Gazette Calendar Of Events
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Community Meetings
Clubs
American Legion Post 298
30-61 87 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
Bella Italia Mia: Dominic Sabatino
performs Puccini’s Il Tabarro
($15m/$17nm) Christ the King H.S.,
3rd Fl., 68-02 Metropolitan Ave.,
Middle Village • Aug. 12, noon
Federation of Italian American
Organizations of Queens Wednesday
Concerts (7-9:30 pm) Athens Square
Park, 30 St. & 30 Ave., Astoria. Info:
718.204.2444, www.Italianfederation.
com, to Aug. 29
-Bruno Macari; Lucia Travaglino
Aug. 1
-Extasy’s Marty Hroncich & Co.
Aug. 8
-Filippo, Nino Rizzuto & Rosanna
Aug. 15
Flushing Camera Club
Flushing Hospital, Auditorium, 146-01
45 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.
-Saturday Night Dances 8 p.m.-12 a.m.
Aug. 4, 18
Queens Best Toastmasters Club
Public Speaking / Effective
Communica-tion. 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
Community Boards, Edu. & Pct.
107th Precinct Community Council
71-01 Parsons Blvd., Flushing.
-National Night Out (Against Crime)
Free rides, entertainment, info, gifts,
food. Electchester Shopping Ctr.,
Parsons Blvd., betw. Jewel Ave. & 71
Ave., Fresh Meadows • Aug. 7, 5 pm
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 39 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, 51-11 108 St., Corona,
718.760.3141 • Every 2nd Tues.
Community Bd. 9 Mtg. For location
call 718.286.2686 • Every 2nd Tues.
Comm. Educ. Council Dist. 25
Annual and Calendar Mtgs. 30-48
Linden Pl., Rm. 407, Flushing, confirm
718.281.3786 Aug. 1 (every 1st Weds.,
7 pm)
Community Dist. Educ. Council 26
M.S. 74, 61-15 Oceania St., Rm 121,
Bayside • Aug. 8, 7 pm
Greater Woodhaven Devel. Corp.
Mtg. St. Thomas the Apostle, 87-49
87 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 Center, 71-03 80 St., Glendale,
718.326.6070, www.bobbiandthe strays.org
/Adopt.aspx.
-Muffin’s Pet Connection helps find
homes for pets. 718.833.7988 or
www.muffins.org.
Battle of the Bands Free auditions.
Resorts World Casino, 110-00
Rockaway Blvd., Jamaica,
rwnewyork.com, e-mail talentscouts@rwnework.com • To Aug.
31
Business Workshops by QEDC
Reg/Info
www.queensny.org/qedc/business/even
ts.
-Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27; 6-8 pm: Recipe for
Success ($150 register by Jul. 25)
Entrepreneur Space, 36-46 37 St., LIC.
Kathrine Gregory 212.452.1866/
718.263.0546.
-Aug. 6, 6-8 pm, New Idea to New
Venture (free) 120-55 Queens Blvd.,
Rm. G110, Kew Gardens. Andrea
Ormeno, 718.263.0546.
-Aug. 22, 6:30-8:30 pm Gov. Cuomo’s
Business Outreach (free), Queens
Library, 41-17 Main St., Flushing. Info
www.tax.ny.gov/help/outreach/aug_ 22
_12.htm. Mwisa Chisunka
518.457.2398.
Free Summer Tennis Program age 5-
18, all levels. Cncl. Spkr. Quinn and
Cncl. Dromm-sponsored. New York
Junior Tennis League, Newtown H.S.,
48-01 90th St., Elmhurst. Rackets and
balls provided. Wear sneakers, bring
water & snacks • Mon.-Thurs., 9 am-12
pm, Fri. 9 am-4 pm (ongoing registration, in person only)
Free Tennis Cncl. Spkr. Quinn, Cncl.
Gennaro-sponsored. Pomonok Park,
65-11 155 St., Flushing. Info
www.nyjtl.org, 347.417.8156.
To Aug. 24, Tues. & Weds., 2-5 pm.
