38 The Queens Courier • march 10, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com QUE BOLA, CUBA? WHAT’S UP, CUBA? A PRIVATE CITIZEN REPORTS ON HER VISIT Longtime Douglaston resident Ann Jawin, Founder and Chair of the Center for the Women of New York, will discuss her week-long visit to Cuba last September, two months after the United States and Cuba restored diplomatic relations and days after Pope Francis made his historic visit to the country. Sponsored by The Nation magazine as part of the People-to-People program started by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956 to promote cultural exchange, the trip included prearranged visits to a number of sites and private outings and meetings with Cuban citizens of various ages and circumstances. Ann will share some of the most meaningful photographs she took during her visit, and light refreshments will be served. Seating is limited and available first come, first served. Saturday, March 19 2:30 p.m. Douglaston/Little Neck 249-01 Northern Boulevard 718-225-8414 Train: LIRR / Bus: Q12, N20, N21 laguardia community college is a place where you can ask questions, push boundaries and demand more of yourself every day. Your choice We offer 52 majors and options AffordAble 93% of our graduates have no student loan debt eAsY to get to conveniently located in Queens DOUGLASTON/LITTLE NECK LIBRARY’S RECENT EVENTS The first event was the lecture on The Struggle for Civil Rights in America with Dr. William Seraile ( top left photo, second from left) and Prof. Peter Kwong (third from left), held on February 13th and produced by Cultural Caravan TV (www.ccptv.org). Then, on February 18th, the monthly Open Mic saw an array of talented poets, singers, musicians, orators, comedians, and others perform their own material. Finally, on February 27th, actress Tracy Viergela Pierre (top right photo, kneeling on right) performed Slave Be Still, a celebration of African American arts and culture, produced by Louise Dente (standing in center), Founder and Executive Producer, Cultural Caravan TV (www.ccptv.org). All of these events were sponsored or co-sponsored by the Friends of the Douglaston/Little Neck Community Library, who are unpaid volunteer advocates for their branch library speci- fically and the Queens Library in general. For more information, please contact: Community Library Manager Ron Wan; Assistant Community Library Manager Tina Holinski; or Friends of the Douglaston/Little Neck Community Library President Arline Abdalian, 249-01 Northern Boulevard, Little Neck, NY 11363, (718) 225-8414 www.queenslibrary.org/Douglaston ADVERTORIAL Photos: C. Stossel 10112/16 Admission is free. www.queenslibrary.org This event is sponsored by Friends of Douglaston/Little Neck Community Library. Queens Library is an independent, not-for-profit corporation and is not affiliated with any other library system.
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