9/11—We Will Never Forget

Sep. 4-14, Queens College, Chee Wang Ng, September 11 Memorial Installation; Godwin-Ternbach Museum, Kissena Boulevard, Flushing; 718.997.4747 or www.qc.cuny.edu/yearofchina.

Sep. 7, 7:30 p.m., United Community Civic Association, Annual “9/11 Memorial Candlelight Ceremony”; McManus Memorial Park, 81st Street/Grand Central Service Road, Astoria Heights.

Sep. 10, 2 p.m., Gus Antonopoulos of Farenga & Sons Funeral Home, Tom Golden of Gleason’s Funeral Home, Kevin Mack of Quinn & Sons Funeral Home, George Stamatiades of David’s Funeral Home, 9th Anniversary 9/11 Memorial Service honoring the 9/11 FDNY, PAPD & NYPD officers and their families; St. Michael’s Cemetery, 72-02 Astoria Blvd., East Elmhurst; 718.278.3240. Community Meetings Dates & times are subject to change, call to confirm. Associations Oct. 13, Nov. 10, Dec. 22, 7:30 p.m., Board 8; Hillcrest Jewish Center, Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows; 718.264.7895. Clubs Sep. 16, Oct. 21, Nov. 18, Dec. 16, 8 p.m., sharp, John F. Kennedy Regular Dems of Queens; Margaret Tietz Center, 164-11 Chapin Pkwy., Jamaica; 718.298.7800, x. 0. Community Boards Sep. 13, 7 p.m., sharp, Board 7; Union Plaza Care Center, 33-23 Union St., Flushing; 718.359.2800.

Oct. 13, Nov. 10, Dec. 8, 7:45 p.m., Board 6, 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., Kew Gardens; 718.263.9250. Community Education Councils Sep. 13, 6 p.m. sign in, District 30, 28-11 Queens Plaza North, 5th Floor, LIC; 718.391.8380. Other Aug. 26, Green Shores NYC, It’s Your Waterfront: Tell Us About It!; Queens East River @ Greater Astoria Historical Society, 35-20 Broadway, 4th Floor, LIC; Sep. 13, Ravenswood @ Variety Boys & Girls Club, 21-12 30th Rd., Astoria; Sep. 14, Hunters Point @ St. Mary’s Church, Basement, 10-09 49th Ave., LIC; Sep. 15, Astoria Park @ Bohemian Hall, 29-19 24th Ave.; greenshoresnyc@yahoo.com.

Sep. 29, Flushing Camera Club, 7:30 p.m.; Flushing Hospital, Auditorium, 146-01 45th Ave; 718.441.6210.

Oct. 12, Nov. 9, Dec. 14, 6:30 p.m., Ravenswood Lions Club; Riccardo’s, 21-01 21st Ave., Astoria.

Oct. 7, 28, Nov. 18, Dec. 9, 30, 10:30 a.m., Borough President Land Use, Borough Hall, B.P’s Conference Room, 120-55 Queens Blvd., 2nd Floor, Kew Gardens; call 718.286.2860.

Oct. 18, Nov. 15, Dec. 13, 5:30 p.m., Borough Board; B.P.’s Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens; 718.286.2860.

Oct. 19, Nov. 16, Dec. 14, 9:30 a.m., Borough Cabinet; B.P.’s Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens; 718.286.2860. •1st Monday of the month, 8 p.m., American Legion Post 298, 30-61 87th St., East Elmhurst. Arts & Entertainment

Barnes & Noble 176-60 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows, 718.380.7077; Tues./Sat., weekly storytimes; Sep. 1, Discussion/Signing: The Pressures of Teaching; Sep. 11, World of Todd Parr storytime; Sep. 13, Open Mic Poetry; Sep. 15, Nook Night; Sep. 16, A Playwright’s Workshop; Sep. 20, Poetry Writing Workshop; Sep. 21, Turn Off Week Storytime;. Museum of the Moving Image 35th Avenue/36th Street, Astoria; 718.784.0077: daily, “The Red Balloon” ongoing, “Behind the Screen”.

P.S. 1 22-25 Jackson Ave., LIC; 718.784.2084: Aug. 26-Oct.

18, 12th Annual Warm Up Music Series: Greater New York; art, artist studios, performance, film, music exhibitions, $10 suggested donation, go to www.MoMAPS1.org. Queens College Kissena Boulevard @ LIE; 718.997.3818: Sep. 22, new member welcome party.

