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SUMMER MEMORIES

For many of us, the idea of summer is all about a break from responsibilities; for others, it’s time with family; and for some it’s just about hot days, too much sun, warm nights and lots of ice cream.

Whatever your ideal summer memory contains, we think we’ve got a piece of it right here between the covers of this handy Summer Fun Guide.

So flip through, find some inspiration for your summer and see if what we’ve put together touches on a piece of a memory from your own childhood. While you’re at it, grab the kids and use this guide as a way to help them make some great memories of their own.

Don’t forget your sunscreen!

Go Outdoors ...................................... Page 4 Get Cultured ...................................... Page 8 Stay Inside ....................................... Page 12 Enjoy A Park ..................................... Page 14 Be A Sport ........................................ Page 18 Get Outta Here ................................ Page 20 Events Calendar ........................ Pages 25-28 Summer Dining ................................ Page 30 Get Up And Go ................................ Page 55

This Week’s Tribune Leisure ............................................. Page 35 Queens Today .................................. Page 36 Queens Deadline ............................. Page 41 Not For Publication .......................... Page 42 Edit & Letters .................................... Page 44 QConfidential .................................. Page 54

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Go Outdoors

Enjoy one of the many street festivals popping up in Queens throughout the summer.

The sun is out, the days are long and the kids are bouncing off the walls. Here’s a great idea – get the heck out of the house.

You don’t have to travel very far in Queens (or beyond) to have a great time. If it’s for an hour, the day, the weekend of an extended trip, there’s plenty to do in the great outdoors.

Take in the view from a classic water tower at Jones Beach, step back in time at South Street Seaport, get tossed around on a ride at a local street fair; or go dunk your head at an outdoor amusement park.

Whatever you do, do it outdoors; do it with gusto; and do it ‘til the sun goes down. There’s plenty happening – just take a look through these next few pages to get yourself some ideas.

HAVE AN ADVENTURE

BOATING IN QUEENS

Adventureland 2245 Broad Hollow Rd., Farmingdale (631) 694-6868 adventureland.us If beach traffic has you down, perhaps you should avoid the Meadowbrook and Wantagh Parkways and head a little further east into Suffolk County to an amusement park that often feels more like a local carnival than a megapark like Six Flags Great Adventure or Dorney Park.

Adventureland has been a staple of Long Island’s entertainment scene since 1962. The amusement park in Farmingdale sits along the busy Route 110 corridor between Amityville and Huntington (Exit 49S on the LIE or 32N on the Southern State Parkway) and attracts children from all over Nassau and Suffolk Counties and even the City.

It gained popularity with city families when amusement parks in or closer to the city, like Freedomland in the Bronx and Rockaway’s Playland, closed. It also gained wider attention after being the inspiration for a 2009 movie starring Jesse Einsenberg.

The rides in the park range from roller coasters to kiddie rides and the park includes a few water rides for those hot days, but it also has a wide array of games, from carnival favorites to a full arcade. Stop by the shops to buy some freshlybaked homemade fudge or sample some of what Adventureland boasts is the largest candy collection on Long Island.

Much like those Catholic school bazaars that pop up all over Queens in the warmer months, there is no admission and you pay per ride. Each ride requires 3 to 5 tickets and each ticket is $1.

There are “pay one price” braclets for $22.99 and special group rates as well.

Meadow Lake, 111-01 Corona Ave. (212) 639-9675 nycgovparks.org Boating anywhere in the five boroughs is a near-impossible task. However, nestled in Flushing Meadows Corona Park is Meadow Lake, a 93acre man-made body of sparkling, fresh water, which is also the City’s largest lake. Besides boating, the lake is popular for fishing, crew and sailing.

Unfortunately, boat rentals are only available on the weekends from noon until 8:30 p.m., with the last rental at 7:30 p.m.

Aside from personal leisure, the well-known annual Dragon Boat Festival takes place at the lake on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, according to tradition. While the festival has deep roots in ancient Chinese history, today it has evolved to be a celebration of Chinese culture and heritage and people from all backgrounds are encouraged to attend. It attracts hundreds of people from all over to watch this exciting boat race.

Coming out to the lake with family or friends to spend a day on the boat is a convenient and exciting kick-off to summer. Why spend more and go through the hassle of boating in the Hamptons when you could do the same right in your backyard?

To add to the mix, Meadow Lake offers bike rentals and there are various activities surrounding the lake that provide for an exciting, all-day experience.

For those traveling by public transportation, Meadow Lake is conveniently located on the 7 line at the Willets Point stop and on the Q64 along Jewel Ave or Q58 and Q64 from Main Street.

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WAVE THOSE FLAGS THE CITY’S A STAGE Great Adventure 1 Six Flags Blvd, Jackson, NJ (732) 928-1821 sixflags.com/greatadventure/ For nearly 40 years, Six Flags Great Adventure has continued to evolve. From what use to be a lackluster forested area, over the decades, has transformed in to a funfilled, gut-wrenching, deafening experience.

Located in Jackson, New Jersey, the amusement park is less than an hour and a half away from Queens.

Probably only one of the reasons to head into the Garden State, Six Flags’ 2,200-acre park provides attractions for all ages, but none deserve more attention than their 13 roller coasters.

Take your choice, whether you are looking to saddle up and ride the wooden bull that is El Toro or embrace super speeds over 120 miles per hour on Kingda Ka, many thrills promise to attempt to rattle your breakfast from out of your belly, in an unforgettable day that will have you wishing you kept your mouth shut.

Introduced in 2001, Nitro was the tallest and fastest coaster in New Jer-

sey, traveling at speeds of up to 80 miles per hour. Before dropping you through seven camelbacks, a hammer head turn and a double helix, the 36-seat train clickety-clacks up 230 feet, before embarking on a track that is one mile long.

Looking to get rattled, then El Toro is the one you want to see to get your fix. Widely regarded as one of the world’s best wooden roller coasters, El Toro will eject you in and out of your seat multiple times after plunging you towards the earth at a 76 degree angle – best before lunch.

Standing up to your fear never seemed so obvious before the Green Lantern was installed. In place of the Great American Scream Machine, Green Lantern features five inversions that will send you on your woozy way with buckling knees and a temporary case of vertigo.

If you are looking to beat the lines and ride your favorite coaster more than once, Flash Pass is you answer.

For a steep price, but completely worth every penny, the Flash Pass allows you to virtually reserve your place in line while you circle the park taking care of the rest that Six Flags has to offer.

SummerStage Central Park (212) 360-2756 summerstage.org They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch. But there certainly are free concerts around the City, all summer long, thanks to the City Parks Foundation and its SummerStage series. The nonprofit organization hosts a litany of cultural events at park venues around the city, as well as other events, in an effort to garner support for local parks.

For years, SummerStage’s Main Stage has become the premiere stop for upcoming acts and old standbys looking to reach their audience again.

This year’s offerings are no different. But before we get into that… the Flea is back! Last year, the program feature Brooklyn Flea as a pilot shot at offering food and drinks at the Main Stage. The amalgam of Brooklyn eateries, including Pizza Moto, Asia Dog, Blue Marble Ice Cream and one more vendor will be back to serving grub during shows, after signing on for a three year contract.

Back to the stage, where there will

be plenty offered. For the dance aficionados, shows such as July 30’s Forces of Nature Dance Theatre will be a boon. The Cecilia Marta Dance Company will hit the stage, putting on display its multicultural offerings.

To find musical diversity that matches that of our borough, look no further than July 17’s performance

by Pink Martini. Their multilingual, international flair has the stage going from Brazil to France with no hiccups.

If you’re a hipster looking to keep cool, don’t worry, SummerStage has you in mind. The band all your plaid-shirt wearing friends all know you don’t know about, Friendly Fires, will perform on Aug. 7 at 3 p.m. Be sure to bring your fedora.

For those looking to kick it old school hip hop style, Aug. 21 will provide a true shot at hip hop history.

Rakim will be joined by Funkmaster Flex to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of his groundbreaking album “Paid In Full.”

Be sure to keep an eye out on the schedule, no matter which show you prefer. Dates and times have been known to change often and without warning.

GO TO THE BEACH

GET READY TO GET WET

ROOFTOP FILMS

Jones Beach 1 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh (516) 785-1600 nysparks.state.ny.us On Aug. 4, 1929, the first cars rolled down the coastal causeway that would later become known as the Wantagh State Parkway. Their final destination – a new oceanfront resort only an hour’s ride out of the city: Jones Beach.

The most visited beach on the East Coast, Jones Beach is a popular day trip for city residents.

Unlike Rockaway, Jones Beach has ample parking, making it a more attractive option for those with cars.

Jones Beach boasts a two-mile jogging path, bathhouses and concession stands. Along the popular boardwalk, there are various non-beach entertainment venues like miniature golf, paddleball, and shuffleboard. For those who don’t like swimming in the Atlantic Ocean, there is a public swimming pool.

Parking is $10, but a NY State Empire Passport can be used to park for free. Parking fees are charged from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays and 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends and holidays from Memorial Day through Columbus Day. There are also lounge chairs and umbrella rentals.

Jones Beach is also home to a popular concert venture; the Nikon Theater, where big name artists perform during the summer. See more about the upcoming events on Page 8 and in our Calendar, which starts on Page 25.

Splish Splash 2549 Splish Splash Drive, Calverton, NY (631) 727-3600 splishsplashlongisland.com The crazy heat of summer is enough to make anyone feel they are moments away from shriveling up like a dried prune. Luckily, there is a solution – which will not only send you home soaking wet but will also keep you craving more.

For 20 seasons, Splish Splash has been a summer fun destination for borough residents looking for a way out of their warm weather woes. Located in Riverhead, at the other end of Long Island, the water park offers soaking rides and runs like nothing else.

In 2009, their efforts to soak the citizens of New York went national when the Travel Channel listed Splish Splash the third best water park in the country.

For visitors who once toured the wet-n-wild adventures in the past, their return promises a lengthier list of attractions and high-speed body slides that will send your heart into your throat gagging for more. Sprinkled through the park’s 96 acres are Doctor Von Dark’s Tunnel of Terror, Kahuna Bay and more than 15 water slides.

New for 2011, the water park added a new wave pool to its selection of attractions. The new Kahuna Bay pool promises continuous four-foot curls, providing body surfers a wildly wet attraction that outshines the spattering waves you make each year in your granny’s pool in Florida.

Socrates Sculpture Park 31-34 Vernon Blvd., LIC (718) 417-7362 rooftopfilms.com Rooftop Films’ Queens Venue, Socrates Sculpture Park, will partner with the Museum of the Moving Image to co-present its Outdoor Cinema series.

The park has become a ritualistic stop for the artistic-minded with a bit of extra time. Rooftop Films’ participation in its summer staples of picnics on the grass, performances by local musicians and dancers makes the park a treasure trove of artistic whimsy. In 2009, 15,000 people attended the screenings and attendance has been growing at a steady clip for 15 years.

Outdoor Cinema events happen every Wednesday, starting with a 7 p.m. music performance and typically an 8:30 p.m. screening. Admission is free.

So far, two screenings have been announced for the upcoming summer series. The first, a selection of short films from the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, features the most talked-about bits of the world’s most renowned short films. The collection will scour the globe’s offerings, with films bending cinematic norms. Socrates will host the screening July 6 at 8:30 p.m.

On Aug. 10, “At The Edge Of Russia” will be shown. The film features a handful of old Russian soldiers, fending for themselves and keeping busy while fighting imaginary enemies. The 8:30 p.m. screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Michal Maczak. The young director from Poland will discuss his filmmaking debut.

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STEP BACK IN TIME

South Street Seaport Fulton Street at Water Street, Manhattan southstreetseaport.com The East Coast is America’s birthplace, and in the cities of Boston and Philadelphia, much of that early American history remains intact, but in New York, despite being the country’s first capital, the buildings and roads of the 18th Century are long gone, replaced by the glass giants of a much more developed and powerful country.

That’s true everywhere except in a small section of Lower Manhattan where history still survives. One of those sites is the South Street Seaport, a throwback to the days when New York was one of the world’s busiest port cities and the time when its population exploded to make it the center of the megalopolis it is today.

The seaport doesn’t serve as a port anymore, but it is home to a shopping plaza and hosts a mix of restaurants and bars with excellent views of the Brooklyn Bridge and Lower Manhattan.

Adjacent to the seaport is the Bridge Café, which bills itself as “the oldest drinking establishment in New York City,” and is located in a Water Street building that once served as a brothel.

The historic Schermerhorn Row sits on the other side of the FDR Drive viaduct. The block of early 19th century buildings was falling into disrepair in the 1960s and the restoration of those buildings is what prompted the creation of the South Street Seaport. Now, those buildings are home to restaurants and shops.

The whole area is a bit of a walk from the Fulton Street subway station. In the summer months, Pier 17 hosts evening concerts as part of the Seaport Music Festival. For more information on performances, go to seaportmusicfestival.com

HIT THE STREETS

Street Fairs Everywhere nyc.gov Hot summer weekends offer little respite from near-certain sweat stains and huffing through humid heat. Sometimes, a savior comes when one of the season’s many street fairs pops up within walking distance of home.

The fairs have become a strange staple of New York summers. Their offerings are myriad, and wholly random in their assembly. Zeppoles, corn on the cob, cheap sunglasses and bouncy castles for kids were never meant to be consumed in unison. Yet there stands before you a multi-block stretch of dollar store values, mobile cooking setups and closet-stuffing knick-knacks. You will inevitably be satiated from the summer heat, stuffed with street food, your arms heavy from swinging bags of merchandise.

Occasionally, stages will be set up, offering a tease of local musicians’ abilities. Often, a humbler guitar case and cheap CD setup is manned by a local troubadour. Stop and take a listen between searches for a new cell phone case.

Other fairs offer the distinct sites and sounds of a local ethnic group, like the Bangladesh Talent Show on July 10, on 69th Street, between 35th and 37th Avenues in Jackson Heights.

Within the borough, the street fair season is arguably kicked off by Flushing’s July 4 boilerplate stretch of cheap goods, which runs along Sanford Avenue between Main and Union Streets.

From then on, every weekend in the borough is pockmarked with various fairs, hosted by local civic organizations, developments corporations, or houses of worship.

CLASSIC SUMMER FUN Rye Playland 1 Playland Parkway, Rye, NY (914) 813-7010 ryepland.org For some, Westchester County may seem like a world away to venture for a thrill. For others, it is the epicenter of amusement and a chance to gain a true childhood experience, long-locked away after years of adulthood.

Located less than an hour away, Rye Playland offers a variety of rides, entertainment and attractions. Built in 1928, the landmarked waterfront area along the Long Island Sound has become a one-stop destination, featuring a boardwalk, two beaches, and a selection of thrills that promise to keep the entire family spinning giddy for more.

For generations, families in the tri-state area have flocked to the Art Deco styled amusement park. Way before Six Flags Great Adventure was even a thought in the minds of park developers, Rye Playland was putting smiles on the faces of thousands, becoming a beacon for summer fun only a stone’s throw from Queens.

Today, Playland still continues to draw visitors from around the state. Last year, according to park officials, 70 percent of Playland’s park patrons were from outside of the county, many of whom came from the New York City area.

Starting July 1 and all the way through to Sept.

2, Playland will host its fantastic firework shows.

Their pyrotechnic performances will wow spectators, lighting the skies with a full array of colorful explosions the entire family will enjoy.

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Get Cultured

Jazz legend Jimmy Heath performs at Flushing Town Hall, one of many great sports in Queens to experience some culture.

KICK OUT CONCERTS BY THE JAMS THE WATER

JAMS Festival Jamaica Avenue, Parsons Blvd. to 168th St., Jamaica (646) 524-3554 go2ccj.org Entering its 15th year, the Jamaica Arts & Music Summer Festival (JAMS) has grown into one of the largest two-day festivals in the borough. Teeming with a multicultural atmosphere, JAMS brings Jamaica Avenue to a standstill, offering up a sound selection of music and a plethora of family-centric entertainment for all ages.

Kicking off Aug. 5, the annual festival has drawn upwards of 150,000 people and typically features a wide selection of acts just about anyone can enjoy. Rufus King Park hosts the open-air concert, where performances will be held from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Patrons will be able to twist, bop and sway to some of their famous genres that will be offered and include; R&B, reggae, pop, jazz and gospel.

On day two, hundreds of street vendors and urban designers, from far and wide, will swallow the streets between Parsons Boulevard and 168th Street along Jamaica Avenue, providing festival goers with out-of-the-ordinary gifts and remarkable items. Children young and old will have the opportunity to have their faces painted before or after experiencing all the wonders of a fair with rides, popcorns and clowns littered through the festival.

Not to forget the entertainment, for those who want to shake their groove thing, JAMS offers up an assorted mix of acts which in previous years ranged from belly dancers to gospel singers to legends of jazz and R&B.

Jones Beach Theater Ocean Parkway, Wantagh (516) 221-1000 jonesbeach.com What’s better than relaxing on the beach on a hot summer day with a nice cold drink in your hand? How about jamming to rocker Bob Dylan or swaying to neo-soul crooners Jill Scott and Anthony Hamilton afterward?

In addition to hosting a sea of beachgoers who would rather take the drive to Long Island than chance the crowded shores of city beaches, Jones Beach will also host a few handfuls of concerts this summer (and every summer, for that matter).

From Weezer to Maroon 5 to Journey to Aretha Franklin, there’s a concert for every taste.

While Madison Square Garden, with its indoor seating is ideal for winter concerts, seating in the Jones Beach Theater is outdoors – perfect to soak in the summer night breeze with a few friends or that special someone.

A total of 23 concerts will be held from July until September, so there will be plenty of chances for you busy-bees to make that trek out to Long Island.

Recently reunited Soundgarden will kick off the concert series while singer-songwriter, Stevie Nicks, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac, will end the series—until next summer, of course.

Doors open an hour before each concert starts and general parking is free for concert ticket holders in Field 5 and $10 for all others unless you purchase unlimited use Empire Passport for $65.

FREE SUMMER CONCERTS

Dragon Boat Races Meadow Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park (718) 767-1776 hkdbf-ny.org Known as one of the oldest Chinese traditions in history, Dragon Boat racing has taken Flushing by storm for more than 20 years. Recently, the seafaring competitive nature of the sport, test of endurance, agility and teamwork has not only captured the attention of the borough’s Chinese community, but has become a multi-cultural inclusive sport, attracting many to become spectators and participants.

On Aug. 13 and 14, Meadow Lake will once again play host to the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival.

Participants find themselves apart of a team of 20 members, taming a 40-foot long, fire-breathing beast as best as they can down one of Queens’ only lakes, Meadow Lake. Coordinated by the beat of a drum, rowers, in synchronized fashion, compete for pride and a sense of unity in an epic test of will.

More than 100 teams will participate in the annual event, commemorated each year on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Before the event begins, the dragon boats are brought to life in a ritual that awakens their spirits. Blessed by a Buddhist monk then having their eyes painted red, the dragons are set free on to the open water where they will be raced by participants from around the world.

Since its inception in Queens, the event has turned into a multi-cultural experience which now draws thousands from much of the borough’s diverse ethnic neighborhoods.

Rain or shine the event will be held without an admission fee. Before the races kick off, in celebration for the Year of the Rabbit, there will be martial arts demonstrations, an ethnic food court as well as dancing and music. Either way if you are not willing to row there will be something for everyone.

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Ask almost anyone what it is that makes Queens special, and one way or another their answer is diversity. The food, the cultures, the people, the religions the ethnic groups – the fact that neighborhoods change from block to block, and you can always find somebody different from yourself is a key to life in this borough.

So what are you waiting for? Go explore all the various things the myriad cultures of Queens have to offer. From the Dragon Boat races at Flushing Meadows to the Jamaica Arts and Summer Festival on Jamaica Avenue, there are plenty of ways to learn about other cultures.

And while you’re at it, take in some Culture with a capital “C.” Concerts, exhibits, music – even Shakespeare – can be found at special events and in unique locations throughout Queens and beyond.

So take in an art house classic at the Kew Gardens Theatre or see some the greatest writing ever in performance at Central Park. Cultures and Culture can be found on nearly ev- Flushing Town Hall ery corner. Go explore.

137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing

IN A COLOMBIAN GROOVE

Colombian Independence Day Flushing Meadows Corona Park New York and primarily Queens has one of the largest Colombian populations in the country. On July 24, come with your family and friends and be ready to party all day, eat, dance, sing, and celebrate your Colombian’s independence.

Since 1974, the Elmhurst based Central Civico Colombiano organization has sponsored the Independence Day. Throughout the day there will be music, barbecuing, food, dancing and a beauty pageant. There is projected to be more than 10,000 people at the event as well. It is one of the most popular events held at Flushing Meadows Park. There is no charge to attend the event.

There will also be a parade on Northern Boulevard beginning at 11 a.m., which will last all day. The street will be covered in red, blue and yellow, as New York’s Colombian community will assemble to celebrate the country’s independence. There will be people dancing in the streets to the sounds of Cumbia, Vallanto and Salsa while enjoying the sights and smells of Colombian culture.

(718) 463-7700 flushingtownhall.org The borough’s premier venue for jazz and international acts has a jam-packed schedule, with four shows scheduled for its summer concert series. Each show is free, with tickets given out on a first-come, first-served basis. Each will also be preceded by a dance lesson a 1:15 p.m., so be sure to bring your dancing shoes.

Town Hall will host the Stone Soul Picnic, a collection of R&B hits performed by Soul Providerz July 10 at 2 p.m. The group will perform hits by Earth, Wind & Fire, Aretha Franklin, P-Funk, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, Barry White, Lionel Ritchie and Sly & the Family Stone. The concert is free; just be sure to RSVP. Colombian music will be on the menu when composer Wolfgang Barros hits the stage July 24 at 2 p.m. The Cumbia specialist is a native of Colombia’s Caribbean region, the birthplace of the country’s distinctive rhythms. He fell in love with the culture of his home, mastering the AfroColombian drumming of the region under the tutelage of Paulino “Batata” Salgado, who was considered a master of the form.

The lonelier among you can come to Town Hall Aug. 7 and get “leid” – Hawaiian style. Learn how to hula with Josh Kekoa Cho, the only Hawaiianborn professional ukulele singer and lap steel guitarist in New York. Kekoa Cho will perform a litany of traditional and contemporary Hawaiian music.

WATCH DRAGONS

Best Wishes For a Happy and Safe Fourth of July

Paid for by Ackerman for Congress, Bob Barnett, Treasurer

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CONGRESSMAN GARY ACKERMAN

WITH THE FISHES

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WALK THE MUSEUMS

Museum Mile Fifth Avenue, E. 82nd to E. 110th Streets ny.com/museums/mile.html New York City is more than just the financial and communications capital of the United States; it’s also a capital of culture, the epicenter of which may be at Fifth Avenue adjacent to Central Park.

The stretch from East 82nd to East 110th Streets begins at the expansive and world-renowned Metropolitan Museum of Art. The crown jewel of the mile, the “Met” has enough collections to allow a visitor to spend a whole day in the building, or perhaps a quick escape from a passing thunderstorm to see the Temple of Dendur or the panting of Washington’s crossing of the Delaware.

Also along the route, the Goethe House German Cultural Center at East 83rd Street, Neue Galerie New York at East 86th Street, the Guggenheim Museum, with its famous swirling futuristic design at East 88th Street, the National Academy Museum at East 89th Street, CooperHewitt at East 91st Street, the Jewish Museum at East 92nd Street, The Museum of New York City at East 103rd Street and El Museo del Barrio at East 104th Street. Next year, a new museum, The Museum of African Art, will open at East 110th Street, the first new museum on the mile since the Guggenheim over 50 years ago.

