Gazette Calendar Of Events

9/11
Sep. 6, 1 p.m., St. Michael's Cemetery, September 11
Memorial Service & Dedication of First Responders
Monument, 72-02 Astoria Blvd., East Elmhurst; 718.278.3240.
Sep. 12, 7:30 p.m., United Community Civic Association/Port
Authority of NY & NJ, annual "9/11 Memorial Candlelight
Ceremony"; McManus Memorial Park, 81st Street/Grand
Central Service Road, Astoria Heights.
Community Meetings
Associations
Sep. 11, 7 p.m., United Forties Civic; St. Teresa's Parish
Center, 50-20 45th St., rear courtyard entrance, Woodside;
718.392.0416.
Boards
Sep. 4, 7 p.m., Board 2; Sunnyside Senior Center, 43-31 39th
St.; 718.533.8773.
Sep. 8, 7 p.m., sharp, Board 7; Union Plaza Care Center, 33-
23 Union St., Flushing; 718.359.2800.
Sep. 10, Oct. 7, 7:45 p.m., Board 6; Kew Gardens Community
Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., Suite 202; 718.263.9250.
Sep. 10, 7:30 p.m., Board 8; Hillcrest Jewish Center, Union
Turnpike, Fresh Meadows; 718.264.7895.
Sep. 11, Oct. 16, 9:30 a.m., Board 1, District Service Cabinet;
Kaufman Astoria Studio Cafe, 34-12 36th St., Astoria;
718.786.3335.
Clubs
Sep. 10, 7:30 p.m., Maspeth Republic Club; Kowalinski Post,
61-57 Maspeth Ave, Upstairs, Maspeth.
Councils
Sep. 17, 7 p.m., 110th Police Precinct; St. John's Queens
Hospital, 90-02 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst; 718.558.1198.
Sep. 23, Oct. 28, Nov. 25, Jan. 27, 2009, Feb. 24, Mar. 4, Apr.
28, May 26, Jun. 23, 7 p.m., 114th Police Precinct; Riccardo's
21-01 24th Ave., Astoria; 718.721.7777.
Sep. 30, 7 p.m., 108th Police Precinct; Sunnyside Community
Services, 43-31 39th St., 2nd Floor, Sunnyside.
Community Education Councils
Sep. 18, 8 p.m., District 30; P.S. 92, 99-01 34th Ave., Corona;
718.391-8380.
Others
Sep. 4, Sep. 25, Oct. 16, Nov. 6, Dec. 4, Dec. 18, 10:30 a.m.,
Queens Borough Land Use Public Hearing, 120-55 Queens
Blvd., Borough President's Conference Room, Kew Gardens;
718.286.3000.
Sep. 18, New York Metropolitan Transportation Council, live
Webcast; Sep. 19, 3-5 p.m. & 7-9 p.m., Queens Borough
President Office, Room 213, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew
Gardens; www.NYMTC.org.
•1st Monday of the month, 8 p.m., American Legion Post
298, 30-61 87th St., East Elmhurst.
Arts & Entertainment
Barnes & Noble
Sep. 11, Open Mic Poetry; Sep. 14, Back To School Craft; Sep.
17, Book Fair Open House; Sep. 18, Poetry Writing Essentials;
Sep. 25, Twilight Series Recap; to Sep. 30, Breaking Dawn
Writing & Art Contest; Tues./Thurs., weekly storytimes, poetry
writing essentials; Wed., women's studies discussion, events
free, 176-60 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows; 718.380.7077.
Queensborough Community College
Sep. 7, Lecture "Who Will Write Our History"; Sep. 23,
Exhibition Opening: From Star of Shame to Star of Courage…;
program information 718.631.6396, 718.281.5770 or
www.louisarmstronghouse.org.
Queens Museum of Art
Ongoing, tours, permanent collections, World's Fair Panorama
of the City of New York; Flushing Meadows- Corona Park,
New York City Building; program information, 718.592.9700.
Others
Sep. 6, Sunnyside Shorts Film Festival, reception to follow at
Murphy's Bar, at 49th Street/Skillman Avenue, donations
accepted; Sunnyside Gardens Park, 49th Street/39th Avenue.
Sep. 6, Flushing Town Hall, Queens Jazz Trail Tour;

