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Apr. 11, May 9, Jun. 13, Sep. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14, Dec. 12, 8 p.m., Forest Hills Civic & Community; American Legion Hall, 107-15 Metropolitan Ave.

Apr. 18, 7 p.m., Woodside Civic "Town Meeting with Joseph Crowley"; St. Sebastian Parish Center, 39-60 57th St., Woodside. Boards 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.

Apr 6, 6:30 p.m., Board 2; Citicorp, 1 Court Sq., 3rd Floor, Long Island City; 718-533-8773.

Apr. 10, 7 p.m., sharp, Board 7; Union Plaza Care Center, 33-23 Union St., Flushing; 718-359-2800.

Apr. 11, May 9, Jun. 13, Sep. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m., Board 6; Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., Suite 202; 718-263-9250. Clubs Apr. 26, 7:30 p.m., sharp, Frank Kenna Republican Club of Astoria, 23-63 Steinway St. Councils Apr. 25, 8 p.m., sharp, 108th Police Precinct; Sunnyside Community Service, 43-31 39th St., 2nd Floor.

Apr. 26, May 17, Jun. 21, Sep. 20, Oct. 18, Nov. 15, Dec. 20, 112th Police Precinct, Forest Hills. Education Councils Apr. 11, May 9, Jun. 13, District 30, Region 4; I.S. 227, 32-02 Junction Blvd., East Elmhurst; 718-391-8380; call for meeting locations after Mar. 14. Others Mar. 29, 1 p.m., Woodhaven Cultural & Historical Society; Emanuel United Church of Christ, 91st Avenue; 718-845-3385. Mar. 29, 8:30 p.m. Catholic Legionaires Post 1927, 79-05 31st Ave.

Apr. 5, 12:30 p.m.,AARP Chapter 2889; First Presbyterian Church of Newtown, 54-05 Seabury St., Elmhurst; 718-639-8497.

Apr. 6, Apr. 27, May 18, Jun. 8, Jun. 29, Jul. 20, Aug. 10, Aug. 31, Sep. 21, Oct. 12, Nov. 2, Nov. 22, Dec. 14, Borough President's Land Use Public Hearings, Queens Borough Hall, Borough President's Conference Room, 2nd Floor,120-55 Queens Blvd., call to confirm dates; 718-286-2640.

Apr. 24, May 22, 6 p.m. Queens Chapter of SHHH at Lex., Discussion: Hearing Aids By Mail Order..., 30th Avenue, Jackson Heights; 718-350-3183. Arts & Entertainment Barnes & Noble Apr. 8, Professor Jonathan Dark's Magic Factory;

Apr. 10, Open Mic Poetry;

Apr. 11, Spring is in the Air Storytime;

Apr. 15, Booksigning and Discussion: Loukoumi Storytime;

Apr. 17, Poetry Writing Essentials;

Apr. 19, Around the Corner Book Group: The Sea; Apr. 20, Poetry Storytime;

Apr. 23, Booksigning and Discussion: Rafe Martin: Birdwing; Apr. 26,Women's Studies Book Group: The Second Sex; Apr. 29, Madeline Character Appearance;

Apr. 30, Harry Potter Club 176-60 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows. Flushing Town Hall Apr. 1, Master Class in Solo Piano, Chamber Music, Queens Jazz Trail;

Apr. 3, Bowne House, Kevin Seamus Hasson;

Apr. 5, Musical Marionettes;

Apr. 7, The Mark Elf Trio;

Apr. 7, 9, Jazz and Poetry Marathon;

Apr. 8, Tone Poetry;

Apr. 19, With or Without Strings;

Apr. 20, Bunraku Show & FamilyWorkshop;

Apr. 21, Legends of Storyville;

Apr. 22, Bash the Trash, Music for Tots!, Earth Day;

Apr. 26,AJazzy Celebration;

Apr. 29, Magical Puppets, Music for Tots!, 137-25 Northern Blvd., Flushing; 718-463-7700. Museum of the Moving Image Apr. 1, Tiger Bay, Java Head;

Apr. 8, King of Chinatown;

Apr. 8, 9, Daughter of Shanghai;

Apr. 9, Dangerous to Know;

Apr. 15, Island of Lost Men, Bombs Over Burma;

