FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com JANUARY 14, 2016 • BUZZ • THE QUEENS COURIER 61 buzz will perform both traditional songs and original compositions. The library is located at 43-06 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. The Queens Library at Cambria Heights is holding a Jazz in the Civil Rights Era concert at 3 p.m. The Ken Simon Ensemble will perform music of singers such as Billy Taylor, John Coltrane and Eddie Harris about social injustice and the struggle for civil and economic freedom. The event is free and open to all. The library is located at 218- 13 Linden Blvd., Cambria Heights. Alley Pond Environmental Center will teach children how to care for animals at the Animal Care Trainee workshop from 10 a.m. to noon. Children will learn about the different responsibilities of owning a pet, including feeding, brushing, cleaning and learning about the needs of APEC animals. Recommended age of 8 to 12 to participate. The program is $23 per child, which includes a snack, an animal care trainee certifi cate and a booklet. Pre-registration is required to participate. Sign up soon, as the workshop is limited to eight participants. APEC is located at 228-06 Northern Blvd. in Douglaston. Visit www.alleypond.com to pre-register. SUNDAY, JAN. 17 Want to test your trivia knowledge with the whole family? Big Quiz Thing is teaming up with Mommy Nearest to bring you an all-ages trivia event. Come to The Big Family Quiz Thing at Q.E.D. Astoria at 1 p.m. for six rounds of multimedia trivia fun for kids and parents alike! There will be prizes for those who brush up on their history, sports and pop culture trivia. Kid-friendly snacks and drinks will be available. Tickets are $7 for kids and $10 for adults ($12 and $15 day of). For tickets go to http://qedastoria. com/products/the-big-quiz-thing-3. Q.E.D. Astoria is located at 27-16 23rd Ave., Astoria. As part of the fi rst U.S. survey of the art of China-born, Queens-based artist Zhang Hongtu, the Queens Museum invites non-professional table tennis players to participate in a one-day tournament played on one of Hongtu’s most famous artworks, “Ping-Pong Mao.” The tournament will be hosted by Master of Ceremonies Tahl Leibovitz, multi-time Paralympics Games Champion. A grand prize of a $100 gift card and custom award certifi cate will be awarded to the tournament winner. To register for the tournament please email preddy@queensmuseum.org or call 718-592-9700 ext. 222. Visit www.queensmuseum. org. The exhibit will be on view until Feb. 28. Playing with your food can sometimes be fun! Bring your little chefs down to New York Hall of Science to explore new ingredients and mix up a batch of edible play dough. Recommended for children ages 18 months and older. Dress in old clothing that can get dirty, as this might get messy. Admission is $8 per family, plus NYSCI admission ($5 per family for members). 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 47-01 11th St., Flushing (located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park). Parking is available in the private lot for $10. Build, explore, play and create together! NYSCI will also be hosting two family Tinker It Sunday workshops from 1:30 to 3 p.m. and 3:30 to 5 p.m. Admission to the event is free, but general admission fees apply. Tickets will be available on site: 47-01 11th St., Flushing (located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park). Flushing Town Hall joins forces with 5BMF to present a tour performance of New York Festival of Song’s “Harry, Hoagy, and Harold” at 3 p.m. The concert will feature the greatest hits of mid-century American songwriters Harry Warren, Hoagy Carmichael and Harold Arlen. Singers from the NYFOS@Julliard residency will be led by pianist Steven Blier. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for students, seniors and Queens Council members. For tickets, visit http://www.5bmf.org/buy-tickets/. MONDAY, JAN. 18 Nothing makes a Monday better than some music at Carnegie Hall and a night on the town. Distinguished Concerts International of New York will be honoring UK composer Sir Karl Jenkins with an evening comprised of his compositions in The Music of Karl Jenkins: A Concert for Peace. The concert will include early work such as “Songs of Sanctuary,” as well as the popular “The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace.” These pieces will be performed by the Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International, led by DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Jonathan Griffi th. The concert will start at 7 p.m. at Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall at 881 7th Ave. in Manhattan. Tickets are $20-$100. Visit http://www.carnegiehall.org for information and tickets. Student and senior discounts are available at the box offi ce. TUESDAY, JAN. 19 DCINY invites you back to Carnegie Hall for a tribute to the works of visiting composer Dan Forrest. The centerpiece of the night will be a performance of the fi ve-movement orchestral and choir piece “Requiem for the Living.” This work will be conducted by Dr. James M. Meaders, while the rest of the concert will be conducted by Jo-Michael Scheibe from the USC Thornton School of Music. Other pieces will include “Te Deum,” “Psalm of Ascension” and “In Paradisum.” The concert will start at 7 p.m. at Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall at 881 7th Ave. in Manhattan. Tickets are $20-$100. Go to http://www.carnegiehall. org for info and tickets. Student and senior discounts are available at the box offi ce. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20 For a pick-me-up on hump day, come on over to Penthouse 808 for an All Night Happy Hour! Enjoy a specialty cocktail or tasty bar bite from Executive Chef Seth Levine with a perfect view of the Manhattan skyline and the Queensborough Bridge from our rooftop seating area. The happy hour menu will last all night long, from 5 to 10 p.m. on Wednesdays until March 30. In these chilly months, the rooftop lounge is fully enclosed. Penthouse 808 is located in the Ravel Hotel at 8-08 Queens Plaza South, Long Island City. Email reservations@PH808.com for reservations. Patina Miller, winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for “Pippin,” will be at the Queens Library at Flushing at 6:30 p.m. to sing classic R&B and the best of Broadway. The library is located at 41-17 Main St., Flushing. Grab an afternoon movie with the kids at Queens Library at Maspeth. This week’s movie matinee is “Hotel Transylvania 2” (2015, rated PG). 3 p.m. The library is located at 69-70 Grand Ave., Maspeth. EDITOR’S PICK Flushing Town Hall in collaboration with Carnegie Hall’s Neighborhood concerts presents South Korean jazz pianist John Chin in performance. His music is intimate and intoxicating, with lively and exuberant rhythms and masterful keyboard pyrotechnics. The event is free and starts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 15. Event information and RSVP at http://www.fl ushingtownhall.org.
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