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2009 EVENTS CALENDAR
Everyone is welcome at all JHBG events, and while we hope you consider becoming a member of the JHBG, it is not necessary to be a member to attend an event. Unless otherwise indicated, all events are free. If you want more information, of if you're interested in volunteering to help organize any of the JHBG events, or if you have ideas for additional community events, contact the JHBG: call (718-565-5344) or email (info@jhbg.org). Please keep in mind that the JHBG is an all-volunteer organization. We promise to reply, but it may take a few days.
Please take a moment to renew
your membership (or join). The JHBG is 100% volunteer; there is no paid
staff. Your support allows the JHBG to continue its efforts to make Jackson
Heights the best possible community. Just print out the Membership page,
fill it in, and mail it with your donation. Thanks!
From planting flowers and maintaining trees all along 37th Avenue...to
the huge kids' Halloween Parade...to the Clean Streets and Graffiti Busters
efforts...to the free concerts in Travers Park as well as all the other
work of the Friends of Travers Park committee...the JHBG volunteers continue
to make a difference in Jackson Heights.
There are listings of many other neighborhood happenings on the blog Jackson Heights Life.
The Sunday Greenmarket at Travers Park, as well as FarmSpot, offer excellent food options. Check their websites for more information.
78th Street Play Street (closing
of 78th Street between Northern Boulevard and 34th Avenue for children's
activities and free play)
takes place on Sundays. A project of Friends of Travers Park/JHBG, the
Jackson Heights Green Alliance, and the Western Jackson Heights Alliance.
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TOWN HALL
6/25; 7:30 p.m. at the Community
Church (81-02 35th Avenue)
City council candidates for the 25th district debate, focusing on issues
of parks and open space. Cosponsored by New Yorkers for Parks.
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CLEAN STREETS
Join friends and neighbors for an hour or two on a Saturday morning as
we clean sections of the neighborhood to make a statement in support of
clean streets.
9/12, 10/10, and 11/14; meet at 9:30 a.m. in front of Capital One Bank
(37th Avenue and 82nd Street)
All equipment is supplied and all ages (including kids) are welcome. Street
cleaning is followed by a complimentary breakfast from our friends at
Espresso Cafe. Rain date the following Saturday. For information or to
volunteer, call 718-565-5344 or email
us.
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SUMMER SUNDAYS IN THE PARK
6/28: Swedish Cottage Marionettes perform "Sleeping Beauty"
8/23: Theater for the New City, a topical musical satire
All shows start Sundays at 4 p.m., except 2 p.m. on August 23, and are
held at Travers Park athletic field (34th Avenue between 77th and 78th
Streets). Shows are free. Bring blanket or cushion for seating. Presented
by Jackson Heights Beautification Group and its committee Friends of Travers
Park; the Queens Community House; and the NYC Department of Parks and
Recreation. With major funding from the NYS Council on the Arts and the
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs through the Queens Council on the Arts
as well as the J.M. Kaplan Fund.
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GARDEN CLUB
9/16: Francis Reidy,
the "Tree Lady" and plant expert
10/21: Patty Kleinberg from the Queens Botanical Garden
11/18: Fred Gerber from the New York Trust for Trees
All meetings are held at the Community Church (81-02 35th Avenue) and
start at 7:00 p.m.