Apr. 16, Lady from Chungking, 35th Avenue, Astoria; 718-784-0077. Noguchi Museum To Apr. 16, The Imagery of Chess Revisited; May 19-Oct. 15, Best of Friends: R. Buckminster Fuller and Isamu Noguchi, admission, 9-01 33rd Rd., Long Island City; 718-204-7088. P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center To May 1, Jessica Stockholder: Of Standing Float Roots in Thin Air large-scale sculpture; May 1 to Aug. 14, John Lurie: Works on Paper, MoMA members free, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City; 718-784-2084. Queens College To Mar. 30, How We Use Land: Photographs of Queens County;

Apr. 2, Takcs Quartet;

Apr. 4, An 85th Birthday Tribute to Author Marie Ponsot;

Apr. 6-Jul. 31, Light Listened: Ar and Glass;

Apr. 8, Asian Dialogue: Dance Traditions of Burma, Korea and India;

Apr. 9, Celebrating Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 250th Birthday;

Apr. 10, An Afternoon of Choral Music;

Apr. 11, Lyric Piano Quartet;

Apr. 22, An Evening with Ashford & Simpson;

Apr. 23, Kids Classics: Meet the Orchestra;

Apr. 24, Queens Symphonietta;

Apr. 25, Queens Philharmonia;

Apr. 26, Queens College Orchestra, ACSM Concert and Awards Ceremony;

Apr. 30, Peter Serkin Piano; admission, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing; 718-793-8080. Queensborough Community College Apr. 2, "In the Mood" musical;

Apr. 15, Swan Lake;

Apr. 23, Tony Orlando; ongoing, Paintings, "Elements of Life"; Exhibits, "African Art and the Khabouris Codex"; 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 Mar. 30-31, Breathe; Mar. 31, Are We There Yet!;

Apr. 1-2, Breathe;

Apr. 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, Are We There Yet!;

Apr. 8, Maria Marquez;

Apr. 15, Cherish the Ladies, The Ride;

Apr. 21, BIANCO;

Apr. 22, Ashford & Simpson, Peter and the Wolf, Off-White & Eclipse;

Apr. 22, 23, Bruce Adler;

Apr. 29, 30, Paul Taylor Dance Company, My Secret Language of Wishes, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, admission; 718-760-0064. Others Mar. 29, Louis Armstrong House Museum "Louis Armstrong's New Orleans", $8 adults, 34-56 107th St., Corona; 718-478-8274. Mar. 29, Queens Symphony Orchestra,Woodwind Trio;

Apr. 21, String Quartet;

Apr. 22, Cello & Piano Duo, 80-00 Cooper Ave, Building 22, Glendale; 718-326-4455. Mar. 30, Apr. 13, May 25, 27, Astoria Performing Arts Center of Queens, auditions, "American Idol Senior-Citizen Style!!"; Greek Cultural Center, 27-18 Hoyt Ave., South, Astoria; 718-393-7505. Mar. 31, Kew Gardens Community Center, Con Brio Concert; Suite 202, 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., free, contributions welcome; 718-459-2247. Mar. 31 to Apr. 30, Thalia Spanish Theatre Caminos de Mexico "Crossroads", tickets $25 and up, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside; 718-729-3880.

Apr. 1, Con Brio Concert: Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71st Ave.;

Apr. 8, concert; Voelker-Orth Museum, 149-19 38th Ave., Flushing, $15; 718-459-2247.

Apr. 2, Musica Reginae, Daniel Berman...Encore!;

Apr. 30, In A Chamber Music Mood, admission, at Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing; 718-279-4842.

Apr. 3, 7, Apr. 10, Italian Charities of America, Dance With Instruction;

Apr. 8, 22, Saturday Dance, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst; 718-478-3100.

Apr. 11, Queens Council on the Arts, Panel Forum For Literary Panel: Are You Ready to Publish?' LaGuardia Community College. 31-10 Thomson Ave., Building E, 5th Floor, Room E-500, Long Island City; May 25, Digitalizing Your Portfolio: A Powerpoint Presentation; Women's Studio Center, 21-25 44th Ave., Long Island City; Jun. 3, Panel Forum For Visual Artists: How to Price Your Artwork?; Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, 161-04 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. Admission is free, registration is required, space is limited, go to www.queenscouncilarts.org

Apr. 22, May 27, Jun. 24, Women's Studio Center, Women's Writers Forum, free; registration not necessary, 21-25 44th Ave., Long Island City; 718-361-5649.

