FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com MAY 14, 2015 • BUZZ • THE QUEENS COURIER 91 Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56th Ave. For more information, visit queensoratorio. org. Several species of owls can be found in NYC Parks. Scientists often use owl pellets to learn more about their behaviors and habits. Using the park as our laboratory, get a chance to dissect a real owl pellet while learning more about these mysterious raptors. 11 a.m. to noon. Free. Alley Pond Park Adventure Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd. Please pre-register by visiting alleypond. com. Rufus King loved to read and owned over 3,500 books. Take a tour of the museum to see his library. Create a book, decorate it using a popular 19th-century technique called paper marbleizing and design your own bookplate. Families with children of all ages are welcome. Noon to 3 p.m. Free. King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave. For more information, visit kingmanor.org. Visit Astoria for the Astoria Spring Street Fair. Vendors will be selling food and various items. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 31st Street between Ditmars Boulevard and 21st Street. Do you have spring fever? Join EmblemHealth for a day of fun, health and wellness right in the neighborhood at the Rock Church in Elmhurst. There will be health screenings, a carnival for kids, live music and entertainment and more. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 57-02 Hoffman Drive. MONDAY, MAY 18 Ted Alexandro has been a comedian for 20 years and will perform at Q.E.D. as part of the Ted Alexandro Show. Time Out NY called Ted “o ne of the funniest comedians working today.” Ted has performed on “David Letterman,” “Conan O’Brien,” “Jimmy Kimmel,” “Craig Ferguson,” “The View” and two half-hour specials on Comedy Central. Ted opened for Louis C.K. at Carnegie Hall. 8 to 9:30 p.m. $5. Q.E.D., 27-16 23rd Ave. For more information, visit qedastoria.com. At Artist Peer Circle Poetry and Prose Reading, featuring Catherine Fletcher, Jared Harel, Mary Lannon, Meera Nair, Vaughn Watson and peer facilitator Nancy Agabian, the writers will share new works of prose and poetry in progress. Each writer will read for 15 minutes, with a 15 intermission to network and meet the writers. This 3rd Space event will provide a platform for Queens-based writers to present their work, develop a Queens-based audience, and foster a Queensbased literary community. 6 to 8 p.m. $10. Queens Museum of Art. EDITOR’S PICK The Queen Bees 11-01 Corona Ave. For more information, visit queensmuseum.org. TUESDAY, MAY 19 Some of the best NYC comics perform stand-up, and the audience answers trivia based on the act they just saw. So you don’t have to know anything! You can laugh, feel smart, and not think. Winners get a free tab. 8 p.m. Free. The Creek and the Cave. 10-93 Jackson Ave. For more information, visit creeklic.com. WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 The summer resort North Beach, located where LaGuardia Airport is now, was a major vacation destination in Queens from 1886-1917. This slide presentation by the Queens Historical Society will take you through the history of the area as it developed and declined. 7 p.m. Free. 27-16 23rd Ave. For more information, visit astorialic.org. “Gun Country” highlights true stories by those whose lives have been touched by guns. A series which includes a program of live storytelling, and interconnected original plays exploring American life through its fi rearms and the human beings they touch. 10 a.m. Free. Also showing on Thursday, May 21, at 8 p.m. Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 161-04 Jamaica Ave. For more information, visit jcal.org. THURSDAY, MAY 21 Artprov is a uniquely entertaining show that brings together different artistic mediums to inspire each other and create new works of art together. The Artprov cast of comics create improvised scenes and songs based on the gallery of their guest artist work, who, at the same time, create a new painting, sculpture, or piece based on the scenes based on their work. Q.E.D.7:30 to 9:00 p.m. $5.Q.E.D. 27-16 23rd Ave. For more information, visit qedastoria. com. buzz Three high school girls from a tough neighborhood in Queens are determined to make it to the top. With a little grit and a lot of talent, the teens become overnight sensations – and discover that they want very different things from life. Smart and sassy, THEQUEEN BEES overflows with hit songs of the sixties including "Leader of the Pack.” “A slice of jukebox heaven!” -Newsday May 8-17, 2015 Fridays at 8pm (5/15 Matinee at 2pm) Saturdays at 2pm & 8pm Sundays at 3pm Single Tickets: $42 Member Tickets: $38 Rear Seating Tickets: $25 Box Office: 718.760.0064 www.queenstheatre.org
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