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Oct. 9, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Atria Senior Center Columbus Day Concert with Dino Rosi, 117-01 84th Ave., Kew Gardens. Community Meetings Associations Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m., Dutch Kills Civic; St. Patrick’s School Hall, 39-37 28th St., Long Island City; 718-786-2049. Community Boards Oct. 11, Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m., Board 4; Flanders Field Post 150, 51-11 108th St., Corona; 718-760-3141. Oct. 12, Nov. 16, Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m., Board 8; Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke., Flushing; 718-264-7895. Oct. 13, 9:30 a.m., Board 1; Kaufman Astoria Studio Cafe, 34-12 36th St., Astoria; 718-786-3335. Community Education Councils Sep. 29, 8 p.m., District 26; M.S. 74, 61-15 Oceania St., Room 128, Bayside; 718-631-6927. Others Sep. 28, 9 a.m., Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce; Garcia’s Restaurant, 70-09 Austin St.; 718-268-6565. Sep. 28, 1 p.m., Woodhaven Cultural & Historical Society; Emanual United Church of Christ, 91st Avenue; 718-845-3385. Oct. 2, 9:30 a.m., Kew Forest Post 250; Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd.; 718-AX 7-7711. Oct. 6, Oct. 27, Nov. 17, Dec. 8, Dec. 29, QUEENS BOROUGH PRESIDENT’S LAND USE PUBLIC HEARINGS; Oct. 11, Nov. 14, Dec. 12, 5:30 p.m., Queens Borough Board; Oct. 12, Nov. 15, Dec. 13, 9:30 a.m., Queens Borough Cabinet ; —Queens Borough Hall, Borough President’s Conference Room, 2nd Floor, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens; 718-286-2640. Oct. 10, Nov. 14, Dec. 12, 8 p.m., Elmhurst-Jackson Heights Post 298, 30-61 87th St., East Elmhurst; 718-429-9298. Arts & Entertainment Flushing Town Hall Oct. 1, Queens Jazz Trail; Oct. 14, Music of Charles Strouse; Oct. 20, Sleight of Mind; Oct. 21, A Night of Elegance with Jon Hendricks; Oct. 22, Baila Conmigo & Music For Tots; Oct. 25, Spanish Gems for Students; Oct. 28, Spanish Gems Dance Concert; Oct. 29, Haunted Halloween Tales & Music for Tots, Spanish Gems Dance Concert; Oct. 30, Halloween Fright Fest, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing; 718-463-7700, ext. 222. Museum of the Moving Image Sep. 30, Aguirre: The Wrath Of God; Oct. 1, The Front Page, The Apartment, Aguirre: The Wrath Of God; Oct. 2, Irma La Douce, The Apartment, Aguirre: The Wrath Of God; Oct. 5, Serpico; Oct. 7, The Seven Samurai; Oct. 8, Love In The Afternoon, Sabrina, The Seven Samurai; Oct. 9, Avanti!, Sabrina, The Seven Samurai; Oct. 14, Smart Black People; Oct. 15, Unseen Cinema Program One: Experimental Treasures From The World's Leading Archives, Unseen Cinema Program Two: Restoring The Early American Avant-Garde, Jules And Jim; Oct. 16, Unseen Cinema Program Three: Picturing A Metropolis: NYC Unveiled, Unseen Cinema Program Four: Light Rhythms: Melodies & Montages, Jules And Jim; Oct. 21, 2001: A Space Odyssey; Oct. 22, The Emperor Waltz, One, Two, Three, 2001: A Space Odyssey; Oct. 23, Five Graves To Cairo, One, Two, Three, 2001: A Space Odyssey; Oct. 28, Oldboy; Oct. 29, Ace In The Hole (aka The Big Carnival), The Fortune Cookie, Zabriskie Point; Oct. 30, Buddy, The Fortune Cookie, Zabriskie Point; to Jan. 15, 2006, GUMBY! 50th Anniversary, 35th Avenue, Astoria; 718-784-0077. Noguchi Museum 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 Oct. 23 to March, 2006, Fall 2005 Exhibitions, Jon Kessler, Ari Marcopoulos, Day Labor, Adrian Paci, The Painted World, Peter Hujar, Stephen Shore: American Surfaces, Ricky Swallow, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City; 718-784-2084. Queens College Oct. 22, Little Anthony & the Imperials, Colden Auditorium; 718-544-2996. Queensborough Community College Sep. 28, The Linden Woodwind Quintet; to Sep. 30, Artists and Patrons in Traditional African Cultures; Oct. 15, The Divas of Doo Wop; Oct. 16, The Manhattan Rhythm Kings; Oct. 22, Masquerade Madness; Oct. 23, The Legends of Rock and Roll; Oct. 30, Why Didn’t the Press Shout?