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Gazette Calendar Of Events Community Meetings Associations Apr. 27, 6 p.m., Hearing Loss Association of Queens at Lexington, Lexington Center for the Deaf, 75th Street between 25th and 30th Avenues, Jackson Heights; 718.264.3017 Apr. 28, 8 p.m., Bayside Hills Civic; Colonial Church, 53rd Avenue/Bell Boulevard. Apr. 30, 7:45 p.m., Juniper Park Civic, Our Lady of Hope School, Eliot Avenue and 71st Street, Middle Village; 718.651.5865. Boards Apr. 27, May 11, Jun. 8, 7 p.m. Board 7, Union Plaza Care Center, 33-23 Union St., Flushing; 718.359.2800. Apr. 28, 7:30 p.m., Board 5 Transportation Services and Public Transit Services Committees, 61-25 Myrtle Ave., Glendale; 718.366.1834. Apr. 22, May 13, Jun 10, Sep. 9, Oct. 21, Nov. 18, Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m., Board 8; Hillcrest Jewish Center, Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows; 718.264.7895. Clubs May 4, Jun. 15, Jul. 6, Sep. 14, Oct. 19, Nov. 16, Dec. 14, 5:30 p.m., Borough Board, Borough President's Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens; 718.286.3000. Call 718.286.2860 to confirm dates. May 13, Jun 10, Sep. 9, Oct. 21, Nov. 18, Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m., Board 8; Hillcrest Jewish Center, Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows; 718.264.7895. May 12, Jun. 9, 6:30 p.m., Lions Club of Ravenswood; Riccardo's By The Bridge, 21-01 24th Ave., Astoria. May 21, Jun. 18, 7:30 p.m., John F. Kennedy Regular Dems of Queens; Tietz Rehabilitation Center, Jamaica Estates, dates and time subject to change. Community Councils Apr. 23, 8 p.m., Community District Education Council District 30, P.S. 76, 36-36 10th St,, Long Island City; May 21, 8 p.m., P.S. 11, 54-25 Skillman Ave., Woodside; 718.391.8380. Apr. 28, 7 p.m., 114th Precinct Community Council, Riccardo's, 21-01 24th Ave., Astoria. Apr. 30, 8 p.m., Community District Education Council District 26, M.S. 67, 51-60 Marathon Pkwy., Room B44A, Little Neck; 718.631.6927. Others Apr. 23, 5:45 p.m., Queens Borough Public Library Board of Trustees, T. Groh Board Room, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica; 718.990.0700. Apr. 23, May 14, Jun. 4, Jun. 25, Jul. 16, Aug. 6, Aug. 27, Sep. 17, Oct. 15, Nov. 5, Dec. 3, Dec. 17, Borough President Land Use, Borough Hall, B.P's Conference Room, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens; 718.286.3000. Call 718.286.2860 to confirm dates. Apr. 28, 7:30 p.m., Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation, St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Monsignor Chichester Center Parish House, 87-04 88th Ave., Woodhaven. Apr. 29, 1 p.m., Woodhaven Cultural & Historical Society; Emanuel United Church of Christ, 91st Avenue, Woodhaven; 718.845.3385. May 4, 5:30 p.m., Queens Borough Board; Borough President's Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens; 718.286.3000. May 5, Jun. 16, Jul. 7, Sep. 15, Oct. 20, Nov. 17, Dec. 15, 9:30 a.m., Borough Cabinet; Borough President's Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens; 718.286.3000. Call 718.286.2860 to confirm dates. •1st Monday of the month, 8 p.m., American Legion Post 298, 30-61 87th St., East Elmhurst. Arts & Entertainment Barnes & Noble Tues./Thurs., weekly storytimes, poetry writing essentials; events free, call to confirm: Apr. 23, Educator Open House, pre-K to grade 12 educators can win a gift card, guest author Victor Bobetsky discusses, The Magic Of Middle School Musicals; Apr. 24, P.S. 191, Teacher Storytime; Apr. 26, P.S. 163, Art Reception & Art Workshop; Apr. 27, P.S. 163, Read Aloud 176-60 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows; 718.380.7077. Greek Cultural Center Apr. 24-May 31 (Fri., Sat, Sun.), Nikolai Gogol's "Diary of a Madman" monologue by Peter Christofidis, 27-18 Hoyt Ave, South, Astoria, 718.726.7329, email reservations@ greekculturalcenter.org. Flushing Town Hall Apr. 23, 25, Theatre de l'Oeil: The Star Keeper; Apr. 25, Building