Gazette Calendar Of Events
Calendar compiled by Susan Cleary
Apr. 22 Earth Day; May 1 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, May Day; May 5 Cinco de Mayo; May 8 VE Day, Independence Day (Israel); May 9 Victory Day (Russia); May 11 Mother's Day; May 15 Independence Day (Paraguay), May 17 Armed Forces Day (U.S.); May 20 Independence Day (Cuba); May 26 Memorial Day (U.S.), May 26 Independence Day (Guyana)

Community Meetings

Associations Apr. 24, Jun. 26, 7:45 p.m., Juniper Park Civic; Our Lady of Hope, 71st Street/Eliot Avenue, Middle Village.

May 8, Jun. 12, 7:30 p.m., Dutch Kills Civic, St. Patrick's School Hall, 39- 37 28th St., LIC; 718.786.2049. Boards. Apr. 17, 7:30 p.m., sharp, Board 3; I.S. 227, 32-02 Junction Blvd., East Elmhurst; 718.458.2707. Apr. 24, 6:30 p.m., Board 2; Citicorp Building, 2 Court Square, 2nd Floor Auditorium, LIC; 718.533.8773; May 2, 7 p.m., Board 2; Sunnyside Community Center, 43-31 39th St., 2nd Floor; 718.533.8773.

May 8, 9:30 a.m., Board 1 District Service Cabinet; Kaufman Astoria Studio Cafe, 34-12 36th St.; 718.786.3335.

May 12, Board 7, Union Plaza Care Center, 33-23 Union St. Flushing; 718.359.2800.

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

May 20, 7 p.m., Board 1; Astoria World Manor, 25-22 Astoria Blvd.; 718.786.3335. Clubs Apr. 17, 8 p.m., JFK Regular Democratic Club of Queens; Tietz Rehabilitation Center, 164th Street, Fresh Meadows; 718.591.8446.

Apr. 25, 8 p.m., Ridgewood Democratic Club, 60-70 Putnam Ave.; 718.821.9807. Community Councils Apr. 22, May 27, Jun. 24, all 7 p.m., 114th Precinct, Riccardo's, 21-01 24th Ave., Astoria. May 20, Jun. 17, 115th Precinct, 92-15 Northern Blvd., Jackson Heights. Community Education Councils

Apr. 17, 7 p.m., sharp; M.S. 67, 51-60 Marathon Pkwy., Room B44A, Little Neck; 718.631.6927.

May 13, 8 p.m., District 30; P.S. 122, 21-21 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria; 718.391.8380. Others Apr. 17, noon, Queens Chamber of Commerce 96th Installation Luncheon, Antun's, 96-43 Springfield Blvd., Queens Village; 718.898.8500, www.queenschamber.org.

Apr. 17, 5:45 p.m., Board of Trustees, Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica; 718.990.0700.

Apr. 28, 8 p.m., Woodhaven Business Improvement District; St. Thomas The Apostle Church, Monsignor Chichester Center/Parish House, 87-04 88th Ave.

Apr. 28, 6 p.m., Hearing Loss Association of Queens at Lexington Center for the Deaf, 75th Street, Jackson Heights; 718.264.3017 or 350.3170.

Apr. 30, 1 p.m., Woodhaven Cultural & Historical Society; Emanuel United Church of Christ, 91st Avenue; 718.845.3385. May 1, May 22, Jun. 12, Jul. 10, Jul. 24, Aug. 14, 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. •1st Monday of the month, 8 p.m., American Legion Post 298, 30-61 87th St., East Elmhurst.

Arts & Entertainment

Anthropology Museum of the People of New York & the Armenian Cultural Education Resource Center Gallery To Apr. 20, Immigration Heritage Week, Queens College, Kissena Hall, 64-19 Kissena Blvd., Flushing; 718.428.5650, 718.225.4826. Barnes & Noble Tues./Thurs., weekly storytimes, poetry writing essentials; Wed.,women's studies discussion, events free, 176-60 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows;

