Gazette Calendar Of Events

Community Meetings Boards Aug. 12, 7:30 p.m., Board 5; Christ the King H.S., CNL Room, 3rd Floor, Door 10, 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village; 718.366.1834.

Sep. 1, 7:30 p.m., Board 4; St. Paul's Community Center, 98-16 55th Ave., Corona; 718.760.3141.

Sep. 9, Oct. 21, Nov. 18, Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m., Board 8; Hillcrest Jewish Center, Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows; 718.264.7895.

Sep. 10, 9:30 a.m., Board 1; Kaufman Astoria Studios, 34-12 36th St., 3rd Floor Conference Room, Astoria; 718.786.3335.

Sep. 10, 7 p.m., Board 2; Sunnyside Senior Center, 43- 31 39th St., Ground Floor, Sunnyside; 718.533.8773.

Sep. 15, 7 p.m., Board 1; Astoria World Manor, 25-22 Astoria Blvd.; 718.786.3335. Clubs Aug. 13, Sep. 17, Oct. 15, Nov. 19, Dec. 17, 7:30

p.m., John F. Kennedy Regular Dems of Queens; Tietz Rehabilitation Center, Jamaica Estates, dates and time subject to change. Community Education Councils Aug. 13, 8 p.m., District 30; 28-11 Queens Plaza North, 5th Floor.

Aug. 27, Sep. 24, Oct. 22, Nov. 19, Dec. 17, 7 p.m., District 26, call for locations, dates & times are subject to change; 718.631.6927. Others 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.

Aug. 13, 5:30 p.m., Queens Library Administrative Committee, 89-11 Merrick Blvd.; Groh Board Room, Jamaica; 718.990.0700.

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.

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 Aug. 10, Open Mic Poetry; Aug. 16, Reading Beach Party; Aug. 17, Poetry Writing Essentials; Aug. 23, Reading/Booksigning: The Klezmer Bunch; Aug. 25, Tales From Miss Bindergarten Storytime; Aug. 27, Back To School Storytime; Aug. 30, Fancy Nancy Party (limit 20 attendees); Tues./Thurs., weekly storytimes, poetry writing essentials, events free, call 718.380.7077 to confirm, 176-60 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows Flushing Town Hall Aug. 9, Lew Picardi Afternoon Big Band Swing; Aug. 23, Williz Martinez Mambo in the Sunshine;137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing; 718.463.7700, x 222. Museum of the Moving Image Aug. 8, 9, Cleo From 5 to 7, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg; Aug. 15, 16, Alphaville, Les Bonnes Femmes; Aug. 22, 23, Last Year at Marienbad, A Woman is a Woman; Aug. 29, 30, Le Bonheur, Pierrot Le Fou; ongoing, "Behind the Screen"; daily, "The Red Balloon", 35th Avenue/36th Street, Astoria; 718.784.0077. Queens Museum of Art To Aug. 28, Passport Fridays 2009: 5th International Outdoor Film, Dance & Music Series; 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 Aug. 6, Luis Garay & Buenos Aires Dance Company; Aug. 7, Toto La Momposina; Aug. 8, Albita; Aug. 9, Don Fallo Figueroa & Son Candela, Flushing Meadows- Corona Park; info@queenstheatre.org, box office, 718.760.0064. Woodside on the Move Aug. 6, Something Special Big Band; Aug. 13, Shakespeare in the Park; Aug. 20, Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts; Windmuller Park Bandshell, 52-53 39th Dr.,Woodside; 718.476.8449. Others To Aug. 6, York College Summer Jazz Program, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Jamaica, www.york.cuny.edu.

To Aug. 6, Queens Council On The Arts, HS2AS visual arts portfolio program, free for high school jun- iors/seniors; www.queenscouncilarts.org.

Aug. 6, 13, 20, Woodhaven Richmond Hill Kew Gardens Ambulance Corps, Dancing Under the Stars, 78-15 Jamaica Ave.

Aug. 6, Central Astoria Local Development Coalition: Waterfront Concert Series 2009, Charlie Thomas Drifters, Astoria Park, Park Lawn, Shore Boulevard; 2009 Children's Series, Aug. 11, 12, We Are All Americans. NOTE: Children's events are @ Athens Square Park & Dutch Kills Playground respectively, call 718.728.7820. for information.Aug. 8, New York Metropolitan Country Music Association, Dancin' With Bob ; Aug. 12, The Mary LaMont Band concert @ Forest Park Seuffert Bandshell; Sep. 12, Mary Lamont; Oct. 17, San Antones Halloween Dance; Nov. 28, Neil Scott Johnson Thanksgiving dance; Dec. 12, Gunsmoke Christmas Dance, $12 n.m.; Glendale Memorial Building, 72-02 Myrtle Ave.; 718.763.4328. Aug. 8, 15, 22, 29, Sep. 5, P.S.1, 2009 11th Annual Warm Up Music Series, to Sep. 14, Kenneth Anger, Jonathan Horowitz: "And/Or", Lutz Bacher: "My Secret Life, Florian Slotawa; to October, Leandro Erlich, $5 donation, 22-25 Jackson Ave., LIC; www.ps1.org, www.moma.org. Aug. 8, 22, Italian Charities of America, Saturday Dances, $10 n.m.; Mon./Fri., Dance with Instruction, admission $10, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst; 718.478.3100.