Mets Concerts, Games Citi Field,
Flushing. Info, tix Mets.com/concerts,
718.507.TIXX. After games, which
start 7:10 pm:
-MercyMe Aug. 10.
Operation Backpack Drive, by Cncl.
Koslowitz. Drop off backpacks and
school supplies for children in homeless/ domestic violence shelters, at
118-35 Queens Blvd, 17th Floor,
Forest Hills. Other drop-offs:
www.operationbackpacknyc.org.
To Aug. 10
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 76 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,
266 St. & 76 Ave., Glen Oaks,
718.347.7284.
Narcotics Anonymous
www.westernqueensna.org,
718.962.6244
OCA 85-18 61 Rd., Rego Park,
www.obsessivecompulsiveanonymous,
917.443.0355 • Saturdays at 10:30 am
Overeaters Anonymous
www.queensoa.org
42-11 155 St., Flushing • Fridays
SMART Recovery
www.smartrecovery.org. 97-29 64 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
Ar ts & Enter tainment
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) Aug. 1, 7-10 pm
Free Sunday Concerts 1 pm dance
lessons, 2 pm concerts: • Aug. 12,
Tango Argentina • Aug. 26, Great
Highland Bagpipes and Mor “The Pied
Pipers of NY”
Salon Sunday (free) Artists invited to
bring cd’s or samples of their work, in
any medium • Aug. 5, 2 pm
Dandy Wellington ($25/$20m/
$80/$70m pkg.) Aug. 10, 8-10 pm;
Swing dance lessons 7 pm.
Korean Culture Camp: Dragon
Story Reg. 718.463.7700 x241 • Aug.
22- 24, 11 am-3 pm.
Members’ Exhibition ($5/ $0m)
To Aug. 19
Theater Camp at the Garden School
in Jackson Heights info
718.335.6363, info@gardenschool.org.
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.laguardiape
rformingarts.org.
Louis Armstrong House (40 min.
tours $10/$7 seniors, students, children/ $0m, children under 4) 34-56
107 Ave.,
Corona, group rates: 718.478.8274.
www.LouisArmstrongHouse.org.
Summer with Satchmo Concert
Series To Aug. 18:
York College Blue Notes (free) Aug. 4,
2 pm; Concert Jazzmobile (free) Block
Party feat. Arturo O’Farrill, Aug. 16, 7
pm; Hot Jazz/ Cool Garden ($15 incl.
house tour): The Lucky Dogs, Aug. 18,
2 pm
Museum of the Moving Image
35 Ave. & 36 St., Astoria,
718.784.0077, 718.777.6888.
Ongoing:
-See It Big! (series. $6-$12 includes
museum adm.) To Sept. 9
-Fist and Sword (series)
-Korean Cinema Showcase (series)
-City Glow
-Behind the Screen
Noguchi Museum ($10/ $5 seniors,
student ID/ $0 under 12, NYC public
H.S. ID) 9-01 33 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.
Music in the Garden (free w/ museum admission) 2nd Sun., 3 pm
-Andy Akiho (steel pan) Aug. 12
-TBA, 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.
Queens Museum of Art
Flushing Meadows Park,
718.592.9700,
www.queensmuseum.org.
Target Passport Fridays:
International Outdoor Film, Dance
& Music series
To Aug. 24, 6:30 pm dance/music, 8-10
pm film • Aug. 3: West Indies, Aug. 10:
Taiwan, Aug. 17: Dominican Rep.,
Aug. 24: Puerto Rico.
World’s Fair Panorama of NYC
Ongoing
Queens Theatre
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
www.queenstheatre.org, 718.760.0064.
Golden Dragon Acrobats ($32+/ family discount code FAM4)
718.760.0686.
To Aug. 4
Queensborough Community College
Performing Arts Ctr., 222-05 56
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) • Aug. 4,
Make toy boats (and sail them at
Hallets Cove)
• Aug. 11, Celebration of Self • Aug.
18, Landscape Translation • Aug. 25
Scarecrows.