On the west side of Museum Mile is Central Park’s quieter northern end. Take a walk through the park’s Conservatory Garden at Fifth Avenue and East 105th Street or stroll around the Harlem Meer, the small pond in the northeast corner of the park, or the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, the heart of Central Park named for the former First Lady who spent her last days living on Museum Mile

PS 1 22-25 Jackson Ave, LIC (718) 784-2084 ps1.org If you are thinking of beating the summer heat, a museum is not typically the first venue you would choose. But PS 1 is not your ordinary arts institution – it’s a next level experience that provides more than your standard set of artwork is a cool contemporary setting.

Since 1971, PS 1 has transformed the arts scene.

Supporting artists from around the world, their efforts have introduced a breath of fresh air to contemporary art, providing adequate exhibitions space to site-specific art.

In 2000, PS 1 became an affiliate of The Museum of Modern Art, helping the Long Island City arts institution broaden the reach of its contemporary mission, opening a gateway to a new era of events.

Beginning July 2, PS 1 will present its summertime open-air concert series, Warm Up 2011.

Celebrating its 14th year, the outdoor series, held every Saturday through Sept. 3, will present experimental live music, sounds, performances and DJs in the venue’s courtyard.

This year the courtyard’s design incorporates an eclectic collection of environmentally friendly sustainable objects organized under a tight-roped helix, strategically set above head bobbin’ music lovers. This year’s summer-long dance party will host a long list of international DJs and eclectic ensembles in the warmth of the summer’s rays.

If you are looking for a more artsy setting, head inside. The hip and happening museum’s six exhibitions present a collection of both domestic and international artists. This summer’s selection features multimedia installations ranging from female centrically themed photographs based on sexuality and identity to one artist’s exploration of the cyclical nature of change in a modernizing society.

VISIT THE THEATRE

Queens Theatre in the Park Flushing Meadows Corona Park (718) 760-0064 queenstheatre.org It may be summer, but the curtain hasn’t come down at Queens Theatre in the Park. Even though the action in the park has moved to the lawns of the World’s Fair Grounds, inside the theater that’s nestled in the shadow of the towers of the New York State Pavilion, there is still a lot going on this summer.

In July, the theater will be featuring Clave-The Key: A Rhythmic Journey from Africa to the New World featuring percussionist and composer Bobby Sanabria, who will be performing pieces of Afro-Cuban music and showing its presence in modern American music.

In August, “A Jew Grows in Brooklyn” will play at the theater. The one-man show starring creator Jake Ehrenreich, was a hit on Broadway and became a hit nationwide, tells the story of a Jewish boy, a son of Holocaust survivors, growing up in that borough next door with the accompaniment of a live band.

Crowning the summer at the theater is its annual Latino Cultural Festival at the end of July. In its 14th year, the festival will run July 27 through Aug. 3.

MUSIC IN THE PARK

Seuffert Bandshell Forest Park Drive, Glendale (212) 631-9675 nycgovparks.org/parks/forestpark/highlights/ 12782 How does a nice summer night out listening to live music free of charge sound? Perfect, we know.

The George Seuffert Bandshell, located within the lush surroundings of Forest Park, accommodates a whopping 3,500 people and will host various music shows throughout the summer. Because it is currently undergoing renovations, the first show won’t premiere until August, but no worries; despite its late start, there will be plenty of performances to go around.

This isn’t the bandshell’s first renovation. It was upgraded in 1977 using state and federal funds. It closed T h e G e o rg e S e u f f e r t again in 1999 for an ex- Bandshell in Forest Park. tensive $3.4 million renovation and reopened in 2000. The restoration improved the stage, arch, and comfort station, added lighting, a new sound system, new dressing rooms, made the bandshell wheelchair accessible and installed a movie screen and among other improvements.

The bandshell was named after George Seuffert, Sr., a music teacher and concert violinist who practiced on a bandstand on this spot until 1920, when a bandshell was built to replace it. He died in 1964 and in 1979 the bandshell was named in his honor.

Seuffert Bandshell’s free concerts are conveniently reminiscent of Seuffert, who began routinely provided free concerts in 1928, when he was just 16. In 1966, Seuffert was appointed the City’s music consultant; he reportedly knew all the world’s national anthems, and performed them at diplomatic functions for the City. He is best remembered for the free concerts he gave out every summer.

ART ON THE SCREEN

Kew Garden Theatre 81-05 Lefferts Blvd., Kew Gardens (718) 441- 9835 In the 1930’s a house called the Austin was home to many different things. For several years, it was a double feature home until it was taken over Rugoff Theatres in the late 1950s and art films were played.

United Artists then took over and played moveovers and booked midnight shows every Friday and Saturday night. After UA sold it, the clothes came off and it became a porn theater, where big boobs made big bucks. However, the City eventually shut the theater down and sold it to a new owner who completely renovated the theater.

Now, the small theatre features independent artsy movies that are playing in limited theaters across the country. Currently the theater is showing “Page One: Inside the New York Times,” “Bride Flight,” “The Trip,” “Beginners,” the controversial “Tree of Life” featuring Sean Penn and Brad Pitt and “Midnight in Paris” featuring Rachel McAdams.

Some movies that will be coming to the theater soon are “The Names of Love,” “Snow Flower and The Secret Fun,” “Sarah‘s Key” and “The Whistleblower,” featuring Rachel Weisz.

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New York Aquarium Surf Avenue & West 8th St., Brooklyn (718) 265-FISH nyaquarium.com This summer, instead of just going on the rides at Coney Island and eating Nathan’s hot dogs, visit the New York Aquarium, which is right next to Coney Island. The water treasure features sharks, sea lions, penguins, otters, walruses, many types of fish and several other underwater creatures.

It is known for its 4D Theater, which features parts of the movie “Happy Feet” and its seas lion exhibits. The Happy Feet experience costs $4 for members and $6 for the theater only. There is also the new Conservation Hall exhibit, which has the aquatic life of coral reefs, freshwater lakes and a flooded forest.

The Aquarium is open year-round and the hours in the summer are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday. There are three types of tickets for admission: the total experience ticket, general admission and Happy 4D Experience. A total experience ticket includes admission to the 4-D Theater plus General Admission and costs $18.95 for adults, $14.95 for children and $15.95 for seniors. General admission tickets cost $14.95 for adults, children ages (3-12) $10.95, seniors (65+) $11.95 and groups are $8. To receive a group rate, you need to make a reservation at least two weeks in advance of your group’s visit.

SCHOOL OF QUEENS ART

THE OUTDOOR CLASSICS

Shakespeare in the Park Delacorte Theater, Central Park (212) 539-8750 shakespeareinthepark.org In the heart of Central Park sits an open-air theater that makes one think of the ancient Greek and Roman playhouses that now lie in ruins around the Mediterranean. The Delacorte Theater is located almost directly in the middle of the park at about 81st Street and has the Renaissance-inspired Belvedere Castle as a backdrop, fitting, for the theater is home to Shakespeare in the Park.

Shakespeare in the Park began in 1954 and is in its 57th year. The performances run this year through July 30. The two Shakespeare plays being performed are “Measure for Measure” and “All’s Well That Ends Well,” rotating every few days.

Though free, Shakespeare in the Park tickets are some of the hardest in the city to come by.

People line up early in the morning the day of the show to get them, sometimes as early as the park’s opening at 6 a.m., even though tickets are not handed out until 1p.m. Tickets were handed out in outer boroughs spots in early to mid-June, and there is a virtual ticketing system. For more information, go to shakespeareinthepark.org/tickets/virtual-ticketing In the event of rain, performances are often delayed. After all, summer showers in New York are usually quick, albeit heavy, bursts of rain and rainy weather at 7:30 p.m. often clears up by 8 p.m. If a performance is canceled due to rain or any other reason, tickets are not valid for re-issue or exchange.

TARGET A MUSEUM

Queens Museum Of Art New York City Building, Flushing Meadows (718) 592-9700 queensmuseum.org Throughout the summer, children and their families will have the privilege to go to the Queens Museum of Art for free. On Mondays, all tours and workshops are free.

Leave your baggage at home and bring a picnic blanket out to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for the Target Passport Fridays at the Queens Museum of Art International Outdoor Film, Dance and Music Series. This series of art, music, theater and dance will run every Friday through the summer from 6:30 to 10 p.m. and focus on a different nation each week.

The exhibits that can be viewed through Aug. 14 are: Sung Hwan Kim: From the Commanding Heights; Asian Pacifically New York: The Photography of Corky Lee; Not The Way You Remembered; Future Perfect: Re-Constructing the 1939 New York World’s Fair; Hassan Khan: The Hidden Location; and Niyeti Chadha: A Script for a Landscape.

Ghana Think Tank in Corona can be seen through Aug. 21, and The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass; A Watershed Moment: Celebrating the Homecoming of The Relief Map of the New York City Water Supply System; and The Partnership Gallery can be seen throughout the year.

There are also several events taking place at the museum through the summer, including Basic Photography in Mandarin, which is on Saturday, July 2, noon to 2 p.m., Korean Folk Painting on Saturday, July 2, from 2-4 p.m. and United Immigrants of America BBQ on Sunday, July 3, 2-5 p.m.

MUSIC PLAYS NEXT DOOR

Westbury Music Fair 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury (516) 334-0800 westburymusicfair.org Among the myriad venues one can choose for summer concerts, Westbury Music Fair has set itself apart for its intimate atmosphere. With 3,000 seats surrounding the center stage, you’re guaranteed a good view.

The venue will be home to several notable acts, starting off with the Happy Together Tour’s stop on July 8 at 8 p.m. The tour includes The Turtles, The Association, The Grass Roots, Mark Lindsay, and The Buckinghams, splitting a bill.

Rick Springfield best known for his 1980s hit “Jessie’s Girl.”

Westbury Music Fair will also have shows for the kids, starting off with July 12th’s 11 a.m. showing of Snow White. The musical has been a critical success and its early Tuesday showing will prove to keep both parents happy and sleepy kids in bed on time. The Wiggles, a gang of four grown men encouraging kids to dance and have fun, will be on hand for a July 15 show.

For the adults, a handful of reliable standbys will pass through the Fair. Chief among them is Creedence Clearwater Revisited, an amalgam of the original namesake band. The band will perform on July 17 at 8 p.m.

In case Rick Springfield does not offer enough 1980s muscle, Huey Lewis and the News will be on tap for a July 20 show at 8 p.m.

Check out the full list of upcoming shows at the venue’s Web site.

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Stay Inside

The temperatures are hovering near triple digits; you start to schvitz the moment you step outside; the kids are exhausted and in need to some indoor time – and frankly, you just prefer hanging out in the air conditioning. Okay – but that’s still no reason to stay home. Go enjoy some AC on somebody else’s dime.

First and foremost – go shopping. From July 4 to Labor Day, almost everything is on sale at some point. The outlet centers east and north of the City provide great bargains and all the stores are cool (temperature-wise, we can’t vouch for their hipness).

You can stay close to home and check out the indoor temperatures at the Hall of Science or Museum of the Moving Image, as discussed on this page.

But if you’ve really got your heart set on staying home, crank up the AC, put an iced drink next to your sofa, lounge back and enjoy a cool summer read.

Whatever makes you internal the rmostat happy – keep indoors, and keep cool.

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AT THE MUSEUM American Museum of Natural History Central Park West & 79th Street, Manhattan (212) 769-5100 amnh.org If you love to walk around in the summer but can’t stand the heat, step inside, explore and let your mind grow at the American Museum of Natural History, filled with an array of great exhibits and… well… history.

Did you know that spiders can weave silk stronger that that of the traditional silk worm? Want to learn about the race to discover the South Pole?

How about taking the time to learn what lies beneath the Great Lakes?

Heck, if that doesn’t do it for you, there are always the dinosaurs and the ridiculously large Blue Whale that make up some of the mainstays of the museum’s collection.

Whatever your interest – fashion, evolution, culture or history – the museum is a one-stop shop to satisfy all your learning urges.

For example, the 600 fossil items on display in the vertebrate exhibit, including the enormous Apatosaurus, are almost entirely the real deal – practically no plaster casts here.

The Hall of South American Peoples contains artifacts dating back at least 5,000 years, with ornate head dresses, ritual items and examples of everyday life within the varied Mesoamerican cultures.

T h e a d j a c e n t Ro s e H a l l ( f o r m e r l y t h e Hayden Planetarium) has taken the laser light show to a new level, partnering with MTV2 to present a modern music, trippy experience blending artists like Coldplay, Moby and U2 with a spectacular light display of morphing colorful visions.

Whatever your favorite subject, the museum offers hours upon hours of fantastic displays bringing history to life.

THE HALL OF FUN

GO PEOPLE HUNTING

NY Hall of Science 47-01 111th St., Corona (718) 699-0005 nysci.org With the kids out of school for two months, there’s no better place to get them away from the TV and video games than a trip to the New York Hall of Science.

Educational and interactive, the Hall tricks the kids into having so much fun, they forget they’re learning…but let’s keep it that way.

NYSCI features an enormous collection of hands-on science exhibits and has more than 450 interactive exhibits. To accommodate the summer schedule, the museum offers a variety of activities, including an exhibition called, “Circus! Science Under the Big Top,” where you can walk a tightrope, practice elastic acrobatics and learn how to juggle. Acrobatic activities cost $4 to participate, but all others are free with general admission.

Unhealthy eating habits run rampant in this country and with the dangerous rise of childhood obesity, why not stop by NYSCI’s Science Food Market – yes, they have food – to help your kid and you learn healthy eating habits.

The museum was recently named the Culture Spot for July by NYC & Company, the official tourism organization for the City, and in celebration of that, it is offering a free child admission with the purchase of an adult admission.

NYSCI is open 7 days a week in the summer.

Because the schedule changes according to its exhibitions, check out their Web site or give them a call.

NYC Paintball 47-11 Van Dam St., Long Island City (718) 361-8337 newyorkcitypaintball.com Want to shoot people but loathe the prospect of jail time? Enjoy all the thrills of firing a weapon at loved ones, coworkers or friends, without blood stains and burying bodies, with paintball, the new sport du jour for disenfranchised youth.

For those outside the loop, paintball is a weaponized mêlée, featuring teams using rapid fire air rifles to shoot balls of paint the diameter of a quarter at each other. Get hit and a referee deems you out – just like in a real war!

Long Island City’s NYC Paintball offers all the excitement of the sports within the five boroughs.

Games range from $20 if you have your own gear to up to $55 depending on how much equipment you lack, and when you choose to visit. Bring a whole clan of potential victims to save money, as groups of 15 or more get a 10 percent discount.

NYC Paintball’s 32,000 square feet has the only climate controlled indoor paintball environment in the metropolitan area, so the sweat you wipe is nothing but the byproduct of a killing spree. You also have the choice of a large 10,000 square-foot field or a smaller 7,000 square-foot field.

The facility also offers lasertag, in case the prospect of welts and bruises does not entice you into paintball. It offers all the benefits of paintball, with recoiling banging guns.

You can also battle legions of the undead every Friday, from 9 p.m. to midnight, with Zombie Fest. For $36, you can navigate your way out of NYC Paintball’s “Asylum,” keeping track of how many brain-eaters you nicked.

BOWL YOUR ARM OFF Whitestone Lanes 30-05 Whitestone Expy., Flushing (718) 886-7720 whitestonebowling.com Many of us remember the days before Facebook, iPads and Nintendo Wiis, when hanging out with friends meant more than what song to play on Rock Band. There was a time when a warm summer night would mean finding a place to both be entertained at a good price and be in air conditioning. One of the most popular of these places was the bowling alley.

Over the years, bowling allies have been disappearing. Popular ones in Bellerose, Howard Beach and Glendale are gone, but in Northern Queens, right off the Whitestone Expressway, there is still one bowling alley that remains a hot spot to hang out.

Whitestone Lanes, on the east side of the Whitestone Expressway right after Linden Place, is open 24/7. On weekdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., bowling is $4.50 per person, while weeknight, weekends and holidays, it’ll cost you $7.50. Seniors bowl for $3 Mondays through Fridays between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Shoe rental is $4.50 per person. There are also “all you can bowl” specials on Monday and Tuesday nights and Saturday and Sunday mornings for $19 per person.

Whitestone Lanes also hosts private birthday parties, as well as corporate events and other private parties. For bowling aficionados and aficionadas, there a VIP Bowling Club for $12 a month that offers discounts and free shoe rentals.

WATCH A MOVIE Museum of Moving Image 35th Avenue at 37th Street, Astoria (718) 777-6888 movingimage.us In January, the Museum of Moving Image reopened its doors to the public. It is a hands-on museum that focuses on technology and history of movies and moving pictures.

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Tree” July 1 at 7 p.m.; Paul Newman the series from July 9 to Aug. 7; The Fist and Sword Event featuring “The 13 Assassins” on July 10 at 3 p.m.; Korean Cinema featuring “I Saw the Devil” on July 17 at 7 p.m.; The Films of Frank Sinatra; a series featuring director Gus Van Sant from Sept. 9 to Sept. 30; and Seven Nights with Harry Potter July 6-13.

WONDERFUL WOODBURY Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets 498 Red Apple Ct., Central Valley, NY (845) 928-4000 premiumoutlets.com Grab the girlfriends or the family, but leave the husband at home because you would want to shop all day at the infamous Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets. Located one hour north of the City, the outlet has some 220 stores occupying more than 800,000 square feet and is one of the world’s largest contiguous outlets.

From clothes to houseware, you can find practically anything here.

How about a Coach purse for your daughter at nearly 60 percent off or a Movado watch for your husband at a portion of the regular price? With the economy still reeling, at Woodbury, you won’t have to sacrifice quality and luxury – and all for much less than shopping in the overrated quarters of the City, like Fifth Avenue or the trendy, celebrity-ridden neighborhood of SoHo. Aside from crowding everyone into a cramped car, there are daily buses that go to and from the outlet and shuttle buses within the center that makes 12 internal stops – that’s

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In celebration of the summer months, many of the stores are offering additional discounts on top of the already-low prices. You can get a tee for $5 at Columbia Sportswear Company, get up to 80 percent off at BCBG Max Azria or buy one and get one piece of clothing or accessories for free at the high-end, funky store, Betsey Johnson. With these prices and the hundreds of quality stores to browse around, time will pass so quickly you’d wonder where it went.

Not to worry though, Woodbury doesn’t close its doors until 9 p.m., which should give shoppers more than enough time to sift through most of the stores to find a hidden gem of a deal.

For those who need a break from shopping, there is live entertainment on the weekends throughout the summer at the gazebo in Red Apple Court from 1-5 p.m. Shoppers age 50 or older receive an additional 10 percent off on Tuesdays at participating stores by showing a photo ID with proof of age to the cashier.

Whether you are there for a couple hours or for the whole day, there is something for everyone at Woodbury.

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Enjoy A Park Somewhere between going far away and staying home is that happy middle ground of getting some scenery while not going too far from your house. Enter the local park.

Though Mayor Bloomberg may have fallen short on his promise of a good local park within 10 blocks of – well – everybody, we’re fairly certain you know where your nearest patch of Baisley Pond Park is just one green lies. Pack a of dozens of green locales picnic (or a few throughout the borough to re- bucks for the Halal lax and enjoy a summer day. lunch cart), bring a Frisbee and stroll on over to your neighborhood play spot.

Want to take in something different? Try relaxing under the view of the United Nations at Gantry Plaza State Park on the East River, take a walk through the trails of Alley Pond Park, Grab your rod and reel and head over to Little Neck Bay or check out the surf at the Rockaways.

Wherever your outdoor adventure awaits, Queens and the surrounding area have plenty of parks – and things in them – to keep you busy throughout the summer.

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SMELL THE ROSES

Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main St., Flushing (718) 888-3800 queensbotanical.org While most escapists flock to beach homes and week-long vacations, this summer offers the green thumbs among us another season of events at the Queens Botanical Garden. The urban oasis offers a place for plant lovers to roam among 39 acres of horticultural wonder.

The institution offers a full summer’s worth of events. Every Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., the garden will host a Farmer’s Market. Fresh produce, nuts, coffee and nut butters will be on offer, just off Main Street.

There will also be Children’s Garden Summer Sessions, offering kids ages 5-12 hands-on work with vegetables and flowers. The dual sessions offer a Monday and Wednesday program or Tuesday and Thursdays. Both are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and cost $420 and up.

You can also learn about food’s journey from the ground to your plate with Hummus to Humus: Food Harvests and Compost. The class will include a lesson on how to make hummus, then producing humus, which is used as compost. The class goes so far as to teach the essentials of indoor worm bins, backyard composting, as well as how to properly dispose of your leftovers.

Aside from the events, you can stop on by between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. to enjoy the flowers already in bloom. The summer offers a variety of blossoms, including classics like roses and the hilariously named Sneeze Weed. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and $2 for children.

FUN ON THE FARM

TIME FOR TENNIS

Queens County Farm Museum 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Glen Oaks (718) 347-3276 queensfarm.org In the midst of the typical hot and humid city summer, why not escape the chaos and retreat to a farm – right in the middle of the borough! The Queens County Farm Museum dates back to 1697 and is the only working historical farm in the City. It has quite a remarkable history; it has farmed and survived through four local and two world wars. It has outlived the primitive state of this country to its current modernized society.

The 47-acre site includes historic farm buildings, a greenhouse complex, livestock, farm vehicles and implements, planting fields, and orchard and herb garden. Whew! With its local address, the Farm offers an eye-opening look into what goes into putting food onto our tables and a convenient location to dive into serenity without ever leaving the city.

The site is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. While the young’uns are busy feeding one of the many goats, the grown-ups can browse and buy a bottle of the Queens County Farm Museum wine.

Located in Floral Park, the Farm Museum is easily accessible by car through the Long Island Expressway and by public transportation (via subway/ bus and the LIRR).

General admission is free, except for specialevent days, which can be found on their Web site.

On Saturdays and Sundays, they provide free guided tours of the historic farmhouse and offers $2 hayrides (weather permitting).

Arthur Ashe Kids Day Flushing Meadows Corona Park usopen.org/kids/ArthurAsheKidsDay Being a kid has its privileges, and attending Arthur Ashe Kids Day is one of them. Each year before the US Open kicks off, the family-friendly event is held in celebration of the memory of Arthur Ashe, who died of AIDS in 1993.

The event is held at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Kids Day is an awesome pre-tournament event, free from the messy masses who will be fighting for a prime seat once the US Open officially begins.

It is a great event to introduce your little munchkin to the great game of tennis. Children will be able to play or watch some of the most prominent tennis players in action up close and in person, scattered throughout the park’s many courts.

In an effort to raise money for charity, tennis greats will also play against each other, entertaining the masses of youngsters in attendance.

This year’s event will be held Aug. 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Although most activities are free, families looking to get in for stadium events and shows will need to purchase tickets.

Although this year’s entertainment line up has yet to be announced, the USTA is not shy about lining up some of the most prolific young artists they can find to lay down a smashing set for their fans.

Previous years performers included David Archuleta, Ne-Yo, Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson and even Justin Bieber. Either way, you cannot beat the opportunity to be a part of this annual experience.

