2012-03-21 / Community Calendar

Gazette Calendar Of Events

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
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 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
114th Precinct Community Council
Riccardo’s by the Bridge, 21-01 24th Ave.,
Astoria • Mar. 27, 7 pm
Community Bd. 3 meeting
I.S. 227 Louis Armstrong School, 32-02
Junction Blvd. E. Elmhurst,
718.458.2707, www.cb3qn.nyc.gov.
3rd Thurs.
Community Bd. 4 meeting
VFW Post 150, 51-11 108th St., Corona,
718.760.3141 • 2nd Tues
Community Bd. 9 meeting
For location call 718.286.2686.
2nd Tues.
Comm. Educ. Council Dist. 24
P.S. 102, 55-24 Van Horn St., Elmhurst,
718.418.8160.
Mar. 27, 6 pm business mtg.; 7 pm calendar mtg.
Comm. Educ. Council Dist. 25 meeting
30-48 Linden Pl., Room 313, Flushing.
Apr. 4, 7 pm
Comm. Educ. Council Dist. 26 meetings
M.S. 67, 51-60 Marathon Pkwy., Room
B44A, Little Neck • Mar. 22, business
mtg: 7 pm, public mtg: 8 pm
Greater Woodhaven Devel. Corp.
St. Thomas the Apostle, 87-49 87th St.,
First Floor, Woodhaven.
As of Apr. 24: 4th Tues., 7:30 pm (MAR.
27- CANCELLED)
UFT District 26 Scholarship
Application Grades Pre-K - 12. Info
718.275.4400. Apply now, online:
www.uft.org/files/attachments/d26-scholarship application- 2011- 2012. pdf
Deadline April 14 (postmark).

General Interest
American Icebirds Spring/Summer
Youth Ice Hockey seeks players all positions;

ages U16, U18, Bantam and Pee
Wee. Email coach Bedri, icebirds@inbox.com, 336.422.3376.
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.
Crisis of the Black Male Conference,
From Learning to Leading:
• Mar. 27, 9 am - 5 pm, Medgar Evers
College, 1650 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn.
• Mar. 28, 9 am - 5 pm, York College PAC,
94-20 Guy Brewer Blvd., Jamaica, info
718.262.3772,
www.york.cuny.edu/menscenter.
Family Focus Adoption Svcs. Info Mtgs.
54-40 Little Neck Pkwy., Suite 4, Little
Neck. Info 718.224.1919
Hermes Expo: 610.446.1463,
www.HermesExpo.com
-Kickoff: Taste of Greece Radisson
Hotel, 32nd & Broadway, Manhattan.
Mar. 29, 1-8 pm
-Expo International: Leading You
Towards the World’s Markets Trump
Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, NJ.
Mar. 31 & April 1, 12-6 pm
In Our Prime: The Invention of Middle
Age During Shabbat service at Reform
Temple of Forest Hills, 71-11 112th St.,
Forest Hills • Mar. 30, 8 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/
Queens Kiwanis Sports Assoc.
Welcomes teams and players for local
competitive league. Info Mike Rizzo
718.366.7717, 718.821.4487 or Bill
Bellas 917.751.2682.
Queens Econ. Devel. Corp. seminars
rsvp www.queensny.org, click on “business svcs.”, then “calendar”.
-Entrepreneur Space ($25 each)
36-46 37th St., LIC.
Publicity Basics • Mar. 21
Sales: Make Your Pitch • April 14
-Start UP! Networking/Women’s
History Month Celebration
Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel: Deluge
Restaurant: 135-20 39th Avenue Flushing.
Mar. 29, 6-9 pm
Ronald McDonald House of Long
Island 25th Anniversary Gala at Citi
Field 123-01 Roosevelt Ave., Flushing,
www.rmhlongisland.org.
Mar. 24, 7 pm - 12 am
U.S. Naval Academy accepting applications for Summer Seminar ($350) For
high school juniors. Info 410.293.4361,
www.usna.edu/admissions.
Mar. 31 deadline
Women’s “Herstory” Tour by Women
on the Move, w/ Cncl. Ferreras and 50
Cent’s G-Note record label artist, Lea

Robert A. Van Wyck M.S. 217, 85-05
144th St., Jamaica,
www.womenonthemove.org. • Mar. 22, 1
pm
Women’s History Month Awards/ Open
House w/Cncl. Van Bramer 47-01
Queens Blvd., Suite 205, Sunnyside.
Mar. 24, 11am

