Gazette Calendar Of Events
Memorial Day
May 24, 11 a.m., B.P. Helen Marshall, Annual
Memorial Day Ceremony in the Veterans
Memorial Garden of Queens, reception follows,
Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd. Kew
Gardens; RSVP, 718.286.2888.
May 30, 11 a.m., Whitestone Veterans Memorial
Association-VFW Memorial Day Parade,
Whitestone Memorial Field, 149th Street/15th
Drive; 718.767.4323.
May 30, 11 a.m., Woodhaven Post 118, The
American Legion, 89-02 91st St., Woodhaven;
718.846.6116.
Community Meetings
Dates & times are subject to change, call to confirm. Associations
May 19, 7:30 p.m., FDR Dems; Chabad of NE
Queens, 212-12 26th Ave., Bayside;
718.460.8285.
May 21, 1 p.m., Woodhaven Residents’ Block;
Woodhaven/Richmond Hill Ambulance Corp.,
78-15 Jamaica Ave.
Jun. 8, 7 p.m., United Forties Civic; St. Teresa
Parish Center, 50-22 45th St., Woodside;
917.535.0516.
Jun. 9, 7:30 p.m., Dutch Kills Civic; Growing Up
Green Charter School, 39-37 28th St., LIC;
718.786.2049.
Clubs
May 26, 8 p.m., JFK Regular Dems of Queens,
Inc.; Jewish Center of Kew Gardens Hills, 71-25
Main St., KGH.
Community Boards
Jun. 13, 7 p.m., Board 7; Union Plaza Care
Center, 33-23 Union St., Flushing; 718.359.2800.
Jun. 15, Sep. 14, Oct. 11, Nov. 9, Dec. 14, Board
8; Hillcrest Jewish Center; Union Turnpike, Fresh
Meadows; 718.264.7895.
Community Councils
May 24, Jun. 28, 107th Police Precinct, Parsons
Boulevard, Flushing.
Jun. 20, 110th Police Precinct; VFW Hall, 51-11
108th St., Corona.
Community Education Councils
May 19, 6:30 p.m., District 30; P.S. 78, 48-09
Center Blvd., LIC.
May 26, 8 p.m., District 26; M.S. 67, 51-60
Marathon Pkwy., Room B44A, Bayside;
718.631.6927.
Jun. 1, 7 p.m., District 25; 30-48 Linden Pl.,
Room 407, Flushing; 718.281.3786.
Other
May 19, Jun. 16, Jul. 7, 28, Aug. 18, Sep. 8, Oct.
6, 27, Nov. 17, Dec. 8, 29, 10:30 a.m., Queens
Borough Land Use, Queens Borough Hall,
Second Floor, President’s Conference Room, 120-
55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens; call
718.286.2860 to confirm date 10 days in advance.
May 22, NYC Dept. Consumer Affairs, 4th
Annual Shred Fest, Vincent Daniels Square, 51 St.
& 43 Ave; Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Parking Lot, 111th Street between 54th & 56th
Avenues; Roy Wilkins Park Parking Lot, 177th
Street & Baisley Boulevard, Juniper Valley Park,
71st Street & 62nd Drive near Brennan Field, visit
www.nyc.gov/shredfest or call 311.
May 22, 10 a.m., A.M. David Weprin; Samuel
Field Y, Auditorium, 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy.,
Little Neck; RSVP 718.428.7900.
May 23, 10 a.m., Bay Terrace Community
Alliance; Little Bay Park, Hockey Rink; RSVP
917.494.2247.
May 24, 7:30 p.m., Greater Woodhaven
Development Corporation; St. Thomas the
Apostle School, 87-49 87th St., Woodhaven.
May 25, 1 p.m., Woodhaven Cultural &
Historical Society; Emanuel United Church of
Christ, 91st Avenue; 718.845.3385.
Jun. 12, Jul. 10, Aug. 14, Sep. 18, Oct. 16, Nov.
13, Dec. 11, noon, Bella Italia Mia; Christ the
King H.S., dates subject to weather/school functions, 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village;
718.426.1240.
