Community Meetings
Associations

Mar. 10, 7 p.m., Greek American Homeowners Association Community Night; Cretean Society Omonia, 32-33 31st St., Astoria.

Mar. 10, 8:15 p.m., North Queens Homeowners Civic; Lexington Center.

Mar. 11, Apr. 15, 8 p.m., Dutch Kills Civic; St. Patrick’s School Hall, 39-28 29th St., Long Island City; 718-786-2049.

Clubs

Mar. 18, 8 p.m., John F. Kennedy Regular Democratic Club, Parsons Blvd., Flushing; 718-591-0100.

Community Boards

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

Mar. 11, 9:30 a.m., Board 1; Kaufman Astoria Studios Commissary, 34-12 36th St.; Mar. 16, 7 p.m., Astoria World Manor, 25-22 Astoria Blvd.; 718-786-3335.

Mar. 11, 7:30 p.m., Board 8; Queens Center for Progress, 164th St., Flushing.

Mar. 17, 7:30 p.m., sharp, Board 3; I.S. 227 Cafeteria, 32-02 Junction Blvd., East Elmhurst; 718-458-2707.

Community Councils

Mar. 17, Apr. 21, May 19, Jun. 16, 112th Police Precinct, 68-40 Austin St., Forest Hills.

Mar. 23, 8 p.m., 107th Police Precinct, Parsons Blvd., Flushing.

Mar. 30, 8 p.m., sharp, 108th Police Precinct; Sunnyside Senior Center, 43-31 39th St.

Community School Boards

Mar. 25, 7:30 p.m., District 26; M.S. 74, 61-15 Oceania St., Bayside.

Other

Mar. 16, 7:30 p.m., Center For The Women of New York, Queensborough Hall, 2nd Floor, Room 213, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens; 718-793-0672.

Mar. 18, 5:45 p.m., Board of Trustees of Queens Borough Public Library, Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd.; 718-990-0705.

Mar. 21, 9:30 a.m., Jewish War Veterans Post 250; Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd.; 718-AX 7-7711.

Mar. 29, 6 p.m., SHHH, Lexington School for the Deaf, 30th Avenue, Jackson Heights; 718-350-3183.

Arts & Entertainment

American Museum of the Moving Image

Mar. 12, Momentos; Mar. 13, Preview, The Five Obstructions, A Pinewood Dialogue With Jorgen Leth, Special Preview Screening, Dogville; Mar. 14, Nocturne, The Element of Crime, Dogville, Mar. 19, Passages Through Paradise (Per Asmata Apo Ton Pardisso); Mar. 20, Epidemic, The Kingdom, Episodes 1 and 2, The Kingdom, Episodes 3 and 4; Mar. 21, Medea, The Kingdom II, Episodes 1 and 2, The Kingdom II, Episodes 3 and 4; Mar. 26, Princess Blade; Mar. 27, Zentropa, Dancer In The Dark, Breaking The Waves; Mar. 28, The Humiliated, The Idiots, The Purified, Breaking The Waves; 718-784-0077.

Flushing Town Hall

Mar. 19, Jazz Live; Mar. 23, 24, Macbeth, Redux; Mar. 27, cellist Marcy Rosen performs Shostakovich, Vibrations 2004/Musical Scroll Workshop, Saturday Evening Concerts; May 1, violinist Daniel Phillips and pianist Morey Ritt perform 20th and 21st century American masters; 718-463-7700, ext. 222.

MoMA QNS

Mar. 10, A Dieter Roth Retrospective; opening Mar. 14, Roth Time, Lee Lozano, Collection or, How I Spent a Year, Hedi Slimane and more; to June 7, Roth Time: A Dieter Roth Retrospective; ongoing The Panorama of the City of New York; Neustadt collection Tiffany by Design; Queens Teens, family, K-12, university, adult, senior education and educator opportunities, 33rd Street at Queens Boulevard; 718-707-0403.

Museum for African Art

Apr. 9 to Aug. 16, "Where Gods and Mortals Meet: Continuity and Renewal in Urhobo Art," 36-01 43rd Ave, Long Island City; 718-784-7700.