WALK, JOG OR RUN Alley Pond Striders Alley Pond Parkhouse on Winchester Blvd. apstriders.com They say it’s always good to find an exercise partner to help make you stay motivated. How about 250 partners? That ought to be a lot of motivation.

Open to residents of Eastern Queens and Nassau County, Alley Pond Striders is a community-based group of runners, joggers and walkers who meet up Saturday and Sunday mornings at 8:30 a.m. in Alley Pond Park Field House to do what they do best: stride. Whether you’re an advanced runner or a slow walker, Alley Pond Striders have something for everyone.

Now in their 30th year, the Striders’ main goal is to promote physical activity and wellness among members of their communities. While the members officially meet up on the weekends, Striders can be found daily in the park. Unlike a membership at a country club, where requirements are as rigorous as it is pretentious, the only requirement to be a part of the Alley Pond Striders is that you have a “desire to take in the sights of Queens’ largest forested area on your own two feet,” according to the group’s Web site.

Besides the leisurely walks or jogs, members are encouraged to participate in the Striders’ annual Five Mile Challenge, which typically brings out hundreds of people. Winners get bragging rights and the knowledge that their hard work has paid off. Looks like someone could be a step closer to fitting into that pair of jeans from high school.

ALLEY POND WALKS Alley Pond Park 228-06 Northern Blvd (212) 639-9675 nycgovparks.org Alley Pond Park may be one of the most unique outdoor locations in the country. The second largest park in Queens, Alley Pond Park lies on a glacier-formed moraine, a ridge of sand and rock formed 15,000 years ago. The glacier dropped the boulders that sit on the hillsides of the southern end of the park and left buried chunks of ice that eventually melted and formed the ponds dispersed throughout the land.

As a result of its geology, fresh water drains into the valley from the hills and bubbles up from natural springs, mixing with the salt water from Little Neck Bay. The unique development of the park resulted in freshwater, meadows, forests, lush plants and animal life not native to this region.

The land is now considered a vital part of the ecosystem. In 1974, City’s Dept. of Parks and Recreation created the Wetlands Reclamation Project and began rehabilitating the natural wetlands of the park. The Alley Pond Environmental Center opened two years later to provide the public with an understanding of the park’s history and ecology. Over $10.9 million was spent from 1985 to 1999 to acquire more land for the park.

The public is encouraged to visit the park and take in its lush surroundings and glorious history.

There are many facilities in the park, including spray showers, barbecuing areas, fishing spots, dog runs and a multitude of sports fields.

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by STEVEN FRANK, who is domiciled at 6215 Stoneham Road, Bethesda, MD. 208171758 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY, on July 7 2011, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of RUTH RAUCH, a/k/a RUTH FRANZISKA RAUCH, lately domiciled at 100-25 Queens Blvd, Queens, NY 11375, admitting to probate a Will dated January 20,1999, a copy of which is attached, as the Will of RUTH RAUCH, a/k/a RUTH FRANZISKA RAUCH deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that Letters Testamentary issue to: Steven Frank Dated, Attested and Sealed MAY 11 2011 HON. PETER J. KELLY Surrogate MARGARET M. GRIBBON Chief Clerk Attorney for Petitioner: JUDITH H. WEIL Firm Name: EPSTEIN & WEIL Tel No.: 212 732 4888 Address of Attorney: 225 BROADWAY, SUITE 1203, NY NY 10007 [NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.] _____________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation Cherry Manor 888 LLC art. of org. filed Secy. of State NY (SSNY) 9/9/10. Off. Loc. in Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 150-41 11th Ave, Whitestone, NY 11357. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. _____________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: GAMMA LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/19/11. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 3129 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, New York 11106.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose. _____________________________________________________________ ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF Bushburg LLC Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law FIRST. The name of the limited liability company is Bushburg LLC SECOND. The name of the Limited Liability Company translates in English to/means a nickname for an area in Brooklyn, NY between Williamsburg & Bushwick THIRD. The county within this state in which the limited liability company is to be located is Queens. FOURTH: The secretary of state is des-

LEGAL NOTICE ignated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process accepted on behalf of the limited liability company served upon him or her is: c/ o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13 th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. FIFTH: The name and street address in this state of the registered agent upon whom and at which process against the limited liability company may be served is: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13 th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed these Articles of Organization on the date below. LegalZoom.com, Inc., Organizer Date: February 8, 2011 /s/ Matt Pfleging By: Matt Pfleging, Assistant Secretary 101 N. Brand Blvd, 11 th Floor Glendale, CA 91203 _____________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of OCEAN COAST CRUISES LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/17/2011. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Leia Kotick, 31-12 45th St. Ste 4, Astoria, NY 11103.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. _____________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of MAHAVIR CAB LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/06/ 2011. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Anshu Gaba, 94-30 58th Ave., 1 FL, Elmhurst, NY 11373. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. _____________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: B5 LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/19/11. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 3129 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, New York 11106.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose. _____________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation Castelbuono LLC art. of org. filed Secy. of State NY (SSNY) 4/18/11. Off. Loc. in Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 21-64 29 th St, Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. _____________________________________________________________ 28-59 45 TH STREET LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 4/ 22/11. NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon

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whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 4408 30 th Ave., Astoria, NY 11103.

General Purposes. _____________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION of Union Street Bakery LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY on 1/25/11. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address to which SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is to: The LLC, 38-05 Main St. Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: To engage in any lawful activity. _____________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Scaffold Training Institute LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 02/07/11.

NY Office location: 37-15 Hunters Point Avenue, Long Island City, New York 11101, Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to: (John P. Mastropietro, c/o Mastropietro-Frade, LLC, The Chancery, 190 Willis Avenue, Mineola, New York 11501. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity _____________________________________________________________

to, maintain, and operate an unenclosed sidewalk café at 77-17 Queens Boulevard in the Borough of Queens for a term of two years. REQUESTS FOR COPIES OF THE PROPOSED REVOCABLE CONSENT AGREEMENT MAY BE ADDRESSED TO: DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, ATTN: FOIL OFFICER, 42 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10004. _____________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of SAYRA’S WINE BAR, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York. SSNY on March 3, 2011. Office located in Queens County. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 9216 Rockaway Beach Blvd, 11693.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. _____________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of RENAISSANCE GROUP U.S., LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 6/3/11. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Gleason & Koatz, LLP, 122 E. 42 nd St., Ste. 518, New York, NY 10168. Purpose: any lawful activity. _____________________________________________________________ UNA Management LLC, Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/11/11. Office location: Queens County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 52-31 39TH Rd., Woodside NY 11377. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act. _____________________________________________________________ IKON MANAGEMENT LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 3/ 7/11. NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 3940 30th St., Long Island City, NY 11101. General Purposes. _____________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of HARMANJOT TRANS LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/ 05/2011. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Sarmail Pelia, 114-12 Lefferts Blvd, South Ozone Park, NY 11420. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

FELPPONDD ENTERPRISES, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 5/2/11. NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 6421 Booth St #2A, Rego Park, NY 11374. General Purposes. _____________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of OB (NY) HOLDINGS, LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/17/ 2011. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 162-27 73rd Ave., Fresh Meadows, NY 11365. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation Castelbuono LLC art. of org. filed Secy. of State NY (SSNY) 4/18/11. Off. Loc. in Queens Co. SSNY designated as agentof LLC upon whom process maybe served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 21-64 29 th St, Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. _____________________________________________________________ PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT TO LAW, that the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at 66 John Street, 11 th floor, on a petition from Global Entertainment Group, LLC to continue

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ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF UBU Property, LLC Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law FIRST: The name of the limited liability company is: UBU Property, LLC SECOND: The county within this state in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is: Queens County. THIRD: The Secretary of State is designated as agent the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served.

The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company serviced upon him or her is: 37-21 60 th Street, Woodside, New York 11377 FOURTH: The names and residence addresses of all individuals who are to be the original members and the original managers, if any, are: 1. Doris DeDemonico (name) Member/Mgr (title) 100% (perc e n t i n t e r e s t ) 3 7 - 2 1 6 0th Street, Woodside, New York 11377 (residential address Doris DeDemenico (signature of organizer) Doris DeDemonico (print or type name of organizer) Filed By: Michael A. Gallan, Esq. (name) 224 Whitehall Boulevard (mailing address) Garden City, New York 11530 (City, State and ZIP code) ______________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of RL 32 Ave Property LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 4/4/11. Office location: Queens County. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to the principal business addr.: 132-24 3 2 nd A v e . , F l u s h i n g , N Y 11354. Purpose: any lawful activity. ______________________________________________________________ LEVEL 3 MEDIA, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 4/25/11.

NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/ her to The LLC, 84-15 108 St., Richmond Hill, NY 11418.

General Purposes. ______________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of 35TH HARCO LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/1/2011.

Office location, County of Queens. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 213 Beach 88th Street, Rockaway Beach NY 11693-1605. Purpose: any lawful act. ______________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of JC Tax & Accounting LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of the State of New York (SSNY) on 02/ 08/2011. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

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BIKING IN CIRCLES

Gantry Plaza State Park 4-09 47th Rd., LIC (718) 786-6385 nysparks.state.ny.us It may not look like a conventional state park, but Gantry Plaza does indeed hold the same status as the Catskills, the Adirondacks and Montauk.

Gantry Plaza State Park sits on the site of what used to be a transfer terminal between cargo ships and the Long Island Rail Road. The park’s name comes from the four gantries, cranes used to lift cargo railcars from ships onto the railroad tracks to be transported onto Long Island. The gantries have been refurbished and are both labeled with the name LONG ISLAND. Parts of the tracks of the long-abandoned leg of the LIRR still exist behind two of the gantries and are part of the surrounding gardens.

The park opened in 1998 and expanded in 2009. It includes the famed PepsiCola sign that was once on the roof of the soda company’s bottling plant in Hunters Point. The park is a popular destination for Long Island City residents, especially those living in the adjacent Queens West development.

The highlights of the park are the piers that jut out into the East River. The piers include benches, tables, and panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline. There is also a grassy area, riverfront walking path and athletic fields.

Picnicking is permitted on the green space north of the piers. Permits are $30-processing fee plus $30 for up to 25 people, $65 for between 26-50 people, $115 from 51-100 people and $550 for commercial uses up to 100 people for three hours.

The park is open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day.

Rockaway Beach Beach 9th to Beach 149th Streets, Far Rockaway nycgovparks.org/parks/rockawaybeach Queens boasts a lot of things: two airports, a professional baseball team (that is occasionally worth bragging about) and two Worlds Fairs. But one unknown fact is that Queens is home to the largest urban beach in the United States.

Rockaway Beach is almost seven miles long from the tip of Breezy Point to the border with Nassau County, but the public beach begins at Riis Park and heads six miles to the Nassau border.

Along the shore are a cornucopia of neighborhoods from the middle-class Irish streets of Belle Harbor and Neponsit, the so-called “Irish Riviera,” to the less exclusive Hammels and Edgemere, modern developments of Arverne and the Jewish-dominated oceanfront buildings of Far Rockaway.

Rockaway Beach is popular with its local residents and those who live in southern Queens, where it is an easy drive by car across the Cross Bay Bridge or down Rockaway Turnpike. For other borough residents, the Q21 from Queens Center Mall and Q53 from Jackson Heights connect the beach via Woodhaven Boulevard, and the Q113 from Downtown Jamaica terminates beachfront in Far Rockaway.

Rockaway is a popular destination for city surfers. Its location directly on the Atlantic Ocean makes it vulnerable to the sea’s high surf. The most popular location for surfers is between Beach 116 and Beach 90th Streets, where the surf is often more volatile because of the lack of barrier islands offshore.

Kissena Velodrome Booth Memorial Ave. at Parsons Blvd.

(212) 639-9675 nycgovparks.org/facilities/cyclingtracks While summer officially began last week, it is still not too late to get in shape for that itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini. Lance Armstrong has made biking remarkably cool and the City has been encouraging it as a means of getting to and from work through its enormous citywide campaign in subways.

Orginally built in 1962 by Robert Moses and rebuilt in 2004, the Kissena Velodrome is known to the cycling community as the “track of dreams.”

The velodrome contains a 400-meter, state-of-theart track and boasts new asphalt pavement finished with a special acrylic seal coat, new landscaping and trees, bleachers and regulation racing lines – a huge boost from its former lackluster and bumpy track.

Located on Kissena Boulevard in Flushing off the 7 train (a.k.a. “The International Express”), the ride itself is an experience before heading to the track for some cycling. Sport or leisure activity, you can also introduce cycling to the kids through Star Track, a free, eight-week track cycling program that is affiliated with Youth Cycling and Mentoring Program, a year-round program offered to some of the City’s underprivileged kids ages 9-13 to teach them interpersonal skills and discipline associated with being an athlete.

If you like cycling enough, you can even join the Kissena Cycling Club, who meet up consistently for rides and races.

HIDDEN TREASURES

UP CLOSE TO NATURE

Flushing Meadows Corona Park Want to learn a little something as you’re digging up fun stuff this summer?

First, trot out to Flushing Meadows Corona Park to glimpse the Column of Jerash, a littleknown addition to the park from the 1964 World’s Fair gifted to the city by King Hussein of Jordan. It was erected way back in 120 A.D. by Romans as part of the Temple of Artemis, the principal goddess watching over the Jordanian city of Jerash.

It stands hidden among the trees of the park, and is actually one of several historic bits and pieces in Flushing Meadows. Do a quick walkthrough, and you’ll also discover the New York State Pavilion, the marker for the time capsule from the 1964 World’s Fair, a tile mosaic portrait of Robert Moses by Andy Warhol, and a plaque commemorating the lives of two police officers killed in a terrorist attack just before the opening of the 1939 World’s Fair.

Stroll around some more and you’ll see a handful of beautiful statues dating back to the 1964 World’s Fair, including The Rocket Thrower and Freedom of the Human Sprit. There’s also a George Washington statue surrounded, coincidentally enough, by cherry trees.

Even though it is off limits, it’s good to know that the floor of the New York Pavilion still bears the map of New York State, town by town, with every big road (and every Texaco gas station as well) clearly indicated.

Queens Zoo 111th Street and 53rd Avenue Flushing Meadows Corona Park queenszoo.com Inside Flushing Meadows Park on 11 acres of land is the Queens Zoo. Come with your family and enjoy the animals and watch your kids smile.

It features more than 75 species from North and South America, and children will have the opportunity to learn about and see mammals, birds, and reptiles.

While not as famous as its borough brethren, the Queens Zoo boasts one of the largest major collections of animals of the Americas, including birds and sea creatures. Additionally, the Queens Zoo is the only New York home to spectacled bears, an endangered species from the Andes Mountains. Unlike the Central Park and Prospect Park Zoos, the Queens Zoo has only existed since 1968, and has only been open to the public since 1992.

Some of the more popular exhibits are: the aviary where you are up close with birds, ducks, and turkeys, the Great Plains where coyotes and antelope mingle and the woodland trail where North American predators including the puma, lynx and owl are on the prowl.

In the summer and until Nov.1 the hours of operation are Monday to Friday: 10 a.m. to5 p.m. and weekends and holidays from 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m The price of admission is $8 for Adults $5 for children, $6 for seniors.

A HIDDEN FUN SPOT Little Neck Bay The borough’s undervalued stretch of coastline to the north contains a gem in Little Neck Bay. Fed into by the Long Island Sound, the bay’s horseshoe contains a bevy of activities available to the general public.

Little Bay Park, which is situated along Fort Totten, lays just west of Little Neck Bay. It offers a stretch of greenery along the coast, with baseball fields and a canoe/kayak launch on hand.

Take in the greenery, give Fido a play date at the dog run, or just bring over a Cherry Valley sandwich and relax on the benches dotting the park’s trail.

Past Fort Totten, an extended path adjacent to the Cross Island Parkway offers joggers, bikers and rollerblade enthusiasts a prolonged stretch of bliss, with views of Douglaston in the distance (look close enough and you might spot TV Chef Lidia Bastianich outside her Shore Road home).

Adjacent to the waterfront is Crocheron Park, an oasis just feet from the bay. There, ball fields and tennis courts await.

The dock opposite the highway, in Douglaston Manor, offers a chance to swim on occasion (it has been closed by the Dept. of Health on more than one occasion due to pollution). Swing on down Beverly Road to Shore Road and see if you can sneak a dip – while the lifeguard is on duty, of course.

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CARGO PAST STILL SHINES

Be A Sport Despite some derogatory advertising hatin’ on Queens hometown heroes, there is actually a team playing at Citi Field that is doing far better than any- Get out and get sporty this body had pre - summer. dicted, and keeping it interesting with the likes of Jose Reyes, Justin Turner and a cast of characters that, well, nobody really thought was going to do anything this year.

Yes, the Mets are a looong way off from being a contender, but they sure do know how to keep the games interesting. And if you’re one of those people who likes traveling to the Bronx for games, we hear there’s another team up there of aging All-Stars that know how to swing the bat.

If the younger crowd is your thing, there’s still the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Long Island Ducks and even a farm team in Staten Island (Yes, that technically is still part of New York).

If you want your own sport adventure, take in the mini golf in Flushing Meadows, go for a run in Sands Point or just get together with friends at one of the many ball fields or courts across the borough and get in on a pick-up game.

Go ahead, find your inner A-Rod. Just don’t try to swat the ball out of the first-baseman’s glove.

SWING A CLUB

BALL IN BROOKLYN

Alley Pond Golf Center 232-01 Northern Blvd., Little Neck (718) 225-9187 Getting in a game of golf in Queens is not really difficult. The borough still retains much of its untouched pastures of the past at five pristine courses scattered across the county. With an abundant amount of green to go around, many golf fanatics find themselves honing their skills at driving ranges throughout the borough.

For those looking to get a couple hits in, without having to walk a full round of an epic 18-hole course, Alley Pond has all you need to get your game going.

Multiple target greens and real-grass short game areas will test any novices’ game. Located at the front of the Center is an 18-hole miniature golf course, making the Center the best of both world’s for family members looking to get some practice in or teach their children about the basics of the game.

For generations the Center has serviced local golfers swinging for the fences, looking to send a couple towards the LIRR or maybe, if they are lucky enough, into Little Neck Bay. Whether you are on your break or are just stopping by for quick putt, Alley Pond is definitely a starting point for those lookin’ to get their Tiger on.

Brooklyn Cyclones 1904 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn (718) 449-8497 brooklyncyclones.com With our Mets teetering at .500, most fans may feel the need to look away from Citi Field as the All-Star break nears. For many fans of our nation’s prominent pastime, taking a break from baseball is certainly not the answer. So we say, “Look no further than Brooklyn.”

Affiliated with our beloved Amazin’s, the Brooklyn Cyclones have stepped onto the scene, igniting an excitement about baseball in Brooklyn, which once only existed when the Dodgers called the “other” borough home.

Named after the Coney Island relic, the Cyclones can help bring a long-time Mets fan’s love of baseball back. The minor league game provides an opportunity for the stars of tomorrow to prove their talent. Filled with fiery passion and youthful skill, the players may not be in the big leagues but you will forget about that when you get lost in the excitement and energy of its Brooklyn fans.

Kick back as not one but two Cyclones mascots entertain the crowds between innings. Since Sandy the Seagull and his adopted son Pee Wee swooped onto the scene, Cyclone’s fans have been not been without their own personal jesters.

The Cyclone’s field, MCU Park, is not only used for baseball, it has also become a venue for other open-air events. This summer the venue will play host to multiple concert and musical events that will satisfy almost every genre of music.

Swing for the fences at Alley Pond.

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IT AIN’T OVER YET BOYS IN PINSTRIPES

New York Mets 126-01 Roosevelt Ave., Corona (718) 507-TIXX nymets.com Whichever team you follow, it’s hard to deny that Jose Reyes is probably one of the best players in the game today. He makes things happen for the New York Mets; he’s exciting to watch; and man, can he hit triples or what?

Though much has been discussed about his actual long-term tenure with the team, the truth is that we’ve got him right now – and if the fans have anything to say about it, we won’t let him go any time soon.

But Jose is not the only star on the team, though he is only one of a few of our starting fielders who actually is playing every day. The Mets have had a rough patch of injuries, not least of which are First Baseman Ike Davis and Third Baseman David Wright. Some new blood has stepped in to do a passable job, with the Mets going 28-23 in the last eight weeks (as of Monday) following a miserable 11-16 April – the team is at .500, again.

With hopes, but little more than dreams, of a wildcard run, fans are slowly starting to return to Citi Field.

Though July will only have the Mets home for 10 games, August will have our heroes home 18 out of 27 games, and hopefully, with a few more wins under their belt, people will get to see all that has changed at Citi Field in the off-season.

Perhaps one of the low-end culinary highlights is the creation of Keith’s Grill, where fans can choose from a couple of burgers designed by broadcaster and Gold Glove First Baseman Keith Hernandez.

McFadden’s is open before, during and after games in Left Field, the Center Field dining options include Blue Smoke, Shake Shack and a host of other quality vendors – and of course there’s always the standard dogs, sausages and more at vending sites across the stadium.

Despite what you may feel about the team, Citi Field is still great place to catch a game, with the Yankees, Phillies and Cardinals in July and the Braves, Marlins, Padres and Brewers headed in during August.

Tickets start at just $10 for kids at some games, and are priced for just about any checkbook, though the days of the $2 nosebleed seats are ancient history.

Yankee Stadium The Bronx yankees.com Yes we are heading closer to the AllStar Break and the Yankees, a team with aging stars and nine players who are 30 or older, are still somehow in first place. After battling injuries of Phil Hughes, Rafael Soriano, Pedro Feliciano, Joba Chamberlain, Derek Jeter, Bartolo Colon, Alex Rodriguez and Russell Martin they have held off the Red Sox. Hopefully their injuries and age don’t catch up to them during the dog days of summer.

The new Yankee Stadium is a palace built for rich people, but there is always more than just baseball at Yankee Stadium. On July 15, the stadium will be rocking because one of the great musicians of all time, Paul McCartney, will perform. McCartney, who last performed in New York three years ago, will be returning to a much anticipated crowd in the Bronx.

Also, on Aug. 15, there will be a classic Yankee Stadium tour from 9:30 a.m. to noon. There will be luxury bus transportation from, the museum, a visit to Monument Park and a tour of the clubhouse, bating cages and dugout.

But if it’s only baseball you’re interested in, look no further than the boys in the Bronx. There, on any given night, history is one swing away, lays one trip around the base path or comes in one over-the-shoulder basket catch.

Welcome to Yankee Stadium. The address may have changed. The battling lineup shuffled, but the clean crisp visuals of pinstripes and the magnificence of the stadium walls rising above the urban jungle brings one back to a simpler time.

As anybody who lives in this town knows, the Yankees are in the hunt for number 28 and are itching to continue their championship run from just two years ago.

DUCK SEASON Long Island Ducks 3 Court House Drive, Central Islip (631) 940-4825 liducks.com Tired of the Mets’ inconsistency? Does the prospect of Coney Island make you a bit jittery? There is another option for a day at the ballpark – the Long Island Ducks.

The team, at one point best known as home to John Rocker after his Major League career went bust, is part of the Atlantic League, which is not affiliated with the Major Leagues.

The club offers an afford- Enjoy baseball on able alternative to Citi Field’s Long Island with the sweaty hoards, at its home in Ducks.

Bethpage Ballpark. The new season also features the launch of “The Duck Club,” a bar and restaurant located on the field level of the ballpark. Adopting the current baseball trend away from hotdogs and pretzels, the Duck Club offers appetizers, entrees and desserts, in case an empty stomach surpasses the game as your main concern.

