Sept. 4, 6:30 p.m., Community Board 1; Astoria World Manor, 25-22 Astoria Blvd; 786-3335.

7:30 p.m., Community Board 4; Lisa Memorial Center, 51-13 108th St., Corona; 760-3141, fax 760-5971.

Sept. 5, 12:30 p.m., AARP Chapter 2889; First Presbyterian Church of Newtown, 54-05 Seabury St., Elmhurst; 639-3126.

Sept. 6, 7 p.m., Community Board 2; Sunnyside Senior Center, 43-31 39th St., 2nd floor; 533-8773.

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

Sept. 10, 7 p.m., sharp, Community Board 7; Union Plaza Nursing Home, 33-23 Union St., Flushing; 359-2800.

8 p.m., Jackson Heights Neighborhood Association; Atonement Lutheran Church, Basement Meeting Room, 87th Street and 31st Avenue.

Sept. 11, 7:45 p.m., Community Board 9; Le Cordon Bleu, 96-01 Jamaica Ave., Woodhaven; 286-8686, fax 286-2685.

Sept. 13, 6:30 p.m., International Association of Administrative Professionals Queens Chapter; Donovan’s of Bayside. For information, call Irene Bedell at 767-2600.

Sept. 17, 7 p.m., Middle Village Property Owners/Residents Association; St. Margaret’s Parish Hall, 79th Street and Juniper Valley Road; 894-4114.

Oct. 9. 7:45 p.m., Community Board 9; Villa Russo, 118-16 101st Ave.; 286-8686, fax 286-2685.

Oct. 30, Nov. 27, 7:30 p.m., Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation; Le Cordon Bleu, 96-01 Jamaica Ave.; 805-0202.

Political Meetings

Sept. 4, "City Council/Borough President Candidates Night," East Bayside Homeowners Association at All Saints Church Common Room, 214-33 40th Ave.

Sept. 5, "Meet the Candidates," Selfhelp Benjamin Rosenthal Senior Center, 45-25 Kissena Blvd., Flushing; 886-5777.

Sept. 5, "City Council Candidate’s Forum for District 25"; Government Access and Accountability Campaign at Renaissance Charter, auditorium, 35-59 81st St.; 482-3618 or (212) 998-6419.

Sept. 10, "Meet the Candidates"; Jackson Heights Neighborhood Association, Atonement Lutheran Church, Basement Meeting Room, 87th Street and 31st Avenue.

Items of Community Interest

Sept. 5, Flotilla 5-3, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary fundamentals of sailing and power boating; U.S. Coast Guard building, Battery Park, Manhattan; (718) 805-2730.

Now through Sept. 9, US Open, USTA National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Tickets can be purchased at the center, or by calling Ticketmaster at (866) OPEN TIX.

Sept. 10, Queens Toastmasters Club; Queensborough Hall 120-55 Queens Blvd., lower level; (212) 687-4159, ext. 17.

Sept. 11, National Adult Day Service Week open house breakfast; Sunnyside Community Services, 43-31 39th St., call Alice Curry, 786-9273, ext. 137.

Sept. 12, Jackson Heights Beautification Group Garden Club meeting; Community Church, 35th Avenue and 81st St.

Sept. 12, 15, Oct. 4, Italian Charities of America, Italian classes for adult beginner, intermediate and advanced and children’s beginner and intermediate, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst; 478-3100.

Sept. 16, Federation of Italian American Organizations of Queens, become a citizen, register to vote; St. Mel’s School Auditorium, 154-24 26th Ave., Flushing; 204-2444.

Sept. 20, LaGuardia C.C., Networking Technology and Windows 2000 open house, 29-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City; 482-5125.

Sept. 24, LaGuardia C.C., Pharmacy Technician open house, 29-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City; 482-5125.

Sept. 25, LaGuardia C.C., Telecommunications open house, 29-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City; 482-5125.

Sept. 30, Community Fair, Arrow Park, 35-38 35th St., Astoria; e-mail CommunityFair2001@hotmail.com or call Yossi Rosenboin, 728-3936 or Sybil Kessler at 204-5058.

Arts & Entertainment

Sept. 3, Open Mike for poets, musicians, singers, etc; Cafe Greco, 79-08 37th Ave., Jackson Heights; 424-6494.

Sept. 3, 9, Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts "Twilight Concerts" finale; Bowne Park, 155th Street and 32nd Avenue

Sept. 10, Oratorio Society of Queens 75th season first rehearsal for annual holiday concert in December. Weekly rehearsals; North Presbyterian Church, 154th Street and 26th Avenue, Flushing; 460-0726 or visit the web site at www.queensoratorio.org.

Now to Sept. 13, Linda Smith "Portraits in clay and paint," La Guardia Community College, E Building Atrium, 31-10 Thompson Ave., Long Island City; 482-5709.

Sept. 22, Oct. 27, Nov. 24 and Dec. 22, Women’s Writers Forum; Sofa Cafe, 35th Street and 28th Avenue, Astoria and Sept. 6, Oct. 13, Nov. 10 and Dec. 8, Women’s Visual Arts Forum; LaVuelta Bistro, 10-43 44th Dr., Long Island City. Sponsored by Women’s Studio Center, www.womenstudiocenter.org. For more information call 274-9585.

