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Wednesday, June 11, 2008 1:26 PM EDT

“Mujeres En La Guerra”
Queens Theatre in the Park
Fri., June 13 and Sat., June 14

The annual Latino International Theater Festival of New York, TeatroStageFest, will make its Queens debut with the production “Mujeres En La Guerra (Women in War),” which opened on June 12 and will have performances on June 13 and 14.

The play has been adapted from a book by journalist Patricia Lara. It stars Carlota Llano and is being directed by Fernando Montes.

The show will be in Spanish with English super-titles. There will be performances at 8 p.m. on Friday, June 13 and Saturday, June 14.

Tickets are $25 or $15 for students and seniors.

Queens Theatre in the Park is located in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. For more information, visit www.queenstheatre.org or call 718-760-0064.

Corona Plaza Street Festival
Queens Museum of Art
Saturday, June 14

The Queens Museum of Art will hold the offsite event Corona Plaza Street Festival from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 14.

The event will take place at 103rd Street at the No. 7 train station. The festival will include live music, dancing, art-making workshops, giveaways, free health evaluations, health insurance sign-up and immigrant services.

For more information, visit www.queensmuseum.org or call 718-592-9700.

Fathers Day Dance
New York Metropolitan Country Music Association
Saturday, June 14

The New York Metropolitan Country Music Association will have a Fathers Day Dance on Saturday, June 14 in Glendale.

The dance will feature the Neil Scott Johnson Band. Doors will open at 7 p.m. and the band will start at 8 p.m.

The dance is for adults only. Tickets are $12 a person or $10 for association members.

It will take place at the Glendale Memorial Building, located at 72-02 Myrtle Avenue.

For more information, visit www.NYMCMA.org or contact Michelle Cook-Lopez at 718-763-4328 or president@NYMCMA.org.

“The Power of Proverb”
Flushing Library
Sunday, June 15

“The Power of Proverb: Yiddish Folk-Sayings and Imagery” will be held at Flushing Library at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 15.

The presentation will be conducted by Chava Lapin, who is an adjunct associate professor of Yiddish at Queens College.

Flushing Library is located at 41-17 Main Street. For more information, call 718-661-1229.

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