Gazette Calendar Of Events
Calendar Compiled By Susan Cleary

Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm.

Jan. 19, Ashura; Jan. 20, World Religion Day; Jan. 21, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Jan. 22 Tu B'Shevat; Jan. 26 India Republic Day.

Community Meetings

Associations Feb. 14, Mar. 13, Apr. 10, May 8, United Forties Civic; St. Teresa's Parish Center, 50-20 44th St., Woodside.

Feb. 14, Mar. 13, Apr. 10, May 8, Jun. 12, 7:30 p.m., Dutch Kills Civic, St. Patrick's School Hall, 39-28 29th St., LIC; 718.786.2049. Boards Jan. 17, 7:30 p.m., sharp, Board 3; I.S. 227, 32-02 Junction Blvd., Corona; 718.458.2707.

Feb. 13, Mar. 12, Apr. 9, May 14, Jun. 11, 7:30 p.m., Board 8; Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows; 718.264.7895.

Mar. 13, 9:30 a.m., Board 1 District Service Cabinet; Kaufman Astoria Studio Cafe, 34-12 36th St.; 718.786.3335. Clubs Jan. 17, 8 p.m., JFK Regular Democratic Club of Queens; Tietz Rehabilitation Center, 164th Street, Fresh Meadows; 718.541.8446. Community Councils Jan. 16, 7:30 p.m., 112th Precinct, 68-40 Austin St., Forest Hills.

Jan. 29, 7 p.m., 108th Precinct; Sunnyside Community Services, 43-31 39th St., 2nd Floor, Sunnyside.

Feb. 26, Mar. 25, Apr. 22, May 27, Jun. 24, all 7 p.m., 114th Precinct, Riccardo's, 21-01 24th Ave., Astoria. Community Education Councils Jan. 31, 8 p.m., District 26; M.S. 67, 51-60 Marathon Pkwy., Room B44A, Bayside; 718.631.6927. Others Jan. 18, Richmond Hill Historical Society; Church of the Resurrection (downstairs), 85-09 118th St.; 718.847.7878.

Jan. 20, 9:30 a.m., Jewish War Veterans, Post 250; Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens. Blvd.; 718. 297.7711.

Jan. 22, 7:30 p.m., Greater Woodhaven Development Corp.; St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Parish House, 87-04 88th Ave., First Floor; 718.805.0202.

Jan. 23, 7:30 p.m., Mothers of Twins Club; Flushing Hospital, 45-00 Parsons Blvd., Flushing; 516.695.1058.

Jan. 30, 1 p.m., Woodhaven Cultural/Historical Society; Emanuel United Church of Christ, 91st Avenue, Woodhaven; 718.845.3385.

Feb. 11, 5:30 p.m., Queens Borough Board, Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., 2nd Floor, Borough President's Conference Room, Kew Gardens; 718.286.3000.

Feb. 12, 9 a.m., Queens Borough Cabinet, LaGuardia Marriott, 102-05 Ditmars Blvd., East Elmhurst, RSVP, 718.286.3000.

Arts & Entertainment

Barnes & Noble Jan. 17, Poetry Writing Essentials; Jan. 20, Snowflake Craft; Jan. 23, Educator Open House; Jan. 30, Children's Book Discussion, free, call to confirm; Tues./Thurs., weekly storytimes, poetry writing essentials; Wed., women's studies discussion, 176-60 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows; 718.380.7077. Museum of the Moving Image

To Jan. 24, Ford at Fox; daily in Tut's Fever Movie Palace, Dick Tracy; 718.784.4520. Queens Museum of Art To Mar. 23, opening reception "New York States of Mind"; ongoing, tours, permanent collections, Scavenger Hunt for World's Fair memorabilia in/around The Panorama of the City of New York; Flushing Meadows- Corona Park, New York City Building; 718.592.9700. Queensborough Performing Arts Center Feb. 24, Queens Symphony Orchestra, Junior Discovery Concert, $50-$15; Feb. 28, new dance and music season, QCC Art Gallery 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside; 718.631.6311. Queens Theatre In The Park Jan. 19, "Little Red Riding Hood & Other Stories; Jan. 24, First Greek American Performing Arts Festival, The Rebetiko Ensemble; Jan. 25, Modernos: Contemporary Greek- American Dance & Spoken Word; Jan. 26, Immigrant Voices Project Reading Series: "Night Blooming Cereus", Independent Greek American Films, A Cabaret Evening,; Jan. 27, Kyklos Dance, call 718.760.0064 for time, information and prices. Socrates Sculpture Park To Mar. Design: Isamu Noguchi & Isamu Kenmochi, EAF07: 2007 Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition; 32-01 Vernon Blvd; 718.956.1819. Others Jan. 18, The Killing Kompany, "The Women's Murder Club!", $45 p.p.; Riccardo's, 21-01 24th Ave., Astoria; 718.721.7777.

Jan. 20, Dino Rosi International Concert; Sterling Glen Senior Home, 100 Landing Rd., Roslyn, NY.

Jan. 26, Bella Italia Mia "The Legend of La Befana"; Christ the King H.S., 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village; 718.426.1240.

Jan, 26, Italian Charities of America, Saturday dance, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst.

Jan. 27, Dance Entropy/Green Space: Fertile Ground, works in progress, 37-24 24th St., Ste. 301, LIC.

