Dates & times are subject to change, call to confirm.

Thanksgiving Events
Mets Holiday Food Drive
Donate 10+ items for two Mets tix. Citi
Field, Parking Lot G, 126th near
Roosevelt Ave, Flushing.
Nov. 17, 9 am - 5 pm
Central Queens YM & YWHA
Thanksgiving Lunch ($14)
Machane Chodosh, 67-29 108th St.,
RSVP 718.268.5011 x 160
Nov. 22, 12 - 2 pm. Nov. 15 payment due
Afrikan Poetry Theatre Thanksgiving
Feast & Clothing Event  176-03
Jamaica Ave., Jamaica.
Nov. 24, 10 am - 1 pm
LIC YMCA Kids Turkey Trot, 5k
Run/Walk ($8 child/$15 family adv.,
$10, $20 11/24 reg.)  5k, 1k, 100 meter,
400 meter. 32-23 Queens Blvd., LIC. register www.licturkeytrot.com
Nov. 24, 8 am
Ozone Park Senior Center
Thanksgiving Dinner
And music for dancing. 103-02 101st Ave.
Call Pat 718.847.9200 for transportation.
Nov. 24, 9 am - 2 pm
Holiday Events
Cncl. Van Bramer’s Holiday Food
Drive  Drop-off at Van Bramer’s ofc, 47-
01 Queens Blvd., Sunnyside; Queens
Library branches: Sunnyside, Broadway,
LIC, Woodside, Court Square.
Deadline Dec. 9
Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce:
www.sunnysidechamber.org
-Nov. 29:
Tree Lighting
Sabba Park, Queens Blvd., betw. 48th St.
& Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside.
-Dazies Holiday Dinner ($35m/$40nm)
39-41 Queens Blvd., Sunnyside.
Community Meetings
Clubs
American Legion Post 298
30-61 87th St., East Elmhurst.
1st Mon. of the month at 8 pm
American Legion & Ladies Aux. Post 118
89-02 91st St., Woodhaven, 718.846.6116
-2nd/3rd Mon. at 8 pm
Bella Italia Mia ($5m/$7nm)
Christ the King H.S., 68-02 Metropolitan
Ave., Middle Village, 718.426.1240,
www.freewebs.com/bellaitaliamia.
Cultural events: lectures, music, wine.
Dec. 11, noon
Dutch Kills Civic Assoc. Community
Celebration Dinner ($100 donation)
www.dutchkillscivic.com. Four Points
Sheraton Hotel, 27-05 39th Ave.,
Reservation 718.728.7820.
Nov. 30, 6 - 9 pm
FDR Democratic Assoc.
Costa Constantinides, Chabad of NE
Queens, 212-12 26th Ave., Bayside,
718.460.8285.
Nov. 17, 7:30 pm
Flushing Camera Club

Flushing Hospital, 45th Ave. & Parsons
Blvd.  1st, 2nd, 3rd Weds., 7:30 - 10 pm
Jamaica Bay Task Force Meeting
NPS Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor
Center, Cross Bay Blvd., Broad Channel.
Nov. 17, 6:30 pm
Queens Best Toastmasters Club
Public Speaking/Effective
Communication. Elmhurst Hospital,
Conference Rm. A-1-15, 79-01 Broadway.
1st, 3rd, 5th Sat., 10 am - 12:15 pm
Community Boards, Edu. & Pct.
102nd Pct. Community Meeting
68-02 Metropolitan Ave., 718.426.1240.
Dec. 11, 12 pm
112th Pct. Community Council
-Poster Contest: Anti-Drug/Drunk
Driving, grades 4-12
Deadline Dec. 9, display Dec. 21
Community Board 3, monthly meeting
I.S. 227 Louis Armstrong School, 32-02
Junction Blvd., E. Elmhurst.
Nov. 17, 7:45 pm
Community Board 8
Hillcrest Jewish Center; Union Turnpike;
718.264.7895.
Dec. 14 at 7:30 pm
Community Educ. Council District 25
Parent Empowerment Summit
Parsons Educ. Complex, 158-40 76th Rd.,
Flushing.
