FEATURES Our Neighborhood: The Way It Was • Interesting People • Local History • Events Around Town And More 21 • TIMES, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2014 It’s Career Day At R’wood School Before the school year ended, parents provided students at Ridgewood’s P.S. 305 lessons on their jobs during the school’s annual Career Day. As noted, the presentation included representatives of Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, the NYPD, the city Corrections Department and City Council Member Antonio Reynoso. The career day participants are pictured with P.S. 305 Principal Lynn Botfeld. (photo: Marcin Zurawicz) Local Teens Join Svc. Academies From West Point To Annapolis Rep. Grace Meng, center, is pictured with the students that were accepted into the United States Service Academies during a reception honoring their achievement last Monday, June 16 at VFW by Noah Zuss Eight borough high school students have been accepted into the United States Service Academies after receiving nominations from area congressional representatives, it was announced last week. Representatives Grace Meng and Joe Crowley announced the acceptances of students from the communities they serve to one of the competitive United States Service Academies. The students accepted from Queens were; Julia Hsu of Flushing, Elizabeth Kim of Flushing, Kytoh Li of Flushing, Jimmy Peraffan of Glendale, Yennifer Posada of Flushing, Francesco Rojas of Glendale and Daniel Roman of Maspeth, a press release from Meng’s office announced, Crowley also nominated students from his district, and recently announced that Corona resident Flower Landi had been accepted to the U.S. Naval Academy. The four local youths, Landi Peraffan, Rojas and Roman attended Aviation High School Bronx Science by Robert Pozarycki From classic jazz to Latin beats, a wonderful world of music will fill the air at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park this Sunday, June 29, during the inaugural Louis Armstrong International Music Festival. The free festival, organized by the Kupferberg Center for the Performing Arts at Queens College and co-sponsored by Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, will take place rain or shine this Sunday from 1 to 7 p.m. near the Unisphere, the centerpiece of the 1964 World’s Fair, located near the Queens Museum of Art. Guests are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets. The concert marks the 50th anniversary of Armstrong’s performance during the 1964 World’s Fair. The famed trumpeter and raspyvoiced singer nicknamed Satchmo—known for his performances of “Hello, Dolly” and “What a Wonderful World”— resided in Corona, and his home is now a museum dedicated to his career. As organizers noted, the concert reflects the musical and ethnic diversity of the neighborhood where Armstrong lived and the World’s Fair at which he performed. Along with live music and dancing in a variety of genres, guests can also purchase items from one of many food trucks set up near the Unisphere. The first live act gets underway at 1 p.m., when David Ostwald’s Louis Armstrong Eternity Band takes the stage. The group performs every Wednesday at the famous Birdland club in Manhattan and pays tributes -SEE ARMSTRONG ON PG. 57- Cleaning Cars For Charity Members of the Redeemer Lutheran Church Youth Group rolled up their sleeves and washed cars during a fund-raiser outside the parish school in Glendale last Saturday, June 21. As noted, the proceeds raised will be used to fund the group’s various outings and support the church. Among those pictured with the volunteers are Chris Salvatore and Bob Riebling, the youth group’s leaders. (photo: Chris Bishop) -SEE ACADEMIES ON PG. 56- Post 3427 in Flushing. Free 6/29 Park Concert Honors Louis Armstrong Features Music Of Many Genres
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