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16 NOVEMBEROOuutt & About
BY JILL DAVIS
Happy Thanksgiving! This year we celebrate the day on November 23, and with it
we ponder an age-old dilemma (with apologies to Wm. Shakespeare):
“To cook, or not to cook--that is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler at the stove to suffer
the pots and pans of outrageous recipes or to eat out in a sea of restaurants …”
The following quotable quotes may persuade you to opt for the latter, but no matter
how you plan to spend the day, wear your stretchy pants and have a great time!
“My mother is such a lousy cook that Thanksgiving at her house is a time of sorrow.”
– Rita Rudner
“Thanksgiving dinners take 18 hours to prepare. They are consumed in 12 minutes.
Half-times take 12 minutes. This is not a coincidence.” - Erma Bombeck
“Archeologists 10,000 years from now will believe this was a sacred feast where
gravy boats were worshipped.” - Just Bill
“Thanksgiving – when the people who are the most thankful are the ones who
didn’t have to cook.” - Melanie White
“My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl
Harbor.” - Phyllis Diller
And now, see what else is happening in the area this November:
Gold Coast International Film Festival
Now through Tuesday,
November 14
Various locations
516-829-2570
Goldcoastfilmfestival.org
I confess I’d never heard of
the Gold Coast Arts Center,
located just over the border
in Great Neck, but it’s been
around for more than 20
years. It began hosting a
film festival in 2011, and this
year’s lineup includes more
than 80 films ranging from domestic and foreign classics to shorts and full-length
features. More than half of the movies will be making their theatrical debut in this
festival, so you’ll be catching some cool flicks ahead of everyone else. Check the
website for theater locations and film schedules. Tickets are $15; $13 for seniors and
students; $8 kids 13 and under; and $10 for members of the Arts Center.
Gladys Knight in Concert
Thursday, November 9, 8pm
Colden Auditorium,
Queens College
153-49 Reeves Avenue, Flushing
kupferbergcenter.org
718-793-8080
You don’t have to take a midnight
train to anywhere to hear the “Empress of Soul” in person--Gladys Knight will be just
a short ride to Colden Auditorium at Queens College in this one-night only performance.
Her career has not only been prolific, but also very diverse. She’s won a total
of seven Grammies, has had #1 hits in the Pop, Gospel, R&B and Adult Contemporary
categories--with and without the Pips--and has been a member of the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame since 1996. So grab a pal and see this amazing singer…isn’t that what
friends are for? Tickets range from $39 to $115.
Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons in Concert
Friday and Saturday, November 10 and 11, 8pm
Sunday, November 12, 6pm
Westbury Theatre
960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury
theatreatwestbury.com
516-247-5200
At the end of Jersey Boys, Frankie’s Valli’s character says,
“Like that bunny on TV with the battery, I just keep going
and going and going.” He sure does…now at the ripe
young age of 83, Frankie’s still a big man in town. He sold
more than 100 million records with the Four Seasons, and did you know that as many
as 200 artists have been inspired to do cover versions of his original recording of
“Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”? Remember, big girls don’t cry—unless they don’t get
tickets! Prices start at $59.
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Little Shop of Horrors
Saturday, November 11
and 18, 8pm
Sunday, November 12,
and 19, 3pm
Theatre by the Bay
Bay Terrace Jewish Center
209-00 Cross Island Parkway,
Bayside
bayterrace.org
718-428-6262
This story has had a few incarnations,
starting with Roger
Corman’s 1960 indie film, followed
by an off-Broadway
musical comedy, and then the
1986 theatrical movie. Theatre
by the Bay brings back the musical
play, which follows the
story of Seymour, a geeky flower shop proprietor, and his efforts to save the store
from being closed. In order to attract customers, he brings in “Audrey,” an exotic plant
that speaks and, unfortunately, requires human blood to survive. Oh, the horror!
Tickets are $20 for kids and folks 62 and over; $22 for everyone else.
Autumn Vintage Car Show
Sunday, November 19, 9am-2pm
Fort Totten Castle, 208 Totten Avenue, Bayside
baysidehistorical.org
718-352-1548
The Bayside Historical Society is hosting its annual classic car show over at Ft. Totten.
I don’t know about you, but I think automobiles were a lot prettier in the old
days. The event is free, and so is the light breakfast that will be served from 9am-
11am. That should get your motor running!
A Christmas Carol
Sunday, November 26, 3pm
Queensborough Center for the Performing
Arts
222-05 56 Avenue, Bayside
qcc.edu/qpac
718-631-6311
Did you really think you’d get through
a holiday season without at least one
staging of “A Christmas Carol?” Bah!
Humbug! The play is back by popular
demand, presented at Queensborough
by the North Country Center for the
Arts’ National Touring Company. This is
a show for the whole family, and even
grown-ups should get a teeny bit misty
when they see little Tiny Tim’s crutch by
the fireplace. Spoiler alert: It has a happy ending. Tickets are $35 and $40.