Community Meetings

Jan. 21st, 2 p.m., P-FLAG Queens Chapter; meet at the Reform Temple of Forest Hills, 71-11 112th St., Forest Hills; 271-6663.

Jan. 22nd, 7:30 p.m., Queens Civic Congress forum; meet at the College of Aeronautics, 86-01 23rd Ave., East Elmhurst; 429-6600, ext. 179.

8 p.m., VFW Whitestone Post 4787, 19-12 149th St.; 746-0540.

Jan. 23rd, 6 p.m., MTA public hearing; meet at Long Island City H.S., 14-30 Broadway; (212) 878-7483 or www.mta.nyc.ny.us.

7:30 p.m., Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation annual meeting; Le Cordon Bleu Caterers, 96-01 Jamaica Ave; 805-0202.

Jan. 25th, 7:30 p.m., Community School Board 24 calendar meeting, 8000 Cooper Ave., Glendale.

8:30 p.m., Community School Board 26 working session; meet at M.S. 158, 61-15 Oceania St., Bayside.

Jan. 31st, 1 p.m., Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society; meet at Emanuel United Church of Christ, 91st Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard; 846-1907.

8 p.m., Richmond Hill Block Association, 110-08 Jamaica Ave.; 849-3759.

Feb. 1st, 5:30 p.m., Queens Library administrative committee meeting, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica; 990-0700.

Fairs, Fleas & Festivals

Jan. 20th, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Flea market and cake sale at the Italian Charities of American, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst; 478-3100.

Items of Community Interest

Jan. 17th, St. John’s University Center of Asian studies, lecture, Union Turnpike, Jamaica; 990-1526.

Jan. 22nd and Feb. 12th, Queens Toastmaster Club; Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., lower level; (212) 687-4159, ext. 17.

Jan. 22nd, Queens Mineral Society meeting; Queens College, New Science Building, Room D235; 544-5059.

Jan. 25th, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens, homeownership workshop. 23-40 Astoria Blvd., register by Jan. 22nd; 726-9790.

Jan. 27th, Bella Italia Mia, lecture on Frederick II; Maspeth Public Library, 69-70 Grand Ave.; 426-1240.

Jan. 28th, Community Supported Agriculture in Astoria, pot luck dinner and "sprouting" workshop; meet at ARROW Garden, 35-38 35th St., Astoria; 937-1264.

Jan. 30th, Ben’s NY Kosher Restaurant charity matzo ball eating contest; 209 W. 38th St., New York; (212) 398-BENS.

Jan. 30th, State of the Borough Address, Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.

Feb. 1st DEADLINE for New York State Police Trooper Entrance Exam scheduled for Mar./Apr. For information or an application go to a State Police station, visit the web site at www.troopers.state.ny.us or call (718) 319-5138 or (800) 770-0200.

Arts & Entertainment

Jan. 20th and 27th, New York Metropolitan Country Music Association dances; Glendale Memorial Building, 72-02 Myrtle Ave; 763-4328 or www.nymca.org.

Jan. 21st, Queens Women’s Center afternoon tea with arts; 401 Murray Ave., Fort Totten, Bayside; 793-0672.

Jan. 27th, Italian Charities of America dances, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst; 478-3100.

Jan 28th, Con Brio Ensemble twilight concert; Church in the Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills; 459-1277.

American Museum of the Moving Image

Jan. 20th, "Sophie (Sofie)" and "Scenes From A Life"; Jan. 21st, "Faithless (Trolösa)"; Jan. 27th, "Cries And Whispers (Viskningar Och Rop)" and "The Emigrants (Utvandrarna)"; Jan. 28th, "Private Confessions (Enskilda Samtal)" and "Kristin Lavransdatter." For information, call 784-0077.

LaGuardia Community College

Jan. 29th, poetry round table and open mike. For more information, call 482-5060.