Your Own Earth Keeper; Apr. 26, Salon Sunday; 137-35 Northern Boulevard, Flushing; 718.463.7700 x 222. Museum of the Moving Image May 22, "Lemon Tree"; ongoing, "Behind the Screen"; daily, "The Red Balloon", 35th Avenue/36th Street, Astoria; 718.784.0077 or www.movingimage.us/. Queensborough Performing Arts Center Apr. 26, Latkes, Ladies & Laughs;May 1, 2, 4-6, Outrageous: 1- Act Plays; May 3, Heroes, Monsters & Madmen; May 6, 7, From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler; May 7, Healthy, Physical education & Dance Dept. Annual Concert; May 13, 22, Madeline and The Bad Hat; May 17, Oratorio Society of Queens Annual Spring Concert: St. Cecelia Mass, 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside; program information, 718.631.6311. Queens College Apr. 23, Alumni Recital; Apr. 25, An Evening with Dionne Warwick;Apr. 28, 50th Anniversary Celebration: Works of Philip Roth: Roth, Norman Manea, Greil Marcus, Joyce Carol Oates, Norman Rush; Apr. 29, QC Orchestra; Apr. 30, Writers-In-Residence reflect on Satchmo's life and times, Klapper Hall, www.qc.cuny.edu/about/directions.php;F aculty Recital, QC Orchestra; program & ticket information 718.793.8080. Queens Museum of Art Apr. 26, Queens International 4 closes & NYC Bike Month kicks off; 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. 24-26, Broadway For Kids, "Cinderella", An Evening With Dionne Warwick; Apr. 28, Karen Akers, "Simply Styne"; May 2, 3, Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago; May 8-10, 13-14, 16-17, The Philadelphia Story; May 8-10, 15-17, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Flushing Meadows- Corona Park, tickets vary, order by phone, 718.760.0064. Socrates Sculpture Park Apr. 26, with Noguchi Museum, Kite Flight: Paper Play Seventh Annual Kite Making Workshop, materials and supplies provided, Broadway at Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City; 7 1 8 . 9 5 6 . 1 8 1 9 , www.socratessculpturepark.org. Others Apr. 22, WLIW-21 TV, exclusive broadcast premiere "Last Stop Kew Gardens"; www.wliw.org. Apr. 22, Museum of the City of New York, Growing & Greening New York, free, 1220 Fifth Ave., Manhattan; 212.534.1672, x. 3396. Apr. 24-26, May 1-3, Andrean Players, "The King and I", $15/$12; St. Andrew Avellino Church, Northern Boulevard & 157/158th Streets, Flushing; 718.460.3072. Apr. 24- 26, May 1-3, Valerie Green/Dance Entropy presents Green Space Blooms, $20/$15, 37-24 24th St., Ste. 301, LIC. Apr. 25, Goliard Concerts, "Music of the Americas"; Steinway Reformed Church, $15/$10, 21-65 41st St., Astoria; 718.728.8927. Apr. 25, Gallery RIVAA, Art from the Heart III, 527 Main St., Roosevelt Island, Manhattan; 212.308.6630. Apr. 26, Quintet of the Americas concert, free; Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing; 718.886.3800. Apr. 26, Musica Reginae, Le Mozart Noir… @ Flushing Town Hall, Flushing, valet parking; 718.894.2178. Apr. 26, Dancing DREAMS©, "Shall We Dance" recital, free; Mary Louis Academy, 176-21 Wexford Terrace, Jamaica Estates; 718.428.2600. To Apr. 26, 29, 30, May 1, 2, The Queens Players, Shakespeare's Hamlet, The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23rd St, LIC; 718.392.0722.. Apr. 28, APAC, Senior Stars, auditions for 60+ Queens residents, first come, first served; Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 30-44 Crescent St., Astoria; 718.393.7505. May 8, The Killing Kompany, Murder At The Family Reunion!; Riccardo's, 21-02 24th Ave., Astoria; 718.721.7777. To May 15, greg m. stowell, "tilt a whirl" photo exhibit; Judy's Place, 51-24 Northern Blvd., Woodside; 718.899.1414. May 16, St. Michael's Cemetery, 5th Annual BBQ and celebration of Scott Joplin's music, 72-02 Astoria Blvd., East Elmhurst; 718.278.3240. To May 24, Thalia Spanish Theatre, Latino Love Story; to Jun. 27, Bilingual Theatre For Children workshop, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside; 718.729.3880. To May 31, LaGCC, "Antarctica" largescale photo exhibit, E-building Atrium, 31-10 Thomson Ave., LIC. Through May, P.S.1, Yael Bartana; to Sep. 14, Kenneth Anger, Jonathan Horowitz: "And/Or", Lutz Bacher: "My Secret Life, Florian Slotawa; through October, Leandro Erlich, $5 donation, 22-25 Jackson Ave., LIC; www.ps1.org, www.moma.org. •Wed. nights, Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, "Comedyland", free, 29-19 24th Ave., Astoria; 718.274.4825. Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinner- Dances, Fleas, Fairs, Fundraisers Apr. 28, 110th Precinct Community Council, 3rd Annual Fundraiser, $45 p.p.; Woodhaven House, 63-98 Woodhaven Blvd., Rego Park; 718.426.9112. Apr. 29, Baskin Robbins "31 Cent Scoop Night" to thank customers and honor National Junior Firefighter Program, @ participating neighborhood Baskin Robbins. Apr. 30, Ethereal Boutique shopping event to benefit Hour Children Organization featuring Mint Jodi Arnold & Vicky Barranguet, 47-38 Vernon Blvd., 1L, LIC; 212.997.0270, x. 24. May 9, All American Car Club Spring Car Show, $20 show car fee, proceeds benefit St. Mary's Hospital for sick children and St. Helen's School, 157th Avenue & 83/84 Streets, Howard Beach; 718.713.2371. May 12, District 30 Gala, $50, cash bar; Riccardo's, 21-01 24th Ave., Astoria; RSVP by Apr. 30; 718.391.8380. May 14, Queens Council on the Arts, 43rd Annual Benefit to celebrate Queens Art Express; Metropolitan Building, 44- 01 11th St., LIC. May 15, Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation Annual Dinner Dance, Woodhaven Terrace (formerly Le Cordon Bleu Caterers). Health "Bobby Murcer" Mobile MRI Unit To Apr. 26, Universal Church of Salvation, 1121 Bayport Pl., Far Rockaway; Apr. 27-May 2, Pathmark Plaza, 134-40 Springfield Blvd, Springfield Gardens, appointment only; 877-SCAN-NYC (877.722.6692). Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens Apr. 28, Most Common Health Problems in Children: Ask the Pediatrician. NOTE: Programs are at various venues, registration and/or appointments may be required, call 718-267-4333 for informa- tion. Queens Hospital Center Wed., Medicine, OB/GYN, Cardiology; Fri., Pediatrics, Psychiatry; 82-68 164th St., Jamaica; 718.334.5296. Queensborough Community College CUNY Wellness Festival, Student Union- Upper Level, 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside; 718.631.6375. •Fridays, Co-Dependents Anonymous, women only; Resurrection Ascension Pastoral Center, Father Freely Hall, 85-18 61st Rd., Rego Park; 718.805.1032. •Fridays, Overeaters Anonymous; Unity Center of Flushing, 42-11 155th St., Flushing. •Weekends, Sakhi for South Asian Women support group meetings, call 212.714.9153, x. 108 for information. •Ongoing, The Public Policy and Education Fund of New York, health coverage Web site, go to www.NYConsumerHealth.org. •Ongoing, Jackson Heights Al-Anon; St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Parish House, 2nd Floor; 718.335.7379. •Ongoing, SMART Recovery; Long Island Consultation Center to overcome all types of addictive behavior, Long Island Consultation Center, 97-29 64th Rd., Rego Park; 212.631.1198. Historicals Apr. 26, Queens Historical Society, 70th Anniversary 1939 World's Fair, "Trylon & Perisphere: The Lost NYC Icon"; Kingsland Homestead, 143-35 37th Ave., Flushing; 718.939.0647, x. 14. May 13, Author Joshua Stoff book signing, LaGuardia Airport, Greater Astoria Historical Society, 35-20 Broadway, LIC; 718.278.0700. •Ongoing, Central Queens Historical Association, source for Queens photos not available elsewhere; www.CQHA.net or 917.376.4496. Items of Community Interest Apr. 22, SCORE, Workshop to Plan for Rewarding Retirement, Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71st Ave; 718.268.7934. Apr. 23, B.P. Helen Marshall/Queens Museum of Art: Hats Off To You! celebration of head coverings from around the world in Queens, light refreshments, wear a hat/head covering; QMA, NYC Building, Flushing Meadows- Corona Park; 718.286.2857. Apr. 26, Knights and Daughters of Vartan, 94th Anniversary Commemorating the Armenian Genocide; Times