Calendar of Events

Community Meetings

Eric Schaal, Façade of the Dream of Venus Pavilion, 1939. Salvador Dalí’s Surrealist pavilion, Dream of Venus, featured a spectacular façade made up of soft curves and protrusions reminiscent of Gaudí’s Pedrera building. On view at the Queens Museum of Art through Sept. 21. Call 718-592-9700.

9-11 "We Will Never Forget"

Sept. 7, 9 a.m., a special memorial banner "Celebrate: Life, Liberty & Beauty II" to be unfurled at The Statue of Liberty. Call Councilmember John Liu to volunteer, 718-888-8747.

Sept. 11-12, 6 to 9 p.m. Maspeth Lions Club will host a viewing of the events on and after 9-11; American Legion Post 783, 66-28 Grand Ave.; Sept. 14, noon to 6 p.m.; Selfhelp Maspeth Senior Center, 69-61 Grand Ave; 718-670-1194.

Sept. 11, 7 .m. Forest Hills Community & Civic Assn and the American Legion co-sponsor the Second Annual 9-11 Candlelight Memorial; Remsen Cemetery, Trotting Course Lane and Alderton.

Sept 11, 7:45 p.m., Candlelight vigil to honor the men and women who died in the attack on the World Trade Center; Dutch Kills Park, 37th Avenue and 28th Street, Long Island City; 718-786-2049.

Sept. 13, 8 p.m., Msgr. McClancy Memorial High School Office of Advancement Memorial Concert for alumni, $25 proceeds will benefit the Msgr. McClancy September 11 Scholarship Fund, 72-02 31st Ave., East Elmhurst; 718-397-9343.

Associations

Sept. 8, 8 p.m., Jackson Heights Neighborhood Assn.; Atonement Lutheran Church Basement Meeting Room, 87th Street.

Sept. 8, Oct. 13, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., Middle Village Property Owners/Residents Assn.; St. Margaret’s Parish Hall, 66-05 79th Pl.

Sept. 9, 8 p.m., Forest Hills Community & Civic Assn.; American Legion Hall, 107-15 Metropolitan Ave.

Candidates’ Night

Sept. 3, 8 p.m., Incumbent City Councilmember James Gennaro, District 24 and opponents David Reich and Florence Fisher; Flushing Jewish Community Council/Young Israel Center of Hillcrest Manor, 167-11 73rd Ave., Flushing; 718-463-0434 or 718-591-5353.

Sept. 4, 7:45 p.m., Incumbent Diana Reyna and opponent Juan Martinez, District 34; I.S. 93, Forest Avenue and Madison St; 718-386-6015.

Sept. 4, 8 p.m., Incumbent City Councilmember Hiram Monserrate and opponent Luis Jimenez, District 21 and incumbent Councilmember Helen Sears, District 25; Boylan Auditorium, 82nd Street near 35th Ave.

Clubs

September 10, 7:30 p.m., Maspeth Republican Club; Kowalinski Post, 61-57 Maspeth Ave., Maspeth

Community Boards

Sept. 4, 7 p.m., Board 2; Sunnyside Senior Center, 2nd Floor, 43-31 39th St., Sunnyside; Sept. 17, 7 p.m., LaGuardia C.C. Theater, 31-10 Thompson Ave., Long Island City; 718-533-8773.

Sept. 8, 7 p.m. sharp, Board 7; Union Plaza Care Center, 33-23 Union St., Flushing; 718-359-2800.

Sept. 9, 7:45 p.m., Board 9; Villa Russo/IL Palazzo, 101-12 Lefferts Blvd., Richmond Hill; 718-286-2686.

Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m., Board 5; Greater Ridgewood Youth Council Meeting Hall, 62-10 Myrtle Ave., Glendale; 718-366-1834.

Sept. 10, 8 p.m., Board 8; Queens Center for Progress, 81-15 164th St., Jamaica; 718-264-7895.

Sept. 11, 9:30 a.m., Board 1; American Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria; 718-786-3335.

Community School Boards

Sept. 9, 8:30 p.m., District 30; P.S. 69, 77-02 37th Ave., Jackson Heights; Oct. 14, 8 p.m., I.S. 204, 36-41 28th St., Long Island City; 718-777-4680.

