Five Things You Need to Know For This Weekend

As long as it's December, the community will continue to celebrate the holiday season. Last weekend, we lit up our menorahs, we flipped the switch to turn on the lights on the Christmas tree in Malverne and the communities blessed their creches.

Now, in West Hempstead will hold its Christmas party and bless its nativity, beginning at 2:30p.m. will run till 5p.m.

From there, you'll want to jet over to the house on Ocean Avenue, where the Malverne Civic Association kicks off its

After an evening of touring beautiful homes in the area, you'll probably have worked up an appetite. Visit our directory to find a local eatery that will fit your tastes. (Don't forget to return to Patch when you're done to review the place!)

You'll also want to get cracking on your holiday shopping. We've created so that you can find what you're looking for at shops in the neighhorhood and avoid a stressful trip to the mall.While your in town, you'll also want to pop into l in Malverne, where a professional photographer will snap a portrait of your pet perched on Santa's lap.

If you have presents that need to be wrapped, bring them over to the on Sunday from noon to 5p.m., where will take care of this for you. For just a $1 per gift, they will wrap your presents and give all the proceeds to a charity that will grant wishes to sick children.