56 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • JULY 11, 2013 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com happenings >JULY 11-17 COMPILED BY LUKE TABET FRIDAY, JULY 12 The Yoga Room of Long Island City and Astoria will be hosting its sunset yoga fl ow at the CityView Racquet Club located at 43-34 32nd PL, LIC. SUNSET YOGA FLOW followed by wine & cheese from 7pm – 9 pm. Only $30 per person. For more info, call the Yoga Room (718- 786-7962) or (718-274-0255) or go to www.the-yoga-room.com. SATURDAY, JULY 13 All summer, MoMA will be hosting Warm Up 2013, an outdoor music series now in its 16th year. Featuring artists from all over the world, as well as a breathtaking architectural art installation called the “Party Wall,” Warm Up 2013 will take place every Saturday through September 7 starting at noon. For more information, visit www.momaps1.org/warmup or call 718-786-7608. WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 Every Wednesday evening through August 21, Socrates Sculpture park is hosting an eight-week international fi lm festival featuring cinematic titles from Chad, the Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Mexico, Romania, South Korea, Turkey and the U.S. All fi lms will screened in their original language with English subtitles. Each showing will feature regional cuisine from neighborhood restaurants and performances by local musicians and dancers celebrating the culture of the fi lm of the evening. Pre-screening performances begin at 7 p.m. and the fi lms begin at sunset. The festival is free and is located in the Socrates Sculpture Garden. THURSDAY, JULY 18 Central Astoria’s 2013 Waterfront Concert Series will continue Thursday evenings throughout July and August. Each week will offer a different performance, starting with the Swingtime Big Band. Concerts take place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Astoria Park Lawn in Astoria Park. All concerts are free. Call 718-728-7820 or visit www.nycgoveparks. org for more details. THURSDAY, JULY 18 AND FRIDAY, JULY 19 Come and marvel at the breathtaking performance given by the Golden Dragon Acrobats at a special preseason event. Contortionists and jugglers among some of China’s most talented performers are part of the magic. Shows take place at 1 and 7 p.m. at Queens Theater in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Tickets are $32. Family four packs are also available for $99. For details and more info, call 718-760-0064 or visit www. queenstheater.org. EDITOR’S PICK Young Dancemakers SUNDAY, JULY 28, Flushing Town Hall is hosting a dance exhibition in its newly renovated garden, featuring the Young Dancemakers Company (YDC) directed by Alice Teirstein. The performance incorporates live music and dance for an energetic spectacle. It also features percussionist and YDC music director William Catanazaro along with excerpts from the work of choreographer Doug Elkins. The event is free and spectators will see a mix of hip-hop, martial arts and many other dance styles performed. The concert will start at 2 p.m. but a free dance lesson will be given one hour prior. In case of rain, the concert will be held in the theater at Flushing Town Hall. For more information visit www.fl ushingtownhall.org . THURSDAY, JULY 25 Enjoy a fresh twist on a classic tale of love and despair, Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Set in modern day Queens, two youths fall in love while their families – one, Israeli Jews, the other, Palestinian Muslims – carry on an ancient grudge that leads to mayhem in the streets of Flushing. The show is free and begins at 8 p.m. It will also run on Saturday, July 27 and Sunday, July 28. Located at Flushing Town Hall. SUNDAY, JULY 28 Vendors, performers and arts and crafts booths will line the streets of Astoria for the Broadway Summerfest. Come and beat the heat with some of the borough’s best craft foods and artists. From 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Broadway between Steinway and 47th Street. TUESDAY, JULY 30 Now in its 60th season, the Queens Symphony Orchestra is playing a series of free concerts around the borough under the musical direction of Constantine Kitsopoulos. The show starts at 7 p.m. and will be held on the St. John’s University’s Great Lawn. For details call 718-570-0909. THURSDAY, AUGUST 1 The fi rst annual UNFringed Festival opens this summer. The quirky, offbeat festival – presented by the Secret Theater – will offer the stage to daring new works from passionate artists who are not afraid to push the boundaries. All kinds of works are accepted as long as they are “unhinged, unabashed, unbelievable.” The event runs through August 24 and takes place at the Secret Theater, located at 4402 23rd Street. Visit www.SecretTheater.com for more info. FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 The Noguchi Museum offers extended evening hours on the fi rst Friday of each month from 5 to 8 p.m. First Friday programming includes “Center of Attention,” an extended conversation around a single work of art at 6 p.m. It will be followed by a fi lm presented in collaboration with the Architecture and Design Film Festival at 7 p.m. First Fridays also feature pay-what-you-wish admission and a cash bar with wine and beer. Call 718-204-7088 or visit www. noguchi.org for more info. SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 The Ridgewood Library is hosting Zikrayat, Arabic music and dance around the Mediterranean. The program will mix music and dance from Egypt, Syria, Greece, Turkey, Tunisia and beyond. Alternating vocal and instrumental numbers with solo and group dance numbers, Zikrayat’s mission is to highlight the diversity of Arab culture for mainstream western audiences in an authentic yet entertaining contemporary representation. Performance includes a Q&A with the artists. Suggested for ages 7 and up, the concert takes place from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Ridgewood Library. For more info, call 718-821-4770. Foodies and shoppers alike will fi nd something unique at the JAMS Jamaica Street Festival. On Jamaica Avenue between Parsons Boulevard and 169th Street, merchants, artists and food carts will gather to fi ll the summer air with the sounds and smells of a traditional NYC street fair. Starts at 11 a.m. From 2 to 5 p.m., Flushing Town Hall will be hosting a yaji, an ancient Chinese custom where famous musicians, painters and calligraphers gathered for an elegant garden party. This event will provide an opportunity for attendees to watch the making of beautiful calligraphy and paintings before their eyes. Come 15 minutes early to enjoy a bit of traditional Taiwanese puppet theater: “Monkey King vs. Bull King,” which will feature magic and martial arts. SUNDAY, AUGUST 4 If you haven’t had enough of street fairs this summer, head down to the Junction Boulevard Festival, taking place from 11 a.m. to 5p.m. on Junction Boulevard between Roosevelt Avenue and 35th Avenue in Corona. 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. Company
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