Veterans’ Day

Nov. 11, Nation’s Parade New York City, Fifth Avenue, Midtown Manhattan, 26th to 56th Streets; 212-693-1476.

Community Meetings

Associations

Nov. 8, 8 p.m., Forest Hills Community & Civic; American Legion Hall, 107-15 Metropolitan Ave,; 718-997-7014.

Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., United Forties Civic; St. Teresa’s

Parish Center, 45th Street; Sunnyside; 917-650-7776.

Community Boards

Nov. 3, Dec. 1, 7 p.m., Board 2; Sunnyside Senior Center, 43-31 39th St.; 718-533-8773.

Nov. 9, Dec. 14, Jan. 11, 2006, Feb. 8, Mar. 8, Apr. 5, May 10, Jun. 14, Sep. 13, Oct. 18, Nov. 8, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m., Board 8; Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke., Flushing, call to confirm location; 718-264-7895.

Nov. 9, 7:45 p.m., Board 9; Queens Borough Hall, Room 213 Park II, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens; 718-286-2686.

Nov. 10, Dec. 8, 9:30 a.m., Board 1; Kaufman Astoria Studio Cafe, 34-12 36th St., Astoria; 718-786-3335.

Community Councils

Nov. 29, Dec. 27, 8 p.m., 107th Police Precinct, 71-01 Parsons Blvd., Community Room, Flushing, call to confirm meeting 718-969-5100.

Nov. 29, 8 p.m., 108th Police Precinct; Sunnyside Community Services, 43-31 39th St., 2nd Floor.

Others

Nov. 8, noon, North Flushing Chapter AARP 4158; Church-on-the-Hill, 167-07 35th Ave., Flushing.

Nov. 14, Dec. 12, 5:30 p.m., Queens Borough Board; Nov. 15, Dec. 13, 9:30 a.m., Queens Borough Cabinet; Nov. 17, Dec. 8, Dec. 29, QUEENS BOROUGH PRESIDENT’S LAND USE PUBLIC HEARINGS; —Queens Borough Hall, Borough President’s Conference Room, 2nd Floor, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens; 718-286-2640.

Nov. 16, 1 p.m., Woodhaven Cultural & Historical Society Inc; Emanuel United Church of Christ, 91st Avenue; 718-845-3385.

Nov. 17, Queens Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica; 718-990-0705.

Arts & Entertainment

Barnes & Noble

Nov. 12, Freddy Dugard’s Drumbeat; Nov. 13, Richmond Hill; Nov. 14 , Open Mic Poetry; Nov. 16, The Prize Winner Of Defiance; Nov. 17, The KGB File Of Andrei Sakharov; Nov. 19, Performance Home Cookin’; Nov. 20, Harry Potter Club; Nov. 21, Poetry Writing Group; Nov. 26, Peter Rabbit Character Appearance; Nov. 27, The Giving Book Party, all events are free, call ahead to confirm, 176-60 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows.

Flushing Town Hall

Nov. 4, Eddie Allen Quintet; Nov. 5, Queens Jazz Trail, Meet Will Shakespeare & Music for Tots!, Classic Americana; Nov. 7, Bowne House, Foods & Feasts in the Past; Nov. 11, The Jazz Masters; Nov. 12, Textures in Sound and Space, Music for Tots!; Nov. 13, Powwow; Nov. 15, Strings Attached for Students; Nov. 18, Sondheim in Song; Nov. 19, Broadway Mask--erades, Music for Tots!; Nov. 20, Curator’s Talk, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing; 718-463-7700, ext. 222.

Museum of the Moving Image

Nov. 4, Citizen Kane; Nov. 5, The Spirit Of St. Louis, The Private Life Of Sherlock Holmes, Citizen Kane; Nov. 6, Witness For The Prosecution, The Private Life Of Sherlock Holmes, Citizen Kane; Nov. 11, Sunset Boulevard; Nov. 12, 2005 Machinima Film Festival; Nov. 13, Sunset Boulevard, Fedora; to Jan. 15, 2006, GUMBY! 50th Anniversary, 35th Avenue, Astoria; 718-784-0077.

Musica Reginae

Nov. 6, Tomorrow’s Artists Today; Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing; 71-43-7700.