Queens Museum of Art Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, New York City Building, program information; 718.592.9700: ongoing, tours, permanent collections, World’s Fair Panorama of the City of New York;

Queens Theatre in the Park Most events take place in Flushing Meadows –Corona

Park, venues & ticket prices vary, call 718.760.0064 for information; Sep. 25-26, Calpulli Danza Mexicana. Others Aug. 26-29, Redd Tale Theatre Company, “Macbeth”, “The Triumph of Love”, $12/$15; Nicu’s Spoon Theatre, 38 W. 38th St., Manhattan; 212.868.4444.

Aug. 26-Sep. 24, Artist Unlimited, Edwin Cadiz’ “Move over, Gnome...it’s Wolfie’s World”, 37-44 21st St., LIC; 718.752.3700.

Aug. 26-Oct. 24, Noguchi Museum, California Scenario: The Courage of Imagination installation, free First Fridays, 9-01 33rd Rd., LIC; 718.204.7088.

Sep. 9-11, Concrete Temple Theatre, Bird Machine @ The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23rd St., #104, LIC; 718.392.0722.

Sep. 12, NY Metropolitan Country Music Assn., Inc., Country Music Jamboree & Dance @ Bowne Park, 32nd Avenue/157th Street, Flushing; Sep. 16, Stoney Creek Band; Glendale Memorial Building, 72-02 Myrtle Ave.; 718.763.4328.

Sep. 12-Mar. 6, 2011, Socrates Sculpture Park EAF10: 2010 Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition, Vernon Boulevard/Broadway, LIC.

Sep. 16-19, 22-26, 29-30, Oct. 1-2, The Queens Players, Julius Caesar @ The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23rd St., LIC; 718.392.0722.

To Oct. 3, FIGMENT (Action Arts league) 2010 Interactive Art: Big Art Governors Island; www.figmentproject.org. •Mon.-Sat., Jackson Heights Art Club, Inc., children/ adult art classes; 718.926.9821. •Wed. nights, Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, “Comedyland”, free, 29-19 24th Ave., Astoria; 718.274.4825. •Fri. nights, Las Margaritas, jazz gigs, 83-22 37th Ave., Jackson Heights; 718.205.1705.

•Sat., watercolor art workshop, $20 per class, The Castle @Fort Totten Park; 718.352.1548. Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinner-Dances, Fleas, Fairs, Fundraisers

Aug. 26-Oct. 15, City View Pharmacy, “Art for a Cause”, 10% of sale price goes to Ronald McDonald House Greek Division, 23-07 Astoria Blvd., Astoria; 718.545.2550.

Sep. 2, Woodside on the Move, fundraiser, donation $30, @ Sean Og’s, 60-02 Woodside Ave., 718.476.8449.

Sep. 6, Asian “Feastival” food event to benefit Food Bank for New York and City Harvest, $60 p.p. cash at door or buy tickets online at www.asianfeastival.com, Sheraton LaGuardia East, 135-20 39th Ave., Flushing. •Ongoing, Animal Rescue, pet adoptions, 718.224.8629 or 631.420.0425. •Ongoing, Muffin’s Pet Connection, helps find homes for pets, donations appreciated; 718.833.7988 or www.muffins.org.

•Sundays, Animal Center of Queens, adopt a homeless dog or puppy, cat or kitten, non-profit, no-kill organization, 89-10 Eliot Ave., Rego Park; 718.424-3340 or www.acq.petfinder.com. Health

Aug. 26, Astoria Federal Savings, Optimize Your Life with Exercise, free, 37-16 30th Ave., LIC; 718.545.4400.

Aug. 26, C.M. Dan Halloran, blood drive, Knights of Columbus Hall, 35-30 Bell Blvd., Bayside

Aug. 29, Federation of Italian-American Organizations of Queens, Inc., 2010 5K Run/Walk; FIAO Soccer Field, 20th Avenue/33rd Street, Astoria; 718.204.2444.

Aug. 31, Family Focus Adoption Services, information meetings, 54-40 Little Neck Pkwy., Suite 4, Little Neck; 718.224.1919.

Mount Sinai Queens Registration and/or appointment is required, call 718- 267-4333 for additional location information: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Healthy Mothers-Healthy Babies, @ Mount Sinai Queens Family Associates, call for appointment, 718.267.5956.