Creative Teen Days Aug. 2 & 3, 3-6
pm: Nutritious Cooking (two-part
workshop, vegetarian)
GrowNYC Greenmarket
Sat., to Nov. 17, 8 am-4 pm
Exercise Classes (yoga, capoeira,
Pilates, tai chi) Sat., Sun. to Sep. 30
Outdoor Cinema, Festival of
International Film, Music, Dance
and Food (free) (programs/ outdoorcinema. php) To Aug.
22, 7 pm; films at sunset (rain date
Aug. 29) • Senna (Brazil), Aug. 1;
Summer Wars (Japan), Aug. 8;
Certified Copy (France/Italy), Aug. 15;
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and
Spring (South Korea), Aug. 22.
Performances:
-Shakespeare by Hip to Hip: Hamlet,
Aug. 5, 5-6:30 pm; Comedy of Errors,
Aug. 12, 5-6:30 pm.
-Metropolitan Opera Summer Recitals
Aug. 9, 7-8 pm
“Folly” Residency and Exhibition
for Emerging Architects and
Designers
To Oct. 21
Summer Outdoor Artmaking
Workshops Info
www.socratessculpturepark.org/educat
ion/artmaking.php.
Weekdays, To 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 29 St.; Space Realty
Group Gallery, 29-09 39 Ave., LIC • To
Aug. 30
Blue Star Museums Free admission
for active-duty military service members and their families. Info nyc.gov,
or 311.
To Sept. 3
Calpulli Music, Mexican accordion
class ($10 adults/ donation age 10-18)
Astoria School of Fine Arts, 38-01 23
Ave., 2nd Fl., Astoria, 718.507.2617.
Emily Stedman: Relationships
Undressed M55 Art, 44-02 23 St.,
LIC, 718.729.2988, m55art.org.
Aug. 15-Sept. 1 (opening reception
Aug. 15, 5-8 pm, invitation only)
Laughing Devil Comedy Club 47-38
Vernon Blvd., LIC, 347.91.DEVIL,
www.LaughingDevil.com • The Big
Thing ($10), Weds., 8 pm; After
School Special ($15) Thurs., 8 pm;
Devil Science Theater 3K ($5)
www.DST3K.com, Thurs., 10:30 pm;
Laughing Devil Presents ($20), Fri.,
Sat., 8 pm & 10:30 pm; She-Devils
($20), Sun., 8 pm.
Laughing Devil Development Stage
Open mic, writing workshops, sketches, improv. Bread Box Cafe, 47-11 11
St. LIC
Thurs. 6 & 8 pm
LIC Artists, Summer Art Exhibition
Sterling National Bank, 30-30 47 Ave.,
LIC • To Aug. 18
Queens Symphony Orchestra St.
John’s Univ., Great Lawn, 8000 Utopia
Pkwy., Jamaica. Info 718.990.6161.
Aug. 12, 8 pm
Secret Theatre Musicals, 44-02 23 St.,
LIC, tix www.secrettheatre.com.
-Shakespeare: Twelfth Night ($18 incl.
1 drink) Res. 718.392.0722,
www.thequeensplayers.com • Aug. 2-
18
Free or suggested donation museums: Flushing Town Hall (gallery)
Jamaica Center for Arts and
Learning: (Gallery free at all times)
King Manor Museum
MoMA PS1
Museum of the Moving Image:
(free Fridays 4-8 pm)
Noguchi Museum:
(First Fridays, pay what you wish)
Queens County Farm Museum
Queens Museum of Art
Sculpture Center
Dinners, Dances, Fundraisers
Astor Room’s Oyster and Beer
Happy Hour ($15 unlim’d oysters w/
Stella Artois beer) Kaufman Astoria
Studios, 34-12 36 St., Astoria,
718.255.1947.
Every Weds., 5-7 pm
Health
Central Queens YM & YWHA 67-09
108 Street, Forest Hills, 718-268-5011,
www.cqy.org.
