FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM JANUARY 26, 2017 • THE QUEENS COURIER 69 at the New York Hall of Science. Sometimes creativity can get messy, so dress your little maker (and yourself) in old clothing that can be splattered with things like paint, ink and oobleck. $8 per family, plus admission. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th St., Corona. For more details, visit www. nysci.org. 10 Continuing its ongoing Martin Scorsese Retrospective, the Museum of the Moving Image will hold a screening of Scorsese’s 1977 musical “New York, New York.” Starring Robert DeNiro and Liza Minelli, the film is Scorsese’s ode to classic MGM musicals and 1940s jazz. It marked a departure of sorts for him, combining his gritty hard-boiled realism with a celebration of the surreal artificiality of Hollywood. Minnelli belts out the now-classic title song in a show-stopping finale. Reverse Shot writer Max Nelson will introduce the screening. $15 per person, includes museum admission. 2 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, Redstone Theater, 36-01 35th Ave. For more information, visit www. movingimage.us. 11 Join the Queens Botanical Garden for its 14th annual “After the Holidays” e-waste recycling event. Working in partnership with the Lower East Side Ecology Center, you can responsibly dispose of all of your unwanted electronic devices, appliances or broken gadgets. The garden has a goal of collecting 100 tons of e-waste this month. Free. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Queens Botanical Garden parking entrance on Crommelin Street. For more information, visit www. queensbotanical.org. 12The wonders of the universe are ready to be discovered and New York City parks are the perfect place to stargaze and explore the night sky. The Urban Park Rangers at the Fort Totten Visitor’s Center in Fort Totten Park will be your guides to the solar system, discussing the science, history and folklore of the universe. Free. 6 to 7:30 p.m., enter Fort Totten at 212th Street and Cross Island Parkway, Bayside, follow signs to the visitor’s center. For more information, call 718-352-1769. MONDAY, JAN. 30 13 Celebrate the Chinese New Year in a very tasty way with the Queens Dinner Club at its Chinese banquet. The evening’s menu includes a fortune planner filled with shrimp dumplings, shiu mai, veggie spring rolls and steamed spinach dumplings; main courses 18 EDITOR’S PICK Channel your inner Bob Ross and create a masterpiece painting during “Paint Night” at Redeemer Lutheran School in Glendale on Friday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. The event includes a two-hour class for adults 18 and over; guests may bring their own snacks and wine. All materials provided. $45 per person. Redeemer Lutheran School, 69-26 Cooper Ave., Glendale. To purchase tickets or register for the event, call 718-821-6670 or visit https://squareup. com/store/rlgschool. including sauteed jumbo shrimp with garlic and pepper, stir-fried steak with mango and deep-fried chicken with garlic; and desserts. $70 per person. 7:30 p.m., Asian Jewels, 133-30 39th Ave., Flushing. For more information, visit www. facebook.com/queensdinnerclub. TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 14 Learn to relax and de-stress at Fort Totten in Bayside during the “Yoga at the Castle” series sponsored by the Bayside Historical Society. Gentle and restorative yoga for beginners. This class is for students over 50. All mats, blocks, blankets, straps and bands are provided. $10 per person. 12:15 to 1:15 p.m., The Castle at Fort Totten, Officers Drive and Totten Avenue, Fort Totten. For more information or to reserve a spot, call 718-352-1548. 15 If your income is under $64,000, you qualify to receive free online tax return filing assistance at the Ridgewood Library. Volunteers from the New York State Tax Department will guide you through tax preparation software available on their website as you prepare and e-file your federal and state income tax returns at no cost. Volunteers will be available that speak English, Spanish and Arabic. 1 to 6 p.m., Ridgewood Library, 2012 Madison St. For more information, call 718-821-4770. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 16 As a choreographer, designer, director and actor, Geoffrey Holder is well represented in all of the research and circulating collections of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. His work will be honored at a new exhibit, “The Genius of Geoffrey Holder,” which opens at the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning. He will be honored for his career in dance and theater. Exhibit open through May 30. Free and open to the public. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, Miller Gallery at Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, 161-04 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. For more information, visit www.jcal.org or call 718-658-7400. 17 Learn how to protect yourself and your home from fires at a free Fire Prevention class that the FDNY will hold at the Forest Hills Library. This particular class will provide adults of all ages with lifesaving demonstrations on fire safety. 3 to 4 p.m., Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71st Ave. For more information, call 718-268-7934.
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