OUT ABOUT IN QUEENS
Friday, april 8
1. BILL CHARLAP TRIO
Enjoy a performance by the Bill Charlap Trio, led
by the eponymous pianist and Grammy winner,
bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny
Washington. The trio has been together for 23
years and is recognized as one of the leading
ensembles in jazz music.
8 p.m.
Flushing Town Hall
137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing
flushingtownhall.org/bill-charlap-trio
Admission: In-person tickets are $25 for general
admission and $20 for members
2. #SHAKESPEARESSH*TSTORM
Directed by Lloyd Kaufman, this “depraved
adaptation” of William Shakespeare’s “The
Tempest” has Kaufman in the role of Prospero,
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a disgraced mad scientist who exacts revenge
on the people who betrayed him by luring them
to the strangest place on Earth: Tromaville, New
Jersey.
7 p.m.
Museum of the Moving Image
27-16 23rd Ave., Astoria
movingimage.us/event/shakespearesshtstorm/
Admission: $15 general admission, $11 for
seniors and students, $9 for ages 3 to 17, $7 to
$11 for MoMI members
Saturday, april 9
3. CALL IT SPRING!
Participate in an afternoon of fun spring crafts
and activities. This event features magic, face
painting, balloon crafts and making sachets and
wreaths from scratch to take home. The library
will provide all materials.
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1-4 p.m.
Queens Library Langston Hughes
100-01 Northern Blvd., Corona
eventbrite.com/e/call-it-springtickets
299546390317
Admission: Free with registration
4. 50 YEARS OF FUN (SPECIAL RELEASE
ARTWORK)
Disney fans will really enjoy this guided painting
class, which will teach painters to recreate
the famous Disney castle on canvas. For those
who are 21 and older, there are a selection of
alcoholic beverages available for purchase.
3-5 p.m.
Painting with a Twist
97-14 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills
paintingwithatwist.com/studio/queens-foresthills/
event/3007362/
Admission: $49 per person
Sunday, april 10
5. LATIN CULTURE AND DANCE FIESTA:
MADURITAS, MACROBIOTICAS Y
MULTIORGASMICAS
On day three of the Latin Culture and Dance
Fiesta – which starts on April 8 – enjoy this dark
comedy written by Cristian Cortez and directed
by Franco Galecio. Life is understood from love
and heartbreaks. But when we pass the barrier
of years, and wrinkles become our inseparable
companions, everything changes — except good
friends who are together until the end and
beyond! This performance is in Spanish.
Queens Theatre
14 United Nations Ave. South, Flushing Meadows
Corona Park
queenstheatre.org/LCDF/
Admission: $20 for general admission, 10%
discount for students and seniors
6. WE BIKE NYC’S ROOSEVELT ISLAND
CHERRY BLOSSOM RIDE
Take a ride to Roosevelt Island and hunt for
cherry blossoms. The ride will begin and end in
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