•1st Mon. 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: 3rd Tues. monthly, Poetry Writing
Workshop; Tues./Sat., Weekly Storytimes; May
19, Jamaica Day School of St. Demetrios Pajama
Storytime; May 26, P.S. 135 Poetry Night.
Flushing Town Hall
137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing; 718.463.7700,
x. 222: Culture Blending in Ceramic Arts; May
19-Sep. 2011, Within The Emperor’s Garden: The
Ten Thousand Springs Pavilion; May 19-Sep. 12,
Francis Alys: A Story of Deception; May 20, 3rd
Annual Tap Extravaganza; May 21, Rakonto
World Premiere Concert; May 22, Spring Open
House, Destroy All Monsters; May 22-Jun. 30,
Alejandro Jodorowsky: The Holy Mountain; May
22-Aug. 15, Nancy Grossman: Heads; May 24,
U.S. Navy Band Northeast; Jun. 4, Hot Peas’ N
Butter; St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble Subway
Series & Food Drive; Jun. 5, Laura Leon, Pianist.
MoMA/P.S. 1
22-25 Jackson Ave., LIC; 718.784.2084: May 19-
Aug. 1, Francis Alys; May 19-Aug. 8, Laurel
Nakadate: Only The Lonely; May 19-Aug. 14,
Ryan Trecartin: Any Eve; May 22-Aug. 15,
Nancy Grossman: Heads.
Museum of the Moving Image
35th Avenue/36th Street, Astoria; 718.784.0077:
daily, “The Red Balloon” ongoing, May 19-Jun.
12, Real Virtuality; May 19-Jul. 17, City Glow.
Queens College
Kissena Boulevard @ LIE; 718.997.3818: May
19-May 27, Tommy Mintz, Cheap Shots|Made In
China: Bicyclists and Pedestrians, Mansheng
Wang: Art & Artlessness; May 19-15, Student
Choreography Showcase; May 19-Jun. 30,
“EXPRESS+LOCAL NYC Aesthetics” Art
Exhibit; May 22, Sari Gruber & Cameron Stowe;
May 26, CUNY DMA Recital.
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: May 21, Regina
Carter: Reverse Thread; May 24, 2011 Annual
Gala; May 28, “Seussical”.
Others
May 19, United Community Civic Association,
“Gasland”, free; Lexington School for The Deaf,
26-26 75th St., East Elmhurst.
May 19-21, APAC, “The Human Comedy”;
Good Shepherd U.M. Church, 30-44 Crescent St.,
Astoria; tickets, 866.811.4111.
May 19-22, LIC Arts, First Annual Open Festival
“Nostalgia”, 44-02 23rd St.
May 19-25, LIC Artists: In The Eye Of The
Beholder; Holiday Inn Manhattan View, 39-05
29th St. & Space Realty Group, 29-09 39th Ave.,
LIC; 718.392.8888 or 917.288.7996.
May 19-Jun. 13 Thalia Spanish Theatre,
Bilingual Theatre, Movement & Dance for
Children; May 19-Jun. 20, Bilingual Theatre for
Young/Beginning Actors; May 19-Jun. 19, “No
Problemo, Amigo”, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave.,
Sunnyside; 718.729.3880.
May 19-Jun. 26, Socrates Sculpture Park, May
19-Aug. 7, Vista; May 21, Indigo Kids; Sundays,
adult workshop series “Skills for Resourceful City
Living”, rain or shine, space limited; May 28,
Garden of Objects, register at 718.956.1819.
May 20-22, The Andrean Players, “Annie”; St.
Andrew Avelino Church, Flushing.
May 21, Culture Vision NYC, Night Of Culture &
The Arts; Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01
35th Ave., Astoria; RSVP, 718.383.9566, x.1.
May 21, York College, YC Blue Notes Spring
Concert @ PAC, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd.,
Jamaica; for information go to
www.yorkcollegebluenotes or www.ohny.org.
May 21, NY Metropolitan Country Music
Association, Mother’s Day Dance, Savannah Sky;
Glendale Memorial Building, 72-02 Myrtle Ave.;
718.763.4328.