Aug. 7, York College Summer Jazz Program '09 closing concert; Queens County Supreme Court, 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica; www.myspace.com/yorkcollegebluenotes.Aug. 9, Seaburn Bookstore, singer/songwriter Annie Dinerman, 33-18 Broadway, Astoria; 718.267.7929.

Aug. 9, Noguchi Museum Second Sundays Music in the Garden, American Contemporary Music Ensemble ACME, Vernon Boulevard, LIC, $10/$5, www.noguchi.org. Aug. 9, The choreography of Esther M. Palmer: Find Me in Here, @ Dutch Kills Playground, LIC; Aug. 16, @ Athens Square, Astoria; Aug. 23, @ Rainey Park, LIC; Aug. 29, 30, @ Green Space Studio, LIC; esthermpalmer@gmail.com. Aug. 12, Socrates Sculpture Park, Outdoor Cinema: "Tulpan"; Aug. 19, "Gomorrah"; Saturdays, Sculpture Drop-in Workshops, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., LIC: 718.956.1819. Aug. 13, Jazz Concerts in Forest Hills: Erin K. Shields with David Shenton Quartet; Aug. 20, Bill Jacobs Ensembles World Rhythms of Jazz, 70th Road/Queens Boulevard/Austin Street; 718.268.6565.

Aug. 14, We Are Not For Sale, "Not For Sale" documentary about human trafficking; Astoria Park; RSVP http://tinyurl.com/mp9ncj.

To Aug. 14, Central Queens YM/YWHA, summer arts & sports, ages 5-11, 67-09 108th St., Forest Hills; 718.268.5011.

Aug. 16, Our Side Workshop, Creative Nonfiction Writing on Cultural Identity, readings; Topaz Arts, 55- 03 39th Ave., Woodside; 718.505.0440.

Aug. 20, 21, 24, 29, 30, fringenyc…, "eat DRINK&beMERRY, $15; Minetta lane Theatre, 18 Minetta Lane; 866.468.7619.

Aug. 20-23, 26-30, Sep. 2-5, Queens Players/Secret Theatre, "As You Like It", $15, 44-02 23rd St., LIC; 718.581-6477.

Aug. 22, Louis Armstrong House Museum, Hot Jazz/Cool Garden Outdoor Concerts, $8/$6, 34-56 107th St., Corona; 718.478.8274. •Wed. nights, Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, "Comedyland", free, 29-19 24th Ave., Astoria; 718.274.4825. Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinner-Dances, Fleas, Fairs, Fundraisers

Aug. 9, Federation of Italian-American Organizations of Queens, Inc., 2009 5K Run/Walk, 29-21 21st Ave., Astoria.; 718.204.2444 or fiao@juno.com.

Aug. 15, Italian Charities of America, flea market, refreshments served, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst; 718.478.3100.

Aug. 22, Peter DellaMonica S.C., flea market extravaganza, 23-56 Broadway, Astoria; Ethel Zucker, 718.626.1500, x. 11.

Sep. 13, Queens Community Civic Corp. Street Fair & Flea Market, rain date Sep. 27, vendors wanted, sell your stuff, promote your business; 718.261.8015.

Ongoing, Loving Touch Animal Rescue, adopt a pet, 718.224.8629 or 631.420.0425. Health

To Sep. 20, Socrates Sculpture Park, Outdoor Fitness in the Park, rain or shine; 718.956.1819. Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens Aug. 11, 18, Story Telling Kids Reading Club Session I/Session 2: to Aug. 31, What is PCAP Medicaid & Are You Eligible?; Wed., Have You Checked Your Numbers Lately?…; Thurs., Take Control Of Your Nutrition. NOTE: Programs are at various venues, registration and/or appointments may be required, call 718-267- 4333 for information. Queens Hospital Center Wed., Medicine, OB/GYN, Cardiology; Fri., Pediatrics, Psychiatry; 82-68 164th St., Jamaica; 718.334.5296.

•Fri., Co-Dependents Anonymous, women only; Resurrection Ascension Pastoral Center, Father Freely Hall, 85-18 61st Rd., Rego Park; 718.805.1032. •Fri., 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, Al-Anon: Good Shepherd Methodist Church, 30-44 Crescent St., Astoria, 718.728.5182; St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Parish House, 2nd Floor, Jackson Heights, 718.335.7379; Steinway Reform Church, 21-64 41st St., Astoria, 718.728.2948. Call for information. •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.