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) 516.326.0797, www.nami.org
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.
Weekly Storytimes (Fresh Meadows):
(Weds. and Sat., 11 am)
-Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet
Mar. 31, 11 am
Discussion/Signing: Revelations 911:
Sun of Apollo w/ authors Darab Lawyer,
Clinton Libbey • Mar. 24, 1:30 pm
Flushing Town Hall
Northern Blvd. & Linden Place
Interwoven Worlds: Exploring
Domestic and Nomadic Life in Turkey
($5 sugg./ members, students free) carpets, textiles • To Apr. 29
Turkish Material Culture in Historical
Context ($5/$0m, students)
Mar. 22, 12:30-1:15 pm
Weaving Turkish Textiles (Interactive

Arts Workshop) Apr. 1, 3:15 pm
Nearly Lear - Susanna Hamnett
Mar. 21-23
Aaron Copland School of Music
Guerrilla Arts Ensemble ($5 suggested/
members, students free) • Mar. 25; Apr.
1; May 13, 27; 2-3 pm
Guys and Dolls Jr. (free) Cast from J.H.S.
189 • Mar. 29, 30; 7 pm
Celebrate Spring! Workshops ($10/
$0m) • Mar. 31, 2-5 pm
-Mexican Paper Art Workshop
-Andean Instrument-Making
Lecture: Textiles & Costume in Early
Central Asian Photography ($5/ $0m,
students) • Apr. 1, 2 pm
Jazz Jams ($10/ $0m, students, performers) • 1st Weds., 7 - 10 pm
Jazz Clinics (for H.S. students) 2nd Fri.
To Jun 8, 4 - 7 pm; register 718.463.7700
x241
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 Ave. & 36th St., Astoria,
718.784.0077, 718.777.6888.
Mary Ellen Carroll’s 24-hour movie,
Federal • Mar. 24, 9 am - Mar. 25, 9 am;
panel discussion w/ Carroll Mar. 24, 4 pm
Ongoing:
-City Glow
-Behind the Screen
Persona Performa Panorama by Ming
Wong • To April 1
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.
Civic Action: A Vision for Long Island
City • To April 22.
Open Studio ($5) • 1st Sun.
Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonne
Online: www.catalogue.noguchi.org.
Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing,
718.997.5000.
In Perpetuum/forever II: Anne Pundyk
& Other Artists, “Rapunzel in the
Library” Rosenthal Library, Level Six.
-To April 25.
-Reception, Artists’ Talks + Performance
April 4, 6 - 9 pm
-Culminating Group Exhib. Apr. 4 - 25.
Aaron Copland School of Music:
LeFrak Concert Hall, except where noted;
tix 718.793.8080, Office open m,w,f.
-QC Chorus & Choir • Mar. 26, 12:15
-QC Orchestra • Mar. 28, 12:15 pm
-Alumni Recital • Mar. 29, 12:15 pm
-QC Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Mar. 29, 7:30 pm
-An Evening of Choral Music
Mar. 30, 7:30 pm
-QC Orchestra Bohemian Hall, 321 E.
73rd St., Manhattan • Mar. 31, 7:30 pm
-Faculty Recital Apr. 2, 12:15 pm
Piano Majors Recital • Apr. 4, 7:30 pm
Queens College Chamber Music Live
Concert series ($95) 718.997.3800
LeFrak Concert Hall Mar. 23, 30; Apr. 20,
27; May 11.

Harlem Quartet, String Quartet ($34-
$36) LeFrak Concert Hall • Mar. 25, 2 pm
Queens Museum of Art
www.queensmuseum.org. for program
info. Flushing Meadows Park,
718.592.9700
Queens Int’l 2012: Three Points Make a
Triangle 31 Queens artists • To May 20
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):
-Beauty of Ballet Admission is free, but
reservations are required. Call the Box
Office at 718.760.0064 to reserve your
seats • Mar. 25, 1 & 3 pm
Tom Wopat ($44; $60)
Mar. 24, 2pm & 8 pm
Tlen Huicani Mexican folk music
Mar. 31, 8 pm
Queensborough Community College
www.visitQPAC.org. for information.
222-05 56th Ave., Bayside, 718.631.6396
Moscow Festival Ballet presents
Cinderella ($39 mezz./ $42 orch.)
Mar. 25, 3 pm
Secret Theatre
44-02 23rd St., LIC, 718.392.0722,
www.secrettheatre.com
Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Blvd., LIC, 718.956.9819.
York College Music
Concerts, visit Music @ York College.
94 - 20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Jamaica,
718-262-2000.
Heartbeat (poetry w/ live music, $7/ $5
students, seniors) PAC • Mar. 22, 12 pm
YC Big Band Spotlight Series w/ TK
Blue: A Tribute ($10 sugg.)
Mar. 23, 7 pm
YC Blue Notes @ CW Post Jazz Day
w/Herbie Hancock LIU-Post, Brookville,
L.I. • Mar. 24, (all day)
Energetic Fusion w/ YC Creative
Ensemble Fine Arts Gallery, Academic
Core 1B01 • Mar. 30, noon
Spring Swing w/ YC Big Band ($10
sugg.) JPAC • Mar. 31, 7 pm
YC Gospel Choir Academic Core Atrium
Apr 1, 3 pm

