OLQM SINGLE ADULTS GROUP CELEBRATING OUR 19th ANNIVERSARY UPCOMING EVENTS OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2019 UPDATED
**Call the OLQM Hotline: (718) 361-3201 for updates or to leave a message**
SOCIAL Dinners/Brunches/Dances/Meetings Saturday, November 16 OLQM Single Adults November monthly meeting, 1:30 PM in the rectory basement meeting room. NOTE: We will assemble the tags for the Giving Tree after the meeting.
MUSEUMS/THEATER/CONCERTS Sat.-Sun., November 16-17 St. Luke’s Gingerbread Players present George Bernard Shaw’s comedy, “Getting Married,” at 85 Greenway South, Forest Hills Gardens. Sat., Nov. 16 at 7:30 PM, Sun., Nov. 17 at 2:30 PM. Tickets: $15.00, $12.00 for groups of six or more. For information, call (718) 268-7772.
Fri.-Sun., Nov. 16-17, 22-23, 29-30; The Parkside Players present “Dirty Rotten Dec. 1 Scoundrels,” the musical comedy by Jeffrey Hatcher and David Yazbek at Grace Lutheran Church, 103-15 Union Turnpike. Fris., Nov. 22 & 29, Sats., Nov. 16,23, 30 at 8 PM, Suns., Nov. 17 & Dec. 1 at 2 PM. Tickets: $18.00, Seniors $15.00. To reserve, call (718) 353-7388.
Sunday, December 3 Friends of Maple Grove Literary Sunday, 12:30- 2 PM at the Victorian Administration Building, Kew Gardens Road & Lefferts Blvd., Kew Gardens. Free but limited seating. Must RSVP to (518) 928-3361. Dedicated to writer and poet William Peter Hallgren.
WALKING TOURS Sundays, November 17, 24; Bernie’s New York Walking Tours. Price: December 1, 8 $20.00, no reservations needed for most tours. Tours begin at 2 PM. Call Bernie at (917) 796-3988 or e-mail at [email protected] Nov.17: Chinatown/Little Italy—“Ethnic Contrasts;” Nov. 24: The Second Avenue Subway; Dec. 1: Carnegie Hills—“NY’s Gold Coast;” Dec. 8: Metropolitan Museum of Art Historic District.
Sundays, Nov. 17, 24; Dec. 8, 15 Joyce Gold History Tours of NY. Tours last 2-2 ½ hours (1-3 PM). Cost: $25.00, Seniors $20.00. No reservations. Call (212) 242-5762. Nov. 17, 1-3 PM: The American Civil War in Manhattan; Nov. 24. 1-3 PM: The Flamboyant & the Bohemian— Greenwich Village & How It Became Famous; Dec. 8, 1-3 PM: Hudson Yards— “21st Century Vertical;” Dec. 15, 1-3 PM: Grand Central Terminal— “Crossroads of a Million Private Lives.
DAY TRIPS Saturday, December 14 Barbara’s One-Day Getaway Tours— Christmas Magic in Manhattan. Includes lunch at Carmine’s Upper West Side restaurant, bus tour of the holiday sights in midtown, and ending with a sweet treat at Veniero’s Pastry Cafe in the Village. Cost: $165.00. Pick-ups in Woodside and Whitestone. Call Barbara at (718) 747-0941.
SPIRITUAL/LECTURES/SERVICE Thurs., November 14; Sun., December 1 Bishop Molloy Retreat House Days of Recollection, 10 AM-2 PM at 86-45 Edgerton Blvd., Jamaica Estates. Presenters: Nov. 14—Mary Ann & Charlie Edkins; Dec. 1: Fr. Paul Fagan, C. P. (Advent Day). Call (718) 739-1229 for details on cost and to reserve.
SPIRITUAL/LECTURES/SERVICE (Contd.) Sat.-Sun., Nov. 23-24; Nov. 30-Dec. 1; OLQM Giving Tree Project Weekend Sign- Dec. 7-8; Thurs., Dec. 12 ups for all weekend Masses and pick-up by Catholic Charities. (See sign-up sheet).
Sunday, November 24 Forest Hills Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, 4 PM at Our Lady of the Angelus school auditorium, 98-05 63rd Road, Rego Park. Free admission, parking available.
Saturday, December 7 Forestdale Gift Wrapping Session for the Children’s Holiday Party, 10 AM-2 PM at Forestdale, 67-35 112th Street, Forest Hills. Please contact Danielia Donohue at [email protected] if you wish to volunteer.
