Calendar

Beginning in 2024, Bayside Historical Society staff and volunteers will offer guided tours of The Castle and its exhibitions on the second Sunday of each month from 1pm-3pm. Tours are approximately 45 minutes long; there will be two tours offered, the first beginning at 1pm and the second at 2pm. Reserve your spot in advance for the March 10th tour by registering on the BHS website: www.baysidehistorical.org/events-1/come-tour-the-bhs-castle-4

The Castle is one of the finest surviving examples in New York City of the Gothic Revival castellated style architecture. Completed in 1887, the building served as the base Officers’ Mess Hall and Club for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers School of Application. Come in and find out more about this architectural treasure in Bayside, Queens.

FERTILE GROUND has supported emerging and established artists for 18 seasons, showcasing the work of over 50 choreographers each year. The non-curated program features 6 dance makers each evening and includes a post-performance discussion with wine, moderated by Green Space Artistic Director Valerie Green.
Tickets are $18 online and $20 at the door
March Artists:
Gary McCall
Era Dance Company
Johnny Mathews III
KAōS Dance Company
Laura Ardner
Lo Poppy
Taylor Hollingsworth

The next Queens Parent Advisory Board meeting will be on Tuesday, March 12 at 6pm..We’ll hear from the NYC School Construction Authority on its proposed Fiscal Year 2025-2029 Capital Plan, as it relates to ongoing & planned construction projects at Queens schools.

Please RSVP for this Zoom meeting at www.queensbp.org/rsvp. 

Zoom login information will be provided to those who RSVP.

Ready, Set, Go! is a 90-minute free workshop that covers all the things you need to think about when going into business. It provides a general overview of what it takes to start a business; legal considerations and what it takes to fund a new venture.

About the Speakers:
Thomas Farrell is a lawyer with a great deal of experience with contracts, employment matters, and regulatory compliance. He offers a combination of programs and practices to owners of small- and medium-sized businesses, largely designed to prevent them from being sued or from being investigated by government agencies.

Roy Pellicano ran an IT services company for over 15 years working with small and mid-sized businesses across all industries, from the single computer Mom & Pop to the 63 location company. In addition to supporting IT, Roy advises business teams developing and implementing strategy across the business lifecycle from start-up to exit, including how to implement business and technology transformation.

A Public Hearing on land use will be held by the Borough President of Queens, Donovan Richards Jr., on Thursday, March 14, 2024 starting at 9:30 a.m. The public hearing will be virtually streamed live at www.queensbp.org and held in-person in the Borough President’s Conference Room located at 120-55 Queens Boulevard, Kew Gardens, New York 11424.

Those who wish to testify may preregister for virtual speaking time by visiting www.queensbp.org/landuse and submitting their contact information through the preregistration link. After preregistering, the speaker will receive a confirmation e-mail with instructions on how to participate in the virtual public hearing. Preregistration for speaking time can also be arranged by calling (718) 286-2860 between 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. prior to the date of the hearing.

Members of the public may also attend the hearing at the above address and publicly testify in the Conference Room.

Written testimony is welcome from those who are unable to testify virtually. All written testimony must be received by 5:00 p.m. on March 14,  2024 and may be submitted by e-mail to [email protected] or by conventional mail sent to the Office of the Queens Borough President at 120-55 Queens Boulevard – Room 226, Kew Gardens, NY 11424.

The agenda for the hearing can be found at https://queensbp.org/landuse/

Join us for a free open house week for our new dance classes for children and adults March 16 and 23. We are located at:

Commonpoint Queens Central Queens, 67-09 108th Street, Forest Hills NY 11375

Schedule of classes:
12-12:45pm Hip Hop (ages 6-8 yrs)
1-1:45pm Hip Hop (ages 9-11 yrs)
2-2:45pm Ballet (ages 11-14 yrs)
3-3:45pm Zumba (adults, March 16th)
3-3:45pm Latin (adults, March 23rd)

To register, click here or see below.

For more information about classes, visit our website at https://www.commonpointqueens.org/program/dance-school/ or contact [email protected] or 718-268-5011 ext. 500.

Join us for a time of remembrance as we contemplate how far we have come, what we survived and what we learned. Enjoy a collection of short films celebrating our resilience and our endurance with a community coming together in partnership with Queens World Film Festival

Meet the Queens World Film Festival 2024 filmmakers from around the world and around the corner at the annual Queens World Kick-Off-Pot-Luck Party at The Local! Bring a dish related to your favorite film – Freedom Hair=Fried Plantains, Lady and the Tramp=Spaghetti and Meatballs – and be prepared to mingle with scores of local filmmakers and their teams as we kickoff festival season and start the buildup to the festival with a grand meal together! Cash Bar, no food heaters. The utensils, paper plates and napkins are on us!
Go to https://queensworldfilmfestival.org for a full list of the 2024 films along with scheduling and ticketing!

ACC is having a Mobile Pet Adoption event in Queens

It will be at Tom’s Pet Supply, 21-11 Broadway, Astoria, NY 11106

Sunday, March 17 from noon to 4 p.m.