By The TimesLedger
Auditions/Rehearsals
The Great Neck Choral Society invites singers to audition for the upcoming seasons under the direction of our wonderful conductor, Dr. Virginia Davidson. Auditions for all voices will be held privately on Wednesdays , Sept., 5, 12 and 19, 8 p.m., in the choral room at Great Neck South Middle School, one traffic light south of the LIE off Lakeville Road. This group of 65 strong consists of and welcomes singers from a wide area. The Fall program, scheduled to be performed on Sun., Dec. 16 in Great Neck, will betwo very exciting works,the first partof Handel's “Messiah” and “The Peaceful Kingdom” by Randall Thompson. 516-829-8345 or 718-969-7221.
The Outrageous Fortune Company will hold auditions for “Three Days of Rain” by Richard Greenberg on Monday and Tuesday Aug. 20 and 21 from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at its offices at 42-24 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston. Two men and one woman in their 30s. Performances are at Queens Theatre in the Park on Oct. 5,6,7,12,13 and 14. 718-428-2500.
Queensborough Community College is seeking an actor to play the role of Gupta, a middle-aged man of Indian descent, in its upcoming theater production of Israel Horovitz's play, “The Indian Vants the Bronx.” 718-281-5371.
Senior Theater Acting Repertory (STAR) always welcomes retired persons interested in acting. To arrange for an audition, call Stan Guttman at 224-2729.
The Queens chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society is expanding its membership. All men who enjoy singing, be they tenors, leads, baritones or basses, are invited to attend rehearsals any Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the school hall at 74-15 175 St., Flushing. 718-468-8416. Camps
Performing Arts camp runs Monday through Friday for children ages 8-12 years old. The hours from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m The extended day session runs from7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Camp includes a weekly trip on Fridays and swimming twice a week. 718-229-5972.
Theater Workshop Entertainment is casting the upcoming productions of “Pippin” and “Hair” for the fall. All roles available. Seeking singers who move well, dancers who sing and some actors who do both. Non-union please. We are looking for children and young adults for our in-house and traveling companies of Wizard of Oz, Pied Piper and Sleeping Beauty. Auditions by appointment. 516-599-1982.
Classes
Don't just copy from the instructor. Learn to draw and paint, an instruction workshop on Thursdays at Alliance of Queens Artist, 991-10 Metroploitian Ave., Forest Hills from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 718-520-9842.
Art Classes for children ages 5-12 are offered through Sept. 1 on Tuesdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon at Alliance of Queens Artist, 991-10 Metroploitian Ave., Forest Hills from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 718-520-9842.
Concerts
The Central Astoria LDC's next free performances in the weekly Astoria Park Waterfront Concert series is scheduled for Thursday Aug. 16 at 7:30 p.m. The Phil Costa will perform swing/big band music. The concert will take place on the Astoria Park lawn. 718-728-7820.
Hear That Sound? That's barbershop harmony – the big, rich, thrilling sound af men's voices locked in tune. It's close harmony at its best. It's fun, it's easy and yeu can do it. The Barbershop Harmany Society can help you discover the talent within you. The Jamaica Chapter meets every Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the school hall, 74-15 175th St., Flushing. 718-468-8416 or 718-381-8689.
Perfomers sing in groups and as a full chorus on Mondays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. under the direction of Evelyn Castro of the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music at the the Kew Gardens Community Center 80-02 Queens Blvd. 718-268-5960.
The New York Metropolitan Country Music Association holds Country & Western dances at the Glendale Memorial Building during August featuring the bands listed below. The Glendale Memorial Building is located at 72-02 Myrtle Avenue in Queens, New York City. Doors open at 7:30 PM. A free dance lesson will be given during the first band break. Open dancing begins at 7:40 p.m. Entry fee is $12. Adults only will be admitted. 718-763-4328.
Dancing
Society Tempo Ballroom Dancers is offering lessons to the public in the latest crazes of Ballroom, Latin. Tango, Swing, Savoy Lindy, Salsa, Mambo. etc. and wedding dances, at meir Floral Park. New Hyde Park, Bayside, Floral Park. Garrlen City and Roshln locations, mmplimentary to the complete beginner. 718-891-4209.
Ballroom Dancing is held Wednesdays at Charisma Ballroom, 71-46 Main St., Flushing from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. 718-268-2800.
The Long Island Singles hosts an afternoon of socializing, and Social Dancing 40+, every Wednesday and Friday from noon to 4 p.m. featuring the best danceable ballroom dance music, offering coffee, bagels, pastries, allafternoon, a free lesson for beginners and advanced, a nice wood dance floor and introductions, Donation: $6. 718-891-4209.
Irish dancing lessons with All-Ireland dancing champion Niall O'Leary are offered at Yeats' Tavern, 42-24 Bell Blvd. in Bayside from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. every Saturday. 212-726-1602.
Community Education Resource Center, 51-60 Marathon Parkway, Little Neck, presents ballroom dancing every Friday at 2 p.m. Admission: $40. 718-423-8179.
