Sept. 12, 1 p.m., National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Chapter 1871; Catholic War Veterans Hall, 45-06 30th Ave., Long Island City; 932-0661.

7:30 p.m., Community Board 8; United Cerebral Palsy, 81-15 164th St., Jamaica; 591-6000.

8 p.m., Dutch Kills Civic Association; St. Patrick’s School Hall, 39-37 28th St., Long Island City; 729-0373.

Sept. 16, 7 p.m., Elmhurst-Jackson Heights American Legion Post 298 executive board meeting, 8 p.m. general meeting; Atonement Lutheran Church, 30-61 87th St.; 426-2931.

Sept. 17, 7 p.m., Community Board 1; Astoria World Manor, 25-22 Astoria Blvd.; 786-3335.

Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m., 110th Police Precinct Community Council; St. John’s Queens Hospital, 90-02 Queens Blvd., 2 West Conference Room, Elmhurst.

7:30 p.m., 112th Police Precinct Community Council, 68-40 Austin St., Forest Hills.

7:30 p.m., Community Board 5, 61-23 Myrtle Ave., Glendale; 366-1834.

Sept. 19, 7:30 p.m., sharp, United Community Civic Association; Augustana Lutheran Church Hall, 69-05 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria Heights.

7:45 p.m., Juniper Park Civic Association; Our Lady of Hope School, Eliot Avenue and 71st Street, Middle Village; 651-5865.

Sept. 24, 7 p.m., New York State Department of Transportation; White Castle District Headquarters, 69-01 34th Ave.; 424-4157.

7:30 p.m., 114th Police Precinct Community Council.

Sept. 25, 7 p.m., New York State Department of Transportation; Lexington School for the Deaf, 75th Street and 30th Avenue; 424-4157.

Monthly, Marine Corps League North Shore Queens Detachment, first Thursday of the month; McKee Post 20-10, Clintonville Street, Whitestone.

Items of Community Interest

Sept. 12, MetroCard mobile sales; Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan’s office, 45-25 47th St.

Sept. 12, New York Hospital Queens, open forum on hormone replacement therapy, 56-45 Main St., Lang Auditorium, Flushing; 670-1065.

Sept. 13, Parents Without Partners, Queens Chapter 16; Star Diner, 235-20 Hillside Ave., Bellerose; 343-7674.

To Sept. 13, NYPD Exam deadline to apply; call (212) RECRUIT for application packet and information.

Sept. 14, Woodside Houses Tenant Association annual "Family Day" celebration; 31-27 49th St., Woodside; fax 721-4301.

Sept. 14, Italian Charities of America, children’s Italian classes; Sept. 17, adult beginners; Sept. 18, intermediate; Sept. 19, advanced, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst; 478-3100.

To Sept. 15, NYC & Company, Fleet and Delta Air Lines hosts Winter Insider’s Hour 2002. To request the official cultural guide send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Insider’s Hour, c/o NYC & Company, 810 Seventh Avenue, NY, NY 10019.

Sept. 17, Sunnyside Community Services National Adult Day Services Week open house, 43-31 39th St., 2nd floor; 786-9273.

Sept. 18, LaGuardia Community College adult and continuing education open house, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City; 482-5060.

Sept. 18, Kew Gardens Community Center "Senior Net" fall computer classes, 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd.; 268-5960.

Sept. 20, EPVA/Mets 2nd wheelchair softball tournament; Shea Stadium, 123-01 Roosevelt Ave., Flushing; 803-3782, ext. 274 or 309 or www.mets.com.

Sept. 20, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System wellness lecture "Update on Hip Replacement," 102-01 66th Rd., Forest Hills; (516) 465-2600.

Sept. 20, Queens Interagency Council On The Aging 20th Annual Legislative Forum, 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., Suite 202; 268-5954.

Sept. 21, Powhatan & Pocahontas Regular Democratic Club open house and voter registration drive, 41-05 Newtown Rd., Long Island City; 932-3544.

Sept. 23, Queens Mineral Society annual brag night, Queens College Campus, Science Building, Room D235, Flushing; 544-5059 or 347-6839.

Sept. 23, The American Menopause Foundation Eighth Annual Menopause Symposium; Intercontinental/Barclay Hotel, Astor Ballroom, 111 E. 48th St., Manhattan; (212) 714-2398.