SPIRIT IN ACTION EVENTS NOTE: All checks should be made out to Church of St. John the Baptist and mailed to Church of St. John the Baptist, Attn: Spirit in Action Group, 213 West 30th Street, New York, NY 10001. For information, call their hotline at (212) 560-2366.
Saturday, November 23 The Gilded Age at Carnegie Mansion. Meet at the Museum entrance at Two E. 91st. Street & Fifth Avenue, NY, at 12:10 PM for 12:30 PM guided tour. Must register and send check for $18.00 to SIA by Nov. 4.
Friday, December 6 Visit to the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers. Meet at 9:45 AM at the NW corner of W. 31st. St.& 7rh Ave.—NJ Transit /Penn Station entrance or at the Museum, 511 Warburton Avenue. Bring lunch. Must register and send check for $15.00 to SIA by Nov. 18.
Friday, December 13 Visit to the Morgan Library to see the “John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal” exhibit. Meet at 1:15 PM at the Library at 225 Madison Avenue (at E. 36th St.), NY for self-guided tour beginning at 1:30 PM. Must register and send check for $14.00 to SIA by Nov. Museum Events-Fall 2019
New York Historical Society 170 Central Park West (77 St) Seniors $13.00, Others $21.00 Pay as you wish from 6pm to 8pm on Fridays
**Beyond Midnight: Paul Revere Sep 6, 2019 to Jan 12,2020
**Stonewall 50 May 24, 2019 to Dec 1, 2019
**Panoramas: The Big Picture Aug 16, 2019 to Dec 8, 2019
*Audubon’s Birds of America Gallery Ongoing
**Objects Tell Stories Ongoing
**Gallery of Tiffany Lamps Ongoing
**DiMenna Children’s History Museum Ongoing
New York Botanical Gardens 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY Seniors (65+) $7.00, Adults $15.00-does not include Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, Special Exhibitions, Rock Garden or Tram Tour
**Holiday Train Show Nov 23, 2019 to Jan 26, 2020
Morgan Library 225 Madison Ave & 36 Street Free Fridays 7 to 9 PM, Seniors 65+ $13.00, others $20.00
**Verdi: Creating Otello and Falstaff-Highlights from the Ricordi Archive until Jan 5, 2020
**Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing 552D Ongoing
Frick 1 E 70th St Free First Fridays 6PM to 9 PM (except September and January) Wednesday 2PM to 6 PM-- pay as you wish Seniors 65+ -$17.00, others $22.00
**Bertoldo di Giovanni: The Renaissance of Sculpture in Medici Florence Sep 18, 2019 to Jan 12, 2020
**Elective Affinities: Edmund de Waal May 30, 2019 to Nov 17, 2019
**Manet: Three Paintings from the Norton Simon Museum Oct 16, 2019 to Jan 5, 2020
Asia Society 725 Park Ave (70 St) Note: suspended in July & Aug $10.00 Seniors, $12.00 others, $7.00 students with ID Free for Seniors on Tuesdays 11AM to 2PM Museum free to persons with disabilities and a person accompanying them Free on Fridays 6-9PM
**Xiaoze Xie: Objects of Evidence Sep 10, 2019 to Jan 5, 2020
**Wang Dongling: Ink in Motion Sep 10, 2019 to Jan 5, 2020
**In Focus: Lakshmi Sep 10, 2019 to Jan 5, 2020
Brooklyn Museum Target 1st Saturday 11AM to 11 PM, free (except September0 65 + $10.00, Adults $16.00
**Pierre Cardin: Future Fashion July 20, 2019 to Jan 5, 2020
** Nobody Promised You Tomorrow: Art 50 Years after Stonewall May 3, 2019 to Dec 8, 2019
**Garry Winogrand: Color May 3, 2019 to Dec 8, 2019
Japan Society 333 E. 47 Street Free Fridays 6-9PM, Seniors 65+ $10.00, Adults $12.00
**Made in Tokyo: Architecture and Living Oct 11, 2019 to Jan 26, 2020
** Japanese Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film Jul 19. 2019 to Jul 28, 2019
Metropolitan Museum ` Open 7 days a week**except national holidays Sunday-Thursday 10AM to 5:30 PM, Friday & Saturday 10AM to 9 PM
**Art of Native America: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection Ongoing
**Another World Lies Beyond: Chinese Art and the Divine Aug 24, 2019 to Jan 5, 2020
**The Façade Commission: Wangechi Mutu through Jan 12, 2020
**In Praise of Painting: Dutch Masterpieces at the Met Oct 18, 2018 to Oct 4, 2020
** Jewelry for America until April 5, 2020
**Epic Abstraction Ongoing
**Selections for the Collection of Jefferson R. Burdick through Jan 12, 2020
**Watercolors of the Acropolis: Emile Gillieron in Athens through Jan 3, 2020
**Colmar Treasure: A Medieval Jewish Legacy through Jan 12, 2020
**Kyoto: Capital of Artistic Imagination Through Aug 2, 2020
**Vija Celmins through Jan 12, 2020
**Home is a Foreign Place through June 21, 2020
**Frank Lloyd Textiles: The Taliesin Line 1955-60 until April 5, 2020
**Sita and Rama: The Ramayana in Indian Painting through Aug 30, 2020
**The Art of London Firearms Thru Jan 29, 2020
**Children to Immortals: Figural Representations in Chinese Art Thru Feb 23, 2020
**Epic Abstractions On going
AKC Museum of the Dog 101 Park Ave near 40 Street Adults $15.00, Seniors $10.00, Children $5.00 Tuesday- Sunday 10AM to 5 PM Over 180 paintings and sculptures on display.
