Dear Community Members,
Attached is the September Community Calendar with a list of events in our neighborhood. We'd like to thank everyone for contributing to the monthly Calendar and keeping the community informed. If you would like more information about the Community Council, please visit us on Facebook: facebook.com/109th-Precinct-Community-Council.
You can also follow the 109th Police Precinct on twitter @NYPD109pct.
We wish everyone a happy and safe Labor Day weekend.
Dear Community Members,
Attached is the September Community Calendar with a list of events in our neighborhood. We'd like to thank everyone for contributing to the monthly Calendar and keeping the community informed. If you would like more information about the Community Council, please visit us on Facebook: facebook.com/109th-Precinct-Community-Council.
You can also follow the 109th Police Precinct on twitter @NYPD109pct.
We wish everyone a happy and safe Labor Day weekend.
Dear Community Members,
Attached is the September Community Calendar with a list of events in our neighborhood. We'd like to thank everyone for contributing to the monthly Calendar and keeping the community informed. If you would like more information about the Community Council, please visit us on Facebook: facebook.com/109th-Precinct-Community-Council.
You can also follow the 109th Police Precinct on twitter @NYPD109pct.
We wish everyone a happy and safe Labor Day weekend.
Dear Community Members,
Attached is the September Community Calendar with a list of events in our neighborhood. We'd like to thank everyone for contributing to the monthly Calendar and keeping the community informed. If you would like more information about the Community Council, please visit us on Facebook: facebook.com/109th-Precinct-Community-Council.
You can also follow the 109th Police Precinct on twitter @NYPD109pct.
We wish everyone a happy and safe Labor Day weekend.
LOCATION: POPPENHUSEN INSTITUTE 114-4 14th ROAD COLLEG POINT, NY CONTACT: 718-358-0067 The program will include words of hope and renewal by local clergy, other community leaders and Sister Ave Clark. There will also be songs of inspiration and a performance by the Tarumi Violinists. SEPTEMBER 13, NOON-6:00PM
OKTOBERFEST LOCATION: POPPENHUSEN INSTITUTE 114-4 14th ROAD COLLEG POINT, NY ADMISSION: $15, 5 & UNDER FREE This is a fundraiser event for Poppenhusen and will include: Entertainment- German singers and dancers (1-4:00PM) Historic presentations & characters, including Conrad Poppenhusen and Fraulein Bertha who was the rst free kindergarten teacher Tournaments, games and a beer stein holdings contest Tours of the facility including old village cells Other performances, including Twin Gold performing the music of the 50s, 60s, and more. Refreshments to be sold: German-American food, beer, wine & soft beverages, apple strudel & black forest cake SEPTEMBER 13, 1:00-2:00PM
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS FOR KIDS: 9/11 NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE LOCATION: QUEENS HISTORICAL SOCIETY 143-35 37TH AVENUE, FLUSHING CONTACT: KARYN MOONEY BALAN 718-939-0647 A New York Council for the Humanities Community Conversations for Kids Workshops is coming to the Queens Historical Society! Our very own Karyn Balan will be guiding the children and their family members through Jeanette Winters book, September Roses, followed by a discussion and activity. This event is free for children and their adult companions. SEPTEMBER 14, 1:00PM
QUEENS QUIET SKIES RALLY AGAINST AIRPLANE NOISE LOCATION: CUNNINGHAM PARK NEAR ENTRANCE AT UNION TURNPIKE AND FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD. SEPTEMBER 2014 COMMUNITY CALENDAR 109TH PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL Page 1 of 4 CONTACT: queensrally@gmail.com Airplane noise from La Guardia airport is expected to worsen with the recent changes to ight patterns. Queens Quiet Skies is an advocacy group working to resolve the airplane noise problem in the New York City area. Please join the rally with your friends and neighbors. SEPTEMBER 19, 7:15PM
PUPPET SHOW ON SWAMI VIVEKANANDA IN ENGLISH LOCATION: 45-57 BOWNE STREET, FLUSHING CONTACT: 718-460-8484 ext112 The Hindu Temple Society of North America will be hosting a puppet show based on the life and teachings of Swami Vivekananda. ADMISSION: $10 PER PERSON, CHILDREN UNDER 10- FREE SPONSOR: $100 PER SPONSOR (Front Seating) SEPTEMBER 21
BE THE MATCH REGISTRY AT ST. ANDREW AVELLINO LOCATION: 35-50 158TH STREET, FLUSHING CONTACT: DEBORAH DILELLO 917-816-0655 or ladottoressa6853@aol.com Please join Be The Match Registry for the National Bone Marrow donor program and help save lives! All you need to know: Must be between the ages of 18-44 Be willing to donate to any patient in need Meet Health Guidelines All it takes is four swabs of your cheek to be added to the registry. Patients are desperately searching for a match and you could be the one! SEPTEMBER 21, 3:00-6:00PM