Others
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way
To The Forum (Donation $18/ $16 seniors and children under 13) Marathon
Jewish Community Center, 245-37 60th
Ave., Little Neck, 718.229.4644 /
718.428.1580,
www.marathontheatergroup.com
Mar. 24, 8:30 pm; Mar. 25, 3 pm.
Anthropology Museum of the People of
New York 64-19 Kissena Blvd., Kissena
Hall at Queens College, Flushing,
718.428.5650,
www.anthropologymuseum.org.
-Video of the Month Film Series Thurs.
Mar. 29, Apr. 26, May 24.
Black History Art Show at Queens
Library: Collage Work by Edwin G.
Cadiz LIC Library, 37-44 21st St., LIC,
718.752.3700, www.artist-unlimited.com.

To Mar. 30.
Edwin G. Cadiz: Collage in Context
Langston Hughes Community Library &
Cultural Center, 100-01 Northern Blvd.,
Corona, 718.651.1100,
www.libraryactioncommittee.org. • To
Apr. 30; opening reception Apr. 21.
Maram Windows Gallery: Receipts by
Greg M. Stowell, b&w photographics
Maram Pharmacy, 77-01 37th Ave.,
Jackson Hts., www.frankfrdgallery.net
To Apr. 20
Oliver! ($20/ $18 children/seniors)
Bay Terrace Jewish Center, 13-00 209th
St., Bayside, 718.428.6363.
To Mar. 25, 3 pm & 8 pm

Breakfasts, Luncheons,
Dinners, Dances &

Int’l Assoc. Admin. Professionals
Luncheon and Fashion Show ($40)
Marbella Restaurant, Ramada Inn, 220-33
Northern Blvd., Bayside, 212.603.3850.
Mar. 24, 12 pm
Magnanini Winery ($75) wine tasting, 6-
course dinner, dancing. Near Newburgh,
reservations, Eleanor 718.457.4816. $40
deposit • July 8
Viva La$ Vega$, Casino Night & Buffet
($10m/ $20nm) adults only.
Complimentary fun money provided, cash
bar. Community House, 15 Borage Pl.,
Forest Hills, 718.268.7710.
Mar. 24, 7-11 pm
Judge Charles J. Vallone Scholarship
Dinner-Dance ($65) Tony T. Orchestra.
$50 Raffle tix for prizes: $2,500, $1,500,
$1,000 call now 718.545.5353.
Riccardo’s by the Bridge, 21-01 24th
Avenue, Astoria • Mar. 31, 7 pm - 12 am

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, registration
required, 718.267.4333, (and more events
www.mshq.org/community/events)
Yoga for Fab. 50s and Beyond
Crescent Tower, Fitness Room, 23-22
30th Rd., LIC • Mar. 27
Blood Pressure Screening Catherine
Sheridan Ctr., 35-24 83rd St., Jackson Hts.
Mar. 21, 9 am
CPR for Everyone Mt. Sinai Queens
Physicians Assoc’s., 27-15 30th Ave.,
Astoria • Mar. 27, 7 pm
Weight Management - Kids, Teens
LIC YMCA, 32-23 Queens Blvd., LIC
Mar. 28
Samuel Field Y
Programs: Adult Ctr., Afterschool, learning disabled, singles, parents, space for
parties. 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy., Little
Neck, 718.225.6750 www.sfy.org.
Computer Essentials:
-Intro/Intermediate “Word” ($100)
Mar. 23; 10 am - 12 pm. Register
Wednesday Night Singles ($7m/ $9nm)
2nd, 4th Weds., 7 - 9 pm
Stretch Your Dollar Less well-known
benefits, reduced rates, etc. for fixed
incomes. rsvp, Adult Ctr.