Other Health Services •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 Reformed Church, 21-64 41st St., Astoria, 718.728.2948. Call for information.

• Co-Dependents Anonymous, women only, Fridays; Resurrection Ascension Pastoral Center, Father Feely Hall, 85-18 61st Rd., Rego Park; 718.805.1032.

• Domestic Violence; American Family Community Services, 37-63 76th St., Jackson Heights; 718.639.8370.

• Mammograms, Mondays, Community Healthcare Network’s Helen B. Atkinson Health Center, 81 W. 115th St., Manhattan; 212.360.2565. •OCA, Saturdays, Resurrection Ascension Church, Feely Hall, 85-18 61st Rd., Rego Park; www.obsessivecompulsiveanonymous.org, 917.443.0355. •Overeaters Anonymous, Fridays; Unity Center of Flushing, 42-11 155th St., Flushing. •The Public Policy and Education Fund of New York, health coverage Web site, go to www.NYConsumerHealth.org.

• Sakhi for South Asian Women support group meetings, weekends; for information call 212.714.9153, x. 108. •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, www.smartrecovery.org.

• F.E.G.S. Health & Human Services, Partners in Caring bereavement/older adult spousal loss, 97-45 Queens Blvd., Rego Park, 718.896.9090, x. 243. •Jovenes Queens Group, alcoholics anonymous, free, 102-08 Northern Blvd., Corona; 718.426.7467. Historicals

Aug. 26-Jan. 11, 2011, Queens Historical Society Children’s Exhibit, A Visual History of Freedom: An Exhibit for Young Learners & Families, 143-35 37th Ave., Flushing; 718.939.0647, x. 17. •Ongoing, Bayside Historical Society, Virtual Exhibit: Take a Cruise Through the History of Bayside, 1639- 2000, wwwbaysidehistorical.org, 718.352.1548.

•Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sun., King Manor Museum, tours & school/group programs, Jamaica Avenue/140th Street, Jamaica; 718.206.0545, x. 11. •Central Queens Historical Association, a source for Queens photos not available elsewhere; www.CQHA.net or 917.376.4496. Items of Community Interest

Aug. 26, C.M. Peter Vallone Jr., Volunteers Wanted For Mother Teresa Candlelight Vigil, Www.Petervallone.Com, 718.274.4500.

Aug. 26-Oct. 3, Museum of the City of New York, America’s Mayor: John V. Lindsay…; information, reservations, www.jjay.cuny.edu, www.paleycenter.org, www.zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu.

Aug. 31, Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr., new voting machine demonstration @Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 78-15 Jamaica Ave., Woodhaven;

Sep. 9 @ Our Lady of Hope, Auditorium, 61-27 71st St., Middle Village; 718.738.1111 or 718.497.1630.

Aug. 31, Bay Terrace Community Alliance, Meet the Candidates Night; Bay Terrace Jewish Center, 13-00 209th St.

To Sep. 1, NYC HPD, Request for Proposals, 600 affordable units, new school, commercial space, parking, Hunter’s Point South, LIC; information, www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/developers/rfp.shtml.

Sep. 2, NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development/Ridgewood Property Owners & Civic, Queens Owners’ Forum; I.S. 93, Auditorium, 66-56 Forest Ave.; 718.802.5078.

Sep. 11, Sunnyside United Neighborhood Network, large-scale graffiti cleanup, meet at Sunnyside Reformed Church, 48th Street/Skillman Avenue; 646.298.8669.

Sep. 13 postmark deadline, NYS Department of Correctional Services, trainee civil service exam Oct. 16, go to www.docs.state.ny.us, erik.kriss@docs.state.ny.us or call 518.457.8182. •1st, 3rd, 5th Sat., Queens Best Toastmasters Club, public speaking/communication, free; Elmhurst Hospital Center, Conference Room A-1-15, 79-01 Broadway; call Mark, 718.457.8390. •Forty Plus of New York orientation/tour, 470 Seventh Ave., Manhattan; 212.947.4230. Library Highlights There are many free events available at Queens libraries for adults, teens, “tweens” and kids. 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 and Scouts, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston, fees vary, pre-registration advised, dates & times may change; for program information, 718.229.4000: daily, APEC’s Gift Shop purchases benefit APEC; Sep. 13-16, 20-23, 27-30, Sunny Bunnies; Sep. 14, 17, 21, 28, Fledglings; Sep. 14-17, 21-24, 18-30, Toddler Time; Sep. 16-17, 23-24, Wee Sprouts.