Apr. 29, Bella Italia Mia "Celebration of Italian Authors and their Books"; Christ the King H.S. 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village; 718-426-1240. To Apr. 30, ART-O-MAT L.I.C., Restless Nature: paintings by Arthur Hammer, 46-46 Vernon Blvd. Long Island City; www.licweb.com/artomat. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Dances

Apr. 6, 6:30 p.m., Queens Council 2006 Silver Beaver Volunteer Recognition and Awards banquet, cash bar $95 per couple, $50 per person before 3/31; Marriott New York LaGuardia, 102-05 Ditmars Blvd., East Elmhurst; 212-651-2897. Fleas, Fairs, Fundraisers

Apr. 1, Alley Pond Environmental Center Art and Treasures Auction, $9 non-members, registration required, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston; 718-229-4000.

Apr. 1, Italian Charities of America flea market, refreshments, 8320 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, italchari@yahoo.com; 718-478-3100.

Apr. 22, Kiwanis Club of Sunnyside, Greenpoint Avenue to 44th Street and Queens Boulevard, no rain date.

Apr. 29, Martin Luther H.S. Fiesta!: Celebrate Kids Auction, bid on a Tourneau watch, art prints, trips, gift certificates and baskets, 6002 Maspeth Ave., Maspeth; 718-894-4000.

Apr. 30, Central Astoria LDC, Steinway Street between 28th & 34th Avenues, 1 day. Health

Apr. 4, Forest Hills Community and Senior Center, Improve Your Overall Health;

Apr. 5, Easter-Passover Luncheon and Celebration;

Apr. 7, Understanding Diabetes;

Apr. 10, Passover Seder;

Apr. 14, Pain Management;

Apr. 18, Fall Prevention;

Apr. 24, Healthy Living;

Apr. 25, Healthy Relationships;

Apr. 27, Good Memory Hygiene;

Apr. 28, Hospital & Long Term Care Closings, 108-25 62nd Dr; 718-699-1010.

Apr. 5, LaGuardia Community College informational fair on Allied Health Programs, E-Building Atrium, 31-10 Thomson Ave., LIC; 718-482-5497.

Apr. 5, Autism Treatment Center of America free seminars; First Baptist Church of Elmhurst, 100-10 Astoria Blvd.;

Apr. 8, St. John's University, 80-00 Utopia Pkwy., Marillac Auditorium, Fresh Meadows, reserve seats; 877-766-7473

Apr. 20, Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation;"All About Forgetfulness", Petromelis Senior Center, 12-28 123rd St., College Point; May 17, Forest Hills Community House, 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., Ste. 202, Kew Gardens; 866-789-5423.

Apr. 29, C.H.I.L.D., Inc. lecture on brain development; Church-inthe Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills; 718-360-4791. Historicals Greater Astoria Historical Society Ongoing, "Astoria's Greatest Generation:World War II + 60 Years"; donation, Quinn's Gallery, 4th Floor, 35-20 Broadway, Long Island City; 718-278-0700 or go to http://www.astorialic.org. Queens Historical Society To Sep. 3, 40th Anniversary celebration of the designation of Kingsland Homestead as first landmark in Queens; ongoing, Kingsland: From Homestead to House Museum; Family Life at Kingsland; Persistence: A Celebration of Landmarks in Queens-Past, Present, Future; Slide Lecture, 143-35 37th Ave., Flushing; 718-939-0647, ext. 17. Items of Community Interest Mar. 29, LaGuardia Community College African Heritage Celebration film festival, lectures, health fair, arts and crafts market, Main and E-Building Lobbies, 31-10 Thomson Ave., LIC; 718482-5195. Mar. 30, Neighborhood Housing Services, co-op/condo seminar, 60-20 Woodside Ave., 2nd Floor; 718-457-1017. Mar. 31, Forest Hills Community House/Senior Center, housing and voting;

Apr. 19, MetroCard Outreach, hot lunches daily, 10825 62nd Dr., Forest Hills; 718-699-1010. To Mar. 31, National Arbor Day Foundation, white flowering dogwood trees, free with $12 contribution by 3/31. By mail: 100 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, NE 68410, or jonline at www.arborday.org.

Apr. 5, Queens College Jewish lecture series "Two Jews, Three Opinions: Why Jews Can't Seem to Get Along", free, LeFrak Concert Hall, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing; 718-997-5730.

Apr. 10, LaGuardia Community College. The Art of Socializing and Networking, $45, one-day workshop; 718-482-7244.

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