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

BBQ Block Party 23rd St. & Hoyt Ave.,
Astoria • Jul. 4, 5-10pm

Community Meetings

Clubs
American Legion Post 298
30-61 87th St., East Elmhurst.
1st Mon., 8 pm
American Legion & Ladies Aux. Post 118
89-02 91st St., Woodhaven, 718.846.6116
-2nd/3rd Mon., 8 pm
Federation Italian American
Organizations of Queens Wednesday
Concerts Athens Square Park, 30th St. &
30th Ave., Astoria. Info: 718.204.2444,
www.Italianfederation.com • to Aug. 29
-Soprano Caterina “Aquamarina” and
Francesca Cavalieri • Jul. 11, 7-9:30 pm
Flushing Camera Club
Flushing Hospital, Auditorium, 146-01
45th Ave. (enter Burling St.),
718.749.0643,
www.flushingcameraclub.org • 1st, 3rd &
5th Weds., 7:30 pm
Italian Charities of America: 83-20
Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, 718.478.3100.
-Summer Italian Classes (beginners;
$80) To Sept. 11 (14 weeks)
-Saturday Night Dances 8 p.m.-12 a.m.
Jul. 7, 21, Aug. 4, 18
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 28th A.D.
Sizzler Restaurant, 100-27 Metropolitan
Ave., Forest Hills, 718.275.6005.
Every 3rd Tues., 7:30 pm
VFW Post 4787 Mtg.
19-12 149 St., Whitestone
Jul. 9, 8 pm

Community Boards, Edu. & Pct.
107th Precinct Community Council
71-01 Parsons Blvd., Flushing.
-National Night Out Electchester
Shopping Ctr., Parsons Blvd., Fresh
Meadows • Aug. 7
112th Precinct Community Council
Mtg. 68-40 Austin St., Forest Hills.
Every 3rd Weds., 7:30 pm
Community Bd. 2 Mtg. Sunnyside
Comm. Svcs., 43-31 39th St., Ground Fl.,
Sunnyside, info www.QueensCB.org,
718.533.8773 • Every 1st Thurs.
Community Bd. 3 Board Mtg. I.S. 227
Louis Armstrong School, 32-02 Junction
Blvd. E. Elmhurst, 718.458.2707,
www.cb3qn.nyc.gov • Every 3rd Thurs.
Community Bd. 4 Mtg.
VFW Post 150, 51-11 108th St., Corona,
718.760.3141 • Every 2nd Tues.
Community Bd. 5 Transportation
Committee to Review Plaza Proposal

(70th St., betw. Myrtle Ave. & Cooper
Ave., Glendale; also 71st Ave. betw.
Myrtle Ave. & Stephen St., Ridgewood)
Redeemer Lutheran School cafeteria, 69-
26 Cooper Ave., Glendale • Jun. 28, 7 pm
Community Bd. 9 Mtg. For location call
718.286.2686 • Every 2nd Tues.
Greater Woodhaven Devel. Corp. Mtg.
St. Thomas the Apostle, 87-49 87th St.,
First Floor, Woodhaven.
Every 4th Tues., 7:30 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.
Brownfield Cleanup Program,
Remedial Investigation Work Plan for
Public Review Attn: Owners and residents nr. Paragon Paint, 5-49 46th Ave.,
LIC. Info 718.482.4891; 518.402.7860;
www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8450.html;
www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/61092.html.
LGBT PrideMonth Celebration Queens
Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Rm.
213, Kew Gdns. • Jun. 27, 5:30-7:30 pm
Mets Concerts, Fireworks Citi Field,
Flushing. Info, tix Mets.com/concerts,
718.507.TIXX. Game starts 7:10 for each:
-Fireworks Night Jul. 3
-Daughtry Jul. 20
-MercyMe Aug. 10.
Movies in the Park Sunnyside Shines.
Bring chair/ blanket, snacks. Noonan
Park, Greenpoint Ave. & 43rd St.,
Sunnyside. First Fridays, 8 pm:
Jul. 6, The Land Before Time
Aug. 3, Footloose
Woodside on the Move Summer
Concert Series: Irish, Latino, Health
Day, Jazz, Swing, Country, etc. Donors
appreciated, call Adrian Beltran,
718.476.8449 • To Aug. 23

