Nearby things to do this week in Malverne, West Hempstead

Graveyard Pudding Cups
Visit the Malverne Public Library to prepare graveyard pudding cups on Monday, Oct. 7, from 4 to 4:45 p.m. The library will help children to make the tasty treats with chocolate pudding, Oreos, gummy worms and more. Children, teens and tweens are all welcome. Please register in advance. Info: (516) 599-0750.

Instant Pot Cooking
Chef Aidan will host a cooking session for residents at the West Hempstead Public Library on Monday, Oct. 7, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The chef will hold cooking demonstration with the hottest selling kitchen gadget. A tasting will follow and registration is ongoing. Cost is $3; cash only. Info: (516) 481-6591.

Afternoon Book Group
Malverne’s Afternoon Book Club will discuss Patti Callahan’s novel, “Becoming Mrs. Lewis: The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis”, at the Malverne Public Library on Thursday, Oct. 10, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. The club meets on second Thursday of each month. Info: (516) 599-0750.

His ‘Bronx tale’
Chazz Palminteri returns to Long Island with his one-man version of “A Bronx Tale,” on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 7:30 p.m. His autobiographical coming-of-age story, which became a movie and then found its way to Broadway, a young New Yorker torn between the temptations of organized crime and the values of his hardworking father. Info: (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.pararamountny.com.

Musical spirit
Talented alumni from Adelphi University’s Department of Music return to their alma mater for an afternoon concert on Saturday, October 5, at 4 p.m. The show returns these alums to Performing Arts Center’s Concert Hall stage in a program targeted to the class of 1969, as they celebrate their 50th reunion. Info: (516) 877-4000 or www.aupac.adelphi.edu.