By The TimesLedger
Auditions/Rehearsals
Oratorio Society of Queens, under the direction of David Close, invites singers to join in its 75th anniversary celebration. Mondays, 7:45 p.m. North Presbyterian Church, Flushing. No choral experience necessary. 460-0726.
Community Singers of Queens welcomes all voices for its spring concert. Mondays, 8-10 p.m. Messiah Lutheran Church, 42-15 165th St., Flushing. 658-1021.
Senior Theater Acting Repertory welcomes seniors interested in acting. Wednesdays, Fridays. 347-2310 or Stan Guttman at 224-2729.
Barbershop Harmony Society Queens chapter seeks men who enjoy singing. Rehearsals Wednesdays, 8 p.m. 74-15 175th St., Flushing. 468-8416.
Classes
Kids’ painting workshops. Tuesdays, 4-6 p.m. The Alliance of Queens Artists, 99-10 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills. 520-9842.
Portrait class. Tuesdays, 7-10 p.m. National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston. 428-1859.
Drawing and painting. Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Alliance of Queens Artists, 99-10 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills. 520-9842.
Portrait drawing for novices taught by Esther Kirchevsly. Thursdays, 11 a.m.-noon. Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd. 268-5960.
Chinese painting. Fridays, 1 p.m. Bayside Senior Center, 210-10 Union Turnpike. 479-6071.
Drama/acting for kids. Ages 10-12, Mondays, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; ages 13-17, Mondays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Poppenhusen Institute, 114-04 14th Rd., College Point. 358-0067.
Circus
New Shanghai Circus, May 5, 2 p.m., Colden Center, Queens College. 793-8080.
Big Apple Circus, Big Top Doo Wop, May 18-27, Cunningham Park. 212-268-2500.
Concerts
Choir and Strings, May 11, 8 p.m., Colden Center Queens College. 793-8080.
Inaugural Cantors Concert, May 5, 5:45 p.m., LeFrak Concert Hall, Queens College, 997-5730.
Queens College choral society spring concert, May 11, 8 p.m. Colden Center, Queens College. 423-1031.
Fran Capo, Saturday, 2 p.m. Queens Museum of Art. 592-9700.
Tuesday Morning Music Club features classical chamber music by professional musicians. fourth Tuesday, October through May, 11 a.m. Douglaston Community Church, 39-50 Douglaston Parkway. 224-2597.
Larry Ridley and the Jazz Legacy Ensemble, Saturday, 8 p.m., Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, 161-04 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. 523-3312.
The Long Island Cantors Ensemble, May 8, 8 p.m. Temple Gates of Prayer, 38-20 Parson’s Blvd., Flushing. 463-0434.
Jay Black and The Americans, May 11, 8 p.m., Westbury Music Fair. 516-333-7228.
Al Green, May 15, 8 p.m., Westbury Music Fair. 516-333-7228.
Sophisticated Ladies, Mary Wilson and The Duke Orchestra, May 17-18, 8 p.m., Westbury Music Fair. 516-333-7228.
Doo-Wop Concert, Sat. May 18, 7:30 p.m., Bellerose, Floral Park Centre Lions Club, 125 Carnation Ave., Floral Park. 516-488-9701.
Michael Feinstein, Ann Hampton Callaway, Big Kahuna and The Copa Cat Pak, May 31, 8 p.m., Westbury Music Fair. 516-333-7228.
Dancing
Line dance lessons. Fridays, 1 p.m. Community Education Resource Center, 51-60 Marathon Parkway, Little Neck. 423-8174.
Country line dancing classes. Mondays, 7-8 p.m. beginners; 8-9:30 p.m. intermediate. Poppenhusen Institute, 114-04 14th Rd., College Point. 358-0067.
Israeli and folk dance class with Rae and George Nemoviche. Wednesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Sisterhood of Bay Terrace Jewish Center. 428-6363.
Ballroom dancing. Wednesdays, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Charisma Ballroom, 71-46 Main St., Flushing. 268-2800.
Irish dancing lessons with all-Ireland dancing champion Niall O’Leary. Saturdays, 9-11 a.m. Yeats’ Tavern, 42-24 Bell Blvd., Bayside. 212-726-1602.