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.
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 of Queens/Nassau) Zucker
Hillside Hospital, Sloman Auditorium,
266th St. & 76th Ave., Glen Oaks,
718.347.7284.
Narcotics Anonymous

www.westernqueensna.org
Call 718.962.6244
OCA 85-18 61st Rd., Rego Park,
www.obsessivecompulsiveanonymous,
917.443.0355 • Saturdays at 10:30 am
Overeaters Anonymous
www.queensoa.org
42-11 155th St., Flushing • Fridays
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)
Flushing Town Hall
Northern Blvd. & Linden Place,
718.463.7700, www.flushingtownhall.org.
Jazz Jams ($10/ $0m, students, performers) • 1st Weds., 7 - 10 pm
Free Summer Concerts (more TBA)
Sun. Jul. 15, 29, Aug. 12, 26
Members’ Exhibition (more TBA)
Jul. 15 - Aug. 19
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/
www.laguardiaperformingarts.org.
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.
Special House Tours: Louis Armstrong
Birthday Tours (Reg. adm.); reading by
Randy Fertel: The Gorilla Man and the
Empress of Steak (Garden, 1pm)
Jul. 4, 10 am-5 pm
Summer with Satchmo Concert Series
To Aug. 18
Museum of the Moving Image
35th Ave. & 36th St., Astoria,
718.784.0077, 718.777.6888.
Ongoing:
-See It Big! (series)
-Fist and Sword (series)
-Paramount in the 1970s (series, thru
Jul. 1)
-Korean Cinema Showcase (series)
-City Glow
-Behind the Screen
Aliens, Gadgets and Guns: The World
of Men in Black 3 ($6-$12) • To Jul. 8
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.
Timeless Treasures (works from the 40s
and 50s) ($5-$10) • To Sep. 9
Summer Nights in the Garden (free)
short films, cash bar, permanent collection
galleries open • 1st Fri., 5:30-8 pm.
Open Studio: Putting Things Together
children all ages. Info www.noguchi.org/

programs/education(families) • Jul. 1, 11
am no reg. required
-Art for Tots (Education Program) ages
2-4, reservations required.
Jul. 7, 21, 28, 10:30 am
-Art for Families (Education Prog.) ages
5-11, reservations req.
Jul. 8, 22, 29, 10:30 am
Music in the Garden 2nd Sun., 3 pm
-ETHEL string quartet Jul. 8
-TBA Aug. 12, Sept. 9.
Open Studio ($5) • 1st Sun.
Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonne
Online: www.catalogue.noguchi.org.
Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing,
718.997.5000.
Aaron Copland School of Music:
LeFrak Concert Hall, except where noted;
tix 718.793.8080, Office open m,w,f.
Concerts nearly daily, for info
www.qc.cuny.edu/calendars/music.php/
718.997.3800, www.qc.cuny.edu/music.
Amulets, Nazars & Evil Eyes
To Jun. 29
Queens Museum of Art
Flushing Meadows Park, 718.592.9700,
www.queensmuseum.org.
Queens Int’l 2012: Three Points Make a
World’s Fair Panorama of NYC
Ongoing
Queens Theatre
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
www.queenstheatre.org, 718.760.0064.
Gilbert & Sullivan in Brief(s) ($42-$49)
To Jul. 1
Queensborough Community College
Performing Arts Ctr., 222-05 56th Avenue
Bayside. Info, tix 718.631.6311,
www.visitqpac.org.
Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Blvd., LIC, 718.956.9819,
wwwsocratessculpturepark.org.
Civic Action: A Vision for Long Island
City • To Aug. 5.
Saturday Sculpture Workshops (programs/ workshops-kids.php)
To Sept. 29, 12 pm-3 pm (rain/shine)
GrowNYC Greenmarket
Sat., to Nov. 17, 8 am-4 pm
Exercise Classes (yoga, capoeira,
Pilates, tai chi) Sat., Sun. to Sep. 30
Park Side of the Moon Jun. 29:
-Thai Pig Roast Dinner ($200) 6:30 pm
-Party ($25 drinks incl.) 8-11 pm
Outdoor Cinema (programs/ outdoorcinema.php) Weather
permitting. Jul. 4- Aug. 22, 7 pm
Summer Outdoor Artmaking
Workshops Info
www.socratessculpturepark.org/education
/artmaking.php.
Weekdays, Jul. 2 - Aug. 17, 10 am-12 pm,
1-3 pm
Kayaking, SSP Beach at Hallets Cove
718.228.9214, www.licboathouse.org.
Sat. & Sun., to Oct. 7, 1-5 pm
York College Music
Concerts almost daily, Info: Music @
York College. 94-20 Guy R. Brewer
Blvd., Jamaica, 718-262-2000.

