EVENT: 16-Week Workshop: How to Build a Growing Profitable Business
DATE: Begins in August
ORGANIZATION: Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO)
LOCATION: Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Yonkers
INFO: 212-684-0854, ext. 0540

EVENT: Weekly Zen Meditation for people of all religious faiths and traditions
DATE: Tuesdays from 7:15pm - 9pm
ORGANIZATION: Staten Island Zen Community
LOCATION: Mount Manresa Jesuit Retreat House, 239 Fingerboard Road
INFO: 718-981-1389 or www.zencommunitysi.org

EVENT: Rainforest Adventure - Vacation Bible School
DATE: Monday, August 18th — Friday, August 22nd 9am - 12pm
ORGANIZATION: St. Paul's - St. Luke's Lutheran Church
LOCATION: Catherine Street & Decker Avenue
INFO: 718-442-7224

EVENT: Free Counseling for Entrepreneurs
DATE: Saturdays from 10am — 12pm
ORGANIZATION: Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
LOCATION: St. George Library Center at 5 Central Avenue
INFO: (718) 442-8560 or www.score476.org

EVENT: National Safety Council Defensive Driving Class
DATE: Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
ORGANIZATION: Moore Catholic H.S.
LOCATION: 100 Merrill Avenue
INFO: 718-606-7150

EVENT: Summer Power Brunch/Athena Awards Luncheon
DATE: Sunday August 3 at 12:00pm
ORGANIZATION: Coalition of Staten Island Women's Organization
LOCATION: Island Chateau at 900 west Fingergoard Road
INFO: 718-356-3727

EVENT: Fabulous Frogs
DATE: Sunday, August 3rd 1pm
ORGANIZATION: Urban Park Rangers
LOCATION: Clove Lakes Park Comfort Stations, 1150 Clove Rd
INFO: www.nyc.gov/parks/rangers or call 311 and ask for the Urban Park Rangers

EVENT: EURODAM - A Darling for the Dutch Receives her Name
DATE: Saturday, August 9th 2:30 pm
ORGANIZATION: St. George Library Center
LOCATION: St. George Library Center (near the Staten Island Ferry), 5 Central Avenue
INFO: (718) 442-8560

EVENT: BBQ Pit Master Training Class
DATE: Saturday, August 16th 11am - 4pm
ORGANIZATION: 2008 Historic Richmond Town Programs & Smokin' Joe's True-Blue Texas Barbecue, Inc.
LOCATION: Historic Richmond Town Restoration, 441 Clarke Avenue
INFO: (718) 351-1611 ext. 245 or www.smokinjoesbbq.com, www.historicrichmondtown.org

EVENT: CityParks Kids Presents: Bugs, Spiders and Others Things by Billy B
DATE: Wednesday, August 6th 10:30 am
ORGANZATION: CityParks Foundation
LOCATION: Willowbrook Park Eaton Place & Victory Boulevard
INFO: www.cityparksfoundation.org

EVENT: "The Grand Finale" of the Staten Island Comedy Festival
DATE: Thursday, August 7th at 9:00pm
ORGANIZATION: Soul Joel Productions
LOCATION: St. George Theatre at 35 Hyatt Street
INFO: www.thegrandfinale.eventsbot.com

EVENT: Staten Island Street Fair, with mini-Olympics to celebrate dayâs opening ceremonies
DATE: Friday, August 8th 12pm - 4pm
ORGANIZATION: Covenant House New York
LOCATION: Curtis High School at 105 Hamilton Avenue
INFO: 212-613-0300 or www.covenanthouseny.org

EVENT: Wafoo Summer Concert 2008
DATE: Saturday, August 9 at 12:00pm
ORGANIZATION: St. George Library Center (near the Staten Island Ferry)
LOCATION: 5 Central Avenue, Staten Island
INFO: http://www.wafoo.info

EVENT: 6 Hour Defensive Driving Course
DATE: Saturday, August 9th 9am - 3pm
ORGANIZATION: Mancuso Agency
LOCATION: 42 Richmond Terrace
INFO: 718-420-1966

EVENT: EURODAM - A Darling for the Dutch Receives her Name
DATE: Saturday, August 9th 2:30 pm
ORGANIZATION: St. George Library Center
LOCATION: St. George Library Center (near the Staten Island Ferry), 5 Central Avenue
INFO: (718) 442-8560

EVENT: CityParks Kids Presents: The Fun and Funny Juggling Show
DATE: Wednesday, August 13 at 10:30am
ORGANIZATION: CityParks Foundation
LOCATION: Willowbrook Park Eaton Place & Victory Boulevard
Performance Site: In front of the Carousel for All Children
Rain Site: Inside the Carousel for All Children
INFO: www.cityparksfoundation.org

EVENT: The Wide World of Classical Guitar, An afternoon of music with Don Witter, Jr.
DATE: Saturday, August 16th from 12:00pm - 1:30pm
ORGANIZATION: St. George Library Center (near the Staten Island Ferry)
LOCATION: 5 Central Avenue
INFO: http://www.donsguitarsite.com

EVENT: Back to the Beach Festival
DATE: Saturday, August 16th — Sunday, August 17th 12pm - 9pm
ORGANIZATION: Staten Island Borough Presidentâs Office
LOCATION: Midland Beach Sea Turtle Circle, Father Capodanno Boulevard at Jefferson Avenue INFO: (718) 816-2133 or www.StatenIslandUSA.com

EVENT: FDNY 9/11 Tribute to Fire Lt. Steve "Hangdown" Harrell
DATE: Sunday, August 17 from 12:00pm — 7:00pm
ORGANIZATION: FDNY
LOCATION: Nansen's Park at 2465 Victory Boulevard
INFO: 917-533-4500

EVENT: NYPD 123rd Precinct Community Council Meeting
DATE: Tuesday, August 19th 8pm
ORGANIZATION: NYPD
LOCATION: Korean United Methodist, 291 Main Street
INFO: 718-667-2219/5431

EVENT: Speed Dating Event for Single Professionals (Ages 32 — 42)
DATE: Wednesday, August 20th 7pm
ORGANIZATION: Cupid.com
LOCATION: Es-Cal at 1559 Richmond Road
INFO: 570-977-6638

EVENT: Selling to the U.S. Government: A Workshop for Small Businesses
DATE: Wednesday, August 20th 9:30 am
ORGANIZATION: Staten Island Economic Development Center's Immigrant and Minority Entrepreneur Program, US Department of Business Development Agency & U.S. General Services Administration
LOCATION: St. George Library Center (near the Staten Island Ferry), 5 Central Avenue
INFO: (718) 442-8560

EVENT: Marc Cohn and Toby Lightman Live at the St. George Theatre
DATE: Thursday August 21 at 8:00pm
ORGANIZATION: St. George Theatre
LOCATION: St. George Theatre 35 Hyatt Street
INFO: http://www.stgeorgetheatre.com (718) 442-2900

EVENT: NYPD 120th Precinct Community Council Meeting
DATE: Thursday, Aug 28th 7:30pm
ORGANIZATION: NYPD
LOCATION: All Saints Church, 2329 Victory Boulevard
INFO: 718 876 8497

EVENT: Doo Wop Night With 5 Live Groups & Italian Buffet Dinner ($40 per person)
DATE: August 30th, Saturday at 7 PM
ORGANIZATION: Staten Island Alzheimer's Foundation
LOCATION: 789 Post Avenue (near Jewett Avenue)
INFO: 718 667-7110 or 646-284-0764