16 C R Y D E R P O I N T APRIL Out & About LIC Flea & Food - Opening Weekend Saturday, April 9 & Sunday, April 10, 11am-5pm 5-25 46 Avenue, Long Island City licflea.com Who doesn’t love snagging a good flea market find? Well right here in Queens, LIC Flea & Food is really making a name for itself—it’s even been featured on TLC’s “Flea Market Flip.” The Flea starts off its 4th season with a host of vendors offering all kinds of antiques, art, collectibles and, oh yeah, food. If you can’t make it to the grand opening, not to worry: the Flea is open every Saturday and Sunday through October 30, so there’s plenty of time to slip on some comfortable shoes and take a ride on over. Happy hunting! Kathy Griffin Live Performance Saturday, April 9, 8pm Colden Auditorium at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing 718-793-8080 If you’re into no-punches-pulled comedy, then you’re probably a fan of Kathy Griffin, in which case you’re in for a real treat. This Guinness Book of World Records holder (for writing and starring in an unprecedented 20 televised stand-up specials) will be appearing for one night only at Colden Auditorium. Tickets range from $39 to $74. Dance Classes – The Bachata and The Foxtrot Saturdays, 4pm and 5:30pm, starting April 9 Bayside Jewish Center, 203-05 32nd Avenue, Bayside DanceLessonsByLenny.com Phone 718-767-4458 Have a wedding to go to soon? Have fun surprising your family and friends who think you have two left feet! This course runs through the spring and teaches you the hottest Latin dance around, the Bachata, and the popular ballroom classic, the Foxtrot. As always, instructions start at the beginner level, and if you don’t have a partner to go with, dancers are rotated upon request so that everyone can take a spin around the floor. Lessons are $10 per person and there is no contract, so give it a whirl! The Sinatra Century: Starring Billy Stritch, Jim Caruso and the Diva Jazz Orchestra Sunday, April 10, 3pm Queensborough Community College Performing Arts Center 222-05 56 Avenue, Bayside 718-631-6311 QPAC will present Billy Stritch and Jim Caruso celebrating the centennial of Frank Sinatra’s legacy in “The Sinatra Century.” Stephen Holden of The 16 cryder point courier | APRIL 2016 | WWW.QNS.COM Now that birds are cheerfully chirping and buds are beginning to bloom, April is looking like a good time to get out and about. There are several live performances in the area this month, and if you’re ready to shake a leg, try out some ballroom dance lessons. Itching to go shopping? Browse outside when the LIC Flea kick starts its new season. Meantime, loosen your belts a notch as Passover starts on the 22nd. Have a happy holiday! New York Times loved it: “All-singing, all-dancing show business heaven.” Enjoy the hits Come Fly With Me, The Best is Yet to Come, In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning, Love is the Tender Trap, Witchcraft, and more. All seats are $40. Boz Scaggs Live Performance Saturday, April 16, 8pm Colden Auditorium at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing 718-793-8080 Boz Scaggs started out in the late 60s with the Steve Miller Band and broke out on his own with hits that include Lowdown and Lido Shuffle. No doubt he’ll be singing those classics along with songs from his most recent album, A Fool to Care. Corbin Reiff of Rolling Stone described the new album as, “Reinvigorating smoky blues numbers, sultry jazz tracks, up-tempo Latin rhythms and down-home country barn-burners, Scaggs has put together a wide-ranging document of the history of roots music in America.” Tickets range from $35 to $69. Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. Live Performance Sunday, April 17, 3pm Queensborough Community College Performing Arts Center 222-05 56 Avenue, Bayside 718-631-6311 If you’re old enough to remember The 5th Dimension, then you’re old enough to appreciate its lead singers, the husband-and-wife team of Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. Okay, let me jog your memory: Up, Up and Away, Wedding Bell Blues, One Less Bell to Answer. Did you know they have received 7 Grammy Awards and shared the bill with Frank Sinatra at Caesars Palace? Who knew? All seats are $45. Let the sunshine in! Miracles of Miracles – A Special Holiday Presentation Sunday, April 24, 3pm Queensborough Community College Performing Arts Center 222-05 56 Avenue, Bayside 718-631-6311 Danny Gurwin, a Broadway veteran whose credits include Little Women, The Full Monty and The Scarlet Pimpernel, offers up a show that celebrates the links between American songwriting and Jewish culture going all the way back to Tin Pan Alley and the songwriters who created them. The show features classic standards such as Alexander’s Ragtime Band (Irving Berlin), I Got Rhythm (George and Ira Gershwin), Ol’ Man River (Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein) and many more. All seats are $35. By Jill Davis
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