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86 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • MAY 28, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com >MAY29- JUNE4 happenings FRIDAY, MAY 29 Bring a chair or blanket and join us for a showing of “Space Jam.” Popcorn will be served. Board games begin at 7 p.m. Movie begins at 8 p.m. Frederick B. Judge Playground. 111-01 134th St. For more information, visit nycgovparks.org. In conjunction with the exhibition “Sensory Stories: An Exhibition of New Narrative Experiences,” Future of StoryTelling (FoST) and the Museum of the Moving Image will present a screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” which will feature a live, audience-driven reenactment of the fi lm by the offi - cial New York City Shadow Cast and a Q&A with founding members of one of the original super fan communities. In addition, FoST will host a series of “Sensory Stories,” conversations with the artists from the exhibition. Free with museum admission. Runs through Saturday, June 19. Museum of the Moving Image. 36-01 35th Ave. For more information, visit movingimage.us. “Gods,” an enormously entertaining biopic, chronicles the groundbreaking work of Zbigniew Religa, the pioneering Polish surgeon who defi ed the Communist bureaucracy of the 1980s to perform the country’s fi rst successful heart transplant. Told with wit, verve and a fastidious attention to period detail, this snappily paced, true-life medical saga—winner of Best Film at this year’s Polish Film Awards—is both an engrossing portrait of a largerthan life personality and a vivid recreation of a unique moment in history. 7 p.m. $12, $9 for seniors and students, free for members. Museum of the Moving Image. 36-01 35th Ave. For more info, visit movingimage.us. SATURDAY, MAY 30 Bayside Historical Society will host a fun, “Amazing Race”-style scavenger hunt all around beautiful Fort Totten Park called Castle Quest. Your Quest Map will guide you as you look for hidden photo clues and try your hand at some easy and notso easy Quest Challenges. Medals await the fi rst-, second- and thirdplace teams at our debriefi ng and celebratory lunch immediately following the Quest. $10 per four-person team. Children under 12 free if accompanied by a parent or guardian. Registration begins at 11 a.m. and the race begins at noon. 422 Weaver Ave. For more information, visit baysidehistorical.org. In March 1912, Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low assembled 18 girls from Savannah, Georgia, for a local Girl Scout meeting. In 1915, Ms. Low moved the national headquarters to New York City. Join Greater Astoria Historical Society board member and former Girl Scout DeeAnne Gorman as we note the centennial of this move with presentations by local Girl Scout troops on the history of scouting and their activities in the community. Free. 1 p.m. 35-20 Broadway. For more information, visit astorialic.org. The Astoria Symphony Orchestra presents “Music for Brass and Percussion: For the Uncommon Woman,” featuring Joan Towe r’s celebratory “Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman” and Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyrie.” 8 p.m. $25 adults, $20 students and seniors. Mt. Carmel Church. 23-25 Newtown Ave. For more information, visit astoriamusic.org. Shred by Crom is an outdoor beach boot camp program that builds total 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 The 11th annual NYC Musical Saw Festival is in “The Guinness Book of World Records” as the largest musical saw ensemble with 53 saw players playing together, beating the previous record from Poland (28 saw players). Musical saw players from all over the world, the Astoria Symphonic Choir and Trinity Handbell Choir will perform diverse music styles. Saturday, May 30. 2 p.m. $10. Trinity Lutheran Church. 31-18 37th St. For more information, visit musicalsawfestival.org.


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