One welcome contrast to our borough’s team will be winning baseball. As of printing, the Ducks sat five games on top of the league’s Liberty Division, and had the best record overall at 33-18.

Tickets cost anywhere from $11-$12. Given the size of Bethpage Park, there is not a bad seat in the house.

SPRINT TO DRIVE WITH SANDS POINT YOUR CLUBS Sands Point Preserve 127 Middle Neck Rd., Port Washington glirc.org Have you ever read an article in a magazine and the subject reveals that the most rewarding thing he has done in his life is to run a marathon? Well, now you can be on your way to being one of those people.

The Sands Point Sprint will host a 5K on Saturday, Aug. 13, to benefit the Feinstein Institute of Medical Research. The entire net proceeds of this year’s Sprint will be dedicated to the Feinstein Institute of North Shore-LIJ Health System and its Chronic Lymphatic Lymphoma research and treatment program.

The race will take place in Sands Point Preserve in nearby Nassau County so it won’t be a long trek for borough residents. This 5K event offers a unique combination of paved paths and runner-friendly trails through the woodlands and Long Island Sound vistas of the Sands Point Preserve, at the north end of the Port Washington peninsula.

The 216-acre Sands Point Preserve is an unparalleled mixture of natural and landscaped areas. Forests, meadows, beach and cliffs, gardens, and freshwater pond provide habitats for a variety of plants and animals. The proximity of different habitats provided the club an opportunity to create a 5K course that will enable local runners and walkers to experience the various aspects of the entire preserve.

The registration fee is $20, and $25 the day of.

Golden Bear Driving Range Alley Pond Park, Northern Blvd. at 221st St. (718) 225-9187 Pull back your club, keep the arm straight and release- sending your ball soaring through the air. What better way to let out the stresses of the 9 to 5 than to just sneak away to the green for a few short hours?

The Golden Bear Driving Range located in Alley Pond Park is the best way to get in touch with your inner golfer, amateur or trained, at one of the city’s most beautiful parks.

For those who rise with the sun you can get in a few swings before work at the range’s 6 a.m. sessions. And if the summer heat gets the best of you during the day you can stop in for evening sessions that run until midnight.

Grab a bucket of balls and let off some steam at Golden Bear.

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Get Outta Here

Okay, we get it; in the hectic work schedule there’s never enough time for the park, the museum or the day trip – no, yours is the kind of family that wants to pack some bags and take off to some place that doesn’t remind you of Queens at all; where you can take a break from it all.

You can head east, for the Hamptons and Montauk; go north to the Hudson Valley, Lake George or Mystic; head west and take in everything Chocolate at Hershey; or go south and make your kids love you forever by bringing them to the only place in the whole world where they can drink a butterbeer, cast magic spells and walk through the very halls of Hogwarts itself at Universal Orlando’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

Day trips, extended weekends and that allinclusive family summer vacation are some of the options available to Queens families looking to ditch the urban sprawl and go to places where memories are made, where planes don’t buzz by your house and where people just don’t honk their horns quite as much.

Go, relax, have fun and come back refreshed, because it all starts back up again in a little while.

GO OUT TO THE END

WATCH THE WHALERS

The Hamptons hamptons.com The Hamptons have always had a stigma for being the getaway of the rich, white elite, but the cluster of oceanfront towns on the other end of Long Island is a summer colony for everyone. Sure there are the multimillion-dollar mansions of lawyers, doctors, and investment bankers, but everyone can find a place to relax at the end of Sunrise Highway.

Whether you’re there staying in a motel or renting a home for a weekend, a long weekend, a week, or the entire summer, there’s something to keep you busy every day.

Stop in at some of the wineries along New York’s answer to the Napa Valley. Though most of the region’s wineries are on the north fork, a half hour or so away from the Hamptons, there are a few around Southampton. Wine tasting and vineyard tours are a good day trip for those not interested in the beach or the pool, or perhaps if the weather doesn’t cooperate.

Also, make time for a quick trip to “The End.” Driving to Montauk Point reinforces the “long” in Long Island. The historic lighthouse that marks the end of the island is a half-hour drive from East Hampton and could take over an hour from Westhampton.

If it’s history you’re interested in, head over to Sag Harbor, once one of the busiest ports in North America during the whaling days of the early 19th century. The historical village still has a New England fishing port feel to it. Visit the Sag Harbor Whaling Museum to see the story of the industry that was the country’s main energy source before the discovery of oil.

Mystic Seaport 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic, Conn.

(860) 572-5302 mysticseaport.org A 126-mile trek up I-95 can lead to nautical bliss.

For boat aficionados and historians out there, Mystic offers one of the Tristate area’s best trips back in time. With numerous events throughout the summer, the Connecticut locale offers one of the best day trip options for casual road warriors.

The area’s Mystic Seaport represents the crown jewel of the trip. Its 19-Century village offers a slice of early-American living, without the cheesiness of Old Bethpage. The seaport’s signature ship, the Charles W. Morgan, is currently undergoing an extensive renovation. Still, seeing the grandeur and enormity of the vessel on dry land only reinforces its place as the last surviving wooden whaling ship; it also gives an opportunity to see parts of the ship not seen since it was built 160 years ago.

The Morgan is only one of four National Historic Landmarks within the seaport, and all three ships merit a decent amount of attention (and a joy ride).

The Seaport has added a exhibit about Tug boats, alongside its usual battery of maritime exhibitions.

For those who may suffer from sea sickness, aquatic adventure can be found at Mystic’s Aquarium, which features New England’s only collection of beluga whales.

For history buffs, Mystic offers the Florence Griswold Museum, a preserved artists’ enclave, which was the epicenter of America’s impressionist movement.

Events within Mystic include an annual colonial-style Independence Day celebration, its renowned Wooden Boat Show and a July 10 America’s Cup Regatta.

GO FOR A RIDE If you’re more of a landlubber (and not as big a fan of the horses), Rocking Horse offers climbing walls, nature trails, bocce, shuffleboard, mini golf and the simplicity of nature trails to make your own escape from the rigors of City life.

For a truly relaxing time, be sure to take advantage of the Spa at Rocking Horse, which offers a variety of massages, facials, skin treatments and even couples’ packages.

All meals are included in every package, supervised by Culinary Institute of American grad Chef Michael Hoysradt, who has worked at some of the finest dining establishments in the Hudson Valley.

Perhaps one of the best features for families at Rocking Horse is the ability to leave the kids with the Wild Buckaroo Day camp that will keep them busy and on the run throughout the property all day, allowing parents a moment of peace – or a chance to enjoy some of the recreational activities on their own without worrying about the kids.

Whether to rekindle a little bit of your high school nostalgia or to just have a great time away with (or without) the kids, be sure to swing on up to Rocking Horse.

Hershey, Penn.

(800) HERSHEY hersheypa.com Yo u m a y d e c i d e t o h e a d t o Hershey for the chocolate – after all, Milton Hershey created the brand that most of us think to be synonymous today with milk chocolaty goodness, but the Sweetest Place on Earth is sooo much more than just streets paved in chocolate.

Hershey, it seems, has so much chocolate in it that it runs hot and cold from the tap, but it is also all about the charm, fun and indulgence of a classic family vacation.

Choose from a few top-notch hotels, including the stunning Hotel Hershey, the centerpiece of the town’s Victorian past, or the Hershey Lodge for a more budget- and familyfriendly environment. Either is in the heart of everything, and if you stay “on site,” you’ll find complimentary transportation to the majority of the town’s attractions – and there are plenty of them.

You may wish to start your visit at Chocolate World, where you can immerse yourself in the chocolatemaking process or take a tour on the history of chocolate. You can also start your vacation at Zoo America

or Hershey Gardens, two fantastic natural settings where flora and wildlife respectively are on permanent display.

But if you really want to have a good time, head over to Hershey Park.

Known for its stellar roller coasters, Boardwalk waterpark, kiddie rides and summer concert series, Hershey Park offers something for children of all ages. My personal preference is Lightning Racer, but Fahrenheit, with its 97-degree vertical drop is sure to get your heart racing.

Be sure to make dining reservations at the Hershey Grill, or dine in locavore luxury at Harvest. If you’re looking for more moderate pricing, there’s The Bear’s Den sports-bar style restaurant and Lebbie Lebkicher’s fantastic breakfast buffet.

If you are planning a trip to Hershey this summer, you can check out a great venue at Hershey Park for some top-drawer musical acts, such as Kid Rock with Sheryl Crow on July 10, New Kids on The Block with the Backstreet Boys on July 30 or Journey, Foreigner and Night Ranger Aug. 16.

Whatever you choose, a trip to Hershey is great for a day, overnight or a weekend.

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Rocking Horse Ranch 600 State Route 44/55, Highland, NY (800) 647-2624 rhranch.com There was a time when the Rocking Horse Ranch in Highland, NY, was a weekend overnight trip for high school kids in New York. The days of those types of trips may have ended, but the fun at Rocking Horse has just kept growing.

What started as a dude ranch has evolved into an all-out adventure camp with indoor and outdoor sports, a water park and, of course, the signature equine fun that got everybody’s attention in the first place.

With trails and training for novice and experienced riders alike, Rocking Horse offers everything from a simple walk to trotting or even a full canter. The graceful horses and breathtaking trails will leave even the most jaded cowboy thrilled for the ride.

Of course, there’s also the Big Splash Water Park, operated almost entirely indoors, it maintains 85-degree water temperatures year round.

There are also outdoor water activities like kayaking, paddle boats and even water skiing.

CHOCOLATE HEAVEN

BE A WIZARD Wizarding World of Harry Potter Orlando, Fla. (407) 363-8000 universalorlando.com/harrypotter Simply put – welcome to Hogwarts.

Yes, Universal Orlando is a super awesome theme park with all your Marvel characters, themed dining and stellar rides. But there is only one Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and if you love your children (assuming they know the difference between wizards and muggles), they will be forever enamored of you for taking them to Florida for this – and this alone.

Upon entering WWHP, visitors are greeted by the conductor of the Hogwarts Express, and walk down the path into Hogsmeade. There, they find all of the most familiar magical stores from the Harry Potter book (and movie) series, including Olivander’s Wand Shop, Dervish and Banges, Zonko’s, Honeyduke’s and the Three Broomsticks, home to the wildly popular and superbly delicious butterbeer. No, it’s not alcoholic, but it is highly addictive – the frozen variety is certainly the best. If sweet and foamy isn’t your style, you can always sip on pumpkin juice – which tastes like all the best parts of Thanksgiving.

Universal Studios pulled no punches when it came to the rides at the Wizarding World, taking you on the kid-friendly Flight of the Hippogriff, which whips you past Hagrid’s Hut; the Dragon Challenge, where you select between a Chinese Fireball and a Hungarian Horntail in a race to catch the Goblet of Fire that is part side-by-side and part intertwining loops – all at speeds in excess of 65 mph; and the formidable Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. This 4-D experience winds you through the halls of Hogwarts, past the Fat Lady, through the portrait hall (they talk to you), into Dumbledore’s office and finally in a broom-riding showdown as Dementors attack the castle during a Quiddich match.

The staff is all perfectly costumed, with the ladies from Beauxbaton and the men of Durmstrang in original dress; the entire theme park features actual props and costumes from the film series, and was designed by the same geniuses behind the films – all under the very patient yet heavy watch of J.K. Rowling.

There simply is no other place on Earth like it. It just opened last year, and attendance is through the roof.

Grab your Firebolt and get on your way.

UP THE RIVER Historic Hudson Valley hudsonvalley.org Though many New Yorkers prefer the oceanfront for a summer vacation, there are many who trade in the sand and salt water for the dirt and mosquitos of the forests north of the city. Among the trees and rolling hills are sites that satisfy a hunger for history.

Sunnyside: Washington Irving’s Home Less than an hour north of the RFK Bridge, depending on Major Deegan traffic, is Sunnyside. No, not the neighborhood; this Sunnyside is the home of Washington Irving, the writer of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle.”

At Sunnyside, you can tour the home of the author and former Ambassador to Spain, frolic on the 10 acres of land surrounding it and relax along the shores of the Hudson River and watch Metro North and Amtrak trains go by along the tracks that separate the property from the river.

Bear Mountain Looking for a good day’s hike?

Head to Bear Mountain in Orange County. The 1,284 foot high moun-

tain was considered as a site to host the 1932 Winter Olympics before Lake Placid, further upstate, was chosen. Now, it is home to scenic hiking trails for those looking to walk somewhere other than Northern Boulevard. There is also a road to the top.

Have lunch while admiring the views up and down the Hudson. On a clear day, you can even see the Manhattan skyline and as far as the Verrazano Bridge.

Springwood, FDR Library Perhaps a bit too far for a day trip, but Hyde Park in Dutchess County is a great spot for the American history buff. Springwood, the home of former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, once Governor of New York, is in the town. You can visit the home where Roosevelt lived while serving as a State Senator, Assistant Secretary of the Navy and 1920 Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, right up until his election to the Presidency in 1932.

Nearby is the FDR Presidential library, where visitors can learn more about the country’s longest- serving president. FDR, who died in office in 1945, is also buried on the grounds.

HEAD NORTH FOR LAKE GEORGE ACTION mines where you can dig for your own treasures, parasailing, rodeos, tubing, water skiing, picnicking, camping, posh resorts and even outlet shopping make a trip to Lake George an absolute must for somebody who really wants to get away from the big city, but who also wants to explore, seek thrills and enjoy nature.

Throughout the summer the weekends are filled with fireworks, festivals, concerts, theater, barbecue, ghost tours, flea markets, fishing and more. You can hop a cruise boat to go to the islands in the middle of the

region’s eponymously named lake, go cliff diving, ride roller coasters, take in 18 holes of golf, hike, ride a gondola, drive go-karts and do just about anything.

This year, a strawberry and craft festival is set for July 2; the Lake George Hot Rod Happening is set for July 22-23; the Smoke Eaters Jamboree is set for July 29-30; the Stony Creek Mountain Festival will be held Aug. 5-7; from Aug. 18-21, the Lake George area will host the Upper Hudson Bluegrass Festival; and the Luzerne Jazz Festival will be held Aug. 27-28, just to name a few of the

exciting events planned for the summer.

Don’t forget that the Lake George area is also home to the Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom, family theme park and water park filled with roller coasters, all under the familiar Six Flags banner.

The Lake George area was named

by Smart Money magazine as one of the best family vacation spots in the country, sits just 200 miles from Queens, is accessible directly by the New York State Thruway and offers activities for individuals, couples and families.

Wishing Everyone a Safe and Happy July 4th NYC Council Member

Karen Koslowitz 29th District 118-35 Queens Boulevard, 17th Floor Forest Hills, NY 11375 (718) 544-8800 Koslowitz@council.nyc.gov Paid for by Re-Elect Koslowitz 2011

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Lake George, NY (800) 365-1050 visitlakegeorge.com To many people, suggest the idea of visiting a lake, and the notion of a warm day by the beach, some water sports and maybe a boat ride pop into mind. But in the heart of New York’s Adirondacks, Lake George and its surrounding area offers so much more than just a stay by the water. Picture a vast outdoors with every conceivable activity at your disposal, all within the confines of serene Warren County.

Endless miles of bike trails,

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CALENDAR FRIDAY, JULY 1 Sunset Concert Series 2011

Beach 20th Street Overlook, Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk, 6-9 pm Free summer music concerts for the family. The musical genre will include smooth jazz, R&B, Oldies, Gospel, Country Rock, Caribbean & Latin. The event will be held the first Friday of each month starting in June and ending in August.

SUNDAY, JULY 3 United Immigrants of America BBQ Immigrant Movement International invites you to Make a Movement Sundays: United Immigrants of America BBQ Join us in celebrating Independence Day at the Immigrant Movement International headquarters with members of the community, food, and music.

Drinks and hot dogs will be provided. Bring something from your culture to share. 2-5 pm, Immigrant Movement International 108-59 Roosevelt Ave., Corona.

MONDAY, JULY 4 Satchmo Celebration Louis Armstrong always celebrated his birthday on July 4th. Two days before he passed away, he celebrated his final birthday right at home in his garden.

To honor his legacy, the Louis Armstrong House Museum also celebrates Armstrong’s birthday each year on the Fourth of July. LAHM will be open for guided tours and special birthday events from noon to 5 pm with a special 2-for-1 admission price. Enjoy a celebratory performance by the renowned jazz trombonist Art Baron in the Armstrong Garden at 1 pm followed by complimentary birthday cake.

Louis Armstrong House Museum is located at 34-56 107th St., Corona. Call (718) 478-8274 or go to louisarmstronghouse.org.

2011 Fireworks “Gift of Freedom” Show The 2011 Macy’s fireworks show will feature more than 40,000 shells exploding at a rate of more than 1,500 per minute and fireworks reaching heights of 1,000 feet in the air. This year, Macy’s has increased the number of shells that can reach heights of 1,000 feet in the sky, providing for greater visibility of the show for millions more spectators. “Gift of Freedom” is the theme of the 2011 fireworks spectacular and the event will pay special tribute to the 125th anniversary year of the Statue of Liberty.

FRIDAY, JULY 8 Target Passport Fridays: Ecuador

Leave your baggage at home and bring a picnic blanket out to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for the Target Passport Fridays at the Queens Museum of Art International Outdoor Film, Dance and Music Series. This week we celebrate Ecuador! Dance and music program begins at 6:30 pm and film begins at 8 pm.

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Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 6:30 pm, show: 7:30 pm

Families Affected by Autism We invite you to join us for a family program at the Queens Museum of Art designed exclusively for you: “The Museum Explorers Club” Register for Saturday morning sessions to learn about exploring the various types of art making in the museum studio. Learn how to view art with your children.

11 am to noon, Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

SUNDAY, JULY 10 Stone Soul Picnic - The Great Rhythm & Blues Classics R&B hits of Earth, Wind & Fire; Aretha Franklin; PFunk; Mariah Carey; Alicia Keys, Barry White; Lionel Ritchie; and Sly & the Family Stone performed by Soul Providerz.

2011 Member Exhibition: Revealing the Source Members of FCCA who are visual artists show their work in 2011 Member Exhibition, on display July 10Sept. 11. This year’s theme, Revealing the Source, hopes to illuminate the unique paths that individual artists take in their careers, showcasing works of art that typify members’ “signature” work. Many art works are for sale and a portion of the proceeds benefits FCCA’s Visual Arts programs. Opening reception 4-6 pm, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35, Northern Blvd., Flushing. (718) 463-7700.

Met Life Second Sundays for Families:Collaborative Art Day

A program of the Corona Youth Music Project, the Paper Orchestra is an 8-week music education program that is preparing 25 children to become the Corona Children’s Orchestra, using simple scale violins made of paper. 4:30-5:30 pm, Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 Clermont Ferrand Short Films Part of the Socrates Park Free-For-All Films, 31st Drive and 11th Street. 7 pm Live Music, 8:30 pm Films Begin

TAI-CHI: The Ultimate Excercise Sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation of NYC, the 8 week “Tai Chi class for people with Arthritis or limited mobility” will be held every Wednesday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 am at Flushing Town Hall, beginning June 29 through Aug. 17. Tai Chi a time honored exercise that derives its history from the Chinese Martial Arts. 9:30 am, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35, Northern Blvd., Flushing. (718) 463-7700.

take when they work together. 1:30 – 4:30 pm, Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

MONDAY, JULY 11 Bessie’s Big Shot Bessie the cow dreams of joining the circus. But can she lift more than Ziegfried, the strongest man in the world? Fly on the trapeze high above the crowd? Come root Bessie on in this new variety show as she attempts the impossible. Free. Rochdale Park, Guy Brewer Boulevard, 134 Avenue, 10:30 am.

YES, Styx – “Progressive SuperTour” Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 6 pm, show: 7 pm

TUESDAY, JULY 12 Def Leppard, Heart – “Mirrorball” Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean

WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 Who Wants to Kill Jessie?

A scientist (Dana Medricka) invents a machine that allows her to view a sleeping person’s dreams in this wacky 1960s comedy from Czechoslovakia. But when she tries it out on her husband (Jiri Sovak), she discovers he’s dreaming about the hot heroine of the comic strip “Who Wants to Kill Jessie?” Worse yet, Jessie (Olga Schoberova) soon comes crashing into their lives for real — throwing them into a cartoon world of good guys and bad guys.

Part of the Socrates Park Free-For-All Celebrate the life and time of Louis Armstrong at Films, 31st Drive and 11th Street. 7 pm the Louis Armstrong House on July 4.

Live Music, 8:30 pm Films Begin soul. Part of City Parks Foundation Summer Stage, Queensbridge Park, Vernon Boulevard and 41st AvTAI-CHI: The Ultimate Excercise enue, 7 pm.

Sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation of NYC, the 8 week “Tai Chi class for people with Arthritis or limited TAI-CHI: The Ultimate Excercise mobility” will be held every Wednesday morning from Sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation of NYC, the 8 9:30 to 10:30 am at Flushing Town Hall, beginning week “Tai Chi class for people with Arthritis or limited June 29 through Aug. 17. Tai Chi a time honored exermobility” will be held every Wednesday morning from cise that derives its history from the Chinese Martial 9:30 to 10:30 am at Flushing Town Hall, beginning Arts. 9:30 am, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35, Northern June 29 through Aug. 17. Tai Chi a time honored exerBlvd., Flushing. (718) 463-7700. cise that derives its history from the Chinese Martial Arts. 9:30 am, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35, Northern FRIDAY, JULY 15 Blvd., Flushing. (718) 463-7700.

Target Passport Fridays: Africa Leave your baggage at home and bring a picnic blanket out to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for the Target Passport Fridays at the Queens Museum of Art International Outdoor Film, Dance and Music Series. This week we celebrate Africa! Dance and music program begins at 6:30 pm and film begins at 8 pm. Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

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SATURDAY, JULY 16 Families Affected by Autism

Presented in Association with Globe Star Media.

Queensbridge Park, Vernon Boulevard and 41st Avenue, Part of City Parks Foundation Summer Stage, 7 pm.

We invite you to join us for a family program at the Queens Museum of Art designed exclusively for you:“The Museum Explorers Club.” Register for Saturday morning sessions to learn about exploring the various types of art making in the museum studio. Learn how to view art with your children. 11 am to noon, Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

SUNDAY, JULY 17 Summer is Here!

So what are you doing this summer? Lazing on the beach, reading books, visiting with friends? Let’s draw a picture of what you are doing for summer time fun and share out stories with one another. 1:30-4:30 pm, Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Latino Cultural Festival Opening Night Show and Party! Queens Theatre In The Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Call (718) 760-0064.

THURSDAY, JULY 21 “Salute to Hip-Hop” featuring N.O.R.E. and Funkmaster Flex

Folklore Urbano Colombian Music. 8 p.m. Queens Theatre In The Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Call (718) 760-0064.

Miranda Cosgrove w/ Cody Simpson & Greyson Chance, the Dance Crazy Tour Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 6 pm, show: 7 pm

FRIDAY, JULY 22 Furthur with Bob Weir & Phil Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn / Waheed Works Lesh Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 6:30 pm, show: 7:30 pm

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20 Caramel80 This Lebanese film follows the lives and loves of five women whose paths criss-cross in Beirut. They work and play in and around a beauty parlor where their issues involve an affair with a married man, an engagement to a stubborn alpha male, and dalliances with the customers both male and female in this sweet comedy. In Arabic and French with subtitles.

