklynAcademy of Music, 30 Lafayette Avenue;Brooklyn Neighborhood ImprovementAssociation, Inc., 648 Washington Avenue;Fifth Avenue Committee, Inc., 375 FifthAvenue; Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development, 379DeKalb Avenue, Steuben Hall, 2nd floor; andSouthern Brooklyn Community Organization,4520 Eighteenth Avenue. For information,call 212-758-0100.OLDER ADULTS NEEDED: Older adultswho like to work with people and would like toperform a service to the community areneeded by the Brooklyn Public library%u2019s Service to the Aging Office as Senior Assistants.Senior Assistants help plan, host and coordinate programs, distribute publicitymaterials, and more. No previous experienceis necessary. S.A.%u2019s work eight hours a weekand are paid by the hour. For information,call 376-3577, Mon.-Fri., 9am-4pm.COLLEGE FOR WOMEN: CarrollGardens Neighborhood Women in conjunction with Brooklyn College offers educationand liberal arts courses at its 294 SmithStreet offices. Information on the springsemester is now available. The program isaffiliated with the Small College program foradults at School of General Studies. Call624-3475.SPEAKERS AVAILABLE: The BrooklynBar Association has speakers available tocommunity, religious, civic and educationalgroups cm topics relating to the Law. For information. contact the Speakers Bureau at624-0675. Jeffrey S. Sunshine is chair of theassociation%u2019s effort.SUPPORT PATIENTS: The AmericanCancer Society%u2019s Brooklyn Unit is askingrecovered cancer patients to lend support tonewly diagnosed cancer patients through itsvolunteer telephone support program %u201cCanSurmount.%u201d Volunteers should be at least oneyear past diagnosis to participate. For information, call 237-7850.AGORAPHOBIA PROGRAM: LutheranFamily and Community Services, 525 ClintonAve., has some openings in its AgoraphobicProgram. %u201cIf you are having difficulty getting out of the house, travelling and leavingyour neighborhood, you can be helped,%u201d saysMargaret Horstmann of the group. 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