78 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • AUGUST 20, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com >AUG 20- 27 happenings EDITOR’S PICK Star Searchers Star Searchers - Exploring the Night Sky is an interactive astronomy program for adults and children 9 and up, lead by seasoned professor and astronomer Mark Freilich. The program features an indoor question-and-answer session on basic astronomy, followed by outdoor viewings of stars such as Vega, Albeiro, as well as remnant meteoros from the Perseid Meteor shower, and the rings of Saturn and its moon, Titan. Participants are welcome to bring their own telescopes and binoculars, and handout information packets are included. $15 per person. Preregistration is required online. 8 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. For more information, contact 718-229-4000 or visit www.alleypond.com . THURSDAY, AUG. 20 The Skyline Cinema Summer Series will be showing “When Harry Met Sally” at Hunters Point South Park. Enjoy the Long Island City waterfront with views of midtown Manhattan. The series will also take place Sept. 19. Free. 8 p.m. Center Boulevard between 50th and 54th avenues, Long Island City. For more information, visit www.cinemalic. com or www.hunterspointparks.com. Join the Louis Armstrong House Museum at the Jazzmobile Block Party, as the grand fi nale of their Summer with Satchmo 2015 series. All ages can enjoy live jazz featuring the music of Grammy-nominated Bobby Sanabria. Free. 4 to 8:30 p.m. Louis Armstrong House Museum 34-56 107th St., Corona. For more information, visit louisarmstronghouse. org or call 718-478-8274. Zumba Under the Stars with Lisa G aka RockaZumbaWay will get you in shape while enjoying the night sky. This popular form of exercise and dance combines Latin and African dance steps. Sponsored by Sweet and Low. Free. Pre-registration not required. 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. Seaside Playground, 775 Betty Ct., Rockaway Park, Rockaway. For more information, contact 718-318-4000. FRIDAY, AUG. 21 At Tie-Dye/Face Painting Festival, participants will tie-dye their own, new and clean items. Free. Noon to 4 p.m. Bowne Park, 142-30 Barclay Ave., Flushing. For more information, call 718-393-7370. Megan Downes and the City Stompers, NYC’s only school for Appalachian fl atfoot clogging, will host Arts, Culture & Fun: Dance Away the Night with the City Stompers - an evening of Americana roots music and dance. Traditional fi ddle playing and Megan’s square dance calls will get you stompin’ and hollerin’ too! Free. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Rockaway Beach, Beach 94th St., off Shorefront Parkway, Rockaway. For more information, call 718-393-7370. All older adults are welcome to join STARs: Senior Theater Acting Repertory at the Queens Library at Queens Village. Perform theatrical works at the library with a great group of people! Free. Pre-registration not required. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 94-11 217 St., Queens Village. For more information, contact 718-776-6800. SATURDAY, AUG. 22 The Alley Pond Environmental Center invites children ages 5 and 6 to play in their indoor sand table for “Fun in the Sand.” Create beautiful pictures using colored sand, meet live sand- 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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