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LIST OF
19 THINGS TO DO
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15
1 Party with the Queens
Council on the Arts
at their Caribbean Carnival
2018 Gala! The gala is a
festive celebration including
stilt walkers, steel drummers,
dancing and a silent
auction. Festive attire is
required. Tickets start at
$200. Proceeds from the gala
go into QCA’s emerging artist
fund that supports artists and
cultural leaders in Queens.
7 p.m., The Knockdown
Center, 52-19 Flushing Ave.,
Maspeth.
2 Are you over 60 or
earn less than $66,000
annually and need help
with your taxes? Queens
Library is offering a walk-in,
e-file free tax assistance program
sponsored by AARP.
Registration is not required,
and appointments will not
be accepted. This is a firstcome,
first-served program.
Noon to 2 p.m., Kew Garden
Hills Library, 72-33 Vleigh Pl.,
Flushing.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16
3 Looking for childcare
while school is
out for Lunar New Year
and Midwinter Recess?
Samuel Field Y is offering
full-day field trips from Feb.
16-23 for grades K-7. $65 per
day for members and afterschool
families; $80 per day
for others. Includes full day
care, transportation, admission
for the trip and a snack.
Contact Rafeena Habibulla
at 718-225-6750 ext. 296 or
rhabibulla@sfy.org to register.
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EDITOR’S
PICK
Teens, the Museum of the Moving Image is having a program where you can test out
the newest indie video games and meet with their designers. This Teen Digital Media
Lab is completely free and gives you exclusive access to the Museum and the power
to experiment with multiple mediums. There will be pizza! 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb.
16, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria.
58-20 Little Neck Pkwy., Little
Neck.
4 M i t c h e l l - L i n d e n
Library is hosting a
romantic movies matinee
for hopeless romantics.
They will be screening
“The Big Sick,” a new,
critically acclaimed romantic
comedy based on a true
story. The film won a Critics
Choice Movie Award for Best
Comedy last year. Seating
is available on a first-come,
first-served basis. 12:30
p.m., Mitchell-Linden Library,
31-32 Union St., Flushing.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17
6 Do you want to participate
in an important
Lunar New Year festivity?
March with the
Greater Flushing Chamber
of Commerce in the 2018
Lunar New Year Parade.
From 9:30-10:30 a.m., participants
can connect and have
refreshments before heading
to the parade site as a
group. Register online at the
Greater Flushing Chamber
of Commerce’s Eventbrite
page. 11 a.m., St. George’s
Episcopal Church, 135-32
38th Ave., Queens County.
7 Watch Tall Stories’
musical adaptation of
the children’s book “The
Gruffalo at Flushing Town
Hall.” The Gruffalo is the
story of a tiny mouse telling
his own story about the
terrifying Gruffalo to avoid
being eaten. This musical is
filled with fun and laughs for
children 3 and up. Tickets
are $14 for adults, $8 for
children, and free for teens
13-19 with an ID. Workshop
tickets are also available on
flushingtownhall.com. 2 p.m.,
Flushing Town Hall, 137-35
Northern Blvd., Flushing.
8 Would you like to participate
in an important
discussion about immigration?
Friends of Maple
Grove Cemetery is holding
an event that includes
two readings and a moderated
debate. Light refreshments
will be provided. Preregistration
is required. Email
info@friendsofmaplegrove.
org to register. 12:30 p.m.,
Victorian Admin. Building,
83-15 Kew Gardens Rd., Kew
Gardens.
9 NYC Parks and the
Junior Knicks organization
are collaborating to
provide a free basketball
clinic for children ages 5
to 10. This program includes
instruction by professional
players and coaches to
teach kids the fundamentals
of basketball in a structured
setting. Pre-registration
is required. Register by going
online at nba.com/knicks/
junior, emailing jules.webster@
parks.nyc.gov, or calling
212-360-3300. 11 a.m.
to noon, Lost Battalion Hall
Recreation Center, 93-29
Queens Blvd., Rego Park.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18
10 Single and ready
to mingle? Rego
Park Jewish Center is holding
a Singles Social and Dance
featuring DJ Andrew Forman.
Proper attire is required.
Refreshments will be served.
This event is $10 per person.
2-6 p.m., Rego Park Jewish
Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd.,
Rego Park.
12 Celebrate Black
History Month
by learning about an
aspect of the black experience:
mass incarceration.
The Lewis H. Latimer
House Museum is hosting a
free screening of Academy
Awards-nominated documentary
“13th” as a part of its
2018 Race and Immigration
Film Series. The film discusses
the link between race and
the criminal justice system.
The event is free, but registration
is required at llhbmh.
eventbrite.com. 2:30 p.m.,
Fl hi T H ll 137 35
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