… ; 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 Museum of Art To Oct. 9, Down the Garden Path: The Artists’ Garden After Modernism, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Flushing; 718-592-9700. Queens Theatre In The Park Oct. 9, 2005-2006 Performance Season begins with The Bacon Brothers; Oct. 21, Latin Comedy Nite; Nov. 11, 12, 13, 16, 19, 20, The Lost Boy; 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 Sep. 30, Killing Kompany Murder Mystery Dinner Shows “Desperate Housewives, Desperate Killers!”; Riccardo’s, 21-01 24th Ave., Astoria; 718-721-7777. To Sep. 30, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Seven Artists Photography Exhibit “Traveling Light,” 74th and Broadway. To Oct. 1, David Vignon “American Snaps”; Buzzer Thirty, 38-01 23rd Ave., Room 306, Astoria. Oct. 4, 11, 18, Queens Council on the Arts Folk Arts, Music Along the International Express, must be 19 to enter; Terraza Cafe, 40-19 Gleane St., Elmhurst; 718-647-3377, ext. 16. Oct. 8, 9, Long Island City Artists open studio/art exhibition, self-guided tours; Artlofts, 37-06 36th St.; 718-784-2935. To Oct. 9, Thalia Spanish Theatre “Flamenco & Indian Music & Dance”, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside; 718-729-3880. Oct. 10, Andrea Reese and the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund present “Cirque Jacqueline,” reservations required; Triad Theater, 158 W. 72nd St., Manhattan: 212-501-2584. Oct. 15, Astoria Music Society 2005-06 Season, The Lost Dog New Musik Ensemble; Oct. 30, Astoria Symphony’s Kreepy Koncert for Kids; Nov. 19, Astoria Jazz Nights; 718-204-9034. 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 Oct. 6, Adelphi University Celebration of Survivorship 2005 Dinner & Shopping, registration required; Adelphi, Ruth S. Harley University Center Ballroom, Garden City; 516-877-4325. Oct. 6, Cathedral Preparatory Seminary Alumni Association 13th Annual Cathedral Prep Golf Classic and Hall of Fame Dinner, RSVP by Sep. 23; North Hills Country Club, Manhasset, Long Island; 718-592-6800, ext. 137. Oct. 20, John F. Kennedy Regular Democratic Club of Queens Dinner-Dance; Terrace on the Park, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park; 718-591-0100. Oct. 26, Hour Children 10th Anniversary Celebration & Award Dinner; RSVP by Oct. 5, Battery Gardens, Harbor View Room, Manhattan, 718-433-4724. Fleas, Fairs, Fundraisers Oct. 16, Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation 25th Annual “Wonderful Woodhaven Street Festival 2005”, Jamaica Avenue from 80th Street to Woodhaven Boulevard, pony rides, games, food, entertainment; 718-805-0202. Health Oct. 1, LaGuardia Community College Alternative Health and Healing Fair, Main Building, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City; 718-482-5318. Oct. 1, St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children 5K Walk & Family Fun Day, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park; 718-281-8890. Oct. 16, American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5-mile Walk; Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens; 800-ACS-2345.