Others
Bloom Time Holiday Inn Manhattan
View, 39-05 29th St.; Space Realty Group
Gallery, 29-09 39th Ave., LIC.
To Aug. 30

Calpulli Music, Mexican accordion
class ($10 adults/ donation age 10-18)
Astoria School of Fine Arts, 38-01 23rd
Ave., 2nd Fl., Astoria, 718.507.2617.
LIC Artists, Summer Art Exhibition
Sterling National Bank, 30-30 47th Ave.,
LIC • Show 1: To Jul. 14; Show 2 Jul. 16
to Aug. 18
SunnysideArtists.org: Forty Fine
Artists, Art Fair V at Queen of Angels
(free/ $5 Patron of the Arts Cafe) 44th
St. & Skillman Ave., Sunnyside.
Jun. 17, 1-5 pm

Dinners, Dances, Fundraisers
American Cancer Society’s Night of
Hope ($75) Z-Hotel, 11-01 43rd Ave.,
LIC, 718.261.1092 x5538 or
718.864.1900 • Jun. 27, 6:30-9:30 pm
Astor Room’s Oyster and Beer Happy
Hour ($15 unlim’d oysters w/ Stella
Artois beer) Kaufman Astoria Studios,
34-12 36th St., Astoria, 718.255.1947.
Every Weds., 5-7 pm
MagnaniniWinery ($75) wine tasting, 6-
course dinner, dancing. Near Newburgh,
reservations, Eleanor 718.457.4816. $40
deposit pay to the order of Diego Lodico.
July 8

Health
Central Queens Ym & YWHA 67-09
108th Street, Forest Hills, 718-268-5011,
www.cqy.org.
Mount Sinai Queens
Events at various locations, registration
required, 718.267.4333, (reg. and more
events www.mshq.org/community/events)
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.
Pool Parties for Pre-School Children
with Disabilities and their Families ($5
per fam.)
RSVP Gerrie Mayerhoff 718.225.6750 or
e-mail gmayerhoff@sfy.org. Bay Terrace
Ctr. Pool of SFY, 212-00 23rd Ave.,
Bayside. Jul. 10, Aug. 7, 6-7:30 pm
Wednesday Night Singles ($7m/ $10nm)
(Reservations w/ Ilene Yair 718.225.6750
x236. 2nd, 4th Weds., 7 - 9 pm):
Partner Abuse Counseling Program
Support, referrals to shelter and legal svcs.
Ongoing
Others
West Nile Virus Protection-Town Hall
Dept. of Health presentation. Hillcrest
Jewish Ctr., 183-02 Union Tpke.,
Flushing. Info Cncl. Gennaro ofc.
718.217.4969 • Jun. 27, 7 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.
Flushing Town Hall
Northern Blvd. & Linden Place,
718.463.7700, www.flushingtownhall.org.
Greater Astoria Historical Soc.
35-20 Broadway, 4th Fl., Astoria,
718.278.0700, www.astorialic.org.
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, Thurs. - Sun.
Maple Grove Cemetery
83-15 Kew Gardens Road; The Center at
Maple Grove, 127-15 Kew Gardens Rd.,
Kew Gardens, 718.523.1876.
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)
Exhibit: Growing Up Queens: A Study
of Childhood in Our Unique Borough

