Health Screening at Hospital; Korean Culture Film at Library

Worried about your health? Get a free screening today for heart-related ailments at Plainview Hospital.

Want to know more about Korean culture? The library has a program today.

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Thursday's highlights:

1. The  plays host to the The group will show two films about Korean art and culture, including discussion, costumes and samples of Korean foods. The event is from 2-4 p.m. and open to all.

2. The , has free heart-healthy screening services for blood pressure, cholesterol and dietary counseling Thursday from 1-3 p.m. Participants must be 18 years or older. The session is in lecture rooms A & B.

3. The  Center's takes off where the adults left us last month. They open "Rent" Thursday night. Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize winning musical follows a year in the lives of seven friends living the Bohemian lifestyle in New York's East Village. Curtain at 8; tickets: $18.

4. I on Bethpage Road, Hicksville, offers a free one-hour session beginning at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The preview class is led by a personal trainer while a veteran Gymboree instructor leads your child in a fast-paced music and fitness class. R.S.V.P. to the Fitness Office (516) 216-4279.

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