May 21, 22, Jackson Heights Art Club, Annual
Art Exhibit; St. Mark’s Church, 33-50 82nd St,
Main Level, Jackson Heights; 718.426.9821;
Mon.-Sun., classes for children and adults, day or
evening; 718.926.9821.
May 21-Jun. 5, Big Apple Circus, Dance On!;
Cunningham Park, Union Turnpike, Fresh
Meadows; 888.541.3750.
May 22, Kew Gardens 100 Tile Project Painting
Day; The Potter’s Wheel, 120-33 83rd Ave.;
718.441.6614.
May 22, Oratorio Society of Queens, Spring
Concert; Queensborough Performing Arts Center,
222-05 56th Ave., Bayside; 718.279.3006.
May 22, Sky View Center, String Quartet, Level
D. 40-24 College Point Blvd., Flushing.
May 22, Gingerbread Players of St. Luke’s
Church, “Cavalleria Rusticana:, donation $12, 85
Greenway South, Forest Hills Gardens;
718.268.7772.
May 23, Astoria Federal Sviangs, “Teach
Children to Save” Essay Contest & Outreach
Program, ages five to 12, 800-ASTORIA.
May 25, the noguchi museum, Tracks: Animal
Drawings from Noguchi’s Travels, 33rd
Road/Vernon Boulevard, LIC.
May 26, 2011 Patrol Borough Queens South,
Seventh Annual Talent Show; York College PAC,
94-45 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Jamaica; call 107th
Pct., 718.969.5973, x.74.
May 27, Bohemian Hall Czech/Slovak Festival,
Theatre Unglet’s Comedy, “NaUteku” in Czech;
May 28-29 various musical/dancing performances; Wed. nights, Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden,
“Comedyland”, free, 29-19 24th Ave., Astoria;
718.274.4825.
May 28, Jun. 11, 25, Italian Charities of America,
Saturday Dance, refreshments; Jun. 7, Italian
Classes; Mon. & Fri., Dance with Instructions
$10, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst;
718.478.3100.
Jun. 3, Killing Kompany, Graduation To
Murder!, $45 p.p.; Riccardo’s, 21-01 24th Ave.,
Astoria;718.721.7777.
Jun. 9, Dino Rosi, The Voice of Napoli; Mitchell-
Linden Library, 29-42 Union St., Flushing;
718.539.2330.
Jun. 11, NY Metropolitan Country Music
Association, Father’s Day Dance; Glendale
Memorial Building, 72-02 Myrtle Ave.;
718.763.4328.
Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinners,
Dances & More
May 19, UFT Distict 26, Fifth Annual Parent-
Educator Alliance, Scholarship Dinner Dance;
Floral Terrace, 250 Jericho Tpke., Floral Park;
send $60 check to Mary Vaccaro, UFT Rep, 97-77
Queens Blvd., 5th Floor, Rego Park, 11374.
May 20, Greater Woodhaven Development
Corporation, 32nd Anniversary “Finally Spring”
Dinner Dance, Cordon Bleu Caterers, at 96-01
Jamaica Avenue, $65, 718 805-0202.
May 21, Arts in Action for Japan, Benefit Concert
for Japan 002; Church-in-the Gardens, 50 Ascan
Ave., Forest Hills, $20 adults/$25 senior/student,
under 12 free with suggested donation; tickets at
aaj@artistactionjapan.org.
May 22, Queens Mamas, New Mama’s Expo, $20
online, a portion of sales go to
www.babybuggy.org; Forest Hills Jewish Center,
106-06 Queens Blvd;
www.Queensmamas.com/expo.
May 22, H.O.P.E. for STROKE/Bruce Cohen
Memorial Walk-A-Thon, Marjorie Post Park,
Unqua Road, Massapequa (Nassau County);
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Jun. 1, 114th Precinct Community Council,
Fellowship Breakfast; Riccardo’s, 21-04 24th
Ave., Astoria; RSVP 718.626.9327 or
718.932.8743.
Jun. 2, Museum of the Moving Image, Annual
Black-tie Benefit honoring NBC’s Brian Williams
& Kenneth W. Lowe of Scripps Networks
Interactive; St. Regis Hotel, 55th Street/5th
Avenue, Manhattan; 212.245.6570.
