Calendar of Events
Calendar Compiled By Susan Cleary
Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm.

Community Meetings

Associations

Oct. 8, Nov. 12, Dec. 10, Middle Village Property Owners/Residents; St. Margaret's Parish Hall, 66-05 79th Pl.; 718.894.4114.

Oct. 11, Nov. 8, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m., Dutch Kills Civic, St. Patrick's School Hall, 39-28 28th St., LIC; 718.786.2049.

Boards

Sep. 19, Oct. 17, Nov. 14, Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m., Board 8; Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows; 718.264.7895.

Sep. 20, 7:30 p.m., sharp, Board 3; I.S. 227, 32-02 Junction Blvd., East Elmhurst; 718.458-2707

Clubs

Sep. 20, 8 p.m., JFK Regular Democratic Club of Queens, Margaret Tietz Rehab Center, 164th St., Fresh Meadows; 718.591.8446.

Sep. 20, 8 p.m., FDR Democratic Association; Chabad of NE Queens, 212- 12 26th Ave., Bayside; 718.460-8285.

Oct. 16, 7 p.m., Board 1; Astoria World Manor, 25-22 Astoria Blvd.; 718.786.3335.

Community Councils

Sep. 25, Oct. 23, Nov. 27; Jan. 22, 2008, Feb. 26, Mar. 25, Apr. 22, May 27, Jun. 24, all 7 p.m., 114th Precinct, Riccardo's, 21-01 24th Ave., Astoria.

Others

Sep. 19, 7:30 p.m., NAMI Queens/Nassau; Zucker Hillside Hospital, Sloman Auditorium, 266th Street, Glen Oaks; 516.326.0797

Sep. 24, Oct. 29, Nov. 26, 6 p.m., Lexington Hearing & Speech Center, 30th Avenue, Jackson Heights.

Sep. 26, 8:30 a.m., Queens Interagency Council on Aging; Queens Community House/Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., Suite 202; 718.268.5954

Sep. 26, 1 p.m., Woodhaven Cultural & Historical Society; Emanuel United Church of Christ, 91st Avenue, Woodhaven; 718.845.3385.

Oct. 15, 5:30 p.m., Borough Board, Borough President's Conference Room, Queens Borough Hall, 2nd Floor, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens; 718.286.3000.

Arts & Entertainment

Barnes & Noble

Sep. 26, booksigning/discussion: Daniel Hendrick; Tues./Thurs., weekly storytimes, poetry writing essentials; Wed., women's studies discussion, 176-60 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows.

Museum of the Moving Image

Sep. 19, Feast of Love (AMC Lincoln Square,, Manhattan); Sep. 24, Moving Image at the Times Center (Manhattan); to Sep. 30, Fritz Lang: King of Noir; Oct. 6-14, Cashier Selects: Arnaud Desplechin; Oct, 20-Nov. 11,Warhol's World; Nov. 17-Dec. 2, Glorious Technicolor!; Dec. 8 -9, The Invention of Hugo Cabret; Dec. 15-Jan. 1 2008, Silly Symphonies; $10/$7.50/$5; 718.784.4520.

P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center

To Sep. 24, "Tunga" Brazilian art, Peter Young: 1962-1977, Linder- solo art exhibit, Organizing Chaos, Jurczak & Auer: The Slimy Trail of Slug and Snail, Jack Whitten American painter, $5 donation 22-25 Jackson Ave., LIC; www.ps1.org .

Socrates Sculpture Park

Sep. 19-Mar. 16, '08, Design: Isamu Noguchi & Isamu Kenmochi; to March '08, EAF07: 2007 Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition; 32-01 Vernon Blvd; 718.956.1819, ext. 12.

Others

Sep. 19-Mar. 16, 2008, Noguchi Museum, Design: Isamu Noguchi/Isamu Kenmochi, ongoing, Noguchi Museum's Second Sundays For September" Poetry In The Presence Of Sculpture"; free with admission, 9-01 33rd Rd., LIC; 718.204.7088. Sep. 21, Terence Purtell: Voices That Blend Ensemble, concert, free; St. Gregory the Great Church, Bellerose; Sep. 23, St. Kevin's Church, Flushing; 631.487.3632.