•Ongoing, Mammogram Mondays, Community Healthcare Network's Helen B. Atkinson Health Center, 81 W. 115th St., Manhattan; 212.360.2565. Historicals

Aug. 8, Greater Astoria Historical Society, Cinema Saturdays: Railway Journeys, Secrets of New York, 35-20 Broadway, 4th Floor, Astoria; 718.278.0700.

Aug., Queens Historical Society, Summer 2009 Kids Programs: Geometry Scavenger Hunt, Digging Up History, $4 per child; Kingsland Homestead, 143-35 37th Ave., Flushing; 718.939.0647, x. 14.

To Nov., Greater Ridgewood Historical Society, Royal Roots Revisted: Saluting the Dutch House of Orange-Nassau at Vander Ende-Onderdonk House, donation $3,1820 Flushing Ave., Ridgewood.

To 2010, Bayside Historical Society, "Bayside Life: On the Edge of Modernity", $5 suggested donation, parking by reservation only; Sat., watercolor art workshop, $20 per class, Castle, Fort Totten Park; 718.352.1548. •Ongoing, Central Queens Historical Association, source for Queens photos not available elsewhere; www.CQHA.net or 917.376.4496. Items of Community Interest

Aug. 6, BP Helen Marshall, Bolivian Cultural Week 2009; LaGuardia C.C. @ LPAC, Van Dam Street/47th Avenue, RSVP 718.286.2853.

Aug. 8, 9, FUSIA Communications/Flushing YMCA, 19th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival celebrating The Year of the Ox, free, rain or shine, Flushing Meadows- Corona Park, Queens.

Aug. 8, 15, 22, Transportation Alternatives roundtrip bike rides, Astoria Park, World War I Memorial, Shore Boulevard; summerstreets@transalt.org.

Aug. 8, 25, Family Focus Adoption Services, "Adoption Today", 54-40 Little Neck Pkwy., Suite 4, Little Neck; 718.224.1919 or www.familyfocusadoption.org. Aug. 10, Brooklyn Cyclones, Third Annual Golf Outing & dinner, call 718.37.BKLYN.

Aug. 10, 14, Federation of Italian-American Organizations of Queens FIAO Soccer camp, ages 6-14, 20th Avenue/32nd Street, Astoria; 718.204.2444.

To Aug. 13, Public Schools Athletic League "Big Apple Games", ages 8 to 19. For information, call 311.

Aug. 13, 20, 27, Sep. 3, Queens College, "Women and Work", free, 15-week "core" job training program, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing; 718.997.4899

Aug. 15, Wells Fargo Bank, Home Mortgage Seminar, 35-01 30th Ave., Astoria; 718.310.4138.

Aug. 21, Senator Joseph Addabbo, job fair; The Shops at Atlas Park, Cooper Avenue/80th Street, Glendale; 718.738.1111.

Aug. 22, 23, Bayside Raiders 25th Anniversary Celebration, Raider Weekend 2009, game, DJ, food, raffle and more, Booth Memorial Avenue/150th Street; 718.640.0264.

Aug. 24-27, Museum of the Moving Image/Taft Institute, teacher seminar, 35th Avenue/36th Street, Astoria; 718.784.0077.

Aug. 27, B.P. Helen Marshall hosts Uruguayan Cultural Week 2009 proclamation & awards program; Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows- Corona Park; RSVP 718.286.2853.

Aug. 29,

Arthur Ashe Kids' Day, 14th Annual Full-Day Tennis & Music Festival, $20/$10, USTA Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows- Corona Park, Queens; www.usopen.org.

To Oct. 31, Myrtle Avenue BID/Ridgewood LDC/NYC Council on the Environment, Youth Market/Green Farmers Market, Ridgewood Memorial Triangle, Myrtle & Cypress Avenues; 718.381.7974 or 718.366.3806.

To Nov. 21, LIC Greenmarket Farmers Market, 48th Avenue between Vernon Boulevard & 5th Street.

To Nov., Council on the Environment of New York City, Jackson Heights Greenmarket, recycle clothing & textiles event, 34th Avenue between 77/78th Streets. For information go to www.cenyc.org.

Through November, Sunnyside Greenmarket, Skillman Avenue between 42nd/43rd Streets. •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.

•Sat., Chinese language classes, contact Councilmember John Liu's office for information; 718.888.8747, x. 111.

•Sun., 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. During the tax season forms may be available at your local branch. For program information, call 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; for program information, 718.229.4000:

Aug. 6, 13, Watercolor Workshops, pre-register Aug. 9, APEC Tricky Tray Social Fundraiser Sep. 2-7, Family "Staycation".