718.463.7700, x 222 or www.FlushingTownHall.org.
Sep. 7-Mar. 1, 2009, Socrates Sculpture Park: EAF08: 2008
Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition; Sep. 11, The
Bohemians; Sep. 13, Sub-Prime Sublime; Sep. 23, Benefit
Concert, tickets $150-$10,000, rain/shine, 32-01 Vernon Blvd.,
LIC; 718.956.1819.
Sep. 8, Oratorio Society of Queens, fall's first rehearsal for
Holiday Concert; North Presbyterian Church, 154th Street,
Flushing; 718.460.0726.
Sep. 12, Museum of the Moving Image, Operation Filmmaker;
Sep. 15, Saturday Night Live & Presidential Politics; ongoing,
"Behind the Screen", 35th Avenue/36th Street, Astoria; 718.
784.0077 or www.movingimage.us/.
Sep. 13, Jackson Heights Film & Food Festival: Taste of
Jackson Heights; The Garden School Courtyard, 33-15 79th
St.; Sep. 18, "Basket Boy; Sep. 19, International Award-
Winning Short Films; Sep. 20, "Be Quiet", "Sangre De Mi
Sangre"; Sep. 21, Kids Film Festival; Eagle Theatre, 73-07
37th Rd, food prices $1-$3, films $5-$10, film pass $20.
Sep. 13, New York Metropolitan Country Music Association,
Southern Heart dinner & dance, $40 n.m.p.p. @ Glendale
Memorial Building; Sep. 21, Neil Scott Johnson Band &
NYMCMCA Band of the Year 2007 Award Presentation@
Forest Park; 718.763.4328.
Sep. 13-Oct. 5, Repetti, "What It Is", 44-02 23rd St., LIC;
718.786.8007.
Sep. 14, 15, P.S. 1., Screaming Men From Oulu, Finland; to
Sep. 15, Arctic Hysteria: New Art from Finland, to Sep. 24,
That Was Then…This Is Now; to Sep. 29, P.F. 1, 22-25 Jackson
Ave., LIC; www.ps1.org.
To Sep. 15, P.S. 1, Arctic Hysteria: New Art from Finland, to
Sep. 24, That Was Then…This Is Now; to Sep. 29, P.F. 1, LIC.
•Fridays, journal-scrapbook-assemblage workshop, AQA
Gallery, 99-10 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills.
•Wednesday nights, Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden,
"Comedyland", free, 29-19 24th Ave., Astoria; 718.274.4825.
Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinners, Dances,
Fleas, Fairs, Fundraisers
Sep. 9, Oct. 14, Sunnyside Chamber of
Commerce/Sunnyside/Woodside Lion's Club, 12th
Anniversary Dinner, $45 p.p., extremely limited seating;
Dazies Restaurant, 39-41 Queens Blvd.; 718.784.8437.
Sep. 18-21, Hellenic Orthodox Traditionalist Church of
America (St. Markella), 26th Street from 23rd Avenue to
Amtrak trestles.
Sep. 20, The New Hope 5K Run/Walk for Healthy
Communities, "Care for the Homeless" fundraiser and cookout,
$20 entry fee; Roy Wilkins Park, 167-24 118th Ave., Jamaica;
www.newhope5K.com.
Sep. 28, Broadway Astoria Merchants & Professionals
Association, Broadway between Crescent and 47th Streets, 1
day, 17 blocks.
Health
Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens
Sep. 9, Yoga For The Fabulous 50s…800-Your-MDS; Sep. 11,
Men's Health Below The Belt 800-Your-MDS; Sep. 18,
Community Health Information Fair 800-Your-MDS; Sep. 24,
Breast Cancer Screening/Education 718.274.0365; Sep. 25,
How Your Thyroid Impacts Your Health 800-Your-MDS.
Sep. 17, NAMI, "Setting Limits For Our Loved Ones and
Ourselves"; Sloman Auditorium of Zucker Hillside Hospital,
76th Avenue/266th Street, Glen Oaks; 718.347.7284 or
516.326.0797.
•Daily: Elmhurst Medical Center, pediatrics; Tues.,
Cardiology; Wed., Psychiatry; 2nd Wed., OB/GYN; Thurs,,
Medicine, 79-01 Broadway; 718.334.5296.
•Wed., Queens Hospital Center, Medicine, OB/GYN,
Cardiology; Fri., Pediatrics, Psychiatry; 82-68 164th St.,
Jamaica; 718.334.5296.
•Ongoing, The Public Policy and Education Fund of New York
has launched a new Web site designed to help New Yorkers find
health coverage, go to www.NYConsumerHealth.org.
•Ongoing, Jackson Heights Al-Anon; St. Mark's Episcopal

