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86 THE QUEENS COURIER • MAY 4, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM happenings ›MAY3-10 Adulting doesn’t have to mean checking the couch for spare change. Visit the Astoria Bookshop for a panel lead by personal finance author Erin Lowry on millennial finance and her new book, “Broke Millennial.” Free. May 5 from 7 to 8 p.m. Astoria Bookshop, 31-29 31st St., Astoria. For more information, visit www.astoriabookshop.com. 1LIS7T OF THINGS TO DO THURSDAY, MAY 4 1 Join the Center for the Women of New York for their free Job Club on May 4. This club assists in job searching methods, writing resumes and interviewing skills. 2 p.m. Room 325, Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens. To preregister, go to www.CWNY.org , call 718-793-0672, or email CenterWNY@yahoo.com. 2 Meet local artist Marcy Stecker at the Douglaston/Little Neck Library on Thursday, May 4. She will be presenting her watercolor paintings. Free. 4 to 5:30 p.m. Douglaston/ Little Neck Library, 249-01 Northern Blvd., Little Neck. FRIDAY, MAY 5 4 As a part of their First Friday Residency Series, the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning will showcase select artists in need of a platform to refine their unfinished work. This series will feature Jeanette Berry and the Soul Nerds, visual artist Tadasuke Jinno and filmmaker Kymbali Craig. Free. May 5 at 7 p.m. Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, 161-04 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. For more information, call 718-658-7400. 5 Visit Flushing Town Hall for a mashup of two cultures on one stage with an open dance floor. This Global Mashup features Taiwanese saxophonist, singer and composer Stephanie Chou and Jamaican artist Owen Romeo featuring his group Tribal Legacy. Dance lessons will be held an hour before the show. $16 per person. May 5 at 8 p.m. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing. Go to www. flushingtownhall.org/events to purchase tickets. SATURDAY, MAY 6 6 The Queens Child Care Network invites you to celebrate their 30th anniversary on Saturday, May 6. Their Spring Family Festival will feature entertainment, games, face painting, arts and crafts, and prizes. $5 per person. Free for children under the age of 10. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Queens Community House, 108-25 62nd Dr., Forest Hills. For more information, contact Teresa Moreano at 718-592- 8255. 8 Beautify Historic Flushing will host Flushing’s First Spring History Festival. This festival features local and citywide performers and vendors. Free. May 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Margaret I. Carmen Green, Weeping Beech Park, Flushing. SUNDAY, MAY 7 9 The NYC Audubon and the Queens Botanical Garden will host a bird walk on Sunday, May 7. Learn how to identify different birds and learn the Queens Botanical Garden’s role in providing resources like water, shelter and insects to eat for birds. Free with admission. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. To preregister, visit www.qbgbirdwalks2017. eventbrite.com. 10 The Queens borough Per forming Arts Center presents Vanessa Williams live in concert. The chart-topping pop singer has been recognized for her work in film, television, recordings and on Broadway and has received four Emmy nominations, 17 Grammy nominations and a Tony nomination. Tickets start at $42. May 7 at 3 p.m. Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside. To purchase tickets, go to www.qcc.cuny/qpac. 11 Finland’s top violinist Petteri Livonen and New York’s rising concert Pianist Mika Sasaki will perform on Sunday, May 7 as a part of the Forte New York Chamber Music Series “Recital Series.” Free admission and parking. 5 p.m. New York Presbyterian Church, Long Island City. For more information, visit www. fortenycms.com or www. facebook.com/fortenycms. MONDAY, MAY 8 13 Teens can create amazing light sculptures with the Science Wizard at the Cambria Heights Library on Monday, May 8. Students will use vibrating strings and strobe lights to create the sculptures. Free. 4 to 5 p.m. Queens Library at Cambria Heights, 218-13 Linden Blvd., Cambria Heights. TUESDAY, MAY 9 14 Visit the Astoria Bookshop for a discussion and celebra- ATTENTION: Want your event on this page? Post it on QNS.com! It’s never been easier to submit a Happening. Become a registered member at www.qns.com, visit the Events page, click the “Add Event” bar at left, complete the form and click “Post Event.” You can even post a photo or a fl ier for your event. It takes only a couple of minutes to complete, and it’s absolutely FREE! We’ll select entries on our QNS.com Events site for our Happenings page in The Queens Courier and Ridgewood Times. Let all of Queens know what’s going on tomorrow by posting it on QNS.com today! 3 EDITOR’S PICK


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