36 The Courier sun • OCTOBER 24, 2013 for breaking news visit www.couriersun.com Send us your announcements & pictures to: The Queens Courier c/o making a buzz: 38-15 Bell Blvd., Bayside, NY 11361 • [email protected] subject: making a buzz s people making a buzz COMPILED BY TONIA N. CIMINO MAKING STRIDES The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk was held on Sunday, October 20 in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. With 703 teams and 4,690 participants raising $454,611.64 (as of press time), the Holla Studio team contributed $2,800 to the cause. The Holla girls – and guys – walked and even did Zumba after the event to raise awareness and hope. Sabrina Badal (third from left) and the Mothers Team also took part in The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk at Jones Beach. FALL FUN C h r i s t the King C a m p u s hosted its a n n u a l H a r v e s t Festival for the children of its daycare, Pre-K s t u d e n t s and Middle Village Prep Charter School. The youngsters spent the day playing games, pumpkin picking, face painting and enjoying bouncy rides and a petting zoo. All members of the CK campus participated in making the day an enjoyable experience. Christ the King High School students were on hand to help children enjoy the festivities. Students from Middle Village Preparatory Charter School, which is located on the CK campus, wrote and illustrated charts and books about animals and the fall harvest through their research in science class, which were then donated to the daycare and Pre-K programs for future lessons. “This year’s Harvest Festival was a collaboration amongst all the members of the CK campus,” said President Michael Michel. “This is the first of many events to come that will bring together the different programs within the campus, thus creating a close community environment for all.” Christ the King campus is comprised of Christ the King High School, with nearly 900 students; Christ the King Continuing Education, which offers classes to adults and children; Christ the King Community Daycare, which provides daycare to children starting at 6 weeks as well as a Pre-K program that offers three hours of free education to children 4 years of age; and Middle Village Preparatory Charter School, which is an independent public charter school, serving grades 6 through 8. GUEST SPEAKER Gaetano Cipolla, Professor Emeritus at St. John’s University and recipient of many awards including the Telamone prize from Agrigento, was a guest speaker at a meeting of The Sons of Italy Fiorello LaGuardia Lodge #2867. He spoke about the origin, grammar and modern use of the Sicilian language. The event took place at the Old Mill Yacht Club in Howard Beach. Pictured are William Aiello, Immediate Past President of the lodge; Cipolla; and Lodge President Rosemary Ciulla-Frisone. HONORS & AWARDS The Kiwanis Club of Middle Village hosted its first annual community awards dinner at La Bella Cucina. Pictured are Al Gentile, Club president, Astoria Federal Savings; honoree Thomas Clarke, Arby’s franchisee; honoree Samuel Oryson, Member United Methodist Church; Tina DiTroia, Club past president; honoree Joe Martin, Board of Director of St. John’s Bread & Life; JP DiTroia, Club board member; honoree Anthony Calabrese, Simplex Window. The JFK Regular Democratic Club of Queens County hosted its 68th annual dinner dance at the Douglaston Manor. Pictured are Charlotte Scheman, 27th Assembly District Leader; honoree Claire Schulman, President/ CEO, Flushing Willets Point Corona LDC; Jeffrey Gottlieb, Club administrative assistant; and honoree Morton Povman, 30-year Councilmember. Courier publisher Victoria Schneps-Yunis was also honored. Cyndi Lauper; “So Unusual” at Kupferberg Raised in Queens, beloved Grammy, Emmy and Tony winner Cyndi Lauper continues the “She’s So Unusual 30th Anniversary Tour” in the heart of the borough. Her performance at the Kupferberg Center (Colden Auditorium) is one of just a few NYC stops in her multi- month tour. From the moment Lauper walks on stage, she receives a standing ovation. Many remain standing throughout the concert. Some sing, others dance until every song from her 1983 album is performed. Many from her hit musical “Kinky Boots” have found time to attend the concert. Multicolored flashing lights, bright designs and a revolving disco ball provide background. Lauper stops the momentum after two or three songs and jokes. “They told me to lose my (Queens) accent. I said what accent?” She reminisces, “I went to four high schools here. And that’s if you count summer school…” Mega hits including “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” “She Bop,” and “Time After Time” receive enormous support from the audience. Lauper continues her recollections, describing her lean years. “I lived in a five story walk up and sang songs in the stairway.” After explaining “you couldn’t live with me, I’m a pain,” she quips about loyal friends who stayed despite the five story climb; “How do you love me, let me count the STEPS!” A VIEW FROM THE CLIFF BY CLIFF KASDEN The show continues. Lauper has kept the audience spellbound from the start. Many younger fans are enjoying the hard rock beat. They hear her advice to seek “authenticity” in music and in life. For older admirers the best is saved for last. Her final encore includes a lesser known song, “Hat full of Stars.” Her voice cracks with emotions as she confesses “I’m trying to live in the present but I keep tripping on the past.” Then her hit “True Colors” reminding us “It’s hard to take courage…You can lose sight of it all…But I see your true colors shining through…” As the audience in one voice finishes the last lyric…”Beautiful like a rainbow.” Cyndi Lauper is the real thing. Authentic, original, with a voice that has grown stronger despite enormous adversity. This presentation is one of many offered this season at the Kupferberg Center at Queens College. Call (718)793-8080 or surf to KupferbergCenter.org. As always, save me a seat on the aisle.
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