FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com JUNE 12, 2014 • BUZZ • THE QUEENS COURIER 69 non-members. Please use the Centreville Street and 149th Avenue entrance of the Ozone Howard Little League Ball Fields. Long Island City Partnership invites you to “LIC Now: Perspectives and Prospects” from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m at the Museum of the Moving Image at 36-01 35th Ave. The event is co-hosted by The Queens Courier and Modern Spaces and will be followed by a cocktail reception at Kaufman Astoria Studios. The keynote speaker will be Alicia Glen, deputy mayor for housing and economic development. Featured speakers include Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and New York City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18 Mental illness is a life-altering experience for the whole family. Learn how we can lift our spirits through meditation, prayer, fellowship and being present for our loved ones at “Mental Illness and Spirituality: Generating Hope in the Midst of Despair,” a lecture by John Johnson, a National Alliance on Mental Illness Queens/Nassau Board Member, retired social worker and professor. The event is free and starts at 7:30 p.m. and is located at the Zucker Hillside Hospital Sloman Auditorium at 266th Street and 76th Avenue, Glen Oaks. THURSDAY, JUNE 19 Come to the 35th annual Gregorian festival at St. Gregory the Great parish, 88th Avenue on the northbound service road of the Cross Island Parkway. There will be rides, games, prizes, merchandise booths, gourmet foods and well-known live entertainment. Admission is free of charge. The theme is “35 and “A World of Fun With Reptiles” still alive.” The festival will run from June 19 to 29. Join the United Community Civic Association for its annual BBQ at the Central Lounge (Patio) at 20-30 Steinway St. in Astoria at 6:30 p.m. There will be franks, beans, burgers, wine, beer, soda, dessert and coffee. Rain or shine. Donation is $50 per person and there will be open seating. For more information call 917-742-6975. TO HAVE YOUR EVENT APPEAR HERE POST IT @ QUEENSCOURIER.COM • CHOCOLATE MONDEL BREAD • HAMENTASHEN • STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE • CHIFFON CAKE • NAPOLEONS • ECLAIRS RICHER’S BAKERY & CAFÉ “Fine Continental Baking” • Cakes, Weddings, Portrait Cakes HAPPY FATHER’S DAY • Assorted Whipped Cream Cakes • Red Velvet Cake • Chocolate Chiffon • Decorative Father’s Day Layer Cakes • Chocolate Mousse Cake • Fresh Blueberry & Apple Cake • Gluten Free • Cookie Platters • Variety of Cupcakes • Italian Pastry & Many More Varieties • Sugar Free Pastries, Mandel Bread, & Pound Cakes Available • Large Variety of Salads, Bagels & Coffee TAKING ORDERS FOR GRADUATION CATERING Enjoy Breakfast & Lunch Everyday • Plenty of Seats • Plenty of Free Parking Monday - Saturday 6am to 7pm • Sunday 6am to 6pm 249-14 HORACE HARDING BLVD. LITTLE NECK (Exit 32 off LIE Service Road) • BREAD: RYE, CORN, PUMPERNICKEL • ROLLS • DANISH 718631-7004 • BLACK FOREST CAKE • CHEESECAKE • CANNOLIS #1 DAD Large Variety of Iced Coffee and Tea WWW.RICHERSBAKERY.COM ENJOY YOUR BREAKFAST & LUNCH AT OUR OUTDOOR CAFE Photo courtesy Eastern Queens Alliance and Idlewild Park Preserve THE KILLING KOMPANY presents Comedy Mystery Dinner Theatre Shows with Broadway, TV and film actors starting at $45 per person for dinner and the show at such restaurants as Riccardo’s in Astoria, The Views at Mount Fuji in Hillburn, Minerals Resort & Spa in Vernon, NJ, and Dilettos in Westbury. Private events also available. For info, call 1-888-SHOOT-EM or visit www.killingkompany.com EDITOR’S PICK buzz The Eastern Queens Alliance, Inc. and Idlewild Park Preservation Committee will be hosting a free reptile show in Idlewild Park Environmental Science Learning Center, “A World of Fun With Reptiles” from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 14. Come meet alligators, a giant python snake, lizards, turtles, toads and all sorts of exotic reptiles. Children and adults of all ages are welcome and you can bring folding chairs or blankets. For more information contact 347-824-2301 or info@easternqueensalliance.org. The Center is located at the Idlewild Park Preserve Cricket Field at 223rd Street and 149th Avenue in Springfi eld Gardens.
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