Of Events
Church, Parish House, 2nd Floor; 718.335.7379.
•Ongoing, SMART Recovery; Long Island Consultation
Center, 97-29 64th Rd., Rego Park; 212.631.1198.
Historicals
Sep. 9, Historic Districts Council, "The Bungalows of
Rockaway"; Sep. 16, "Fun In The Sun: Resorts, Pools, Fairs &
More"; Sep. 14, From The Shore To The Sideshow: A Tour of
the History and Future of Coney Island; program information,
212.614.9107.
Sep. 20, 21, Queens Historical Society, The Flushing Freedom
Mile—A Journey Revisited, Kingsland Homestead, 143-35
37th Ave., Flushing; 718.939.0647, x. 17.
Items of Community Interest
Sep. 7, NYC Department of Sanitation, Fall 2008 Electronics
Recycling & Clothing Donation; Forest Park, Forest Park
Bandshell Parking Lot, Forest Park Drive/Woodhaven
Boulevard; www.nyc.gov/wasteless/electronics.
Sep. 8, LaGuardia C.C., Computer Literacy for Displaced
Homemakers, free, Center III Building, 29-10 Thomson Ave.;
Sep. 16, Fall Entrepreneurship Workshop Series: Getting
Started: The Road to Entrepreneurship, Small Business
Development Center,; Sep. 23, Marketing for Continual
Growth; Artisan Baking Center. 36-46 37th St., LIC;
718.482.7244.
Sep. 8, NHS Home Maintenance Training Classes, Level I
English; Sep. 9, Level I Spanish; Sep. 10, Level 2, 60-20
Woodside Ave., 2nd Floor; Sep. 15, Fuel/Energy Saving
Tips…, Langston Hughes Library, 100-01 Northern Blvd.,
Corona; Sep. 20, Keep & Save Your Home, 60-20 Woodside
Ave., 2nd Floor; 718.457.1017.
Sep. 9, 10, 11, 13, Italian Charities of America, Italian language
classes, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst; 718.478.3100.
Sep. 10, 17, RSVP Community Service Society, mentoring orientation
sessions, program information 212.614.5555 or
212.614.5557.
Sep. 13, American Family Community Services, Inc., XI
Educational Domestic Violence Workshop, free, 37-63 76th St.
Jackson Heights, 718. 639.8370.
Sep. 17, New York State Unified Court System, Mortgage
Foreclosures, informational open house; Queens County Civil
Court, 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica; Sep. 20, Queens County
Criminal Court Building, 125-01 Queens Blvd., Kew Grdens;
646.386.4715.
•1st, 3rd, 5th Sat., Queens Best Toastmasters Club, public
speaking/communication, free; Elmhurst Hospital Center,
Conference Room A-1-15, 79-01 Broadway; 718.457.8390.
•Fall, Sunnyside Greenmarket, Skillman Avenue between
42nd/43rd Streets. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday until late
autumn.
•Sundays, Adopt a Homeless Dog, Cat or Kitten, Animal
Center of Queens, a non-profit, no-kill organization, 89-10
Eliot Ave., Rego Park; 718.424-3340 or
www.acq.petfinder.com.
•Ongoing, Forty Plus of New York orientation/tour, 470
Seventh Ave., Manhattan; 212.947.4230.
Library Highlights
There are many free events available at the Queens libraries for
adults, teens, tweens and kids, for program/event information
go to www.queenslibrary.org or call 718.990.0700. A sampling
of August's free events at Queens local Libraries: Summer
Reading Club, Grades ages 3-5, Toddler Time ages 18-35
months, Picture Book Time, Friday Afternoon Games, Arts &
Crafts: Fun with Tie-Dyeing, Reading Help, Toddlers Together
ages 1-3, Game On Wii, Children's Film Fest, Free Time for
Kids. Kid's Writing Workshop, Crochet Club, Chess and
Checkers, Summer Crafts with Robin Cook, Movie Day ages
5-12, Game Day, Summer Reading Meeting ages 2-6, Book
Buddies ages 5-8, Fantastic Fridays!, Friday Fun Crafts, Chess
Club with Alex, Family Storytime, Saturday Science Lab ages
6-11, Music of Korea, Baby & Me, Baby Time, Ladybugs:
Read-to-Me Club, Picture Book Time, Create Your Own Native
American Necklace, Go Buggy! Live VTC with the New York

Hall of Science, Girl Power: A Girl Scout Program, Gaming for
'Tweens, Summer Reading in Atlas Park, Teen Advisory Group
and more: Sep. 6, Percussia Performs "Inspired by Gamelan"
Concert; Sep. 7, The Latin Jazz Coalition; to Oct. 3, Alexander
Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America exhibition;
Oct. 5, Klezermerfest!; Nov. 2, Middle Eastern Music &
Dance; Dec. 7, Dominican Folk and Modern Merengue; program
information 718.990.0700.
Parks & Recreation
Alley Pond Environmental Center
APEC has many fun and interesting programs all year long for
tots to pre-teens to adults, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston;
program information 718.229.4000; Sep. 13, Leapin' Lizards,
An Evening With The Stars; Sep. 20, Bird Walk At Jones
Beach, Leapin' Lizards; Sep. 27, National Estuaries Day
Festival.
Forest Park
Sep. 13, Kitcherie; Sep. 19, "Wildman" Steve Brill, Hunt for
Wild Foods; Woodhaven Library & Forest Park; Sep. 21, Neil
Scott Johnson Band. Most events will take place at the George
Seuffert Bandshell. Call 718.235.4100 for program information.

