Cassidy in Concert
On Saturday, November 21 at 8 p.m. David Cassidy in Concert at Queensborough Performing Arts Center, on the campus of Queensborough Community College, 222-05 56th Avenue in Bayside. Following the 1970s, “The Partridge Family” star’s fan club grew to become the biggest in history, exceeding even Elvis Presley and the Beatles. With his rocking band he’ll perform “I Can Feel Your Heartbeat”; Come On Get Happy”; “I’ll Meet You Halfway”; “Point Me in the Direction of Albuquerque” and more. Tickets are $50, $45 or $40, available from the box office at 718-631-6311 or by visiting www.visitqpac.org.
WONDERFUL WEEKEND EVENTS
On Friday, November 20 and Saturday, September 21, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, November 22, at 3 p.m., The Outrageous Fortune Company continues its 17th season with Dead Man’s Cell Phone, a poetic and quirky comedy by Sarah Ruhl, in the intimate Studio theatre at Queens Theatre in the Park; tickets $22 advance/ $25 door; call Box Office 718-760-0064 (credit cards) or 718-428-2500, Ext. 20; season subscriptions available; email OutrageousFortune@RBHofc.com or
visit www.OutrageousFortuneCompany.com.
On Friday, November 20 and Saturday, September 21, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 22, at 2 p.m. stage, screen and TV star Laryssa Lauret joins the Ivy Lane Players production of “The White Liars/Black Comedy” by Peter Shaffer at the Levittown Public Library, 1 Bluegrass Lane; Directed by Henry Brewer, featuring Michael Antonelli; Colleen Ann Britton; Don Deutsch; Michael Madeo; Cena Tretola; Larry Bellman; Timothy Carney; Keith McHugh; Joshua Liptak and Stacey Wallace; free tickets available at the library.
On Saturday, November 21 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, November 22 at 3 p.m. see Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel” at Bay Terrace Jewish Center, 13-00 209th Street in Bayside. Jamaica Estates’ own David Yudell as Billy Bigelow and local sensation Beverly Bell as Julie Jordan, lead a talented cast of 30 local actors; tickets are $18 for adults; $16 for seniors and children 12-and-under. “Carousel” is presented by special arrangement with R&H Theatricals (www.rnh.com.) For more information, call the Temple office, 718-428-6363, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
On Saturday, November 21 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, November 22 at 3 p.m. Queens Theatre in the Park presents Marc Salem: Mindgames, Too, in the Claire Shulman Playhouse Main Stage Theatre, in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The world-renowned mentalist entertains with “mind games.” Tickets are $37, available at www.queenstheatre.org (internet surcharge may apply) or by phone at 718-760-0064 (noon to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21
LAST CHANCE: From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hunters Point Community Development Corporation has an Eco-friendly marketplace open to local artists, crafts people, farmers, designers and performers. Hunters Point Hidden Treasures is at Vernon Boulevard and 48th Ave in Long Island City, next to the Greenmarket. Vendor set-up at 9 a.m.; space available, $25.00 per week, $80.00 for four weeks in advance; call 718-786-9245 or email artforqueens@gmail.com.
At 10 a.m. take a Healthy Hike in Forest Park with the Urban Park Rangers; it’s good exercise and informative; bring hiking shoes or sneakers and water; call 718-846-2731.
At 11 a.m. go to the Fort Totten Visitors Center, Building 502, Ordinance and Lee Roads, for Thanksgiving Eco-Crafts. Kids (5 and up) can use things from nature to create a decoration for the dinner table or an artistic masterpiece. Enter the fort on 212th Street, north of the Cross Island Parkway; call 718-846-2731.
At 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Queens Theatre in the Park presents “Alice in Wonderland” in the Claire Shulman Playhouse Main Stage Theatre in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Tickets are $12 and are available at www.queenstheatre.org or by phone at 718-760-0064 (noon to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.) Contact group sales associate Barbara Matovu at 718-760-0064 Ext. 128 for groups of 15 or more.
At 10:30 a.m., Forest Hills Library located at 108-19 71st Avenue will present the Foundation for Fighting Blindness and their needs in a group meeting. For more information, call 718-268-7934.
From 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Central Library located at 89-11 Merrick Boulevard will present Foreclosure Prevention Strategies for prevention and options available to homeowners that will help keep them in their homes. For more information, call 718-990-0700.