Community Councils

Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov. 19, Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m., 110th Police Precinct C.C.; St. John’s Queens Hospital, 2 West Conference Room, 90-02 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst.

Sept. 23, 8 p.m., 107th Police Precinct C.C.; Parsons Boulevard, Flushing.

Sept. 30, 8 p.m., sharp, 108th Police Precinct C.C.; Nakwon Reformed Church, 41-20 Queens Blvd., Sunnyside.

Others

Sept. 4, 7 p.m., Tully Environmental, Inc./Community Board 7; Gallery Room, Sheraton Hotel, 135-20 39th Ave., Flushing; 718-446-7000.

Sept. 7, Jewish War Veterans Post 250; Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-40 Queens Blvd., 718-AX7-7711.

Sept. 9, noon, AARP 4158, North Flushing Chapter; Church on the Hill, 167-07 35th Ave., Flushing.

Sept. 12, 19, 7 p.m., Cub Scout Pack 351 registration and informational meeting; St. Nicholas of Tolentine School Cafeteria, Parsons Boulevard & Union Turnpike; 718-820-0015.

Sept. 15, 8 p.m., Queens Mineral Society; Queens College New Science Building, Room D235, Flushing; 718-544-5059 or 718-347-6839.

Items of Community Interest

Sept. 4, Queens Snowflake Softball League meeting; Maspeth Town Hall, 53-37 72nd St.; 718-658-8830.

Sept. 6, Boy Scouts of America annual program kickoff; for information, call 212-651-2894.

Sept. 7, ARROW "Electronics Recycling Day" and workshop on the reuse and repair of electronic equipment; ARROW Park, 35-30 35th St., Astoria.

Sept. 8, 22, Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. is sponsoring a MetroCard Bus at 31st Street below the Ditmars Boulevard subway stop in Astoria.

Sept. 9, 11, 23, 24, NAACP presents "We Cannot Forget" on QPTV, Channel 34.

Sept. 11, Assemblymember Catherine Nolan is sponsoring a MetroCard Bus at her office, 45-15 47th St., Sunnyside.

Sept. 13, College Point Community Ambulance Corps, New York Hospital Queens, and Life Scout Matthew McCloskey are sponsoring a community blood drive, 123-06 18th Ave., College Point; 718-353-0199.

Sept. 16, 17, Italian Charities of America Italian classes for adults and children 3+, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst; 718-478-3100.

Sept. 18, 19, Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Assn./NY Mets Third Major League Wheelchair Softball Tournament; Shea Stadium, Flushing; 718-803-3782, ext. 287.

Sept. 20, Kids Day America International™; Ideal Health Chiropractic, 63-70 Woodhaven Blvd., Rego Park; 718-898-8388 rain or shine.

Sept. 20, Community Board 9 Community Board Awareness Day Second Millennium debut, reservations required; 718-286-2686.

Sept. 25, American Heart Association walk and Wall Street run; World Financial Center, downtown Manhattan; 888-MY-HEART.

LaGuardia Community College: Sept. 4, year-long training program for A+ certification exam and career in computer repair for women; Sept. 23, adult and continuing education open house;718-482-5338.

Queensborough Community College: Sept. 14, "The Jerusalem of the West" lecture series; Sept. 15, Latino Heritage Month: Folklore and Traditions; Sept. 17, Launching of the Real Estate Academy; Sept. 30, Launching of the Workplace Studies Program"; year ‘round, Holocaust Resource Center and Archives exhibit, Campus Quadrangle; 718-631-6044.

Arts & Entertainment

Sept. 6, 20, Italian Charities of America Saturday dances; Sept. 7, 14, 21, Sunday dances with instruction; Sept. 13, flea market, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst; 718-478-3100.

Sept. 6, Alliance of Queens Artists "Arts4all, Once More" electronic exhibition, 99-10 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills; 718-520-9842.

Sept. 8, Oratorio Society of Queens 76th fall season first rehearsal; North Presbyterian Church, 154th Street and 26th Avenue, Flushing; 718-460-0726.

Sept. 9, 14, Community Youth Chorus of Queens informational sessions and interviews for prospective members grades 4 through 9; Church of the Resurrection, 85-09 118th St., Kew Gardens; 718-847-2649.

Sept. 9 to Oct. 22, Queens College Art Center presents "Traces On The Wall," 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing; 718-997-3770.