Hall of Science
To Sep. 14, Magic: The Science of Illusion, Flushing
Meadows- Corona Park, 311.
Highland Park
Oct. 18, Fall Harvest Festival. Call 718.235.4100 for program
information.
Queens Botanical Garden
Spend some time taking in the grounds at the gardens, there's
much to see and many things to do, 43-50 Main St., Flushing.
Queens County Farm Museum
Sep. 7, 28th Annual Antique Motorcycle Show, $5 p.p., 73-50
Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park; 718.347-FARM (3276).

Queens Zoo
ongoing, Interactive Discovery Center, 53-51 111th St.,
Flushing Meadows- Corona Park; 718.271.1500 or go to
www.queenszoo.com.
Reunions
Oct. 1-4, USS Columbus Ca-74/CG-12/SSN-762, 1944-1976;
Holiday Inn North, Dayton, OH; Allen R. Hope, president,
3828 Hobson Rd., Fort Wayne, IN 46815; 260-486-2221, 8
a.m.-5 p.m. EST.
Oct. 4, Mater Christi H.S. Class of '68, '73, and '78 ;St. John's
Prep; 718.721.7200, x. 686, catherinecapovilla@yahoo.com or
Maria.C.Diaz@guycarp.com.
Oct. 18, William Cullen Bryant H.S., Class of 1958; for details
and information, call the Bryant Alumni Office; 718.721.5404.
School Events & News
Oct. 4, Monsignor McClancy Memorial H.S. open house, 71-
06 31st Avenue, East Elmhurst, 718.898.3800, x 11.
•Mon.-Fri., Samuel Field Y Beacon Program @ M.S. 216,
homework helpers, after school club time; Tues., adult computers
beginner/advanced; Wed., advanced ESL Level I/II;
Fri., hip-hop dance; Sat., skills agility balance b-ball clinic &
family shoot-around, math prep course for specialized H.S.
exam, volunteers wanted, all programs free to NY residents, 64-
20 175th St., Fresh Meadows, program information,
718.445.6983.
Seniors
Atria Kew Gardens & Lighthouse International, 117-01
84th Ave., Kew Gardens; 718.441.0300; Tues., Vision Loss
Support Group: Coping with Vision Changes.
Bayside Senior Center, 221-15 Horace Harding Expwy.,
Bayside, has programs for the community, for information call
the center.
Flushing House, 38-20 Bowne St; 347-532-3025 or

718.762.3198.
Joint Public Affairs Committee for Older Adults,
212.402.1127; Sep. 9, Briarwood Family Residence, call for
information.
Queens Community House:
•QCH: Forest Hills Senior/Community Center, 108-25 62nd
Dr.; 718.699.1010; care giver support services as well as many
other programs available, call for more information.
•QCH: Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew
Gardens Rd., Ste. 202; 718.268.5960; many programs are available
such as films, caregiver support group counseling and
referral services, training and education, respite services, intermediate
French, Italian & Spanish; Mon., watercoloring;
Tues., acting workshop, Belle Players; Tues./Fri, movie matinees,
$1; Thurs., oil painting, walking club; Fri., choral group;
Sep. 8, Fruits and Flowers; Sep. 15, Textiles, Fabrics, "Keeping
Up With Today's Events"; Sep. 22, American Furniture and
Decorative Objects ; Sep. 29, Survey of Ceramics.
•QCH: Pomonok Center, 67-09 Kissena Blvd., Flushing;
718.591.6060 x. 223: Fri., free housing assistance, 10 a.m.-
noon, or by appointment, call for information.
Rego Park Senior Center, 93-29 Queens Blvd, 718.896.8511.
Ridgewood Older Adult Center & Services, 59-14 70th Ave.;
718.456.2000; Mon./Fri, yoga lessons; Tue., Tai Chi/Qi Gong,
for appointments or information, call the center.
Self-Help Benjamin Rosenthal Senior Center, 45-25 Kissena
Blvd., Flushing; 718.459.5549.
Steinway Senior Center, 23-43 Steinway St., Astoria;
718.728.8472; lunch, bingo, aerobics, arts/crafts, dance to live
music, trips, monthly parties, special events, social services
such as Meals-On-Wheels for the homebound.
Sunnyside Community Services Center for Active Older
Adults, 718.784.6173: some 40+ activities a month, Sun., hot
lunch & bingo, Sunday Afternoon Concert Series, weekly caregivers'
support group.