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Doodle and Conquer: the Art of Re-Invention Through Creativity, a free seminar will be given at Johnson Family’s Studio J, 11-11 44 Road, Long Island City, on Saturday, May 18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call (201) 981-6455.
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Professor Roland Dollinger will discuss Jews in postwar Germany on Monday, May 13 at 1:30 p.m. at Central Queens YM&YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. Free Call (718) 268-5011.
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Mother’s Day plant sale will be held on Sunday, May 12 at St. Barnabus Church, 159-19 98 St., Howard Beach.
The Ridgewood Older Adult Center, 59-14 70 Ave., hosts hour-long classes: jewelry making, Mondays at 10:30 a.m.; Richard Simmons exercise, Mondays and Thursdays at 10:30; free computer classes, Mondays at 12:30 p.m.; Eldercise, Tuesdays at 10 a.m.; Sit and Be Fit, Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.; massage therapy, Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.; manicures, Thursdays at 12:30 a.m.; yoga, Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Movies are held every Monday or Tuesday at 1:15 p.m. AARP defensive driving class, Monday, May 13; bus trip to Yonkers, Monday, May 20. Call Karen at (718) 456-2000.
Church of the Resurrection, 85-09 118 St., Richmond HIll/Kew Gardens, will be one of the sites on the Sacred Sites third annual open house on Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Jamaica Service Program for Older Adults, 92-47 165 St., details its safety program about rent, IT 214 tax form, Medicaid and food stamps. Call for an appointment at (718) 657-6500. Free.
The Bayside HIstorical Society hosts a Civil War reenactment on Sunday, May 19 from noon to 3 p.m. at “The Castle” on Fort Totten, 208 Totten Ave., Bayside. $5. Call (718) 352-1548, contact info@baysidehistorical.org or visit baysidehistorical.org.
Computer classes are being held at Selfhelp Benjamin Rosenthal Prince Street Senior Center, 4525 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. For seniors 60 plus. Call John at (718) 559-4329 to register.
An interactive public speaking training session, BYOB-Storyselling: How to Tell Your Story and Communicate Better will be held on Wednesday, May 15 from 6-8 p.m. at Queens Council on the Arts, 37-11 35 Ave., entrance on 37 St., Astoria. $10. Reservations required. visit queesncouncilarts.org.
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The Samuel Field Y has two weekday programs for preschool children ages 3-5 with developmental disabilities and their families. On Mondays from 3 to 4:30 p.m. there is Monday Magic: Learn and Play at the Bay Terrace Center, 212-00 23 Ave., Bayside. On Wednesdays from 3-4:30 there is Gym and Creative Exploration at the Little Neck Site, 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy. Contact Amanda at (718) 225-6750 ext. 262 or email asmith@sfy.org. JCC-Chabad of LIC, 10-31 Jackson Ave., Long Island City, has a Shavuot Holiday program. On Tuesday, May 14 services will be at 6 p.m. with cocktails at 10 p.m. On Wednesday, May 15 there will be services at 9:30 a.m., a children’s program “Make Your Own Cheesecake” at 10:15 a.m. and “Ten Comandments” followed by desert at 6:30 p.m. On Thursday, May 16, there is a childrens service at 10:15 a.m. and a L’Chaim to loved ones, yizkor prayer, coffee and cheesecake at 6:30 p.m. Call (718) 609-0066 or visit jewishlic.com. Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd., hosts its Parashat and Haftarat club on Saturday, May 11 at 12:30 p.m. and its Expression in the Arts group on Sunday, May 19 at 11:30 a.m. Call (718) 459-1000. The Ravenswood Lions Club will hold a spring luncheon and fashion show fundraiser on Sunday, May 19 from 1-5 p.m. at Riccardo’s by the Bridge, 21-01 24 Ave., Astoria. Call (718) 932-1854 or (718) 274-3487.
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May 19th thru June 16th
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with Dee, Mondays at 1 p.m.; dance aerobics, Tuesdays at 9 a.m.; beginner’s drawing, Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m.; health education, Tuesdays at 10 a.m.; aerobics, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 a.m.; ballroom dancing, Tuesdays at 12:45 p.m.; drawing/painting and yoga, Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.; bingo, Wednesdays at 12:45 p.m.; tai chi, Wednesdays at 2 p.m.; mah jong/canasta, Thursdays at 10 a.m.; reminiscing group, Thursdays at 10:45 a.m.; Scrabble, Thursdays at 12:45 p.m.; dance fitness, Fridays at 10:45 a.m.; “You Be the Judge,” Fridays at 12:45 p.m. Call (718) 224-7888.
Italian Charities of America hosts Saturday night dances through May 18 from 8 p.m. to midnight at 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Call (718) 478-3100.
SENIOR ACTIVITIES The Clearview Selfhelp Senior Center, 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside, hosts: Qi Gong, Mondays at 10:45 a.m.; Wii time, Mondays and Thursdays at 12:45 p.m.; Music
The Peter Cardella Senior Citizen Center, 68-52 Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood, hosts dancing to live music, bingo, blood pressure screening, chair yoga, monthly theme parties, oil painting, movies and much more. Lunch served daily at noon. Requested donation is $1.50. Meals on wheels is delivered for homebound seniors. Call (718) 497-2908. The Selfhelp Latimer Gardens Senior Center, 34-30 137 St., Flushing, offers ballroom dancing, Mondays, Wednesdays through Fridays at 10:30 a.m. to noon; tai chi, Tuesdays at 10 a.m. to noon; English as a second language, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. to noon; Ping Pong, exercise and mahjong, Mondays though Fridays. Call (718) 961-3660. The Innovative SNAP of Eastern Queens Senior Center, 80-45 Winchester Blvd., Queens Village, offers a wide array of programs and services including: healthy lunches, current events, diabetes self-management classes, yoga and the Reminiscence Groups. Receive information on benefits and entitlements or share your life story in a safe, private setting. For information and transportation call Kathleen at (718) 454-2100 or visit snapqueens.org.
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