Sept. 24, Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce meeting on "The Long Range Effects from the World Trade Disaster"’ Sgt. Garcia’s Restaurant, 70-09 Austin St., 2nd floor; 268-6565.

Sept. 25, St.John’s University School of Law lecture series "Workways of the U.S. Supreme Court," Belson Moot Court Room, 8000 Utopia Pkwy., Jamaica Estates 990-1946.

Sept. 28, Bella Italia Mia lecture "An Introduction to Luigi Pirandello"; Christ the King H.S., 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village; 426-1240.

To Oct. 25, Queensborough Community College Holocaust Resource Center "Threads of Memory" display of quilts, 222-05 56th Ave., Library Building; 631-6044.

Monthly, Boy Scout Troop 787; Pomonok Neighborhood Center, 67-09 Kissena Blvd., Flushing; 969-5538.

Arts & Entertainment

Sept. 14, 21, 28, New York Metropolitan Country Music Association dances; Glendale Memorial Building, 72-02 Myrtle Ave., Glendale; 763-4328.

Sept. 14, 15, Flushing Art League of Queens 77th Annual Art and Craft Fall Outdoor Juried Art Show with sale; Municipal Parking #1, 39th Avenue and 138th Street, Flushing; 380-6414.

Sept. 15, 29, Italian Charities of America Sunday dances with instruction; Sept. 21, Saturday dances, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst; 478-3100.

Sept. 18, Woodhaven Library Book Discussion Group, The Great Gatsby, 86-41 Forest Pkwy.; 849-4980.

Sept. 26, Oct. 17, 23, 29, Ken Stuart in concert commemorating post-World War II era at Queens Borough Public Libraries, call 896-5845 for locations.

American Museum of the Moving Image

Sept. 14, "Pennies From Heaven," "Rocco And His Brothers"; Sept. 15, "All The President's Men," "The Purple Rose Of Cairo," "Rocco And His Brothers"; Sept. 19, "12 Hours"; Sept. 20, "The Grey Zone"; Sept. 21, "Pollock," "Summer Of Sam"; Sept. 22, "The Limey," "The Bicycle Thief"; Sept. 25, "All Or Nothing"; Sept. 28, "The Day Of The Locust," "In Cold Blood"; Sept. 29, "Fat City," "Searching For Bobby Fischer," "In Cold Blood"; 35th Avenue at 36th Street, Astoria; 784-0077 or www.ammi.org.

Astoria Performing Arts Center

Sept. 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, "Butterflies Are Free"; Nov. 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, Gershwin Musical Revue; The Presbyterian Church of Astoria, 31-30 33rd St., Astoria; 278-5925.

Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts

Sept. 22, Flushing Town Hall Trolley Queens Culture Loop to Sept. 29, "Concerning Nature: Artists from Long Island City"; Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing; 463-7700, ext. 222.

Queensborough Community College

Sept. 12, auditions for Arthur Miller’s A View From The Bridge; Sept. 22, "Salute To Our Heroes"; Sept. 29, "South Pacific," 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside; 631-6044.

Queens Museum of Art

To Nov. 3, Queens International multicultural art exhibit; 592-9700.

Queens Symphony Orchestra

Sept. 22, "Salute To Our Heroes" 50th Anniversary Memorial Concert; Queensborough Community College Performing Arts Center, 56th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard, Bayside; 326-4455 or www.queenssymphony.org.

Queens Theatre In The Park

Sept. 19, "Rockin’ In The Theatre"; Sept. 28, Bob Bisaccia with Lew Anderson’s 16-piece, All-American Band, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Flushing; 760-0064.

Socrates Sculpture Park

Sept. 24, Shifting Shapes: Animated Images; Sept. 21, Far and Away: Island Adventures; Sept. 28, Around the Story Circle: International Folktales; Oct. 19, Haunted Waters walking tour and Halloween harvest festival; 956-1819.

Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinners

Sept. 14, Sunnyside Gardens 1st Annual Outdoor Dinner Dance, 48-21 39th Ave.; 672-1555,Brigid or 482-9128, Ryan.

Reunions

Sept. 28, St.John’s Prep/Mater Christi classes of ‘67, ‘72 and ‘77 reunion; Patti Prager–Fenster, 721-7200, ext. 286.

