The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: FRIDAY, May 18 +Parenting Young Children: 7:30- 9:30 p.m.

, Good Samaritan Hospital, 1000 Montauk Highway, West Islip. For info. to register call 376-4444.

The Islip Arts Council will present Khana Uru as part of the Free Latin Music Series at the Bay Shore Band Shell at Dr. King's Park, Main Street, Bay Shore, on Sunday, June 10, 4 p.

m. in celebration of the 2007 Arts Festival By the Bay. The concert area is handicapped-accessible and concertgoers can bring their own chairs.

Admission to the concert is free. The Islip Arts Council will present Miller's Crossing Bluegrass Band as part of the Free Summer Sunday Concerts on the lawn at the Bayard Cutting Argboretum, Montauk Highway, Great River, Sunday, June 10, 2 p.

m.The concert area is handicapped accessible and concertgoers can bring their own chairs. Admission to the concert is free, but there is a $6 per car parking fee.

The Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts (BaCCA) and the Town of Babylon announce the start of the fourth annual Teen Theatre Awards season. Judges from around the Babylon community will score the students on their performances, culminating with an awards reception on Friday, June 1, 7 p.

m. The Islip Arts Council will present New York's Most Dangerous Big Band as part of the Free Summer Sunday Concerts on the lawn at the Bayard Cutting Argboretum, Montauk Highway, Great River, Sunday, June 3, 2 p.

m.The concert area is handicapped accessible and concertgoers can bring their own chairs. Admission to the concert is free, but there is a $6 per car parking fee.

The following Deer Park students, grades, five to twelve, participated in the SCEMEA All country ensemble. Those students who participated in the event are: Bradley Bosenbeck, Anthony Calderaro, Matthew Engle, Victoria Garbarino, Brian Guinta, Michelle Jones, and Eric Wuu.

The West Islip physical education department is sponsoring a self-defense workshop for female teenagers (grades eight through 12) on Friday, June 8, 7:30-9 p.m.

in the high school gym. The New York State Association of the National League of American Pen Women is sponsoring a poetry contest for New York State high school students.

The topic is A Purer World which can be broadly interpreted and might address global warming, contaminants, pollutants or purer feelings between nations and mankind. The Long Island Chapter of the Sumi-E Society will be holding its tenth annual Oriental Art Exhibit, The Fragrance of Ink, Saturdays and Sundays, from June 2 to July 1, 11 a.

m. to 4 p.m.

at the Bayard- Cutting Arboretum, Montauk Highway, Oakdale. The month-long exhibit of Asian brush painting.

-- Page Number: 5--> The Babylon Village Chamber of Commerce will hold its 2nd annual Golf Outing Scholarship Fundraiser on Monday, June 11, 2007 (raindate June 18). Breakfast will be at 8 a.m.

, Tee-Off time is 9 a.m. at the E.

Donald Conroy Golf Course at Sumpwams Creek on Cedar Street in Babylon Village. Lunch will follow at the Babylon Carriage House.

-- Page Number: 5--> A dinner to benefit the Backpack Buddies program will take place on Monday, May 21 at 5:00 p.m. in the Deer Park High School Cafe.

Students at Deer Park High School will be hosting their first annual Deer Park High School spaghetti dinner on Monday, May 21, at the High School, 30 Rockaway Ave. to benefit Chartwells' Backpack Buddies program.

-- Page Number: 5--> Suffolk County Legislator Steve Stern (D-Huntington) 16th LD is collecting used eyeglasses for "Give the Gift of Sight", an organization that collects used eyeglasses and distributes them to the poor in developing countries. Give the Gift of Sight also provides eye exams for the poor and provides new glasses in the United States.

-- Page Number: 6--> Our Lady of Consolation, a 450-bed nursing and rehabilitative care center located at 111 Beach Dr., West Islip, currently seeks compassionate individuals willing to volunteer their time as transporters, Eucharistic Ministers, office assistants, gift shop assistants, dietary services and patient visitors.

-- Page Number: 6--> Suffolk County Legislator Steve Stern (D-Huntington) 16th LD recently joined Babylon Town Supervisor Steve Bellone and other elected officials to break ground for a new park for children with disabilities. The park will provide a safe and accessible place for children to play.

-- Page Number: 6--> The following Deer Park students, grades, five to twelve, participated in the SCEMEA All country ensemble. Those students who participated in the event are: Bradley Bosenbeck, Anthony Calderaro, Matthew Engle, Victoria Garbarino, Brian Guinta, Michelle Jones, and Eric Wuu.

-- Page Number: 6--> Our Lady of the Rosary Council #4428 Knights of Columbus in Deer Park will present its 33rd Annual Italian Feast to be held on the Council grounds, 759 Long Island Ave. The feast begins Friday, May 25 and runs through Memorial Day, May 28. Feast hours on Friday are 6 to 11 p.

m., hours for Saturday and Sunday are 2 to 11 p.m.

Kimberly Lynn Cosci and Anthony Barone became engaged December 9, 2006 under the tree at Rockefeller Center in New York City. An April 2008 wedding is planned.

Kim is a graduate of Babylon High School and the University of New Hampshire. Anthony is a graduate of Commack High School and SUNY Cortland.