Square, Broadway/43rd-44th Streets, Manhattan; 203.454.9800. May 2, Sunnyside United Neighborhood Network, Inc., graffiti cleanup; Sunnyside Reformed Church, 48th Street/Skillman Avenue; 646.298.8669. May 5, Central Queens YM/YWHA, Memoirs of Author Anne Roiphe: Epilogue; to Jun. 18, Jr. NBA Basketball League registration;Pulse Power Movement, $168 n.m.; 67-09 108th St., Forest Hills; 718.268.5011. •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. •Saturdays, Chinese language classes, contact Councilmember John Liu's office for information; 718.888.8747, x. 111. •Sundays, Adopt a Homeless Dog, Cat or Kitten, Animal Center of Queens, a nonprofit, 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. During the tax season forms may be available at your local branch. For program information, call 718.990.0700: Apr. 25, Discover Wild Foods Apr. 25, "Homer's Iliad", Book 1 Apr. 26, Overview of Jewish History, Part 3 To Jun. 16, When Humanity Fails Reunions Apr. 25, Brooklyn Technical H.S. 26th Annual Homecoming Day for Classes of 1939, 1949, 1969, 1979, 1989, 1999, Silver Anniv. Class of 1984, Golden Anniv. Class of 1959, Brooklyn Tech H.S. 29 Fort Greene Pl. Brooklyn; 718.797.2285, www.bthsalumni.org, email info@bthsalum.org. Jun. 6, Andrew Jackson H.S. in Cambria Heights, 1959 50th reunion, Susan Weliky's front lawn, Cape Cod, MA; 631.725.2858. School News & Events Apr. 23, LaGuardia Community College Earth Day, E-Building Poolside Café, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City; 718.482.5264. Apr. 24-26, May 1-3, Christ the King Regional H.S., "Grease", $15/$12/$8; 718.366.7400, x. 330 or www.ctkrhs.org. Apr. 25, St. Francis of Assisi School, outdoor flea market, rain or shine, vendors wanted, call Lucy at 917.335.2695. May 12, Garden School, Eleventh Annual Walk-A-Thon fundraiser, donations & raffle prizes wanted; 718-335-6363. Seniors Meet & greet, play games, support, counseling & respite services, training, education & assistance, health seminars & programs, dancing, entertainment & much more—all available at your local center. Get involved in volunteering your talents. Call the center nearest you for program information, dated events are listed under the center where held. Atria Kew Gardens & Lighthouse International, 117-01 84th Ave., Kew Gardens; 718.441.0300. Bayside S.C., 221-15 Horace Harding Expwy., Bayside. Central Queens Y/YMCA S.C., 67-09 108th St., Forest Hills; 718.268.5011. CCNS/Peter J. DellaMonica S.C., 23-56 Broadway, Astoria; 718.626.1500.
Flushing House, 38-20 Bowne St; 347- 532-3025 or 718.762.3198. Joint Public Affairs Committee for Older Adults, 212.402.1127. Queens Community House: QCH: Forest Hills Senior/Community Center, 108-25 62nd Dr.; 718.699.1010. QCH: Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., Ste. 202; 718.268.5960: QCH: Pomonok Center, 67-09 Kissena Blvd., Flushing; 718.591.3377. Rego Park S.C., 93-29 Queens Blvd, 718.896.8511. Ridgewood Older Adult Center & Services, 59-14 70th Ave.; 718.456.2000. Self-Help Benjamin Rosenthal S.C., 45-25 Kissena Blvd., Flushing; 718.459.5549. Steinway S.C., 20-43 Steinway St., Astoria; 718.728.8472. Sunnyside Community Services Center for Active Older Adults, 718.784.6173. New York State Bar Association, "Is Your Legal House in Order?" workshops/ clinics on Health Care Proxies; Powers of Attorney; Living Wills; Do Not Resuscitate Orders; Organ Donations; Probate; Apr. 23, 11 a.m., Young Israel of Queens Valley, Flushing; 1 p.m., Queensview NORC Program c/o Selfhelp Office, Long Island City; Apr. 28, 10:15 a.m., Howard Beach Senior Citizen Center, Jamaica; Apr. 29, 10 a.m., Scheuer House of Flushing Selfhelp Community Services, Flushing; Apr. 30, 10 a.m., Selfhelp Queens North, Flushing; May 7, 11 a.m., Young Israel of Forest Hills Senior League, Forest Hills; May 12, 11 a.m., Young Israel of Wavecrest & Bayswater Senior League, Far Rockaway; Jun. 10, 10:30 a.m., Prince Street Senior Center, Flushing. |
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