Community Meetings

Tuesday, Sept. 5th,

7 p.m., Community Board 4 meeting, speakers Albert Yard, Health Plus and Rosita Mapp, Neighborhood Housing Services, Lisa Memorial Center, 51-13 108th St., Corona; 760-3141

Wednesday, Sept. 6th,

12:45 p.m., AARP Jackson Heights Chapter No. 991 meeting, Community United Methodist Church, 81-10 35th Ave, keynote speaker Councilmember John Sabini; 457-4799.

Thursday, Sept. 7th,

7 p.m., Community Board 2, Sunnyside Community Center, 43-39 39th St., 533-8773.

7:30 p.m., United Community Civic Association meeting, keynote speakers Terri Thomson and Dr. Angelo Gimondo, Augustana Lutheran Church, 69-05 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria Heights; 932-5415.

Tuesday, Sept. 12th,

7:45 p.m., Community Board 9 meeting, Le Cordon Bleu, 96-01 Jamaica Ave., Woodhaven; 286-2686.

Sunday, Sept. 17th,

11 a.m., Town Hall Meeting, Queensborough Community College, Humanities Building, 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside; call 428-7900 or 544-9760.

Campaign Trail

2000/2001

Aug. 30th, Friends of Senator Serf Maltese Hawaiian Luau buffet dinner dance, Roma View Caterers, Howard Beach; 628-9522 for information and reservations.

Aug. 31st, Mike Gianaris For State Assembly Rally, Crystal Palace, 31-01 Broadway, Astoria; 721-6334.

Items Of Community Interest

Sept. 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th, New York Metropolitan Country Music Association dances, 8 p.m., Glendale Memorial Building, 72-02 Myrtle Ave.; 763-4328.

Sept. 5th, free 17 week workshop "How to Build A Growing, Profitable Business, Seventh Day Adventists Center, 115-50 Merrick Blvd.

Sept. 5th, Atlantic City to Resorts Casino, Catholic War Veterans, Post No. 1927, call 639-2464

Sept. 6th, Brandeis University National Women’s Committee study group, Forest Hills Library, 71st Avenue and 108th Street.

Sept. 8th, CUE program open house, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing; 997-3635.

Sept. 8th and 9th, New York Mets Wheelchair Softball Tournament, Shea Stadium, Flushing, Queens. For information, call 803-3782, ext. 270.

Sept. 9th and 16th, Oct. 7th and 21st, Nov. 4th and 18th and Dec. 2nd and 16th, St. John’s Queens Hospital New Mom Breakfast Club, 10 to 11:30 a.m., call 558-1198.

Sept. 11th, 25th and Oct. 9th, Queens Toastmasters Club, learn public speaking, 7:30 p.m. For more information, call (212) 687-4159.

Sept. 12th, Historic Districts Council’s 10th Annual Preservation Party First Annual Grassroots Preservation Awards, St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery, Parish Hall and Garden, 10th Street and 2nd Avenue, Manhattan, (212) 614-9107.

Starting Sept. 12th, Fall 2000 class in boating skills and seamanship, Fort Totten, Bayside; for additional information, call (212) 841-2290.

Sept. 30th, Dutch Kills 20th Anniversary dinner dance, 7:00 p.m., Riccardo’s, 21-01 24th Ave., Astoria. For reservations and information, call Mary Parmel at 729-7396 or 706-0565.

Around The Borough

Talent Showcase, Federation of Italian American Organizations of Queens, Inc., Wednesday evenings in August, 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. For more information, 204-2444.

Arts & Entertainment

American Museum of the Moving Image

Sept. 2nd "The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T" and "Star Spangled To Death"; Sept. 3rd, "The Searchers," "Pull My Daisy" and "The End"; Sept. 9th and 10th the films of Terrence Malick; "Badlands," "Days of Heaven" also Repertory Nights classic movie "The Devil, Probably"; "The Missing Juror," "Horizons West," "The Killer is Loose"; Sept. 17th, "The Bullfighter and the Lady," "Ride Lonesome" and "Zange Grey theater: "Desert Flight."

For information, call 784-0077.

Astoria Jazz Band/Astoria Big Band

Aug. 30th, Carol Sudhalter Quintet, 12 piece jazz band, 12:15 p.m., Court Square Park.

Call Carol Sudhalter, producer, at 278-5331.

Flushing Town Hall

Sept. 2nd to Dec. 2nd, Queens Jazz Trail.

Goliard Ensemble

Sept. 16th, Brass concert, Queens County Farm Museum, 7:30 to 9 p.m.; 347-3276, ext. 10.

P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center

Beginning Sept. 17th to November, John Wesley: Paintings 1961-2000 and Santiago Sierra: New Work.

For more information, call 784-2084.

Queens College

Sept. 5th, premier of Chamber Music Live with Robert Sherman, attendance is by subscription only, call 997-3802.

Queens Museum of Art

Sept. 7th, First Thursday with Peggy Cone and her Gentlemen performing.

For information and tickets, call 592-9700.

Queens Symphony Orchestra

Sept. 16th, Fiesta Bajo Las Estrellas, Astoria Park, 23rd Avenue near Shore Boulevard.

Call 786-8880 for information.

Reunions

Sept. 16th and 17th, Monsignor McClancy H.S. Alumni at the school, classes 1960 to 1965; 397-9343.