Jun. 4, Troop 65 Eagle Scout Court of Honor;
Saint Joseph School Cafeteria, 28-46 44th St.,
LIC; 718.267.8345.
Jun. 4, Topaz Arts Center, Second Annual
Fundraising Benefit, Dance Into Light, 55-03 39th
Ave., Woodside; 347.770.3454
Jun. 4, Italian Charities of America, flea market;
Jun. 12, auction, refreshments served at both
events, 83-20 Queens Blvd.; 718.478.3100.
•Ongoing, Animal Rescue, pet adoptions, donations appreciated; 718.224.8629 or 631.420.0425.
•Ongoing, Bobbi and the Strays NY Pet Rescue &
Adoption,
www.bobbiandthestrays.org/Adopt.aspx, donations appreciated, Adoption Center, 71-03 80 St.,
Glendale; 718. 326.6070.
•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, donations appreciated, 89-10
Eliot Ave., Rego Park; 718.424-3340 or
www.acq.petfinder.com.
Health
May 19, 26, Jun. 2, 9, 16, 24, Jul. 7 14, 21, 28,
Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25, The Purpose Center
International, seminars, Getting Off Line @
Station Square, Burns Street/71st Avenue, Forest
Hills;May 23, 30, Jun. 7, 14, 21, 28, Jul. 5, 12,
19, 26, Entrepreneurship For Beginners @ Russell
Place School Yard, Ascan Avenue; May 24, 31,
Jun. 7, 14, 21, 28, Jul. 5, 12, 19, 26,
Compounding Your Self Awareness @
MacDonald Park, Queens Boulevard;
718.263.3501, TheCNetwrk@aol.com.
May 19-20, North Shore-LIJ Health System, free
skin cancer screening @ Forest Hills Hospital;
718.830.1964.
May 19, Elmhurst Hospital Center Trauma
Services, Wear A Helmet And Stay Smart, free
helmets for children (while supplies last), A1-22
Auditorium, 1st Floor, Main Building, Broadway;
718.334.5724.
May 24, Family Focus Adoption Services,
Thinking About Adopting?, free information
meeting, 54-40 Little Neck Pkwy., Suite 4;
718.224.1919.
Jun. 1, 12, Cross Island YMCA, summer camp
open house; Jun. 5, Building Strong Kids Mini
Triathalon; ongoing, Cross Island YMCA, Strong
Kids Campaign, 238-10 Hillside Ave., Bellerose;
718.479.0505.
Samuel Field Y
May 19, Personal Growth & Relationship Group
(8 wks); May 25, Weds./Rap: Discussion
“Women Need a Reason, Men Need a Place,”;
Jun. 1, “A Soldier’s Story”; May 26, Singles
Center, “Separation/Divorce Support” (10 sessions); Jun. 2, “A Personal Growth/Relationship
with Assertiveness Training: Mon., Magic: Learn
& Play @ Bay Terrace; Mon., Wed., pre-school
programs, kids with developmental disabilities,
ages 3 to 5; call 718.225.6750, x. 262 or gmayerhoff@sfy.org; Mon., Wed., Fri., Medicaid Waiver
Afterschool Program, ages 5 to 21; gym/creative
exploration @ Little Neck; 58-20 Little Neck
Pkwy.; general information, 718.225.6750.
Mount Sinai Queens
Registration and/or appointment may be required,
call 718-267-4333 for time & location information: May 26, Stroke Awareness Day @ Mt. Sinai
Queens; Jun. 1, Blood Pressure Screening @
Dellamonica Jr. Center for Seniors & Hellenic
Cultural Center; Jun. 16, Rules of the Game:
Preventing Sports-Related Foot Injuries @ Avalon
Riverview Community Room; Jun. 22, Free
Prostate Cancer Screening @ Physician
Associates.
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.
•Drug Problems? Call Narcotic Anonymous,
718.962-6244 or go to
www.westernqueensna.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.
•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, Sundays, Long Island Consultation Center,
97-29 64th Rd., Rego Park; 212.631.1198,
www.smartrecovery.org.