KISSENA CORRIDOR PARK CONSERVANCY FUNDRAISER BUFFET LOCATION: GOOD FORTUNE RESTAURANT 46-45 KISSENA BOULEVARD, FLUSHING CONTACT: CLAUDETTE TRIMINGHAM: 718-461-0303 DENISE WINTERS: 718-939-1473 OR 917-804-4625 The goal of the Kissena Corridor Park Conservancy is to build a Meditation Garden at the site across from the Oncology Center of New York Hospital Queens (NYHQ). The Garden will provide a place of respite and healing for patients and the public, adding beauty to the community and a real asset for Queens and NYHQ. We ask for your support, because your participation enhances the importance of the Kissena Corridor Park to its community and its whole development project. Your participation energizes our calling for equal treatment among city parks and budget appropriations. We are a 501(c)3 organization, your donation is tax deductible. Please bring your friends. Donation: $40 per person, $45 at the door RSVP: By September 15,2014 Page 2 of 4 SEPTEMBER 27, 2:30-4:30PM
MUSEUM DAY LIVE! LOCATION: QUEENS HISTORICAL SOCIETY 143-35 37TH AVENUE, FLUSHING In the spirit of Smithsonian Museums, who offer free admission every day, Museum Day Live! is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which participating museums across the country open their doors to anyone presenting a Museum Day Live! ticket... for free. SEPTEMBER 28, 2:30-4:30PM
QUEENS HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING AND TAG SALE LOCATION: QUEENS HISTORICAL SOCIETY Queens Historical Society members, please join us as we take a look back at this past year and hear about all the exciting things to come! Also featured will be a fundraising tag-sale (a collection of used items being sold, much like a yard sale or garage sale). You may just nd the treasure you were looking for at our sale! COMBINE WITH ONGOING EXHIBIT Ongoing Exhibit: Remembering Yesterday: Queens and Its Worlds Fairs Remembering is both a collective and a personal activity. In this exhibition, both are on display in relation to two Worlds Fairs that took place in Flushing, Queens in 1939/40 and 1964/65. Within this exhibition, collective memory is represented by shared experiences of the Fairs and personal memory by the memorabilia drawn from the collections of people who attended and fondly recall the Fairs. While these Fairs were global in scope, their attendees were overwhelmingly local, many residing in Queens. All items on display in the exhibition have either been donated or loaned to the Queens Historical Society by those residents of Queens who attended these Fairs. Open Tuesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, 2:30-4:30pm through May 31, 2015. SEPTEMBER 30, 6:30PM
QUEENSBORO HILL FLUSHING CIVIC MEETING LOCATION: ST ANN CHURCH 58TH AVE & 146TH STREET Guest speakers will include: Helen Ho- Director, Mayors Queens Community Affairs Bob Whitehair- Vice President, Queens Quiet Skies Plus: News on the NEW Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce and FREE Computer learning opportunities. LIST OF SEPTEMBER EVENTS AT FLUSHING TOWN HALL LOCATION: 137-35 NORTHERN BLVD, FLUSHING CONTACT: 718-463-7700 X222 TICKETS & INFO: BUY TICKETS ONLINE BEFORE 9/30/14 AND RECEIVE A FREE-TICKET VOUCHER GOOD FOR SPRING 2015 www.ushingtownhall.org SEPTEMBER 3, 7-10:00PM: MONTHLY JAZZ JAM For listeners and jammers ailke! Come play with other professional musicians, music educators, and jazz graduate students- or just kick back and enjoy the show! $10/ Free for Performers, Members & Students Page 3 of 4 SEPTEMBER 5, 8:00PM: FIVE BOROUGH MUSIC FESTIVAL: A BANNER BICENTENNIAL- 200 YEARS OF AMERICAN SONG This performance marks the celebration of the 200th birthday of The Star Spangled Banner, and highlights the history of American music over the last two centuries. Four young well-acclaimed vocalists will be accompanied by pianist Spencer Myer. Presentation of this concert is in collaboration with The Casement Fund Song Series. $25/ $20 Members & Queens Residents/ $10 Students
SEPTEMBER 19, 8:00PM: ARTURO OFARRILL QUARTET Grammy Award-winner Arturo OFarrill brings his talents to Queens for a night of hot Latin jazz. The pianist, composer, and educator will perform with his quartet featuring Zack OFarrill on drums, Adam OFarrill on trumpet, and Walter Stinson on bass. $25/ $20 Members/ $10 Students; Package: $90/ $72 Members (Reserved Table for 2, Wine & Snacks) SEPTEMBER 21, 1- 4:00PM: PRESERVING THE HARVEST This unique workshop- perfect for the whole family to enjoy- demonstrates the basics of canning and explains lacto-fermentation in foods such as sauerkraut and kimchi. Participants will learn how to take seasonal produce and preserve it. Details about safe food preservation and the health benets of fermentation are all part of the event. $10/ $8 Members/ $5 Children SEPTEMBER 26, 8:00PM: NEW YORK CLASSICAL PLAYER- BEETHOVEN & BARTOK FREE WITH ONLINE RSVP This concert from The New York Classical Players (NYCP) includes a heavy-hitting lineup. Distinguished young violinist Itamar Zorman will perform one of Beethovens violin concertos masterfully transcribed for a sting orchestra accompaniment. The concert will also feature Bartoks masterwork, Divertimento and Rachmaninoffs Vocalise. Page 4 of 4