Glendale Astoria Performing Art Dist. Math Bee Winners First Official One In Borough Van Bramer: Will Keep It Premiere Cultural Venue St. Pancras School students crunched numbers for top prizes at the Glendale institution’s intermediate math bee. As noted, Karim Akon won the competition among students in grades three through five, while Nicholas Alleva and Marins Moussa finished second and third, respectively. Akon will represent St. Pancras at the diocesan math bee later this year. artistic work will flourish. As a borough resident who was born and raised only a few blocks from here, I am proud to say that I helped play a major role in working with the partners to make this day a reality.” “The Kaufman Arts District appropriately captures Astoria’s vibrant and culturally diverse community. This neighborhood has always placed a large emphasis on the arts and promotes its importance through Kaufman Astoria Studios, the Museum of the Moving Image, the Frank Sinatra School and more. Once again, George Kaufman has gone above and beyond to improve this thriving neighborhood. With its close proximity to Manhattan, I am confident this designation will benefit New York City as a whole,” said Sen. Charles E. Schumer. City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, was joined by Western Queens cultural leaders, and elected officials last Friday, Mar. 28, as he announced the designation of the Kaufman Arts District in Astoria. Since being appointed as chair of the City Council Cultural Affairs Committee in 2010, Van Bramer has worked with Western Queens cultural institutions and arts organizations to nurture local emerging artists and to draw world-class talent to his childhood home of Astoria. The district was established in partnership with Kaufman Astoria Studios, the Museum of the Moving Image, and the Queens Council on the Arts. Anchored and surrounded by Kaufman Astoria Studios and the Museum of the Moving Image, the Kaufman Arts District’s mission will be to advance and promote the area as a world-class vibrant cultural destination and home for creative industries. More information is available at www.kaufmanartsdistrict.org “This corner of Queens has quickly become a vibrant community of cultural venues and arts organizations that have attracted some of our generation’s greatest artists,” said Van Bramer, chairman of the New York City Council’s Cultural Affairs Committee. “Today we solidify the Kaufman Arts District as one of New York City’s premiere destinations for arts and culture. Within the borough's first official arts district, our goals will be to nurture the existing artists and arts organizations, to draw additional, cutting edge arts groups here, and to create an environment in which 25 • TIMES, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014 Ancient Greece Visits Glendale Sixth-graders at Glendale’s St. Pancras School traveled to Ancient Greece by participating in a class project in which they portrayed Greek gods and goddesses at Mount Olympus. As noted, each student was assigned a particular god or goddess to research; they then had to create a costume and present themselves in character before the entire class. -SEE ARTS ON PG. 60- City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer was joined by Western Queens elected officials to proclaim Kaufman Arts District in Astoria the boroughs first official arts community. Van Bramer, third from right helped hold up an official council proclamation from his office. Among those also pictured are Assemblywoman Margaret Markey and State Sen. Michael Gianaris. hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-784-6173, ext. 112. FOREST HILLS SENIOR CENTER, 108-25 62nd Dr., will hold various programs, plus hot lunch. For more information, call 1-718-699-1010. FRIDAY, APRIL 4 11th ANNUAL SUPERMARKET SWEEPS will be held at St Pancras School auditorium, 68-20 Myrtle Ave., Glendale at 7 p.m. Gift baskets, prizes and groceries. For information call 1-917-859-5166. BOY SCOUT TROOP 28 meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 86- 20 114th St. in Richmond Hill. All boys age 10-1/2 to 17 are welcome. For more information, call 1-718-478-5747. GIRL SCOUTS K to 3rd grade meet from 5 to 6 p.m. Grades 4 and up meet from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Andrews United Methodist Church, 91 Richmond St., between Etna St. and Ridgewood Ave., Cypress Hills. BOY SCOUTS Troop and Pack 233 meet at 7 p.m. at St. Brigid Catholic Academy, 438 Grove St, near St. Nicholas Ave., Brooklyn. All boys in grades 1 and up are welcome. For information call 1-718-827-7377. GIRL SCOUTS meet at 7 p.m. at St. Brigid Catholic Academy, 438 Grove St., near St. Nicholas Ave., Brooklyn. RIDGEWOOD OLDER ADULT CENTER, 59-14 70th Ave., welcomes new members 60 years of age or older. Weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Meals daily. For more information, call 1-718-456-2000. REGO PARK SENIOR CENTER, 93-29 Queens Blvd., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718- 896-8751. RIDGEWOOD-BUSHWICK SENIOR CENTER, 319 Stanhope St., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-366-3038. PETER CARDELLA SENIOR CENTER, 68-52 Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood, will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-497-2908. MIDDLE VILLAGE Adult Center, 69-10 75th St., will hold aerobics to music at 9 a.m., watercolor painting at 9 a.m. For more information, call 1-718- 894-3441. THE WOODSIDE CLINIC, 61-20 Woodside Ave., provides support groups, human services, day activity program, food pantry, CALENDAR -CONTINUED FROM PG. 22- -SEE CALENDAR ON PG. 36-
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