52 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com • JANUARY 3, 2013 BUZZ • THE QUEENS COURIER happenings >JANCOMPILED BY ALEXA ALTMAN3-9 s With shows beginning at either 6 p.m. EDITOR’SRob THURSDAY, JANUARY 3 THRU SATURDAY, JANUARY 12 Island City, presents “There There,” Schneider PICK or 8 p.m., The Chocolate Factory, located at 5-49 49th Avenue, Long an unpredictable and moving play about being the wrong person in ets and for more information, visit at QPAC the wrong place at the wrong time doing all the wrong things. For tick- chocolatefactorytheater.org or call 212-352-3101. SATURDAY, JANUARY 5 Starting at 9 a.m., Church on the Hill, located at 167-07 35th Avenue, Flushing, will be holding an auction. Items will include collectibles, artwork, jewelry, antiques, furs, furniture, household items, linens, new and vintage items and more. Door prizes, lunch, refreshments and take-out will also be available. Admission is free. For more information, visit churchon- thehill.org. Starting at noon, Bayside Historical Society, located at 208 Totten Avenue, Fort Totten, Bayside, will be holding a Kids Walk-in Workshop. Families are invited to bring their chil- dren so that they can enjoy playing and crafting in the Step Back in Time Room, a space dedicated to the young SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, At 8 p.m., Queensborough Performing Arts Center, located at 222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside, presents and curious. Admission is $3 per child Rob Schneider Live, where the Emmy-nominated actor known for his blend of character and comedic acting will perform onstage. and free for parents and guardians Schneider is well known for his longtime relationship with Adam Sandler and Sandler’s production company, Happy Madison. accompanying children. For more Schneider has starred in several Happy Madison projects, including “Bedtime Stories,” “You Don’t Mess With The Zohan,” “The information, call 718-352-1548 or visit Benchwarmers,” “50 First Dates,” “The Longest Yard,” “Eight Crazy Nights,” “Little Nicky” and “Mr. Deeds.” Also for Happy baysidehistorical.org. Madison, Schneider co-wrote and starred in “Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo,” “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo,” “The Hot Chick” and “The Animal.” Other fi lm credits include “Shark Bait,” “The Waterboy” and “Big Daddy.” In 1990 Lorne Michaels and hired York College Performing Arts Center, him to be a regular on “Saturday Night Live.” During his four seasons at “SNL,” Schneider was nominated for three Emmys and a located at 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Peabody Award. All Seats $40. For tickets and information: www.visitqpac.org or 718-631-6311. Boulevard, Jamaica, presents “Black Wall Street,” a play set in 1921 about a small community in Tulsa, Oklahoma Frenz for a Cause Zumbathon. Zumba formance will feature Angelus Choir called Jewish Choices/Jewish Voices – inhabited by African Americans, instructor Cryss Fitness, along with and guest soloists and is directed by Is Your Body Really Yours? taught by Native Americans and Jews, all fl ee- others, will be leading a 90-minute Izabela Grajner-Partyka. All are wel- Rabbi Samuel Waidenbaum. No charge ing oppression and living and doing Zumba class to raise money for the come. Free will contribution. For more and all are welcome. For more info, business with each other harmoni- Thoracic Research Fund at Sloane information, call 718-229-1663 or visit call 718-459-1000. infl uential members of the commu- tact Crystal Varellas at 718-629-7762 ONGOING THRU SUNDAY, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11stjosaphatbayside.org.Kettering. For more information, con- ously. The play begins when the more nity gather to celebrate the 20-year or cryss.fi [email protected]. At 9 p.m., The Queens Kickshaw, at outside forces threaten to tear down SUNDAY, JANUARY 6 Beginning at noon, Queens Museum the Homesick Hound Dogs — an alt-40-17 Broadway in Astoria, presentsJANUARY 6, 2013 anniversary of their success, when everything they’ve built. Shows start At 9:30 a.m., Temple Tikvah, located of Art, located in Flushing Meadows- country/Americana band that couldn’t at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 at 3315 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Corona Park, presents “Caribbean: have happened anywhere besides for adults and $10 for students and Park, will be holding a blood drive Crossroads of the World,” a show New York City. A Californian banjo seniors. For more information, contact for the new year, sponsored by the that features more than 400 works, player, a songwriter/guitarist from Matthew Katz at 718-262-3750 or Sisterhood of Temple Tikvah. For more including painting, sculpture, prints, North Carolina, a mandolin player [email protected], or visit http:// information, call 516-746-1120. books, photography, fi lm, videos and from Vermont, and a Texan harmonica www.yorkpac.com. historic artifacts from various Caribbean player crossed paths in Brooklyn in At 1 p.m., St. Josaphat’s Church, nations, Europe, and the United States. early 2012 and began brewing their At 6 p.m., Holy Cross Elementary located at 210th Street and 35th “Caribbean: Crossroads of the World” own incendiary fl avor of Americana, School, located at 1201 150th Street, Avenue, Bayside, presents Music examines the exchange of people, drawing on their individual experi- Whitestone, will be holding its 2012 for the Christmas Season. The per- goods, ideas and information between ences with bluegrass, country, folk ATTENTION: WANT A LISTING ON THIS PAGE? America, and explores the impact of they expanded the lineup with a fi d-the Caribbean basin, Europe and Northand punk rock. A few months later Go to the “Events Calendar” section of our web site, and how it is imagined. Admission is $5 a Long Island-raised slapper. Withthese relationships on the Caribbeandler from upstate New York and www.queenscourier.com/events-page, and click on zens, and free for children under seven. whiskey and other things that makehigh-energy original songs about love,adults, $2.50 students and senior citi- “Submit your event” to let us know about your hap- MONDAY, JANUARY 7 strives to make the listener feel atlife awkward and wonderful, the group pening. We select from reader submissions to list on At 5 p.m., Rego Park Jewish Center, home no matter how far home is, most our happenings page. Rego Park, will be holding a class home in your dancing shoes.importantly they will make you feel atlocated at 97-30 Queens Boulevard,
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