To be considered for the Calendar listing, event info must be received at least two weeks prior to publication. Dates & times are subject to change, call to confirm.

Thanksgiving Events
Afrikan Poetry Theatre Thanksgiving Feast
& Clothing Event  176-03 Jamaica Ave.,
Jamaica.
Nov. 24, 10 am - 1 pm
Greek-American Homeowners Association
Thanksgiving Lunch (free)
23-49 31st St., Astoria
Nov. 24, 12 - 4 pm
LIC YMCAKids 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
Marines Toys For Tots Drop-off
New, unwrapped toys. A-Euro American Auto
& Tire Center. 30-59 41st St., Astoria.  Dec.
15 deadline for drop-offs
Dec. 16, 7 pm celebration
Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce:
www.sunnysidechamber.org
-Nov. 29:
Tree Lighting
Sabba Park, Queens Blvd., betw. 48th St. &
GreenpointAve., Sunnyside.
-Dazies Holiday Dinner ($35m/$40nm)
39-41 Queens Blvd., Sunnyside.
Woodhaven BID: Holidays in Woodhaven
Weekend
-Christmas Tree and Menorah Lighting
Ceremony. Forest Parkway Plaza, Forest
Pkwy. & JamaicaAve., Woodhaven.
Dec. 2, 6:30 pm
-Welcome Santa toWoodhaven Parade
Along Jamaica Ave., from 96th St. to Dexter
Court.  Dec. 3, 11:30 am
St. Raphael School Sunday With Santa
Gifts, trees, Santa photos, games etc., 48-25
37th St., LIC, 718.784.0482,
www.straphaelschoollic.org
Dec. 4, 12 - 5 pm
UCCAChristmas Brunch ($100 donation) 
LaGuardia Marriott, 102-05 Ditmars Blvd. E.
Elmhurst. Info & reservations, Rose Marie
Poveromo 718.932.5415
Dec. 4, 12 - 4 pm
United Forties Civic Assoc. Holiday
Celebration, Toy Collection ($5m/$10
guests)  St. Theresa’s Auditorium, 50-20 45th
St., (enter parking lot on 44th St.) Woodside.
Dec. 7, 7 - 9 pm
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 CivicAssoc. Meeting
Growing Up Green School, 39-27 28th St.,
LIC. Info 718.786.2049,
www.dutchkillscivic.com.
Dec. 8, 7:30 pm
Flushing Camera Club
Flushing Hospital, 45th Ave. & Parsons Blvd.
 1st, 2nd, 3rd Weds., 7:30 - 10 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 8
Hillcrest Jewish Center; Union Turnpike;
718.264.7895.
Dec. 14 at 7:30 pm
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.
Free ESLClasses
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
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.
-Administrative (5:30 pm) and Standards
Committee (6:30 pm)
Nov. 30
Sen. Addabbo:
-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 HillsideAve., Bellerose, 718.479.0505.
Arts & Entertainment
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
Flushing Town Hall
Northern Blvd. & Linden Place
Ceramic Material and Material Culture ($5
sugg./members free)
To Jan. 19, 2012
Make & Decorate Clay Tiles ($5/members
free)  Dec. 3, 2-4 pm, age 5+
Rudresh Mahanthappa and the Indo-Pak
Coalition ($25/$20m/student ID)
Dec. 3, 8 pm, panel discussion 7 pm
Puppets Alive With Theatre Motus ($6nm,
adults/$3 children)
Dec. 4, 1 pm, age 5+
Le Theatre Motus, Baobab (Kwanzaa performance) ($12; $10members; $8 children;
$6 member children)
Dec. 4, 2:15
CollageArt of LouisArmstrong
Sat. & Sun., 12-5 pm, Through 2013
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.
LouisArmstrong House
FirstAnnual Gala
3 West Club, 3 West 51st St., Manhattan. Tix
718.997.3670, www.louisarmstronghouse.org.
Dec. 6, 6 pm
Museum of the Moving Image
35th Avenue/36th Street, Astoria,
718.784.0077, 718.777.6888.
Films of Alexander Payne (Sideways, etc.) 
To Nov. 25
Films of TomasAlfredson (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.
Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonne
Online: www.catalogue.noguchi.org.
Installments added each year on Nov. 17,
Noguchi’s birthday
Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, 718.997.5000.
UTOPIAIn Perpetuum Forever
Thru Jan. 13, 2012
QueensMuseum ofArt
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
2011 - 2012 Kids Series, ($14; $11 for 3+
shows)  To Apr. 1, 2012:
A Christmas Carol ($14)
Nov. 25, 1 pm & 3 pm
Calpulli (Mexican Dance) ($28)
Nov. 27, 3 pm
Paula Poundstone benefit concert for
ALTAFF ($60, $44)
Dec. 3, 7 pm & 9 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
QPAC’s Saturday Night Movie Singalong
Series ($5)
-Annie  Dec. 3, 7:30 pm, 718.631.6311
Secret Theatre
44-02 23rd St., LIC, 718.392.0722,
www.secrettheatre.com
LittleWomen ($18)
Dec. 8 - 17, 2:30 pm & 7:30 pm
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
SpaceWombArt Gallery
22-48 JacksonAve., LIC.