Events
Memory Lane Day, May 18, 2 p.m., Poppenhusen Institute 114-04 14th Road College Point. 358-0067.
24th Annual Antique Auto Show, Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m., Queens County Farm Museum. 347-FARM.
Belmont Stakes Fair, April 26-28, May 3-5, Fridays 5 p.m.-12 a.m., Saturday’s noon-12 a.m., Belmont Park Racetrack, Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont. 516-775-0435.
Tony De Nonno “Heaven Touches Brooklyn in July” Saturday, 2-5 p.m., Bella Italia Mia, Inc.. 426-1240.
Penny Social, May 3, 7 p.m. Queensboro Hill Community Church, 138 St., and 60 Ave., Flushing.
Queens Heritage Fair, May 4, 5, 6 p.m., Queens Museum of Art. 592-9700.
Celebrating 70 Years, May 10, 6-9 p.m., May 11-12, 1-4 p.m., Modern Art Foundry, 18-70 41 St., Long Island City. 728-2030.
Greater Woodhaven Development Corporations “Breath of Spring” Dinner Dance, May 17, 7:30 p.m., Le Cordon Bleu Caterers, 96-01 Jamaica Ave., Woodhaven. 805-0202.
Exhibits/Demonstrations
William Steiger, May 6- Aug., 24, Queens Museum of Art. Opening Reception May 6, 5-8 p.m. 292-9700
The Art of Liz Leggett, Saturday through May 4, Alliance of Queens Artists Gallery, 99-10 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills. 520-9842
The Art of Long Island City, The New Western Frontier, through Sept. 29, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing. 463-7700.
The Essence of Light, through May 12, Rockaway Arts Center, Fort Tilden, Rockaway. 474-0861.
Louis Patrice Piard gives a demonstration of painting with acrylic, and a slide lecture on Haitian Art, May 3 at 8 p.m., National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston. 428-1859.
Annual Spring Open Exhibition, Sunday through May 31. Awards and reception , May 19 2 to 4 p.m.., National Art League 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy. Douglaston. 428-1859
Billy Moro-Wey of Jackson Heights, May 15-June 12, Forest Hills Branch, 108-19 71 Ave., Forest Hills. 990-0700.
Queens Council on the Arts/Art Frenzy, May 25-June 23, Rockaway Arts Center, Fort Tilden, Gateway, National Recreation Area, Rockaway. 474-0861.
Robotics, from June 8-Sept. 1, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Flushing. 699-0005.
Louis Armstrong's World Wide Tours, through June 28, Louis Armstrong Archives, Benjamin S. Rosenthal library, Room 332, Queens College, CUNY, Flushing. 997-3670.
The Art of Long island City, The New Western Frontier, through Sept. 29, Flushing Town Hall. 463-7700.
“Living Together, Growing Together” features works by artists from The Living Museum at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center. Through July 7. Queens Museum of Art, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. 592-9700.
“Designing the Future: The Queens Museum of Art and The New York City Building” features work of architects, designers who worked on the building. Through July 7. Queens Museum of Art, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. 592-9700.
Oral History Exhibit. “Bayside was a Wilderness Then: Voices from the Black Community Revisited.” Officers’ Club, Fort Totten, Bayside. Reservations required. 352-1548.
“The Teheran Children” tells story of 900 Jewish children who escaped Nazi-dominated Europe. Through June 30. Queensborough Community College, library basement, room 30, 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside. 281-5770.
“Trolleys of the North Shore.” Daily, except Sunday. Bayside Historical Society, Fort Totten. 352-1548.
“Castle — 6,500 years of Bayside History.” Daily, except Sunday. Bayside Historical Society, Fort Totten. 352-1548.
Director’s Choice, Highlights of the Godwin-Ternbach Collection, through June 1. The Godwin-Ternbach Museum, Queens College. 997-4747.
Events
Queens Jazz Trail, the first Saturday of each month starting May 4, 10 a.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing. 463-7700.
Fairs
Stars and Stripes Forever Spring Fair, Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Church of the Resurrection, 85-09 118 St., Kew Gardens. 847-2649.
Festivals
All Saints Church 86th Annual Strawberry Festival and Carnival on June 7, 8 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., All Saints Church 855 Middle Neck Road. 516-482-5392.