Nov. 19, 10 am - 2 pm. Pre-reg by Nov. 9
cecd25events@gmail.com
Community District Educ. Council 26:
M.S. 67, Room B44A, 51-60 Marathon
Pkwy., Little Neck, 718.631.6927.
www.cdec26.org
Nov. 22 at 7 business, & 8 pm public
General Interest
Animal Shelter/Rescue:
-Animal Rescue, pet adoptions, donations
appreciated. 718.224.8629 or
631.420.0425.
-Bobbi and the Strays Pet Rescue &
Adoption. Donations appreciated, Adoption
Center, 71-03 80 St., Glendale, 718.
326.6070, www.bobbiandthestrays.org
/Adopt.aspx.
-Muffin’s Pet Connection helps find
homes for pets, donations appreciated,
718.833.7988 or www.muffins.org.
Canned/Dry Food Drive
Ultimate Fitness Queens, 26-50 BQE
West, Woodside, 718.726.4343.
To Nov. 20
Free ESL Classes
Seaburn Bookstore, 33-18 Broadway,
Astoria, 347.642.3805.  Tuesdays
Yehuda Amichai workshop by Philip
Schultz  Central Queens YM&YWHA,
67-09 108th St., Forest Hills,
www.centralqueensy.org.
Nov. 29, 1:30 pm
Prospect of Peace...Middle East
Hollis Hills Jewish Center, 210-10 Union
Tpke., Hollis Hills, 718.776.3500.
Nov. 20, 7:45 pm
QEDC Small Business Workshops
Workshops ($25), clinics (free)
Entrepreneur Space, 36-46 37th St., LIC,
718.263.0546, www.queensny.org.
Dec. 12, 6 - 8 pm

Queens Library Meetings
Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd.,
Jamaica.
-Board of Trustees & Committee
Nov. 17, 6:15 pm
-Administrative (5:30 pm) and
Standards Committee (6:30 pm)
Nov. 30
Sen. Addabbo:
-Avoid Scams lecture by Dept.
Consumer Affairs
Ozone Park Senior Center, 103-12 101st
Ave.  Nov. 17, 11 am
Middle Village Senior Center, 69-10 75th
St.  Nov. 22, 11 am
-Mobile Office Hours
Various neighborhoods and times.
Howard Beach ofc. 718.738.1111, Middle
Village ofc. 718.497.1630
Support Groups
Al-Anon
21-64 41st St., Astoria; call 718.728.2948
Co-Dependents Anonymous, Women
85-18 61st Rd., Rego Park, 718.805.1032.
Fridays, 10 - 11:45 am
Domestic Violence
37-63 76th St., Jackson Heights.
call 718.639.8370.
F.E.G.S.
Health & Human Services, 212.524.1780.
Jovenes (youth) AA
www.jovenesqueensaa.com
102-08 Northern Blvd., Corona,
718.426.7467.
Lexington Hearing & Speech Center
www.lexnyc.org.
Hearing testing, infants to seniors,
718.350.3171,
Narcotics Anonymous
www.westernqueensna.org
Call 718.962.6244
OCA
www.obsessivecompulsiveanonymous
85-18 61st Rd., Rego Park, 917.443.0355
Saturdays at 10:30 am
Overeaters Anonymous
www.queensoa.org
42-11 155th St., Flushing
Fridays
Sakhi for South Asian Women
call 212.714.9153, ext. 108
SMART Recovery
www.smartrecovery.org
97-29 64th Rd., Rego Park , 212.631.1198
Sundays
Strong Kids Campaign (YMCA)
238-10 Hillside Ave., Bellerose,
718.479.0505.
Arts & Entertainment
Astoria Symphony -Riffs & Dances
($20/$15/under 12 free)
Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, 35-12
35th Ave., LIC, 917.300.8695,www.
AstoriaMusic.org.
Nov. 19, 8 pm
Barnes & Noble
176-60 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows,
718.380.7077.
Weekly Storytimes
Tues. at 10:30 am, Sat. at 11 am
CAMR Cultural Assoc. Molise Region
Buzzeo Building Gallery, 31-16 36th Ave.,
LIC, www.camr-uco.org.

Cristina Fontanelli ($60/$48/$42 seniors, students)  Presented by Bella Italia
Mia. Danny Kaye Playhouse at Hunter
College, 695 Park Ave., Manhattan,
www.CristinaFontanelli.com.
