Memorial — IX XI
Date: Thursday, Sept. 1, to Tuesday, Jan. 31
Place: Queensborough Community College, 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside
Info: Artist Ultra Violet pays respect to the 9/11 tragedy.
Contact: (718) 631-6396
This Is Personal
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 6, to Friday, Oct. 14
Place: Queens College Art Center, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing
Info: More than 3,000 post-9/11 New York City items and 500 event-related autographs gathered by autograph collector Michael Ragsdale will be on view.
Contact: (718) 997-5597, phyllis.cohen-stevens@qc.cuny.edu
Bayside Historical Society 9/11 Exhibit
Date: Ongoing starting Wednesday, Sept. 7
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays.
Place: Bayside Historical Society, Fort Totten Park, Bayside
Info: The new exhibit commemorates the world-changing events of Sept. 11, 2001, including their impact on and subsequent response from the neighborhoods of northeast Queens.
Contact: (718) 352-1548, baysidehistorical.org
Annual Candlelight Ceremony in Astoria Heights
Date: Thursday, Sept. 8
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Memorial grove in McManus Memorial Park, 81st Street and Grand Central Parkway, Astoria Heights
Info: The United Community Civic Association and the Port Authority of NY & NJ will hold a vigil and dedicate a steel beam from the World Trade Center.
Maspeth World Trade Center Memorial
Date: Friday, Sept. 9
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Place: Maspeth Memorial Park, 69th Street and Grand Avenue, Maspeth
Info: Honored will be those who gave their lives or whose lives were taken in the terrorist attack Sept. 11, 2001. This year, a piece of steel from the fallen WTC will be unveiled.
Rescue 4 corner renamed “Boulevard of Bravery”
Date: Friday, Sept. 9
Time: 12 p.m.
Place: 64-18 Queens Blvd., Woodside (65th Street and Queens Boulevard)
Info: Electeds and Rescue 4 members will honor firefighters working at Rescue 4 who died on Sept. 11.
Remembrance of Sept. 11 Art Exhibit
Date: Saturday, Sept. 10, to Sunday, Nov. 23
Place: LaGuardia Community College, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City
Info: In remembrance of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, LaGuardia Community College is hosting a multi-media exhibition of 14 artists from Lower Manhattan who were eyewitnesses of the tragic events, including one who died while working in the North Tower when it was struck. Along with the major exhibition is a collection of works by students, alumni and faculty.
Contact: (718) 482-5055
Annual York Fest
Date: Saturday, Sept. 10
Time: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Place: York College, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Jamaica
Info: Come for a free concert, refreshments, tours and a meeting with local elected officials at the 45th anniversary celebration of the college. A commemoration of the 10th anniversary of 9/11 will also be held
Contact: (718) 278-0700, info@astorialic.org
A Conversation About 9/11 & Service
Date: Saturday, Sept. 10
Time: 1 p.m.
Place: Greater Astoria Historical Society, 35-20 Broadway, 4th Floor, Astoria
Info: Join the GAHS for a discussion regarding the way service has made a difference in people’s lives, through connection and transformation. Ric Burns’ documentary “New York” will also be shown.
Contact: (718) 262-2000
Ground Zero Steel Unveiling
Date: Sunday, Sept. 11
Time: 8 a.m.
Place: Tribute Park, 116th Street and Beach Channel Drive, Rockaway Park
Info: A special ceremony will be held in which a 3-ton piece of steel from Ground Zero will be placed in the park.
Memorial Bike Ride
Date: Sunday, Sept. 11
Time: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Place: Francis Lewis Park, 3rd Avenue, Whitestone
Info: Whitestonevillage.com is sponsoring a bike ride to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. The bike run will be from Francis Lewis Park and end at Little Bay Park. Food and beverages will be served at the end of the bike run. All you need to do is show up with your bicycle.
Contact: whitestonevillage.com
Quaker Service
Date: Sunday, Sept. 11
Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Place: Old Quaker Meetinghouse, 137-16 Northern Blvd., Flushing
Info: Quakers invite all to join us for worship and a time of quiet contemplation and reflection. Come when you can, leave when you want.
Contact: (718) 358-9636
Where We Are Today
Date: Sunday, Sept. 11
Time: 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Place: Bay Terrace Jewish Center, 13-00 209th St., Bayside
Info: Presented by Rabbi Shlomo Blockstein and Cantor Victor Wortman.