Sept. 13, 17, Astoria Music Society symphony and jazz orchestra auditions; 718-204-9034.

Sept. 17, Woodhaven Library book discussion Brave New World, 85-41 Forest Pkwy., Woodhaven; 718-849-4980.

Sept. 19, "Peggy Sue Got Murdered!"; Riccardo’s, 21-01 24th Ave., Astoria, 718-721-7777. For more information, call 212-772-2590 or 888-SHOOT-EM.

Sept. 21, Con Brio Ensemble concert of piano trios; Flushing Library, 41-17 Main St.; 718-459-1277.

Sept. 21, Queensborough Community College Professional Performing Arts Series "Retumba!"; Sept 24, Latino Arts Festival "Luisito Rey Y Su Orquesta; 718-631-6044.

American Museum of the Moving Image

Sept. 5, Apocalypse Now Redux; Sept. 6, THX 1138, Eyes Wide Open: The Evolution Of Widescreen Cinema, Apocalypse Now Redux; to Sept. 7, Berkshire Fangs; Sept. 7, THX 1138, I Stand Alone (preceded By Outer Space), Apocalypse Now Redux; Sept. 10-14, Chemical Sundown; Sept. 12, Rosarigasinos; Sept. 13,15th Anniversary Celebration Day, (free admission to the museum and screening), From The Dream Life: American Movies & Mythology Of The 1960s, Time Life Broadcast of 1960 with John F. Kennedy, Seven Days In May, Dr. Strangelove (followed by a book signing), Singin’ In The Rain; Sept. 14, Major Dundee, (preceded by Choice: Mothers For A Moral America), The Chase, Singin’ In The Rain; Sept 17-21, Winchester; Sept. 19, Kings Of The Road; Sept. 20, Maidstone, Medium Cool (preceded by A Hot Time In The Old Town: Nixon Campaign Commercial, 1968), Kings Of The Road; Sept. 21, Easy Rider (preceded by Bunny And Claude: We Rob Carrot Patches), Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (preceded by America: Newsreel, 1969), Kings Of The Road; Sept. 24, Preview: The Human Stain; Sept. 24-28, 1906; Sept. 25, A Pinewood Dialogue With Contemporary Artist Jeremy Blake; Sept. 26, Once Upon A Time In China II; Sept. 27; The Last Movie, Dirty Little Billy, Le Cercle Rouge; Sept. 28, The Parallax View, Shampoo, Le Cercle Rouge; through Oct. 26, DARE interactive installation; 718-784-0077.

Flushing Town Hall

Sept. 6, Queens Jazz Trail; Sept. 24, visual arts seminar "Building Success: Balancing Creative Satisfaction with Financial Security" every Sunday, Queens Culture Loop; 718-463-7700.

Isamu Noguchi Museum

To Oct. 4., free, art for families, Saturdays only; Noguchi Education Department, 36-01 43rd Ave., Long Island City, 718-204-7088, ext. 203.

MoMA QNS

To Sept. 29, Max Beckmann exhibit, to Nov. 3, Ansel Adams at 100; 33rd Street at Queen Boulevard; 212-708-9431.

Queens Museum of Art

To Sept. 7, Salvador Dali’s Dream of Venus; 718-592-9700 for information.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Dances

Sept. 6, Elmcor’s 38th Annual Community Awards Luncheon; La Guardia Marriott Hotel, 102-05 Ditmars Blvd., East Elmhurst, no ticket sales at door; 718-651-0096, ext. 264, 476-0730, or 397-0179.

Oct. 19, The Aids Center of Queens County "Gifts of Love Auction & Luncheon 2003"; Terrace On The Park, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Flushing; 718-896-2500, ext. 3021.

Reunions

Sept. 20, Far Rockaway H.S. Classes of 1972-1973 Reunion; JFK Holiday Inn, 144-02 136th Ave., Jamaica; 516-484-1470.

Sept. 27, Mater Christi Classes ‘68, ‘73 and ‘78 at St. John’s Prep in Astoria; 718-721-7200 ext. 286.

East Carolina University Alumni Association, New York Metropolitan Chapter, (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut), 244 Fifth Ave., Ste. R230, NY, NY 10001-7604; 212-592-0174, www.ecuNYmetro.com.

