56 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • JULY 31, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com happenings >JULY31- >A UG 6 FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 The 17th Annual “Latino Cultural Festival, Extraordinary Women, Illuminated,” is a sixday celebration of Latin Culture, one of Queens Theatre’s signature events, featuring theatre, music, dance and children’s programming by premiere Latina artists. The event runs from today through August 3 and the schedule of events varies. Please visit www.queenstheatre.org to view show times. Tickets are $14 to $30 and are also available online for purchase. The event is located at 14 United Nations Avenue South at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Rising young stars will create and perform an original pocket-sized musical play at the Queens Theatre in the Summer Musical Theatre Program for kids ages 7 to 14 called “SHOWSTOPPERS.” The event runs from today to August 15. The theatre is located at 14 United Nations Avenue South at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. For more information go to www.queenstheatre.org. SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 A national safety council defensive driving class will take place in Emanuel Church located on Woodhaven Boulevard and 91st Avenue from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Reservations are required. Please call the church at 718-849-1153 and leave your name and telephone number. Admission is $35. Breakfast and snacks will be supplied but please bring your own lunch. 3D’s Aftercare Inc. will be celebrating their fi rst anniversary with a back-to-school giveaway from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 153-40 Rockaway Blvd. Backpacks fi lled with school supplies will be given to the fi rst 100 children, accompanied by an adult, on a fi rstcome fi rst-served basis. Come out and join in on some family fun. There will be face painting, cotton candy, popcorn, food/drinks, afterschool registration, raffl es and giveaways. Enjoy the free outdoor “14th Annual Bix Beiderbecke Sunnyside Memorial Concert” from 2 to 7 p.m. Presenting Dixieland and swing-era jazz, the concert is located under the Sunnyside arch at 46th Street and Queens Boulevard. Performers include The Sunnyside Drum Corp., Pendulum Swings, Sunnyside Social Club, Big Apple Lindy- Hoppers and The Sunnyside Wolverines featuring Linda Ipanema and Carol Sudhalter. There is a special 1920s costume contest with prizes. For more information please contact Paul Maringelli at 646-416-4059. Listen to “Sinkane + Takuya Kuroda” at The Lot LIC at 43-15 Crescent St. between 43rd Avenue and 44th Road. Sudan-born multi-instrumentalist Ahmed Gallab—alias Sinkane—is kicking off a new concert series with trumpeter-composer and recent Blue Note signee Takuya Kuroda. The concert starts at 4 p.m and admission is free. The St. Mel’s RC Church of Flushing will present a Defensive Driving Course sponsored by the National Safety Council from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Participants will receive a mandatory insurance premium reduction and their violation point totals will be reduced. For more information and registration call 631-360- EDITOR’S PICK ASTORIA ROCKS FOR ST. JUDE KIDS Benefi tting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, “One Note at a Time” proudly presents the fi rst annual “Astoria Rocks for St. Jude Kids” on Sunday, August 3. There will be live musical performances by Deemohaus, DarkStar, SPITFIRE & Acoustic Soul Rebels. There is a minimum donation of $35 and it includes an open buffet (cash bar) courtesy of Platinum Venue Sponsor CAVO. The event is from 3 to 9 p.m. and is located at 42-18 31st Ave. For further information and ticket sales please contact 516-644-3992 or visit www.stjude.org/astoriarocksforstjude. Doors open at 3 p.m. and valet parking is available. 9730. Admission is $45. The church is located at 2614 154th St. Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of “A Cause A Concern A Solution Network Inc.” at the “Annual Back to School Giveaway & Family Fun Day” at Baisley Pond Park. The event is free but registration is required for the school supply giveaway from 10 a.m. to noon. There will be performances by Cloza & Forever and Ms. DJ Royale & Team will engineer the sounds. Activities include face painting, balloon animal designs, cotton candy, food and refreshments, entertainment resource tables and bouncy rides. Minnie the Clown will also be there. An adult must accompany children between the ages of 4 to 12. Armbands distributed while supplies last. Interested volunteers please contact ACACAS at 917-349- 1704 or the KDS Foundation at 516-642-1276. The ATTENTION: WANT A LISTING ON THIS PAGE? Go to the “Events Calendar” section of our web site, www.queenscourier.com/eventspage, and click on “Submit your event” to let us know about your happening. We select from reader submissions to list on our happenings page.
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