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1LIS7T OF THINGS TO DO
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10
1 Enjoy a free outdoor
screening of the film
“Off the Rails,” inspired
by the true story of Adam
Irving, from 8 to 10 p.m.
Spots are on a first come
first serve at the Queens
Museum lawn at 6:30 p.m.
Queens Museum Library, at
Flushing Meadows Corona
Park. For more information,
visit http://www.queensmuseum.
org/events/off-the-rails
3 Play classic board
games from 3 to 7
p.m. at Bliss Plaza. Ranqueles
will be performing at 5
p.m. Admission is free. The
Bliss Plaza, 46th Street and
Queens Blvd. for more information,
visit http://www.
sunnysideshines.org/events/
summer-thursday-play-andjam
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11
4 Join All Yoga for a
relaxing morning
with a meditative flow
class from 7 to 8 a.m. All
Yoga, 780 Woodward Ave,
Ridgewood. To sign up, visit
https://clients.mindbodyonline.
com/classic/mainclass
5 Listen to Latin
rhythms, boleros and
Jazz music at the “Mexican
Affair” celebrating the U.S
and Mexico from 9:30 to
10:30 p.m. Doors open at
8 at the Rose Room Paper
Factory Hotel. Admissions
is $25. Rose Room Paper
Factory Hotel, 37-06 36th St.,
LIC. for more information,
call 718-706-8636.
Watch a screening of “2001: A Space Odyssey” from 8 to 10 p.m. at Hunter’s Point South Park. Free admission.
Hunters Point South Park, Center Blvd. between 50th and 54th avenues. For more information, visit https://www.
nycgovparks.org/events/2017/08/10/outdoor-movie-2001-space-odyssey
SATURDAY, AUGUST 12
6 Join the New York
Hall of Science discover
shapes and patterns
from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
The workshops are available
for children ages 3 to 5 on
the autism spectrum disorder
and their parents and
siblings. Admission is free
with registration. New York
Hall of Science, 47-01 111th
St., Corona. For more information,
call 718-683-9366 or
visit https://nysci.org/event/
shapes-and-patterns/
7 Get creative with the
Moving Image Studio:
Puppet Workshop at the
Museum of the Moving
Image. From 11 a.m. to 4
p.m., create projects available
up until Sept. 30 and free with
Museum admission. Museum
of the Moving Image, 36-01
35th Ave., Astoria. For more
information, call 718-776-
6888 or visit http://www.
movingimage.us/visit/calendar/
2017/08/12/detail/
moving-image-studio-puppet
workshop
8 Enjoy the JC Players’
gender-blind production
of the classic
Broadway musical
“1776” at Community
United Methodist Church
in Middle Village. The
show tells the story of the
events leading up to the
signing of the Declaration of
Independence. Saturday evening
at 8 p.m., Sunday afternoon
at 3 p.m., Community
United Methodist Church,
75-27 Metropolitan Ave.,
Middle Village. For ticket
information, visit www.
jcplayers.com.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 13
10 The free Alley Pond
Park Adventure
Course is open for 8 and
up from 10 a.m. to noon.
Space is limited and participants
are chosen by lottery.
Pre registration opens
Aug. 7. Alley Pond Park,
Little Neck Bay, LIE Union
Tpke between Springfield
Blvd and Douglaston Pkwy.
for more infomation, visit
https://www.nycgovparks.
org/parks/alley-pond-park/
events/2017/08/13/alleypond
adventure-course-freepublic
sundays
11 Get your walking
shoes on and
come out to Elmhurst for
a healthy neighborhood
walk sponsored by City
Councilman Daniel Dromm
and Elmhurst Hospital. Dr.
Guangdong Liu, board certified
internist at the hospital,
will provide a brief presentation
on weight loss and how
you can jump start your daily
exercise routine. Meet at 9:30
a.m. at the side entrance of
NYC Health + Hospitals/
Elmhurst Community
Medical Center, 81-03 Baxter
Ave., Elmhurst. To pre-register,
call 718-334-1259.
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