Queens College

Jan. 28th, Chinese New Year celebration, Colden Center; Feb. 4th, Kids Classics II and Feb. 18th, "Beauty and the Beast." For more information, call 544-2996

Queens Theatre In The Park

Jan. 27th and 28th, "The Snow Queen"; Feb. 2nd and 3rd Theatre Sports; Feb. 24th and 25th, "James and the Giant Peach"; Mar. 3rd and 4th, Jazz Dance; Mar. 8th, Latino Women in the Arts; Mar. 9th, Sam Harris; Mar. 10th, Imago Theatre; Mar. 11th, Pat Cooper; Mar. 16th to 25th, "Wit" and Queens Black Cultural Series "From the Mississippi Delta" and Mar. 24th, Animal Tales and Dinosaur Scales. For information, call 760-0064.

Reunions

Apr. 7th. Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates, is having their reunion for class years ending in ones and sixes. For more information, call Sister Joan Killen at 297-2120.

May 19th. If you were born between 1955 and 1960 in Woodside a major reunion is being planned. For information contact Bill Higgins (800) 691-6002 or e-mail WoodsideReunion@aol.com.

School Spirit

Jan. 24th. P.S. 166 career day. Contact Rosa Gitlitz at 786-6406.

Jan. 26th. Monsignor McClancy H.S. first annual alumni basketball game for grads from the 60s to 90s. For more information, call 397-9343.

Feb. 16th. Community School District 30 is accepting nominations for the district’s gifted program for the fall of 2001. For information, call Sharon Becker, gifted program coordinator at 777-4734.

Hillcrest H.S., 160-05 Highland Ave., Jamaica. Various Saturday courses. Call 658-5407 for information. "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

Jan. 18th, 25th and Feb. 1st and 8th, Diane Lieberman’s watercolor classes; Jan. 20th, Jan. 21st, Jan. 27th, Bird Feeder Creations; Jan. 27th, Bill Nieter’s beginners walking tour; Jan. 27th, Feb. 3rd, Feb. 10th, Ezra Jack Keats Fan Club; Jan. 28th and Feb. 4th, Shadow Play on Groundhog Day; and Feb. 16th, 2001 star party.

APEC has many programs for early childhood development as well as for weekends and after school—adults are welcome too. Sign up today. For more information, call 229-4000.

Forest Park

Now to Jan. 30th Jonathan Lev oils and triptychs "Forest Park Carousel Studies and Reflections"; Oak Ridge, 2nd floor. For more information, call 235-4151 or visit www.nycparks.org.

Queens Botanical Garden

Kids Programs: Jan. 21st, letters to Martin Luther King, Jr.; Feb. 11th, Valentine’s day message mobiles; Feb. 25th, woven cards family workshop; Mar. 11th, celebrating mother nature; Mar. 25th, bird watching bonanza. Winter Talks: Feb. 10th, worm collecting and Mar. 4th, battling the beetle. Special course: Mar. 6th to May 15th, master composter certification course. Adult Education: Mar. 10th, vermicomposting; Mar. 13th, flower creations; Mar. 15th and 17th, spruce up your garden for spring; Mar. 20th, natural lawn care and Mar. 27th, wedding flowers; Apr. 19th, unusual house plants; May 3rd, starting from seed and May 17th, basket arrangements. For information, call 699-0005

Queens County Farm Museum

Jan. 22nd, registration for children’s winter workshops and Jan. 27th, fireside concert by the Goliard Ensemble. For information, call 347-3276.

History At The Historicals

Greater Astoria Historical Society

Jan. 20th, 27th, Feb. 3rd, 10th and 17th, Saturday Afternoon At The Movies 10-hour series of the documentary "New York." For more information, call 278-0700.

Richmond Hill Historical Society

Jan. 19th, Cezar Del Valle lecture and slide show: "The Local Movie House: Entertainment, Architecture and the Community." This program is free and open to the public. For more information, call 847-6070 or visit www.richmondhillhistory.org.

Woodhaven Historical Society

Jan. 31st, lecture and slide show, "The Great Movie Palaces." For information, contact Cezar Del Valle at 832-5624.

"Every Kid Deserves A ‘Y’"

Bellerose YMCA: Feb. 23-25, 2001, Family Weekend Getaway (early bird registration gets discount); call 479-0505 for more information.

Cross Island YMCA: Jan. 29th, 10-week programs for toddlers to seniors begin. Call 479-0505 for more information or stop-in by Jan. 22nd to register.

Long Island City YMCA: Basketball, soccer and football leagues; for information, call 392-7932.