Part of the Socrates Park Free-For-All Films, 31st Drive and 11th Street. 7 pm Live Music, 8:30 pm Films Begin

Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes / Rhythm Revue with Felix Hernandez Based in Philadelphia, Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes has withstood the test of time with their classic songs from a time when music touched the heart, body and

Jamel Gaines is the artistic director and founder of Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn, a professional dance company that marries rigorous classical and modern technique with African-American soul and spirit.

Part of City Parks Foundation Summer Stage, Queensbridge Park, Vernon Boulevard and 41st Avenue, 7 pm.

Free Day Event Film Hasta El Ultimo Trago...Corazon / Till The Last Drop...My Love, 7 pm, Queens Theatre In The Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Call (718) 760-0064.

Free Day Event Open Mic, MC and Host by: La Bruja (Caridad de la Luz), 7 pm, Queens Theatre In The Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Call (718) 760-0064.

Free Day Event Annual Milonga Night, Live performance by Los Chantas Tango Quartet and Tango Dance Lessons, 8 pm, Queens Theatre In The Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Call (718) 760-0064.

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Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 6:30 pm, show: 7:30 pm

CALENDAR Target Passport Fridays: Haiti

Leave your baggage at home and bring a picnic blanket out to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for the Target Passport Fridays at the Queens Museum of Art International Outdoor Film, Dance and Music Series.

This week we celebrate Haiti! Dance and music program begins at 6:30 pm and film begins at 8 pm.

Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Goo Goo Dolls, Michelle Branch, Parachute, The Inner Machine Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 6 pm, show: 7 pm.

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Presented in Association with Globe Star Media and 311, Sublime with Rome – Unity WLBS. Part of City Parks Foundation Summer Stage., T o u r w / D J ’ s S o u l m a n & Springfield Park, 147th Avenue and Springfield BouleTrichrome vard, 7 pm.

Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 5:30 pm, show: 6:30 pm.

SATURDAY, JULY 23 Summer Shakeup!

In addition to its renowned Shakespeare in the Park series, the Public Theater leads clinics for kids ages 12 and up, who can get familiar with the Bard through art projects, learning games and improv sessions. Registration deadline July 13.

Part of City Parks Foundation Summer Stage, Queensbridge Park, 41 Rd., 40 Ave. Bet. The East River, Vernon Blvd., and 21 St., 10 am - 1 pm.

Antigone Xoregos Performing Company’s ANTIGONE is 65 minutes long. All performances are free and start on time.

Bring blanket, picnic supper to the parks. Information: 212-239-8405. Forest Hills Library Queens, 10819 71 St., 2 pm.

Clave - The Key A Rhythmic Journey From Africa To The New World, 1 pm, Queens Theatre In The Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Call (718) 760-0064.

Tola Y Maruja 7 and 10 pm, Queens Theatre In The Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Call (718) 760-0064.

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SUNDAY, JULY 24 Queens Family Day Featuring Shine and the Moonbeams, Robbi K., Matt Brown, David Gonzalez, Daniel Calton, JoSunJari and the Cityparks Puppetmobile, SummerStage Kids presented by Disney presents Queens Family Day, a fun filled day for kids and kids at heart that focuses on arts and culture from around the globe. Endulge your imagination with interactive storytelling, arts and crafts workshops, puppet performances and powerful music featuring an eclectic mix of soul, classical and folk.

Part of City Parks Foundation Summer Stage, Queensbridge Park, Vernon Boulevard and 41st Avenue, 3 pm.

Cumbia - Traditional Music of Colombia Dance to the exotic rhythms of traditional Colombian music and Cumbia with percussionist/ composer Wolfgang Barros, a native of the Caribbean region of Colombia.

Tape Landscape What happens when you take a bunch of tape and create an image of a landscape. You get Tape Scape, that’s what. Do not miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity create a colorful picture out of tape! 1:304:30 pm, Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Albita “Toda una Vida” Tour, 7 pm, Queens Theatre In The Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Call (718) 7600064.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 The Magic and Comedy of Jim Phil Lesh and Bob Weir will bring their Grateful Dead history along for Further McClenahan at the Nikon Jones Beach Amphitheatre July 17 Colorful and zany comedy with a magical twist will have children and adults giggling. Please bring blanket or low chair. Buz O’ Rourke Playground, Crocheron Park, 10:30 am.

The Good, The Bad, The Wierd Set in the 1930s Manchurian desert where lawlessness rules and many different ethnic groups clash, three Korean men fatefully meet each other on a train. The train’s diverse passengers and imminent danger with guns and knives everywhere serves as a microcosm of the turbulent times. Do-won (JUNG Woo-sung) is a bounty hunter who tracks down any criminals with rewards on their heads. Chang-yi (LEE Byung-hun) is the leader of a group of tough-as-nails bandits. He cannot stand to be the second best. Tae-goo (SONG Kang-ho) is a train robber with nine lives. The three strangers engage in a chase across Manchuria to take possession of a map Tae-goo discovers while robbing the train. Also on the hunt for the mysterious map are the Japanese army and Asian bandits. In this unpredictable, escalating battle for the map, who will stand in the end as the winner?

Part of the Socrates Park Free-For-All Films, 31st Drive and 11th Street. 7 pm Live Music, 8:30 pm Films Begin.

Hezekiah Walker Presented in Association with Globe Star Media and WLBS. Part of City Parks Foundation Summer Stage, Springfield Park, 147th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard, 7 pm.

Aretha Franklin, Al Green “Comeback Tour,” Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 6 pm, show: 7 pm.

Tai-Chi: The Ultimate Excercise Sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation of NYC, the 8 week “Tai Chi class for people with Arthritis or limited mobility” will be held every Wednesday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 am at Flushing Town Hall, beginning June 29 through Aug. 17. Tai Chi a time honored exercise that derives its history from the Chinese Martial Arts. 9:30 am, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing. (718) 463-7700.

THURSDAY, JULY 28 CityParks PuppetMobile Presents “Bessie’s Big Shot” Bessie the cow dreams of joining the circus. But can she lift more than Ziegfried, the strongest man in the world? Fly on the trapeze high above the crowd? Come root Bessie on in this new variety show as she attempts the impossible. Free.

City Parks Foundation, Queensbridge Park, 21 Street, Bridge Plaza, Vernon Boulevard, East River, 10:30 am.

Chrisette Michele Presented in Association with Globe Star Media and

WLBS. City Parks Foundation Summer Stage, Springfield Park, 147th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard, 7 pm.

Jill Scott Summer Block Party “The Light of the Sun” – w/ Anthony Hamilton, Mint Condition, DJ Jazzy Jeff and host Doug E. Fresh.

Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 6 pm, show: 7 pm.

FRIDAY, JULY 29 “Tunde’s Trumpet” by Chisa Hutchinson / Directed by Kristin Horton Join SummerStage Theater presented by Time Warner for Tunde’s Trumpet, a commissioned musical production from noted playwright, Chisa Hutchinson that celebrates the magical effect of music on the life of a young boy, performed with hand-crafted puppets that will captivate audiences of all ages.

Listen to folktales from other countries! City Parks Foundation Summer Stage, Springfield Park, 147th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard, 8 pm.

Target Passport Fridays: Taiwan Leave your baggage at home and bring a picnic blanket out to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for the Target Passport Fridays at the Queens Museum of Art International Outdoor Film, Dance and Music Series.

This week we celebrate Taiwan! Dance and music program begins at 6:30 pm and film begins at 8 pm.

Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Free Drop-In Family Art Workshop: Open Studio Last but not least, it’s open studio day! That’s when we pull out all our glorious art supplies spread them out on the counter for you to pillage to throw together in any way that satisfies the depths of your creative spirit. 1:30-4:30, Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

MONDAY, AUG. 1 Antigone Xoregos Performing Company’s Antigone is 65 minutes long. All performances are free and start on time.

Bring blanket, picnic supper to the parks. Information: 212-239-8405. Library in its theater Flushing, 41-17 Main Street, 6 pm.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3 The Straight Story An old man (Richard Farnsworth) buys a John Deere tractor and drives from Iowa to Wisconsin to see his estranged, ailing brother.

Part of the Socrates Park Free-For-All Films, 31st Drive and 11th Street, 7 pm Live Music, 8:30 pm Films Begin.

Tai-Chi: The Ultimate Excercise

Weezer, The Flaming Lips, Yeasayer

Sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation of NYC, the 8 week “Tai Chi class for people with Arthritis or limited mobility” will be held every Wednesday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 am at Flushing Town Hall, beginning June 29 through Aug. 17. Tai Chi a time honored exercise that derives its history from the Chinese Martial Arts. 9:30 am, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing. (718) 463-7700.

Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 6 pm, show: 7 pm.

FRIDAY, AUG. 5 Sunset Concert Series 2011 FREE summer music concerts for the family. The

SUNDAY, JULY 31 musical genre will include smooth jazz, R&B, Oldies, Country Music featuring The Gospel, Country Rock, Caribbean & Latin. The event will be held the first Friday of each month starting in Mary Lamont Band June and ending in Aug.. City Parks Summer Concert, Join us and The Mary Lamont Band for an evening of country music, presented by NY Metro Country Music Association. Forest Park, George Seuffert Bandshell, Woodhaven Boulevard and Forest Park Drive, 7 pm.

Bolivia Tinku World Dance Event 2011 The Bolivian Community proudly presents “Bolivia Tinku World Dance Event 2011,” a celebration that invites the bolivian and international community in the tri-state area to a day filled with the richness, color and inviting dance beats of the TINKU dance.

Everyone is welcomed to join the event by wearing the traditional TINKU outfit and dancing. Noon to 4 pm, Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Beach 20th Street Overlook, Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk, 6-9 pm.

Rock and Roll with “Squeaky Clean” Enjoy this outdoor family concert, featuring rock and roll classics from the 50s & 60s. Alley Pond Park, 76th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard, 7 pm.

Target Passport Fridays: Dominican Republic Leave your baggage at home and bring a picnic blanket out to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for the Target Passport Fridays at the Queens Museum of Art

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CALENDAR International Outdoor Film, Dance and Music Series.

This week we celebrate the Dominican Republic! Dance and music program begins at 6:30 pm and film begins at 8 pm. Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 6 pm, show: 7 pm.

earned out of bounds, his sacrifices for his children know no bounds. Like life itself, this is a circular tale that ends where it begins. As fate encircles him and thresholds are crossed, a dim, redemptive road brightens, illuminating the inheritances bestowed from father to child, and the paternal guiding hand that navigates life’s corridors, whether bright, bad - or biutiful.

Part of the Socrates Park Free-For-All Films, 31st Drive and 11th Street. 7 pm Live Music, 8:30 pm Films Begin.

SATURDAY, AUG. 13 Antigone

Journey, Foreigner, Night Ranger – “Eclipse Tour”

Maroon 5, Train, Gavin DeGraw

SATURDAY, AUG. 6 Antigone Xoregos Performing Company’s Antigone is 65 minutes long. All performances are free and start on time.

Bring blanket, picnic supper to the parks. Information: 212-239-8405.

Jackson Heights Library, 35-51 81 St., 3 pm.

Xoregos Performing Company’s Antigone is 65 minutes long. All performances are free and start on time.

Bring blanket, picnic supper to the parks. Information: 212-239-8405.

Broadway Branch Library, Long Island City, 40-20 Broadway, 3 pm.

Blink-182, My Chemical Romance – Honda Civic Tour

Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 6 pm, show: 7 pm.

The tradition of Dragon Boat Racing is an annual Chinese rite commemorating the idealistic poet and reformer Qu Yuan who drowned himself in the third century B.C. to protest against his emperor’s policies.

The locals raced in their boats in an attempt to rescue the poet. To prevent fish and water dragons from eating his body, the locals beat their drums and splashed their paddles. Free admission; rain or shine. Flushing Meadows Park, Meadow Lake. All day.

SUNDAY, AUG. 7

Hawaiian Hula Dance - The Music of Hawaii with Josh Cho Learn how to Hula! Traditional and contemporary Hawaiian music and songs from the Hapa Haole era of Hawaiian songs which make extensive use of the Kika Kila or steel guitar, performed by Josh Kekoa Cho, the only Hawaiian-born professional ukulele singer and lap steel guitarist in the greater New York Metro area. 2 pm, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35, Northern Blvd., Flushing. (718) 463-7700.

Bob Dylan & His Band, Leon Russell – Live and in Person, Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 7 pm, show: 8 pm.

Blink-182, My Chemical Romance – Honda Civic Tour

SUNDAY, AUG. 14 Hong Kong Dragon Boat FestiNikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 6 pm, val

The tradition of Dragon Boat Racing is an annual Chinese rite commemorating the idealistic poet and reformer Qu Yuan who drowned himself in the third century B.C. to protest against his emperor’s policies.

The locals raced in their boats in an attempt to rescue the poet. To prevent fish and water dragons from eating his body, the locals beat their drums and splashed their paddles. Free admission; rain or shine. Flushing Meadows Park, Meadow Lake. All day.

show: 7 pm

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 10 At the Edge of Russia

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 17 Biutiful Biutiful is a love story between a father and his children. This is the journey of Uxbal, a conflicted man who struggles to reconcile fatherhood, love, spirituality, crime, guilt and mortality amidst the dangerous underworld of modern Barcelona. His livelihood is

Tai-Chi: The Ultimate Excercise Sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation of NYC, the 8 week “Tai Chi class for people with Arthritis or limited mobility” will be held every Wednesday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 am at Flushing Town Hall, beginning June 29 through Aug. 17. Tai Chi a time honored exercise that derives its history from the Chinese Martial Arts. 9:30 am, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35, Northern Blvd., Flushing. (718) 463-7700.

Tai-Chi: The Ultimate Excercise Sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation of NYC, the 8 week “Tai Chi class for people with Arthritis or limited mobility” will be held every Wednesday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 am at Flushing Town Hall, beginning June 29 through Aug. 17. Tai Chi a time honored exercise that derives its history from the Chinese Martial Arts. 9:30 am, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35, Northern Blvd., Flushing. (718) 4637700.

FRIDAY, AUG. 19 Target Passport Fridays: Colombia Leave your baggage at home and bring a picnic blanket out to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for the Target Passport Fridays at the Queens Museum of Art International Outdoor Film, Dance and Music Series.

This week we celebrate Colombia! Dance and music program begins at 6:30 pm and film begins at 8 pm.

Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band – “Welcome to Fin Land,” LOT: NOON Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 7 pm, show: 8 pm.

SATURDAY, AUG. 20 Ke$ha – “Get $leazy”, LMFAO, Spank Rock Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 6:30 pm, show: 7:30 pm.

SUNDAY, AUG. 21 Tango - The Dance of Argentina with Mayte Vicens Bring your Dancing Shoes! Join world renowned

Identity Fest First Ever Electronic Only Music Festival. Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 12 pm, show: 1 pm.

TUESDAY, AUG. 23 Lynyrd Skynrd, Doobie Brothers, Tom Hambridge and his band The Rattlesnakes Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 6:30 pm, show: 7:30 pm.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 24 Backyard Band with Silent Film Festival Backyard Band/with presents a night of silent films, live music and homemade pies (yes, you can have all three at the same time)! Enjoy a specially curated, Socrates Sculpture Park-themed evening of classic and contemporary silent films set to original, live scores by local musicians.

We encourage homemade pies to be baked and consumed liberally. Together, these ingredients create an evening of community dialogue, thought-provoking culture and a truly social media.

Part of the Socrates Park Free-For-All Films, 31st Drive and 11th Street. 7 pm Live Music, 8:30 pm Films Begin.

Whitesnake, Tesla, Lita Ford, Sebastian Bach, FireHouse Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 4 pm, show: 5 pm.

FRIDAY, AUG. 26 Target Passport Fridays: Venezuela Leave your baggage at home and bring a picnic blanket out to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for the Target Passport Fridays at the Queens Museum of Art International Outdoor Film, Dance and Music Series.

This week we celebrate Venezuela! Dance and music program begins at 6:30 pm and film begins at 8 pm.

Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

SATURDAY, AUG. 27 B.B. King – “Rib Rock Festival”, The J. Geils Band, Buddy Guy, Gary Clark Jr. Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 6 pm, show: 7 pm.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 3 Incubus – “IF NOT NOW, WHEN?”

Kings Of Leon, Band of Horses – “Come Around Sundown” Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 6 pm, show: 7 pm.

Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 6:30 pm, show: 7:30 pm.

FRIDAY, AUG. 12 Target Passport Fridays: Egypt Leave your baggage at home and bring a picnic blanket out to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for the Target Passport Fridays at the Queens Museum of Art International Outdoor Film, Dance and Music Series.

This week we celebrate Egypt! Dance and music program begins at 6:30 pm and film begins at 8 pm.

Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 4 Stevie Nicks – Greatest Hits, “In Your Dreams”

Photo by Ira Cohen

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Bizarre rituals help soldiers develop powerful bonds amidst the tense existence of one of the Russian army’s last existing frozen outposts. In the midst of the vast and frozen nothingness, and close to a thousand miles from the nearest tree, a handful of old soldiers and one 19-year-old rookie are left to deal with themselves, the magnificent nature and the antiquated political ideas that keep them on their toes, as they ward off invisible enemies from the Russian borders.

Part of the Socrates Park Free-For-All Films, 31st Drive and 11th Street. 7 pm Live Music, 8:30 pm Films Begin.

Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 6:30 pm, show: 7:30 pm.

Tango dancer Mayte Vicens, who studied under the legendary Martin Vargas, to celebrate the elegance, passion and sophistication of the Argentinean tango. 2 pm, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35, Northern Blvd., Flushing. (718) 463-7700.

The dragons will be unleashed at Flushing Meadows Corona Park Aug 13-14.

Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY, (516) 785-1600, doors: 7 pm, show: 8 pm.

Summer Dining

BEER IN DIG IN AND THE GARDEN ENJOY

In winter, we tend to center our days around cooking; we feel the need for heartier dishes to get us through the long, cold nights and the desire to help heat the house a bit with the oven on.

Ah, but not in the summer – this is the time for quick, fast grilling outdoors; for treating ourselves to the best fruits and veggies of the year; and to enjoying a cold one with friends – maybe even in a swank outdoor dining venue.

Of course, if it’s just way too hot out, there are always ices, ice cream, sorbets and other frozen concoctions to help sooth our summer sweats.

This is the time of year when fresh is best, when the smell of grilling drives us crazy, when our taste buds go loco for the spices that make barbecue an American tradition.

And hey, if we’re all a little more active during the summer, that will help make up for the season’s gastronomic delights. Don’t hold back – let the summer set your palate free.

Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden 29-19 24th Ave., Astoria Studio Square 35-33 36th St., Astoria Not long ago, beer gardens were the domain of sincere alcoholics and strangely accented blue collar folk enjoying their native fare and brews.

But they have now become synonymous with cool.

Fedora-wearing hipsters, fake tan orange bros and fist-pumping girls in high heels abound. Being seen on the scene mandates a stop at a local beer garden these days, and our borough is home to two of the city’s mainstays.

Tops on the list of authentic beer gardens remains what was once the city’s only brew house, the Bohemian Hall in Astoria. The staple has been known for its variety of Czech and German beers on tap, as well as the option of enjoying kielbasa under the shade of oaks. Long before waterholes labeled any un-roofed portion of their bar a “beer garden,” Bohemian Hall got the atmosphere, selection and hours just right. Be sure to dive into the kielbasa between pitchers of brew. Otherwise, leave the seats open for people who are sincerely there for the experience.

The Bohemian Hall’s immediate successor, Studio Square, holds the current crown for beer gardens among the whippersnappers. Its ownership has managed to retain the spirit of beer gardens despite updating the atmosphere with sleek furniture, a clean venue and a slew of juiced security guards.

If you want to experience a beer garden, keep it in the borough. Calling something in Brooklyn a beer garden will make you the butt of many jokes.

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GET FRESH PRODUCE Queens Farmers Markets Everywhere Summer is a good time for a nice cool salad, a homemade smoothie, or a plate of fresh vegetables; and what better place to get the freshest produce than at your local farmers market. The markets are supplied by local farmers, mostly from upstate or surrounding states.

Farmers markets have been popping up all over the borough as their popularity has exploded over the years. As spring turns into summer and the first crops are harvesting, here’s a look at the local farmers markets that will sell fresh produce in Queens this summer and fall. Most markets open in late June and remain open one or two days a week until the end of harvesting season in mid-to-late November, which means you can get your fresh produce weekly from now until Thanksgiving.

One market, in Jackson Heights, is open year round.

Beyond just fruits and vegetables, some markets also offer poultry, seafood, beef, eggs, herbs, candles, seasonings, bread and plants.

Astoria Farmers Market- 14th Street and 31st Avenue open Wednesdays, July 6 to Nov. 16- 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Corona Farmers Market- 103rd

Street and Roosevelt Avenue, open Fridays, July 8 to Nov. 18, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Hall of Science- New York Hall of Science, open Sundays June 19 to Nov. 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. communitymarkets.biz Botanical Gardens- Queens Botanical Gardens, Open Fridays, July 1- Nov. 11, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. communitymarkets.biz Jackson Heights-Travers Park, 34th Avenue and 77th Street, Open Sundays, year round, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. g r o w n y c . o r g / jacksonheightsgreenmarket.

Glendale- Atlas Park, Cooper Avenue and 80th Street, Open Saturdays June 18-Nov. 19, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. g ro w n y c . o rg / atlasparkgreenmarket Jamaica- 90-40 160th Street, off Jamaica Avenue, Open Fridays and Saturdays June 24-Nov. 19, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., communitymarkets.biz Sunnyside- Skillman Avenue between 42nd and 43rd Streets, Open Saturdays, June 4- Dec. 24, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. g ro w n y c . o rg / sunnysidegreenmarket.

Long Island City- Socrates Sculpture Park, Broadway and Vernon Boulevard, Open Saturdays, June 25Nov. 19, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. grownyc.org/socratesgreenmarket

The Best Barbecue Cook It Yourself Barbecue. The word has so many meanings and uses. As a verb, it is the act of cooking outdoors.

As a adjective, it connotes a particular cooking style. As a noun it can be an event.

But the best definition is the meal itself.

Barbecue tradition varies from one locale to the other. In Kentucky, there’s no such thing as barbecue sauce. From one end of the Carolinas to the other, the sauce can range from heavy on the vinegar and mustard to laden with tomatoes. Some rely on smoke, others on flame.

Texas is big on beef, the Deep South loves whole hog.

But for some, barbecue has one meaning only – pulled pork on a bun with cole slaw and hot sauce.

Typically, the pork shoulder is rubbed with a concoction of spices and put into a smoker where slow and low heat blends with hickory and fruit wood smoke to create a tender slab that falls off the bone.

Once cooked, the pork is pulled with forks doused with a sauce heavy in apple cider vinegar and mustard and left to steep. It is then placed on a standard soft white bun – no Kaiser roll or fancy Portuguese nonsense here.

Add the cabbage and carrot slaw atop the pork and a few squirts of hot sauce, and all that’s left is to grab yourself a tall glass of unsweetened iced tea, dig in and enjoy your summertime treat.

FRESH & FIERY Summer Food Everywhere Warm weather means different things to each individual. For some, it’s all about the beach; others like to focus on parks; more still think about long drives with the top down.

And then there are those who look to the change in season as a reason to shut off the oven, fire up the grill and enjoy some of nature’s best bounty.

Foodies of Queens, this is your time to eat well, be healthy and cook with some crazy high heat – outside of the realm of your kitchen.