Sep. 22, AQA Gallery "The Greening of the AQA": Art Looks at the Environment, 99-10 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills; 718.520-9842.

Sep. 22, Italian Charities of America Saturday Dance; Sep. 29, children 3 to 13 years, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst; 718.478.3100.

Sep. 23, Jackson Heights Art Club, painting demonstration, Club Gallery; adult and children's art classes, Jackson Heights Art Club, 33-50 82nd St., Jackson Heights; 718.899.0065. Sep. 23, Con Brio Ensemble piano trios, free; Donnell Library Center, 20 W. 53rd St; Sep. 30, Lehman College Recital Hall, 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West, The Bronx; 718.459.1277.

Sep. 28-30, Astoria Performing Arts Center, "A New Generation of Song '07..."; The Waltz- Astoria, 23-14 Ditmars Blvd.; 212.352.3101

Sep. 29, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, Pasha Dance Company debut, $20/$10, Mainstage Theatre, 47th Avenue, LIC; 718.482.5151.

Sep. 29, Bella Italia Mia "Dante's Ulysses: The Precursor of Christopher Columbus", $7 n.m.; Christ the King H.S., 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village; 718.426-1240.

To Sep. 29, Local Project "Secrets of Queens", multimedia exhibit featuring 18 local artists, 21-36 44th Rd., LIC; 646.298.0969.

Sep. 30, Queensborough Performing Arts Center, Ben Vereen One-Man Show, $45 all seats, 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside; 718.631.6311.

To Oct. 5, St. John's University Department of Fine Arts: Artist collaborations with Printmaker Ruth Lingen, Sun Yat Sen Hall, 8000 Utopia Pkwy; 718.990.7476.

Breakfasts, Luncheons, Dances, Dinners, Fleas, Fairs, Fundraisers

Sep. 19, Gus Prentzas & George Delis fundraiser to support Peter Vallone Jr; Zodiac Restaurant, 30-15 Newtown Ave., Astoria.

Sep. 22, Friends of the Queens Library, "Funday II" flea market to raise funds for children's books for Ridgewood branch, reasonable table rates, 20-12 Madison St.; 917.597.2903.

Sep. 29, Kohler Campership Association to benefit Scouts, Kohler-Kon III Collectibles Show; Bantry Bay Pub/Cork Hall, 33-01 Greenpoint Ave., LIC; 718.937.2958.

Oct. 14, Broadway Astoria Merchants & Professionals Association, Broadway between Crescent and 47th Street, 17 blocks, one day.

Oct. 14, Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation 27th Annual Wonderful Woodhaven Street Festival, Jamaica Avenue from 80th Street to Woodhaven Boulevard; 718.805.0202.

Health

Sep. 19, 21, 23, 27, New York Hospital Queens,Blood Mobile no appointment required, for venue locations and more information, or to pledge to donate blood or organize a blood drive, call Barbara Foote at 718.670.7987, Tai Chi class, every Monday and Wednesday, call 718.670.1695; Yoga class, $5 per class, every Wednesday, $90 for 10 classes, call the Cardiac Health Center at 718.670.1695; Prostate Cancer Support Group, second Wednesday of every Month, call the American Cancer Society at 1-800-ACS- 2345; Female Cancer Support Group, second Monday of every Month, call the American Cancer Society at 1- 800-ACS-2345. Sep. 20, Queens Community House/Forest Hills S.C., Lectures: Senior Safety; Sep. 21, Pedestrian Safety; Sep. 29, Nerves & Posture, call for information on other activities, 108-25 62nd Dr.; 718.699.1010. Sep. 20, HANAC Community Leader Development Day, topics: pest control, environmental health, asthma and allergy; Bulova Corporate Center, 75-20 Astoria Blvd., Jackson Heights; 718.267.9876.

Sep. 30, ANIBIC building dedication, refreshments, 61-07 230th St., Oakland Gardens, RSVP by Sep. 20, 718.423.9550, ext. 2160.

Historical

Sep. 22 (rain date Sep. 23), Richmond Hill Historical Society 4th Annual "Spirits Alive" special walking tour at Maple Grove Cemetery, 83-15 Kew Gardens Rd., $5; 718.847.7878.

Sep. 29, Bayside Historical Society, drama program, ages 10+, $400, 10, two-hour classes concluding with performance; 718.352.1548.

