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Community Calendar May 9, 2007
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Calendar of Events
Calendar Compiled By Susan Cleary

Community Meetings
Associations
May 10, 7:30 p.m., sharp, Dutch Kills Civic; St. Patrick's School
Hall, 39-28 28th St., LIC; 718.786.2049.
Boards
May 9, 7:30 p.m., Board 5; Kowalinski Veterans' Post Hall, 61-57
Maspeth Ave.; 718.366.1834.
May 9, Jun. 13, 7:30 p.m., Board 8; Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-
02 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows; 718-264-7895.
May 9, Jun. 13, 7:45 p.m., Board 6; Kew Gardens Community
Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd.; 718.263.9250.
May 10, 9:30 a.m., Board 1; Kaufman Astoria Studio Cafe, 34-12
36th St; 718.786.3335.
May 10, 7:30 p.m., Board 5; Christ the King H.S. Cafeteria, 68-02
Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village; 718.366.1834.
May 14, 7 p.m., sharp, Board 7; Union Plaza Care Center, 33-23
Union St., Flushing; 718.359.2800.
May 15, 7 p.m., Board 1; Astoria World Manor, 25-22 Astoria
Blvd.; 718.786.3335.
Jun. 5, 7 p.m., Board 4; VFW Post 150, 51-11 108th St., Corona;
718.760.3141.
Clubs
May 9, 7:30 p.m., Maspeth Republican Club; Kowalinski Post, 61-
57 Maspeth Ave., Maspeth
May 17, 8 p.m., John F. Kennedy Regular Democratic Club of
Queens, Inc.; Tietz Nursing & Rehab Center, 164-11 Chapin Pkwy.,
Jamaica; 718.591.8446.
Community Councils
May 12, 10 a.m-3 p.m., 115th Police Precinct open house; May 15,
8 p.m., regular meeting, 92-15 Northern Blvd., Jackson Heights.
May 29, 7 p.m., 108th Police Precinct; Sunnyside Community
Services, 43-31 39th St., 2nd Floor.
Community Education Councils
Jun. 6, 7 p.m., Region 3, District 25; Regional Operations Center,
30-48 Linden Pl., Flushing; 718.281.3786.
Jun. 12, 8 p.m., Region 4, District 30; I.S. 230, 73-10 34th Ave.,
Jackson Heights; 718.391.8380.
Others
May 14, 5:30 p.m., Queens Borough Board, Queens Borough Hall,
Borough President's Conference Room, 2nd Floor, 120-55 Queens
Blvd.; 718.286.3000.
May 15, 9:30 a.m., Queens Borough Cabinet, Queens Borough
Hall, Borough President's Conference Room, 2nd Floor, 120-55
Queens Blvd.; 718.286.3000.
May 16, 12:30 p.m., AARP Chapter 2889; First Presbyterian
Church of Newtown, 54-05 Seabury St., Elmhurst; 718.639.8497.
May 16, Jun. 20, 7 p.m., sharp, Jackson Heights Beautification
Group   Garden   Club;   Community   Church,   35th   Avenue;
718.651.7745.
May 20, 9:30 a.m., Jewish War Veterans Post 250; Rego Park
Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd.; 718.297.7711.
May 30, 1 p.m.,Woodhaven Cultural & Historical Society, 93-34
91st Ave.; 718.846.1907.
Arts & Entertainment

P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
May 12-Sep. 10, The Slimy Trail of Slug and Snail; May 24,
Organizing Chaos, 22-25 Jackson Ave., LIC; www.ps1.org,
www.wps1.org., www.moma.org.
Queens College
May 9-13, Freedom High; Little Theatre of Queens College, May
19-20, Queens Theatre in the Park, $14/$12, call, 718.793.8080 or
718.760.0064, to May 31, Grandeur of Islamic Art in Images,
Godwin-Ternbach Museum, Klapper Hall; to Jul. 30, Light to
Dark: Paintings and Works on Paper, Art Center;   718.997.3770;
fees vary, call the School of Music for other performances, 65-30
Kissena Blvd., Flushing; 718.793.8080.
Others
May 10, Gail Archer Show "Jazz 4 Kids" series; Queens Theatre in
the Park, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park; 718.429.4515.
May 11, LaGuardia Community College, James Spaulding and
Cecil Bridgewater; May 18, 2007 Performance Planet Concert,
$20/$12, 31-10 Thomson Ave., LIC; 718.482.5151.
May 11-13, 18-20, Astoria Performing Arts Center, "a new brain",
$18/$5; Broccoli Theater, Variety Boys & Girls Club, 21-12 30th
Rd.; 212.352.3101 or 718.393.7505.
May 12, 16, Italian Charities of America, Saturday Dances, 83-20
Queens Blvd., Elmhurst.
May   13,   New   York Youth   Symphony,   Paul   Haas'     Final
Performance,   $5/$3   Queens   College,   Kupferberg   Center;
212.581.5933 or www.nyss.org.
May 14, Dino Rosi "La Voce Di Napoli" concert, free; Steinway
Library, 21-45 31st St., LIC; 718.728.1965.
May 15, Older Americans Month, Elyse Nass, one-act play readings;
      Riis Neighborhood Settlement House, 10-25 41st Ave., LIC;

