68 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • MAY 16, 2013 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com happenings >MAY 16-22 COMPILED BY ANTHONY O’REILLY FRIDAY, MAY 17 Starting at 5:45 p.m., come take a tour of Long Island City with historian Jack Eichenbaum. The tour will span from Queens Plaza to the East River waterfront. After the tour, enjoy restaurants and Long Island City Arts Open events in the nearby Vernon/Jackson area. Those interested will meet at the fare booth on the lowest level of the Queensboro Plaza station. Fee is $15. For more info, visit www.geognyc.com Starting at 8 p.m., the cultures of Africa and Peru will meet at Flushing Town Hall, located at 137-35 Northern Boulevard. African rhythms are prevalent in salsa, merengue and rumba, Listen to Papa Africa, who offers Afro-Pop, Juju & High-Life music, while Corina Bartra and her ensemble create a different fl avor with Landó, Festejo & Marinera from Peru. Tickets are $15. For more information, call 718-463- 7700 ext. 222 or visit fl ushingtownhall.org MAY 17 - MAY 18 Come enjoy “The Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company” (CDCC) at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, located at 31-10 Thomson Avenue in Long Island City. With bold athleticism and dramatic nuance, Dorfman creates worlds into which the audience can enter. Giving new meaning to “all the world’s a stage,” CDDC brings the NY premiere of “Interior Designs,” a full company work featuring live and electronic music by cutting edge composer, Sarajevo native, Svjetlana Bukvich and video design by Kate Freer and David Tennent of Imaginary Media. CDDC also presents Dorfman’s sensuous duet, “Keystoen,” riveting “Hour Glass” and Doug Elkins’ hip hop and vogueing, “Narcoleptic Lovers.” Tickets are $15. For more info, call 718-482-5151 or visit lagcc.cuny.edu The Electric Daisy Carnival will take place at Citi Field, located at 126-01 Roosevelt Avenue in Flushing. With its spectacular display of special effects, state-of-the-art lighting and sound as well as hundreds of theatrical performers, interactive art installations and pyrotechnics, EDC New York will create an unforgettable experience unlike any other show in the tri-state area. Two-day general admission tickets will initially be priced at $159 with VIP tickets selling at $299 before service fees. A layaway pricing option will be available. A limited number of single-day tickets will be available for this two-day experience at a later date. Minimum age for VIP is 21 and older, everyone else must be 18+. For more info, visit electricdaisycarnival.com/NewYork SATURDAY, MAY 18 The sixth annual “Institute of Horror, Fantasy and Science” will take place at the Flushing Library, located at 41-17 Main Street. Blood Moon Rising Horror Magazine and Spooktacular Enterprises present author readings; fi lm screenings; make-up demos; lectures on witchcraft, the paranormal and Japanese monsters; psychic readings and an art gallery featuring classic toy and creature displays. For more information, call 718-661-1200 or visit www.queenslibrary.org Starting at noon, Janelle Iglesias will lead a workshop on how to create Art Mobiles at Socrates Sculpture Park, located at 32-01 Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City. Mobiles are hanging kinetic sculptures that rely on balance. Challenge your imagination and learn some tricks to create your ‘The Queen of Colors’ own mobile by re-purposing simple household and recycled materials. For more information, call 718- 956-1819 or visit socratessculpturepark.org SUNDAY, MAY 19 Starting at 8 a.m., Holy Cross High School will be hosting a memorial basketball tournament in tribute to Eamon Tubridy, ‘85. Located at 26-20 Francis Lewis Boulevard, the school welcomes grades 3-6 at 8 a.m, grades 7-8 at 10 a.m., and grades 9-12 at 11:30 a.m. Starting at 3 p.m., the Liao Wen Ho Puppet Theatre will take place at Goldstein Theatre at Queens College, located at 65-30 Kissena Boulevard in Flushing. On a colorful high platform stage, glove puppets in ornate and detailed traditional Chinese costumes swirl around amid smoke and fi re, brandishing swords and casting magic spells to accompany epic stories from Chinese folklore. Master puppeteer, Liao Wen Ho and his award-winning company have toured all over the world, bringing this vibrant art form to audiences of all ages. Tickets are $12 - $20. For more info, call 718- 793-8080 or visit kupferbergcenter.org Starting at 4 p.m., the Oratorio Society of Queens will perform at Queensborough performing Arts Center, located at 222-05 56th Avenue in Bayside. Come and hear the brilliant mass for chorus and orchestra, “Messa di Gloria,” that Puccini wrote as a young man. Also featured are opera highlights and the best of America’s musical heritage - refl ecting a wide range of music that is the American choral experience - with Maestro David Close and The Orchestral Arts Ensemble of Queens. Tickets are $30. For more info, call 718-279-3006 or visit www.queensoratorio.org MAY 19 – JUNE 16 The Big Apple Circus comes to Queens at Cunningham Park, located at 196-22 Union Turnpike, just west of Francis Lewis Boulevard, in Fresh Meadows. Experience the nostalgic thrills of bygone big tops and get a fi rst–hand view of beauties, daredevils and clowns from another era. Performers from around the world create joyful memories under the artistic direction of Guillaume Dufresnoy. More than 40 performances will take place. Tickets start at $20 and are available at bigapplecircus. org or by calling 888-541-3750. WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 Starting at 7 p.m., come see Fame Jr. at Flushing Town Hall, located at 137-25 Northern Boulevard. Students at New York City’s High School of Performing Arts will develop their artistic talents and striving for academic excellence in this show. The show explores the issues that confront young people today with humor and heart. For more info, call 718-463-7700 or visit www.fl ushingtownhall.org 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. EDITOR’S PICK SATURDAY, MAY 18, Starting at 2:15 p.m., the Puppet Theatre will perform “The Queen of Colors” at Flushing Town Hall, located at 137-35 Northern Boulevard. Full of kaleidoscopic wonder & vivid imagination, The Queen of Colors is an award-winning story about unleashing creativity and choosing not to “color within the lines.” Based on the children’s book by German author Jutta Bauer and accompanied by a “Court Musician,” this performance offers ingenious puppetry and live illustrations by the Company Les Voisins that literally jump off the page. Tickets are $12 and $8 for children. For more information, call 718-463-7700 ext. 222 or visit fl ushingtownhall.org
QC05162013
To see the actual publication please follow the link above