718.380.7077. Flushing Town Hall

Apr. 18, 19, The Junior Mance Trio, Apr. 19, Saturday Mornings for Families, Other Worlds/Other Words series, to Apr. 27, Visions From Abroad exhibition, May 8, Dina Fanai, Jun. 12, Haale, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing; program information, 718.463.7700, ext 222, wwwFlushingTownHall.org. P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center To May 3, "Have You Seen Him?" 200-foot-long panoramic courtyard mural installation by artist Ryan McGinness in homage to skate culture. 22- 25 Jackson Ave. at 46th Avenue, Long Island City; 718.786.3139. Queensborough Community College Apr. 27, Bruce Adler: Second Avenue Meets Broadway; Apr. 29, My Heart In A Suitcase; Apr- Jun., Picasso Printmaker: The Kirschenbaum Collection; May 2-3, Spring 2008: 4th Annual Music Festival; May 2-3, 5- 7, The Short Works Festival; May 4, Tom Wopat: The Great American Songbook; May 7, Fish Face; May 8-9, Annual Dance Concert, free; May 10, Queens Orchestra , Masterworks No. 3- Spring Romance; May 18, Oratorio Society of Queens, spring concert; Jun. 15, 39th Annual Spring Concert, 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside; program information 718.631.6396 or 718.281.5770. Queens College To Apr. 17, An Evening of the Absurd; Apr. 27, Stephen Hough pianist; Apr. 29, duo-piano recital; May 3, 20th Anniversary Doo-Wop Oldies concert; May 4, Robert McDuffie; May 6, Orion String Quartet May 10, "In the Mood"; May 17,Verdi's Requiem to Jun. 28, Crossing the Blvd.; to Jul. 10, Anna Matouskova paintings, drawings; program information 718.793.8080. Queens Museum of Art To Jun. 29, "This Case of Conscience": Spiritual Flushing and the Remonstrance; 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. Queens Theatre In The Park Apr. 18, Willy & Friends III; Apr. 19, The Children's Orchestra Society Meet the Composers; Apr. 23-27, 3rd annual Asian Cultural Festival, program information for all events 718.760.0064. Socrates Sculpture Park Apr. 18, Earth Day, Apr. 19, Anthony Rapp and ALBINOKID; Apr. 23-27, Third Annual Asian Cultural Festival: Dustori (Korea), Apr. 24, Kan Eun II Haegumplus (Korea); Apr. 24, 27, Wong Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest; Apr. 25, Lost Accents, Seriously Pop Asian American Band; Apr. 26, Ragamal Music & Dance Theatre, Stand-Up Comedy of Henry Cho, Songstreess Christine Toy Johnson, An Evening with singer/songwriter Kevin So; Apr. 27, Eth-Noh-Tec Children's TheatreKite Flight: Plastic Play, with Noguchi Museum, May 10, LIC Bike Parade, Broadway & Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City; 718.956.1819, ext 12, www.socratessculpturepark.org. Others Apr. 17, May 8, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Art & Photography Portfolios, grade 12, Flushing Meadow- Corona Park, www.queensmuseum.org for information. Apr. 18-May 25, Thalia Spanish Theatre, Picasso FlamenCount of Orgaz Flamenco musical; to Jun. 21, children's workshop, $150, enrollment limited, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside; program information 718.729.3880.

To Apr. 20, 23-26, The Secret Theatre, "Edward II", $15, 44-02 23rd St., LIC; info@secrettheatre.com.

Apr. 20, 26, 27, "The Wizard of Oz", St. Mary's Drama Guild, St. Mary's Auditorium, 70-20 47th Ave., Woodside; 718.672.4848, www.stmarysdramagiuild.org.

Apr. 25, Robert Darnell & Poetic Notion Chorus, Kew Gardens Community House, 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., Suite 202; 718.268.5960.

Apr. 25, 26, 27, May 1-4, 8-11, Astoria Performing Arts Center, "Triumph of Love"; Broccoli Theater, VB&GC of Queens, 21-12 30th Rd., Astoria; 212.352.3101.

Apr. 26, Goliard Concerts International Night, French piano music, $15; Steinway Reformed Church; www.goliardconcerts.com.

To Apr. 26, Flux Factory, "Everything Must Go", free, 38-38 43rd St., LIC; 718.707.3362

Apr. 26, Italian Charities of America,Saturday dances, $8, refreshments, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst; 718.478.3100.

Apr. 26, Bella Italia Mia, Dr. Clara Sarrocco, LaSindone di Torino (The Shroud of Turin-Fact or Fiction?), Christ the King H.S. 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village; 718.426.1240.

Apr. 26-May 11, Hipgnosis Theatre Company, "The Caucasian Chalk Circle", $18 p.p., 45 Bleecker St., Manhattan; 212.239.6200.

To May 17, Calpulli Children's Dance Workshop; The Arts Cure Center, 33-24 Northern Blvd., 3rd Floor, LIC; 718.507.2617.

May 18, Carol Sudhalter's Astoria Jazz Band, "Women Composers of Queens" concert, Steinway Reformed Church, Astoria; May 9, Astoria Jazz Band presents Camilleri, Loring, Gurland, Bielski and more, Queens College, LeFrank Theatre; 718.278.5331 or 917.667.5331. •Wednesday nights, Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, "Comedyland", free, 29-19 24th Ave., Astoria; 718.274.4825.

Fridays, journal-scrapbook-assemblage workshop, AQA Gallery, 99-10 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills; 718.520-9842. send sase for complete information.

Library Highlights

There are many free events available at the Queens libraries for adults, teens and kids. For program information go to www.queenslibrary.org or call 718.790.0770.

Reunions

May 16, Long Island City H.S. Class of 1988, 20th Year Reunion; at Central, cash bar, RSVP by May 2, 20-30 Steinway St., Astoria; 718.726.1600.

School Events & News

Apr. 18, Holy Martyrs Armenian Day School, Celebrating Armenian Culture PowerPoint presentation, reception, 209-15 Horace Harding Expwy, Bayside; 718.428.5650, 718.225.4826.