The Secret Theatre presents their revival of the Tony Award nominated musical, Little Women. With a book by Allan Knee, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein and music by Jason Howland, this exciting production is directed by Taryn Turney and will play a 2-week limited engagement. Performances will begin Thursday, December 8th with an opening night celebration including food, drinks and live music. The production will continue through Saturday, December 17th at The Secret Theatre. Evening shows are at 7:30 pm, with matinees at 2:30pm. Tickets are $18.To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.secrettheatre.com.The Secret Theatre is located at, 44-02 23rd St. (at 23 St. and 44th Avenue) at Court Square on the E, M, G and 7 train. Calendar compiled by Annette Hanze Alberts. 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.

Holidays & Observances
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
Asm. Miller’s Holiday Food Drive
Sacred Heart Rectory, 83-17 78th Ave., Glendale;
Miller’s ofc., 83-19 Woodhaven Blvd.,
Woodhaven; Greater Ridgewood Youth Council,
62-02 Myrtle Ave., Glendale.
To Dec. 15
Marines Toys For Tots Drop-off
New, unwrapped toys. A-Euro American Auto &
Tire Center. 30-59 41st St., Astoria,
718.728.2770.
Dec. 15 deadline for drop-offs;
Dec. 16, 7 pm celebration
Sunnyside Shines
Shop local, get free Santa bag
-Photo with Santa (Free w/Santa bag)
45-56 43rd St., Sunnyside.
Dec. 10, 11, 17, 18; 12 - 6 pm
-Toy Drop-off (unwrapped, ages 4-11)
(For Holiday party Dec. 17) 45-56 43rd St.; 43-42
40th St., Sunnyside.
To Dec. 14
Annual Kwanzaa Celebration
Langston Hughes Library, 100-01 Northern
Blvd., Corona.
Dec. 10, 10:30 am
Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning Winter
Holiday Family Fun
JCAL Theater, 161-04 Jamaica Ave.
Dec. 10, 1 pm
Holiday Chamber Music Concert
Plus Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus. All
Saints Church, 43-12 46th St., Sunnyside,
718.729.0986 for tickets.
Dec. 10, 7:30 pm

Claus Family Christmas Spectacular ($15/$13
seniors/$10 under 12)
St. Margaret Parish, 66-05 79th Pl., Middle
Village, www.maggieslittletheater.org,
917.579.5389 • Dec. 9, 10 at 8 pm; Dec. 11 at
2:30 pm
Chanukah Festival and Crafts Fair
Central Queens Y, 67-09 108th St., Forest Hills. •
Dec. 18, noon - 5 pm
Nathaniel Hawthorne 6th Grade Chorus
Holiday Musical
Community United Methodist Church, 75-27
Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village.
Dec. 21, 10:30 am & 12 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: Dr. Mercaldo
Dutch Kills Civic Assoc. 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
Rego Hills Republican Club
Meeting at Sizzler Restaurant, 100-27
Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills. Info
718.380.8088.
Dec. 20, 7:30 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 4
VFW Post #150, 51-11 108th St., Corona
Dec. 13, 7 pm
Community Board 8
Hillcrest Jewish Center; Union Turnpike;
718.264.7895.
Dec. 14 at 7:30 pm
Queens Library Bd of Trustees; Committee
Meetings
Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica. •
Dec. 13, Committees 5:30 pm; Trustees 6:15 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 ESL Classes
Seaburn Bookstore, 33-18 Broadway, Astoria,
347.642.3805. • Tuesdays
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
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.
Women’s Support Group
Kissena Jewish Center, 43-43 Bowne St.,
Flushing, info & reg. 718.461.6393.
Alternating Thurs., 10 am.
Arts & Entertainment
Barnes & Noble
176-60 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows,
718.380.7077.
Weekly Storytimes
Tues. at 10:30 am, Sat. at 11 am
Flushing Town Hall
Northern Blvd. & Linden Place
Ceramic Material and Material Culture ($5
sugg./members free)
To Jan. 19, 2012
Holiday Card Making with Collage ($5, members free) • Dec. 10, 2-5 pm
Collage Art of Louis Armstrong
Sat. & Sun., 12-5 pm, Through 2013
The Nutcracker (Adults: $16nm/$12m ;
Children: 12nm/$10m)
Dec. 11, 1:30 pm & 4 pm
Holiday Gift Shop Sale
Dec. 11, 1-5 pm
Bucky Pizzarelli Guitar Trio
($25nm/$20m/$10 students ID. Table seating
$85nm/$75m)
Dec. 16, 8 pm
A Hanukkah Celebration with Louie Miranda
($16nm/$12m/$12 nm children/$10 member
children)
Dec. 18, 2 pm
Greek Cultural Center
With Over Two Pieces of Luggage
To Dec. 11
LaGuardia Community College
31-10 Thomson Ave., LIC. 718.482.5055,
www.lagcc.cuny.edu.
Louis Armstrong House ($10/$7 seniors, students, children/members, children under 4
free)
Holiday Tour w/Christmas themed recordings
To Dec. 31
Museum of the Moving Image
35th Avenue/36th Street, Astoria, 718.784.0077,
718.777.6888.
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.
Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, 718.997.5000.
The Nutcracker by Brighton Ballet Theater
($18/$12 children 12 and under) • Colden
Auditorium. free parking. Tickets 718.793.8080,
www.KupferbergCenterArts.org.
Dec. 18, 3 pm