Queens College

Mar. 10, "The Distinctiveness of American Jewish Humor," BMUS Students’ Recital; Mar. 11, Coffee Break Concert, Faculty/Guest Concert: Piano Trio, BMUS Students’ Recital, QC Piano Trio; Mar. 12, Guest Concert, MA in Performance Recital; Mar. 13, Jimmy Heath & Friends; Mar. 14, Film Discussion" "Molly"; The New Shanghai Circus; Mar. 15, Guest Recital; Mar. 17, Guest Recital, Faculty Recital, Humperdink’s opera "Hansel and Gretel"; to Apr. 1, Discomfiture of Presence: A Multiple Piece by Olga Alexander exhibit; QC Campus, Kissena Boulevard, Flushing; 718-793-8080.

Queensborough Community College

Mar. 12-18, "The Laramie Project" play, 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside; 718-631-6311.

Queens Theatre In The Park

Mar. 13, 14, Philadanco; Mar. 18 to 21 and 25 to 28, Greater Messapia; Mar. 20, Duck Soup Magic Show, Raices Habaneras; Mar. 26 to Apr. 4, A Murder is Announced; to Mar. 31, Long Island City Artists Members Exhibition; Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Flushing; 718-760-0686.

Thalia Spanish Theatre

To Mar. 28, "Tangomania," 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside; 718-729-3880.

Others

Mar. 13, 14, "Here and Now" art exhibit, R.S.V.P., Mar. 20, 21, Italian Charities of America Saturday and Sunday, with instruction, dances; 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst; 718-478-3100.

Mar. 14, Queens Festival Orchestra Association presents the Forest Hills Symphony Orchestra Young Persons Concert; Forest Hills Jewish Center, 106-06 Queens Blvd.; 516-785-2532.

Mar. 14, Musica Reginae presents Opera and Art Song Classics; Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd.; 718-279-4842.

Mar. 14, Astoria Music Society Lost Dog New Musik Ensemble concert; Good Shepherd Methodist Church, 30-44 Crescent St., Astoria; 718-204-9034.

Mar. 17, Woodhaven Library book discussion group discusses A Streetcar Named Desire, 85-41 Forest Pkwy.; 718-849-4980.

Mar. 18, Quintet of the Americas and the Latin American Cultural Center of Queens presents "Choro and Beyond"; The Salvation Army, 86-07 35th Ave., Jackson Heights; 718-261-7664.

Mar. 21, LaGuardia Community College presents the Hudson Vagabond Puppets’ "Silly Jellyfish," Mainstage Theatre at Van Dam Street; to Mar. 31, Children’s Art Carnival, Atrium Gallery, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City; 718-482-5709 or 482-5151.

Mar. 27, Bella Italia Mia "Women, Love and Poetry"; Christ the King H.S., 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village; 718-426-1240.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Dances

Mar. 13, Dutch Kills Civic Association St. Patrick’s Dinner Dance, call Mary Parmel at 718-706-0565.

Mar. 19, "Murder At The Leprechaun Ball!"; The White House, 10-24 154th St., Whitestone, 718-746-1111; May 21, "Married…With Murder!"; Riccardo’s, 21-01 24th Ave., Astoria, 718-721-7777; June 18, "The Apprentice Murders!"; Niederstein’s, 69-16 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village, 718-326-0717.

Mar. 15, Chamber of Commerce Borough of Queens annual St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon; Terrace on the Park, 111th Street, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, open seating, reserved tables of 10 only, no refunds; 718-898-8500.

Mar. 27, Queens Child Guidance Center Gala Dinner Dance; Terrace on the Park, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park; 718-651-7770.

Apr. 3, Astoria Civic Association, Judge Charles J. Vallone 71st Anniversary Scholarship Dinner Dance; Riccardo’s, 21-04 24th Ave.; 718-545-5353

Fleas, Fairs, Fundraisers

Mar. 25, Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce art auction; Long Island City YMCA, 32-23 Queens Blvd., Main Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, Long Island City; 718-482-6053.

Items of Community Interest

Mar. 10, Long Island Children’s Museum "Science of the Circus" with clowns from Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus; Mar. 13, 14, drop-in circus poster workshop; Mar. 20, 21, "El Louie" show in Spanish and English; Mar. 27, National Circus Project workshops; 11 Davis Ave., Garden City; 516-224-5844 or www.licm.org.