Mar. 21, 12-2 pm.
Working Together to Promote Healthy
Relationships, discussion series
For parents of developmentally disabled
children. With Cap Connect, Clearview
Assistance Program, 163-59 17th Ave.,
Whitestone. RSVP at above phone, Enid
Miller ext. 248, Amanda Smith ext. 204.
Mar. 22, 29; 12 - 1:30 pm
Blue Ocean (success seminar)
Registration required 718.224.0566.
Mar. 27, 7:15-8:30 pm
Discovery Times Square and the Dead
Sea Scrolls ($70 Adult Ctr. members/
$80nm) Lunch at BB King’s Restaurant
Mar. 29, 10:15 bus leaves SF 10:15 am,
returns 5 pm.
Tour of the United Nations ($75 Adult
Ctr. members/ $85 nm) Lunch at
Carmine’s • Mar. 29, bus leaves SFY 10
am, returns 5:30 pm.
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, by appointment 877.628.9090,
www.americanitaliancancer.org. Corona,
Flushing, LIC, Whitestone, Woodside.
-Mar. 22, 9 am - 4 pm, Ridgewood Older
Adult Ctr., 59-14 70th Ave., Ridgewood.
-Mar. 23, 9 am - 4 pm, state Sen. Huntley’s
Ofc., 161-10 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica.
-Mar. 24, 10 am - 5 pm, Blanche
Memorial Church, 109-74 Sutphin Blvd.,
Jamaica.
-Mar. 29, 9 am - 4 pm, HANAC
Ravenswood NORC, 34-35A 12th St.,
Astoria.
-Mar. 31, 10 am - 4 pm, Glen Oaks
Shopping Ctr.-Waldbaum’s Parking Lot,
259-01 Union Tpke., Floral Park.
Senior Yoga ($5/session, 10 weeks)
Bayside Jewish Ctr., 203-05 32nd Ave.,
Bayside. Bring mat/beach towel
Mar. 26, 10-11 am

Historicals
Bayside Historical Society
Fort Totten Park. For info visit
www.baysidehistorical.org, or call
718.352.1548.
Art of Victorian Flower Arrangement
-Mar. 25: Victorian Bouquet and the
Language of Flowers ($20/ $18m)
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.
35-20 Broadway, 4th Fl., Astoria,
718.278.0700, www.astorialic.org.
History Roundtable: Duel of the

Ironclads • Mar. 24, 1 pm
Greater Ridgewood Historical
143-135 37th Ave., Flushing,
718.465.1776.
Open to the public Sat.
King Manor Museum
King Park, Jamaica Ave. at 153rd St.,
Jamaica, 718.206.0545,
www.kingmanor.org. Tours &
school/group programs, Thursdays -
Sundays.
Talking About History: The War of
1812 in American Caricature, lecture
by Dr. Allison Stagg (free) St. John’s
University, St. John’s Hall, Room 306, 80-
00 Utopia Pkwy, Jamaica.
Mar. 22, 5 pm
Maple Grove Cemetery
83-15 Kew Gardens Road (Lefferts Blvd.)
Lhevinne Classical Concert series ($25/
$20 seniors/ $15m) The Center at Maple
Grove, 127-15 Kew Gardens Rd., Kew
Gardens, 718.523.1876.
Mar. 31, 8 pm, wine & cheese reception
7:30 pm
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/$0m)
Mom’s Home Cooking w/ Megan Elias
($5m/ $8nm) • Mar. 25, 2:30-4:30 pm
Exhibit: Growing Up Queens: A Study
of Childhood in Our Unique Borough
Others
Roosevelt Island Historical Society:
Magnolia Blossom Walk ($10 donation)
The Octagon, 888 Main St., Roosevelt
Island, reservations 212.688.4836,
222.RIHS.US.
Mar. 25, 11 am; Cherry Blossom Walk:
Apr. 21, 11 am