Mount Sinai Queens
Health events at various locations,
registration required, 718.267.4333,
(reg. and more events
www.mshq.org/events):
Aug. 3, 10 am, Focus on Your Health,
Astoria; Aug. 7, 5-8 pm, National
Night Out Against Crime, Astoria,
Aug. 10, 10:30 am, Reach Your Health
Goal, Astoria; Aug. 16, 11 am, An
Ounce of Prevention, Jackson Heights;
Aug. 22, 4:30-7 pm, Breast Health
Screening and Educ., Astoria; Free
Blood Pressure Screenings: Weds.
mornings, Astoria and Jackson Hts.,
Aug. 1, 8, 15, Sept. 5, 12, 19.
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 family)
RSVP Gerrie Mayerhoff 718.225.6750
or e-mail gmayerhoff@sfy.org. Bay
Terrace Ctr. Pool of SFY, 212-00 23
Ave., Bayside. Aug. 7, 6-7:30 pm
Wednesday Night Singles ($7m/
$10nm refreshments incl.)
Reservations, info Ilene Yair 718.225.
6750 x236. 2nd, 4th Weds., 7 - 9 pm
Aug. 8: How to improve your memory
in 7 days or less.
Partner Abuse Counseling Program
Support, referrals to shelter and legal
svcs. Ongoing
Others
Be The Match Bone marrow testing (simple cheek swab) for Jake and others.
Donations, volunteers needed. Hillcrest
Jewish Ctr., 183-02 Union Tpke., Flushing.
Visit www.icla.org/give;
join.marrow.org/whywouldntyou; www.
facebook.com/matchjake;
BeTheMatch.org.
Aug. 23, 11 am-2:30 pm
No-cost Breast Cancer Screenings
Call 877-628-9090 for appt. Info
www.AmericanItalianCancer.org.
-Aug. 2, 10 am-5 pm, Springfield
Gdns. Comm. Church, 177-06 129
Ave., Springfield Gardens.
-Aug. 3, 10 am-5 pm, Jos. Addabbo
Family Health Ctr., 6200 Beach
Channel Dr., Arverne.
-Aug. 4, 10 am-5 pm, Mt. Olivet
Gospel Church/ Corona Gospel
Crusade (outside Corona Health Ctr.)
34-33 Junction Blvd., Jackson Hts.
-Aug. 5, 10 am-4 pm, Shelter Rock
SDA Church, 157-18 Meyer Ave,
Jamaica.
-Aug. 10, 10 am-5 pm, Cncl. Sanders,
15-26 Central Ave., Far Rockaway.
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 37 Ave., Flushing,
718.465.1776.
Open to the public Sat.
King Manor Museum
King Park, Jamaica Ave. at 153 St.,
Jamaica, 718.206.0545,
www.kingmanor.org. Tours &
school/group programs, Thurs. - Sun.
Hands-On History: A Barn Full of
Animals (free) Bring your fave stuffed
animal • Aug. 11, 12-3 pm.
Craftsmen Days Free demonstrations
crafts 1800s • Aug. 17 & 18, 12-4 pm
Maple Grove Cemetery
83-15 Kew Gardens Road; The Center
at Maple Grove, 127-15 Kew Gardens
Rd., Kew Gardens, 718.523.1876,
www.friendsofmaplegrove.org.
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.
-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:
-Aug. 25, Long Island City Br., RSVP
-Aug. 27, Arverne, no RSVP req’d
Woodhaven Book Discussion Group
Woodhaven Br., 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 (ages 18
mos. thru high school) weekdays,
weekend, after school, birthday parties, internships. Ongoing.
Family & Adult Programs
Hiking Club, Astronomy, Knitting
APEC Explorers ($114) entering 2&3
grades. • Aug. 1, 6, 8, 13, 15; 10 am-12
pm
Young Discoverers: Estuary Exploration ($18m/ $24nm) ages 8-12,
Aug. 4, 10:30 am-12:30 pm
APEC Adventure Hour - Sand Fun
($10m/ $16 nm) ages 18-36 mos.,
Aug. 12, 1:30-2:45 pm
An Evening With the Stars ($10m/
$12nm/ $7 ages 7-12) ages 7+.