To Mar. 12, Selfhelp Austin Street Senior Center beginner and intermediate computer classes, 106-06 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills; 718-520-8197.

Mar. 14, 112th Police Precinct Community Council/American Heart Association CPR course; 718-520-9321 or 520-9319.

Mar. 15, Congressmember Carolyn Maloney town hall meeting; HANAC Ravenswood S.C., 34-35A 12th St.

Mar. 18, Astorians For Peace and Justice "Uncovered…the Iraq war"; Bohemian Hall, 29-19 24th Ave.

Mar. 21, Queensborough Community College NYC National College Fair; Jacob Javits Convention Center, Manhattan; 800-836-2222 or www.nacac.com/fairs.html.

Mar. 23, Northeast Queens Community Partnership with Selfhelp Benjamin Rosenthal S.C. presents An Intergenerational Cultural Diversity Play & Service Provider Conference, 45-35 Kissena Blvd., Flushing; 212-341-2925.

Now to Apr. 1, Ten Star All Star Basketball Camp, by invitation only, boys and girls 10 to 19 years; 704-373-0873.

Now to Apr. 9, Baruch College sponsors free income tax preparation, Fridays only, no appointment necessary, Neighborhood Housing Services, 60-20 Woodside Ave.; 718-457-1017.

Parks & Recreation

Alley Pond Environmental Center

Mar. 11, 18, 25, Watercolor Workshops; Mar. 13, Bluebirds Up Close; Mar. 13, 21, Barnyard Buddies; Mar. 14, Art Alive!, "Wildman" 4-hour Wild Food and Ecology Tour; Mar. 14, 20, "Dino"mite Dinosaurs; Mar. 20, Toddler Time on the Weekend, Spring Into Spring, Rainsticks, An Evening With The Stars, Spring Migrants; Mar. 21, State of the Sound; to Mar. 25, Sunny Bunnies and Toddler Time; to Mar. 26, Wee Sprouts, Fledglings; Mar. 27, Enjoy the Season Nature Walk, APEC Square Dance; Mar. 28, The Joy of Digital Photography, The Joy of Photoshop; to Mar. 29, Nature Club, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston; (NOTE: children’s programs are run in sessions, call APEC for actual dates); 718-229-4000.

Forest Park

Mar. 15 to Apr. 3, Audubon Art Exhibit, Oak Ridge; Mar. 28, Where the Wild Things Are,Visitors Center; Woodhaven Boulevard; 311 or www.nyc.gov/parks.

Queens Botanical Garden

Mar. 14, Preparing Your Garden for Spring Planting; Mar. 20, 28, Herbs in Myth and Magic I & II; Mar. 21, Starting Vegetables and Flowers from Seeds; 718-886-3800.

Urban Park Rangers

Mar. 13, The Lost Highway, Alley Pond Park; Mar. 14, Early Bird Walk, Forest Park; Mar. 20, Meet the Piping Plover, Rockaway Beach; Mar. 21, Nature Photography, Alley Pond Park; Mar. 27, Introduction to Backpacking; Mar. 28, Creatures of the Night, Forest Park call 311 or go to www.nyc.gov/parks.

School News & Events

Through March, I.S. 5 art exhibit "Patterns in Nature"; Cedar House Café, 70-10 Grand Ave., Maspeth; 718-478-9569.

Mar. 17, Community Board 3 annual Business Youth Convention 2004; Renaissance H.S., 35-59 81st St., Jackson Heights; 718-458-2707.

Apr. 25, Newtown H.S. Alumni Association Eleventh Anniversary party "Honoring the Fabulous Fours," cash bar, reserve by March 26, no paying at door; Joe Abbracciamento Restaurant, 62-96 Woodhaven Blvd., Rego Park; 718-595-8542.

May 22, Monsignor McClancy Memorial H.S. First Annual President’s Dinner; Terrace on the Park, 52-11 111th St., Flushing Meadows–Corona Park; 718-397-9343.

June 19, St. John’s Prep H.S. 10-year reunion at the school, call the alumni office at 718-721-7200, ext. 686.

