FEATURES Times Newsweekly Our Neighborhood: The Way It Was • Interesting People • Local History • Events Around Town And More 17 • TIMES, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2014 Fine Arts At Library Branches Lincoln Center Programs Coming To Queens Locations R’wood Youth Club Gets Visit From Gov. Kiwanis Governor Joe Aiello spoke to the Kiwanis Builders Club, a middle school service organization at I.S. 93 in Ridgewood on Thursday, June 12. The Glendale Kiwanis sponsors Key Clubs and other community service programs in schools in Glendale and Ridgewood, including the Builders Club which completes service projects in the community. Free music and dance performances with an international flair will come to local libraries in Queens through the “Lincoln Center Live at Queens Library” summer program officially launched on Monday, July 7, at the Broadway branch in Astoria. Bill Gives Vets In Public Svce. Greater Pension Credit Power Lets Them Buy Back Retirement Credit Legislation approved by the State Senate and Assembly with the support of State Sen. Joseph Addabbo will provide new opportunities for veterans who are public employees to purchase up to three years of retirement credit for their military service. “Under current law, this option is only available to veterans who served their country during specified periods of military conflict,” said Addabbo, the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs. “This new legislation (S.7839) seeks to open up these opportunities to men and women who also served our country in the armed forces during peacetime and to help improve their outlook for eventual retirement.” The original law providing pension buyback opportunities for public employee veterans was enacted 14 years ago. Addabbo, who also serves on the Senate Civil Service and Pensions Committee, noted that the United States now depends on a volunteer military force of dedicated men and women to serve the interests of the nation during times of both war and peace. “This legislation seeks to honor the sacrifices and selflessness of all New York State veterans, regardless of when they decided to join the armed forces in service to our country,” he said. “By putting all veterans who are public employees on an even footing in terms of retirement credit, it is another way to acknowledge the importance of military service and encourage others to answer the call of our nation when they are needed.” Now that the legislation has been approved by both houses of the Legislature, it was sent to Gov. Andrew Cuomo for final consideration. Participating at the announcement were City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer; Lincoln Center Local Live’s Hillary McAndrew Plate; Queens Library COO Bridget Quinn Carey; representative performers from Zikrayat (Middle Eastern music/dance) and Villalobos Brothers (violin virtuosos from Mexico). Lincoln Center Live is a series of world-class music, dance and theatrical performances free at neighborhood libraries. The performers offered a brief showcase of performances to come. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Lincoln Center Education present Lincoln Center Local Live, a series of one-hour theatrical performances by renowned musicians and dancers. The performers will engage with the audience through question and answer sessions developed from the Lincoln Center's popular Meet the Artist series and Lincoln Center Local. Performances will be held at select community libraries beginning Saturday, July 12, through Sept. 20. A final performance on Sept. 27 at the David Rubenstein Atrium will be live-streamed to viewing parties at select library locations. “Bringing the world-class cultural programming of Lincoln Center to the Queens Library is a partnership that I am proud to champion,” said Van Bramer. “This is a dynamic partnership that helps make sure that every resident of Queens has access to the life-changing cultural opportunities of our great city. This is the second year of this fantastic program, and I am so happy that the performances begin at the Broadway Library—my childhood library." “This summer, we will be hosting Lincoln Center Live events in Jamaica, Cambria Heights, Flushing, Forest Hills, Ridgewood, Broadway, Jackson Heights and at the Langston Hughes Library in Corona,” added Carey. “Queens Library’s partnership with Lincoln Center Local makes high-end performing arts accessible to everyone, which is what we do here at Queens Library—make everything the world has to offer accessible to anyone who visits us in -SEE LINCOLN ON PG. 52- The Queens Borough Public Library and Lincoln Center Local announced on Monday, July 7, a series of fine arts programs scheduled at Queens Library branches in the weeks ahead. Shown during the press conference at the Broadway branch in Astoria are (from left to right): performers from Zikrayat; Queens Library COO Bridget Quinn-Carey; Hillary McAndrew Plate of Lincoln Center Local; City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer; and performers from the Villalobos Brothers.
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