68 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • MAY 30, 2013 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com happenings COMPILED BY LUKE TABET 30- 5 >MAY JUNE SATURDAY, JUNE 1 Starting at 8 a.m., the Socrates Sculpture Park Greenmarket will take place at Socrates Sculpture Park, located at 36-01 Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City. This market will serve the Long Island City and Astoria communities with farm-fresh fruits and vegetables and family-friendly activities. EBT/food Stamps, debit/ credit, and WIC & senior FMNP checks accepted. For more information, visit grownyc.org. Starting at 6 p.m., the Jamaica Collection fashion show will take place at Jamaica Performing Arts Center, located at 153-10 Jamaica Avenue. Jamaica Center BID, NYC’s largest urban fashion district, hosts a red carpet evening of trendsetting fashion. Admission is free. Visit www.jamaicacenterfashion. com to RSVP. SUNDAY, JUNE 2 Starting at 5 p.m., the Astoria Symphony Orchestra & Choir will perform “Ruins of Athens” at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, located at 43-19 30th Avenue in Astoria. Tickets are $20. For more info, call 917-460- 4289 or visit AstoriaMusic.org A screening of the 1985 Japanese comedy “Tampopo” will start at 2 p.m. at the Steinway Library, 21-45 31st Street. The fi lm, which has received positive reviews and remained a classic for decades, will be in Japanese with English subtitles. Call 718-728-1965 or visit www.queenslibrary.org for details. MONDAY, JUNE 3 Thinking about starting your own business? Learn how! The Woodside Library is offering a “Beginning Business Basics” workshop every Monday from June 3 through July 1. This interactive 5-week series is presented in partnership with the Small Business Association and teaches about 5 distinct topics: starting a business, how Small Business Association programs and services can help your business, writing a business plan, selling to the federal government, and E-commerce. Classes run from 4:30 to 6 p.m. and are held at the Woodside Library at 54-22 Skillman Avenue. No registration is required, call the library at 718-429-4700 for details. From 6 to 7:30 p.m., come for Dancing Under the Stars, twilight ballroom dancing lessons held in Forest Park. The lessons are free and are held every Monday until July 8, when the Nick Russo Latin Jazz Quintet will perform for participants. Located at Wallenberg Free jazz clinic Square in Forest Park, on the corner of Metropolitan Avenue and Park Lane South. Call 718-235-4100 or visit www. nycgovparks.org for more info. TUESDAY, JUNE 4 Come experience the diverse fl avors of Long Island City at the 8th annual Taste of LIC food festival. From 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Gantries of Gantry State Park, the event, hosted by The Chocolate Factory Theater, will feature food and beverage samples from some of the borough’s culinary forerunners such as The Astor Room, Sweetleaf, and the Rockaway Brewing Company. Tickets are set at $60, call 718-482- 7069 or visit www.chocolatefactorytheater. org for more info and to see a full list of participating establishments. SATURDAY, JUNE 8 Starting at 11 a.m., the sixth annual Long Island City Bike Parade will take place. The race will start at Socrates Sculpture Park, located at 32-01 Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City. For more information, call 718-956- 1819 or visit socratessculpturepark.org The Queens Museum of Art will be holding a photography and DJ class for teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder on Saturday, June 8th. Conducted by Spinnerz Teen Photo Club, the event is limited to six families, and hoped to help teenagers and their parents build friendships, explore their surroundings, and most importantly have fun while learning new skills in music and photography. The event will take place from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Courses in basic Mandarin printmaking will be held at the Queens Museum of Art. They will be led by Taiwanese artist Siang-Jen Yang, and will not only involve creating and printing your own designs onto fabric, but also a brief history of printmaking and its importance in our lives today. Classes are held every Sunday in June between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. SUNDAY, JUNE 9 At 3pm, the Noguchi Museum will commence its “Music in the Garden” summer concert series. The performances will be held every second Sunday between June and September at the museum, located at 32-37 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City. The museum, in collaboration with Bang on a Can/Cantaloupe Music has scheduled performances from innovative musicians Yungchen Llhamo and Anton Bagatov. For more info, contact the museum at 718-204-7088. From 1 to 4 p.m. on the second Sunday of every month, the Queens Museum of Art expands its regular family art workshop. Participants are engaged in a variety of activities, including studio art, family-designed gallery tours and live music and dance performances, inspired by the museum’s permanent collection and changing exhibitions. Refreshments are provided as well, free of charge. For info visit the museum’s website at www.queensmuseum. org or call 718-592-9700 ext.137 (ext.136 for special needs). TUESDAY, JUNE 11 Between 2 and 4 p.m., children ages 12 and under can participate in an open casting call held at the Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The auditions are being held to fi nd a local youngster with vocal talent to sing “America the Beautiful” at this year’s US Tennis Open. Those auditioning will need to bring identifi cation and proof of residency, only Queens residents will be selected. Details can be found at www.usopen.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 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, From 5 – 7 p.m. on the fi rst Wednesday of each month, Flushing Town Hall is offering a free jazz clinic for high school students. Interested beginners or experienced musicians are encouraged to come and learn from Queens College’s professor Michael Mossman. Along with the monthly workshops, resources provided include drum kits, bass amps, music stands and keyboards. Participants also receive free MetroCards and free admission to professional jazz jams to observe. To register, call 718-463-7700 ext. 241.
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