School News & Events

Sept. 14, St Raphael’s Home-School Association flea market; St. Raphael’s Church, 48-25 37th St., Long Island City; 718-392-3207.

Oct. 5, Most Precious Blood School flea market, 32-52 37th St., Astoria; 718-274-4343.

Oct. 25, Sixth Annual UFT/Dial-A-Teacher citywide parent conference "Strengthening The Home-School Partnership"; New York Sheraton Hotel & Towers, 52nd Street and 7th Avenue, Manhattan; 212-598-9205.

Fleas, Fairs, Fundraisers

Sept. 6, Forest Hills/Rego Park Festival, 63rd Drive from Queens Boulevard to Alderton Street.

Sept. 13, Jackson Heights 37th Avenue Festival, from 83rd to 89th Streets.

Sept. 13, Italian Charities of America, flea market, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst; 718-478-3100.

Sept. 14, St. Raphael’s Home-School Association flea market; St. Raphael’s Church, 48-25 37th St., Long Island City; 718-392-3207.

Sept. 20, Sunnyside Foundation, Skillman Avenue between 45th to 48th Streets (rain date Sept. 21).

Sept. 27, Woodside On The Move, Woodside and Roosevelt Avenues between 61st to 62nd Street and 65th Place.

Sept. 28, Broadway Astoria Fall Festival, Crescent to Steinway Streets.

Sept. 28, Broadway Astoria Merchants and Professionals, Broadway from Crescent to 42nd Streets

Oct. 5, Most Precious Blood School flea market, 32-52 37th St., Astoria; 718-274-4343..

Oct. 19, Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation 23rd annual street festival, Jamaica Avenue from 80th Street to Woodhaven Boulevard; 718-805-0202.

Oct. 26, 114th Precinct Civilian Observation Patrol, Broadway between 29th and and 47th Streets.

You’ve Gotta Have Park

Alley Pond Environmental Center

Sept. 6, outdoor vendor yard sale; Sept. 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 10 23, 24, 25, 26, Toddler Time; Sept. 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, Fledglings; Sept. 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, Sunny Bunnies; Sept. 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, Wee Sprouts; Sept. 13, An Evening With The Stars Astronomy Programs with Mark Freilich; Fall Migrants Walk; Sept. 19, APEC’s Autumn Flower Bulb Sale deadline; Sept. 20, Oakland Lake Walk; Sept. 21, Alley Creek and Little Neck Bay Cleanup; Sept. 23, Are We Meant For Each Other?; Sept. 28, Animal Olympics; Oct. 15, APEC’s Bird Seed Sale Program deadline; year ’round, Birthday Party Program on Saturdays and Sundays, some after-school and holidays possible, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston; 718-229-4000.

Queens Botanical Garden

Sept. 6, Backyard Composting; Sept. 6-27, fall session HSBC Children’s Garden 2003; Sept. 7, Queens Festival Band; Sept. 13, Tea and Manners; Sept. 27, The Bounty of Earth 43-50 Main St., Flushing; 728-886-3800. .

Queens County Farm Museum

Sept. 7, 22nd Annual Antique Motorcycle Show; Sept. 20, 21, 21st annual Queens County Fair featuring The Amazing Maize Maze® interactive cornfield adventure; 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park; 718-347-3276.

Socrates Sculpture Park

Evenings At The Picture Show: An Outdoor Family Film Festival: Sept. 6, Strike Up The Band! Musical Movies; Sept. 13, Hand in Hand: Films About Friendship; Sept. 20, Nail Biters: Seriously Suspenseful Stories; Sept. 27, Ribbit, Roar, Woof: Animal Adventures; to Oct. 26, Clubhouse collaborative project; 718-956-1819.

Every Kid Deserves A ‘Y’

Central Queens YM &  YWHA, Sept. 7, fall family festival; Sept. 9, trial yoga class, play gym open house for infants and toddlers, "Lox, Eggs & Onions"; Sept. 14, 21, Oct. 5, 26, Nov. 2, 9, soccer; Sept. 15, 17, 22, competitive swimming; Sept. 16, book discussion One People, Two Worlds; Sept. 18, "Tumble & Swim"; Sept. 23, Newsweek Middle East Bureau chief to speak, 67-09 108th St., Forest Hills; 718-268-5011.