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
2011 - 2012 Kids Series, ($14; $11 for 3+
shows) • To Apr. 1, 2012
Queensborough Community College
www.visitQPAC.org. for information.
222-05 56th Ave., Bayside, 718.631.6396
Oratorio Society of Queens Holiday Concert
($30/$25 seniors and student ID, children
under 12 free)
Info 718.279.3006, www.queensoratorio.org. •
Dec. 18, 4 pm
Queens Symphonic Band
-40th Annual Winter Concert: A Salute to New
York Composers ($5)
Dec. 10, 8 pm
-Band openings
All woodwinds and brass.
Weds., 7:30 - 9:30 pm
Secret Theatre
44-02 23rd St., LIC, 718.392.0722,
www.secrettheatre.com
Little Women ($18)
Dec. 8 - 17, 2:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Christmas Show ($25) Open bar
Dec. 21, 7 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
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
York College Big Band & Toys for Tots
Dec. 9, 7 pm at Health & Phys. Ed. bldg.
Jazz at the Chapel (Illinois Jacquet):
-York College Blue Notes Fall Concert
Dec. 10, 7 pm
-York College Big Band Fall Concert
Dec. 14, 7 pm
YCMC meeting & Holiday Party
Dec. 13, noon at 2M05
Holiday Concert York College Big Band
JPAC • Dec. 17, 7 pm
Others
Flux Factory’s Not-So-Silent Auction & Gala •
Center 548, 548 West 22nd St. Manhattan.
Dec. 20, 7-10pm
Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinners and
Dances
Enrico Caruso Museum of America Gala
Concert & Dinner ($175) feat. Marcello
Giordani
New York Athletic Club, 180 Central Park South,
9th floor, Manhattan. Info 718.368.3993.
Feb. 19, 2012 from 3 - 7 pm
New York Metropolitan Country Music Assn.
Christmas Dance w/Gunsmoke & Santa ($12)
• Adults only. Glendale Memorial Bldg., 72-02

Myrtle Ave., Glendale.
Dec. 10, 7:30 pm
Crafts Fairs & Markets
Clay Fest: Citywide Ceramic Open Studios;
Reception at each Dec. 9:
-Potter’s Wheel
120-33 83rd Ave., Kew Gardens
To Dec. 23
-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)
To Dec. 17
-Rouska Valkova
LIC Art Center, 44-02 23rd St., Ste. 307A
Dec. 9, 10, 11
St. Raphael’s Mini Flea Mkt.
Vendors wanted, new items only $35 includes
table. 35-20 Greenpoint Ave., LIC., 718.729.8957
Dec. 11, 9 am - 3 pm
Artisan Market • Bohemian Hall, 29-12 24th
Ave., Astoria.
Dec. 11, 18, Noon - 6 pm
34th Ave. Green Market
77th - 78th Sts., Jackson Heights
To Dec. 19
Skillman Ave. Green Market
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
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 Queens
YM & YMHA, 67-09 108th St., Forest Hills,
718.268.5011, www.centralqueensy.org.
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.
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: 70th Anniversary of U.S.
Entry into WWII ($5nm/$0m)
Dec. 17, 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.
www.queenshistoricalsociety.org, 718.939.0647

x17
Historic Holiday House Tour ($10/free under
12) • Dec. 11, 1-5 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.
Baisley Park Library Blues Concert, Cheese
and Cider Membership Drive
117-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica.
Dec. 8, 6pm
Sen. Addabbo Mobile Office Hours at the
Library:
Richmond Hill Library • 118-14 Hillside Ave.,
RH. • Dec. 8, 5:30-7 pm
Lefferts Library • 103-34 Lefferts Blvd., RH •
Dec. 15, 5:30-7 pm
Info: Howard Beach ofc. 718.738.1111, Middle
Village ofc. 718.497.1630
Woodhaven Book Discussion Group
Woodhaven branch, 85-41 Forest Pkwy.,
718.849.1010
Starts Dec. 21, 2 pm; 3rd Weds.
Ongoing:
Children’s Library Discovery Center
Queens Library, adjacent to Central Library, 89-
11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica.
Parks & Recreation
Alley Pond Environmental Center
Pre-register all events. 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
APEC’s 2011 Green Gala at Terrace on the
Park ($135m/$150nm)
Cocktails, dinner, silent auction. Pre-reg.
Dec. 8, 6-10pm
Snowy Evergreen Banners ($18m/$24nm) •
Ages 7-12
Dec. 10, 10:30 am - 12 pm
Full Moon Gazing ($12m/$14nm/$8 children
12 & under) ages 7+.
Dec. 10, 7-9 pm
Mad Scientist-Acid Rain ($18m/$24nm) ages
8-12
Dec. 17, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
An Evening with the Stars
($10m/$12nm/$7children 7-12)
Dec. 17, 7-9 pm
American Littoral Society
28 West 9th Rd., Broad Channel. Directions
917.371.8577, info 718.318.9344.
Fort Totten
Fort Totten Visitor Center, Bldg. 502, North of
212 St. and Cross Island Pkwy.
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.
Christmas trees, wreaths, poinsettias
To Dec. 24, 10 am - 5 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 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
-Holiday Centerpiece Workshop
Dec. 8, 2-3:30 pm
School Events
Christ the King Regional H.S.
68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village,
718.366.7400, www.ctkrhs.org
-CK Musical Group: Beatles Revue selections
and Christmas Carols
Dec. 9, 10, 11
-NY Blood Center CK Blood Drive
Dec 17, 9 am - 3 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
Senior Centers, Activities
Astoria Restoration Assoc.
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: art, exercise, comedy writing,
self-defense, foreign languages, etc. Call for
schedule: 718.268.5960. 80-02 Kew Gardens
Rd., Suite 202, Kew Gardens.
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.
Selfhelp Austin 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 Older Adults
43-31 39th St., Sunnyside, 718.784.6173.