ENTERTAINMENT

GREAT DOCUMENTARIES

Through February 28  the NY Film Critics Circle presents a series of films at the Queens Museum of the Moving Image. 35^th A venue and 36^th Street, Astoria. 784-4520.

FROM VIENNA WITH LOVE

Saturday, January 27  at 3:30 at the Elmhurst library, 86-01 Broadway. “From Vienna With Love” with the Claremont Strings and Ensemble.

REPERTORY NIGHTS

Saturday and Sunday, January 27, 28  “Nashville.” Friday and Saturday, February 16, 17  “F For Fake.”  Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 23, 24, 25  “Army of Shadows.” Repertory Nights at the American Museum of the Moving Image. 35^th Avenue and 36^th Street, Astoria. 784-4520.

COZY CANDLELIGHT

Saturday, January 27  Cozy Candlelight Café Night with Ralph Varone, performing music of the 50s, 60s and 70s at Poppenhusen Institute in College Point. $10. 358-0067 for tickets.

SHOW STOPPING TUNES

Saturday, January 27  at 3 at the Auburndale library, 25-55 Francis Lewis Blvd., Flushing.

RAGAMALA MUSIC

Saturday, January 27  Ragamala Music and Dance Theater at Lefrak Concert Hall, Queens College. 793-8080.

DOO WOP CONCERT

Saturday, January 27  at Beach Channel High School, featuring Kenny Vance and the Planotones, Earl Lewis and the Channels and more. 646-5580.

WIDE WILD WORLD

Saturday, January 27  Gustafer Yellowgold’s Wide Wild World, a concert with live music and animation at 2 at the American Museum of the Moving Image. 784-4520 for ticket information.

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC

Saturday, January 27  International Music with soprano Teresa Mazzilli at 3 at the Broadway library, 40-20 Broadway, LIC.

WEB DUBOIS

Sunday, January 28  The PULSE Ensemble Theatre presents a dramatization of the life and times of one of the greatest political activists at 2 at the Flushing library, 41-17 Main Street.

MOTOWN

Sunday, January 28  Original Las Vegas Motown Tribute Concert at 8 at Queensborough Community College. $25. 631-6311.

MOMA

Monday, January 29  Picasso, Matisse and Africa with MoMa at 6 at the Lefrak City library, 98-30 57^th avenue, Corona.

GIRL SINGERS

Tuesday, January 30  Tribute to the Girl Singers of the Big Band Era at 1:30 at the Howard Beach library, 92-06 156^th Avenue.

WORLD CINEMA

Friday, February 2 “Punching at the Sun.”  Saturday and Sunday, February 24, 25  “Climates.” Independence World Cinema Showcase at the American Museum of the Moving Image. 35^th Avenue and 36^th street, Astoria. 784-4520.

AL KOOPER

Saturday, February 3  rock critic and author Dave Marsh interviews Al Kooper at the Hollis Hills Jewish Center. 776-3500.

SHANGHAI ACROBATS

Sunday, February 4  at Colden Center, Queens College. 793-8080.

SUPERBOWL PARTY

Sunday, February 4  at 6 at Temple Beth Sholom in Flushing. 463-4143. Also  at the Forest Hills Jewish Center. 263-7000.

HIP HOP BALLET

Friday, February 9  LaGuardia Performing Arts Center will present Decadancetheatre, an all-female dance troupe, performing “Decadance vs. the Firebird,” which mixes Stravinsky’s classic score with original hip-hop beats. $12, $9 CUNY students, faculty and staff. 482-5151.

BOX SOCIAL & DINNER

Saturday, February 10  box supper and auction on baskets, dolls, gifts, more. Alley Pond Environmental Center. 229-4000. $15. Register.

QUEENS SYMPHONY

Saturday, February 10  Masterworks Concert #2 at 7 at Queensborough Community College. 326-4455.

NAI-NI CHEN DANCE

Saturday, February 10  at Lefrak Concert Hall, Queens College. 793-8080.

CON BRIO ENSEMBLE

Sunday, February 11  Con Brio Ensemble performs at 2 at the Flushing library, 41-17 Main Street.

SEDALIA TO HARLEM

Sunday, February 11  a musical celebration of Black History Month at 5 at Church in the Gardens, 50 Ascan Avenue, Forest Hills. 279-4842 tickets.

FILM FEST

Sunday, February 11 Nostalgia Film Festival and Breakfast starting at 10 features films for the family – Abbott and Costello, Three Stooges, Superman and more. 380-4145. Hillcrest Jewish Center.

OPEN MIC POETRY

Mondays, February 12, March 12, April 9  join the Fresh Meadows Poets for an evening of poetry at 7:30 at Barnes & Noble, 176-60 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows.