Noguchi Museum

Nov. 13, Second Sundays, Chess sets panel discussion; to Mar. 5, 2006, The Imagery of Chess Revisited, 9-01 33rd Rd., Long Island City; 646-486-7050.

P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center

Nov. 3, Ari Marcopoulos; Nov. 3-21, WPS1 and PERFORMA5, Nov. 5, American Surfaces; to March, 2006, Fall 2005 Exhibitions, Jon Kessler, Ari Marcopoulos, Day Labor, Adrian Paci, The Painted World, Peter Hujar, Stephen Shore:American Surfaces; 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City; 718-784-2084.

Queens College

Nov. 4, 5, Jennifer Muller/The Works; Goldstein Theatre; Nov. 6, Cinema on Sundays: Tell e a Riddle;Nov. 13, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; Nov. 22, Authors Glyn Maxwell and Derek Walcott; 718-544-2996.

Queensborough Community College

Dec. 3, Lesley Gore; to Dec. 31, An American Odyssey; African Art and the Khabouris Codex Exhibits: 1945-1980; ongoing, Wednesdays/Thursdays, The Anthropology Museum of the People of New York & Armenia Cultural Education Resource Center Gallery, 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside; 718-631-6327.

Queens Theatre In The Park

Nov. 2, Fall 2005 Presidential Lecture; Nov. 4, Jazz Artist Marta Gomez; Nov. 4, 5, 9-11, “A Raisin in the Sun”; Nov. 5, “Good Mourning America”, It’s All Relative, Linda Lavin; Nov. 11-13, 16, 19, 20, “The Lost Boy”; Nov. 12, “Rosa Loses Her Face”; Nov. 13, Ballet Flamenco: Jose Porcl; Nov. 25-26, “Mooseltoe” the Moosical; Nov. 19, Queens Symphonic Band; Nov. 27, A Klezmer Nutcracker, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park; 718-760-0686 or 718-760-0064.

York College

Nov. 7, Trombonist Steve Turre; Dec. 5, Bassist Luico Hopper, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Performing Arts Center Lobby, Jamaica. www.york.cuny.edu.

Others

Nov. 4, Killing Kompany Murder Mystery Dinner Show “A Vote For Murder”; Dec. 31, “Murder By Midnight”, White House,Whitestone; 718-746-1111 or 888-SHOOT-EM.

Nov. 4-Feb. 26, 2006, Louis Armstrong House Museum “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love…” exhibit and tour, 34-56 107th St., Corona; 718-478-8274.

Nov. 5, LaGuardia Community College Inti-Illimani Chilean concert; Nov. 29, Israeli concert/lecture; to Nov. 30, Students’ Photography Exhibit, E-Building, Atrium, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City; 718-482-5691.

Nov. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, FSF Community Theatre Group “The King and I”; Free Synagogue of Flushing, 41-60 Kissena Blvd.; 800-260-6789.

Nov. 5. 19, Italian Charities of America Saturday Dances; Nov. 7, 11, 13, Sunday Dances with Instruction, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst; 718-478-3100.

Nov. 11, Dino Rosi sings at Angelo’s Restaurante Italiano, Woodside; 718-204-6892.

Nov. 11-Dec. 11, Thalia Spanish Theatre, The Best of Colombia Ballet Mestizo, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside; 718-729-3880.

Nov. 13, New York Youth Symphony 17th Season, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony; Queens College, Colden Center, Flushing; 212-581-5933.

Nov. 19, Astoria Music Society 2005-06 Season, Astoria Jazz Nights; 718-204-9034.

To Nov. 19, AQA Gallery “As the Days Grow Shorter…” exhibition, 99-10 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills; 718-520-9842.

To Mar. 5, 2006, Socrates Sculpture Park, EAF05: 2005 Emerging Artists Fellowship Exhibition, Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City; 718-956-1819.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Dances

Nov. 2, JFK Chamber of Commerce Networking, Trade Show & Luncheon, reservations required; Ramada Plaza Hotel at JFK International Airport, Grand Ballroom; 718-523-5757.

Nov. 6, Astorians for Hurricane Relief “America’s Second Harvest’s Hurricane Relief Fund” concerts; Mezzo, Mezzo, 31-29 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria; http://astorians.net/hurricane.