Aug. 18, 8-10 pm
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
Grand Central Pkwy., Whitestone
Exwy. bet. 111 St. and College Point
Blvd., Park Drive E / #7 train to Mets-
Willets Pt. Station.
Shakespeare in the Park, Hip to Hip
Co. Aug. 8, 7:30 pm at the Unisphere
(bring blanket, low chair, picnic)
Forest Park Union Tpke. & Park Lane
Concerts at George Seuffert
Bandshell
Info:
www.nycgovparks.org/parks/forestpar
k/events/page/2 • To Aug. 9
Swing Sabroso Aug. 2, 7:30 pm
Evening Ride on Forest Park
Carousel to End Alzheimer’s ($10
unlim’d rides, incl. face paint/ $3
indiv. rides )
Aug. 17, 6:30-8:30 pm (rain/shine)
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.
Hunt for Wild Black Cherries w/
“Wildman” Steve Brill (sugg. don.
$20/ $10 under 12)
www.wildmanstevebrill.com • Aug. 4,
11:45 am (Reserve 914.835.2153, at
least 24 hrs in advance)
Queens Zoo
Interactive Discovery Center
53-51 111 St., Flushing Meadows-
Corona Park; 718.271.1500 or go to
www.queenszoo.com.
Voelker Orth Museum
149-19 38 Ave., Flushing,
718.359.6227, www.vomuseum.org.
Shakespeare in the Garden (free, all
ages) Hip to Hip Theatre Co.
Aug. 16, 7:30 pm Comedy of Errors
(90 mins.)
Others
Astoria Park Lawn Shore Blvd.,
between Astoria Pool and Hell Gate
Bridge, Astoria:
-Waterfront Concert Series by
CALDC Thurs., 7:30 pm:
Aug. 2, Roadhouse Band
Aug. 9, Bon Journey (Bon Jovi,
Journey tribute)
Live at the Gantries Gantry Plaza
State Park, www.LiveAtTheGantries.
com.
To Aug. 14 (Tues., 7 pm) • Aug. 3,
York College Big Band (jazz); Aug. 14,
Christel Rice (Irish flute).
Movies in the Park Sunnyside
Shines. Bring chair/ blanket, snacks.
Noonan Park, Greenpoint Ave. & 43
St., Sunnyside Footloose, Aug. 3, 8
pm
Movies Under the Stars By Cncl.
Gennaro, Cunningham Park, 196 St. &
Union Tpke., Bayside, 8 pm • Three
Musketeers, Aug. 2; The Help, Aug. 9;
Captain America, Aug. 16; Happy Feet
2, Aug. 23, Close Encounters...Third
Kind, Aug. 27 (bring chair/blanket).
PAL Summer Play Streets sports, arts
and crafts, games, music, dance. At
Louis Armstrong Playground, Marconi
Playground, Playground 75, Rochedale
North Playground, Simeone Park,
Travers Park, West Bourne
Playground.
To Aug. 24, Mon.-Fri., 9 am-5 pm
Shakespeare in the Park in Queens:
Comedy of Errors and Hamlet Hip to
Hip Theatre Co., See schedule:
www.hiptohip.org • To Aug. 18
Summer Sundays at the Park
(Travers Park Play Street, free, 5
pm) 78 St., betw. 34 Ave. & Northern
Blvd., Jackson Hts., Sun., 5 pm • Aug.
5: Calpulli (Mexican dance co.); Aug.
12: Boodoosingh Tassa Drummers
(South Asian); Aug. 19, 2 pm: Swedish
Cottage Marionettes presents Bessie’s
Big Shot; 5 pm: AC Haley (classical,
rock, Broadway), Bethany Wild (sings
American standards), Jia-Yi He (harmonica virtuoso); Aug. 26, 2 pm:
Theatre for the New City presents 99%
Reduced Fat or You Can Bank On Us;
5 pm: Dan Sheehan Conspiracy (original rock).