Through Sep., Greater Ridgewood Historical Society, sculpture/painting exhibit "De Boerderij", $2, Onderdonk House, 1820 Flushing Ave., Ridgewood. 718.456.1776.

Items of Community Interest

Sep. 20, LaGuardia C.C. Workforce 1 Career Center, free workshop on careers in retail; 718.482.5971; Sep. 29, Oct. 6, "Discover Queens" walking tours, $20 p.p.; 718.482.6030, LIC. Sep. 22, Knights of Columbus Council 11449/HHS Foundation, trip to World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C. for WWII veterans; 917.673.2805 or 347.539.0231.

Sep. 24-27, Queens Economic Development Corporation "Discover Queens Restaurant Week", prix fixe $20.07 p.p.; 718.263.0546 or the Flushing BID at 718.888.1805.

Sep. 25, LICBDC, Chinese Moon Festival Waterfront Barbecue; Water Taxi Beach, LIC; 718.786.5300, ext. 27.

Sep. 25, 26, Federation of Italian American Organization of Queens Italian language classes, 12-week course $100 plus workbook, 29-21 21st Ave., Astoria; 718.204.2444.

Sep. 26, SBDC @ York college, Live Your Vision, $10 cash only pay at door; Sep. 28, Veteran's Small Business Resource Day: New Discount Loan Programs, free, space limited, pre-register, Faculty Dining Room #2D01, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Jamaica; 718.262.2880.

Sep. 29 (rain date Sep. 30), Sunnyside United Neighborhood Network large-scale, anti-graffiti cleanup, 48th Street and Skillman Avenue; 646.298.8669.

To Nov. 18, Sunnyside Greenmarket, Lou Lodati Playground, Skillman Avenue, 42nd/43rd Streets; 718.533.8773.

1st, 3rd, 5th Saturday, Queens Best Toastmasters club, public speaking/communication, free; Elmhurst Hospital Center, Conference Room A-1-15, 79-01 Broadway; 718.457.8390.

Library Highlights

There are many free events available at the Queens libraries for adults, teens and kids. For more information go to www.queenslibrary.org or call your local branch library; Sep. 21, 24, 29, breast cancer screenings, to schedule a mammogram call 800-ACS-2345 for location information 718.790.0778; Sep. 22, Meet the Author: Ammini Ramachandran, Jackson Heights branch; Sep. 24, Author Ramachandran, Glen Oaks branch; Oct. 13, college fair and workshops; to Oct. 15, Hispanic Heritage Month, food, dance, music, Central Library as well as other library branches; 718.990.0891; call 718.990.0871, for other events time and place, call 718.790.0778.

Parks & Recreation

Alley Pond Environmental Center APEC has many fun and interesting programs for tots to pre-teens to adults: Sep. 29, National Estuaries Day Festival, Jamaica Bay Bird Walk; Oct. 11, APEC 2007 Green Gala, $150 sponsor ticket; Oct. 21,APEC's Annual Membership Meeting; Nov. 3, APEC Square Dance, $12 n.m.; Fall/Winter Children's Programs: Animal Care Club, Animal Care Trainee, APEC Safari Fledglings, Audrey Wood Fan Club, Autumn Still Life, Batty for Bats, Butterflies, Field Biology High School Internship, Junior Nature Kids, Let's Talk Turkey, Little Chefs, Little Chefs-Halloween Delights, Mad Scientist, Nature Club, Nature's Snoozers, Pumpkin Patch Match, Snowy Evergreen Banners, Sunny Bunnies, Teeny Tiny Trick O'Treaters, Toddler Time, Toddler Time-Weekends, Wee Sprouts, Winter Wildlife, fees vary, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston; call for information,718.229.4000. Queens Botanical Garden Sep. 26, NYC Teacher "Wormshop", $10; Sep. 29-30, Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Visitor & Administration Center, performances, tours, workshops (subject to change); to Sep. 29, Children's Garden; Oct. 6, 7, Visitor & Administration Center open hours & tour; Oct. 17, Composting in the City & Indoor Worm Composting; Oct. 28, Pumpkin Patch; to Nov. 9, Farmers' Market, fees vary, 43- 50 Main St., Flushing; 718.886.3800.