For starters, just about every good fruit is in season right now. Peaches, nectarines, cherries, berries and melons are all – pun fully intended – ripe for the picking. For fleshy fruits, you want them to have just a little give when squeezed, but don’t manhandle them. If they’re too firm, they’re not ripe – too soft, and you’ve got a dud. Berries should look clean and even colored, and they should smell like berries. If you see a dark spot or fuzz, pass. Melons should sound hollow when tapped, be heavy due to all the water they hold, and sometimes may even smell like the flesh inside when you sniff the stump end of the fruit.

Those fruits and berries may be

the perfect breakfast, lunch, snack or dessert, but dinner in the summer is all about the grill. Most stores run some kind of special (especially around the 4th of July) on meats throughout the summer.

Rule No. 1: Do not buy anyt h i n g p re - s e a s o n e d ; t h a t ’ s t h e store’s way of selling you meat past its prime.

Rule No. 2: When cooking on the grill, using either gas or coals, let the grill plate itself heat up for at least 15 minutes before putting any meat on it; you want the sear marks and all the flavor they create.

Rule No. 3: Make sure that, for thicker cuts, kebabs and anything that needs to cook more slowly, that after you get the initial sear you either move your meat to a cooler spot on your coal grill or turn down the heat on you gas grill to allow for the food to properly cook all the way through on the inside while not burning on the outside.

And remember folks, when dining outdoors always keep your cold items cold and your hot items hot – warm potato salad and cooked meat that’s been sitting around are both equally likely to put a quick end to your enjoyment of these delicious summertime treats.

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ENJOY TASTY COLD TREATS

BRING ON THE HEAT

A SEAT ON THE STREET

The Lemon Ice King of Corona 52-02 108th St., Corona Ralph’s Famous Italian Ices ralphsices.com As the temperature continues to rise and your body begins to boil, there are not many instant fixes that can cure the symptoms of an oncoming heat stroke, but we’ve got a couple of good ideas.

Frosty and fixed in multiple doses, some ice stands have established themselves as staples within many of the borough’s neighborhoods.

First and foremost, when you mention ice there is one institution that has given borough boys and girls brain freezes for nearly 70 years. In 1944, the Lemon Ice King of Corona only offered two flavors of ices. Today, they serve up 35 flavors of homemade ices from mix and matches like Cherry-Vanilla (a personal favorite) to your more typical flavorlicious pleated paper cupped treats like lemon, rainbow and pina colada.

If the small sizes do not suit your fix for something below 32 degrees then you might want to upgrade to a gallon of your favorite flavor. Get your summer party started right with just enough ice that will get you through till fall.

Dotted across the borough, Ralph’s has also kept clientele coming back for more. Boasting a history that spans eight decades, the Italian ice maker has spread throughout the city like wildfire.

Cooling the insides of its patrons with over 90 flavors of water ices and sherbets, you will not be disappointed.

Hot Sauce For All hotsauceworld.com There’s something about the heat during the summer that drives people a little crazy. Maybe it’s the need to add a little more sweat to our brows when the summer sun is already making us damp from the neck down.

Whatever the purpose, it always seems that summer is synonymous with hot sauce. Whether it hails from Memphis, the Carolinas, Texas, Mexico or even Vietnam, for some of us, the spicier the dish, the more it feels like summer.

For some, a simple dash of Tabasco is de rigueur on their mac and cheese; for others, Cholula is the perfect accompaniment to their tacos fresco; for the more adventurous, a a few drops of sriracha make the dish complete.

But those are just the tip of the spice-berg, with more than 1,000 commercial varieties available locally and by mail order or the web. Hot Sauce World lists some of the hottest hot sauces as Mad Dog 357 Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce, made with Bhut Jolokia, the hottest pepper in the world. You can get the “Pure Ghost” variety from Mad Dog as well, which doesn’t dilute the sauce with any extracts to get in the way of the pure fire that the sauce bnings.

Looking for more of an everyday sauce, Melinda’s Mango, African Rhino Peri Peri Pepper Sauce and good ol’ Texas Pete are some favorites that you can find locally and that won’t cause a three-alarm meltdown in your mouth.

Dining Outdoors Everywhere Summer is the time for the outdoors, right? Be it getting a tan at the beach or enjoying the moonlight, we all enjoy the warmth that comes with summer in New York City. This summer, take advantage of the weather while it lasts as you enjoy a great dining experience at one of Queens’ many patio dining restaurants.

Astoria’s 718 Restaurant is a great place to start, if you like bistros. Located on Ditmars Boulevard and 35th Street, this French bistro offers a full bar and they stay open late. Come out at night, sit on the outdoor patio and enjoy the nightlife of Astoria.

Call (718) 204-5553 to make a reservation.

If you enjoy sushi and outdoor dining, Mickey’s Place in Bayside may be right for you. Have some sake as you wait for your California Roll. Mickey’s is located on Bell Boulevard and 40th Avenue. Reservations are recommended, so call (718) 224-8152.

Q Thai Bistro is a cozy spot in Forest Hills. Sit outside and enjoy some of the best Thai food in Queens, for a great price. Located on Ascan Avenue and Burns Street, this neighborhood restaurant is easy to get to; just hop on the E, F, G, R or V train and get off at Forest Hills-71st Avenue. Reservations are recommended, so call (718) 261-6599.

South Ozone Park is rich in Caribbean culture and so is The Flamingo Tropicale on Lefferts Boulevard and Sutter Avenue. Enjoy the cuisine of Trinidad and Tobago in this large family friendly restaurant. The full bar and live music until 1 a.m. only enhance this outdoor dining experience. Call (718) 529-4224 to make a reservation.

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Mob Book Has Strong Queens Ties

By DOMENICK RAFTER For anyone who grew up in South Queens in the lat ter half of the 20th Century, t he mob is something we all seem to have a connection to; either through friends, neighbors, or perhaps even familie s. Everyone has a stor y about the mob in Queens.

Fo r N e w s d ay r e p o r t e r A n t h o n y DeStefano, the mob was an interest that just fell into his lap. While working at a news service in the 1970s, he got assigned an in-

Author Anthony DeStefano and his new book, “Mob Killer: The Bloody Rampage of Charlie Carneglia.”

v e s t i g a t i ve s t o r y a b o u t t he m a f i a i n Manhat tan’s Garment District, a nd that’s where it began. Since then, he’s been a crime reporter and become almost a mafia historian. He wrote a book called “King Of The Godfathers” about “Big Joey” Massino, former head of the Bonanno crime family.

Now he’s out with a new book; “Mob Killer: The Bloody Rampage of Charlie Carneglia, Mafia Hit Man.” Carneglia, who lived in Ozone Park and Howard Beach, is well known for his connection with Gambino family crime boss John Got t i for his br utal killings. He was convicted of four murders and sentenced to life in prison in 2009, but was acquitted of the murder of one: Albert Gelb, a cour t officer gunned down in Richmond Hill in 1976.

DeStefano covered the Carneglia trial for Newsday, and when it ended, was asked to write a book about it. The book required extensive, labor-intensive research, including combing through 5,000 pages of trial testimony and interviewing witnesses who often didn’t want to be quoted.

“Luckily I attended the trial so I knew the outline of what was going on,” DeStefano said. “Interviewing people, that

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“You become almost a historian,” he said.

“You keep records and file s and you remember the names.”

Some of the characters in “Mob Killer” were names he recognized from his research he conducted as early as the 1970s.

DeStefano held a book discussion and signing in Queens on June 11 at the Borders at the Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale. The interest in Queens was palpable, with crowds coming in and out all day, interested in a muchtalked about local topic.

“People were very curious to hear what I had to say because they knew some of these people, or they knew about them,” he said.

DeStefano said the mob is a topic that interests many, even decades after the mob reached its pinnacle in New York.

“People are fascinated by the mob experience. It’s almost like folklore in a way,” DeStefano said. “How long that will go on for? I don’t know. It could be like Westerns, it could just keep going.”

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 125.

Actress Mary Riley Building Star Power

By JING CHEN Astoria resident and professional actress, Mar y Riley w ill star in the play, “Mad Mel and the Marradians,” a sci-fi comedy by Gary Morgenstein that premieres July 11 and will run throughout the month at the Abingdon Theatre, as part of the 2011 Midtown International Theatre Festival.

There seems to be nothing the Virginia native can’t do. Besides acting, Riley also sings and models, while working at two other jobs to pay the hefty bill of living in the Big Apple. Despite her extensive theater resume, Riley considers herself a model as well, who most notably made several appearances on the pages of “Beauty Revealed,” a book by photographer and novelist, Jerry Harke.

Riley doesn’t stop there. She founded and served two years as t he Art ist ic Director of the American Bard Theater Company. While she has handed that position over to someone else, she was appreciative of the perspective it gave her.

“Being an actress, all I did was act,” she said. “You don’t realize the work that goes into it to make a play happen. Being the Ar t ist ic Director, I handled a lot of the administrative tasks and there was something nice about that. You’re casting the actors, dealing with the paperwork, booking the place. I learned a lot.”

While it was a prestigious title and an enjoyable two years, Riley soon realized she loved performing too much. “It’s fun on the stage, and it’s fun for the audience,” she said.

She has been doing just that recently – per for ming. Be side s upcomi ng p er formances as Anita in “Mad Mel and the Marradians,” she will play model and TV personality Anna Nicole Smith, in “Anna Nicole: Blonde Glory,” and is reading the role of Rosalind in Shakespeare’s “As You

Mary Riley Like It.” She also recently per formed in the Lower East Side Fest ival of the Art s as one half of “Unstuffy Divas,” a singing duo that combines opera with comedy.

With so much on her plate, how does she find time for herself?

“It’s hard, but I love to travel,” she laughed.

Riley won’t be rela xing anyt ime soon, as she has plans to make a name for herself in the theater community for generations to come. “I don’t care about fame, about TV fame; I just want the theater community to know my name.”

“Mad Mel and the Marradians” will be performed at the Abingdon Theatre, 312 West 36th St., Monday, July 11, at 6 p.m., Saturday, July 16, at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 19, at 8:30 p.m., Sunday, July 24, at 6 p.m. and Thursday, July 28, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15$18 and are available at ovationtix.com/trs/ pr/834935 or by phone at (866) 811-4111.

Reach Intern Jing Chen at jchen@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 124.

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make e ver y sauce our selve s.”

What visit to a steak house would be complete without some meat? I ordered the Hanger Steak, which came served with fresh steamed vegetables and mashed potatoes. The steak was tender and delicious, and came with my choice of sauces. I went with the (aged.) steak sauce and the Béarnaise. I could have also chosen from a handful of others, but wanted to tr y the In the early evening of a beautiful sum- signature sauce – and to see if these guys mer day, a guest and I decided to visit a could nail a Béarnaise. restaurant on 70th Road in Forest Hills in I was not disappointed. The steak sauce the heart of the area’s dining district. With was reminiscent of Peter Luger, with a tosteaks, chops, seafood and more, mato base and sweetness, but also (aged.) offers an upscale meal that delivered a bit of a peppery kick. neither matches the price or at ti- RESTAURANT The Béarnaise was spot on. tude of a big-time steak house, My guest had the Atlantic but definitely holds its own in flaGrilled Salmon, which was plated vor. on a bed of asparagus and drizzled As we were seated we were with a homemade hoisin sauce. handed a wine list with many inFor a person who spent most of ternational options. I selected a his summer on an island in Navarros Correas Argentine Croatia, he inhaled the salmon. It Malbec while my guest picked was properly grilled, with a crisp himself up a Heineken. We placed crust, but keeping its fishy flavor. our appetizer orders and sampled Often salmon can be overthe bread basket, which included a variety whelmed by its oil, but this was not the of rolls – including a cinnamon raisin roll, case here. The hoisin gave it a nice, subtle which was a surprise.

Asian flavor without making you forget that My guest had ordered the house special this was a fish.

Baked Clams (aged.), which are topped with We also split side dishes of creamed spinroasted red pepper, spinach, breadcrumbs ach and sautéed onions. The onion recipe and a beurre blanc sauce. The combination called for three whole onions, which were was heavenly, sweet and but tery. cut hear ty, making them a great textural I had the Caprese Salad, with fresh balance for the beef, while also tasting of a made mozzarella, beefsteak tomatoes, ba- sherr y reduction. The spinach was so tens i l a n d a n o t h e r h o u s e s p e c i a l , t h e der that it lost the sometimes stringy tex(aged.)balsamic. The vinegar was actually ture, but still continued to have a powerful a reduction of the sweet balsamic with corn spinach flavor. syrup a nd sugar, leaving the tang of the We finished our meals with some coffee vinegar but impar t ing a sweetne ss like drinks and a select ion of de ssert s, which honey. i ncluded a strawber r y pastr y-wrapped Chef Sergio Valder rama said t he re- chocolate cake, a chocolate lava cake a la duct ion, like e ver y ot her sauce ser ved mode and a key lime pie, all of which were at (aged.), is made on premises. “We decadent in flavor but light in texture, not could buy this at the store,” the chef adding to the weight of the hear ty meal. said, “but we just won’t do that. We —Br ian M. Raffer ty (aged.)

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was the really challenging part.”

For Queens natives, “Mob Killer” unearths interest ing and sometimes shocking pieces of local histor y, some of which went on in our own neighborhoods, and fairly recently. The book takes the reader to places around the borough that Queens natives – especially those from the Italian-American neighborhoods along the Brooklyn border – are familiar with: Forest Park, St. John’s Cemeter y, Aqueduct Racetrack and places locals may know like Philly’s Bait and Tackle Shop on Cross Bay Boulevard and St. Helen’s Roman Catholic Church, both in Howard Beach.

The Lindenwood Diner on Linden Boulevard, where Carneglia threw the dismembered finger of one of his victims into his boss’ soup, and the famed Got ti hangout Bergin Fish & Hunt Club on 101st Avenue in Ozone Park also factor in.

DeStefano said the mafia was never really an interest to him until he became a crime repor ter. His job and the mob collided as he ended up covering mafia trials and he gathered tons of information from it.

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HEALTH YOGA IN THE PARK Saturdays through September 24 at Socrates Sculpture Park. 956-1819.

CAPOEIRA IN THE PARK Saturdays through September at Socrates Sculpture Park. 956-1819.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS 7 days a week. 962-6244.

Flushing.

PILATES IN THE PARK Sundays through September 25 at Socrates Sculpture Park. 956-1819.

TAI CHI IN THE PARK Sundays through September 25 at Socrates Sculpture Park.956-1819.

WAITANKUNG Sundays at 2. Waitankung is a great total-body workout.

Join these ancient Chinese exercise classes in the Flushing Hospital/Medical Center auditorium on 45 th Avenue between Parsons and Burling. Free. Jimmy 7-10pm 347-2156 information.

NICOTINE ANONYMOUS Mondays 6:45-8:00 at the Center for Tobacco Control, 2 2 5 C o m m u n i t y D r i ve , Great Neck. 516-510-7826.

TAI CHI Mondays and Thursdays at 11 at the Cardiac Health Center in Fresh Meadows.

670-1695. $5 a class.

CAREGIVERS SUPPORT E ve r y Tu e s d a y We ste r n Queens Caregiver Network in Sunnyside. 5:30-6:30.

784-6173, ext. 431.

CAREGIVERS SUPPORT Every Tuesday 3:30-4:30 at the Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center, 208-11 26 th Avenue, Bayside. 631-1886.

ZUMBA Wednesdays the Sisterhood of Bay Terrace Jewish Cent e r , 1 3 - 0 0 2 0 9 th S t r e e t , Bayside, will hold Zumba Fitness classes from 7:30-8:30. $8 members, $10 others.

428-6363.

YOGA Wednesdays 5:30-6:30 at the Cardiac Health Center in Fresh Meadows. 6701695. $10 class.

OA Thursdays at the Howard Beach library at 10:30.

CANCER ACTION Thursday, July 7 Flushing Cancer Action Council Meeting at the Flushing library at 10.

INTRO YOGA Saturdays, July 9, 16 at the Steinway library and at the LIC library. Register.

Queens Today YOUTH

ENTERTAINMENT MOVING IMAGE Museum of the Moving Image, 35 th Avenue and 37 th Street, Astoria. $10 adults.

777-6888.

STREET FESTIVAL Saturday, July 2 the Emmanuel Full Gospel Assemblies will hold a street fair from 10-6 with entertainment, games, fun and food.

120-13 101 st Avenue, Richmond Hill.

TROOP TRIBUTE Saturday, July 2 a musical tribute to our troops – cabaret st yle at the Bayside library at 3.

MOVIE NIGHT Monday, July 4 movie for the family at the Arverne library at 5.

BINGO Tuesdays at 7:15 at American Mart yrs Church, church basement, 216-01 Union Tu r n p i k e , B a y s i d e . 4 6 4 4 5 8 2 . Tu e s d ay s at 7:15 (doors open 6) at the Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd. 459-1000.$3 admission includes 12 games.

DANCE UNDER STARS Wednesdays through July 27 Dancing Under the Stars 7-8:30 at Little Bay Park roller hockey rink. 352-4793.

AROUND THE WORLD Wednesday, July 6 at the Hillcrest library at 2. Around the World in Story and Song.

WINDMULLER PARK Thursday, July 7 Los Fantastico de Ritmo perform Latin music and Comite Guadalupano perform Mexican dances. Thursday, July 14 Lew Picardi Orchestra performs big band music.

Thursday, July 21 “A Grand Night for Singing” play by Rodgers and Hammerstein.

6:45 at Windmuller Park, 52 nd S t r e e t a n d 3 9 th D r i v e , Woodside.

LIVE JAZZ Fridays through December 13 at 180-25 Linden Blvd.., St. Albans. 347-262-1169 ticket information.

CHINESE MUSIC Saturday, July 9 music of summer concert at the Flushing library at 2.

TWO PIANOS Saturday, July 9 at the For-

SENIORS CHESS CLUB Howard Beach Senior Center. 738-8100.

AARP CHORUS Like to sing? The AARP Queens Chorus holds practice rehearsals for performances at nursing homes, rehab and senior centers.

523-1330.

STAY WELL Wednesdays at 10:15 at the East Elmhurst library for exercise and other health related programs.

TAX LIEN Wednesday, July 6 tax lien assistanc at PS91, 68-10 Central Avenue, Glendale.

STARS Fridays, July 8, 15 Queens Village library at 10:30. Senior Theater Acting Repertory meets.

est Hills library at 2.

FILM Saturday, July 9 “Vanishing of the Bees” at 3 at the Sunnyside library.

CONCERT Sunday, July 10 Linda Ipanema and the Dixie Cats at 3 at the Central library.

COMMUNITY DAY Sunday, July 10 art making, museum tours, speakers, music. Free admission to Noguchi Museum. 2047088.

EXHIBIT ART SHOW & SALE Fridays, July 8, 15 Friends of the East Elmhurst library will hold an art show and sale. 424-2619.

ART EXHIBIT Friday, July 15 Albert Iskhakbayev’s work will be on display at the Richmond Hill library.

ENVIRONMENT COMPOSTING Tuesdays, July 5, 12 food waste drop off at the Steinway library at 4.

ENVIRONMENTAL FILMS Thursday, July 28 “Wetland Technology.” Idlewild Park Science Learning Center in Springfield Gardens. 347824-2301 to register.

MEETINGS TALK OF THE TOWN Tuesday s, July 5, 19 learn the art of public speaking in St. Albans at 7:15. 640-7092.

HAM RADIO CLUB Tuesdays, July 5, August 2 The Emergency Communications Service meets in Briarwood. 357-6851.

TOASTMASTERS Wednesdays, July 6, 20 learn the art of public speaking at the Voices of Rochdale in Jamaica. 978-0732.

FLUSHING CAMERA Wednesdays, July 6, 20 Flushing Camera Club meets at Flushing Hospital. 4790643.

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT Wednesday, July 6, Tuesday, July 19, Wednesday, August 3, Tuesday, August 16 at Holy Family in Fresh Meadows. 969-2448.

GAY MEN Thursdays, July 7, 21, August 4, 18 Queens Pride House Men’s Group meet.

429-5309.

MISCELLANEOUS ADOPTION MEETING Tuesday, July 5 at 7 or Saturday, July 30 at 10 at Family Focus Adoption, 54-40 Little Neck Parkway, suite 4, Little Neck. 224-1919.

RELAY FOR LIFE Wednesday, July 6 College Point Relay for Life for the American Cancer Societ y’s Wra p U p Pa r t y. 9 1 7 - 4 4 3 6989.

QUEENS LIBRARIES Many branches of the Queensborough Library offer toddler and pre-school programs. Contact your local branch for dates.

SCULPTURE PARK Saturdays through September 24 the Socrates Sculpture Park will hold drop-in workshops for families.

MATH HELP Saturdays at the Flushing library at 10.

CHESS CLUB Saturdays at the Flushing library at 2.

S TORY TIMES Saturdays at 11 and Tuesdays at 10:30 weekly story times at Barnes & Noble, 1766 0 Un i o n Tu r n p i ke , F re s h Meadows.

KNIT & CROCHET Mondays at 4 at the Douglaston/Little Neck lib ra r y. B r i n g n e e d l e s a n d yarn.

MOVIE NIGHT Monday, July 4 at the Arverne library at 5.

MAD SCIENTISTS Tu e s d a y, J u l y 5 a t t h e Arverne library at 2.

SUMMER READING Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at the Lefrak Cit y library at 2 and at the North Forest Park library at 3 and at the South Ozone Park library at 3:30.

T-SHIRT DECORATING Tuesday, July 5 at the LIC library at 2.

ARTS & CRAFTS Tu e s d a y, J u l y 5 a t t h e McGoldrick library at 2.

SUMMER READING Tuesdays, July 5, 12 t the N o r t h F o re st Pa r k l i b ra r y.

Register.

DROP IN & READ Tuesdays, July 5, 12 drop in and read at 2 at the Peninsula library.

ARTS & CRAFTS Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at the North Hills library. Register.

CROCHET Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at the Douglaston library. Register.

SUMMER READING Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at the Langston Hughes library at 2:30.

WII & BOARD GAMES Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at the Bayside library at 3.

SUMMER READING Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at the Broad Channel library. Register.

CHESS CLUB Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at the Steinway library at 3:30 and the LIC library at 3:45.

GIRL SCOUTS Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at 3 at the Laurelton library. Register.

MATH WIZARDS Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at the Arverne library at 4.

ACTIVITY DAY Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at the McGoldrick library. Register.

CHESS LESSONS Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at the Windsor Park library. Register.

LEARN CHESS Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at the Rosedale library at 4:30.

CHESS Wednesdays at the Queens Village library at 3:30.

FILM FEST

Wednesdays, July 6, 13 at the Broadway library at 10:30.

TODDLER CRAFT Wednesday, July 6 at the Pomonok library. Register.

FAMILY STORY TIME Wednesdays, July 6, 13 at the Seaside library at 11.

EARLY READERS Wednesdays, July 6, 13 at the South Ozone Park library at 2.

CRAFTS Wednesdays, July 6, 13 at the Arverne library at 2:30.

CRAFTS Wednesdays, July 6, 13 at t he Bay Terrace libra r y at 3:30.

KNIT & CROCHET Wednesdays, July 6, 13 at the South Hollis library at 3:30.

BABYMOUSE CLUB Wednesdays, July 6, 13 at the Arverne library at 4.

KNITTING Wednesday, July 6, 13 at the Bayside library at 4.

GAME DAY Wednesdays, July 6, 13 at the Howard Beach library at 4.

