Blood drives
The New York Blood Center (NYBC) is calling on everyone who can to please take the time to donate blood. When blood supply decreases, emergency needs remain the same and it becomes more difficult to find precise blood matches for patients with blood cancers and rare anemia who are dependent upon transfusions of donated blood and platelets to stay alive.
Almost any healthy person over the age of 16 (under-17 need a parent’s note, over-76 need a doctor’s note) who weighs more than 110 pounds can give the gift of life. Bring photo ID. Here are some upcoming Blood Drives:
On Sunday, January 24 from 7:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. at The Allen AME Cathedral banquet hall, 110-31 Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica.
On Sunday, January 24 from 8:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes School, 92-96 220th Street in Queens Village.
On Monday, January 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Time Warner Cable, 41-61 Kissena Boulevard in Flushing.
On Tuesday, January 26 from 11:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. at the 103rd Precinct, 168-02 91st Avenue in Jamaica.
To schedule your very own blood drive, please contact Karen Muscolino at 516-478-5038 or by email at Kmuscolino@nybloodcenter.org. You can save a life – while lying down.
Gustatory gold mine
The Bayside Business Association has announced that, back by popular demand, Cue Bar, located at 45-18 Bell Boulevard, is hosting their latest “Taste of Bayside,” on Tuesday, January 26.
From 6 to 9 p.m. attendees can enjoy offerings from local establishments from A to Z – at the very least, from Avli to White Castle – and have a chance to come up a big winner in the 50-50 raffle.
Sample the wares of Bourbon Street and Brooklyn Brewery; Omni Wines and Uncle Jack’s; Papazzio and Plum; Maggie Moo’s and many more – all for $45 in advance or $55 at the door.
The extravaganza is sponsored in part by The Queens Courier, The New York Daily News and Party Radio 87.7 and 105.3 FM.
Purchase tickets online at www.theultimatepartyexpo.com or by calling 718-897-3905.
High School to Art School
High School to Art School (HS2AS) is a visual arts portfolio development program offered by the Queens Council on the Arts that provides free, high quality arts training for high school students who are dedicated to applying to art schools, colleges, and universities.
Students are trained in fundamental drawing techniques and concepts, providing them with a deeper understanding of art as well as the ability to create artworks of their own. They visit artists’ studios, museums, and galleries to visually experience ideas learned in the classroom.
Interested high school juniors need to schedule an appointment and attend a brief interview at the Queens Museum of Art, located in the New York City Building in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park on Saturday, January 30, between noon and 5 p.m.
The interviews are by appointment and the student must bring a completed application and five drawings they have created from direct observation (no drawings from photographs). HS2AS is free to all students who are selected.
Visit www.queenscouncilarts.org for more information and to download an application form. Call Diana McClure at 347-505-3017 or by email dmcclure@queenscouncilarts.org to schedule an appointment.
Early bird
Tickets are now available for “The Music Man” performed by Theatre by the Bay at the Bay Terrace Jewish Center on the first three Saturdays in March at 8 p.m. and the first three Sundays at 3 p.m.
Tickets are $18 for adults and $16 for seniors and children 12 years and younger. The Bay Terrace Jewish Center is located at 13-00 209th Street in Bayside. Call 718-428-6363 for more information.
At last
The roadway construction work on the Throgs Neck Bridge has been completed on the Bronx-bound lanes and is shifting to the Queens-bound side, according to the MTA. All the barriers and materials were scheduled to be moved by Thursday, January 21.
The onramp from the Cross Island Parkway will be a single, wider lane, with striped shoulders on either side and no merge on the bridge, which should reduce accidents and speed traffic flow, according to MTA spokesperson Joyce Mulvaney.
Holy Cross High reunions
If you are or know a graduate of Holy Cross High School, the alumni organization wants you to know that reunions for the 0’s and 5’s are coming up.
On Friday, March 12 from 7 to 11 p.m. Class of 1980, ’85, ’90,’95, ’00 and ’05 will be gathering in the gymnasium at the school, located at 26-20 Francis Lewis Boulevard in Flushing.
The following night, Saturday, March 13, alumni of Class of 1960 are hosting, with class of ’65, ’70 and ’75 celebrating.
Email Gail Sicoli at alumni@holycrosshs.org or call 718-461-1288 for more information.