•Tai Chi, Saturdays, Cheng Man Ching Tai Chi
Assoc., 87-10 Liberty Ave., Ozone Park;
ozoneparktaichi@yahoo.com.
Historicals
May 21, Bayside Historical, It’s My Park Day @
Fort Totten; May 22, Jazz, Wine & Cheese @ The
Castle; Jun. 1, Genealogy Lecture Series:
Connecting with Kin; Jun. 15, Finding &
Reading Records, $10 per lecture; ongoing,
Historic Lawrence Cemetery Tour, free, 216th
Street/42nd Avenue; www.baysidehistorical.org;
The Women of Bayside, Bayside Life: On The
Edge of Modernity, Native Bayside, The Castle, If
The Hat Fits, Virtual Exhibit: Take a Cruise
Through the History of Bayside 1639-2000;
wwwbaysidehistorical.org; 718.352.1548.
May 21, Newtown Historical of Queens, rally to
get more green space in Maspeth; information,
718.366.3715.
May 21, Greater Astoria Historical, East River
Walking Tour; History Round Table: Honor and
Salute Veterans, 35-20 Broadway, 4th Floor,
Astoria; 718.278.7000.
May 26, Queens Historical, Author Stefanie
Pintoff Interview, Kingsland Homestead, 143-35
37th Ave, Flushing, 718.939.0647, x. 14.
Jun. 1, Voelker Orth Museum, Bee-Keeping
Course: Get the Buzz on Bees!; 718.359.6227,
www.vomuseum.org.
Jun. 4, Astoria Historical Screening: “New York;
A Documentary (1929-1941); Jun. 5, Walking
Tour Old Astoria Village; Jun. 6, Documentary:
“Newtown Creek”; Jun. 18, History Round
Table: “The Events of the Civil War in 1861, 35-
20 Broadway, 4th Floor; 718.278.0700.
•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
May 19, Senator Joe Addabbo Jr., Unclaimed
Funds @ Woodhaven Richmond Hill Senior
Center, 78-15 Jamaica Ave.; 718.497.1630 or
718.738.1111.
May 21-27 United States Coast Guard, Safe
Boating Week Classes; Jun. 4, New York Safe
Boating @ All Saints Episcopal Church, Great
Neck; Jun. 11, 26, Jul. 1, Aug. 14, About Safe
Boating @ Fort Totten, all classes require pre-registration, information, 917.952.7014, Mike Kaff,
e-mail 12-01@verizon.net.
May 25, QEDC, Queens A Taste Of The World;
#7 Sunnyside to Jackson Heights; information go
to www.GeogNYC.com.
May 25, LICBDC Annual Gathering, network,
food, drinks, $50 n.m.; RSVP, 718.786.5300.
May 26, Jun. 30, Queens Chamber of
Commerce/QEDC/NYCSBS, minority/womenowned business enterprise program certification
seminars, free, registration required @
info@queenschamber.org or 718.898.8500; May
24, Queens Business Expo & Breakfast @ Citi
Field.
Now, Queens Alliance & Queens Kiwanis
Baseball League, division openings, ages 13-14
and 15-16, call 718.366.7717 or 917.868.5665.
•Fri., QPTV, Heidi Harrison Chain, “All About
Queens”, weekly, Channel 34 TWC, Fios,
Channel 82 RCN; Sat., Channel 56 TWC, Fios,
Channel 84 RCN.
•Sat., Greater Ridgewood Historical, open to the
public, 143-135 37th Ave., Flushing, 718.465-
1776.
•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.
Library Highlights
There are many free events available at Queens
libraries for adults, teens, “tweens” and kids. For
program information, call 718.990.0700; May 21,
Symphony 101: Shake, Rattle & Roll!, Sweet
Cyanide; Jun. 5, Sofia Rei; Jun. 10 Astoria Blue
Feather & Astoria Cancer Action Council Health
& Community Services Fair; Jun. 13,
International Film Screening & Discussion; Jun.
27, Radiant & Timeles: A Dance Odyssey.
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.
