Stem Works
2026-07-08 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
STEM Works Summer Program
Join the STEM Works Summer Program for an engaging summer experience where youth explore science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and civic leadership through hands-on projects, real-world simulations, and collaborative learning.
Program Information
This hybrid summer program includes both virtual and in-person learning opportunities designed to help participants build problem-solving, leadership, and design skills while exploring future career pathways.
Participants will engage in activities focused on innovation, sustainability, engineering design, teamwork, and community impact.
Program Highlights

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
Civic leadership and community engagement
Hands-on design and build projects
Environmental sustainability exploration
Collaborative learning experiences
Real-world simulations and future-focused skill building

Location
📍 John J. Byrne Community Center
925 Jerusalem Ave
Uniondale, NY 11553
Hybrid format available: Virtual & In-Person
Eligible participants may receive a $100/week stipend. Additional virtual modules and incentives are available for engagement and completion.
Registration Required
Please note: You must register on all event links and/or QR codes to complete your registration.

Scan any QR code provided for the program, if applicable
Community Center Registration

Reducing Stress to Boost Happiness
2026-07-08 13:00 - 14:30 | Byrne Center – East, 925 Jerusalem Avenue, Uniondale, NY, 11553
Reducing Stress to Boost Happiness
Learn simple, practical skills for stress, worry, and emotional overload.

Event Details
📅 Dates: July 8, 15 & 23, 2026
🕐 Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
📍 Location:
Byrne Community Center
925 Jerusalem Ave, Uniondale, NY
This three-session series is for people who feel tense, overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, worried, overstimulated, or unable to truly settle inside.

What You’ll Experience

Settling the body at the nervous-system level
Releasing emotional overload
Building emotional strength that lasts
Practical tools for body-based and emotional regulation

Please note: Sessions Two and Three are scheduled by request from Session One participants.

Registration Required
Please note: You must register on all event links and/or QR codes to complete your registration. Seating is limited.

Scan any QR code provided for the event, if applicable
Community Center Registration

AI for Business: Build an SEO-Optimized Website
2026-07-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Byrne Center – East, 925 Jerusalem Avenue, Uniondale, NY, 11553
AI for Business: Build an SEO-Optimized Website
Join this free, hands-on workshop designed to help small business owners build a live, SEO-optimized website that can help bring in customers.
Walk in with nothing and walk out with a live website, plus the knowledge to keep it going. No agency, no monthly fee, no black box — you own it.

Event Details
📅 Date: Saturday, July 11
🕐 Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
💲 Cost: Free; donations welcome
💻 Bring: A laptop is required. Windows or Mac accepted.
Suggested: ChatGPT Pro and Claude Pro subscriptions are helpful, but not required.

Hosted By
Samuel Ochoa
AI Engineer · Long Island, NY
www.samuelochoa.com

Registration Required
Please note: You must register on all event links and/or QR codes to complete your registration. Seats are limited.

Scan any QR code provided for the event, if applicable
Community Center Registration

Leadership Masterclass
2026-07-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Byrne Center – East, 925 Jerusalem Avenue, Uniondale, NY, 11553
Leadership Masterclass
Hosted by EMPR Global Network in partnership with John J. Byrne Community Center.
📅 Date: Every second Monday, each month
🕚 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Location:
John J. Byrne Community Center
925 Jerusalem Ave.
Uniondale, NY 11553

What to Expect

Strategic leadership conversations
Grow your influence
Multiply your impact
Add greater value as a leader
Connect with growth-minded, high-capacity leaders

Spaces are limited.

Registration Required
Please note: You must register on all event links and/or QR codes to complete your registration.

EMPR Network Leadership Masterclass Registration
Community Center Registration
Scan any QR code provided for the event, if applicable

Access to Capital: Small Business Financial Education Seminar
2026-07-16 09:00 - 10:00 | Byrne Center – East, 925 Jerusalem Avenue, Uniondale, NY, 11553
Access to Capital: Small Business Financial Education Seminar
Join TD for an informative seminar designed to help small business owners understand financing options, prepare for a loan, and borrow with confidence.

Event Details
📅 Date: Thursday, July 16
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
📍 Location:
John J. Byrne Community Center
925 Jerusalem Ave
Uniondale, NY 11553

Topics Will Include

Pros and cons of business loans and credit from banks
How banks review business loan applications using the 5 C’s of credit
Key questions to ask before applying for a loan
Practical tips to help you borrow money with confidence
Ways to strengthen your financial position and access capital

Registration Required
Please note: You must register on all event links and/or QR codes to complete your registration. Space is limited.