YMCAs

Central Queens YM & YWHA

Mar. 14, 21, speakers discuss how Babylonian Jewry dominated and influenced the evolution of modern Jewry; Mar. 16, fencing for children and teens, historian to speak about Jewish gangsters and judges; Mar. 17, 24, speakers discuss ways to improve memory; Mar. 23, editor of Jerusalem Report speaks on "Israel in the Age of Terrorism"; all March, Ruth F. Levine art exhibition; ongoing, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, belly, Israeli, line, jazz dance; Monday to Thursday, Kids’ Korner After School Center, grades K to 6; Tuesday, Tai Chi Chuan exercise classes, matinee and lunch for senior adults; Fridays "Sew" for Israel; 67-09 108th St., Forest Hills; 718-268-5011.

Cross Island

Mar. 13 to June 25, 15-week, co-ed, fundamentals of water polo; Mar. 14, 21, 28, Lifeguard Training full course; to Apr. 4, 10-week computer courses; Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, "Way of Bushido" martial arts; Wednesday evenings, official training for Special Olympics; Friday, instructional wrestling; Friday, Sunday, Smart Start; Saturday, instructional soccer, Sunday, instructional baseball, 238-10 Hillside Ave., Bellerose; 718-479-0505.

Free Y Memberships

To Mar. 31, free Y memberships at Catalpa Y, 718-821-6271; Cross Island Y, 718-479-0505; Flushing Y, 718-961-6800; Jamaica Y, 718-739-6600 and Long Island City Y, 718-392-7932 for adults 18+.

Local Libraries

Adults

Mar. 10

10 a.m. Central Library

E-mail Basics

1 p.m. Maspeth Branch

Learn to Knit

1:30 p.m. Fresh Meadows Branch

Tai Chi for Seniors

7 p.m. Flushing Library

InfoLinQ Class in English

Free Events for Adults

March 11

6 p.m. Woodhaven Branch

Creative Writing Workshop

March 13

10 a.m. Flushing Library

InfoLinQ Class in English

10:30 a.m. Central Library

Parent-Child Story & Craft

2:30 p.m. Flushing Library

Database Search Skills for

International Business

March 14

2 p.m. Flushing Library

Winter Film Festival

Mar. 15

10 a.m. Central Library

Stay Well Exercise for Older Adults

1 p.m. Baisley Park Branch

Tax Counseling for Low-Income

Older Adults

5 p.m. Baisley Park Branch

Tax Counseling for Low-Income

Older Adults

Mar. 16

1 p.m. Pomonok Branch

Tax Counseling for Low-Income

Older Adults

1:30 p.m. Central Library

Career Exploration Inventory

2 p.m. Flushing Library

Stay Well Exercise for Adults

3 p.m. Elmhurst Branch

Meditation for Inner Peace and

Social Harmony

6 p.m. Central Library

Introduction to Excel

Flushing Library

InfoLinQ Class in Spanish

Mar. 17

10 a.m. Central Library

Introduction to Computers

1:30 p.m. Fresh Meadows Branch

Tai Chi for Seniors

2:30 p.m. McGoldrick Branch

MetroCard Mobile Sales

6 p.m. Flushing Library

InfoLinQ Class in Chinese

7 p.m. Flushing Library

InfoLinQ Class in English

Kids

Mar. 10

10:30 a.m. Central Library

Toddler Time

4 p.m. Astoria Branch

Theatre Workshop for Teens

Richmond Hill Branch

Springtime Picture Frames

Mar. 11

10 a.m. Flushing Library

Toddler Time

11 a.m. Flushing Library

Pre-school Story Time

4 p.m. Flushing Library

St. Patrick’s Day Craft

Mar. 12

11:30 a.m. East Elmhurst Branch

Pre-school Storytime

3:30 p.m. Auburndale Branch

Learn to Draw For Teens

Pre-registration Is Required

Lefferts Branch

Make Your Own Squash Box II

3:45 p.m. Douglaston/Little Neck Branch

St. Patrick’s Day Crafts

4 p.m. Central Library

Story Sharers

Mar. 13

10:30 a.m. Central Library

Parent-Child Story & Craft

Mar. 17

10:30 a.m. Central Library

Toddler Time

Langston Hughes Branch

Picture Book Story Time