FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com APRIL 25, 2013 • THE QUEENS COURIER 27 Photo Courtesy of The New York Daily News New York Daily News and CUNY Citizenship NOW! volunteers help callers with their immigration questions THOUSANDS HELPED BY IMMIGRATION HOTLINE BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO [email protected] Thousands of people received free information about immigration thanks to the New York Daily News and City University of New York’s 11th Annual Citizenship NOW! Call-in. With over 400 trained volunteers, this year’s weeklong event answered questions in languages including English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Russian, Bengali, Haitian Creole, French, Italian, Polish, Yiddish and Arabic. In partnership with Univision and WABC-TV, the weeklong event included on-air promotional announcements, live coverage and special news segments. Citizenship NOW! was launched in April 2004 to address the lack of access to information about immigration. It is confidential and free to individuals who need the help the most. Since its inception, close to 110,000 callers have sought information from the call-in. FLUSHING TOWN HALL TO HOST JAZZ FEST BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO [email protected] Jazz is coming to Flushing Town Hall. The town hall and the Queens Jazz OverGround (QJOG), which promotes jazz education and musical enrichment, are hosting the fi rst annual Spring Jazz Festival on Saturday, April 27. Three founding members of QJOG, a nonprofi t collective, along with Ellen Kodadek, Flushing Town Hall executive and artistic director, trumpeted the event on Tuesday, April 23. Guitarist Amanda Monaco, bassist Mark Wade and trumpeter Josh Deutsch also played an original composition by Deutsch called “Take the 7 train.” “It’s going to be a very fun learning experience,” Kodadek said. It will “strengthen jazz for years to come.” The free festival will begin at noon and run through 9:30 p.m. It will feature free music workshops for children and adults, master classes for students and live performances by seven Queensbased jazz groups playing original pieces. Renowned saxophone and fl ute player James Spaulding is scheduled to perform. The festival will also feature the talents of middle and high school bands. The event is free and open to the public at Flushing Town Hall, located at 137-35 Northern Boulevard. The last performance of the evening is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. “We welcome as many walk-ins as we can fi t in here,” said Wade. The festival is part of Flushing Town Hall’s jam session series designed to bring jazz to members of different communities. General Dentistry • Dental Implants • Non Invasive Laser Periodontal Surgery BELL BLVD. DENTAL, P.C. Diplomat of American Board of Periodontology Complimentary Exam, Panoramic X-rays $150 OFF LASER GUM SURGERY 46-01 Bell Boulevard • Bayside •718.281.2222 www.lanapny.com MOST DENTAL INSURANCE ACCEPTED & Consultation Not valid with any other offer. Each Dental Implant Not valid with any other offer. Advanced Center For Laser & Implant Dentistry Harvard Trained Periodontist Dental Laser Gum Surgery Available Here What is LANAP? Laser-Assisted New Attachment Procedure Laser is a gentle, conservative and non-invasive alternative to the old-fashioned non-laser cut and suture method. Utilizing a Dental Laser (that kills up to 99% of the bacteria) without having to significantly excise or eliminate gum tissue, has revolutionized periodontal treatment. NO FEAR NO CUTTING NO STITCHES NO PAIN Meet Dr. Song Fully Qualified in LANAP
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