Nearby things to do in Rockville Centre

Ragamuffins loose!

Rockville Centre’s annual Halloween Ragamuffin Parade kicks off on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. at Parking Field No. 12 at Sunrise Highway and Long Beach Road. Let the children dress up and hit the streets! Call (516) 678-9238 for more information.

40 years at the museum

The Museum of the Village of Rockville Centre is celebrating its 40th anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 3:30 p.m. There will be a celebratory Victorian Tea at the Church of the Ascension at 71 N. Village Ave, and former mayor Mary Bossart will speak. Tickets are $30, and there will be raffles. For more information, call Frank Seipp at (516) 764-7459.

Sandel Center to throw Halloween bash

The Sandel Senior Center at 50 S. Park Ave. is throwing a Halloween party on Wednesday, Oct. 31 at noon. There will be lunch, music, games and prizes. Come in costume! Tickets are $7 per person in advance and $9 on the day of. Contact (516) 678-9350 for details.

‘From Home to Home to Home’

Join Holocaust Survivor and Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County docent Gloria Glantz when she discusses her new book “From Home to Home to Home: The Courageous Rescue of a Hidden Child,” Sunday, Oct. 28, at 2 p.m. Also on Sunday, HMTC holds its 2nd Annual Walk the Talk walkathon on the grounds of Welwyn Preserve, which kicks off at 10:30 a.m. Info: (516) 571-8040 x107 or www.hmtcli.org.

‘Only With You’…

Molloy College’s Cap21 Theatre Arts students bring the Tony award-winning musical, “Nine,” based on Federico Fellini’s film “8½” to the Madison Theatre stage on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 2 and 8 p.m., and Sunday Oct. 28, at 3 p.m. Nine became an essay on the power of women by answering the question, “What are women to men?” Info: (516) 323-4444 or www.madisontheatreny.org.