CRAFTS Thursdays, July 7, 14 at the Glendale library at 2.

CRAFTS Thursdays, July 7, 14 at the Pomonok library at 2.

SOCK MONSTER Thursday, July 7 at the Steinway library t 2.

CHESS Wednesdays at 3:30 at the Queens Village library.

ARTS & CRAFTS Thursdays, July 7, 14 at the North Hills library. Register.

GAME TIME Thursdays, July 7, 14 at the North Hills library at 3:30.

CRAFT TIME Thursdays, July 7, 14 at the Ozone Park library at 3:30.

COOK Thursday, July 7 at 4 at the Astoria library.

ARTS & CRADFTS Thursdays, July 7, 14 at the McGoldrick library. Register.

MAGIC WORKSHOP Thursdays, July 7, 14 at the Kew Gardens Hills librar y.

Register.

T WILIGHT TALES Thursdays, July7, 14 at the Douglaston library at 6:30.

LEGO WORLD BUILDERS Friday, July 8 at the Glendale library. Register.

VARIETY PROGRAM Fridays, July 8, 15 t the Lefrak Cit y library. Register.

ARTS & CRAFTS Fridays, July 8, 15 at the LIC library at 2.

SUMMER READING Fridays, July 8, 15 at the Peninsula library at 3.

CHESS LESSONS Fridays, July 8, 15 at the Windsor Park library. Register.

BALLOON WORKSHOP Fridays July 8, 15 at the Woodhaven librar y. Register.

KIDS GAME DAY Fridays, July 8, 15 at the Rosedale library at 3.

UNO TOURNAMENT Friday, July 8 at the McGoldrick library at 4.

FAMIY CRAFT Saturday, July 9 at the

Bayside library. Register.

LIC CRAFT Monday, July 11 at the LIC library at 1.

DRAMA CLUB Monday, July 11 at the Arverne library at 2.

ARTS & CRAFTS Monday, July 11 at the McGoldrick library. Register.

CROCHET Monday, July 11 at the Rosedale library at 3.

GIRL SCOUTS Monday, July 11 at the Hollis librar y. Register.

KNIT & CROCHET Monday, July 11 at the Douglaston library at 4.

COOK Monday, July 11 at the Woodside library. Register.

LANDSCAPE ARTIST Monday, July 11 at the Steinway library. Register.

FAMILY NIGHT Monday, July 11 at the South Jamaica library at 6.

CROCHET CLUB Monday, July 11 at the North Hills library. Register.

FAMILY FILM Tu e s d a y, J u l y 1 2 a t t h e Pomonok library. Register.

ARTS & CRAFTS Tu e s d a y, J u l y 1 2 a t t h e Queensboro Hill library at 2:30.

STORY & CRAFT Tuesday, July 12 at the Central library at 4.

READ TO ME Wednesday, July 13 at the Bay Terrace library at 10:30.

READ TO ME Wednesday, July 13 at the Bellerose librar y. Register.

S TORY T I M E Wednesday, July 13 at the McGoldrick library at 10:30.

READ TO ME Wednesday, July 13 at the N o r t h F o re st Pa r k l i b ra r y.

Register.

DINOSAURS Thursday, July 14 at the B a y s i d e l i b ra r y. Re g i s te r.

Also at the Bellerose library.

Register.

GIRL SCOUTS Thursday, July 14 at the Rosedale library at 1.

ARTS & CRAFTS Thursday, July 14 a t t h e Steinway library at 3.

LITTLE KID CRAFTS Thursday, July 14 a t t h e Howard Beach library at 3:30.

ARTS & CRAFTS Thursday, July 14 a t t h e Steinway library at 4.

TODDLER CRAFT Friday, July 15 at the Briarwood librar y. Register.

READ TO ME Friday, July 15 Windsor Park library. Register.

CREATIVE WRITING Friday, July 15 at the Bayside library. Register.

GAME DAY Friday, July 15 at the Queens Village library at 2.

GAME DAY Friday, July 15 at the Bay Terrace library at 2:30.

GAME DAY Friday, July 15 at the Arverne library at 3.

FLASH FRIDAY Friday, July 15 at the Ozone Park library at 3.

CHESS CLUB Friday, July 15 at the Auburndale library at 3:30.

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TEENS CHESS CLUB Saturdays at the Flushing library at 2.

KNIT & CROCHET Mondays at the Douglaston/ Little Neck library at 4.

CHESS Wednesdays at 3:30 at the Queens Village library.

MOVIE NIGHT Monday, July 4 at 5 at the Arverne librar y.

TEEN READING CLUB Tu e s d a y, J u l y 5 a t t h e Hillcrest library at 2.

CULTURAL AWARENESS Tu e s d a y, J u l y 5 a t t h e Laurelton library at 2.

T-SHIRT Tuesday, July 5 t-shirt decoration at the LIC library at 2.

Bring a t-shirt.

SUMMER READING Tuesday, July 5 drop in and read at the Peninsula library at 2.

KNIT & CROCHET Tu e s d a y, J u l y 5 a t t h e Windsor Park library at 2.

SUMMER CROCHET Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at the Douglaston/Little Neck Parkway at 2:30.

WII & BOARD GAME Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at the Bayside library at 3.

SUMMER READING Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at the Briarwood librar y. Register.

TEEN GAMING Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at the Fresh Meadows library at 3:30.

CHESS CLUB Tuesday, July 5 at the LIC library.

CHESS LESSONS Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at the Winsor Park library at 4.

CHESS Wednesdays at 3:30 at the Queens Village library.

SUMMER READING Wednesdays, July 6, 13 at the Fresh Meadows library at 1.

MULTICULTURAL Wednesday and Thursday, July 6, 7 at the Laurelton library at 2.

COMPUTER CREATIONS Wednesdays, July 6, 13 at the LIC library at 2.

NE WSPAPER Wednesdays, July 6, 13 at the North Hills library. Register.

SUMMER READING Wednesday, July 6 at the Central library at 3.

GAME DAY Wednesdays, July 6, 13 at the Howard Beach library at 4.

MAKE A KEYCHAIN Wednesday, July 6 at the Richmond Hill library at 4.

CREATIVE WRITING Wednesday, July 6 at 4 at the Windsor Park library.

SUMMER READING Thursdays, July 7, 14 at the Peninsula library at 2.

Sock monsters TEEN THURSDAYS Thursdays, July 7, 14 at the Bay Terrace library at 3.

TEEN GAMING Thursday, July 7 at the Fresh Meadows library at 3:30.

GAME TIME Thursdays, July 7, 14 at the North Hills library at 3:30.

GRAPHIC ARTS Thursdays, July 7, 14 at the Bayside3 library. Register.

ARTS & CRAFTS Thursdays, July 7, 14 at the Ridgewood library at 4.

CREATIVE WRITING Thursdays, July 7, 14 at the Langston Hughes library at 4:30.

CHESS TOURNAMENT Thursdays, July 7, 14 at the East Flushing library at 5.

GAME DAY Fridays, July 8, 15 at the Arverne library at 3.

ARTS & CRAFTS Fridays, July 8, 15 at the LIC library at 2.

GAME PLAYERS Fridays, July 8, 15 at the Laurelton library at 3.

SUMMER READING Fridays, July 8, 15 at the Peninsula library at 3.

MAKE LOTION Friday, July 8 make your own lotion at the Elmhurst library at 4.

CHESS LESSONS Fridays, July 8, 15 at the Windsor Park library. Register.

TEEN GAME DAY Fridays, July 8, 15 at the Rosedale library at 4:30.

TEEN HAPPY HOUR Fridays, July 8, 15 at the Flushing library at 3.

CHESS CLUB Friday, July 8 at the Auburndale library at 3:30.

BIKE REPAIR Saturday, July 9 at the Steinway library at 11.

POP ART PROJECT Monday, July 11 at the Fresh Meadows library at 1.

LIC CRAFT Monday, July 11 at the LIC library at 1.

SKYPE CHAT Monday, July 11 at the Queens Village library. 7766800 to register.

BUTTON CRAFT Monday, July 11 at the St. Albans library at 2.

MOVIE NIGHT Monday, July 11 at the Lefrak Cit y library at 3 and at 5 at the Arverne library.

FAMILY GAME NIGHT Monday, July 11 at the South Jamaica library at 6 CULTURE OF AFRICA Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursday, July 12, 13, 14 at the Laurelton library at 2:30.

CHESS Wednesdays at 3:30 at the Queens Village library.

COMIX Wednesday, July 13 make your own commix at the Astoria library at 2.

TEEN CRAFT Wednesday, July 12 at the Central library at 3.

SUMMER GAME DAY Wednesday, July 13 at the St. Albans library at 4.

ORAL HISTORY Wednesday, July 13 at the Windsor Park library. Register.

CRAFT DAY Thursday, July 14 a t t h e Flushing library at 2.

TEEN TIME Friday, July 15 at the Douglaston library at 11.

TEEN HAPPY HOUR Friday, July 15 at the Flushing library at 2.

GAME DAY Friday, July 15 at the Elmhurst library at 4.

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Friday, July 15 at the LIC library at 4.

CHESS CLUB Friday, July 15 at the Woodside library at 4.

ACQC SUPPORT AC Q C Te e n Pe e r S u p p o r t Group - information, support, skills development training for those “touched by HIV/AIDS.” Ages 14-16. 8962500.

ART CLASSES Fridays the Alliance of Queens Artists in Forest Hills offers teen workshops. 5209842.

BOY SCOUTS 138 Thursdays Boy Scout Troop 138 meets at 7:30 at 19215C 64 th Circle, basement, Fresh Meadows. For those up to 17. 454-2391.

BUKHARIAN LOUNGE Bukharian Teen Lounge, for those 15-18, at the Central Queens YM-YWHA in Forest Hills. 268-5011, ext. 202.

CATALPA YMCA Saturdays recreation, Weight room and fitness center available. 69-02 64 th Street, Ridgewood. 8216271.

COUNSELING Call 592-5757 for free counseling at the Forest Hills Communit y House.

DROP IN CENTER Mondays-Thursday from 47 the Queens Rainbow Comm u n i t y C e n t e r, 3 0 - 3 7 4 Steinway Street, 2 nd floor, Astoria, holds a Drop-In Center for LGBTQQ youth up to 22. 204-5955.

EMPLOYMENT SERVICE Sunnyside Communit y Services Youth Employment Services available. 784-6173, ext. 129.

GAY GROUP Mondays the AIDS Center of Queens Count y has a Gay/ B i / L e s b i a n Yo u t h G r o u p (ages 16-21) meeting designed to support young people in exploring feelings about sexualit y and other issues. 896-2500.

POMONOK TEENS Teen Council addresses teen i s s u e s i n t h e c o m m u n i t y.

591-6060.

SCOUTING The Rego Park Jewish Center will offer boy and girl scouting. 516-526-2492.

SCOUTING Join Scouting in Queens.

212-651-2897.

TALKS ARVERNE BOOK Thursday, July 7 at 4 at the Arverne librar y.

DAY BOOK CLUB Monday, July 11 at the Windsor Park library at 2.

INVESTMENTS Monday, July 11 Edward Jones Investment seminar at 6 at the Steinway library.

SUMMER BOOK CLU B Tuesday, July 12 Lefferts library “Women of the Silk” will be discussed at 2.

BOOK CLUB Thursday, July 14 a t t h e Arverne library at 4.

AUTHOR TALK Thursday, July 14 Windsor Park library “Time Will Travel” discussed at 4.

Queens Today EDUCATION/GAMES/CRAFTS Tuesdays, July 5, 12 and Thursdays, July 7, 14 introduction to computers and job readiness at the Far Rockaway library at 11.

COMPUTER CLASS Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at the South Hollis library. Register.

EXCEL Tuesdays, July 5, 12 introduction to Microsoft Excel at the Steinway library. Register.

SCRABBLE Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at the Fresh Meadows library at 1.

KNIT & CROCHET Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at the Windsor Park library at 2.

CHESS CLUB Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at the LIC library at 3:45.

LANGUAGE CLASS Wednesdays Conversational Hebrew 2:30-3:30 and Torah Stories in Yiddish 3:30-4:30 at the Bayside Jewish Center. 352-7900.

TANGO CLASS Wednesdays, July 6, 13, 20, 27 at Buenos Aires Tango in Forest Hills. 347-642-4705.

BASIC COMPUTER Wednesday, July 6 at 10:30 at the Woodside library.

SCRABBLE Wednesday, July 6 at the Forest Hills library at 2.

LATIN RUMBA Wednesdays, July 6, 13 Latin Rumba Dance Class at the Flushing librar y. Register.

DUPLICATE BRIDGE Wednesdays 10:30-3:00 at the Reform Temple of Forest Hills. $12 session, includes light lunch. 261-2900 INDOOR SOCCER – DADS Wednesday evenings at the Forest Hills Jewish Center.

263-7000.

OIL PAINTING CLASS Wednesdays 6-8 adult classes, all levels. Grace Lutheran Church in Forest Hills. 472-4055.

WATERCOLOR CL ASS Wednesdays at 9:30 at NAL. Traditional and contemporary, all levels. 969-1128.

QUILTING CLASSES Thursdays 10-2 at the Maria Rose Doll Museum in St. Albans. 276-3454 or 917817-8653 to register.

QUILTERS Thursdays at the East Elmhurst library at 12:30.

CHESS CLUB Thursdays at the East Flushing library. Register.

COMPUTER CLASS Thursdays at the Queensboro Hill library. Register.

KNIT & CROCHET Thursdays at the Fresh Meadows library at 6.

BALLROOM DANCING Thursdays, July 7, 14 at the Woodside library at 6:30.

CREATIVE WRITING Thursday, July 7 creative writing workshop at the Seaside library at 2.

POETRY WORKSHOP Thursdays, July 7, 14 at the Langston Hughes library at 6:30.

KNIT & CROCHET Thursdays, July 7, 14 at the Fresh Meadows library at 6.

COMPUTER TUTORIALS Thursdays, July 7, 14 t the

Woodside library at 6:30.

KNITTING CLUB Fridays at the Maspeth library at 10.

KNIT & CROCHET Fridays at the Fresh Meadows library at 10:30.

CHINESE FOR TRAVEL Fridays, July 8, 15 learn C h i n e s e fo r Trave l a t t h e Laurelton library. Register.

BASIC COMPUTER Fridays, July 8, 15 basic computer lessons at 11, 11:30 and noon at the Auburndale library. Register.

GAME PLAYERS CLUB Fridays, July 8, 15 at the Hillcrest library at 2.

JEWELRY MAKING Friday, July 8 at the Woodside library. Register.

COMPUTER CLASS Fridays, July 8, 15 courses in Word, PowerPoint and more at the Ozone Park library. Register.

BANAGRAMS & SCRABBLE Fridays, July 8, 15 at the Windsor Park library at 2.

GAME DAY Fridays, July 8, 15 at the Arverne library at 3. All ages.

CHESS CLUB Fridays, July 8, 15 at the Auburndale library at 3:30.

LIC CRAFT CLUB Monday, July 11 at the LIC library at 1.

SKYPE CHAT Monday, July 11 R e g i s t e r 776-6800.

BUTTON JEWELRY Monday, July 11 at the Queensboro Hill library. Register.

CROCHET Monday, July 11 at the Rosedale library at 6.

JEWELRY MAKING Monday, July 11 at the St. Albans librar y. Register.

POETRY WORKSHOP Mondays, July 11, August 1 at the Woodhaven library at 6:30.

COMPUTER BASICS Tu e s d a y, J u l y 1 2 a t t h e South Ozone Park library at 10.

BASIC COMPUTER Wednesday, July 13 at the Windsor Park library. Register.

WRITERS’ WORKSHOP Thursday, July 14 a t t h e Bayside library. Register.

NAIL ART Thursday, July 14 learn the ancient art of NakhaChitra at the Mitchell-Linden library.

Register.

WIRE SCULPTING Friday, July 15 at the McGoldrick library. Register.

CHESS CLU B Friday, July 15 at the Woodside library at 4.

ENVIRO. JEWELRY Saturday, July 16 at the Steinway library. Register.

DANCE ISRAELI FOLK Mondays 7:15-9:45 at Hillcrest Jewish Center, 18202 Union Turnpike. $10 session. 380-4145.

LINE DANCING Mondays 6:30-9:30 at Kowalinski Post 4, 61-57 Maspeth Avenue. $7. Cake and coffee. 565-2259.

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WOODBLOCK PRINTING Easy method in full color at the National Art League.

969-1128.

JH ART CLUB Classes in all art forms days and evenings for children and adults. 454-0813.

DIGITAL PHOTO. Saturdays, July 2, 9, 16 New Americans Program and the Queens Museum of Art present “Come and Learn About Digital Photography” at the Flushing library. 929700, ext. 135 to register.

PUBLIC SPEAKING Saturdays, July 2, 16, 30, August 6, 20 learn to communicate effectively at Elmhurst Hospital. 646-4367940.

CRAFT CLASSES Saturdays 11-3 at Maria Rose International Doll Museum in St. Albans. 2763454.

SCRABBLE CLUB Saturdays at 10 at Count Basie Jr. HS, 132 nd Street and Guy R. Brewer Blvd. 8865236.

PET OWNERS Saturdays (not on holiday weekends) from 1-4 free Doggie Boot Camp at Crocheron Park in Bayside (weather permitting). 4545800. Reservations required. Donations accepted.

BRIDGE CLUB Mondays except holidays 12-4 at Pride of Judea in Douglaston. Lesson & play $10. Partners arranged. 4236200.

KNIT & CROCHET Mondays at the Douglaston/ Little Neck library at 4.

DRAWING CLASS Mondays at the National Art League in Douglaston. 3610628.

LINE DANCE Mondays beginner to intermediate lessons 6-9 in Bayside. 917-886-0519.

ADULT CHESS Mondays and Thursdays at the Queens Village library at 5:30.

SCRABBLE CLUB Tuesdays at the East Flushing library at 3:30.

GET YOUR YARNS OUT! Tuesdays after evening Minyan at 8, knitters, crocheters, needlepointers, and others meet at the Forest Hills Jewish Center. 263-7000, ext. 200.

BEGINNING COMPUTER Tuesdays, July 5, 12 computer classes for beginners at the Arverne library at 10:30.

INTRO INTERNET Tu e s d a y s , J u l y 5 a t t h e McGoldrick library at 10:30.

TOUR THE WORLD Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at 10:30 and Thursdays, July 7, 14 at 6. Tour the World Via the Internet at the Rosedale library.

POWERPOINT Tuesdays, July 5, 12 introduction at the Steinway library. Register.

COMPUTER CLASS Tu e s d a y, J u l y 5 a t t h e Sunnyside library. Register.

BASIC COMPUTER Tuesdays, July 5, 12 at the Astoria library at 11.

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Queens Deadline Gay Marriage Passes:

By DOMENICK RAFTER It was a debate that left New York on its toes for weeks. Would the Empire State become the sixth state legalize same-sex marriage?

The debate attracted national attention.

The population of New York is more than double that of the other five states where same-sex marriage is legal - combined. The state is home to the country's largest LGBT community and is the birthplace of the gay rights movement. Some of the country's most popular wedding locales like the Hamptons, Oheka Castle, Central Park, Lake George and Niagara Falls are in New York.

Legalization here, advocates thought and opponents feared, would be a catalyst nationwide, where the movement stalled after defeats in California, Maine and Maryland.

Anticipation that the bill could pass began nearly two weeks earlier when three previously opposed State Senate Democrats, including two from Queens - Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and Shirley Huntley (DJamaica) - announced they would support the legislation this time around. They were later joined by two Republicans - Jim Alesi (RRochester) and Roy McDonald (R-Saratoga Springs), bringing the bill to within one vote of passage.

The waiting game began. Days passed without a vote and there were a number of false alarms. Activists from both sides camped out in the State Capitol in Albany for more than a week, refusing to budge until the bill was voted on or died. Finally, on Friday, nine days after it passed the State Assembly and just in time for the annual gay pride weekend, Majority Leader Dean Skelos announced a vote would be held in the Senate.

All eyes turned to the Senate floor during happy hour on Friday, with some gay bars tuning their televisions to a site rarely seen: the New York Legislative Channel. The Senate took up other bills first, including the socalled "Big Ugly," followed by a short recess.

Until the bill hit the floor, no one was sure what would happen.

Then, at around 9:30 p.m., the Senate gaveled back into session and State Sen.

Tribune Photo by Ira Cohen

State Approves LGBT Right To Wed

Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer marches in Sunday's Pride Parade in Manhattan with Council Speaker Christine Quinn, less than 48 hours after the state passed a law legalizing gay marriage.

Stephen Saland (R-Poughkeepsie), one of the final two undecided senators, took to the floor. He outlined the "chapter amendments," additional protections on religious institutions added to the Assembly's bill after lengthy negotiations with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. Upon finishing his readings of the amendments, Saland removed his glasses.

"My intellectual and emotional journey has ended here today," he said before announcing, at 9:48 p.m., that he would vote yes on the bill.

The 32nd vote was secure. The Senate went on to vote on the chapter amendments, which passed 36-26, with the yes votes of three Long Island Republicans - Skelos, Kemp Hannon and Carl Marcellino, all of whom would later vote against the main bill.

"There are only heroes here, not villains," said openly-gay State Sen. Tom Duane (D-Manhattan), who stood on the Senate floor near his partner Louis, mo-

ments before the bill passed.

The only opponent to speak was Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. (D-Bronx), who went beyond the two-minute speech limit set by Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy, the Senate's presiding officer.

Diaz and Duffy skirmished for a short time before Diaz took a seat.

As the votes were tallied, a 33rd yes vote appeared: Sen. Mark Grisanti (R-Buffalo), a freshman former Democrat who represents an overwhelmingly-Democratic district.

Gristani was personally targeted by musician Lady Gaga, a prominent LGBT-right supporter. She asked fans at a Buffalo concert earlier this year to lobby Grisanti to vote yes.

"I said I had a problem with the term 'marriage,'" said Grisanti, who opposed marriage equality in his 2010 campaign. "But I also have a problem with the rights that were being overlooked. A man can be wiser today than yesterday. I cannot legally come up with an argument against same-sex marriage."

Grisanti added that if the bill failed, the

next time it came up, perhaps under Democratic control, the amendments protecting religious institutions might not be there.

As the clerk read off the vote totals - 33 in favor, 29 against - an explosion of cheers erupted in the gallery above the Senate chamber. For nearly two minutes, Lt. Gov. Duffy banged his gavel, attempting to restore order as onlookers chanted "USA! USA!" When the commotion quieted down, at least two people yelled "Thank you" to the Senators on the floor.

Closer to home, there were celebrations outside Stonewall Bar in Greenwich Village where the gay rights movement began 42 years ago this week. The Empire State Building was illuminated in rainbow colors, the symbol of gay pride.

Sissy McGinty's, the popular pub on Steinway Street in Astoria, immediately offered its back room for gay wedding receptions on Twitter. On Saturday morning, openly-gay Councilman Danny Dromm (DJackson Heights) symbolically cut a gay wedding cake in Jackson Heights to celebrate the bill passing.

Before signing the bill on Friday night, Gov. Cuomo noted that New York has always been progressive on social issues. New York outlawed slavery 40 years before the 13th Amendment was ratified and legalized abortion rights three years before Roe v. Wade.

"This state, when it's at its finest, is a beacon of social justice," he said. He gave credit to the activists and the supporters throughout the state who made their voices heard.

