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St. Mary’s Drama Guild, Woodside, celebrates its 58th year with the production of The Music Man Jr., Saturdays, May 12 and 19 at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 20 at 2 p.m. Pictured are “stubborn Iowans” Rita and Kyle Kopczynski, James Wise, Anna Trinidad, Vanessa and Victoria Gallego and Rhiannon Montes. For tickets, call 718-672-4848.
The Holy Cross H.S. Fathers Club proudly presents its ninth annual Doo Wop Concert on Saturday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. Come to the school at 26-20 Francis Lewis Blvd., Flushing, for a great show starring Kenny Vance and the Planotones, Cleveland Still and the Dubs, the Emotions, the Fireflies and a special a cappella attraction, the Wrenditions.
Reserved tickets are $37. Call John Whelan, 718-279-0470 or Holy Cross H.S. at 718-886-7250, ext. 574.
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ozone Park, is sponsoring a Celebration of Women Dinner, its fifth annual fundraiser to benefit women with ovarian cancer and their families, on Saturday, April 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the church hall.
The evening features raffles and a DJ. Tickets are $25 and must be purchased in advance. Call Alison at 347-693-8580.
A film, “Divine Mercy,” will be presented at St. Patrick’s, Bay Ridge, on April 15 at 1:30 p.m. in the lower church.
Then it’s on to the upper church at 3 p.m. for recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Benediction of the Holy Eucharist. Call 718-238-2600.
Congratulations to Christ the King Regional H.S.’s 2007 Hall of Fame honorees: alumni Ray Abruzzo ’72, Robert Coli ’75, and Barbara Rosa Kirwin ’66; faculty member Pasquale De Serio; staff member Barbara Koehler; and community awardees Tania Broschart, Miriam Mucchi and Sister Emma Rohn, DW.
They will be honored at the annual Hall of Fame Dinner on April 21, 7 p.m., at the school in Middle Village. For tickets, call 718-366-7400 ext. 272.
This Week’s Tip of The TabletTalk Top Hat goes to Father Arthur Minichello, pastor of St. Fidelis parish, College Point, which will honor him at its first annual Dinner Dance on April 21, 7-11 p.m., in the Madonna Room of the lower church.
Father Minichello was the inspiration for the parish’s Mother and Child Residence, which gives women an alternative to abortion. Tickets are $50. Call 718-445-6164.
If you are considering a religious vocation, you are invited to Project Miryam and Joseph on Sunday, April 22, 3-7 p.m. at Bishop Molloy Retreat House in Jamaica.
The afternoon includes presentations by religious sisters and brothers, Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros, evening prayer, dinner and a chance to speak informally with members of religious communities.
Contact the Diocesan Vocation Office at 718-399-5900, ext. 5525 or e-mail vocations@diobrook.org
Congratulations to Michael Estrella, a chemistry major at St. Francis College, Downtown Brooklyn, who won first prize in Rohm and Hass’ National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers Undergraduate Research Award competition. He won $1,000, a job offer and the company will pay his last year’s tuition at St. Francis!
All married couples are invited to a Marriage Encounter Weekend April 28-29 at SS. Peter and Paul Center in Douglaston. For information and to register, call 718-533-9483 or go to www.wwme.org.
The Catholic Migration Office is offering free classes in Accent Reduction and Conversational English for international priests beginning May 4, on Fridays for eight weeks. Call 718-236-3000.
Couples celebrating their 50th wedding anniversaries are invited to a Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, April 28 at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, at 11 a.m. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will celebrate Mass. Register through your parish or call 718-281-9544.
Come to St. Matthias’ Fifties Theme Dance in Ridgewood, 7 p.m. until the Soda Shoppe closes, Saturday, May 5. A 200 Club drawing and buffet dinner benefit the St. Matthias Educational Foundation. Tickets are $20 for adults and $12 for kids. Call 718-821-6447.
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More Math Stars
Congratulations to the Sacred Heart School Primary Math Stars in Bayside. After a great competition, the winners, pictured with third-grade teacher Alison Cosgrove are, from left, Christopher Chiodi, third place; Zyra Beatrix Madarang, second place; and Emily Keil, first place.