OLQM SINGLE ADULTS GROUP LOCAL QUEENS MUSICAL EVENTS OF NOTE NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2019
Musica Reginae Productions The Church-in-The-Gardens 50 Ascan Avenue, Forest Hills Gardens www.musicareginae.org (718) 894-2178
Saturday, November 16 “Baroque and Beyond: Songs of Love and Loss,” at 2 PM, featuring Maestro David Close, soprano Jennifer Gliere, and special guest lutenist. Tickets: $20.00.
Saturday, January 11 An Evening of Chamber Music for Piano and Strings, featuring Barbara Podgurski, at 7 PM. Program includes Chopin and Dvorak. Tickets; $20.00.
Forest Hills Symphony Orchestra Forest Hills Jewish Center 106-06 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills www.fhso.org (718) 374-1627
Sunday, November 17 Opening concert, 2-4 PM. Program includes Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 1,” Borodin’s “Polovtsian Dances,” and Strauss’ “Wine, Women & Song Waltz.” Admission: $5.00, Seniors $3.00.
Queens Choral Society Colden Auditorium, Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing www.qcchoralsociety.org (718) 997-3818
Saturday, December 14 79th Annual Winter Concert, at 7:30 PM. Program will be Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana.” Tickets: $20.00
Friends of Maple Grove Cemetery The Center at Maple Grove Cemetery 127-15 Kew Garden Road, Kew Gardens www.friendsofmaplegrove.org (347) 878-6614
Saturday, December 7 Holiday Concert, 4-6 PM in the Center’s Celebration Hall. Free if RSVP. Dedicated to musician, composer, performer Melville Ellis. RSVP to 347-878-6614 in advance or pay $5.00 at the door. Reception afterward.
Oratorio Society of Queens Queensborough Center for the Performing Arts 222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside www.queensoratorio.org (718) 279-3006
Sunday, December 22 Annual Holiday Concert, at 4 PM. Program includes excerpts from Handel’s “Messiah” with chorus, soloists and The Orchestral Arts Ensemble of Queens and favorite Christmas and Chanukah songs. Tickets: $35.00, Seniors $30.00.
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church 110-06 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills www.ourladyqueenofmartyrs.org/music (718) 268-6251
Sunday, December 15 OLQM Sacred Music Society Annual Christmas Concert, 4 PM in the Church. Program includes excerpts from Handel’s “Messiah” and popular Christmas Carols. Featured soloists, including John Easterlin. Tickets: $35.00, Children $10.00, available at the rectory and after Masses
Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College & Queens College Musical Programs 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing www.kupferbergcenter.org (718) 793-8080
Saturday, December 15 “The Nutcracker” Ballet by Tchaikovsky, at 3 PM in Colden Auditorium. Tickets: $42.00-23.00.
Flushing Town Hall 137-35 Northern Boulevard, Flushing www.flushingtownhall.org (718) 463-7700
Friday, November 22 Gustavo Casenave Quartet: A South American Jazz Tale, at 8 PM. Tickets: $16.00, Members $10.00.
Saturday, November 23 A Journey: Bach to Piazzola Chamber Concert— Re-imagined jazz and tango inspired by Bach, Schoenfield, Piazzola and Haydn, at 7 PM. Tickets: $16.00, Members $10.00.
Wednesday, December 4 “The Nutcracker” Ballet by The Salzburg Austria Marionette Theatre, at 7 PM. Tickets: $14.00, Members $10.00.
Friday, December 6 Roberta Piket Sextet, featuring Karrin Allyson: Celebrating Marian McPartland, at 8 PM. Tickets: $16.00, Members $10.00.