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Auditions/Rehearsals

Acting Seniors

Senior Theater Acting Repertory welcomes seniors interested in acting. Wed. & Fri. 718-347-2310 or Stan Guttman at 718-224-2729.

Barbershop Harmony

Barbershop Harmony Society Queens chapter seeks men who enjoy singing. Rehearsals Wed., 8 p.m. 74-15 175th St. 718-468-8416.

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 718-424-5769.

Broadway Bound

Held on Monday and Tuesday, June 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. at the Bayswater Jewish Center, Dickens St at Healy Ave, Far Rockaway. www.bayplays.com

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 718-658-1021.

Music Theatre Summer Workshop

Voice, acting, and dance classes at Queens College for ages 10-15 running from July 14-August 7. Call 718-997-3888.

Children’s event

“Jack and the Beanstalk”

At the Long Island Cultural Arts Studios, 48 Atlantic Ave., on Saturdays and Sundays through June 29 at 2 p.m. Call 516-599-1982.

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. 718-263-8066.

Art Making Workshop

For Seniors at the Queens Museum of Art. The portrait on June 6, 11 and 13 and painting on June 18, 10 and 25. All classes are from 2-4 p.m. RSVP at 718-592-9700 x 135.

Chinese painting

Fri., 1 p.m. Bayside Senior Center, 210-10 Union Turnpike. 718-479-6071.

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. 718-358-0067.

Drawing and painting

Thurs., 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Alliance of Queens Artists, 99-10 Metropolitan Ave. 718-520-9842.

Kids’ painting workshops

Tues., 4-6 p.m. The Alliance of Queens Artists, 99-10 Metropolitan Ave. 718-520-9842.

Life Drawing Sessions

Teaches drawing with a live model. Sat., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Women’s Studio Center, 43-01 21st St. 718-274-9585.

Nude Model Workshop

At the AQA Gallery, 99-10 Metropolitan Ave, on Mondays, June 16 and 23 from 7-10 p.m. Call 718-520-9842.

Portrait class

Tues., 7-10 p.m. National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Parkway. 718-428-1859.

Portrait drawing

Taught by Esther Kirchevsly. Thurs., 11 a.m.-noon. Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd. 718-268-5960.

Concerts

Joseph Joubert

In the Grand Ballroom of the Officers’ Club at Ft. Totten on Father’s Day, Sunday at 3 p.m. Reservations at 718-352-1548.

Jimmy Scott

Jazz vocalist Jimmy Scott will join the Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts to celebrate founder and Executive Director Jo-Ann Jones with a tribute concert Friday, June 20 at 8 p.m. at Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Call 718-463-7700, Ext. 222.

Ken Stuart

Professional vocalist. Performing at Queens Libraries at the Peninsula Branch, Mon., June 23 at 6:30 p.m. 718-634-1110, the Briarwood Branch, Tues., July 1 at 2 p.m. 718-658-1680, and the Forest Hills Branch, Sat., July 5 at 2 p.m. 718-268-7934.

Dancing

Ballroom dancing

Wed., 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Charisma Ballroom, 71-46 Main St. 718-268-2800.

Country Line Dancing Classes

Mon., 7-9 p.m. for beginners and intermediate. Poppenhusen Institute, 114-04 14th Rd. 718-358-0067.

Line dance lessons

Fri., 1 p.m. Community Education Resource Center, 51-60 Marathon Pkwy. 718-423-8174.

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 718-268-5960.

Tango Tips

Basic instruction and skill improvement for advanced dancers Tues., Thurs. & Sat. at 6 p.m. Call 212-239-8561

Exhibits

Ansel Adams at 100

At MoMA, 33 St at Queens Blvd., running July 11- Nov, 3. Call 212-708-9431.

Chen Zhen Exhibit

Held at the Contemporary Art Center, 22-25 Jackson Ave. Long Island City. Call 718-784-2084. Running through August.

Children’s Art

At the National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Parkway, running through June 27. Paintings by students of Elina Maurer. Call 718-428-1859.

Gotham

Kelly Marie Mancuso photo exhibit through June 31 at the Cedar House Gallery, 70-10 Grand Ave. Call 718-478-9569.

Harumi Ori: I Was Here

QMA at the Bulova Corporate Center, 75-20 Astoria Blvd., through June 19. More info: 718-592-9700, Ext. 147.

Holocaust Refugee

At Queens Community College in the Library Building Rm 30, running thru December. Call 718-631-6044.

Queens Jewels

An exhibit of the history of Queen parks will be on display at the Queens Historical Society Kingsland Homestead, Weeping Beech Park, 143-35 37th Ave., through Sept. 21. Call 718-939-0647.

Salvador Dali’s Dream of Venus

Running from June 22 – September 7 at Queens Museum of Art. Call 718-592-9700.

Serene Beauty

A diverse look at how Buddhist philosophy has become intrinsic in contemporary art at the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, 161-04 Jamaica Ave., running thru August 16. Call 718-658-7400.

Spring Time at Last

At the AQA Gallery, 99-10 Metropolitan Ave., Tues.-Sat. 1-6 p.m. Call 718-520-9842.

Unbroken: An Exhibition of Hope and Determination

At the Rockaway Arts Center running through June 29, 1-4 p.m. Call 718-474-0861 or go to www.rockawayartistsalliance.com

Yard

An exhibition about the private landscape that surrounds suburban domestic architecture at the Socrates Sculpture Park. Running thru August 3. Call 718-956-1819.

Films

Astoria Center for Israel Film Festival

At the Synagogue at 27-35 Crescent St. Every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Call 718-278-2680.

June 17 – “Letter From An Unknown Woman”; June 24 – “Topkapi”; July 1 – “Separate Tables”; July 8 – “Marlene”; July 15 – “Counterfeit Traitor”; July 22 – “Ship of Fools”

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. 718-361-5649.

Performances

Cabaret Night

At Bayswater Jewish Center, Sunday, June 22 at 6 p.m. Call 718-471-7771.

Poetry

Open Mic Night

First Mon. of the month, 7-9 p.m. Caffe Greco, 79-08 37th Ave. 718-424-6494.

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., 718-424-6494.

Theater

Best of Beari

Beari Productions presents “The Best Magical, Musical Moments,” a greatest hits show, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 63-70 Dry Harbor Rd., at 8 p.m. June 19, 20, 21, 27& 28 and at 4 p.m. June 29. Call 718-736-1263.

Murder at the Sock Hop

A comedy murder mystery dinner show at Niedersteins, 69-16 Metropolitan Ave, on Friday, June 20 at 8 p.m. Call 212-772-2590.

The Bachelor Murders

At the White House, 10-24 154 St, on Friday, Aug. 1 at 8 p.m. Call 212-772-2590.

We Women Do It Better

At the Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave, running thru June 29. Call 718-729-3880.

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 718-939-0647, Ext. 17.

Queens Jazz Trail

First Sat. of each month, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing. 718-463-7700.

Workshops

NYC Dance Roundtable

The Queens Council on the Arts presents a NYC Dance Community Roundtable Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Topaz Arts, 55-03 39th Ave. with speakers Julia Gleich, Paz Tanjuaquio and Ursula Eagly. To register, call 718-647-3377, Ext. 17 or send and e-mail to rshaber@queenscouncilarts.org.

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 718-361-5649.