Queensborough Community College Spring Arts Festival, May 5, 1:30 p.m. 631-6282
27th Spring Art Festival of the Electrical Industry, May 5, 2-6 p.m., May 6-12, noon-6 p.m., Electrical Industry Center Auditorium, 67-35 Parson’s Blvd., Flushing.
Queens College Spring Music Festivals, Tuesdays 10 a.m.-noon, QC LeFrak Concert Hall of the Aaron Copland School of Music. 997-3802.
Forums
Writers Forum. Writers asked to being one original work to share. Third Saturday of month, 3 p.m. at Women’s Studio Center, Suite 216, Wills Art Deco Building, 43-01 21st St., LIC. 361-5649.
Performances
A Celebration of the Arts, Saturday through May 31, noon-4 p.m., Officers Club, Fort Totten. Reservations mandatory. 352-1548
Senior Theater Acting Repertory, Theatre Luncheon, May 8, 12:30-2:45 p.m., Cross Island YMCA, 238-10 Hillside Ave., Bellerose. 479-0505.
The American Spirit a live performance by Gerald Fierst, Poppenhusen Institute 114-04 14th Road College Point. 358-0067.
Orquesta La Sublime, Thursday, 8 p.m., Queens Theatre In The Park, Flushing. 760-0064
Esther Hinds, April 26, 7:30 p.m., LaGuardia Community College, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City. 482-5060.
Poetry
Open Mic Night with emcee Robert Dunn, featured performer Denis Gray. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 23-80 Bell Blvd., Bayside. 631-9060.
Poppenhusen Poets Platform. Open mic for poems, prose, Haiku, limericks, lyrics. Second Sunday of month, 7 p.m. Poppenhusen Institute, 114-04 14th Rd., College Point. 358-0067.
Open Mic. First Monday of month, 7-9 p.m. Caffe Greco, 79-08 37th Ave., Jackson Heights. 424-6494.
Open Mic Night for poets, musicians, singers, actors, playwrights, comedians. First Thursday of month, 7-9 p.m. Starbucks, 41-02 Main St., Flushing. 424-6494.
Theater
Yiddish Theater, Harriet Davis-Kram, Adjunct Assistant Professor of History, Wednesday,
8 p.m., Bayside Jewish Center, 203-05 32nd Avenue, Bayside. 352-7900
“Witness for the Prosecution,” Theater Time, Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 4:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church of Whitestone, 15-43 149 St., Whitestone. 391-8697.
“The Mousetrap”, Theatre A La Carte, Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Community Church of Douglaston, 39-50 Douglaston Pkwy, Douglaston 631-4092.
You Can’t Take It With You. The Colonial Players of Hollis Woods Church, through April 28, Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3:30 p.m. 740-9400.
“Antigone,” April 26, 27, May 1-5, 10 a.m., 8 p.m., Queensborough Community College. 631-6044.
“Over the River and Through The Woods,” weekends through May 5. Zion Church Parish Hall, Douglaston. 482-3322.
“Caruso: The Man,” May 4, 8 p.m. Astoria Performing Arts Center. 278-5925.
“Don’t Forget Your Chickens Before They Hatch,” May 4, 6 p.m., St. Luke’s Baptist Church, 133-21 232 St., Laurelton. 712-1841
“Joe Turner Come and Gone,” weekends through May 18, Queens Theatre In The Park. 760-0064.
The One-Eyed Man is King, through May 19, Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. 729-3880.
Workshops
Bell Weiss' Actor's Workshop, May 7, 1:30 p.m., Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., Suite 202, Kew Gardens, 268-5968.
The Acting Workshop of Queens. Mondays, 7-10 p.m. Forest Hills Adult Center at Forest Hills High School, 67-01 110th St. 263-8066.
Life Drawing Sessions teaches drawing with a live model. Saturdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Women’s Studio Center, 43-01 21st St., Long Island City. 274-9585.
Grant Writing Basics, May 14, 6-8 p.m., 123-55 Queens Blvd., Room 213, Kew Gardens. 547-3377.
Contract Basics, May 21, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Queens Council on the Arts, One Forest Park, Oakridge, Woodhaven. 547-3377
