The Queens Museum of Art in Flushing Meadows/Corona Park is hosting the following exhibitions. Visit www.museum.org or call 718-592-9700 for details:
ABCDF: Portraits of Mexico City is open now through August 20. Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao: Habitat 7 is open through August 20, and Local Words: An Interactive Installation by Sol Aramendi is open now through August 20.
Currently on exhibit by the Queens Historical Society is “Persistence: A Celebration of Landmarks in Queens - Past, Present and Future.” It features color photographs of more than 50 landmarks in Queens. Also included in the exhibit are 10 photographs showing Queens buildings that should be made landmarks. They are on display at the Kingsland Homestead, located at 143-35 37th Avenue in Flushing. For more information, visit www.queenshistoricalsociety.org or call 718-939-0647 ext. 17.
The exhibition “Cultural Drift: Understanding Movement and the Immigrant Experience” is on display at the International Resource Center, which is located at the Flushing Library at 41-17 Main Street. It includes photographs by Alice Arnold and drawings by Jenny Polak. For more information, call 718-661-1229. June 15-August 20.
The exhibition “Landscape: Expanded Engagement, Extended Space” will be on display at the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning from July 1 through August 19. It features photography by JCAL workshop artist Xaviera Simmons. JCAL is located at 161-04 Jamaica Avenue. For more information, visit www.jcal.org or call (718) 658-7400.
CENTRAL PARK'S ARSENAL GALLERY will be hosting an exhibition titled: Splash! A 70th Anniversary Celebration of New York City's WPA-Era Pools. Exhibition will be available for viewing until September 7. Exhibition will contain vintage photographs that represent the eleven outdoor public pools that New York City opened in the summer of 1936. Also included in the show are never-before-exhibited historic color films and contemporary photographs. Gallery on the 3rd floor of The Arsenal. Entrance to gallery at 64th Street and 5th Avenue. For more information, call 212-360-1311.
COPAY Inc., Great Neck’s own community services agency will be hosting a Kids Helping Kids-End of Summer Event on Tuesday, August 15 at 7:00 p.m. Enjoy the educational activities of this anti-gang and leadership program! There will be art exhibits, music, and fun for all. Location: Great Neck House at 14 Arrandale Avenue (near Middle Neck Road). For more information, call 516-466-2509.
Queens Library and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) are teaming up again this summer to deliver an art lecture program directly to Queens Library on Tuesday, August 22 at 2:30 p.m. Talk will include an art history survey on the works of famed artists in the forefront of the modern art movement, illustrated by slides. Admission is FREE. Exhibition located at Kew Gardens Hills Community Library, 72-33 Vleigh Place, Flushing. For more information, call 718-261-6654 or visit www.queenslibrary.org.
Throughout the month of August, The New York Hall of Science in Queens is hosting a special offer for children! Located at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, the Hall of Science was named the Cultural Organization of the month. In recognition of that honor, the museum will provide each paying adult with one free child's admission to any of the month's exhibitions including CSI: Crime Scene Insects and Bugged Out Science. For more information on ticket prices and scheduled events, visit www.nycvisit.com/culturalorganization.
> FAITH
The Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Turnpike, holds Junior Congregation services every Shabbat at 10:00 a.m. in the Ferkauf Chapel. Come join new leaders Emily Schweitzer and Daniel Bacharach. Learn prayers and have fun with trivia, then join your friends for Kiddush. For beginners (ages 3-7), Kitamin services are held one Saturday a month led by Regina Kagel at 10:30 a.m. For more information email: hillcrestJCkids@aol.com.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church will be hosting Jackson Heights Al-Anon, a self-help group geared for anyone affected by another person's drinking. Group will meet every Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. at the church. Address: corner of 82nd St. & 34th Ave. on 2nd Floor of the Parish House. Use 82nd St. Entrance. For more information, call 718-651-4885.