Library Highlights

Queens Library
Call 718.990.0700, or visit
www.queenslibrary.org for program information. Central Library:
89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica.
-Lincoln Ctr. 9 performances at Queens
Library locations, TBD, info & online
polls online (see above).
Jul. 7 - Sept. 15
-Children’s Library Discovery Center
Adjacent to Central Library • ongoing
-Summer Reading Program Children’s
Lib. Discovery Ctr. (Register
www.summerreading.org.)
-Free Online Training through Metrix-
Learning Solution (adults, teens) Free
training and certification exams in software. Required registration sessions:
To Jun. 30, Mon. & Fri, 1 pm (Jun. 30,
9:30 am. More sessions TBA.)
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; Also avail.
for birthday parties.
Children’s Programs (ages 18 mos. thru
high school) weekdays, weekend, after
school, internships. Starting Jul. 9 - Dec.
Family & Adult Programs
Hiking Club, Astronomy, Knitting
Forest Park Union Tpke. & Park Lane
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.
The Artist Within: the Urge to Create
Collection of the Jamaica Estates Assn.
To Sept. 30
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.
Others
Western Queens Compost Initiative
Drop off: Greenmarket, 34th Ave. & 77th
St., Jackson Hts. • Sun. 9 am-12 pm

School Events, Reunions

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.
Summer Camps at Wildlife
Conservation Society’s Queens Zoo
Ages 2-17, register now,
www.queenszoo.com, 718.271.7361.
Summer SAT Prep by Revolution Prep
Forest Hills H.S., 67-01 110th St., Forest
Hills, call for more information
877.738.7737, www.revolutionprep.com/
instructors/anthony_ b_ 2. Private tutoring,
scholarships available.
Jul. 5- Jul. 30; reg. before Jun. 30 for discount (use code NY40Xforesthills)

Senior Centers, Activities

AARP
Chapter 2889, Elks Lodge, 82-20 Queens
Blvd., Rego Park, 718.672.9890.
Meetings 1st & 3rd Weds., 12 pm
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.
Corpus Christi Seniors
Fourth of July at the Cape contact
Christine 718.728.0848; Eileen W.
718.626.4888.
Jul. 3, 4, 5 (non-members welcome)
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
Howard Beach Senior Ctr.
156-45 84th St. (entrance 85th St.),
Howard Beach, 718.738.8100.
Joint Public Affairs Committee for
Older Adults
212.402.1127.
Kew Gardens Community Center
Daily programs: art, cooking, comedy,
crafts, dance, ESL, exercise, films, foreign
languages, health, meditation, music,
women’s & men’s support & health, writing, self-defense, etc. Call for schedule:
718.268.5960. 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd.,
Suite 202, Kew Gardens.
Til the Clouds Roll By • Jun. 28, 1:30 pm
Belly Dancing, Piano, Exercise, For
Men Only, French classes, call for
sched.
Peter Cardella Senior Citizen Ctr.
68-52 Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood,
718.497.2908/ TTY 718.497.2589
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
(QICA) 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

St. Raphael’s Church Flea Mkts.
Vendors invited, ($30/ 10-ft spots) 35-20
Greenpoint Ave., LIC, 718.729.8957.
Jul. 1, Aug. 5, Sept. 9, Oct. 7; 9 am - 4 pm
Woodside on the Move Summer Street
Festival Live performances, rides, games,
etc. Along Woodside Ave., 59th - 64th Sts.
and along 61st St., Woodside - Roosevelt
Aves • Jul. 7, 12-6 pm (Elected officials
RSVP by Jul. 2.