At noon, Central Library located at 89-11 Merrick Boulevard will present Queens Symphony Orchestra and their music director Constantine Kitsopoulos who will teach children and adults about the string and woodwind families in the traditional symphonic orchestra. For more information, call 718-990-0700.
At 2 p.m., Flushing Library located at 41-17 Main Street will present a 4-Hand Piano Concert with Dr. Joanne Chang, assistant professor in the Music Department at Queensborough Community College and Dr. Tien Ni Chen. This performance will include works by 20th century contemporary composers such as Milahaud, Ravel, Debussy and 19th century works such as Brahms. For more information, call 718-661-1200.
At 2 p.m., Central Library located at 89-11 Merrick Boulevard will present Job Information Center Orientation – Fall Series. Learn about the Job Information Center and its services: career resources including workshops in English and Spanish; assistance with your job searching; resources of books, newspapers, pathfinders, bookmarks and brochures, resume/cover letter reviews; Queens Workforce 1 information. For more information, call 718-990-0700.
At 2 p.m., Lefferts Library located at 103-34 Lefferts Boulevard will present Pathway to U.S. Citizenship: Becoming a U.S. Citizen and Building Your Civic Knowledge. Topic to be discussed will be What are common barriers to naturalization?/American culture & geography. For more information, call 718-843-5950.
At 2 p.m., Steinway Library located at 21-45 31st Street will present Thinking about Grad School? featuring a Test Strategy and Grad School Admissions Seminar with a Kaplan GRE expert. For more information, call 718-728-1965.
At 2:30 p.m., Whitestone Library located at 151-10 14th Road will present Jerry Cardone recreating the man and his music with his smooth Sinatra-styled vocals. For more information, call 718-767-8010.
At 2:30 p.m., Fresh Meadows Library located at 193-20 Horace Harding Expressway will present guitarist Yuri Liberzon and violinist Leonid Logansen performing selected compositions illustrate how classical music evolved and developed over time. For more information, call 718-454-7272.
At 2:30 p.m., Forest Hills Library located at 108-19 71st Avenue will present American Dance Salon featuring classically trained dancers performing in several styles, set to timeless melodies from Broadway, ballet and operetta. For more information, call 718-268-7934.
At 3:30 p.m., Broadway Library located at 40-20 Broadway will present Potri Ranka Manis who will narrate stories, in English and Tagalog, around traditional dance and music featuring kulintang native gong and other traditional instruments. For more information, call 718-721-2462.
At 3:30 p.m., Jackson Heights Library located at 35-51 81st Street will present Queens Symphony Orchestra and their music director Constantine Kitsopoulos who will teach children and adults about the string and woodwind families in the traditional symphonic orchestra. For more information, call 718-899-2500.
At 7:30 p.m.; Klezmer Concert at Temple Tikvah, 3315 Hillside Avenue in New Hyde Park, featuring Metropolitan Klezmer (www.metropolitanklezmer.com); pre-concert discussion at 7 p.m.; advance tickets are $22 for Temple members; $27 for non-members; $10 for children; $36 at the door; call 516-746-1120 or 718-631-1340; email bob@templetikvah.org or june@templetikvah.org.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22
ENDS SOON: From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th Street in Flushing Meadows Corona Park is hosting the 3rd Annual Science Farmers’ Market open-air exhibit with produce from local farmers, science handouts and live demonstrations on the benefits of a balanced diet and the importance of supporting community farms. Free; call 718-699-0005.
At 11 a.m. take a Pre-Thanksgiving Hike at Alley Pond Park; take a long walk on some of the park’s longest trails with the Urban Park Rangers. Bring comfortable hiking shoes; call 718-217-4685.
At noon, meet by the entrance at Rose and Oak Avenues for a Scavenger Hunt in Kissena Park; children of all ages welcome; prizes awarded; call 718-217-4685.
At 6 p.m., see the award-winning and uplifting documentary “Paper Clips” at Young Israel of Sunnyside, 43-01A 46th Street, (entrance on 43rd Avenue – the green canopy.) Come to laugh and to learn about the people of an American small town created a unique project about the Holocaust; call 718 784 1663.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16
At 11:30 a.m. Water Color classes with Helen Magrisso at Queens Community House Kew Gardens, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Suite 202; call 718 268-5960, fax 718 268-0295 or email jkeibel@queenscommunityhouse.org.
At 6 p.m., Queensboro Hill Library located at 60-05 Main Street will present a free English Conversation Class conducted by retired teacher Thomas Marsh every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required. For more information, call 718-359-8332.