Community Education Resource Center, 51-60 Marathon Parkway, Little Neck, presents free line dance lessons every Monday at 3 p.m. and every Friday at 1 p.m. 718-423-8179.
Line Dancing with Steve is held every Monday at Community Education Center, 51-60 Marathon Parkway, Little Neck. 718-423-8179.
Society Tempo Ballroom Dancers is offering lessons to the public in the latest crazes of Ballroom at the Forest Hills, Belie Harbor, Glendale, Bayside, Floral Park, Elmhurst, Maspeth, and Flushing locations, complimentary to the complete beginner. Learn how, with or without a partner, and enjoy socializing. Membership requires learning basics in the standard dances, but membership is not a requirement. 718-891-4209.
Israeli and Folk Dance Class is held every Wednesday from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Sisterhood of Bay Terrace Jewish Center, 209 St., and Cross Island Parkway. Instructors Rae and George Nemoviche. 718-428-6363.
Exhibits/Demonstrations
On Fri.,Sept. 7 at 8 p.m., the National Art League welcomes Art Historian Ines Powell who will give a slide lecture on “Modem Masters From the Met”. This will include works by some ofthe most influential artists of the 20th Century. Please join us at the League 44-21 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston. No admission.
Bayside Historical Society presents “Trolleys of the North Shore”. A $3 donation for adults and $1 for children is expected. Refreshments are served. The exhibit will run through June 2003.
“The Girls of Summer,” works by Madeline Braisted, Blanche D'Errico, Barbara Firestone, Irene Helm, Siglinda Konrad, Lina LoGiudice, Meg Martin, Clara Walsh will be on exhibit at the National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston through Aug. 31. 718-225-4917.
“Castle – 6,500 years of Bayside History,” and other exhibits are on display at the Bayside Historical Society Mondays through Saturdays. 718-352-1548.
The art instructors of the National Art League will exhibit their work from Sept. 10 through Sept. 28 at the League,44-21 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston. Here is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the talented art teachers who offer a range of art lessons at the League from traditional realism to contemporary abstract in all media.They hold classes for adults and for children. A reception will be held on Sun., Sept., 16 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Events
Come to the King Manor Museum and play games like horseshoes, graces, jacks, whip tops, nine pins, and hopscotch. Puzzles are also available. KMM members get in free, otherwise the cost of admission is $2 for adults and $1 for children. On Sat., Aug. 25, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., woodsmith Arthur Kirmss is going to recreate hand-made wood objects of the 19th century. Call the king Manor Museum, located inside King Park, Jamaica Ave. and 150 and 153 sts. at 206-0545 for more information.
If you like to sing and dance, come to the George Seffert Bandshell in Forest Park, Woodhaven Queens and audition for the first event Forest Park Talent Search. Kareoke auditions will be held on Aug., 22 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Finalists will perform on Fri. Sept., 24 at 7 p.m. 718-235-4100.
Adventure on a Shoestring has scheduled a snacks and sights safari of Astoria, the world's largest Greek City outside Greece. The tour will be lead by Howard Goldberg, Shoestring's president and founder who will discuss Greek food customs and traditions and relate the area's fascinating history and exciting present. The tour will end with dinner at an inexpensive Greek restaurant in the neighborhood. Fee: $5. The group meets at 43:30 at the southwest corner of 31st Street and 30th Avenue, Astoria. 212-266-2663.
Mettawee River Theatre Co. and the Shakespeare Project present Communications from a Cockroach and the underside, based on the sketches by Don Marquis will be held on Socrates Sculpture Park from Sept. 1 and 2 at 6 p.m. 212-479-7710.
Yate's Musical Theatre and Gingerbread Players preent “Mr. Bullhorn's Kids Comedy Clubhouse” on Tues., Aug. 21 and Wed., Aug. 22 at 10:30 a.m. at Westbury Music Fair. Shows will be performed in the half-round. 212-307-7171.
Exhibits
Irma Wesley, A Queens artist and teacher returns to the Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. with a series of illustrated lectures on the include all phases of art. 718-268-5960.
The Forest Hills Jewish Center at 106-06 Queens Boulevard presents the only east coast exhibit featuring the works of world renowned Jewish artist Arthur Szyk commemorating the 50th Anniversary of his death. The Forest Hills Jewish Center houses the 30 foot Aron designed and executed by Mr. Siyk in 1948. The exhibit opening will be on Thurs., Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served 718-264-7000.
Science and technology shed a whole new light on traditional printmaking and photography by creating new, exciting forms of contemporary art. Art and Science Collaborations brings its third annual digital art competition exhibition to the New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. 718-699-0005
The History of the Great Hall – the Architecture of the New York Hall of Science is presented by the Hall in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. This compact panel exhibit spotlights the New York Hall of Science, built for the 1964 -1965 World's Fair. Discover the Great Hall, its architect, Wallace K. Harrison, and the history behind its seven-story blue stained glass serpentine walls. 718-699-0005.