718.784.7447 and St. Mary's Senior Center, 10-15 49th Ave., LIC:
718.729.2688.
May 19, Fisher Landau Center for Art, paper, opening reception,
painting & sculpture exhibit, 38-27 30th St., LIC; 718.937.0727.
May 30, Aug. 5, L.I.C., NYC artists exhibition, Socrates Sculpture
Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd; 718.699.0005, ext. 342.
Breakfasts,   Luncheons,   Dances,   Dinners,
Fleas, Fairs, Fundraisers
May 17, Big Apple Circus, benefit performance for Outreach
Project, $14/38; Cunningham Park, Union Turnpike, Fresh
Meadows; 718.847.9233 ext. 310.
May   17,   LICBDC,   Commercial/Residential   Real   Estate
Development, breakfast, $30 n.m.; Waters Edge Restaurant, 44th
Drive, LIC; 718.786.5300.
May 18, Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation spring dinner
    dance, $65 p.p.; LeCordon Bleu Caterers; 718.805.0202.
May 19, Italian Charities of America, flea market, refreshments, 83-
10 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst.
May 20, Ravenswood Lions Club, luncheon, fashion show,
fundraiser, musical performance; Riccardo's by the Bridge, 21-01
24th Ave., Astoria; 718.932.1854.
May 30, Queens Museum of Art, gala celebration, silent auction,
dinner, $300 p.p., Flushing Meadows- Corona Park, 718.592.9700,
ext. 142.
Health
May 13, Queens Counseling Services workshop "…Strengthening
Marital Relations", free; St. George's Episcopal Church, 135-32
38th Ave., Flushing; 718.463.0434, 461.6393 or 359.1171.
May 16, NAMI Queens/Nassau, malfunction of different memory
systems, free; Hillside Hospital, Sloman Auditorium, 76th Avenue,
Glen Oaks; 718.347.7284.
May 17, LaGuardia Community College, Sixth Annual Prevention
is the Cure Educational Week; Global Warming & Disease
Prevention, Mainstage Theatre, 47th Avenue, LIC; 631.547.1518.
May 21, Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corp Blood Drive, 92-
29 Metropolitan Ave; 718.268.6935.
May 21-24, Catholic Charities/BFFY Alzheimer's Adult Day Care
Center,   support   group,   open   house/flea   market,   raffles;
718.358.3541.
Items of Community Interest
May 12, Queens County Republican Party Candidates' School;
Adria Hotel & Conference Center, 221-17 Northern Blvd., Bayside;
718.352.5471.
May 12, 115th Precinct Community Council, open house, 92-15
Northern Blvd., Jackson Heights.
To May 12, 14, Gioia-YMCA Youth Baseball League open registration
        @ Queensbridge Park, call LIC YMCA for information.
May 16, LaGuardia Community College, Second Annual New
Media Technology Day, $10; Job Recruitment Fairs: May 18, St.
Mary's Hospital for Children, 718.482.5135; May 22, Duane
Reade, 718.609.2117; May 24, Association for the Help of
Retarded Children, 718.609.2122, 29-10 Thomson Ave., Room C-
400, LIC.
May 19, Vietnam Veterans of America, Queens Chapter 32, 16th
Annual Veterans Information Day; Lost Battalion Hall, 93-20
Queens Blvd., Rego Park; 718.830.0037 or 718.897.8987.
Parks & Recreation
Alley Pond Environmental Center (APEC)
May 12, Little Chefs- Pizza Anyone?. $18 n.m.; to May 19, Nature
Photography Course, $15/5 sessions, An Evening With The Stars,
$12 n.m., Tulip Tree Trail Walk, $5 n.m.; May 25, Win a Flight in
WWII Plane, $10 per ticket, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston;
718.229.4000.
New York City Parks-Borowide
May 26, volunteers needed for forest restoration, venues vary;
www.nyc.gov/parks or 311.
Queens Botanical Garden
To Jun. 16, Children's Garden, $120 n.m., Main Street, Flushing;
718.886.3800.
Queens County Farm Museum
May 20, Farm Fest, Dutch crafts, spring plant sale, Country
Western Music & Dancing, $3 admission, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy.,
Floral Park; 718.347.3276.