FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com AUGUST 14, 2014 • BUZZ • THE QUEENS COURIER 65 FARMERS MARKET FRIDAYS is required. For more information, contact 718-353- 7853. George Porgie, a master illusionist and magician, will be entertaining guests at the Carousel in Forest Park. Guests of all ages are welcome. Although the entertainment is free, there is a fee to ride the carousel and purchase items from the concession stand. SUNDAY, AUGUST 17 Queens Botanical Garden will have a craft table at The Shops at Skyview Center, where they will be making a fl ower and leaf press to preserve fl owers and leaves before summer ends. The crafts will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. at 40-24 College Point Blvd., Flushing. Astoria Flea is in full gear, with vendors selling vintage clothing, antiques, gifts, food and more. The outdoor market will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Kaufman Astoria Studios, 34-12 36th St., Long Island City. Dive into the open waters with trained Urban Park Rangers who will lead you in a Intermediate Canoeing experience. The rangers will lead you from gentle waters of protected lakes to challenging open waters of rivers and bays. All participants must attend a mandatory safety review led by a trained Ranger. This event is for ages 8 years old and up. Admission is free and will take place on Bayswater Park, Beach 35 St. and Beach Channel Drive. MONDAY, AUGUST 18 Queens Library is offering English conversation classes in which instructors Lucette and Arline will talk about holidays, cooking, art, music, family and other topics of your interest. The class is for adults and is meant to improve your English vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. School-aged children are welcome in the reading while the class is in session. Class begins at 1:30 p.m. in 249-01 Northern Blvd. Call 718-225-8414 for more information. TUESDAY, AUGUST 19 The Kew Gardens Community Center will be showing a screening of the Academy Award-winning picture “My Fair Lady.” The movie matinee will be shown at 1 p.m. at 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., Suite 202. Learn how to turn a business idea into a business plan in this “Small Business Workshop.” Participants will learn how to create a demand for a product or service, set goals and objectives and more. To register, visit jopmap.queenslibrary.org and contact 718-990-8625 for more information. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20 Free lung cancer screenings are available every Wednesday at Forest Hills Hospital for current or EDITOR’S PICK former smokers ages 50 to 80. The screenings are available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 102-01 66th Rd. in Flushing. The “Library Garden Project” continues, and the Garden Club invites you to join for the opportunity to attend to their garden, plant new fl owers, and more. Gardening begins at 3:30 p.m. and takes place in Whitestone, 151-10 14 Rd. For more information call 718-767-8010. THURSDAY, AUGUST 21 Queens Museum continues with “Passport Thursdays” this week, taking all guests on a oneday excursion to Korea, with music by the Song Hee Lee Dance Company and a screening of the fi lm “Approved for Adoption.” The fi lm will run for 75 minutes in French, with English subtitles, and free hands-on art-making workshops for the family will take place before the movie starts. The event is from 7 to 10 p.m. at the New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Admission is free. In the case of rain, the program moves inside the museum. The Something Special Big Band, with vocalist Barbara Ara and bandleader Phil Costa, celebrates Count Basie’s 100th birthday with a tribute that will feature selections such as “Jumpin’ at the Woodside” and more. The tribute will take place at 5:30 p.m. at Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd. TO HAVE YOUR EVENT APPEAR HERE POST IT @ QUEENSCOURIER.COM buzz Farmers Market Fridays continues this week, allowing local residents to buy fresh, local and seasonal produce, grown and sold by New York State farmers. Queens Botanical Garden will have the market set up on Dahlia Avenue, directly off Main Street, outside the garden fence. They will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15.
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