American Museum of the Moving Image

Sept. 1, "Double Indemnity," "The Big Clock"; Sept. 2, "Force of Evil," "Moonrise"; Sept. 8, "Home of the Brave," "Pinky"; Sept. 9, "Pitfall," "The Reckless Moment"; Sept. 15, Hollywood Meets the Avant- Garde, "The Bluebird," "Dreams Of A Rarebit Fiend"; Lecture: Busby Berkeley And America's Pioneer Abstract Filmmakers, "Allegretto," "An American March," "Rhythm In Light," "Simple Destiny Abstractions," "Glens Falls Sequences," "Composition #1: Themis," "Wonder Bar," "Footlight Parade," "Whoopee," "Palmy Days" and "Gold Diggers Of 1933"; Sept. 16, "Borderline," "City Of Contrasts, " Lecture: Slavko Vorkapich and Robert Florey: Masters Of Expressionism In American Film, "The Life And Death Of 9413: A Hollywood Extra," "The Love Of Zero," "Skyscraper Symphony," "Moods Of The Sea," "Murders Of The Rue Morgue," "The Beast With Five Fingers," "Manhattan Cocktail," "The Wolf Of Wall Street," "Sins Of The Fathers," "Crime Without Passion," "Firefly," "Maytime" and "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington"; Sept. 22, Social Engineering: Highlights from the A/V Geeks Educational Film Archive, "What To Do About Upset Feelings," "Getting Along With Others," "Parents:Who Needs Them?," "The Outsider," "Psychological Differences Between The Sexes," "Mirror Mirror"; Huh?, "Me Too?," "Why Does Cathy Not Eat Breakfast?" "Easy Way Out," "Malakapalakadoo Skip Two," "Pride On Parade," "Curious Habits Of Man," "Stalked"; Sept. 23, Clean Body, Clean Mind, "Soapy The Germ Fighter," "Let’s Be Clean And Neat," "Personal Hygiene For Boys," "Personal Health For Girls," "Teeth," "Some Of Your Bits AIn’t Nice," "I Have To Be Me"; Oops!, "Down And Out," "You And What You Do," "Danger Is Your Companion," "Anyone At All," "Shake Hands With Danger"; Sept. 29, Cinema VD: Sin, Sex, And Sores, "VD: Every 30 Seconds," "VD Attack Plan," "Innocent Party," " The Lunatic," "Know For Sure," "As The Office Turns," "The Grapevine," "Promotion Bypass," "The Trouble With Women," "The Trouble With Archie," "Your Job: Fitting In," "Transactional Analysis"; Sept. 30, Drugs, Drugs, Drugs, "Case Study--LSD," "Drugs Are Like That," Drugs And The Nervous System," "LSD--Insight Or Insanity," "Marijuana"; Could This Have Happened By Accident?, "Carnivorous Plants," "Biography Of A Bee," "Wonder Of Our Body," "Primitive Man In A Modern World" and "Mystery Of Time."

The museum is located at 35th Avenue and 36th Street in Astoria. For program information, call (718) 784-0077.

Concerts at Court Square Park

Sept. 12, Blades, Bars & Bows trio, noon, Court Square Park, Jackson and Thomson Avenues

Miscellaneous Park Concerts

Sept. 3, Bowne Park, 155th Street, Bayside, The Old Bethpage Brass Band and Sept. 9, Mariachi Acapulco 90.

Queens College

Sept. 4, Chamber Music Live 2001 series premiere (subscription only), To Oct. 31, summer exhibit of 100th anniversary of Louis Armstrong’s birthday at the Armstrong Archives, call 997-3670 before visiting.

Queens Museum of Art

Aug. 30, Adventures in Art; Sept. 1, 8, 25, 22, 29, Guided tour of the Panorama of the City of New York; Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30, Sunday Family Drop-In Workshops; Sept. 23, Pied Piper Project and Sept. 29, Hispanic Heritage Month Program; Now to Sept. 22, the drawings of Robert Martinez, "Departures"; Now to Sept. 30th, Phun Phactory "Old Skool, New Skool, True Skool: The Graffiti Project"; Now to Oct. 7, opening reception for Crossing the Line multi-site exhibition of installations in the museum and at different locations in Queens and Pied Piper Project; For information, call 592-9700.

Socrates Sculpture Park

Sept. 1, 2, "Communications from a Cockroach: archy and the underside"; Now to Sept. 1, Kids Paint for ages 5+; call 956-1819.

Thalia Spanish Theatre

Sept. 6 to Oct. 7, Flamenco Soul; Sept. 15, Broadway La Gran Via produced in collaboration with the Queens Symphony Orchestra and Nov. 16 to Dec. 16, "Brake Four Hearts & Put In Reverse", 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside; 729-3880.

Fleas & Fairs

Sept. 22, Queens Pride House Center for LGBT Communities in Queens flea market and garage sale; Winfield Plaza, 69th Street at Woodside Avenue (in case of rain, 67-03 Woodside Ave.); 429-5309.

"You’ve Gotta Have Park"

Forest Park

Sept. 14, Latin music featuring Joe Cuba, free, George Seuffert Bandshell, Woodhaven Boulevard and Forest Park Drive; 235-4100.

New York Hall of Science

Sept. 1, 2, Cookin’ Up A Comet; Now to Sept. 2, Aliens: World of Possibilities; Aliens Make-it and Take-it Activities and Hairy Sandwalker puppet making, 47-01 111th St., Flushing Meadows-Corona Park; 699-0005.

Queens Botanical Gardens

Sept. 3, concert, Queens Festival Band; Sept. 8, Crazy Containers! and Sept. 8 to 29, children’ garden; Sept. 11, Natural Lawn Care; Sept. 15, Natural Lawn Care; Sept. 22, Chocolate: Food for the Gods; Sept. 25, Backyard Composting and Sept. 29, Persimmons and Pomegranates: The Ethnic Markets of Main Street. For information, call 886-3800 or visit www.queensbotanical.org.

Queens County Farm Museum

Sept. 9, 19th annual Antique Motorcycle Show; Sept. 22, 23, 19th Annual Queens County Fair, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park; 347-FARM.