At 7:30 p.m. FREE CELESTIAL FIREWORKS SHOW: view the Leonids Meteor Shower at Fort Totten Park. See up to 40 meteors per hour. The sun sets at 4:37 p.m.; the new moon sets at 4:13 p.m. This promises the best viewing since 2001; meet at the front gate, 212th Street north of the Cross Island Parkway; call 718-352-1769.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17
At 10:30 a.m., McGoldrick Library located at 155-06 Roosevelt Avenue will present Introduction to YouTube.com on how to find the videos; how to make a YouTube profile to save favorite videos and subscriptions to access new videos. Registration required. Space is limited. For more information, call 718-461-1616.
At 2 p.m., Forest Hills Library located at 108-19 71st Avenue will present English Conversation Classes with New York Cares. Join the library for a free monthly workshop to improve basic English skills. For more information, call 718-268-7934.
At 6 p.m., The Bayview Bridge Club, a not-for-profit organization of bridge players, meets at Church of the Resurrection, 100-17 32nd Avenue in East Elmhurst; call club president Ted Harvin at 516-209-7864.
From 7 to 8:30 p.m., a Woman’s Group meets in Forest Hills to talk, and in the process improve their relationships. Members will give and receive support and practice direct communication. The group will be led by a licensed clinical social worker; call Heidi Elias at 718-371-8916.
At 7:30 p.m., The Free Synagogue of Flushing, 41-60 Kissena Boulevard (between Sanford Avenue and Main Street) in Flushing, is offering a Mindfulness Meditation class, Led by Rabbi Michael Weisser; open to all; appropriate for beginners or experienced in meditation; free for members; $10 for non-members; free on-site parking available. Call 718-961-0030 or visit www.freesynagogue.org.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18
From 11 a.m. to noon, Kew Gardens Community Center, a program of the Queens Community House, located at 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, hosts a history class for enthusiasts led by Al Collins. Call director Bari Goltzman at 718 268-5960, Ext. 223, email bgoltzman@queenscommunityhouse.org or visit www.queenscommunityhouse.org.
From 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., The National Art League of Douglaston, 44-21 Douglaston Parkway, hosts Watercolor Classes with Diane Lieberman, instructor. Beginners welcome, demonstration, instruction and critique at each session. Fee: $20 per class. For more information, call 718-969-1128.
From 8 to 9:30 p.m. the Samuel Field Y at 58-20 Little Neck Parkway has “High Beginner” Line Dancing Classes with instructor Lynn Martino Open dancing between and after classes; free refreshments, snacks and holiday parties. Entry fee $8 per person; call 347-693-8300 for information. Ten week beginners program (from 6:30 to 8 p.m.) starts soon.
At 10 a.m., Langston Hughes Library located at 100-01 Northern Boulevard will present Citizenship Classes – Families Building Communities free citizenship classed. The Committee for Hispanic Children & Families, Inc. is offering history and civic classes to individuals interested in filing for U.S. citizenship. Assistance with the application process is also available. For more information, call 718-651-1100.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26
At noon, in the Guy R. Brewer Democratic Club, 197-01 Linden Boulevard in St. Albans, a Medicare Help Center will be informing seniors about the Medicare Advantage Plan, through December 31, seniors will be able to join or switch HMO, PPO, PFFS plans. They will discuss eligibility and explain the difference between HMOs. The community is invited to attend. Light refreshments will be served; call 718-273-5412, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and ask for Manuel Caughman.
A free support group for people suffering from anxiety and depression meets at Zucker Hillside Hospital, 75-59 263rd Street in Glen Oaks, in the Conference Room of the Kaufman Building. Please call group leader, Lori Kalman, at 718-746-3092 before coming; visit www.namiqn.org.
At 11 a.m. Queens Community House Kew Gardens, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Suite 202 has Meditation with Instructor Ronnie. Call 718 268-5960 or email jkeibel@queenscommunityhouse.org.
From 6 to 7:30 p.m., The Center for the Women of New York’s Women’s Support Group meets in Room 325 at Queensborough Hall, 120-55 Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens. For information or an interview appointment, call 718-793-0672.
Saint Michael’s Cemetery at 7202 Astoria Boulevard in East Elmhurst is offering pre-need plans for purchase of memorial property, with payment from three to five years and as little as 10 percent down; monthly billing available, call 718-278-3240.
