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FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM MAY 18, 2017 • THE QUEENS COURIER 79 Enjoy a beautiful spring day of food, fun and fellowship at the Jamaica Hills Partnership Street festival on Highland Avenue between 165th and 166th streets in Jamaica Hills. The event is sponsored by City Councilman Rory Lancman, the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation and the NYC Parks Department. There will be inflatable rides for the kids, snacks, an animal show, live music and variety acts. Free admission. 12 to 5 p.m. 10 Why wait for Memorial Day for the unofficial start of summer? The Bay Terrace Pool and Tennis Center will kickoff the 2017 season with a carnival from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. This is a community-wide event, for pool club members and non-members alike, and costs $5 per child (adults are free). Join club members for an afternoon of carnival games, bounce houses, mini golf, carnival snacks and refreshments and more! Bay Terrace Pool and Tennis Center, 212-00 23rd Ave., Bayside. 11 Learn more about how to live a healthy lifestyle at the Hollis Hills Bayside Jewish Center Health Fair. Guests will be able to hear from various professionals from the healthcare industry. A number of services will be available, including cardiovascular diagnosis from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Event starts at 11 a.m., Hollis Hills Bayside Jewish Center, 210-10 Union Tpke., Hollis Hills (enter on 211th Street). 13 The Ridgewood Market will hold its Sunday brunch bazaar at Gottscheer Hall in Ridgewood, featuring over 40 curated vendors. Customers can purchase local, artisan, and vintage gifts. You can also order beer, cocktails, and German food in the in the German beer hall. There is live music, entertainment, raffles, games, and more. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Gottscheer Hall, 657 Fairview Ave., Ridgewood. For more information, visit www. ridgewoodsocial.com. MONDAY, MAY 22 14 Learn how to make the most of Microsoft Word at a special class hosted by the Center for the Women of New York at Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens. Donation is $10 per person. Basic skills class at 6 p.m., intermediate skills at 7 p.m. Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Room 304. Registration required; call 718-793- 0672 or visit www.cwny.org. 15 Families are welcome to join the Middle Village library for fun filled nights full of classic board games to play. Game night is free and takes place from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. at the Middle Village library, 72-31 Metropolitan Ave. TUESDAY, MAY 23 16 Join the Astoria Bookshop and award-winning author Rakesh Satyal for his newest novel, “No One Can Pronounce My Name.” Reminiscent of Angela Flournoy’s “The Turner House,” Satyal treats readers to a distinctive, funny, and insightful look into the lives of people who must reconcile the strictures of their culture and traditions with their own desires and dreams. 7 p.m., The Astoria Bookshop, 31-29 31st St., Astoria. For more information, visit http://www.astoriabookshop. com/event/rakesh-satyal-no-one-canpronounce my-name. WEDNESDAY, MAY 24 17 The Queens Council on the Arts LAB presents “Talking to Bones,” a poetry reading by David Mills. Mills is working on a chapbook of poems about the African Burial Ground in Lower Manhattan and would like the audience to gain an understanding of the interrelationship between the economies and slavery of the American North and South. Attendees will have an opportunity to provide feedback on Mills’ work and ask questions about his inspiration and creative process. 6:30 p.m., Queens Council on the Arts, 37-11 35th Ave., Astoria. For more information, visit http://www.queenscouncilarts. org/calendar/2017/5/24/labpresents talking-to-bones. Register for the next Queens Botanical Garden free nature walk in this special series with NYC Audubon Society! Spot and identify creatures of flight and learn how the garden provides important resources for birds such as water, shelter, and insects to eat. Free with Garden Admission, $6 adults; $4 seniors and students with ID; $2 Children (ages 4 to 12); free for Children (3 and under) and for QBG Members. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. To register, visit qbgbirdwalks2017.eventbrite.com. EDITOR’S PICK 9 12 EDITOR’S PICK


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