FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM JUNE 8, 2017 • THE QUEENS COURIER 59 es run by Astoria mothers as KC Culinary Events presents Astoria MOMpreneurs’ Summer Show & Tell at the Astoria Park Great Lawn. This event is a family-friendly gathering for New York City families to learn about the support they have available within their own community. The event will have both education and product-based businesses for people to explore, along with raffle prizes and activities for kids and parents alike. Go to http://cookwithyoursenses. com/communityevent/ for more information. 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 19 19th St. 10 Join New York Presbyterian at Queens Botanical Garden for a healthy eating and outdoor exercise event called Twist & Sprout! With medical experts, cooking demonstrations, herb planting, and fruit and vegetable crafts, the event is all about promoting healthier lifestyles for the whole family. There will also be bouncy houses and live music, as well as opportunities to learn how to hula hoop and kickbox. The event’s admission is free courtesy of New York Presbyterian, although parking is $10. Visit http://queensbotanical. org/twistandsprout/ or call 718-886-3800 for more information. Noon to 4 p.m., 43-50 Main St. MONDAY, JUNE 12: 12 Come out to Sobelsohn Playground in Forest Park in Kew Gardens as Plaza Theatrical productions perform a live show of the popular childhood classic, World Wide Knit in Public Day? It’s a real thing! Hunter’s Point Park South in Long Island City will be celebrating the day with Stitches: Knitting in the Park, where we will be knitting and crocheting preemie hats and blankets. They will be donated to the infants at the Montefiore Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This event is open to the public and does not require registration. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 10, Center Boulevard and 50th Avenue. “Charlotte’s Web.” The live show has been sponsored by Councilman Eric A. Ulrich. Plaza Theatrical has been called “Long Island’s most prolific touring theatre company” by the New York Times. The performance is free for all as part of NYC Parks Free Summer Theater. Contact 718-235- 4100 or debby.kuha@parks.nyc.gov for any questions regarding the show. 1 to 3 p.m., 20-1 Park Ln. TUESDAY, JUNE 13: 13 Local Queens author Jennifer Kitses will be at Astoria Bookstore to promote the launch of her debut novel “Small Hours.” The novel tells the story of a New York City couple who flee the spiraling economy to a small town where they can raise their twin daughters. Critics say the novel “unravels with the tension of a thriller and the gimlet-eyed observations of a novel of manners.” Kitses has worked as a reporter for Bloomberg News and as an editor for Columbia Business School. The event is free and open to the public. Contact Astoria Bookshop at 718-278-2665. 7 to 8 p.m., 31-29 31st St. 14 Come out to LIC Bar for readings from fiction writers Julia Fierro, Kaitlyn Greenidge and Hannah Tinti. After they read from some of their works, there will also be a panel discussion, along with books for sale on site courtesy of Astoria Bookshop. Fierro, a novel writer, created The Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop, a creative writing class for writers in New York and Los Angeles. Greenidge released her debut novel in January, and has received fellowships from Lower Manhattan Community Council’s Work-Space Program and Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. Tinti is a writer, editor and teacher who was the runner-up for the PEN Hemingway Award and has won the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Contact Catherine LaSota at licreadingseries@ gmail.com with any questions. 8 to 10 p.m., 45-58 Vernon Blvd. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14: 15 Woodhaven Library is starting off their summer reading program with a Summer Fun Day! There will be fun events for the whole family all day long, including games, music, arts and crafts, face painting, karaoke and gardening. There will also be a used book and plant sale at the library. Refreshments will be provided. The free event is sponsored by the Friends of Woodhaven Library. If you have any questions contact Woodhaven Library at 718-849-1010. 10 to 5 p.m., 85-41 Forest Pkwy. 16 Celebrate Flag Day at Broad Channel Park! The family-friendly event, located on Cross Bay Boulevard, will feature music, child activities including a Playmobile, inflatables, arts and crafts, face painting and refreshments. Representatives from New York City agencies will also have informational tables and giveaways. Email antina.johnson@parks. nyc.gov for more information on the event. 5 to 8 p.m., East 16th to 18th Road on Cross Bay Boulevard. EDITOR’S PICK 11 The World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows Park has plenty of history behind it, and now is your chance to learn all about it with a walking tour. The tour will bring you to the Unisphere, New York State Pavilion, Hall of Science, Queens Zoo and more! There will be two tours during the day that will be led Flushing Meadows Corona Park’s volunteer docents. No registration is required, and the tours are first-come, first-served. Call 718-760-6437 or email vickie.karp@parks.nyc.gov for more information. 11 a.m. to noon and 1 to 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 11, Flushing Meadows Park Unisphere. 6 EDITOR’S PICK
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