Auditions/Rehearsals
Acting Seniors
Senior Theater Acting Repertory welcomes seniors interested in acting. Wed. & Fri.. 347-2310 or Stan Guttman at 224-2729.
Barbershop Harmony
Barbershop Harmony Society Queens chapter seeks men who enjoy singing. Rehearsals Wed., 8 p.m. 74-15 175th St. 468-8416.
Bayside Glee Club
Join the club and prepare for its upcoming concerts. Rehearsals Tues. evenings, 7:45 p.m., All Saints Church, 214-33 40 Ave. Entrance on 215th St. For more information, call 424-5769.
Community Singers
The Community Singers of Queens rehearses Mon. 8-10 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church, 42-15 165th St. All voices welcome. Call 658-1021.
Cripple of Inishmaan
The Outrageous Fortune Company will hold auditions for “The Cripple of Inishmaan” from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, and Saturday, Jan. 11, from 1 to 4 p.m. at 42-24 Douglaston Pkwy. Seeking two men, 17-24; three men 30s-60s; one woman 17-22; and three women 60s. Call 428-4500, Ext. 20.
Classes
Acting Workshop
Acting Workshop of Queens. Mon., 7-10 p.m. Forest Hills Adult Center at Forest Hills High School, 67-01 110th St. 263-8066.
Chinese painting
Fri., 1 p.m. Bayside Senior Center, 210-10 Union Turnpike. 479-6071.
Drama/acting for kids
Ages 10-12, Mon., 6:30-7:30 p.m.; ages 13-17, Mon., 7:30-8:30 p.m. Poppenhusen Institute, 114-04 14th Rd. 358-0067.
Drawing and painting
Thurs., 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Alliance of Queens Artists, 99-10 Metropolitan Ave. 520-9842.
Kids’ painting workshops
Tues., 4-6 p.m. The Alliance of Queens Artists, 99-10 Metropolitan Ave. 520-9842.
Life Drawing Sessions
Teaches drawing with a live model. Sat., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Women’s Studio Center, 43-01 21st St. 274-9585.
Portrait class
Tues., 7-10 p.m. National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Parkway. 428-1859.
Portrait drawing
Taught by Esther Kirchevsly. Thurs., 11 a.m.-noon. Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd. 268-5960.
Dancing
Ballroom dancing
Wed., 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Charisma Ballroom, 71-46 Main St. 268-2800.
Country line dancing classes
Mon., 7-9 p.m. for beginners and intermediate. Poppenhusen Institute, 114-04 14th Rd. 358-0067.
Israeli and folk dance
With Rae and George Nemoviche. Wed., 7:30-9:30 p.m. Sisterhood of Bay Terrace Jewish Center. 428-6363.
Line dance lessons
Fri., 1 p.m. Community Education Resource Center, 51-60 Marathon Pkwy. 423-8174.
New dance program
Kew Gardens Community Center introduces a new dance program with Elaine Nester Fri. from 1 to 3 p.m. at 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., Suite 202. Call 268-5960.
Sunday Instruction
Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Boulevard, will give lessons 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. and have dancing until 8 p.m. Lesson and music by Sal Escott. Call 478-3100.
Tango Tips
Basic instruction and skill improvement for advanced dancers Tues., Thurs. & Sat. at 6 p.m. Call 212-239-8561
Exhibits
Bayside History
“Castle — 6,500 years of Bayside History.” Daily, except Sunday. Bayside Historical Society, Fort Totten. 352-1548.
Bayside was a Wilderness Then
Oral History Exhibit. “Bayside was a Wilderness Then: Little Neck Bay-North Shore Trolleys.” Building 208, Fort Totten. Tues.-Fri. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sat. & Sun. noon to 4 p.m. 352-1548.
Changing of the Avant Garde
MoMA QNS presents a display of architectural drawings from the Howard Gilman collection, donated in November 2000, on display through Monday. Call 212-708-9691. 33rd Street and Queens Boulevard.
Contemporary Prints
St. John’s University’s Fine Arts department presents “Contemporary Printmaking,” an exhibit of prints by New York City artists through Friday at the Chung-Cheng Art Gallery in Sun Yat Sen Hall. Call 990-6250.
