FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM FEBRUARY 16, 2017 • BUZZ • THE QUEENS COURIER 65 Got a green thumb? Learn how to save the young forest in Inwood Hill Park and volunteer with the Stewardship Team on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers will learn the best tree care practices. Wear boots, long pants and clothing that can get dirty. Free. Forest Park, Myrtle Ave., Union Turnpike, Park Lane South between Brooklyn-Queens County Line and Park Lane, Richmond Hill. 10 The Noguchi Museum will offer free admission on Sunday, Feb. 19, in remembrance of the 75th anniversary of the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Artist Kimi Maeda will present her solo performance, “Bend,” which tells the story of her father, Asian art historian Robert Maeda, and Isamu Noguchi’s time in a Japanese American internment camp. Maeda will lead an Art for Families program during the course of the exhibit. $10 per family. 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Rd. at Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City. For more information on the community day events and to preregister for Art for Families, visit www.noguchi. org. 11 Valentine’s Day is over, but the Astoria Bookshop is still talking and writing about love. Join instructor Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons in a creative writing workshop about the love word. Explore the good and the bad of love through writing prompts and discussions. Don’t forget your pen and paper. $10 suggested donation. 5 to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 19. Astoria Bookshop, 31-29 31st St., Astoria. MONDAY, FEB. 20 12 Richard and Mildred Loving, subject of the recent film “Loving,” broke the law by simply choosing to be together despite the different colors of their skin. The Greater Historical Society will screen a 2011 HBO documentary about the Lovings (“The Loving Story”) as a part of their Black History Month series. Free. Monday, Feb. 20 at 1 p.m. Greater Astoria Historical Society, Lecture Hall, Quinn Building, 35-20 Broadway, 4th Floor, Long Island City. TUESDAY, FEB. 21 14 Stop by Long Island City Library for their Confidence Week starting Tuesday, Feb. 21. During this week, children and adults will enjoy activities such as self-portraits, self-acceptance affirmation, and fun interactive games. The Tween Squad Goals Club will discuss Issa Rae’s hit HBO series “Insecure.” Free. 3 to 6 p.m. Queen’s Library at Long Island City, 37-44 21 St., Long Island City. For more information visit, www.queenslibrary.org. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22 15 Dancer Eleanor Smith, actor Massimiliano Balduzzi, child dancer Ezra Azrieli Holzman, and choreographer Anna Azrieli all come together for “Mirror Furor,” a piece compiled of repeated actions where duets are ruined then built again into soft solos, unusual trios and finally, the four together. $20 per person. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 8 p.m. The Chocolate Factory Theater, 5-49 49th Ave., Long island City. 16 The documentary film “Chinese Couplets” follows the journey that filmmaker Felicia Lowe took in order to learn about her mother’s emigration to this country during the Chinese Exclusion era. Join Lowe for a screening at the Queens Library at Flushing on Wednesday, Feb. 22. A discussion and Q&A will follow the film. Free. 6 to 8 p.m. Queen’s Library at Flushing, 41-17 Main St., Flushing. 17 Taste and learn how to make a traditional Korean dish called “Yaksik” with artist, singer, teacher and chef Soh Young Lee-Segredo. Free. 2:30 to 4 p.m. on Feb. 22. Queens Library at Mitchell- Linden, 31-31 Union St., Flushing. Check out the QNS.com calendar for more great events, and add your own! If you love events, sign up for our weekly events newsletter as well! If your fifth- or sixth-grader is interested in STEM, sign them up for an introductory course in coding at the Hillcrest Library. Let them know if your coder will be using their own device when signing up. Queens Library at Hillcrest, 187-05 Union Turnpike, Flushing. Register in person or by phone by calling 718-454-2786. EDITOR’S PICK 6 EDITOR’S PICK 13
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