Nov. 27, 3 pm
Fardom Gallery, The Space
Bodega Chips by Jaime Idea
25-17 41st Ave., LIC.
Nov. 18, 7-9 pm
Flushing Town Hall
Northern Blvd. & Linden Place
NEA Jazz Masters Concert ($40/$32m/
$20 Student ID)
Nov. 18, 7 pm discussion, 8 pm show
Ceramic Material and Material Culture
($5 sugg./members free)
Nov. 19, 5-7 pm opening. To Jan. 19, 2012
-Ceramics Workshop ($5/members
free)  Dec. 3, 2-4 pm, age 5 and up
Collage Art of Louis Armstrong
Sat. & Sun., 12-5 pm, Through 2013
Forest Hills Symphony Orchestra
Openings in entire string section and
brass.  Auditions during rehearsal times,
Forest Hills Jewish Center, 106-06
Queens Blvd. www.fhso.org$8,
Weds. 7:30 - 10 pm
Symphony Concert ($5, $3 seniors/ students)  Nov. 20, 2 pm
Greek Cultural Center
With Over Two Pieces of Luggage
To Dec. 11
Kew Gardens HOME - Coming
Weekend
Poetry, painting, photography, various
locations. Info 917.881.3358, kewgardensarts@gmail.com.
To Nov. 25
LaGuardia Community College
31-10 Thomson Ave., LIC. 718.482.5055,
www.lagcc.cuny.edu.
Exhibits commemorate 9/11
To Nov. 23
Museum of the Moving Image
35th Avenue/36th Street, Astoria,
718.784.0077, 718.777.6888.
Films of Alexander Payne (Sideways,
etc.)  Nov. 18-25
Films of Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right
One In, etc.)  Nov. 26-29
Ongoing:
-City Glow
-Behind the Screen
-Martial arts film series
See It Big! film series
To Jan. 1, 2012
Jim Henson’s Fantastic World
To Jan. 16, 2012
Noguchi Museum
9-01 33rd Rd., LIC, 718.204.7088,
www.noguchi.org.
Open Studio ($5)  1st Sun.
Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing,
718.997.5000.
UTOPIA In Perpetuum Forever
Thru Jan. 13, 2012
Queens Museum of Art
www.queensmuseum.org. for program
info. Flushing Meadows Park,
718.592.9700
Andrew Moore
To Jan. 15, 2012
Making & Breaking Cities, film series
($10 sugg.)  Weds. to Dec. 14, 2 pm
World’s Fair Panorama of NYC
Ongoing
Queens Theatre

Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
www.queenstheatre.org, 718.760.0064
Robert Dubac: Free Range Thinking
($20)  Nov. 18, 8 pm; Nov. 19, 2 pm & 8
pm; Nov. 20, 3 pm.
Melissa Manchester ($60, $44)
Nov. 19, 2 pm & 8 pm
2011 - 2012 Kids Series, ($14; $11 for 3+
shows)  Nov. 20 - Apr. 1, 2012:
-Magic of Bill Blagg Live ($14)
Nov. 20, 1 pm & 3 pm
A Christmas Carol ($14)
Nov. 25, 1pm & 3 pm
Calpulli (Mexican Dance) ($28)
Nov. 27, 3 pm
Queensborough Community College
www.visitQPAC.org. for information.
222-05 56th Ave., Bayside; 718.631.6396
Queens Symphonic Band openings
All woodwinds and brass.
Weds., 7:30 - 9:30 pm
Forbidden Broadway ($35)
Nov. 20, 3 pm
Secret Theatre
44-02 23rd St., LIC, 718.392.0722,
www.secrettheatre.com
Gutenberg! The Musical!
To Nov. 20
Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Blvd., LIC; 718.956.9819.
Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition
To March 4, 2012
Emerging Artist/Architect & Designers
Fellowship Proposals
Application and guidelines:
www.socratessculpturepark.org
Artists deadline Jan. 23, 2012
Architects deadline Jan. 16, 2012
SpaceWomb Art Gallery
22-48 Jackson Ave., LIC.
Grain in the Grain by Seong Gyun Kim
Nov. 18, 6-8 pm opening reception
Thalia Spanish Theatre
41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside,
718.729.3880. www.thaliatheatre.org.