Historicals Greater Astoria Historical Society ongoing, “Astoria’s Greatest Generation: World War II + 60 Years; Quinn’s Funeral Home, Astoria. Items of Community Interest. Queens College Oct. 1, Homecoming; 718-997-3930. Queensborough Community College Sep. 28, Columbus Festival; to Dec. 31, “Tempted, Misled, Slaughtered…”718-281-5770. Miscellaneous Sep. 28 LaGuardia Community College, Medical Administrative Assistants, registration is now taking place; Sep. 29, Certificate Arts Administration Open House, registration required; Oct. 8, MTA Workshop for Women and Minority Entrepreneurs; 718-482-5315. Oct. 3-19, Neighborhood Housing Services of Northern Queens registration for Home Maintenance training classes beginning Oct. 22, 60-20 Woodside Ave., 2nd Floor, above Astoria Savings; 718-457-1017. Oct. 8, Kohler–Kon 2005 Collectibles Show, tables are limited; The Cork Hall, 33-01 Greenpoint Ave., Long Island City; 718-937-2958. Oct. 11, Civic Alliance to Rebuild Downtown New York WTC Memorial Museum Workshops; NYU, Woolworth Building, 15 Barclay St., Manhattan, advanced registration required; 212-253-2727, ext. 317. Oct. 23, Department of Sanitation Electronics Recycling Event, up to five computers, TVs, or cell phones, no scavenging will be permitted; Best Buy, Northern Boulevard and 50th Street, Long Island City; www.nyc.gov/sanitation or www.nyc.gov/nycwasteless or call 311. Parks & Recreation Alley Pond Environmental Center Sep. 28, Appalachian Treasures; Sep. 29, Sunny Bunnies; Conservation Club; Oct. 1, 2, Edible Solar System; Oct. 2, Nature Detective Series; Oct. 8, Autumn Safari; Oct. 15, T-Shirt Tie Dye; Oct. 18, 25, Flower Creations; ongoing: birthday parties for 2 to 3 and 4 to 12 year old children, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston; 718-229-4000. Queens Botanical Garden Oct. 2, Autumn Talk: Putting Your Garden To Sleep; Oct. 9, Autumn Workshop: An Afternoon Tea Party; Oct. 13, Seeds for Seniors: Autumn Tour and Honey Tasting; Oct. 16, Autumn Talk: Spring Flowering Bulbs; Oct. 18, 25, Flower Creations for All Occasions; Oct. 27, Seeds for Seniors: Beauty from Bulbs–Indoors/Outdoors; Oct. 30, Autumnal Talk: Magical Plants, Just for Kids: Pumpkin Patch; 43-50 Main St., Flushing; 718-886-3800. Queens County Farm Museum Oct. 1 to 30, Pick-Your-Own-Pumpkin; Oct. 2, Annual Apple Festival; to Oct. 30, The Amazing Maize Maze; 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park; 718-347-FARM. Others Sep. 28, Forest Park “Leaf Lesson,” Forest Park Visitor Center; Oct. 22, Halloween Happening, Oak Ridge, Woodhaven Boulevard and Forest Park Drive, Woodhaven; 718-846-2731 or 311. Oct. 1, Queens Greenhouse Turns 100; Forest Park, Forest Park Drive, Woodhaven, 311. Oct. 8, 9, New Yorkers For Parks (NY4P) 4th Annual NY4P Daffodil Project; Forest Park, The Overlook, Park Lane; 212-838-9410. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Dances Oct. 6, Adelphi University Celebration of Survivorship 2005 Dinner & Shopping, registration required; Adelphi, Ruth S. Harley University Center Ballroom, Garden City; 516-877-4325. Oct. 6, Cathedral Preparatory Seminary Alumni Association 13th Annual Cathedral Prep Golf Classic and Hall of Fame Dinner, RSVP by Sep. 23; North Hills Country Club, Manhasset, Long Island; 718-592-6800, ext. 137. Oct. 20, John F. Kennedy Regular Democratic Club of Queens Dinner-Dance; Terrace on the Park, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park; 718-591-0100. Oct. 26, Hour Children 10th Anniversary Celebration & Award Dinner; RSVP by Oct. 5, Battery Gardens, Harbor View Room, Manhattan, 718-433-4724. Fleas, Fairs, Fundraisers Oct. 16, Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation 25th Annual “Wonderful Woodhaven Street Festival 2005”, Jamaica Avenue from 80th Street to Woodhaven Boulevard, pony rides, games, food, entertainment; 718-805-0202. Health Oct. 1, LaGuardia Community College Alternative Health and Healing Fair, Main Building, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City; 718-482-5318. Oct. 1, St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children 5K Walk & Family Fun Day, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park; 718-281-8890. Oct. 16, American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5-mile Walk; Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens; 800-ACS-2345.