Queens Botanical Garden
43-50 Main St., Flushing; 718.886.3800: May 21,
MillionTrees NYC Street Tree Care Workshop;
May 22, Glass Painting Class; Jun. 1, 8, 15, 22,
29, Jul. 6, 13, 20, 27, Tai Chi for People with
Arthritis or Limited Mobility; Jun. 5, Community
Volunteer Day; Jun. 6, Community Volunteer
Day; Jun. 7, Composting in the City; Jun. 9, 16th
Annual Rose Gala; Jun. 11, The Great Rosarians
of the World Lecture XI; Jun. 26, Summer
Solstice Celebration; Jul. 6-Aug. 18, HSBC
Children’s Garden Summer Session.
Queens County Farm Museum
Enjoy being outside and taking a walk around the
grounds at the farm, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy.,
Floral Park; 718.347.3276.
Queens Zoo
53-51 111th St., Flushing Meadows–Corona Park;
718.271.1500 or go to www.queenszoo.com:
ongoing, Interactive Discovery Center.
Others
May 19-Jun. 3, Roy Wilkins Recreation Center,
Basketball Referee Training For Teens, ages 16-
24, 177th Street/Baisley Boulevard; e-mail
Eric.Wyche@parks.nyc.gov.
May 19-Jun. 18, City Parks Foundation, ages
eight to 12, Get Up & Go! @ Juniper Valley Park,
Juniper Boulevard, register at 718.760.6999.
May 21, Coastal Preservation Network, It’s My
Park Day @ MacNeil Park, College Point;
www.coastalpreservation.org or katwini@earthlink.net.
May 22, Urban Park Rangers/NYC Audubon
Society, Hawk Watch @ Astoria Park, register, go
to www.nycaudubon.org or call 212.691.7483.
May 22, NYC 4th Annual Shred Fest @ Vincent
Daniels Square, 51st Sreet/43rd Avenue, Flushing
Meadows–Corona Park, 111th Street/54th-56th
Avenues, Roy Wilkins Park, 177th Street/Baisley
Boulevard, Juniper Valley Park, 71st Street/62nd
Drive; 311.
Reunions
Jun. 3-5, Bryant H.S. “Blast From The Past”, 50th
anniversary of the 1961 graduating class, contact
dianneorenstein@comcast.net.
School News & Events
May 19-22, LaGuardia C.C., Alumni Art
Exhibition @ Reis Studios Experimental Space,
43-01 22nd St.; ongoing, courses at Taxi & For
Hire Vehicle Driver Institute; 718.482.5335,
http://ace.laguardia.edu/taxi.
May 21-22, St. Mary’s Afterschool Drama Guild,
Rodgers’ & Hammerstein’s “The King & I”, 70-
20 47th Ave., Winfield Auditorium, Woodside;
718.672.4848.
•Fall 2011, Queens College/NY Society of
Security Analysts, CFA® Exam Prep Courses, for
information go to www.nyssa.org/cfa.
May 14, Queens College/Choral Society &
Orchestra, Spring Concert, Colden Auditorium,
$18-20, 718-793-8080.
Senior Centers: Adult 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:
Tues., bereavement group; Wed., Ethics for
Thinking People, Adult Beginner Ballet Classes;
Thurs., Computer Classes for Adult Seniors,
Adult Dance Power Movement Class.
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:
Mondays, Jody Oliver workshop, Artwork to
Ready-To-Wear, Mon./Fri., ESL tutoring, 4th
Wed., For Men Only; May 19, “The Fighter”;
May 24, Belle’s Players; May 25, learn or relearn
ballroom dancing; Jun. 20, art show.
QCH: Pomonok Center, 67-09 Kissena Blvd.,
Flushing; 718.591.3377: ESL tutoring Mon., Tai
Chi, walking club; Mon./Tues./Thurs./Fri., calligraphy lessons; Mon./Wed, beginners English
classes; Thurs., yoga, Fri., tango, pasodoble, cha
cha dance lessons; Mon.-Fri., Ping Pong/Pool
Room.
Queens Interagency Council On Aging
Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd.,
Room 319, Kew Gardens; 718.268.5954.
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.

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