Lorca & Flamenco ($30, $27 seniors,
students $27 Fri.)
To Dec. 11
York College Music
Concerts, visit Music @ York College
YC Ambassadors  Health Fair, Atrium
Nov. 17, noon
Jazz at the Chapel: YCMC Showcase
(aka Boogie Down)
Illinois Jacquet
Nov. 17, 7 pm
Steve Kroon ($20)  PAC
Nov. 19, 7 pm
YCBB  Thanksgiving Dinner, Atrium
Nov. 22, noon
Breakfasts, Luncheons,
Dinners, Dances & More
Holy Cross H.S. Hall of Fame Induction
and Dinner  26-20 Francis Lewis Blvd.,
Flushing, 718.886.7250 x609
Nov. 19, 6:30 - 12 am
Italian Charities Dance ($10)
83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst.
718.478.3100
Mon. & Fri., 7:15 - 11 pm dance social
Nov. 19 dance
Monsignor McClancy H.S.

Auction/Dinner Fundraiser ($50)
Parent’s Club, benefit. Ricardo’s By the
Bridge, 21-01 24th Ave., Astoria,
718.898.3800.
Nov. 18, 7 - 11 pm
Health
Elmhurst Hospital Center
-Flu Shots, Health Screenings
80th St. & 41st Ave., Elmhurst.
Weekdays, 8 am - 2 pm
-HHC Fiscal Year 2012 Annual Public
Meeting  Auditorium, A1-22, 79-01
Broadway, Elmhurst. Advance reg. deadline Nov. 25, www.nyc.gov/hhc.
Nov. 28, 6 pm, register 5:30- 6:30 pm
Mount Sinai Queens
Events and presenters 718.267.4333,
www.mshq.org/community/events
No-Cost Mammograms
Sen. Addabbo/American Italian Cancer
Fdn., Woodhaven/Richmond Hill
Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 78-15
Jamaica Ave., Woodhaven, 718.738.1111.
Nov. 19, by appointment, 877.628.9090
QSAC Bowl for Autism ($18 incl. 2
games, shoes, lunch)
AMF, 69-10 34th Ave., Woodside.
Register www.qsac.com/bowl,
718.7AUTISM x2059.
Nov. 20
Samuel Field Y
Programs: Afterschool, learning disabled,
singles, parents, 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy.,
Little Neck, 718.225.6750 www.sfy.org.,
or Central Queens YM & YMHA, 67-09
108th St., Forest Hills, 718.268.5011,
www.centralqueensy.org.
Healthy Relationships series (free):
Internet Safety Workshop
For parents of developmentally disabled
children on sexuality and safety, Little
Neck.  Nov. 30, 7-8:30 pm
Partner Abuse Counseling Program
Support, referrals to shelter and legal svcs.
Ongoing
Historicals
Bayside Historical Society
Fort Totten Park. For info visit
www.baysidehistorical.org, or call
718.352.1548.
Remembering 9/11, memorial
To Dec. 4
Ongoing exhibits ($3 donation)
Native Bayside; The Castle; If The Hat
Fits; Virtual Exhibit: Take a Cruise
Through the History of Bayside 1639-
2000.
Central Queens Historical Association
A source for Queens photos not available
elsewhere; go to www.CQHA.net or call
917.376.4496.
Greater Astoria Historical Soc.
20 Broadway, 4th Fl., Astoria,
718.278.0700.
Readings and Discussions: Important
American Documents
Dec. 10, (2012: Jan. 14, Feb. 11, Mar. 10)
1 - 2:30 pm
History Roundtable: Calm Before the
Storm (Civil War) ($5/members free)
Nov. 19, 1 pm
Greater Ridgewood Historical
143-135 37th Ave., Flushing,

718.465.1776.
Open to the public Sat.
King Manor Museum
www.kingmanor.org.
Tours & school/group programs.
Thursdays - Sundays
Maple Grove Cemetery
83-15 Kew Gardens Road (Lefferts Blvd.)
