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52 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • JULY 18, 2013 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com happenings >JULY 18-24 COMPILED BY LUKE TABET THURSDAY, JULY 18 THRU SUNDAY, JULY 28 Come and marvel at the breathtaking performance given by the Golden Dragon Acrobats at a special pre-season event. Feats of balance, contortionists and jugglers put on by some of China’s most talented performers are part of the magic that will be seen at the show. The shows will be at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Queens Theater in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Tickets are $32 and family four packs are also available for $99. For details and more information call 718-760- 0064 or visit www.queenstheater.org. SATURDAY, JULY 20 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 http://momaps1.org/warmup or call 718-786-7608 Experience Flushing’s Chinatown like never before on a walking tour of one of the nation’s largest Chinatowns. Join offi cial Queens historians and depart on a tour that will take you to restaurants and markets in Flushing – a commercial/immigrant destination which is now larger than its Manhattan counterpart- while detailing on the neighborhood’s rich history and cultural signifi cance. Cost is $20, tour starts at 4 p.m. and location to be announced. Call 212-935-2075 for more details and to purchase tickets. SUNDAY, JULY 21 THRU THURSDAY, JULY 25 The Devil Cup –a five-day stand-up comedy competition presented by the Laughing Devil Comedy Club- will feature 44 comedians from all around the world, all with fewer than five years of stand-up experience. Contestants are competing for cash, prizes, and bragging rights. Tickets are $10 and shows will be held at the Laughing Devil Comedy Club at 47-38 Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City. WEDNESDAY, JULY 24 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, ‘Hot Jazz/ Cool Garden’ SATURDAY, JULY 20 & TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, Come and en joy the cool jazz stlyings of local Queens musicians as they jam out in Satchmo’s backyard. The Louis Armstrong House Museum is opening its doors for its “Hot Jazz/Cool Garden 2013 Concert Series.” Tickets are $18 and include a house tour and the legendary trumpeter’s favorite dish, red beans n’ rice. Concerts start at 2 p.m. at the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Corona. South Korea, Turkey, and the US. All fi lms will presented in their original language with English subtitles, and 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 fi lms begin at sunset. The festival is free and is located in the Socrates Sculpture Garden. THURSDAY, JULY 25 The Central Astoria Local Development Coalition’s Waterfront Concert Series invites everyone to come out and enjoy a night of music from the Motown era with MOTOR CITY REVUE. Admirers who love “The Motown Sound” can come together at the Astoria Park Waterfront and listen to a style of soul music with a distinct pop infl uence that will take the audience on a journey back in time to where it all began. The tribute begins at 7:30 p.m. on the Astoria Park Lawn in Astoria Park; on Shore Boulevard, between the Hell Gate Bridge and Astoria Pool. There’s no admission fee, no music charge. Just bring a chair or blanket, your family and friends and sit back, relax and enjoy. For more information or directions to the concert, contact the Central Astoria LDC at 718-728-7820 or visit www.centralastoria.org. 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. Takes 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. 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 and the other Palestinian Muslims, carry on an ancient grudge, leading to mayhem in the streets of Flushing. The show is free and begins at 8 p.m., also showing on Saturday, July 27 and Sunday, July 28. Located at Flushing Town Hall. 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, also featuring percussionist and YDC Music Director William Catanazaro and 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, concert will be held in the theater at Flushing Town Hall, for more info visit www.fl ushingtownhall.org 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. till 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 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 Secret Theater- will offer the stage to daring new works from passionate artists who aren’t 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 44-02 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., 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 ages 7 and up, 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. 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


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