Cross Island YMCA, Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25, four-week workshop for people with diabetes; Sept. 14, Tolerance & Harmony 5K walk/run, Dodge "Drive for the Kids" tes t drive; Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, free one-week membership; Sept. 24, Senior Theater Acting Repertory theater luncheon; Oct. 7, Eighth Annual Autumn Golf Classic at the Canyon Club in Armonk, New York; new health and wellness programs on Sundays; 718-479-0505.

Long Island City YMCA, Sept. 7, 2003 touch football dirt leagues season starts; Sept. 21, Sunday afternoon hardtop football league, 32-23 Queens Blvd.; 718-392-7932 ext. 239 or email lleagues@ymcanyc.org.

What’s New At The ‘Y’?

Central Queens YM &  YWHA, Sept. 7, fall family festival; Sept. 9, trial yoga class, play gym open house for infants and toddlers, "Lox, Eggs & Onions"; Sept. 14, 21, Oct. 5, 26, Nov. 2, 9, soccer; Sept. 15, 17, 22, competitive swimming; Sept. 16, book discussion One People, Two Worlds; Sept. 18, "Tumble & Swim"; Sept. 23, Newsweek Middle East Bureau chief to speak, 67-09 108th St., Forest Hills; 718-268-5011.

Cross Island YMCA, Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25, four-week workshop for people with diabetes; Sept. 14, Tolerance & Harmony 5K walk/run, Dodge "Drive for the Kids" test drive; Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, free one-week membership; Sept. 24, Senior Theater Acting Repertory theater luncheon; Oct. 7, Eighth Annual Autumn Golf Classic at the Canyon Club in Armonk, New York; new health and wellness programs on Sundays; 718-479-0505.

Long Island City YMCA, Sept. 7, 2003 touch football dirt leagues season starts; Sept. 21, Sunday afternoon hardtop football league, 32-23 Queens Blvd.; 718-392-7932 ext. 239 or email lleagues@ymcanyc.org.

Historical Societies

Sept. 4, Queens Jewish Historical Society honors Christian rescuers from the Holocaust at Raoul Wallenberg Square, Metropolitan Avenue and Park Lane South, Kew Gardens; call Jeff Gottlieb at 917-376-4496 or 718-896-4416.

Sept. 6, Queens Historical Society walk along a scenic portion of the historic Vanderbilt Motor Parkway; Alley Pond Woodland Nature center; 718-939-0647, ext. 17.

Sept. 7, Central Queens Historical Assn. walk through Downtown Richmond Hill; Sept. 12, walk through Downtown Jamaica West; Sept. 21, walk through Maple Grove Cemetery, tours are free and open to the public, call Jeff Gottlieb at 718-896-4416 or 917-376-4496.

Sept. 20, Historic New York Tours and the Greater Astoria Historical Society walking tour: Astoria: Hollywood East/Athens West; 36th Avenue and 31st Street, Astoria; 646-298-8669.

Public Service Announcements

American Legion, Blissville Post 727 needs hand-held battery-powered games, videos, books, arts and craft supplies, bubbles, crayons, coloring books and other toys for children in Queens hospitals; 718-786-7649.

Forest Hills Community House & Senior Center, lectures, games, lunch, trips, bingo, poet’s society, visiting nurse services, senior Net-computer classes, aerobics, yoga, Tai Chi, Spanish, line dancing, movies, etc.; 718-699-1010.

Gamanon meets weekly; 877-664-2469.

Jackson Heights Al-Anon. self-help group for anyone affected by another person’s drinking meets every Tuesday, 8:30 p.m.; St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 82nd Street and 34th Avenue; 718-476-2938.

Kew Gardens Community Center, Monday, hand crafts; Italian classes; Tuesday, actor’s workshop; Wednesday, Spanish classes, Tai Chi Qi Gong ($4 charge); Monday, Wednesday, Friday, open games; Fridays, "Healthy Eating"; 718-268-5960.

QSAC (Quality Services for the Autism Community) weekly parent-training seminar, 30-10 38th St., 3rd floor, Astoria; 718-728-8476, ext. 16.

Queens Women’s Network Multi-Service Center displaced homemaker programs and womensafe programs, everything is strictly confidential, 161-10 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica; 718-657-6200.