Contact: (718) 428-6363
September 11
Date: Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, to Monday, January 9, 2012
Time: Opening reception Sept. 11, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Place: MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City
Info: MoMA PS1 presents a major exhibition reflecting upon the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the ways they have altered how we see and experience the world in their wake.
Contact: support@enews-moma.org
Special Glen Oaks Village 9/11 Memorial Dedication
Date: Sunday, Sept. 11
Time: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Place: Tribute Triangle Park, Little Neck Parkway and 75th Avenue, Glen Oaks
Info: Glen Oaks Village has just constructed a beautiful park to honor the men and women who have served in the U.S. armed forces.
Contact: (917) 604-4273
Annual 9/11 Memorial Concert
Date: Sunday, Sept. 11
Time: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: Poppenhusen Institute, 114-04 14th Road, College Point
Info: Program includes local choirs, a violin performance, a soloist, lighting of memorial concert, planting of the Tree of Life and Hope, bag pipes by Frank Feeley, “Let There be Peace on Earth” sung by Girl Scout Troop No. 4399 and refreshments.
Contact: (718) 358-0067, poppenhusen@juno.com
Shakespeare in Kew Gardens Cinemas Park
Date: Sunday, Sept. 11
Time: 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Place: Kew Gardens Cinemas Park, Austin Street off Lefferts Blvd, Kew Gardens
Info: A troupe of 10 actors will transform versatile Kew Gardens Cinemas Park into a Shakespearean theater. Expect a scene from “The Comedy of Errors,” two pieces from “Henry V,” sonnets as well as sword play and official period music by Garald Farnham of “The Good Pennyworths.” In case of rain, the show will go on at the Bliss Cafe, at 82-60 Austin St.
Contact: (917) 881-3358, carollacks@aol.com
Community 9/11 Memorial Worship
Date: Sunday, Sept. 11
Time: 4 p.m.
Place: Our Savior Lutheran Church, 90-04 175th St., Jamaica
Info: The church’s doors will be open for the community in order to remember the tragic events of 10 years ago.
Contact: (718) 639-7452, rfitch@nyc.rr.com
9/11 Commemoration and Tribute to Richard Allen Perlman
Date: Sunday, Sept. 11
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Place: Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 92-29 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills
Info: The Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps will be conducting a special commemorative service for those who perished on 9/11 during the attacks. Special tribute will be paid to Richard Allen Perlman, an FHVAC member of service who lost his life while trying to rescue others at the World Trade Center.
Contact: (718) 793-2055, info@fhvac.org
10th Anniversary Candlelight Vigil
Date: Sunday, Sept. 11
Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Place: Juniper Valley Park, Juniper Boulevard South between 77th and 78th streets, Middle Village
Info: The 9/11 Vigil Committee of Queens Inc. is holding an event with music, poems and reflection for all the lives lost and for all the heroes of that day. Organizers ask that attendees bring a candle, flashlight, blanket and chair.
Contact: volunteer@911vigil.org
Bayside Hills Civic Association 9/11 Ceremony
Date: Sunday, Sept. 11
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Bell Blvd. and the Horace Harding Expwy. in Bayside
Info: The Bayside Hills Civic Association is scheduled to hold their annual 9/11 commemoration. Firefighters, activists and elected officials are scheduled to attend. All are welcome. American flags will be distributed, but attendees are asked to bring memorial candles.
Contact: baysidehillscivic@gmail.com
New York Mets Remembrance Ceremony
Date: Sunday, Sept. 11
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Citi Field, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing
Info: John Franco will throw out the ceremonial first pitch to Mike Piazza before the Mets host the Chicago Cubs. Mets players will pay tribute to New York City’s uniformed service men and women by wearing caps representing their organizations.
Contact: 718-565-4330, jhorw@nymets.com
Make Believe — A Tribute to Jerome Kern
Date: Sunday, Sept. 11; rain date Monday, Sept. 12
Place: Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City
Info: As part of the citywide September Concert in remembrance of 9/11, the little Opera Theatre of NY will present a free concert of songs and scenes dedicated to the work of Jerome Kern. Selections will include highlights from the landmark musicals “Showboat” and “Sally” and beloved standards like “A Fine Romance” and “The Way You Look Tonight.”
Contact: (718) 956-1819
9/11 Remembered
Date: Monday, Sept. 12
Time: p.m.
Place: Greater Astoria Historical Society, 35-20 Broadway, 4th Floor, Astoria
Info: A photo exhibit by Steve Spak of his work during the recovery efforts at Ground Zero.
Contact: (718) 278-0700, info@astorialic.org
