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.

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 ItaliaMia ($5m/$7nm)
Christ the King H.S., 68-02 MetropolitanAve.,
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

Community Boards, Edu. & Pct.
112th Precinct Community Council
Holiday Party/Meeting, Russell Sage Junior
H.S. 190, 68-17Austin St., Forest Hills.  Dec.
21, 7 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.
Church in the Gardens: Mommy I Can
Cook, ages 5 - 14 ($10/child/session; $5 each
additional child)  50AscanAve., Forest Hills,
718.268.6704;
mommyicancook@gmail.com
Dec. 27 - 29, 11 am - 1 pm
Free ESLClasses
Seaburn Bookstore, 33-18 Broadway, Astoria,
347.642.3805.  Tuesdays

Arts & Entertainment

Barnes & Noble
176-60 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows,
718.380.7077 / 7000Austin St., Forest Hills.
Weekly Storytimes (FreshMeadows)
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
LaGuardia Community College
31-10 Thomson Ave., LIC. 718.482.5055,
www.lagcc.cuny.edu.
LouisArmstrong 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.
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
It’s AWonderful Life (a live radio play)
To Dec. 24
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
Secret Theatre
44-02 23rd St., LIC, 718.392.0722,
www.secrettheatre.com
Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Blvd., LIC; 718.956.9819.
EmergingArtist 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
Others
Space Womb
22-48 Jackson Ave., LIC, 917.670.1342
To Jan. 12

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

Clay Fest: Citywide Ceramic Open Studios:
Potter’s Wheel
120-33 83rd Ave., Kew Gardens
To Dec. 23

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
Queen ofAngels Church
Blood Drive
Jan. 15, 9 am - 3 pm
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.
PartnerAbuse Counseling Program
Support, referrals to shelter and legal svcs.
Ongoing
Indoor Playground, age 5 and under
Little Neck.
Weds., 10:45 - 11:45 pm
Play Gym Open House, 6 mos. - 36 mos.
Pre-register. Forest Hills.
Jan. 4, 10-10:45 am (6 - 18 mos.); 11-11:45 am
(19 - 36 mos.)

Library Highlights

Queens Library
Call 718.990.0700, or visit
www.queenslibrary.org for program information. Woodhaven Book Discussion Group
Woodhaven branch, 85-41 Forest Pkwy.,
718.849.1010
3rdWeds., 2 pm
Ongoing:
Central Library
89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica.
-Administrative Committee meeting
Jan. 5, 5:30 pm
-Children’s Library Discovery Center
Adjacent to Central Library

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.
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.
Queens Botanical Garden
43-50 Main St., Flushing, 718.886.3800,
www.queensbotanical.org.
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 38thAve., Flushing,
718.359.6227, www.vomuseum.org.
-Bee-Keeping ($90nm/$75m; incl. text) 3rd
Weds, to June 2012, 7-9 pm

School Events

LaGuardia Community College
31-10 Thomson Ave., LIC. 718.482.5055,

www.lagcc.cuny.edu.
-Long Island City Works: photography
To Feb. 29, 2012
-College for Children, grades 3-5
Jan. 7 - Mar. 10, register now 718.482.5334;
www.peopleware.net/ace.
-Winter Teen Academy (middle and high
school) register now, see above
Jan. 7 - Mar. 17

Senior Centers, Activities

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.
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.
Falun Gong (Wheel Breathing Exercise)
Mon. 12-1 pm
Piano Sing-Along
Alternating Weds., 1:30 - 3 pm
Transcendent Man
Dec. 22, 1 pm
WhitneyMuseum slide show
Dec. 29, 1 pm

Pomonok Senior Center 67-09 Kissena Blvd.,
Flushing, 718.591.3377.
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 OlderAdults
43-31 39th St., Sunnyside, 718.784.6173.