Sept. 23rd, Francis Lewis H.S. 40th Anniversary Celebration, 6:30 p.m., auditorium, 58-20 Utopia Pkwy., Fresh Meadows.

Sept. 30th, Cathedral H.S. for Girls, Class of 1960 to celebrate their 40th reunion at J.T.’s American Italian Grill, Madison Ave, call (718) 932-4052.

September 2000, St. Francis of Assisi School in Astoria is planning to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The anniversary committee is updating its alumni mailing list. Graduates should call (718) 726-9405 and provide their current information so that they’ll receive announcements of upcoming events.

September 2000, St. Christopher’s Elementary School is celebrating their 75th anniversary. Alumni should call (516) 223-4404.

October 22nd (Brooklyn), P.S. 119, Class of 1950 50th Anniversary Reunion, contact Alan L. Berger (631) 261-2600, AlanBergES@aol.com or Paula Held Sharf 279-8771, 423-6200 or phsharf@webtv.net.

Spring 2001, St. Thomas Apostle graduates from 1970 to 1990, contact Mary Ann DeTullio Margolis, class of 1972 at 296-0180 evenings/weekends.

July, 2001, John Bowne H.S. 30th Reunion, Class of 1971. Call Stew Koenig at (315) 472-0573 or e-mail at Bowne 71@koenig-adpr.com.

2001, St. Michael’s School of Flushing is searching for alumni for its 150th anniversary in 2001. To get on the mailing list, send your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and year of attendance/graduation to: St. Michael’s School, 136-58 41st Ave., Flushing, NY, 11355.

Fleas & Festivals

Sept. 2nd and 23rd, flea market, Atonement Lutheran Church, 30-61 87th St., Jackson Heights; 639-6074.

Sept. 10th, flea market, Free Synagogue of Flushing, 41-60 Kissena Blvd.; 961-0047.

Sept. 20th, Catholic H.S. fair, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, 7 to 9 p.m..

Sept. 25th, Catholic H.S. fair, St. John’s University, Union Turnpike and Utopia Parkway, Queens.

Sept. 30th, Dutch Kills Street Festival, 35th Avenue between 29th and 35th Streets, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., food and fun galore.

"You’ve Gotta Have Park"

For information on events at any of the New York City Dept. of Parks & Recreation facilities, call (888) NY-PARKS.

Alley Pond Environmental Center

September/October—Kids Programs: weekdays; Wee Sprouts, Toddler Time, Fledglings, Sunny Bunnies, Nature Kids; weekends; Amazing Climbing Spider, Little Chefs, Eensy Weensy Spiders and Nature Note Cards.

Adult Programs: Fall Nature Woodland walk, Basic Nature Photography and Astronomy Workshop.

Call APEC for registration and information, 229-4000.

Forest Park

Sept. 13th, 8th Annual Oak Ridge Open golf scramble tournament, call Barbara Amarantinis at 935-0760 to sign up.

For information, call 235-4000.

King Manor Museum

Sept. 9th. Walking tour of Jamaica.

Sept. 16th and 17th. Constitution weekend.

Sept. 23rd. Under the (Historic) Covers.

For information, call 206-0545.

Juniper Valley Park

Sept. 16th, Nutella 6th Annual Citywide Bocce Championships.

For information, call (212) 360-8222.

New York Hall of Science

To Sept. 17th, Reptiles, Real and Robotic, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, 699-0005.

Queens 2000

Sept. 11th, 18th, 25th, lecture series about the history of the Chamber of Commerce, 75-20 Astoria Blvd., Jackson Heights; 898-8500

The month of September, open house for teens at the Business Leaders of Tomorrow, 148-15 Archer Ave., Jamaica; 658-7761.

Queens Botanical Garden

Sept. 10th, A Fondness For Fall—Plants to Grow for Autumn Berries and Foliage; adult education classes, special events and concerts.

For more information, call 886-3800.

Queens County Farm Museum

Sept. 10th, 18th annual antique motorcycle show.

Sept. 16th,

For information, call museum events at 347-FARM.

Socrates Sculpture Park

Sept. 17th to Apr. 15th. Opening day; The Space Around the Architect exhibition with live musical performances, free shuttle between the park, P.S. 1 and Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum.

For information, call 956-1819.

It’s Fun To Be At The ‘Y’

Bayside YMCA, Registration for September After School Child Care Programs has begun. Arrange your child’s birthday party, ages five to 10, Saturdays. Call 229-5972.

Central Queens YM & YWHA, starting Sept. 5th, Ze’ev Jabotinsky: Zionist Revisionist, Sept. 6th, Perrie Nordlicht, Sept. 7th, Jewish Potpourri, Sept. 8th Fridays with Marilyn (Kaufman), Sept. 10th, Youth Instruction Soccer League ages five to 11 and Sept. 11th Pathways to Self-Fulfillment. The Y is located at 67-09 108th St., Forest Hills; telephone 268-5011.

Cross Island YMCA, spinning classes begin in late September, for information call 479-0505.

Flushing YMCA, starting Sept. 7th, Early Childhood Center ages 2.9 to six, class size is limited, call Judy Novara at 961-6880, ext. 128.

LIC YMCA, Sept. 6th, Youth roller Hockey meeting; Sept. 9th, Men’s Fall Baseball game, Men’s Weekend Basketball League and Snowflake Softball; Sept. 16th, Adult Stickball Tournament and Roller Hockey Leagues; call Thomas Sylvester, Bob Black or Glenn O’Brien at 392-7932, ext. 239.