Community Meetings

May 13, 9:30 a.m., Jewish War Veterans Loitz Post 250; Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd., AX7-7711.

May 14, 7 p.m., Community Board 7; Union Plaza Nursing Home, 33-23 Union St., Flushing; 359-2800.

7:30 p.m., Middle Village Property Owners/Residents Assn., Inc.; St. Margaret’s Parish Hall, 79th Street and Juniper Valley Road; 894-4114.

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

May 14, 8 p.m., Queensborough Board, Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., 2nd floor.

May 15, 9:30 a.m., Queens Borough Cabinet, Queens Borough Hall, 2nd Floor, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens: 286-3000.

7 p.m., Community Board 1; Astoria World Manor, 25-22 Astoria Blvd.; 786-3335.

7:30 p.m., Regular Republican Club, 30th Assembly District; Four Provinces Hall, 39-30 58th St., Woodside; 898-1425.

May 16, 8 p.m., Frank Kenna Republican Club of Astoria; 23-63 Steinway St., Astoria; 545-1600.

8 p.m., 110 Police Precinct Community Council; Elmhurst Hospital Center, 79-01 Broadway, Room A1-22; 476-9309

May 17, 5:45 p.m., Board of Trustees of the Queens Borough Public Library; Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica; 990-0705.

7 p.m., Sane Aviation For Everyone; Flushing Hospital auditorium, 45th Avenue near Burline Street; 848-1800.

7 to 9:30 p.m., United Community Civic Association; Augustana Lutheran Church Hall, 69-05 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria Heights; 932-5415.

7:30 p.m., Community School Board 24, 8000 Cooper Ave., Glendale.

May 21, 7 p.m., West Queens Greens, 25-26 18th St., Apt. 1-F, Astoria; 728-7372.

June 6, 4:30 p.m., Metropolitan Transit Authority, Headquarters Board Room, 5th Floor, 347 Madison Ave., Manhattan: (212) 878-7483.

Items of Community Interest

May 12

•Mike Zapiti to interview Rudy Sarchese on Channel 56 (cable). For more information, call 274-3026.

•Elmhurst Hospital Center and the Queens Health Network Cinco de Mayo Outdoor Health Fair; Linden Park, Corona; 883-2129.

•Jackson Heights Beautifcation Group Garden Club spring planting; North Fork Bank, 82nd Street and 37th Avenue; 507-0079.

May 14, 29 and June 11

Queens Toastmasters Club; Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd; (212) 687-4159, ext. 17.

May 16

Community Board 5, free skin cancer screening and on May 21

5th Annual Golf and Tennis classic, both events are at the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, 374 Stockholm St., Brooklyn; 366-1834.

May 16, 29, June 6, 12, 26

Foster Parent Association adoptive parent orientations. For more information, call Teresa Bauer at 263-0740.

May 18

The Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation is sponsoring their 22nd Anniversary "The Women of Forest Park"; Le Cordon Bleu Caterers, 96-01 Jamaica Ave., Woodhaven; 805-0202.

May 19

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine Third Annual Blessing of the Bicycles; 112th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.

May 20

•Arrow Community Garden potluck dinner, 35-38 35th St., Astoria; 937-1264.

May 24

Queensborough Community College Open House for CUNY Language Immersion Program, 46th Avenue and Springfield Boulevards, Bayside. For information, call 281-5460.

June 3

Federation of Italian-American Organizations of Queens 2001 5K Run, 29-21 21st Ave., Astoria; 204-2444.

June 11 and 25, July 9

Queens Toastmasters Club; Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., lower level. For information, call Bob at (212) 687-4159, ext. 17.

June 12

Fourth Annual Queens Women’s Network Tee Off Against Domestic Violence; Forest Park Golf Course, Woodhaven; 657-6200.

To June 16

The Latin American Cultural Center of Queens cultural bridges program for students between eight and 16, 93-11 34th Ave., Jackson Heights. For information, call 261-7664.

Arts & Entertainment

May 12, Foundation for Filipino Arts and Sunnyside Community Services Beacon Program at I.S. 5, An Afternoon of Operettas, Broadway Songs, music and dances, 50-40 Jacobus St., Elmhurst: 565-8852. Free admission.

May 17, Call for spiritual poems from Astoria-area poets, Free Poetry Contest, 103 N. Wood Ave., POB 700, Linden, NJ 07036 or enter on-line at www.freecontest.com.

May 17 to 20, Queens Council on the Arts Technical Assistance Workshop, seeking performance artists now for the Art Frenzy festival. For more information, call 647-3377.

May 26, Barbad Chamber Orchestra classical concert; Steinway Reformed Church, 41st Street and Ditmars Boulevard, Astoria.

June 1, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center Greek concert, 1941 Broadway, Manhattan. For tickets, call (212) 721-6500 or 932-8400 (Greek Music and Video Superstore).

June 5, 7, FSF Community Theatre Group open auditions for "Fiorello"; Free Synagogue of Flushing, social hall, 41-60 Kissena Blvd., Flushing; (516) 354-5210 or 747-0414.

