72 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • FEBRUARY 21, 2013 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com happenings >FEB 21-27 COMPILED BY ANTHONY O’REILLY s EVERY WEDNESDAY From 7:30-9:30 p.m., the Queens Symphonic Band, a non- profi t organization based at Queensborough Community College in the Humanities Building, will hold rehearsals for its 41st spring concert to be held on the afternoon of May 4, at the Queens Performing Arts Center, located at 222-05 56th Avenue Bayside. There are positions open in the woodwind, percussion and brass sections of the band. For more information, contact [email protected] or call 718-340-8324. FRIDAY, FEB. 22 Starting at 7 p.m. come witness the incredible stunts of the Peking Acrobats at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts, located at 65-30 Kissena Boulevard in Flushing. Performers have been utilizing strength, agility and fl exibility for the past 25 years around the world and have been reviewed in multiple publications. Tickets are $20- $35. For more information call 718-793-8080 or visit kupferbergcenterarts.org. From 7:30 - 9:30 p.m., the Queens College orchestra will perform at the LeFrak Concert Hall at Queens College, located at 65-30 Kissena Boulevard in Fresh Meadows. George Rothman, alumnus of the college, will serve as the guest conductor for the performance. Admission is free. Donations will be accepted at the door. For more information call 718- 793-8080. FRIDAY, FEB. 22 - SATURDAY, FEB. 23 Celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Valerie Green/Dance Entropy with the premiere of Skimming the Surface: Fragments of Collective Unconscious at Green Space, located at 37-24 24 Street Suites 301 & 302 in Long Island City. Inspired by the emotional struggles of four women, the show centers around a table and 24 knives showing the transformation of each woman through interpretive dance. Tickets are $15.00 EDITOR’S PICK ‘Creating a New Black Cinema’ THRU SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, at the Museum of the Moving Image, located at 36-01 35th Avenue in Astoria, come see how African-American culture affected Hollywood and created a new sub-genre of cinema. Entitled “L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema” 36 fi lms, starting from the 1970s, will be surveyed. The exhibit is presented in conjunction with the UCLA Film & Television Archive and is partly supported by grants by the Getty Foundation and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Admission to the exhibit is free with admission into the museum. For a list of fi lm screenings and times visit their website movingimage.us/fi lms/2013/02/02/detail/l-a-rebellion-creating-a-newblack cinema. For more information call 718-777-6888. - $20.00. For more information call 718) 956-3037, email [email protected] or visit danceentropy.org. SATURDAY, FEB. 23 Starting at 5 p.m. enjoy a candlelit Irish café night at the Historic Poppenhusen Institute, located at 114-04 14 Road in College Point. The event will be a fundraiser for the Poppenhusen Institute and will feature Irish step dancers as well as a traditional Irish meal of corned beef sandwiches, slaw & chips, pastries and hot and cold beverages. A 50/50 raffl e will also be held. Tickets are $25 before the event and $30 at the door. For more information call 718-358-0067 or email [email protected] From 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., celebrate the Year of the Snake at the Flushing Library, located at 41-17 Main Street. Take part in traditional Chinese and Korean activities with fun for people of all ages. 10-11:30 a.m. - Learn how to prepare kal guk soo, a simple Korean pasta dish; 11:30 a.m. -1p.m.- Anna Kao will provide instruction on fl oral arranging; 1:30 p.m. - The Orient Wind Ensemble will perform music of China; 3 p.m. - enjoy Korean dance and opera with Young Ok Hong and Ok Joo Moon. For more information contact 718-661-1200. SUNDAY, FEB. 24 The Queens County Market comes to Sac’s Place, located at 25-41 Broadway in Astoria. Vendors from all throughout Queens will be present to sell their food products from noon- 4 p.m. For more info email queenscountymarket.com MONDAY, FEB. 25 Starting at 3 p.m., learn about the fundamentals of robotics at the Forest Hills Library, located at 108-19 71 Avenue. Kids in grades 4-6 can learn about touch sensors, ultrasonic sensors and motors in robotics. Parental guardian required for kids. Space is limited. Preregistration is required. For more info call 718-268-7934. MONDAY, FEB. 25 Starting at 1 p.m., those affected by Sandy can learn how to fi le for assistance at the Far Rockaway Library, located at 16-37 Central Avenue. Participants can learn how to check the status of their FEMA and disaster unemployment assistance and fi le insurance claims. Staff will be on hand to help those who need it. For more information, call 718-327-2549. Starting at 6:30 p.m., come learn ballroom dancing at the Forest Hills Library, located at 108-19 71st Avenue in Forest Hills. The lesson will be taught by acclaimed ballroom performer Jing Chen. For more info call 718-268-7934. TUESDAY, FEB. 26 Starting at 5:30 p.m. learn about African-American and Jewish poetry at the Langston Hughes Library, located at 100-01 Northern Boulevard in Corona. Actress and author Sherry Reiter and spoken-word artist and performer Barbara Bethea will recite and discuss poetry from the two different cultures. For more information call 718-651-1100. Starting at 11 a.m., enjoy classical music at the Community Church of Douglaston, located at 39-50 Douglaston Parkway in Little Neck. Pieces from Beethoven, Verdi and other classical composers will be performed. Light refreshments following the concert. Admission is free. For more info, call 516-466-4034 or email [email protected]. THRU THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 The Kupferberg Center for the Arts, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard in Flushing, will host 40 minute guided tours chronicling the life of famous African-American musician Louis Armstrong. Each visitor will receive a photograph of Armstrong performing at the Suburban Gardens in New Orleans in 1931 with a never before published excerpt from Armstrong’s manuscript. Armstrong is considered by many to be the father of jazz, performing across the globe and appearing in multiple fi lms throughout his career. Admission is $10, $7for seniors, students and children, and free to members of the center and children younger than 4. 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