Queens Historical Society
Kingsland Homestead, 143-35 37 Ave.,
Flushing
The Forgotten Legacy, Willie Cooper
$5m/$8nm
Nov. 17, 6:30 - 8 pm
Third Tuesday Movie Matinees
$3/$2 students and seniors
Woodhaven Cultural & Historical Soc.
91st Ave. & Woodhaven Blvd.,
718.846.1907
Library Highlights
Queens Library
Call 718.990.0700, or visit
www.queenslibrary.org for program information. Business Assistance Workshops
QEDC presents computer and financeclasses for small business owners. Info:
see above and www.queensny.org.
To Nov. 22
Ongoing:
Children’s Library Discovery Center
Queens Library, adjacent to Central
Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica.
Parks & Recreation
Alley Pond Environmental Center
228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston,
718.229.4000, www.alleypond.com.
Children’s nature courses (18 mos. and
up), birthday parties, all-age astronomy
and adult programs.
Animal Care Trainee ($15m/$21 nm)
Ages 8-12, pre-register
Nov. 19, 10 am - 12 pm
Adult Hiking Club & Trail Crew
Pre-register,
www.facebook.com/APEC.Hikers
Nov. 21, Dec. 19 at 7 pm
“Wildman” Steve Brill: Wild
Watercress+ ($20 adult/ $10 under 12
sugg.)  Springfield & Northern Blvds.
www.wildmanstevebrill.com. Pre-register
up to 24 hrs. prior, 914.835.2153.
Nov. 25, 11:45 am - 3:45 pm
Furry Friends
Dec. 4, 1:30 - 2:45 pm
Ages 18 - 36 mos.
Forest Park
Union Tpke. and Park Lane. 914.835.2153
Kissena Park  Scavenger Hunt (free)
Rose and Oak Aves.,
www.nyc.gov/parks/rangers.
Nov. 19, 10 am
Queens Botanical Garden
43-50 Main St., Flushing, 718.886.3800,
www.queensbotanical.org.
Fall Migration Bird Walk, free
Nov. 19, 10:30 am
Queens County Farm Museum
73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park,
718.347.3276, www.queensfarm.org.
Queens Zoo
Interactive Discovery Center

53-51 111th St., Flushing Meadows -
Corona Park; 718.271.1500 or go to
www.queenszoo.com.
Voelker Orth Museum
149-19 38th Ave., Flushing,
718.359.6227, www.vomuseum.org.
Fall 2011 Horticulture series
To Dec. 15:
-Bee-Keeping ($90nm/$75m incl. text)
3rd Weds, to June 2012, 7-9 pm
-Pomanders: Decorating for the
Holidays ($10nm, $8m)
Nov. 30, Dec. 3, 2-3:30 pm
-Holiday Centerpiece Workshop
Dec. 7, 8, 2-3:30 pm
School Events
College Workshops
Queens Library at Pomonok, 158-21
Jewel Ave., Flushing, pre-registration
718.591.4343.
-College Club for Parents
Nov. 17, 6:30 pm
-SAT Test Strategies
Nov. 21, 5 pm
-It’s All About You! College Admissions
Essay
Nov. 28, 5 pm
-College Timeline Process
Dec. 5, 5 pm
High School Entrance Workshops /
Events thru Dec. 2
www.schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment
/High/Calendar.
IMTI Open House
Industrial Management & Training Instit.
Electrical, HVAC, plumbing, electronic
systems, green. 43-82 Vernon Blvd., LIC,
718.786.9298. www.IMTI.edu
Nov. 22, 29, 7 - 9 pm
LaGuardia Community College
31-10 Thomson Ave., LIC. 718.482.5055,
www.lagcc.cuny.edu.
-Long Island City Works: photography
Nov. 17 - Feb. 29, 2012, exhibit
Nov. 17, 6 - 7:30 pm, reception
-Home Health Aid Training (free)
To Nov. 23
-CUNY Month, Educational & Cultural
Events
To Nov. 29
Reunions
St. John’s Prep, Brooklyn Alumni
Classes of ‘36, ‘41, ‘46, ‘51, ‘56, ‘61, ‘66,
‘71. New York Athletic Club, info
718.721.7200.  Nov. 19
Senior Centers, Activities
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, 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.
Flushing-Fresh Meadows Jewish
Center
193-10 Peck Ave., Fresh Meadows,