Dates To Know In Bayside This Week

BAYSIDE, QUEENS — Most meetings and events may be virtual nowadays, but there's still plenty going on in Bayside and Douglaston.

Patch has compiled a list of events for neighbors to mark on their calendars. From community meetings to family events, here are the dates to know for the week of Feb. 7.

Local Meetings & Events

Monday, Feb. 8: Queens Borough President Donovan Richards hosts a virtual meeting of the Queens Parent Advisory Board at 6 p.m. The event will be livestreamed here. Parents can submit topic-related questions in advance by emailing education@queensbp.org.

Tuesday, Feb. 9: Queens Community Board 11 hosts a capital and expense committee meeting at 7:30 p.m. over Zoom. Click here for details.

Around Queens

Queens Public Library hosts a virtual discussion of Queens history at 2 p.m. Tuesday with the Queens Museum's Oliver Hummel. Register with Mail-A-Book at 718-464-0084 or email mailabook@queenslibrary.org to receive access numbers.

NYC Parks hosts a volunteer event with Kew Kids Forest School to beautify Forest Park from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Feb. 13. Participants must register in advance here, as space is limited.

Ongoing Events

Bayside Historical Society is hosting its 20th annual winter art show online throughout the month of February. Visit the virtual galleries here.

Queens Botanical Garden celebrates the Lunar New Year with crafting activities and plant sales, starting Feb. 6 and continuing all month long. Click here for details.

The Afrikan Poetry Theatre, based in Jamaica, launches its annual Black History Month Film Festival online starting Feb. 6. Attendance is free. Click here for details.

Know an event Patch should add next week? Send an email to maya.kaufman@patch.com or tell us in the comments below. Subscribe to Bayside-Douglaston Patch to get your weekly calendar, and other neighborhood news.