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 Italia Mia ($5m/$7nm)
Pagliacci Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Christ the King H.S., Paolucci Center, 3rd
Floor, 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle
Village, 718.426.1240.
www.freewebs.com/bellaitaliamia.
Feb. 12, 12 pm
Flushing Camera Club
Flushing Hospital, 45th Ave. & Parsons
Blvd. • 1st, 2nd, 3rd Weds., 7:30 - 10 pm
Italian Charities 83-20 Queens Blvd.,
Elmhurst, 718.478.3100.
-Italian Classes ($80)
To April 24, 14 weeks.
Adult, 3 levels: Tues., Weds., Thurs., 7-9
pm; Children: Sat., 10 am - 12 pm
-Flea Market • Feb. 11, 9 am - 4 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
Queens Pride Lions Club Valentine’s
Day Stupid Cupid Party ($5m/ $10nm)
76-11 37th Ave., Ste. 206, Jackson Hts.,
www.queenspridelionsclub.org.
Feb. 11, 7-11 pm
Variety Boys & Girls Club Auditions
for Seussical Jr. Ages 6-16, after-school
members. 21-12 30th Rd., LIC.
To Mar. 20, 5:30 - 6:50 pm

Community Boards, Edu. & Pct.
102nd Precinct Community Council
Moose Hall 87-34 118th St., Richmond
Hill.
3rd Tues.
112th Precinct Community Council
Meeting and Safety Seminar
68-40 Austin St., Forest Hills
3rd Weds., 7:30 pm
Community Bd. 2 meeting
Sunnyside Community Svcs., 43-31 39th
St., Ground Floor, Sunnyside.
Feb. 2, 7 pm
Community Bd. 3, Q. meeting
82-11 37th Ave., Ste. 606, Jackson Hts.,
718.458.2707, www.cb3qn.nyc.gov.
3rd Thurs
Community Bd. 4 meeting
VFW Post 150, 51-11 108th St., Corona,
Info 718.760.3141.
Feb. 7, 7 pm.
Community Bd. 5 meeting
Christ the King H.S., Cafeteria, 68-02
Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village. Info
718.366.1834.
Feb. 8, 7:30 pm
Community Bd. 7 meeting
Union Plaza Care Center, 33-23 Union St.,
Flushing. Info 718.359.2800.

Feb. 13, 7 pm; next meeting Mar. 12
Community Bd. 9 meeting
For location call 718.286.2686.
2nd Tues.
Community Dist. Educ. Council 26
Town Hall Meeting w/ Chancellor
Walcott M.S. 74, Auditorium, 61-15
Oceania St., Bayside. Info 718.631.6927.
Feb. 15, 6:30-7:30 pm.
Greater Woodhaven Devel. Corp.
St. Thomas the Apostle, 87-49 87th St.,
First Floor, Woodhaven.
As of Mar. 27: 4th Tues., 7:30 pm
UFT District 26 Scholarship
Application Now available, see Web
address below. Grades Pre-K - 12. Info
718.275.4400.
www.uft.org/files/attachments/d26-scholarship application-2011-2012.pdf •
Deadline April 14 (postmark).
Woodhaven Residents’ Block Assoc.
Woodhaven/Richmond Hill Volunteer
Ambulance Corps., 78-15 Jamaica Ave.,
Woodhaven. Dates and times TBA, call
718.296.3735.
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.
Arts Cure Center: Kids’ Improv (free
demo) Ages 6-12. Astoria.
Feb. 4, 2:30; rsvp required: Fleur Phillips,
646.763.0506, www.fleurphillips.com,
click Kids Classes.
Brownfield Cleanup Program Remedial
Investigation Work Plan Available for
Public Review For those who live/own
near Paragon Paint and Varnish, 5-49 46th
Ave., LIC. Document repositories:
-Queens Borough Public Library, Court
Square Branch, 25-01 Jackson Ave., LIC.
-Community Bd. 2 office, 43-22 50th St.,
2nd Floor, Woodside, call in advance
718.533.8773.
-NYSDEC Region 2 office, 47-40 21st St.,
LIC, call in advance 718.482.4900.
To Feb. 27
Family FocusAdoption Svcs. Info Mtgs.
54-40 Little Neck Pkwy., Suite 4, Little
Neck. Info 718.224.1919
Feb. 4, 10 am; Feb. 28, 7 pm.
Mary Louis Academy Parent Club
Night of Chance: Casino Royale ($25)
176-21 Wexford Terrace, School
Cafeteria, Jamaica Estates, 718.297.2120.
Mar. 23, 7 pm
Queens Alliance Baseball League
Welcomes teams and players for local
competitive league. Info 718.366.7717 or
718.821.4487.