Faces tell a thousand stories, the eyes are the windows of the soul. Esther Kirchevsly teaches portrait drawing to novices and practices artists at the Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to noon. 718-268-5960.
The Afrikan Poetry Theatre presents “My Haitian Diary” by Francois Rides Garcia. Free admission. Also, the Afrikan Poetry Theatre continues its exhibit, “Perspective Visions” by Philip Howell, a photo essay, at the Center For Culture, 176-03 Jamaica Ave. 718-523-3312.
The Acting Workshop of Queens continues at the Forest Hills Adult Center, 67-01 110th Street, at Forest Hills High School on Mondays from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fee is $150. 718 263-8066.
The Tuesday Morning Club of Douglaston presents clasical music meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month October through May at 11 a.m. at the Community Church of Douglaston, 39-50 Douglaston Parkway. 718-224-2597.
A Visual Arts Forum is held on the second Saturday of the month at 1 p.m. at La Vuelta Bistro, Long Island City. Artists are invited to bring one work of art to share. 718-274-9585.
The Alliance of Queens Artists, 99-10 Metropolitian Ave., Forest Hills offers Kids Painting Workshops on Tuesdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Kids have fun while finding a new to express themselves. 718-520-9842.
Performances
Queens Recreation presents an original children's play “Fairy Tale Spin,” written and directed by Tom Hoeffner on Sat., Aug., 25 at 7 p.m. and Sun., Aug., 26 at 3 p.m. at ARROW Community Center, 35-30 35 St., Astoria. 718-520-5918.
Two touring companies bring Puerto Rican theater to Queens at 3 p.m. Sat., Aug. 18 at the Queens Museum of Art (592-9700, ext. 222) and at 1 p.m. Sun., Aug. 19 at the Electrical Industry Auditorium in Flushing (212-714-1280). See Qguide preview in this issue.
“Lovers and Other Strangers “, the classic comedy by Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna, will bepresented by The Village Players on Aug. 24 and 25 at 8 p.m. and Sun., August 19 at 3:30 p.m. at the Hollis Woods Community Church, 215-16 82nd Ave (comer of Bell Boulevard and 82nd Avenue), Queens Village. Tickets: $12. Theatre is air-conditioned. 516-937-9294.
Poetry
Starbucks, 41-02 Main St., Flushing presents Open Mic Night on the first Thursday of every month from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. All poets, musicians, singers, actors, playwrights and comedians are welcome. 718-424-6494.
Open Mic for poets, musicians, singers, actors, playwrights, and comedians is held on the first Monday of every month from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Caffe Greco, 79-08 37th Ave., Jackson Heights. 718-424-6494.
Singles
Cyber Singles meets Thursdays at 9 p.m. at Charisma Ballroom, 71-46 Main St. 718-268-2800.
The Central Queens Y in Forest Hills offers volleyball for singles 22 to 45 on Sunday mornings. 718-268-5011.
The Outdoor Singles activities hotline is 718-353-5506.
Trips
Join the diverse and dedicated group of men and women who help enrich our Queens community – become a Queens Museum of Art volunteer! No experience is necessary. All it takes is a cheerful personality, team spirit, and one morning or afternoon a week. The museum staff provides all training and supports. Benefits include free admission to the QMA as well as many cultural institutions around New York City. If you have an interest in education, art and children, consider becoming a museum decent. A decent is a trained museum interpreter who conducts participatory tours for children grades K through 6 on one morning per week, focusing on the museum's permanent and changing exhibitions. Docents receive training sessions, featuring workshops, lectures on child development and touring techniques, guest speakers, slide lectures, and field trips to other cultural sites. 718-592-9700.
Workshops
Life Drawing Sessions, drawing from a live model at Women's Studio Center, 43-01 21 St., Suite 216, Long Island City, on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission: $15. 718-274-9585.
The Alliance of Queens Artists, 99-10 Metropolitian Ave., Forest Hills offers Kids Painting Workshops on Tuesdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Kids have fun while finding a new to express themselves. 718-520-9842.
Acrylics and Watercolors, Melissa Wolf, instructor, at Women's Studio Center, 43-01 21 St., Suite 216, Long Island City, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. 718-274-9585.
The Acting Workshop of Queens continues this fall at the Forest Hills Adult Center, 67-01 110th Street, at Forest Hills High School on Mondays from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fee is $150. 718 263-8066.
The Forest Hills Community House, 108-25 62nd Drive, offers a weekly, multi-media creative arts group for teens through age 18 on Monday evenings. 718-592-5757.
Esther Krichevsky teaches portrait drawing to novices and practiced artists at Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Suite 202 on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to noon. 718-268-5960.
The Queens Museum of Art presents free Family Drop-In Art Workshops every Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 718-592-9700.
The Alliance of Queens Artists, 99-10 Metropolitian Ave., Forest Hills offers Art Workshops to learn to paint, draw and express yourself. 718 263-8066.