Jan. 31, Anthropology Museum of the People of New York: "Living On Tokyo Time", free, reservations required; 718.428.5650. Feb. 8, New York Metropolitan Country Music Association dances, Mary Lamont Band; Mar. 8, Nashville Attitude, $12 p.p., n.m., adults only; Glendale Memorial Building, 72-02 Myrtle Ave; 718.763.4328. •Wednesday nights, Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, "Comedyland", free, 29-19 24th Ave., Astoria; 718.274.4825.

Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinners, Dances, Fleas, Fairs, Fundraisers

Jan. 19, Italian Charities of America, flea market, refreshments, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst.

Jan. 31, 6 p.m., Democratic Organization of Queens County, Pre-Presidential Primary Cocktail Party, $300 p.p.; Antun's, 96-43 Springfield Blvd., Queens Village; 718.268.5100.

Health

Jan. 24, Community Board 5, blood drive; Greater Ridgewood Youth Council, 62-04 Myrtle Ave, pre-register; 718.366.1834.

Jan. 30, American Red Cross, standard first aid, $60, 138-02 Queens Blvd., Briarwood; 718.558.0053. •Daily: Elmhurst Medical Center, pediatrics; Thursday, Medicine; 2nd Wednesdays, OB/GYN; Wednesdays, Psychiatry; Tuesdays, Cardiology; 79-01 Broadway; 718.334.5296. •Wednesdays, Queens Hospital Center, Medicine, OB/GYN, Cardiology; Fridays; 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 Church, Parish House, 2nd Floor; 718.335.7379.

Historical

Jan. 24, Bayside Historical Society, An Evening with the Bell Family, light refreshments, $3 n.m., Officers' Club;

ongoing, "This Was Then…This Is Now", "Native Bayside/Native Voice", "The Castle", "If the Hat Fits", "Rolf Armstrong: Artist in Residence", $3 donation; Fort Totten; 718.352.1548.

Items of Community Interest

Jan. 17, Central Queens YM & YWHA, "The Way We Were"; Jan. 21, Martin Luther King Day film screening; Jan. 22, Tu B'Shevat; Jan. 24, Life Stories; Jan. 31, Simcha Party, most fees $2, members free; 718.268.5011.

Jan. 17, 24, 31, Queens College, free job training for Women and Work (W&W), Aaron Copland Music Building, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing; 718.997.4899.

Jan. 24, Queens Chamber of Commerce, semi-annual zoning forum, $30 n.m.; LaGuardia Marriott, 102-05 Ditmars Blvd., East Elmhurst.

Jan. 28, Family Focus Adoption Services, "The Realities Of Adoption Today", 54-40 Little Neck Pkwy., Ste. 4, Little Neck; 718.224.1919.

Jan. 28, Help the Homeless, HOPE 2008, volunteers needed; 311 or www.nyc.gov/dhs. Jan. 29, NYC DOT, neighborhood parking workshops; Citicorp Building, 1 Court Square, LIC; Jan. 30, Forest Hills Jewish Center, 106-06 Queens Blvd. •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 718.790.0778 or your local branch library for event time and place: Jan. 19, Central Library, Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 89- 11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica; Jan. 26, Afro-Peruvian Music; Jan. 27, Percussion Instruments of the World; IRC Auditorium, Lower Level; 718.990.0767.

Parks & Recreation

Alley Pond Environmental Center APEC has many fun and interesting programs all-year long for tots to pre-teens to adults: Fall/Winter Children's Programs; Animal Care Club, Animal Care Trainee, Fledglings, Audrey Wood Fan Club, Autumn Still Life, Batty for Bats, Butterflies, Field Biology High School Internship, Junior Nature Kids, Little Chefs, Mad Scientist, Nature Club, Sunny Bunnies, Toddler Time, Toddler Time- Weekends, Wee Sprouts; Jan. 17, 24, 31, Feb. 7, 14, Watercolor Workshops; Jan. 19, Snowpeople; Jan. 26, Mad Scientists; Owl Pellet Dissections; Jan. 31, The Habitable Planet, "Focus the Nation", fees vary, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston; call for information; 718.229.4000. Queens Zoo •Ongoing, Interactive Discovery Center, 53-51 111th St., Flushing Meadows- Corona Park; 718-271-1500 or go to www.queenszoo.com. Miscellaneous Parks Jan. 18, Lifeguards Wanted; tryouts at Far Rockaway H.S., 8-21 Bay 25th St., Far Rockaway, call 311 for information.

To Jan. 21, New York Hall of Science @ Flushing Meadows- Corona Park, The Chase Is On!, Cyberchase Math Mystery, $11/$8, for information or directions, www.nyscience.org or 718.699.0005.

To. Jan. 30, Arsenal Gallery, photography exhibit salutes Queens parks; Central Park, 5th Avenue at 64th Street, 3rd Floor, Manhattan; 311.

School Events & News

Jan. 24, 26, Federation of Italian American Organizations of Queens, free beginner/intermediate English language classes; Jan. 26, citizenship civic preparation, 29-21 21st Ave., Astoria; 718.204.2444.

Feb. 1, 6, Retired & Senior Volunteer Program, help wanted, Prejudice Reduction Program, information sessions NYC Public schools, grades K-5; RSVP, 212.614.5548.

Seniors

Jan. 29, Sunnyside Community Services, Elder Law: What Caregivers Need to Know, light refreshments; NHS of Northern Queens, 60-20 Woodside Ave., 2nd Floor; RSVP, 718.392.6945, x. 440.