Queens Botanical Garden Lovely any time of the year the grounds at the gardens offer peace and tranquility, volunteers are always needed and greatly appreciated, 43-50 Main St., Flushing; 718.886-3800: ongoing, Orientations & Garden Tours
on Sat. & Sun. through summer, free with admission.
Queens County Farm Museum
Enjoy being outside and taking a walk around the
grounds at the farm, 75-30 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral
Park; 718.347.3276: Sep. 12, 30th Annual Antique
Motorcycle Show; weekends Sep. 18-Nov. 7, 3-Acre
Amazing Maize Maze; Sep. 25-26, 28th Annual
Queens County Fair.
Queens Zoo
53-51 111th St., Flushing Meadows–Corona Park;
718.271.1500 or go to www.queenszoo.com: ongoing,
Interactive Discovery Center.
Others
Aug. 26, 2010 CityParks Foundation, CityParksKids,
summer golf lessons, Mon./Wed./Tues./Thurs. @ Alley
Pond Park, Tues./Thurs @ Baisley Park & Flushing
Meadows–Corona Park, ages 6-17, free; 311.
Aug. 26-27, Department of Parks/Recreation & City
Parks Foundation, free swimming lessons @ Astoria
Pool, Fisher Pool or Liberty Pool, 311.
Aug. 26-31, Hallets Cove Walk-Up Paddles @
Socrates Sculpture Park Beach, kayaking for all ages;
718.228.9214.
Aug. 28, Urban Park Rangers, bike tour, free, Fort
Totten Park, entrance @ 212th Street, Bayside; 311.
Aug. 30, C.M. Mark Weprin/Friends of Cunningham
Park, free movie,“Casablanca”, near Bocce Courts,
Fresh Meadows; 718.468.0137.
Aug. 31, Live at the Gantries, NYC Street Opera, LIC;
for information, 311.
Reunions
Sep. 25, Newtown H.S. Class of 1985, 25th Reunion,
Astoria Manor, $100 p.p.; Linda Wong, 212-591-8235,
marialoves2write@yahoo.com.
Oct. 16, Long Island City H.S., Class of 1985, 25th
reunion, $125 includes everything pay $100 until June
17; Penthouse 808, Manhattan; LIC H.S. Class of
1985, P.O. Box 3502, LIC, NY 11103.

School News & Events
Aug. 26-Sep. 6, LaGuardia C.C., The Winged Fists of
Celtic Park: LIC’s Olympic Champions, The Irish-
American Athletic Club; ongoing, courses at Taxi &
For Hire Vehicle Driver Institute; 718.482.5335,
http://ace.laguardia.edu/taxi; Sep. 7, Accounting open
house; Sep. 11, Alcoholo & Substance Abuse
Counselor open house, 31-10 Thomson Ave., LIC;
718.482.5966.
Aug. 29, Latin Women In Action, “Summer Fun &
Back to School Festival 2010”, 104th/99th Street &
39th Avenue, Corona; 718.478.2972.
Senior Centers: Activities
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 YM/YWHA S.C., 67-09 108th St.,
Forest Hills, call for fees; 718.268.5011: Wed., Ethics
for Thinking People; Thurs., Computer Classes for
Adult Seniors.
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.
Glenridge S.C. & Advisory Center
59-03 Summerfield St., Ridgewod 718.386.5136;
Thurs., free classic movie, full hot dinner buffet, $2.50
for seniors, $4.50 non-seniors.
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: Mon./Fri.,
ESL tutoring’ Aug. 26, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”;
Aug. 30, Guildnet; long-term care, vision loss, lowvision
devices.
QCH: Pomonok Center, 67-09 Kissena Blvd.,
Flushing; 718.591.3377: ESL tutoring Mon., Tai Chi;
Mon./Tues./Thurs./Fri., calligraphy lessons; Thurs.,
yoga, dance lessons; Aug. 27, outdoor flea market in
parking lot, contact Jennifer Buljan.
Rego Park S.C., 93-29 Queens Blvd, 718.896.8511.
Ridgewood Older Adult Center & Services, 59-14
70th Ave.; 718.456.2000.
Selfhelp Austin Street Senior Center, 106-06 Queens
Blvd., Forest Hills; 718.520.8197.