Library Highlights

Queens Library
Call 718.990.0700, or visit
www.queenslibrary.org for program information. Central Library
89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica.
-Board of Trustees and Committees
mtgs. • Mar. 22, 4:30 pm, Committees;
6:15 pm, Board
-Children’s Library Discovery Center
Adjacent to Central Library • ongoing
-Sunday Concerts @ Central series:
Howard Leshaw’s Klezmer Ensemble
Apr. 1, 3 pm
From Kabul to Queens, lecture by
author, Sara Y. Aharon. Forest Hills
Branch, 108-19 71st Ave., 718.268.7934.
Mar. 21, 2:30-3:45 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 for ALL events. 228-06
Northern Blvd., Douglaston,
718.229.4000, www.alleypond.com.
-Children’s nature programs: weekday,

weekend, spring break and afterschool for
ages 18 mos. thru high school.
Starting Apr. 2
-Birthday parties
-Registration for fall classes Apr. 28
Tracking the Hidden Spectacle of Bird
Migration • Mar. 21, 8 pm
Live Wolf Presentation ($10) age 7+
Mar. 24, 3 pm
Square Dance ($12m/ $15nm/ $8 age 7-
12) Mar. 24, 7-9 pm (door opens 6:30 pm)
Honey & Honey Bees ($8nm) age 12+
Mar. 25, 11 am
Talons! A Live Bird of Prey
Presentation ($10) all ages.
Mar. 25, 2 pm
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.
Photography of Audrey Gottlieb
To May 19, artist’s talk on May 19
MARCH For the Earth Flushing
Meadows-Corona Park Unisphere
Mar. 25, 10 am - 1 pm
NYC Compost Project in Queens:
Spring Lawn Care Registration required,
718.539.5296 or email compost@queensbotanical.org • Mar. 25, 1-4
pm
Opening Weekend at the Garden
($4/$3/$2) • Mar. 31 - Apr. 1, 8 am - 6 pm
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.

Bee-Keeping ($90nm/$75m; incl. text)
3rd Weds, to June 2012, 7-9 pm
Western Queens Compost Initiative
Drop off: Greenmarket, 34th Ave. & 77th
St., Jackson Hts. • Sun. 9 am - 12 pm

School Events

DOE H.S. Closures joint public hearings Comments invited: 212.374.7621.
-Apr. 2, 6 pm: Grover Cleveland H.S., 21-
27 Himrod St., Ridgewood.
-Apr. 5, 6 pm: Richmond Hill H.S., 89-30
114th St., Richmond Hill.
-Apr. 19, 6 pm: John Adams H.S., 101-01
Rockaway Blvd., Ozone Park.
Evangel Christian School Student
Exhibition of Art Show (donations welcome) Fellowship Hall, 39-21 Crescent
St., LIC • Apr. 3, 3:30-6:30 pm
Forest Hills H.S. Craft Fair/ Flea Mkt.
Vendors wanted. 67-01 110th St., Forest
Hills, info and prices 917.747.5129, email
28Q440PA@schools.nyc.gov.
Mar. 31, Apr. 1; 9 am - 4 pm
LaGuardia Community College
31-10 Thomson Ave., LIC. 718.482.5055,
www.lagcc.cuny.edu.
St. John’s Prep Alumni Reunion:
Classes of ‘82, ‘87, ‘92, ‘97, ‘02 • St.
John’s Prep, Astoria, 718.721.7200 x686,
email: sjpalumni@stjohnsprepschool.org.

Senior Centers, Activities

AARP
Chapter 2889, Elks Lodge, 82-20 Queens
Blvd., Rego Park, 718.898.5048.
-Meetings 1st & 3rd Weds., 12 pm
-Apr. 4, entertainment by Naomi
-Apr. 18, update on Medicare
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, cooking, comedy, self-defense, ESL, Mandarin, crafts,
health, women’s support, men’s health,
etc. Call for schedule: 718.268.5960. 80-
02 Kew Gardens Rd., Suite 202, Kew
Gardens.
Basic Sewing Class (8 sessions)
As of Mar. 21, 11 am
Guitar Lesson • Mar. 21, 1:30 pm
Film: Bonneville Mar. 22, 1 pm
Portraits of American Women and
Children • Mar. 26, 1-2:30 pm
AARP free tax consultation
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.
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.
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.

Street Fairs, Fleas, Markets

Emanuel United Church of Christ Flea
Mkt. 93-12 91st Ave. (Woodhaven Blvd.),
Woodhaven, 718.849.1153
Mar. 24, 10 am - 4 pm
Family Spring Fair
UUCQ, 147-54 Ash Ave., Flushing.
Vendors/info 717.723.0973 or email
paula@uucq.org.
Mar. 24, 9 am - 3 pm
Our Lady of Hope Flea Mkt.
78th St. & Eliot Ave., Middle Village.
Mar. 24, 9 am - 4 pm

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