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
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. 17, 18; 12 - 6 pm
Cncl. Van Bramer Holiday Food Drive
St. Raphael Parish, 35-20, Greenpoint
Ave., Sunnyside.
Dec. 15, 11 am
Winter Caroling Walk (all faiths)
31st Ave. & 76th St., Jackson Hts.
Dec. 17, 7 pm
Winter Show (ice skating)
City Ice Pavilion, LIC
Dec. 17, 7:30 pm
Ascension Church ChristmasFest
Richard Braithwaite Quintet. P.S. 101, 2
Russell Pl., Forest Hills, 718.575.0024,
www.discoverascension.net
Dec. 18, 11 am - 2 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.
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.
112th Precinct Community Council
Holiday Party/Meeting, Russell Sage
Junior H.S. 190, 68-17 Austin St., Forest
Hills.  Dec. 21, 7 pm
Community Board No. 3
I.S. 227 Louis Armstrong School,
Cafeteria, 32-02 Junction Blvd., E.
Elmhurst.
Dec. 15, 7:45 pm
General Interest
Animal Shelter/Rescue (Donations
always appreciated):
-Animal Rescue  pet adoptions,
718.224.8629 or 631.420.0425.
-Bobbi and the Strays Pet Rescue &
Adoption. Adoption Center, 71-03 80 St.,
Glendale, 718. 326.6070,
www.bobbiandthestrays.org /Adopt.aspx.
-Muffin’s Pet Connection helps find
homes for pets. 718.833.7988 or
www.muffins.org.
Free ESL Classes
Seaburn Bookstore, 33-18 Broadway,
Astoria, 347.642.3805.  Tuesdays
Jewish War Veterans of the USA
Cgm. Turner, Kew Forest-Woodside-
Irwin Loitz Post #250, Rego Park Jewish
Ctr., 97-30 Queens Blvd., Rego Park.
Dec. 18, 9:30 am
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 / 7000 Austin St., Forest
Hills.
Chanukah Story Time (Forest Hills)
Dec. 19, 3:15 pm
Weekly Storytimes (Fresh Meadows)
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
Collage Art of Louis Armstrong
Sat. & Sun., 12-5 pm, Through 2013
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
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.
Magic & Movies ($5)
Dec. 23, 26 thru Jan. 2; 1 pm & 3 pm
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
Golden Dragon Acrobats ($25 - $32)
Dec. 27 - 31, 2 pm & 7 pm
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
Secret Theatre
44-02 23rd St., LIC, 718.392.0722,
www.secrettheatre.com
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
York College Music
Concerts, visit Music @ York College
Holiday Concert York College Big
Band
JPAC  Dec. 17, 7 pm
Others
A Christmas Carol
The Sanctuary at All Saints Church, 43-
12 46th St., Sunnyside,
www/unitystage.org
Dec. 16, 7 pm
Astoria Soiree Musicale ($10, $15, $20)
Good Shepard United Methodist Church,
30-44 Crescent St., Astoria,
www.AstoriaChristmasGala.eventbrite.co
m.  Dec. 20, 8 pm
Astoria Symphony & Choir: Holiday
Jubilee ($20/$15/$0 under 12)
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 43-19 30th
Ave., Astoria, www.AstoriaMusic.org.
Dec. 18, 5 pm
Flux Factory’s Not-So-SilentAuction &
Gala  Center 548, 548 West 22nd St.
Manhattan.
Dec. 20, 7-10pm
Tom Ragu: Sorry We’re Funny ($15 -
$35)  Queens Pride House, 76-11 37th
Ave., Suite 206, Jackson Hts.,
www.queenspridehouse.org.
Dec. 15, 6 pm: mixer; 7 pm: show
When Someone Wants to Leave...
Amanda Kirkhuff, Militia Etheridge,
O4O. Ten10 Studios, 10-10 47th Rd.,
LIC.
Dec. 17, 7 pm: Gallery Opening; 10 pm -
12 am: Performances.
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
Crafts Fairs & Markets
Skillman Ave. Green Market
42nd - 43rd Sts., Sunnyside
To Dec. 18
34th Ave. Green Market
77th - 78th Sts., Jackson Heights
To Dec. 19
Clay Fest: Citywide Ceramic Open
Studios:
-Mountain Path Studio
43-50 11th St. (Studio 209)
To Dec. 17
-Potter’s Wheel
120-33 83rd Ave., Kew Gardens
To Dec. 23
Bohemian Hall Artisan Market
29-19 24th Ave., Astoria
Dec. 18, 12-6 pm
Health
Cross Island YMCA
Hands Only CPR
238-10 Hillside Ave., Bellerose,
718.551.9314.
Dec. 15, 7-8 pm
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, space for parties. 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
Indoor Playground, age 5 and under
Little Neck.
Weds., 10:45 - 11:45 pm
Wednesday Night Rap, singles, 45+
Holiday Party ($9), Little Neck.
Dec. 21, 7:30 pm
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.
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
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.
Sen. Addabbo Mobile Office Hours at
the Library:
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.
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
Adult Hiking Club & Trail Crew
www.facebook.com/APEC.Hikers
Dec. 19 at 7 pm
Winter Recess Programs: Winter
Wildlife ($15m/$21nm)  ages 3, 4-5, 6-
7
Dec. 27, 10-12 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.
Family Scavenger Hunt
Dec. 18, 1pm
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
Holiday Open House
Dec. 26, 27 & 28; 12-4 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
School Events
Christ the King Regional H.S.
68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village,
718.366.7400, www.ctkrhs.org
-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.

Forest Hills Senior Center 108-25 62nd
Dr., 718.699.1010.
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.
Black Swan  Dec. 15, 1 pm
Floral Arranging  Dec. 19, 11:30 am
Pomonok Senior Center 67-09 Kissena
Blvd., Flushing, 718.591.3377.
Floral Arranging  Dec. 15, 1 pm
Bingo  Mon. & Fri 10 am
Yoga  Thurs. 10 am
Knitting  Fri. 1 pm
Queens Interagency Council On Aging
Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens
Blvd., Room 319, Kew Gardens;
718.268.5954.
Rego Park Senior Center
93-29 Queens Blvd., Rego Park,
718.896.8511. Free membership, classes,
workshops, case assistance. Hot lunches
served.
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.