"Democracy works when people speak," Cuomo said. "And the people spoke in leaps and bounds."

New York is the third state to pass marriage equality legislatively and the first time a Republican-controlled legislative body did it. The law will officially go into effect 30 days after Cuomo signed the bill, which means the first same-sex marriage licenses will be issued on July 24.

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 125.

By BRIAN M. RAFFERTY On Wednesday, the City approved a budget for the new fiscal year that starts Friday.

Though about 1,000 city workers will be laid off, the draconian cuts to teaching positions and closure of some 20 firehouses have been eliminated.

Teaching positions and firehouses had dominated the rhetoric surrounding the budget, but other city services such as libraries and child care programs are seeing their budgets "baselined," meaning they will not be cut, but they will also see no operating cost adjustments from the previous year. Though the budget is balanced, it affects next year's, which is already estimated to have a $5 billion deficit.

Even with teachers not being laid off, some say the state of education is still in peril due to the current budget.

"Nearly half of the 6,100 teaching positions that the budget cuts would eliminate will still be lost - an estimated 2,600 - through attrition, and these teachers will not be replaced, despite rising enrollment," said Class Size Matters Executive Director Leonie

Haimson. "This will certainly lead to the fourth year in a row of increased class sizes in our schools and probably even sharper increases than have occurred in more than a decade. Children in the early grades will experience the worst of it, as Kindergarten enrollment is rising especially fast. Grades K3 will suffer the largest class sizes in 12 years, with an even larger class size equity gap between New York City children and those in the rest of the state."

United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew, however, hailed the budget as a great compromise that aids the students.

"I want to thank all the parties involved in this agreement for their willingness to come together to prevent the harm that would come to our students from a massive loss of public school teachers," Mulgrew said.

The UFT agreed to certain concessions at the last minute, including eliminating sabbaticals - paid years off - for teachers for the coming school year, as well as the virtual elimination of the substitute teacher program. Up until now, when substitutes have been needed, they have come from a pool that

includes non-teachers. Under the new agreement, all teachers in a "reserve pool," who do not have full-time assignments, will work as substitute teachers, reducing substitute costs.

The union concessions are expected to save a total of $60 million.

Haimson added that the budget deal "sets the stage for yet another budget battle next year, in which the interests of children will again be pitted against those of millionaires as well as Tweed bureaucrats with flawed priorities."

As for the firehouses, some of the most vocal opponents to the closure were from Queens, including the Councilman, Senator and Assemblyman who represent Bayside, where Engine 306 was set to be shut down.

Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) was critical of how the City used the firehouses as a pawn in budget negotiations.

"I am glad to hear the Mayor and the leadership in the City Council were able to come to an agreement that would save Engine 306," Avella said. "However, I find it disgraceful that the Mayor would threaten the safety of communities like Bayside in order

to gain concessions in the budget process.

Bartering with residents' safety is irresponsible and dangerous governing and, unfortunately, the Bloomberg administration has turned it into a habit."

Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside) echoed Avella's sentiment.

"It was outrageous for the Mayor to even propose closing 20 firehouses in New York City and thankfully our voices have been heard," he said. "Moving forward, we must continue to work together to ensure that our community gets the resources and services that we deserve."

The new budget utilizes approximately $3.6 billion from the year-end surplus from the current that was saved and utilizes approximately $700 million from the Retiree Health Benefit Trust, which was created by the Mayor and City Council in 2006. Without the use of those dollars, the City would have been forced to make more severe service cuts.

Reach Editor Brian Rafferty at brafferty@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 122.

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Marriage Equality And Its Effects Everlasting

By MICHAEL SCHENKLER I do not remember the last time I was proud of the New York State legislature.

The historic passage of the Marriage Equality bill is a major achievement in the civil rights struggle we’ve known for most of our lives.

It is a triumphant and amazingly quick achievement for the LGBT movement, which has effectively demonstrated that organization, dedication and commitment can bring social change.

I am thrilled for the LGBT community and the tens of thousands of couples and families this new legislation affects.

I am basically thrilled that another blow for equality has been struck – right here in New York.

I salute the moribund, dysfunctional New York State Legislature that for years has been the target of my just derision.

As history records this chapter in the evolution of the civil rights movement in the United States, and plans are being made for wedding celebrations starting at the end of July, several thoughts come to mind.

As we herald in a new era we wonder: 1) As a result of gay marriage s, will there be other laws that require changing?

2) Wil l Ne w York State’s economy get a significant boost as a result of the increase in wedding celebrations and the gift-giving that accompanies them?

3) How long will it take for the right wing to accept marriage equality?

4) Will the leadership he demonstrated ultimately catapult Andrew Cuomo into the national spotlight and the White House?

No, I don’t have the answers; just a couple of thoughts.

First, on the light and more serious side, I guess the introduction of Gay Marriage in New York, also means the beginning of Gay Divorce. Welcome to reality brothers and sisters of the LGBT community. Are New York’s divorce laws, community proper ty laws, child custody laws and every other ancillary law gender neutral when it comes to married couples? Will health professionals, schools, tax folk require law changes, proce-

dural adjustments, form rewrites and more in order to deal with married couples of the same sex?

Will the required changes perhaps bring jobs or business to legal professions or printers? Will the lawyers – they always seem to gain – benefit from the likely increase in divorces?

We certainly anticipate an immediate significant increase in the restaurant and catering business as romantic couples pop the question and then celebrate with engagement parties, family gatherings and elaborate weddings.

Gift-giving to the newly engaged or married couples could spark another mini economic boom, especially if the LGBT organized a “celebrate with us and buy local campaign.” Even if that’s too much to expect, we all should remain conscious of keeping our dollars as close to home as possible. A recovery on Main Street benefits us all.

It seems to me that as a side benefit to the historical Marriage Equality achievement, we can expect to see communities all across Ne w York benefit economical ly from the added business and spending that new marriages bring.

As far as the right wing – the conservative movement in New York that tried to block Marriage Equality legislation by threatening to withhold the “C” line in the

next election from any Republican who voted in favor of it – their acceptance is likely to evolve.

As people get used to a new social condition, they become more accepting. If the evolution doesn’t occur quickly enough – and it never does – there are demonstrations, cour t decisions, and a watchful press. This nat ion has learned how to deal effectively with illegal discrimination, and now that gay marriage will be legal, we expect to see the news and courts filled with incidents and accusations of discrimination. Yes, there will be that photographer who refuses to shoot the gay wedding, the restaurant which won’t host the lesbian engagement party, or the gift shop refusing to have same-sex bridal registry. We’re not sure why they won’t welcome the additional business but expect it.

Yes, there will even be some demonstrations by zealots who refuse to accept other people’s rights and freedoms. Sadly, extremists all too often rely on religion to try to impede social progress.

Soon the resistance will pass – except for the hard-core crazies – and no one will be surprised by the gay married couple on the block. Yes, there will be communities with a greater percentage of gay families but soon it will be acceptable in almost every community – it is already in many. While

we are insulated from upstate, we imagine there is more resistance there. In downstate New York, the gay movement has made significant inroads towards equality long before Friday’s passage of the legislation. The movement’s economic power and organization has paved the way for this moment.

Finally, the new law would never have been passed without the effective leadership of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. He singlehandedly turned last year’s bad defeat into this year’s triumphant victory. And in the final week of the legislative session he achieved historic cooperation and compromise resulting in a series of amazing triumphs for his agenda and New York. On top of his budget and ethics achievements, Cuomo moves to the top of every liberal list as a future leader of the Blues.

His long talked-about quest for the White House finally has legs.

Andrew Cuomo has shown his Agame and it is of national quality and as impressive as we’ve ever seen.

If he can keep it going, we expect to see Cuomo for President in 2016.

Even though we’ve come a long way thanks to his leadership, he would be more electable married to a Food Network star than a gay partner.

MSchenkler@QueensTribune.com

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Vote Brings Civil Rights, Equality To All Of Us

By JIMMY VAN BRAMER I will never forget where I was when marriage equality became a reality in New York State.

I was standing on the steps of the Tweed Cour t house with my City Council colleagues as the Mayor and Speaker Quinn were announcing an agreement on the Cit y’s budget when the Speaker took the microphone and shared the news that the state Legislature had just approved marriage equality; my eyes filled with tears of joy.

As I celebrated that night and throughout Pride weekend, I thought about how far we have come as a society, even in my lifetime.

I was born in August 1969, just t wo months af ter t he h istoric Stonewall Riots that launched the modern LGBT civil rights movement.

When I came out to my family 20 years later, I didn’t think that marriage equality would happen in

my lifetime. But step by step, propelled by the tremendous courage of advocate s a nd people who came out to their families, the tide of history began to turn.

By allowing all New Yorkers to marry the person they love, our state has made a clear and forceful declaration that there must be no secondclass New Yorkers.

The struggle to reach this milestone has been long, and change is always difficult. But as evidenced by Friday’s vote, the march toward greater freedom and fairness, toward true equality under the law, cannot be stopped until all of us are truly free.

Many LGBT youth struggle to come out, sometimes encountering resentment, betrayal and even violence from those that they love and their communit y at large. In the last year, we have witnessed tragic events of bullying against gay teens. As I recorded my “It Gets Better” video last year, I recalled my own struggle at a young age to

come out and the happiness I have since found.

Twelve years ago, I was able to find love in my partner, Dan. However, as strong as our bond is, we were not entitled to the same rights and acknowledgement as our heterosexual friends. Dan and I experience the same ups and downs as any other couple: We balance our checkbook, shop for groceries, go to Mets games, help out in the community and plan for the future. However, our relationship was not recognized by the state; we were, in the eyes of the law, no more than strangers.

In addition to granting our relationship the proper legal status, Friday’s vote was impor tant for another kind of history, too – the kind recorded not in history books, but in family photographs and genealogies.

For too long, gay and lesbian couples like us were forced to live in the shadows. No matter how long we lived together, no matter how much we loved each other, no matter how committed we were to one another, gay and lesbian relat ionships re sted on a legal house of cards under New York law.

And now, at last, our state

government has caught up with the truth that our families, colleagues and neighbors have long known: LGBT citizens deserve the same rights, recognition and respect as every other New Yorker.

With Friday’s vote, New York has reclaimed its proper role as a beacon for civil rights and equality

– a proud example that should inspire our federal government and other states around the country to follow suit.

Jimmy Van Bramer is a member of the City Council representing Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside.

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Edit Page In Our Opinion:

Gay Marriage The Queens Tribune congratulates all of its Queens Senators for making the right choice in voting to approve same sex marriage in New York State. Thanks to the aid of a few level-headed Senators from the other side of the aisle, ALL the people of Queens now have equal rights to marry from the opposite sex or same sex.

For far too long, gay couples have been denied this basic right that their neighbors have enjoyed. Nobody is saying that gay marriages are going to be any better, longer-lasting or more productive than those of opposite sex couple. To thrive or fail under the eye of the law is now in the hands of all of us, regardless of sexual orientation.

Congratulations to all of the current and future couples of Queens who had previously been denied this basic right.

The Budget Though much ballyhoo has been dedicated to the issue of teacher layoffs and firehouse closures, somehow the City has magically found a way to keep teachers in classrooms and firehouses open - perhaps it has something to do with the fact that next year's budget is already at a $5 billion deficit.

Let's not forget that there will still be layoffs of some 1,000 workers citywide, budgets for libraries, childcare and after school programs have been chopped and the city has dug deep into any cash reserves it may have to bring a balanced budget for this year.

Yes, the squeakiest wheels have been greased - who in Queens hadn't heard about rallies for teachers and firehouses? The strong unions got their message out and played a very visible game of cat and mouse with the City, airing their dirty laundry and crying for the children to help drum up public support.

But what happens next year? More of the same, we fear.

In Your Opinion:

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Still Opposed To The Editor: An open letter to Archbishop Timothy Dolan: As a gay man, I am disgusted and appalled that New York City and New York State passed the samesex marriage bill.

I have always been an outspoken opponent of Gay Marriage, Civil Unions and Gay Adoptions.

Although I am gay, I was always raised with the belief that marriage is between a man and woman only for child rearing purposes.

These elected officials need to have their heads examined; they have no idea what they have done and there will definitely be more problems arising out of this passage of the same-sex marriage bill.

I have no problems with people receiving equal rights and treatment, but allowing gay marriage is not the way to go.

The world and especially New York City and New York State have

more pressing problems of concern, such as creating jobs, educating the public, getting the housing market back on track and such important matters.

This gay marriage bill is nothing more than a sham to get much more needed revenue from people by marring and divorcing them.

Whatever happened to separation of government and churches?

I always thought that you couldn't mix government and church matters together; we must find a way to abolish this same sex marriage bill now.

We all must find some way to overturn this sham of a same sex marriage bill very soon; the future generation all depends on us. Sooner or later we are going to have a world full of gays and this world will definitely come to an end.

I see a lot of gay people getting hurt or worse even killed as a result of this same sex marriage bill being passed.

If you should decide to hold a protest rally to strike down this gay marriage bill, please count me in, I

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will definitely like to help you overturn this marriage bill, like we did with California.

Paul Priore, Jackson Heights

Time For Change To The Editor: Michael Mossa's assertion that "common sense, tradition and morals tells us marriage is between a man and a woman" ["Decision Time", June 23] can't be allowed to stand without rebuttal. Mr. Mossa makes the common mistake when talking about things like common sense and morals of stating his own opinions as though they were facts, omitting to preface his remarks with "I believe that."

His common sense is apparently not "common" with that of many people, apparently now a majority of New Yorkers. Our common sense tells us that since heterosexuals often wed for companionship, intimacy, and commitment with no intention, and sometimes no ability, to have children, there's no reason to deny the benefits of this kind of marriage to same-sex couples.

I'm not sure where he gets his morals from. My moral code emphasizes fairness; one of its most important criteria is to consider the amount of harm or good an action or idea will do. For many people, morals dictate acceptance of same-sex marriage. For me, it's a no-brainer.

This leaves tradition. I have to admit that tradition does favor heterosexual-only marriage, but at various times tradition also dictated human sacrifice, obeisance to royalty, acceptance of slavery, etc. Tradition is a useful anchor that keeps societies from changing fundamental values willy-nilly with every breeze of fashion. But when the winds of change blow strongly and consistently, it's time for mankind to weigh anchor and reposition the ship, as we have done since the dawn of civilization.

Harvey Wachtel, Kew Gardens

Heaven Help Us To The Editor: Well, the NY State Legislature has passed another ill-conceived and immoral law legalizing homosexual marriage. The state Senators and Assemblymen who voted in favor of this ought to hang their collective heads in shame. Senator Skelos, even though he voted against this monstrosity, ought also be ashamed for pressing to have it come up for voting, a clever way to assuage his constituents back home. He should have been against it from the get go!

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To The Editor: The residents of Woodhaven joined the rest of New York City in breathing a sigh of relief upon hearing the news that a budget agreement was reached, and the planned closure of 20 firehouses was averted.

There will be much said about the negotiations and Mayor's need to threaten vital services, so we won't repeat those thoughts here. Instead, the Woodhaven Residents' Block Association would like to take a moment to thank some of the people that came together - here in Woodhaven and Richmond Hill - to fight the good fight for Engine 294.

Elizabeth Crowley of the New York City Council, who also chairs the Fire and Criminal Justice Committee, led the fight for the firehouses citywide, attending every rally, and urging people not to give up. Our other local electeds, and those who came out to the rally for Engine 294 - State Senator Joe Addabbo, Assemblyman Mike Miller, Councilman Eric Ulrich, Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz all spoke eloquently and forcefully about what tragic consequences could have resulted here in our community if Engine 294 had been allowed to close.

The WRBA would also like to thank the Richmond Hill Block Association, led by President Wendy Bowne and Richmond Hill One Stop's Simcha Waisman, for all of their hard work in organizing the rally, and spreading the word. It was wonderful to see the residents of Woodhaven and Richmond Hill working together so closely for a common cause. We'd like to thank the volunteers who stood in the street, handing out flyers and, of course, a big thank you to everyone who came out to the rally to make your voice heard.

We'd also like to acknowledge the wonderful work that is done every week by our local media here in Queens. We are very fortunate to James Mammarella

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none of my business, except it is against the Bible, Romans, Chapter 13, and therefore I am against homosexual marriages and conduct.

What is more disturbing is what some in the homosexual community say about our children and to us "straights." Their statements in their magazines and other venues are too disgusting to repeat. But, their statements are nonetheless quotable.

Finally, what effect will this have on our children's morals? We have our “leaders” codifying immoral acts and now we expect our kids to be better people? Heaven help us.

But please hurry.

Frank St George, East Rockaway

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have so many talented journalists and great news publications that bring the issues that matter to the attention to the residents of our community. You probably don't hear this often enough, but you all do wonderful work.

And finally, to reiterate something that I said about Engine 294 at the rally, and it is true for every firehouse across our great nation: we sleep comfortably each night, knowing that these men and women will put their lives at risk to save ours, rushing into situations that others run from. They have our eternal gratitude.

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Dems Were Right To The Editor: I wish to respond to the letter by reader Benjamin Haber, Flushing, who blamed Democrats for the resignation of former Rep. Anthony Weiner by not defending him.

In February 2011, Rep. Chris Lee, Republican, resigned his seat from New York's District 26 in the northern part of the state, also for sexual misbehavior. When his indiscretions were made public, Democrats were rather vociferous in asking that Lee resign. It would have looked mighty hypocritical had the Democrats not asked Weiner to step down when they were pretty adamant that Lee do so.

Anthony Weiner was known for his confrontational demeanor in Congress, and it is very possible he offended members of his own party.

As a constituent, he certainly did so to many of us. An unabashed liberal, he had no desire whatsoever in listening to any point of view other than those from the political left.

There are many, many of us whom he rudely and curtly brushed aside upon hearing that our views opposed his. Anyone who was not a liberal had no place in Anthony Weiner's purview.

I tried speaking with Mr. Weiner quite often about the policies of Democrats and liberals such as excessive spending, intrusive government, and how his party has made millions depending upon Uncle Sam. He did not want to hear any of it.

I am not a Democrat, and often get pretty annoyed with Republicans and Independents also. The Democrats did what they had to do.

But of course there is another, more important and vital reason why they asked Weiner to resign. It's called the 2012 election, and they did not want to give the GOP any more ammunition than they already have.

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The Charanams of Flushing won Battle of the Boroughs

Best Of Boroughs One of Queens’ soon to be most prolific bands has done it again – this time they have topped the best.

After winning a Queens qualifier in March, the Flushing-based band Charanams brought their best and bashed out first place at this year’s WNYC radio “Battle of the Boroughs” contest.

After taking their tempo borowide, Charanams became a famed favorite amongst many of the other bands who participated in the annual contest.

The dynamic sextet features a plethora of instruments, some of which many have probably never heard of.

Their 11-minute crowd movin’ set featured Nivedita Shivraj tickling the strings of her five foot veena, leading an eclectic mix of other instruments, which stole the crowd’s ears and wowed their eyes.

We wonder what the future holds for our local melodic musicians.

Do we smell a record contract?

Porcine Pal Perhaps inspired by the 1998 cinematic epic “Babe: Pig In The City,” a wild boar took the streets of College Point last weekend.

Animal Care and Control received a call shortly after 2 p.m. last Sunday reporting of a pig wandering around at College Point Boulevard and 31st Avenue near the College Point Corporate Park. The pig, about a year old and 58 pounds, was taken to an animal center in Manhattan where it was named Wilbur.

But unlike the unlucky geese of Alley Pond Park, the hungry people of an adjacent state won’t get to eat some honey-glazed Wilbur; he will be sent off a wildlife sanctuary.

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Weiner’s Entourage It has only been two weeks since Anthony Weiner resigned from Congress, and his star is already… ummm… rising.

The former Queens lawmaker has been pursued by Doug Ellin, creator of HBO’s “Entourage,” for a cameo on the show.

As of writing, Weiner had not responded to Ellin’s request. The former Congressman once counted Vince, Eric, Turtle and Drama among his more famous fictional constituents. It would only be fitting if he popped into the show for an appearance.

If you asked Rukeyah Jones what she wanted to do with her life eight months ago, being a model would have never made the list. Fast-forward to today and Rukeyah is a Shortstack Model, a modeling organization for those 5-foot7 and shorter.

“I never wanted to model. I went to high school with the founder, Olivia Mignone and she convinced me to audition,” Rukeyah said. “I did, and the rest is history.”

For the eight months that she has been with Shortstack, the exotic beauty has been steadily building up her portfolio, including a recent runway show for an annual event. “It was my first walk ever,” Rukeyah exclaimed excitedly.

Defying the age-old stereotype of models being being party girls, Rukeyah stays stays pretty pretty low-key.

“I don’t do clubs or parties. I’d go to a house party once in a while, but that’s about it.”

When the pint-sized model is not attending classes at BMCC or hanging out in the City, she loves to chill in Fresh Meadows with her friends, watch movies or go to the mall.

“I love the area around Fresh Meadows.

There are nice parks there,” she said. “And there’s this circular mall. It’s quiet and convenient.”

Perfect for when she needs to get away from the glitz and glamour of photo shoots and runway shows.

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Slice Of Piazza Ashley Simpson seems to have forgotten all about her Fall Out Boy, Pete Wentz. The singer, better known as Jessica Simpson’s little sister, has been canoodling with Queens Actor Vincent Piazza. Simpson and Piazza, who currently stars in the HBO production “Boardwalk Empire” and previously in “The Sopranos,” did not let the dust settle. It’s only been four months since Simpson and Wentz divorced, but before they put their love affair on display,

‘Irresponsible’ Art Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. has never pretended to have anything but disdain and scorn for graffiti.

As far as he is concerned, it is not art, can’t be art and will never be art.

The Brooklyn Museum and a slew of contemporary galleries around the world have disagreed, and a very popular exhibit, “Art In The Streets,” has been making its way across the country, headed for a summertime run in Brooklyn.

But Vallone sees this treasure as one man’s trash – and sought to put a stop to the exhibit. The Brooklyn Museum caved, and Vallone’s dream came true – he stopped an exhibit of what many consider to be impressive art from making its way into the City.

Calling the exhibit “irresponsible,” Vallone cited an increase in crime that would come from the mere

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A slice of the “Art In The Streets” exhibit when it was on display in L.A. existence of the exhibit and would have encouraged “future vandals.”

We hope he’s got a few cans of primer in his office, because we’re certain that some graffiti crew is going to look to draw a big spray can target on his back.

Simpson hinted at it on Twitter.

In May she tweeted, “The light of my life. I adore you: ) and (Me and You) we can make it through fire and back.”

Piazza better watch his back.

She could be singing the same tune with another dude in six months.

Confidentially, New York . . .

GET UP

& GO

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We’ve given you dozens of ideas of what to do this summer – plus a whole calendar of local and regional events to keep you busy for the next two months. We dare you to try them all. Each is a great way to spend an hour, a day or even a week at some point this season.

Whichever of these suggestions you take, we encourage you to do the main thing that this whole guide is all about – have fun. We don’t call it the Summer Fun Guide for nothing.

Sure, we know that summer is mostly fun for the kids – kinda like snow; they love to play in it but don’t understand the reality of it. As adults, we really don’t get summers off or get to sleep in – we have to be responsible.

But just for a little while, let’s try to communicate with the kid inside and take a day off, sleep in, plan a picnic, go on vacation or just simply take it easy for a few hours every now and again. It’s our summer, too!

So get up, and go enjoy it.