RSVP by email to *protected email* or *protected email*
Scan any QR code provided for the event, if applicable
Community Center Registration

Viper Collision Car & Bike Show
2026-07-18 14:00 - 19:00 | Byrne Center – East, 925 Jerusalem Avenue, Uniondale, NY, 11553
Viper Collision Car & Bike Show
Join us for a community car and bike show featuring custom cars, custom motorcycles, food trucks, vendors, and kids activities.

Event Details
📅 Date: July 18
🕑 Time: 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Location:
John J. Byrne Community Center
925 Jerusalem Ave
Uniondale, NY 11553
Proceeds benefit the John J. Byrne Community Center.

Featuring

Custom cars
Custom motorcycles
Food trucks
Vendors
Kids activities

Registration Required
Please note: You must register on all event links and/or QR codes to complete your registration.

Scan any QR code provided for the event, if applicable
Community Center Registration

Sunday School Practicum
2026-08-01 11:00 - 13:00 | Byrne Center – East, 925 Jerusalem Avenue, Uniondale, NY, 11553
District Sunday School Practicum
Bishop Robert P. Washington Memorial District sponsors the District Sunday School Practicum.

Event Details
📅 Date: Saturday, August 1, 2026
🕚 Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
🚪 Doors Open: 10:30 AM
📍 Location:
John J. Byrne Community Center
925 Jerusalem Ave.
Uniondale, NY 11553
Calling all superintendents, teachers, students, and workers.
Free registration is required. Free will offering and refreshments will be available.

Registration Required
Please note: You must register on all event links and/or QR codes to complete your registration.
RSVP by July 18, 2026.

Call 917-923-0168 to RSVP
Scan any QR code provided for the event, if applicable
Community Center Registration

Pink & Green Family Market Day
2026-08-02 11:00 - 16:00
Pink & Green Family Market Day
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Theta Iota Omega Chapter, in partnership with Ivy Foundation Suffolk/Nassau Counties Inc., presents a Pink & Green Family Market Day.

Event Details
📅 Date: Sunday, August 2
🕚 Time: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
🌦 Rain or Shine
📍 Location:
John J. Byrne Community Center
925 Jerusalem Ave.
Uniondale, NY 11553
Located next to Turtle Hook Middle School, across from Grace Cathedral.

Featuring

Community yard sale
Food
Vendors
Fun for the family

Registration Required
Please note: You must register on all event links and/or QR codes to complete your registration.

Scan any QR code provided for the event, if applicable
Community Center Registration

Almost Vegan Jazz Bone - Free Uniondale Summer Jazz (Week 1)
2026-08-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Byrne Center – East, 925 Jerusalem Avenue, Uniondale, NY, 11553
Nassau Performing Arts, Inc. presents Almost Vegan JAZZ BONE – Free Uniondale Summer Jazz 2026, celebrating 100 years of Miles & Trane and “The LI Connection.”
Four evenings of live jazz honoring the Long Island blues and jazz players, past and present, and the legendary rooms that raised them: the Stero Lounge in Hempstead, Sonny’s Place in Freeport, Mr Hicks’ in Roosevelt, and the Jelly Bean in Amityville. Under the direction of Napoleon Revels-Bey, Artistic Director.
The series runs four consecutive Wednesdays: August 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2026, 6:00-8:00 PM.
Free admission – a family-friendly community event, all are welcome. Donations gratefully accepted to support future programming. Registration Requested: community.byrncenter.org/event-registration • Info: (516) 750-0810

Almost Vegan Jazz Bone - Free Uniondale Summer Jazz (Week 2)
2026-08-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Byrne Center – East, 925 Jerusalem Avenue, Uniondale, NY, 11553

Almost Vegan Jazz Bone - Free Uniondale Summer Jazz (Week 3)
2026-08-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Byrne Center – East, 925 Jerusalem Avenue, Uniondale, NY, 11553

Almost Vegan Jazz Bone - Free Uniondale Summer Jazz (Week 4)
2026-08-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Byrne Center – East, 925 Jerusalem Avenue, Uniondale, NY, 11553

2026 Heroes in the Community Starlight Gala
2026-10-24 17:00 - 21:00 | Hofstra University Student Center, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, 11549, United States
The 2026 Heroes in the Community Starlight Gala – the John J. Byrne Community Center’s signature evening celebrating the neighbors, leaders, and partners who make Uniondale and Nassau County stronger.
Join us Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 5:00 to 9:00 PM at the Hofstra University Student Center for an inspiring night of dinner, recognition, and community. Proceeds support the Center’s year-round youth, senior, wellness, arts, and workforce programs.
Tickets: Early-Bird $175 / Regular $185 per guest • Table of 10: Early-Bird $1,750 / Regular $1,850. Sponsorship opportunities from $500 to $25,000, and journal ads from $100. Reserve tickets, tables, sponsorships, and ads at byrncenter.org/gala.
John J. Byrne Community Center | UNIONDALE • (516) 554-8124 • *protected email*
