62 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • MAY 1, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com happenings >MAY1-7 THURSDAY, MAY 1 Community Board 2 will hold its monthly meeting at Sunnyside Community Services, 43-31 39th St. in Woodside at 7 p.m. Guest speakers will include U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley, Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan and a representative from the U.S. Postal Service. State Sen. Joseph Addabo will hold mobile offi ce hours at the Broad Channel Library (16-26 Cross Bay Blvd.) from 5:30 to 7 p.m. For more information, call the senator’s Howard Beach offi ce at 718-738-1111. SATURDAY. MAY 3 Alley Pond Environmental Center is holding three events for kids: Young Discoverers Club – Pond Scum, a chance for kids to explore the ecosystem of ponds; Tree Storytime Safari, stories, crafts and activities for child ages 5 and 6; and Science Fair 101 – Flower Power, where kids ages 7 and 8 can learn how to craft a science project about fl owers. Call 718-229-4000 for times, prices and further details. SUNDAY, MAY 4 The Queens Historical Society presents Gus Schumacher: Farming in Flushing. Schumacher’s family farmed in Queens for more than 100 years – up until 1968 – and he is an authority on all things food. The event runs from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Kingsland Homestead, 143-35 37th Ave. The Queens Symphonic Band, a nonprofi t organization, is hosting the “Queens Music Fest” at the Queens Performing Arts Center, 222- 05 56th Ave. in Bayside. Latin, Big Band and Jazz groups will perform from noon until 4 p.m. Tickets at door: $10, seniors/students $8. Le Cats on the Water, a trap-neuterreturn nonprofi t, will hold its Spring Fling Sale/Raffl e at the Whitestone Hebrew Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be new and gently used items for sale and a raffl e for restaurant gift certifi cates and other prizes. Call Gloria Green at 917-578-7632 for more information. TUESDAY, MAY 6 LIC Arts Open will hold a garden party at the landmark home of local artists Orestes Gonzalez and Cristian Pietrapiana. There will be a menu designed especially for the event by celebrity chef Natasha Pogrebinsky of BEAR and award-winning chef Gianna Cerbone-Teoli of Manducatis Rustica. Tickets for the garden party at 21-40 EDITOR’S PICK Mario Cantone Mario Cantone brings his act to the Queensborough Performing Arts Center at Queensborough Community College, 222-05 56th Ave. in Bayside on Saturday, May 3. The actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his role as Anthony Marantino on the HBO series “Sex and the City,” will appear at 8 p.m. Contact the box offi ce at 718-632-6311; all tickets are $40. 45th Ave. in Long Island City can be purchased at licartsopen.org. The 111th Precinct Community Council meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the stationhouse at 45-06 215th St. in Bayside. THURSDAY, MAY 8 State Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. will hold mobile offi ce hours at the Ozone Park Library (92-24 Rockaway Blvd.) from 5:30 to 7 p.m. For more information, call the senator’s Howard Beach offi ce at 718-738-1111. ATTENTION: WANT A LISTING ON THIS PAGE? Go to the “Events Calendar” section of our web site, www.queenscourier.com/events-page, and click on “Submit your event” to let us know about your happening. We select from reader submissions to list on our happenings page.
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