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
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental
Illness), Students Today: Taking the
Lead in Fighting Stigma Sloman
Auditorium, Zucker Hillside Hospital,
266th St. & 76th Ave., Glen Oaks.
Feb. 15, 7:30 pm (family support group
meets at 6 pm)
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.
Open Mic Poetry • Feb. 13, 7:30 pm
Weekly Storytimes (Fresh Meadows)
Weds. and Sat., 11 am
Flushing Town Hall
Northern Blvd. & Linden Place
Antique Chinese Windows and Doors
Opening Jan. 27 5:30 - 7:30 pm
To Feb. 26; ($5 suggested)
Hahn-Bin - Till Dawn Sunday ($25nm/
$20m/ $10 students)
Feb. 3, 8 pm
Lunar New Year Dance Sampler
Feb. 4, 2 pm
Lunar New Year Workshops: Dragon
Puppet, Origami ($10nm/ $0m)
Feb. 5, 2 - 5 pm
Festival of Herbal Tonic Soup ($20m/
$25nm) • Feb. 11, 12-2 pm
Hip-Hop with Illstyle! (dance class.
$6nm, adults/ $3 children/ $0 with tix to
2:15 show)
Feb. 12, 1pm
Illstyle & Peace Productions: Becoming
Your Dreams (show. $10m/ $12nm/ $8
children/ $6 member children)
Feb. 12, 2:15 pm
Jazz Jams ($10/ $0m, students, performers) • 1st Weds., 7 - 10 pm
Jazz Clinics (for H.S. students) 2nd Fri.
Feb. 10 - Jun 8, 4-7 pm; register
718.463.7700 x241

Tai Chi • Fri. 9:30 - 10:30 am (to Mar. 2)
Collage Art of Louis Armstrong: In the
Cause of Happiness
Sat. & Sun., 12-5 pm • Through 2013
LaGuardia Community College
31-10 Thomson Ave., LIC. 718.482.5055,
www.lagcc.cuny.edu.
Louis Armstrong House (40 min. tours
$10/$7 seniors, students, children/ $0m,
children under 4) 34-56 107th Ave.,
Corona, group rates:718.478.8274.
www.LouisArmstrongHouse.org.
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
David Cronenberg retrospective
To Feb. 12
Surviving Life: Collages by Jan
Svankmajer • To Feb. 26
Persona Performa Panorama by Ming
Wong • To April 1
Jim Henson’s Fantastic World
Extended through Mar. 4, 2012
Noguchi Museum ($10, $5 seniors, college ID, $0 under 12, NYC public H.S.
ID) 9-01 33rd Rd., LIC, 718.204.7088,
www.noguchi.org.
Second Sundays Program: Mary Miss,
Eric Sanderson Discuss Global
Warming • Feb. 12, 3 pm
Open Studio ($5) • 1st Sun.
Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonne
Online: www.catalogue.noguchi.org.
Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing,
718.997.5000.
QC Choir free concert Lefrak Hall
Feb. 8, 12:15 pm
Queens Museum of Art
www.queensmuseum.org. for program
info. Flushing Meadows Park,
718.592.9700
Poesia:Poe-See-ah, an Afternoon of
Poetry & Visuals in Spanish & English
($5, RSVP)
Feb 11, 4-6 pm
World’s Fair Panorama of NYC
Ongoing
Queens Theatre
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
www.queenstheatre.org, 718.760.0064
Jackson Heights 3 am ($18)
To Feb. 5 (Jan. 13 - 22 at P.S. 69)
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.
Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition
To March 4, 2012
York College Music
Concerts, visit Music @ York College
Funkateers • Health & Phys. Ed. Bldg.
Feb. 6, 8; 8 pm
beyond... • Local 269, Manhattan
Feb. 13, 7 pm
Others
Astoria Symphony Chamber Players:
English Baroque
Feb. 9, 8 pm: Waltz-Astoria Cafe, 23-14
Ditmars Blvd., Astoria, (free)

Feb. 11, 8 pm: Tenri Cultural Instit., 43 A
West 13th St., Manhattan, ($20 / $15 students, seniors/ $0 children). Info
917.460.4289, www.AstoriaMusic.org.
Flux Factory: Banquet for America
39-31 29th St., LIC.
Feb. 3 (Opening) through Feb. 12
(Closing Banquet); Special Flux
Thursday, Feb. 9.
Killing Kompany: Murder by Marriage
($45) • Riccardo’s, 21-01 24th Ave.,
Astoria, 718.721.7777. More info
718.772.2590, www.killingkompany.com.
Feb. 3, 8 pm
Tango 5 Senses/Sentidos ($30/ $27 students, seniors/ $25 Fridays)
Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint
Ave., Sunnyside, 718.729.3880.
www.thaliatheatre.org.
To Mar. 8

Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinners
and Dances
Breakfast with Helen Marshall ($55;
sponsorship opportunities; $0 w/o
breakfast) LaGuardia Marriott, 102-05
Ditmars Blvd., E. Elmhurst. QCC
www.queenschamber.org.
Feb. 7, 8:30 am regist. and network; 9 am
program and breakfast
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