Nov. 10, 114th Civilian Observation Patrol Annual Awards Ceremony, coffee and cake; Riccardo’s, 21-01 24th Ave., Astoria; 718-728-8763.

Nov. 16, LICBDC Annual Luncheon and Trade Show, reserve; Terrace on the Park, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park; 718-786-5300, ext. 25 or www.licbdc.org.

Nov. 16, Jackson Heights Beautification Group Garden Club Party; Dec. 1, Garden Club Holiday Social at Uncle Peter’s; 718-651-7745.

Nov. 21, The South Queens Boys & Girls Club, Inc. 2005 Annual Dinner; Russo’s On The Bay, 162-45 Crossbay Blvd., Howard Beach.

Fleas, Fairs, Fundraisers

Nov. 5, Goliard Ensemble Benefit Concert; Steinway Reform Church, Ditmars Boulevard, Astoria; 718-728-8927.

Nov. 6, Astorians for Hurricane Relief “America’s Second Harvest’s Hurricane Relief Fund” concert; Mezzo, Mezzo, 31-29 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria; http://astorians.net/hurricane.

Nov. 12, Italian Charities of America, Flea Market, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst; 718-478-3100.

Nov. 12, Sunnyside Senior Center Indoor Bazaar, food, fun, books, clothing, wares, 43-31 39th St., 2nd Floor; 718-784-6173, ext. 112.

Nov. 20, Flushing House, Flea Market, jewelry, arts & crafts, collectibles, holiday ornaments, white elephant, refreshments, 38-20 Bowne St.; 718-762-3198.

Health

Others

Nov. 2, St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers–St. John’s Queens Hospital “Current Trends in Cardiac Testing”; Dec. 7, Holiday Party; St. John’s Queens Hospital, 2 West Conference Room; 718-558-1198.

Nov. 5, 112th Police Precinct Community Council and the new Parkway Hospital, Basic First Aid/CPR course, pre-registration is required; 112th Precinct, Austin Street, Forest Hills; 718-520-9321.

Greater Astoria Historical Society

Ongoing, “Astoria’s Greatest Generation: World War II + 60 Years; Quinn’s Funeral Home, Astoria.

Queens Historical Society

Nov. 6, Historic Houses of Queens and Brooklyn; 718-939-0647, ext. 17.

Items of Community Interest.

Nov. 7, Builders for Family and Youth Elder Law Seminar, RSVP, 157-16 65th Ave., Flushing; 718-358-3541.

Nov. 5 & 19, LaGuardia Community College bereavement training course; Nov. 9, financial services workshop; Nov. 10, open house; Nov. 12, admissions information sessions; Nov. 16, career services workshop; Nov. 17, open house; Nov. 19, college information tour, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City; 718-482-5691.

Nov. 9, Queensborough Community College, Dr. Nazmunnessa Mahtab panel discussion “Examining Diversity…”; Nov. 16, “Culture and Society in Bangladesh”, Room M136, 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside; 718-281-5161.

Nov. 10, Queens College, Biblical Archaeology: Ancient Jewish Tombs and Burial Practices…; Nov. 16, Solomon’s Temple…; Nov. 20, lecture, architect Daniel Libeskind; Nov. 21, “King Herod’s Royal City; Nov. 21, 718-793-8080.

Nov. 19, Take a Walk, New York! “The Secrets of Fort Wadsworth; Dec. 10, Alley Pond to Fort Totten; 212-228-3126.

To Dec. 31, Queensborough Community College, “Tempted, Misled, Slaughtered…”, 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside; 718-281-5770.

•Wednesdays, New York Police Department, 104th Police Precinct, Law Enforcement Exploring Program; Post 2104, 62-04 Catalpa Ave., Ridgewood; 718-285-2454.

•Saturdays, Toastmasters Club, every other Saturday; Elmhurst Hospital Center, Conference Room A-1-15, 79-01 Broadway; 718-276-2972.

Parks & Recreation

Alley Pond Environmental Center

Nov. 3, 10, 17, Watercolor Workshops; Nov. 15, Eco-Explorers Club; Nov. 19, An Evening With The Stars, Paint in the Style of Matisse, Bird Walk at Jones Beach; Nov. 26, Little Chefs; ongoing: birthday parties for 2 to 3 and 4 to 12 year old children, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston; 718-229-4000.