American Museum of the Moving Image

May 12, De Palma’s "Sisters," "Raising Cain" and Repertory Nights, "Discreet Charm of The Bourgeoisie"; May 13, De Palma’s "Carrie" and "Hi Mom!"; May 19, De Palma’s "Obsession" and "Body Double," Repertory Nights, "Chinatown"; May 20, "Phantom of the Paradise" and "Dressed To Kill"; May 26, De Palma’s "The Fury" and "Mission To Mars," Repertory Nights, "My Life As A Dog"; May 27, "Scarface" and "Carlito's Way." For information, call 784-4520.

Black Cultural Arts Series

May 18, "An Evening of Rockin’ Soul," Queens College, Colden Center; 793-8080; May 19, "Ghetto Punch," Jamaica Center for Arts; 658-7400 and May 20; Queens Theatre in the Park; 760-0064.

Flushing Town Hall

May 11, The Carol Sudhalter Quartet and "Satchmo" Remembering the Life and Music of Louis Armstrong and May 12, "Free To Be…You and Me" ages five to eight and families. For information, call 463-7700, ext. 222.

Greek Cultural Center

May 11, 12, auditions for Matthew Calhoun’s "Worm Day"; May 12, "Alexander the Great" and the "Cursed Snake"; May 19, 20, Biblios First International Book Fair; May 20, folk dance company performance; June 1, 2, 3, "Worm Day"; June 13 to 17, Independent Film Showcase and June 24, picnic/outing at Sunken Meadow Park. For more information, call 726-7329.

Oratorio Society of Queens

May 20, Mozart’s "Requiem" at Bayside H.S., 32nd Avenue and Corporal Kennedy Street, Bayside. For more information, call 460-0726.

Queensborough Community College

May 9 Jazz Ensemble Concert; May 11, Multi-Asian ethnic stage performances and the Queensborough Chorus; May 17-18, dance workshop concert and May 19, Ann Hampton Callaway. For information, call 631-6311.

Queens College

May 12, Aaron Copland School of Music 60th anniversary concert. For information, call 997-3075.

Queens Museum of Art

May 10, Looking Series: Thomas Hart Benton and the USA, Mid-20th Century; May 11 (see May 4); May 12, Slide Talk: The New York World’s Fairs and the Millennium; May 13, Story Tales: Folk and Fairy Tales; May 17, Looking Series: Anselm Kiefer and Germany, Mid-20th Century; May 18, (see May 4) and an evening of Rockin’ Soul ; May 19, Phyllis Rose Dance Company; May 23, Trip to Olana State Historic Site; May 24, Looking Series: guest speaker TBA; May 25, Film Series: (see May 4) May 31, Looking Series: Red Grooms and the USA; the Present, and on weekends guided tours of the panorama and drop-in and/or family workshops. For information, call 592-9700.

Queens Theatre In The Park

May 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20 "The Last Night of Ballyhoo" and May 22, QTIP benefit and performance of "Mind Games." For information, call 760-0064.

Thalia Spanish Theatre

Now to May 20 "La Gran Via/Broadway" zarzuela and American musical theater; 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside; 729-3880.

Dinners/Dances

May 9, Queens Library Foundation gala dinner dance; Crest Hollow Country Club, Woodbury, Long Island; 990-8632.

May 12 and 19, New York Metropolitan Country Music Association; Glendale Memorial Building, 72-02 Myrtle Ave.; 763-4328.

May 19, 20, Italian Charities of America dances, Sunday with instruction; 478-3100.

June 14, Queens Women’s Center 14th Annual Anniversary Dinner; Crowne Plaza Hotel, LaGuardia Airport. R.S.V.P. 352-7225.

June 15, Forestdale, Inc., Foster Parent Association, first annual scholarship dinner. For more information, call Teresa Bauer at 263-0740.

June 26, 107th Precinct Community Council dinner and dance, The Reception House, 167-17 Northern Blvd., Flushing. For information and tickets contact Carolann Foley, 969-5168 (leave a message).

Reunions

May 19, Woodsiders reunite; Knights of Columbus Hall (Hudson Council); 49th Street and Queens Boulevard. For more information contact Steve Burke at (212) 348-5719 or e-mail Bill Higgins at WoodsideReunion@aol.com.

Fleas/Festivals/Parades

May 12, Historic Jackson Heights flea market at The Towers Co-op, 80th Street and 34th Avenue; 639-0581.

May 12, Italian Charities of America, flea market/cake sale, 83-10 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst; 478-3100.

May 12, Forest Hills Visiting Neighbors 63rd Drive Festival, 63rd Drive from Queens Boulevard to Alderton Avenue.

May 19-20, Long Island City Business Development Corp. "Art Frenzy" festival. On Center Boulevard between 48th and 50th Avenues on the 19th and at Court Square South and Jackson Avenue on the 20th.

May 20, Middle Village Adult Center fundraising flea market, 69-10 75th St.; 894-3441.

May 26, Sunnyside/Woodside Lions Club festival, Greenpoint Avenue from 44th to 48th Streets.

May 28, Broadway Astoria Merchants and Professionals Association Memorial Day Festival, Broadway from Crescent to 42nd Streets.

June 3, Queens Lesbian and Gay Pride Committee Parade and Festival, parade steps off at 37th Avenue and 89th Street and disperses into the festival on 75th Street and 37th Road, donations appreciated; 460-4064.