Cosmic Views of Queens
The Queens Museum of Art at Bulova Corporate Center, 75-20 Astoria Blvd., presents Ezra Shales’ “Cosmic Views of Queens, an Arcade Project,” through Jan. 11. This interactive exhibit focuses around thoughts inspired by a take-out cup of coffee. Call 899-0700.
Eight Propositions
The Museum of Modern Art, Queens, opens an exhibit that explores drawing’s renewed importance in contemporary art. “Eight Propositions” features more than 250 contemporary drawings, including newly commissioned wall drawings and site-specific installations, on view at MoMA QNS through Monday. 33rd Street and Queens Boulevard. 212-708-9400.
Emerging Artists
Socrates Sculpture Park will feature work by Paolo Arao, Matthew Bakkom, Alejandro Cesarco, Peter Coffin, Elizabeth Demaray, Jeffrey Hatfield, Eric Hongisto, Caitlin Masley, Jennifer Monick and Jennifer Zackin through March 30. Museum is at the entrance of Broadway and Vernon Boulevard.
Modern architecture
“Twentieth Century Borough: 100 Years of Modern Architecture in Queens.” Exhibit explores changing facets of Modernism over a century of growth through March at Kingsland Homestead, 143-35 37th Ave. Presented by the Queens Historical Society. Call 939-0647, Ext. 17.
Pan, Tortilla y la Familia
Queens Theatre in the Park introduces an exhibit of photographs by Mary Teresa Giancoli entitled “Pan, Tortillas y la Familia: Bread, Tortillas and the Family from New York to Puebla” on display at the theater through Jan. 26. Call 361-9849.
The Pointed Pen
Queens Museum of Art presents a collection of “William Sharp’s Courtroom Drawings, Political Caricatures and Book Illustrations from the 1930s-1950s” through March 2. An opening reception will be held Jan. 12 from 3-6 p.m.
Refuge on Canvas
Gateway National creation Area’s Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge will host the artwork of Lois Stiene with oil paintings inspired by the park’s landscapes throughout the seasons. Call. 338-3672.
Video Acts
P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center presents “Video Acts,” single-channel works from the collections of Pamela and Richard Kramlich and the New Art Trust with the exhibits Building Structures, the FBI Files and recent paintings by Art Held. Call 784-2084.
Forums
Writers Forum
Writers asked to being one original work to share. Third Sat. of the month, 3 p.m. at Women’s Studio Center, Suite 216, Wills Art Deco Building, 43-01 21st St. 361-5649.
Poetry
Open Mic
First Mon. of the month, 7-9 p.m. Caffe Greco, 79-08 37th Ave. 424-6494.
Open Mic Night
For poets, musicians, singers, actors, playwrights, comedians. First & third Thurs. of the month, 7-9 p.m. Starbucks, 41-02 Main St., 424-6494.
Poetry Reading
The Jackson Heights Poets will be reading at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Forest Hills, 70-00 Austin St. at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9. Call 424-6494.
Poppenhusen Poets Platform
Open mic for poetry. Second Sun. of the month, 7 p.m. Poppenhusen Institute, 114-04 14th Rd. 358-0067.
Theater
American Dreams
The Queens Theatre in the Park presents the Acting Company in the world premiere of the new Studs Terkel play “American Dreams: Lost and Found” at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12. Call 760-0064.
Tours
Kingsland Homestead
Tours of Kingsland Homestead, 143-35 37th Ave., 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Tues., Sat. & Sun. Presented by the Queens Historical Society. Call 939-0647, Ext. 17.
Queens Jazz Trail
First Sat. of each month, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing. 463-7700.
Workshops
Constructing Clay Pottery
The National Art League will hold a demonstration of different methods of constructing clay pottery by artist Kristine Welch at the National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy. on Friday evening. Call 428-1859.
Painting workshop
The Women’s Studio Center presents an acrylic and watercolor painting workshop to be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Mon. with instructor Melissa Wolf. Call 361-5649 or e-mail wsc586@aol.com.