Nov. 28, Most Precious Blood Class of 1978 reunion, contact Lisa Ficarotta-Zupcich, (800) 746-6422 (access code 44) or www.mpb78.jimsabo.com/index.html.

Summer, 2003, Our Lady of Sorrows School, Corona is looking for past graduates/alumni. Forward your current (and maiden) name, address, phone number, e-mail address and year of graduation to OLS c/o Sharkey (Figalora), 320 Jordan rd., New Milford, NJ 07646.

School Spirit

Sept. 21, Blessed Sacrament School, Jackson Heights, 30th reunion, Class of 1972; John at 279-1146 or Rosemary at 631-2428.

Sept. 25, Catholic High School Fair; St. John’s University, 8000 Utopia Pkwy., Jamaica.

Fleas & Fairs & Fundraisers

Sept. 14, New York City Fire and New York City Police Department softball tournament fundraiser at Toursney Park.

Sept. 21, Sunnyside Foundation street festival, Skillman Avenue, between 45th and 48th Streets, rain date Sept. 22.

Sept. 28, Woodside on the Move street festival, Woodside Avenue between 61st and 62nd Streets.

Sept. 29, Most Precious Blood School flea market; 274-4343.

Oct. 20, Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation’s 22nd Annual Street Festival, Jamaica Avenue from 80th Street to Woodhaven Boulevard; 805-0202.

"You’ve Gotta Have Park"

Alley Pond Environmental Center

Sept. 14, Fall Migrants Walk; An Evening With The Stars; World Summit On Sustainable Development; fall programs for kids, Sept. 20 to Oct. 26, Toddler Time, Fledglings, Sunny Bunnies, Nature Club, Junior Nature Kids, Wee Sprouts, Itsy Bitsy Spiders, ages 18 months to seven years old, fees vary pre-registration necessary, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston; 229-4000 or www.alleypond.com.

Flushing Meadows-Corona Park

Sept. 26, Oct. 3, 10, 12, 17, citizen tree pruner course; Olmstead Center, Training Room N; (212) 227-1887, www.treesny.com, scholarships are available.

Queens Botanical Garden

Visit the plant shop, plan a wedding, get plant care information or participate in programs from arts and crafts to concerts: Sep. 14, A Fondness For Fall; Sep. 21, Chinese Landscape Painting; Sep. 29, Tea House; Children’s Garden, Summer Session I now thru Aug. 21; Summer Session II now through Aug. 22; Fall Session, Sep. 7 to 28. Admission is free, parking is $3 at the lot on Dahlia Avenue; 886-3800 or www.queensbotanical.org.

Queens County Farm Museum

Sept. 21, 22, 20th Annual Queens County Fair, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park; 347-FARM.

Historicals

Sept. 21, Sunnyside to Jackson Heights Walking Tour; Sept. 22, Music of the early 20th century; Sept. 24, The Twentieth Century Borough: One Hundred Years of Modern Architecture slide talk; Spotlight on Whitestone slide talk; Sept. 28, The Twentieth Century Borough: One Hundred Years of Modern Architecture in Queens bus tour, 143-35 37th Ave., Flushing; 939-0647, ext. 17.

Every Kid Deserves A ‘Y’

Central Queens YM & YWHA, Sept. 21, fall registration for classes beginning Sept. 17, 67-09 108th St., Forest Hills; 268-5011.

Cross Island Y, register now for Early Childhood Center ages 2.9 to 4.5 years and special toddler program ages 2.0 to 2.9 years; Sept. 15, 5K Walk/Run; Sept. 21 to Nov. 9, soccer club, kindergarten through sixth grade; Sept. 24, first time home buyers free workshop, 238-10 Hillside Ave., Bellerose; 479-0505, ext. 126.

Flushing YMCA Beacon Center 194, Sept. 14, grand opening of first-ever skate park, 154-60 17th Ave., Whitestone; 747-3644.

Long Island City Y, Sept. 14, Adult and youth Hockey Skills Competition; Sept. 15, Sunday Night Football League; Sept. 16, Men’s Basketball League; Sept. 22, Sports emblem drawing contest; Oct. 5, Table Hockey Tournament; Oct 19, Chess Tournament; 32-23 Queens Blvd., Long Island City; 392-7932, ext. 239; e-mail, lleagues@ymcanyc.org.