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 CollegeMusic
Concerts, visit Music @ York College
Jazz at the Chapel: Cory Morgan
Graduation Recital  Illinois Jacquet.
Dec. 6, 7 pm
Crafts Fairs & Markets
Martin Luther School Christmas Craft &
Vendor Sale
60-02 MaspethAve., Maspeth
Dec. 4, 11 am - 4 pm
Clay Fest: Citywide Ceramic Open Studios;
Reception at each Dec. 9:
-BrickHouse Ceramic Art Center
10-34 44th Dr., 1st Floor. 25 artists
Dec. 9, 10, 11
-Mountain Path Studio
43-50 11th St. (Studio 209)
Dec. 7-17
-Rouska Valkova
LICArt Center, 44-02 23rd St., Ste. 307A
Dec. 9, 10, 11
34thAve. GreenMarket
77th - 78th Sts., Jackson Heights
To Dec. 19
SkillmanAve. GreenMarket
42nd - 43rd Sts., Sunnyside
To Dec. 18
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
Samuel Field Y
Programs: Afterschool, learning disabled, singles, parents, 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy., Little
Neck, 718.225.6750 www.sfy.org., or Central
QueensYM& YMHA, 67-09 108th St., Forest
Hills, 718.268.5011, www.centralqueensy.org.
Healthy Relationships series (free):
Internet SafetyWorkshop
For parents of developmentally disabled children on sexuality and safety, Little Neck. 
Nov. 30, 7-8:30 pm
Green Your House of Worship
Forest Hills. www.cqy.org/Green
Dec. 1, 6:30 pm
PartnerAbuse 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 HistoricalAssociation
Asource for Queens photos not available elsewhere; go to www.CQHA.net or call
917.376.4496.
GreaterAstoria 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
The Bells of St. Mary’s
Dec. 3, 1 pm
The City of Greater New York: The Story of
Consolidation, film and discussion
Holiday party follows, guest, the Saw Lady,
Natalia Paruz.  Dec. 5, 7 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
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. 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.
Adult Hiking Club & Trail Crew
Pre-register,
www.facebook.com/APEC.Hikers
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
APEC Safari ($6m/$9nm)
Ages 6 - 11, pre-register
Dec. 3, 10:30 - 11:30 am
Furry Friends ($10m/$15nm)
Ages 18 - 36 mos., pre-register
Dec. 4, 1:30 - 2:45 pm
American Littoral Society
28 West 9th Rd., Broad Channel. Directions
917.371.8577, info 718.318.9344.
Holiday Party ($55) benefits NYS Coastal
Cleanup
Dec. 3, Nature Walk 3 - 4:30 pm; Party 5 - 10
pm.
Fort Totten
Civil War New York
Fort Totten Visitor Center, Bldg. 502, North of
212 St. and Cross Island Pkwy.
Nov. 27, 1 pm
Queens Botanical Garden
43-50 Main St., Flushing, 718.886.3800,
www.queensbotanical.org.
Winter Solstice Celebration & Holiday
Marketplace  Dec. 18, 11 am - 4 pm
Pre-Lunar Year Gala & Flower Mkt.
Jan. 21, 22, 10 am - 6 pm
Queens County Farm Museum
73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park,
718.347.3276, www.queensfarm.org.
WreathmakingWorkshops ($20)
Registration required
Dec. 3, 4; 10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm
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 38thAve., 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 CenterpieceWorkshop
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.
-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/Hig
h/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. 29, 7 - 9 pm
LaGuardia Community College
31-10 Thomson Ave., LIC. 718.482.5055,
www.lagcc.cuny.edu.
-Long Island City Works: photography

To Feb. 29, 2012
-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
AARPChapter 2889
Elks Lodge, 82-20 Queens Blvd., Rego Park. 
Dec. 7, 12 pm
Astoria RestorationAssoc.
Help with Home Energy (HEAP) Grants 
31-28 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria, 718.726.0034. 
Ongoing
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,
718.357.5100.
Glenridge S.C. & Advisory Center
Classic Movie Thursdays
59-03 Summerfield St., Ridgewood
718.386.5136
Joint Public Affairs Committee for Older
Adults 212.402.1127.
Kew Gardens Community Center
Daily programs. Call for schedule:
718.268.5960. 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., Suite
202, Kew Gardens.
Diabetes Self-Management
Representatives from L.I. Jewish Hospital
Nov. 30, 1:30 pm
Queens Community House, Forest Hills
Senior/Community Center 108-25 62nd Dr.,
718.699.1010.
Queens Community House, Pomonok
Center 67-09 Kissena Blvd., Flushing,
718.591.3377.
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.
SelfhelpAustin Street Senior Center, 106-06
Queens Blvd., Forest Hills; 718.520.8197.
Self-Help Benjamin Rosenthal S.C., 45-25
Kissena Blvd., Flushing; 718.459.5549.
Selfhelp Maspeth, 69-61 Grand Ave.,
Maspeth; 718.429.3636.
Steinway S.C., 20-43 Steinway St., Astoria;
718.728.8472.
Lunch Special
Suggested contribution $1.50 age 60+, $3.50
under age 60.  Mon. - Fri.
Sunnyside Community Services Center for
Active OlderAdults
43-31 39th St., Sunnyside, 718.784.6173.