Western Queens Compost Initiative
Drop off: Greenmarket, 34 Ave. & 77
St., Jackson Hts. • Sun. 9 am-12 pm
School Events, Reunions
Christ the King H.S. Alumni &
Friends Golf Classic Cherry Valley
Club, 28 Rockaway Ave. at 3rd St.,
Garden City. Prize donations and sponsorships welcome. Info/reservations
718.366.7400 x272, e-mail alumni@ctkrhs.org.
Oct. 1, 8:45 am (deadline for reservations, w/payment only, Sept. 24; deadline for sponsorships Sept. 19)
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.
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 84 Ave., Kew
Gardens, 718.441.0300.
Bayside S.C. 221-15 Horace Harding
Expwy., Bayside.
Benjamin Rosenthal Prince Street
Senior Center Selfhelp Community
Services, 45-25 Kissena Blvd.,
Flushing, 718.886.5777.
Central Queens YM/YWHA S.C. 67-
09 108 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
Howard Beach Senior Ctr.
156-45 84 St. (entrance 85 St.),
Howard Beach, 718.738.8100.
Joint Public Affairs Committee for
Older Adults
212.402.1127.
Kew Gardens Community Center
80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., Suite 202,
Kew Gardens, 718.268.5960.
Computers avail. daily, 10 am- 4 pm
with help.
Creative Writing, Mon. 10:30 am
Stretch, chair exercise, dance, Mon.
& Fri. 1:15 pm
Comedy Workshop (writing, improv.
etc., call for schedule)
Drawing/Painting, Fri. 1 pm
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 70 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 39 St., Sunnyside,
718.784.6173.
Street Fairs, Fleas, Markets
Astoria Greenmarket 14 St., betw. 31
Ave. & 31 Rd.,
www.grownyc.org/follow. To Nov. 14,
8 am-3 pm (food stamps, benefit cards,
etc. accepted)
Douglaston Greenmarket LIRR
Station, 235 St. & 41 Ave. (food
stamps, benefit cards, etc. accepted)
To Nov. 18 (Sun. 8 am-3 pm)
Farmer’s Markets By HHC Hospitals
-Elmhurst Hosp. Ctr., 41 Ave., betw. 80
& 81 Sts. • To Nov. 20, Tues, 8 am-5
pm
-Queens Hospital Ctr., 164 St. & 82
Rd., Sidewalk Pavilion under East
Bridge.
To mid Nov., Thurs. 8 am-4 pm
Summer Evenings Concert Series
Northern Woodside Coalition. Sgt.
Collins Park, 58 St. & Broadway,
Woodside, info 718.205.1030, Thurs.,
7 pm:
Aug. 2, Jenny Marino (cabaret, etc);
Aug. 9, TBA
FlicNic in the Street Queens World
Film Festival and Green Alliance,
Travers Park, 78 St. & 34 Ave.,
Jackson Hts., bring chair, picnic • Aug.
3 (90 mins. international & American
short films,
www.queensworldfilmfestival.com,
www.jhgreen.org., info )
Weekend Walks Free music, arts &
crafts, youth programming. Info
nyc.gov
-Sunnyside Summer Streets (Sat., 46
St., Queens Blvd. to Greenpoint Ave.):
Bix Beiderbecke Sunnyside Memorial
Jazz Concert, Sunnyside Drum Crop.,
David Shenton Jazz Band (free), Aug.
4, 3-7:30 pm; Arts & Crafts Fair for
children, Aug. 11, 1-6 pm; Frank
Pedulla & the Music Staff Orch. (big
band), Aug. 18, 4-6 pm; Jon Bates
Band, Aug. 25, 2-4 pm.
-Astoria Park Shore Fest Aug. 5, 19
St. Raphael’s Church Flea Mkts.
Vendors invited, ($30/ 10-ft spots) 35-
20 Greenpoint Ave., LIC,
718.729.8957.
Aug. 5, Sept. 9, Oct. 7; 9 am - 4 pm
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
(TBA)

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