On Saturday, August 5, a memorial for jazz pioneer Bix Beiderbecke will be held at the building where he spent his last days in Sunnyside, Queens. It will begin at The All Saints Churchyard, located at 43-12 46th (Bliss) Street and service will start promptly at 6:30 p.m. Music by The Sunnyside Memorial Jazz Orchestra will be provided and a candlelight vigil will follow at 9:30 p.m. For more information, call 718-392-0227.
The Men’s Club of Hillcrest Jewish Center is hosting a Jewish Heritage Day at Shea Stadium by arranging for people to buy tickets to the NY Mets vs. the Philadelphia Phillies ballgame on August 27. Game is at 1:10 p.m. For more information call, 718-380-4145.
Temple Beth Sholom, located at 172nd Street & Northern Boulevard, will host a Sabbath Eve Summer Service, led by congregation members for each Friday night in August at 8:00 p.m. An Oneg Shabbat social hour will follow each service. All are welcome! In addition, on Sunday, August 27, a Membership Open House will be held at the Temple from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served. People can meet the Rabbi, Cantor, and Congregants, tour the facility, and learn about their vibrant Reform Jewish Congregation. Open Houses will also take place on Thursday, August 31 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 6, 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Sunday, September 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. For more information on any of these events, call 718-463-4143.
> KIDS
The Queens County Farm Museum is holding a Children's Summer Program through August 11. The program includes farm chores, farm animal education and arts and crafts for children ages 6 to 10. An exciting variety of farm activities will be offered in this 2-week session. Call 718-347-3276 Ext. 14 for details.
> ODDS & ENDS
The Free Synagogue of Flushing Parking Lot, located at 41-60 Kissena Blvd., will be hosting several Outdoor Flea Markets on the following Sundays: July 30, August 27, and September 17. Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Bargains Galore! For more information, call 718-961-0030.
Dance the night away every Saturday night through the fall, starting July 22, aboard the Circle Line Cruise, downtown’s new Saturday night dance cruise! It’s downtown’s most popular adult cruise! Boarding is from South Street Seaport’s Pier 16 at 9:00 p.m., sails at 9:30 p.m., and returns dockside at 11:30 p.m. (where the party continues until midnight!) Must be 21 or over and valid ID needed. Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased at Circle Line Downtown’s ticket booth at the South Street Seaport or by calling 866-925-4631. For more information, call 212-255-5551.
This year, The Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Golf Outing at the North Hills Country Club in Manhasset, located at 200 Long Island Expressway, on Monday, August 14. Full buffet brunch begins at 10:00 a.m. Shotgun tee off begins at 11:30 a.m. Lunch, cocktails, and dinner will all be provided! Opportunities to win prizes are also available! As a special attraction, the USO Girls will also be there to entertain all guests! Tickets are $350. Dinner only is $125. For more information or to register for this event, call 718-898-8500 or e-mail sganosis@queenschamber.org.
The North Presbyterian Church of Flushing will host the comedy and music team of Banjo Bob & Crazy Henry on Saturday, September 9 at 6:45 p.m. Church located at 25- 33 154th Street, Flushing. Come and enjoy a hilarious evening of fun! Tickets should be purchased in advance and are $15. For more information or reservations, call the church office at 718-445-0259.
On August 15, the Queens Historical Society will host My Summer: A Scrapbook Workshop at Kingsland Homestead Weeping Beech Park, located 143-35 37th Avenue, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The workshop has a $5.00 materials fee. For more information, call 718-939-0647, ext. 17.
> PERFORMANCES
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will make his New York Philharmonic debut performing romantic arias in four appearances with the Orchestra, Wednesday and Thursday, September 6 and 7, at 7:30 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, September 8 and 9; at 8:00 p.m. Single tickets for these performances are $85 to $195. All tickets may be purchased by calling 212-721-6500, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily.