Health
Elmhurst Hospital Center
Flu Shots, Health Screenings
80th St. & 41st Ave., Elmhurst.
Weekdays, 8 am - 2 pm
Mount Sinai Queens
Events at various locations, call for reservations, 718.267.4333,
www.mshq.org/community/events
Take Charge of Your Health
LIC YMCA 32-23 Queens Blvd., LIC
Feb. 10, 11 am
Erectile Dysfunction: A Valentine’s Day
Discussion Raices Astoria Senior Ctr., 21-
21 30th Dr., LIC.
Feb. 14, 11 am
Finding “Doctor Right” Avalon
Riverview, 2-01 50th Ave., LIC.
Feb. 16, 6 pm
The Heart of the Matter
George T. Douris Tower, 2nd Floor, 27-40
Hoyt Ave. South, Astoria.
Feb. 23, 7 pm
Breast Health Screening & Education
Mt. Sinai Queens, 31-60 21st St., Astoria.
Feb. 29, 4 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.
Computer Essentials:
-Internet Search ($25) • Feb. 10, 10 am -
12 pm. Register
-Intro/Intermediate “Word” ($100)
Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23; 10 am - 12 pm. Register
Wednesday Night Singles ($7m/ $9nm)
2nd, 4th Weds., 7 - 9 pm:

Feb. 8, What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Dancing With David - Ballroom and
Latin • Thurs. 11 - 12 pm.
Partner Abuse Counseling Program
Support, referrals to shelter and legal svcs.
Ongoing
Indoor Playground, age 5 and under
Weds., 10:45 - 11:45 pm
Other
No-Cost Digital Mammograms/ Clinical
Breast Exams Mobil Van, 35-24 83rd St.,
Jackson Hts., by appointment
877.628.9090,
www.americanitaliancancer.org.

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.
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. 718.939.0647 x17.
www.queenshistoricalsociety.org,
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. Central Library
89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica.
-Administrative Committee Meeting
Feb. 2, 5:30 pm, formal conference room
-Children’s Library Discovery Center
Adjacent to Central Library • ongoing
Celebrating the life, work and friendship of Patricia Dolan Kew Gardens
Hills Branch 72-33 Vleigh Pl.
Feb. 15, 6 - 8 pm
Woodhaven Book Discussion Group
Woodhaven branch, 85-41 Forest Pkwy.,
718.849.1010 • 3rd Weds., 2 pm

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.
Tracking Winter Wildlife ($15m/ $20
nm) ages 8-12.
Feb. 4, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
An Evening With the Stars ($10m/ $12
nm/ $7 ages 7-12) ages 7+
Feb. 11, 7-9 pm
Adventure Hour - Snowfest ($10m/
$15nm) ages 18 mos. - 36 mos.
Feb. 11, 1:30- 2:45 pm
Queens County Bird Club meeting:
Corey Finger presents Kazakhstan
Feb. 15, 8 pm.; www.qcbcbirdclub.org
Toddler Time on the Weekend
($176m/$198nm) ages 24-35 months
To Mar. 31, 10:30 - 11:45 am
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.
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.
Art of Ribbon Roses Workshop ($8m/
$10nm) • Feb. 8, 2-3:30 pm
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
To Mar. 10, register now
718.482.5334; www.peopleware.net/ace.
-Winter Teen Academy (middle and
high school) register now, see above
To Mar. 17

Senior Centers, Activities

AARP
Chapter 2889, Elks Lodge, 82-20 Queens
Blvd., Rego Park, 718.898.5048.
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
59-03 Summerfield St., Ridgewood
718.386.5136
Classic Movie Thursdays
Joint Public Affairs Committee for
Older Adults 212.402.1127.
Kew Gardens Community Center
Daily programs: art, music, dance, exercise, meditation, writing, self-defense,
ESL, Mandarin, crafts, health, women’s
support, etc. Call for schedule:
718.268.5960. 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd.,
Suite 202, Kew Gardens.
Music Appreciation (participation)
Feb. 8, 1:30 pm
AARP free tax consultation
As of Feb. 27, by appointment
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.
Transportation (advocacy) meeting
Feb. 8, 9-11am, room 213; pre-register
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., Ridgewood,
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.
Sen. Addabbo Free Events
Howard Beach Dist. Ofc. 718.738.1111,
Middle Village Dist. Ofc. 718.497.1630.
Social Security Info. Meeting
Middle Village Senior Ctr., 69-10 75th St.,
Middle Village • Feb. 9, 11 am
Free Senior Medical ID cards Middle
Village Senior Ctr., 69-10 75th St., Middle
Village • Feb. 16, 10 am
Free Tax Preparation Day with CUNY
volunteers (must meet criteria, call for
info) Majestic Marquis, 88-03 101st St.,
Ozone Park • Feb. 17, 10 am - 4 pm
MetroCard Van:
-Feb. 29, 10 am - noon, Howard Beach
Senior Ctr., 156-45 84th St., Howard
Beach
-Feb. 29, 1-3 pm, Stop & Shop parking lot,
64-66 Myrtle Ave., Glendale.
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.