Forest Park

Woodhaven Boulevard and Forest Park Drive, Woodhaven; 718-846-2731 or 311.

New York Hall of Science

To Oct. 30, Four New Gallery Exhibitions: Brush with Science paintings, Digital ’05 art, science and technology, Quantoons: Metaphysical Illustrations 1991-2000, Departure of Form photography, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park; www.nyscience.org.

Queens Botanical Garden

Nov. 5, Share the Harvest…; Nov. 10, Make Scents of Plants; Nov. 13, Botany Basics for Gardeners, Herbs for Winter Health; Nov. 17, Autumnal Wreath Making, Basket Arrangement of Flowers; Nov. 20, A Native Harvest of Stories…; Nov. 27, Herbs for Winter Health; Dec. 1, Making Teas and Vinegars; Dec. 8, Holiday Wreath-Making Workshop; Dec. 11, Herbal Jams and Preserves; Dec. 15, Terrariums , 43-50 Main St., Flushing; 718-886-3800.

Queens County Farm Museum

73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park; 718-347-FARM.

Queens Zoo

Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Flushing, 718-271-1500.

Others

To Nov. 19, Atlas Park Greenmarket, 8000 Cooper Ave., Glendale.

Reunions

Nov. 11, Holy Cross H.S. 50th Anniversary gala benefitting “Generation to Generation Campaign”; Russo’s on the Bay, Howard Beach; 718-461-1288.

Oct. 14, 2006, All Saints Commercial District H.S. Class of 1961 45th Year Reunion; Koenig’s Restaurant, 86 S. Tyson Ave., Floral Park, RSVP by Oct. 28, 2005, Mary Ann Luzinski, 201 E. 66th St., #14D, NY 10021 or e-mail mluzinsk@skadden.com.

School News & Events

Nov. 5, Martin Luther H.S., academic excellence scholarship exam for 8th and 9th grade students, 60-02 Maspeth Ave., Maspeth; 718-894-4000.

Nov. 5, St. Francis Prep Fathers’ Guild Annual Art Auction, 61-00 Francis Lewis Blvd., Fresh Meadows; 718-423-8810.

Nov. 10, St. Ann School, Fall Bingo, 142-45 58th Rd., Flushing.

Nov. 19, Renaissance Charter School, PTA Flea Market, 35-59 81st St., vendors contact Fran Smith, 718-803-0060, ext. 106.

YMCAs

Central Queens YM & YWHA

Nov. 6, Social History of Jewish Food; Nov. 8, New York Times Failure to Report Holocaust; Nov. 10, Dr. Ruth Westheimer; Nov. 15, “Citizenship and its Discontents…”; Nov. 23, Day Trip to see “On Second Avenue”; ongoing, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, belly, Israeli, line, jazz dancing; 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; Family Workshops; Sundays, Fencing, fees charged for all programs, 67-09 108th St., Forest Hills. Call for fees, 718-268-5011.

Cross Island Y

To Nov. 20, Computer Learning; ongoing, art programs for youth, teens and adults; ballroom dancing, dance for ages 3 to 11; computer learning opportunities; instructional wrestling, soccer, baseball; martial arts; Smart Start; team registration for leagues, training for Special Olympics, 238-10 Hillside Ave., Bellerose. For information, call 718-479-0505.

PSAs

•Forest Hills Community House & Senior Center,

108-25 62nd Dr.; 718-699-1010; Kew Gardens Community & Senior Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., Suite 202; 718-268-5960; Rego Park Senior Center, 93-29 Queens Blvd.; 718-896-8511. All the centers host many interesting and diverse courses and activities, some have free lunch, call the center nearest you for information.

•Sunnyside Community Services for Adults, call Nancy Lee Hendley at 718-786-9273; Citizenship/ESL Classes, call Sonia at 718-784-6173, ext. 112 or Richard at ext. 111; Home Care Project, Inc., call the Case Management Department at 718-786-6160, ext. 341, 345, 362; Immigration Information and Legal Assistance Referral Services, call Myrna Soto at 718-784-6173, ext. 115; Home Care Projects/Home Health Aide Job Opportunities, call Blanca Castillo at 718-784-6160, ext. 334; Western Queens Caregivers Network, call Fern Parker; 718-392-6945.