Mar. 23, 8 p.m., Ridgewood Democratic Club, 60-70 Putnam Ave.; 381-6657.

Mar. 27, 7:30 p.m., Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation; LeCordon Bleu, 96-01 Jamaica Ave.; 805-0202.

7:30 p.m., 114th Precinct Community Council; Riccardo’s, 21st Street and 24th Avenue, Astoria; 626-9327.

8 p.m., 107th Precinct Community Council, 71-01 Parsons Blvd., Fresh Meadows; 969-5100.

Mar. 28, 1 p.m., Woodhaven Cultural & Historical Society, Emanuel United Church, 91st Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard, Woodhaven; 846-2784.

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

Apr. 5, 7:30 p.m., United Community Civic Association community meeting; Augustana Lutheran Church Hall, 69-05 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria Heights; 932-5415.

Items of Community Interest

Mar. 21, Jackson Heights Community Development Corporation informational seminar; Corona Library Branch, 38-23 104th St; 651-6995.

Mar. 21, Woodhaven Library book discussion group, 85-41 Forest Pkwy.; 849-4980.

Mar. 21, Greek Independence Day celebration at Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens.

Mar. 22, Alzheimer’s Association Legal and Financial planning: Medicaid Update; Castle Senior Living, 108-25 Horace Harding Expwy., Forest Hills; (212) 983-0700.

Mar. 23, Queensboro Council for Social Welfare, 10th Annual Reception and Holocaust Resource Center and Archives Monuments Conservancy’s 11th Annual Symposium; Apr. 3, Consumer Protection: Home Repair and Mortgage Fraud and May 1, Eviction Prevention: Tenant’s Rights; meet at Queens Borough Hall, Room 213, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens; 468-8025.

Mar. 24, Speak to the candidate for City Council in District 19, 15-06 150th St., Apt. 2B; 767-1783 or e-mail john@friendsofjohn.com.

Mar. 26, Queens Toastmaster Club; Queens Borough Hall, lower level, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens; (212) 687-4159, ext. 17.

Mar. 28, The Brandeis Association and the Catholic Lawyers’ Guild 24th annual joint meeting debate the "Rockefeller Drug Laws," Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183rd Street and Union Turnpike, Jamaica Estates; 261-4146, 275-1717, 520-3755 or 460-6093.

Mar. 31, International Association of Administrative Professionals fashion show. For information, call Sue at 358-0078.

Apr. 4, St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers-St. John’s Queens heart support group, St. John’s, 90-02 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst.

Now 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

Mar. 21, Reading Of Martyrs and Gorgons; Barnes and Noble, Bay Terrace Shopping Center, 23-80 Bell Blvd., Bayside.

Mar. 21 and 25, Theatre Arts Center of Jackson Heights open house for teens and children ages six+ and Mar. 25 auditions for interested singers, actors and dancers. For more information, call (212) 721-1442.

Mar. 24, Jackson Heights Art Club, artist Richard Moffett will demonstrate painting at the Queens Museum of Art. For information, call 729-7828.

Mar. 24, 8 p.m., soprano Ilana Kochinska recital, Steinway Reformed Church, 41st Street and Ditmars Boulevard, Astoria; (212) 579-0932.

Mar. 25, Selfhelp Queensview/North Queensview NORC Program community art show, 33-64 21st St., Long Island City. For information, contact Justine DiPalma at 278-4148.

Mar. 28, Queens Council on the Arts Technical Assistance Workshop, Flushing Library, 41-17 Main St., Flushing, 6 p.m., registration deadline Mar. 23 and May 18 to 20, seeking performance artists now for the Art Frenzy festival. For more information, call 647-3377.

American Museum of the Moving Image

Mar. 24, Hearst’s "Quality Street" and "Beverly of Graustark"; Mar. 25, Hearst’s "The Pride of Palomar" and "The Mask of Fu Manchu"; Mar. 30, Moving Image at the DGA Theater in Manhattan, "Blow"; Mar. 31. Hearst’s "Gabriel Over The White House" and "Going Hollywood" and Apr. 1, Hearst’s "The Battle Over Citizen Kane" and "Citizen Kane."

Flushing Town Hall

Mar. 23, "Loco for Latin," Papo Vasquez Pirates & Troubadours. For information, call 463-7700, ext. 222.

LaGuardia Community College

Apr. 21 "City That Drinks The Mountain Sky" and Mar. 23, Queens Jazz Greats. For more information, call 482-5151.

Queens College

Mar. 21, alumna/guest recital; Mar. 22, jazz bass recital, lecture demonstration: Institut für Computer und Electronische Medien (ICEM) and music from Argentina and the Institut für Computer...; Mar. 23, Bach Collegium and student piano recital; Mar. 24th CPSM Gala 20th Anniversary Concert; Mar. 27, graduate student composers concert and Rufus Hallmark with Raymond Erickson ; Mar. 28, DMA organ recital; Mar. 29th, QC choir and chorus, jazz trombone recital and MENC Benefit Concert and Mar. 30, MA in cello recital and BA/MA senior piano recital.

Mar. 21, lecture, "The Face of Bach—The Search for the Portrait that Belonged to Kittel," LeFrak Concert Hall, 4 p.m. For information, call 997-5000.

Mar. 23, "The Accordion as an Icon of Italian-American Culture." call (212) 817-8215.

Queensborough Community College

Mar. 21, "Environmental Health Awareness" and "David Holzman, Pianist"; Mar. 23, "Jurys Irish Cabaret" and "Play It Again Sam"; Mar. 24, "Four Arts Festival" and "Queens Symphonic Band"; Mar. 28, "Total Woman’s Fair" and Mar. 31, Mendelssohn’s "Hebrides" and Rossini’s "Barber of Seville."

Queens Museum of Art

Mar. 22, Frans Hals and Holland, Seventeenth Century; Mar. 23, movies exploring human psychology; Mar. 24, painting demonstration by the Jackson Heights Arts Club; Mar. 25, Women’s History Month celebration; Mar. 29, Francois Boucher and France, Eighteenth Century; Mar. 30, movies exploring human psychology and Mar. 31, Forest Hills Symphony Chamber Ensemble and Rockaway Artists Alliance as well as ongoing tours of the Panorama of the City of New York and Sunday family workshops. For information, call 592-9700.

Queens Theatre In The Park

Mar. 21 to Apr. 1, "Eubie & Me"; Mar. 22 and 24, "Hannah Davis"; Mar. 23, Riase El Show and Mar. 24, "Animal Tales and Dinosaur Scales"; now to Mar. 25, "Wit" and Queens Black Cultural Series ; and Mar. 31, Momix "Baseball" and Seven Swans For information, call 760-0064.

Queens Symphony Orchestra

Apr. 29, Avi Albrecht and Dudu Fisher celebrate Israel Independence Day in partnership with The Israel Humanitarian Foundation, call 786-8880 or 793-8080 for tickets.

Thalia Spanish Theatre

Mar. 25 and Apr. 1, El Mago de Oz (The Wizard of Oz), 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside; 729-3880.