TheDrillingCompaNY presents its annual summer Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot on July 27-August 16. Performances will be held at the Municipal Parking lot opposite 85 Ludlow St. between Broome and Delancey Streets. Co-produced with the Ludlow 10 the event will stage two of Shakespeare's greatest works The Tempest (July 6-22) and As You Like It (July 27- August 16). For more information call 212-414-7717.
Theater for the New City's award-winning street theater company opens its 30th annual tour August 5 with Tap Dance, an Opera for the Street. This 2006 summer production will tour streets, parks, and playgrounds from August 5 to September 17. Performances take place on Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 p.m., plus Friday, August 19 at 8:00 p.m. For full schedule or more information, call 212-254-1109.
Francisco Mela will be appearing with a quintet, featuring special guests Paquito D'Rivera, Jason Moran, & Mike Turner, at the Blue Note Jazz Club on Monday, August 7 at 8 & 10:30 p.m. Throughout the 20th century, Mela has become one of the most talked about and in-demand Cuban musicians of his generation. Club located at 131 W. 3rd Street. Admission: $5.00 at the bar. $10.00 at the tables. For more information, call 212- 475-8592.
The FSF Community Theatre Group is holding Chorus auditions for the musical No, No, Nanette for November performances. Dancers and singers, ages 16 thru 35 +, and stage crew are needed. Auditions are being held Tuesday, August 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Free Synagogue of Flushing, 41-60 Kissena Boulevard. For more information, call 800-260-6789 or 516-354-5210.
Legendary Brazilian Vocalist TANIA MARIA makes rare U.S. appearances, in support of her latest Blue Note release, Intimidade. Her New York debut will take place from August 22 through August 27. Performances will be held each night at the Blue Note Jazz Club, located at 131 West 3rd Street, Manhattan, at 8:00 p.m. and at 10:30 p.m. For more information visit, www.bluenote.net.
This year's Lincoln Center Summer Series continues with the Calypso King of the World-The Mighty Sparrow & the new hot soca sensation Rupee, where they will perform for the 30th anniversary of the Caribbean Cultural Center. This daylong FREE event titled, “Carnival in New York,” will take place Sunday, August 13 from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Event begins at the North & South Plazas and the Fountain Stage. Locations: South Plaza, 62nd Street behind the New York State Theater; North Plaza, Just north of the Metropolitan Opera House. For more information call, 212-307-7420 Ext. 3006.
The Queens Symphony Orchestra (QSO) will host two FREE summer outdoor events.
Operatic Overtures will take place Sunday, August 6 at 5 p.m. In addition, on Sunday, August 13, the Americana Spectacular will take place at 5 p.m. FREE parking will be available. Both events will be held at Woodhaven's Forest Park band shell, located at Forest Park Drive off Woodhaven Boulevard (close to Myrtle Avenue and Victory Field). For more information, call 718-326-4455, Ext.18 or e-mail lherndon@queenssymphony.org.
> READINGS/ LECTURES
On Saturday, September 9, the Italian American Writers Association (IAWA) will host its monthly literary reading at the Cornelia St. Caf. The IAWA will present critically acclaimed authors Mark and Jane Ciabattari. Event will run from 6:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Caf is located at 29 Cornelia Street in Manhattan. Evening begins with an Open Mic of five minutes each at 6:00 p.m. For more information call, 212-989-9319 or visit www.iawa.net.
In the month of August, Barnes & Noble of Fresh Meadows will host two discussion groups. The first will be on Sunday, August 13 at 2:00 p.m. and will feature a book-signing/discussion for author Ron Geraci. The second, held on Thursday, August 24 at 7:00 p.m. will feature a book reading by author, Lori Corsin. Location: 176-60 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows. For more information, call 718-380-7077.
> SENIORS
Builders for Family and Youth (BFFY), has openings for Diagnosed Alzheimer's/ Dementia patients. They offer a hot, nutritious meal and therapeutic activities Monday through Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Caregivers support groups are held every Tuesday, 10:25 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. For further information, please contact Fran Staples at 718-358-3541.
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