FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com MAY 29, 2014 • BUZZ • THE QUEENS COURIER 69 buzz Queens artist Laura Mancini will display more than 50 new pieces of art – each intense and viscerally expressive with imagery inspired by Earth seen from both far above and deep underneath its crust. “Airscapes” will be on display every Sunday after services at the Greenpoint Reformed Church at136 Milton St, Brooklyn, starting June 1. All work is for sale. International artist Lin Shih Pao will exhibit his latest creation, The Pink “Like” Car, a sculpture made from 10,000 recycled workers’ gloves and scrap lumber. The work is an homage to the driving force of “hand labor.” There will be a ribbon cutting and viewing at the Queens Crossing Building, 136-17 39th Ave. in Flushing at 6:30 p.m. At 3 p.m., the Caribbean American Repertory Theatre honors South Africa with an award-winning play depicting the inhumanity of the apartheid system, “Sizwe Bansi is Dead.” The play costs $20 and takes place at the L. Charles Gray Theater, located at the Presbyterian Church of St. Albans, 190-04 119th Ave., St. Albans. For more information, call 718-454-4234. The Queens Theater’s rendition of “Peter Pan” explores the journey of children in turnof the-century London who use their imaginations to reenact the story of Peter Pan. The cost of the play is $14, or purchase a Family Series Flex Pass for $100 (10 tickets to use however you want). The curtains will open at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., and the theater is located at 14 United Nations Ave. S. in Flushing Meadows. Celebrate Polish culture, art and food at Poland’s International Children’s Day. The event will feature more than 30 vendors and stalls, live music and entertainment, folk dance and song performances, TASTE OF LONG ISLAND CITY The Taste of Long Island City will be back this year on Tuesday, June 3. There will be 12 new additions to the traditional favorites, featuring Alewife NYC, Brooklyn Brewery, Casa Enrique, M. Wells Dinette, Sweetleaf and Testaccio Ristorante. There will also be a special performance by over 30 Girl Scouts from Sunnyside and Woodside, choreographed by Madeline Best. The event will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Gantry State Park, 49th Avenue and Center Boulevard, Long Island City. face-painting, crafts, rides and a petting zoo. The event is free and will take place from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the beach on 116th St. in Rockaway Beach. The Museum of the Moving Image is honoring Kenji Mizoguchi (1898–1956), who produced 85 fi lms that spanned the silent and sound eras in Japan, by showing three of her movies.“The Crucifi ed Lovers” (2 p.m.) is about an apprentice scrollmaker who attempts to help his master’s wife out of a delicate fi nancial situation, and as a result the two end up on the lam together. “Victory of Women” (4:30 p.m.) depicts a female lawyer who takes up the case of a recently widowed woman who killed her baby rather than raise it amid poverty and plundering. “My Love Burns” (7 p.m.) illustrates the feminist adage that “the personal is political.” Trailing a friend who has been sold into slavery, Eiko relocates to Tokyo, where she works with the progressive party and falls in love with its leader. She suffers untold brutality for the cause, but when the progressives come into power, the issue of women’s rights has been forgotten. The Museum is located at 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria. Cost is free upon admission to the museum. MONDAY, JUNE 2 St. Luke’s Nursery School and pre-K program at 87-34 85th St. will host an open house from Tuesday, May 28, to Friday, June 6, between the hours of 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit the school to pre-register for September 2014 classes. They offer nursery school classes for children born in 2011; free full and half-day upper pre-K classes for children born in 2010; and a Parents and Tots program for children ages 18 months to 3 years old. Space is limited, so register quickly. The school can be reached at 718-296-6683. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 Jazz enthusiasts can show off their musical talents at the Monthly Jazz Jam with special guest Kenny Brawner, a jam session led EDITOR’S PICK by house band Queens Jazz OverGround. The cost is $10. Free for performers. THURSDAY, JUNE 5 Join IAM (Immigrant Advancement Matters) for an unforgettable open mic that brings together some of NYC’s most talented performers and poets to share their work for a unifying cause: immigration. Tickets are $10; $8 for students and members. Proceeds will support IAM’s Educational Programs. The event will take place at Flushing Town Hall at 137-35 Northern Blvd. in Flushing. TO HAVE YOUR EVENT APPEAR HERE POST IT @ QUEENSCOURIER.COM Specializing in Kids and Men’s Haircuts Special Needs? 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Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “South Pacific” Presented by Special Arrangement with R&H Theatricals, An Imagem Company.
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