Historicals Greater Astoria Historical Society ongoing, “Astoria’s Greatest Generation: World War II + 60 Years; Quinn’s Funeral Home, Astoria. Items of Community Interest. Queens College Oct. 1, Homecoming; 718-997-3930. Queensborough Community College Sep. 28, Columbus Festival; to Dec. 31, “Tempted, Misled, Slaughtered…”718-281-5770. Miscellaneous Sep. 28 LaGuardia Community College, Medical Administrative Assistants, registration is now taking place; Sep. 29, Certificate Arts Administration Open House, registration required; Oct. 8, MTA Workshop for Women and Minority Entrepreneurs; 718-482-5315. Oct. 3-19, Neighborhood Housing Services of Northern Queens registration for Home Maintenance training classes beginning Oct. 22, 60-20 Woodside Ave., 2nd Floor, above Astoria Savings; 718-457-1017. Oct. 8, Kohler–Kon 2005 Collectibles Show, tables are limited; The Cork Hall, 33-01 Greenpoint Ave., Long Island City; 718-937-2958. Oct. 11, Civic Alliance to Rebuild Downtown New York WTC Memorial Museum Workshops; NYU, Woolworth Building, 15 Barclay St., Manhattan, advanced registration required; 212-253-2727, ext. 317. Oct. 23, Department of Sanitation Electronics Recycling Event, up to five computers, TVs, or cell phones, no scavenging will be permitted; Best Buy, Northern Boulevard and 50th Street, Long Island City; www.nyc.gov/sanitation or www.nyc.gov/nycwasteless or call 311. Parks & Recreation Alley Pond Environmental Center Sep. 28, Appalachian Treasures; Sep. 29, Sunny Bunnies; Conservation Club; Oct. 1, 2, Edible Solar System; Oct. 2, Nature Detective Series; Oct. 8, Autumn Safari; Oct. 15, T-Shirt Tie Dye; Oct. 18, 25, Flower Creations; ongoing: birthday parties for 2 to 3 and 4 to 12 year old children, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston; 718-229-4000. Queens Botanical Garden Oct. 2, Autumn Talk: Putting Your Garden To Sleep; Oct. 9, Autumn Workshop: An Afternoon Tea Party; Oct. 13, Seeds for Seniors: Autumn Tour and Honey Tasting; Oct. 16, Autumn Talk: Spring Flowering Bulbs; Oct. 18, 25, Flower Creations for All Occasions; Oct. 27, Seeds for Seniors: Beauty from Bulbs–Indoors/Outdoors; Oct. 30, Autumnal Talk: Magical Plants, Just for Kids: Pumpkin Patch; 43-50 Main St., Flushing; 718-886-3800. Queens County Farm Museum Oct. 1 to 30, Pick-Your-Own-Pumpkin; Oct. 2, Annual Apple Festival; to Oct. 30, The Amazing Maize Maze; 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park; 718-347-FARM. Others Sep. 28, Forest Park “Leaf Lesson,” Forest Park Visitor Center; Oct. 22, Halloween Happening, Oak Ridge, Woodhaven Boulevard and Forest Park Drive, Woodhaven; 718-846-2731 or 311. Oct. 1, Queens Greenhouse Turns 100; Forest Park, Forest Park Drive, Woodhaven, 311. Oct. 8, 9, New Yorkers For Parks (NY4P) 4th Annual NY4P Daffodil Project; Forest Park, The Overlook, Park Lane; 212-838-9410.
Reunions 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 Sep. 29, I.S. 141 celebrating being chosen as a NASA Explorer School, 37-11 21st Ave., Long Island City, RSVP Ms. Paralikas by Sept. 27; 718-278-6403. Sep. 29, The Renaissance Charter School Open House for High School Sept. 2006, 35-59 81st St., Jackson Heights; 718-803-0060, ext. 106. Sep. 30, P.S. 2 Parents’ Association, Hurricane Katrina Relief Dance, 75-10 21st Ave., Jackson Heights, 718-728-1459, ext. 8. To Sep. 30, Department of Education. registration for new elementary and middle school students; for more information call 311 or visit www.nycenet.edu/Offices/StudentEnroll/general/general.htm. September, Our Lady of Fatima School Registration, pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade, call 718-899-2801. September, CUMC Playgroup 2005/2006 preschool parents’ cooperative program registration; Community United Methodist Church, 75-27 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village; 718-894-2293 or 718-894-8654. Oct. 1, St. Aloysius School Indoor/Outdoor Flea market, rain date Oct.2, tables available, 360 Seneca Ave., Ridgewood; 718-821-7384. YMCAs Central Queens YM & YWHA 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; Hevesi Library, 67-09 108th St., Forest Hills. Call for fees, 718-268-5011. Cross Island Y Oct. 18, 25, Defensive Driving; Oct. 19, Senior Theater Acting Repertory (STAR) Theater Tea; 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. Library Oct. 1 10 a.m. Central Library First Teen Training Session Flushing Library Math Help, InfoLinQ Class in English
11 a.m.Langston Hughes BranchLatin American Festival! 2 p.m.Flushing Library Opera Company of Astoria, Chess Club Forest Hills Branch Pianist Murray "Doc" Solomon Oct. 2 2 p.m.Central Library Sunday Concerts At Central: An Italian Holiday Flushing Library The Con Brio Ensemble Concert Oct. 3 10 a.m.Central Library New Deal, New York: Prints & Paintings 1 p.m. Queens Village Branch Crochet Club South Jamaica Branch Branch Book Sale 6 p.m. Flushing Library Teddy Time Queens Village Branch Chess Club Oct. 4 10 a.m.Central Library Reference Resources at Your Fingertips 2 p.m.Flushing Library Stay Well Exercise for Adults 60+ 3:30 p.m.Maspeth Branch Early Reader Storytime Oct. 5 10:30 a.m. Maspeth Branch Toddler Time Queens Village Branch Toddler Learning Center
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