ASTROMONY

Saturdays, February 17, March 17  from 7-9 at Alley Pond Environmental Center. 229-4000. $10 adults, $12 adult non-members. $7 children 7-12.

FIST & SWORD

Sunday, February 18  Fist and Sword celebrates Black History Month with Ron Van Clief at 2. “Fist and Sword” at American Museum of the Moving Image. 35^th Avenue and 36^th Street, Astoria. 784-4520.

FIGARO

Sunday, February 18  “The Marriage of Figaro” at 3 at QCC. 631-6311.

WITHOUT A TRACE

Thursday, February 22  “Without A Trace,” the r&b, jazz, funk quartet, performs live at 7:30 at Barnes & Noble, 176-60 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows.

EL DOCTOROW

Tuesday, February 27  EL Doctorow speaks at Queens College. 793-8080.

SHANGHAI QUARTET

Sunday, March 4  at Lefrak Concert Hall, Queens College. 793-8080.

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Saturday, March 10  the Queens College chamber Orchestra performs at Flushing Town Hall. 463-7700.

ITALIAN OPERA

Sunday, March 11  Italian Opera and Song at 5 at Church in the Gardens, 50 Ascan avenue, Forest Hills. 279-4842 tickets.

DEATH OF THE NOVEL

Tuesday, March 13  roundtable on “The Life and Death of the Novel” with Cynthia Ozick, Norman Rush and James Wood at Queens College. 997-4646.

CON BRIO ENSEMBLE

Thursday, March 15  at the Kew Gardens Community Center, 459-1277.

MANDY PATINKIN

Saturday, March 17  at Colden Center, Queens College. 793-8080.

HUNGARIAN FOLK

Sunday, March 18  at QCC. 631-6311.

WESTERN WIND

Sunday, March 25  at Lefrak Concert Hall, Queens College. 793-8080.

MARY GORDON

Tuesday, March 27  Mary Gordon will read from her works at Queens College. 997-4646.

KALI YUGA

Saturday, March 31  Kali Yuga will be performed by Gamelan Sekar Jaya at Lefrak Concert Hall, Queens College. 793-8080.

CON BRIO ENSEMBLE

Saturday, March 31  at the Forest Hills library, 108-19 71^st Avenue at 2:30.

MOSCOW BALLET

Sunday, April 1  “Sleeping Beauty” at 3 at QCC. 631-6311.

BUDDY GRECO

Saturday, April 7  at QCC. 631-6311.

ANDRE WATTS

Sunday, April 15  Andre Watts performs at Lefrak Concert Hall, Queens College. 793-8080.

NANCY WILSON

Saturday, April 21  at Colden Center, Queens College. 793-8080.

CHAMBER MUSIC

Sunday, April 22  at 5 at Church in the Gardens, 50 Ascan Avenue, Forest Hills. 279-4842.

ISRAEL

Sunday, April 22  QCC Salutes Israel: A Cantorial Show at QCC. 631-6311.

JAMAICA KINCAID

Tuesday, April 24  Jamaica Kincaid will read from her works at Queens College. 997-4646.

CHOREOGRAPHERS

April 26-29  Choreographers Showcase at Queens College. 997-3075.

KIDS CLASSICS

Sunday, April 29  KidsClassics presents the Goliard Concerts at Lefrak Concert Hall, Queens College. 793-8080.

FRANKIE AVALON

Sunday, April 29  at QCC. 631-6311.

ELMAR OLIVEIRA

Sunday, May 6  Elmar Oliveira performs at Lefrak Concert Hall, Queens College. 793-8080.

QUEENS SYMPHONY

Saturday, May 12 Masterworks Concert #3 at 7 at Queensborough Community College. 326-4455.

ORATORIO SOCIETY

Sunday, May 20  80^th Birthday of the Oratorio Society of Queens with a special concert at 4. 460-0726.

ICE SKATING

The World’s Fair Ice Rink has a rink, game room and more. 592-6200.

BINGO

Mondays at the Garden Jewish Center, 24-20 Parsons Blvd., Flushing. 445-1317. 7:15 p.m. Tuesdays  at 7:15 at American Martyrs Church, church basement, 216-01 Union Turnpike, Bayside. 464-4582. Tuesdays  at 7:15 (doors open 6) at the Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd. 459-1000. Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitestone Hebrew Center, 12-25 Clintonville Street. 767-1500. Fridays  at 7 at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, 203rd Street and 35th Avenue, Bayside. 229-5929.

BRIDGE

Wednesdays 11-3 at the Reform Temple of Forest Hills. $10. 261-2900.

OBSERVATORY

Wednesdays  the York College Observatory is open to the public every clear Wednesday night to view the stars and planets by eye as well as with the observatory’s instruments. 262-2082.