QNE_p087

QC05282015

buzz EDITOR’S FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com MAY 28, 2015 • BUZZ • THE QUEENS COURIER 87 body strength, endurance, balance and core stability for people of all ages and fi tness levels. This training is friendly, dynamic, motivating and fun. 8 to 8:45 a.m. Free. Rockaway Beach. Beach 94th Street and Shorefront Parkway. Call 718-845- 1700 for more information. There will be free spaying and neutering, pet adoption, a trick contest, raffl es and giveaways at It’s My Bark Day. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rockaway Freeway Dog Park. 83-02 Beach Channel Drive. For more info, visit arfarfrockaway.org. Mama Piggy narrates “Los Tres Creditos/The Three Little Pigs,” this bilingual adaptation that features a vegetarian wolf and the three cutest little pigs on this side of town. Action, adventure, salsa, and other Latin music keeps audiences clapping en route to a happy ending. Noon to 1 p.m. Free. Flushing Meadows Corona Park. 111st Street and 53rd Avenue. Call 718-600-6560 for more details. Join Highland Park for the 7th Annual Strawberry Festival. There will be entertainment, crafts, games, infl atables, music, face painting, a strawberry eating contest, carnival games and much more. Noon to 3 p.m. Free. Jamaica Avenue and Elton Street. Call 718-235-4100 for more details. Astoria is a true example of a melting pot; its population has the infl uence of many cultures from all over the world. Join Central Astoria Local Development Coalition at the Celebrate Astoria International Cultural Fest by celebrating some of these amazing cultures through song and dance. Noon to 5 p.m. Free. Astoria Park’s pool terrace. Shore Boulevard by Hell Gate Bridge. For more info, visit centralastoria.nyc. Skats the Clown has been bringing the funny to audiences for nearly two decades. His confusing style of clown comedy is guaranteed to bring out the inner child in everyone. Combining magic and clownery, Skats makes everyone laugh out loud while also leaving them in amazement. Free. 2 to 4 p.m. Forest Park. Woodhaven Boulevard and Forest Park Drive. Call 718-788-2676 for more info. Jeremy Teperman of the NYC Compost Project, hosted by the Queens Botanical Garden, will present a two-hour workshop on the basics of composting. Urban gardeners of all levels are welcome. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Free. King Manor Museum. 150-03 Jamaica Ave. For more info, visit kingmanor.org. Oye Corona is a free monthly cultural celebration with live music concerts of local and global talent. Dance and connect with each other in Corona Plaza, our neighborhood public pedestrian plaza. Oye Corona is a celebration of art, music and exercise in diverse forms. 2 to 5 p.m. Free. Corona Plaza. National Co-presented by Museum of the Moving Image and the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC), “Panorama Europe” is a unique showcase of sixteen contemporary European features. “Panorama Europe” gives New York audiences what may be their only chance to see acclaimed fi lms from the festival circuit on the big screen. This year’s festival will take place at Museum of the Moving Image in Queens and at the Bohemian National Hall in Manhattan. Ticket prices vary. Friday, May 29, through Sunday, June 14. 36-01 35th Ave. For more information, visit movingimage.us. Street. For more information, visit queensmuseum.org. SUNDAY, MAY 31 Long Island City, chartered in 1870, experienced its fi rst renaissance a century ago when industrial and transportation innovation created NYC’s foremost manufacturing district. It is now experiencing its second renaissance as rezoning and proximity to Manhattan spur a transformation of land use and demography. Jack Eichenbaum explores the Dutch Kills and Queens Plaza area where transportation advantages have attracted corporate headquarters, municipal offi ces, hotels and condos in “What’s New (and Old) in Long Island City.” 11 a.m. $15 municipal art society members, $20 non-members. For more info, visit mas.org. “Cows that type? Hens on strike! Whoever heard of such a thing!” When his granddaughter Jenny comes for a visit, Farmer Brown declared the farm a “tech-free zone.” So the cows go on strike and the chickens join them in solidarity. “Click, Clack, Moo!” is a hilariously “mooooo-ving” musical about negotiation and compromise, based on the Caldecott Honor Book by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin. 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. $14. Queens Theatre, 111-01 Corona Ave. For more info, visit queenstheatre.org. Catch-and-release fi shing is a great way to get outdoors and discover nature just a few blocks from home. Experienced rangers teach the ethics of fi shing and the ecology of our waterways in “Marine Ecology: Seining and the Shore.” Seining programs, which use nets to catch fi sh and crustaceans close to shore, are great for kids of all ages. 11 a.m. to noon. Free. American Ballfi elds, Cross Bay Parkway and 20th Road. Call 718-352-1769 for more details. MONDAY, JUNE 1 Enjoy free ballroom dance lessons for people of all levels at “Dancing Under the Stars.” 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Forest Park, Metropolitan Avenue and Park Lane South. Call 718-235-4100 for more details. Start the week off right, with cheap Pabst Blue Ribbon and new jokes fresh off the napkin. Participants get at least four minutes to work out this week’s new material. Names get drawn from a bucket and the event is hosted by Joseph Robert. 11 p.m. Free. Creek and the Cave, 10-93 Jackson Ave. For more information, visit creeklic.com. TUESDAY, JUNE 2 Creek Bros V-Money and Sam “The Kid” present a frat-party-themed standup comedy showcase. Featuring fl ip-cup, popped collars, plenty of Dave Mathews Band, and the funniest comics in New York City. Only PICK the stuck-up college dean would miss a show like this. 10 p.m. Free. Creek and the Cave, 10-93 Jackson Ave. For more info, visit creeklic.com. Duo standup is when two comics perform standup comedy together. The show is a combination of regular standup, two-person improv and those old two-person sketches of the vaudeville days. 8:30 p.m. $5. Q.E.D. 27-16 23rd Ave. For more info, visit qedastoria.com WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3 Citi Bike is fi nally coming to Queens this summer. Green Shores NYC is partnering with Bike New York to make sure you stay safe on the road. Join us for a free Citi Bike Street Skills Class hosted by the Creek and the Cave. This quick presentation and discussion touches on rules of the road, how to avoid common road hazards, basic traffi c principles, where to ride on the road, how to safely change lanes, how to utilize bike infrastructure, with the focus on how to navigate the Citi Bike system of docks. Every participant will receive a free 24-hour Citi Bike pass, worth $9.95 plus tax. 7:30 p.m. 10-93 Jackson Ave. For more info, visit creeklic.com. THURSDAY, JUNE 4 Join Dry Harbor Playground to kick off children’s summer events with fun activities for the whole family. TD Bank will be hosting workshops and bringing their eco-friendly “Mobile Forest: Rooted in NYC” exhibit. Take a tour inside the “forest,” snap a photo and learn how TD is helping our local woodlands. Balloon making will be at 5 p.m. followed by a 6 p.m. performance of Puppets in the Park’s of “Tales of Briar Rabbit.” 4 to 7 p.m. Free. Dry Harbor Playground in Forest Park. Brooklyn-Queens Greenway. Call 718-235-4100 for more details. HEALTH LECTURE Saturday, May 30th • Queens Public Library of Flushing 41-17 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355 • 2 to 5 p.m. Join Flushing Hospital Medical Center celebrate 'World No Tobacco Day' at the Queens Public Library as we pre-register the community for upcoming smoking cessation groups hosted at Flushing Hospital. A display of informational brochures and incentives will be available to the community. Let's help quit the habit!


QC05282015
To see the actual publication please follow the link above